Interior Granary (Ground Floor)

Before the men across the street in the Baron's motor pool building can figure out what the hell is going on, Dawid tosses a smoke to screen the entrance of the granary. Craig arrives behind him just as this is happening. Tim and Eva continue to spray bullets at the motor pool, adding to the noise and confusion.

As Dawid deploys smoke, Mariusz and Ireneusz innitiate their assault of the granary lobby with two fragmentation grenades. The green metal orbs clack across the floor and detonate within. A second after the explosions, Mariusz and Ireneusz storm through the door. (Mariusz -2 frags)

The interior of the room is darker than it is outside and they both have trouble seeing through the stinging smoke. Dawid and the others follow a few seconds behind. The large lobby area is completely empty- no furniture of any kind, and many of the non-load-bearing walls have been removed to enlarge the space. The central elevator shaft gapes open directly ahead, while boxy entrances to the building's two main stairwells are several meters off to its left and right. The left stairwell seems to have been bricked off with cinder blocks. Some kind of small explosion reverberates from the back of the room. Shouting echoes down through the right stairwell. A concrete lane divider has been set about a meter in front of the stairwell entrance, forming a barricade. A man rises up from behind it and sprays bullets towards the lobby entrance...

Lone Sniper

Warren finishes the last chorus of Come as You Are as he crawls into a new position. If the Eastern Bloc has anything like the Whack-a-Mole game, the men on the granary roof must feel like they're playing an extreme, high-stakes version right now. The sound of gunfire and explosions from down in the courtyard below offer Warren the momentary distraction that he needs. He rises more slowly this time and sees the enemy a half-second before they see him. He fires a single shot and drops back down as a storm of counterfire rips the air around him. This time, however, Jeff is 99% sure that he hit is target. (Warren -1 round)

Tucker's Section

Tucker works his way into a position from which he can observe the walled-over back entrance to the granary building. Whoever was drawing so much attention from the men on the roof must have cleared out because the grenade fishing seems to have stopped. Tucker takes aim at the rear entrance and fires a 40mm HE grenade into it. The grenade explodes on target, and when the dust and smoke clear away, there's a jagged 1.5'x1.5' hole in the cinder blocks. If given a minute, he could probably pull or kick away enough of the remaining blocks to gain entrance to the granary. (Tucker -1 40mm HE)

HQ and Everyone Else

True to Flemming's warning, the enemy convoy appears to be preparing to rush the granary. The T-72 moves to the front of the column, followed by the Plamya-armed M113, the MTLB, and the truck. In this configuration, the group begins rolling towards the compound, picking up speed.


Next Moves?
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:49, Fri 13 Jan 2012.

Griet pulled herself together as much as she could and reported to Bayer, "Everyone else is dead, I have a BG-1 and eight rounds and a fair number of grenades. Where do you want me?"

Griet
AK-74 30/30
BG-1   1/1HE (7 HE left)

Mariusz kept his forward momentum going and fired from the shoulder as he charged at the man.

Mariusz
Full auto
Trying to close the distance to the gun man
AK-74 25/30
BG-1   0/1 HE

In reply to Mariusz Tokarski (msg #234):

Realising that both Mariusz and Euzebiusz were in the line of fire (both ways) Dawid instead sought cover along the wall to the left of the entrance (looking in), crouching to make himself as small a target as possible.

"Take cover!" he yelled to Ireneusz, Tim and Eva.

He dropped the PKM on its sling and drew his Stechkin. Switching to single shots, he carefully aimed at the target behind the interior barricade.


Dawid Piotrowski
Stechkin (21/20 + 2 Mags)
PKM GPMG (45 + 44)
Inside Granary, S. Side wall
Taking cover, left side wall, drawing Stechkin.
Aiming for single shots.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:24, Thu 19 Jan 2012.

As the teenage boy speeds off towards the barricade Craig fires a burst at the entrance to the stairwell, hoping to keep the enemy's head down. He then followed with the others in, his head was on a swivel as they entered checking for hidden threats.

If he was able Craig continues to fire as he moves forward making sure he didn't endanger any one ahead of him.

Sniper Element
Covering Mariusz

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - slung
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7

Quyen peeks out at the hole in the wall and says to Tucker "I can blast that out with dynamite. But I won't have much left over for anything else. Save it?"

Robert ejects the spent 40mm casing out of his luancher and inserts an fresh 40mm HE round and then stands up ready to move.  He looks to Minh first and then addresses the others, "Save the charge, we may need it later.

We're moving to breach.  Minh, you and you're partner will cover us as we finish off the entry by getting through the wall.  Have frags ready for entry and fresh mags in you're weapons.  We're going to get a base of fire from this position and they'll be covering us also.  If we don't have any questions, we need to move out now!"

From behind the ledge, Jeff continues to be pelted by bits of concrete.  Although his shot had dropped a hostile, his luck would not continue.  Sooner or later, a bullet would hit him if he kept this up.  So he turned to the radio.

"Falcon calling Alpha lead.  Targets engaged on the roof, but they know I'm here.  I cannot continue to engage until they have something more pressing to worry about. Over."

"I'm so happy,
cause today I found my friends
They're in my head..."

"Someone get Dawid on the radio and tell him we're getting ready to breach!"

Bayer nods and responds, "You did well over there." He's about to say more when the noise of the enemy armored column grabs his attention. "Stay here with me... this is it." he adds, peering over the window sill.

Bayer then quickly raises Tucker on the radio, and says, "Cancel my last... enemy advancing from the north. Your team is to reposition back to cover the northern arc again. Move now... Over." Then knowing that Jan up on the fourth floor would be listening in, he adds, "RPG to initiate fire at seventy-five metes... on the overpass ramp. Priority is lead two vehicles. Over."

"Flemming! Get up here!" he calls over his shoulder as he inserts an HEDP round into his launcher. "Get back on the Queen's net and have them standby for a fire mission with the last coordinates that were given."

He'd leave Sawiki in the stairwell, in audible range, but out of the way of the bullets.

"OK," Griet said resolutely, "let's kill these pricks and see about getting you all back home."

She readied her rifle and prepared to kill again.

"Copy.  Out," Tucker replies as he Turns to his fire team with a new sense of urgency.  "Mission just changed on us.  We got enemy advancing from the north and we're going back to cover that arc.  Let's get up there and get set.  We don't have much time!"

Tucker leads his group back up the steps and gets set up and begins (when time allowed) to use his binoculars to search for targets.

Granary

Mariusz fires on the move, knocking the crazed gunman down with a shot to the belly. He keeps moving towards the stairwell entrance, as his team sets up to cover him. Arriving at the barricade, Mariusz looks down over his iron sights at the wounded enemy. He's curled up in the fetal positions, groaning in agony. (Mariusz -3 rounds)

Mariusz edges around the barricade and kicks the man's rifle away before risking a peek up the stairs. He sees no one, but someone up there- maybe two or three levels above- is speaking. With his ears ringing from the indoor firefight he's just run through, Mariusz can't make out what's being said.

The impromptu assault team now hold the granary's ground floor. There are two ways up- the elevator shaft and the stairwell. The other stairwell entrance is bricked over. It could likely be cleared with a big hammer or some explosives.

Lone Gunman

Warren takes another break, starting into another track off Nevermind. Bullets continue to eat away at the low wall that surrounds the roof for a few more seconds before the firing stops. He's content to lay low for the moment.

HQ + Sections 2 & 3

Konrad, Jan, Tucker, and Minh watch as the armored convoy rolls closer to the intersection. In a few more seconds, they'll hit the overpass. As they watch, the AGS gunner raises his weapon towards the building and fires off a burst. Ducking instinctively, Konrad and the others are relieved when it strikes him, exploding a couple of stories above.

Flemming reports over the noise, "Mortar crew's ready. Major Soleblume says she's sending in a medical triage team with a LAW rocket. They left the boat ten minutes ago."

Next Moves?

The enemy will reach the overpass during this action, the damaged T-72 first, followed by the M113, the MTLB, and the truck, each at 20-30m intervals.

Mariusz waited for Dawid to get closer and said, "People upstairs talking. Do we leave someone here or all race to the top?"

As he waited for Dawid's decision, he transferred two of the grenades from his pouch into the empty grenade pockets of his assault vest. He clipped the pins to the caribeeners and then held out the two remaining grenades, "Does anybody need a bomb?"

In reply to Mariusz Tokarski (msg #245):

"Yes, must continue the assault, and not lose momentum."

Dawid was rattled by the close in nature of this brush with death. No time to waste. He holstered his Stechkin, setting the PKM up on the front barricade to cover the street and prevent reinforcement.

"Craig! Good to see you. I'll stay here at the entrance with Ireneusz, you take Mariusz, Tim, Eva and Euzebiusz to clear the upper floors and roof. Agreed? Either way, we must be quick about it."

Dawid passed a flare to Mariusz so he could mark their position on the granary roof. "No grenades for me, thanks."
This message was last edited by the player at 18:08, Thu 19 Jan 2012.

"Capitaine," Jan called out to Konrad on the floor below.  "What target do you want for our last RPG rocket?"

He then turned to his team.  "Get ready," he muttered, firstly in Polish and then again in English for Jay's benefit.


Jan
Clarifying the primary target for Jay's RPG-7.
F88 Steyr AUG (30/30 rounds - 7 mags & some loose rounds in total) - held
 - Underslung M203 (1/1 HEDP - 6x HE, 2x HEDP & 1x ILLUM total)
Sig Sauer P226 (15/15 rounds - 4 mags total) - holster
Frag Grenade x4
This message was last edited by the player at 10:39, Thu 26 Jan 2012.

Craig nods before adding:

"Agreed, my radios out as well.... Alright lets go"



Sniper Element
Moving upstairs

AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (0/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - At shoulder
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - slung
Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - holstered
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7
This message was last edited by the player at 09:49, Mon 23 Jan 2012.

In reply to Craig Sutherland (msg #248):

When Craig mentioned he didn't have a radio, Dawid handed over a second hand-launched flare to him. "That's the signal you're on the roof. Good luck!"

He said to Ireneusz in Polish, "we have a couple minutes, clear the ground floor now. Let me know if there's a back door in case that tank comes!"

Dawid switched to English to transmit to Konrad, "Eagle calling Sunray, have entered objective. Units are clearing structure. Will mark position with red flare when roof reached. To ah, say again, red flare marks friendlies."


Dawid Piotrowski
PKM GPMG (45 + 44)
Inside Granary Entrance
Handing off 2 signal flares (Mariusz, Craig), Aiming for covering fire.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:29, Mon 23 Jan 2012.

In reply to Jan Cerny (msg #247):

Jay listened out for further instructions from Jan. While doing so he made sure he was ready to move, and that the RPG was correctly loaded.

Mrityunjay Byanjankar
2 Section
In cover, ready to move on Jan's instruction
AK74 + BG15 - 30/30 + 1xHE
Frag grenade x6, AT grenade x1
RPG-7D + 1xHEAT
Kukri knife
Makarov 8/8
2x 40mmS HE
This message was last edited by the player at 08:51, Fri 20 Jan 2012.

Mariusz held his rifle ready and followed Craig, ready to fire if needed. He said to Craig, "I heard voices a couple of floors up."

Mariusz
AK-74 27/30
BG-1   0/1
Following Craig up the stairs

Griet spoke quietly as she waited for the T-72 to bear down on them, "Soleblume mentions sending medics up, it's probably LaRue, a guy we picked up recently, he's American and says he's a Para-Rescue something or other. He seems solid and Anneka hates him which I take as a good sign. I hope he's here soon enough to shove the LAW up the T-72's ass. Maybe we should tell him it's called Soleblume?"

"... with three militia and a LAW tube the Bishop scraped up from somewhere.  Over," finishes Anneka.

"Copy medical and A-T inbound," responds Fleming.  "Are they on this net?  Over."

Well, there's my cue.  Danny takes a knee behind a burnt-out Mercedes truck and unclips his handset as the rest of his "triage team" catches up, puffing after the sprint up the riverbank.  He inhales and keys the microphone.  "Sunray, Sunray, this is Coyote, inbound your position with three militia.  We're holding three-zero meters to your rear.  Where do you want us to hand off the rocket?"

Danny
GUU-5/P [30/30] + 6 magazines - readied
CZ 75 [15/15] + 2 magazines - holstered
AN-M8 (HC smoke) x2 - stowed
AN-M18 (red smoke) x1 - stowed
M72 LAW x1 - slung
Waiting for direction from Sunray
This message was last edited by the player at 02:12, Mon 23 Jan 2012.

"Ok..rifles at your shoulder.. muzzle always points where you are looking. I'll use my pistol but if it kicks off open up, don't worry about the noise. Good luck"

With that he leads the small group forward and up. He grips his pistol with both hands leading with it as he tries to get an angle on the enemy always with his back against a wall. He intended to fire on exposed legs if the stairwell allowed, anything to keep momentum up.


Sniper Element
Clearing

Browning HP (18/20) w/ silencer + 2x20 - Held
AK-74/BG-15 (45/45) + 5x45 (1/1 HE) + 5x40mm HE - Slung
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (3/5)- 4x PE Scope - slung
F-1 FRAG Grenade x 7

Quyen listens as Robert passes on the urgent change of plans and gives him a quick nod. She then turns and takes the lead by bounding up the stairs like the wind. Once she is back at their original position Quyen will look for any tables or furniture that could be quickly slid across the floor and used to help reinforce the protection against any incoming fire.

She cursed herself quietly for not remembering to this before. As an engineer she could have helped fortify the place rather quickly. If I live today I will not make the same oversight again, she thinks as she (hopefully) slides a heavy object across the floor.

Quyen
Returning to old position / dragging furniture towards window
AK74 (30/30)

Jeff again crawls to a new position on the rooftop.  He toys with the idea of going back into a window, but he'd be trading a bit more surprise with a harder shot on the enemy on the roof and an easier shot on him from the enemy.  Once in his new spot, he again waits beneath the lip, going to let more time pass before he pops back up.  While waiting, he scans for a long pole of some sorts,  like a wooden one or a piece of rebar.