Part 501: Behind Enemy Lines - Turn 19

Behind Enemy Lines: Tactical Update 19

“Something’s fishy here.” Ballista broadcast as the Shadow Hawk that’d fired on him broke off to harry someone else. “They’re not trying all that hard to let us go.”

“It’s getting too dark,” Hellhound replied. It was true enough, the raid at dusk had put the sun at their backs and they’d had more than enough light to see by, but even now the long shadow cast by his Cerberus had vanished. The fading sun had gone largely unremarked in the heat of battle, and his DI computer was having difficulty picking out more than murky details in visible light. Thermals would fare better, but all the same thermals didn’t do a great job picking out rocks or obstacles in a BattleMech’s path. Night fighting was dangerous, even with all the sensors at a BattleMech’s disposal.

A realization struck him, which he transmitted immediately. “Those `Mechs look like some technology testbed, not machines meant for actual combat. Fighting under controlled conditions is a lot different than the real thing. Did anyone see if any of they’ve got searchlights or other low-light gear?”

“Well, I’ll be damned,” Bad broadcast. “You’re right. I don’t think they do.”

Hellhound nodded grimly, “They’re putting on a show, nothing more. They’re not going to risk their machines by getting close enough for good shots and they’re not going to chase us into the badlands at night. We just need one last break-out and we’re all home free.”








Movement Phase
War Dog (Player)
- Generating Ghost Targets on Grand Titan (4 base + 2 ECM Tuning = 6): rolled 4, fails!



Shooting Phase
War Dog (Player)
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red) (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 2 night - 2 pulse laser = 12): rolls 11, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red) (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 2 night - 2 pulse laser = 12): rolls 7, miss!
- Fires Streak SRM-2 One Shot at Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red) (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 2 night = 14): fails to lock-on!
- Fires Streak SRM-2 One Shot at Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red) (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 2 night = 14): fails to lock-on!
- Gains 16 heat, sinks 20!

Nightstar (Player)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 28!

Maelstrom (Player)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 34!

Cerberus (Player)
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green) (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 2 night = 12): rolled 2, miss!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green) (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 2 night = 12): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green) (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 2 night - 2 pulse laser = 12): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green) (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 2 night - 2 pulse laser = 12): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green) (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 2 night - 2 pulse laser = 12): rolled 9, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green) (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 4 enemy movement + 2 night - 2 pulse laser = 12): rolled 11, miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 30!

Grand Titan (Allied)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 34!

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

Shadow Hawk Zhu Que (Red ACE!)
- Fires Plasma Rifle at War Dog (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 dusk = 11): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 17 heat, sinks 26!

Shadow Hawk Xuan Wu (Black ACE!)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 7 heat, sinks 30!

Shadow Hawk Tengshe (Green ACE!)
- Fires Light PPC at Grand Titan (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 night + 1 partial cover = 13): automatic miss!
- Fires Light PPC at Grand Titan (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 night + 1 partial cover = 13): automatic miss!
- Gains 17 heat, sinks 26!

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

Shadow Hawk Huang Long (Blue ACE!)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 26!

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:
Night – Night has fallen, applying a +2 penalty to-hit.

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



Orders Due: Midnight Saturday!