By: Ominae
Rating: Most is PG-13
Disclaimer: This story takes place after Raven Shield and Athena Sword
NOTE:
RAINBOW SIX is the exclusive copyrights of Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft and Tom Clancy from their respective years. The rest of the other characters are under my jurisdiction.
I have done some extensive research regarding real-life events and/or actual special/elite units. If there are some discrepancies, please let me know so's I can correct them. Thanks.
Previously:
With the growing threats of the newly discovered leftist terrorist organization known as the People's Democratic League, John Clark must rally the rest of the RAINBOW team and their allies in shutting down their cells. But with the recent discovery of the PDL's Australian cell, things may be difficult as an unknown fanatic prepares to lead a so-called liberation war. Will the RAINBOW team be able to cope with this crisis? Stay tune to this chapter to find out.
Chapter 5: I'm going in!
Date: April 22, 2008
Location: SAS Headquarters, Hereford, Britain
John Clark arrived at the briefing room after checking into his office and leaving his attache case on his table. He was accompanied by Alistair and Kevin while explaning their latest find regarding the People's Democratic League and their presence in Australia. Apparently, the Watch room has uncovered a news bulletin from CNN that Sydney Police and members of the New South Wales Police Special Protection Group (SPG) have managed to corner the entire Australian PDL cell in an abandoned warehouse just outside the city limits of Sydney. The Tactical Assault Group (TAG) of the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) was called in after a few days with the nature of the situation and later took over the duties of the SPG, but were still assisted by Sydney Police in maintaining the cordon.
The three men entered the briefing room with the entire RAINBOW team chatting with one another, with the exception of the new recruits since they were still undergoing tactical training. Alistair and Kevin took their seats near the projector screen. Sensing John Clark's approach to the podium, Ding Chavez prompted everyone to seize their activites and to give salute to John Clark after he was near the podium fixing his briefing papers.
"Everyone, attention!"
The entire RAINBOW team stood up from their chairs and they went to an attention stance. Seeing that everyone was ready, John told them that they could take their seats right away,
"Thank you, Ding. At ease, everyone. Take your seats."
After all the RAINBOW team members sat down at their chairs, John Clark then proceeded with his debriefing speech,
"Ladies and gentlemen, we've recently discovered the location of the PDL's Australian cell through the assistance of the TAG. Now according to latest intel, they've erected a security cordon around an abandoned warehouse in the outskirts of Sydney, courtesy of TAG and the Australian Federal Police since today. Sydney Police is still providing tactical support for TAG, but TAG will actually call the shots 'til we get there. Now, two squads will be assigned to this case. Details to this case will be known later."
John walked to his chair and sat down while Kevin stood up and walked up to the podium and took out the projector remote. Next to the podium was a CPU unit, which was connected to the projector overhead via a series of wires travelling from the table to the sockets that connect to the overhead projector. He pressed a button and a blueprint of the warehouse was shown. Two floors are shown on the projector screen with specific features for each floor, which was marked in the blueprints.
"Now, this abandoned warehouse has a lot of junk that was not cleaned up ever since it was closed when the owners of a metal shop were were forced to close the place a few years ago, so watch your step. We need to secure various weapon caches that are believed to be currently located in an unknown office room. The weapons were recently bought from the South East Asian black market, so keep your eyes out for it. According to TAG recon, around 10-15 terrorists are holed up in the place and are armed with various automatic rifles. They're expecting us, so feel free to go in with the noise. A second team will be on standby 24/7 also since Sydney Police has informed RAINBOW intelligence that a rumored sub-cell of the Australian PDL cell may stage their war into the streets of Sydney, so the city is placed under a state of emergency since PDL manifestos have threateaned to turn Sydney into a sea of fire. Canberra is also currently under a state of emergency also, but no intelligence has been provided to show that the PDL may stage an attack there also. I would like to remind you all that the manifestos found yesterday have listed their demands to both the Canadian and Japanese governments to withdraw their forces from Afghanistan and Iraq or to face more attacks in the coming days. So far, both governments have refused to accept their demands."
"Classic terrorist propaganda these days." replied Ding.
"Yes, classic indeed." remarked Kevin in response.
Kevin pressed the projector remote and it showed a Caucasian man in his late '30s. He was wearing standard Australian Camouflage uniform or AUSCAM. He had an ADI Limited F-88 Rifle (The licensed version of the Steyr AUG) in his hands and in the background, with the sky behind him while standing on a mountain somewhere in the Australian outback.
"This man is Jonathan Howard, our liason officer within TAG. He had a successful career in the Australian Army after attending the Australian Defense Forces Academy. He was recruited into the SASR after 6 years of duty with the army. He was then subsequently transferred to the TAG unit. He'll be assisting us in our Australian operations and be our liason between RAINBOW and the top echelons of TAG. Any questions?"
When Kevin sensed that nobody from the RAINBOW wanted to inquire, John Clark approached the podium and addressed the entire team,
"If there are no further questions, you'll be briefed on the staging plans for the assault on the abandoned warehouse, as well as the weapons and equipment that you will be using in this operation. You'll be departing for Sydney at approximately 1030 hours, so you better fix up whatever you need to do beforehand. I'll be stationed myself alongside Kevin and Alistair in the Watch room after your departure. Good luck men and godspeed."
John Clark then left the briefing room, followed by Kevin as he closed the opened door. Alistair opted to stay behind and debrief the team further on their assignments and their weapons while the two men went to John's office for a quick chat on the upcoming operation.
John Clark has finished wrapping up his conversation with Kevin while they talked about the various aspects of the operation, from the proposed codename of the operation to the various actions that the RAINBOW teams would do once they arrive in Australian soil. Kevin had been out of John's office for at least 10 minutes since he had to go back to the Watch room and debrief the personnel on the current situation. Moments later, a knocking sound was heard on the door. John promptly stood up from his chair,
"Come in.", he said. It was his reply to the knocking sound since he didn't have any company while he was in his office chair. The MP guard opened the door and Alistair stood before it. Clutched in his right hand was some papers tucked neatly inside a folder. He then motioned to the guard that he could let Alistair inside his office.
"Sit down, Alistair." Both Alistair and John took to their seats while the MP guard closed the office door behind them.
"So what happened during the final debriefing?" inquired John.
"Well John, I did form two squads that would work in Australia. One will be involved in the assault of the abandoned warehouse, while the other will be placed on standby 24/7 just in case of any other development. For the first squad, two teams will be sweeping the warehouse, looking for the weapon caches while trying to see if any of the suspects can be caught alive. The other squad will be consisted of three teams and they will be placed in reserves as Kevin had noted a while ago of a possible attack in Sydney." replied Alistair while he opened his folder and showed John some papers on the operation.
"And the teams?" inquired John once more.
"They're already on the way to the airport. As we speak right now, they're boarding transport with all their gear and equipment. They should touch down in Sydney at approximately... on or before 7 to 8 in the evening." Alistair was peering at his watch while checking for the time.
"I see. What else do you have for me?"
"This is not something that I usually do." Alistair then slips some papers to John's hands.
"What is this?"
"Just the operation report. The report also includes the name of the operation, the members involved in the operation and their equipment."
"Okay. I'll look over them. You know, you're right. This is something that we don't usually do."
"I know, John. This is something that I don't do."
"By the way, will their mission include the capture of any top PDL personalities in their Australian operations?"
"I think so. I remember Kevin debriefing the teams about that part. Well anyway, I have to go to the Watch room and join Kevin. I'll see you there in a few minutes." Alistair stood up from his seat and left the room while closing to door.
John began to review Alistair's report. Normally, he would have stayed behind during the final debriefing session before the teams are sent off to their operational sites. But due to mounting problems, John had to leave the debriefing session quite early in order to speak with Kevin about the situation. He noticed the following information from reading the report,
OPERATION PINCER CLAW
OPERATION DATE: APRIL 22, 2008
OPERATION TIME: 1030 HOURS
TEAM DATA
LEADERS
Squad One:
GREEN TEAM - Domingo "Ding" Chavez
GOLD TEAM - Arkadi Novikov
Squad Two:
PURPLE TEAM - Eddie Price
WHITE TEAM - Jorg Walther
ORANGE TEAM - Daniel Bogart
OPERATIVES
Squad One:
GREEN TEAM - Genedy Filatov and Alejandro Noronha
GOLD TEAM - Louis Loiselle and Kazimeira Rakuzanka
Squad Two:
PURPLE TEAM - Raymond Renee, Arnavisca Santiago and Pak Suo-Won
WHITE TEAM - Timothy Hanley, Antonio Maldini and Jamal Murad
ORANGE TEAM -Kure Galanos, Emilio Narino and Ayana Yacoby
WEAPONS/EQUIPMENT
Squad One:
GREEN TEAM
- Heckler and Koch UMP (.45 ACP) Submachine Gun with 5 spare magazines
- Beretta 92FS Pistol with 5 spare magazines
- Fragmention Grenades x 4
- Flashbangs x 4
GOLD TEAM
- Heckler and Koch UMP (.45 ACP) Submachine Gun with 5 spare magazines
- Beretta 92FS Pistol with 5 spare magazines
- Fragmention Grenades x 4
- Flashbangs x 4
Squad Two:
PURPLE TEAM
- IsraelWeapon Industries Tavor TAR-21 Assault Rifle with 5 spare magazines
- Sig Sauer P228 Pistol with 5 spare magazines
- Fragmentation Grenades x 4
WHITE TEAM
- Israel Weapon Industries Tavor TAR-21 Assault Rifle with 5 spare magazines
- Sig Sauer P228 Pistol with 5 spare magazines
- Fragmentation Grenades x 4
ORANGE TEAM
For Assault team members:
- Israel Weapon Industries Tavor TAR-21 Assault Rifle with 5 spare magazines
- Sig Sauer P228 Pistol with 5 spare magazines
- Fragmentation Grenades x 4
For Snipers:
- Accuracy International Warfare Suppressed Sniper Rifle with 5 spare magazines (Kure Galanos)
- Heckler and Koch PSG-1 Sniper Rifle with 5 spare magazines (Emilio Narino)
- Heckler and Koch MK 23 Pistol with 5 spare magazines
- Binoculars
NOTE:
- Team leaders are scheduled to attend debriefing session after completing any operation related to the People's Democratic League.
John closed Alistair's folder and placed it aside. From reading the reports, he had a clear indication that the teams in Australia will be able to operate under a good chance of getting the terrorists, though he's thinking if one will be captured alive. He grabbed his coffee mug and proceeded to drink the rest of the coffee from the mug completely before he grabbed the folder, stood up and went out of the corridor. He then locked the office door and walked down the corridor to the Watch room, carrying Alistair's report with him.
Date: April 23, 2008
Location: On the outskirts of Sydney, Australia
A chartered jet, which was a Boeing 737, has touched down at Sydney airport, which carried the RAINBOW team members and their gear. Meeting them was TAG liason officer Jonathan Howard and a team of plainclothed TAG operatives. After their plane had parked in a remote spot, Jonathan had greeted Ding Chavez and the rest of the members while they were disembarking out of the plane. He debriefing them on their way to their chartered bus parked in a secluded spot near the airport. From the airport, the bus took them from Sydney airport all the way to the outskirts. Johnathan began to debrief the entire RAINBOW team while the bus was on the way to the secured outskirts of the abandoned warehouse.
"Listen up! Jonathan will gladly provide us the details of the operation that we are about to undergo." Ding then gestured to Jonathan to speak to the rest of the RAINBOW operatives about the incoming situation.
"At 1130 hours, New South Wales Police has reported another ambush of one of their constables in a patrol car travelling in the outskirts of Sydney during a beat patrol. PDL terrorists opened fire when the officers have tried to approach a fake car crash that was found near a ditch. One of the officers have been fatally wounded and the terrorists have managed to escape when one of their comrades came to their aid by driving them off from the area. At 1200 hours, Sydney Police squad cars pursued the gunmen and they've cornered them in an abandoned warehouse just 50 miles the outskirts of Sydney. They've reported gunfire from the warehouse and as a result, one constable was killed and another was lightly wounded. At 1230 hours, a request for RAINBOW came in from the New South Wales Police Chief after relaying the request first to TAG. Since then, TAG has been in charge of the situation before you guys arrived at Sydney airport."
Jonathan took out a hankerchief and wiped his sweaty forehead before he continued with his debriefing speech.
"When we arrive at the checkpoint, I'll give you guys time to gear up before I debrief you on the situation. That's all for now, mates." Jonathan took his seat while Ding continued to speak to the rest of the team members on last minute preparations.
"I want to warn you all that these guys are heavily armed with various automatic weapons. Once we commence operations, we need to secure a large number of weapon caches. RAINBOW intelligence has found out that one of the abandoned offices is being used by the terrorists as a storage room until they are moved out to another safehouse. It's imperative that we capture these weapons in good condition. Also, we have to secure some documents on an impending attack on Sydney. These documents will contain the plans, the routes of the attack and their main target. The said documents are also believed to be found in the same place where we will secure the weapon caches. Squad one will be in charge of the warehouse siege while squad two will be placed on 24/7 alert just in case another attack should occur. Is that clear?"
"SIR, YES SIR!", said the entire team in unison.
"Good! John Clark wanted to relay a message to all of you. He wishes for all the best and hopes that no one gets hurt in the operation tonight. That is all." Ding then took his seat next to Jonathan and passed the time by streching himself on his seat.
A few minutes later, the bus arrived at a police checkpoint. Jonathan was the first to disembark from the bus, followed by Ding. The rest followed suit and Jonathan led them to a temporary command post while police officers opened the bus' luggage compartments and unloaded their equipment while being assisted by uniformed TAG operators.
Moments later, Jonathan, Ding and the other team members were near the temporary command post. Ding waved at them to wait near the command post while he and Jonathan. Before he went inside, Ding reminded the teams to get ready their gear and wait for him outside,
"Guys, wait for me outside. I'll be back in a few minutes. While I'm inside, better suit up. We're going to get some warm company once we touch down on the grounds near the warehouse."
Chapter 5 END