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Tabletop Gaming, Models, and Minis => Wargaming => Topic started by: PanzersEast on March 02, 2019, 11:59:22 AM

Title: Ranger
Post by: PanzersEast on March 02, 2019, 11:59:22 AM
MISSION: 1
0245 hrs
Squad Recon of suspected Enemy Rocket Site L(5)33(5)
(Edited Original Mission for Training Purposes)


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1 Ranger Squad divided into two four man fire teams with one MG team.

- 0600 Team loaded UH60s en-route to PZ
- 0630 UH60s landed at decoy then proceeded to PZ
- 0645 Reached PZ, disembarked and proceeded to RP01

- 0700 Squad formed up into Travel Overwatch and proceeded to Obj
- 0730 Reached known enemy traveled tail - security halt - formed bounding overwatched and crossed with no event
- 0745 Reached RP01

- 0845 Recon for Objective Rally Point

- 0900 Departed with security party to recon ORP
- 0915 ORP Suitable, Squad moved up to ORP and perimeter set
- 0930 Leader Recon prep / Security Team - Surveillance Team depart for Obj
- 0945 Release point established / Surveillance pushes forward to objective

- 1015 Recon obj and security positions complete / return to RP
- 1030 Linked up with security element leader at RP / withdraw to ORP
- 1045 Rear Security team takes up position at ORP / reorganize by elements for mission / move to RP

- 1100 Security Elements released followed by Recon

- 1230 Objective area 3 Rocket Launchers / various personnel / 2 visible rockets outside container / containers
- 1230 Pull back to RP
- 1245 Linked up at ORP with Rear Security Team

- 1300 Withdraw from ORP / Security Halt
- 1315 Travelling Overwatch / moved out for PZ

- 1430 Enemy Contact / 5 o'clock / receiving fire

- 1500 Enemy Contact broken / continue withdraw to PZ / maintain TO

- 1600 Security Halt / Requested Extraction / ETA 60 min

- 1700 Extraction

Mission Successful
(0 Casualties, 0 Wounded)
Intelligence on enemy Rocket Site confirmed and gathered

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Wow, what a game. Very tense and thematic. This was only the first mission and pretty tame compared to the others. I did get the expansion so overall there are 72 missions total with 3 situations briefings. No one mission will ever play out the same way. I could go into a lot more detail about the mission.... but not enough space here.


Testing iPad with user made maps of the original.

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Title: Re: Ranger
Post by: stolypin on March 12, 2019, 09:25:25 AM
I purchased and played this this game almost 30 years ago.

Seriously considering grabbing a new copy (as rats ate the old one that was stored in a closet in my garage).   
Title: Re: Ranger
Post by: bayonetbrant on March 12, 2019, 09:57:53 AM
Quote from: stolypin on March 12, 2019, 09:25:25 AM
Seriously considering grabbing a new copy (as rats ate the old one that was stored in a closet in my garage).   

they may be in short supply after Bill Gibbs passed away 4-5 years ago
Title: Re: Ranger
Post by: PanzersEast on March 12, 2019, 02:21:06 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 12, 2019, 09:57:53 AM
Quote from: stolypin on March 12, 2019, 09:25:25 AM
Seriously considering grabbing a new copy (as rats ate the old one that was stored in a closet in my garage).   

they may be in short supply after Bill Gibbs passed away 4-5 years ago

Ordered my copy New, with redone components and expansion.  Received in about 1 week.  http://www.omegagames.com/omega/do/home/home

Still going strong from the post at BGG and my experience.  Doubt there will be any further development, but who knows.


Title: Re: Ranger
Post by: Nefaro on March 13, 2019, 02:53:49 PM
Ordered a new one from Omega about a year or two ago.  Although it took about 3-4 weeks to show up.

I wonder when the current stock will run out.