Annarith
Posts : 28
Join date : 2014-10-22
Age : 32
Location : Netherlands
 | | Subject: Report to Lieutenant "Dead Eye" Salara Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:20 pm | |
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- Subject: Battle Aftermath M-B-M Report
By: Recruit Annarith Starweaver
Ma'am,
I have taken the liberty to compile a report to offer further insight into the battle of 29-10-14, the Iron Horde scout encampment. In case of further developments leading to a court case, I stand by this report. I wished to hand it to you in person but have been unable to do so, I trust this reaches you well.
See attached pages below.
Signed:
Recruit Annarith Starweaver First Page.
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Battle Aftermath Report
By: Recruit Annarith Starweaver
9:24 PM: Scouts bring in two dead Iron Horde Orcs to The Harborage, get informed of Iron Horde encampment nearby.
9:25 PM: Order is given by Sergeant Dawnweaver to prepare for battle.
9:38 PM: Squad is prepared and briefed on the mission.
9:49 PM: Scouts leave and head their way to encampment.
10:05 PM: Squad arrives at hostile encampment.
10:15 PM: No sign of our own men, no word or signal given about incoming hostile troops. Threat discovered: Two siege tanks are spotted in the back of the camp.
10:17 PM: A horn is blown, location is given away and we were quickly surrounded. Order is given by Sergeant Dawnweaver that Recruit Deneton, Srathos and myself, Starweaver, are to disable the siege engines while they hold off the incoming forces.
Above order was ignored by both Deneton and Srathos, I find myself alone against overwhelming numbers. I am eventually joined by last-chancer Inlaei and Scout Shatterstar.
10:18 PM: Threat of two siege engines capable of running the rest of the squad over and making our retreat impossible remains too great to be ignored, I take command over last-chancer Inlaei and follow previous given order; Disable the siege engines.
We managed to disable ten of the Orcs with the help of some kind of technology, I am unsure what it was but it stunned the Iron Horde Orcs momentarily allowing us to cut a path.
10:19 PM: The Siege Engine furthest away is swallowed by a sink-hole and rendered useless, one siege engine remains; orders stand true. I make the call to press forth to keep the back secured.
Unsure at enemy numbers at this point, cut off and behind enemy lines, I saw no other option then to proceed.
10:48 PM: Siege engine within our grasp but call of retreat is made; Risk of turning around too great at this point due to presumed enemy forces around, not having spotted any siege crew, I assumed they were inside the tank and preparing to run us over.
Unable to outrun a Siege Engine, we press forth to disable it instead.
10:54 PM: Siege Engine taken over and disabled as per previous given orders by Sergeant Dawnweaver, secured the back of the lines.
11:05 PM: Managed to set Siege Engine in motion, moving to rendevouz.
11:33 PM: Reached rendezvous point.
11:40 PM: Moment to take over the wounded before another horn is blown and drums are heard in the far back, dozen more Iron Horde Orcs swarm out of one of the caves.
11:46 PM: Full retreat is made.
Second Page.
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Continuation of Battle Aftermath Report
By: Recruit Annarith Starweaver
Ma'am,
Given the conditions of the battle, the territory we were in, the overwhelming amount of forces, the lack of signal from any scout on the incoming forces, this recruit firmly believes she did what was not only the correct option from a tactical standpoint, but also most beneficial to the squad as a whole.
The lack of siege engineers present indicate the lack of need for them, the Iron Horde is capable of driving Siege Engines without troops specifically trained to do so; Given the little time it took me to set it in motion and drive it back to the rendevouz point, it can be confirmed that the Siege Engines while crude, are easy to operate. Later reinforcements confirm my suspicions that had we not taken out the Siege Engine when we did, they would have utilized it against us to halt our retreat.
We were not equipted to deal with a siege engine other then a direct confrontation, as such we would have stood no chance if the siege engine had reached the soldiers present had it remained in enemy hands.
Not only, did this recruit fight her way with a last-chancer through overwhelming forces because of the two Wild Tempest soldiers there, meant to reinforce me; This recruit was the only one listening to the given order by a direct superior and continued in hostile territory, to carry it out with risk of life and limb.
Had we failed, we would have bought the rest of the squad time; Time they would have needed to escape the siege engine and overwhelming forces present. We were cut off from reinforcements, cut off from intel and the direct chain of command with Iron Horde members between ourselves and the rest of the group.
Retreating then, was no option.
I stand behind everything written and this belief.
Signed:
Recruit Annarith Starweaver
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