Blood and Guts II: Blood Blizzard playtest

[Bobitron]

Bear sits atop the Bradley, choking down yet another MRE. "Beef freakin' Stroganoff. I hate this crap. Someone want to trade me for some Spaghetti and Meatballs?"

The question is rhetorical, and anybody who takes up his offer will be officially branded as a drug user by the gruff soldier.

He lets out a sigh and slips his NVG's onto the mount on his helmet, flipping them down to light up his view of the area. "I'll take first watch, if you like, Sarge."

ooc: Can we get a description of the area? Thanks, Chuck.

 

[Vigilance]

ooc: Can we get a description of the area? Thanks, Chuck.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/images/baghdad.jpg

You are patrolling in the area of the bridge (the white line) over the Tigris near the Nahr Diyala. The area is wet, with some minor streams running through it. The banks of the Nahr Diyala are cultivated with fruit orchards.

Your main objective is to protect the bridge over the Tigris and the major road into Baghdad connected to it.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/images/baghdad_nima_2003.jpg

Chuck

 

[The Shaman]

Meadows listens to Bear complain about the MRE, waiting for him to finish about three-quarters of his meal. “You can eat that stuff if you want to, but don’t get hit in the belly if you do. Sepsis – really fierce, hard to treat. Something in the beef, they say.” He takes a pull from his canteen. “If it is beef. Army food – you never know.”

Meadows does his best to hide a grin as he prepares to bed down. “Make sure you’re using your mosquito repellant,” he says to the unit at large.

 

[Ranger Rick]

Padraic, silently eats his meal listening to the older guys.

 

[Masada]

Sgt Jackson

Jackson spends most of his time near the Bradley, if not in it. However, he does try to spend a couple of hours creeping around scouting around a mile or two (hidden, of course).

ooc: sorry for the long delay... been busy.

 

[Ranger Rick]

OOC: I am offline untill Monday.

 

[The Shaman]

OoC: Have we seen many Iraqis in our present area? How far are we from the closest settlement?

 

[Vigilance]

OoC: Have we seen many Iraqis in our present area? How far are we from the closest settlement?

Sorry for the delay, sometimes work grabs me by the throat and pummels me.

You are seeing a fair amount of activity. People know there's the possibility of attack and a lot of folks have left the city for points west, near the Syrian or Saudi border if they have relatives they can go to. So the city is less crowded than usual but the bridge you are protecting is technically within the Baghdad city limits, so there is some traffic during the day.

A curfew has been imposed at night, which is your main patrol time.

 

[Vigilance]

Nighttime Encounter

And speaking of night...

On your second night patrolling, Chicken Legs spots some movement near the bridge (refer to the map below- you guys are patrolling in the triangle made up of the upper Tigris branch, the Nahr Diyala and the bridge over the Tigris.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/images/baghdad.jpg

 

[kingpaul]

On your second night patrolling, Chicken Legs spots some movement near the bridge

OOC: Which side of the bridge (east/west)? How near is near? Do we have any idea of what is causing (just people, equipment, or a combo of both) the movement and numbers involved?