ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Qwepir]

note: these play-by-plays in the small text won't be present all the time, i figure it's just helpful to show what's going on behind the scenes

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Bell continues using the turbocharger to close the distance between her and Raiden-6, then she deploys one salvo of chaff and dives down hard to evade.

Base EV 73
No piloting bonuses or penalties
Missile applies penalty of 70
Chaff applies bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 43
Roll: 100 - crit fail
Roll granted by Supermaneuverable: 32 - success
Test passed
The missile goes straight over your head and explodes in the cloud of chaff.

Richard responds in kind by releasing an RGM of his own. "Fox 1 on the J-20!" The burners get cooking as he pushes the lever past the reheat threshold.

The enemy pilot pulls up and releases her own chaff countermeasure.
Base EV 75
Incompetence applies penalty of 5
Missile applies penalty of 70
Chaff applies bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 40
Roll: 54 - fail
Test failed
But the chaff isn't enough to fool the missile, nor is her maneuver enough to get out of your targeting cone, and it continues towards her head on.
: [stuff]

Yamato takes advantage of Shortsword brazenly charging forward into missile range by opening up with a pair of HSMs.

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[NoZoner]

Richard continues accelerating, keeping the J-20 in the radar circle and eyeing the splash timer intently.

[Operator¹]

Bell deploys a salvo of flares and shoots off a seeker at Raiden-6, climbing up afterwards.

[Qwepir]

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Richard continues accelerating, keeping the J-20 in the radar circle and eyeing the splash timer intently.

Base EV 75
Incompetence applies penalty of 5
Missile applies penalty of 70
Chaff applies bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 1
Roll: 23 - fail
Test failed

Raiden-6, having expended her only chaff countermeasure, makes another attempt to get out of your radar cone. You are able to keep her locked in, and the missile hits home.

Bell deploys a salvo of flares

Base EV 73
No piloting bonuses or penalties
Missile 1 applies penalty of -25
Missile 2 applies penalty of -25
Flares apply Bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 63
Roll: 66 - fail, but only just
Roll granted by Supermaneuverable: 96 - fail
Test partially failed

Your flares only counter one of the incoming missiles. The other hits you straight on.

and shoots off a seeker at Raiden-6, climbing up afterwards.

Base EV 75
Incompetence applies penalty of 5
Missile applies penalty of 25
Flares apply bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 85
Roll: 72 - succeess
Test passed

But she drops flares and pulls away, evading the missile but not returning fire. Yamato makes up for her teammate's lack of initiative, launching an MMS-6 salvo at you in an attempt to secure her kill, and accelerating to close the distance to gun range.



Puush of the rolls so you know I'm not bullstuffting.

[Operator¹]

Bell deploys her last salvo of flares and tries to shake off the MMS salvo.

[NoZoner]

Seeing that his flight lead is in danger, Richard hastily flips down his visor, enables the helmet-mounted display and brings the AAM seeker over Bell's assailant high off-boresight. "Hang on! I've got tone on the Shinden, firing!" A single AAM shoots off the pylon and veers sharply towards its target.

[Qwepir]

Bell deploys her last salvo of flares and tries to shake off the MMS salvo.

Base EV 73
No piloting bonuses or penalties
Missile Salvo applies penalty of 30
Flares apply Bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 83
Roll: 75 - success
Roll granted by Supermaneuverable: 4 - success
Test passed

The missiles go for the flares, popping off harmlessly behind you.

Seeing that his flight lead is in danger, Richard hastily flips down his visor, enables the helmet-mounted display and brings the AAM seeker over Bell's assailant high off-boresight. "Hang on! I've got tone on the Shinden, firing!" A single AAM shoots off the pylon and veers sharply towards its target.

Base EV 82
No piloting bonuses or penalties
Missile applies penalty of 35
Test taken at EV 47
Roll: 23 - success
Roll granted by Supermaneuverable: 31 - success
Test passed
*note: not to propose sweeping changes based on a single result, but AAMs may need a buff. she got good rolls and is in a maneuverable plane, but a 47% chance of success is still rather graceful for evading, without flares, what is supposed to be a highly-maneuverable missile meant to take down tricky opponents. maybe AAMs get +5 to their penalty and/or negate the extra roll granted by SM?

Yamato gives up on her gun run against Shortsword to focus fully on avoiding the All-Aspect.
: [Don't just watch this happen, do something!]
: [Right- I was just... waiting for an opening.]

Raiden-6 launches an AAM at Sabre's Sabre as she enters into close range.

[Operator¹]

Bell comes about and fires two seekers at Raiden-6.

[CypherX]

Sabre's Sabre. This is going to be fun.

[NoZoner]

"Hoh, stuff! Defending inbound fox 2!"

Sabre drops flares and yanks the stick, rolling and pitching the Sabre sharply into a steep descending turn. Richard throttles the engines to lose heat. stuff! If I get caught in a turning fight, I'm forgeted!

[Operator¹]

Sabre's Sabre. This is going to be fun.

Is the man the machine?

A new callsign might be in order.

[Qwepir]

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Bell comes about and fires two seekers at Raiden-6.

Base EV 75
Incompetence applies penalty of 5
Missile 1 applies penalty of 25
Missile 2 applies penalty of 25
Flares apply bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 60
Roll: 50 - success
Test passed

Raiden 6 uses her final flare packet to evade the incoming missiles.
: [That's it, I'm out of countermeasures.]

"Hoh, stuff! Defending inbound fox 2!"
Sabre drops flares and yanks the stick, rolling and pitching the Sabre sharply into a steep descending turn. Richard throttles the engines to lose heat. stuff! If I get caught in a turning fight, I'm forgeted!

Base EV 73
No piloting bonuses or penalties
Missile applies penalty of 35
Flares apply Bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 78
Roll: 63 - success
Test passed

You evade the missile, but Raiden 6 peppers you with gunfire from a RAC as she passes below you.

Yamato has recovered from her evasive maneuver and turns back to Shortsword, sending a volley of laserfire her way. At this rate, you have one turn until she passes you.

[Operator¹]

Bell retaliates by firing off the whole MMS-6 salvo and the PPC at Yamato.

[NoZoner]

The burners on the Sabre ignite once more as Richard pulls his aircraft back into a climb, hoping to outpace the J-20. He cues the Shinden high off-boresight and fires another AAM as he continues his ascent, trying to get above the other fighters to begin energy maneuvering.


is the guidance scrambler still going to be a guaranteed spoof?

[Qwepir]

Bell retaliates by firing off the whole MMS-6 salvo and the PPC at Yamato.

Base EV 82
No piloting bonuses or penalties
Missile salvo applies penalty of 30
Test taken at EV 52
Roll: 81 - fail
Roll granted by Supermaneuverable: 60 - fail
Test failed
Yamato fails her attempt to dodge the missiles without flares, and gets slammed by the PPC for her trouble.
: Whoops. I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't that.

The burners on the Sabre ignite once more as Richard pulls his aircraft back into a climb, hoping to outpace the J-20.

The J-20 attempts to get on your tail...
J-20 Base EV 75
Incompetence applies penalty of 5
Test taken at 70
Sabre Base EV 73
No piloting bonuses or penalties
Test taken at 73
J-20 rolls to pursue: 31 - success by 3 degrees
Sabre rolls to evade: 22 - success by 5 degrees
...but is unable to maneuver tight enough and overshoots her turn. Raiden-6 is now around your 8 o' clock and will likely try to get back on your tail unless driven off.

is the guidance scrambler still going to be a guaranteed spoof?

Yes, that's why it is hard-limited to only three uses total and will possibly be a one-per-squad deal.