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It's the last few weeks of the war and a key bridge has been targetted as a possible weak point in our line. Mainly meaning that this bridge could allow German Panzers to get up behind our infantry and cut a hole to the let the Germans in. To solve this, the brass has ordered A, and B companies to hold the bridge until relieved, three days later. They would give us more to work with but due to heavy pockets of resistance, most of the troops are fighting in rural villages. It's up to you and your soldiers to keep the German forces from advancing, the war depends on you and, more importantly, the lives of countless American soldiers depend on you.

Mission Objectives: Move into the small town, secure the bridge and do a perimeter sweep of the entire area. Afterwards you will set up a defensive and hold until you are releaved. Only retreat if you have lost your hold on the bridge and have no possible way to regain it. Destruction of the bridge is not an option.

Character Sheet:
Name:
Gender:
Age:
Height:
Weight:
Blood Type:
Rank:
Company:
Weapon: (I'll list some out later)
Class: (Will also list later)
Brief Background:
Special Gear: (Only one thing and keep it simple, it's only 1945)
Lucky Charm: (Ace, card, something like that)
Alligence:

Rules:
1. No double posts.
2. No posting, one post after yourself.
3. No advancing the storyline without the rest of the group ready.
4. No killing other players without permission.
5. Keep it realistic. It's only WWII
6. Maximum of two characters each.
7. Be detailed for the most part.

Name: Jacob Book
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 170lbs
Blood Type: O-
Rank: Seargent Major
Company: A company
Weapons: Sidearm: Colt M1911A1. Main weapon: M1 Carbine
Class: Sniper
Brief Background: After joining the army of his own free will, Jacob was placed in a Seargent position early, because of his skill. Soon afterwards, he was shipped off to the European battlefront in Germany. Now leading a small group of A Company soldiers, Jacob hopes to impliment his training to get his troops out alive.
Special Gear: M1903 Springfield
Lucky Charm: Pocket Watch
Alligence: Allies

Name: Jake Mirez
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 168lbs
Blood Type: AB-
Rank: Lieutenant
Company: A company
Weapons: Sidearm: Colt M1911A1. Main weapon: M1 Garande rifle, Thompson sub-machine gun (aquried later on)
Class: ???
Brief Background: After joining the army US Army at the age of 21, Jake served in 82nd Airborne division in the war in europe. Starting with operation Overlord: D-day, on to market Market Garden (see 'A Bridge Too Far.'(film).) and other operations in europe. He quickly progressed through the ranks. Now leading a small group of A Company soldiers.
Special Gear: TBC
Lucky Charm: TBC
Alligence: Allies

Ill finish it another day ok!

I hope you know that I don't take orders. It's just something I don't do. Just one of the many things wrong with me.

With that said I am transferring to B Company.

I'll fill in a bio later..

My nerves are racked.

So much work I have to make-up for High-school after missing a whole day and two half days.

I know what you mean. I missed the crap out of a lot of work from just a hlaf day..

lol Yeah i missed an entire month of Secondary School last year so i mustnt miss more...... Anyhoo I'll be 'sergent' Until the possibly commading officer dies!

Umm.. seargents were the only commanding officers ever on the field in WWII

Oh ok did you ever see Band of Brothers or Saving Private Ryan "Lieutenant and Captain respectfully" and its 'sergents' not 'seargents'..... Im Sergent Jake Mirez then. Ill be in the same company as you. A, B whatever I think it should be good. Oh I am so gonna capture or destroy me a Panzer. Do we have tanks? I personally like the: M24 Chaffe Light Tank or the M4 Sherman Medium tank.

Name:
Ria Churchil

Gender:
Female

Age:
21

Height:
5'5"

Weight:
140 lbs

Blood Type:
AB+

Rank:
Private

Company:
B Company

Weapon:
Sniper Rifle and Handgun

Class:
Sniper/Engineer

Brief Background:
Orphan at young age, grew up in the army. She always had problems with authority, but she dealt with it. She spent a lot of time behind bars trough the time in the army, but did turn out quite well. She knows what she is doing and she can take moments serious, despite her rebellious nature.

Special Gear:
Different grenades for different situations. Nightvision Googles. Rope.

Lucky Charm:
A teddybear from her mother and father at her birth.

Alligence:
Allies

Originally posted by Fardin Vassisk
Oh ok did you ever see Band of Brothers or Saving Private Ryan "Lieutenant and Captain respectfully" and its 'sergents' not 'seargents'..... Im Sergent Jake Mirez then. Ill be in the same company as you. A, B whatever I think it should be good. Oh I am so gonna capture or destroy me a Panzer. Do we have tanks? I personally like the: M24 Chaffe Light Tank or the M4 Sherman Medium tank.

No, only SEARGENTS led troops into battle. Any higher ranks stayed behind at the major bases. Don't try to act like you know more about this than me. I am going to be a soldier as soon as I possibly can, which means I've studied.

And I'm trying to be in my own company cause it get tiring of everyone following me around but oh well not much I can do about that haha except for reverting back to A company.

Name: "Monty" Redfield

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Height: 5'11''

Weight: 184 lbs

Blood type: A+

Rank: Lance Corporal

Company: B

Weapon: Browning Automatic Rifle

Class: Weapon Support

Brief background: During WW1, Montgomery Redfield Sr. was KIA by getting his flamethrower tank shot by friendly fire. Monty was raised by his mother, and his abusive step-father. His mother would drink, until the Prohibition of alcohol, which caused her to realize her husband beat Monty, and divorced him.

Lucky charm: Four leaf clover incased in a steel cover, wrapped around his neck.

Allegiance: Allies

Apearence: http://www.hmisite.com/WWII_soldier_2002.jpg

Originally posted by Diamond Kisses

Special Gear:
Different grenades for different situations. Nightvision Googles. Rope.



This is 1945....

I expected people to at least have a basic understanding of the near end of the war.. from what I can see.. I was wrong.

anything wrong with mine?

Originally posted by android217
anything wrong with mine?

The Lance Corporal part. Read some books on the war and you will learn that the only people who led troops into actual battles were the Seargents.

Are we supposed to be the leaders? i thought we were just followin orders?

Originally posted by Red Spartan
This is 1945....

Night Vision was used during World War II, was it not? ermm

Originally posted by android217
Are we supposed to be the leaders? i thought we were just followin orders?

Well you can be a leader if you want. I am taking a small battalion on my own during the RP and moving back to the rest when it's over run.

Originally posted by Diamond Kisses
Night Vision was used during World War II, was it not? ermm

By the Germans...

I see

I apologize about that then

Cut Night Vision out

I suck at leader, that's why i go in second or third, so that i can see whats happening. Thats what REAL heroes do!

Originally posted by Diamond Kisses
I see

I apologize about that then

Cut Night Vision out

Well you could always happen to gun down a German and upon an attempt to find supplies.. you stumple upon.. night vision! haha

Originally posted by android217
I suck at leader, that's why i go in second or third, so that i can see whats happening. Thats what REAL heroes does!

I used to suck at leader. That was before ROTC whipped me into shape

Name: Benjamin Sappington
Gender: male
Age: 18
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 230
Blood Type: 0-
Rank: Private
Company: A
Weapon: Colt M1911A1. Main weapon: M1 Carbine
Class: Sniper/Driver
Brief Background: Having always been at Seargent Jacob's side, Ben was considered his brother. They were so in tune with each other that they were placed in the same company and Ben was placed directly under Jacob's command.
Special Gear: Bottle of pills that helped steady a sniper during battle.
Lucky Charm: Lucky swastica Tattoo on his right upper ab
Alligence: Allies


Just two and a half profiles till go time haha

Ill take a small support squad. List weapons. Neeeeed bazuka.........mmmmmm

I'm tired of doing all the work for the RP.. just google it haha

Right! Ok sooo I will also create a character who is a private.

Name: Jake Mirez
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 168lbs
Blood Type: AB-
Rank: Lieutenant
Company: A company
Weapons: Sidearm: Colt M1911. Main weapon: M1 Garand, M1A1 Thompson sub-machine gun (acquired later on) and MP44 German assault rifle (When I find one).
Class: Engineering/Antitank
Brief Background: After joining the army US Army at the age of 21, Jake served in 82nd Airborne division in the war in europe. Starting with operation Overlord: D-day, on to market Market Garden (see 'A Bridge Too Far.'(film).) and other operations in europe. He quickly progressed through the ranks to seargent. Now leading a small batallion of A Company soldiers which is supported by several squads carrying the M1919A4 Light Machine gun and anti tank weapons.
Special Gear: Grenades.
Lucky Charm: A neclace of the cross given by his mother.
Alligence: Allies

Originally posted by Fardin Vassisk
Right! Ok sooo I will also create a character who is a private.

Yet you made him Lieutenant

Originally posted by Fardin Vassisk
Name: Jake Mirez
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 168lbs
Blood Type: AB-
Rank: Lieutenant
Company: A company
Weapons: Sidearm: Colt M1911. Main weapon: M1 Garand, M1A1 Thompson sub-machine gun (acquired later on) and MP44 German assault rifle (When I find one).
Class: Engineering/Antitank
Brief Background: After joining the army US Army at the age of 21, Jake served in 82nd Airborne division in the war in europe. Starting with operation Overlord: D-day, on to market Market Garden (see 'A Bridge Too Far.'(film).) and other operations in europe. He quickly progressed through the ranks to seargent. Now leading a small batallion of A Company soldiers which is supported by several squads carrying the M1919A4 Light Machine gun and anti tank weapons.
Special Gear: Grenades.
Lucky Charm: A neclace of the cross given by his mother.
Alligence: Allies

You made a private with the rank of lieutenant that quickly progressed to the rank of Sergeant?

Ok firstly: The private is gonna be another character.
2ndly: I made a mistake on his rank it should be seargent.
3rd: Is the rest ok?

Seems to be up to there.

Bolt-action Rifles
When world war 2 begun, most soldiers were equipped with bolt-action rifles. A 19th century technology, these rifles were powerful and very accurate weapons, effective to a long range of over half a mile, but since they required manual reloading after each shot, they were never suitable for combat situations which demanded a rapid rate of rife, and were therefore replaced during the war by newer weapons.

Sniper Rifles
The only combat role where bolt-action rifles are the best even today, are sniper rifles, where their long effective range and high accuracy are the only things that count. These are bolt-action rifles which are adapted with magnifying telescopic sights, and often also with additional enhancements such as bipods, cushions, and higher standard production, all in order to maximize the sniper's ability to deliver the few selective shots that can sometimes affect the battlefield more than a hail of less accurate bullets.

Semi-Automatic Rifles
Semi-Automatic Rifles were the natural development from the bolt-action rifle. By simply adding an automatic reloading mechanism, these guns provided the soldier with a significantly faster rate of fire, not just technically, but also because he could keep his aiming eye on the sights and on the target between shots, making continuous aiming and firing possible. These quickly became the basic personal weapons of world war 2 soldiers.

Sub Machine Guns
A German invention from the end of world war 1, these are the small and handy equivalents of machine guns, capable of a rapid rate of automatic fire, much faster than possible with a rifle, and they were also mechanically very simple and reliable, and also very cheap and easy to produce. Their smaller and lighter ammunition, similar to that of pistols, meant that a soldier could carry much more bullets than a rifleman. While they give each soldier a tremendous firepower, their main disadvantage is their significantly lower range and accuracy, even in single shot mode, which is the combined result of weaker ammunition, shorter distance between the front and rear sights, and simpler and less precise production. These features made sub-machine guns the weapon of choice for short-range combat, elite storm troops, tank crews, and it was also very attractive to armies which needed to urgently mass-produce weapons in the early stage of the war. Most sub machine guns of world war 2 were similar to each other, as they all had the same simple and successful mechanism of the original German MP18 sub machine gun, and wartime improvements were focused on making them even simpler to produce.

Assault Rifles
These all-purpose guns were developed and used by the German army in the 2nd half of world war 2 as a result of studies which showed that the ordinary rifle's long range is much longer than needed, since the soldiers almost always fired at enemies closer than half of its effective range. The assault rifle is a balanced compromise between the rifle and the sub-machine gun, having sufficient range and accuracy to be used as a rifle, combined with the rapid-rate automatic firepower of the sub machine gun. Thanks to these combined advantages, assault rifles such as the American M-16 and the Russian AK-47 are the basic weapon of the modern soldier.

Pistols
Pistols are generally not suitable for military fighting. With their very short effective range and little ammunition, they are carried in combat by soldiers who are not expected to use them as their main fighting weapon, such as airmen, senior officers, non-combatant soldiers, and other military roles which for practical reasons, or even traditional reasons, are not carrying a sub-machine gun or a rifle.

Light Machine Guns
The machine gun, as its name suggests, mechanized killing in world war 1 with its ability to fire a continuous hail of bullets at the enemy troops, with a very rapid rate of fire and a long range, making it an important element of the military unit's firepower, in addition to the personal weapons. The natural development in world war 2 was the light machine gun, which was light enough to be carried by a single soldier, with another soldier or two carrying additional ammunition, a quick change spare barrel, a tripod, or other parts. These high firepower weapons remain in service today, both carried and mounted.

Anti-tank weapons
Blitzkrieg, the devastating German tactic of rapid advancement of large formations of tanks, was so successful in the first years of world war 2 because anti-tank weapons were not very efficient and were not available in large numbers. These were mostly towed direct fire artillery guns. Infantry-carried anti-tank weapons, such as extremely powerful rifles with special armor-piercing bullets, were initially rare, and later became obsolete.
Infantry anti-tank weapons began to mature only with the deployment, during the war, of hollow charge warheads, a simple technology in which an explosive device is shaped with a circular V-shaped cavity, resulting in a directional explosion that concentrates most of its energy in one direction, creating a momentary stream of hot gas that hits the target with such tremendous pressure and heat that it pierces through steel and fills the hit tank with a spray of molten steel, killing the crew and setting the tank on fire.
The greatest advantage of hollow-charge weapons from the infantry point of view, is that unlike the projectiles fired from guns, which can penetrate armor because of their high velocity, like an arrow does, the hollow charge does it only by its unique explosive effect, regardless of its speed. This enabled the development of simple and effective lightweight anti-tank weapons, which could be easily operated by a single soldier, and it meant that for the first time the infantry had a truly mobile anti-tank weapon they could carry.
These weapons usually had a small rocket that launched the weapon from the firing soldier to the target tank. The only disadvantage of these lightweight rocket weapons was their short effective range, due to low accuracy. Only after world war 2 this type of weapon matured with the modern anti-tank guided missile, a small and highly effective anti-tank weapon, second only to the mighty guns of other tanks.

Hand Grenades
Artillery has been an important support weapon since ancient times. The explosive hand grenade is the first weapon which provided soldiers with personal artillery they could carry in their pockets, which was as easy to use as throwing a stone, and as lethal as an artillery shell. In the battle of Stalingrad, some Russian units took only grenades and knives to stealthy night raids, not guns. Thanks to their simplicity and low price, grenades are still used by all armies.

Light Mortars
Like machine guns, light mortars are a unit weapon, its self-carried quick-response artillery, with maximum ranges from several hundred meters to several kilometers, depending on size. Unlike remote heavy artillery support, which was requested and directed by radio instructions, light mortar operators often saw their target and could therefore precisely aim at its direction and make quick aiming corrections, making it more effective.

Flamethrowers
Another world war 1 German invention, this powerful but very short ranged weapon provided a simple way to kill the enemy by fire, especially a fortified or dug in enemy which could not be effectively hit by gunfire or grenades. It operated simply by spraying a stream of ignited flammable liquid at the target, and operation was dangerous because it was to a very short range (about 30 meters) and immediately revealed the operator's position to counter fire from remaining enemy forces. This problem was partly solved by the development of flamethrower tanks, which protected the operators, and also carried much bigger and more powerful flamethrowers.

You got that from the same site as I got the weapon information. lol How are you? I have plan to contact you in Hazmat using the intercom. The music was the give away.

haha good luck, we are about to be trapped in a downed elevator

I was actually gonna say that power shut down. After you RPied yourself into the elevator the lights go down and the music stops...actually never mind...

The power stops once we all make it top side.

ok..back to WW II... Where is everybody?

Probably attending to their lives. Mine is really high maintenance so I am thinking of selling it haha

*spins in computer chair* Waiting sucks

Rules:
1. No double posts.
2. No posting, one post after yourself.
3. No advancing the storyline without the rest of the group ready.
4. No killing other players without permission.
5. Keep it realistic. It's only WWII
6. Maximum of two characters each.
7. Be detailed for the most part.

Ok dude.

Thread is up and running because, honestly, I was goingto forget my intro if not haha

NEW RULE

No OOC in the RP thread for the last time....

Died before Hazmat.

New Record for me.

Last chance. Anyone who does not post a character by tomorrow will have to come in after the first battle or not at all

Since im in 'A' company where are they in the village...holding the bridge...another vallage?

I dont think half the people that signed up are gonna RP

I dont think half the people that signed up are gonna RP... Im in A company...so how do i get in to the RP? Id prefer to be under you as I really am crap at leader i think..you?

I planned on making an Axis character...is there anyone else who is?

I can be your fellow soldier

I was thinking of making a second one before my first post, so it might as well be Axis

Originally posted by Fardin Vassisk
I dont think half the people that signed up are gonna RP... Im in A company...so how do i get in to the RP? Id prefer to be under you as I really am crap at leader i think..you?

Right now I'm in B company (Split unit) which means I will combine with your unit.

Originally posted by Diamond Kisses
I can be your fellow soldier

I was thinking of making a second one before my first post, so it might as well be Axis

Haha go get 'em .. just don't kill me

I have always wanted a good reason to make a german character

Now I can be under Wild-Cherry's command or the other way around

Or we can be simply two average soldiers fighting the war

Also you can speak in German if you want. (Using a translator of course.. unless you can actually speak it.) It would make it kinda weird how we have no idea what you are planning

I know some german

I speak it fluently. Ironically I suck at Russian

German and Russian is not even near similar

I know haha
not even near the same letters

Eh..... I'll consider it

I'll post a bio as soon as I come up with an ethnicity

Yo know what, go ahead. You can have three but you have to kill one off if you are not able to keep them in track

Originally posted by Wild-Cherry
I'll post a bio as soon as I come up with an ethnicity

Ethnicity?

Ok soo where should my squad be. Support squad, Light machine guns, mostly M1s and Thompsons, for the personal weaons and the heavier guns for setting up defencive positions. Field Radio. Pvt. O'Rhyne, Pvt. Rattenburger, Pvt. Denson, Pvt. Ferka, Pvt 1st class. Sundown (Sniper), Crpl. Heart (Demolitions), Crpl. Redman (Anti-tank), me, anybody gonna join my squad? Where are we should we be Spartan?

Ummm where ever you want to be. It's a whole town. I'm sure you'll find a place to hide. Oh and expect heavy casualties in the second battles so pick favorites haha

Uhh ok. Where exactly are you then?

just across the bridge with the forward team in the church bell tower

We're on the other side of town on the same side of the bridge as you though. Are the germans shelling the town. Can they be? We are just clearing out an empty Hotel
Ok? Whats my guys name i forgot because ive been concentrating on the Avatar RP and i still am. Jake (something).

Too far away and they have no idea we are even here at the moment.

Right.

HELP SPARTAN......I NEED A FREE ANTI WORM KNOW WHERE I CAN GET ONE????????????? MY PROGRAMS ARE BEING SHUT DOWWWWWWWWWWNNN IIIIICANT PPPPPPPPPPPPPPOST PROPERLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYB jnghc

Wouldn't know. Computers are a mystery to me

Text is back to normal yea Sooo your online but you appear inactive (not posting often) why? And the WWII RP seems to have disappeared..not enough RPiers?

We are waiting for diamond Kisses who is waiting for WC to make a character

Does WC know that?

beats me

Well my computer wont last much longer so far ive protected the internet explorer from being eaten by worms which reminds me....do you play games?

Pretty much just Halo. I am state champ lol. That is how little of a life I have

Heh heh! I Hate X-Box (anything)..... Halo is ok but i prefer a series like TimeSplitters and the Original James Bond 007 on the Nintendo 64! Halo I never really played it that much except trying it out in a shop.

Halo 3 was considered the biggest launch in gamer history. It's sold more copies on it's first day then all other games in history combined.

The fact that it sells alot of copies and is the biggest seller doesnt make it a brilliant game. Even if it was. I just prefer classics like the original GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64. The very first 3d FPS. and goodmorning

Actually Marathon was the first FPS... it was a Post Halo game story...

Yes maybe so but GoldenEye was the first fully 3d and used hit sensitive locations on the enemies, weapons that did visibly different damage and very good Ai. It also perfected multiplayer and the sniper rifle. It had drivable tanks and great graphics for its time. Medel of honor on Ps1 came close to the quality but just wasnt as good...and doom was more of a very big step back especially since GoldenEye came out in 1996-7

O yeah well, Marathon.. had 3D and one generic way for enemies to die. yeah that right Weapons also did visibly different damage. No multiplayer. No sniper. Tank was pain in the ass lol

Which game are you cmmenting on Halo, Marathon, GoldenEye?

That was about Marathon.

Marathon gets major points because it spawned Halo though.

Yeah i remember Marathon but I believe GoldenEye has been the basis for all 'modern' first person shooters. Even EA admit thet their 007 games dont even compare to the quality of Rares GoldenEye. Ha! Cant wait for Killzone on PS3. When I get a PS3 that is...if i get one...Ive been eying up a Wii.

I couldn't really see Bond holding much of candle to the Chief

PS3 is kind of a let down. Kinda sad I wasted the money on one

There are some good games coming out for it soon such as Brothers in Arms. And Killzone and the Getaway and possibly GTA but thats also on X-Box 360

Yeah, can you post the weapons?

Unless you already have, you can quote them. I'm interested in joining, but too lazy to fill out a big sheet. haermm

Bolt-action Rifles
When world war 2 begun, most soldiers were equipped with bolt-action rifles. A 19th century technology, these rifles were powerful and very accurate weapons, effective to a long range of over half a mile, but since they required manual reloading after each shot, they were never suitable for combat situations which demanded a rapid rate of rife, and were therefore replaced during the war by newer weapons.

Sniper Rifles
The only combat role where bolt-action rifles are the best even today, are sniper rifles, where their long effective range and high accuracy are the only things that count. These are bolt-action rifles which are adapted with magnifying telescopic sights, and often also with additional enhancements such as bipods, cushions, and higher standard production, all in order to maximize the sniper's ability to deliver the few selective shots that can sometimes affect the battlefield more than a hail of less accurate bullets.

Semi-Automatic Rifles
Semi-Automatic Rifles were the natural development from the bolt-action rifle. By simply adding an automatic reloading mechanism, these guns provided the soldier with a significantly faster rate of fire, not just technically, but also because he could keep his aiming eye on the sights and on the target between shots, making continuous aiming and firing possible. These quickly became the basic personal weapons of world war 2 soldiers.

Sub Machine Guns
A German invention from the end of world war 1, these are the small and handy equivalents of machine guns, capable of a rapid rate of automatic fire, much faster than possible with a rifle, and they were also mechanically very simple and reliable, and also very cheap and easy to produce. Their smaller and lighter ammunition, similar to that of pistols, meant that a soldier could carry much more bullets than a rifleman. While they give each soldier a tremendous firepower, their main disadvantage is their significantly lower range and accuracy, even in single shot mode, which is the combined result of weaker ammunition, shorter distance between the front and rear sights, and simpler and less precise production. These features made sub-machine guns the weapon of choice for short-range combat, elite storm troops, tank crews, and it was also very attractive to armies which needed to urgently mass-produce weapons in the early stage of the war. Most sub machine guns of world war 2 were similar to each other, as they all had the same simple and successful mechanism of the original German MP18 sub machine gun, and wartime improvements were focused on making them even simpler to produce.

Assault Rifles
These all-purpose guns were developed and used by the German army in the 2nd half of world war 2 as a result of studies which showed that the ordinary rifle's long range is much longer than needed, since the soldiers almost always fired at enemies closer than half of its effective range. The assault rifle is a balanced compromise between the rifle and the sub-machine gun, having sufficient range and accuracy to be used as a rifle, combined with the rapid-rate automatic firepower of the sub machine gun. Thanks to these combined advantages, assault rifles such as the American M-16 and the Russian AK-47 are the basic weapon of the modern soldier.

Pistols
Pistols are generally not suitable for military fighting. With their very short effective range and little ammunition, they are carried in combat by soldiers who are not expected to use them as their main fighting weapon, such as airmen, senior officers, non-combatant soldiers, and other military roles which for practical reasons, or even traditional reasons, are not carrying a sub-machine gun or a rifle.

Light Machine Guns
The machine gun, as its name suggests, mechanized killing in world war 1 with its ability to fire a continuous hail of bullets at the enemy troops, with a very rapid rate of fire and a long range, making it an important element of the military unit's firepower, in addition to the personal weapons. The natural development in world war 2 was the light machine gun, which was light enough to be carried by a single soldier, with another soldier or two carrying additional ammunition, a quick change spare barrel, a tripod, or other parts. These high firepower weapons remain in service today, both carried and mounted.

Anti-tank weapons
Blitzkrieg, the devastating German tactic of rapid advancement of large formations of tanks, was so successful in the first years of world war 2 because anti-tank weapons were not very efficient and were not available in large numbers. These were mostly towed direct fire artillery guns. Infantry-carried anti-tank weapons, such as extremely powerful rifles with special armor-piercing bullets, were initially rare, and later became obsolete.
Infantry anti-tank weapons began to mature only with the deployment, during the war, of hollow charge warheads, a simple technology in which an explosive device is shaped with a circular V-shaped cavity, resulting in a directional explosion that concentrates most of its energy in one direction, creating a momentary stream of hot gas that hits the target with such tremendous pressure and heat that it pierces through steel and fills the hit tank with a spray of molten steel, killing the crew and setting the tank on fire.
The greatest advantage of hollow-charge weapons from the infantry point of view, is that unlike the projectiles fired from guns, which can penetrate armor because of their high velocity, like an arrow does, the hollow charge does it only by its unique explosive effect, regardless of its speed. This enabled the development of simple and effective lightweight anti-tank weapons, which could be easily operated by a single soldier, and it meant that for the first time the infantry had a truly mobile anti-tank weapon they could carry.
These weapons usually had a small rocket that launched the weapon from the firing soldier to the target tank. The only disadvantage of these lightweight rocket weapons was their short effective range, due to low accuracy. Only after world war 2 this type of weapon matured with the modern anti-tank guided missile, a small and highly effective anti-tank weapon, second only to the mighty guns of other tanks.

Hand Grenades
Artillery has been an important support weapon since ancient times. The explosive hand grenade is the first weapon which provided soldiers with personal artillery they could carry in their pockets, which was as easy to use as throwing a stone, and as lethal as an artillery shell. In the battle of Stalingrad, some Russian units took only grenades and knives to stealthy night raids, not guns. Thanks to their simplicity and low price, grenades are still used by all armies.

Light Mortars
Like machine guns, light mortars are a unit weapon, its self-carried quick-response artillery, with maximum ranges from several hundred meters to several kilometers, depending on size. Unlike remote heavy artillery support, which was requested and directed by radio instructions, light mortar operators often saw their target and could therefore precisely aim at its direction and make quick aiming corrections, making it more effective.

Flamethrowers
Another world war 1 German invention, this powerful but very short ranged weapon provided a simple way to kill the enemy by fire, especially a fortified or dug in enemy which could not be effectively hit by gunfire or grenades. It operated simply by spraying a stream of ignited flammable liquid at the target, and operation was dangerous because it was to a very short range (about 30 meters) and immediately revealed the operator's position to counter fire from remaining enemy forces. This problem was partly solved by the development of flamethrower tanks, which protected the operators, and also carried much bigger and more powerful flamethrowers.

What was the site you got that from? I need to see some classes. haermm

Other than that, I know what I'm going to do.

not a clue

****, I'll google it. Be right back.

Originally posted by Red Spartan
Bolt-action Rifles
When world war 2 begun, most soldiers were equipped with bolt-action rifles. A 19th century technology, these rifles were powerful and very accurate weapons, effective to a long range of over half a mile, but since they required manual reloading after each shot, they were never suitable for combat situations which demanded a rapid rate of rife, and were therefore replaced during the war by newer weapons.

Sniper Rifles
The only combat role where bolt-action rifles are the best even today, are sniper rifles, where their long effective range and high accuracy are the only things that count. These are bolt-action rifles which are adapted with magnifying telescopic sights, and often also with additional enhancements such as bipods, cushions, and higher standard production, all in order to maximize the sniper's ability to deliver the few selective shots that can sometimes affect the battlefield more than a hail of less accurate bullets.

Semi-Automatic Rifles
Semi-Automatic Rifles were the natural development from the bolt-action rifle. By simply adding an automatic reloading mechanism, these guns provided the soldier with a significantly faster rate of fire, not just technically, but also because he could keep his aiming eye on the sights and on the target between shots, making continuous aiming and firing possible. These quickly became the basic personal weapons of world war 2 soldiers.

Sub Machine Guns
A German invention from the end of world war 1, these are the small and handy equivalents of machine guns, capable of a rapid rate of automatic fire, much faster than possible with a rifle, and they were also mechanically very simple and reliable, and also very cheap and easy to produce. Their smaller and lighter ammunition, similar to that of pistols, meant that a soldier could carry much more bullets than a rifleman. While they give each soldier a tremendous firepower, their main disadvantage is their significantly lower range and accuracy, even in single shot mode, which is the combined result of weaker ammunition, shorter distance between the front and rear sights, and simpler and less precise production. These features made sub-machine guns the weapon of choice for short-range combat, elite storm troops, tank crews, and it was also very attractive to armies which needed to urgently mass-produce weapons in the early stage of the war. Most sub machine guns of world war 2 were similar to each other, as they all had the same simple and successful mechanism of the original German MP18 sub machine gun, and wartime improvements were focused on making them even simpler to produce.

Assault Rifles
These all-purpose guns were developed and used by the German army in the 2nd half of world war 2 as a result of studies which showed that the ordinary rifle's long range is much longer than needed, since the soldiers almost always fired at enemies closer than half of its effective range. The assault rifle is a balanced compromise between the rifle and the sub-machine gun, having sufficient range and accuracy to be used as a rifle, combined with the rapid-rate automatic firepower of the sub machine gun. Thanks to these combined advantages, assault rifles such as the American M-16 and the Russian AK-47 are the basic weapon of the modern soldier.

Pistols
Pistols are generally not suitable for military fighting. With their very short effective range and little ammunition, they are carried in combat by soldiers who are not expected to use them as their main fighting weapon, such as airmen, senior officers, non-combatant soldiers, and other military roles which for practical reasons, or even traditional reasons, are not carrying a sub-machine gun or a rifle.

Light Machine Guns
The machine gun, as its name suggests, mechanized killing in world war 1 with its ability to fire a continuous hail of bullets at the enemy troops, with a very rapid rate of fire and a long range, making it an important element of the military unit's firepower, in addition to the personal weapons. The natural development in world war 2 was the light machine gun, which was light enough to be carried by a single soldier, with another soldier or two carrying additional ammunition, a quick change spare barrel, a tripod, or other parts. These high firepower weapons remain in service today, both carried and mounted.

Anti-tank weapons
Blitzkrieg, the devastating German tactic of rapid advancement of large formations of tanks, was so successful in the first years of world war 2 because anti-tank weapons were not very efficient and were not available in large numbers. These were mostly towed direct fire artillery guns. Infantry-carried anti-tank weapons, such as extremely powerful rifles with special armor-piercing bullets, were initially rare, and later became obsolete.
Infantry anti-tank weapons began to mature only with the deployment, during the war, of hollow charge warheads, a simple technology in which an explosive device is shaped with a circular V-shaped cavity, resulting in a directional explosion that concentrates most of its energy in one direction, creating a momentary stream of hot gas that hits the target with such tremendous pressure and heat that it pierces through steel and fills the hit tank with a spray of molten steel, killing the crew and setting the tank on fire.
The greatest advantage of hollow-charge weapons from the infantry point of view, is that unlike the projectiles fired from guns, which can penetrate armor because of their high velocity, like an arrow does, the hollow charge does it only by its unique explosive effect, regardless of its speed. This enabled the development of simple and effective lightweight anti-tank weapons, which could be easily operated by a single soldier, and it meant that for the first time the infantry had a truly mobile anti-tank weapon they could carry.
These weapons usually had a small rocket that launched the weapon from the firing soldier to the target tank. The only disadvantage of these lightweight rocket weapons was their short effective range, due to low accuracy. Only after world war 2 this type of weapon matured with the modern anti-tank guided missile, a small and highly effective anti-tank weapon, second only to the mighty guns of other tanks.

Hand Grenades
Artillery has been an important support weapon since ancient times. The explosive hand grenade is the first weapon which provided soldiers with personal artillery they could carry in their pockets, which was as easy to use as throwing a stone, and as lethal as an artillery shell. In the battle of Stalingrad, some Russian units took only grenades and knives to stealthy night raids, not guns. Thanks to their simplicity and low price, grenades are still used by all armies.

Light Mortars
Like machine guns, light mortars are a unit weapon, its self-carried quick-response artillery, with maximum ranges from several hundred meters to several kilometers, depending on size. Unlike remote heavy artillery support, which was requested and directed by radio instructions, light mortar operators often saw their target and could therefore precisely aim at its direction and make quick aiming corrections, making it more effective.

Flamethrowers
Another world war 1 German invention, this powerful but very short ranged weapon provided a simple way to kill the enemy by fire, especially a fortified or dug in enemy which could not be effectively hit by gunfire or grenades. It operated simply by spraying a stream of ignited flammable liquid at the target, and operation was dangerous because it was to a very short range (about 30 meters) and immediately revealed the operator's position to counter fire from remaining enemy forces. This problem was partly solved by the development of flamethrower tanks, which protected the operators, and also carried much bigger and more powerful flamethrowers.

(Sidearm)
-Colt M1911/A1 (U.S pistol)

(Rifle)
-M1 Garand(Semi Automatic rifle)
-M1 Carbine(Automatic rifle)
-M1903 Springfield(Often used as a sniper rifle)
-M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle(B.A.R.)

(Sub-Machine guns)
-Thompson M1928, M1928A1, M1, M1A1(Most reconised iconic U.S. sub-machine gun)
-M3/A1 'Grease Gun'(Early use in the war, often jammed)

(Light Machine gun)
-Browning M1919A1 Medium Machine Gun(Originally developed for defencive guns on Bombers. Used by U.S. Infantry throught the War in Europe)

(Machine gun)
-Browning M1917A1 Heavy Machine Gun
-Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun

(Anti-tank weapons)
-Rocket Launcher, M1/A1 "Bazooka"
-PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank) (British made Anti-tank weapon very rare)

(Grenades)
-Mk.2 Fragmentation Hand Grenades
-No.74 ST Grenade, or "Sticky Bomb" (An anti-tank hand grenade) (British made)

I dont think I need to post more. Maybe German Weaponry.

How many people here are snipers?

I was making sure, because I might just make my guy reg. infantry but give him a rifle equipped with a scope.

Or just give him a rifle.

I'm the only registered sniper I believe

But can I still have a Browning Automatic Rifle and steal weapons from corpses even if I'm a sniper?

If you are carrying B.A.R., a sniper, and stolen weapons.. you are gunna get torn up haha

Originally posted by Red Spartan
If you are carrying B.A.R., a sniper, and stolen weapons.. you are gunna get torn up haha

Lol, I didn't mean it like that. I'll just be a Rifleman/Sniper. Is that alright with you?

Suer but you better haul ass to keep up with everyone, you'll be a lot slower if you keep getting a new gun =p

Lol. I'll only drop my weapons if I run out of ammo.

That's still a lot of weight haha

Name: James Smith
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 160 lb.
Blood Type: AB
Rank: Private 1st class
Company: B
Weapon: M1 carbine
Sidearm: M1911A1 pistol
Class: Sniper
Brief Background: James was recently shipped off to Germany as a Private, but was promoted for his brief services in the Battle of the Bulge where before it had ended, most of his company was needed to assault a bridge, take it and hold it in this remote village.
Special Gear: M1903 Springfield with Scope.
Lucky Charm: Celtic cross
Allegiance: Allies

This OK?

You have the go ahead

Nice.

Since I'm in B company, where the hell am I? haermm

No one has joined A company

Lol.
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Give yourself some raw recruits. We'll be joining with you anyways, if I heard correctly.

We're split right now. We'll all merge after the German's first strike.

B Company is across the bridge a little ways down from A Company

So far im every character in 'A' company.
Bio for non playable:

Name: Harra Sundown
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 159 lb.
Blood Type: AB-
Rank: Private 1st class
Company: A
Weapon: M1 Garand
Sidearm: M1911A1 pistol
Class: Sniper
Brief Background: Joined the army at a young age an served in the war from D-day, Market Garden, The Bulge. Is now in A company.
Special Gear: M1903 Springfield with Scope.
Lucky Charm: none
Allegiance: Allies

Plaese quote and edit for a tmplate this is a non playable character by Fardin. ask for control of this character instead of creating your own if you wish. Thank you.

Originally posted by Red Spartan
We're split right now. We'll all merge after the German's first strike.

B Company is across the bridge a little ways down from A Company

I'll just go ahead and say I moved from my post on the bridge and meet up with you.

Are you in the bell tower still or what?

I'm not coming down from the bell tower until a tank aims at me haha

Hah. How many other towers are there for usage? Just that one? xD

You should go find a picture of a village and post it so we know where everything is.

Bio for non playable:

Name: Mike Denson
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Height: 5'12"
Weight: 161 lb.
Blood Type: B-
Rank: Private
Company: A
Weapon: M1A1 Thompson
Sidearm: M1911A1 pistol
Class: Infantry
Brief Background: Joined the army at after operation Overlord (D-day) and served in the war from The Bulge, The Rhyne. Is now in A company.
Special Gear: Extra clips
Lucky Charm: Bible
Allegiance: Allies

The only other good vantage point is a three story hotel like building.

Are they accepted. One of them may die.

Hey! I took a Hotel... Try and be original...

go ahead

Ok well Diamond Kisses choose a sniper class.

LOL. I guess I'm in the hotel then. haermm

Right. Im gonna be a german but im not gonna post a bio because he is going to die lol

Can I kill him?

Don't get to comfy will all those troops. All but two of your characters will die

Lol.

Can't wait for the slaughter to begin.

It will as soon as Cherry makes a character

Lol.

Jah ich gonna die ich gonna die!!!

Ok whats happening with the panzers? Are they splitting up?

All 20 tanks split and come in from four directions

Ok so we get 5? And how many troops 30-40?

50+ Krauts

are there any Tigers? ((PzKpfw VI Tiger I Heavy Battle Tank)) or ((PzKpfw VI Tiger II Heavy Battle Tank))

Just Panzers

Tigers later on then. Should i base my action on what I saw in A Bridge too Far?

I dunno. just fight I don't care

That I can do but i think we need a bit of characterisation. All my characters are up for sale lol. Anyone can use my characters if asked permission. lol lom lon lon lake ich nein DIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Anyone gunna RP?

"That depends on what you mean considering I was the last to RP there. Sorry sir." salutes and stands at ease.

(okay just so you know Spartan, after watching almost all of "The War" documentary on WWII, i can safely say that Lt.s and Captains were on the frontlines fighting. I watched a retired Liuetenant saying how he saw his sergeants killed next to him.)

Name: Danny Bannon
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 160
Blood Type: A
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Company: Able
Weapon: Colt .45
Class: Tanker
Brief Background: Born and raised in Boston, Danny grew up listening to war stories from his Father, a WWI vet. Inspired by his patriotism, Danny went to the military academy at West Point, and was commisioned as an officer in 1944. After a rough introduction to combat, Bannon has become wise for his age, and has taken on some of the traits of General Patton, who he was under during his tank charge across France. Bannon now leads the 3 Sherman tanks that are in support of Able Company.
Special Gear: .30 Cal gun mounted to the top of his Sherman tank
Lucky Charm: His father's WWI dog tags
Alligence: Allies

I've read close to about 149 journels and about 100 of them said in a way "Those damn higher ups are never out here when the going get's rough."


Besides that doesn't matter. My RP, my design

ok dude, i think you mean colonels, majors, and captains. Junior officers, like Lt.s are often low enough to be in the fight leading their platoons.
but ok, youre rp, your rules

Haha, read my great grandfather's journal... you know never mind.
I've learned people never care what evidense you give they just keep beleiveing what they want.


and it would have to be design not rules. for it to be my Set Rules, it would have to be hosted

Okay, i guess well have to agree to disagree lol

(My Army Jrotc teacher was a Colonel in Vietnam, and he was on the frontlines, saw his friends die beside him, and was wounded in battle. I repsect all army vets, enlisted and officers, as should anyone)

My great grandfather was in WWII. It's scary to read about some of the stuff that he saw and had to do.

True that man, my dad told me about how his dad would wake up screaming some nights with nightmares of what he saw when liberating concentration campms.

My great Grandfather had two tanks shot out from under him.