TIME: Saturday, December 10 2016, 2100UTC

Apex is not needed for either mission this weekend.

Both missions this weekend are straight-forward and excellent opportunities to try new leadership stuff. Please consider trying out a leadership slot at some level if you've not before, or a higher level than you're used to. If you'd like a set of training wheels to be in your group, don't hesitate to say so and we'll make sure someone is available to help!

OP SPARKLY BALLOON

by Brunius

SITUATION

     The Iraq-backed government of Takistan is having a peck of trouble with ISTS in the north of the country. Thus, you've been sent in to clear the towns of Gospandi, Nagara, and Naygul, clearing out any hostile opposition you find. Expect to be facing captured HMMWVs and light armor, as well as insurgents training for a holy war.

MISSION NOTES

• No respawn.

• This is a convoy mission! Please Make sure you know what that means. It shouldn't be too long, but you're expected to know how to herringbone, a rough idea of which sector you'll be covering, and what to do if your team lead says "dismount" (pro tip: it's not always dismount). If you're totally lost, dslyexci's ttp3 "Combined Arms" section is a decent starting point.

• You're in HMMWVs! The enemy is in HMMWVs! Make sure you practice proper target identification.

COMMAND
   Commanding Officer: Decoy
   Executive Officer: Dancin

ALPHA
   Section Leader: Moldy
     Medic: Comrade
     Machinegunner: Deadawake
     Machinegunner Asst.: Deserve
    Team Lead: GB7
     Grenadier: Kerry
     Grenadier Asst.: Derpman
     Engineer: Brunius

BRAVO
   Section Leader: Zimz
     Medic: Iron
     Machinegunner: Zhandris
     Machinegunner Asst.: Bobbomahabo
    Team Lead:
     Grenadier: Theo
     Grenadier Asst.: Fadi
     Engineer: Sleventy

CHARLIE
   Section Leader: Supwer
     Medic: Valnera
     Machinegunner: PolishTroll
     Machinegunner Asst.: NotoriousBEAR
    Team Lead: Lordgold
     Grenadier: nuRob
     Grenadier Asst.: Meaic
     Engineer:

Delta
Same as above, opened when needed.

OPERATION COBALT COLLIE

by Zim

SITUATION

    URGENT: US Army CH-47 call sign COLLIE has been shot down in hostile territory. COLLIE's passengers, the SoF Recon team TRUMPET, survived the crash and have established contact with their survival radios. A rescue force, ROAMER, is in the process of deploying via helicopter to retrieve them and destroy any sensitive equipment at the crash site.

    Intercepted enemy radio transmissions confirm they are also closing on TRUMPET's location. It is imperative that we recover our aircrew and destroy the COLLIE wreck.

MISSION NOTES

• No respawn.

• The mission starts when it starts. There isn't time for the BUGGY team to faff about deciding who sits in what seat.

• TRUMPET survivors probably want to get moving asap. A crashed helicopter is not the best place to hide. On the other hand, destroying sensitive equipment at the crash site is one of the mission objectives, so going too far from the crash site may cede it to the enemy. Decisions, decisions...

• ROAMER ground team leader is acting CO for the mission.

• No aircrew lottery this time. If you sign up, we expect you to be honest with yourself and practice ahead of time on your own. (It'll be super obvious if you didn't.)

• This is a new iteration of Aluminum Poodle that we played a couple weeks ago: the crash site and AO are entirely different. These are easy to vary and we found they make for excellent no-nonsense get-in-and-shoot-mans sessions, so we'll likely be including more of variations of these on a semi-regular basis. It's still a new mission though, and is an excellent leadership crucible. Please consider take leadership slots if you usually avoid them!

COLLIE
   Aircraft Commander: KIA Will
     Pilot: KIA
     Crew Chief: KIA
     Door Gunner: KIA

TRUMPET
   Team Leader: Moldy
     Machinegunner: Supwer
     Grenadier: Deadawake
     Marksman: Brunius
     Medic: Theo

BUGGY (CH-47F)
   Aircraft Commander (Co-pilot): GB7
     Pilot: Iron
    Crew Chief:
    Door Gunner:

ROAMER
   Squad Leader (CO): Dancin
     Medic: Deserve
    Team 1 Leader:
      Automatic Rifleman: PolishTroll
      Asst. Automatic Rifleman: bobbomahabo
      Automatic Rifleman: Fadi
      Asst. Automatic Rifleman: Zhandris
      Rifleman (AT): Kerry
    Team 2 Leader:
      Automatic Rifleman: nuRob
      Asst. Automatic Rifleman: NotoriousBEAR
      Grenadier: Derpman
      Rifleman (AT): Valnera
      Rifleman (AT): Lordgold
    Medium Machine Gun Team Leader: Sleventy
      MMG Asst. Gunner: Meaic
      MMG Ammo Bearer:

GUNSLINGER (AH-6)
   Aircraft Commander (Co-pilot): Sleventy
     Pilot: Comrade

Reserves (Sign up here if you're unsure of whether or not you'll make it, or if you have to leave early)
  Gerge Food
  Quex
  Fletcher
  Hansie
  Erin
  ObsidianZephyr
  Koda

Latrines (Please let us know if you're a regular and can't make it for a week)
  

Actually dead
  Will