Ambushed by a large force of Taliban and cut off from retreat, an SAS Troop, call-sign 'Dragon' makes for the crumbling remains of an old farmstead, which would provide refuge for the beleagured team. An American CH-57 Chinook, callsign: 'Grim' has been scrambled but will take some time to arrive at the nearest extraction zone.
The British move into the farm compound, it looks suitable as a temporary hold-out.
![British move into the farm](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4822239404_7545bb9389.jpg)
Will someone get rid of these goats (Sergeant Evans has had bad experiences with goats ruining hidden positions in Iraq)
![Someone get rid of these goats](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4822244390_d988b50b3c.jpg)
A Taliban probe from the northeast is turned back by command team
![Taliban probe turned back by command team](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4822250198_6a7d1e9134.jpg)
A fire team sets up on roof top of barn in time to support a second attack on the command team's position
![Fire Team sets up on roof top of barn](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4822256472_3449a4f50f.jpg)
Taliban move to edge of treeline to fire on that team
![Taliban move to edge of treeline to fire on barn](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4821645029_5ac9e22fd9.jpg)
But they come off second best in that exchange
![And come off second best](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4822268518_2a582cc06c.jpg)
A Taliban team moves through field from the west, using the cover to screen it from any interference
![Taliban team moves through field](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4821656747_f2622eb10a.jpg)
Meanwhile another team closes in from the northern treeline
![Taliban closes in from north](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4822279660_effbc3dc2d.jpg)
And combining with them is a team from the western sector to put immense pressure on the GPMG team
![And from west putting pressure on GPMG team](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4822285156_f52510a662.jpg)
They take fearful losses, but the GPMG team is down to just the gunner himself
![And takes fearful losses](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4821673831_067cc0c23b.jpg)
The British fire team behind the barricade reacts quickly to give their mates respite, at least temporarily
![British behind barricade react quickly](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4821678893_03b96da4bb.jpg)
But the GPMG team goes silent after another fusilade
![But GPMG team goes silent after fusilade](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4821684593_1e13fcf8aa.jpg)
Reinforcements arrive from west to bring casualties in the copse of trees back into the fray
![Reinforcements arrive from west](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4821690241_3bcc298ef7.jpg)
The MI6 officer goes down but the return fire wipes out that Taliban squad - this'd better not be serious or the detailed intelligence gained from the mission will be lost...
![MI6 officer goes down](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4821697177_22b6dd278f.jpg)
Another group of Taliban take a risk to move across open ground in support of the wiped-out group
![Taliban move across open ground to support wiped-out team](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4821703375_e58d50002b.jpg)
One survives and is forced back into the trees to see the British command team leg it into the compound
![One survives to see command team leg it](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4821709005_b22ef1c2ee.jpg)
The command team gets inside the compound safely and attempts to get 'Grim' on the radio...
![Inside the compound](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4821716185_b77ed59ac1.jpg)
Can the troop hold on until their exfiltration?
See the full scenario here
I'll post the remainder of the game tomorrow [now posted: Get to the Chopper!]
Spoon: Know what this reminds me of? Rourke's Drift. 100 men of Harlech, making a desperate stand against 10,000 Zulu warriors. Outnumbered, surrounded, staring death in the face and not flinching for a moment. Balls of British steel.
ReplyDeleteJoe: You're bloody loving this, aren't you?