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='''The Battle for Crystal City: Modern Attrition'''=
'''Prepared by Colonel Zachery Balch, War College Thesis 667:104'''
== '''PURPOSE:''' ==
The purpose of this report is to analyze the operational shortcomings of Kodiaker Forces during the Battles for Crystal City.
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== '''ARMY OVERVIEW''' ==
=== '''GENERAL TRENDS''' ===
Command and Control was a prevalent issue during the conflict as highlighted in reports from numerous echelons. FM Falkenridge remained inflexible to changing situations on the battlefield by a more innovative opponent. In the early part of the campaign this led to a series of misjudgments between Army Troops and Police Units assigned to his command. Incidents of fratricide and near misses were high during the early campaign in Crystal City prior to the retrograde. During the Vanguard's initial offensive to secure the provincial capital and surrounding rural areas; Headquarters, 1st Kodiaker Army remained out of touch with most non-Army units leading to confused reporting regarding the front lines and general situation. This enabled
=== '''STRUCTURE''' ===
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Falkenridge, as a member of the Old Guard in military circles is one of the few remaining officers to have a strictly Kodiaker Education. He modelled his force structure and operations on the legacy doctrine that was prevalent pre-633. His heavy focus on conventional artillery bombardment and massed assaults by ground troops resulted in a strategy of attrition that eventually exhausted the ability of the Commune to replace losses.
=== '''EQUIPMENT AND WEAPONS''' ===
The majority of the KA inventory continues to be made of Tier 3 equipment with some Tier 2 equipment having been fielded to select battalions since the end of the Darrent Conflict. The Equipment provided by the United Regions Alliance (URA) has additionally bolstered one Brigade with Tier 1 tanks and Infantry Fighting Vehicles. However, the Army remains mostly deficient in replacing legacy equipment due to a shortage of maintenance personnel with technical skills to keep Tier 2+ in operations.
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