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Operation Limp Info

2021-12-17

Defence of the road and rail bridges at Sam Song

Characters on Operation

1Lt Pointer

1Lt Scatter

WO1 Kent

HM1 Patches

Cpl Morse

LCpl Knievel

Ha Si Marvin

SM Bunker

LCpl Jazz

HN Lupus

SA Torpex

Pvt Thunder

Awards and Medals

PO1 Patches awarded Bronze Star Medal: For defending casualties under extremely close assault during the defence of the Sam Song Rail Bridge.

SM Bunker awarded Bronze Star Medal: For actions in saving the life of 1Lt Scatter under intense enemy attack.

1Lt Pointer awarded Meritorious Service Medal: For command activities during the defence of Sam Song Rail Bridge.

LCpl Jazz awarded Meritorious Service Medal: For adjusting TACAIR aimpoints to reduce friendly fire casualties from Napalm during defence of Sam Song Rail Bridge.

1Lt Scatter awarded Air Medal: For TACAIR control during the defence of Sam Song rail crossing. Invited to give guest lecture "How Faith in the Lord Jesus improves TACAIR Accuracy" at United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs. Recieves gold-leaf copy of the in-development "New International Version" of Bible from National Association of Evangelicals.

WO1 Kent awarded Air Medal: For TACAIR control during the defence of Sam Song rail crossing. Ordered to take course on emergency treatment of burn victims.

Unit awarded Presidential Unit Citation: For actions in the defence of the rail bridge at Sam Song, permitting evacuation of several cut off US companies and ensuring that the battle line did not collapse allowing an assault on Hue.

Ha Si Marvin awarded Gallantry Cross with Silver Star: For heroism during the defence of Sam Song railbridge including the destruction of enemy armour at extreme close range. Granted four combine harvester allocation vouchers, countersigned for 1971.

SM Bunker Mentioned in Despatches: For fortification and demolition expertise during the defence of the Sam Song rail crossing.

SA Torpex Mentioned in Despatches: For very effective fortification work, and good use of command detonated explosives to deny approaches, during the defence of the Sam Song Rail Bridge.

Chain of Command

1Lt Pointer Platoon Leader

Cpl Morse Radio Operator

LCpl Knievel Pilot

LCpl Jazz Radio Operator

Pvt Thunder Grenadier

HM1 Patches Medic

SM Bunker Constructionman

HN Lupus Medic

SA Torpex Constructionman

1Lt Scatter Forward Air Controller

WO1 Kent Parajumper

Ha Si Marvin Translator

Screenshots and After-Action Reports

Close Air Operations in support of Op Limp Info

SEA ROGUE: 2-ship flight of Navy A-6 Intruders, each with 12 Mk82 500lb bombs. Employed in repeated single-bomb strikes against forces massing NW of Objective Alpha, then in four-bomb strikes to destroy a number of BTR-40s and suppress enemy-held areas of jungle.

MAINYARD DRUID: 2-ship flight of Navy A-4 Skyhawks, each with [a lot of] Hydra rockets. Employed in two short rocket runs against infantry massing W of Objective Alpha, them dumped their remaining (AP) rockets onto an attacking tank.

PYTHON DINNER: 1-ship flight of USAF F-100 Super Saber with Snakeye and Napalm. Employed to destroy the armoured train with Snakeye. Alas, no gun pods so couldn't murder the Mi-2 for us. Didn't get around to using their napalm.

CARIBOU BRAVO: 2-ship flight of F-4 Phantoms, with Snakeye, napalm and (somehow) a single Phoenix AAM each. Arrived too late to save us from the MiG or the Mi-2, but napalmed the ever living crap out of Chelts attacking the southern bank of Objective Alpha from the West, then followed up with Snakeye. Kent put down one million napalm on and around the platoon, and Jazz followed up with Snakeye somewhere.

SEDGWICK HEAVY: 4-ship flight of B-52 Stratofortress, each armed with 50 Mk84 2000lb blockbusters. Employed danger close in four sequential linear runs to depopulate the jungle North and East of 1 Plt's position during their extraction. Glorious. Commanded by the lunatic Capt Samuel 'Hank' THUNDERBOLT Studebaker.