Reflecting Array Attack"...forget me. We gotta overwhelm their PD. Blackeye, can you fire some of those RGMs at the array?"
Markus fires his remaining ordinance before turning around to disengage.
LAMS 1 rolls to intercept thunderbolt missile
Roll: 18 - success
LAMS 2 rolls to intercept thunderbolt missile
Roll: 20 - successThe reflecting array now has three levitation plates still active, with no thunderbolts left in reserve.
: Mjolnir 2, munitions depleted. Maintain stable altitude and heading for resupply.
Ellie fires two seekers each at Lunadart 1 and Lunadart 2.
The missiles acquire lock, detach from their hardpoints, and slowly begin to pull ahead of you. At altitudes like these where reduced atmospheric drag allows the Corsair to surpass its typical maximum speed, you realize you have encountered the uncommon problem of being almost as fast as the heatseekers you are carrying.
Lunadart base EV 50
High Speeds provide bonus of 40
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
HSM 2 provides penalty of 25
Test taken at 40
Roll: 37 - success
Test passed
Lunadart base EV 50
High Speeds provide bonus of 40
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
HSM 2 provides penalty of 25
Test taken at 40
Roll: 42 - failure by 1 degree
Test failedThey ultimately do reach their targets before you, though they are met with difficulty tracking at such high speeds. One of the enemy planes is hit once.
"I can't, I'm already tracking another target, I'm gonna extend back to range after I get the splash to target the reflectors," Ash replies. He maneuvers to keep the drone in the radar reference circle.
The drone makes one last attempt to bag its target with the beam laser, fails, and goes down to the first RGM.
Lunadart-1 fires an Active Radar Missile at Skytracer, and 2 fires one on Scorch.
Now at gun range of the Lunadarts. They will pass and be behind you next turn.
Palisade Phase 1Gladiator, let's focus fire on Typhoons 3 and 4. Snowman, see if you can't pick off one of those Typhoons with your cannons.
Bell finishes aiming and fires a shot at Typhoon-3, following up with two seekers on the same target.
LCB accuracy 55
Experience provides bonus of 8(?)
Aim provides bonus of 20
Test taken at 83
Roll: 20 - success
Result: 1 hit to roosterpitThe laser punches right through the roosterpit, leaving the plane helpless against the missiles that follow.
"Shortsword, Snowman, roger! Engaging offensive!"
Lorens slowly drags the gunsight over Typhoon-6 and squeezes the trigger. Enormous plumes of fire flash from both muzzles as two sabot rounds thunder down range.
KSM accuracy 50
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 60
Roll: 10 - success
Result: 2 hits to roosterpitBoth projectiles hit the Typhoon dead center, not leaving much left to drop out of the sky.
Walter aims down on Typhoon-1
"Aiming on Typhoon-1, Co-pilot; see if you can aim that rotary on Typhoon-2"
: I'll try, but I'm not getting a lead indicator from this far out.
Kommandant and Virvel make missile attacks against Typhoons 4 and 5.
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: 48, 92
Result: Pass, FailTyphoon 5 is taken down by Virvel.
: [Gods above! Somebody
fire!]
Typhoon-1 launches two all-aspects on Skytracer, Typhoon-2 a pair on Snowman, and 4 a pair on Kommandant.
Reflecting Array Support Laser accuracy 55
Aim provides bonus of 20
Test taken at 75
Rolls: 49, 91, 29Three laser beams pierce the cloud layer and strike Gladiator and Frisk, with a third coming narrowly close to Crash.
: Cripes! What the hell just hit me!?
: I saw it, looks like it came from way up there. That mirror airship must be armed.
Gun range against the Typhoons in 2 turns.
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