It is easiest to use the Nuclear Power Station map from the scenario provided in the Version 2 rulebook. If you do not have the Version 2 book, do not worry, just simply make up a map of a nuclear compound
The nuclear power station is right on the North coast of Poland. The station is manned with quite a number of Soviets at this time. There are 70 Soviet soldiers on hand at the station to provide security and to keep the "help" in line. No more than 40 of the soldiers are ever up and about at any time of the day. The ones that are asleep are housed in one of the office buildings on the compound.
Around the perimeter of the compound is a chain link fence, topped with barbed wire, with only three access ways in. One is by the sea, but most people stay away from the water due to the lack of vegatation along the coast near the plant. The other is where an old railway system runs into the compound. It is a double track and the opening is the widest by land (about 45 feet across) but the Soviets have set up a machine gun nest right at the entrance to discourage any illegal coming and going.
The third is the main entrance, by road, and also has a checkpoint and machinegun nest set up here. There are always 4 men on guard here, and only people with authorization can enter here. Villagers are not allowed to come into the compound without an authorized soldier accompanying them.
In addition to the fence, barbed wire, and machine gun nests, every 25 meters around the compound, driven into the ground 2 meters from the fence, are poles with floodlights on them. The floodlights can be turned on and off with controls that are found in the command building. The lights come on every evening at precisely 1900 hours. However, as the days grow shorter, there is a time when visibility is lessened and the lights are not on. The guards on duty have noticed this and have thought about activating the lights earlier, but have not done so yet.
When the lights are turned on, most of the compound is illuminated, both inside and outside of the perimeter. The floodlamps have a range outside the fence of about 20 meters. And the combined lights from all the lamps cleary illuminate the inside of the compound in all areas except for in the shadows of the buildings and near the shoreline.
The Soviets have been "recruiting" dozens of Polish citizens to do manual labor at the plant. The workers are kept, when not at work, in a small tent "town" by the railroad tracks, on the East side of the compound. There are always 3 guards watching the tent town to make sure that no one is up to anything suspicious.
In the parking lot on the West side of the compound, near the main entrance, are 3 large Soviet trucks. Closer examination shows that they are Ural 375s. Positioned at one corner of the parking lot and also over by the main office building are two more machinegun nests. Each nest usually has between 2 and 3 men positioned at it.
In the main office building is where the main detatchment of specialists are that are running the plant. There are 10 GRU agents that are running the operation, and one of them is particularly knowledgable in the operation of nuclear reactors. There is also a Polish citizen from the town that is a former specialist in nuclear engineering. The GRU have "acquired" this man, known as Greg Fortich, and he is kept under guard at the main office building. Fortich is bitter because of the treatment he has received even after his nation has sided with the Soviet Union. He doesn't fully realize that the Soviets he is working under are not taking orders from the Soviet High Command.
The weakest link into the compound, if the players make a thorough scout of the compound, is where a wharehouse meets the chain link fence. The fence does not run along the side of the wharehouse, instead it ends right at the wharehouse wall. In the back of the wharehouse, about 3 meters off the ground, is a window that is big enough for a man to slip through. This area of the compound is also not covered by the light from the floodlamps. Once inside the wharehouse, they can access the rest of the compound with stealthy caution. Inside of the wharehouse is a BRDM-4 that the Soviets have in case they get attacked by something of substantial size. The BRDM is 1/4 full of diesel, and has 50 rounds for the main weapon. During the day, there is normally 3-5 people in the wharehouse performing general maintanence on the vehicle or cleaning up the wharehouse in preparation for more storage.
*Note:* If you do not have a map of the nuclear power station, you should come up with one that generally fits under the following specifications. There should be a main entrance with a large parking lot that sits right next to the main control/office building at at least one other storage building. Closer to the shoreline, the cooling tower should sit, with at least a pump house and at least two wharehouses nearby. One wharehouse should be right up next to the fence. About 50 meters from the cooling tower should be the building with the containment dome and the main turbine generator. Very large power lines should run out of this building and out of the compound on elevated poles. There should also be another 2 to 4 buildings on the East side of the compound with railroad tracks leading to some or all of them. These building were storage and loading docks for the trains that used to come in here. The tracks should lead through the opening in the fence and off to the East. A chain link fence should encompass the entire compound, however in the area by the shoreline, the fence has been washed away from the weather and lack of maintenance. The Soviets may be trying to put more fencing up, and if they aren't, there should be foot patrols along the shoreline. Barbed wire or razor wire should line the top of the fence, and there should be poles with floodlamps every 25 meters all the way around the outer perimeter, except along the shore. A small tent town of about 6-14 tents should be scattered along the railroad tracks in the Eastern part of the compound. This is where the forced labor lives when not working. There are about 20 Polish citizens here.
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