Part 658: Konpei Island - Turn 3

Konpei Island Update 3

“So, what do they make here, anyway?” Maja grunted. She hovered her crosshairs over a retreating enemy hovertank and squeezed the trigger as soon as the gold dot in the center started pulsating to indicate a positive lock. A veteran of numerous campaigns, her attention was only half on her target. The other half was devoted almost obsessively to the JagerMech’s unique skybox strip. In addition to the typical 360-degrees of vision most MechWarriors enjoyed, the JagerMech boasted 180-degrees of vertical sight, letting her accurately target AeroSpace fighters as they passed overhead. To say there were more than a few was an understatement, contrails and fireballs lit the skies above, and while none seemed all that interested in interfering with the ground war—yet—all it took was some newbie hungry for their first ground kill and the lance’s rather mediocre defensive position would be completely compromised.

Maja’s autocannons struck sparks from the hovertank’s armored skirt, puncturing it in a dozen places. A hovertank with a damaged skirt was crippled. Hovertanks kept themselves afloat on cushions of intensely hot air, but it was hard enough keeping up to fifty tons of armor and weapons aloft. Holes made that task infinitely harder—but her crippling shots didn’t even seem to phase the Clan driver. He simply escaped down the side of the island’s damaged starport runway, and vanished from sight.

“This isn’t really the time for a tour,” Tai-i Mahinder replied with grim amusement. “Konpei Island Demolisher Tanks. River Monitors. Assault Autocannons. Core components for Dragon BattleMechs to be shipped to manufacturing sites offworld. Lysandre-class submersible aircraft carriers—”

“Wait,” Maya interrupted. “What?”








Movement Phase
BattleMaster
- Insufficient MP to reach hex 0908: needs 7, has 6!



Shooting Phase
BattleMaster (Player)
- Fires PPC at Gargoyle (2 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 9): rolled 8, miss!
- Fires PPC at Gargoyle (2 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 9): rolled 4, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Gargoyle (2 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Gargoyle (2 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 11): rolled 11, hit Center Torso (33/38 armor remaining)!
- Fires Medium Laser at Gargoyle (2 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 11): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Medium Laser at Gargoyle (2 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires Small Laser at Gargoyle (Out of Range): automatic miss!
- Gains 35 heat, sinks 34!

Sagittaire (Player)
- Fires ER PPC at Gargoyle (3 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement - 1 targeting computer = 10): rolled 10, hit Center Torso (23/38 armor remaining)!
- Fires Large Pulse Laser at Nova (3 base + 4 range + 3 movement + 3 enemy movement - 1 targeting computer - 1 pulse laser = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Gains 28 heat, sinks 34!

Hatamoto-Chi (Player)
- Torso-twists to threaten hex 0907!
- Fires PPC at Gargoyle (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 10): rolled 11, hit Left Leg (24/34 armor remaining)!
- Fires PPC at Gargoyle (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 10): rolled 8, miss!
- Gains 22 heat, sinks 20!

Mauler (Player)
No Line of Sight to primary target!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 22!

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

Naginata (Player)
- Fires ER PPC at Epona Prime #1 (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires LRM-15 w/Artemis IV at Epona Prime #1 (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 3, miss!
- Fires LRM-15 w/Artemis IV at Epona Prime #1 (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 8, 15 missiles hit Left Side (15/20 armor remaining), Left Side (10/20 armor remaining), Left Side (5/20 armor remaining (TAC!))!
- Fires LRM-15 w/Artemis IV at Epona Prime #1 (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 3, miss!
- Gains 31 heat, sinks 30!

JagerMech (Player)
- Fires Light Autocannon at Epona Prime #1 (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 11, hit Front (16/21 armor remaining)! CfMSD!
- Fires Light Autocannon at Epona Prime #1 (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 8): rolled 9, hit Rear (13/18 armor remaining)! CfMSD!
- Fires ER Light Autocannon at Epona Prime #1 (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 8, hit Front (11/21 armor remaining)! CfMSD!
- Fires ER Light Autocannon at Epona Prime #1 (3 base + 0 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 6): rolled 10, hit Left Side (0/20 armor remaining)! CfMSD!
- Gains 5 heat, sinks 20!

Summoner
- Holds fire!
- Gains 5 heat, sinks 20!

Ha Otoko
- Fires LRM-10 at JagerMech (3 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 11): rolled 6, miss!
- Fires LRM-10 at JagerMech (3 base + 4 range + 2 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 11): rolled 8, miss!
- Gains 10 heat, sinks 13!

Glass Spider
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Naginata (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 8): rolled 7, miss!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Naginata (3 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 8): rolled 9, hit Right Arm (10/25 armor remaining)!
- Gains 3 heat, sinks 20!

Timber Wolf
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 20!

Epona A #1
- Holds fire!

Epona A #2
- Holds fire!

Gargoyle
- Fires ER Large Laser at BattleMaster (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement - 1 targeting computer = 6): rolled 5, miss!
- Fires ER Large Laser at BattleMaster (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement - 1 targeting computer = 6): rolled 7, hit Right Leg (28/36 armor remaining)!
- Gains 29 heat, sinks 32!

Nova
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 26!

Balius
- Holds fire!
- Gains 2 heat, sinks 24!

Stone Rhino
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Sagittaire (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 9, hit Right Torso (15/30 armor remaining)!
- Fires Gauss Rifle at Sagittaire (3 base + 2 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 7, miss!
- Gains 4 heat, sinks 20!

Epona Prime #1
- Holds fire!

Epona Prime #2
- Holds fire!



End Phase:
Epona Prime #1
- Through-armor critical chance in Left Side: Crew stunned!
- Chance for Motive System Damage: Minor damage sustained (+1 to driving rolls)!
- Chance for Motive System Damage: No damage sustained!
- Chance for Motive System Damage: No damage sustained!
- Chance for Motive System Damage: No damage sustained!








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Opposing Force Status:




Special Rules
Special weapon and minimum range rules are in effect!



Primary Objectives
- Join forces with Isoroku Kurita (0/1)
- Avoid damaging the Luthien Armor Works Facility (0/17 remaining)

Secondary Objectives
- Secure the Monitor Naval Vessels (0/16)
- Protect the Monitor Naval Vessels as they escape (0/16)



Orders Due: Midnight Tuesday!