AAR
American Marines have assaulted the stronghold of a local militia warlord. But their intel was bad and the warlord was not in his stronghold. But now he is returning and the Marines will have to fight their way back to safety.
Overview as the battle starts.
The Marine Lt. and his command staff rides in the Hummer with the Mk.19 while fireteam one rides in the one with the .50 cal and fireteam two readies to run a Mogadishu mile back to base.
A sniper team and an MG team who have provided overwatch and covering fire during the assault now positions themselves to cover the retreat.
The Militia fan out to try and outflank the Marines
One of the technicals spot the repositioning of the M240 gunner and opens up with the .50 killing him and suppressing his teammate. At the same time Rpg fire and small arms supresses the lead Hummer.
The sniper team throws a smoke grenade to block the view of the technical with the fearsome ZSU-23 gun. And start to pour fire into the .50 cal technical in order to take out the gunner, but without success.
More militia reinforcements arrive.
One of the flanking Technicals are taken out by a well placed grenade from one of the Marines in fireteam two who are slugging it though the area on foot.
The Marines call in reinforcements to get some more guns into the fight. Unfortunately their timing is completely wrong and as the Blackhawk arrives it blows away the smokescreen giving the ZSU-23 on overwatch an excellent shot at the helpless marines roping down onto the roof of the building to reinforce the sniper team. Chunks and red mist was the only reinforcements they got.
Despite the catastropic reinforcement attempt by the Marines the leathernecks on the ground are slowly getting the upperhand with their superior weapons and amrksmanship. Most militiamen are now either wounded or supressed to a point where returnfire is completely inefective.
As a final act of defiance a one RPG of a wolley hits its mark from across the battlefield and kills two Marines.
But despite that the remaining living marines make their way back to the safety of their base. Fireteam two still hoffing it all the way.