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Post by Afghanistan on Oct 5, 2004 16:38:22 GMT -5
El Podenco Morisco, the Moorish Hound, a swarthy mercenary, and experienced smuggler, stands on the deck of the dreadnaught GNS Alexander. Through an antique naval telescope he scries the Vietnamese coast. For a week he has watched the defenses and patrols of the French, scrutinizing it for weakness and patterns. “Well Admiral, I believe it is time for me to take my leave.” The Greek Admiral nods “But first allow me the honor of sharing a drink.” “But of course, what sort of guest would I be to refuse such an offer.” The Admiral pours two small glasses of ouzo, that particular potent potable for which the Greek have an affinity. They share the simple toast of “Ooompa!” and down the contents, which warms the spirit and the gut.
Under cover of darkness several rafts enter into the deltas south of Sor Tang. Led by native guides they move soft as shadows upon the water, and like shadows are gone by mornings light, disappearing into the depths of the jungle.
A small group of insurgents have bided their time and infiltrated into French held territory. They plan to move north to meet up with groups of rebels that have come south from Siam and organize local resistance in Indochina, using the jungle to cover their activities.
“Welcome to the jungle It gets worse here everyday” - Guns ‘N Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle”
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Post by France on Oct 5, 2004 18:08:28 GMT -5
OOC: The fort part remains the same so just respond to that.
IC:Word of a mysterius fleet off the coast started filtering into the villages in the interior. Arguments and fights arose over what to do, many people saw this as a time to rebel while their damned French overlords were distracted but other thought they should fight with the French and maybe get rewarded. What if these new foriegn devils were worse? What if this is god's messanger bearing our freedom? In a few cases the hardliners won out and insurgencies and rebelions broke out across the countryside leading to a mini civil war in some villages between loyalists and rebels. Then the call for recruits came out, many loyalists signed up but no were enar the numbers the French had called for.
I agree to the cease fire
OOC: Srry bout the short post short on time.
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Post by Greece on Oct 5, 2004 18:14:04 GMT -5
Agreed we will sighn
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Post by France on Oct 5, 2004 18:16:19 GMT -5
You still need to respond to my defense post, those forts still fired.
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Post by Greece on Oct 5, 2004 18:23:34 GMT -5
The forts are making a lot of splashes and several cruisers are hit. The GNS Argo and Sparta tke medium damage. The dreadnaught GNS Marthon takes light damage and the destroyer GNS Thebes is sunk.
You post yours
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Post by Greece on Oct 5, 2004 18:32:32 GMT -5
WE will start to send Destroyers only 400 yards from shore. These men are going to use survalance equpment to watch the enamy troops on the shoar.
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Post by France on Oct 5, 2004 18:32:34 GMT -5
The forts had been firing as fast as they could having succeeded in straddling the Greek ships(First shot short, second long the rest should be right on, thats how they did it back then.) The Greeks were firing back now though. The first shell went a little high sailing straight over one of the forts but then the next one dug itself into the first dirt wall before exploding. While the greeks had more guns only their cruisers, battleships and dreadnuaghts could fire as the destroyers didn't have the range so the weight of each broadside was about eqeul. Then a shell slammed into a 10 incher, smashing the wheel before killing half the crew. Shells came screeming in maiming and killing soldiers as they waited at the ramparts but it would take more than hat to defeat these forts, they'd have to land troops for that. The guns of the forts turned their attention to the Greek cruisers especially two of them that seemed badly shot up, now that they had the range those cuisers would be in for hell as long as the gun crews were alive to fire.
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Post by Greece on Oct 5, 2004 18:36:19 GMT -5
The Greeks change stratagy and start firing in scatter rounds in to the forts with only a few regular rounds. The two damaged cruisers fire their last shot before making a run to the sea. Another cruiser was hit, only light damage this time. The french would have to do better then that they all thought. The eight remainind destroyers start to move in to firing range and fire while on the move. Suddenly the GNS ALexander starts to shoot rounds full of mustard gas.
The five ships of the fifth fleet arrive to help the 2nd fleet.
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Post by Afghanistan on Oct 5, 2004 18:39:32 GMT -5
The foreign man came, with a strange accent disguised very little by his native dress. Behind him an entourage of people from across South East Asia.
"The French have come and claimed your young men to die, to be fodder to throw against foreign cannons. Europeans see you as little more then lambs to be lead to the slaughter They will come and take the rest of your sons for their Imperial ambitions. And when your sons are gone they will claim your daughters and your old men. But there is another choice. Take your destiny in your own hand, and reclaim that which is rightfully yours. Reclaim your home! Do it not just for yourselves. Do it for your children, and for your children's children! The Revolution is now!"
The young men hang on this strange messanger's words. The old men whisper in low tones among themselves. These are the first recruits in a new kind of war, to be fought from the jungles and across the cities.
I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves. - Che Guavara
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Post by France on Oct 5, 2004 18:54:11 GMT -5
OOC: Is the Alexandria a destroyer or what?
IC: The two cruiser had gotten away thru the hail of fire, someones head would roll for that poor accuracy. Now the destroyers charged forward, these would be easier targets as they were close in and they wouldn't be able to take the heavy 10 and 12 inch shells. After a few salvos went off the shrapnel started coming in. These tore the gun crews apart with very few left to continue firing. The infantry took cover as they could trying to get under something as they waited for the Grek land campaign.
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Post by France on Oct 5, 2004 19:00:33 GMT -5
OOC: Afghan, Greece do either of you have AIM or something? my aim sn is vhayek18 if you do, o and Afghan ill get to your post in a sec.
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Post by Greece on Oct 5, 2004 19:01:39 GMT -5
OCC: Alexandria is a Armored Cruiser Storky class
The Destroyers where not staying still. They where moving and 10 knots and firing at the same time. This caused poor accuracy but, one is grazed by a shell and they head back out. The Alexandria is putting in another round of Mustard Gas Shells and the other ships are putting in more fire. The Alexandria takes a hit, several men on board get it. Blowing a small hole through the deck. The GNS Olympia (Cruiser) takes a nice clean hole through the upper section. The GNS Panther (Destroyer) was hit hard and two of it's guns are knocked out. The destroyers make their run out to sea on full power. The GNS Andros (destroyer) takes a hard hit and is taking on water.
All the ships move outside firing range and regroup for the next attack. That never comes due to the cease fire.
The GNS Andros is able to barley stay afloat it's been hit hard and sinks with in 3 hours of game time. By this time the crew evacuates.
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Post by Greece on Oct 5, 2004 19:07:21 GMT -5
The two heavily damaged cruisers with the two damaged Destroyers sail back to Korea. The Cargo ships will come up and drap scaffles on the sides of the damaged ships to repair at sea.
The cargoships also givee the ships a fresh ammunition and food. They will also take the crew of the sunk destroyer back to Greece for commision on the next destroyer.
The Second and fifth fleet combine to create a full second fleet.
OCC: I have msn messanger OCC: Post losses
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Post by France on Oct 5, 2004 19:58:11 GMT -5
The village this strange man had visited was one that had been steeped in heavy arguments on which side to choose and his arrival gave more ammunition to the rebels. One older man who had been but a young man when the french first came spoke up.
"And how do we know that when the French are gone that you are another set of foriegn devils will take over? Maybe an even worse set?"
Forts: The forts had taken a pounding, by now every single gun had been silenced and half the infantry were dead or wounded. The remaining survivors huddled down in their trenches and on the ramparts hoping for an end to the bombardment.
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Post by Greece on Oct 5, 2004 20:21:23 GMT -5
Two Destroyers are destroyed and sunk Two Cruisers heavily damaged Four Cruisers with light Damage 5 cruisers with light damage 1 Dreadnaught light damage
Casualties: 1,345
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