ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Operator¹]

Ellie continues flying to the AWACS.

[Ad Bot]

[Badger]

Walt tries the comms again as he hears voices pick up again

"Skytracer I'm giving you priority if you need resupply, I'll take a bit more time to fill up"

[Operator¹]

"Got it."

Ellie forms up ahead of the Shikra.

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko decloaks and fires on Typhoon Six with the AC5.

[Tayasaurus]

Posting for locke cus he's a sleepyhead

Tippy and Roger group closer together and pop 2 flares each sending out 2 more missiles a-piece while shooting their guns at Typhoon 5

: Are you guys seriously trying to hit those Typhoons with missiles? We haven't shut down the PD on the other side yet!

"I see something i want and i must have it." Tippy says gruffly.

[NoZoner]

The particle projectile hits the A-10 Thunderbolt II with all the force and energy of... well, a thunderbolt. Lorens lets out a yelp, startled by the sudden discharge of electricity.

"This is Snowman, I've been hit!"

All he hears in return is static. Most of the other roosterpit avionics seem to be malfunctioning as well. The scrambling nature of the particle projectile is in full effect, but thankfully there remains at least one thing still working: the missile approach warning. Lorens looks ahead to find two SAMs headed his way.

"forget me! Defending multiple inbound SAMs!"

Lorens tries to work out his next course of action. He can't take another SAM volley. The crags of the Rostig are too far down to effectively terrain mask with. There really isn't any place to hide, maybe except for...

The underside of the ship! Wary of the incoming missiles, Lorens releases three chaff clouds throughout an evasive S-curve. He tries to snake his way towards the belly of the beast.

[Qwepir]

Mission Theme

"Does she need an escort?"

Gus white-knuckles the stick from anxiety.

The peculiar feeling from the dive persists.

: Negative. Everything's coming back online, I think I'm okay.

2 turns from gun range.

Ellie continues flying to the AWACS.

1 turn from resupply.

Jaakko decloaks and fires on Typhoon one with the AC5.

AC5 accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 5
Gun range provides no bonus or penalty
Medium target provides no bonus or penalty
Test taken at 55
Roll: 55 - success by 1 degree
Result: 1 hit to fuselage
: [Drokk! Cloaker, inbound! Take it down!]

The Typhoons move to engage you, 5 opening fire with its cannon while 6 takes aim.
AC5 accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 4
Gun range provides no bonus or penalty
Medium target provides no bonus or penalty
Test taken at 54
Roll: 90 - failure
Result: Miss
You are not hit.

Tippy and Roger group closer together and pop 2 flares each sending out 2 more missiles a-piece while shooting their guns at Typhoon 5

Berkut base EV 85
Experience provides bonus of 8
AAM 1 provides penalty of 35
AAM 2 provides penalty of 35
Flares provide bonus of 80
Test taken at 103
Roll: 23 - success
Test passed

Viper base EV 68
Experience provides bonus of 6
AAM 1 provides penalty of 35
AAM 2 provides penalty of 35
Flares provide bonus of 80
Test taken at 84
Roll: 10 - success
Test passed

UAC accuracy 40
Experience provides bonus of 8
Gun range provides no bonus or penalty
Medium target provides no bonus or penalty
Test taken at 48
Roll: 26 - failure
Result: Miss

AC5 accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 6
Gun range provides no bonus or penalty
Medium target provides no bonus or penalty
Test taken at 56
Roll: 41 - success by 2 degrees
Result: 2 hits to left rear quarter

LAMS emplacement R1 rolls to intercept missiles:
AAM 1: 97 - failure
AAM 1: 17 - success

LAMS emplacement R2 rolls to intercept missiles:
AAM 2: 89 - success
AAM 3: 72 - failure

LAMS emplacement R3 rolls to intercept missiles:
AAM 3: 73 - success
AAM 4: 31 - success
You evade the incoming missiles, and the LAMS once again wastes your entire barrage.

"I see something i want and i must have it." Tippy says gruffly.

: You're an idiot! You're both loving idiots!

The particle projectile hits the A-10 Thunderbolt II with all the force and energy of... well, a thunderbolt. Lorens lets out a yelp, startled by the sudden discharge of electricity.

"This is Snowman, I've been hit!"

All he hears in return is static. Most of the other roosterpit avionics seem to be malfunctioning as well. The scrambling nature of the particle projectile is in full effect, but thankfully there remains at least one thing still working: the missile approach warning. Lorens looks ahead to find two SAMs headed his way.

"forget me! Defending multiple inbound SAMs!"

Lorens tries to work out his next course of action. He can't take another SAM volley. The crags of the Rostig are too far down to effectively terrain mask with. There really isn't any place to hide, maybe except for...

The underside of the ship! Wary of the incoming missiles, Lorens releases three chaff clouds throughout an evasive S-curve. He tries to snake his way towards the belly of the beast.

Warthog base EV 62
Experience provides bonus of 6
ISAM 1 provides penalty of 40
ISAM 2 provides penalty of 40
Chaff provides bonus of 120
Test taken at 108
Roll: 46 - success
Test passed
You evade the incoming SAMs and reduce altitude to end up under the ship. You are now too low for PPC turrets to target you.

Blackjack base EV 68
Experience provides bonus of 8
ISAM 1 provides penalty of 40
ISAM 2 provides penalty of 40
Chaff provides bonus of 80
Test taken at 76
Roll: 70 - success
Test passed
: Alright, I'm good!
: Finally! Look out below!

Pansar and Frisk launch their Anti-Ship missiles at the Tenax, and with no point defense on that side, all four of them hit. The damage is too much to sustain, and the destroyer is now losing altitude as secondary explosions go off inside the SAM battery and some of the torcreep tubes.
: Hahaha! That's a hit! Finish the bastards off, Snowman!

Raiden pitches up and pours on the speed to get to around the Pertinax and take out the PD on the other side, while Xiaomei moves to catch up.

Locations update:
Raiden/Djuriskas/Snowman are in gun range.
Tippy, Whiskey, Crash, and Gladiator are 1 turn from point blank against the fighters, and are in point blank against the Pertinax
Walt and Skytracer are 1 turns from resupply.
Tempest is 2 turns from gun range.

[Tayasaurus]

: You're an idiot! You're both loving idiots!

"Girl with that much salt you'll be dehydrated in no time. Glass of water is on me."

Tippy signals Whiskey

"Focus your cannons on them. We'll restock at AWACS here in a little bit. Stick to me like glue."

Tippy sends another UAC round to T5.

[Lockebox]

Roger focuses his AC5 on Typhoon 5 as instructed

[Mr. Hurricane]

The impacts on the Tenax rattle the Fenrir. Jaakko feels the shocks in his chest, even through a full-metal armored roosterpit.

"They're pissed. Hits on Five, engine damage I believe," Jaakko reports.

He peels away from the flight group, jinking and cloaking on the way out. The sypathetic detonations on the Tenax are audible even over the engines.

"Defending two, breaking, cloak active," Jaakko chatters.

[Badger]

"look at that thing burn, I can see it billowing from here."

[NoZoner]

Lorens watches the destroyer take all four anti-ship missiles. A piece of debris comes flying from the blast zone and narrowly misses the Warthog.

"... Finish the bastards off, Snowman!"

"Gladly!"

The avionics come back online, and Lorens sees that the Gauss cannon is ready to fire.

"Firing!" Another slug shoots out of the muzzle, this time headed straight for the engines.

[CypherX]

"Understood. Moving to assist, Crash."

[Qwepir]

Tippy signals Whiskey
"Focus your cannons on them. We'll restock at AWACS here in a little bit. Stick to me like glue."
Tippy sends another UAC round to T5.

Roger focuses his AC5 on Typhoon 5 as instructed

UAC accuracy 40
Experience provides bonus of 8
Gun range provides no bonus or penalty
Medium target provides no bonus or penalty
Test taken at 48
Roll: 56 - failure
Result: Miss

AC5 accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 6
Gun range provides no bonus or penalty
Medium target provides no bonus or penalty
Test taken at 56
Roll: 90 - failure
Result: Miss
You both miss, but now you're in point blank of the Typhoons. This also means you have passed the destroyer and are on the opposite side.

Lorens watches the destroyer take all four anti-ship missiles. A piece of debris comes flying from the blast zone and narrowly misses the Warthog.

"... Finish the bastards off, Snowman!"

"Gladly!"

The avionics come back online, and Lorens sees that the Gauss cannon is ready to fire.

"Firing!" Another slug shoots out of the muzzle, this time headed straight for the engines.

Gauss rifle accuracy 50
Aimed shot provides bonus of 10
Gun range provides no bonus or penalty
Large target provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 70
Roll: 1 - critical success!
Result: 1 hit to engines
The gauss slug punches through the engineering section, and one final spectacular explosion obliterates the aft end of the vessel and sends the tattered remains of the Tenax crashing down into the canyon.
: [I.A.Z. Tenax is down, notify search and rescue!]
: [Negative, there's no point. We read no escape capsules leaving the ship.]

: Nice shot! Alright, Frisk, let's go rearm to escort the party bus.

The impacts on the Tenax rattle the Fenrir. Jaakko feels the shocks in his chest, even through a full-metal armored roosterpit.
"They're pissed. Hits on Five, engine damage I believe," Jaakko reports.
He peels away from the flight group, jinking and cloaking on the way out. The sypathetic detonations on the Tenax are audible even over the engines.
"Defending two, breaking, cloak active," Jaakko chatters.

You turn invisible, but not before Typhoon 6 makes its attack.
AC5 accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 4
Gun range provides no bonus or penalty
Medium target provides no bonus or penalty
Aimed shot provides bonus of 20
Test taken at 74
Roll: 45 - success by 3 degrees
Result: 3 hits to fuselage
Most of the shots are on-target, striking center mass.

"Understood. Moving to assist, Crash."

They're busy attacking Crash, and don't bother to spot you.

Raiden will make their attack on the other PD next turn.
Tippy, Whiskey, Crash, and Gladiator are at point blank against the fighters, and have passed to the starboard side of the Pertinax. This is bad news.
Walt and Skytracer are in range to resupply.
Tempest is 1 turns from gun range.

[Operator¹]

"AWACS, just load up the empty hardpoints with seekers."

Ellie waits for resupply.