Part 591: Nergal Reactor - Turn 13

Nergal Reactor: Tactical Update 13

Takashi Meyer suppressed an involuntary flinch as the enemy artillery `Mech launched another pair of missiles his way. The first arced skyward on a pillar of smoke, its contrail vanishing in the direction of the late-morning sun. His hud drew a lingering trio of lasers from a position just below the assault `Mech’s chin, but Takashi couldn’t tell what its target was or whether or not they had struck their target.

His eyes were fixed on the other missile as it bore down on him, at once swifter than he could react and all the same so slow he could make out the white paint on the tips of its leading fins. It would have been the death of him, but fortune or some local Kami or the Dragon or perhaps some of that evil wizard Hanse Davion’s black magic shielded the rebellious Dragon’s Tear. The missile, spiraling slowly, passed over the battered Lament’s shoulder. Its proximity fuse failed to fire, and with a sudden roar the missile veered off at a sharp angle towards the manmade island that had once housed the false power plant. It might have circled for another attempt had it not struck the raised and unblemished shield of the downed Mountain Lion.








Movement Phase
Bobcat (Player)
- Bogs down in hex 3518!

Hunchback #2 (Player)
- Insufficient MP to enter hex 2116 (needs 7, has 6)!

Grasshopper (Player)
- Must roll a 3+ to activate MASC: rolled 4, succeeds!
- Attacked by mines in 2622: rolled 5, no damage sustained!



Shooting Phase
Atlas III (Player)
- Fires Snub-Nose PPC at hex 2833!
- Fires Snub-Nose PPC at hex 2833!
- Gains 22 heat, sinks 24! Overheating! TSM Active!

Awesome (Player)
- Fires rER PPC at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires PPC at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 6): rolled 6, hit Left Leg (15/25 armor remaining)!
- Fires PPC at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 6): rolled 8, hit Left Torso (7/17 armor remaining)!
- Gains 37 heat, sinks 42!

Grasshopper (Player)
- Fires Large X-Pulse Laser at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 6, hit Right Arm (9/18 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 6): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 6): rolled 9, hit Right Torso (5/13 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Gains 28 heat, sinks 30!

Lament (Player)
- Fires rER PPC at Naga Redeemer (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 2 heat = 8): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires rER PPC at Naga Redeemer (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 2 heat = 8): rolled 6, miss!
- Gains 30 heat, sinks 32! Overheating!

Hunchback #2 (Player)
- Fires Heavy Gauss Rifle at Wolf Spider Upsilon (3 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 10): rolled 4, miss!
- Gains 8 heat, sinks 10!

Hunchback #1 (Player)
- Holds fire!
- Gains 0 heat, sinks 20!

Screamer (Player)
- Fires rER PPC at Crossbow Alpha (2 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods - 1 targeting computer = 7): rolled 10, hit Head (0/9 armor, 2/3 structure remaining)! Crit!
- - Plasma arcs to Head (0/3 structure remaining)! `Mech destroyed!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Crossbow Alpha (2 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 2 light woods - 1 targeting computer - 2 pulse laser = 7): rolled 3, miss!
- Gains 24 heat, sinks 25!

Bobcat (Player)
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 7): rolled 8, hit Rear Center Torso (5/10 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 7): rolled 9, hit Right Arm (4/18 armor remaining)!
- Gains 27 heat, sinks 26!

Beowulf (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 3119!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 pulse laser = 5): rolled 9, hit Right Leg (16/25 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 7): rolled 12, hit Left Torso (2/17 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Swordbreaker Upsilon (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 7): rolled 7, hit Left Leg (10/25 armor remaining)!
- Gains 25 heat, sinks 24!

Phoenix Hawk (Player)
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Naga (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement - 2 pulse laser = 4): rolled 4, hit Center Torso (7/17 armor remaining)!
- Gains 15 heat, sinks 20!

Nergal (Allied Player)
- Fires Heavy Gauss Rifle at Unknown `Mech Alpha (2 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods + 1 smoke + 1 partial cover = 9): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Hyper Pulse Laser at Unknown `Mech Alpha (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods + 1 smoke + 1 partial cover - 1 pulse laser = 6): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Hyper Pulse Laser at Unknown `Mech Alpha (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods + 1 smoke + 1 partial cover - 1 pulse laser = 6): rolled 6, hit Left Arm (8/28 armor remaining)!
- Gains 52 heat, sinks 52! Overheating!

Unknown `Mech Alpha
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Hunchback #2 (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement = 4): rolled 4, hit Right Torso (5/20 armor remaining)!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Hunchback #2 (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement = 4): rolled 4, hit Right Arm (0/16 armor, 0/8 structure remaining)!
- - Damage transfers to Right Torso (0/20 armor remaining)!
- Fires Heavy Medium Laser at Hunchback #2 (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy laser = 7): rolled 7, hit Left Torso (0/10 structure remaining)! Torso destroyed! Arm blown off!
- Fires Heavy Medium Laser at Hunchback #2 (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy laser = 7): rolled 8, hit Center Torso (5/16 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires Heavy Medium Laser at Hunchback #2 (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy laser = 7): rolled 8, hit Center Torso (0/16 structure remaining)! `Mech Destroyed!
- Fires Heavy Medium Laser at Hunchback #2 (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 heavy laser = 7): rolled 10, hit Right Torso (2/12 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Gains 30 heat, sinks 36!

Crossbow Alpha
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 1022!
- Fires LRM-20 w/ Artemis IV (Artemis) at Nergal (2 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 7): rolled 8, 20 missiles hit Right Arm (80/132 armor remaining), Left Arm (99/132 armor remaining), Left Arm (94/132 armor remaining), Right Arm (75/132 armor remaining)!
- Gains 8 heat, sinks 24!

Naga Alpha
- Fires Light TAG at Phoenix Hawk (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Light TAG at Phoenix Hawk (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 11): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Light TAG at Phoenix Hawk (4 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 11): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires Arrow IV (Homing)!
- Fires Arrow IV (High-Explosive) directly at hex 2826 (4 base + 1 movement + 4 direct fire + 1 secondary target = 10): rolled 3, Margin of Failure 7!
- - Arrow IV scatters into hex 2825!
- - Arrow IV scatters into hex 2925!
- - Arrow IV scatters into hex 2924!
- - Arrow IV scatters into hex 3023!
- - Arrow IV scatters into hex 3123!
- - Arrow IV scatters into hex 3122!
- - Arrow IV lands in hex 3121!
- - - Grasshopper suffers 15 damage in the explosion to Left Leg (29/60 armor remaining), Left Arm (38/44 armor remaining), Left Arm (33/44 armor remaining)!
- Gains 21 heat, sinks 24!

Viper Ocean Breeze
- Fires TAG at Screamer (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 5 enemy movement + 3 smoke = 14): automatic miss!
- Gains 8 heat, sinks 24!

Wolf Spider Upsilon
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 3222!
- Fires ER Large Laser at Grasshopper (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Large Laser at Grasshopper (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 7, hit Center Torso (33/60 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Large Laser at Grasshopper (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 8, hit Left Torso (7/40 armor remaining)!
- Gains 37 heat, sinks 38!

Swordbreaker Upsilon
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Beowulf (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 10, hit Right Arm (0/14 armor, 0/7 structure remaining)! Arm blown off!
- - Damage transfers to Right Torso (12/16 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Beowulf (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 6, hit Left Arm (0/7 structure remaining)! Arm blown off!
- - Damage transfers to Left Torso (0/16 armor remaining)!
- Fires ER Medium Laser at Beowulf (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Beowulf (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse = 4): rolled 7, hit Left Torso (4/11 structure remaining)! Crit!
- Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Beowulf (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 pulse = 4): rolled 5, hit Left Torso (0/11 structure remaining)! Torso destroyed! XL Engine destroyed! `Mech destroyed!
- - Damage transfers to Center Torso (7/20 armor remaining)!
- Gains 20 heat, sinks 20!

Arrow IV (homing)
- Automatic miss!



End Phase
Swordbreaker Upsilon
- Critical chance in Right Torso: rolled 7, no critical hit sustained!
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): rolled 6, succeeds!

Unknown `Mech Alpha
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): rolled 4, succeeds!

Grasshopper (Player)
- Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage + 1 hardened armor = 6): rolled 11, succeeds!



Physical Combat Phase:
Bobcat (Player)
- Attacks Swordbreaker Upsilon with Vibrosword (3 base + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 1 sword = 6): rolled 10, hit Right Arm (0/18 armor, 0/9 structure remaining)! Arm blown off!
- - Damage transfers to Right Torso (4/13 structure remaining)! Crit!



End Phase:
Swordbreaker Upsilon
- Critical chance in Right Torso: rolled 7, no critical hit sustained!








Player Status:




Allies




Opposing Force Status:





House Rule: Flooding Sucks – An armor breach underwater no longer destroys hit locations outright. A section that floods instead suffers damage to all weapons in that location, knocking them offline. All ammunition or special equipment in a flooded section is likewise rendered useless. Head armor breaches are treated as normal.



Primary Objectives
- Lure the Clans near the Nergal Reactor (failed!)
- Protect the NRG-0000-0X Nergal (0/1)

Secondary Objectives
- Accrue Bounty (44,000,000 c-bills / 66,00,000 goods)
- - Light `Mechs: 1 (1,000,000 c-bills)
- - Medium `Mechs: 4 (2,000,000 c-bills)
- - Heavy `Mechs: 5 (3,000,000 c-bills)
- - Assault `Mechs: 5 (4,000,000 c-bills)
- - Infantry Units: 0 (250,000) c-bills
- - Battle Armor Units: 0 (1,000,000) c-bills
- - AeroSpace Fighters: 0 (2,000,000) c-bills

- Last Mission’s Total Bounty: 62,300,000 c-bills (93,450,000 goods)
- Total Accumulated Bounty: 106,300,000 c-bills (159,450,000 goods)



Orders Due: Midnight Tuesday!