Combatintman Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) Said shortly after National Security Advisor Tom E. Donilan rushed into the Oval Office in the spring of 2011. President Obama said 'Thanks Tom, keep me informed as your highest priority.' Updates will follow. Edited July 10, 2016 by Combatintman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 'Ok Tom, what have you got?' Sir, as you know the CIA has had the lead on tracking down Osama Bin Laden since his escape from Afghanistan. We now have intelligence that suggests he is holed up in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. This is the latest imagery of the compound.' 'Right now Mr President, we are still developing the picture but we think that given the resources we can get Positive Identification (PID) which would then give us strike options.' 'Good work Tom, make this a priority, if you need anything just let me know and keep me updated.' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Good way to attract interest. You work in movie marketing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOS:96B2P Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Wow, this is really interesting. What a great idea for a scenario. If anybody can make this work within the limitations of the game mechanics it is you. Is CMSF a better venue for this scenario than CMBS due to the environmental / building style choices? Ah now that I thought about it for a few more minutes there is also the OpFor & non-combatants .......... I guess at this point CMSF is the only way to go. Looking forward to another great scenario. I also predict this one will be a very popular scenario in the BFC community. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 7 hours ago, Erwin said: Good way to attract interest. You work in movie marketing? No ... however I am PSYOPS qualified so I get messaging. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 6 hours ago, MOS:96B2P said: Wow, this is really interesting. What a great idea for a scenario. If anybody can make this work within the limitations of the game mechanics it is you. Is CMSF a better venue for this scenario than CMBS due to the environmental / building style choices? Ah now that I thought about it for a few more minutes there is also the OpFor & non-combatants .......... I guess at this point CMSF is the only way to go. Looking forward to another great scenario. I also predict this one will be a very popular scenario in the BFC community. I'll be honest it is not a scenario I would ordinarily choose to do but @borg had been harassing me to do a SOF type scenario and I thought I'd give it a spin out of curiosity. This type of scenario does not play to CM's strengths at all but I think I can make it work sufficiently well for it to be playable. It does mean that I have to tinker with reality though to make the scenario challenging. My intent is to run a tutorial thread explaining how I put it together which explores these concepts that I will run once the mission is released. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOS:96B2P Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Combatintman said: I'll be honest it is not a scenario I would ordinarily choose to do but @borg had been harassing me to do a SOF type scenario and I thought I'd give it a spin out of curiosity. LOL Good job @borg. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 11 hours ago, Combatintman said: No ... however I am PSYOPS qualified so I get messaging. Ok, so you DO work in entertainment, then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 25 minutes ago, Erwin said: Ok, so you DO work in entertainment, then. If running a Radio Station in Afghanistan counts then yes I used to work in 'entertainment' ... I'm out of that game now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOS:96B2P Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 5 hours ago, Combatintman said: If running a Radio Station in Afghanistan counts then yes I used to work in 'entertainment' ... I'm out of that game now. Kabul Karl ................ Where the summer is hot and Afghanistan rocks ............. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 More like 'Gooooooodddd Moorninnnngggg Uruzgan!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunt_GI Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Combatintman said: More like 'Gooooooodddd Moorninnnngggg Uruzgan!!! HMMM, "Gonna Rock it from the Hindu Kush to they Khyber Pass!" This looks outstanding...glad to see CMSF ain't dead yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Unfortunately it was all less cool than that .... however I do know a lot about when Afghan women listen to the radio and what programmes interest them. Never in a million years did I expect to be analysing that sort of stuff when I joined the Army over 30 years ago. Anyway starting to drift OT a bit ... I'm sure there'll be some updates soon from Pakistan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 'Mr President, have multi-source intel which indicates that the suspect compound in Abbottabad is Bin Laden's hideout. We've been collecting in detail on this compound for and the CIA have had operators in the area for a few months now. These indicators are the strongest we have had over the long years of searching for the AQ leader and I'm here today to request permission for the military to work up some options based on the assumption that Bin Laden is at the compound'. Sure Tom, you have my full support but we're going to need to widen the circle of knowledge, State and the Attorney General need to be in on this. I'll get on it Sir. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnarly Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Very interested to see how you implement this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 17 hours ago, gnarly said: Very interested to see how you implement this. So am I to be honest - but the bones of it are insert SEAL Team next to the compound - brass up the compound - RV with CIA Agent and Agent Handler - Extract to an LZ. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 'Mr President Sir, we have put this briefing packet on Osama Bin Laden together'. 'Ok Tom, give me what you've got'. 'Good work Tom, just one question, how quickly can we launch the SOF option?' 'Within a week Sir.' 'Ok Tom, I'll need to see the detail but my decision is COA 2.' 'We're on it Sir.' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) Option 4.....Leave him in the freezer, the public will never buy it! Scepticism aside I look forward to seeing what you do with this. Edited July 18, 2016 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 20 minutes ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: Option 4.....Leave him in the freezer, the public will never buy it! Scepticism aside I look forward to seeing what you do with this. Freezers aren't an option in the Flavor Object menu ... so I had to compromise 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOS:96B2P Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 8 hours ago, Combatintman said: Interesting stuff. I've never seen such a detailed layout of the compound. My understanding is that he had it designed and built. Seems kind of a strange design. I assume the property that was purchased had an odd shape which dictated the perimeter shape of the compound. Looks like an overhead trellis type structure in one part. Maybe to block LOS from above? Now I'm kind of interested to know why it was designed and laid out the way it was. May have to read up on this. Also the 25 armed occupants, was this the RL number or a game abstraction to make it more playable? LOL, sounds like they worked eight hour shifts. So there will be about eight on duty when I blast the compound wall at O dark 30 ........... with the remainder waking up only to die suddenly ............ I see some good locations for demo charges ...... . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) The overhead trellis is more likely to be intended to provide shade.....May also be used for growing grapes. Edited July 18, 2016 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 @MOS:96B2P the 25 armed individuals is a design decision. Basic research indicates that there were 22 or so in the compound but some were women and children. You will see that I've had to play fast and loose with facts to make this a playable mission. The important enduring criteria have always been - 'is this plausible' so in my view 25 armed (fiction/design decision) vs a mix of 22 armed and unarmed (fact) is not that much of a stretch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtsjc1 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I've always wondered what was found in there. Computers, hard drives etc and what was on them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 4 hours ago, jtsjc1 said: I've always wondered what was found in there. Computers, hard drives etc and what was on them. porn http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/porn-found-osama-bin-laden-evidence-trove/story?id=13599025 and some other stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 1 hour ago, sburke said: porn http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/porn-found-osama-bin-laden-evidence-trove/story?id=13599025 and some other stuff. It's why I so wanted to bring this mission to CMSF. Should be heaps of downloads when its released. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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