[OOC] Task Force Hephaestus

[Hailfire]

Lol. Was just throwing in my thoughts on it. Sorry if i came across as commanding in anyway. It really wasn't meant to be.

King would be the one to ask about optics as ultimately I went for an acog. Seeing as I have time i may as well change it though. I know i wanted to use a laser rangefinder to make long range suppression easier. Theoretically a proper lmg can suppress well beyond its effective range and upto its maximum range due to sheer volume of fire but this obviously requires range compensations.

[Rare]

kingkonrad said 3) Rare, could you add a little in history and skills? I can work with you on weapons/gear if you'd like to fine tailor a loadout (since it's more likely that the CTRG would be using a L22A4 as a PDW rather than the current-gen L22A2)- if it's possble, could your character also carry a Titan AT/NLAW?

I'm working on that. And, you can help me with my weapons/gear. Such she can carry a Titan NLAW.

[FourtyTwo]

Awesome- I can PM you about it if you'd like, just to get it perfect. The Titan AT is basically the future version of the Javelin, albeit a little more versatile as it can be loaded again and has some serious modern MBT-defeating munition, whilst the NLAW is a more compact AT launcher, as we'd know it today in the British Army/Swedish Army as a lock-on, fire and forget platform. I'll just mail you in a bit.

[Bee]

QueenOfTheBee's Character Sheet (WIP)
Name: Olivia Cheng
Callsign (for CTRG, this is how you are referenced usually): Athena
Age: 29
Rank: Warrant Officer
Appearance (picture/short description):
link because huge
(Picture taken last time she was off duty)

History: Olivia Cheng was born in Hong Kong, China during a vacation her parents took in 2006. She spent the first 6 years of her life living on the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan with her family consisting of her parents and 3 older sisters, before moving to California, United States. There she went to school and became further immersed in the English language, before she got to high school and honed her skills in Japanese. After she graduated, she opted to go straight to the US Navy instead of taking the traditional option of going to college. She gave the Navy quite a few years of service, before she opted to enlist with the Navy SEALs. After successfully enlisting and passing the selection process and such, she was assigned to SEAL Team 7 and carried out operations in places such as Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and other places.

After quite some time into her time with the SEALs, she got an incredible offer and took it in the blink of an eye, and hasn't looked back since then.

Skills:
Fluent in Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and can understand and repeat basic phrases in Portugese, French, Spanish, and German. Has eyes like a hawk, and can pick out very small details if given enough time to observe. She is trained in HALO and HAHO insertions, as well as specializing in insertions by sea. She also knows an MMA-based style that was further developed by an improved version of the US Military's LINE self defense system. She is also somewhat well versed in electronic devices, and can assist with the handling of said devices if needed.

Weapons:
Mk18 ABR
- Rifle Combat Optic (10x Magnification and RDS on top)
- Harris Bipod
- AN-PEQ 15 (or the modern equivalent)

MXM Rifle
- Rifle Combat Optic (12x Magnification and RDS on top)
- Harris Bipod
- AN-PEQ 15 equivalent

ACP-P2 .45

Equipment:
OPS Core FAST Helmet (in a variety of patterns, in a carbon fiber esque pattern by default)
Lightweight Plate Carrier (again, in a variety of patterns, black by default)
Machete
CTRG Combat Fatigues
An upgraded version of Oakley SI Assault Gloves
Tactical Goggles
NOMEX Balaclava
3 Fragmentation Grenades
4 Flashbangs
2 Packs of C4
A Rucksack
5 Smoke Grenades
50 Feet of Rope

[Rare]

Your character could become bffs with my, QueenBee <3

[FourtyTwo]

IC may or may not be up later today. Ideas keep circulating through my head on how to kick it off, but I think there's one precise route I want to go down now- and it shouldn't just be restricted to Altis/Stratis hopefully. There may be one mission in the future in Takistan, a Central-Asian country from Arma 2 under CSAT control- which could be interesting since it may come under CTRG's interest.

[Hailfire]

Awesome! Very much looking forwards to when the metal starts flying and the rp starts rolling and its good to know the missions won't be restricted to one geographical area. That being said it should be interesting to see how the situation there develops and unfolds as the rp goes on.

Just checking. Will all ctrg's missions relate directly to weapons "research" and how much will the rp be focussed on them? Will we be playing other factions enough that it'd be worth writing additional character sheets along the line?

[FourtyTwo]

You'll kinda see along the way- CTRG is involved in all sorts, but think of them as a beyond SF team. They'll be involved in key operations to find key intel on the CSAT, and as you'll see in the plot, things may escalate a lot. They can't share anything with other forces on Stratis, at all, and there's this mysterious sort of thing. So the US and UK forces are all kinda like, "the fuck are they". They're denied as a force existing on Stratis, but at the same time, the forces on the island itself just know it's some low-key group and don't really go there or bother about it.

Things will escalate- and we'll see ourselves playing characters in British and a US team respectively, not to mention a group of Guerllias quite quickly on (third mission maybe), which could be cool. The stuff in Takistan might be quite interesting, since it may be a very specific reason for the team's presence, though it could come later.

[Hailfire]

That all sounds pretty badass to me. I see a lot of potential for blue on blue combat if the team isn't careful...

Would CTRG have command authority over other allied troops? That could add an interesting level to combat when other NATO forces are nearby. Also. You didn't quite answer in relation to whether we would be needing to make new character sheets for the other factions. Might we need to?

[FourtyTwo]

Maybe, but we'll have to see. I've previously developed them in game, then made CSes, which is a little strange. It won't be blue on blue fire, but the forces at some point will be very suspicious of CTRG's actions, and really view them as a bunch of spooks.

Sometimes, but in the way I might develop it, be prepared to perhaps take a team of your own, either as as a regular NATO soldier or as a diverted CTRG one. In particular Hailfire, your character might end up commanding a small team yourself at some point in a subset team, due to plot details I won't go into. We might have a need for boat commanders, IFV commanders and maybe even a couple of pilots that could be fulfilled by us at some point.

[Hailfire]

*grins* sounds like my kinda party. I guess we'll see what happens on the whole CS front.

Anyways I gotta sleep. I'm knackered. What timezones are people in? GMT here. England.

[FourtyTwo]

Likewise man, I'm in England too- just working on the IC.

[FourtyTwo]

IC is up! Post at will- you're posted to the small Camp Tempest, and for now, things look quiet, though that'll change quick.

[Bee]

I will finish up my CS and post in the IC by tomorrow- at the latest Monday.

I had a track meet today so I was a bit sideswiped.

[Hailfire]

Nice post king! I'm glad you went into detail on the camp if we're gunna spend a while there. Also. I'm loving the maps you've provided. Gives everything a sense of scale. Hopefully my post is up to scratch.

[Bee]

Finished up my character sheet. I will post ASAP.

[FourtyTwo]

Sorry for the jumped post Rare- I just wanted to keep the conversation moving, and the stuff in the background in the higher echelons of CTRG, so you can post at will.

[AdvancedJ3lly]

Are you still accepting Characters? If so, what spots on the team are open?

[FourtyTwo]

Maybe- I may have to get back to you on that one, but I might be able to get something for you.

[AdvancedJ3lly]

kingkonrad said
Maybe- I may have to get back to you on that one, but I might be able to get something for you.

Okay.