Anyone who's been around long enough to remember this idea the first time I proposed it (oh, call it last October), raise your hand.
This mission/mission pack takes its inspiration from the book of the same name by Stephen L. Hunter.
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1987...
Situation:
Terrorists of unknown origin have siezed the Peacekeeper missile silo at the South Mountain Missile Complex near Durras, Maryland. The South Mountain Complex was designed as an experiment in MX missile basing, boasting some of the highest security and utmost secrecy of any US ICBM site. The terrorists have eliminated the base security personnell and bypassed the security measures with uncanny precision and skill. Their intentions are unknown.
To make matters worse, the South Mountain silo is the only independantly launch-capable silo in the United States. This means that its crew can launch their missile without Presidential authorization, theoretically enabling it to launch a retailatory strike on the Soviet Union should Washington and Omaha be destroyed. The "key vault", a top-secret means to secure the launch keys in the event of a hostile takeover, has been activated. This means that the terrorists have accessed the launch control "bubble" and one or both of the Air Force personnell dropped his launch key into the vault. It was then sealed off by a 10-ton titanium block. Cutting through the block is impossible without the proper tools, but we must assume that terrorists this efficient have those tools.
You are a Lieutenant in the US 10th Mountain Divison, recently on maneuvers in Maryland. Pulled from the field, you have been breifed on the situation. Your mission is to lead the assault on this silo. Supporting you will be units of the Maryland National Guard and the Army's elite "Delta Force".
Your 10th Mountain troopers will be responsible for penetrating the enemy's defenses and allowing Delta to get inside the complex to eliminate the terrorists before they get hold of the keys and launch the nuke.
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I've started work on the mission, but I wanted to post here to get some feedback on the idea. Don't worry, it's not anything one could call "alpha" yet.
I'm really looking into making this a mission pack in which there are several massive assaults on the silo complex and the plot details become clearer.
Any thoughts on where I can go with this idea?
Anybody out there read this book?
Due to some obvious techincal limitations, I really can't sim the whole book in OFP...so...I'd like to hear any ideas on how to develop a different climax than the one Hunter wrote.
What would you say regarding the whole idea of a series of missions based on a one or two day event?
Whaddya think? Cool idea or what?