Robotech - Tales of the RDF

Sergeant Eadric Braidwood, Field Scientist


Eadric continues running without stopping, his leader's orders clear both over the radio and in his own mind. He winces reflexively, seeing the rifles being aimed in his direction, and jinks a little to throw off their aim, but doesn't slow until he reaches the fallen cage of prisoners.

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When Eadric arrives, he scoops the cage up gently and cradles it against his chest like a father holding his child, putting as much of his mech as possible between the captured humans and the enemy's weapons (particularly the missile launcher). He then resumes the "race," trying to get some cover from the surrounding greenery.


On the way out, he lets fly a "parting gift" from the GU-11 to the Zentraedi struggling to clear the missile launcher.




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One of the rifle men miss, but the second manages to score a sold hit against your armor for 80 MDC.


Your counter fire with the gun pod slams into the kneeling trooper, tearing into his armor. It is holding, but just barely.


@Beowulf is now up


24 - Taniya [1]


16 - assault rifle warrior 1-2 [1]


10 - assault rifle warrior 3 - now armed with a missile launcher [1] damaged


5 - Connor <====


5 - Eadric [2]
 
"I shot that guy for a reason, and it wasn't for you to pick up his weapon!" Connor shouted at the Malcontent that had picked up the missile launcher. Now he aimed at that one, and fired both barrels, making a point to not pick up that launcher again.


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Connor fires at the trooper holding the missile launcher, but the enemy is able to evade thanks to the heavy cover from the trees in the way.


@Dannigan is up


24 - Taniya [1] <=====


16 - assault rifle warrior 1-2 [1]


10 - assault riflewarrior 3 - now armed with a missile launcher [1] damaged


5 - Connor [1]


5 - Eadric [2]
 
Staff Sergeant Taniya


"A fine dodge, Malcontent!" Instead of trying to track the missile-wielder between the S.D.C. trees, Taniya opens up with a third burst from her twin Mega-Damage autocannons to blast both through his cover and him.

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The auto cannons fire with a chattering roar, tearing through the little bit of cover there is and hitting the soldier square in the chest, dropping him despite his efforts to dodge.


The last two soldiers are outnumbered and outgunned, and they know it. One grabs his rifle and fires another burst at Eadric, but the second begins to shot into his radio, warning his allies of the presence of the destroids.


@Kaerri and @Beowulf are up next


24 - Taniya [2]


16 - assault rifle warrior 1-2 [2]


5 - Connor [1] <====


5 - Eadric [2] <====


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Sergeant Eadric Braidwood, Field Scientist


Eadric dodges behind a tree, and continues to stay behind cover as much as possible as he circles back around to his team. On the way, he fires the GU-11 at the first opportunistic target he sees (the radio one, if he has a choice). After all, why have so much firepower if one doesn't make use of it?

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Eadric is able to evade the one trooper using his rifle and in return sends a spray of bullets into the one Zentraedi using the radio, tearing his armor apart and doing damage to the trooper himself.


@Beowulf is now up next


24 - Taniya [2]


16 - assault rifle warrior 1 [2]


16 - assault rifle warrior 2 [2] damaged


5 - Connor [1] <====


5 - Eadric [4]
 
"Oh no you don't. You ain't calling any of your buddies." Connor said, once more taking aim. If they got any more Malcontents coming, then they're screwed unless back up arrives. Which he doubted would be able to get there in time. So, he should probably get rid of the Malcontent calling for back up.


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Connor takes out the soldier trying to call for help, but you think a signal did go out.


@Dannigan is up


24 - Taniya [2] <====


16 - assault rifle warrior 1 [2]


5 - Connor [3]


5 - Eadric [4]
 
Staff Sergeant Taniya


Live and learn if you live long enough, Taniya, the Zentraedi Ace told herself. The next time you pull an ambush, you have Communications Specialist Tolson stop them from getting a word out.





"Red Pandas, back to friendly ground! Tolson, ECM that last warrior's radio and send out a message to Friendlies in the area that we have secured 6 of the crew. We encountered light resistance but they got word out." It was time to finish off that last warrior and move back lest they be caught by numerically-superior forces.


Then she focused her autocannons on the last warrior and let fly. As they lanced out, she could not help but be reminded of the twin blasts she often fired while flying in her Female Power Armor. How times had changed...

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Under the force of the impact, the last soldier staggers back. He raises his rifle and fires, this time at Taniya in her Tomahawk.


Barbara shouts out, "I'm jamming everything I can, but I think a signal did get out. I definitively heard the words 'air support', so keep an eye on the sky."


@Beowulf and @Kaerri are up


24 - Taniya [3]


16 - assault rifle warrior 1 [3] damaged


5 - Connor [3] <====


5 - Eadric [4] <====


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Staff Sergeant Taniya


Taniya steers her Tomahawk down and to her right in an attempt to dodge the rifle's blast.

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Hooray, the dice have definitely returned! =)
 
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The bulky Tomahawk nimbly skips aside from the blast with ease. There is just one Zentraedi Malcontent left in the fight.


@Beowulf and @Kaerri are up.


24 - Taniya [4]


16 - assault rifle warrior 1 [3] damaged


5 - Connor [3] <====


5 - Eadric [4] <====
 
"Alright. We gotta go, so do you." Connor mumbles, hopefully talking himself into a better shot. Taking aim at the damaged Malcontent, he fires both barrels.


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The last of the soldiers nearly gets cut in two by the auto cannon burst. There are currently no more enemies in the immediate area.


Barbara takes one look at the mess and sums up her feelings with, "Eeew! Gross!" But other than that, she is not letting her feelings get in the way of her work.


Eadric can see that the six people in the cage are all alive and relatively in one piece. They did get a little beat up when the one soldier dropped them, but they are all doing well.


When Connor checks his radar, you can see that there are still multiple airborne targets out there that match the Zentraedi forces in the area, but there is no signs of any of them coming in your direction at the moment.
 
Staff Sergeant Taniya


If only I were in my Power Armor. Returning these captured humans to the friendly RDF forces would be child's play, as would taking the particle beam cannon for Braidwood. Ah, this line of thought is useless and wasteful; I must do with what I have.





Taniya kept the Red Pandas moving quickly as their giant mecha thundered across the Brazilian terrain. "Tolson, request of any friendly forces in the area for signs of other AWACS crewmates. While we wait for an answer, we shall secure the safety of these humans by rejoining the Lt. Moran and the infantry. McKinley, keep your eyes in the sky while Braidwood and I watch the ground - and worry not; we will make you aware of any pitfalls in your path. Remain vigilant!"
 
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Everyone, please give me a d20 Perception roll, and if you have it, a Tracking skill roll.
 
"Damn right I'm going to be keeping an eye on the enemy filled sky. Warn me of any pot holes." Connor says as he puts his anti-air Destroyer into it's anti-air position, you know the one it was built to be in. He put some extra juice into the SHORAD just in case the thing was thinking about kicking out now that the brief skirmish was over.


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Sergeant Eadric Braidwood, Field Scientist


"Moving out, ma'am, but do we know where the rest of the crew could be? We've got less than a third of them here."

Are we able to communicate to someone outside the mechs, without using the radio? For a not-so-random example, could Eadric "whisper" to the people he's carrying? Or is it radio only?


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To talk to someone nearby, you can either use your external speakers or a low powered radio signal. The radio can be set for a low enough power level that it won't be 'overheard' from a distance of as small as a hundred feet, going up in range as you dial up the power.
 
Staff Sergeant Taniya


Taniya reads her instrumentation and looks outside of her mech for signs of life. "We do not, Braidwood. But perhaps we may. Let us see what facts we can gather together."


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Looking about, Taniya spots several things that are quite obvious to her now that you are out of combat. First, you can see the trail that the Zentraedi soldiers took to get here, and there are signs that there were more than just the six you fought. It looks like there were at least one, possibly two, Male Powered Armor suits that came along with them, and right over there is the burnt foliage and broken branches showing where the powered armor suits took to the sky. After a moment of reflection, you are now quite certain that there were two of the flying powered suits that launched from the size of the burn pattern in the trees.


Checking the radar tapes of the past few minutes confirms that, and you are able to see where two MPAs lifted off and made a beeline deeper into the Control Zone and landed. Barbara is quiet for a moment, then comments, "Ma'am, those Malcontents must not have had any reason to think that they were not being tracked, and that landing spot may be the command center that we've been looking for! We have to go and look. This could be the one best chance we have to end the Malcontent Uprising once and for all!"
 
Staff Sergeant Taniya


Taniya uses her image magnification to get a good look at the AWACS crew. "Except that we have half a dozen helpless friendlies with us that can all be killed in a single instant of mecha combat... Braidwood, pause a moment."


Taniya approaches, loudspeaker on (set just loud enough to chat). "AWACS crew, your lives are our primary purpose here, Malcontents be damned. Unless someone has a better idea, the best I can think to do is grab a Mega-damage helmet off of one of the fallen warriors back there and keep you in it with us. That will afford you more protection than what you have in that cage and allow us to do a quick investigation to see if the command center is there or not. We might even come across more of your crew or we might find nothing. Whatever happens, I am not splitting up my squadron. How do you feel about it?"


Then Taniya asks the same of her squadron. "Red Pandas, provide your feelings and ideas on the matter."
 
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