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Chunky Monkey
Jun 12, 2005
Kill the Gnome!

power crystals posted:

But What If We Didn't, Macross Missile Massacre, and Splice the Mainbrace

Voting same here.

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HereticMIND
Nov 4, 2012

Splash Free, Macross Missile Massacre, Great Burgas Reef

ephphatha
Dec 18, 2009




power crystals posted:

But What If We Didn't, Macross Missile Massacre, and Splice the Mainbrace

Jumping on this bandwagon as well.

Bacarruda
Mar 30, 2011

Mutiny!?! More like "reinterpreted orders"

TheDemon posted:

Great Burgas Reef
But What If We Didn't
Macross Missile Massacre


Seconding this!

Tythas
Oct 3, 2013

Never felt at home in reality
Always hiding behind avatars


Macross Missile Massacre
Splice the Mainbrace
But What if we didnt

Dagon
Apr 16, 2003


Great Burgas Reef
Macross Missile Massacre
Splice the Mainbrace

Yooper
Apr 30, 2012






Lucy Diamond and the DT5 team is headed to Burgas Bay to setup for the boot show. They showed me some cover literature and it looks neither tactical nor urban, but whatever, they said if you throw tactical into something it sells 900% better. Who knew?



We've gotten reports of a J-7C group moving in to our north. Rumors are that baguette sales have spiked in ROMARM territory so possibly Mirages as well. It's likely we'll run into either, if not both.


Ambiguity due to script possibly launching one, two, or multiple threats.

CourValant
Feb 25, 2016

Do You Remember Love?

Yooper posted:

Rumors are that baguette sales have spiked in ROMARM territory so possibly Mirages as well. It's likely we'll run into either, if not both.

I'm not going to worry until demand for croissants are at an all time high.

Davin Valkri
Apr 8, 2011

Maybe you're weighing the moral pros and cons but let me assure you that OH MY GOD
SHOOT ME IN THE GODDAMNED FACE
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
I vote as follows:

Splash Free
Great Burgas Reef
Macross Missile Massacre

habeasdorkus
Nov 3, 2013

Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.
1) BUT WHAT IF WE DIDN'T
2) SPLASH FREE
3) SPLICE THE MAINBRACE

MACROSS MISSILE MASSACRE was really good, but doesn't use bote. :colbert:


see below

habeasdorkus fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Mar 22, 2019

koolkevz666
Aug 22, 2015

habeasdorkus posted:

1) BUT WHAT IF WE DIDN'T
2) SPLASH FREE
3) SPLICE THE MAINBRACE

MACROSS MISSILE MASSACRE was really good, but doesn't use bote. :colbert:

Wait I forgot the bote? Huh so i did my apologies I had thought I added it in but clearly haven't that's what i get for planning out a mission a day after my surgery. Thank you for saying my plan was really good though I appreciate it.

habeasdorkus
Nov 3, 2013

Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.
1) MACROSS MISSILE MASSACRE
2) BUT WHAT IF WE DIDN'T
3) SPLASH FREE

Updated vote. Even not using the bote I like MMM the most.

PenguinSalsa
Nov 10, 2009
Great Burgas Reef,
But What If We Didn't,
Macross Missile Massacre

sparkmaster
Apr 1, 2010

Yooper posted:



We've gotten reports of a J-7C group moving in to our north. Rumors are that baguette sales have spiked in ROMARM territory so possibly Mirages as well. It's likely we'll run into either, if not both.


Mid 50s soviet aircraft just have a certain appealing aesthetic to them.

We could have had the beautiful planes. But no.

Z the IVth
Jan 28, 2009

The trouble with your "expendable machines"
Fun Shoe

TheDemon posted:

Great Burgas Reef
But What If We Didn't
Macross Missile Massacre


Thirded!

wiegieman
Apr 22, 2010

Royalty is a continuous cutting motion


sparkmaster posted:

Mid 50s soviet aircraft just have a certain appealing aesthetic to them.

We could have had the beautiful planes. But no.

Youse sayin' somethin' bout' da F-16, pal?:catbert:

HereticMIND
Nov 4, 2012

sparkmaster posted:

Mid 50s soviet aircraft just have a certain appealing aesthetic to them.

We could have had the beautiful planes. But no.

:frogout:

CourValant
Feb 25, 2016

Do You Remember Love?

sparkmaster posted:

Mid 50s soviet aircraft just have a certain appealing aesthetic to them.

We could have had the beautiful planes. But no.

wiegieman posted:

Youse sayin' somethin' bout' da F-16, pal?:catbert:

This reminds of me that episode of Top Gear; The Albanian Road Trip.

Roeben
Jul 23, 2013
I'm voting:

Splash Free
Great Burgas Reef
Macross Missile Massacre

Yooper
Apr 30, 2012




Right! Voting is done.



Round 1 shows no clear majority.



Round two shows a tie between the top two contenders.



Round three brings the winner, Great Burgas Reef.



Just to note, 'Splice the Mainbrace' did get votes, just not as the first choice, so it was not counted in later rounds.

Yooper fucked around with this message at 13:40 on Mar 23, 2019

Yooper
Apr 30, 2012


Aiming to run the Operation Great Burgas Reef this evening. Flight crews have finished pre-mission checklists. We think the SAM systems are still hidden (we disguised them as ice cream trucks on the way in). Arsenal AD has some OV-10's patrolling in the north with F-5 cover. They will be kicking off shortly before we do.

DT5 is in place with a select few cameras covering our east.

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20190324T2040&p0=4910&font=cursive



This will be an absolute 100% departure from what we're used to. It's like a bumfights for planes. In testing I've seen entire flights of Mirages dogfight and not gain a single kill. It's epic.

koolkevz666
Aug 22, 2015

Yooper posted:


This will be an absolute 100% departure from what we're used to. It's like a bumfights for planes. In testing I've seen entire flights of Mirages dogfight and not gain a single kill. It's epic.

Yes perfect that is exactly the type of thing I want to here. More crazy ace combat shenanigans rather than modern tactical fights.

habeasdorkus
Nov 3, 2013

Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.
My next procurement request is going to be a panamax container ship. Just think about all the goodies we could put on it! Probably no VTOL planes, but plenty of helos and a great counterpart to the Tokyo Bay Fortress and Underwater Bote.

Davin Valkri
Apr 8, 2011

Maybe you're weighing the moral pros and cons but let me assure you that OH MY GOD
SHOOT ME IN THE GODDAMNED FACE
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!

habeasdorkus posted:

My next procurement request is going to be a panamax container ship. Just think about all the goodies we could put on it! Probably no VTOL planes, but plenty of helos and a great counterpart to the Tokyo Bay Fortress and Underwater Bote.

So, funny thing! I dunno if it was ever fielded and thus in CMANO, buuuuuut...

Dr. Snark
Oct 15, 2012

I'M SORRY, OK!? I admit I've made some mistakes, and Jones has clearly paid for them.
...
But ma'am! Jones' only crime was looking at the wrong files!
...
I beg of you, don't ship away Jones, he has a wife and kids!

-United Nations Intelligence Service

There's that, or we could always go the Ace Combat 7 route and just have the ship carry a bunch of drone launchers :v:

CourValant
Feb 25, 2016

Do You Remember Love?

Yooper posted:

This will be an absolute 100% departure from what we're used to. It's like a bumfights for planes. In testing I've seen entire flights of Mirages dogfight and not gain a single kill. It's epic.

Wut??

Is it flights of Mirages fighting against each other? Does it just devolve into a giant whirling pinwheel at 13,000 feet?

Can't wait for the mission tonight! :jerky:

Yooper
Apr 30, 2012


Going live in about 30.

https://www.twitch.tv/hiredgoons_pmc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=channel?UCiOYtWCdFz_b8BL-AWaaMzg?live

power crystals
Jun 6, 2007

Who wants a belly rub??

Yooper posted:

This will be an absolute 100% departure from what we're used to. It's like a bumfights for planes. In testing I've seen entire flights of Mirages dogfight and not gain a single kill. It's epic.

Okay sure but, as one of the Reaper pilots, my only question is: are there any zoos in the AO?

Radio Free Kobold
Aug 11, 2012

"Federal regulations mandate that at least 30% of our content must promote Reptilian or Draconic culture. This is DJ Scratch N' Sniff with the latest mermaid screeching on KBLD..."




:rip: BIG PIG :rip: :patriot:

mllaneza
Apr 28, 2007

Veteran, Bermuda Triangle Expeditionary Force, 1993-1952





Yeah, gently caress.

Agean90
Jun 28, 2008


owns that the awacs got shot at twice

power crystals
Jun 6, 2007

Who wants a belly rub??


Wanderer :patriot:. But not :rip: because he's like, right over there, and just going to go take paid leave or something. Drone corps for life.

Dr. Snark
Oct 15, 2012

I'M SORRY, OK!? I admit I've made some mistakes, and Jones has clearly paid for them.
...
But ma'am! Jones' only crime was looking at the wrong files!
...
I beg of you, don't ship away Jones, he has a wife and kids!

-United Nations Intelligence Service

Just looked at the front page and I love the role that the sub was given:

"Corporate Writeoff"

Yooper
Apr 30, 2012




YouTube video is uploading : Will be here -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u_DKRJ25GE

What was a war of F-35's, cutting edges munitions, and cyber-sleuthed Gibsonsque hackers is now a fistfight in an alley between two half drunk frat boys. The reality of the PMC world is slowly dawning that this is no longer a place where precision munitions swat planes from over the horizon but a place where bare knuckled piloting swings through at close ranges. The world sat up and watched as two groups engaged each other at near technical parity*, something not seen in decades.

But this sort of engagement is not without it's issues. And it's one that we as an organization need to recognize and deal with.



One of our Mirage 2000C's, an F-16DG, a MQ-9B, and most notably, Big Pig. Big Pig ate 3 Sidewinders** while the F-16DG's blasted in to support, but alas a 30mm cannon burst finally struck him from the sky. To add insult to injury, our air units were all either RTB or landed as the op was wrapping up (or so we thought). Then a ROMARM strike mission came in on the Burgas Refinery only for the escorts to swoop in. In another rather buttclenching moment, the S100B evaded two missiles.

:staredog:

I believe we expended more chaff and countermeasures in this mission than ever before.

The OverKill of the day award goes to Whale-Psychosocial and Peanut. They knocked out 5(?) ships: 3 mine layers, a patrol boat and an LST. Our employer is quite pleased as this has secured the main depot and prevented ROMARM from opening a second front. But as you can see, low intensity conflict is continuing with assets like the Arsenal AD Bronco's and ROMARM SU-17's hunting for targets. It's hard to hide a depot when people are complaining about it on Instagram. Our work here is far from done and hopefully we can make a difference in opening up a line north.

Lucy Diamond reports that the photo shoot, and show, went well. Jack was found the next morning, passed out, on the beach, seems he poured the libations to BigPig right into his mouth.



As the flight crews refit the aircraft we now have two options :

OPTION #1 : Rebarkovo Pass



Bulgarian Armor and Infantry have had an opportunity to dig in near the town of Rebarkovo where Highway 1, 16, and 161 all meet. This is the most immediate threat to Sofia. There is known Olifant tank presence, artillery in Darmantsi along with what appears to be a SAM site west of Mezdra. We also have reports of a large armor service area very close to the front lines. This is unique given the intensity of the fighting and seems very out of place.

GOAL : Provide CAS to Bulgarian / Arsenal Troops. Knock out artillery. If possible recon the depot, otherwise destroy. Provide support to the Monastery Field Hospital.
OPFOR : Olifant Tanks. Mobile artillery. AAA. WVR SAM system.
AIR : Expect units from the Seattle Supersonics to be operating out of Gabrovnitsa 38 NM from the AOO. The Supersonics may provide both CAS and / or air superiority.

OPTION #2 : Gorna Strike



Retreating Bulgarian forces were unable to detonate the runway charges at Gorna Airfield. ROMARM air units are using this as a FOB to stage strikes on supply units moving through Bulgaria. ROMARM has good air presence in the east and west, but this single air base is relatively isolated and could be struck before reinforcements come in from either flank. If we know it, ROMARM probably knows it, and this site is likely well defended by AAA and SAM's. Judging by the road traffic complaints on instagram there is a large quantity of heavy barreled AAA in the area.

ROMARM has been rotating air units through so we don't have a good idea of what exactly to expect. Reports say the strike aircraft was sloooooow. No word on escorts. We've run into an issue, and that is how exactly to beat an enemy when he can just purchase more planes? So far we think removing qualified pilots is the best way to do it.

GOAL : Strike the Gorna Airfield. Destroy airframes, primary. Destroy runway, secondary. Destroy services, tertiary. Opportunities to engage pilots encouraged.
OPFOR : AAA. WVR SAM systems. MANPADs.
AIR : Unknown.




* Desert Storm maybe? But I think true aircraft parity may go a lot further back. Pre-Linebacker Vietnam maybe?
** Exact OPFOR missions that occur are random. Some will occur, but not all. There were several missions that didn't happen. This keeps me on my toes and keeps it interesting. Our opponent saw an opportunity to sneak in a strike on the Burgas refinery while our aircover was down. Unfortunately they took out BigPig in the process.

Yooper fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Mar 25, 2019

TheDemon
Dec 11, 2006

...on the plus side I'm feeling much more angry now than I expected so this totally helps me get in character.
It's possible we'll have a really difficult time with the Gorna mission. We'd have to equip our F-16s to A2G to get enough volume to strike an entire airfield and that leaves us with 5 Mirages to take care of all air. I just can't see us being able to complete the mission as outlined. We just don't have the right kind of assets for it. Even our SK-60s would be handy here, and we just don't have them.

Rebarkovo Pass is probably fine as we can carry a large number of mavericks and still have a few brimstones. It can also be fought closer to friendly cover. Fewer assets that need to be knocked over to enable the mission, and a known A2A threat.

TheDemon fucked around with this message at 03:33 on Mar 25, 2019

Dr. Snark
Oct 15, 2012

I'M SORRY, OK!? I admit I've made some mistakes, and Jones has clearly paid for them.
...
But ma'am! Jones' only crime was looking at the wrong files!
...
I beg of you, don't ship away Jones, he has a wife and kids!

-United Nations Intelligence Service

Yeah, erring towards Rebarkovo as our next op. Not only is it more manageable in our current state while we're in the middle of an asset flux, there's also the juicy juicy plot hook going on there.

Radio Free Kobold
Aug 11, 2012

"Federal regulations mandate that at least 30% of our content must promote Reptilian or Draconic culture. This is DJ Scratch N' Sniff with the latest mermaid screeching on KBLD..."




I'm definitely thinking Rebarkovo should be our next mission. I just don't think we've got the assets to pull off an airfield strike, while ground attack on AFVs and infantry is definitely manageable.

Davin Valkri
Apr 8, 2011

Maybe you're weighing the moral pros and cons but let me assure you that OH MY GOD
SHOOT ME IN THE GODDAMNED FACE
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
I agree with Rebarkovo, and going over the last mission...umph. I don't mind parity, but watching drunken bum fights is haaaaaard.

power crystals
Jun 6, 2007

Who wants a belly rub??

Agreeing with Rebarkovo.




By the way, Yooper, is there a reason your Twitch channel doesn't archive broadcasts (at least temporarily)? Is that one of those things you need X subscribers to get?

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Dreamsicle
Oct 16, 2013

Going for Rebarkovo.

quote:


* Desert Storm maybe? But I think true aircraft parity may go a lot further back. Pre-Linebacker Vietnam maybe?


I think the Falklands War was kinda close in parity at least qualitatively? Someone fill me in.

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