Arthur could feel his lungs burning from the headlong run and sees the two youths bring up the weapon to bear on him.

Not wanting to stop but knowing he will probably not hit and really didnt want to add killing a child to his list it was bad enough hitting an old man senseless.

with that in mind he brought his rifle up and let off a shot to make them drop back down behind their makeshift cover

20:06, Today: Arthur Randel rolled 6,4 using d4,d6, rerolling max with rolls of (4+2)6,4.  shooting.

Saying that, you make a good point Max - it would be unskilled and thus d4-2 with the wild die (at -2) to try and understand, right?

d4 - You could be a tourist in that country and not have too many problems.  You understand many basic things, but your speech is rudimentary.
d6 - You speak the language well enough, though it's obvious to native speakers it's not your first tongue.  Very complex, subtle or technical things may be a bit beyond you, but you could live in a country that spoke only this language and get by just fine.
d8 - Native Speaker, or so close you pass as one.  You were probably educated at the university level in this language, studied it formally, or have simply been speaking it for many years if not your entire life.
d10 - Skilled Grammarian.  You're a veritable wordsmith in the language and can speak in it eloquently without difficulty, with an exceptional vocabulary.
d12 - PhD in the Language, you know its etymology, exact pronunciations, and its many subtleties.  You could write papers on the language's features, and you probably do.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
SKILL ABILITY
d4 The character can read, write, and speak common words and phrases.
d6 The speaker can carry on a prolonged but occasionally halting conversation.
d8 The character can speak fluently.
d10 The hero can mimic other dialects within the language.
d12 The speaker can masterfully recite important literary or oral works.

I edited mine in.  Because why not.

No, I was trying to get all 13 on the boat.

And sorry folks, got a few people at the office out due to Covid so the last few days have been super-busy. Hopefully should be getting easier soon.

So, what are you going to do?

Orders given... basically what he'd already ordered, but hopefully now with trucks!

Note that I was waiting to post as Max until the results of the Notice check (even if he didn't notice anything) are made clear.

Serzhant Malkin, how long would it take you to make a fast, but cautious, reconnaissance of the fort and return?

Now that you know the route, it's about 45 minutes on foot to get there. Then 45 back. And however much time you want to spend in there.

I'm dumb I don't have any insights into our current predicament from the evidence we've gathered.

That's what Jackson is suggesting, too, that everybody continues to move.

Correct. Some of you would have to run/walk or lag behind.

So I gather that you all want to continue on - but how?

...lag behind.

What exactly are our numbers at?

Thinking OSI bodies, BPO bodies, total space on truck under normal circumstances, total space if we are creative.

Also: I need to apologize, super busy at work right now, should hopefully ease off a little after the first tax deadline on April 18th.

The truck can carry 20 troops comfortably in the back. Maybe twice the amount, if you're cramming in as many as possible.

OSI Troops: 8 men in the British squad (including Julius), 10 in the US squad (including Max)

BPO company: 31 men and women. So in total, you got 49 men. You might be able to put together some sort of cart to attach at the back that could be towed by the truck.

I wouldn't do any high speed chases or jumps across a row of Kübelwagen, but yes.

Or do you want to spend some time to fix up the truck that you can fit everyone in there (and probably need to go a bit slower)?

Also: Both trucks have enough fuel between them to almost fill the still-driving truck full, giving you a range of anything between 200 and 300 km (120 to 180 miles).