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And it's a pretty damn good mission. One sided perhaps, but no less fun for it. Despite there generally being less to talk about when a plan goes off well, it's always very satisfying!

That said, there's a lot of Marine technical-particularly sensor- overmatch going on here that the Syrians just can't compete with. In the next mission it looks like we're up against the Syrian Airborne and their BMP-3s which are a lot scarier than anything we've encountered so far. Enemy tanks aside...

Anyway, next up is a War Room video. I keep coming back to the Battle of Ferrybridge, but the sources are so vague and conflicting (go go medieval sources) that I'd pretty much be making it up. Which would be fun, but not necessarily what I want to do for this series. So I'm swinging round towards something naval, or naval-ish: the two options on my radar for now are Operation Weserubung (should be an umluat in there, I can never remember the codes) and Operation Praying Mantis.

Weserubung is an interesting counterpoint to D-Day, being a German naval operation undertaken under the nose of the Royal Navy relying almost entirely on surprise, and Praying Mantis is pretty much the US Navy absolutely curb stomping the Iranians in 1988.

I'm still deliberating, mostly while I crack on with some work for Slitherine and the JL28 Staffex.

Plenty in the pipeline! Plus I need to pick a time to get the final Baltic Shield video out to you guys.

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Breakout: CMSF2 Semper Fi Syria Mission 4

Comments

GLG

In WWII the Red Army was not adverse to conducting operational exploitation during night, including thru enemy-occupied areas. Often the SOP was to drive as if Axis forces on redeployment, headlights on and all. Inclement weather only improved their chances. Breakthrough attacks became more common around 3am or 4am, to maximize that groggy period for most humans in their sleep cycle. Given a German tactics-based force multiplier hinging around 3:1, it didn't hurt to try anything outside the envelope as it were. Watching US forces conduct low light tactical engagements with such ease is nothing short of amazing in retrospect. Admittedly, we're talking about asymmetrical warfare, but still. The next war between A-list combatant nations is going to be destructive beyond compare and either swiftly over due to lack of operational material or with wide gaps as sides replace large losses to their formations.

Luke Frame

HEY HAPLESS! just got back from USMC bootcamp man it was a slog. Super hyped to catch up on everything that I missed.

UsuallyHaplessVideos

Makes it awkward to film- was always a little concerned about how dark it was. Some cool silhouette shots to be had though

UsuallyHaplessVideos

Awesome man, well done! Hopefully you didn't get treated too much like a pixeltruppen

UsuallyHaplessVideos

We'll see if the trend continues once we hit the Syrian Airborne... But yes, Peer-Sub Peer is characteristically a walkover. Peer-Peer is an attritional death battle unless one side's will caves.