OP 05 - 2024/05/11
Situation
40 Commando conducted a significant assault on the islands of Sona and Yermolova, securing the installations on each along with destroying all Anti Air on the islands. Our forces then assaulted the airfield where 40 Commando secured the Whitewater leader, now known as 'Sawyer', presumably a callsign or nickname rather than a real name. Due to heavy casualties and sustained enemy contact, 40 Commando was forced to evacuate from the airfield but only after having dealt a significant blow to the remaining installations and what was left of Whitewater and Black Bear Raiders had surrendered or escaped from Bolshevik Island.
Regarding the situation with Novograd, the current situation based on intelligence gathered is that an element of the Novograd Peoples Legion and/or Security Forces are in possession of two devices of unknown wide scale capabilities. The locations of which are unknown however it is suspected that one is near the border of Borealos and the other needing repair is somewhere on the western landmass.
Due to the nature of the potential threat and the lack of intelligence on how high up the chain of command this element is within the Novograd, diplomatic channels on the issue are untenable. If the intelligence or knowledge of the situation were to be discussed to the wrong people, any advantage gained so far would be lost. While it has been made clear that our involvement in the current conflict between Novograd and Borealos is off limits, the following operations into their territory is solely to prevent a potential large shift of power in the region and prevent a further escalation if it is a rogue faction operation from within.
Acknowledgements
Direct action on Novograd military installations are strictly PROHIBITED unless pertinent to the main intent regarding finding the devices.
Known uniforms:
Borealos Defense Force [BDF]
- Border Checkpoint (image)
Novograd Peoples Legion [NPL]
Novograd Security Forces
Black Bear Raiders
- Controlled port (image)
Known equipment:
Novograd Peoples Legion (Regular Forces)
- Main battle tanks
- Armoured personnel carriers
- Infantry fighting vehicles
- Helicopters (transport and attack variants)
- Aircraft (transport, attack and reconnaissance variants)
- Artillery
- UAV (limited numbers, short range)
Whitewater PMC
- Light armed and armoured vehicles
- Heavy transport vehicles for logistics
- Armed, logistical and transport helicopters
- Cargo planes
Intent & Tasking(s)
The intent of the following taskings is to at best, locate both or one of the devices or at worst secure intelligence to past and current whereabouts of either device. One secondary intent is to fully sabotage Whitewaters remaining influence in the region by dismantling the makeshift airfield they’ve established within Novograd.
Objectives overview - [ image 1 | image 2 ]
After compiling together the known intelligence, it is understood that Whitewater under the orders of “Sawyer” intercepted ‘MV Kuzma Minin’ cargo ship. Stole the supplies needed for an element within NPL known only as “DV” to repair one of the devices damaged to some degree in a plane accident on the Island of Utes, the details of which are unknown. After recovering the supplies, securing them on Bolshevik, a new deal was made between “Sawyer” and “DV” to exchange the equipment/supplies for a final payday. Based on the comms data found inside the Yermolova compound we have two possible ports that could have received the equipment, we’ve ruled out the third port between the two due to it being heavily used, making it nonviable to handle a sensitive cargo of this nature. The main task is to raid the two ports and conduct a search for any digital or physical information regarding the handling of the equipment and where the location of the exchange could have gone down. Both ports will have Novograd Security Forces securing it, however due to the presence of Whitewater on the Airfield to the north of the east port, it's highly likely they may also have forces securing the port or atleast nearby.
Finally, if operationally viable, is to destroy and dismantle the remaining Whitewater airfield situated on the mainland of Novograd. This entails the complete demolition of both hangars, two warehouses, and a singular ATC tower, alongside any equipment, supplies and aircraft stored within the airfield.
Markings
| Objective / Target |
Grid Reference | Marker |
Markings |
| Port #1 | 013 082 | OBJ Athena Alpha | Image |
| Port #2 | 039 084 | OBJ Athena Bravo | Image |
| Whitewater Airfield | 046 084 | OBJ Zeus | Image |
