ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Badger]

Enough firepower to obliterate a Shiva, apparently.

wasn't it a morgenstern you shot down

[Ad Bot]

[CypherX]

i thought coaxoch was flying a shikra when you blew her engines to kingdom come

[Qwepir]

Blue arrives at site 1, and the extent of the defenses is made apparent. Pink shows up at 2 just in time to see the Mercanans lay waste to the area with a hail of shells and rockets, but the radar dome stands tall at the end of their strafing run.
: How, oh how is that thing still standing? Do these crazy bastards slap ten tons of armor on everything? Mjolnir, since you're here, keep an eye on the sky while we set up for a second run, they definitely know we're here now.

[Badger]

Walt turns to set up his sights on the nearest defense to his aircraft sighting in the gauss rifle to fire once he's in range.

[CypherX]

The expansive jungle gives way to a clearing with Huit defenses and what could only be the radar emplacement.The Mercanan work is immediately noticeable; flames have engulfed what was once a ground vehicle, with another area nearby billowing smoke. Gus noses his aircraft up and uses the massive speed he's built thundering over the trees to climb back to patrol altitude. His mind wanders and as he surveys the darkened treetops he all at once understands why this country was such a tourist destination. He breaks his pleasant daydreaming to report over the radio.

"Sabre, I'm climbing back to altitude. That patrol is bound to be coming back now."

[NoZoner]

That didn't destroy it!? forget!

"Tempest, Sabre, copy. Maintain altitude and report contact. Razorback flight, make it quick!"

The Sabre lifts off from the edge of the clearing and makes a steep spiraling ascent. He returns to altitude half-a-mile apart from the PAK FA.

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy swoops in and attacks the mobile AA to the left of the tower with an AGM

[Operator¹]

I think they called for help now.

[Gojira]

"Sabre, I'm gonna go in on an attack run!"
I try to fling two of my bombs on to the damaged radome, pitching up and accelerating, then dropping the bombs as soon as the digital sight covers the radome, then accelerate away.

[Qwepir]

Walt turns to set up his sights on the nearest defense to his aircraft sighting in the gauss rifle to fire once he's in range.

That would be the mobile point-defense.

"Sabre, I'm climbing back to altitude. That patrol is bound to be coming back now."

Sure enough, the patrol has been notified and is now speeding back towards site B to deal with the intruders. Though they are in radar range, they don't fire on you yet. Apparently they aren't carrying RGMs. Not only the patrol has noticed your presence, however, as another set of unidentified contacts appears at long range, coming from deeper inside Deltan territory.

"Tempest, Sabre, copy. Maintain altitude and report contact. Razorback flight, make it quick!"

: We're coming around now. This time packing something with a bit more punch than rockets. Just keep them off us.

Tippy swoops in and attacks the mobile AA to the left of the tower with an AGM

The Laser-AA track out in front zaps the solitary missile out of the sky. The AAA you shot the missile at opens up with a barrage of (ineffectual, at this range) anti-air gunfire and attempts to acquire a missile lock. At this point you could try using the cannon, something that can't be shot down; or play it safe and break off to try another run later.

"Sabre, I'm gonna go in on an attack run!"
I try to fling two of my bombs on to the damaged radome, pitching up and accelerating, then dropping the bombs as soon as the digital sight covers the radome, then accelerate away.

The still-functional PD tank pops one of your bombs before it reaches the target, engulfing the other in the explosion. The remaining SAM site launches a missile your way.

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy switches to her cannon already irritated at the intervention of the laser AA. The shot hitting the target wasn't very likely but she was determined. Her window was closing and she really didn't want her opening line to be a complete miss.

first day back and i'm already doing stupid risky stuff. I must be really cooked in the brain.

Tippy lines up the shot and goes for gold

[Gojira]

And that's what I get for that.
"Ark loving dammit."
I drop chaff and evade as well as this damn Razorback will let me.

[CypherX]

the patrol knows that we're at site 2 or they know exactly where we are?


"Sabre, the two Viggens are racing back here. Two more contacts are at long range, but I can't identify them."

[Qwepir]

the patrol knows that we're at site 2 or they know exactly where we are?

they know site 2 is under attack from the air
that is the extent of their knowledge, they do not know who is doing it or exactly where they are

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko peaks above the treeline and fires a plasma bolt at the radar dome, before getting back down and out of sight of the AA.