Army of the Southern Cross

[Sherwood]

Moira's attack lances out and slams into FPA 1, doing heavy damage. But it is not enough to destroy the mecha, and in response, the pilot triggers off a blast of ten mini missiles aimed at Moira. They will hit unless you shoot them down or use a Chaff/Flare pack to spoof them.

AldarisLordOfLight is up next

22 - Moira -150/170/110 [1]
18 - FPA 1 [1] damaged
13 - Adrian 30/0/40 <====
12 - FPA 2
11 - Fia 0/50/0
10 - FPA 3
8 - Marcus
6 - Heinrich -130/0/30

 

[Psychie]

I will attempt the Chaff to spoof the missiles

 

[AldarisLordOfLight]

Adrian grimaced at the sight of those pesky missiles that would surely give the team some grief, before he started loading his main gun with an MPAT round in hopes of dealing with the FPAs. He aims his gun to endure that the FPAs would get as much pain as they can from the shot before firing.

 

[Sherwood]

Moira fires off her flares, and is able to confuse the missiles and avoid a nasty impact.

Adrian fires his cannon, but from the proximity, the shell's proximity fuse doesn't go off at the right time and it explodes just past the three powered armor suits.

FPA 2 raises up her arms and fires a burst from her arm cannons at Adrian. The burst will hit unless you dodge or decide to parry

Silanon is up, and AldarisLordOfLight needs to declare a defense

22 - Moira -150/170/110 [1]
18 - FPA 1 [1] damaged
13 - Adrian 30/0/40 [1]
12 - FPA 2 [1]
11 - Fia 0/50/0 <====
10 - FPA 3
8 - Marcus
6 - Heinrich -130/0/30

 

[AldarisLordOfLight]

"Well, that's a waste of a good shell." Adrian growled in irritation. Seeing that one of the FPAs fired at him, he quickly jerked his controls to dodge, all the while transforming his tank to Battloid mode.

 

[Sherwood]

Adrian's dodge effort is successful, and the twin energy beams lancing out at you miss and hit the wall behind you.

Silanon is up with Fia

22 - Moira -150/170/110 [1]
18 - FPA 1 [1] damaged
13 - Adrian 30/0/40 [2]
12 - FPA 2 [1]
11 - Fia 0/50/0 <====
10 - FPA 3
8 - Marcus
6 - Heinrich -130/0/30

 

[Silanon]

"You almost had her, though - next one will hit." As there is limited time to take out the guards, she prepares her mecha to fire both guns, trying to shoot down FPA 3 with a precise volley. "Opening fire myself - let's get through them."

 

[Sherwood]

Critical Strike! The twin blasts of high energy particles slam into the FPA suit, scattering parts of it across the floor as it is ripped apart.

ViciousVip3R is up next

22 - Moira -150/170/110 [1]
18 - FPA 1 [1] damaged
13 - Adrian 30/0/40 [2]
12 - FPA 2 [1]
11 - Fia 0/50/0 [1]
8 - Marcus <====
6 - Heinrich -130/0/30

 

[ViciousVip3R]

"Lets finish these bastards off" grunts Marcus as he hefts his guns up, towards the FPAs.

 

[Sherwood]

Spoiler

For future attacks, please specify which target you are going after. If I were an evil man, I could specify you hit a full up target and not the damaged unit.

Marcus fires his main gun with a roar, and it hits the damaged mecha, doing sizable damage. The armored unit is still active, but just barely.

Orikanyo is up

22 - Moira -150/170/110 [1]
18 - FPA 1 [1] critically damaged
13 - Adrian 30/0/40 [2]
12 - FPA 2 [1]
11 - Fia 0/50/0 [1]
8 - Marcus [1]
6 - Heinrich -130/0/30 <====

 

[Orikanyo]

"Good work Fia, everyone, focus your fire and destroy these targets. We're only moments away from success! Now!" heinrich rose his gunpod towards FPA 1, determined to make an accurate enough shot to take it out of the fight with ease.

They were so close, he couldn't let all those whom have suffered because of this war down. He and his squad HAD to bring this to an end!

With those thoughts, he fired upon FPA 1 with a burst.

 

[Sherwood]

Heinrich fires, and catches the pilot of the powered armor square in the chest plate. The shot doesn't do much damage, but with as badly as the suit was hit before, it is enough to cause the destruction of the mecha.

Psychie is up

22 - Moira -150/170/110 [1] <====
13 - Adrian 30/0/40 [2]
12 - FPA 2 [1]
11 - Fia 0/50/0 [1]
8 - Marcus [1]
6 - Heinrich -130/0/30 [1]

 

[Psychie]

Shifting into Tank mode, Moira fires a shot from her main gun at the sole mecha between them and the High Lord. "Don't get too cocky. The High Lord Serena is a tricky bitch, and has more than one plan up her sleeve at a time."

 

[Sherwood]

The blast hits the suit of armor, and the force of the blast knocks the pilot off of her feet, causing her to scramble to get back upright.

AldarisLordOfLight is up

22 - Moira -150/170/110 [2]
13 - Adrian 30/0/40 [2] <====
12 - FPA 2 [2]
11 - Fia 0/50/0 [1]
8 - Marcus [1]
6 - Heinrich -130/0/30 [1]

 

[AldarisLordOfLight]

Grabbing his trusty Gun Pod, Adrian aims for the last remaining FPA and fires a burst. "Cheeky bitch she may be, but we'll bring her down regardless. Last one to go!"

 

[Sherwood]

Adrian's shot flies out and scores a light hit to the mecha.

In response, the pilot of the powered armor opens up with a salvo of ten mini missiles at Adrian! They will hit unless you either shoot them down or use your Chaff/Flares to spoof them. Or, you can just go ahead and parry and take the hit.

Silanon is up

22 - Moira -150/170/110 [2]
13 - Adrian 30/0/40 [3]
12 - FPA 2 [3] minor damage
11 - Fia 0/50/0 [1] <====
8 - Marcus [1]
6 - Heinrich -130/0/30 [1]

 

[Silanon]

"Doing my best, sarge - one more, then we'll see what she has in store for us." Another volley with both cannons at once, trying to get rid of the last woman between the Hussars and the High Lord.

 

[Sherwood]

The recoil is massive, causing you to stumble back and nearly lose control of your mecha. But, the final enemy is hit hard and blasted into pieces, giving you plenty of time to recover.

Just need to resolve the missile attack on AldarisLordOfLight and you can move forward.

 

[AldarisLordOfLight]

"I said it before, I'll say it again. We really need to have some missile pods installed on our tanks; better yet, some point defense would be nice." Adrian said irritably as he prays to the Chaff Gods for deliverance. "Deploying Chaff..."

 

[Orikanyo]

"Their down! We don't have time let's get moving!" the sergeant immediately burst forwards, rushing after the group that we're running from them. "Lets hurry before they gain any more help. I'll be damned if these idiots get away from us! Move move!"

 

[Sherwood]

With as fast as you were able to dispatch the escorting Female Powered Armor mecha, the five officers with the High Lord have not gotten far away down the hall. In fact, you can see the six running down the corridor away from you towards the front of the ship. From what you have seen of the wrecked ship, the entire nose of the vessel has been plowed into the earth, and any exit that used to be up front is undoubtedly buried under tons of rock and soil. This fact doesn't seem to be stopping the six women as they haul ass away from you, though.

As quick as they are, your mecha are faster and you are able to easily overtake the six. They form a barricade between the Hover Tanks and the High Lord, obviously expecting to be shot to hell and back in their efforts to protect their boss.

As you look over the Zentraedi officers, Eric calls out on the radio, "Boss! My prisoners are secure and we have more allied units making their way into the ship. I'm making my way back to you with multiple Destroids that are coming along for the party. The battle for the ship is ours! We just need to snag the High Lord and we've checked all the boxes for this mission!"

Once he is done, a second signal comes in. "Master Sergeant Hiram Welker here. According to our scans, there is a squad of allied mecha up by the command center. What is your status, and do you require backup? I have a half dozen Destroids that are ready to rumble."

 

[Psychie]

Moira calls out on the radio. "Sgt. Welker, this is Moira of the Winged Hussars squad. We have our primary target under guard with five other officers, and it looks like that all the fight is out of these ladies. Your support in escorting them out will be greatly appreciated!"

Kicking in her external speakers, she says in Zentraedi, "You have fought well, but even the most blind and arrogant male can see that this battle is over. Surrender now, and your lives will be spared. If not, you will just be another casualty of this pointless war."

 

[Sherwood]

With the challenge given by Moira, the warrior women seem to accept the fact that they have been captured. Then, Serena pushes her way to the front of the group and looks down at the assembled Hover Tanks. "Very well. We will accept surrender and allow ourselves to be disarmed." She gives the five officers with her a nod, then unstraps her pistol belt and lets the weapon drop to the deck, to be followed by the other women with her.

Everyone, give me a Sensory Equipment roll, please.

 

[Psychie]

Skill roll

 

[AldarisLordOfLight]

"Well met, Sgt. Welker! Adrian Hawthorne of the Hussars speaking. Glad you and your team can join the party." Adrian called out on the radio. A sense of excitement can be heard in his voice.

"Well, this is it then." Adrian whispered to himself as he gripped his Gun Pod tightly. Having Moira talk to the High Lord and her retinue would smooth things over; unless they would let their prides and misplaced zeal consume them. But seeing them surrendering was a surprise. He feels a tad bit unease at the sight before checking his scanners...