re: Otto, its more of a RP decision as well as a practical decision. I don't know his skill but given that all he does is:

1. Drive
2. Break Bones
3. Shoot the RPD
4. Grunt

I think he'd suit that position well.

This also means that the whole BTR can speak Polish
This message was last edited by the player at 09:24, Sat 28 Nov 2009.

According to George's entry in "the cast" thread, he's one of the most fluent with Polish in the unit - probably speaks it even better than Kaminski...

;)

Are we going to take this opportunity to let the rest of the characters get some sleep?  Without inserting myself too far into the administrative slot, I think we all could get a decent nights sleep in with just a one or two person watch. Mike will volunteer to take like an 04-05ish one if needed, as I want to clean and rebandage all the wounded from the previous engagement first thing in the morning. if we are under attack that early, I'll do them anyway (assuming its safe) as from my understanding all the wounded are staying behind.

For the M203, I have no preference on who the refresher is from.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:32, Sat 28 Nov 2009.

In reply to Mike Catchings (msg #965):

Ben suggested Handley do it as he has the best GL / Instruction skill combination. There's better with a GL, but their Instruction sucks if it exists at all.

Sleep is certainly something we need to have. The ideal is to have everyone at zero fatigue by the commencement of operations.
We also need to shoehorn some rehersals into our available time - weapons training, action on contact, even how to get in and out of the vehicles and in which order.

There's also a bit of a stores reshuffle as has been previously indicated, but it shouldn't take long. Did you know we now have over five tonnes of stores not including the still!  :O

A couple of things about the various firearms assignments.

1. I thought an M4 carbine could have a M203 grenade launcher attached to it?

2. It might be better to give Fox the M240 as a dismount MG rather than the M60 because of the worn state of the M60.

3. 7.62mmN belts:



There are four 7.62mmN belts in the HUMVEE - I suggest two each for the Bradley and the M113 giving us 6 per vehicle.

4. Should I add the RPG-7 to Mitch's character sheet and how many rounds has he been given for it?

5. Does anyone know the layout of an M113?  If Mitch is in the commander/gunner position is he standing or sitting?  Also how big is the cupola?  Will he have the RPG-7 inside the vehicle to pull out if necessary or should it be strapped on the top, outside of the vehicle?  I just want to ensure that I describe things correctly should they become relevant!  I have found the following however: http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/cv/inf/M113.html

That’s quite a casualty rate!  Mind you it seems that no one has died for the last two days! <G>

Yes, but it has a lower effective range and higher felt recoil compared to the full sized weapon.

That's up to Oskar, commander of that section. However, the M240 is one of his "personal" weapons (he brought it to the party on his motorbike).
Originally I had the PKM as the second machinegun, but ammunition commonality is vital, at least as much as we can get it. This is why everyone (excluding Weiss) in the BTR has 5.45 mm or 7.62mmS weapons and I would advise Weiss draw an AK-74 or AK-74U to suplement his M21 sniper rifle in the unlikely event he needs to head out on foot.

That is in addition to the 2130 rounds of belted already loaded aboard the Bradley. Note also that we have a total of 1200 rounds in stores, split between the Bradley, M113 and Humvee all of which should be concentrated with the two MGs (600 each). On reflection, the Bradley already has enough.

If it was actually to be carried by him, I'd say yes, but as it's really been assigned to the vehicle instead....
Each RPG-7 has three rounds (what type I don't really know - there's dozens according to Pauls site). If the infantry are aboard, Mitch would be better allowing Oskar to take the shot from the cargo hatch.

Quite well actually - I spend plenty of time in the back of them when I was in the army.
The commander has a seat which can be raised or lowered. He may also elect to stand, although this gets a bit tiring after a while.
The cupola is:


The rest of the vehicle can be see here: http://svsm.org/gallery/M113A3
I would suggest that the RPG and his personal weapon (an M249 I believe) be secured somehow on the outside of the cupola. Hanging from it's shoulderstrap (for the M249) should be sufficient. Having either of those weapons inside is going to be a big problem if he needs them in a hurry.

OK - Fusilier - please can you move the four belts from the HUMVEE to the M113?




OK - that makes sense - Fusilier - please can you amend the M113 vehicle weapons accordingly?




Thanks for this - very interesting!



I think that he'll have the M117 secured somehow on the outside of the cupola rather than the M249 as if he dismounts he'll probably be looking to move fast!

In urban fighting, the M4 is usually preferable to the full sized M16 due to its handier size. And yes, the M203 can quite easily be fitted to the shorter M4.

Varis will part with some 40mm S grenades if he's confident that Volodya knows how to use the GL. Varis is seriously looking forward to blowing some sh*t up!

Done.

Mitch, bear in mind there is only a forward mounted gunshield and not the all-around protection rig.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:01, Sat 28 Nov 2009.

Thank you for that wonderful news! <G>

In reply to Fusilier (msg #972):

I thought we'd rigged that up but not shields for the cargo hatch gun?
Might not look the same, but the effect was.

Frank - go ahead with the 5.56mmN but you there are only 14x 40mmHEDP available (and no ILLUM). So please only add 14 HEDP grenades.



I can't remember exactly what was said, but I've got it written in notes, and have been playing it out that way in combat as well. Just a forward protection with partial side protection.
This message was last edited by the GM at 10:29, Sun 29 Nov 2009.

not sure what the stores are like but Kaminski would like to add 2-3 frags and 1 smoke grenade + 3 mags for the AKSU re: post from Varis. Confirm and I'll add it to the sheet.

Kaminski was issued the RPK for use while in the commanders seat and to be fired through the port to his right.

I am not sure what you mean.

Do you want to add 2-3 frags and other things to the unit store? Or draw them and put them into your inventory? Or is this from player to player?

I'm thinking you mean from Varis - Kaminski but want to be sure.

draw from stores, put into inventory.

Ok. Well, there are no frags available anymore.
But you can still add 1 smoke grenade + 3x 30round 5.45mmB mags if you want.

done

Alright everyone, this is the platoon layout for the moment. I'll put up a post tonight or tomorrow for dawn and well go from there. Hopefully everyone has their admin/prep done and for those who are tired of it already - well, we're finally done.

Can I double check that I'm right about a couple of comms things.

While Mitch is commanding the M113 am I correct that he is "Two Zero" but if he dismounts he becomes "Found Five"?

Also are we on a separate radio net to the IB and our only contact with their net is via Pearce?

Thanks.

Also, was Gdansk nuked during the war?


Edit: thanks for clarifying
This message was last edited by the player at 01:06, Mon 30 Nov 2009.

According to the official game map I believe so though I'm not sure to what "extent".

Check out the Intel thread.

1. Yes, and the dismounts you are carrying are "Two-One".

2. Yes. Completely separate. As are the other militia sub units. Only the everyone's HQ is on the main command post's channel. Otherwise you'd have too many people talking at once from all over the city completely unrelated to each and everyone's situation.

The nuclear detonations were from ("small") tactical devices. Most of the damage is further out to the west and the large part of Gdansk's northwest. Most of the story so far has been kept to what is called the "old city" which was spared most of the damage (and radiation). Thanks Varis.

I'm going to close this OOC thread and start up a new one.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:31, Mon 30 Nov 2009.