REPOST TDG 15 Recap and Analysis

Originally posted on June 29, 2022

No matter how much effort you put into planning for combat operations, the enemy still gets a vote on what actually ends up happening.  In TDG 15: The Best Laid Plans, you are suddenly thrust into a situation where your original plan has gone out the window and you must improvise fast.

Before I get into our options, let’s take a quick look at two of the major factors in this situation; darkness and proximity.

Darkness: The fact that this scenario occurs at night complicates matters, especially for an improvised plan.  There is a very real risk of friendly fire, so we must be very careful to mitigate that risk.  Darkness also places restrictions on our speed, so it will take longer to move into position than it would during daytime.  Given how soon the enemy will arrive, it is unlikely that we will be able to displace any squads more than about 100m in time to affect the firefight.

Proximity: The terrain is restrictive here, which could result in much shorter engagement distances than normal.  “This has the potential to be an up close and nasty fight,” reader “John” pointed out.  “…overwhelming violence of action and fire is going to be essential.”  The initial moments of this ambush could prove decisive, so it is vital that we overwhelm the enemy quickly before they realize what is happening.

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