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Post by Greece Not signed in on Oct 6, 2004 21:09:06 GMT -5
Casualties: 1,002
The forts are going to be manned and the artillary placed on the walls to replace the destroyed french artillary. Trenches will be dug in between the two forts with barbwire strung around it. The fiats will be set up to repulce the attack. A single aircraft is going to be assembled and ready for recon.
60,000 troops are unloaded with in 3 hours. They set up trench morters and machineguns. Some of the transport boats are pulled and flipped to form parts of walls. Punji sticks are being built to be placed on the wall to keep anyone from climbing up.
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Post by Afghanistan on Oct 6, 2004 21:13:49 GMT -5
Deep in the jungles, they were training and gathering allies. Everyone was anxious to fight the French dogs as equals for a change. Only the strange foreigner whom they rallied around seemed to have any sense of a master plan. He needed another week, and he hoped his friend, the admiral of the massive Greek fleet just off the coast would give it to him.
On the road from Hanoi, several of the rebels waited. One of the newly established patrols, designated to keep eyes and ears on French movements. The staccato rhythm of boots and the anthems of soldiers going off to die interrupt the natural order of the jungle. Two dozen rebel scouts can’t help but see them coming, and see that whatever is up is big. They argue among themselves in a hushed tones, and resolve to drawing lots. The loser runs off back towards the rebel encampment. The others square their jaws and decide to act out of misdirected duty, and brashness born of youth.
They hide in the jungle and wait for the main thrust of the force to pass before they unleash their swift jungle justice. They drop, throw and roll home made grenades at the trucks or other fancy looking equipment that seems to be accompanying the troops, and let loose with a wild, poorly aimed volley from their hand guns, before attempting to make a mad disorganize retreat into the darkness of Vietnam.
Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible. – Maximilien Robespierre
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Post by Great Britain on Oct 7, 2004 11:47:44 GMT -5
Ooc: I hate Maximilien Robespierre. Stupid idiot Frenchman who plunged France into Chaos.
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Post by Afghanistan on Oct 7, 2004 11:52:23 GMT -5
OOC: Never said I liked him, but who better to quote when slaughtering the French overlords?
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Post by Greece on Oct 7, 2004 14:36:43 GMT -5
The 2nd fleets GNS Zues moved in to firing range of the island of Pue Quoc the largest island sout of Cambodia. It was joined by the other battleships and cruisers in it's fleet. The guns open fire at the island. They where shooting scattershot on to the beaches of the island. Shots filled with gas also hit the beach head. 20,000 Greek troops waited in their boats to give the order to hit the beech. With them is about 2 fiats and lots of artillary. Troops are waiting
At the same time, the greek destroyers attacked Thou Chu a small island miles south of it. They come in close and move at seven knots while unleashing fire on the beaches. There are only about 10,000 men on the transport boats ready to hit the beech and attack. Troops are waiting
The Island of Chang, the smallest of the three islands is also south of cambodia. The Submarines (4) surface and use their deck guns to give hell to the beaches. An hour later, the transport ships go on the move. Their are about 15,000 on these boats too. They move up and use the same tactics as they did at the beaches of Hanoi. There are Four fiats attached to this group also unloading.
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Post by Greece on Oct 7, 2004 15:25:13 GMT -5
On the island of chang the Greeks move up in two colums. Both headed by two Fiats in which they press foward really hard and fast. Trying to do their best, the Submarines move out and decend under the water. Cargo ships with light artillary mounted on their decks take over (Their's 6) each one has a single gun firing.
The submarines are racing towards Korea as fast as they can. the other seven from Greece are moving to join them.
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Post by France on Oct 7, 2004 18:31:04 GMT -5
OOC: Hanoi has about 5,000 regulars and 3,000 colonials in and around it.
IC:The men had been marching for hours to get to the sea and they could here the low murmer of artillary going off in the distance. They were almost there but the men were getting tired. BOOM! BOOM! A truck flipped over in a fireball crushing four men on the other side and killing many of the occupants then another truck caring ammo exploded spreading the death and maiming many troops. The crackle of gunfire was heard off to the right and the men were able to get a ragged volley off. Two platoons were sent to hunt the men down who had done this and a flank patrol was set up to prevent any urther attacks.
Two hours later: Finally the march was over and in front of them a mile away lay two ruined forts flying the Greek flag. they were to late. They were outnumbered so a full scale frontal attack was out, but they still had something in store for them. They had brought up some artillary with them which they quickly started digging in along with the rest of the army in trenches facing the Greeks. Behind the trenches a crude fortification was thrown up about 6 feet tall. 36 75's and 12 heavy 10" guns had been brought up with them and these quickly went to work throwing shells at the Greeks focusing on the piles of supplies and ammunition coming off the beaches.
That night small parties of men were sent out to hunt down any Greeks that ventured outside the walls...sentries, patrols, groups setting up pungi sticks and barbed wire, men bringing supplies up fom the beaches any Greek outside the Fort was a target in the darknes. The men were ordered to get prisoners when they could but killing them was just as good. One group moved up to cut a whole in the wire, once it was cut they were to crawl 20 yds from the right fort and throw grenades into the trenches and ramparts to kill the Greeks manning that stretch then they would charge into it with bayonets and try to get some prisoners before retreating quickly.(That group had 15 men.)
Islands off of Cambodia: The Greek shells hit nothing but sandy beaches and the od village, there were no troops on those islands.
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Post by Greece on Oct 7, 2004 18:57:41 GMT -5
The islands, are stormed no probleem and in interpreter is being brought up.
The men in the forts, start firing artillary back at the French. They seem tro be moving all the fiats to the right side of the line. Interesting...
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Post by France on Oct 7, 2004 19:19:32 GMT -5
OOC: Forgot casualties or the rebel attack. 2 trucks destroyed 34 men killed 42 wounded
Greece what are your casualties? and how many Fiats do you have total?
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Post by Afghanistan on Oct 7, 2004 19:36:35 GMT -5
In a short exchange of gun fire, 23 native troops are killed or crippled and left for dead, 23 burning spirits forever extinguished.
The runner returns to the rebel camp. He retells what little he knows of the exchange to the collected village elders and the strange foreigner whom they had rallied around. The Spaniard lets loose a string of obscenities in a variety of languages, none of which needed to be understood to tell that he was not pleased. The Greeks hadn’t given him enough time to prepare his fifth column. He had been a fool to think they would have, in fact he was a fool to think that they wouldn’t turn their beloved Fiats loose on the villagers when they roll into Hanoi. Of course he was not one to let set backs stop him, he wouldn’t of have lasted long in his line of work if he had. Even with nothing but a small group of unruly villagers, perhaps he could salvage an opportunity out of this situation.
He takes up a stick, and speaks with a feigned confidence that would do Shakespeare himself proud. He begins to draw a map in the ground at their feet, and explain his plan. The villagers listen hard, eager now to strike a blow against the French. He doesn’t have the heart to tell them this is another of his desperate gambits. The goal not the destruction of the target or the disruption of the French war machine, but to send a message loud enough to be heard all over Hanoi, a message that the time had come to throw off the shackles of French oppression, that the time to seize freedom is now. He could only hope the people would listen.
They took positions near a supply dump at the edge of the city. 500 in all, armed with a motley collection of firearms, home made explosives and sharp pointy implements that had been requisitioned for hand to hand combat. With a yell they rush to the edge of the forests cover and let loose their attack: a disorganized volley of gun fire, punctuated by the boom of primitive grenades, and the rattling thunder of a single, temperamental machine gun. El Podenco Morisco lights a stick of dynamite, and lobs hit in a high arc, trying to strike the ammunition stores, the real target of this exercise. The he takes up his weapon, an old Buffalo rifle and joins in the fire fight.
As said, from positions hidden among the trees and any nearby structures 500 rebels engage a French supply dump. They are armed with various guns, a single prototype Maxim knock-off, as well as the grenades. Scattered among them are a handful of foreign fighters. More experienced, better armed, including sticks of dynamite and attempting to destroy the supply dump in a spectacular manner, hoping to spark dissent, riots in the city, or at least show the people of Hanoi that the French are not invincible.
“Remember remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder, treason Should ever be forgot...” - Traditional British Rhyme
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Post by Greece on Oct 7, 2004 19:40:22 GMT -5
OOC: Forgot casualties or the rebel attack. 2 trucks destroyed 34 men killed 42 wounded Greece what are your casualties? and how many Fiats do you have total? I have 12 fiats Casualties: few (84)
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Post by Greece on Oct 7, 2004 19:43:55 GMT -5
All of a sudden, massive amounts of fire start from the greek lines. It's the old way, they loaded fire arrows like in korea. They attempt to burn the jungle near the left side of the flank. The Greeks have over 25 artillary firing at the french. Then the Greeks break free on the right flank. Over 30,000 men start firing and the fiats move foward.
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Post by Greece on Oct 7, 2004 19:52:13 GMT -5
As they go over the top, they immeditly go back in to the forts and the fiats retreat behind the forts. The ships on the coast are now 200 yards from shoar and give hell firing in to the french lines with all three gas, scatter and regular shells. The Trench morters open up in a deadly hail of fire. More then 900 shells of all kind fly through the air.
Meanwhile o the largest island
The greeks start building an airstrip and placing planes on the ground (complete 1 week) The smaller islands have been armed with artillary and 500 men are left on them. These forts are well fortified.
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Post by France on Oct 7, 2004 19:59:52 GMT -5
All of a sudden, massive amounts of fire start from the greek lines. It's the old way, they loaded fire arrows like in korea. They attempt to burn the jungle near the left side of the flank. The Greeks have over 25 artillary firing at the french. Then the Greeks break free on the right flank. Over 30,000 men start firing and the fiats move foward. Im a bit over a mile away, arrows won't make that range. Whats the size of those guns? So I know how to put my casualties.
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Post by Greece on Oct 7, 2004 20:02:08 GMT -5
Mainly larger 10 to 12 inch guns. Several larger, the ships are shooting larger 14 to 20 inch guns. The jungle is still on fire and creating a whole lot of smoke.
Thirty men with british scoped lee enfields sneak around through the smoke in to the evening and spend a lot of the night shooting at french guys that are exposed by fire and light.
Edit Meanwhile 200 troops are dropped on the smaller no name islands and are dug in with artillary. These will serve as look out posts. A lot of them are being stripped of native wood that is being sent back to Greece.
On the big island (only one populated) the greeks promise soverighty to the Indochinese and start to recruit for the Veitnam-combodia Regular divisions.
The attack was only on beach heads that where marked as targets and we stayed clear of shooting at villages.
Currently trainining Soldiers: 45 these will be shipped to a no named island for trainning. Two greek officers and 2 greek noncomminsioned officers are put incharge of them with an interpreter.
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