Cathedral
The assault team, almost shoulder to shoulder on the right (south) side of the rubble pile, begin the assault by trying to establish fire superiority. A single well-thrown hand grenade could put them all out of the fight, possibly for good, but, luckily for them, the Athenas are too busy just trying to breath and see to take advantage of the Kommando's tactical lapse.
Ignoring Konrad's order not to kill the Queen- if it can he helped- Craig fires a 40mm grenade over the rubble pile towards the altar. It explodes with a satifying CRUMP, adding to the dust and smoke at the east end of the sanctuary. (
Craig -40mm HE)
Thijs targets a nearby muzzle flash (south E) and gives it a five round burst. The pillar shielding his target absorbs all five rounds, but the girl, suffering from the effects of the CS gas, still somehow senses the nearby impacts and she withdraws completely behind cover. (
Thijs -5 rounds)
Jay picks out a muzzle flash further back in the sactuary (south G) and squeezes off three shots. Through the smoke, he sees his target, another adolescent girl, stagger backwards and drop, her rifle clattering across the stone floor. (
Jay -3 rounds)
Marriuz aims for a pillar down the portico (G) and fires a 40mm HE grenade at it. The grenade glances off the right side of the pillar and continues deeper into the portico but, for some reason, it fails to detonate. (
Mariusz -1 40mm HE)
Warren steps out from behind the rubble pile and takes a knee. Of all of the Kommandos, his position is the most exposed. A nearby Athena (D) fires a burst at him, but she is firing nearly blind and her aim is low. Jeff immediately returns fire, squeezing off a quick double-tap. Both shooters are hit at nearly the same time. Jeff, however, comes out of the exchange much better off. One of the girl shooter's rounds skips off the stone floor and slams into Jeff's Kevlar vest. He recoils from the blow, losing his balance and falling over on to his right side. The sensation of the impact is something akin to being hit squarely in the sternum by a 80-mile-an-hour fastball. The girl, on the other hand, goes limp and drops to the floor, quite clearly dead. (
Jeff -2 rounds) (
Jeff WIA, slight wound to the chest)
Tucker, leading the assault, hangs back, assessing the effects of opening volley, before deciding where to add his two cents. The enemy along the right-hand (southern) portico has been hurt by the Kommando fusilade (
2 KIA: D & G; 1 suppressed: E). The enemy on the left (northern) side of the sanctuary, however, are left untouched. Clearly, they are still suffering the effects of the CS gas, but they can still impede any assault down the south portico with raking fire. LaRue stands ready to hurl his smoke grenade when Konrad, also curretnly assessing the evolving tactical situation, gives the order.
Meanwhile, at the east end of the narthex, Jan and Minh start to feel the effects of the CS gas. Eyes start to water, noses start to run, and a sensation of constriction begins gripping at their throats. If they don't get their gas masks on in the next few seconds, it's going to get worse. At the moment, they can still both see well enough, however, to note a head pop around the jagged edge of the main entrance. It disappears just about as quickly. Jan, waiting for just such a thing, fires four rounds at the boy. He doesn't hit the small target, but he undoubtedly gives the boy something to think about. (
Jan -4 rounds)
Wilsa Krolowa
As Griet holds station to provide a stable firing platform for the automortar, she is also providing those Plock militiamen still preoccupied with the tug a rather juicy target. On cue, Dawid jumps back into action. Taking care to keep the breach of the automortar between himself and the riflemen in the old boathouse near the docks, he manhandles the Vasilek so that it points at the eastern HMG position. Two rifle rounds strike the breach side of the mortar with a loud double
PING, but Dawid is unhit. The target gun is still shooting well over the top of the tug's stack, its fiery blossom of a muzzle flash making a good target for the experienced artillery gunner. After adjusting his aim, Dawid fires. A second later, an explosion blots out the muzzle flash of the enemy Dishka, almost certainly removing it from any further action. (
Vasilek -1 HE)
In the tug's bridge house, Walter, whose offer to man the starboard Dishka has just been accepted, hesitates for a few seconds. Bullets
DINK off of her shuttered windows and Walter is momentarily held up by the stomach-dropping realization that he does not share the tug's metal hide. Still, with the superstructure between himself and the north bank, he should be fairly well protected from direct fire. Steeling himself for what is to come next, he grabs Griet and kisses her briefly but passionately full on the mouth. Breaking away he says,
"Wish me luck." as he heads out the bridge door.
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