Fast forward about 2 minutes:
The machinegun fire dies down after all targets disappear on to the beach. Apparently its traverse does not allow it to engage targets down on the beach directly. You figure out that the machinegun was probably designed to engage targets on the water.
You've pushed the 12 meter motor yacht into the water, but the engine is disassembled and lying on the beach. It's far too heavy to lift or take with you.
You hear the sound of your boat approaching, but you also hear the distant sounds of men yelling.
As you push the boat further out into the water, a shot splashes into the ocean nearby. As more shots land, you hear the distinctive sound of a mortar being fired and suddenly the air around you fills with thick fog and the familiar smell of a heavy smoke shell.
About 30 seconds later a towline is shot towards the boat and you climb up on the boat, as its tow journey begins. More mortar shells are launched by your allies to give you cover as machine guns open up on the water around you.
"Hold on, we have some problems here; there's an aircraft about!" you hear Antonio yell, just as you hear a strangely soft sounding aircraft engine above the smoke.
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Sunday May 17th 1925 0301 hrs Santa Lucia Island, Cape Verde
Harry is in shock as the flare he fired into the sky is joined by another one, a different color, arcing high above the beach, fired from the mountain behind him, it appears. You all hear yelling in the distance from inland.
Harry dives for cover as the enemy machinegun opens up on your position, the distinctive sound of a water cooled Maxim machinegun ripping open the night sky.
Connor was moving to an overwatch position when the machinegun opens up. "About 500 meters up the mountainside inland" he thinks to himself, as he slides down towards the boat, yelling at the others to follow him.
The man in the boat is temporarily dazzled by the flare as Alexios, the flare light behind and above him, takes aim and fires once, the man's head disappearing in a bloody froth.
Doc Brass is stunned by the developments, despite his time in combat. He slinks down next to the wounded man, temporarily stunned and unable to take action.
XP 13 each. It has only been about 4 seconds since you fire the flare. None of you are hit, but Connor senses that the machine gunner will be much closer next time. You can't see the machinegun position.
If you all make a mad dash down the beach to the boat, you might be able to get behind a dune or rock that is below the line of sight of the machinegun. Harry and Connor both realize this and yell out to the others.
Harry dives for cover as the enemy machinegun opens up on your position, the distinctive sound of a water cooled Maxim machinegun ripping open the night sky.
Connor was moving to an overwatch position when the machinegun opens up. "About 500 meters up the mountainside inland" he thinks to himself, as he slides down towards the boat, yelling at the others to follow him.
The man in the boat is temporarily dazzled by the flare as Alexios, the flare light behind and above him, takes aim and fires once, the man's head disappearing in a bloody froth.
Doc Brass is stunned by the developments, despite his time in combat. He slinks down next to the wounded man, temporarily stunned and unable to take action.
XP 13 each. It has only been about 4 seconds since you fire the flare. None of you are hit, but Connor senses that the machine gunner will be much closer next time. You can't see the machinegun position.
If you all make a mad dash down the beach to the boat, you might be able to get behind a dune or rock that is below the line of sight of the machinegun. Harry and Connor both realize this and yell out to the others.
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