Operation Talon: 28mm Modern Pulp Hostage Rescue

The latest GIJoe Moderns game was a hostage rescue mission at night in Benzheen.

Sighting and stealth rules were in effect to allow for fog of war.

The overall table with the Benzheeni Revolutionary Guards compound in the center of the table.

The ZU-23 that needs to be neutralized for the rescue chopper to safely arrive.

Benzheeni machine gunner and truck

Gunners next on the compound.

The camel pen

The generator pen

A lookout tower. An oop from Crescent Root Miniatures

The front gate

The generator that needs shutdown to cut power to communication.

Details by Crooked Dice miniatures

The guards

More guards

On the main road

First rescue team, Duke, Outback, Spirit and Freedom

Helix, Beachhead, and Crazylegs

Falcon, Lowlight, Tunnel Rat

The scatter terrain

Rear gate

Rear side of the compound

Overall compound, another oop piece from Crescent Root Studios

Generator and guards

Guards

More guards

The sandbags are old JR Miniatures pieces

Another tower

The Benzheeni Captain

Guard tower

The rescue teams advance using blind counters to simulate stealth. Guards need to make a sight test to reveal.

First Joe team seizes the guard tower and engages the guards.

Joes approach in stealth

Guards try to defend the generator

A Stinger arrives with Cobra agents!

Hostages are evacuated by the tunnel to the tower

A duel between the Stinger’s SAMs and the Tomahawk comes out with the Tomahawk winning with its 20mm chin gun.

The Stinger is destroyed!

And the hostages are evacuated 

More to come,

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