ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Badger]

I decrease my altitude and increase my speed while using my eye sight rather than radar. 

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[blockguy™]

using my eye sight rather than radar.

VFR > IFR

[Qwepir]

"Marauder, where is the source of the lock? Check your RWR. Give us a vector,"

: It's coming from head on, but I can't see anything. Wait, we've got two, no, four- stuff!

RGMs come streaking in from above the cruiser and destroy several defensive emplacements.
: We're hit!
: Those were too small to be ship-based, the enemy must have some stealth fighters in the area. Mjolnir, peel your eyes and track those cowards down!

The lock warnings on Yui and Kibble's planes become missile warnings.

[Badger]

There's the "Esteemed guests"


Walt banks left and begins to climb

[ZombiLoin]

"I'd recommend all of you to seed chaff in the air to try and distract the missiles."

Faw pulls up and starts to drift into the clouds, decreasing his speed in order for his stealth plane to remain somewhat inconspicuous as he keeps his eyes open for any fighters up above.

Once he's up there, he tries to restart the Artemis system by... turning it off and back on again.

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy looks outside her canopy in an attempt to spot enemy aircraft

[blockguy™]

I climb to try and see something.

[Mr. Hurricane]

I climb and start looking.

[Gojira]

"God dammit! Hawkeye defending!"
I jink and drop chaff then try to scan the horizon.

[Qwepir]

None of you see anything as you scatter upwards in different directions, but you do get to see where the missiles were fired from as they crash into the cruiser.
: No, ahead of us! Quit screwing around and get your asses up there!

Once he's up there, he tries to restart the Artemis system by... turning it off and back on again.

It comes back online, ready to use.

"God dammit! Hawkeye defending!"
I jink and drop chaff then try to scan the horizon.

You successfully spoof the missile, but don't see anything on the horizon.

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy throttles her way up to Marauder and flys ahead following the recent missile trail, searching for contact.

[blockguy™]

I remain at altitude, but kick in the afterburner.

[Badger]

I turn right after having achieved altitude and increase my speed

[Gojira]

"Ark's exhaust, who's firing?"
I pull up a thermal HUD to see if I can find anything in front of the Marauder.

[Qwepir]

I pull up a thermal HUD to see if I can find anything.

No luck.

I remain at altitude, but kick in the afterburner.

Nope.

I turn right after having achieved altitude and increase my speed

No.

Tippy throttles her way up to Marauder and flys ahead following the recent missile trail, searching for contact.

By using your noodle and following the missile trajectory, you are able to close enough to spot the enemy planes. Unfortunately, you are completely alone out there, in a strike plane, facing off against several advanced fighters.
: "Tippy", you see anything from where you are?