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Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

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Dane Hakala E3
player, 13 posts
PFC, US Army
HHC 5/5 Cav, 1BDE 3rd AD
Fri 30 Apr 2021
at 13:23
  • msg #31

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

Hakala advances forward, taking advantage of cover / concealment and taking deliberate quiet steps, still covering his sector.

REF 7 Skill 5 Stealth [5/12]

09:18, Today: Dane Hakala E3 rolled 13 using 1d10+12 ((1)).

Tom Logan E5
player, 27 posts
Sergeant, US Army
HHB, 5/41 FA, 1 BDE, 3ID
Sat 1 May 2021
at 04:42
  • msg #32

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to Dane Hakala E3 (msg # 31):

Logan advances slowly, rifle at the ready and thoughts of being a tiny, quiet mouse in his head.

06:40, Today: Roll for Stealth (or Sneak, if you want to call it that). Tom Logan E5 rolled 14 using 1d10+12 ((2))
This message was last edited by the player at 04:43, Sat 01 May 2021.
Karol 'Lolek' Kazimierz Zalewski E2
player, 12 posts
Starszy Szeregowy, LWP
ex-2nd PFL
Mon 3 May 2021
at 11:24
  • msg #33

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

Lolek nodded as the LT issued instructions.

"I understand," Zalewski said quietly with a nod.  As the team moved, he kept his focus on possible threats to the right of them.  Whenever they stopped, KKZ took a knee, his wz.89 carbine at his shoulder in a depressed muzzle position.  Scanning the terrain meant taking everything in, not focusing on any one area for too long, with the goal of affording his peripheral vision the chance to notice any kind of movement.
GM
GM, 81 posts
Wed 5 May 2021
at 06:01
  • msg #34

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

Dombrovsky checks the air waves, there is indeed powerful chatter all around but all of it seems in code. Most of the voices seem to be speaking Polish but he thinks he occasionally hears Russian and a variety of voices speaking English but once again it's usually terse statements of the phonetic alphabet.

You move down into the flooded trenches. The coffee-coloured water is icy cold and comes up to your belts in some places and underfoot are all sorts of obstructions as the parapet, the concertina wire and the detritus of war have fallen into the trench. However it seems the rain covers your approach and the teams slog through the mess and out into the former No Man's Land as no sign of you being spotted can be discerned. Here a keen eye is kept out for minefield markers, the trench lines were often protected by belts of mines, but none seem to be in this area - at least that you can see. The low ground in front of the fort was defended by belts of concertina wire in wooden hurdles, some of them six coils high. However several lanes have been blown through it or smashed down by heavy vehicles leaving a tangled mess that's possible to clamber through but several of you receive nasty cuts and torn BDUs.

In front of you looms the massive fort, its thick earthen ramparts are unrecognisable as the clean cut walls of before the war and instead are a pock marked high bank studded with craters. The two huge breaches, blown in possibly by aerial earthquake ordnance, have massive rubbles piles around them that have to be clambered over. The forward teams make the base of this obstacle and call up the second team. They move up the southern route, through the deep muck and by the time they come up they're head to foot covered in a thin layer of mud. You grasp you weapons with chilled hands, listening to the sporadic fire inside the fort. As you peer into the rain you suddenly hear a high pitched screaming and then a pistol shot rings out and it goes silent again.

Inside the fort there is another rampart and in here the mess of war is indescribable. Everything seems to have been shot with a variety of weapons and pock marks and craters have covered everything. The killing ground between the ramparts has several belts of concertina wire and there are mine warning signs everywhere. The NATO attackers laboriously dug saps straight into the fort at a great cost in human life and you follow these two trenches through the semi-dry moat and up the internal rampart. You clamber up this muddy trench, sometimes on hands and knees, to the top.

It's been hard going for thirty minutes to get here. You are covered in mud, bleeding from superficial wounds and soaked to the skin. The adrenalin starts to pump and you enter the hyper-vigilant pre-combat state that will cost you dearly after the fight in mental exhaustion. Your mouths are suddenly dry when you hear the odd shot, any one of those supersonic rounds could blow a hole in you you could push a beer can through. However it seems you are still undetected.

The top of the rampart was the fighting position. It had stone and concrete positions for old muzzle loading cannon and these have been strengthened by WarPact gabions and sandbags. The sap debouches through a large hole blown in them, you guess the NATO troops used a significant demolition charge to breach the position. Clambering past the broken concrete strung on rusting reinforcing bar and scattered and burst sandbags you look out onto the interior of the fort.
The wide interior of a fort is called a parade and the level of the parade of Fort Szczęśliwice is about two metres below the top of the interior rampart. Looking out you can see that at the rear of the fort is a more traditional walled structure but this has been reduced by massive artillery and air strikes into heaps of rubble and broken walls. You do know this fort like the other Warsaw forts had extensive underground galleries of some sort, the are probably flooded to some degree you guess.
The parade has been used for farming by the looks of it. The craters have been filled and rain-softened rows of earth. Here and there across the field are scattered bodies, most in the ubiquitous Wz. 68 Moro both the Polish second and third echelon troops wear and the vast amount of Polish civilians wear as well. They lie in heaps, obviously some have been gunned down as they ran, you don't see any weapons near them and none of them wear webbing - the tell tale signs of civilians.

Through the pouring rain you can see that there are five armed upright figures on this wide flat area; three are dragging some bodies into a pile and another is stripping another body nearby. The last is looking out over the area, some sort of Kalashnikov at the ready. The rain is too heavy to clearly see them but they seem to also wear the grey uniforms but you immediately note they have red and white armbands.

Caution takes hold. No one in their right mind stands out in the open like this without some sort of cover.
Tom Logan E5
player, 29 posts
Sergeant, US Army
HHB, 5/41 FA, 1 BDE, 3ID
Wed 5 May 2021
at 06:23
  • msg #35

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to GM (msg # 34):

Logan moves slowly over to whisper to the LT, "Sir, no idea who those guys are, but the amount of dead civvies tells me that they are the bad guys. We need to deliver some justice here but I am concerned they are being covered by someone we cannot see from this position.

I suggest setting up a base of fire here so we can whack them if necessary while my team attempts to work around the north, trying to see if there are further enemy elements present."

Ryan Burris O1
player, 20 posts
1st Lieutenant
469th Air Base Group
Wed 5 May 2021
at 23:59
  • msg #36

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to Tom Logan E5 (msg # 35):

Burris takes a hard look at the man picking through the dead body on the parade, and suppresses the urge to shoulder his carbine and put a three-round burst into his back as Logan moves closer.

"Yeah, sounds good. Keep your heads on a swivel. We'll stay here and provide overwatch for you, but if it looks like you're spotted, we're going fangs out and lighting 'em all up."

He looks Lolek and Edgars and whispers "Ok, let's get some cover and provide overwatch. It'd be nice if someone could creep over to the corner of the rampart to the south to get a look at the rest of the parade and try to get eyes on Dick and Dumbrovsky"

Burris then sidesteps a bit to this left to get his torso behind a pile of rubble while he looks over the vultures of war. Has he seen that armband before?


19:58, Today: Ryan Burris O1 rolled 16 using 1d10+14.  Trying to recall the red and white armband, Military Experience, 14+.

Summary:
Lt. Burris
Haste: No
Evade: Yes
On the rampart, crouching behind rubble
M4 Carbine, 6 mags
Providing overwatch to the east
Richard Cox E4
player, 15 posts
Thu 6 May 2021
at 00:46
  • msg #37

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

Anxiously watching the fort where the rest of the gang have gotten themselves out of sight, Dick amused himself by muttering the lyrics to 'The Old Gray Mare'.  Peering over, but not through the sights of the M2 Browning, he was hoping he wouldn't have to draw unnecessary attention to himself by opening fire.  He was also hoping they wouldn't need to take the APC around to meet the others inside; having to help navigate the M113 around would be no easy task and would require a great deal of observation and awareness on his part lest they hit a land mine or some other obstacle that would lead to even more work.

Tapping his fingers on the side of the M2, Dick kept watch for any sign of the others.

Observing the fort for friendlies or enemies.  Awareness 4 rolled 12 using 1d10+4.
Dane Hakala E3
player, 14 posts
PFC, US Army
HHC 5/5 Cav, 1BDE 3rd AD
Thu 6 May 2021
at 01:05
  • msg #38

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

Hakala slowly creeps over to the nearest hard cover, kneels down and trains his M16A4 on the nearest bad guy.

20:58, Today: Dane Hakala E3 rolled using 1d10+12 ((7))Stealth - moving to hard cover
This message was last edited by the player at 01:06, Thu 06 May 2021.
Alex Edgars E4
player, 14 posts
Corporal, US Army
5th ID
Thu 6 May 2021
at 03:10
  • msg #39

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to Ryan Burris O1 (msg # 36):

Edgars looks at Lolek and shrugs his shoulders.

He'll take extra care to move unobserved to the position the Lieutenant indicated.  Once there he'll make maximum use of cover to see what there is to be seen.  Unless there are additional bad guys/sights of interest by the south ramparts, staying low he'll take aim on any bad guys that are clustered together with the M203.
Tom Logan E5
player, 30 posts
Sergeant, US Army
HHB, 5/41 FA, 1 BDE, 3ID
Thu 6 May 2021
at 05:49
  • msg #40

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to Ryan Burris O1 (msg # 36):

Logan moves back to O'Leary and Hakala, signaling them to come closer before he whispers the plan: "OK you mutts, we are going to move out toward the northern corner and try to see if we can get eyes on anyone who might be providing protection for these peckerwoods. Bounding low-crawl movement. Me, Hakala and you, O'Leary. You take fire, give 'em all you got. No need to take prisoners here."

Logan waits for a sign of acknowledgment before moving out.

OOC: Mutts because everyone is or wants to be a 3ID dog-faced soldier. ;-)


07:51, Today: Tom Logan E5 rolled 20 using 1d10+12.  Roll for Stealth to see if Logan avoids attracting undue attention.

07:50, Today: Tom Logan E5 rolled 19 using 1d10+11.  Awareness roll to see if Logan spots anyone.


Summary:
Sgt. Logan
Haste: No
Evade: Yes
On the rampart, low-crawling north
M4 Carbine, 6 mags / Remington 870 tactical shotgun Mark 1 with 8 Breaching rounds
This message was last edited by the player at 05:56, Thu 06 May 2021.
Dane Hakala E3
player, 15 posts
PFC, US Army
HHC 5/5 Cav, 1BDE 3rd AD
Thu 6 May 2021
at 06:16
  • msg #41

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to Tom Logan E5 (msg # 40):

Hakala gives Sgt. Logan a silent nod in acknowledgement, training his rifle on the bad guys until Logan is under cover and ready. Once he's safe, Hakala begins his own low-crawl, making his way to cover without attracting attention. Once in position, he aims his weapon back at the enemy.

02:09, Today: Dane Hakala E3 rolled 21 using 1d10+12.  Stealth roll while low-crawling.
Karol 'Lolek' Kazimierz Zalewski E2
player, 13 posts
Starszy Szeregowy, LWP
ex-2nd PFL
Fri 7 May 2021
at 11:25
  • msg #42

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

Cold and wet, Lolek moved from cover to cover as the team entered the fort.  He frowned as he looked over at the unarmed dead - these people had no chance.  This was one reason he had thrown in his lot with the Americans.  They understand the concept of non-combatants.  Not all forces did.

When Edgars looked over, Zalweski nodded.  As the Corporal moved off, Lolek moved to position himself halfway between the LT and Edgars, behind the best cover available.

Lolek Zalewski
Haste: No
Evade: Yes
Moving to Cover in an area between the LT and Edgars.
wz.89 Onyks Carbine w/USP-1 Sight [30/30] + 5 more magazines
07:22, Today: Karol 'Lolek' Kazimierz Zalewski E2 rolled 22 using 1d10+12.  Stealth Check.
Natural 10!  WOOT!

Sean O Leary E4
player, 7 posts
US Army National Guard
HHC,1-182nd Inf 26 ID
Sat 8 May 2021
at 00:45
  • msg #43

Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to Tom Logan E5 (msg # 40):

O'leary gives the thumbs up to Sgt Logan's orders. Once Sgt Logan and Hakala have moved O'leary low crawls to their new position.


20:40, Today: Sean O Leary E4 rolled 7 using 1d10+4.  Awareness/Notice.


Summary:
SPC O'Leary
Haste: No
Evade: Yes
On the rampart, low-crawling north
M16A4 6 mags

This message was last edited by the player at 00:49, Sat 08 May 2021.
Sean O Leary E4
player, 8 posts
Sat 8 May 2021
at 00:48
  • [deleted]
  • msg #44

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

This message was deleted by the player at 00:48, Sat 08 May 2021.
GM
GM, 89 posts
Tue 11 May 2021
at 14:39
  • msg #45

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

The shots sounds muffled now, like they're underground. You here a sudden rattle of automatic fire followed by several rapid shots and it sounds like there's still resistance somewhere but the rain makes it hard to tell where.

Lying in the mud the cover team look out through their sights into the rain. The downpour splashes off the ground making you lift yourself up a bit or the splashing mud makes it impossible to see. The mouth of the breach is a muddy slide behind you, it occurs to you that if everything goes south there's no way you're getting down that and through the breach into No Man's Land in good order. All around you are the flooded remains of the old Warsaw Pact front line positions.

Logan, O'Leary and Hakala head off along the top of the rampart, covering each other and not making good time. The terrain they're crossing is the old Warsaw Pact positions and they've all been struck many times by every sort of ordnance under the sun. While the weapons pits look reasonably intact the area around them is all torn up and the top of the area they're on is pocked with craters. Bounding means the pace is slowed as well. By the time they've gone fifty metres the rest of the group are invisible.

The scout team get to about twenty metres short of the north west corner of the rampart. Here is a massive sandbagged covered structure built low into the mound. They see movement.

At the structure is a group of men dressed much like the first, wearing the same uniforms and armbands but wearing a mix of webbing and helmets from right across theatre of operations. One even has a Romanian helmet. Two seem to be watching out over the parade, one is kneeling behind a low sandbag wall and is difficult to see while other other leans against the wall trying to get out of the rain. The others, about half a dozen, are poised around a wide entrance into the structure with their weapons at the ready. Suddenly they give a ragged shoot and charge into the opening.
Alex Edgars E4
player, 17 posts
Corporal, US Army
5th ID
Wed 12 May 2021
at 01:34
  • msg #46

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to GM (msg # 45):

While the scout team has advanced up the inner rampart, what's happening with the presumed hostiles out on the parade?  Still rifling through the bodies or moved off?
Tom Logan E5
player, 31 posts
Sergeant, US Army
HHB, 5/41 FA, 1 BDE, 3ID
Thu 13 May 2021
at 08:33
  • msg #47

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to GM (msg # 45):

Logan signs to Hakala to keep his weapon trained on the structure as he waves O'Leary closer, signaling for the radio mike: "Hotel 66, this is Hotel 12, contact approximately two to eight possible hostiles, 20 meters to my front, break".

Logan waits five seconds before keying the mike again: "six hostiles moved toward an underground entrance also to my front, possible friendlies there. Please advise, over!"
Dane Hakala E3
player, 16 posts
PFC, US Army
HHC 5/5 Cav, 1BDE 3rd AD
Thu 13 May 2021
at 18:06
  • msg #48

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to Tom Logan E5 (msg # 47):

Hakala gives Sgt Logan a nod and continues keeping his weapon trained on the structure; if no targets are visible, then any windows or doorways for movement.
Karol 'Lolek' Kazimierz Zalewski E2
player, 14 posts
Starszy Szeregowy, LWP
ex-2nd PFL
Fri 14 May 2021
at 01:22
  • msg #49

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

Lolek stayed in as much cover as possible, with his carbine trained on the unknown forces.  His weapon was off safe, but so was his trigger finger - it rested on the lower receiver.  He'd only move it to the trigger if LT ordered them to open fire, or if he started to take fire.
Ryan Burris O1
player, 22 posts
1st Lieutenant
469th Air Base Group
Fri 14 May 2021
at 03:02
  • msg #50

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to Tom Logan E5 (msg # 47):

EDITED TO REFLECT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMBAT SYSTEM

In his periphery, Burris sees the Scout team slink through the cratered ramparts through the dense rain. Meanwhile, his sights are trained on the men on the parade. He jumps slightly as the radio sqwuaks next to his ear.

Still holding the foregrip of the M4 with his left hand, Burris uses this right hand to reach below his carbine and press the switch on the radio, hanging from his webbing "It can't be anything good. Clear 'em out. We'll take care of the ones on the parade."

Quickly pulling his hand back, Burris signals to Lolek and Edgars to fire on the men on the parade on a count of...
Three...
Two...

He pulls his hand back to the rifle, tucks the butt into his shoulder, and lets off a burst at the man picking over the dead body.

22:58, Today: Ryan Burris O1 rolled 18 using 1d10+14.  Firing a burst on the vulture on the parade.
12:02, Today: Ryan Burris O1 rolled 24 using 1d10+14.  Firing a burst at the man picking through bodies.
12:02, Today: Ryan Burris O1 rolled 3 using 1d10.  Adding to critical success. Total of 27
12:02, Today: Ryan Burris O1 rolled 20 using 1d10+14.



Summary:
Lt. Burris
Haste: No
Evade: NO
On the rampart, crouching behind rubble
M4 Carbine, 6 mags
Firing at the man on the parade, picking over the body

This message was last edited by the player at 16:06, Fri 14 May 2021.
Tom Logan E5
player, 32 posts
Sergeant, US Army
HHB, 5/41 FA, 1 BDE, 3ID
Fri 14 May 2021
at 04:41
  • msg #51

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to Ryan Burris O1 (msg # 50):

Disappointed, Logan mutters to himself: "Not again. End of the day more people are dead and nothing has changed."

Still, he has a job to do. Logan motions to Hakala to take out the guy standing. Put him down, no questions asked.

Turning to O'Leary, "we are taking the knucklehead crouching back there. When he goes down, we need to rush forward and secure that tunnel entrance. You with me?"

Logan then turns slightly, getting as comfortable as possible before flipping the selector to fire and trying to place three single-rounds into the visible part of his target.

06:46, Today: Tom Logan E5 rolled 18 using 1d10+13. Fire at crouching target, Rifleman 13.
06:46, Today: Tom Logan E5 rolled 19 using 1d10+13. Fire at crouching target, Rifleman 13.
06:46, Today: Tom Logan E5 rolled 16 using 1d10+13. Fire at crouching target, Rifleman 13.


Summary:
Sgt. Logan
Haste: No
Evade: Yes
On the rampart, making use of the available cover
M4 Carbine, 6 mags / Remington 870 tactical shotgun Mark 1 with 8 Breaching rounds

This message was last edited by the player at 04:47, Fri 14 May 2021.
Karol 'Lolek' Kazimierz Zalewski E2
player, 15 posts
Starszy Szeregowy, LWP
ex-2nd PFL
Fri 14 May 2021
at 12:59
  • msg #52

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

Zalewski joined in the fusillade of fire, firing three shots at three different targets, starting with the man in the M73-style Romanian helmet.  He presumed the man might actually be Romanian.

Witamy w Polsce! he thought as he pulled the trigger.


Spoiler text: (Highlight or hover over the text to view)
Welcome to Poland!

Lolek Zalewski
Haste: No
Evade: Yes
In partial cover, firing on enemy forces.
wz.89 Onyks Carbine w/USP-1 Sight [27/30] + 5 more magazines

07:56, Today: Karol 'Lolek' Kazimierz Zalewski E2 rolled 17 using 1d10+15.  Firing on Romanian Helmet Man (Rifleman 13, WA +2).
07:56, Today: Karol 'Lolek' Kazimierz Zalewski E2 rolled 16 using 1d10+15.  Firing on next target of opportunity.
07:56, Today: Karol 'Lolek' Kazimierz Zalewski E2 rolled 22 using 1d10+15.  Firing on third target.

Richard Cox E4
player, 16 posts
Fri 14 May 2021
at 23:28
  • msg #53

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

Dick perked his head up at the sound of gun fire coming from the fort.  He was unable to see what was going on inside, and he wished his comrades well.

[I'm not sure if I can actually do anything from my current position.]
Dane Hakala E3
player, 17 posts
PFC, US Army
HHC 5/5 Cav, 1BDE 3rd AD
Sat 15 May 2021
at 07:20
  • msg #54

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to Tom Logan E5 (msg # 51):

Aiming center mass on the standing enemy combatant closest to him, Hakala fires a three round burst:
03:12, Today: Dane Hakala E3 rolled 22 using 1d10+13.  Take down standing enemy combatant.
03:12, Today: Dane Hakala E3 rolled 20 using 1d10+13.
03:12, Today: Dane Hakala E3 rolled 19 using 1d10+13.

Summary:
PFC Hakala
Haste: No
Evade: Yes
On the rampart, making use of the available cover
M16A4, 6 mags, 4 frags

This message was last edited by the player at 07:23, Sat 15 May 2021.
Sean O Leary E4
player, 10 posts
US Army National Guard
HHC,1-182nd Inf 26 ID
Sun 16 May 2021
at 00:49
  • msg #55

Re: Chapter 01 - Włochy (Introduction)

In reply to Tom Logan E5 (msg # 51):

O’leary takes aim at the target indicated by Sgt Logan. He takes aims and places his rifles selector on single fire.

20:36, Today: Sean O Leary E4 rolled 14 using 1d10+6.  Firing on target .
20:38, Today: Sean O Leary E4 rolled 15 using 1d10+6.  Firing on target.
20:38, Today: Sean O Leary E4 rolled 13 using 1d10+6. Firing on target


Summary:
SPC O'Leary
Haste: No
Evade: No
On the rampart using available cover
M16A4 6 mags

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