Scenarios
Two Ferry Villages 2026-10 · Fictional: Sollaru on the north bank and Galdaeul on the south bank of the Moraenae River · Small-unit actions · Fictional situation
Terrain map Your role You command a friendly special forces company: four SF teams (about 60) and an attached airborne support company (about 120), supported by three lift and two attack helicopters. The opponent is the Grey force irregulars, a fictional armed group.
Higher commander's intent Brigade commander's intent: bring back the six-strong liaison team and its interpreter safely. Holding the villages is not the aim. Harm no villagers, and be out before dark.
Situation Enemy: 100 to 150 Grey irregulars split between two villages on either bank of the Moraenae. Rifles and machine guns, one heavy machine gun on the south bank, two or three boats, possibly a small mortar. Friendly: the six-strong liaison team and its interpreter have been held for five days; brigade's negotiator is talking. Civil: villagers live in both villages. Terrain: the villages are about 800 m apart across the river, with hills coming down to the water; there are two irregular checkpoints on the roads.
Mission The company assaults Sollaru and Galdaeul simultaneously at first light on D-day to rescue the seven detainees, removes the means to fire across the river at Galdaeul, stops the irregulars crossing, recovers the liaison team's vehicles, and withdraws before dark.
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