ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Badger]

Walter aims on the remaining culex and fires his LBX again

"Almost to the destroyer."

Walter deploys a final preemptive chaff packet

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[Gojira]

Yui looks around and spots the incoming burst missile. Her blood runs cold, knowing that if she forgets up again, she's dead. She drops two strings of flares and brings the Corsair down below building height again.
"Burst missile, incoming, on me," Yui states, her voice deadpan.
Damned if I do, damned if I don't.

[Operator¹]

Ellie pops up and fires three AAMS at Culex 9, 10, and 11. She starts aiming at Culex-12 with the LCB.

[CypherX]

Gus flushes red, focused too intently on the other air battle and Imperial airships over the city.

"Destroyer, forgive me. Finish off that last Culex with the LCP, then break off."

Gus instructs Culexes A through D to return to screen the Condottiero.

[Deoxys And One Noob]

Graf continues to aim at the Excelsior's VLS.

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko takes the Fenrir towards the airship.

"I'm gonna sick my last Vortex on the escorts, if I can get there-" he says.

He begins speeding towards the destroyers.

[NoZoner]

The Shiva rockets down the street. Building edifices breeze past the wingtips, the sheer speed blurring them together into a contiguous surface. Lorens could only spare momentary glances at his console and surroundings as he tries to delicately balance his HUD's flight path marker on the vanishing point.

RWR's not beeping as much, he notes. The display isn't cluttered with the same density of radar symbols, either. Trusting in his skill, Lorens stays his path.

[Qwepir]

Mission Theme

Walter aims on the remaining culex and fires his LBX again
"Almost to the destroyer."
Walter deploys a final preemptive chaff packet

LBX accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 5
Aim provides bonus of 20
Tiny target provides penalty of 15
Test taken at 50
Roll: 72 - failure
Reroll: 22 - success
Test passed - drone destroyed
You blow the drone out of the sky, leaving nothing between you and the Excelsior but a few miles of empty space.
: Hey, Ashes- how many kills did you say you had again? 28?

Yui looks around and spots the incoming burst missile. Her blood runs cold, knowing that if she forgets up again, she's dead. She drops two strings of flares and brings the Corsair down below building height again.
"Burst missile, incoming, on me," Yui states, her voice deadpan.
Damned if I do, damned if I don't.

Corsair base EV 75
AAM 1 provides penalty of 35
AAM 2 provides penalty of 35
Flares provide bonus of 80
Test taken at 85
Roll: 16 - success
Test success

Corsair base EV 75
Test taken at 75
Roll: 76 - failure by one degree
Test failed
The missiles take the bait, but for one reason or another Yui flinches and abandons her dive into the streets before it's fully underway. Unless dealt with, the burst missile will impact next turn.

Ellie pops up and fires three AAMS at Culex 9, 10, and 11. She starts aiming at Culex-12 with the LCB.

Culex Drone base EV 60
Mothership Guidance provides bonus of 20
AAM provides penalty of 35
Test taken at 45
Roll: 87 - failure
Test failed

Culex Drone base EV 60
Mothership Guidance provides bonus of 20
AAM provides penalty of 35
Test taken at 45
Roll: 14 - success
Test passed

Culex Drone base EV 60
Mothership Guidance provides bonus of 20
AAM provides penalty of 35
Test taken at 45
Roll: 75 - failure
Test failed
Two of the three Culexes are destroyed. Culex-10 fires two missiles at you, and 12 snaps off a few pulse laser shots after turning to face you.
Micro-Pulse Laser accuracy 45
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 25
Roll: 92 - failure
Result: miss

Gus flushes red, focused too intently on the other air battle and Imperial airships over the city.
"Destroyer, forgive me. Finish off that last Culex with the LCP, then break off."

: Already done, sir. The LT got him.

Graf continues to aim at the Excelsior's VLS.

You grab some sky to get lined up at the launch silos, and see one fire on you yet again. Additionally, two drones acquire you as you gain altitude and open fire.
Micro-Pulse Laser accuracy 45
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 35
Roll: 27 - success
Result: 1 hit to left wing

Micro-Pulse Laser accuracy 45
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 35
Roll: 92 - failure
Result: miss
Your ablative armor protects you from the laser pulse that hit your wing, but as a result it won't do you any good against the incoming missiles.

The Shiva rockets down the street. Building edifices breeze past the wingtips, the sheer speed blurring them together into a contiguous surface. Lorens could only spare momentary glances at his console and surroundings as he tries to delicately balance his HUD's flight path marker on the vanishing point.

RWR's not beeping as much, he notes. The display isn't cluttered with the same density of radar symbols, either. Trusting in his skill, Lorens stays his path.

Shiva base EV 58
Experience provides bonus of 2
Bonus of 20
Test taken at 80
Roll: 75 - success
Test passed
You keep your head down with no trouble, though the street looks like it narrows significantly in several hundred meters.

Walter is now in missile range of the destroyers. Jaakko will be in range next turn, and everyone else in two.

[Badger]

Walter glides his cross hair over the silos on the side of the destroyer and begins to ready his weapon as he aims

"Aiming on SAMs"

He swaps over to address Virvel

"29. If they actually had a fighter escort here I would be at 30."

[Operator¹]

Ellie deploys two bursts of flares and three AAMs back at Culex 10, 12, and 13 as she begins evasive maneuvers.

"Crash, please take care of the last drone, I'm heading back to resupply after we're finished with these escorts."

[Gojira]

"forget. Someone wanna seed some chaff?"
Yui steels her nerves, and tries again, praying that she doesn't hit a building or get hit by the burst missile.

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko hears Yui's call. He twists against the straps, finding both the missile and Yui's aircraft. He turns hard and parallel to her bearing, and drops three strings of chaff before pulling up to get away.

The intensity of the maneuver stresses him, and he can be heard breathing against the G's.

[Deoxys And One Noob]

Graf quickly deploys two flares and dives to below roof level to ward off the radar missile.

[Qwepir]

Walter glides his cross hair over the silos on the side of the destroyer and begins to ready his weapon as he aims
"Aiming on SAMs"
He swaps over to address Virvel
"29. If they actually had a fighter escort here I would be at 30."

Virvel cackles, and before she can articulate a response Kommandant tells her to focus on the task at hand.

Ellie deploys two bursts of flares and three AAMs back at Culex 10, 12, and 13 as she begins evasive maneuvers.
"Crash, please take care of the last drone, I'm heading back to resupply after we're finished with these escorts."

Wyvern base EV 100
AAM 1 provides penalty of 35
AAM 2 provides penalty of 35
Flares provide bonus of 80
Test taken at 110
Roll: 98 - success
Test passed

Culex Drone base EV 60
Mothership Guidance provides bonus of 20
AAM provides penalty of 35
Test taken at 45
Roll: 67 - failure
Test failed

Culex Drone base EV 60
Mothership Guidance provides bonus of 20
AAM provides penalty of 35
Test taken at 45
Roll: 60 - failure
Test failed

Culex Drone base EV 60
Mothership Guidance provides bonus of 20
AAM provides penalty of 35
Test taken at 45
Roll: 26 - success
Test passed
Two of the drones are taken down as the Wyvern is put through its paces. You feel the flight suit constricting your legs even tighter than usual to prevent blood from draining from your upper body. Culex-13 continues firing.
Micro-Pulse Laser accuracy 45
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 35
Roll: 74 - failure
Result: miss

"forget. Someone wanna seed some chaff?"
Yui steels her nerves, and tries again, praying that she doesn't hit a building or get hit by the burst missile.

Corsair base EV 75
Test taken at 75
Roll: 5 - success
Test passed
You put yourself between the buildings at the last possible moment.

Jaakko hears Yui's call. He twists against the straps, finding both the missile and Yui's aircraft. He turns hard and parallel to her bearing, and drops three strings of chaff before pulling up to get away.

The intensity of the maneuver stresses him, and he can be heard breathing against the G's.

With Yui out of the picture, the missile goes after your chaff, diving into the skyline and knocking down an office building.

Graf quickly deploys two flares and dives to below roof level to ward off the radar missile.

Tornado base EV 68
Experience provides bonus of 2
Flares provide bonus of 80
AAM 1 provides penalty of 35
AAM 2 provides penalty of 35
Test taken at 80
Roll: 58 - success
Test passed

Tornado base EV 68
Experience provides bonus of 2
Imperial SAM provides penalty of 40
Test taken at 30
Roll: 27 - success
Test passed

Tornado base EV 68
Experience provides bonus of 2
Test taken at 70
Roll: 55 - success
Test passed
All three missiles are evaded, but Culex 14 continues to attack with the pulse laser.
Micro-Pulse Laser accuracy 45
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 35
Roll: 15 - success
Result: 2 hits to fuselage

Walter is 2 turns to gun range against the destroyers, Jaakko is now in missile range, and everyone else will be in missile range next turn.

[Badger]

"firing plasma."

Walter presses down on the trigger, waiting for it to punch through the hull of the destroyer and then the SAM tubes