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Ch. 6: Nowy Korczyn.

Posted by Cap'n RaeFor group archive 0
Clarence Milk
NPC, 100 posts
Chief Warrant Officer 2
U.S. Army Special Forces
Sat 1 Dec 2007
at 22:50
  • msg #106

Gun Tub


With the mortar loaded and ready to fire, Clarence takes a moment to slap his helmet on and pick up his rifle. He flicks the long selector switch to full auto and peeks over the barbette, looking for a target.

Clarence Milk
AK-74M (30/30)
Looking for targets; ready to assist Dawid

Robert 'Tuck' Tucker
player, 272 posts
Platoon Sergeant
10th Mountain Division
Sat 1 Dec 2007
at 23:42
  • msg #107

Starboard quarterdeck

[NPCed]

Hearing the Dushka open up from above and slightly behind him heartens Tuck. He flicks his M-16's selector 3-round burst and pops up to his knees, pulling the trigger repeatedly and sweeping the shoreline with a full magazine before getting to his feet and springing for the ladder up to the aft Dushka position. The sooner the big guns speak up, the quicker they'll all be out of this mess, he thinks.

At least that's the idea.

Tuck
M16A2 (0/30) M203 (0/1)
Moving quickly to take over aft Dushka

This message was last edited by the GM at 23:47, Sat 01 Dec 2007.
John Yazzie
player, 189 posts
Corporal
USMC
Sun 2 Dec 2007
at 01:47
  • msg #108

Re: Starboard quarterdeck

With the thrill of two shots and two kills john smiles as he search's the shore for any movement or muzzle flash's looking for his next kill..He will make sure at all times he is under cover and insure he does not expose himself. He will sweep the shore going from the front of the ship to the rear in a methodical search.


"Guns keep your sector of fire...I have two targets down on this side and i'm searching for more going from stem to stern. I dont want to get jumped from the rear. Thanks guns keep it up."


John
Searching for targets
G3 "72 rounds"
This message was last edited by the player at 01:50, Sun 02 Dec 2007.
Trevor 'Snowy' White
player, 229 posts
Australian
Customs Service
Sun 2 Dec 2007
at 04:41
  • msg #109

Re: Pulling Through

Cap'n Rae:
On the companionway, Snow removes Anneka's personal medkit and tears it open. He presses gauze against the entry wound and begins strapping it in place. His hands are soon slick with Anneka's blood and he fumbles a bit, finally getting the gauze firmly in place before noticing a jagged exit wound peaking out from the bandage on the back side of her upper arm.


"Shit" snarls Snowy. "Keep still, bugger ya." He looks at the gaping wound on her back and gives her a worried glance. "It's big. Try and lie still."

He looks up and yells out "Somebody give me some bloody help here!"
Minh Quyen
player, 62 posts
Spec-4
U.S. Army Military Police
Sun 2 Dec 2007
at 07:39
  • msg #110

Re: Pulling Through

Quyen rushes over and kneels next to to Snowy and Anneka. She tries to help in any way with the medical aid. "Shit, besides the obvious, I don't know exactly what to do here."

Minh Quyen
AK-74 (Slung)
PKM Position
Helping Snowy with Soleblume's wounds

Konrad Bayer
player, 320 posts
Hauptmann
Panzergrenadier
Sun 2 Dec 2007
at 08:50
  • msg #111

Re: Pulling Through

The firing was no longer effective, due to the smoke, the counter-fire they gave and that the boat was exiting the battle area. On top of that, upon hearing Quyen and Tucker's arrival, Bayer decides to leave the machinegun and make sense of the situation on the tug.

"Tucker, I'm heading to the bridge and below, you've got Quyen and Snowy up here with you, along with the Marines above, Soleblume is hit." he informs him.

Bayer enters the bridge first... "Adam! Griet, hold on. Get us downriver a little more, and I'll get you some help very soon." He pauses for a minute to check if Uller was still alive... he wished Soleblume was here and able to set up an aid station and help these people.

Bayer then heads below to the main deck, he notices Maddock's body and a look of dismay crosses his face. The Englander was very easy to like having around. Coming into view of the mortar he calls over "Milk! Are you good with wounded? Soleblume is down and I've got a bridge full of injured."

Bayer
In the bridge and then on the main deck near the mortar
G36/HK-69
Beginning unit post-battle consolidation

This message was last edited by the player at 08:51, Sun 02 Dec 2007.
Cap'n Rae
GM, 442 posts
Long-time T2K Fan
First-time GM
Tue 4 Dec 2007
at 02:12
  • msg #112

Pulling Away


The tug continues on its course away from the ambush zone. A loud metallic clang and a 4-meter-tall geyser of white water alongside the starboard hull just abaft the main stack makes it loud and clear that you're not out of the woods quite yet.

From the aft Dushka position, Tuck scans the bank through the dissipating white cloud but can't pick out any targets. Regardless, he sends a few score 12.7mm slugs into the smoke to keep the enemy's heads down.

With Konrad on overwatch, Minh lends Snowy a hand and the pair manage to stop's Anneka's bleeding. The Israeli medic is lapsing in and out of consciousness now and, when lucid, is expressing severe pain and discomfort in her torn shoulder.

On the bridge, Griet struggles to maintain consciousness and control of the Queen. The few small fires that dotted the bridge have been extinguished and Tadeuz now kneels on the bloody bridge floor trying help Walter tend to the wounded Adam. Neither man seeems to know what to do. Adam is peppered with small wounds and the gruesome sight of his pulverized right eye is too much for either to handle. They nervously dab at one wound and then another with their oily pocket rags.

The Queen is now 50 meters past the last known enemy postion (the neutralized machine gun nest) and moving off at a break-neck speed of 10 kmph.

Actions?
Dawid Waldus Piotrowski
player, 418 posts
Ex-Sergeant
Polish Artillerist
Tue 4 Dec 2007
at 02:16
  • msg #113

Re: Pulling Through

Dawid's knee started shaking as the adrenaline wore off. He still scanned the southern bank, looking for targets. Wiping sweat from his face, he looked back to see if the fire on the bridge was under control.

"Holy Mary that was close, Clarence... I am rethinking the wisdom of this trip. There is strength in numbers and it's nice to sleep under cover, but this is like carrying a 4-story sign with "PLEASE SHOOT AT ME" written on it! I think I may take my leave some time in the future and continue on foot. Should I live that long."

He gave a ragged sigh as his heart pounded, pulse not slowing down yet. "Shit. I think I wet myself."
Clarence Milk
NPC, 101 posts
Chief Warrant Officer 2
U.S. Army Special Forces
Tue 4 Dec 2007
at 02:19
  • msg #114

Vasilek to Forward Companionway

Konrad Bayer:
"Milk! Are you good with wounded? Soleblume is down and I've got a bridge full of injured."


Shit!

"I'll do what I can sir." Milk turns to the Polish cannoneer and asks rhetorically, "You OK here?"

I hope the kid aint serious about leaving. He's an ace on this gun...

Assuming Dawid's assent, Clarence springs up the port-side ladder to shield himself from any incoming fire and rushes around the companionway to find Snow and Minh already working on the wounded medic.

"Sir, who you got on the aft guns? We aint nearly making enough noise back there. One of us [indicating Snow, Minh, Konrad, and himself] should get back there and start laying down supressive fire."

[Private to Konrad Bayer; Minh Quyen; Trevor 'Snowy' White: Volunteers?]
This message was last edited by the player at 02:24, Tue 04 Dec 2007.
John Yazzie
player, 192 posts
Corporal
USMC
Tue 4 Dec 2007
at 03:04
  • msg #115

Re: Vasilek to Forward Companionway

" Gunny take the front 180 I will take the rear 180. Getting out spotting scope now searching for targets. We are not done hunting yet keep your eyes open and cover these guys down below they are all fucking hrt down there"

"Hey we have you covered up here milk, Get a triage set up and start saving lives...I dont have any targets up here yet, But dont worry I will silance them."


John will spin on his belly and take up a position facing the rear he will search for targets with the spotting scope to engage with the G3.He will engage any targets of opportunity. He will also call out any targets for the others .


"milk will call out if i see any targets"


John
Searching for targets
G3 (74 rounds)
Anneka Soleblume
player, 250 posts
Major
Israeli Medic
Tue 4 Dec 2007
at 03:41
  • msg #116

Re: Pulling Away

"White, Yazzie," Anneka gasped between screams and moans.
"Medical." One last word before she slipped back into blissful oblivion...
Minh Quyen
player, 65 posts
Spec-4
U.S. Army Military Police
Tue 4 Dec 2007
at 04:53
  • msg #117

Re: Vasilek to Forward Companionway

Clarence Milk:
"Sir, who you got on the aft guns? We aint nearly making enough noise back there. One of us [indicating Snow, Minh, Konrad, and himself] should get back there and start laying down supressive fire."


Assuming Milk could do better with helping Snow, Minh rises and heads to the other DSHK, in the rear. "I got it. I'm not doing very good here anyways." she says. Quyen crouches behind the large machinegun and peers over the top, exposing her head the least amount possible. She grips the weapon with hands sticky with some of Soleblume's blood on them.

Picking a spot out of the smoke obscured riverbank she fires off two bursts. After that she'll hold off until someone can identify a target.

Quyen
DSHK
Aft DSHK
Firing 2 bursts - observing

Dawid Waldus Piotrowski
player, 419 posts
Ex-Sergeant
Polish Artillerist
Tue 4 Dec 2007
at 10:26
  • msg #118

Re: Vasilek to Forward Companionway

Clarence Milk:
"I'll do what I can sir." Milk turns to the Polish cannoneer and asks rhetorically, "You OK here?"


Dawid nodded in assent. "Yes. My friend, I hope everyone is safe back there!" His expression looking at the ruined bridge suggested he wasn't holding out a lot of hope for that. Once Clarence left, he picked up his binos and scanned the shoreline.

"We're just floating target practice for anyone out here. Too many weapons, too many crazy people itching to use them," he grumbled.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:48, Tue 04 Dec 2007.
Konrad Bayer
player, 322 posts
Hauptmann
Panzergrenadier
Tue 4 Dec 2007
at 10:47
  • msg #119

Re: Vasilek to Forward Companionway

Once Bayer has established the situation on the boat he returns to his normal station in the bridge. As he passes Milk he confirms with him the team's layout, "Ok, you've got Snowy, keep handling the wounded ja? I'll help you out with those inside the bridge. Tucker and Quyen will man the machineguns to support the snipers."

Finding, Adam he waves aside the two Polish crew members and attempts to give Adam some medical attention (using his own PMK). "Its not good Kaptain... Mr. Maddock, Blue, and Fosters are all dead. Soleblume ist outside injured. We're not out of it yet." Quyen's double burst confirms his last statement.

Looking up from his work in progress he motions for Adam to have his men return to their posts below deck. Before going back to doing his best with Adam's wounds, he also says over his shoulder, "Griet, hang in." .

After Adam, Bayer will attempt to give Griet some medical attention. "Keep her steady Chief." he says as he tries to bandage the worse of her wounds.

OOC - Is a PMK used up on one person for one attempt at first aid?

Bayer
G36/HK69 (Slung)
Bridge
Giving First-Aid to Adam and Griet

Trevor 'Snowy' White
player, 231 posts
Australian
Customs Service
Wed 5 Dec 2007
at 03:57
  • msg #120

Re: Vasilek to Forward Companionway

Snowy drags Anneka under the lee of the sandbags to ensure she doesn't pick up any frags, and then shouts out "Boss, do you want me to take over the wheel?"
Konrad Bayer
player, 324 posts
Hauptmann
Panzergrenadier
Wed 5 Dec 2007
at 13:58
  • msg #121

Re: Vasilek to Forward Companionway

Trevor 'Snowy' White:
Snowy drags Anneka under the lee of the sandbags to ensure she doesn't pick up any frags, and then shouts out "Boss, do you want me to take over the wheel?"


"Ja, that's good Snowy." Bayer calls back as he helps Griet.
Cap'n Rae
GM, 445 posts
Long-time T2K Fan
First-time GM
Thu 6 Dec 2007
at 01:45
  • msg #122

Out of the Frying Pan...


The Krolowa is now several hundred meters downstream from the ambush sight, out of effective small arms range. From behind the stack, Minh and Tuck watch as the the smoke continues to dissipate- a few stubborn tendrils are all that remain- revealing a green shoreline bereft of any signs of human life. The remaining enemy seem to have also taken advantage of the smoke, either pulling back or going to ground, weary of the Queen's heavy machine guns. Yazzie, looking aft through his scope, sees nothing either.

Snowy enters the bridge to find it resembling a slaughterhouse more than the control center of a tugboat. Diluted blood is smeared about the floor, along with pieces of broken glass and little bits of burnt paper. The smell that accompanies the sight is no less disconcerting. Stepping over Adam, he takes the wheel from Griet who, steadied by Konrad, leans against the port bulkhead for a moment before slumping slowly down to the floor, exhausted and faint from loss of blood.

Actions?

[Private to Minh Quyen: Tuck was on the aft Dushka prior to your last post. We'll just say that Minh relieved him and he headed down to the Plamya AGL on the fantail. That way, we don't have to change anything.]
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:17, Thu 06 Dec 2007.
Clarence Milk
NPC, 102 posts
Chief Warrant Officer 2
U.S. Army Special Forces
Thu 6 Dec 2007
at 02:00
  • msg #123

Forward Companionway


Clarence stays by the supine Anneka, tugging a sandbag free from the wall around the companionway railing and sliding it gently under her head.

"Hang in there major. You're gonna be OK."

He stands, scanning the river up ahead.

It aint over yet. Not by a longshot...

The ambush was clearly well prepared and executed with deadly precision. The hit team had been waiting for the Queen- not just any passing vessel- but the Queen. The ambush had ultimately failed, but not for want of trying. And three more members of the team were dead. He couldn't help but feel a measure of responsibililty for their deaths. They didn't even realize why they'd been killed or know anything about the secret they died protecting. It burned in his gut.

Oh God, if you're still around, please don't let all this be for nothin'.

He couldn't cry anymore. It had been years since he'd last shed tears. He wished he could right then. But the tears wouldn't come. He was convinced he would feel better- feel human- if they would. But they didn't. Just then, he'd doubted they ever would again.

Damnit. Damn it all.

"I'll be right back major. Don't die on me now, ya hear!"

Under his breath he added, "I've got to go make a call."
This message was last edited by the player at 02:35, Thu 06 Dec 2007.
Anneka Soleblume
player, 252 posts
Major
Israeli Medic
Thu 6 Dec 2007
at 02:28
  • msg #124

Forward Companionway

Anneka lay unmoving. Pain and shock had completely overloaded her ability to withstand it and pushed her completely into unconsciousness. The tug could have been sinking, water flooding over her battered body and still she would not so much as twitched.
At least the bleeding had been staunched. The dressings weren't cosmetically all that well done, but at least they were fullfilling their intended function...
Trevor 'Snowy' White
player, 232 posts
Australian
Customs Service
Thu 6 Dec 2007
at 03:42
  • msg #125

Bridge

Snowy took the wheel, staring emotionless as Griet slumped to the deck. He turned his view outside and corrected slightly for the current. He felt utterly hollow. He knew if he turned his head to the right he'd be able to see the legs of his best friend's corpse sprawled on the companionway. He stared resolutely ahead, scanning the river.

He leaned forward and said into the communicator with the engineroom. "Engines? This is Snowy. There are wounded up here and we're in a hotspot. We'll need to speed up if you can, and have the homar piec ready. I'm at the wheel so I'll need you to speak English if you have urgent instructions for me. Understood?"
Konrad Bayer
player, 326 posts
Hauptmann
Panzergrenadier
Thu 6 Dec 2007
at 04:43
  • msg #126

Re: Bridge

Konrad, disappointed with his lack of skill, gives up trying to help Griet, he's wasted too many bandages as it is. Someone else sure could do better. He helps support her as she collapses.

Remembering his conversation with Anneka regarding the team's abilities, he goes for one last option. Leaving the bridge he climbs up onto the rooftop where the snipers are perched.

"Yazzie, I could use a hand below. Someone who knows how to properly treat wounded. We're not getting very far below and their injuries may get worse. I can keep watch and help spot for Gunny Parks. OK?"

[Private to John Yazzie: Bayer has a pretty good Observation skill.]

Bayer then takes up the rear 180 and will keep watch with his binos.
Minh Quyen
player, 66 posts
Spec-4
U.S. Army Military Police
Thu 6 Dec 2007
at 05:02
  • msg #127

Re: Bridge

Quyen peers over the top of the heavy machinegun as she watches the shoreline pass by. "Nothing over here." she says quietly, but just loud enough for Tucker on the other DSHK to hear.
Dawid Waldus Piotrowski
player, 422 posts
Ex-Sergeant
Polish Artillerist
Thu 6 Dec 2007
at 05:50
  • msg #128

Re: Bridge

The fury of action was replaced by an eerie almost-calm broken only by the throb of the engines. Things behind him seemed to have gotten sorted out somewhat with people moving around with purpose and direction. Whatever happened when they were hit, it wasn't enough to knock out all semblance of command, which he thought was a good thing.

Dawid was left alone with his thoughts as he sat at the gun. He hunched lower behind the improvised gunshield, imagining his head filling the sights of some shore-based sniper. Like the one that nailed his friend, Joost. Sighing, he took a sip of water from his canteen, and continued searching the shoreline.


Tony
John Yazzie
player, 193 posts
Corporal
USMC
Thu 6 Dec 2007
at 23:07
  • msg #129

Re: Bridge

John swings into action on hearing the commands from konrad.....


"Konrad fuck the observation, Gunny has it your new job is to be the trauma officer you will make sure that no one goes into shock and if they are in shock then you comfort them so they get out of it. This means blankets and pillows for the wounded and you talking to them, giving support...Tell "Mihn to man the rear .50 and make sure no one fucks us in the ass. If all else fails spay and pray.Also yell down to david to keep manning his position."


"Snow,man the helm and get us the fuck out of here stay there until i releave you at that post. Thanks for being the man you saved us."


"Tucker come over here to me and we will start to work on the wounded as a team."

"Milk come over here and help me and tucker with the wounded we need your SF training."

"Tabeuz,Walter and Luboslaw once we stabliize someone. You three will pick them up and move them to the HMG deck. Konrad will also help and he will tell you were to lay them down. Once you are done come back up here and we will have another member for you to carry."

"Gunny stay up on top and support the rear and front positions with sniper fire."
 


" You will do as I say if you want the crew and us to live if any more die we are fucked and that means we all die. So for once listen to me and work as a team and we will get through this."

John will start to work on the first member of the crew.

"We will work on Griet first she will be able to be saved. Hey! She only has superfical wounds. Deck hands get over here and take her down stairs, she does not need trauma care for now."

"Lets work on this gunshot wound on Ann its the most pressing wound. we can save her!"


After they work on the gunshot wound they will move to Adam and work as a three man team. Once done with him they will move to Uller and work on him. Once all the wounded have been stabilized and cleared from the bridge. John will move down to the gun deck and start to do long term care with Milk and Tucker.


John
Giving commands
G3
This message was last edited by the player at 00:55, Fri 07 Dec 2007.
Konrad Bayer
player, 327 posts
Hauptmann
Panzergrenadier
Fri 7 Dec 2007
at 00:44
  • msg #130

Re: Bridge

"Ok, you do what needs to be done, but you have to do it vithout Milk or myself for the moment. You should also make sure from Snowy or Adam whether you can use all three of the crewmen, they may be needed to manage the tug."

With that he quickly moves below deck. He confronts Milk as quick as he can. [Private to Clarence Milk: He makes an effort to show he isn't angry but is direct enough that he wants a positive response. "Clarence, we need to talk right now. I need to know everything about whats going on here. First you tell me you've got allies operating around us, and then you leave your post to what is obviously more contact with them. I want to know what kind of support or options are available to us. I know your Kommando stuff means its secret, but the situation means you need to tell me what is going on. We can't have you running off in secret in front of the men... they and I need to be able to trust you."]

Bayer
Below Deck
Confronting Milk

This message was last edited by the player at 00:49, Fri 07 Dec 2007.
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