I definitely will contribute to the group.

Who's the combat medic?

OK, that make's Corkman's Captain senior to Miller which is great. I have $14,000 total but need to sort out a vehicle too so I might not be able to contribute much.

I thought we were already going to have the M1 and M2?  Is anyone tank crew yet?

In reply to Briareos (msg # 13):

I'm trying to work thatout now.  Since I rolled a Captain, I'm thinking I may be one, although not looking for it.  I'll do my best and just ask bearing with since I'm not militarily trained.

I put in for M1 gunner, because I didn't roll high enough to be tank commander.

In reply to inspectortrixie (msg # 15):

I am very easy on who's going where.  Just want to assure a good fit of people for the right job

How many players do we currently have?

In reply to Corkman (msg # 17):

Four by the GM's count, though only the three of us have posted anything here.

In reply to inspectortrixie (msg # 18):

5: Dante is making a character some time next week. Oh and FYI the GM is a real dickhead about gear and space. Maybe I am just used to the Soviet bloc-style vehicles, but I am thinking that this is a COMBAT formation, not a couple of moving trucks.

So, if the 'gear money fund' goes for a third vehicle, or ammo for missle launchers, radios, etc, I'm all for it. I just don't see this particular unit having a bunch of non-combat stuff, espcially in two combat vehicles. After all, it's the start of the game, not the end of it.

J
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Ever see some pictures of WWII tanks?  Man did tankers hang a lot of shit off those things, even in battle.

In reply to Sgt Beth Nunnenkamp (msg # 20):

No zgadzam sie! On the outside! So, the idea that anything is internal is laughable, even on the Brad. I dunno what the third vehicle is going to be, or even if there's going to be one, but if this battle group has one vehicle that carries a whole bunch of crap, it's going to be that one.

J

In reply to Niewiele Dupek (msg # 21):

Finally! Snow that sticks! I'm not insane enough to prefer cold to the heat of summer (Lech by the river :p). My contention is, if it's going to be cold, and I have to keep the #$%^ing stove going 24-7, I might as well get some pretty snow as a consellaton prize. ;)

J

Oh hell yeah, even in a tank as 'comfy' as an Abrams there's no real wiggle room for gear.  That's why we've got the bustles!

Hard to believe we had three feet of snow here last month and now it's in the fifties with rain.

What part of Europe are you guys in that got that much snow already?

I hope to have my PC submitted this weekend.

I think the idea of a vehicle for extra gear would be worth it.  My guy is a little guy and doesn't have a big carry capacity so, a lot of his extra stuff is going to be stored somewhere.

A third vehicle makes sense for my PC's backstory. He's joined up with the brad and Abrams after being detached from his unit. He's an engineer so we could go for an M113 if we had the cash but likewise he's an officer so we could justify a Hum-vee or even a truck.

What do people think?

In reply to Corkman (msg # 24):

I live in West Virginia, in the highlands.

For an engineer an M113 or a Humvee would be fine; M113's about 50k more then a Humvee while a CUCV truck would be 5k less then the Humvee.  Humvee does have a lower maintenance cost + a weapon for the same cargo capacity though.  Might also want to think about a 2 1/2-ton or 5-ton truck or the like if we want straight cargo hauling capacity that can maybe get a gun slapped on it.... unless someone wants to buy the steel plating for a bitchin' gun truck

In reply to Corkman (msg # 24):

I'm in New Bridges, Poland. If you haven't heard of it, there's a good reason for that. If you sneeze while driving by it, you miss it. ;) Its only claim to fame is that from here it is only a short walk to the next town, Żelazowa Wola; birthplace of Chopin. If you haven't heard of Chopin, he's the guy who's house is visited by busloads of Chinese tourists hundreds of years after his death. Oh I also think he did something with a piano, maybe. :p

We've had only 5cm of snow at the most. The difference is, the stuff looks like it's actually going to stick, as we had our first snow of the season over a month ago. If I have to work the damn coal stove and be constantly filthy, I would at least like a little bit of the white stuff, ya know?

I like the idea of the M113 just because I know SO many engineers use them. I also get the feeling this group wants to be gear heavy, so I am guessing a M113 would be the best place to stick all that crap. Of course, it's not up to me, so I don't get a say. :)

J

We should totally get a AVLB or a CEV.  They're only a couple hundred thousand.

In any unit the First Sergeant or Platoon Sergeant is about beans and bullets and will often have a cargo Humvee to haul crap.  I was in an anti-tank infantry unit and a platoon had 2 sections, with 2 squads per section, 2 humvess per squad, and the platoon sergeant had a cargo humvee to transport stuff.  Of course a humvee has better carrying capacity for a fighting platform.

TO&E calls for a Armored Cav troop's First Sergeant to have an M113.

What kind of resources can we use for buying gear?

In reply to Corkman (msg # 31):

Sorry mate don't understand the question. :)

What resources can we choose our gear from?  Are we limited to the V1 rules or can we use Paul Mulchey's site to buy gear from?

Hey there everyonhe!  Not sure how you want to handle assignments but, I've got also have and LCG score of 80.

In reply to Corkman (msg # 33):

What is this Paul guy's angle? He trying to outdo the GDW guys? :) Just kidding yeah link me I'll take a look.