[OOC] DIP

The Timeline

Successive Chapters for the Detachments Left in Contact or those on the DIP mission.

Chapter 1. 480 BC Hell's Gate at Thermopylae 300 Spartans v. Persian Army
Chapter 2. 22/23 December 218 BC Battle of Trebia Romans v. Carthagenians
Chapter 3. 15 - 21 February 49 BC Siege of Corfinium Three Legions of Optimates "Best Ones" v. Caesar's 2 - 6 Legions of Populares "Supporters of the People
Chapter 4. 9 August 378 Battle of Adrianople Eastern Roman Empire v. Goths & Alans
Chapter 5. 10 October 732 Battle of Tours Umayyad Caliphate v. Kingdom of France
Chapter 6. 6 - 12 May 878 Battle of Edington Danish Guthrum v. Alfred the Great of Wessex
Chapter 7. 14 October 1066Battle of Hastings English Housecarls v. Norman Knights
Chapter 8. 1191 The Third Crusade: Richard III the "Lionhart" & Philip II of France v. Islam
Three Actions at Acre 8 June, Arsof 7 September & Jerusalem November
Chapter 9. 25 October 1415 Battle of Agincourt French Knights v. English Bowmen
Chapter 10. 21 October 1600 Battle of Sekigahara Western Army Ishida Samurai v. Eastern Army Tokugawa Samurai
Chapter 11. 18 June 1757 Battle of Kolín Prussia v. Austria Third Silesian War
Chapter 12. 16 – 19 October 1813 Battle of Leipzig France v. Coalition Forces
Chapter 13. 14 March – 19 July 1864 Third Battle of Nanjing Taiping Heavenly Kingdom v. Qing Dynasty
Chapter 14. 1 July 1916 – 18 November 1916 Battle of the Somme UK & France v. Germany
Chapter 15. 23 0ctober – 11 November 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein UK v Germany & Italy
Chapter 16. 3 – 23 November 1967 Battle of Dak To, Vietnam USA v. NVA
Chapter 17. 7 November - 23 December 2004 Operation Phantom Fury Battle of Fallujah, USMC v. Islamic Army in Iraq

*We will assume roles in units on the emboldened side of the contest

[Gunther]

DIP

_{“Those who fail to learn the lessons of the past are doomed to repeat them.” –Winston Churchill, paraphrasing Jorge Santayana}

The acronym stands for Die in Place…

...may God have mercy on the soul given the DIP Mission.

The United States Army doctrine mentions the use of a Detachment Left in Contact (DLIC) also known as the Dee-Lick. This is the unit that must remain and face the enemy while the rest of the army retreats or moves to a new location in order to either fight another day or attack from an unexpected location. Units assigned the task of being a DLIC are often aware of their limited future prospects for breathing air.

Your character is a warrior reincarnated over time. Each chapter covers a different life or period. A round of posts introducing our characters, a second round setting up the battle we are about to engage in, and then we post for several rounds until our characters die. The next chapter has time skips that will extend several years to allow your character to be old enough or young enough to fight in the next battle in their next life. We always begin and end as adult warriors. We don’t need a background story or even a character name to begin. We can tally the names we call ourselves as the roleplay evolves—adding them to our character sheets as we go. Our characters do not remember their past lives just like you don’t remember yours if the theory of reincarnation is true. Due to the consistency of our personalities, the lessons of our past lives we are doomed to repeat may have a subtle impact on your character’s personality in the future, but they don’t know why.

We will begin the roleplay in Ancient Greece as Spartan Warriors at Thermopylae sent to stop the Persian Army in the 5th century BC. If you are familiar with that engagement, you must be aware that everyone perishes.

The next and successive chapters will be decided by the group. I will use the 0th post above the OOC OP to list the battles or time periods we are going into in successive chapters. Anyone in the Roleplay can suggest where we end up next. Most of us should agree.

Leadership
If you want to be the leader in the next battle, please let us know and we’ll share leadership. One person doesn’t need to be the NCO or officer in charge of the unit every single time.

Character Sheet

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[Gunther]

Potential Timeline for characters:

Nothing is set in stone. Let’s use the OOC tab to discuss where we head to next. Please offer up your suggestions. If you don't like my suggestions, let me know:

1. 480 BC Hell's Gate at Thermopylae 300 Spartans v. Persian Army
2. 22/23 December 218 BC Battle of Trebia Romans v. Carthagenians
3. 10/11 January 49 BC Caesar crosses the Rubicon River in his rebellion
4. 9 August 378 Eastern Roman Army v. Goths
5. 10 October 732 The Battle of Tours Umayyad Caliphate v. Kingdom of the Franks
6. 6-12 May 878 Viking Danes under Guthrum v. Wessex Army under Alfred the Great
7. 1066 Battle of Hastings English Housecarls v. Norman Knights
8. 1191 Third Crusade: Battle of Acre 8 June
Battle of Arsof 7 September
Battle of Jerusalem November
Richard III Lionhart & Philip II v. Islam
9. 25 October 1415 Battle of Agincourt French Knights v. English bowmen
10. 21 October 1600 Battle of Sekigahara Ishida v. Tokugawa Samurai
11. Seven Years War 1756 - 1763 World War
12. Napoleon wars 1798 - 1815
13. USCW 1861 - 1865
13. 14 March - 19 July 1864 Third Battle of Nanjing Taiping Heavenly Kingdom v. Qing dynasty
14. Spanish-American War 1898
15. Great War 1914 - 1918
16. WWII 1939 - 1945
17. Vietnam War 1967 - 1971
18. GWOT in Afghanistan 2001 - 2021

@Chronic@Skwint@Festive The emboldened names above would be the side our characters fight for.

[Festive]

1. 480 BC Hell's Gate at Thermopylae 300 Spartans v. Persian Army
2. 22/23 December 218 BC Battle of Trebia Romans v. Carthagenians
3. 10/11 January 49 BC Caesar crosses the Rubicon River in his rebellion
4. 9 August 378 Eastern Roman Army v. Goths
5. 6-12 May 878 Viking Danes under Guthrum v. Wessex Army under Alfred the Great
6. 1066 Battle of Hastings English Housecarls v. Norman Knights
7. 1191 Third Crusade: Battle of Acre 8 June
Battle of Arsof 7 September
Battle of Jerusalem November
Richard III Lionhart & Philip II v. Islam
8. 25 October 1415 Battle of Agincourt French Knights v. English bowmen
9. 21 October 1600 Battle of Sekigahara Ishida v. Tokugawa Samurai
10. Seven Years War 1756 - 1763 World War
11. Napoleon wars 1798 - 1815
12. USCW 1861 - 1865
13. Spanish-American War 1898
14. Great War 1914 - 1918
15. WWII 1939 - 1945
16. Vietnam War 1967 - 1971
17. GWOT in Afghanistan 2001 - 2021

@Gunther

I really like the list presented, definitely a lot of solid choices of engagement to explore, although I do have two more possible battles, those of which being the Battle of Tours (732) and the 3rd Battle of Nanjing (1864)

[Gunther]

@Festive We can easily fit Tours into the timeline. Nanjing happens at the same time as USCW. I'm OK with either one, but we couldn't do both.

[Festive]

I would personally prefer Nanjing more as I believe it adds more diversity to the battle set

[Festive]

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___________________________________________________________________________________ P E R S O N A L I T Y : P E R S O N A L I T Y : One damn hard-headed man. He is a rough soul. A man who fights for all, one who sports a rowdy and loud temperament, adorned by the aggressive passion that fuels in tandem with thrill-seeking adrenaline, that often coursed through his body, an eternal flame that made his heart pump. Although compassionate he stands as a man often stuck in his own ways, stubborn to the fact of change. When works, no matter how small the task may appear to be to those who watch, he is one who pours his all; his soul, the essence of his being, his passion, and but all that makes him himself. L E S S O N S L E A R N E D : L E S S O N S L E A R N E D : You can't seem to remember the tricks you once knew... ___________________________________________________________________________________

[Gunther]

I would personally prefer Nanjing more as I believe it adds more diversity to the battle set

@Festive

You sold me on Nanjing!

I love your CS submission and format. Do you mind if I borrow that for this Roleplay? I will include it in the OOC.

[Festive]

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You sold me on Nanjing!

I love your CS submission and format. Do you mind if I borrow that for this Roleplay? I will include it in the OOC.

@Gunther

Thank you! And yeah! Go ahead

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[Gunther]

For the Seven Years War, I suggest:
The Battle of Kolín on 18 June 1757 saw 54,000 Austrians under Count von Daun defeat 34,000 Prussians under Frederick the Great during the Third Silesian War. We would take on a role in the Prussian Army under Frederick the Great.

In the Napoleonic Wars, I suggest:
The Battle of Leipzig fought from 16 - 19 October 1813 saw 195,000 soldiers under the command of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte lose to a coalition force of 365,000 men from Russia, Prussia, Austria, Sweden, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Saxony, Württemberg & the United Kingdom.

For the Great War, I suggest:
The Battle of the Somme fought from 1 July 1916 to 18 November 1916 with Over 3,000,000 soldiers participating and over a million combined casualties on both sides. This was probably the deadliest campaign in the history of human warfare with the British and French Armies losing 620,000 and the Germans losing 440,000 men.

Regarding WWII, I have read extensively on many accounts of various battlefields around the world. I know I can come up with something, but I will leave it up to you.

For Vietnam, I would like to go with units of the 173rd Airborne in the Central Highlands in 1967.

For GWOT, if we get that far, I know I can come up with something.

I may just delete the War with Spain in 1898.

[Festive]

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Regarding WWII, I have read extensively on many accounts of various battlefields around the world. I know I can come up with something, but I will leave it up to you.

For Vietnam, I would like to go with units of the 173rd Airborne in the Central Highlands in 1967.

For GWOT, if we get that far, I know I can come up with something.

I may just delete the War with Spain in 1898.

@Gunther

I like the suggestions you put forth for the other wars; I believe that they would be great to portray. On the topic of WWII, I suggest that we portray the Second Battle of El Alamein in the African Campaign. This battle, primarily between the British versus the Italians and Germans, saw forces of around 195,000 and 116,000, respectively, fight near the Egyptian city of El Alamein and end with an Allied victory.

[Gunther]

I saw this movie last night and was like, "Whoa!" that is our RP! Except they can remember their past lives.

[Gunther]

@Festive I have updated the timeline in the 0th post of this thread. I hope to start the first IC post soon. This weekend at the latest.

Anyone else viewing this, may join in.

[Festive]

Sounds good to me!

[Gunther]

@Festive First post is made. I kept it brief and succinct to get us going. We can make a round of posts or two on the road and then get into the final preparations before battle. Any idea how long they waited at the pass before the Persian host arrived?