[CHAR] Operation Vanguard, Act I- The only easy day was yesterday (high-casual)

[AlShayatin]

Boris

General Information

Name:Boris Melnikov
Alias:Thomasz Volkin (Fake Passport)
Nickname/Callsign (How to be called over radio):Bo
Date of birth:5MAY1978
Place of Birth:St:Petersburg
Citizenship:Russian/German
Languages:Russian,German,English,Italian,Arabic

Physical Information

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Height:6`0
Weight:198
Eye color: Brown
Hair color/cut: Dark Blonde
Body type:wiry but muscular, agile

Military Information and Service Records

(several units are allowed as long as the transition is legit)

Country:Russia
Unit/s:BKA,VDV, GRU SpetsNaz "Vympel" group
Previous MOS-Occupation/s:Comissioner(BKA), Designated Marksman(VDV), Element Leader/Point Man(GRU)
Rank (last one achieved):Captain
Duration of service: 18 years
Tour/s of duty:5x 180 day tours(VDV and SpetsNaz), 22 tours under Vympel (varies from 1-5 months)
(Awards are optional)

Gear

Backpack
(aside from the things pointed out in the pic)

• a thermo CamelBack
• 40m of rope with carbines
• 3 Water bottles
• IFAK kit
• 6 cut down rations
• SOFLAM+2 Batteries
• PRC-152 spare antena
• 5 STANAG mags 5.56
• 4 433 HEDP 40mm
• 2 CS 40mm
• Crowbar
• PVS-14
• Gas Mask
• 2x RGO FRAG grenades
• 2x M18 Smoke grenades
• 2x AN/M14 Incendiary grenades
• Explosives filled wire, 8m
• Can of termite paste
• Sat Phone

Vest, Pockets, Body

• Trauma kit
• 12 STANAG mags
• 2 RGO FRAG grenades
• 1 M84 Flashbang
• 3 433 HEDP 40mm
• 1 CS 40mm
• Trauma kit
• 3 FN 5.7 mags
• Leatherman Multi tool
• M9 Bayonet (compass, purification tablets and wire in the handle)
• 4 M112 Charges (each 250 gram)
• Fuses
• M52 Clacker
• Fishing wire
• Garmin Fortex GPS watch
• Map
• IR lens
• PRC-152 Radio
• Piece of chalk
• isolation tape

Personal Information

Hobbies:Reading, Gym, Cooking, Range, FMA (Filipino Martial Arts), Motorcycles
Injuries(old and new): several scars, a few broken bones
Mental Health Issues(such as PTSD): Insomnia
Preferred Hand to Hand Style(Krav Maga or others):Sambo, Pencak Silat
Bio/CV:Boris lived most of his childhood in Russian under rough circumstances. He was stealing food when being hungry, getting into brawls with neighborhood kids and running from the police. A normal kid of his town so to say.His mother immigrated towards the west ,later she met Boris´s new stepfather there.While attending school he forged friendships with many kids like him and quickly came to an understanding that as a minority some doors were open to him, which led to contact with drugs and firerarms in early youth. He knew too good what came from drugs since he experienced a lot of misery and violence caused by them but the hunger for money and status made him roll with it and hustle. Up until he finished school Boris kept in touch with with shady friends and bad company . The reason he maintained a good physical form trough lifting, running and martial arts was that he always had an affinity towards the military. But he wasn´t taken into the academy,even though he was in good physical shape and spoke 4 languages at that time, and started studying psychology.After finishing his psychology degree Bo decided that it wasn´t his way, he left the university with 21 and enlisted into the BKA where earned a degree in public administration and a certificate in Arabic. After that he decided give into the urge to go back to his homeland, where he served first in the Airborne Troops Mountain Division, where he learned mountaineering, to earn his citizenship back which he lost after the German naturalization, until he was 26.Then the GRU Spetsnaz where he became a Staff Sergeant with 28 and 5 tours, there he was put into the position of a Pointman/Marksman due to his past MOS in the VDV.The GRU (Spetsnaz) transferred him to Vympel(Recon,Sabotage,HVT Operations), where Boris learned everything a military spook needs(emphasis on Vympel´s jurisdiction) and also attended OCS which was mandatory, due to his cultural and language knowledge, he became a person of interest for European and middle eastern operations. Boris was married to Katja Melnikov which was killed by separatists as a retaliation for Bo´s operations Chechnya, Africa and South America. Ever since he is a single father, taking care of his 15 year old daughter Natasha. It is hard for him to handle the life of a single parent while also being on constant stand by in case a deployment comes up. .

tracker

Munition:
17x STANAG 5.56 -510 rounds
4x 5.7 Mags- 80 rounds
7x 40mm 433HEDP
3x 40mm CS round
4x RGO Fragmentation grenades
2x M18 White smoke
1x M84
2x AN/M14
4x M112 C4 blocks

Perishables-used/lost:
N/A

[Xandrya]

Isabela Bryant

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General Information

Name: Isabela Bryant
Alias: N/A
Nickname/Callsign: Mortimer
Date of birth: 1-4-1987
Place of Birth: Sevilla, Spain
Citizenship: Spanish
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, English

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Physical Information

Height: 5'6
Weight: 132 lbs
Eye color: Green
Hair color/cut: See image
Body type: Slender, toned

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Military Information and Service Records

Country: Spain
Unit/s: Guardia Civil (Civil Guard)
Previous MOS-Occupation/s: Unidad Especial de Intervención (Special Intervention Unit)
Rank (last one achieved): Capitán (Captain)
Duration of service: Thirteen years
Tour/s of duty: N/A

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Gear

Uniform: See image
Armor: Kevlar helmet and vest
Weapons: M4 rifle with ACOG scope attachment, Glock 19 with Viridian C5L-R, generic folding knife
Backpack: Two chicken, spaghetti, and beef MREs, small flashlight, a pack of AA and AAA batteries, water canteen, miscellaneous toiletries, APX 8000 P25 portable radio, ATN PS15-4 Night Vision Goggles, SwissTool X, 4 M67 grenades, tripwire, first aid kit
Ammunition/Others:Five fully-loaded magazines for the M4, 100 rounds for the Glock 19
Tracker:180 5.56×45mm NATO rounds, 115 9mm rounds, 4 M67 grenades

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Personal Information

Hobbies: Drawing, reading, swimming, cooking, collecting pocket watches
Injuries(old and new): Scar on her left thigh.
Mental Health Issues(such as PTSD): None
Preferred Hand to Hand Style(Krav Maga or others): Boxing
Bio/CV: Being an only child, Isabela had a rather comfortable upbringing. She was born and raised in a middle-class home and was never particularly deprived of any essential childhood experiences. When she was younger, she picked up a passion for drawing after taking an art class. She continued on that path well into her late teens. Isabela’s parents were expecting for her to make a career out of art, but she surprised them when she confessed to them what her intentions were. Even though they were not the least bit pleased with her decision, they nonetheless respected and supported her choice.

Upon finishing secondary school, Isabela didn’t waste any time starting her university career. She went into the language program to get her degree in English and after a semester, also pursued a joint education in police studies. She finished in three and a half years given that she refrained from working throughout that time and was able to take advantage of the free time she had. After she graduated, she joined the Civil Guard. The training phase was somewhat of a wake-up call, but prior to her arrival she had been training for months. Going out on jogs, taking boxing classes, strength training, etc. She was then taken into phase two where she’d receive the rest of her training to become an officer. The training was tougher, but she welcomed the challenge and in the end, graduated second in class.

Given that she had successfully completed all formal training, Isabela had to pick a field. She knew what she wanted from the beginning and she chose to join the Special Intervention Unit where she'd lead a small team of men and women. At first, it seemed like she was unstoppable, but she soon found out the hard way that life isn't without struggles. During a live fire exercise training, her thigh was grazed by a bullet after one of her subordinates failed to safely handle his weapon during a misfire. The individual responsible was heavily reprimanded, and Isabela was given a desk job for a couple of months both for medical reasons and as punishment for failing to properly execute a training exercise. She returned to full duty after some time, where not only did she become a better leader, but a better person as well. Initially, she was judged as being more strict by those she'd work with for years, but the payoff was clearly evident as she slowly gained rank and one day, pulled into her superior's office to be offered a new position. If she agreed, she'd be getting deployed to be alongside intelligence officers working in their nation's best interest. She'd never gone overseas, but she saw it as an opportunity to get further ahead in her career. Isabela understood how dangerous her job would be given that she'd be in hostile territory and out on the field much more than before, but she believed she was ready for this new chapter of her life.

[AlShayatin]

@XandryaSo what I got from your description is that you are rocking this

M4

and a Glock with a laser ?

[Xandrya]

@AlShayatin Is it a tad too much?

[AlShayatin]

@XandryaNo lol, take a look at my gear. It is not too much at all

[Copperpen]

Daniel Mazlow

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General Information

Name: Daniel Aleksander Mazlow
Alias:
Nickname/Callsign (How to be called over radio): Low
Date of birth: 30/06/1985
Place of Birth: Katowice, Poland
Citizenship: British, Polish
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, French

Physical Information

Height: 5 ft 8 in
Weight: 139 lb
Body type: Lightweight, rectangular torso.

Military Information and Service Records

Country: Britain
Unit/s: 3rd Division, 22 SAS
Previous MOS-Occupation/s: Mechanic/Light Cavalry Engineer, Fireteam leader, Corporal, Paratrooper officer
Rank (last one achieved): Corporal
Duration of service: 14 years
Tour/s of duty: 4 x 180 day tours (1st Armoured Inf.), 2009-12 Afghanistan (Household Cavalry), 5 x 180 day tours (SAS)
Awards: Iraq Medal, Afghanistan Operational Medal

Gear

-MTP uniform, black gas mask, waterproof camouflaged coat, gloves and boots, protective ESS (Eye Safety System) goggles
-Osprey body armour, Mk 6 helmet
-C8 Carbine, suppressed with ACOG scope and adjustable stock
-SIG Sauer P226, suppressed
-Single edge combat knife, folding with large grip end (for blunt hitting)
-1 flashbang, 2 fragmentation grenades, 2 M18 black smoke grenades
-6 STANAG detachable magazines with 30 rounds, 2 9mm handgun magazines with 15 rounds.
-'First Tactical' backpack (green), handaxe, first aid kit, compact set of basic mechanic tools, short-range radio, satellite phone, electrical tools (cables, spare circuit parts, etc.), 3 AA battery packs, two torches- small and medium, both lightweight, three MREs and canned meat, large thermos, rope, waterproof watch with compass, toilet paper, weapon repair and cleaning kit, remotely detonating explosives, electrician's and mechanical handbooks, notebook with pen.

Personal Information

Hobbies: Martial arts, non-fiction and journalistic reading, photography, electronics

Injuries: Missing part of earlobe- left, burn and graze scars on legs and hands, large scar on middle finger.

Mental Health Issues(such as PTSD): Non-clinical anxiety

Preferred Hand to Hand Style: Karate, Tae Kwon Do, kickboxing

Bio/CV: Born to a dishonest mother and often-missing father, Daniel suffered family troubles from the day he was born. Around the time the family moved, his father had taken multiple penalties for participating in Solidarity protests, leaving him more absent than ever due to arrests. By 1990, the economic situation was slowly worsening from the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the toddler found himself traveling to the United Kingdom.

While there, Daniel's parents divorced due to his mother's emotional manipulation and abuse, ending up in his father's new home, half of his money taken away. Growing up in Manchester, he learnt English quickly to fit in with the others around him. He grew up in a poor neighbourhood but nevertheless determined to make himself stand out, through his nationality.

Daniel's pride got him into trouble, though to his perception, the cause was enough. Unwilling to take insults to his identity or family, he earned a name as someone quick to anger with the right words, throughout his school journey.

At home, throughout his younger childhood, his bitter father was pushed on by both his wife and those hostile to his presence. After seeing numerous issues outside of school, a young Daniel took matters into his own hands and asked a good friend if he could help.

Help he did- the surrounding neighbourhoods were notorious for their crime, whether or not organised, and Daniel knew numerous gangs roamed the communities. He did not know, however, that his friends were so close to those groups.

Questions were asked, and within a few days of Daniel reporting the verbal crimes, a fire had mysteriously taken place within the area, almost killing a family of six, as well as another where a shared adult home collapsed due to a blaze, crippling both men inside. It was found that what happened was definitely arson, yet, no suspects to be found.

With the case dropped, Daniel's father saw that one side of security was made. Attitude and parenting improved.

Despite his mother's lingering presence like the smoke brought on by a sympathetic criminal, Daniel ended his secondary education with GCSEs, and was wondering what direction he'd actually take in life. He had college forms, and his own interests outside of school- he enjoyed martial arts, as it served both his body and his social status, as well as reading what he could (though he started fairly late- his disordered childhood left little time or motivation for things like that).

Then a signpost, bathed in fire and headlines, struck his attention- the attack on the World Trade Centre.

Daniel never wanted to find his fortune in crime or dealing drugs, not like the friends he visited in prison sometimes. It was attractive after a good action film, but certainly not in reality. With that held in mind, he concentrated on a path into the military.

He joined the land forces as soon as he ended college, with high scores in a number of mechanical and practical subjects, allowing him to land positions as a frontline engineer in the British Army. He was put into the 3rd Mechanised Division, mostly operating as a cavalry member. Due to his newfound motivations driven by a realisation that his apparently close friends would easily forget him and an attempt to spite his mother, Daniel worked as hard as he could, forcing himself to sometimes work harder than necessary.

His exhaustion came at a low price of being called an "arse-kissing officer's pussy," to quote one man. The discipline of work did not translate to his socialization; a brawl broke out.

Naturally, he was punished with a warning and menial work outside of the fighting zones, but it seemed to be a stroke of strange, and yet cold luck. A few men in his organisation fell to fighting during Telic.

Telic finished, a later notation of his hard work led Mazlow into the first officer work so far, as a leader of a team. He remained in a cavalry role, but this time in Afghanistan, as part of Operation Herrick, where his job was to coordinate fast work forward of larger parts of his brigade, alongside reconnaissance elements. Being used to this from Iraq, Daniel did well, solidifying trust with his team, and with his superiors.

After Afghanistan, Daniel took to the Special Air Service, feeling confident and slightly disconnected from home. He never knew home, really, except among the mutual struggles he held in life. He met others like himself in the military.

The SAS took him on, with gruelling challenges to train him, as well as continued work under the service that remained in the Middle East, yet never questioning his orders.

Then, a final opportunity. He was seen as too useful and loyal for even just leading a SAS group, and Daniel accepted a far, far more secretive line of work.

[SlashInfinite]

Alright, here's what I got. @AlShayatin

Serena 'Patch' Adesso

Name: Serena Adesso
Alias: N/A
Nickname/Callsign (How to be called over radio): Patch
Date of birth: 24/01/1988
Place of Birth: Siena, Italy
Citizenship: Italian
Languages: Italian, English

Physical Information

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Height: 5'5
Weight: 135 lbs
Eye color: Brown
Hair color/cut: See picture, cut usually shorter.
Body type: Toned and athletic

Military Information and Service Records

(several units are allowed as long as the transition is legit)

Country: Italy
Unit/s: 9th Parachute Assault Regiment "Col Moschin"
Previous MOS-Occupation/s: Esercito Italiano – Italian army
Rank (last one achieved): Lieutenant (Field Medic)
Duration of service: 9
Tour/s of duty: 5 x 180 day tours, Afghanistan, 5 x 180 day tours (The Ninth)
(Awards are optional)

Gear

Uniform: - Official 9th Regiment Uniform – see picture.
Armor:- Kevlar vest and helmet.
Weapons: -
Heckler & Koch Hk 416 equipped with a regular Red Dot Sight, magnifier, Angled foregrip, surpresser if needed.
Fabrique Nationale Five-seven pistol, surpresser if needed.
Standard folding knife.

Backkpack: -
Six ration packs.
Water canteen.
Notebook and pen.
First aid kit.
7 extra standard issue bandages.
3 x Emergency Trauma bandage
2 x liquid bottles for wound cleaning.
6 x Adrenaline shots.
2 IV bags.
Morphine.
Antibiotics.
Phenergan.
Night vision goggles.
Ammunition/others
Five loaded 30 round magazines for the 416.
7 loaded 11 round magazines for the Five Seven.
3 M67 grenades.
3 smoke grenades.

Personal Information

CV- Serena was born and raised in Siena, Italy. Her father was a car mechanic, and her mother owned a small bakery. Nothing specific set the tone for a future in the military. She picked up Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at 10, originally as a dare from a childhood friend. The Italian girl managed to acquire a brown belt in BJJ at the age of 19. She participated in several nationwide competitions, finding herself being used to relying on herself in pressured situations. Serena completed her education, always seeing herself becoming a doctor.

Plans changed when she passed a recruitment station as a 17 year old. She aspired towards joining the Italian military, which she did at the age of 20. Passing the initial tests, Serena quickly sought towards a role of medical service. She was assigned as a field medic, her knowledge of medicine and treatment serving as a good starting point. Serena met a woman from Isreal during her training, eventually befriending her and visiting her home in Isreal. There, the woman gifted Serena an Isreali uniform as a present, of which Serena carried to a family gathering in Isreal along her friend. (Picture of Serena is from the given situation.)

After several deployments and years of service, Serena’s extraordinary service as a field medic was noticed by the 9th Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti, and she was taken in at the age of 26. Once again, Serena found herself being assigned as a field medic. During classified missions with her assigned squad, codenamed “Cacciatori Felici” Serena had plenty of time to perfect her medical skills, eventually granting her the nickname of ‘La Benda” or simply ‘Patch’ in English, as a reference to her skills with patching her fellow comrades up.

Eventually being promoted to Lieutenant, Serena had fought alongside her squad for 3 years. During a Seek and Destroy mission in Afghanistan, the parachuting soldiers found themselves several miles from their target. The pilot had accidentaly called the order to jump far too early, leaving the 9th to spend hours searching for their target in the dead of the night. Once they arrived, the squad found themselves surrounded by far more enemies than intel had suggested. A firefight broke out, lasting several hours. Two of her fellow soldiers were shot dead, and a 3rd almost bled to death, only saved by a makeshift patch Serena ripped from her shirt. The rest of them eventually found themselves pushing the lines back, until they could reach the inner structures of the compound, which contained the target they came to eliminate. The mission was called a success, though the Cacciatori Felici had suffered heavy losses, the first in five years. Now, however, Serena was contacted by an entirely new position. She agreed, once again prepared to serve as a field medic.

[Sifter]

Cpt. Vadim "Cossack" Tokarev

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General Information

Name: Vadim Ilyich Tokarev
Alias: N/A
Callsign: Cossack
Date of birth: 01/07/1981
Place of Birth: Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Citizenship: Russian
Languages: Russian, English, German, Arabic

Physical Information

Height: 1.79 m
Weight: 77 kg
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Body type: Toned & Wiry

Military Information and Service Records

Country: Russian Federation
Units: Spetsnaz GRU (2004-2013), SSO (2013-2017)
Previous MOS-Occupations: Rifleman, Squad Leader
Rank: Captain
Duration of service: 18 years
Tours of duty: North Caucasus (Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia), South Ossetia (Georgia), Crimea (Ukraine), Syria, Egypt & Libya

Awards

Order of Courage (2x)
Order "For Military Merit"
Order "For Services to the Fatherland" I degree
Order "For Services to the Fatherland" II degree

Medal "For Distinction in Combat"
Medal "For Military Valor" I degree
Medal "For Military Valor" II degree
Medal "For the return of the Crimea"
Medal "Participant in Military Operations in Syria"
Medal "For the Liberation of Palmyra"
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" II degree
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" III degree

Gear

Uniform:
Head
5.45 DESIGN "СПАРТАНЕЦ" Ballistic Helmet
3M Peltor ComTac XP Headset
Smith Optics Aegis Echo II Ballistic Glasses
Mesh Half Face Mask

Torso & Arms
Tactical Performance Tactical Combat Shirt
MBS "Molle-Minus" Plate Carrier
MBS "ВЕКТОР" Multipurpose Lightweight Backpack
Garmin Foretrex 401 GPS Navigator
5.45 DESIGN "ШТУРМ" Tactical Gloves

Legs
Tactical Performance Tactical Combat Pants
LOWA Zephyr GTX Mid TF Hiking Boots

Armor: Ballistic Helmet & Plate Carrier

Weapons:
Primary - HK G36K

Attachments

IWT Nano Thermal Sight /w Aimpoint 3XMag Magnifer & Docter Red Dot Sight
AN/PEQ-15 Advanced Target Pointer / Illuminator / Aiming Laser
CAA BPP Bipod Grip
B&T Rotex-V Compact Suppressor

Secondary - MP-443 Grach

Equipment:

Backpack

Water Reservoir
2 water bottles
IRP ration pack
Spare IFAK
Gasmask & Skin Decontamination Kit
Rope & carbines
Spare G36 magazines (4x)
Spare RGO hand grenades (2x)
2x RGD-2 smoke grenades
MIB grenade mine
Lighter
Signal Mirror
Map & compass
Garmin GPS
Satphone
Duct tape
Spare battery packs
Hat
Shemagh
Baby wipes
Hygene kit
Spare socks & underwear

Plate Carrier

Front
6x G36 magazines
3x MP-443 magazines
Spyderco Paramilitary 2 folding knife
Leatherman Multitool
2x Tourniquets
ChemLight sticks
IFAK (Self Aid)
4x Guarana shots
3x RGO hand grenades
2x M84 flashbangs

Back
IFAK (Buddy Aid)
2x M84 flashbangs
4x Plastic handcuffs
AN/PVS-14 Night Vision Monocular
2x G36 magazines

Personal Information

Hobbies: Music, reading, painting, swimming, hiking, training
Injuries: Numerous body scars
Mental Health Issues: PTSD, former alcoholic
Preferred Hand to Hand Style: Combat Sambo

Bio: Vadim Tokarev was born on 1 July 1981 in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Yekaterinburg). When Vadim was 5, his father, a well respected VDV officer, died during the Soviet-Afghan War, forcing Vadim to grow up with just his mother.

His fathers death and the growing amount of terrorist attacks in the new Russian country during the 90s gave Vadim the desire to devote his life to the path of a soldier.

This path began with the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School which Vadim entered in 1999, and graduated in 2004.

He applied to join the Spetsnaz GRU the same year, where his determination and perservance allowed him to complete the selection course and within six months he was assigned to his unit.

In his unit, Vadim was involved with the clearing of insurgent positions in the untamed mountains of Chechnya and Dagestan during the Second Chechen War and, a few years later, the seizure and destruction of bases that supplied the Georgian troops in South Ossetia during the Russo-Georgian War.

Tokarev (GRU) - Chechnya, 2005

After the Georgian conflict, Vadim was sometimes sent back to the North Caucasus during anti-terror operations. The modernization of the Russian military brought Vadim’s unit access to better gear and higher-end equipment, such as UAVs that gave his side a bigger advantage over the Caucasus Emirate militants than during the Second Chechen War.

In 2013, Vadim accepted an offer to be transferred to the Special Operations Forces (SSO), a brand-new unit under direct control of the Armed Forces.

The unit’s first deployment was in 2014, during the Crimean Crisis, where it blockaded Ukrainian bases and seized the Crimean parliament building. As the key to the peaceful annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, the unit cemented its status as the most elite special purpose unit in the Russian Federation.

Because of this, Vadim has frequently found himself on deployments of both covert and overt nature, ranging from coordinating air strikes against ISIS in Syria, to assassinating warlords in Libya.

Tokarev (SSO) - Syria, 2015