Ellie aims and fires again on Fulcrum-1.
AC5 accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 4
Aim provides bonus of 10
Small target provides penalty of 5
Test taken at 59
Roll: 2 - success by 6 degrees
Result: 2 hits to left rear quarterThe Fulcrums #2 engine explodes and the plane drops like a rock.
"stuff, thanks for the heads up!"
Markus steels his nerves before dropping his second and last string of flares and going evasive, in order to ensure that he can escape. He makes a note to personally thank the Marshal for not allowing them to bring munitions, if either of them survive.
Fulcrum base EV 77
AAM provides penalty of 35
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at 82
Roll: 8 - success
Test passedYour prospects of making it back to the Sky Marshal are looking brighter.
"Snowman, you've got one chasing you. I'm on him!"
Jaakko fires a hasty shot at Fishbed-8 and attempts to get on his tail.
Fulcrum base EV 77
Fishbed base EV 69
Crash's Roll: 42 - success by 4 degrees
Fishbed Roll: 40 - success by 3 degrees
Result: Crash gets on the Fishbed's tail
AC5 accuracy 50
Point Blank provides bonus of 20
Tail Chase provides bonus of 20
Small target provides penalty of 5
Test taken at 85
Roll: 36 - success
Result: 2 hits to fuselageThe Fishbed's engine takes several direct hits, showering your canopy with shrapnel and various fluids as it is blown out. The plane itself slowly stops gaining altitude and begins to go belly up before exploding.
Gah, he's still on me!
Still pitched in vertical ascent, Lorens tries to jink into a half loop over the MiG to foil his aim.
Crash successfully picks the MiG off, you're in the clear.
Tippy tries to slip in behind Fishbed-6 and make an attack with guns.
Tigershark base EV 77
Fishbed base EV 69
Tippy's Roll: 27 - success
Fishbed's roll: 82 - failure
AC5 accuracy 50
Point Blank provides bonus of 20
Tail Chase provides bonus of 20
Small target provides penalty of 5
Test taken at 85
Roll: 5 - success
Result: 4 hits to fuselageand bags another kill.
: Gaffe and Letterman, support Gladiator and Rocket in covering Djuriskas, then move on to taking out those Fishbeds escorting the attackers.

: What about Walt, ma'am? Is he going to have to make it without an escort?
Gladiator and Rocket make an aimed cannon attack against Fishbed-13.
AC5 accuracy 50
Aim provides bonus of 10
Small target provides penalty of 5
Test taken at 55
Roll: 81, 91 - failure, failureThey both miss.
Pansar looks for another target.
Frisk pops a flare to evade the incoming missiles.
Fulcrum base EV 77
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 71
Roll: 20 - successHe begins drawing a bead on Fishbed-13 after he trashes the missile.
Coma stays on the evasive.
Fang does like Frisk, deploying flares and evading.
Fulcrum base EV 77
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
HSM 2 provides penalty of 25
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at 67
Roll: 44 - successComing out of it, he attempts to reacquire Fulcrum-2.

: They're getting cut to pieces out there! Screw this, I'm going to help!

: Negative, return to your escort duty at once or we will be for-

:
You're not going to do
stuff, you cowardly damn Imp! If my CO wants to court-martial me for this then so be it, but
you have no say in the matter.

: [Stubborn fool!] Get back here!
Starling-1 is moving to engage.
Fulcrum-2 fires on Coma again with guns, following up with two all-aspects.
AC5 Accuracy 50
Aim provides bonus of 10
Tiny target provides penalty of 10
Test taken at 50
Roll: 53
Result: missIt doesn't land a hit.
Fishbed-14 attempts to prevent Fang from targeting its buddy.
AC5 Accuracy 50
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 60
Roll: 14
Result: 2 hits to fuselage
: Damn it, I'm hit, I'm hit!
