In Aménas hostage crisis

[Grey Death]

Looking for any thoughts, ideas, or suggestions. I have this idea for a Recon scenario. Where an oil company brings in the characters (obviously, the players are mercs) to free hostages at an oil/gas facility. Having made a deal with the Algerian government that they can try first before government forces come in. Trying to avoid a blood bath, that the last situation resulted in. The companies RoE are hostages must be taken safely, minimal damage to facility. Fate of terrorists not important. Meaning dead, alive, whatever. As long as the RoE are followed they are not important. I plan on using google maps for exteriors, and some hand drawn stuff for interiors. Set it up for the players and cut them loose on the situation. Terrorists for the most part will be noobs (AK-47 35%, or RPG 35% ST 40), and a couple vets (40-50%, and ST 40-65).

1. Method of Insertion: Players choice. Ground by truck/jeep, helicopter, or parachute (Standard, HALO, or LALO).
2. Fire Support Availability: Non-combat only. Due to the possibility of damage to the facility, or the hostages, no support of any kind of combat support will be given. Reconnaissance drone support will be freely available though.
3. Enemy Movement Information Be prepared to meet heavy resistance. Booby traps and mines are to be expected.
4. Terrain and Weather Report: In Aménas is a hot subtropical desert climate. Areas of dunes, contrasted with areas of rocky hard pack. Shifting sands, gullies, and depressions make up the approaches to the facility. The facility itself is a massive jungle of piping, and processing units/towers. Along with the scattered control and processing buildings.
5. Mission Objectives: Rescue hostages, secure facility.
6. Special Rules: Hostages are not to be harmed, nor the facility.
7. Method of Extraction: Again up to the players. Truck/jeep, or helicopter.

So what does everyone think? Any thoughts, ideas, or suggestions? I would love some input. Especially if I'm missing something.

[Grey Death]

I guess this section of the forum is truly dead. Too bad.

[Jefffar]

Well events are a little fresh and I think most Recon-ers still are probably playing it to the original time period or using the mock nations set up.

Anyway, as a mission it's fine. Challenging but sensible restrictions and no dirty tricks being pulled. I might have set it in one of the fictional countries in the Recon book instead of made it a real place though.

[slade the sniper]

I sort of like using real locations for Recon...It gives it more of gritty, plausible feel, especially since so many other games are implausible, having a gritty "realistic" game is a nice change of pace.

-STS