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| Duke | NROTC | Solution A | Main TDG Page | Solution C | Setup |
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| Duke | NROTC | Solution A | Main TDG Page | Solution C | Setup |
"Dash 2, follow me in hot on the lead vehicles to our left; rejoin over the bridge south of Madison bridge."
"Dash 2, we'll take out this southern bridge and then swing back to Madison bridge and into the pattern for attacks on the armor. Lead's in."
First, to destroy the primary target, Madison bridge. The enemy is clearly using it. Dash 3's report from the north bridge will tell me whether there are more vehicles on the way to the west of Madison bridge or not. In any case, destroying it will cut off the lead vehicles (if not the whole column) and will deny any further use of the bridge.
Second, to stop or delay the advance of the column. Not knowing what kind of terrain flanks the road or exactly what kind of vehicles we are attacking, the best I may be able to achieve will be to delay the column by forcing them to drive through the dirt. Even that will be of value to the ground force commander (obviously, the presence of a sizable mech force in the defense at Lemay would make securing it a lot more difficult). In any case, we'll concentrate on the lead vehicles in hopes of cluttering the road with wrecked vehicles.
Third, to get a quick recce of both of the other bridges and the roads into the Lemay area in order to advise the ACE.
Since my section has the vehicles in sight, we will roll in hot on them right away on a north-to-south axis and try to halt or delay the first vehicle or two. We will then rejoin at the south bridge and take a quick look up and down that road from our orbit. Dash 3 can press on to the target, rejoin with his wingman at the north bridge, and report to me their BDA and any other enemy movement within a couple of miles of the north bridge or immediately west of Madison bridge. This should take about 4 minutes to complete.
If Dash 3 and Dash 4 were able to take out Madison bridge, my section will attack the south bridge (since the enemy reserve force is expected to be straddling the two southern roads, this bridge seems the most likely to be used as an alternate to Madison). If Dash 3 and Dash 4 did not drop the span at Madison bridge, my section will finish the job. While we are conducting our bridge attack, Dash 3's section can continue to attack the column. Since the column last saw my section pull off to the south, Dash 3 and Dash 4 may still be able to surprise them when they roll in from the north only a few minutes after we left. Approximately 10 minutes will have elapsed by the time the second attack is complete.
My section will press in on the column from Madison after Dash 3's section reports off target and our bridge attack is complete. If unable to make an attack on the column right away (because of pulling off target at Madison, e.g.), we will establish ourselves in the pattern and follow Dash 3's section when they make their next attack.
Using the southern bridge as a control point for egress and Madison as an IP inbound will allow us to avoid a midair while we work the column in further section at tacks. It will also make any further attacks on the column come from a third axis (northwest to southeast along the road). After the second attack is complete, we will have had a chance to see all three bridges and the roads to either side of them. I'll radio back to the ACE as soon as possible thereafter to launch the alert and advise him of any further enemy activity, BDA, etc.