All aircraft beamspam into the mass of Feddie ships as we make our escape. There are so many that we cant miss. And any we take out now subtracts from what they have later.

Call Rimmer a Smeghead. That is my first priority.

>>8064912

You are currently mounted in your largely undamaged MS-09 Dom inside your mothership, the Zanzibar Kai class Space Cruiser: Outer Heaven, along with your wingmen, Jolyne Brande, Hovis Goddard and Elaine "Ruubens" Arronax.
Your other wingmen Zolomon Ringo and Calvin Hobart your Recon specialist however are already outside on Dodai MS-Carrier planes.

(Note: The Outer Heaven DOES NOT have your MS-06F2's inside, since you opted to take the Dom's, they were taken back in the Fat Uncle.)

>>8064912
Begin shooting. Fire ever gun we have at them, as long as we don't have to slow down to do it. We need to get back to friendly airspace ASAP.

ZOLOMAN ISN'T THE MASTER OF HEAT HAWKS!

I did some thinking, and i've read the threads, he is not jack the giant killer with heat hawks

HE'S JACK THE GIANT KILLER WITH ANYTHING HE THROWS

think back to every time he fucked physics, it wasn't always with an Axe, but it was always THROWN.
Crazy heat hawk kills? always thrown
Battle ship? He picked up an experimental weapon so heavy his servos busted, yet he still THREW IT SO FAR THE NUCLEAR BLAST DIDN'T DAMAGE HIM

lets not forget the time we fought the gundam, here we were about to die when he THREW A BOOMERANG INTO A HYBER BAZOOKA SHELL AND SAVED US

he is jack the giant killer
Whenever the throws stuff

>>8064981
...
FUCK! THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!

>>8064912

You used it! YESSSS

Also Zeonquest :3

>All aircraft beamspam into the mass of Feddie ships as we make our escape. There are so many that we cant miss. And any we take out now subtracts from what they have later.

Enemy forces are pursuing you, and are currently not in range.

Also, I should remind you that Gaw's only have forward facing beam cannons.

Admittedly the Outer Heaven does not, but I'd imagine they'd start firing ASAP anyway.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>8065023
The rino is damn good at anti air, can't we open that bay and have hovis missile and machine gun spam?

>>8064963
Can we fire at the enemy from the rear hangar door? Assuming the Outer Heaven has one? Since we can't ride a Dodai.

>>8064981
Huh, I never thought about that. It does make sense.

About how much is the Feddie airforce's operational time anyway?

>>8065023
they will inevitably scatter, so bazooka is useless, switch to a 120mm machine gun, surpressing fire, fill the sky with FIRE!S

>>8065040
I agree with this.

WELP, fire our big ass Dom bazookas into that cluster of ships.

>>8065023

Load up everyone with anti air munitions, see if we can get Hobbes to spot for any ack ack from an observation outpost.

Um... The main thing is to gtfo.

Since we're on our Doms rather than Zaku F2s, I'm guessing a Dodai flight is out of the question other than for Zolomon and his Gouf?

So, load up with Ack ack, replace the Listers and Ruubens Doms normal armaments with magella top canons with AA loaded in, and um... lean out of the side of the Ship?

>>8065023
Then we'll start firing at them once they get in range. Not much else we can do really. I guess we should get a Magella top cannon from the armor if we can; since it is supposedly super effective against aircraft, it should do better than an MG.

>>8065040
>The rino is damn good at anti air, can't we open that bay and have hovis missile and machine gun spam?

In theory yes. However, it's not exactly secure up there, any extreme evasive maneouvers and the thing could tumble off. You'd either have to try and secure it on somehow (a tricky job in itself) or just risk it.

Parachutes are an option but they'll take time to fit as well.

>Can we fire at the enemy from the rear hangar door? Assuming the Outer Heaven has one? Since we can't ride a Dodai.

It's a ventral bay, which I've been taking to mean a door on the roof, this is also where the MA pod opens up to.
If that isn't what ventral means then, tough, the MS bay for this one opens up top on this ship.

>About how much is the Feddie airforce's operational time anyway?

About this much.

Climb onto the top of the Outer Heaven. Empty our bazooka into the ships. Drop the empty weapon, pick up another, repeat.

>>8065099
Well i say we secure that Rino, Might take some time but that is simply the best anti air weapon any of us have.

Tell the other gaws to open the doors and have any MS able to point a gun start shooting, we can climb on top of our ship

time to DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA the federation. We may not kill them all, we may lose some people, but that seems to be the best bet

of course get the dopps out and any suit in good condition on one of those flying platform things too.

>>8065099
Oh, well that's good too, since we can just santd on the MA pad near Hovis. If they manage to close with us, we can turn and fire at them from other directions, rather than being restricted to firing from the rear of the craft.

As for the time it would take to secure the Rhino and ourselves... well, we don't have anything better to do until they get in range, so let's do it.

NOTES ON DOM ARMAMENTS:

The Dom was built around compensating for the recoil of the 330mm Bazooka, however it's a finicky bird. As a result dual weilding will unbalance it, also, the 180mm Magella is above the maximum tolerances of it's recoil compensation. With the Hoverjets shut down you can fire it without blowing yourself off the ship, but it WILL be knocking you about, and the suit will struggle to compensate.

120mm Zaku Machine Guns (Complete with GL attatchment) are an option, as are similarily kitted 90mm.

Zolomon and Calvin are already out and on Dodais. One can assume a fair number of surviving Zaku's and Goufs are similarily mounted (where Dodai numbers allow)

>>8065180
To kinda clean up my post:

1) secure Rino
2) best pilots in best suits, get them in the air on Dodais
3) all junked suits get pilots too, open bay doors, spray and pray (this is all ships, not just ours)

How's this:

Get up top with a bazooka. Fire until empty. Repeat with all the bazooka shots we have, then switch to MG.

If they're out of range, switch to El Muerto Gigante, load up with twin 120mms or twin 90mms with lots of reloads, and hop on a Dodai. Also, we do NOT want to use the Rhino unless necessary. If Hovis takes a spill he and the Rhino are essentially either dead or captured. No way we can really pick them up.

>>8065180
i vote for 120mm machinegun use - worked well in the past against aircraft

>>8065099
>It's a ventral bay, which I've been taking to mean a door on the roof, this is also where the MA pod opens up to.
A ventral bay would be one of the 'belly' of the craft. A dorsal bay is the one that would open up top.
>http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ventral
Anyway: skedaddle. That should be our primary concern. And contact the Captain about air defense on our end. He could have some decent suggestions.

>>8065211
Also, have Jol and Elaine switch into F2 Zakus on Dodais as well. Jol gets a Magella Top with Flak rounds, Elaine a 120mm, with a 90mm spare. Zol goes Gouf-ey time on a Dodai. Have Calvin coordinate our fire.

>>8065211
>>8065243
Read the god damn thread

>>8065180
>The Dom was built around compensating for the recoil of the 330mm Bazooka, however it's a finicky bird. As a result dual weilding will unbalance it, also, the 180mm Magella is above the maximum tolerances of it's recoil compensation

Wait a second, Zaku J types can handle those without much of a problem, this seems odd that our heavy MS can't deal with recoil smaller and less sturdy models can.

If you re-phrased the problem to be due to the platform we are standing on fine but Magellas should be fine.

>>8065211

Cant they're not on the Zanzibar.

>>8065277
No, its the way its built. The heavy ass bazooka has insane recoil, thus the fraim of the doms was built around the recoil being delt with by one arm.

That means no duel weilding, the suit just cant compensate and he did say the cannon was doable, but we'd be on foot power not hover skirt

>>8065262
Apologised never said we didn't have Dodais, retard. Everyone just made that assumption.

Do we have Dodais apologised?

>>8065243
we dont have F2s

>>8065310
READ THE GOD DAMN THREAD!

>>8065307
this guys got it.

>>8065207
>Get up top with a bazooka. Fire until empty. Repeat with all the bazooka shots we have, then switch to MG.

>secure Rino

You order the Engineers to try and secure the Rhino to the top of the Outer Heaven and have it act a flak turret, you, Jolyne and Ruubens all exit to help out.

As you leave the hangar, you see that the incoming swarm of enemy fighters are now close enough to discern them as such.

"Damn sir! We've got hold all of those off until we reach Costa Rica!?" Ruubens asks.

"Until their fuel runs out more likely, if that group just came back from a combat mission in Cuba they've GOT to be getting close to bingo fuel already." Jolyne points out.

"Assuming they haven't already and just don't give a damn." Hovis dourly remarks as Ruubens and Jolyen begin securing him to the decks with welding plates and heavy steel weave straps.

The enemy are getting closer, you pick up your Bazooka, you see Zolomon on his Dodai give you the thumbs up. before jinking away.

Then they're in range of the Outer Heavens Beam Cannons, and it starts firing.

>>8065310
Whether or not we have Dodais are irrelevant. We don't have anything other than the suits we are currently in. If we're ever flying around in the Outer Heaven we cannot change suits because it doesn't have the space for any more than what we pilot.

I really wish people would get this idea into their thick heads.

>>8065310
We have Dodais, but the Doms are too heacy to sit on dodais.

>>8065301
Well shit if THAT'S the problem then kit out our Dom with a 120mm, with a 90mm backup, as many reloads as possible for both. Jol's K2 gets Flak rounds and a Magella Cannon. If recoil is an issue, have her use the Magella Cannon FIRST.

Sorry, a little hungover still.

>>8065307
Please try to write in English, or let the spelling correction compensate for your dyslexia. It's painful.

>Wait a second, Zaku J types can handle those without much of a problem, this seems odd that our heavy MS can't deal with recoil smaller and less sturdy models can.

>If you re-phrased the problem to be due to the platform we are standing on fine but Magellas should be fine.

Zaku's need to secure themselves first to fire those as well, keep in mind that the Zanzibar's top hull isn't entirely flat so it wouldn't be a good idea.
Also when using the hoverjets, they can't compensate for the 180mm's recoil and you'd end up spinning around.

The Dom cannon uses a special backpack to compensate for the backpack cannons, but it couldn't use the Maggie gun as well.

>>8065339

memory serves dodai's can lift doms however the dodais are damaged by extended rides. Could we exit on a spare dodai and use it to reach the top of a nearby Gaw, if the same is done for Elane and Jol to spread out the Ackack once Hovis is in position as the OH's flac tank.

>>8065370
The problem is...we're going to lose people. Not all these gaws are making it back, we're out gunned and out numbered

if we do that there's a good chance we lose people

>>8065361
Alright then. As I stated a little earlier, make sure Jol's K2 Cannon's get flak rounds in 'em. Provided they can accept those munitions, of course. Forget about the Magella top if recoil is that much of a pain in the ass, just have her use her 'zook 'till it runs dry, then make sure to have a 120mm ready for her, as well as reloads for her cannons. Also make sure the MS Deck Crew understands that the faster they reload those cannons, the more of us survive.

>>8065352
butthurt much?

>>8065361
Oh, okay.

>>8065397

If I remember correctly shes in her Artillery Dom.

She should be okay. I actually think she might fare better than the rest of us.

>>8065365

Provided using the Magella is only a speed penalty, compensating with engines will not really matter.

Recoil position is different to the Bazooka which is cool, its just the knocking the suit about even with the Jets turned off made my brain go "wait what"

>>8065277 was more of a for future reference post anyway.

BRB Dinner.

>>8065415
Hence my statement of her K2. She's in a MS-09K-2 Dom Cannon. Just for clarification.

What's the status on the Apsalus? Did it bail out already?

>>8065433
I think it might be flying around with us but I'm not sure

>>8065433

I think it was loaded up into one of our larger transports

>>8065433
iirc, it's flying around with us. Actually, it should be in range; with any luck it'll start firing on the enemy as well.

>>8065433
Shit, I totally forgot about that. As far as I know its still with us. It was at the end of the last thread, IIRC. I seem to remember mentioning having Calvin ready with Comms for the Heaven and the Apsalus so we can get some precision beam fire. I suggest that again. Have Calvin pinpoint the first squadron of heavy fighters, Saberfish, preferably, to get within range, and have Apsalus apply its Beam Cannon. If they are in smaller groups, have her rake with it to take out as many as possible. If there are no heavy fighters, have Calvin decide on the most dangerous target. He's a recon officer, he should be able to make that distinction.

bump

>>8065470
>have her rake with it
Packard said it was a 'he' piloting it. Just FYI.

>>8065612
Yeah, I forgot. Apsalus=Aina to me. But whatever. Have the pilot rake with it.

Man normally when Apologised goes for dinner, there's usually a discussion of some kind, but the thread is very empty today.

Oh shit, I forgot. How many Dopps do we have? Is it just the parasite bays or did we end up getting those extra 2 Squadrons with us on the way back? (They were with us on the way in, IIRC.)

>>8065622
>Apsalus=Aina to me
Me too, bro. Me too. I had been looking forward to trying to recruit her.

im glad RX-78-1 prototype gundam is listed as not having a Core Fighter - One-Arm showing up in the middle of this would be....bad end.

>>8065676
Unless they were destroyed, I think they're still with us.

>>8065714
Now that we have our kickass suits i dunno, then again he'd be on a core so...yeah

>>8065676
not much to talk about. >>8064981
is interesting, but he's made his case.

We should test this theory some time, perhaps have him throw some scrap at planes, if he gets more then one kill its confirmed

>>8065681
Yeah if she's there, and we recruit here, we've gotta go for broke for the Elaine Jol Aina Harem End.

>>8065731
Good. Keep them close, tell them not to get pulled into dogfights. Use them for point defense and quick interception. They're outnumbered by a motherfuckton, so we want to keep them relatively close so they don't get overwhelmed and wiped out.

>>8065714
Core Fighters are just glorified escape pods. About the only thing they have over a Dopp is pure speed.

Core Boosters are another story altogether, however.

>>8065784
Core Fighter + NT bandit ....i'd still be worried

>Core Boosters

WHY DID YOU REMIND ME THOSE ARE COMMING!

Fucking feddie beam hax

>>8065828
We should steal one

>>8065828
Core Boosters=fucking terrifying. At least they'll be about as rare as the RX units.

>>8065845
Because that worked out so well with the RX-78-1, amirite?

We're better off destroying the shit out of them with a secondary focus on capture if possible.

>>8065891
It would have worked if there was no one inside it

>>8065878
Def. not true. Look at the number of them deployed to East Asia in 08th MS, or the one's defending Jaburo in IgLoo.

>>8065922
The ones in Asia were Jet Core Booster IIs, stripped down models optimized for air combat, as opposed to the all-environment beam-gun toting aerospace fighters in the movies.

Interceptor types...well, personally I'd rather take on a regular Booster.

>>8065918
>secondary focus on capture if possible
I covered that. And it would have been ridiculously stupid for the Feddies to of had no one in the 78-1 even if they weren't that good at all.

>>8065956
You know what we should have done? Had hovis a jolyne not even attempt to shoot the gundam and just lay waste to the rail block stystem

Back

>>8065828

Core boosters don't get developed until later. Luckily.

>What's the status on the Apsalus? Did it bail out already?

The Aspalus should still be around, though you can't currently see it.
You see the Beam Cannons from the Outer Heaven stab into the heart of the enemy formation, you catch the blossom of explosions, but it's like trying to take down a bear with a sewing needle.

"Get ready everyone, here they come!"

The first wave of attackers are Saberfish heavy fighters. The Gaw's struggle to dodge their opening salvo without breaking formation, some manage it, others are hit by missiles. None of them cause serious damage but it's early days.
You begin to return fire. You manage to score two kills with your Bazooka, whilst heavy fire from Hovis and Jolyne deal with several others. You don't see Rubens kill any, but at one point she manages to bling a Saberfish that passes to close with her Spray Gun. It spins out of control allowing Hovis to finish it off with his arm guns.
It's a similar story across the formation, Dopps are keeping the Saberfish off balance whilst the Gaws Flak Turrets and Dodai riders finish them off.
The first wave is finished without casualties, although a Gaw is showing signs of taking a pounding.

"That Gaw on the left, what's its status?" You ask.

"Some holes in their armour and crew compartments, but nothing it needs to keep flying."

The second wave is fast arpproaching, it looks to be twice the size of the first one, but mostly comprised of Fly Manta's.

>>8065951
True. Still not something I'm looking forward to tangoing with, however. Saberfish are problematic to put down. Core Booster IIs will probably be a pain in the ass.

And yeah, the Interceptors are not my idea of a good time.

>>8066002
I just figured out this is like playing Ace Combat in reverse.

God help us all if the Ribbon shows up.

>>8066002
zook 'em to disperse then, have the guys ready for when they split

>>8066002
I suggested this earlier, but it looks like it got lost in the shuffle. Have Hovis relay targeting data to the Apsalus, and have him target for its Beam Cannon. Also, have whoever is piloting the Apsalus rake rather than fire straight down their throats. That should be an effective way to deal with a chunk of those Fly Manta's. Have the Heaven fire for effect as well.

Switch to our MG against the Manta's. Save the 'zook for something worth using it on. Make sure we have plenty of spare ammo at the ready, and be prepared to target anything that gets through the Apsalus' barrage.

>>8066002
Switch to our MG. Fill the air with enough bullets & you can't miss.

>>8066002
I still say have the gaws open their doors and let zaku spray commence but eh.

If that gaw is fucked up have it move to the center of the formation that way it'd be harder to get at

>>8066002
Fly mantas means we can take this wave relatively casual.
Has been playing Gihrens Greed. Pfft, Fly Mantas.

>>8066002
I know that the Dom has bad recoil problems with duel wielding or using a two-handed gun, but would it word if we used a 120mm MG in the right hand and a 90mm MG in the left? I figure there'd be time to get one in between waves if it would work. Because right now we need lots of dakka, and that means as many guns as we can get.

>>8066106
We might be able to survive but our transport might get CRITROCKET'd

>We might be able to survive but our transport might get CREETRAWKETZ
No way Fly Mantas can pull that on a Zanzibar 2

>>8066106

If you're playing Threat of Axis V then those arn't real fly manthas.

Blood of Zeon infinate Fly mantha works was scary shit.

Our transports are flying in a formation to overlap their defensive fire and bring damaged craft into a slightly more protected center, I hope?

>>8066191
Ammo is the main issue.

The MPCs (if we got any) aren't really meant for anti-fighter work

>>8066191
If not we should tell them to do so

also, more lasers

>>8066075

>Switch to our MG against the Manta's. Save the 'zook for something worth using it on. Make sure we have plenty of spare ammo at the ready, and be prepared to target anything that gets through the Apsalus' barrage.

You move inside to get a 120mm for yourself and Elaine, after ordering the rest of the squad to stay on overwatch.
After exchanging your weapons and taking some ammo as well, you return topside to see that the enemy have arrived. You waste no time in firing a burst off at a pair of Fly-Manta's who are too close to each other, catching them both.

You then give your spare 120mm to Ruubens whilst you return to your position.

You at last spot the Experimental unit that was aiding you back in the Jungle as it swings behind the group and rakes it's Particle Cannon into the mass of fighters. Explosions blossom along the line.
You fire at the enemies currently surrounding the Gaws, catching another three. You see Zolomon casually take out some with his Gatling Shield when he passes by.
Taking out this wave takes about 10 minutes. The Dopps still haven't taken any losses (the fighters must be concentrating on the Gaws) but a couple of Zaku's on Dodais took bad hits and had to RTB.

>>8066204
MP cannons have effectively unlimited ammo, but the only ship with dedicated anti-fighter weapons is Outer Heaven. Or the Fat Uncles, if for whatever reason they're not already evac'd, which they should be.

>>8066158
>Blood of Zeon infinate Fly mantha works was scary shit.

DID SOMEONE SAY 'I AM THE BOW OF MY SALAMIS?"

BECAUSE I DISTICNTLY THOUGHT I HEARD SOMEONE SAY THAT.

>>8066221
But MPCs are slow to fire and have a rather limited firing arc

>>8066219
I knew that would work. :)

Tell Calvin to spot the next wave, and get a good raking trajectory set up with the pilot of the Experimental Unit. Any word on what's in the next wave?

>>8066244
Exactly. The Gaws have no way of defending themselves right now unless they load their MSs on top or just turn around.

>>8066219
If the dodais are still good, get new suits on them and get them back out there.

don't stop shooting, ever.

>>8066262
Don't forget the Dopps, which have taken 0 losses as of yet, which is great.

>>8066262
They have anti air, just not partical laser anti air

>>8066221

The second wave, gives way to the third wave, this time a mix of different units, Saberfish, Fly Manta's even some old FF7 Tin-Cod interceptors.

Now the battle get's ugly, the Interceptors are actively engaging the Dopp fighters whilst the Fly-Mantas are taking on the Gaws with swarm tactics. The Saberfish in the meantime are engaging target's of oppourtunity - Gaw, Dopp, Mobile Suit, whoever.
You see the Aspalus make another couple of passes before it seems to shroud itself in a cloud of steam.

"I've got reports over the tactical network that the Aspalus 2's main gun has overheated! It's out of this fight until engineers can reset it's firing protocols! Captain Fontaine has ordered it to retreat!" Anita updates you over the comm.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>8066262
>Exactly. The Gaws have no way of defending themselves right now unless they load their MSs on top or just turn around.

I think your confusing the Gaws with the Fat Uncles, Fat Uncles are the completely defenceless heavy lifter cargo planes, Gaw's are the Assault Carrier Planes with several Flak Turrets and parasite bays for Dopps.

>>8066326
Yea but any fighter who isn't completely green knows not to attack the thing from the front.

They can just spray and pray with their MPCs and maybe hit a few before someone puts a missile into the turret

>>8066331

I guess we cannot do the resetting thingy within the Outer Heaven's bay, can we?

>>8066331
Well not much we can do. The suits should take out those Interceptors. constantly put people out, if a suit is hit but not a dodai, have them land and get a new one on there.

continue to flack them to hell, spam them to hell with fire and stay mobile

Goddamn waste of money Apsalus project. If we had a Gromlin here we'd really be in buisness.

>>8066331
Use the Heaven's Beam Cannons to disrupt any Wolfpacks. Pump 120mm into any Interceptors we can get a bead on. Target Priority: Anything attacking us, Anything Attacking a Gaw, Interceptors, Saberfish, Fly Mantas. Have Jolyne use that Flak ammo we put in her cannon to hit the Saberfish.

>>8066331
Scheiss. That's what we get for bringing a proof-of-concept unit into a pitched battle.

Try and screen the most badly-damaged Gaws with Outer Heaven. We're the biggest, juiciest target in the sky, but we're also the hardest to take down and most well-defended. If we can draw some fire, it's that much less the transports have to deal with.

>>8066331

Shout about how I Sir David of Lister am going to marry Aina at the retreating Aspalus.

>>8066331
Y'know, we really, really need more MA like the Rhino. What with the whole having multiple secondary weapons in addition to the main weapon in case of being swarmed.

Can I get confirmation on whether the Dom and duel wield a 120mm MG and a 90mm MG?

Target the Fly Mantas first; the Gaws are top priority for defense.

>>8066331

Focus on the Tin-Cods. That way we free up the Dopps to engage other air units - which is what they are meant for.

>>8066354
Fat Uncles have three machinegun turrets with near 360-degree coverage. As far as I can tell, Gaws have never had more then the three mega particle cannons in a frontal arc.

>>8066379
Aina isn't in it. We've already established this.

>>8066404
I thought they had MG Turrets too, but MAHQ disagrees. I'll default to its opinion.

>>8066438

Based on Norris saying "he" once.

Norris would do that to protect her identity.

Plus:

joke
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you

>>8066527
I'm picturing us capturing a glimpse of this enchanting and beautiful woman as she gets out of the Apsalus, staring for a few moments, then Jol coming from nowhere and breaking her legs with a monkey wrench. It is an amusing image.

>>8066527
No. I get it although it's a horrible joke.

Me
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Shit
Joke
Shit

>>8066572
Well jol said "you're kinda cool" while drunk

She's not exactly in love with david yet

>>8066357

I'll check, but I think the Aspalus is too big to fit inside the bay in the first place.

>Goddamn waste of money Apsalus project. If we had a Gromlin here we'd really be in buisness.

You mean those Space only Mobile Armours, the Gromlin series? That Gromlin?

>>8066370
>Use the Heaven's Beam Cannons to disrupt any Wolfpacks. Pump 120mm into any Interceptors we can get a bead on. Target Priority: Anything attacking us, Anything Attacking a Gaw, Interceptors, Saberfish, Fly Mantas. Have Jolyne use that Flak ammo we put in her cannon to hit the Saberfish.

The Outer Heaven begins concentratings it's fire on the enemy Fly Manta's whilst you target the enemy interceptors. Their fast, and it often takes a good burst before you can tag them. A couple of Saber Fish attempt to try their luck at attacking the Outer Heaven, but the amount of Flak that Hovis and Jolyne are putting makes that a fatal endevour.

Then this whizzes past you.

>>8066447
>>8066618

Incidentially, it has this unit symbol on it. The paint is still running however.

>>8066618
SHIIIIIIT G-FIGHTER G-FIGHTER.

KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT

>>8066618
MOTHER FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

Tell hovis to give every mother fucker the exact location and UNLOAD

>>8066618
>>8066646

Pause to give the bandit a salute.
Can we open a laser comm and ask what his new toy is called?

>>8066618
Bah the Bigro family is fine.

Also well shit.. try and shoot the fuck out of that new fighter It kinda looks like its got beam cannons or something.

I mean it couldn't have a Suit hiding in it or something That'd just be STUPID

>>8066646

Wait, shit is there an MS shield on the side of that thing!?

Also weapons/shooting, all of them, kill it till its dead then shoot some more etc.

>>8066646
Calmly ask him how he does all this with one arm via laser com.

>>8066618
PRIORITY TARGET. PRIORITY TARGET!

>>8066646

I'm gonna say we should try to warn the rest of our convoy about him, rather than just try to shoot him down ourselves.

>>8066618
NO GODDAMMIT NO.

FUCK

GODDAMMIT

JINXED IT.

OK.

Empty what remains of our 120mm's current Mag at it, grab our 'zook. Should have a fresh mag in it, since we gave it back to the techs, so throw a few rounds at it while Elaine grabs her 'zook. Use Jolyne and Hovis' flak barrage to herd it into our fire zones. Apply bazooka. Listen for tingling bells sound.

>>8066706
Yeah, also this. Transmit a general warning about a possible high performance unit, and that it is a priority target.

>>8066694
DO THIS. I really want to know.

>>8066685
>>8066694
These.

>>8066706
This

everyone needs to know the threat

again have the flipper locate it, and everyone shoot it

>>8066618
>It could have been worse.png

Yes, it could have. Now fire everything we have, it looks like that thing has beam cannons.

>>8066750
That's just going to get everyone shot. Focus on him ourselves.

>>8066777
You seriously think he's not goint to shoot everyone himself?

SEND IN KAMPFER.

>>8066790
If. Only.

>>8066447

MAHQ doesn't know shit, you SEE them firing flak out of turrets during the part where Garma bites it. Each Gaw has about 8 of the things dotted about them.

The unidentified fighter streaks in towards a nearby Gaw, both it's guns fire a cavalcade of bullets at it and sparks and flames erupts from where the Gaw's body meets the wing.
A plume of fire erupts from the shredded superstructure along with sparks and the wing seems to bend upwards, though luckily it doesn't snap off.

"This is Gaw 22! Starboard Engine offline, critical damage! We can't maintain height! We're going down!"

YOUR ORDERS?

>>8066798
see

>>8066746
and
>>8066750

Incidentially unlike the proper G-Armour, this one has twin linked Gatling Cannons instead of beam guns. Possibly a precursor to the 05's Super Gatling.

>>8066798
Yeah, that's what I thought.

As for orders, move Zol to engage him, and herd him back towards the Heaven, preferably into Hovis and Jolyne's fire patterns. Again transmit the general warning to our forces. Grab our Zook. Apply said 'zook.

>>8066798
If we focus our fire on him it'll just leave the rest of the attack wave to do as it pleases. Take out the Saberfish, Fly Mantas and Tin Cods, THEN concentrate all available firepower on him.

>>8066824
That's slightly comforting.

Very slightly.

>>8066798

Hmm, tough one. There doesn't seem to be too much we can do about that guy right now that we aren't doing (IE, shooting at him a lot) all things considered. I'm gonna say the best thing we can do right now is move the Outer Heaven in closer to the Gaws, and get everything tightened up to improve AA coverage. Ideally we want to prevent him from being able to zip in and out of our formation as he pleases. Not really sure if we can though, since he was originally an ace Saberfish pilot.

Also, if we can give the damaged Gaw some time, could repiars be effected? If not, any way we can get the personnel out before it crashes?

>>8066824
FIRE...EVERYTHING!!!

>>8066798
Where are we currently located? Are we over rain forest? mountains?
If the Gaw is going down, we can't abandon them.

>>8066905
Not entirely sure if we have a choice in the matter. Unless the Fed's run out of gas like RIGHT THE FUCK NOW, the most we can do is get any MS on board loaded onto Dodai's, along with as much of the crew as possible, and move them on/around another Gaw.

Which, incidentally, is something that should be done.

SIGNAL THE HEAVEN, TELL THEM TO RELAY MESSEG

"Enemy Ace sighted - unkown Fighter type - Extremely dangerous, Priority target"

>>8066903
+
>>8066905
Commander Shepard doesn't leave anyone behind.

Wait...

>>8066750

You have Calvin highlight the threat and have the force target it before it can take out another Gaw. Bullets whizz around the G-Armour as it dodges and weaves away from the enemy fire.
Up until the point that Zolomon manages to tag the enemy with his Heat Rod.

The plane dives harshly pulling Zolomon clean off his Dodai, Zolomon twists about as he tries to grapple onto the plane, whilst Bandit tries to prevent that and swing him up in front of his guns.

"SIR! MY DODAI JUST WENT DOWN! IF I FRY HIM WITH THE ELECTRIC SHOCK, THEN I'M GOING TO BE WALKING BACK, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I CAN KEEP THIS UP!"

your orders for Zolomon, or in general.

Fry him!

>>8067004
We need some mother fucking DIVE AND CATCH manuver.

The gaw went down right? In that case fry him and have our unit land to help walt zoloman and the guys from the crashed Gaw back.

The zanzibar will keep supporting in the air, so will hovis and calvin

Alternitivly, he's sort of stuck now what with zolomon on him right? Rino missile swarm, right before impact zolomon releases, or not, it's just a cable

>>8067004
Have Zolomon fry the thing, if he waits then he'll just get thrown off and be walking back anyway, this way he'll still be walking but the G-Armour will be down.

Order to make it back, and to bring the fried plane with him if he can.

>>8067027
walk, not walt...dunnot how i managed that

>>8067023

...and get a spare Dodai down to pick Zolomon up afterwards.

>>8067027
>Alternitivly, he's sort of stuck now what with zolomon on him right? Rino missile swarm, right before impact zolomon releases, or not, it's just a cable

This. have someone catch zolomon after the fall. Kill this newtype bastad and scrap an experimental plane

>>8067004

Is there a spare Dodai anywhere in the airgroup?

If so shock the fucker and drop that for Zol he can catch up. The feddie planes can't keep going much longer he'll be ok.

If there isn't a dodai then ignore all of the above not leaving Zol behind this is feddie country.

>>8067004
Fry him. Then try to jump from the G-armor to the descending Gaw. That should buy us enough time to get another Dodai to him so he can get back.

>>8067004
Fry him. If anyone can survive walking back to Costa Rica, it'd be Zolomon.

>>8067004
see if we can prep a new dodai to pick him up, if we can, give it covering fire, while zolomon FRIES THAT FUCKER

>>8067058

And you ordering him not to axe the Bandit prevents him from having to walk back through Feddie country exactly HOW?

>>8067004
Shock & crush the fucker! Have another Dodai pick Zol up.

>>8067004
Have Zol fry it as Calvin, and any other Dodai riders in the area move in for a pickup, preferably escorted by unengaged Dopps. We should endeavor very hard to keep any enemy fighters off of them.

You give the order for Zolomon to activate the shock generator. There is a bright flare of lightning and the two drop out of the sky like a stone.

You see a couple of Fly Manta attempt to attack Zolomon now that he's unmounted. Zolomon dodges them both, takes out one with his Gatling shield, and as the other passes too close he manages to latch onto it with his heat rod.

The Saber Fish reacts by pulling up sharply in an attempt to throw him off. Zolomon merely uses the planes upward thrust as a spring board, reels the rod in and stamps on the plane, damaging it's engines and enabling him a brief footing to make a leap towards the nearest Gaw.

For a second it looks like he wont make it, then Norris Packards heat rod lashes out from the open hangar bay.

"Nice trick Ensign! I'll have to try that some day!"

>>8067221

Whew, that went much better than I figured it would.

What's the status of the damaged Gaw?

>>8067221
>Fly Manta
>Saber Fish
Tired, chief?

>>8067221
FUCKING BEST THING EVER

now to blow everything else out of the sky

>>8067221
>I'll have to try that some day!

I see what you did there.

>>8067221
awesome, Status on the G-armour? exspolosion seen or just crash ?

>>8067221
So...beautiful.

Toss Zol another Dodai. Clear the sky of the rest of this wave. How much ground have we covered since the fight began? Are any of the Feddie planes dropping back?

>>8067221
Alright, now target the wreck with everything we have. I don't trust that he's dead; I bet the cockpit is insulated or something. We need to kill him until he dies from it.

>>8067221

FFFFFFFFFFF Awesome.

Send someone down to the ground now! We have to capture that fighter before the pilot can set the self destruct. In fact, go ourselves!

>>8067272

Yes, I like this idea. Have Calvin watch it on the way down and target some artillery to the area from whoever can. I rather doubt we'll KILL him, but he may lose a leg or something to go with his missing arm.

>>8067289
Forget it. The G-Fighter doesn't have anything particularly revolutionary, and at the moment we're still trying to get away from the SWARMS of Fed airpower setting the sky around us on fire.

>>8067272
This.

KILL HIM SO HARD HE DIES TO DEATH.

>>8067289

We'd get swamped. If anything we should get the combat data on it.

Feds seem to be developing some conventional weapons as well as mobiles suits... maybe we should do the same..?

>>8067303
Mmmm, I like this idea. Have the Outer Heaven put some Beam Cannon's into the crash site, and maybe a missile barrage from the Rhino.

Ignore the shredded ace. IF we kill him, we'll just get to deal with Amuro instead. That would be bad.

>>8067272

Is this still going? Just got in...

>What's the status of the damaged Gaw?

It's going down, the angle isn't too steep, and it might make it across the border into Panama at this rate, but it's going to be tight.

Anyway, as you look down you see the unidentified fighter continue to drop to the ground, at the last second you see the cockpit detatch and the white plume of a parachute.

The enemy numbers are now beginning to retreat, you've lost about a third of your Dopp cover and several other Gaw's are showing signs of heavy damage. The Outer Heaven is undamaged as are you.

"It looks like they're pulling back, running out of fuel! The rest of us are basically home free. That Gaws in serious trouble though, even if it does manage to safely crash land!" Fontaine comments.

"Yeah, that's all highly hostile territory down there, I wouldn't want to walk back to Zeon territory all the way from Panama." Captain Salinca observes.

"Oh I don't know..."

"I managed." you comment.

You now have the strange urge to remove a pair of sunglasses.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>8067347
We're going to have to deal with Amuro at some point anyway.

AND THE LAST THING THE FEDERATION NEEDS IS A BATTLE HARDENED NEWTYPE.

>>8067360

Leave no Zeon behind! Ask for volunteers for a long walk. Load up on ammo and ask for supplies and to prepare our MSs for drop.

>>8067347
you really want TWO newtype aces in gundams?

>>8067360
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

>>8067347
Would you rather we face the ace AND Amuro? Because that's what'll happen if he lives. Kill him. Kill him dead.

>>8067360

1) Any chance of putting some shells into the general area of the G-fighters crash, or ideally the bandit himself (I realize our chances of killing him are very low right now)

2) I'm gonna suggest that at least the Outer Heaven land with the Gaw, take on all the supplies/MS/personnel we can, and then destroy anything unimportant before ditching.

>>8067387
this

>>8067360
PUT ON SUNGLASSES
.
REMOVE SUNGLASSES
.

>>8067360
Again, I recommend simply ditching the Gaw, getting everything important from it on Dodais, as well as the crew, and moving them into the convoy.

If this isn't possible, get in comms with California Base, let them know who went down, and their approximate position, and send help.

Alternatively, if the Angler Corps is anywhere near us, they could make a pickup of the crew at least. If that's possible, its not a bad idea.

>>8067303

Oh sweet, you finished. Start on the other one now if you like.
Damn though if that isn't an embarrassing shade of pink, makes you think just how outrageously good Char was that NOBODY ever even thought to rib him on that colour.

>>8067360
For heck's sake, get Zol down there on his Dodai this instant! Shoot the pilot! SHOOT HIM!!!!!!

>>8067360
Make sure no more Feddies are gonna take a shot at us & then get back inside. Make comment about people being afraid of a little walking now-a-days.

>>8067407

Forget my last suggestion. This.

We do the best we can to guide them in, then if they do crash, rescue ops. Personnel and MS first, then we nuke everything else

>>8067424

Well, part of that is the camera, I just snapped shots when I finished a stage without changing the flash settings or anything, it's not nearly as bad in person. More subdued anyways. Also I was planning on building the Kampfer for tomorrows Zeonquest, since I'm more or less busy today.

>>8067425
Do this do this for god's sake do this effective the instant we saw the parachute.

>>8067425

I'm not actually sure, but I think that might be covered under the Antarctica treaty.

>>8067414

Whilst you aren't currently in contact with the Mad Angler Unit, it certainly would be worth the request. Also, you order the Gaw to begin offloading as much stuff by Dodai as it can. whislt most of the parts aren't transferrable, the crew and the Mobile Suits are able to get across.

You watch the Gaw begin to go down, after about 10 minutes it ploughs into the ground, leaving a gouge half a mile long, whereupon the self-destruct activates.

"Did everyone get out?"

"Yeah, we lost a Zaku without a leg, but otherwise we got everything."

You continue onwards to San Hose.

>>8067528

Nice. Shame to lose a Zaku, not to mention the Gaw, but Zeon's problem lies more in trained personnel, so I'm content.

>>8067528
Delicious. You know if the Angler Corps has any standoff ordinance (Cruise Missiles and the like) it may be worth it to relay some targeting information about the retreating aircraft to them. As the planes begin to land they shoot and scoot. Even if they're dumbfired, a bunch of missiles hitting the runways and generally fucking with their ability to recover their low-on-fuel aircraft sounds good to me. This should only be done, however, if there is ZERO chance of the Angler Corps taking damage due to it.

>>8067528
We can claim that we didn't know that. NOW LET THE SHOOTING BEGIN!

>>8067568

Hey, here's a thought. We could take the Outer Heaven back to do some scouting, see if any of the planes have to land before making it back to Jaburo, then pounding them with artillery. At least we could fire some beams into them as they're on their way back. If anything fast launched against us, we could try to retreat up, above their flight ceiling. We're in a space ship, after all.

>>8067568
There's never ZERO chance of ANYTHING.

>>8067528
Well. That didn't go nearly as bad as it could have. Make sure to give Zolomon a brofist for taking down the Bandit at some point.

>>8067568
Zeon wasn't too big on standoff weapons, given their reliance on warfare in heavy-Minovsky environments. Besides, all there is in the Mad Angler fleet is a couple of attack subs and the tender.

we're doing rather awesome

we really do make luck happen

>>8067576
NEVER shoot a pilot that has bailed.

it would tarnish everything our unit has achieved once word got out!

Awesome, just finished reading. Now what? And will we ever have another face-to-face meeting with the One Armed Man? Before we finally kill him, that is...

>>8067589
True. Swap zero with very low probability.

>>8067588
And no. I'm not really a huge fan of going back near the base at this moment. I'm sure the Feds will find some kind of new way to broadcast their discontent with us. Besides, we need to escort these fucked up Gaws. We're still over hostile territory, don't want to take the chance of some Feddie Guerilla Shenanigans wiping out our homies whilst we are going back to the already fucked up base.

>>8067588
i think RTB'ing and re-evaluating the situation would be a better plan, there were some minor victories in this, but we never took jaburo. also, guncam footage of the gundam needs to be given top priority and sent to those who need to know about it.

>>8067640

You're probably right, but I'm still interested in doing as much damage to the Feddie air power as I can. They're a constant thorn in the side for any operations we mount, and there's a ton of them right here low on fuel. It's risky, but it's a perfect chance.

>>8067613
Hey, when you have to write the letters to all the new widows saying how sorry you are that their husbands were killed in action by the Wyatt Bandit, then you can tell me whether it's worth it to shoot him or not. Not a second before.

>>8067598
Yeah, I know, but remember a Jukon was what launched the missile attack on Torrington Base in the beginning of 0083, and that just WRECKED. And the Angler Corps has 2 Jukons.

>>8067598
Just checked. Jukon is armed with 3 3 Barrel Missile Launchers in addition to their Torpedo complement.

>>8067666
Post-war refit. Also, that bombardment was the Xamel's doing, not the U-801's.

>>8067699

It was both. The Jukon did fire a bunch of missiles at the base.

Making a single pass at the retreating planes doesn't sound too bad.

But can the Outer Heaven actually close with them?

>>8067699
The shelling was the Xamel. The Missile's were the sub. (Although some of the missile's may have been the Xamel's too, I do know for certain that the Sub launched missile's on the base. Burning mentions it when they're hunting Gato after the Komusai goes down.) And that's not a post-war refit. The Post War Refit has 8 Missile Bays. The wartime Jukon had the 3 3 Barrel Missile Launchers.

>>8067738

Dunno, but even if we can't there may be some that need to land early that we could hit, and just having us behind them might force some to run themselves dry, hopefully leading to a crash, given how aerodynamic most Feddie planes are.

You're battered group makes it to the staging area out of San Jose and takes stock.

8 Mobile Suits lost, 5 badly damaged, one lost Gaw, the remaining 8 all have taken damage. Outer Heaven is undamaged and most of your suits have only taken minor hits. The Jaburo attack MS are on their way back to California, but have all sustained damage.
The Dopps have lost half of their numbers, and the Mech Infantry teams have lost a third of their numbers, which for infantry isn't a bad turnout.

Despite your losses Command still considers the mission a resounding partial success.

>>8067778
Alright! Lets rub Garma's hair and get drunk in celebration! We survived our first Gundam encounter, and Zol was awesome again. Damn showoff.

>>8067778

Congratulate Zolomon on taking down Bandit.
Congratulate Elaine for being a good pilot during this mission in general.

>>8067778
I'd have to agree with them

We took on the stronghold, the most advanced units, and were dogged by their entire airfoce

With so few losses and so much damage, that's nothing but a success

>>8067778
GunCam footage. Send to Garma, Dozle, Char, Shin, Ramba, Packard.
show it to our tech guys as well, see what they think.

>>8067778

When we get back, lets think up some anti MS tactics and a training regiment top be distributed to ALL troops?

>>8067778
We take out half the ship production of the Feddies, and its a partial success? Hm. I guess when gauged by TAKING JABURO, that's correct. Also, we now have Battle Data of Fed Mobile Suits. That shit needs to be analyzed and disseminated with all available haste.

>>8067778

Did any pilots make it out of the 8 lost suits? Were any in the 5 badly damaged suits killed/wounded?

>>8067775

I'd say it's important to get a good appraisal of the various Fed MS and other new things we encountered in this mission, by qualified personnel, right away. Then get the information to high command as soon as possible. Also, we should probably expect a counterattack sooner rather than later.

We destroyed like an division worth of tanks and three wings of aircraft.
Not shabby at all.

>>8067778
>Despite your losses Command still considers the mission a resounding partial success.

Yeah, that's the feeling we're looking for. Sure we didn't succeed in our original mission, but considering what we managed to do it was pretty impressive, and I'd consider these losses to be pretty light.

I just wish we didn't have to cut it short. Damn super-heavy bunker-busters. If we'd had even one more hour, we could have done so much more...

As night falls the Engineering teams begin making partial repairs to the Gaw's make sure they're fit for the journey home.
This operation looks like it will take all night, and most of the morning too. Some of them took heavy damage. Some might have gone down if you'd let up on the AA mission for any reason.

The other companies have taken a battering, your unit is in the best shape, as a result you're unit has the role of patrol tonight.

YOUR PATROL ORDER?

Oh, are we redeploying back to California Base, apologised, or are we chilling in San Hose?

>>8067778
>Despite your losses Command still considers the mission a resounding partial success.

>partial

FUCK YOU COMMAND!

>>8067867

Let´s use the F2s, They are probably in better shape then the Doms.

>>8067867
>YOUR PATROL ORDER?

Set one person keeping an eye out for submerisble carriers.

>>8067867

Lister - Dom MG with underslung grenade launcher - Panzerfaust
Zolomon - Gouf Custom (Whatever he likes)
Ruubens - Dom armed same as Lister
Jolyne - Gun Dom

Uhh... anything else or is this a standard patrol?

>>8067867
Check my previous question, this answered it. Give everyone praise for their mission performance, especially Zol and Elaine.

>>8067867
Patrol in groups of two. Same suits we're in already. Calvin and Hovis, Zol and Jolyne, us and Elaine. Two groups out on patrol at all times, so that one pair can get some sleep.

>>8067921
go with this, except i'd subsititute a Dom for the Flipper - it is Recon afterall

>>8067867

Well, I assume you want a marching order for our patrol? I'm gonna say us and Elaine out on the flanks in our Doms (bazookas for preference), Jolyne and Hovis in their units in the middle, Zol and Calvin in their units on Dodais together on a larger circle around us.

>>8067867
If we have any Dodais left functional, lets get Calvin in the air and scouting. That is his name, right? Hovis and Jolyne as heavy fire support, and we will move out with Zolomon and Elaine to scout.

If we pop a flare, let Hovis and Jolyne bring the rain. Calvin can be our eyes in the sky.

>>8067867
If our Doms are in proper shape...

David- Dom, 300mm Bazooka, 90mm, Heat Saber, Reloads.
Elaine- ^
Jolyne: Dom K2, 300mm Bazooka, Reloads
Hovis: Rhino
Calvin: Hobbes
Zol: Zol Custom Gouf

If our Dom's need maintenance or whatever, swap them with F2s, we take El Muerto Gigante.

I THINK WE ARE IN THE FIRST STAGES OF AUTOSAGE.

>>8067971

Also, I agree with this. XD

>>8067971

Seems nice.

Also just realized, We might patrol the area where Bandit was shot down, If so we should totally call him out for being mean to us when we helped him to load up his beers.

>>8067948
>>8067971

The Dom's are fine, so a Patrol in them would be okay.

>Calvin and Hovis, Zol and Jolyne, us and Elaine. Two groups out on patrol at all times, so that one pair can get some sleep.

You set up in pairs, in 3 hour shifts. Hovis and Calvins shift goes off fine, and you replace them with Elaine around 10.

"So, I ever tell you about the time I defused a car bomb whilst drunk?"

"Is that the time you shot some policemen, hijacked a truck and instigated a coup in one hour?"

"No, that was the OTHER time I went to San Jose."

"Ah."

At about 11 you are apporached with by a Military attache from Costa Rican government in a jeep. He greets you.

"I need to speak with a commanding officer!"

YOUR ORDERS?

>>8068120
Search his car for any hazards, and radio back to base whatever he needs to say.

>>8068120
Well, We are only a Lt, But we should ask what is his buisness first. Then possibly send Zolomon and Hovis back to escort it back to base.

>>8068120
Ask for identification.

>>8068120

That would be us, right?

Us or the Captain. And I imagine the Captain is asleep at the moment or something, so probably us.

>>8068120

Oh god, I hope he isn't here about the stories we just mentioned. "Who wants to know? And why?"

>>8068120
"what seems to be the officer, problem?"

'That would be me.'

>>8068148
>>8068166
Now that you mention it, I think you're right. We're the highest ranking CO here, excepting the Captain, and I think that's Naval rank rather than ground corps, so....

I don't know, we can probably hear what he has to say.

>>8068120
Let Elaine go on with the patrol, we'll relay the info to whoever needs it via laser comm.

Be a go between, if he takes offence mention the fact we pissed the feds the fuck off what with trashing two parts of their main base

>>8068141
>>8068142
>>8068136

You wake up Zol and Jolyne to replace you whilst you and Elaine dismount. After checking that him and his jeep are legit you wave him past.

The Jeep passes and you have Zol and Jolyne go back to bed, they grumble at the constant disturbances as they go. After about 20 minutes Fontaine calls you over the comms.

"Lieutenant we have a problem. Wake your wingmen up to replace you on patrol, again, and meet me in the wardroom."

You wake up Zolomon and Jolyne again, receiving some very unladylike swearwords in return as you return to the Outer Heaven and dismount.

Ookawara meets you in the hangar.

"Somethings up Lt."

"I gathered that, make sure the Dom is in top shape, I've a feeling we might need them."

You head up to the captains wardroom.

>>8068232
No. That's stupid. She stays with us but keeps alert of our surroundings.

>>8068270

Great, More feddie shenanigans.

>>8068270
inb4 "We've received warning that some Federation sympathizers are going to try and infiltrate the base tonight. Be on the lookout for any vehicles seeking to enter the base."

Oops.

>>8068270
THIS IS WHY WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GO BETWEEN...maybe

we'll see

>>8068270
God dammit. Tell Elaine to catch some rest while we go talk to Fontaine.

inb4 'there has been another coup'

>>8068270
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..
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OHGOD THE SUSPENSE

>>8068270

Do we need to nuke a bitch, *again*?

>>8068270
I'm a bit late today, but it looks like things went decently.

I guess that the people we overthrew on our first trip to San Jose might be coming back for a rematch.

You enter the wardroom to find Captains Fontaine, Salinca and Mantagu as well as Norris Packard and another blond haired man you haven't met before.

"Welcome Lieutenant. Well, here's the problem. It looks like Operation Hunter stirred up a real hornets nest. It looks like the entire 1st Armour Division stationed in Panama is now pushing up into Costa Rica, heading towards the Zeonic Southern defence line. This is a big problem as technically speaking Costa Rica is neutral in this."

"As a result the Junta we put in power has delivered us an ultimatum. Either we leave before the Federation forces get near here, or the Generals in power will be forced to pretend that we've violated their neutrality and attack us with their military." Montagu supplies.

"Ungrateful swines..." the blond comments.

'Well, can't we put some other generals into power?'

>>8068435
"Well, let's make sure they don't get near here then."

We and the rest of Nachtmaren will just have to rain down hell. While we do that, see if we can have the depleted units run back up to California Base and replaced with fresh ones. Crushing an entire Feddie armored division would be a good thing.

>>8068435
Who's the blond?

>>8068435
>blond haired man
I SUSPECT THIS IS NOT A MAN

anyway, let him know we're repairing and will be off soon, worse case whe attack the devision before they reach Costa Rica, technically leaving them nutral.

if its just tanks I can see us winning, if not we'll just hit and run to slow them while repairs are made

>>8068435
GHINEAS? THEY SEND US THAT FAGGOT GHINEAS RATHER THAN HIS ATTRACTIVE ACE PILOT SISTER? COOL.

Anyway, any chance of stalling them? And how repaired are the Gaws?

>>8068435

Question 1) Is the Zeonic southern defense line actually IN Costa Rica?

Question 2) Can we realistically get out in time with out damaged transports?

Question 3) could we instead take the Outer Heaven and some volenteers (Apsalus 2 pls) in a spoiler attack against the advancing Feddies?

>>8068435
"Sounds serious. I believe we haven't been formally introduced, you are?"

-I guess its time to get on the move again.

>>8068435

Is the blond guy Ghineas?

>>8068435
INCOGNITO??!?
.
.
well we have a problem. Counter-ultimatum = Fuck you, sir. this is Zeon Country. feddies can't stop here.
.
time to coup a coup and assassinate another leader?

>>8068435
I say we pull back, let the feds strain their supply lines, then crush them and take back Costa Rica.

>>8068435
Interesting. How about a counter offer? They loose their neutrality and join Zeon, and we'll make sure those tanks never reach their borders.

time to rape an armored division - again

>>8068499
Seconding.

>>8068435
>the entire Costa Rican military will attack us

You mean both jeeps and the broken down tank? O no!
Somehow, I'm not too worried

>>8068435


"Doesn´t sound like problem to me, We just have tp work fast, And if we can somehow make a feint manouver that delays the Feddies from getting near Costa Rica in time then the Armored Divison will already be out of Costa Rica by the time the feddies arrive, And the Costa Rican Goverment can claim to not know ing about our movement."

And to Gineas.

"Honestly Mr, Costa Rica isn´t strong enough to take on every other country on earth, And have rather big Civilian population as well, The Goverment is looking out for them as well, Like all good goverments should."

>>8068533
I like this

>>8068533

Ah, I miss read it as, "Our Armored Division must travel throuugh Costa Rica", Not "Our defense line is in Costa Rica."

Still, Can we make it out in time? We can put up a defense line right at the Costa Rican border and seeing how CR has many Zeonic sympathizers have some unalligne Guerillas disrupt the feddie supply line.

"In any case, our forces aren't in any sort of shape to be handling a trained division of Federal forces along with the Costa Rican brown river forces. So we've got the engineers doing make-do patches on the Gaws to try and redeploy north of the country."

"It still doesn't change the fact that the Feds are making a push, and our Southern Lines probably our weakest. Not so much after you pretty much killed off the organised resistance back in April David, but it's still the weak link in our American force composition."

"How the hell did THAT happen?" Norris asks Motnagu.

"Simple, with Costa Rica secretly on our side, we planned to use them as an early warning system and then deploy reserve forces to the Rio Grande to hold them off."

"And the reason we don't do that now is?"

"Because WE ARE THE RESERVE FORCES."

the conversation reaches an impasse.

"Well, on the plus side, all of our combat data on enemy Mobile Suits has been sent to HQ. So there's that." The blond adds.

"What about the Mad Angler Unit, have we gotten contact with them yet?" You ask.

"Not yet, but under standard protocol they should surface and report back to base in about an hour, but they wont be able to meet up with us any time soon most likely."

After twenty minutes the engineers come back, they think the Gaws will be able to make a hop to about the middle of Mexico beofre they have to land. But after that it'll take twice as long to repair. It might be better to just abandon them, but you'll cross that bridge when you come to it.

Now you just have to pick a landing spot.
You suggest Salinca Cruz. If you taxi the planes into the town, you know the place is defendable, and it's deserted so you won't have to worry about civilian losses.

Another 30 minutes later and you're all in the air.

I say we destroy them before they enter costa rica.

We did it in zaku 2s, we're in doms now with two long range bombing units

Armored devision's got nothing

>>8068649
That's fine too.

What kind of odds do we have on running into the Bandit in his Gundam this time?

>>8068649

Is Norris with us?

We should ask him who "That blond Jerkass" was, Yes i know he is Gineas, but still.

>>8068649
>Salina Cruz
Good lord. This trip is turning into a stroll down memory lane.

"Oh, that's where the Loki went super-critical & we loop-holed the Antarctic Treaty in the ass."
"What?"
"Nothing."

>>8068697
little. He got in a figter, that blew the fuck up. He'd need to be recovered, returned to juboro, suit up, and make the treck back.

Not impossible, but unlikely

>>8068649
Transmit a warning to California Base, and also, what's the status on the Apsalus?

>>8068730

Good. Because even in our best suits, if we have to fight both him and an armoured division at the same time, we're proper fucked.

Isnt the proto-Gundam supposed to be pretty weak-sauce? Like "destroys itself with the recoil of the beam rifle"-weak.

I wouldn't worry too much about the Gundam showing up, but the tank division should have atleast 100 tanks in it.

>>8068726

No no no. That was Panama. Salina Cruz was where you first landed on earth and then on the way back made the Mexican Army cry like little girls.

They're probably going to take one look as your Mobile Suit and run away screaming "EL MUERTO GIGANTE!"

>>8068768
It kicked our ass a few threads back. You're thinking of another suit

>>8068778
Oh yeah, where we earned our kill mark for a Heavy Lifter Door, right?

>>8068768
Back when we were in Mastodon Battalion we took out division at least once.

>>8068649
If we have nothing better to do on the way to Salina Cruz, we may as well start going over the combat footage from Jaburo. If the RX-78-1 DOES get sent with the 1st Armored, we'll want to have at least some strategy beyond "RUN LIKE FUCK".

Or, I suppose, we could all try to get some sleep.

>>8068813
The ones that need sleep get it

The Aspalus is back to being fully functional, though the heatsinks have been overloaded and there are no parts to replace them. The Beam cannon will fire, but it's going to trip those fuses again in quick order, and it's only going to get worse until those heatsinks are replaced. The parts for which are all the way in Peking.

Anyway, after an hour in the air the Gaws (some of which are sputtering and struggling make a landing on the clearing to the north-east of the town. The Gaws either Taxi, or have to be towed by Zaku-Tank to the middle of town.

It is currently 1am. The Mad Angler Unit checked in on time, apparently it was around 200 miles of Buenos Aires when it made the call. It won't be able to get to you any time soon, though it might make it to Mexico by the time the push comes in.

DEFENSIVE PLANS?

THE ENEMY IS EXPECTED AROUND 10AM.
THE GAW REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETE AT 4PM AT THE EARLIEST.

>>8068895
What are the forces currently at our disposal? Other than the Nachtmaren, I mean?

>>8068895

I'm gonna suggest that the Apsalus fly fairly far away from the fight, and keep in contact via laser com. If there's a potential breakthrough we use it's beam cannon to prevent it, otherwise keep it in reserve. It's ridiculously fast so it should be able to get back in range quickly.

Otherwise just set up the best defense we can with our Zakus and infantry. Build traps if possible, position the Gaws to use their beam cannons, get the Outer Heaven and the Dopps (and I guess any undamaged Gaws) as aerial cover, mount the more advanced units (the Goufs, Zaku F2's, the Flipper) on Dodais, and use the rest of the 'elite' units as a mobile reserve.

>>8068895
You said we're expecting a Division, correct? How many tanks is that? 50? 100? 200?

Can you give us a description of the surrounding terrain. Are we in or near the city? How many buildings?

>>8068895

Units that cannot move but have operational Cameras gets used as spotters for Artillery units, Lonmg range attacks are the key to keeping them off as long as possible.

>>8068778
>They're probably going to take one look as your Mobile Suit and run away screaming "EL MUERTO GIGANTE!"
Then we should deploy in it if we have it with us.

>>8068970

Our entire unit is painted up like this now. They'll be going catatonic.

>>8068895

Use Zaku fireteams led by people in Gouf-types as the core of the defence. Deploying in staggered defensive rings so that squads can move to cover each other without opening gaps or bulges in the line.

Our 3 Doms provide a mobile reserve - we use our retarded speed to move to engagment hotspots and tip any overwhelming enemy movment in our favour.

Calvin and Hovis do their usual double-team, providing directed artillery support, as well as being a mobile strongpoint that can be used as a rally point in the event any part of the battle line needs to fall back.

>>8068895
Don't forget to inform everyone on the merits of using tank carcasses as improvised sand bags!

>>8069069

Dopp squads run in an incerceptor cloud above our centre ops area, moving out to hit enemy air attacks and then falling back - they don't have the fuel or numbers to last if they overextend themselves.

Infantry stand ready on their Wappas to provide the rest of the mobile reserve. Similar mission profile to the Dom squad, except they handle smaller threats with RPGs and disrupt enemy infantry so that the Doms don't get bogged down lending support on too many fronts.

Outer Heaven and Apsalus stand ready at the Centre HQ so as to provide long-range beamspam support when given targetting data from the Flipper Zaku. We don't need them wasting shots.

>>8069069
Not a bad call. I'll throw my thoughts in there.

Use the Zakus as the Core, not the Goufs. Goufs are close-combat suits. They're also fast. Have the Goufs with Zol as strikers, setting up lightning ambushes and disrupting units as they form, then falling back. Zakus are the core of the formation, a firing line by Squad. Behind that line, and anchoring it, are Jol and Hovis. Our Doms are on mobile assault duty, similar to the Goufs, but we strike from range with our 'zooks, while they get in close.

Tl;DR
Zaku Line by Squad.
Jol and Hovis behind that.
Goufs as Ambush team and strikers.
Dom as mobile quick support.

THREAD IS AUTOSAGING REQUEST NEW THREAD!?

>>8068950
In the Fed Military, it's variable. It will at least be 5 companies of Tanks. Expect Land Battleship support at well, almost certainly air support as well.

Plus whatever they can get by twisting Mexico's arm.

Ghineus agrees to being fire support.

>What are the forces currently at our disposal? Other than the Nachtmaren, I mean?

Hmm. Lemme see.

There are currently 8 mobile suits in working order. Captain Salinca's B-3 and one of the Goufs (the other is still too badly damaged for combat.)
Captain Montagu's S type Zaku,
2 Zaku Cannons
A J type Zaku
An F type Zaku
Norris Packards Gouf Custom.

Plus your forces. There are a couple of pilots who can be used to pilot your spare 2 F2's if you want.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>8069134
Shit! Forgot to mention everything else. Use the Gaws that are relatively undamaged as MPC turrets. The Outer Heaven is grounded to keep itself from being a gigantic target. The Heaven is our ace in the hole. As is the Apsalus. If they're ever about to overwhelm us, Apsalus moves up, Beam Cannons, then falls back. If we're ever going to be seriously overwhelmed, the Heaven starts up and starts laying down hate and discontent like a motherfucker while we fall back.

Oh! And Calvin is on a lowflying Dodai gathering telemetry for our artillery, and generally keeping us appraised of everything.

Our Dopps are on CAP and CAS.

>>8069172

Oh, that reminds me. One change from my previous plan. I want to use the Doms as a fast, offensive scouting unit. Find the location of the enemy land battleships, relay it to Calvin, who relays it to the Apsalus, which comes in fast and wrecks it/them. If we can take out their biggest threat right away, things should go much better for us. I'd recommend using the Flipper on it's own, or some Lugguns or something, but I doubt they'd survive behind enemy lines. I think the Doms would, if they kept moving.

>>8069172
Okay, so a platoon is, what, 20 tanks? So at least 100, plus land battleships. Okay. In that case, we should do this:

>>8069134
>>8069130
>>8069069

>>8069172
Ok, adjusting.

Zaku J, Zaku F, Zaku S- Squad 1, firing line
Zaku Cannon X2, Hovis, Jolyne- Squad 2, Artillery Support, behind Squad 1.
Salinca and other Gouf- Squad 3, supporting Squad 1
Zol & Norris- Squad 4, strikers, quick assault
David & Elaine- Quick Response, Hit & Run
Calvin- Dodai, low altitude, Recon

Dopps: CAP and CAS
Grounded Gaws: MPC Support
Outer Heaven: Grounded until needed
Apsalus: Grounded until needed. Probably sick it on the Land Battleship

>>8069256
Wait, my bad. 20 tanks per platoon, 100 per company. So at least 500 tanks.

>>8069188

Calvin would likely be better off concealing himself on an elevated position instead of flying around with a target on himself.

This battle plan is amazing. Awesome work.

Shame we don't have enough different forces to put our combined arms tactics into practice. But oh well, we still have some captial ships, interceptors, and mobile armors. It should go well enough if we're smart about it.

>>8069269
I like this.

WHAT ABOUT OUR INFANTRY!?!?

I mena we ahve them and some Wappas still right?

>>8069275
>500 tanks
That just sounds...retarded.

uploaded. New thread here: >>8069347

>>8069336

Some of the infantry could be used as additional artillery spotters? Have them dig in observation posts on nearby hills and stick them with hard lines or transportable laser comms if we have them?

>>8069349

Welcome to Feddie territory. Absurd numerical superiority is their thing.

>>8069349

It is. it's 15 tanks per company, and at 5 companies that makes it 75 tanks.

It's the planes and the Big Tray's that you should worry about.

>>8069336
Infantry? Against 500 tanks? Not terribly useful at the moment.

>>8069172
>>8069172

Okay. Salinca, the Gouf, Zol and Norris form an impromptu striker squad as per >>8069134

Looking at the sattelite maps of the terrain, the Feddie forces are going to have to take the long way via the Panamericana and Super Carretera Transismica highways to move a division that size, unless they want to go for a swim. Therefore,

The S, J and F Zakus form ateam, as do the 2 Cannons and our spare F2s, (1 3-man team, 1 4-man), which then take up a staggered defensive postition in the outer eastern suburbs, backed by Wappa Infantry. We pre-sight the main highways and the large open stretches of land between suburbs for artillery bombardment by the Rhino.

The Gouf and Dom teams wait inside the massive refinery complex to avoid detection, and as the Zaku teams fall back, the striker teams move out to flank the enemy advance and disrpt large attacks. We then use our MA artillery, Apsalus and OH to force an enemy fallback, during which we reclaim defensive positions in the outer suburbs.

Dopps remain on standby as AA interceptors.