>>33546511
>>Investigate a distress call in the South China Sea.

saving people is what we do, not exactly a combat first unit

>>33546511
>Help insert a SEAL team into China to investigate what equipment they're funneling into Korea.

>>33546511
>>Stay on station off the Korean shoreline to cover several Japanese recon teams.

>>33546511
>>Investigate a distress call in the South China Sea.

>>33546511
>Investigate a distress call in the South China Sea.
We're a rescuer, so let's rescue.

>>33546511
>Investigate a distress call in the South China Sea
I bet it's some pansy ass spy who got caught

>>33546511
>Help insert a SEAL team into China to investigate what equipment they're funneling into Korea.

While we aren't a combat unit, we do have the market cornered on Stealth Helos.

>>33546511
>>Stay on station off the Korean shoreline to cover several Japanese recon teams.

Our forte is emergency response for special ops forces.

Regular rescue operations can be left to coast guards who cant perform our type of mission.

Insertions can be handled by special air wings.

>>33546511
>Investigate a distress call in the South China Sea.

>>33546511
>>Stay on station off the Korean shoreline to cover several Japanese recon teams.

>>33546511
>>Help insert a SEAL team into China to investigate what equipment they're funneling into Korea.

>>33546511
>Investigate a distress call in the South China Sea.

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>>33546605
>>33546700
>>33546705
>>33546764

Wait a minute. Something is fucking odd


Why are we responding to a distress signal in south east asia all the way from tokyo?

Thats more than a few hours flight time, by plane.

Can we even get that far?

>>33546982
merc you dun goofed!

>>33546511
You decide to go check out the distress call coming out from the South China Sea. Normally, there shouldn't be any civilian traffic out there, considering there was a war going on. However, there were still some brave souls who dared venture out, whether because they were fearless or foolhardy. Then again, it could always be a trap. You never knew. You always had the option of bringing along the Comanche for some support, though.

However, in terms of actual naval support, the Japanese weren't willing to send ships out that far due to the risk of Chinese submarines prowling the area. At least, not unless they had confirmation it was an emergency and not a trap.

>Better bring along the Comanche
>You don't need that much firepower for a simpler rescue job.
>Other

>>33546982
>>33547007
Whoops. Just swap "South" with "East", then.

>>33547057
>>You don't need that much firepower for a simpler rescue job.

We've got the girls.

Keep the commanchr to aid other missions.

>>33547057
>Better bring along the Comanche

>>33547088
>confirmation it was an emergency and not a trap
Rather have it around in case Chinese want to be cute.

>>33547057
If all of the girls come with us then
>>You don't need that much firepower for a simpler rescue job.

>>33547057
>Better bring along the Comanche
Red flags, Red flags everywhere!

>>33547057
>Better bring along the Comanche

Better to have and not need and all that.

>>33547057

Merc, the commanche will be retask to help other missions right? If yes:

>>You don't need that much firepower for a simpler rescue job.

>>33547057
>>Better bring along the Comanche

Better safe than sorry with our luck considering Pierce and CO. are trouble magnets (as in boss characters/etc)

>>33547057
>>Better bring along the Comanche

>>33547057
>>You don't need that much firepower for a simpler rescue job.

We've got 5 witches with us.

Anyone who tangles with us is in for hurt.

>>33547057
>>You don't need that much firepower for a simpler rescue job.

>>33547188
if it was just 5 witches it would be one thing, but having a rather underarmed helo (and a big target at that) in addition? another story.

>>33547057
>>Better bring along the Comanche

Last thing we need is to go in under armed just because we 'think' this is nice safe mission.

>>33547057
>Better bring along the Comanche

>>33547213

Still 5 witches.

A commanche on a mission like this is a waste.

>>33547266
>>33547213
Well, its not like we will meet Volgin here...

>>33547266
in the SW89 ver, there's always some sort of Russian SUPER-something in any one place.

>>33547213

This isnt just about us, this is a theatre of war.

Having the 2 premier stealth assets in the theatre go off together on a rescue mission that may or may not pan out is a great waste in resources.

We could get standard attack helis to escort us while the commanche goes to support forward operations with their stealth.

>>33547352
It really wouldn't be the first time the US over committed resources to see a objective meet, nor would it be the last.

>>33547352
you mean redshirts? Like they'd last long against whatever boss thing we'd likely run into.

>>33547057
You decide that it would be a good idea to bring along the Comanche. Better that you bring it along and not need it, then leave it and end up needing it anyways.

You head over to the hangar where your helos are being kept. You see the Ghost Hawk already being prepped for takeoff, your aircrew making sure it was ready. On the other end, you could see the Comanche, still being swarmed by the DARPA techs. You head over to see what's going on when you run into the Comanche's pilot, Ugly.

"Hey, Ugly, long time no see!" You grin as you greet him.

"Yo, Captain!" Ugly laughs. "Army's gotta represent in this Navy and AF sideshow, right?"

"Whatever helps you sleep at night." You chuckle. "Hey, is the Comanche going to be ready yet?"

"You better ask the Doc about that." Ugly points to a workstation next to the Comanche. You narrow your eyes and gasp.

"Sokolov, you son of a bitch!" You laugh. "What the hell are you doing all the way out here!"

"Part of my new job!" Sokolov says happily, pointing to the DARPA ID badge pinned to his coat. "I'm essentially doing the same thing I've been doing in Russia!"

"So what are you guys doing with the Comanche now?" You ask.

"Oh, just some general upgrades. Very top secret, though."

>Can you just tell me if it'll be ready to go?
>If I'm going to be taking this thing into combat, I want to know what these "top secret" upgrades are.
>Other

>>33547495
>Can you just tell me if it'll be ready to go?

>>33547495
>Can you just tell me if it'll be ready to go?

>>33547495
>>Can you just tell me if it'll be ready to go?

>>33547495
>>If I'm going to be taking this thing into combat, I want to know what these "top secret" upgrades are.
Just a very abridged explanation, pretty please?

>>33547495
>Can you just tell me if it'll be ready to go?

>>33547495
>Sokolov
YAY!

>>33547495
>>Can you just tell me if it'll be ready to go?

>>33547495
"Can you just tell me if it's ready to go?" You ask.

"Oh, well, the modifications we're doing shouldn't affect it's flight performance!" Sokolov assures you. "We're just putting the finishing touches on!"

"Great." You nod. You see your witches also getting prepped as they load into their strikers. Since this was a rescue op, they were opting to load into their standard Strike Eagle strikers. Jetstream and Euclid follow their lead while Red jogs over to you.

"Hey, Cap!" She grins. "We flying out?"

"Of course." You nod.

"Oh, Sokolov!" Red hugs the scientist. "Long time no see!"

"Ah, Red!" Sokolov laughs. "It is good to see that you are well!"

"Hey, hey, so what's DARPA got you doing now, huh?" She asks.

"Sorry, my work is highly classified." Sokolov shakes his head. "I"m not cleared to disclose it just yet."

"Oh, fine." Red pouts.

"Come on, Red." You pat her on the head. "We're going to be taking off soon."

Red gives one last wave to Sokolov and you both jog over to the waiting Ghost Hawk.

"Hey, Captain." Bullseye greets you. "Just a quick question. I'm trying to plot a course to the distress call, but I need to pass it through you."

Bullseye hands you a map of the area, with two lines drawn. One was straight and drew a direct line from your base to the estimated position of the distress signal. The other curved out eastwards before circling back to the endpoint.

"We can take the direct route. Saves on time and fuel, but we'll be going directly over contested waters. I know we've got stealth, but who knows what we might run into out there."

"And I assume the longer route is safer?"

"Yeah, the eastern route goes over waters secured by the USN and IJN. No chance of running into anything hostile out there, but it'll definitely eat up more time and fuel to do so. I mean, midair refueling is not an issue, it's just time consuming, as you know."

>We'll take the direct route.
>We'll take the long route.
>Other

>>33547932
>>We'll take the direct route.

>>33547932
>We'll take the long route.
Better safe than sorry.

>>33547932
>We'll take the long route.

>>33547932
>We'll take the direct route.

>>33547932
>>We'll take the long route.

>>33547932
>>We'll take the long route.

>>33547932
>>We'll take the long route.
Better safe than sorry

>>33547932
>We'll take the direct route.

>>33547932
>We'll take the direct route.
Remember people, we're search and Rescue. Our safety is below the safety of those who need us and taking longer to reach the suppose distressed signal means there is a higher chance when we get there those who we're supposed to rescue will be dead by the time we get there.

>>33547932
>>We'll take the long route.

>>33547932
>>We'll take the direct route.

We're stealthed for a reason.

And more fuel means we can leg it in a hurry.

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>>33547932
"Let's take the long route." You say. "I don't want to get jumped by some asshole Chinese pilots, or worse, the White Butterfly."

"Got it."

Soon enough, both the Ghost Hawk and Comanche take off, with the witches following close behind, and your small group swings eastward. Your witches cruise at a steady speed, in order to conserve their magic reserves while the Ghost Hawk and Comanche take the lead. Every so often, you'd rendezvous with a tanker or passing cruiser that tops off your fuel reserves.

"So what do you think is out there?" Red asks. "Isn't this area supposed to be off limits to civilians?"

"Yeah, well, sometimes people don't listen." You shrug. "Could be anything from a corporate cargo ship to a simple family owned fishing boat. But I know that for a lot of people in this region, the ocean is their livelihood. They're willing to risk getting blown up by a hostile navy just to put food on the table."

"That's rough." Red frowns.

"And that's assuming this all isn't just one big trap." You point out.

"Yeah, well, we'll be ready for them, won't we?" Red grins, patting her sword.

"I see something." Ugly calls out. "Container ship."

Sure enough, on the horizon, you see the massive shape of what is unmistakably a civilian cargo ship.

"Bullseye, are you getting anything from it?"

"No, sir." He shakes his head.

"Try to hail them."

"Got it." Bullseye keys his radio to the international emergency frequency. "Unidentified cargo ship, this is the United States Air Force. Do you require assistance? Please respond."

There's nothing but silence.

"Maybe their radio's out?" Hoskins suggests.

>Send in someone to check out the ship.
>Maintain distance and keep trying to establish contact.
>Other

>>33548431
>>Maintain distance and keep trying to establish contact.
Keeps eyes open.

>>33548431
>Maintain distance and keep trying to establish contact.

>>33548431
>>Send in someone to check out the ship.

Tarin, go

>>33548431
>Maintain distance and keep trying to establish contact.

I don't like this.....

>>33548431
>>Maintain distance and keep trying to establish contact.

>>33548431
>>Send in someone to check out the ship.

Time for Tarin to be ninja again.

>>33548510
I smell volgen!

>>33548431
>Send in someone to check out the ship.
Send in Tarin with her cloak up in order to do a visual pass of the ship.

>>33548556
ELECTRIC BULLET PUNCH

>>33548691
"VOLGIN?"
"WON'T YOU EVER DIE?"

>>33548721
"WHO WANTS TO WATCH ME PUNCH THE SHIT OUT OF TARIN! I DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

>>33548556
I really hope for some new villains. It's a new front of the war. We really don't need to rehash them for this.

>>33548431
"All units, set up an orbit around that ship. Let's not get too close until we're sure of what's going on." You say on the squad frequency, and turn to Bullseye. "Keep trying to hail them."

"Got it." Bullseye nods and continues trying to get in contact over the radio.

"This is Ugly. I got visual on some small boats docked on the side of the cargo ship." He reports. "No identifying marks or anything."

"Euclid, you've got the best eyes. Do you see anything?" You ask.

"No movement on deck. Can't really see that well through the bridge windows at this distance, either." Euclid says.

Suddenly, a flare shoots up from the midsection of the ship.

"Well, looks like somebody is alive down there." Rex says.

"I got movement!" Euclid says. "I see people running on the deck. One's waving at us, but it looks like... he's being chased or something."

Okay, something was clearly up. The question was, did you want to get involved?

>Somebody is obviously in distress. Move in.
>Call in reinforcements.
>This is too fishy. Disengage.
>Other

>>33548788
>Call in reinforcements.
I SMELL CYBORG NINJA!

>>33548788
>>Somebody is obviously in distress. Move in.

>>33548762
Well, we got White Butterfly.
At this point Volgin will be side-boss at best. If he even on China.
Poor man's career must be take a nosedive since he meets Pierce and Red if he really on China.

>>33548788
>>Somebody is obviously in distress. Move in.

>>33548788
>Somebody is obviously in distress. Move in.
Pirates, probably. Let's deal with them the Russian way.

>>33548788
>>Somebody is obviously in distress. Move in.

Not taking any chances.

>>33548850
no survivors?

>>33548894
10 terrorist, 40 hostage
50 bodybags.

Mission Accomplished.

>>33548788
>Somebody is obviously in distress. Move in.
>Call in reinforcements.

Send down Janice and Jetstream to cover those on the deck.

If this is pirates, then we might be outnumber and rather to control of the deck and bring in more arms for this than just having red, rex, and ourselves dealing with the insides of a ship.

>>33548894
We put them on a boat.
With no motor.
No flares.
No survival kit.
No food.
No water.
No compass.
And push them out to open sea.

>>33548788
"Somebody is obviously in distress." You grimace. "We'll move in."

"How do you want to handle this, boss?" Ugly asks, clearly eager for some action.

>Have witches and Comanche clear the deck while you stay back.
>Have the witches and Comanche cover you while you, Red, and Rex board the ship.
>Other

>>33549078
>>Have the witches and Comanche cover you while you, Red, and Rex board the ship.

>>33549078
>Have witches and Comanche clear the deck while you stay back.

We'll drop down after.

>>33549078
>Have the witches and Comanche cover you while you, Red, and Rex board the ship.

>>33549078
>>Have the witches and Comanche cover you while you, Red, and Rex board the ship.

I think this situation calls for precision.

>>33549078
>>Have the witches and Comanche cover you while you, Red, and Rex board the ship.

Boarding action go.

>>33549078
>Have the witches and Comanche cover you while you, Red, and Rex board the ship.

Rex Superman Mode is a go.

>>33549078
>Have the witches and Comanche cover you while you, Red, and Rex board the ship.

PREPARE TO BOARD THE SPACE HULK!

>>33549078
>Have the witches and Comanche cover you while you, Red, and Rex board the ship.

>>33549078
>Have witches and Comanche clear the deck while you stay back.
Do the witches have a loudspeaker or something to be able to tell the people on the deck to stop and put their hands in the air?

>>33549078
>Have the witches and Comanche cover you while you, Red, and Rex board the ship.

>>33549078
>>Have the witches and Comanche cover you while you, Red, and Rex board the ship.

>>33549112
>>33549129
So can we use the seax now?

>>33549275
i say YES!

>>33549275
Considering we left it at home...

>>33549373
Aww crap... Well at least anons won't be able to make more references to pirates.

>>33549400
I'm more than happy to keep that there just to stop that and retarded 'lets charge them with our sword' option away for good.

>>33549400
I was thinking vikings with that seax. But oh well.

>>33549427
na we got that for tanks! remember the cursed sword we picked up....fufufu

>>33549427
Having a melee weapon never hurts.

>>33549078
"Everybody move in! Me, Red, and Rex will board the ship to determine what's going on!"

"Roger!" Everybody affirms.

Your four witches swoop down onto the ship. Almost immediately, masked figures emerge from various points on the deck and begin opening fire with machine guns. The witches take evasive action and return fire in kind, though the dial back the power of the weapons to avoid causing unnecessary damage to the ship. None of you knew exactly what it was carrying, after all.

Meanwhile, the Comanche stays close to your Ghost Hawk as it hovers over the cargo ship's deck. Hoskins gives you the thumbs up and you, Red, and Rex quickly fast rope down. The Comanche and Ghost Hawk then pull away as the machine gun fire gets heavier.

"Janice, what does it look like up there?" You ask.

"At least a dozen armed contacts." Janice says, the bark of her assault rifle filling the background. "There might be more below decks or in the other boats. No sign of any crew, though."

"Did they see us land?"

"Even if they did, they're too busy shooting at us!"

>Search for the fleeing crewman.
>Help clear the deck.
>investigate the boats.
>Investigate below deck.
>Other

>>33549476
>>Search for the fleeing crewman.

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>>33549427

What could possibly go wrong?

>>33549476
>>Search for the fleeing crewman

S&R.

>>33549445
>tankers
>some of the most superstition lot in the military
>taking a 'cursed' sword

That doesn't make a lick since.

>>33549476
>Search for the fleeing crewman.

Have someone call in some extra hands. Really don't going down into the ship with just three people. That's beyond stupid.

>>33549476
>>Search for the fleeing crewman.

>>33549515
>sense
>Really don't want to be going down

Christ, maybe watching three days worth of DOTA2 is a bad idea.

>>33549515
They were going to break that curse.

>>33549476
>other

Ask our buddies in the air if they recognize the firepower our opponents are packing.

Russian/Chinese made weapons? High end of the line types? Then it's a trap.

Lower grade Kalashnikov-wannabes? Maybe the pirate theory still holds.

>>33549476
>>Search for the fleeing crewman.

>>33549476
>>Search for the fleeing crewman.

>>33549476
"Janice, what kind of weapons are they using?" You ask.

"AKs and RPKs." Janice reports. "Not really helpful, since pretty much everybody this side of the Pacific uses those."

"Right, we're going to track down that crewman. Keep us covered."

"Got it."

You, Red, and Rex quickly but carefully make your way through the maze of cargo containers. While you were tempted to crack some open to see what was inside, you decided against it. You just didn't have time.

"Anybody got a visual on that runner?" You call out.

"I think he's running toward the bow of the ship." Tarin says. "Can't get close enough to help."

"Got it." The three of you pivot and head for the bow of the ship. However, move, you catch sight of a pair of the boarders setting up an Igla MANPADS system. Even with a shields, a witch would have a very bad day if they ended up taking a hit from one of those, much less the Comanche or the Ghost Hawk.

But that runner was most likely going to get cornered soon at this rate, and who knows what would happen to him ,then.

>Call out a warning and keep going.
>Stop to take out the Igla team.
>Other

>>33549842
>Stop to take out the Igla team.

>>33549476
>>Search for the fleeing crewman.

>>33549476
>Search for the fleeing crewman.

>>33549842
>Stop to take out the Igla team.

Will be quicker than trying to get someone else to clear them and it would be very bad to lose our ride.

>>33549842
Send Red to get the crewman, hazguns take out the Igla

>>33549842
>>Stop to take out the Igla team.

>>33549842
>Stop to take out the Igla team.

>>33549898
this!

>>33549842
>>Stop to take out the Igla team.

>>33549842
>>Stop to take out the Igla team.

>>33549842
>Other
Send Red to find the crewman, Rex and us will take out the Igla team.

We got any grenades?

>>33549842
>Stop to take out the Igla team.
Pop them in the head quickly and keep moving. Goddamn pest.

>>33549842
>Stop to take out the Igla team.

>>33549842
"Shit!" You breathe and slide a stop, and silently chop your arm toward the Igla team to indicate to Red and Rex where you wanted their attention at. All three of your raise your assault rifles and fire, riddling the two men with bullets. The Igla launcher clatters uselessly to the ground and you kick it off the side of the ship to prevent somebody else from picking it off later. The launcher falls into the water with a loud splash and you continue on your way.

"Everybody, heads up! These guys got MANPADS, so keep moving! Don't give them a clear shot!"

"Gee, as if we weren't doing that already." Euclid quips.

You keep forging ahead, until you see movement. Up ahead, you can see three figures struggling. Two masked and uniformed men were wrestling with what looked to be a crewman. The crewman was yelling and cursing in what sounded like Japanese, while his two assailants remained silent.

>Order the two attackers to surrender.
>Sic Red on them.
>Other

>>33550190
>Sic Red on them.

>>33550190
>>Sic Red on them.
Hopefully, we can capture them.

>>33550190
>Sic Red on them.
Let her get some use out of that sword.

>>33550190
>Order the two attackers to surrender.

We guns trained on them and a Red to drop on them at moments notice. If they don't surrender they're stupid.

>>33550190
>>Order the two attackers to surrender.

>>33550190
>Sic Red on them.

>>33550190
>Order the two attackers to surrender.
It isn't necessary to put red into a melee...

>>33550190
>Sic Red on them.

>>33550190
>Sic Red on them.
I almost feel sorry for them.
Almost

>>33550190
>>Sic Red on them.

>>33550190
>Order the two attackers to surrender.
Thunder, Thunder or we will fire on you.

>>33550224
>>33550239

Or suicidal/loyal till death.

That they're being silent means they're no ordinary gunmen.

These are likely spec ops and so will not surrender.

>mfw we have a stelath helicopter
>magic means we can make it supersonic

We Airwolf nao.

>>33550377
>magic means we can make it supersonic

No it doesn't.

>>33550190
>>33550333

yeah, this is looking less like a random hit and more like something above mere pirates.

But why the cargo ship?

There's plenty of other high value targets in the area, and if they can get to a ship without being noticed they could hit the Japanese shore without much trouble.

So who are these people and why this ship instead of so many others?

>>33550432
>So who are these people and why this ship instead of so many others?
because its got a metal gear on it

>>33550384
turn rotate the bird sideways and then have the girls push the rotors with magic

>>33550432

Infiltration purposes? Hide a big bomb in a container, let it sail into tokyo

>>33550432
Knowing Merc it's most likely carrying some blah blah super thing.

Or was going to be used as bait at a later time.

That or something like Martians did in SWQ using it as a troop transport.

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>>33550462
>turn rotate the bird sideways and then have the girls push the rotors with magic

>>33550384
How did Shirley go supersonic in prop strikers? Magic.

>>33550190
>>Sic Red on them.

>>33550538
Considering a plane, or strikes in this case, are wholly different than a chopper and it's flight characteristic.... Yeah. Magic isn't going to solve that.

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>>33550190
"Red, go get them."

"With pleasure." Red grins as she draws her sword. In a flash, she covers the handfuls of meters between her and the assailants in the blink of an eye. In the second blink, you see to masked heads floating in the air before toppling to the ground alongside their bodies. Red then expertly flicks the blood off her blade and sheathes it.

Jeez, she wasn't kidding when she said Jetstream would teach her how to use that.

"You could've at least left one of them alive..." You sigh.

"Jeez, Cap, you should've said so!" Red shakes her head.

The Japanese crewman, covered in blood from Red's attack clambers up to his feet and backs up against the railing. You can't really tell what he's saying, but it's cleared he was extremely scared.

"Whoa, hey, calm down there." You say, lowering your weapon and raising your hands to show you weren't a threat, and point to the American flag on your shoulder patch. "We're not here to hurt you. We're AMERICAN, see? We're here to help! Can you speak English?"

The crewman visibly calms down at the sight of the patch, but still speaks quickly.

"Red, are you catching any of that?"

"Yeah." Red nods. "Apparently these guys came out of nowhere and boarded their ship. They don't seem interested in the cargo, though. They were more focused on capturing the crew."

"Does he know where they are?"

Red shoots a quick question to the crewman The crewman mutters more Japanese and shakes his head.

(cont)

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>>33550601

"He says that the Captain ordered them all to hide belowdecks when they got boarded. He's not sure if the other got found out, but he's sure that if they were, they'd be taken to the boats.

"How many others?"

"Nine total, including him." Red says.

You frown. Nine sailors was a criminally small crew to run a ship this size. Then again, you suppose that there weren't a lot of people willing to bet their lives in these waters, especially in a big target like this."

"All right, tell him to stay where he is. As long as the witches can see him, he'll be safe." You say.

>Go investigate the boats.
>Go belowdecks to search for the crew.
>Help the witches clear the deck.
>Other

>>33550627
>>Go investigate the boats.

>>33550627
>Go investigate the boats.

>>33550499
>>33550485
>>33550462

Maybe the bigger question is *who*...

I mean, we've got at least

-Russians
-Chinese
-Korean anti-colonialists

And that's just the known combatants, without throwing in someone from left field.

Each of them would have their own wildly different goals when it comes to the container ship. Figuring out who they are would let us find out what they want and how/whether to stop them.

>Go investigate the boats.

>>33550627
>>Go investigate the boats

>>33550601
>you see to masked heads floating in the air
This is why I didn't want her to do this... great.

>>33550627
>Go investigate the boats.

We are not going below deck with just three people.

>>33550644

Well they're wearing uniforms.

Likely chinese if we stop to inspect or...

>>33550627

>Go investigate the boats.
>Other
Unmask both heads, see their nationality.

>>33550644
Chinks didn't use the Igla. Russia and Vietnam did.

yes red.....become a wind of destruction....hahahahah!

>>33550627
>Go investigate the boats.
>Unmask both heads, see their nationality.

>>33550627
>>33550680
>>Other
>Unmask both heads, see their nationality.

YES. THIS.

Whatever we do, do this first.

>>33550597
yes well the F4 is completely aerodynamically unstable, you know how it flies? it punches physics in the face with THRUST

>>33550597
Cover Comanche in shield airfoil. Done.

>>33550767

>not thrusting in physics' face

one job

>>33550627
>>Go belowdecks to search for the crew.

Might as well stop these apparent kidnappers from reaching the other crew.

>>33550712
I second this.

>>33550712

seconding this

>>33550809
Seconding this.

>>33550712
Support

>>33550627
"All right, we'll go check out their boats, then." You say. "But first..."

You bend down and pick up one of the severed heads and pull the mask off. While you weren't an expert on telling a person's ethnicity just by looking, you could definitely tell that the man was an Asian. Whether he was Chinese or Korean or Vietnamese or whatever, you had no idea. The only things you could think of right now as that they were either very well equipped pirates, or Chinese special forces sent here for a particular objective.

You, Red, and Rex quickly move down the port side of the ship, where you see the boarders' boats attached to the side of the ship like parasites. At first glance, they looked to be simple fishing boats. However, you could see that the had much more powerful engines, enough to catch up to a freight like this. You also see some armor plating and areas where you could easily mount heavy weapons. These boats were made for fighting. You see ladders connected, which would allow you to get down to the boats.

"Rex, you cover the top. Me and Red will go down to investigate." You say.

"Got it." Rex nods.

Both you and Red slide down the ladder to the first of the two boats. A quick search the main cabin shows that there's nobody inside. However, you see a bunch of documents that you grab and stuff into your pack. Perhaps the spooks could make sense of them.

"Cozy." Red remarks.

"Let's keep moving." You say.

The two of you then hope over the second boat. Overhead, the gun exchange is still going.You see a few missiles flying about as well, but thanks to the warning, your witches know what to look out for. Higher up, the Ghost Hawk orbits seemingly lazily in the air.

(cont)

>>33551179

In the second boat, there are two guards that Red easily dispatches. Inside you find three more crew tied up in the cabin. a quick interrogation of them reveals pretty much the same thing the first crewman you rescued said. None of them know why they're being attacked, nor do they know who is doing the attacking.

Finally, the shooting stops.

"Um, Captain, we have a problem." Janice says.

"What's going on up there?" You ask.

"It looks like the boarders have found the rest of the crew and are holding them hostage in the bridge." Janice says. "Apparently they want us to let them go or they'll kill the hostages."

"Can you take them out?" You ask.

"Well, between me, Tarin, Jetstream, Euclid, and the others, most definitely." Janice responds. "But without civilian casualties? That's pushing it."

"How many hostiles left?"

"Eight. They're all holed up in the bridge now."

>Try to negotiate with them.
>Order the witches to take them out.
>Have the witches stall them while you try to assault the bridge.
>Other

>>33551190
>>Other
Get the civilians out of the boat, set charges on the boats.

Let them free.

Once they're out, blow the charges.

>>33551190
>Have the witches stall them while you try to assault the bridge.

The United States does not negotiate with terrorists.

>>33551190
>Have the witches stall them while you try to assault the bridge.

>>33551208
They aren't idiots. They'll check for traps.

>>33551190
>>Have the witches stall them while you try to assault the bridge.
This. Request surrender.

>>33551236

Underneath on the hull.

We're pararescue, that includes diver training.

>>33551236
Then set the charges underneath the hull. Problem solved.

>>33551190
>Other way around

>We try to stall them with diplomacy, Tarin drops her strikers, gets in and starts the mayhem, everyone else follows when she starts

>>33551259
Do you really think we have explosives of that nature with us? We're not EOD or Combat Engineers. We're lucky if we're carrying nades for this.

>>33551259
They'll probably take the hostages. We aren't dealing with idiots here.

>>33551270
>addendum

>They won't be able to tell Tarin is no longer in the air, because they're all indoors in the bridge unable to track all of us.

>>33551190

>Have the witches stall them while you try to assault the bridge.

>>33551282
*Take the hostages with them

>>33551190
>>Have the witches stall them while you try to assault the bridge.
Whatever happens, happens. This is going to be ugly.

>>33551190
>Have the witches stall them while you try to assault the bridge.

>>33551208

I like this one. It sounds like fun.

>>33551420
Problem >>33551277

Not happening.

>>33551420
They'll take the hostages with them. Won't work. No sane hostage taker gives up the hostages.

>>33551451
They're not getting away, regardless.

>>33551190
"Janice, stall them. Do whatever you can. Sweet talk them if you have to. Whatever you do, they cannot leave that bridge!" You say. "Me, Red, and Rex will try to assault it. Tarin, can you hide yourself so you can help us engage them on foot?"

"Roger." Tarin says.

Up above, you can see Jance, Jetstream, and Euclid hovering in front of the bridge. Both Jetstream and Euclid have their weapons drawn, but Janice has hers slung to to her side in an effort to appear nonthreatening. You can't hear what she's saying, but you know she has to be trying her best to keep their attention.

"How are we going to do this?" Red asks. "Attack them from above or below? Or some combination of both?"

You think on it. You're sure all of the hostiles' attention would be drawn to the witches, which were the primary threat. You doubt they even know that you're on the ship. They probably wouldn't be expecting an attack from below decks. However, the entrances were limited and cramped, and it would be very easy to get caught in a ambush. On the other hand, you could try attacking from above by going rappelling through the windows. You'd have wider options to enter, but you'd literally be entering directly into the line of fire of now only the hostage takers, but your own witches behind you, too.

>Attack from below.
>Attack from above.
>Split you team to attack from both directions.
>Other

>>33551500
>>Attack from below.

Red's up.

GET READY

>>33551500
>>Split you team to attack from both directions.
Don't put your eggs in one basket.

How much explosives do we have? Could we breach through the wall/ceiling?

>>33551500
>Attack from above
>Have someone guard the ways out below

>>33551500
>>33551530

Shit I meant to say Attack from Below

changing to >Attack from below

>>33551500
>>Split you team to attack from both directions.
Breaching 101

>>33551500
>Attack from below.

When the shooting starts we want them in the cross fire not ourselves.

>>33551500
>>Attack from below.

The girls will be shooting from their perch.

Don't get in their way

>>33551500
>Split you team to attack from both directions.

>>33551549
>be entering directly into the line of fire of not only the hostage takers, but your own witches behind you, too.

This is an issue that needs to be kept in mind. By putting our own people between them and the enemy we'll limit they're ability to fire safely.

>>33551500
>>Attack from below.

>>33551500
>>Attack from below.

>>33551500
>>Attack from below.

>>33551634

anon pls

>>33551634
What the hell did you do?

>>33551657
Welp. I guess the old embeds don't work?

>>33551684
Just... just copy pasta the link.

Moot will take care of the rest.

Like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0WB-ZYWx30

>>33551706
Thank you for reminding me I'm retarded. Sometimes I need help.

>>33551749
We're all retarded.

We're on 4chan.

>>33551500
"We're going to breach from below." You whisper to your team.

"Sounds good, Captain." You hear Tarin say from behind.

"Damnit, Tarin, can you announce when you arrive?" You sigh. "You nearly gave me a heart attack there."

"Sorry. Habit." Tarin disengages her cloaking ability. "I assume you want me and Red up front?"

"You got your invisibility and Red has her shield." You nod. "You take out whoever is watching the entry. Me and Rex will be right behind you."

"Got it." Tarin nods.

Fortunately, there only seems to be one man watching the stairs up to the bridge, who Tarin manages to easily take out. Just like Red, she doesn't even bother trying to take the guy alive. One slash across the throat and he was done.

You all stack up at the door. You carefully open the door just a crack, only enough to see inside. You see the remaining five crewmen tied up and forced to stand up front at the windows as human shields. There were seven armed and masked men with them, each with their weapons pointed out the windows toward the witches. As if those peashooters they were holding would make a difference.

"Janice, how are things going?" You ask. "We're in position to assault."

"I think I can get them to surrender." Janice says. "I've told them that the IJN is already en route, so they have nowhere to go."

"These might be the type of guys who don't want to be taken alive." You point out. "And right now, we're hell of a lot closer to China than Japan. For all we know THEY'RE stalling for reinforcements."

"I'm pretty sure I can do this." Janice affirms.

>Let Janice try to talk them down.
>Assault while you still have the element of surprise.
>Other

>>33551823
>>Let Janice try to talk them down.

>>33551823
>Other
Let Janice try to talk them down but if things deteriate have her signal us to breach and if we do, do try to take one alive

>>33551823
>>Assault while you still have the element of surprise.

Janice you're great but the risk here is not worth it.

>>33551823
>Let Janice try to talk them down.

>>33551823
>Trust Janice
If she says she can talk them down, try.

Just, you know, in case,
>have you, Red and Tarin on standby to intervene if they get violent

What lanuage are they communicating in anyways?

>>33551823
>>Let Janice try to talk them down.

>>33551854
This sounds good.

>>33551823
>>Let Janice try to talk them down.

But Stay in contact with Ugly and Bullseye.

The moment anything funny appears on the screen, light them up.

>>33551823
>Assault while you still have the element of surprise.
lives are on the line, don't want to risk them getting captured or killed, or the Chinese showing up

>>33551823
>Let Janice try to talk them down.

>>33551823
>Assault while you still have the element of surprise.

Hesitation will get us killed.

>>33551890
This

>>33551823
"All right, Janice, you got five minutes to do it." You say. "But if we sniff that something is up, we're moving in, got it?"

"Y-yes, Captain." Janice says.

From here, you can hear the leader of the hostiles trying to negotiate with Janice. He speaks in heavily accented, slightly broken English. You can't quite fully hear him, but he's demanding safe passage to his boats. However, his voice is wavering, and you can tell he's starting to sweat under the pressure.

"Boss, I got hostiles incoming!" Ugly warns. Enemy helos several kilometers out!"

"What are we looking at?" You ask.

"Six contacts total. Looks like two gunships and four transports. I got stingers loaded so I can engage them if you give me the go."

You wonder if the hostiles knew reinforcements were coming or not. There didn't seem to be any indication they did. Maybe Janice could get them to surrender before those helos got there. You're afraid that if Ugly begins the attack, the hostage takers might catch wind of it and panic.

>Don't engage them just yet.
>Engage them right now.
>Other

>>33552095
>Engage them right now.
Nope. No more playing. Should have done this from the start.

>>33552095
>Engage them right now.

>>33552095
>Engage them right now.
>Breach

>>33552095
Will the new enemy contacts, in less than 5 minutes time,

a) spot us?

b) engage us?

c) try to pick up hostage takers?

If yes to two or more of those,
>Engage them right now.

Otherwise,
>Don't engage them just yet.

>>33552126
And by that, breach the room too.

>>33552095
>>Engage them right now.

>>33552146
Not worth it to wait and find out. Rather not be on our back feet.

>>33552095
>>Other
Have Ugly and Eucid engage them, then, the moment the hostage takers are distracted by the helo's, we breach

>>33552095
>>Engage them right now.

>>33552095
>Don't engage them just yet.
Against the tide. I just know a mistake is about to be made. We haven't uncover the reason yet.

should we be breaching if they see that their reinforcements are dead, they may just surrender.

>>33552243
>We haven't uncover the reason yet.
Not really our job. That's for the spooks to figure out.

>>33552095
"That's it, we can't wait anymore." You announce. "Ugly, take down those helos. Everybody else, we're assaulting!"

"Roger that!" Ugly says happily. "C'mon, sis, arm stingers!"

Tarin activates her power and charges in eliminating two guards. Red follows close behind, swinging her sword out and slicing another hostile in half at the waist.

At this point, the rest of the hostiles were beginning to catch on that something was very wrong. However, three more are taken out between you and Rex as you burst in, assault rifles barking.

The only surviving hostile is the leader, who manages to take cover behind a control console. However, he's now completely surrounded, and had no hostages for leverage. He was pretty much fucked.

>Convince him to surrender.
>Take him out.
>Other

>>33552369
>Convince him to surrender.

>>33552369
>>Other
Invisible tarin choke hold.

>>33552369
>Other
>Knock his ass out.

After we just wiped out his team doubt he'll take the surrender.

>>33552369
>>Other
Flashbang the fucker.

Takedown.

>>33552369
>>33552398
>>33552402
Supporting

>>33552369
>>Other
>Invisible tarin choke hold.

>>33552369
Oh yes, I like >>33552398

>>33552412
is stupid though. Flashbangs would also blind and defean us as well. If you meant stun guns, though, maybe...but I doubt we have any

>>33552412
>flashbang

This is type of stuff we do not carry. Not when we're geared for SAR. Just like explosives. Also we're in the same fucking room.

>>33552402
This.
Spook guys will appreciate if we safe some for them.

>>33552434
> If you meant stun guns, though, maybe...but I doubt we have any

Your doubt would be right in this. Fuck, nobody brings stun guns unless they plan for it. Even then... easier to just shot the guy and patch him up.

>>33552369
>>Convince him to surrender.
Give up, bitchnigger.

>>33552369
>>Take him out.
He is armed, get him.

>>33552369
seconding >>33552398 & >>33552402

>>33552369
>>Convince him to surrender.

Someone needs to tell us what the fuck this operation was meant to be.

>>33552402

Seconding

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>>33552369
"Tarin, if you will." You say. "And leave him alive, this time."

"Got it." Tarin, still cloaked, sneaks up the ringleader and quickly subdues him, her enhance strength easily knocking his weapon out of his hands and pinning him to the ground.

"All right, bridge is secure." You announce. "Ugly, how's that fight going?"

"Shot down three helos and the rest are retreating." Ugly says. "But, uh, I get the feeling that's not going to be be the last of them."

"Yeah, um, how exactly are we going to handle all of these people?" Red asks.

You stop to think. There's 10 people, with 9 crew and 1 prisoner to worry about. Your Ghost Hawk couldn't really carry that many extra people, at least not without going dangerously over the weight limit.

Then again, the crew could probably take the ship or one of the fast boats and try to make for friendly waters. Or hope the IJN arrives before the Chinese do.

>Try to fit everybody on the Ghost Hawk.
>Have the crew evac on one of the boats.
>Hold position until the IJN can relieve you.
>Other

>>33552746
>Have the crew evac on one of the boats.

>>33552746
>Have the crew evac on one of the boats.

>>33552746
>>Other
Crew and prisoner go on the ghost hawk.

We evac by the boat.

>>33552746
>Have the crew evac on one of the boats.
if our hawk is based on the MH-60L then it can fit 7 people in the passenger compartment, and there ain't room on the exterior of the commanche for the rest to hold on to

>>33552746
>Have the crew evac on one of the boats.

Point them to friendly waters and let the IJN know. Also do we have beacon or something to give them or perhaps one off this ship they can take.

Ghost Hawk is not something we risk.

>>33552746
>>Other
Prisoners and crew on the ghosthawk.

We hitch a ride on our witches.

We fly close to the water so if we get pounced on, they drop us into the water and fight.

>>33552746
>>Other
Call IJN for reinforcement.
If they could come in 'reasonable' timeframe then hold position.
Otherwise get the crew evac on the boats.

>>33552798

>We fly home in Janice's arms

all of my yes.

Rex can fly with Elucid.

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>>33552798
>>33552819

Where do you people come from...

>>33552780
Well if you unlimber the guns and open the doors, you can reliably get 14 people in the back of a long-60 Night Hawk

>>33552819
You forget Rex.

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>>33552819

Do it.

>>33552798
>>33552819
No no guys, we'll stay behind and hold off the reinforcements. It will be more heroic that way.

>>33552746
>Have the crew evac on one of the boats.

>>33552824

Its been done in the shows and supporting material.

>>33552829

>>33552819
>Rex can fly with Elucid.

Or if you meant red, we have more witches.

>>33552853
Not for the distance we'll need to go. It's plain stupid to try it.

>>33552746
>>Hold position until the IJN can relieve you.
Let's try and get to the bottom of this.

>>33552819

Voting for something on the principle of being funny is a terrible idea, but I'll do it anyway. DOOOO EEEEET!

>>33552746
>>Have the crew evac on one of the boats.

>>33552869
Not. Our. Job.

>>33552778

CHanging my vote to: >>33552798

>>33552746
>Have the crew evac on one of the boats.
The less moronic of the options that getting voted on it seems.

>>33552866
No, i meant Rex.

>Rex can fly with Elucid.
That not gonna end well for poor girl...

>>33552746
"Hey, can you drive those small boats down there?" You ask the ship's captain, which you could tell apart by his fancier uniform.

"U-um yes." The captain says in fairly decent English. "The principles are quite the same... but why?"

"Staying on this boat's too dangerous. The Chinese already attacked it once, and they'll probably come back. We have no idea when the IJN is going to get here, so it's better we vacate the area first."

"Y-yes, but what about the cargo?" He says.

"What about it?" You raise an eyebrow.

"We're carrying food from the Phillipines. War has hurt our country's food supply rather badly,.."

"And you were thinking you could make a big profit off the demand?" You raise an eyebrow.

"N-no! Nothing like that!" The captain stammers. "It's just that w-we thought requesting a military escort would make us targets!"

Well, as you've learned, having no escort just makes you EASY targets." You sigh.

"Please, this food is an important strategic resource!" The captain says.

>Fine, we'll make sure it gets to Japan.
>We'll leave it for the Chinese to deal with.
>We don't want the Chinese to get their hands on this boat. We'll scuttle it when we leave.
>Other

>>33552910
I'm sure Ghost is watching ready to dive in and save Rex

>>33552915
>>Fine, we'll make sure it gets to Japan.

Shit.

>>33552915
>Fine, we'll make sure it gets to Japan.

Cargo ships are really fucking hard to sink, and the deck provides absolute fucktonnes of hard cover for us and our girls, assaulting entrentched forces on a cargo ship by helo is fucking hell.

>>33552915
>Other
Hold until the last second. If the Chinese beat the Japs scuttle the boat.

>>33552915
>>Fine, we'll make sure it gets to Japan.
sigh.

>>33552915
>>Other
Are you SURE theres nothing else on this boat?

Why would they send such troops against a boat carrying food.

then:

>Fine, we'll make sure it gets to Japan.

>>33552915
>>Fine, we'll make sure it gets to Japan.
Let's dig in then.

>>33552947
Until they bring anti-ship missile.

On plus side, we are in clear weather and so we will make our inevitable jump to our helo.

>>33552959
>Why would they send such troops against a boat carrying food.
you clearly have no idea what things are like in China away from the coast

>>33552986

Real world situation isn't wartime right now.

>>33552977
No, even then they are surprisingly resilient, it takes a fair few holes below the waterline and a compromised ballast system to bring them down

>>33552959
Age old tactics: denying supplies

>>33552915
Interesting how, since the IJN never lost WWII here, they still haven't learned the importance of logistics.

>Fine, we'll make sure it gets to Japan

>Scare up the IJN and USN, see if they have anything on hand they could lend our way

>Even submarines are acceptable as reconaissance

>>33553056
Everyone has issues with logistics, everyone. The US just throws enough money at it so it isn't an issue.

Merc keeps running later and later.

How long before 24 hr sessions?

Will you still be there for them?

>>33553450
No. And I really wish he would run shorter. His work tends to take a nose dive when ever we past three AM server time.

>>33553450
You new son? Can't outlast the Merc, he feeds on your fatigue.

>>33553489

Nah. He runs from 10am here. Its perfect for me since I can lurk while at work.

It's just its nearing knockoff time.

>>33553489
Not that anon but I can and have been outlasting him since VMQ, the timezones are my friend when it comes to his quests

>>33553505
>>33553509
Cheaters!

>>33553450
I'm with >>33553478 as past a certain point he starts slipping up badly.

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>>33553509

Its at times like these /tg/ makes me glad to live down under.

>>33553560

Few quests give us oceanics trouble. Except maybe MGNQ but thats because decu is insane..

I catch it towards the middle of the run because it's starts at almost 3 to 4 ish in the morning on my end

>>33552915
Sorry for the delay in posting guys, got caught in something.

>>33552915
"Fine, we'll make sure it gets to Japan." You sigh. "But at the first sign of trouble, you guys head for the boats and get the hell out, cargo or not. You got that?"

"I understand." The captain nods and turns to his crew. "Okay, everybody, let's get this ship moving again! Engines at full power!"

With that, the crew gets to work as they man their stations. Soon enough, the the ship begins to groan and rumble as it moves under its own power again.

"Jetstream, you got an ETA on those reinforcements?"

"The IJN is sending a couple of destroyers and cruiser to rendezvous us. There's also a squadron of F-14s coming in to provide air cover. The F-14s will be in five minutes, but it'll be another thirty for the ships."

"All right." You nod. "Bullseye, Ugly, you guys see anything?"

"I see surface ships coming from the west, but they're not moving too fast. Don't seem too keen on going out into deep water." Ugly says. It makes sense, since Chinese ships didn't have good blue water capability. "I can slow em down, if you want."

>Send Ugly to interdict the Chinese ships.
>Keep him close to the cargo ship. You need all the protection you can get.
>Other

>>33553758
>>Keep him close to the cargo ship. You need all the protection you can get.

>>33553758
>>Keep him close to the cargo ship. You need all the protection you can get.

>>33553758
>>Keep him close to the cargo ship. You need all the protection you can get.

>>33553758
>Keep him close to the cargo ship. You need all the protection you can get.

>>33553758
>>Keep him close to the cargo ship. You need all the protection you can get.

>>33553758
"Just stay close to the ship, Ugly." You say. "Our objective is to protect the ship, not to go attack others."

"Roger that." Ugly sighs.

Suddenly, a dreadful and familiar shape zooms through the sky, and you realize that it's the White Butterfly. You wonder how the hell it got there, and whether it was making a habit of chasing you, but you notice that it just lazily circles in the air. Up that high, she probably couldn't see what was going on. Everybody was either too low or stealthed to be picked up on radar, and she sure as hell wouldn't get a clear visual at that altitude.

>Have your witches ambush her before she realizes what's going on.
>Wait for the F-14s to arrive to engage her.
>Other

>>33553998
>Wait for the F-14s to arrive to engage her.
Use max force against her.

>>33553998
>>Have your witches ambush her before she realizes what's going on.

I get the feeling that a squadron of f14s + our witches will make the furball very messy for our side while the white butterfly only needs to shoot everything around her.

>>33553998
>>Wait for the F-14s to arrive to engage her.

If she doesn't have an idea we're there, then it's better to wait until we have some more firepower.

>>33553998
>Wait for the F-14s to arrive to engage her.

Anyway to warn F-14s what they're about run into?