Wyre Forest Club - The Black Watch in Fallujah

Club day and an opportunity to put on a BIG game.

The Black Watch Regiment was ordered to support the US forces in throwing a 'ring of steel' around Fallujah before an all-out assault on the insurgents in the city.

The Regiment is ordered into the outskirts to secure two key buildings clearing any insurgents that get in the way.

Three Warriors supported by a Challenger & Scimitar are available for the operation.

The Brits rolled up to the Outskirts of the city, it was quiet, to quiet Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had been stirring up the people but where were they?

Ambush.... unsporting the insurgents fired a recoilless rifle and took out the lightly armed command vehicle.

The command group ran for cover from their burning vehicle, the medic was killed in the blast but fortunately the rest of the group were unharmed.

The main group on the road poured fire into all potential hot spots as the flanking force of two Warriors hit the first target buildings. Infantry spilling out to take the fight to the insurgents.

Calling in the Predator to really add to the ferocity of the assault a number of insurgent groups were destroyed. The Challenger rolled on towards Target 2 unopposed, even if they had to shake off a roadside IED that would have caused some serious harm to a lesser unit. With the Insurgent commanders killed or wounded it was mission accomplished for the Brits.

An interesting scenario and a very different experience for both the British and Insurgent Commanders, the militia are numerous but are lost in droves if caught in the open, they need to pick their targets, timing and ensure they make use of the cover available. In this encounter they lost approximately 70 fighters. The Brits on the other hand need to manage their forces - In the mission the loss of a command vehicle and an immobilised Warrior and Scimitar cost the MOD around £1.5M but more concerning was the loss of two personnel and three seriously wounded.

Mission success but a loss when it hits the news wires back home.