0005n - Headed West to the Woods – 1400 20 JUL 2000

Following their break, the group mounts up and heads southwest toward point 11. They run into a group of stragglers.

[GME: Does the group contain characters that may join the group - Chaos Rank - Somewhat Likely (35%) - 13% - Yes]

The group encounters three stragglers. These are player characters and may only have the equipment they are carrying.

The three stragglers are:

• SFC Jack Robinson - US Army Armor: Jack is a career soldier. He got a taste for driving tanks around, and sometimes over, everything. He was really disappointed when he became a ground pounder and is looking forward to getting back into the saddle as soon as possible.
• SSG Micheal Macron - US Army Infantry: After two tours in the infantry, Micheal left the army to become a cop in his home town. He served well and honorably, but when the war started, Micheal was called back in to serve as an Infantryman.
• Agent Sukhikh Klara (Klasha) Kirillovna - US Government Agent: Klasha was an American counter-intelligence agent working out of West Berlin. She got caught up in many operations after the war started and eventually found herself stranded in Poland. She has been travelling with a group of stragglers for several days before running into the group

The character bring some new skills, such as Heavy Gun and Forward Observer, as well as additional language skills in Italian, Spanish and Polish and some more observation skills. The group spend the rest of the period getting to know each other and settling in.

Klasha suggest they head south to Krakow. She knows of an American agent stationed there, at least he was the last time communication was working. Maybe he can help the group find a way back home.

The group rearranges the seating order.


3/4-ton truck (Bud) – 2 L7A2s - 1-ton cargo trailer

• Driver: Caitlyn Mitchell (Ground Vehicle – Wheeled 8)
• Commander/RTO: Michael Griffin
• L7A2 Gunner #1: Edward Harris (Autogun 9, Observation 8)
• L7A2 Gunner #2: Eduard Potapenko (Autogun 15)
• Passenger: Klasha Kirillovna (Observation 15)

HMMWV #2 (Jerry) – TOW II - 1000l tank trailer

• Driver: Wayne Logan (Ground Vehicle – Wheeled 8)
• Commander: Michael Macron (Observation 12)
• Gunner: Jade Marshall (Observation 6) - Narrator
• Passenger: Jack Robinson

Since the new arrivals do not have night vision equipment, the group will shelter in place and then head south to try to find a bridge or crossing over the Warta.

Klasha takes a AKR from storage to help improve her chances of survival.