Avastan: Planetfall

[BackworldTraveller]

Freya watches the entire team debus - including Camp Freddie (who is no doubt lagging slightly and keeping up the appearance of the least important target!)

Turning she realises she hasn't a clue who the remaining guys are!

[Tiglath]

Freya

Turning she realises she hasn't a clue who the remaining guys are!

Freya finds herself alone in the IFV with its crew. It seems like they have no real clue as to who she is. The guy who is clearly the "senior hand / oldest" asks "Orders? Er... Ma,am?"

Freya gets the distinct impression his use of the question mark here covers both his being rather unsure of Freya's rank/qualification (certainly as it applies to tank commanding) and also her current capacity to therefore issue relevant orders.

[BackworldTraveller]

Freya

Turning she realises she hasn't a clue who the remaining guys are!

Freya finds herself alone in the IFV with its crew. It seems like they have no real clue as to who she is. The guy who is clearly the "senior hand / oldest" asks "Orders? Er... Ma,am?"

Freya gets the distinct impression his use of the question mark here covers both his being rather unsure of Freya's rank/qualification (certainly as it applies to tank commanding) and also her current capacity to therefore issue relevant orders.

Use you judgement to support the assault team...keep an eye on those ships gun-turrets...and don't get shot.
Freya looks carefully at the gunner and driver's uniforms looking for some hint of who is the vehicle commander...

...And out of the back door to check no-one is making for the rear of the vehicle.

She also directs her drone to look behind the ships in case one or more is hiding some form of counter-attack.

And on comms...Freddie: What do you see?

[Tiglath]

Jakob

"Beau, you've got the drum. If they start to surrendur, order them to drop their weapons. Find one of their comms if you can." Jakob pulled the trapdoor lid up, popped a grenade down below, and pushed the trap door shut. He brought up the team comm; "Love, George, smoke 'em when you got 'em."

The grenade went off, and then Jakob went through the trapdoor.

Jakob's combat armor will protect him from the carbon monoxide, and he'll use grenades and ACR to clear his way down until they begin to surrendur.

Love sends "George light 'em up!" She fires and her target drops George fires but to no effect. His target returns an autofire burst which sends rounds ricocheting off his helmet but causing him no harm. Beau pulls the detonator on the fuel drum and rolls it down hill. It snags on something and rolls short but its detonation surely serves to suppress the Avastan infantry emerging from their dugout. Suddenly autofire rakes Beau, Love and George from behind. Heavy calibre rounds tear the berm's rim around them George exclaims "Lummie, we're gettin' it up the Aris an' no mistake!" Beau is knocked forwards gasping "Well, dang it!" followed immediately by "Pardon my cussin' ma'am"

Meanwhile, Jakob drops a "homewrecker" down the trap door. It clatters downwards and its arrival is greeted by shortlived cries of dismay. Jakob drops down the ladder after the detonation and looks north to see two bodies in API infantry gear who were apparently the crew for an embrasured autogreande launcher. They are either dead or in very bad shape from the grenade's blast. Looking south he sees another ladder leading down and a quilted heat curtain strung over an alcove to the rear. A figure in an API CES pushes the curtain aside and Jakob gives him a burst of autofire which strikes his left leg and cuts him down.

Jakob can hear confused shouts from the alcove and sounds of movement from the ladderway leading below.

(OOC: NB Striker 30 second turns so a little more can happen than a Snapshot 15 second turn
Love: Called shot (Headshot) +4 -4 = DM +0 2d6: (2 + 6) = 8 Hit
2d6 + 4: (2 + 1) + 4 = 7 Light Wound
1d6: 1 = 1 KO
George: Called shot (Headshot) +4 -4 = DM +0 2d6: (1 + 3) = 4 Miss
Recon: 2d6: (5 + 5) = 10 Spotted
Sentry returns fire: 2d6: (5 + 6) = 11 Hit
Reduced Target Location Options: 1d6: 1 = 1 Head
2d6 − 6: (6 + 2) − 6 = 2 No Effect
Beau 2d6: (4 + 2) = 6 Drum stops short but doesn't entirely miss.
Flak Tower HMG (1000m Pen (5) +2)
2d6 + 2: (5 + 6) + 2 = 13 Three Hits!
Love: 2d6 − 5: (3 + 2) − 5 = 0 No Effect
George: 2d6 − 5: (5 + 1) − 5 = 1 No Effect
Beau: 2d6 − 5: (4 + 5) − 5 = 4 Light Wound 1d8: 6 = 6 Lower Back 1d6: 6 = 6 Not KO
Jakob: 2d6 + 3: (1 + 4) + 3 = 8 Hit
Location: 1d8: 8 = 8 Left Leg
Effect: 2d6: (6 + 3) = 9 Serious Wound

Collace rhyming slang translation service: Aris = Aristole = Bottle = Bottle & Glass = Arse).

[Leitz]

Jakob takes the simple expedient of dropping another grenade down the chute as he comms his team to have enough sense to come in out of the autofire.

I think Jakob's armor is better than the others, so he stays in front to draw more fire. Liv probably isn't pleased about the idea, but he's not telling her. He's not interested in carrying a body home, either.

[Tiglath]

Frank

Frank follows Voss' prompt "Sir, movement about the Aeogz".

As Frank watches the awnings and drapes artfully drop away from the exterior of the Vargr corsair. With the aid of his onboard optics he notes that some panels seem to have what looks to be a "chameleon" surface on their inner side. Frank sees that the corsair is no longer standing on its undercarriage legs but is being held at the hover in what he guesses to be a rather deft piece of piloting. A massive pennant unfurls among the warship's antennae. Frank sees what a herald might describe as a wolf's head (Sable) above crossed bones (Sable) on a field (Or) - the colours of the Kforuzeng corsair band. Then the triple beam laser mounts either side of the Aeogz's snout(?) flash and streak destruction due north and south while twin autocannon mounted further forward hose rounds into the API positions.

Focussing back Frank sees the Starport's SE Flak Tower (at F10) suffer serious damage to its fighting platform followed immediately by secondary detonations from within the tower. The tower at the NE (A 10) seems unscathed and indeed Frank sees crewmen rushing to man its weapon systems. Then an almost imperceptible list becomes a definitive lean and the entire structure topples out of sight behind the bulk of the shipyards.

Against the background of this destruction a ground car with flashing emergency lights careers towards the Avastan VCP guarding the easternmost berm. The vehicle steers erratically and, ignoring the frantic directions and then rifle fire of the VCP sentries, veers wildly to crash into the entrance to the bunker with the additional sentries. An explosion vastly in excess of that which could be expected from a traffic accident more or less levels the bunker.

Frank notes the mortar section have acknowledged his fire order and are shown as engaging the API HQ building.

[joertexas]

Prerna takes a quick scan all around her vehicle for any threats while she keys her team circuit. "You kids in the back, man your vision ports and sing out if you see anything dangerous." She switches to the vehicle channel. "Driver, come left to three six zero maintain fifty k-p-h and one meter altitude. Gunner, scan for hostiles, front arc."

[Tiglath]

Prerna

Frank

"Major, be ready, I'll need you to respond quickly to the enemies reactions, particularly from the Scout base...in the meantime" On the tactical computer Frank assigns the Major the AA battery in D3.

He then pops up a channel to Jess, Prerna and Gaughan "Good work all, you have your targets, but if there are any Helo's that survived then they must not be allowed to leave the port, they take priority apart from your own safety."

"Nayar copies," Prerna replies.

She switches to the vehicle intercom as she paints the flak tower in the targeting display. "Driver, come right heading zero five zero. Gunner, target, two o'clock, eight hundred meters, flak tower, fire as you bear."

Prerna takes a quick scan all around her vehicle for any threats while she keys her team circuit. "You kids in the back, man your vision ports and sing out if you see anything dangerous." She switches to the vehicle channel. "Driver, come left to three six zero maintain fifty k-p-h and one meter altitude. Gunner, scan for hostiles, front arc."

Prerna's IFV moves to give LOS to the Flak Tower adjacent to the Aslan attack. The commander/gunner takes aim and fires multiple bolts of superheated plasma at the tower. The eye searing bolts flash across the runway and impact the missile mount atop the tower. One of the big space capable missiles is hit in its launcher and the warhead detonates decapitating the Flak Tower.

(OOC:
RPA-12 fires at Flak Tower 2d6 + 4: (1 + 5) + 4 = 10 Hit
Major Pen 1d6: 5 = 5 DC4E Wpn Destroyed, Crew Contact Hits, Explosion: kills all crew and destroys emplacement).

[joertexas]

Prerna's IFV moves to give LOS to the Flak Tower adjacent to the Aslan attack. The commander/gunner takes aim and fires multiple bolts of superheated plasma at the tower. The eye searing bolts flash across the runway and impact the missile mount atop the tower. One of the big space capable missiles is hit in its launcher and the warhead detonates decapitating the Flak Tower.

Prerna paints the next flak tower (at C5). ("Gunner, target flak tower, one klick, fire as you bear. Driver, come right heading zero four zero, increase speed to one hundred k-p-h."

[Tiglath]

Freya
The Charge of the SEMC (Part One) [1/3]

Kit thinks though the scenarios and is glad his original plan had some back-ups. " Freya, you will take command of the IFV and her guns taking the third unit Camp Freddie, Killer and Johnny over the engage the Deliverance. You are their heavy weapons support and will be directing them from the IFV over comms. Overwatch watch our six and let us know about stragglers. "

Freya is aware of the cold blast of air as the IFV's ramp drops and then finds herself rather alone. The IFV crew spin and drift the vehicle so as not to offer the open door to hostile fire while Freya anxiously watches "her" team.

Killer fires at the guard running up the stairway. Killer's burst goes low taking the fleeing figure in the back of the knee - he drops and rolls a short way back down the stairs. Freya registers that the camo pattern on his gear is one she has seen before. Odd seeing as they should all be almost effectively random? She notes that the stricken guard wears a brassard bearing an Imperial sunburst and the legend “ISS Sec For”. Meanwhile, the guard at the top returns fire with an energy weapon. The invisible beam clearly strikes Killer as a puff of superheated armour blooms over his chest and he pitches forwards and lies still. Johnny charges the stairway screaming away his fear and firing from the hip. He plasters the hull around the airlock but fails to hit the shooter inside. As Johnny starts the stairs Freya hears "Anti Armour out" Freddie, rifle slung, starts with short steps to get his footwork right then opens his stride as his speed increases and, right arm straight, he pitches at the air lock. His left foot stamps down and a few yards from his hand the safety handle flies loose as the grenade arcs upwards. In the air lock the guard loses sight of the missile and momentarily relaxes. With that threat averted he takes aim at the merc charging up the stairs. Then the grenade lands in the air lock - perfectly pitched in short. The guard has no time to react as the missile bounces up towards crotch height and explodes.

Johnny gains the top of the stairs with Freddy close behind. He screams over the comm "Come on then you fekkers - I'll 'ave the lot of you!" at this a male in shipboard dress emerges from the air lock. Seemingly terrified by Johnny's fixed bayonet and demeanour he raises his hands higher for good measure. Without the breaking stride of his ascent Johnny somehow finds the energy to kick the male right in the slats and barge past him. As the poor sod flails forwards Freddy deftly trips him down the stairs which surely only adds to his pain and discomfort. Freddy coolly reports "Ma'am, Killer needs a medic and a well coiffured but now somewhat tousled gentleman claiming to be a surrendering officer of the ship Deliverance is currently counting his testicles on the stairs". Still on the same channel he replies to what must be a non verbal from Johnny "Oh, I'm right behind you love - that'll be my hot breath on your neck".

Johnny and Freddy enter the Deliverance and are lost to sight.

(OOC:
Killer (moved and fired -2, skill +2, auto +2 so net +2): 2d6 + 2: (3 + 5) + 2 = 10 Hit
Location: 1d8: 8 = 8 Left Leg TL14 Cloth AV 7
2d6 − 1: (4 + 2) − 1 = 5 Light Wound
1d6: 1 = 1 KO Jammy Git!!!
Guard#2 skill +2 moved and fired -2 so net 0: 2d6: (5+6) = 11 Hit
Location: 1d8: 4 = 4 Chest
Effect: 2d6 + 2: (1 + 3) + 2 = 6 Light Wound (becomes SW)
Johnny (moved and fired -2, skill +2, auto +2 so net +2): 2d6 + 2: (1 + 2) + 2 = 5 Miss!
Freddy: 2d6 + 1: (5 + 6) + 1 = 12 Bowled 'im!
Location: 1d8: 7 = 7 TL14 Cloth AV 7
Effect: 2d6 + 15: (4 + 5) + 15 = 24 Double dead - that'll do it!

Merc morale test: threshold -1 for Casualty, No NCO or Officer present +0
2d6: (3 + 1) = 4 Pass)

[Tiglath]

Kit and Freya (observed tactical)
The Charge of the SEMC (Part Deux) [2/3]

Able given the lighter force at the Hawkwind you take Whiskey and Dog and take out the guards and get a foothold on that ship. Hard and fast until you know they have surrendered and Able remember there might be hostages on board."[/dialog]

Able and his two troopers set off from the IFV's ramp at a run. Able directs the SAW gunner to one flank and orders "Whiskey, shoot us in. Dog, get yer fight on - 'ere we go!"

Two mercs go right as their support splits left and then goes prone. The SAW hammers the local guards at the ship's airlock. As the mercs close the locals are literally shot to pieces constantly being hit by DS rounds from either the charging pair or their support weapon as even their high tech armour plates avail them nought. One local goes down under the suppressing fire of the SAW and the other is too shot up to even return fire effectively. He turns to try the air lock doors but finds he can gain no entry. He hammers on the hatch to no avail and then turns to throw his weapon down and his hands in the air as Able and Dog close in. He becomes a fully compliant POW.

After examining the air lock and failing to gain entry Able reports "Boss, we might 'ave an entry issue problem 'ere".

(OOC:
Whiskey (no move, skill +2, auto +4 so net +6): 2d6 + 6: (1 + 6) + 6 = 13 Three Hits
Gopnik#1 Location 1d8: 5 = 5 Left Arm AV 6 Cloth
Effect: 2d6: (3 + 2) = 5 Light Wound
Test: 1d6: 6 = 6 Not KO
Gopnik#2 Location 1d8: 1d8: 7 = 7 Right Leg AV 6 Cloth
Effect: 2d6: (5 + 2) = 7 Light Wound
Test: 1d6: 2 = 2 Not KO
Gopnik#1 Location 1d8: 1d8: 3 = 3 Chest AV 10
Effect: 2d6 − 4: (4 + 5) − 4 = 5 Light Wound
Test (Second LW so KO on 2+): 1d6: 1 = 1 KO
Able (moved and fired -2, skill +2, auto +2 so net +2): 2d6 + 2: (2 + 5) + 2 = 9 Hit
Location: 1d8: 4 = 4 Dead Centre plate AV 10
Effect: 2d6 − 4: (6 + 4) − 4 = 6 Light Wound on Gopnik#2
Test: 1d6: 3 = 3 Not KO
Dog (moved and fired -2, skill +2, auto +2 so net +2): 2d6 + 2: (3 + 5) + 2 = 10 Two Hits
Location: 1d8: 8 = 8 Left Leg AV6 and 1d8: 5 = 5 Torso AV 10
Effect: 2d6: (1 + 4) = 5 Light Wound on Gopnik#2
Test: 1d6: 5 = 5 Not KO
Effect: 2d6 − 4: (5 + 6) − 4 = 7 Light Wound on Gopnik#2
Test: 1d6: 6 = 6 Not KO
Gopnik#2 return fire (no move, skill +1, auto +2, wounds -4 so net -1): 2d6 − 1: (3 + 2) − 1 = 4 Miss
Morale test at -6 (wounds inflicted counting as casualties): Pro Hired Guns 9
Test 9-6=3 or under no +ve DM: 2d6: (3 + 4) = 7 Fail by four
Forced Back with nowhere to go = Surrender).

[gurusql]

Kit

"Able, then it is time to use the explosive charge I built for you."

[Tiglath]

Kit

"Able, then it is time to use the explosive charge I built for you."

"Righto, boss" Able and his team set about placing their charge on the hatch.

Meanwhile, if Kit has to use explosive entry to Saxon (he does) the choice is either a cargo bay door (one hull thickness) or the air lock (two). Note that there are other accessible entrances at ground (Deck 3) level.

Please specify as above

Here's a heads up of the expected interior layout:

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[gurusql]

Kit

"People that grew up planet bound or more specifically on a planet with gravity always seem to think that you have to attack from the bottom. There are always ladder to the top and it is the lightest defended. We will attack via the Deck One Iris Valve. Let's get climbing." Kit points to the side of the ship that would provide the best cover for the climb.

[Tiglath]

Kit / Freya (observed tactical)
The Charge of the SEMC (Part The Next) [Not quite 3/3]

The RPA-12 thumps and the onboard tactical display shows the two armoured sentries disappear in an burst of superheated plasma. Kit charges down the ramp with Nuts, Ink and Route One and heads for the scorched air lock of the trader Saxon. Kit's new tactical plan takes immediate effect as Able and Freddy's teams also disembark. (Immediate change of orders vis high initiative squads).

"People that grew up planet bound or more specifically on a planet with gravity always seem to think that you have to attack from the bottom. There are always ladder to the top and it is the lightest defended. We will attack via the Deck One Iris Valve. Let's get climbing." Kit points to the side of the ship that would provide the best cover for the climb.

Kit leads the team to the hull of the trader and soon finds recessed steps and then handholds and rungs attached to the outside of the hull. Route One volunteers "Revolution should start from the top down" he states it as if it were a quote. Nuts counters amiably with "You ruddy hippy. No time for peace, love an' bong hits once we're inside mate". Kit notes that Nuts climbs well enough despite the PGMP's bulk and that he carries a cut down pump shotgun as secondary armament while Route One favours a streetbat bound with barbed wire. In response Route One asks rhetorically "What's my name?" Ink remains quiet possibly regretting her insistence that she carry the demo charge.

From atop of the trader Kit sees Able blow the outer hatch of the Hawkwind and Johnny and Freddy move inside Deliverance. He sets the charge on the iris valve (which he notes has a very sophisticated lock) and blows it. Ink shoves Route One back and steps out to drop straight down through the shattered valve. Her relatively smaller bulk makes this easy. Route One follows as Nuts hands Kit his power pack to transit the remains of the valve.

Kit hears Ink open fire on full auto. She then shouts a warning "Stand still or I fire you fekker!" the response is a terrified "OK, OK - for feks sake just stop shooting us!!!" Rout One reports "Captured crew, boss".

Kit follows Nuts inside and sees (in the horizontal plane) two staterooms off each side of a corridor leading to an air/raft bay. Sat in the air/raft's seat is a guy in shipboard dress with his hands up. He appaers to be a bonus capture to the two crew (one KO) captured in the corridor by Ink. Forwards is an empty crew rec area. Through an open iris valve in the floor Kit can hear movement below.

(OOC:
Tactics (Tactics-2 +2, Int B +1) [_2d6+3]=(2+4)=6+3=9
Leadership -2, B INT [_2d6+3]=(5+2)=7+3=10

And the hit roll from the IFV [_2d6]=(5+5)=10
Pen 44 laughs at TL14 Cbt Armour! Two KIA

Ink (moved and fired -2, skill +2, auto +2 so net +2): 2d6 + 2: (6 + 4) + 2 = 12 Three hits!
Location: 1d8: 8 = 8 Left Leg AV 7 High Tech Cloth
Effect: 2d6 − 1: (2 + 5) − 1 = 6 Light Wound Test: 1d6: 6 = 6 Not KO
Location: 1d8: 2 = 2 Right Arm AV 7 High Tech Cloth
Effect: 2d6 − 1: (5 + 3) − 1 = 7 Light Wound Test: 1d6: 3 = 3 Not KO
Location: 1d8: 3 = 3 Chest AV 7 High Tech Cloth
Effect: 2d6 − 1: (5 + 1) − 1 = 5 Light Wound Test: 1d6: 1 = 1 KO

Morale Test Ship Crew value 1d6: 3 = 3 (plus service and other bonuses) = 5 No bonuses -3 for Wounds.
Test: 2d6: (6 + 5) = 11 Fail by a country mile = Surrender).

[gurusql]

Kit

With the crew in a position to help, he will make sure that computer control is transferred to himself and clear the ship from top down taking the prisoners off the ship. The goal will be to gather all three ships crews in one place to guard.

Computer (Computer-2 +2, Int B +1) [_2d6+3]=(5+3)=8+3=11

[BackworldTraveller]

Freya

Florence. Any sign of the defence's howitzers? Should be multiple new radio contacts by now. Can you identify any calling for specific fire support? And, if so, where the answers are coming from?

Doughal, Dylan: Any indications of any coordinated reaction yet? Particularly interested in their drone support (if any) or any troops looking coordinated

[Tiglath]

Jakob

Jakob takes the simple expedient of dropping another grenade down the chute as he comms his team to have enough sense to come in out of the autofire.

Jakob pulls the pin from another homewrecker and drops it down the ladderway. Needing little persuasion his team drop in behind him. On spotting the curtained alcove George puts what must be the rump of a mag through it while Love moves along the wall to twitch part of it back enough to lob her own homewrecker inside. A groan of of shock or surprise is cut off by the detonation. Fortunately the merc's combat armour absorbs the blast, overpressure and concussion.

The team follow Jakob after his grenade. Figures who appear drunk or befuddled by the blast or very possibly carbon monoxide poisoning raise weapons or fumble with armour in an open plan if confined dormitory. They offer a threat only if the team allows them to and so the mercs open fire. Ten infantry are soon KIA either from the grenade's initial blast or being shot down attempting armed resistance.

Jakob sees that off this rockcrete walled and windowless room there is a steel door barred on the inside. Having observed from above he is sure this leads into the support trench at the rear of the trench system below the now cleared fortification.

[Tiglath]

Kit

With the crew in a position to help, he will make sure that computer control is transferred to himself and clear the ship from top down taking the prisoners off the ship. The goal will be to gather all three ships crews in one place to guard.

Computer (Computer-2 +2, Int B +1) [_2d6+3]=(5+3)=8+3=11

The new prisoners show you to a crew terminal on this deck (rec room) and give you access. Kit notices immediately that the ship's computer is in some kind of purge mode currently shredding, deleting and then overwriting its programmes and core files. He sees that the basic ship functions may be controllable (access and life support) but anything requiring the computer's active intervention or assistance is inaccessible due to the system effectively decimating itself into annihilation. He sees that a separate system is active running within the main system but this is inaccessible from this terminal.

As is Kit controls maybe a third of this ship and three mid/low ranking crew but no more...

[gurusql]

Kit

Kit will take a moment to see if he can stop it, but it is not his primary mission so he will not spend an extended period of time - need to get back to the other units.

Computer (Computer-2 +2, Int B +1) [_2d6+3]=(3+5)=8+3=11

Either way he will clear the decks and try to exit via one of the lower exits with his prisoners preferably the cargo hold.