Losses were heavy, yes. They lost their two heavy machineguns and a dozen or so men. The flanking maneuver had utterly failed, the three men had been gunned down before they were able to do anything. The lieutenant had sacrificed a lot of men, and only one of the enemy may have been killed or injured The damned air support OPFOR had was tearing into their men. Holding this position was not worth it anymore. He could already see some transport helis coming towards his situation, they would simply be overrun. "FALL BACK TO DEFENSIVE LINE BRAVO! POP THAT SMOKE, WE DON'T NEED THAT VTOL ON OUR ASSES!" A few soldiers threw some electric smoke grenades down. It not only obscured them from sight, but from IR readings as well. It was thick as hell though, so firing back and actually hitting something would be nil. As the lieutenant and the remains of his platoon retreated, he could see automated mine layers planting the rest of the anti-infantry mines to stall the enemy advance. 

They wouldn't get past this choke-point without losing quite a few men. There were several mortar emplacements, well fortified trenches, and a few of the [url=http://www.wall321.com/thumbnails/detail/20120327/guns%20futuristic%20mech%20weapons%20tanks%20tank%201024x1904%20wallpaper_www.wallpaperto.com_74.jpg]Mechs[/url] were entrenched here. 

"Alright, let's send these bastards on an express train to hell!" A resounding HOO-RAH ensued, the men pumped up and ready for the invasion force at hand.