Post by ⊕ Edzard Crimm on Dec 22, 2011 1:33:59 GMT
The day was comfortable and the sporadic clouds allowed the sunlight to fill the wooded area. Not the densest of woods, but with all the shelling as of late the soil was lucky to even be supporting life with the lack of nutrients running through it. Crimm had woken up that morning well, small cup of coffee, little bit of down time and some friendly chatter with the troops and his commander, Leutnant Luther. After a short brief he went about his duties taking up a position within the woods to keep an eye out for enemy patrols passing through the area. Their detachment had been tasked with a bit of guerrilla warfare. Small raids on enemy supply lines in the area to attempt and strangle their forces. So far they had been rather successful, but they had been in the area too long now and it would only be a matter of time before enemy patrols would discover their location.
The village itself had already been mostly abandoned when they arrived. Only three residents had stayed behind, but when the Brandenburger forces occupied what little space there was, the civilians packed up and moved on. They took little with them in hopes of vacating the area before full on combat erupted. It was a solid plan and by now they had a full three days head start. Crimm had been over the perimeter terrain time and again, glassing over the outlying lands. Other than the occasional bird all had been quiet.
Crimm arrived at a suitable location to perform his tasks, keep an eye out for enemy troops, and report back every two hours. So far his most exhilarating report was misguided artillery rounds that had impacted just over a mile away. Hard to tell who they belonged to but there was no one in the vicinity in the first place so it really didn't matter. With a few small motions Crimm cleared the pointy objects from beneath his location and set in for the long haul. He kept his rifle in front of him and every so often would scan over the areas he had almost come to know by heart, menial task really but the fact of the matter was that no one else in the small unit could do what he did as well as he did it. Sit still, pay attention, and if the time was ever right, reach out and touch someone sending them to the great beyond. With a few slow and deliberate breaths he steadied his heart and waited.
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The village itself had already been mostly abandoned when they arrived. Only three residents had stayed behind, but when the Brandenburger forces occupied what little space there was, the civilians packed up and moved on. They took little with them in hopes of vacating the area before full on combat erupted. It was a solid plan and by now they had a full three days head start. Crimm had been over the perimeter terrain time and again, glassing over the outlying lands. Other than the occasional bird all had been quiet.
Crimm arrived at a suitable location to perform his tasks, keep an eye out for enemy troops, and report back every two hours. So far his most exhilarating report was misguided artillery rounds that had impacted just over a mile away. Hard to tell who they belonged to but there was no one in the vicinity in the first place so it really didn't matter. With a few small motions Crimm cleared the pointy objects from beneath his location and set in for the long haul. He kept his rifle in front of him and every so often would scan over the areas he had almost come to know by heart, menial task really but the fact of the matter was that no one else in the small unit could do what he did as well as he did it. Sit still, pay attention, and if the time was ever right, reach out and touch someone sending them to the great beyond. With a few slow and deliberate breaths he steadied his heart and waited.
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