I'm going to help Rae out (so he doesn't have retell everything I've told him) and put it here in the OOC, under the context of it having come from Schenker.
Colored text will just be some GM aside commentary...
The DIA team are (likely) in
Osiek right now based on the last radioed update sent to the sub when Max was aboard.
Here's the wiki article for Osiek, but keep in mind it's not really an article entry but a copy and pasted section from when the Mad Dogs briefly visited it (years ago in real life). https://wiki.rpol.net/?id=30566/Osiek
For some context, Osiek is where the NATO allied 2nd Polish Free Legion is currently holding out. They were part of US 11th Corps but (lacking mobility) were unable to withdraw with the rest of the Corps when the offensive unraveled. As Kessler noted, US 11th Corps have since declared for the US Civilian government, but the 2nd PFL are still loyal to the Colorado Junta. Estimated strength is 300 Polish Home Army and associated advisors (Green Beret mostly). The 2nd PFL had a backpack nuke issued to it prior to the summer offensive, but they never reached their objective to be able to use it as planned.
BND reports the DIA have negotiated taking control of the device as some kind of "trade" (details of which are unknown).
The DIA team were originally planning on an undercover crossing of the
Tczew bridge posing as traders (and a doctor). However, the Polish 12th Cavalry Division in Tczew, have apparently closed it to all traffic. This might have something to do with Karel Janku's report on enemy troop movements in the region. It's believed the DIA unit, delayed now, is waiting in Osiek until a boat can be acquired and/or passage negotiated, probably from Nowe (another location the Mad Dogs visited) or further south in Grudziadz.
https://wiki.rpol.net/?id=30566/Tczew
https://wiki.rpol.net/?id=30566/Nowe
So, this means they probably won't have a motorized vehicle(s) on the eastern bank of the river, since it's unlikely they'll be able to find a boat capable of that. Although you can't 100% rule out the DIA team making arrangements for motorized transport to be waiting for them on the other side.
The DIA team are/were planning on entering the Malbork via the Southern (Rt 55) checkpoint, as it's less guarded than the Western (Rt 22) checkpoint.
Looking at the map, one will notice the Nogat River will be a water obstacle that may be relevant, or at least narrow down the area where they could be find, a little.
Once inside the Malbork perimeter, the unit be using a safehouse on **** road.
Max actually knows the street name and address but I'll withhold it because the players don't have a map that shows street names (military 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 maps don't usually have that info).
The DIA team will be move the nuke to within 250m of Malbork castle.
But even the DIA team are acting on partial INTEL so they won't know themselves exactly where until they get there and scope out the area (hence the use of a safehouse to lay low while their own prep work is happening).
Not much else is known about Malbork, but you collectively are aware there is Malbork Airbase (operational), a NATO PoW camp at a sports track and some tennis courts, the heavily forested Polana Park in the center of the town, the main vehicle repair yard for the Baltic Front, and a safehouse for the Mad Dogs which has been pre-arranged by the BND.
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