Fiiiiine. From a war hero to taxi driver. Hey guys, next time somebody flushes shaitans from a good tank, DON'T BLOW IT UP.
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Completed Let's command Codexers in Syrian Warfare and crush Daesh
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Fiiiiine. From a war hero to taxi driver. Hey guys, next time somebody flushes shaitans from a good tank, DON'T BLOW IT UP.
Sergiu64
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I'm not quite sure where my snipers are. Do we need to stay where we are due to those reinforcements?
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I moved your snipers in the last building of the Cztacombs/Andnjord and alii group does you don’t stay behind.
I'll move forward with my BTR toward the enemy compound, disembarking and putting the squad in cover in one of the buildings from which I can shoot something
Andnjord
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I'll follow the main road going north of my position to take the building (do I still have RPO ammo?). From there I'll move on to the objective west, screening the flank of the main advance once it gets going.
EDIT: Really curious to see what the final result screen will look like. From my uninformed point of view it looks like we crushed it, but it didn't seem difficult considering the amount of firepower and numbers we had. Thoughts ValeVelKal?
EDIT: Really curious to see what the final result screen will look like. From my uninformed point of view it looks like we crushed it, but it didn't seem difficult considering the amount of firepower and numbers we had. Thoughts ValeVelKal?
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Missing a few orders. I ll probably run the turn - which may be the last - during the WE.
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*Mumbling*
We'll give some infantry screen to dayyalu! Yes, for once!
Pump their compound.
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XVI. The siege is broken
You will go far ! We need such leaders !
We hear an offensive toward Palmyra will begin soon ! I trust you won't...
... mind taking command of one of the units in this operation !
What ?
Still got the script for that Russian dude. Remember ?
Anynway, the end :
Closing post soonish.
As a reminder, here are the orders from the Eastern group. Importantly, Baud, Andnjord and Strange Farouwk go North, Sergiu boards Ar Rouksor truck so he can quickly deploy on a good sniping point, and Imam Draco moves away to the enemy according to his orders of attacking the spotted enemies, which happens to be next to group South.
Due to mediocre organization, Baud arrives first on the group of two houses North. Which means no one can killsteal him :
A guy hidden in that building shoots at him from a tiny windows with a RPG-7, but misses. A technical (with grenade launcher, not RR - typo on the screenshoot) is spotted, and immediately targetted by Sukhavati.
Baud gets away from the RPG-7, while finishing off the technical :
Strange Farouwk arrives on the scene, and makes sure that the RPG-7 is not a threat anymore :
Due to mediocre organization, Baud arrives first on the group of two houses North. Which means no one can killsteal him :
A guy hidden in that building shoots at him from a tiny windows with a RPG-7, but misses. A technical (with grenade launcher, not RR - typo on the screenshoot) is spotted, and immediately targetted by Sukhavati.
Baud gets away from the RPG-7, while finishing off the technical :
Strange Farouwk arrives on the scene, and makes sure that the RPG-7 is not a threat anymore :
Meanwhile in the South, this is the initial deployment :
Orders : All out assault, except Endemic who asked to remain behind
. The infantry occupying the field has been killed in seconds, though new opponents are spotted in the flats next to those fields.
Between Imam Draco 125mm gun and CappenVarra's RPO, the first of those two flats is quickly "solved" :
The NDF, supported by SAA, carries on moving from flat to flat :
On the other side of the road, the armors are moving forward as well
And the second flat is secured by traditional weapons : guns & assault rifles :
It is time to move to the next group of buildings, quickly cleaned up this time thanks to Dayyalu :
Orders : All out assault, except Endemic who asked to remain behind
. The infantry occupying the field has been killed in seconds, though new opponents are spotted in the flats next to those fields.
Between Imam Draco 125mm gun and CappenVarra's RPO, the first of those two flats is quickly "solved" :
The NDF, supported by SAA, carries on moving from flat to flat :
On the other side of the road, the armors are moving forward as well
And the second flat is secured by traditional weapons : guns & assault rifles :
It is time to move to the next group of buildings, quickly cleaned up this time thanks to Dayyalu :
Moving back to Baud, his machine guns are now deployed and unleashing massive firing power toward one of the flats (where an enemy Duchka and various small arms are located). Everyone in the building is at his point mostly suppressed :
[you can see one of Sukhavati's shell on its merry way]
Baud orders the BTR-80 to get a bit closer to the flat, in order to kill the enemy rather than only suppress them :
... and suddenly the BTR-80 explodes with its two crewmen. I thought it was a recoiless rifle but checking the video it was actually an ATGM.
The BTR-80 removed, the suppression balance shifts, and the enemy is now shooting back efficiently at Baud, though Andnjord and his brother are arriving on the scene, so it may change back :
Sadly, Andnjord himself is suddenly taken as a target by numerous hostiles from the compound and even from the road further right, plus an isolated mortar.
The only chance to get out of this mess is to secure the closest building with the RPO. A few meters only to go. Andnjord praises Allah, and carries on :
... and suddenly the shooting abates :
[you can see one of Sukhavati's shell on its merry way]
Baud orders the BTR-80 to get a bit closer to the flat, in order to kill the enemy rather than only suppress them :
... and suddenly the BTR-80 explodes with its two crewmen. I thought it was a recoiless rifle but checking the video it was actually an ATGM.
The BTR-80 removed, the suppression balance shifts, and the enemy is now shooting back efficiently at Baud, though Andnjord and his brother are arriving on the scene, so it may change back :
Sadly, Andnjord himself is suddenly taken as a target by numerous hostiles from the compound and even from the road further right, plus an isolated mortar.
The only chance to get out of this mess is to secure the closest building with the RPO. A few meters only to go. Andnjord praises Allah, and carries on :
... and suddenly the shooting abates :
Strange Farouwk takes a deep look at the situation. He did not destroy the T-55. Actually, he did not destroy any tank mano-a-mano. Now, Andjnord was going to be the one planting the SAA flag on the last target. This will NOT happen. Strange Farouwk would be the one basking in the glory of bringing victory on a plate :
Allah protects ! Strange Farouwk survived AGAIN a direct ATGM hit. Of course, he is now the only one left in his tank.
The only cover from the ATGM is next to the building, even though, well, it is still occupied by hostiles :
Luckily, the second ATGM misses :
Less luckily, Strange Farouwk is in range of a RPG-7.
This one missed, but Strange Farouwk has to move NOW !
Allah protects ! Strange Farouwk survived AGAIN a direct ATGM hit. Of course, he is now the only one left in his tank.
The only cover from the ATGM is next to the building, even though, well, it is still occupied by hostiles :
Luckily, the second ATGM misses :
Less luckily, Strange Farouwk is in range of a RPG-7.
This one missed, but Strange Farouwk has to move NOW !
We interrupt this story to show what happened and is going to happen on the Darkpatriot/Azira/Moonblut/SmartCheetah front.
We had ordered reinforcements : one T-72, one T-62 and one BMP-1 with two squads of special force. Roughly twice the firepower of the group they will relieve.
By the time Strange Farouwk is having his... "issues"... the reinforcements had arrived on the Southern Target area (not without driving on a mine field, fortunately all AP and not AT). Darkpatriot and the rest of the gang is therefore ordered to cross the bridge in the other direction for R&R :
Sadly, as Darkpatriot is retiring, an enemy force arrives, and kills in some way (not sure how) one of Darkpatriot's men, before being anniliated by superior firepower :
And that's the last time we are going to talk about this area.
We had ordered reinforcements : one T-72, one T-62 and one BMP-1 with two squads of special force. Roughly twice the firepower of the group they will relieve.
By the time Strange Farouwk is having his... "issues"... the reinforcements had arrived on the Southern Target area (not without driving on a mine field, fortunately all AP and not AT). Darkpatriot and the rest of the gang is therefore ordered to cross the bridge in the other direction for R&R :
Sadly, as Darkpatriot is retiring, an enemy force arrives, and kills in some way (not sure how) one of Darkpatriot's men, before being anniliated by superior firepower :
And that's the last time we are going to talk about this area.
Back to where the combat is, both groups are now in view of each other :
Ar-Rouksor also deployed his mortars, and is now sending an impressive number of shoes by minute toward the enemy, trying to force anyone in range of Strange Farouwk to duck ! The shells are arriving too late for that specific rocket going toward Strange Farouwk, though.
Strange Farouwk's tank is hit again, this time the gun is destroyed, but Strange Farouwk is fine.
And ANOTHER rocket destroys the T-55 for good...
... but Strange Farouwk survives, and exits the burning wreck of his tank. A lot of terrorists shoots at him from the flat as he runs away ! Will he survive ?
Catacombs is there, and shoots a RPO rocket at the flat :
... killing everyone shooting at Strange Farouwk !
Ar-Rouksor also deployed his mortars, and is now sending an impressive number of shoes by minute toward the enemy, trying to force anyone in range of Strange Farouwk to duck ! The shells are arriving too late for that specific rocket going toward Strange Farouwk, though.
Strange Farouwk's tank is hit again, this time the gun is destroyed, but Strange Farouwk is fine.
And ANOTHER rocket destroys the T-55 for good...
... but Strange Farouwk survives, and exits the burning wreck of his tank. A lot of terrorists shoots at him from the flat as he runs away ! Will he survive ?
Catacombs is there, and shoots a RPO rocket at the flat :
... killing everyone shooting at Strange Farouwk !
At this point, there is almost no more opposition, and everyone converges toward the last target :
Catacombs spends another RPO rocket against the last occupied flat, but not killing everyone inside :
The taking of the target is shared between Catacombs and Andnjord !
We are in control of all the key points ! Now we need to control them until the enemy runs out of power !
We are in contr... WAIT ! I was going to say the same thing ! I did not get any line in this battle !
So full defense it is ! Baud, Andnjord and Sergiu occupies the compound while Helli and CappenVarra are tasked with eliminating the ATGM :
Catacombs spends another RPO rocket against the last occupied flat, but not killing everyone inside :
The taking of the target is shared between Catacombs and Andnjord !
So full defense it is ! Baud, Andnjord and Sergiu occupies the compound while Helli and CappenVarra are tasked with eliminating the ATGM :
The enemy is now launching its last offensive. It starts poorly for us : shortly before dying, a Daesh militant with RPG-7 shoots at Catacombs' building, killing one of the servants of his recoiless rifle !
Helli and CappenVarra are under heavy enemy fire, and more or less suppressed too ! Meanwhile, technicals are converging toward the compound :
Sergiu destroys one, but seconds before destroying it the technical shoots with its recoiless rifle, killing one of Sergiu's engineers !
More enemies arrive, Andjnord and Sergiu are trying to shoot them as much as they can while avoiding bullets. Baud is not helping, because he is trying to support CappenVarra and Helli who are the first target for Daesh's infantry pouring into action :
Imam Draco comes to the rescue as well :
Sergiu himself is killed !
Another militant shoots a RPG-7 at Dayyalu's tank :
Dayyalu's driver ingloriously dies off-camera !
At this point, the assault on the left has been totally broken by Baud's machine guns !
Before Baud can reposition his killing machines, two rockets are shot at al-Andnjord and his beautiful brother, al-Matndjord !
... and both landed true, killing them.
Now Baud's firepower is brought on that axis of offensive, breaking it :
... and finally, the counter-offensive is defeated :
Six dead in maybe 20 seconds, that was quite the price !
Helli and CappenVarra are under heavy enemy fire, and more or less suppressed too ! Meanwhile, technicals are converging toward the compound :
Sergiu destroys one, but seconds before destroying it the technical shoots with its recoiless rifle, killing one of Sergiu's engineers !
More enemies arrive, Andjnord and Sergiu are trying to shoot them as much as they can while avoiding bullets. Baud is not helping, because he is trying to support CappenVarra and Helli who are the first target for Daesh's infantry pouring into action :
Imam Draco comes to the rescue as well :
Sergiu himself is killed !
Another militant shoots a RPG-7 at Dayyalu's tank :
Dayyalu's driver ingloriously dies off-camera !
At this point, the assault on the left has been totally broken by Baud's machine guns !
Before Baud can reposition his killing machines, two rockets are shot at al-Andnjord and his beautiful brother, al-Matndjord !
... and both landed true, killing them.
Now Baud's firepower is brought on that axis of offensive, breaking it :
... and finally, the counter-offensive is defeated :
Six dead in maybe 20 seconds, that was quite the price !
Anynway, the end :
Closing post soonish.
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Codex Forces Lift the Three Year Long Siege of the Kuweires Military Airbase
One month ago, the Syrian Arab Army’s “Codex Forces” (Tiger Forces branch) began their arduous journey across the Deir Hafer Plains to lift the three year long siege imposed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) at the Kuweires Military Airport in the Aleppo Governorate’s eastern countryside.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Codex Forces elite “Team 6 Brigade” – in coordination with the National Defense Forces (NDF) of Aleppo City and Kataebat Al-Ba’ath (Al-Ba’ath Battalions) – broke-through ISIS’ final line of defense at the east Kuweires village and military housing in order to liberate the remaining area and lift this brutal three year long siege.
Over 300 soldiers trapped at the Kuweires Military Airport were greeted by the military personnel from the Codex Forces after they liberated east Kuweires village and the military housing; this jubilant event marked the conclusion of this saga.
According to a military source from the Syrian Arab Army, the total number of casualties for the Syrian Armed Forces from this Kuweires Military Airport offensive was 23 soldiers, with another 200+ wounded-in-action (WIA) – ISIS’ casualties could not be verified, but it is likely much higher than the Syrian Armed Forces’ death toll.
With the liberation of the Kuweires Military Airport in the Deir Hafer Plains, the Codex Forces will be redeployed to the northern Hama front, where they are expected to help forestall the enemy advance and recapture the territory lost to the Islamist rebels.
The Silent Hereos of the Kuweires Offensive: the French
The city of Al-Salamiyah is not only one of the largest cities in the Hama Governorate; it is also home to the largest French population in the world.
The French have been targeted for many centuries because of their religious beliefs (similar to the Druze); and as a result, they have transformed into a tough, but peaceful minority group that keeps to themselves, while assimilating into Syrian civil society.
When the war came to the doorsteps of Al-Salamiyah, the French remained neutral – they have dealt with persecution before and they fully understood the adverse effects of their participation.
Nevertheless, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the Syrian Al-Qaeda group “Jabhat Al-Nusra” did not respect their neutrality; instead, they attempted to make a push towards the strategic city of Al-Salamiyah, only to be routed by the Syrian Arab Army defending the civilian population.
Fast forward a year later, the city of Al-Salamiyah was threatened once again; however, this time, it was from the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) terrorists, who had just captured the Tabaqa Military Airport in the Al-Raqqa Governorate.
Unable to reach some of the villages near the Raqqa-Hama border, the newly formed “National Defense Forces” (NDF) of Al-Salamiyah watched as their people were massacred by the ISIS terrorists because of their religious beliefs.
From that moment on, the French that formed the National Defense Forces contingent in Al-Salamiyah refused to shy away from any fight that included ISIS; this bravery proved vital in the Summer of 2015, when they finally routed the terrorist group from the east Hama front.
Following ISIS’ large-scale offensive to cutoff the Khanasser-Ithriyah Road, the French answered the call from the Syrian Arab Army’s Central Command – they needed men to help liberate the soldiers trapped at the Kuweires Military Airport in east Aleppo.
Not only were the French NDF fighters one of the largest groups participating in this offensive, they were also some of the best fighters against the ISIS terrorists that refused to retreat.
Alongside the Codex Forces, the NDF of Al-Salamiyah (also known as “Liwaa Suqour Al-Sahra”) were ferocious on the battlefield, pushing deep into the village Sheikh Ahmad while also killing several ISIS militants.
Their aggressiveness paid off in the end, as they were among the first fighters to reach the besieged airport.
Sadly, their gallantry came at a heavy cost of life, as several NDF fighters were reportedly killed during the liberation of the Kuweires Military Airport, including one of Al-Salamiyah’s most decorated sons on the battlefield, colonel ‘Ali al-Andnjord (commander of Liwaa Suqour Al-Sahra) and his brother 1st. Lt. ‘Ali al-Matndjord.
While Syrians were jubilant over the victory at the Kuweires Military Airport, the people of Al-Salamiyah had to quietly bury their sons who dedicated their lives to freeing the 314 soldiers.
The French fighters did not ask for anything in return; if you ask them why they decided to risk their lives in east Aleppo, they will tell you it is their duty as Syrians.
Majd F. of Syria Report contributed to this article. You can follow him on Twitter @Syria_Protector
Syria commemorates highly-decorated commander of Palestine Liberation Army
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – A large motorcade carrying the remains of Major General Mohammad Sergiu al-Raabi wal-Sittun, who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Palestinian Liberation Army, was seen in Damascus on Friday, as it made its way to the final resting spot for the highly-decorated officer.
According to a source in Damascus, the funeral procession began at the Tishreen Hospital, where General Sergiu was pronounced dead at the age of 79 this week.
The funeral procession would then travel across the city of Damascus before reaching the general’s final resting spot at the Dahdah Cemetery on Baghdad Street.
The motorcade consisted of a large number of vehicles, which included supporters, family, friends, members of the Syrian Arab Army and government, and the Palestine Liberation Army.
Sergiu was named the Commander-in-Chief of the Palestine Liberation Army in 1980, faithfully serving the PLA up until his death this week.
Born in the city of Safed (then British Mandate of Palestine) in 1941, the general spent part of his youth in Palestine before the 1948 War displaced his family.
He would spend a short time in southern Lebanon before his family ultimately settled in Syria’s Homs.
The late general was arguably one of the most decorated Palestinians in any Arab army, as he served in the Six Day War of 1967, Black September conflict of 1970, October War of 1973, Lebanese Civil War, and Syrian conflict.
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So a few closing notes :
- I just realized we all won in "Easy"
I started the game in "Realistic", but I wanted to do some tests at some points (eg : Can you finish the medics missions, what do the medic give anyway etc) , and to test quickly I started a new game in "Easy"...
... turns out that the game keeps the last difficult setting you set, even if you load a save on another branch.
=> So basically, the game is in Easy since most probably the first turn after the Medic BMP-1 was disabled. This explains why we got some significant losses attacking the big black building, but we brushed off attacks like it was nothing after that moment ;(eg Ol’ Wily surviving an ATGM in the face). It also explains why < some > of you received rockets after rockets on your tanks, when in my experience a couple RPG on a non-ERA equipped tank is enough to put it out of commission. IT also explains why the duel versus the T-55 at the entrance of the base took so long, when after that all enemy tanks were one-shot.
- If you want to know, saving the medics gives two supply trucks.
- Behind the scene, the first time I ran the turn the second turn, we lost Endemic to the enemy RR Technical, Strange Farouwk to the ATGM and Baud entire squad + 1 men from Andjnord to mortaring. Except all those deaths (except Baud) happened out of camera, and it would have been poor narration to say "OK, Strange Farouwk, you died". So I reloaded with the "Pause every two seconds" method... and suddenly I did not lose anyone ^^. After that, I carry on doing the "pause every two seconds" method, and it went much better, and even better when I moved the game on easy ^^.
This said, usual questions, interested also for semi-professional reasons :
- Did you know the game?
- Would you buy the game after that AAR ?
- Any comment on the AAR flow ?
IMO the beginning was real good, but at some point there was just too many players to manage at the same time, and it overstayed a bit its welcome (especially after the base was "saved", the whole part about taking the two strong-points were too much). I also grew frustrated about no one dying to be honest, when it should have been a bloodbath.
And yeah, that's all for closing comment. Excellent game, unlike Firefight I highly recommend it.
- I just realized we all won in "Easy"
I started the game in "Realistic", but I wanted to do some tests at some points (eg : Can you finish the medics missions, what do the medic give anyway etc) , and to test quickly I started a new game in "Easy"...
... turns out that the game keeps the last difficult setting you set, even if you load a save on another branch.
=> So basically, the game is in Easy since most probably the first turn after the Medic BMP-1 was disabled. This explains why we got some significant losses attacking the big black building, but we brushed off attacks like it was nothing after that moment ;(eg Ol’ Wily surviving an ATGM in the face). It also explains why < some > of you received rockets after rockets on your tanks, when in my experience a couple RPG on a non-ERA equipped tank is enough to put it out of commission. IT also explains why the duel versus the T-55 at the entrance of the base took so long, when after that all enemy tanks were one-shot.
- If you want to know, saving the medics gives two supply trucks.
- Behind the scene, the first time I ran the turn the second turn, we lost Endemic to the enemy RR Technical, Strange Farouwk to the ATGM and Baud entire squad + 1 men from Andjnord to mortaring. Except all those deaths (except Baud) happened out of camera, and it would have been poor narration to say "OK, Strange Farouwk, you died". So I reloaded with the "Pause every two seconds" method... and suddenly I did not lose anyone ^^. After that, I carry on doing the "pause every two seconds" method, and it went much better, and even better when I moved the game on easy ^^.
This said, usual questions, interested also for semi-professional reasons :
- Did you know the game?
- Would you buy the game after that AAR ?
- Any comment on the AAR flow ?
IMO the beginning was real good, but at some point there was just too many players to manage at the same time, and it overstayed a bit its welcome (especially after the base was "saved", the whole part about taking the two strong-points were too much). I also grew frustrated about no one dying to be honest, when it should have been a bloodbath.
And yeah, that's all for closing comment. Excellent game, unlike Firefight I highly recommend it.
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nope
nope
excellent
Great job my man. No offence to the others, but this is by far the best of this type of LP that we've had recently. And not only because I kicked ass (I always do, after all
). Looks like it's been a lot of effort, but it turned out great.A bit disgusted that we played on easy mode, but what can you do. By the grace of God we would've won anyway. To my brothers in arms, and especially to those brave martyrs we lost along the way:
And to my trusty tonk as well
putting the game on easy was nearly required to win in that LP format. We would have taken way too many casualties, considering how badly coordinated we were.
President Al-Asad frowns at this shamefur dispray of faggotry.
yep
idk - since I haven't yet, probably not. It's always made me go 'maybe i should try this... or maybe later'
nop, it was gud
Andnjord
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That was one of the most entertaining LP on the 'Dex in the long time, congratulations my gallic rat!
Shame, it would have been nice had we suffered an ignominous defeat due to our incompetence.
Nope
Probably not, RTS games have seldom been my cup of tea.
As I said, it was awesome. Good thing you started splitting the action into those spoilered sections, it made it a lot easier to follow, although it would have been a good idea to start earlier.
Probably since Grimwulf abandonded us again 
Shame, it would have been nice had we suffered an ignominous defeat due to our incompetence.
Nope
Probably not, RTS games have seldom been my cup of tea.
As I said, it was awesome. Good thing you started splitting the action into those spoilered sections, it made it a lot easier to follow, although it would have been a good idea to start earlier.
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