ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Qwepir]

I pop two packs of countermeasures and use the lift fan again to quickly nose up steeply while punching the throttle, firing a pair of AAMs for his trouble.

The less maneuverable plane doesn't even consider giving chase to you, instead breaking off, accompanied by a deployment of flares. Holt looks for another target and sets his sights on Crash again.

I see that the Morgenstern has lost it's interest, and begin my dive on it. He's put his ass towards me. I compel the drone to attack the Morgenstern again, and prepare to launch heatseekers.

The Morgenstern charges on through the drone's Heatseeker and begins locking on to you once more.

I punch the turbochargers and climb to get above the Morgenstern and get a guns solution.

You lug your lumbering ass over there but aren't able to acquire a solution immediately. Those bombs under your wings aren't helping.

"[Can you hear me?]"

"[Anyways- Listen. I've been told about this former Mjolnir pilot named Kissinger who shot one of your men while he was ejecting. I personally apologize on behalf of Mjolnir, to you, because I am the only Huit-born member of the squadron. I understand why you're taking extra precaution about your downed man- but that is not needed. Not here. Perhaps with another squadron- but not these men. I am not the squadron leader, I'm actually a new guy, but we will not shoot your man. If one of the Mjolnir pilots even thinks about shooting your Rafale pilot down, I will personally kick them in the ass- whether we're dead or alive. I am not asking for mercy, I am not asking for anything. I just need you to know that that will not happen with these men.]"

: [You murdered Grigory Berezin at Taiton. You killed sailors abandoning their ships in the Malantan Sea. And if the stories are true, and i have no reason to doubt them, you killed hundreds of civilians at Akron. Nobody is believing your lies here.]

Sounds like Mjolnir finally has a reputation among the enemy.

"they're sending Jaguars at me?"
Walt deploys chaff then immediately turns around to meat Rousseau with a load of LCP
"I'm a little intimidated by the squad leader but that things just a tortoise for maneuverability."

As you fire on Rosseau, Coaxoch's co-pilot swings the turret around and blasts you with the LBX. One of the shells goes straight into an intake, tearing up the insides and causing your top engine to flame out, hampering maneuverability.
: [stuff!] I'm in a bad way over here!
: Disengage, we will cover you! Miller, move up and take his place.

Coaxoch fires her MMS at you, sending a dozen missiles your way.

Bell starts lining up a shot with the KSM on Miller's Jaguar.

All seems to be going well until Miller suddenly banks and puts on the speed to catch up to where Rosseau just was, muddying up your calculations.

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[Mr. Hurricane]

"Hey forget Face!"

I fire an HSM at Holt, and smash the coaxial's trigger, aiming  for the damaged wing. The HSM leaves with a hiss. The coaxial just buzzes at me, annoyed that I'm asking it to do more. The P3 does nothing.

I roll over, belly up, and pull the stick back. I hope to break his lock by falling out of his lock radius. Tempest forced him to climb, so he should stall soon too.

I look into the mirror and see that the Morgenstern is maneuvering to attack me.

"Hit him Tempest!"

[CypherX]

Seeing Crash and the Morgenstern going to duel, I slow down, roll over and loop downwards onto the Morgenstern's tail. I fire my last HSM and open up with the RAC on his engines.

"Hahahahaha, yeah! What a maneuver!"

[Gojira]

I disarm and jettison the bombs so that they hit nothing important (sailors, ships, etc.), and move to engage the Shikra, punching the turbochargers to get within gun range and above her.

[blockguy™]

gg

[Operator¹]

Bell fires a seeker at Miller.

[Tayasaurus]

"Jakko, i'd highly advise against further engagement with Holt..."

[Mr. Hurricane]

pls the ark preserve me

[Lockebox]

Roger gets a bad feeling in his gut

"...Tippy do you trust me."

[Tayasaurus]

Roger gets a bad feeling in his gut

"...Tippy do you trust me."

"No not really."

[Lockebox]

"Oh... that's a relief."

[Qwepir]

"Hey forget Face!"
I fire an HSM at Holt, and smash the coaxial's trigger, aiming  for the damaged wing. The HSM leaves with a hiss. The coaxial just buzzes at me, annoyed that I'm asking it to do more. The P3 does nothing.
I roll over, belly up, and pull the stick back. I hope to break his lock by falling out of his lock radius. Tempest forced him to climb, so he should stall soon too.
I look into the mirror and see that the Morgenstern is maneuvering to attack me.
"Hit him Tempest!"

Holt makes no intent to evade the missile, intent on making the most of Huitzitlaotani engineering while he completes the lock-on. He returns fire with his MMS, and the twenty missiles begin streaking towards you as you try to fly away. Need I remind you that you have one flare and are already badly damaged.

Seeing Crash and the Morgenstern going to duel, I slow down, roll over and loop downwards onto the Morgenstern's tail. I fire my last HSM and open up with the RAC on his engines.

"Hahahahaha, yeah! What a maneuver!"

His alpha strike expended, Holt goes right back to evasive maneuvers, dropping flares and diving to regain speed. Though he manages to trash the incoming missile, the flying brick can do nothing but soak up the incoming cannonfire. One of the engines begins belching black smoke.
: [I'm really hurting here, disengaging.]
: [Understood, good luck.]

Holt hits the afterburners and begins flying towards the edge of the operations area.

I disarm and jettison the bombs so that they hit nothing important (sailors, ships, etc.), and move to engage the Shikra, punching the turbochargers to get within gun range and above her.

You catch up to the Shikra. Ansell notices your approach and brakes, ending up behind you.

Bell fires a seeker at Miller.

The missile hits its target.
: stuff, I'm taking fire, they're right behind me! Permission to engage?
: Of course you have permission, kick their ass!

Miller breaks off from Coaxoch's Shikra and starts turning around to get behind you.

[Lockebox]

Roger saw the signs, he knew this was about to happen. he wrenched his aircraft up to the dooming path of missiles headed for Jakko. His wait time was shorter than he could have imagined, the impact alert screamed at him as he releases all available flares.

"forget ME" Roger screams as he initiates the eject.

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy looks on in shocked horror as her best wingmate throws himself in harms way

"WHAT THE HELL!"

[CypherX]

I purse the Morgenstern, hitting my afterburner as well, trying to force him to speed up to dangerous levels while having a damaged engine. I continue with controlled RAC bursts at his engines well as my last HSM.

All I can do is watch while Whiskey willingly catches 20 high explosive projectiles with his fuselage. I'm speechless and have to pull my eyes away to focus on my prey.