I guess I'll make a third thread for those checking out the other range.......

Before I move the story forward I'd like to have a post up from everyone so all the characters can be going where they want to.

There are three threads up for players to post in:

• Main thread = Hanging out at the water tower with the MRAP
• Rescue Crew (will become group 2) = Going with Laney in the 5 ton to rescue the people on top of the building. This crew has enough people, but more can go if they want.....
• Checking the other Range (will become group 3) = Joining Jonathan, and Robert to see what can be found at the other range.

I'm waiting for the following characters to post and decide what they are doing:

• Isabel Tsang
• Joint
• Luke Salem
• Tiberus Asimov Blackiron

In reply to Darkside Trooper (msg # 43):

Just waited by for one more player to post.

In the mean time......

 if your going with Lany post in the rescue thread.
 If your going with Jonathan to check out that other range post there.

Also Annabelle has One Motorola radio.  I need to know who has the other. These two characters will have a radio thread to communicate with.

In reply to Darkside Trooper (msg # 44):

My understanding is there are 2 Motorola Talkabout hand radios (35 miles range). These are commercially-available civilian units but can also communicate with police (LV Metro, Clark County Sheriff's Dept.) and EMS bands. Annabelle has one, Arani has the other.

There are also each a military set in both trucks (5-ton and MaxPro) but they cannot communicate with the Motorolas and vice versa due to digital encryption and frequency-hopping.

Please accept my apologies if this is incorrect!

Tony

In reply to Lakeisha 'Laney' Carmichael (msg # 45):

Yes there are two Motorola's. Annabelle has one. Not sure yet who has the other.

The military radios are not working (you will need a military trained comm guy to get them working).  Your best bet is to find some working CB radios.....

In reply to Darkside Trooper (msg # 46):

Ok, I understand. Laney will leave the other radio with Joint.

Thanks!

Tony

Sounds good

In reply to Darkside Trooper (msg # 48):

Note to my fellow players: I don't want to play the waiting for others to post game, but I also don't want to overdo the posting if others want to have their say! So please get a post in if you have something to say, or even just that your PC is alert and aware of what's going on.

Tony

In reply to Lakeisha 'Laney' Carmichael (msg # 49):

To clarify, it's the GM's sole prerogative to move the game along as he likes and it's up to his discretion if players are not posting fast enough (or too fast). I didn't mean to seem like I was calling anyone out!

Tony

I would have said something if I thought your first post was wrong.

It would be nice if people would post tho, as it bogs down the game. Don't forget that wherever your character is there are two other groups of characters also waiting for you to post.

In reply to Darkside Trooper (msg # 51):

Sorry, I didn't see your last post until it was too late to reply!

Will post tomorrow, if that's ok.

Tony

Laney I will PM you what the penalty is for the maneuver your about to do. Please do not roll until then.


Does anybody know what long guns (rifles, SMGs, shotguns) the LVMPD uses? Or do you just mind if I just make up what long guns they use?

From pics it looks like they use an AR-15 type rifle, the HK UMP, and I think the Bennili shotgun

In reply to Darkside Trooper (msg # 53):

Sounds good to me!

After a bit of half-assed looking I can't find anything on what long-arms Metro uses, and it looks like they have a number of different SWAT teams. Plus there could be Clark County SD present, for all we know...

Tony

In reply to Darkside Trooper (msg # 53):

Just a little research I did, but again they can be armed with SigSauer 1911 45apc for all I care.

Shotguns I saw in photo's were Remington 870's, Benelli's are great but outside I think normal police budgets.  I was looking at picking up my first shot gun and a Benelli will run past the $2000 mark.

Their rifles through all the pics I looked at are definitely AR platform. looks like they are aloud to customize to there preference also.

One quote I found on for on duty officers

"I noticed one officer was carrying a Springfield XD, while the other one was carrying a Glock. The next morning I stopped and asked one of the officers who was standing by the sidewalk about his weapon, which I could tell was a Glock. He carried a Glock 17 and told me the department authorized Glock, S&W M&P, Springfield XD, and I think SIG was the 4th choice. The officer could also choose between 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP."

Wikipedia:
Firearms training takes place at the LVMPD John T Moran Tactical Firearms Training Facility located near Nellis Air Force Base, and named for the department's second sheriff. The facility is used by numerous local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. At the facility, recruits receive several weeks of firearms training during the academy. Commissioned police officers must attend firearms re-qualification four times a year. This re-qualification is for all firearms. The qualifications include known-distance targets and tactical courses of fire in both regular and low-light.

Officers can choose their sidearm off a list of weapons including Glock, Heckler & Koch, Sig Sauer, Smith and Wesson, and other manufacturers. The preferred calibers are 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 caliber. [15]

In reply to Tiberus Asimov Blackiron (msg # 55):

I read the same stuff you quoted. In the pics I saw I really couldn't tell the type of shotgun.

In reply to Darkside Trooper (msg # 56):

I stand corrected if you look up Benelli M1 without the pistol grip I think that is the exact shotgun I saw in one of the LVMPD pic....go LVMPD nice hardware

In reply to Darkside Trooper (msg # 56):

Man, those guys keep their longarms close to their chest! Figuratively and probably literally. While it's easy to find their guidelines on makes and calibres of sidearms (pretty wide) I can't find word one on their shotguns, SMGs and rifles/carbines.

I even went through their regulations concerning authorised firearms and equipment and there is nothing really specific there, other than mention of qualifying with a MACTAC sniper rifle. One thing I did find in a newsletter is that LV Metro probably does use Benelli M-series shotguns:

"On Jan 17-18 John Nagazyna from Las Vegas Metro PD hosted preSHOT
Show armorer courses for the Benelli M-Series and Springfield
Armory XD/XDm."

http://www.teamonenetwork.com/...SITREP_Vol11_No1.pdf

Tony

In reply to Lakeisha 'Laney' Carmichael (msg # 58):

I looked all over too which is why I enlisted help here in OOC.

When the 000 buck pops J.P.'s melon he won't even care if it's a shitty Mossberg.

Well its a good thing JP has body armor on. Well it's a good thing Rob has armor too.

Uh Oh.. probably a real good thing.

In reply to Robert E. Lee Jessup (msg # 60):

This doesn't sound good!

Tony

Yes shit is happening for all three 'groups'.

Is anyone opposed to using the PS stat to determine the dice rolls liked in H2H combat?

Basicly instead of a flat bonus for those characters with a PS of 16 or higher you'd roll a different about of dice.  This isn't meat to limit the PCs but to limit bad guys who have a high PS from killiing a character with a single hit. That and if two PCs get in a fist fight.

I would never cave in anyone's skull with a punch, I would pull my punches
This message was last edited by the player at 03:39, Mon 22 May 2017.