Part 704: Aeaea - Turn 5

Aeaea 5

“You fight with the ferocity of Clanners,” a deep, basso voice rolled through Varsha’s helmet speakers. She sneered as her target, a ‘Mech the Inner Sphere had dubbed the Anklebiter, took a fall. It was another inelegant Clan gunbox—a brick with a cockpit, arms, and legs that suggested the designers weren’t certain which role best suited it.

It had been configured as a sniper. It took guts to cram a Gauss Rifle into a ‘Mech that small, but the Clans had managed it. In the hands of a more savvy opponent, a ‘Mech like that could harass larger machines for days simply by malingering near the enemy lines and backing off whenever something advanced. She wouldn’t have minded piloting a ‘Mech like that herself—she just wouldn’t have been stupid enough to advance so boldly.

A hint of movement from the distant communications hub drew her attention. A fat slab of an Assault ‘Mech trundled its way up to a modest speed and ploughed clear through one of the camo-painted prefabricated metal huts around the base’s perimeter. Its sapphire blue body and gray-painted limbs marked it as another member of Beta galaxy. She shook her head as best she could in her power armor. A parade paintjob like that made a ‘Mech’s limbs easy targets. She’d enjoy shooting them off.

The assault was followed by another, then a pair of predatory-looking heavy ‘Mechs with sleek angles that spoke volumes. Most bird-legged designs had a tendency to bob and hop wildly with each step, but these moved with the otherworldly grace she’d come to expect from Clan machines. Their torsos barely seemed to move even as they broke into a run. They were killers for sure, and they practically blazed on the thermals, as if they were as heated and eager for combat as their pilots.

“I salute you, Rim Worlders,” the enemy Commander growled. “Now. Come forth and die.”









Movement Phase
Nyx #1 (Player)
- Unable to face hex 1320: insufficient MP (needs 16, has 15)! Movement ends facing hex 1419!

Elemental Battle Armor #1
- Boards Snow Fox!

Elemental Battle Armor #2
- Boards Fire Moth!

Fire Elemental Battle Armor
- Boards Dingo!



Shooting Phase
Dragoon II (Player)
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Ironhold (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 2 heavy woods + 1 light woods = 10): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Ironhold (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 2 heavy woods + 1 light woods = 10): rolled 10, deals 21 damage to Trooper 3 (3/16 armor remaining), Trooper 1 (6/16 armor remaining), Trooper 2 (6/16 armor remaining), Trooper 5 (11/16 armor remaining), Trooper 2 (5/16 armor remaining)!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Ironhold (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 2 heavy woods + 1 light woods - 2 pulse laser = 8): rolled 11, hit Trooper 4 (6/16 armor remaining)!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Ironhold (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 2 heavy woods + 1 light woods - 2 pulse laser = 8): rolled 12, hit Trooper 1 (0/16 armor, 0/1 trooper remaining)! Trooper killed!
- Gains a reduced (42-3=)39 heat, sinks 36!

Wolverine II (Player)
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Lobo (3 base + 0 range + 3 jumped + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 9): rolled 9, hit Right Arm (2/12 armor remaining)! Target gains 6 heat!
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Lobo (3 base + 0 range + 3 jumped + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 9): rolled 3, miss!
- No Line of Sight to secondary target!
- Gains 24 heat, sinks 24!

Coyote (Player)
- Fires LRM-20 w/Artemis IV at Kit Fox (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires LRM-20 w/Artemis IV at Kit Fox (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 9, 16 missiles hit Right Torso (3/8 armor remaining), Right Leg (3/8 armor remaining), Right Arm (2/7 armor remaining (TAC!)), Right Torso (2/8 armor remaining)!
- Fires LRM-20 w/Artemis IV at Kit Fox (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 10, 16 missiles hit Right Leg (0/8 armor, 5/7 structure remaining (Crit!)), Left Leg (3/8 armor remaining), Right Torso (0/8 armor, 4/7 structure remaining (Crit!)), Right Torso (3/7 structure remaining (Crit!))!
- Gains 19 heat, sinks 20!

Black Watch (Player)
- Fires rHeavy PPC at Ironholds (3 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 2 heavy woods + 1 light woods = 13): automatic miss!
- Gains 23 heat, sinks 22!

Rampage II (Player)
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Lobo (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 smoke = 11): rolled 9, miss!
- Fires Large R-e Laser at Lobo (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 smoke = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium R-e Laser at Lobo (3 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 smoke = 13): automatic miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 22!

Gurkha #1 (Player)
- No Line of Sight to primary target!
- Gains 1 heat, sinks 20!

Nyx #1 (Player)
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Ironhold (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 1 light woods = 8): rolled 8, hit Trooper 3 (0/16 armor, 0/1 trooper remaining)! Trooper killed!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Ironhold (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 1 light woods = 8): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires SRM-6 (Acid) at Ironhold (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 1 light woods = 8): rolled 9, 4 missiles hit Trooper 5 (9/16 armor remaining), Trooper 2 (3/16 armor remaining), Trooper 2 (1/16 armor remaining), Trooper 4 (4/16 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-6 (Acid) at Ironhold (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 1 light woods = 8): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 20!

Gurkha #2 (Player)
- Fires Snub-Nose PPC at Ironhold (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 2 heavy woods + 1 light woods = 10): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Micro Pulse Laser at Ironhold (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 2 heavy woods + 1 light woods - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 9, miss!
- Fires Micro Pulse Laser at Ironhold (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 2 heavy woods + 1 light woods - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 9, miss!
- Fires Micro Pulse Laser at Ironhold (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 2 heavy woods + 1 light woods - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Micro Pulse Laser at Ironhold (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 small targets + 2 heavy woods + 1 light woods - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 16 heat, sinks 20!

Nyx #2 (Player)
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Kit Fox (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 9, hit Right Leg (0/7 structure remaining)! Leg blown off!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Kit Fox (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 10, hit Left Torso (3/8 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-6 (Acid) at Kit Fox (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires SRM-6 (Acid) at Kit Fox (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 10, 5 missiles hit Center Torso (6/9 armor remaining), Right Arm (0/7 armor remaining), Left Arm (4/7 armor remaining), Right Arm (3/5 structure remaining (Crit!)), Right Torso (1/7 structure remaining (Crit!))!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 20!

Ironhold (Ace)
- Attacks Nyx #1 with AP Gauss Rifles (3 base + 0 range + 3 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 7): rolled 9, 1 trooper hits Right Torso (7/10 armor remaining)!
- Attacks Nyx #1 with AP Gauss Rifles (3 base + 0 range + 3 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 7): rolled 7, 2 troopers hit Center Torso (12/15 armor remaining), Head (6/9 armor remaining)!

Lobo
- Fires ATM-6 (HE) at Wolverine II (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires ATM-6 (HE) at Wolverine II (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 16 heat, sinks 20!

Kit Fox
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Coyote (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 9): rolled 10, hit Right Arm (5/20 armor remaining)!
- Fires Heavy Medium Laser at Coyote (3 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 11): rolled 9, miss!
- Fires Heavy Medium Laser at Coyote (3 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Gains 17 heat, sinks 20!



End Phase:
Nyx #1
- Chance for Pilot Damage: Rolled 2, Pilot PA(L) absorbs the hit!



Next Turn’s Movement Phase
Snow Fox
- Activates MASC: Must pass a 2+ MASC check: automatic success!

Fire Moth
- Activates MASC: Must pass a 2+ MASC check: automatic success!

Dire Wolf
- Must pass a piloting test to avoid damage (4 base + 0 light building = 4): rolled 8, succeeds!

Savage Coyote
- Must pass a piloting test to avoid damage (4 base + 0 light building = 4): rolled 6, succeeds!





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Special Rules
– Aces Some enemy ‘Mech units may become aces if certain conditions are met
– BattleArmor Aces All battle armor units are aces



Primary Objectives
- Destroy Enemy BattleMechs (1/10)

Secondary Objectives
- Destroy Enemy BattleArmor (0/5)



Orders Due: Midnight Tuesday!