Walter Locks Musca-12 and fires his remaining VTM
"Vortex fired on Musca-12, lock on if you're able."
: Aero, Blackeye, target Musca-12 to provide targeting data, Caesar, you better jink left and deploy two salvos of flares.
Musca base EV 60
VTM provides penalty of 20
ESAM provides penalty of 13
Test taken at 27
Roll: 84 - failure
Result: hit
Musca base EV 60
Test taken at 60
Roll: 76 - failure
Result: hit
Musca base EV 60
Test taken at 60
Roll: 92 - failure
Result: hit
Musca base EV 60
Test taken at 60
Roll: 17 - success
Result: missWith help from Aero and Blackeye, the vortex reaches its mark, though one of the nearby drones evades the shockwave.
MiG-29 base EV 77
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
HSM 2 provides penalty of 25
Flares provide bonus of 80
Test taken at 107
Roll: 24 - success
Test passedCaesar dodges the incoming missiles.
Gus fires all four guns at Vespid-11.
RAC base accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 9
Missile range provides penalty of 10
Test taken at 39
Roll: 82 - failure
Reroll granted by duplicate weapon: 25 - success
Result: 2 hits to fuselageDespite the impressive sound of the guns and sight of dozens of tracers heading downrange, you barely scratch your target from this range.
Tippy goes for Phobos with 1 RGM
Hyperion base EV 95
Combat Programming provides bonus of 10
RGM provides penalty of 30
Test taken at 75
Roll: 34 - success
Test passedThe Helian plane evades the missile without use of countermeasures.
Jaakko hears another crack against his roosterpit reverses course. He fires his last two AAMs onto Culex 40 and 42.
"I would not advise closing in to gun range with a swarm of twenty-five culex!"
He firewalls the throttle, wanting to create some time and distance between the drone swarm for more drones to fall.
He curses himself, he should have realized.
Culex base EV 60
AAM 1 provides penalty of 35
Test taken at 25
Roll: 60 - failure
Test failed
Culex base EV 60
AAM 1 provides penalty of 35
Test taken at 25
Roll: 26 - failure
Test failedBoth drones are taken out.
The drone wave's attack continues.
Culexes attacking Crash:
Micro-Pulse Laser accuracy 45
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Large target provides bonus of 5
Test taken at 30
Rolls: 73, 64
Result: miss
Culexes attacking Tippy:
Micro-Pulse Laser accuracy 45
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Large target provides bonus of 5
Test taken at 25
Rolls: 92, 65, 26
Result: miss
Culexes attacking Tempest:
Micro-Pulse Laser accuracy 45
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Large target provides bonus of 5
Test taken at 25
Rolls: 97
Result: miss
Culexes attacking Snowman:
Micro-Pulse Laser accuracy 45
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Large target provides bonus of 5
Test taken at 25
Rolls: 62, 35
Result: miss
Culexes attacking Caesar:
Micro-Pulse Laser accuracy 45
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Large target provides bonus of 5
Test taken at 25
Rolls: 32
Result: miss
Culexes attacking Walt:
Micro-Pulse Laser accuracy 45
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Large target provides bonus of 5
Test taken at 25
Roll: 4, 16
Result: 3 hits to fuselage
Vespidae attacking Jaakko:
Pulse Laser accuracy 50
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Large target provides bonus of 5
Test taken at 35
Rolls: 75, 45
Result: miss
Vespidae attacking Tempest:
Pulse Laser accuracy 50
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 30
Roll: 59
Result: miss
Vespidae attacking Scorch:
Pulse Laser accuracy 50
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 30
Roll: 85, 66
Result: miss
Vespidae attacking Gladiator:
Pulse Laser accuracy 50
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 30
Roll: 21
Result: 1 hit to left rear quarter
Missile count:
Crash - 2 HSM, 1 AAM
Tippy - 3 AAM
Tempest - 2 HSM
Snowman - 1 HSM, 1 AAM
Walt - 3 HSM
Scorch - 1 HSM, 2 AAM
Gladiator - 2 AAM
Blackeye - 2 HSM
Aero - 2 HSMScarabs will be in missile range (of everyone except Crash and Snowman) in two turns.
Drones now in gun range of Tippy and Tempest; Walter and Scorch next turn. Gladiator and Aero in two. Crash and Snowman currently matching speed and accelerating, will remain out of gun range for an indefinite period at this rate.
Hyperions in gun range of Tippy and Tempest in 2 turns, Snowman, everyone else in 3.
: What happened after Taiton? I've never seen so many drones..
The Sky Marshal steps away from the battle display and goes over to the communications officer from earlier.
: Any word from the Mercanans?
: They say they've got a satellite overhead, they're having it scope the area now. They'll send us the images as soon as they have them.
While the Marshal is away, you see dozens of small contacts popping into view very close to the front of the fleet, and the fighter squadron stationed ahead moving to engage.
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