June 11, 2000
Date: June 11, 2000
Location/Hex: Serock to the bridge south of Zakroczym
Weather/Conditions: Clear
1. Shift I: Midnight – 06:00 (Night)
- Location: Travelling to North of Warsaw
- PC Actions:
2. Shift II: 06:00 – 12:00 (Morning)
- Location: Travelling to Serock
- PC Actions:
- Archer: [Rest]
- Mik: [Keep Watch]
- Stanislaw: [Rest]
- Pedro: [Keep Watch]
- Piotr: [Drive]
- Encounters/Events:
- Found where the UAZ’s parked. House behind the building.
- Recon success by Mik, fail by Piotr.
- Mutual detection.
3. Shift III: 12:00 – 18:00 (Day)
- Location: Pursuing Zhuk
- PC Actions:
- Archer: [Medical Aid] - Helped stabilize Mik in the Honker
- Mik: [Being Treated] - Critical wound stabilized
- Stanislaw: [Medical Aid] - Helped stabilize Mik in the Honker
- Pedro: [Keep Watch] - Left on foot with a radio to watch which river fork the Zhuk took
- Piotr: [Drive] - Kept the Honker ahead of the Zhuk
- Encounters/Events:
- Pedro reported that the Zhuk had taken the route leading west toward the bridge south of Zakroczym, rather than east toward Moscow.
- The Zhuk’s destination is now unknown; the party suspects it may ultimately be heading toward the Baltic.
4. Shift IV: 18:00 – Midnight (Evening — Session Ends)
- Location: Bridge south of Zakroczym
- PC Actions:
- Archer: [Overwatch] - Signaled the ambush, then dropped two pirates confronting Piotr with machine-gun fire
- Mik: [Infiltrate] - Hid beneath the bridge, then began swimming toward the beached Zhuk
- Stanislaw: [Improvised Bomb] - Built a bomb from 20 L of spare fuel and dropped it onto the Zhuk at Archer’s signal
- Pedro: [Travel] - Traded an AK, a helmet, and rations to two fishermen for passage; pursued the Zhuk by fishing boat
- Piotr: [Ambush] - Hid beneath the bridge looking for a chance to board; confronted by two pirates after the Zhuk beached
- Encounters/Events:
- The Honker was hidden among trees off the road with Zofia tied up inside.
- Stanislaw followed the bomb with roughly 80 L from the spare fuel tank, setting the Zhuk’s deck aflame.
- The Zhuk beached on Piotr’s side of the river.
- Two pirates spotted Piotr after leaving the boat; Archer dropped both with machine-gun fire.
- Session ends — cliffhanger: The Zhuk is grounded and burning, but its machine guns remain active and have not yet acquired targets. Mik is swimming toward it while Pedro approaches from behind with two fishermen who do not know what they are heading toward.
Logistics & Status Check
Vehicle Status
- Honker 4012: Hidden among trees off the road near the bridge.
- Fishing boat: Pedro and two fishermen aboard, speeding after the Zhuk toward the bridge.
- Zhuk-class patrol boat: Beached on the riverbank with its deck aflame; machine guns still active but without targets at the cliffhanger.
Group Condition (End of Day)
- Archer: In overwatch near the bridge; dropped two pirates with machine-gun fire.
- Mik: Critical wound stabilized; swimming toward the beached Zhuk to infiltrate it.
- Stanislaw: On the bridge after dropping the fuel bomb and remaining spare fuel.
- Pedro: Closing on the bridge aboard a fishing boat with two fishermen.
- Piotr: Beneath the bridge on the bank where the Zhuk beached; the two pirates confronting him are down.
Intel & Narrative
- NPC Status:
- Birger: Believed to be aboard the beached Zhuk with the Soviet decryption device.
- Piotr: Rejoined the party and drove the Honker during the pursuit; now positioned beneath the bridge.
- Zofia: Tied up inside the hidden Honker.
- Two fishermen: Transporting Pedro toward the bridge, unaware of the waiting fight.
- Current Objective:
- Board and secure the beached Zhuk.
- Recover Birger and the Soviet decryption device.
- Determine why the Zhuk turned west and where it was taking Birger.
Mechanical Notes for Next Session
- Critical injury: Mik’s critical wound was stabilized by Archer and Stanislaw. Record any remaining critical-injury effects and recovery requirements before play resumes.
- Fuel expenditure: 20 L of spare fuel was consumed by the improvised bomb and approximately 80 L more was dumped onto the Zhuk. Remove approximately 100 L from the group’s spare-fuel inventory.
- Trade expenditure: Pedro gave the fishermen one AK, one helmet, and rations. The number of ration units was not recorded and still needs to be deducted.
- Ammunition: Archer used machine-gun fire to drop two pirates. Ammunition expenditure was not recorded.
- Zhuk state: The boat is beached and its deck is burning. Its exact hull, reliability, component, and crew damage have not been resolved. Both machine guns remain potentially operational and had not acquired targets when play stopped.
- Starting positions: Archer is in overwatch; Stanislaw is on the bridge; Piotr is on the bank beside the beached Zhuk; Mik is in the water approaching it; Pedro and two fishermen are inbound aboard a fishing boat; Zofia is tied up in the Honker hidden among the trees.