Part 438: King of the Pirates - Turn 8

King of the Pirates: Tactical Update 8

“Rex Skyler here, reporting live from the Action 5 News chopper! We’re live on scene here as the offworld pirate band “Ryan’s Rebels” engages with the Tortuga Fusiliers.”

Honey-colored hair whipped into a frenzy by the wind surging through the open door of the Warrior VTOL’s passenger compartment, Rex offered the holocamera a sensual smile before stepping out of the shot so her body wouldn’t block what the audience was really paying to see—scenes of the carnage wrought below. A wide swath of the city had simply been leveled, and while the crimson and gold Action 5 Chopper was too high up to get a view of the corpses in the streets, the holocam lingered lovingly on each piece of rubble to better give their viewers a feel for how many might be dead.

“We’re once again the first on the scene of the battle. The Channel 8 “Le Ocho” News Chopper is conspicuously late again. Are they having engine trouble?” Rex Skyler glanced towards a side monitor, making sure her crew had switched the feed over to a stock recording taken a month ago. She watched for a moment as the sleek blue-and-white form of a helicopter rose from the roof of a fortified office building that bristled with gun emplacements. Its motion was tracked slowly by four cylinders—which opened fire the moment the helicopter was high enough that a crash would almost certainly prove fatal for the crew. The helicopter burst into flames as the first light autocannon rounds smashed through the bubble-shaped cockpit. The autocannons tracked the target’s spiraling descent, and continued firing for a full ten seconds after the chopper smashed into the pavement and exploded.

Rex laughed viciously and asked rhetorically, “Or perhaps they once again ran afoul of antiaircraft fire from our Action 5 Partisan Heavy News Tank? And so Action 5 news is proud to present you with this exclusive footage of the battle—and it’s going to stay exclusive, even if we have to shoot down the competition ourselves! Because those chumps over at Le Ocho aren’t brave enough to bring you the Action News that you crave!”








Movement Phase
Chameleon (player)
- Activates Heavy Vibrosword, Heavy Vibrosword will remain active until deactivated!

Assassin (player)
- Enters building hex 2724 (3 base + 0 light building = 3): rolled 2, suffers 1 damage to Head (8/9 armor remaining)! Pilot hit!
- Exits building hex 2724 (3 base + 0 light building = 3): rolled 8, avoids damage!
- Enters building hex 2824 (3 base + 0 light building = 3): rolled 11, avoids damage!
- Exits building hex 2824 (3 base + 0 light building = 3): rolled 7, avoids damage!

Battle Cobra (player)
- Enters building hex 2526 (3 base + 0 light building = 3): rolled 5, avoids damage!
- Exits building hex 2526 (3 base + 0 light building = 3): rolled 2, suffers 1 damage to Right Arm (11/12 armor remaining)!
- Enters building hex 2625 (3 base + 0 light building = 3): rolled 8, avoids damage!
- Exits building hex 2625 (3 base + 0 light building = 3): rolled 9, avoids damage!



Combat Phase
Charger (Player)
- Fires flamer at Firestarter (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement =9): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires small laser at Firestarter (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement =9): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires small laser at Firestarter (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement =9): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 14 heat, sinks 10!

Warhammer (Player)
- Fires ER PPC at first church of lowtax 0929 (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement - 4 enemy movement = 2): automatically hit (0/10 CF remaining)! Building destroyed
- Fires ER PPC at Phoenix Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 9): rolled 9, hit Right Arm (0/10 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at Phoenix Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 9): rolled 9, hit Left Torso (13/18 armor remaining)!
- Fires Inferno SRM-6 at Phoenix Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 41 heat, sinks 34! Overheating!

JagerMech (Player)
- Fires AC/20 at Phoenix Hawk: no Line of Sight to target!
- Fires AC/20 at Phoenix Hawk: no Line of Sight to target!
- Fires AC/20 at Gladiator: no Line of Sight to target!
- Fires AC/20 at Gladiator: no Line of Sight to target!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 12!

Catapult (Player)
- Fires SRM-4 at laundarcade 0930 (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement - 4 enemy movement = -1): adjacent attacks always hit buildings (2/10 CF remaining)
- Fires SRM-4 at laundarcade 0930 (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement - 4 enemy movement = -1): adjacent attacks always hit buildings (0/10 CF remaining) Building destroyed!
- Fires SRM-4 at Gladiator (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 5): rolled 10, 3 missiles hit Left Torso (18/20 armor remaining), Right Torso (18/20 armor remaining), Right Arm (16/18 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-4 at Gladiator (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 5): rolled 7, 3 missiles hit Center Torso (25/27 armor remaining), Left Torso (16/18 armor remaining), Center Torso (23/27 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-4 at Gladiator (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 5): rolled 9, 3 missiles hit Center Torso (21/27 armor remaining), Left Arm (16/18 armor remaining), Right Arm (14/18 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-4 at Gladiator (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 5): rolled 7, 3 missiles hit Left Torso (14/20 armor remaining), Left Leg (24/26 armor remaining), Right Torso (16/20 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-4 at Gladiator (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 5): rolled 8, 3 missiles hit Left Leg (22/26 armor remaining (TAC)), Left Leg (20/26 armor remaining), Center Torso (19/27 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-4 at Gladiator (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 5): rolled 12, 2 missiles hit Right Torso (14/20 armor remaining), Right Torso (12/20 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-4 at Gladiator (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 5): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires SRM-4 at Gladiator (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 5): rolled 6, 3 missiles hit Left Arm (14/18 armor remaining (TAC)), Center Torso (17/27 armor remaining), Left Torso (12/20 armor remaining)!
- Gains 30 heat, sinks 28!

Chameleon (Player)
- Fires Medium Laser at Dragon (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 8): rolled 11, hit Right Leg (23/28 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at Dragon (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 8): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Small Laser at Dragon (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 8): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires Small Laser at Dragon (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 8): rolled 8, hit Center Torso (25/28 armor remaining)!
- Fires Small Laser at Dragon (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 8): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Small Laser at Dragon (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 8): rolled 9, hit Right Leg (20/28 armor remaining)!
- Gains 23 heat, sinks 15! Overheating!

Hunchback (Player)
- Fires MRM-40 at Shadow Hawk (4 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 12): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 14 heat, sinks 13!

Centurion (Player)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 12!

Blackjack (Player)
- Fires Medium Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 7, hit Center Torso (13/18 armor remaining)!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 9, hit Right Arm (10/12 armor remaining)!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled , !
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 11, hit Right Arm (8/12 armor remaining)!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 10, hit Center Torso (11/18 armor remaining)!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 10, hit Center Torso (9/18 armor remaining)!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 9, hit Center Torso (7/18 armor remaining)!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 10, hit Left Arm (10/12 armor remaining)!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Bobcat (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 9, hit Left Torso (15/17 armor remaining)!
- Gains 14 heat, sinks 13!

Assassin (Player)
- Fires Large Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 7, hit Rear Center Torso (0/5 armor, 11/14 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires Small Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Small Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 9, hit Rear Center Torso (8/14 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires Small Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Small Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Small Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 11, hit Rear Left Torso (1/4 armor remaining)!
- Fires Small Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Small Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Small Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Small Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 11, hit Rear Center Torso (5/14 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Gains 19 heat, sinks 22!

Battle Cobra (Player)
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 6, hit Right Leg (9/15 armor remaining)!
- Fires Large Laser at Bobcat (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 8, hit Right Torso (9/17 armor remaining)! TAC!
- Gains 24 heat, sinks 28!

Clint (Player)
- Attempts to Fire ER PPC at building hex 0930! Target already destroyed!
- Attempts to fire ER PPC at building hex 0929! No Line of Sight to target!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 16!

King Crab
- Fires Large Laser at row house 1819 (3 base + 4 range + 0 movement - 4 enemy movement = 3): rolled 7, hit (2/10 CF remaining)!
- Fires Large Laser at row house 1819 (3 base + 4 range + 0 movement - 4 enemy movement = 3): rolled 9, hit (0/10 CF remaining)! Building destroyed!
- Fires Large Laser at row house 1513 (3 base + 2 range + 0 movement - 4 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 2): rolled 8, hit (2/10 CF remaining)!
- Fires Large Laser at row house 1513 (3 base + 2 range + 0 movement - 4 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 2): rolled 10, hit (0/10 CF remaining)! Building destroyed!
- Gains 32 heat, sinks 44!

Dragon
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 3325!
- Fires Autocannon/20 at Chameleon (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 9): rolled 12, hit Right Arm (0/16 armor, 4/8 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires Small Laser at Chameleon (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 10 heat, sinks 10!

Griffin
- Fires PPC at row house 1719 (3 base + 4 range + 0 movement - 4 enemy movement = 3): rolled 5, hit (0/10 CF remaining)! Building destroyed!
- Fires PPC at row house 1720 (3 base + 4 range + 0 movement - 4 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 4): rolled 11, hit (0/10 CF remaining)! Building destroyed!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 22!

Bobcat
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 2726!
- Fires Large Laser at Battle Cobra (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 fear = 6): rolled 11, hit Left Arm (4/12 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at Battle Cobra (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 fear = 6): rolled 7, hit Center Torso (12/17 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at Battle Cobra (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 fear = 6): rolled 9, hit Left Arm (0/12 armor, 5/6 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Gains 16 heat, sinks 14!

Awesome
- Fires Autocannon/10 at Hunchback (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 10): rolled 2, miss!
- Fires Autocannon/10 at Hunchback (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 10): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Autocannon/10 at Hunchback (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 10): rolled 9, miss!
- Gains 11 heat, sinks 10!

Quickdraw
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1523!
- Fires Medium Laser at row house 1025 (6 base + 0 range + 3 movement - 4 enemy movement = 5): adjacent attacks always hit (5/10 CF remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at row house 1025 (6 base + 0 range + 3 movement - 4 enemy movement = 5): adjacent attacks always hit (0/10 CF remaining)! Building destroyed!
- Fires SRM-4 at Charger (6 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement =12): rolled 8, miss!
- Gains 15 heat, sinks 13! Overheating!

Gladiator
- Fires Bombast Laser (+3) at Catapult (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 3 charge time = 9): rolled 12, hit Right Torso (14/24 armor remaining)!

Shadow Hawk
- Fires Autocannon/5 at Hunchback (5 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement = 12): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires LRM-5 at Hunchback (5 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement = 12): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 12 heat, sinks 14!

Phoenix Hawk
- Fires Autocannon/20 at Catapult (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 6): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Catapult (3 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 10): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Catapult (3 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 10): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Catapult (3 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 10): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Catapult (3 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 10): rolled 11, hit Right Leg (21/23 armor remaining)!
- Gains 11 heat, sinks 10!

Firestarter
- Fires Flamer (heat) at Charger (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Flamer (heat) at Charger (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 7): rolled 11, hit! Charger gains 2 heat!
- Fires Flamer (heat) at Charger (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 7): rolled 10, hit! Charger gains 2 heat!
- Fires 4 Machinegun Array at Charger (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 7): rolled 7, hit Left Leg (66/68 armor remaining), Left Leg (64/68 armor remaining), Left Leg (62/68 armor remaining), Left Leg (60/68 armor remaining)!
- Fires 4 Machinegun Array at Charger (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Charger (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 7): rolled 7, hit Right Torso (47/52 armor remaining)!
- Gains 14 heat, sinks 10!



End Phase:
Gladiator
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (2 base + 1 massive damage = 3): rolled 4, succeeds!
- Through-armor critical chance in Left Leg! No critical hits sustained!
- Through-armor critical chance in Left Torso! No critical hits sustained!

Bobcat
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): rolled 5, succeeds!
- Critical chance in Center Torso! No critical hits sustained!
- Critical chance in Center Torso! No critical hits sustained!
- Critical chance in Center Torso! No critical hits sustained!
- Through-armor critical chance in Right Torso! No critical hits sustained!

Chameleon
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): rolled 9, succeeds!
- Critical chance in Right Arm! No critical hits sustained!

Battle Cobra
- Critical chance in Left Arm! No critical hits sustained!


Physical Combat Phase:
Charger (player)
Kicks Firestarter (3 base + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 kick = 6): rolled 10, hit Right Leg (0/8 armor, 0/8 structure remaining)! Leg blown off!

Chameleon (player)
- Attacks Dragon with Heavy Vibrosword (activated) (3 base + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 7): rolled 7, hit Left Torso (4/18 armor remaining)!

Assassin (player)
- Punches Bobcat with Left Arm (4 base + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 5, miss!

Firestarter
Kicks Charger (5 base + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement - 2 kick = 8): rolled 7, miss!



Turn End Phase:
Corner Store 1627
- Will burn down in 2 turns!

Row House 1327
- Will burn down in 2 turns!

Dirty Magazine Publisher 1326
- Will burn down in 2 turns!








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Mission Objective:
Defeat all enemies!

Secondary Objectives:
Individual Sub-Objectives Completed (0/11)



Orders Due: Saturday Night!