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Rumble in the Jungle
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07-10-2012, 04:13 PM
LowTech
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Author's Note: The first 70 posts of this thread follow a single story: Rumble in the Jungle, which involves a very large cast engaged in operations in the Congo. Subsequent posts are short stories, along the lines of Special Missions. They aren't chronological and there are some continuity issues. That's intentional. Anyway, if you like long stories, start here. If you like short stories, skip the first few pages. Hope you enjoy them!
1-70: Rumble in the Jungle
73-81: Minders: A Brit & Aussie Adventure
83-90: Para-Viper Selection
91-96: Colonel Courage's Story
97-101: Tomax & Zamot Influence the Financial Crisis
102-114: Covert Ops
117: A Rescue Mission
119-123: Arctic Waters
126-155: Big Ben!
156-169: Ace Does Ground Ops
173-182: Super Trooper
186-277: Colonel Courage Takes Command (perhaps my favourite of the stories, but in need of some editing)
280-end: Ride Around Frusenland, an Armor Story
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The light of many screens provided the main illumination in the small room, yet the figure addressing them was still mostly in the shadows.
“Then we are all agreed. Greed and ambition blind those who lead. What power can shake the G8? What corporation can bypass the Fortune 500? What enterprise can give pause to the mafias, syndicates and gangs of the world? We shall, and in chaos, opportunity.”
With a wave of his hand the screens went blank. The figure left the room, walking down the narrow passage way along steel grate floors, down a ladder, and entered his small chamber.
“And they’ll do it with their own money,” he said to himself, chuckling.
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17 1000R Jan 20XX
The room was bare except for six chairs, in which sat men of military bearing but wearing civilian clothes. They addressed two men standing in the entrance, wearing the uniforms of a colonel and a master sergeant.
“Good morning gentlemen. I’ll cut to the point. How familiar are with the Democratic Republic of Congo?”
“Not very,” replied the Colonel.
“Well, you will be. The two of will be heading up a task force investigating some troubling activities in the interior. There seems to be some non-state-controlled arms manufacturing and distribution going on that we weren’t aware of, which is counter to our interests. You have a recon and intel gathering mission. Depending on what you find, you may be cleared to eliminate specific targets.
The Colonel nodded. “Who do I liaise with? AfriCom? SOCOM? The ambassador?
The men in civilian clothes glanced quickly at each other. “None of the above; you report directly to us. There’s an intel liaison in location, along with a civilian freighter to provide logistic support. You’ll have a cover as an industrial group. Keep a low profile. Your liaison has made contact with a local arms dealer we’ve used in the past. You’ll get a budget to buy mission essential equipment. Keep track of what you spend. Colonel, here is your mission tasking packet. There’s a contact number in there. Call in 24 hours for any questions, and 48 hours after that call again to provide a mission brief. Sgt Wilkinson, you can collect the personnel files at the door. Transport is arranged for you to get to Fort Jackson, where you will meet your command.”
The two men left the room, collecting a thick packet as they went. They passed through a maze of hallways, clearing various security checks along the way. The Colonel turned to Sgt Wilkinson.
“We’ve never met. Colonel Abernathy.”
“Master Sergeant Wilkinson, though most people call me Stalker. Tell me Colonel, do you have much SOF experience?”
“No. I’ve done work with a variety of light divisions in a variety of theatres, and have had some interactions with SOF, but never in direct command.”
Stalker grunted. Having opened the packet, he flipped quickly through the enclosed files. “I’ve done some unconventional things, but this is an . . . unusual task. Looking through these files, it looks like we’re an ad hoc group, pulled from every service. A good leavening of operators, but a bunch of line types too. And every service is represented so we’re going to a mix of SOPs. We’ll need to run a short, sharp training session to get everyone up to speed.”
“What about jungle experience?”
Stalker flipped back through a couple of the files. “Not much. We’ve got a couple of guys from the training centre. They’re my first choice for setting the standards.”
Colonel Abernathy was running through mental checklists. “Any legal or financial people?”
Stalker paused, running through his own checklists. “No, it doesn’t look like it. But I think I know a couple of boys who might be able to help. Plus, there’s someone I worked with years ago who I’d like to add to the list. He’s probably with ACE in JSOC right now.”
Colonel Abernathy smiled. “What are the troops doing now?”
“Looks like they’ve been left to their own devices.”
Hawk sighed. “Start drafting a training plan based on contact drills, leadership training, navigation, shooting and regional awareness. Finish with a jungle ex. Everyone has lots of low intensity conflict experience, but some of these African countries have surprising amounts of artillery. I want the troops to get a battle inoculation with rockets. I’ll arrange that. Hit up your contacts for legal and accounting. I happen to know your colleague’s commanding officer. I’ll see if I can free him up for this task.”
An MP guided the two towards a waiting car. “Sir, this car will take you to your aircraft.”
Stalker and Colonel Abernathy looked at each other, then got in.
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