As they prepare for Bayer's informal meeting Blue swings buy Max's station "Mate, how you holding up, need a break?  If you do go grab a kip or if you want to offer any suggestions come along to the board meeting."

He stops to let Max respond before heading off to the meeting.

As he listen in he pipes up "Dawid mind your own business, we don't take suggestions from fucken murderers.  Captain I'll be outside until the air is clear in here and then we'll talk about my men."  With that he turns and leaves signaling Snow and Max if either of them are there to follow and wait outside.

Blue
Waiting Outside for the Captain
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john will say some last parting words....


"folks i dont talk much but here it goes about me..I was in a raid company of marines and have spent the last few years doing hits like this...i will help if you want but wont push my ideas..i spent the years before the war hunting maurders on my land and have alot of experiance in this..if you need help in the planning i will be outside sleeping.."



John
walking outside to sleep

Tucker shrugs his shoulders, "He can come as far as I'm concerned.  He's the best one for this kind of OP."

Snowy looks at everyone there opaquely, nods to Bluey and follows him outside, closing the door after any who walk outside.
"Well Blue, that'll throw the cat amongst the pigeons, but I guess it had to be done. What do we do if they boot us off the boat? I was thinking we should do something about this village no matter what."

john will look at the Aussies outside and say this....


"they fucking need you..he is a killer. he is a dime a dozen. i would have arrested he in my past life and he would be getting butt fucked in the state jail. thats not how you handle shit arrest and then decide..i have killed maurders dont get me wrong . i'm no saint but there was a council and it was decided..i'm going to go sleep some more. remember if you need weapons work I'm a trained armorer.have a fun talk....."


John
walking to go sleep

Bayer listens closely to everyone's opinions. When they've all had a chance to make their concerns known Bayer addresses the crew. "Alright, organization for the shore party is as follows... Assault Group, Sergeant Thompson IC, Sergeant Tucker 2/iC, Foster and White."

[Private to Robert 'Tuck' Tucker: You ok with this?]

He's aware of their sudden departure so speaks to Tucker alone. Shooting a glance to Maddock and Yazzie he continues... "Sniper group, Mr. Maddock and Yazzie." Bayer searches the room and locks eyes with Dawid and Anneka..."Support Group, Major Soleblume and Dawid... you are well enough to haul a GPMG ja?" Nodding to Clarence... "Clarence you'll stay behind with Griet and the Gunny as security."

"Chain of command... myself, sergeant Thompson, Major Soleblume, Mr. Maddock."

OOC - Anyone have any major problems with this let me know please. It isn't a permanent organization, just one for the mission at hand. That includes the chain of command, I ordered it that way based on people's group placements more than anything. We will sort out something better later. I'm trying to focus more on this mission first though ok?"

As he continues addressing the team Bayer pulls out a small crumpled piece of paper and reads off some taskings...

"Ok, pre-deployment taskings... Anneka, as before, a detailed list of what arms, ammo and stores we are taking. Oh yes, ensure you have a sufficient amount of medical gear for several wounded ok?"

"Tucker, your right about Joost. I meant to do it earlier and shouldn't have waited. You take care it with the Australians ja? No scavenging his gear please... put it into ship's stores."

"Dawid, get yourself the medium machinegun and all the ammo... disperse it among the team if needed."

"Yazzie, do what you can to that Mauser. We need a sniper."

"Mr. Maddock and Clarence, prep the inflatables for immediate use please. Then how about moving the AGS to the rooftop."

Returning his gaze upon all those who are present he continues presenting his plan... "We'll slip into the village at dark to prevent us being seen by the bandits. I want them to be unaware of our presence until the first shot is fired. The Pole will accompany us and once we are close, he'll continue on ahead to warn the village that we are a friendly force coming in."

"We'll see about how we'll deal with the Russians once we've assessed everything on the ground. However, time is important. The longer we are away from the tug the more chance there is of somebody coming along. We don't have to eliminate all of them, just do enough damage to discourage them from continuing the siege."

"Once your taskings are done, prep your gear and get some rest. We go ashore after dusk. If anyone have any questions, or recommendations I want to hear them.

OOC - How many radios do we have? Bayer has one.

Konrad Bayer
P7 Pistol
Addressing the team

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Whats up Snow?

Bayer seems a good sort.  Methodical, organised.  As long as the ground party takes a radio, and we leave enough shooters on the Queen, we should be OK.

Max
talking to Snow and Blue

Nodding to Yazzie as he leaves, Snowy thinks for a second and looks across the terrain reflexively.

Sighing, Snowy leans back against the rail, and darts a look at Bluey. He says to Max "It's not Konrad, Max. Bluey's had enough of Dawid because he feels the murder of the prisoner means he's given up any right to be part of the decision makin' process."
"As far as I'm concerned, Bluey's my immediate boss and Konrad's boss officer. Old Adam, well he's 'Master Aboard' but I think he's prone to makin' crappy tactical calls. Still, it's his bridge so he's The Old Man." Snowy doesn't explain, but it's obvious that to him 'The Old Man' has some sort of moral authority.
"I guess Bluey's not happy takin' what he sees as orders from people outside the loop, and on the nose at that. That last action was a shit-fight; everyone barkin' orders and not workin' together. Well, if we go a-house clearin' we'll be bringin' back more deaders if that crap continues." He gestures towards where the covered body of Joost lies.

Anneka had chosen her position forward of the bridge for the primae reason that it allowed her to listen in to every important conversation that took place while not needing to leave he self assigned arc of responsibility. And so it was that she overheard Marcin's story in his mother language and understood it's import.

She nodded simply in reply before asking Marcin directly in Polish, "What weapons are there in town? What rounds are needed?"
It was all good an well to supply them with weapons and muntions, but wouldn't it be far better to simply carry ammuntion for what they already had? A rifle weighing 4kg was just a loadstone compared to the same weight of bullets.

"Thankyou, but I'm sure I can manage. You'd be best served getting some rest."
It wasn't as if they'd be handing over crateloads of gear. Whatever they took would need to be carried on their own backs - in her mind they simply couldn't risk taking the motorcycle and alerting the brigands their continued presence.

"I agree provided that's what they need. If we can get away with carrying just ammunition then we should do so. I for one don't relish the idea of hauling too much gear through a hostile night."
Anneka had already set in her mind that they would be moving under the cover of darkness. To do otherwise would be to invite disaster.
"I suggest we hold the G3's though. They're a nice rifle from what I know of them. We should definately take the PK, RPD and RPK however. Firepower will be vital if, no, when, we strike trouble."
"I would suggest that someone else carry the RPD, it's a bit much for me although the RPK should make a nice subsitute for my water pistol." With a cheeky smile she waved at her uzi.

Thompson's explosion caught her a little off guard. She'd seen the incident he refered to but had thought that had been dealt with long ago.
"Sergeant, a quiet word if I may?" she said low enough so that only those within a few metres could hear.
"I respect that you feel strongly about what happened but we need to put it behind us. As was mentioned before, this is Dawid's country - we are just unwanted guests. Besides, we need him to trust us, he may be the only one able to pull our asses out of the fire in the days to come." A jerk of her head towards the Vasilek showed what she meant. They could well find themselves in great need for Dawid's skill with the artillery peice and if his aim was off.... Well, they didn't need to create reasons for him to "accidently miss" if they could help it...

With that ticking time bomb defused, at least for now she hoped, she turned her attention back to the planning.
"Would it not be prudent to continue downstream another few miles?" she said to Konrad and Adam. "Those two who escaped will be sure to tell the others. I'm all for walking an extra hour or two if it means our home here is out of the way."
"Also, we should take every radio we can muster besides two left here on the tug. If we're to protect an entire village, I think yelling between groups might prove a little bit useless. Two radios left here would ensure that if one breaks down, we aren't left out in the cold.

OOC: A long rambling post but there's a lot to cover! More to come if I get the chance in the next day or two.

OOC- Tucker has a hand radio.  Also, Tucker will stay in the briefing until the end to make it easier.

"I think we should offer up the 500 rounds of ammo we just picked up and a few weapons we got of whatever fires it.  It's not like we bought it ourselves and these people seem to need it  more than we do right now.  It'll probably be ironic using the marauders ammo back against them!  If we spread out the load between ourselves, we shouldn't have too many problems carrying it more than two klicks to the town.  Most of us have had to hump more than that for miles at a time so that shouldn't be a problem.  Once we're able to dump off that ammo, we should just have our own combat loads and an extra belt or two for the PK.  I think maybe we should hold out on anything bigger than that for now since we don't want to take a chance bringing anything more than what we don't need with us.  If we can route the Russians quickly enough, we should be able to ferry in medical and other supplies fairly quickly."

After the meetingis over, Tucker will aproach the Australians.  "Konrad has asked me to assist you guys with properly disposing Joost's body.  We're to add his kit to the armory below when we've completed the burial."

Tuck
Onboard Briefing

Dawid laughed and replied, "oh sure, next you'll tell me I can't smoke in a movie theatre or on the bus!" He looked at Clarence to see if the man was actually being serious, and if so he would butt the cigarette out.



Looking unconcerned, Dawid let the comment pass.

"Yes, Konrad, I believe I will be fit enough to carry the PKM. Also, we should consider taking the Plamya as well."

After the meeting broke up, he said a prayer over his friend Joost's body. Silently, he beged forgiveness for his soul and that God grant him His mercy and everlasting grace. Finished, he made the sign of the cross.

Although the man had claimed to be a mercenary, unlike the rest of the westerners he's actually served the Polish people and wasn't an invader like all the rest. Whatever else he had done, he'd earned the right to have his body accepted by the waters of the holy Vistula as an honourary son of Poland.
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standing outside john hears the last of the brief...and speaks to the entire group so all can hear......


"so i go with the marine and the bossy woman does not need my help (small chucle)...great choice herr hauptman pick a woman that is a medical officer to get weapons ready...when you have an armorer right in front of you..maybe i should be looking to someone else....i will roll with the marine no problem there. i have done many a mission in the north sea in the eary part of the war with the sas, 40 commando and the sbs. do you know colors watters he was my mission team leader on the sparrow raid in 97'? where you there. i took out the control tower at the airfield. well folks i guess we dont want to do a raid here but walk into the spiders trap. sure lets walk into the base camp and turn in all of our offensive power. I say we move to the bandit camp. set up two bases of fire one with the ags and one with the pkm. both two man team the rest of us move in and clean up after a 3 to 4 min base of fire. right out of the 6-5 infantry unit leaders book nothing to fancey. with the base of fire at sunrise they might have 2 people up with 2 dozen in camp sleeping. we move out from here go to a tactical release point from there the teams with comm break into three groups. the group goto there objective rally points and from there the attack starts. once the base of fire from 2 points rains death on the camp from 300 meters out the rest of us wait til they are fucked up.once this happens we move in and put bullets in brains and the mission is over. we pack up the bandits gear take what we want and donate the rest to the people.so we dont have to give up any of our shit and we dont have to hump it. its win win for all. but who fucking cares i have not dont this eaxct mission 500 times over the last 3 years while you all rode around in apc's. so why take my advice or ask me questions. if you want to do it my way just say yes i will make a signal plan and a op order if not we can walking into the spiders trap and die."


with that john looks at the group for thier reply..........

John
talking to group
ak-47 slung

Bayer holds up a hand to Yazzie... "Relax, if she can't do her task then pass your concern up the chain. Until then lets see how it works out. And if it makes a difference I had no idea you were an armorer."

[Private to John Yazzie: I gave her that job because I thought it would be simple and keep her off from bossing people around. If she thinks she still has some power she may not shoot her mouth off so much which is what I think more people want.]

"A raid on their camp is not ruled out. But we go to the village first. Besides, if our raid fails for whatever reason, we cannot arm the village without returning back to the boat and then heading back to the village... all while they are aware of our presence. And 6th Panzergrenadier Division has experience with raids as well so don't think we all breezed through world war 3 without a fight alright? Just relax and get on with getting your hands on a sniper rifle."

Bayer then addresses Soleblume "I'm taking care of the radios myself. They'll be organized once I find out how many we have. If the bandits are looking for the tug they'll find it. If walk further it adds more time they have to find it, and more distance we spend getting back to it in an emergency. Good suggestion but we go from here."

Once Bayer has finished addressing the various concerns he moves over to Clarence and leads him away from the others a bit. "You are one of the only neutral men it seems right now. When the time is right, I want you to talk to the men, all of them. I'd rather it come from you than an officer. You must speak to them about our group as a team. There are too many feuds going on right now for me to be comfortable with. Its a distraction and damaging our ability to work together. Can you do this for me?"
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"fine herr hauptman but remember a raid with a apc and walking the groud is two differnt missions.. you should know this ...but if you dont then maybe i should not listen to you anymore.. and yes i will get i rifle dont worry about me and i told all when we first started this i work on weapons...maybe your dont think so well and cant remember?????maybe the stress is getting to you....with that he walks off not wanting to talk anymore... he will walk to the gunny and talk to him....."


john walks away not wanting or waiting for an anwser..he wont say anymore or even look at others.....


"gunny i have some problems..i have a weapon but no scope..can i use your spotter for the new rifle???? also i need your radio.... with you here on ship you wont need it..i will alot..these retards cant gell togther or make a good plan to save there lifes...when i go on the side of aussies over my own then shit has gone bad .but they are the only ones with a level idea right now. and i have done more op's with britts then my own this war so i tend to follow them..so can you hook me up..i will trade this gold here just to use them and will give you 50 % of any loot i find out there(smile on face) what do you think???"

" do you have any senior advice for me on how to deal with these people? i could use your help right now ...you know gunny to cpl leadership??"

john
talking to gunny
ak-47 slung

Marcin is a bit surprised by the American woman's excellent Polish. He nods in acknowledgement of this before replying,

"We have seven 7.62mm and two 5.45mm Kalashnikovs. We need more ammunition for them, of course. The other weapons are shotguns- 12 gauge- and hunting rifles: thirty-ought-six and .22 calibre. And my 8mm Mauser. I am willing to trade the American my rifle but I will need a weapon in return."

Maddock's eyebrows race for his long-disappated hairline at the vitriolic exchanges. One broad hand covers his mouth, obscuring any further expression while he looks on, trying to piece together what is happening and what rat's nest of conflicts and feuds he has signed-on with. The abstention of the Australian's, Yazzie's impassioned commentary, and the uneasy balance between the officers is all fairly evident.

He does cough politely at one point, to interject when Bayer is detailing the groupings. "Begging the Hauptman's pardon, sir, but while I've spent some time creeping about, I'd make a stronger contribution packing the AGL up country, or a mite bit further forward. I'm afraid my walkie's battery is dry as an Irish tap, unless we can charge or swap it."

Clarence nods gravely. Everything the Hauptman said was true. The voyage, only two days in, had reached a tipping point. Clarence wasn't sure he could trust everyone aboard, but he really didn't have a choice anymore. He'd either have to trust them, or set off on his own across hundreds of miles of Indian country. It wasn't an easy decision to make, but it had to be done.

"Yes sir, I'll do it. I didn't handle myself very well earlier today but you're right. The team needs keep their egos in check and learn to work together. Otherwise, ain't none of us getting outta Poland alive."

He salutes Bayer and heads out to martial the troops. On his way, Clarence pulls Anneka aside for a quick word,

"Major, I'd like to keep one of the LMGs* on board to cover forward. I don't care which one but we need an automatic up front. Also, with only three of us staying aboard, we may need an MG we can move around."

*OOC: Either the PKM, the RPK-74, or the RPD will work.

Clarence works like a sheep-dog to assemble the team for a quick pep-talk. Once they are all within earshot, he addresses them,

"Alright troops. It's time we started to work together. There's a lot of expertise assembled here- and a lot of egos. We need to use the former to the fullest and supress the latter as much as possible. There are too many little cliques forming and feuds brewing on board. That ain't good for any of us. If we don't work as a team, for the greater good, people are gonna get killed. The good Hauptman Bayer is doing his best to keep our shit together and we're not makin' it any easier for him. I've been part of the problem. I lost my cool back at the locks and it could have cost us. We may not all be NATO, technically. Hell, some of us weren't even on the same side when this war started. But, we've got to start fighting for one another instead of fighting with one another. We're all we got right now. I don't know what else to say."

Clarence hesitates for a moment, seeming to weigh something of great signifigance in his mind, before continuing in a tone that is more serious, more personal, and more heartfelt than you're used to from him,

"There is one more thing- something you all oughtta know. I got my hands on something back in Krakow- something that could literally change the world. It's called RESET and I ain't got time to explain what it is right now. Truth be told, I don't quite understand it all myself. All I know is that it could help folks rebuild civilization and I've got to get it back to the States. Only way that's gonna happen is if we all work together. I realized early on on this trip that I'm gonna have to rely on you to help me get this thing back home. I've got to trust every one of you; fight for you; risk my life for you- so that you'll do the same for me; so that I can complete my mission. Other people- bad people- want to get their hands on this RESET thing I'm carrying. My being here may make this journey even more dangerous than it already is. I can't fault you for jumpin' ship, or puttin' me ashore 'cause of this. Hey, maybe it'd be best for all of us. But I'm asking you not to do that. This is bigger than any of us. I ain't no MLK, but I have a dream. I can see this team pullin' together. I can see us makin' it back home- wherever that may be. I can see this war ending and the world startin' over again. Let's put our differences aside and move forward together. Please. That's all I have to say."

He pauses, then wraps up in his customary Sergeant's voice.

"Alright, sunset's in about three hours. If we're gonna do this, let's do it right. Let's get ready to roll as quickly as possible and then everyone should try to get in a little rest before heading out. Any objections? Dismissed!"
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Bayer nods in agreement "OK, Recommendation accepted, we'll lug the AGS. And regarding you radio... I'll see what I can do*."

*OOC - Spare batteries anyone? Rae, In the ship's stores?

Our 2i/c would be somewhat our QM... anyone want the job? It'd make things like this go more efficient if they were in charge of distributing and keeping tabs on stores and supplies.
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once john starts talking to the gunny he quickly goes to work on the twin G3 rifles. he will take both weapons apart and start to do whats called a limited technical inspection. he will find the best parts and start to make a pile of them. once he has found the best parts he will put that rifle together and place it off to the side. he will then put together the lesser rifle and place it back into the armory..once back to the deck he will take the G3 aparts again and begin to modify the weapon. He will start to work on the bolt. he will debur and smooth out the bolt and re lube it and place it off to the side. he will then debur and smooth out the reciever. he will take the trigger action apart and and smooth up the trigger and make it lighter to the break. he will then inspect the barrel and clean it. once he has upgraded the weapon ( about 2 hours). he will take the bipods off the MG3 and add them to the G3 (there is already a place to put them on). once he has added the bipods he will add the scope to the top of the weapon and zero it out mechanicley and replace the adjustment caps. once this is done he will inspect the ammo and the magazines for the weapon. (about another hour).

"Guns the weapon is ready now i have a first class DMR."

John when he hears Milks speach will place a small smile on his face

"Milk is it cool if we talk..i have a question"


John
talking to Milk
slung G3

"Thanks Marine, I just need to cool down a little I geuss." Says Blue with a nod.  "I'm an armorer myself mate, but thanks for the offer.  Enjoy the rest."

"Thanks Ma'am.  I think the thing that worries me is the way everyone else isn't worried about it.  I mean what's to stop him from turning the Vasilek on us?  For all we know about him he's a serial killer, he's got to be more than a little crazy or stupid.  I mean who the fuck just tops a prisoner in front of his captors."  He looks wearily across the river to the shore.  "I just don't trust him and I don't think I ever will.  Sorry Ma'am but that's the way it is."

"Your right mate, if we get put off the Queen then we will hole up here for a while then head back towards friendly lines.  Who knows Stephanie may still be alive." Blue sighs wearily. "Maybe"

A cold, hard look of sadness flashed across Anneka's face before she turned away.
"More people than you'd know," she murmured.

Monday, October 2nd, 2000 -0630hrs.
Vistula river, approx. 25km downriver from Nowy Huta, Poland
55 F
Scattered clouds

The sun sets in the west and the security team is in the process of finalizing preparations for it's relief mission to the besieged village of Nieplomice. You've all had time alone to think about Milk's revelations as well as his impassioned plea for team unity. As darkness begins to fall, the crackle of small arms fire erupts in the distance. It's obviously coming from the Nieoplomice, 2km to the north. As you listen, the sound builds to a sustained crescendo. The occasional green tracer can be seen zipping skyward near the horizon. It looks and sounds like the town is experiencing more than a just a probe this time.

The zodiacs are quickly loaded and the shore party- including an insistant Captain Rataj- sets off for the north bank with a selection of weapons and supplies for the village militia. The boats make their landing safely; the shore team is offloaded and the boats are returned to the Krolowa by Tadeuz and Walter. After a brief pause to look, listen, and establish coms, the shore team/s set out for the village.

Actions?

OOC: Yazzie has helped the [NPCed] Gunny up to the bridge roof where he will continue to act as lookout/counter-sniper.

This is the last call for shore party members. I need to know who's going and what weapons and equipment you intend on taking along, both for your own use and such items designated as aid for the village militia. If you don't post your intent, you're getting left on the boat and I'll decide what you're ceding to the militia.

[Private to Anneka Soleblume: Please let me know which LMG/SAW (the RPD or RPK-74) is being left on board the tug. Anneka may carry the other since no one else is volunteering.]

[Private to Bruce 'Bluey' Thompson; Trevor 'Snowy' White: I hope neither of you are seriously planning on quitting the game. I can't tell if your recent IC musings are just pure RPing or whether they reflect some general dissatisfaction with the game. If you would like to abandon ship, the village is a place where your character could do some real good. Please let me know if/when the time comes (and I hope it doesn't!). Thanks.]
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editted

Maddock slips over the side of the inflatible with practiced ease, keeping his heavy rifle raised and as dry as possible. He uses his other arm to steady the boat so that the others can debark more easily, before helping turn and push it off.

Once that is accomplished, he wades up soggy bank, quickly testing the hand radio, before crouching down and waiting for the others. His face and forearms are streaked with boot black and soot, to try and break up the outline of his face and exposed skin.

When/if Yazzie meets up with him, he will mutter, "I'm noisy as a bollock in the woods, so best you be taking the lead, boyo."


Riverbank
L86A1
Climbing riverbank

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