To get the flavour of this narrative campaign, the sample opening situation report and map is here: http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/thefgmforum/threads/red-thunder-campaign-battle-for-rikonovo.19737/
For the opening clashes, I will be role playing the higher German Command, random events and the Russians - both on the map and the battlefield.
The idea is for this to be an exercise in team work as your Kampfgruppe from 5th Panzer Division takes on extremely difficult odds to try and slow down the Russian steamroller in your sector of the shattered front.
To make this work, we need reliable players who don't mind a bit of role-playing to take over the following positions:
1. Kampfgruppe CO -- who'll take command of this sector and marshal a set of veteran CM battle field commanders who will do the actual fighting (The Kampfgruppe will be named after this player)
2. Intelligence officer -- a very importamt position -- he will compile and track information provided by the CM battlefield commanders from their battle AAR's and provide as much enemy intel to his Kampfgruppe CO as possible. (if necesary even mark it up on the sitrep maps I provide)
3. Battlefield commanders -- we will need about 6 - 8 players who will be assigned the reinforced company-sized combat elements that will do the actual fighting ... there may be more as the engagement grows.
Beware: the battlefield may be deadly ... your alter ego will be on the battlefield as head of your company's HQ ... and should he become a casualty, you may be removed from the roster. (still pondering that idea
)Players that sign up must be able to do screenshots, be willing to provide their commanders with AAR battlefield intel, have reasonably quick PBEM turn rates ... and must be open to sometimes unconventional battle setups and thinking outside the usual formal CM battle format.
Please indicate in this thread if you are interested in taking on any of these 3 roles.
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