THE ZONE Characters

VARIOUS

Boris.

Andrea.

'Old William'

Voke. Hans.  

BRITISH MILITARY

'Clarence' Ward. Frank.

Scully. Shane.

Carrington. Peter.

Chester. Rupert.

Granger. Edward.

Thorne. Ian.

'Scruff' Howard, Gordon.

Hyde. Sergeant.

Burke. Kenneth.

Sutton.

AMERICAN MILITARY

Revell. James.

Sampson. Harmon.

'Danny' Ripper. Daniel PFC.

Garratt. Simon.

Taylor. Clive.

Watts. Arthur.

Ackerman.

Henson. Sharon.

Lippincott. Brian.

Dooley. PFC.

Windell. Gerard.

Cohen. Abe.

Rinehart.  Alphonse. 

Libby. Aaron.

Collins. Ralph.

THE ZONE • CHARACTERS

VARIOUS

Characters of various backgrounds.

Boris.

Russian deserter. Hides his real name. Near perfect English, decent French. Expert on communications and battlefield electronics.  Blind in one eye during hard fight with Spetsnaz. Distrusted by most of squad, Dooley especially. Not a brave man and will not pick up a weapon to shoot at his countrymen. Hates communists. Has his own reasons for staying in the Zone.

Andrea.

No other name. East German. Beautiful, shapely, vicious, bisexual. Especially good with grenade launcher. No fear, except atomic munitions. Has had casual, non-sexual relationship with any member of the squad who could teach her skills she didn’t already have. An efficient killer who takes an almost clinical approach to fighting. Did have sex with Revell, but on her terms. Well aware of the power she has over men and despises them because of what she sees as their weakness. Drinks heavily, but only on her own. Loves exotic cars. Hates communists and kills without thought or compunction.

Old William.

Dutch, little English. At 40 the oldest of the squad. Deep depressed fracture right temple (Caused by golf ball) Good infantryman but will duck out of work if he can. Smokes pungent Meerschaum pipe. Teetotal.

Voke. Hans.

Dutch. Lieutenant. Commander of Dutch pioneer company 741 that included ‘Old William’. Attached to Revell’s command for special missions. Highly skilled at demolition, explosives, ambushes. Speaks fair English. Good fighter. Easy going.

BRITISH MILITARY

Characters of the British Military

'Clarence' Ward, Frank.

Nickname Clarence. (Nickname applied because he is well spoken.) British. Private. Has many times declined place in officer training school. Highly trained sniper. Uses a selection of weapons. Expert at hide construction. Sees the war as his personal crusade. His wife and children were killed when a disabled Soviet bomber crashed on their married quarters in Cologne. He arrived home in time to pull them from the wreckage. Now killing one hundred Communists for each of his family. Total close to 300. The only one of the squad to have a ‘normal’ friendly relationship with Andrea. Attempted suicide in Zone 9

Scully. Shane.

British. Infantryman, particularly good with heavy automatic weapons. First class scrounger. Aspiring but unqualified cook.

Carrington. Peter.

Private. British.Turret gunner. Expert with cannons and multi-barrelled guns. Trained with logistics corps on mines. No nerves. Very good scrounger.

Chester. Rupert.

Captain in the SAS. Everything you’d expect. Brave, sensible. Friendly. Co-operative.

Granger. Edward.

Colonel. SAS. British.Twin holsters. Sees himself in the Patton mould. Good leader but not as good as he imagines. Takes risks chasing medals and promotion.

Thorne. Ian.

Sapper (Engineer.)Poses as Major during battles in Munich but is actually a corporal. British. Expert with explosives and demolition. Wears highly distinctive Nam’ style tiger camo outfit.

'Scruff' Howard. Gordon. (Nickname Scruff)

Private. British. Radar and electronics expert. Especially battle field surveillance systems. Usually unkempt, rarely in regulation dress, often outlandish in appearance and always dirty.

Hyde. Sergeant.

British. Commander of the Iron Cow. Facial disfigurement in early Zone battle. Aware his appearance is ugly and only feels he can function in the Zone. A good NCO but very bitter inside. A good, poker player and always ready to take risks in battle if they are justified.

Burke. Kenneth.

Private. British. Highly experienced, very skilled and very aggressive combat driver. Bit of a gold bricker where work is concerned but knows the Iron Cow inside out, with the exception of electronic surveillance systems. A bit surly at times. Able to make snap decisions and extricate the squad from tight corners.  Fell for nurse Karen Hirsh when rescuing her from sex slave trade.

Sutton.

Lieutenant. British. Commander of Rapier Anti-aircraft battery. Confident, tends to go by the book but will improvise if circumstances demand.

AMERICAN MILITARY

Characters of the United States Military

Revell. James.

Major. American. In command of a mixed nationality special force carried in hover APC’s. Specialises in deep penetration reconnaissance and riverine warfare jobs in the Zone. Tough, good leader. Highly experienced. Own weapon…favours a combat shotgun. Fires ball, flechettes and explosive rounds. Got a weakness for Andrea and looking out for her is his only fault, though he is conscious of it and tries not to let it interfere with his judgment. Often at loggerheads with superiors who do not know how to make best use of their vehicles special qualities.  Strongly atheist. Has had belief beaten out of him by what he has witnessed in the Zone.

Sampson. Harmon.

PFC. American. Negro. Medic. A big man. Trained as civilian Doctor and qualified but got too friendly with a number of female patients. Brave to the point of being foolish. Will pick up a weapon when necessary.

Ripper. Daniel (Danny) PFC.

American. Bit of a red neck. Huge fund of stories about ‘back home’ and his weird relatives. Father had an illicit still and Ripper has a weakness for strong liquor! Physical appearance. Slightly built,  broad grin. Irritates by talking too much. Trained on flamethrower.

Garratt. Simon.

Corporal. American. (Nickname  Gats) Well trained infantryman. Good with mortar. Served for a while in the artillery. Loves candy. Had made a crude try for Andrea and had painful regrets.

Taylor. Clive.

Sergeant. American. Acid tongue. Bad tempered. In charge of Hover APCs maintenance.

Watts. Arthur.

PFC. Clerk at base, often on the fiddle but frightened of Sergeant Taylor. Close to retirement and thinks of little else.

Ackerman.

US deserter. Ex-tank crewman, gunner. Black Market specialist. Deals in anything from people to guns

Henson. Sharon.

Private. American. Pay clerk but organised defence of a building against odds, using just fellow staff. Impressed Revell.

Lippincott. Brian.

Colonel. (Nickname Ol’ Foul Mouth.) Left arms stump.  Commander of the Hover APC squadron. Loves the trappings of office but bitter he is not better rewarded. Makes his life as comfortable as he can.

Dooley. PFC.

American. Big man, good with all weapons and expert at unarmed combat. Violent temper. Has fond dreams of retiring to run pig farm, or be a toy boy or run a cathouse in Miami. Not sure which. Soft hearted under rough exterior. Fancies Andrea  (No chance) but will go with any woman, any age. Will steal anything not nailed down and is trying to acquire enough loot to enable him to pursue one or other of his ever changing retirement plans.

Windell. Gerard.

American. Sergeant. Coming up to retirement and never been wounded, having been in the Zone from the first day and before that five years in Nam. Commander of another of hover APC. In Zone One finally wounded and given mercy killing by Clarence.

Cohen. Abe.

PFC. American. Good experienced infantryman. Avid reader of Sci-fi and believes in Martians. Suffers from motion sickness. Good with computers and electronics. Shrewd dealer in valuables and has a hoard of jewellery.

Rinehart.  Alphonse. 

PFC. American. Negro.(Nickname Jango). Good infantryman. Sex mad and always catching crabs or the pox.

Libby. Aaron.

PFC.. American. Turret gunner. Brave, works well but often distracted from duty by his perpetual search for his missing girl friend (See Helga Brandt.) Deserts to stay in Zone in 5^th book.

Collins. Ralph.

PFC. American. Infantryman. Expert in explosives, bomb disposal and demolitions.

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