we are done moving and just starting to get set up in our new house. I will be working extra hours this weekend but should be ok to post some beginning of next week. Hope you all had a great Christmas and will have a safe new year.

In reply to Robert A. Conklin (msg #106):

Rick,

Same to you, hope everything goes well for you! Take your time in responding, I hope there's enough information to go on.

Tony

Hi All,

I will out of town for the next 3 days, returning Monday afternoon-evening.

FYI, and NPC as needed, of course.

Thank you!

In reply to Robert Duncan Fox (msg #108):

No worries, have a Happy New Year!

Fox is coming along, this operation is right up his alley.

Tony

   Well the introduction of the 20MMs on the ACAV M113s blows my whole plan out of the water. Our best armor can't stand up to that. I was under the impression that they only had 12.7mm(50 cal) and smaller. LAVs can stand up to 12.7 in their frontal armor and 7.62 on all other sides but not 20MM. Unless those weapons are destroyed, stolen or otherwise neutralized the mission I outlined in character is NO-GO.

In reply to Robert A. Conklin (msg #110):

Rick,

There are 3 tracks: A former ADATs carrier converted into a troop carrier that is parked on the Arthur Laing bridge. An ACAV at the terminal for the reaction force, plus an M163 20mm Vulcan Air Defense System track parked at the fire hall near Burkeville.

Todd has no idea of the operational status of the last vehicle, he just knows it's never been used or driven in the last five months or so, before Christmas.

Tony

Team,

If you like, the NPCs will come but if all the PCs are going that's six already. If Kelsey doesn't go then someone will have to handle signals.

Tony

Hi everyone.  I hope that you had a good Christmas and New Year.  I did but I'm only now able to start catching up on this game.  I hope to be able to post IC later tonight.  Sorry for any delays I've caused.

Thanks.

In reply to Seth Joseph Delaney (msg #113):

Andy,

It's all your fault, man! Just kidding, we were taking it slow.

Tony

Hi All,

I'm travelling on business for the rest of the week, so I wanted to ensure that Fox was ready and not holding-up the process.

Cheers, and have a great week.

In reply to Robert Duncan Fox (msg #115):

Ry,

You too!

Team:

Keep the weather conditions in mind. It's gone from partially cloudy to overcast. The wind off the ocean is picking up quite a bit. Also, it's getting a little chilly out! It's hard to say, but you could be in for some rain.

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:47, Mon 10 Jan 2011.

Having thought about it further I think that Seth will bring his RPK rather than his C7A1 unless anyone has an objection.  Should we get into trouble (and noise not be an issue) then his RPK could give us an edge while we withdraw!

Tony,

can we have an assesment on light conditions: sunrise, sunset, moon, etc?

Thanks in advance.

In reply to Taras Vladimirovich Shevchenko (msg #118):

Javier,

Here you go!

The current weather is overcast with a stiff wind off the ocean. (See time/date/weather thread)

Nautical Twilight Start :        3:54
Civil Twilight Start : 	         4:36
Sunrise : 	                 5:10
Local Noon : 	                12:11
Sunset : 	                19:13
Civil Twilight End : 	        19:48
Nautical Twilight End : 	20:30

Times for moonrise and moonset are as follows:

Apr 20, 2001 5:36 AM (Rise) 5:01 PM (Set)

Moon Phase for 20 April:



As the moon will rise after dawn, and it's overcast, count on it being a very dark night even if the wind doesn't bring in rain off the water. Also, I assume you are at Celtic Shipyard for 0100. So far, PCs who posted gear lists so far are:

Taras
Seth
Fox

(Fun game: when watching any made-in-Vancouver TV or movie, play "recognise Celtic Shipyards"; last week Michelle and I saw it in the Jeremiah episode "The Red Kiss", along with the roller coaster at Playland.)

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:42, Wed 12 Jan 2011.

Good job, thanks Tony.

We should have plenty of .50 cal ammo albeit not "sniper" grade. The origin of this ammo was the Hummer captured from the Chinatown episode. Should be sitting somewhere in the armory as the weapon itself, together with a tripod was recovered intact.

Regarding the optics for the Barrett there could be the possibility to adapt that oif the MSG-90 from the RCMP. Could it be done? I believe so regarding this article:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Moun...Bases&id=3098382

The standard scope for the MSG-90 is a x10 sight with range settings from 100 m to 1,200 m. In all, very decent specs for a Light Fifty.

http://world.guns.ru/userfiles.../sn27/hk_msg90a1.jpg
This message was last edited by the player at 01:33, Thu 13 Jan 2011.

In reply to Taras Vladimirovich Shevchenko (msg #120):

Thanks for reminding me about the .50 ammo, you should have at least several hundreds of rounds, although stored in the militia HQ at the (new) Jericho barracks.

I believe Andy has an ELCAN x3.1 Black Cat Starlight scope that can easily be mounted on the Barrett, or the C7A1/C8A1, for that matter. (It's equivalent but a lot smaller than the US AN/PVS-4 Starlight scope.) Otherwise, the x10 scope for the C3A1 Parker Hale could also be mounted. The BlackCat will easily clip onto the ELCAN's mounting for quick day-night vision capability.

http://www.janes.com/articles/...on-sight-Canada.html


Blackcat:



Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:43, Thu 13 Jan 2011.

The ELCAN is an excellent Gen III night sight of high quality coated lenses but more likely to be used in a regular assault rifle than in a longer range and harder hitting Light Fifty. Not just because the limited magnification power (x3) but also due to the fact that the ELCAN scope has no focus, windage, elevation or parallax adjustment which sure makes for a super sturdy sight but a poor choice for a more dedicated tool like the M82.

(Heck! My M82 was actually a (Llama) 9 mm Pb.)

The reticle itself is a simple picket type with a couple of horizontal marks to have a reference out to 300 m. and the entire mount and scope are calibrated for a 5,56 weapon. In any case, in order to make a sight useful for a rifle, regardless of the type, it needs to be properly boresighted and  "zero-ed" in a range to be able to stract the maximum benefits from ranging and aiming features of the scope. Something that takes time and a lot of patience.

A most interesting field of work!

Hi all. I am taking over Tyler on a short term basis, with a view to bringing in a new PC shortly. For the recce, what kit will I need to bring?

Jarodemo

In reply to Tyler Gabriel Hope (msg #123):

Jaredomo,

It's a night recce and there will be a reaction team standing by, so travel light. It might rain so a boonie hat and rain gear would help, plus any NVGs, but probably no need for body armour or helmet. Basically webbing/butt pack with 1 MRE, 6-12 magazines, NVGs/flashlight/binoculars, gas mask, compass, CAR-15/sidearm.

Take smoke or CS grenades (provided by the RCMP/garrison) to provide a means of escape, but if you engage you have already failed, as they say.

Team:

There are suppressed MP-5SD6 SMGs available in the RCMP armoury if anyone wants one. They will not be able to mount any optics or tac-lights at this time and don't have rails, only tactical slings.



Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:41, Thu 13 Jan 2011.

Jaredomo - welcome to the game!  Glad you decided to ask Tony about joining!

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I'm dithering with what weapons Seth will bring on the recce.

He has a C7A1 rifle with a C79 optical sight mounted - that is quite good in low light conditions (I believe) so I'm considering leaving the RPK and bringing the C7A1 and possibly borrowing a MP-5SD6 SMG as well (Seth has a massive load stat!)

What do people think?

In reply to helbent4 (msg #124):

Cheers - will work this out and post tomorrow, based on my kit.

In reply to Tyler Gabriel Hope (msg #126):

Jarodemo,

Suggested equipment (per Taras/Javier) was an M8 HC Smoke grenade or two, you can also get a CS grenade from the RCMP detachment armoury.

The MP-5SD6s are also on loan from the local detachment, you can have as many mags as you like but if Tyler is taking his CAR-15 then a couple spares stuffed into LBE or BDU fatigues should be fine. If used as a primary weapon, 6-12 mags should suffice.

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:36, Fri 14 Jan 2011.

In reply to helbent4 (msg #127):

Cheers Tony

Will take 4 mags - how many rounds in each? Will have MP5 as primary weapon, with CAR-15 as back up if the shit hits the fan!

Will grab a couple of grenades as well.

Will update my IC post.

James,

I believe MP5 mags hold 30 rounds. Also, not that it's specified but the CAR-15 mags are the smaller Vietnam-era 20-round ones.

We can say that he has a black police tactical vest, which has 2x small magazine pouches (2x SMG magazines each) on the left side, a 2x grenade pouch on the right (for the HC smoke and CS grenades), With large pockets (holding 2x assault rifle magazines each) one each on the bottom left and right.

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:22, Sat 15 Jan 2011.

In reply to helbent4 (msg #129):

Do they have any mag pouches for the MP-5 mags?