Operation Freshman
Most Secret
Gentlemen
The Axis powers have embarked upon a programme of research culminating in an attempt to build an explosive device of unforeseen power.
Key components of this device are being manufactured at the Rjukan heavy water plant in Norway in the province of Telemark.
Your mission will be to covertly land in enemy territory and contact Norwegian SOE, from here you will be led to the plant to carry out your mission to destroy materiel and personnel with extreme prejudice.
Gentlemen I cannot stress the importance of this mission, should Hitler’s plan come to fruition a second front will be impossible and the fortunes of this war may well turn against us again.
To this end you have been assigned to a unit of Royal Engineers (airborne) and will receive specialist training to complete your objective.
Good luck and godspeed.
Lt.Col RA Wharf
Operation Freshman
In 1942 Germany embarked upon an atomic weapons project, a key component of which was ‘heavy water’ manufactured in a Telemark factory. Knowing this the allied decided to send in a demolition squad by glider (to be extricated via Neutral Sweden) to blow up key research items.
In reality the mission was a double tragic failure… one glider of engineers crashed over Europe killing the occupants, the other glider's team were soon captured and later executed by the Germans under Hitlers infamous ‘commando order’.
In our mission however, the latest event by PBI, we will attempt to recreate what may have a happened had one or more of the teams reached the plant intact.
Once again this is a PBI ‘Comabt Missions’ event in which the operation will be played out as a series of 30 – 60 minutes ‘engagements’ throughout the day with the results of one battle directly affecting the next.
So choose your side.
Are you a loyal servant or solider of the Reich, desperately tying to refine this new ‘Wonder Weapon’ that will smash the Soviet hoardes in the East.. or a plucky Royal Engineer on a one way trip to smash the Nazi war machine?
Our adventure is set within the Rjukan plant at the point in which the Norwegian SOE guides lead the teams to too side entrances and once again we’ll be visiting the fabulously atmospheric UCAP airsoft site in Portsmouth. These genuine 1940s tunnels are ideal for a mission such as this. Due to the stealthy nature of the game places are both very limited and of set types.
When sending in your monies (paid in full please) please state which nationality you wish to play for and which role. Please note we can only refund a place if you can find another player willing to take yours, likewise for switching sides.
Note that combat roles are priced slightly higher than civilian or engineer roles as we expect civilians, scientists and engineers to act out certain scripted duties and such will have less free will than a raider or guard.
You might for example in one ‘combat mission’ be tasked with the job of operating a machine and not free to wander the site etc.
And for those of you that have been a few times before… we have some surprises planned – this time could be a little different!
So the details:
Operation Freshman – 28th February 2010
Location: UCAP Airsoft Portsmouth
Date: Arrive Saturday 27th Feb no earlier than 6pm or Sunday 28th feb no later than 8.30am.
Places & Prices:
1 Norwegian SOE agent - £35
14 Royal Engineers - £35 per place
14 German Guards - £35 per place
8 Civilian Staff (unarmed and scripted) - £15
4 German Engineers - (armed and partially scripted) - £25
4 Scientists- (lightly armed and partially scripted) - £25
Payment in full via paypal to evo666@ntlworld.com (cheque payments considered via PM application)
Please note UCAP has a maximum FPS of 330FPS with a .20g BB.
Weapons and Kit:
Norwegian SOE: Civilian attire or allied BD/Dennison/Windproof suit etc
Royal Engineers: BD, Denison, Airborne beret or helmet, 37 pattern webbing as per PBI ‘South Stafford’s’ kit list but with substitution of RE capbadge.
German Guard: Feldgrau (no camo) Heer uniform M36 or later (no M44 please). Jackboots or low boots, optional greatcoats, steel helmets. (no ss, or FJ uniforms please). Belt order light webbing… no a frames or big packs etc.
Civilian staff: 40s Civilian clothes and white overalls (paper ‘decorators’ type acceptable)
German Engineers: Green/Grey overalls
Scientists: suit, shirt and tie and labcoat.
Weaponry:
Only proper WWII weapons for this one please.
Acceptable: MP40, Sten, Thompson, No4 (at FPS limits), SMLE (at FPS Limits) K98 (d-boys only please given FPS limits).
Any suitably 1940s looking pistol is acceptable as are soft rubber training type knives and bayonets
Lastly for those wishing to attend and or help us spread news of the event here is a banner:
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