OP2406-28-6B After Action Report

OP2406-28-6B
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OP2406-28-6B
Acting on intelligence gathered from documents and cell phones seized from the two civilian criminal command operatives in a prior operation in the village of Nadbor, operations staff from 2nd Battalion, Chernarus 24th Separate Light Mountain Rifle Brigade assembled a light infantry task force consisting of three light rifle squads, two T-72 tanks, and one BRDM scout car. Receiving reports from friendly local agents, intelligence staff were told that the criminal command element in the village of Olzsanka had brought in a Russian mercenary unit, to round up political enemies and anyone who protested their requisitions of supplies and recruits.

The village of Olzsanka sits north of crop fields with no cover, an advance through which would expose advancing infantry to defending enemy fire. However, this was a nocturnal operation, where the task force would depend upon darkness to cover its advance.

The tactical plan for the attack was for the three rifle squads to advance in parallel from the southeast and converge on the suspected location of the civilian criminal command element. The two tanks also would advance and provide heavy gunfire support.

The rifle squads encountered heavy counterfire from Wagner group operators, Russian militia, and local levies. The rifle elements managed to penetrate the defensive cordon of the village, as 3rd Squad was ordered to advance and clear out any enemies it encountered. Command Squad located and eliminated the two civilian criminal command operatives, seizing intelligence matter from their persons.

The bulk of defending enemy forces still were in the northern sections of the village. All three rifle squads pressed on these positions and slowly eliminated enemy resistance. Commander wheeled his rifle squad 90° to the west and began to search for the four Russian mercenaries. Their rifle counterfire was very heavy, and in addition to that, enemy Infantry and vehicle counter attacks were pressed in to the southern sections of the village.

Once the Russian mercenaries were eliminated, commander issued the order to pull back. 2nd Squad had suffered severe casualties defending against the counterattack of Spanish militia, so severe in fact, the remnants of this squad were folded into Command Squad.

Command Squad engaged in a pitched firefight to stop the Spanish militia unit from advancing further, giving the remainder of his task force time to rally and pull back.

Losses were nearly catastrophic. Second Squad lost eight. 3rd Squad also lost eight.

Field counts of enemy losses included seven technicals.

Intelligence staff concluded at the end of the operation that the village of Olzsanka would be safe once again from the depredations of separatists. They were unable to determine the extent of civilian casualties caused by the separatists and the mercenaries in their employ, only guessing they must have been very heavy.

In the intelligence matter seized from the female operative, intelligence staff discovered that the separatist were planning a new operation in the Sumava region. That assessment was forwarded to brigade command.