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A Day in the life of PACKHORSE 2
"PACKHORSE 2" is the call sign allocated to the Engineer and Logistic elements of the Danish Company Group force
assigned to support the Swedish Company (the right forward in the BG attack).
Orders issued and battle procedure is conducted in the Company hide / Equipment Collection Point 1 (ECP 1):
The detachment commander's intent is clear "keep up with the combat elements, anticipate their needs in order to
maximise the momentum of the advance".
H+16: Lead elements of the Swe Coy report a minefield obstructing Route 368.
An implied task from the BG CO's orders is for Route 368 to be cleared and remain open to ensure the BG can be
resupplied and quickly reinforced as required.
Accordingly, the Engineer "slice" of PACKHORSE 2 is dispatched to a holding location so that they are ready to be
called forward once the Swe's secure the minefield site.
At H+20 they arrive:
and establish an Engineer holding location:
The rest of PACKHORSE 2 displaces forward to this new location. To be called "ECP #2":
ECP#2 established, with some additional security provided by parts of the BG HQ:
As expected the Engineers are called forward to clear the minefield.
The pre positioning means they take less time to be at the planned breach site and the clearance can start earlier
than if they had remained at ECP #1:
The M113 with MICLIC (MIne CLearing LIne Charge) attached moves into position (a Swe tank damaged in the
minefield can be seen to the slight left of the M113):
Concurrently the ambulance moves forward to establish a forward aid station. The ARV and an ammunition truck
will soon join it to establish "ECP #3".
The ambulance has its first customer (note the MICLIC to the left of picture):
The Engineer variant M113 arrives behind the MICLIC vehicle to mark the route once the breach has been made:
ECP #3 established. Now that tank can receive additional ammunition, undergo mechanical repairs and its crew
receive treatment:
The MICLIC is fired:
And detonates:
The Leo 1 with mine plough attached then "proves" the route cleared by the MICLIC and detonates a mine
that the line charge missed (hence why you prove the route. 
Having repaired, rearmed and tended to the crew of the tank, the ambulance, ammunition truck and ARV displace
forward again through the breach cleared by the Engineers.
The ARV is last as it has a job to do part way through the minefield:
Namely to recover the damaged tank forward to ECP #4 established on the far side of the minefield:
H+65. The echelon's new location (ECP #4), is beyond the minefield and close behind the Company now fighting
its way through VALKEALA.
Note its sister callsign "PACKHORSE 1" in a similar location behind the Finns:
The damaged tank arrives:
In addition to the Leo 1 on the forward side of the hide, this vehicle can also provide some security while being repaired.
Before long PACKHORSE 2 has to displace forward again this time to the planned ECP #5
to resupply the Swedish units who are now almost through the town and have consumed a lot of ammunition:
To get there though the trucks need some of the obstacles reduced (that the combat units had been able to bypass):
Just another day spent supporting the fighting elements as part of the combined arms team.
PACKHORSE 2 remains ready to support the Swedes in their next task.
