The Let's Play Archive

Battletech

by PoptartsNinja

Part 289: Jeronimo: Breakout - Turn 21

Breakout: Tactical Update 21

Combat Phase
H1 Rifleman IIC
- Torso twists to threaten hex 2908!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at S4 Sunfire (3 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 6): rolled 6, hit Left Torso (14/24 armor remains)! TAC!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at S4 Sunfire (3 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 6): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires ER Small Laser at G9 Shadow Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 26 heat, sinks 42!

H2 Cougar D
- Torso twists to threaten hex 2120!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at S4 Sunfire (3 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 smoke - 2 pulse laser = 7): rolled 4, miss!
- Gains 21 heat, sinks 25!

X1 Banshee IIC
- Fires ER PPC at S4 Sunfire (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement = 4): rolled 6, hit Right Leg (13/28 armor remains)!
- Fires ER Small Laser at S4 Sunfire (3 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement = 8): rolled 9, hit Right Arm (7/22 armor remains)!
- Gains 27 heat, sinks 22!

H3 Wolf Spider A
- Fires ER Medium Laser at G11 Shadow Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement = 5): rolled 6, hit Center Torso (0/23 armor, 17/18 remains)! Crit!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at G11 Shadow Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement = 5): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at G11 Shadow Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement = 5): rolled 6, hit Left Leg (0/13 structure remains)! TAC! Leg blown off!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at G11 Shadow Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement = 5): rolled 6, hit Left Leg!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at G11 Shadow Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement = 5): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at G11 Shadow Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement = 5): rolled 12, hit Center Torso (10/18 armor remains)! Crit!

X2 Exterminator
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at G1 Phoenix Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 smoke - 2 pulse laser - 2 blindside = 6): rolled 6, hit Left Arm (0/10 armor, 1/7 structure remains)! Crit!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at G1 Phoenix Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 smoke - 2 pulse laser - 2 blindside = 6): rolled 8, hit Right Arm (0/10 armor, 3/7 structure remains)! Crit!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at G1 Phoenix Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 smoke - 2 pulse laser - 2 blindside = 6): rolled 8, hit Right Torso (11/18 armor remains)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at G1 Phoenix Hawk (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 smoke - 2 pulse laser - 2 blindside = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 22 heat, sinks 26!

X7 Vindicator
- Fires Medium Laser at G1 Phoenix Hawk (1 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement = 7): rolled 11, hit Right Arm (0/7 structure remains)! Limb blown off!
- - Damage transfers to Right Torso (9/18 armor remains)
- Fires Small Laser at G1 Phoenix Hawk (1 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement = 7): rolled 4, miss!
- Gains 7 heat, sinks 24!

X9 Cyclops IIC
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 30!

X11 Merlin
- Fires PPC at S4 Sunfire (0 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 5): rolled 7, hit Left Arm (12/22 armor remains)!
- Fires LRM-5 at S4 Sunfire (0 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 5): rolled 8, 3 missiles hit Right Leg (10/28 armor remains)!
- Gains 24 heat, sinks 27!

H6 Gargoyle Tjris
- Activates EI Implants
- Torso twists to threaten hex 1418!
- Fires Heavy Large Laser at G1 Phoenix Hawk (1 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy laser - 1 targeting computer - 1 EI Implants = 5): rolled 5, hit Center Torso (0/23 armor remains)!
- Fires ER Small Laser at G1 Phoenix Hawk (1 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement - 1 targeting computer - 1 EI Implants = 6): rolled 6, hit Right Torso (6/18 armor remains)!
- Gains 35 heat, sinks 36!

G1 Phoenix Hawk
- Fires Large Laser at H6 Gargoyle (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement = 8): rolled 10, hit Center Torso (0/38 armor remains)!

G9 Shadow Hawk
- Torso twists to threaten hex 2608!
- Fires HVAC-10 (Guided) at H1 Rifleman IIC (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 8): rolled 9, Center Torso (3/30 armor remains)!
- Fires Medium Laser at H1 Rifleman IIC (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 8): rolled 5, miss!

G11 Shadow Hawk
- Fires HVAC-10 (Acid) at H3 Widowmaker (2 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 3): rolled 9, hit Left Torso (4/24 armor remains)!
- Fires Medium Laser at H3 Widowmaker (2 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 5): rolled 7, hit Left Torso (0/24 armor, 15/16 structure remains)! Crit!

S1 Mackie
- Fires Heavy PPC at X1 Banshee IIC (2 base + 4 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement = 6): rolled 2, miss!

S2 Battlemaster
- Holds fire!

S3 Awesome
- Torso twists to threaten hex 1304!
- Fires PPC at X2 Exterminator IIC (2 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 smoke = 11): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires PPC at X2 Exterminator IIC (2 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 smoke = 11): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires PPC at X2 Exterminator IIC (2 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 smoke = 11): rolled 11, hit Right Arm (6/16 armor remains)!

S4 Sunfire
- Fires Heavy PPC at X1 Banshee IIC (2 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 Heavy PPC = 3): rolled 3, hit Center Torso (9/30 structure remains)! Crit!
- Fires Heavy PPC at X1 Banshee IIC (2 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 Heavy PPC = 3): rolled 9, hit Left Arm (0/16 structure remains)! Limb blown off!
- - Damage transfers to Left Torso (7/20 structure remains)! Crit!



End Phase:
G1 Phoenix Hawk
- Critical chance in Left Arm! No crits sustained!

S4 Sunfire
- Through-Armor Critical chance in Left Torso! No crits sustained!

X1 Banshee IIC
- Critical chance in Center Torso! 1 critical hit sustained!
- - Gyro hit!
- Critical chance in Left Torso! 2 critical hits sustained!
- - ER PPC hit!
- - ER PPC destroyed!
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 3 gyro hit + 1 massive damage = 8): rolled 10, succeeds!



Physical Combat Phase:
X7 Vindicator
- Kicks G1 Phoenix Hawk (2 base + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 smoke - 2 kick = 7): rolled 5, miss!





Piet struggled as her `Mech’s gyro skipped, right arm flying forward as if the tiny stump still attached to the shoulder would be enough to keep her upright. It’s massive boot-like feet shrieked as they ground against the ferrocrete tarmac, sliding further apart to lower the `Mech’s center of gravity. The Banshee’s torso sagged, it’s weakened skeleton barely able to support the weight of the machine’s scarred head. Eye-searing blue light still leaked from the PPC’s charging coils as the capacitors there flickered and died. Myomer bundles hung in tattered strips, and green coolant oozed and fell in globs like clotted blood.

Lit only by the flickering of her `Mech’s HUD, Piet’s lips curled into a cruel smile. Her Banshee wasn’t dying, like Piet it was already dead. Like Piet, it still stood. Still walked. Like Piet, it would still fight. That was all she cared about, and to hell with anyone that tried to take that from her. To hell with the whole universe if need be, she still had her pride. And enemies to kill.

The ruins of Piet’s Banshee shook with her laughter.





Mission Objectives:
Secure the Dropships (incomplete)
Hold off the 1st Kestrel Grenadiers (incomplete)

Optional
Defeat the 1st Kestrel Grenadiers’ 2nd Battalion (34/40)
Death Commandos: Defeat more Kestrel Grenadiers than the Hell’s Horses (16)
Hell’s Horses: Defeat more Kestrel Grenadiers than the Death Commandos (18)







Key:
H1 Rifleman IIC, H2 Cougar D, X1 Banshee IIC
H3 Wolf Spider A, X2 Exterminator IIC, X7 Vindicator,
X9 Cyclops IIC, X11 Merlin, H6 Gargoyle Tjris

Enemy Movement Mods:
S1 Mackie +0
S2 Battlemaster +0
S3 Awesome +0
S4 Sunfire +2
G1 Phoenix Hawk +3 Jumped
G9 Shadow Hawk +0

Player `Mech Status




Enemy `Mech Status