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Xthetenth, do you need to officially send a runner when you arrive at Faible, or does it happen automatically? If you need to give an order, where is your runner going and by what route? edit: I'm not sure who is supposed to march into Bois de Baguette, but they should post orders soon  edit 2: emergency order, ONCE NIGHT HAS FALLEN, 52nd Brigade is to push into Bois de Baguette, kill all they find, and entrench. Engineers from 99th will follow in support. Conditional: If Baguette is observed to be empty at night, 52nd will advance and occupy Baguette. 
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Hunt11 posted:97th Brigade Do we not want to use these guys to garrison Quadropolis?
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Mar 2, 2017 04:20
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Orders for the 55th: Keep on keeping on. Try to keep an eye out for sneaky movements in the night.
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my dad posted:General Mon Pere, Corps Commander  Général de Division Bacarruda "With night falling in a few hours, these are likely the the final orders you will get." 6th Cavalry Brigade "Heroes of the Republic" -- General xthetenth, you have another set of medals waiting for you at Failblempot. Get there as fast as you can! 2nd Brigade, BEF -- excellent work clearing Dejeunner ridge. As previously ordered -- assault Quatrepots and take it. Make sure your heavy artillery (the 18pdr and the 155mm are in position to fire on the town before your infantry get into range of the enemy. Once the village is secure -- head north to the Crossroads south of Saint Croissant and dig in. Use the 155mm howitzers and the 12 pounder to help shell enemy forces in Quatrepots, then move them up to get a good field of fire on Saint Croissant. Unless ordered to stop, at midnight -- move into Saint Croissant and assist the Reserve Cav's attack there. Once the town is taken dig in and hold it. 97th Brigade -- Advance your infantry to the Dejeunner ridge and form a defensive line on the right flank of the 175th Brigade (Reserve Artillery). If you want, you can bring over some of your artillery from Clemenceau. 99th Brigade -- You have a hole in your line with the front of your 75mm guns exposed. I am concerned the Germans may try a nightitme rush out of Saint Croissant or Baguette forest and overrun our gun line. The rules won't let you reshuffle infantry to plug the gap -- but your Engineers can move to fill that gap. I suggest you put them on the low ground in front of the artillery and dig them in. 175th Brigade (Reserve Artillery) -- Hold position and destroy the enemy to your front, then continue moving to secure the Dejuenner Ridge. Use artillery. MG, and rifle fire to destroy any German troops you encounter. Establish a defensive line on the northern edge of the Dejeunner Ridge and dig in. Make sure your artillery can cover the area just south of Saint Croissant and the Bois De Gooneville. -- Runner Priority 2-99th 3-6th 4-BEF 5-97th Bacarruda fucked around with this message at 05:36 on Mar 2, 2017 |
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Mar 2, 2017 04:59
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Loel posted:Lucky 99 Conditional: If the 52nd have occupied Bois, engineers will advance to begin fortifications there as well. Barb wire is to be moved forward and trenches dug. Loel fucked around with this message at 05:06 on Mar 2, 2017 |
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Mar 2, 2017 05:04
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my dad posted:
Best of luck, sir.
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Mar 2, 2017 05:22
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Current chat discussion: Ignore fortifying Dejeuner for now, take Q with all available forces
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Mar 2, 2017 05:33
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Hephasto posted:The 2nd Brigade will immediately charge on Quatreprouts, bayonetting or routing any Germans in the town and surrounding environs. During this time, the artillery will remain in position and take what shots they can. Makre sure your 18pdr and the 155mm guns you've picked up are able to fire into Qautrepots to support your attack.
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Mar 2, 2017 05:38
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Can I commandeer the British artillery and direct them towards Quatreptrouts?
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Mar 2, 2017 06:05
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 Général de Division Tebeka 52e is to follow emergency orders All remaining 6th Division forces are to hold position for the hours of darkness. thatbastardken fucked around with this message at 06:17 on Mar 2, 2017 |
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Mar 2, 2017 06:14
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Hephasto posted:The 2nd Brigade will immediately charge on Quatreprouts, bayonetting or routing any Germans in the town and surrounding environs. During this time, the artillery will remain in position and take what shots they can. Addendum: while the 2nd brigade's infantry companies are assaulting Quatreprouts, the brigade's artillery will re-limber, move west to bring them in range of Quatreprouts, un-limber, and begin firing on any visible German targets.
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Mar 2, 2017 07:28
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Just letting everyone know I'm not dead, will post orders for 52e ASAP.
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Général de Brigade Téhan II, Réservistes de Artillerie My men are peasants with rifles thrust into their untrained hands, and we are staring down a greater number of better-trained infantrymen and four of those damnable Boche machine gun teams. Sadly, it is not elan that will win the day for my brigade; it is careful thought and an overwhelming artillery barrage. Phase One: Using the previous movement methods (stopping whenever an enemy is within range to open fire on them), the brigade will move into this formation as best they can:  While they are doing so, I will be observing the movements of the Boche brigade opposite us with a great deal of nervousness. The orders from this point will depend entirely upon their movements. Scenario  : The enemy wheel to face my brigadeThe men will continue to enter the formation ordered above and brace to receive a charge, hoping that the cannon will carry the day. Scenario  : The enemy are seemingly unaware of the mass of unwashed peasantry directly in front of them and continue to march on their earlier course towards Dejeuner Ridge.The brigade will wheel backwards parallel to the enemy's marching route and engage in a shooting gallery as the Boche march inexplicably by.  Scenario  : The enemy remain where they are, or merely shuffle their formationThe brigade will move in formation so that our frontmost infantry is out of range of enemy machine guns, but the artillery are in range of the enemy troops. Scenario  : The enemy retreat to Bois de Gooneville / St Croissant / elsewhere to their north or east:The brigade will shrug and move on to phase two. Whatever the scenario, once the enemy is wiped out or retreat in disarray, we will move on to phase two. Phase Two: With the Boche defeated, we will move onto Dejeuner Ridge and do our best to secure it and provide fire support to the region south of St Croissant.  Half of our infantry will form a picket to prevent enemies from sneaking up on us during the night, while the others will be a screening force for our guns. From there we will dig in, and fire on any Boche unwise enough to give us an opportunity to do so, and await further orders. Conditional 1:  Should, at any point, an enemy brigade be spotted west of Brioche (unless it is the one we have been focusing on that has merely advanced westwards), the infantry will redeploy as best they can to stand between the enemy and our guns (leaving the required 2" to fire, of course) and hope for the best. In this scenario, the Boche have been reinforced, and we have no way to know the number, quality, or makeup of the brigades that did so, so it is impossible to make any detailed plan for it. 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: Do not pursue Break off automatically when: 2/3 casualties are taken
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 Général de brigade Comrade Koba Orders for 52nd Brigade After night has fallen, 52e brigade will advance into Bois de Baguette and entrench.  Standing orders When sighting an enemy on Attack stance: Keep moving along original path When attacking the enemy: Use rifle fire When an enemy company Breaks Off or Retreats Suppressed: Do not pursue Break Off automatically when: 2/3 casualties are taken
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Mar 2, 2017 07:59
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Mar 2, 2017 13:02
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I wonder if not leaving any garrison in Quatreprouts is going to lose us the game eventually. Of course, I'm assuming we'll take the town, which might be a bit of a presumption on my part. 
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Mar 2, 2017 13:16
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my dad posted:I wonder if not leaving any garrison in Quatreprouts is going to lose us the game eventually. Of course, I'm assuming we'll take the town, which might be a bit of a presumption on my part. Which town?
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Turn 26: 1930 French initiative The 99th Brigade's engineer appears on-board and gets to work.  The 175th is charged again, and makes quick work of the remaining cavalry.  The BEF re-forms and prepares to march on Quatreprouts.  And the battlefield receives an addition of tone and dignity as General Mon Pere leads his horsemen onto the field.  Until the end of the battle, you will take severe penalties when attempting to change orders.There are no living Germans in sight.  Turn 27: 2000 French initiative The 97th successfully changes orders, and its rallied companies begin making their way back to Clemenceau.  The Hero of Dejeuner trots boldly out into the great unknown.  Atop Dejeuner, the 175th trips over the dead while trying to advance.  Mon Pere cannot move past the guns without fouling them with his formation.  The BEF advances, and is hit by machine guns firing out of Quatreprouts.   It is just out of range to retaliate. Night falls. This is the last battlefield overview you will see until morning.  Turn 28: 2030 German initiative The 175th tries to find its way to its assigned positions.  xthetenth moves past the northern edge of the 175th's old trench.  Mon Pere moves past the guns and prepares to charge.  The BEF goes in, and takes casualties from a nearby mortar and a howitzer out behind the Bois de Bacon.  The Germans repel the first charge, but not without taking heavy losses of their own as your 155s and MG find the range easily.  Here's that rotten howitzer.  Turn 29: 2100 German initiative The 6th Cavalry is, er, somewhere north of those trenches.  The 52nd has found its way to the Bois de Baguette, and then ends up describing a large circle.  Things aren't much better for the 175th.  Mon Pere stands up in the saddle, and boldly leads the charge on!  His men send two MGs, an infantry company, and the brigade commander fleeing west, and slaughter the others with ease. Then he rallies.  That dratted 15cm is still up there, though. It is now night. The next soft deadline is TOMORROW, Friday 3rd March, at 5pm. The next update will be 8 turns long.
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Yup. They still have dudes there and nobody was ordered to garrison the town. e: On the bright side, I do still have orders to pursue.
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Mar 2, 2017 18:59
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Trin Tragula posted:The 6th Cavalry is, er, somewhere north of those trenches. I hope I haven't misplaced my compass. I'm concerned.
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Mar 2, 2017 19:10
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 I'm crying tears of joy mon général; what a dashing figure our cavalry makes as it slaughters the boche. I will be writing an article for the staff college about how this action has clearly demonstrated that the Japanese at port Arthur lacked both sufficient Elan and cavalry. I will also be arguing for more lancers and cuirassiers, for it is clear that this machine gun is a false threat.
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Mar 2, 2017 19:15
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Should be an interesting night.
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Mar 2, 2017 19:21
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Tehan posted:Général de Brigade Téhan II, Réservistes de Artillerie Trin Tragula posted:There are no living Germans in sight.  I hope they actually fell back, and weren't just concealed by the encroaching nightfall.
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Mar 2, 2017 19:22
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I have no idea where the remnants of the 97th are and I doubt they have any idea either.
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Mar 2, 2017 19:25
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I love the idea of having no battlefield overviews. Really excellent. And well done to the BEF and Mon Pere! At least now we've got them possibly bottled up in st croissant - now how do we win?
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Mar 2, 2017 19:48
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53rd Brigade It saddens me that all the action and glory are going to the opposite front; it seems the Germans are not stupid enough to attack the trenches -- wait, what if we built one big trench system around the border with Germany? No, not a trench but a wall -- the greatest kind of wall. Only then can we make France great again.
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Mar 2, 2017 20:03
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So far so good?
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Mar 2, 2017 21:05
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Loel posted:So far so good? 10:4 in chits exchanged this round, so it's 164:135 in lost chits. This will change depending on what the howitzer does and whether my cavalry pursues the fleeing enemies (as it should )
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Mar 2, 2017 21:31
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Shame that single howitzer was sitting there, I might've been able to get it. Of course I would've then got horribly lost en route almost certainly, so who knows.
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Mar 2, 2017 21:40
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Mon Pere is going to hit St C with the BEF in about 8 turns, I think? If we're going to give him support, we should send over the 52nd to attack around midnight.
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Mar 2, 2017 21:46
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No, the BEF isn't hitting St C, reread their orders. And you really don't want to cause a clusterfuck of nighttime orders jumble. Our guys already can't find their own trousers. But I can't tell you nothing no more, so do what you want. 
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Mar 2, 2017 22:02
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At this rate I am worried about wondering straight into Saint Croissant.
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Mar 2, 2017 22:04
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I left a gap in my formation for your brigade but you're nowhere to be found.
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Mar 2, 2017 22:08
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The nice thing about cavalry wondering blindly around in the middle of the night is, what's the worst thing that could possibly happen to them? Run face first into the enemy? Ha!
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my dad posted:No, the BEF isn't hitting St C, reread their orders. And you really don't want to cause a clusterfuck of nighttime orders jumble. Our guys already can't find their own trousers. You'll need some support, I don't think the reserve cavalry can take St C on their own. Or maybe they can. Either way, though, you may want some help. Infantry to soak bullets while you soak up glory.
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sullat posted:You'll need some support, I don't think the reserve cavalry can take St C on their own. Or maybe they can. Either way, though, you may want some help. Infantry to soak bullets while you soak up glory. Eh. If you can think of a way to coordinate with a cavalry attack coming at an unknown time in the middle of the night, be my guest.
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my dad posted:Eh. If you can think of a way to coordinate with a cavalry attack coming at an unknown time in the middle of the night, be my guest. If the scary noises include cliched "schwing" noises, march towards them. Also, we're totally bringing flares to the next punch up we have.
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my dad posted:Eh. If you can think of a way to coordinate with a cavalry attack coming at an unknown time in the middle of the night, be my guest. Well, there's a reason I'm encouraging the 52nd to do it... but we shouldn't let the high probability of a cock-up prevent us from trying to coordinate. Just need to estimate how long it will take you to find your way to St C and have the 52nd try to enter the town at about the same time.
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6ᵉ Cavalerie My orders are to find: Faibleimpot A road sign that can help me find Faibleimpot A compass to reassure me that I'm on the right road to Faibleimpot A farmer who apparently hasn't noticed a war to point me to Faibleimpot A copy of whichever play it is (I think Shakespierre or whatever it is) it takes to understand what that British guy was talking about a "band of brothers" for In that order. Thanks. (crunch: continue as indicated, trying to find Faibleimpot and settle down there for the night)
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97th Brigade Orders are to keep on moving towards Dejeuner ridge. The first man to find the ridge gets his choice of wine on me.
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