Ghost Recon minis playthrough: scenario 3

[josta59]

Welcome to chapter 3 of my Ghosts in Mexico campaign, using homebrewed rules. Previously, the Ghosts were sent to Mexico to neutralize a Nicaraguan paramilitary group that had stolen a U.S. communication asset called Guardrail IX. This group had sold the asset to Mexican special forces that now seem to have a connection to Mexican rebels attempting to conduct a coup. The U.S. president happened to be meeting with the Mexican president in Mexico City, and both were kidnapped by the rebels. The Ghosts were barely able to get them out. Now the Mexican president has been captured again, and it's up to a backup team of Ghosts to save him this time.

You can see the details of this scenario here: wargamingdropzone.proboards.com/thread/109/ghost-recon-miniatures-scenario-vip?page=1&scrollTo=403

My team of six Ghosts entered the northeastern edge of the Zona Rosa neighborhood, which tripped a contact marker in the southeast part of the table.



I had the Ghosts rush past a wooded area to get into cover on their way to the main road, where they would get into position for an ambush of a convoy carrying the president.

That was foolish of me. Before they reached cover, the contact marker resolved as a three-man team of rebels with a machine gun some distance away, beyond the main street. My SAW gunner was able to fire first, taking their gunner out before he could fire, and suppressing one of the other rebels.



The third rebel got into cover behind a truck and shot my SAW gunner, severely wounding him. He also fired at my team's leader, suppressing him.

The suppressed rebel rallied and went around the other side of the truck. He shot another guy on my team and killed him. One of my guys returned fire and took him down. My team looked over their shoulders and saw their team leader was gone. He ran away!

That ended turn 1, and it could hardly have gone worse. I took down two of the three rebels, but they did some good distance shooting and took out just as many of my guys before I got them into cover. Even if my team's leader had stayed put, they wouldn't be able to continue the mission. I'll have to try this again and see if I can do better!

[Whiterook]

Well first, love the diorama… that wooded area looks pro, man! Nice work! That was brutal first contact… I actually love how things can go so south, so quick in your rules! Kinda a cinematic feel.

[josta59]

Thanks, Em! This is the table I've been using for years, though I do add to it a little every so often. I think you and I had a battle around those woods a few years ago! They haven't changed at all.

These rules are pretty perfect for giving the feel of the Ghost Recon games, which are first-person shooters. Enemy fire can start raining down on you at any time, so you really have to be sneaky.

[Whiterook]

Jun 27, 2022 9:25:32 GMT -5 josta59 said:

Thanks, Em! This is the table I've been using for years, though I do add to it a little every so often. I think you and I had a battle around those woods a few years ago! They haven't changed at all.

These rules are pretty perfect for giving the feel of the Ghost Recon games, which are first-person shooters. Enemy fire can start raining down on you at any time, so you really have to be sneaky.

It’s a great thing to reuse your diorama setup! Is it set up somewhere all the time, or do you assemble it for specific games? 

On dioramas, I’m think “modular” more and more these days… considering options for my Stargate diorama. It’s a concept used in many miniatures Wargaming dioramas, as well as model railroading.

On the game, I love the fact that it’s First Person Shooter oriented. I’d like to do something like that to the Gunslinger game someday.

[josta59]

Jun 27, 2022 16:18:30 GMT -5 Whiterook said:

Jun 27, 2022 9:25:32 GMT -5 josta59 said:

Thanks, Em! This is the table I've been using for years, though I do add to it a little every so often. I think you and I had a battle around those woods a few years ago! They haven't changed at all.

These rules are pretty perfect for giving the feel of the Ghost Recon games, which are first-person shooters. Enemy fire can start raining down on you at any time, so you really have to be sneaky.

It’s a great thing to reuse your diorama setup! Is it set up somewhere all the time, or do you assemble it for specific games? 

On dioramas, I’m think “modular” more and more these days… considering options for my Stargate diorama. It’s a concept used in many miniatures Wargaming dioramas, as well as model railroading.

On the game, I love the fact that it’s First Person Shooter oriented. I’d like to do something like that to the Gunslinger game someday.

I created my table to be modular so it's not the same every time. I had it set up all the time until we moved from Ohio to Tennessee. Then I bought some plastic bins so I could transport the tiles without damaging the trees. I had them in the car, not the moving truck! Now I often store them away in the bins so I can use my gaming desk for board games, miniature painting, etc.

[josta59]

I restarted the game, this time planning to be more careful, a little stealthier. This time an enemy rebel team showed up in the northwest part of the table, which wasn't any easier for me because they came in sight just as quickly. Fortunately they didn't have a machine gun this time!

I moved half my team into the woods and started shooting at them from soft cover. I decided to keep the rest of my team out of sight since I knew things could go badly very quickly if I didn't. After a while I moved two guys from the woods into hard cover behind a rock. And then one of them was shot in the head and badly wounded!

At least I made it to turn 2 this time, and I took down two of the rebels and sent the third one running. But having a man down is going to make this mission so much harder.

[Whiterook]

This is a tough system! I hope it’s not becoming too frustrating

[josta59]

Jul 5, 2022 16:31:13 GMT -5 Whiterook said:

This is a tough system! I hope it’s not becoming too frustrating

No, I love it. Playing the actual video game is frustrating for me! This is fun.

In turn 3, the caravan carrying the kidnapped president entered the table. My RPG guy smashed the lead vehicle in the nose!


"Got 'im! No thanks to you, kid."

That brought rebels out of hiding spots. One of my riflemen was in the perfect position to take one down and suppress another. That ended the turn.

[Whiterook]

Gotta love RPG’s! Actions heating up quick, once again!