"Of course they pick me first."
Whisky drops some chaff and lowers his altitude in preparation for attacking the underside.
You drop your chaff, and begin to dive.
F-16XL base EV 68
No piloting bonuses or penalties
Turbo-Laser provides penalty of 40
-Base penalty: -15
-Target inside forward firing arc: -10
-Target below cruiser's altitude: +10
-Target at RADAR range: -20
-Clear weather: -5
Chaff provides bonus of 40
Test taken at EV 68
Roll: 90 - Failure
Test failed
Tactical information available pending conclusion of current mission.The tremendous laser cannon parked on the flight deck opens fire on you, landing a glancing hit and doing more damage to the jungle to your rear than it did to your plane. The bad is that your plane has taken some serious damage, ambient roosterpit tempurature has spiked up well past 100 degrees fahrenheit, and you are now in agonizing pain, enough to seriously impair your focus. The good news is that your plane is still flying under your control, you are now safely below the reach of the deck gun, and will probably have a rad new burn scar on the side of your face after this is done.
: [Idiot, watch your background! Do you want to burn down the whole forest!?]
"Let's hope those buildings keep them safe. Regardless, we can't let the cruisers get too close to each other."
The Sabre drops down to rooftop height and heads straight for the first cruiser, burners blazing.
"Mjolnir 2, we're going to deal with the dirigible heading towards us. Try to keep low, watch for MANPADS. If they care anything for minimizing collateral damage, that ought'a make them think twice before firing."
Richard arms the PPC.
The two VTOLs launched from Cruiser 3 are headed your way, and will be in Missile/PPC range your next turn.
"Cruiser Three has launched VTOLs, be careful."
Bell prepares to break towards the third airship.
As you prepare to break off, you get a front row seat to the brilliant red shaft of light which nearly engulfed Whiskey's plane. The thought crosses your mind that perhaps it would be best to remain at low altitudes, as buildings tend to be more predictable than whatever that just was.
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