First Game of NSIS

Backdrop:

The world of Emerald has become subject to an uprising, insurgent forces are trying to overthrow the government and gain independence from the Tyreen Commonwealth that Emerald is part of.

 The Jolen Vale is held firmly by insurgent forces and the Army has sent the 2nd Battalion in to reclaim he area.

The Vale has a good railway network and the Army want to use it to get armour into the vale quickly, hoping that heavy armour will crush the insurgents and break their will to fight.

As part of the operation it fell to 4th Company, 3rd Platoon commanded by lieutenant Hildermann to capture a small rail depot.

The Mission:

A Routine priority mission on the railway to capture the rail depot, being a routine mission there was no roll for supporting forces.

Hildermann has entered the AO on foot and had spent the best parts of the early hours slowly and quietly advancing his platoon through the woods towards the depot.

Observation drone surveys the AO.

Platoon ready to advance.

Western blocking squad.

Reserve squad in the building, eastern blocking squad up the road.

Squad Anders breaks cover from the tree line in two fire teams leapfrogging and putting down some heavy fire on the western squad, Squad Young sprints from cover towards the raised shed followed by Niles. Squad Rush and the command team quickly mave down the rail lines.

The Rocket squad do little, while the western squad returns fire. The eastern squad and reserve squad start moving to support their fellow rebels.

Lead starts to fly.

Reinforcements inbound.

The Rebel Command team break from the small building and open fire on Squad Young putting one rifleman down, Eastern squad, Reserve squad and the rocket squad do little but manoeuvre while the western squad continues its firefight with Anders Squad. Anders keeps pushing forward suppressing the enemy until his fireteam came into close range, they quickly put three rebels down and some drop their guns and run.

Squad Young take another casualty but keep pushing forward, their fire being really effective as they gun down two members of the rebel command team. Behind them Niles treats the wounded.

The Rocket team once again stand around as reserve squad and the eastern squad finally close in and start putting down some sporadic fire and take down Sergeant Anders.

Hildermanns team flank the rebel command and gun down one of its members, this proves too much for the rebel commander who drops his gun and runs for his life.

Rebel rienforcements arrive and gun down anders.

Hildermann flanks and destroys the rebel command.

Ander Squad pushes into the pipes area that the now decimated western squad were occupying and start laying down fire on the newly arrived eastern squad while Squad Young close assault the reserve squad causing heavy casualties and alot of desertions, with whats left of the rebel forces being surrounded and taking heavy casualties the remaining rebels run.

Drone view at the battles end

Aftermath:

3rd platoon definitely achieved their objective as the rebel forces were crushed, the platoon took three casualties, two riflemen and Sergeant Anders. Rolling for their status resulted in one rifleman and Anders in medical care meaning they miss the next game. The other rifleman is too injured and sent off for long term recovery and no replacement is immediately available.

Sergeant Young gained a medal for holding his squad together under heavy fire and casualties before close assaulting the middle of rebel forces and breaking them.

Master Sergeant Korwen sat on the roof of the troop carriage, the train had arrived four hours after they had taken the depot, so far no counter attack had come, the train arrived carrying 2nd platoon, IFV's and some recon tanks plus alot of support elements, all of who were busying themselves around the depot, but it was none of this he was looking at.

On the horizon, the sun was setting and twilight was starting to set in, the sky was an amazing colour of purple silhouetting the tree's on the horizon, the sky was broken by five plumes of smoke that were slowly spilling up. The smoke came from the destroyed vehicles of the 1st Recon platoon who had advanced deep into the Vale and had been ambushed in the town of Harlock, he had received the reports a few hours ago.

Even though he knew the smoke was a sign of their defeat and men had died, the sky was a beautiful sight.