Forward the Arcadia! (TGOD-ish) (CVBG)

atg · Post by **atg** » 2006-07-15 02:13am

[There is Wank, and then there is Impossible. You are asking to have a great white's mouth put on a minnow.]

Bah! I want my wank dammit!

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2006-07-15 03:47pm

Darth Raptor wrote:[?

Anyway, here's a tentative breakdown of regional alliances across the world: Map.]

[If I may make a suggestion, it is really unlikely that Thailand and Chile would be opposed to a GDI group, and Benglahesh as well, as the Bengals send more troops on peacekeeping missions than is reasonable, considering the state of their country. Maybe you could sway the three for Pakistan as part of OPFOR?]

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2006-07-15 09:07pm

Commander Peter '979' Mitchell was a Lieutenant on board the HMS Norfolk during WWIII. While assigned on a still classified mission to prevent a Russian sub from extracting a high-level DOD defector, the ship suffered severe damage and lost almost all it's officers. Despite this, Mitchell took control as the ranking officer and completed his mission before leading the battered ship out of enemy waters and back to friendly territory.

[There, wanked enough?

Obviously the classified status of the mission is to hide the fact that I have no fucking clue what I'm talking about.]

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2006-07-16 04:02am

I would like to echo the admiral's sentiments. These refits should be completed as soon as possible. I just returned from New York. The situation is... unstable. More on that later. The equipment installations have been completed, but we're having some difficulty debugging the software. It could be a while before Arcadia's communications bay is fully operational.

***

[Surlethe: Indonesia is firmly in the grip of the yet-to-be-named uber-Islamist organization.

MRDOD: The red countries aren't unified. This is especially true for the Balkans, Central/South America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Not only that, but the hostility of these countries is not overt in all cases. Belarus and the Ukraine were flooded by former Soviet hardliners during and immediately after Alekseyev's coup.

Lonestar: Duly noted. The map has been revised.

Ar-Adunakhor: I'm actually 45. 37 is just what I tell the boys and girls while on shore leave.

]

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2006-07-16 04:14am

Ah yes... I don't wish to hold up the group here, so:

Modifications to be made to the Silence include the addition of an ASDS (Advanced SEAL Delivery System) with a capacity for 16 SEALs (or anyone else interested in its use); updated electronics and sensors, specifically those geared to hunting and killing other submarines; any stealth packages that can be added to decrease other submarines abilities to detect my boat.

So it is official! Those last two are somewhat vague, so any further specification that you can add is welcome. With this, the Silence will be ready for deployment.

Post by **Surlethe** » 2006-07-16 11:15am

Well, give me suggestions! Should I scrap that damn small Spruance hull and get something nicer, or save it for after the first deployment?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2006-07-16 12:04pm

Lonestar wrote:[If I may make a suggestion, it is really unlikely that Thailand and Chile would be opposed to a GDI group, and Benglahesh as well, as the Bengals send more troops on peacekeeping missions than is reasonable, considering the state of their country. Maybe you could sway the three for Pakistan as part of OPFOR?]

[Yeah, the Thais and Chileans are pretty buddy-buddy with the West]

Ar-Adunakhor · Post by **Ar-Adunakhor** » 2006-07-16 12:48pm

Surlethe wrote:Well, give me suggestions! Should I scrap that damn small Spruance hull and get something nicer, or save it for after the first deployment?

[To be perfectly honest, if you are scrapping the hull and most of the systems, it's not really a Tico anymore. It's like a baby Kirov, or something. My post about the Iowa was only half in jest... if you are going to be modifying it so radically that the only similarity is a couple weapons systems, then it's not eactly the same class, now is it? You are making the Irascible class, presently.

In short, I am going to have to say no to an entirely new hull, entirely new propulsion system, entirely new command and control system, and mostly new weapons systems. You need to choose another class for that many radical changes, the same as atg had to.]

Batman · Post by **Batman** » 2006-07-16 03:21pm

[Surlethe, if, for whatever reason you really want a bigger ship (I still fail to see what's wrong with a modernized Tico) I suggest an updated
Long Beach. She's a nuc (though I don't know how you get the idea that they're quieter than diesels-not that US CGs run on diesels mind you-it's the engines that make most of the noise, not the power plant), plenty big enough for lotsa weapons, and was at one point actually considered for AEGIS conversion so that ought to be feasible. Or how about a Des Moines? I always wondered what a modernized version of those would be like.
Always assuming the Admiral agrees, of course.]

Pick · Post by **Pick** » 2006-07-16 05:03pm

[Or if Surlethe really wants a bigger ship, he can have mine. I'm so damn incompetant in this realm that I just read the thread and can't think of a bloody thing to say

.]

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2006-07-16 05:05pm

Pick wrote:[Or if Surlethe really wants a bigger ship, he can have mine. I'm so damn incompetant in this realm that I just read the thread and can't think of a bloody thing to say .]

Same here, though I wouldn't have used the word incompetent.

Duckie · Post by **Duckie** » 2006-07-16 05:05pm

Pick wrote:[Or if Surlethe really wants a bigger ship, he can have mine. I'm so damn incompetant in this realm that I just read the thread and can't think of a bloody thing to say .]

[Just Roleplay. Matthaios Metaxis is supposed to be a sub captain with experience but his player's submarine knowledge comes basically from U-Boat movies and games. I'll probably try to engage people with my deck gun.

Just pretend that like him your nomination was a politically motivated thing- A Greek captain of a sub was probably meant to keep Greece interested while surrounded by unfriendly enemies (and the mandated-to-be-friendly but incompetant and personally distrusting Turks, which is almost as bad). Especially ones that took part in the Little Balkan War in WWIII...]

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2006-07-16 05:14pm

[I have no clue what I'm doing either, but I'm hoping to pick it up as I go. Or at least run begging to people who know what they're doing.

]

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2006-07-16 05:19pm

[Meh, the Captain Kirk style should work well enough. "Full Speed" "Fire all Weapons" and "All Stop" are the only real commands you need to know. Your peeps should cover the rest]

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2006-07-16 05:24pm

[I'd do that, but I don't really want to have to exaggeratedly throw myself across the bridge every time we hit a swell in the sea, or personally take a dinghy out to inspect every island we run across.

]

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2006-07-16 05:36pm

[Could be worse. You could be using the Picard School of captaining.
And you need to take the dinghy out, in order to plant the flag on every single unclaimed rock in the world.]

Ar-Adunakhor · Post by **Ar-Adunakhor** » 2006-07-16 06:03pm

--BEGIN TRANSMISSON--

TO: ALL CAPTAINS
FROM: CDRE KURILOV, BCGN-5 HARBINGER
SUBJ: SHIP MODIFICATIONS

Be advised, the following is a list of ships which have not recieved any modifications. Any captain whose ship does not have a submitted modification listing prior to fleet deployment will be SOL. This also applies to all captains who wish to alter the current loadout of their ship. List follows.

SSN-21 Seawolf
K-502 V. K. Konovalov
T-AOE-9 Hedonism
LPD-30 Alamo
L16 Renown
DDG-105 Vengeance
LCS-3 Aliquantulus

--END TRANSMISSION--

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2006-07-16 06:52pm

...That should do it.

Arcadia's communications bay is up and running, Comrade Admiral. Unfortunately, there's already a backlog of communiques. The first transmission is from The Boss. It wasn't encrypted, but I have no reason to doubt its authenticity. It contains no sensitive information. I'm putting it through now.

Premier Pavel Alekseyev wrote:Give this to your commander, Nickolai.

Admiral Christy! A pleasure to speak with you again! I would like to personally congratulate you on receiving the fleet you fought so hard to acquire. I know it wasn't easy convincing those NATO dogs to surrender so much money and power. It's good you're such a... how you say, "sacred cow?" among your politicians! *laughter*

I'm eternally indebted to you, Admiral. Take good care of my ships and they'll serve you well. You can trust Vianor completely- tell him I said hello. You can't trust Nickolai at all, but you can keep him under control with a steady supply of vodka and Japanese-

The transmission ends there, sir.

The next one is from the UN Secretary-General. Encryption code confirmed.

Sizani Mkembe wrote:Hello, Admiral. I probably won't get another chance to say this for a few days. Congratulations on your victory before the General Assembly. That was some impressive maneuvering. I don't need to remind you that with great power comes great responsibility. We're counting on you to help strengthen world peace. But... I implore you... Our goal is peace. I can't stress that enough. Under ideal circumstances, the UN wouldn't even have an army; but these are hardly ideal circumstances. That's why I supported you. Please don't make me regret that decision. I trust you have the good of the world in mind. Farewell.

The last transmission is from your Secretary of Defense, sir. Encryption code confirmed.

James Granger wrote:Alright Will, you win. You got your fleet. I don't like this one bit, you know that. I trust you. I DON'T trust the GDI. It's not that I don't admire your intentions, I just think they're misguided. Just remember, your loyalty is to the United States of America, not the UN. Anyway, good luck and godspeed. Give my regards to Isaac.

That's all for now, sir. Judging from my experiences in New York yesterday, I can safely say it might be a few days before you're issued any official orders. They're all in a row over that train bombing in Beijing. I've heard nothing from General Steiner in Vienna. His office has been giving me the runaround. You'll know something as soon as I do.

***

[Don't stress, Pick. You have two immediate superiors on your ship who can at least pretend they know what they're doing. With someone of your talent, there's a multitude of ways you can contribute.]

Post by **Surlethe** » 2006-07-16 06:52pm

She stays a Tico. Admiral Christy! The USS Irascible has left drydock in Pearl and is setting sail for the rendezvous point with the tide tomorrow morning!

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2006-07-16 07:38pm

Northern Germany

Summer, 1986

"C'mon, come on!" Lt. Cmdr. "Lonestar" Bucher snarled, pulling the A-6 out of the path of a SAM. The fucking queers and weasels were suppose to have suppressed all the defenses in this sector. Was his squadron the only in Western Europe doing it's fucking job?

"You need to learn to relax Lonestar, you're heading straight for an ulcer." His flight officer, Lt. Sean "Preacher" Fitzpatrick said. "Coming up on the target now, just try to be straight and level for 15 seconds please." There was a rattle of heavy machine gun fire raking the Intruder. Another missile rocketed by, and it occured to Lonestar that they were probably taking MANPADS at this point.

The war thus far had been a disaster for the USN. The Nimitz was in the shop, maybe for the rest of the war, and the air wing was all over Europe in bits and pieces. His squadron was flying out of Northern France, which had the benefit of being away from the front, but the con of one motherfucker of a flight to the front, wiht the fun of Migs, Sukhois, and assorted SAMs all the way out.

"Over the target" Preacher said. "Release" The cluster bombs fell on the airstrip the Reds were flying Hinds out of, and Lonestar was gratified to see at least one go up completely as he screamed over.

"Alright, let's get out of here." Lonestar said, turning. More Machine gun fire raked him, and he winced, thinking of the shit Chief Tysroc was going to give him when he got back.

"We're good" Preacher said "So is Bookworm and Mumbles" refering to the other Intruder tasked for the raid. They flew on for about 20 minutes, the potshots diminishing, finally stopping as they crossed into Belgian airspace. Preacher leaned back and exhaled. "God was with us today."

"Hmmm. Think he was with the poor S.O.B.'s we just blew to Hell?"

Preacher shrugged. "I don't know. I had thought....I don't know."

The flew on in silence for a bit more, than came in for a landing at the air base. As they Taxied up Chief Tysroc gave him several looks of death because of the condition of the plane, and the two air crewsheaded off for the debrief (which didn't take too long. Small favors that the operations head was too busy these days)

They headed over to the club, and sat down at their normal place. Lonestar looked around, and the bartender shook his head.

"You missed her mate, she came by an hour ago to see if you were around. Already flying back to the States."

"Aw, Damn it." Lonestar said. Who knew if he'd ever see that mouthy F-15 pilot again? She wasn't bad, for an Air Force puke. Even if she was just two shy of Acehood.

Tasoth · Post by **Tasoth** » 2006-07-16 08:16pm

((Must say, working on the Marine detachment OOB. Three rifle companies and a support company and I'm at 497 men already. How many troops is the battlegroup capable of supporting total? 'Cause if it's only 480 troops, we might have to rename the Marines the '10th Three companies and change',))

Ar-Adunakhor · Post by **Ar-Adunakhor** » 2006-07-16 08:27pm

Tasoth wrote:((Must say, working on the Marine detachment OOB. Three rifle companies and a support company and I'm at 497 men already. How many troops is the battlegroup capable of supporting total? 'Cause if it's only 480 troops, we might have to rename the Marines the '10th Three companies and change',))

[ Already taken care of, man. ]

Tasoth · Post by **Tasoth** » 2006-07-16 08:29pm

((I love you guys. No seriously, I do. This will make it easier. Thanks))

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-07-16 09:09pm

The Premier's message was amusing, but the other two were quite predictable... quite entirely because of the arguments I presented at the UN and before half a dozen other major governments. Peace? Peace, like love, is a word rarely used appropriately... and as such, just as rarely conveys the true import of such a word.

Peace is beyond the scope of Arcadia, beyond this task force, GDI, or even the whole goddamned United Nations. Some people are simply hateful little bastards, and as long as those people are around then there will be warfare to some degree or another.

But of course people don't like to hear that... it upsets their delicacies. Makes them queasy at the notion that humanity hasn't really grown up and won't for some time. So I say, "This will foster 'peace'" when what I really mean is it will increase security. There will be warfare but we will make sure it does not spread out of control. We will extinguish brushfires before they become firestorms.

I only hope... this whole damn thing rests on the notion that we're as close to an impartial arbitrator as can be had, but it also depends on the perception that we're not afraid to enforce it, either. I only hope that we're allowed to act, and not constantly reined in by a bureaucracy afraid of it's own authority.

Speaking of authority... I'd better check in and make sure they get me the necessary accomodations aboard Arcadia. Maybe in a year or two I'll settle down to a desk in GDI HQ, but I want to be there with Arcadia if... when the shit hits the fan, to make sure everything goes smoothly.

I feel sorry for Arcadia's captain... she'll have no less than three flag officers aboard her ship. Jesus! I'd have been up the wall if I'd had three admirals aboard my ship during the war.

Pick wrote:[Or if Surlethe really wants a bigger ship, he can have mine. I'm so damn incompetant in this realm that I just read the thread and can't think of a bloody thing to say .]

[An easy thing to start with would be grumbling about all the flag officers you've got parked aboard your ship.

Do you really want to go by Captain Pick? I'm not saying you have to use your real name or anything, I'm just wondering if maybe there's not a different name you'd prefer.]

Tasoth · Post by **Tasoth** » 2006-07-16 09:39pm

((Since the maps down, I don't know if Egypt is allied with GDI. Also, don't know if I can use a fictious country, so I will change the arabic bits if need be. This is just a loose OOB, hoping you guys can review it before I start adding bits of hardware and finalizing it.

10th Marine Battalion
Battalion Headquarters (12 men)

3 Brigades(Sobek, Maat and Apep)
9 Rifle Companies ( Alif, Ba, Ta, Jim, Ha, Kha, Thal, Ra, Zay) Captain. (1116 Men total)
-4 Platoons + Lieutenants (124 men)
-3 Squads (10 Men per)
-Two fire teams per squad, Sergeant and Second (5 men per)

3 Support Company(Thal, Dal, Sin) (375 men)
-4 Platoons (124 men)
-3 squads

1 Scout Troop (Shin) (124 men)
-4 platoons + Lts. (124 men)
-3 squads per Platoon (30 men)
-2 fire teams per squad, Sergeant and Second (5 men per fire team)

3 Armored Companies (180 men)
-3 Line Platoons per company, HQ platoon (14 tanks, 56 men)
-4 M1A2 Abrams per platoon (4 tanks, 16 troops per platoon)

HHC Company(150 men)
-2 Tanks (8 men)

1 Support Company(90 men)

1 Engineer Company(124 Men)

1 Logistics Brigade(500 men)
-4 companies(124 men each)

1 Supply Brigade(500 men)
-4 companies(124 men each)

3171 / 3300

WEEEEE!!! ))