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."
ooo
"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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