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[ChaosGrinder]

Aye he did
I know half of his songs on guitar :>

[guardian wolf]

Phew because I cleared that exact post with Xin.

[Xinaoen]

Dear god... apparently AT&T has been having nationwide authentication issues. Good news is that I had time to write a very long post while I was waiting on tech support; splitting it into two parts to make it a bit easier to absorb.

Edited by Xinaoen, 06 August 2012 - 01:23 PM.

[ChaosGrinder]

I feel your pain, although i don´t have a clue what you are talking about

[The Outlaw Kazzen]

All that work and I had to go shoot a hole in the plan... XD

Now Kazzen has a conflict of interest to boot. He is former DCMS and now hes being paid to attack DCMS. This should be interesting.

[Rasengetsu]

I don't have much time, I'll be busy all day. I should have something posted later tonight though, sorry for the inconvenience.

[RogueSpear]

Just to double check, 'cos I'm still not one hundred percent on character's names, who does this leave (And what mechs) in each group?
Also Xin, how close is the airfield to the military base? If they're under 18km away, they'll be within under 20m travel between locations for anyone with a speed of 64.8 kph or higher, and Dirk can stand in the middle for artillery support.
Additionally, if we can get access to OS maps, people can call out grid references for Dirk to fire upon. Assuming 6 digit grid referencing on a map that uses 1km squares, that'll allow Dirk to aim for 100km^2 blocks, with a 90m diameter blast. Should be *just* enough for hitting any target that's slow moving or immobile.
Additional shenanigans: If we can get precise coordinates of each of the dropship gantries (or of the only one, whichever applies) and Dirk can get his hands on schematics for them, he can rig up prearranged firing arcs for taking the engines out, even through the storm. Xin allowing such abuse of course - but it is *technically* possible. All he'd need is exact coordinates and technical specifications of the dropship...

[Xinaoen]

I'll compile the full list of which players (and 'Mechs) are on each team a bit later.

The distances between objectives are fluff. Suffice to say that we'll have time to complete the mission well within the designated parameters as long as everything goes smoothly.

Maps and such will be provided; Dirk should have no problem landing hits as long as he's got a spotter.

The seizure of the airfield is going to be handled by the Quartet's NPC support crew, in case that wasn't clear.

I like the idea of setting a trap for the enemy, and Jean will too. Suggest it IC!

Edited by Xinaoen, 06 August 2012 - 03:49 PM.

[RogueSpear]

Just waiting to see if anyone has any commentary IC about what Dirk last said, and for feedback from the TBQ
Dirk does what Dirk's told...
Unless given 30s where he hasn't been told to do anything, in which case, Dirk does whatever just occurred to him...
Would the distances be sufficient that Dirk can provide support to both drops?
Also, are we likely to see air assets? If you're looking to throw a wrench in the works, give the enemy some Medium Strike Fighters or something - no one has an AA unit.

[Xinaoen]

RogueSpear, on 06 August 2012 - 03:57 PM, said:

Would the distances be sufficient that Dirk can provide support to both drops?

Yes. Jean's going to be very happy when he finds out what Dirk is packing.

RogueSpear, on 06 August 2012 - 03:57 PM, said:

Also, are we likely to see air assets? If you're looking to throw a wrench in the works, give the enemy some Medium Strike Fighters or something - no one has an AA unit.

No spoilers, but that Union dropship is capable of carrying a few aeros in addition to its 'Mech payload.

Edited by Xinaoen, 06 August 2012 - 04:01 PM.

[RogueSpear]

Wait, doesn't he already know? He mentioned Dirk knocking out the Dropship's engines. Or was he just repeating what Dirk said and assuming he could back up the statement?

As for the union packing aerospace assets...*Begins cackling maniacally*

[Thom Frankfurt]

Union's usually carry two ASF, stock...

Isn't CG's Atlas kinda equipted for AA? She's packing a bunch of autocannon's right?

[Xinaoen]

RogueSpear, on 06 August 2012 - 04:10 PM, said:

Wait, doesn't he already know? He mentioned Dirk knocking out the Dropship's engines. Or was he just repeating what Dirk said and assuming he could back up the statement?

Oh, right. Just confusing myself. XD

Trying to keep what I know IC and what I don't separate always throws me off!

Edited by Xinaoen, 06 August 2012 - 04:13 PM.

[ChaosGrinder]

i´m equipped with AMS

But i could use it against Air too

[RogueSpear]

CG, I don't think you even begin to understand how an AMS works xD
Basically it detects incoming missiles and sprays bullets all over the general vicinity of those missiles to try and knock them down. Think a machine gun.
As for autocannons, I can't remember exactly what she mounts, I'd need to check, but she made no upgrades to her targetting computer to Rifleman/Jagermech specs, and I don't think they were arm mounted. Basically our AA ability is primarily whatever LRMs we have, plus lucky 'aim by eye' shots.

EDIT: Feel your pain Xin, I had to take over from our iRL GM once for a couple of months. Never. Again.

Edited by RogueSpear, 06 August 2012 - 04:21 PM.

[ChaosGrinder]

i have no Auto canons

I have 5 med lasers, 1 ac biga$$ , lrms and srms

[The Outlaw Kazzen]

I'm still just getting a kick over how Kazzen is a Drac and hes being paid to rob the Dracs XD

While he is no longer with them in an 'official' capacity, he would likely be the first to switch sides if the mission goes bad. Just saying.

And as far as mechs go. My Jenner only packs 4 medium lasers atm.

[ChaosGrinder]

he will be dead if he tries to >( Expect No Mercy.

[Thom Frankfurt]

Well the high winds and poor visibility, may ground the ASF's... Or we can always high tail it out of there and into the storm.

[Sparks Murphey]

The Outlaw Kazzen, on 06 August 2012 - 04:24 PM, said:

And as far as mechs go. My Jenner only packs 4 medium lasers atm.

But they're in the arms, right? Right?

Perfect anti-aircraft right there.