Operation VERDANT GAMBIT Phase 08-23 - TASK FORCE CHARLIE
S-2 Tailored Intelligence Brief//09DEC2023
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Brief delivery:
Standard delivery.
Operation/Patrol Time:
0430 Echo (UTC+5), 24SEP23
Weather/Forecast Information:
Current temp: 66 degrees, to be 82 degrees around 1300. Wind speeds from 15 mph to 30 mph to the South-East.
Lighting/Visibility Factors:
Light-to-medium rain, accompanied by significant fog which limits visibility to less than 2 nautical miles. Us boots on the ground won't be so lucky - expect visbility to drop down to 1 mile or less, until sunrise at 0626.
Notice to Air Missions (NOTAMs) & Aviation Advisory Information
With only so many strongpoints remaining on the island, the KMN's anti-air capabilities has become severely limited, with the only remaining confirmed Roland SAM systems positioned around Airbase Sarsfield. MANPADS and short-range auto-cannons are still being employed in numbers, but as long as our air assets are maintaining vigilance, none of them should be able to effectively engage our pilots and their airframes.
Theater/Strategic-level News & Intelligence Updates, Activity, and Analysis
The KMN has been pushed back from both sides of Pulau Gurun by the pincer attack from Alpha Company, though at significant cost of lives to our troopers. However, the grounds we have gained and intelligence we have gathered have finally revealed the likely location of CHAOS Company POWs: the KMN's regional HQ on this island, named HQ Bainbridge.
On the other side of the island, the KMN's forces have also reconsolidated around Airbase Sarsfield for their final stand, with COP Caperton and OP Bronze serving as its remaining supporting strongpoints.
Local/Tactical-level News & Intelligence Updates, Activity, and Analysis
BLUFOR's failure to seize OP Bronze to serve as a monitoring position on the Airbase during Phase 07 will result in heavy OPFOR CAS missions, especially as we get closer to said Airbase. HQ Bainbridge itself also houses the majority of the KMN's remaining IDF assets, including the BM-21 Grad rocket artillery trucks. As such, it is heavily advised that Task Force Charlie attempts to close the distance quickly and quietly, or deploy their own fire missions onto the position as soon as those IDF assets are located to prevent them from firing.
Special Info/Patrol Objective-specific Intelligence
COP Ludlow has been extensively scouted by Stalker during Phase 07-23, but the same cannot be said for HQ Bainbridge. The HQ itself is built on top of a Japanese WW2 bunker complex with a commanding view of the surrounding terrain.