Part 469: Sludge Factory - Turn 13

Sludge Factory: Tactical Update 13

“I am so sick of fighting infantry,” Sergeant Wu growled as his driver brought the Partisan around. The turret’s heavy-duty stabilizers whined almost imperceptibly as they worked to keep the big guns perfectly level. The turret twisted, tracking the exhaust flares of the Clan’s frighteningly fast soldiers. They smashed through the ground-level doors of one of the modular worker-housing buildings without a moment’s hesitation and vanished inside.

“Fire,” Wu ordered. His gunner hesitated for a moment, then pulled the trigger.

Wu glared at his primary monitor as the Partisan’s shells struck the building’s laminated façade. He was going to get rid of the gnats even if he had to bring down the whole building to do it.

(Apologies for the poor fiction quality this week, I ran out of time due to holiday shenanigans)








Indirect-Fire Artillery Targeting Phase
- Mobile Long Tom fires!



Movement Phase
Drillson
- High-speed turn in hex 2904!
- - Must pass a sideslip test (5 base - 1 distance traveled = 4): rolled 8, succeeds!



Indirect-Fire Artillery Phase
- In the previous turn Mobile Long Tom fired Long Tom Artillery at hex 3821 (4 base + 7 indirect fire = 11): rolled 9, Margin of Failure 2!
- - Shell scatters into hex 3822!
- - Shell lands in hex 3823!



Combat Phase
ACE Sylph Point
- Fires Micro Pulse Laser at Tokugawa (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Micro Pulse Laser at Tokugawa (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Micro Pulse Laser at Tokugawa (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 6): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Micro Pulse Laser at Tokugawa (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 6): rolled 5, miss!

Manticore
- Turret twists to threaten left arc!
- Fires LRM-10 at Athena (4 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement = 6): rolled 8, 3 missiles hit Front (29/38 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-6 at Athena (4 base + 4 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement = 8): rolled 5, miss!

Manticore (LBX)
- Fires LB 10-X Autocannon (Cluster) at Anhur (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 4 enemy movement - 3 cluster = 8): rolled 8, 6 submunitions hit (hit locations got lost after I’d already applied the damage (thanks Word!). The most important one was Rotor (Vehicle Destroyed!))!
- Fires Streak SRM-6 at Athena (4 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement = 9): rolled 6, fails to lock-on!

Challenger X
- Fires LB 10-X Autocannon (Cluster) at Infantry 1605 (4 base + 4 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement - 1 cluster = 7): rolled 11, 5 submunitions hit (20/25 troopers remaining)!
- Fires LRM-10 at Infantry 1605 (4 base + 4 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement = 8): rolled 7, miss!

Wasp
- Holds fire!
- Gains 6 heat, sinks 10!

Hunter 1
- Fires ER Large Laser at Horned Owl (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Artemis LRM-15 at Horned Owl (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 11): rolled 9, miss!

Tokugawa 2
- Turret twists to threaten Left Arc!
- Fires LB 10-X Autocannon (Cluster) at Building Hex 2905 (4 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement - 1 cluster = 3): rolled 6, 6 clusters hit (89/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 0 damage)), (88/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 0 damage)), (87/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 0 damage)), (86/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 0 damage)), (85/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 0 damage)), (84/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 0 damage))!
- Fires Artemis SRM-6 at Building Hex 2905 (4 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement = 4): rolled 7, 6 missiles hit (82/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 1 damage)), (80/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 1 damage)), (78/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 1 damage)), (76/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 1 damage)), (74/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 1 damage)), (72/90 CF Remaining (Sylph Point takes 1 damage))!
- - Sylph Point takes 6 damage in the barrage to Trooper 2 (0/5 armor, 0/1 elemental (Elemental Killed)), Trooper 5 (4/5 armor remaining)!

Partisan 2
- Fires Autocannon/5 at Building Hex 2905 (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement = 6): rolled 7, hit (67/90 CF remaining (Sylph Point takes 1 damage))!
- Fires Autocannon/5 at Building Hex 2905 (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement = 6): rolled 9, hit (62/90 CF remaining (Sylph Point takes 1 damage))!
- Fires Autocannon/5 at Building Hex 2905 (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement = 6): rolled 6, hit (57/90 CF remaining (Sylph Point takes 1 damage))!
- Fires Autocannon/5 at Building Hex 2905 (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement = 6): rolled 3, miss!
- - Sylph Point takes 3 damage in the barrage to Trooper 5 (1/5 armor remaining)!

Regulator
- Crew Stunned!

Drillson
- Holds fire!

PNT 10K2 Panther
- Holds fire!

Mars Assault Vehicle
- Fires ER Large Laser at Manticore (4 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement - 4 immobile target = 6): rolled 8, hit Rear (0/26 armor, 0/7 structure remaining)! Vehicle destroyed!

Zorya 1
- Fires LB 5-X Autocannon (Cluster) at Manticore (LBX) (4 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 2 light woods - 1 cluster = 7): rolled 11, 2 submunitions hit Turret (31/42 armor remaining), Turret (30/42 armor remaining)!

Anhur
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Regulator (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 stabilizer hit = 8): rolled 7, miss!

Athena Combat Vehicle
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Regulator (4 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Regulator (4 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 11, hit Front (0/5 structure remaining)! Vehicle destroyed!
- Fires LRM-10 at Regulator (4 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 10, 6 missiles hit Front, Turret (23/29 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Regulator (4 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Regulator (4 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods = 9): rolled 6, miss!

Horned Owl
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Tokugawa (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement - 4 immobile target - 2 Pulse Laser = 3): Rolled 4, hit Right Side (23/33 armor remaining)!
- Gains 16 heat, sinks 20!




Next Turn’s Movement Phase
Mars Assault Vehicle
- Designates Mars Assault Vehicle as Ace!








Player Status:



Opposing Force Status:




Mission Objective:
Capture the Coolant Factory (0/1)

Secondary Objectives:
Protect the Mobile Army Support Hospital from detection (0/1)
Defend the Mobile Army Support Hospital (0/1)
Locate the Clan Ammunition Dump (0/1)
Destroy the Clan Ammunition Dump (0/1)

Special Rules:
Caustic, Tainted Atmosphere (TacOps p56)
Vehicles suffer an automatic Crew Stunned if armor is breached, Mechwarriors take double damage from cockpit hits.
Point Commanders
As long as they are active combatants, the Mars Assault Vehicle and Epona Pursuit Tank may designate one unit each as an Ace for two turns. New Ace units may not be designated until Ace status expires. Units which opt to remain immobile for at least two turns gain Ace status on the first turn they move. BattleMechs and VTOLs may not be Aces.



Orders Due: Midnight Tuesday!