Bucha, Ukraine - 27 Feb 2022 - 15mm
At Long Last - Benghazi Transit Game Will Run "For Keeps"
Today (Saturday, September 26) at 1:30 East US / 6:30 UK time the Thirteen Days to Thirteen Hours Project finally comes into the home stretch.
On the night of 11-12 September 2012, the US Ambassador’s Compound in Benghazi, Libya came under attack by Libyan insurgents, despite being under the protection of “friendly” local Libyan militia of the “February 17 Brigade.”
About a mile away, six ex-military, private military contractors of GRS saw the attack begin from their positions at the CIA Annex building. They were not allowed to go assist the ambassador’s compound for 35 crucial minutes, by which time fires in the ambassador’s compound had already caused the passing of the US ambassador.
Today we will run the “transit game,” where we will imagine what might have been if the GRS operators were allowed to leave right away. They’ll face much more deadly opposition from a hostile Libyan militia still engaged in a full attack on the ambassador’s compound, but just might reach the compound in time to make a crucial difference.
The end conditions of our “transit game” will impact the setup conditions for a 28mm miniatures game (yes, our Sitrep Team has built a 28mm table recreating the Benghazi embassy compound) to be run next weekend. Stay tuned for that!
But to see how many of our GRS operators make it to compound, and how fast they get there … or if they make it at all … check out tomorrow’s LIVE STREAM between myself, Gaz, and Bill!
We hope to see some of you there!
Looking forward to the exciting conclusion!