Red Line Syria - Alpha Co 1/6 Marines 09/12**

BLT 1/6 Marines 22 MEU OPORD 2012-304-01**

Date: September 30, 2012**

Battle Location: Rugged mountainous region SE of Kafar Houm village on 

Hill 692**

Battle Type: Alpha Co Battalion Landing Team 1/6 Marines, 22nd MEU 

defend Vs Syrian 2nd Bn, 1st INF Bde assault**

TERRAIN AND WEATHER:* 
Rugged Mountain region designated Hill 692 on maps. Clear weather 

conditions with visibility at 500 meters.**

SITUATION*
Bn HQ and Alpha Co 1/6 Marines are loaded aboard CH-53E Super 

Stallions and VM-22 Ospreys en route to Bn H&S AA and Hill 692 

objectives respectively. SEAL Platoon Golf has destroyed advanced integrated 

AA/SAM Radar facility atop Hill 692 rendering effective Syrian AA 

non-existent. Expect small flak units and INf SAM units otherwise the 

sky is clear.**

ENEMY FORCES*
Syrian 2nd Bn, 1st INF Bde*
Hezbollah Company of four platoons with INF rockets*
Armed Recon Company with AA and 50 cal mounted atop technicals*
Bn reinforced with Bde field guns most likely 152mm battery and a 

heavy mortar battery**

FRIENDLY FORCES*
Bn HQ and H&S Co, Battalion Landing Team 1/6 Marines, 22 MEU*
Alpha CO 1/6 Marines*
Aviation Combat Element*
	1xUH-1Y Venom Squadron (attached) HMLA167*
	1xUH-1Y Venom BN FAC HMLA167*
	1xAH-1Z Viper section HMLA167*
	1xMV-22B Squadron VMM263*
	1x4 Heavy Helos Det CH-53E HMH466*
	1x2 Heavy Helos Section MH-53M HMH466*
	1xAV-8B Harrier section VMA231*
	1xUAV Shadow VMU3*
SEAL Platoon Golf/Team 10**

MISSION*
Alpha Co will secure Hill 692, establish an OP, secure northern ridge line at PL Andy

and establish a hasty defensive line extending from Hex 97,134 on 

azimuth 154 to Hex 109,158. All Syrian units engaged will be destroyed in the AOA NLT 

turn 20.**

EXECUTION*
Commanders Intent:*
Alpha Co, 1/6 Marines will deploy atop Hill 692 in relief of SEAL 

Platoon Golf to establish an OP and secure Hill 692 by a hasty defense 

extending from Hex 97,134 along azimuth 154. Alpha Co will secure the 

Northern Ridgeline along PL Andy, the southern flank of Bravo Co from coordinate Hex 

87,134 extending 90 degrees azimuth. Alpha Co will locate, disrupt, 

and destroy Syrian units in AOA along defense line. Alpha Co will not 

advance beyond defense line. The defense line is the LOA.**

CONCEPT OF THE OPERATION*
A. Maneuver: SEAL Platoon Golf will lay smoke along Hill 692 east and 

southeast. Alpha will disembark and prepare a hasty defense at LOA. 

SEAL PL Golf will regroup at Alpha AA NET turn 3. The Bn FAC helo will 

hover directing Fires. Bn HQ and H&S Co will establish Assembly Area 

in field southwest of Bldg 10.**

B. Fires: The Bn FAC will direct Fires to fix and destroy Syrian 

units. UAVs will reconnoiter AOA to locate, identify, and target 

Syrian FA units. The JTAC will assign Air strikes and Helo sorties to 

destroy Syrian FA, and provide CAS.**

COMMAND/SIGNAL*
Lt. Col Percy Childs, BLT 1/6 Marines is the mission CIC.*
Succession in order:	Major Devereux, XO 1/6 Marines*
			Captain Charles Kidd, CO Alpha Co 1/6 

Marines**

NARRATIVE*
Lt. Col Percy Childs, Commander BLT 1/6 Marines, 22 MEU keyed into his 

headset the go code to his Alpha Co commander Captain Charles Kidd, 

informing the young captain that the 1/6 Marines were proceeding with 

OPORD 2012-304 after immediately learning of SEAL Platoon Golf's 

taking down the Syrian AA/SAM Radar facility atop Hill 692, the first 

and most critical phase of the operation. Now that the Syrian SAMs and 

radar-controlled AA guns are effectively blind, the 1/6 Marines have 

clear skies.**

Riding passenger in the Super Stallion CH 53E, Childs the Deliverer, 

opened the handset turning on voice comms to Kidd: Kidd, you awake, 

this aint some junior ROTC outfit, this is for real lets get some. 

He continued: Yall Ready Freddy right?**

Smiling Kidd replied, Yeah, were Ready Freddie, sir. I got two, 

count em, one, two Vipers to my ten and two oclock, were riding 

nice and easy. My taxi driver tells me were going down to the tree 

tops in about 10, so hold onto your breakfast old man, Sir. He 

continued: By the way, ha, ha, this is not Afghanistan; they dont 

know how to shoot like the Muj did at Marjah. I got a company of lean 

mean Marines ready to get some today. What you got for us Sir?**

Childs continued: Were going to lay waste to anybody who stands up 

in our AOA. Frowning, he added: We are to secure the area 

surrounding the WMD facility so that the Intel boys and girls can 

document the stuff the Syrians have been cooking there. He sighted: 

Were going to play safe, keep to our orders doing what we Marines 

do. We will not advance beyond our LOA, copy.**

Kidd replied: Copy that. My Alpha will secure Hill 692, set up an OP, 

reconnoiter the ridgeline to my north, and destroy any Syrian units 

stupid enough to go against Alpha 1/6 Hard. He continued smilingly: 

Are you frowning, sir?**

Taking his handset close to his lips, the Deliverer spoke: Deploy 

your men taking advantage of cover, get good LOS, and dont run off 

script trying to be a hero. He sighted long this time looking out the 

Super Stallion window over the dark Syrian landscape: We have Bravo 

coming up behind us, then follows Charlie. You got to hold that hill 

to protect Bravos flank.**

Gameplay:*
Play this scenario from the side of the USMC against the AI. Gameplay 

is 20 turns with visibility at 10.**

Victory Conditions:*
Destroy Syrian units, secure Hill 692, capture all flags, and move 

MV-22s and Heavy Helos off map, while sustaining minimal losses to 

retain unit combat effectiveness. A draw is a defeat.**

Notes:*
This is the second battle in the Red Line Syria series.**

Please note that I have modified the cost of the USMC units such that 

the Attack Helos cost 655, Heavy Helos, Tilt-Rotors, and Venom Helos 

cost 550 INF Squads and HQ units cost 350**

Filter units as appropriate, especially the Vipers, SMAW-NE, and 

Javelins for target and range**

For additional gamesplay notes and hints please visit the WinSPMBT forum at:*

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread. php?t=49921 **


Designed by Shahadi, Abraham 12/2013**
