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Post by Japan on Sept 17, 2004 18:37:58 GMT -5
Japanese soldiers threw bottles of Gasoline mixed with oil, at the wood thingy and then fired at them. They also tossed granades at them. But that was all after they had gone through the mine field and the barbed wire. not forgetting the Punjy sticks with those large rolls of twigs
Alot more Machien guns had been deployed and the spartans faced gun fire never before seen in history (I guess so, at least when only coutning rifle rounds)
lots of primitive spartans with bows and arrows were promptly met with arround 40 rifle rounds per arrow.
As the Spartan offensive begins the Huge 15.000 horse Cavarly charge (only rode 10km during the night, then chilled) is orderd to begin. "Banzai, Banzai" could be heard far away as the Cavarly was coming in.
ooc: the slingers don't have the range to reach the second trench.
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Post by Indonesia on Sept 17, 2004 18:55:52 GMT -5
OOC: Dude, post in response to me, dammit.
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Post by Sparta on Sept 17, 2004 18:56:31 GMT -5
Welkl the large twiggy things start blowing up one by one. The punji stcks and barbwire were almost a total loss do to all of the fire from artillary. Only one makes it to the trench. One of the men pushing it pushes it to the trech before lighting it. It burst in to flames and also you notice that some of the ground is starting to collapse by your trenches. (Yup men digging all night and this morning) Also Heavy shelling of over a hundred artillary and morter fire starts.
Heavy machine guns start firing again
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Post by Sparta on Sept 17, 2004 19:01:21 GMT -5
OCC: Japan, now your godmodding is getting rediculouse. First you never knew the spartans where coming so you could never be that rested. Second off you never posted where that calvary came from. I'm still confused, Pluse to get up behind me, you'd have to face the whole damn third army. I never attacked with 100 percent of my 60,000 troops. Only a about half of the army aka 25,000. I got 35,000 just waiting to come in. Pluse there are no trains in the Korean area during this time period. You never said you built them. To my knowledge those troops are not there. 10 KM, do you even now how far that is. Thats almost 14 miles during the night. I'm guessing that you've never gone horse back riding for long periods of time (more then four-five hours). A horse could probly go 15 miles during the day easily maybe 20 if you pushed it real hard thats traveling none stop. A horse at a sprint can't keep that up long for that long maybe 15-18 minutes max. And also it is very tiring for both horse and man. I know I've worked out in ranches and farms most of my life it hurts a lot too makes your legs sore and stiff for several days. The Horses get somthing called stone bruise when they are not on roads. This occurs when thorns and stuff build up in the horseshoes. This hurts horses like you would not believe they buck and stuff. Makes it easy to fall off (at least thats what Indian did). You could never make 10 KMs in a nights ride and stay in good enough health to charge. Pluse there's 15,000 men. That makes the trip take longer.
More OCC: Most of the archers switched to rifles several posts ago. Pluse do you know how long we shot at each other for. Six hours, you've never played even a game of football four quarters. Football is almost as physicaly demanding as combat, the Adrinilan stops pumping you get real fricken tired to the point coffee doesn't help at all. Pluse with Caffine it doesn't make you less tired, it makes it so you can't sleep. Your men would be fatuged like hell.
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Post by Japan on Sept 17, 2004 19:06:51 GMT -5
ooc: ok no horses no trains.. ....but there are trains there but maybe not in the particular area.
but rienforcement would have come in especially manning the back up line, not trench.... ... Sorry , I don't know a thing about horses...
10km = 6,2 miles.....
hmm no coffy then, I'll give some of the first line troops cocaine and check what happens.
and let's not forget that your men are tired to...
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Post by Sparta on Sept 17, 2004 19:11:01 GMT -5
OCC: Yeah horses have many problems through rugged terrian. I was out with 7 other guys on a trail and got lost rode all night till Indian, my horse, got thorns snagging on him. He bucked and knocked me off. It hurt rel bad.
The cocain thing may work for a little while. They still couldn't fight all day.
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Post by Japan on Sept 17, 2004 19:17:05 GMT -5
ooc: What kind of horse was it ? Where I come from they are kinda small and furry looking...
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Post by Sparta on Sept 17, 2004 19:20:10 GMT -5
Casualties: 15
Okay cack to Rping. In three hours 35,000 men will arrive. My men noow seriously outgun your men almost 2 to 1 from these casualties we have taken. The Wall is holding up pretty well and the tunnel that we where digging in shifts is right next to your trench now (150m aren't all that far. Its just a little over the 100 meter dash. Digging sleeping, digging, sleeping. Its all good when you got 20,000 men. They pack 20 lbs of TNT, gernades of the flask kind. Gasoline, mortershells, Kerosine, Ammunition that we got from your dead guys. And light it. Then we run away . This creates a large explosion. (When you can't go over, go under.) Then the men start to Cheer.
Some of the men (about 30) retreat carring armloads of Japanese rifles (several hundred) along with bags of ammo.
If you want a cease fire for the day to collect dead and wounded we can.
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Post by Sparta on Sept 17, 2004 19:24:04 GMT -5
ooc: What kind of horse was it ? Where I come from they are kinda small and furry looking... Don't rightly know but here's my best guess. They are small so I'm guessing a form of pony, they are also what looke to be snow so I'm going to guess a small cute pony thats very cold. I can Idetify the more commen farm horses.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 17, 2004 19:25:55 GMT -5
OOC: Well, I know there were Railroads in Korea around this time period, where? Not sure, but they were there.
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Post by Sparta on Sept 17, 2004 19:27:40 GMT -5
OCC: Quick 3 minute google search tells me near the other coast.
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Post by Netherlands on Sept 17, 2004 19:37:51 GMT -5
OOC: Alright, than yeah, Japan, you'll have to use horses and such.
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Post by Sparta on Sept 17, 2004 19:52:09 GMT -5
Yeah but, use them realisticly
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Post by Indonesia on Sept 17, 2004 19:53:35 GMT -5
OOC: JAPAN POST ABOUT MARSHALL ISLANDS
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Post by Sparta on Sept 17, 2004 20:51:23 GMT -5
The Spartans will open up heavy fire on the japanese now that they are firing 2 to 1. Along with the fire that has broken out in to the Japanese trench and the large scale explosion. It could likly be three to one. 35,000 more troops are now rushing in to the combat making it possibly 55,000 to abot 10,000 I believe your best bet is going to be to surrender the trench and retreat the third line.
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