3CAB - 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade Headquarters

After action report

Objectives:

Support 3ID with CAS, transport, ISR and re-insertion

Accidents:

1x Drone was lost during manual landing. The drone spun out and started rolling when taxiing down the runway 70 meters after touchdown. 1x CH-47 had 6 missiles fired at it when sling-loading a stryker for 1st platoon. 1 Missile exploded in close proximity to the helicopter and damaged the fueltanks. Pilot was able to evade and egress back to base and recover the Airframe.

Areas of Strength:

Responsetime for incomming calls were high today. When cas or supplies was requested, it took no longer than 20 seconds before the airframe departed to initiate tasking with FO. We also established excellent battlepoints, and stayed clear of the AA danger when providing CAS and overwatch. Once engaged by AA, both crews performed excellent evasion and airmenship.

Areas of Weakness:

Due to rules of engagements, we were not able to utilize our CAS capabilities to the full extent. We need to figure out a way to mediate the risk vs efficiency in the aspect of providing overwatch.

Suggested Improvements:

Better specified ROE.

Overall Outcome:

Neutral

Summary:

WO1 Q. Stain had an accident with a drone upon landing. The drone spun out 70 meters after touchdown and was uncontrollable for the controller, and it is unclear if it was due to lack of experience or arma bugging out, the first one being the most likely. 

Workhorse 1 and viper 1 both took missile fire from the AO. Viper 1, operated by CW2 G. Beaudoin and WOC Klein, went to defensive flight and managed to skillfully evade the enemy anti-air fire.  Workhorse 1, piloted by WO1 Q. Stain, evaded 6 missiles while having a stryker attached to the airframe during a slingload operation. 

Viper 1 also engaged 1 times BTR-80 in the AO, which unfortunatley resulted in the destruction of a large building within the objective.