The participants sat on both sides of the long table, with the officers from the headquarters on the right and Long Zhan and other personnel on the left.
General Garrison presided over this meeting and was responsible for personally announcing the mission report: "According to the intelligence we received yesterday, members of Aidid's cabinet may meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
I say possible because the intelligence we have so far is not conclusive.
After multiple investigations in three aspects, it is possible that two high-level cabinet members will attend the meeting, namely Aidid's chief political adviser Omar Sala and Interior Minister Abdi Hassan Oweli.
They are the targets we have been tracking and we must not miss this opportunity, so today we will take action this afternoon. "
Speaking of which.
General Garrison paused briefly to let everyone here digest the information.
Long Zhan, Sunny and the other four looked at each other and understood each other without speaking. They sat quietly on their chairs, waiting for the next plan of action.
This is completely different from the bottom-up approach of seals. The action plan is directly formulated by the superiors, and the subordinates only need to be responsible for executing it.
Participate in mission planning discussions?
nonexistent!
After about seven or eight seconds, General Garrison began to formally explain the plan.
"The mission plan was similar to the previous operation. The helicopter broke in directly. At 3:45, Delta Force was responsible for breaking into the target building and arresting all the suspects inside.
The Rangers formed four squads, commanded by Captain Steele.
Before 3:46, establish defense lines at four corners of the target building to provide cover for Delta Force and ensure that no one else can enter the target building.
Lieutenant Colonel McKnight led the Humvee convoy and was responsible for the subsequent evacuation work.
Entered Hawadi Street at 3:47 and stopped in front of the Olympic Hotel to wait.
Once Delta Force succeeded and sent the signal, Lieutenant Colonel McKnight drove the convoy to the door of the target building and loaded the prisoners into the vehicle.
After all the prisoners were in the vehicle, the four Ranger teams immediately gathered outside the target building, and together they boarded a Humvee convoy and retreated from the ground to the base.
As long as everything goes smoothly during the task, the execution time will not exceed 30 minutes.
In terms of fire cover...
I had requested in advance to mobilize armored vehicles and AC130s for this operation, but Washington wisely decided against it, saying it was too ostentatious.
Therefore, only the Black Hawk and Little Bird helicopters will provide you with air cover, and multiple machine guns and rockets will be mounted on the aircraft as much as possible.
The combat search and rescue team and the rapid response team are on standby in helicopters and are ready for combat at any time. "
General Garrison gave a detailed description of the tasks of each unit in the operation, and generally speaking, there was nothing wrong with it.
But if you think about it carefully, you will find that there are many "problems" in this plan.
Especially knowing the outcome of the Dragon War, he wanted to make some suggestions for improvement, but General Garrison had already stated Washington's attitude.
Dragon War didn't even bother to mention the idea of bringing in more mine-resistant ambush vehicles and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
Even ordinary armored vehicles are not allowed to be used, how can it be possible to use such higher-end goods.
As for other suggestions about action plans, the system of the Rangers is different from that of the SEALs. The subordinates cannot participate in formulating the action plan, so there is no need for him to stand up and get into trouble.
Since you are working on other people's land, you have to do things according to other people's ways.
Anyway, Long Zhan had prepared for the worst in his big plan. Even if everything remained the same as before, it wouldn't have much impact on his plan.
Therefore, Long Zhan sat there peacefully, just like Delta and other ranger leaders, not saying a single word throughout the whole process.
Garrison finished the operational briefing of the mission, and the next step was the appointment of the chain of command.
Colonel Harrell, from the Delta, is in charge of this aspect.
"Colonel Matthew will be in the C2 command helicopter to coordinate the air mission of this operation. I will be responsible for coordinating and commanding the ground forces, and General Garrison will be the overall commander of the operation.
The code name for this mission is Irene. Do you have any questions? "
As soon as Colonel Harrell finished speaking, Huth asked: "Where is the building we want to raid?"
"We are determining that it should be somewhere near Bakara Market." General Garrison explained.
Hu Te smiled and did not continue.
In a broad daylight raid, no armored vehicles or gunboats joined the action, which made Huth feel very bad.
There are only a few hours left before the operation, and no one knows which building the target is.
This is too ridiculous!
As a first-level Delta operator, Huth had never carried out such a ridiculous mission in his life, but he couldn't say anything.
Garrison felt Huth's dissatisfaction and knew that this mission was too hasty.
But the pressure on him was too great. He couldn't wait aimlessly any longer. He had to produce some results as soon as possible.
In order to save Jianghu, he could only take risks.
At the same time, he warned: "Once you enter Bakara Market, you have completely entered enemy territory. You must not make any mistakes or underestimate any enemy.
Also, this is a United Nations peacekeeping area. You must remember the rules of engagement and fight back only when attacked. Don't cause trouble for yourself.
That's it, go down and prepare for the mission. May God wish you good luck. "
Garrison's words meant that the meeting was over. Everyone who attended the meeting left the meeting tent in twos and threes with different expressions.
"Enter an enemy lair with thousands of militiamen, no support from ghost gunships, operating in broad daylight, and in the afternoon when the enemy is most active, this is really bullshit."
As soon as he walked out, Sonny couldn't hold it in anymore, and the expression on his face was worse than eating shit.
Before Long Zhan and the other three could speak, Pierre Buss, who was already familiar with them and was passing by, said with a joking smile: "Man, life is not perfect to begin with."
"Of course it's not perfect when you're flying a plane hovering at 500 feet, but those kids on the ground are ruthless." Sonny said with a look of disdain.
"May God bless them."
Pierbus raised his eyebrows and glanced at his mouth, made a "see you soon" gesture and left.
"Let's go, let's go to the restaurant to eat in advance, and make preparations early after eating. I always feel that something is not right about this operation, so it is better to make enough preparations."
Long Zhan patted Sonny on the shoulder and walked straight towards the restaurant.
Sonny, Clay and Brian all felt the same way. Since things were at this point and they couldn't make any changes, they could only do their best.
This is the principle of doing things for soldiers, and it is also the attitude that must be written when facing tasks.
