Republic of Folk

Dear Folk,

Fer was so kind to allow me to advertise / post / share info for an upcoming battle here so I hereby the details regarding “Rolling Thunder”.
Rolling Thunder is a PVP event occasionally taking place and registrations are renewed for each battle. So no need for longterm commitments.
In these battles, tank company versus tank company operations are simulated. Both tank companies consist of three tank platoons (3 tanks per platoon), a recon section and a logistical element. The total number is 38 versus 38 players.
Currently approx 60 players have volunteered to participate, many of them are part of groups (see roster)
As you can see there are some slots open. Maybe some of you would be interested to team up as a three man tank crew and join one of the tank platoons?
Or maybe someone is interested acting as a motirized scout or logistical team member? Options are present.
I placed some info below for those who would to participate.

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The battledate has been set for Thursday 24th March. The times are as follows:
20:00 GMT Assembly on Teamspeak, tactical briefing by company commanders
20:30 GMT Mission start
21:30 GMT Mission end, followed by TS evaluation
Below is a link to a tool which helps you calculate your local time difference to GMT 0 time.

Technical information:
The addons needed are @CBA and @ACE (Stable 1.9 versions) They are direct links and can be downloaded / used just like any other addon. It is 150 Mb in total.
'Addon key' verifications will be on, so serverkeys will be needed as well.
The Teamspeak address for this battle will be zeus.ts3-serveur.com port 13605, password “scudo”. The channels will be named the same way as on the website roster. Each tank crew / recon team will have an own channel available. Please install the mods / prepare TS whispers in advance so we can start the battle on time.

Tactical information:
The battle roster can be viewed via the link below. It would be handy for organisational purposes if I could have the names of those who will be playing as tank commander / platoon leader or other teamleader. If you have a volunteer for the transport helicopter pilot slot and / or logistical group slots, please let me know as well.
There is also a link to the page which describes what gear you have and how the game concept works. The battle will take 1 HOUR (and maybe longer if there is interest at the end of the battle)
The Teamspeak server will contain the following setup for channels, identical for both sides. I recommend to use the setup as linked below, within your company for maximum effectiveness as a team. Below are also pictures of the tactical maps and actual pictures of the start points / bases. You can also find a link to basic tips when operating as a crew in a (virtual) tank, very handy as it will certainly help you work together as crews/platoons. It also explains basic operating keys etc. The battle will take place on the sandy plains of Takistan.

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As you can see, this is quite an event.
It is however required to inform in advance that you want and will be present for the battle as some organization is involved (roster, teams etc)
For those who would like to participate, please sent an email to dutch@unit19.org, containing your slot/positions preference, along with names of friends you will bring, so I can reserve places for you on the roster. In any case, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.


Best regards,

Eric Dutch
Rolling Thunder Team
Email: dutch@unit19.org


Most important links:
Rolling Thunder Website: http://www.rollingthunder.unit19.org
Timezone calculator: http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
@CBA mod link: http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=6231
@ACE mod link: http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=12155
Battle roster: http://www.rollingthunder.unit19.org/page.php?4
Detailed info/rules/equipement list/winning conditions:http://www.rollingthunder.unit19.org/e1 ... opic.php?2
Recommended Teamspeak setup: http://www.unit19.org/rollingthunder/pi ... art_v1.pdf
Tactical map and ingame impressions: http://www.rollingthunder.unit19.org/e1 ... hp?11.last
Basic Tips and Tools for the Virtual Tanker: http://www.rollingthunder.unit19.org/e1 ... hp?14.last

FYI, Dutch reminded me just now that there are still slots available for this event. For anyone worried about the addons aspect, I understand they will be using a stable build of ACE, so you can approach this a one-time download. I am also told that you don't need to run any beta patches for ArmA2/OA. If there is a miracle and my work schedule gets less crazy, I might go along - have never seen a large-scale tank battle in ArmA2.

Wish I could have come, but the time was really bad for me. If there is ever a weekend game, let me know.