Part 364: Hastilude - Turn 10

Hastilude: Tactical Update 10



“Hellfire, they got Mignon!” Sir Ryden exclaimed invectively, driving a balled fist into a secondary monitor. Mignon’s Orion toppled face-first to the ground, flames and unspent ammo jetting from the CASE hatch in the machine’s lower torso. The `Mech’s engine died with a whimper, and her machine went limp as its reinforced myomer musculature relaxed. She’d been lucky, if she’d fallen on her back her CASE would’ve proven ineffective and the explosion probably would’ve killed her.

Not that she’d feel that way for the next month or so. From personal experience, Ryden knew the worst part of an ammunition explosion was the neural feedback. He’d once described the experience to a newbie as being something akin to all the worst aspects of drinking: violent nausea, vertigo, and confusion all wrapped in a hangover headache so painful you could feel every beat of your heart through the bones in your skull. The reality paled in comparison, but the imagery had been something the young pilot could understand.

Ryden had made it through without any obvious brain damage and offered a silent prayer on Mignon’s behalf. He wasn’t an especially religious man, but she was a devout New Avalon Catholic. Probably the only one in the entire Free Worlds League, not that the Knights or Duncan Marik particularly cared. She’d joined the Knights to get away from the insanity that’d overtaken the leadership back in the Federated Suns and had proven capable enough to earn herself a spot. Ryden was also more than a little smitten with her Davvy-French accent.

He came about, twisting to aim a vengeful punch at Orion’s nearest shoulder—but the Clan pilot simply stepped out of the way with the contemptuous ease of a pilot who’d prepared for just such an attack and had already been moving to counter it. The Anvil’s armored fists struck nothing but air.







Combat Phase
Knights Albatross
- Fires Medium Laser at Clan Anvil (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 4): rolled 9, hit Center Torso (0/20 structure remains)! `Mech Destroyed!
- Fires Medium Laser at Clan Anvil (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 4): rolled 8, hit Right Leg!
- Fires LB-10X AC (Slug) at Clan Anvil (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 4): rolled 11, hit Left Leg!
- Fires SRM-6 at Clan Anvil (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 4): rolled 8, 2 missiles hit Left Leg, Head!

- Fires ER Large Laser at Clan Grizzly (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 2 light woods + 1 secondary target = 6): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires LRM-15 at Clan Grizzly (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 2 light woods + 1 secondary target = 6): rolled 12, 12 missiles hit Right Leg (22/27 armor remains), Left Leg (22/27 armor remains), Right Arm (20/22 armor remains)!
- Gains 29 heat, sinks 28! Overheating!

Knights Wraith
- Target already destroyed!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 20!

Knights Anvil
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Clan Orion (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 5): rolled 9, hit Right Leg (12/32 armor remains)!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Clan Orion (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 5): rolled 8, hit Left Leg (14/32 armor remains)!
- Fires Medium Laser at Clan Orion (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 7): rolled 8, hit Right Leg (9/32 armor remains)!
- Fires Medium Laser at Clan Orion (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 7): rolled 7, hit Right Arm (11/21 armor remains)!
- Gains 27 heat, sinks 24! Overheating!

Knights Orion
- Target already destroyed!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 22!

Knights Mountain Lion
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Clan Grizzly (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement = 4): rolled 7, hit Center Torso (21/31 armor remains) and the target gains 1 heat!
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Clan Grizzly (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement = 4): rolled 7, hit Right Arm (10/22 armor remains) and the target gains 4 heat!
- Fires Streak SRM-6 at Clan Grizzly (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement = 4): rolled 12, 6 missile hit Left Torso (21/23 armor remains), Left Arm (20/22 armor remains), Center Torso (19/31 armor remains), Left Torso (19/23 armor remains), Right Torso (21/23 armor remains), Right Arm (8/22 armor remains)!
- Gains 26 heat, sinks 26!

Clan Wraith
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1424!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Knights Anvil (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 6): rolled 9, hit Center Torso (14/30 armor remains)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Knights Anvil (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 6): rolled 7, hit Right Leg (3/28 armor remains)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Knights Anvil (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 6): rolled 7, hit Left Leg (16/28 armor remains)!
- Gains 25 heat, sinks 20! Overheating!

Clan Anvil
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Knights Albatross (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement - 2 Pulse Laser = 1): automatic hit Left Arm (3/21 armor remains)! TAC!
- Fires Medium Laser at Knights Albatross (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement = 3): rolled 9, hit Right Leg (9/23 armor remains)!
- Gains 13 heat, sinks 24!

Clan Orion
- Fires LB-10X AC (Slug) at Knights Orion (1 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement = 3): rolled 5, hit Right Torso (0/22 armor, 10/16 structure remains)! Crit!
- Fires Medium Laser at Knights Orion (1 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement = 3): rolled 9, hit Left Leg (24/32 armor remains)!
- Fires Medium Laser at Knights Orion (1 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement = 3): rolled 6, hit Left Torso (12/22 armor remains)!
- Fires SRM-4 at Knights Orion (1 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement = 3): rolled 8, 3 missiles hit Left Leg (22/32 armor remains), Left Leg (20/32 armor remains), Right Torso (8/16 structure remains (Crit!))!
- Fires LRM-20 at Knights Orion (1 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 4 minimum range = 7): rolled 9, 12 missiles hit Center Torso (6/36 armor remains (TAC!)), Left Leg (15/32 armor remains), Center Torso (4/36 armor remains)!
- Gains 18 heat, sinks 22!

Clan Grizzly
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 0622!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Knights Mountain Lion (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 3): rolled 9, hit Left Arm (12/22 armor remains)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Knights Mountain Lion (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 3): rolled 8, hit Left Leg (14/30 armor remains)!
- Fires Small Pulse Laser at Knights Mountain Lion (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 3): rolled 7, hit Left Torso (12/15 armor remains)! TAC!
- Fires LRM-10 at Knights Mountain Lion (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 5): rolled 11, 6 missiles hit Left Torso (7/25 armor remains), Right Arm (21/22 armor remains)!

- Fires Gauss Rifle at Knights Albatross (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 2 light woods + 1 secondary target = 6): rolled 12, hit Left Arm (0/21 armor, 4/16 structure remains)! Crit!
- Gains 21 heat, sinks 22!



End Phase:
Clan Grizzly
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): rolled 6, succeeds!

Knights Albatross
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): rolled 6, succeeds!
- Through-armor critical chance in Left Arm! No critical hit sustained!
- Critical chance in Left Arm! 2 critical hits sustained!
- - LB-10X Autocannon hit!
- - LB-10X Autocannon destroyed!

Knights Anvil
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (5 base + 1 massive damage = 6): rolled 7, succeeds!

Knights Orion
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage + 1 actuator damage = 6): rolled 5, fails!
- - Suffers damage to Center Torso (0/36 armor, 22/23 structure remains (Crit!), Left Arm (13/21 armor remains) in the fall!
- Critical chance in Right Torso! 1 critical hit sustained!
- - LB-10X Autocannon hit!
- Critical chance in Right Torso! 1 critical hit sustained!
- - LB-10X Autocannon Slug Ammo hit!
- Ammo explosion does 90 damage to Right Torso (0/16 structure remains)! Torso destroyed! Pilot hit! Pilot hit! Engine destroyed! `Mech destroyed!
- - 82 damage vented by CASE!
- Through-Armor critical chance in Center Torso! 2 critical hits sustained!
- - Engine hit!
- - Engine hit!
- Critical chance in Center Torso! No critical hits sustained!

Knights Mountain Lion
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): automatic success!
- Through-armor critical chance in Left Torso! No critical hits sustained!


Physical Combat Phase:
Knights Anvil
- Punches Clan Orion with Both Arms (5 base + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 8): rolled 3, miss!



Unit Status:


Knights of the Inner Sphere Mission Objectives:
- Win (incomplete)

Hastilude Enemy Movement Mods:
- Wraith – Jumped +4
- Orion – Walked +1
- Grizzly – Jumped +2



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