Bell aims at the nearest engine block belonging to the Temnabog.
This happens.
Walt lines up and fires a final parting shot on the Tyazhelamek, just to be safe.
The stricken airship is hit with no further change in course.
Lorens finds the Temnabog through the TGP display and cues its nearest engine bank with a SPI. He brings the rocket CCIP back out and puts the pipper over the target and fires the remainder of his rockets with another two AGMs in tow. "Rockets, rifle on the cruiser!"
R20 accuracy 40
Experience provides bonus of 2
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 22
Roll: 6 - success
LAMS S1 rolls to intercept rockets
Roll: 1
LAMS S2 rolls to intercept rockets
Roll: 3
LAMS S3 rolls to intercept rockets
Roll: 1Some of the rockets break through the wall of PD fire, albeit with minimal effect on the hull. The real damage comes from the two missiles that follow.
Jaakko fires his last JSMs at the Temnabog’s roosterpit.
The airships may be armored to withstand a few direct hits, but the JSMs still rough it up pretty badly.
“Grao, Brunaz, shift your attack to the Temnabog! Gelorauth, fire when ready!”
: Das ik soll, Kobalt.
Another wave of Joint-Strikes fly overhead, striking several weapon and defensive emplacements. The engine block is hit as well, and the cruiser begins listing.
Temnabog fires on Shortsword with its remaining Flak gun.
FLK accuracy 50
Aim provides bonus of 20
Missile Range provides penalty of 20
Test taken at 50
Roll: 53 - failureMinor damage incurred.
"Alright, let's finish off this fighter escort."
Ellie fires two HSMs for each fighter remaining in Lancer squadron.
Flanker base EV 75
Experience provides bonus of 6
Flares provides bonus of 40
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
HSM 2 provides penalty of 25
Test taken at 71
Roll: 7 - success
Flanker base EV 75
Experience provides bonus of 8
Flares provides bonus of 40
HSM 1 provides penalty of 25
HSM 2 provides penalty of 25
Test taken at 73
Roll: 99 - failure
Supermaneuverable: 96 - failureOne of the Flankers is destroyed, the other just annoyed.
Ajka aims for the roosterpit of the Masakra and fires her guns at it.
AKM accuracy 55
Experience provides bonus of 8
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 73
Roll: 66 - success
PPC accuracy 60
Experience provides bonus of 8
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 76
Roll: 64 - successAjka pummels the airship's roosterpit with three direct hits. With the entire bridge crew getting sucked out the exit hole from the roosterpit, there's nobody left to correct the moderate listing, and the Temnabog enters a dive.
PPC accuracy 60
Experience provides bonus of 8
Aim provides bonus of 10
Test taken at 78
Roll: 45 - success
Roll: 41
: Alright, that's it! Knock those two backstabbers out of the sky so we can focus on-
SHEEAGH!
: You missed one.
Skytracer's (as well as Kobalt's as a whole) performance has drawn the ire of the remaining Aesthian planes, and they start engaging. A pair of missiles for Ellie, three for Ajka, and some for one of the Kintharians.
Now entering gun range against Aesthian airplanes.
The retreating MiG is destroyed in one shot by a beam of brilliant green.
: [Nice kill on the MiG, another one of Kobalt's?]
: [That shot came from the Odslighet! That thing's got teeth!]
: Attention all fighters, be advised that the enemy flagship is in possession of a powerful directed-energy weapon. Attempting to assess its capabilities now.
Aesthian Airships will reach their target in 6 turns.
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