Event: I'm a Lumbermech and I'm ok! (D2, EE)

[Dorgan Bruun]

"It's about time to bug out, y'all..." Bruun cautions as more contacts appear on radar.

"Major, guide right into the trees, sir. Just keep stomping north."

"Anybody who's south of the 08s or 09s --Vanguar Lance and Eklund, this means you, it's time to jump or run to come north/northeast. Leave the hostiles, especially if they're immobile. This ain't a party where we're staying until closing time."

For his part, Bruun continued to dance with his new partner, the Hetzer.

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Can't read coordinates on my phone. Jump behind the Hetzer, facing N, ML @Hetzer, kick Hetzer

[Gillian Chow]

“Alright Maja, I’m with you,” Gillian replied into the comm. Turning her Cicada hard about, she headed northwards alongside the Wyvern, keeping to cover as best as she could.

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Start in hex 1511 facing south. Right, right, right, forward (light forest), forward, forward (heavy forest), left (10 movement). End in hex 1508 facing northwest. Fire PPC (inside min range) and machine guns (long range) at Pegasus.

[Marik Wa Mo Ishtal]

Lady Nyct's bites!

As the missiles come in, they thankfully don't destroy anything. But Just Technician James may not be happy with the damage...

Still - over comms he receives orders to help the others back.

"Copy that."

((Move to 1010, facing the FireStarter, then firing everything.))

[Comstar]

The combat began to show motion, the escaping Lumbermech drawing the Fortunate Ones back toward it as they began to try and fall back. The Stinger fired up jump jets, launching itself into the forested valley, and landing near the Commando as they pushed north.

The Stinger couldn't get a clear shot at anything, so took a risky snap shot with one laser at the chasing Firestarter. The Commando fired a single laser of it's own, spearing the Pegasus and blowing out the engines. (Hit RR, 5 damage, critical hit - immobile)

The Pegasus volleyed it's missiles at the Thorn, and then switched to the attacking commando. The transition threw off the aim, but a few hit the Thorn (Hit RT+LA, 2 damage each) One of the stranded Condors fired into the back armor of the Wyvern, two lasers missing but the Autocannot shattering out armor and setting the internal schematic to a worrying red as the torso structure was left exposed (Hit RTR, 5 damage) The other Condor fired at the valkyrie, scoring hits with autocannon and one of the two emerald beams. (Hit LL+LT, 5 damage each)

The Thorn, sadly, fired a large volley at the Firestarter, which certainly might have startled it, but did not strike home. Still, the Firestarter also missed, so perhaps they were both mutually flinching away?

The Valkyrie at point blank fired the emerald beam from it's Medium laser into the Hetzer, slagged armor off the side and partially fusing the tracks. (Hit LS, 5 damage, Moderate crit - -1MP)

Several pilots tried to draw a bead on the Pegasus, but lost the lock, forcing them to take long range potshots at other targets that missed.

The Valkyrie drew back and kicked the Hetzer again, scattering the armor plating (Hit RR, 6 damage), and then there was a horrific sound of metal tearing and crumpling as the Lumberjack swung one arm catching the turret and tearing away almost all the remaining armor, and then punching it through the rear armor of the Condor hovercraft that had been immobilized on the road, revving the chainsaw once to rip all the machinery out of the tail of the vehicle, likely causing anyone still conscious in the crew compartment to faint in terror. (Hit TU, RR, 14 damage each)

The hetzer came around again, still seeking a target, while the firestarter leapt forward, looking for a clean shot to start harassing the Fortunate Mechs on their retreat. In the southwest, one of the mech signals broke into LOS, an ancient but still functional Phoenix 3R lumbering into view, PPC tracking for a target.

---- Situation ---- Allied victory if all units withdraw from northern map edge or all hostiles destroyed.
Wyvern "Wurm" 5 RTR -- 0 heat -- 5 damage this round
Commando "Sly Caliber" 1 CT -- 0 heat -- 0 damage this round
Cicada no damage -- 1 heat -- no damage this round
Valkyrie "Blondie" 7CT, 7 RT, 4 RL, 2 RA, 7 LT, 2 LA, 7 LL -- 1 heat -- 10 damage this round
Thorn 2 CT, 4 RT, 2 RL, 2RA, 2 LT, 6 LA, 4 LL -- 0 heat -- 4 damage this round
Stinger 5 LL, 5 LT -- 0 heat -- 5 damage this round
LumberJack "Bessie" no damage -- 0 heat -- no damage this round

Hostile Status ----
Condor Heavy Hover tank ---- Immobile --- -4 bonus
Condor Heavy Hover Tank 2 ---- immobile --- -4 bonus
Pegasus Scout Hover Tank ---- Immobile --- -4 bonus
Hetzer Assault Gun ---- moved 0 --- +0 penalty
Firestarter ---- moved 6 --- +3 penalty
Striker ---- moved 2 --- +0 penalty
Phoenix ---- moved 3 --- +1 penalty

[Freja Fogel]

"Providing covering fire," Freja radioed as she moved further north.

(Jump to 1104, facing south, and lasering whichever target is most exposed to her)

[Maja Eklund]

Maja was used to not being able to see over things, so the Pegasus would live for another day. Still, she glances worriedly at the display

"Abs be careful, that Phoenix will not want to just be playing with you."
Still, she had her own priorities, a certain Hetzer was being annoyingly tough

"Bruun, I am coming in hot! You can be moving now Herr Oldman"

The Wyvern lifts off and soars up and up before the jets cut out and the entire mech bombs back to earth with massive legs oustretched towards the Hetzer below.

((Jump jet to move and death from above on the Hetzer))

[Marik Wa Mo Ishtal]

"Understood."

He moved to disengage, but continued to pepper.

((Move to 1210 facing SW, Fire whatever can reach the Phoenix))

[Gillian Chow]

The Cicada continued heading along the road as the mechs moved north, taking a pot shot at the Hetzer as it came into view.

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From 1508 facing NW, F R F F F R F F end in 1603 facing NE. Shoot PPC and guns at Hetzer.

[Dorgan Bruun]

Bruun grumbles something unpleasant, though only part is directed at Maja. He can see the damage reads in his mech getting alarming.

"Yeah, we'll see about that, Stitches," he retorts, but he fires Blondie's jump jets to get out of the way as quick as he can anyway. Operation "Hop the Hetzer" continues.

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Jumping
Land 1805, facing SW
ML the Hetzer, punch the Hetzer

[Andrea DeTroyes]

Andrea continues eastward to meet up with the lance. She moves to the Pegasus and fires into it, stomping down for good measure!

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Move to 1106, Fire SRMs into Pegasus and stepping on Pegasus.