Operation Blue Sky is the sixth mission of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six. Its multiplayer counterpart is Dam.
Mission Objective[]
The Phoenix Group has seized a dam on the border between Hungary and Slovakia and is threatening to destroy it. One of the terrorists is willing to turn informant in exchange for his life. Your mission is to infiltrate the dam, disarm the explosives, and bring this informant out alive.
Briefing[]
John Clark: The informant is a college kid named Roland Kunst who's finally figured out he's in over his head. According to the limited information we've received from him there's an American wing of Phoenix that we've never heard of, and they've gotten their hands on some sort of "super-germ". He says they're planning an "action" using this germ some time next month. Whether the dam gets blown or not, we need Kunst.
Catherine Winston: I'm not going to pretend to give you advice on how to save a dam. After seeing how you got me out of that situation in the Congo it's obvious you know what you're doing. This informant of John's says he knows about a plan to release a biological agent into the general population. That's very scary. In 1979 a small, accidental leak of military-grade anthrax killed 68 people in the city of Sverlovsk. Today, a well-orchestrated release of a bug like that in an urban area could kill thousands... maybe millions.
Mission Orders[]
The Phoenix Group has seized a Esztergrom Dam on the border between Hungary and Slovakia and is threatening to destroy it. One of the terrorists, a Dutch student named Roland Kunst, is willing to turn informant if he can be brought out alive.
Surveillance indicates that explosive devices have been placed deep inside the dam. If the terrorists are alerted to the team's presence they will detonate the devices using triggers scattered throughout the area. The last communication from Kunst indicated that he is hiding in the upper levels of the dam.
You team will be inserted on the Slovakian side of the river.
NEWSWIRE[]
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (United News International) - An attempt by terrorists to destroy a dam on the border between Hungary and Slovakia was foiled Tuesday afternoon by members of the Hungarian Police Special Force (PSF). According to a spokesman for the Hungarian government, the terrorists seized control of Esztergom Dam on Sunday morning to protest the environmental effects of it's construction on the dam and the adjoining hydroelectric power station and threatened to donate them if their demands were not met. When negotiations broke down early Tuesday morning, the police decided they had no choice but to retake the dam by force, the spokesman said.
All members of the group holding the dam were killed during the assault. Police believe that this attack is connected to a similar assault on an offshore drilling rig in North Sea three months ago.
RAINBOW Intelligence[]
Recent intelligence gathered by RAINBOW indicates that Phoenix is operating within the continental United States and well as Europe. The full size and scope of this operation is unknown. Their activities have been traced to a remote compound located in the countryside near the city of Twin Falls, Idaho. Records obtained from laboratory supply houses indicate that that this compound has been equipped with a Level 4 biological containment facility. This information, coupled with additional intelligence obtained from a RAINBOW informant, suggests that Phoenix has gained access to a potentially lethal biological agent. Given their recent history of violence, it must be assumed that they are prepared to use this agent against a civilian or military targets.
Trivia[]
- Blue Sky is the largest and most difficult map to navigate in the game.
- This mission, Operation: Angel Wire, and Operation: Razor Ice are the only three missions in the game in which the Phoenix Group terrorists are dressed like workers. Kunst is dressed like a worker as well, but his face model is unique, and the fact that he is unarmed may let the player know it is him.
- Although these models are reused in the game's final mission, Operation: Mystic Tiger, they appear as non-combatants who have surrendered.
- Kunst will be executed like any other hostage should Phoenix find him, whether he is with RAINBOW or not.
- Regardless of how the mission is lost, the final image will be of the dam's fiery destruction.
- If the mission is completed on Recruit by only rescuing Kunst, the final image will be RAINBOW operatives disarming the bomb regardless.
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| Missions of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six | |
|---|---|
| Rainbow Six | Steel Wind · Cold Thunder · Angel Wire · Sun Devil · Ghost Dance · Blue Sky · Fire Walk · Winter Hawk · Red Wolf · Razor Ice · Yellow Knife · Deep Magic · Lone Fox · Black Star · Wild Arrow · Mystic Tiger |
| Lone Wolf | Arctic Phoenix · Silent Shelter · Rapid Fox · Stone Feather · Cold Talon |
| Eagle Watch | Little Wing · Sapphire Rising · Lion's Den · Red Lightning · Eagle Watch |