"Boko Haram Battle in Nigeria" Topic

Played another game of Force on Force with the good folks at CSGA on Saturday. We played a scenario I wrote based on current events, the Boko Haram sweep of Baga, Nigeria.

I took some license with the facts – the Nigerian Army (NA) showed up with a force roughly equivalent to the Boko Haram (BH) elements in this part of town, and a third faction, the military contractors of Extremis Operations Group (EOG) had their own mission, the retrieval of an executive for OILCO International (the "VIP") who had the misfortune of being in Baga when the BH forces made their move. The EOG and NA forces were not directly aligned, but wouldn't shoot at each other.

BH forces had objectives of seizing a Nigerian government center, destroying NA forces, and securing the OILCO VIP for ransom if possible. NA forces received no points for the VIP's status, only for securing the government center and destroying BH forces. The EOG contractors, all former SOF operators (TQ d10/Morale d10), were only worried about securing the OILCO VIP. The EOG team lead bribed the NA commander to secure his acquiescence to the EOG presence on the battlefield. The OILCO HQ had four poor quality (TQ d6/Morale d8) guards armed with AK-47s holding the fort until the EOG extractino team arrived. The NA and BH forces were TQ d6/Morale d10 regulars, with Boko Haram irregulars arriving per normal insurgency rules.

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Very cool aar! Thanks for sharing it.

Cool game. Did you have a die roll for the Nigerians deserting their post ,and leaving the armory for BHaram ? Just kidding. I like the look of the game. ModernAfricanBushwars yahoo group.

Thanks. I was actually surprised in researching the scenario that several Nigerian junior commanders have essentially mutinied against superiors when held back from confronting Boko Haram or to confront corruption and incompetence. I hope that bodes well for civilization and ill for Boko Haram in the long term.