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Tactical Decision
Game 02-17
Part I: What now, Red Death Six?
by the Staff, Marine Corps Gazette
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Situation
You are the CO, A Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines (1/1)a storied unit
in Marine Corps history affectionately
known as Red Death to your Marines.
Your company deployed ashore with
the rest of your battalion task force in
the former Republic of Al Ouaddiya,
a failed state in the rare earth metalsrich archipelago of Raz al Dezzel. The
island is rugged semi-desert that had
been largely urbanized by the former Al
Ouaddiyan regime. The population is
of Arab and African descent and speaks
a dialect of Arabic and French. Islam
is the dominant religion with a mix of
Sunni Salafi and Sufi sects, mixed with
some persistent pre-Islamic folk traditions.
Al Ouaddiya was historically a
monarchy colonized by Arabs and the
French. The post-colonial period saw
the establishment of a brutally repressive
socialist secular regime. After decades
of civil strife between the regime and
various sectarian extremist and tribal
groups, the recognized government collapsed, and, for the last three years, numerous factions have fought each other
for control of the population and the
islands resources. A moderate, Westernbacked faction has recently emerged and
been recognized internationally as the
new lawful government of Al Ouaddiya. However, not all of the tribal and
sectarian factions have recognized the
new regime since an expatriate Westernized descendant of the ancient royal
family is the new head of state.
Anti-government factions include
members of the former regimes army
and special forces, mostly French and
Russian trained and equipped with loot-
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