Part 581: Nergal Reactor - Turn 3

Nergal Reactor: Tactical Update 3

A missile the size of a Stinger’s forearm flashed overhead and exploded, raining harmless shrapnel down on Duncan’s Atlas. Razor-sharp shards of the missile’s twisted, blackened casing scratched away at the paint on the war machine’s head and shoulders, revealing hints of the dull gray metal and primer beneath. He figured as long as his Atlas was clearly visible the Clans would feel compelled to advance towards him, and as long as he didn’t move they’d wonder whether the machine was even being piloted. It was a daring, possibly foolish risk—and one he certainly couldn’t maintain much longer—but for the time being he’d been spared a direct attack.

He snorted with amusement, “Lucky that detonated harmlessly. A missile that big could’ve caused some real damage. I thought the Clans weren’t known for shoddy construction?”

“That detonation was no accident,” Noretti sounded annoyed. An oddly derisive edge crept into her voice, “That was an Arrow IV artillery missile. The Sea Foxes have brought a Naga with them, you’re standing in a minefield now. Boss.”

“The Naga’s a `Mech the Clans don’t fully appreciate,” Bethany interjected. “It’s reserved for punishing poor pilots in normal circumstances. It should be kilometers away with a full star of other Nagas firing barrages at targets dictated by Clan leadership, not participating in a heavy push with an elite front line unit. There’s something fishy about it being here, especially since it went out of its way to hide that southern Star—Lance—from us with a smoke missile.”








Movement Phase
Grasshopper
- Insufficient MP to enter hex 2326: needs 8, has 5!

Wild Weasel
- Activates Ghost Targets (4 base + 2 Ghost Targets = 6): rolled 11, MOS: 2!
- Activates Ghost Targets (4 base + 2 Ghost Targets = 6): rolled 8, MOS: 1!



Shooting Phase
Arrow IV (FASCAM)
- Fired Last Turn at hex 2820 (4 base + 7 indirect fire = 11): rolled 10, shot scatters 1 hex!
- - Arrow IV (Smoke) lands in hex 2721!

Atlas III (Player)
- No Orders Received!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 24!

Awesome (Player)
- Fires rER PPC at Sohei Gamma (3 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 12): rolled 11, miss!
- Fires rER PPC at Sohei Gamma (3 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 12): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires PPC at Sohei Gamma (3 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 12): rolled 9, miss!
- Fires PPC at Sohei Gamma (3 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 12): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 51 heat, sinks 50!

Grasshopper (Player)
- No Line of Sight to primary target!
- No Line of Sight to secondary target!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 30!

Lament (Player)
- No Line of Sight to primary target!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 32!

Copperhead Gamma (Player)
- Holds Fire!
- Gains 1 heat, sinks 24!

Mountain Lion (Player)
- Holds Fire!
- Gains 1 heat, sinks 26!

Coyote (Player)
- Holds Fire!
- Gains 1 heat, sinks 40!

Hunchback #1 (Player)
- Holds Fire!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 20!

Hunchback #2 (Player)
- Holds Fire!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 10!

Screamer (Player)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 5 heat, sinks 25!

Bobcat (Player)
- Holds Fire!
- Gains 1 heat, sinks 26!

Beowulf (Player)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 24!

Wild Weasel (Player)
- Fires LRM-20 w/Artemis IV (Smoke) at Hex 1522 (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement - 4 immobile target = 2): Automatically hit!
- Gains 7 heat, sinks 22!

Phoenix Hawk (Player)
- Holds Fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!

Varangian Undertow
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 40!

Ragnarok Beta
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 28!

Unknown `Mech Alpha
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 36!

Warhawk Riptide
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 44!

Sohei Gamma
- Fires ER PPC at Grasshopper (3 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 11): rolled 9, miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 32!

Wolf Spider Eta
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 50!

Night Gyr Epsilon
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 24!

Nidhogg Eta
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 32!

Crossbow Alpha
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 24!

Crossbow Beta
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 24!

Naga Alpha
- Fires Arrow IV (FASCAM) at hex 2932 (4 base + 7 indirect fire = 11): rolled 3, shot scatters 8 hexes!
- - Arrow IV (FASCAM) scatters into hex 2831!
- - Arrow IV (FASCAM) scatters into hex 2830!
- - Arrow IV (FASCAM) scatters into hex 2729!
- - Arrow IV (FASCAM) scatters into hex 2728!
- - Arrow IV (FASCAM) scatters into hex 2627!
- - Arrow IV (FASCAM) scatters into hex 2527!
- - Arrow IV (FASCAM) scatters into hex 2427!
- - Arrow IV (FASCAM) lands in hex 2328!
- Fires Arrow IV (High Explosive)!
- Gains 22 heat, sinks 24!

Swordbreaker Storm Surge
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 38!

Thunderchild Razormaw
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!

Shadowcat Eta
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 28!

Viper Ocean Breeze
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 24!

Nergal Reactor
- Reactor Output: 65%



Next Turn’s Movement Phase
Sohei Gamma
- Attempts to free itself from the mud (4 base + 1 swamp = 5): rolled 3, fails!

Night Gyr Epsilon
- Attempts to free itself from the mud (4 base + 1 swamp = 5): rolled 5, succeeds!








Player Status:




Opposing Force Status:




House Rule: Flooding Sucks – An armor breach underwater no longer destroys hit locations outright. A section that floods instead suffers damage to all weapons in that location, knocking them offline. All ammunition or special equipment in a flooded section is likewise rendered useless. Head armor breaches are treated as normal.



Primary Objectives
- Lure the Clans near the Nergal Reactor (0/1)
- Stay close to the Nergal Reactor (0/1)

Secondary Objectives
- Accrue Bounty (0 c-bills / 0 goods)
- - Light `Mechs: 1,000,000 c-bills
- - Medium `Mechs: 2,000,000 c-bills
- - Heavy `Mechs: 3,000,000 c-bills
- - Assault `Mechs: 4,000,000 c-bills
- - Infantry Units: 250,000 c-bills
- - Battle Armor Units: 1,000,000 c-bills
- - AeroSpace Fighters: 2,000,000 c-bills

- Last Mission’s Total Bounty: 62,300,000 c-bills (93,450,000 goods)
- Total Accumulated Bounty: 62,300,000 c-bills (93,450,000 goods)



Orders Due: Midnight Tuesday!