Part 520: Laager - Turn 16

Laager: Tactical Update 16

Nami fought to stifle a cough as more acrid smoke oozed through the Legacy’s ventilation system. One of her air filters was on fire, something which would have made a normal Mechwarrior shiver with fear. Fire was the worst way for a Mechwarrior to go, was the only time a `Mech’s durability really worked against it: a pilot trapped in a downed, burning `Mech was often dead long before any rescue crew could pry her machine open. Nami didn’t think the fire was anything serious but even if it had been she wouldn’t have punched out.

It was barely worth mentioning when her Gauss Rifle punched through the prow of the enemy’s thinly-armored Brutus tank. The Capellans were down to three effectives, their strength reduced by more than two thirds in the scant minutes since the battle was joined. Without a gesture the red-shouldered Wolverine leapt back over the walls, trying to draw the remaining ComGuard machines into her companions’ line of sight.

“Adept,” the Demi-Precentor’s voice was ragged, although the man would never admit it controlling five turrets with a single neurohelmet, even indirectly, must have been mentally exhausting. “You have bought Blake’s Wrath the time they needed—they await the Word. You’ll also be pleased to note: the enemy’s observers have retreated. I think they’re rather disgusted with their troop’s performance.”

“The enemy is broken,” Kernoff replied, sounding as amused as Nami had ever heard him. Although the Demi-Precentor outranked him, Kernoff was in charge of ComStar’s security forces. In short, he had final say over all battlefield decisions. “The Capellans are retreating in disarray, held off by a force a third their strength. By Blake’s Will alone we’ve held firm. By Blake’s Word we’ve broken them. By Blake’s Wrath, we leave them with nothing. Nothing but their fear.”

“The Word is given.”








Shooting Phase
BattleMaster (Player)
- Fires ER PPC at Brutus’s Front (4 base + 4 range + 1 movement - 4 target movement = 5): rolled 8, rolled 9 to confirm, hit Front (0/34 armor, 2/8 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Wolverine (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 3 target movement + 1 secondary target - 2 pulse laser = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Wolverine (4 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 target movement + 1 secondary target = 13): automatic miss!
- Gains 29 heat, sinks 32

Legacy (Player)
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Brutus’s Front (4 base + 4 range + 3 movement - 4 enemy movement = 7): rolled 9, rolled 6 to confirm, hit Front (0/8 structure remaining) Vehicle destroyed!
- Gains 4 heat, sinks 18

Lao Hu
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1518!
- Fires ER Large Laser at Legacy (4 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 12): rolled 10, miss!
- Gains 14 heat, sinks 20!

Archer
- Holds fire!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 24!

Snake
- Holds fire!
- Gains 5 heat, sinks 22!

Wolverine
- Fires ER Large Laser at BattleMaster (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 7): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires SRM-6 at BattleMaster (4 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 11): rolled 8, miss!
- Gained 21 heat, sinks 24!

Brutus
- Fires LRM-20 at BattleMaster (4 base + 4 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement = 8): rolled 10, 16 missiles hit Right Torso (15/28 armor remaining), Right Torso (10/28 armor remaining), Right Leg (6/26 armor remaining (TAC!)), Center Torso (7/40 armor remaining)!

Demolisher (Gauss)
- Holds fire!



End Phase
BattleMaster (Player)
- Through-armor critical chance in Right Leg! 2 critical hits sustained!
- - Lower leg actuator damaged!
- - Hip actuator damaged!
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 3 actuator damage = 7): rolled 8, succeeds!








Player Status:




Opposing Force Status:




Mission Objective:
- Hurt them (complete)
- - Hurt them more (complete)
- - - Teach them the Word (complete)

Secondary Objectives:
- Defend the Turret Control Tower (0/1)
- Defend the Administration Building (0/1)
- Keep enemy `Mechs out of the `Mechbay (Failed!)



After-Action Report:



I was wrong, animating that gif did hold up the update. Sorry!

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