No Small Victory

Antti grits his teeth and lets out a tight breath as he shoulders the weight of the S-18 and trudges toward the sled. The draft horse has already been hitched to the sled, and with a relieved huff of breath, Antti sets the antitank gun into the back of the 'vehicle'. Outside, it is a balmy -11, and the elder of the Mannikainen brothers gives a look around for who else is up and about.

Vesa is pacing around the reserve trench, keeping an eye out for Russians in the low light. His rifle on his back, steam rises in steady puffs from the scarf wrapped around his nose and mouth. He spies Antti as he moves closer to the cabin, watching the man load the antitank gun up.

Matti is taking a piss behind the cabin. He looks around, as Antti moves around the sled, "You going to take out that gun, brother mine?" After a short while, he finishes what he's doing, and heads to the sled, looking for his skis. Apparently willing to go along for the action.

Antti sniffs once and mutters, "You must have been too hung over to have heard, little brother. Killed the second Rat's tail last week. Ivan moved a tank into the village south. Going to give it a tickle." A dry curl to his lip at the words. So what of Matti's been sober for a month, its worth ribbing.

Vesa climbs out of the trench, boots crunching in the snow as he listens to the brothers talk of the tank. "You need anymore hands for that, Mr. Mannikainen?" He asks as he gets a bit closer to the sled.

"Right. I missed that." Matti glances sourly at this brother, walking to the sled. And raises an eyebrow at Vesa. "You hear that, Antti? You're a Mister now." He shakes his head. "I never thought I'd see this happening to you."

Antti looks back toward Vesa as the other speaks up. "Can always use more hands, Poika." A motion of his head toward the sled, as he himself climbs up on the driver's bench, sending a sidelong eye toward Matti, "Keep your teeth together, and climb on." Despite his sour words, Antti's expression is that of a dry grin for a moment.

Vesa might have made a face behind that scarf, but it's hard to tell. He grabs skiis from beside the cabin before he moves to climb up into the sled, lithe on his feet even with that rifle on his back.

(From Sled #304) Matti gets in on the driver's seat, next to his brother. He keeps his rifle loosely cradled in his hands, staring blankly forwards. He doesn't seem excited, or nervous. Just another combat operation.

(From Sled #304) Antti flicks the reins to start the big draft horse moving, noting aloud, without looking back or aside, "You think we split up? Rifles shoot from one side, the Solothurn taking potshots from another?"

(From Sled #304) Antti nods once. "Yeah. You open fire first, and maybe Ivan looks your way. Buys me more time to shoot up the tin car." Breath misting in the air before his face, the famrer mutters, "Vesa, you go with Matti. He tries to be a hero, slap him in the head."

Vesa glances at Matti as Antti gives that instruction, smirking behind the scarf. "I'll try. Do this all right and there shouldn't be nothing to be trying to be a hero over." He lays his rifle over his knee as the sled moves, quickly checking it over.

(From Sled) Matti shakes his head, "You're starting to sound like Olli. But yes, let's do it. I'll open fire from the East with Vesa, you fire from the North and then run away the moment the tank is toast."

(From Sled) Antti sniffs once in flat amusement. "Watch your mouth," he mutters to Matti, before nodding to his brother's latter words. "I'll move back when it gets too hot. If the tank is manned when we get there, I wont get many shots."

«Ground Vehicles» Sled moves South <S>.
«Ground Vehicles» You notice Sled arrive at Grass.

(From Sled) Matti mutters, "If it's not manned, you open fire first. We'll try to gun down the tank crew."

(From Sled) Matti shrugs, "Or not. Depending on the risk."

«Game» Vesa wields his Pystykorva!

«Game» Matti wields his Mosin-Nagant!

Vesa listens as the two make their plans, mainly to what Matti's saying. He snaps his skiis back on as they climb out of the sled, casting a quick eye around before he looks at Antti. "Which way are they?"

Antti grunts under the weight as he hefts the antitank gun onto his back again. A motion of his head south, "In the village south of here. You and Matti move east, then south."

«Game» Matti changes his style to Stealth!

Antti moves without further ado, trudging slowly through the snowdrifts southward.

«Game» Vesa changes his style to Stealth!

Matti skis to the East, not even looking to make sure that Vesa if following. He moves silently over the snow-drenched landscape, a ghost in a snowsuit fading into the whiteness.

Vesa is right behind Matti, no worries there. Light on his skiis, and giving extra attention to make sure his way is silent behind Matti, eyes sharp for signs of movement around them.

«Ground Combat» Antti moves South <S>.

«Ground Combat» Matti moves East <E>.
«Ground Combat» Vesa moves East <E>.

Matti skis doggedly Eastwards, turning to the South. He's navigating a broad circle around the village, not wanting to take any unnecessary risks in being seen.

Vesa's skis cut a steady path through the snow, turning south as Matti does. He doesn't speak as they go, keeping up well with the older man.

«Ground Combat» Matti moves South <S>.
«Ground Combat» Vesa moves South <S>.

Matti skis on Southwards, before the two of you reach your destination. He goes looking for a good spot to lie in the snow, trying to get a nice firing corridor into the village.
Vesa hunts around for a good spot as well, once that's not -too- close to Matti. No sense bunching up and giving the Russians too easy a target to shoot back at. He snaps off his skiis as he finds a low pile of snow, getting down into it and setting up his rifle.

«Ground Combat» You are now peeking into Pyyvaara.

Grass
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The Grid-----> > > > > THE GREATEST GENERATION < < <


Coordinates : 13 14

The tall pine trees are mostly scattered in small clusters around the area, and while there are some open spaces, smaller trees and bushes have laid claim to most of it.

It is currently dusk.

This is an arctic environment, with a temperature of -11 degrees Celsius.

Sub-Rooms :

===============================< In Your Location >===========================
Finland (#313) Vesa I. Pystykorva
Finland (#9293) Matti I. Mosin-Nagant
======================< Pyyvaara >===================
Soviet (#429) BT-5 Tank

Soviet (#484) Anton (1) - Houses I. Mosin-Nagant
Soviet (#8856) Ambrosii (1) - Houses I. Mosin-Nagant
Soviet (#9290) Aleksei (1) - Houses I. Mosin-Nagant
Room Modifiers :
Elevation : 1 Cover : 80%
Stealth : 140% Inf.Move : 130%

West <W> East <E>
South <S> North <N>

Matti curses, as he peers West. He turns to you. "Okay, this is the deal. One shot, and one shot only. After that, we break. I might move to fire at them from the West, not certain. You can do what you want, either flank, or go back to the sled. I'll fire first, and you fire immediately afterwards, ok?"

"Yes, sir." Vesa replies under his breath, getting the rifle aimed carefully at one of the Russians milling about in the house. hes ready for when he hears Matti's shot.

Matti takes a bead on the machine-gunner in one of the houses, lining up a shot. He gets ready to fire, snorting and shaking his head as he hears you call him 'sir'.

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Rifles from Grass!

«Ground Combat» Matti snipes Aleksandr with his Mosin-Nagant but misses!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Rifles from Grass (13 14)!

«Ground Combat» Vesa fires his Pystykorva at Aleksei but misses!
«Ground Combat» You shoot at Aleksei with your Pystykorva! Your accuracy is 10 percent!

«Ground Combat» Anton moves out of Houses.

«Ground Combat» Aleksei moves out of Houses.
«Ground Combat» Antti fires his S-18 Solothurn at BT-5 but misses!

Matti mutters, "Damn. The tank crew. Im taking a shot at them, before withdrawing."

«Ground Combat» Your accuracy hitting Aleksei is :-

Base skill (maybe with sniping bonus) 62%
Damage penalties then make this 62%
Adjustments for fire mode are 0% so now its 62%
Range multiplier is x0.85 so now it's 52.7%
Combined style multiplier is x1.3 68.51%
Recoil modifier is x1 so accuracy is now 68.51%
Combat stress modifier is x0.99 leaving you on 67.8249%
And the multiplier for cover and obscurement,
your own and the targets, is x0.525
so your accuracy is now 36%
Last but not least, the modifier for flanking fire is x1

…which means your final accuracy is 36%!

«Ground Combat» Antti fires his S-18 Solothurn at BT-5 and hits!

«Ground Vehicles» Antti hits BT-5 (#429) in the SIDE!
Penetrating Hit!
FIRE!
MOBILITY KILL!

Vesa stays silent, watching the men pour out of the house. One more shot might be worth it, as he can see relatively well, and he quickly sets up the rifle for another try. Then it'll be off to the skiis like a hummingbird.

«Ground Combat» Antti fires his S-18 Solothurn at BT-5 but misses!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Rifles from Grass (13 14)!

«Ground Combat» Vesa fires his Pystykorva at Aleksei and hits!

Aleksei suffers 4 wound damage to his abdomen.

«Ground Combat» You shoot at Aleksei with your Pystykorva! Your accuracy is 35 percent!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Machine Guns from Pyyvaara (12 14)!

«Ground Combat» Aleksandr fires his DP 27 at Vesa but misses!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Rifles from Pyyvaara (12 14)!

«Ground Combat» Ambrosii fires his Mosin-Nagant at Vesa but misses!

Matti shouts to you, "Hide! Hide and run!"

«Ground Vehicles» Anton gets into BT-5.#-1
«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Rifles from Grass (13 14)!

«Ground Combat» Matti fires his Mosin-Nagant at Aleksei but misses!

«Ground Combat» Antti fires his S-18 Solothurn at BT-5 but misses!

Vesa cracks off a shot that gets Aleksei in the gut, and immediately ducks his head down, moving back in a swift crawl to try and hide himself in the snow.

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Machine Guns from Pyyvaara (12 14)!

«Ground Combat» Aleksandr fires his DP 27 at Vesa but misses!

«Ground Vehicles» Aleksei gets into BT-5.#-1

«Ground Combat» Antti fires his S-18 Solothurn at BT-5 and hits!

«Ground Vehicles» Antti hits BT-5 (#429) in the SIDE!

Penetrating Hit!
CREW STUNNED!
Aleksei suffers 1 bruise damage to his right arm.
Aleksei suffers 2 bruise damage to his left chest.
Anton suffers 2 bruise damage to his left hand.
Anton suffers 2 bruise damage to his right hand.
MOBILITY KILL!

«Ground Combat» Vesa tries to hide!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Machine Guns from Pyyvaara (12 14)!

«Ground Combat» Aleksandr fires his DP 27 at Matti but misses!

«Ground Combat» Matti tries to hide!

«Ground Vehicles» Anton gets out of BT-5.

Matti fires off a few shots at the Russians, but misses. He starts to crawl away, trying to keep low to keep his silhouette from showing, and gets ready to break.

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Machine Guns from Pyyvaara (12 14)!

«Ground Combat» Aleksandr fires his DP 27 at Matti but misses!

Vesa is light like ninja. He keeps moving back until he's reasonably sure the snow has covered him, turning to break away.

«Ground Vehicles» Aleksei gets out of BT-5.

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Machine Guns from Pyyvaara (12 14)!

«Ground Combat» Aleksandr fires his DP 27 at Matti but misses!

«Ground Combat» You hear the sound of Machine Guns from Pyyvaara (12 14)!

«Ground Combat» Aleksandr fires his DP 27 at Matti but misses!

«Ground Combat» Vesa moves North <N>.

«Ground Combat» You notice Matti arrive at Grass.

Matti skis up behind you, shaking his head, "I could loop to the South and take a shot at them, but it's not worth it. Better to play it smart, and stay alive."

«Game» Matti changes his style to Sprint!

Vesa keeps moving swiftly, not looking back even as he hears Matti. "He got the tank once," he says in a low voice, sounding at least triumphant about that.

Matti nods, "Twice. I think it was burning, too. It's probably pretty much gone."

Matti starts moving quickly, after having cleared the visibility area of the village. He mutters, "We have to move fast. They'll probably shell us on the way out."

«Ground Combat» Matti moves North <N>.
«Ground Combat» Vesa moves North <N>.

Vesa keeps up as Matti passes him, giving up on hiding and just breaking as quickly as he can on those skiis.

Matti skis on in silence, heading towards the sled. He glances southwards every now and then, and keeps an ear out for the launching sounds of Artillery.

«Ground Combat» Matti moves West <W>.
«Ground Combat» Vesa moves West <W>.

Matti shouts, "WE'RE SKIING, ANTTI! DON'T WAIT FOR US!".

Matti mutters to you, "Safer to ski. Lets seperate. If they hit us with artillery, won't kill us all that way. And make it harder to track us. You go East, I go West. Rendezvous at the cabin, and make sure you cover your tracks. Ok?"

Vesa nods quickly. "See you back at the cabin," he says quickly before he moves off to the east. Hairs are up on the back of his neck at the mention of artillery. He remembers that pain all too well, in no hurry to do it again.

«Ground Vehicles» Sled arrives from Grass!

(From Sled) Antti drives the sled-horse hard, noting with a dry shout, "You boys want a lift?"

Matti shakes his head, shouting, "Not on your life. Try to avoid the artillery, Antti. You make a big target, and I know how much the observers hate you." Apparently, he has trauma about the sled getting shelled.

«Ground Combat» Matti moves West <W>.

Vesa is heading eastward. He waves an arm, signaling for Antti to go on without him, and continues the way he was headed.

«Ground Combat» Vesa moves East <E>.

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