Ondar, looking out through the window while the rest of you make ready to leave the apartment, reports,

"Eight men come here. Four men stay on street. BTR is still right below. Most of the civilians are gone. "

As the party's point element exits the apartment and stealthily proceeds down the short hallway towards the stairwell, you can hear the sound of the enemy squad entering the building below you. The sheep kept in the building's unnocupied first floor/lobby area start bleating loudly in their pens.

Footsteps echo up the stairwell as part or all of the squad begins to ascend the stairs to the upper floors. The men are speaking to one another in a language that is clearly not Polish; their tone is unconcerned, almost jovial.

Jan, risking a quick glimpse down the stairwell, sees movement and shadows below. The stairwell consists of a single flight of stairs which doubles back on itself at opposing angles to and from every floor landing. There's a gap between the two stair branches, allowing you to look down (and up) the stairwell but you can't see a whole lot (see image below).

Stairwell image: http://www.google.com/imgres?i...US367%26tbs%3Disch:1

Next Moves?

Tactical Situation: There is only one stairwell in this wing of the building. There is no apparent access to the other wing from where you are now. You are on the third floor. If you descend, you will likely bump into part or all of the enemy squad. If you ascend, there's a chance that you will be heard.
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Hearing the ruckus and the obvious entry of the enemy search team, Bayer's decision is made for him. Toggling the radio he says, "All call signs. Stand by. Jan clear down to the ground floor and secure a foothold near the front. Dawid, your team is to eliminate the enemy outside only once Jan's team has initiated contact. Get Thor or whoever to try to take the BTR crew without vital damage. Once Jan is holding firm on the ground floor I will radio for your withdraw. Be quick when I make the call. Out."

Bayer then inserts one of Wicks' 40mm CS round into the breech of his launcher and move a little closer behind Jan's team. When he makes eye contact, he'll give a thumbs up and whisper, "Ambush... then fight through... all the way down. Speed and violence."
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Quyen slaps Tucker on the back of the shoulder and jokes, "Just like old times yeah? They just can't keep us separated."

Quyen then crouches down and rests her back up against the wall. As she listens to the voices below, coming up through the stairwell, she pulls her rifle in closer and feels for the selector lever. When she catches Jan looking them over, she silently points down to the tops of her two fragmentation grenades sticking out from her webbing pouch.
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Mariusz paused to kiss his crucifix and then moved to stand next to Jan, before getting ready to go he said, "If we wait until they go into the flats to see if anyone's in there we might be able to sneak upstairs. Are there still civilians on the streets?"

Tucker takes the HEDP round from his M-203 ans puts it back into his MOLLE webbing and pulls out one of his two 40mm flechette rounds and inserts it into the breach of the launcher and closes smoothly.  He smiles at Minh and says to her, The flechette rounds should come in handy if they bunch up on us.  They can't keep us apart Minh, no matter how hard they may try.  Just cover my ass and I'll clear us a way through.

Boss, I'd rather hit with some suppressed CQB and then lay it on heavy before they can get their bearings.  If we let 'em come to us a little more, I think we can get the jump on them and cause enough confusion to get the ball rolling in our favor.  Seems like their half-assin' it and that could work in our favor!"

OOC: Know i have to post an action still

Jan nodded in reply.  "Yes Capitaine.  It won't be quiet or subtle.  We don't have enough silenced weapons or firepower to take out eight men so it will have to be grenades and in a group.  Get everyone keyed to go when we start firing."

Jan then moved forward to quietly brief Tuck, Quyen and Mariusz, a nasty, aggressive look settling on his face.  They were about to kill people and that took a certain kind of mindset.



"Konrad says we attack," Jan replied simply in a whisper.



"I agree.  Let's let them get closer on the stairs and we'll take them while they're still in a group.  Frag grenades and then go loud with rifles."  He looked at Mariusz and grinned evilly, remembering their earlier conversation about firing single shorts or fully automatic.  "Mariusz, you suppress them with full auto while the rest of us pick our targets.  Once we've started hitting them we start moving down the stairs, trying to drive them back and roll them up.  If we can't kill them straight away let's force them back onto the street where the snipers can get them.  Tuck, if we get stuck we blow the shit out of them with grenade launchers, though that will probably smash the stairs as well."

He then glanced around the other three before continuing in a whisper.  "Anyone got any other suggestions?  Or shall we just kick this off!"

As he finished speaking, checking that the others understood the plan and listening to any alternative suggestions, Jan pulled a frag grenade from his webbing and prepared to lob it down one level on the stairwell once the enemy patrol had approached to the turn in the stairs below them.


Jan
Organising the ambush on the stairs - they will wait until the patrol are as close as possible on the stairwell before throwing grenades and opening up.  Jan personally will throw a single frag grenade and then fire pairs of single shots at any visible targets.
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HE - 9x HE, 4x HEDP & 2x ILLUM total)
PM-84 submachine gun w/suppressor (20/25 rounds) - slung on shoulder
Smoke Grenade x1
Frag Grenade x2
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total)
RPG-22 x1

"The grenades won't fuck up the stairs?"

Dieter nodded in understanding of the plan. He settled close to the window, keeping an eye on the targets below. As soon as the point team kicked off their attack he intended to quickly locate a target and take them out. Between himself, Ondar and Thor they (hopefully) shouldn't have much trouble killing the 4 unsuspecting victims, especially at this range.

He mentally prepared himself for the killing that was about to happen.

The die was cast, Mariusz moved the selector on his Tantal to full auto and got into position to start saturating the enemy with lead as soon as the grenades were fired. He steeled himself for the battle ahead.

Before people scurried off, Dawid pointed some things out, but clearly they were reorganising on the fly here and had to improvise.

"Ah, Kapitan, Jan and Mariuszx ARE my team, along with Sutherland. Mariusz has my ammo! Shit, okay: Jan, you are in command of Mariusz, Tucker and Minh. Take the guys on the stairs.

"Warren: your team is to take the BTR intact if you can. Good luck with that! The turret is one-man, Thor should be able to shoot through the top with that monster cannon, same with the commander and driver, nail them through their hatches if they close them, but you and Dieter should be able to take the rest of the crew. Don't let Thor use that rocket inside, but he should know that himself."

Peeking through the window he made sure he knew where the men were for when the time came to fire, which would be soon.

"Woj, Sutherland, you're with me. We'll take out the infantry outside. Woj, you open the shutters for me so I can fire, then fire your grenade launcher at the men on the ground. Sutherland, you know what to do, but if it sounds like the stairwell team is having trouble you double back and help them."
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Mjollnir lay beside Thor, for once nearly useless due to the angle from the top of the building to his assigned target. He positioned the PM-63 recently acquired from the enemy before him, it's one spare magazine tucked into his webbing where it could be quickly retrieved.

Peeking over the crumbling concrete at the ground, he picked his targets - the BTR unfortunately was unlikely to be one of them at this time. Pulling back out of sight, he grasped an M-26A1 grenade in each hand and gently pulled the pins, one at a time, by looping their rings over an exposed piece of reinforcing mesh, blasted from it's surrounding concrete by the nuclear blast a few years earlier.

Kneeling close to the edge it would only be a moments action to rock forward on his knees and guide the grenades fall towards their final destination.

And so he waited for the gunfire that would signal him to action....

Thor "The Thunderer"
Waiting in the rubbled top of the building over the BTR
A grenade in each hand, pins pulled and ready to drop the moment he hears Jan's group open up (will attempt to toss into an open roof hatch if any, or as a second priority, any concentrations of 2 or more men)
Barret M82A1 ("Mjollnir") (10/10) + 4x10 + 1x6
PM-63 (25/25) + 1x25
H & K USP-9SD, 9mm (15/15) + 3x15
M-26A1 hand grenade, x6
M-18 Smoke grenade, green, x2
M72A4
Bayonet/knife
Entrenching Tool
Individual Tactical Radio
30rd mag, 5.45mm, full, x8

The enemy squad reaches the second floor landing. A door opens. The echo of footfalls on the stairway continues. It sounds like the enemy squad is splitting up, part of it staying on the second floor, the other climbing the stairs to the third floor. Jan has only a moment to react, he tosses one grenade down the well, angling it towards the second floor landing. The second grenade he tosses down the stairs leading to the third floor landing, bouncing it off the wall and back on to the advancing enemy. Frantic shouting rises from the stairwell. The grenades detonate within a second of one another. In the enclosed vertical passageway that is the stairwell, the explosions are terrific, reverberating up and down the shaft. Jan ducks back through the stairwell door as the explosions shake the building, then charges down the stairway and into the smoke, followed by Mariusz, Tucker, and Minh. Four bodies lie sprawled on the stairs leading to the third floor landing. Blood is splattered on the walls of the shaft and trickles down the stairs. One of the bodies is moaning but it's impossible to tell which. Quickly descending and turning the corner, Jan sees two bodies on the second floor landing. The door to the second floor is open. Thin white smoke stings the ears and nostrils. (Jan -2 fragmentation hand grenades)

Hearing the explosions in the stairwell, Dawid signals Woj to remove the shutters in Antoni's apartment. The guide yanks at the plywood and cloth window coverings and tosses them aside. Dawid and Dieter rush to the open window and take quick aim* at the men on the street below. In the apartment next door, Warren and Ondar [NPC'ed] do the same. Alerted to the danger by the hollow bangs of the grenade explosions, the enemy across the street are crouching down and raising their rifles, searching for threats. They spot the danger from the third floor just as the shooters in those same third story windows are drawing a bead on them.

Dieter hits his mark square in the chest. The man collapses on his side and moves no more. Dawid riddles his man with a burst of machinegun fire, knocking him into an inert pile. Warren and Ondar hit their targets as well, wounding them both. One of the men drops his rifle and runs north at a full sprint. The other writhes on the pavement clutching his shattered femur. All four threats are neutralized. Craig [NPC'ed] remains back of the window in Antoni's apartment, RPG loaded and ready to fire. (Dieter -1 round; Dawid -10 rounds; Ondar -2 rounds; Warren -2 rounds)

In the rubble of the collapsed sixth floor, Thor looks down and measures the drop to the BTR-80. It looks to be a much more difficult toss than he thought it wood be. At the sound of the rifle and machinegun fire, he very deliberately drops his first grenade. It falls for three seconds before bouncing off the lip of the open rear hatch next to the loudspeaker and explodes between the BTR and the building. The second grenade glances off the nose of the BTR and explodes in the street directly in front of it. It is possible that the blasts have stunned the crew, but highly unlikely that any of the grenade fragments have done any lasting damage to the vehicle or its crew (tire damage aside). The long barrel of the BTR's 14.5mm gun starts rising, while the turret slowly turns towards the building. (Thor -2 fragmentation hand grenades)


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*Rolled as quick shots due to IG time constraints.
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In reply to Thor Halgeirsen (msg #880):

Taking out the dismounts was a good blow, now things were going to get ugly.

"Get back from the fucking windows, now!" Grabbing the PKM and Woj in the other, he bolted into the rear of the apartment and threw himself down.

Yelling into the radio, Dawid transmitted, "Thor! Shoot the crew! Use Mjolnir! MJOLNIR!"

He prayed they were too close for the MG to elevate to their level. Or if they were, the concrete floors and walls would shield them.

"Everyone... INCOMING!"


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM (90/100 +  1 spare belt)
2 Fragmentation Grenades
3rd floor apartment
Grabbing Woj and running like hell, radioing Thor.
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Tucker stacks behind Mariusz with his left hand on his shoulder and his right hand gripping the suppressed H&K pistol he recently acquired.  He watches and then hears that Jan has started the tight ambush on the stairwell and then when they start moving, he taps Mari on the shoulder to go after Jan begins to move and makes sure that Minh is right behind him.  As they come down to the second floor and he sees the open door and says to Mariusz, Mari, follow Jan down and clear with him and Konrad.  Me and Minh are going to clear the second floor here!"

Intentions:  Tucker is planning to try and catch the (hopefully) stunned & or wounded soldiers that have come up this way and engage them as quickly as possible.

Tucker
H&K SOCOM Pistol [12/12]
M-16A2 [30/30] / M-203 [FLECHETTE] (SLUNG)

Salvaged Gear:
Claymore Mine & Pouch    2.0
Mag Bandoleer [6 MAG 30] 3.0
5 L. Canteen             5.0
Lg Alice Pack
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Bayer will follow behind the clearing team, urging them to move quickly but otherwise keeping quiet for the moment, and letting Tucker and Jan do their jobs.

Once he reaches the for dead bodies, he will give them a very quick look over.

Bayer
G36/HK69 (30/30 + CS Gas)
Moving one bound behind last man in clearing stack

Mariusz nodded to Tucker and grasped his rifle firmly.

"I'm right behind you." He said to Jan and followed the Legionaire down the stairs.

Mariusz
Tantal 30/30
4 frag grenades
Following Jan and helping clear any enemies in the stairwell.

As Woj pulled the shutters open, Dieter quickly darted forward and selected a target. Selecting a soldier at ground level, he took aim and fired instantly, hitting the man square in the chest. At the same time the others let rip, and within moments the squad was neutralised.

Suddenly there was a deafening noise, as Thor's grenades exploded on the BTR. Dieter managed to duck back as a cloud of smoke and debris flew up. As it passed he glanced back out of the window, trying to select another target. As he did so he heard a whirring noise, and spotted the big gun on the BTR moving into position.

He turned quickly to the others. He shouted "Scheisse! Move! Move!" and quickly dashed for the door.

Intention - Once outside the apartment he intends to run along the corridor to the furthest apartment (ideally north, depending on which way the corridor runs). Once there he will try to kick or shoulder the door in. Once in the room he will head for a window and open it, trying to spot the runner. If he can take him down he will, or else watch for any advancing enemy. He will also look back at the BTR to see if he can get a good angle on any survivors. If he can he will also try to take them out. (Note - if anyone is actually in the apartment, he will say in Polish "Stay down, stay down!"). I appreciate this may take more than one combat turn.


Dieter Brandt
Exiting the apartment quickly, then heading down the corridor to find a new firing position
PSG-1 - 19/20 rounds
1xFrag, 2xSmoke
x25 Image Intensifiers
Composite Bow
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A little disappointed in his aim, Thor rocked back, grabbed the SMG and Mjollnir, and moved away from the edge. His one real chance to take out the BTR, two if both grenades were counted, was past. What had seemed like a relatively simple task to almost drop the grenades into the small hatch hadn't quite worked out as well as he'd hoped - probably he'd misjudged the angle, or perhaps just slipped on the unstable surface underneath him.

Moving perhaps a dozen metres away, he contented himself with observing for arriving reinforcements, and potentially taking a few well aimed shots to slow their approach...

Thor "The Thunderer"
Moving to an alternate position to watch for (and potentially snipe at) enemy reinforcements
Barret M82A1 ("Mjollnir") (10/10) + 4x10 + 1x6
PM-63 (25/25) + 1x25
H & K USP-9SD, 9mm (15/15) + 3x15
M-26A1 hand grenade, x6
M-18 Smoke grenade, green, x2
M72A4
Bayonet/knife
Entrenching Tool
Individual Tactical Radio
30rd mag, 5.45mm, full, x8

My God, Jan thought to himself.  Grenades are nasty weapons!  He had taken out six enemy soldiers in a matter of seconds!

He doubted that he would ever get used to seeing the wounds they inflicted - he was just glad that it had been him killing others rather than the other way around.  They needed to keep the initiative now though and not give the enemy a chance to organise or react.

He hardly paused as he organised their next bound, merely taking the opportunity to acquire a frag grenade from a corpse nearby and clip it onto his webbing.  "Mariusz, lob a grenade through that doorway," he instructed while indicating the open door off the second floor landing.  He spoke loudly, his ears still ringing slightly from the sound of the explosions going off in the enclosed stairwell.  Jan then aimed his rifle at the doorway, ready to fire a pair of single shots at any target stupid enough to come through it!  "Once the grenade has gone off Mariusz and I will continue downstairs and Tuck and Quyen will check that apartment.  We're missing two bodies so let's find them!  Scavenge gear as we go along, particularly grenades, weapons and ammo."

It was going well so far but they needed to keep up the momentum.  Jan also wasn't completely sure what was going on on the street but from Dawid and Dieters yells and transmissions he gathered that there was a problem.  Getting down to street level seemed like a good idea at present!


Jan
Taking a frag grenade from a nearby corpse and then instructing Mariusz to throw a grenade through the open doorway while covering that doorway, ready to fire a pair of single shots at any targets that appear.  Once the grenade has gone off Jan will then lead Mariusz down the stairs further while Tuck and Quyen check through the doorway.
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HE - 9x HE, 4x HEDP & 2x ILLUM total)
PM-84 submachine gun w/suppressor (20/25 rounds) - slung on shoulder
Smoke Grenade x1
Frag Grenade x1 (removed from a nearby corpse this turn)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total)
RPG-22 x1

"Keep going!" Bayer shouted from further back. "Follow up troops will search the bodies."

Pausing at the dead men, Bayer toggles the radio and says, "Dawid, send a sitrep on the outside. And send one of your men down to meet me in the stairwell. Over."

In reply to Thor Halgeirsen (msg #887):

Dawid screamed in frustration over the radio "THOR! I'm not hearing that cannon! Use Mjolnir on the BTR or as God is my witness I will SHOVE IT UP YOUR FUCKING ASS!"

Somewhat calmer he continued, "Sunray: all dismounts are down, BTR operational and trying to engage us, taking cover."

He ceased transmitting and called out, "Sutherland, on Bayer! When it's safe." Any second the cannon shells would be chewing into the concrete, no sense in taking any chances!


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM (90/100 +  1 spare belt)
2 Fragmentation Grenades
3rd floor apartment
Taking Cover
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Mariusz took his hand off the pistol grip of his Tantal and pulled a grenade out of one of his pouches. He stood to one side of the door to shelter from the back blast and threw the grenade into the apartment.

Moving up quickly with four man stack, Quyen pulls out one of her fragmentation grenades and passes it quickly to Jan at the front. Then hearing Tuck, she follows close behind him and a little to the side so she can cover to the front along with him. She will clear the second floor rooms with him, moving on his heels and shooting at any target(s) with three single shots.

Quyen
AK74 (30/30)
Moving with Tucker to clear 2nd floor
-1 frag to Jan

Jan nodded in thanks to Quyen as he took the frag grenade she offered him and clipped it to his webbing.


Jan
Taking a frag grenade each from a nearby corpse & Quyen and then instructing Mariusz to throw a grenade through the open doorway while covering that doorway, ready to fire a pair of single shots at any targets that appear.  Once the grenade has gone off Jan will then lead Mariusz down the stairs further while Tuck and Quyen check through the doorway.
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HE - 9x HE, 4x HEDP & 2x ILLUM total)
PM-84 submachine gun w/suppressor (20/25 rounds) - slung on shoulder
Smoke Grenade x1
Frag Grenade x2 (1 removed from a nearby corpse & 1 donated by Quyen this turn)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total)
RPG-22 x1

Grabbing one of the FRAG grenades from his webbing Craig shoulders the RPG and moves with the others towards Bayer in the stairwell using his AKSU.

He will move with purpose covering the others as they advance. If he gets the opportunity he will engage the BTR with the FRAG grenades from a lower window. Otherwise he will move down the stairwell.

AK-74SU (35/45)
RPG-7D 3 HEAT rounds.
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