ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Gojira]

"[...stuff.]"

Markus does his best to stay clear of Imperial forces headed his way.

[Ad Bot]

[Badger]

"I think they might have picked up their radar is walled, I'm going to ride out being hidden as long as I can until I'm able to strike."

Walter makes a few more corrections in an attempt to stay out of their range.

[NoZoner]

The Shiva's warning receiver picks up a few stray radar pings from the bandits further west. The threat warning symbols for both the Tukreb and the Typhoon appear and disappear intermittently on the RWR display.

"Nails 3 o'clock, fifteen miles. I don't think they realize we're here just yet," Lorens figures, "Let's keep going."

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko releases flares and begins aiming at Ulrich.

"Virvel, I'm working with you on Ulrich,"

[Qwepir]

"[...stuff.]"
Markus does his best to stay clear of Imperial forces headed his way.

"I think they might have picked up their radar is walled, I'm going to ride out being hidden as long as I can until I'm able to strike."
Walter makes a few more corrections in an attempt to stay out of their range.

The Shiva's warning receiver picks up a few stray radar pings from the bandits further west. The threat warning symbols for both the Tukreb and the Typhoon appear and disappear intermittently on the RWR display.
"Nails 3 o'clock, fifteen miles. I don't think they realize we're here just yet," Lorens figures, "Let's keep going."

None of you run into any enemy planes this turn.

Jaakko releases flares and begins aiming at Ulrich.
"Virvel, I'm working with you on Ulrich,"

: Shouldn't you be working with your own men?

Kommandant takes aim, and Virvel pours fire on Ulrich again, overheating her pulse lasers in the process.
LCP accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 10
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 40
Roll: 76 - failure
Reroll granted by duplicate weapon: 42 - failure
Roll: 55 - failure
Reroll granted by duplicate weapon: 49 - failure
Result: Miss
: Would you just die already!?

The Gothic fighters resume their erratic flight pattern, making aim considerably more difficult.

Now in gun range of the Imperial planes.

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko takes the shot and maneuvers to fire two HSMs at Typhoon 3. He starts to bring his aircraft about to aid Ellie, glancing at his radar to get his position.

"Trying to encircle us- if worse comes to worse we'll bring the others in to stretch them thin. Wouldn't want to waste too many joint strikes on breaking ourselves out though,"

[Operator¹]

Ellie takes aim and fires her cannon and an HSM at Typhoon-5.

[Badger]

Walter continues to alter his course around to the naval group.

[Qwepir]

Jaakko takes the shot and maneuvers to fire two HSMs at Typhoon 3. He starts to bring his aircraft about to aid Ellie, glancing at his radar to get his position.

"Trying to encircle us- if worse comes to worse we'll bring the others in to stretch them thin. Wouldn't want to waste too many joint strikes on breaking ourselves out though,"

LCB accuracy 55
Experience provides bonus of 3
Aim provides bonus of 20
Evasive maneuvers provide penalty of 20
Test taken at 58
Roll: 71 - failure
Reroll granted by duplicate weapon: 42 - success
Result: 1 hit to right rear quarter

Typhoon base EV 84
Experience provides bonus of 4
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
HSM 2 provides penalty of 25
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at 78
Roll: 86 - failure by 1 degree
Test failed
You graze Ulrich's rear section and hit Typhoon-3 with another missile.
Pilot's WIL 34
Roll: 27 - success
They still refuse to abandon the fight.

Ellie takes aim and fires her cannon and an HSM at Typhoon-5.

AC5 accuracy 50
Aim provides bonus of 10
Evasive maneuvers provide penalty of 20
Test taken at 40
Roll: 39 - success by 1 degree
Result: 1 hit to right wing

Typhoon base EV 84
Experience provides bonus of 4
HSM provides penalty of 25
Test taken at 63
Roll: 95 - failure
Test failed
You nail them with a missile and punch a hole in their wing.

Kommandant fires on Ulrich with the Twin HFlaks while Virvel sics two all-aspects on her.
HFLK accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 58
Aim provides bonus of 20
Evasive action provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 58
Roll: 58 - success
Result: 1 hit to left wing
The close-range flak detonation tears into Ulrich's right wing, nearly severing it outright.

Tukreb base EV 75
Experience provides bonus of 10
AAM 1 provides penalty of 35
AAM 2 provides penalty of 35
Flares provide bonus of 80
Test taken at 95
Roll: 63 - success
Test passed
Once again, Virvel's attacks are avoided.


Ulrich responds to incoming fire with a spread of four all-aspects, one for each plane she can see. The Vespid drones follow suit, with three of them firing a pair of missiles at Kommandant, Virvel, and Crash. Skytracer comes under fire from Typhoon 5 and Tukreb 1, who have placed themselves on a course that will run between her and the other three.
RAC accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 4
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 64
Rolls: 92, 99
Somehow, she isn't hit.

Crash, Kommandant, and Virvel will be at point blank range of Ulrich; Typhoons 2, 3, and 4; and the drones next turn.
Skytracer will be at point blank range of Tukreb 1; Typhoons 3, 4, and 5; and the drones next turn.

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko commits to turning away to support Ellie. He pulls the scram and drops a string of flares for good measure.

"Pulling the scrambler! Ellie move to join me and I'll meet you half way!"

He firewalls the throttle and lights the afterburner.

[Operator¹]

Ellie hits the turbo to get to Crash, dispersing a string of flares near him and maneuvering to evade. She also dumps two of her AAMS on Tukreb-1.

[Qwepir]

Jaakko commits to turning away to support Ellie. He pulls the scram and drops a string of flares for good measure.
"Pulling the scrambler! Ellie move to join me and I'll meet you half way!"
He firewalls the throttle and lights the afterburner.

Scrambler rolls to destroy missiles:
AAM 1: 79 - EV penalty halved
AAM 2: 77 - EV penalty halved
AAM 3: 48 - missile destroyed
AAM 4: 83 - scrambling failed
AAM 5: 99 - scrambling failed
AAM 6: 3 - missile destroyed
AAM 7: 38 - missile destroyed
AAM 8: 87 - scrambling failed
HSM 1: 88 - scrambling failed
HSM 2: 15 - missile destroyed
HSM 3: 43 - missile destroyed
HSM 4: 88 - scrambling failed
HSM 5: 92 - scrambling failed
HSM 6: 43 - missile destroyed

Tukreb base EV 75
Experience provides bonus of 2
AAM 1 provides penalty of 18
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at 74
Roll: 12 - success
Test passed
Crash dodges the missiles and shoots forward to meet up with Skytracer.

Ellie hits the turbo to get to Crash, dispersing a string of flares near him and maneuvering to evade. She also dumps two of her AAMS on Tukreb-1.

Superflaker base EV 78
Experience provides bonus of 1
AAM 1 provides penalty of 35
AAM 2 provides penalty of 35
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at 49
Roll: 50 - failure by 1 degree
Test failed
Ellie's luck runs out, and she gets hit with an all-aspect.

Kommandant and Virvel go evasive.
FLAK FA base EV 78
Experience provides bonus of 8
AAM provides penalty of 18
HSM provides penalty of 25
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at 83
Roll: 86 - failure by 1 degree
Reroll granted by Supermaneuverable: 11 - success
Test passed

Switchblade base EV 89
Experience provides bonus of 10
HSM provides penalty of 25
Test taken at 74
Roll: 61 - success
Test passed
They both avoid any damage.
While Kommandant and Virvel are busy saving their own skins, Ulrich and her wingman in the battered Typhoon hit the afterburners and fly right over the two, ending up at point-blank range to their rear. Tukreb-1 and Typhoon-5 do likewise against Crash and Skytracer. Typhoons 2 and 4 take their shots against the pair of Mjolnir pilots.
RAC accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 4
Aim provides bonus of 20
Test taken at 74
Rolls: 14, 41
Result:
Crash hit 4 times - fuselage, fuselage, fuselage, left rear quarter
Skytracer hit 4 times - left rear quarter, left rear quarter, right rear quarter, fuselage
Both of them are hit multiple times.

The Vespid drones open fire with their pulse lasers against Crash, Kommandant, and Virvel. The latter, having not spent any flares to evade this turn, also picks up two heatseekers.
LCP base accuracy 50
Test taken at 50
Rolls: 34, 63, 16
Result: Crash hit twice in fuselage
Miss
Virvel hit three times in fuselage

Ulrich and Typhoon 3 are now at point blank behind Virvel and Kommandant.
Tukreb-1 and Typhoon-5 are now at point blank behind Crash and Skytracer
Typhoon-2, Typhoon-4, and the Vespids are now at point blank ahead of both groups and will pass them at the end of the next turn.

[Badger]

"Letterman aim up on the first vespid and fire once were in range, I'll prioritize turkeb-1."

Walter begins to aim his reticule and readies to fire his PPC.

[Mr. Hurricane]

The worry Jaakko was beginning to feel is eased by Walt's initiative.

"Appreciated, Walt," he replies curtly, given the circumstances.

He fires on Typhoon 2, and quickly evades upwards to avoid a collision, starting the aircraft into a high yo-yo maneuver.

[Gojira]

Man, this is NOT good.
Markus continues to do his best to avoid detection, turning the Condottiero away from where he noticed the Imperial radar spikes, pointing the aircraft's nose towards north. He calms his nerves.