Smoke 'em Out

A small cadre of operators are securing the base of operations for the other ODA missions. Providing training and technical advice to the Baluchi rebels takes a hands-on turn when the rebels plan an attack on an isolated Iranian outpost near Nukabad.

The Iranian garrison stands fast - awaiting relief from outlying patrols



The tribesmen rush around the woods overlooking the outpost. Moving through the rough ground to outflank the defenders



A small piquet on the ridgetop overlooking the outpost fires on the advancing enemy



The tribesmen have manhandled a .50cal into a small copse of trees, directed by a special forces operative



The heavy machine gun puts the garrison under effective fire and Iranian morale begins to falter



A newly reinforced patrol returns and goes straight to work - they overwhelm the .50cal and ease the pressure on the garrison



The piquet moves down from the ridgeline and engages the large group moving into the wood - they lose that firefight, the tribesmen stand fast and return fire, driving them back to behind the slope



Two groups of tribesmen, backed up by the special ops fireteam, mass for an attack



The charge falters, but the Iranian garrison have been silenced and any survivors have hunkered down



An Iranian squad makes their way to reinforce the outpost, getting their just in time



A tribal technical arrives on the scene and adds that heavy support to the attack on the outpost



a group storm the outpost, but before they can exploit their victory they're shot down by a previously unseen Iranian .50cal on the small hillock southwards



A fierce firefight erupts over attempts to gain access to the outpost - the outlying patrol has made a real impact on the Baluchi attack




Eventually the Special Forces enter, taking three prisoners and the rest of the Iranians withdraw



A close-run affair, the Baluchi tribal forces resupply and bring in reinforcements