The shock of being in the receiving end of a 100 mm round from a Main Battle Tank at almost point blank must be something really hard to recover. Conklin appeared to have been a lucky survivor. The poor elevation angle of the T-54's main gun probably saved his life. Still, he would be in need of some serious patching but the moment wasn't right.

Ok, just relax. We are not going anywhere for now. Keep low, brother!

Taras took the sniper rifle from the sniper's hands and gave him his AKSU. The sequence of shots fired previously kept the barrel quite warm. The smell of gunpower was still lingering in the weapon.

I'll return it to you in one piece!

A quick check of the chamber and magazine revealed a meager supply of ammo but Taras wouldn't dare to bother the poor gunny. With one round already chambered, the Staff Sargent adopted a prone position aiming at the intersection, safety off.


Staff Sargent Taras V. Shevchenko - Knight element
SVD Dragunov (3/10)
S&W 5946 (15/15) +2 mags
Handgrenade RG-5 (x6)

In reply to Taras Vladimirovich Shevchenko (msg # 245):

Taking the AK-74SU with his left hand, he slipped the sling over his head and shoulder, preparing to fire it 1-handed as it seemed his right arm wasn't functioning. As well, his eyes seemed to have trouble focusing and the pupils were dilated.

He slipped his left hand into his Ghillie suit and fished around, coming up with a pair of 10-round SVD magazines. "Here... For good luck... But now you gotta put out."

Taras gave Conkling a thumbs up.


Staff Sargent Taras V. Shevchenko - Knight element
SVD Dragunov (3/10) +2 mags
S&W 5946 (15/15) +2 mags
Handgrenade RG-5 (x6)

In reply to helbent4 (msg # 244):

Kelsey didn't have time to curse, she waves her arm, then talks to her people and radios at the same time.

"That tank is making a push on Hotel.  Fire in the hole!  Lots of infantry, we need to give them someone else to think about team.  Bishop, open fire!  I want heavies on this!

She brings her other arm up to check, and then flipping her selector to auto, she readies aim on the infantry from her current position, as soon as the rocket is aimed and fired, so as to distract the infantry from taking out her rocketeer, so he might get another shot, if need.

(100 M is reasonable rifle range, too far for a thrown grenade)



Bishop-1.
Laying in autofire on the troops attached to the tank.
*C-8 Carbine - 4 spare Mags (5.56 NATO) - round chambered, safe off.
*3 C-13 Frag Grenades  (Attached to webgear)
*2 Smoke grenades (Green/white) (pockets)
*Kevlar body armor.
*Kevlar helmet
*AN/PRC-152 Radio
*Sidearm:  Browning Hi-Power, 2 spare mags

This message was last edited by the player at 18:29, Tue 19 Nov 2013.

As they headed toward the school, Andy looked at the building to see how he would scale it. If they could get the Iltis into the courtyard and next to the building it would be simple to get on to the lower flat roof. From there it would be a quick dash to the upper floor that occupied the northwest corner of the building.

It should be simple for the two snipers to get onto the top flat roof and then get a view of the rear of the column.

As soon as he see the tank Andrews takes a knee.

"FIRING"

He puts the telescopic sight across the heavy armour and fires the weapon. He braces himself as the round leaves the tube.

Then realising the danger he was in he runs to the right and back into cover trying to put something between him and the tank. Only then does he reload the launcher.

Bishop Element
Firing on tank

M3 Carl Gustav AT Launcher (1/1) FFV-551 HEAT 84mm

C1A1D SLR 7" Barrel, L2A1 SUIT sight (30/30) 7.62mmN[Slung]
Para-Ordnance P14-45 (15/14) .45 [Holstered]
This message was last edited by the player at 22:08, Sun 17 Nov 2013.

The tank was coming back. If the crew was not buttoned up there was a good chance that Taras could get a shot at the driver or commander with the Dragunov. If they were hatched down then there was less possibility to be detected as they were in the ditch. If so, it could be easier to engage any supporting infantry.



Staff Sargent Taras V. Shevchenko - Knight element
Aiming at the intersection
SVD Dragunov (3/10) +2 mags
S&W 5946 (15/15) +2 mags
Handgrenade RG-5 (x6)

In reply to Taras Vladimirovich Shevchenko (msg # 251):

Until the smoke screen between Taras and the intersection dissipated in a minute or so, he would be unable to see the tank, and vice-versa. It sounded like the tank was on the move, and the diesel exhaust gave evidence to this as it moved west to east on 56 Ave.

In reply to helbent4 (msg # 252):

Not seeing additional movement, Darek ceased firing the coax.

"HESH is up! Wayne, take us up to Taras so he can get the Gunny aboard, yes?"

In reply to Darek Sochacki (msg # 253):

"Got it.

"Taras!" he called, "we're coming to you!"

He shifted into gear and the Cougar moved forward. The engine gave a lot of power and they quickly covered the half-block. They stopped with the rear doors even with Taras.

"Get him in the back! I think the tank is moving into the intersection! I don't know if it's waiting for the smoke to lift to get a shot at us or they're making a push on Belanger. Either way, let's move!"
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:58, Tue 19 Nov 2013.

The cavalry is here!

The ukrainian helped Conklin inside the Cougar. Then, climbed back to the turret.



Staff Sargent Taras V. Shevchenko - Knight element
Back to the Cougar.
SVD Dragunov (3/10) +2 mags
S&W 5946 (15/15) +2 mags
Handgrenade RG-5 (x6)

The wounded sniper was dragged aboard through the rear hatch with the assistance of Wayne, the driver. Then Taras climbed up into the small turret. Darek continued his measured firing bursts of 7.62mm from the coxial into the smoke in the middle of the road, and the trees, hedges and houses along the right. Shell casings rang as they were spit out onto the deck. The cramped compartment stank of cordite from the expended shells, it felt good to stick Taras' head out the hatch into the sunlight.

Outside, there was a thump and then an explosion as the smoke screen was starting to lift.

Not too far away, Andrews pressed his eye to the telescopic sight of the Carl Gustav. Without too much time to aim he took his best shot. There was a slap and roar as the rocket was spat out the front of the rifled steel launch tube with a flash and blossom of smoke. The powerful backblast stripped leaves and small branches from the surrounding bushes, trees and hedges.

The HEDP shell looked like it was in target, arcing in almost slow motion towards the tank. But just as it looked like it would strike, it continued on, just skimming past the left side of the rear hull, to explode somewhere behind and to the right of the tank.

The effect was still electric! The tank commander began swinging the Duhka mounted beside his hatch around to bear, and the tank itself swerved to the left, getting off the road (and likely getting set to ram the front of the store where Belanger and Hotel was holed up. The men riding on back bailed off, some into cover, some into the road. Those following the tank scattered, again on both sides of the road.

in the ditch on the south side of the road, Kelsey was a buffeted by the muzzle blast of the Carl Gustav being fired above and to her right. Andrews faded back towards the front of the house, getting out of view to reload. In a sense, the line of hedges and trees gave him and Tremblay more concealment than cover, so they were still vulnerable.

GM Note: You are on the south side of the road. The relative direction of the tank is to your left, that is, west. Some men are heading north (to the far side of the road) and south (towards the store, their nominal target).

It's not clear where everyone is on the south side of the road. There's not a lot of space there! Kel shouldn't really be in front of the Carl G. when it fires and certainly not BEHIND it! (Very strong backblast.) So I imagine that Kel is down in the ditch and Andrews is on one knee up behind the hedgeline, above and behind her so so speak, off to one side.
This message was last edited by the GM at 08:42, Fri 29 Nov 2013.

In reply to helbent4 (msg # 256):

Andrews faded south, further back from the road. Tremblay was waiting with another HEDP round, ready to load. He unlocked the rear of the launcher, swinging that part of the tube and the now-hot venturi out of the way. He visually checked the breech, then slammed in another round, swinging the end closed and locking it.

"HEDP up! That's the last round, we got three HE."

While the Pole was hammering away with the coax Taras was trying to get a glimpse of the tank moving through the intersection. The smoke was slowly clearing, the menacing silhoette of the main battle tank could be clearly heard. The report of an antitank weapon was also felt in the ukrainian ears.

That must be them...

Confident that the Bishop element finally had joined the fight, Taras ducked inside the turret looking for a fresh shot of squash.

The tank must be there, Darek! Lets try to hit it again!

Now it was a matter of having the enemy's cavalry facing a double attack by bishop in front and knight in the flank.


Staff Sargent Taras V. Shevchenko - Knight element
Cougar's turret.
C-6 GPMG (100/100)
AKS-74U (30/30) +4 mags
S&W 5946 (15/15) +2 mags
Handgrenade RG-5 (6)
RPO-A (x1)
MON-200 (x1)
POMZ-2 (x8)


76 ammo:
 (3/5) HESH-T (+10 in the reserve)
 (9/9) Canister
 (5/7) Smoke
 (5/5) HE-T
 (3/3) Illumination

This message was last edited by the player at 19:15, Thu 09 Jan 2014.

[radio]Sergeant, we need to get up there to help evac Hotel. What's the holdup? "[radio]

Kelsey is squinting at the movements of the tank, reaches to key her radio, finds that someone is stepping on her transmission.  She swears softly under her breath as she waits out the whining... the whining that breaks radio protocol six ways to Tuesday, damnit.  She'll have a word or two with this asshole about comms, if they both live through this damn gong show.



Able to transmit again, she does.

"Knight this is Bishop!" She breaks for him to reply, and identifies herself with her callsign.
"I have the Tango moving to your right, West."
"Bishop Element, Damnit yes, MOVE!  Let's dig out Hotel!"
This message was last edited by the player at 21:33, Sat 30 Nov 2013.

In reply to Keith Michael Tremblay (msg # 257):

Andrews turns to move back to the road;

"OK have one of those HE ready for an air-burst."

He moves back to the road at a trot. Once at the edge of the concealment they had been using he edges back out trying to get an angle on the tank.


Bishop Element
Looking for target

M3 Carl Gustav AT Launcher (1/1) FFV-551 HEAT 84mm

C1A1D SLR 7" Barrel, L2A1 SUIT sight (30/30) 7.62mmN[Slung]
Para-Ordnance P14-45 (15/14) .45 [Holstered]

Copy that!

Taras ack'd the transmission and loaded up a HESH round.

Loaded!


Staff Sargent Taras V. Shevchenko - Knight element
Cougar's turret.
C-6 GPMG (100/100)
AKS-74U (30/30) +4 mags
S&W 5946 (15/15) +2 mags
Handgrenade RG-5 (6)
RPO-A (x1)
MON-200 (x1)
POMZ-2 (x8)



76 ammo:
 (3/5) HESH-T (+10 in the reserve)
 (9/9) Canister
 (5/7) Smoke
 (5/5) HE-T
 (3/3) Illumination


This message was last edited by the player at 19:16, Thu 09 Jan 2014.

In reply to Taras Vladimirovich Shevchenko (msg # 262):

"Abbot, let's go due west, and see if we can find some place to disturb some of the bad guys, and take a little heat off Hotel.  At the very least, let's see if they believe in the grenade fairy."

Hawke (Bishop-3)
L119A1 (30/30 + 6 spare mags)
M203A1 (1/1 40mm fragmentation)
Pistol in vest w/magazines
First aid kit on back
Helmet on

In reply to William Hawke (msg # 263):

(edit changed our movement sped from trot to run. Time is running out.)


"Sounds good to me, but they might need a medic more than another gun. Get ready to move."<blue>

[radio]<blue>"Hotel, Hotel, Bishop 5. Get your wounded ready to evac. We are moving to your position from the east."[radio]

Abbot led the duo across the backyards at a run. He tried his best to keep the houses, trees and other obstacles between them and the street to hide their movement.

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C9A1 w/Elcan scope, 200rd soft feed bag, sling, bipod
Sig Sauer P226 9mm (pistol belt)
Kevlar helmet (CADPAT cover, scrim)
Kevlar vest, w/Lvl 3 plates
Web Gear (200rds 5.56mm, 2 P226 mags, 2 frags, 2 smoke)
This message was last edited by the player at 16:50, Sun 01 Dec 2013.

Kelsey moves into a good position up the ditch or into the road at a crouch (if needed), watchful, ready to keep any ground troops off her special weapons team.





Bishop-1.
Covering Andrews.
*C-8 Carbine - 4 spare Mags (5.56 NATO) - round chambered, safe off.
*3 C-13 Frag Grenades  (Attached to webgear)
*2 Smoke grenades (Green/white) (pockets)
*Kevlar body armor.
*Kevlar helmet
*AN/PRC-152 Radio
*Sidearm:  Browning Hi-Power, 2 spare mags

In reply to Stanley Alistair Abbot (msg # 264):

"Aye, Aye."

Hawke (Bishop-3)
L119A1 (30/30 + 6 spare mags)
M203A1 (1/1 40mm fragmentation)
Pistol in vest w/magazines
First aid kit on back
Helmet on

Seeing Andrews run out into the road, Tremblay began following. He left the empty 84mm ammo case where it lay, taking the other one with him as he ran.

When the other man stopped in the middle of 5 Ave. to aim at the tank, Tremblay continued past him.

"Jesus Crhist, stay out of the road! There are people with guns over there!" he yelled as he dove into the far ditch.

Sgt. Keith Tremblay
Bishop-2

C7A1 (30/30) + 8 mags
2x 84mm HE

In reply to Keith Michael Tremblay (msg # 267):

Andrews decamps into the ditch and again tries to aim on the tank using the additional cover to his best advantage. He again tries to get a bead on the tank while yelling.

"Either side of the launcher if you don't want to be crisper."

He hoped they would take his advice and be standing or in this case kneeling on his left or right shoulder.

In reply to William Hawke (msg # 266):

Hawke takes point, and advances to where he thinks Hotel is.

Hawke (Bishop-3)
L119A1 (30/30 + 6 spare mags)
M203A1 (1/1 40mm fragmentation)
Pistol in vest w/magazines
First aid kit on back
Helmet on