Part 500: Behind Enemy Lines - Turn 18

Behind Enemy Lines: Tactical Update 18

“That’s it, I’m sounding a full retreat,” Hellhound broadcast, the Cerberus leaning over, a massive battle fist catching the fallen War Dog under the stump of its right arm. He lifted as Ballista stood, helping the lighter machine back to its feet. The War Dog had a notoriously high center of gravity and while its cockpit provided excellent vision it was notorious for cracking its own head open in a forward fall. The War Dog teetered as Ballista found his balance again, raising the Gauss Rifle clutched in his left fist in salute.

“Thanks, Hellhound.”

“I still haven’t been able to raise The Package,” Lumberjack transmitted. “Either the Capellan techs fucked up the Grand Titan’s comms or nobody bothered to tell him our operating frequency. Damned sloppy, either way.”

“Can the idle chatter. Bad, Lumberjack, you’re first into the badlands. You’re vanguard for the Grand Titan. Ballista and I will bring up the rear. If we buy it, try to follow the Titan’s lead.”

“What’s stopping them from just following us?” Bad inquired, his swift Maelstrom already building up to a run.

“They don’t know whether or not the rest of our Company is waiting for them,” Hellhound broadcast. He added, just in case anyone really was listening in, “which it is. If we can get far enough from the city, they’ll let us go. Besides,” Hellhound grimaced, hating how heartless he knew he was about to sound. “There’re a lot of civilians who just saw the Confederation attack an HPG. They’ve got some… cleaning up to do.”








Movement Phase
War Dog (Player)
- Generating Ghost Targets on Grand Titan (4 base + 2 ECM Tuning = 6): rolled 6, succeeds! MOS: 0!
- Must pass a piloting test to stand (4 base - 2 careful stand = 2): rolled 7, succeeds!



Shooting Phase
War Dog (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1314!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 9): rolled 11, hit Center Torso (10/21 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 9): rolled 9, hit Right Leg (1/22 armor remaining)!
- Gains 16 heat, sinks 20!

Nightstar (Player)
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green) (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 12): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green) (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 12): rolled 9, miss!
- Fires ER PPC at Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green) (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 12): rolled 8, miss!
- Gains 22 heat, sinks 28!

Maelstrom (Player)
- No Line of Sight to primary target!
- Shadow Hawk Zhu Que declines Line of Sight!
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 0806!
- Fires ER PPC at Shadow Hawk Qing Long (Blue) (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 10): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 17 heat, sinks 34!

Cerberus (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1414!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Jinggau (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 9): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Jinggau (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse = 9): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse = 9): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse = 9): rolled 2, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse = 9): rolled 10, hit Center Torso (4/21 structure remaining)!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 30!

Grand Titan (Allied)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1406!
- Fires Large X-Pulse Laser at Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red) (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 7): rolled 9, hit Right Arm (9/18 armor remaining)!
- Fires Large X-Pulse Laser at Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red) (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Artemis SRM-6 at Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red) (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 34 heat, sinks 34!

Jinggau
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Cerberus (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 8): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 3 heat, sinks 26!

Shadow Hawk Bai Hu (White ACE!)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 7 heat, sinks 26!

Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red ACE!)
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Nightstar (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 dusk = 8): rolled 12, hit Center Torso (32/50 armor remaining)! Nightstar gains 5 heat!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Nightstar (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 6): rolled 2, miss!
- Gains 23 heat, sinks 26!

Shadow Hawk Xuan Wu (Black ACE!)
- Targets Jinggau’s Center Torso!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 0 targeting computer = 8): rolled 10, rolls 7 to confirm, Hit Rear Center Torso (4/9 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 0 targeting computer = 8): rolled 10, rolls 4 to confirm, hit Rear Left Torso (/ armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 0 targeting computer = 8): rolled 9, rolls 5 to confirm, hit Rear Center Torso (0/9 armor, 3/21 remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Jinggau (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 0 targeting computer = 8): rolled 12, rolls 7 to confirm, hit Rear Center Torso (0/21 structure remaining)! `Mech destroyed!
- Gains 21 heat, sinks 30!

Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green ACE!)
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Grand Titan (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 7): rolled 7, hit Right Torso (25/31 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Grand Titan (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 7): rolled 2, miss!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Grand Titan (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 dusk - 2 pulse laser = 7): rolled 9, hit Left Torso (25/31 armor remaining)!
- Gains 25 heat, sinks 26!

Shadow Hawk Bai Hu (Blue ACE!)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 30!

Union-class Dropship 天龍
- Fires PPC at Building!
- Fires PPC at Building!
- Fires PPC at Building!
- Fires Large Laser at Building!
- Fires Large Laser at Building!
- Fires Large Laser at Building!
- Fires Large Laser at Building!
- Fires Large Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Building!



End Phase








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 (1/1)!
- - - Escape with Acolyte Kreszentia (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!