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AJ_Impy
Jun 17, 2007

SWORD OF SMATTAS. CAN YOU NOT HEAR A WORLD CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE? WHEN WILL YOU DELIVER IT?
Yam Slacker

Defiance Industries posted:

If your Clan mech isn't at minimum decent you did it on purpose. Designing Clan mechs is comically easy.

Counterpoint: The Scylla. 100-ton 4/6/4 with ridiculously high BV and only nine shots with its primary dual CLRM-20 armament. Almost all the ammo, including for a torso mounted LBX-10, is stored in the right arm.

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goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
That's some advanced ammo feeding.

terrenblade
Oct 29, 2012

Zaodai posted:

For all the talk of War Crimes weaponry, it is unlikely the Clans brought any orphans with them. And even less likely that they would care that someone auto-shotgunned them to death even if they had.

Freebirth extermination? Thanks Space-bama!

But clanners have no parents, technically that makes them all orphans. Let the War Crimes continue!

Infected
Oct 17, 2012

Salt Incarnate


AJ_Impy posted:

Counterpoint: The Scylla. 100-ton 4/6/4 with ridiculously high BV and only nine shots with its primary dual CLRM-20 armament. Almost all the ammo, including for a torso mounted LBX-10, is stored in the right arm.

If a clanner were to bid away his right arm, would he still be able to draw upon the ammo stored in it?

Pussy Cartel
Jun 26, 2011



Lipstick Apathy

dis astranagant posted:

The clans actually do that for a special squad level weapon.

If you're talking about the Firedrake, that's actually a Lyran weapon. :eng101:

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Firedrake_Support_Needler

Zaodai
May 23, 2009

Death before dishonor?
Your terms are accepted.


terrenblade posted:

But clanners have no parents, technically that makes them all orphans. Let the War Crimes continue!

They've actually got more parents than the average freebirth, who has only two! Plus a robot mommy!

But yes, the thought had occurred to me. :v: I guess the bigger point is just because it kills mans real good doesn't mean it's a war crime. That takes an artist! Or at least and angry Space Chinaman.

Endomorphic
Jul 25, 2010

goatface posted:

That's some advanced ammo feeding.
The ammunition comes out the palm of the hand which then muzzle loads all the different weapons.

AJ_Impy
Jun 17, 2007

SWORD OF SMATTAS. CAN YOU NOT HEAR A WORLD CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE? WHEN WILL YOU DELIVER IT?
Yam Slacker

Endomorphic posted:

The ammunition comes out the palm of the hand

That's... truer than you realise.

Rorahusky
Nov 12, 2012

Transform and waaauuuugh out!

Wait, are those... fingers? Teeny tiny useless fingers!

PoptartsNinja
May 9, 2008

He is still almost definitely not a spy


Soiled Meat
Sadly, they're cosmetic. The Scylla doesn't have hand actuators. I'd say they're there to let it punch without risking crushing its own missile launchers, but it's a Clan machine so :iiam:

Probably some `Mech design technician wanted to make it cost like, $30 more than it otherwise would have. Gotta stick it to the warriors wherever you can.

MJ12
Apr 8, 2009

PoptartsNinja posted:

Sadly, they're cosmetic. The Scylla doesn't have hand actuators. I'd say they're there to let it punch without risking crushing its own missile launchers, but it's a Clan machine so :iiam:

Probably some `Mech design technician wanted to make it cost like, $30 more than it otherwise would have. Gotta stick it to the warriors wherever you can.

I always figured they were originally hand actuators but the techs couldn't get them to work so they just left them on, because :effort: on their part.

PoptartsNinja
May 9, 2008

He is still almost definitely not a spy


Soiled Meat
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Sweat dripped from the tip of a lock of long, dirty blonde hair as a young woman manhandled a curved armor plate in place over the Komodo’s left hip and settled it into something approximating the right place. She marked it with a line of chalk, letting the welding crews know it had yet to be properly secured. The BattleMech’s had had needed to be detached completely for repairs, the bearings in the hip had been melted into a solid mass. It’d taken the better part of a day to cut and then hammer away the obstruction, but she had to admit the Demon Hawk’s inordinately large technical crew had handled the job as efficiently as any she’d ever seen. She wasn’t certain helping them was the correct thing to do, but she’d been given no instructions. In fact, she’d felt virtually forgotten in the rush to get the Demon Hawks checked out in their new `Mechs.

Noretti didn’t care to think about those `Mechs too closely. They were a reminder of the massive Mechbay at her back, and of the thousands of BattleMechs stored within. The Rim World Republic’s stockpile dwarfed the number of BattleMechs the Snow Ravens had at their disposal, and was buried so deeply an orbital bombardment wouldn’t even inconvenience it. There were even a set of massive, thousand-odd ton drills near the entrance, waiting and ready in case the entrance passageway collapsed. She still thought the Clan’s combined attack force had a numerical edge, but only if this was the Republic’s only such staging area. And only if the bulk of the Republic’s forces hadn’t already been deployed.

She leapt from the Komodo’s leg, seeking another armor plate to fit. A freebirth technician nodded to her in passing, and she bit her lip and looked away to avoid glaring. Someone in the Demon Hawks had understood her status, and a bondcord had been coiled around her left wrist in the Steel Viper style. It was better treatment than she’d expected from barbarians, but humiliating nonetheless. She was twenty, two years out of the Sibko. She’d shot two pilots out of their machines in her first trial of position, and in her first major engagement she’d been captured by Inner Sphere mercenaries. It was an ignominious end to what had seemed to be the beginning of a long and valorous career.

Her hands clenched unconsciously into fists as her anger threatened to boil over. Her only hope now lay in convincing someone to allow her to pilot a BattleMech once again. If she fought honorably and well against her own Clan, perhaps one of them would see fit claim her as a bondsman and she could return to the fold. Even if it meant enduring ‘rehabilitation’ in a solamha unit for a year or two. Barring that, she could at least die with dignity in the cockpit of a BattleMech. Her own grievances with the universe at large would no longer matter, then.

“You’re Noretti.”

She looked up, biting back an angry retort. The speaker was a thin, wiry man at least as well-muscled as any Clan Mechwarrior she’d ever met. He was a bit narrower of build than most, with the body of an athlete—a runner—rather than the wider, wrestler’s build the Clans tended to idealize. His posture was confident and relaxed, as though he was aware of his own strength and felt no need to use it for coercion.

“I am,” she said at last as she brought her anger back under control. She was certain he knew who she was already, and that what she’d taken as a question had to have been largely rhetorical.

“I’m Jason,” he began, drawing a wince from her as he butchered the very idea of precise speech. “I suppose you’re technically IRIS’s, since her Locust was the machine that finally disarmed you, but I’m taking responsibility for your care.”

“How kind of you,” she spat as though she tasted bile.

“The Demon Hawks are my unit,” Jason continued, ignoring her. “Mine and Duncan’s. Assembling this company was a joint effort. Duncan has overall organizational command, but in the field I have tactical command. Which means it’s my decision who does or doesn’t pilot a BattleMech in the field.”

Noretti perked up, her eyes fixing on Jason’s. He’d caught her attention with that and while she knew reacting was playing right into his hands, she also didn’t particularly care.

“We’re a new unit, recently assembled, but every Mechwarrior here is a combat veteran and many of us have faced the Clans before. You may be surprised to learn that you aren’t the first bondsman Duncan and I have taken, so I’m fully aware what surrendering means to a woman like you. You’d like an opportunity to prove yourself a warrior again.”

She stared. Glared. Hissed, “Aye.”

He stared back, unflinching. She raised her estimation of him a few notches—if only their situations had been reversed, he’d have made a fine addition to Clan Snow Raven. Jason continued, “Good. Can you fire upon members of your former Clan?”

“Aye” She didn’t hesitate this time. She’d done so before, and had her career progressed naturally she’d have done so again in the near future.

“I thought as much,” Jason’s tone suggested he disapproved, but meant to take advantage of her regardless. “I’m willing to give you a trial by fire. I need someone to pilot my Phoenix Hawk while I try out the Screamer. The Phoenix Hawk is my personal property. You will, on your honor, bring it home even if the effort kills you. Do you understand?”

Noretti nodded. “Aye.”



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The briefing room was a bustle of noise and motion as the Mechwarriors of the Demon Hawks took their seats. Their newest pilot, Gordon “Icepick” Franklin, had had no trouble fitting in to the rowdy bunch. Although his name suggested at one time he’d been some Mafia hitman or periphery pirate, Gordon’s quick smile, team-focused attitude, and friendly nature had broken the ice quite effectively. He’d already befriended the bulk of the newly-organized Havoc lance, and his performance in the company’s lance vs. lance simulator runs had been adequate. Duncan had heard that Gordon had been the driving force behind Havoc Lance’s bizarre decision to paint a mysterious ‘17’ logo on the left shins of their BattleMechs, likely as yet another nonsensical prank in the company’s never-ending quest to slowly drive Bethany insane.

She, at least, was sitting at attention. Her posture mirrored by the other Clan bondsman who had positioned herself in the corner nearest the room’s back wall. Duncan had been against allowing her to pilot a BattleMech so soon. In his eyes, Bethany’s ‘conversion’ had been something of a fluke and Jason was going to burn himself finding out if lightning was going to strike twice.

“I’ll have everyone’s attention,” Duncan called, and was gratified when the room quickly fell silent. The Demon Hawks, even those who were still recovering from their injuries, were in good spirits. They were third on the Mercenary leaderboards, behind the Crimson Reapers and the 17th Recon—both of whom had brought an entire regiment and neither of whom had earned their successes at so light a cost. “It seems we’ve earned the Republic’s confidence, so I guess it’s true what they say: no good deed goes unpunished.”

A spattering of muffled laughter brought a smile to Duncan’s face. It hadn’t been much of a joke, but it was still nice to confirm morale was running high. He pressed on, “NRWA’s Central Command has offered us a sub-contract—for those of you who couldn’t or didn’t bother to read the fine print in our contract, that’s well within their rights. As it’s outside of our standard ‘defensive mission’ parameters they’re offering a hefty two million c-bills for us to launch an offensive raid behind the Clan lines. As the objective isn’t anything too immoral, Jason and I have decided to accept this mission.”

“Our objective,” he turned, and took a half-step to the side as a projector along the back wall flickered to life. He took a few seconds to fish a laser pointer from his pocket. “Our objective is an airfield the Snow Ravens have constructed near one of Andurien’s abandoned coastal cities. For reasons that are just now becoming apparent, most of the Clan deployment windows opened over the large, flat coastal plains. Jason and I have wondered why the Republic was willing to let the Clans land in terrain that favors their long-ranged weapons. Well, we’ve just found out the reason.”

Duncan smiled, leaning towards his soldiers as though he were sharing a secret or a great joke with them. “It’s hurricane season on Andurien. As we speak a big category 4 storm is bearing down on the Clan landing positions. It’s going to make landfall in four days. There’s no way the Clans will be able to conduct fighter operations during the storm, so any machines that aren’t on the ground are going to have to make the dangerous run back into space so they can refuel and rearm at their WarShips.”

“During that window, the Clan fighters still on the ground will be completely helpless!” Taj interjected in his boisterous Free Worlds Australian accent.

“Not completely,” Duncan interjected. “The Snow Ravens aren’t fools. These satellite photos were taken before cloud cover rolled in, and as you can see the airfield is being guarded by BattleMech forces. Which is perfectly fine, our objective isn’t to destroy the Clan fighters specifically. Marshal?”

Marshal Romero stepped forward, circling areas of the map with her own laser pointer. “In an effort to prevent hurricane damage to their infrastructure, the railway lines in the hurricane zones have all been turned into wide, open above-ground tunnels about thirty meters across. These tunnels are plenty high enough to accommodate a BattleMech, well ventilated, and made of reinforced ferrocrete to resist the planet’s weather. They’d make an adequate shelter from a direct nuclear attack, and because of the way the train system branches the Clans have no way of effectively tracking a unit inside.”

Duncan picked up where she left off, “Those tunnels are our way in and out of the battlezone. The Snow Ravens take the task of protecting their AeroSpace assets very seriously, and we’re certain to eventually be overrun. Which is why our objective isn’t, strictly speaking, to destroy the Clan fighters on the ground. We can, and we’ll earn our usual bounty for doing so, but the raid itself is the important thing. Our first primary objective is to show the Clans we can hit them where and when they’re not expecting it. So that’s fait accompli, two million c-bills in the bank just for showing up. Our second primary objective is to do so flawlessly, which means withdrawing when your BattleMech takes critical damage.”

Duncan’s smile turned grim. “War is a risky business, but the Clans will undoubtedly have at least a battalion of `Mechs on site. Probably at least thirty, likely forty five or more. So anyone who gets shot out of their machine in a place a friendly can’t reach them isn’t making it home. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m not too keen on winding up at the mercy of Clan hospitality. I’m told they don’t like mercenaries much, and we’ve already bloodied their noses once so they’re not likely to show us any mercy a second time around.” He fixed the bondsman, Noretti, with a stare. “So no heroics. I want to see all of you in this briefing room when this is all over.”

“Our first secondary objective,” Jason interjected, “is right up your alley. Central Command wants us to accrue as much bounty as possible. That means destroying or crippling enemy combat machines. After our run-in with Clan armored infantry last time, Duncan managed to convince Central Command that Clan infantry deserves a place on the rewards table as well. As much as I don’t like the idea of shooting at mudboots, we’ll at least be compensated for the risks involved. We do not get paid for shooting at anyone unarmed, so don’t go full Capellan on us, but if they’re armed and sending fire our way they’re now a valid target. Questions?”

No one raised a hand, but the Demon Hawks’ expressions had turned grim. No one liked the idea of gunning down infantry platoons, although he expected shooting the squat, toad-like bodies of the Clan battle armor troopers certainly wouldn’t carry the same revulsion. Shooting infantry was one step above every Mercenary command’s worst nightmare: gunning down rioting civilians.

Jason continued. “Our other secondary objective is to hold the train tunnel open for as long as we can. The Republic is going to follow our attack force with a Battalion of their Revenant BattleDrones. Apparently they’ve got one that should be nigh-undetectable even after the hurricane passes, so the Republic can continue to launch annoyance raids on the Snow Raven airfields even after the Ravens seal all the nearby train tunnel exits. I think Central Command is pinning its hopes on the Snow Ravens withdrawing a portion of their line troops to bolster the defenses of their airfields, which should give their own line troops an edge in the field. Noretti,” Jason pressed, “How are the Snow Ravens likely to respond to our raid?”

“The attack is,” she held her tongue for a few moments, as she considered, “not dishonorable. It is bold, which is in and of itself worthy of respect. Those fighters and BattleMechs are part of our bid, so they are valid targets even when unpiloted. The Khans will not be happy about the raid, and your suspicions will likely prove correct. The Snow Ravens prize their AeroSpace fighters above even their BattleMechs, they will seek to bolster the airfield’s defenses.”

She paused momentarily, then added, “There is one thing that the Rim World Republic’s Central Command has not taken into consideration. Orbital protection of the airfields has been tasked to the Spur, a Lola III destroyer. Its naval lasers have sufficient power to engage ground forces from orbit. The Spur will be greatly hampered by cloud-cover and atmospheric interference, but if things turn against the defenders or if they misidentify your numbers the Spur may attempt a saturation bombardment.”

“I’ll pass that on to Central Command,” Marshal Romero promised, her left hand coming to rest on her chin. She kept her face passive, “None of the Clan WarShips have taken up geostationary orbits, and do we have satellites tracking their movements and analysts computing their probable firing solutions. There is some time delay involved, but we should be able to provide some warning if the Spur begins maneuvering aggressively.”

“Better than nothing,” Jason nodded appreciatively. “We’ve already said ‘yes,’ so it’s too late for second thoughts. We’ll need three days to move into position, and I’d like to time our attack to coincide with the hurricane’s landfall. The rain will be heavy, but not so heavy that we won’t be able to shoot.”





Demon Lance


Havoc Lance


Hawk Lance



Primary Objectives
- Raid the Clan Airfield
- Don’t Be Captured

Secondary Objectives
- Accrue Bounty (0 c-bills / 0 goods)
- - Infantry Units: 50,000 c-bills
- - Light `Mechs: 1,000,000 c-bills
- - Medium `Mechs: 2,000,000 c-bills
- - Heavy `Mechs: 3,000,000 c-bills
- - Assault `Mechs: 4,000,000 c-bills
- - Grounded Aircraft: 250,000 c-bills
- Revenants Unleashed (0)

Expected Resistance
- Armored infantry
- Clan Second-line BattleMechs



Pilot List
Infected
Ardlen
SebMojo
AmyL
LegendairyBovine
El Spamo
Corponation
GhostofJohnMuir
Loxbourne
Vorenus
mcjomar
Tempest_56 (LP Veteran)
Axe-man (LP Veteran)
Pladdicus (LP Veteran)

Alternates
thiswayliesmadness
Beer4TheBeerGod
terrenblade
Coffeehitler
Solis
Cathode Raymond
terrenblade
Ronin Of Dreams

PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 16:06 on Apr 21, 2016

Artificer
Apr 8, 2010

You're going to try ponies and you're. Going. To. LOVE. ME!!
Holy poo poo this mission is going to be chaos. I love it.

Gwaihir
Dec 8, 2009
Hair Elf
Amaaazzziiing

Back Hack
Jan 17, 2010


I'm getting flashbacks to Kelly's Heroes :allears:

Artificer
Apr 8, 2010

You're going to try ponies and you're. Going. To. LOVE. ME!!
First things first, stay close to the escape route as much as you reasonably can without the defenders simply swarming you as you sit in one location because you need to get the hell out the instant the ship starts maneuvering.

Tran
Feb 17, 2011

It's a pleasure to meet all of you. Especially in such a fine settin' as this. Just need us some music an' a brawl an' we'll be set.

Voyager I posted:

It would murder the poo poo out of the pilot, assuming that pilot was on the tarmac running to get into his aero.

PoptartsNinja posted:

“During that window, the Clan fighters still on the ground will be completely helpless!” Taj interjected in his boisterous Free Worlds Australian accent.

:smug:

Zaodai
May 23, 2009

Death before dishonor?
Your terms are accepted.


You even have a Cappellan in the unit, how can they not go full Cappellan? :colbert:

This mission should be interesting from a fluff standpoint. Can't wait to see how it turns out. And that Salamander really does seem like the blandest 'mech in the entire unit.

dis astranagant
Dec 14, 2006

Note that the mission is to run up the bounty and that grounded planes aren't worth nearly as much as mechs.

El Spamo
Aug 21, 2003

Fuss and misery
drat, that Lancelot runs cold. I don't think I can gain heat if I tried. It's what, 2 for running? The weapons only output 30 heat on an alpha strike.

Might as well tape down the firing button for the large lasers. Wheee, this'll be fun! Kinda wish I had jump jets though. Womp womp.

Zaodai
May 23, 2009

Death before dishonor?
Your terms are accepted.


Oh god, the expected resistance is Second Line battlemechs. Where do the Clans stick all their good 'mechs just because they're not Omnis? In second line units. :gonk:

Gwaihir
Dec 8, 2009
Hair Elf

Zaodai posted:

You even have a Cappellan in the unit, how can they not go full Cappellan? :colbert:

This mission should be interesting from a fluff standpoint. Can't wait to see how it turns out. And that Salamander really does seem like the blandest 'mech in the entire unit.

Eh there's nothing really wrong with ALL THE MISSILES, and he's got some really nice utility from the smoke rounds to help create mobile cover for the fast shooty rear end in a top hat mechs. Or, as mentioned, the ~full capellan~ frag rounds!

Paingod556
Nov 8, 2011

Not a problem, sir

Zaodai posted:

Oh god, the expected resistance is Second Line battlemechs. Where do the Clans stick all their good 'mechs just because they're not Omnis? In second line units. :gonk:

Do the Snow Ravens have any scary totem 'Mechs like the Kodiak?

Gwaihir
Dec 8, 2009
Hair Elf

El Spamo posted:

drat, that Lancelot runs cold. I don't think I can gain heat if I tried. It's what, 2 for running? The weapons only output 30 heat on an alpha strike.

Might as well tape down the firing button for the large lasers. Wheee, this'll be fun! Kinda wish I had jump jets though. Womp womp.

It's exactly heat neutral so you can run plus alpha every turn!

Zaodai
May 23, 2009

Death before dishonor?
Your terms are accepted.


Gwaihir posted:

Eh there's nothing really wrong with ALL THE MISSILES, and he's got some really nice utility from the smoke rounds to help create mobile cover for the fast shooty rear end in a top hat mechs. Or, as mentioned, the ~full capellan~ frag rounds!

Well, I said "bland", not ineffective. It'll certainly do work.


Paingod556 posted:

Do the Snow Ravens have any scary totem 'Mechs like the Kodiak?

I think they have a totem mech, but I don't think anybody has a 100 tonner but the Ghost Bears. That said, they're traveling with Ghost Bears, so they might actually have some in trade. The Bears have a good relationship with the Snow Ravens in the canon timeline.

And the Kodiak itself is technically a second line mech despite being BEAR DAD.

TheParadigm
Dec 10, 2009

Holy poo poo, this mission has everything. Orbital strikes, shots fired at Full capellan tactics, stealth mech-trams? I love it.

The only thing its missing is a witty or punny mission title, like Train-ing Day.

Zaodai
May 23, 2009

Death before dishonor?
Your terms are accepted.


TheParadigm posted:

Holy poo poo, this mission has everything. Orbital strikes, shots fired at Full capellan tactics, stealth mech-trams? I love it.

The only thing its missing is a witty or punny mission title, like Train-ing Day.

Squawk You Like a Hurricane.

Pussy Cartel
Jun 26, 2011



Lipstick Apathy
I can't wait to see how the players handle this mission. Orbital bombardments? Yes please.

PoptartsNinja
May 9, 2008

He is still almost definitely not a spy


Soiled Meat

TheParadigm posted:

The only thing its missing is a witty or punny mission title, like Train-ing Day.

Oh, come on. The mission title had people expecting to be subject to an Air Raid, not Raiding an Airfield.

GhostStalker
Mar 26, 2010

Guys, find a woman who looks at you the way GhostStalker looks at every bald, obese, single 58 year old accountant from Tulsa who managed to win $4,000 by not wagering on a Final Jeopardy triple stumper.

PoptartsNinja posted:

Oh, come on. The mission title had people expecting to be subject to an Air Raid, not Raiding an Airfield.

Was just about to say this myself. Nice job on the bait and switch there. Still, with ortillery on the table, there could still be some fireworks in that direction...

Also, apparently Comacho's Caballeros took a contract with the NRWR and they're doing reasonably well for themselves in the process. So I guess we maybe might see some of them again, either in action or in fluff, sometime in the future?

Artificer posted:

An attack through a tunnel? Giant superweapon hanging in the sky? [Ace Combat flashbacks]

drat, why didn't this occur to me?

GhostStalker fucked around with this message at 03:33 on Apr 21, 2016

Artificer
Apr 8, 2010

You're going to try ponies and you're. Going. To. LOVE. ME!!
An attack through a tunnel? Giant superweapon hanging in the sky? [Ace Combat flashbacks]

Olothreutes
Mar 31, 2007

What's the deal with the 17s on the mechs? I'm not familiar enough with obscure lore fluff to know if that's actually anything meaningful.

Zaodai
May 23, 2009

Death before dishonor?
Your terms are accepted.


Artificer posted:

An attack through a tunnel? Giant superweapon hanging in the sky? [Ace Combat flashbacks]

It means at the end of the mission when the Hawks are trying to retreat, a single Assault fighter will come rolling in through the hurricane and chase them through the tunnel.

Telamon
Apr 8, 2005

Father of Ajax!
Apologies for the dodgy right hip, Axe-man, but I think you'll kick some butt.

Poor Jason is getting hurt at the end of this mission no matter what? I hope it's not something too critical. What does the pilot hit table look like anyway?

Gwaihir
Dec 8, 2009
Hair Elf

Olothreutes posted:

What's the deal with the 17s on the mechs? I'm not familiar enough with obscure lore fluff to know if that's actually anything meaningful.

17th Recon maybe? (Camachos Caballeros, crazy dude we played in one of the very first missions)

Telamon posted:

Apologies for the dodgy right hip, Axe-man, but I think you'll kick some butt.

Poor Jason is getting hurt at the end of this mission no matter what? I hope it's not something too critical. What does the pilot hit table look like anyway?

It's just a progressive light->heavy injuries, not anything specific iirc.

GenericServices
Apr 28, 2010

Paingod556 posted:

Do the Snow Ravens have any scary totem 'Mechs like the Kodiak?

I mean, they finished the design of the Stormcrow, but that's not a second-liner. The Dark Crow and the Omen are two of their post-Jihad-era toys, but neither of them is amazing compared to the Kodiak (which the Ravens also use in canon due to Ghost Bear ties, so that might be a thing). Really, though, their 'Mech forces are not amazing. The Ravens are one of the only clans which deploys aerospace-only clusters, which can have up to a hundred fighters, and that's pretty much their big stick if WarShips aren't in the picture. Not having aerospace superiority here is... problematic for them.

dis astranagant
Dec 14, 2006

Telamon posted:

Apologies for the dodgy right hip, Axe-man, but I think you'll kick some butt.

Poor Jason is getting hurt at the end of this mission no matter what? I hope it's not something too critical. What does the pilot hit table look like anyway?

Pilot hits are a counter. The exact injuries are fluff. 6 hits and they extract what's left of you with a fire hose. The higher the counter the harder it is to stay conscious when you take a new pilot hit and the harder it is to regain consciousness when you do black out. And presumably the harder it is to recover those hits between missions.

dis astranagant fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Apr 21, 2016

Zaodai
May 23, 2009

Death before dishonor?
Your terms are accepted.


I'm sure if Jason has taken no other hits by the end of the mission, his one required pilot hit will be basically he's got a headache and some sore muscles.

Boogle
Sep 1, 2004

Nap Ghost

GenericServices posted:

I mean, they finished the design of the Stormcrow, but that's not a second-liner. The Dark Crow and the Omen are two of their post-Jihad-era toys, but neither of them is amazing compared to the Kodiak (which the Ravens also use in canon due to Ghost Bear ties, so that might be a thing). Really, though, their 'Mech forces are not amazing. The Ravens are one of the only clans which deploys aerospace-only clusters, which can have up to a hundred fighters, and that's pretty much their big stick if WarShips aren't in the picture. Not having aerospace superiority here is... problematic for them.

Wouldn't it actually be a good idea to prioritize the grounded fighters if that's the case? To try and deny them aerospace coverage in future missions while you duke it out with the mechs?

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PBJ
Oct 10, 2012

Grimey Drawer
Now I totally want to see PTN simulate a hurricane during combat. :allears:

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