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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#126: Jul 1st 2014 at 3:23:48 PM

But I thought AG threw her outside.

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AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#127: Jul 1st 2014 at 3:26:03 PM

Nope. Just through a wall. And AG would still be inside.

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#128: Jul 1st 2014 at 3:28:45 PM

Eh, I don't really know anything about R Ping anyway. :L

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Eachiunn Rise Above Fate from Yes Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#129: Jul 1st 2014 at 5:15:26 PM

Right, working on getting a post up for all of you.

edited 1st Jul '14 5:15:38 PM by Eachiunn

Eachiunn Rise Above Fate from Yes Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#130: Jul 1st 2014 at 5:38:57 PM

And posted!

Sorry about taking so long, I was going to get it done earlier but things happened and I got a bit sidetracked.

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#131: Jul 1st 2014 at 5:39:45 PM

Well, that went over differently than expected.

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#132: Jul 2nd 2014 at 9:48:58 AM

And now we have a commander who absolutely refuses to command.

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tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
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#133: Jul 2nd 2014 at 10:17:42 AM

Frighteningly that's still three steps up from American Glory being in charge.

Trump delenda est
BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#134: Jul 2nd 2014 at 10:19:13 AM

Indeed.

I still think it would be best if the Valkyrie was in charge.

Although Lone Star does seem like a decent pick as well.

edited 2nd Jul '14 10:20:06 AM by BaconManiac5000

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AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#135: Jul 2nd 2014 at 10:51:05 AM

And herja has thrown her first democratic decision :P

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#136: Jul 2nd 2014 at 10:54:25 AM

Welp, we're screwed.

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#137: Jul 2nd 2014 at 11:07:15 AM

Wait Atomic, are you suggesting we give Black Flame leadership or take it away?

I don't know what you're suggesting.

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AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#138: Jul 2nd 2014 at 11:14:05 AM

Take it from Black Flame.

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#139: Jul 2nd 2014 at 12:40:28 PM

> implement democracy
> instant vote of no confidence

We're off to a great start.

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#140: Jul 2nd 2014 at 12:44:14 PM

Well, let me put it this way: democracy has its merits.

Getting something done quickly and effectively is not one of them.

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#141: Jul 2nd 2014 at 3:27:49 PM

Meanwhile, Rai's going to be trying to find out as much as he can about this mission, given that I'm pretty sure the majority of our team isn't Airborne-qualified, which has interesting implications on how we're going to get in.

And whee for having a secondary backup character who doesn't go on missions (yet) but who can provide dialogue!

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BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#142: Jul 2nd 2014 at 3:45:19 PM

Man, that's actually a good idea.

I might have done that if I knew more about rping.

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SabresEdge Show an affirming flame from a defense-in-depth Since: Oct, 2010
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#143: Jul 3rd 2014 at 12:29:49 AM

All right, it's been three days or so and we still have no idea how the hell we're going to get to the target, let alone what to do once we're there. As it turns out I'm enough of a military buff to present the options we can choose from for the job of getting there; there might be other options too, so please present them if you think of them.

I'm assuming we're going in at night, of course. We have three choices; I do have a preference for one of them, but I'll present all our options.

  • By sea. The Royal Navy lands us on a nearby, unguarded strip of coastline; we hike inland until we hit our target, raid it, and GTFO via the same method before the Germans can activate a Panzer battalion to chase us down.
    • Advantages: relatively simple way in; can land more troops to hold beach while we execute our shenanigans. RN controls the sea, meaning our way in is likely to be uncontested.
    • Disadvantages: much more likely to tip off opposition earlier. Going to be very hard to land us and then hustle inland without meeting opposition. Increased travel time from beach to target means increased chance of detection before we hit. Contingent on finding a good yet unguarded strip of shoreline. No heavy equipment—landing craft? What are those?
  • By parachute. The RAF drops us near the target site—marked by pathfinder aircraft if needed; we gather up, attack the target, then withdraw to the coast, where the Royal Navy takes us off.
    • Advantages: can potentially drop right on top of target, or very close by, negating need for long approach march/chance for detection.
    • Disadvantages: very few of us are Airborne-trained; broken bones are more likely than smooth landings. Night drops on target are rare, since nighttime aerial navigational gear is in its infancy, so night landings typically mean men scattered over wide area, disorganizing everyone. No heavy equipment.

And my preferred option...

  • By glider. Pathfinder aircraft or Resistance personnel mark a landing field for us; we land via Hotspur or Horsa gliders towed behind heavier aircraft—well, anyone see The Longest Day and the assault on Pegasus Bridge? No? Fort Eben-Emael? Pegasus Bridge level of the first Call of Duty game? Basically that. The cargo plane tows the big glider behind it; at a stated position it releases the glider, which is piloted to its target. The glider hits, we swarm out, do our stuff, and then run like buggery for the coastline, where the RN takes us off as stated.
    • Advantages: can land very close to our target indeed if the terrain allows, even inside the barbed-wire perimeter if we're lucky. No special training needed for us—though we'd have to trust to the skills of the Glider Regiment pilots not to kill us all when we land. We come out ready to fight.
    • Disadvantages: contingent on finding a good glider LZ close to our target, and then having the target properly marked so our pilot can find it at night. Glider-carrying aircraft are easy targets if we're intercepted in the air. If we land in the wrong place we're bait for machine guns.

As you can see, I prefer the glider assault option as the most practical; looking into British commando raids of WWII, it was also the preferred option for delivering large numbers of men with potentially the most precision. Also, this requires the Navy to expose itself as little as possible—provided, of course, they did their recon correctly.

So will we take that as our plan, or is there something else in the works?

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Eachiunn Rise Above Fate from Yes Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#144: Jul 3rd 2014 at 12:36:58 AM

[up] I was gonna have you guys get dropped in by plane actually.

It'd be kinda cool if you guys had some sort of mad scientist type guy capable of making a teleporter for getting you in and out of missions.

Post's in the works by the way, bear with me.

deathpigeon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
#145: Jul 3rd 2014 at 12:44:59 AM

And those of us who had the foresight to have our character able to fly can just fly there.

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#146: Jul 3rd 2014 at 12:47:29 AM

Glider's still very much being dropped in by plane—it's the closest thing we'll have to precision-drop capability, the logistical setup isn't very different, and it's pretty damn cool to boot. (Unless we want to spend two hours finding everyone without attracting the attention of every German sentry in a five-mile radius.) I'm serious about not all of us being Airborne-qualified, which is kind of a big deal when you don't have an adamantium skeleton or a solid-bone skull.

[up]Can you navigate, though? You're small enough not to worry about interception, but getting lost is a real problem—nighttime navigation is no laughing matter even with LORAN and all the fancy gear late-WWII bomber pilots had. In mid-1942, it'd be a serious issue; there's a reason bombers rarely dropped within five miles of their targets in the early nighttime air raids.

edited 3rd Jul '14 12:49:09 AM by SabresEdge

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Eachiunn Rise Above Fate from Yes Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#147: Jul 3rd 2014 at 12:56:19 AM

[up]The glider does seem kinda neat, let me think it over while I work on the next post.

Oh and if you guys want you can go ahead and make a second character.

edited 3rd Jul '14 12:56:58 AM by Eachiunn

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#148: Jul 3rd 2014 at 1:42:35 AM

Actually...for future missions, I do have a teleporter-type character up and ready: namely, Justina Williams.

Remember, her ability is to call up supplies and reinforcements under just about any circumstances, even when surrounded by the enemy. So, she can designate the rest of the supers as the reinforcements (her commanding officer needs to authorize this for it to work). After that, we just need to find a way to smuggle a European-looking woman and her typewriter to where everyone needs to go—agent infiltration, parachute training, or something else. A few clicks of the keys will enable them, and their supplies, to get to her location.

Logistics!

edited 3rd Jul '14 1:43:07 AM by SabresEdge

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#149: Jul 3rd 2014 at 2:07:48 AM

So wait, does this mean your second character is Usarkar E. Creed?

Also, glider is hella swag.

edited 3rd Jul '14 2:08:19 AM by CathariSarad

AtomicNut Sandwich Summoner from Classified Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#150: Jul 3rd 2014 at 6:18:27 AM

"DIIIIVE"


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