Smith quickly searches the are and finds that the soldiers have the typical soldier fair, as found on the soldiers outside, plus some pocket lint, a set of matches and a pack of cigarettes. The captain also has a set of keys and a picture of some military unit with writing on the back, Smith notes that it is in Romanian. Together with the captain's pistol, a TT-33 and 3 AK-47s plus 6 reloads for them, they are well armed, but will probably not have enough to hold off the rest of the unit. The desk contains several documents, some in Russian, some in German and many in Pashto. Most of these seem to be medical documents and orders from Soviet High Command...
Macomb gets into the driver's seat of the crane and the controls are familiar enough, he can at least use them with rudimentary success.
Foraging + Search + Ambush
Smith quickly looks around and sees that there is a lot of ammunition on the soldiers and one of them happened to have a lighter. With enough sustained heat, he has a makeshift claymore. .
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Smith grabs his messkit, his flask, his knife and about 20 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. He then takes his knife to three of the round spreading the gunpowder into the messkit, then takes a handful of the ammunition into the black powder, leaving in the cutlery of stainless steel and clatching the lid closed. He then takes a piece of paper and pours a little of his whisky from his flask on it to make it more flammable. His impromptu grenade/molotov cocktail is ready for action.
So if I can take a shot, brace, aim, three round burst
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Once reaching the driver's seat of the crane Macomb took a moment to gaze at the controls and familiarize himself with the strange machine. He then quickly slung his AK-47 unto his lap to clear the jam. Once the weapon was operable again he seized the controls and started whistling "Yankee Doodle" to himself. He first tried to lower the lifting arm of the crane and free it from the shipping container. Then he will attempt to crash this crane arm into a neighboring crane arm. If that is not possible he will jump down out of the driver seat and move over to the closest crane.
Waiting for just the right moment, Macomb sends the boom of the crane crashing into the one next to it. The container the cranes were holding up starts listing to one side and it comes down to about ten feet off the floor. Macomb swears he hears something over the din of the panicking soldiers but isn't able to pick it out because right then, Smith's AK barks and turns one of the soldiers into a fountain of crimson. The rest of them start setting up behind cover.
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Razor having lowered the cranes lifting arm and clearing his weapon jam jumped out of the crane and ran over towards the next closest crane. He crouched behind the crane taking up a firing position.
Razor climbed into the driver's compartment of the second crane to gain a better firing position. He knelt down in front of the seat setting his cross hairs on the closest target.
Not sure if Razor has a target in range currently. He will climb inside this crane (Standard Move?) and take the aim action on closest guard.
Initiative
Brace, Aim
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As the soldiers take up firing positions, it appears the now damaged crane structure is having difficulty holding up the container, as the sounds of strained metal echo within the large chamber. It is soon drowned out by the even louder sound of automatic fire.
Smith's trained skills lined up one the soldiers who was just getting a bead on him and let loose with the AK in his hands as if it were a natural extension of his body. The burst walked up the center torso into the forehead and sent the man flying backwards, instantly dead.
Macomb finds cover in his new vehicle and peers over just enough to see a soldier setting up to fire at Smith, paying no attention to where Macomb is.
The Russian soldiers light up the area with 7.62mm rounds, sending sparks flying in all directions. Smith's cover holds for the moment, but a few stray shots wing Macomb.
Macomb flinches as the bullets come streaming into the cranes cabin and ricochet around him.
He then puts the guard whose attention is being held by Smith and lets go with a 3-round burst of fire.
Macomb seeing his first target drop aimed at a guard in the group of soldiers closest to him. (Group 2) He winced as he fired a 3-round burst into a guard who hadn't gotten into cover yet.
Seeing his bullets hit his target but not bring the man down Macomb decided to finish what he started and try to put 3 more holes in the man.
Smith takes another braced, aimed three round burst at the nearest group when they stick their heads up if hit
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And then lets another 3 rounds downrange at that enemy or another
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Despite the hail of fire coming his way, Smith puts on a calm face and carefully maintains fire discipline, dropping a soldier with two bursts from the AK-47.
Macomb does the same to one of the soldiers aiming at Smith, gaining his attention with a burst from his own rifle, spinning him around dead. His second burst just barely wings the container the next soldier is hiding behind.
As they attempt to reload and fire the next volley, the truck comes barreling through the front gate, crashing through some crates and coming to a halt about 30 feet from Smith. Majors points to the container and then to the truck and then ducks as a hail of fire from some of the soldiers sends shrapnel flying his direction.
The distraction causes Smith to forget his cover for a moment, just enough for a burst to catch him in the arm .
Smith says, "Blyad!!!" as he takes the two rounds in the arm.
He fires hitting , ,
ducks totally behind the desk and lights the wick with his Zippo.
Macomb pushes on the controls of this second crane in an attempt to lower at least one edge of the storage container to the ground.
Not sure how many actions this will take and if any rolls are required.
His main objective will be to lower the container as low as he can make it with this crane. I will add more if he has half-actions left after trying to do this.
Smith lets another burst rip into one of the soldiers, knocking him down and then he ducks behind the desk fully to ponder his next move.
Macomb lowers another side of the crane so that it is only a few feet off the ground and one of the doors fall open. He can see someone trying to get out.
"Don't let them escape!" As one the soldiers leap from cover and dive into the next, firing a burst as they go.
Most of the rounds only hit cover, but a single ricochet causes Macomb to flinch when it catches his leg. .
Someone jumps/falls out of the container and begins to hobble towards the truck and then another person starts to climb out of the container.
Smith yells in return Не волнуйтесь, товарищи! Мы проследим, чтобы убить каждый последний из вас, как Кутузов сделал французской Великой армии В сражении под Смоленском!"
Russian
Smith pops up and takes an aimed burst at another soldier if hits , , he stays behind cover
Macomb curses a bullet finds his leg inside the crane's cab.
He grits his teeth and lowers the crane another painfully slow 3 feet so that it is touching the ground and the people coming out don't have to jump. He then jumps out of the cab to get the crane's body between him and the line of fire streaming his way.
I want to lower for a 1/2 half action then standard move to behind full cover. Not sure if this would give me a final attack or not. If you rule yes than here it is.
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Smith fires another burst, ending the life of one more Soviet trooper as Macomb lowers the crane closer to the ground, firing a short burst that only manages to catch some smaller wooden crates. The first person to get out of the container scurries into the back of the truck as the second finishes jumping down and runs towards it. No more people are seen getting out of the container.
Even as they close, the soldiers are unable to make headway against any of you, instead only sending sparks and some debris and smoke in your general direction.
Smith shoots three round burst aim brace if hits , ,
second 3 rounder at another soldier if hits , ,
Macomb finally back on the ground decides to make a break for the Truck. He moves towards the truck using the numerous crates and packing materials as cover. Three quarters of the way through his move he pops up and takes a quick 3-round burst fire at a Russian soldier.
Will take the Full Defense action. Which allows for a standard move +4 defense.
Combat Mobility allows for movement of 60' with the standard move.
Mobile Offense allows for a Final Attack with the standard move.
Using Burst as a trick with this final attack.
Defense is now 18 plus 1/2 cover.
Attack was made at 100ft away.
Smith shoots at more soldiers, but these ones seem to have found better cover and take only glancing wounds from the assault.
Macomb makes a break for the truck and sends a wild burst into the oncoming soldiers, winging one in the leg, but it doesn't put him down.
Macomb gets punished for his daring run however as several rounds tear into him. His leg buckles as he reaches the truck. Majors moves to the other side of the cab and reaches out to pull him in. "You're not out of this yet buddy! You gotta drive this thing outta here!"
Smith attacks, three round burst if hits , ,
again next target if hits , ,
final attack if hits , ,
Damnit! Razor cries out as a hail of bullets tears into his flesh. One ripping into his calf muscle and shredding it. He takes Majors hand and climbs into the truck's driver's seat. He puts the truck into gear and calls out to Smith.
Time to leave my friend. Viva La France!
As Macomb climbs into the truck, Majors moves to let him drive. Smith continues to rain bullets into two more soldiers, dropping them.
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The remaining soldiers, seeing their comrades dropping left and right, change tactics. Two of them move forward, continuing to fire at Smith while a few hide behind some larger equipment and start taking shots at the truck itself, shattering one of the windows and Macomb sees steam coming out of the engine compartment.
The remaining few soldiers start moving back to different positions and taking cover.
Smith ejects the mostly spent magazine and jams the other home and fires a three round burst into one of the soldiers if hit , ,
Macomb closes the distance between the truck and Smith quickly putting the van between the group of Russian soldiers firing at him and Smith.
When he does so he brings up his AK-47 to fire a 3 round burst into the group of soldiers through the drivers side window.
I believe any drive action allows for a 1/2 action as well.
In now, mon ami!
Smith fires a burst at one of the soldier's closing in on him and tears right through the wooden crate and into the man's shoulder, sending him spiraling to the ground. Just then, Smith's line of fire is filled up with the view of the truck and Macomb yelling at him to get in as he fires with just enough effectiveness to keep heads down.
Three soldiers move up to support the one soldier that had held his ground, shooting at the truck. Another runs back to better cover with his comrades who also stay behind cover.
Smith jumps in the van and shoots a 3 round burst out the window if hit , , ,
"We've got some more documents, maybe there are some plans we could read about later."
Majors are the two people they held prisoner in the back?
Razor asked as he prepared to drive in reverse through the hole in the gate that Majors created.
Majors nods quickly. "That's them. I thought there were mo..," he trails off as a stray round ricochets off the side mirror. "That was too close!" He grunts along with the truck's gears as Macomb slams it into reverse.
Smith's rifle rattles off a few more rounds and another soldier goes down. As the truck careens back through the gate, they start running after it. One of them has a radio in his hand..
Smith as a free action nudges the cigarette lighter on the van with his knee to activate it.
Razor doesn't waste any more time getting out of harm's way.
Macomb turns the wheel hard so he can drive forward down the hillside as bullets snap all around the truck.