Neil Hawkins
13th January 2001, 06:50
It's been a while, do we remember how to play?
If you are unsure of how this works check out the instructions and some examples at EJMAS (http://ejmas.com/jnc/tdg_home.htm).
Bodyguard
The government of Tunisia has invited the US government to trade talks. Their crops have been down for a number of years and there are rumours that Gaddafi, in neighbouring Libya, would like to invade. Tunisia believes that a stronger alliance with the US will afford them a stable income and some measure of protection in the notoriously unstable Middle East region.
America is very keen to gain a foothold so close to Libya, and has sent the Under Secretary of Trade, with a small security team, to negotiate for the purchase of natural resources in exchange for cash, relief and protection. The negotiations are seen as critical, but must be handled carefully; any overt effort to step into Tunisia would spark reactions from all over the Middle East.
You are a Close Protection Officer (CPO), part of a six-man security team from the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Section (DSS). The team leader and a driver were sent ahead to do a reconnaissance and prepare for your arrival with the Under Secretary. Your role is one of close protection for the Under Secretary and his assistant.
The Under Secretary and his assistant have been installed in the Ambassador Hotel. He is scheduled with high-level meetings most days and you are to escort him to and from these meetings to ensure his safety. Your transportation consists of two Dodge Durango vehicles, specially modified in the US with Level IV bullet protection, explosion protection and run flat tyre inserts. The DSS has a fleet of these vehicles that it flies around the world, as the need requires.
You have been assigned local police assistance and they are being utilised for crowd control. You have been given permission to carry personal firearms, but have been warned to keep things low key. Your weapons include .40S&W Sig Sauer P226’s and Heckler and Koch MP5K’s in 9mm. The drivers and close protection detail carry the handguns in shoulder rigs, with five 12 round magazines, one in the weapon, two under the right armpit and two on the belt. The other two personnel are positioned further away from the principal to provide cover and carry an MP5K, as this model has a retractable stock. (It is worn under the jacket with a 15 round magazine fitted; four spare 30 round magazines are also carried). Each member of the security detail wears ProMax level III body armour, but owing to the temperature you don’t have trauma plates. Each man also has a concealed radio and there are satellite communication systems in each vehicle.
The vehicles are stored in a police compound some 500 metres from the hotel.
You split your team so that two men are with the Under Secretary whilst he is in the hotel, and the other four stay with the vehicles at the police compound. The local police are armed and have been doing a good job of controlling the anti-American crowds that have been forming daily at the hotel. On average there are around 150 people who shout slogans and wave banners, but so far they have not been overly aggressive. The threat level is thought to be moderate, hence the size of your team. Another factor is that the State Department wants to keep the visit low key and out of the spotlight.
There is only consular support in Tunis, and no other US protection force in the country. There is a Department of State Hercules standing by at the British base in Cyprus, approximately 40 minutes flying time away, should you need to be evacuated.
Today is Wednesday. You have been in country for six days and only have three left to go. It is 1400hrs as the two vehicles pull up in front of the hotel. There is a forecourt of approx 25metres between the vehicles and the doors to the hotel. It is in this area that the crowds have formed. The crowd seems a little restless today, but the local police have kept a path clear for you. You are on close protection detail today and so are in the foyer of the hotel waiting for the OK from the men in the vehicles. One man stays at the vehicle; he scans the crowd. The second perimeter man comes to the foyer doors and nods to you; he holds that position again scanning the crowd. Your associate leads the Under Secretary out toward the car. You are close to his left shoulder, slightly behind him watching the left and rear, as the other CPO scans front and right. The Under Secretary’s assistant is following you closely. His protection is secondary and he knows it, so he hangs back enough to give you room to move should you need it.
The crowd as usual surges forward, shouting their slogans and waving their banners. As you reach the halfway point between the hotel and the car, they are only 2 metres away. You can feel their hate as they shout and curse you. Just then you perceive a motion and see a hand being thrust forward from the crowd. You don’t see a face yet, just something black in the hand. It appears to be a small pistol.
What do you do? (Why?)
If you are unsure of how this works check out the instructions and some examples at EJMAS (http://ejmas.com/jnc/tdg_home.htm).
Bodyguard
The government of Tunisia has invited the US government to trade talks. Their crops have been down for a number of years and there are rumours that Gaddafi, in neighbouring Libya, would like to invade. Tunisia believes that a stronger alliance with the US will afford them a stable income and some measure of protection in the notoriously unstable Middle East region.
America is very keen to gain a foothold so close to Libya, and has sent the Under Secretary of Trade, with a small security team, to negotiate for the purchase of natural resources in exchange for cash, relief and protection. The negotiations are seen as critical, but must be handled carefully; any overt effort to step into Tunisia would spark reactions from all over the Middle East.
You are a Close Protection Officer (CPO), part of a six-man security team from the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Section (DSS). The team leader and a driver were sent ahead to do a reconnaissance and prepare for your arrival with the Under Secretary. Your role is one of close protection for the Under Secretary and his assistant.
The Under Secretary and his assistant have been installed in the Ambassador Hotel. He is scheduled with high-level meetings most days and you are to escort him to and from these meetings to ensure his safety. Your transportation consists of two Dodge Durango vehicles, specially modified in the US with Level IV bullet protection, explosion protection and run flat tyre inserts. The DSS has a fleet of these vehicles that it flies around the world, as the need requires.
You have been assigned local police assistance and they are being utilised for crowd control. You have been given permission to carry personal firearms, but have been warned to keep things low key. Your weapons include .40S&W Sig Sauer P226’s and Heckler and Koch MP5K’s in 9mm. The drivers and close protection detail carry the handguns in shoulder rigs, with five 12 round magazines, one in the weapon, two under the right armpit and two on the belt. The other two personnel are positioned further away from the principal to provide cover and carry an MP5K, as this model has a retractable stock. (It is worn under the jacket with a 15 round magazine fitted; four spare 30 round magazines are also carried). Each member of the security detail wears ProMax level III body armour, but owing to the temperature you don’t have trauma plates. Each man also has a concealed radio and there are satellite communication systems in each vehicle.
The vehicles are stored in a police compound some 500 metres from the hotel.
You split your team so that two men are with the Under Secretary whilst he is in the hotel, and the other four stay with the vehicles at the police compound. The local police are armed and have been doing a good job of controlling the anti-American crowds that have been forming daily at the hotel. On average there are around 150 people who shout slogans and wave banners, but so far they have not been overly aggressive. The threat level is thought to be moderate, hence the size of your team. Another factor is that the State Department wants to keep the visit low key and out of the spotlight.
There is only consular support in Tunis, and no other US protection force in the country. There is a Department of State Hercules standing by at the British base in Cyprus, approximately 40 minutes flying time away, should you need to be evacuated.
Today is Wednesday. You have been in country for six days and only have three left to go. It is 1400hrs as the two vehicles pull up in front of the hotel. There is a forecourt of approx 25metres between the vehicles and the doors to the hotel. It is in this area that the crowds have formed. The crowd seems a little restless today, but the local police have kept a path clear for you. You are on close protection detail today and so are in the foyer of the hotel waiting for the OK from the men in the vehicles. One man stays at the vehicle; he scans the crowd. The second perimeter man comes to the foyer doors and nods to you; he holds that position again scanning the crowd. Your associate leads the Under Secretary out toward the car. You are close to his left shoulder, slightly behind him watching the left and rear, as the other CPO scans front and right. The Under Secretary’s assistant is following you closely. His protection is secondary and he knows it, so he hangs back enough to give you room to move should you need it.
The crowd as usual surges forward, shouting their slogans and waving their banners. As you reach the halfway point between the hotel and the car, they are only 2 metres away. You can feel their hate as they shout and curse you. Just then you perceive a motion and see a hand being thrust forward from the crowd. You don’t see a face yet, just something black in the hand. It appears to be a small pistol.
What do you do? (Why?)