host posted on January 13, 2009 21:10
By the evening of day 2, NATO spearheads have driven north and west, deep into DPRK territory. The bulk of the DPRK forces are trapped in a pocket to the north-west, by the destruction of strategic bridges. Two airbases have been recaptured, along with a major radar station in the west that was captured in a daring paratroop raid by air-mobile units.
Weakened DPRK troops are trapped on a penninsular on the south coast, where they are being pounded into surrender by artillery units.
These breakouts have significantly increased the territory we control, and open the way to a strategy of rapid surprise attacks aimed at capturing key enemy airbases and forcing the DPRK back to their treaty-established borders. Vital to this effort will be air strikes against enemy armour and mechanised units that threaten our advances, and strategic strikes against infrastructure to limit the enemy's ability to manouver and respond. Finally, continued suppression of enemy air power must be maintained.
All of these tasks require manpower - active pilots. With at least two active fronts, and multiple mission roles required on each front, we need as many active pilots at meetings as we can acheive. Although bold, our strategy is risky, and relies on us quickly detecting and rectifying any weaknesses.
Recent intel reports show that new airbases have become active to our north, while at the same time a few strong DPRK armoured units managed to escape the pocket and are threatening our western spearhead. Both of these threats will need to be dealt with swiftly at the next campaign session in February.
The map below shows active airbases highlighted. Note the three newly-active airbases just to the north of our positions!
