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Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

Here is SFC Brian Park (NPC), a Bostonian of Korean-American descent

SFC Park

Name: Brian Park
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Nationality: Korean-American
Physical Description:

Brian Park stands 5'11", and weighs 175 Lbs. He is of Korean American descent. Brian Park is of excellent physical condition with very short hair; maintaining a standard High and Tight haircut. SFC Park is not heavy in any manner with a very slim build. He is more wiry than soft. He has a scar on his left shoulder that is 7.62mm in diameter. A larger exit scar on his back is roughly 3 centimeters in diameter. Often times he is found wearing a Boston Red Sox baseball cap instead of a US Army cover.

Hider

Skillset:

- Served as a Squad Automatic Rifleman, Grenadier, and member of a Special Operations Alpha Detachment.
- Airborne Qualified
- Ranger Qualified
- Special Operations Qualified
- HALO qualified
- HAHO qualified
- Jumpmaster qualified
- US Army Physical Fitness Score: 300 of 300.
- Expert with the his assigned weapon, hitting 40 of 40 targets at his last twelve Range Qualifications
- Proficient with all available small arms weapons on the planet.
- Leadership
- Land Navigation
- Small Unit Tactics
- Battalion/Brigade Operations (Heavy/Light Mix)
- Speaks Korean, Chinese & Japanese

History:

Raised in the Boston suburb of Brookline, Massachusetts. His father works as an Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist) at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Brian's grandfather served as an officer in the Republic of Korea Marine Corps rising to the rank of Colonel. Brian entered the Army right out of High school.

As a boy, Brian’s father also named Brian often took his son to Fenway Park to watch the Red Sox play baseball. Brian loves baseball and the Red Sox. The elder Park did not have a lot of time to entertain with his son, but when he did, he often made it grand, going to baseball games, football games, the Super Bowl, Disney World and even the occasional Carribean Cruise.

As a teen, Brian took to sailing, engaging in the sport off the coast of Cape Cod near his family’s summer place in Harwich, MA. Brian and his father as well as the occasional friend would take their 42’ Clipper offshore and sail to Nantucket Island or Martha’s Vineyard. Brian had become an accomplished sailor by the time he graduated from Brookline High School. Brian also played both baseball and football for BHS, playing Safety in Football and shortstop in baseball. He did quite well in both, but not enough to continue these activities at a semi-professional level.

Brian graduated from Basic Training at Ft. Benning, GA as an 11B Infantryman. He then went on to Airborne and Ranger schools also at Ft. Benning. His first duty assignment was as Squad Automatic Weapon gunner, in B Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry (1-27), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. After a 15-month tour in Hawaii, PFC Park was reassigned as a Grenadier, in C Company, 1st Battalion, 75th Rangers (1-75), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. While with the Rangers, he experienced combat in South America where he received a wound to the shoulder. He was promoted to Specialist while with the Rangers. When his initial time in service was about to end, he submitted a request to Special Forces. He was promotable, but had not yet seen the orders. John F. Kennedy would have to take him as a Specialist (Promotable). While Brian was at the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQ) at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center, Ft. Bragg, NC (JFK - SWC), he was promoted to Sergeant. He received the 18B MOS for Light Weapons Specialist. He also trained in speaking Korean and Chinese.

As a special forces operator, SGT Park was assigned to Alpha Detachment in A company, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (1-1 SFG), Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Tacoma, WA. Three years later, Brian was promoted to Staff Sergeant and after six years with 1st SFG, he was promoted to Sergeant First Class. While with 1st Group, he served several tours in Korea and some “diplomatic” missions to both China and Japan. He has participated in several joint training endeavors with the South Korean Army and the Japanese Ground Defense Force. In 2014, he was involved in undisclosed combat actions in Indonesia and six months later in Malaysia.

After the Soviet invasion of the US, remnants of the 1st SFG were combined with other groups to create teams to be dropped into either the Rocky Mountains or the Appalachian Mountains to help Americna guerrilla units fight against the Soviets. Since he grew up in New England, Brian requested to be assigned to a team operating in that area of the country. He and MSG Morse, his team chief were dropped into the Green Mountains of Vermont.

Psychological Profile:

Brian Park is serious about his work. He knows that survival is dependent upon his ability to pay close attention to detail and to insure those personnel he is charged with preparing for combat take their training seriously as well as the preparation requirements for combat. When in combat, Brian Park is "Serious as a Mother Fuckin' Heart Attack" and that is what he will tell you. When he is not on an operation, not training, or not on duty, Brian Park is a fun-loving soldier with a great sense of humor. His sense of humor earned him the sobriquet of "The Riddler".

Equipment:

Items carried on person: Current Army Combat Uniform (ACU), tan combat boots, black weight lifting gloves, a NCStar CBG2911 tactical back pack, color green, Night vision device (attaches to helmet), Olive Green Combat Assault vest, two olive green canteens at the rear left and right along the waist, four pouches containing two each magazines for the FN SCAR-L 16, a tactical holster on the right outer thigh for the M1911A1, a first aid kit, a butt pack attached to the rear and a camel back hydration system. Brian has a Kevlar construction helmet shaped like the German Falschirmjager helmet of WWII. In his pockets he carries a lensatic compass, a green whistle, grease pencils, black ink pens, a small notebook, protractor, binoculars (7x50mm) and three rolls of black electrical tape. In his butt pack; one MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat) broken down, cleaning rag, weapons cleaning kit, Cleaner, Lubricant & Preservative (CLP) bottle. He has nine spare magazines that are all full, four magazines for the pistol. He wears a current state of the art communication system hardened to withstand EMP. When he is not wearing his helmet, he wears a navy blue Boston Red Sox baseball cap. Attached to his helmet is a set of Goggles (Sun, Wind and Dust). Brian has a Gerber Mark II Survival knife attached to his assault vest, a Gerber boot knife at the top of his right boot & a Leatherman tool on his belt.

Items carried in his pack: Three MREs, one extra set of combat fatigues, foot powder, sunscreen, four empty magazines, five Black T-shirts in zip lock bags, seven pairs of wool socks in zip lock bags, wet weather poncho, poncho liner, four bungee cords with hooks, three rolls of OD green duct tape, two hundred feet of 550 foot-Lb parachute cord, one brown towel, a two-quart bladder canteen attached to pack, Entrenching tool (E-Tool) /with carrier, a climbing harness, locking D-ring, figure eight descender, various military snap links, four small spools of trip wire with four small nails inside each spool, Nomex hood.

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

MSG Morse is an NPC to be used as one of the SF NCOs to be dropped into the Green Mountains to check up on our cell and help us if needed.

MSG Morse

Name: Tyus Morse
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Nationality: African-American
Physical Description:

Tyus Morse has dark brown colored skin with short African black hair and dark brown eyes. He has broad shoulders and is quite muscular standing at 6’2” in height. Often times he allows himself a beard and mustache when inserted into hostile areas and is fine with dressing according to the mission; meaning civvies is an acceptable uniform. Tyus has a 7.62mm scar on his right thigh, several small ½” scars across his back, the ear lobe on his right ear is missing and he has a 3” scar across the left side of his back, high near the shoulder.

Tyus

Skillset:

- 2nd Degree black belt in Kempo Karate and Krav Maga (officially). Through advanced training in Special Operations, MSG Morse has the equivalence of a 5th Degree black belt in Krav Maga.
- Tactical training leading an infantry platoon or squad in combat.
- Numerous hostile encounters in combat zones.
- Proficient in Level 1 skills as a professional Non-Commissioned Officer in the US Army.
- Airborne Qualified
- HALO Qualified
- HAHO Qualified
- Ranger Qualified
- Special Forces Qualified
- Trained in joint operations with the US Navy and USAF as a Forward Air Controller (FAC)
- Fluent in Russian, Farsi, and Polish
- working knowledge of both German and Arabic.
- Qualified as both an 11B Infantryman and 18B Special Operations Weapons specialist.

History:

Tyus Morse is of African descent growing up in Central Falls, RI; one of the Ocean State's high crime/economically deprived neighborhoods. Tyus' father was heavily into Martial arts, enrolling his son at an early age. Tyus received a Junior Black Belt at age 11 after four years of training and then his first degree black belt in Kempo Karate at age 14. As a teen, Tyus was able to move into the Teen Krav Maga program where he trained on the Israeli Self-Defense form, borrowing techniques from Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and Taekwondo. By age 17, Tyus had his second degree black belt with training in both Kempo Karate and Krav Maga. Since, his father was seriously interested in Martial arts as well, the father and son worked out frequently together, helping to hone Tyus' skills.

Tyus was not an exceptional student in school receiving average grades, but also learning how to speak German in the process. He spent most of his High School years playing soccer in the fall and running with the track team in the spring. He excelled in athletic pursuits.

After High School, Tyus enlisted in the United States Army attending Basic Combat & Infantry Training at Ft. Benning, GA (MOS 11B). Upon completion of the 14-week Infantry Course, he proceeded to Airborne and Ranger Schools, both at Ft. Benning. In 1999, after successfully completing training requirements as an Airborne Ranger, Private (E2) Morse was assigned to the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord about five miles south of Tacoma, WA.

By October, 2001, Private First Class (E3) Tyus Morse was reassigned to A Company, First Battalion, 27th Infantry (1-27 IN), 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, HI. On 1 January 2002, Tyus Morse was promoted to Sergeant (E5) and assigned as an Infantry Team Leader with C Co., 1-27 IN. By August, he re-enlisted for another four years and submitted a request for Special Forces Training.

In January 2003, Sergeant Morse arrived at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center (JFK-SWC) in order to enter the selection process for the Special Forces Qualification Course. The course lasted one year and three months for Sergeant Morse. At its conclusion, he received the 18B Special Operations Weapons Sergeant MOS. He also received classroom instruction in the Arabic language.

In April 2004, Sergeant Morse was assigned to Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 5235, C Co., 2nd Battalion 5th Special Forces Group (2-5 SFG), Ft. Campbell, KY. While with 5th Group, Sergeant Morse deployed to the Middle East at least a dozen times between 2004 and 2008. During this time, he was promoted to Staff Sergeant (SSG) and engaged the enemy no fewer than forty-three separate engagements. During this time, he received several minor injuries and was hospitalized for a brief stint in 2006 for a gunshot wound (GSW) to the right thigh. Also as a member of the Special Forces community, Tyus was able to continue training in Krav Maga. This is the martial art/self defense form used by all US Special Operations units.

In 2008, after ten years in the US Army, Staff Sergeant Morse requested training and assignment to the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta. He was recruited and indoctrinated into the dark underworld of a unit that is informally referred to as Delta Force. As a Delta operator, SSG Morse was deployed to many locations around the world. He received training in speaking Russian, Farsi and Polish while serving with Delta. He has engaged the enemy in numerous hostile actions and received additional wounds forcing him to receive hospital care.

In 2011, Tyus was promoted to Sergeant First Class, continuing to serve with Delta. SFC Morse received joint training with the USAF and US Navy as a Forward Air Controller. He can use VHF radios to call in air strikes on enemy positions with pin point accuracy.

In 2015, Tyus Morse was promoted to Master Sergeant and took a position as Team Chief in an Operational Detachment Alpha in 3rd Battalion, 5th SFG (3-5SFG).

Following the Russian invasion of the US, the United States Army fought a withdrawal to the west side of the Mississippi River. Remnants of 3-5SFG were hastily assembled to be dropped into various locations up and down the Appalachian Mountains to help train and coordinate with local Guerrilla units. MSG Morse’s Alpha Detachment was deployed to Northern New England.

Psychological Profile:

MSG Morse is a professional NCO and is a passionate Patriotic American. He will do everything in his power to fight the Soviet invaders anyway he can. He is not a risk taker by nature, but will take calculated risks if he believes he knows the outcome ahead of times. His martial arts training has molded him to be disciplined, self-motivated, humble, positive, has perseverance, self-control, and an indomitable spirit. He is confident and quiet with 19 years of service in the US Army.

Equipment

Equipment:

Personal Clothing Items:

* OD Green cargo trousers
* Sand colored Nike Special Field Boots
* OD Green Under Armor Combat Shirt
* OD Green Tactical MOLLE Assault Vest [Ammo Pouches, hydration system, first aid kit, butt pack]
* Black Tactical Elite Combat Helmet
* 2 Pr Tactical Assault Gloves, one with fingers, one without.
* MOLLE Patrol Pack
* Black wool watchcap
* Black sunglasses
* Weapons cleaning kit with CLP in Butt Pack
* cleaning rag in Butt Pack
* change of socks and powder in Butt Pack
* Broken down MRE in Butt Pack
* Trip Wire and Nails in Butt Pack
* 200 feet of 550-Lb cord, OD Green
* Black electrical tape
* OD Green 100 mile an hour tape
* Tactical thigh holster for .40 Cal Sig Sauer
* Camouflage poncho in Butt Pack

Weapons/Ammunition:

Standard carry:

* FN SCAR 17H 20" barrel with tactical sling
* TA11 ACOG
* 12x 20-Round box magazines
* 300 rounds of 7.62mm Ball Ammunition
* P229 Sig Sauer Pistol
* 5x 14-round .40 S&W Magazines
* 200 rounds .40 Cal S&W SJHP
* Gerber Mark II Survival Knife
* Gerber Boot Knife
* Gerber Leatherman Multi-Tool

Technology:

* Laser Range Finder
* AN/PRC-148 MBITR (Handheld Radio)
* AT RF23 EPM Handheld Transceiver (VHF Radio for communication with Close Air Support Aircraft.)
* Steiner M1050R 10x50 Binoculars.
* AN/PVS-14 Night Vision Device
* GPS

Pyrotechnics: An assortment of Fragmentation Grenades, Parachute flares, various colored star clusters to always include at least one red star cluster.

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

It's up to you, but I can't see such a character being embedded with such a small cell. Providing support, however? Absolutely.

@HeySeuss

No, not embedded, strictly as NPCs.

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

@HeySeuss I have more than a few variations of SFC Brian Park, originally of Boston, Massachusetts who I can alter just slightly to put into this RP. LOL

Deleted SFC Brian Park

Or this guy from Rhode Island, could use some rewriting...

Delted Tyus Morse

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

Gigger walked back into the cabin after contemplating the acts they had just committed. He believed he had resolved his moral issue, but was still in doubt.

His arms now overly burdened with firewood, he dropped several pieces in the wooden bin to the right of the fireplace. He made several trips outside, each time returning with an armload of firewood; most overly seasoned which would burn up quickly. He reserved a few pieces that had only been cut within the past year. Those would be best for overnight when it got cold.

He heard Dan mention breaking out the army guns and the explosives. This cemented the track they were following. He could not turn back. He was in it for good and would probably die in the process. It took several contemplative moments to let Dan’s comments sink in.

Preston reinserted the bolt to his rifle, inspecting the action to make sure it operated properly. He looked at Dan, “mind if I take one apart?” The younger Giguere brother smiled, standing up. He walked to the arms/supply room to deposit his Remington and retrieve an M4. When he returned to the great room, he looked at his brother building a fire. “Hey Ben, clean your pistol!”

“Leave me the fuck alone, Preston!”

“Kiss my ass, butt head,” Preston smiled.

Ben let it go, lighting the fire. He stood up and turned toward Dan. “You know, my dad always kept a generator up here during the fall and winter months. He brought it back to BF in the Spring. This building is wired for electricity, but as you have seen there are no wires or poles for several miles. How about we get a generator and some fuel?” Ben wasn’t going to even talk about WiFi or internet connections. Such a notion had not even entered his mind. Given their location on Google Maps, they would need a Satellite telephone in order to upload anywhere.

“Hey fuck nuts,” Ben yelled at Preston. “Give that God damn cleaning kit.” Ben pulled out his Ruger .44 and opened the cleaning kit. “Why don’t you be useful and hand me one of them beers. I paid for them.” He started cleaning his pistol and took the cold can from his brother. “Yea, you are right about the army stuff. We need to get into that now. I want to check out that Mk-14 we got from those guys.”

Soviet Amerika - Red Dawn-Inspired Alternate History

When I deployed to Bosnia in 2001, I noticed the 2nd Battalion 22nd Infantry, 10th Infantry Division (Mountain) were all equipped with the M4 Carbine while all the US Army National Guard units were equipped with M16A2 rifles. But that was 16 years ago and I know the intent was to equip the National Guard units with M4 carbines as well. So I did some research.

VTARNG M4

These soldiers are members of the Vermont Army National Guard and obviously equipped with M4 Carbines rather than M16A2 Rifles.

I researched this because I would like to know the source of these weapons our characters would acquire on the black market. Will the weapons come from a civilian source (AR-15)? US Military source (M4)? or Soviet source (AK-47)?

If the source is civilian then there is a wide variety of options out there. I merely put the AR15 at the top of the list simply because it is the most common military styled rifle on the market today. But alas, all of these weapons would be semi-automatic only. It would be a rare find to have a full automatic weapon in the civilian sector. Not impossible, just rare.

If the source is the Vermont Army National Guard, either dead or captured, as the Soviets have taken over Vermont then the principal weapon would be the M4 Carbine. But this list would also include Mk-14 Assault Rifles, M203 Grenade Launchers, M9 Pistols, M240B Machine Guns, M2 .50 Caliber Machine Guns and Mk-19 40mm Automatic Grenade Launchers.

This is a listing of VTARNG units:

VTARNG

86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain)

3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain)

HHC, Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, VT
HHD 2, Camp Fogarty, East Greenwich, RI
A Company (VT)
B Company (Maine National Guard)
C Company (NH)
D Company (VT)

1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment (Connecticut)
1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment (Vermont) [M1 Abrams and M2 Cavalry Fighting Vehicles]
1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

HQ Battery (MA)
A Battery (MA)

B Battery (VT)

186th Brigade Support Battalion
86th Brigade Special Troops Battalion
Garrison Support Command

86th Troop Command

131st Engineer Company (HO)
40th Army Band
172 Public Affairs Detachment
C Co 3/126th AVN (Air Ambulance)
Detachment 27, Operational Support Airlift Command
Detachment 1, 42nd MP Company
15th Civil Support Team (WMD)
124th Infantry Regiment (Regional Training Institute). 124th Regiment (RTI)'s designation recognizes a former Vermont ARNG unit, the 124th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.
U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School
2nd Battalion (Modular Training)
3rd Battalion (Information Operations)
4th Battalion (Signal Training)

The units in the Troop Command are not actual combat maneuver units. They are training units used to help train the combat units in the 86th Brigade Combat Team. These units would possess a nominal supply of weapons and could be found dropped by their previous owners quite often.

If the source is from US military that have already retreated west of the Mississippi River, then the possibility of the M16A2 being dropped into guerrilla units as there is a surplus of these rifles on the market.

If the source is Soviet, then the opportunity to acquire Soviet built rifles like the AK-47 are quite possible. The nice thing about using Soviet built weapons is that the guerrillas can use Soviet ammunition which is probably in much more abundant supply, behind the lines.

NOTE: The lined out units in the hider depicting VTARNG units are located out of state and not present in our little sandbox.

Welcome to the Rice Fields Motherfucker- An Ambitious Vietnam War RP

If you intend to enter a different fight, with a different year/time, I am there. I won't continue with the PAVN.

Welcome to the Rice Fields Motherfucker- An Ambitious Vietnam War RP

Phong Nga is dead.

Welcome to the Rice Fields Motherfucker- An Ambitious Vietnam War RP

Phong Nga watched Ghe Tou Vinh slide from cover and crawl forward. ‘What does he know that I do not?’ Assuming Ghe knew something Phong did not, he followed the sapper out of cover, trying to hide in the underbrush as much as possible. The group advanced about a hundred meters when the American built .30 caliber machine gun opened up on them. Phong Nga was not advancing any further. Whatever gains his Sapper brother made they would be lost on Private First Class Phong Nga from Nghệ An Province, a coastal fishing village where he learned to fish with his brothers on their father and uncle’s fishing boats.

A three-round burst struck the hapless rifleman. The first round struck the crown of his skull and penetrated deep into his throat. The second round struck the left side of the top of his skull and ripped the lower half of his mandible of as the projectile exited his head. The third round struck him in the shoulder and penetrated past through his lungs tearing through his bowels, ending its track in the meaty portion of his thigh.

Phong Nga would never get back to his boyhood sweetheart, Dung Mai. He would never fish the Tonkin Bay with his father, uncles and brothers. His body lay still in the heat of the jungle within an ever-widening pool of blood rapidly coagulating in the omnipresent sun baking the earth. It was the end of the Young man’s life. His head barely recognizeable from the spattering of bullets that ripped it apart.

STAR WARS [Group Driven, High Casual/Advanced]

I have read everyone's Character Sheets and initiated a Relationships section for Mokra Tem. The only character Mokra Tem knows is Del Quin'jorra. They have been together for the past three years. Instead of writing his perceptions after meeting the characters, I have written his perceptions of the character's skills and/or personality traits. I hope to update this once we get into the Role Play.

Have fun guys! :)

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