Robotech: Army of the Southern Cross - IC Thread

[Sherwood]

Hitting his radio, Steven calls out, "Valkyrie flight, we have multiple Zentraedi targets and a Reentry Pod. Requesting immediate support. Coordinates of the Reentry Pod follows." He quickly relays the location of the spacecraft, then gives details on the numbers of the mecha and infantry force. "The ground units are retreating to the Reentry Pod, and if you don't hurry, the whole bunch will bug out of here and be in the wind. Be advised that there are friendlies in the area, so don't blow us up."

 

[Purr]

Be advised that there are friendlies in the area, so don't blow us up."

Sherwood
"Steven, my friend," Kitty's voice has the hint of a smile over the 3rd JSOG squad radio.

"Perhaps our air support should know our coordinates too?"

 

[Psychie]

The signal from the Valkyrie flight comes through with, "Missiles incoming, and we are on their tail to help clean up stragglers. ETA ten seconds on the missile strike." While you watch the Zentraedi, they continue to move quickly to pile into the Reentry Pod. It seems to take forever before the air strike shows up on your radar as several tiny dots racing in, heading for the spaceship.

The Reentry Pod must have spotted the missiles because it suddenly begins to lift up in a desperate attempt to evade the attack, but it is too little, too late as a set of heavy missiles slam into the lightly armored ship, causing it to explode violently and raining rubble and debris down across the field, crushing several of the smaller mecha and infantry. Right on the tail of the first airstrike is another set of missiles set to detonate in the area around the Reentry Pod, causing even more mayhem in the Zentraedi forces on the ground. There is a lot of smoke and flames in the area that make it impossible to see what is going on out there to know what, if anything, may have survived the attack.


It is around this time that Miyazaki makes her way over to be near Steven and Doug, and she gets her first look at the mayhem of the airstrike. Not a pleasant thing to watch.


For Chris and Nova, the two of you keep standing guard over the one prisoner you have in custody as you get a radio message. "3rd JSOG, be advised that a shuttle from Brazilia Base has been dispatched to recover your prisoner. Be aware that it is of Zentraedi design since your prisoner is not micronized yet. It does have allied transponder codes broadcasting, so check your targets before firing on it."

 

[Purr]

It is around this time that Miyazaki makes her way over to be near Steven and Doug, and she gets her first look at the mayhem of the airstrike. Not a pleasant thing to watch.

Perhaps if the viewer were human, but for an entity literally manufactured, trained, and conditioned for the sole purpose of war like Miyazaki, it is not only bearable but more than pleasant. Far more. She records every moment. The Meltrandi slowly gasps in delight and gives voice to her pleasure. "Magnificently done! Just look at them tumbling to Earth, burning! And... how they try in vain to scatter to safety below!" Kitty takes a deep breath like an Earth-woman smelling a bouquet of fresh flowers.

Mercy or pity do not even cross her mind. Instead, elation!

Remembering that she is not alone but in the presence of humans as always, Kitty adds, "Just think of all of the humans who will never suffer and thus live free because of this moment! Especially your defenseless civilians! Instead of becoming sorry slaves of the Malcontents, they will have a greater chance to live! To procreate and pass on their genes to the next generation! To... grow old!"

Kitty hardly blinks as she watches the Malcontent force come apart. "This is the most glorious thing I have witnessed firsthand since the hour we emerged from our clone tanks." Her enthusiastic smile is all too genuine. For a few stark moments, she is a woman utterly entranced by the scene before her. "Sergeant? Squadron? Do... do you think we could... find a way to reward the air crews for their actions? Beer, perhaps? I will gladly do all of the paying."

Kitty takes off her helmet so that nothing stands between her and the scene of blazing death before her ensorcelled blue eyes. Absently, she pats Maru and grows silent.

Spoiler: This scene brought to you by...

"...Strange Pleasures" by Still Corners. A fitting song and song title for Kitty's state of mind I think. =)


Full lyrics courtesy of Genius.com.
[Verse 1]
Your heart beats fast, this love will kill
Your heart beats fast, this love will kill
As deep as you, in deep blue sky (we both want to fall in love)
As deep as you, in deep blue nights (it's a crazy ride)
Ride, ride, ride, ride

[Verse 2]
You drift along the desert sun
You drift along the desert sun
As deep as you in deeper nights (we both want to fall in love)
You drift along with desert eyes (it's a crazy ride)
Ride, ride, ride, ride

[Outro]
Ha-ah
Ha-ah

 

[Sherwood]

Steven calls out on the radio, "Valkyrie flight, Reentry Pod has been destroyed by the strike, along with a large number of the ground forces. Stand by for a target update. Excellent work, by the way. This is the 3rd JSOG saying we owe you a beer. That was too large of a target for the five of us to take down before getting blasted."

He keeps his eyes open as he watches for the smoke to clear so he can get an accurate count on the remaining ground forces in the area.

 

[GunMan2]

Chris watches the scene unfold before, as the Valkyries bombard the Reentry Pod. Hearing, kitties jovial voice made him realize that she was made for this kind of thing. Devoid of things like guild or remorse of taking a life while he had to consider the burden this placed on a normal human who had to take a life. Not one for books but thinking that the POW could use a little intimidation he took his change.

"You see this?" He asked her. "You see what your warlord does. How many of your comrades died today. Now think of how many Zentraedi that just want to live normal lives will be affected." He did not know if this thing could even narrow its eyes but it did not matter to him as he was just trying to get her to see the folly that he sees. "We are trying to prevent things like this from happening. But then some ambitions warlord or general gets it in his head that they are top banana and then just go to war with whoever is in their way. Worse is that war is easy. peace not so much" Chris really felt sorry for the ones that died today as they were following a leader who promised them something they wanted and sadly because of how they were created its easy to drag them into battle.

 

[Psychie]

A set of sonic booms echo across the sky as a quartet of Valkyrie veritech fighters come racing in, hitting the brakes as they slow down, circling back around in order to be able to lay down more weapon fire into the blast zone if needed.

Looking into the area, smoke and flames obscure normal vision, but Seven's keen eye can see that there is some movement in there, indicating that something has survived the bombardment.

For those looking into the flaming rubble, please give me a Perception Roll

 

[Sherwood]

Perception roll for Steven.

I doubt I see anything. lol

 

[Psychie]

I doubt I see anything. lol

Not with a Natural 1. Too much smoke and fire to obscure your vision.

 

[Psychie]

Purr

While Steven's view of the area is obscured by smoke and fire, you manage to get a good look at three mecha that made it through the bombardment: two Female Powered Armor units and one Officer's Pod. They are all badly damaged, but still active.

 

[Purr]

Kitty marvels at the sight of the battered survivors. With a small hint of a smile, she radios her commander. Will Dorsey wish to annihilate them? Capture them? Kitty felt it was his call to make.

"Sergeant," she channels her video feed to all of 3rd JSOG. With a hint of pleasure and surprise in her voice, Kitty reports, "we have survivors. We seem to have spotted them before our air support has. Your orders, sir?" She targets the nearest Female Power Armor unit with Maru's big gun and awaits Dorsey's command with relaxed-but-alert patience.

 

[Psychie]

Dorsey calls out, "Valkyrie Flight Epsilon! Be aware that there are tangos still active in the blast area! We are engaging!" Switching to the squad channel, he says, "Toast 'em! Don't give them time to respond."

With the order given, Nova grumbles that she's too far away to engage, having to baby sit their prisoner.

Declare your target and shell type, and I'll roll for Dann.

 

[Purr]

"Maru? One silver bullet, if you please." Kitty says to herself while selecting and loading a APFSDS round. She puts her targeting reticle right smack on the center of the Queadlunn-Rau she was glassing when she contacted Dorsey.

"Only the best for my fellow gene-pool enemies."

She could only imagine the disorientation the three survivors were probably suffering as a result of the devastating Micronian air barrages. But she did not imagine long as she relaxed to Maru's expected recoil then sent the mighty round downrange with a thunderous blast.

Spoiler: Kitty scribblings/Notes for self

Main Gun used this Round 1/3

Current Loadout (Veritech Hover Tank details)
Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot (APFSDS) - 15/18 remaining.
High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) - 9/9.
Multi-Purpose Anti-Tank (MPAT) - 9/9.
Canister - None.
High Yield Incendiary (Plasma) - 8/9.
Smoke - 3/3.

Chaff/Flare dispenser - 5/6

 

[Sherwood]

Steven squints as he tries to spot the targets, but is not seeing anything. "Miya! I'm not spotting anything. Link your HUD to me so I can line up a shot on a target!"

Spoiler

Combat Bonuses
On Foot / In the Tank
Number of Attacks: 5 / 6
Strike: +7 / +10 with cannons and long-range weapons, +12 with EU-11, +10 in HtH
Parry: +11 / +15, +1 with Shields
Dodge: +9 / +12
Roll: +5 / +8
Initiative: +1 / +3
Pull Punch: 0 / +4
Horror Factor: +3
Maintain Balance: +2
Perception: +6
Critical Strike From Behind

Main Body: 475
Left Shield: 500
Right Shield: 500

Eu-11: 1d6x10+10
APFSDS - 3d6x10+20: 15 / 13
MPAT (AoE 50ft) - 2d6x10+10: 9
HEAT - 2d6x10+10: 9
Incendiary Plasma (AoE 25ft) - 2d8x10+10: 9 / 7
Canister - 1d8x10 (AoE 25ft), 1d4x10 (AoE 50ft): 3
Smoke: 3

 

[Sherwood]

she channels her video feed to all of 3rd JSOG.

With Kitty's data coming in, Steven lines up his own shot of a HEAT round, thinking that it would be enough to finish off the other damaged Female Powered Armor. "Target selected, firing!"

Spoiler

Combat Bonuses
On Foot / In the Tank
Number of Attacks: 5 / 6
Strike: +7 / +10 with cannons and long-range weapons, +12 with EU-11, +10 in HtH
Parry: +11 / +15, +1 with Shields
Dodge: +9 / +12
Roll: +5 / +8
Initiative: +1 / +3
Pull Punch: 0 / +4
Horror Factor: +3
Maintain Balance: +2
Perception: +6
Critical Strike From Behind

Main Body: 475
Left Shield: 500
Right Shield: 500

Eu-11: 1d6x10+10
APFSDS - 3d6x10+20: 15 / 13
MPAT (AoE 50ft) - 2d6x10+10: 9
HEAT - 2d6x10+10: 9 / 8
Incendiary Plasma (AoE 25ft) - 2d8x10+10: 9 / 7
Canister - 1d8x10 (AoE 25ft), 1d4x10 (AoE 50ft): 3
Smoke: 3

 

[Psychie]

Both Kitty and Steven fires their main guns, both targeting the remaining two Female Powered Armor units while Dorsey uses his Eu-11 on the Officer Pod. While Kitty manages to score a direct hit with her cannon and destroys her target, Steven is waaay off, probably due to sensor ghosts or perhaps it was the simple fact that you were quick on the trigger and didn't aim very well and was firing wild.

Dorsey's Eu-11 scores a solid hit, but it is not enough to finish off the mecha. He calls out, "Epsilon flight, uploading targeting info to you now! Light these assholes up!"

But before the Valkyries could do more than look at their HUDs, the two remaining Zentraedi mecha open up. The Officer Pod launches all six of its short range missiles at the lead Valkyrie, which immediately engages its missile defense systems by firing off chaff and flares, and is just barely able to thread the needle and slip past the incoming warheads.

The Female Powered Armor turns its attention to the person that just tried to kill her, and is pissed off enough that she decides to try to return the favor with a large salvo of 18 short range missiles at Steven. The swarm will hit unless you do something about it.

Sherwood

 

[Sherwood]

Steven lets out a sudden curse as he slams his fist down on the missile defense button, hoping that this was going to work.

 

[Psychie]

Thankfully, the flares do their job, saving Steven from having a very bad day. He lucked out.

GunMan2

As you are keeping track on the prisoner, you catch a glimpse of the powered armor unit that just launched a shitload of missiles at Steven, and you have a good line of fire on her if you wish to give it a try. You are currently in your Battloid mode with your Eu-11 in hand, but it won't take you more than a moment to shift into Tank mode to get your main gun into the fight. What do you wish to do?

 

[GunMan2]

Chris checks his sight one more time before aiming the EU-11 at the armoured enemy. Deciding that precision is more important than power at this moment. “Lets see how you like being shot at.” He fired the EU-11 with a 5 round burst

 

[Psychie]

With the burst from Chris' gun pod, it slams into the Powered Armor unit hard, blasting a largish hole through the armor. It stands there for a moment, wobbling on its feet before tumbling over and exploding, adding even more smoke and fire to the mix.

All that is still functional is the Officer Pod, but that is not going to be up for long. Valkyrie Flight Epsilon comes into the fray with their own GU-11 gun pods blazing, the four Veritechs spraying the offending Glaug with high speed shells. It shudders for a moment, then explodes, ridding the battlefield of any active hostiles.

Two of the four Valkyries continue flying up to gain altitude and circle the area while the other two slow and shift their mecha into Battloid mode and land, gun pods up and at the ready. One of the grounded Valks hits the radio, "3rd JSOG, this is Lt. Riley of Epsilon Squadron, callsign Aries." His VF-1J looks around at the carnage, obviously looking for any sign of survivors. "Damn, but this is a shit-ton of Zeeks out here. Good job on spotting this. It looks like we just found the bunch of assholes that hit a small town not too far from here, blasting the crap out of the place." You get the impression that the Veritech would spit in disgust if it were capable.

 

[Sherwood]

Steven listens to the Lieutenant with interest before saying, "Sergeant? If this was a strike force that attacked a town nearby, we may be needed there with what little supplies we have with us. Should we call into Anton-17 to check on the status of our current orders?"

 

[Psychie]

Doug nods. "Absolutely. Nova, call in and give a full report on our status, ask for a sit-rep of the attack, and advise the base that we have some supplies in hand that could be used with good effect at the town that was hit."

"Yes, Sergeant. At once."

He then turns to the Lieutenant in his Valkyrie and says, "Thank you, sir, for your timely aid. The 3rd JSOG owes all four of you a debt. If you give us your base of operations, we will arrange a case of alcohol of your choice to be delivered on us as a way of showing our gratitude."

The LT gives off a chuckle. "It would be rude of us to say no to an offer as kind as that. Besides, we are supposed to be working to foster good will between the different branches of service, and not turning our backs on the newly formed ASC. I'll make sure to give you all the info you need to make that delivery."

As the officer does so, you get a radio signal from an incoming shuttle from a nearby airbase, warning you that they are on the way and identifying their IFF codes so you don't see them and decide to shoot them down. Once the shuttle touches down, a trio of Spartan Destroids comes walking out to take custody of your prisoner.

With the Officer Pod pilot safely wrapped up for delivery to the GMP, Nova comes back on the air. "Sergeant Dorsey, new orders from Anton-17. We are to take whatever supplies we have on hand to the town of La Fuente and render whatever aid we can. Other allied forces are on scene, and once we turn over our supplies to the relief force there, we need to hustle back to base for rearming and repairs if needed."

Dorsey nods. "Thank you, corporal. Let the commander know that we are wrapping things up here and will be in route to La Fuente ASAP. Alright everyone. Lets do a quick sweep of the area to look for any survivors that we can take prisoner before the shuttle takes off. From the extent of the carnage, I don't think we will, but it can't hurt to be diligent. Once our check is done, we'll make our way out of here and get that medicine into the hands of the docs on scene."

Looking through the wreckage shows that the assumption of no survivors was a correct one, and at this point, Epsilon Squadron takes off to escort the shuttle back to the airbase with the Meltrandi prisoner in custody.

With the check of the area done, the five of you are on the move once more, heading for the town of La Fuente.

 

[Sherwood]

Steven is feeling pretty good about their performance in this fight. Not a single one of them took any hits, and a rather large group of the Malcontents have been taken out by combined use of their ground and air power. If that Valkyrie squadron were not in the area, things could have been really ugly. They have absolutely earned the liquor that the team will be sending along to them.

After making sure that the trailer is firmly attached to the hitch once more, he says, "Sergeant, I'm all set to roll out."

 

[GunMan2]

Chirs was not really proud of the massacre but knew that it was necessary. But still the battle went better than expected, no e of them were damaged or hurt in any way. He let out a sigh as he did not want to jinx their luck.

After hearing the orders from Anton-17 he said “Rodger that, ill be charting the shortest route to get to La Fuente” he then begins to looks for routes and alternate routes that can lead them there.

 

[Purr]

He then turns to the Lieutenant in his Valkyrie and says, "Thank you, sir, for your timely aid. The 3rd JSOG owes all four of you a debt. If you give us your base of operations, we will arrange a case of alcohol of your choice to be delivered on us as a way of showing our gratitude."

Kitty's gaze slowly turns toward Dorsey, her face a mixture of mild surprise and discovery. She thinks to herself, "A case of alcohol of choice? Out here? Well! For Dorsey to make a boast like that, he must have a contact somewhere in supply!" She makes a note of this observation and continues on.

Once the shuttle touches down, a trio of Spartan Destroids comes walking out to take custody of your prisoner.

That same song comes to Kitty's lips as she murmurs it and watches the Micronians take the lone survivor away. Kitty realizes her history with the Micronians (or "humans" as they referred to themselves most often) was a fortunate one. The Meltrandi prisoner probably has a history of her own in this conflict and perhaps before then during the war. But Kitty and Terror Team Six? Micronians were present when Kitty and the team she was cloned with came alive. And right now? She was happy about that.

Lets do a quick sweep of the area to look for any survivors that we can take prisoner before the shuttle takes off. From the extent of the carnage, I don't think we will, but it can't hurt to be diligent. Once our check is done, we'll make our way out of here and get that medicine into the hands of the docs on scene."

Kitty records the sweep with the skill and eye of the intelligence-based GMP officer that she is. If one comes up, she takes along any small souvenir of debris or what-have-you that she can easily carry with her. And if not? Well, there is always her footage to help her relive this most-excellent victory over these Malcontents. Miyazaki noticed the Micronians in 3rd JSOG did not seem to share her pride in their clear victory, but then again, Micronians were Micronians, and Meltrandi were Meltrandi. They were simply different people and that was a good thing.

With the check of the area done, the five of you are on the move once more, heading for the town of La Fuente.

Locating and reattaching the supplies to Maru, Miyazaki moved to assist the others, lending a hand be it hers or Maru's to get them reunited with the Micronian supplies. Then it was off to new places and new things!

That was one thing this vibrant planet seemed to be good for - no other world she could call to mind from her gene-training in the clone tank was as interesting as this one!

Ready now, Kitty takes one last look at the charred and wrecked remains of mecha, Re-entry Pod, and Zentraedi bodies. She cannot help but smile and smile widely. She puts mind to voice over the squadron channel. "Were it not for the Valkyrie squadrons in the sky, 3rd JSOG might be breathing its last right now. Sergeant Dorsey? Do let me know if I can contribute to their alcohol fund, won't you?" With that, she grasps Maru's controls and speeds off in formation toward this troubled town of La Fuente. "La Fuente?" she muses. "That is Spanish for 'the fountain.' A fountain in a war zone. Hmm! I hope the town's condition continues to retain some of the beauty of its namesake by the time we arrive there!"