The Can

"The Can" is a completely nondescript, 20- or 40-ft shipping container. These mi

niature bases have been used by Agents for decades as portable hideouts, ideal f
or smuggling Agents into target countries unobserved - once off-loaded from a sh
ip, the Can can be staged at the port, or transported anonymously to a staging s
ite, where it will sit, hidden among dozens of other containers.
While millions of containers have been converted (or are purpose-built) for othe
r functions - such as offices, studios, barracks, etc. - the Can looks like a we
ll-worn shipping unit. Usually, opening the doors reveals one to three layers of
weighted boxes, intended to pass a cursory Custom's check; however, even the mo
st mundane unload will reveal the contents within.
The containers are usually equipped by the Agency with an array of high tech gea
r, primarily burst-squeal radios and satellite phones (after c.1970), and in lat
er models, a dedicated satellite internet receiver. The containers are not inten
ded for long-term habitation; the 30-man days of emergency rations are just that
- for emergencies: if Agents have to travel the entire distance in the Can, the
y will carry a more varied package of meals, such as US-issue C-Rations or MRE's
.
The Can serves as a temporary covert base, that will stock a small amount of wea
pons and equipment. The Can is loaded for a specific mission; although its conte
nts can be varied at short notice, this is often not practicable and possibly da
ngerous, as it exposes the container to unusual activity.
It is equally important to note that the Can is not a real hospital. Although th
ere are relatively extensive medical kits present, including field surgery kits,
these items are only intended to stabilize badly wounded Agents until an actual
hospital can be reached. The supplies will, however, significantly increase the
success rate of medical personnel who can be brought to the Can to treat the wo
unded.
The basic loadout, below, is intended to be as generic as possible, allowing for
different Agencies to customize their bases. While the weapons stocked may seem
excessive, they are normal for a 2-10 Agent team, as such a team will likely ha
ve to perform multiple missions while in the target country. The only specifical
ly identified weapons are the two M1895 Nagant pistols, as these are one of the
few types of revolvers that can take functional suppressors, and will leave no b
rass behind, an important consideration if the assignment involves "wet work".
Basic Can Loadout
1 x 20- or 40ft ISO shipping container
1 x Safe, containing team ID's (real and cover), and $10-100K (1d10 x 10,000), i
n USD and other denominations (mission specific)
2 x Triple military bunks, with 3 military footlockers underneath each
2 x Wall lockers (mission-specific clothing and general equipment)
1 x Chemical toilet
1 x 75 gallon water tank
1 x Satellite antenna (w/ internet connection in later models)
1 x Shortwave radio, with burst-squeal transmitter (2 x deep-cell marine batteri
es)
1 x Bicycle-crank generator (to recharge the deep-cell batteries)
2 x Lockpick set
1 x Electronics tool kit
1 x Automotive tool kit
2 x Collapsible table
1 x Photo lab (essentially a 'blackout' tent arrangement, with a red light)

6 x Minox cameras
1 x 35mm Canon, w/ telephoto lens
20 x 35mm film rolls
1 x Super 8 camera w/ single-frame shot switch, and a telephoto lens
20 x 8mm blank Super 8 film cartridges
2 x Platoon-sized medical kits, incl. 2 field surgery kits, 2 x Murphy Drip unit
s, 20 x Saline/Ringer's lactate bags
4 x Box of heavy duty "contractor" trash bags, 3mil (42gal, 32 count/box)
1 x Solar power bank (1985+)
1 x Computer/printer/copier/fax (1985+; internet capable after 1988)
1 x Typewriter (1985-)
1 x Box, typing/printer paper
2 x M1895 Nagant revolver w/ slincer (200 rounds, total)
4 x SMG's, w/ suppressors and 10 mags each
2 x Sniper rifles
4 x Folding stock assault rifles, w/ 10 mags each
1 x LMG w/ 1500 rounds, in 150-round belts
10 x Semi-auto pistols, w/ 3 mags each (9mm or .45ACP)
10 x Swiss Army knives
10 x Individual First Aid Kits
10 x SERE Kits
30 x man-days food, similar to USCG "Lifeboat Rations"
------------------------http://youtu.be/CaLfG0PfKPQ - Platoon Medical Kit
------------------------The Can On Assignment
Agents G & T are portraying a husband and wife on vacation to Brazil. Their miss
ion is to recon a lumber yard and a train terminal, and extract a contact -- it
should be a cakewalk, but you never know...
They cannot afford to appear as anything other than their cover when passing thr
ough the airport. The week prior, they load their Can and see it aboard a contai
ner ship. They deplane in Rio, have a pleasant day or two on the beach, then (af
ter a phone call from the hotel bar to the shipping company offices to verify th
e Can's delivery and its arrival at a satellite storage yard at the port), they
"go off to see the sights".
However, things do not go as planned -- their contact advises them that a high-v
alue target is being held in the lumber yard, and is about to be moved...they wi
ll need to go in hard to rescue her. After a late-night visit to the Can to retr
ieve three suppressed MAC-10's and the Nagant's, the three hit the lumber yard a
nd rescue the HVT, while laying waste to a dozen cannon-fodder. But the HVT is i
n bad shape, and the original contact to be extracted is wounded.
G & T get them back to the Can, and T uses her limited medical training to stabi
lize them, while G uses the sat phone to report in and ask for backup.
Agent S, who is supposed to exfil out of Brazil following a different mission, r
eceives a call at his hotel from his control officer - he checks out as normal,
but heads to the storage area instead of the airport. S, while not a doctor, is
an EMT/Combat Medic/Corpsman - he slips into the container; G & T seal the three
inside, and slip back to their hotel, flying out the next morning.
Meanwhile, the Can is loaded onto a container ship, with S reporting the conditi
on of the HVT every 12 hours via sat phone. If the medical situation deteriorate

s, a US Navy ship "suddenly" stops the container ship in international waters, "
searching for drugs/WMDs/terrorists/etc", and extracts S and the others while th
e container ship's crew are sequestered where they cannot view the extraction. T
he container is unloaded normally in Charleston, where it is signed for by anoth
er Agent, and trucked to an Agency warehouse for reconditioning.
G, T and S are all debriefed, and move on to their next mission[s].