Post by oberyeti on Jun 21, 2011 10:02:02 GMT -8
SUMMARY:
Clear, bug free 70 degree temperatures heralded a great day of reconnaissance, probing skirmishes, movements to contact and general assault and defense up, along and through the Peavine Ridge - East area. Terrain varied from shaded, embankment rich, pine forest, through open glades and coppices scattered with brush clusters, to Manzanita thickets along lighter slopes all the way to open, boulder strewn, ridge lines saddles.
OP held with 8 attendees for perfectly matched Argentine and British Forces (although historically a 2:1 ratio of forces existed in the British favor.)
OPCOM - Jens Leersen
OP Participants :
Chief Denebeim
Chief Fisher
Sgt Blauth
Sgt Atkinson
Son of Cimmerian - Will Fisher
Plig Mike Mazurowski
Key words -
Fine manuevering and work on everyone's part. New terrain and AO were very successfully navigated and strategically/tactically exploited in strikingly proficient manner. Great soldiering by all involved!
PRE-OP COMMUNICATION
Not sure when and to whom much of the materials needed to be sent.
For example, The realization occured to me while standing next to the firepit that I might have been responsible for printing the maps. Happily for all involved this was not the case.
Additionally,
1) what is needed and
2) how many weeks before the OP it is needed by and
3) to whom it should be addressed and
4) through/on which channel
could best be accomplished by a great little table on the planning page of the ZULU site wherever that gets decided to be....
Also some spot for additional recon information to be passed to interested parties would be great:
Such as:
Water points nearest to AO
Last gas Station
Useful, nearby, on the last leg, PX locations
Pictures of turnoff points
Distances to Turnoffs from waypoints/landmarks
Analysis and Recommendation -
AO -
The terrain of the AO offered good cover/concealment density which allow varied covered/concealed movements and avenues of approach. Path ways and open spaces between dense areas allowed for frequent contact between opposing forces to occur at effective ranges.
The AO however is plagued by poor legislation - particularly around regulating certain plant cultivation and harvesting - which has forced more interest in National Forest lands than simple recreation. The fallout is witnessed in the active patrolling of this territory by OHV rangers and the Sheriffs department and odd characters observed lurking and slinking along roadways and open spaces in advance of the former parties. Whereas the Sherrifs were kind enough to offer to shoot the Argentines for me, the OHV ranger let us understand that it was well within her jurisdiction to slap $275 tickets onto each of our cars for navigating across Tahoe National Forest land on unmarked roads.
Rules according to the ranger involve going 11 miles uphill from the information station near the base of Icehouse Road. There is apparently a information station located past and downhill from Big Mountain lookout where official road use maps printed on newspaper are available, if you ask for them. Not checking these maps and driving on a road that does not have a national forest road marker (indicated by a number designator) will put you in violation of OHV regulations. Never mind if the road is on google and is in much better repair than most NF roads AND doesn't even have one of the new red flapper markers that is found just about everywhere else around there saying no motor vehicles.
Good news is that the regular Icehouse AO doesn't lie on NF land so we can probably drive to Crom's throne and use the lower roads to alternate deeper campsites without offending the OHV ranger. (though, possibly earn the ire of Sierra Products Industries...)
Recommendation - We can use all the roads that are on the magic newspaper map. Ranger suggested we park right by the gates without blocking them and hike into desired campsite area. There are locations very near to Peavine Ridge AO and insertion from hardball road to north is quite proximate to Peavine Ridge formation.
OP EXECUTION -
Operators were very proficient at exploiting terrain effectively. As Evolution movements were planned on the belief that the terrain dictates the battle, it seemed to me as if evolution executions proceeded quite successfully. The terrain was chosen precisely to mimic that of the original battle for Mt. Longdon (save for necessary modifications of foliage in lieu of complete darkness.) and so, thank you dear Crom, much of the successes, frustrations, and results of the original battle were experienced by many of the operators.
In the future it would be good to tie in all battle directions with one of the 5 SOP stated possible battle actions to encourage crispest communication with all parties involved. Subtlety can still be achieved by smoothing down these actions rather than relying on their destined development no matter how certain that may be.
Clear, bug free 70 degree temperatures heralded a great day of reconnaissance, probing skirmishes, movements to contact and general assault and defense up, along and through the Peavine Ridge - East area. Terrain varied from shaded, embankment rich, pine forest, through open glades and coppices scattered with brush clusters, to Manzanita thickets along lighter slopes all the way to open, boulder strewn, ridge lines saddles.
OP held with 8 attendees for perfectly matched Argentine and British Forces (although historically a 2:1 ratio of forces existed in the British favor.)
OPCOM - Jens Leersen
OP Participants :
Chief Denebeim
Chief Fisher
Sgt Blauth
Sgt Atkinson
Son of Cimmerian - Will Fisher
Plig Mike Mazurowski
Key words -
Fine manuevering and work on everyone's part. New terrain and AO were very successfully navigated and strategically/tactically exploited in strikingly proficient manner. Great soldiering by all involved!
PRE-OP COMMUNICATION
Not sure when and to whom much of the materials needed to be sent.
For example, The realization occured to me while standing next to the firepit that I might have been responsible for printing the maps. Happily for all involved this was not the case.
Additionally,
1) what is needed and
2) how many weeks before the OP it is needed by and
3) to whom it should be addressed and
4) through/on which channel
could best be accomplished by a great little table on the planning page of the ZULU site wherever that gets decided to be....
Also some spot for additional recon information to be passed to interested parties would be great:
Such as:
Water points nearest to AO
Last gas Station
Useful, nearby, on the last leg, PX locations
Pictures of turnoff points
Distances to Turnoffs from waypoints/landmarks
Analysis and Recommendation -
AO -
The terrain of the AO offered good cover/concealment density which allow varied covered/concealed movements and avenues of approach. Path ways and open spaces between dense areas allowed for frequent contact between opposing forces to occur at effective ranges.
The AO however is plagued by poor legislation - particularly around regulating certain plant cultivation and harvesting - which has forced more interest in National Forest lands than simple recreation. The fallout is witnessed in the active patrolling of this territory by OHV rangers and the Sheriffs department and odd characters observed lurking and slinking along roadways and open spaces in advance of the former parties. Whereas the Sherrifs were kind enough to offer to shoot the Argentines for me, the OHV ranger let us understand that it was well within her jurisdiction to slap $275 tickets onto each of our cars for navigating across Tahoe National Forest land on unmarked roads.
Rules according to the ranger involve going 11 miles uphill from the information station near the base of Icehouse Road. There is apparently a information station located past and downhill from Big Mountain lookout where official road use maps printed on newspaper are available, if you ask for them. Not checking these maps and driving on a road that does not have a national forest road marker (indicated by a number designator) will put you in violation of OHV regulations. Never mind if the road is on google and is in much better repair than most NF roads AND doesn't even have one of the new red flapper markers that is found just about everywhere else around there saying no motor vehicles.
Good news is that the regular Icehouse AO doesn't lie on NF land so we can probably drive to Crom's throne and use the lower roads to alternate deeper campsites without offending the OHV ranger. (though, possibly earn the ire of Sierra Products Industries...)
Recommendation - We can use all the roads that are on the magic newspaper map. Ranger suggested we park right by the gates without blocking them and hike into desired campsite area. There are locations very near to Peavine Ridge AO and insertion from hardball road to north is quite proximate to Peavine Ridge formation.
OP EXECUTION -
Operators were very proficient at exploiting terrain effectively. As Evolution movements were planned on the belief that the terrain dictates the battle, it seemed to me as if evolution executions proceeded quite successfully. The terrain was chosen precisely to mimic that of the original battle for Mt. Longdon (save for necessary modifications of foliage in lieu of complete darkness.) and so, thank you dear Crom, much of the successes, frustrations, and results of the original battle were experienced by many of the operators.
In the future it would be good to tie in all battle directions with one of the 5 SOP stated possible battle actions to encourage crispest communication with all parties involved. Subtlety can still be achieved by smoothing down these actions rather than relying on their destined development no matter how certain that may be.
