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>>24221920

WARNING.
The Following Thread Will Contain At Least One Of The Following: Questing, Gundam, Zeon Fanwank, Brainwashing, Zabi Apologists, Slapping, Newtypes, and Horribly Contrived Plot Devices. Hide This Thread If You’re Not Buying Any, Because It Is Exactly What It Says On The Tin.

Previous Threads can be found at: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Bright%20Quest

Just want the story? We’ve got you covered!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ttdw9IPGPHVyXvsb91RiM5OVaRwpQ86bMVCHuZpo2QY/edit

Quest runs from 10am, PST, until 2pm PST OR until interest peters out / I need to sleep.
The system:
See Image or the Pastebin for a detailed ruleset. pastebin.com/e3q4q0MP
That'll tell you more than you wanted to know.

Basic rules still apply (Grey Box): Roll d20: Highest dice roll out of the first three rolls is used for the Dice Check (DC), while all three rolls are averaged to determine other internal factors, if applicable. Natural 20’s and Critical Failures (1) supersede all other rolls made.

Roll d100: d100’s are used for different factors, the most applicable of which will be listed at the call for the roll. High is always better.

Rolling for Time: When asked to roll for time, the first roll response will be used, with additional rolls used as necessary. This is the only time low rolls are desired.

NewType powers, since they are plot breaking, will be based on a point system.
For every natural 20 you roll, you'll get .5 NTP. If you roll an 11 on a d20, it will be worth .25 of a NTP. Double rolls on a D100 will also garner .25 NTP.

You can exchange 1 NTP for an automatic critical success / plot breaking idea. You can also exchange 1 NTP to reduce an opposing main character's plot armor by 1/4 or 1/2 on any actions you take against them - the amount reduced will be situational, and depend on what you're planning on doing.

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>>24221944

NTP Tally:

Bright Noah has 7 NTP!
Char Aznable has 2 NTP!
Amuro Ray has 2.5 NTP!

Gihren Zabi has .5 NTP!
Garma Zabi has 1 NTP!
Kycillia Zabi has .5 NTP!
Dozle Zabi has .5 NTP!
Sleggar Law has 1 NTP!
Sayla Mass has 1 NTP!
Lalah Sune has 2 NTP!
South Burning has 1.5 NTP!
Cima Garhou has 1 NTP!
Argile Delaz has 1 NTP!
Anavel Gato has 1.5 NTP!
Shiro Amada has 1 NTP!

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>>24221956

اسمك الكريم عضو المجلس، وكنت أصلي إلى الله حاليا...

WAIT. LET’S TRY THAT AGAIN.

YOU ARE KAREEM COUNCILMAN, AND YOU ARE CURRENTLY PRAYING TO ALLAH.

DURING YOUR PRAYERS, AND REFLECTING ON HOW IT MIGHT SERVE YOU TO BE A LITTLE MORE PIOUS FROM NOW ON, A GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT IS BROADCAST PROCLAIMING SOMETHING INTERESTING:

PEZUN AND ITS FLEET ARE MOVING. TO RIAH.

Ten minutes later, his prayers completed and his prayer mat once again folded crisply and tucked into his small kit bag, Kareem headed out of the assembly room which served as Pezun’s concession to the devout to see what all the fuss and bother was.

He was quickly informed Dozle Zabi had ordered Pezun’s defensive umbrella forward to cover Riah from an attack the Earth Federation was sending from Hatte, also known as Side 2. This attack seems to have been spurred due to the information delivered here by none other than Kareem himself.

Frowning, Kareem took himself to the Siegfried’s Komusai, walked past the milling pilots, and sat down by his Zaku to think.

For once, his sense of Duty and inner voice of Placement were conflicting.

>[X] Know Your Place, Heed the Call to Riah.

Coming to a decision, Kareem carefully picked himself up off the floor and headed into Pezun’s administration block. Arriving at Colonel Hasfjord’s office, he requested of the secretary a brief audience with him, and then settled in for a wait.

It was not too long before Colonel Lucius Hasfjord granted him a few minutes of his time, and Kareem asked him simply, “If you do not mind my asking, what do you have available that can make the trip from Pezun to Riah in the least amount of time?”

Lucius cocked his head, considering the question. “That depends. Why are you asking?”

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>>24221972

“I feel that my place is there, to help Major Aznable. If my memory serves, he is only carrying standard equipment aboard the Flamel for his Zaku twos. When I arrived aboard the Siegfried, your technicians had preloaded many different types of weapons for testing the Zudahs entrusted to us by Professor Ceff,” Kareem explained. “What Major Aznable needs to hold his position until your forces arrive is anti-shipping equipment. I wish to take this equipment to him in the fastest way possible.”

Colonel Hasfjord tapped his chin with steepled fingers in thought. “I do have something which could make it there in a few minutes,” he said slowly. “But, knowing your medical history – I took the liberty to pull your file and review it – it might well kill you. My other options include a similar machine, which will make it there in thirty minutes, or a Zudah which Ceff left here for some reason, which should make it to Riah in forty minutes. We’re sending our Musai and Chivvays forward ahead of Pezun, and they’ll arrive within an hour and ten minutes. So, my question of you is this, Sergeant Councilman: Are you willing to put your life on the line, simply to supply a man known for his brilliant grasp of mobile suit tactics?”

>[X] Yes, I will risk my life for this, and take the middle ground.
>[X] Other: Pezun Mass Driver, Komusai Link Up, Zaku Ferry.


Kareem nodded once. “My place is there. While it would serve no one for me to die en-route, I have no reservations with placing myself at risk to get necessary supplies to the battlefield.” He gestured to the far wall, which doubled as a projection area, and asked “May I see the specifications of this machine you speak of?”

>>24221995

Lucius sighed, grabbing his computer’s mouse. A few clicks later and a projection came up, displaying the Bigro ‘High-altitude Grasper’s details. Kareem frowned at the indicated maximum acceleration of .6g, which was slightly over the limit of stress his imperfect body could tolerate. He then noticed something. “This unit, what is it’s intended role?”

“Blockade running, and being able to fetch a Komusai launched from Earth and retreat at speed through said blockade,” Colonel Hasfjord explained. “Lord Degawin required us to come up with something in case Lord Garma needed a fast extraction, and informed us we should work ‘with the assumption our secure low-Earth orbit zones above California and Odessa had been compromised’.”

“So, it will pair with a Komusai?”

Lucius used his mouse to rotate the schematics to show the rail system built into the bottom of the Bigro HG. “Same system used in a Musai,” he said. “But, we haven’t tested it yet. Hasn’t been any need.”

“And the Mass drivers, they are currently operational?” Kareem continued.

“Yes. Have been since the Zarn and Mua fleets stared to spread out last week. As of yet, they haven’t attempted to reinforce Hatte, or meet up with anything sent from Earthside. More or less the same thing as always, the EFF using fleet movements to make us waste time and manpower worrying about them. Why?”

A brief smile played across Kareem’s features as he asked, “Have you any SRFC’s?”

Lucius raised an eyebrow as he answered, “Of course.”

“Then we load a Solid-Fuel Rocket-Equipped Freight Container with all the Zaku Bazookas and Ammunition it can carry, fire it to Riah, alert them to its arrival and request they ferry it to Major Aznable, while I take the Komusai and eight Zaku’s from your defense fleet as quickly as I can via the Bigro to reinforce the line,” Kareem said, spreading his hands. “Simple.”

>>24222001

Colonel Hasfjord blinked, and opened his mouth to rebut Councilman’s ‘simple’ appellation, but thought better of it and instead pickled up his phone. “I need an SRFC loaded for Magellan and sent to Riah as of yesterday,” he snapped.

Kareem offered him a thankful bow, one arm folded at his waist, and asked “If I may be excused, and have permission to sortie in this ‘Bigro’ machine?”

“You do - and good luck, Sergeant.”

Kareem snapped a salute to the Colonel and said, “You as well, sir.”

>>24222008
May Allah watch over you, Councilman.

>So. Before we switch to Char and I let you all strategize for an hour - let's get some d20 rolls for how well Kareem handels the .6 gravity acceleration on his trip to Riah.

[Roll 1d20 for Endurance!]

Rolled 8

>>24222105
Go forth, Kareem!

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>>24222139

And we're off to a lovely start!

Rolled 16

>>24222105
You must survive, Kareem.

Rolled 11

Welcome back Char. I hope all of your affairs are in order...
I recently watched episode 1 of MSG properly. And I must say, the 'Sneak Attack' wasn't very sneaky if the EFF knew about Char following White Base to side 6...

>>24222105

The Universe knows Kareems place, it will take him there.

Rolled 15

>>24222105
You know where you must be, Kareem.

>>24222105
من رحمة الله علينا ان جعل من

Rolled 2

>>24222404
forgot t rooll

Rolled 14

>>24222105
One last roll.

Rolled 14

Awww yeah, Bright quest

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[16 + 7 = 21]
[DC 20 PASS – 2 Degrees of Success!]

Kareem returned to the Komusai and informed the two pilots of his intentions. Their immediate reation was one of disbelief, but they agreed to accommodate his plans, and the three of them quickly went to work. Fix, the Komusai’s co-pilot, was rated to pilot Zaku II’s, and he offered to dock Kareem’s Zaku in the Komusai while he saw about securing the necessary equipment and brief training on how to fly a Mobile Armor.

Thankfully, the instructions were short and to the point, and the controls were similar to enough to those of a Mobile Suit that he did not feel completely ill at ease with the larger machine. Rather, it felt almost comfortable.

As he proceeded with the pre-flight checks, Colonel Hasfjord buzzed him. “Your arms shipment is en-route, and Riah has been advised. Major Aznable sends his thanks.”

“Understood.”

“I’ve also ordered the boys load that Zudah into your Komusai – never know when an extra MS will come in handy. And we couldn’t ship the cracker grenades you wanted with the Mass Driver, so they’re also stowed in your Komusai. Might want to unlink it before getting into any fire-fights,” Lucius advised.

“Copy that,” Kareem said. “Thank you again, Colonel.”

Lucius adjusted his hat. “Just try not to get killed getting there, Councilman. I should have thought to order my pilots out in these prototypes, but didn’t – and that’s my failure. I’ll keep my mind open to these options in the future. Hasfjord, out.”

With that the great hangar doors opened, and Kareem eased the throttle forward. The oversized machine pulled into the void smoothly, and Kareem carefully followed the computer’s projected flight path to locate the Komusai.

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>>24222805

The link up system went off without a hitch. Upon approach, he simply engaged the laser-lock guidance system, and the two ship’s onboard computers took over and locked the Komusai’s docking rail into the Bigro’s under slung carrier system. The computer verified the connection was secure, and a green light indicated he could proceed at a maximum of .5g.

“Are you gentlemen strapped down?” he asked of the Komusai crew.

“Punch it, sir!”

And Kareem ‘punched it’.

It felt like a mule had kicked him down a flight of stairs, and a thousand black stars swam through his vision as he labored to breathe. But he held on for the five minutes before the rendezvous with the Chivvays. The proximity klaxon came one, and he pulled the throttle down, flipped the machine 180 degrees vertically, and slid the throttle to half – hissing in pain the entire time.

But eventually, the ship slowed, until he was keeping pace with the larger red Chivvay beside him. The Bigro’s Mono-eye swivled over to eye the Chivvay’s engine block, and he moved the ship over slightly to engage the touch communications suite. “I’m looking to ferry eight Zaku’s to the Riah defense line ASAP,” he stated in clipped, pained tones. “Now is the time, should anyone wish to join the battle early.”

Shocked silence met his broadcast for a long moment, before cheers erupted, followed by the calls of the various pilot’s, each clamoring to go.

Three, however, stood out above the rest.

“Gaia! Ortega! Latch on to that Mobile Armor on the Double!”

“Roger!”

“On it, boss.”

Rolled 14

>>24222813
I wonder if we'll get to keep the Bigro once we're done.

>>24222813
Awww shiiiiiieeeet. Black Tri-Stars up in this.

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>>24222813

*******

YOU ARE MAJOR CHAR AZNABLE.

HAVING DEALT WITH THE ENEMY FIXED EMPLACEMENT AT THE UNITED STEEL FACILITY, YOU AND YOUR NEW WINGMAN RUSHED OUT TO HELP SET UP THE DEFENSIVE LINE.

Denim had been attempting to organize the available assets, such as they were, in your absence, and did a passable job. Your current defensive strength includes:

4x MS-06F Zaku II
*2 Crackers
*120mm Machine Guns, 300 rounds ea.
*1 Heat Hawk Type 3 ea.

1x Musai
*Falmel

5x Public-Class assault Ship
*2x Anti-Shipping Torpedoes ea.
*Obsolete, M-particle Prone Targeting Systems

2x Zeon Jicco
*7-Tube Missile Launcher
*Obsolete, M-particle Prone Targeting Systems

24x Saberfish Mk. I Space Fighters
*2x Light Vulcans
*4x Light Missiles ea.
*0058 Roll Out Date


The Riah communications officer contacted Char earlier, informing him that Pezun is sending a freight container filled to the brim with Zaku anti-shipping equipment, which should arrive in five minutes. Shortly behind it is a Mobile Armor, which was planning on stopping mid way to pick up as many Zaku’s as it could carry and drag them to the front ASAP.

Of this, Char was glad – with five Zaku’s and a Musai, he’d manage with their current equipment against two, perhaps three Salamis light cruisers. But the best reports Riah had been able to forward to him suggested Hatte had a minimum of six Salamis pattern light cruisers and two Magellan pattern battleships available to throw around.

Char had faced off with Magellan's at Loum, back when nuclear tipped missiles were still an option. He hadn’t liked facing them down then, and he especially didn’t like the idea of doing it now, armed with only a Machine Gun and a few Cracker grenades. The greater armament would be a boon, and the addition of a fast-attack Mobile Armor could prove very useful for harrying the enemy.

>>24223021

And of course, there was always Char’s own MS-06S Zaku II Customized Commander Type. But, other than his guile and the great speed for which his Zaku was known by enemy and ally alike, he had little going for him until reinforcements arrived.

>Options: Hard Mode:
>You Can Come Up With Your Own Plans and Strategy.
>You can ask the Op for Suggestions.
>This Is Using The Fate System – Describe The Action That You Want To See. The More Awesome (And Plausable) The Better. Think MS Igloo Ep. 1 here.
>I am currently working on a rough X and Y map of the battleground, which is why I’ve been a bit slow.

>Other Option: Easy Mode: Roll d100’s, and State Which Side You’re Rolling For, Zeon or Fed. Who Ever Scores ‘Highest’ on average wins the fight.

>Other, Other Option: Write in. You Guys Can Always Outsmart The OP.

>>24222813
Dear OP, "that channel is open".

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>>24223068
Also, for visual reference:

Top:
Public-Class assault craft

Bottom:
Zeon 'Jicco' Missile Boat

Not much information about them on MAHQ, so here's how I'll use them.

The Public will be using Torpedoes. They do a static 20 Damage.
The outdated targeting system means they suffer a -3 to hit.

The Jicco has 7 missile launchers. Each Missile does 5 damage per hit, static.
And again, the outdated targeting system means they suffer a -3 to hit.

>>24223068
We can have the Saberfish screen the Falmel and the other ships from Fed Balls. That will let the Zaku's to concentrate on taking out the Fed Magellans and Salamis.

I feel there's a hole in this plan but I just lost my train of thought.

>>24223197
Is there any way to slave the targeting computers of the boats to the Falmel?

>>24223197
RAM THEM TILL THEY GIVE UP

[spoilers]this is not a real suggestion[/spoilers]

>>24223237
You can certainly relay telemetry and targeting data via Laser Comm from the Public- and Jicco-class' from the Falmel. The difficulty lies in the tech used for the weapons themselves.

Most of the tech up to the invention of the Minovsky-Ionesco fusion recator were similar to the present day systems: Smart missiles, laser guided warheads, radio control drones. The Minovsky radiation shuts all of that down. Radio waves are 'absorbed' by M-Partilces, and even lasers are degraded if the density of the particles is high enough, and the communication stretches too far within the effected area. This is why you see the various MS' actually touching the hull of the ship they wish to talk to in a battle zone - the radio's use the entire MS frame as an antennae, and the M-Particles are so good at absorbing EM radiation, that you have to touch antennae together to get signal.

So, in the case of these large, guided warheads - they lose the laser guidance, or the M-Particles interfere with internal signals (like some cellphones can with modern day Airplanes), and whatever-other handwavium happens to make the missile either miss or blow up before it reaches it's intended target.

Zeon gets around this by firing dumb fire weapons.
The EFF get around this my firing massive amounts of the effected ordinance, and hoping it doesn't blow up close to the ship.

Mega particle Cannons can use on site reconnaissance data, from either a Zaku or a Dodai fighter, to better sight in the target before firing. But all the calculations are done on ship, and you're just throwing the ordinance out there.

Welcome to WW I Submarine Warfare IIINNN Sssspaaaaccceeee.

Did that answer your question?

If my knowledge of the One Week War is accurate, The mass deployment of the Zaku II heavily skewed the battle in Zeons favor. Assuming that the Salamis and Magellan have little to no point defense systems, closing in with them will help prevent them bringing their mega particle cannons to bear on the Zakus...

The Saberfish are best at intercepting, so they can keep any balls off our ships.
The assault crafts should stick to attacking the Magellans, even if only to hinder their aim...
The Missile boats could also thin out the enemy balls by firing their missiles in a spread, maybe with timed detonations to act in a similar capacity to air-burst... If not, then they can 'spray' the Salamis with the missiles.

As for Char himself...
His mode of attack would likely see him dash between ball concentrations, taking passing shots at them while using them to prevent the cruisers & battleships from targeting him with their MPCs, then either though luck, concentrated fire or application of heat hawk, open their launch hatches and introduce much unneeded Cracker Grenades to the ships interior...

or he could preform similar assaults on their bridges or engines for similar effects.

>>24223437
Okay. So what do we settle on?

>>24223660

I dunno, something like these two I guess.
>>24223222
>>24223437

I'm partial to cracker grenading theirbridges.

>>24223684
You will have the following arrive in 5 minutes:

RB-T27 Raketen 360mm Bazooka w/ Shield (x2)
H&L-SB21K 210mm Bazooka (x15)
12x Sturmfaust
More Crackers Than you Know What To Do With.

As for how long until the Hatte (S2) Fleet shows up... Someone want to roll me a d60?

Rolled 23

>>24223737

Rolled 14

>>24223737

here's your dice.

also, working on a shitty MSPaint 'battle plan'. The shittyness is clear...

The Salamis's AA fire is weak to the ship's underside, and the Magellan's AA fire is weak to the rear. It would be wisest to attack them from directions where they will have a hard time intercepting mobile suits or missiles.

>>24223761
Wish you had a ready-made grid IN SPACE! huh?

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>>24223761

observe! A shitty battle plan...
i assumed that if they had 6 salamis & 2 magellen, they would split them into two groups...


>>24223925
Wish I had some kind of artistic ability, yes. ready made grid in space, not so much. I have more potential grids than I would like to shake a stick at...

Rolled 9

>>24224005
I like.

Have one member of each of the Zaku 2 teams use a Rakaten, the other Zaku 2 can cover it

>>24224088
Forgot to turn off dice

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>>24224005

Not a bad map at all, Faceless.

I was just going to let you folks go at it Refrigerator Magnet style.

Here it is, if you want. This is the X vie. To show Y, just spin the X so the Blue (Side 2) colony is on the left, and position the ships up and down for the Z axis.

Icons are from the Homeworld 2 Gundam Mod. because I'm a jerk and know how to Rip it.

>>24224256

As it comes to it, no plan survives contact with the enemy. Our current modus operandii should be Blitzkrieg tactics until our reinforcements arrive. Get in, hit them, get out. Present the lowest profile that we possibly can. We can do this simply because we are a small, dedicated (mostly) elite group of badasses.

Continue securing our objectives as they stand and have the Riah gubment keep monitoring the situation. If it looks as if the Feds will react to the Vanguard that is proceeding ahead of the main Zeon fleet, have them contact Char and we will react accordingly.

We simply lack enough information at this time to make a proper plan of action.

>>24224088
>>24224005
>>24223222
I say we rock this plan till we have to change it

>>24224256

I assume that we cannot 'accidentally' liberate Side 2 under the guise of pushing the Feddies back...

>>24224761

actually, Where is Side 2 & 4 in respects to their geo-synchronous orbits? if memory serves, the California Drop Zone lies between Solomon and Pezun... does that make Sides 2 & 4 somewhere over Europe?

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>>24224800
Side 2 is all by it's lonesome

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>>24224800
They rotate with the moon, as the Sides are tied into the Moon's Lagrange points. So, where they appear to be in the static images is misleading - the Earth rotates under the colonies, and the colonies rotate around the planet.

It's less 'Geo-Synchronous' and more 'These Areas are Gravitic Null Zones Due To the Interplay Between the Moon's Gravity Well and the Earth's Gravity Well'.

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>>24224761
We should start research on a new MS. One made specifically for earth combat.
It should be larger than anything produced so far, with integrated weapons for hands-free battling. The weapons should be capable of handling all range brackets, and be the largest in their class, with some lighter weapons to back them up.
Because of its size, thrusters will be unfeasible, but its size and armor should be more than enough to protect it.
I call it the Atlas.

>>24224933
Theres already Earth combat MS

>>24224933
We kinda need post-OYW before integrated weapons are more viable. I mean, we have gouf finger vulcans and Dom beam flashbangs on the chest, but integrated weapons are still a bit far off if you want something with the punch of a cracker grenade or bazooka.

>>24224933

by any chance do you mean the YMS-16M Xamel?

So how long till the feddies get here. And are our guns here yet?

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>>24225054
XAMEL

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Okay, so here’s how I understand your general plan of attack (for the time being):

Equip the paired Zaku teams with 1x 360mm Rakaten bazooka, and assumabably the other gets a 280mm Zaku Bazooka.

Char gets to Dual Wield bazooka’s and carry more Crackers than a Pinata, and will attempt to earn his moniker all over again. I assume one he’s finished killing off two Salamis light cruisers, you’ll want him to fall back and support whoever needs it most, yes?

The Jicco’s will spilt and attempt to fire missile swarms into any large groups of RB-79 Balls and / or Saber Fish S3’s.

Public Class Assault ships will attempt to slip through the ensuing chaos and unload their Anti-Ship Torpedoes into any Magellan’s on the field.

The available Riah Republic Defense Saberfish S1’s will be slit between harassing RB-79 balls and / or Saberfish S3’s and protecting the Jicco’s / PCA’s.

Meanwhile, the Falmel and one Public Class Assault ship will create an ‘Absolute Defense Line’, and fire upon any targets of opportunity when not attacking ships that comes near.

Attack pattern will change as the situation warrants it.

That cover just about everything?

>>24225140
So it's a... Long Tom on a mech?
That is not what I was going for at all.

>>24225093
This.
We have the basics of a plan, and we will refine it as the situation warrants.
As soon as the weapon shipment arrives, we should distribute cracker grenades and bazookas.
360mm Bazooka's go to Char's wingmen (who will likely need the shields for what he's going to lead them into). The 210mm Bazooka's and Sturmfausts to Char himself and the other two.
And everyone gets as many Crackers as they can carry.

>>24225163
Sounds good

>>24225163
Yes, and give everyone a backup Sturmfaust and as many Crackers as they can carry.

>>24225180
there's also an 8-barrel missile pod box next to the cannon behind the left shoulder, and large grenades on the skirt/leg armor. Granted, the Xamel is meant to be more of an dedicated fire support/artillery piece.

>>24225163

Yep. Is the core concept of the plan.

>>24225231
According to my sources, it was the first true heavy artillery mobile suit.

Also, it has a top speed of 220km/h with an acceleration of .51G...

For a 121.5 tonne Mobile Artillery, that is not bad at all...

also, the main cannon folds up for transit...
it also has a 20mm Gimbal type Vulcan turret...
and two tiny useless arms...

>>24225321
Just tiny little arms

>>24225321
>>24225367
Didn't a Xamel hold itself just fine in 0083 against melee?

>>24225321
Considering it's an obvious development from the dom in terms of traveling, that's a crapload of engines to make it move that fast, not to mention said armor also has to double as artillery anchoring.

>>24225561
By ramming methods.

Alright, so, are we going to make any further progress?

>>24225791
Working on it. Dialogue is easy. Explosions are hard. And I keep getting phone calls.

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Note how the Cannon is longer than a Zaku is tall...

>>24225814
>And I keep getting phone calls.
I know the feeling.

>>24225822
You know, you don't need a gun shield if you don't have crew to protect.

>>24225927
Actually, you see the slit above the mono eye? That's the gunner control port.

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>>24225822
The Xamel's cannon is an equipable weapon in MS Saga. unfortunately, it's been shortened so that it's not quite as ridiculous as it could be.

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>>24226047
I mean the one on the giant-assed cannon on its back.
There's really no reason to put that there.
BT isn't much better, however.

>>24225927

though to be honest, it is technically part of the collapsible components, as it keeps the barrel in place during transport, and it stops the blow-back cooking off the missile tubes...

>>24226101
refer to this
>>24225140

There's a gunnery control sighting slot where the "head" should be.

Looking at
>>24225822
If the cannon is lowered down enough, the shield plate barely overlaps with the sighting slot.

An, in my honest opinon? the Gunnery guys probably eyeball their shots more than trust the computers exact calculations in these cases.

Char flipped on his communications suite and contacted the Falmel. “Dren,” he said amicably, “Get the Komusai out to the edge of the Falmel’s sensor range. Have them fall back on contact once they get a good reading of the enemy forces.”

He then contacted Royal, “I want you to pair up with Crown, and once the anti-shipping munitions arrive, take the right flank. From the manifest, there will be some larger launchers in there – take one. If your Zaku’s servo stress overload indicator pops up, trade out and keep firing.”

“Primary target, sir?” Royal asked.

“Preferably any Salamis on your flank. Try to take one out, aim for the engine block or the side missile pods – when those go, the entire mid section of the hull will sometimes blow open. Good tactic if all you have are one twenties. Other than that, keep on the defensive, watch your partner’s back, and take out any targets of opportunity that you can.”

“Copy, sir.”

Char relayed the same instructions to Denim, before patching into the Riah Republic Space Defense Force channel. “Ladies and gentlemen of Riah, its good to have your ships as backup,” he began somberly. “I am fully aware your ships are not cutting edge, but I’ll not deny you have the ability and the determination to defend your home. Regardless of what the EFF decides to throw at us, we can reasonably expect their ‘Ball’ units, along with the updated Saberfish Zeon has been skirmishing with around Solomon and Side three. I would like to have your Saberfish contingent break into to groups, with the primary goal to defend you fellows, and the secondary goal to harry and destroy any ‘ball’ or ‘Saberfish’ forces you can. Try to get them to group up. Jiccos, one to each flank - when you see a massed target, take the shot. PCA’s, Two to each side."

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>>24226299
"PCA five, stick with the Falmel, and reinforce where you deem necessary. Otherwise, keep your torpedoes in reserve for any ship that attempts to break in towards Riah.”

A chorus of affirmations sounded off, and another indicator light came on. Char switched frequencies. “Yes, Slender?”

“Sir, the Rocket Docket came in,” said the Corporal. “It’s loaded with more Rockets than I know what to do with. No Crackers, though.”

“Plenty in the Falmel, for now,” Char observed dryly as he followed the beacon Slender was broadcasting, and flared his thrusters to come to a soft stop by the container. He flipped the mounting – rear switch, and the computer automatically slung his 120mm on the back mounting plate. Once the arms were free, Char unlatched two 210mm Zaku Bazookas from their moorings and gave them an experimental heft. Satisfied, he took eight additional rockets, and snapped them into place long the interior of his arm shield. After a bit of finagling, he managed to convince a pair of Sturmfausts to stick to the edge of the shield via magnetic clamps.

Oddly, there were two heat hawks inside the container as well. Seeing as he had tossed his earlier and not had time to reclaim it, Char took one and locked it into place on his Zaku’s left hip. He stayed long enough to ensure the others equipped themselves properly, before dashing off to the Falmel to fill his Zaku’s fuel reserves and load up on Cracker grenades. He was able to load two on the right hip, and another two on the exterior of his arm shield, before the Falmel’s Arms Master declared his Zaku a viable hazard and waived him off.

And then the waiting began.

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>>24226317
>And I need to take a nap. it is 4 am on my end. Keep this alive, and I'll come back to it once I wake up and get some coffee.

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>Questing, Gundam, Zeon Fanwank, Brainwashing, Zabi Apologists, Slapping, Newtypes, and Horribly Contrived Plot Devices

I... whoa. I seem to have stepped into the wrong room. This isn't the Earth Federation bake sale...

>>24226435
Remove FedRat

>>24226435
>dice
my sides

>>24226435
It's a joke on the R-Type Final development chart.

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>>24226435

here's another one for you...

>>24227416
Did we get the thread archived?

>>24228055
No, not yet. Waiting on Char's return.

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>>24226435
>>24227416

Hopefully the enemy won't be fielding much more than 9 cruisers and 3 battle ships... If we are lucky, they only send the 6 Salamis' and 2 Battleships... but nice things like that don't often tend to happen...

Also, why do core-fighter pilots have a tendency to suicide into an enemy suit? I knew Slegger done it to disable the Big Zams I-Field, but why did the 'chocolate moose' guy (see MSGA) suicide into a Zaku? could he not have just shot it? I'm sure the Core-Fighters had at least one weapon on them...

Sometimes you need to archive, even if OP is not here to do so. Sorry, people

Well, it seems that the thread has already been archived...

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/24221920/

Cudos to the Anon who archived it.

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Rolled 31, 72, 2 = 105

Char had never liked waiting for an operation to begin. As he pulled into his rough position at the head of the defensive line, he lowered the volume of the communications suite, reducing the restless chatter between the RRSDF pilots to a low drone.

After twenty odd minutes of second guessing, resisting the urge to re-secure his armaments, and idly tapping his control yoke, the comm. suite flashed the Alart.

Raising the gain back up to normal levels, he heard the Komusai’s report.

“…peat – three Salamis patterns and one Magellan confirm, coming in from Field D, with Ball and Saberfish escorts, M-Particle density too high for further readings, withdrawing to Falmel, over!”

“Roger, Komusai,” Dren’s low baritone rumbled over the line. “RTB. Major Aznable, your orders?”

“All hands, combat stations. Mobile Suits and Riah contingent, engage the enemy!” Char said, and slammed the throttle forward to 3x.

The red Zaku roared into action towards the enemy forces. Field D was closer to Royal and Crown’s position, and erratic tracer fire from the Saberfish lit the void as he approached.

A Ball unit cut in front of Char’s path, chasing one of the two Zaku’s, and Char took the opportunity to kick it aside into a small group of Saberfish that were coming back around for another pass. The explosion that lit his rear camera was satisfying.

He put it out of his mind as the Anti-Air fire coming from the two Salamis intensified, more and more flack and tracer fire aiming at his suit.

And an almost… palatable sense of dread coming from the lead Salamis? What was? Char shook his head as he leveled both bazooka’s towards the vessel.

[Roll 2d20 for Char’s Bazooka’s!]
[Roll 1d20 for Dodge!]

Rolled 10, 14, 18 = 42

>>24235875

Pretty sure everyone has hit the rack at this point. Know I am about to.

>>24235962
No worries. If it picks back up, huzzah. if not, there's always tomorrow.

Rolled 15, 9 = 24

>>24235875
Rolling for boom.

Rolled 20

>>24235875
Rolling for dodge.

Rolled 12, 14 = 26

>>24235997

I think Char just buzzed the Salamis' bridge.

Rolling for dakka.. hopefully /tg/ dice behave.

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Char juked hard to the left, before cutting his thrust entirely, his Zaku’s mono-eye sensor locked on the Salamis’ main cannons. As the two that could depress to target him swiveled about, he waited until he saw the barrels ‘bounce’ slightly before hitting the thrust, flying straight up as the AkAk gunners finally reacquired him. Two lances of bright pink energy intersected the space he had occupied but a moment prior, and he dearly hoped nothing was behind him when that happened.

It was only a passing thought, as the whole of his attention was on the bridge of the enemy ship, and that his crosshairs were lined up on it.

[15 + 9 = 24 HIT]
[14 +9 = 23 HIT]

He fired both bazooka’s at the same time – or tried, at least, the Zaku’s left hand seemed a half second slow. But no matter, as the two rockets impacted, one through the main bridge shutters and the other lower down, punching through the tower’s super structure.

>[ ] Toss a Cracker grenade into the Tower
>[ ] Radio it in as a target for the Falmel and move on.

[Roll 1d20 for Dodge!]

Rolled 17

>>24236409
>[ ] Radio it in as a target for the Falmel and move on.

>>24236409

Time for failure...

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Rolled 42, 92, 63, 85 = 282

>>24236582

[17 + 9 = 26 PASS]

Floating above the Salamis’ front AA battery kept them from firing at him, but also made his red Zaku a highly visible target. Doubly so, when one factored in the explosions he had just caused. Three Balls attempted to fire on him from behind as the Magellan’s lower front turret began to swivel his way.

Balls could raise or lower their aim easily, but had a more difficult time traversing targets from side to side. Char used that hard won knowledge to his advantage, moving laterally and deftly avoiding the Ball’s futile fusillade. As he moved, his fingers danced over the communications suite control board, firing a short laser transmission to Riah with his targeting computer’s best estimation of the wounded Salamis’ location flagged for retransmission to the Falmel.

The only good thing about fighting near a Colony, he supposed, was the better lines of communication due to the available power and surface area of the Colonies radio and laser communications relays. A loud carrier tone indicated receipt of the message, and another, higher tone indicated the Falmel was about to fire, and he was in the way.

No better time to pick another target, as far as Char was concerned.

[ ] Harass the Magellan.
[ ] Second Salamis.
[ ] Check on the rest of the team.
[ ] Other.

[Roll 2d20 for Dodge!]

Rolled 3, 6 = 9

>>24236813

Rolled 18, 8 = 26

>>24236813

And that's a wrap for me. Bed.

Will catch the rest in the archive.

Rolled 1, 5 = 6

>>24236813
Harass the Magellan.

Rolled 4, 4 = 8

>>24236813
One more try.

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Rolled 1

>>24236954

Welp. Let's see what blows up.

Rolled 8

>>24237086

And who was doing the shooting.

And have some music.
https://soundcloud.com/ronin_salsolo/sets/bright-quest-music

>>24237086
Well shit. Did we just lose someone?

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Rolled 3

>>24237196

Hit Location: Torso
Shooter: Magellan AA.
Damage: (5) Light, atmosphere compromised.

Keeping an eye on the Magellan’s lower MPC turret, Char rolled to the right, snapping out of the roll with a hard ascent. The lower of the Magellan’s main guns fired at the same moment, aiming to where he had been. The electro magnetic backlash from the Minovsky particles blinded his sensors for a brief moment, and he heard ‘spangs’ as solid rounds hit his Zaku’s torso, followed by the sharp whistle of escaping air.

He grabbed his helmet and quickly slipped it on, using his knee to jostle the flight stick for some very basic evasive maneuvering as he reseated the seal and felt the helmet latch into place. Of all the times…

As his hands moved back to the yoke, his sensors came back online, and he realized he was scant inches from the Magellan’s top Mega particle Cannon.

[ ] Fire! (Cracker, Sturmfaust, Bazooka)
[ ] Flee!

>That feel when it's one number off from an MPC blast to the cockpit.

>Also, it's a good thing Char was wearing his Normal Suit, otherwise the option would be restricted to 'Flee' only.

>>24237297
Fire! Crackers and a Sturmfaust, then get out of there!

>>24237341

>[X] Fire! Cracker and Sturmfaust!

At this distance, is isn’t a matter of hit or miss. It’s more a matter of who fired first. And as the great cannon moved to put him dead center in the turret’s left barrel, Char unhooked a Cracker grenade, thumbed the activation button, and slammed it into the pipe with his Zaku’s right hand. The left broke a Surmfaust free from its magnetic clamp on his shoulder shield, and slammed it down after the Cracker grenade, sticking the warhead fast into the pipe and catching on the trigger guard.

He then turned, and kicked the rear of the Sturnfaust’s launcher as hard as the Zaku could before hitting the throttle to…

[ ] Continue harassing the Magellan.
[ ] Switch to Attacking the Salamis.
[ ] Retreat to the Falmel for Field Repairs.

[Roll 1d50 for damage to the Magellan’s internals.]

Rolled 6

>>24237534
Retreat to the Falmel to patch up.

Just because we're 3x Faster doesn't mean we should ignore something important like a compromised cockpit.

Rolled 28

>>24237534
Get those holes patched up.
Come on, internal ammo explosion!

>I need to pop out and run some errands. I should be back in a few hours.

>We'll do best of three for the 1d50.

>>24237619
>No ammo, it's a Particle Cannon. What can happen on a critical is a deformation of the Minvosky Particle envelope, which will case any energy in the weapon to be released outwards with potentially catastrophic results.

Rolled 12

>>24237687

Pull back and focus on the Salamis. If we can clear the way, the Assault boats can fill the Magellan with torpedoes.
Also, get a sitrep on enemy numbers. I doubt that they would only send 3 Salamis and a Magellan with ball and fighter support...

Rolled 50

>>24237534
Continue harassing the Magellan. We keep the big guns off of the defense force, it's our win, especially if our wingmen do their jobs with the other ships. Additionally, we're more than likely to get blindsided while pulling back from the battle.

>>24237984
>Nat 50
WHOOPS!

>>24237558
>>24237619
>>24237824

so, 28, with whatever modifiers...

I predict that the gun should be out of commission, maybe a minor hull breach, but little else.
One would think that a 50 may have put a rather large hole in the ship, with a chance to catch Char in the blast radius as well...

either way, one less MPC to worry about is suitable to classify as a success...


>>24237984
oh the irony, best of three and the fourth is a crit...

>>24238049
...delayed chain reaction effect, hopefully?

back to the matter of the Orbital Drop Zones...

How many of them are there, and how many are under Zeon Control?

For as far as I am aware, from what Char has said, there are a set number of entry points, but exit can be done anywhere...

And Since the Colonies are on Luna orbits, could there not be offensives to preform a second wave of ground assaults, or is that just a matter of resources?

Also, based on enemy strength estimations, by pulling the majority of forces from the Side 3, A-baoa-Qu and Pezun defensive fleets, we could flank round the earth taking sides 2, 7, Luna 2 and Side 4, then a pincer attack on Side 1, thus giving full control of the colonies to Spacenoid Governments.

I understand that the flaw with this is that the EFF can deploy reinforcements from Earths surface to any orbital location, however, if this was done in conjunction with a second wave ground assault, their Ground forces should be either pushed back or tied up sufficiently for us to establish better colonial defenses...

by the way, Does Jaburo have it's own mines and resource production facilities or is it purely EFFs central command and manufacturing facility?

because if we can starve it of resources, the Assault on Jaburo should be slightly easier as they won't be able to easily replace lost equipment...

>>24238247
Char has 2.75 NTP as of right now. you can spend .5 NTP to use that Critical.

>>24238793
Orbital Drop Zones:
To the best of my Knowledge (IE, this is how it is in the Quest) Zeon has two that they patrol and have kept secure for the time being: the California (USA) and Odessa (Ukraine / Russia) Geo-Synchronous Orbit Drop and Staging areas. California was secured as a way to seize EFF military production facilities in the US and Mexico, so a land army could be built and fielded against EFF HQ in Jaburo, South America. Odessa was secured as a means to seize raw material, begin mining operations, and send food and mineral assets to Zeon.

The EFF doesn't need to maintain drop zones - they can launch ships whenever they feel like from Jaburo. They do try to take the held drop zones back from Zeon, in order to reduce the number of incoming Zeek pilots (CA) and reduce the amount of material shipped (OD).

Jaburo is large enough that is is assumed it contains enough raw material to produce at least half it's number of dry docks worth of new warships without being supplied. The exact number of dry dock facilities are unknown.

>And Since the Colonies are on Luna orbits, could there not be offensives to preform a second wave of ground assaults, or is that just a matter of resources?

If I'm understanding this question correctly, it's a matter of human resources. Not every man woman and child is going to be a Soldier. And in the case of Zeon, they started the fight with a smaller population - something on the order of sixty to ninety million people. Versus the EFF's two billion. Zeon developed the MS due to this disparity. By making a weapon that has strong offense and only needs one pilot to operate effectively, this evens the playing field, allowing Zeon to field effective units regardless of the perceived lack of manpower.

>>24239075
I say use the .5 NTP to get that crit.
The Magellan is a big problem if it's allowed to live.

>>24239075
I'm pretty sure there's a Hampton Roads (yay where I live) Drop Zone, and a South East Asian one

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>>24239075

ah. thanks for the clarification on the matter.

How fares the Australian occupation, or have we not made it there at this time?

So Ground control looks something like attached pic then?

And I how now just realized that neither Char nor Bright have enough say in Zeon Military Affairs to make any big strategic change at this time...

Though on the matter of defending Side 6, Since Side 2 is on the same Larange orbit, Wouldn't we need to either Liberate, Secure or Cripple it to prevent the EFF from using it as a staging point for further assaults seeing as the next EFF orbital colony is Luna 2?

>>24239180
Throwing my vote in with burning .5NTP to get the crit. Dropping the combat efficiency of the Magellan will allow the Assault Boats to do their work with less heavy fire on them...


Though I still want that SitRep on our wingmen...

>>24239205

Used, or held?
You can insert from orbit anywhere you'd like with MS. Granted, the landing might be a bit rough, and if it's not friendly territory it'll be a fight, but you can insert without needing to hold the orbital location any longer than it takes to send your troops down. That's easy to do. In, Drop, Out.

Actually holding a drop point, long term, is more difficult and it would honestly surprise me if Zeon was holding more than two against the EFF. The only reason California and Odessa are being held is they have enough of a force at each one to be difficult to destroy without the EFF's remaining fleet assets fully assembling to do so. And if they do, Zeon will muster a fleet in response. Mutually Assured Destruction at it's finest.

>>24239274
Split the USA so Zeon controls everything West of the Rockies, but not East, and take off the frozen section of Russia, and that's pretty accurate for Zeon occupied territory.

>>24239344
http://www.ultimatemark.com/gundam/timeline.php

>>24239391
Things did change a bit since you folks decide to use the Avalon Wonderland colony rather than Side 2's Colony 8:

The Majority of the EFF wet navy is / was intact, and provided strong resistance in taking California Base, Hawaii, and the Eastern Seaboard. The EFF still controls the majority of the USA East of the Rocky mountains.

Also, I've been using Ultimate Mark for most of this. Looking over it again, the entry for U.C. 0079.03.01 states the SE Asia and other drop zones were used to land troops. I don't see any reference to held orbital points in his timeline.

>Okay, Back... for the time being. I thought I'd have today off to spend doing Bright Quest. Guess not.

>>24239180 >>24239274
Two votes for spending the NTP to keep KBT's Natural Five-Oh and blowing the front clean off the Magellan. Can I get a third to confirm?

So far:

>>24237558 >>24237619
[X] Retreat to the Falmel for Field Repairs.

>>24237984 >>24237824
[X] Other: Request Situation Report, RE: Enemy Force Count.

Is winning. Anyone else want to cast a vote?

>>24240089
Vote for using np

[X] Request Sitrep before making any other decisions

Waiting for OP to post battle rounds.

Rolled 43, 31, 76, 37, 3, 75, 54, 31, 38, 77 = 465

>>24240178
Roll:
8d20's for the Zaku II's.
10d20' for the Saberfish S1's.
5d10's for the Public Class Assault ships.
4d12's for the Jicco Missle Boats.

Rolled 1, 4, 11, 17, 8, 4, 7, 5, 20, 7 = 84

>>24240394

Rolled 11, 2, 5, 8 = 26

>>24240394

Rolled 5, 20, 8, 17, 14, 8, 15, 1, 10, 13 = 111

>>24240394
Saberfish S1s.

BREAK THEIR BALLS!!!!

Rolled 4, 1, 5, 4, 8 = 22

>>24240394
Public Class Assault ships.

Rolled 1, 11, 10, 4, 13, 13, 3, 18, 9, 20, 7, 19, 16, 20, 13, 3, 5, 2 = 187

>>24240394
8d20's for Zakus
10d20's for Saberfish

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Rolled 15, 2, 2, 4, 7, 12, 14, 5, 12, 12 = 85

>>24240574
...How many Chars do we HAVE on this ship?

>YO.

>>24240089
burn the NTPs we can afford it

>>24240629
millions of them, enough to drown the enemy under their numbers

>>24240629
never enough

Rolled 3, 8, 4, 3 = 18

>>24240394
Jicco Missile Boats

Rolled 7, 16, 8, 19, 3, 6, 16, 1 = 76

>>24240394
Zaku IIs

Rolled 5, 14, 17, 10, 4, 5, 17, 13, 10, 5 = 100

>>24241090
Saberfish

Rolled 2, 3, 12, 7, 20 = 44

>>24241099
Public Class

Rolled 2, 9, 4, 11 = 26

>>24241106
Jicco Boats

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[50 out of 50 – Critical Success]

The trigger guard crumpled, depressing the firing stud of the Sturmfaust and launching the warhead, which in turn forced the Cracker grenade deep into the internal workings of the cannon as Char pressed hard against both the throttle and the foot thrusters normally used for jumping. He was trying to pull as much speed as possible from the Zaku II, ignoring the AA fire and enemy forces that followed his arrow-straight flight path as he kept a mental countdown in his head going from one to thirty.

Because at thirty seconds, the Sturmfaust’s warhead would arm and viole-

The Zaku’s frame shook with enough force to kick him out of his seat. The automatic restraint system quickly hauled him back into place, slamming him against the rubberized surface with nearly as much force as he’d been tossed out of it.

A deceptively soft crackling sound echoed in his cockpit as small fragments of the cannon impacted with the Zaku’s retreating back. He rotated the MS to both get a better look and to allow the shards to hit the suit’s left arm, which was free of munitions.

The entire front section of the Magellan which housed the MPC’s was floating away like a fresh iceberg broken off the Antarctic coastline. Blue flame licked the void where the main fusion pipeline to the cannons must have been on the majority’s side, and the smaller section was tumbling end over end, knocking a dazed ball aside and bisecting a hapless Saberfish – Riah or EFF, he couldn’t tell. With any luck, the piece would hit the Magellan’s escorts, and further damage the enemy.

>>24241489

at this rate, there isn't going to be an enemy for the reinforcements to fight....

just like that one time in Zeon Quest where they destroyed 3 tank platoons/divisions with 3 Zakus and a barricade of tank chassis...

Deja-vu...

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Right. So, Char's been banned due to the asinine 'Post contains a banned URL' issue. Which is utter garbage, as he has no instances of 'www', 'http' any slashes or dot coms in the post concerned.

Char did post the additional material into the Google Drive Document version of Bright Quest. So, hit it's URL in the first post for more.

He also would like to ask the mods to look it over as well - the last page of the document contains the material he was banned for.

Updates @3xFaster, and if the thread stays alive, he'll attempt to pick it up on Monday morning.

You have his apologies for this SNAFU, and my complete and utter annoyance., for what it's worth.

Rolled 10, 4 = 14

>>24241813

Shit happens. Just hop on the irc and ask a mod to lift the ban. Or use a proxy if you're the lazy type. I've been banned numerous times because of the bullshit.

At least Char didn't use engines. I lul'd every time Apologised was banned because of the filter shenanigans.

>>24241813

so I am left to assume that we have two Salamis cruisers left in field D. By our losses I assume that our full forces were committed to this assault...

Field Q will be receiving 1 MA, 8 Zakus and a Kommusi full of Crackers, facing 1 Maggellan, 6 Salamis and numerous Balls & S3s...

Field D has 2.5 Zakus, 2.5 PACs, 10 S1s and the Falmel facing 2 Salamis and a handful of Balls & S3s...

I suggest clearing Field D then bringing the remaining Combat Capable units to flank Field Q.

>>24242216
This

>>24242216
Yeah, we should use Char to finish off the enemy so that the wounded can fall back for aid and repairs.

Since the ban expires at midnight shall we keep this thread alive till then?

now that there is free time, plans on how Zeon could further its holdings on earth...

Does the EFF have any major facilities in the Europe area?

Also, Do we have any units suited for taking out the EFFs Big Trays? If not, we may want to invest in pushing the development and deployment of the YMT-05 Hildolfr... It was designed as Mobile Artillery/Counter Big Tray weapon...

>>24245181
We're mostly working in space, though. Do we want to get dragged down into the gravity well?
Or are you just saying that it's something we could advise on?

>>24248112
my point is the greatest problem we face in regards to expanding our space operations, is that the EFFs can launch their forces from the earth to any orbital location. This does not help them when we have our forces concentrated, but since Man-Power is our greatest shortage, we don't have the numbers to secure all of the Sides, So, If we can Severely limit the EFFs launch capability, by confining them to their heavily fortified bases, we can move the units designated to keeping Drop Zones secure to acting as an Orbital Blockade, confining the Feds to the planet where our ground forces will keep them blockaded in their bases.
While Meta says this is impossible, The general feeling throughout Zeon in regards to the war, is that we are going to win. So, plans that focus on us 'having the winning advantage' (such as pushing back EFF forces and securing more resources and Land) are technically a perfectly viable IC ideas.
That, and having MS's backed up by not only Dopps, but also MA's will improve our combat efficiency. Consider it Zeons approach to 'Combined Arms Doctrine', seeing the only Zeon tank I know of, is a combi-tank-gunship thing....
But the Man-power issue means that having MS's replace the 'infantry' and MA's replace the 'Armour' their superiority over the EFF's Ground and Air forces will put our quality on par with their quantity...
Also, if we do manage to acquire all of the V-Project personnel, equipment & Supplies, we can keep the MS advantage...

>>24249586
>So, If we can Severely limit the EFFs launch capability, by confining them to their heavily fortified bases

The problem with this strategy is even if we manage to "confine" them, their main heavily fortified base is synonymous with "impregnable fortress" and possesses the infrastructure to build, man and launch ships to orbit all on its lonesome. There's a reason why Operation British was put into motion. Jaburo remaining in operation is a deal-breaker for the whole of the war.

>>24250023

thusly 'confining' them there.

They can send out their little 'Assaults', and while we control the rest of the planet AND the colonies, we can just slap them right back into their holes. as with each launch, we get another section of their base with which to assault directly. eventually attrition will remove them from play in that scenario, the same way attrition and the accursed Trojan Horse Teamremoved Zeon from play at the end of MSG...

but I digress. that is why we 'Blockade them'.
Also, with the correct nudges, we theoretically Could make the Jaburo Assault progress more in our favor by increasing MA support with MS teams, and some delays on the time for the assualt would allow more forces to be readied and prepared for the assault...
Jaburo is arguably THE hardest of all the EFF's nuts to crack. But, If we DO, it has the tastiest filling...

>>24250247
Once again, you're missing out on the operative word in this whole thought exercise: "If." The fact of the matter is we won't have the manpower or the material to effectively field a force on Earth that will be sufficient to force the EFF to bunker up without acquiring the additional resources from the other colonies. Acquiring the other Sides is also unfeasible as long as the EFF has ready access to Earth-based reinforcement and rearmament. Zeon has always been stuck in this "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario. There is no strategy which we can concoct utilizing Zeon's current strategic resources which has anything more than a slight outcome on the war progressing the way it did in canon.

So far, the best news I've seen is that Avalon was used for Operation British instead of the canon Colony, which means that Spacenoids from the neutral sides will hopefully be receptive to the message of the Principality if we can successfully sway them into joining the war.

>>24250524
Also, don't forget Riah's open condemnation of the Federation and their request for Zeon military aid.
That won't go unnoticed by the other Sides and Von Braun.
They'll be looking hard at their neutrality treaties and some may rethink their position with what the Federation has done to Riah's neutrality.
If just one more Side finds a Federation military installation within their territory either producing or researching war material, that could cause the neutral factions (except the Jupiter Energy Fleet and maybe Von Braun) to come over to Zeon's side.

>>24250023
We could have smashed a colony into Luna II instead too.

>>24250899
Yeah, thanks to Dozle, Zeon is going to be much more appealing to all spacenoids than the canon Principality. No "three-second-warning" PR disasters here. Now we just have to hope Gihren doesn't decide to change that.

>>24251130

technically it was Garma's Idea...
but yeah, Zeon is for the Liberation of Spacenoids from Earthnoid Oppression.

>>24251177
>technically it was Garma's Idea...
Well, know, it WAS Dozle's. Garma was simply talking about how empty and ABANDONED Avalon was when he went there, and Dozle thought "HEY, I WONDER IF WE CAN USE AN EMPTY COLONY ON SOMETHING".

>>24250899
>>24251130
>>24251177
So, what do you think the chances are that when we announce to the world that the EFF has been building "A GUNDAM (boom!)" in YET ANOTHER neutral side, public opinion amongst spacenoids will swing our way?

>>24252226
If we can prove it, then some of the neutral Sides might see individual colonies calling out for joining Zeon, with a few saying to remain neutral.
Side 6 is already pretty much on Zeon's side with the EFF openly attacking them.
Neutral Sides that were EFF leaning may snap back and begin supporting Zeon.

The big question is Von Braun and the Moon; whether they'll continue serving both sides like the Jupiter Energy Fleet, or if the EFF will try to strongarm them into staying with the Federation and end up causing them to support Zeon.
If the EFF loses the Moon, then they lose Lunar Titanium, and their GM's, if they ever get produced, will have armor like tissue paper.

>>24252226

well, what will probably happen is one of two things.
1. All neutral parties involved in secret deals with the Feds will either bring this up with them or investigate the matter themselves.
or
2. All neutral parties stop all trade with anyone and enter a state of seclusion from the activities of the EFF AND Zeon.

Ideally, option 1 occurs, as it has the highest chance of getting them to ally with us. Though option 2 is still a viable outcome, not a favorable one, but viable none the less...

>>24252510
The question is, how will the EFF respond.
They probably thought that they could take over Side 6 before Zeon could get reinforcements there, hoping to steamroll the Riah defenses and preserve their Gundam project.

If they try it with any other Side that tries to pull out of a similar under-the-table deal, then that will assure that the neutral Sides will ally with Zeon. They can't put up a credible defense otherwise.

Bumping for glorious Zeon. So how do you guys think the Feds will react if we actually manage to incorporate Riah into the Principality?

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>>24254401
Weep on the inside after trying to sweep it under the rug using propaganda.

>>24254401
They'll try to say that Riah was only saying they were neutral while they were working with Zeon all along.

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>>24241489

[ ] Rejoin the fight at Field D.
[ ] Hit the EFF battle group at Field Q from the opposite side.
[ ] Other

>Either way, I assume topping off the munitions at the rocket box is going to happen, unless you explicitly state not to.


>Also, went to a mate's birthday party. Been feeling ill since. That's the last time I eat at that restaurant. Might have one or two more posts left in me - but no guarantees. My apologies.

>>24259185
Rejoin the fight at Field D.
That'll give our forces there a break.

Rolled 57, 89, 17, 50, 96, 82 = 391

>>24259295

Right. That'll show me, for not paying attention - that was already decided upon, wasn't it? Gah.

[Roll 2d20 for dodge!]

Call your target!
Wounded Salamis A (Main Bridge Destroyed, Engine Hit, Mid Hull Damage)
Wounded Salamis B (CIC Hit, Top MPC Destroyed, Multiple Small Hull Breaches Due To Zaku Bazooka Fire)
Saberfish S3's (10)
Balls (5)

[Roll 2d20 for Bazooka's]
Or
[Roll 1d100 for Red Comet Kick]

(Can be combined if you pick the right target)

Rolled 9, 12 = 21

>>24259365
Dodge

Rolled 11, 16 = 27

>>24259365
target: Wounded Salamis A
It still has operational MPC's and an intact CIC.

Rolled 6, 2 = 8

>>24259365
all those high numbers scare me...

I assume that we can't crash one Salamis into the others...

agreeing on attacking Salamis A.

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Rolled 16

In the free moment he had before rejoining the battle, he reached down and pulled open the Birdlime canister. A large glob of tacky fiberglass sealant came free of the unit, and was immediately sucked towards the right armored cockpit hatch. Another glob sped off to the same direction, while a third sped behind his chair towards a hole in the rear armored compartment Char hadn’t known about. The forth blob came free, and after it failed to float towards the walls, he used the canister’s vacuum pump to pull the blob back into the container. Ensuring his cockpit was once again filled with a breathable atmosphere, he removed his normal suit’s helmet and took a deep breath.

Stowing his helmet took but a moment and settling his hands back onto the controls Char moved his Zaku to the munitions box floating near the PAC that remained on station with the Falmel. Golden light erupted from the Falmel, lighting the immediate area as the Musai pattern cruiser lent its firepower to the skirmish erupting in Field Q.

Topping off his spent munitions and snapping another Sturmfaust onto the top edge of his shield via magnetic clamp, Char rocketed back towards the fight in progress at Field D.

The Salamis’ must have seen him returning, as three gouts of pink energy suddenly lit the night, speeding directly towards him.

[12 + 9 = 21, DC20 Passed]

It took all of his skill to weave and doge around the massed fire – whoever was left in the first Salamis’ CIC must not have enjoyed the Bazooka round he’d put through the bridge, and was coordinating the two Salmis’ fire towards his unit at the exclusion of all else.

[Dice of Fate – 18]

Which is why they never saw Royal’s legless Zaku, braced against the struts of the empty torpedo bay of a Public Assault Class, its engines burning at full to pop up and around the engine block of the second salamis, Royal unloading the full magazine of four Rakaten 360mm rockets directly into the armor above the main reactor.

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Rolled 6

>>24259939

The second Salamis buckled, blue fusion fire erupting from its rear as the Public sped away, backlit by secondary explosions which tore the EFF light cruiser asunder.

[11 + 9 = 20 Hit]
[16 + 9 = 25 Hit]

Using the opening provided by the second Salamis’ sudden demise, Char sped in and took aim at the CIC of the remaining cruiser and fired both bazookas. The left arm again fired late, the left round nailing the comm. antennae as the other neatly punched a hole in the glass of the main window. The resulting explosion blew the glass out on all sides, throwing light and debris into the void as the Mega-Particle Cannons fell silent.

Crown’s Zaku came in from above, firing his 120mm at a Ball unit chasing a Riah S1. The tanks holding heilium-3 gave, and as the enemy Ball exploded, Crown pulled up even with Char, Sliding another rocket into the rear compartment of his 210mm Bazooka. Char took a moment to reload as well, as Crown asked “So, do you like your Salami toasted or baked?”

“Actually, I prefer oyster,” Char quipped, snapping his bazookas shut and moving away from the Salamis. Crown fired his 120mm again, discouraging the last wing of Saberfish S3’s from strafing them as Char lined up his aim at the engine block of the crippled vessel.

Two rockets sped towards the target, puncturing the armor above the Minovsky-Ionesco fusion reactor and laying it bare for the third rocket. As the tell tale blue flame signaled the end of the cruiser’s operational life, Char considered his next move.

[ ] Mop up the remaining forces in Field D (4x Saberfish S3, 2x Balls)
[ ] Join the Fight in Field Q.
[ ] Other

>I need more Pictures! Picture of Zaku's Blowing Shit Up In Space!

Rolled 3, 2 = 5

>>24259365
>[Roll 2d20 for Bazooka's]
blow them up blow them all up

>>24259949
>[ ] Join the Fight in Field Q.
Order Crown and Royal to finish mopping up the Balls and Saberfish; Zaku's are far superior to them and should make short work of the remaining Feds in Field D. Once done, they are to go back to the Falmel for repairs and re-arming.

[x] Join the Fight in Field Q.

Let's go fucking everywhere.

>>24259949
>[X ] Join the Fight in Field Q.
we are a target of opportunity for the enemy, keep on the move, and them off balance.

>>24259998

this, but the Falmel needs to stay to deal with any units that break though. Due to the severity of the damage to Royals Suit, he should stay with the Falmel to provide assistance or act as a reserve unit in the case that the Feds overwhelm us in Field Q...


Char, is it now time to see how much damage the Bigro can do to a Magellan?

Rolled 4

>>24260502 >>24260457 >>24260357 >>24259998

>[X] Join the Fight in Field Q.

Char reestablished point to point contact with Crown’s Zaku II, and forwarded him an updated field map. “The Main enemy fleet has appeared in Field Q – this was just a distraction.”

“Main? Shit, how many?”

“Five, Six Salamis, another Magellan. Although I we’ve received reinforcements as well,” Char said, pointing with his left bazooka to the small flashes of light issuing from Field Q.

“We’ve got this covered, Sir, if you want to check it out,” Crown offered.

“Good man. Be sure to rearm at the Falmel before joining me at Field Q, and tell the Riah pilots to rearm and repair if they need it.”

“Roger.”

And with that, Char engaged his thrusters. Traveling towards Field Q required him to cut in front of the Falmel, and as he did so, he spotted the Mobile Armor using the larger Zeon cruiser as a shield while it unlinked from a Komusai.

[ ] Investigate.
[ ] Continue on.

>>24260616
>[ ] Continue on.
We can ask about it after the Feddies have been taken care of.

>>24260616

Investigate. We should know that the Komusai is full of Crackers, and we need some more Crackers...
If we time it right, we can use them as air-burst to take out groups of Pods...

>>24260616

[ ] Investigate. he may have grenades,

>>24261021 >>24260801

[X] Investigate.


Deciding to investigate, Char adjusted his flight path and tight beamed a message to Dren on the Falmel. “Char here, enemy Salamis’ neutralized in Field D. Heading to reinforce Field Q. What’s the MA doing?”

“Offloading the Komusai, which has the Cracker grenades, and two spare MS: a Zaku II, and a Zudah,” Dren replied through the static. “Sergeant Councilman is in a bad way, however – he’ll be unable to pilot the MA in combat.”

>Char can stop off at the Falmel and trade out his Zaku II for either Kareem’s Zaku II, the grey Zudah, or the Bigro HG.
>You can also leave orders for Royal, Crown, or Denim to switch units.
>Dren can pilot assault craft as well.
>Fix, the Komusai’s co-pilot, is rated to sortie in Zaku II’s.
>I think this will be my last post of the day, BQ13 will begin with the choices you make here.
>Your Orders?


And Char Aznable has 4 NTP!

>>24260616
investigate, we need grenades also inquire about the pezan reinforcement are they here yet? if not how long until they get here, if yes then try to see if we can pull a CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED! on the Magellan with their help

>>24261155
Char to load up on Crackers.
Royal switch out of his legless Zaku into the grey Zudah.
Fix to sortie in Kareem's Zaku II.
Dren to sortie in the Bigro HG.

We will then ride the Bigro into Field Q, and detach and make that Magellan have a bad day.

>>24261155
"make sure Councilman get medical attention if needed he has brittle bone disease if I recall, by the way I need more grenades than I could ever know what to do with."
if the zudah is faster than char's zaku "also did they managed to make zudah with actual controls, circuitry and all that as opposed to the usual dynamite? if so I may take it"

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>>24261160
>It's been about five minutes since the Bigro arrived ferrying 5 MS-06R1 Zaku II's and the Black Tri Star's MS-06R1A Zaku II's. Said Zaku's are currently harrying the new EFF Fleet assets in Field Q.

>Pezun's Musai will arrive in 22 minutes.
>Pezun's Chivvay's will arrive in 35 minutes.
>Pezun itself will be in its new position in two hours.

>>24261252
>The Grey Zudah is an unknown quantity, besides 'fast' and 'tends to blow up'. Pezun's Colonel Lucius Hasfjord also admitted to not knowing why Ceff left this unit behind when he forwarded the rest to the Siegfried. It did work well enough to be loaded into the Komusai.

>>24261155
>Char stop off at the Falmel and trade out his Zaku II for Grey Zudah

Royal, get a new Zaku

Komusai’s co-pilot, is to sortie in Zaku II

>>24261483
I wanted Dren to sortie in the Bigro because doing so would provide the largest number of Zeon assets to the battle in Field Q.
With Kareem out of commission, we're short on pilots.

>>24261483
Mobile Weapons in the Riah Theatre - Sorted By Speed Rating:

1. MA-05HG Bigro
2. EMS-04 Zudah
3. MS-06R1/R1A Zaku II
4. MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type
5. Saberfish S3
6. Saberfish S1
7. MS-06F Zaku II
8. RB-078 Ball
9. Public Assault Class
10. Musai Light Cruiser
11. Salamis Light Cruiser
12. Magellan Battleship

>>24261631
>MS-06R1/R1A Zaku II
These are the suits being used by the Black Tri-Stars?
They're faster than Char's own custom Zaku?

Can the Bigro's arms operate the Zaku Bazookas? if so, then Char should take it. Its MPC should help in destroying the enemy ships, and since it does not lack for speed, Char should be suitably appeased by it.
Royal should switch out, he can choose whether to take the Zaku or the Zudah.
Dren should stay on board the Falmel, he's too much of a party animal to be let loose with the Bigro... or an MS for that matter...
Does the Falmel have the capacity to properly repair MS's? if so then they should properly fix chars Zaku.

If Char does not use the Bigro, I would suggest that Denim use it as he is the only pilot who can sortie in the MA who has Combat Experience.

Only reason I know this is that Char actively said that he put Denim with Jean in the hopes that Denims experience could keep Jean in line, though Jean wanted to be the Big Damn Hero, and attacked anyway...

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>>24261677
The high-speed upgrades to Char's MS-06S Zaku II were adapted and upgraded into a different, larger leg thruster / vernier assembly for the MS-06R1/R1A Zaku II. As such, yes - the standard R1 is faster by a slim margin - only due tot he larger thuster ports on the legs. The R1A is faster by 400 kg of thrust.

Compare the leg thrusters from the picture here: >>24222813 (MS-06R1A) to this picture on this post.

>>24261748
>Can the Bigro's arms operate the Zaku Bazookas?
No. They are giant claws used for grasping that have laser emitters.
The front 'beak' opens to reveal a Mega Particle Gun, which is a scaled down MPC.

>Does the Falmel have the capacity to properly repair MS's?
The Falmel crew can perform repairs, if given enough time to do so. Char's Zaku II will need to have the right armored cockpit hatch replaced, and they'll also need to figure out where that hole is in the rear compartment, as well as check for any additional damage. That will need to be done after the fight. For the time being, Char's MS-06S is at 12 of 15 HP (-5 damage, +2 healed via Birdlime).

Royal's Zaku is at 5HP.

>>24261888

ah, thanks.

Then Char would take the Bigro for it's speed,
Royal should be given the option for the Zaku or the Zudah.

In regards to the Zudahs, If a standard 'Ceff' Zudah is faster than Chars Zaku, does that mean that the 5xfaster trait for the Triple Z mean that it is 5x faster than the standard 'Ceff' Zudah? how does that compare to the future MS's?

Let's take Bigro and royally fuck day of all the Feddies. Then we can try Zudah. After this fight.

>>24262301
The Triple is '5x Faster' [than a MS-06 Zaku II].

It is 1.5 x Faster than Char's MS-06S / an MS-06R1.

The Triple would be a match for the GP-01 in acceleration, but the GP-01 would beat it in maneuvering and braking due to placement and advancements in vernier technology.

>>24262403

In the introduction, Char actively refused having anything to do with Zudahs. I doubt he would change his mind now, especially when a High Speed Mobile Armour is on the table...

>>24261888
>>birdlime

Man, I remember the last time I saw that word used in a quest. We couldn't stop a fucking Robot Master with it. Was it Airman, I think?

>>24266196
>Was it Airman, I think
Airman Mk.II, using WH40k Dark Age of Technology upgrades.

>>24266259
Several Baneblades, attack choppers, Char in a Hyaku Shiki and Crowe in the Brasta. Took forever to beat that one 'bot.

Waiting for OP

>>24267245
OP said he was done for the day.

>>24267435
Aww ok.