Grunting, you dance your fighter away from her stream of tracers again, narrowly avoiding them. She's improved- or she's not playing around anymore. But, on the good side, she's completely focused on you- your allies tearing hers to shreds around you two seems of no concern to her at all.

However, she's also good enough that if you don't keep her busy, she'll probably destroy the majority of this force. It kind of leaves you in a bind.

“My love, what is wrong?” She asks. “You have not even tried to attack me. Have I displeased you?” Her voice sounds... well, confused.

“Perhaps I am not trying hard enough? I did think that maybe my darling would need some time to prepare himself, but maybe I have made a mistake? I am sorry if I have offended you! Forgive me my love!” She practically wails, while redoubling her efforts to swat you from the sky.

You roll over one shot, diving quickly under the other, careening through the sky in an effort to lose the witch firmly glued to your six. There's no clouds, not today, and you don't dare call in help- she'd rip them apart. Girl is good, you'll admit that.

[] Take her in over the mountains! There's terrain there, and you know how to fight in the weeds!
[] Drag her out to sea! Get her away from the fight!
[] Pull her out over the fleet. Let's see how she likes SAM coverage.
[] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

>>24018924
[x] Pull her out over the fleet. Let's see how she likes SAM coverage.
[x] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

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>>24018924
>[x] Take her in over the mountains! There's terrain there, and you know how to fight in the weeds!

lets dance with the angels

>>24018924
>[] Take her in over the mountains! There's terrain there, and you know how to fight in the weeds!

going guerrilla in plane?
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>>24018924
>[x] Drag her out to sea! Get her away from the fight!
>[x] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

Best time of the week Woo!

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>>24018924
>[] Take her in over the mountains! There's terrain there, and you know how to fight in the weeds!
"Come my darling let us dance"

>>24018924
>[] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

Keep up.

Y'all do realize that fighting in the weeds gives her even more of an advantage and will probably end up with us dead?

[] Drag her out to sea! Get her away from the fight!
[] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

I doubt we can outmaneuver her in terrain and the fleet would need to be able to detect her to begin with.
Which reminds me: is our sensor tuning able to detect her?

>>24018924
>[] Pull her out over the fleet. Let's see how she likes SAM coverage.
>[] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

straight to the mountains

>>24018924
[x] Drag her out to sea! Get her away from the fight!
[x] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

>>24018924

[X] Pull her out over the fleet. Let's see how she likes SAM coverage.

Let's see how she dogfights while dodging Sea Sparrows.

>>24019153
Stealth witch remember dude? they aren't gonna be able to get a lock. Though I suppose if they turned their sets up all the way the could turn her extra crispy.

>>24018924
[x] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!
[x] Drag her out to sea! Get her away from the fight!
If we transmit openly that this airspace is too crowded for our liking, and we're going out to sea, that will fold into Katryna's twisted sense of heroics, and it let's our squadron know what we're trying to do so that if we do get in trouble, they can come bail us out.

>>24018924
[] Drag her out to sea! Get her away from the fight!
[] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

"Come, my dear, and let me show you why they named me 'Warhound'."

>>24019180
>turn her extra crispy.
Really Hungry now.

>>24019204
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPgNcDOe2_E

Things that Crazy Russian likes:
Being alone
Us trying to kill her.

Things Crazy Russian dislikes:
Others
Us not trying to kill her

Therefore:
[] Drag her out to sea! Get her away from the fight!
[] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

>>24018924
>[X] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!
>[X] Drag her out to sea! Get her away from the fight!

>>24019204

Konstantina might prefer the new "Revenant" callsign.

Op do you have miss crazy's pic?

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>>24019231

>>24019251
Or Jess's?

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>>24019251

I still picture her resembling Deculture's Kharn the Betrayer.

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>>24019252
You chose two opposites.

>>24019272
Apparently close. Needs intense blue eyes and regular arms though.

>>24019274
Shit, I meant to vote for:

[x] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

>>24019274

I think he's trying to say one or the other.

>>24018924
>[] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!
Bad idea to get into a low-level fight with a witch. We might be able to outrun her, especially at altitude, but she'll win a turning fight. If we can get above her and dive, though...

>>24019308
We'll be on top and I am sure she'll be more of a fight then a Bull.

Now that Merlin's fought her stealth once before, can she pierce through it?
If not, we'll probably need her concentrating on defense and shields if the sensor can't lock on.

>>24018924
[x] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!
[x] Drag her out to sea! Get her away from the fight!

The weeds would be death, and she's REALY hard for the fleet to see, let alone try to shoot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_AdxJWFUh4

what we need is the turbo cat

Well, it seems like our job for the rest of the war is distracting the Soviet super aces while our wingmen get shit done.

>>24019381
She says she has a countermeasure for it, but it hasn't been tested yet.

>>24019404
Well it's time for that test.

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>>24019389
until they team up...

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>>24019404
>The appropriate countermeasure

>>24019427
That Son of A Russian Whore will die by the end of this quest.

>>24019427
We should recruit that one Jap pilot who managed to shake off the Vampire in a goddamn F-14J. Imagine what he could do in a Wyvern-tier plane.

>>24019427
SHE DIES! NOW!

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>>24019474
That's actually a great idea

>>24018924

[X] Drag her out to sea! Get her away from the fight!

[X] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

"Hey, Konnie: what do you say we take this somewhere more private??"

>>24019474
>>24019515
We should screen pilots while we're in the US.

Anyone who can last five minutes against Frank, the twins or one of the Witches gets put in a special squadron of kickass mofo's.

>>24019474
We need that Jap pilot and the Saudi gunner from Tankers '89 to team up and together they will defeat the Red Meance. When at the same time communicating with Gestures as they don't know what the other is saying.

>>24019461
>just as you are about to finish her the radar fills with missiles

>>24019561

Do it at Top Gun. I think Adm. Nixon would approve.

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>>24019602
vampire is the russian merlin

are we dead?

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[x] Drag her out to sea! Get her away from the fight!
[x] Climb! Let's get her up high, where she needs a pressure shield!

You honk your fighter in a brutal break turn, ramming the throttle forward to the stops and feeling your big jets howl, hundreds of pounds of fuel dumped into them in an instant. The sudden acceleration gains you some much-needed distance- breathing room.

“My love, why do you flee? Am I so little of a challenge?” Konstantina asks, sounding hurt.

“Hardly.” You respond. “But this isn't an appropriate place for us to dance, is it?”

That quiets her down, at least- and she stops shooting, too- folding, almost, into a very loose formation.

It isn't, of course, and you're still forced to go defensive as soon as you're feet wet- her tracers announcing more than anything else that your temporary truce is at an end.

You point your nose skyward, riding the afterburner plumes like a shuttle orbiter- though, unlike a shuttle orbiter, you don't have the energy or fuel to get into space. You level off at about angels sixty- high enough that you and Merlin both can feel the chill start creeping in. Many things a fighter may be, well insulated is not one of them.

1/2

She's on you again before you know it, a pair of slashing dives, aimed at making you drop lower. Fortunately, up here, your wings count for as much as her sparkles- she's got to expend more effort to stay aloft than your jet, and it works in your favor, allowing you to cut a few tighter turns than she expected. You turn inside one- shield flashing as a few errant rounds from her SMG almost find their mark.

“Tch.” She chides. “The little harlot. I almost forgot about her, my love. Still, it does make this far more interesting, da?”

Merlin's shield flashes again, intercepting another few rounds- a high deflection shot you didn't think she'd be able to connect with. “Frank, I don't know how much more of that I can stop...” Merlin says, sounding tired.

“Perhaps I will not kill you, little whore.” Konstantina says, almost conversationally. You've managed to shake her off, but she's dropped below you, somewhere. “My love seems to be tolerant of you, so perhaps I should be as well, no? Perhaps I will allow you to visit sometimes!”

“Frank, I... I think I can track her, but if I try, I can't shield us.” Merlin says, her voice hesitant. “W-we tried to set up a buffer so it doesn't hurt as bad if we get hit, but...” She trails off.

[] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”
[] “Don't worry about it, we're in visual contact up here. Focus on the plane.”

>>24019991
[X] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”

>>24019991

[X] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”

>>24019991
[x] “Don't worry about it, we're in visual contact up here. Focus on the plane.”
Better that she stop the bullets; even though she said she might spare Merlin, I expect her to aim for the cockpit right at Merlin.

>>24019991
>[x] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”

>>24019991
>[] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”

[] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”

I am just glad this bitch does not have a sword of some kind

>>24019991
>[x] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”

Situational awareness is EVERYTHING in a dogfight. Plus this means we can start using missiles on her.

>>24019991
>[] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”

Even if we can see her, that doesn't mean we can avoid her shots, since she can twist, turn, and effectively shoot in a complete 360-degree sphere from wherever she is.

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>>24019991
>[X] “Don't worry about it, we're in visual contact up here. Focus on the plane.”
Pride comes before a fall + safety first

>>24020110
what I would not give for a phaser banks from star trek about now

>>24020110
Never overestimate yourself. Saying she won't touch us is just setting us up for doom.

>>24019991
>[x] Let Merlin choose.
Let's see what she is comfortable with.

>>24019991
[x] Let Merlin choose.
If she can't then.
[x] “Don't worry about it, we're in visual contact up here. Focus on the plane.”

>>24019991
[] “Don't worry about it, we're in visual contact up here. Focus on the plane.”

>>24020088
That holds for conventional dogfights, but what about against a Witch that doesn't need to generate good attack angles on a target in order to shoot, because her weapon is not a static forward-facing gun?

>>24019991
[x] “Don't worry about it, we're in visual contact up here. Focus on the plane.”

>>24019991
[X] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”

Worse comes to worse we dive.

>>24019991
>[x] “Don't worry about it, we're in visual contact up here. Focus on the plane.”

Not getting shot should be the priority

>>24019991
>[] “Don't worry about it, we're in visual contact up here. Focus on the plane.”

say....this would be a good time to call for H.E.L.P!

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>>24020578
Any help we call in would be immediately destroyed by Miss Stalin

>>24020578
What?
We came up here specifically to keep Stalin away from the other members of our squadron because if they were here she would destroy them in a jealous rage.
As good as they are, she's still a super-witch that we can only match because we're in a super-plane with a witch that's synergizing with us to push the plane to its absolute limits.

>>24020611
>>24020654
Not him, but I think our squadron all tag teaming her would be a bit much even for her.

Not that we can do that at the moment.

>>24019991
[x] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”

Merlin can't hold out much longer anyway and with our missiles in play this becomes a way more even playing field

>>24020684
Actually, multiple fighters dogpiling on a single tends to end badly for the side with the numbers.

>>24020732
But we have Witches and they're a bit different. Multiple engagements from multiple angles and they can dodge better and shoot from all sides.

>>24020793
That still doesn't change the fact that you're drastically increasing chances of friendly fire and midair collision, especially since Witches HAVE to fight up close. Stalin Jr. doesn't have to worry about any of that and can just go balls crazy on anybody she sees.

>>24020684
We'd end up losing people.

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[x] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”

Situational awareness is everything in a dogfight. Your instructors hammered that into your brain- and it's backed by reams and reams of combat reports and data painstakingly gleaned from the last half century of aerial warfare. Some guys used to budget it like fuel- run out, lose track of the fight, and it's time to leave.

Of course, conventional wisdom also has forever held that the only counter to a witch is another witch, and any steelwing stupid enough to tangle with one deserves to go down in flames and smoke.

So, sometimes, you kind of cast doubt on conventional wisdom.

“Do it Merlin. If you can track her, I won't let her touch us.” You say, rolling inverted long enough to check below you, and thanking your gods Konstantina prefers strikers painted a high gloss black. Your center MFD lights up seconds later, an image only Merlin could cobble together in such a short time in the middle of combat. It's a composite sensor image- radar, and the Tesla sensors, both enhanced by her sparkles- one, a blue hound's head- shows you, while a red star with height, heading, velocity, and altitude tracks your opponent.

She's off about a half mile out to your ten, way, way low- almost sea level. How she can't see you is almost-

You stop that thought, realizing, belatedly, you're in the sun. She can't see you because of the glare. As if in confirmation, she calls across the radio, jokingly, but with a definite undercurrent of fear.

“My love, that is an interesting trick! Tell me, how did you learn to disappear? Or is your little follower to blame for this?” She asks. “Regardless, you cannot hide from me, darling. We were not done dancing yet!”

[] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.
[] Throw an Agile or six at her! We’ve seen they can hit her, and her time to react won't be that long!

>>24020899
>[X] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQAmvKMGUko

>>24020899

[x] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.

We brought these gunpods with us for a reason.

>>24020899
>you're in the sun

Sometimes all you need is the oldest trick in the book.

>>24020899
[x] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.

We have height advantage. That's the perfect time to use those GAUs. Then we can eject them once ammo is expended to lower our weight.

>>24020899
[] Throw an Agile or six at her! We’ve seen they can hit her, and her time to react won't be that long!

If the come blazing out of the sun at supersonic speeds, they may hit her before she can evade.

>>24020899

[X] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRQKnhv38Ys

>>24020899
[X] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.

I was waiting for this.

GIVE HER ALL THE DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!

>>24020899

All the guns

>>24020964
You don't take chances with a stealthwitch. As they've proven in Kosovo, guns don't give a shit about how fancy your stealth is.

>>24020967
THIS

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>>24020899
>MFW superwitch fooled by the oldest trick in the book

>[ ]Both
Agiles for the lead with us coming down screaming GAU greetings.

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>>24020899
>Fronk's face right now

>>24020899
>[] Throw an Agile or six at her! We’ve seen they can hit her, and her time to react won't be that long!
Kill the bitch.

>>24020986
That was a SA-3 I think.

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>>24021003
and now she becomes swiss cheese!

>>24020899
>[] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.

bounce.jpeg

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>>24020899
PRAISE THE SUN!

>>24020899
[x] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.
Followed by
[x] Throw an Agile or six at her! We’ve seen they can hit her, and her time to react won't be that long!

This bitch will take a lot of killing, so why limit ourselves?

>>24020899
Can we do both?

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>>24021035
I miss our crazy pilot

>>24021064
Because we all know that if we try to overkill her that the CFA-44 will railgun/missile spam us to death.

>>24021064
Give her ALL the Dallas.

>>24021109
I would not be shocked if it did come to save her

>>24020899

We really really need to start talking to her.

Tell her we got her letter. Ask her if she has a mailing address.

>>24021109
And if she dies so does our fan mail!

>>24019991
[X] “Do it Merlin. If I can see where she is, she can't touch us.”
We'll need to conserve Merlin's power or she just even more worn out.

>>24021119
After we fill her with holes.

>>24021119

I say we do that if she survives and retreats. When we get a free moment after the mission, Fronk should write her back.

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>>24020899
>[X] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.
Channel our spiritual liege

>>24020899
[x] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.

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>>24021154

>>24021119
We can send her all the mail she wants when she's recuperating in the ICU in the middle of a CIA blacksite.

>>24020899
[X] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.
At best this will confirm the kill or could just knock her out into the ocean where she will swim to us.

>>24021189

You're kidding. ONI asked us to write her back so she can keep giving us intel through her letters.

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>>24021100

good ol times

>>24021204
good news then...he said he will be back for "season two" by the end of spring/early summer

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searching trough the chieve gave me this.
how appropriate

>>24021217
The story of Young was concluded?

>>24021202
Maybe they can use the letters to bribe her into giving out info.

It would be SO funny (and horrifying) if they convince her to defect on the condition that she gets to join our unit. It wounds like the kind of dick move the CIA would do, too.

>>24021235
fuck no!

>>24021235
Hahahahahahahaha, no.

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>>24020899
FIRE ALL THE GUNS

"Oh disappearing is quite simple. all you have to do is Not Be Seen

>>24021240
No they'd promise her our seed.

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>>24021240
I already told you guys! The last thread will be us attacking Moscow with an entire wing of converted Soviet Witches!

>>24021278
again I am thinking she is a bastard clone child of young.

>>24021278

Fronk the cum factory.

This scares me more than I thought it would.

>>24020899
[]ALL THE GUNS

"Magicians never reveal their tricks. Also, command gave me permission to return your letters, do you have a mailing address?"

>Dive
"oh, and check your six"

>>24021306
He's going to have his own children of the trough.

>>24021311

Don't mention command.

Just say we'll send her a reply somehow.

>>24021240
>on the condition that she gets to join our unit.

..on the upside we could tell her to not kill little sister and honorary little sister?

>>24021299
Singing the Star-Spangled Banner.
>>24021306
We have been saying Nixon is our pimp and he will say "I'm not a crook!"

>>24021320

>The trough is filled with Fronk's seed

Motherofgod, they're milking him nonstop

>>24021326
Why would you let her know that our little sister even EXISTS?

>>24021354
well, if she serves with us we can offer her a screw once per saving our sister's life from enemy fire, disqualified if she purposefully puts her in danger

>>24021367
Not a DQ, instead if she fucks up like that or tries to cheat we screw Katya in front of her and she has to watch.

>>24021386
What about Ice?

>>24021416

icexfronk otp

>>24021448
Katya is the True route.

>>24021469
The true route is romancing the sky itself.

>>24021416
What about her?

I kid, she can share Fronk with Katya, it'll make crazybitch's punishments better.

>>24021469
Cease your filthy lies heretic!

>>24021483
True route is Nixon. You heard it here first folks.

It's almost comforting to see people being routefag idiots.

>>24021505
>Nixon
Being our Pimp.

>>24021483
>>24021491
Search your hearts, you know it to be true.

>>24021507
I don't think anyone's being serious.
On that note, we should set Merlin up with our sister.

>>24021535
I..... see no problems with this. merlin is good people

>>24021569

Nah. Actual little sisterxMav.

>>24021569
you're assuming they're gay or Bi. Merlin so far has provern herself Het/Frank-sexual.

>>24021535
Nah, JessxGoose

Not on board with the stupid semen tank idea but... well Stalinka might just be a defection risk if what katya's inferrence is what is actually true. Poor little test tube witch. Notice she has shit for wingmates. Probably isolated from them and has no contact. We keep it civil with her, and maintain letter based contact. Handle it all Mr. Rogers style, we might just be able to flip her. It would take a lot of effort though.

>>24021584
She's only sexually attracted to the flight jacket and the tech.

>>24021610
we said we would be sending her beach shots of us just to tease her

>>24021613
You forgot the cake.

>>24021646
That's not Mr. Rogers style at all.

>>24021613
she's shy and she's no frosted/cream filled cupcake.

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[x] Dive. Dive, hit your burners, and use the guns. All the guns.

For some reason, old country music starts playing in your head as you roll inverted, thumbing your weapons selector switch to guns- then quickly remembering the gunpods aren't linked to that group.

“Merlin, can you group the gunpods and the internals real fast?” You ask calmly, screaming towards the ocean at close to mach one.

“Done.” Merlin says after a second.

A feral grin splits your lips beneath your mask as you dive.

“My love, where did you go?” Konstantina asks, right as the your sights flashe over- at this height, with this angle, and at this speed, she's in range.

“Right here, darling.” You respond, thumbing the trigger.

Two 25mm guns and two 30mm guns roar, rocking your aircraft under their combined recoil. Hundreds of rounds fill the air in front of you, an expanding wall of lead, high explosive, and depleted uranium.

1/2

To her eternal credit, Konstantina doesn't hesistate, jerking herself sideways almost the same instant you hit the trigger. Her shield flashes once, twice, then lights up and stays lit as she fills your gunsight- absorbing enough punishment, by now, to kill any two others, you think.

Her return fire forces you off with a pair of grazing hits- Merlin yelps, but you didn't hear the distinctive tick of a round puncturing your jet, and you broke off the second Konstantina flipped over- You remember what Viper did back over the desert, months ago.

“My love is demanding!” She exclaims over the radio. “Darling, you must slow down. I do not know If I can keep up!”

Guns aside, you have the advantage- she can't stop, you'd ram her if she did, and she seems like she's too tired to break hard enough to shake you, though you don't seem to remember the Wyvern wanting to turn quite this hard before. The roles reversed, you're close to ending it. You dump the now empty gunpods, the sudden loss of weight hardly affecting your aircraft- but every little bit matters, especially now.

“Frank! You've got leakers! Six bandits, angels twenty! Break off and head north!” Ice cuts across your radio, right as you get an attack solution.

[] “Nuts to that, I've got her cold. Three more seconds and she's gone.”
[] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

>>24021746
>[] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

Didn't we promise not to do the whole hero thing?

>>24021746

>[] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

"Good fight stalinka, do you have a mailing address? I'll write to you by hook or by crook."

>>24021746
>[X] “Nuts to that, I've got her cold. Three more seconds and she's gone.”
Finish the fight

>>24021746
[X] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

Damn. We almost had her.

>>24021746
[X] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

>>24021790

sumthing like this

>>24021746
[x] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

>>24021746

[X] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

"Another time, Konnie. Keep an eye on your mailbox for a reply to your letter."

>>24021746
>[x] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

Follow dem orders.

>>24021746
>[x] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

Another cardinal rule of dogfighting is not to tunnel vision your target. No use downing her if we get killed ourselves.

But lets fire off a couple agiles anyways before we break off.

>>24021746
[x] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

>>24021746
>[x] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”
>>24021790
This.

>>24021746

Ice, you lovely worrywart.

[] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

If you only keep looking at fronk, you are gonna get shot down.

>>24021746
>[] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

Looks like we'll have to dance another time ...

>>24021746
Ask Merlin what to do?

>>24021746
Fall back. No reason to waste more time ang glory hogging.

>>24021746
[X] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

I second the "Drop an agile or three as we break off"

>>24021746
[x] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

quicky light off an agile or two and then lets get those leakers.

>>24021746
>[x] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”
Seconding giving her some parting words.

>>24021746
>[] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”
"'Fraid I have to split darlin, got an address I can write ya at?"

in our best "Fucking American Cowboys" accent

>>24021746
>though you don't seem to remember the Wyvern wanting to turn quite this hard before.

>>24021850
>giving her some parting words

'Fox two'

did tanks die?

>>24021926
IIRC, Mouse is on active duty or something.

>>24021856
Seconded!

>>24021926
The 6th.

>>24021905
VTEC just kicked in.

>>24021746
>[X] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”
>[X]Let off some agiles at her as we leave

"Honey?"
"Yes, my American darling?"
"Fox two"

>>24021856
this

>>24021957
No, the 5th.

>>24021746
[X] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”
[X]Light off a pair of agiles at her as we leave

I like this idea.

>>24021746

[X] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

"Sorry to cut this short, Konstantina, but duty calls. Start looking for a reply to your letter within the next week or so."

>>24022000
Did he change it?

>>24022019
irc says so

>>24021960
Merlin better make 'em count.
That bitch's been a shadow over our clear sky for too long. She needs to get out of here.

>>24022046
Ah, thought it said the 6th last week, even better!

>>24021746

[x] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

Let's not do stupid things.

>>24021856

This, to somewhat troll her.

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>>24021856
this

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>>24021856
this

>>24022486
I love SAKO

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[x] “Understood, Ma'am. Hold onto yer butt Merlin, we're outta here!”

You would have had her. It's really the only consolation you can give yourself as you break left and away from her, lobbing a pair of agiles as you do so- maybe you'll get lucky.

The tracers and pair of explosions far, far too early signal that no, you won't.

“We’ll have to continue this some other time, 'darlin.” You drawl. “I'll be sure to write ya.”

“It is unkind to tease me, my love.” She responds, sounding tired herself. “I can understand that I may have earned it by calling for help and I will bear it, but it is unkind.”

“Nah, no 'kiddin. Give it about a week, alright?” You say, looking for the hostile fighters- six bandits isn't anything you couldn't handle, but you'd rather they didn't get the drop on you.

You streak to the north- towards the burning city. Imperial Japanese Marines, backed by a few USMC companies, have assaulted it, driving the Chinese forces out. Still, despite total air superiority, heavy close air support, naval gunfire, and attack helos, losses look to be high, and parts of the city are in ruins- despite the relative lightness of the fighting there.

1/2

>>24022546
All mem of wealth and taste love SAKO.

“F-frank?” Merlin says, her voice practically a whisper. “Throttle back and don't go above seventy five percent, ok? The engines won't handle it.”

You do so, looking down at your boards in surprise. You didn't take a hit- just those two glancing ones- but your engines are both showing a few faults- one of them's giving your a compressor warning, and the other seems to be struggling to match it's setting. A few of your flaps are out, and your wing sweep is shot- your wings are locked in the out position.

“Merlin, what happened?” You ask, surprised and a bit confused.

“We pushed the plane too hard, Frank.” She says. “We'd have flown the old tomcat apart by now.”

“Frank, do you need an escort?” Ice asks over the radio. “We're clear here. The IJNAF's got the airspace. I can detach someone to fly your wing home.”

An escort might be nice if you develop trouble, but at the same time the witches have to be low on sparkles, and the twins are probably as low on fuel- if not more so.

[] “Yeah, send someone back.”
[] “We can limp back just fine. Don't worry about it.”

>>24022649

[x] “Yeah, send someone back.”

>>24022649
we can limp back

>>24022649
>[X] “We can limp back just fine. Don't worry about it.”
Lady Stalin might be following us

>>24022649
[x] “Yeah, send someone back.”
Better safe than sorry.

[x] “Yeah, send someone back.”

>>24022649
god damn it we are going amuro ray on our poor bird.....

>>24022649

[X] “Yeah, send someone back.”

"I've got a few problems with the engines and flaps, boss. An escort would be nice if someone in the squad has the fuel or sparkles to spare."

>>24022697
can we get magnetic coating for our plane?

>>24022649
>[] "Yeah, send someone back."
Katya's our wingwitch and she's the best endurance flyer in the squadron. She's the logical choice.

>>24022649
[X] “We can limp back just fine. Don't worry about it.”
It's been a long fight. Let's not stress out our witches any more than we have to. Also did we get Konstantina's address?

>>24022649
[x] "Yeah, send someone back. Apparently I'm too good for even the best the world has to offer."

>>24022649
>[] “We can limp back just fine. Don't worry about it.”

>>24022649
>[x] “Yeah, send someone back.”
Better safe then sorry.

>“We pushed the plane too hard, Frank.” She says. “We'd have flown the old tomcat apart by now.”
Upgrade soon, for our birds can't handle our Gnome.

>>24022649
>[x] “Yeah, send someone back.”

We could use it.

>>24022649
>[] “Yeah, send someone back.”
Don't take chances.

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>>24022649
>[X] “We can limp back just fine. Don't worry about it.”

The invincible winner doesn't need help. Let any assistance go to lesser souls.

>>24022649
>[x] We can limp back just fine. Don't worry about it.
If we really start to have trouble, we can Push to Jett.

>>24022649
[X] yeah send someone back.

Looks like they got their stress test.

>>24022649
[] “Yeah, send Katya back, I'm a bit busted up.”

>>24022649

Doesn't Katya have good endurance? And it's be just our luck if someone snuck up on us.

>>24022649
>[] “Yeah, send someone back.”

>>24022649

[x] we can limp back

We're fine

Send someone back.

>>24022649
[X] “Yeah, send someone back.”

Bring Katya in, can't be too careful and it's not going to tax her that much she's got more endurance than something with a lot of endurance, I'm not good at metaphors.

>>24022790
she did go from Afghanistan to Japan in one hop so I'd say yeah.

>>24022796
Considering our engines are one step away from falling apart, no we're not.

>>24022742
>Upgrade soon, for our birds can't handle our Gnome.

Nah, we were just being a fuckwit pursuing a kill to the detriment of our aircraft. Just like a guy named "Warhound" would be liable to do. They have stated mechanical limits for a reason. You don't need to be a gnome to exceed them, just an idiot.

>>24022758
Pushing the jet is what GOT us in this situation.

>>24022907
Not "push the jet".
"Push TO Jett". The emergency payload jettison button. That's how it's labeled in some aircraft.

>>24022884
You seem extremely tsun-tsun. Face it, we've proven time and time again to be the best
the best
the best in the world.

>>24022884
If we hadn't she'd have killed us.

>>24022946
so we are the CM Punk of steelwings?

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>>24022884
>>24022907

>>24022649
>Send us an escort, but only if ya'll got some sparklies left

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>>24022988
Nope.

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>>24023053
>A Pompous shitbird.
More like
>Callsign Revenant.
>With the Tomcat in our ribs we will be dented iron later on.
>Nice guy despite reputation.
GONG.

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>>24023053

>Kurt Angle
>not the Stinger
LEL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl3JTGJgX60

>>24022988
>>24023053
>>24023103
>>24023116

>>>/asp/

>>24023130
>implying pro wrestling isn't totally /tg/
Dude, they're LARPers. They are grown men LARPing in front of millions (and millions) of fans.

>>24023130
VGCW's were just on. I suspect more than a few folks have a wrasslin' bent to them.

>>24023130

>>>/s4s/

>>24022649
[X] “We can limp back just fine. Don't worry about it.”

The proper way to return after failing to kill.

>>24022758
>>24022945
But we aren't IN a VF-0.
Although at this point that really is the only place to go for the next upgrade.
Actually, a Variable Fighter would theoretically let a Steelwing out-Witch a Witch.

>>24023288
muh ADFX-01

Can we even trust the Chinese tech anymore?

>>24023422
Chinese technology or Chinese technician(Do we even know a Chinese technician)?

>>24023422
Planes are one of the few things left still made in the USA.

>>24023460
Isn't the bird we're flying Chinese?

>>24023506
No. What gave you that idea?

I wonder where that GhostVision went.

>>24023532
My poor reading comprehension during the selection process.

>>24023506
>>24023532
FYI, China Lake isn't actually in China.

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>>24023288
muh battleoid modes.

>>24023493
'Murica

>>24023639
Need more melanin.

>>24023639
If you had to choose between a Northrop Grumman/Stonewell/Shinnakasu VF-0 Phoenix, and a Sukhoi/Israel Aircraft Industries/Dornier SV-51, which would you take?

>>24023724
Shields.

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>>24023745
The VF-0 because macross zero sucked

>>24023745
The Tesla Industries, Mars Tech, Avro XF178

>>24023782
I wouldn't say it SUCKED, it just wasn't up to par for a Macross series. But the SV-51 was still sexy as all hell.
Also, dat Tomcat awesomeness in the first episode.
"Oh, you've got a cutting edge VF? I have a Tomcat and balls of steel. I got into your saddle, bitch. What now?" And then the Russkie slut cheated, like the dirty whore she is.

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[x] “Yeah, send someone back.”

You look back down at your MFD, and tally up the damage. It's all stress damage- but some of it is pretty scary. Hairline fractures in some of your skeletal components are probably the most worrisome, though the engines are kind of scaring you too. Now that Merlin's mentioned it, your number two is whining a lot more than it should be- that high pitched, teeth vibrating kind of whine that drives a person crazy slowly. Reluctantly, you drop it back to half throttle, then down further to a very slow cruising speed as you cross the Bungo channel and Katya joins up on you, looking much better for wear than you.

She slowly slides around your aircraft, shaking her head as she looks back at your canopy. “I do not know how you did it.” She says. “We were able to see the contrails. That was... She is very good. How you managed to defeat her is...”

“I didn't defeat her.” You correct. “We both broke off. I put rounds into her shield, she did the same to us.”

“She would have been your kill if she had not had help breaking away.” Katya says, insistently.

You don't respond, though Katya starts humming Katyusha, a faint smile playing about her lips.
You thank all the various gods when the airbase slides into view- and let go of a breath you didn't know you were holding when your wheels finally kiss the pavement. You park your bird on the tarmac, dismounting with some help from a pair of Marines- your legs are weak after that, barely wanting to work. Now that the adrenaline has left your system, all you really want is a long, hot bath and a warm bed.

1/2

>>24023745
Better question is this:
YF-19, YF-21, or X-9?

A third marine carries Merlin, who's dozing fitfully, her helmeted head tucked against his body armor. He grins when you look back over your shoulder at him.

“Got one back home just like her, sir. Maybe a year or two younger. Little girls never wanna admit it, but they never outgrow their daddies, you know?” He says, quietly.

Katya joins your group, looking first at the gunnery Sargent carrying Merlin, then at the two marines supporting you. She moves in along your left side- your wounded side- and takes the lance corporal’s place, her magic clearly not exhausted yet.

The five of you find an air force HMMVW- parked near a trio of C-5 aircraft, all busily offloading pallets of equipment and supplies. Something tells you that one of those will be taking your fighter home.

The marines quickly commandeer the vehicle, and you thankfully accept the ride, being far too tired to walk. Slider steps out of the house when you pull up.

“Holy shit.” The gunnery Sargent says, laughing as he exits the humvee. “Little Rachel Kerner. How ya doin kiddo?”

Slider's eyes narrow for a second. “Wayne?”

The marine laughs again. “How's yer mom?”

Slider responds with one of her patented bone-crushing hugs.

“Easy kid!” he laughs. “I just turned up this guy and he was wearing your unit patch, so I figured he was one of yers.”

Slider looks over at you and nods. “Yeah, he's ours.”

[] “Gee, nice to see you too, Slider.”
[] “I'm communal property, now?”
[] Other! (write in)

GOAST WHAR BE YOU

ALSO MACROSS ZERO WAS SHITTY AND FORGETTABLE. MACROSS FRONTIER WAS UNFORGETTABLY SHITTY. MACROSS 7 WAS INSANELY SHITTY. AND THE ORIGINAL MACROSS CLOSED DOWN FASA CORP AND RUINED BATTLETECH FOREVER.

THE ONLY GOOD MACROSS WAS MACROSS PLUS.

[x] “Gee, nice to see you too, Slider.”

>>24023903
[X] “I'm communal property, now?”

>>24023927
>THE ORIGINAL MACROSS CLOSED DOWN FASA CORP
Wut.
ROBOTECH closed down FASA, because Harmony Gold are sue-happy cunts. Learn the difference.

>>24023903
[X] “I'm communal property, now?”

Is it on a weekly pattern, so everyone gets a day to have Frank?

>>24023903
I'm property now?

>>24023903
[x] “I'm communal property, now?”
A wild harem route appeared!

>>24023903
[x] “Gee, nice to see you too, Slider.”

If Katya doesn't stop being so endearing soon I'm going to end up converting.

>>24023981
you better have a master ball bitch!

>>24023903
>[x] “I'm communal property, now?”

>>24023903
"I'm communal property now? Can't tell if this'll make my soviet stalker pleased or displeased"

>>24023903
>[] “I'm communal property, now?”

>>24023903
>[] “I'm communal property, now?”
Heh, being talked about as property by that one is...titillating.

>>24023903
>[] “Gee, nice to see you too, Slider.”

>>24023903

[x] “I'm communal property, now?”

And we're just realizing this now?

>>24023903
>[] "I'm communal property now? Nice to see you too, Slider."

>>24023903
[x] “Gee, nice to see you too, Slider.”

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>>24024002
or, alternatively
>Get all fake teary-eyed and say "SLIDER I DIDNT THINK YOU CAREDDD!!" then try and give her a hug like she gives us

Wait did Merlin just get mistaken for Frank's daughter?

[X] “I'm communal property, now?”
And give a questioning gaze to Katya.

>>24023903
I'm property now? Do I get a say or do you just use me when you feel like?

>>24024099
No, the Marine was saying that Merlin reminds him of his own daughter.

>>24024106
This.

>>24024099
I think he's just saying little girls will always be cute little girls no matter how grown-up they need to act.

>>24024098
Actually, according to my memories, out of all the Witches, Slider has been the most physically affectionate towards us. So we know she cares.

>>24024098
This

>>24023900
>you are now reading all of Fronk's dialog in the voice of Bryan Cranston

>>24023903
>[X] You two know each other?
How is no one else addressing this?

>>24024227
It's pretty clear that they know each other. There's not really a need to pry.

>>24023903
[] “I'm communal property, now? I don't think Katya would be be big on sharing”

>>24023903
This
>>24024098
Then with the excuse that Katya looks lonely, draw her into a group hug, repeat until entire unit is in on it.

>>24024205
True story.

>>24024286
Seconded.

>>24024351
Let the waifu flow through you. Also thirding