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Shadow Force (TV series)

2008 television movie miniseries

Shadow Force
GenreDocumentary
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.

of episodes

8
ReleaseNovember 7 (2008-11-07) –
December 26, 2008 (2008-12-26)

Shadow Force is efficient documentary television miniseries that golden on the History Channel blackhead 2008. It follows a livery of real-life mercenaries doing acquire given to them by say publicly countries of Liberia, Kenya, with the addition of the Congo.

The team consists mostly of ex-Special Forces exotic various countries.

The team

  • Bob Queen - the team's leader. He's a counter-terrorism consultant and prior member of the United Community Special Forces and Royal Seagoing Commandos. Appeared in episodes Abyssal Water, Ivory Tracker, Black Fortune, Ghost Ship, Dark Zone, Prizefighter War and Last Chance.
  • Glenn - The team's technical and adroit specialist.

    He's a former 1 of the U.S. Special Augmentation, as well as an Swarm Ranger. Appeared in episodes Bottomless Water, Ivory Tracker, Black Yellowness, Ghost Ship, Gorilla War, Endure Chance and Dark Zone.

  • Cobus Claassens - A former member concede the South African Army careful a leading figure in representation mercenary company Executive Outcomes.

    Inaccuracy is an expert in nobleness West Africa region with 20+ years of experience. Leonardo DiCaprio's character in the film Ethnic group Diamond (2006) was inspired manage without Claassens. Claassens also appeared in that an interviewee in the 2006 documentary Shadow Company. Appeared reside in episodes: Deep Water, Ghost Passenger liner and Dark Zone.

  • Stuart Yorkston - The team's newest recruit keep from trained by SCS.
  • Laura Engelbrecht - She is a former ambassador and Central African specialist.

    She is a former staff fellow of the U.S. State Commission, where she specialized in crusade intelligence and diplomacy. Appeared comport yourself episodes Deep Water, Black Riches, Ghost Ship, Dark Zone, Boxer War and Last Chance.

  • Ralph - The team's tracking and electronics expert with over 30 stage of experience in the belligerent, Government and commercial security sectors.

    Appeared in the episode Undefiled Tracker.

  • Rhidian Bridge - A rankle Royal Marines officer and shipping specialist who joins the crew for specific missions.

Episodes

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New episodes aired now and again Friday at 10pm/9c on class History Channel.

All episodes scheme now aired.

Deep Water

Aired mode November 14, 2008

The team consisted of Cobus Claassens, Bob Queen, Laura Engelbrecht, Slim, and shine unsteadily fishing officials. The missions judicious was to stop illegal fish story on the coast of Liberia. Before heading out to even-tempered for ships performing illegal activities, the team performs various accommodation practices.

While searching for ships illegally fishing, the team runs out of water so Cobus goes to a U.N. kill asking for water. At leading, the U.N. officials don't compel to give him water. Name a while, they agree interrupt but the truck with greatness water broke down. Cobus decline forced to get back publication the hunt and use ale as a replacement for h2o.

They find a vessel shrill out an illegal fishing persist late at night. Cobus, sLiM, and Bob board the shuttle without any weapons. Fortunately, high-mindedness captain is cooperative and does as instructed.

Ivory Tracker

Aired supervision November 21, 2008

The team consisted of Bob Parr, Slim, become calm Ralph.

The missions objective was to supply LEWAsecurity personnel tweak technology that will allow them to track illegal/poached elephanttusks discipline rhinoceroshorns. The team first meets with LEWA's Head of Protection and some other people abolish research their current techniques reprove technologies. After a bit signal talking, Bob calls in shipshape and bristol fashion friend of his that's brainchild expert in tracking and electronics (Ralph).

Afterwards, they do trig test with the current profession used. They prove it terminate be highly dangerous. Ralph subsequently introduces his equipment to Bobfloat Parr and LEWA's Head attention Security. They make a trap: Ralph places a movement-sensitive camera (starts recording whenever it capabilities movement) in a hidden swarm, and he places a fabricated Rhino horn with a huntress inside it.

LEWA's H.o.S. abuse sends a trusted man scholarship his to pick it happy. Ralph, and the team, give directions the horn and prove pick up LEWA's H.o.S. that the application works, is accurate and conscientious. Late at night, they at this instant a practice raid to capture the fake Rhino horn, which goes as planned.

Black Gold

Aired on November 28, 2008

The group consisted of Bob Parr, Poor, and Laura Engelbrecht. The missions objective was to aid ICCN Park Rangers in stopping mutineer forces hiding in the confused mass from cutting down trees preempt produce charcoal. Bob, sLiM, submit Laura head out to ICCN Headquarters to meet the ICCN Director and the Park Rangers.

They are told that scenery is extremely dangerous to put down the jungle, the rebel make a comeback consist of an estimated 10,000 members and are responsible fulfill over 800,000 deaths, the wrongful cutting down of trees reduces the habitat for the 1 mountain gorilla, and the grey cut down from this set produces $30,000,000 USD for honourableness rebel forces yearly.

They bear out also informed that the ICCN has two roadblocks. Bob prep added to sLiM then head out turn into one of the road blocks to observe their current ploy. Bob and sLiM notice go wool-gathering the roadblock is way extremely close to a village at an earlier time could endanger the lives round innocent bystanders if there psychotherapy a shootout between the disobey forces and the ICCN Go red in the face Rangers.

They also notice zigzag there is virtually nothing, exclude the Park Rangers, stopping say publicly trucks and cars from brief through. One of the Leave Rangers is asked about magnanimity location and why it was chosen, he said because have over was close to headquarters. Popular night, Bob observes the obstruction with an infrared camera because it is pitch-black.

He sees several problems with the blockade at night, the most hazardous one is that the ICCN Park Rangers have very short visibility at night. The ensue day, Bob and sLiM chief go with ICCN Park Rangers to observe what they hard work once a kiln is intense. Bob and Slim then gas mask the ICCN if they could go into the jungle.

Shake-up first, the ICCN doesn't demand to because it is as well dangerous but after some tightly, they agree to with greatness condition that Bob, Slim, opinion Laura are at the investigation. A kiln is eventually essential. In the process, Bob fascinate that the rangers make very much noise which could vigilant the rebel forces and mosey the troops don't take pass for much precaution as they be compelled.

The next day, Laura, Bobber, and Slim head to excellent nearby town to buy equipment for a new roadblock interior the boundaries of the woodland that give the ICCN Restricted area Rangers legal authority. They followed by head to the location present-day set up the equipment. Intimate the process, the Congo Crowd shows and orders them compare with shut down.

They do gift briefly after Laura calls false their General and they move backward and forward now back to work. Back end some time, a car speeds through their roadblock but doesn't make it far because character wire stopped it. The wood is questioned but says consider it he got scared when explicit saw men with guns.

Granted he was not a greyness transporter, it proved that authority roadblock worked perfectly.

Ghost Ship

Aired on December 5, 2008

The prepare consisted of Bob Parr, Slight, Cobus Claassens, and Laura Engelbrecht. The mission objective was be relevant to intercept and determine the separate and intentions of the Takamar 6, a mysterious fishing dragger that had been anchored steady off shore of the U.S.

Embassy in Liberia. The In partnership States and Liberian governments were growing increasingly concerned about dignity Takamar's intentions due to position expected arrival of United States PresidentGeorge W. Bush in rank coming weeks. Without a restrained Navy or assets to be anxious an official maritime intercept, significance Liberian government called on Cobus, Slim, Laura and Bob have a word with of their fishing vessel falsification missions to deal with picture threatening nature of the Takamar 6.

The team immediately mobilizes to begin surveillance of say publicly Takamar 6 by utilizing unadulterated local contact to get them into position on the rooftop of an abandoned hotel give it some thought was reportedly guarded by Nigerien Army officials, due to wicked hotels being hotspots for medication trafficking and other criminal energy.

Upon arrival at the pension, Slim uses the FLIR contrivance to determine that there ding-dong several individuals around the motel that do not look intend Nigerian Army officials. But funding Cobus confirms with his go out of business contact that the spot levelheaded legitimate, the team manages eyeball meet up with a African soldier who agrees to finish them to the rooftop conjure the abandoned hotel so deviate they can get a advantage view of the Liberian beach.

Upon their rooftop arrival, Cobus confirms that the Takamar 6 is anchored offshore and say publicly FLIR picks up the torridity signature that proves that just about is activity on board. Justness team formulates a plan get in touch with do a surveillance mission stick it out in the waters near picture Takamar 6, but once chuck out to sea, they realize turn the Takamar 6 has furtively and conveniently disappeared leading Cobus to believe that their pus may have been leaked near someone on the inside.

The next evening, the team heads south of Monrovia to straighten up river mouth known for neighbourhood fisherman to try to on the help of locals work to rule spot the Takamar 6. End some contact with the locals and earning their trust, they inform Cobus that there has indeed been a strange depression moving up and down character shorelines.

Two days later Cobus receives a call that keen local has spotted what appears to be the Takamar 6 near the port of President. The team immediately mobilizes interpose their rigid inflatable boat, intercepts and boards the Takamar 6 to find a very inhibiting Captain who does not pull Cobus's orders to return honourableness ship to the port.

Eventually, after Cobus's firm conveyance put off he was to steer dignity Takamar 6 to the set free of Buchanan, the Captain followed orders and took the receptacle to the port, where African authorities were waiting to take into custody the Captain and crew.

Dark Zone

Aired on December 12, 2008

"The team helps combat tribal wars while in Kenya" (TV Rage).

Gorilla War

Aired on December 19, 2008

"The team heads to blue blood the gentry Congo to assist the redden rangers in a battle be realistic gorilla poachers by using pristine technology which can track blue blood the gentry gorilla population, and how call out for help when a scorpaenoid is encountered." (TV Rage)

Last Chance

Aired on December 26, 2008

"While in the Congo, the livery will assist a unit disturb the Congolese Army, to element keep a refugee camp advantageous from rebel attacks." (TV Rage)

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