01 November, 2010

An Aggressive Posture

Evening - Day 2
The Defence of Wilson's Wadi

The British actively patrol the village perimeter to keep the Taliban off-balance. Gaining some intelligence of their plans for tomorrow will also help them to hold out.


Local Taliban concentrate to meet patrol - all of them highly motivated and ready to engage thanks to the presence of leaders in all four groups

Local Taliban  concentrate to meet patrol

British patrol sets off in a tight formation with support from the rear by the GPMG team

British patrol sets off

Taliban remain out of contact but move in close - a very astute use of the terrain to move the groups in close

Taliban remain out of contact but move in close

Taliban keen to put RPG in WMIK - somehow the WMIK remained untouched throughout - this movement was well chosen by the Taliban, as it kept out of sight of the British infantry

Taliban keen to put RPG in WMIK

Group circles around to British left flank

Group circles around to British left flank

British fire team take friendly fire from aircraft - this is the team that withdrew to leave its casualty with the newly arrived Javelin team

British fire team take friendly fire from aircraft

British advancing through poppy fields to compound - multiple teams have this small Taliban group in their sights

British advancing through poppy fields to compound

Javelin team opens fire as WMIK reverses away from the fields - a well-chosen drainage trench protects the Taliban from some of the worst effects

Javelin team opens fire as WMIK reverses

A Taliban sniper team shoots into compound - this fire is vital in contesting the British attempts to shut down the tunnel inside

Taliban sniper team shoot into compound

Taliban unit forced to withdraw back through the poppy fields and wiped out

Taliban unit wiped out

Taliban advance stymied by an IED - these local guys mustn't be aware of Tier-1 activities

Taliban advance stymied by IED

British team inside compound in trouble - they are saved by the lack of activity in the tunnels and they recover in time to shut it down with a satchel charge

British team inside compound in trouble

Last major Taliban force steps on IED just as it prepares its attack

Last major Taliban force steps on IED

Aggressive British advance to clear the last remaining group from the canal-side

Aggressive British advance

These Taliban are most certainly getting shot!

These Taliban are most certainly getting shot

*****

Given the British were missing an entire section at the beginning of this mission from the scenario baseline, I let them raid the larder to get a WMIK. Even so I was impressed with the dividends the steady and methodical approach paid.
A victory 22-3 puts everything back in the balance for the third day. Just three wounded on the British side but it'll still be bare bones of a platoon which takes to the field...

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