ABS FIESTA REDUX

[Gojira]

Markus fires his two ARMs at Lunadart 1 before maneuvering to make sure that he's clear of the reflecting array.

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[ZombiLoin]

Faw takes aim at Umbral-1 and fires his LCB.

[Operator¹]

Ellie fires two ARMs at Bothynus-5 and an LCB shot at one of the levitation arrays.


Bell deploys two sets of flares and starts evading to try and avoid any more fire from the drones.

[Mr. Hurricane]

Jaakko drops a string of flares and retaliates with an AAM on Umbral-1.

[NoZoner]

Reflecting Array Approach "[Holy loving Ark!] Blackeye, defending!" Unsure if he saw a glint in his mirrors, Ash throws out three chaff packets before jinking left. He continues flying East, praying for dear life that his horizontal traverse will outpace the tracking of the reflector array. To keep away from the Lunadart's laserfire, Ash does his best to maneuver erratically in guns defense.

Palisade, Phase 1 "That's another rocket! I'm going to try shooting it down!" Though the booster lay well outside his weapons envelope, Lorens calls the gunsight to his HUD and takes radar-assisted aim. By now, the rocket had accelerated enough for the solution to be placed high above the Palisade tower. He does his best to keep the gun cross centered on the marker and gently squeezes the trigger.

[Qwepir]

Reflecting Array Attack

Markus fires his two ARMs at Lunadart 1 before maneuvering to make sure that he's clear of the reflecting array.

Lunadart base EV 50
Experience provides bonus of 4
Chaff provides bonus of 40
RCS provides bonus of 20
ARM 1 provides penalty of 40
ARM 2 provides penalty of 40
Test taken at 34
Roll: 13 - success
Test passed
You cause the enemy plane to disengage.

Ellie fires two ARMs at Bothynus-5 and an LCB shot at one of the levitation arrays.

Bothynus base EV 45
ARM 1 provides penalty of 40
ARM 2 provides penalty of 40
Chaff provides bonus of 40
Test taken at 5
Roll: 53 - failure

LCB accuracy 55
Experience provides bonus of 4
Colossal Target provides bonus of 15
Test taken at 74
Roll: 4 - success
Result: Hit
The drone goes down and you start carving up the levitation plate.

"[Holy loving Ark!] Blackeye, defending!"

Unsure if he saw a glint in his mirrors, Ash throws out three chaff packets before jinking left. He continues flying East, praying for dear life that his horizontal traverse will outpace the tracking of the reflector array. To keep away from the Lunadart's laserfire, Ash does his best to maneuver erratically in guns defense.

LCB accuracy 55
Experience provides bonus of 10
Aim provides bonus of 20
Test taken at 85
Roll: 97 - failure
: Negative impact, target still up.

The beam bounces off the mirror off to the east, destroying Bothynus-5 but taking one of the Starvipers with it.

: Colonel Maynard, bandit falling in behind you.
: Roger that, evading-
: [That's another down. Virgo 1, what's your status?]
: [I'm fighting at least 2 to 1 over here, could use some help.]


Palisade Phase 1

"Hold on back there,"

Walter drops two flares and evades to shake off the single VTM, he then exits the maneuver to fire both his 30mm on Nox-4

"Firing on Nox-4"

Shikra base EV 46
VTM provides penalty of 20
Flares provide bonus of 80
Test taken at 106
Roll: 12 - success
Test passed

AC5 accuracy 50
Experience provides bonus of 5
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 35
Roll: 18 - success by 2 degrees
Result: 2 hits to drone

RAC accuracy 50
Aim provides bonus of 10
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 40
Roll: 6 - success by 4 degrees
Result: 4 hits to drone
: Got 'im!

Faw takes aim at Umbral-1 and fires his LCB.

LCB accuracy 55
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 65
Roll: 68 - failure
Result: Miss
Target still up.

Bell deploys two sets of flares and starts evading to try and avoid any more fire from the drones.

Superflanker base EV 81
Experience provides bonus of 7
AAM 1 provides penalty of 35
AAM 2 provides penalty of 35
Flares provides bonus of 80
Test taken at 98
Roll: 38 - success
Incoming missiles trashed.

Jaakko drops a string of flares and retaliates with an AAM on Umbral-1.

Tukreb base EV 75
Experience provides bonus of 4
VTM provides penalty of 20
Flares provides bonus of 40
Test taken at 99
Roll: 87 - success
Test passed

Umbral base EV 60
AAM provides penalty of 35
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at 70
Roll: 85 - failure
The all-aspect reaches its target. Unlike smaller drones however, the Umbral is able to weather the hit.

"That's another rocket! I'm going to try shooting it down!"

Though the booster lay well outside his weapons envelope, Lorens calls the gunsight to his HUD and takes radar-assisted aim. By now, the rocket had accelerated enough for the solution marker to be placed high above the Palisade tower. He does his best to keep the gun cross centered on the solution marker and gently squeezes the trigger.

KSM accuracy 50
Aim provides bonus of 10
Radar Range provides penalty of 50
Test taken at 10
Roll: 96 - failure
Judging by the fact there's no inferno, you're left to assume your gauss slugs missed.

Kommandan't RGMs don't though.

Virvel dumps an MMS-12 on Nox-4.
Nox base EV 55
MMS x12 provides penalty of 60
Test taken at -5
Roll: 18 - failure
Result: Test failed
The drone goes down in dozens of flaming chunks.

Shikra base EV 46
Experience provides bonus of 6
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
HSM 2 provides penalty of 25
Flares provide bonus of 80
Test taken at 82
Roll: 90 - failure by 1 degree
Test partially failed

Flanker base EV 75
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
HSM 2 provides penalty of 25
Flares provide bonus of 40
Test taken at 65
Roll: 8 - success
Test passed
Pansar gets hit with a HSM while Coma evades the 2 after her.

LCB accuracy 55
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 65
Roll: 29 - success
Result: 1 hit to right wing

LCP accuracy 50
Aim provides  bonus of 10
Test taken at 60
Rolls: 72, 88
Result: Miss, Miss
The Umbral hits Crash's wing while the two remaining Nox's make an ineffectual light show.

Reflecting Array Support Laser accuracy 55
Aim provides bonus of 20
Test taken at 75
Rolls: 24, 77, 80
Kommandant is clipped by the reflecting array.

Now in Missile Range of Palisade Facility.
Gun range against Drones next turn.

[Gojira]

"...Ash, he's off your tail, take 'im down!"
Markus brings the Foxbat around and fires his remaining ARMs at the top right reflecting array.

[Operator¹]

"stuff, there goes another one, coming to assist."

Ellie doubles back to assist the Starvipers, opening fire on Lunadart-3 and Lunadart-4 with two ARMs each.


Bell fires two seekers at Nox-2 before taking evasive maneuvers with a string of flares.

[NoZoner]

Reflecting Array Approach "Good stuff Scorch!" Ash pitches the Corsair to face the reflector array and slaves his radar to the third and fourth Lunadart. "Starviper-6, take the shot!," Ash thumbs the munitions release button, unleashing one heavy active radar missile apiece, "Ripple fox medium!"

Palisade, Phase 1 Lorens pitches back down, feeling somewhat embarrassed for even trying to shoot a flying target from so far away. His chagrin quickly fades however as the flight enters missile range of the facility. "Hang on, I'll try disabling that LAMS emplacement (atop building C)." The CCIP reticle appears on the HUD. Disregarding the range cue, Lorens places the pipper over the target and fires both guns.

[Badger]

"Good hits, thanks for dealing with that rocket, I'll get the next one if it decides to launch. I'm engaging the anti air emplacement at A."

Walter aims down and fires his cannons at the AA site.

[Mr. Hurricane]

Crash fires his last HSM at the Umbral, and continues to maneuver erratically.

[Tayasaurus]

Tippy fires a JSM at the nearest AA

[Qwepir]

Reflecting Array Attack

"...Ash, he's off your tail, take 'im down!"
Markus brings the Foxbat around and fires his remaining ARMs at the top right reflecting array.

LAMS rolls to intercept missiles
ARM 1: 61 - missile destroyed
ARM 2: 13 - missile destroyed
Once again, Scorch's undeclared and uncoordinated missile barrage proves entirely ineffective.

"stuff, there goes another one, coming to assist."

Ellie doubles back to assist the Starvipers, opening fire on Lunadart-3 and Lunadart-4 with two ARMs each.

"Good stuff Scorch!" Ash pitches the Corsair to face the reflector array and slaves his radar to the third and fourth Lunadart.
"Starviper-6, take the shot!," Ash thumbs the munitions release button, unleashing one heavy active radar missile apiece, "Ripple fox medium!"

I'm not even gonna roll for that, You each bag one.

LCB accuracy 55
Experience provides bonus of 10
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 75
Roll: 5 - success
: Got him!

Its airframe already weakened by the supersonic cobra maneuver, the Lunadart disintegrates from the hit.

: I'm not detecting any more launches from the surface, it looks like you're in the clear for now.

The Reflecting Array remains as the only hostile in the area.

Palisade Phase 1

Bell fires two seekers at Nox-2 before taking evasive maneuvers with a string of flares.

Nox base EV 55
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
HSM 2 provides penalty of 25
Test taken at 5
Roll: 6 - failure by 1 degree
Result: Test failed
Bell splashes a drone.

Lorens pitches back down, feeling somewhat embarrassed for even trying to shoot a flying target from so far away. His chagrin quickly fades however as the flight enters missile range of the facility.

"Hang on, I'll try disabling that LAMS emplacement (atop building C)." The CCIP reticle appears on the HUD. Disregarding the range cue, Lorens places the pipper over the target and fires both guns.

KSM accuracy 50
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 60
Roll: 39 - success
Result: 2 hits to LAMS
One would have sufficed, but a little overkill never hurt anyone except the civilians in Koronovostok that refused the evac order.

"Good hits, thanks for dealing with that rocket, I'll get the next one if it decides to launch. I'm engaging the anti air emplacement at A."

Walter aims down and fires his cannons at the AA site.

U10 accuracy 40
Experience provides bonus of 5
G-model provides bonus of 10
Aim provides bonus of 10
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 45
Roll: 50 - failure
Reroll: 43 - success
The massive shell brings the entire building crashing down.

Crash fires his last HSM at the Umbral, and continues to maneuver erratically.

Umbral base EV 60
AAM provides penalty of 25
Test taken at 35
Roll: 69 - failure
Umbral-1 goes down before it can sic its All-Aspects on you.

Tippy fires a JSM at the nearest AA

LAMS rolls to intercept missiles
JSM: 98 - failure
JSM: 52 - failure
Tippy takes out a second AA installation.

Virvel finally directs her attention to the drone attacking her squadmate.
LCB accuracy 55
Experience provides bonus of 10
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 75
Roll: 50 - success
Result: Hit to drone
She hits it but doesn't get a kill, and it continues its assault.

Now within attack range of the facility, the Djuriskas strike planes attack their targets. The the base's LAMS intercept some of the missiles, but enough get through to destroy an AA and a Flak gun.


Nox-3 fires two heatseekers at Coma as the two PPCs facing the incoming formation open fire.
PPC accuracy 60
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 70
Rolls: 86, 54
Result: Miss, Hit
Tippy sees a particle beam flash by her roosterpit while Walt gets slammed. Following the particle beams, you spot several rocket plumes as the SAM installations across the facility acquire targets and fire. Finally, lasers rain from the sky once again.
Reflecting Array Support Laser accuracy 55
Aim provides bonus of 20
Test taken at 75
Rolls: 26, 99, 43
Gladiator and Gaffe each take a hit.

Drone now in gun range. Facility in gun range in 3 turns.

[Gojira]

Sighing in irritation, Markus looks to see if there's any possible blind spots in the LAMS arrays.

[Operator¹]

"Alright, we should be able to disable the damaged levitation array if we all fire on it at once, give it everything you've got."

Ellie turns back around to fire her RGMs and LCB at the damaged array, hoping that the cannon doesn't get damaged from the heat.


: Hold on, I'm firing the g-scram.

Bell activates the scrambler and starts aiming for the northwest PPC emplacement on the tower.