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Loel posted:... lol, the Graisse boys are told to flee the hill, let the enemy take it, and then are told to charge right back up. They were not told to flee the hill. They were told to secure Graisse. And have used this firebase to good effect.
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my dad posted:Does anyone know if the smaller howitzers need time to set up? Oh right. So we can. The 10.5s moved last turn, so they wouldn't have had time to unlimber, and I'd be mighty disappointed to learn that Boche perfidy extends to 10.5s that can be moved while limbered when our forces can't even manage it for an 84.
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 This isnt bad actually, the Graisse boys can get right into contact and scatter them further, and whatever Boche companies escape get hammered at the base of the hill by BEF.
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The cavalry is crucial here. If those FKs aren't ordered to stop to fire, OR if the enemy wins initiative, we're guaranteed safe contact with two howitzer chits. And I suspect cavalry charging unprepared artillery ends well for the artillery.
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Feb 26, 2017 04:35
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Rough sketch orders for the lucky 99 Infantry and Arty shoot at all visible targets, do not leave trenches Engineer move east to place barb wire in front of 55th Brigade's artillery Not one step back
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Loel posted:I still get a chuckle thinking about it The Grand old Duke of Mon Pere, he had ten thousand men First he marched them up the hill And he marched them down again When you're up you're up And when you're down you're down And when you're only halfway up You're neither up nor down!
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sullat posted:The Grand old Duke of Mon Pere, he had ten thousand men I dunno, I think ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6TXMsvgQg might be better 
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Feb 26, 2017 05:49
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 General de Division Tebeka, at Livredepot Field Office On the eastern flank, I'm thinking about ordering 120e to return to La Cote - they won't get anywhere useful before sundown now, and it might be nice to have that extra little bit of security in case the Boche get tricky. 52e and 53e are still going to head to Clemenceau to support whatever action happens there... it's not quite as dramatic as the La Oeuf shuffle, but we must make do. thatbastardken fucked around with this message at 08:21 on Feb 26, 2017 |
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If there is no one interested in volunteering for cavalry reserves I will put aside my fear and suspicion of horses to take command, having learnt now to BAYONET CHARGE THE MACHINE GUN.
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The following rules are relevant to night operations. One hour before total darkness, at 1930, the hill spotting rules will be suspended and spotting will only be possible at a maximum of 12" for any unit that does not fire. At 2030, all units will spot only at 4" unless opening fire. The rule which does not allow close combat between unspotted units will be suspended; if units bump each other in the night, there will be close combat. It is significantly harder to get a change of orders through at night, and there is a chance that units will lose their way and not move entirely as intended. The game will advance at double speed after 2030 in eight-turn updates and halved deadlines where my schedule allows. Trin Tragula fucked around with this message at 11:19 on Feb 26, 2017 |
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Feb 26, 2017 11:16
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Feb 26, 2017 11:16
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Is there any benefit to letting the troops nap, or are they automatons that can march all day, fight all night with out any ill-effects other than the sudden case of being dead?
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Feb 26, 2017 15:31
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These are the two possible plans the Germans may have. 1. Shift everything to the left. As in the brigade in Saint Croissant goes to La Oeuf and every other brigade shifts in to cover them. 2. All out push on the East front in the hope of breaking our army before we break theirs.
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Hunt11 posted:These are the two possible plans the Germans may have. I dont know what you mean unless there are arrows 
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Think they'll leave their positions? They just finished digging them.
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Feb 26, 2017 19:46
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Well half of our forces just did that.
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Feb 26, 2017 19:50
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Loel posted:Think they'll leave their positions? They just finished digging them. If they think that their gambit towards 4pouts will work, they will stay on the defensive. Because we're the ones in danger of an auto-lose. But if they fear that their gambit is about to fail, they may try to crack our lines. Nighttime would be a good time to try since our arty is going to be neutered.
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So, do we have a general (heh) concensus on bumrushing Dejeneur, with special focus on killing as much artillery as possible, before turning to attack Quatreprouts? Also, shoring up our defenses in the East with a backline of French berserkers?
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my dad posted:So, do we have a general (heh) concensus on bumrushing Dejeneur, with special focus on killing as much artillery as possible, before turning to attack Quatreprouts? Also, shoring up our defenses in the East with a backline of French berserkers?  Edit: Also, have our green Brigade roll on up to Faibleimpot and have breakfast ready by dawn. Loel fucked around with this message at 23:41 on Feb 26, 2017 |
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 General Mon Pere, Corps Commander General Tebeka, reinforce our Eastern defense line at your discretion. Prepare for night-time assaults. General Bacarrette, a hospital wagon is ready for you in case you received serious injuries. If you're still capable of performing your duties, please organize a full assault on Dejeneur, and then on Quatreprouts, with a high priority on the cavalry unit and the B.E.F. taking out enemy artillery. If you have the time, try to relay orders to the artillery reserve to probe for enemy presence in Faibleimpot, and take it if it's empty, or retreat to the trench if not.
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General de Division Tebeka, at Livredepot Field Office In order of priority: 120e, return north of Baguende, stay within contact of 55e and entrench. 53e, move north-east of Clemenceau and entrench behind 99e. 52e, move north west and entrench between 55e and Bois de Baguette 55e, hold your position. Division Command will remain at Livredepot overnight. All Brigades: Protect each others flanks. If facing night attacks preserve your artillery. Night raids are not permitted.
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So, with nightfall reducing everybody's vision to 4", frontline artillery is at the risk of bungling into close combat without the chance to fight back.. At this point, it's not the worst thing in the world to lose attached artillery (Attached units don't count for the rout count), but it's something to be aware of.
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Do we want to try and advance our lines under cover of darkness? Otherwise, yeah, I'll shift the arty into the second line of trenches. .
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Feb 27, 2017 03:46
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 120th Reserve Brigade Is to take these positions and defend. The MG and Brigade HQ will be nestled within the fortress of Baguende, while all the infantry occupy the outskirts in cover. Ignore enemy units Use rifle fire Do not pursue Fight to the last man
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my dad posted:
Division HQ -- return to Clemenceau. 99th Brigade. Continue digging in -- make sure you have good artillery coverage to your north and west. 97th Brigade and 6th -- BEF -- get into battle order as fast as possible and destroy the enemy forces on the Dejeunner Ridge. Once Dejeunner is taken, then you must rush to Quatreprouts and hold it at all costs. If these orders reach your on turn 3 or later, then rush to Quatreprouts and do not, I say again, do NOT attempt to take Dejeunner. Reserve Brigade -- get your artillery in the southern edge of your trenches. Unless you hear countermanding orders from me, or unless your approach is covered by 3+ batteries of deployed enemy artillery -- then you are to assault the Dejeunner Ridge. As I said earlier, do not make an assault across open ground under heavy artillery fire. Move half of your men and your artillery to assault the northern flank of the Dejeunner Ridge to support the BEF and 97th's assault. Bacarruda fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Feb 27, 2017 |
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Bacarruda posted:
Proposal: I dont think we can split Brigades, so do we want to sent the whole green brigade to Faibleimpot?
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Loel posted:Proposal: I dont think we can split Brigades, so do we want to sent the whole green brigade to Faibleimpot? True enough. Better not. Dejeunner is our priority.
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What's the timing here? Is there an approximate time I should be aiming for to begin assaulting the ridge, or should my men be marching as soon as I change the orders? Because I probably don't have a phone line through St Croissant and I'm definitely outside the 30" aura, the roll to succeed in the change of orders might be difficult, so it might be difficult to get the timing right for a coordinated assault. It would take my men approximately an hour to get the guns into a position where they would be able to fire on the ridge, a little longer until they're in a formation where they could advance in force. General Bacarruda, please select from the following options, keeping in mind the possible delay in changing orders and specifying the time to launch the assault if selecting scenario 2 and 3: Scenario 1: I immediately march on the ridge and hope the timing all works out. Scenario 2: My men get into artillery firing range of the ridge, and begin advancing at a certain time to synchronize with other brigades' assaults. Scenario 3: My men stay where they are until a certain point, and then begin advancing on the ridge. Scenario 4: I move only enough to provide artillery overwatch to the ridge, able to quickly move back to the trenches or march on Faibleimpot as the situation evolves. Optional: The change of orders could be nightmarishly difficult, since every malus except the one about being in battle could apply. Please specify whether there is a time where my contribution to the assault on the ridge would come too late to be helpful, and if so, whether you would prefer my men stay where they are or march on Faibleimpot. Tehan fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Feb 27, 2017 |
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Tehan posted:What's the timing here? Is there an approximate time I should be aiming for to begin assaulting the ridge, or should my men be marching as soon as I change the orders? Because I probably don't have a phone line through St Croissant and I'm definitely outside the 30" aura, the roll to succeed in the change of orders might be difficult, so it might be difficult to get the timing right for a coordinated assault. Wait one turn so you can get your guns far enough south to support your advance. Then go, go, go and push for the ridge top as fast as you can. If you start taking artillery fire from 3+ guns, immediately fall back out of range and wait until the enemy guns are gone before you advance further.
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The enemy artillery isn't even deployed yet. If the guys in Graisse, especially the cavalry, wait even a single turn, they will miss a chance we absolutely won't have again. Sending the artillery reserve to attack Dejeneur is against my orders, for the record, but I can't do anything about it.
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Général de Brigade Téhan II, Réservistes de Artillerie Having hopefully received my orders in writing to defend myself from the inevitable court-martial after this engagement, I shall order my brigade to leave their nice, safe trenches that they went to all that effort to dig, form up in the following formation, and once everyone's lined up they will advance towards Dejeuner Ridge, firing upon any enemy spotted on the way. If the artillery are halted by the need to fire, the rest of the brigade will continue on without them until they too are within range of whatever the guns are firing at. Once nothing in the brigade is firing, the guns will catch up to the rest of the formation and they will continue on.  If, by some miracle, they reach the top of La Oeuf, they will turn towards the next nearest Boche in the quadrant (defined as anywhere both west of Toilettes-champs and south of Brioche) and advance under the same battle orders. If there are no more enemies within the quadrant, then they will take up this position atop the hill and await further orders:  Should the brigade come under fire from as many or more artillery pieces than the brigade has, or should they lose a half of their number or more, they will break off and fall back to their trenches to await further orders. Standing orders: When sighting an enemy on Attack stance: Halt and switch to Defend orders. When attacking the enemy: Use rifle fire When an enemy company Breaks Off or Retreats Suppressed: Pursue Break off automatically when: 1/2 casualties are taken
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97th Brigade Everything but the machine gun charge up the hill and kill any Boche who seek to claim the hill. Priority goes to targeting artillery if possible.   Machine gun is to provide covering fire for the Brigade Conditional Orders Once hill is clear of the enemy then the brigade is to assume this formation whilst the machine gun moves up to offer support.  If the enemy is sighted in attack stance then they are to hold unless they have artillery If the enemy has artillery then the brigade is to fall back behind the crest of La Ouef and then hold out.
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Orders for the 55th: Get some rest boys, could be a long night. Send runner to Baguende for several bottles of wine for my dinner. Don't get too comfortable in those trenches, though, we won't be staying in them for very long. Otherwise, keep on keeping on. Keep your eyes peeled, though, the Boche could storm out of Baguette at any time.
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Orders to the 6e Cavalry The continually updating last will and testament of General Dixième:  The cavalry and HQ are to charge those two artillery. The MG is to do whatever it can to fire in support of the charge. If I can avoid enemy MG fire by swinging farther West, the cav are to do so, however the charge is paramount. We must reach the guns. If, inexplicably, we survive, we are to attack any enemy artillery that can be reached without entering MG fields of fire, any artillery left unlimbered and any artillery left, in that order. If none of those apply, we will charge the 97th's target if it's charging/charged. If somehow we run out of enemies before men, I will join in any friendly unit's charge on Quatreprouts but will not launch the first attack on Quatreprouts or enter MG range of Quatreprouts before friendlies do so. If the MG cannot fire this turn it is to move to the suburbs if that gives it a clear field of fire. If the suburbs don't give line of sight on any enemy targets, then the MG is to move with the 97th and support it by shooting its targets until it runs out of targets. If somehow the 97th ceases to be a viable combat unit, it is to join the BEF or closest friendly brigade if possible and support them. If it can join the reserve cavalry at any time and the rest of the 6e is gone, it is to do so. Tell my mistresses that of them all, war is the only one I do not love or cherish. Edited: changed MG orders Edited: changed orders in case we somehow last through the battle for Dejeuner. xthetenth fucked around with this message at 18:10 on Feb 27, 2017 |
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 Your MGs can't shoot anything if they don't have contact with a chit outside of town. rip
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EMERGENCY ORDERS, DIVISION LEVEL Priorities list for the 22nd Division, in descending order, in case General Bacarrette doesn't post one: Priority 1: BEF and 6th cavalry Priority 2: 97th brigade Priority 3: Artillery reserve Priority 4: 99th brigade
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