As the company pushed up the road, the hostiles opened fire, a vicious exchange of lasers, cannon, and missiles whipping through the rock outcrops and trees.
The friendly mechs pushed forward, widening their perimeter and moving so that they could take advantage of the local terrain for protection, weapons tracking the vehicles as they did. The Cicada, hanging back, fired a blast from it's PPC, but unfortunately went wide, scoring blackened char into the hillside. The Valkyrie followed up on that attack, targeting the Condor Heavy Tank on the eastern road it's laser and a volley of missiles. The laser slipped past the fast moving skimmer, but the missiles grazed it, chipping away blocks of armor and causing internal spalling, unknown to the company, which tore into the vehicle commander, drawing blood and causing a moment of chaos inside (Hit Front Right (FR), 1x3 damage, critical hit commander injured and crew stunned) The thorn pitched in, one of it's two lasers spearing the turret and shearing away armor plates. (Hit TU, 5 damage)
To the West, the Wyvern took ranging shots with its large laser and missiles, but didn't score any hits, seeming to use them as a guide, the Stinger lashed out with twin lasers, one of them raking down the side of the tank. (Hit Left Side(LS), 5 damage)
In return, the Scorpion light tank's main gun spat a string of explosive shells at the Stinger, stitching a line of explosions down the left leg, shattering away armor into fragments. (Hit LL, 5 damage)
The Condor to the far east opened fire at the Wyvern from behind, tracking with twin medium lasers and it's main autocannon, but couldn't score any hits, instead popping a log from the top of the Lumbermech, but nothing more. It's compatriot, however, opened up on the valkyrie with it's own twin lasers and main gun, and one laser slashed the Valkyrie core, while autocannon shells hammered the right shoulder. (Hit CT+RT, 5 damage each)
Finally, the Pegasus Scout Hover Tank locked on to the Thorn and unleashed a volley of 18 SRMs, which hailed down all around the light mech, shattering trees to splinters and tearing up potholes in the ground, but luckily not striking home.
The pegasus gunned it, weaving through the valley between the hills toward the east, while the scorpion trundled into cover among the trees. The injured commander reversed his hovercraft, backing up the highway while he tried to regain his nerve, and the final Condor sped up in an attempt to flank, but lost traction and sideslipped down the side of the hill, barely recovering.
Hostile reinforcements closing.
---- Situation ---- Allied victory if all units withdraw from northern map edge or all hostiles destroyed.
Wyvern "Wurm" no damage -- 3 heat -- no damage this round
Commando "Sly Caliber" no damage -- 0 heat -- no damage this round
Cicada no damage -- 0 heat -- no damage this round
Valkyrie "Blondie" 5CT, 5 RT -- 0 heat -- 10 damage this round
Thorn no damage -- 0 heat -- no damage this round
Stinger 5 LL -- 0 heat -- 5 damage this round
LumberJack "Bessie" no damage -- 0 heat -- no damage this round
Hostile Status ----
Condor Heavy Hover tank ---- moved 4 --- +1 penalty
Condor Heavy Hover Tank 2 ---- moved 4 --- +1 penalty
Scorpion Light Tank ---- moved 1 --- +0 penalty
Pegasus Scout Hover Tank ---- moved 6 --- +2 penalty
Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:28 am 
