Mission 6: Boston Harbor Massacre

Last updated: 03/25/02

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Submitted by: Jaybird / Ambush

Mission Members:

  • Bazooka
  • Shockwave
  • Big Ben
  • Cutter
  • Gung-Ho
  • Snake-Eyes
  • Blaster
  • Claymore
  • Rock & Roll
  • Capt. Grind-Iron
  • Hardball
  • Roadblock
  • Dial-Tone
  • Mainframe
  • Wet Suit
  • Deep Six
  • Bullhorn
  • Jinx
  • Tunnel Rat
  • Taurus
  • Mercer
  • Sgt. Slaughter
  • Duke
  • Lt. Falcon
  • Lady Jaye
  • Beach Head
  • Hit & Run

Mission Results: In the cover of night, an undercover team of Joes crept around the lake and on the docks, searching for the explosives. Lady Jaye, Gung-Ho, Hardball, Roadblock, and Mainframe all found the first three explosives and successfully defused them. On the Whale, another group of Joes consisting of Blaster, Dial-Tone, Claymore, and Cutter awaited word from the other teams; Dial-Tone had given everyone ear pieces that he could hear through his computer. Meanwhile, Wet Suit, Deep Six, Snake-Eyes, and Shockwave were scuba diving----creeping up on Zartan's hidden boat, which had been detected earlier by recon scouts. Capt. Grid-Iron, Sgt. Slaughter and the Renegades, Falcon, Beach Head, Bazooka, Big Ben, and Bullhorn all took small paddle boats up to Zartan's ship. Jinx, Tunnel Rat, and Rock & Roll waited behind for orders. Dial-Tone located the fourth bomb about one block down with his scanners; he demolitions crew quickly hurried over and defused it. As Wet Suit and Deep Six climbed aboard port side of Zartan's ship, Shockwave and Snake-Eyes snuck on starboard side. Wet Suit silently cocked his glock while Deep Six disengaged his wet suit gear.......

Submitted by: Classified

Mission Members:

  • Snake-Eyes
  • Beach Head
  • Hawk
  • Stalker
  • Falcon
  • Mainframe

Mission Results: About two days after the ship was high jacked, the Joes were ready and on their way. Mainframe had volunteered to take responsibility of defusing the bomb, Snake-Eyes decided to capture Zartan, Beach Head and Stalker chose to catch the Dreadnocks, and Hawk and Falcon took the job of stopping gang violence. When the Joes arrived, they began the plans. Right off they had spotted the gang so Snake-Eyes, Stalker, and Beach Head waited there for Zartan and the Dreadnoks. Mainframe set off to defuse the bombs. A few minutes later, Mainframe had found the explosives and defused them, but as he was leaving he was surrounded by Zartan and the Dreadnoks. Before he could move, they had shot and killed him. Then a little later, Zartan and the Dreadnoks met with the Joes. A battle had begun. The Joes, being taken by surprise, were not ready. Stalker had been shot twice and fell to the ground unconscious. That's when Snake-Eyes pulled out his uzi and killed two of the Dreadnocks, while Beach Head shot and injured one of the others. Zartan, however, was still well alive, and he shot at Beach Head. But with Beach Head's quick reflexes, he dodged the bullets. Next, out of nowhere, Snake-Eyes snuck up behind Zartan; he knocked Zartan unconscious and tied him and the Dreadnocks up. By the time the battle was over, Hawk and Falcon had returned from the meeting with the gang. In conclusion, the Joes accomplished everything and completed the mission!!!!!!!

Submitted by: Break-Away

Mission Members:

  • Shockwave
  • Tunnel Rat
  • Ripcord
  • Wild Bill
  • Dial-Tone
  • Tollbooth

Mission Results: Zartan was planning to sell it to Wild Dog, a buyer from a country called Sercia. Ripcord and Tollbooth dropped down onto the area that had the bombs, which Dial-Tone provided the location of. The pair set off defusing the bomb while Wild Bill watched from his helicopter. Meanwhile, Shockwave and Tunnel Rat fought their way in and were about get everything back to normal when Ripcord showed up in a loud bang. He was shot down, and they all escaped----Zartan had triggered one of the bombs. It didn't work, and they lost a valuable soldier.

Submitted by: Operation Maybe Next Time Buddy

Mission Members:

  • Barbecue: a native Bostonian with strong ties to it's fire department. He can get as many firemen as he needs to help him put out fires and treat hurt civilians, as well as injured Joes. He also could tell the other Joes how to get around the city and get where they need to go by using back streets and other shortcuts.
  • Lifeline: in the event of an explosion, he can patch up civilians.
  • Stretcher: can patch up injured civilians as well as get them out of harms way faster than anyone else.
  • Shockwave: an experienced leader in situations like this. Can lead a team to find and capture the dreadnoks.
  • Bullet Proof: Shockwave's second-in-command and trusted friend.
  • Mutt and Junkyard: very tough Joe also experienced in situations like this. His dog's a rotty. Who would cause trouble with a heavily armed bad ass and his pissed off dog staring you down?
  • Law and Order: Law's a Cop and his dog is trained to find explosives. They will be used to help find the explosives that Zartan has placed inside the buildings.
  • Lightfoot: he is the best explosives expert on the Joe team. He will be in charge of finding the explosives inside the buildings.
  • Tripwire: he will also be on the team of demolitions experts that find and disarms bombs.
  • Rock & Roll: he will lead a team of heavily armed Joes into the meeting place of the gangs and keep them in one place and under control so they won't be a distraction to Shockwave's team, who's sole purpose is to capture the Dreadnoks.
  • Roadblock: he will second Rock and Roll and keep the gangs in line.
  • Hardball: he's got a street sweeper.....need I say more?
  • Heavy Duty: a member of Rock & Roll's team.
  • Chuckles: he will go in before and find out where the meeting place is and how many people to expect.

Mission Results: The Bomb squad (Lightfoot, Tripwire, and Law and Order) successfully disarmed all of the explosives. In order to keep children as safe as possible, Barbecue and his team contacted the fire department, who sent many of their trucks to a nearby park and allowed the kids from the endangered buildings to play around on them. Meanwhile, Rock & Roll's team entered the meeting place of the gangs from every entrance, thus surrounding and boxing the gangs in; they managed to keep the gangs under control. Zartan, realizing that the Joes were on to him, left the Dreadnoks and ran off by himself, leaving the Dreadnoks to be captured by Shockwave's team. Even though Zartan got away, no one got hurt, and that's what this mission was all about. (Well I take that back..... a gang member mouthed off to Roadblock. Lets just say he spent some quality time with Lifeline.)

Submitted by: Laimbeer

Mission Members:

Dockside team:

  • Chuckles: undercover/intelligence
  • Lady Jaye: undercover/intelligence
  • Grand Slam: artillery disposal and support
  • Zap: artillery disposal and support
  • Rock 'N Roll: artillery disposal and support
  • Short Fuze: artillery disposal and support
  • Cutter: naval support
  • Shipwreck: naval support
  • Deep Six: naval support
  • Torpedo: naval support
  • Wet-Suit: naval support

Police assistance team:

  • Scarlett: intelligence/covert operations
  • Roadblock: heavy artillery backup
  • Stalker: infantry backup; medic; history with gang-related incidents

Bomb retrieval squad #1:

  • Barbecue: firefighter; knowledge of the Boston area
  • Airtight: ordinance disposal
  • Lifeline: medic
  • Law & Order: K-9 ordinance detection; police tactics

Bomb retrieval squad #2:

  • Shockwave: urban/police tactics
  • Bazooka: ordinance disposal
  • Doc: medic: knowledge of the Boston area
  • Mutt & Junkyard: K-9 ordinance detection

Mission Results: The Joes quickly coordinate efforts with the Boston PD to best alleviate the potential for disaster. One group of G.I. Joes focuses on finding Zartan and the stolen armament. Chuckles and Lady Jaye work undercover in dockside warehouses and bars trying to scope out information, while Cutter, Shipwreck, Deep Six, Torpedo, and Wet-Suit patrol the harbor area (both above and below the water) using Devilfish boats. The remainder of the dockside team breaks into pairs (Grand Slam and Zap; Rock 'N Roll and Short Fuze) and, in conjunction with local officials, begin a ship-to-ship search.

Another squad of Joes assists police efforts to disarm gang violence before it begins. Thanks to some clear heads and understanding (as well the persuasion of Roadblock's M-2 Browning .50 cal. machine gun), most major problems are averted.

Two bomb disposal teams are formed to evacuate any buildings suspected to be wired with explosive, as well as to disarm the explosives themselves. Local police, medical rescue personnel, and firefighters assist in the process, and the Red Cross is brought in as a precaution.

The dockside search for the stolen armament goes slowly until Lady Jaye receives an anonymous tip. Sure enough, the tip pans out---a hologram had been used to hide the tanker right under their noses as an abandoned warehouse. Most of the dockside team, the police assistance squad, and local officials engage Zartan and the Dreadnoks while Wet-Suit and Torpedo board the ship and disable the armament. During the fighting, however, Monkeywrench remote detonates one of the wire apartment houses. Several civilians are injured, but thanks to the Joes and Boston authorities on hand, there are no casualties. Soon, both Zartan and the Dreadnoks are captured.

After the remaining stolen weapons are confiscated, the Joes assist in cleanup and try to help relocate the people who lost their homes. An investigation also goes out to no avail attempting to discover who placed the anonymous tip to the Joes.

Meanwhile, in a distinguished castle in the highlands of Scotland, a man smiles to himself while pondering the lesson he taught one "roguish swamp rat" for trying to horn into his munitions business.....

Submitted by: Downfall (G.I. Joe sabotage expert)

Mission Members:

  • Cutter: in the KillerWhale for sea support
  • Shipwreck: in the Devilfish to stop a sea escape
  • Wild Bill: in the Dragonfly for air support
  • General Hawk: in a Skyhawk (along with 3 other Skyhawk pilots for transportation...because the Boston traffic sucks)
  • Lift-Ticket: in a Tomahawk for ground control
  • Snake-Eyes: to take the Dreadnocks out
  • Storm Shadow: to take the Dreadnocks out
  • Scarlett: to take the Dreadnocks out
  • Law & Order: works with the local police (in riot gear) to clean up after the first strike

Mission Results: Everything goes as planned....except that Zartan gets away in the city after stabbing Scarlett.. Doc (who was in the Tomahawk) has her airlifted out. It is a fox hunt for Zartan by Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow, who finally track down and corner Zartan at Cambridge in Harvard Square. Firefly shows up (he's been there all along).....it's two on two, mano a mano...Snake-Eyes vs Firefly ....Storm Shadow vs Zartan. Firefly escapes, and Snake-Eyes is hurt. Zartan dies (supposedly), and Snake-Eyes's wounds heal. Firefly reports back to Destro...all's well that ends well...

Submitted by: Rocket53

Mission Members:

Water entry team (Seals and Special Forces: Silent entry from the bay onto the vessel and capture of Zartan.):

  • Torpedo
  • Wetsuit
  • Shipwreck
  • Deep Six
  • Falcon
  • Flint
  • Breaker
  • Beachhead

Shore team (Urban warfare experience and being able to operate in an urban setting undetected. Ripcord and Tripwire for bombe disposal on a building to building basis. Others to provide security to team.):

  • Stalker
  • Shockwave
  • Ripcord
  • Dialtone
  • Tripwire
  • Roadblock
  • Rock'n'Roll
  • Recondo
  • Grunt

Mission Results: Shore team finds and disarms all building explosives without detection. When this is accomplished, they move to surpress gang activities by reporting all movement to local Boston Police Gang Units, at the same time creating a perimeter to contain Zartan from escaping through Boston. Water team boards and secures the vessel with no sign of Zartan. All weapons are present and accounted for. As the team moves to secure the wharf, they encounter Zartan and 25 gang members. In the firefight that follows, the teams converge and corner the gang members and Zartan. The After Action reports:

  • 3 Friendly wounded: Grunt, Flint, and Roadblock.(Minor extracted by Tomahawk)
  • 13 Gang member KIA
  • 2 Gang members captured
  • Contact with Zartan lost....presumed he escaped out into the city
  • Ripcord MIA- He reported having a score to settle and has not been in contact with team since losing contact with Zartan.

 

Submitted by: HALO (rookie paratrooper/infantry)

Mission Members:

Team 1:

  • Flint: squad leader
  • Shipwreck
  • Snake-Eyes
  • Lady Jaye
  • Stalker
  • Chuckles
  • Beach Head
  • HALO
  • Mainframe
  • Wild Bill: flying cover

Team 2:

  • Duke: squad leader
  • Rock 'N Roll
  • Clutch
  • Roadblock
  • Scarlett
  • Lt. Falcon
  • Law & Order
  • Jinx
  • LiveWire

Mission Results: Team 1 led by Flint make an amphibious landing onto the freighter. (Of course this is after Wild Bill in the helicopter gets it on RADAR.) After a brief battle between Team 1 and the Dreadnoks, they retake the ship and destroy the hologram cubes, which is the signal for Team 2 to move in. Law, Order, and LiveWire move in, and they locate and defuse the bombs. Then Duke and the rest of the team surround the gangs with MOBATs and snipers. The gangs give up their weapons peacefully.

Submitted by: Nick

Mission Members:

  • Sgt. Slaughter: he is always ready for combat
  • Bazooka: with his experience, he can do the job
  • General Hawk: because he is cool
  • Wesuit
  • Wetdown: both SEALs are right for the job
  • Whiteout: with the weapons he has, he can get the job done
  • Wild Bill: his helicopter will dominate

Mission Results: The objectives are mastered.

Submitted by: Kartune

Mission Members:

  • Shock Wave: he's SWAT
  • Cutter: he's Coast Guard and was part of the DEF
  • Bullet Proof: he's law enforcement related
  • Law and Order: Law was supposed to be in the DEF
  • Mutt and Junkyard: law enforcment related
  • LifeLine: because he's a medic
  • Ship Wreck: he's a demolition expert
  • Mace: even though he's unknown, he was selected for the DEF force
  • WetSuit: because he's UDT Under Water Demolition
  • Torpedo: he's a SEAL
  • Lift-Ticket: chopper pilot

I selected the people that I saw fit best for close quarters battle and naval warfare (since the Joes are going to a dock.) My selection was less military, but I think if the Joes were made in today's times, I would have added Green Berets and Seal Team CQB members as well.