ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Qwepir]

every time i sware to god

Gus fires off two HSMs and an AAM.

In a single act, Richard enters a high-G barrel roll and unleashes a full MMS salvo onto the Wyvern below, fanning out the munitions in a spiral. A tower of virtual smoke surrounds the Sabre as it recovers from the maneuver and plummets towards its target. He keeps the seeker trained on the bandit as he tries to latch onto its tail.

You fire off your maneuver...
Base EV 73
No piloting bonuses or penalties
Maneuver attempted is Reasonable - No bonus or penalty
Test taken at EV 73
Roll: 1 - critical success!
Test loving passed
And land yourself in the perfect firing position as you come out of it. Xiaomei takes evasive action against the barrage of incoming missiles...
Base EV 100
Expertise applies bonus of 12
Heatseeker 1 applies penalty of 25
Heatseeker 2 applies penalty of 25
All-Aspect applies penalty of 35
MMS-6 applies penalty of 30
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 37
Roll 1: 42 - failure (AAM negates reroll, and hits)
Roll 2: 37 - success
Test passed. Sort of.
but even the Wyvern isn't able to dodge all of that without assistance. The AAM strikes the top armor of her plane, and due to some inhumanly accurate mental calculations/good ol' aesthian grit n' guts/a fluke, Sabre is able to bring her right back into his sights at the end of her maneuver.
: Top marks to whoever is in that Sabre, I've never seen one of those keep up like this before.

"I don't like you."
I drop my last set of flares and pull as hard as my aircraft will let me.

Unfortunately, "as hard as your aircraft will let you" still isn't a whole lot.
Base EV 52
No piloting bonuses or penalties
MMS-6 1 applies penalty of 30
MMS-6 2 applies penalty of 30
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 32
RolL: 31 - pass
Test passed. Barely
But it's still enough to get you out of the MMS salvo. You get smacked with another PPC as you pull away and Musashi goes sailing right under. She is now located behind you. Your HUD goes entirely scrambled, and unlike what normally happens when you get hit with a PPC, it doesn't seem to be wearing off anytime soon.

Yamato drops what she's doing to go attempt to help her squadron leader, leaving Tourist behind and launching two All-Aspects at Tempest in a desparate attempt to alleviate the pressure somewhat.

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[Operator¹]

"I don't like you."

"Who are you talking to?"

[blockguy™]

"[Oh man,] I'm getting lit up over here."

I try to get her off of me by performing whatever evasive maneuvers I can, with acknowledgement that my rudder is forgeted and I'll probably have no luck getting her off.

[NoZoner]

Having eased off the G-load from intense maneuvering, Richard finds a moment to speak.

"... You're a pretty tough nut to crack yourself (huff). How the forget you managed to get out of all that (huff) alive with hardly any countermeasures is loving beyond me (huff)."

This is it. The one and only trick up his sleeve is now exhausted. An opportunity this good won't present itself again for a while, if ever.

Richard, straining every fiber of his being to stay behind the target, brings the lasersight over the Wyvern. He depresses the trigger.

[Operator¹]

"[Oh man,] I'm getting lit up over here."

I try to get her off of me by performing whatever evasive maneuvers I can, with acknowledgement that my rudder is forgeted and I'll probably have no luck getting her off.

man maybe you should read the posts because you aren't being chased

[Gojira]

"Who are you talking to?"

"Whoever the hell fired twelve missiles at me!"
I sigh and accept my fate.
"My HUD's fried, and from what I can barely make out, my fuselage is toast."

[Qwepir]

man maybe you should read the posts because you aren't being chased

i mean, he was, but then i established in the most recent post that she went after gus instead

people, please for the love of god read

[blockguy™]

i mean, he was, but then i established in the most recent post that she went after gus instead

people, please for the love of god read

ghod damnit i read the whole post and i still missed it
I decide to do something for once by helping Gus out. I try to get in RGM range of Yamato and fire off 2 at her. Along with 2 HSM's. Also I try to pepper her with AC5 fire.

[CypherX]

i see what you were saying about bullstuff planes

Gus fires off his MMS and another HSM before popping his last packet of flares and performing as many maneuvers as he knows.

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko rummages through the kennel and tries to find some collars. He gets two and puts them on the dogs. He gives their names some thought, then writes their names on the collars. Both dogs hold him as the object of attention.

[Qwepir]

Richard, straining every fiber of his being to stay behind the target, brings the lasersight over the Wyvern. He depresses the trigger.

You are able to lay into her rear with a volley of laserfire before she tries to get out of reach.
Wyvern Base EV 100
Expertise provides bonus of 12
Damaged TVC System provides penalty of 20 and Supermaneuverable roll is taken at +50
Test taken at EV 92
Sabre Base EV 73
No piloting bonuses or penalties
Test taken at 73
Wyvern rolls to evade: 13 - success by 7 degrees
Roll granted by Supermaneuverable: 68 (18+50) - success by 2 degrees
Sabre rolls to pursue: 17 - success by 5 degrees
Wyvern successfully disengages
She breaks off hard, leaving you in the dust, though you got a good wallop in, damaging her engines' thrust vectoring capabilities and hampering her maneuverability.

I sigh and accept my fate.

You give up, and Musashi has no trouble putting you out of your misery with a burst from her Pulse Laser, and she begins turning off and heading for Tempest.

I decide to do something for once by helping Gus out. I try to get in RGM range of Yamato and fire off 2 at her. Along with 2 HSM's. Also I try to pepper her with AC5 fire.

Considering she just flew past you like, two turns ago, she is well within the minimum suggested RGM range.
Base EV 82
No piloting bonuses or penalties
RGM-1 provides penalty of 15
RGM-2 provides penalty of 15
Test taken at EV 52
Roll: 41 - pass
Roll granted by supermaneuverable: 56 - fail
Test passed.
Needless to say, you are unable to keep her focused down.

Base EV 82
No piloting bonuses or penalties
HSM-1 provides penalty of 25
HSM-2 provides penalty of 25
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 72
Roll: 24 - pass
Roll granted by supermaneuverable: 50 - pass
Test passed.
And with a packet of flares, she evades the heatseekers, too. Though she has to abandon Tempest to do so. And your maneuvering damage prevents you from landing any solid hits with the AC5.

Gus fires off his MMS and another HSM

Base EV 100
Expertise provides bonus of 12
Damaged TVC System provides penalty of 20 and Supermaneuverable roll is taken at +50
MMS provides penalty of 30
HSM provides penalty of 25
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 77
Roll: 97 - fail
Roll granted by supermaneuverable: 59 (9+50) - success
Test passed.
Xiaomei drops the last of her flares to evade your barrage, and is left with only her skills and a gimped Tier V to defend against any more missiles.

before popping his last packet of flares and performing as many maneuvers as he knows

Base EV 71
No piloting bonuses or penalties
AAM-1 provides penalty of 35
AAM-2 provides penalty of 35
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 41
Roll: 44 - fail, but only just
Your flares spoof one of the missiles, but the other isn't having it. Fortunately, Tourist has driven your assailant off, at least for the time being.

[Gojira]

i dont think xiaomei was broken enough

[CypherX]

Gus decides to not re-engage the Wyvern and fires off an RGM at Musashi. Fingers crossed that Geary can handle...

[NoZoner]

xiaomei might not have been strictly broken, but she alone was powerful enough to keep Raiden on top in the battle of attrition. that's pretty significant. the only thing that can make her truly broken at this point is if she reacted to everything perfectly and left no opportunity to attack. perhaps if raiden went all-out and kept us separated from the get-go, she might've done a lot better.


Damn, she slipped out fast! Richard immediately fires his last AAM high off-boresight at the Wyvern before pitching into an out-of-plane maneuver. That missile better connect! He tries to barrel loop around, hoping he can cut into the Wyvern's turning circle and get in position for another shot.

[Operator¹]

"Tourist, I hope you won't try to that with your cannon in the field."