Summary of Operations, May 21st, 2020

From: Chernarus Coastal Operations Group Subject: Weekly Summary of Combat Operations, from May 15th to May 21st, Inclusive.

 Message begins: 

 The tempo of combat operations continued at a moderate pace. Chernarus Defense Forces, Air Forces and Naval Forces have engaged in six separate operations against rebel forces in four regions. 
 1) A naval infantry task force from 1st Bn Chernarus 2nd Separate Naval Infantry Brigade attacked the locality of north Ravijoki Friday night. Brigade intelligence staff said that two rebel operatives, Yevgeniy Samarchenko and Jelena Stajsic led a large rebel infantry/techincals group into town in an effort to recruit local labor and shooters. 

 Losses for the operation were heavy. 2nd Squad was wiped out by friendly artillery fire which was aimed at a machine gun technical in the south of town. 3rd squad lost none while command squad lost three including the commander. 

 The task of assassinating Samarchenko and Stajsic was successful. Important intelligence documents were seized. The task force was ordered to retreat in the face of massive enemy reinforcements when the commander was killed. 

 2) Command of Chernarus 10th Separate Tank Brigade received a warning order Saturday afternoon that rebel forces would strike at Klein Pritzier. The task force quickly moved to Klein Pritzier to set up a defense. Reports from the field were that one enemy BRDM and one technical were destroyed along with an undetermined number of infantry.

 Losses to this point were light with command squad and 2nd squad each losing one. Once the retreat orders came down, the real losses began to mount. One of the reinforcing BTR squads lost four, plus their BTR, while the other lost four. Brigade recon section did not expect such a deep penetration of enemy forces, so the brigade commander is requesting an attack on a rebel locale in the west. 

 3) A second task force from 4th Bn Chernarus 10th Separate Tank Brigade launched an attack on Teyendorf, based on recon reports from brigade recon staff, which had been taken over by a rebel force headed by Matija Depreradovich and Svetlana Zhukova. The rebels had taken over the town in search of monetary tribute from residents and to recruit slave labor. 

 The attack was planned to force the bridgehead south of town with covering fire from two tanks, and then moving another tank across the river once command squad could hold a crossroads in town. Command squad led the assault across the bridge, but the assault failed when the commander was killed by a burst from an M2 technical. 

 Brigade command expects another attack will be launched as early as first light Sunday. 

 4) Another warning order to 4th Bn was issued by 10th Separate Tank Brigade command Sunday morning that a rebel armor force was heading to Molbath in Rosche to try to take it by storm. The task force assembled arrived ahead of time to set up a mobile defense against the enemy force. 

 The mission was successful, and losses were moderate: command squad lost one, 2nd squad lost five while 3rd squad lost three. 2nd squad's BTR was destroyed. One tank was repaired in the field but the commander ordered it abandoned after it was found to be out of fuel. Refueling operations would have been far too dangerous. One of the BRDM scout cars was abandoned after it became stuck.

 Two friendly SU-25 ground interdiction aircraft were shot down. Both pilots were lost. The task force riflemen acquitted themselves well by destroying by RPG fire two of the three T-55 tanks. Brigade recon said that they expected rebel forces to try for another coup, as soon as Sunday. 

 5) A task group with 4th Bn, Chernarus 10th Separate Tank Brigade was ordered to attack the town of Rassau after brigade command received reports rebel forces had taken over the town. 

 Command squad took the brunt of the losses after it attacked a concentration of rifle forces protecting the rebel command group. The attack failed when the task force commander was killed by a sniper. 

 6) Commander 2nd Bn, Chernarus 33rd Separate Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade received a warning order Tuesday night about a rebel movement into the town of Hirschof in Cham. 

 The task force assembled arrived ahead of the rebel force, but after two tanks were lost, and relief forces were caught by enemy spearheads two kilometers south of town, the task force commander ordered a retreat. 

 The enemy spearheads had engaged and damaged two relief BTR rifle squads, effectively cutting off the task force. The command squad managed to make it through the cordon despite being fired on by a BMP and a T-34 tank. Ad hoc commander of the forces still in town, Sr. Lt Masin managed to organze a breakout using the sole remaining tank. Losses were heavy. Two tanks were destroyed in town, 2nd squad lost five and 3rd squad lost eight. One relief squad lost six, while the other lost seven.