Berezino Times Online, 23APR15

[R. F. Nelson]

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The above article and video are works of fiction to promote the 506th IR Arma unit story.

Article and video supplied by CPL Nelson​

 

[O'Dette]

I thought I recognized those villages...

Damn, Stary and Novy Sobor? They've crossed a line, man...

Also, I'm going to guess that either Berezino Time's writers are either RPLA sympathetic to describe one of their soldiers as "brave", or they're trying not to incur the wrath of these madmen.

 

[1LT (Ret) Aston]

By now Chernarus must be close to being fully controlled by the RPLA. I guess we can only hope that with so much land to cover, their forces must be spread thin. If they've managed to gain numbers, I worry that they may begin infesting surrounding nations such as Takistan.

Quick question to the S-2 guys, do you know what the state of the nearby island of Utes is? Under RPLA control, it could easily be set up as an offshore fortress.

 

[Joyce]

By now Chernarus must be close to being fully controlled by the RPLA.

"The pitiful Chernarusian defense forces will crumble under the bootheel of our mighty cold-war era Katyusha rocket artillery muahaha~"

Say, those things are about due for a surgical strike, aren't they?

 

[SGT (Ret) Falconer]

By now Chernarus must be close to being fully controlled by the RPLA.

"The pitiful Chernarusian defense forces will crumble under the bootheel of our mighty cold-war era Katyusha rocket artillery muahaha~"

Say, those things are about due for a surgical strike, aren't they?

Problem is they are very mobile. All you have to do to avoid surgical strikes is to drive them into a forrest and tie some shrubbery to them.

 

[O'Dette]

Quick question to the S-2 guys, do you know what the state of the nearby island of Utes is? Under RPLA control, it could easily be set up as an offshore fortress.

Utes is, if I remember correctly, something like 20 miles off the coast of Chernarus. In Harvest Red, it was taken by the ChDKZ and the 27th MEU (SOC) had to liberate it before moving on the nation proper.

If I had to guess, the RPLA will make a move on Utes once they control the majority of the coastline of Chernarus and try to use the CDF military base there to observe naval activity and interdict air and naval traffic. If Utes has fallen to the RPLA, they will need to be removed in order to secure safe travel to Chernarus by air or sea.

 

[1LT (Ret) Aston]

Quick question to the S-2 guys, do you know what the state of the nearby island of Utes is? Under RPLA control, it could easily be set up as an offshore fortress.

Utes is, if I remember correctly, something like 20 miles off the coast of Chernarus. In Harvest Red, it was taken by the ChDKZ and the 27th MEU (SOC) had to liberate it before moving on the nation proper.

If I had to guess, the RPLA will make a move on Utes once they control the majority of the coastline of Chernarus and try to use the CDF military base there to observe naval activity and interdict air and naval traffic. If Utes has fallen to the RPLA, they will need to be removed in order to secure safe travel to Chernarus by air or sea.

Exactly what I was thinking. With their lack of naval vessels, this may be a good way for them to protect their coastlines.

 

[Barraco]

I like that idea if the RPLA is controlling Utes now. Especially if that's the strategic location to get into Chernarus.

 

[O'Dette]

I like that idea if the RPLA is controlling Utes now. Especially if that's the strategic location to get into Chernarus.

I think the question to be asked is "how will we take it out?" The 506th isn't capable of marine landings, so unless we're talking about a combat drop onto Utes, I don't see an easy way for an Air Assault Brigade to assault the island without an airbase.

That being said, going "Geronimo" and assaulting the island that way would be a quick way to overwhelm the small island defenses and neutralize it. You could probably take it with only a Company reinforced, dividing it into two Task Forces: One drops from the north and marches south on the airstrip, taking the town of Kamenyy, while the other drops from the south and marches north on the military base, securing the village of Strelka.

 

[SFC (Ret) M. Brewer]

Remember our former brothers in the 15th MEU...

I'm not saying...I'm just sayin'....

 

[1LT (Ret) Aston]

But then again, Utes was used as a offshore military base by the Chernarussians. No doubt it has anti-aircraft defenses. Without strong naval vessels, I don't see how the RPLA could even get close without getting shot out of the sky. If Utes is still controlled by the Chernarussians, it could be used as a strong staging area for NATO forces.

 

[O'Dette]

But then again, Utes was used as a offshore military base by the Chernarussians. No doubt it has anti-aircraft defenses. Without strong naval vessels, I don't see how the RPLA could even get close without getting shot out of the sky. If Utes is still controlled by the Chernarussians, it could be used as a strong staging area for NATO forces.

They don't necessarily need a strong naval force to hit Utes. A night-time fast-boat landing with enough forces could probably take the island. I'm sure that the garrison on Utes is undermanned, with assets there being transferred to assist the CDF on the mainland. Anyone there could be taken out pretty easily, especially given the amount of equipment that the RPLA has to bear.