my dad posted:

I'd like to formally nominate myself as the Corps Commander. Is everyone OK with this?

quote:

this shall be humorous

Hunt11 posted:

To ensure that the British get the tea break that they need I volunteer to be a bridge commander.

Bacarruda posted:

Trin Tragula posted:

xthetenth posted:

I'm concerned that that would risk drawing the focus of Red division away from St. Croissant, leaving Blue to both take St. Croissant and build strength to push towards Faibleimpot. If anything, I'm worried that the plan as is doesn't have a strong enough westward push.

Fader Movitz posted:

Staff officer F. Movitz reporting for duty, how can I be of assistance?

Comrade Koba posted:

Général de brigade Comrade Koba

Orders for 52nd Brigade

Brigade will enter the field deployed in the formation below:


Brigade will then march towards La Cote, as indicated by the arrow. Cavalry company will move ahead of the main column and scout the advance.


Upon reaching the objective, the brigade will take up positions on the eastern half of La Cote, as pictured below.


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: Pursue the enemy
Break Off automatically when: 2/3 casualties are taken

l'Sabbat Noir posted:

Généraux réunis dans leurs masses
Tout comme les sorcières aux masses noires
Les esprits maléfiques qui tracent la destruction
Sorciers de la construction de la mort
Dans les champs, les corps brûlent
Comme la machine de guerre tourne
Mort et haine envers l'humanité
Envenimer leurs cerveaux
Oh seigneur oui!
Les politiciens se cachent
Ils ont seulement commencé la guerre
Pourquoi devraient-ils sortir pour se battre?
Ils laissent ce rôle aux pauvres
Ouais
Le temps parlera de leur pouvoir
Faire la guerre juste pour s'amuser
Traiter les gens comme des pions dans les échecs
Attendez que leur jour du jugement arrive
Ouais!
Maintenant dans l'obscurité, le monde s'arrête
Cendres où brûlent les corps
Plus de porcs de guerre ont le pouvoir
La main de Dieu a frappé l'heure
Journée de jugement, Dieu appelle
Sur les genoux, le cochon de guerre rampe
Mendier la miséricorde pour leurs péchés
Satan riant écarte ses ailes
Oh seigneur oui!

Tehan posted:

I for one stand ready to give the lives of my men for the glory of France

More detailed orders to follow sometime today.

Comrade Koba posted:

These were the orders given; no particular route to the objective was specified.

In the future, try to include any specifics with the orders so us brigade commanders don't have to flip through the entire thread and double check the Roll20 to make sure we didn't miss something.

Will try to amend the orders, but I'm not sure I'll have the time to do it today.

Bacarruda posted:

COMMAND AND COMMUNICATIONS
Please note where my division HQ will be during each phase of the operation – make sure your runners know where to find me at all times.

To avoid the enemy from getting too much information if they capture a runner, use these code words:

Unit Names

• Charlemagne– Division HQ
  
• Roland – 52nd Brigade
  
• Oliver – 53rd Brigade
  
• Turpin -- 54th Brigade
  
• Godefery – 55thBrigade
  
• Milon -- 119th Reserve Brigade
  
• Othon -- 120th Reserve Brigade
  

Actions

• Attack – Austerlitz
  
• Defend – Leipzig
  
• Move -- Borodino
  
• Battle Order – Grenadier
  
• Marching Order – Chasseur
  

Locations

• Clemenceau – Breakfast
  
• St. Croissant – Lunch
  
• Bois de Gooneville – Dinner
  
• Frais-Champs – Stables
  
• Le Oeuf – Le Teton
  
• Dejeunner – Mademoiselle
  
• Brioche – Cheese Factory
  
• La Sanglante Femme – Matterhorn
  
• Bois de Haute – Le Paul Bunyan
  
• Veine – Hamlet
  
• Faiblempot – Kitchen
  
• Baguende - Sargossa
  
• La Cote - Roncevaux
  
• Baguette - Oltre Mer
  
• Pastuer Ridge - Aix
  
• Bois de Baguette - Ebro
  
• Nainville - Babylon
  

QUESTIONS?

Slim Jim Pickens posted:

Slim Jim Pickens, Chief of Staff

Brigadier General, the current orders you have submitted has your brigade entering the battlefield behind even the reservists! I would not object to your orders otherwise, but this is a serious case of deployment most a coq en haut.

Please change you initial position to be more like so:



I have been informed by the highest possible power (Trin) that this is acceptable, and our overall plan hinges on aggressive action from your brigade most immediately.

quote:

Have I attached the Divisional assets to brigades?
Have I given legal orders for the movement of my Divisional HQ?
Have all my brigadiers given legal orders?

Gommier Rouge posted:

Maman et papa et Denny ont vu le défilé défilé à Puckapunyal
C'était une longue marche des cadets
Le sixième bataillon était le prochain à la tournée et c'était moi qui a dessiné la carte
Nous avons fait Canungra et Shoalwater avant de partir

Et Townsville aligné les sentiers comme nous avons marché vers le bas au quai
Cet écrêtage du papier nous montre jeune et fort et propre
Et il ya moi en moi chapeau slouch avec moi SLR et les verts
Dieu m'aide - j'avais seulement dix-neuf

De Vung Tau équitation Chinooks à la poussière à Nui Dat
J'étais entré et sorti des hélicoptères depuis des mois
Et nous avons fait de nos tentes une maison, V.B. Et pinups sur les casiers
Et un coucher de soleil orange asiatique à travers le gommage

Et pouvez-vous me dire, docteur, pourquoi je n'arrive toujours pas à dormir?
Et la nuit est juste une jungle sombre et un aboiement M.16?
Et quelle est cette éruption qui va et vient, pouvez-vous me dire ce que cela signifie?
Dieu m'aide - j'avais seulement dix-neuf

Une opération de quatre semaines, quand chaque étape peut signifier votre dernier sur deux jambes
C'était une guerre en vous-même
Mais vous ne laisseriez pas vos compagnons baisser
Alors vous avez fermé les yeux et pensé à autre chose

Et puis quelqu'un a crié "Contact", et le mec derrière moi a juré
Nous nous sommes accrochés là pendant des heures, puis un Dieu tout-puissant rugissement
Et Frankie a donné un coup de pied dans une mine le jour où l'humanité a lancé la lune
Dieu m'aide - il rentrait chez lui en juin

Et je peux encore voir Frankie, buvant des tinnies dans le Grand Hôtel
Sur une rec de trente-six heures. À Vung Tau
Et je peux encore entendre Frankie, couché en hurlant dans la jungle
Jusqu'à ce que la morphine vint et tua la sanglante rangée

Et les légendes d'Anzac ne mentionnaient pas la boue, le sang et les larmes
Et les histoires que mon père m'a racontées ne semblaient jamais assez réelles
J'ai attrapé quelques morceaux dans mon dos que je ne me sentais même pas
Dieu m'aide, j'avais seulement 19 ans

Et pouvez-vous me dire, docteur, pourquoi je n'arrive toujours pas à dormir?
Pourquoi la chaîne Seven chopper me fait-elle frissonner?
Et quelle est cette éruption qui va et vient, pouvez-vous me dire ce que cela signifie?
Dieu m'aide - j'avais seulement 19 ans

lenoon posted:

*reserve battalion mumbles about "recall" and "can't be expected to remember training, I'm a farmer not a soldier, scared blue and death of my life!"*

119th Reserve Battalion

After entering the field, proceed to position shown below, then follow the black arrow to Le Cote and Baguende.



Deploy as shown below, with 75mm guns unlimbering on the outskirts of Baguende, with fields of fire to the NW. Infantry arrayed as shown on the slope below. Brigade command should be in range of central infantry units.



Rifles:

Dig in, fire on any enemy target in range

Engineers:

Dig in, deploy barbed wire NE-SW along the infantry line. Free to restock when necessary.

75mms:

Fire on any enemy target on Pasteur ridge, or along the road line along the ridge. IF enemy is present in these positions, fire until enemy is no longer present. IF enemy is elsewhere, fire provisional on brigade HQ orders.

ALL: IF enemy targets are on Le Cote before we arrive, 75mm guns open fire, all ranks fix bayonets and charge.

quote:

My dearest Evangeline, tomorrow I lead my division into battle to defend France against the German invaders. I have every confidence in the fighting spirit of my soldiers and the quality of their arms, and my brother officers are all as dedicated as I am to the cause of victory. But war, she is a dangerous creature, unpredictable and fierce as an unbroken horse. The Boches, for all their dishonorable and deplorable ways, are no cowards, and we can expect the battle to be hard fought. Our staff college has covered many scenarios and we have a good strategy, but no plan can account for all the vagaries of fate. Additionally we have had to replace the brigadier of one of my reserve formations due to illness, and the staff officer promoted in his stead, while very competent, is reluctant to lead men. He feels perhaps he has not earned his command. He will have his chance tomorrow, as the reserve brigades will have a key role to play in holding our flank. Of course, on a night like this a man's mind turns to all that he could have done better - have my orders been precise enough, or too restricting? I have perhaps erred on the side of optimism, and trusted in my subordinates to react should the enemy press us harder than anticipated. General Mon Pere has given us our final orders, and they are achievable with courage and God's grace. If we can take the town of S____ C________ by noon then the foe will have to dance to our tune, and we shall play them a lively one indeed. They desire to push hard to the south, and if they wish to dash themselves against our guns we will oblige them! Should things go harder, we will have to dig in our heels and give them the bayonet. The soldiers are keen for it, but many of them are boys and have never seen war.

Evangeline, by the time this letter reaches you the battle will be done for good or ill. I will return to you, I swear it.

Yours Forever,
Alois Tebeka (General de Division)

Trin Tragula posted:

The game has reached Turn 4 and halted for the night. Neither DHQ is eligible to send runners. Update pending.