Operation Gothic Serpent (Modern re-enactment)
By Block
Terrain: Best in Forest
Time: 45mins.
Player Costumes: Army green or olive drab or camo BDUs are available for hire

Live-Play Background
This Live-Play covers the events of the 3rd & 4th of Oct 1993. The main elements were Bravo Company 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger regiment, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D; better known as "Delta Force") operators, and Somali Militia Fighters loyal to Warlord Mohammed Farrah Aid. The story is told in the book & film "Black Hawk Down"

In total it will have about 6 Phases that link together.

Task Force Ranger

The main elements are Bravo Company 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment,

1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta - better known as "Delta Force" operators, 

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (160th SOAR (A)), and

Navy SEAL operators from SEAL Team 6.

Somali Militia

Fighters mainly of the Habar Gidir Clan loyal to Warlord Mohammed Farrah Aidid.

Background 

In 1992, the United States sent Marines to Somalia as part of a United Nations peacekeeping force (Operation Restore Hope) providing food to millions of starving people. Due to a civil war that had cost the lives of more than 300,000 people, international intervention was more than warranted.

After the conflict quietened down and U.S. Marines departed, local warlords battling for control of Somalia soon raided UN food distribution sites and killed UN personnel. The warlords controlled the country by starving their people. No matter that the rest of the world was supplying vast amounts of aid to relief organizations, the people were starving to death by the thousands.

Following the slaughter of UN peacekeeping forces, the United States responded with a show of force. Operation Gothic Serpent was launche, Taskforce Ranger was sent to Somalia with the primary mission of arresting warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid and his fellow clansmen for crimes against humanity. This was to be a quick three week mission.

Six weeks later, they were still there!!!!………..On 3 October 1993 members of the Delta Force and Rangers were engaged in a pitched battle against rebel forces on the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia. The mission had been to extricate rebel leaders from a known meeting place and should have been completed within an hour.

Ground

Urban - City Streets – Inflatables or

Light Bushland with multiple vehicle/foot tracks and some buildings - Inflatables

Missions

Phase 1 - Evacuation Mission

Phase 2 – Blackhawk Crash Mission

Phase 3 - Second Crash Site Mission

Phase 4 - Speed Rescue Mission

Phase 5 – Fallback, Consolidated & Break Out Mission

Phase 6 - “The Mogadishu Mile” Mission

 (Click here for more history.)

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