Part 414: Trial by Fire - Turn 5

Trial By Fire: Tactical Update 5

“Blake’s balls!” Ariana spat as the Cyclops turned her way. She hadn’t been able to make out the huge enemy machine’s armament before, but now that she was closer she wanted to be anywhere else in the universe. “The one-eye’s definitely a—”

Her teeth clacked painfully as her Battlemaster rang like an eighty-five ton bell. A hypersonic slug of nickel-iron nearly a meter long shattered against the heavy ferro-carbide composite on her machine’s left breast and a cloud of razor-sharp metal shrapnel sent whole tree branches tumbling to the ground. Her machine twisted to the left unbidden and nearly spun off its feet as her gyro struggled to bleed off the kinetic force imparted by the impact. Nearly two tons of her precious armor fell away in sheets as thin as a piece of paper and larger than most hovercars as the microscopic bonds between each armor layer deformed and shattered.

Ariana tasted blood, and winced and resisted the urge to spit into her own faceplate. “—Mark 6. Aaah, that hurt. That really hurt: Blinky’s got himself a Heavy Gauss Rifle.”

“Commando’s an old Mark 4,” Lucaino’s voice warbled, as though a machine older than the man’s grandfather was actually a threat. Ariana listened closely, trying to identify whether the excessively tinny sound of his voice was simply a telltale sign of an overheating machine or whether it was an early warning of enemy ECM coverage. “I’m Narc’d.”

“Shit,” Shoji cursed. “We’re in trouble, aren’t we?”

“Like hell we are,” Ariana replied, “but I’m gonna need everyone’s help in a sec. They’re collapsing on my position. Rayford, buddy, I could use your firepower right about now.”









Movement Phase
Crusader
- Player w/out internet, temporarily controlled by apostateCourier



Combat Phase
Crab (Player)
- Fires ER Large Laser at Commando (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires ER Large Laser at Commando (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Commando (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Commando (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Commando (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains heat 41, sinks 36! Overheating!

Battlemaster (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1223!
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Cyclops (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 7): rolled 8, hit Left Leg (27/37 armor remaining)! Target gains 2 heat!
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Cyclops (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Cyclops (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Cyclops (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Cyclops (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Cyclops (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 9): rolled 8, miss!
- Gains heat 34, sinks 34!

Coyote (Player)
- Fires Snub-Nose PPC w/ PPC Capacitor (Charged) at Cargo Container 1923: No line of sight to target! Target already destroyed!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 30!

Sentinel (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1614!
- Fires Light Autocannon/5 (Standard) at Wreckage 1515 (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement - 4 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 3): rolled 6, hit (45/50 durability remaining)!
- Fires Light Autocannon/5 (Standard) at Wreckage 1515 (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement - 4 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 3): rolled 8, hit (40/50 durability remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Wreckage 1515 (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement - 4 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 3): rolled 10, hit (35/50 durability remaining)!
- Gains 9 heat, sinks 20!

Shadow Hawk (Player)
- Fires Light Autocannon/5 (Precision) at Cyclops: no Line of Sight to target!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Cyclops: no Line of Sight to target!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Cyclops: no Line of Sight to target!
- Fires iNarc (Explosive) at Cyclops: no Line of Sight to target!
- Gains 4 heat, sinks 20!

Crusader (Player)
- Fires LRM-15 (Narc Capable) at Cyclops (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement = 6): rolled 7, 9 missiles hit Right Leg (32/37 armor remaining), Center Torso (42/46 armor remaining)!
- Fires LRM-15 (Narc Capable) at Cyclops (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement = 6): rolled 2, miss!
- Fires SRM-6 (Narc Capable) at Cyclops (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement = 8): rolled 7, 6 missiles hit Left Arm (27/29 armor remaining), Left Torso (27/29 armor remaining), Left Arm (25/29 armor remaining), Center Torso (40/46 armor remaining), Right Torso (27/29 armor remaining), Center Torso (38/46 armor remaining)!
- Fires iNarc (ammo unspecified, rolled 4: explosive) at Cyclops (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Cyclops (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement = 6): rolled 9, hit Right Arm (24/29 armor remaining)!
- Gains 21 heat, sinks 20!

Commando
- Fires Narc Missile Beacon at Crab (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 9, hit Left Torso!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Crab (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Crab (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires SRM-6 (Narc Capable) at Crab (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 16 heat, sinks 20!

Coyotl
- Holds fire!
- Gains 7 heat, sinks 20!

Kintaro
- Holds fire!

Wolverine
- Holds fire!

Thunderbolt
- Holds fire!

Mountain Lion
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Crusader (3 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 8): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Crusader (3 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 8): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Crusader (3 base + 4 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 10): rolled 9, miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 26!

Woodsman
- Holds fire!

Cyclops
- Fires Heavy Gauss Rifle at Battlemaster (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods + 1 minimum range = 8): rolled 8, hit Left Torso (8/28 armor remains)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Battlemaster (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Battlemaster (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Battlemaster (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 7): rolled 8, hit Left Arm (23/27 armor remains)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Battlemaster (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Gains 25 heat, sinks 24!



End Phase:
Battlemaster (Player)
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): rolled 6, succeeds!

Cyclops
- HGR forces a piloting test (4 base - 1 weight class = 3): rolled 9, succeeds!
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): rolled 9, succeeds!









Player Status:


Neutral Forces:


Opposing Force (level)
Cyclops (Mk. 6) – Walked +1
Woodsman Prime (Mk. 6) – Walked +0
Mountain Lion (Mk. 4) – Stationary +0
Thunderbolt (Mk. ?) – Ran +0
Kintaro (Mk. ?) – Stationary +0
Wolverine (Mk. ?) – Walked +0
Coyotl A (Mk. 6) – Ran +2
Commando (Mk. 4) – Ran +2



Mission Objective:
Plunder Recovered (0/1500 points)

Secondary Objectives:
Enemy Units Damaged (0/400 points)
Penalty Accrued (-0/-300 points)



Orders Due: Tuesday Night!