ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Qwepir]

Shortsword, Crash, Walt, and Tourist get up in the air and make the flight over to the Deltan mainland. The Huits see you coming, but are not able to get their forces in the air immediately. Two VTOLs are up in the air by the time you arrive at long range, with another two preparing to take off. A sizable transport plane is sitting on the runway already.
: [Sound the alarm! Enemy planes are attacking the base! Get the medevac out of here!]


VTOLs 1 and 2 are currently hovering above the base, 3 and 4 are still on the landing pads. You are currently at EXTREME range, and nobody's weapons can hit each other yet. (Use this time to plan things out and pick your targets/survey the area or something. Or just charge in guns blazing, up to you.)

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[Operator¹]

"Tourist and Walt, take care of the VTOLs in the air, Crash and I will hit targets on the ground."

Bell starts preparing for an attack on the base's runways, ignoring the transport.

[Badger]

"on it."

Walt climbs to the side to acquire an angle on the VTOL and also put some more distance between him and the AA

[Qwepir]

"Tourist and Walt, take care of the VTOLs in the air, Crash and I will hit targets on the ground."

Bell starts preparing for an attack on the base's runways, ignoring the transport.

The transport begins trundling down the runway, intent on getting out of there before you go on your run.

"on it."

Walt climbs to the side to acquire an angle on the VTOL and also put some more distance between him and the AA

The first two VTOLs turn their attention to you but do not move from the safety of their AA cover yet. VTOL-3 and 4 begin rising off the ground.


You have now closed some the distance and are able to fire missiles at the VTOLs or get information on the ground emplacements.

[Operator¹]

Bell fires two AGMs at the VTOLs on the landing pads, pulling back to circle the base in order to get more information.

[Mr. Hurricane]

"Copy,"

I roll over the top of Bell's aircraft, and falls into position in where Walt had broken formation.

There's a transport craft on the runway. I observe it.

[Qwepir]

Bell fires two AGMs at the VTOLs on the landing pads, pulling back to circle the base in order to get more information.

VTOL-3 is already partially in the air and is able to evade a direct hit, but gets caught in the blast and is seriously damaged. VTOL-4 is not as fortunate, and is destroyed. VTOL-1 and 2 go after you.

There's a transport craft on the runway. I observe it.

The transport gets about halfway the runway, and looking like it won't be able to get up to speed before it hits the trees. Suddenly, an array of rocket boosters located near the rear of the fuselage kick in, providing a drastic increase in velocity. With this additional thrust, the transport is able to climb into the air with plenty of tarmac left to spare.

Two planes exit their hangars and begin making their way to the runway.

[blockguy™]

I launch an HSM at VTOL-1, and also spray it with cannon fire.

[Mr. Hurricane]

"Focus on the fighters taking off. If we destroy them on the runway, they won't be able to launch any more aircraft,"

Jaakko scans the ground for targets.

"I wonder how those things aren't sucking up all the rocks and stuff off the ground," Jaakko says, referring to the Viggens,"

He gets low and fires a JSM at Viggen 2.

[Operator¹]

Bell fires off her remaining AGMs, targeting both of the vehicles in emplacement one and Viggen-1.

[xxxxkill]

The transport gets about halfway the runway, and looking like it won't be able to get up to speed before it hits the trees. Suddenly, an array of rocket boosters located near the rear of the fuselage kick in, providing a drastic increase in velocity. With this additional thrust, the transport is able to climb into the air with plenty of tarmac left to spare.

It does this, if anybody was wondering.

[Operator¹]

we need more boosters

[Qwepir]

I launch an HSM at VTOL-1, and also spray it with cannon fire.

The enemy VTOL drops flares and goes evasive, breaking off from Shortsword to evade your missile.

He gets low and fires a JSM at Viggen 2.

The plane gets hit and comes to a stop, either because something broke or the pilot is stunned or killed. You receive a lock warning from VTOL-3, which is now in the air and heading your way.

Bell fires off her remaining AGMs, targeting both of the vehicles in emplacement one and Viggen-1.

Ordinarily an airplane would be able to avoid an AGM with no trouble, but being on the ground, Viggen-1 may as well have been a sitting duck. VTOL-2 fires on you with its MMS-6.

The transport cuts the boosters and alters course to fly further inland, away from GTO lines.

[CypherX]

this smells fishy

[Operator¹]

Bell deploys two salvos of flares and attempts to bank the plane to avoid getting hit in the engines. She makes a mental note of the CIWS's position in emplacement 2 and starts planning out her gun run.

this smells fishy

yeah i don't want an armored fish coming out of the sky