| AAR - Through the Crosshairs of a Sniper |
| Written by Sport20 |
| Tuesday, 07 October 2008 11:57 |
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As I sat in my seat on the C47, I couldn’t help but think about home. My mind drifted away from the mission at hand to my favorite pub back in Surrey. I could nearly taste the delicious cold ale on my lips when my thoughts were snapped back into focus as the jump leader, Shad0w64, had us stand up. We called out our equipment checks and latched our static cables to the wire humming over our heads. The plane shuddered as the door was flung open revealing nothing but darkness, propwash filling the cabin. Our pilot, Bartsass, expertly lined up on the lights of our target, the German Longwy-Virton FB, adjusting the throttles to idle to make our approach as silent as possible. The DZ approached and I stepped towards the door, peering out at the faint lights of Virton twinkling in the distance to the south. I was first out the door. As the platoon's sniper, my job was to set up a covering position west of the infantry camp which had been established between Virton and Longwy along the allied front. My parachute opened with a reassuring jolt, and I took account of my surroundings. A flak battery opened up below as the rest of the squad exited the aircraft, bright orange tracers drawing a line across the night sky. I was relieved to see each one of them with a good chute. Submitted by ''Sport20" We publish after action reports written by players. If you would like to submit a report or are interested in becoming an official WWIIOL War Correspondent, contact MOTORMOUTH.
Comments (5)
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 17:16
gagsy
Really well written story ..it had me there with you ..well done.
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 07:00
Monsjoex
Great story .. this really adds more depth to the game :D
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Wednesday, 08 October 2008 22:09
Sport20
Hey guys, thanks for the comments, I'll be sure to remember that little static line detail. Here's the actual AAR for that mission.
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Wednesday, 08 October 2008 05:58
Tettie
Nice read man! Would love to see the link to that sortie added. Keep 'em coming!
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Wednesday, 08 October 2008 05:21
Acreff
Nice story! Tiny correction, you attach the static line when you ENTER the plane so you can do an urgent evac if the plane gets hit, while trying to hookup in a rocking plane (often in the dark) before green light would end up in lots of freefalls.
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