Okay... just a small point though...<br/><br/>You said that the original operation was an entire division?<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Unit    </strong></td><td><strong>Soldiers    </strong></td><td><strong>Commander</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Fireteam    </td><td>4    </td><td>NCO</td></tr><tr><td>Squad/Section    </td><td>8–13    </td><td>Squad leader</td></tr><tr><td>Platoon    </td><td>26–55    </td><td>Platoon leader</td></tr><tr><td>Company    </td><td>80–225    </td><td>Captain/Major</td></tr><tr><td>Battalion    </td><td>300–1,300    </td><td>(Lieutenant) Colonel</td></tr><tr><td>Regiment/Brigade    </td><td>3,000–5,000    </td><td>(Lieutenant) Colonel/Brigadier (General)</td></tr><tr><td>Division    </td><td>10,000–15,000    </td><td>Major General</td></tr><tr><td>Corps    </td><td>20,000–45,000    </td><td>Lieutenant General</td></tr><tr><td>Field army    </td><td>80,000–200,000    </td><td>General</td></tr><tr><td>Army group    </td><td>400,000–1,000,000    </td><td>Field Marshal</td></tr><tr><td>Army Region    </td><td>1,000,000–3,000,000    </td><td>Field Marshal</td></tr><tr><td>Army theater    </td><td>3,000,000–10,000,000    </td><td>Field Marshal</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>As you can see, a division consists of between 2 and 5 Regiments / Brigades, and is most commonly composed of three regiments.<br/><br/>If the division has lost two regiments and the third is down to a single reinforced platoon, there is an enormous problem!