You're in Staff Sergeant Mills office, it's been two days since your trial run with Corporal Werner.

The Sergeant doesn't look too pleased. You stand in front of his desk, the Sergeant flips through some paper work, and gives you a dead stare.

What's this about?
It can't be about Werners report, he said it would be good.
Maybe he lied?

"Do you know why I called you in here Specialist Grant?"

>A. I don't know Staff Sergeant

>B. This is about Corporal Werners report.

>C. This about me breaking the time trail record.

>D. Write-In

>>638015
D) Internally: To collect intel on the US mech program for the benefit of the German Reich

Externally: This about me breaking the time trail record.

>>638015
>A

Since he's a hard ass he might think the other options are you being a smart ass, but mention it's probably about the time trial in general.

>>638015
>>A. I don't know Staff Sergeant

>>638026
I modify the external dialogue I put here

I pull the Gump maneuver: To do what you tell me to staff sergeant!

Internal dialogue is the same

>>638015
>A. I don't know Staff Sergeant
No wise-assing with this guy.

OP is kill

>>638026
>>638029
>>638033

You fight the impulse to shrug your shoulders,
"I don't know Staff Sergeant, is this about the time trial?"

"It is true, you did break the old record. But it isn't about that. I was looking over Corporal Werners report, and read something interesting. It looks like you used a bridge you should not have. I asked Werner why you two would traverse something dangerous like that. He said that you two did not know about it being condemned. I know there was a notice and warnings posted on that bridge. Is it true that you two didn't see any of those warnings?

>A. It's true, we didn't know the bridge was dangerous. (Lie)

>B. That's not true, I knew the risks and went across anyways.

>C. Write-In

>>638064
>A. It's true, we didn't know the bridge was dangerous. (Lie)

We'll get Werner and ourselves in deep shit if we contradict him, we're thick now.

>>638064
c

Sir, Battle is inherently risky. As a mech pilot it is my job to weigh, assess and take on those risks necessary for the completion of the mission. My mission was to lap the course as quickly as possible

Further, under battlefield conditions it is to be expected that infrastructure will be significantly degraded and understanding how to operate in spite of the danger is a must

I knew that the bridge appeared to be in poor repair and decided that in spite of this it could be safely traversed - and t was. That being said, it was not to my knowledge that it was strictly off limits

Going to need a tie breaker.

>>638072
If we go with
>>638075
We're not contradicting him, merely painting ourselves as highly competent and motivated though unaware of a particular no-go zone

Further we never specified that Werner knew the bridge to be unsafe

>>638096
I'll support this. so long as we don't throw Werner under the buss. >>638091

>>638075
Writing!

"Sir, Battle is inherently risky. As a mech pilot it is my job to weigh, assess and take on those risks necessary for the completion of the mission. My mission was to lap the course as quickly as possible. Further, under battlefield conditions it is to be expected that infrastructure will be significantly degraded and understanding how to operate in spite of the danger is a must.
I knew that the bridge appeared to be in poor repair and decided that in spite of this it could be safely traversed - and it was. That being said, it was not to my knowledge that it was strictly off limits"

"Specialist Grant, you are still a trainee, making a call like that is above your pay grade."

Sergeant Mills sits back, and thinks for a bit.

"The bridge is still up, you better be thankful for that, or I would discharge from my unit. You will be punished for acting so recklessly, I'll let you know when I decided what I'm going to do. I'm also forfeiting you time. Your time trial record will not count. Good day, now get out of my office."

>A. This isn't fair.

>B. Rodger that Staff Sergeant. (Leave)

>C. Write-In

>>638117
>>B. Rodger that Staff Sergeant. (Leave)

>>638119
This

>>638117
>>B. Rodger that Staff Sergeant. (Leave)

>>638117
>B. Rodger that Staff Sergeant. (Leave)
Well that fucking sucks, we blew that course away.

>>638119
>>638121
>>638123

"Rodger that Staff Sergeant."

You take your leave and head back to the hangar where your squad and Zeus are at.

This isn't fair
Maybe I got off lucky.

When you enter you see that everyone is working on the large Mech, making adjustments and cleaning the weapons systems.

>A. Start helping

>B. Talk to to Sergeant Norton

>C. Talk to Werner

>D. Write-In

>>638139
>>C. Talk to Werner
might as well give him the heads up.

>>638139
>>C. Talk to Werner

>>638139
Talk to Werner and tell him how it wet down with the Sergeant

>>638139
>>C. Talk to Werner
Sergeant's pissed but we'll take the heat if it come's to it.

>>638140
>>638141
>>638142
>>638149

I should let Werner know what happened, I'm sure he is worried.

You find him behind the hind legs, tools out, looks like he is replacing small things, like nuts and bolts.

"Hey Werner, got a moment?"

Werner, turns and looks sick.

"Is it bad? How much trouble are we in?"

"It's going to be ok."

You let him know what happened, and what you said.

"If it comes to it, I'll take all the blame."

"Nah, look we were both there. If I wanted to I could have radioed in what was going on, but I didn't. We are in this together... You said the run doesn't count?"

"Yeah, that's what I was told. Damn shame."

"Grant, do you know who currently holds the record?"

"I don't."

"Staff Sergeant Mills."

WEEK 3

>A. React to direct fire.

>B. React to indirect fire.

>>638165
>React to indirect fire.

>>638165
>>A. React to direct fire.

>>638165
>>B. React to indirect fire.

>>638165
>>A. React to direct fire.
Figures he did.

>>638168
>>638169
>>638171
>>638178

Roll for a tie breaker

>>638165
>B. React to indirect fire.

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>638188
>>638169

>>638169
React to Direct Fire

Class soon. Will be back in an hour or so.

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>638194

>>638209

Writing.

Classes begin on reacting to enemy contact.

You learn that most enemies don't want to fight a Mech head on. Sometimes your location is compromised and will be attacked from a great distance. Best to get out of there as fast as possible before your Mech is damaged and can't move at all. You study and are tested in class before you go out in the field to practice.

You are back in as the pilot, Sergeant Norton explains the drill, there are mortars in the distance, they will try to hit you. Don't let that happen. The mortars will be using chalk, so you will graded on how orange Zeus ends up being.
There will be three rounds of indirect fire coming your way. Good luck.

ROUND 1

Evade enemy rounds, (35)

ROLL!

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>638233

>>638233
dice+1d100

>>638242

gotta put it in the options field

>>638242
>>638233

How do I roll dice?

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>638244
Thanks

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>638233

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>638248
Fug

>>638249

You sit and wait for the mortars. You hear something, it gets louder, some kind of whistling sound. You hear it hit the earth and look for where it landed. As you search, you learn just how bad your visability is in Zeus. You get moving, 5 more impacts. You get radio contact, next round begins in 4 mins.

ROUND 2 (50)

ROLL!

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>638257

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>638257

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>638257

>>638273

The first mortar hits, you look and see the orange cloud form and blow to the east. As you move to avoid you hear more than one whistle.

Something's not right, you decide to change course, and a mortar impacts right where you were previously going.

Christ that was close!

You zigzag your way out of harms way, a total of 12 impacts this time.

The radio comes on, "Grant, listen, this is Werner. Sergeant Mills is with the mortars, think he has it out for you. He brought in more weapons and is going to go all out next round."

Crap.
Can I avoid them all?
I don't want to take any direct hits.

>A. Avoid like before (82)

>B. Check to see what weapons are online

>C. Write-In

>>638293
B check weapons and sensor equipement

>>638293
>>A. Avoid like before (82)

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>638293
Doubling up for checking weapons and sensor equipment

>>638293
>>B. Check to see what weapons are online
If you can shoot at the ground to create a kind of smoke screen to hide from Millis

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>638293
>A. Avoid like before (82)

>>638293
>B. Check to see what weapons are online

>>638293
>C. Write-In

Is there anything we can use for cover? If so, use it. No point standing around where the mortars can hit us

>>638298
>>638301
>>638304

You don't have much time, you scramble out of your seat and check what have available.

There are some chalk rounds for the main cannon, but you can only fire one, you don't have the crew to reload. You also find that there is a lot of .50 cal ammo, you just need to attach the ammo link.

>A. Load the M1918 cannon with one shell

>B. Attach the .50 cal ammo

>C. There's no time for this, I can dodge the mortar rounds with weapons.

>>638298
No sensor equipment. If you have a full crew they can check your flanks and call out threats.

>>638321
You guy are out in the open, nothing to cover your Mech or hide behind.

>>638331
>B. Attach the .50 cal ammo

>>638331
>A. Load the M1918 cannon with one shell

>>638331
Load and fire the chalk round at the ground to conceal you

(Is a chalk round a thing that makes a cloud of chalk?

>>638331
>>B. Attach the .50 cal ammo

>>638345
Yes. The cloud will be much bigger than the mortar rounds.

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>638339
>>638346
There is nothing we can use that for

>>638345
Doubling up on this

>>638331
>some chalk rounds for the main cannon
same colour as the ones the mortars are using or not? Don't want to use it to hide and then have it counted as a hit against us.

>>638331
>>638347
In that case I would change for the chalk

>>638350

Same colour. You guys have an idea which way the wind is blowing though.

>>638347
THIS WE SHOULD DO THIS FIRE THE CHALK ROUND AT THE GROUND THEN SHUCK AND JIVE

Going to take a lunch, take some time to think about it.

>>638360
Fire the chalk round so that the cloud driffts downwind from us

The instructor will think that he already fired there and won't shoot at the chalk cloud we fired

>>638342
>>638345
>>638349
>>638350
>>638357
>>638363

With the little time you have left you load a shell and get back into the cockpit.

You should be able to use it, maybe conceal yourself or trick the mortars.

How am I going to do this?

>A. Use the shell to conceal after the first mortar lands. (40)

>B. Use it when you hear multiple mortars incoming. (59)

>C. Go with the flow, you'll know when to fire the round. (65)

>D. Write-In

>>638464
>>B. Use it when you hear multiple mortars incoming. (59)

>>638477
ROLL!

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>638497
why am I the only one rolling?

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>638497

>>638505
Sorry have stellaris going on my other monitor.

>>638513
eh thats fine. doesn't look like we are going to make it.

Still waiting on one more roll from someone else.

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>638540
Save

>>638546
Writing!

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>>638546
What would you fucks do without me

I'll save the chalk round for when things start to get bad.
Just need to make it through this round, almost done.

The first rounds fired at you are one at a time, but the time in between is not as long. After the first 7 hit, you hear it, multiple rounds heading your way, you time it, and fire.

As soon as the cannon fires the mortars hit, must have been 6 or 7 of them. You round lands adding to the already large cloud of orange.

YES!

More incoming your way and you stay on the move, the rounds hit and keep adding to you concealment. The rest of the indirect fire seems to be random, just hoping that they hit you.

You lost count of how many shots where fired at you, the radio comes in and lets you know that the exercise is over, bring it back to the others. Time for a debrief.

>> PILOT LEVEL 3!

>> INTELLIGENCE +1

You get back to the hangar, there is some orange on Zeus, but you think it's from the wind blowing chalk onto it.

Sergeant Norton lets you know that you did a great job, using the cannon was a pretty good idea. He says to keep up the good work, and lets you know what next week has in store.

You have squad training. A little town was built for unit movements and you will practice using the Mech near populated areas.

You also will be getting personal training from Sergeant Norton, a little hands on class.

He gives you the next day off, finally! Free time would be nice.

What should I do?

>A. Keep studying

>B. I should write my family, Elmore and the platoon.

>C. There's a gym here, I should work out.

>D. Write-In

>>638642
>>C. There's a gym here, I should work out.

>>638642
>>C. There's a gym here, I should work out.
get huge

>>628642

>C. There's a gym here, I should work out.

Our strength stat is in dire need of boosting...

>>638642
>>B. I should write my family, Elmore and the platoon.

>>638649
>>638652
>>638655

You arrive at the gym, you stretch out a bit and get to work. Plenty of equipment to use, and stress to burn.

Sergeant Mills seems to have it out for me.
It is keeping me sharp.
How far will it go?
I'm sure he will back off.

>>Strength +1

After a good workout session, you feel your body ache. You haven't really pushed your physical limits since boot camp.

You clean up, have time to write a single letter to your family and study a bit. You crawl into your bed and wonder what surprises wait for you next week.

WEEK 4

>A. Squad training and urban combat

>B. Personal Pilot training with Sergeant Norton

>>638688

>A. Squad training and urban combat

>>638688
>>B. Personal Pilot training with Sergeant Norton

>>638688
>>A. Squad training and urban combat

>>638696
This.

>>638688
Squad training if we lead
otherwise pilot training

>>638696
>>638700
>>638706
>>638714

Writing!

You and the squad walk through the tiny town. There are 14 buildings. If you try to navigate Zeus through this town you would tear down buildings.

You learn about over watch and rules of engagement. This training is rather boring so far. You mostly watch and wait, you are asked questions about whats going on and radio transmissions, making sure you are paying attention to whats going on.

A few members of your squad and some infantry men begin moving through the town, practicing clearing buildings.

You all about give up on learning anything new today, but the radio changes that,

"Zeus, this is HQ, we have sources saying that you have two enemy Mechs inbound on your location. They should be on you in five mikes.

Sergeant Norton is in the loader position.

"Well Grant, how are you going to handle this?"

>A. Wait for them to come to us.

>B. We have men in the town still, lets take the fight to them

>C. Write-In.

>>638814

>We have men in the town still, lets take the fight to them

We have cover, but we won't be able to maneuver well in this environment...

We should get out into the open if we can...

>>638814
>>C. Write-In.
Try to set up a trap, preferabli one that will slow their mobility

>>638814
>B. We have men in the town still, lets take the fight to them

>>638841
>>638839
>>638814
these two

>>638814

I'm changing my vote to this:

>>638841

>>638839
>>638841

You think about setting a trap, but you have less than 5 mins to do it. The town has concealment, but maybe it's not the best idea to put men in between 3 Mech's fighting.

>A. Take the Mech's head on, I can take them.

>B. Take extra time and try to flank them.

>C. On second thought, lets fight here.

>D. Tell everyone to pack it up, we are retreating.

>>638916

Here's what I suggest:

>D

Order your men to begin retreating away from village...

>B

Flank the enemy forces, utilize hit and run tactics, draw their attention...

>C

Disengage from enemies once your men have cleared the engagement site, fall back to the empty village, utilize cover against remaining enemies...

>>638930
>>638916
this sounds smart.

>>638916
Use hit and run tactics

>>638930
>>638931
>>638945

Writing!

You radio the boots that are in the small town to get ready to move out, you have enemy Mechs inbound, ETA 5 mins.

I'm out numbered, but if I try flanking I can get an advantage. I'll slow them down then retreat.

You get Zeus moving, you begin making a circle, and sure enough, you see two Mechs down the way. They will reach the town in about 3 mins.

>A. Fire now, try to take one of them out (80)

>B. Wait until you can get a closer shot.

>C. Try to move around behind them without being noticed. (74)

>D. Write-In.

>>638976
>>B. Wait until you can get a closer shot.
I don't like those odds

>>638976

>C

>>638976
>A. Fire now, try to take one of them out (80)
We need to fire now or they'll overrun our infantry while it maneuvers, we need to give them time to form up and hit them from a flank.

>>638976
>A
Nothing ventured, nothing gained

>>639001
>>639008

ROLL!

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>639014

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>639014
Channeling our inner Vasily Zaytsev

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>639014

Rolling...

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>>639023
>Tfw you wreck plebs

>>639023

You've never fired and moved at the same time. You take your best guess, "FIRING!!!"

You watch the shot and it's trajectory, you don't know if it's going to enough... the Mech closest to you drives right into it's path! A clean hit! The orange cloud appears in the distance.

As you approach, you notices the Mechs look like Zeus, but smaller.

The remaining Mech begins to turn and move your direction, Sergeant Norton says the one you hit is now out of play.

>A. Fire! (73)

>B. Keep trying to flank. (51)

>C. Write-In

>>639063
>B

>>639063
>>B. Keep trying to flank. (51)

>>639063
>A. Fire! (73)

>>639063
>>B. Keep trying to flank. (51)
We've got it's attention now, let's try to get into a better position while our men do the same.

>>639063
>>B. Keep trying to flank. (51)
keep on rolling rolling rolling

>>639076
>>639080
>>639083
>>639092

ROLL!

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>639113

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>>639116
FFFFFFFFF

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>639113
>>639116
welp

>>639063
>>B. Keep trying to flank. (51)

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>639116
It was bound to happen

>>639124

You maneuver around the enemy tank, it fires at you and misses, you have another chance!

>A. Fire! (60)

>B. Keep moving around the enemy Mech. (45)

>>639158
>>A. Fire! (60)

>>639158
>A
Well, apparently crits don't override. FIRE!

>>639158
>A. Fire! (60)

>>639158
>>A. Fire! (60)
If they are visible aim at the joints

>>639158
>>A. Fire! (60)
I guess we engaged too soon for our squad to make the fight, better start shooting before he hits us.

>>639165
>>639169
>>639175
>>639176
>>639177

I completely forgot to mess you guys up for >>639116

Your lucky day.

ROLL!

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>639217

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>639217

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>639217

>>639225

I should end this soon, I'm taking the shot.

"FIRE!"

You hit the Mech right in it's side, and it slows to a stop.

"YES!!!"

You can't help but yell it, your heart is racing, it feels like it's going to burst out of your chest.

"Not bad rookie, I'll let the others know we are all clear."

You run the rest of the mission without any other surprises. It starts to get dark by the time you reach the hangar. You get pats on the back and are congratulated. Only 2 more weeks until you are an official pilot.

>> PILOT LEVEL 4 REACHED

>> MECH WEAPON SYSTEMS LEVEL 3


and that's going to be it for today folks! Keep checking my twitter for updates. Thanks for sticking around.

>>639256
Nice! Thanks for running OP!

>>639264
No problem.

Updated stats!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YGBWsk1acEKflIM_NR4AJB5NIWQTywnTz4FZJt_o-tU/edit?usp=sharing

Where can I find part 1? It's not archived on suptg

>>647527
>>609070

>>648053
Thank you.
My IP isn't static, hence new ID.