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Team Members

at DunDraCon 2015: K. Jammeh, C. Smiley, T. Hayden, C. Gegax, R. Cruz, C. Ory, and one more ...

     Background checks began late 1985, contact by the Project recruiters would have been in April of 1986, and actual induction (after the background checks) was roughly May of 1986. Thus it's very likely the team members were born between 1957 and 1964. Covering up for the new member's absence, or arranging for a fake death, took a month or so. Training began in June of 1986 (in cohort 50, almost entirely Science team members), and ended in February of 1987. The team was frozen and placed in their cryo-berths before the end of March, 1987.

     The team has a V-150S APC as their vehicle.

Standing Orders

     You expect to be awakened a very few years after the War.  

     The goal of the Project is the continued survival of human civilization after the War. The standing orders for every team are to:

• assist the population in recovering in any way you can

• reunite with the rest of the Morrow Project

• survive!

     If they don't get any immediate specific instructions otherwise, Recon teams are expected to observe, record, evaluate and report on conditions in their assigned area -- locations of nuclear attacks, and the resulting damage, the environment (especially fallout and radioactive contamination), remaining population, power generation and industry, transportation, communications, government, civil rights and public safety, etc.

     The team members know that Prime Base is to be "awake" throughout the Atomic War and afterwards.

Facilities

     For security purposes, you only know the location of your own bolthole and of your team's six supply caches. Keep in mind that the Project might have to change your team's location, vehicles, equipment, or even membership after you've entered cryosleep. The Team's intended bolthole is located near the western edge of the Beulah Valley, in Colorado. It's at the foot of the Wet Mountains, part of the Rockies. The cache numbers and locations are:

• CO2:  a few kilometers south of Durango, Colorado; visited by S-71 in March 2140 -- cleared out a decade or two previously.
  

• CO3:  a few kilometers south of Weston, Colorado; visited by S-71 in February 2140 -- cleared out a decade or two previously.
  

• CO4:  near Manitou Springs, Colorado -- visited and cleared out by team S-71 in February 2140.
  

• CO5: a few kilometers north of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, probably buried under several meters of ash
  

• MT4:  in the Little Belt Mountains, a few kilometers SW of Utica
  

• NM3:  a few kilometers SE of Datil, New Mexico; visited and cleared out by team S-71 in March 2140
  

     Each cache is shared with at least one other Recon team; MARS teams, Science teams, depot staff, and of course Prime Base also know some or all of the cache locations. 

Radio Frequencies

     The team is assigned ten FM voice communication frequencies:

• channel 1:  36.0 MHz - Zone 5 common tactical channel
  

• channel 2:  36.8 MHz - team primary channel
  

• channel 3:  36.1 MHz
  

• channel 4:  36.6 MHz

• channel 5:  36.3 MHz

• channel 6:  33.0 MHz - also MARS general
  

• channel 7:  37.2 MHz
  

• channel 8:  37.9 MHz

• channel 9:  37.4 MHz

• channel 10:  37.7 MHz

A couple of other important FM channels:

• 34.0 MHz - Recon common channel
  

• 31.0 MHz - Science common channel
  

     Note that changing these frequencies on their PRC-68 radios will require a successful Electronics skill roll if your skill is less than 40%; a failed roll (especially a fumbled roll) will result in channels not being usable. The PRC-70 vehicle/backpack radio is much more flexible; the HF band covers a lot of aircraft and marine channels, though it requires a long antenna to be really useful. 

     HF channels to watch:

• 2.182 MHz:  international distress and emergency

• 7.0 to 7.3 MHz:  the "long range" channels for the Project (one for each Zone, plus a couple of general purpose channels)
  

• 14.06 MHz:  a common amateur radio channel

• 26.617 MHz:  Civil Air Patrol common channel
  

• 26.96 to 27.41 MHz:  CB radios on 40 channels. CB channel 11 (general calls) is 27.085 MHz; channel 9 (emergencies) is 27.065 MHz
  

• 27.87, 27.92, 27.97 MHz:  US Navy-MARS (Military Affiliate Radio System)
  

Immediate Instructions

     The equipment preparation checklist for team S71 is as follows. At minimum expect to take 3 hours to prepare to move out:

• inspect Auto-Nav and computer in vehicle; both should already be on and will have received data from the bolthole monitor

• any changes to team location, equipment, personnel, etc. will be described on a sheet of paper on the driver's seat, or (if confidential) on the computer

• remove and install the single camera battery and radio battery from the recharger into the radiation survey meter and one of the team's M1 CBR kits; spare (discharged) batteries should be placed in the recharger every 15 minutes until all the team's batteries are charged

• log into the computer to view any high-priority messages or information

• vehicle preparation
  

• inspect portable and fixed fire extinguishers for pressure

• visually inspect vehicle for damage or corrosion

• fill V150 tires to 45 psi. 25 minutes

• bring the following up to full with gear oil:  front differential (10 liters), rear differential (10 liters), transfer case (7 liters), transmission (10 liters). 30 minutes
  

• WARNING:  if these components are run without oil, or with insufficient oil, damage can result from as little as 10 minutes of driving

• apply lube oil to the winch cable; door hinges; control clevises, cables and pins; seat moving parts; winch barrel and cable, etc. 60 minutes
  

• apply chassis grease to winch drum; hull drain plugs, suspension spring bushings; steering tie rod, bearings, kingpin and knuckles; wheel bearings; universal joints; drive shafts; towing pintle. 90 minutes
  

• check steering, brakes and parking brake for proper action

• remove vehicle from jackstands, using the vehicle jack. 20 minutes

• inspect hull drain plugs

• test bilge pumps for operation

• check engine cooling fan for proper operation

• check all doors and hatches for proper opening, closing, and seals

• ensure vehicle NBC system has its filter installed, and provides air to each crew member

• apply necessary lubricant to weapons, load ready ammunition for cupola and rear hatch weapons. 20 minutes

• check headlights, tail and brake lights for function

• check bolthole monitor and radio for status - they should have self-destructed after initiating team wakeup

• load the vehicle with team and personal equipment. 30 minutes

• insert batteries into radios and other electronic equipment
  

• test vehicle and personal radios for power and function. Before the main door is open, it is not likely that they can be detected outside the bolthole

• remember to move your personal effects boxes into the vehicle

• when the vehicle is ready to move and team members are fully equipped, raise the periscope and inspect the vicinity

• after visual inspection, team members should don SCALP suits or AUIB protective clothing before opening the door. 10 minutes

• with the driver in the vehicle, engage the hydraulic rams to open the main door. Note that the rams are chemically-powered, and will only operate once

• if the main door will not or should not be opened, the emergency exits may be used. Each has an operating bar with two shackles; one person should be able to pull the bar to empty the shaft, but ropes or winch cable can be attached to the shackles if required

• once the main door or the emergency exits are open, team members should closely observe environmental conditions, and the gauges on their M1 CBR Kits