IC Synopsis
The year is 1969.
The Tet offensive was ended 1 year ago, and southern forces have pushed the North Vietnamese back up into the northern regions of Vietnam, securing the Allied positions over the key strategic locations in Da Nang and Hue City. However the forces of Communist North Vietnam are far from defeated, and their soldiers and irregulars are back to engaging in a guerrilla war against forces allied with South Vietnam.
In this RP you are in the Quang Nam region of Vietnam, 30 miles west of Da Nang. The Southern Forces are stationed at Firebase Whitworth, with the main task of providing advance warning to Da Nang to PAVN or NLF movements, and to destroy any North Vietnamese forces they can. While Whitworth is a US Army base, that doesn't meant that only US Army soldiers are in the base. Forces from ARVN, Australia, and New Zealand are present on the base, however the disposition of these forces is much smaller, mostly being Special Forces units such as SASR or the ARVN Rangers. Furthermore, there is a depleted attachment of M113 APCs. While new recruits are beginning to fill in the ranks following the Tet Offensive, many of the forces at Whitworth suffered moderate casualties, and as such no unit is full strength.
Whitworth, being isolated and surrounded by possible enemy forces, is inaccessible by road. Therefore, UH-1 helicopters will fly in twice a week to supply the firebase. The flight from Da Nang to Whitworth is reasonably safe as the USAF presence in the region makes North Vietnamese fighters unwilling to go into the region to harass US air assets.
The Northern forces in the region comprise of 1 Battalion of PAVN infantrymen, 1 NLF Battalion and 1 artillery battery that are currently causing the hairs of all firebase commanders in Quang Nam to turn grey. Their objective is not to push for Da Nang, but rather to harass Southern forces in the region, which they have been doing rather effectively.
However their opponents are not the only thing that the soldiers in Quang Nam have to fear, for there is something in the jungles with them. Something not human. The soldiers in the region have carried on fighting each other, unaware of the presence of this supernatural threat, but for months now it has been stalking them. Lurking in the jungle, waiting for the time to strike as it grows ever hungrier, and that time is soon to come.
Nitty-Gritty OOC stuff
While this RP is set during the Vietnam War, it is primarily a horror RP, and should be driven by the characters struggling to cope with this supernatural horror as opposed to fighting the Vietnam War.
In this RP you can play as a soldiers from any of the following Armies:
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
People's Army of Vietnam
South Vietnam
US Army (Regulars, USAF CCT, LRRP)
Australian Army (SASR)
New Zealand Army (SASR)
Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN Rangers+ Regulars)
However, the highest rank you can play as is 1st Lieutenant (Or whatever it's equivalent is in your chosen army). Artillerymen will not be allowed until essential roles are filled by a sufficient number of players.
Firebase Whitworth is equipped with several force multiplication assets, these include:
x1 Battery of 105mm Field Artillery (US Army)
x3 M113 APCs
x2 M151 MUTT with an M60 mounted on the back
x1 5-ton truck modified to be a "Gun Truck"
ROSTER:
United States Army:
John Weizmann- Herador
Elmo "Black Bear" Bridges- Kyraina
Clark "Superman" Kent- Kyraina
Michael Toporek- State of Imperial Russia
Australian Special Air Service Regiment:
Henry "Excess" Smith- South Americanistan
New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment
Arthur Ferry- Futrellia
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Mạc Hòa Thái
People's Army of Vietnam
Cao Phúc Ðiền
National Liberation Front