Sunday, October 27, 2024

Europe Fall 2024 - Assault On Alicante's Santa Barbara Castle

This post done in conjunction with the official historian of VEFS (Viking Expeditionary Force from Sweden), 3.1

WE ARE REINFORCED

THE RE-RECONQUISTA CONTINUES

ONWARD!

SANTA BARBARA CASTLE, GUARDING THE GREAT PORT OF ALICANTE, AWAITS

 Our objective

Our Viking Mercenaries have insisted they be given command of this expedition since they will bear the brunt of the losses. As Wife and I, the ElderFleet Command's forces are only two, who are we to object. As so often in the past, we have to fill all the roles. We are assigned the duties to capture in pictures the glorious capture of the Santa Barbara Castle.

The rations for being a war photographer for the Vikings are meager at best

Viking Commander, Direct from Sweden, the Fearsome 3.2

 

 Or Point Two as she is known on this mission

She lays out the battle plan to second-in-command, Point One, and Wife

We will have gain access to the Castle via mining


The focused Point Two prepares us for the assault

She is a no nonsense commander


The lower part of the castle falls relatively easy. The upper keep will be much more difficult. 

 

The ElderFleet leaders have promised to send reinforcements. Point Two contemplates ravishing the city once the conquest is complete.


Where are those reinforcements?

Seriously? These are our reinforcements?

At least they sent us a supply of special grenades donated by the descendants of the Conversos of New Mexico

ASSAULT THE HEIGHTS!




"Point One, I fear we are going to be counter-attacked by a relief force"


We shall defeat them

My 'Duck Face' will cause them to flee for their lives and sanity!" Point One cries (This segment posted under protest of 3.1)

"But Point Two, I must tell you, as a mercenary, I work for the highest price. And I have been hired by the locals to take you out!"

"Then Die Traitor!"

Looking out over her captured domain

Counting the spoils of victory and the price of it

Triumphant March through the captured City


3 comments:

alexis said...

LOL. Those reinforcements look like they are high maintenance

Renee Michelle Goertzen said...

I'm all the way in Madrid and I'm still frightened of those Swedish warriors! I bet life under their rule wouldn't be too bad, as long as they didn't force me to learn Swedish...

3.1 said...

No worries we can’t speak Swedish much less teach 😂