Event: They Fought the Law (Day 5, EM)

[Dorgan Bruun]

Bruun shakes his head at Andrea's gambit, looking for lines of attack on the retreating pair of mechs but not seeing anything acceptable.

"Don't get jumpy, Chick. We'll hold here, and we'll jump on them if they come back closer. That Battlemaster is a big brute and we don't want to be in front of his guns."

While they wait to see the Black Dragons' reaction, Bruun reminds "Remember Vanguard, the major's standing order: stay together, stay alive. We've trashed several enemy mechs today. No getting greedy just because the plan is working so far."

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Holding this round.

[Comstar]

The Battlemaster slowed only a moment, sending a simple response in English. "Davion cur - know that the death I give you will be far less merciful than that which I give your comrade."

The Packmaster, stranded, fired two SRMs, futile final strike, chipped away a little more armor from the Assault mech (Hit CT+RA, 2+2 damage), and then was consumed in fire as 10 SRMS, twin HMGs, a PPC, 2 Medium lasers, and an five class Autocannon tore into, shredding the vehicle and crew into flaming debris.

Then the pair of mechs continued to withdraw.


---- Combat will end if no pursuit is offered.

[Comstar]

As the final two mechs pulled back, the dust began to settle. The civilians were clear, the town was... mostly... intact.

It wasn't exactly safe to come back yet, but at least there was a town for the townsfolk to come back to, and Vanguard lance was still in fighting shape.

That was a win in anyone's book.

Fortunate Ones Victory! (The Law Also Won)