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<blockquote data-quote="Ankh-Morpork Guard" data-source="post: 4385922" data-attributes="member: 10079"><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Combat Info:</span>[sblock]First off, Istara finishes her action and that brings the <em>Vortex</em>'s shields back to 25.</p><p></p><p>Going down posting order to make things easier...so that brings up Viria's attack next. Attack is an 11...no good.</p><p></p><p>Based on past actions, will assume Deurr also fires at T1. His attack is a 12. Also misses.</p><p></p><p>So next is Lia moving the ship and then firing and missing T4. Good news for the range modifiers that are really painful here is that 1 and 3 are not at Point Blank range...so no penalties for the moment.</p><p></p><p>The YT is up now. Sya is again flying defensively, so the +5 Dodge/-5 to attacks again.</p><p></p><p>Garret's shot against T6 again is this time at Point Blank range...sadly, he gets a 7 so that doesn't hit.</p><p></p><p>Yuul fires at T6 also. He gets a 16, and we finally get another hit. T6 takes 52 damage. Drops 1 spot on the condition track as well. Kyne finishes recharging the shields from last turn and works on it again...will still take another swift action next turn to finish. Still, 5 shields for the YT rather than none.</p><p></p><p>End of the round. Due to changes in direction, 2 rounds until <em>Vortex</em> reaches safe jump distance. K2 just needs 1 more round.</p><p></p><p>TIEs are back up. T1 and 3 attack the <em>Vortex</em> again...both hit. Not only that, but T3 crits. That means T1 deals 29 damage to the ship...and the shields drop by 5. T3 deals 50 damage and drops the ship's shields by another 5 to 15. That brings <em>Vortex</em>'s hp down to 41.</p><p></p><p>T4, 5, and 6 again attack the YT. All 3 miss again.</p><p></p><p><em>Vortex</em> is up again...map has changed a bit due you guys turning around.</p><p></p><p>------------------</p><p>------------------</p><p>----6Y-------1----</p><p>---5-4-------V----</p><p>-------------3----</p><p>------------------</p><p>------------------</p><p>------------------[/sblock]</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Vortex:</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Though the starfighters were swiftly approaching the shuttle, it was not becoming any easier to actually hit them. With little trouble, the two incoming TIEs had no trouble weaving around the quick bursts from both Viria and Deurr's cannons.</p><p></p><p>It was just a moment later when Lia whipped the shuttle around in a swift, tight maneuver that suddenly brought the whole of Yavin IV into the viewport, along with the incoming form of the YT-2000 and the three TIE Fighters pursuing it. Still, they were a little ways out and against Yavin IV's backdrop, it was hard to clearly make out the ships to fire on without striking the already damaged freighter.</p><p></p><p>But as Lia's shot went off into nothing, the two nearest TIEs caught up to the maneuver and fired quick bursts of laser fire as they flew in a tight, flanking formation. Seconds after the viewport lit up with bright green flashes of energy, the shuttle shook violently from the starboard side. The shot penetrated the <em>Vortex</em>'s shields but thankfully only hit the stabilizer wing rather than anything vital. It was the shot seconds later that caused the most damage, ripping through the port shields and directly striking the shuttle's hull.</p><p></p><p>The entirety of the ship shook violently, throwing the two captives behind Kay back into the seats within the main hold. K2 was tossed against Istara's chair with a squeal, but he immediately went back to his station to finish up the jump calculations while complaining about pilots. Oddly enough, the previously talkative Duros did nothing but tightly grip the console in front of him and look around worriedly before turning his eyes back to the sensor station.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>YT-2000</strong></p><p></p><p>Sya was still flying in a series of rolls, tight loops that caused the bulkheads to groan, and half-spins that would have been nausea-inducing if not for the inertial compensator. It also made it extremely difficult to aim, though this time you at least managed to fire a bit ahead of a rapidly-passing solar panel.</p><p></p><p>Through the blur, you could also see green lances of energy as the TIEs failed to hit the freighter, and then another burst of red energy that must have come from below. Yuul's voice echoed up to you, <span style="color: SlateGray">"Hah! Hit one!"</span></p><p></p><p>A moment later, the comm unit attached to the targeting system you were using sounded with Kyne's voice, <span style="color: Gray">"Working on the shields...but internal comm's are up again!"</span></p><p></p><p>Sya then added, <span style="color: DarkOrchid">"That shuttle's coming back our way. They're taking heavy fire, too...going to see if I can get you boys a shot on them. I can keep us alive, but I don't think that <em>Lambda</em> can maneuver like this hunk of junk can."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ankh-Morpork Guard, post: 4385922, member: 10079"] [size=1]Combat Info:[/size][sblock]First off, Istara finishes her action and that brings the [i]Vortex[/i]'s shields back to 25. Going down posting order to make things easier...so that brings up Viria's attack next. Attack is an 11...no good. Based on past actions, will assume Deurr also fires at T1. His attack is a 12. Also misses. So next is Lia moving the ship and then firing and missing T4. Good news for the range modifiers that are really painful here is that 1 and 3 are not at Point Blank range...so no penalties for the moment. The YT is up now. Sya is again flying defensively, so the +5 Dodge/-5 to attacks again. Garret's shot against T6 again is this time at Point Blank range...sadly, he gets a 7 so that doesn't hit. Yuul fires at T6 also. He gets a 16, and we finally get another hit. T6 takes 52 damage. Drops 1 spot on the condition track as well. Kyne finishes recharging the shields from last turn and works on it again...will still take another swift action next turn to finish. Still, 5 shields for the YT rather than none. End of the round. Due to changes in direction, 2 rounds until [i]Vortex[/i] reaches safe jump distance. K2 just needs 1 more round. TIEs are back up. T1 and 3 attack the [i]Vortex[/i] again...both hit. Not only that, but T3 crits. That means T1 deals 29 damage to the ship...and the shields drop by 5. T3 deals 50 damage and drops the ship's shields by another 5 to 15. That brings [i]Vortex[/i]'s hp down to 41. T4, 5, and 6 again attack the YT. All 3 miss again. [i]Vortex[/i] is up again...map has changed a bit due you guys turning around. ------------------ ------------------ ----6Y-------1---- ---5-4-------V---- -------------3---- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------[/sblock] [b][i]Vortex:[/i][/b] Though the starfighters were swiftly approaching the shuttle, it was not becoming any easier to actually hit them. With little trouble, the two incoming TIEs had no trouble weaving around the quick bursts from both Viria and Deurr's cannons. It was just a moment later when Lia whipped the shuttle around in a swift, tight maneuver that suddenly brought the whole of Yavin IV into the viewport, along with the incoming form of the YT-2000 and the three TIE Fighters pursuing it. Still, they were a little ways out and against Yavin IV's backdrop, it was hard to clearly make out the ships to fire on without striking the already damaged freighter. But as Lia's shot went off into nothing, the two nearest TIEs caught up to the maneuver and fired quick bursts of laser fire as they flew in a tight, flanking formation. Seconds after the viewport lit up with bright green flashes of energy, the shuttle shook violently from the starboard side. The shot penetrated the [i]Vortex[/i]'s shields but thankfully only hit the stabilizer wing rather than anything vital. It was the shot seconds later that caused the most damage, ripping through the port shields and directly striking the shuttle's hull. The entirety of the ship shook violently, throwing the two captives behind Kay back into the seats within the main hold. K2 was tossed against Istara's chair with a squeal, but he immediately went back to his station to finish up the jump calculations while complaining about pilots. Oddly enough, the previously talkative Duros did nothing but tightly grip the console in front of him and look around worriedly before turning his eyes back to the sensor station. [b]YT-2000[/b] Sya was still flying in a series of rolls, tight loops that caused the bulkheads to groan, and half-spins that would have been nausea-inducing if not for the inertial compensator. It also made it extremely difficult to aim, though this time you at least managed to fire a bit ahead of a rapidly-passing solar panel. Through the blur, you could also see green lances of energy as the TIEs failed to hit the freighter, and then another burst of red energy that must have come from below. Yuul's voice echoed up to you, [COLOR="SlateGray"]"Hah! Hit one!"[/COLOR] A moment later, the comm unit attached to the targeting system you were using sounded with Kyne's voice, [COLOR="Gray"]"Working on the shields...but internal comm's are up again!"[/COLOR] Sya then added, [COLOR="DarkOrchid"]"That shuttle's coming back our way. They're taking heavy fire, too...going to see if I can get you boys a shot on them. I can keep us alive, but I don't think that [i]Lambda[/i] can maneuver like this hunk of junk can."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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