[johnny gaijin]

working on a back story for an ex-saeder-krupp special forces type of unit and i'm trying to figure out where they could have been stationed (within the last 5 years or so) to see protracted combat.  preferably some third world jungle fighting vs guerrillas type scenario.  definitely looking for something they would have had to stick around to deal with rather than just an in and out mission.  any ideas?

[Charybdis]

working on a back story for an ex-saeder-krupp special forces type of unit and i'm trying to figure out where they could have been stationed (within the last 5 years or so) to see protracted combat.  preferably some third world jungle fighting vs guerrillas type scenario.  definitely looking for something they would have had to stick around to deal with rather than just an in and out mission.  any ideas?

1) Germany (or actually most of Europe)
2) Desert Wars (anywhere)
3) Clandestine Research lab (anywhere)

I don't know any character background here, but my vote would lean towards option 3)
Secret labs don't rotate security staff often, and due to their secrecy, can't just call for backup whenever there's a threat. Also, the more remote, the better (maybe an island?)

To match your jungle requirement, just put it in a tropical location such as Africa, Asia Minor, South America, Polynesia or even Australia.
There'd be plenty of threats there (both humanoid and, well, not!) to keep any military PC intensely occupado....

[Crimsondude]

Their more overt militaristic presence would probably be:

SOX (For all the S-K bases/labs/other facilities, maintaining the military cordon with MET2k and the Bundeswehr, and Rad Wars)
Sahara/Maghreb (Desert Wars)
Gobi Desert (Desert Wars spinoff)
West Africa (You can get jungleish here)
Middle East (protecting Fatima Petrochem/other S-K interests)
Central Asia (New Silk Road)
Russia

IIRC, S-K has the largest military of any AAA, but that is still a Battalion. Then again, S-K also by canon doesn't distinguish between military and security assets.

Individuals and entire squads often get transferred between the two forces with little warning.

So he could be SF or high-threat response (they are specifically referred to as being on-call in/just outside the SOX in Corp Download).

[johnny gaijin]

West Africa (You can get jungle-[i']ish[/i] here)

thanks guys.  i'm thinking the niger river delta would be ideal. 

[Sichr]

Lagos and surrounding are less probable the place with heavy SK pressance. According to Feral Cities, SK was pushed from this quite hard by other corporations and even if they are planning something, there will be a small amount of military advisors in the area right now. I think the heaviest presence, Scandinavian and German homeground excluded, would be Ukraine, Belarus and surrounding areas, where a lot of archeological research is beeing made by SK and lot of clashes between SK, Atlantean Foundation, DF and many more are fought over the sites...Lowfyr also have a heavy influence on Middle-East, So I would look there. And of course, Desert wars, as posted by others...

[Loki]

In War they have a section on SK's attempt to take over Nepal. Mountains not jungle but it is the kind of warfare the OP is looking for.

[Critias]

"Where would Saeder Krupp have an overt military presence?"

Where ever it wants to! 

Badum-ching!   

[CanRay]

Overt Military Presence, Heavily Armed Secretary Pool...  What's the difference?

[aimlessfreak]

When your a AAA mega I really don't think there is one 

[Rockopolis]

Secretarial Cyberzombies?  "SIR, YOUR.  FIFTEENHUNDRED O CLOCK.  APPOINTMENT.  HAS ARRIVED.  WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO.  SEND HIM/HER IN?  Y/N?"

[CanRay]

More like Secretarial Drakes with assassin training.

Don't piss off the boss, even if he isn't the Dragon.

[Rockopolis]

I'm still waiting for a cyborg dragon.  I'll be back, indeed.  This time with 64% less mercy!

[Charybdis]

I'm still waiting for a cyborg dragon.  I'll be back, indeed.  This time with 64% less mercy!

This is Shadowrun, not Rifts^tm

Please don't encourage/feed/pet the cyborg dragons....

[Rockopolis]

Never played much RIFTS.  Something about cheesing off the Gamemaster with the CCW license.  I was actually thinking of Fading Suns, of all things.

[The_Gun_Nut]

You might be thinking of Equinox, however.