Warlords
MMG Gunner: Toppometer
|- AMMGG: Fer
Comrade commander Bodge sent us, along with Charlie fireteam, out to cover the road leading south out of the village. Positioning ourselves amongst the rocks on the western slope, we had a good view of both the road in (from where it comes over the ridge) and the high ground south-south-east of the village - where there is a disused bunker.
After the usual shenanigans with helicopters and distant sounds, at least one HMMWV came up the road and stopped just short of cresting. By this point, we had displaced a little further down the slope, but Conrad Toppometer was still able to open up on an enemy attempting to crawl forward and get eyes on the village from a spot near the bunker. When a second BLUFOR soldier attempted to come to the first's aid, even his crawling form was skylined and Toppometer's MMG cut him down. Meanwhile, comrade Drakkon's Charlie was ascending the steep slope below the bunker, eventually making it to the high ground and confirming Toppometer's kills.
Around this time the enemy Littlebird made an appearance, arcing over us from the east before turning, gracefully, to the north and ploughing into the ground (apparently obliterating much of our Alpha fireteam in the process). We we busy climbing up our hill again, then creeping east along the ridge until we had eyes on the enemy HMMWV. Parked next to it was a second, and for a moment we thought we could see a third in the distance. However, the enemy troops were long gone, and shortly after the mission ended in victory for our side!
Dash (#1)
Bravo 3 FTL: Fer
|- AR: Thirdke
|- R(AT): EBass
As the understrength fireteam in Bravo, we were tail-end charlies in our soft-skinned Land Rover, chasing after comrade Bodge (BSL)'s equally vulnerable vehicle. Up ahead, leading out little column as it raced across the desert, was the open-topped Jackal of Bravo 1, followed by Bravo 2 in another Land Rover.
We were engaged early and hard: with the target complex in sight but still agonisingly distant, something small but armoured opened up on us. Ahead, Conrad Bodge and our HAT attachment had stopped and piled out of their vehicle. Now we did the same, rounds pinging off our Land Rover as we hit the dirt next to it. Seeing the HAT team shaping to take a shot, I instantly regretted not attempting to drive through the attack - behind Bodge we were useless, and (worse) a stationary target. I called on the guys to re-mount.
"No wheel!!!" shouted EBass.
"Take ours!" came the call from Bodge.
I scrambled forward, climbed into the BSL's Land Rover and took a (large calibre) round to the face.
Dash (#2)
Bravo 3 FTL: Fer
|- AR: Thirdke
|- AAR: Sylvestre (???)
|- R(AT): EBass
Same leadership, similar movement plan - but this time our column came in from the north-east, and it was and intact fireteam (possibly squad) that made it to the northern edge of the first compound and went firm amongst some heaps of coal.
With the rest of Bravo to our right we pushed southwards, negotiating a number of hazardous corners and walls. By the time we reached the south-most wall of the main compound I had been shot and patched, and here I fell again. A handful of enemies were just the other side of the wall and we were trading fire with them at point blank range. Comrade EBass was similarly wounded, and comrade Thirdke was killed - though our new comrade, Sylvestre (???), gamely recovered the SAW and covered our rear and the SL element arrived and patched us up.
I'm not sure I really know what happened next, save for the fact that comrade Bodge was dead within minutes, forcing comrade StrangLove to step up. We were holding in the corner - comrade prone, firing out of a gap in the wall at enemies I couldn't see, whilst reports of enemy BMPs began to dominate the comms.
Behind us, further up the eastern wall, was a large gap. Convinced there might be further troops out there, comrade Sylvestre (???) and I stacked up on it; he was calling out about a BMP, but I was still moments from being able to look around the corner.
Then the BMP came through the wall, collapsing a concrete panel onto Sylvestre and sending him flying (presumably to his death). Resigned to my fate, I attempted to launch an HE 203 into the BMP, but those rounds won't arm if you fire too close to the target. I was cut down seconds later.
Note: I wrote Dash, and it's really just a BLUFOR remix of an older mission,
Technicality. Contrary to what the name suggests, I think it would be interesting to try that with a very different tactic: pushing the HAT teams out front to spot and destroy the initial enemy armour with their Javelins, then bringing up the Jackals and dismounted ARs to engage enemy infantry between us and the first complex. I'll also look at reducing the number of BMP-2s and perhaps replacing some with auto cannon-less alternatives.
Comrade mingmong will still go on trial for his incompetence, though there is still hope that when comrade Nullkigan visits him in his cell and accidentally leaves a pistol (loaded with a single round) on the table, comrade mingmong will know what to do.
Huzzah
Delta FTL: Lwlooz
|- AR: ???
|- AAR: ???
|- R(AT): Fer
Actually, there isn't a lot to say here - the mission was really well commanded and executed, and props to all the element leaders for co-ordinating a solid, methodical advance on the enemy positions that saw our Javelins and IFVs used very effectively against armour and infantry respectively. Sure, the Special Forces people died on their way back to the main force, but if you sign up to anything labelled 'special' in a Folk session you should understand that it's code for 50% EXTRA DEATH. Sometimes, that death comes at the hands of your own comrades.
As for me, I was just enjoying the chance to pad along in the second wave, watching angry red tracers arc over me and towards the enemy.
Huzzah for the Warrior IFVs!
Cholo
I don't remember anything, I was high on PCP.
Thank you to all the comrades that came along, it was another fun session to play in and host.
Also ... if we survive to next week ... Folk will be 2 years old.
