3-MP BETA After Action Report on 022508

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Notes on MP beta performance 022508

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A. Platforms:

688i – zypher

Akula II – Vep’r Hull – suBB

Akula II – Ryus’ Hull – Molon Labe (I want this hull next time, pal)


B. Tasking:

K157 Vep’r – assume patrol routes along 43-24N and ensure security of restricted area. ROE hold until further notice.

C. Report

2300 – requested molon to go comms depth and establish link so we can assess the situation and develop a plan to maximize the coverage area of over 120nm. TU142 Bear and Helix are being deployed to the area from the airfield and command ship, respectively, currently off line. Molon was E/NE, AGI ship 1 was SW due E, AGI ship 2 was SE due W, and I figure making maneuvers directly south followed by course change towards molon would expand my coverage 3 fold while at the same time would help molon improve coverage on his end. I assume NAV mode due south, TA full scope.

2330 – TU142 Bear comes online informing us of commencing ASW operations by means of passive buoy search over the area.

0000 – Helix comes online informing us of the same thing by means of buoys and dipping sonar search.

0200 – reach NAV point, course change due NE towards molon. AGI ships 1 and 2 are converging at varying speeds. Last known position on molon is TBD.

0203 – received intel from High command that UAV was spotted, I make note on the nav map of last known position and time and resumed course due NE

0210 – received intel from AGI ship 1 that 688 has been detected and I’m over 50nm away from last known position. Molon is too far to do anything, but just as useful. As soon as link was received I start a manual track of the 688s’ position, and while in route, I requested molon to maintain radio link with AGI ship 1, with updates every 5 minutes. Shortly afterwards I prep stallion salvo and assume flank speed at optimized depth in route to attempt to intercept contact. Permission to attack has not been granted yet.

0222 – Received intel from high command that there was violation of airspace by the UAV and ROE status weapons free has been granted. From stallion launch depth and manual track data I set up a bracket salvo on 688, followed by a –27 torpedo farther north of the salvo. Soon as torps leave the sub I press in closer at flank. While in route I prep 53cm spread and –27 salvo. I’ve very little faith in stallions, so if I miss him, I’d hope the weapons combination would stall him while I’m in route.

0245 – rig for ultra quiet to –27 launch depth and received latest update on 688 whereabouts. Manual track is showing a course due N/NE placing ownship in his baffle zone – I made use of this. Based on latest data, I prep and deploy another bracket salvo of –27s, rig ultra quiet back across the layer and assume flank. I went active below the layer, but no clear indication of whereabouts – just echo ranging. While in route I prep 53cm bearing parameters to set up a spread shot. I also noticed that sometime after the –27 splash down, one did acquire but missed. Molon mentioned that data is becoming aged. I continue transiting into his baffle zone.

0315 – I’m about 20nm away from last known contact. In a final request of data from molon combined with a projected course from the manual track, I deploy another bracket salvo of –27s and a two salvo 53cm spread. Shortly afterward the 688 was acquired and destroyed before 53cm torps were enabled.


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Comments:

A.. If zypher classed and avoided the vishnaya combined with my course change due NE, then more than likely our coverage area would have been infiltrated. Nice run guys let’s do it again.

B.. Optimized In Game Dynamics is alive and well and living up the claim from both sides of the scenario, over 10 ‘full functioning’ MP sessions that I make count of.


Thanks for the ride guys.