Part 515: Laager - Turn 11

Laager: Tactical Update 11

Arakiel didn’t hear the explosion. She didn’t even really feel it beyond the pressure that threatened to pop her eyeballs. The agonizing neural feedback as her Viking’s DI computer shit the proverbial brick drove spears of concentrated agony straight into her brain. A Neurohelmet did far more than simply read the workings of the inner ear. BattleMechs responded to thought and intent as much as any physical cockpit command. It wasn’t the severance of that neural link that was painful—it was the DI Computer’s confused attempts to re-establish that broken connection that hurt. A BattleMech ran more processes than Arakiel could name but nearly all of them relied on her brain. Stories had always persisted of pilots who’d burned out their brains using poorly-calibrated neurohelmets. Arakiel had never seen direct proof of that, but pilots died from falls and ammunition explosions all the time, often enough leaving perfectly healthy bodies.

Just like the instant a JumpShip crossed into hyperspace an eternity passed in the blink of an eye. She wanted to vomit, to weep, and to pass out all at the same time. But she didn’t. Arakiel had a fight to win. She stared up at Abadan’s purplish sky through the Viking’s front canopy and started rocking her machine through the motions that would let her roll the basically limbless body back onto its feet. Blake willing she’d have time to rest after the fight was won. Or she’d died.








Movement Phase
Catapult II (Player)
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (jumped with crippled leg) (4 base + 1 actuator damage = 5): rolled 7, succeeds!



Shooting Phase
BattleMaster (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1830!
- Fires ER PPC at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement - 4 target movement = 2): automatic hit, rolled 9 to confirm. Hits Right Leg (18/28 armor remaining)!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement - 4 target movement - 2 pulse laser = 2): automatic hit, rolled 12 to confirm. Hits Left Torso (15/24 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement - 4 target movement = 4): rolled 6, rolled 5 to confirm. Hits Center Torso (28/33 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement - 4 target movement = 4): rolled 8, rolled 6 to confirm. Hits Right Torso (14/24 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement - 4 target movement = 4): rolled 4, rolled 10 to confirm. Hits Left Leg (23/28 armor remaining)!
- Gains 36 heat, sinks 34

Viking (Player)
- Fires Artemis LRM-20 at Huron Warrior (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 minimum range = 8): rolled 8, 20 missiles hit Left Arm (6/16 armor remaining), Left Torso (11/17 armor remaining), Right Leg (15/20 armor remaining), Center Torso (2/22 armor remaining)!
- Fires Artemis LRM-20 at Huron Warrior (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 minimum range = 8): rolled 8, 20 missiles hit Right Torso (7/17 armor remaining), Left Torso (6/17 armor remaining), Left Torso (1/17 armor remaining), Left Leg (15/20 armor remaining)!
- Fires Artemis LRM-15 at Huron Warrior (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 minimum range = 8): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Artemis LRM-15 at Huron Warrior (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 minimum range = 8): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Machine Gun at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement - 4 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 4): rolled 9, rolled 10 to confirm, hit Center Torso (26/33 armor remaining)!
- Fires Machine Gun at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement - 4 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 4): rolled 5, rolled 12 to confirm, hit Left Torso (13/24 armor remaining)!
- Fires Machine Gun at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement - 4 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 4): rolled 11, rolled 11 to confirm, hit Left Arm (21/23 armor remaining)!
- Fires Machine Gun at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement - 4 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 4): rolled 6, rolled 7 to confirm, hit Right Torso (12/24 armor remaining)!
- Gains 33 heat, sinks 20 Overheating!

Catapult II (Player)
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement - 4 enemy movement + 2 heavy interference = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement - 4 enemy movement + 2 heavy interference = 7): rolled 9, rolled 9 to confirm, hit Center Torso (21/33 armor remaining)!
- Gains 14 heat, sinks 20!

Legacy (Player)
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement - 4 enemy movement = 3): rolled 2, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Lao Hu’s Right Torso (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement - 4 enemy movement = 3): rolled 12, rolls 4 to confirm, hit Left Arm (19/23 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Lao Hu’s Left Arm (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement - 4 enemy movement = 3): rolled 7, rolls 3 to confirm, hit Left Arm (17/23 armor remaining)!
- Fires Streak SRM-2 at Lao Hu (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement - 4 enemy movement = 5): rolled 10, 2 missiles hit Center Torso (19/21 armor remaining), Right Torso (10/24 armor remaining)!
- Gains 13 heat, sinks 18

SRM-6 Turret 1730
- Fires SRM-6 (Inferno) at Brutus (PPC) (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement = 5): rolled 8, 6 missiles hit Right Side, Turret, Turret, Front, Left Side, Left Side (why does this matter?)!

SRM-6 Turret 1530
- Fires SRM-6 (Inferno) at Brutus (PPC) (3 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement = 5): rolled 7, 4 missiles hit Front, Front, Front, Front (you’ll see)!

Lao Hu
- Shut down!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 20!

Archer
- Holds fire!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 24!

Rifleman II
- Holds fire!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 28!

Huron Warrior
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Viking (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement = 6): rolled 6, hit Head (edge burned!)
- - Hit Right Torso (0/15 armor remaining (TAC))!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Viking (4 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 8): rolled 9, hit Right Torso (13/19 structure remaining (Crit!))!
- Gains 7 heat, sinks 11!

Snake
- Fires LB-10X Autocannon (Cluster) at Catapult II (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover - 1 cluster = 9): rolled 9, 6 submunitions hit Right Arm (13/18 armor remaining), Left Arm (17/18 armor remaining), Right Arm (12/18 armor remaining), Right Leg (damage blocked), Left Arm (16/18 armor remaining), Rear Right Torso (5/6 armor remaining)!
- Fires Streak SRM-2 at Catapult II (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 12): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires Streak SRM-2 at Catapult II (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 12): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Streak SRM-2 at Catapult II (4 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 12): rolled 9, miss!
- Gains 9 heat, sinks 22!

Wolverine
- Fires ER Large Laser at BattleMaster (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 7): rolled 10, hit Left Torso (19/28 armor remaining)! TAC!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at BattleMaster (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 7, hit Right Arm (2/24 armor remaining)! TAC!
- Fires SRM-6 at BattleMaster (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 7): rolled 9, 4 missiles hit Center Torso (28/40 armor remaining), Right Arm (0/24 armor remaining), Left Torso (17/28 armor remaining), Left Leg (damage blocked)!
- Gained 22 heat, sinks 24!

Brutus
- Holds fire!

Brutus (PPC)
- Fires SRM-6 at Turret 1530 (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement - 4 enemy movement = 2): automatic hit, 4 missiles hit Turret (13/15 armor remaining), Turret (11/15 armor remaining), Turret (9/15 armor remaining), Turret (7/15 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-6 at Turret 1530 (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement - 4 enemy movement = 2): automatic hit, 5 missiles hit Right Side (13/15 armor remaining), Right Side (11/15 armor remaining), Right Side (9/15 armor remaining), Right Side (7/15 armor remaining), Turret (5/15 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-2 at Turret 1530 (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement - 4 enemy movement = 2): automatic hit, 2 missiles hit Right Side (5/15 armor remaining), Turret (3/15 armor remaining)!

Demolisher (Gauss)
- Holds fire!



End Phase
Viking (Player)
- Through-armor critical chance in Right Torso! 3 critical hits sustained
- - LRM-15 Ammo Hit! Ammo explodes!
- - - Viking suffers 2 pilot hits due to ammo explosion!
- - - Viking suffers 75 damage to Right Torso (0/19 structure remaining)! Torso destroyed!
- - - - CASE vents 62 damage harmlessly!
- - - - Right Arm blown off!
- - Torso destroyed, Critical Chance transfers to Center Torso!
- - - Engine hit! +5 heat/turn!
- - Torso destroyed, Critical Chance transfers to Center Torso!
- - - Engine hit! +10 heat/turn!
- Critical chance in Right Torso! No critical hits sustained!
- Must pass a 5+ consciousness test: rolled 7, succeeds!
- Must make a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): rolled 3, fails!
- - Suffers 9 damage to Center Torso (28/33 armor remaining), Left Arm (26/30 armor remaining)!
- Must make a piloting test to avoid pilot damage (4 base + 1 massive damage + 2 avoiding damage = 7): rolled 5, fails!
- Must pass a 7+ consciousness test: rolled 11, succeeds!

BattleMaster (Player)
- Through-armor critical chance in Left Torso! No critical hits sustained!
- Through-armor critical chance in Right Arm! 2 critical hits sustained!
- - Double Heat Sink hit!
- - ER PPC hit!
- Must make a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): rolled 4, fails!
- - Suffers 8 damage to Rear Left Torso (3/8 armor remaining), Left Leg (23/26 armor remaining)!
- Must make a piloting test to avoid pilot damage (4 base + 1 massive damage + 2 avoiding damage = 7): rolled 9, succeeds!

Lao Hu
- Must make a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage + automatic fall = automatic fall): automatic fall!
- - Suffers 7 damage to Rear Center Torso (5/10 armor remaining), Rear Left Torso (5/7 armor remaining)!
- Must make a piloting test to avoid pilot damage (4 base + 1 massive damage + 2 avoiding damage + automatic fall = automatic fall): automatic fall!
- Must pass a 3+ consciousness test: rolled 8, succeeds!

Huron Warrior
- Must make a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): rolled 9, succeeds!

Brutus (PPC)
- Inferno Critical chance in Right Side! (7 - 2 = 5) No critical hit sustained!
- Inferno Critical chance in Turret! (8 - 2 = 6) Stabilizer hit!
- Inferno Critical chance in Turret! (6 - 2 = 4) No critical hit sustained!
- Inferno Critical chance in Front! (2 - 2 = 0) No critical hit sustained!
- Inferno Critical chance in Left Side! (9 - 2 = 7) Crew Stunned!
- Inferno Critical chance in Left Side! (11 - 2 = 9) Engine hit! Vehicle immobilized, energy weapons disabled!
- Inferno Critical chance in Front! (2 - 2 = 0) No critical hit sustained!
- Inferno Critical chance in Front! (10 - 2 = 8) Stabilizer hit!
- Inferno Critical chance in Front! (8 - 2 = 6) Driver hit! +2 Driving!
- Inferno Critical chance in Front! (12 - 2 = 10) Commander hit! +1 ToHit! +1 Driving!



Physical Combat Phase:
Catapult II (Player)
- Kicks Lao Hu (4 base + 3 movement - 4 enemy movement - 2 kick + 2 actuator damage = 3): rolled 2, miss!



End Phase:
Catapult II
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 0 missed kick + 1 actuator damage = 5): rolled 9, succeeds!



Next Turn’s Movement Phase
Lao Hu
- Attempts to Stand (4 base = 4): rolled 11, succeeds!

Wolverine
- Activates MASC!








Player Status:




Allied Status




Opposing Force Status:




Mission Objective:
- Hurt them (complete)
- - Hurt them more (4/6)
- - - Teach them the Word (4/9)

Secondary Objectives:
- Defend the Turret Control Tower (0/1)
- Defend the Administration Building (0/1)
- Keep enemy `Mechs out of the `Mechbay (0/1)



Special Rules:
Construction Zones – Unless the hex states otherwise, all construction zones count as light woods.

Reload Point – ComStar’s technicians are very motivated and have six tons of LRM reloads available. They can reload 2 tons of LRM ammo per turn spent inside the Mechbay. The Legacy isn’t built for quick reloads, but the technicians may be able to supply it with one additional ton of gauss rifle ammo. If only one `Mech is in the Mechbay the technicians will also replace damaged armor plates, restoring the armor on all damaged sections up to the nearest multiple of 5. If a section is already at a multiple of five, its armor cannot be restored.

Hidden Assets – The light autocannon turrets are currently in low-power standby mode. ComStar has always maintained up rumors that the power grid supporting them is incomplete or somehow insufficient to power them. They will not open fire until at least two players request their activation on the same turn. This deception may be detected by enemy units with a Beagle Active Probe.



Orders Due: Midnight Saturday!