MEC BATTLE PLANS!





Early Game

• Strike Fast, Strike Hard - Through rapid maneuvering and overwhelming firepower, our team will secure north village, mine the bunker complex, flank the enemy armor, take south village, and establish a front line spanning the entire battlefield.
• More Tanks - The current armor squads will be strengthened by transferring three infantry (one from each infantry squad) to the armor squads. The new armor squads will consist of a six man squad (four crewmen, two engineers) using two tanks and a five man squad (four crewmen, one engineer) using one tank and two AAVs.
• Forward Observer - One of the transport pilots will become a forward observer who will insert behind the enemy lines and observe the enemy base.
• Seventeen Minutes - Speed will be essential, as this strategy only applies to the first 17 minutes of the game.

Squad One will be composed of three infantry and a two-man APC. They will spawn in at north village, set a rally point, and proceed to defend the point until tank support arrives. Squad one's APC will immediately move to the North East and intercept any supply trucks and infantry coming from the USMC main. Also, one member of the squad could spawn at MEC outpost and drive a support truck over to north village, allowing the squad to construct a fire base. Later, squad one's APC will run point for our armor as it moves South.

Squad Two will be composed of five infantry and will spawn in at the MEC main base.The squad will move into the hills West of south village and await armored support. When the support has arrived, they will move in with squad three and capture south village.

Squad Three will be composed of five infantry. After spawning at the MEC main base, squad three will move into the hills West of south village and observe enemy armor and troop movements. Once our armor has eliminated the enemy tanks, squad three will move in and capture south village.

Squad Four will be composed of of four crewmen and two engineers, they will man two T-90s. Squad four will spawn at MEC outpost and quickly move out to north village. The tanks will position themselves South West of the village on the mountainside and will destroy any vehicles advancing from the US outpost. Once the first wave of enemies has been destroyed, squad four will move South, escorted by squad one's APC and squad five's tank. This combined force will flank the remaining USMC armor at south village and destroy any fire bases the marines have set up. Once our infantry are sure to take south village, squad four will move back to north village to await the next wave of enemy armor.

Squad Five will be composed of four crewmen and one engineer, two of the crewmen and the engineer will man a single tank, the other crewmen will man two AAVs. Like squad four, squad five will quickly roll out of MEC outpost and move to north village. Squad five's tank will work with squad four to defeat any incoming vehicles, while the AAVs will deploy to the hills slightly West of north village. From this vantage, the AAVs will overwatch north village and the bunker complex. Meanwhile, Squad five's tank will move with squad four to flank the enemy armor at south village. Squad five may also detour to the US outpost if there are unmanned tanks or AAVs there which need to be destroyed. Once the enemy presence at south village has been weakened sufficiently, Squad five's tank will move back to north village.

Squad Six will be composed of three pilots who will eventually man our jets. But, as this strategy only deals with the first 17 minutes of the game, when the jets have not yet spawned in, squad six will be tasked with setting minefields at the North and East entrances of the bunker complex. Two men from the squad will spawn at MEC Main and bring a supply truck to the bunker complex. Both engineers, they will lay down mines at the North and East entrances. Use the supply crate in the supply truck to get ammunition and more mines. The third man will take a supply truck from MEC Outpost and drop it off at North Village. He will walk back to the bunker complex, but will be picked up by Squad 7 as soon as the air transport spawns in.

Squad Seven will be composed of a single transport pilot. This pilot will wait in the MEC main base until the transport helicopters spawn at the two minute mark. Once squad seven has a helicopter up, he will insert the forward observer by the USMC main base. Then, squad seven will stand by and await further orders. Possible tasks include transporting members of squad six back to base and extracting our infantry once they have captured south village.

Squad Eight will be composed of a single special operator. He will wait in the main base until a helicopter can insert him outside of the USMC main. Ideally, he will deploy North West of the enemy base and observe vehicle and aircraft movements. If possible, squad eight may also laze important targets for our CAS, assuming they are far enough away from the base.




Mid Game

• Hold On - It's going to be tough, but once you take a flag in the bunker complex we must keep it. Bunkers will be contructed in the flag zones and fortified for that extra punch.
• Firebases - These are going to be our ticket to keeping our armor on the front lines. When our armor squads run out of ammunition they can return to these for resupply. This will decrease the amount of downtime our tanks would normaly spend returning to base for ammo
• Mobilization - Squad one will be mobilized in an APC after we control the entire bunker complex. Before then though, they will help out in the attack and defense of the middle flags.
• Keep the Skies Clear! - We will have two fighter jets up and one ground attack plane. This will decrease the chance of the enemy gaining air superiority. There will also be two no fly zones in the area above and around our AAV's. We need these to be efficient and focus only on the sky once enemy planes start buzzing around. Remember, if one of our jets get into trouble, just notify me and fly over our AAV's. I will let them know to watch your 6 as you fly over. Hopefully we can shoot him down, but at the very least he will break off of your tail.

Squad One has the job of supporting attack and defense of the two flags at the bunker complex if they get wiped out at North Village. If not, they will continue a defense there indefinatly.
We will try to get you a rally point somewhere in the middle of the two flags in the bunker complex if you get pushed out of North Village. This is to help clear out the enemy there. Doing this will limit their ability to make assaults on our flags and allow you to reinforce either flag quickly. The only drawback is you are a bit more vulnerable to enemy armor coming up over the ridge, but thats why we have Squad 4 there...

Squad Two will move to North Bunker after South Village is capped, if not before. We may bring in the air transport to take you to the flag. Get a rally point up, take the flag, grab a support truck (two of them spawn in the bunker to your north), and request a build order. We will get a bunker in on the flag and you can fortify with AA, sandbags, and razorwire. (I will try to find the tutorial that Charity Case made for razorwire, its great).

Squad Three will stay for the duration of the flag capture at South Village. Squad 2 will be leaving about halfway through so we can get a headstart. Once the flag is taken, if we have the air transport squad idle you can request an extraction. If not, we will get you to move to the flag by any means you have. Your orders are the same as Squad 3's from here. Get a rally, take the flag, grab a support truck (two of them spawn in the bunker to your south), and request a build order. We will get a bunker in on the flag and you can fortify with AA, sandbags, and razorwire. (I will try to find the tutorial that Charity Case made for razorwire, its great).

Squad Four will basicly secure the ridge East of the contested flags. Doing this will allow the infantry to focus solely on the fighting down there, and not on how much armor is rolling over the hill to, "blow them out of the water" so to speak. I will get you a firebase up at the designated location.

Squad Five has the job of keeping the Northern flank secure, running tight AA duties (from the spot showed on the map, all the way up to the maps edge), and keeping an eye out on the North and East entrances to the bunker complex. I will have a firebase constructed at the designated location. Keep in mind, for this rest of the round one of your AAV's will need to be with Squad 4, as they have two tanks fully manned with three guys and will be in need of Anti-Air.

Squad Six Keep the fighters up at all costs! We can do without a Frogfoot in the air, but if they have an A-10 or two up its gonna be rough on the ground.

Squad Seven will take Squad 2 from South Village to North Bunker, and possibly Squad 3 from South Village to South Bunker. Other duties will include taking Squad 1 into the fight if they have to respawn at the MEC Main

Squad Eight Keep an eye out for enemy armor moving South or North to flank us. Try to find a spot where you can see the entrance of their main. The spot on the map is just a suggestion, you find the best spot for you. The original one might be just fine




Late Game

• Move Fast - Even if there are still enemies in the area..we need Squads 2 and 3 to be able to get out of their bunker flags immediatly when North Village is being capped. The sooner you get there, the sooner our attack gets launched on U.S. Outpost, the more likely it is to work.
• Road to Victory - We have almost won at this point. But don't get cocky and careless. That is where comebacks happen.
• Spotting - Knowing where enemy assets are heading is at its most cruical phase right here. We need to know if all their armor is going to help defend U.S. Outpost or if it's going to attack our newly aquired flag...or if it's a healthy mix of the two.
• Armor - Get that on the hills overlooking North Village, and have Squad 4 rolling off the mountians. We need our armor to be able to repond quickly so we can hit the enemy hard. The pincer move at U.S. Outpost will be very effective if our armor shows up in a timely manner. Our armor squad at North Village will need to watch its North flank. You will be notified of armor movements coming out of the U.S. Main.

Squad One Once the flag is neutralized Squads 2 and 3 will already be heading your way. As soon as your relief gets here load up in your APC and start moving South. Speed is of the essence. Watch to your east as you move towards the next flag though, enemy armor is likely to come over that ridge and blow you away

Squad Two I will notify you when to move from your flag. If the North entrance isn't mined, head out that way as it will be faster. If it is, your second option should be the East gate...and if that is mined too...head out the South gate. If you arrive to the flag first you should catch a glimpse of Squad 1 rolling out to U.S. Outpost. Get ready for some fierce fighting at the flag. Armor support will arrive shortly.Be sure either you or Squad 3 has a supply truck, as I want to get a bunker up here. I might tell you to destroy the bunker you placed in the bunker complex so we can get one up at North Village. Squad 7 might be used to get you out of there fast.

Squad Three I will notify you when to move from your flag. If the EAst entrance isn't mined, head out that way as it will be faster. If it is, go out the South gate. If you arrive to the flag first you should catch a glimpse of Squad 1 rolling out to U.S. Outpost. Get ready for some fierce fighting at the flag. Armor support will arrive shortly. Be sure either you or Squad 2 has a supply truck, as I want to get a bunker up here. I might tell you to destroy the bunker you placed in the bunker complex so we can get one up at North Village. Squad 7 might be used to get you out of there fast.

Squad Four Start heading South when the Village flag turns grey if enemy armor isn't in the hills you are assigned to keep clear. If there is an enemy presence, eliminate it then proceed to your objective. Swing FAR south so we can impliment an attack from two sides. This will allow our Mechinized infantry to move in with ease.

Squad Five Once I give you the heads up, I need you to move into the hills overlooking South Village. Enemy armor will come from the North and East...and possibly the South. You will be advised of enemy armor locations coming into the flag so you can adjust accordingly. Don't forget about the Firebase that will be on the other side of the hill.

Squad Six Once again, tanks will be lased, keep those planes in the air. Not much to say here.

Squad Seven We might use you to transport one of the infantry squads from the bunker complex to South Village. Be ready.

Squad Eight Keep up that spotting! It's key here!




End Game

• Final Steps - Final phases here. Let's kick them while they're down and not let them get back on their feet.
• Surround Them - We will move everybody up and surround them. Find firing positions and spread out. Don't let anything get out. It's open season here.
• Air Support - Free reign on their main. Let's take out their stinger missles so we can bomb targets as they spawn in.
• AAVs - They will try to get some Blackhawks fully laden with troops out of the main. Don't let them. They will try to gain altitude and then fly over us.

Squad One Remain on defense at your newly captured flag. If anything gets through our force surrounding their main, it's coming at you. Be ready just in case. Use a H-AT kit here to counter enemy armor...if it gets through.

Squad Two Move up to the hills at the designated location. Use the sniper and H-AT kit to wreak havok on the enemy. We will try to destroy an old firebase and get a new one built in the vicinity for armor resupply and infantry spawn in.

Squad Three Move up to the hills at the designated location. Use the sniper and kit to wreak havok on the enemy. We will try to destroy an old firebase and get a new one built in the vicinity for armor resupply and infantry spawn in.

Squad Four Secure the South Western flank of the enemy main. Move to where you can see the enemy base. DO NOT waste tank ammunition. Only attack other armor, APC's,and AAV's. You can hit enemy planes as they take off, and open fire on choppers flying out of their Main. For infantry just use your coaxial machine gun. You will have free firing orders if we can get a firebase up near you.

Squad Five Move to the North of friendly infantry. Support them and don't let any enemy air assets escape. Have them blow anything out of the sky too at the location South of yall. DO NOT waste tank ammunition. Only attack other armor, APC's,and AAV's. You can hit enemy planes as they take off, and open fire on choppers flying out of their Main. For infantry just use your coaxial machine gun. You will have free firing orders if we can get a firebase up near you.

Squad Six Like I said. Were going to try to clear out their stingers so we can bring you into the mix at their main.

Squad Seven Some air transport is likely if we can't get a firebase built at the infantry squads location.

Squad Eight Resume spotting enemy movements. Call in CAS on any enemy armor that spawns at their main








Then heres our revisions after the patch.


Update:

Squad 1 will NOT take their APC south. They will keep their APC in an overwatch position near North Village since we won't have AAV's until 20 minutes in which spawn at the MEC Main.


Squad 5 will take one APC from MEC Outpost instead of the two AAV's. Instead of the overwatch position mentioned above in the early game, they will proceed south to the U.S. Outpost. Be sure to use the APC to flank far to the East, as any enemy there will focused on your T-90 rolling in. Be sure to destroy all enemy equipment there.


Squad 6 can only have two jets up at one time. One Mig and one Frogfoot. The remaining squad member will be a CAS spotter in the mountian ranges. Also, in the early game strategy, instead of laying mines...we will utilized the CAS squad to place our firebases for our armor and AAV resupply.


We ended up not having a Observer squad, Turkish had to go from doing that to flying transport






Here was our roster before the drop outs and reserves.


Squad Assignments and Asset Allocation




Commander

• Imnotacanadian

Squad 1 - Infantry

• SL - Charity Case
• Shafty
• thebonecollector
• Onit
• Krako

Assets and Support: Supply trucks. APC upon approval. CAS. JDAM upon approval. Air insertion upon request. Armor support if available. One H-AT.


Squad 2 - Infantry

• SL - eGoatBoy
• Pancho
• Bamboo
• Grunt 70
• IcemanGER

Assets and Support: Supply trucks. APC upon approval. CAS. JDAM upon approval. Air insertion upon request. Armor support if available. One sniper.


Squad 3 - Infantry

• SL - Belhade
• Superfast
• Kebab-Kastike
• Funeral_music
• Thyreus

Assets and Support: Supply trucks. APC upon approval. CAS. JDAM upon approval. Air insertion upon request. Armor support if available. One H-AT. One sniper.


Squad 4 - Armor

• SL - Portable.Cougar
• Ollie_fool
• Bootytrap
• Terminal Boy
• The Senator
• Squinty

Assets and Support: Two MBT's. CAS.


Squad 5 - Armor and AA

• SL - Tarthkin
• Pwneage106
• Browna3
• Elemanoel
• JohnnyDoube

Assets and Support: One MBT. CAS. Two AAV's.


Squad 6 - CAS

• SL - Ghost Dog
• SmokingGUN
• Ikill4aliving

Assets and Support: Two air superiority fighter jets and one attack aircraft. Supply trucks in early round phases.


Squad 7 - Air Transport

• SL - An_iraqi_mujahid

Assets and Support: Transport helocopter.


Squad 8 - Observer/Scout

• SL - TurkishDelight

Assets and Support: CAS.JDAM upon approval. Air insertion upon request.




Team Assets




Main Base

• 1 x JDAM Area Attack Commander Asset (60 minute respawn delayed)
• 4 x Main Battle Tanks (20 minute, respawn delayed, wave spawn 2)
• 2 x Anti Air Vehicles (20 minute, respawn delayed, wave spawn 2)
• 1 x Fighter Jet (20 minute, respawn delayed, wave spawn 2)
• 1 x Attack Jet (20 minute, respawn delayed, wave spawn 2)
• 1 x Scout Helicopter (20 minute respawn delayed)
• 2 x APCs (5 minute respawn delayed)
• 2 x Transport Helicopters (5 minute respawn delayed)
• 4 x Supply Trucks (5 minute respawn)

Outposts

• 4 x Main Battle Tanks (NO RESPAWN)
• 2 x Anti Air Vehicles (NO RESPAWN)
• 2 x APCs (NO RESPAWN)
• 4 x Supply Trucks (NO RESPAWN)

Middle Bunkers

• 2 x Supply Trucks (NO RESPAWN)

Update:

Squad 1 will NOT take their APC south. They will keep their APC in an overwatch position near North Village since we won't have AAV's until 20 minutes in which spawn at the MEC Main.


Squad 5 will take one APC from MEC Outpost instead of the two AAV's. Instead of the overwatch position mentioned above in the early game, they will proceed south to the U.S. Outpost. Be sure to use the APC to flank far to the East, as any enemy there will focused on your T-90 rolling in. Be sure to destroy all enemy equipment there.


Squad 6 can only have two jets up at one time. One Mig and one Frogfoot. The remaining squad member will be a CAS spotter in the mountian ranges. Also, in the early game strategy, instead of laying mines...we will utilized the CAS squad to place our firebases for our armor and AAV resupply.


We ended up not having a Observer squad, Turkish had to go from doing that to flying transport









Give us your take on the whole match. Disposable is going to post their battle plans also.