Part 498: Behind Enemy Lines - Turn 16

Behind Enemy Lines: Tactical Update 16

Battered and broken, the ComGuard Grim Reaper pulsed one of its running lights in Bad’s direction. He came up short, half-way through stepping over the fallen form of the other. One blink, a long pause, then three. A short pause, then six. Moving almost automatically Bad toggled a secondary channel over to 1003.6.

“—ope you’re listening,” a voice crackled. “I’m probably not making it off the field, but Acolyte Kreszentia wasn’t in her `Mech when the Capellans attacked. They’re going to blame you for this, and dead man walking or not I’m too angry to let that happen. She should be around here, try to recover her. If that’s not enough to convince you, then I hope this might: if the Capellans don’t want ComStar to know about these `Mechs then they’re going to kill everyone. Not just ComStar, but League citizens as well. Find Alice, tell ComStar, and there’s sure to be an interdiction. And then maybe the League can start making the Confederation pay for—”

There was a sharp crack as the Grim Reaper’s transmission died, its head cracking open like an egg as the auto-ejection mechanism kicked in. A moment later the machine’s right breast ruptured as a fireball split it cleanly down the middle. The Grim Reaper’s C.A.S.E. might’ve been enough to protect the pilot but the force of the explosion drove it into the ground. Bad scanned for parachutes for a fraction of a second before twisting to sweep the ground. The Guardsman had spent his machine—and possibly his life—to try to save his fellow pilot. Bad wasn’t cold enough to ignore a sacrifice like that.








Movement Phase
War Dog (Player)
- Generating Ghost Targets on Jinggau (4 base + 2 ECM Tuning = 6): rolled 7, succeeds! MOS: 1!

Maelstrom (Player)
- Generating Ghost Targets on Maelstrom (4 base + 2 ECM Tuning = 6): rolled 5, fails!



Shooting Phase
War Dog (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1810!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 9): rolled 10, hit Center Torso (7/28 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 11): rolled 9, miss!
- Gains 16 heat, sinks 20!

Nightstar (Player)
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Jinggau (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 12): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Jinggau (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 12): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires ER PPC at Jinggau (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 12): rolled 6, miss!
- Gains 19 heat, sinks 28!

Maelstrom (Player)
- Fires ER PPC at Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red) (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 10): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires ER Large Laser at Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red) (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 10): rolled 3, miss!
- Gains 29 heat, sinks 34!

Cerberus (Player)
- No Line of Sight to Primary Target!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Jinggau (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Jinggau (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 9): rolled 9, hit Right Leg (7/22 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 11): rolled 9, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 11): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 30!

Grim Reaper (Allied)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 0412!
- Fires SRM-6 at Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red) (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 11): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red) (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 9): rolled 9, hit Center Torso (22/28 armor remaining)!
- Gains heat 10, sinks 20!

Grand Titan (Allied)
- Fires Large X-Pulse Laser at Jinggau (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 6): rolled 2, miss!
- Fires Large X-Pulse Laser at Jinggau (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 6): rolled 12, hit Center Torso (0/28 armor, 19/21 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires Artemis SRM-6 at Jinggau (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 8): rolled 8, 6 missiles hit Left Leg (14/22 armor remaining), Left Arm (9/17 armor remaining), Center Torso (17/21 structure remaining (Crit!)), Left Leg (12/22 armor remaining), Center Torso (15/21 structure remaining (Crit!)), Left Torso (14/24 armor remaining)!
- Gains 34 heat, sinks 34!

Jinggau
- Must pass a piloting test to resist Ghost Targets (4 base + 1 MOS = 5): rolled 8, succeeds!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Cerberus (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Cerberus (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 11): rolled 9, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Cerberus (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 11): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Cerberus (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 11): rolled 10, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Cerberus (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 11): rolled 8, miss!
- Gains 26 heat, sinks 26!

Shadow Hawk Bai Hu (White ACE!)
- Fires Heavy PPC at Cerberus (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 26!

Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red ACE!)
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Grim Reaper (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 10): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Grim Reaper (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Grim Reaper (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 10, hit Rear Right Torso (3/13 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Gains 25 heat, sinks 26!

Shadow Hawk Xuan Wu (Black ACE!)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 5 heat, sinks 30!

Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green ACE!)
- Fires Light PPC at Cerberus (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Light PPC at Cerberus (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 11): rolled 3, miss!
- Gains 13 heat, sinks 26!

Shadow Hawk Bai Hu (Blue ACE!)
- Fires Large X-Pulse Laser at Grand Titan (4 base + 4 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Gains 15 heat, sinks 30!



End Phase
Jinggau
- Critical chance in Center Torso! No critical hit sustained!
- Critical chance in Center Torso! No critical hit sustained!
- Critical chance in Center Torso! No critical hit sustained!
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): rolled 9, succeeds!

Grim Reaper
- Critical chance in Right Torso! 1 critical hit sustained!
- - SRM-6 Ammo hit! Grim Reaper suffers 180 damage to Right Torso (0/18 armor, 0/13 structure remaining)! Pilot hit! Pilot hit! Engine hit! Engine destroyed! `Mech destroyed! 159 damage vented by C.A.S.E.!


Physical Combat Phase:
Shadow Hawk Xuan Wu (Black ACE!)
- Crushes Bloodhound (2 base + 1 movement - 1 immobile target called shot w/ Targeting Computer - 2 kick = 0): rolled 7, automatic hit (0/9 armor, 0/3 structure remaining)! Pilot killed!








Player Status:




Allied Status




Opposing Force Status:




Mission Objective:
- Protect Carlos Marik (0/1)

Secondary Objectives:
- Damage but don’t destroy the Civillian `Mechbay in hex 0517 (1/1)
- Destroy the Capellan Checkpoint in hex 1418 (1/1)
- - Make it look like an accident (1/1)
- Avoid Antagonizing ComStar (succeeded!)
- Rescue the ComGuard, if possible (failed!)
- - Recover Acolyte Kreszentia from hex 0512 (0/1)!

Vengeance Counter: 7



Special Rules:
Dusk – This mission takes place at dusk, applying a +1 penalty to-hit. This penalty may worsen if the mission lasts long enough for night to fall.

Escort Mission – This mission has a mobile objective that must be defended.



Orders Due: Midnight Tuesday!