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Rumble in the Jungle
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07-12-2012, 10:24 AM
LowTech
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10 2100R Feb 20XX
After weeks of navigating the Black Hills, long and short range shooting, patrolling through the Everglades under the harsh attention of Recondo and Gung Ho, medical refreshers, intelligence analysis sessions and country studies, the team was coming together. Competition and rivalry between the services and individuals evolved into competition between sections, and common drills began to gel. Nicknames had become the norm.
Hawk sat at the head of the table with Stalker, Claymore, Steeler, Torpedo, Falcon, Psych Out, Doc and Scarlett down the sides.
"So to summarise, the advance group will fly into Kinshasa to meet our contacts. The cover is that we're the advance security detachment for Transat Minerals. We occupy a false-front office and accommodation complex, and conduct surveillance and reconnaissance within the city. The main body, under Claymore, flies into Brazzaville three days later and links up with the freighter, the Jane. That group will be prepared to conduct recon in the more remote regions, noting that freighter movement is restricted to the leg of the river between the rapids. Claymore and Beach Head will fly on to Pointe Noire to meet an off-shore arms ship. You'll buy our arms and collect additional intel on inland DRC arms activities. They'll be flown by DC3 to an airstrip east of Kinshasa for loading on our own freighter. The pilot's details are here." He passed a file to Claymore. "Any final questions?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Good luck, and I'll see you in a few days."
11 0300 Feb 20XX
Stalker turned around and looked down the aisle of the airplane. Scarlett, Steeler, Clutch, Breaker, Mainframe, Alpine, Airborne, Tollbooth, Wet Suit, Dusty and Recondo. "It wasn't a large team, but would be sufficient for the initial activities.
12 1815A Feb 20XX
Even in the evening the heat and humidity struck like a hammer. The airport's air conditioning was either off or not working, and the press of humanity made finding the luggage carousel a challenge. The group pushed forward, and Tollbooth caught sight of a shirt louder than all the rest. The long haired blond man was holding a sign reading "TRANSAT MINERALS."
"You've gotta kidding me," Tollbooth muttered, then tapped Stalker on the shoulder and pointed. The group adjusted course towards the blond man, who offered a thumbs-up, and started jabbering away.
"I knew you were the guys I was waiting for. Hot here, isn't it? Listen, the bags are over here. I got a couple of kids who will load them up for you. We got two vans. You're gonna love this place. The food, oh man, wait ?€˜till you try the food! And the music!" He clipped Hawk on the shoulder. "You guys'll be shaking your backsides when you see the nightlife here. C'mon!" He paused his stride for a moment. "Oh, hey," he patted his chest, "Phil Provost, but just call me Chuckles."
Clutch took the toothpick from his mouth and seemed about to say something when Steeler grabbed him by the arm to guide him towards the baggage. "Not now Lance."
Scarlett smirked.
Within a few minutes bags were rounded up and a small army of children ran them to two vans. Chuckles handed out small notes and candies, while the team loaded up the vans. A muscular man in a short-sleeved tan shirt and sunglasses sat behind the wheel of the second van.
"He's the straight guy," Chuckles said, pointing to him. Dusty and Steeler both reached out and grabbed Clutch, while Scarlett stepped behind the van to hide her laughter. "That's Conrad Hauser, but you can call him Duke." He turned and leaned towards Stalker. "It's short for Doogie."
Duke shook his head in exasperation, and the rest of the team climbed in the vans, not quite sure what to make of their reception. The two vans navigated the chaotic Kinshasa streets, eventually pulling up to a compound on the edge of the city. Having dropped off their bags, they assembled in the main room. Duke and Chuckles had a series of maps and photos on the wall. Chuckles picked up a pointer and began the brief.
"I'll start with the regional map. Congo is experiencing tribal and ethnic conflicts in these regions" he pointed to various regions on the map. The weapons production of interest is around the great lakes. Of interest here in Kinshasa is Ares Manufacturing, which has spent the past couple of years developing the industrial base to domestically manufacture a range of light jeeps, trucks, tractors and bulldozers. They know a lot about the conflicts, because their parts and assembly plants are located in the vicinity of some of the fighting. They have a warehouse and distribution point down between the docks and the rail line. It's permanently guarded and appears to have a sophisticated surveillance and alarm system. Ares has effectively taken over the Sanaga Hotel where they house all their guards. They're a tight-knit group and a tough bunch to target for humint."
"Is Ares involved in the conflicts?" asked Hawk.
Duke stepped forward. "We don't know. As Chuckles said, they have their own security here in Kinshasa, which is armed and on good terms with the local police and military. Presumably they have security at each of their plants and with their shipments. Everyone does, though. But Ares' arrival roughly coincides with escalation of violence in certain regions. We don't know if that's causation or correlation, but it makes them our initial point of interest."
"What about the government?" asked Hawk.
"Well," said Chuckles, "the Ministry of the Interior should be monitoring this one, but to date there have been no attempts to investigate. That suggests either ignorance, which is possible but unlikely, or compliance. That in turn suggests either an official policy or bribery. We're working on monitoring phone and banking traffic of key ministers and civil servants, but there's a lot to cover and only the two of us."
Alpine stuck his hand up. "Ares must bank locally and pay taxes. Where do they bank, and have you pulled any records from ministry of finance?"
"They bank with the Kinshasa Bank of Commerce, KBC. We haven't gone into tax records, but they have been on the receiving end of some very generous incentives to develop their factories. And they have good relations with a number of key government, military and police leaders."
Alpine jotted notes and turned to Mainframe. "It'll be worthwhile doing some background checks on those persons of influence."
"We've set up a meeting," Chuckles continued, looking at Hawk, ?€œbetween you and the Ares sales representative. Buying local sounds good and gives us an ?€˜in?€™ with the company. It also sparked some interesting telephone traffic between Ares, various government departments, an inland location, and an Eastern European location. It was mostly encrypted, but we?€™re working on refining intel from those hits. They also put in some confirmatory calls with the Transat ?€˜head office.?€™?€?
?€œI wonder what kind of reaction we?€™d get if we asked Ares to sell us weapons,?€? Hawk mused.
?€œAn interesting one, no doubt,?€? noted Duke. ?€œAs representatives of a ?€˜mining company?€™ you?€™ll be expected to meet with a couple of ministries here in Kinshasa before heading inland. We?€™ve already laid the groundwork for the right stamps so you can carry side arms and shotguns. Crew served weapons will raise eyebrows. In the interim, we have a small armory here. Six pistols, two SMGs, two rifles, plus some NODs and radios. You?€™ll also need comms. For your official comms you will require a stamp from the Ministry of Post & Telecommunications to clear the frequencies. Ares sells radios with their vehicles and can hook you up with that too.?€?
Hawk turned to the group. ?€œTake tomorrow to get familiar with the city. Then we?€™ll refine the search. Scarlett and Alpine: investigate the bank. Breaker and Mainframe: review the sigint. Airborne: review government dealings with Ares and the local security companies. Clutch and Steeler: investigate alternate vehicle providers. Wet Suit, Stalker and Duke: start coming up with plans for infiltrating KBC and the relevant government ministries. Recondo and Dusty: go over the local intel on the conflict areas of interest. Tollbooth and I will meet the Ares rep.?€?
Chuckles motioned. ?€œOne last thing. At some point this is going to move inland, and no doubt there will be a dust up. There?€™s a friendly merc helicopter crew that does some lift and fire support in the area with a Hind. Couple of American pilots and one massive door gunner. When we get to that stage we should bring them onside."
Hawk nodded. "Ok. Let's go to ground."
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