Chain Of Command

Chain Of Command is the eighth playable mission of the 2019 Spring Offensive story arc.

Background
With the fall of Fallujah imminent and commanders being needed elsewhere, the Buhriz Movement attempts to evacuate command elements to other regions still occupied by the Movement. Coalition Forces are informed of this by an insider source, and a plan is assembled to quickly eliminate the command elements before they can evacuate.

Air assets were grounded due to an incident which is still under investigation during the time period that the mission was being carried out.

Baseplate is tasked with eliminating 3 important commanders: A conventional army commander, an Iskandar warlord and a local insurgent leader.

Summary
Task Force Badger is given the locations of the Iskandar warlord and the local insurgent leader, while Baseplate searches for the location of the conventional army commander. The Iskandar warlord is travelling in a convoy which needs to be intercepted, while the local insurgent leader is hiding in a village where civilians are present.

The convoy is intercepted first, with the lead vehicle being destroyed and the trucks in the convoy subsequently dismounting their troops. The Iskandar warlord is killed during this engagement, and is confirmed KIA.

The village where the local insurgent leader is hiding is assaulted next. The local insurgent leader is killed while attempting to reach the getaway vehicle and confirmed KIA, just as Baseplate finds the location of the final conventional army commander. The commander will attempt to escape via helicopter with escorts to the West of Lythium, based on intercepted transmissions. The helicopter is shot down and the commander is confirmed KIA. The Task Force is ordered to exfiltrate from the area before it is overrun by QRF.