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Bell fires off all of the MML-7's missiles and takes a shot at the Cruiser's front laser cannon with the LCB. She then pulls away towards the rest of the squadron, lowering her altitude back down.
The LCB impacts the side armor instead of the turret, as does one of the missiles. The other is shot down by the PD gun before it itself is obliterated by the three missiles sent to take it out, showering the radar dome atop the cruiser with bits of shrapnel. As for the rear gun, one of the missiles strikes it side-on, and the other blows the turret off the AAA parked next to it. The HUD pops up with a message that the MML's reserve salvo is being loaded.

Cruiser-2 slowly moves to assist its comrade and you pick up an IR lock.

Gus pops three packets of flares. Manoeuvring will put him through an office building, so he avoids that. In fact, when he thinks about it, most everything will hit an office building. The joys of urban air combat.
PAK FA base EV 78
No piloting bonuses or penalties
MMS x10 provides penalty of 50
Not maneuvering provides penalty of 78
Flares provide bonus of 120
Test taken at EV 70
Roll: 69 - Pass
Test passed

You put your faith in your flares, and the flares provide.

Richard sics all three beam weapons on the VTOL engaging Tempest before turning away.

"Tempest, Sabre, I'm breaking off to engage the other VTOLs!" He punches the burners and flies fast.
The VTOL is blown to pieces and you push your engines to their straining point to get over to your drones. They have currently climbed up into the danger zone and are being attacked by the VTOLs.
PAK FA base EV 64
No piloting bonuses or penalties
HSM x2 provides penalty of 50
Test taken at EV 14
Roll: 6 - Pass
Test passed

Drone-1 dives sharply at the last possible moment to evade the incoming missiles, and begins climbing back up to re-acquire its lost altitude. Drone-2 continues onward, heading straight for the laser cannon. You are now in range to help them out.

"On it, someone cover the drones for me."

Walt sets up for a KSM shot on the forward Laser cannon, looking to quickly evade out of the way after firing.
You begin climbing and see the struggle the drones are having above you.

stay low and fire at an enemy tank
You cannot find any tanks to fire at. In all likelihood, they are on the other side of the CBD being covered for by the Cruisers, so you will probably have to take care of those first. Unless you want to simply fly under the cruisers at dangerously low heights (only about 150 meters between crashing into the underside of the cruiser or eating pavement) looking for trouble, but that would take you between buildings.



what kind of fascist makes people come to work when there is an invading army
Civilian evacuation is underway, but incomplete. So far, only first class citizens are fully in the clear, barring those who chose to stay behind to help the second class get out. That being said there are still some corporations who would prefer their cubicle drones remain in their cubicles as it is the most profitable safest place for them to be during this emergency.

"Thanks for the assist, Sabre." Gus edges the throttle forward and goes to catch up with Sabre to assist the drones.

"Void my previous statement, assisting the drones."

Walt turns towards VTOL-3 and fires his MMS-6 and four aimed shots of UAC



at work for awhile now
« Last Edit: December 13, 2015, 01:15:45 PM by Badger »

Bell deploys two packets of flares and attempts to shake the lock.



fun math

the F-15 MTD ties with the SI-32 (equipped with fusion reactor) as the least maneuverable super-maneuverable aircraft in ABS Fiesta at 73 EV.

In the scenario that a HSM (-25 EV) is launched at them, the EV value is reduced to 48, without any countermeasures being deployed. The probability of getting hit by the missile can be calculated using black magic math (or just square .52). This comes to a probability of .2704 that the aircraft will be hit by a HSM (without countermeasures being deployed).

For an aircraft without the SM trait to match these odds of being hit without deploying countermeasures, it would need an EV value of 97.96 (which rounds up to 98).

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1 - .2704 = .7296
.7296 * 100 = 72.96
72.96 + 25 = 97.96

For comparison, a HSM launched at a Wyvern that doesn't deploy countermeasures while evading has a 6.25% chance of actually hitting.

probability table with current stats

note to self: bring more chaff for the morgenstern
« Last Edit: December 13, 2015, 03:53:28 PM by Operator¹ »

"I hate these cruisers."
I pop up to fire two AGMs at the lasers, then next turn pop back down.

I turn to VTOL-4 and, once I'm in range, try to pop off 2 HSM's and a burst of LCP fire.

oh god you didn't bring a heat sink?

The master caution tone pulsates in Richard's ears, accompanied by near-unintelligible jungle speak. "[OVERSPEED! OVERSPEED!]" Much to his annoyance, the voice seems to belong to a middle-aged Deltan male. Who the forget uses the male annunciator voice? Furrowing his brow, he fumbles with the side panel before finding the voice warning dial and twisting it counterclockwise.

Satisfied that Barking Bob is now silenced, Richard looks up at his HUD in time to see that the VTOL flight is within firing range. He drops the power and pops the airbrakes momentarily to fire the PPC on VTOL-4.
« Last Edit: December 13, 2015, 05:10:57 PM by NoZoner »

Jaakko looks around awkwardly.

"I suppose I'll go work on their training,"

even when i try to do something i end up loving it up always

i cry every time


w0t nevermind?
« Last Edit: December 13, 2015, 05:48:08 PM by blockguy™ »

"Thanks for the assist, Sabre." Gus edges the throttle forward and goes to catch up with Sabre to assist the drones.
You have now caught up with Sabre.

"Void my previous statement, assisting the drones."

Walt turns towards VTOL-3 and fires his MMS-6 and four aimed shots of UAC
VTOL base EV 72
No piloting bonuses or penalties
MMS x6 provides penalty of 30
Test taken at EV 42
Roll: 85 - Failure
Test failed

The VTOL abandons its attack on the drones and attempts to evade, but fails spectacularly, hitting every missile and one of the UAC shots that followed. The rest of the cannonfire doesn't do much else, considering the target is falling to the ground in pieces.

The master caution tone pulsates in Richard's ears, accompanied by near-unintelligible jungle speak. "[OVERSPEED! OVERSPEED!]" Much to his annoyance, the voice seems to belong to a middle-aged Deltan male. Who the forget uses the male annunciator voice? Furrowing his brow, he fumbles with the side panel before finding the voice warning dial and twisting it counterclockwise.

Satisfied that Barking Bob is now silenced, Richard looks up at his HUD in time to see that the VTOL flight is within firing range. He drops the power and pops the airbrakes momentarily to fire the PPC on VTOL-4.
The distraction provided by your need to shut Barking Bob up results in the PPC shot going wide. The beam keeps going until it hits the front armor of Cruiser 2. For what it's worth, you persuade the VTOL to stop shooting your drone.

Bell deploys two packets of flares and attempts to shake the lock.
The lock warning goes away just as the notification that the MML is reloaded pops up. You are now very close to Cruiser-1 and will pass under it on your next turn. If you want to do any damage to the undercarriage, the time is now, before you have to come around for another pass.

"I hate these cruisers."
I pop up to fire two AGMs at the lasers
Your angle of attack results in one of the missiles striking the sloped slab of frontal armor, and the second is shot down by the PD turret.

I turn to VTOL-4 and, once I'm in range, try to pop off 2 HSM's and a burst of LCP fire.
Getting to their position requires a turn of movement, so that happens this turn. This command can happen on your next turn if you'd like, unless you want to change your mind about what you're doing. Also why the hell are people telling him he will explode if he shoots his pulse laser without a heatsink? When has that ever happened?

Drone-2 is annihilated by a direct hit from the Turbo-Laser, having been approaching head on. Its comrade opens up on the flight deck with two of its AGMs. Both are able to slip through the PD fire from the remaining turret, no doubt because Yui kept it occupied, and are able to destroy the tank and the barrel of the deck gun.



Jaakko looks around awkwardly.

"I suppose I'll go work on their training,"
She looks surprised that you're already deciding to end the conversation.
: Oh. Alright then.


Tippy satisfied contacting the tanks heads back to the fight and opens up on the underbelly of air cruiser 1 with a UAC and HSM

Jaakko bites the inside of his cheek nervously.

"-sorry, I though I was upsetting you," He says nervously.

Bell launches two of her AGMs at the cruiser's bridge and four MML missiles at the PD turrets.
« Last Edit: December 13, 2015, 07:41:16 PM by Operator¹ »