Event: Frozen Forest (D17, EN, Combat)

[Comstar]

The retreat continued amid the swirling snow and now distance and weather were conspiring to spoil most shots, steadily spreading the flashes of light apart as each unit continued to disengage. From the darkness came a PPC, and from another angle a cloud of LRMs, continuing to hammer the retreating Battlemaster as it went. (Hit CT+LA+CT+LA, 10+5+5+2 damage) No other shots struck home, continuing to push the odds against the Fortunate Ones as the hostiles got organized.

-------- Situation --------

Battlemaster-- Moderate damage -- 2 Heat
Wolverine -- Light damage -- 0 heat
Archer -- Light Damage -- 0 Heat
Sentinel -- minor Damage -- 0 Heat
Marauder -- Light Damage -- 5 Heat
Crab -- No Damage -- 0 Heat

Hostile Status -

Orion -- DESTROYED
Crusader -- +0
Panther -- +0
Toro -- +0
Cyclops -- +0
Thunderbolt -- +0
Warhammer -- +0
Rifleman -- +0
Marauder -- +0
Hunhback -- +0
Kintaro -- +0
Centurion -- +0

[Gillian Chow]

"Time to go, friends," Gillian called into the comms. "Archer out."

Her mech lumbered down into a wooded ravine for cover as they broke contact.

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Start in 0502 facing S. Right, right, forward (downslope and into woods). End in 0401 facing NW. I don't think I have a shot at anything. Exit map.

[Andrea DeTroyes]

"Tch." Andrea frowned and turned her mech around, moving full speed toward the north while staying in the low ground.

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Turn to face 0505, move into 0505, turn to face 0504, move to 0504, move to 0503

If I can twist and fire the PPC at the Crusader I will. Shake my fist!

[Dorgan Bruun]

"Damn they're getting close," Bruun says with a sigh. "Let's keep it moving, y'all," he stresses to the team.

The Wolverine steps in behind the retiring Battlemaster, trying to stand steady and get a clean shot at the Crusader.

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Walking
Face 0505, face 0504, forward, face 0404, face 0505
Take deep breath and double shot the AC at Crusader

[Comstar]

At this point, the opposing forces could barely see each other, but a few shots still rang out - the Archer and Kintaro trading blows, with only a few LRMs tapping the Archer, (hit CT, 3 damage), and then the Crusader, Battlemaster, and Wolverine exchanging fire. Unfortunately the trees ate the shots from the Fortunate ones, while the Crusader extended both arms and volleyed out twin swarms of missiles which hammered into the wolverine, shattering off armor plates, chewing into structure, and sending the smaller mech reeling back off balance, gyro wailing as it tried to compensate. (Hit RA+LL+RT+LA+RL+LL, 5+5+2+5+5+2 damage) Bruun couldn't get the balance back, and the mech fell, overcompensating and falling forward onto the snow, crushing the left arm under it, breaking the last of the armor. (Hit LA, 6 damage) (Piloting roll to avoid injury passed)

The enemy seemed to be grouping at the ridge, ready to push over it as a single unit.

-------- Situation --------

Battlemaster-- Moderate damage -- 0 Heat
Wolverine -- Light damage -- 0 heat
Archer -- Light Damage -- 0 Heat
Sentinel -- minor Damage -- 0 Heat
Marauder -- Light Damage -- 0 Heat
Crab -- No Damage -- 0 Heat

Hostile Status -

Orion -- DESTROYED
Crusader -- +0
Panther -- +0
Toro -- +0
Cyclops -- +0
Thunderbolt -- +0
Warhammer -- +0
Rifleman -- +0
Marauder -- +0
Hunhback -- +0
Kintaro -- +0
Centurion -- +0

[Dorgan Bruun]

Bruun took a break from cursing a range of things to command the remaining mechwarriors: "Fortunate Ones, keep moving north. Rally at the redoubt."

The veteran takes a deep breath and focuses. "Alright, Elvira, we can do this..."

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Running
If I can choose facing on stand up, stand up facing N, then run to 0801.
If not: Stand up, face 0604, face 0603, forward, forward

[Andrea DeTroyes]

Watching her lance leader fall, Andrea hurled a stream of French, English, and even some German curses at him.

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Turn to 0602 and run 0901.

[Comstar]

Bruun wrestled his mech back to its feet, making it over the hill in time to exchange a long range volley with the Panther, neither side scoring any hits. Then the enemy swept over the ridge of the hill and almost a dozen target radar warnings blinked on his hud as they all began drawing a bead on him, about the same time that sultry voice called on the open channel, once again: "Wolverine, you're pretty good, but we've got a bead on you. I'd rather take you and your mech intact, don't force my hand darling."

-------- Situation --------

Battlemaster-- Moderate damage -- 0 Heat
Wolverine -- Light damage -- 0 heat

Hostile Status -

Orion -- DESTROYED
Crusader -- +0
Panther -- +1
Toro -- +0
Cyclops -- +1
Thunderbolt -- +0
Warhammer -- +0
Rifleman -- +0
Marauder -- +1
Hunhback -- +0
Kintaro -- +1
Centurion -- +0

[Dorgan Bruun]

Having gotten steady feet under him finally, the tempting voice is highly distracting. They could clearly use you, a tiny voice says in his mind. Oh yeah, says a louder voice. Just like they used Samuel.

Seeing the Battlemaster slipping out of the enemy's grasp, Bruun breathes one sigh of relief. With the image of a giggling Colette beside him in the cockpit, Bruun quietly says, "Alright, Elvira, I trust you. We got this." And the jump jets fire.

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Jumping to 0301, facing N or whichever direction puts best armor toward the bad guys

[Andrea DeTroyes]

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Withdraws