[X] Go and train your artillery crews so they're not inept. (removes the penalty from artillery rolls)
The first order of business is training your new artillery crews so they are not so inexperienced. Using some dummy shells that came with the field pieces you have the novices train with the experienced loaders, firing the shells into no mans land. Though you have nothing similar for the rockets you still have them practice loading the carts. After a few hours you leave them to it and move on to other things.
Penalty to artillery rolls has been removed.
[X] Go to the logistics corp and request more advanced equipment and supplies (low difficulty roll).
You eventually decide more supplies can never be a bad thing. So you pay a visit to the logistics corp and see what they have available.
Roll = 55 — Success
Greeted by some harried looking clerks you demand more equipment and supplies using your authority. After some pestering you get them to agree to send more of pretty much everything a brigade requires. Mueller and Vorbeck are delighted by the extra spare parts and fuel. Nivelle is no longer complaining about real or imagined shortages. This seems like a wise decision.
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The fifth day comes and goes with no announcement. But around mid-morning on the sixth day the long awaited orders to assemble finally arrive. Breakthrough has been achieved. Soldiers rush around the encampment to prepare moving out, tanks are started, tents are packed up, among a variety of other things that couldn't be done beforehand.
In different news, you've heard nothing out of the ordinary from Vorbeck. The modifications to the tanks are complete. You are not sure what to think. Was the pyromaniac major talked down by Surena and come to accept your order? Or did Surena fabricate the whole affair to make herself look good and Vorbeck look bad? Vorbeck may have never intended to do anything to go against your order in the first place. You just don't know since you're not familiar with the woman. Then again you remind yourself, this could just be your dislike of Surena acting up and influencing your judgement.
How do you mainly feel towards Surena for this?
[] Grateful
[] Suspicious
[] Write-in
There is no fanfare as the formation slowly moves to the fore. Yours is the 7th brigade to go through the breach and you've been assigned a specific part of the country to clear, sector 7. Walking over the bumps of recently cleared minefields the troops trudge onward.
You march with your black armoured honour guard among the various soldiers. Giving impromptu speeches to help morale and describe some of the orders you gave to the majors to make things clear.
"I want no civilian deaths if they are not resisting. Remember we are here to liberate them from the tyrannical revolutionaries and restore the legitimate government, not slaughter them", you assertively state to a group of nearby troopers. They respond with salutes and nods. You move on.
Eventually you are through and inside official federation territory for the first time. The countryside expands on into the distance. The terrain is relatively flat plains and farmland, with some local rises like ridges and hills.
How do you deploy your brigade?
Deployment Options:
[] Tip of the Spear - Put your armoured battalion at the front, a fast moving prong. The heavy infantry follow behind them as a solid centre. The light infantry will cover your flanks.
[] Relentless Tide - The heavy infantry act as a vanguard with the armoured battalion acting as a reserve. The light infantry guard the flanks.
[] Vigilant Advance - Screen your approach with a vanguard of light infantry, so you will know what the enemy has in advance and where they are. Have the heavy infantry and armour follow behind them to crush points of resistance.
[] Write-in
Whose battalion do you attach yourself to?
[] Nivelle's 17th Jaegers (light infantry)
[] Giraud's 33rd Chasseur's (light infantry)
[] Raeder's 82nd Line (heavy infantry)
[] Surena's 24th Fusiliers (heavy infantry)
[] Vorbeck's 11th Grenadiers (heavy infantry)
[] Mueller's 7th Cuirassiers (armoured)
Mostly a style question, you ponder what sort of uniform you should wear into combat. Since you're relatively high ranked you could go for either the formal one or field uniform like the rank and file are wearing. The formal uniform looks more stylish and would differentiate you from the troops while being easier to move in. Though you're a little uneasy about not wearing a helmet or body armour. The red armoured field uniform would give you more protection and make you familiar with the troops but could inconvenience you. You also don't like how the helmet restricts your vision. Either way you still look pretty conspicuous.
What uniform do you wear?
[] Formal uniform
[] Field uniform