ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Qwepir]

Tippy throws out the bipod she added to her gun and rested it on the hood of the vehicle she took cover on. She focuses the rifle on the pod and waits.
<Overwatch>
I declare a standard attack

Tippy keeps her eye on the pod for any movement.

"Maybe I could've picked another car to lean up against, huh."

Walter hold up his carbine and watches down the street for anything coming along

There's nothing on the street except for the soldiers halfway across it.

"...now!"
Markus fires the P3

P3 accuracy 50
Aim provides bonus of 20
Test taken at 70
Roll: 91 - failure
Result: Miss

The Hyperion pulls up sharply, releasing four large objects from beneath its wings.

then his HSMs.

Hyperion base EV 95
Combat programming provides bonus of 10
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
HSM 2 provides penalty of 25
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at 95
Roll: 71 - success
Test passed
It drops another flare to trash the heatseekers, and reverses its heading to fly full-speed back towards Imperial lines.

[Ad Bot]

[Gojira]

"CSAR, drone released four unknowns, headed for your position. Advise you retreat immediately."
Markus fires the P3 at one of the unknowns to see if he can't shoot one down.

[NoZoner]

"forget!"

Lorens tries desperately to gun down one of the objects the Hyperion released from its hardpoints.

[Operator¹]

: Ah stuff. Hey, get to cover!

Bell moves to the front of the car and uses the hood to help steady the rifle with her arm.

[NoZoner]

"CSAR, Get out of there! That Hyperion just droppped ordnance on your location! Fall back, NOW!"

[ZombiLoin]

"Izzy's dropping something on us, get back!"

Faw runs as fast as he can back into the parking lot before hitting the ground and diving under a car.

[Qwepir]

"CSAR, drone released four unknowns, headed for your position. Advise you retreat immediately."
Markus fires the P3 at one of the unknowns to see if he can't shoot one down.

P3 accuracy 50
Miniscule target provides penalty of 70
Test taken at 30
Roll: 61 - failure
Result: Miss

"forget!"

Lorens tries desperately to gun down one of the objects the Hyperion released from its hardpoints.

RAC accuracy 50
Miniscule target provides penalty of 70
Test taken at 30
Roll: 43 - failure
Result: Miss

You both miss the targets, and they disappear below the buildings.

"CSAR, Get out of there! That Hyperion just droppped ordnance on your location! Fall back, NOW!"

: Ah stuff. Hey, get to cover!

Bell moves to the front of the car and uses the hood to help steady the rifle with her arm.

: Hit the deck!
: FUUUUCK!

The troopers in the street, finding themselves in an incredibly poor spot, do the only evasive maneuver they can and go to ground. The cylinders from the Hyperion follow shortly, making landfall around Phobos's pod and kicking up so much dust as to completely obscure the immediate area.

"Izzy's dropping something on us, get back!"

Faw runs as fast as he can back into the parking lot before hitting the ground and diving under a car.

The nearest car nearby lacks the ground clearance to get under it, so you take cover instead.

[NoZoner]

The yelling, noise and static Lorens hears is nothing short of heart-dropping.

"CSAR, STATUS!"

[ZombiLoin]

Faw peeks out from the side of the car and takes a look at the massive dust cloud.

He pops back into cover, wipes the sweat off his face, and turns around to talk to Bell.

"Bell, Whatever the Zents dropped in those pods can't be good. If we try to outfight a squad of combat drones we're not going to come back in one piece. We should get the forget back to the VTOL."

Faw leans out from cover and steadies his carbine on the edge of the car, providing overwatch for the soldiers in the middle of the street.

[Operator¹]

: Alright, let's cover them while they fall back.

[Qwepir]

Overwatch triggers for Tippy as she spots some movement in the smoke.
Trooper Ballistic Skill 34
Rifle range 100
Standard attack provides bonus of 10
Smoke provides penalty of 20
Target at 65m. "Medium" range provides no bonus or penalty.
Test taken at 24
Roll: 73 - failure
Result: miss
Magazine: 29/30

Faw peeks out from the side of the car and takes a look at the massive dust cloud.

He pops back into cover, wipes the sweat off his face, and turns around to talk to Bell.

"Bell, Whatever the Zents dropped in those pods can't be good. If we try to outfight a squad of combat drones we're not going to come back in one piece. We should get the forget back to the VTOL."

Faw leans out from cover and steadies his carbine on the edge of the car, providing overwatch for the soldiers in the middle of the street.

: Alright, let's cover them while they fall back.

The soldiers have other ideas than to retreat.
: forget that! Gunny, Thunder, suppressing fire! The rest of you, with me!

Trooper Ballistic Skill 35
Rifle range 100
Suppressive fire provides penalty of 20
Smoke provides penalty of 20
Target at 50m. "Short" range provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 5
Roll: 11 - failure
Result: miss
Magazine: 24/30

Trooper Ballistic Skill 35
MG range 100
Suppressive fire provides penalty of 20
Smoke provides penalty of 20
Target at 50m. "Short" range provides bonus of 10
Suppressive fire provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 55
Roll: 41 - failure
Result: miss
Magazine: 67/75

Immune to pinning.

The two troopers left in the street fire on the shapes moving in the smoke cloud while the rest of them dash across the street and dive down in the greenery.

[Badger]

Walter changes his focus to one of the figures and aims

[Operator¹]

Bell aims at one of the figures.

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy aims for the target to the left of the pod and fires in a controlled automatic burst

[Qwepir]

Tippy aims for the target to the left of the pod and fires in a controlled automatic burst

Tippy's Ballistic Skill 34
Rifle range 100
Aim provides bonus of 10
Burst attack provides no bonus or penalty
Smoke provides penalty of 10
Target at 65m. "Medium" range provides no bonus or penalty.
Test taken at 34
Roll: 15 - success
Result: 1 hit to torso
Magazine: 26/30

ISR Damage = 1d10+3: Rolled 2
5 total damage
Combat automaton's Toughness Bonus 5
Machine trait provides 2 AP
Total Damage Reduction: 7
Combat Automaton takes 0 damage
HP Remaining: 12/12
You plug your target in the torso, but it doesn't seem to be impeded in any way.

Walter changes his focus to one of the figures and aims

Bell aims at one of the figures.

The smoke finally clears to negligible levels, and you get a better look at what you're shooting at as they make their way to nearby cover.

Trooper Ballistic Skill 35
Rifle range 100
Suppressive fire provides penalty of 20
Smoke provides penalty of 10
Target at 30m. "Short" range provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 15
Roll: 81 - failure
Result: miss
Magazine: 22/30

Trooper Ballistic Skill 35
Rifle range 100
Suppressive fire provides penalty of 20
Smoke provides penalty of 10
Target at 30m. "Short" range provides bonus of 10
Suppressive fire provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 15
Roll: 39 - failure
Result: miss
Magazine: 22/30

Immune to pinning.
Sergenat Nylund and Private Lundgren open fire, attempting to suppress the targets. They remain completely unfazed, and dash to nearby cover.