Talk:AFOH/@comment-14850713-20170107082550

IC:

- Secure Transmission to Vice Adm. Skynet -

You are to take command of the 4th Army in the Los Angeles enclave. Leaving 1 corps to guard it, you are to take 2 corps plus 2 armored cavalry brigades (ACB) and 2 multi-mission expeditionary brigades (MEB) to secure the states of Nevada and Arizona. This is to ensure the safety of the population and the protection of US territory from further PCCU aggression.

You are to use ATF Viking to provide top-cover for this mission, and the 2 MEBs to airdrop and secure strategic areas ahead of your advance. We are sending you the complete TO&A of Operation Iron Hope. Should it be necessary to occupy other surrounding states, you are to do so only after getting the approval of High Command. Anything that gets in the way of this mission must be engaged and destroyed.

High Command

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OOC: To give you an idea of the numbers

1. Each corps is composed of 3 divisions (1 armored and 2 mechanized).

2. A division is comprised of 30,000 troops in 3 maneuver brigades (8,000 each) and 1 sustainment & support brigade (6,000). The former represent the combat power of the division, while the latter provides the replenishment (food, ammunition, fuel) and support (maintenance, engineering, security, construction).

3. Armored divisions have 300 tanks and 600 IFVs, mechanized have 250 and 500, light infantry 200 and 400. Heavy armored divisions are equipped with the Manticore A4 tank and Chimera IFV, regular armored divisions with the Martel A3 and Cuirassier IFV, mechanized and light infantry divisions with a mix of Martel A3 and Martel A1i (2:1 ratio for mechanized, 1:2 for light) and the Cuirassier (mechanized) and Jaguar/Guepard wheeled IFV (light).

4. Each division also has 100 Roland 150mm SPGH and 3 SSM/SAM batteries (each battery has 3 SMA mobile launchers with 24 Harpoon or 72 guided rockets, 1 Cheval command APC, 1 Tiger Eye mobile radar and 3 Cheval reload carriers.

5. 4th Army has 3 corps (II, XVI and XXV) each with 1 regular armored and 2 mechanized divisions.

6. An Armored Cavalry Brigade (ACB) is an independent formation under the direct command of the corps or army commander. It is usually employed as a heavy offensive spearhead or mobile reserve. It is composed of 10,000 troops which includes its own sustainment & support formation (2,000) making it a mini-division. It has a complement of 150 Ardant A5 heavy tanks and 300 up-armored Cuirassiers.

7. A Multi-mission Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) is a 6,000-man independent formation under the direct command of the corps or army commander. It is usually employed as a scouting/reconnaissance formation for a corps or army, or for quick "in and out" incursions. It operates 100 Griffin light tanks and 200 Pegasus IFVs. While lightly armored, an MEB is more mobile (amphibious and air-droppable) and possesses more firepower than a light infantry brigade.