9/13/2014
05:04 PM
«Ground Combat» Teamann reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Game» Teamann moves into Front Line Trench.
«Game» Doyle wields his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Ground Combat» Doyle reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Game» The enemy is near… Ypres Salient is now a war zone!
Well Turner had been dreading the rumors of impending action - no longer do they get to sit in their comfortable trenches and get shelled - oh no. Now they get to go over and brave Hun machine guns. Even better (acting?) Corporal Turner has been given the task of taking his section of men over the top. "Alright, lads. Check your weapons and leave behind anything that'll weigh you down.", he mutters, doing much the same as he leaves some extraneous gear behind.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins moves into Front Line Trench.
«Ground Combat» Death moves into Front Line Trench.
«Game» Tompkins wields his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Equipment» Death has dropped .303 British x 1000.
«Equipment» Tompkins picks up 300 x .303 British .
«Equipment» Tompkins has dropped Vickers Gun.
Groves has a tot of brandy from somewhere, a finger of the stuff in a dented tin cup. He hears Turner's orders and drains the cup quickly so as not to spill in the confusion. He's already divested of his heavier kit. Mostly carrying only his rifle and some spare ammunition, that and a letter in his front pocket. He secretes the empty mug somewhere in the new trench and looks among his comrades
«Equipment» Tompkins has dropped Vickers Gun.
«Equipment» Tompkins has dropped .303 British x 200.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Equipment» Turner picks up 151 x .303 British .
Davies is making sure his rifle is loaded. It's not so much double-checking by this time as triple or quadruple-checking. He watches the older men around him as The Time draws near, particularly newly bounced-up Turner.
Teamann is back! Teamann finally mended. His hand had been giving him trouble, and he fidgets his way to greatness and to return. He seems uncertain about this charging business, as he's seen what's happened to the poor bastards who already have. He wriggles a bit and looks around.
Henry looks none too pleased about the job set out before them. He's been on the defending side often enough, watched enough Germans walk forward into his sights only to meet their end, to be rather nervous about reversing things and taking their place. Of course, its not the first time they've attacked a position - but its nervous work all the same. "At least we'll have more cover than on that road into Thierry."
«Ground Combat» Davies moves out of Front Line Trench.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins moves out of Front Line Trench.
«Ground Combat» Groves moves out of Front Line Trench.
Doyle spends a few minutes hunched over, checking over his gear and lightening the load. His face tightens slightly as he moves his left arm. It's still a bit gimpy, but tolerable, for now anyways. Straightening up, he glances around at the others, and gives Davies a solemn nod before looking down again to examine his rifle.
«Ground Combat» Doyle moves out of Front Line Trench.
«Ground Combat» Teamann moves out of Front Line Trench.
"When we engage we'll volley from cover and try to pick off their machinegunners first. Then our faster lads will push forward into the trenches - we got any champion sprinters here I shold know about?", Turner inquires, looking about as he knows he's asking who wants to get shot at first. He checks the bayonet on his rifle and checks his watch. Arty should be starting soon.
«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» 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).
Groves looks to Davies and puts a brave smile on his face before turning back to enemy lines and squinting in that general direction. He licks his lips to get as much of the rum in him as he can. He's not done this before, despite being a proffessional soldier. He keeps looking back along the trench, expecting the whistle before the promised artillery even starts. He raises a hand as the shells come down, "I was a runner before I was a rifleman, I'll go straight for the trench."
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 3).
«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).
Davies doesn't look up at Turner while he's talking, though he's listening. Until the thunder of the artillery starts. Then, that's all he can hear. His eyes go up toward the treetops of the wood. Some of which are being blown away by shells at this moment. He returns that nod from Doyle and smile from Groves with a quick head-tip. It's probably meant to look eager, but seems more jittery than anything else.
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 3).
«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» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 3).
«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» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 3).
«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» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 3).
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).
"Right, lads. Get into position. We move out once the arty stops.", Turner remarks, getting into a position to go over the top. They even gave him a little whistle which he now keeps in his mouth.
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).
«Ground Combat» You are now peeking into Polygon Wood.
«Artillery» 18pdr gun artillery barrage batters Polygon Wood ineffectually.
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 3).
Teamann is fidgety as ever. He was probably the kid who got beaten for not sitting still. His childhood was likely a haze of spankings. Oh well. he seems nervous, having just healed. But he smiles weakly at the others, glad to be out of the infirmary.
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).
Groves moves over to the trench ladder, ready to go in as the first wave as soon as the whistle goes.
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 3).
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 0.
Tompkins has spent the better part of the last week or so in the hospital with a head wound, among others, and is only just now returning to service. He doesn't look thrilled about it, sucking on a cigarette and looking around twitchily as the shelling continues.
«Artillery» 18pdr gun artillery barrage batters Polygon Wood ineffectually.
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 3).
Doyle puffs out his cheeks in an exhale, gripping his rifle. "Hey, Davies… Reckon this artillery will do the job for us?"
The shrill sound of the whistle emanates from Turner's lips as the last shell falls! And then he's going over the top with the rest of the lads.
«Ground Combat» Groves moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Groves arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Ground Combat» Turner moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Turner arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Ground Combat» Doyle moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Doyle arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Artillery» 18pdr gun artillery barrage batters Polygon Wood ineffectually.
«Artillery» Artillery barrage at Polygon Wood has lifted!
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 3).
«Ground Combat» You cannot just move through exits at will when an area is declared a warzone. You must use the +move command. You also cannot move through an exit while engaged in close quarters combat, you have to disengage first.
«Ground Combat» Davies moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Davies arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Groves but misses!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Turner but misses!
Davies falls close behind the other lads, white-faced, almost holding his breath. He lets it out in a gasp when the bullets start flying.
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Davies but misses!
Groves jogs along right into some shell fire, this apparently doesn't stop him, he continues at a steady pace as the lead starts to turn up from the actual enemy, bayonet levelled and dodging trees he continues as best he can.
«Ground Combat» Teamann moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Teamann arrive at Polygon Wood.
Henry takes a breath as the artillery finishes its barrage and prepares to move forward. Charge? Well, not exactly. He's still moving quietly through the trees, or at least as much s as he can manage!
«Ground Combat» Henry moves South <S>.
Doyle dashes forward and eats dirt as the MG bullets start to rip through the air.
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Teamann but misses!
Turner keeps to the trees as the MG 08 opens up on his position. "Take that MG out lads!", he shouts.
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Doyle but misses!
Henry jogs up in the rear. He's totally not a charge the enemy trenches sort. Ducking tree to tree, he keeps an eye out ahead, and even tries to trace the incoming shots back toward their sources. The machineguns, at least… are easy to pick out.
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Turner but misses!
«Ground Combat» You are now peeking into Polygon Wood.
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Groves and hits!
Groves suffers 3 wound damage to his abdomen.
Davies hits the forest floor, in a flourish of dirt and fallen leaves. He peers toward the sound of machine gun fire, hands fumbling to get his rifle in some sort of position.
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
Doyle wriggles forward a bit on his good elbow. "I see him!"
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Dierk! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
Turner says "Groves get to bloody cover!"
Dierk starts shooting up Tommies, but there are quite a few trees out there, and bullets tend to hit those rather than flesh.
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Turner but misses!
«Game» Stumpff assists Dierk!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Turner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Doyle fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
Groves continues to pace onwards as others fall to the ground around and behind him, as rifle fire kicks out behind him he takes a burst of MG to the stomach. He continues to advance as best he can, leaning agaisnt the odd tree for a break every so often.
«Game» Stumpff assists Dierk!
Doyle takes a chance at returning fire. "We've got another one!"
Davies blinks. "I see…three of them. One on the machine, and another couple with him in the trench south of us."
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Turner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Dierk but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Groves arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Ground Combat» You fail to line up successfully on your target. Try again!
"Move up and cover, Groves!", Turner shouts as bullets spray around his tree.
«Ground Combat» Doyle fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
«Ground Combat» Bethmann fires his Gewehr 98 at Groves but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Dierk! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
Groves suddenly realises he's still a long long way from a trench and takes the opportunity to duck behind a tree in the hope of making a dash soon.
«Game» Stumpff assists Dierk!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Davies but misses!
Davies gulps as Groves charges forward, and forces himself to move forth to follow him. With seemingly agonizing slowness, the bullets seeming to fly in slow motion around the trees.
Henry can see the machinegunner, but the fire he's laying down provides cover of its own, which provides a not-inconsideble obstacle to him drawing a proper line of fire. "Almost…"
«Ground Combat» Doyle fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Teamann but misses!
«Ground Combat» Teamann moves into Foxhole.
«Ground Combat» You successfully snipe Dierk! Your accuracy is 32!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Dierk and hits!
Dierk suffers 1 wound damage to his right arm.
«Game» Stumpff assists Dierk!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Henry but misses!
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 0.
«Ground Combat» You notice Tompkins arrive at Polygon Wood.
Dierk gets winged. "Gott in Himmel!". But he knows who shot him, and gives him some love.
«Game» Stumpff assists Dierk!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Henry but misses!
«Ground Combat» Bethmann fires his Gewehr 98 at Groves but misses!
"Got him… well sorta," Henry calls out, and then as the machinegun turns his way, he ducks around behind a tree. NOPE.
«Ground Combat» Doyle fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Turner but misses!
«Game» Stumpff assists Dierk!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Groves but misses!
Turner says "Henry! See if you can get him with defilade fire …"
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Dierk with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 22 percent!
«Game» Turner assists Henry!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Dierk! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
Davies does a runner, into the breach. He is a fast lad, so at least there's that.
Doyle keeps firing, wondering if he's hitting anything other than these bloody trees. Maybe it's worth getting in their face after all.
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Henry but misses!
«Game» Stumpff assists Dierk!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Henry but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Davies arrive at Polygon Wood.
Groves is pretty pinned down right at this moment, but he's crawling forward still, waiting for a chance to rush the gun post.
"Defilade?" Henry's vocabularity isn't quite that broad. But if it means 'shoot the guy again', he knows how that works. However, the bullets are raining around his little tree, keeping him from lining up a shot.
«Ground Combat» Bethmann fires his Gewehr 98 at Davies but misses!
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 38.
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Dierk but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
Bethmann is a short distance from the machine gun team, but every so often his rifle protrudes from the parapet, and some shots vanish into the woods.
Davies races toward the German trench, and Groves' position, panting. Likely less from exertion as from sheer terror at running toward a machine gun nest.
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Davies and hits!
Davies suffers 6 wound damage to his right hand.
Davies suffers 1 wound damage to his left chest.
Dierk spots someone getting a bit close, and the machinegun tears into him!
Turner scowls as his shots seem to land anywhere but - he scowls a bit more as he sees Davies get winged bad.
«Ground Combat» Doyle moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Doyle arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Stumpff and hits!
Stumpff suffers 7 wound damage to his right chest.
«Ground Combat» Stumpff has been mortally wounded!
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk and hits!
Hits hard cover.
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 37.
Stumpff falls back, shot through the chest. "Ach…".
Groves looks over his shoulder as Davies falls down, he's not sure whether the boy took fir eor is taking cover, so he continues to edge up behind a convenient fallen tree trunk.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Dierk with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 14 percent!
«Medic Code» Bethmann attempts to stabilise Stumpff and succeeds! Stumpff is gonna make it!
«Game» Stumpff unwields his Gewehr 98!
Davies gets torn into indeed, one bullet ripping a nasty wound through his arm. He hits the forest floor in another of those dirt-clouds-of-desperation.
«Ground Combat» Groves moves into Front Line Trench.
Teamann creeps along. He pops into cover, to take a few potshots, before slinking along once more. He looks worried, fridgeting.
Groves makes a mad dash for the trench, and suddenly he's in, now where's that gunner.
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Turner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Doyle fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
"Roight lads! Move in while they're surpressed! Back our lads up!", Turner shouts, not quite sprinting forward himself but rising out of cover and moving forward to make sure the whole element is moving with him.
«Ground Combat» Teamann moves out of Foxhole.
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Doyle but misses!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Doyle but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
Davies crawls desperately toward the trench. Whatever or whoever's in there, it's better than the open.
Tompkins is a little slow to react, but he manages to get a decent angle on Stumpff and takes the shot in time before heading for the trench after the others.
Bethmann spends a moment bandaging his fallen compadre, but then when he sees he's not going to die after all, he gets back to shooting the ever approaching Tommies.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins moves into Foxhole.
Henry fires off another quick shot, and then rolls back around onto the close side of his tree, breathing hard. He tries to calm down a bit, eying the targets ahead. Charge? Ugh.
«Ground Combat» Bethmann fires his Gewehr 98 at Doyle but misses!
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 35.
«Ground Combat» Groves moves to engage Dierk in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Doyle and hits!
Doyle suffers 8 wound damage to his right hand.
«Ground Combat» Davies moves into Front Line Trench.
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Bethmann! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Teamann but misses!
«Ground Combat» Doyle fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
Davies lets out a scream - still the more terrified kind than the bloodthirsty kind - and dives into the trench.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins moves out of Foxhole.
Groves is comfortable with the good old bayonet charge, he goes straight for the MG, it's like the training grounds, except there's a lot more blood and a lot of it is his.
Stumpff crawls away to the west…a s best he can.
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Bethmann but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
«Ground Combat» Groves attacks Dierk in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Bethmann fires his Gewehr 98 at Groves but misses!
«Game» Bethmann unwields his Gewehr 98!
«Game» Bethmann wields his Stielhandgranate!
«Ground Combat» Davies moves to engage Bethmann in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
«Ground Combat» Doyle fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Dierk but misses!
Groves wonders for a brief horrible moment why he doesn't get a grenade
Bethmann has a new toy. Unlike the BEF, someone is ready for trench warfare, as he pulls out a bomb, with a big stick attached to it.
«Ground Combat» You fail to line up successfully on your target. Try again!
Davies does more screaming and rushing, this time toward Bethmann.
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Turner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves attacks Dierk in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
«Game» Davies stymies Bethmann!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Dierk! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
Teamann notices - what is it Bethmann is doi— oh snap. RUN. To stop him!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Doyle and hits!
Doyle suffers 5 wound damage to his abdomen.
«Ground Combat» Doyle has been mortally wounded!
«Ground Combat» Groves attacks Dierk in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Dierk fires his MG 08 at Teamann but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Bethmann blocks it!
«Ground Combat» Teamann moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Teamann arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Ground Combat» Bethmann fires his Stielhandgranate at Davies but misses!
«Ground Combat» Bethmann fires his Stielhandgranate at Groves and hits!
Groves suffers 4 wound damage to his right chest.
Groves suffers 3 wound damage to his right hand.
Groves suffers 6 wound damage to his right leg.
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Dierk but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
The IC time is October 1914!
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 31.
Bethmann lobs the grenade, somewhere down the trench. It explodes, amidst the Tommies! Then he reaches for his gun hurriedly as one of those Toms is right next to him.
«Game» Bethmann wields his Gewehr 98!
Davies is thrown against the trench wall when the grenade blast goes off. Lucky him, he was close enough to the German with it to avoid shrapnel. He was the lucky one.
Groves would shout help for help for Doyles but he's too busy being blown to hell with a big bomb. Somehow after that he's still stabbing the MGer
«Ground Combat» Groves attacks Dierk in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Dierk suffers 3 wound damage to his right hand.
The IC time is October 1914!
«Ground Combat» You fail to line up successfully on your target. Try again!
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Game» Dierk unwields his MG 08!
Dierk abandons gun!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Dierk! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
Turner is running forward, a bit more confident now that the MG is no longer firing. "Get in there lads! The gun is down!", he shouts.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Tompkins arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Teamann and hits!
Teamann suffers 3 wound damage to his left arm.
Groves gives Dierk a stab wound to go with his bullet wound, pretty much slipping in his juices as he tries to stab some more
«Ground Combat» Groves attacks Dierk in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Bethmann blocks it!
«Game» Dierk wields his Gewehr 98!
«Ground Combat» Stumpff moves West <W>.
«Ground Combat» You successfully snipe Dierk! Your accuracy is 27!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Dierk and hits!
Dierk suffers 8 wound damage to his head.
«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!! Dierk has been taken out!
Dierk sprays Groves with brainz.
Groves looks on it horror as the MGer gets a bayonet out, the horror does not subside when the mans head explodes before his eyes.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Tompkins but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Bethmann! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Christoph fires his Gewehr 98 at Tompkins but misses!
«Ground Combat» Teamann moves into Front Line Trench.
«Ground Combat» Bethmann attacks Davies in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!
finally draws a bead on Dierk. Maybe it would haev been more useful when he was machinegunning everyone, but hey. At least he saves someone the trouble of getting close and bayonettting him.
Teamann has been shot, again. He just got out of the infirmary! teamann hissses in pain and finally scrambles into the trench.
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» You successfully snipe Bethmann! Your accuracy is 22!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Bethmann and hits!
Hits hard cover.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
Groves is pretty much useless in close combat not half of his body has been blown out, so he tries to find the enemy fire and shoot back instead.
«Ground Combat» Teamann moves to engage Bethmann in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Bethmann! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Bethmann attacks Teamann in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but Teamann blocks it!
Bethmann finds himself backed into a corner, uh oh.
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Bethmann but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
«Ground Combat» Christoph fires his Gewehr 98 at Groves but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies attempts to disengage from close quarters combat with Bethmann, and does not succeed..
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Bethmann! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 26.
Davies tries to scramble away from Bethmann, in the vague direction of poor Doyle. Which may not be the wisest thing, but he has no look of wisdom about him. It's a harder task than it looks, at any rate.
«Ground Combat» Bethmann attacks Davies in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!
Groves takes stock of the situation for a little bit then shouts "Teaman, can you get Doyle's insides back on the inside? For the love of god!"
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
Turner shouts, "WE'RE COMING LADS! FINISH THAT JERRY AND RETURN FIRE INTO THE REST OF THE TRENCH! WE'LL HOLD!".
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Tompkins but misses!
«Ground Combat» Teamann attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Bethmann blocks it!
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Bethmann but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
Teamann looks alarmed, "No… I don't know how- I'm sorry!" He's fit to burst into tears, taking a swing and a stab at Bethmann.
«Ground Combat» Bethmann attacks Teamann in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Bethmann! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
Bethmann is like a frickin' ninja, as he sweeps Teamann's swing aside, and then stabs at him.
«Ground Combat» Christoph fires his Gewehr 98 at Tompkins but misses!
Groves looks around, Teaman is in combat, who's out of the trench? Oh Tompkins. "Tompkins, are you first aid trained?" He shouts futilely
«Ground Combat» Davies attempts to disengage from close quarters combat with Bethmann, and does not succeed..
«Ground Combat» You successfully snipe Bethmann! Your accuracy is 23!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Bethmann and hits!
Bethmann suffers 4 wound damage to his right arm.
«Ground Combat» Turner moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Turner arrive at Polygon Wood.
Davies manages to get away from the German. "I can do a bit, if I can get out in time," he says, though Tompkins is certainly in better position. It's an agonizingly slow climb out of the trench.
«Ground Combat» You fail to line up successfully on your target. Try again!
«Ground Combat» Bethmann attacks Teamann in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Teamann suffers 3 wound damage to his left chest.
«Ground Combat» Teamann attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Bethmann blocks it!
Turner makes a run for Doyle whom he sees is down and bleeding out.
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
Ninja or not, Henry has Bethman's number. Davies and Teamann can decide how they feel about him taking shots into their little melee…
Teamann does not seem to be faring well in this fight with Bethmann. At least he's distractd, right?
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Bethmann! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
Davies takes a potshot at Bethmann. Which does no one any good, but it might spook the German.
«Ground Combat» Christoph fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!
«Medic Code» Turner attempts to stabilise Doyle but fails and Doyle expires…
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Tompkins and hits!
Tompkins suffers 8 wound damage to his right leg.
«Ground Combat» You successfully snipe Bethmann! Your accuracy is 23!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Bethmann and hits!
Bethmann suffers 8 wound damage to his left chest.
«Ground Combat» Bethmann has been taken out!
Groves sees turner turn up and breaths a sigh of relief, corporal's hear now, everything will be ok.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
Davies slumps back against the trench, looking this way and that to try and get a bead on where the gunfire's coming from.
Henry makes one more slight adjustment from his last shot… and boom. How he manages to shoot a guy in melee through the heart? Don't think about it too hard. He's that good!
Bethmann falls back, shot. No doubt making Teamann happy. Well, aside from the mandatory blood spray of course.
«Ground Combat» Christoph fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!
Tompkins might have attempted to help Doyle, but one his way over Lorenz blows his right leg to hell. That'll definitely slow a guy down.
Groves tries to give information,"one German witha rifle west, proabably one east. A wounded one with no weapon west, no idea what he's doing- oh he's running."
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
Turner takes cover down near Doyle, attempting to patch the boy up but there's blood everywhere. He struggles with the bandages but scowls as they fail to stop the bleeding. The life fades from Doyle's eyes and he gives a pained shout. "Clear the trenches!", he shouts, his voice nearly catching in his mouth. Bullets whizz past him and Turner seems not to care. He's angry now.
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Christoph but misses!
Teamann is dinged up, looking horrified as Doyle bleeds out. He grits his teeth, barely fidgeting and turns his sighs west.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
Davies makes an attempt to shoot the German east of them. Unsuccessfully, but with his hand in its current state, he's probably just glad the force of the rifle doesn't detach it.
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Christoph but misses!
«Ground Combat» Henry moves East <E>.
HENRY BEGINS HIS LITTLE SIDE EXCURSION HERE
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 18.
«Ground Combat» You are now peeking into Polygon Wood.
Bits of skull and grey matter spray over one of the trees where Christoph once stood.
«Ground Combat» Henry moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» Henry moves into Slit Trench.
«Game» Henry loots the body of Christoph
«Ground Combat» Henry moves West <W>.
HENRY's MERRY FLANKING MANEUVER IN THE WRONG DIRECTION ENDS!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
Davies swings his rifle west to assist with the Jerries there.
Henry returns from wherever he was, stalking down the trench… from the east? "All clear that way."
«Ground Combat» Tompkins moves into Front Line Trench.
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
Turner says "Aye, Henry! A few of them! Take them out!"
Tompkins finally reaches the edge of the trench and slides in with a groan.
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
Groves swears creatively, "Another one."
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
"Do you want me to go around and try and flank 'em the other way?" Henry considers. "I figured you were taking fire from either side, but I guess I picked the wrong way."
«Ground Combat» You are now peeking into Polygon Wood.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
Oscar continues running.
Turner says "They've at least three in there … fresh too. IF you can't hit anything point targets out to Henry."
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
«Game» Not a valid style to select. Use +styles to see what styles are available.
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 9.
«Ground Combat» Turner reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Latimer! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
«Ground Combat» Von Stroheim fires his Gewehr 98 at Teamann but misses!
Davies just hunkers down and keeps shooting his gun. It seems the thing to do just now.
«Ground Combat» Oscar moves into Slit Trench.
So much for that idea. As a bullet comes whizzing over, Henry drops down. "Well, I'm not heading out if they've got a bead on me." He starts looking to put some shots back the other way.
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz and hits!
Hits hard cover.
Oscar slides into the trench.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Ground Combat» You try and snipe Latimer but miss! Your accuracy was 34 percent!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Latimer with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
«Game» Turner assists Latimer!
Groves looks up for a moment, trying to work out in the cacaphony of battle where all the shooting has come from.
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Latimer! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Teamann and hits!
Hits hard cover.
«Game» Turner assists Henry!
«Ground Combat» Davies reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
Lorenz spots someone and shoots! and a little bit of dirt kicks up into Teamann.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
Davies pauses to reload his rifle. With his left hand, which is awkward. He's a righty, but his right hand is still a bloody mess.
«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Davies but misses!
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Latimer but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
Teamann eeps, as dirt goes flying. He's still a mess and hisses softly.
«Ground Combat» You fail to line up successfully on your target. Try again!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» Teamann reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
Groves peers south, and hisses, "What the hell is that?"
«Ground Combat» You fail to line up successfully on your target. Try again!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Groves but misses!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
Groves starts shooting south, "Just one, he was trying to rush us with a pistol? I'll tell you when he moves up, keep shooting west."
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Von Stroheim fires his C96 at Davies but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» You try and snipe Lorenz but miss! Your accuracy was 16 percent!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Lorenz with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
Davies cringes when he's narrowly missed by a pistol. It would've been a higher-class way to die than a rifle, at least.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer and hits!
Latimer suffers 8 wound damage to his left hand.
«Ground Combat» Lorenz reloads his Gewehr 98!
Latimer screams as a bullet tears through his hand.
«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Tompkins but misses!
Henry is now just bogged down into the normal routine, exchanging fire up and down the trench.
Lorenz is getting a bit low on bullets, as he fumbles with his rifle.
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
Groves is doing his best to nap the guy who brought a pistol to a gunfight, who's on a road in a trench fight.
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
Turner says "Hold it here lads … This is more than defensible."
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Gewehr 98 at Tompkins but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 15.
Davies nods at the order to 'hold.' He's not sorry to hear it, even as sorry as his aim is just now.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Groves but misses!
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Lorenz but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Ground Combat» Latimer reloads his Gewehr 98!
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Gewehr 98 at Groves but misses!
«Ground Combat» Henry reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
Groves is very happy to sit here shooting as long as he still has ammunition, by this point he's only leaving by stretcher anyway.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Game» Turner assists Henry!
«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
Teamann is happy to stay in cover.
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» You notice Von Stroheim arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Tompkins reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
Teamann blinks. Is that a mustachio'd Hun coming at them? IT IS.
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Groves but misses!
Von Stroheim charges for the trench.
Davies points vigorously at Von Stroheim. Here one comes!
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Gewehr 98 at Teamann but misses!
Groves informs the rest of the trench "Here comes that maniac with a pistol!"
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
Turner says "Take that Hun out!"
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 13.
«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Lorenz but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 12.
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
Von Stroheim suddenly becomes the focus of all the rifle fire. He continues pumping his crazy legs.
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
Lorenz covers the Boss as best he can!
Tompkins has found a decent angle to prop himself up at, and manages to get his rifle and his hands steady enough for a moment to give Latimer some trouble. A string of misses follow, and he's forced to stop and reload, something he does more quickly as Von Stroheim comes charging.
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Davies but misses!
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Gewehr 98 at Teamann but misses!
«Ground Combat» Von Stroheim moves into Front Line Trench.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies moves to engage Von Stroheim in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
«Ground Combat» You try and snipe Lorenz but miss! Your accuracy was 24 percent!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Lorenz with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner moves to engage Von Stroheim in close quarters combat, but fails.
Davies lunges at Von Stroheim - with his buy-now-trademarked desperation.
«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
Henry reloads and resumes trying to find a good angle to fire on the Germans. It's tricky, where their own men and the incoming fire keep him from drawing a shot, but he does his best. The suprise of the Pointy Hat man leaping into the trench doesn't help!
«Ground Combat» Von Stroheim fires his C96 at Davies and hits!
Davies suffers 7 wound damage to his left leg.
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Von Stroheim in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Von Stroheim blocks it!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
Von Stroheim pops away with his pistol.
Davies gets a sliced-up leg, to go with his shot-up hand.
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 18.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
Groves fires off one last shot at the pistol wielding hun and turns back to the west, that's as uch as he can do on this front/
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim and hits!
Von Stroheim suffers 4 wound damage to his right leg.
«Ground Combat» Turner moves to engage Von Stroheim in close quarters combat, but fails.
«Ground Combat» Latimer fires his Gewehr 98 at Groves and hits!
Hits hard cover.
Teamann is in awe. That's a man. With a moustache. Charging. With a pistol. Okay.
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Lorenz but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Von Stroheim in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Von Stroheim blocks it!
«Ground Combat» Von Stroheim fires his C96 at Davies but misses!
Von Stroheim continues firing his pistol, despite the pain.
Turner says "Finish the Hun prick in the trench! Then worry about the rest."
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
Groves has to duck for a few moments, and climb painfully back to a suitable firing position that wont hurt like heck.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
Davies just starts stabbing at anything somewhat close to that mustache. He doesn't want to get pistol-shot again.
Groves follows orders
«Ground Combat» Turner moves to engage Von Stroheim in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
«Ground Combat» Latimer reloads his Gewehr 98!
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Von Stroheim in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 17.
«Ground Combat» Von Stroheim fires his C96 at Turner and hits!
Turner suffers 7 wound damage to his right hand.
«Ground Combat» You successfully snipe Lorenz! Your accuracy is 54!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Lorenz and hits!
Lorenz suffers 4 wound damage to his left arm.
«Ground Combat» Oscar reloads its Gewehr 98!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Von Stroheim in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Von Stroheim in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
Henry is still putting fire down to the west. They're shooting back and he doesn't want to just let up on the Huns - or turn his eyes from them. He finally manages to land a shot, tagging one of the Germans shooting at him in the arm. That should tilt the odds of their little shooting match.
«Ground Combat» Lorenz reloads his Gewehr 98!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim but misses!
«Ground Combat» Von Stroheim fires his C96 at Turner and hits!
Turner suffers 6 wound damage to his right leg.
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Von Stroheim and hits!
Von Stroheim suffers 7 wound damage to his left hand.
Lorenz was getting into a bit of a duel with Henry there, but it looks like he's the on the losing end, as a bullet tears into him.
Turner growls as he takes a bullet straight through the hand and nearly drops his rifle. Stabbity stabbity. Then one in the leg. He keeps stabbing.
Von Stroheim continues soaking up bullets, but keeps working the pistol.
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Lorenz but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Von Stroheim in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Von Stroheim suffers 5 wound damage to his right hand.
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Von Stroheim in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
Teamann fidgets again, horrified as the Hun keeps coming.
Davies finally manages to hit something as he thrusts his bayonet around.
«Ground Combat» Latimer moves out of Slit Trench.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer and hits!
Latimer suffers 3 wound damage to his head.
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Gewehr 98 at Tompkins but misses!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
«Game» Groves assists Henry!
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Von Stroheim in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» You successfully snipe Lorenz! Your accuracy is 50!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Lorenz and hits!
Lorenz suffers 4 wound damage to his left arm.
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Von Stroheim in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Von Stroheim fires his C96 at Davies but misses!
Lorenz has had enough of this shit.
«Ground Combat» Groves reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
Henry has a decent bead on Lorenz now it seems, putting another bullet in the German, unbothered by the return fire. He lines up another
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Von Stroheim in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Von Stroheim fires his C96 at Davies but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Von Stroheim in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Von Stroheim suffers 3 wound damage to his left hand.
«Ground Combat» Von Stroheim has been mortally wounded!
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
Von Stroheim is left with a stump for his foolish heroism. He collapses as his blood pressure drops.
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Lorenz but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
Von Stroheim sprays everywhere, too.
Davies scrambles back from the mustached German, covered in blood. Some of which isn't his own. He stammers, "N-nice one," at Turner, then prepares to resume shooting again.
Turner takes exception to being shot up by Von Stronheim and brings his bayonet hard down on Von Stronheim's pistol wielding hand.
Groves turns away from the fight now the Von Stroheim falls to the floor, he tries to find the germans to the west again.
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz moves out of Slit Trench.
Lorenz makes a break for it, running south through the crossfire!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer but misses!
Teamann looks horrified, but relieved all at once.
Groves sees germans running, that's a novelty.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
Latimer follows the retreat, too.
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Latimer and hits!
Latimer suffers 7 wound damage to his head.
«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!! Latimer has been taken out!
«Ground Combat» You attempt to snipe Lorenz but you think you'll miss, and hold your fire a moment waiting for a better shot. Try +snipe again to set yourself up once more.
Latimer plorps.
«Ground Combat» Oscar moves out of Slit Trench.
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
"No yeh don't yeh Hun bastard.", Turner shouts, as he pops his head.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
Oscar has had enough of his buddies dying. He makes a break for it!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz and hits!
Lorenz suffers 4 wound damage to his abdomen.
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Lorenz with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 39 percent!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
Davies keeps shooting at the fleeing Germans. Unclear if he really understands taht they're retreating, but he fully intends to keep shooting.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«AngelOfDeath» Von Stroheim breathes his last…
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
Henry loses Lorenz for a second as he climbs out of the trench, but it doesn't keep him from continuing to fire. After all the bullets the two have exchanged, he doesn't seem in a charitable mood.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Lorenz with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 40 percent!
«Ground Combat» Davies reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
Groves is shooting more slugishly now, it seems his mouth and trigger finger were the last to go, at least he's shut up now. Still shooting though.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Game» Groves loots the body of Von Stroheim
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz and hits!
Lorenz suffers 3 wound damage to his right chest.
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Lorenz with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 40 percent!
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar and hits!
Oscar suffers 6 wound damage to its right arm.
Turner says "Keep plugging away boys … more we kill today. The less we face tomorrow!"
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Lorenz with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 40 percent!
Oscar doesn't need an arm to run. He stumbles for a bit, then continues his mad dash to safety.
Lorenz is well across the field now. He hears shooting, but its mostly aimed at targets behind him. He's gonna make it!
Groves hopefully sends a hun to hospital for as long as he's going away, and mistakenly kicks the pistol out of moustaches hand/
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves tries to fire his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but his weapon is jammed!
«Ground Combat» Teamann reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Lorenz with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 41 percent!
«Ground Combat» Oscar moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Ground Combat» Lorenz moves South <S>.
Davies stammers, "I-I don't see no more. They ran off." As if that wasn't self-evident.
«Ground Combat» Turner reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
Groves looks down at his rifle, he's pulling the trigger but it's nothing's coming out, yet onether thing that's not working for him. He slumps down instead, the need for him to shoot seems to have ended, huh a pistol.
Henry fires a few more off after that one retreating German. It's less than thrilling to have their little 'duel' end inconclusively, but he does remark, "With the number of bullets I put in that one, I don't think he'll be back 'tomorrow', or any time soon. Gut shots are nasty."
«Ground Combat» Henry reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
Turner has only adrenaline to help him load his rifle as his leg and arms are pretty badly torn up. "Good bloody job lads … I … keep your eyes open. Not sure how the rest of our boys did.", Turner remarks, reaching for bandages after he finihses, trying to stop the bleeding.
Groves looks around at everyone else in the trench, quietly suspecting that no one else on their side is turning up to fight tomorow either. Speaking of which. "Can anyone see our reserves?" He breathes hopefully.
Davies slumps back against the trench wall, to try and make bandages out of the handkerchief in his pocket, to stem the bleeding in his hand and leg.
"East was clear when I circled around that way," Henry comments as he looks back over his shoulder. "Sorry about that, if I'd had a little better intel and gone west, we coulda wiped up those last 3 a lot faster."
«Equipment» Turner picks up C96.
Davies just sort of blinks at Henry. Before turning to blink at Turner. "You figure there'll be more coming…corporal?"
«Game» Groves unjams his Lee Enfield SMLE!
"Hard to bloody say. Keep just keep your eyes on our flanks and south. We don't know if our lads were as lucky on their runs. They might be diverting to face us next.", Turner advises, grabbing a trophy from the fallen officer.
«Equipment» Turner picks up 7.92-57 x 20.
«Ground Combat» You are now peeking into Major road.
Groves props himself up so he's looking south and starts unjamming his rifle with one hand. He sort of looks around "At least we're all alive." He mutters, before doing a quick head count, "Someone did get to Doyle in time right?" It's been a long time since he thought about Doyle, in fact last time he he thought about him he was shouing bloody murder.
«Artillery» Minenwerfer artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (11 2).
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).
Turner says "Get DOWN!"
«Artillery» Minenwerfer artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (11 2).
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).
Henry glances back and forth as all eyes turn south, and starts to suggest, "We might want to get the rest of the line covered-" And then that sound of artillery, and down he goes, the movement almost instinct by now. "Guess they're bloody well planning another push."
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 17.
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).
«Artillery» Minenwerfer artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (11 2).
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).
«Ground Combat» Groves reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 16.
Davies cowers against the side of the trench he was previously only kinda-cowering against.
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).
«Artillery» Minenwerfer artillery barrage batters Polygon Wood ineffectually.
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (11 2).
Groves keeps his head in the dirt, he's had enough shrapnel for one day thanks.
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).
Teamann winces, as the artillery has been coming down. He does his best to wriggle into the dirt, despite his wounds.
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).
«Artillery» Minenwerfer artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (11 2).
Turner apparently has a premonition as he is just starting to hunker down in the trench as the artillery starts. The Hun must have their positions pre-dialed in from last time.
«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 (11 2).
«Artillery» Minenwerfer 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 (11 2).
«Artillery» Minenwerfer artillery barrage rips through Polygon Wood to deadly effect, filling the air with lethal shrapnel!
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (12 2).
Groves turns over to shout at everyone else during a very short lull in the shelling. "Who here doesn't have a leg wound?"
Teamann looks over himself, raises his good arm. "I'm - fine in the legs."
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (13 2).
«Artillery» You hear artillery pounding Polygon Wood (11 2).
«Artillery» Minenwerfer 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 2).
Groves looks to Turner, "We going to spread out and hold the line Corporal? We've got two men who might get to either wing before a push starts, if there is one."
Davies has a still-bleeding leg wound, so does not speak up. He does sort of nod along with Groves' words, though.
"That either was a parting shot or a precursor. Eyes open.", Turner shots to the men. "We're better off holding this section of the line. Too many wounded."
«Ground Combat» You notice Lorenz arrive at Major road.
«Ground Combat» You notice Fritz arrive at Major road.
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
Groves nods to Turner but doesn;t get a chance for much else, it's shooting time.
Davies cringes, more coming.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Fritz and hits!
Fritz suffers 2 wound damage to his left hand.
Fritz winged. Typical, there are Tommies up there.
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Fritz but misses!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Lorenz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Lorenz and hits!
Lorenz suffers 5 wound damage to his left hand.
Davies resumes desperately filling the air with bullets. Some of them even manage to hit something.
Lorenz gets a neat lil hole drilled through one hand.
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Christoph but misses!
«Ground Combat» You successfully snipe Lorenz! Your accuracy is 100!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Lorenz and hits!
Lorenz suffers 6 wound damage to his head.
«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!! Lorenz has been taken out!
"We hold!", Turner tries to encourage the rest of the men. It's hard when his teeth are still chattering from the artry barrage.
Groves is determined to make himself useful before he gets taken away to have shrapnel picked out of him, he'll fire off one more shot then look over the west flank..
Teamann frowns, shivering even as he fidgets. "Some coming from the west," He murmurs.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Fritz but misses!
Lorenz was thinking of turning around with that hole, but then he suddenly stops thinking.
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Fritz but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Fritz but misses!
Henry is used to this routine. When the artillery slows, he turns his eyes south - and there they are. He picks oen of them out, and with his characteristic unerring accuracy, puts a bullet through the man's skull. "I told you we need to cover the rest of the line," he grumbles as they start taking other fire.
Groves turns east instead, someone's already watching west.
«Ground Combat» Fritz moves North <N>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Fritz arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Game» Turner assists Henry!
Davies lets out a high-pitched, "He's charging!"
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Fritz! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Fritz and hits!
Fritz suffers 3 wound damage to his right chest.
Fritz dashes towards the trench, the line of Germans being quite thin so for now… it's just him. Ulp.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Fritz and hits!
Fritz suffers 5 wound damage to his left chest.
«Ground Combat» Fritz has been mortally wounded!
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Christoph but misses!
Groves finally gets a good spot to look east, "At least two east, not quite at the trench yet."
Turner says "Good bloody shooting!"
Teamann looks horrified as more come in. "Two west," Now that he can count. Are they pinned in? Teamann looks worried and horrified. Worrified. "Three west now."
"Lets get people down the trenches," Henry mutters.
«Ground Combat» You are now peeking into Polygon Wood.
Davies gulps, and shifts his fire west to cover that bit of trench-land.
Tompkins has been a little bit out of it, the blood loss from his leg leaving him disinclined to conversation and struggling to focus. But the charging German helps provide some clarity, and he rips off a shot that fells Fritz, this time.
Turner says "Roight. Those of yeh who can walk … clear the west trench. Rest of us will hold them off east."
Groves "Both made it to the trench." He starts shooting.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
«Ground Combat» You fail to line up successfully on your target. Try again!
Leitner heads off to the west, businesslike. They have their orders. They got grenades, the Tommies don't.
«Ground Combat» Davies reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Ground Combat» You have successfully drawn a bead on Bittner! Do not move, change fire mode or unwield, or you will lose the bonus!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Leitner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
Turner says "Eh … bastards may have grenades … shit! East of here."
«Game» Your combat stress is currently 3.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Leitner and hits!
Leitner suffers 6 wound damage to his right hand.
«Ground Combat» You successfully snipe Bittner! Your accuracy is 41!
«Ground Combat» Henry snipes Bittner and hits!
Bittner suffers 2 wound damage to his left hand.
Leitner swears! well, shit. HIs grenading hand!
«Ground Combat» Davies fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» Bittner moves West <W>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Bittner arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Game» Bittner unwields his Gewehr 98!
«Game» Bittner wields his Stielhandgranate!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
Bittner didn't get his grenading hand shot though.
Leitner pauses then, reaches for his rifle.
«Game» Turner unwields his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Game» Turner wields his C96!
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
Teamann ohshits. Grenaaaaaaa— handgranaaaaaate!
Groves really can't do anything apart from shoot Bittner for all he's worth.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Bittner with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 41 percent!
Davies launches himself at Bittner. OH NO GRENADE.
«Game» Davies stymies Bittner!
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
Henry is pumping shots at Bittner as he runs in - crap. Bomb. He pumps out more!
Bittner has his stick bomb in hand, as he draws near the Toms. Time to throw!
«Game» Davies stymies Bittner!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his C96 at Bittner but misses!
«Game» Groves stymies Bittner!
«Ground Combat» You notice Oscar arrive at Polygon Wood.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner and hits!
Bittner suffers 7 wound damage to his right leg.
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Bittner with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 45 percent!
«Game» Davies stymies Bittner!
«Game» Groves stymies Bittner!
Bittner gahs as Groves throws mud balls at him or something. And then a bullet enters his leg.
«Ground Combat» Tompkins fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Teamann fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
Davies wasn't particularly good at stabbing last time, so he just tries to sit on the Jerry.
«Game» Oscar unwields its Gewehr 98!
«Game» Oscar wields its Stielhandgranate!
«Ground Combat» Bittner fires his Stielhandgranate at Teamann and hits!
Teamann suffers 8 wound damage to his right chest.
«Ground Combat» Bittner fires his Stielhandgranate at Davies and hits!
Davies suffers 3 wound damage to his right arm.
Davies suffers 2 wound damage to his left chest.
«Ground Combat» Bittner fires his Stielhandgranate at Tompkins and hits!
Tompkins suffers 4 wound damage to his left leg.
Tompkins suffers 5 wound damage to his right chest.
Tompkins suffers 3 wound damage to his left leg.
Tompkins suffers 6 wound damage to his abdomen.
Tompkins suffers 8 wound damage to his right arm.
«Ground Combat» Bittner fires his Stielhandgranate at Henry but misses!
«Ground Combat» Bittner fires his Stielhandgranate at Groves but misses!
«Ground Combat» Bittner fires his Stielhandgranate at Turner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Teamann has been mortally wounded!
«Ground Combat» Tompkins has been mortally wounded!
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his C96 at Bittner but misses!
Oscar charges in, also readying a grenade.
Bittner falls, just as the grenade sails into the packed trench of Tommies. BOOOOOOOOM.
Groves is pretty much just trying to get in his firing line, it doesn't help.
Teamann only has time to shoot vainly at the grenade wielding Hun. And yet more come. Teamann falls back, his chest torn to bits. He coughs, and reels back.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar and hits!
Oscar suffers 7 wound damage to its right leg.
«Ground Combat» You notice Christoph arrive at Polygon Wood.
Davies is hurled backwards by force of explosion.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Oscar with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 38 percent!
Oscar shouts, "TO ME! MEN, TO ME!".
Groves hits a grenedier in the leg as the grenade goes off, that's not going to help anyone is it?
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his C96 at Oscar but misses!
Oscar calls for his buddies as he works to unscrew the cap on this newfangled bomb-y contraption.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
Davies is suddenly exploded and exploded upon. He coughs, bloodily.
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Stielhandgranate at Teamann but misses!
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Stielhandgranate at Davies but misses!
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Stielhandgranate at Tompkins but misses!
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Stielhandgranate at Henry but misses!
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Stielhandgranate at Groves but misses!
«Ground Combat» Oscar fires its Stielhandgranate at Turner but misses!
Bittner limps off to the east. Far as he's concerned the Kaiser should be happy with his performance today!
Christoph dashes towards Oscar to watch the light show.
«Game» Oscar wields its Gewehr 98!
Tompkins is flung by the explosion as well, his last few shots failing to fell Bittner in time. He's torn apart by the grenade, blood sprayed across his comrades.
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Oscar with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 42 percent!
«Ground Combat» Christoph fires his Gewehr 98 at Henry but misses!
«Ground Combat» You notice Bethmann arrive at Polygon Wood.
Groves thinks he's survived the bombs, now there's just a load of Germans in the trench. And wounded tommies, what to do about that?
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
«AngelOfDeath» Teamann breathes his last…
Turner says "Fucking Christ … hold lads. Our relief should be coming!"
«Medic Code» Turner attempts to stabilise Tompkins and succeeds! Tompkins is gonna make it!
«Game» Tompkins unwields his Lee Enfield SMLE!
Henry is just firing away at this point, as the Germans charge from both sides, bombs exploding everywhere, and lots of bullets coming his way.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Christoph but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Christoph with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 36 percent!
«Game» Turner unwields his C96!
Davies tries to get off, stunned from the blast and bleeding out of most everywhere.
«Ground Combat» Christoph moves to engage Henry in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
Teamann is unconscious, bleeding out.
«Ground Combat» Groves reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Game» Turner wields his Lee Enfield SMLE!
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Gewehr 98 at Groves but misses!
Tompkins gurgles unpleasantly, blood bubbling up out of his mouth at Turner.
Christoph decides to try to poke the only one here who hasn't been skewered, shot or maimed.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Christoph but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Christoph with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 37 percent!
«Ground Combat» Davies moves to engage Christoph in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
«Ground Combat» Christoph attacks Henry in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 and hits! Henry suffers 4 wound damage to his right hand.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Christoph but misses!
Turner does his best to keep Tompkins from bleeding out before he gets his rifle around and moves to engage the Germans who are pouring into the trench.
Oscar limps around the trench, bayonet fixed.
Groves tries to peel the man poking the only healthy man in the trench off him with rifle bullets, it works about as well as expected.
«Ground Combat» Henry attacks Christoph in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Christoph suffers 3 wound damage to his right chest.
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Christoph in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Christoph suffers 6 wound damage to his abdomen.
«Ground Combat» Christoph has been mortally wounded!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
«Ground Combat» Bethmann fires his Gewehr 98 at Groves but misses!
Henry fires off one last shot just as one of the Germans reaches him. "Guh." With the barrel already in position, he just shoves it forward - apparently as Davies does the same thing. "Thanks mate."
«Ground Combat» Oscar moves to engage Henry in close quarters combat, but fails.
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Gewehr 98 at Davies but misses!
Oscar is too slow to get within bayonet range, it seems.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Oscar with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 28 percent!
Davies nods one of those jittery nods to Henry, after he's stabbed the German. With some success, which always seems to surprise him. "No…no worries, mate."
«Game» Oscar assists Bethmann!
Tompkins :is bleeding less slowly, thanks to Turner's efforts, but he's still gurgling. He might be crying. Someone please bayonet him.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
Turner is covered with so much bloody and apparently out of his mind. He scowls and moves forward with his bayonet to help clear the trenches.
«Ground Combat» Turner moves to engage Oscar in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
«Ground Combat» Bethmann moves to engage Groves in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
Turner says "Gang up on them lads!"
Bittner sees the other squad getting mullered, and yeah, now is a good time to go!
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Oscar with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 29 percent!
«Ground Combat» Bittner moves East <E>.
«Ground Combat» You notice Bittner arrive at Polygon Wood.
Oscar hops around with a hand pressing a filthy rag on his leg wound and the rifle in his other hand.
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Gewehr 98 at Turner but misses!
Davies tries to get up. And nearly crumples to the ground again, when the makes the mistake of putting weight on his torn-up left leg.
Christoph gets two for one and slumps to the ground, joining the others in spilling his blood.
«Ground Combat» Henry reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
Groves was lying in wait for someone to get into bayonet range, honest gov.
«Ground Combat» Groves attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Oscar in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Oscar blocks it!
«Ground Combat» Bethmann attacks Groves in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!
«Ground Combat» Leitner fires his Gewehr 98 at Davies and hits!
Davies suffers 1 wound damage to his head.
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Oscar in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Bethmann with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 39 percent!
Bethmann is seeing red now, goes after Groves with his bayonet glinting.
«Ground Combat» Bethmann attacks Groves in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!
Henry reloads and starts pumping shots at the swarming Germans, since he's spared of melee for the moment.
«Ground Combat» Davies moves to engage Bethmann in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Oscar in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Oscar blocks it!
Groves is leaning agaisnt a trench wall, swinging widly with his rifle and keeping Bethmann at arms reach for as long as he can.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann and hits!
Bethmann suffers 2 wound damage to his right leg.
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Bethmann with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 39 percent!
«Ground Combat» Groves attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Bethmann blocks it!
«Ground Combat» Oscar attacks Turner in melee combat with its Gewehr 98 but misses!
Davies limps over to help out Groves with his German.
Leitner hmm, outta ammo. Might be time to split.
«Ground Combat» Leitner moves out of Slit Trench.
«Ground Combat» Bittner moves out of Slit Trench.
Oscar swings and lunges with his bayonet, but can't really do much when he's hobbling.
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Bethmann blocks it!
Bittner can hardly say thats a bad idea. They climb out of the trenches together!
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann and hits!
Bethmann suffers 1 wound damage to his left leg.
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Bethmann with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 39 percent!
Turner keeps stabbing away the hobbling Oscar - hobbling about quite a bit himself.
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Oscar in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Oscar suffers 3 wound damage to its left chest.
Groves gasps, "Germans to the east leaving the trench. On the run maybe." Gasp, swing.
«Ground Combat» Groves attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Bethmann blocks it!
Henry apparently hates Bethman's leg, shooting him there a couple times.
«Ground Combat» Oscar attacks Turner in melee combat with its Gewehr 98 but misses!
«Ground Combat» Bethmann attacks Groves in melee combat with his Gewehr 98 but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Bethmann blocks it!
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Bethmann with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 39 percent!
«Ground Combat» Groves attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Bethmann blocks it!
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Oscar in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Oscar suffers 2 wound damage to its right chest.
«Ground Combat» Oscar attacks Turner in melee combat with its Gewehr 98 but misses!
«Ground Combat» Davies attacks Bethmann in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but Bethmann blocks it!
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bethmann and hits!
Bethmann suffers 8 wound damage to his right chest.
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Bethmann with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 40 percent!
«Ground Combat» Bethmann has been taken out!
Oscar is skewered on both sides and is swaying on his feeet.
Turner says "Come one yeh bastard … hold still …"
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Oscar in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
Henry takes a moment to breathe. He's close. You can just… He lifts the rifle, finds a moment when Bethmann's grappling leaves him open, and puts a shot right through his back.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar and hits!
Oscar suffers 3 wound damage to its left leg.
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Oscar with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 44 percent!
«Ground Combat» Oscar attacks Turner in melee combat with its Gewehr 98 and hits! Turner suffers 5 wound damage to his left leg.
Bethmann is mid-swing of his bayonet when the bullet stops him cold. And sure, spraying a fountain of blood on Groves, in front of him.
Groves doesn't hesitate when the German he's fghting goes down, right back to shooting into someone elses deadly combat.
There's the other leg! He lunges at Oscar.
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Oscar in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE but misses!
«Ground Combat» Tompkins moves to engage Oscar in close quarters combat, and succeeds!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
Oscar has sprung more than a few leaks, but he manages to land a lucky stab.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Oscar with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 44 percent!
Tompkins kicks at Oscar's ankle.
«Ground Combat» Oscar attacks Turner in melee combat with its Gewehr 98 and hits! Turner suffers 5 wound damage to his right arm.
Davies lurches toward Oscar with his bayonet, in the same zombie-like fashion he's lurching toward everything at the moment.
Tompkins misses.
Fritz gurgles softly. it hurts. A lot.
«Ground Combat» Turner attacks Oscar in melee combat with his Lee Enfield SMLE and hits! Oscar suffers 3 wound damage to its left hand.
«Ground Combat» Leitner moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Oscar and hits!
Oscar suffers 8 wound damage to its head.
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Oscar with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 44 percent!
«Ground Combat» *boom* Headshot!!! Oscar has been taken out!
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner and hits!
Bittner suffers 4 wound damage to his left arm.
Turner is all stabbed up but contiuing to stab away at the man. He then falls against the inside of the trench. Did they hold?
Groves sees another German go down in combat and swivels again, this time taking pot shots at running Jerries.
Retreat is out of the question, it seems. Oscar's just about to thrust his bayonet when the back of his head vanishes in a pink spray.
Davies lurches to avoid being hit with pink spray. He doesn't quite make it, but with all the other blood on him at the moment one can't really tell it from the rest.
Groves says, "One feeling Jerry left east." It's short, he's still shooting.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner and hits!
Bittner suffers 3 wound damage to his right chest.
«Ground Combat» Turner fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
Henry is now on clean-up duty, it seems. Although he fires once too quickly, low, he again takes a moment to steady himself and draw a careful bead on one of the skirmishing German, and puts a bullet through the back of his head, just like his friend's chest. Its only now that he seems to realize how his hand is bleeding, and slumps down. "The ones east are running - but we gotta get the whole line covered." Like he said before!
Groves is apparently good at shooting people who aren't trying to kill him.
«Ground Combat» Henry fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Bittner with your Lee Enfield SMLE! Your accuracy is 34 percent!
Bittner runs! but his leg is a ruin. He limps. Then there's the crackle of rifle fire. Things look bad for Bittner.
«Ground Combat» Groves fires his Lee Enfield SMLE at Bittner but misses!
«Ground Combat» Bittner moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» Not a valid target.
Turner says "If anyone can bloody well move their legs … they're welcome to reinforce the rest of the line. We're dead anyway if they come at us again."
"We gotta get the whole line manned, even if we're propping people up half dead in the trench to do it," Henry mutters, grimly. "Or they can flank us like that again."
«Ground Combat» Henry reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
Groves nods to Henry, before turning to Turner, Corporal does make a good point. He looks like he's about to drag himself east buts slumps down, his one contribution to the discussion is "Bloody Bombs."
Fortunately for you lot, there is movement from the North. Khaki clad soldiers coming your way, and not a pickelhaube to be seen among them. A man with a lieutenant insignia takes his cap off, waves as the line approach. They are being fairly quick and cautious, alert for more shellfire.
Davies cranes his neck toward the new voices. Reinforcements? He blinks glassily. He will need a stretcher to leave his current position.
"About bleeding time, sir!", Corporal Turner calls out, looking relieved and very much shot up. "We need stretcher bearers."
Groves looks up as Khaki clad figures jump down, he half raises a rifle and before he realises these aren't people he's supposed to be shooting, oh well, time to sleep perhaps.
Tompkins will need a stretcher as well, currently short on limbs by an alarming margin.
Henry spots the officer incoming, and makes a vague gesture back and forth, indicating the two sides of the trench. "Sir, the trenches are all empty other than here, of us or the Hun. Most of the men here are too wounded to fight much." Him included, he realizes, clutching his hand.
«Ground Combat» Turner reloads his Lee Enfield SMLE!
"We need a Vickers gun to hold here." the lieutenant replies. "Looks like you boys are hurt bad. I'll spare a couple of my men to help you heroes back to our lines, and they can drag the Vickers back over here. Here's hoping there's no more shelling.". And he nods at Henry. Barks a few orders to his platoon. "Spread out along the treeline lads! They'll probably be back soon!".
The khaki clad men quietly do so, with only a little bit of banter.
Announcement: Afterlife shouts, "Teamann has been revived!"
Davies lays down to bleed until someone comes to take him away.
«AngelOfDeath» Fritz breathes his last…
«Game» Ypres Salient is no longer a war zone!
