XIV. The last assault
So, this was supposed to be a calm turn. There were the long tail of a few combat to finish off, and then R&R.
So one of those small combat was
Azira /
mondblut finishing off some infantry, like they did as Germans in Firefight
. Mondblut's BMP-1 is easy mode against infantry with nothing better than assault rifle.
Once the position is cleared, Azira can move in :
Baud / Imam Draco / Strange Farouwk were against some opposition as well in one of the tall building in front of them, but said opposition started to hide, for no further combat at the time. Imam Draco is sent to the back to resupply.
darkpatriot took upon himself to clear up the jail from the last defenders. He would be assisted by
SmartCheetah 's T72A.
The one enemy soldier that is spotted is killed by SmartCheetah
Bis repetita when a second soldier is spotted :
By the time darkpatriot reaches the structure, it is empty. SmartCheetah is moved to the resupply zone, while Darkpatriot can move to his next order : take position over the irrigation canal (or maybe it is a
wadi ?)
Sergiu's order were to secure several buildings on the East side of the airport. The mission went unopposed, and I decided to redeploy him at the end of it in a building overlooking that one building in front of Baud & Strange Farouwk where hostiles are suspected.
Finally,
Endemic 's order went "N/A" due to lack of hostile, so I decide to use him to ferry the prisoners to evacuation zone :
So far so good.
Meanwhile, the convoy goes on its merry way and reaches the location that had been mined by Azira. Surprise, there is the remaining of two large explosions, and 2 mines are missing to the recount
[sadly, the game removes destroyed vehicles after some time / load games ; testing around by loading an old save it was one Technical with MG and another technical vehicles I could not identify because there was only the wreck when I reached the spot]. Looks like Azira's mine were useful after all !
Now let's focus on the rest, repair, resupply, reinforce part. That's the reinforcements as they arrived :
They are beelined to where Dayyalu and Sukhavati are (a place that currently looks like this :
On the way, there is one big surprise. A group of militants with RPG had infiltrated through the line, and one shoots at
Ol' Willy :
Ol' Willy is missed. He shoots back, and while the shell misses, the machine-gun does not :
But as you can see, a third militant close to the road is spotted. The guy has a RPG :
The technical in front of the NDF convoy is destroyed.
The BMP-1 craftily avoid the burning carcass of the Toyota and shoots the militant dead :
Ol' Willy removes the last one :
As the resupply convoy arrives, we start to have a lot of people gathered in one spot :
The NDF arrives shortly thereafter, and its deployment in the based is slowed down by
CappenVarra that existed a BTR-80 and is now moving on foot.
The tanks have finished resupplying, and Imam Draco and Dayyalu are sent back to where they came from. Meanwhile, without orders from Ol' Wily, I decide to deploy him, with al-Helli's father, where the mines were :
Also meanwhile, Endemic ends his evac mission.
The crew you saved and myself can't wait to take vengeance on the enemy. We will be over soon on a new IFV !
A BMP-2 with ATGM !
Wait ! It makes no sense !
What makes no sense ?
Where did you get that BMP-2 ? We just received reinforcements, and Ol' Willy choice of IFV was BMP-1 or BMP-1
I don't know. Maybe it was extra special only for elite troops ?
Elite troops ? I have been fighting since the beginning of the mission with that 60 years old piece of rust, half the time without infantry support even though I usually tell them what I am going to do before they even realize they have to give orders, and someone thought that PRISONERS that we had to save ourselves deserve a new shiny BMP-2 with ATGM ?
It it not really a question of deserv...
Are you telling me it is their personal BMP-2. That they knew where to find even though we just came to break the siege ?
Well I really don't see how...
I tell you - next opportunity to do my
tour of prisonery to get back and receive my BMP-2, I take it.
Anyway, this is looking good for the final assault and here is the situat...
Wait. What's this ?
Daesh is attacking the base !
A T-55 moving toward Strange Farouwk's T-55A. The day of reckoning has arrived !
Imam Draco is barely coming back. It is going to be Strange Farouwk's T-55A against Daesh's T-55A...
...
NOW IN GIF :
More guys arrive, including two BMP-1
Strange Farouwk shoots a shell that goes right THROUGH one of the BMP-1
Imam Draco has to finish the job (with a shell that does the same) :
Dayyalu contributes by removing the technical :
Infantry now is pouring through :
Stopped dead, Imam Draco starts a pursuit :
OK, maybe not given the RPG in the buildings.
Meanwhile, more troops are pouring through on the other side of the building. Of course, between Baud's MG and BTR-80, Dayyalu, Sergiu's sniper team and the NDF force, they are hacked down :
Meanwhile, the crew of one of the neutralized BMP-1 is running toward the T-55, and gets into it :
AHAH ! Strange Farouwk's CHANCE !
Cook out ! There will not be a third chance for Strange Farouwk to destroy one of his nemesis !
Strange Farouwk can be sent to resupply, and NOW let me show the situatio...
Wait what ? Another attack South now ?
Sadly for them, darkpatriot and his BTR-80 are more than enough to stop the two waves of attacks, despite one or two rockets against the building where darkpatriot is shooting them from :
Sadly, I won't be able to show the end of this fight (though there is no doubt about the end result), as I realize there is another attack across the "bridge" where Azira, Mondblut and SmartCheetah are :
This is more serious - a T-62 is there, and Azira is totally suppressed, only leaving Mondblut's BMP-1 and SmartCheetah's T72A to stop the attackers.
One of Azira's men is killed by the tank :
He is quickly avenged by a missile from Mondblut, though, confirmed by a shell from SmartCheetah
As the last attacker is killed, Azira's men stand-up... to see a THIRD attack further West, out of range of SmartCheetah :
Azira's men are suppressed again, so Daesh passes through easy peasy. The "doctors" are killed !
Mondblut tries something, as the militant are getting close to his discarded MLRS truck :
Too little, too late :
The militants are moving toward the "supply" area... but unfortunately for them, it is where Strange Farouwk and Endemic are still reloading (Endemic did not take part in the initial reloading round as he was evacuating the prisoners)
And that's all for attack.
SO, let's me show you the situation, for the final clean-up.
In the South, forces are ready to cross the wadi :
In the airbase, half the force are in front of that last portion of the airbase not totally cleared-up, or in trenches, half is in reserve. Endemic can carry one (reinforced) squad if needed, Strange Farouwk can carry two :
This is what lays in front of them :
Finally, a small force has been moved where the mines are :
Your orders, commanders.
