A Change in the Mission

When "Super 61" crashed - followed, not long after, by the crash of "Super 64" - the nature of the mission changed. 

This graphic depicts the shift in focus as the original objective (to capture two of Aidid's aides) was set aside in favor of rescuing the trapped Rangers who were vastly outnumbered.

Credits

Graphic by Matthew Ericson, courtesy the Philadelphia Inquirer's web site on Black Hawk Down.