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[Prussian Havoc]

It is expected that FRAGO 001 to OPORD 15-014 will be published prior to the midpoint of today's Euro-cycle. Until then OPORD 15-014 remains in effect.

Grand Kurultai products were completed in due course of support to the pre-Kurultain on Tukayyid and can be found at:
Pre-Kurultai Agenda
Mission Statement
(DRAFT) ilKhan Intent

It should be clarified at this point that these products were prepared for consideration during last night's pre-Kurultai. Unfortunately machination among select parties ensured the premature withdrawal of all but Clan Smoke Jaguar from this initial IPR in the run up to the Grand Kurultai. A subsequent Grand Kurultai will assuredly be held one day.

Edited by Prussian Havoc, 13 February 2015 - 10:34 PM.

[Knightcrawler]

I'm just gonna put out there that if you take Altenmarkt this attack phase, Clan Wolf will be cut off. But your attack lane (I predict) would otherwise be reassigned to Lothan in 1 attack phase after Lothan's invulnerability time ends. Maybe attack Kurita this phase and wait for your target in the FRR to get reassigned, please?

[Prussian Havoc]

Knightcrawler, on 14 February 2015 - 11:14 PM, said:

I'm just gonna put out there that if you take Altenmarkt this attack phase, Clan Wolf will be cut off. But your attack lane (I predict) would otherwise be reassigned to Lothan in 1 attack phase after Lothan's invulnerability time ends. Maybe attack Kurita this phase and wait for your target in the FRR to get reassigned, please?

IMO, House Kurita remains the primary liberation objective of CSJ.

Just this past NA-cycle I dropped almost exclusively on Paracale (Kurita) until CSJ occupied 15 or 15 Sectors. Then many of us lifted and shifted to Altenmarkt NOT so much to take it but to lend more weight to the 12 or so Mechs that had been dropping there previously WITH A PURPOSE TO SOAK UP RFF combat power.

If just for two days (6-cycles) all four Clans hammered remaining FRR worlds, we could reduce all those Mercenaries to ONLY the FRR home-world I believe.

Then while Wolf and Ghost Bear keep Rasalhaugue bottled up, all four clans push (unimpeded by Space Vikings a and their Mercenary Corps Units down to the Marik Pocket.

THIS could be a great Operational Plan.

[Knightcrawler]

Yes. It could take a day or two, but hopefully the attack lane will get to Kurita and possibly Steiner. From there, we can push each other forward without impeding each other.

[Prussian Havoc]

OPORD 15-014 remains in effect for today: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4181502

Sufficient in-game changes are occurring that I expect to have a new FRAGO available within a day or two.

[Prussian Havoc]

18FEB3050 - Smoke Jaguar OPORD, FRAGO, Operational Assessment and Battle Tracking

FRAGO 001 to OPORD 15-014


REFERENCES
- Clan Common Defense in accordance with OPN CLAN UNITY (http://mwomercs.com/...ion-clan-unity/)

- The Original Base Order [a five paragraph OPORD (http://en.m.wikipedi...aragraph_order] can be found at: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4123966

- Current Fragmentary Order [standard FRAGO (http://www.armystudy...der-frago.shtml)] can be found at: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4167734

- Clan Smoke Jaguar Command and Control resource: http://www.SmokeAlliance.com

- Community Warfare Situational Awareness Tool: https://mrbcleague.com/cw/index.html - MRBC's Reddit resource "Data Resources for Community Warfare

- Community Warfare Planetary Control Awareness Tool: http://thesilentseventh.enjin.com/CW

- PGI MWO Clock: https://mwomercs.com/clock



SITUATION: Since the inception of Community Warfare, Clan Smoke Jaguar (CSJ) has successfully liberated 61 (http://www.reddit.co..._battle_report/) Kurita and Rasalhague planets from Inner Sphere deprivation. House Kurita's DCMS and associated Allied Mercenary Corps Units constitute the primary threat to CSJ. It is assessed that Templars have two-days remains in their 7-day contract while Budor (http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4203734) in this past day has signed his Antares Scorpions up for a 7-day tour with House Kurita.

Special emphasis needs to be placed on distilling Unit Lessons Learned from case studies of the five large scale Counterattacks performed against CSJ Interests. The more Units, having better situational awareness of the hallmarks of a Major Counterattack from the telltale signs of a minor diversionary Enemy effort to disrupt a peaceful and needed CSJ finite combat resources.

The five large-scale Counterattacks against CSJ interests that remain of particular note include:

1. on 27JAN3050 at 2349hrsEST - During the last 90-minutes of the NA-cycle, Inner Sphere Mercenary Alliance (ISMA) four 12-man teams (MERCSTAR, MS(Clan Kodiak), ACES) speed dropped on the Smoke Jaguar world of Polcenigo, Ghost Dropping their way to a very quick 43% (http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4142650). this link provides a summary of the entire ISMA duplicitous attack on Polcenigo.

2. The Kurita attack on the Smoke Jaguar planet of Chatham was particularly effective (http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4130839).

3. Equally impressive was an attempt by a 12-man from Liao (APOC) and a 12-man Marik Faction Drop to counterattack in defense of the Kurite world of Tarazed (SECURED after action report available at: http://smokealliance.com)

4. On 27JAN3050, House Kurita spearheaded an immensely successful Inner Sphere Common Defense Counterattack effort on the Kurita planet of MacAlister. After completing a second consecutive match against a 10-man REX team from House Steiner, our Faction Dropping band of Jaguars saw that the Ceasefire had already fallen and was at the 36-minute mark. CSJ was winning the effort against the Combine at this point with a 9 of 15 sectors liberated thus 60%. However just minutes later the final tally fell to just 3 sectors in CSJ control thus 20%. It is estimated that at least 2 to 3 of the sectors lost to the final stage of this Counterattack was due to Ghost Drops. This performance by Kurita was by far (IMO) the most successful counterattack of any Inner Sphere Faction against a CSJ liberation objective.

5. A fifth Counterattack occurred yesterday (01FEB) as robust and resurgent DCMS BOTH defended Keisen AND led a dangerous and vigorous attack on the Clan Smoke Jaguar world of Kilmarnock. Through fate, lucky timing and a robust Clan Common Defense contribution, CSJ was able to just barely fend off both multiple Kurita 12-man spearheads. Many an exciting and highly enjoyable match was shared with HK Units yesterday. I thank all those who gamed and all those who would have gamed if time (and the American Football Suoerbowl would have permitted!)

Much respect and honor to House Kurita's DCMS for leading a Inner Sphere Common Defence force in relief of besieged Combine forces on the Kurita planets... but we learn from our setbacks, unlike the Smoke Jaguars of Lore and will be ready for future such Counterattacks.

18FEB - OCEANIC CEASEFIRE WINDOW: If CSJ is successful in both defending Paracale (currently at 66%) as well as liberating Sakai (currently at 80%) it is assessed that CSJ will realize a Liberation Target in near-direct line of march toward Terra, most likely Gram.

18FEB - EUROPEAN CEASEFIRE WINDOW: House Kurita has proven consistently that DCMS forces have a decisive numeric superiority during this particular CW-cycle. Lately CSJ has had difficulty fending of an increasingly aggressive DCMS. Care must be taken during this cycle to ensure gains made in NA-cycle and Oceanic-cycle are not frittered away in the Euro-cycle.

18FEB - NORTH AMERICAN CEASEFIRE WINDOW: It is assessed that the Kuita world identified for liberation under the Euro-Cycle will remain CSJ's objective under the NA-cycle if not successfully liberated during the Euro-cycle. There is no reporting to indicate the Combine is planning another Counteroffensive on the scale of OPN WYVERN (as was conducted in defense of McAlister), however every CSJ Unit should maintain close situational awareness of the CW map and as they may choose; rejoin CW and aid in the defense of whichever CSJ world is imperiled.

MISSION: Smoke Jaguar (inclusive of Smoke Jaguar-contracted Mercenary Corps Units and Clan defensive contributions) continues to FIRST DEFEND all CSJ worlds from Inner Sphere predation AND ONLY THEN prioritizing appropriate resources toward attacks along the CSJ axis of advance toward Terra, IN ORDER TO BEST POSITION Clan Smoke Jaguar to be the Clan that liberates Terra (though not necessarily the Clan that first reaches Terra - an important distinct exists here. Reaching Terra but having lost so many worlds in the rear areas as to have been cut off from your Inner Sphere Base of Supply (Richmond for CSJ) should sufficiently weaken a Clan so as to make it well-nigh impossible to capture Terra. Unfortunately it is unknown at this time if PGI "Logistics" MWO CW game mechanisms will have impact on a Clan's ability to liberate Terra or if there will be any CW event that would constitute a "Battle of Terra" a series of 100, First-in-First-out 12 v 12's of Solos and Units for example, would be one possible mechanism to put the fate of Terra in the hands of MWO CW gamers. Some measure of both: a logistics impact and a #FinalBattle would greatly enhance the CW experience.)

EXECUTION: PREVIOUSLY the Enemy Center of Gravity HAD SHIFTED FROM House Kurita Front Line Units, (NS, 36th, AVGR, 11th and 9th) to contracted Mercenary Corps Units of BWC, CI, TEMPLAR, ACES, SERAPHIM and Antares Scorpions. However it is now assessed that all but the Templar (1-day remaining on a 7-day contract) and Antares Scorpion (6-days remaining on a 7-day contract) contracts have lapsed with many of those Mercenary Corps Units moving on to a FINAL DEFENSE of the FRR. This past week has also seen CSJ lose the services of the stellar Mercenary Corps Unit, 228th Independant BattleMech Regiment (http://mwomercs.com/...emech-regiment/). While with CSJ, it is estimated that 228 liberated more than 20-planets in addition to providing the competition needed to compel the best performances from CSJ's larger LOYALIST UNITS as well as Loyal Mercenary Corps Units. It became well known while 228 was under CSJ contract that if ANY CSJ Unit wanted to TAG a planet in any of the three Ceasefire-cycles, they would need to bring their "A" game in order to get past the bulk of production 228 was capable of dishing out continuously.

Kudos to 228 during their period of contractual obligation with CSJ, a job well done ladies and gentlemen, a job well done indeed.

Current CSJ Priorities of Effort (PoE) are the defenses of CSJ worlds directly in the vanguard of CSJ's advance to liberate Terra, followed immediately by the Kurita planet selected for liberation for each Ceasefire-cycle. These would be followed by defense of all other CSJ worlds; then liberation of any FRR world available with CSJ "PoE" complete once an CSJ "all-hands" transition in support of Clan Common Defense to Clan Ghost Bear, Wolf and Jade Falcon defensive efforts.

One caveat must be observed: the defense of Tukayyid. Under NO circumstances should Tukayyid be permitted to fall to an Inner Sphere Attacker (likely FRR but has been House Steiner in past cycles.) while an effort needs to be undertaken to keep the advance on Terra moving forward, The Smoke Jaguar world of Tukayyid is unique in that it will quickly become a bottomless resource sink for the Inner Sphere. It is an absolute certainty that the Inner Sphere Faction with the Attack option on Tukayyid will swarm over to an attack on it. Those ROBUST DEFENSES on the pristine 15-sectors are INVALUABLE in holding a planet. EVERY EFFORT must be made to keep these defenses viable. It can not be permitted for an Enemy Attacker to achieve numeric overmatch on Tukayyid. Our defenses will last much, much longer if we can keep Attackers numerically inferior and thus receiving ONLY Hold Missions on sectors they already own vice attack missions on new defenses likely to fall to Inner Sphere Elite Vanguard Light Rushes. While EVERY CSJ 12-man team has a dangerous foe in an Kurita Elite Vanguard Light Rush, the vast preponderance of Clan Common Defensive efforts will be composed of Clan Wolf, Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Ghost Wolf Soloists and Small Units. THESE gamers will benefit in like-matches against Attacker Soloists and Small Units IF CSJ can successfully preserve in the first 2-hours of the cycle, 10 or more Sectors from falling to invader attacks.

Hand in hand with the Defense of Tukayyid will be the eventual liberation of another FRR world. In the past a second FRR world has ALWAYS served as a CSJ defensive Bastion before an Attacker can assault Tukayyid. If CSJ can again liberate another FRR world (perhaps in 4-days when some of the current crop of FRR Mercenaries move on to other Houses of the Inner Sphere.)

ADMINISTRATION/LOGISTICS: NO CHANGE

COMAND AND CONTROL: NO CHANGE Caveat: this thread remains my contribution to generate a common narrative to inform CSJ MWO forum readers of a general intent and purpose to the day's CW activity. It is expected that this product will be refined to take best advantage of evolving combat opportunities across Clan Space.[/i]

BRANCH PLAN ONE - CANCELLED

BRANCH PLAN TWO - CANCELLED


BATTLE TRACKING LOG

0055hrsEST - Awaiting game data on the likely Fourth Battle of Tukayyid.

0059hrsEST through 0832hrsEST - Oceanic-cycle Battle Summaries for the Fourth Battle of Tukayyid are posted at the following:
- http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4206330
- http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4206465
- http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4206563
- http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4207288


0059hrsEST through 0832hrsEST - Euro-cycle Battle Summaries for the Fourth Battle of Tukayyid are posted at the following:
http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4208968
http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4209030

DAILY CEASEFIRE ASSESSMENT - The pace of CSJ progress (if trading Stars with House Kurita can be called progress) has dropped of precipitously since 228's contract has lapsed. It is highly likely that a similarly proficient and productive Mercenary Corps Unit (VRGD - http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4210483 or AS - http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4203734) would reignite CSJ productivity once again. This is a unique opportunity at this point of the Liberation of the Inner Sphere and one that should be fully explored.

Separately with the liberation of Dieron by House Kurita (http://www.reddit.co..._battle_report/), the original Marik-new Star League (Marik-nSL) Pocket of 14-Star Systems between the Clans and Terra has been reduced to the solitary system of Altair.

The Marik-nSL has chosen to conquer Davion world after Davion World in an effort to expand its contiguous space toward Terra rather than rely on the Marik-nSL "experiment-in-wormholes"/Pocket.

The pace at which both House Kurita and the Marik-nSL are progressing, our #ClanRoad2Terra will no longer go through Davion Space.

It will only be a question of which Inner Sphere Power will possess the precious Stars of Rigil Kentarus, Caph, Reid and Sirius (the four safeguard-Systems around Terra) to decide which original House of the Inner Sphere will have a piece of the Clans' Climatic battle for Terra.

Once again the deciding factor will be where do the current FRR Mercenaries goes upon the completion of their current FRR contracts.

While I would prefer to see House Kurita win this particular contest, it is a clear likelihood that BWC and CI will soon drive a resurgent Marik-nSL to envelope many of the Star Systems around Terra and thus provide a final buffer against the Clan Invasion for the.Inner Sphere Defense of Terra.


DAILY CEASEFIRE RECOMMENDATION - As Mercenary Corps Units currently in the employ of FRR complete their interacts and return to Marik/Steiner, there will be an "Golden" opportunity for all four (possibly three) Clans to focus/eliminate all FRR outside of Rasalhague. The Liberation of the remaining 11 FRR planets outside of Rasalhague will GREATLY decrease the attractiveness of the FRR to potential new Mercenary hires as there would be but one Attack option to Clan Wolf and one Attack option to Clan Ghost Bear and BOTH CW and CGB worlds-imperiled could in-turn be supported by OPN CLAN UNITY (http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4114431) making any FRR Breakout attempt from Rasalhague extremely difficult. Yes, as soon as the Mercenary-fueled SHIELDWALL OF RASALHAGUE falters and the bulk of Mercenaries shift away, ALL Clans are advised to quickly eliminate this enormously significant waypoint and source of spoiling attacks against the Clans' Liberation of Terra.

Edited by Prussian Havoc, 19 February 2015 - 07:39 AM.

[Prussian Havoc]

FRAGO 001 to OPORD 15-014 has been updated with the entirety of reporting from the failed Fourth Battle Of Tukayyid: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4206304

Edited by Prussian Havoc, 18 February 2015 - 06:57 PM.

[Prussian Havoc]

Ceasefire assessment and recommendation have now been added to FRAGO 001 of OPORD 15-014 (post 186), finalizing assessment and battle tracking for 18FEB3050: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4206304

Edited by Prussian Havoc, 19 February 2015 - 07:38 AM.

[Prussian Havoc]

19FEB3050 - Smoke Jaguar OPORD, FRAGO, Operational Assessment and Battle Tracking

FRAGO 002 to OPORD 15-014


REFERENCES
- Clan Common Defense in accordance with OPN CLAN UNITY (http://mwomercs.com/...ion-clan-unity/)

- The Original Base Order [a five paragraph OPORD (http://en.m.wikipedi...aragraph_order] can be found at: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4123966

- Current Fragmentary Order [standard FRAGO (http://www.armystudy...der-frago.shtml)] can be found at: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4167734

- Clan Smoke Jaguar Command and Control resource: http://www.SmokeAlliance.com

- Community Warfare Situational Awareness Tool: https://mrbcleague.com/cw/index.html - MRBC's Reddit resource "Data Resources for Community Warfare

- Community Warfare Planetary Control Awareness Tool: http://thesilentseventh.enjin.com/CW

- PGI MWO Clock: https://mwomercs.com/clock


SITUATION: NO CHANGE

18FEB - OCEANIC CEASEFIRE WINDOW: If CSJ is successful in both defending YARDLEY (currently at 0%) as well as liberating YUMESTA (currently at 0%) it is assessed that CSJ will likely realize a Liberation Target in near-direct line of march toward Terra, ideally Gram.

18FEB - EUROPEAN CEASEFIRE WINDOW: House Kurita has consistently proven that DCMS forces have a decisive numeric superiority during this particular CW-cycle. Lately CSJ has had difficulty fending of an increasingly aggressive DCMS. Care must be taken during this cycle to ensure gains made in NA-cycle and Oceanic-cycle are not frittered away in the Euro-cycle.

18FEB - NORTH AMERICAN CEASEFIRE WINDOW: It is assessed that the Kurita world of YUMESTA will remain CSJ's objective under the NA-cycle if not successfully liberated during the Euro-cycle. There is no reporting to indicate the Combine is planning another Counteroffensive on the scale of OPN WYVERN (as was conducted in defense of McAlister), however every CSJ Unit should maintain close situational awareness of the CW map and as they may choose; rejoin CW and aid in the defense of whichever CSJ world is imperiled.


MISSION: NO CHANGE


EXECUTION: NO CHANGE (reiteration of the following deemed essential to CSJ synchronization.)

Current CSJ Priorities of Effort (PoE) are the defenses of CSJ worlds directly in the vanguard of CSJ's advance to liberate Terra, followed immediately by the Kurita planet selected for liberation for each Ceasefire-cycle. These would be followed by defense of all other CSJ worlds; then liberation of any FRR world available with CSJ "PoE" complete once an CSJ "all-hands" transition in support of Clan Common Defense to Clan Ghost Bear, Wolf and Jade Falcon defensive efforts.


ADMINISTRATION/LOGISTICS: NO CHANGE

COMAND AND CONTROL: NO CHANGE Caveat: this thread remains my contribution to generate a common narrative to inform CSJ MWO forum readers of a general intent and purpose to the day's CW activity. It is expected that this product will be refined to take best advantage of evolving combat opportunities across Clan Space.[/i]

BRANCH PLAN ONE - CANCELLED

BRANCH PLAN TWO - CANCELLED


BATTLE TRACKING LOG

1051hrsEST - First attempted liberation of Sector One, YUMESTA.

1632hrsEST - Liberation of YUMESTA fails.

0011hrsEST - Liberation of Xingyang succeeds, BSM secures planet for CSJ.



DAILY CEASEFIRE ASSESSMENT - Nothing Significant to Report.


DAILY CEASEFIRE RECOMMENDATION - Nothing Significant to Report.

Edited by Prussian Havoc, 20 February 2015 - 06:09 AM.

[Prussian Havoc]

Ceasefire assessment and recommendation have now been added to FRAGO 002 of OPORD 15-014 (post 189), finalizing assessment and battle tracking for 19FEB3050: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4211855

[Prussian Havoc]

BREAK BREAK BREAK

In just a few minutes my Factional Icon will change as a number of us attempt the very latest in FACTIONAL MERCENARY RELATIONS.

I will be traveling abroad (only ever to the Inner Sphere, for this is simply the first of two such "Proofs of Concept") to remunerate a Mercenary Corps Unit 100m C-bills to their Unit Fund for a their upcoming 7-day CSJ Contract.

Additional offers have already been extended for 150m C-bills for a 14-day Contract, and 250m C-bills for a 28-day Contract.

These are standard offers for Elite Units with proven track records of TAG'ing Planets. The amount can exceed 250m up to 500m for the largest and most successful Mercenary Corps Units if they choose to take a CSJ 28-day Contract.

As surety of my ability to pay these amounts I offer the following screen capture from yesterday's negotiations.



http://I.image.com/MSnWKXv.jpg

I will continue to monitor all threads and respond as required, and while my Icon will gyrate wildly, it will resettle as a Smoke Jaguar in due course in either an hour or two days, contingent on specific circumstances yet to be determined as the Unit arrives to CSJ... or not.

As an especially fun and exciting "Proof of Concept" I look forward to this ongoing CSJ initiative. While there is no real "Cloak and Dagger" in our game (YET! If Russ does indeed have PGI heavily represented at a Summer Gaming Convention like he mentioned at the townhall last night, it will be the ultimate game of poker as we Clan and Inner Sphere diehards interact on the convention floor!!! #CommunityCompetitionTaken2TheNextLevel I enjoy our game and would sincerely enjoy meeting as many of my fellow gamers as could attend such a convention.) but these past days coordinating this has been as Win/Win/Win for Mercenary Units / CSJ / Factions in general.

As any true Mercenary Unit looks to find the BEST CONTRACTUAL VALUE, Loyalist like myself willing to remunerate Mercenary Corps Units can offer the Contract Differentiation that PGI just can't give us quite yet because we are still months away from Community Warfare Phase Three.

The MARKET for Mercenary Corps Unit affiliation DESERVES to be hot and heavy with offer, counteroffer, double-dealing and honest reputation-minded Mercenary Corps Units.

A Unit's reputation is a commodity like any other, that once expended in disingenuous contract negotiations, it is forever tainted by a gaming population with long memories. How does ANY Faction again trust a Mercenary Corps Unit that accepts payment only to renege EITHER prior to accepting the contract or does not complete the term of service already remunerated for.


Regardless, thank you for your patience.

v/r PH

BREAK BREAK BREAK

Mission Complete.

VRGD is now a 7-day member of the Clan Smoke Jaguar community.

Join with me at this time in welcoming their 71-members into the Smoke Jaguar effort against House Kurita first and foremost... hopefully we get a crack at Tukayyid once again before VRGD next scores on its subsequent contract.

BREAK BREAK BREAK

Edited by Prussian Havoc, 20 February 2015 - 01:43 PM.

[Prussian Havoc]

Post 191 (http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4217521) has been updated with respect to my first effort to supplement a Mercenary Unit Contract.


Any questions about your Unit's eligibility, please PM me.

[Prussian Havoc]

FRAGO 002 of OPORD 15-014 (post 189), remains in effect for 20FEB through 23FEB: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4211855

Edited by Prussian Havoc, 22 February 2015 - 09:47 PM.

[SgtSkullShatter]

Well... It would seem giving GB Pilkhua and the attack option into Kurita has cut us off from Terra... Also, GB gets to fight on 2 IS fronts while we have one now. We done rolling over and being the good samaritan now...?

EDIT: And it may be just me or I am missing out on some politics or behind the scene BS but we got shafted it would seem and have gotten nothing from this.

Edited by SgtSkullShatter, 23 February 2015 - 06:25 AM.

[Prussian Havoc]

SgtSkullShatter, on 23 February 2015 - 06:18 AM, said:

Well... It would seem giving GB Pilkhua...(snip)...

I am not sure who directed that Pilkhua or any CSJ world be left undefended. In hindsight that seems to have been an unfortunate command decision, but then Hindsight is always 20/20, quineg?

I can tell you that recently I dropped continuously in defense of CSJ worlds / against CGB unilateral aggression for each of the worlds they most recently took from us. These were some excellent matches, as I have not had much experience going Clan Tech of Clan Tech.

I would not be overly concerned about Gram being taken by CGB, Gram was ALWAYS within the CGB Invasion Corridor.

CSJ's Invasion Corridor was (and still will most likely) supposed to track through the DCMS Military District Headquarters world of Benjamin. THIS would have been an Epic Battle in Lore but of course the Smoke Jaguars of Lore proven unequal to the task of getting this far.

In order for four Clans to ALL track toward Terra, we can not ALL take the directed bee-line.

The most direct path is for those clans in the middle (Clan Wolf and Clan Ghost Bear.) Clan Jade Falcon on the Right Flank cuts through Steiner coming at Terra's Right Rear Flank.

Similarly Clan Smoke Jaguar shields the a clan Left Flank, advancing through Benjamin and on to Terra's Left Rear Flank.

When a wayward PGI algorithm cuts CSJ into the path originally intended for CGB, it is basically waiting CSJ time, resources and ensuring inter-Clan rivalry, frustration and antipathy. Please don't give in to any of that.


ALL Clan gamers should come together in the realization that NO SINGLE CLAN can make it to Terra on their own.

Aggressive, cooperative, synchronized gameplay will be required before we even have a realistic chance to reach Terra during the Beta.

Since the Past is Prologue, Parochialism will be the downfall of the Clan effort long before the Quirked Grasshopper and Zeus begin to decimate rank upon rank of Clan Mechs.

[Chameleon257]

good fighting with you Prussian tonight <Salute>

[Prussian Havoc]

Chameleon257, on 23 February 2015 - 10:06 PM, said:

good fighting with you Prussian tonight &lt;Salute&gt;

And you too, Good Sir <O

I lucked into a Jade Falcon 11-man that last match and it was a great finale to the Cycle's matches.

Good luck and good gaming!

[SgtSkullShatter]

I keep hearing we need to work together but I really have yet to see it.. Until then, I see it as a race for Terra. Besides, being Smoke Jags we are ruthless and ferocious in our attacks and should let nothing stop us from taking Terra. Do we want to let them have a direct *fast lane* to it? Now I do not really keep up with the in game map much, as I do not have much game time sometimes, but even if we cut GB off we won those planets from the Kurita stravags and got there first AND faster. Personally, I see that as an act of war and a slap in the face if we are *supposed* to be working together. They should have crushed and went through FRR space then..

HOWEVER I do understand PGI's fail attack algorithm and forced CW into attacking fellow GB and CJF to just try to get an IS attack lane...

This is a game and they have the lore all messed up anyways so...........? Sorry for wanting to get to Terra first and dethrone PGI haha

[Prussian Havoc]

SgtSkullShatter, on 24 February 2015 - 04:33 AM, said:

I keep hearing we need to work together but I really have yet to see it.. Until then, I see it as a race for Terra. Besides, being Smoke Jags we are ruthless and ferocious in our attacks and should let nothing stop us from taking Terra. Do we want to let them have a direct *fast lane* to it? Now I do not really keep up with the in game map much, as I do not have much game time sometimes, but even if we cut GB off we won those planets from the Kurita stravags and got there first AND faster. Personally, I see that as an act of war and a slap in the face if we are *supposed* to be working together. They should have crushed and went through FRR space then..

HOWEVER I do understand PGI's fail attack algorithm and forced CW into attacking fellow GB and CJF to just try to get an IS attack lane...

This is a game and they have the lore all messed up anyways so...........? Sorry for wanting to get to Terra first and dethrone PGI haha

There is NOTHING wrong with wanting to get to Terra First and dethrone PGI!

ALL Clans share in that goal... some of us just differ in what we are willing to put up with along the way.

Me? I ain't going to let CGB detract from my focus on Terra.

If you look at the Starmap next time you are in game, you will see just how wide spread the Kurita world are as you get to the Kurita world of Benjamin form CSJ Space and then how sparse systems are from Benjamin to Terra.

THERE ARE LESS SYSTEMS IN THE PROPER CSJ PATH TO TERRA.

THIS is our advantage to being on the Left Flank. Of course it will take a little bit of cooperation from PGI Algorithm but we CAN do it, and do it before CGB has to deal with the masses of world along its path to Terra.



As to cooperation, I have three concepts of employment under development that would realize optimum Clan Common Defensive Capability (OPN CLAN UNITY,) Clan Common Offensive Capability (Clan Legionnaire,) and the ways and means by which to assess, advise and analyze the employment of both Clan Common Offensive and Defensive Capability Sets. http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4222282

To be honest while the outline of each CONEMP is complete, the failure of the recent (TeamSpeak) meeting on Tukayyid to select an ilKhan/ilClan has proven I was wasting my time on these CONEMPs for now. With ZERO evident interest on the part of SELECT Clan Leaders to set aside their individual Parochialism (favoring of their Unit over the whole of CSJ in general or Clans in particular) I refuse to go further down the is CONEMP rabbit hole until their are #SignOfLifeInClanSolidarity.

So while their are more and better ways for Clans to cooperate, we may need to be patient and bide our time while we simultaneously communicate to our respective Unit Leaders that INCLUSION and CLAN SOLIDARITY are indeed our preferences an NOT Parochialism and Individual-UNIT-Self-Interest.

[Prussian Havoc]

24FEB3050 - Smoke Jaguar OPORD, FRAGO, Operational Assessment and Battle Tracking

FRAGO 003 to OPORD 15-014


REFERENCES
- Clan Common Defense in accordance with OPN CLAN UNITY (http://mwomercs.com/...ion-clan-unity/)

- The Original Base Order [a five paragraph OPORD (http://en.m.wikipedi...aragraph_order] can be found at: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4123966

- Current Fragmentary Order [standard FRAGO (http://www.armystudy...der-frago.shtml)] can be found at: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4167734

- Clan Smoke Jaguar Command and Control resource: http://www.SmokeAlliance.com

- Community Warfare Situational Awareness Tool: https://mrbcleague.com/cw/index.html - MRBC's Reddit resource &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;Data Resources for Community Warfare

- Community Warfare Planetary Control Awareness Tool: http://thesilentseventh.enjin.com/CW

- PGI MWO Clock: https://mwomercs.com/clock


SITUATION: NO CHANGE

24FEB - OCEANIC CEASEFIRE WINDOW: CSJ was unsuccessful in liberating the Kurita world of KILMARNOCK. Though it CSJ Units were successful in defending YARDLEY (endstate 0%.)

24FEB - EUROPEAN CEASEFIRE WINDOW: KILMARNOCK remains the Liberation objective for the Euro-cycle window, as CSJ Units were unable to secure it during the just-completed Oceanic-cycle. Please keep in mind that House Kurita has consistently proven that DCMS forces have a decisive numeric superiority during this particular CW-cycle. While previously CSJ has been having difficulty in the Euro-cycle fending of an increasingly aggressive DCMS, the addition of VRGD has GREATLY bolstered CSJ strength in this Ceasefire-Cycle. VRGD is contracted specifically to always be on the attack, thus care must still be taken during this cycle to ensure gains made in NA-cycle and Oceanic-cycle are not frittered away in the Euro-cycle - Planetary Defenses must be looked to by Unit able to field Small Unit contributions during this cycle.

24FEB - NORTH AMERICAN CEASEFIRE WINDOW: It is assessed that the Kurita world of KILMARNOCK will remain CSJ's objective under the NA-cycle if not successfully liberated during the Euro-cycle. There is no reporting to indicate the Combine is planning another Counteroffensive on the scale of OPN WYVERN (as was conducted in defense of McAlister), however every CSJ Unit should maintain close situational awareness of the CW map and as they may choose; rejoin CW and aid in the defense of whichever CSJ world is imperiled.


MISSION: NO CHANGE


EXECUTION: NO CHANGE (reiteration of the following deemed essential to CSJ synchronization.)

Current CSJ Priorities of Effort (PoE) are the defenses of CSJ worlds directly in the vanguard of CSJ's advance to liberate Terra, followed immediately by the Kurita planet selected for liberation for each Ceasefire-cycle. These would be followed by defense of all other CSJ worlds; then liberation of any FRR world available with CSJ &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;PoE&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; complete once an CSJ &amp;amp;quot;all-hands&amp;amp;quot; transition in support of Clan Common Defense to Clan Ghost Bear, Wolf and Jade Falcon defensive efforts.


ADMINISTRATION/LOGISTICS: NO CHANGE

COMAND AND CONTROL: NO CHANGE Caveat: this thread remains my contribution to generate a common narrative to inform CSJ MWO forum readers of a general intent and purpose to the day's CW activity. It is expected that this product will be refined to take best advantage of evolving combat opportunities across Clan Space.[/i]

BRANCH PLAN ONE - CANCELLED

BRANCH PLAN TWO - CANCELLED


BATTLE TRACKING LOG

0929hrsEST - Joined four other Smoke Jaguars in queue for eventual drop on KILMARNOCK.

1648hrsEST - KILMARNOCK is liberated by the CSJ Unit - VRGD. A job well done!



DAILY CEASEFIRE ASSESSMENT - With Kurita having no border with Marik, today the Drago focused his full might against us and while we lost no world to the Combine, we were only able to liberate one world, the Kurita world of Kilmarnock is once again a Smoke Jaguar protectorate. Until there is once again a Marik / Kurita border, CSJ can expect to remain the Number One Priority for the DCMS High Command, though there will be a daily Kurita focus on a Davin planet, it is currently assessed that House Davion is the DCNS number two priority based off timing and intensity of the Dragon's attacks on the Armed Forces Federated Suns.


DAILY CEASEFIRE RECOMMENDATION - Today's recommendation is lifted from: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4222333

Please review and contribute either here or to the threat link above. These are quickly becoming topics of keen interest as it appears PGI is working toward a climactic Fifth Battle of Tukayyid just prior to an imminent mid-BETA map reset: http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4232962

Prussian Havoc, on 21 February 2015 - 10:01 PM, said:

I must admit... your effort here has made this game much more enjoyable and taken the &quot;Community&quot; in Community Warfare to a higher level. And just to be crystal clear, I most definitely appreciate your very real transparency by posting this in common forums.

Your posts appears to me to be just 10% Roleplaying and 90% genuine inter-Factional / Intra-Inner Sphere politics with all the hopes and alternately machination (in near equal measure) that just such efforts are fraught with in the Real World. For example before there was a successful United Nations, there was the abortive League of Nations ( http://en.m.wikipedi...ague_of_Nations).

Of course ALL the high drama, rabid immaturity, rampant small-mindedness and endless parochial rhetoric / thought THAT hamstrung the abortive League of Nations effort, will still be here to hamper our attempts at Grand Strategy - it is only human nature after all to have a predilection and bias toward first looking toward once own tribe (definitely MWO Unit, maybe Faction) to the exclusion and ultimate forsaking of efforts like the League of Nations in real life, or Star a League (or our attempts at realizing an ilClan) in our game.

I say &quot;our attempts &quot; because I offer this (http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4194903) by way BETA transparency and full disclosure.

BETA efforts should be all about &quot;proofing the route&quot; one intends to pursue at Launch.

BUT if we all cooperate in Beta to best support PGI's development efforts through our own explorations, Proofs of Concept and internal gamer debates BY ACTUALLY SUBMITTING Feature Suggestions (http://mwomercs.com/...re-suggestions/) I invite all to do so as we proof the route toward NOT JUST a forging of a Star League (or our Clan attempts to catalyze an IlKhan/ilClan) but how we manage to empower the resultant collections of gamers.

Some initial and as yet immature concepts of employment that I am working up are CONEMP CLAN UNITY (http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4114431), CONEMP CLAN LEGIONNAIRE as well as the final part of the Trinity, CONEMP GENERAL STAFF (http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4222282) of course once they are robust enough to be viable I will look to how best different facets of PGI's game coding could be best adjusted to enable new FEATURES and then turn in these Feature Suggestions at the link above.

I would hope Inner Sphere gamers are also working up ideas and concepts here in BETA so we could basically HELP PGI TO HELP GAMERS TO BEST ENJOY MWO. ALL Feature Suggestions have merit and should be turned in for PGI to parse through. Game Feature feasibility, viability and monetization are of course ALL given over to PGI to best determine. So while some suggestions are stellar, if the coding doesn't support it, or gamer conduct is likely to exploit it or monetization would just be at a net-cost-loss, those stellar suggestion will lie unrealized.


Anyhow, thx for posting your OP and the quoted post.

While we are working from opposing sides, I trust that enough Feature Suggestions will go forward from both our efforts here in Beta to ensure PGI can improve and refine the game enough to make our CW POST-LAUNCH reach-toward-Star League/ilClan that much more supportable by PGI MWO coding.


As ever, I am standing by to answer any questions or criticisms that are brought forward to me.

Thank you for your time and the opportunity to add this to you thread.

Edited by Prussian Havoc, 27 February 2015 - 01:09 AM.