What happened to the LAW-80?

Didn't someone fire it?

It's in your inventory.

Just checking.  We can move that to general stores.

DONE
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:26, Thu 16 Sept 2010.

While we're addressing the supply issue, some people still haven't let me know if they've got any extra field dressings.  If you all don't want to share what you have, that's fine.  Just let me know.

So far,
Mitch/Rooke have 1 each
Caleb has 2 that he's keeping
JJ has 10.  I'll probably distribute those, or put them with the doctor's kit and the rest of the medical supplies.
Between party stores and Mike's kits, I've got 25-30 or so extra dressings.  I'd like to have 2 dressings per person.  I'm not going to bother giving them to the militia, mostly because I suspect they don't have a lot of medical training.

Where are the 12 claymores going to Rooke and the Militia coming from? There were only 6 listed in stores which are now on militia #4.

No manpacks issued? Just checking?

Lots of guys don't have webbing. Do you want to address this? I Issued out the last 2 spare sets that were in the UAZ.

I didn't add the M240 to Oskar yet as I am not sure how much ammo he is being issued with?

See the updated Cast thread, msg #26, for details on the platoon auxiliaries.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:34, Thu 16 Sept 2010.

There were 12 originally and we've already moved 6 to be accounted for on Rooke's character sheet - see message #910.

GM - Ok, good.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:19, Thu 16 Sept 2010.

Just to speed things up, here are the amounts that the PCs have. I'll leave it to the actual players to announce if they want to hold onto them though. I listed the ones in the rucksacks separate, since I assume they are not being carried into battle.

Pearce - 2
Rooke - 1
Anna - 0
Fox - 1
Caleb - 1 (I only see one but you say 2?)
Felix - 0
Frank - 1 (+1 Ruck)
Meyer - 2
Jed - 5
JJM - 10 (not sure where these are carried)
Young - 0
Kurt - 2 (+2 Ruck)
Marc - 1
Oskar - 1
Mitch - 1
Varis - 1
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:20, Thu 16 Sept 2010.

If you mean to refer to what the militia have, it's listed near the bottom of the "Cast" thread.

 In reply to Mike Catchings (msg #962):

I forgot dude.  Sending it now
This message was last edited by the player at 10:06, Fri 17 Sept 2010.

All one thousand rounds. He has a dedicated ammo carrier and can split the rest up amongst Group 3.
It's an automatic weapon. Take it from me (four years carrying an M60), a thousand rounds might seem like a lot, but it can disappear in just a few short minutes of high intensity combat.

Re webbing, well we don't exactly have a lot of options. Backpacks (civilian daypack types) would be the second preference but we seem a little short on them too. Pockets and sandbags might well be the best we can do.
Those with AK's and other mag fed weapons could tape a couple together (we have a roll of duct tape in stores), but reloading for most is likely to take time unless the mags are laid out on the ground in front of them ready to go.
Belts can be draped over the shoulder (not comfortable though no matter what you see in the movies) or sandbagged and tied to the belt with some of the 59 metres of cord.

Was any webbing recovered from the sewers? Anything else of use? (I wasn't paying a lot of attention to that side of events).

I am quite aware that it is both an automatic weapon and capable of a high rate of fire Leg. I just needed to know how much for the record keeping.

Apologies - I only have one medkit.

I meant the individual squads that have been designated. It might be useful to name them as well, rather than just being "Jed's team" or "those with the Bradley".

We could go for Team Alpha, Team Bravo, etc, or someone can be creative if they want....

In reply to Fusilier (msg #969):

Sorry if that came across a little harsh. It was only intended to remind everyone if it's used to it's best advantage, we're going to chew through the ammo.

In reply to Caleb Mulcahy (msg #971):

Group 1, 2 and 3 have worked pretty well so far I think. With everything else we have to worry about, the simple approach is probably best.

Mitch, master of the stores, how many 40mm rounds are available for Frank?

Frank - the most important thing is that there isn't a M203 spare in the stores as was first believed.  The one Frank returned to the stores was probably destroyed in the BMP wreck (see messages #930 and #937) and is NOT an admin error by Fuse as has been suggested.  Certain bits of equipment have been lost in the BMP wreck and the M203 appears to be one of them.

Therefore if Frank is going to have an M203 I think that the best option is for Mike to pass his one along.  From Mike's previous comments then I think that he will be happy to do this.  If this has already happened then my apologies for missing it.

Therefore assuming that Frank takes Mike's M203 he will also take the ammo for it that Mike has.  In addition to the ammo Mike has there are 12 40mmN HEDP rounds in the stores but there is no bandoleer or similar to carry them in.



This makes the assumption that Oskar is sticking with Group 3 and not going on a bit of a roving role as he's suggested IC.  It might be best to assume that Oskar's ammo carrier will accompany Oskar in his roving role and to possibly dump a belt on Rooke as well (if Rooke is also joining Oskar as suggested IC).

I think that is a very good idea. We need weapons in the hands of those best suited to use them.

Yes, it does. The M240, although brought initially by Oskar into the game, is really a unit weapon. It's best kept where it can best be used - as a support weapon for Group 3. Regardless of who's actually pulling the trigger, all the available ammo is best taken. It may not actually be used, but best to have it on hand than wish it was.

It's also a very bad idea to split up further than we already are. I'm sure we all remember the line "divide and conquer".

Yeah, if Oskar went roving he wouldn't take the machinegun or the ammo carrier.

I'll be updating the map and creating another platoon diagram (what Mike was talking about).

In this turn, the platoon is to step off (or be late for the timing).

This is the largest attack we've done, so please by detailed with the things like, platoon formation (JJM's call), squad formations (each leader's call), destinations, routes, etc.

Is Kurt's player around?  I haven't seen him post in a while and his last logon was 9/1.  Do we still want him leading a squad?

In reply to Oskar Friedmann (msg #978):

He's still busy with work. I was considering that last night.

I don't really want to NPC him because of his position. I'll also be pretty busy gaming out the turns as it is. Suggestions?

How about put him in the FOO part with Fox (sniper/spotter or 2 snipers), and promote another PC in his place.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:37, Fri 17 Sept 2010.

Catching, you want the 203 or you want me to carry it?  It's no biggie for me, just asking!

Thanks Mitch

I think that the obvious solution is to do as you've said Fuse and move Kurt to join Fox.  As a replacement squad leader the obvious answer is Oskar (unless JJM has an issue IC with Oskar being a squad leader, which I don't believe is the case).  That will give us the following:

Group 1
Frank            M4/M203
Mitchell         M249
Rooke            L85
Catchings        M16A2
Zajac            M249  (translator)
#5               M16A1
#8               M16A1
#18              AK-74
#19              AK-74

Group 2
Jed              Bren/HK CAW - FO
Meyer            G3A3/RPG-16
Mulcahy          AK-74/BG-15/Armbrust*  (translator)
#9               AKSU (ammo carrier for Bren)
#10              MP-5A2 w/light + 3xRPG-16 rockets
#20              MP-5 fixed stock
#21              PPSH-41
#22              PPSH-41 + carrying Armbrust for Mulcahy

Group 3
Oskar            M240
Varis            AK-74/BG-15/M72A4* (translator)
Aleksandar       M3 SMG   (translator)
#7               RPK-74
#4               AK-74
#11              AK-74 + 7.62mmN belts
#12              AK-74 + M72A4 for Varis
#14              AK-74

Mortar/softskin group
Young            FN FAL/M79
Low Blow         Pump shotgun   (translator)
#6               SKS   (assistant mortarman)
#13              9mmP local SMG
#15              PPSH-41

Bradley
McCarthy         M16  (commander)
St Gil           M249/M177  (gunner)
Felix Steinhoff  M4 carbine (driver)
Lt Pearce        M231 (liason/M231 gunner)
Anna             AK-74 (M231 gunner)
#17              PPSH-41 (runner)

Sniper/FO group
Weiss            M21/AT-4 (some Polish) - FO
Fox              L42  (sniper/FO)
#16              PPSH-41

(Note - I've also assumed that the M203 transfers from Mike to Frank)

EDIT - equipment amended to incorporate JJM's IC orders about leaving mines in the Bradley.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:28, Fri 17 Sept 2010.

Sounds good.