2nd Battle Of Polygon Wood

9/6/2014

08:00 PM

When the fighting lulls, stretcher bearers take to the woods, along with the odd field nurse. Alise is among them, an apron and white gloves hastily thrown on over what looks like an ordinary day dress, complete with a floral print. *re*

Groves helps stretcher Tompkins in from the east, as he sees nurses moving among the men he gives a little sigh of relief, he can spare the man a bumpy journey through the woods and himself a long walk through the woods. He finds a flat space in the slit trench and stands back, letting the flow of actual stretch bearers get their work done.

Lilian is among the nurses, though she has likely the usual nurse's uniform. She helps with the stretchers - she seems to be fairly strong compared to most of the gals. "Huh, seems like quite a few this time. Not as many as before at least," She offers quietly.

William looks towards Henry, "Hey, you got shot right? Shouldn't you see a nurse?"

Turner nods his thanks to Lilian as he sees to the bandages on his hand. He's walking wounded but seems to have a rather greivous stab to his skull. On closer inspection the man's thick Yorkshire skull might be visible. He's got a fairly nasty stab wound to his right chest as well, stopping mercifully short of the lung. As the nurses see to him he sits down on a free stretcher and rests.

«Game» Turner unwields his Lee Enfield SMLE!

Doyle trundles along with the others. Hardly a scratch on him this time, save for an old deep scar above his eyebrow. He's helping where needed to stay busy, but his face is pale and there is a faint sheen of sweat across his brow.

Alise gives Lilian a look of some surprise. As if to say, 'You've seen worse than this?' Though she has more the look of a local than a volunteer. She starts making the rounds with clean bandages and water, the least that can be done right now, starting with Tompkins. "By God…" she can't help but murmur to herself.

Lilian pauses, nods a little. She just sort of doesn't elaborate though. She tends to Turner's arm carefully, and if she's frowning at his wounds, she has an alarmingly good poker face. At least it's apparent which nurse you shouldn't play cards against. "Don't fret, we'll sort them out," She offers. Stay positive, right?

Groves is hanging around close to Tompkins when Alise comes to tend to him, he gives being reassuring a go, "Don't be like that, Charlie here's a hero. A Jerry got right up to his position and the man just knocked him out with his big machine gun. Then he keeps on shooting the thing like nothing's happened, he's a hero our Charlie." The tone is rather strained, but he gets it said with a smile on his face.

William brings out a ration, and starts chowing down as he looks at the proceedings of collecting the wounded, dead and insane. Personally, he thought being wounded or dead was the better option than the last one. Even though he started to feel the slow creep of insanity. Ice was in his veins. He doesn't mind the sight of the dead, legless, german a scant few meters away from him. Or, where he was. While that other guy practically ran away the moment he got a chance. Neither the stench of the bodies bother him- he found himself awaiting the next barrage of artillery, as the scent of that was much fresher. Yeah, he was definitely going insane. He chuckles out loud as he finishes the ration, and looks towards the sun. Will they strike by night, or did they have enough?

Bas is back from doing his rounds to check the line, hunkering down at the edge of the trench finally, "We'll be here for a while lads, Fritz wants Ypres something fierce, so we're going to hold the line and keep him from taking it." He says matter of factly.

"Thanks for getting those Jerrys off me, Sergeant.", Turner grumbles aside to Bas. "The pair of them didn't like me bagging their mate."

Alise does what she can to patch the many holes in Tompkins, blood quickly soaking the bandages, but after a time it seems at least on the way to stopping. "Yes, a hero, of course," she says, with the slightest of smiles at Groves. Her English is heavily-accented, but she seems to have some decent knowledge of the language.

"Think nothin' of it." Bas says to Turner, "But I'm on my last shell for the shotgun until I can dig up some more." He says, "I recommend all of you boys make sure you're familiar with bayonet fighting, the Hun likes to hit our trenches, and they can pick you apart if you can't hold your own."

After Doyle helps another soldier hobble to the aid station, he finds a spot near William and collapses there, weariness stretching across his features. He eyes the other soldier as Doyle takes his cap off. "What's so funny?"

Groves is rather taken back by the answer, though he does his best to hide it. After a few moments looking nonplussed at Alise he turns back to look at Tompkins, "You'll be up and ok as soon as anything mark my words." Looking at Alise again, "Isn't that right nurse?" There's no force of certainty behind that leading question.

William continues on chuckling as Doyle slumps next to him. He says, in between laughing fits, "I just find it hilarious, that I am waiting for the artillery to drown the stench of dead bodies." He finishes the ration.

Lilian is helping lift and bandage people. She looks to Groves, and nods. Although, she blinks at William. Her eyebrow lifts. "Well, if you must find it funny, please try to do so quietly. Otherwise, it seems a bit … unusual." She offers.

"He shall be all right with rest and time, I do think," Alise answers Groves. Of that, at least, she sounds confident. If still a little tremulous. She's probably not used to seeing wounds like this, even if she looks old enough to have dealt with a good deal of civilian blood before. "His name is…Charlie, you said?" William does earn a look but, as the laughing man isn't obviously injured, she leaves him be.

"Alright, I need some work crews ready who aren't being tended." Bas says after sitting there for a few moments, standing himself up again and getting ready to move down the line, "Meet me down the line if you're an able worker."

«Game» It is now dusk.

Bas heads off East.

William glances to Lilian and scowls, but he decides to say nothing in reply. Instead, he shrugs his shoulders and slumps back in the trench, his rifle held at the ready very professionaly.

"Won't be much good to you, Sergeant.", Turner laments to Bas. "I'll keep an eye on our nurses here and make sure the Hun doesn't run off with them." He tosses a bloodied but charming grin to the pair before resting up against the side of the trench.

Doyle rubs his forehead, eyeballing William with a more wiggidty-what expression. "Are you barmy, mate?" he hisses under his breath, glancing around to see if anyone else heard William. He nearly pops up at Bas' words. "Uh - I'm gonna - " he thumbs towards the direction of the sergeant.

Groves relaxes a little again at the reassurance from the two nurses, "Yes, Charlie Tomkins. Take good care of him." The Sargeant is asking for healthy men so he leaves the medical personal to their work with a quick word to Tompkins, whether he's listening or not. "I'll pop down the medical station to make sure that letter's written." With that he leaves.

Groves heads off East.

«Game» Turner moves into Slit Trench.

Doyle heads off East.

Lilian just sort of half-glowers back at William. She doesn't seem fazed. She quirks an eyebrow at Turner, faintly amused. But she does smile back at least. "We will," She promises Groves. She looks to Alise, "What should I call you, Miss…?"

«Game» The enemy is near… Ypres Salient is now a war zone!

«Ground Combat» You are now peeking into Major road.

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "Get that vickers back down here.".

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!

Lilian suffers 1 wound damage to her right hand.

Lilian suffers 3 wound damage to her right chest.

Lilian suffers 3 wound damage to her right hand.

William grows quiet as he hears the shukshuk sound, from the shells incoming, and he sighs, "Here comes the rain."

"Get to bloody cover!", Turner shouts as the guns open up again, rolling off his stretcher and burying himself in the corner of a trench.

William grows quiet as he hears the shukshuk sound, from the shells incoming, and he sighs, "Here comes the rain."

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

«Ground Combat» Lilian moves into Slit Trench.

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage batters Polygon Wood ineffectually.

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

Lilian is a tall, curvy nurse. That's it. Curvy. She has a bit of a chest. A lot of it, actually but we don't go into detail because that screams tacky, okay? Good. Either way, she's on the pale side with intensely dark blue eyes and dark brown, almost black hair.

For her part, her clothing marks her as one of the nurses that nurses people. Along with sensible shoes. Her hair is kept up in a sensible bun and everything seems in place.

Lilian is hit pretty badly, although there's no scream, oddly enough. Lilian simply scampers into cover, her once white garb now blossoming red.

Henry is using the pausse to just sit and rest. Fortunately, he's learned that in war, you sit and rest -in the trench- because, well, Fritz might start dropping shells on you at any moment. Just like this. "Bloody hell," he mutters, reaching for his gun, and seeing a singed and bloody medic come diving into the trench. "She alright?!" That's his nurse! No getting her blown up.

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage batters Polygon Wood ineffectually.

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

Turner shouts, "VICKERS ON ITS WAY! WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW WOUNDED IN THIS BLOODY TRENCH … ONE OF THE NURSES TOOK SHRAPNEL!".

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, landing near Slit Trench!

Death suffers 2 wound damage to its left hand.

Death suffers 4 wound damage to its left leg.

Death suffers 3 wound damage to its abdomen.

Turner suffers 3 wound damage to his right hand.

Turner suffers 5 wound damage to his left hand.

Lilian suffers 3 bruise damage to her left leg.

William suffers 1 wound damage to his right chest.

William suffers 1 wound damage to his head.

Henry suffers 4 wound damage to his left chest.

«Ground Combat» Henry has been mortally wounded!

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "Once the guns stop, get those nurses to the rear!".

«Medic Code» Lilian attempts to stabilise Henry and succeeds! Henry is gonna make it!

«Game» Henry unwields his Lee Enfield SMLE!

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage batters Polygon Wood ineffectually.

«Artillery» Artillery barrage at Polygon Wood has lifted!

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

William lights up a cigarette and takes a deep breath. "Aaah." He sighs in release, smoke billowing out. And then a shell falls right into the trenches. Guess it was today. Shrapnel hits the side of his head and chest, but he seems to survive. "Henry, them Germans are really hitting us hard this time." Pause. "Henry?"

Perhaps if she were a man, Lilian would have made a powerful doctor or soldier. But as it sits, she huffs, wheezes. She's in pain. She crawls over towards the injured man, and tears off a clean part of her dress, wrapping the worst wounds.

shouts as hands get perforated by nearby sharpnel. "Bloody … I'm a wreck. Get her and Henry out!.", the man shouts, his voice pained.

Well, so much for the safety of sitting in the trench. The hit isn't directly on Henry, but a bit of sharpnel comes flying his way even as he looks over toward where Lillian just dove in. At least that means she sees the piece hit him in the chest, sending the man sliding down further into the trench. Now it's the wounded tending the almost dead.

«Ground Combat» You notice Dierk arrive at Major road.

«Ground Combat» You notice Arnsberg arrive at Major road.

William shakes his head to Turner, "Drag her however you can. I can still fight, or at least buy some time." He says, as he retreats into a nest once the arty luls.

William says "Three to the south."

"Jerry!", Turner remarks, spotting them and bringing his rifle up into his ruined hands.

«Game» Turner wields his Lee Enfield SMLE!

Turner shouts, "SERGEANT! TOOK A DIRECT HIT … ALL SORTS OF FOOKED OVER HERE!".

Death heads off South.

William takes careful aim at his target and exhales slowly.

«Ground Combat» William snipes Dierk with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Arnsberg but misses!

Lilian seems to have her legs beneath her at least. Although, Lilian is the sort of injured, dazed person. She sees through a cloud, and just hunkers down.

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "Do what you can! I'll come soon as I can!".

William blinks, trying to get the daze out of his eyes. He just needs to land one good shot

«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Arnsberg but misses!

«Game» Your combat stress is currently 37.

«Game» Turner assists William!

«Ground Combat» William snipes Dierk and hits!

Dierk suffers 6 wound damage to his head.

«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!! Dierk has been taken out!

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg moves North <N>.

«Ground Combat» You notice Arnsberg arrive at Polygon Wood.

«Game» You can't wield weapons while recovering from a mortal wound. The battle is over for you! Go HOME!

«Game» Turner assists William!

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Arnsberg but misses!

Turner is useless with his hands mangled but he can still see. He points out a German soldier advancing to William whom gets shot in the head.

«Game» Turner assists William!

Arnsberg marches towards the trench line with his buddies, rifle in hand. Seems to be fairly limited fire from here… a weak spot has been made perhaps?

Turner shouts, "NEED SOME HELP HERE, SERGEANT! ALMOST IN OUR LINES!".

William manages to take off the head off a german with the help of Turner's spotting. "That works too!" He says, as he takes aim down the advancing Germans.

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "They're on us too! Hold on as long as you can!".

Henry passes out for a few seconds, possibly just from the concussive effect of the blast since the blood loss wouldn't take him that quickly. Drifting in and out of conciousness for the next few moments, his eyes open to the sight of a mass of bandages on his chest, the sounds of rifles above, and general chaos. He's too dazed to help, which means too dazed to escape. Really, all he can do is lay there and pray.

«Ground Combat» Turner tries to fire his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but his weapon is jammed!

Turner says "Bloody …"

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg moves into Slit Trench.

Arnsberg hops into the trench and… there's a /nurse/ here? He looks faintly aghast. He heard the British were savages but, even so.

Lilian is keeping watch over the wounded man. For her part, she waits, and quietly monitors things. It's hard to believe… shrapnel is so ugly in person. It hurts unimaginably.

Arnsberg spies someone who seems to have some fight in him, though it looks like a shell has done nasty things to this place. And the nurse. Ouch.

Oh hell. The Germans jump into the trenches and it seems William is the only thing between the wounded and the enemy. That is not good. He aims his rifle at them as they jump in.

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Arnsberg and hits!

Arnsberg suffers 6 wound damage to his left hand.

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!

Turner gives a shout, jumping up inspite of his wounds to defend the Nurse and the more wounded man. A bullet pings off the trench next to him.

Arnsberg shoots - just as one set of knuckles disintegrates.

Arnsberg shouts, "SCHEISS!".

«Game» Turner unjams his Lee Enfield SMLE!

William points to Arnsberg, "Get him while he is wounded, I got the other one!" He yells out as he turns his rifle on Oscar.

William says "Please don't jam…"

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "Aaaaaaargh".

«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Arnsberg but misses!

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!

Turner seems to be having trouble moving effectively and instead fires from the hip at Arnsberg.

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!

«Game» Turner assists William!

«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Gewehr 98 at William but misses!

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!

«Game» Turner assists William!

William is strangely calm despite the dire situation; but still, as more volume of fire comes his way, he feels the shakiness of his hands come into play. But his enemy isn't any better right?

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!

«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Arnsberg but misses!

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg fires his Gewehr 98 at William but misses!

«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Gewehr 98 at William but misses!

«Game» Turner assists William!

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!

Oscar sees a few downed Tommies, but there's one who who is actually shooting back. Firing through the gloaming dusk isn't so easy though. Bullets patter the mud nearby, and he sends some back downwind in turn.

«Game» Turner assists William!

«Ground Combat» William reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg reloads his Gewehr 98!

«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Gewehr 98 at William but misses!

«Game» Turner assists William!

William laughs out loud as they fight in the trenches to barely any effect. He even runs out of ammo in the middle of it. Was this what he signed up for? He guesses it was. Was he going to die here? No way.

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!

Turner ducks into a trench and shouts encouragment at William, calling out enemy positions as he spots them.

«Game» Turner assists William!

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!

«Announcement from Death!» By the way. You can all run away north you know. Might be time to exercise that right.

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg fires his Gewehr 98 at William and hits!

William suffers 4 wound damage to his left hand.

«Game» Turner assists William!

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar and hits!

Oscar suffers 6 wound damage to its right chest.

«Ground Combat» Oscar has been mortally wounded!

William gets hit in his hand and he hisses as he fires a bullet back at Oscar and mortally wounds him. He turns his angry gaze at Arnsberg and lines up a shot on him next.

«Game» Turner assists William!

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg fires his Gewehr 98 at William but misses!

«Game» Turner assists William!

William looks back to Turner, "I think he only has 5 bullets. When he runs out, charge him. We'll take him down together."

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Arnsberg but misses!

Turner can barely hold his rifle but adrenaline has him making all sorts of bad decisions. He nods to William, bravely grabbing his rifle and fighting the pain from the shrapnel in his hands.

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg fires his Gewehr 98 at William but misses!

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Arnsberg but misses!

William says "Two more!"

Arnsberg is on his own now while his friend and buddy bleeds out. But there are so few Tommies left it seems.

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "Anyone not speaking German down the trench?".

Lilian blinks. Germans. Right there. Lilian recoils, slowly. She's minding the wounded man.

Turner shouts, "WE'RE HANGINGON! BARELY!".

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Arnsberg but misses!

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg fires his Gewehr 98 at William but misses!

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "Good, we're not quite done yet either, hang on!".

«AngelOfDeath» Oscar breathes his last…

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Arnsberg and hits!

Arnsberg suffers 7 wound damage to his left leg.

Arnsberg at least seems to be an honourable sort, as Henry and Lilian don't seem to be getting his attention. But no luck for the honourable man, as a bullet slams right into his hip.

«Ground Combat» You can't move until you leave the subroom you are in. Use +leave to do this.

«Ground Combat» Henry moves out of Slit Trench.

Lilian closes her eyes. She takes a deep breath. There'd be gratitude for Arnsberg, but Lilian is scared.

«Ground Combat» Lilian moves out of Slit Trench.

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg fires his Gewehr 98 at William but misses!

William is honorable in his own way. He is risking his life to attempt to save the nurse and wounded man. Though he doesn't mind the help from the other wounded man. It was war, after all. Bloody and unfair.

«Ground Combat» William fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Arnsberg and hits!

Arnsberg suffers 4 wound damage to his right chest.

Henry has recovered just enough that he feels like he can move. With a nod to the nice nurse lady, and a bit of a wince, he takes a breath and starts climbing up out of the trench, intent on breaking for the next line of cover further north.

«Ground Combat» Turner moves to engage Arnsberg in close quarters combat, and succeeds!

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg attacks Turner in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Turner suffers 3 wound damage to his left leg.

Arnsberg sees a dark figure running at him out of the night, and he instinctively stabs at it.

Turner scowls as he struggles to keep his rifle up.

«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Arnsberg in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

«Ground Combat» William moves to engage Arnsberg in close quarters combat, and succeeds!

«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Arnsberg in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

Lilian winces herself, nodding to Henry. She too, heads north. Mercifully, she seems to be an athletic nurse.

«Ground Combat» William attacks Arnsberg in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Arnsberg blocks it!

Turner desperately stabs at Arnsberg, barely keeping his rifle up as his wounds get to him.

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg attacks Turner in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Turner suffers 3 wound damage to his left chest.

For all that the shell did to him, Henry is actually in reasonably good shape to run. Or that is to say, his legs are still attached to his body, which couldn't be said for that poor German who got shotgunnd in half earlier in the day. Of course, his breathing is labored and the chestwound hurts like hell, but he pushes as hard as he can. Every few paces he checks on the nurse moving with him, definitely not planning on letting the woman who saved him get left behind among the trees.

William sees all the blood and curses. "Shit, just run!"

«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Arnsberg in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

Arnsberg's rifle is huge, way longer than the Lee Enfield. Which makes it cumbersome. But also pretty good for sticking people with it seems!

«Ground Combat» William attacks Arnsberg in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Arnsberg blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg attacks Turner in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!

«Game» Turner assists William!

«Ground Combat» William attacks Arnsberg in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Arnsberg suffers 2 wound damage to his abdomen.

William sticks the german in the stomach and grins at him. "Please, just die quietly."

Turner isn't leaving his mate behind. He bleeds profusely but stabs away at Arnsberg like a madman.

«Ground Combat» William attacks Arnsberg in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Arnsberg suffers 5 wound damage to his right chest.

«Ground Combat» Arnsberg has been taken out!

«Ground Combat» Henry moves North <N>.

«Ground Combat» You notice Lilian arrive at Polygon Wood.

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "I have a wounded man. I need relief.".

Henry slows his pace a bit as they make it up to the next line of… well, holes, if not proper trenches. "Do we just hold here, you think?" He's not great without orders, really.

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "We're trying! Bloody well shot up! Clear the trench. We'll shoot him!".

Lilian is listening. Her eyes narrow as she looks this way and that, slowly. "I - don't know. I heard someone shouting for relief. I suspect it beats being out."

«Ground Combat» Henry moves into Foxhole.

Announcement: Afterlife shouts, "Groves has been revived!"

«Ground Combat» Lilian moves into Foxhole.

Henry hunkers down into one of the holes, although he looks tempted to keep going. But then again, he probably can't go too far like this. "Maybe they can get the other wounded back here."

Lilian is quieter, hunkering down into a hole. Her white dress is not very white much anymore. She can only go so far herself. "At least… until the shooting stops," She offers.

Announcement: Afterlife shouts, "William has been revived!"

«Ground Combat» You are now peeking into Polygon Wood.

«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner and hits!

Turner suffers 2 wound damage to his head.

«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!! Turner has been taken out!

«Ground Combat» Bas moves North <N>.

«Ground Combat» You notice Bas arrive at Polygon Wood.


Meanwhile, to the East……….

Bas leads the small work group the short ways down the line, "Alright, this is going to be the linch pin of our line I think." he says, "We need to work on shoring up the trench if we're going to be here a while."

Groves digs enthusiasticly, if inneffectually at the trench, it takes his mind off the bodies and blood and his own stained bayonet. He gives Bas an apreciative nod as he moves past, saying nothing but redoubling his useless efforts.

«Game» The enemy is near… Ypres Salient is now a war zone!

«Ground Combat» You are now peeking into Major road.

«Ground Combat» You look around for hidden targets in your line of sight.

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!

You say "Take cover lads!"

Groves flings a clod of dirt, looks rather confused at Bas then ducks as the whistle of shells fill the woods.

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage batters Polygon Wood ineffectually.

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage batters Polygon Wood ineffectually.

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

Doyle dives for the dirt as the artillery begins to fall. "Bloody hell?!" he shouts, arms covering his head.

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

"Alright, get on that Machinegun." Bas says as he hunkers down into the trench as the Artillery rains down. "Once the rounds stop, watch for the Hun, he's going to make a push on us!"

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

Groves keeps a weather eye out on the south this time, even though the steel rain is still falling, his rifle is ready.

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "Vickers on its way! We've got quite a few wounded in this bloody trench … one of the nurses took shrapnel!".

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage batters Polygon Wood ineffectually.

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

Bas shouts, "ONCE THE GUNS STOP, GET THOSE NURSES TO THE REAR!".

«Artillery» 105mm Haubitzen artillery barrage batters Polygon Wood ineffectually.

«Artillery» Artillery barrage at Polygon Wood has lifted!

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).

«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).

«Game» Doyle unwields its Lee Enfield SMLE!

«Equipment» Doyle has dropped Lee Enfield SMLE.

«Equipment» Doyle picks up Vickers Gun.

«Game» Doyle wields its Vickers Gun!

«Game» You have successfully split off 100 .303 British rounds!

«Equipment» Bas has dropped .303 British x 100.

«Ground Combat» Doyle deploys its Vickers Gun!

«Ground Combat» You look around for hidden targets in your line of sight.

«Ground Combat» You notice Riedel arrive at Major road.

«Ground Combat» You notice Lorenz arrive at Major road.

Bas pulls off an ammo bandolier and tosses it down the direction of the Machinegun, "Huns to the south!"

Doyle nearly leaps at the machine gun, even though he's not quite sure what he's doing. Comforting thought. It can't be that different, right?

«Ground Combat» You notice Latimer arrive at Major road.

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Riedel and hits!

Riedel suffers 1 wound damage to his left chest.

Groves just gets to shooting, he doesn't think he can waste time waiting for the machine gun to sight the targets just yet.

Riedel tries to get off the road.

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "Sergeant! Took a direct hit … all sorts of fooked over here!".

«Ground Combat» Bas fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

Doyle finally gets the gun pointed southward and lines up on one of the two Jerries he's seeing.

Groves looking to Bas, "We doing anything for the trench over Sargeant?"

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

Bas shouts, "DO WHAT YOU CAN! I'LL COME SOON AS I CAN!".

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Vickers Gun at Lorenz but misses!

You say "Keep firing at the huns!"

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Vickers Gun at Lorenz but misses!

«Ground Combat» Bas fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!

«Ground Combat» You shoot at Lorenz with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 11 percent!

Groves is doing some sort of strange combination of feeding the machine gun and shooting his own rifle when he gets a shot, he nods to Bas and keeps at it.

«Game» Your combat stress is currently 37.

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!

"Damnit," Doyle grunts, trying to tame the machine gun so it actually HITS something.

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Vickers Gun at Lorenz but misses!

«Ground Combat» Riedel moves North <N>.

«Ground Combat» You notice Riedel arrive at Polygon Wood.

«Ground Combat» Latimer moves North <N>.

«Ground Combat» You notice Latimer arrive at Polygon Wood.

You say "Spread the fire around, don't focus on just one!"

Latimer rushes!

Groves has moved straight to the british rifleman's stance now.

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

«Ground Combat» Bas fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Riedel but misses!

«Ground Combat» You shoot at Riedel with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 12 percent!

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Vickers Gun at Latimer but misses!

Groves is all about getting those shot a minute off at the moment and hoping for the best.

-— New Activity ---

Groves is all about getting those shot a minute off at the moment and hoping for the best.

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Riedel and hits!

Riedel suffers 4 wound damage to his right arm.

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "Need some help here, Sergeant! Almost in our lines!".

Groves hopes to god he's disabled a hun and shifts his fire.

«Ground Combat» Latimer moves into Slit Trench.

«Ground Combat» Bas fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer and hits!

Latimer suffers 4 wound damage to his right hand.

«Ground Combat» You shoot at Latimer with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 16 percent!

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Vickers Gun at Riedel but misses!

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

Latimer is still feeling pretty good when he bails into the trench. Less so when he's shot upon entry, but you take what you can get.

Bas shouts, "THEY'RE ON US TOO! HOLD ON AS LONG AS YOU CAN!".

«Lock 'n Load!» Death has given you 6 rounds of 12 gauge!

«Game» Bas unwields his Lee Enfield SMLE!

«Game» No such item in your inventory.

«Game» Bas wields his Civilian Shotgun!

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves but misses!

«Ground Combat» Riedel moves into Slit Trench.

Doyle keeps working away with the Vickers. Spraying is definitely the right term. Not hitting much of anything. He grits his teeth and keeps trying.

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer and hits!

Latimer suffers 1 wound damage to his right leg.

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Vickers Gun at Riedel but misses!

«Ground Combat» Latimer moves to engage Bas in close quarters combat, and succeeds!

Groves wings a German and looks to Bas to fire his shotgun off and hopefully disable on foe.

You say "Doyle! Get that gun shooting down the line to support the others!"

«Game» Groves assists Bas!

«Ground Combat» Bas fires his Civilian Shotgun at Latimer but misses!

«Ground Combat» You shoot at Latimer with your Civilian Shotgun! Your accuracy is 31 percent!

«Game» Bas unwields his Civilian Shotgun!

«Game» Bas wields his Lee Enfield SMLE!

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Vickers Gun at Lorenz but misses!

«Ground Combat» Riedel moves to engage Doyle in close quarters combat, but fails.

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves but misses!

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Bas in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Bas suffers 3 wound damage to his right chest.

«Ground Combat» Bas has been mortally wounded!

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

«Ground Combat» Can only engage at short range. Try +engaging your target, or +joining if they are in a sub-room.

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Vickers Gun at Lorenz but misses!

Bas aaaarghs out as he takes a bayonet to his chest, falling to the bottom of the trench.

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "Scheiss!".

Latimer stabs in utter, blind desperation, finally managing to connect with something.

Bas shouts, "AAAAAAARGH".

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves but misses!

Groves rushes to get between Bas and Latimer, trying to give someone with more meidcal knowledge time to save the man

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Riedel moves to engage Groves in close quarters combat, and succeeds!

«Medic Code» Doyle attempts to stabilise Bas and succeeds! Bas is gonna make it!

«Game» Bas unwields his Lee Enfield SMLE!

Groves has done all he can do, now he has to try to not die.

Doyle gives up on the machine gun and dives towards Bas to at least stop the bleeding.

«Ground Combat» Riedel attacks Groves in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Groves suffers 3 wound damage to his right chest.

«Ground Combat» Groves attacks Riedel in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Riedel suffers 6 wound damage to his head.

«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!! Riedel has been taken out!

Riedel turns his bayonet flailing onto Groves and manages to cut him…before suffering a stab to the head.

Groves takes a stinker to the ribcage and lashes out in pain and anger, right through an eye.

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves but misses!

Bas is all stabilised and stuff, but he's still prettymuch out of it in pain down at the bottom of the trench.

Doyle ducks and dashes away from Bas back to the machine gun, and starts pointing it westward.

«Ground Combat» Latimer moves to engage Doyle in close quarters combat, and succeeds!

Groves shouts in rage, "I'll deal with the last hun." And begins to advance, bloody and menacing, for a man of his small stature anyway.

But not before getting a Hun up in Doyle's grill. Ack.

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves and hits!

Groves suffers 4 wound damage to his head.

«Ground Combat» Groves moves to engage Latimer in close quarters combat, but fails.

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Doyle suffers 6 wound damage to its left leg.

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Vickers Gun at Latimer but misses!

Groves jumps at Latimer and takes a pretty well aimed bullet to the head, this takes him out of the fight for a bit.

Doyle yelps as his leg gets slashed and reacts by swinging the machine gun towards Latimer.

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer and hits!

Latimer suffers 1 wound damage to his right arm.

«Game» Doyle unwields its Vickers Gun!

Groves is too woosy to rush a man so he raises his rifle out of instinct and hope for the best.

«Ground Combat» Lorenz reloads his Kar98k!

Lorenz is out of ammo. Bugger. He reloads hastily.

«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Groves but misses!

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

«Equipment» Doyle has dropped Vickers Gun.

«Equipment» Doyle picks up Lee Enfield SMLE.

«Game» Doyle wields its Lee Enfield SMLE!

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but Doyle blocks it!

Groves empties his chamber and does a dummy charge at the hun to help Doyle get a blow in.

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

«Announcement from Death!» By the way. You can all run away north you know. Might be time to exercise that right.

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves but misses!

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but Latimer blocks it!

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

Lorenz continues to take pot-shots from the increasingly secure position of the road, as the trenches get bloodier.

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves but misses!

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but Latimer blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!

Groves continues to do his damndest to make the german feel threatened enough for Doyle to get a look in

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

Bas starts flinging mud balls, or something, to distract Latimer!

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

Doyle is all tangled up with Latimer, face red and growling, and now dodging mud balls.

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves but misses!

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

«Ground Combat» Groves reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

Latimer attacks with renewed fierceness.

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but Doyle blocks it!

Groves shouts, "ANYONE NOT SPEAKING GERMAN DOWN THE TRENCH?".

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "We're hangingon! Barely!".

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves but misses!

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

Groves shouts, "GOOD, WE'RE NOT QUITE DONE YET EITHER, HANG ON!".

«Ground Combat» You are not engaged to that person!

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but Doyle blocks it!

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Latimer suffers 1 wound damage to his head.

Doyle finally manages to knock the Hun's hat off.

«Game» Your combat stress is currently 19.

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves but misses!

Groves picks the hat up and runs away with it, a fine distraction!

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but Latimer blocks it!

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

Latimer is pretty banged up, and not very good with his bayonet, really. Likely just a German peasant boy, pressed into all this. He fights for his life, though!

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Lorenz reloads his Kar98k!

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

Doyle stumbles backwards and tries firing off a shot at the German.

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves and hits!

Groves suffers 6 wound damage to his left hand.

«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

Lorenz his something. He grins a shadowy grin.

Bas is in a lot of pain, but he continues on in the hole trying to do as much as he can with all the pain, grimacing a little, "Bloody hell! Keep fighting lads! Take this hun down and give 'em what for!"

Groves raises his hand to aim the gun, showing it above the trench line for a moment, this is a big mistake.

«Game» Groves assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Doyle suffers 4 wound damage to its head.

«Game» Bas tries to inspire the troops!

Latimer strikes out wildly.

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves but misses!

«Game» Your combat stress is currently 15.

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

Doyle keeps stabbing, perhaps a bit too tamely. Before he knows it, he gets a bayonet poking his head, and momentarily falls backwards to wipe some blood from his eyes.

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!

«Game» You must have at least 20 ticks before you can assist someone.

Groves has had it, he's closing with Latimer, however long it takes him.

«Game» You must have at least 20 ticks before you can assist someone.

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves but misses!

«Game» Bas assists Groves!

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

Bas is a hardass, encouraging his boys to kill Krauts, even though he should probably be making his way to safety!!

«Game» Bas assists Groves!

Groves though he still ducks at every gunshot, that german's a mean shot and no peasant boy, probably, after all only proffessional soldiers shoot like that

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Doyle suffers 2 wound damage to its left arm.

You say "Get in there Groves and help Doyle!"

«Game» Bas assists Groves!

«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Kar98k at Groves and hits!

Groves suffers 7 wound damage to his right chest.

«Ground Combat» Groves has been taken out!

Doyle swirls around, now just trying to even land a blow on Latimer.

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

Groves doesn't duck fast enough.

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Doyle suffers 4 wound damage to its left hand.

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "I have a wounded man. I need relief.".

Lorenz takes out his target to the north. He stops, panting, consider his next move.

Bas shouts, "WE'RE GETTING OVERRUN HERE!".

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Doyle fires its Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Doyle suffers 6 wound damage to its left arm.

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

Latimer seems intent on killing Doyle by a thousand cuts. He's at least well on his way.

Doyle fires blindly, feeling rather like a bull at the end of the bullfight.

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!

Bas shouts, "WE'RE GOING TO NEED HELP DOWN ON THE EAST END!".

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

From Polygon Wood, a male voice shouts, "We're trying! Bloody well shot up! Clear the trench. We'll shoot him!".

«Ground Combat» Doyle attacks Latimer in melee combat with its Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!

«Ground Combat» Lorenz moves West <W>.

«Ground Combat» Latimer attacks Doyle in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Doyle suffers 3 wound damage to its left arm.

Bas shouts, "ONE'S FLANKING YOU!".

«Game» Bas assists Doyle!

«Ground Combat» Doyle has been mortally wounded!

Latimer finally nicks an artery.

Doyle keeps swinging in his fury. "Won't you just die?!" Before he drops.

«Medic Code» You need the first aid skill to stabilise people.

Bas shouts, "DOYLE'S DOWN!".

«Game» You have 50 ticks stored!

Latimer seems to assume Bas is a goner anyone, and so starts looking about for other dastardly Tommys.

«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at William and hits!

William suffers 1 wound damage to his left arm.

Doyle is so exhausted that he just lays at the bottom of the trench, staring upward through the blood.

Latimer makes himself a home in this fine trench.

«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at William and hits!

William suffers 7 wound damage to his left hand.

«Ground Combat» Bas moves West <W>.

Turner says "Let's get out of here, Sergeant!"

«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner and hits!

Turner suffers 1 wound damage to his left arm.

You say "Bloody hell! Is it just us?"

Turner says "We got hit by a bloody shell … Nurse and the others made it out."

Bas has managed to scramble down the line, "I can't lift my rifle." He says, "Let's fall back yeah… I hate to do it, but go."

"Poor Will.", Turner laments, scowling as he takes a graze to the arm.

«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!

«Ground Combat» Bas moves out of Slit Trench.

William takes a hit to the arm and finally goes down; He slumps over somewhere in the trenches, out of sight.

You say "C'mon Turner!"

Turner moves to follow Bas but appears to be a bloodied remanant of his usual self. He struggles to run using his rifle to haul himself along.

«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!

«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!

"C'mon Turner!" Bas shouts as he moves along.

Turner hobbles around, trying to desperately get out of the trench as he takes fire.

«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner and hits!

Turner suffers 2 wound damage to his head.

«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!! Turner has been taken out!

Henry and Lilian are in Foxholes, sort of watching things play out to the south. Which means… now they're moving, because it doesn't look so hot.

«Ground Combat» Henry moves out of Foxhole.

«Ground Combat» Lilian moves out of Foxhole.

Lilian was hunkered in the fox hole, but on hearing the firing start up again, she will follow Henry.

"They got Turner and William." Bas says as he moves up hastily. He's got a bullet wound in his chest, that looks like it's been hastily patched up a bit, and he doesn't look to be able to lift his rifle." The rest on the east end were taken out too."

«Game» Bas assists Lilian!

«Game» Bas assists Lilian!

«Game» Bas assists Lilian!

Lilian winces, hearing that. She looks grateful for the help up. "Ah, don't - slow too much," She notes quietly.

«Announcement from Death!» Okay, game over man, game over

«Game» Ypres Salient is no longer a war zone!

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