10mm 1944 US vs Germans Battle Report

[bigjackmac]

Tecno - Sorry, there's been a screw up with  your paperwork.  This best I can do is call you Lieutenant (General), and you'll be sharing your hole with about 30 other guys.  But you won't have to dig it, and they'll call you Sir! 

Ronan - Don't be too proud, we haven't seen anyone in action yet!  I heard the battalion commander doesn't know what he's doing 

Thanks to everyone for being such good sports, we'll see how it goes, hopefully this weekend.

V/R,
Jack

[Ithoriel]

Requesting a transfer to the AT Platoon, sir.

Gotta love those M10's

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

*chews gum contenedly*

Listen to that boys, someone is aiming for a purple heart, a soft hospital bed an all the nurses he can get his paws on! How do you keep your head down in an open box?

Pass another magazine Weinberg, and make sure that rifle is sighted right. Whatever the brass decideds gets thrown to us next, lets make sure we get the job done and get out safely.


(Aiming for North East Coasy, Maryland veteran, gruff and cautious, with the side trait of looking after his men- hope you don't mind some character development)

[Ithoriel]

If the krauts hit a "Ronson" you're trapped in a box, trying to get the lid open before you fry.

M10 buys it, you roll over the side and hug the dirt.

Besides, we need to be able to hang over the side and point out targets to you dumb f***s 

You keep the enemy grenadiers and mortar crews off our backs and we'll keep the kraut panzers off yours!

[fsn]

Techno -... you'll be sharing your hole with about 30 other guys. 

Ooooh! Nasty!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Yeah, and it will still be us PBI who get sent in to clear up the mess your big guns make.
We'll hunt your mortars, you keep them panzers off our backs.

You all leave lt Techno's hole alone. 

[Techno]

"Grabowski.....Have you fixed that ****ing radio yet ?......We need to know what the others are planning."

[fsn]

"Hello Yankee. Ve are vaiting for you here. Ve haf lots of machine guns and mortars and haf to send some Panthers away because ve haf so many.!"

(Apologies to all Germans out there.)

[nikharwood]

I just posted the order of battle on my blog! Gentlemen, take your places, please. If you have a 'different' user name on a forum, and you're looking at one of the names on the OOB and you're thinking, 'I wonder if that's me?' it is.

Battalion Commander: LtCol "Black Jack" Mac

[bigjackmac]

Holy sh!t you guys are killing me!  I just shot coffee all over my living room; this is going to be even better than I thought!   

Well, since he's the only one that asked, I've swapped Lt Ithoriel with Lt Drakenganer, so that Ithoriel now commands his beloved M10 Wolverines.  But no more griping, and no more transfers until we have vacancies due to casualties, and it will be on a first-come, first serve basis, with the caveat that humor/creativity as to the purpose of the transfer wins you extra points as well.

Nik - What most folks don't realize is that the good Gunny there is an amalgamation of characters, which is why they only had one Drill Instructor.  In real life he would be the Senior Drill Instructor (wears a shiny black belt), and have three or four 'green belts' under him.

Tecno - Having a working radio is no more likely to give you a clue as to what's happening than reading tea leaves.  And I'm sure your hole will be fine 

Lemmey's getting into it, I dig it.  And for that, Lemmey becomes the first lieutenant to get a picture (just updated on the blog).

And FSN looks to be volunteering to be the leader of the dastardly Hun, and you are now my counterpart, Oberstleutnant...  How do I 'German up' FSN???  Fischneckt?  Fitzensump?  Flectschnizzle?  Fasignuggen?  Have to work on that.

Well, this certainly brightened my morning, thanks fellas, and hopefully I get this kicked off tomorrow morning!

V/R,
Jack

[Techno]

BRILLIANT !!

You mean we'll all be going after fsn !! 
Don't worry about the humour. I think you can rely on us for that....
Looking forward to seeing how it goes.

Cheers - Phil.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Sir,
I wish to report the louses at HQ have lost my i.d. photo. The MPs keep demanding to see it, they won't buy an '403 access forbidden' notice!

[OldenBUA]

And FSN looks to be volunteering to be the leader of the dastardly Hun, and you are now my counterpart, Oberstleutnant...  How do I 'German up' FSN???  Fischneckt?  Fitzensump?  Flectschnizzle?  Fasignuggen?  Have to work on that.

I would think Oberstleutnant Franz Sophia Nikolaus Hundertmann has a nice ring to it, and it would do the trick. FSN might even like it.

[fsn]

Seer Gut. I shall go and polish my jackboots, the better to stamp upon your overfed American dog-faces.

(Apologies again. I read far too many "Commando" comics as a child)

[nikharwood]

*lights another Lucky Strike with his battered old Zippo*

Well, boys - time to get our sh!t together again. I want everything saddled up & ready for the off in ten. Wazowski, make sure you've got enough belts for the .30cal. Jones, will you get rid of that f*ck!n dog? I do not want a repeat of the chicken episode.

On me...