I've seen you mention this a couple of times but I'm unsure what the reason is?  Is this something that most soldiers do to reduce the chance of miss-feeds or something?

The idea behind it is that magazine reliability can sometimes be stressed by max'ing out the count.  I, personally, have never had issues with keeping my magazines at 30/30.  Some folks seem to think the tension on the spring is too great and could cause a misfeed.

There are also arguments that say that you want to keep your magazines max'd out or completely empty.  That a partially stressed spring is worse for maintaining its tension than having it 'completely' relaxed or 'completely' compressed.

I just run with my stuff at max and refill partials when I get a chance.

Cheers,

Tim

I've never had a problem with mags either, at least in mags which weren't obviously damaged (usually it's just the lips which is bent preventing clean relase into the weapon - easy to fix with a pair of pliers and a little care).
Most often it's the weapon that has the problem, or the mag just hasn't been seated correct by the user (which means it falls out the moment you bump it).
The worst weapon for problems in my experience was the M16. I've also had issues with M60s but that turned out to have been the battalion armourers fault - they had a habit of repacing worn parts with other worn parts pulled from other guns because they were too lazy to do the paperwork and order new ones!

The Bradley is to move last in the order. It is the command and fire support vehicle. The M113 is probably going to move in the front when travelling single file as it has half a dozen sets of eyes out the top watching for danger.
I believe the BTR might also have four infantrymen with their heads exposed through the roof hatches, but I don't really trust NPCs to do the job properly.
When in more open terrain, we'll move in a "Two up" formation - BTR and M113 side by side but with at least 50 metres between (preferably 100+).

Note that Ben has kept everyone busy from dawn through to 3pm with practise drills,etc. There's been little time to sit about until the last couple of hours in the day.

I think that you might have gotten confused about the time of day - the time is 06:00.



GM - Yes. Reveille/eat was 0400, attack begins 0500, then an hours wait - 0600.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:11, Mon 30 Nov 2009.

Most characters I play don't do that with the magazines.  This particuliar PC, I deceided to have him do that.  With the shape & state of the world, he thinks he's saving the springs in his mags since new replacements are far and few between and he has been stretching the mag springs for sometime.

Thank God the Tobacco is still good.

Mitch would kill for a decent pint of beer! <G>

Beer?! Pfft. If you're going to drink. Skip the foreplay and go for the big win.

Vodka.

Ah, Vodka is good when you're trying to get hammered but what Mitch misses is sitting in a pub having a laugh over several beers - it's partly a ritual rather than just being about the booze!

Tennessee Whiskey. Enough said.  Or some moonshine if you're adventerous, and want to go blind for a minute.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:16, Mon 30 Nov 2009.

Kentucky Bourbon if I will drink something state-side. Or as it is listed in one cafe here "Kentucky Wine"

With the Large and Brutish and Ever Grunting, Otto next to Kaminski...

I sorta feel like some weird Polish version of Han Solo and Chewbacca... cept we both have shaved heads with Yamulkes..

I'll second that!

Hmm, so I did. For some reason I had 1800 stuck in my mind.

Oh well, that just means the drills were done before dawn in the dark!

:P

Another slightly random question - as the M113 commander would Mitch be wearing a CVC Helmet or a radio headset and his own infantry helmet?



I think we've just found the aim of the next trading trip! <G>



Mitch may just have dozed off in the commander's position while everyone was tripping over each other getting into and out of the M113! <G>

Alright, great. I've finally finished plotting enemy positions and details, and with your OOB I'll have the post up tonight.

I think only 2 players traded in som EP for skills, but there's still a little time for last minute improvement.

Thanks for the last minute reprieve. I would like to buy a 2 in thrown weapon (I anticipate some grenade chucking) and 2 in autogun in case he needs to take over an MG. I think I can do that with my 5 SPs.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:48, Tue 01 Dec 2009.

In reply to Varis Babicevs (msg #25):

Thrown weapon 1 > 2 (2XP)
Autogun 0 > 2 (3XP)

Done (I changed your sheet already).

Fus you got the note about me raising Leadership w/ Kaminski, no?

In reply to Krzysztof Kaminski (msg #27):

Yes. Its done.

I know most of you were probably expecting large building type urban warfare, but I hope everyone is ok with the start of things. At the rate the perimeter is shrinking you'll be slugging it out in the old city by tomorrow maybe. And there still house clearing ahead.

EDIT - I forgot to add something to the map. That highway bridge over the rail lines is downed. Its probably only a minor point, but you'll have to use the smaller bridge just to the north of it. The rail lines are actually in a shallow depression compared to the roads and surrounding area.


This message was last edited by the GM at 15:21, Tue 01 Dec 2009.

Nah. I'm ok with it for sure. This sounds interesting. We haven't been fighting against the clock before. Or anything like this at all for that matter.

We have mortar support, yes?

In reply to Oskar Friedmann (msg #31):

Besides you own 60mm, yes. But limited (as in you shouldn't drop rounds on targets you don't necessarily have to).
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:51, Tue 01 Dec 2009.