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KANIUM SUNDAY 27TH OF MAY 1800 GMT - "OPERATION JANUS" BY SNS Where: Kanium TS : teamspeak3.i3d.net:10077 World Clock 1800 GMT(Same time as always) World clock 1800 UTC IMPORTANT NOTICE: This SB session may be recorded w. video and sound and uploaded, including to a public youtube channel Everybody is Welcome you don't have to belong to kanium TF 3-78 TOC somewhere near STEINFURT – really early!! “Gentlemen please sit down” Lt Col Sweet looked tired. A coffee in one hand and a cigarette in the other he seemed to fall into his rather rickety folding camping chair. Huddled in his large combat jacket, and non-regulation fleece, he took a sip of coffee and slowly looked around the crowded audience. In the dim light of the tent, the low hum of the Bn TOC at work carried on in the background. “OK, listen up, this IS important. I have just got off a call with the Bde COM – I know it may not look like it right now, but apparently, we are winning. NATO air forces have turned the tide in the north. The Brits, Germans, Belgians and Dutch Corps managed to HOLD the Poles and Soviet 3rd SHOCK Army at the Dutch Border, with a little help from our REFORGER units that managed to get there in time – they made a difference. The French have also gave a good account of themselves, but being French did not stray too far from their own borders. Still………… So, the good news gentlemen is the Soviets are on the defensive, which means we get to ATTACK. Now I will let the staff brief you in a minute, but I wanted to give you my thoughts first, before you all get mired into the detail. I have a very simple mission. Go find the enemy, destroy him quickly to facilitate the CORPS flank attack into the Soviets rear areas. That is the good news. The bad news is I need to do this within the next 6 hours. 5 US Div RESERVE is the lead element of the Corps attack and is already mobilised and on their way here. We can expect to see their forward elements in the next 4 hours. And, the Enemy gets a vote. Our Soviet friends have only just moved into Hasty Defence and I do not want them to be too settled. We gave them a bloody nose, but as you all know they stopped themselves, they still have a lot of combat power. This will not be easy. But be clear, we MUST DESTROY the enemy force to our East and open a path for 5 Div to rapidly exploit. Now listen to the Staff, read the FRAGO and leave questions until the end. Lt Col Sweet stopped and let out a long breath. He looked at each of the TF Commanders in turn and wondered who would still be there for the AAR? Excerpts of the battalion commander's orders for TF 3-78... 1) SITUATION: a) Enemy: 1. Terrain: See Bn Trace. 2. Weather. Temp -6. vis out to 3000m, 50% chance of snow/sleet. 3. Vital Ground. All bridges are operational. Control of the Village of LANGEN (Obj PETER) will provide crossing points over River DANUBE. 4. Key terrain. Hill 213 and 214 offer good visibility of Obj PARKER. ALTHAUSEN is not controlled by the Soviets and we are prohibited by the Germans from entering or conducting FIRES into its location. PENELOPE is occuppied by a Soviet Armoured MR Coy+. CDT will strike and SECURE PENELOPE, but it is wel ldefended. DO NOT become decisively engaged with PENELOPE. 5. General Situation. The soviet invasion of western Europe has finally stalled after 8 days fighting. Despite heavy losses and with most of Western Germany under Soviet control, NATO BLOCKED the Soviet Advance and is now preparing to COUNER ATTACK. 6. Enemy Forces Composition & Disposition. 20 Guards Combined Arms Army (20 GCAA) 70%CE. EN Forces within Boundaries likely to consist of depleted first echelon forces of 22nd MRD, 221 MRR reinforced with Divisional Tank and Arty units. Equipment comprises T-72M, T-64, BMD-2, BMP-1/2, AT, Plt, Engr Coy, AD Coy, (ZSU23/4) Arty Bn, AT/Aviation and Air Assault units. This unit may be only 60% CE NOT CONFIRMED. b) Own: 3 XXX will conduct a COUNTER ATTAACK into the flank of 20 Guards Combined Arms Army (20 GCAA). 5 US Div lead units will arrive in 3 Bn AO within the next 4 hours. 4th Armour Bn is 65% CE and has recently been re-supplied & reinforced by a German rmoured BG and ready to conduct further operations. However, combat support units are heavily depleted and there is a shortage of Engineering, Artillery and CSS capabilities. TF 3-78 has re-organised and been resupplied. The 3 x Combat Teams have been reinforced from the Battle Casualty Replacement Pool. c) TASKORG & Attachments and detachments - see TF 3-78 ORBAT in FRAGO: TEAM ALPHA (ALPHA C/S) HQ Sect (2 x M1A1) 2 x Tank Plts (8 x M1A1) 2 x Mech Infantry Plt (8 x M2A2) 1x Sustainment PLT (medic, fuel, Ammo and Recovery/Mechanic. 1 x Mor Plt (4x M1064A3) ATTACHMENTS AND DETACHMENTS: 1 x Scout Sect (2 x M3A2) 1 x AD Sect (2 x HMMWV) 1 x ENG Sect (1 x WISENT AEV) 3 x Battery 5th Bn 1 Fd Arty Regt M1094A3 ( 18 x Tubes) 2 x Plt 5th Aviation Regt (2 x CH47 2 x Inf Sect, 2 x AH1 Atk Aviation)) RESERVE 2) ACT MISSION: ATTACK east and DESTROY Soviet forces within boundaries, limit of Exploitation PL PIXIE IOT enable 3 XXX CA INTO 20 GCAA Flank. BPT conduct POL with 5 US Div within 3 hours Key tasks: 1. Conduct STRIKE against Obj PARKER & PETER Destroying EN forces within strong points; 2. OCCUPY DORF & ESTABLISH HASTY DEFENCE; 3. BPT Support CCT STRIKE against PENELOPE 4. BPT DEFEAT EN CA from north. Endstate: 1. PARKER, PETER SECURE. 2. DORF OCCUPPIED, HASTY DEFENCE ESTABLISHED 3. All EN fore within boundaries Destroyed. 4. ACT fit for further offensive operations. 3) EXECUTION: [Finally: The player's mission] Intent: UP TO YOU a) Concept of Operation: [UP TO YOU] i) Maneuver: [Designate by squad/platoon each task to be accomplished. Identify Company/Platoon Main effort supporting units/tasks to main effort.] ii) Fires: [Describe the concept of fire support (Arty and CAS) in relation to scheme of maneuver. Include priority of fire, priority targets (High Pay-Off Targets <HPTs> , and any pre-planned fire support targets/events ("First platoon reaches PL DOG, TGT AA0001, SMOKE, is fired VIC OBJ Oak to assault of OBJ)] iii) Additional assets: [Engineer/Air Defense Arty.] b) Tasks to Maneuver units: [Specify tasks other than in para 3a. and the purpose of each task. Each task should be listed in separate sub paragraphs.] c) Tasks to Combat Support Units: [Tasks to units like Arty, Engineers, etc.] d) COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS: [Coordinating instructions for 2 or more subordinate units. Include: Order of March, Line of departure of time, Start Point times (SP), etc.] 5) COMMAND AND SIGNALS: Coy Command channel 26000 1 PLT 31000 2 PLT 33500 3 PLT 36000 4 Mech PLT 41000 5 Mech PLT 43500

KANIUM SUNDAY 14TH OF JAN 1900 UTC “TANK BATTLE NEAR WILLINGEN CLOSE TO SOLTAU ” BY SWORDSMANDK Where: Kanium TS : teamspeak3.i3d.net:10077 World Clock 1900 UTC 1) SITUATION: a) Enemy: An enemy Battalion from the 4th Guards Brigade is established in a defensive line south of Soltau. They are most likely arrayed with 2x Companies foward, defending with tanks and infantry near R11 with an additional armor reserve located at the southern outskirts of Soltau. Heavy Engineer activity has been observed. b) Own: The 33rd is part of a Division-sized offensive, led by the 4th US Infantry Division that is aimed at retaking Hamburg. The initial assault will be led by the 33rd, that will size a foothold south of Soltau, and will pass elements of 4th US Infantry Division into Soltau and north to Hamburg. c) Attachments and detachments: [Any attachments and/or detachments to or from PLT and Co. are listed here] - Echo (Engineer) units attached for breaching - 1 BTY M109 attached with FO 2) MISSION: Attack and Breach defences to seize OBJ TIGER in order to pass elements of 4th Infantry Division north to Soltau. Key Tasks 1. Attack North East to Seize OBJ TIGER and Crossing 2. Clear R11 for future operation and reinforcements. End State: OBJ Tiger is seized and a foothold has been established in southern Soltau that will enable future offensive operations. 3) EXECUTION: [Finally: The player's mission] 4) COMMAND AND SIGNALS: COY BG 26000 NOTES: - 3rd Vehicle in TNK plt have dozers - All ENG and FO and CMD units on blue side is VIP and can be killed by snipers - Red side AI can shoot arty - Blue side inf is armed with Dragon II and M60 <#briefing1> Excerpts of the battalion commander's orders for... 1) SITUATION: a) Enemy: [Describe the initial situation of "Red". Include Disposition, Strength, capabilities and Course of Action] b) Own: [Describe the initial situation of "Blue". Include higher command's intent. Also left,right and forward units' mission, as well as any reserve and support units] c) Attachments and detachments: [Any attachments and/or detachments to or from PLT and Co. are listed here] 2) MISSION: [Provide a clear and concise statement of the task to be done (Who, What,When, Where and Why) from the Bn commander's mission] 3) EXECUTION:

Hello all, I have a question, how in real life a TC spots target for his gunner ? I understand that in M1A2, the TC has its CITV, so he can scan using it or just put it on automatic mode while doing other thing and when he see something, he slave the gun on what is saying and after that the 5 words procedure start. But for the M1A1, how they do ? Did they just watch outside with their eyes and binocle and when they saw something they try to move the gun in that proximatly direction or tell to their gunner "tank 2 o'clock 1 kilometer right of a house" and after that the 5 word procedure starts ? Other question. In steel beast and in tank manual that I rode, the "Identify" is used when you see the target that your TC is telling you, but on M1A1 for example, I guess that the TC and gunner are scanning for targets, more than M1A2 because gunner has most the time control of the TIS, I want to say that on M1A1 the gunner is the eyes of the tank when on M1A2 the TC and gunner are the eyes, if a M1A1 gunner see a tank, what does is say ? "Identify tank", "Contact tank", "Tank", what's the word ? M1A1 looks harder to use than the M1A2, because it doesn't have CITV and we have M1A1 and M1A1 (HA) in SB with poor TIS, when today USMC/US Army use M1A1 SA and M1A1 FEP, and I guess these version use better TIS like the M1A2 has. Thank's, sorry for my strange english

Does anybody have links to FM/TM's relating to the M1 Abrams, preferably the M1A2 SEP? I found FM 3-20.12 Tank Gunnery on Scribd but couldn't download it, if anyone has that please link it too.