U.S. Marines 1^st Reconnaissance Unit

Welcome jarhead,

As part of Operation Enduring Freedom (seems like we been enduring this campaign forever) your unit will be the tip of the spear leading the assault through Afghanistan, unfortunately this means you will be the most likely to walk into ambushes and traps set by the Taliban and al Qaeda terrorists. But before you can make your way back to a cozy cot, The "Godfather" has a few missions that he wants you to accomplish (the better to get his first star on his collar I bet) As the game proceeds along, your commanding officer will be provided with missions and objectives and you will be expected to carry them out in a military-like fashion, regardless of them making any sense to you (this ain't Uncle Jarhead's military, this unit belongs to Uncle Sam and the "Godfather"! You got that soldier?!)  You will follow a chain of command and should stay within the Rules of Engagement provided to you. The R.O.E. will change frequently, so communication with your unit is essential. Killing innocent civilians will turn the world press against the Marines, The. U.S. and our commander in chief, George W. Bush. You wouldn't want that on your head now would you?

The Godfather was sorely disheartened with you knuckle draggers during last year's Baghdad campaign and did NOT get his cherished extra star. Do not disappoint him again.

Semper Fi!
Major Todd Eckloff

In the Game:
The Marines will be operating under commander, Eric "Lifer" Brooks (from Team AFC out of West Virginia) designated "Hitman Actual". Once we have volunteered a Marine commander, you can contact him by PMing him at the Tango Alpha forum or via email.  His orders will come down from Lt. Col. "Godfather" Ferrando. See the Rules for specifics on how the Marines will conduct themselves at all times, but a few highlights are...

• Military style camouflage & uniforms are heavily suggested.
• Military style chain of command is the smart way to play this
• Rules of engagement will be issued and we suggest you listen to them soldier boy!
• Military objectives and missions
• Contact Commander "Lifer" Brooks at marines@GenKillPaintball.com 

Realism -

• The numerical odds should hopefully be relatively even, but this is war and ain't nothing fair.
• Marines don't have to follow mil-sim-like rules, including the amount of paint they can carry onto the field.
• The Taliban can  score points by not only doing their own missions (sometimes very counter to the Marines missions) but preventing the Marines from accomplishing their own objectives.
• The Taliban and Afghanis will take the field first, get embedded and set up ambushes. It is THEIR country and you are invading after all.
• The Marines and Pashtun Mafia will launch slightly later.

All this means is that it takes a REAL MAN to be a Marine and we are looking for a few good men! So how can the Marines beat these odds...

• Play smarter - go for points and objectives, not necessarily firefights. Your goal is not to kill everyone, but to accomplish your missions. It may not be as much fun, but it can win the day.
• Use communications - by nature, the Taliban and Pashtuns will be more unorganized and using communications less, but they may have a few elite teams.
• Use military tactics - running and gunning will not win this for the Marines. Flanking, recon, intelligence and strategy will win the day.

NOTE: Even though the rules say that the Pashtun Mafia can make deals with both sides, that doesn't mean the Taliban can't make a deal with the U.S. or other role players. As unlikely as it seems, it doesn't break any rules. It's just hard to trust these guys.