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Space #4.

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Tarja Vanska
player, 241 posts
Corporal
Armoured Infantry
Sun 25 Dec 2022
at 19:50
  • msg #841

Re: Space #4

Hearing Andruss and Morgan’s conversation, Tarja’s eye roll would be practically audible as she softly sighed over the comms Morgan…explain to Andruss why cutting girl you are seeing in half is bad for sex life” she said with Meari being close enough to see the despairing look on Tarja’s face through her face shield.

With Stoly calling out the distance to the LZ Tarja would wait until they were little closer before calling ”Now! Let’s move!” with her and Meari being first out of the shuttle with them banking off to their respective sides.

Upon touching down Tarja would quickly move into cover before raising her right arm and firing a stream of training rounds towards the nearest mech ”Velta! Hipper! Move down flank, Belle provide covering fire!” She called down her comms noting that her teams landing wasn’t the best but hoping that they would keep the mechs busy so that Meari’s team could reach the objective.
Meari
player, 1885 posts
Udenese Commando SGT.
Calm, Cold and Deadly
Mon 26 Dec 2022
at 20:31
  • msg #842

Re: Space #4

 Meari took her group to the right, and they fanned out in a protective group they moved forward to reach the objective, it wasn't perfect by far, Meari's group was close when they were discovered and then Meari's group had to open fire with training rounds, Barlet got hit by a pulse round in the leg it hurt like hell, but he pushed through it.

 I t was far perfect, but the AI squad did ok and reached their objective, Meari's group had only one major injury, but they still needed a lot of work to be a cohesive combat squad. " Hell, yes objective achieved but I have one major injury, Barlet how are you doing how bad is it?"
Tarja Vanska
player, 242 posts
Corporal
Armoured Infantry
Tue 27 Dec 2022
at 14:10
  • msg #843

Re: Space #4

With them heavily outnumbering the mechs, who were already hamstrung by being unable to use their entire arsenal, the AI were always going to win barring a catastrophic error. With Tarja more focused on getting them to gel as a team and learn to fight in such an alien environment, one that the mechs had had more practice in.

Using their speed and numbers to their advantage, Tarja would use her section to press the pair of mechs and draw their attention away from Meari’s section who would move against the lift. Despite her efforts however she would hear Penny Barlet’s shocked cry as she was hit in the leg, with Hipper likewise receiving a solid hit to the chest along with her and Tennis having a few close calls as they were pinned down.

”Well…that could have been a lot worse” Tarja would say to Meari and Morgan after they had finished, with it obvious that they would need further training, with the fact that no one had required recovering from the black being a victory in itself.

When asked about her injuries Penny would respond in a slightly dreamy voice ”huh? Oh I’m fine sarge…there was a bit of a scratch on my leg when I was hit…and now everything has gone nice and numb”
hull
Tue 27 Dec 2022
at 14:36
  • msg #844

Re: Space #4

 the shuttle came  back  around, abd Hoved  above the pad.

 So? what  do you want us  to  do Tarja. Reload  and  try again, diffe4ranrt angle...or  head back in.

There was to be Noted, a Fighter   above the  Shuttle,  also hovering, but  slowly spinning as the pilot  looked   for  anything out  of  place. and  still pushing itself forward with the Hermes.

  Morgan said,You might want to consider ,  Steath Approaches  if you  know troops will  be on the outside of the Hull?. We haven't encounter too many mechs  on enemy Vessels. But there have  been some in hander Decs. We have seen them on the ground as well.
This message was last updated by the GM at 14:36, Tue 27 Dec 2022.
Tarja Vanska
player, 243 posts
Corporal
Armoured Infantry
Tue 27 Dec 2022
at 18:13
  • msg #845

Re: Space #4

With her boots firmly holding her in place Tarja would take a moment to relax as she listened to the others, deciding that Morgan perhaps had a point about using stealth ”stealth could work…have shuttle fly higher and slower and slip out back and drift down, no lights, gentle bursts of jets…then quietly approach AO…could work…what do you think Meari? Want to take another run before we call time?” she asked, happy to try out a different set of tactics whilst they had the opportunity to do so.
Meari
player, 1886 posts
Udenese Commando SGT.
Calm, Cold and Deadly
Tue 27 Dec 2022
at 18:27
  • msg #846

Re: Space #4

 Meari thought they did ok and needed a lot more work when the offer was brought up for more training she quickly responded, " Yes Tarja we need all the training we can get as a team and learn teamwork. I suggest two stealth drop off points and then each team tries to get in as close as we can without being detected and reach our objective to hatch."
hull
Tue 27 Dec 2022
at 20:50
  • msg #847

Re: Space #4

 Stoly  drifted   down, opened the  jaw  rams  again..Morgan  said ..we'll set up  Amidships. the scenario   will have you trying to reach the   engine room entry, or the landing pad..we won;'t  knwo,  you'll pick, we'll react  and we'll see what happens.
Tarja Vanska
player, 244 posts
Corporal
Armoured Infantry
Tue 27 Dec 2022
at 23:05
  • msg #848

Re: Space #4

”ok in which case let’s mount up” Tarja said, waving for the others to board the shuttle with her waiting until they were all onboard and moving before speaking over a team channel ”ok we go for both objectives until one becomes impossible…Meari would you like to jump first or second?” she asked, with the first team to jump going for the engine room access doors and most likely to draw the attention of the mechs ”remember there are magnets on palms and knees, so scaling ship is option if you do not want to land directly onto spine” she continued as Stoly took the shuttle round in an arc with her curious to see how they fared this time around.
hull
Wed 28 Dec 2022
at 00:54
  • msg #849

Re: Space #4

  Stoly   comments...keep in mind Corp?  you can walk along the   Hull, no  matter, you boots will keep you up right, Unless you guys    drop  down  and   crawel ...  just want to throw that out there.. we have seen ships  look like  hedgegogs  with   troops standing around on the hull...


... when the  teams   exited the shuttle, Stoly has the   spdaed  Complete   balck... Chatty was up  way above the Hermes  on over watch.

 a Voice in the AI COM came from Beth..OH NO!.... it looks like the   demons are Jamming   your signals.... and she  fipped the Buttons.. shutting  down all COMs  to and from the AI units,
Meari
player, 1887 posts
Udenese Commando SGT.
Calm, Cold and Deadly
Wed 28 Dec 2022
at 01:47
  • msg #850

Re: Space #4

 Meari mounted up and said," Ok let's all get back on and let's try this again shall we." Meari listened and responded," I will go second so we will go for the pad and we will go for the engine room."

 Stoly got the shuttle into position, and she responded, " Crawling might be better than making us harder to see, what do you say Tarja?"

 Tarja would answer her, and then team 1 went out, then when it was time Meari's team went out. Then she heard Beth's voice and said OH FUCK in her head. Meari knew she was going to fuck with them, and the comms went out. Meari went evil witch damn Beth.

 Meari of course didnt panic her group landed and then Meari used ESN/APF combat hand signals to move the group as silent as possible towards the pad, Meari have them crawling and trying to work as a team to reach their objective.
Tarja Vanska
player, 246 posts
Corporal
Armoured Infantry
Wed 28 Dec 2022
at 12:51
  • msg #851

Re: Space #4

”Fair point…but being able to crawl or climb gives options” Tarja responded not wanting to admit that she had forgotten that up and down weren’t really a thing in space…especially to a Russian ”Is certainly option…but wouldn’t recommend crawling all the way…plus may make aiming weapon awkward” she then responded to Meari, slapping the gatling gun mounted on her right forearm to show that it would be pointing at the deck if you were crawling.

With Meari opting to go second Tarja would move to the edge of the ramp with her team and wait until Stoly called their approach to the first objective before stepping off the ramp and into the vast infinity of space. Unlike the last time when they had flared the jets in a hard burn to get to the hull as quickly as possible, Tarja would briefly flare the jets to set her suit moving in the right direction and then allow herself to gently float towards the hull and let her boots to do their thing.

It was about at this point that she would receive the message that her comms system was down. Raising her fist over her head in the  classic “Halt” gesture she would take a moment to cycle through the different channels to confirm that they were indeed dead before walking over to Tennis and pressing her face plate against hers so that the sound could travel albeit poorly. Even shouting it would be hard to hear, but it was the best she could manage without comms ”Belle, take Hipper and circle around the left, do not fire on mechs unless spotted, no lights and keep low” with her instructions issued she would use APF hand signals to signal that Velta was to follow her around the right flank before moving out, setting her comms unit to play some music in order to kill the eerie silence of space.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:49, Thu 29 Dec 2022.
hull
Thu 29 Dec 2022
at 16:49
  • msg #852

Re: Space #4

 The Mechs have  Gone Dark. Morgan was playing it a bit more serious   now  as the mechs  were , amidships as he said, but they were Moving. slightly   settign up on   either   side, 'below; the horizon' of the Hull.

   They waited for movement.
Tarja Vanska
player, 248 posts
Corporal
Armoured Infantry
Thu 29 Dec 2022
at 19:48
  • msg #853

Re: Space #4

Using her sensors to keep track of Tennis and Hipper’s approximate position, Tarja would continue to slowly advance along the spine of the ship, being sure to keep low and stick to whatever cover they could find. They would also walk rather than bounce so as not to reveal their positions with them likewise keeping the floodlights on their headgear off. It made finding their way through the dark of space a little tricky but with their black and grey camouflage they would be exceedingly hard to spot.

As they drew nearer to their objective Tarja would wonder how Meari was getting on with her having not seen any gunfire yet and so assuming that they were still undetected. With the hatchway to the engine room on n sight, Tarja would signal for Hipper to halt as she scanned the darkness for any sign of the mechs.
Meari
player, 1890 posts
Udenese Commando SGT.
Calm, Cold and Deadly
Fri 30 Dec 2022
at 18:44
  • msg #854

Re: Space #4

 Meari tried to use simple combat instructions, stop, go, take cover, low, etc, nothing to complex. Meari moved her team as quietly as they could walking not leaping towards the pad. She will try to move into the middle so both her teammates could see her and follow her actions and her simple hand signals.
hull
Fri 30 Dec 2022
at 18:58
  • msg #855

Re: Space #4

  It looked good  so far, the two teams of  AI moved, they were  way faster then a mech, they were a bit  faster the Heavy boarding armor, but slower the light boarding  or  medium boarding armors.

 except  for  Chatty Smith   circling, for  those who may need  help, the  Black was  beautiful, Millions of  lights...some  planets could be seen , the size of a Marble, different colors  and  even a comet  or two  as they approached , whatever star was their orbit.

  if they took time to look , either  side and Behind them.. dark shapes  blotted out  some stars, as the  fleet spread out of  100,000 miles , with the only lights  being the  bridge  windows, even OB  decs  were  using  Violet and blue.

 it was the  Morgan made his call... Andruss  opened  fired On Meari's Unit... spraying   low dose  Pulse   across them, trying to hit  as  many  as he was able.

 Tajar  was surprised  by the  Bright blobs of pulse  rounds  as they Hit  her Unti.. Both  Andruss and Morgan had  been kneeling,  only Andruss stood  to climb up the hull a bit to get his shots  in..Morgan stayed crouched  , having  allowed the   AI to pass him  20 or  so yards...as he fired  he  stood  and  walked towards them.
Tarja Vanska
player, 251 posts
Corporal
Armoured Infantry
Fri 30 Dec 2022
at 23:28
  • msg #856

Re: Space #4

Tarja would spot the bulk of the mech lurking within the darkness, practically blending in with the ships infrastructure. Unfortunately Tennis didn’t and Tarja had no way of warning her as she made her move and promptly received a pulse round to the chest that would bring her down. Swearing loudly Tarja would get to her feet and open fire with Velta hoping to allow Hipper to get back into cover before leaping away. Although Hipper would escape unharmed both she and Velta would get hit though thankfully not badly enough to take them down.

Flashing Velta a series of hand signals they would continue to fire upon the Mech hoping to draw its attention away from Hipper so he could make for the objective quietly wishing that she could use her rockets. Meanwhile in the distance she could see the flash of gunfire as the other mech fired upon Meari’s team, but with no way of contacting her she just had to hope that she was doing better than she was.
Meari
player, 1893 posts
Udenese Commando SGT.
Calm, Cold and Deadly
Sat 31 Dec 2022
at 02:54
  • msg #857

Re: Space #4

 Meari took the center as they moved up to the pad an then they were fired upon,  Barlet got hit, Meari would signal for Paskins to head to the objective while Meari covered Bartlet and took the Mech's attention maybe they could still accomplish this.

 Meari moved forward and looked for a good 'shot' using training rounds and fired at the Mech to cover Bartlet's escape or so she could regroup.
Tarja Vanska
player, 252 posts
Corporal
Armoured Infantry
Sat 31 Dec 2022
at 18:15
  • msg #858

Re: Space #4

With her HUD lit up like a Christmas tree as both her and Velta’s suit status’s flashed in amber and red Tarja knew that she would have to make her move soon or the mech would just pick them off one at a time. It was as she was once again cursing her inability to fire a mini rocket that she would hit upon a different idea. Cycling through her weapons system she would select her solitary smoke rocket before signalling to Velta ”move on my signal” using hand gestures before standing and sending the smoke rocket right in front of the mech, quickly enveloping it in a cloud of dense smoke ”Now. Break left. Fire” she signalled before running to the right and pouring fire into the smoke cloud at the mech as Velta likewise moved to the left and fired.

With them hitting the mech from both sides with sustained fire and presenting two moving targets, Tarja hoped that Hipper would understand that he needed to get to the hatchway as soon as possible.
hull
Sat 31 Dec 2022
at 18:23
  • msg #859

Re: Space #4

  Morgan  fired into the smoke, when the  two  suits  came out of  at different directions, he  Just laid down fire  at Velta. Knowing that the  some suits  were shot up.

 Morgan had  years  of   Mech riding behind  him.... Velta    was hammered to the  point that  her screens   showed   read, and she  dangled by  her  magna boots. He turned  towards   Tarja...-

.... Andruss,  wouldn't let up  as he  fired  and fired  at meari's  group
Tarja Vanska
player, 253 posts
Corporal
Armoured Infantry
Sat 31 Dec 2022
at 23:59
  • msg #860

Re: Space #4

With Velta being taken down and the mech turning to face her, Tarja decided her only option was to go on the offensive as she fired the four remaining mini rockets; two in the left arm and two in the right arm before using her jets to leap straight at him and crash onto frame of his mech, pressing her faceplate against his canopy and screaming ”Tap out!” as she drew back her fist ready punch the canopy’s metaglass. All the while thinking gods damn it Hipper, get to the objective now!
hull
Sun 1 Jan 2023
at 00:12
  • msg #861

Re: Space #4

 Hipper was down on the Hull. The magnets  holding her  as her  Face   plate  flashed Red.

   Morgan Looked  at he r  and   gave a  small smile as he   Right 'hand' gripped her Left arm and   gave a gentle  squeeze...

  looks like  we are at a mexican  standoff... we'll have to see  who Andruss  is  doing.

   Kira... let  COMs in, but not out..so we can hea4r the rest of the  exercise..

  Andruss  was slower, but his base  was  more stable when he  moved.. he  flcikered over the  other Combatants.   peppering them  with the  low dose  Pulse , like it was  his  Minigun...
hull
Mon 2 Jan 2023
at 18:44
  • msg #862

Re: Space #4




 There is a crackle  on the AI  coms...Beth  said in a sunshiny voice,COMs  are all better, please enjou   you flight on the Hermes  airways...
Meari
player, 1894 posts
Udenese Commando SGT.
Calm, Cold and Deadly
Mon 2 Jan 2023
at 21:30
  • msg #863

Re: Space #4

 Meari get peppered pretty good and ecides to go another tactic, of regrouping and getting the others to safety. When the coms come back on, she sends to her group," Ok guys take a second, lets see if we can get out of here safely. Lay down some cover fire and we will see if we can get everyone safe, lets go team."

 Meari would also contact Tarja," Tarja are you ok I have two of us who have taken some damage. What do you want to do next tarja."
Tarja Vanska
player, 255 posts
Corporal
Armoured Infantry
Tue 3 Jan 2023
at 12:49
  • msg #864

Re: Space #4

Tarja would consider Meari’s question for around a minute before deciding to call it ”no, fall back, abort mission” with her deciding that it would be an exercise in futility to push on with the mission using three damaged suits.

They would spend half hour or so getting the suits that were still mobile moving before gathering up the immobilised ones and loading them up on the shuttle and returning to the hangar dec.

——> Hangar Dec
hull
Wed 4 Jan 2023
at 04:35
  • msg #865

Re: Space #4

 Morgan  and Andruss  went to the damaged  AI. each one picked up , to carry them   to the shuttle, rather the  walk them down  the hull.

Morgan said over ALL COMs,Not  bad ..but  keep all these  things in mind.

 1.... we knew you were out there. damn hard to fool someone , if  we know something 's up

 2... its a 50-50 thing  with empire ships, whether they have  anyone on the Hull... most times  we land, cut out hoes  in and kick their faces in...so? depending how lucky you are, you might not have a fire   fight, until their boarding alarms go off.

 3... you will be using live  ammo, and so will they, you won;t know which.. But  Largans and  Bugs  use   hardammo as well..Not sure  about Angels, we'll have to ask our  people what they know..but  all i ever  seen them with, was Angle Steel Pulse guns.

 kira  was  watching the exercise, she may give yiu feed  back or  no?

 Placing the   damaged  AI  folks in the shuttle, Andruss and  Morgan    went to walk down the hull, rather the  fuss with the  shuttle lock ons.
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