The Smell of Cordite and Kahwes in the Morning 2.1.0

A nicely made and small-scale mission showcasing the new toys of 4.3, overlaid with a very reasonable mission that challenges your employment of said tools.

I enjoyed that I actually had to perform recon and be selective with how I employed my attack-drone. At one point I was using all of my recon assets (2x drones + dismounts) to try and gain a detailed understanding of the enemy before I arrayed my forces and committed.

My only feedback:

The mission doesn't end nor does it ever indicate that you're completed the objectives. I was just waiting for something to happen. I'd recommend scripting events for the objectives and an End event that ends the mission. I did score a major victory in the end 250/250, but it would be nice for the player to know when its over.

Some Spice:

Randomize the placement of the enemy tank defenders / tank Coy - this would add a ton of replayability! I'd love to play this one again, but now knowing the location of enemy high value targets would spoil it. 

Difficulty: A fairly straightforward mission: clear two objectives of enemy presence. You've got sufficient forces to accomplish both, and a little bit of planning will go a long way. Difficulty can be subjective: I'm going with easy overall IF you properly employ the assets that you have available with advantageous terrain. Failure to do so elevates it to "Medium" quickly. The T-72B3 is the bright shiny object here to serve as the proverbial hammer, but don't neglect employing your BRDM-2s to identify *how* the enemy has established his defense, and how you can exploit it. The Swingblade 600 is also fun to play with, but don't neglect the recon capabilities that it offers you. 

[X] Easy
[ ] Medium
[ ] Hard
[ ] Kobayashi Maru

Duration: Completion fell in around the 45 minute mark with some creative maneuver involved. I could definitely see this mission taking over the hour mark, depending on the player's tempo. 

[ ] Less than 30 minutes
[X] 30 Minutes to 1 Hour
[ ] 1 to 2 Hours
[ ] Longer than 2 Hours

Balance: BLUEFOR is slightly favored in this mission based on the enablers available to you (Recon, Swingblade 600, T-72B3, plenty of artillery.) You aren't an unstoppable juggernaut where you can just rush in and expect to win, but you've got enough to handily do the job *if* you use all of your available assets appropriately. 

[X] Favors BLUEFOR
[ ] Favors OPFOR
[ ] Favors Neither

Overall: Definitely a good mission that highlights the "big ticket" items introduced in version 4.3. The mission set feels plausible, and there is definitely some fun to be had with tackling some of the tactical problems that present themselves in the scenario 

without feeling overwhelming. 100% worth a download and a playthrough.

[ ] Awful - A Waste of Your Time
[ ] Bad - Significant Design Flaws
[ ] Average - Limited Replayability
[X] Good - Worth a Download
[ ] Excellent - A Benchmark Scenario; Must Download and Play

Feedback: I would recommend the following changes to take this scenario from "good" to "excellent:"

1. Place a deployment zone to enable the player to remount troops, change formations and spacing, etc. Size can be dependent on how much freedom you want to give the player in regard to deploying his forces.

2. Add events on the blue side to signal when objectives are considered captured. This'll give some needed feedback to the player on if they have completed that task.

5. Add an event that ends the mission; a radio message to the player telling them they are successful would also be helpful so they know they are successful. It removes the "guesswork."

6. The Swingblade is fun, but due to the low quality it *might* be useful to give it a specific high-value target to hit. Destroying an enemy HQ in the town could activate an event that causes certain elements (as mentioned under the spoiler) to arrive much later, or not arrive at all, for example. 

Anyway, a good mission overall. I look forward to some updates and some of your future work.