#1 No clear rules for what to do with the ammo dump.
Well, that was addressed in the AAR already. Other than because you were busy being a secret squirrel splinter cell, you don't have a very good radio, so, Christian couldn't communicate the objectives to you, and since you were in chalk two, you wouldn'tve received your orders from anyone else in your chalk since they didn't have good comms either. This is supposed to be military simulation, and, well, they don't really know what to do all the time before a mission in the military.
Cone X-ray was placed after the US forces left base and I guess nobody heard my radio requests for Ammo dump info. Until I got back to camp I had no idea there were ammo cans to be retrieved.
....no, Cone X-Ray was placed when Christian got in my passenger seat and I drove him out to the creek bed. This was before the game started.
#2 Poor assault tactics.
I made it to the enemies respawn area behind the ammo dump without being seen, seems most US forces went into a frontal assault and got clobbered. Now I know (And understand) most of you guys don't put on the mileage that I do and want more firefight time but i'd like to start forming a squad of the more "physically motivated" players to try and work on more realistic tactics.
...I won't even begin to touch on this. OK, maybe I will. You follow your chalk leader's orders. Realistics tactics aren't being John Rambo and leaving your chalk behind. Perhaps it was a chalk two problem, but chalk one was very switched on and made good progress. Skylar, Ryan, Ed, Robby, Matt and myself charged the hill, and neutralized most of the threat. I secured the prisoners and the objectives and, well, a win does not equal a clobbering. We took heavy casualties, but against a larger enemy force with high morale, high group, and a high number of guns in the fight, that is to be expected. For the most part we were dynamic and kept in the fight.
#3 Friendly fire.
Some of the afghani forces were wearing camo as part of the outfit, I mistook one of the SEAL members for an afghani while he was walking away from the afghani base and fired on him. (partially this might be because some of us don't understand what the different types of camo are, a link to a listing would be nice.) not major but I figured i'd mention it.
...why do you need to know what the different types of camo were? I didn't really see anyone on the OpFor wearing camo, I mean, if you mean like, the brown/green shemaghs, that isn't camoflauge. Everyone wearing camoflauge was on your team, ace.
#4 We're still losing things.
I know of a hat that got dropped out there, and somehow we lost a cone.
Well, you can't possibly know of the hat that got dropped out there, because, it was my hat, and it didn't get dropped, just misplaced. I found it, and was sure to let everyone know.
We didn't lose a cone, Christian and I's carelessness lost a cone. Amends and reparations will be made.
On a more positive note, I had a very good time. Thanks for everyone who showed up and, time and time again, gave it their all to be honorable and make it a great time. Thank you.
Also, thanks to Christian, who, at great personal financial expense to himself, made this game one to remember with good props.
This was a very good time. Kobo, please remember to post the pictures you took.