Firestorm: Stripes

Operation: [REDACTED]

Situation: Soviet forces are preparing an offensive to save their beleaguered troops in the Ruhr. Key to maintaining their momentum is a pair of bridges—one rail, one road—spanning the Weser River near the hamlet of [REDACTED]. Destruction of these bridges will dramatically curtail enemy operations.

Mission: The target area is garrisoned by a motorized company of Soviet Interior Troops from the Ministry for Internal Affairs (MVD-VV). A second, similar, company, stationed nearby acts as a Quick Reaction Force. [REDACTED] is tasked with overcoming the MVD-VV garrison and ensure the destruction of these bridges and a Communications Center located in the train depot.

Execution: [REDACTED] Rangers will conduct an overland insertion, under cover of darkness, in/near the vicinity [REDACTED]:
1. [REDACTED], will assault from the south toward the rail bridge. Once demolition charges have been placed, [REDACTED] will fall back to an over-watch position to cover [REDACTED]’s extraction.
2. [REDACTED], will assault from the south toward the road bridge. Once demolition charges have been placed, [REDACTED] will fall back to an over-watch position to ensure the bridges’ destruction.
3. [REDACTED], will assault from the west toward the train station and secure the communications center. Once demolition charges have been placed, [REDACTED] will move to the south, cross the river, and link up with [REDACTED].

Administration & Logistics: [REDACTED] will provide a a flight of [REDACTED] as [REDACTED]. A section of [REDACTED] of the [REDACTED] will be on-station should the need arise.

Command & Control: All assets committed to the operation will fall under the command of [REDACTED] Rangers.

At this point, the Rangers' movements have gone unnoticed by the MVD-VV troops.

Capt. [REDACTED] decides to press his luck and move in closer before engaging.

With all Ranger teams clear, Captain [REDACTED] command detonates the explosives.

Deafened by the massive explosions, the MVD-VV garrison is unable to react, refusing to move from their covered positions. Fortunately, the MVD-VV reinforcements arrive and quickly move to intercept 3rd Platoon before they can cross the river.
It is going to be a race . . .

Unable to stop the Rangers' escape, the garrison commander halts his pursuit and allows the Rangers to withdraw unmolested and turns his attentions to cleaning up this mess and worrying about how he was going to explain this to his superiors.

He decided to take another way out instead . . .