Name: Operation Reding Colaborators: None Era: Cold War (1978) Force Type: Motorised Platoon Attachments: Transport Helicopter. Time: 06:00 Weather: Mild overcast. Civilians: None
Overview: Rhodesia, July 11th 1978. Secure the high ranking official and escort him back to Bakaho.
Situation:
Rhodesia, July 11th 1978. The country is in turmoil. After the declaration of independence and the separation from the British Empire the country is in a civil war. Three factions are currently waging war on one another - the goverment security forces, the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army. The goverment, which is pro-West and is still a great ally to the United Kingdom is requesting aid from a UK garrison located on a nearby island. The goverment has asked if we could evacuate one of their high ranking officials from a hotel in Forecahira and escort him to Bakaho. The goverment security forces have told us of an abandoned military base which has a large number of vehicles that we can use for our return to Bakaho.
Mission:
Extract the official. - The official is currently being hold up at the "Independent" hotel in the centre of the town. extract the official.
Retreat to Bakaho. - With the official in your protection, retreat to an army base controled by goverment forces in Bakaho.
Enemy Force: Intel by goverment forces suggest we could be facing up to 50 - 100 men near the area of the hotel if we're not quick enough. They have reports of a large mob moving to the hotel from the West. However, they assure us that we will only be facing hostiles in the city itself and that we will not be attacked on our way back.
