Originally Posted by AMosely

What happened with that helo extraction! I'm sorry I missed it.

I was SL on Greasy Mullet (??) map last night. We took the flag on the West side of the bridge and grabbed some armor, headed South for the next flag, one that was heavily defended. Half way there we lost all our armour, so I took my men West up into the hills. A direct assult on the flag with infantry was out of the question. I put a soldier (Finestyle I think) on point to find a flanking-West safe route. This we found in the rolling hills of the highlands. We ended up deep in a gourge, almost went the wrong way (too far West), before I realized that the gourge connected to another trench that would take us South West of the enemy flag. This we followed on foot, but meanwhile our last flag was lost to the enemy, so we could not take the flag beside us (playing AAS mode, new to me...).

I held our squad in postion waiting so see what would happen, but there simply was not enough remaining forces to repell the enemy to our North. Meanwhile, an enemy tank rolled into our trench at the South end. Panic. I popped smoke and ran North while my AT engaged. For some reason the enemy tank driver disembarked -- so we dealt with that problem. Meanwhile our forces lost ANOTHER flag to the North. Now we were on foot TWO flags behind enemy lines.

While we lay in the trench pondering epistemological issues surrounding postmodernism, a jetfighter pursued a warthog above us. The warthog's engines repeatedly bathed us in a low rumble as it passed over our heads. That awkward ballet ended abruptly in a mid air collision above our heads that brought a whole new meaning to immersive battle simulation.

Moments later I saw Grunt, in another squad, flying a troop helo toward our position, but he was smoking and had to head back. Someone suggested grabbing an enemy jeep and getting out. A good idea, so we began to move DEEPER into enemy lines while one of my men went for a jeep. Before that could transpire, we gained a new squad member, the 'general' who saw our situation and grabbed a troop helo at our airfield and headed in our direction.

MEANWHILE, an enemy APC rolled into our position. More controlled panic -- literally, we were now under attack with help in the air and on the way. I HAD to clear the area of the enemy APC before our helo evac arrived at the marker.

My men made quick work of the lone APC, our helo landed, we scrambled in (all the while two flags behind enemy lines...), headed East to flank enemy attacking our flag which was the other side of the bridge (East). I ordered the helo down to a safe distance East of the flag, my men went in, eliminated the enemy after a fierce fight, and I turned our attention to the next flag, the one on the West side of the bridge (which was the flag from which we initially began this epic journey).

With Finestyle (Medic) in tow, I crossed the bridge via the catwalk, made it to the other side, my men secured an area up top for me to move to, and we took the flag back while behind us the bridge disintegrated. Finestyle (I think) was critical in reviving me numerous times throughout this assault, including once when I started under the catwalk, immediately encountered two enemy and died. Finestyle, in fine style, jumped down onto the catwalk, killed the two enemy, and revived me!

Our last maneuver was in fast jeeps BACK to the enemy flag at which we were previously stuck. No enemy around as yet, but time was up.

We lost the round by only a few points, but man, what a trip.

And not one damn screen shot to show for our efforts.

E-Male