Small Unit Methods

[Dalle]

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[indent] Ambush Methods[/indent]

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What is an Ambush? An ambush is when a force engage the enemy by surprise.

Why and When should you Ambush? To delay the enemy and cause casualties without taking casualties yourself. An ambush is faught in terrain you're ready to give up.

Every ambush will be more effective if you have time to prepare. Preperation will include; scout the area for a good ambush point, way to stop the enemy vehicles, what vehicle to neutralise, where to set a combat position, how to be alerted of incomming enemy and retreat way. How you do this will be showns.

Shoot n' Scoot

This is the most common method to use against a larger force to simply cause casualties and delay them. This method is mostly done by a Squad, where the principle is to use STOP enemy vehicles, force them to disembark and treat their casualties. You do this by unloading AT in a simultaneous opening of fire to then simply retreat. NOTE that you will most likely only be capable to take out ONE enemy vehicle and everyone should only target said vehicle, unless the terrain, training and materials allow otherwise. Squad leader or assigned spotter should be the only one to see the effect on the target.

You do not try to neutralize the entire enemy force or treat their wounded as the enemy's vehicles will most likely be heavily armed with auto cannons, grenade launcher and repeaters. As the enemy are transporting there's most likely troops inside the other transports, you're outnumbered in the terrain you're fighting in. A qualified enemy will also in most circumstances have a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) nearby or indirect fire support raining onto you within minutes. This is why the best course of action is to retreat.


Here's a map of the terrain.
The enemy is comming from the South moving to the north west. They're following the road to the right. Your squad have orders to conduct an ambush on an enemy convoy on said road. Now DON'T SCROLL DOWN! Blue is a ditch of water going by. You're in a forest on some elevation. The road curves. Where would you do the ambush?




Yes. The ambush would go something like this!




Things to consider:

• How will the Enemy be moving.
  
• What kind of Enemy will you be facing.
  
• Purpose of this Ambush.
  
• Do you even have to do this Ambush?
  

Where RPers Usually go Wrong

• Turning the Ambush into an Assault where they try to Seize Terrain with a Lesser Force.
  
• Attacking from Multiple Angles. BIG! BAD! FRIENDLY! FIRE! RISK!
  
• Stay too long to Fight. Retreat!
  
• Too close to the enemy. Explosives blow you up.