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In the 1987, the Angolan (FAPLA) battle plan was direct: forces would move
from Cuito Cuanavale to the South and South-East towards the Lomba river,
cross it and occupy the town Mavinga. Mavinga was important because of its
airstrip, which would enable the AAF to support a further phase of the
offensive, an advance to Jamba, UNITA’s HQ. Once Jamba fell, the expectation
was UNITA would be finished.

Over the years, South Africa gave military aid to UNITA, as this movement
occupied the South-East corner of Angola and prevented SWAPO guerrillas from
entering the Caprivi and Okavango territories in Namibia. In 1987 the SADF
sent 20th SA Brigade under the command of Colonel Deon Ferreira to support
UNITA. It comprised 61st Mechanized Battalion Group, two motorised infantry
companies from 32nd Battalion and AT squadron, as well as two motorised
infantry companies from 101st Battalion. There were also three artillery
batteries. The whole force was 2609 men strong. In addition, there were an
unknown number (several thousand) of UNITA fighters alongside the SA.

For the 1987 offensive, FAPLA employed a total of 8 brigades. Four acted as
the garrison and escort, the other four formed the hammer fist of the
offensive. This force comprised about 6000 men and 80 tanks, plus artillery,
augmented with air support. 47th Brigade being the strongest of the four
attacker FAPLA brigades on the front line. 47th and 59th FAPLA Brigades
advanced in a pincer movement: while 47th rounded the western source of the
Lomba river and moved eastwards along the southern shore, 59th moved in
conjunction with 47th on the northern side. 47th and 59th Brigades were
collaborating in the construction of a TMM bridge just east of the confluence
of the Lomba and Cuzizi rivers.

October 3, 1987, between 8:00-9:00, the SADF forces launched an attack on 47th
Brigade.

* Two operations for the Angolan FAPLA and SADF & UNITA sides.
* Precisely recreated area near confluence of Cuzizi and Lomba rivers, 144 sq. km wide.
* Historical organizational structure of units at the time of the operations Saludando a Octubre and Moduler.

Graviteam Tactics: Operation Moduler