Operation Ember X
Day 7
Sun 30 Aug 2020
Ended
Operation Ember X
Operation order
Situation
Background Information
TASK: INFANTRY ASSAULT
TIME: MID-AFTERNOON
WEATHER: OVERCAST, WITH SOME RAIN FORCAST
FOLLOWING THE UNITAF ASSAULT ON THE INDUSTRIAL PORT, A KEY ENEMY LOGISTICS ASSET HAS BEEN CAPTURED, LEAVING THE NEARBY TOWN OF LA ROCHELLE AND IT'S SURROUNDING GARRISONS DANGEROUSLY LOW ON FUEL AND AMMUNITION, AT LEAST TEMPORARILY.
FOLLOWING OUR BOMBING CAMPAIGN ON DAY 4, LA ROCHELLE AIRFEILDS RUNWAY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IS MOSTLY DESTROYED AND UNUSABLE, HOWEVER RECON REPORTS SMALL BUNKER POCKETS, AND POSSIBLE MORTAR BATTERY TO BOOT, USING IT AS A FORWARD POSITION, AS WELL AS SOME REMAINING PARTS OF THE AERODROME THAT IS STILL BEING USED BY ATTACK AND TRANSPORT HELICOPTERS.
THE ENEMY IS THINNING OUT ON THE NORTH, AND WITH MOST OF THE RESERVE BATTALIONS SITTING INLAND, NOW IS THE TIME TO STRIKE LA ROCHELLE AND IT'S REMAINING GARRISON.
WE'VE BEEN ORDERED TO MOVE WEST FROM THE PORT, FINISH LA ROCHELLE AERODROME FOR GOOD, AND TO CAPTURE LA ROCHELLE BEFORE THE ENEMY HAVE TIME TO REINFORCE.
HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATIONS ARE ON THE GROUND, DUE TO THE NUMBER OF FRONT-LINE CASUALTIES, AS WELL AS CIVILIANS, SO IN TOWN COLLATERAL DAMAGE AND CIVILIAN CASUALTIES ARE TO BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS.
Mission
Tasking
To be issued shortly.
Execution
Tasks and Sequencing
To be issued shortly.
Administration/Logistics
Rules of Engagement
To be issued shortly.