Weekly Update #5

Friday Night Firefight  14/Feb/2014

Never has a Friday night session been plagued by so many technical issues. Storms sweeping across the UK were causing power outages and internet connection issues for many of our members. As people were helplessly disconnected during gear up, we decided that a second session would be hosted on Saturday. 

Those that managed to stay connected Friday night were there to enjoy an intense firefight that ended in a grueling massacre. Our first time running a session on a community built map, our skills were put to the test in brutal urban combat. The fight continued long enough to see the sun rise in game.

Things started badly, with the UK's weather causing relentless outages and network dropouts. Setting up teams was more a matter of figuring out who could stay connected than it was putting together effective fireteams. Once we were set, each team donned its own coloured chemlights and we boarded the CH-47 for transport to the AO. Our insertion didn't go to smoothly. Our enormous helicopter alerting the enemy to our presence.

There was a moment of familiar dread as the AI pilot we'd assigned to fly the Chinook nearly botched our insertion. Fortunately a repeat of previous events failed to happen and we all landed safely. Though no sooner had we established a secured position, the enemy had spotted us and we maneuvering to engage us. Their first offering, a lightly armored technical, was quickly dispatched before we proceeded toward the town. Our slightly degraded force snaked its way up the hill before filtering into the town.

Those fortunate enough to survive the connection issues started running out of luck as we poured into the town. Our teams split up to clear and secure buildings while the enemy swarmed around us. Grenades started flying from both sides as the enemy decided to employ RPGs at close range. The fight raged on as our numbers were cut down, sometimes several at a time until a few survivors were gathered together. As the sun began to rise, a lack of team leaders and diminished ammo reserves led the last few to attempt a desperate final stand. However a fumbled grenade and a flanking enemy soon put an end to that.