Grenada

[Echo5Hotel]

You know, if someone wanted they could do a 1:1 scale map of Grenada I believe.  The whole island is only 18 miles long (28 km) and 9 miles across (14 km).  You could do a campaign of the 1983 American invasion of Grenada.  If I had any knowledge or experience with Islands I would do this all myself but I don't so I thought I would pass the idea on to those who might have a realistic chance of producing something decent from the idea.

[DBR_ONIX]

Search the forums, it's been dicused I'm sure (I posted in the thread )
- Ben

[penguinman]

it probably would not be a good campaign because not one us soldier died(i dont think)

[Tomasz]

Does a good campaign, based on historic facts, have to be a bloodshed? :hmm:

 We should be happy that some conflicts limit the amount of casualties ( at least on one side ) .


Tomasz

[BronzeEagle]

Maybe special forces have to return to grenade to stop a military buildup by narco terrorists in support of a socialist coup.

[Messiah]

it probably would not be a good campaign because not one us soldier died(i dont think)

:noo:

19 Americans were killed in action. 49 Grenadians - were killed dead and several hundred wounded. 29 Cubans were killed and over a hundred wounded.

although 3 were by accident

One helicopter shut down and was abandoned in the surf. A second helicopter was damaged by a tree. The Black Hawks came in rapidly, over the waves, one behind the other. The first helicopter put down safely, near the southern boundary of the camp, and was followed by the second. The third Black Hawk suffered some damage, and spun forward, smashing into the second. The fourth Black Hawk saw what was happening and veered to a hard right. The aircraft landed in a ditch, damaging its tail rotor. Apparently not realizing that the helicopter's rotor was damaged, the pilot at this time attempted to move the Black Hawk, which rose sharply, seemed to spin forward, and crashed. In twenty seconds three helicopters were down. Debris and rotor blades flew through the air, badly wounding four assault troops and killing three. One helicopter shut down and was abandoned in the surf. Later a second helicopter was damaged by a tree.

[XCess]

Good shot  

The third helicopter was hit by enemy fire right? If so. WOW  

[BronzeEagle]

wouldn't it be cool to do a story based on a real island though?