Rifts Coalitions Wars

So Far

S&D the C.S. S&D

From the Mission Log of Maxwell Sterling...

Mission Objective:
Search and Destroy of the C.S. group responsible for the first strikes within the border of the kingdom of Tolkeen.

Sunday December 19, 105 P.A.
S&D Squad attack in pre-emptive skirmish.  Intel reports 2 IAR, 4 Super Sams, 1 Mark V APC, and 4 Warbird Cycles, and ground troops (no numbers available).  Last sighted at Haverbrook at 15h00.  Team runs across flight of 2 Super Sams, and 3 Warbirds attacking Millhaven at 17h30 having missed them at Barmby at 16h00 and Tolkeen Staging Ground #1 at 17h00.  C.S. Troops decimated their targets leaving few survivors.  Team destroys C.S. unit.  Team retrieves 4 fusion blocks, 4 frag mini-missiles, 8 plasma mini-missiles, 6 armour piercing mini-missiles, 20 Super Sam grenades.

Tuesday December 21, 105 P.A.
Being the Solstice Chris stores P.P.E. in 6 talismans.  Fun and games from the exuberant solstice line walker.  Including disappearing reappearing writing on the back of the Glitterbutt (such as "insert missile here" on the ass).  Also snow fight that got out of hand, and paralysing gone wrong.  Team sets out for Peyton at 14h00 with ETA of 17h30.

Wednesday December 22, 105 P.A.
Intel reports from the S&D squad 2 IAR and 20 ground troops on approach to Renneth.  The team gets to Renneth early, 11h00. 12h00: nothing. 13h00: nothing. 14h00 nothing. 16h30 camera net is set up as early warning detection system.  The attack comes at dawn the following morning!

Thursday December 23, 105 P.A.
Both IAR are destroyed.  17 C.S. Soldiers are captured.  Renneth is severely damaged because the IAR attacked from extreme range (over a mile: since targeting a town is wide you automatically hit something).  Team heads out for Eider, they get there 12h30 and hole up until transport comes for the prisoners.

Friday December 24, 105 P.A.
Find the dragon a Christmas present.  Ladies and gentlemen of the pub/restaurant we have the amazing exploding box!  G'lishi gets: gum, a picture of the GB doing the Marilyn Monroe subway grate pose, etc. G'lishi gives: crude not-quite magical amulets, the spraying box to Rad, etc.

ooo

Rad returns with the location of the temporary base set up for the S&D team.  "There are two more IAR Cannon Crowns, and an additional APC above the one expected.  All are marked with the same squad symbols.  They are all equally battle worn, not much, indicating the intel undervalued their numbers.  There are at least 20 troops not assigned to crew the vehicles or PAs.  And drek man, if there isn't another 2 Crown heads."

Max calls in the Second String.  Sam introduces the newest member, Darrien, to the First String.  "And this is Darrien our new guy."

He is a tall man with a mask across his eyes, a tall cylindrical hat with a thick rim on his head and a black cape with a deep red underside trailing behind his armour almost to the ground.  He say, "Greetings, I am Darrien Shields.  It is very nice to be a part of your group.  Good to see you again Maxwell."

...Max speaks "Okay, here is what we are going to do.  R.C., you are going to do a flyby of the Coalie camp from the east to the west.  One or both of the SuperSams are going to chase after you.  You will be leading them directly to Arch, Sam, and myself.

Now that is going to be eight miles away from their camp.  You cannot go down <"Dirty bitch!" says Rick.>, CAN NOT.  If somehow you are forced to land, do not stop, don't, they will slaughter you.  Run your ass off.  Hop, skip, or jump but get here.  When you are in range and I will give you the signal, drop to the ground, fall like a stone if you have to.

"Archer, you are going to be waiting for my signal, don't wait for R.C., put a shot through the head of the first SuperSam.  Track them from the mile point and snipe the first one.  R.C., you are then going to go back and join our mystical team.

"Archer, don't worry about the Warbird if it comes.  I will take care of it.  Sam here is going to stick by you and act as your protection.  Sam, don't get in Archer's way but keep the missiles off of him.

"G'lishi, if there is a more than one SuperSam you have to get him especially if I am busy.  Teleport behind him, drop on him from above, whatever.  Take him out quick.  Rip his helmet off, or twist his legs backwards, or pound him into the ground, but make it quick.  We do not want anyone of these guys radioing the camp.

"That is phase one.  While we do that Joe, Rick and Bronson will go to the north facing APC and wire it with explosives.  Rad and Darrien will watch for any sign the C.S. troops are on to them and will provide cover fire if the jig is up.

"Once that is set up then we go to work on the IARs.  This is where we have the most trouble.  Those things can take a pounding.  So here's what we're going to do.

"Rick, R.C., Chris, and Joe are going to get into the other APC.  Rick has sampled the commander's voice and put together a message that the APC is backing off which he will play when Archer fires the first shots on the IAR nearest to the APC.  Joe will mask everyone psychically. Bronson will make R.C. and Chris invisible before they go.  Chris will put Armour of Ithan on the four of you.  Rick walks into the APC directly and opens the hatch.  The others storm in, Joe then Chris then R.C., again quick attacks will prevent a warning.

"R.C. will back the APC off and then ram the back of the IAR's legs toppling it.  All while R.C. is doing that, Archer, you should be pounding away on the IAR even as it goes down.  If opportunity presents itself make a hole in the robot's side and stuff a fusion block chain, a 3-blocker, inside the thing.

"While that is going on the second APC will be detonated.  That is when I want you G'lishi to fly in and slam with all your weight into the other IAR.  Then you have to get out of the way immediately.  Hopefully you can knock it down and then Sam and I will attack it. G'lishi, you will slam the IAR again if it does not fall over AFTER we have missiled it. As soon as it is lying down G'lishi, I want you to go after the little ground troops.

"Rick will be keeping an eye out for the Warbird if we haven't taken care of it before then.  Rail gun it, mini-missile it, shoot it down.

"Now, if anything goes wrong during this mission we cannot pull out.  This is an all or nothing blitz."

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"So yeah, Nim, it went down as planned.  R.C. didn't get too pounded by the SuperSams.  That boy needs more practice but I think he'll get there.  We took out both SuperSams and the Warbird.  Now with the other part of the attack things got a little messy.  Additional air support came out of nowhere and attacked us.  The APC we commandeered took a hell of a pounding.  All of the weapon systems are useless, and the armour is like swiss cheese.  Rick told me he thought for sure they were all going to die but R.C. got out from underneath enough of them that the APC's chassis is nearly undamaged.  You should be able to get it refurbished no problem."




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