ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Qwepir]

"Missile launch, I'm dumping flares! Skytracer, come to me and put out your flares too! Crash, try to follow in after Skytracer!"
Lorens throws out a string of flares and hopes the other two can use them.

Ellie goes over to Lorens and deploys a string of flares; she breaks off to try and jink the missile afterwards.

"forget!"
Crash takes his aircraft through the flares dropped by Ellie and Snowman in an attempt to leverage them to his advantage and evades.

Fulcrum base EV 77
Skytracer's experience provides bonus of 4
Skytracer takes test at 81
Crash takes test at 77
Skytracer's roll: 39 - success
Crash's roll: 30 - success
Result: No collision

Fulcrum base EV 77
Skytracer's experience provides bonus of 4
Crash and Snowman have no experience bonus
MML provides penalty of 30
Flares provide bonus of 80
Skytracer takes test at 127
Crash and Snowman take test at 123
Skytracer's roll: 70 - success
Crash's roll: 33 - success
Snowman's roll: 52 - success
Tests all passed
The three of you ditch the missiles headed towards you.

: Gaffe and Rocket, start getting into position to attack those Fishbeds and Fitters. Letterman will join you once Fang and Coma have caught up with Walt. Got it?

: Yes ma'am, coming around now.

Faw starts to aim at the Starling.

You bring your plane around slow and steady to draw a bead on the Starling and get slammed with a missile.
: Frisk, you should leave too. That thing's gonna tear you a new one if it catches you.
: I thought you'd never ask!

Frisk begins leaving the area and Pansar takes aim at the only remaining target in the vicinity.

: Fire's way too heavy here, one last salvo and we're bugging out!
: Understood, I'll hold the door.

Starling notices Gaffe and Rocket moving towards the attack group and attempts to put a stop to that.
Hypervelocity Autocannon accuracy 55
Experience provides bonus of 8
Test taken at 73
Roll: 37 - success by 3 degrees
Result: 2 hits to Left Wing
Gaffe gets two large holes punched in his wing, and Rocket picks up two heatseekers.

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[ZombiLoin]

The explosion of the missile perforates the body of Faw's aircraft and jostles it back and forth, almost jumbling his firing solution entirely. He whispers curses to himself and chastises himself for being absent minded. He checks the status of his aircraft's systems and continues to aim at the enemy airframe.

[Operator¹]

Ellie flies over to Gladiator to check on his plane.

"Hey, you okay there?"

[NoZoner]

"I'm going to try to get above this guy," Lorens announces. He pulls back on the stick and begins ascending to get a better position to engage.

[Mr. Hurricane]

"We're going to need numbers on this guy, I want another one or two of you to help with this unknown," Jaakko orders.

For the time being Jaakko continues maneuvering eradically and starts to pull into a climb.

[Qwepir]

The explosion of the missile perforates the body of Faw's aircraft and jostles it back and forth, almost jumbling his firing solution entirely. He whispers curses to himself and chastises himself for being absent minded. He checks the status of his aircraft's systems and continues to aim at the enemy airframe.

"I'm going to try to get above this guy," Lorens announces. He pulls up on the stick and begins ascending to get a better position to engage.

The Starling peels away and begins gaining altitude again, rather than closing to gun range.

Tigershark 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: 27 - success
Test passed
Rocket doesn't die.

Aboard the carrier, there is another, louder explosion accompanied by overhead lights flickering throughout the ship.
: I take it the reserve planes still aren't ready for launch?
: Almost, sir.

[ZombiLoin]

"Gods dammit, he's flying away. Not going to bother chasing his tail."

Faw fires a few desperate shots at the fleeing aircraft before breaking off and flying back.

[Mr. Hurricane]

"Gods damnit. The alert group better get out here and run them down,"

Jaakko levels off and looks for an opportunity to pick off a Fitter.

[Qwepir]

"Gods dammit, he's flying away. Not going to bother chasing his tail."

Faw fires a few desperate shots at the fleeing aircraft before breaking off and flying back.

AC5 accuracy 50
Aim provides bonus of 20
Missile Range provides benalty of 20
Test taken at 50
Roll: 92 - failure
Shot failed to connect.

"Gods damnit. The alert group better get out here and run them down,"

Jaakko levels off and looks for an opportunity to pick off a Fitter.

The remnants of the attack squadron are retreating directly south, and are not going to be placing themselves intentionally within missile range anytime soon. You'll have to chase them down.

[Operator¹]

Ellie backs off and stays on alert in case any other aircraft enter the airspace.

[ZombiLoin]

As the enemy aircraft disengage from the battle, Faw sighs in relief. He flips on the comms and starts to send a message to central command.

"Seems like the hostiles are falling back from the engagement zone, and the, uh-"

Faw pauses, searching for a word to describe the Starling.

"-Prototype enemy airframe is escaping unharmed. What's the status of the carrier?"

[NoZoner]

"Crash, Snowman, I'm regrouping on you. Watch your port side," Lorens turns back around and settles besides the Fulcrum's left wing.

[Mr. Hurricane]

"Do not chase the squadron. We'll hold here. I swear to the Gods it is a miracle none of us are dead,"

Jaakko stays put for the time being.

"Anyone with critical damage may egress at their discretion,"

[Qwepir]

The Starling performs a high-G maneuver to turn itself around and opens fire on another four targets with the MML.

[Operator¹]

"forget!"

Ellie attempts to evade the missile.