Part 572: Air Raid - Turn 13

Air Raid: Tactical Update 13

A swirling column of air and water disintegrated in an instant as one of the Revenants exploded. The `Mech’s detonation shook the earth and blasted a meter-deep crater into the tarmac of the Clans’ recently-constructed runway. The berm beneath, hard-packed and elevated to keep the effects of erosion to a minimum, was immediately drenched through. Takashi Meyer was no combat engineer, but his father had been nearly bankrupted by a number of failed roadway projects—he knew how quickly a hard rain could undermine even well-laid ferrocrete.

“I will never get used to how willing the Rim Worlders are to throw away good machines,” Amazon murmured, the crystal-clear laser communications network easily conveying the shaky quaver in her quiet voice. They’d been saved by one of the Republic’s exploding Revenants before—the design was indistinguishable from the normal “guard dogs”—but the fact that the Rim Worlders were able to casually throw away what the rest of the Inner Sphere would’ve considered nearly priceless military assets was unnerving all the same. A smaller explosion drew the Flashman pilot’s attention farther downfield.

“Holy hell,” Takashi murmured. “I didn’t see what happened—did one of the dogs just take down an Assault `Mech by itself?”

“Nah,” Taj’s thick Queensland accent was expressive, even if Takashi—not a native English speaker—found it difficult to parse. “Took the side off the—dunno what that thing is, the one that’s like some madman took the guns out of two AWS-8Rs and welded ‘em to a raspberry. Thing’s still standing though. Still. Good Dog.”








Movement Phase
Lancelot
- Attempts to enter hex 3034, but movement ends in hex 2835 (hex contains an enemy unit)!

Dragoon II Type-A
- Sets Angel ECM primary effect to Ghost Targets (3 base + 2 ghost targets = 5): rolled 9, Margin of Success: 2!
- Sets Angel ECM secondary effect to Ghost Targets (3 base + 2 ghost targets = 5): rolled 10, Margin of Success: 2!



Shooting Phase
Revenant Emergency First Responder
- Explodes!
- Albatross C suffers 90 damage in the explosion to Right Arm (26/31 armor remaining), Center Torso (42/47 armor remaining), Center Torso (37/47 armor remaining), Right Torso (25/30 armor remaining), Center Torso (32/42 armor remaining), Right Torso (20/30 armor remaining), Left Torso (25/30 armor remaining), Left Torso (20/30 armor remaining), Left Arm (26/31 armor remaining (TAC!)), Right Torso (15/30 armor remaining), Right Leg (34/39 armor remaining), Left Arm (21/31 armor remaining), Right Leg (29/39 armor remaining), Head (4/9 armor remaining (Pilot hit!)), Right Leg (24/39 armor remaining), Left Torso (15/30 armor remaining), Center Torso (27/42 armor remaining (TAC!)), Left Torso (10/30 armor remaining)!
- Phoenix Hawk IIC suffers 90 damage in the explosion to Left Arm (15/20 armor remaining), Right Torso (15/20 armor remaining), Right Leg (8/21 armor remaining), Center Torso (16/21 armor remaining), Center Torso (11/21 armor remaining (TAC!)), Right Leg (3/32 armor remaining), Left Torso (15/20 armor remaining (TAC!)), Left Torso (10/20 armor remaining), Center Torso (6/21 armor remaining), Right Leg (0/21 armor, 15/17 structure remaining (Crit!)), Center Torso (1/21 armor remaining), Left Leg (16/21 armor remaining), Left Torso (5/20 armor remaining), Right Torso (10/20 armor remaining), Left Torso (0/20 armor remaining), Right leg (10/17 structure remaining (Crit!)), Center Torso (0/21 armor, 21/25 structure remaining (Crit!)), Right Arm (15/20 armor remaining)!

Heavy Jump Infantry 1 (ACE!)
- Attacks Flashman (3 base - 2 range + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 5): rolled 11, 1 trooper does 1 damage to Left Leg (26/27 armor remaining)!

Heavy Jump Infantry 2 (ACE!)
- Attacks Komodo (3 base - 2 range + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 2): rolled 6, 1 trooper does 1 damage to Left Leg (21/22 armor remaining)!

Heavy Jump Infantry 4 (ACE!)
- Attacks Stag (4 base + 0 range + 1 enemy movement + 1 hard rain = 6): rolled 6, 2 troopers hit Left Arm (0/7 structure remaining)! Arm blown off!
- - Damage transfers to Rear Left Torso (5/6 armor remaining)!

Foot Infantry Platoon 6 (ACE!)
- Swarms Lancelot (5 base + 2 surviving troopers + 0 enemy movement = 7): rolled 10, succeeds!

Foot Infantry Platoon 8 (ACE!)
- Attacks Revenant Patroller (4 base - 2 range + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 6): rolled 5, miss!

Atlas III (Player)
- Fires Heavy Gauss Rifle at Solitaire (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 9): rolled 9, hit Center Torso (0/10 armor, 0/8 structure remaining)! `Mech destroyed!
- Fires Snub-Nose PPC at Solitaire (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 9): rolled 11, hit Right Torso (1/9 armor remaining)!
- Fires Snub-Nose PPC at Solitaire (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 24 heat, sinks 24! Overheating!

Flashman (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 2936!
- Fires Large R-e Laser at Foot Infantry 4 (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 1 R-e pulse laser = 6): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires Large R-e Laser at Foot Infantry 4 (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 1 R-e pulse laser = 6): rolled 6, 6 troopers killed!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Foot Infantry 4 (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 1 R-e pulse laser = 8): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Foot Infantry 4 (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 1 R-e pulse laser = 10): rolled 9, miss!
- Gains 33 heat, sinks 34!

Grasshopper (Player)
- Fires Large X-Pulse Laser at Hellstar (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 8): rolled 9, hit Left Torso (22/30 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at Hellstar (4 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 12): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Hellstar (4 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 12): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Hellstar (4 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 12): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Hellstar (4 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 12): rolled 6, miss!
- Gains 30 heat, sinks 30!

Salamander (Player)
- Fires LRM-20 (High Explosive) at Grendel Epsilon (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 11): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires LRM-20 (High Explosive) at Grendel Epsilon (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires LRM-20 (High Explosive) at Grendel Epsilon (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 11): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 20!

Dragoon II (Player)
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Grendel Epsilon (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Grendel Epsilon (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Grendel Epsilon (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Grendel Epsilon (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Grendel Epsilon (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 10, hit Head (2/9 armor remaining)! Pilot hit!
- Gains 22 heat, sinks 26!

Copperhead Gamma (Player)
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Piranha 2 (2 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 10): rolled 10, hit Center Torso (2/9 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Piranha 2 (2 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 10): rolled 10, hit Right Arm (0/6 armor, 2/3 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires LB-10X Autocannon (Slug) at Piranha 2 (2 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 10): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires LRM-20 w/Artemis IV at Piranha 2 (2 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 8): rolled 11, 16 missiles hit Right Arm (0/3 structure remaining (Arm blown off! Damage transfers to Right Torso (5/8 armor remaining)), Left Torso (3/8 armor remaining), Left Arm (1/6 armor remaining), Right Torso (4/8 armor remaining)!
- Gains 23 heat, sinks 24!

Lancelot (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 2384!
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Foot Infantry 8 (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 6): rolled 6, 8 troopers killed! Unit destroyed!
- Fires Large Laser at Foot Infantry 8 (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 6): rolled 8, hit!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Foot Infantry 8 (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 6): rolled 10, hit!
- Gains 24 heat, sinks 32!

Komodo (Player)
- Primary target cannot be attacked!
- Secondary target already destroyed!
- Fires AP Gauss Rifle at Heavy Jump Infantry 4 (4 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 7, 1 trooper killed! Unit destroyed!
- Fires AP Gauss Rifle at Heavy Jump Infantry 4 (4 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 10, hit!
- Fires AP Gauss Rifle at Heavy Jump Infantry 4 (4 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 8, hit!
- Fires AP Gauss Rifle at Heavy Jump Infantry 4 (4 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 2, miss!
- Fires AP Gauss Rifle at Heavy Jump Infantry 4 (4 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 11, hit!
- Fires AP Gauss Rifle at Heavy Jump Infantry 1 (4 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain + 2 secondary target in side arc = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires AP Gauss Rifle at Heavy Jump Infantry 1 (4 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain + 2 secondary target in side arc = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires AP Gauss Rifle at Heavy Jump Infantry 1 (4 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain + 2 secondary target in side arc = 9): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires AP Gauss Rifle at Heavy Jump Infantry 1 (4 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain + 2 secondary target in side arc = 9): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires AP Gauss Rifle at Heavy Jump Infantry 1 (4 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain + 2 secondary target in side arc = 9): rolled 9, 1 trooper killed! Unit destroyed!
- Gains 17 heat, sinks 22!

Champion (Player)
- Primary target already destroyed!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Black Python 1 (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 11): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires ER PPC at Black Python 1 (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 11): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 18 heat, sinks 20!

Screamer (Player)
- Fires rER PPC at Piranha 4 (2 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 9): rolled 12, hit Center Torso (0/9 armor, 5/6 structure remaining)! Crit!
- - Plasma arcs to Center Torso (0/6 structure remaining)! `Mech destroyed!
- Gains 5 heat, sinks 25!

Stag (Player)
- Primary target already destroyed!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 24!

Gunsmith (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 2835!
- Primary target already destroyed!
- Secondary target already destroyed!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Heavy Jump Infantry 2 (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 4, 2 troopers killed! Unit destroyed!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Heavy Jump Infantry 2 (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 5, hit!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Heavy Jump Infantry 2 (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 5, hit!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Heavy Jump Infantry 2 (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 9, hit!
- Gains 22 heat, sinks 20!

Ostscout (Player)
- Primary target already destroyed!
- All secondary targets destroyed!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!

Phoenix Hawk (Player)
- Primary target already destroyed!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Black Python (3 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 12): rolled 6, miss!
- Gains 16 heat, sinks 20!

Grendel Epsilon
- Fires ER PPC at Flashman (3 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 12): rolled 4, miss!
- Gains 22 heat, sinks 20!

Wolverine IIC 2
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!

Great Wyrm 1
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!

Hellfire
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 34!

Stalking Spider
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 22!

Great Wyrm 2
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!

Phoenix Hawk IIC 2
- Fires LRM-20 at Salamander (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires LRM-20 at Salamander (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires LRM-20 at Salamander (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 10, 12 missiles hit Center Torso (31/42 armor remaining), Head (1/9 armor remaining (Pilot hit!)), Left Arm (17/26 armor remaining)!
- Gains 19 heat, sinks 20!

Blood Kite
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1345!
- Fires ER Large Laser at Revenant (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 8): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 13 heat, sinks 42!

Hellstar
- Fires ER PPC at Copperhead Gamma (2 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 8): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER PPC at Copperhead Gamma (2 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 8): rolled 11, hit Left Leg (0/23 armor, 12/14 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires ER PPC at Copperhead Gamma (2 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 8): rolled 8, hit Center Torso (0/23 armor, 18/20 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires ER PPC at Copperhead Gamma (2 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 8): rolled 11, hit Right Torso (1/16 armor remaining)!
- Gains 60 heat, sinks 60!

Black Python 2
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Screamer (3 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 5 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 1 targeting computer - 2 pulse laser = 11): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Screamer (3 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 5 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 1 targeting computer - 2 pulse laser = 11): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 25 heat, sinks 28!

Albatross C
- Fires LB 10-X Autocannon (Slug) at Atlas III (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 9): rolled 12, hit Center Torso (9/50 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Large Laser at Atlas III (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 9): rolled 2, miss!
- Fires LRM-15 at Atlas III (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 9 heat, sinks 28!

Revenant Patroller 1
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Blood Kite (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 5, hit Rear Right Torso (3/9 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Blood Kite (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 8, hit Rear Right Torso (0/9 armor, 15/18 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Blood Kite (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Blood Kite (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 8, hit Rear Right Torso (10/18 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 20!

Revenant Evader 1
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Mandrill (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 8): rolled 9, hit Right Torso (4/10 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Mandrill (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 8): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 20!

Revenant Patroller 2
- Primary target already destroyed!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!

Revenant Evader 2
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!

Revenant Emergency First Responder 2
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!



End Phase
Albatross C
- Must pass a 3+ consciousness test: rolled 12, succeeds!
- Critical chance in Left Arm: rolled 12, arm blown off!
- Critical chance in Center Torso: rolled 12, 3 critical hits sustained!
- - Engine hit!
- - Gyro hit!
- - Gyro destroyed! `Mech destroyed!

Phoenix Hawk IIC
- Through-armor critical chance in Center Torso: rolled 9, 1 critical hit sustained!
- - Gryo hit!
- Through-armor critical chance in Left Torso: rolled 9, 1 critical hit sustained!
- - LRM-20 damaged!
- Critical chance in Right Leg: rolled 7, no critical hits sustained!
- Critical chance in Right Torso: rolled 11, 2 critical hits sustained!
- - XL Engine hit!
- - XL Engine hit!
- Critical chance in Center Torso: rolled 7, no critical hits sustained!
- Must pass a piloting test (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): rolled 2, fails!
- Falls in hex 1335!
- - suffers 8 damage in the fall to Center Torso (16/25 structure remaining (Crit!)), Center Torso (13/25 armor remaining (Crit!))!
- Critical chance in Center Torso: rolled 8, 1 critical hit sustained!
- - XL Engine destroyed! `Mech destroyed!
- Critical chance in Center Torso: rolled 6, no critical hits sustained!

Grendel Epsilon
- Must pass a 3+ consciousness test: rolled 10, succeeds!

Blood Kite
- Critical chance in Right Torso: rolled 11, 2 critical hits sustained!
- - Double Heat Sink hit!
- - LRM-15 ammo hit! LRM-15 ammo explodes!
- Blood Kite suffers 105 damage in Right Torso (0/27 armor, 0/18 structure remaining)! Torso destroyed! Right Arm Blown off!
- - Remaining damage vented harmlessly by CASE!
- Critical chance transfers to Center Torso!
- Critical chance in Center Torso: rolled 10, 2 critical hits sustained!
- - ER Large Laser damaged!
- - Gyro hit!
- Must pass a 5+ consciousness test: rolled 7, succeeds!
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage + 3 gyro hit = 8): rolled 12, succeeds!

Salamander
- Must pass a 5+ consciousness test: rolled 10, succeeds!

Copperhead Gamma
- Critical chance in Left Leg: rolled 10, 2 critical hits sustained!
- - Lower leg actuator damaged!
- - Upper leg actuator damaged!
- Critical chance in Center Torso: rolled 3, no critical hits sustained!
- Must pass a piloting test (4 base + 1 massive damage + 2 actuator damage = 7): rolled 7, succeeds!



Physical Combat Phase:




End Phase:




Turn End Phase:
Hurricane Nebuchadnezzar
- No lightning strikes this turn!








Player Status:




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Opposing Force Status:






Objective Status




Heavy Rain – +1 penalty to all weapon attacks and piloting tests, all non-concrete hexes count as mud hexes

Lightning Strikes – Lightning has a chance to strike up to four random hexes each turn, inflicting 4-10 damage to units struck.

Rain Devils – Micro-tornadoes disperse and destroy infantry. Contact may knock over BattleMechs, all weapons fire drawn through a Rain Devil automatically misses the target. BattleMechs may expend all of their MP for a turn to brace, providing a -2 bonus to piloting tests to avoid being knocked over.



Mission Objective:
Primary Objectives
- Endure for at least 1 minute (Complete)
- - Endure for at least 2 minutes (6 turns remaining) (optional)
- Raid the Airfield
- Don’t be Captured

Secondary Objectives
- Accrue Bounty (37,250,000 c-bills / 55,875,000 goods)
- - Infantry Units Killed: 5 (50,000 c-bills each)
- - Light `Mechs: 6 (1,000,000 c-bills each)
- - Medium `Mechs: 6 (2,000,000 c-bills each)
- - Heavy ` Mechs: 3 (3,000,000 c-bills each)
- - Assault `Mechs: 2 (4,000,000 c-bills each)
- Grounded Aircraft: 8 (250,000 c-bills each)
- Revenants Unleashed: 24

- Last Mission’s Bounty: 18,000,000 c-bills (27,000,000 goods)
- Total Accumulated Bounty: 55,250,000 c-bills (82,875,000 goods)



Orders Due: Midnight Saturday!