Alpha Strike Casualties
- Corporal Hicks
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Alpha Strike Casualties
I just noticed something funny. (I'm cataloging rosters for my own use.) On Alpha Strike, if you include the burns from the flame grenade, there were 4 dead and 10 wounded. That means the only person who got out unhurt was Mark Giosso, and that's including the civilian! Anyway, interesting trivia.
SgtMaj. Danny Sykes - Platoon NCO
USCM Special Forces Recon Team
Serial Number: D26/TQ6.3.48412E9
USCM Special Forces Recon Team
Serial Number: D26/TQ6.3.48412E9
Re: Alpha Strike Casualties
I too noticed the burns, but I chose to avoid them, since the injuries didn't seem severe enough to count as casualties. - Yes I know that having characters with severe broken limbs is a casualty, but I realized that the USCM is actually a relatively small force by comparison to the modern military. That said the books and expanded material seem to suggest that when Marines go on missions, its not like it is today where the incidents of death and severe injury aren't as high. Its like every mission results in the death of about half (or more) of the Marines, showing off just how high risk the job is. - So I took a bit of 'artistic freedom' shall we say and assumed that since they generally get really messed up each mission the Corps probably doesn't list the casualties is the same way we do today.
-SSG Allen Morse - Squad Leader
-3rd Bn, 2nd Reg, 1st Co, 8th Plt
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- M41A Pulse Rifle - M4 Pistol - Med Kit
-3rd Bn, 2nd Reg, 1st Co, 8th Plt
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- M41A Pulse Rifle - M4 Pistol - Med Kit
- Corporal Hicks
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Re: Alpha Strike Casualties
Yeah, I wasn't criticizing your method. The burns were pretty minor on everyone except Boothe and Hall. Dirk got the acid spray too, although that was pretty minor as well.
SgtMaj. Danny Sykes - Platoon NCO
USCM Special Forces Recon Team
Serial Number: D26/TQ6.3.48412E9
USCM Special Forces Recon Team
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- Dirk Pitt
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Re: Alpha Strike Casualties
Didn't feel that minor! lol
Cpl Dirk Pitt
First squad leader
Gear
Pulse Rifle w/ 4 grenades, 8 canister shells
M1911 Colt .45 caliber Sidearm
Smoke Grenade x2
KBAR Combat Knife
Portable Welder
Ithaca Shotgun
Non Combat Equipment
Zippo lighter
Cigarettes
First squad leader
Gear
Pulse Rifle w/ 4 grenades, 8 canister shells
M1911 Colt .45 caliber Sidearm
Smoke Grenade x2
KBAR Combat Knife
Portable Welder
Ithaca Shotgun
Non Combat Equipment
Zippo lighter
Cigarettes