Operation Grand Master - 6 - Covert Beginings

This would be the last covert action before the Cochin invasion began in strength. In the early hours of the dawn a flight of Merats took off into the skies from FAB Barra and NAS Crozet. Flying with transponder signs of commercial freight airliners, these four Merats are however carrying cargoes of a different sort. Flying at a continuous altitude of 30,000 ft the courses of these aircrafts have been specially designed to take them over a few select regions in South America. The course would be selected that these skirt the actual target location by roughly 150 kms so that even if a random radar tracked them they would be none the wiser as to the objective of the flight. In all 11 target locations would be visited by 11 Tactical Teams of Royal Cochin Special Forces.

As the aircrafts reach the designated jump points the teams of four Commandos would jump from the aircraft from an altitude of 30000 ft wearing their Gryphon wingpacks. The Gryphon wingpacks with their special miniature jet engines would assist the commandos to cover the 150 kms of distance to their target with ease and at the correct altitude they would release their Gryphon and land assisted by their own heavy parachutes so that the Gryphon lands ahead of them. The commandos from the 25th Special Forces Regiment, the “Invisibles” based at Nilambur are specialized in jungle and mountain warfare and would be the advance scouts for the soon to be invasion.




Each of the location chosen to send the Commando teams is of strategic importance in the upcoming invasion, Suddie near Georgetown, Monte Alto near Caracas, Ubaque near Bogota, Tamanredjo near Paramaribo, Escol near Cayenne, Mazagao near Macapa, Rio Preto da Eva near Manaus, Camacari near Salvador, Botanical Gardens in Brasilia, Viamao near Porto Alegre and finally one team near the location of the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio De Janeiro. Arriving at their well recon’d target locations before the break of dawn, the 4 man tactical teams would blend into the surroundings camouflaged and set up observation posts. With sufficient resources carried for several weeks of independent operation they also have sufficient weapons to ensure that they can survive a combat action if things turn out bad. Their main objective however is to provide on the ground tactical intelligence which is invaluable before the upcoming invasion.




 As the aircrafts are now starting to get feet dry over South American landmass the commandos finish the suit up and are getting ready for their mission. As the first Cochin soldiers going into combat in the theater, their jobs are infinitely dangerous. No knowing if any SAM batteries would engage their aircrafts before the jump is accomplished, no knowing if the jump would be safe, no knowing whether their recon intelligence would stand the test of reality or whether they would be landing into the midst of a major militia encampment. However the first stone in Cochin expedition to South America starts now.