OPERATION: NASCENT DAWN
EPISODE ONE – Parachute Drop!
“Are you sure this will hold my weight?” Pvt. Tommy Summers
JUNE 1940: Section M has designated Operation: Nascent Dawn “Green for Go!” Lt. Richard Wesley and his team of hand-picked, but untried specialists are to be parachuted under cover of darkness into occupied France to ascertain the fate of a local resistance leader – codename: Aramis – and to eliminate any immediate [REDACTED] threats. Click here for After Action Report.
EPISODE TWO – Find Aramis!
“It’s a wonder the whole German army doesn’t know you’re here!” Pvt. Jacques Renard
Having safely deployed into occupied France, Lt Wesley and his men make for the village of Saint Sulac in search of their contact. But with the village and environs crawling with enemy snipers, patrols, search-lights and cows the squad have a few obstacles to overcome if they’re to find him.
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EPISODE THREE – Knee’s Up Ceillog-Gawr!
“I’m more ‘roo than panther!” Prof. Hogan
Having located and patched up a wounded Aramis, Lt Wesley and his men have been rewarded with details of a secret way into the Chateau. The only problem – its on the other side of the village and they’ll need to avoid the Black Sun patrols. Nerves and knees are tested as the team make their way to Aramis’s Dairy Farm.
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EPISODE FOUR – Dairy Encounters!
“You killed my Nazis!” Section M
Lt Wesley and his men have successfully arrived undetected at the Dairy Farm belonging to Aramis only to find a Black Sun patrol is searching the barn. This will be their first taste of combat! Will the untested recruits survive this baptism of fire? Will Jacques ever get his hands on a decent knife? And will Private Darby actually manage to keep his eyes open when firing his Sten gun?
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EPISODE FIVE – A Tight Spot
“Shut up and drink this.” Pvt. Tommy Summers
Lt Wesley and his men enter the tunnels beneath Saint Sulac hoping to find the secret entrance to the chateau and find out just what the nazis are up to. But tunnels can be dangerous places, especially for someone the size of Private Summers. Will they reach the chateau in time to thwart the Black Sun’s plans? Will Private Darby ever find himself in a situation where he’s not afraid for his life? Will Tommy fit through that gap and when did he acquire a taste for crème de menthe?
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BONUS CONTENT – ‘What Dickie did next!‘
*ACHTUNG! SPOILERS! – DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU ARE UP TO DATE WITH ALL PREVIOUS EPISODES!
Lt Wesley orders his men to wait while he checks out what lies beyond the trapdoor. Cautiously, he climbs the ancient stone steps and cracks open the old wooden hatch just enough to take a peek. He sees that the trapdoor is in a small antechamber off a much larger room, though his view of the main room is blocked by a man in coveralls operating a movie camera flanked by a Black Sun Trooper; both are focussed upon whatever is going on in the main chamber and – for the moment – oblivious to the lieutenant’s presence.
With practiced ease the deadly commando pads behind the trooper, whips his garrotte around his throat and removes the guard. Seconds later the cameraman has met the same fate, allowing Wesley to get a good look at just what is going on. Once he has taken everything in, the lieutenant returns to his men to layout his plan.
EPISODE SIX – Achtung! Denizens!
“I don’t know if I want to be in the dark with these things, really!” Pvt. Darby
They’ve finally made it to the chateau – or at least to the cellars below it. Now all Lt Wesley and his men have to do is stop Black Sun Master, Jan Stöller, and his coven of novices from summoning whatever foul being they’re intent on brining to their aid. If they can do this and get out alive, so much the better! Fortunately, Lt Wesley has a plan. Click here for After Action Report.
EPISODE SEVEN – The Milk Run
“That is a bad case of road rash”!” Lt. Wesley
As far as Lt Wesley is concerned the mission has been accomplished; however, there are a few loose ends to tie up. Just a few little details like calling Section M and arranging for a plane home and then getting to the proposed landing site on time whilst evading the alerted Black Sun forces. But what about Stöller and that book of his? Should they let him get away – if he hasn’t already – and risk him conducting the ritual another day?
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