Wing and Sword: Chat et Souris (Prologue)

[Barak]

Normand realizes too late that his aim was quite off on his last spread of bullets.

Merde, merde, merde! They won't back off if they think I can't hit the broad side of a barn.

Trying to aim a bit better, Normand empties the rest of his clip in the same direction.


OOC
Still suppression fire on F4:6
Argh. With this roller, rolls and results are inversed. I thought I had a result of 7 (really had a result of 5) so I added a hero point. Of course, I rolled a 1 on the hero point, so it mattrs little anyway.. Results are, I spent a hero point.. And missed.

 

[shadowbloodmoon]

Pyotr, swearing in every language he knows, tries hard not to stand up and run for the machine gun. That thing would do wonders in the hands of one of his comrades. Quickly dismissing that thought and one of tossing a grenade that far, he reloads his rifle, not caring how many rounds are left in his current clip. At this point, Pyotr figures better safe than sorry. He then takes a potshot at the one with the machine gun.


Range -4, Dex +2

To Hit: 6

So much for that sniper bit, eh?

 

[Bobitron]

Marcel snaps a quick salute at Neumann, never taking his eyes off of the blood seeping through his unifrom. That is one tough bastard, he thinks as he turns.

Moving as low to the ground as possible to take advantage of the brush and rocks, he fires at the squads still advancing on his comrades to the north.

ooc: Not sure of the range, Shaman. Could you adjust this down as needed?

Attack roll: 3

Not as though it is going to come close anyhow...

 

[The Shaman]

Pyotr and Normand each blast away at the fellaghas in the hope of driving them back. Among the rocks to the west the fells continue to return the fire of the legionnaires on the hill while in the gully the last section moves into position along the edge of the streambed – Pyotr notes that the loader, now replacement gunner, is setting up the machine gun once again.

“Gott verdammen Sie, Mador!” Sgt. Neumann yells as he switches to the Mauser once again. “Gehen sie jetzt!” He doesn’t seem to notice that he’s no longer giving orders in French.

Marcel fires his rifle than rises from his place in the rocks, carefully ducking while bullets whiz past as he moves toward Berg and Lavareaux. He passes behind Pyotr and sees the fells massed in the streambed beyond, firing away at the legionnaires to the north. As Marcel advances, he notices that Berg is not moving, his body twisted at an odd angle on the rocks.

There’s a roaring in Vidal’s ears, white noise that mutes the noise of the battle, and he feels like he’s spinning, the world out of focus before his eyes. He hears both Sgt. Duval and the radio, but the sounds are indistinct, as if coming from far away. Vidal: Cool check 10 – he is stunned for one round. End of round 28.

At the beginning of round 29, the fells in F4 are still 220’ from Normand and maintain a harassing fire at the legionnaires. The section with the now-silenced machine gun is moving in D5, 280’ from Pyotr and Marcel – they end their move prone. The two sections in D6 are 300’ from Lavareaux and Berg and 200’ from Vidal and Duval – they fired on all four legionnaires along the north end of Hill 662 in this round.

 

[Barak]

“Gott verdammen Sie, Mador!” ... “Gehen sie jetzt!"

"Damn it sir, I don't speak kraut!"

Normand is pretty sure Neumann was simply telling him once more to move north, but he's sort of glad the order came in german, as he can pretend to have no clue what was said. And with the fire coming in on his position, he isn't very hot to the idea of leaving his current position. So instead he reloads his weapon, Oh crap, my last magazine!, and fires again towards those who are firing upon him.


OOC
Reload weapon
Suppression fire on F4, -4 for range: 3

Geeeeeez.

 

[shadowbloodmoon]

Pyotr sees what he already knew would happen. The loader was going to try and use the machine gun himself. Pyotr quickly wondered how many of the rest of the group he would have to kill until that gun was permanently silenced. Steeling himself, he fired another shot at the loader-turned-gunner.

-4 range, +2 dex. Shaman, how many rounds do I have left in this clip?

To Hit: 0

Is it me, or are we all beginning to seriously dislike this new dice roller?

 

[The Shaman]

Pyotr fires at the new gunner, but the fellagha seems unfazed as he squeezes off a short burst from the MG-34 at Marcel. The bullets ping off the rocks behind Marcel as he moves toward Berg, crashing down on the ground next to the German legionnaire. In an instant he knows the story – a gaping hole where Berg’s right eye had been, blood and tissue and bone fragments deflected downward onto his neck and shoulder by the pierced helmet as the rifle round exited Berg’s head.

Marcel hears Lavareaux’s voice. “Take his grenades,” the Picard corporal says simply as bullets snap above the legionnaires. “They’re moving on our flank.”

Neumann mutters something incoherent, but the murderous look in his eye as he glares at Normand says it all. “Move to the caporal now!” he says darkly, his accent thick but his words clear. He points at Lavareaux to the north. Around them the fellaghas’ bullets buzz through the air.

Slowly the world returns to focus for Vidal, the roaring in his ears diminishing to a ringing. He reaches up to the side of his head absently, pulls back fingers pink with blood and sweat. The sound of the radio cuts into his reverie. “Hourglass, Tango 81 - confirm target coordinates. Have you marked your line?”

Vidal: Navigate or Knowledge (military science) check – which ever is higher - +2 synergy bonus if five ranks in both. End of round 29.

At the beginning of round 30, the fells in F4 are still 220’ from Normand and maintain a harassing fire at the legionnaires. The section with the machine gun is in D5, 280’ from Pyotr and Marcel – they are prone in the gully as they fire at Pyotr, Marcel, and Lavareaux. The two sections in D6 are 300’ from Lavareaux and Berg and 200’ from Vidal and Duval – they fired on all four legionnaires along the north end of Hill 662 in this round.

Pyotr must reload in his turn – it’s a move action so he can still fire. You can still use the other dice roller if you prefer.

 

[Barak]

"Aye aye sir!"

Normand grins to himself as he eyes the fells.

i only have about five bullets left anyway, might as well move.

Waiting for a pause between two bullets, he rises and jogs towards the corporal.


OOC
Get up and move towards Lavareaux...

 

[shadowbloodmoon]

You're not aiming Pyotr, you are just shooting. The words from his old commander echoed in his head. Shut up, I know what I'm doing. The clicking sound from his rifle told him otherwise. Another clip had been used up. Quickly reloading, he put the new gunner in his sights again. I wish I had my other girl with me. "Don't get shy on me now, girl, we still have work to do." Pyotr patted his weapon. The first round from the new clip left the rifle.

Range -4, dex+2, plus action point. I believe that's three I've used so far.

To Hit: 17

Damage if Hits: 8

I would try the other one again, but I can't seem to load the page. I keep getting the Error 1500 message saying it isn't there.

 

[Bobitron]

The bullets ping off the rocks behind Marcel as he moves toward Berg, crashing down on the ground next to the German legionnaire. In an instant he knows the story – a gaping hole where Berg’s right eye had been, blood and tissue and bone fragments deflected downward onto his neck and shoulder by the pierced helmet as the rifle round exited Berg’s head.

Marcel hears Lavareaux’s voice. “Take his grenades,” the Picard corporal says simply as bullets snap above the legionnaires. “They’re moving on our flank.”

Marcel's eyes go wide when he sees the ghastly wound to Berg's head. Making the sign of a cross over his chest, he complies with Lavareaux’s command, searching through the dead German's pouches for the grenades.

ooc: I assume this is a full round action? If not, I will continue to move to a safer position back to Pyotr and Lavareaux.