Platoon [OOC & Sign Ups]

[lordnewbury]

Platoon

A Play-By-Post RPG

"To each of us falls a task, and all the Emperor requires of us Guardsmen is that we stand the line, and we die fighting. It is what we do best - we die standing."
- General Sturnn of the Imperial Guard

In the Grim Darkness of the 41st Millenium, there is only war. 

Men and Women of the Imperial Guard die in their billions to hold back the unrelenting tide of Xeno, Chaos and Traitors like, hell bent on bringing their Empire - the will of the Immortal Emperor made manifest - to its knees. However, with the rise of Primarch Guilleman, himself one of the Emperors own sons returned, the Empire defends itself no more. With cries exultant, they take to the Star in ships laden to the keel with vehicles of war, to expand the reach of their Emperor further still. The era of Crusades has come again, and ambitious Generals take up arms, formulate grand stratagems and plans to bring planets formerly thought of as beyond their reach into the Empires grasp. 

One such man is the newly appointed Warmaster Maxim Auxillia, formally of the 322nd Cadian Light Infantry before the fall of its namesake world. Forged of unbridled ambition, political avarice and tactical genius, the Warmaster has set his gaze upon the fringe worlds of Tabbath, north of Terra, beyond the Cicatrix Maledictum - far in the northernmost reach of the known Galaxy. But to reach such lofty heights as Warmasters have done before him; Auxillia requires the aid of untold millions of men. 

You are such a man, the cog in the machine of war, the tread of the tracks of this crusade, and the shell which loses from its weapon. A Platoon Commander, one of the untold thousands across the Warmasters invasion force, it is people like you that allow the Warmasters campaign to advance, and knowingly or not, with each order that passes your lips, with each man who dies gurgling in the mud of foreign shores under your command - that ambition is furthered.

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Welcome to 'Platoon' a Play-By-Post RP brought to you by the wonderful me.

In joining this RP you take on the role of a Platoon Commander, of a regiment and platoon of your choosing, taking part in the aforementioned Crusade to bring more worlds into the Imperiums fold. The RP itself will be simple, and after posting your characters and platoons up, you will be sent as a group to a world to partake in an invasion. At the end of each post made by me, there will be a bolded action, which you lot will respond to with an in character post, followed by one action by your Platoon Commander, and an Order issued to your platoon by your character as well.

How well this actions and orders synergies will be shown in the next post by me, and damage will be dealt to both sides before the next round of posting begins. Your actions will therefore directly impact how successful the story is, and what its outcome will be. At the conclusion of each thread, upgrades will be given to platoons and then the next thread will start.

To sign up I ask that you follow this format:

Platoon Commander
Name Platoon Commander Example
Age 37
Equipment Flak Armor, Chainsword, Laspistol, Water Canteen. [image, if wanted, can be linked here]
Personality Enter your character's personality here, how do they think, do they have any ticks?
History A background maybe two paragraphs long about your character goes here.

Platoon
Name 332nd Example Dragoons
Noted Members SGT Example, Corp Kekitus Makimus
Structure and Numbers 10 Squads of Basic Infantry, Medical Support and Command Squad, Three Units of Heavy Weapons (Autocannons)
History Regimental History goes here


I shall be playing as the Company Commander, however I intend to have this character die off after the first mission, and be taken on by the best performing Platoon Leader Please sign up below, and fire questions my way!

[emptyhat]

Platoon Commander
Name Euphraites Jones
Age 24
Equipment Flak Armor (Salian Variant*), Chainsword, Laspistol, Melta Bombs, Machette, Water Canteen, Combat Rations.
Personality A platoon commander of a Yellow Platoon, Euphrates is fairly brash, brazen and aggressive.
History Sailguard Yellow Platoons are made up of the most aggressive, foolhardy or suicidally brave recruits, mixed with those who want a chance to earn a spot in the Regiment's Storm Drainer squads which in turn can lead to being granted an officer's commission for heroic conduct. Euphraites joined the platoon hoping for advancement but the shift in command structure and location away from Sarrosian recruitment and reinforcement bodes ill for the near suicidal tenacity of the platoon.

Platoon
Name 145th Sarrosian Sailguard, Yellows
Noted Members
Structure and Numbers +8 Squads of Basic Infantry, 4 Squads of Reserve (casualty replacement)
+3 Special Weapon Squads (Assigned either flamers or meltaguns)
+Medical Support and Command Squad
+Commissarial Attaché.

+Demolition Support: Krak Grenades, and mission specific explosives (where issued).
+Special Weapons Distributed through basic squads (Meltaguns)
+Motorpool Support: Whatever the regiment has been equipped with to get infantry squads in fast and close to crucial locations. Tauroxs/Chimera/Salamanders or just being told to footslog.
*Salian Variant Flak Armour is patterned after the famous Cadian design but uses a mixture of hardened resins and lacquers instead of heavier elements making the armour buoyant at the cost of protection, they are worn with sleeveless, waterproof jackets and a neoprene bodyglove.


History Hailing from one of the Azure worlds that form a small tight cluster of systems known collectively as the Sailworlds, the 145th Sarrosian Regiment was recently raised as part of the Sarrosian tithe, local command had intended to deploy the regiment against Ork raiders however the Imperium's representatives in the Sector had been growing increasingly concerned about the number of Sailguard Regiments operating in the same theatre and under the command of the same generals and had begun to make an effort to redistribute them and diversify forces in the area. The 145th was a 'casualty' of this policy and were dispatched to some other far off crusade group.

The 145th spent the first two years since its muster being supported by local crusade command who used Azure regiment organisation synergistically with their tactics and the close availability of recruits. Now after a long period of transport they will have to adapt to a less tailor made command system.

[nutty]

Count me in! It just so happens to be that I startrd working on my regiment's background a couple of weeks ago. So this will be a great way to keep on track with that.

Platoon Commander
Name Lieutenant Nathanial Aran
Age 53
Equipment Flak Armor & helmet, Shotgun, Close-combat weapon (cane), canteen, grenades (Frag, 2x)

[image will follow when I get home]

Personality Lt. Aran, like the majority of the men and women serving in Komori regiments, is a devout follower of the Imperial Creed. Although often considered old for a field commander; years of service in the Emperor's name along with a rigorous exercise regimen have left the Lieutenant in better shape than then most of the men under his command. A point in which he takes personal pride.

History A former armsman for the Imperial Navy, the young Nathanial Aran barely escaped the destruction of the cruiser Jewel of Sanos. After being adrift for nearly a week, his lifepod was picked up by a repurposed freighter on a pilgrimage to Komori.

Aran enlisted with the Komori Volunteers shortly after his arrival on the planet. Since that time he has served with distinction and has steadily climbed the ranks to where he is today.



Platoon
Name 1062nd Komori Volunteers, third platoon.
Noted Members "Aran's Eyes" a special weapons squad of three snipers and their spotters that often serve as scouts, providing Lt. Aran with valuable intel.

Structure and Numbers
+ 6 squads of basic infantry
+ 3 heavy weapons squads: 6 assigned mortars, 3 assigned Heavy Bolters
+ 1 special weapons squad: 3 assigned long-las rifles
+ command staff: 4 bodyguards, 4 vox operators,1 medic,1 standard bearer

History Komoran Volunteer regiments are formed by pilgrim visiting the shrine world of Komori. These regiments muster on the Square of Divine Footfall where the Emperor himself is believed to have stood as the world was brought into compliance during the outset of the great crusade. The average time spent waiting in queue to visit this holiest of squares is estimated to be 61,5 years, and as a result many pilgrims that are able of mind and body enlist with the volunteers instead.

[treadiculous]

Platoon Commander
Name: Platoon Commander 'Blade' Hendricks
Age: 42
Equipment Flak Armor, Chainsword, Laspistol, Melta Bombs, Krak Grenades. Anna; Orderly, Dankis; Vox, Fieldson; Cartographer
Personality: Hendricks commands with intensity, his eye for detail and opportunity enabled his rise in rank while his intuitive perception keeps him and his men alive, loyalty is quickly established through his respect and value that he shows for the men under his command. His nickname arises from his ability to assert cleanly through armoured formations and leave small yet fatal wounds in the enemy lines.
History: Initially hailing from Kernowhan in his early 20's, Hendricks has fought across many theatres on many worlds, notably the planets Callidonia and Holloway where he accepted recruits from the population into the platoon. His most recent postings have seen appalling leadership from the Company Command leading to the regiments prized assets being seized by more effective political officers and put forward for more effective deployment.

Platoon
Name: 117th Kernohan Platoon, HEAT Corps, Red 7's
Noted Members: Special Weapon Operative (Melta) Denver Callsan, longest standing member of the Red 7's, was in the platoon prior to Hendricks promotion.
Structure and Numbers:
5 Squads of Infantry with Missile Launcher (Squad call signs; Arrow, Bolt, Dart, Lance, Spear) Collectively know as the 'Tubes'
5 Heavy Weapon Teams with Mortar (Squad call signs: Solamen, Miseris, Socios, Habuisse, Doloris) Collectively known as the 'Pipes'
2 Squads of Snipers (human) (Squad call signs; Eyes and Ears) Collectively know as Recon
3 Squads of Infantry with Flamers and Melta (Denver) (Squad call signs; Up, Close, Personal) Collectivly known as the 'Fires'
1 Squad of Calladonia's Irregulars with Autocannon and Autoguns. The 'Irregulars'


History Regimental History:

Founded nearly 20 years ago, The Kernohan 117th have primarily faced Orks for the majority of their engagements, fighting for several years for the survival of the Kernohan territories, a long shipment through the warp saw them arrive at Calledonia - a colossal hive world in which the regiment adopted the Irregulars, the Irregulars themselves showing a tenacity for survival and ability for impovisation which appealed to Hendricks tactical style, more recent action in the South Eastern Sector (1772.A.82) has seen the regiment defending critical locations against Eldar, Traitor PDF and Rutkin (mutants) on some postings, however the main threat continued to be Ork.

The Platoon has a distinctly high moral and long life expectancy, an unusually high supply of explosive munitions and surprising ability to acquiesce transport.

[lordnewbury]

Company Commander
Name - Colonel Richard Gliene
Age - 37
Equipment - Flak Armor, Power Sword, Bolt Pistol, Water Canteen, Grenades (Frag x2). [Image]

Personality - A hard man to please, and one who is interested in fostering the well being of his men and seeing them excel in the eyes of the Emperor, he has no aversion to using mass casualty tactics at all, something that (whilst considered normal on Pretoria) does not always go down to well with other operatives.

History - Born on the distant world of Pretoria, and thus having adopted their ways and customs, Colonel Gliene fell into the Imperial Guard as one of the many tithes taken from the world. He rapidly rose through the ranks, forming a Penal Battalion in response to the constantly rising levels of crime on his homeworld, and leads them today - even as he assumes command as Colonel of the battlegroup.

Company Command 
Name - 798th Praetorian Penal Legion, 9th Platoon [image]
Noted Members - LT Max Richter
Structure and Numbers -

+ 10 squads of conscripts (penal troopers)

+ 1 squad of Veterans (Praetorian)
+ command staff: 4 bodyguards, 4 vox operators, 1 medic, 1 standard bearer

+ Company Command Staff: 4 Bodyguards, 1 Fleet Advisor, 1 Commissar, 1 Standard Bearer, 1 Medic, 1 Vox Operator

History -  Founded ten years ago when Gliene was granted a field command, the Penal Battalion is effectively Preatorias way of clearing prison space. With all NCOs and above being drafted in from the main regiments of the Planet, the regiment has a callous and well-deserved reputation as a high casualty unit, with its main tactic simple being to 'form a line and gun the bastards down'. Thus far this has proven an effective method of attack.

[lordnewbury]

Hi everyone, and thank you for the sign-ups thus far!

I shall wait for 24 hours from now to see if there are anymore sign-ups incoming, and will the collate together your write ups (you may edit until then if you wish).

Once that is done, I shall write up our 'General' who will be the dude sending us all to die into glorious combat soon, and then will post up the first story thread!

[apollinaire]

New to the forum and just come across this. I'd love to give it a go, can I sneak a late entry in later today?

[lordnewbury]

Of course you can Sign ups beyond this post are now closed, unless a platoon falls or is wiped, in which case I shall re-open them.

The thread is now here: commissar.proboards.com/thread/19106/platoon-ic-thread-heading-west

Posting order will be established on a first come first served basis.

[apollinaire]

Thanks! Here's my slightly rushed contribution, based on the tabletop army I'm currently building.


Platoon Commander
Name Lt Cal Derrovan
Age 36
Equipment Flak Armor, Chainsword, Plasma pistol, bionic eye.
Personality 
An intelligent and cautious veteran, Derrovan tends to look down on the traditional AM tactic of the massed infantry gunline or suicidal charge; he'd much rather be off round the flank out of sight. Fiercely loyal to his troops, but comes across as cold, distant or condescending to anyone else.

History 
Intelligence is not a prized attribute for a young man in the hives of Tekarn, and Derrovan was only 21 when his ability to think beyond Imperial dogma landed him in serious trouble with the authorities once too often. He avoided a bullet to the head by joining the Tekarn 3061st Penal company, where the tall scrawny youth was not expected to live long. However he managed to survive, through a mixture of natural cunning and low-level disobedience.
When he managed not to die gruesomely like the rest of his platoon during the horrific battle of Radenna Pass (though he did lose his right eye to an Ork blade), he caught the attention of Major Narcrosius of the 57th Tekarn Mechanised Infantry, who transferred him across into E Company as a lance-corporal. His battle experience led him to rise quickly through the ranks to become a plasma gunner in the command squad, then a seargeant, and finally platoon commander.

Platoon 
Name 
Tekarn 57th Mechanised Infantry, E Company, 3rd Platoon

Noted Members
Colour Sgt Delian Armistead - platoon second in command
L/Cpl Orn Talcyon - vehicle commander, Chimera XH552
Cpl Odrin "Pyro" Arkette - special weapons flamer squad leader

Structure and Numbers
- Platoon command squad (including 3 plasma gunners)
- Special weapons squad (3 flamers + 3 riflemen)
- 2 infantry squads (sergeant + 9 riflemen)
- 3 chimera transports, each with one vehicle commander and one driver

History
The Tekarn 57th has a reputation for surviving longer than most Imperial Guard regiments, and not just because their mechanised infantry designation gives them a bit more protection than their fellows. The 57th operate by the dictum "stronger, faster, smarter" - and although their lives are just as expendable to the Imperial high command as anyone else's, they pride themselves in being able to destroy the Imperium's enemies without necessarily taking 70%+ casualties in the process.

[lordnewbury]

Hello everyone,
Not everyone has posted yet, so I am going to make my post in 24 hours to give everyone a chance to get their actions in

[emptyhat]

How are we doing with the Platoon thread? Are life things getting in the way?

[Paimon]

I absolutely love the idea of this, but I'm working like 50 hours a week on a regular basis, so I wouldn't be able to participate.