Oh Helena~

Quite fantastic, this Helena~.

"Time to sit down and enjoy the horror story I guess."

Go on

Using the Ibonyte in factories, people were being mixed, and bonded with dangerous levels of the stuff resulting in artificial ghouls- however while that is just a side effect I am certain that they wanted to create vampire soldiers. Or succeed in making one. That's when they found me.

Oderkonn was co-erced to create a bonding agent that synthesized vampire blood, his talent for eidetic memory allowed him to put together the trial data's results to come up with the perfect serum. But under his own will, he concocted escape instead. "

Chief Engineer Oderkonn:
H- Hi everyone I can vouch for Helena's story , except for the part where I rescued her... really I think that was all her...

*Ahem*

Anyways... I pretty much wrote down the data on the bonding samples that the Voss were trying to concoct, Null Prismatic Fields, Hemovore strains, Resonating phantom steels, and reanimating fluid..
and much more. Its all unreal, and its even worse that they can manage to recreate these horrors with Ibonyte alone. What was alarming was the fact that they wanted to produce this stuff as quickly and as soon as possible. Armor was... secondary for the most part.
Another thing I would like to report was that 3 days prior to your arrival, the enemy sent back a huge cargo load of civilians north to Kolsta, a mining forge, along with a 33 tonne Ibonyte crystal east to Saturnia Academy - a paranormal research university. This could mean that they can start processing new methods of "siring" their dead soldiers to take Ragnyll once and for all.

Neither of these things bode well, as the Voss are quickly implementing something terrible for their warmachine, and they don't waste time with human terrain either.

>>15652243
"Why do I feel like this won't end well... Idon't like killing the "ghouls" that those things sire, having to kill my own soldier a second time because those monster can somehow "infuse" whatever made them into the dead."

" It seems that Ragnyll's front is on the ropes but where the Voss tramples on the Human terrain, people must hear about it ! "

" Who let you in here !"

Iron Command: Relax. I have invited this war correspondent here to save the information spoken here provided that he releases only the details that would get the job done on the public arena, and the more critical ones after the fact.

" Taken right out my mouth , Ma'am. Give me something to spin and maybe we can have the Holy Aeon Empire on our doorstep ,or the Iffram Kingdoms after hearing of voss infringing on their demi human civil rights- or Clovis who could churn out an partnership with Ragnyll - or "

" That's quite enough Mr. Malone. But this meeting has yet to conclude. "

" My turn. You have all fought bravely here today, this is certain. But you are tempered veterans yet.

Our Armor capabilities are behind the Voss by far- but now that we have our Chief Engineer in our ranks, Oderkonn can start up critical war efforts to furnish our forces with Armor, and pilots with the training to use them. Production is gradual which is why I will list our options.

To the North is Kolstec, a much larger center for Ibonyte works, the IronHeart of Ragnyll. Since there are native Ragnyllians held prisoner there, an all out attack would be a terrible idea but that's not what we want to engage in anyway. Should we choose to go there, we will coordinate with the local resistance to capture their armor works and defensive artillery and open the gates for the main forces.

To the west is Albane Airfields, it is reported that the Voss are using that lone strip to refuel and furnish their aerial forces. It is reported that a giant airship is under construction there. And many more on its way.

And as Oderkonn reported, the East is where another Academy is being held by the Voss, however unlike most combat academies this one is known for Training our Elementalists. They would be a welcome addition to our forces where Voss uses heavy Occult power.

I will now open this discussion with the Lt. "

>>15652460
"So we have the choice between stopping a potential super weapon, saving our people while diminishing their armor production or getting mage... Well I'm happy I'm not the one making the decision."

>>15652460

The plan is that we eventually take all three-
But in what order is critical. The voss' power will grow for every step forward we make. And until we reach full power, it will be an uphill battle with many different flavors and degrees of .... discomfort "

>>15652560
"Well my personal opinion is to hit the armor production, we all know how much trouble we had with dealing with them, then the airstrip hoping to either steal that giant airship once it's almost completed but not quite ready and finish with the academy, to be honest I wouldn't mind mage support sooner than later but the fact that they have so many tanks that they can currently drown us in them hurt us more than I'd like. This come for the person that failed to follow a simple plan though."

I realize the first impulse here is to rescue the civilians (I know it was mine), but I believe it would be more prudent to liberate the Academy first. After all the Elementalists there are in just as much, if not more, danger of Voss experimentation than the civilians of Kolstec. Additionally the Elementalists could prove useful when retaking Kolstec.

As for the airfield and the potential giant airship? I say they should be dealt with last. Yes, this could unleash a giant airship of death upon Ragnyll. It also has the potential to let us capture a finished/mostly finished finished airship of death. And in a worst case scenario you can always roll in with your new Elementalists and armor and level everything.

>>15652615

Luckily more boys like me have been showin' up, hey Sarge? Though I'm not too happy with the 'target-rich environment' either.

Not to undercut the Sarge, but I'm more for taking the Airfield first. Nobody's asked me to shoot a flying machine yet, and I don't like the idea of having to try it when a life's on the line.

Either way we go, this ain't gonna be a fun day. FLying machines, Tank depot, or Mages'...I don't know Mage-nagerie? Fighting's gonna be fierce however we go. On the plus side, the Medic fixed my ears so I don't have to shout so much!

>>15652615
I don't know. I think we should get the airfield first. I kinda like the idea have some air support available. In my experience, most tanks and occult types can't really stand up to a good old fashioned 500 pound bomb dropped from ten thousand feet.

>>15652700
>>15652709
>>15652779
"That's left to the lieutenant to decide, I'd rather know why we(vanguard) are still kept around, from what I could see during our precedant mission we are far from useful."

>>15652861

" Against men with guns - a shield is a pat on the back , You know why vanguards are kept around ? It's because older more powerful things than toy tanks have been beaten by them. So rejoice- you're the only ones capable of killing me should I decide to blend this room with your blood "

>>15652982
"Things we hopefully didn't meet yet, well I can still charge a tank but with what happened to the first field... Now to see if I can keep myself alive until they decide to use them."

>>15652982
"Seeing as this is leading to nothing without the lieutenant, I'll go take some sleep, if you can give me a time for the operation I'll look at it in the morning."

rolled 7, 8 = 15

"So our options are rescuing the mageboys capturing a flying ship or some good old fashion underground resistance? Hot damn i really want that airship but we need those elementalist's to make any headway in this war."

>>15653432

do we have any reconnaissance data or fotos on any of the objectives?

rolled 10, 7 = 17

>>15653432
"Damn you try and sleep over a combat fatigued hangover and you miss have the war."
"Thank god for those annoying fucking cicadas or hell i would have been asleep for another week."

Jambo slips off from the Truck collects what little luggage he had on him. A full set of combat fatigues and a lot of fucking boots.

One for every kind of dirt.
The driver noses out and nods at him and Jambo in return hands him a pair of boots as if to supplant for payment. The driver gives it half a thought and drives away. Jambo stalks to the nearest bar. Alcohol contained all the needed vitamins to maintain human life. And his hip flask was starting to get lighter than his hunting knife.

>>15653450

They are forthcoming once we make a deciscion

rolled 5, 7 = 12

>>15653470
"Fuck it men let's go and get our boys back, To the academy."

>>15655069

>>15655093

>>15655093
>>15655130

Oderkonn , was this your doing ? Or ....

This looks mighty cool, now I can't stay, I have to run in 10 minutes, but would it be possible to join sometime?

>>15656208
First ten person to join, when a mission thread is up. Also waiting for a map of the academy seeing as that's where we're going.

>>15656222

> Just got back from work gonna draw up a rough map perhaps

>>15658473
Thank you command, it will help us strategizing.

if anybody's planning to upgrade,
it's probably a good idea to post them here so IC can take a look at them

>>15655130

where's FM1-3 though?

>>15659701
I already bought my upgrades... Now I'm weighting my option to see if I buy an aspect or an additional team member next.

" Now 'fore everyone goes off honkey dory - how about some impressions on Today's fight ? Who would ye like to give a shout out to if you catch my drift ? "

IronCommand: Hmmmm the public has its eyes on us but most importantly are keening in on what we have to say about the enemy... thoughts ?

>>15660186
"Nothing much to say... it's not like I anything usefull, Helena, our Hr and M did most of the work."

>>15660186

you know, thinking about it, it's probably better to go for the civilian rescue mission instead

i'd imagine the public won't be very pleased when they find out a part of them were allowed to be tuned into experiments

>>15660319
The ebonyte was sent to the academy not the mine, they are probably forced to mine ore for the voss war machine.

>>15660319

No, they wouldn't be happy to hear that, but do you think they'll be happier to learn that the Voss not only dissected and experimented on an Academy's worth of Elementilist, but also likely have Elementilists themselves now?

No matter what course of action is taken people are going to die, that's the only certainty here. Even more people are going to die the longer the war drags on. So the question is does saving the civilians end the war sooner, or does saving the Elementilists and the war sooner?

The road to SunWater Academy , and Solstice city in general are packed with Voss activity, so Instead we'll take a detour to an old highway east through the country. Not much is known about this place save for this 3 year old photograph. It's possible that Voss patrols went through this place but expect minimal forces.

However make sure that the bridge over Helena river is secure, if it gets destroyed, armor will have a hard time crossing.

>>15660711

Helena get's her own river? That's awesome!

>>15660711
Now that we have this, we'll assume that all those houses/huts are infested with ghouls or worse, the best course of action would be to send a sneaking force south, while the main force will go north and use the low wall for cover, the priority target would be any mobil artillery or heavy weapon team, since they can damage the bridge.

>>15660797
Now with crappy paint, the red dot are sentry, the SE most red square would be a jump pad.

>>15660796

" It's...... a p e r s on al m a t t e r "

rolled 7, 4 = 11

>>15660465
"So You think you can question my command eh this war ain't gonna end anytime soon unless you want to roll over and surrender and hell's if i'm gonna see that happen. If we want any chance on surviving this war were gonna need everybit of destructive capability this country can muster. Am I choosing one life over another just because i think one is more useful you're damn right! My goal is to win this war and if that means i have choose to save soldiers who can fight over civilians who are gonna run away fine then court marshall me after war but i got some voss bastards to take of first."

rolled 9, 9 = 18

>>15660890
"If the Voss are as crafty as I think they are that bridge is probably rigged were gonna need a M to scout and probably defuse before i order any tanks across it. What has me worried is if the Voss has any elementalists. Oderkonn!, you got any tips on taking them down or what the hell they can do?

>>15660890

don't you think the crossing would be better if done by the north

the south with that steep embankment seems a tad cramped

>>15661138
I didn't question anything, in fact I agree with your decision for reasons you stated and if you'll check this meetings minutes you'll notice I was the first to suggest rescuing the Elementilists over the civilians.

>>15660319 Was the one who questioned the decision.

rolled 7, 6 = 13

>>15660319
"Meh all you draft dodger's look alike"

>>15661185
" They're honestly something of a state secret, only the Academy itself knows how they work. But I've heard that Ibonyte usage has gone up since they were established much like us Combat engineers who can concoct machines in a split second.

My guess is that they have a vast academic background, rivaling doctors and scientists, and using the radiant energy that Ibonyte emits when "unlocked" they are able to manifest most natural phenomenon. But Elementalists come in all colors and stripes. Some are a dime a dozen magic tricksters while others rival Iffran Wizardry. When fighting them, be aware of any subtle inconsistencies in nature. It might give a clue as to the nature of their attack "

rolled 10, 8 = 18

>>15661372
"Damn if there is one thing i hate it's going into a fight blind."

"Hmm Oderkonn how much spare tank parts do we have?"

>>15661405
Hello Lieutenant, glad to see you.

>>15661405

Quite a few actually ,and I had HQ send me parts instead so we could just assemble some Armor that we need now actually.

Which designs would you have me make for this operation ?

>Bitanks [unlocked]
>Hoppers [scouting]
>RigCycles [Light Attack Transport]

rolled 1, 7 = 8

>>15661654
>>15661607
"You too Mana, hmm what say you give me your two cents on the matter, the upcoming battle looks like urmab assault so i'm anxious to ask Oderkonn for some Rig cycles for some fast mobile attack. Granted we don't know what exactly we will be finding there so planning is basically a gamble at this point."

>>15661654
What are those RigCycle you're talking about? I may be interested...

>>15661705
This may end up being a kick in door, kill everything in house, take cover in house, repeat type of operation, which seems to be the opposite of what rigcycles are for.

>>15661734
Ah well, they're mono tracked- engines with a gyro stabilizer to keep them upright no matter the weight distribution. allowing them to keep a sidecar big enough to house a squad or even a heavy weapons team. Theres also a fixed sidegun that can fire tow cables but the reasoning for that still eludes me..... "

>>15661825
"Tow cables eh how much can they pull, also I'm thinking of sending a small ground scout force, see if they can't sneak in and give us better picture of the manpower there without tipping off the enemy."

From the back of the room a soldier has decided to make himself known by raising a still and corded arm above the assembly.

" I can volunteer "

>>15661884

It's actually proportional to the mass that they carry or how much leverage they can amass but judging from the designs, the heavy engines coupled on a tracked motorcycle can cause problems for bipedal giants, and even Voss tanks if two rig cycles are involved.

>>15661952
Hmmm could I just you know give one to everyone in my squad and use them to become a cavalry unit?

>>15661952
>>15661922
"I'll keep that in mind."
"Rambo you think you can keep that bloodlust of yours under control enough to scout? Eh as long as you make it back feel free to take out the whole damn army while your there."

>>15661968

*nods

*backdoor

>>15661965

[Incoming Unit Data : d]

PS. After this I can run a mission since I dont have work in the morning what do you guys think ?

>>15662235

yeah I can play today

>>15662235
I'd be up for it, also damn yeah bike cavalry... now I only need a fancy armor and a lance.

if pvt. Jambo play we only need 7 player too

>>15661952
So, they can lift their own weight? Might be useful if we need [encoded_frequency]MOTORCYCLE PARATROOPER DROPS[/encoded_frequency] at some point.

>>15655130
>>15659701

Here are the schematics for easy to assemble armor units ! Now that we know how to make them, you can use Engineers to repair or salvage them !

Alright people let's begin the sorte ! We move out in the morning for minimal ghoul damage ! GO GO GO !

>>> WE ARE NOW RECRUITING FOR TONIGHT'S MISSION.

>>15662717

"Mana, reporting for duty, after deliberation I'll pass on using a Rc."

Reporting in.

" This is Jambo reporting from the field. I have visual on the enemy "

>>15662717
"Alright fuckers grab a gun and trip, time to bombard this battlefield with freedom."

>oh yeah game time

Bump for awareness, we still have 5 slot open and no armor pilot.

[M]Lt.Iceval
[M]Daugherty
[?]Pvt. Rohn Jambo
[A]Piotrowski
[V] Sgt.Mana

"Alright thats half a roster, Rambo pick up some equipment 'fore i shove some down your gullet. Also we need some to drive the untested battle bike into an unsurveyed battlefield against vastly powerful enemey's we don't know anything about."

>only 5? we're gonna need more people if the previous missions' any indication of difficulty

I'll provide armor support on this mission.

Private Fields Reporting in. Think a squad of assault troopers in one of those bikes could make for a good rapid deployment and attack unit,

Reporting for duty.

>It's been awhile

Alright, managed to scrounge up the parts for Isara mk.2!

She's still a bit finicky though, so I might miss a few phases or so.

Joining as Scout

In fact, put me down for one of those Cycles if Allowed. I'll Taxi an Assault Squad into the fray.

>>15662829
>>15662734
Field, Piotrowski You are now my subordinate, enjoy having 1 extra health

>>15662857
>Salute
Thank you sir, I'll try to make it last.

>>15662856
or not
>>15662848
Vipera then enjoy being able to tank a sniper shot.

>>15662848

Like so.

Vipera's drinking some sort of sweet hazelnut liqueur on the rocks while standing next to the bikes. "This is Vipera de Firmus, of the Special Situations Section. Headquarters sent me to assist. What is the current situation?"

[M]Lt.Iceval
[M]Daugherty
[?]Pvt. Rohn Jambo
[A]Piotrowski
[V] Sgt.Mana
[Bt] Lorraine
[A]Pvt. M. Fields
[M] Taylor
[Bt]Pvt. Gunther
[S]Vipera de Firmus

"Hot damn that's what i call a recruitment drive . Allright shitstains we got our brothers in enemy hands, it;s our job to get them back so they together we can send the Voss screaming back to the mound of' shit they call home and out of our glorious country.

>>15662892
Preparing an assault to retake Saturnia Academy

>>15662895
[M1]Lt.Iceval
[M2]Daugherty
[M3] Taylor

[S1]Pvt. Rohn Jambo
[S2]Vipera de Firmus

[A1]Piotrowski

[V1] Sgt.Mana

[Bt1] Lorraine
[Bt2]Pvt. Gunther

[A1]Pvt. M. Fields

Alright there are your unit designations so get ready, get angry, and get bloodthirsty cause we got alot of Voss and not a lot of time before last call."

>>15662903
Vipera sips, savoring the flavor, "Excellent, Sergeant, I will be willing to take one of the Rig Cycles for the added mobility. They make a good, flexible fire base."

Quick question what does "3L" for movement mean?

>>15662937
Unit designation confirmed.

>>15662943

You move a distance equal to three times the length of the vehicle per turn, rather than using the standard hex based system that infantry and some other vehicles do.

>>15662938
" Alright here are the keys, now it's brand new so bring it back with a full tank and covered in fresh coat of Vossian Blood."

Yes Sir.

>>15662969
Of Course.

Confirmed.

Actually confirmed.

"I wish command would give us more intel concerning the mission before throwing us into the fire. I'd like to know if we can anticipate enemy anti-armor support."

>>15663064
" Command is only good at three things Lorraine, paperwork, paychecks, and headaches"

>>15663064
"Don't make me laught, for sure they have anti armor there... if not worse."

>>15663064

>just assume the worst i guess

>>15663097
>>15663096
>>15663093

"True enough. We'll just have to deal with the situation as best we can."

"ALRIGHT some things to note enemy Elementalists and armor units are top priority targets, next no one crosses the bridge till an M unit checks it for explosives."

Processing Units. ......

Again, what does the "L" designation mean for weapon and movement ranges?

>>15663213
see
>>15662968

>>15663213

The L is the length of your vehicle. The BiTank specifically can move a distance equal to 3 times the vehicle's length per phase, and the cannon can fire 5 times the length of your vehicle. Takes some getting used to but it does make us deceptively fast.

Enjoy the game guys.

>>15663246

>why not join as a new character?

>>15663268

Maybe at some later date, I may have got my fill of Skirmish Quest from the last set of shenanigans.

>>15663594
>>15663594
>>15663594

PACK UP AND SET OUT WE HAVE BEGUN OPERATIONS !

HELLGHAST UNIT, MOVE OUT !