Thanks to all that came out for the second community event for TG OFP2 DR on Sunday. It was challenging and fun as we added 2 "no respawn" infiltration/objective maps to the mix.

Special thanks to TexasTwister for hosting the games. Great idea by LpBronco as we did the "join by IP" mode to eliminate the browser window load on the game. We had people connected from Europe and all over the US to the host in Texas. Everything ran smooth. This AAR is just my experience, please post your experiences from the game also.

Here were the teams:

Alpha
US attacking team on Infiltration maps (coin toss)
PLA team on Annihilation maps
TexasTwister
|TG-Irr| Zantheus
|TG-41st|PaintScratcher
|TG|_BuB_
|TG-12th| jb4

Bravo
PLA defending team on Intiltration maps (coin toss)
US team on Annihilation maps
|TG-13|LpBronco
|TG|Jolliet_Jake
Extinct
unspOken
Scout_0311
RusyMonk

Round 1 - Iniltration - High Point

High Point is an attack on the Airfield tower. Some cover on approach, but a lot of open ground for the final assault to destroy the tower. Our plan was simple. Get into position and bull rush the tower under smoke. It turned out a little different than we planned...



All FT's rolled out as planned. My assignment was to provide overwatch from the hill north of the airfield. The other FT's would rally to a position on the SW side of the field and hold for the call to attack. First problem came when an enemy FT discovered 2 of us on the hill, cresting right in front of us. My AI was killed and I tried to retreat into cover. As I laid in cover I could not get my map orientation to the enemy correct to save my life. Back and forth, toggle, look, toggle, look. By the time I got turned into the right direction in close quarters it was too late. Overwatch gone.

That was just the first of the problems for us on this map. Through a series of unfortunate events, the attack FTs made it to the rally area without their fast movers and now were preparing to attack on foot. There is about 4000 ft of runway to travel with only a ditch for cover. It was just a matter of time before they were spotted since it is so far to travel on foot. The PLA sent out a patrol jeep and our forces were taken out one by one. A good effort by the guys in the trenches under difficult circumstances.



Round 2 - Iniltration - Lumberyard

We were the attacking US force. There is a lot of open space to cover before you get to the objective and "no respawn".
This was the plan...



Initial roll out went well. All FT's were moving into their staging positions before a smoke barrage. As I got near the overwatch area, I immediately got pinned down by an enemy APC that crested over the hill right in front of me. They sent it right up the gut into the hilltop bunker area. Try to run, try to hide, forget it. Game over for me. Sending that APC into attack mode where it us usually kept for defense certainly caught us off guard. Not to mention that it showed up right in the middle of many of us which was either a stroke of luck or brilliant tactics. TexsasTwister fought off that assault and limped off badly damaged. PaintScratcher was in a Humvee waiting for the clear. By the time he was able to take his squad in, they were the only ones left alive and the PLA defense cleaned them up.
Good job by the PLA.

Here is a little video I captured after I was killed. It is only about 2 minutes worth but gives you a little taste of the action. Sorry there is not more teamwork action, but hard to record and play.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOqA3fQamqY[/media]



Round 3 - Annihilation - Battle for Mologa Ridge

Battle for Molga Ridge has a mix of vehicles, armor, open space and CQC in the village. Our plan was to protect our attack heli, destroy theirs, save our armor as long as possible and "fight on the edges" of the combat zone to take the kills. There were a lot of good combat engagements on this one for both sides.



For the most part. This went as planned. I was able to do some damage with our attack chopper before it ran out of ammo. I almost made a landing near theirs to blow it up, but got killed by approaching forces. Our APC flank came forward and finished the job. We were able to take many kills with the armor from longer range. The enemy did not attack our idle armor so we were able to bring up fresh units during the map. By the time the armor gets exhausted on this map, it usually turns into a village fight, but both sides seemed determined to not get caught in a deathtrap and most of the fighting was on the north and northeast outskirts of town. The battle raged for a while as we increased the ticket count. In the end, the PLA was victorious.



Round 4 - Annihilation - Force Dispersal

Again, we were PLA on this map. Our goal was to own the hill that is between the 2 bases and provide overwatch/snipe from the far east side of the map for any approaching forces moving into the town. Let them come into certain zones and clamp down.



The initial roll out went well. My FT took the wide flanking position on the hill toward their base. We saw action there early on as expected. We knew neither team was going to rush into town so it became a matter of waiting to see where each side was going to set up to launch attacks. On this one, most of the fighting alternated between the hill and an area south of the town. After several engagements on the hill, my FT spawned on the east ridge. We flanked far south of town and then west to engage the enemy that was forming attacks near one of their Hummers. Our other FTs moved into nearby positions and we were able to attack them from many directions. At one point I was able to get into the Hummer they left and use the mounted gun to clean the last of them out. The other FTs did a great job securing and holding the town after the initial fighting and we were surprised to lose this one. It seemed like we had control of the map for most of the game, but that is not how it turned out. Many good fire fights in diverse conditions on this map. Well played by all.



Hopefully with some patch improvements to the game and the Dedicated hosting improvements that ogmogul and LpBronco have been working on, we will see more people come to TG and more TGers play this game. The dedicated hosting process is truly amazing and I salute those guys that have really taken the lead in that effort. The players can make any game and we have a great group here.

Lastly,

I dedicate this AAR to the memory of a good friend who has passed. From those of us in the POE community who got to know him pretty well, we are shaken and sad.
Counter, I really miss you bud. You had the light. It was beautiful. May God Bless your wife and children.