Robotech - Southern Cross Adventure

[Purr]

Gabi shook her head. Heaven forbid Ryuko try to take the Red prisoner (since they were in a position to capture two Reds and a Green).

Gabi hauled the smashed Green off the field as quickly as possible with the help of the teammates that would act as a team. "Yo! Somebody give me a hand with this idiota and maybe we can come back and get both of those Reds, yeah?"

 

[Psychie]

On the side of the field, Gabi can see that there is a squad of GMP Battloids running up to take possession of the captured Bioroid, and as they run up, they are laying down a spray of suppressing fire on the Blues, keeping them away from the prize. Their combined efforts manage to eliminate the last of the Blue Bioroids.

The one Red that only has the damage to its arm raises up its blaster and takes aim at the captured Green. The only person in a position to try and block the attack is Gabi. Do you wish to take the hit?

Rykon is up with Alan, and Purr has a decision to make

Initiative order:
21 - Green 1 [3] badly damaged / netted and cuffed
18 - Gabi -30 MD [4]
17 - Red 1 [5] badly damaged
17 - Red 2 [4] left arm damaged
14 - Alan [4] <====
13 - Neo [4]
8 - Deunan -80/0/-40 [3]
8 - Marlon -0/-40/-40 MD [3] delay
6 - Ryuko -70 MD main body/-60 MD arm [4]

 

[D. Rex]

Psychie would Marlons delay to protect Gabi and the Green count?

 

[Psychie]

Psychie would Marlons delay to protect Gabi and the Green count?

I will give you a chance to parry at a minus five on the roll.

 

[D. Rex]

The ever vigilant Marlon scurries to try and block yet another attack to free the green. Thankfully he wouldnt have to stretch himself on this one much longer now that aid was coming.

Gracious Parry!
+16
-5
____
+11

Total parry
22

 

[Psychie]

Marlon leaps through the air, and is just barely able to put up a shield to take the hit instead of letting the Green get destroyed. It will be 30 MD to the shield of your choice; which one do you want it on? D. Rex

Rykon is up with Alan

Initiative order:
21 - Green 1 [3] badly damaged / netted and cuffed
18 - Gabi -30 MD [4]
17 - Red 1 [5] badly damaged
17 - Red 2 [4] left arm damaged
14 - Alan [4] <====
13 - Neo [4]
8 - Deunan -80/0/-40 [3]
8 - Marlon -0/-40/-70 MD [3] delay
6 - Ryuko -70 MD main body/-60 MD arm [4]

 

[D. Rex]

Psychie same shield as the others, please.

 

[Psychie]

Psychie same shield as the others, please.

Done.

 

[Purr]

Gabi could not help herself. Over the squad channel, her latina heart passionately and gratefully cheered Marlon for demonstrating the bravery A.T.A.C. was known for. Of course, she did this in her own way - the kind of way meant to make a grown man blush!

"Oh, Marrrlon!" she purred. "What a man!!"

 

[Rykon]

Alan hails for support over the comms, "I need another net on that Red Bioroid that just fired a shot, pin em down." [I believe that's Red 2]

Meanwhile, Alan moves his Spartas forward to attempt to cuff Red 1.

 

[Psychie]

Rykon , please give me a d20 roll to try and get the cuffs on the Bioroid.

 

[Rykon]

What is this roll based on or modified by? Strike?

 

[Psychie]

It is a hand to hand attack, so those bonuses will add in.

 

[Rykon]

Making a Strike roll for the cuffs...

 

[Psychie]

In a bold move, Alan lunges forward and slaps the mega damage mecha cuffs on the damaged Red Bioroid. It is struggling against the grip of the handcuffs, trying to break free.

Then, Neo performs a leg sweep and drops the cuffed Red 1 to the ground, jumping on top of it to immobilize its legs with her set of cuffs. "We got this one under wraps! Lets get it off the field and secured before the other Bioroid blows it up! Hoorah! We have two prisoners!"

Sherwood is up

Initiative order:
21 - Green 1 [3] badly damaged / netted and cuffed
18 - Gabi -30 MD [4]
17 - Red 1 [5] badly damaged
17 - Red 2 [4] left arm damaged
14 - Alan [5]
13 - Neo [5]
8 - Deunan -80/0/-40 [3] <====
8 - Marlon -0/-40/-70 MD [3] delay
6 - Ryuko -70 MD main body/-60 MD arm [4]

 

[Sherwood]

Deunan smiles, saying, "Great work, you two! Lets see if we can't make it a clean sweep with the third one!" She aims her weapon at the last Bioroid and kicks on her external speaker. "You are surrounded, and there is no way out. Surrender immediately, and you'll be treated well. Continue to fight and you might not live through it!" She repeats the order in Zentraedi, trying to make sure that the pilot of the Bioroid can understand her.

She slowly advances, keeping her guard up and all her senses at high alert.

Spoiler

On Foot:
Number of Attacks: 6
Strike: +10
Parry: +13 - +17 with Heavy Combat Shield
Dodge: +14
Roll: +6
Perception: +12
Initiative: +1
Damage: +2 from Ps
Critical Strike on a natural 18-20

In the Hover Tank:
Number of Attacks: 9 - +1 attack per melee round at levels 1, 3, 6, 10, and 14
Strike: +12 with Cannons, +13 to HtH, +14 with EU-11 (+2)
Parry: +17 (+1)
Dodge: +17 (+1)
Roll: +9
Perception: +12
Initiative: +3 (+2)
Critical Strike on a natural 18-20

 

[Psychie]

With the arrival of the GMP Battloid squad and the capture or destruction of all the others that were deployed with it, the one last Red Bioroid looks around, obviously weighing its options. After what seems like an eternity for it to respond, it finally tosses its hand held blaster down and steps back from the weapon before saying in English, "You have me at a distinct disadvantage, human, and I see no other way out of this. I just hope that you treat your prisoners well."

It then opens up the pilot's compartment and starts to climb out of the mecha. You can see that the figure is a man in a lightweight jumpsuit, not an armored megasuit like yours.

Moving out of combat time. Good job, everyone.

The GMP Battloids come running up, along with a APC carrying a squad of Tactical Corps infantry that immediately take control of the one surrendered pilot and sweep him up into the armored vehicle and take him away.

One of the Battloids comes up to Deunan's mecha and offers up a salute. "Ma'am? I'm Master Sergeant Dens Cooper of the GMP, and I am here to officially relieve you of your prisoners. We have it from here." He pauses, then says, "If I may, ma'am, I just want to say that your team really kicked some major ass today. If you ever have any openings for a crusty old man like myself, I'd be happy to join up with the Third Heavy!" He gives a thumbs up and heads off to help escort the three prisoners away.

 

[Purr]

Her Ajax's hands on its hips, Gabi gave a wide smie at the GMP's compliments. She called out to Deunan. "Hey, LT? You don't hear that everyday, you know? Third Heavy Recon for the win!"

Gabi looked at the condition of her teammates. "Everybody O.K.? That was a whole lotta action!"

 

[Sherwood]

Deunan replies to Sgt. Cooper with a smile. "Thank you, Sergeant. If I ever have a spot open, I'll keep you in mind. In the meantime, I have to get my team squared away and ready for the next op!" Turning to the squad band, she says, "Ok, Third Heavy. Sound off. What is everyone's status? I am dealing with only minor damage to my armor, and will be back to full operational status quickly."

"I will also add that everyone worked well together today. Outstanding job, everyone!"

 

[Purr]

Gabi "Chrome Shaman" De la Rosa
Tac Corp Special Forces Recon Patrol​

Spoiler: Payload and Combat Details

VHT-10A Ajax mode: Battloid.

Missile Payload:
30/30 HEAP Mini-missiles: 1D4x10 M.D., 1 mile range, 3 foot radius, 2 M.D.C.
10/10 Plasma/Napalm (medium) Short-range missiles: 2D6x10 M.D., 3 mile range, 15 foot radius, 5 M.D.C.

Gabi responded. "Light damage to fuselage, LT. It would have been more but someone jumped in harm's way for me, you know?"

Gabi had seen some of the damage on the mecha from her teammates. She waited for them to respond.

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STATUS

Location: In the field.
Statblock: VHT-10A Ajax (370/400 M.D.). CBR Mk 2E Armor (105/105 M.D.). Heavy Shield (55/55 M.D.).
Effects Active: None.

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

Ryuko wiped the sweat off her own head. The mission was a success, but she faced a close call.

"Damage to the main body and left arm, but I'm okay."
Ryuko replied to Deunan's question about everyone's status.

​

 

[Rykon]

Alan let out a long breath and released the controls. His hands stiffened, save for a few temors from adrenaline. "McGregor here... looks like I didn't take any damage this time." He said flatly over comms. However, a sliver of guilt creeped into his tone. "You guys had me worried. I didn't think I could get shells out fast enough with you guys charging forward... That was nuts."

 

[D. Rex]

"Marlon here. Moderate damage to shields, but still in good condition over all. " he chimed in. "Good go another fight if need be."

"Looks like we went above and beyond here folks." He said with a proud smile. "I dont think it could have gone any better unless the entire enemy force just bowed in surrender."

 

[Sherwood]

Deunan smiles. "Excellent work, everyone! We really went above and beyond with this one. I'm proud of each and every one of you. Lets get back to our hangar and have the Chief and her team get started on repairing the light damage that was done to us so we can be ready for the next deployment. Those prisoners are the GMP's headache now."

She shifts her tank into its transport mode and waits for everyone to form up on her before setting out for their hangar.

 

[Psychie]

It has been six long weeks since the day that the Third Heavy was successful in its efforts to capture some of the enemy, and the response by the Robotech Masters has been extreme to say the least. Brazilia Base has been hammered repeatedly both by orbital bombardment and by heavy ground attack from the Bioroids, sustaining heavy damage. As such, you have been in the thick of things around the clock, getting very little sleep and sometimes forcing you to go into combat with mecha that is still damaged from the previous attack!

Monument City has been leading the charge against the enemy, but there has been little success in hitting the big ships of the Robotech Masters. It is during this time that the exhausted team is summoned into the briefing room, and you can immediately tell that something is different today as the base head of the GMP, Lt. Colonel Sandra Parks, is there with several staffers and a few obvious science types.

Lt. Col. Parks stands up to start the briefing. "Ladies and gentlemen, over the past several weeks, we have made progress in our interrogations of the prisoners that you were responsible in apprehending, and with our own studies, we have come up with a plan to strike a decisive blow against the bastards sitting over our heads right now. I will turn the briefing over to Dr. Alex Summer. Doctor? If you would be so kind?"

One of the science types nods. "Thank you, Colonel. We have learned a very important piece of information about the way that the Motherships generate power. It is a complex system, but we have determined a weakness that we hope to exploit." He goes on for several minutes discussing the science behind their discovery, most of which is waaaay over your heads, and even the Colonel's eyes seem to get glassed over before she interrupts, "Doctor? Skip to the chase, please."

He looks a bit disgruntled at having his presentation interrupted, but nods. "Uh, yes. As I was saying, we have found a weakness, but it will be difficult for our attacking ships to get to, since it is underneath the outer defensive line of their protective barriers. As such, it has been determined that a mecha assault should be more successful than a ship-based attack."

He presses a control on his keypad, and a 3-D wire model of one of the Motherships is displayed. "The power network runs along the hull where it is protected by the armor of the ship. However, there is an opening in the hull that exposes the power network here, and we have learned that a sufficiently powerful explosion in this port will disrupt the network and leave the ship vulnerable for an attack against it."

The Colonel says, "Thank you Dr. Summer. This is where you come in. The mecha of the Third Heavy will be deployed onto the hull where you will skim along the hull of the ship to the port, where you will drop a reflex explosive down into it. You will have to move quickly, because once the enemy realizes what we are attempting to do, they will throw everything they have against you to stop you from disrupting their network and crippling the ship."

"Insertion will be done by assault shuttle, where your tanks will be dropped by the shuttle onto the hull of the ship with your Ajax mecha providing high support. Do not fly too high up before you hit the power port or you will be in the line of fire from the anti-aircraft guns. Once you deploy the reflex explosive, you will be recovered by the TASC forces in the combat area. At that point, the Fleet will hammer the bastards as hard as they can and teach them a lesson on messing with Earth!"

"Any questions?"