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LANCER: BATTLEGROUP - To Kill the Worthy King
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<blockquote data-quote="Tun Kai Poh" data-source="post: 8473004" data-attributes="member: 6761960"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Flourishes</span></strong></p><p></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px">Forgot to mention that Bukharin takes 3 damage from greywash during Logistics Step. 2 greywash tokens remaining.</span></em></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">The battered Arminius is far from finished. Its flak guns send a hail of explosive projectiles into the Björn's side, shaking it. Meanwhile, its fighters dash out to hunt down the last remaining mercenary mechs, exterminating them ruthlessly.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">The Diluvia swarm, while greatly reduced by the devastating asteroid strike, is still operational. Defensive drones take up position to guard the Arminius.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">And they aren't the only defenders. In a brilliant flourish, another four Harrison Armory corvettes enter the battlespace from nearlight, crossing the path of Battlegroup Sour Brains to make gun runs on the We Demand Hazard Pay, Facefirst, Fool's Gold and Björn Járnsiđa. Then, the attack runs complete, the corvettes take up a screening position before the Arminius.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Battlegroup Arminius:</em></span></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px">1) Mastermind Tactic: Perfect Timing (once per battle). A non-unique Escort jumps in from nearlight, as was planned all along, and joins Battlegroup Arminius. We choose a Daggerflight. It gets to take a free Maneuver or Tactic right away, and chooses to do the Maneuver Battery Fire, dealing 2 damage each to Hazard Pay, Fool's Gold (takes 2 damage back from Point-Defense Kinetics), Facefirst (takes 2 damage back from Point-Defense Kinetics) and Björn.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px">Daggerflight is now at 6HP, 4HP, 4HP, 6HP.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px">2) Arminius Maneuver: Flak Batteries at Björn, roll with 2 Accuracy for total of 14, which is a hit for 4 damage.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px">3) Arminius Tactic, All Wings, Attack! to have two fighter wings do Dogfight (deal 3 damage to a hostile Wing and take 2 damage). This wipes out the last of the mercenary mech wings.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px">4) Diluvia Tactic: Drone Control, Swarm Wall. Diluvia takes 3 damage and goes down to 4HP. The Arminius is orbited by a series of defensive drones. Single Target attacks against that ship are made with +1 Difficulty until the end of their next turn.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px">5) Daggerflight Tactic: Draw Fire. The Daggerflight takes up a formation to draw away incoming fire from their battlegroup. </span></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Until the end of their next turn, all non-Charge Single Target attacks made against their battlegroup must target this Escort first. Against Single Target Payload attacks that reach 0 during the Impact Step, you may sacrifice a ship from this Escort group to reduce that Payload’s damage by an amount equal to the sacrificed ship’s HP. If the Daggerflight is completely destroyed, this effect immediately ends.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"More reinforcements. The Mercs aren't going to last much longer," Meade observes worriedly.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Tabitha looks down at the battlescape chart, running the calculations in her mind. The situation is deteriorating rapidly.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"We could proceed with our original plan, Captain." CGO Petrov remarks. "I have firing solutions on the Ching Shih. If we are lucky, we can destroy two Purview ships in one fell swoop before the James I arrives."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"Not on the cards anymore." Tabitha grimaces pointing at the Daggerflights, "They're going to eat our shots. The Undine and Unicorn don't have the firepower to blast through that group."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"Captain, at the rate things are going we're going to be standing up against three Purview capital ships alone." Meade says. "I don't like those odds."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"Neither do I, Elliot. Neither do I. Unfortunately we are fully committed at this point. We just have to make do with what we have left. AEGIS? Send a direct message to Vice Admiral Gentle. Inform her of the situation and advise that unless we have a clear guarantee of reinforcements within the next standard day, I will authorize all forces to strike colors as befitting their situation."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"I'm not going to power down anything in the face of these scum," Captain Gunther Lutjens snarls over fleet comms amidst the explosions wreathing his ship. "You've seen what they're willing to do!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"Captain, I understand the sentiment but at this point we will be throwing more good lives after bad. We can, perhaps, deal with the Ching Shih once we've finished off the Arminius but we have the James I coming in next and once she enters the fray, I don't think we have enough firepower left in our fleet to take her down."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">"I have my ship!" Lutjens nearly yells back.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Next: Get rough</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tun Kai Poh, post: 8473004, member: 6761960"] [B][SIZE=5]Flourishes[/SIZE][/B] [I][SIZE=4]Forgot to mention that Bukharin takes 3 damage from greywash during Logistics Step. 2 greywash tokens remaining.[/SIZE][/I] [SIZE=4]The battered Arminius is far from finished. Its flak guns send a hail of explosive projectiles into the Björn's side, shaking it. Meanwhile, its fighters dash out to hunt down the last remaining mercenary mechs, exterminating them ruthlessly. The Diluvia swarm, while greatly reduced by the devastating asteroid strike, is still operational. Defensive drones take up position to guard the Arminius. And they aren't the only defenders. In a brilliant flourish, another four Harrison Armory corvettes enter the battlespace from nearlight, crossing the path of Battlegroup Sour Brains to make gun runs on the We Demand Hazard Pay, Facefirst, Fool's Gold and Björn Járnsiđa. Then, the attack runs complete, the corvettes take up a screening position before the Arminius. [I]Battlegroup Arminius:[/I][/SIZE] [I][SIZE=4]1) Mastermind Tactic: Perfect Timing (once per battle). A non-unique Escort jumps in from nearlight, as was planned all along, and joins Battlegroup Arminius. We choose a Daggerflight. It gets to take a free Maneuver or Tactic right away, and chooses to do the Maneuver Battery Fire, dealing 2 damage each to Hazard Pay, Fool's Gold (takes 2 damage back from Point-Defense Kinetics), Facefirst (takes 2 damage back from Point-Defense Kinetics) and Björn. Daggerflight is now at 6HP, 4HP, 4HP, 6HP. 2) Arminius Maneuver: Flak Batteries at Björn, roll with 2 Accuracy for total of 14, which is a hit for 4 damage. 3) Arminius Tactic, All Wings, Attack! to have two fighter wings do Dogfight (deal 3 damage to a hostile Wing and take 2 damage). This wipes out the last of the mercenary mech wings. 4) Diluvia Tactic: Drone Control, Swarm Wall. Diluvia takes 3 damage and goes down to 4HP. The Arminius is orbited by a series of defensive drones. Single Target attacks against that ship are made with +1 Difficulty until the end of their next turn. 5) Daggerflight Tactic: Draw Fire. The Daggerflight takes up a formation to draw away incoming fire from their battlegroup. [/SIZE][/I] [SIZE=4][I]Until the end of their next turn, all non-Charge Single Target attacks made against their battlegroup must target this Escort first. Against Single Target Payload attacks that reach 0 during the Impact Step, you may sacrifice a ship from this Escort group to reduce that Payload’s damage by an amount equal to the sacrificed ship’s HP. If the Daggerflight is completely destroyed, this effect immediately ends.[/I] "More reinforcements. The Mercs aren't going to last much longer," Meade observes worriedly. Tabitha looks down at the battlescape chart, running the calculations in her mind. The situation is deteriorating rapidly. "We could proceed with our original plan, Captain." CGO Petrov remarks. "I have firing solutions on the Ching Shih. If we are lucky, we can destroy two Purview ships in one fell swoop before the James I arrives." "Not on the cards anymore." Tabitha grimaces pointing at the Daggerflights, "They're going to eat our shots. The Undine and Unicorn don't have the firepower to blast through that group." "Captain, at the rate things are going we're going to be standing up against three Purview capital ships alone." Meade says. "I don't like those odds." "Neither do I, Elliot. Neither do I. Unfortunately we are fully committed at this point. We just have to make do with what we have left. AEGIS? Send a direct message to Vice Admiral Gentle. Inform her of the situation and advise that unless we have a clear guarantee of reinforcements within the next standard day, I will authorize all forces to strike colors as befitting their situation." "I'm not going to power down anything in the face of these scum," Captain Gunther Lutjens snarls over fleet comms amidst the explosions wreathing his ship. "You've seen what they're willing to do!" "Captain, I understand the sentiment but at this point we will be throwing more good lives after bad. We can, perhaps, deal with the Ching Shih once we've finished off the Arminius but we have the James I coming in next and once she enters the fray, I don't think we have enough firepower left in our fleet to take her down." "I have my ship!" Lutjens nearly yells back. Next: Get rough[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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