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BACKSTORY: During the early hours of June 6th, 1944, D-Day, American paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division (alongside some scattered units of the 101st AB) dropped around St Mere Eglise in Normady, France. Unfortunatally, due to bad weather and heavy flak, the drop was heavily scattered. Some troops landed up to several miles from their drop zones where as others landed in the village itself. Their objective was to capture the town and hold it to cut off the main route the Nazi's would take to reinforce their forces defending Utah beach. AB drops begin as early as 00:50.
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Story Begins: Pvt. Adams sat in wait on the C-47 for his Sgt to tell him to jump. Adams was a pathfinder for his unit, and his job was to drop earlier than the others and set up the beacon to the C-47 where to drop the rest of the troops. He did a double check of his gear. He had his M1A1 Carbine strabbed tight to him, his Colt 1911 fastened in its holster, and plenty of ammo. He tighted the strab on his helmet and applied a final coating of his forest face paint.
Finally after what seemed like forever, the red light came on for him to stand-by. Adams stood up and clipped his chute pack to the rail on the ceiling and walked to the door. He stared at the light, waiting. The light flashed to green and he jumped. As he fell his shoot quickly opened and he drifted down to earth. He looked down to see where he'd be landing and saw he'd be landing in an open feild. A feeling of relieve came over him as he saw no enemy activity below him.
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After several moments, Adams touched down on the ground. He stood up and quickly undid his pack. Then he unslung his carbine and chambered a round. He stayed croutched and slowly made his way across the feild, eyes peeled for activity. Finally he made it to the woods, now he felt a lot safer. He checked his map and compass and gathered himself. He had about a mile to go to get to where the drop zone was so he could get this beacon set up and get this attack underway. Adams stood up and quietly walked through the woods, due east to the drop zone.
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Story Begins: Pvt. Adams sat in wait on the C-47 for his Sgt to tell him to jump. Adams was a pathfinder for his unit, and his job was to drop earlier than the others and set up the beacon to the C-47 where to drop the rest of the troops. He did a double check of his gear. He had his M1A1 Carbine strabbed tight to him, his Colt 1911 fastened in its holster, and plenty of ammo. He tighted the strab on his helmet and applied a final coating of his forest face paint.
Finally after what seemed like forever, the red light came on for him to stand-by. Adams stood up and clipped his chute pack to the rail on the ceiling and walked to the door. He stared at the light, waiting. The light flashed to green and he jumped. As he fell his shoot quickly opened and he drifted down to earth. He looked down to see where he'd be landing and saw he'd be landing in an open feild. A feeling of relieve came over him as he saw no enemy activity below him.
View attachment 261
After several moments, Adams touched down on the ground. He stood up and quickly undid his pack. Then he unslung his carbine and chambered a round. He stayed croutched and slowly made his way across the feild, eyes peeled for activity. Finally he made it to the woods, now he felt a lot safer. He checked his map and compass and gathered himself. He had about a mile to go to get to where the drop zone was so he could get this beacon set up and get this attack underway. Adams stood up and quietly walked through the woods, due east to the drop zone.
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