“You do end up having to kill civilians who are armed and think they stand a chance against fully suited special forces.”

No, you don’t have to. Seems like you just didn’t ‘de-escalate’ back and forth between the civilians as they’re going for their weapons. You can do that and not kill any civilians in that mission.

The article clearly states it was the Wisconsin’s first call for gunfire support since 52, not THE first call for gunfire support since 52.