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Change Log:
1. New intro added for night battles
2. Tighter editing of "Briefing" section
3. Tighter more logical editing of video and information-text
4. Addition of "After Action" section (currently just a stub, the expansion of this section is predicated on some breakthroughs on the analytic side of my project)
Summary:
This is a continuation of the formatting/style of Cinematic I started with the previous "Soviet Deep Operations" video ( • Warno Cinematics (Wars... ). This battle is fought from the side of the US. In my mind, this (like almost all of Warno battles) is within the so-called "Fulda gap" scenario. Several real world battles inspired my thinking about this one, including the Battle of 73 Easting during Operation Desert Storm. In general I'm more tightly exploring the interplay of units in what I call "the Gulf War Stack" i.e. Abrams, Apache, Bradley's, and A-10s.
This is one of the first developer-released maps that afford players to engage in larger armor-on-armor engagements. However, in modern warfare, large formations of armor can easily can be attacked by specialized air-to-ground craft like the A-10 loitering around the battlefield if air supremacy (or something like it) has been achieved as a local condition. This is different from Soviet views, which seems to tolerate more contestation of the airspace.
Chapters:
0:00 Warno Cinematics "Night" Title Sequence
1:07 Briefing
4:03 Quote
4:47 Start of battle Phase 1: Deployment of task forces
5:15 "Battle for the skies" - Start of air-to-air engagements
5:35 Task Force B approach (recon)
7:33 Task Force A approach (recon)
10:24 Soviet helicopter screen of their first echelon arrives
11:06 Task Force C approach (recon)
12:17 Air assault support for Task Force A arrives
13:27 Task Force D approach (insertion of initial Ranger infiltration force)
16:19 US forces fight to establish defenses on their central lines
17:22 Soviet SU-25 engages in air-to-ground interdictions
19:00 Start of ground operations on left-wing (Abrams/Longbow push)
20:53 (tactician's view) Left-wing moving towards phase line 1
21:43 A-10 engages supports left-wing with air-to-ground interdiction
22:35 Left-wing moves forward to phase line 1
23:54 Armor rear-guard deployed to defensive lines
24:44 Mortar infantry supporting defense of Task Force A's positions
25:49 Soviet counter-battery bombards US right-wing artillery and assembly area
26:44 US right-wing starts it's advance
28:34 Armor companies on the right wing battles forward to phase line
31:34 Armor company assembles and attacks oft-left center to assault Soviet strong position near lake
35:55 Ranger squads in team 1 make their assault on greenhouse complex
37:35 Ranger squads in team 2 make their assault on greenhouse complex
38:19 2 company of mechanized infantry move from rear to cleared frontline on the right wing
40:00 (tactician's view) US frontline and rear maneuvers on the right wing
41:34 (tactician's view) Battle of the lake continues on the left wing, as rear and reserve elements are pushed forward to support push on left, and to flank Soviet forces on the oft-center
43:44 US armor battles Soviet forces on the perimeter of the left wing in preparation to seizing the townlet there
44:09 Ranger assault team inserted via helio in the battle for the townlet on the left wing
44:46 Ranger teams commence their assault for townlet on left wing
46:36 US armor flanking guard for assault for on the left wing battles for command of the northern center
47:19 (tactician's view) US positions on the right wing and center valley - "closing the noose"
48:00 (tactician's view) US armor continuing the battle for northern center
49:38 (tactician's view) Assault on the townlet in the right wing commences with mechanized infantry
53:01 Frontline armor moving west to encircle Soviet forces in the valley assault adversary on their flank
54:09 (tactician's view) US forces on the right wing commence their final assault on the townlet there
56:49 US forces in the central valley are hit hard by a Soviet counterstrike on their flank
57:44 US armor arriving from the right wing attempt to create pincer with 3 other US forces
58:08 (tactician's view) US positions in the battle for the northern center
59:02 (tactician's view) US positions as the battle continues in the northern center to contain Soviet counterstrike
1:01:03 US forces clearing out remaining forces on the townlet on the right wing
1:02:02 US forces prepare to deploy all reserves to contain Soviet counter strike in the northern center and right wing
1:03:41 First elements of light armor moving forward on the right wing to support US positions in townlet there
1:06:06 Soviet forces gain foothold on the northern center
1:07:59 Large convoy of 3 US armor companies transit and battle to contain Soviet counter strike
1:08:55 After Action Report Stub
9 июл 2024
