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Operation Ashfall: Field Reference

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Unordered

• Primary loadout
  • Rifle: MX 6.5 mm
  • Sidearm: P07 9 mm
• Secondary loadout
  • Launcher: PCML
  • AT mines: 2x
• Radio: Long-range AN/PRC-155

Ordered

1. Brief at 0500 in the ops room
2. Gear check at 0530
3. Wheels roll at 0600
   1. Alpha team leads the convoy
   2. Bravo team trails at 200 m
4. First stop: FOB Reaper

Task List

• Finalize ORBAT
• Submit logistics request
• Confirm air support window
• Debrief after action

Blockquotes

"We don't fight for the flag on the map. We fight so the person to your left goes home." — Colonel Vasquez, briefing before Ashfall

Code

Inline commands like hint "Hello world"; sit comfortably in prose. Fenced blocks get their own container:

// Spawn a fireteam at the objective
_fireteam = [getMarkerPos "obj_ashfall", independent, ["B_Soldier_TL_F", "B_Soldier_F", "B_Soldier_AR_F"]] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;

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Tables

Callsign	Element	Vehicle	Grid	Status
Alpha 1	Fireteam	M2A4 Slammer	034120	Staged
Bravo 2	Fireteam	HEMTT Fuel	041118	Staged
Reaper 6	Air	AH-99 Blackfoot	029133	On station
Dagger 1	Air	UH-80 Ghost Hawk	029133	RTB

Headings Hierarchy

This is an H3

Body under an H3. Use these for sub-sections like insertion plans or CAS briefs.

This is an H4

H4 is the deepest level — use it for granular notes like per-team frequency assignments.

Callouts

:::note Night operations require NVGs distributed at gear check. Ask logistics the evening before — supply will not break out NVGs after 2100. :::

:::warning The minefield north of Grid 038121 is live. Do not cross without EOD escort. Last sweep found three APERS bouncing Betties at the tree line. :::

Infobox

The infobox is a template — insert {{Infobox}} near the top of an article body (after creating the template from docs/wiki-infobox-template.md) and it renders as a floated right-hand info card:

::::infobox Operation Ashfall

Operation Summary
Conflict	Southern Campaign
Theater	Altis, northern coast
Dates	12–19 Mar 2035
Outcome	Decisive — airfield secured
Strength	2x fireteams, 2x rotary

A week-long clearing operation to seize the northern airfield and deny opposing forces their last coastal staging area. ::::

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Columns

::::columns :::column Left column — Ground plan. Alpha and Bravo advance along the western tree line, using the low rock walls as cover. Expect contact at the first stone bridge. :::

:::column Right column — Air plan. Reaper 6 orbits south at 800 m for overwatch. Dagger 1 holds at Landing Zone Hawk until the ground element calls the push. ::: ::::

Two columns is the common case, but three works for briefing triads:

::::columns :::column Signals. Primary channel 3, alternate channel 5, emergency 9. :::

:::column Medical. Two combat lifers attached to Alpha, one to Bravo. Aid station at FOB Reaper. :::

:::column Resupply. Cache at the shepherd's hut, Grid 036126, marked with a green panel. ::: ::::

Images

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Footnotes

The convoy plan follows the standard three-vehicle formation.¹ The alternate route through the wadi was rejected after the 0400 recon sweep.²

Horizontal Rules

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Quick Styling Checklist

Feature	Where above	Visual check
H1/H2/H3/H4	Headings sections	Sizes shrink, H2 has underline
Inline emphasis	Inline Formatting	Bold/italic/strike/code distinct
Wikilinks	Inline Formatting	Primary color, underlined
Lists	Lists	Disc bullets, decimal, task boxes
Blockquote	Blockquotes	Muted text, left border
Code block	Code	Muted box, monospace, scrollable
Table	Tables	Bordered cells, muted header row
Callouts	Callouts	Blue note / red warning accent bar
Columns	Columns	Side-by-side layout
Captioned image	Images	Hover shows caption
Footnotes	Footnotes	Superscript links, rule, small text
Rule	Horizontal Rules	Thin border line

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1. See FM 3-21.8, Motorized Movement, Chapter 4. ↩︎

2. Recon report filed under ASHFALL/RECON/0400. ↩︎