Part 575: Air Raid - Turn 16
Air Raid: Tactical Update 16“They are getting away,” the Sea Fox Locust leaned forward, preparing to sprint after the fleeing mercenary company. Under normal circumstances the fleet light `Mech would have no trouble catching up with the mercenary band, even in the tight confines of a train tunnel. “Pursuing.”
“Do not,” Mechwarrior Ath stared at the retreating `Mechs. He was neither surprised that the honorless mercenaries had retreated nor particularly upset. They’d fought—and some of them had even fought well—but his experience told him that throwing good pilots after them would be a mistake. “They retreat into the tunnels because they undoubtedly have them mined. If the first cave-in does not get you, the second or third undoubtedly will. Let them have this minor victory—they have destroyed a few `Mechs and a few light aircraft, but the war will yet be ours.”
He drew his machine to a walk then, giving up the breakneck sprint he’d begun in an effort to catch up with his prey. Another battle without a kill was no stain on his codex, it would simply be lost among all the others. Another battle without dying was a personal disappointment, but no harm to the Clan. That the Republic had sent an unknown number of their robotic walking bombs through the tunnels was a greater immediate concern. “Mechwarriors, we earn no glory today but we yet have our duty. Return to your patrols and defend the airfield. It is going to be a very long night.”
Movement Phase
Shooting Phase
Grasshopper (Player)
- Fires Large X-Pulse Laser at Black Python (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 9): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Python (4 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 11): rolled 8, miss!
- Gains 30 heat, sinks 30!
Screamer (Player)
- Fires rER PPC at Black Python (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 9): rolled 8, miss!
- - Plasma arcs to Center Torso (7/12 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Black Python (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 7): rolled 11, hit Right Leg (20/27 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Black Python (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 7): rolled 8, hit Right Leg (13/27 armor remaining)!
- Gains 28 heat, sinks 25!
Grendel Epsilon
- No Line of Sight to target!
- Gains 7 heat, sinks 20!
Wolverine IIC 2
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 2637!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Grasshopper (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 8): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Streak SRM-2 at Grasshopper (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 10): rolled 11, 2 missiles hit Center Torso (37/60 armor remaining), Right Torso (31/60 armor remaining)!
- Fires Streak SRM-2 at Grasshopper (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 10): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 14 heat, sinks 20!
Great Wyrm 1
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Revenant Emergency First Responder (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Revenant Emergency First Responder (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires ER Small Laser at Revenant Emergency First Responder (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires ER Small Laser at Revenant Emergency First Responder (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 10, hit Center Torso (9/12 armor remaining)!
- Fires LRM-10 at Revenant Emergency First Responder (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 20!
Hellfire
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 34!
Stalking Spider
- Holds fire!
- Gains 5 heat, sinks 22!
Great Wyrm 2
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Revenant Emergency First Responder (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Revenant Emergency First Responder (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires ER Small Laser at Revenant Emergency First Responder (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires ER Small Laser at Revenant Emergency First Responder (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires LRM-10 at Revenant Emergency First Responder (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 9, 6 missiles hit Left Front Leg (6/11 armor remaining), Center Torso (8/12 armor remaining)!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 20!
Hellstar
- Holds fire
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 60!
Black Python 2
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Screamer (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 5 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 1 targeting computer - 2 pulse laser = 9): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Screamer (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 5 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 1 targeting computer - 2 pulse laser = 9): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Screamer (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 5 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 1 targeting computer - 2 pulse laser = 9): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Screamer (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 5 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 1 targeting computer - 2 pulse laser = 9): rolled 4, miss!
- Gains 33 heat, sinks 28! Overheating!
Spirit
- No Line of Sight to target!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 22!
Vixen
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Revenant Patroller (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 8, hit Center Torso (0/12 armor, 2/10 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Revenant Patroller (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Revenant Patroller (4 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 8, hit Left Front Leg (2/11 armor remaining)!
- Gains 22 heat, sinks 20!
Howler 3 1
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!
Thresher 1
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 26!
Pinion
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 28!
Griffin IIC
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!
Thresher 1
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 26!
Galahad
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!
Rifleman IIC 2 1
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!
Rifleman IIC 2 2
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!
Clint IIC
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!
Black Python 1
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 28!
Burrock
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 40!
Locust IIC 4
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Grasshopper (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 7): rolled 9, hit Center Torso (30/60 armor remaining)!
- Gains 7 heat, sinks 20!
Crimson Hawk
- Fires ER Large Laser at Grasshopper (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain + 1 heat = 8): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires ER Large Laser at Grasshopper (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain + 1 heat = 8): rolled 11, hit Left Torso (20/40 armor remaining)! TAC!
- Gains 28 heat, sinks 20! Overheating!
Revenant Patroller 1
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Spirit (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 8): rolled 8, hit Right Torso (5/11 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Spirit (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 8): rolled 8, hit Right Arm (5/11 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Spirit (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 10): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Spirit (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 10): rolled 8, miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 20!
Revenant Evader 1
- Holds fire!
- Gains 12 heat, sinks 20!
Revenant Patroller 2
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Clint IIC (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 10, hit Right Leg (10/16 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Clint IIC (4 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain - 2 pulse laser = 10): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Clint IIC (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 10): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Clint IIC (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 heavy rain = 10): rolled 9, miss!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 20!
Revenant Evader 2
- Holds fire!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 20!
Revenant Emergency First Responder 2
- Explodes!
- - Great Wyrm 1 suffers 90 damage in the explosion to Center Torso (11/16 armor remaining), Right Torso (7/12 armor remaining), Left Leg (11/16 armor remaining), Center Torso (6/16 armor remaining), Left Torso (7/12 armor remaining), Center Torso (1/16 armor remaining), Left Leg (6/16 armor remaining), Left Arm (5/10 armor remaining), Left Arm (0/10 armor remaining), Left Torso (2/12 armor remaining), Left Torso (0/12 armor, 8/11 structure remaining (Crit!)), Right Torso (2/12 armor remaining), Right Arm (5/10 armor remaining), Left Leg (1/16 armor remaining), Left Arm (2/7 structure remaining (Crit!)), Left Arm (0/7 structure remaining (Arm blown off! Damage transfers to Left Torso (5/11 structure remaining (Crit!))), Right Leg (11/16 armor remaining), Left
- - Great Wyrm 2 suffers 90 damage in the explosion to Left Leg (11/16 armor remaining), Right Torso (7/12 armor remaining), Left Leg (6/16 armor remaining), Right Arm (5/10 armor remaining), Right Torso (2/12 armor remaining), Left Torso (7/12 armor remaining), Center Torso (11/16 armor remaining), Right Arm (0/10 armor remaining), Right Arm (2/7 structure remaining (Crit!)), Left Arm (5/10 armor remaining), Right Leg (11/16 armor remaining), Left Torso (2/12 armor remaining), Right Arm (0/7 structure remaining (Arm blown off! Damage transfers to Right Torso (0/12 armor, 10/11 structure remaining! (Crit!))), Right Torso (5/11 structure remaining (Crit!)), Center Torso (6/11 armor remaining), Left Torso (0/12 armor, 8/11 structure remaining (Crit!)), Left Torso (3/11 structure remaining (Crit!)), Right Torso (0/11 structure remaining (Torso destroyed!))!
- - Hellstar suffers 23 damage in the explosion to Right Arm (27/32 armor remaining), Center Torso (40/45 armor remaining), Right Arm (22/32 armor remaining), Left Leg (35/40 armor remaining), Left Leg (32/40 armor remaining)!
- Gains ∞ heat, sinks 20!
End Phase
Great Wyrm 1
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): rolled 4, fails!
- - Suffers 5 damage in the fall to Right Leg (6/11 armor remaining)
Great Wyrm 2
- Critical chance in Left Torso: rolled 4, No critical hits sustained!
- Critical chance in Left Torso: rolled 5, No critical hits sustained!
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): rolled 9, succeeds!
Hellstar
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (2 base + 1 massive damage = 3): rolled 12, succeeds!
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Player Status:
Ally Status:
Opposing Force Status:
Objective Status
Heavy Rain – +1 penalty to all weapon attacks and piloting tests, all non-concrete hexes count as mud hexes
Lightning Strikes – Lightning has a chance to strike up to four random hexes each turn, inflicting 4-10 damage to units struck.
Rain Devils – Micro-tornadoes disperse and destroy infantry. Contact may knock over BattleMechs, all weapons fire drawn through a Rain Devil automatically misses the target. BattleMechs may expend all of their MP for a turn to brace, providing a -2 bonus to piloting tests to avoid being knocked over.Mission Objective:
Primary Objectives
- Endure for at least 1 minute (complete)
- - Endure for at least 2 minutes (failed)
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Secondary Objectives
- Accrue Bounty (44,300,000 c-bills / 66,450,000 goods)
- - Infantry Units Killed: 6 (50,000 c-bills each)
- - Light `Mechs: 9 (1,000,000 c-bills each)
- - Medium `Mechs: 6 (2,000,000 c-bills each)
- - Heavy ` Mechs: 3 (3,000,000 c-bills each)
- - Assault `Mechs: 3 (4,000,000 c-bills each)
- Grounded Aircraft: 8 (250,000 c-bills each)
- Last Mission’s Bounty: 18,000,000 c-bills (27,000,000 goods)
- Total Accumulated Bounty: 62,300,000 c-bills (93,450,000 goods)
After-Action Report:
Well now. Sometimes matches go poorly. Sometimes matches go well. Sometimes a match goes so inexplicably well that, over the course of a single scenario of average length, a single company humiliates the rough equivalent of a Cluster of Clanners from four different Solamha units. I have to say I did not see that coming, so to all my players: well done. Even those of you who might feel you didn’t perform as well as, say, the Atlas? You were pulling your weight, keeping me honest, and soaking up all the bad luck so other players could get their killstreaks going. 21 enemy `Mechs killed to one `Mech lost. If the Rim Worlders had an army of you guys, they’d be standing on Strana Mechty right now.
Vote time, you know the drill, except this time please pick two player MVPs, and neither of them can be the Atlas because it’s getting an MVP regardless. Unless someone makes an argument that convinces me otherwise, I’m not going to post an opforce MVP this mission since none of them earned it. A good argument on a Solamha pilot’s behalf might convince me otherwise, but they’re second-line Clanners. They know why they're not getting kudos for this.