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>Brendan Garrett
Nationality: United States
Company: Red Diamond Securities
Company Balance: $334,000

Former US Special Operations Commander, Brendan used to work as a military advisor in the development and procurement of advanced weapon systems for DARPA. After discovering that the salary of PMC CEOs was higher than his paygrade, Brendan retired from service and formed his own PMC headquartered across the river from the Pentagon. Unfortunately for Brendan, despite his background experience in business and direct connection to the Department of Defense contracting, his company has been experiencing difficulty in penetrating the market due to the amount of competition by larger PMCs.

Starting Traits and Conditions:

Competent Businessman Brendan learned how to manage a successful business through a government-funded side education program for military veterans, being able to work in managing the operations of any department if it requires direct control.
Well-Connected Network Years of meeting with professionals from the world's biggest military-industrial complex has provided Brendan with the necessary knowledge on where to acquire the latest military hardware of the industry.
Competent Assistant Brendan works with Martin, a long-time friend and military colleague. Martin is the Chief Operations Executive and is always on top of things when you give him a Project to focus on.
Competitive Market The United States Department of Defense is the world's biggest sponsorer of war beyond its borders. As such, hundreds of PMCs are contracted every year to secure Lady Liberty's interests in war-torn countries. This has unfortunately led to smaller companies such as Brendan's not being able to compete with the vast resources employed by larger PMCs.
Special Firearms License Black Diamond can procure military-grade firearms from hundreds of firearm vendors.

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>Abu Azrael (أيوب فالح حسن الربيعي)
Nationality: Iraqi
Company: Azrael Security Group
Company Balance: $224,000
Known as 'Iraq's Rambo,' Ayoob Falih Hasan Al-Rubaie used to be the Commander of an Iraqi Shi'a Militia group, where he became known throughout the middle east for his legendary heroism in the fight against ISIS. After finally defeating the remnants of ISIS in Syria, Abu recruited a team from the Popular Mobilization Forces to form their own Private Security group, and almost overnight ran Iraq's #1 Most Successful Private Security group. With the past few months' rapid success, Abu is now looking to expand his company's services beyond the borders of Iraq and Syria.

Starting Traits:
Positive Fame Effects Well-known throughout the middle east as a hero in the fight against ISIS, you can recruit some of the Middle East's best fighters to join your side. Increases chances of finding Hero units.
Deployable Can be directly deployed in the field alongside your squad as a hero unit.
Morale Boost The people you work with feel confident around you when you command operations and are more willing to take risks if you order them to commit dangerous actions.
Inexperienced Entering in an unfamiliar industry, business is not your specialty, preferring more to be in the field commanding teams.
Inexperienced Advisors The men you work with are former soldiers, not people who you can trust to network potential high-level contractors.

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>Vladislav Alexandrovich (Bлaдиcлaв Aлeкcaндpoвич)
Nationality: Russian
Company: BEAR Group
Company Balance: $277,000
Former Black Market Arms Dealer, Vlad ran a successful business for several years, selling ammunition and firearms to various organizations all across the world. Throughout his career, he has earned the reputation as the 'Lord of War' for indirectly sponsoring non-state actors. Sometime in 2013, he disappeared without a trace after discovering that an arms deal that he made resulted in chemical weapons being used against civilian targets in Syria.
It has been nearly a decade since his disappearance, and Vlad has once again emerged from the shadows. This time, he has been contacted by Kiril Orlov, a former ex-military buddy of his and executive at BEAR (Battle Encounter Assault Regiment) Group. Vlad has recently been voted as the new CEO after a scandal resulted in BEAR being forced to make an aggressive corporate restructuring.

Starting Traits:

Arms Production Concern Just outside of Sevastopol near Vlad's Dacha is a secret Arms manufacturing plant that he had built a while back. It has long been gathering dust these past few years but in its heyday used to produce nearly 117,000 unlicensed rifles per month.
Competent Businessman Vlad is no stranger to running a successful business, having built his own empire from the blood and sweat of his mistakes.
Well-Connected Black Market Network Years of making connections with black market contacts have made Vlad well-known in the circles of Black Market Arms dealing.
Self-Estranged Past experiences in selling weapons of war have seemed to emotionally affect Vlad in a way that has made him morally wounded and self-alienated.
Corruption Scandal BEAR has recently been forced to deal with a major corruption scandal involving a multinational company and the Russian Government. The State Duma hopes that a change in leadership will result in better management of the company.

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>Xiang Jin (翔斤)
Nationality: Chinese
Company: Army of Dark (Cover name: Xi Security)
Company Balance: $323,323
Former Minister of State Security of the People's Republic of China, Xiang secretly formed a hacker group known as the Army of Dark in the early 2000s in response to a state project to expand cyber operations capabilities. When it was discovered that Xiang was conspiring against the state, he was arrested and imprisoned for life. However, in 2006 he and every member of the Army of Dark escaped from a high-security prison. Since then, he has been raising a criminal empire from the shadows, recently forming the group's first Military-for-hire service.

Starting Traits:
Cyber Operations Department
The Dark Army has several full-time hackers who work on hacking projects. It has been the primary financer of the Army of Dark and is often working on heist projects.
Psychotic Time Obsession Xiang is psychotically obsessed with managing time. It has become an existential norm for him to wear a watch that beeps whenever a minute has passed, living an extremely monochronic life.
Impaired Legal Networking The Army of Dark, while providing hacking services to various countries and non-state actors for years, has virtually no legitimate contracting network of its own, relying only on secure channels to obtain potential clients.
Illegal Organization The Army of Dark has operated as a criminal organization for years, with it being directly involved in the trafficking of narcotics, firearms, and even people. As such, it is always at risk of its members getting caught or ratting you out.

>>4532776
>>Abu Azrael (أيوب فالح حسن الربيعي)

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>Bruce Sunderland
Nationality: British
Company: Pegasus International Limited.
Company Balance: $142,900
In 2004 Bruce Sunderland left his prestigious position as an Officer of the SAS to pursue his own Private Military venture, Pegasus Special Services. Soon after, he was able to land several successful full-time military contracts to Afghanistan and Iraq. However, in the late 2010s, Pegasus suffered a decline in international deployments and was on the verge of bankruptcy when an angel investor by the name of Arthur Harvey purchased the company and became chairman. Harvey was able to quickly recover the company by leasing the company's An-74T cargo plane it acquired several years ago to civilian services. Recently, Harvey was looking to cut the Private Military division and instead focus on civil freight services, much to the disagreement of Bruce.

Starting Traits:
Logistics Division Pegasus owns an Antanov An-74T Cargo Freighter used for transporting supplies, equipment, and personnel. It is also equipped to paradrop if the situation requires. Logistics Department generates income whenever not in use.
New Chairman Harvey is the company's new CEO, and he makes the final decision on all matters. Recently he has been looking to downsize the Private Military division in favour of expanding the Pegasus Air Service division. You will have to convince him to not cut your team again.
Experienced Operators Although Pegasus had to lay off many of the Operators it used to have, they are still left with members whose combat history is well-proven.
Invalidated Firearms License The UK has just invalidated every UK-based PMC's ability to possess military firearms. There is an ongoing class-action lawsuit that will challenge the legislative decision.

>>4532783
I like the "industry noob/boots on the ground-type leading by personal example" background. We'll build ourselves literally from the rank-and-file up. Voting.

>>4532776

>Bruce Sunderland

>>4532776
>Vladislav Alexandrovich

>>4532783
supporting this one

>>4532776
>>Abu Azrael (أيوب فالح حسن الربيعي)

>Vladislav Alexandrovich

>Brendan Garrett

>>4532787
Support

>>4532829
+1

>>4532776
The choice of Commanders is leaning towards Abu and Vlad. I'll give the voting period a bit more time. You'll be playing as this character for the rest of the story!

On a side note, feel free to join the quest discord server for updates and quest discussion: https://discord.gg/GYJQJq5zXf

>>4532879
Switching to Vlad

>>4532776
>>Abu Azrael (أيوب فالح حسن الربيعي)

>>4532776
>Vladislav Alexandrovich

>>4532787
>>Vladislav Alexandrovich (Bлaдиcлaв Aлeкcaндpoвич)

>>4532776
>Abu Azrael (أيوب فالح حسن الربيعي)

>>4532776
Vlad

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>>4532787

The Votes are In!

>Vladislav Alexandrovich
It was a night of fire and bombs. In the distance, you can see what was once the hospital fully engulfed in flames. An angel of fire emerges from the ash being spread in the sky, a sight never before witnessed by the city of Aleppo in its years of conflict. It was clear that every last man, woman, and child in that hospital was dead, and they were dead because you gave them the means to do it. They were dead because you sold those bombs to them. Their blood is on your hands-

"Vladislav Alexandrovich?" You hear the front secretary say your name. Your attention is turned to the front desk, where a young blonde-haired woman looks at you.
"Kiril will see you now. Please enter the room to your right" you hear her say. You stand up from your waiting room seat and proceed into an empty conference room with a single familiar face standing next to the table. Its Kiril.

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"Slava! It's good to see you again!" he says welcomely with open arms.

"It is good to see you too Kiril. How is the wife?" You reply back. "I've Married Masha since I last saw you, I have 2 daughters and a boy."

"Congratulations! I'm happy for you!"

"Thank you. You must be wondering why I brought you here Slava?"

"I do. To be frank, I didn't think you would ever find me."

"Well, I know my ways how to find you" he chuckles. "I brought you here to Moscow because I have an offer for you." He picks up a newspaper and throws it across, letting it slide towards your attention.

"BEAR to Reorganize Corporate Executive after Wagner Probe."
Oh yeah. The Wagner scandal. You've heard about it while on vacation in Cambodia. It's no surprise that much of BEAR's leadership are former Wagner Group War Criminals. Everyone knew that their past would eventually catch up with them in the post-Putin era. Bastards did all kinds of dirty things, from employing Child Soldiers in West Africa to calling artillery on towns full of civilians.

"So what does this have to do with me?" You look curiously at Kiril.

"We've been discussing the options for how we're going to go about with the corporate restructuring and we've been looking for the new face to represent BEAR. I decided to vote you as our new CEO, and everyone on the chair thought it was a good idea."

"Kiril, I'm past the days of arms dealing. I don't want to deal with war anymore."

"Well, if you don't take this position the FSB is planning to arrest you."

"I'm sorry?" You reply, coldly looking at Kiril with his blank expression.

"Ever since the new president arrived, the State Duma has been quietly arresting all the oligarchs. They've been going after everyone, the Oil Czars, the Property Conglomerates, Arms Dealers, you name it. It's all part of a New Russia, or so they say."

"I get that, but what is it about this job that soo important?"

"Well, look at it this way: If you accept the position of CEO, the FSB is going to reconsider you because they have some things they want themselves from BEAR."

"And what?" you ask disbelieved. Fuck. How did they find out about your past?

"They know you spent half your life in arms dealing, and they want to use you and our company to expand Russia's influence in the world. With you in power, the Federal Security Bureau will hold off any further investigation attempt as long as you do what they say."

"And what do they want me to do?"

"That I don't know. Just consider their requests to be the highest priority and you will get through fine."

"Okay, okay. I'm in."

"Splendid. How about a tour of the office?"

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Kiril leads you out of the conference room. Outside you see 3 Police Officers in uniform standing outside. Shit. They were going to arrest you right there and then if you didn't accept the position.

"This way." Kiril walks you into the main office complex, a typical modern office setting busy with employees. As you and Kiril walk through the crimson red hallway you see two people wearing camouflaged EMR uniforms move past you, they look back at you and simply carry on.

"Those are our Operators, you'll get to meet them later," Kiril says.

The two of you enter a medium-sized office room indistinguishable from any office setting ever. "This floor is dedicated to our Company Operations department. Here they are in charge of networking contracts with various clients overseas and are the ones who keep our Operators busy. Our clients can range from Private to Governments but aren't always limited to just those two," hinting at the occasional illegal clients.

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"This here will be your office." Kiril opens the door to the view of the Moscow financial district skyline behind a beautiful mahogany office table. The evening sunlight reflects off the glass of the towering skyscrapers into the office giving it a soft glow.

"You'll get back to this later," Kiril says, motioning you to continue following.

Kiril walks towards a room straight across your office and knocks on the door. "This is where the exciting part is." The door unlocks and you see an impressive array of display monitors in a dimly-lit Command and Control room.

"How's it going, Yuri?" Kiril says quietly to a man in uniform sitting at the control desk.

"I'm alright. Sokol should be airdropping soon."

He suddenly turns from his desk to face you: "Oh! Is this our new Commander?"

"Sure is Yuri. Slava, meet Yuri, your Secondary Commander."

"Hello," you say humbly, shaking his hand. "Hello Commander," Yuri replies attentively.

"You said Sokol is near the Area of Operations? What's their eta?"

"14 minutes to drop, GPS is tracking their aircraft past the Sudanese border."

"Excellent. You might want to demonstrate to the Executive Commander the nature of how our Operations are run here."

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You stand cross-arms looking at several different monitors. The control room looks like something out of a Sci-Fi Film. All around you are numerous touchpad and monitor interfaces, seamlessly connected to each other.

"This here is ORBAT, the latest Command and Control center available on the market," Kiril begins. "Every Military organization uses ORBAT or a system similar to it to command their armies. The datalink capabilities on this allow it to provide a live feed of Operators using a helmet module from another part of the planet. Operators can seamlessly ID targets and a Commander can see the battlefield from a birds-eye view like no other, and advise their subordinates on plans of action. It is the ultimate new development of military technology. Other than of course, advanced drones."

"They're para dropping in. We'll expect them to make contact with us in 5 minutes." Yuri says. A pop-up window opens on another monitor, detailing the mission objectives and current Situation Report (SITREP).

SITREP: The town of Abyei has long been the center point of a violent territorial dispute between the Republics of Sudan and South Sudan for almost two decades. Now, with Sudan attempting to control the flow of water from the White Nile, South Sudan is left with no choice but to fight the North for its own survival. In the town of Abyei, the North Sudanese Army (SAF) has occupied the village and captured several pieces of UN property. The Sudan People's Liberation Armed Forces (SPLAF) has hired us to rescue a High-ranking Commander, who is held somewhere in the town, and take him to an extraction point located East of the village. We have limited provided intelligence on where he might be, but we ruled that he may be in one of three locations on the map.

OBJECTIVES: Locate the Commander in one of three possible locations. Extract him to the Rally Point.

BONUS OBJECTIVES: Find and eliminate the Enemy Field General in the area. Payout: +$15,000.

"It's showtime." Yuri states.

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"Sokol Red, what's your situation? Over." You say. You are now in the perspective of Yuri,

<<We managed to drop in and travel to the AO without issue. We've spotted three contacts across the river from our location. We're awaiting your order Zeus.>>

"Copy, standby for the waypoint marker."

From the information your analyst gave you, you determine that the VIP must be in one of 3 locations: At point Alpha, there is a house that appears to have higher than normal enemy activity. Preliminary reconnaissance suspects this is a facility used for housing enemy munitions, but it could also contain the VIP. Near the center of the town marked as Bravo, there is an occupied house with little protection but has occasional patrols in the surrounding streets. The property looks lightly guarded. Charlie point is the enemy's primary Base of Operations. In the opening week of the war, the Sudanese Army captured the UN Base there and acquired several mechanized units. There is some heavy hardware there, but it should be possible for your team to slip past without anyone noticing. Intelligence suggests that there may be an enemy mortar installation nearby. Capturing that could quickly grant you the firepower you need to take on the base. In any case, you will have to use stealth to your advantage so as not to alert any nearby QRF Detachments.

There also seems to be a compound South-East not far from the base, guarded by a single technical and two squads of infantry. It looks to be an important area, but we have ruled that it is not likely to contain the VIP.

>Set waypoint to Alpha
>Set waypoint to Bravo
>Set waypoint to Charlie

>>4533349
>Set to Bravo

>>4533349
>Set waypoint to ambush, capture, and interrogate the 3 hostiles.

>>4533349
>Set waypoint to ambush, capture, and interrogate the 3 hostiles

>>4533349
What type of troops to we have? Paratroopers so special forces?

>>4533349
>Set waypoint to Bravo
Don't bite more than we can chew

I would like to rape the nearest civilian please. Also give 5 points to Gryffindor

>>4533349
>Set waypoint to ambush, capture, and interrogate the 3 hostiles.

>>4533349
>>Set waypoint to Charlie

>>4533349
>Set waypoint to Bravo

Bravo seems like too obvious a target especially for the first post. My guess is it's where they keep the women/children or low-value hostages.

>>4533798
>>4533437
>>4533413

Your units are Special Forces. Imagine this game to work like movie logic, where suppressors virtually make your Operator's rounds unheard and wind unaccounted for (unless I were to specifically mention the variable of wind). It's sometime in the middle of the night, and unless an enemy is looking directly at you it's hard to see some figures without the aid of light.
I was going to include this after the mission, but a full list of available Operator Squads and their load-outs can be found here: https://pastebin.com/kSfFr5Lg

>>4533359
>>4533363

Waypoint will be set first before action.

*Meant to add:
>Set waypoint to Bravo

>>4533867
>>Try to find an alternative crossing.

Judging by the choices, this squad is Sokol (Eagle) the long range and recon squad so we can't move in to capture.

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>>4533349
>Set Waypoint to Bravo

<<Roger that Zeus. How should we cross the river? We got the range to take out the three boogies ahead of our position. We can also try to find an alternative route across, but I doubt there will be any other way with as shallow water as the crossing here.>>

>Light 'em Up Sokol.
>Try to find an alternative crossing.
>Other

>>4533885
>>Try to find an alternative crossing.

>>4533885
>>Light 'em Up Sokol.

>>4533885
Try to find an alternative crossing.

What's the local time? The UI pic says past 9 but I don't know if thats part of the game or just something from whatever you got the pic from.

>>4533885
>>Light 'em Up Sokol.

>>4533933

The Operation is taking place in the middle of the night, sometime around 2300 Hrs. Nevermind the immersion-breaking statement that in Moscow its afternoon and Sudan its Night. The UI is a stereotypical Sci-Fi terminal display I use called eDEX-UI.

>>4533885
>>Try to find an alternative crossing.

>>4533885
>Light 'em Up Sokol.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>4533885

Looks like we have a tie, rolling.

1. Light 'em Up Sokol.
2. Try to find an alternative crossing.

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Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>4534493
>Try to find an alternative crossing.

Believing its best to keep minimum hostile casualties, you order Sokol to maneuver around the river by finding an alternate route. After several minutes of searching alongside the river for an entry, Sokol Red finds a deeper but passable part of the river north of their starting point. They begin traversing the faster-flowing river...

>>4534532
>>Maneuver to Waypoint 1

>>4534532

>Maneuver to Waypoint 1

>>4534532
>>Maneuver to Waypoint 1

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>>4534521
Sokol had a difficult time getting through the fast-flowing water, one member nearly getting caught by the river flow. Sokol reports that the team's Combat Life Saver, Alek, got his field dressings soaked in water, rendering them unusable. Nevertheless, the team manages to cross over.

<<Zeus, we've spotted two contacts ahead of our next waypoint, how copy?>>

>Maneuver to Waypoint 1
>Maneuver to Waypoint 2
>Other

>>4534541
wait in ambush position for 10 minutes and see if the guards move around or if they are static. If you can silently take a guard down, do so. If the guards are static slip in between their fields of view between point 1 and 2.

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>>4534521
>Observe Guards.
>Move to Waypoint 1.

You order Sokol to observe the guard from a safe distance, before moving carefully to the next waypoint. The guard doesn't do much of anything but occasionally watches different directions by what appears to be an old barnhouse, however, the other guard down the road has begun moving towards the guard by the barn. Sokol has taken a position by a large water storage tank, with an element watching the other guard.

>Wait and Observe what will happen.
>Strike when ready.
>Other.

>>4534589
slip past the guards when they are immersed in conversation

>>4534589
>slip past the guards when they are immersed in conversation

>>4534589
>slip past the guards when they are immersed in conversation

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Rolled 10, 9, 7 = 26 (3d10)

>>4534589
>Slip past the guards when they are immersed in conversation.

<<Copy that Zeus.>>
The guard comes over to the other and begins conversing in a language none of your Operators understand. Unfortunately, ORBAT doesn't offer an in-system translation app so you can make out what they are saying. They mention the name "Abdul Kareem," the name of the High-Value Target you were asked to assassinate if possible.
As the guards talk away Sokol attempts to slip past the guards...

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>>4534692

Sokol silently slips past the guards completely unnoticed, and they carry on without making a sound towards their objective.
Sokol approaches a major crossroads. The town is generally unlit by many street lights, but along this road, there are more lamps every so couple acres. Sokol can hear the engine of a vehicle moving towards the crossroads.

>Stay hidden and wait for the vehicle to pass.
>Ignore it and proceed to Waypoint 1
>Ignore it and proceed to Waypoint 2
>Other

>>4534712
>>Stay hidden and wait for the vehicle to pass.

What's our time table looking like? Was there a limit to extraction time? How close is dawn?

>>4534712
>>Stay hidden and wait for the vehicle to pass

>>4534712
stay hidden

>>4534748
Your mission could last until dawn, but it is unlikely it would take that long. You have enough time to check all of the possible locations for the VIP as long as you don't alert significant enemy attention towards your Operators. If the enemy discovers you are attempting to extract the VIP, you will have about an hour to exfiltrate the area before an enemy QRF team detaches from the area to search for you. The mission will fail if 3 of your Operators die or if you fail to extract the VIP. In addition to this, the target of opportunity can escape from the area if there is enough heat from your activities.

>>4534712
>>Stay hidden and wait for the vehicle to pass.

>>4534712
>Stay hidden and wait for the vehicle to pass.

>>4534712
>Stay hidden and wait for the vehicle to pass.

>>4534712
>>Stay hidden and wait for the vehicle to pass.

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>>4534712
>Stay hidden and wait for the vehicle to pass.

Sokol instinctively moves to a property wall on their left. Their Team Lead instinctively signals the rest of Sokol to 'GET LOW.' The sound of the vehicle motor is heard coming closer to the group of Operators...

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>>4535766

The vehicle drives past Sokol without noticing its presence. They wait a few moments for the vehicle to drive away before making their next move. On the map, you can see two possible vectors of approach to the compound: From the North, and from the South. The compound is elevated on a small hill, with no difference in cover protection from either approach.

>Proceed to Waypoint 1
>Proceed to Waypoint 2
>Other

>>4535776
>>Proceed to Waypoint 1

>>4535776
>>Proceed to Waypoint 1

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Rolled 6, 5, 4 = 15 (3d10)

>>4535776
>Proceed to Waypoint 1

<<Roger>>
Sokol stealthfully crosses the streets to the next waypoint...

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>>4535943
Sokol crosses the street, each operator providing area coverage to multiple arcs. As Sokol approaches the compound, the Team Lead marks two contacts ahead.

<<Zeus, we got two hostile boogies ahead, how copy?>>

"Acknowledged Sokol Red..."

>Take out both contacts with guns.
>Close the distance and use your knives.
>Other

>>4535953
>Close the distance and use your knives
How silent are our guns though?

>>4535953
>>Take out both contacts with guns.

>>4536080
Movie logic silent.

>>4535953
>Take out both contacts with guns.

>>4535953
>>Take out both contacts with guns.

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Rolled 5, 5 = 10 (2d10)

>>4535953
>"Take out both contacts with guns."

<<Taктoчнa. Putting them to sleep.>>

The elements of Sokol split up into two maneuver teams, each team focusing on each contact...

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>>4536320

Sokol successfully takes out both hostiles with ease, dropping like flies. Sokol has now reached the wall of the compound. This is it, time to look for the VIP.

<<Zeus, we're ready to sweep the compound on your order. How copy?>>

Sokol can approach this three different ways: It can either split into two maneuver teams, with each entering the compound from different directions to quickly overwhelm the garrison with a chance to catch the enemy completely off-guard, or it can enter in as one unit with each element providing multiple arcs of coverage. Alternatively, it can also sweep the surrounding area, but if they don't do it fast enough the garrison will have enough time to react.

>Split into two teams.
>Enter in as one unit.
>Sweep the surrounding area.
>Other

>>4536337
>Split into two teams.
>Leave the MG guy monitoring the outer perimeter. He'll be at a bit of a disadvantage breahing.

>>4536337
>Split into two teams

>>4536337
>>Split into two teams.

>>4536337
>>Split into two teams.

>>4536337
>Split into two teams.

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>>4536337
>Split into two teams.

Tolya, Yegor, and Alek take point at the North entrance by the compound, while Yakov and Igor position themselves South. The two groups set their guns to fully automatic, and then Tolya calls the breach...

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>>4536534
Tolya bursts open the metal gate to the North of the compound, and right in front of him are two hostiles; they quickly turn their attention towards Tolya and get the gun pointed at him first, but not before the quick action of Yegor and Alek put two bullets into the heads of the two enemy guards. In the South, Igor and Yakov make quick work of the unsuspecting guards, who didn't realize what was going even as two 7.62x39mm bullets impacted both their skulls. The whole breach went off without a single enemy soldier firing back.

As Sokol clears each room in the property, they force enemy after enemy to surrender. They then reach a stairwell and an unarmed officer appears. He and two other soldiers quickly surrender, with Sokol ordering the Officer and the surviving enemy soldiers to 'GET DOWN ON THE GROUND' in Accented English. As Sokol secures the rest of the compound, they found no sign of the VIP, however, they have found some interesting intel.

<<Zeus, this is Sokol. VIP is in another castle. We found a detailed military map with drawings of frontline units and a long-range portable radio. We captured several hostiles with one who appears to be an Officer. What should we do Zeus?>>

<!> New Enemy Locations Revealed on Map <!>

Damn, the VIP is not here. Sokol will have to find a new lead. Based on what they have captured, there are several ways how they can take advantage of the situation. If any of the Sudanese soldiers speak English, they might be able to persuade them to reveal the location of the VIP, or even the HVT.

>Interrogate the Prisoners.
>Loot the area.
>Leave area.
>Other.

>>4536586
>Interrogate the Prisoners.
BOSS? WHERE IS YOUR BOSS?

>>4536586
>>Leave area.

>>4536586
If we have a picture of the guy we're supposed to rescue we could show it to them and point at the map and maybe they can point out the location?

>>4536586
>>Interrogate the Prisoners.

>>4536586
>Interrogate the Prisoners.

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>>4536586
>Interrogate the Prisoners.

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>>4537008
Sokol lines up all the captured enemy soldiers and begins questioning who can speak English. Unfortunately, none of them do, however, the officer speaks in broken English. Upon showing the face of the VIP, the Officer says he recognizes the man and that he had seen him earlier today and a dozen other South Sudanese soldiers at the UN Base. Looks like we got a new lead.

<!> VIP Location Revealed <!>

Tolya then shows a picture of the High-Value Target. The officer shakes his head, but it is quite clear he is lying by his facial expression.

<<Zeus, we think the Officer is refusing to reveal the location of the HVT. What should we do?>>

(You can pick multiple options in an order)

>Persuade the Officer.
>Threaten the Officer.
>Show the picture of the HVT to other prisoners.
>Don't press on the Officers in compliance.
>Finish Interrogation.
>Other.

>>4537040
>>Threaten the Officer.

>>4537040
shoot a silenced gun and then press the hot end against his skin

>>4537040
>Threaten the Officer.
Give him a good few punches to hammer the point

>>4537040
>Threaten the Officer.

>>4537040
>>Threaten the Officer.

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>>4537040
>Threaten the Officer.

Tolya asks you for the Arabic translation of "Where is he?" and a number of other phrases in Arabic so as to make the question clear for the Officer. You make a quick google translate and pronounce the words to him over the radio. Tolya then decides to play it nice one more time, showing the picture of the HVT to the Officer. The Officer once again shakes his head unconvincingly before Tolya rolls up his sleeves and points a gun at the head of the Officer.

<<" 'Ayn hwa!?">>

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>4537248
The Officer refuses to answer and continues to shake his head. Tolya then proceeds to fire a suppressed pistol round right next to the head of the Officer, with the sound of the bullet passing clearly spooking the Officer. The Team Lead presses the hot barrel of the pistol against the head of the restrained Officer, who reacts to the pain.

<<"TELL WHERE IS">> Tolya says in broken Arabic while pointing at a picture of the HVT.

<<I NOT... KNOW>> The Officer tries to say, but his rudimentary English studders his words.

The rest of the prisoners glare at the whining Officer and then look at Tolya. Tolya turns his attention to the prisoners and shows a picture to them.

<<Ayn!?>> (Where!?)

The Prisoners visibly recoil...

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>>4537258
One of the prisoners tries to speak up, stuttering in his words. He is talking in Arabic which none of the Russian operators understand, but Alek catches on and shows a map to one of the prisoners. The Prisoner points his hand to a location on the map. Upon examining the location, it's exactly where intel suggested the HVT was earlier.

<!> HVT Location Confirmed <!>

<<Zeus, this checks out. We got what we needed. Whats our next course of action?>>

>Leave the area.
>Loot the surrounding area for supplies.
>Execute the Prisoners
>Other

>>4537269
zip tie the prisoners and duct tape their mouths

leave and head for the hvt location

>>4537269
>>Execute the Prisoners

>>4537269
>>Loot the surrounding area for supplies.
>>Execute the Prisoners

>>4537269
>Execute the Prisoners

>>4537269
>zip tie the prisoners and duct tape their mouths

>leave and head for the hvt location

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>>4537269
>Execute the Prisoners
Sorry guys, this was just a test. I promise I won't test you guys like this again.

>Ziptie the prisoners and duct tape their mouths
>Loot the Area

As Sokol finishes up, the question arises of what to do with the prisoners. It's much easier to just execute them and make it look like they died in the raid, but with your new boss breathing right behind you, you realize that he might not approve of your decision and consider firing you the first chance he gets. Who knows what kind of Commander he might be, he could be anti-war for all you know. Back when you used to work for Wagner Group the operatives could get away with such things because war was war and the company was illegal anyway, but you work for BEAR now. The consequences of war crimes can single handily shut down the company.

Instead, you order Sokol to zip tie the prisoners and apply duct tape to their mouths. After finishing, Sokol proceeds to loot the area. Might as well take the spoils of war.

<<What do you want us to take Zeus?>>

(Pick 2)
>Hand Grenades.
>Extra Assault Rifles.
>Long Range Radios.
>Uniforms.
>Jewelary or valuables.
>Other (please specify)

>>4537754
prioritize handheld AT/ grenades if no AT
jewelry or valuables

>>4537754
>>Long Range Radios.
>>Uniforms.

>>4537785
Yakov should have an RPG and Igor should have some handhelds and rockets. This is another test, it's a stealth mission and what's a few grand worth of Jewelry on a high valued mission like this.

If we're looting we loot information or paperwork.

>>4537788
I like to have extras. Who knows how many old pickups they might throw at us.
I assume they sweeped all the intel but I don't mind getting more.

>>4537788
This isn't another test, I promise. You can play this mission loud or quiet. In later missions you will be able to choose which squads to deploy, some squads are more specialized than others, but all of them can equally be stealthy or loud to different extents. Sokol is an adaptable team and is your jack-of-all-spades. Depending on what you loot you might find some items to be more useful than others, such as exceptionally rare guns for your operators. As of intel loot, you automatically pick this up.

>>4537811
Nah can't trust that. Tried going loud in a previous /qst. It was only a training exercise but it went horribly.

Uniforms though, worked much better. Somehow convinced the enemy Officer in the area that extremists from one of three nazi magical girl organizations (The officer was also a Nazi and was aware of said organizations) was plotting to undermine his operation to get a leg up.

Long story short it worked great. He summoned all his high ranking officers into a room we put explosives in, set bombs in his communications room and took Gibraltar by the afternoon.

Bad comparison but even with movie logic we're outnumbered and out gunned. Going loud except for the final sprint home would end in a Phyric Victory at best.

>>4537754
>>Long Range Radios.
>>Uniforms.

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>>4537754
>Uniforms.
>Long Range Radios.

You instruct Sokol to take the enemy uniforms and pack them in their assault packs. Perhaps these uniforms will have a purpose in the near future. You also tell Sokol to take the enemy's long-range radios, they will be useful for this mission and perhaps for future missions. Tolya proceeds to wire the radio so you can hear enemy communications while on the same network, not that you will understand what they are saying but maybe someone around the office can. You ask Kiril to look for a person who speaks Arabic in the meantime.

You place a number of virtual enemies across the ORBAT monitor, noting the intelligence that Sokol gathered from the military map. They have a number of powerful opportunities presented to them that they can approach. For one, they can eliminate the garrison of a nearby artillery site and attempt to hijack the artillery piece for their own use. This would give Sokol a powerful opportunity to not only soften the garrison at the UN base but also take out the HVT if he is where we think he is. However, firing the artillery will immediately attract every single patrol on Sokol's location. Sokol will have to move fast and find a way to get into the FOB without getting caught.
Alternatively, Sokol can choose to just eliminate the artillery garrison and attempt to travel to the FOB or the location of the HVT on foot. This will take more time, but it will certainly cause a lot less attention if they can get away with it.

>Set Waypoint to Artillery Site
>Set Waypoint to HVT Compound
>Set Waypoint to FOB
>Set Waypoint to Mortar
>Other

>>4537932
where's our possible exfil spots?

>>4537935

The expected exfiltration site is to the East. You cannot exfiltrate to the North or to the South, but you can exfiltrate West across the river. Once you exit the AO, you will be extracted by the South Sudanese via helicopter or all-terrain vehicle.

>>4537946
Let's go to the Artillery base plant remote charges then mortar base and plant charges and then scope out the generals hq.

>>4537932
Why not honestly I thought we'd be finished with the tutorial earlier. Didn't know it would be such a long term mission.

>>4537932
Artillery site

>>4537932
>>Set Waypoint to FOB

>>4537932
>Set Waypoint to Artillery Site

>>4537932
>Set Waypoint to Artillery Site

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>>4537932
>Set Waypoint to Artillery Site

Knowing that the threat of artillery will be a serious threat in extracting the VIP, you set Sokol on a course to the nearby enemy artillery battery. As Sokol travels to the area, the fatigue of the Operators start to get noticed by you.

"Sokol, SITREP. What's your condition, over?"

The Team Leader, Tolya, looks back at his subordinates to assess their state.
<<We are running ourselves ragged here Zeus, but we're keeping pace.>>

"Acknowledged, pick up the pace if you can."

Sokol hasn't spotted any hostile enemy contacts yet, and they have found themselves travelling in an open field. Beyond the next road, Sokol has visual contact with the artillery battery and an enemy contact about 700 yards (~650m) out. There is a treeline closer to the artillery battery that Sokol is on heading for, but the Marksman Yegor is capable of engaging at this distance with a clear shot.

>Proceed to Waypoint 1
>Set new Waypoint
>Engage the contact.
>Other

>>4538627
>Proceed to Waypoint 1

>>4538627
>Proceed to Waypoint 1

>>4538627
>Proceed to Waypoint 1
>Leave Yegor(marksman) and Yakov(LMG) to provide overwatch

>>4538627
>Proceed to Waypoint 1

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>>4538627
>Proceed to Waypoint 1

Sokol heads into the treeline behind the artillery battery. Sokol then lays prone alongside the treeline to observe the enemy ahead of them. Sokol identifies that there are two soldiers guarding the Artillery battery with 4 camping tents nearby. You expect there to be 4 additional enemies in those tents. Your Marksman Yegor also spots two soldiers beyond the artillery around some buildings. The odds are they won't be able to see what is happening at the artillery site, but they are within engagement distance, some 450 yards (~425 meters) out.

Sokol can easily take out the entire garrison without alerting the enemy from their position, or attempt to eliminate the guards discretely using knives. It can also attempt to capture the artillerymen alive, but it could be complicated.

>Try to take out both guards using knives.
>Take out the guards with your guns.
>Attempt to capture the garrison alive.
>Other (Please specify)

>>4538911
sneak in and place hidden remote charges on the artillery guns and then leave

>>4538941
Unfortunately, your squad is not equipped with an explosive charge, but fortunately, there are other ways how you can hijack the artillery and turn it into a bomb.

>>4538948
Can we rig it the shells to blow up when we wanted it to?

>>4538948
Ok just kill them all with suppressed weapons.

>>4538951
You can sabotage the artillery so that a shell detonates in the artillery piece. If you take out just the guards and leave the enemies in the tent, they may attempt to operate the artillery to call a fire mission, but end up blowing themselves up.
Equally, you can also use the artillery against the enemy to take out both the HVT and any target in the area. Note that once the first shell has impacted the AO, the enemy will immediately travel to your position, and you will have to escape (or fight if I dare say).

>>4538911
>Try to take out both guards with your guns

>>4538952
This isn't the stealth squad anyway. If it was Wolf Black, which is the Stealth CQB Squad, it might be doable but Eagle Red is the Jack of All Trades Squad.

>>4539036
I think we might just have to give up on the HVT. Fatigue's already starting to set in and since we've already cleared that compound and tied those guys. Our timeframe is wayy too tight doubly so once we attack this artillery.

Next mission we need to always have two squad minimum. Wolf Black would have been a godsend on this one.

>>4539036
Planning for the future Eagle Red and Wolf Black will probably be our bread and butter. Or at least we'll likely always have one or the other in a mission

They're both incredibly versatile and can be slotted into so many mission types so long as they're also accompanied by the more specialized squads.

>>4539036
>This isn't the stealth squad anyway.
As mentioned prior, just because an operator team is put into a 'loud' category doesn't mean the squad can't do stealth. Bear Squad may be the loudest and has the sharpest claws, but it doesn't mean the bear can surprise its prey.
>Our timeframe is wayy too tight
You have enough time to take out both the HVT and extract the VIP. Another option you can consider is to extract the VIP first, and then swing to the artillery site and hit the HVT.

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>Take out the guards with your guns.

Sokol takes aim at its targets, it should be easy at this range...

>>4539106
>As mentioned prior, just because an operator team is put into a 'loud' category doesn't mean the squad can't do stealth. Bear Squad may be the loudest and has the sharpest claws, but it doesn't mean the bear can surprise its prey

Yeah but there'd a difference between being able to pick a padlock and being able to crack a safe. Trying to sneak into a manned artillery site and plant explosives is wayy too risky for a squad that doesn't specialize in Stealth.

>You have enough time to take out both the HVT and extract the VIP. Another option you can consider is to extract the VIP first, and then swing to the artillery site and hit the HVT.

We MIGHT have time but it'd be pretty risky. The moment people start getting tired is the moment mistakes get made.

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>>4539126

The first round fired by Tolya somehow whizzes past the first guard's head, while the second hit the back neck of the other. Tolya fires a consecutive round to finish off the first guard. Unfortunately for Sokol, the suppressed sound of the guns going off awoke one soldier, who opens his tent to see what is going on...

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>>4539150

Alek fires a round into the head of the awoken enemy soldier. Sokol moves in to overwhelm the artillery site. Suddenly two more soldiers awake from the tents, but by that point, it's already too late. Sokol defeats the enemy artillerists and captures the artillery battery.

Further away, the two soldiers spotted earlier by the artillery site haven't noticed your squad's presence. They're a clear shot for Yegor.

>Have Yegor eliminate the two soldiers in the distance.
>Quietly do what you need to do at the artillery site.
>Other

>>4539164
>Have Yegor eliminate the two soldiers in the distance.

Can't leave them, they're too close to the Arty to be kept alive.

>>4539164
Sneak closer to them then take them out. Then take a breather for 15 min.

>>4539164
>Have Yegor eliminate the two soldiers in the distance.

>Have Tolya nearby to take a shot in case he misses.

>>4539164
>>Quietly do what you need to do at the artillery site.

>>4539164
>Have Yegor eliminate the two soldiers in the distance.

>>4539176
Support

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>>4539164
>Have Yegor eliminate the two soldiers in the distance.

Yegor takes aim at the two guards, with Tolya backing him up. It's a clean shot, what could go wrong?

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>>4540254

It was a clean shot. Plain and simple. Didn't even need Tolya to back up Yegor.

<<Улoжил! (He's Down!)>>

<<We secured the Artillery Site Zeus. Awaiting further orders.>>

With the artillery battery captured and the area secured, Sokol now has free reign to do whatever it pleases with the artillery battery. It was an old Soviet 122 mm D-30A towed artillery piece, capable of being used as both an indirect fire support weapon and anti-tank gun.

>Search Area
>Use Artillery
>Sabotoge Artillery
>Other (Please Specify)

>>4540279
Sabotage the artillery and take a 15 min breather

>>4540297

+1

>>4540279
>Sabotage the artillery to explode on use, only take a breather while the sabotage is happening.

>>4540279
>Sabotage the artillery
>>4540297
Too long how long do you think until they check up on the house we cleared? Half an hour? An hour?
>Take a 5 minute breather

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>>4540471
>Sabotage the artillery.
>Use time to take a breather.

You instruct Sokol to sabotage the artillery battery and take a breather. However, a problem arises when Sokol attempts to hijack the artillery battery:

<<Uh, Zeus? How exactly do we sabotage the battery?>>

>Uhhh... let me ask /k/.
>Remove or damage the firing mechanism so that the artillery battery can't fire a shell.
>Throw a grenade into the barrel of the artillery and hope it makes it inoperable.
>Tamper with one of the artillery shells.
>Use Disposable RPG.
>Other (Elaborate)

>>4540567
>Hide the bodies and start a fire that'll spread around the encampment. Make sure it starts off slow so we have time to move to the VIP location.

>>4540567
depress the elevation of the gun so they can stuff one of the dead soldiers in the barrel

>Remove or damage the firing mechanism so that the artillery battery can't fire a shell.
i dont think they have the thermite , but they may be able to disable the stuff that allows the gun to change elevation and barts of the gun that allow it to fire

>>4540572

Unfortunately, it is not possible to do that with this howitzer unless you were to cut the enemy soldiers into tiny pieces.

>>4540567

Also, I'm making the option in spoilers a valid option.

>>4540580
Just forget about it and take a 5 minute breather.
Reminder to hire and attach Combat Engineers to each unit in the future.

>>4540591
Blegh you start with combat engies then you start attaching snipers, then tech specialists until the squads just get bloated.

Just bring the actual combat engies next time we really shouldn't be doing operations with single squads/

>>4540576
supporting this one

>>4540567
>Tamper with one of the artillery shells.

>>4540567
>Remove or damage the firing mechanism so that the artillery battery can't fire a shell.

Iirc some Russian arty pieces have a cord as the thing you pull to fire. If this has one too just snip it.

>>4540567
>>Tamper with one of the artillery shells.

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>>4540567
>Remove or damage the firing mechanism so that the artillery battery can't fire a shell.

Upon examining how the Howitzer worked, Sokol notices there's a breach mechanism that activates the shell. Sokol manages to remove the breech mechanism and throw away the hammer, supposedly making the artillery battery inoperable.

<<Zeus, we think the artillery battery is disabled. We're ready to move on your order.>>

Now comes the decision on how to carry out the rest of the mission. Sokol can either go to the FOB to look for the VIP, or it can go to the location of the HVT and attempt to assassinate the Officer. Given that the location of the HVT is confirmed, it may be possible to split up into two elements, with Tolya, Igor, and Alek going to the base and Yegor and Yakov going to the HVT's location.

>Split into two teams.
>Move as one to Waypoint 1.
>Move as one to Waypoint 2.
>Move as one to Waypoint 3.
>Move as one to Waypoint 4.
>Other plan.

>>4541044
>>Move as one to Waypoint 1.

>>4541046
+1

>>4541044

>>4541046
This

>>4541044
>Move as one to Waypoint 1.

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>>4541044
>Move as one to Waypoint 1

You hover your mouse over and set a new waypoint for Sokol Red.

<<We received the waypoint location on the HUD Zeus, we're moving out.>>

No events happened on the way to the HVT Compound, and for a moment you yourself were able to take a breath. As Sokol approaches the next waypoint, you can see on the camera feed the lights of a fenced-out village in the distance. Sokol pauses a distance away from the village and takes a moment to observe the infrastructure. Meanwhile, you open up a 3D map of the village area in a new tab, however, the quality of the model was negligible in ORBAT, making advanced planning troublesome.

<<Zeus, come in, we've reached the destination. It looks like there's some activity in the village, but we don't have a good view of the area due to the trees in the surrounding area. Please advise, over.>>

There is not much to go on for you, the only entrances you see are at the front of the gated community, in which you can be almost certain that it is guarded. Sokol could try to circle around the location to try to find an alternate entrance in, but by the looks of it they won't likely find out. If all else fails, Sokol could try to climb the wire fence from a less-visible part of the area.

>Scout around the gated community to look for an entrance.
>Travel to the community gate.
>Scale the wire fense.
>Other

>>4541370
>Scout around the gated community to look for an entrance.
they have to scout around anyway to see where all the guards are

>>4541370
>>Scout around the gated community to look for an entrance.

>>4541370
>>Scout around the gated community to look for an entrance.

>>4541370
>Scout around the gated community to look for an entrance.

>>4541370
>Scale the wire fence.

>>4541370
>Scout around the gated community to look for an entrance.

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>>4541370
>Scout around the gated community to look for an entrance.

It always a good idea to know your enemy before getting into a fight, and that's exactly what you order Sokol to do. They begin cautiously going around the village just outside of the view of any enemy, looking for holes in the defence...

>>4543600
>>Attack from the Gate. Eliminate the watchtower guard then the two guards by the gate, working your way to each compound.

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>>4543573
After searching the perimeter for possible entrances, Sokol found one on the other side of the village. Unfortunately for Sokol, the gate door was guarded by two soldiers inside the fenced-off village, and they too were in view of a guard in a watchtower. There was also one patrol going around the perimeter of the village fence who would occasionally pass by the door, making infiltrating the village without being spotted difficult. Two possible compounds to where the HVT were identified, marked as two circles on the map.

<<Zeus, we've discovered there to be a single civilian in the compound area, how copy?>>

"Acknowledged Sokol. Standby for orders."

Sokol will have to find a way to eliminate the HVT and get out, as a prolonged confrontation with the enemy garrison could overwhelm Sokol if they're not careful. One of the first ideas that come to mind is to cause a distraction in the woods to draw out the garrison, and then try to slip in from the front entrance. If Sokol does this, there is a possibility the Sudanese General will also come outside to see what is going on, giving Sokol an easy opportunity to eliminate him. Then again, Sokol could also try to burst into the village using the element of surprise, working its way to each compound using whatever cover is available.

>Execute Plan. Cause a distraction in the Southern woods and have Sokol slip in when the garrison mobilizes.
>Attack from the Front Entrance. Use RPG to destroy technical and go Guns Blazing.
>Attack from the Front Entrance. Eliminate all soft targets by rifle. Capture the technical once HVT is eliminated.
>Attack from the Gate. Eliminate the watchtower guard then the two guards by the gate, working your way to each compound.
>Other Plan.

You can modify any one of these plans or make your own.

>>4543603
>>Execute Plan. Cause a distraction in the Southern woods and have Sokol slip in when the garrison mobilizes.

>>4543603
>Execute Plan. Cause a distraction in the Southern woods and have Sokol slip in when the garrison mobilizes.

>>4543603
>>Attack from the Front Entrance. Eliminate all soft targets by rifle. Capture the technical once HVT is eliminated.

>>4543603
>>Attack from the Front Entrance. Eliminate all soft targets by rifle. Capture the technical once HVT is eliminated

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>4543603
Looks like we have a tie. Let's flip a coin for this, shall we?

1. Create a distraction
2. Attack from the front entrance.

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>>4543867
>Create a distraction

You lay out a plan to alert the enemy garrison by creating a diversion far into the woods. Sokol will have approximately a 10-14 minute window to find the HVT and eliminate him. In order to carry out the distraction, Sokol will have to detach an element to create the diversion. The chosen operator will regroup with Sokol once they've raided the compound. Upon asking which operator will be the one to cause the distraction, you respond...

>Tolya (the Team Lead)
>Yegor (the Marksman)
>Igor (the Ammo Bearer)
>Alek (the Combat Life Saver)
>Yakov (the Machinegunner)
>Other option.

>>4543897
>>Yakov (the Machinegunner)

Detach the suppressor and start spraying into the air

>>4543897
>Yegor (the Marksman)

Set up a fire that'll spread slowly and have him slink away before it gets big enough to be noticable. Should be some dried tumble weed like plants around.

>>4543897
>Yegor (the Marksman)
> Do default distraction if possible, start a fire if a plan is needed

>>4543897
>>Igor (the Ammo Bearer)

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>>4543897
>Yegor (the Marksman)
The team decides that Yegor should be the one sent to make the distraction. The initial idea is that he goes out into the woods to start a bonfire, and use that to draw troops away from the HVT compound. However, upon discussing the plan with the rest of Sokol team, Yegor is skeptical that the plan would work, as he thinks it will only draw a small patrol unit to the area, and perhaps not even from the village itself. Yegor instead insists that he and Yakov would attempt to attack the village from the distance by taking out guards and retreating into the forest. This would prompt the entire base to be on alert, at the same time drawing the HVT out in order to get him to safety. This would enable the rest of Sokol team to intercept him at the front gate amidst the confusion and eliminate him.

>Create a bonfire.
>Detatch Yegor and Yakov to siege the village.
>Other distractions.

>>4544285
Voting to follow Yegor's plan.

>>4543603
>>4544285
can we do synchronized shots on the 2 door guys and the watchtower guy and then ambush the wandering patrol?

>>4544285
>>Detatch Yegor and Yakov to siege the village.

>>4544285
>>Detatch Yegor and Yakov to siege the village.

>>4544285
>Detatch Yegor and Yakov to siege the village.

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Rolled 10, 10, 6, 5, 7, 5 = 43 (6d10)

>>4544285
>Detatch Yegor and Yakov to siege the village.

Believing that Yegor is right, Sokol splits into two elements. Tolya, Igor, and Alek move towards the front gate, while Yegor and Yakov begin falling back into the woods. As you watch the perspectives of both operator teams get into position on the camera feed, your feeling confident that this will work

<<We're in position Zeus.>>

"Fire when ready."

And just like that, a Yegor pulled the trigger. Here comes the snow.

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>>4544947
Yegor's Draganov opens up the battle with a perfect headshot to the tower guard's head. Yakov follows suit, opening up machinegun fire against the two guards near the gated door, killing both of them and alerting the entire base. Moments later, about a dozen soldiers rush outside of the two compounds to see what is going on. On Tolya's camera feed, you can see a Squad Leader bark orders to his subordinates, sending them out to respond to the threat. Meanwhile, Yegor and Yakov pull out of the area, retreating into the woods as planned.

Tolya is on standby not far from the entrance gate with his team by his side. He and the rest of Sokol watch as a squad of infantry exits from the village entrance, cautiously taking cover by some trees to the South. They begin moving in the general direction of where the gunfire came from. As you watch these events unfold, Tolya sees your target.

<<Zeus, we have eyes on the HVT. Keystone is outside. We can take him out here or try to get closer.>>

The engagement distance was roughly about 325 yards (~300m), if Sokol engages now they'll be able to pull out easily, but if they don't land a shot at the target, the HVT will react and Sokol will have to get closer.

>ENGAGE AND GO OUT ON THE ATTACK.
>Move around and get closer to the target.
>Wait and watch what the HVT does.

>>4544975
>>Move around and get closer to the target.

>>4544975
>>Move around and get closer to the target.

>>4544975
>>Move around and get closer to the target.

>>4544975
>Wait and watch what the HVT does.

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>>4544975
>Move around and get closer to the target.

Sokol waits for a few moments for the enemy garrison to mobilize. After deeming it safe to move, Sokol swings around by the Front Entrance to get into the village. However, as it's doing it two soldiers guard the entrance, and you can hear a car engine turn on inside. Is the HVT going to be relocated out?

<<Zeus, we think the HVT is about to move out. Should we wait and attempt to ambush the car or are we going to go in now?>>

>Ready an ambush.
>Begin the raid.
>Other.

>>4545146
>>Begin the raid.

>>4545146
>Begin the raid.

>>4545146
2 guys go in and raid
1 guy stays with an rpg to blow up the vehicle if the other 2 fail

>>4545321
Support

>Begin the raid.

>>4545146
>>Begin the raid.

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Rolled 7, 1, 9, 10, 4, 7 = 38 (6d10)

>>4545146
>Begin the raid.

"Negative Sokol. Go for the kill now."

<<Пoнял>>

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>>4546226

Tolya lifts his rifle takes aim at the guards, quickly putting both of them to sleep. As the team moves swiftly into the entrance of the village, they are immediately met by a gunner in a Toyota pickup lining his machinegun right at them. The quick action of Igor saves Tolya and he eliminates the driver and gunner of the technical. The team proceeds to take aim at the soldiers guarding the Field General, who sees Sokol and pulls his pistol to fire back at the Operators. Fortunately, the reaction time of Sokol was so quick even the soldiers guarding the officer didn't even have time to return fire. Just as the General was about to shoot his pistol, a round of 7.62x39mm from Alek's rifle impacts the forehead of the High-Value target.

The lack of enemies returning fire against Sokol meant that they had a precious few seconds to take advantage of the situation. From the Southside of the village, you could hear shouting as the garrison realizes it's under attack.

<<Zeus! Keystone is down! We're exfiltrating from the area!>>

You could see on the camera feed of the Operators covering each other as they're pulling out. You notice the unmanned technical and realize it can be stolen for Sokol's benefit.

>Steal the Technical
>Proceed to Exfiltrate from the Area
>Other

>>4546271
check if there's keys in the ignition. if they arent there don't bother just shoot out the tires first so the enemy cant use it against us

>>4546271
>Steal the Technical

>>4546271
>>Proceed to Exfiltrate from the Area

>>4546271
>>Proceed to Exfiltrate from the Area

>>4546292
This

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Rolled 2, 6 = 8 (2d10)

>>4546271
>Check to see if keys are in the ignition. Steal the Technical

"Alek, check to see if there are keys in the ignition of the vehicle."

<<Keys are in the ignition Zeus!>>

"Grab the technical and drive off!"

<<Copy.>>

As Alek enters the driver's seat of the technical, 3 more soldiers come out to attack Sokol.

<<Shit!>>

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>>4547610

Just as Alek gets into the car, a Soldier manages to fire a shot at Alek, hitting his shoulder. Igor fires back, suppressing the enemy as Sokol boards the armed truck.

<<Drive!>>

Alek hits the gas, and the car wildly drives out of the village. Behind them, soldiers are spraying gunfire as the truck drives away into the dark night.

<<This is Sokol, Alek has been hit!>>

"Acknowledged Sokol. Yegor, Yakov?"

<<Recieveing Zeus>>

"Regroup on the next waypoint. Marker has been added on your feed."

<<Roger that.>>

You take a moment to exhale your breath as Vlad and Kiril watch anxiously at the camera feed. They were this close to killing Alek, a few more centimetres and they would be down an Operator. However, you knew the call was risky, but this call just might make the difference between the success and failure of the mission.

Eventually, Alek comes to stop some distance away from the village to examine his wounds. The injury looks bad, and there wasn't enough of Alek's personal field dressing to cover it as Alek's bandages were ruined from the river crossing earlier in the mission. However, thanks to each operator having their own first aid kits, Tolya provided Alek with his field dressing and Alek applies it to his shoulder, covering the wound.

<!> Operator Aiming Precision Reduced <!>

As Sokol finishes addressing Alek's wounds, Yegor and Yakov arrive to regroup with the rest of the team. Now that the enemy knows of Sokol's presence, you expect the local garrison in the area to be on higher alert than normal. They'll have to find the VIP soon, as the evidence of the first light begins hueing the night.

<<Zeus, we've regrouped with Yegor and Yakov. We're ready to move on your order.>>

You focus your attention on the FOB. Now that the location of the VIP is confirmed to be at the base, we can begin deducting his exact location. According to your analysts, there are two possible locations where the VIP could be at the base:

>POINT ALPHA.
It is known that the building is a Police Department and has prison faculties back when it used to be under UN control. The odds are, this is the most likely position of the VIP.

>POINT BRAVO.
It is anyone's guess what this building is for, but supposedly it was a local intelligence office, where UN Officers worked. Perhaps it's where the VIP is since Sudanese Army Commanders have occupied it as well. There may be secondary value in checking this location.

(Select search objective)

>>4547671
>POINT ALPHA.

>>4547671
>>POINT ALPHA.

>>4547671
>>POINT ALPHA.

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>>4547671
>POINT ALPHA.

The Police Station. If that's where known prison faculties are, then that is the most likely place we'll find the VIP. Next, how do enter and exit the base? On the map, you can see 4 possible entrances. Each entrance is likely to be guarded, however, the difference being that each entrance might offer different levels of cover once Sokol is inside the base.

The nearest entrance, marked as WP 1, offers the best cover, but the least room to maneuver for if Sokol has to insert and exit through. If Sokol is surrounded in this entrance area, it might lead to the Operators having to fight their way out through, but if they can slip past unnoticed, they have many places to stealthyfully maneuver around the base area, including a direct hidden route to Bravo.

The second nearest entrance, marked as WP 2, has little to no immediate cover by the entrance but outside has a great hill position ahead of it that can be useful for suppressing enemy fire. This waypoint might not be the best entrance point, but a potentially exploitable exit point if Sokol has the means to block enemy movements through this entrance, as most traffic goes through this entrance. The entrance is large and has no gate.

Further from the second waypoint is the northernmost entrance, marked on the map as WP 3. This entrance is extremely close to the Police Station and is both a good entrance and exit point for when the Operators are in possession of the VIP. However, this location is likely to be crawling with enemies, as it is where most of the base faculties are. If Sokol gets caught in a firefight immediately, they will have a very hard time to escape the Police Station once the VIP is captured. Speed will be the most important here.

The furthest entrance is WP 4, it is an entrance that has zero entrance cover and it has 5-6 guard towers that can easily see the entrance from a distance. You deduct that since it's late at night there will be fewer guards in each guard tower, but nevertheless, it is the riskiest entrance. Right next to this entrance is a forest. If Sokol ends up using this entrance to escape, they can make it difficult for the enemy to keep track of them. Another possible advantage of this entrance is that it is the closest to the armoured vehicle parking. Now I'm not saying you should try to steal a BTR-80, but it's on the table as a possible plan of action.

Select two waypoints as the entrance-to-exit points. Examples:
>WP1 to WP3
>WP1 to WP1
>WP3 to WP2

After this vote, we will select the infiltration strategy. Since you guys looted enemy uniforms it is an option to wear the enemy uniforms as a disguise, so you can take this into account when choosing the waypoints.

>>4548284
wp1 to wp2

We enter in wp1 while Alek stays behind in the technical as the getaway driver. Keep Alek waiting at wp1 in case we get busted immediately. If we make it in Alek will drive to wp2 and hide and wait for the team. We should probably leave another team member behind to backup Alek and possibly man the gun if we need it in a hot escape of wp2.

>>4548284
WP1 to WP2

>>4548289
This

>>4548284
>>WP3 to WP2

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>>4548289
>WP1 to WP2

Seeing that it might be better to insert as discretely as possible, you draw a multi-waypoint path for Sokol to follow from the closest most entrance to the main entrance, mostly under the presumption that it will be a hot escape, and indeed, it might come down to it. You instruct Sokol to leave behind Alek to act as a getaway driver in case Sokol's infiltration fails. However, if they succeed, they will be able to drive off at a high speed with a small chance of being pursued by enemies.

Now it comes down to the execution of the extraction. If Sokol is to go through the closest entrance to the main entrance, they're going to have to stealthfully maneuver the entire way from Waypoint 1 to the Police Station. Assuming they make it, as soon as they enter the Police Station things will no longer be predictable. There could be a front entrance guard with multiple armed or unarmed soldiers in the office area. Sokol will either have to shoot first or attempt to peacefully take the entire building hostage, preventing the enemy from alerting the base; the chances are it will be the prior since it enables Sokol to consider the least amount of variables. If Sokol finds the VIP, they'll have less than 5 minutes to escape the base.

>Execute plan.
>Write-in (fine-tune the execution of the extraction. You can change your waypoint vote as well).
>Other Action.

>>4548937
I want to leave a teammate behind with Alek for backup. Who's the teamate with the best cohesion with him?
Should we hand the rocket to the insert team or the technical team?

>>4549056
Technical is a better bet for the rocket

>>4548937
>>Execute plan.

>>4548937

>>4548937
>>Execute plan.

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>>4548937
>Execute plan.

Sokol splits up from Alek and begins trekking to the Forward Operating Base, taking up a hill position not far away from the first waypoint to observe the base security. As Tolya peers through his Laser Designator binoculars, he has a visual of two guards by the WP1 entrance, with one walking away from his posting. There seems to be generally light activity going on inside the base at this time, but there are various unarmed soldiers walking in and out of buildings. Sokol can also see a few manned guard towers, with a machine gunner positioned nearby the entrance. It might be possible to kill the guards by the entrance without anyone noticing, but that machinegunner will be able to see Sokol approach the compound.

<<Zeus, come in. We have eyes on a guard tower with an MG Gunner, advice on a course of action?>>

>Have Yegor provide overwatch from the current position, while Tolya, Igor, and Yakov move in to eliminate the entrance guards.
>Head North to recon the security of the WP2 entrance.
>Cross the road and approach the entrance from the East wall side.
>Other

>>4551858
>>Head North to recon the security of the WP2 entrance.

>>4551858
>Have Yegor provide overwatch from the current position, while Tolya, Igor, and Yakov move in to eliminate the entrance guards.

>>4551858
>>Cross the road and approach the entrance from the East wall side.

>>4551858
>Have Yegor provide overwatch from the current position, while Tolya, Igor, and Yakov move in to eliminate the entrance guards

>>4551858
>Have Yegor provide overwatch from the current position, while Tolya, Igor, and Yakov move in to eliminate the entrance guards.

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Rolled 2, 1, 1, 5, 9, 9 = 27 (6d10)

>>4551858
>Have Yegor provide overwatch from the current position, while Tolya, Igor, and Yakov move in to eliminate the entrance guards.

"Split up: Yegor provides overwatch from here, you lead Igor and Yakov to eliminate the guards by the entrance."

<<Пoнял. Igor, Yakov, with me! Yegor, keep us covered!>>

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Rolled 8, 7, 7 = 22 (3d10)

As Sokol leaves its position and starts heading to the entrance ahead, they immediately encounter an oncoming enemy vehicle. It suddenly grinds to stop and two soldiers immediately dismount, taking cover by their car doors. Sokol opens fire at the soldiers and a firefight ensues with the enemy, with gunshots being heard throughout the entire base. Sokol is quickly overwhelmed by the multiple arcs of fire from the vehicle and the entrance guards, who dangerously flank the exposed Sokol operator element. If it wasn't for Yegor's quick and decisive kill of both guards it would have been over for Tolya and Igor.

As the sound of the gunshots is heard throughout the entire base, the guard tower machinegunner takes aim at Sokol. The only Operator that can take a shot at him is Yegor...

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>>4552342

The reaction time of Yegor's headshot was the crucial factor that saved Sokol from being mowed down by the guard tower machinegunner. As Sokol finishes off the two enemies by the car with two consecutive leg shots, you already know that Sokol will be asking you a plan of action, in which you order Sokol to...

>Hail Alek.
>Steal the car.
>Proceed with the insertion into the FOB.
>Retreat.
>Other.

>>4552360
>>Proceed with the insertion into the FOB.

>>4552360
>>Proceed with the insertion into the FOB.

>>4552360
>Proceed with the insertion into the FOB.

>>4552360
>>Proceed with the insertion into the FOB.

>>4552360
>Proceed with the insertion into the FOB.

>>4552360
>>Proceed with the insertion into the FOB.