"Whats our plan Stanislaw? Move in closer, or guide the indirect fire?" Jason took his binoculars down and scanned the battle. "I think we still have the element of surprise on our side. We can capture them in a crossfire."

Jason checks his weapon, switching to a three round burst. Making sure the first round is chambered, he removes the safety and awaits the plan.

"Christ preserve me!" Dawid hit the deck, getting below the sandbags. "Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you!" he cursed in Polish.

Keeping low and behind the weapon, he unloaded the mortar, then reloaded with WP. "You are so fucking dead!"

"Does anyone see him?"


Dawid Piotrowski
82mm Vasilek (0 shots, 2 HE/5WP remaining)
Reloading WP.

Bayer looks over to Snowy and Tucker, "The partisanz are moving up on the opposite side of the road. It will be our axis of advance. We assault and clear each side."

He nods his head towards the bridge, "The machinegun will advance with us until we make contact with the enemy. You can't see anything here anyways. Then you can set up the firebase to cover us as we assault the position."

Its been quiet, save for the mortar detonations, so he thumbs the transmit switch on his radio, "Knife, Sunray, send SITREP over."

As he waits for a response from the scout he whispers over to Milk, "Milk, how long until dey get into position?"
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Quyen's eyes widen at the subtle sight of the muzzle flash.

"Contact! Right side 600 meters! Lone enemy." she yells as she slowly lines up the sights on the DSHK. The heavy machinegun comes to life as she fires several bursts.

Minh Quyen
DSHK (AK74)
Firing automatic
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Mariusz kept scanning the darkness and said, "I can't see any targets to direct fire on, can you see anything with your night vision gear. I don't want to do the old Polish Ambush Detector thing, blunder forward till someone gets shot and then work out it's an ambush."

Milk peers at the west end of the bridge through the 4x SUSAT scope on the L86A2, searching for targets.

"Any minute now, sir."

Clarence snaps off another burst towards the right-front corner of the very unlucky MTLB.

"Snow, fire a burst at the bad guys!"

Clarence hopes to use the outgoing tracers from the PKM as a referrence point for the advancing partisans.


Buddha; Pitchfork
Can you see our position?
Advise when you are even with us.
OVER


Clarence Milk
L86A2 (20/30)
Providing cover fire and coordinating the link-up

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Buddha; Pitchfork
Can you see our position?
Advise when you are even with us.
OVER.

Jason looks over at Stanislaw, hoping to get some direction. He seemed preoccupied with either the message or the battle. Either way it was time to move into action.

Tapping Mariusz on the shoulder, Jason points to the path. "I'm going to scout out over there. Cover me." Without waiting for a response, he darts from their position and sprints ten yards ahead, low in profile and high in speed. If he makes his daring runing undisturbed, he figures he will be in a better position to help Pitchfork. As he steps into the mud, his heart pounding, he hopes he makes it across the road to be of use.

Mariusz shook his head to clear it, he couldn't even tell day from night, that wasn't good. He lay flat and braced his rifle to cover the American's dash.

[Private to Cap'n Rae: If anybody pops up as Kasparov runs, Mariusz will fire bursts, up to his full 25 shots in one round, but only if Kasparov is not in the way. If Kasparov is in danger from the beaten ground, he'll fire five single shots, he doesn't have much chance of hitting, his aim is to make sure no one hits Kasparov.]

Partisan Team

Ahead and 50 meters or so to your right, you see the outgoing green tracers skipping across the road, and orient yourselves to line up perpendicular to the road on the side opposite the NATO team. You go prone, even with the NATO Allies that you have yet still to meet, and await the signal to attack.

OOC: As planned, the two teams are now positioned for a linear attack towards the enemy positions at the west end of the bridge.

Assault Team

You continue to provide covering fire for the Partisans. Tuck, on the end of the line nearest the road, cranes his neck to see the partisans approaching from the other side. He gives them a curt wave and goes back to ground. A lone enemy resumes firing from around the front, right corner of the still smoking MTLB. This time, he's firing bursts from what sounds like an AK-74.

Sniper Team

You've managed to move about 50m away from your previous position. As you prepare to continue your withdrawal, you notice a small, green object arc through the air from where you guess the flankers have crawled to, towards where you'd been waiting minutes previously. A few seconds later, there are two explosions (grenades by the sound of it) The two enemy rise to a crouch and, firing from the hip, assault your former hide site.

Tug Team

Minh's first burst of HMG fire brackets the enemy hummock. Even mounted securely to the heavy tripot, the big Dushka has quite a kick and the large muzzle flash produced by the weapon makes it hard to adjust fire on the fly.

OOC: Miss! Minh fails to hit the enemy sniper with her first burst.

Comforted somewhat by the sound of Minh hammering away with the aft Dushka at what could only be the same sniper who'd nearly holed his skull, Dawid switches WP for HE and begins to swing the mortar around to bear on the starboard side of the tug. It's an awkward and time-consuming process for one man to accomplish alone, and by the time he's got the Vasilek's muzzle half-way around, Minh is unleashing a second long burst.

OOC: Miss! Minh fails to hit the enemy sniper with her second burst. The enemy, however, is pinned down. Also, although he's not quite "suppressed", any attempt by the sniper to fire at the tug whilst under fire himself will be rolled at one level of difficulty greater.

[Private to Dawid Waldus Piotrowski; Minh Quyen: It's only a matter of time until Minh hits this guy and there's plenty of ammo for the Dushka. If, however, Dawid wants to add some 82mm WP to the mix, I won't stop him.]

Actions?
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Quyen watches the tracers take the 600 meter journey towards their target, the odd ricochet arcing high up until it burns out. Without pausing, she continues to fire at the sight of the muzzle flash.

Quyen
DSHK (AK-74)
Firing at sniper

Bayer unloads the smoke round from his 40mm and inserts an HE round.

"Milk, tell them we'll advance on the bridge in 1 minute. We assault together, neither team is to get too far ahead of the other."

Aiming at the ground near the front right corner of the MTLB, he'll fire in an attempt to kill the enemy there.

"Alright, remember Yazzie is somewhere out there. Prepare to move." Bayer warns his teammates. After a minute passes, he'll rise and begin to advance forward in bounds... short dashes and covering from the prone... Bayer and Milk, offset with Snowy and Tucker. He'll stop and shoot his rifle at anyone he sees with semi-automatic.

Bayer
Ground Party
G36/Hk69
Firing 1 HE and beginning the advance
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John will wait until they are at his old position then he will double tap both bad guys center mass. The first shot will be aimed if rules allow then will fire from there at targets.




John
Counter ambush (2 rounds to each man)
G3/1911

Grunting with effort, Dawid continued moving the mortar into place. Sweat dripped down the side of his face under the Britisher's helmet.

When it was done, he would aim and fire a round at the sniper's position. The MG may or may not eventually tag the bandit, unless they'd dug a spider hole. However, a round of WP would certainly take him out!

OOC: If he has the time, aim and fire. If not, finish moving the mortar into position.
[Private to GM: Dawid was just reloading in case the shore party needed more support, not actually turning the mortar (he decided it would be unhealthy to expose himself to enemy fire). Oh well, no harm no foul! ADDED: he still fires, regardless of Anneka's instructions.]

Dawid Piotrowski
82mm Vasilek (5/5 WP, 2 HE)
Turning and possibly aiming and firing
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"Dawid," Anneka yelled as loudly as she could between burst from teh DShK.
"Forget the mortar, use the AGS!"
Wearily she lifted the RPD before her to her shoulder and peered about for a target. The steady stream of tracer from the heavy machinegun made that task a little easier.
"Walter," she yelled out once more. "Bring us closer to the bridge. About a thousand metres should do nicely."
That distance would keep them out of the effective range of most infantry weapons while allowing them to pour fire from the mortar, AGS and heavy machineguns onto the enemy in support of their own forces.
But first they had a sniper to deal with...
Squeezing the trigger, the RPD almost leapt out of her hand as the first slow burst tore through the air in counterpoint to the heavier DShK.[Private to GM: Not a lot of chance to hit anthing - extreme range, 2 points of recoil above effective strength and only using one hand. Still, one die out of five with a 1 in 20 chance of actually hitting is better than none...]

Mariusz crouched ready for the order to attack. He knelt in a ditch, checking the arcing tracers now and again and waited, always checking his front an occasionaly looking at his six.

en Tucker notices the movement of the partisans he calls out to the others, "Contact!  Looks like we've got friendlies moving in Konrad!  Clarence, they know where we're at right?"

As Mariusz prepared himself to move forward, he saw, at last some movement from the allies, a man looked directly at him and then looked away to say something.
Mariusz waited for the man to look at him again and give him a order. None was forthcoming.

He shrugged his shoulders and then took his left arm and gently tapped it several times on his helmet, Switek had taught him that that meant a request for cover and an initiation of bounding overwatch. He looked at the man to confirm that he understood. If the man agreed with that course of action he would prepare to move forward. Mariusz grimaced this was like playing blind man's bluff with a combine harvester.

Clarence glances up from his LSW sight and watches, cringing, as one of the partisans rushes across the road at a low crouch. He's crossing high-ground with absolutely no cover, revealing himself and his comrades' position to everyone in the vicinity.

He almost belows "Get back!" but there's no sense in sending the man back across the exposed ground. Clarence resolves to have a word with Pitchfork Actual when- and if- the teams succeed in the upcoming assault.

With Konrad's 1 minute warning order, Clarence mentally prepares himself to attack. Hopefully, a barrage from the two grenadiers and covering fire from Snowy on the PKM will allow the assault team to close the range and neutralize (a tidy euphamism for kill) all of the defenders before taking too many casualties.

He keys the radio handset and broadcasts Konrad's plan. His tone is much more informal now.

Buddha; Pitchfork
Don't send anyone else over here.
We're all attacking in one minute. You and us.
Attack along your side of the road; we'll attack along this side.
Our MG will provide cover fire.
Hope to shake your hand on the bridge.
Good luck.


Milk
LSW (20/30)
Getting ready to attack
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Mariusz waited, no instructions meant he was stuck between a rock and a heard place, he saw Kasparov crossing the road, not the most sensible of moves maybe but nobody was relaying decisions. With a lack of direction from either Switek or any of the allies, Mariusz waited and continued to cover Kasparov.
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Dashing across the road, Jason almost crashes into the waiting fire team. Dropping to the dirt, he realizes as he is still alive, they are not Soviets.

"Kasparov. I'm with Pitchfork. I think he froze. I couldn't decipher your message. We have three others across the road. Send them a simple plain english message of your intentions and lets act."

Crawling up to turn around, Jason holds his hand up to warn Mariusz to stay put.

Jason Kasparov
Prone, warning Marisuz, weapon ready but secured

The man rushing across the road catches Bayer by surprise right after he fires his HE round. "Scheiße, wer das ist?" he asks aloud, then again more so directed at Milk, "Shit. Who is that?"

Beckoning him over he asks "Who the hell are you? Did you not get our message to form up over there? Nevermind." Indicating with a open handed / sharp chopping motion towards the bridge he continues, "We are assaulting now. Your people clear your side and we clear this side... stay abreast of each team. Do not engage targets on our side unless they are positively identified as enemy."

Pointing at the impact area of his grenade attack just a few seconds before he adds "There are enemy behind the wreck."

Bayer listens as Milk relays the plan over the radio. Looking at his watch, he waits for the one minute to pass.

"Alright, remember Yazzie is somewhere out there. Prepare to move." Bayer warns his teammates. After warning minute passes, he'll rise and begin to advance forward in bounds... short dashes and covering from the prone... Bayer and Milk, offset with Snowy and Tucker. He'll stop and shoot his rifle at anyone he sees with semi-automatic.
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"Fuck me." Jason mutters under his breath and then dashes back across the road. Throwing himself forward, he crashes to the ground, rolling over to point at their direction of assault.

Ignoring Stanislaw's frozen form, he points at Bear. "Wreckage, Russians, behind. RPG. We have this side of the bridge. Only fire on targets on this side."

Pointing to Marisuz, he drops his pack and readies his weapon. "Cover us, and watch over him." he states, pointing to Stanislaw. "Get him out of it, or leave him. Bear, your with me."

Getting on his knees, he checks his night vision for targets, and prepares for battle.

Jason Kasparov
Checking target area with night vision

Bug-eyed and slack-jawed at the train wreck unfolding before him, Switek is momentarily distracted by the American airman bolting back and forth across the open road as PITCHFORK calls in the assault plan.  The message had been clear enough but the monk was bringing up the outside edge of the skirmish line and, while attempting to multitask in the chaos of the firefight, he had failed to relay orders quickly enough to moderate the team's actions.  He silently curses himself for failing to maintain unit discipline and keys the mic to respond.

ACKNOWLEDGE PITCHFORK.
ASSAULT IN SIXTY.
STANDING BY FOR YOUR SIGNAL.
BUDDHA OUT.

He releases the "talk" switch and whistles sharply to get the attention of Mariusz and Bear.  The young Pole had signaled for bounding overwatch coverage while the monk was busy communicating with his American counterpart.  The monk flashes the Poles the "wait one" sign and hopes the the order is received, understood and followed given the chaos of the scene.  He glances at his wristwatch, noting the time.  He shoulders the Russian machinegun and begins to scan for potential targets along the approach axis.



[Switek]
Crouched.
RPKM + 70/75rd Drum 7.62mmS
Counting down to the assault.
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Mariusz sighed with relief as switek gave out the orders. He turned to face the enemy and started to count down to the assault. He wiped the swat from his palms and readied himself.

"Finally." Jason exhales, now that Stanislaw is back in the game. He couldn't hear the radio chatter, so he was quite unaware of order of battle.

"All of this shit is easier from the air." Getting his head together, he takes a second to calm himself, then prepares to move forward with the bridge assualt.

Jason Kasparov
M177 Loaded, 3 rd burst selected
14 rounds in the mag
crouched and advancing