ABS FIESTA - LOCKED EDITION

[Badger]

I climb to cloud level or a higher altitude, attempt to make easy targets for team when they climb to attack me

if not I have some cloud cover to help me (if there is any)

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[blockguy™]

"Cowboy, Gladiator, prioritize the attack aircraft first and take care of the escort craft later; Cage and Spacescraper, cover them both. Lefty, you're with me."

"Got it."
I lock onto a Jaguar, and fire an AIM-20 at one.

[Qwepir]

I smile, checking the HUD for other cool information.

There's nothing else worth mentioning.

A few minutes later and the dirigibles appear on long range radar. Coaxoch gets on the comms and tries to hail one of them.

Coaxoch: "Attention unauthorized airships. Power down your engines and submit to boarding teams or you will be fired upon."

Terrist: "forget you, bitch!"

Coaxoch: "Charming. One of you two, take the shot."

[Steele]

I lock on and launch one of the Block-IIIs at the dirigible, inaudibly chuckling about the terrorist's reaction.

[xxxxkill]

I lock onto two of the Jaguars and fire both of my RGMs.

You do this and one evades by rolling past and dumping chaff, another dumps flares like a dumbass and explodes.

I climb to cloud level or a higher altitude, attempt to make easy targets for team when they climb to attack me

if not I have some cloud cover to help me (if there is any)

You do this. AWACS informs you that there are three radar locks on you and three aircraft pursuing.

"Got it."
I lock onto a Jaguar, and fire an AIM-20 at one.

You have a grand total of zero radar-guided missiles and therefore this does not happen.

The forces are closing in, their immediate fighter backup starting to close to LRM range. In the meantime the main force is just within heatseeker and joint-strike range.

Targets requiring immediate attention:
8x Saab Gripen
4x Saab Viggen
5x SEPECAT Jaguar

Targets not requiring immediate attention:
Everything else

[ZombiLoin]

I lock onto one of the Jaguars and fire a missile.

[NoZoner]

Continuing from:

I put my engines on reheat and pitch up to start building energy. There's still plenty of time before I'll get within firing range.

By the time I level off, I find myself a couple thousand feet above the Jags. I pitch down and let loose a heatseeker before pulling back up to climb.

"Fox 2 short on the bandit Jag!"

[Badger]

ask for identification from team on aircraft pursing me, stay alert for missiles

[Qwepir]

I lock on and launch one of the Block-IIIs at the dirigible, inaudibly chuckling about the terrorist's reaction.

The missile screams through the air towards its target, and you see it get shot out of the air by a burst of gunfire from a makeshift point-defense turret mounted on top of the airship, punctuated by the terrorist captain farting into the radio.

Coaxoch: "Ugh. I think we're going to have to get closer so they don't have as much time to shoot them down."

[Steele]

"Looks like. I'll get in closer, see if I can't get a better shot."
I try to get a lot closer, and am almost in line with the dirigible's nose. I fire yet another Block-III, being careful to angle it so that the PDT doesn't shoot it down, and break away before they can start shooting at me.

[Qwepir]

The PD turret shoots and misses, and the Block-III hits right in front of the drig's flight deck. Lights all along the airship flicker and it lurches downwards as the propulsion system briefly cuts out. In response, a pair of sophisticated-looking helicopters take off and start moving to intercept you.

[Steele]

"Oh dear, that can't be good."
I break away from the stricken mag-drig and attempt to use my rotary cannon on both of the helicopters.

[Qwepir]

The lead chopper does a full inversion as it evades the incoming fire, and shoots off two heatseekers at you. The second one does something you can't quite make out at this distance but appears to have folded its rotors back and is now roaring towards you at speeds helicopters should not be able to go.

Coaxoch: "These rebels sure have a lot of equipment that is supposed to belong to us. Some poor logistics officer is gonna have his head on a spear for this."

[Swat 3]

I fire the a half salvo of the MMS at the helicopter. I use my rotary cannon, spraying in a way that the helicopter shouldn't be able to dodge it all.

"How the hell did you guys miss this sort of thing? Two super-helicopters would obviously have been seen missing. Start investing in some trackers for these things, and if the trackers are disabled, it blows the helicopter/aircraft up." I say, rather serious, mainly because I hate the enemy having the cool stuff I partially joined to have.

[Operator¹]

I loose two JSMs at the Jaguars before following up with a Heatseeker. "Keep a lookout for the bombers when they come within range, your priorities have not changed, intercept the Jaguars first and stall the enemy force as long as you can." I sigh and look ahead at the enemy planes before rolling to the left to gain a bit of altitude.