“Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.”


Joshua 8:7
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The ambush teams have just settled in place when the snipers notice a jeep-like vehicle- an open-topped Humvee, it soon turns out to be- is seen turning left off of the 629. It slows and then stops, maybe 20m or so off of the intersection. One of the passengers (there's about five men aboard) surveys the street ahead of it- Targowa (637)- through a pair of binoculars. A low rumbling sound soon drifts up to the sniper's earie from the direction of the intersection. Seemingly cued by the sound, the Humvee begins moving again, heading towards the ambush at about 35kph.

Once the Humvee's about 120m away from the intersection, another vehicle comes into view. A Soviet main battle tank- a T-72 most likely- rumbles past the intersection, pivots to its left on its tracks, and lurches forward, following the lead Humvee towards the ambush. The tank isn't moving as fast as the wheeled point vehicle and it's festooned in infantry- a fireteam is riding on the rear deck, clinging to the turret. Both the tank and the Humvee bear the Baron's signature paint job- spray-painted vertical black stripes over whatever faded pre-existing camouflage scheme the vehicle already had.

Fifty meters behind the tank, an M113 clanks onto Targowa street and fifty meters behind it, another M113. Both APCs are covered in riders; assuming a full internal load, the two M113s must be carrying about 30 men between them. Due to all of the external passengers, it's hard to tell what kind of organic armament the two APCs might have. Behind the two American-made APCs is a third, Soviet-made one: an MTLB. It has a twin-barrelled ZU-23-2 mounted on top. Unlike the two M113's, the MTLB is not covered in riders (aside from the two-man crew of the AA gun).

The sixth vehicle that turns on to Targowa is a large military cargo truck. It's got a canvas cover over the top of the cargo bed but Warren and Sutherland can see rifle barrels sticking out of either side so it's safe to assume that another 30 or so infantry above those already noted riding on the tank and the two APCs are part of the Baron's reaction force.

Only Warren and Craig can see this. An angle in the road hides the intersection from the eyes of the street-level ambush teams. The enemy convoy can be heard, though.

The ground starts to vibrate as the convoy rolls towards the ambush. Concrete dust starts to fall from the taller and steeper mounds of rubble around you and, as the vehicles crawl closer, small stones begin to jump and dance around on the ground. The low grumblig of the AFVs' powerful engines and the squeeling of their tracks is amplified and funneled towards you by the canyon of damaged apartment blocks on both sides of the street.

The lead Humvee rounds an angle in the road and comes into view of the ambush team. It slows, presumably to allow the rest of the column to catch up a bit. Warren and Sutherland note that the main body of the reaction force continues to move forward without slowing. The Humvee's passengers appear alert but not anxious. It slows even more and then stops just short of the intersection of Targowa and Kepna, right inside the far end of the kill zone. A passenger with binos stands in his seat and scans the length of Targowa ahead of him for just a few seconds before sitting back down. One of the passengers in the back calls out and points at the plates laid out across Kepna. He and another passeger dismount and walk slowly towards the plates. The rest of the Humvee crew become even more alert, scanning the buildings surrounding the intersection. The two dismounts study the plates for a few seconds before realizing what they are. One of the men shouts something and kicks one of plates down the road. His partner raises his AK and fires a long burst into the upper stories of an apartment building further down Kepno. The other man joins in, laughing. After shooting off a couple-dozen rounds at nothing in particular, both men return to the Humvee, smiling and laughing. The tension on board the point vehicle seems to melt away, and the Humvee starts moving again, driving dead center into the middle of the kill zone. From all appearances, they have no clue that their lives are now in your hands.

As difficult as it is to tear your eyes away from the enemy Humvee- so close now it seems like you could reach out and touch it- your attention is drawn inexorably towards the black-striped main battle tank now crawling into view, not much more than 150m away. The racket it's making is so loud now that you nearly have to shout to make yourselves heard to the teammates on either side of you.

In less than a minute, the T-72 will enter the kill zone, with the first M113 50m meters behind it.

Your finger tenses on the trigger of your weapon, waiting for the first shot to innitiate the ambush...


Updated Tac-map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...6&mid=1320527946


Next Moves?
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Mariusz saw the extent of what they were facing and steeled himself for the carnage to come. He had learned a prayer in school, one that had been found in the backpack of a dead Polish Soldier in the ruins of Monte Cassino. Looking at the almost lunar landscape that was the ruins of Warsaw, Mariusz began to mutter the prayer under his breath:
"Hear me, o Lord !

I’ve been told You don’t exist,

and I, like an idiot, believed them.

But one evening

like through a hole from an old bomb,

I saw heaven.

And suddenly I realized,

that I have been told a lie.

If I had taken a bit of effort

to look closely at that which You created,

I could have noticed at once,

that those, who told me this, did everything

not to tell me that a cat is a cat.

Isn’t it strange, that I had to

find myself in hell in order

to find the time to look You in the eyes!

I love you endlessly, and I want You to know that.

In a moment a terrible battle will take place.

Who knows?

Maybe I’ll arrive to You this evening.

Up to now we haven’t been great friends,

and that is why I fear my Lord,

whether You’ll be awaiting me at the door.

Look: You see me crying!

You see me as I’m falling apart!

Oh, if I met You sooner…

…Yes, I’m coming! I must go already.

Isn’t it a paradox:

Now, when I’ve met You

I no longer fear death.

Until we meet!"

He concluded by murmuring, "Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed are you among Virgins. Hail Mary, be with us now and in the hour of our death. Amen."

Mariusz AK-74 (30/30) BG1 1/1 (1 extra)
Aiming at the Humvee and waiting for the ambush to start

Here we go....

Piotr keeps low - barely peering over the cover he's behind....

His target.... the infantry ontop of the lead M-113.




RpK-74 with scope (7x45 round mags
Frag grenade x2

Keeping low and as still as possible, Craig waited. He scanned each vehicle in turn through his scope looking for the familiar sight of the Barron. As the column had come into visual range Craig had updated the rest of the ambush as to its make up, including the rear truck via his radio.

He was tempted to start lobbing frag grenades over the edge as the packed APC's move to their position. He knew this was probably on everyone's mind, those infantry could cover the rubble the APC's could not nullifying one key advantage.

Sniper Element
Scanning for primary target

Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (5/5)- 4x PE Scope - At shoulder
AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 6x40mm HE- held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 10

"Baron doesn't strike me as one to be willing to get sardine'd in with a bunch of men, so my money is on the MTLB."

"This is overwatch, I believe that the Baron is in the MTLB, 2nd to last in column.  But those M113's are filled to the brim with guys.  Your call, we're in position to engage the baron if he gets out."

From his hidden location, Jay kept still, ignoring the sporadic fire coming from the lead vehicle. He had been involved in many tank killing ops before, although usually not one where they were so heavily outgunned.

He bided his time, the lead tank would prevent a target very soon, and with all of the infantry on board it was sure to result in a bloody mess. While he waited he said a brief Buddhist prayer, and quietly said goodbye to his wife and son, just in case.

As he waited he positioned himself as best he could for an accurate shot, and controlled his breathing to steady his aim.

They let the first vehicle through.

Sweating from the strain, Dawid was tempted to reply on the radio but didn't. Tucker would designate the targets on his side for the AT team, he could make the call or not as he decided.

Instead, he decided that God had shown them mercy enough when the scouts had merely laughed at their flimsy ruse instead of alerting the column. He'd thought it was a good idea at the time! It could have exposed the ambush but the scouts had drawn a different conclusion, God knew why. Probably thought whoever set the fake minefield were amateurs with few resources, and if that were the case would have opened up when they were there but no one did.

They were only partially right and while they lacked resources, at least they had the discipline to let the lead jeep go through so they could engage the main force. Maybe the jeep would be a problem, maybe Alpha would take care of them. No way to know now what would happen.

Controlling his breathing, he peered out from under his helmet over the PKM's sights. His first targets would be the tank dismounts, then anyone trying to move along or through the kill zone on the right side of Targowa.


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (100/100 + 100)
Aiming at tank dismounts: Opportunity Fire
Bank building, left side of street

Tucker makes sure that Jay is set up properly with his RPG before he finds himself a spot that gives him a supported position to make the most out of his round of HEDP.  He extends his sights for the launcher and looks back to Jay signalling he's in position.

Tuck simply sinks down and waits for all of the commotion to pass with the first Hummer to pass by so he can get a look down the line of vehicles coming towards them now.  Seeing and hearing the tank rolling towards them, Frank slowly shifts and motions to Jay that the tank is his target and he is to shoot first.  Once he gets the message out, Robert sets up his rifle/launcher and takes aim at the first M113 APC that is behind the tank.  He takes in a breath, lines up his greande launcher's sights, and begins to exhale.  Half-way through the exhale, he discharges the 40mm HEDP round at the M113 (Almost immediately after Jay fires of course).

TUCKER
M-16A2 [31/30] / M-203 [HEDP] - {READY WEAPON} Safety ON
Browning HP-35 [13/13] SAFETY 'ON' Cocked & locked
H&K SOCOM (Suppressed) [12/12] SAFETY 'ON'
Kevlar Vest/Helmet

Firing 40mm HEDP round at M113APC after Jay fires his RPG at the T-72 tank
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Jan wasn't quite sure what Mariusz had done with the plates but it had certainly made the Baron's scouts even more over confident than they had already been.  He smiled to himself and they mounted back up and continued down the road.

As he studied the approaching column Jan radioed a suggestion to Konrad for target assignments.  "Alpha-1, Charlie-1.  Recommend Bravo takes rear shot at the tank and Charlie takes a flank shot at the lead APC.  Charlie will initiate once our target is level with us.  Alpha should be able to take a shot at the rear of the Humvee as well.  That is unless you want to attack the rear and take out the MTLB based on Delta's thinking?"

Jan then turned to Orso, who had been issued the RPG-7, preparing the plan based on the initial target priorities.  "Unless otherwise directed by the Capitaine your target is the first M113 and mine is the second M113.  We will initiate the ambush once your target is level with us.  Understood?"  He didn't set any target priorities for Minh or Piotr.  There were about to be an excess of infantry to shoot at so he let them pick their own targets!

While he waited to double check that Konrad wasn't changing the plan Jan started aiming at the second M113 with his M203, specifically its left hand (for the driver) track, in the hope that his HEDP round would immobilise the APC.


Jan
Instructing Orso to take a flank shot at the lead M113 with the RPG-7 and aiming his M203 at the second M113, specifically the left hand track
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HEDP - 6x HE, 3x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
AK-74 (30/30 rounds - 1 mag total) - slung over shoulder and carried for Minh
Frag Grenade x4
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Having failed to ferret out the danger lurking in the rubble on both sides of the relief column's route, the scout Humvee has now moved 50m or so past Alpha as it continues on its way down avenue Targowa.

The low, menacing form of the T-72 is up next, crawling right to the edge of the designated kill zone. As the tank edges into the intersection of Targowa and Kepno, one of the riders raises his arm and, pointing in the direction of Bravo, starts shouting furiously. As the tank commander drops into the turret and slamming the hatch above him, the alert rider's three companions atop the MBT's rear deck raise their weapons towards the waiting threat...


Updated Tac-Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...6&mid=1320613124  (Sorry folks- for some reason the map keeps centering back on the stadium.)


Next Moves?
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Mariusz had followed the Humvee until it went out of his sector and then he switched to the second vehicle. He knew that his HE round would be useless against the tank itself but he hoped that if he had to use it he would be able to cause some damage to the tank riders.

His eyes widened as he saw the riders begin to react and he quickly fired his grenade launcher at the tank in the hope that the blast and ricocheting shrapnel would cause confusion, if not damage among the enemy.

Mariusz
AK-74 30/30
BG-1 1/1 (1 spare)
Firing at the T-72 (where the riders are thicker)

Seeing one of the passengers on the tank raise the alarm, and point out some members of Bravo team, Jan turned to the rest of his team and hissed a revised set of orders.  "Orso, engage the tank the moment you get a flank shot.  If it stops before that happens then do not waste the rocket.  Minh.  Piotr.  Open fire on the infantry!"

Jan then changed target himself, drawing a bead on the lead M113, now just aiming for the front of the APC rather then risking the angle to target the tracks with an immobilising shot.  He held fire for the moment however, intent on not revealing his position until Orso had taken the primary shot at the tank.


Jan
Instructing Orso to take a flank shot at the tank with the RPG-7 and aiming his M203 at the first M113
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HEDP - 6x HE, 3x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
AK-74 (30/30 rounds - 1 mag total) - slung over shoulder and carried for Minh
Frag Grenade x4
This message was last edited by the player at 13:11, Mon 07 Nov 2011.

Oh shit, we're doomed. Well, we had a good run.

Every instinct screamed at him to open fire immediately, but if he was going down it'd be as a Polish soldier, maintaining his discipline. Besides, the riders were of little consequences as they were in a bank, but even a bank's stout walls would be hard-pressed to protect them from a 125mm fragmentation shell fired at point-blank range.

As he waited for Tuck and Jay to open fire Dawid idly thanked God the Baron wasn't copying the odious Soviet tactic of putting prisoners or, worse yet, civilian hostages on the tank to protect it from rockets and tanks. Perhaps the Baron knew even he couldn't get away with doing that!


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (100/100 + 100)
Aimed Opportunity Fire
Bank building, left side of street.

Piotr shoulders the RPK-74, braces it against his shoulder, resting the barrel and bipod on the shelf of concrete and wood debry he piled up in front of him.

Without hessitation he unloads the full 45 round magazine in long 10 round bursts at the infantry in the lead M-113.

"Fuck!  This is how it all ends," Tucker thinks as he changes his aiming point back to the MBT where the riders are and decides to go for the three who spotted them instead.  He hope Jay is getting ready to engage the tank.

"Mero nunilo gula chus!"*

Jay took aim. However, the tank was not yet level, and he had to wait. Firing now might waste the shot, and the tank was still moving. He waited. Hopefully the others would distract the tank's passengers long enough for Jay to get a clean shot.

While the tank was still moving he would hold his aim. As soon as he had a clear flank shot, or if the tank stopped, or if the barrel of the tank's gun was pointed at him, he would fire, aiming for the weakest area. (I assume somewhere between the turret and the tracks, but my RL knowledge isn't that great).

Mrityunjay Byanjankar
Bravo Team
On left flank, preparing to fire RPG at T-72 when shot presents itself
RPG-7 with 1x HEAT
AK74 with GL - 30/30 + 1xHE
Hand grenades - 6xFrag, 1xAT
40mmS - 3xHE
RPG rockets - 1xHEAT

* Lick my salty balls!

While he waited in position, a fair distance behind the two forward groups, Bayer inserted a HEDP round into his grenade launcher. He then settled in behind some rubble and looked to his two companions beside him to see ensure there positions were good. "The rubble makes for better concealment." he says quietly to them in an effort to boost their confidence.

When the enemy force finally arrived, he remained quiet on the radio, trusting his men and women not to open fire on the lead scout and spoiling the opportunity to kill a more sizable target. There was a time and place for ambushing scouts, but they were here now to kill armor. Keeping his head low, he motions to the UAZ and orders his companions, "Once the shooting starts, you two take out that vehicle. You just keep shooting at it until I say stop. Then when I give the signal, you run and we stay together. Understood?"

"Try not to shoot the wheels." he adds with a rare but confident smile.

Then as the T72 rolled towards the kill zone, Bayer levels his rifle towards the battle tank and flicks the safety off. He then rests the weapon firmly in his hands, creating a braced fire position with his body on the rubble to support the rifle. Once the first shot is made, Bayer will open up with steady, deliberate fire on the riders - until his targets are gone or an opportunity to engage the next AFV at any angle presents itself. OOC - GM, I'm assuming Bayer doesn't have clear LOS to M113s right?

Bayer (Alpha)
G36 (30/30) + HEDP
Prone/supported & using rubble for cover and concealment
Firing semi-automatic at tank riders until M113 can be engaged
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Agast at the complete lack of understanding of what had really happened in the support group and the seemingly non-existant desire to find out for themselves, Orso didn't respond to the statements by Jan which showed a total absence of trust in him. Instead, he bit his tongue, something he seemed to need to do more and more around these people, and just did as he was told, for now...
It probably would have helped matters though if the orders had been clearer.

In reply to Jan Cerny (msg #10):

Orso didn't need to be told what to do, and he certainly wouldn't be wasting the RPG on a simple APC. For that the rifle grenades he carried would be more than sufficient, if not a shot or two with his GL.

In reply to Jan Cerny (msg #13):

He waited, RPG sights resting on the tank. It would need to come to a complete stop before he caressed the trigger sending destruction on it's way.

Orso
Aiming RPG at the T-72 turret
RPG-7V (Russian PG-7M HEAT)
Franchi SPAS-15 (1 slug+6 buckshot) + 6x6 buckshot + 19 slugs (loose) HEAT fitted
Grenade attachment
Armscor MGL Mark 1 (4 HE, 2 smoke/6) + 2xILLUM, 6xHEDP, 2x HE, 3xSmoke
Grenade, M26A1, x6
Grenade, smoke, M18 x2
Mecar BTU rifle grenade, HEAT x2
Swiss Army Knife
Gas Mask
4x Binoculars
RV-2/400 Hand Radio
NO medical supplies

Quyen remains behind cover listening to the enemy motorized force closing in until she hears Jan's orders to open fire. Then popping up, she pulls the butt of the PKM into her shoulder and takes aim at the infantry riding on the first M113. As soon as her aim is on she will fire 2 bursts at the men (per turn), very gently rocking the gun back and forth to evenly pelt the APC with bullets.

Quyen
Firing at #1 M113 infantry (2 burst/phase)
Bravo Team
PKM <<<using bipod>>> (100/100)

Mines in place:
1 x POMZ-2 - trip
1 x Claymore - command
1 x dual frag grenade - trip

Continuing to scan the column of armoured vehicles, Craig did not bother to alert Warren when the team where spotted. He knew he had seen it also.


Sniper Element
Scanning for primary target

Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (5/5)- 4x PE Scope - At shoulder
AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 6x40mm HE- held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 10

Alerted to the presence of an ambush force, the T-72 jerks to an abrupt halt; almost simultaneously, the long barrel of its 125mm gun starts swinging towards the people of Bravo. Two of the four tank riders are guns-up, already squeezing the triggers of their AKs (the other two are almost there) when the sudden stop heaves them against the rear of the turret. As a result, their first shots bury themselves in the ground several meters in front of the tank. The T-72 is right at the edge of Kepno intersection.

Mariusz is the first of the ambushers to react. He sends a 40mmS HE grenade towards the men on the T-72's rear deck. The shot is just about perfect. The grenade explodes when it hits some kind of portrusion on the top of the tank's turret, knocking all four riders down in a spray of shrapnel. Before they got a chance to engage, Tucker and Konrad's intended targets have been eliminated. (Mariusz -1 40mmS HE)

The T-72's turret continues to turn, the barrel swinging inexorably towards Bravo...

Jay is the next to respond. He cooly and carefully lines up his shot, placing the crosshairs in the sight of his RPG launcher on the junction between turret and hull, before pulling the trigger. The rocket shoots away, leaving a tell-tale cloud of smoke and masonry dust as it streaks into the tank's turret. It hits with a thunderous explosion, producing a terrific orange fireball and kicking up even more dust. (Jay -1 RPG HEAT)

Despite the smoke and dust obscurring all but the rough outline of the T-72's hulkling form, Dawid sweeps a long burst of MG fire across the road. A pair of green tracers streak into the cloud while spent brass tinkles down the rubble the PKM is resting against. There's no way to know whether the fire did any good beyond settling Dawid's nerves a bit. (Dawid -10 rounds)

It's hard to tell through all of the smoke and dust (especially for Bravo), but the tank's turret is still turning. In just a second or three, it's gun will be pointed squarely at Bravo.

This presents the ambush team on the north side of Targowa with a narrow window of opportunity- as the tank's gun is brought to bear on Bravo, the weaker side armor of the T-72's turret is exposed to Charlie.

Meanwhile, as soon as Mariusz opens the ambush with his bullseye GL shot, Piotr opens up on the riders atop the first M113 APC with his RPK-74. His first burst of ten rounds scythes through the densely packed infantry, dropping at least a couple of men. Minh adds to the carnage with two five-round bursts. Her tracers join Piotr's as they streak into the tumbling mass of men. The men on the far side of the APC jump off and race towards cover on the south side of Targowa. In just a few seconds, the top deck of the first M113 is swept almost clean. In the confusion of the combat's opening moments, it's hard to tell exactly how many enemy have been neutralized, but half-a-dozen at least would be a safe estimate. (Piotr -10 rounds; Minh -10 rounds)

Jan also targets the lead M113, except his target is the APC itself. Jan's 40mm HEDP round explodes against the front glacis of the M113, producing a bright orange flash and a cloud of smoke and dust. The vehicle lurches to a halt. (Jan -1 40mmN HEDP)

The commander's position on the lead M113 is topped by what appears to be an armored cupola. The Charlie's caught a glimpse of it in the interval between the removal of the dismounts and the dust/smoke cloud kicked up by Jan's grenade strike. It's armament is, for the time being, unkown.

There's so much smoke and dust between the lead elements of the enemy armored column and the ambushers that no one but Warren and Sutherland can see beyond the first M113.

The snipers watch as second M113 stops and the 7-10 men atop its roof leap off and scatter towards cover on either side of the road. What was a target-rich environment just seconds before is now becoming much less abundant in terms of prey.

Beyond the second M113, the gunners atop the MTLB are looking for a clear-cut target for their ZU-23-2. Due to their distance from the kill zone and the "friendly" vehicles between it and them, they have no luck. If Warren and Craig open fire on the column, though, and the MTLB's gunners spot them, the twin-barrelled 23mm AA gun could pose a serious threat.

The men aboard the KAMAZ truck bringing up the columns rear begin to dismount and head for cover on both sides of Targowa.

At Alpha's position, Flemming and Monika follow Konrad's orders and open up on the receding Humvee. It continues apace, moving steadily away from the ambush. Looking towards the ambush kill zone, Konrad can't see much beyond the smoke and dust enveloping the T-72 and lead M113.

Combat Summary:

The T-72 has been hit but is apparently still operational. In just a couple of seconds, it will be ready to fire on Bravo, presenting its turret flank to Charlie. The four tank riders on board the MBT have been neutralized.

The lead M113 has been hit by a 40mm HEDP grenade and has stopped. Around 6 of the 10 men that had been riding on its roof have been hit by LSW/LMG fire and/or grenade fragments. 3-4 of the riders are headed towards cover on the south side of Targowa.

The infantry aboard the second M113 are headed into cover on both sides of the street. Only Warren and Sutherland can see this.

The infantry on board the KAMAZ are doing likewise. Again, only Warren and Sutherland can see this. The MTLB is stopped and its gunners looking for targets.


Updated Tac-map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...6&mid=1320806128


Next Moves?
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Jeff continues to watch, not moving for fear of the very active MTLB spotting them.  He allows a bit to key the radio "Delta has troops dismounting from second Gavin and the truck.  Tank looks to still be a threat. Out."

The waiting game continues, but the volume has increased.

"What the fuck!?" he swore, seeing the RPG round impact uselessly on the front of the turret.
"Told 'em not to fire at the front!"
An RPG of any variety was virtually incapable of more than scratching the composite armour on the front of any Soviet tank built after the 1970's. With only two shots left and two fully functional tanks still on the field...

Orso adjusted his aim slightly. There was no longer any room for error which meant picking out a specific location was no longer a viable option. Sights settled he carressed the trigger.

Orso - Initiative: 5
Firing at side of T-72
RPG-7V (Russian PG-7M HEAT)
Franchi SPAS-15 (1 slug+6 buckshot) + 6x6 buckshot + 19 slugs (loose) HEAT fitted
Grenade attachment
Armscor MGL Mark 1 (4 HE, 2 smoke/6) + 2xILLUM, 6xHEDP, 2x HE, 3xSmoke
Grenade, M26A1, x6
Grenade, smoke, M18 x2
Mecar BTU rifle grenade, HEAT x2
Swiss Army Knife
Gas Mask
4x Binoculars
RV-2/400 Hand Radio
NO medical supplies
This message was last edited by the player at 05:32, Wed 09 Nov 2011.

"Withdraw. Move now." Bayer says into his radio as the final attempts to rough up that Baron's armored column are made. He then repeats it over the crackle of gunfire and explosions, and shouts to Flemming and Sawicki, "Let's go... keep firing at the Hummer and stay with me."

Bayer will fire single shots at the men fleeing in the Hummer as bounds with his teammates. Then once they are in cover, he'll break into a run and head for the next rally point (using Mariusz's suggestion in msg #965).

Bayer (ALPHA)
Fire (Hummer) and movement (withdraw) towards cover then running to RV
G36/HK69 (30/30) + HEDP
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In reply to Cap'n Rae (msg #22):

As planned when the grenades fired he pressed the trigger of the machinegun, firing a burst through the smoke and shower of debris, then realised with horror the tank was still fully operational and targeting them.

It was a disappointment that Jay's rocket hadn't penetrated. As the tank didn't give them a flank then he'd made the best possible shot he could, period. It wasn't like was one of those miracle "top attack" weapons he'd heard about and the projectile couldn't very well curve in flight.

Past time to depart. Hoping it wasn't too late he pushed himself up, yelling, "GO! GO! GO! INCOMING!"

Leaving the PKM and spare ammunition and completely forgetting detonating the Claymore, he grabbed Mariusz and fled deeper into the bank, away from the street. He didn't think twice about leaving the heavy GPMG and spare ammo behind; if he survived he might be able to recover it but for now it would just slow him down. As soon as he had some kind of substantial cover (like a sturdy wall) between them and the tank, he threw himself down.


Dawid Piotrowski
No weapon in hand
Running deeper into bank
Bank on SW side of Targowa

Jay was annoyed that the T-72 had stopped earlier than he had hoped. He had taken the shot as best he could, unfortunately it hadn't come off. Now they were in trouble, with the tank's weapon heading in his direction.

"Move!" he bellowed at Tuck, unsure whether or not the American was aware of the immediate threat. He was quickly up on his feet and running, AK in one hand, empty RPG in the other. He retreated as speedily as he could through the rubble, heading towards the way point.

“Merde!” muttered Jan as the tank stopped in the middle of the intersection, short of the kill zone they had set up.  The infantry were starting to dismount from the lead M113 so Jan changed his mind about waiting for the shot and fired.  His HEDP round hit and the APC stopped but there was too much dust and smoke for him to be certain whether it was his shot that had stopped the APC or whether it was the driver's decision.

“Orso, if you are happy with the angle then take the shot,” he instructed to the big man next to him, his voice calm despite the noise and mayhem that was breaking out.  “Otherwise we withdraw and set up again.”  He then grabbed the claymore clacker and pressed it several times, setting off the claymore, more with the intention of adding to the chaos in the street than actually inflicting any further casualties.  Maybe it would prompt someone to diver further into cover and trigger a mine though!

Hearing Konrad’s order to withdraw over the radio, Jan turned and called over to Minh and Piotr.  “Minh, withdraw now into the rubble and set up to cover us.  Piotr, one more burst then withdraw as well!”  He then lowered his voice and spoke once again to the man beside him.  "Orso we withdraw after you take the shot or now if the angle is not good enough."

Jan then dropped the clacker and started to reload his M203 with a HE round.


Jan
Ordering Orso to use his judgement regarding taking the shot, setting off the claymore, ordering Minh and Piotr to withdraw and reloading his M203.
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (0/1 - 6x HE, 2x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
AK-74 (30/30 rounds - 1 mag total) - slung over shoulder and carried for Minh
Frag Grenade x4

Mariusz felt Dawid's insistent tug and turned to run. He followed the older Pole and yelled to him, "We rally by the old bus station if we can."

Mariusz
AK-74 30/30 BG1 0/1 91 left in pouch)
Running away from the big gun

Piotr hears Jan's orders and gives whatever enemy troops remain another solid 10 round burst.


Piotr Pawlowski
RPK-74 Scoped (25/45) + 6x45
2 Frags
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Tucker pulls up from his shot with his grenade launcher and seeing that Jay's round didn't penetrate the tanks armor.  It looked like that thery were spotted and it was certainly time to go.  He got up to move when Jay yelled to him and Robert made sure that Jay was in front of him so he could cover him, if needed, since he was still carrying the RPG.  Tuck quickly moved off behind Jay because he knew the tank's turret was traversing towards the building and hopefully Orso would do some good with the other launcher.

Time to go.

Quyen pulls back from the rubble where she laid and not up as to create an easy target for herself. From the waist she quickly fires another short burst towards the infantry and then begins running at a slight crouch towards the next RV position.

Quyen
Firing at nearest enemy (1 burst) / running back to RV
Bravo Team
PKM (90/100)

Mines in place:
1 x POMZ-2 - trip
1 x Claymore - command
1 x dual frag grenade - trip
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The tank's long main gun barrel stops, now pointing directly at team Bravo. Wisely, all of the Bravos either take immediate cover or begin to pull back with haste.

As the T-72's gun settles on Bravo, Orso get's the side of the tank (it's an oblique shot, since the hull is not side-on to Charlie) lined up in the sights of his RPG and pulls the trigger, kicking up a small dust storm with the rocket's launch. The rocket leaps off of the launcher and sizzles towards the beheamouth. Just as the rocket is about to strike, the T-72 rocks back on its tracks as its main gun fires.

The blast is terrific. What is likely an HE or fragmentation round slams into Bravo's position and explodes with a thunderous BOOM! The shockwave and overpressure are enough to knock everyone down. The air fills with a thick, choking dust and hunks of concrete begin to rain down all around them. It's almost impossible to see more than a meter or so in any direction. The upside to this grey-out is that any nearby enemy won't be able to see them either. The Bravos are shaken and disoriented but, aside from bloody noses and a few bruises and abbrasions, are unhurt. Dawid has lost his PKM and all of its ammunition, but has gained his life. As the Bravos attempt to regain their senses, events contintue to unfold around them. (1 PKM and 190 rounds of 7.62mm R lost or destroyed)

Orso's RPG rocket skips off of the top of the T-72's hull and hits flush on the side of its turret, exploding with a brilliant orange flash and kicking up even more smoke and dust. It's a solid hit on the turret's thinner side armor- the kind of hit experience tells you can kill a T-72 (without spaced or reactive armor). However, since the tank is now obscurred by quite a lot of smoke and dust, you can't be sure that it is truly dead. (Orso -1 RPG HEAT)

Piotr and Minh both fire bursts down the street towards the first M113 as Jan detonates Charlie's Claymores. Although they probably don't cause any enemy casualties, the exploding directional mines do add to the already substantial cloud of smoke and dust roiling around between the ambushers and their quarry. The rapid popping of automatic fire from down the road tells everyone that the enemy has been roused and is attempting to fight back. Bullets buzz through the smoke and dust, but it's blind fire and no one is hit. Charlie begins withdrawing just as a flurry of grenades start exploding near their position. The enemy apparently has brought with them some sort of automatic grenade launcher. (Piotr -10 rounds, Minh -10 rounds; all mines and booby traps are left behind)

From their higher vantage point, Warren and Sutherland can still see a good deal more than their teammates at ground level. The T-72 has disappeared behind the dust cloud and the first M113 is barely visible. It's small turret apparently contains an AGS-17 and it is currently firing bursts towards Charlie's positions. The second APC looks to be armed with a DShK heavy machinegun; it hasn't opened fire yet. Both APCs have dropped their rear hatches, disgorging at least a dozen more infantry between them. At least two score enemy dismounts are now in cover along either side of Targowa and many of them have begun to fire up the street towards the ambushers.

The MTLB gunners have stopped scanning the upper stories around them for targets and are now straining to see what's happening up ahead (at street level).

Konrad leads the withdrawal. He pops off a few rounds at the apparently fleeing scout Humvee. Flemming and Monika have both emptied their first magazine at it as well. (Konrad -3 rounds). The Humvee continues to recede into the distance. The greyout around the intersection of Targowa and Kepno provides very good concealment for both ambush teams. With the T-72 taking up space in the middle of Targowa, it is probably as good a time as any to cross the road.


Next Moves?
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"OK, time to go!" Jan called out to the other members of his team as he pushed himself up into a crouch and backed quickly away from the position he and Orso had occupied.  "Fall back to the RP as quickly as possible!"  The dust and debris of the numerous explosions had brought them a short window to break contact with the enemy troops - one minor bonus of the ambush being sprung early was that it would now be easier to put some distance between them and the Baron’s forces and to get away!

As he ran towards the rendezvous point Jan turned to the big Italian.  "Orso.  Good shot.  You hit well but let us hope it destroyed the tank!  When you can, pass the launcher to Piotr for him to carry!"  He then got onto the radio to update Konrad.  "Alpha, Charlie withdrawing to initial RP in good order."  Curiosity then got the better of him and he transmitted a second message to try to get an update on their shots.  "Delta, Charlie.  Status on the tank and lead APC when you can please.  We got a good hit on each!"  The tank was the priority target but Jan hoped that his shot had also immobilised the lead M113 as well.


Jan
Ordering his squad to withdraw towards the RP, reporting his unit status to Konrad and radioing to the snipers for an update on the T-72 and lead M113
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HE - 6x HE, 2x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
AK-74 (30/30 rounds - 1 mag total) - slung over shoulder and carried for Minh
Frag Grenade x4

Bayer lowers his rifle and with his free hand reaches out and grabs Sawiki, pulling and urging her along with him, "Come on!" he yells. Then over his shoulder he shouts, "Flemming now! Move! Stay with me!"

Bayer will lead Alpha and the platoon to their next rally point. Once out of danger from incoming fire, he responds to Jan over the radio, "Alpha roger out."

Bayer (ALPHA)
Fast movement to RV
G36/HK69 (27/30) + HEDP

His world exploded around him. Dawid took shelter behind a wall and held his hands over his ears. He was still deafened and a little disoriented. Coughing from the dust, grateful to be alive, he grabbed Mariusz and helped the other man up. For all they knew, the tank was still active and dangerous, which was quite likely.

Dawid yelled, still deafened:

"WE'RE ALIVE! THANKS TO GOD! LET'S GO TO THE RALLY POINT! THEN. IF THEY'RE STILL ALIVE, MEET TUCKER AND JAY. THEN THE NEXT RALLY POINT AT THE TROLLEY STATION! LET'S GO!"

He drew his Stechkin and charged it, it gave a little comfort even if it were mostly illusory compared to a machinegun or assault rifle. Or tank gun.


Dawid Piotrowski
Stechkin (21/20 +2 Mags)
Moving to Rally Pt. 1
Bank on SW side of Targowa
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Boom!

The blast and subsequent concussion wave knocked Jay to the floor. As he tried to scramble back to his feet he blinked the thick dust from his eyes. He coughed a couple of times, before regaining his composure. With the empty RPG under his arm, he held his AK by the pistol grip and did his best to support the heavy barrel.

He ran as best he could, heading back towards the rally point. As he ran he spotted Tuck in the gloom, who luckily appeared to have survived as well. As he ran he felt a warmth on his lips. A quick touch with his tongue revealed the familiar salty stickiness of fresh blood. He ignored it for now, presumably some debris had hit his face, but the wound was no more than superficial. He concentrated on running.

Mariusz got to his feet and said, "Amen to that."

He kept running.

Mariusz
AK-74 30/30 BG1 0/1
Running away

As the world below their position exploded Craig stayed perfectly still. He studied the scene unfolding below trying to pick out the effect of their attack.



Sniper Element
Scanning for primary target

Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (5/5)- 4x PE Scope - At shoulder
AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 6x40mm HE- held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 10

Tucker begins to choke as the smoke and debris is all over the place from the round of the T-72 tank that just tried to obliterate them from existance.  He pulls himself up from the floor and grabs his weapon and then immediately looks for Jay to make sure he's up and moving.  He figures he looks to be about the same shape as Jay (meaning a little stunned and just minor scrapes) and gives him a nod.  "You lead, I cover you to the rally point!"

TUCKER
M-16A2 [31/30] / M-203 [HEDP] - {READY WEAPON} Safety ON
Browning HP-35 [13/13] SAFETY 'ON' Cocked & locked
H&K SOCOM (Suppressed) [12/12] SAFETY 'ON'
Kevlar Vest/Helmet

Making way to the Rally point with Jay
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Getting the hell out of Dodge.

Scurrying back as quickly as he could, Orso tossed the now empty RPG at Piotr to carry.
"Don't leave it behind or they'll know we're out of rockets."
Although not truly believing he'd taken out the tank, the two RPGs had at least made them think twice about bringing up their armour. The next ambush could expect to see an opposing force made up almost entirely of dismounted infantry.
"Better let the Hauptman know they're going to try flanking," he panted under his heavy load to Jan.
"And adjust his plan to suit."

Orso - Initiative: 5
LEAVING!!!! through previously selected covered path
Armscor MGL Mark 1 (4 HE, 2 smoke/6) + 2xILLUM, 6xHEDP, 2x HE, 3xSmoke
RPG-7V (Empty, passing to Piotr)
Franchi SPAS-15 (1 slug+6 buckshot) + 6x6 buckshot + 19 slugs (loose) HEAT fitted
Grenade attachment
Grenade, M26A1, x6
Grenade, smoke, M18 x2
Mecar BTU rifle grenade, HEAT x2
Swiss Army Knife
Gas Mask
4x Binoculars
RV-2/400 Hand Radio
NO medical supplies

"My fault misunderstood thoguht Jan was carrying."  Piotr slings teh RPG launcher, "OK I follow you out, make sure you get out first."

Jeff waited patiently, unmoving.  With friendlies withdrawing, it was now a question of whether the Baron would show himself while his troops combed the area.  Hopefully the T-72 and maybe that M113 had been knocked out, which would certainly delay this column.

He does what he can to scan the dismounted infantry for the Baron's face, but doesn't expect to find him.

Teams Alpha, Bravo, & Charlie

The withdrawal goes off without a hitch. Hidden from the enemy by the immense dust and smoke cloud hanging like a thick grey curtain between them and the Baron's angry hornets, all three teams move quickly away from their ambush positions towards the second rally point. The Bravos have a bit of trouble with balance, a result of the concussion from the explosion of the 125mm tank shell. Then there's the bits of grit and cement dust in their eyes, mouths, and lungs. Fortunately, the Charlies, aware of their comrades' recent close call, hold their retreat long enough to reunite with and assist the shaken Bravos. This slows the whole team down considerably, but they've managed to move off of the street into the complex warren of rubbled or burned out buildings and alleys off of Targowa and the pursuing enemy can no longer see them.

With some solid cover between them and the ambush site, the teams move back out into the open road (street running roughly parallel to Targowa), pushing the pace faster now. They reach the second rally point without incident. Apparently, the scout Humvee that passed untouched through the kill zone has buggered off, leaving the rest of the relief column to their own devices.

Breathing hard and dripping sweat, the Kommandos take a short break and regroup. Flemming, monitoring the teams' frequency, alerts Konrad to an urgent message from a White Queen (Griet). Tucker realizes that his own radio appears to have died.


Sniper Detachment

As the ambush teams withdraw to the second rally point, led by the HQ detachment, Warren and Craig continue to watch events unfold from their perch above the ruined bank.

As the dust starts to settle and the smoke clears a little, enemy infantry, supported by the heavy weapons on the two M113s, advance on the former positions of both ambush teams. They uselessly expend ammunition and grenades clearing the area around the intersection. One hapless main trips Minh's POS mine; the ensuing explosion appears to kill him pretty much instantly. This slows the enemy's progress somewhat, as they take a more cautious, measured approach.

Meanwhile, the commander's hatch clangs pops open on the T-72, white smoke pouring out for a few seconds. A plainly injured crewmember climbs out through the gushing smoke and slides down the right side of the turret.

With the immediate area more or less secure, both M113s advance beyond the stricken T-72, shielding it with their much more thinly-armored hulls. Several men climb atop the damaged tank. One of them has a fire extinguisher which he immediately begins to ply around the interior of the turret. Another man helps the injured crewman back to where the enemy have established a casualty collection point on the north side of Targowa roughly even with where the first M113 had been during the fight. Warren and Craig count about a half-dozen wounded, two of whom appear to be suffering from rather severe wounds to the torso. A couple of medics tend to these men while comrades stand nearby, offering encouragement and assisting with the less seriously wounded. There are at least ten bodies lying here and there in the street, one of which appears to have been run over by one of the M113s.

The sound of men moving around below them remind Warren and Craig that they do not exist apart from the battle space. The enemy infantry are making quite a bit of noise; it sounds like they have no idea that two of their attackers are ensconced only a couple of floors above them. As of now, they appear to be content to remain on the ground floor.

With enemy troops just a couple of floors beneath them, Warren and Craig watch the MTLB move up to the spot where the second M113 had been during the ambush. The KAMAZ truck follows. When it stops, men begin to reboard. A hatch at the back of the MTLB opens and four men emerge. Two of the men are black, both armed with short-barrelled AKs. The other two are white. One man wears a black beret atop his closely shaved skull. The other has shoulder-length black hair and a full beard. Through his scope, Craig instantly recognizes the long-haired man as the Carny, the Black Baron. He's wearing an American ballistic vest over clean, well-tailored Polish Pantera camouflage combat fatigues. The men are joined by a few others- likely platoon and/or squad commanders- for an impromptu command team meeting. The shot is there, but then Craig and Warren hear the sound of boots echoing up through the stairwell (the snipers are on the damaged fourth floor).


Next Moves?

OOC: Google maps is not working for me at all. I can log in but I can't access any of the maps I've made. I have no clue as to what's wrong. I will try again later. Sorry.
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Without taking his crosshairs off of the Baron, Jeff whispers to Craig.  "After our shot, give me your CS.  I toss stairs, you BG commanders.  Mask up, shoot through that squad.  Get into another building if possible.  Too easy."

Jeff pauses to make sure he's thought of everything, then looks Craig in the eye to make sure he understood the seriousness.  Afterward he put his eye back to the scope  "Fire in 3....2....1...."  with the count complete, Jeff caresses the trigger of his SVU-AS.

As soon as both snipers have fired, Jeff jumps back from the window, puts his Soviet Gas Mask on, slings his rifle and draws his SOCOM, and takes Craig's grenade while he preps the BG.


Jeff Warren
Aimed shot at Baron - synchronized with Craig.
Immediately afterwards donning mask, slinging rifle and drawing pistol.  Moving towards stairs with Craig's CS grenade.
SVU-AS <8/10> + 6
Mk.23 SOCOM - Suppressed <12/12> + 2

"Aye... sounds right, laddie. CS red stripe, green card to your right."

He had the CS and several FRAGS layered out to his left. With that nothing more need to be said. He waited for the count down from Warren and slowly squeezed off the trigger.

When the round was away Craig grabbed the AK-74/BG-15 and sent a HE grenade towards the command group before heading towards the door while grabbing for his gas mask.



Sniper Element
Firing on primary target

Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (5/5)- 4x PE Scope - At shoulder
AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 6x40mm HE- held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 10

The cloud of smoke and debris on Targowa road had presented a clear opportunity for Charlie team to cross and re-join Alpha and Bravo teams and they had done so.  As they regrouped Jan noticed that Dawid had lost his machinegun, presumably as a result of their withdrawal while a tank shell exploded nearby.  It obviously hadn’t been a direct hit though, otherwise they wouldn’t all still be standing!

“Minh, pass the PKM and ammo over to Dawid,” instructed Jan while he unslung her rifle from his shoulder and passed it back to her.  “You are back to being a rifleman again.  Well done with the mines.  The claymore allowed us to break contact easily and maybe the mines have inflicted more casualties.”  The torrent of fire they had run from had masked any actual explosions however.

Jan then turned to Konrad.  “Capitaine, where do you wish to set up now?  I have heard nothing from Jeff or Craig so we do not know how much damage we inflicted.”  He left it unsaid that their silence implied that they had been killed, captured or at best cornered and unable to transmit at present.  Jan was fairly certain however that if they were about to be captured they would have transmitted the fact.


Jan
Ordering Minh to hand over the PKM to Dawid, passing her her AK-74 and asking Konrad what the next plan is.
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HE - 6x HE, 2x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
Frag Grenade x4

In reply to Jan Cerny (msg #48):

Holstering his Stechkin, Dawid coughed a little more dust out of his lungs. He was smiling a lot, slapping shoulders and backs covered in dust and grime like he was. They hadn't won the battle and not everything had gone according to plan, but they were all there after facing down a tank and still in the fight.

He gratefully took the PKM and ammo can with half-belt of spare ammo from Minh. "Thanks! Lost mine. Hope you got some good use out of this."

"Now we wait for the snipers to do their job, if they can."


Dawid Waldus Piotrowski
PKM (80/100 + 44)
Accepting GPMG
Rally Pt. 2

While a headcount and weapon change is being organized, Bayer takes the handset from Flemming and changes the manpack's frequency to that of the Queen. Then after a hurried conversation, he tosses back the handset to Flemming and answers Jan's question, "The Queen is maneuvering into position."

Not wanting to lose what little head start they had on the enemy, he whips out his map and while pointing at large theater, he explains, "We move again... to this part of the city by the theater. Our allies with the Queen are setting up a covering force near there to support our withdraw. We'll fall through their positions and hopefully, rally with them near the stadium."

"Everyone ready? Let's go." he asks, grateful everyone made it back from their ambush. "Dawid, your group has rear security."

Bayer will then lead the group at a swift pace towards the next rally point coordinated with the Queen.
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Griet finished briefing Bayer over the radio saying, "Hang in there, Bayer-wulf, help is on the way."

Mariusz smiled with relief as he moved next to Dawid, "Thanks for pulling me out rather than the gun, I feel I'm far more precious."

He kept running toward the next rally point.

"Qui Capitaine," replied Jan in response to Konrad's instructions before re-joining the rest of his team.  Turning to Minh, Piotr and Orso, Jan then explained the next step to them.  "We go now to meet up with the Queen to link up with our river forces who have landed allied troops near the stadium."

Quyen drops the PKM to its bipod and accepts her rifle back from Jan. "Thanks... I wanted it to do more than scare them though." she says about the mines. "I only have one claymore and some dynamite left now."

Quyen then nods to Dawid "It was useful."

In reply to Konrad Bayer (msg #50):

Dawid, like the other members of Bravo element, looked like hell. Blood tracks from concussion and fragments streaked across a face grey with concrete dust. He removed his helmet, revealing a distinct "dust line".

"Good show, Minh, many people wouldn't have the guts to use it at all."

"Yes, Mariusz, my pleasure! It was a close thing. Who knows if that beast would have slowed me down or not? Only God! The Machinegun is replaceable, you are not."


He took stock of his team, wondering how they all survived. When Konrad issued his orders he replied, "Understood. Do you want the last rocket or should we use it?

"Everyone, let's get moving!"

In reply to Cap'n Rae (msg #45):

Back at the RV point, Jay coughed a final cloud of brick dust out of his lungs. He looked over at Tuck, Dawid and Mariusz. All were alive, albeit a little dusty and spattered with blood. They looked like a ghosts, just slightly better armed.

"We live! Is good!" he exclaimed, with a big grin on his face, his ears were still ringing from the tank blast. As they awaited further orders he found a good cover position and lined his grenade launcher up where he thought infantry would be likely to appear from.

In reply to Mrityunjay Byanjankar (msg #56):

"That was a good shot you took, my friend, perhaps that helped save us."

He coughed some more, ears still ringing. As they moved he briefed his team, getting them into some kind of order.

"Okay, we'll travel as a diamond along the right side of the road. Jay in front, Tucker in rear, Mariusz and I in middle. I know we should go in pairs along both sides but I don't want to split us up while moving because we have to go quickly."

"If the Baron is using Warsaw Pact tactics then he will deploy and methodically assault our last position to clear the ambush. Still, they could catch up in vehicles. Plus, that UAZ is unaccounted for. As rearguard if someone makes contact with us we try and ambush again from hasty positions.

If we are faced with armoured vehicles we'll pick off the riders while Jay uses a rocket. If the tank has survived, then the best we can hope for is another flank shot, or try for the treads. If it's immobile that will serve our purposes well enough, perhaps the 9th can then capture it?"

"Keep mopving!"


Dawid Waldus Piotrowski
PKM (90/100 + 44)
Moving SE towards Stadium
Right side of Street
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Tucker makes it back to the rally point with the others, very dusty and very beat up.  He looks over to Jay with a smile, "Is very good my friend!"

He looks across and sees Minh and that she's all right.  He walks over to her when she's done passing of the PKM MG to Dawid, "Glad to see you again.  You OK?"

In reply to Robert 'Tuck' Tucker (msg #58):

With a start, Dawid jogged ahead to catch up Konrad.

"Kaptain! This is important: have we contacted the snipers yet? Is there anything we can do to assist them?"

"They are our Ace card we should be thinking of maximising their chances of success before seeing to our own affairs."

"If they require some kind of diversion or other activity to help them, I volunteer to do whatever I can. If that means firing a few bursts to harass them or even lead a diversionary attack, I will lead it, personally. I feel strongly about it, if the snipers have a chance to end it now then it's worth the risk."

"Probably all that will be needed is to wait for the snipers to fire, then fire a burst at long range to keep peoples' heads down to help them break contact. I don't need the machinegun, a Kalashnikov will do. And a smoke grenade to help me get out myself?"

He looked determined, yet perhaps a little resigned. Doing this would put him back into grave danger. Still, if they had a chance to strike then he was determined to take it despite the cost. He sighed.

"Damn it, we were almost out of the jaws of the Dragon. Once more into the breach."
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Sniper Detachment

Despite the near certainty of being detected, and the presence of a hostile enemy force just one floor below them, Warren and Craig agree to take the shot- they might not get another chance this good to decapitate the Black Legion.

The sharp reports of both snipers' rifles echoes out into the street nearly simultaneously. (Warren -1 round; Craig -1 round)

The Baron drops before he hears the gunshots, struck in the both the left leg and in the torso. The two black men- personal bodyguards, presumably- immediately grab the Baron and drag him behind the MTLB, accompanied by the other officers present. The enemy infantry still on the street scatter like cockroaches, seeking cover. Dozens of eyes sweep the area, searching for the hostile shooters. Hopeful fire is directed to likely spots.

As soon as the Baron falls, Craig switches out his old Mosin-Nagant for this Soviet 40mm grenade launcher. Hastily taking aim, he fires. The grenade bursts about a dozen meters behind the MTLB, and about the same distance from the idling KAMAZ truck. There's no telling what kind of casualties and/or damage is produced by the exploding grenade. (Craig -1 40mmS HE grenade)

As Craig readies his quick grenade shot, Warren pushes himself up and away from the hole in the building behind which the snipers had been proned out behind. Putting on his gask mask, Warren heads for the door to the stairwell. Men are shouting down below, at least three or four of them. With his silenced SOCOM pistol in one hand, Warren tosses the CS grenade down the stairwell to the second floor landing below. Just as he does so, a man's upper body appears in the doorway opening on to the landing, head and shoulders poised behind an AK which is pointed roughly in Warren's direction. The man notices the tubling CS cannister and he pulls back out of sight. Popping and hissing, the grenade starts spewing forth thick, white, caustic smoke. Into the stairwell and, hopefully, into the second floor where the enemy building clearing team is currently situated. (Warren/Craig -1 CS grenade)

Craig, meanwhile, is also pulling back from the hole in the exterior wall. Several of the alerted enemy in the street below had noticed where the grenade shot had come from and are starting to direct fire at the spot. Craig just caught a glimpse of the MTLB gunners cranking the twin barrels of their ZU-23-2 AA gun towards the upper levels of the building as he moved away from the hole. As he joins Warren at the door to the stairwell, the ZU starts chewing up the upper floors of the building, pelting it with 23mm HE rounds. (The doorway is far away enough from the impact site that they don't need to worry about being hit quite yet- once the guns have blasted through the exterior, though, they could be in significant danger.)

Main Body

Meanwhile, back at the second rally point, Dawid proposes going back to find/assist the sniper detachment. Not to be outdone, Orso volunteers to go along.

"You may be an asshole, but you're not going alone."

OOC: Konrad?

Landing Force

Led by Griet, a small team of seasoned G-K militia fighters is landed by inflatable on the east bank of the Vistula, roughly due west of the second rally point. They're bringing the Mk-19 AGL along with them. Lugging the heavy but powerful weapon, they make their way towards a collapsed railway overpass near the Kommando's current position- a natural chokepoint should the Baron's force decide to pursue the ambushers or push on towards the stadium-fort on the way to the granary/HQ complex.


Updated Tac-map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...6&mid=1321417060


Next Moves?
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:35, Wed 16 Nov 2011.

In reply to Cap'n Rae (msg #60):


"Fitting words for our tombstones! Someone give me a damn rifle and some magazines, and let us both go!"

Dawid wasn't surprised at Orso's volunteering. Clearly, the man had a screw loose but he definitely wasn't lacking for balls. He'd called Dawid a coward and so he was damned if he'd let himself be shown up by his nemesis. Though he'd never mention it, Dawid was grateful for the assistance, no matter what the motive.

"We shall see you at the Stadium or on the other side!"
This message was last edited by the player at 01:19, Wed 16 Nov 2011.

Keeping his pistol pointed where the man exposed himself, but still leaning back a ways to make for a harder incoming shot, Jeff says "Got a team on the second floor.  There.  Toss a grenade and then let's get to the roof."  Anyone who sticks even a hair out will get a double tap, the more he can spare the merrier.  He waits a half second after Craig throws his grenade at the squad, and then throws his own frag where he saw the enemy.

As soon as the grenade is in the air, Jeff calls "Move." and proceeds to head for the stairs.  His intention is to get to the roof, and jump to the building to the SE and work there way away from there.  Contact with the Commandos would have to wait, if it could be established at all.  Once he's clear of the stairwell and when he has a second he will remove the mask again.


Jeff Warren
Covering second floor landing, tossing Frag Grenade at enemy clearing team, moving to escape route up stairs
Mk.23 SOCOM [13/13] + 2, SVU-AS slung
6 Frag Grenades, 4 Smoke

This message was last edited by the player at 21:10, Wed 16 Nov 2011.

Craig pulls the pins on two grenades and throws one to where Warren indicated the squad was, he then let the lever fly on the second as he dropped it down the stair well.

"Up it is."

He reloads the grenade launcher as they clamber up the stairs.



Sniper Element
Moving up

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (5/5)- 4x PE Scope
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 10
This message was last edited by the player at 18:39, Wed 16 Nov 2011.

Jay looked on as Dawid and Orso prepared to lead a rallying charge. He knew he couldn't retreat at this point. Comrades were in danger, and the Gurkha in him took charge. To run now would shame his family and all he believed in. He was no coward to flee in the face of the enemy.

He looked Dawid square in the face. "I come too," he said simply. His facial expression indicated that this wasn't something he was going to debate - he was going to stay and fight with his new-found friends.

Mrityunjay Byanjankar
Bravo Team
Preparing to stay and fight
RPG-7 - empty
AK74 with GL - 30/30 + 1xHE
Hand grenades - 6xFrag, 1xAT
40mmS - 3xHE
RPG rockets - 1xHEAT
This message was last edited by the player at 09:55, Wed 16 Nov 2011.

In reply to Mrityunjay Byanjankar (msg #64):

Tucker just rolls his eyes at this all star line-up going in to help the sniper team try and get out.  He stands and says, "God love's assholes, and you two," pointing at Dawid and Orso, "aren't going in without me!  We got men in the field who need help.  Let's get 'em back!  No offense Jay."

"No." Bayer says flatly. "Mr. Warren and Lieutenant Sutherland volunteered for a solo mission in which they were not to expect support on. They wouldn't have stepped forward for something like that if they couldn't handle themselves."

Pointing towards the river, he continues with his hard choice, "Griet has come forward with our allies from Gora Kalwaria who have volunteered to risk themselves to help us. They are waiting for us as we speak and we need everyone on the line because that is where this will end."

Bayer then says, "Dawid, leave the machinegun and the ammunition, and you can go... but I'm not splitting up the group any further just for a diversion, so Sergeant Tucker and Jay are to stay." Then looking at Orso, he waves him off and adds, "You aren't one of us so you can do as you wish."

"Quyen, take the machinegun. Sergeant Tucker you are in command of Bravo team."

Bayer then extends the antenna on his radio all the way up and tries to contact Warren and Craig.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:04, Wed 16 Nov 2011.

Mariusz looked over at Dawid and said, "Take my gun, it has one HE in the launcher."

He handed the rifle over and said, "Mihn, I'll act as your assistant, is there anything you want me to carry?"

Griet spoke to her team quickly, "Our objective is the group of buildings just to the right of where the railway line used to cross Targowa. Team One, you deploy at ground level in an L-shaped ambush, machine guns will be the short arm of the L. The rest of us will get higher up in the building next to the motorcycle shop, or what's left of it. We'll initiate the ambush with the grenade launcher. Move. We needed to be there yesterday."

She began moving quickly toward the objective wondering why she was putting her ass on the line again. If the Baron kept Warsaw, the Queen was hers, all she was doing was reuniting her father with a family she'd never met and adding a whole set of legitimate rivals to her claim. She shrugged, that didn't matter now, what mattered was getting into position to save her comrades. Comrades meant more than any ship, any materiel they would lose or expend in this battle, some people lost focus on that.

Now she moved toward battle once more risking her life not for riches or honour but for the most important reason of all, to help her friends.

"Shift your asses," she said, "let's show these bastards who's really calling teh shots on the Wistula."

In reply to Konrad Bayer (msg #66):

Jay went to protest, but stopped himself. He had been given a direct order, and whilst he may not like it, he would do as he was told.

In reply to Konrad Bayer (msg #66):

Not wanting to waste any time over expressing disappointment, Dawid nodded as he passed the MG to Mariusz. "Yes sir! Understood."

Nodding a wordless thanks to Tucker and Jay, he took the AK/BG-15 and stuffed any spare magazines into his chest harness.

"Sir, I suggest moving the Queen north so that if we retreat to the river, they can pick us up and/or bring weapons to bear on pursuers. Let me know over the radio if this is possible, code word is "Castled". Regardless, good luck and may the Black Madonna protect you."

The decision was out of his hands now so regardless, it was time to move out with Orso.


OOC: At least a few spare mags would do nicely!
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Snipers

Three hand grenades explode in quick succession- two on the second floor landing and one on the stairway leading from said landing down to the first floor. As Warren and Craig run up the stairs to the ruined fourth floor, there is a burst of gunfire from below- someone on the second floor is shooting out on to the landing. The enemy must have been expected an assault would follow the frags; they apparently did not consider the possibility of an upward escape. The blast produced by the grenades has cleared some of the CS gas from the stairwell, but there's still enough trapped there to dissuade and/or hamper pursuit. (Warren & Craig -3 frags)

The two snipers crawl over some rubble in the uppermost section of the stairwell and squeeze through a tight gap leading to daylight. They emerge on to fourth floor, which is now the buildings de-facto roof. From here, there are several large gashes leading into the upper floor of the building next door. Another short burst of 23mm HE explodes against the building's north-facing wall, just a few feet below the lip of the fourth floor/"roof". Smoke and dust from the exploding HE rounds drifts towards them. With all of the debris on the "roof", neither man is likely visible to those on the ground. If there are enemy in the upper floors of the buildings across the street, however...

Rescue/Diversion Team

Dawid and Orso run back towards the ambush site, following the same route they used to leave it just a quarter of an hour before. When they move through a damaged building to where they can look out on to Targowa, about 200m from the Kepno intersection, they notice quite a bit of activity around the cold kill zone and their former ambush positions. One of the M113s is now between them and the damaged/killed T-72 and enemy dismounts- many in at least partial cover and all on high alert- are scattered throughout the area. Orso, panting due to the exertion, is first to speak, "I'll use this mean motherfucker to blast the shit out of that Gavin. You do whatever the fuck you feel. Capisce?" He does Dawid the courtesy of waiting a few seconds before he levels his fancy, semi-auto grenade launcher at the near M113 and starts counting in a measured, theatrical cadence, "On thee. One. Two..."

Kommando's Main Body

Konrad leads the rest of the Kommandos towards the rendezvous point with Griet and her G-K militia landing force. The stress and exertion of combat is starting to wear on everyone a little bit. The fallen rail overpass is within view. Griet's team and the Queen's Mk-19 AGL- a welcome force multiplier- should be arriving their soon as well.

Griet's Landing Force

The Mk-19 is slowing the men down. They trade off shifts lugging the thing and follow the torn-up tracks towards the rendezvous. They spot the Kommandos as soon as the Kommandos spot them. It's been several days since either party has seen the other. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of time to celebrate and catch up on recent events.


Next Moves?
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:23, Fri 18 Nov 2011.

Hold up a second. Cover me, check for movement in the other buildings.

Craig grabs a FRAG grenade and pulls the pin and rests a large piece of rubble on it at the entrance to the roof. He puts in such a position that someone will have to move it to get through.

Then staying low, he follows Warren south along the roofs.


Sniper Element
Moving low

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE- At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (5/5)- 4x PE Scope - Slung
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 08

In reply to Cap'n Rae (msg #71):

"Wow, finally getting to use that thing, eh?

"Fine, on your mark. I'll aim for the dismounts. "

Snugging the AK to his shoulder and flipping up the grenade sight, he aimed the GL and waited for Orso to fire.


Dawid Piotrowski
AK-74/BG-74 (30/30 + 1 HE, 4x spare mags)
Aiming GL at dismounts on N side, then running like hell. Firing GL only.
Storefront, SE side of Targowa.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:12, Fri 18 Nov 2011.

Not very happy about being left with the main group, Tucker returns Dawid's nod and shakes his hand before followong Bayer's orders.  "Bravo Team!  Form up on me!"

"Yeah."  Jeff covers Craig's back as he sets the grenade.  As soon as that's done, the pair moves farther along the roof.  Jeff pauses halfway to slowly and carefully scan the building across the way, doing his most to maximize his stealth as he does so.  If it's clear he'll move to the southern lip of the building.

Mariusz gave Dawid as many of his six magazines as the man wanted and then looked at the PKM, "Do you want me to carry it til we get into position?" he asked Mihn, "I haven't got a gun now."

Once he had sorted that issue out, he continued toward the rally point.

"Get the ambush set up," Griet said to her team, "Get the Mk 19 as high up as we can."

Once she got to talk to Bayer, "We're setting up the ambush here, the Queen will move to take up position near the old railway bridge by the stadium, if there's any chance for the shot with the Rapira it's there."

Just before they headed off, Jay passed Dawid a full AK74 mag and a 40mmS HE grenade. With a silent nod he wished him luck, and hoped he would see the Pole again.

At Tuck's call he turned and followed the American. If Mariusz is now unarmed he will offer him his Makarov, although he has no spare mags for it.

OOC - Rae, please can you delete 1xAK74 mag and 1xHE 40mm from my char sheet.

Jan nodded in greeting to Griet.  Lengthy formalities would have to wait for a more peaceful opportunity.

"Capitaine, is this the best place for an ambush?" he asked Konrad and any others present.  "I do not think that the Baron will walk into an ambush in the same way again.  I think that he will have infantry sweeping the route and the buildings on each side as they move forward down the road so we will end up engaging them rather than his vehicles.  Should we move back from the road, let him pass and then attack the rear of his column?  Or do we wish to engage his infantry now?"

Snipers

After Craig sets the booby trap fragmentation grenade, he and Warren make their way cautiously to the southern edge of the roof. Along the way they search for a way down into the building but find none. The next building over has had its entire top floor collapsed by a shell hit. In order to get there, Warren and Craig will need to jump down about 10 feet or so. As of yet, the enemy on the far side of the street has given them no indication that they've been seen. A dull, muffled explosion from behind them seems to indicate that their pursuers have found Craig's little gift. Hopefully, this will buy the fleeing snipers even more time. (Craig -1 more fragmentation HG)

Rescue Team

Down at street level, half a block south of the retreating snipers, Orso and Dawid initiate their diversionary attack. Orso takes aim at the parked M113 at about 150 meters and opens fire. The APC errupts in flashes and sprays of incandescent sparks as four 40mm HEDP grenades explode against its hull. Two more grenades sail high, exploding against the building behind the target. Dawid fires his borrowed single-shot GL as well, instead targeting a group of infantry on near the M113. His 40mm S HE grenade lands in their midst, knocking two men down with blast and shrapnel and likely wounding one or two more. As Orso cracks open his Milkor six-shot GL to reload, the M113 starts to back up. Despite four hits of 40mm HEDP, the vehicle appears to be fully operational. As it back away from the threat, the track's gunner behind his armored gun shield swivels his heavy machine gun towards the source of the attack. (Orso -6 40mmN HEDP; Dawid -1 40mmS HE)

When Dawid attempts to pull Orso back away from the windows, Orso wrenches his burly, tattooed arm free. Taken aback by the ferocity of Orso's reaction, Dawid stumbles on a hunk of rumble and falls on his ass a meter or two deeper into the room. Orso looks down at him with unmasked disdain, "You wanna punk out pussy, go ahead. I'm stayin'." Before Dawid can argue, a burst of 12.3mm rounds rips through the big Italian-American's torso, tearing him apart in a spray of blood and viscera. His lifeless corpse is buffeted backwards and he flops down on Dawid's legs. Dawid kicks himself free and, after failing to spot where Orso's valuable grenadle launcher fell, retreats into the back of the building. Another burst of 12.7mm rounds smashes into the now lifeless room behind him, tearing into the concrete walls in little explosions of dust. The large caliber fire is joined by copious amounts of small arms fire as well. The diversion, although costly, appears to have been successful.

Main Force (Kommando and G-K Militia)

As the groups attempts to organize a second ambush, Flemming, now monitoring the Baron's frequencies, reports to the command team,

"It sounds like the enemy force at the granary is holding firm but they're souding pretty desperate. It also sounds like the armored column is going to be taking another route to get there. Our boys are still giving them what-for. The tank isn't dead yet either but it sounds like the main gun's down. I doubt they'll be coming through this way."

There's no hope that the Kommando and its reinforcements will be able to get back in front of the relief force's path on foot. Furthermore, there are a few alternate routes the Baron's relief force can take. If the group picks the wrong one, it could end up chasing the enemy. If the Baron's armor arrives at the granary before the Kommando does, the Baron's hand will be much harder to beat. Hopefully, Butterfly is still available to chauffeur them in her Zil cargo truck. With wheels, the Kommando could likely get there first.


Next Moves?

Jeff simply says "Over."  He looks for a relatively flat area to drop to in order to avoid twisting his ankle.  Straddling the ledge and then lowering himself down, he'll carefully lower himself with his arms.  Once he and Craig are at the bottom, he'll start working along the new roof, looking for a way down into the building as their pursuers continue to follow.

Even with the new and unexpected explosions in the street below, there is still no time to contact the Kommandos.
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In reply to Cap'n Rae (msg #80):

"Shit!" Screw that, Orso was dead or as good as. The 12.7mm rounds had zipped completely through him as if he were a sheet of paper. They continued to chew into the walls and ceiling.

Dawid dragged Orso backwards as he crawled out of the line of fire. Dead or dying, there wasn't much of a chance of taking the big man with him. Quickly, he traced the sign of the cross on his forehead. "May God forgive your sins."

Having done what little he could, he stripped an M18 smoke canister from Orso's webbing for his own use, then booby-trapped the body with another of Orso's grenades, a frag.

"Sunray, this is Eagle. One casualty. Falling back."


Dawid Piotrowski
AK-74/BG-15 (30/30, 0/0; 4x Spare Magazines)
Stechkin (21/20 + 2x Mags), 4x Frags/2x Flares, 1x Smoke  (from Orso).
Rear of building SE down Targowa from Warren/Sutherland
Recovering Orso's body and booby-trapping it with frag, taking smoke grenade.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:56, Sun 20 Nov 2011.

As Warren lowered himself down Craig covered the area where the following party where likely to appear from. When it was his turn he also lowered himself down trying not to fall.



Sniper Element
Covering Warren

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (4/5)- 4x PE Scope - held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7

Tucker stands with what's left of Dawid's squad and decides to light up an after-action cigar.  He pulls the smoke in and lets it out in a big cloud and then looks over to Konrad, "Not trying to rush you boss but, I know we gotta get to the granary pretty soon.  What're your arders sir?"

Seeing Tuck light up Jan joined him, lighting one of his precious cigarettes with the Russian lighter that he'd taken off Alexei's corpse.  He took a deep drag before offering it to the other smokers around (Minh for certain) so that they could have a puff as well.

"Capitaine, Tuck is right.  We need to find the Baron's vehicles again for another attack and the only place we know they will be is the granary.  I think that we must go there and attack him."
This message was last edited by the player at 17:32, Tue 22 Nov 2011.

"Yes you are Robert. Just admit it." Bayer replies nonchalantly.

He then nods to Flemming, "Right... let me know if anything else comes in." It's a superfluous comment, as he knew the man would do so anyways, but he said it regardless. He then asks, "Are you in contact with Butterfly? We need transport at once."

Then returning his attention to the two NCOs and Griet, he says, "Okay. With the situation we're looking at now, I agree... we will move to the granary. If Flemming can get contact Butterfly, we'll employ her motor transport."

"Griet, what is your situation here? Who's commanding these militia and what are is their uhh... mandate here?"

Waiting for further orders, Jay took cover and maintained a watch over likely routes that the enemy might approach from.

Snipers

Tading speed for caution, Warren and Craig help one another decend to the next rooftop over. There's a lot of firing down in the street, including something pretty heavy. The snipers make it down without injury and begin looking for a way to get inside the building. They find a large, jagged hole in the roof, leading down into the floor below. Rubble and debris piled up beneath the hole make the jump down about a five footer or so.

Bullets start to impact on the roof nearby. It looks like men in a building across the street have spotted them and are taking them under small arms fire.

Dawid

Blinking away bits of dust kicked up by the incoming fire, Dawid drags Orso's lifeless corpse back away from the window. Despite the hand-to-mouth conditions found throughout Poland (and beyong), the dead Italian-American had somehow managed to pack on quite a bit of muscle and his dead weight is difficult for Dawid to budge from the prone position. Dawid grabs a smoke and a frag from Orso's LBE and also slings the dead man's shotgun across his own back. Just as Dawid releases the frag's spoon beneath Orso's body, a fragmentation grenade sails into the room. Dawids crawls backwards as fast as he can and just manages to get just inside the doorway to the next room as the enemy grenade explodes. Dawid instinctively ducks his head and covers it with his left hand. Although buffeted a bit by the explosion, Dawid manages to keep his wits about him. He scoots around the doorframe before rising and running down a hallway, towards the back of the building. He hears men noisily enter the room with Orso. As he runs, Dawid feels a stinging in his left hand. He looks down to see a piece of shrapnel sticking up out of the back of his hand (Dawid + slight wound to left hand)

Main Force

Flemming succeeds in contacting Butterfly on the radio. The French intelligence agent confirms that she is on her way, ETA 15 minutes.


Next Moves?
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:00, Thu 24 Nov 2011.

Griet looked up at Bayer, "They're here to assist in any way they can. Their commander will follow orders if they aren't suicidal but if they feel their being used as pawns they'll break. They are fairly solid, Daddy is their ride home after all, but they won't be abused."

"Fair enough." Bayer replies. "What kind of numbers do we have to work with? Weapons?"

Robert smiles as he takes another pull from his cigar, "You're starting to know me just a little too well boss.  I'll set up security from the direction we came from in case we get any stragglers while we wait for our ride.  I'll take my squad and handle it."  Tucker turns to the remainder of his newly assigned squad and gathers them.  "OK, we got security.  I want us set up facing the direction we came from and be on the look-out for bad guys and good guys trying to get back to us or at us."

Craig lies down on the floor before lowering himself down, he then covers Warren as drops down through the hole. He begins descending using the stairway looking for away out the back or into the next building.

In reply to Cap'n Rae (msg #88):

Hopefully, any immediate pursuers would check Orso's body and the booby trap would then slow them down. If not, well, he managed to pick up Orso's shotgun and would use the grenade attached.

At the rear door he checked for anyone trying to cut him off around the side of the building. He also made sure the safety was off on his weapon.

If the back way was clear he'd make a run for it. Again, the rifle grenade would be first used to clear anyone out his way or delay pursuit, or he could deploy the smoke grenade.

Either way, time to get moving!


Dawid Piotrowski
AK-74/BG-15 (30/30, 0/0; 4x Spare Magazines), SPAS-15 (HEAT/slug, 6/6buckshot)
Stechkin (21/20 + 2x Mags), 4x Frags/2x Flares, 1x Smoke.
Rear of building SE down Targowa from Warren/Sutherland
Checking rear exit, running like hell SE.

"There's Pawel with an RPD, Euzebiusz with his RPK," Griet began, "Jacek is an Assault Pioneer, Ireneusz a grenadier, Artur has a G3 and is our designated marksman and Arkadiusz and Michel are riflemen. Every one has an AKM unless I mentioned another weapon. We have the MK 19 grenade launcher and all the ammo but that's it for anti-tank capability. I have asked the Queen to take up station behind the stadium, we will have mortar support and I can call in indirect machine gun support but it won't help much."

As he also lowers himself to the floor, and slides into the hole in the roof, all he says is "Took them long enough to see us."

Once he regains his footing at the bottom, he'll follow Craig.  Priority one would be a hole into the next building, or an adjoining balcony.  Next priority would be a stairwell going down.

Piotr awaits the team leaders' next decision.

Butterfly arrives in the Zil, almost exactly 15 minutes after her last call. Most of the Kommando's climb aboard, while the rest pull security. Shortly after the Zil arrives, Dawid shows up. He's exhausted and his bloody hand is throbbing with pain.

The entire group awaits the return of the snipers, from whom not a peep has been heard since the ambush was sprung. The only indication that they are still alive was the activity seen and heard by Dawid shortly before he and the now-deceased Orso innitiated their diversionary attack. Konrad reluctantly waits a few more minutes, holding out against hope. Just as the Zil begins to roll away, Warren and Sutherland appear, apparently unharmed. They clamber abord the Zil and the reunited Kommando heads off towards the granary/HQ complex.

Jostling about in the covered bed of the truck, the members of the Kommando reconstruct the events of the previous hour. Aside from Orso, there were no personnel losses. The only wounds, besides the shrapnel still portruding from the back of Dawid's hand, are a few scratches, bumps, and bruises, and the still-ringing ears of the Bravos.

Being familiar with Warsaw's winding warren of rubble-choked streets, Butterfly makes good time as she races towards the granary. It seems like sporadic shooting is taking place all around this part of the city. The truck passes by several small parties of armed men, some in uniform (of sorts) and others dressed almost entirely in civilian garb. Everyone seems unsure of who everyone is and aside from a few nervous or suspicious looks, no shots are exchanged between the truck and the others. The situation in Warsaw appears to be pretty chaotic at the moment.

The truck stops about two blocks north of the granary. Butterfly points out where you are in relation to the granary on a city street map. The firing is heavier here, and closer, but none of it is being directed your way. Butterfly briefs you.

"The rebels got quite close to the granary before they were spotted. They took a lot of casualties before pulling back into these buildings here and here. They are already running low on ammunition. My people say that there are about a dozen [enemy] men holding the granary, and another half-dozen across the road in the motor pool area. Not all of the Baron's men are heading the call for reiforcements. A squad or two have joined the rebels and others are fighting each other or looting or leaving the city. It is chaos."

Flemming, who's been monitoring the Baron's radio frequency during the ride adds,

"The convoy is still a few kilometers away. They backtracked a ways and will probably be coming in from the north or east. Hell, they could be coming down this way for all I know. Depending on their pace- and it sounds like they're moving fast now- they'll probably arrive within the next 15 minutes or so. As to the 10th, they're pushing into the city suburbs. They've captured the baron's T-80 and chased off his Bimpy 1s. No telling where they're going. This is turning into one crazy party."


Updated Tac Map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...6&mid=1322441656


Next Moves?
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:48, Mon 28 Nov 2011.

In reply to Cap'n Rae (msg #97):

Having almost forgot about it until that point, Dawid held up his bloody hand to Monika. "Would you mind lending a hand, sister? Mine is a little hurt."

"Jeff.  Craig.  Were you successful?" asked Jan, posing the urgent question.  "Did you kill the Baron?"  He wasn't sure what difference it would make though.  Even without their commander the Baron's forces were bound to try to secure the granary.

Jeff wipes the sweat from his brow and then looks to Craig.  "He's been shot twice.  Chest and leg.  He went down hard, but that was the best look we could get before things got...interesting."

He then looks to Flemming, as the other agent had been monitoring the radio frequencies and would have some kind of idea of what the effect was.  "Has his voice come back on the air?"

Jay settled in the back of truck, his ears still ringing from the explosive encounter. He travelled in silence, glad that the team, minus Orso, had made it relatively unscathed.

As he waited for Monika to dress his hand, Dawid smiled at Warren and Sutherland.

"I am glad you made it! Even gladder you at least put a bullet or two in the bastard!"

"Sadly, Orso gave his life to assist your escape. I want you to know, there were several here who volunteered to come with us, to give you a chance to get away."

"Minh or whoever's got it, I guess I'll take the machinegun back, if you don't mind. Thanks, Mariusz for the rifle and ammunition, and Jay. I managed to out a grenade in a section of the Baron's troops. Orso hit one of the tracks with several grenades, to no effect. I picked up his shotgun, not that I'm familiar with it. Could someone show me how to operate this? Might come in handy as a backup, I guess."

He indicated Orso's SPAS-15 magazine-fed shotgun. It had a rifle grenade adapter and HEAT BTU grenade attached to the muzzle.

When he could, he gave back Mariusz' rifle and ammo, and Jay's donated ammo.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:28, Wed 30 Nov 2011.

Mariusz took his rifle back and waited for orders.

In reply to Dawid Waldus Piotrowski (msg #102):

Jay retrieved the mag and 40mm grenade back from Dawid. He had never used the auto shotgun Dawid had taken from Orso's corpse, so was in no position to offer advice.

"Cheers...he was wearing body armour so who knows. He was in the APC with the AA on the roof, if it comes along he may be still with us."

Lets have a look at the shotgun, I think it works similar to an assault rifle. It probably uses a trap system to launch the grenade and you aim using the sights on the side.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:52, Wed 30 Nov 2011.

In reply to Craig Sutherland (msg #105):

"Ha ha! What, that's supposed to make me feel better? Do you know anything about this weapon? It was Orso's. I grabbed it. I forgot... I forgot... I, ah, forgot to get his ID tags."

Dawid was still coming down from the adrenaline rush. Tears filled his eyes and he wiped at them without realising.

The news of Orso's death didn't seem to faze Jan very much.  He'd seen a lot of people die in the last few weeks and Orso was just another one to add to that total.

"We have to work on the assumption that the Baron is still alive and able to command his troops.  Capitaine, my team is now down a man.  Do you want Craig to join my team and Jeff to act as an independent sniper?  Or shall we stick as a three?"
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Bayer listens to Butterfly and Flemming's update and then says, "Get us closer. Can you do that?" Pointing to the area west of where she indicated the northern most rebel position is, he says, "Drop us there... or about. Just don't break line of sight."

Bayer then leaves the cab and climbs up into the back of the truck where the rest of the group is. Over the noise of the engine he asks for their attention, "Listen in. We are going in real close and there isn't much time so I will be brief and to the point..."

"First thing is tactical change in organization. I want to revert back to the standard layout of three maneuver groups. That means we will consolidate with the GL militia and Sergeant Tucker will assume immediate command of 3 Section." Bayer announces.

He then quickly outlines these changes that he wants to happen.


"Warren and Lieutenant Sutherland, I've got you both with me, but that's only administrative. You'll be detached and on your own once we hit the ground." Bayer explains. "Griet, I need you to command the MK19 and take charge of the rear with a small reserve. For everyone else it's your usual half squad formation of two fireteams each with at least one machinegun and grenade launcher."

Bayer then continues, "Next. No more falling back. We take the initiative and go hard. The main body is going to seize the building directly adjacent to the granary and hold it... in order to one - isolate the objective from reinforcement and resupply, two - to prevent the enemy from using it as part of their defense plan, and three - from which to launch our own assault on the granary from if necessary. One Section will be in a flanking position to the south."

"Griet will adopt a supportive role at the northern position, while Warren and Craig take position themselves on the flank... possibly in the highrise occupied in the southern area by rebel troops." he adds.

Tasks:

1 Section:
1) Secure south flank and hold building
2) Fix enemy in objective and prevent reinforcement from south enemy
3) Support assault of Objective
4) Command south rebel command if necessary/possible

2 Section:
1) Secure the building north/adjacent of the objective
2) Deploy E or N in the building to repel mobile enemy
3) Assault Objective if warranted

3 Section:
1) Secure the building north/adjacent of the objective
2) Deploy E or N in the building to repel mobile enemy
3) Assault Objective if warranted

Depth:
1) Move to north rebel position and establish firm defense position (Mk19 AGL)
2) Repel mobile enemy either N or E
3) Support assault of Objective
4) Command south rebel command if necessary/possible

Sniper Det:
1) Move to vantage point and establish OP
2) Provide observation and sniper fire on Objective and secondary targets
3) Ready to move as situation changes

North Rebels:
1) Anchor north defensive position
2) Provide mutual support to us against mobile enemy

South Rebels:
1) Anchor south defensive position
2) Provide mutual support to us against Objective


This message was last edited by the player at 01:05, Thu 01 Dec 2011.

Tucker will walk up to Dawid as he's being tended to after he came back.  "I see the better man made it out.  Glad you made it out."  He then left him alone and went on with his business.

After Konrad laid out his plan, Robert seaks up, "Boss, Two-Swction and Three-Section are working together then correct?"

"Just co-located at first." Bayer answers. "I need to double up the firepower when the mobile elements show up. After that, we'll see how it goes. You command your section and Jan commands his."

OOC - To clarify, since we don't know which direction they are coming, they will deploy together to face either the north or east facing arcs.
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"No problem at all.  Just wanted to clarify and I ain't questionong who's in charge of what.  We'll be fine."

In reply to Konrad Bayer (msg #110):

It was a little difficult to hear over the noise of the truck but Dawid thought he had it straight. "All right, sounds clear to me, Kaptain! I just need the PKM back!"

In reply to Dawid Waldus Piotrowski (msg #112):

Quyen hands back the PKM and retakes possession of her own rifle.

Then hearing how they will be going in close with the enemy she rechecks her gear that may become useful, grenades, smoke, rope, explosives, and even a small canister of mace. "I have enough explosives to mousehole or gain forceful entry for one time." she announces to Tucker and Bayer (just so they know).

Quyen then leans back on the truck bench and steadies her nerves while she awaits the sudden stop and rapid dismount.

"I know." Bayer replies over the noise of the truck.

Tucker smiles at Minh, "Full of surprises aren't we?"

Following Konrad's reorganisation of the fireteams Jan made a point of finding Pawel and Artur (he knew them a little from his stay in Gora Kalwaria) and then introducing them to Jay, in the process checking just how much English Pawel and Artur spoke.  He also checked just how much ammo each of Poles had for their weapons while sharing a couple of cigarette with them and anyone else who wanted to share one.  Between puffs he also removed the three spare mags that Konrad had given him from his pack and put them into his thigh pockets.  Konrad was talking about holding a position before potentially assaulting the enemy so Jan wanted all the ammo he could lay his hands on.

Craig readied his gear as they rode along in the truck. It had been another narrow escape but they had probably wounded the Baron badly and with the chance of infection, who knows. It did also have the effect of making him look vulnerable in front of his troops not good for an iron fisted dictator.

Once they got off the truck he began scouting for hides with Warren.

"Do you want to stay together ? I'm a bit unsure if we go for height over ease of movement....

We could move back along the Barons entry route and work as a sort of cut off force, bit dangerous though if we are spotted as he moves through."

Butterfly complies with Konrad's request to move the Kommando closer. the Zil rumbles down Saska road about a block or so and then turns right on to Kubanska. Gunfire crackles in the near distance but none of it appears directed at you. The Kommando dismounts and begins making their way towards the fight down a wide alley between two twin apartment blocks. Before you leave, Butterfly reminds Konrad, "The rebels don't have any radios so be careful. They might take you for reinforcements from the Baron."

The hurried nature of this, the latest Warsaw uprising, has precluded the adoption of any kind of recognition signal with which to lessen the chances of friendly fire. Dawid* gamely offers a possible solution, albeit a fairly risky one.

"They've seen my Home Army arm-band. I will take point." Slinging his 'new' PKM so that his brassard is more likely to be seen, Dawid sets off towards the Kommando's first waypoint- Aleja Stanow (the main east-west avenue between you and the Kommando). The sound of gunfire is louder here. A stray ricochet zings by overhead. You quickly cross the road without incident and make your way towards what Butterfly assured you is currently a rebel-held apartment block just west of the granary building. As you get closer to it, Dawid takes another chance and calls out, trying to get the attention of one of the rebels. The gunfire here is loud enough that it would be difficult to determine if someone was shooting at you unless the bullets hit nearby. A couple of bodies- rebels by the look of them- splayed out not more than 20 meters away reveal the danger.

It's a nerve-wracking minute or so before someone shouts back. Apparently, the recognition symbol works, and the Kommando is cleared to approach the rebel lines.

After briefly conferring with a couple of harried-looking rebels (neither in any sort of leadership position) who promise to pass along word of the plan, the group splits into three sections and begins moving towards their respective objectives.

Section 1 has a largely covered approach to its objective a smaller 2-4 story building just SW of the granary. They arrive safely having taken a little inneffectual fire along the way.

Sections 2 and 3, however, have a much tougher time of it. As the lead elements attempt to make the final approach, enemy gunman on the roof and in the upper levels of the granary sweep the space between the rebel-controlled apartment block and the objective with heavy small arms fire, driving them back into cover on the north side of the rebel's building. The granary is about two stories taller than the target buidling and the men on the roof can dominate the gap with fire. Without smoke and/or heavy/accurate suppressive fire, crossing the gap to the objective building will almost assuredly result in sustaining friendly casualties. Although you can't be sure, considering the duration of the battle for the granary so far, the rebels are probably running low on ammo.

Time, however, is of the essence. As each minute passes, the Baron's relief column is most likely getting closer.**


Updated Tac-map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...6&mid=1322441656


Next Moves?



*Dawid's wounded hand has been dressed by the team medic, Monika.

**Do you want Flemming to continue to monitor the Baron's freqs?
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:48, Sat 03 Dec 2011.

Positioned behind his lead section, Bayer signals for them to hold, then toggles his radio, "Warren... Bayer. I need you up on that roof to clear any enemy off of the top of the objective. Over."

While waiting a reply, he readies one his smoke grenades just in case. "Just hold up Robert." he says, "I'd rather cross with no shooting at all if possible."

** Yes
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"We stay together for now.  We can split up within an individual building if need be."

Once Bayer tells them what to do, Jeff nods, and then looks to Craig again.  "Let's move.  Direct support of friendlies for now.  You haven't committed any war crimes that would piss off a rebel who recognized you, did you?" Jeff appreciates his own joke, although the flat voice he uses to deliver it would mean no one else would get that Jeff is the one most likely to be labeled a war criminal...or a national hero, depending on who 'won' this war.

Once Craig is ready to move, Jeff will move up the stairs of the targeted building.  Hopefully word passes quick enough to the rebels, but he keeps his guard up.  When they have gone high enough, he'll creep his way to a window to take aim at the hostiles covering the road.

"Right you are... lead on."

Craig followed close to Warren as they ascended the building.

"We should probably look for a shell hole or similar in the wall, maybe somewhere we can lay down. Either that or find some furniture we can use for a rest."


He pumped his legs to keep up, one step at a time. As they rose up the building he made a mental note of the escape routes they could use.

In reply to Konrad Bayer (msg #119):

Dawid's section made it to their assigned position without incident. As needed they could provide support for an attack on the granary and isolate it from reinforcement, or jump off themselves.

He waited for a break in the radio transmissions to send, "Eagle calling Sunray, we are in position, attempting to contact local resistance."

Dawid then split up the section into 2 teams. He and  with Mariusz commanding Euzebiusz with the SAW. He addressed the team in Polish,

"Mariusz, you pair up with Euzebiusz so you have a grenade launcher/SAW. If you had a radio I'd send you upstairs but that's fine. You deploy in the NE corner and cover the granary, Ireneusz and I will be in the SE corner covering street. That way if reinforcements approach from that direction we can alert the Kaptain via radio. We can use Ireneusz as a runner between our positions."

"In the mean time, Ireneusz, I want you to find those Rebel militia we passed and if you do, send them to me.  Fuck what their leader says, this is important. Take no more than five minutes, understood? Back here as soon as the firing starts, and when that happens we'll try to shift our position to Mariusz and Euzebiusz in the NE so if I'm gone, look for me there."

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"On the way," Mariusz said, "but I have no 40mm grenades left."

Mariusz waited for any reply and then headed with his partner to the NE corner of the building.

Dawid replied, "I used your last one? Sorry, I should have checked before we left. We recovered a lot of 40mm HE, you must remember to look after your ammunition!

"Don't worry, Euzebiusz has the RPK-74 and I'll move back when the shooting starts. May God and the Black Mother protect you."
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Tucker holds up as he waits for further orders from Konrad.  He turms to the rest of his fireteam, "Minh, you're with Jacek.  He's got some explosive background so it only makes sense that if something happens, he becomes the primary for the explosives.  Piotr, you and that scoped RPK are with me.  We're working in pairs from here on out.  Me and Piotr are going to support the both of you.  Minh, since you got the 'goods', Jacek will also support you if we need to breech or use the charge you have."

"No "problema" Sergeant!"  Piotr rechecks his RPK and makes an overall equipment check.

With the language issues within his fireteam the pairings were quite simple for Jan.  "Pawel and Artur," he said in Polish, "my friend Jay here doesn't speak any Polish so it's simplest if you two pair up and Jay and I pair up.  Pawel, we'll focus round getting your RPD set up to provide suppressive fire.  Artur, I want you to cover off loading for Pawel as an assistant gunner when necessary.  Otherwise, pick your targets as you see fit."

Jan then turned to Jay and switched to English.  "Jay as you do not speak any Polish and Pawel and Artur do not really speak very much English you and I will pair up and Pawel and Artur will pair up.  We will focus on making the best use of Pawel's RPD and you and I can add rifle grenades as necessary.  If a significant armoured threat appears then we will make use of the last RPG-7 round, with Konrad's approval.  We will make sure that it is a rear shot this time though!  Oh, one last thing.  How many rounds have you got left for your grenade launcher?"

In reply to Jan Cerny (msg #127):

Jay nodded, and held up four fingers to show how many 40mm he had left.

Before leaving the truck he recovered his pack and grabbed four full magazines and stuffed them in his webbing. It sounded like he might need them in the upcoming firefight. If anyone else needs them he is happy to offer spares from his pack.

As he set up, Dawid was annoyed at his overlooking Mariusz had no 40mm HE, as he thought they had so much of it available. As the granary/apartment seemed concrete fragmentation would have little effect on anyone inside, but it might be useful against others outside. When they met up with the rest of the unit he'd make sure Mariusz was ammo'ed up properly.

Dawid made sure he knew the route to where Mariusz and Euzebiusz were located. As he waited for the Kaptain to acknowledge his status report, he checked that he could communicate with the other element of his team.

"MARIUSZ, CAN YOU HEAR MY VOICE? OPEN FIRE ON MY SIGNAL!"

His position was under the best cover he could find in the SE corner of the building, a ground-floor patio under an overhang. It was covered to the front with a pile of brick and concrete debris, anyone looking at it from outside would see not much more than a dark gap about a dozen feet long. He had a good field of view where he could use his MG to lay down grazing fire on anyone approaching from the west, south or east. If they came by vehicle, he had the HEAT grenade on Orso's shotgun.

Reminded he was unfamiliar with the weapon, he examined it now, taking out the magazine to check the ammunition type (1 slug to propel the grenade, 6 buckshot) and then reloading and cocking it. He made sure the safety was off, looked through the sights, and checked that he could remove the grenade adapter. It wasn't functionally different than the old bullet-trap grenades the Polish army used so he was reasonably confident he could fire the grenade, then dispose of the adapter as it would no longer be useful and might interfere with the weapon operation. He had no way to reload the weapon such as cartridges or spare magazines, but a loaded shotgun was better than nothing! He extended the stock and slung it over his right shoulder, barrel down, so even while he was laying on his stomach to fire the PKM it could be easily swung to bear.

As they approached the granary, Jay kept low to avoid any fire, either random or targetted. He stuck close to Jan to make sure he didn't lose him in the ensuing melee. He kept his AK74 ready on full auto.

Mariusz settled down behind the solidest cover he could find and yelled back, "READY !!" in response to Dawid's cry.

Snipers

The snipers climb several steps to the top floor of the rebel held building to the west of the granary. When they arrive, breathless and perspiring, they find the apartments nearest the stairwell already occupied by rebels, a couple of them wounded. They move on until they find an empty flat and cautiously approach the window, keeping as far back as possible while still gaining a view of the granary. The flat is almost entirely emptied of furniture so the snipers have nothing substantial on which to place their rifles. The enemy opposite are firing from the roof and from a couple of the top floor apartments directly across the way. The higher elevation of the granary roof, and the raised lip that surrounds it, offers good cover to the machine gun teams up there. Every few seconds, Warren and Craig will spot a head or two as the MG teams at the northwest corner of the granary adjust their aim or shift positions.

Both snipers squeeze off a single round the next time a rooftop target appears. Both miss. Although the enemy gunners don't seem to notice the near misses, others in the top floor do, and the room is soon pelted by scores of incoming rounds. Both snipers back further away from the window as bullets tear into the upper walls and ceiling, showering them with plaster dust and bits of moldy wallpaper. Although they've failed to neutralize the enemy MGs, they have successfully drawn quite a bit of enemy fire that could have otherwise been directed at the gap that the assault sections are looking to cross.

HQ and Sections 2 & 3

As Konrad waits for the snipers to move into position, Warren continues to monitor the Baron's command net.

"The relief column is about 10 minutes out. Sounds like they'll be coming in down the same road we take to get into this neighborhood. Better let your Polish lady friend [Griet] know."

Enemy fire suddenly picks up, although it's quickly apparent that it is not directed at anyone on the ground nearby. With the enemy atop the granary distracted momentarily, Pawel will have a chance to lay down some suppressive fire with his RPD. He likely won't have long before the enemy MG teams respond with overwhelming counterfire.

Depth

Griet, in the rebel-held building on the north side of the main E-W road, has her small team set up the Mk-19 in the upper floor. Her building is quite a few stories shorter than the granary, and there's also the slightly taller building between them but from her current position it is possible to lob 40mm grenades on to the roof of the granary. It won't be an easy shot, though.

Section 1

While Ireneusz (a bloke, BTW) seeks out any nearby rebels, Dawid settles into position in the SE corner of the building just to the southwest of the granary. From here, he can effectively disrupt any enemy reinforcements coming up from the south or east. It's not such a good position, however, to engage the enemy in the granary, being both too low and at too acute an angle to deliver effective fire into the upper floors/roof of the taller enemy-held building.

Meanwhile, Mariusz, at the NE corner of the same building, has only a slightly better angle on the upper floors of the granary. To engage the enemy there, he'll have to fire almost straight up, exposing himself to any fire from ground level and, unless they are leaning out of their windows, he likely won't be able to actually hit any enemy with direct fire. As yet, though, neither he nor Dawid have seen any enemy in or around the ground level of the granary.


Next Moves?


My first narrative was better written but stupid RPOL went down on me just as I posted it so you're stuck with this instead.
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"Griet, Bayer. Did you copy that?" he asks over the radio. "Orient towards north with most of what you have there with you. We will be firing past your left side. Nobody exits the buidling! Over."

"Go! Go now!" Bayer says to Tucker when the shooting starts. He then pulls the pin on one of the HC smoke grenades and tosses it out the opening ahead of everyone and outside. Although the smoke wouldn't envelope the gap in time, One Section at least had the advantage of momentary distraction. "Go!" he repeats, softly pushing those ahead of to move.

"Sawicki follow them. Stay close and move fast." Bayer says firmly.

When Bayer reaches the gap himself, he will stop and aim upwards, ready to fire at anyone who looks over the edge. As Jan's team files passed next, hopefully as the smoke is deploying, he will urge them on without stopping. Then as soon as the last man has exited their building he will follow him.
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When instructed, Jay prepared to move across the ground with Jan and the two Poles. A second before setting off, he aimed his GL in the direction of the incoming fire and lobed a 40mm HE grenade in their direction. Hopefully the grenade would do some damage, or at least give the shooters something to think about.

Once on the move he kept low and ran hard towards the target, keeping his weapon ready to fire a volley of suppressive fire at any enemy who presented themselves.

Mrityunjay Byanjankar
2 Section
Firing GL then moving quickly using smoke for cover
AK74 + BG15 - 30/30 + 1xHE
Frag grenade x6, AT grenade x1
RPG-7D + 1xHEAT
Kukri knife
Makarov 8/8
3x 40mmS HE
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Hearing the firing break out and the radio traffic, Dawid bellowed for Mariusz,

"MAIRUSZ! FIRE ON THE OBJECTIVE NOW! FIRE ON OBJECTIVE NOW!"

If the relief was coming from the north, then he'd risk leaving the south flank less protected. While his unit was to provide security they were to support as well. He grabbed the PKM and relocated to Mariusz's position as quickly as possible.


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (100/100 + 44)
SPAS-15 (HEAT, 1 Slug/6 buckshot)
Moving to NE Corner of building
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"Follow me!" called Jan in Polish as he raced across the road and through the smoke from Konrad's grenade, heading towards the building Konrad wanted his section to clear.

He held his rifle ready to fire if necessary, the pain in his left arm dulled as a result of the adrenaline coursing round his system.  He was conscious that the house to house fighting was confused though and that there was still a danger of finding rebel troops who didn't know that they were on the same side!


Jan
Leading his section across the road and into cover
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags & some loose rounds in total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HE - 6x HE, 2x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
Frag Grenade x4

Mariusz heard Dawid's call and wondered exactly what he should be firing at. He squatted down in cover and poked his rifle over the lip of the windowsill. He angled the rifle upward and squeezed off a few bursts of fire at a random spot of the granary wall.

Mariusz
AK-74 24/30
BG-1 0/0
In cover
Firing randomly (2 x 5 round bursts)

Unable to return fire from his present angle and unwilling to expose himself. Craig turns to Warren:

"Maybe time to move... lets try further along on this level."

He then moves off along to corridor to another apartment that may give them a better angle or at least less incoming fire.

Once set Craigs first shot will be from the grenade launcher up on to one of the machine guns.


Sniper Element
Firing on Granary

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7

Griet assessed the situation around her and said, "I'll lob a grenade onto the top of the granary, my launcher is handier for that. Aim the Mk19 at one of the occupied windows and hit it with single shots. Once we've neutralised one we'll try for another. The rest of you watch the other positions, if they switch to fire at the grenade launchers they'll expose themselves, shred the bastards with automatic fire, keep them off us."

She poked her rifle out of the window and angled it up so she had her best shot at the roof of the granary. She realised that she didn't have much hope of hitting anyone but she did hope that she rattled the defenders and helped convince them that their position was hopeless.

Griet
Ak-74 30/30
BG-1 1/1 HE (9 left)
1 x flashbang
6 x Mk67 grenade
8 x Soviet frag
Firing a HE grenade at the granary roof

Quyen's heart pounded from the intense shouting, gunfire, and the bolt across the gap between the two buildings. She won't stop, shoot, or look up. Just run as quickly as the person ahead of her for the next door into the other building. Once inside however she will quickly assess the first room/hallway and take up an appropriate position to cover the next bound into the interior of the building.

Robert was waiting for the order from Konrad to push off and rush the granary and begin the assault.  He pairs up with Piotr and rushes behind Minh and her partner trying to make the best speed and not trying to fire off anything unless he absolutely has to.  Running and seeking cover and their objective is first priority.

TUCKER
M-16A2 [31/30] / M-203 [HEDP] - {READY WEAPON} Safety 'OFF'
Browning HP-35 [13/13] SAFETY 'ON' Cocked & locked
H&K SOCOM (Suppressed) [12/12] SAFETY 'ON'
Kevlar Vest/Helmet

Running for granary

As soon as Konrad issues his command to move to the next objective, Pawel steps out of cover and lays down a long, sweeping burst of covering fire from his RPD. While Konrad's smoke grenade pops and hisses to life, Jay steps out and fires his GL at the Baron's men firing from the granary's upper levels. (Jay -1 40mmS)

Meanwhile, across the street, Griet orders her section to support Konrad's move with suppressive fire from the Mk-19. The AGL barks to life, sending five 40mm HE grenades towards the granary's top floor. Griet joins in with a grenade from her own BG-15. (AGL -5 40mmL; Griet -1 40mmS)

From his position to the SW of the granary, Mariusz pitches in with a few bursts of sharply angled AK fire. (Mariusz -20 rounds)

The upper tier of the granary errupts in puffs of dust and white smoke, backlit by sharp orange bursts. The maelstrom of lead and fire is brief but violent, and while it lasts (probably less than 5 seconds), sections 2 and 3 cross the gap to the reportedly unoccupied building directly north of the granary without sustaining any casualties.

It's currently impossible to tell if the recent barrage of fire actually produced any enemy casualties, but it did allow the two assault sections to move closer to their final objective untouched.

The target building shows recent scars of bullet strikes and a uniformed man lying just in front of the main entrance indicates a minor rebel success.

In the meantime, Dawid joins Mariusz at the NE corner of their building, and Craig and Warren shift down the hall (heading south) to a different flat.

Updated tac-map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...6&mid=1322441656

Next Moves?
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:35, Fri 09 Dec 2011.

Once set up in their new position Craig began to scan for targets. Through the scope of his rifle he scanned left to right starting at the roof and then every level until he found a target. If nothing presented itself he would start again at the roof.


Sniper Element
Scanning for targets on Granary

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7
This message was last edited by the player at 09:42, Sat 10 Dec 2011.

As Jay sprinted across the gap he held his weapon ready, but held fire waiting for any targets to present themselves. As he got to the target building he spotted the body of an enemy soldier in the doorway. Conscious that the body may have intel or useful ammo he paused briefly to grab the body by a shoulder strap, or by his lapels, and dragged the bloodied corpse roughly into the building.

Once in relative safety he scanned the room quickly to make sure there was no immediate threat, before quickly conducting a rough search. Specifically he is looking for grenades, but if any useful looking intel comes up he will alert Jan and hand it over.

Once the search is done he will quickly reload his GL and take up a defensive position.

Mrityunjay Byanjankar
2 Section
Moving through the smoke to target building, grabbing enemy corpse & doing quick search
AK74 + BG15 - 30/30 + 1xHE
Frag grenade x6, AT grenade x1
RPG-7D + 1xHEAT
Kukri knife
Makarov 8/8
2x 40mmS HE

As Dawid arrived, Mariusz was reloading.

"Good work! Euzebiusz, what are you waiting for, get firing, too!"

He stepped out to where he could get an angle on the occupied floors of the building above them. Bracing the butt on his thigh, he angled the PKM upwards and fired a long burst.


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (100/100 + 44)
SPAS-15 (HEAT, 1 Slug/6 buckshot)
NE Corner of building
Firing at granary

This message was last edited by the player at 22:38, Fri 09 Dec 2011.

Mariusz switched out his nearly empty magazine for a fresh one and then got ready to fire again.

Mariusz
AK-74 30/30
BG-1 0/1
Reloading.

Following Jay into the building to the north of the granary Jan called across to the Gurkha.  "Jay, we start clearing this building!  You and me lead and Pavel and Artur back us up!"  He then repeated his instructions in Polish for Pavel and Artur's benefit.

He pulled his rifle tight into his shoulder, ready to fire a pair of single shots at any targets.


Jan
Starting to clear the building, ready to fire a pair of single shots at any targets
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags & some loose rounds in total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HE - 6x HE, 2x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
Frag Grenade x4

Last to cross the gap, Bayer enters the building adjacent to the granary, grateful that their rush across the narrow, but nevertheless open ground didn't cost him any casualties. Then toggling his radio, he says, "All call signs, Bayer. Cease fire cease fire. Small arms hold except for deliberate fire against clear targets that present themself... but support weapons do not engage until enemy main force arrives and on my command. Over."

Bayer then steps further into the building, too late to say anything in time to Jay, he advises him cooly, "Must be careful for booby trapped bodies. Safety before any searches or moving them."

Bayer then shouts for everyone to hear, "Achtung achtung, listen in! Two Section begin clearing up. You have five minutes so move quickly and report when done. Three Section follow them up and leapfrog ahead to clear floor above them. Then continue the process." He then says, "Anticipate Headquarters to be positioned upstairs on first floor, Two Section on second floor, and Three Section on fourth floor. All arcs are to be directed towards north approach route."

Once they'd progressed up to the first floor, Bayer says to Sawiki, "I need you to guard the staircase. I very much doubt that the enemy in the granary will leave it try to come in here, but just in case you are to be our trusted lookout. Don't fight them. Just shoot once and run to tell me and Fleming... I'll be in the first room watching the road. Understand?" Then turning to Flemming, he says, "You are the vocal and visual link between me and Sawicki."

Bayer's initial plan to occupy the building:
Fifth and all additional floors - Unoccupied
Fourth Floor - Three Section (Facing north)
Third Floor - Unoccupied
Second Floor - Two Section (Facing north)
First Floor - Headquarters (Bayer OP north road, Sawiki on stairwell, Flemming in middle)
Ground Floor - Unoccupied (entry covered by mutually supporting Rebel militia)
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In reply to Konrad Bayer (msg #148):

"Sunray, Eagle copies. Be advised cannot put effective supporting fire on target. Am moving to cover approaches in our area."

He looked at Euzebiusz and Mariusz and said, "let's go back to where I was before. As we go we'll call out for Ireneusz, maybe he'll show up. Let's go!"

As they went, he began calling out Ireneusz's name. "Ireneusz! Answer me! Ireneusz!"

Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (100/100 + 44)
SPAS-15 (HEAT, 1 Slug/6 buckshot)
NE Corner of building
Moving to SE corner.

"Sunray, Queen copies," Griet replied and then looked around to address her team, "anyone with small arms is to engage any solid target that presents itself, no speculative or suppressive fire."

She moved over to the MK19 and said, "I'll help you move this into a firing position once we're sure which way the enemy is coming in."

Mariusz finished reloading and followed Dawid to their next position.

"Three section, stack on me!  We're following Jan and his team up the stairs.  As soon as they begin their sweep, we'll break off and take the next floor.  Me and Piotr will cover and Minh, you two have the first bound to clear.  Questions?"

Robert and his Three Section wait until Jan and his group stack to move up the stairs to begin the sweep oif the building.

"Understood Capitaine," Jan called in reply to Konrad's instructions before relaying them to the rest of his team.  Once everyone understood the quick plan Jan then led them up the stairs, ensuring that Jay was on his shoulder.

Section 1

After adding some additional suppressive fire to the mix, Dawid collects Mariusz and Eusebiusz and heads back to the southeast corner of the building they've occupied. As they settle in again, Ireneusz shows up with a couple of rebels in tow- a teenaged boy (not a day over 15) and a young woman in her early 20s. Both are armed with AKMs but they only have two full magazines of ammunition between them. (Dawid -10 rounds)

Snipers

The snipers move into an abandoned apartment (facing east) at the south end of the apartment block, west of the granary. At the moment, the enemy opposite are either too preoccupied with the recent flurry of incoming fire or have not had any reason to target the flat Warren and Craig have just entered.

Support

Griet supervises the reorientation of the Mk-19. By moving it to the NE corner of the building, it can fire a couple of hundred meters up the road (north). If the Baron's relief force uses this approach, the AGL team will be able to engage it with their limited supply of HEDP.

Sections 2, 3, and HQ

The three teams enter the building and work their way upstairs. Spent brass litters the floor and the smell of cordite lingers. Blood drops speckle the floors and another body is found. For whatever reason, the Baron's men decided to abandon this mutually supporting position. Konrad decides to orient his squads towards the north, to await the imminent arrival of the Baron's armored relief column.

Several minutes pass...

Above the continuing intermitent gunfire, a low rumble can be heard. A couple of minutes later, those on the upper floors of their buildings, facing north, catch sight of the Baron's convoy. A faint cheer can be heard coming from the garrison holding the granary. This time, it appears that the M113s have taken point, with the MTLB in the third slot, followed by the T-72, with the large truck in trail. The lead element is now

Flemming advises Konrad, "The garrison is telling the convoy about the rebels in the building across the street (Griet's support position)."

The convoy is approaching along the expected route. It is currently about 150mm north of Griet's AGL team and a little over 250m from sections 2 & 3.


Updated Tac-map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...6&mid=1322441656


Next Moves?
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When Irenieusz showed up, Dawid handed off the SPAS-15 with the rifle grenade.

"Good to see you, and you brought friends! You must have had training with rifle grenades or at least are familiar with RPGs, this is the same thing. I will show you the controls."

After introducing himself to the 2 new arrivals, he demonstrated the sights, how to safe the weapon, how to remove the adapter afterwards.

"Everyone, if I should fall, Mariusz is in charge. Our job is flank security to the south east and west, but if called we will either provide cover fire on the objective to the northeast or assault. Mariusz, don't forget my radio should something happen to me."

He called Konrad. "Eagle calling Sunray, am relocated to protecting this flank, cannot put effictive supporting fires on objective."
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Unaware of the convoys approach Craig aims for the roof of the grainery and any exposed personnel. He will concentrate his fire on the machine gun positions if they are visible.

Once he has a target in his sights he slows his breathing and pulls the trigger on the grenade launcher.


Sniper Element
Firing on MG nests with GL

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7

In an attempt to stay off the radio Jan called down to Konrad with a question.

"Capitaine, do you want me and Jay to go tank hunting with the last rocket?  Or do you want us to stay here?"

Griet looked back down the chasm like channel of the road. It had seemed a good idea to move to face the convoy, but in their eagerness to get the ideal position, they had forgotten how far they had strayed from any mutual support. She rubbed her forehead and looked at her team.

"Link up the HE to the bottom of the HEDP belt," she said, "we will wait for the M113s to pass and engage the MTLB with the first few bursts. After that spray the area until the gun is empty and then we run as fast and as far as we can. If the enemy discover us first, engage the nearest vehicle, cause what damage we can and then execute plan RLF (Run like fuck). Is that clear?"

She got on the radio and said, "Sunray, this is Queen, the lead vehicle of the convoy is 150 meters from us, two M113s then the MTLB then the T72 then a truck. We will try to wait and engage the MTLB but we'll hit what we can if we're rumbled. Once we've shot our load we'll run and try and circle around to support you but don't count on us. Shall I call in mortar fire from Daddy to hit the rear of the convoy?

"Don't worry," Mariusz said, "you're indestructable, you took on a the tank that killed that stupid Italian monkey and lived, this is a piece of cake. Beside, you owe me a 40mm grenade, you can't die a debtor, it's against the rules."

Mariusz readied himself to do whatever needed to be done. He looked at the others and said, "Once this is over the monkey's shotgun is mine, don't get a scratch on it."

He smiled impishly knowing that they had ridden their luck for too long and that his chances of survival were slim, still, he would fall in his home city and intended to die with his enemy's heart beating feebly in his clenched fist.

Bayer waves a hand at Fleming acknowledging his report, then toggles the transmit button and replies to Griet, "Sunray. You need to act now... your position is known. Engage the lead vehicles with maximum firepower and withdraw immediately. Over."

Bayer then eyes how the enemy's approach narrows into a defile as it cross the overpass, and says over the radio, "Two and Three Sections hold position and do not fire. Anticipate engagement when enemy crosses bridge on my command. Stay on your assigned floor but redeploy any anti-armor weapons with a visible signature to another position after firing. Over."

Then before signing off again to clear the airwaves, he replies to Dawid, "Roger, just keep a set of eyes watching from movement from the barracks. Over."

Bayer will then insert an HEDP round into his launcher.

"Roger that, Sunray," Griet replied, "we've been spotted," she said to her team. "Fire the grenade launcher as quickly as possible, cause as much damage as you can, once it's empty fallback through this building."

Griet settled by the belt of the MK-19 to make sure that it fed as smoothly as possible, "Fire."

Support/Depth

Despite a near total lack of experience with the Mk-19, Arkadiusz gamely lines up a shot on the lead M113. With Griet's encouragement and prompting, the Pole opens up with a five grenade burst. The M113 is enveloped is an erruption of small explosions- it appears that at least one of the high velocity 40mm HEDP rounds strikes home. Attempting to do as much damage as possible, and heartened by his apparent success, Arkadiusz squeezes off a second burst. The results are nearly identical, with one fifth of the grenades hitting their intended target. The M113 keeps pressing forward for about another 20m or so before lurching to a halt. Smoke is pouring out of its front end; it changes from white to grey to black in a matter of seconds. (-10 rounds HVHEDP)

The second M113 fights back. It's own AGL- a Soviet model AGS-17- coughs up a burst of high explosive grenades, lobbing them towards Griet's position in shallow arc. Griet just has time to duck and cover before being knocked over by the consussive blasts of their impact. The room in which she and her squad are positioned fills with smoke and dust. She yells out to her companions, trying to find out if they're OK. Both men reply in the affirmative. They're all slightly shaken but, as yet, no one has been perforated. With Griet in the lead, Arkadiusz and x drag the Mk-19 back away from the opening through which it had been firing. Just as they reach the interior doorway leading deeper into the building, a second barrage of 30mm HE grenades hits. One of them passes through the exterior wall and explodes inside. Both men go down screaming as the room instantly fills with acrid smoke and the smell of hot metal. Griet is briefly buffeted by the explosion but, being just outside the room when it occured, unwounded.

Sections 2 & 3 and HQ

From a distance, you watch as the Mk-19 team sets the lead M113 on fire with two burst of 40mm HEDP. You also watch as the second M113 pastes Griet's position with its own pair of AGL bursts. It continues on through the dust and smoke produced by the Mk-19 team's initial success, followed by the MTLB. About a half-dozen troops dismount from the disabled and burning M113 and run into cover on the east side of Saska road.

The second M113 (now in the lead position) stops about 75m further on and fires a third burst into the rebel held building. It's own team of dismounts unasses the APC and heads right for Griet's last known position. They will have to find a way into the building on the ground floor (Griet is on an upper floor).

Snipers

Warren and Craig carefully settle in, taking care not to make their presence known. Looking through their scopes, they spot a couple of men in granary's upper floors presumably looking for them over their rifles. As before, the MG teams on the roof of the granary are only periodically presenting their heads and shoulders, disappearing and reappearing at random intervals. If the snipers were on the roof of their building, they'd likely have a better angle from which to engage the enemy MG teams.

Section 1

Dawid, Mariusz, and their militia/rebel allies settle in to cover the right flank. Dawid's caution pays off as Mariusz spots a small force of enemy infantry milling around a building to the SE. It looks like they are preparing to make a run across the road to join their comrades in the granary. At the moment, they're about 150m away, in partial cover behind some rubble.


Updated Tac-map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...e6dc663a4b&msa=0


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Bayer squeezes the transmit button hard in his gloved hand, "Griet! Get out of there now!" Then after a short pause, "Report! Griet... report."

Bayer then lowers himself from his observation point, desperately wanting to support his depth element, but not wanting to spoil his group's positions. Then remembering the tug, he shouts over his shoulder, "Flemming up here now! Sehr schnell!" When the American arrives, Bayer switches the frequency on his manpack to that of the tug and requests mortar support. "Queen, this is Bayer. Need mortar fire now!" Then glancing at Adam's map tucked into the transparent sleave attached to his rifle stock, Bayer reads off the target info, "Grid 422 010... direction 300 mills. One round for adjust."
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In reply to Cap'n Rae (msg #162):



He saw the group mustering to the SE. Dawid set up the PKM, scanning the target with his binoculars.

"Okay, we'll give them a little time to get into the open. If we open up now, then they can put down covering fire on our position. Euzebiusz is with me as my loader and assistant. Mariusz, you take Ireniusz, he has the HEAT rifle grenade. Plus the other two militia. They are under your command."

"The plan is we'll let them get halfway across, then open fire. Once I give the order, we will relocate northwards."


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (100/100 + 44)
SE Corner of building, ground floor.
Aiming for Opportunity Fire.

Note: displacement will be N, midway along the building's E side, still on ground floor.

"Bugger this for a joke, I can't get a target."

Craigs frustrations where mounting, he tried to remain calm.

"Lets see if we can get onto the roof, should be able to get a better angle."

He then grabs his gear and heads for the stairs up.

Sniper Element
Moving on up

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7

In reply to Cap'n Rae (msg #162):

After conducting a brief search of the body, Jay left the AK and mags he found as he had enough firepower already. He followed Jan and took up a suitable firing position. Settling into good cover, he made sure his weapon was ready and that the RPG was properly loaded and available to fire.

"We hold position and do not fire until ordered to," Jan said to Jay, relaying Konrad's orders to ensure that there was no confusion.  "Keep the RPG ready but let us wait to try to hit the tank.  If we engage keep ready for an order to quickly relocate as we need to stay mobile."  He also re-assessed the room that he and Jay were in to check whether it was large enough to safely fire the RPG-7 from.

Jan then turned to Artur and Pawel and repeated the instructions in Polish for their benefit, making sure that they understood.  While he spoke he opened the breech of his M203 and removed the HE round he had had loaded, switching it for an HEDP round.


Jan
Relaying Konrad's orders in both English and Polish, re-assessing the room he and Jay are in to be certain that it is safe to fire the RPG-7 from and reloading his M203 with an HEDP round.
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags & some loose rounds in total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HEDP - 6x HE, 2x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
Frag Grenade x4

Tucker gets his team up to their floor and tries to find the best firing position to cover thebridge appraoch the Konrad told them to cover.  "We set up here.  When I get the word to fire, I'll let you know and then will kick it off with my grenade launcher.  We don't have anything really heavy besides my grenade launcher so we'll concentrate on troops.  If it looks like it's getting real bad, displace to a different firing position.  I don't think the Boss plans on leaving the building until it's over or we're dead."

Robert double checks that he has the HEDP still in the tube, closing it and then getting out his binoculars so he can see what is going on.

TUCKER
M-16A2 [31/30] / M-203 [HEDP] - {READY WEAPON} Safety 'OFF'
Browning HP-35 [13/13] SAFETY 'ON' Cocked & locked
H&K SOCOM (Suppressed) [12/12] SAFETY 'ON'
Kevlar Vest/Helmet
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Mariusz nodded and readied his rifle, he looked at the others and said, "OK, you heard the Boss, no shooting until he does."

Mariusz
AK-74 30/30
Overwatch

Griet coughed at the dust and plaster dislodged by the assault on her position. For a moment, her natural selfishness warred with the sense of comradeship she had with the two GK militiamen. She had been deliberately getting to know the men and winning them over in case she had needed to take over the Queen. Now she found herself caring for them, especially Eskadiusz who had been so proud that his wife had borne him their first child.

"Shit," she said to herself, forcing back the urge to run and looking in through the door, "can you hear me?"

As she looked at the two injured men she tried her radio, "Queen to Sunray, both militia casualties and am under heavy fire. Unit must be considered combat ineffective. Look to your defence, I'll do what I can here."

"Fool," she thought to herself wondering if her father's Quixotism was catching.

Griet
AK-74 30/30
BG-1 1/9
Checking the two injured GK men.
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Support

Griet peers into the smoke-filled room, trying to assess her two comrades' wounds. The first response to her querry is a cough and loud moan from Arkadiuz. Michel doesn't respond at all. She can just make out his inert form, curled up on the far side of the Mk-19. Arkadiuz is on the near side. He rolls over and holds his hand up to his face. There's blood on it.

"Fucking hell! My arm."

He pushes himself up to his knees using only his right arm and crawls awkardly through the doorway. The Mk-19 with its 5 remaining HVHEDP is just inside the room with Michel, who is likely either unconscious or dead. The enemy have stopped firing into this part of the building.

HQ and Sections 2 & 3

It's hard to just sit and watch as a comrade is under attack, but Konrad is right- opening fire from this range will likely accomplish little except for revealing their positions to the enemy who, at the moment, have a decided edge in firepower. As the T-72 and cargo truck move past the burning M113, Flemming arrives with the team's most powerful radio and Konrad duly makes contact with the queen. Luckily for the folks on the ground, Anneka, without being instructed to do so, had the foresight to move the tug into a position from which it can support the attack on the granary. She passes along Konrad's fire mission request to the team on the Vasilek automortar. 30 seconds later, the first [spotting] 82mm HE round explodes in the middle of x avenue, about 40m south of the Black Legion's sole operational M113.

Snipers

Craig leads the way as the sniper team displaces and shifts to the roof. Keeping low, they crawl out onto the flat roof through an open access door. There are two bodies on the east side of the roof, one missing most of its head. Another pair of rebels lies low about 15m north of the bodies, behing the low walll that surrounds the roof. They're making no apparent effort to engage the enemy in/on the granary. Attempting to fire over the wall will certainly invite a violent enemy response.

Section 3

The enemy squad mustering to reinforce the granary begins to move across the street in one large body. They move diagonally, apparently unaware of Dawid and Mariusz and their section in the building southwest of the granary.


Updated Tac-map:http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...e6dc663a4b&msa=0


Next Moves?
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Jeff spits in frustration once they reach the roof.  The position was good but there was a solid bet they'd get their heads shot off too trying to get a target.  Sizing up the pair of rebels, an idea begins to form, and he leans in to Craig so just he can hear him. "We could use those two to draw their fire, or send them back in to one of the rooms we were just in.  Even money we can convince the enemy that they're us, or at least get them to look away while we take the shot.  How's your polish?"

He looks over at the pair of rebels, who had seen them crawl onto the roof.  "You two, speak English, sprechensie Deutsch, govaryut pa-russkie?" he'll also raise his eyebrow to Craig in case he speaks Polish or any other hidden language.

Griet's heart beat slowed a little, at least Arkadiusz, the new father was still up and moving, "Head down the hall that way," she said, pointing toward the opposite end of the building, "I'll check Michel out and catch you up. If I don't, hide until the end of the battle. Take this."


She handed him her pistol and went back to try and see if Michel was alive of dead. Her heart beat faster again, all this humanitarian shit took time, if she'd remained a hard assed bitch she'd have been out of here by now. That's the danger of becoming a Daddy's Girl, she thought as she shook Michel.

Mariusz held his fire, waiting for the ambush to begin before adding his fire to the killing zone.

Mariusz
Ak-74 30/30
BG-1  0/1
In cover
Waiting to fire after Dawid starts

In reply to Mariusz Tokarski (msg #174):

The targets were in the open, about 70-80m away.

"When I fire, everyone else fires too! Ireniuesz, save that rifle grenade for now! Ready..."

He opened up.


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (100/100 + 44)
SE Corner of building, ground floor.
Firing long bursts, targets 70m away in street to ESE.

Note: displacement will be N, midway along the building's E side, still on ground floor.
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In reply to Jeff D. Warren (msg #172):

"I see what you mean, lets send them downstairs anything has got to be better then what they are doing now."

He though for a minute then added:

"Idą do następnej podłogi i ogień na dachu. Tak możemy brać & poza. Diwersja."*

Once they had gone down Craig readied his grenade launcher and waited for the firing to begin. He intended to fire the grenade then to fire bursts at the machine gun team. Craig will try to use as much cover as there is on the roof.

*Go to the next floor and fire on the roof. So we can take them out. Diversion.

Sniper Element
Firing on MG on grainery roof

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7

Jay held fired, waiting for the order to engage.

Jan stayed in his position, watching the situation in the street nearby develop further, hoping that the mortar would do some damage.

"Czekać*," he muttered quietly to Artur and Pawel.


Jan
Holding position and waiting for the order to engage.
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags & some loose rounds in total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HEDP - 6x HE, 2x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
Frag Grenade x4

* "Wait"

Mariusz heard Dawid fire and added ten rounds from his AK-74 to the mix.

Mariusz
AK-74 30/30
BG-1 0/1
Two 5 round bursts at the men crossing

Jeff's hand moves to his pistol. He's more than willing to draw it and use it to persuade the rebels to move, Commissar style.

Relieved to hear Adam's daughter's voice still on the airwaves, Bayer depresses the transmit button and says, "Copy Griet... you need to move now. Over." He hoped she caught the added stress he put on the message and what it implied.

Bayer then watches as the first mortar round detonated in the street, short of the lead vehicle. He then made the calculation needed to put the next one slightly over to the east where he expected the vehicles to progress to. "Queen, Bayer. Right... ten. Standby for next shot. Over."

Bayer will then wait until the lead vehicle is just about to enter his target zone, thus by his estimation of the flight time, hopefully land in the middle of the column. If there weren't many exposed infantry however, he'll forgo the shot and save what few rounds are left for when they dismount... probably at their doorstep.

"Flemming... anything else?" he shouts over his shoulder.
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Quyen nods and says "We can do this." She then takes out one of her last dented and crumpled smokes and puts it in her mouth but doesn't lite it up. She then looks at the two Polish guys in their team and asks "Ok for ammo and grenades?."

* Minh will give Piotr and Jacek 1-2 magazines each if they need it and have compatible weapons (5.45mmB).

Quyen will then setup her fighting position in accordance with the rest of the section.

Quyen
AK74 (30/30)
Some grenades, WP, TNT, and a claymore
Section 2
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Support

Arkadiusz balks at Griet's orders. "I'm staying with you, sir." Griet doesn't have time to argue. She crawls back into the smokey room and gently shakes Mikel. He's unresponsive and Griet can't feel a pulse. He took the brunt of the concussion and shrapnel from the exploding 30mm grenade, effectively screening Arkadiusz with his own body. At first glance, the MK-19 appears undamaged, although the belt of five remaining HEDP grenades is a little mangled towards the end.

There's firing down below and behind them. It sounds like the Baron's men are engaging the rebels at the south end of the building. As of yet, none of them have made it up to Griet and Arkadiusz's floor.

Snipers

The two cowering rebels get the message and crawl quickly to the door to the stairwell. After several minutes there's a burst of fire from below. The men in the upper floor of the granary respond overwhelmingly, leaving a very narrow window of opportunity for the snipers. One of the MG crews is clearly visible, watching the action unfolding to the north. One of the gunners glances over towards the sound of the firing but pays it little mind as the building from which it came is pelted with return fire.

Section 1

Dawid waits until the reinforcements are half-way across the street before opening up with the PKM. Mariusz, Eusebiusz, Ireniusz, and the two teenaged rebels all follow suit, firing on full auto into the running mass of targets. The effects are devastating. Five of the ten men drop and tumble to the hard pavement as bullets tear into their bodies. Most of the others dive and scramble for any nearby cover they can find- a curb, a pothole, a comrade's body, a slightl dip in the road. One man pulls up short, comically sliding to a stop and abruptly reversing course. He takes three or four steps back towards whence he came before a bullet strikes him squarely between the shoulders. He takes one more half-step and then drops straight down in a heap. The survivors are pinned down in the middle of the road. (Dawid -10 rounds, Mariusz -5 rounds, GK militia and Warsaw rebels -5 rounds each)

HQ and sections 2 & 3

... continue to hold their fire, watching the convoy as it supports the dismounts attempting to clear the rebels from the building across the street. It's frustrating not being able to help but, tactically, it's right decision to continue holding fire. Konrad belays the mortar correction order when he realizes that the enemy armor is not continuing forward yet. The stationary targets make an inviting target but he realizes that only a direct hit from the 82mm Vasilek would likely kill any of the armor. On the other hand, the ZU-23-2 gunners on the back of the MTLB are fairly exposed and the soft-skinned truck is even more vulnerable to the effects of indirect fire.

Flemming looks inquiringly at Konrad. "You want me to switch back to the Baron's freq?" With only one long-range radio, it's impossible to simultaneously communicate with the Queen and also monitor the Baron's net.


Next Moves?

Griet's throat was dry and her hands were shaking. She swallowed painfully, the cordite fumes making her throat feel like glass she looked over at Arkadiusz and said, "Mikel is dead, cover me while I fix the grenade launcher."

She kept herself between the living G-K militiaman and his unconscious comrade, the truth was that she didn't know if the poor man was alive or dead but she did know that if they tried to get him out they would all die and Arkadiusz' baby would grow up an orphan. She also knew that Polish men were stubborn and headstrong and that Arkadiusz would probably rather die than leave a fallen friend. She opened up the breech of the automatic grenade launcher and took the remaining ammunition from it.

She left the empty gun where it was, it was a potential risk to leave it intact but she was gambling that if the Baron's men had the time and opportunity to use it against anyone then they'd already be dead.

She looked up at Arkadiuz, her face looking like a death mask caked as it was in thick plaster streaked with tear track, "Let's get going."

She moved into the corridor and headed down it, trying to keep the injured man going using her body to steer him.

Frustrated, Jay continued to hold fire, waiting for the order to engage.

In reply to Cap'n Rae (msg #183):

"Euzebiusz, full automatic fire. Everyone else, single shots!"

He continued firing bursts at the pinned targets. Euzebiusz had the SAW so he should continue supressive fire as well.


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (90/100 + 44)
SE Corner of building, ground floor.
Firing long bursts, targets 70m away in street to ESE.
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Mariusz nodded inwardly at the order, it was exactly what he had intended to do so it was no problem fitting it into his decision loop. He pulled the stock of his rifle firmly into the hollow of his shoulder and aimed at one of the surviving soldiers.

In the back of his mind he felt sorry for these men, caught out in the open, scared and vulnerable but in the part of his mind focused on the battle they were just one thing, targets. He waited for his sights to settle on a part of the body that he could hit and then he rolled the trigger backward.

Mariusz
Ak-74 25/30
BG-1   0/1
Aimed shot at one of the survivors

Looking at the situation in front of them over his rifles sights, Craig asks Warren;

"So on three then... one, two, three."

He pulled the trigger on his grenade launcher at the same time as Warren fired his shot. He then rolled into cover.


Sniper Element
Covering Warren

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7
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RObert continues to watch the action through his binoculars as he waits for the order to fire from Konrad.  He looks for the best target of opportunity for his 40mm HEDP round to be fired at.  "Steady!  Steady everyone!"

TUCKER
M-16A2 [31/30] / M-203 [HEDP] - {READY WEAPON} Safety 'OFF'
Browning HP-35 [13/13] SAFETY 'ON' Cocked & locked
H&K SOCOM (Suppressed) [12/12] SAFETY 'ON'
Kevlar Vest/Helmet
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Warren said nothing, but the aimed shot he fired at the gunner on three was all the answer Craig needed.

Jeff waited the split second necessary to see the effects of his shot before backing as far away as possible, not wanting to join the rebel corpses nearby. "We may need to find a new building." the current one was simply too exposed to allow them to engage the forces around the grainary.

Once they had moved back below the exposed roof Craig replied.

"Your right, we should probably take some of these militia with us as well. They don't seem to be getting anything done."

Bayer buries his frustration, heaving monetarily forgotten he was working with no less than three different radio nets. "Wait." he says, first holding up one hand, then outstretching it towards the American to take the handset back from him again. "Queen's frequency..." he instructs the signaler as he consults his map.

"That armored column isn't moving yet." Bayer remarks quietly and more to himself than Flemming.

"Queen... Bayer... Fire mission." Bayer says into the handset. He will then change the last fire mission correction, feeding the tug's mortar team with new targeting data that will put their next round on the MTLB. As soon as the next data was confirmed back, Bayer says, "One round... HE... fire."

Bayer
Correcting fire mission to MTLB / firing 1x HE
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Support Team

Having deprived the abandoned Mk-19 of its ammunition, Griet helps Arkadiusz stumble down the hall. When they arrive at the southern end of the wing, they're almost shot by a jumpy, middle-aged rebel. Fortunately, he recognizes the feminine features of Griet's face (noticed admiringly when she led her squad into the building earlier) and releases the trigger just in time. Another rebel is spraying unaimed automatic fire down a stairwell leading to the ground floor.

"Thank God you're here. There's a whole fucking squad downstairs. I think we're the only ones left."

Snipers

With the rebels drawing fire below, Craig and Warren take advantage of the lull to attempt to dispatch one of the two enemy MG teams atop the granary. Craig fires a 40mm S HE while Warren attempts a head-shot on the nearest gunner with his SVU. Warren's straight-line shot misses high and the gunner flinches as the bullet cracks by. Craig's grenade, travelling in a shallow arc, arrives a second later. It lands among the second MG team, a little further on, and explodes in their midst. Everyone of the roof instantly disappears below the low, bullet-scared retaining wall. Warren and Craig both duck down below the twin wall on their roof as the enemy troops stationed in the top floor flats begin to pelt it with automatic fire. Although not entirely successful, the sniper team has, at least for the moment, cut the enemy's firepower on the granary roof in half. (Warren -1 round, Sutherland -1 40mm S HE)

Section 1

Dawid, Mariusz, and the others continue to fire without mercy at the surviving enemy reinforcements pinned down in the street less than 70m away. As their weapons chatter away, bullets skip off the kill zone pavement in little clouds of dust, or thud into fresh corpses and petrified living flesh alike. It's a massacre. Most, if not all, of the enemy squad of 10 men are dead or wounded. There's no movement in the street. Section 1 hasn't received a single round of return fire. (Dawid -10 rounds, Mariusz -1 round, LMG -10 rounds, rebels one & two -6 rounds each)

Sections 2 & 3

...watch the show as Konrad adjusts mortar fire from the Queen on to the Baron's armor. An involuntary shout of joy escapes from someone's lips as the second 82mm HE round explodes right on top of the MTLB. The ZU-23-2 is instantly wrecked and its two-man crew is blown apart by a direct hit. At the least, the men inside are undoubtedly shaken up by the explosion as well. The vehicle is wreathed in smoke (from the exploding mortar bomb- it does not appear to be secondary).  After a couple of seconds, the MTLB starts crawling backwards, away from the area. For the moment, at least, this leaves the M113 with the Plamya AGL on its own out it front.

A person runs out of the building across the street (Griet's building) and is cut down by fire by someone on the ground floor. The inert form is dressed in civilian garb indicating that he was most likely one of the rebels.


Updated Tac-map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms...pn=0.003772,0.013068


Next Moves?
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Well, that was a bonus, Griet thought, not being shot by our own side is always a good start to the day. She looked at the situation and said, "OK, I'll let the others know what's happening and then we'll sort out how we get out of this shit."

She switched on her radio and said, "Queen Mobile to Sunray, am at the end of the building with three effectives and a casualty. The enemy hold our only route of egress. Will try to engage. Over."

She looked at the rebel that had talked to her and said, "Join your mate by the stairs, keep them pinned while I sort something out. Arky, watch our backs by covering the corridor we came down. If someone comes shoot them."

Griet didn't have much hope that her injured companion would hit anything but the noise would alert her. She pulled out the mangled belt of 40mm grenades and then stripped the rubber band around her helmet that she used to attach camouflage. Once she did that she wrapped up the rounds in the rubber band and selected one of the American fragmentation grenades she was carrying. Carefully she looped the rubber band to secure the body of the grenade to the cluster of HEDP rounds so that the arming spoon of the grenade was free.

She crawled up to the two rebels and said, "I'm going to arm this grenade and cook it off. Then I'll drop it down the stairwell. If we're lucky we'll get a couple of them but I'm hoping the concussion and blast will disorientate them for a few moments. As soon as it goes off you," she pointed to the younger man, "keep firing, you," she pointed to the other, "come with me down the next flight of stairs."

"We'll start firing and you and Arky come down to us," she continued to explain, "once we're there we'll see how the enemy are responding and then pull a few more surprises. OK?"

She waited for feedback before readying her bomb.

Griet
AK-74 30/30
BG-1   1/1 HE (7 left)
Preparing charge and explaining plan to be executed in the next turn

Mariusz kept covering the soldiers they'd ambushed and said to Dawid, "Are we going to attack the Granary? If we don't do it soon we need to fall back and get ready for the Baron's relief force. Like this we risk being defeated in detail."

Mariusz
Ak-74  24/30
BG-1    0/0
Covering the men on the street
Initiating conversation with Dawid

"Poor bastard," Robert thinks as he watches one of the rebels cut down on the street below them.  He goes back to his binoculars and watches as the MTLB is backing out of the action, for now.  Tucker is now watching in his teams designated target area but a little beyond that to see if there is anything else going on in the area while they wait for orders to fire.  Without turning, he says to Minh, "We got anyone watching our six?"

TUCKER
M-16A2 [31/30] / M-203 [HEDP] - {READY WEAPON} Safety 'OFF'
Browning HP-35 [13/13] SAFETY 'ON' Cocked & locked
H&K SOCOM (Suppressed) [12/12] SAFETY 'ON'
Kevlar Vest/Helmet

"Boom!" Mihn says victoriously as another of the Baron's vehicles is removed from play before it had a chance to make an play. As the noise of the explosion echoes down the street she lowers herself back down below the windowsill. She will then motion for the two Polish militia guys to do the same.



"Yeah Sergeant... Captain Bayer has that Polish medic and the radio guy watching the stairway below us." Minh answers. "If I knew we would have enough time I would have mined it too. But I think we are good."

Jan was conscious that the enemy were stalling as a result of the mortar fire but there was little he could do to add to the confusion and anything that he could do would almost certainly reveal his position.

He grimaced to himself and continued to watch the developing carnage below his position.  He considered lighting up a cigarette but decided against it.  They would be needed at some point and Jan hoped that the mortars would do a lot more damage to the vehicles before Konrad ordered them to engage.

"How many rounds are there for the mortar?" Jan asked Pawel and Artur in Polish.


Jan
Holding position and waiting for the order to engage.
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags & some loose rounds in total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HEDP - 6x HE, 2x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
Frag Grenade x4

As they crouched together in the relative safety of the top story, Craig suggested to Warren that they needed to force the next part of the battle.

”It looks like we need to take that Granary, the Barons trying to reinforce it and tactically it leaves a large hole in our defence against the armour. My radios dead so if you can get Dawid on the horn and I'll round up as many men from here as I can find.”

He rubbed his face as he added;

”Tell him we will meet him at his building for the run across. Does that sound O.K. To you ?”


Sniper Element
Coming up with a plan

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 3x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7
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Dawid looked out at the granary, then over the street with its huddled dead. Gunshots still echoing from the buildings. The factors that made the occupied floors of the granary hard to shoot at from this low angle also made it hard for the defenders on the roof to stop a ground assault.

"Damn it, you are right."

Dawid called everyone around as he linked the half-used 44 round belt to the 80 round belt remaining in the PKM's ammo can. He then checked his Stechkin.

"Okay, everyone. We're moving on the granary. We go from here to the NE corner of this building, then dash across to the target. Mariusz, you take Euzebiusz and the 2 new rebels and make the first bound to the granary, Ireniusz and I will cover you, then make our bound after you complete yours. We'll cover you, you cover us. We'll make further plans when we are across and in the granary but the general plan is to make it to the roof, clear it, then clear the rest of the building from the top down."

"Let's go!"

As they moved to the NE corner, he transmitted on the team channel, "Eagle calling Sunray, we are rushing the target. Say again, assaulting target. If we make it to the roof, will mark our position with a red flare. Good luck and may God protect!" With a few tactical radio nets going it was quite possible Konrad would miss the transmission but it was better than not saying anything!

He repeated his radio message again when they were in the NE corner of the building and readying to make their rush, at that time giving Mariusz a hand-launched red signal flare (an aluminum tube with threaded screw-top) to launch when they reached the roof if he was unable to do so himself.


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (80 + 44)
SE Corner of building, ground floor.
Moving to NE corner of building, rushing granary after Mariusz bound is complete.
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Jeff scowled briefly at Craig's idea. He didn't think that they'd be able to rally enough troops to take the refinery, and sacrificing the rooftop vantage may not be worth a failed assault. He unhooks his handmic to call in for a sitrep, and is just about to transmit when Dawid's call comes in. Jeff holds the mic up so Craig can hear as well.

"Looks like the Pollack beat you to it. You can run down the stairs and try and rally the rebels to go with you after them. I'm going to stay up here." He grabs his rifle and starts moving on his hands and knees to a position 15 meters or so away from the last spot he popped up to shoot. Halfway, he turns to Craig "He wants help from above, I'm going to oblige. Your call on staying or going."

Jeff continues crawling until he's satisfied he's far enough away to buy himself a second.  He waits patiently until he can figure from the gunfire that the hostiles are no longer scanning the roof. Hopefully Dawid's push, or any covering fire from Konrad's section will draw their attention. The waiting game resumes.

Jeff Warren
Displacing 15 meters from last shooting position on roof, waiting for enemy to shift focus
SVU-AS [5/10] + 6 mags

Craig thought for a second;

"Let him know I'm coming hopefully with some help and keep your head down."

With that Craig begins to try and find some support,he starts with the guys from the roof. He lets them know what is going on, where he is going to wait and for how long, then he sends them off to find others.

Mariusz swallowed hard and switched magazines, me and my big mouth, he thought. In the back of his mind he had known that it would go down like this, Dawid needed to cover the first bound and that left him to lead the charge.

He looked at the two rebels and said, "If we don't take the Granary the Baron's relief force will come and fuck us up the ass. That would be bad, but think what will happen to your people if we lose here. Your choice is simple, back me up and we have a chance of winning, stay here and you'll eventually die like rats."

He looked up at Dawid and said, "Sweep the bastards away for me like the sword of Casmir the great."

He bunched his muscles and prepared himself fully aware that he might end up sharing the fate of the men he'd just helped mow down, "Move," he hissed and started to run across the intervening distance.

Mariusz
AK-74 31/30
BG-1   0/0
Running across the gap to the south wall of the granary

Cupping one hand around his mouth, Jeff calls to Craig as he leaves "Make sure they know not to shoot Dawid's team!"

After he's gone, Jeff gets on the radio "Eagle, this is Falcon. Falcon 2 is headed to your location, hopefully with rebels in tow. Check fire west. I will remain in overwatch from my position. Be advised 1, maybe 2 machine guns on roof. Falcon out."

"Good!  Everyone, let's get eyes on out there to see what is going on."

Jay continued to keep his head down, watching as the carnage unfolded before them. He was keen to engage, to help his friends, but waited for orders to follow.

Mrityunjay Byanjankar
2 Section
In cover, ready to fire
AK74 + BG15 - 30/30 + 1xHE
Frag grenade x6, AT grenade x1
RPG-7D + 1xHEAT
Kukri knife
Makarov 8/8
2x 40mmS HE
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Support

Just as Griet is about to drop her small improvised explosive device (a hand grenade strapped to the salvaged 40mm HVHEDP rounds) down the stairwell, there is a fresh round of shouting from the floors below. From the sound of it, the Baron's men are leaving the building and pulling back. The pin has been pulled, though, and Griet duly tosses the jerry-rigged bomb off the landing to speed them on their way. Two seconds later, there is a small explosion below. When the echoes of the blast fade, there is only silence below. Muffled gunfire continues to snap, crackle, and pop outside but it sounds like the Baron's men may have cleared out of the building.

Section 1

While Dawid steps outside and cuts loose with a long burst of fire aimed nearly straight up at the upper floors and roof ledge of the granary, Mariusz leads his squad of four towards the granary's main entrance (on the east side of the building). There is no return fire. Dawid follows hot on their heals, making it to the granary's south exterior wall without taking any accurate return fire. The group stacks up against the wall and works their way to the south-east corner of the building. As they move closer to the reinforcements they've recently ambushed, they notice that a couple of the men in the street are moving. It's hard to say whether they're wounded or not.

Mariusz, now closest to the corner, is about to peek around it when he hears shouting. Someone in the granary (or just outside it) is calling to the men lying in the street, telling them to stay put and play dead and asking where the fire that cut them down came from. The men in the street don't respond. Whether they are unwilling or unable to do so is not apparent. Mariusz risks a quick glance around the corner. In that second, he sees a crescent of sandbags around the main entrance, and at least one enemy soldier manning it- Mariusz doesn't think he was spotted. It's about x meters away. (Dawid -15 rounds)

Snipers

Craig exits the roof, crawling safely to the stairs before sprinting down to the level below. He finds his two rebel friends cowering in the room from which he and Warren had fired their first shots of the battle. It's filled with dust and smoke. Craig coaxes the men out of the room and convinces them to follow him. They seem glad to be leaving the building. Meanwhile, Warren crawls to new firing position. He waits for another chance to take a shot until a flurry of firing from far below provides the hoped-for distraction that he was waiting for. He pops up and tries to acquire a quick sight picture. Through his scope he sees the enemy MG team as they work to bring their weapon to bear right back on him. He fires first and drops out of sight before they can return fire. Warren is pretty sure he missed again. A stream of bullets chip away at the raised ledge of the roof, confirming his suspicion. (Warren -1 round)

Craig arrives on the ground floor, out of breath. He and his two new sidekicks pause to recover in preparation for a rush to the granary.

Sections 2, 3, & HQ

Konrad watches as his successful fire mission correction chips away at the Baron's armored firepower by destroying the ZU-23-2 mounted on the MTLB, and possibly damaging the tracked APC as well. It appears that the relief column is pulling back, at least temporarily. It does not appear to be a full scale retreat. Perhaps Flemming could determine their intent by listening in on their coms net- he's currently acting at the link between Konrad and the Queen. Flemming reports that the mortar crew on board the Queen are down to only two HE rounds. There are also two HEDP rounds, but they are much more suited to direct fire use.

A puff of smoke errupts in the lower southeast corner of Griet's position, followed by a hollow boom.

Next Moves?

Griet left out a breath that she hadn't realised she had been holding. Even with the improvised bomb she'd made she had thought that her chances were low to none and now fate had intervened. She looked quickly at the two locals and said, "You," she pointed to the youngster, "See to my comrade's wound. You," she pointed to the older militiaman, "come with me, we'll go halfway down and secure the stairwell. Once you've finished with my friend, meet us half way down."

She moved carefully down the stairs and said over the radio, "Sunray, Queen Mobile, am coming down southern stairwell with one wounded and two militia. Enemy appear to have gone. The GL is inoperative and abandoned."

Once she reached the halfway point on the stairs she stopped to wait for the others to catch up.

Mariusz made eye contact with Dawid and put up one finger. He then made a slow and deliberate movement, one which always caused fear in those that knew him. Slowly and carefully, he pulled a grenade from his assault vest.

He whispered to the group, "Enemy position about five meters away. It guards the entrance. At least one guard, I suggest we throw some grenades and then Dawid goes round the corner to finish off anyone left by the blast. Does anyone need a grenade?"

Mariusz
AK-74 30/30
BG-1   0/1
Frag grenade 1/6
Conferring with team

In reply to Mariusz Tokarski (msg #209):

Dawid nodded. "Sounds good, allow me to suggest: Mariusz, you do the honours with grenades, have Euzebiusz cover you using the RPK-74. Carry forward with the assault using your detachment. I'll stay here until you're inside and cover the other arcs with the PKM. Grab a grenade from my lifchik if you need it and let's keep moving."

He focused on the men in the street and the building they came from. He hoped for their sake they wouldn't say anything about their presence, as far as he was concerned he was happy to let them live.

"Ireniusz, cover the roof above us. The rest of you, get ready to charge in after Mariusz. We'll be right behind you."


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (65 + 44)
SE Corner of granary.
Covering SW, S, SE. Following up on the assault.

OOC: The idea is the SAW (RPK-74) is better in an "assault" role while the GPMG (PKM) is suited to covering the other ground arcs. Rae, any names for the other rebels?
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"OK," Mariusz said, "let's go."

He pulled the grenade from its pouch and left the safety pin hanging from the inside clip. He tossed the grenade upward and toward the sandbagged position. Once it had gone off he intended to go around the corner in a crouch with his rifle ready, hopefully the concussion from the grenade would give him a second or two's grace before the enemy could muster a response.

Mariusz
AK-74 30/30
BG-1   0/1
Throwing frag grenade
After the explosion:
Around the corner at the crouch
AK ready

Taking a moment to catch his breath, Craig takes the time to study the ground floor of the granary through his field glasses. He is trying to find an area they could stack up after the run and possibly a way in from this side.

Once he spots somewhere he points it out to the militiamen. He also indicates they should keep their weapons at their shoulders but to only fire if fired upon and above all to keep moving.

Once he felt they where ready and as long as no one was firing at them Craig instigated the rush.

Sniper Element
Running to Granary

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 4x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - Slung
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - Holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7

Jay held his position.

Jan stayed in position initially, continuing to observe the battle unfolding down below him and waiting for the order to engage or to relocate.  As the enemy were pulling back a change in plan might well be called for so Jan moved back away from the window to a point closer to the stairs where he could call down to Konrad, or to Flemming at least.

"Konrad, do you want us to try and clear the granary?  Or stay here with the original plan?"


Jan
Asking Konrad about trying to take the Granary
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags & some loose rounds in total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HEDP - 6x HE, 2x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
Frag Grenade x4

Still holding Flemming's handset, Bayer toggles the transmit button and says, "Queen, Bayer. Check fire and stand by. Good shooting. Out." He then passes back the handset to the American and says quietly, "Two rounds... I know. Switch back to the enemy's net."

Bayer then raises his binoculars and observes the Baron's armored column and Griet's building for a moment. Things had worked out much better than he expected, at least on their first attempt, but that only made things more complicated in a strange sort of way. He next contacts Griet, using his own radio, "Sunray. Roger. Am covering."

"Mr. Flemming, pass it along to everyone... friendlies moving from Griet's position." he says without taking his eyes off the other side of the street.



Bayer shouts back for Jan to move up to his position and to bring Tucker along with him. Then when the two NCOs arrives, he says to the both of them, "I never expected their advance to fall apart on the first try so easily. The cordon and blocking is still happening, but I will free up one team to further pressure the enemy at the objective. It needs to be Sergeant Tucker's team though Jan.... Two Section has the anti-armor assets and Three Section has the breaching demolition assets."

"Secure a breach on the north or west side - but don't start clearing." he clarifies to Robert. "Not while Dawid is currently working inside. And be ready to fall back to my position on short notice."

"Good?"
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"Yes Capitaine," Jan replied with a nod, indicating that he both understood and agreed with his commander's decision.

He then moved back to re-join his squad to bring them up to speed.  "Third section are moving to the granary so there are just us and HQ left here now.  Keep a watch out!" he explained to Jay before repeating himself in Polish for Pawel and Artur.

In reply to Jan Cerny (msg #216):

Jay nodded to indicate that he understood the order.

Robert takes his team back down the stairs and links up with Jan and Konrad.  He looks to Minh and the others in his team and then back to Konrad and Jan, "We're your team Boss.  Breach but don't clear on the north or west side of the granary.  If you want us to be able to drop back quickly, we'll clear on the nearest side closest to this position.

Do you want us to hold the breach and engage hostiles from outside?"

"Let the layout dictate, but inside is preferred. Say... the first room or defensible area. Anywhere you can gain initial lodgement and adequately hold it from counterattack." he answers.

"Roger that, we're on it.  I'll get in touch with Dawid and give him Challenge words so we don't go 'blue on blue' inside."  Robert turns to his fireteam and nods to them to move out since everyone should've been close enough to hear the orders.  He will add, "Me and Piotr will move out first to the target area and secure it.  Once we do that, you and Minh wil move up, set your charges, and the we'll breach and find a place to hold up in.  Questions?"

He ques the teams radio to get Dawid and his group, "Eagle, Three-Section.  Conducting Breach withiin Zero-Five Mikes.  Once in, challenge words as follows; Eagle, Lightening.  Three-Section, Babushka.  Confirm copy last, over."

He and Piotr lead Three-Section out towards the breach area.
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Frustrated at missing again, Jeff crawls another 20 meters away abd waits for the fire to die down. This time however he'll continue to wait below the lip, not exposing himself even once the fire has let up. Instead, he hums "Something in the Way" by Nirvanna.

Section 1

Mariusz kicks off the assault on the granary by stepping briefly around the corner and tossing his frag towards the sandbagged ground floor entrance. He knows as soon as the grenade leaves his hand that it's going to land short. As soon as the grenade explodes, Mariusz rushes around the corner and moves aggressively towards teh enemy position. Ireneuz is right behind him with his RPK. Through the thinning smoke, Mariusz sees the guard rise up to his knees and take aim at the two-man assault team. The young Polish point man fires a quick burst. Puffs of dust errupt from both of the guard's shoulders and he falls back with a loud grunt. A burst of fire cracks by Mariusz's head, the muzzle blast of Ireneusz's burst scorching his right ear and rendering it temporarily deaf. While Mariusz reflexively stops short and whinces in pain, he misses seeing the second enemy guard that Ireneusz has just killed. Ireneusz moves past Mariusz and fires another burst down into the low sandbagged wall, presumably finishing off both guards. He then turns his RPK towards the open double doors leading into the lobby of the granary and fires off the remainder of his 40-round magazine. He then ducks behind the sandbags as Mariusz arrives. Mariusz can't quite hear what Ireneusz says next but he's pretty sure his fellow Pole is asking for a hand grenade. (Mariusz -3 rounds & 1 frag; Ireneusz -40 rounds)

Dawid covers the two assaulters from the SE corner of the granary. The men down in the road are not putting up any fight and the men on the roof don't seem to be aware of what's going on almost directly below. The men across the street in the large, squat building that serves as the Baron's motor pool, however, appear to have finally noticed the force attempting to storm the granary's gates. Dawid brings the PKM up to his shoulder and unleashes a stream of fire towards the motor pool. Playing monkey see- monkey do, the two young Warsaw rebels (Tim & Eva) both empty their partial magazines in the same direction. The fire succeeds in buying the assaulters a few more seconds to clear the entrance and get into cover. (Dawid -20 rounds)

Meanwhile, Craig and his two rebel charges rush the granary from the back entrance of the building currently housing Sections 2 & 3. Bullets tearing up the turf at his heels, Craig sprints across the intervening courtyard and arrives safely at the west wall of the granary. He is displeased to find that he is alone- neither rebel has followed him. The back entrace to the granary has been bricked over. With a sledgehammer or demo charge, he could force his way through. Unfortunately, he has neither. So, he starts working his way to the south side of the granary.  As he arrives at the SW corner, a small explosion 10m behind him suggests that the enemy above are doing a little hand-bombing with frags.

Section 2

...prepares to mount their own assault on the granary. Scoping out their options, Tucker takes note of the bricked-up back door on the west side of the granary. It won't be difficult to blast through, if they can get there in one piece. The defenders appear to be dropping hand grenades down from the upper floor windows. Since the layout of the granary is identical to the building they are currently in, Tucker knows that there will be no entrance in the north face of the granary. So, it's either blow through the west wall, or work around to the main entrace on the east side. The west side of the granary is currently drawing a lot of attention from its defenders.

Support

Griet moves cautiously down the stairs, her eyes stinging from the smoke of her exploded assault charge. She arrives on the ground floor to find it occupied by several corpses. Most of them appear to have been rebels. There's no sign of any living enemy troops nearby. She's joined by the rest of her squad (Arkadiusz and two rebels) and the they all rush across the street. The MG team atop the granary spot them and opens up when they've made it about half-way across. Griet, unencumbered, has pulled out ahead of the rebels and Arkadiusz. She can hear the machinegun rounds cracking over her head and striking the pavement behind her. She makes it to the cover offered by her comrades' building and collapses, gasping for breath, just inside its lobby. Looking back, she sees three fresh bodies lying crumpled in the street, victims of the granary MG team.

Section 3 and HQ

...covers Griet's team as they attempt to cross the street from the north. The convoy is too far away and screened by black smoke from the burning M113 to do anything about it, so the Kommando's can only watch as the MG team on the granary roof cuts down Griet's three companions.

Flemming misses this because he is hunched over trying to eavesdrop on the Baron's com-net.

"Uh, sir. The guys in the granary are starting to freak out. They're saying that enemy troops are inside on the lower levels and they're screaming for help. The convoy's told 'em to calm down and hang on. Not sure what their next move is but it sounds like they may try to rush the granary."


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Griet stared at the carnage on the street, dead, all dead. Arkadiusz, the proud father stared lifelessly at her, the light of his eyes fading as were the futures of his wife and child, even though they didn't know it yet.

Slowly she sank to he knees, bitter tears of gall tracing new rivers of sadness down her battle-grimed cheeks. When would it all end? Four years of death and loss weighed on her soul as she slumped back on the heels of her battered combat boots. Fire and blood seemed to be all that was left, maybe they were already dead, after all, Hell couldn't be any worse than this.

She bunched her hands into fists and rested her weight on them as her head came down. Salty tears splashed tiny puddles in the dust of the world as Griet's grief came in wracking sobs.

Mariusz looked at his partner and pointed to his ear whilst shaking his head. He fished a grenade out of his pouch and handed it to the Automatic rifleman and then pulled one for himself out of his assault vest.

He nodded to the entrance to the Granary and yelled, "Me low, you high. I'll throw right, you left."

Mariusz was riding his luck and he knew it, but maintaining operational tempo was vital now, the more he kept the enemy off balance, the fewer casualties his unit would take even if it meant it was his balls in the grinder.

He looked at the entrance to the granary closely. If to was open he intended to throw his grenade in to clear the way and then follow up with his rifle. Ireniusz would do the same with his weapons.

Mariusz
Grenade: Thrown into the entrance if clear
Crouched
AK-74 27/30
BG-1   0/1
Ready to follow up grenade by assaulting into building

In reply to Mariusz Tokarski (msg #224):

They'd bought a couple moments from the opponents in the motor pool but they'd be back at it soon. Also, the men on top would drop grenades on the east side as well as the west.

"Everyone get moving! We're going in right now or we won't make it at all! If we stay here we'll be cut down."

To avoid getting cut down by fire from the motor pool, Dawid pulled one of the two smoke grenades he recovered from Otto's body and threw it into the street to block the line of sight. Once the smoke screen was deployed he led the remaining element members to the East entry.


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (45 + 44)
SE Corner of granary.
Deploying smoke in street, moving to E. Entry
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Jay looked on helplessly as the rebels accompanying Griet were mercilessly torn to pieces. There was nothing he could do but watch them die. He looked over at his squad leader. "Mr Yahnji, what we do?"

Before making his move, Robert turns to Konrad, "We're going in through the back door there," he says pointing to the bricked up doorway.  "I want to breach from here with my two-oh-three and then assault straight through from here.  We could use all of the cover fire you can give us to keep them from dropping frags down on us until we can get inside the building.

We ain't got a lot of time before we have to fight off those soldiers trying to get their guys out of there.  Save's us a breaching charge in case we need it for later Boss."

Bayer nods and says, "The rooftop is covered." He then toggles his radio and says, "Warren. Bayer. Need decisive fire on the rooftop asap. Three Section moving on the ground below... relay your visual to them. Over."

Bayer then says, "Robert, keeping all of your men alive is your top priority. If you can't gain entry without undue risk, then cancel the move and get back up here. Stopping the relief force has priority over taking ground in the granary and we can't do that if things get too hot outside."

Craig looked back at the building he had come from as he moved off towards the corner.

"Little bastards..."

He was now in a precarious position, he knew Dawids approximate location so he made a dash in that direction. He knew Dawid was expecting him from Warrens radio call but he was still cautious, last thing he needed was some blue on blue action.

He used whatever cover he could find as he moved with speed.


Sniper Element
Moving towards Dawids position

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - held at arms length
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7
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In reply to Mrityunjay Byanjankar (msg #226):

"Our orders are still to hold here," replied Jan.  "Our primary role is AT and until they come in range we need to stick with that!  I think that they are trying to manoeuvre to a different road so watch the main road to the east.  They are still trying to get to the granary."  He then repeated himself in Polish for the benefit of Pawel and Artur.

Jan didn't like how things were fragmenting however.  The enemy attack was collapsing but the Black Guard seemed competent enough to regroup and then attack again.  Maybe now was the time to go on the offensive.

Jeff gets a chill when he hears his real name go out over the net.  While he doubted there were any KGB or DIA with the Baron, he wasn't a huge fan of figuring that out the hard way.  "Copy." was all Konrad got in way of a response.

From his brand new position farther down the roof (away from his last 2), he waits for the shooting to be redirected again.  Once he's satisfied, he slowly creeps up, trying not to draw attention.  Assuming there isn't someone already looking his way, he'll take a half second longer to aim before firing at either the MG team on the roof, or one of the assholes dropping grenades on Craig.


Jeff Warren
Slowly creeping up, aimed shot at LMG/grenade-assholes
SVU-AS [4/10]

Interior Granary (Ground Floor)

Before the men across the street in the Baron's motor pool building can figure out what the hell is going on, Dawid tosses a smoke to screen the entrance of the granary. Craig arrives behind him just as this is happening. Tim and Eva continue to spray bullets at the motor pool, adding to the noise and confusion.

As Dawid deploys smoke, Mariusz and Ireneusz innitiate their assault of the granary lobby with two fragmentation grenades. The green metal orbs clack across the floor and detonate within. A second after the explosions, Mariusz and Ireneusz storm through the door. (Mariusz -2 frags)

The interior of the room is darker than it is outside and they both have trouble seeing through the stinging smoke. Dawid and the others follow a few seconds behind. The large lobby area is completely empty- no furniture of any kind, and many of the non-load-bearing walls have been removed to enlarge the space. The central elevator shaft gapes open directly ahead, while boxy entrances to the building's two main stairwells are several meters off to its left and right. The left stairwell seems to have been bricked off with cinder blocks. Some kind of small explosion reverberates from the back of the room. Shouting echoes down through the right stairwell. A concrete lane divider has been set about a meter in front of the stairwell entrance, forming a barricade. A man rises up from behind it and sprays bullets towards the lobby entrance...

Lone Sniper

Warren finishes the last chorus of Come as You Are as he crawls into a new position. If the Eastern Bloc has anything like the Whack-a-Mole game, the men on the granary roof must feel like they're playing an extreme, high-stakes version right now. The sound of gunfire and explosions from down in the courtyard below offer Warren the momentary distraction that he needs. He rises more slowly this time and sees the enemy a half-second before they see him. He fires a single shot and drops back down as a storm of counterfire rips the air around him. This time, however, Jeff is 99% sure that he hit is target. (Warren -1 round)

Tucker's Section

Tucker works his way into a position from which he can observe the walled-over back entrance to the granary building. Whoever was drawing so much attention from the men on the roof must have cleared out because the grenade fishing seems to have stopped. Tucker takes aim at the rear entrance and fires a 40mm HE grenade into it. The grenade explodes on target, and when the dust and smoke clear away, there's a jagged 1.5'x1.5' hole in the cinder blocks. If given a minute, he could probably pull or kick away enough of the remaining blocks to gain entrance to the granary. (Tucker -1 40mm HE)

HQ and Everyone Else

True to Flemming's warning, the enemy convoy appears to be preparing to rush the granary. The T-72 moves to the front of the column, followed by the Plamya-armed M113, the MTLB, and the truck. In this configuration, the group begins rolling towards the compound, picking up speed.


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