ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Operator¹]

Bell flies into position to engage Telarius as she goes into a climb.

[Ad Bot]

[Gojira]

Comms go dark, as does, well, everything in the roosterpit. I try to reboot the computers on the plane, and try to eyeball my altitude.

[Lockebox]

I go into a following dive and fire another HSM

[Tayasaurus]

I fall in with Whisky and fire my AC5's

[Qwepir]

I'm still waiting for that god damned missile to hit Ekland.

o rite
it hits

I catch up to the Rafale and spray him down with flak.

: Eklund, you're hurt! Get out of here, we will cover you!
: I'm fine! I can still fly.
: Not for much longer at this rate, now go!

Bell flies into position to engage Telarius as she goes into a climb.

You recieve a radar lock, and a gauss slug passes close enough to your roosterpit to put a crack the canopy just from the pressure wave. Looking where it came from, you see Jensen rapidly approaching. He releases two RGMs.

Comms go dark, as does, well, everything in the roosterpit. I try to reboot the computers on the plane, and try to eyeball my altitude.

Everything stays dark, and the altitude could be best described as "decreasing".

I fall in with Whisky and fire my AC5's

I go into a following dive and fire another HSM

The enemy plane attempts to outmaneuver the incoming fire, but a combination of hull damage and reduced control results in a failed jink and a missile up the tailpipe.

Another PPC shot from Paladius nearly hits Musashi.
: One of you needs to get this guy off of me, dammit!
: I can't, I'm a little preoccupied here. Holt's got me pinned.
: I'm in trouble too, I can't assist. Mjolnir, one of you needs to help her out!

[Gojira]

I keep trying to reactivate my computer systems, while keeping an eye on my altitude. I try and regain control from the stall, switching to manual controls, and apply hard rudder in the opposite direction of the spin, while pushing the nose down.

[Tayasaurus]

I leave the smoky sky-stain that was Ulrich and signal Whisky.

[Lockebox]

I notice Tippys signal and we engage Paladius with an HSM.

[Juncoph]

I keep trying to reactivate my computer systems, while keeping an eye on my altitude.

you know you can take manual control of the control surfaces right

[Gojira]

you know you can take manual control of the control surfaces right

yes

[Operator¹]

Bell releases chaff and punches the throttle to dive down for a short period before pulling back up into a bank towards Jensen, milking every bit of maneuverability in the PAK-FA to line up a shot and open fire with an AAM and LCP fire.

[Mr. Hurricane]

I give the Rafale another good burst. I hope this one does him in.

[Qwepir]

I keep trying to reactivate my computer systems, while keeping an eye on my altitude. I try and regain control from the stall, switching to manual controls, and apply hard rudder in the opposite direction of the spin, while pushing the nose down.

Your plane's electronics slowly flicker back to life. You are now able to take full control of your airplane. It's still falling though.

I leave the smoky sky-stain that was Ulrich and signal Whisky.

I notice Tippys signal and we engage Paladius with an HSM.

: [Whoa, stuff!]

He drops flares and pulls straight up.
: Thank you.

Bell releases chaff and punches the throttle to dive down for a short period before pulling back up into a bank towards Jensen, milking every bit of maneuverability in the PAK-FA to line up a shot and open fire with an AAM and LCP fire.

You lay into him with the LCP, and he returns fire with his Beam pods. You launch an AAM and he attempts to break upwards but is too late on the draw and takes the missile.

I give the Rafale another good burst. I hope this one does him in.

He pitches the nose up, down, and every which way to attempt to avoid the incoming fire.
: I can't disengage, they're still firing on me!

Coaxoch breaks off from Raiden Lead and comes for you instead.
: Don't you dare touch him, you loving vulture!

The skies immediately surrounding your plane are filled with laserfire and your hud warns you of twelve incoming missiles.
: Thanks for the bail-out, Oxide. I'll try to return the favor.

She opens up on Coaxoch with an even larger missile salvo of her own...
: [Nope.]

...which is then scattered to the wind by the last Guidance Scrambler charge.
: Ugh. Figures.

[Gojira]

I take my chance to regain control of the aircraft and go resupply, seeing as everyone else is occupied. I position myself for resupply near the AWACS.
"Hey, could I get a lot of heatseekers? Thanks!"

[Mr. Hurricane]

"He shouldn't have any more guidance scramblers! Shoot that forgeter! Do it Raiden!"

I look back, take a blind snapshot while jinking, and dump flares. I launch the last AAM at my pursuer. It swings ass into the wind and burns angrily towards the enemy ace.