Part 527: Rise of the Phoenix - Turn 5

Rise of the Phoenix: Tactical Update 5

The sickening crunch of warping, shattering, and outright tearing steel-ceramic composites probably wasn’t really loud enough to deafen any unprotected and, fortunately, highly theoretical bystanders, but it was still a sound Caesar felt in his teeth. He’d heard BattleMechs make all kinds of noises over his brief military career, from the staccato booms of an autocannon hit to the deafening roar of a direct artillery strike, but never once had he heard a sound quite like this one. For a moment his Assault Mace stuck fast, and Caesar was worried he might need to let it go—it would’ve been a waste if it couldn’t withstand more than a single strike, but the enemy Marauder gave first and when his Mace came free Caesar practically eviscerated it. Coolant gushed like arterial spray as the mace’s blunted spikes burst coolant lines and tore through the enemy machine’s engine shielding. Bundles of myomer tumbled down the Marauder’s back like a loose cape as those same spikes pulled them from their mountings.

Caesar whistled, “Now this is a fine piece of engineering.”

“I find it odd, Caesar,” Dusk’s voice crackled over his cockpit speakers, “that the very first thing you do fighting alongside other Inner Sphere forces is strike an enemy in the back.”

“Dusk,” He sputtered, “It’s not like—”

“I have long since learned,” she began as her Timber Wolf lashed out, striking the Marauder just below the knee. Her machine wasn’t built for kicking, but it did the job well enough, its V-shaped toes catching the Marauder’s shin in a creditable trip. It topped, and the impact of the landing was enough to force its over-stressed engine into shutdown. “That you can take a Barbarian from the Inner Sphere but a Barbarian they will remain. I understand your nature, Caesar Steiner. Do not apologize for it.”








Movement Phase
Rampage
- Activates MASC!

BattleMaster
- Stands carefully: automatic success!

King Cobra
- Activates MASC!

Timber Wolf
- Deactivates CNI



Shooting Phase
Grand Titan (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 2111!
- Fires Large X-Pulse Laser at Pillager Liu Bei (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 7, hit Left Torso (22/31 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Pillager Liu Bei (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Pillager Liu Bei (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 8, hit Center Torso (42/48 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-6 w/Artemis IV at Pillager Liu Bei (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 3, miss!
- Gains 28 heat, sinks 34!

Rampage (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 2011!
- Fires LB-10X Autocannon (Cluster) at Pillager Liu Bei (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 1 cluster = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 4 heat, sinks 20!

Guillotine (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1410!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Warhammer Jade Girl (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 smoke - 1 targeting computer = 8): rolled 9, hit Left Torso (10/21 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Warhammer Jade Girl (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 smoke - 1 targeting computer = 8): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Warhammer Jade Girl (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 smoke - 1 targeting computer = 8): rolled 11, hit Right Arm (16/21 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Warhammer Jade Girl (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 smoke - 1 targeting computer = 8): rolled 9, hit Right Torso (10/21 armor remaining)!
- Fires Streak SRM-6 at Warhammer Jade Girl (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 smoke = 9): rolled 7, fails to lock-on!
- Gains 24 heat, sinks 28!

Gallowglas (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 2211!
- Fires ER PPC Laser at Pillager Liu Bei (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 7, hit Center Torso (32/48 armor remaining)!
- Fires Large Laser at Pillager Liu Bei (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 7, Left Leg (34/42 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Pillager Liu Bei (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 8, hit Right Torso (25/31 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Pillager Liu Bei (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 9, hit Right Torso (19/31 armor remaining)!
- Fires Small Laser at Pillager Liu Bei (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 9, hit Right Torso (16/31 armor remaining)!
- Gains 34 heat, sinks 36!

BattleMaster (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1228!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 8, hit Left Arm (11/21 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 10, hit Left Arm (5/21 armor remaining)! TAC!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 8, hit Right Leg (14/20 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 6, hit Right Arm (15/21 armor remaining)! TAC!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 7, hit Left Torso (15/21 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 6, hit Center Torso (20/26 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 5, hit Right Torso (15/21 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER PPC at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 9, hit Right Leg (0/20 armor, 14/15 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Gains 49 heat, sinks 46!

Archer (Player)
- Fires LRM/20 w/Artemis IV at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 5): rolled 7, 20 missiles hit Right Torso (10/21 armor remaining), Left Leg (15/20 armor remaining), Right Torso (5/21 armor remaining), Right Leg (9/15 armor remaining (Crit!))!
- Fires LRM/20 w/Artemis IV at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 5): rolled 11, 16 missiles hit Left Leg (10/20 armor remaining), Right Arm (10/21 armor remaining), Right Arm (5/21 armor remaining), Right Leg (8/15 armor remaining (Crit!))!
- Fires Medium Laser at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 5): rolled 9, hit Right Torso (0/21 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at Warhammer Jiangshi (2 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 5): rolled 11, hit Left Leg (5/20 armor remaining)! TAC!
- Gains 19 heat, sinks 20!

Wolverine II (Player)
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Marauder Lu Bu (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 minimum range = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Marauder Lu Bu (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 10, hit Rear Right Torso (2/8 armor remaining)!
- Fires SRM-6 w/Artemis IV at Marauder Lu Bu (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 9, 6 missiles hit Rear Right Torso (0/8 armor remaining), Rear Right Torso (14/16 structure remaining (Crit!)), Right Leg (20/32 armor remaining), Rear Center Torso (9/11 armor remaining), Rear Right Torso (12/16 structure remaining (Crit!)), Left Arm (2/24 armor remaining)!
- Gains 9 heat, sinks 20!

King Cobra (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1127!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Marauder Lu Bu (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 minimum range - 1 targeting computer = 8): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Marauder Lu Bu (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 1 targeting computer = 6): rolled 9, hit Right Arm (12/24 armor remaining)!
- Fires Flamer (Damage) at Marauder Lu Bu (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 1 targeting computer = 6): rolled 9, hit Left Leg (21/32 armor remaining)!
- Fires Streak SRM-6 at Marauder Lu Bu, but the target is in the wrong firing arc!
- Fires Streak SRM-6 at Marauder Lu Bu, but the target is in the wrong firing arc!
- Gains 12 heat, sinks 26!

Timber Wolf H (Player)
- Fires Heavy Large Laser at Marauder Lu Bu (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 10, hit Right Torso (4/24 armor remaining)!
- Fires Heavy Large Laser at Marauder Lu Bu (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 7, hit Left Arm (0/24 armor, 0/12 structure remaining)! Arm blown off!
- - Damage transfers to Left Torso (4/24 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Small Laser at Marauder Lu Bu (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 40 heat, sinks 36!

Shadow Hawk Bai Hu (White)
- Fires Heavy PPC at Archer (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 0 phantom = 7): rolled 4, miss!

Warhammer Jiangshi (Black and Blue)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1027!
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 9, hit Left Leg (22/32 armor remaining)! Target gains 5 heat!
- Fires Plasma Rifle at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 8, hit Right Leg (22/32 armor remaining)! Target gains 3 heat!
- Fires Streak SRM-6 at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 4, fails to lock-on!
- Fires ER Small Laser at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 9, hit Left Leg (19/32 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Flamer (Heat) at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Flamer (Heat) at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 8, target gains 2 heat!

Marauder Lu Bu (Black and Red)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 0928!
- Fires Snub-Nose PPC w/ Drained Capacitor at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 7, hit Left Torso (15/25 armor remaining)! TAC!
- Fires Snub-Nose PPC w/ Drained Capacitor at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 7, hit Right Leg (16/32 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 5, hit Left Arm (18/24 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 12, hit Head (3/9 armor remaining)! Pilot Hit!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 8, hit Right Torso (19/25 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium X-Pulse Laser at Timber Wolf H (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 6, hit Left Arm (12/24 armor remaining)!

Warhammer Golden Boy (Gold)
- Holds fire!

Warhammer Jade Girl (Jade)
- Holds fire!

Shadow Hawk Qing Long (Blue)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1729!
- Fires Large X-Pulse Laser at BattleMaster (3 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover - 2 pulse laser = 7): rolled 8, hit Left Arm (19/28 armor remaining)!

Marauder Guan Yu (Green ACE!)
- Fires Large VSPL at Grand Titan (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement - 1 pulse laser = 5): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires Large VSPL at Grand Titan (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement - 1 pulse laser = 5): rolled 9, hit Center Torso (31/42 armor remaining)!

Marauder Zhang Fei (Silver and Red ACE!)
- Fires ER Large Laser at Guillotine (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 8): rolled 9, hit Rear Center Torso (2/10 armor remaining)!
- Fires LRM-15 at Guillotine (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 8): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires LRM-15 (Smoke) at Hex 2012 (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement - 4 enemy movement + 1 secondary target = 4): rolled 8, hit!

Pillager Liu Bei (Red and Gold ACE!)
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Gallowglas (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 minimum range = 8): rolled 10, hit Center Torso (15/30 armor remaining)!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Gallowglas (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 minimum range = 8): rolled 10, hit Left Torso (8/23 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Gallowglas (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 6): rolled 7, hit Left Leg (15/22 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Gallowglas (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 6): rolled 6, hit Right Torso (11/23 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Gallowglas (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Gallowglas (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 6): rolled 8, hit Left Leg (8/22 armor remaining)!



End Phase
Pillager Liu Bei
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): rolled 5, succeeds!

Warhammer Jiangshi
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): rolled 5, succeeds!
- Design Flaw discovered: Prototype!
- Through-armor critical chance in Left Arm! No critical hit sustained!
- Through-armor critical chance in Right Arm! 1 critical hit sustained!
- - Shoulder damaged!
- Critical chance in Right Leg! 2 critical hits sustained!
- - Right Lower Leg actuator damaged!
- - Right Hip damaged!
- Critical chance in Right Leg! 2 critical hits sustained!
- - Right Upper Leg actuator damaged!
- - Right Lower Leg actuator damaged!
- Critical chance in Right Leg! No critical hits sustained!
- Through-armor critical chance in Left Leg! 2 critical hits sustained!
- - Left Upper Leg actuator damaged!
- - Left Hip damaged!
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage + 8 actuator damage = 12): rolled 11, failed!
- - Suffers 7 damage in the fall to Right Torso (10/15 structure remaining (Crit!)), Right Torso (8/15 structure remaining (Crit!))!
- Critical chance in Right Torso! 2 critical hits sustained!
- - Jump Jet destroyed!
- - Streak SRM-6 damaged!
- Critical chance in Right Torso! 1 critical hit sustained!
- - Jump Jet destroyed!

Marauder Lu Bu
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): rolled 6, succeeds!
- Critical chance in Right Torso! No critical hit sustained!
- Critical chance in Right Torso! No critical hit sustained!

Timber Wolf H
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): rolled 6, succeeds!
- Must pass a 3+ consciousness test: rolled 6, succeeds!
- Must pass a 4+ shutdown test: rolled 9, succeeds!
- Through-armor critical chance in Left Torso! No critical hit sustained!

Gallowglas
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): rolled 2, fails!
- - Suffers 7 damage in the fall to Left Torso (3/23 armor remaining), Right Arm (18/20 armor remaining)!
- Attempts to avoid pilot damage (3 base + 1 massive damage + 2 avoiding pilot damage = 6): rolled 8, succeeds!



Physical Combat Phase:
King Cobra (Player)
- Attacks Marauder Lu Bu with Assault Mace (3 base + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 mace = 8): rolled 8, hit Rear Center Torso (0/11 armor, 7/16 structure remaining)! Crit!

Timber Wolf (Player)
- Kicks Marauder Lu Bu (3 base + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 kick = 5): rolled 9, hit Left Leg (6/32 armor remaining)!

Pillager Liu Bei
- Kicks Gallowglas (3 base + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement - 2 kick = 5): rolled 10, hit Left Arm (0/20 armor remaining)!



End Phase:
Marauder Lu Bu
- Critical chance in Center Torso! 1 critical hit sustained!
- - Clanspec XL Engine hit!
- Must pass a 10+ shutdown chance: rolled 7, fails!
- Must pass a piloting test or fall: automatic failure!
- - Suffers 7 damage in the fall to Rear Right Torso (7/16 structure remaining (Crit!)), Head (7/9 armor remaining)!
- Critical Chance in Right Torso! 2 critical hits sustained!
- - Clanspec XL Engine hit!
- - Double Heat Sink hit!


Turn End Phase:
Shadow Hawk Qing Long
- Rejoins network Diyu
- Regains ACE Status!
- ACE status removed by enemy Command Console!








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Special Rules:
Glare – Any unit standing above level 0 suffers a -2 penalty due to intense sunlight reflecting off the local rocks. All units attacking a unit standing above level 0 suffer a -1 penalty due to intense sunlight reflecting off the target unit. These penalties stack.



Mission Objective:
- Break Through (0/1)



Orders Due: Midnight Saturday!