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In this game from what I've seen,Trees are probably the best cover around,I swear they stop everything,from MK's to Sabot,HEAT to whatever,i also swear those trees must be made of super steel,they provide better armor then armor itself!In my PBEM games and in other scenarios,I watched as a single tree denied me heavy fire to my target,it's not that i did not have a field of view to target,it's that the combined rounds(MK19,Heavy MG,cannon fire etc) would slam into this one single tree and after many many rounds, the tree was still standing,and this is including the same rounds that can pass through several houses and walls.Realistically that tree would have been shattered down to a bunch of tooth picks.Some rounds eventually missed the tree and hit the targeted area,but at a very low success rate,I was basically wasting ammo,due to what seemed to be an indestructible tree. I also had a couple extremely long firefights from one forest to another across the open.Both sides were not on the edge of the forest,but a little deeper in it and the fire fight lasted a very long time with both sides prone and behind trees.Ammo was getting low and there was no casualties being produced in this fight,it was a stalemate firefight that I find to be extremely rare in CMSF and it had me stumped on how to proceed.No one could accurately shoot anyone and it was actually cool to watch,until the ammo got low.

Good post's with great advise in this thread. Yes there is a chance of friendly casualties if your vehicles are firing on the door your men are going to charge through.With good timing, you can lift the vehicle fire off the targeted house and then quickly rush your troops in to take advantage of the enemy being pinned down, shocked and confused.When enemy are completely suppressed they have very little battlefield awareness and reaction time,and your men will clean them out without loss when they catch them in the building in this state of mind. This is one big battle puzzle we play and requires us at times to try and think 10 steps ahead if possible,you simply cannot just walk into and take your objective with ease all the time,just like in chess you cannot jump right to the King and take him out.There will be enemy at the objective,enemy covering and backing up those enemy at the objective,enemy backing up and covering the enemy who are backing up and covering the objective,and also enemy will use and cover key terrain to deny you use of them, and so on and so on.Depending on the circumstances,all these outside threats should be dealt with before the dedicated assault,unravel the defense first so you gain territorial advantage,and then when you have secured its surrounding area,concentrate and secure the objective after when all threats that cover the objective are gone.If the objective is a house, take a page from the SWAT guy's or a page from laying Siege to a castle.Destroy the outside forces around the objective to take control of the AO,surround the objective,gain and hold the best ground in the AO to get fields of fire that can see in and around the objective,and lock it down tight with many guns and eyes pointed to it.If any enemy dares to shoot from it they will have lots of incoming fire from several angles by your forces.Sometimes you got to move the forces secretly into position and then when you have many men hidden in areas around the Objective able to get a field of fire,you can tell them to stop hiding and face the enemy all at once with maximum fire power at one time. If the only way is forward and you cannot go around and flank or control the surrounding terrain without getting your objective first,put a hell of a lot of bullets and firepower at your foes area,the stronger the weapon the better.It will break down walls,it will create panic and make men flee,or it will force the enemy to abandon his position because they are receiving to much incoming.Sometimes you don't need to do fancy maneuvering, you just need to pour on the fire from where you are and let the enemy cook On another note,One good strategy I have learned that helped me well with planning the execution of a mission,is to task each Platoon to take their own separate objectives.

Been very busy lately,and its going to take a little time,but I do have another AAR coming up for this Red Campaign,that's still a work in progress.These red missions are challenging and a lot of fun to play.I think many of you will enjoy them when released.Stay tuned.

I remember this scenario,I was over run,and I remember a lot of crazy moments,it was intense.First couple times I played was a failure and I was to disappointed at my loss over at the house area,I didn't even continue with the rescue effort when the ANA reinforcements arrived.I didn't take it seriously in the beginning and this was at the time I bought CMSF,so I know more about the game now.Thought it was more or less going to be a, put troops in place and sit back and watch the firefight happen kind of scenario,but heck no,it did not play out that way,you have to be very hands on and that's one reason why I look at every scenario closely and plan thoroughly from here on out. That scenario kicked my chair out from under me,and I now have a grudge against it.I'm going to play it again,because I really liked that scenario and the challenge, and because the loss of the first couple tries still stains my CMSF memory. The hard thing for me in that scenario, was to get the troops to stay and fight.They would withdraw a lot,even when I had them all together in the same area supporting each other perfectly waiting for the enemy to pop up around corners and enter their kill zones.It did make for a good show watching virtual soldiers move around in panic as they get swarmed,then suddenly have a wild west showdown with an enemy that pops around a corner on the streets and in the houses a few meters away. I hope you can keep those men alive long enough for the ANA reinforcements to get there to help out.I liked this scenario and this AAR will be a good treat to see how someone else handles this kind of situation and what happened in the ferocious fight. Get those mortars out there ASAP:)

This looks very interesting, and when all is said and done and completed,and the NATO Mod released,I suspect a lot of people will sign up.

Ha! You got that right. We can always settle for ye plain ol' English tho with a little touch of Franglais.

Yeah, he can walk it off.

Very nice work Snake eye and I like the Dam, very creative.I will give this one a good try when it's released,and I also like the look of those bush areas with the ditches, looks like good terrain that would be able to preserve and mask Infantry in a fire fight,red or blue.Also I like the look of the bushes near the houses,gonna be tricky to get eyes on the enemy when they start shooting from there, if they are there. Keep up the good work,

Now you got me very curious on this cool engine discovery you made.I like good tips and new discoveries when it comes to tactics and strategies so please,do share your findings I always enjoyed your missions Paper Tiger and I will no doubt download this campaign when it's ready and play it when I have time.Keep up the good work,and keep it up often:D:)

At the moment, I use Syrian Army Ragtag Mod v1.1 (Dirty) Regular Army Uniform Pack and Syrian Army Ragtag Mod v1.1 (Dirty) Reserve Army Uniform Pack I also use the Faces of Syria Mods and Ruyjin SF. Old pic of Marines I took that i thought looked cinematic,

Smile,someone has you in their scope. Might need new trousers,either these ones are dirty or theirs plenty of holes in 'em. Shot in the gut,they say it's the most painful spot to get shot, but then again any spot to get shot is painful, maybe we can ask him and see what he thinks... The fire is in their eyes, let em have it lads! X marks the spot, and I bet your girlfriend made you feel like this at one point... your X girlfriend that is.

I'm trying to find some documentaries on this one and it seems like there was a series made about this battle.I can't find anything yet and I don't get the military channel so I'm still looking while I get the chance. I did find a small tense sniper scene described in this battle. http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/combat-zone-battle-of-tal-afar-part-1.html Clever use of smoke, and what a bad spot to try and get casualties from.My heart dropped when i saw those ANA climbing the water tower.Not a good move at all, poor guys.

Picture of some enemy Infantry on the roof of the Mosque. Fighting stops all over the map and the Syrian forces defense has more or less been broken through, but the Coalition forces has suffered tremendously for this effort, and there are still pockets of Syrian resistence around the area, and also any ground that the Coalition forces captured, was later filled back up with Syrian forces.Even though the Coalition forces are powerful, a very real threat still lurks around them and as everything falls to a stand still and as time runs out the Syrian Forces are given a Tactical Victory and the results of the battle has been gathered by various sources and shown to Syrian Command. A view of the outskirts of the city Al-Qaryatayn from far.All the smoke is a clear sign that a fierce battle took place.

I won't be able to get a pic of the whole battlefield at this point, because I have no save for that moment to go back to, but the best I can do for now is show this strategical map and hopefully you guys can make some sense of it. Final movements are shown and Syrian Command thinks back on what happened. At this point, it seems that all the Coalition Forces have moved into the city,and did not hold any ground on the outskirts.2nd Platoon(Mulazim Al Mahalel) from B Command (Al Hakim) who stayed hidden at the Al-Abakar Farm as all the Coalition Forces swarmed past them in the opening phases of the battle, was now able to move around to get more sense of what is happening in their area.After looking around, it was realized that now is the best time to get 2nd Platoon(Mulazim Al Mahalel) moving and retake the School and Motor Station and to get help to the wounded and to retrieve the dead (as well as get the points for those 2 compounds).2nd Platoon(Mulazim Al Mahalel) managed to move across the open fields where the Coalition forces had a massive armor build up before in the beginning of the battle,and 2nd Platoon(Mulazim Al Mahalel) managed to get one squad in both Compounds,the School and Motor Station.From there they were ordered to concentrate on their fallen comrades and not engage or shoot at any enemy they see. As 2nd Platoon(Mulazim Al Mahalel) from B Command (Al Hakim) was moving to the School and Motor Station,a BTR Syrian APC from 1st RW Wessel Mech Inf Platoon (Mulazim Al Hakim) was ordered to move to the School area to support 2nd Platoon(Mulazim Al Mahalel) as they moved and got at the Syrian casualties.As the BTR moved up through alley ways to avoid detection from the enemy, and as the BTR raced across the open to the North East side of the School compound, enemy Infantry was suddenly spotted running across the same open ground, but on the South West side of the School compound.The BTR moved around the School compound to get at the enemy Infantry from the rear and as the BTR positioned himself on the South West side of the School compound he started to open fire at the backs of the enemy Infantry in the open.The enemy Infantry didn't stop, and kept on running as fast they could while heavy BTR fire impacted all around them and flew past their heads in the open.The BTR fired as often as he could at the enemy Infantry, but as luck would have it,the BTR needed to reload,and as the BTR reloaded,the enemy slipped away out of their field of fire and into the city without a single casualty.The BTR then moved into the School compound and held. As the enemy Infantry broke contact with the BTR and started to make their way into the city, they found themselves in the view of Al-ilias Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Maro) and were looking to pass their compound West of the Cotton Mill.With the enemy close and still on open terrain, Al-ilias Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Maro) positioned themselves to get a good line of fire on the enemy and then started to fire on the enemy.As AK fire rang out with a thunderous clap, some enemy Infantry fell victim to the sudden strike,but the enemy would quickly get down in the dirt and fired back.Even though the enemy were in the open, it did not make them as vulnerable as one would think,because now with all the enemy inf laying prone,every single enemy Infantry was able to fire back,and the Coalition Infantry returned a storm of bullets of their own onto the positions of Al-ilias Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Maro).As casualties mounted up for Al-ilias Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Maro), they were forced to break contact and find cover to protect themselves just in case the enemy infantry stormed their compound.The quick and ferocious firefight lasted a short while and now the guns fell silent as the enemy Infantry pushed past Al-ilias Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Maro) on to the South West, to regroup with their vehicles. The remaining Syrian tank from 1st Tank Platoon(Mulazim Amer) near the Post Office,tried to move into a position to get at the enemy Infantry in the open that avoided the BTR fire,but as he pulled out of the Cotton Mill and moved out he was hit by unknown fire and completely destroyed.Only 1 Syrian tank remains,and he is at the Hospital area. (This pic is of the VBIED blowing up) There is a massive cluster of enemy vehicles spotted at a cross road South West of the Mosque where 4th Pick Up DSKM(Akwal) and 7th Pick Up SPG-9(Abou Masid) was destroyed earlier and the cluster of vehicles do not have their Infantry around to support them yet.2nd Group VBIED(Abu Haddad) had received information of this enemy cluster and saw it as a perfect opportunity to strike and cause great fear and damage to the foe.After a quick prayer, 2nd Group VBIED(Abu Haddad) got in his blue car that was loaded and rigged with explosives.He pulled out and was told about what roads he should take.There was a specific path that was to expose the weakness in the armor cluster at the cross roads, and that weakness was that the enemy tanks would have the enemy APC's blocking their field of fire as the VBIED raced forward, and the enemy APC's would have their rear facing the VBIED,so they would not have time to react to the sudden threat that pulled around the corner.As 2nd Group VBIED(Abu Haddad) started to get closer to his target he found himself on the last turn he was to make before hitting a straight path to the target.2nd Group VBIED(Abu Haddad) turned the corner and the target was now in plain sight and he slammed the pedal to the ground and the blue car dropped back and sagged low from all the weight of the explosives.As 2nd Group VBIED(Abu Haddad) raced towards the Coalition vehicles, enemy Inf could be seen in his rear view mirror running behind the car, desperatly trying to get closer and firing a burst in attempt to stop the VBIED, but it's to late,the tanks could not fire on him either and the enemy APC's could not react in time,and 2nd Group VBIED(Abu Haddad) at full speed slammed into the cluster of Coalition Vehicles and a massive explosion erupted, the biggest one seen in the battle,and it could be heard throughout Al-Qaryatayn as the deafening sound hit the ears of all who are there.The roar of Coalition vehicles on fire could be heard and as the smoke and dust settled, it was confirmed that 3 enemy APC's have been destroyed in the massive blast and theres high chance that the enemy tanks were also damaged as well as other enemy APC's in the area,and enemy crew members could have suffered also.2nd Group VBIED(Abu Haddad) has done well on this suicide attack and has caused much grief and damage to the enemy and has now taken his place in the Martyr kingdom.2nd Group VBIED(Abu Haddad) single handedly took out more enemy vehicles then any Syrian with an RPG who was shot after wards and also caused more damage in one blow then any Syrian platoon in the area. (This pic is the VBIED blowing up) The enemy who have gathered around the Mosque where Jiahad i Islami Mudjaheddin (Ta'anari) is sworn to protect, are now storming into the Mosque compound.With sudden anger,Jiahad i Islami Mudjaheddin (Ta'anari) move quickly to fire on this threat and bullets would start to impact all around the enemy infantry running into the Mosque compound.Heavy MG would show the Coalition Forces that the Mosque is well defended and it will not be taken by outside forces, but the enemy also showed they had a message of their own,and an enemy tank rolled into the compound and fired a cannon round at the Syrian MG,taking it out.Once again Jiahad i Islami Mudjaheddin (Ta'anari) withdrew deeper into the Mosque and fortified themselves in it.If enemy wants the Mosque they will need to fight in it and that was exactly the enemies intention.As Jiahad i Islami Mudjaheddin (Ta'anari) kept themselves deep in the Mosque,enemy infantry would infiltrate it and would be seen moving on the second floor and on the roof top above Jiahad i Islami Mudjaheddin (Ta'anari).Jiahad i Islami Mudjaheddin (Ta'anari) new this Mosque well.They new all the rooms and all the places where they could shoot to get at the enemy who have stepped into the Mosque.The Mosque would prove to be to good of a fortification and prove to be to difficult to clear with few numbers,and Jiahad i Islami Mudjaheddin (Ta'anari) was able to cut off and shoot down all enemy that went into the Mosque.Not one enemy who stepped into the Mosque will come out alive, and the enemy stop from assaulting the Mosque and they set up a perimeter around it.Jiahad i Islami Mudjaheddin (Ta'anari) still remains inside the Mosque, and is now besieged by the enemy and no more shots are traded.

There will be some serious thoughts put together to come out with what the consequences could be for this action.In any other situation, it could have been war by now, but would it be wrong to say that tensions are so high and tight, that this incident might slide without a war being produced? I don't think this is the trigger people are looking for, in order to start a full out war and massive ground invasion into the North. It's weird to think about it like that, but if a war were to break out, a lot of people will die and where would the end be and how would all this chaos be put to rest with armed conflict.The war would last long and more starvation could hit the lands causing even more suffering then what there is now.Maybe an all out war can be prevented and some where down the line Korea can unite diplomatically when the North Regime has faded away of old age and no longer has the grip it once did over it's people.I think stalemating the North's ambitions is the best way to go, instead of an all out ground war. Clearly this is a serious situation that needs to be acted upon, and there needs to be hard consequences if the world is to send out a strong message, that this will not be tolerated with any Nation.You can't just kill one Nation's military men and women with your Nation's military weapons and get away with it. I would expect some real hard moves to be made against North Korea, and if North Korea pulls such an act again,then that could do it and the clash will begin again.This could very well produce a war also, but all we can do now is watch and see what the decision makers do and how people shift their alliances and views as well as partnerships. More conflict in the world could bread even more conflict,which will stretch forces thin around the world from all Nation's, which will naturally bread more conflict to come and strike.Then we get into WW3 talk and Battlefront will have to make a new WW game.

As the enemy pushed into the city 4th Pick Up DSKM(Akwal) and 7th Pick Up SPG-9(Abou Masid) moved around at the South West of the Mosque in hopes of hitting any armor and inf on their sides as they moved towards the Post Office area.As they moved to try to get in position on a cross road, in just a blink of an eye, both technical's found themselves smoking and destroyed without firing a single shot and no one was left alive. Coalition Forces have now moved their way towards the The Cross Roads At NW Part at the Post Office area in Al-Qaryatayn where 1st RW Wessel Mech Inf Platoon (Mulazim Al Hakim) is ordered to defend.This area would turn into complete chaos in a few moments and the fighting that took place would be swift and brutal and unorganized.As the battle exploded into action,1st RW Wessel Mech Inf Platoon (Mulazim Al Hakim) would find themselves fighting face to face with the enemies Tanks,APC's and Infantry.Enemy APC's along with Syrian BTR's would also be firing at each other at extreme close range as some enemy APC's moved into the backyards, and also as the Syrian BTR's would move to hit the softer armor from the rear and infantry targets just meters away.The moments at the Post Office area was nothing short of an all out explosive close quarters fight.A Syrian soldier would shoot an enemy soldier,and then another enemy soldier would shoot that Syrian soldier, and then the enemy soldier would get shot by another Syrian soldier who would then in turn get shot by an enemy APC and enemy Soldier,and in turn they would get hit by Syrian BTR fire and RPG's.That's how the fighting played out at the Post Office in the fast passed clash, and also during the fighting,the enemy vehicles would deploy a lot of smoke,and as a result of that, the visibility in that area would be very poor, and the Syrian Forces and Coalition Forces would not see each other in some cases until the last second,and then they would fire away. The enemy would also get hit by two Syrian Tanks from 1st Tank Platoon(Mulazim Amer) and B Coy/582nd ArmBat/58 ArmBDE (Abou Mubarak) who were hiding in the backyards, and they would shoot anything that passed in front of them, as well as move out from time to time to get a good shot off on a target in the city streets.One Syrian tank from 1st Tank Platoon(Mulazim Amer) and B Coy/582nd ArmBat/58 ArmBDE (Abou Mubarak) were destroyed during this street fighting and now only 1 Syrian tank remains from 1st Tank Platoon(Mulazim Amer) around the Post Office area.The Syrian tank that remained, used the Cotton Mill to conceal themselves as they shot enemy near the Post Office, and as the Syrian tank reloaded, an enemy APC wandered into the Cotton Mill and beside the Syrian tank.As the Syrian tank went to shoot the enemy APC,the enemy APC quickly went deeper into the Cotton Mill and the Syrian Tank quickly gave chase.Every time the Syrian tank positioned its cannon to take a shot at the enemy APC,the enemy APC would manage to get around the corner of a building and out of view just before the Syrian tank lined them up.The Syrian tank chased the enemy APC all around the Coton Mill compound until they eventually did a lap inside the compound, and after some tight maneuvering, the enemy APC manged to get out the very same way he got in,where the Syrian Tank was previously positioned.As the enemy APC rushed out of the compound, the Syrian tank found himself right back where he started at his original position.He lost that game of cat and mouse and now holds his position waiting for more targets. Al-ilias Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Maro) who was to the West of the Cotton Mill, also took part in this fighting at the Post Office and hit the enemies flank with RPG's and AK fire from a good distance without being detected and without suffering any casualties. Enemy air seems to have stopped for now and no more planes or helicopters are heard. The fighting at the Post Office area was very fierce.1 enemy tank along with 4 enemy APC's were destroyed in this battle at the Post Office area, and a lot of enemy infantry were also shot down there, but the enemy kept pushing towards the Mosque with 2 Tanks and 2 APC's as well as with Infantry and were able to get past 1st RW Wessel Mech Inf Platoon (Mulazim Al Hakim) as they fought in the smoke and dust filled air.Eventually the fighting at the Post Office area calmed down and stopped as the enemy pushed on.1st RW Wessel Mech Inf Platoon (Mulazim Al Hakim) were beat up,and managed to keep their 3 BTR's alive and mobile and maintained about 50% of their infantry, but most are wounded and low on ammo, so they all old fire and remain deeply hidden at the Post Office area inside buildings ready to fight anyone who steps through the doors of their building. As this was happening more enemy pushed into the Hospital area where A Company (Naqib Abou Hamed) is defending.This time the Coalition forces move in with a very strong force of Tanks, APC's and Infantry and they would roll past in a cluster and would shoot large amounts of fire at any Syrian soldier who shot at the enemy from the Hospital.A Company (Naqib Abou Hamed) would then be forced to hold fire keep their heads low and hide deep in the Hospital, and look to repel any enemy that moves into the Hospital.They would no longer shoot any enemy outside the Hospital. As enemy armor and infantry moved past the Hospital, enemy infantry would move in force towards Al-Hassan Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Al Hakim).Fierce firefights would now break out between Al-Hassan Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Al Hakim) and the Coalition Forces, but the Coalition infantry would prove to be to many and to accurate and Al-Hassan Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Al Hakim) would lose the close quarters, house to house, yard to yard fire storm fighting.As the intense fighting took place,Mulazim Al Hakim would be among the casualties and now in short time, only 2 men remained in Al-Hassan Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Al Hakim).They laid low and waited for the enemy to pass by so they can get to their dead and wounded and help the wounded as best they can while removing the dead.Their fight is over in a flash and the enemy now press on deep into Al-Qaryatayn. Only 1 Syrian Tank from 2nd Tank Platoon (Mulazim Al Farran) remained, and the Syrian tank was near the Hospital area, but due to enemy coming into the city in all directions in force, the Syrian tank spent most of his time moving to avoid the pack of enemy vehicles,but also spent his time hunting down any enemy vehicles that went a stray and found themselves alone.After hitting a couple enemy APC's that strayed from the security of the enemy tanks, the Syrian tank from 2nd Tank Platoon (Mulazim Al Farran) was ordered to move up to near the hospital and to guard the Hospital at all cost's from any enemy that attempted to assault it. 2nd Pick Up PK(Sulimani) and 6th Pick Up SPG-9(Anwar) who were in an alley in front of the Hospital now gives that location up to the only remaining tank in 2nd Tank Platoon (Mulazim Al Farran) and both technical's start to move deeper into the city while sticking to back streets to move and hit any targets that present themselves.They would try to remain hidden for most of the time, because the enemy were to strong for them ,but would later move against the enemy Infantry that took out Al-Hassan Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Al Hakim).As they moved to try and shoot the enemy infantry 6th Pick Up SPG-9(Anwar) was taken out by unknown fire and 2nd Pick Up PK(Sulimani) started to get peppered with bullets.2nd Pick Up PK(Sulimani) became disabled and the crew raced for cover and remained hidden from the fighting. Not much time remains now, and all Syrian positions except for the Mosque have been pushed through by the enemy.The Coalition forces are gathering near the Mosque and packs of enemy armor now dominates the streets in Al-Qaryatayn.Most of the fighting if not all has quieted down for a short while and the Syrian forces have been forced to hold as best they can with the little ammo they got in the buildings they occupy around the city.

Good AAR and it's good to see some action from the CM Afghanistan title.

I think Ryujin has mentioned a good approach to the situation,I notice he's always got top notch advice when he post's. I also like Alek's approach and I might try that one time.It almost sounds like forming one big firing line and then constantly shooting in front of the line with a high level of fire as they march forward, the phalanx of bullets. It would be nice if there was an animation in CMSF that allows your men to walk and shoot at the same time. In real time play, I usually try to keep a platoon's squads close to each other, so they could support each other easily and when I say close I mean about 20-50 meters or so.Moving a platoon through the woods in a wedge formation i think would be one of the safest ways of maneuver.That way your flanks are protected and if the squad at the tip of the spear hits contacts,you can order one of the squads on the side of the wedge to flank the enemy from either side while the front squad puts down a lot of area fire in the direction of the enemy, or you can order the other squads to move up and to position themselves beside the front squad to get more fire power down range and form a line. If maybe the contact proved to be to strong for the moment, the squad who was the tip of the wedge could be ordered to pullback (possibly assault back for team bounding over watch) between the other squads to break contact and form a line formation with your platoon. If contacts hit one of your flanks as you move in a wedge formation in the forest, you could have the other flank run over to help it in the fire fight and flank the contact while the squad in the front of the wedge formation holds and guards the area.Or the front squad moves to flank or help put out more fire power while the other squad who has no contacts moves to where the front squad was.Or if the contact on the flank proves to be to strong you could once again withdraw beside the squad that's at the front of the wedge and as a result you have 2 squads ready for the contact in a L formation.You could also move the other squad to take up positions on which ever flank to form a platoon line or have that squad be the flanker as the other 2 squads move up to pin the enemy. The wedge formation on a platoon level in CMSF i find is the most flexible formation that allows you to quickly set up your men to take on the threat without clustering them all in the woods and without having them to far apart so they cannot support each other.The flexibility of maneuver of the platoon wedge reminds me of the Roman manipular formation and the flexibility it offered them while maneuvering.The C2 squad can position themselves to watch the rear of the wedge and can make the formation look like a diamond or a triangle and that way the C2 should have good communication with his squads. If I drop it down to 1 squad vs 1 squad, I think I would have to say whoever is able to pin the other squad and keep moving to assault from the flank will win. I try to hunt to key terrain positions in the woods( high spots, or a position that allows you to see through a clearing or less dense wooded area from a heavily dense wooded area)and have them hold for a bit to catch their breath and look around.If contact is made on the move, right away I order the squad to area fire in the direction the shoots were heard.The area fire doesn't always have to be dead on in order to disrupt the foe's squad if you are Bluefor.I will then split teams and now start moving for a flank.As one team keeps putting down area fire on the enemies suspected position, the other team will quickly move towards the side (keeping them out of the fire lanes of the other team whose firing) and then will move up to get close to the flank of the enemy if not completely on it.The team that moved to flank will now put down area fire on the suspected enemy location and the other team will now move up to grenade range or into a better position to put more area fire on the suspected enemy (maybe you will have to do more bounding over watch moves to get to them,or maybe you can get to them in 2 moves,it all depends how far the enemy are).If they just put area fire down, then the flanking team will continue to flank and get themselves into grenade range.After the volley of grenades, you can tell both teams to hold fire and have any one of them to quickly run to the enemies location (should be at a close distance to the enemy now)and after a few steps your troops will be on top of the enemy who are trying to take cover and who are probably rattled and shaken.Your men will now be able to shoot whoever they see before the enemy have a chance to react. This would have to be done fast so you don't burn out on ammo and the movements would have to be short, make the split teams move no more then 50 meters at a time.During the initial contact you could use heavy area fire to quickly pin the foe, but once the enemy are pinned down you could switch to light area fire to save on ammo.Also make sure only one squad gets into grenade range so the other squad can save their grenades for the next situation. As for casualties,sometimes you get lucky and the foe miss's their first shots on your troops and your troops break their hunt order and drop down, and then your able to slowly move them into position if need be, to put down area fire as quick as can be, but sometimes you get unlucky and the foes opening shots hit 2 men.If you have other squads near to back up your one squad under contact, you can save yourself more hurt and as you press on you can get the C2 squad to take care of the wounded so your squads don't get distracted or held up by casualties. That's my thought.

From this point on it's become clear all fighting will be taking place in the city streets.The Coalition Forces seem to be gathering themselves together to forcefully break their way into Al-Qaryatayn. More enemy vehicles and infantry now try and push their way into the Hospital area down the same main road and heavy fighting starts to pick up again between enemy APC's, light enemy vehicles and enemy Infantry.Suddenly, one of the two Syrian tanks from 2nd Tank Platoon (Mulazim Al Farran) that was near the Hospital area gets blown up and completely destroyed.The other and only remaining Syrian Tank near the Hospital area turns off the main road and moves to find some kind of cover from enemy air units as well as enemy tanks outside the city.Another Syrian Tank from 1st Tank Platoon(Mulazim Amer) at the Mosque area would be ordered to move to the Hospital area to make sure the Hospital area is well guarded with heavy guns, and the Syrian tank moved to take up positions in front of the Hospital across the street in an alley facing the crossroads that's beside the Hospital.The Syrian tank from 1st Tank Platoon(Mulazim Amer) was able to move stealthy through the back streets and into position to fight the enemy and managed to avoid enemy air as well as enemy tanks while moving. A Company (Naqib Abou Hamed) who is defending the hospital are now starting to hit the enemy vehicles with RPG's at the cross roads near the Hospital, and Al-Hassan Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Al Hakim) continues to move around to fight and ambush the enemy forces from the flanks from various buildings.The Syrian tank that has positioned himself in the alley near the Hospital also continues to shoot the enemy vehicles as they move up, and the cross roads at the Hospital becomes a kill zone,chewing up the enemy.Any enemy that made it out of the kill zone were later swallowed up by Al-Hassan Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Al Hakim)as they hunted them down. As this was happening, Syrian Rockets now began to fall onto the Motor Station area, Downtown Farms and just west of the School.All these areas were getting showered by Syrian rockets and the Syrian rockets would impact close to each other with very small dispersion.Enemy armor would be clustered around the School and in a strike zone and rockets would explode all around them just outside their steel hulls.Enemy Infantry would also be suspected to be near all the strike zones, but there was no clear visual if the enemy infantry were being struck.There was also much dust and smoke going around, so it would make it even more difficult to asses the damage it caused to the enemy, if any. Enemy air units would continue to harass and hit areas within the city and most Syrian vehicles are taking shelter in backyards or where ever they can find a way to cut off the angle of fire from the enemy air units.Most strikes from enemy air units would be heard, yet unseen by Syrian command, but most Syrian forces were in good cover so if there was any casualties to the Syrian infantry from the air strikes, is was little.Enemy air would get another good strike in though, and that strike would destroy the Syrian tank from 1st Tank Platoon(Mulazim Amer) that has taken up position near the Hospital in the alley.Now 2 Syrian tanks have been destroyed. The two technical fighting vehicles 2nd Pick Up PK(Sulimani) and 6th Pick Up SPG-9(Anwar) in the city at the school(not the one that was being defended) were requested to sneak and move to assist in the fighting at the Hospital and to position themselves near the destroyed Syrian tank in the alley in front of the Hospital, so they could get a clear view on the crossroads.They were able to successfully use the back roads to avoid detection and got to their positions where they continued to fight the enemy with their MG and Recoiless rifle. A Company (Naqib Abou Hamed) with the help of Al-Hassan Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Al Hakim) the Syrian Tanks and the Technicals, were able to successfully defeat and completely wipe out the second enemy wave to hit the Hospital area.The fighting at the Hospital would stop for now and many burning vehicles could be seen on the road from the fast paced and intense fighting near the Hospital. Enemy would also start to push into the North West Part Of the City where 3rd Platoon(Mulazim Doka) from A Company (Naqib Abou Hamed) is, and also the enemy would push down the main road where B Command (Al Hakim) successfully ambushed the enemies first attempt.This time the enemy would move in with much more force and B Command (Al Hakim) could not stop them as the enemy armor rolled past.Attempts were made to hit the enemy, but the enemy armor would prove to powerful and both 3rd Platoon(Mulazim Doka) from A Company (Naqib Abou Hamed) and B Command (Al Hakim) would get shot down quickly without being able to cause hard damage to the enemy.The North West Part Of City and it's main road would quickly be over run by the Coalition Forces and any Syrian forces that managed to stay alive in those areas now laid low in deep cover and formed small pockets of resistance around the enemy.The small pockets of Syrian forces could not do big damage to the main body of enemy pushing into the city, but they were able to later gather their RPG's and ammo from the dead and wounded and waited for an opportunity to present itself to move out and strike.3rd Platoon(Mulazim Doka) after attempting more sneak attacks would later be reduced to 4 men with their leader Mulazim Doka killed, and would now remain hidden.B Command (Al Hakim) would also suffer more casualties and be reduced to 3 men and their leader Al Hakim would be among the dead. As the enemy forces pushed past B Command (Al Hakim) down the main road, they were quickly ambushed by 1st Platoon Special Forces(Raboud).One enemy APC was destroyed and an enemy tank also took some RPG hits, but remained active and then deployed his smoke to screen themselves from more RPG attacks.Firefights with enemy Infantry also broke out and 1st Platoon Special Forces(Raboud) were locked into a fierce close battle with the enemy armor and Inf. Enemy vehicles are now attacking into the city West of the Mosque and heavy tank rounds start to crash into the Mosque as the Jiahad i Islami Mudjaheddin (Ta'anari) fire their RPG's and MG's at some of the Coalition Forces.Without hesitation the Mosque was repeatedly hit over and over by heavy tank fire and Jiahad i Islami Mudjaheddin (Ta'anari) were forced to stop their fighting with forces outside the Mosque and concentrated on positioning themselves deeper inside the Mosque to fight any enemy forces that will attempt to assault into the Mosque.Jiahad i Islami Mudjaheddin (Ta'anari) rallied together deep inside the Mosque and waited for the enemy, but snipers would continue to fire from the Minarets undetected. All around the Coalition forces were now pushing into the city from the West, North West and North in force.

The new movements were hastily drawn up on the map over the original plan, and were given to Syrian Command so they could quickly put together what the situation is now.As the map hit the Syrian Commands hands this is what was seen, 1st Platoon Special Forces(Raboud) would be the last to show up as reinforcements as the fighting went on.They would quickly move to set up and defend a city block South West of B Command Militia(Al Hakim) and ambush any enemy who make it deeper into the city past B Command Militia(Al Hakim) and 1st RW Wessel Mech Inf Platoon(Mulazim Awwal Al Sahhah).

Russel Crowe is a very good actor, but I feel hes starting to play these legendary hero types that gets all the glory to much in his movies, and some of the crowd might be getting tired of seeing that. Me personally I would like to see more movies come out that revolve around a bunch of characters, and not just around the 100 million dollar actor that stars in it. Kevin Costner's "Robin Hood" was one of my all time favorites when I was younger, and I still like it to this day.I'll still check out the new "Robin Hood", and I do hope it is good, because I find nowadays, there is a lot of crap movies coming out.Same story and plot just recycled over and over and over and...well you get the point. Michael Emrys, are you saying you never saw "Gladiator" staring Russel Crowe? You must be one of the few that hasn't seen it and if you liked him in "Master and Commander" ( I also found that he did a very credible job playing the part) then you'll probably like his acting in "Gladiator".It was a good movie.

The fighting continues and the Coalition forces are starting to push lightly into Al-Qaryatayn... A Company HQ (Naqib Abou Hamed) along side with the Command Squad(Anwar) and 2nd Platoon(Mulazim Abu Sofian ) were now fighting against enemy APC's along the road on the side of the Hospital and as fighting was taking place at the Hospital area, Naqib Abou Hamed himself,would be among the first casualties to go down, leaving A company without a commander. Picture: The APC was just hit on it's right side (left side of pic) with an RPG and that killed the gunner, and the British troop in the background would survive and run past those shots fired at him and many more would miss him by inches afterwards. As gunfire was being exchanged between the Coalition forces and the Syrian Forces at the Hospital, 1st Tank Platoon(Mulazim Amer) and 2nd Tank Platoon (Mulazim Al Farran) from B Coy/582nd ArmBat/58 ArmBDE (Abou Mubarak)arrived South East into the fighting area from deep within the city.B Coy/582nd ArmBat/58 ArmBDE HQ (Abou Mubarak) would show up shortly after the two tank platoons.1st Tank Platoon(Mulazim Amer) with its three tanks, would mobilize to the North end of the Mosque compound and would hold around there on the streets and with cannons facing towards The Cross Roads At NW Part at the Post Office area in Al-Qaryatayn, where 1st RW Wessel Mech Inf Platoon (Mulazim Al Hakim) is holding at.2nd Tank Platoon (Mulazim Al Farran) with its 2 tanks, would rush to engage the enemy APC's at the Hospital area. 2nd Tank Platoon (Mulazim Al Farran) stayed side by side on the same road and moved on and up the road that the enemy APC's were on, and successfully shot and destroyed 2 enemy APC's that were giving the Syrian forces a hard time.As 2nd Tank Platoon (Mulazim Al Farran) slowly moved up the road towards the Hospital, they would shoot at any enemy in their path and clear the road of all enemy forces. Al-Hassan Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Al Hakim) who has positioned themselves to the East of the Hospital in the neighborhoods, moved to flank and assault the APC's and the crew that were on the road beside the Hospital.As the Syrian tanks closed in on the destroyed APC's, Al-Hassan Mudjaheddin (Mulazim Al Hakim) quickly swarmed the area and surrounded and killed all enemy crew members and infantry that tried to take cover in various buildings and in yards.The enemy who ventured into the city streets by the Hospital were now cut off,surrounded, and cut down.All fighting at the Hospital ends for the time being and this small battlefield victory was what was needed in order for the Syrian Forces to gain some momentum and moral on their side. As all this was going on,the enemy Mechanized group that just assaulted the Motor Station seems to be sending some APC's and infantry to go down the main road that leads to the school inside Al-Qaryatayn from the North West, where B Command Militia (Al Hakim) has taken the initiative to set up ambush points. B Command Militia (Al Hakim) who is made up of RPG,Sniper and Heavy MG teams now raise their weapons in anticipation of ambushing the enemy, and soon after fighting breaks out with the enemy APC's and Infantry who have moved down the road and into the North West part of Al-Qaryatayn.One enemy APC is destroyed by RPG hits and enemy infantry are being hit and pinned into place with heavy MG, RPG and sniper fire.A Syrian BTR from 1st RW Wessel Mech Inf Platoon (Mulazim Al Hakim) and a Syrian Tank from 1st Tank Platoon(Mulazim Amer) near the Mosque are ordered to move and assist B Command Militia (Al Hakim) by having the BTR flank the enemy forces on the road from the West within the neighborhoods, and to use houses to block outside enemy fire, while the Syrian Tank moves to position itself on the main road the enemy are on, and to position himself near buildings to cut off enemy fire from outside the city. The enemy on the road were under very intense fire from B Command Militia (Al Hakim) and would remain pinned down in some bush and tree areas, near a wall on the side of the road.Another enemy APC tried to scramble out of the area and ended up getting stuck alone in some back yards.An RPG team moved to place themselves to get a good line of fire and they were able to successfully disable the APC in the backyards with RPG rounds.With the enemy under intense fire and cut off once again from their outside forces, the enemy Infantry and APC's were eventually all shot down and the ambush that B Command Militia (Al Hakim) took the initiative to set up, proved to have worked well as all the fighting in their area stopped for now on the road,but B Command Militia (Al Hakim) did take some casualties of their own and some RPG's were lost. Simultaneously as the fighting in the city streets and Hospital were happening, the enemy Mechanized group at the Motor Station has left the Motor Station compound and is moving right for the School compound, and as they move it becomes clear that another APC was disabled near the Motor Station at some point during the fighting. B Company HQ (Naqib Zubromawi) and Command Squad(Al Nur) and 1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Mubi) are holding at the School and prepared for the oncoming enemy assault.In anticipation of enemy armor coming in the front way most Syrian soldiers were set up to face their RPG weapons to the North of the compound, but the enemy Infantry stormed in from the South East part of the compound simultaneously as the armor stormed in from the North of the School compound.The enemy quickly flooded in and took those buildings in the South East of the compound and the Syrian forces within the School compound had to quickly shift themselves to hit the enemy Infantry as well as vehicles moving in.Very intense close range fighting took place across the school yard with bullets flying in all directions and enemy APC's and Tanks would be hit by RPG's, but the enemy Tanks and APC's would also fire back into the school making the Syrian troops withdraw from their positions.Enemy rifle fire would be exchanged with Syrian rifle fire, but as the ferocious firefight was unfolding the enemy Infantry proved to be more accurate as they held their ground.After a short while of fighting across the yard,the enemy Infantry began to assault the buildings the Syrian forces were in.B Company HQ (Naqib Zubromawi) and Command Squad(Al Nur) and 1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Mubi) were now fighting the enemy face to face, room to room,class to class and trying to pull back to the South West buildings inside the School compound in order to get out of the compound.At this time the School compound is completely surrounded by enemy APC's and Tanks and some Syrian men start to drop their rifles and flee to hide while others keep exchanging gun fire heroically with the enemy Infantry as they pull back across the yard.Men are being shot all around the school and school yard and bullets are flying in every direction, but it's the enemy forces who are getting the better of this clash and as B Company HQ (Naqib Zubromawi) and Command Squad(Al Nur) and 1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Mubi) frantically race to get into the buildings in the South West in the School compound, they were shot and reduced to just a handful of soldiers with most of the leaders dead or dying except for 1st Platoon HQ (Mulazim Al Mubi) who still had it's leaders and majority of their squad.All that remained of the Syrian forces in the School compound would gather in the same building and rally to put up some more resistance and a fight to the finish would take place with the enemy outside their building.The School in very short time would be lost and not one Syrian soldier was left in or around the School compound that could fight. Enemy APC's and Tanks at the Downtown Farms area were seen moving towards Usuf-Aga Farm just South West of the School compound, and the enemy Infantry appears to have stayed in the Downtown Farms for now, but it's hard to say because no info or sightings can be relayed to Syrian command about the enemy Infantry movements Despite the horrible defeat at the School,the Motor Station and Downtown Farms, the Syrian Forces have now established themselves a little hope as they successfully ambushed and repelled the enemy at the Hospital and on the main road at the North West part of Al-Qaryatayn.These two small victories have given Syrian command some relief in knowing with confidence that the enemy can possibly be stopped and the Syrian forces will not be rolled over easily within the city of Al-Qaryatayn.There still remains much hard fighting but the Syrian forces who held their ground and repelled the enemy, receive much praise from their comrades and has motivated the Syrian forces to fight on within the city of Al-Qaryatayn. As the odd explosion goes off, It seems now that the Syrian Rockets will be firing very soon.The enemy forces are in and around the strike zones near the School and Motor Station, but the Downtown Farms are hard to get info on.Syrian command estimates there is a good 75% chance that the rockets will hit the enemy forces in the few minutes to come, but a new threat now press on the Syrian commands minds when enemy airplanes and helicopters are later heard and reported to be over head above the fighting.Also it seems that the enemy have brought in more Tanks, APC's and light vehicles to assault the Hospital area for the second time, and no doubt B Command Militia (Al Hakim) will also have to fight off another wave of enemy Mechanized Infantry. 2nd Platoon(Mulazim Al Mahalel) who is ordered to Hold and Defend the Al-Abakar Farm, still remains hidden and it seems at this point that the Coalition Forces will not assault the Al-Abakar Farm, but it's still hard to judge as there is no sightings or info on the enemy Infantry in the Downtown Farms area.All fighting from this point on will seem to be done in the outer layer of the city Al-Qaryatayn and it now looks as if the Coalition forces will make a heavy push into Al-Qaryatayn.

I heard this to, that the main gun and firing positions is to be manned no matter what in high intense situations.If the gunner is shot,someone else is ordered to man it,and if hes shot, someone else gets the order to jump in the hot seat and so on. I can only imaging how one would feel when he's told to man the 50, knowing the s*** is gonna hit the fan at close range like in "Blackhawk Down" for example.Man i feel for those guys who find themselves in that situation, that's true bravery, jumping into a position knowing it's going to get you killed, but yet that position needs to be occupied if the battle is to be won, so what do they do, they step up and occupy it and get killed in hopes it wins their side the battle. Is war insane or what? Best way to keep the men out of those Stryker slots in the rear is to dismount them.

It will be good to see the Germans weapons in game.Same goes for the uniforms.I like their soldier set up and it will also be interesting to see how the squads are made up.All kinds of different weapons and vehicles will be introduced with NATO for the bluefor and I can't wait to check em all out.This Module is gonna rock!

It was clear at this point the enemy were going to attack the Downtown Farms and the Motor Station compound in force.Enemy armored vehicles would move ahead of the enemy infantry and the enemy vehicles would remain close to each other making it hard to catch a rival vehicle on its own without support.As one of the enemy Mechanized groups started to sweep through the Downtown farms, the second enemy Mechanized group had its armor gathered outside the Motor Station compound and appeared to be waiting for the infantry to catch up, before the assault on the Motor Station began. As the enemy infantry were crossing the open near the road to gather outside the Motor Station compound, Syrian mortars started to hit all around them.The Syrian emergency mortar strike was a little off target, but it was still managing to get some mortar shells to land just meters away from the enemy infantry.This emergency strike pinned up probably a good half of the enemy Infantry, and the second Syrian Mortar strike would start to hit the area shortly after when the enemy infantry got back up to their feet and started moving. The enemy Infantry were somewhat cluttered in the open in the kill zone of the mortar strike and had no choice but to run through the gauntlet to the other side near the Motor Station.Snipers would also continue to shoot at the enemy infantry attempting to cross the open and it looked for the moment as though the Syrian forces were going to deal a heavy blow to the enemy Infantry running through the open kill zone.Syrian Mortar rounds would hit within a wide area and were spread out, but many rounds managed to impact near the enemy infantry as they ran.Smoke and dust was being kicked up and for the moment the Mortars dominated the scene, but as the Syrian mortars hit near the enemy troops, the enemy troops would keep moving forward and through the impact areas.With shells exploding in their faces and all around them, they managed to get through the Syrian Mortar and Sniper gauntlet with the occasional heavy Syrian MG fire,with very few casualties. While this was going on, 3rd Militia Group (Mulazim Andoni) and 4th Militia Group (Mulazim Al Sahaf) were now eye to eye with the foe.Enemy Tanks and APC's were now sitting just outside the Militia groups houses with enemy infantry approaching, and the Militia men were starting to get get shaken up by the presence of such a powerful and numerous foe.Knowing that the Militia groups positions could not be concealed from the enemy for much longer and that the Militia men were getting anxious, 3rd Militia Group (Mulazim Andoni) and 4th Militia Group (Mulazim Al Sahaf) decided that now is the time to hit the enemy near them with force and all at once in an attempt to completely catch the foe off guard to inflict the most damage with multiple RPG and AK fire.The signal was given and pure close quarters chaos unleashed in the Downtown Farms area.RPG's would be fired multiple times hitting multiple enemy Tanks and APC's, and as one APC was completely destroyed from many hits, enemy vehicles would instantaneously return heavy fire.Explosions from rockets and tanks and grenades would send everybody into an uncontrollable frenzy and Militia men would scatter and run in all kinds of directions.There was such pandemonium and confusion that the two rival sides would pass by each other shoulder to shoulder and would scramble to fire in all kinds of directions.Militia men would be running in front and behind manned enemy Tanks and APC's.The enemy turrets could not move fast enough to capture the Militia men who are on top of them, and face to face fighting took place between the two infantry groups on the streets beside the enemy vehicles. The momentum of the enemy was so strong in the Downtown Farms that all the fighting that took place lasted no longer then 3-4 minutes maybe even less.With every second that passed, some one got shot and the enemy fire power was to much for 3rd Militia Group (Mulazim Andoni) and 4th Militia Group (Mulazim Al Sahaf).Eventually 3rd Militia Group (Mulazim Andoni)was completely destroyed.Some militia men dropped their rifles and fled, but the majority were killed and severely wounded.Seconds later 4th Militia Group (Mulazim Al Sahaf) were defeated.The majority of 4th Militia Group (Mulazim Al Sahaf) were also killed and severely wounded while some others fled.There would only be one man remaining in 4th Militia Group (Mulazim Al Sahaf) and in the Downtown Farms, and that would be Mulazim Al Sahaf himself.He has lost his Militia, but he has stayed to continue the fight,and for now he remains hidden, waiting for the enemy to pass by.The Downtown Farms are now completely under enemy control, but not safe, because Syrian Rockets will be striking the area at some point. 1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Sabah)from A Company (Naqib Abou Hamed) who is ordered to Hold and Defend the Motor Station compound is now about to engage in the fight for their lives.There is no use in withdrawing from the Motor Station, because outside the compound is open territory and there are to many enemy around for them to make it across alive.As the enemy occupied the roads outside the Motor Station they began to drive around the mines.It was unclear if any of the many enemy vehicles triggered an anti tank mine, but it seemed as if none were triggered and if so they did very little damage.Enemy APC's could now be seen moving at the front entrance to the Motor Station and 1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Sabah) started to fire their RPG's.Enemy APC's would take RPG hits from close,and one enemy APC would become disabled, but the armor was thick enough that most enemy APC's kept on rolling past when hit.As 1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Sabah) were shooting at the crew of the disabled enemy APC, an enemy Tank rolled up to the entrance and enemy infantry started to assault the Motor Station compound.More intense and close fighting would take place, but it would be a losing battle for 1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Sabah) as enemy APC's came into the Motor Station compound.Under intense fire from the enemy tank and infantry and with APC's starting to infiltrate the compound, 1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Sabah) found themselves in a bitter fight to the end with all their RPG gunners dead.With only one way out and an enemy tank guarding it, some Syrian troops decided to drop their weapons and flee to hide while others stood to fight the enemy infantry that are now assaulting the compound, room to room.1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Sabah) would fight the enemy room to room and in some cases in the same room face to face, and the Motor Station would eventually fall to the enemy as all the other Syrian forces looked on at the close quarters insanity 1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Sabah) had to endure.1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Sabah) has now been completely wiped out and the Motor Station lost, all within about 5 minutes or less. Seeing how quickly the enemy were able to win the Motor Station, a rocket asset was ordered to shift its strike area from the Downtown Farms to the Motor Station and surrounding area where nothing but enemy occupied.As it stands now for the Rocket strikes that have yet to hit,one is targeting the Downtown Farms,another is targeting the Motor Station area, and one is targeting around the Usuf-Aga Farm just South West of the School on the outskirts of the city. At this point Syrian command is very doubtful that the enemy can be repelled and is horrified at the slaughter he saw his troops go through.It's very clear that if there's any chance at hurting the enemy, it will have to be done in the city streets of Al-Qaryatayn, but for now the Syrian forces are getting steam rolled by the powerful enemy Tanks and APC's.It will take extraordinary bravery, as well as skill from the Syrian forces to fight this foe, and the Syrian forces need to gain themselves some kind of battlefield victory in order to get their moral up and to swing the momentum in their favor. It seems that another enemy Mechanized group of unknown strength has now appeared on the main road in the North where the other enemy Mechanized forces previously came from.This new enemy Mechanized force is moving to attack the Hospital area and enemy APC's start to move down the street from the North right beside the Hospital compound on the East side of the Hospital.As the enemy APC's move beside and pass the Hospital, A Company HQ (Naqib Abou Hamed) with the Command Squad(Anwar) and 2nd Platoon(Mulazim Abu Sofian ) start to ambush the enemy APC's and hit them with multiple RPG's, and fighting now starts at the Hospital area along the road. It also appears now that both enemy Mechanized groups at the Downtown Farm area and at the Motor Station might be getting ready to assault the School compound.B Company HQ (Naqib Zubromawi) and Command Squad(Al Nur) along with 1st Platoon (Mulazim Al Mubi), now understand fully what will be coming for them.They prepare as best they can in full knowledge that these next minutes could be their last as they attempt to defend the Schools compound.There's no doubt that they will face the same kind of room to room and face to face fighting that their comrades went through, with enemy armor breathing in their faces.2nd Platoon(Mulazim Al Mahalel) who is ordered to Hold and Defend the Al-Abakar Farm has yet to be seen by the enemy and remain hidden.It is hoped that the enemy will bypass 2nd Platoon(Mulazim Al Mahalel), because as it stands now,2nd Platoon(Mulazim Al Mahalel) will cause more harm to themselves then the enemy if they start to fire and give away their positions. So far setting up Syrian forces outside the City of Al-Qaryatayn has proved to be disastrous and Syrian command will have to find a way to retake the Motor Station if possible.