The team assembled for their mission at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Ckub marina. The property was a small fenced-in compound outside UBC's perimeter, run by a couple of families friendly with UBC. It was located on Burrard Inlet, amid what was once the Spanish Banks of Kitsilano's sandy beaches.

The recce element was taking only their rifles (C3A1 and C1A1), sidearms (Hi-Powers) and ammo (6 mags each), each also with 2 frag and a smoke grenade and 3 days food. For comms there was Kelsey's PRC-77 backpack radio. 2x binoculars and 2x NVGs (including a starlight telescopic sight for the Parker-Hale and MacDonald's 25x Image Intensifier) for vision aids and pack/webbing (w/1st Aid kits, flashlights). Armour (vests, helmets) would be too heavy in this circumstance and so were left behind. (McRae's "stripped down" load comes to @27kg, MacDonald weighs-in @33kg.)

Their transport was a small zodiac crewed by 2 armed Militia (1 with NVGs). Once dropped off, the zodiac would return straight back to the marina.

The team's main element was also similarly lightly equipped. Main weapons, ammo, night-vision goggles, a couple days food (IMPs or MREs). Except of course helmets and vests were included, as weight was less important. Additional kit could be added when they returned to the marina to wait for the recce team to complete their mission. (Various LAW rockets, the Carl Gustav, C4 and Claymores were left back at the billet.) As the Signaller's PRC-77 was going with the recce element, Taras' Russian Arbalet-1V radio would accompany the team (but stay in the boat to re-transmit personal tactical radios signals to the recce element and UBC' reaction team).

Their transport was the whale-watcher RIB, armed with the team's Mk19 and crewed by 3 Militia (1 of which had a set of NVGs). Once the recce team was inserted, they would cross back over the First Narrows of Burrard Inlet and recce the northen shore of Stanley Park and the southern abutment of the Lion's Gate.

Their backup was in 2 PBLs held in reserve at the Marina. One armed with the team's C6 and the other with the PK. Each with 2 crew (1 pilot with NVGs, 1 manning the GPMG) and 4 extra Milita. A larger zodiac (crewed by 2 Militia) was available if a pickup was needed (from, say, a disabled craft).

The rain let up as night fell and the last glow of the sun disappeared in the west.

A waning crescent moon rode high in the sky amid the ragged clouds.

2 small craft slipped out of the marina, engines humming as they headed north across English Bay.
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Fox climbs into the whale-watcher RIB, weighed down from his overstuffed webbing. Earlier he had removed his ELCAN sight and placed it into the utility pouch. His C7 was now fitted with his non-telescopic starlight scope. Everything he needs he placed in the webbing, making room by removing what he could go without, leaving it in his rucksack. Feeling from the outside he ensures his map was still in his pants cargo pocket. Fox doesn't say much, just helps the rest of his group into the boat.

"Make sure your weapons are unslung while in the boat." he says just loud enough over the idling engine. "After we hit the beach, single file... order of march Myself, Lee, Shevchenko, Champlain, and the leftenant."

OOC - Order selected: Fox has good NAV, OBS and STH. Champain near the LT since she has the radio. LT in the rear since its usually the 2i/c spot.
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Taras jumped in the boat. The chest rig carrying 4 large capacity mags (45 rds.)and 2 handgrenades. His left hand holding a canvas bag containing russian made night vision goggles, his right hand clasped over the AKS-74U. A small backpack quickly readied at his UBC room completing his equipment:

Magnificent night!