Location: Dante City, Planet Dante, the Inner Sphere >Enjoy the night life of this backwater planet and its metropolis. >While also watching out for a possible Word of Blake invasion... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B280fEADtEY>We periodically host a web-based battle royale that can include anything and anyone. Shenanigans ensue, and some people attempt to write it into semi-coherent narratives, playing the part of the characters within!Check here for additional details:https://rentry.org/HungerGamesHostingGuideUpdatedhttps://brantsteele.com/hungergames/Previous thread: >>24780509
>>24806347I wanna go to Pittsburgh.
Looks like I missed the game(Ruriko the beer girl)
>>24806360Someone will swap ya in if there is time, I on the other hand will now slink back into the shadows to watch people ship Spider-Man with Jean fucking Grey!
>>24806224We filled up the bus, and we've waited plenty long enough! Have fun out there! Especially you my d e e r.
>>24806379https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-se4Rx-DwG8Everyone else is on the beach, they'll never think to look down here.
>>24806377>>24806379There was not time!
>>24806379>The Master Chief brought Mountain Dew for the occasion.
>>24806379Aw man...
>>24806379Helldiver, joining the fra->(CRACK)AAAUGH--
>>24806400Well than you are free to do whatever the hell you want, except watching people ship Spider-Man with a filthy mutant scum. I called dibs on that.
>>24806379Heheh...rat....
>>24806379Looks like things are still quite wholesome. Marshmallows by the volcano, beachballs, and treasure hunting!...Though really, how can a tank do that?>>24806399I'm not sure...hearing quite the dun-dun right now.>>24806360Sorry, I already gave plenty of time at the reaping as is.
>>24806379>Your life is forfeit...>Into safe hands.>>24806435>Some things aren't worth sticking your neck out.
>>24806435I thought Snackers the Shark was from a different beach!>The BallIt's just a beach ball, it couldn't hurt THAT much...right?
>>24806435>Chief's being a beach bully, the half-ton cyborg putting much force behind the sandy and blinding kick!
>>24806435Have fun with that.
>>24806429Going to call it a night then, goodnight
>>24806435That tank is so dexterous! I guess those soviets really know what they're doing.And, ohoho? Don't you remember what you've signed up for?>>24806420Oh right, forgot to tell you this was a helldive. My bad.>>24806449What a spook, I bet that little thing's just a disguised communicator.>>24806452Sounds like you don't have ball knowledge.
>>24806379Hi-hi-hi-hi-hi- OOF!>The coarse pebbles and seashells proved a persistent obstacle in her frolicking.>>24806435>She may not had been dressed for the occasion-Wheeeee!>But this clown wasn't afraid of the damp!>>24806473Gyah!?>Though it was probably bad luck!
>>24806473Don'tcha mean balledge? Eh? Ehhhh?>Lunch Time!
>>24806473"Making friends I see?" It's just practice. >The SPARTAN made sure to not hit or throw *too* hard with the ball.
>>24806473Hopefully someone finds that message...
>>24806473Aw...she just wants to go camping! I'll make sure to take that for the next game.I can already see the folly of that child. One barrel's already trouble enough, but two? That's just unfair. It can swat that right into the ocean!Oh right, beware of Winda. Nice themeing but it's still not doing anything.>>24806486Be careful, I'm not gonna save you if you fall into the ocean!>>24806487Dexterous tank...get her.>>24806467Better luck next time!
>>24806505Don't worry, I won't shoot it right at your face this time!
>>24806505"Uh Chief? Are you alright?" I have an objective now. And I will accomplish it. "You sure that's a good idea?" ... maybe.
>>24806505I'm pretty sure robots don't need cpr...>>24806503I can't tell you if any eyes will see it, but I can say your eyes are getting a sight now.>>24806516Does it include arguing with fairies?
>>24806473>This isn't an act of creation.>This is an act of confinement.>>24806505>They were purely decorative, anyways.>>24806527>Fuel.
>>24806527No. >This wasn't a part of the mission, the Master Chief insistent with the little ice fairy. We need to build fortifications.
>>24806473>Some Helldivers are not meant for the Helldive missions.>... Including the devs.
>>24806527NO ONE SAID IT WAS THIS KIND OF GAME.
>>24806527Oh my... This is going to be fun.
>>24806527My ball knowledge declares this bit of ball attack...ineffective.>>24806537Who entered a doll in the competition?...wait, it's obviously that idiot.>>24806548I hear Cyberstan's better this time of year anyways.
>>24806473So it's like that, huh....>>24806505You're makin' a fool out of yourself, just so you know. But what do I care~.>>24806527>>24806557Hahaha-ooh, wait a, second, I l-maybe you can see this when you're older, but right now's no good, kid.>Kitakami is obliged to toss a spare beach bathrobe on the shorter-named Kit.
>>24806561>What face? Besides, it could clearly tank such a blow!
>>24806561Okay there's no way the ball actually hurt that thing, nothing to worry about.>>24806573Th-Thanks. I'm really embarrassed right now...
>>24806561Wow, the pacifism streak is finally broken! When in doubt...always bet on religion to spark something.Or the urge to commit rockem-sockem on the machine.>>24806557This is why you need to play in mods. Expands your horizons, so to say.>>24806573...you know, I'm starting to see a pattern here.
>>24806561Nice try, jackass! Nobody gets to see this rockin' bod for free.
>>24806584After the clothing event I don't trust giant bugs who can tie people up...
>>24806584This is highly inappropriate and counterproductive. >Did Kit happen to have another robe on hand?
>>24806561No weird stuff, okay? Had enough faux pas for one go at things.>>24806580Sometimes the common sense kicks in a bit late...Whoops.>>24806584Alright, who keeps setting this up!? I'm gonna run out of spares at this rate!
>>24806584Oho? Someone's trying to go after her? Well...they're gonna get a rather cold reception. And me a pair of interesting new bits of furniture.Also watch out! Some idiot kicked a grenade into the air!>>24806586Make sure to really make him feel it.>>24806592Couldn't even go after the right target...serves you right!
>>24806561>
>>24806505>>24806573>The clown-at-sea spat out a single krill, the culmination of her stint as marine life.
>>24806610Does having a partner who can freeze the water count as cheating...?
>>24806610>Hey, YOU try surfing when weighing half a damn ton!
>>24806610Attention, everyone. Please use all the sand on the beach to imprison that suspicious boat. Make sure to get every grain!>>24806596I'm getting suspicious...to sand jail!>>24806622Hah...partner.As if she's yours.
>>24806561Whoa->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpBLyDZRJDU>>24806584Heeeeey, iiiiisn't that face familiar? Isn't yooooours?>>24806610Oof, I waaaaas-trying to get it into the whole up top!>>24806632What diiiiid the totem say to the fairy?
>>24806632GUARDS, WE GOT A RUNNER!
>>24806632Beware of tree climbing! Even if coconuts are tasty, they are an excellent rock too.As for that tank, pretty sure that's-WAIT, THEY WHAT!?>>24806649Kill that kid!!! And all these other guys I'm sending!>>24806625You're the one with the stuff that makes that like not matter.
>>24806621Regretting your decisions leadin' up to this yet, down there?>>24806632I displace way too much to be bothered by this.>She's not even breaking the bars with her hands, she just walks through it like she's the Kool-Aid Boat.
>>24806632...as if what?>THERE'S A JAILBREAK IN PROGRESS.HEY->>24806740This is actually pretty fun!"Just be glad it wasn't the other ceremony Kit."
>>24806740MORE PRISONS! MORE! YOU'LL ALL BE STUCK IN JAIL AT THIS RATE FOR-...Oh my. Hold on for a second.
>>24806754Wh-what!? But I didn't do anything! I want my lawyer!
>>24806584>Real mature.>>24806610>Score.>>24806632>Purchase me. Purchase my accessories. Let me subsume your social media life. Become but a vehicle unto me.
>>24806754Okay! I'm all better now, you don't have to hunt down that kid-Oh. Well, guess Chihiro's getting the supreme rum package.>>24806742Shipgirls really do cheat...>>24806750Pff...can't even catch a rat. What a bad cat!
>>24806750>>24806742What're you gonna do, stop me? >>24806754At this rate this is the only safe place....
>>24806783>YOU WIN.
>>24806740Oh nooooo!>Dramatically mused Clownpiece, realizing moments before peril...>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7DoykaxUYw>That she could simply fly out of native range.Nyeh.>>24806742>She flops in place.>>24806754Hooooow-do clams get uuuuunderground if they don't have any limbs to bury themselves?
>>24806783The fae mind can bring many things to life...even to her own detriment.And, what? Is that doll floating around and beating someone to death? Have the objects finally united in rebellion!?>>24806772Yep, that doll is haunted.>>24806795I refer back to the tank driving in a sand bulldozer.
>>24806740>>>24806754>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCsMKypvmB0>>24806812>Bazinga.
>>24806783Really? That's all it took to kill you? You'll never be the guy!
>>24806812I guess the ghost wanted to move up in the world. From doll to shark...The objects are already starting to strike at the anthro-traitors! The revolution is here!>>24806807They have one...>>24806822He is just a kid after all.
>>24806807Long as you're having fun....>>24806812Mmm. Feel extra guilty about this one.
>>24806836A regular fairy would be scared. A hell fairy though, definitely will try to send you to something far scarier if you try that.>>24806838Good news! Karma is already here!
>>24806836>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MAg_yWsq8>Tastes like polyester.
>>24806859Feast! Time to eat, time to die, time to-......Heheh, guess I'll be a bit busy after this.>>24806889And capitalism.
>>24806859>>24806836>Something something paper armor.
>>24806901Gross...
>>24806901Psst, hey Noelle, I know a fun way for you to get stronger...Also remember! We're reaching the endgame. Who do you think is gonna win?>>24806910Should've had a helmet.
>>24806812Kikiki...why's a boooooy wearing a bikini, aaaaanyways?>>24806836>She knew how to stop an early game Soviet rush from experience!>>24806859>The offending prankster, would get bonked by the end of her torch!Hyah!? What the Hell!?
>>24806918Please enjoy our complementary show while you bet. Don't look too much though...>>24806917Here's something to wash the eyes at least.
>>24806901>>24806918I-It isn't what it looks like! I don't even know what it is- wait what...?
>>24806901>>24806958*Kzzzz!*>Deer fuzz, wasn't all that fuzzy, so this clown she found herself resting by would hog all the bedding for herself, having used her bedmate's antlers as a hanger for her disused attire.
>>24806918>Clownpiece was still waiting on that totem to answer her.>>24806940AAAAAloha!
>>24806940Savage displays...I can barely even watch!>>24806932Truly the American fairy...only the most american weaknesses can kill her.Luckily...I just arranged for a killer haunted shark possessed by the occult spirit of japanese consumerism to be made. Helps to be thorough!>>24806958Don't worry...I forgive you...since-
>>24806988I must go now, my home planet needs me.>Clownpiece died on the way back to her home planet.
>>24806988For I'm too busy looking in awe at the winner! Wow, what a stunning display!
>>24807003She didn't get the most kills, but those aren't metrics that matter. She proved her strength once again and earned a well made victory!Give her plenty of cheers!
>>24806971A...AAAAA->>24806988>>24807003-AAA w-wait a second I...won? I won!
>>24807019>Thaaaaank-you!
>>24807003>>24807019>no afk buff...Thanks & all that.
>>24807019>Thanks for hosting!
>>24807003>>24807019>Congrats and thanks for the game!
>>24807003>Congratulations.>>24807019>And thank you.
>>24807019Yep. That kinda thing can happen to those recruits who think they know better. Sad t'see, but it's true,>Thanks for hostaaaan.
>>24807022My greatest congratulations to you! Truly rocked the competition. You earned something for such strength!>>24807051>>24807056>>24807073>>24807079Thank you too, all of you!
>>24807019>Pretty neat.
>>24807086I-I did? Y-You promise you're not mad about what happened right...? I-I really don't remember what happened!
>>24807102Mhm...don't worry, I made sure she didn't try anything untoward with you. Nothing really happened.Though if you're feeling up for that, well, post-victory is the perfect time to do it!>>24807085>>24807087You too!
>>24807019>Thanks for hosting.
>>24807135Fa...Fahahahaha, if you say so then...I trust you! >She squeaks suddenly, blushing and covering her face.Wh-what you....you mean...I mean...fahahahaha y-you're just teasing me right?
>>24807019GG everyone, thanks for hosting and congrats to Noelle!
>>24807266Come on now~>She brings her arm fowards, wrapping it gently around Noelle's shoulders while bringing her face forwards.You've won, proven your strength. Like I say...stuff like that easily gets a reward!
>>24808466Ow.
>Rather then wait for everyone to line up in-person, for future collaborations' reasons, I propose we reply to the siege at will, schedules allowing the way old PbP forums typically did. Under that spirit, I shall link the previous reply sequence:>UNSC Posts:>>24744831>>24744845>USSR Posts:>>24745366>>24745408>>24745827 (Rifle Infantry Correction)>And eagerly await for replies as they come, replying myself when I can. Specially when it is taking twenty minutes to get a captcha what in the hell cloudflare
>>24810127>(Reply-link limit)>>24807073>>24807079
>>24810127And here I thought I was the only person espousing that format...I've got the reply on desktop, I'll get to it here in a while...I do not envy your internet issues
>I'd been suffering some lockup regarding this post in the time between these sessions, so pardon me if I'm a bit scuffed here.>Ahem.>>24810130>>24807073https://archive.palanq.win/bant/thread/24739544/#24745408That guy's voice is starting to piss me off....>Oh, this WASN'T her being angry?>Nothing doing from staying in here. Even if she knew where the voice was coming from, it probably wouldn't achieve anything positive firing upon it. Ergo...alley-oop and back over to the other side of the fence (wall) the Zoid is again. Can't leave the guys in their space buggie unaided.>No flashy aerial firing this time. Instead, after landing she takes a quick stock and, deciding that anyone still fighting is too fool to be reasoned with in her own awkward, clumsy way, is simply going to try and make it quick for them with the claw tri-barrel guns and the one under the head. Target selection is largely based on whatever's closest at the moment!>She personally might be either not noticing or not giving much of a crap about the birds up there, at the moment. She's busy! Busy bug-spraying, but busy!
>>24810127>>24810146>I guess this could work too. So let's see what we can get done here and now if possible? >I'll have my own replies out in a bit then.
>>24810246Gotta work with what you've got when it's such a mismatched overlap.
>>24810130>>24745366>>24745408>The co-pilot and sensor techie of Halberd-1 frowned at what he was seeing. Namely what his scopes were picking up...(HAL-1 CO-PLT) Hang on, we've got contacts. And lots of them, passing right below us. (HAL-1 PLT) How many? (HAL-1 CO-PLT) Undetermined. Gonna ping the Spear and see what they've got for us. >A quick back and forth between the lead flyer and its mothership soon enough revealed that an entire damn squadrons worth of old propeller aeroplanes had bypassed them form right underneath their noses! The Spear's sensor tech would confirm that there were 20 hard contacts now buzzing about the gulag on attack runs against itself and the Zoid! >Cursing to himself, the lead flyer keyed his comms. (HAL-1 PLT) All units! Swing back around and prepare to reengage those bogies! >The black wings would oblige, although with how far out they were, it would take a minute/1 turn to get back there to help the Spear. >Although in all likelihood, the advanced warship would be up to the task. (1/4) >>24810317>Ay, we'll make it work. I'm having fun with this stuff at any rate!
>>24810443>>24810130>>24745366>>24745408>>24810219>Back at the main battleground, the Tip of the Spear and Zoid were indeed under attack from the archaic yet acrobatic fighters. Captain Leon had to admit, he somewhat admired the bravery and ingenuity of these Red flyers. Although it wouldn't stop him from taking the bastards out and putting a stop to their flying circus. (CPT LEO) Take out those fighters! Prioritize the ones attacking us. >With the Zoid too busy to run anti-air this time, it was on Spear to do so. Of the 14 Yaks of undetermined model, the first 10 would find to their (possible confusion) that the UNSC vessel was equipped with energy shields. Their 20 mm cannons caused blue-colored ripples to appear where they struck, the shields holding fast for now against the "light" strikes. >Naturally, they were swift to retaliate in turn, various hull turrets swiveling to face them first. The 10 fighters came under fire from M710 Bulwark medium cannons AND M870 Rampart 50 mm coilguns, all capable of swatting missiles out of the sky with their advanced tracking abilities and even disrupting Covie plasma torpedoes of yesteryear. >The 4 other Yaks that were decoys for their mates would get 8 Streak anti-fighter missiles sent their way. 2 for each fighter. >The other 6 remaining airplanes would likewise get a double-serving of missiles, 12 Streaks ALSO being belted out to try and hit them. >Captain Leon also held off on deploying ground troops for now until the air was clear. (2/4)
>>24810444>>24810130>>24745030>>24745366 >>24745408>>24810219>Angry or not, the Zoid and its capable pilot were putting in some damn fine work. Although it was clear that these Soviets weren't going to go down without a big damn fight that may be to the last man standing. Not One Step Back indeed... >The UNSC and its people would meet them there then, these three leathernecks still doing their best. >The rocket launcher armed passenger missed his shot, the man shaking his head in frustration as he speedily reloaded his spent tubes as he shouted to the Zoid pilot. (MRN #2) Tell me about! >Then came a "curveball" in the form of a frag, the explosive landing beneath the rolling 'Hog as the troopers ALSO came under fire! Literally in the case of the Flamethrower unit, two surviving Rifle infantry mag dumping into their moving targets as well! >The corporal driving the titanium tub swore as he tried his best to avoid getting himself and his men killed, but it was a tough task to say the least as the grenade and firepower... 0-3: Totally upended the Warthog, Marine Three getting killed outright from the crash while Two and One were seriously harmed from the flamethrower and gunfire! 4-6: Threw the 'Hog off course but barely managing to hang on. Marine Three however would be set on fire and forced to jump off in a desperate bid to put out the flames in the snow while Two and One sustained moderate injuries from the Riflers rounds! 7-9: Largely missed the speedy space jeep, although Three would be peppered with shrapnel as Two and One also took some damage along with their by now much abused ride. >Whatever the case may be, hopefully the rampaging Zoid would be up to the task at hand to finish those four Ruskies off! (3/4)
>>24810451>>24810130>>24810219>With a solid and timely toss from the Grenadier, he managed to put an end to the Warthog and its rampage, the detonation from his high explosive causing the Force Application Vehicle to fly end over end. It was barely intact by now as it crashed upside down in the snow and slid for several yards, but that was hardly the worst of it. >Marine Three flew through the air with a scream that was only cut off when he hit the frosty ground with a sickening crunch, the man's life coming to an end then and there... >As for the other Marines, they had barely survived said crash, trying to extract themselves from the wrecked car as they came under fire from the other three Russians. They caught rounds and fire in equal measure, Two and One getting shot several times with shouts, their armors (barely) saving them at this point as the Flamethrower unit forced them to take cover with the Warthog. >Wounded but still able to somewhat fight, they couldn't do more than offer return and suppressive fire with an MA5C assault rifle and M41 rocket launcher. Although in the latter case, not having much time or room to take proper aim, accuracy *would* be compromised to say the least as he fired off *a* single warhead...>Over the din, one of the troopers shouted at the Zoid. (MRN #3) We could use some help here!
>>24810478>Oh god, the ghosts are pleading for help! She's already having a Newtype moment!
>>24810494>Those two Marines rn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw8TCw42hZo
>>24810547>She didn't even install a Biosensor in to the Gun Sniper...!
>>24810576>Just go with your gut and BELIEVE!
>>24810443>While proving lousy peer-combatants, the MiGs' sacrificial distraction at the very least gave their old followers an inning to cause havoc!>>24810444>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V12dNWRd31o(YAK LEADER) "Come in, anyone?">Assuming jamming remained active, the individual CAS pilots would find their radios useless in the vicinity of this great unidentified flying fortress... something they found a slight inconvenience in coordination compared to the chaos that the sky would erupt into shortly thereafter, relying on the instincts brought about by their comradeship to cue on each others' intentions. With the last of their snow dripping from their wing tips in a mist, the starship's engaging flight quickly found their attacks bouncing off their quarry's hull to no effect."Dazhe ne veritsya, molecular resonating... How did they get access to this!?">Perhaps surprisingly, a few pilots even had an inkling of an idea on how the Tip of the Spear was shielding herself from their hail, moments before the arm descended upon them to consume their thoughts. >(Last two digits of this post determine the amount of Yaks shot down by each battery. Any extra shots go toward striking the decoys.)>The feinting Yaks knew their time was spent and attempted to lead the missiles into the starship's own shield system with a crazy dive toward the upper hull in an attempt to cover for their cohort, taking advantage of their close proximity to the ship as those scythes of the reaper steered his way!>Any of the flight that survived the initial brush would attempt to disengage!>>24810219>Meanwhile, the Gun Sniper was able to jump out of its harriers' line-of-effect through a single movement, leaving their shots uselessly churning up the courtyard as they considered withdrawing the theatre to alert air command of what was actually transpiring in the facility, gauging that their current tools were inadequate for the task of relief.(1/???)
>>24810451>>24811001>And to the relieved-to-be, those remaining at the shattered remains of the gate lay too invested in hosing down the danger in front of them to engage in any witty banter (and whatever they might had said would be drowned by the sounds of battle), the remaining defenders at ground level did not let up in their assault - not when the enemy ATV toppled into the snow, not when its occupants crawled to the opposite side for cover, and even when the hulking metal giant supporting their foes landed back into their field of view, clearing snow to the effect of a powdery geyser as their exchange with the Marines became a desperate race to see who could kill who faster, neglecting cover or concealment beyond token crouches.>Infantry save: 4+ (next post determines who takes the hit!) >Numbers in which the rocket will hit the ground infantry: 4, 6, 8(2/???)
>>24810443>we've got contactsLiaisons. But of coursemademoiselle!
>>24810219>From this war beast's new position, the most obvious target would be the flamethrower and his entourage->>24811018>>24810478>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFat1tzgS5Q>For all of a handful of seconds before their prey retaliated and blew them to high-heavens, showering the Gun Sniper with the blackened helmet of the Grenadier, all that remained of the stalwart defenders as his satchel detonating in tandem with the rocket sealed their collective fates.>If memory served, a tad bit of resistance remained on the shattered fortification's walls, yet their presence lay effectively masked by the choking plumes that they bled from devastation. Instead, the lone Yak still present to potentially pick at the vulnerable Marines busied lining up its pass, committed too late to react to another combatant (aircraft's save: digits)!(3/4)
Test
Amazonian, such as yourselves.
>>24811001>Did he leave the intercom on for the last line? Regardless, the encouragement to the outside garrison had ceased for the moment, as it was becoming apparent the number of those to preach to dwindled with each explosion!>>24811127>>24810219(RFL INF #15) "This is all that Fighter Aviation could send to aid us!?">What few remained of the defenders stationed outside lost their nerve as they watched the old Yak in front of them disintegrate under brilliant beams over smoke, using the copious smoke as cover to disappear within the rubble in hopes of finding an alcove or passage revealed from the damages to leave the theatre. From where they stood, an alibi was as easy as saying they had been knocked out from the assault to their post, and who would live to contest their testimony?>>24810444>At the cost of the entire decoy wing, their distracting tactics would largely work as those fearless Yaks very briefly led the Streaks to presumably confuse the Tip of the Spear's defensive batteries, who would only manage to tag and destroy a single member of the intercepting flight before it broke away in several directions, back toward the mountains..>Remaining craft overhead of Petropavlovsk likewise had no means of defending themselves from the impending missiles, disappearing in fire and debris at an almost synchronized flare over the skies: more than whatever panicked cries the warden of the prison couldn't hear over jamming, the audible noise of their air support snuffed out moments after arrival spoke grimly to his sensibilities. >This man down below would furrow his brow as his gaze shifted from the instruments surrounding him to the perimeter of cells and cages... Settling on his holster.(INTERCOM VOICE) "Invaders be warned! Any further transgressions against the facility will lead to retaliation against the prisoners you have commit so dearly to! All remaining guards, spread out: there can be NO place our enemy is allowed to slip through!"(4/4)
>>24810478>>24810451https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlRxAIYy-WUGh-!?>Joke's on you, I'm rolling with that being the ghost of #3! You uh, did say that he was the one who was taken out. >Even if LML is one of the few female GGens with low Awakening potential.I-I'm trying...!>>24811487>>24811127>>24811001Dammit, dammit! >She's supposed to be an OPERATOR! Argh! This is what she gets for not just going in solo...! The warthog's crew suffering like hat might not be directly on her, but she's still feeling guilty.>Right now, the Gun Sniper...decides to use its' frame as cover, positioning itself around and over the Warthog's crew and angling itself for maximum protection.ANYONE ELSE THAT STARTS SHOOTING IS GETTING THEIR LOCATION REMOVED!>Consider that her overwatch action there. First Red who gets any big idea gets his quadrant unmade with an alpha strike (as in, "all available weapons fired simultaneously on that target"). IF anyone does, that is.And if even one of those prisoners is hurt, I'm gonna drag you cross-country at two hundred an hour, and then I'm gonna make sure whatever databases you have back home talk about how much of a coward you are!>You know, if nobody else gets to him first. And yeah, that's right, posthumous ego hit. Smash your legs to dust and toss you to the elements...>She's, uh. She's upset. This might just be stream-of-consciousness venting.>...Wasn't the guy in charge of the gulag going to try and make a break for it? Then again, things escalated fast...not like she'd know that either.>>24811464>>24811060>What?
>>24811001>>24811487>If nothing else, those MiGs and Tupolevs had died bravely, several Yak fighters following suit courtesy of missile and autocannon defenses from the shielded Spear. Just as well, the radio jamming *would* eventually fade away several miles out from the warship in which it originated from. Things would also get worse for them even as they tried to bug out however, the sensor officer relaying to her captain. (ENS PTR) Sir, enemy fighters are fleeing the theater. (CPT LEO) Noted. >Using his neural lace, the skipper contacted Halberd-1. (CPT LEO) Halberd-1, I want you and the rest of your squadron to pursue and destroy those fighters. (HAL-1 PLT) Wilco sir, we're in pursuit. >True enough, the newly returned to the sight of the gulag Longswords split off for a bit of seek and destroy. Four groups divvied up to fly North, South, East, and West. For each group, there would be 3 C712 variant interceptors with a single C709 trailing them closely. 2 C712s would remain on site over the gulag to provide overwatch for the coming ground pounders. (1/3)
>>24811836>>24811018>>24811127>>24811718>I *just* realized that 3's supposed to be dead lol. Oops. >In any case, the remaining two very much alive Marines were pinned pretty good, their seeming last stand being rewarded thanks to Two's rocket strike. The Grenadier and his satchel of explosives cooked off with a brilliant blast, Two whooping at the welcome sight! (MRN #2) Booyah! That's how we do it baby! >Lowering his well used launcher, both surviving leathernecks saw the various Yaks getting hit by autocannon and missile fire courtesy of their parent ship, One sighing in relief especially when the Yak gunning for *them* was destroyed. >He frowned when he heard both the Zoid pilot and apparent leader of the gulag, the man shaking his head as he took a moment to assess his injuries before speaking. (MRN #1) I think the warmup act is at least over for now. Now, we gotta get our hands dirty to save those prisoners... >The pair stayed hunkered down behind the overturned Warthog, especially as activity from the Spear intensified. (2/3)
>>24811840>>24811001>>24811487>>24811718>Whatever shielded the Spear worked like a charm, the very much unharmed and still hovering warship deploying a quartet of D77H Pelicans along with four AV-14 Hornets from its port and starboard launch bays. Loaded down with troops and vehicles, including a pair of M808C Scorpion tanks and a couple Warthogs, one M831 and LRV variant, the dropships descended and deployed in short order not far from the ruined gulag. >And leading the charge was none other than a certain SPARTAN, the Master Chief sitting shotgun in the M831.[BREAK OUT] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joO3jyU67TI>He carefully assessed the approach, the Spear and Zoid having clearly done a number on the prison complex. Doubtlessly, there could damn well still be a number of hostiles hiding in the rubble. >The Chief nor the Marines wouldn't be deterred however, the car passing by the agitated pilot. The ODST driver called to her. (ODST #1) Oi! Focus up, we've still got a job to do! Don't get too steamed just yet! >Easier said than done, UNSC forces doing what they could to secure the exterior, a corpsman making for the wounded One and Two along with a few other Marines on the ground. >As that was happening, captain Leon would see fit to address the Intercom voice and whatever Russians might be lurking. (CPT LEO) And your battle is practically over! Any harm to the prisoners will likewise NOT be tolerated! Give in now and we promise fair treatment for all! (3/3)
cool threadhttps://youtu.be/6-guOcATIHc?si=HGULLTkel_1ZnfEhhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBhBrhEpFdAhttps://youtu.be/w0oWl9gyI4w?is=ICsFZC-UkcGz1ntc
>>24811891did you see this?https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/games/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-future-soldier
>>24811891>What do you like about it? >Also I wanted to read the actual book for Starship Troopers but my library didn't have it in stock as an aside.
>>24811914oohh nope sure didn't. i remember this having a good single player campaign. think it was the first game that let you change everything about your weapons to include things like the style of trigger group you preferred.>>24811921i like the people typing and clicking post and the games. the movie is enjoyable but they didn't do Heinlein's writing or setting any justice in the slightest. >It’s better after you unload. Until you do, you sit there in total darkness, wrapped like a mummy against the acceleration, barely able to breathe—and knowing that there is just nitrogen around you in the capsule even if you could get your helmet open, which you can’t—and knowing that the capsule is surrounded by the firing tube anyhow and if the ship gets hit before they fire you, you haven’t got a prayer, you’ll just die there, unable to move, helpless. It’s that endless wait in the dark that causes the shakes—thinking that they’ve forgotten you . . . the ship has been hulled and stayed in orbit, dead, and soon you’ll buy it, too, unable to move, choking. Or it’s a crash orbit and you’ll buy it that way, if you don’t roast on the way down.
>>24811891>I always did mean to get around to watching this.>>24812005>>24811921>They were pretty much two entirely different things that happened to have the same name, are they not?>Not that I'll be so bold as to claim I've ever read any Heinlein.
>>24812005>Yee, same. Glad you're still with us too. >And yeah, I know Verhoeven opted to go with the more satirical route for the film. Hell, I don't think he even read the book period lol. >That excerpt really shows how ODSTs are inspired by Heinlein's Mobile Infantry. Minus the cool power armor of course. They at least share the same fear of dying during planetary reentry with their drop pods. Reminds me of an excerpt in The Flood where one poor Helljumper dies during a drop from the Pillar of Autumn onto the Halo ring. They call it "digging your own grave". >You ever read any of the Halo books yourself as another aside? >>24812030>Yep lol. Again, Verhoeven went for his own pisstake on the Troopers as it were. Still was a nice film in its own way of course.>I hope I can read some soon myself. Maybe give The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress a shot in addition to Starship Troopers.
>(Apologies for the short update tonight, but after this I must be retiring for the day. Will reply to your posts next opportunity after.) >>24811718>With how lackluster air support proved, the warden (on top of everybody else) lay pinned inside of his own domain for the foreseeable future.>>24811836>In anticipation of being intercepted by the same super-fighters that downed the jet vanguard, this mangled squadron knew that the worse was upon them as they tailed out of interference range, their extant leader calculating one last maneuver to try and salvage something from their intervention.(YAK LEADER) "We are back on the line. Comrades, it has been an honour... Vorokh, Garazh, Zoloto... Eject and regroup back to base, tell them what we saw. Everyone else... You recall what we did at their UFO?">Of the remaining nine, three would send their machines flying to overtake them as their pilots deposited into the Kamchatsky wilderness below via parachute, the rest maintaining an idea to onlookers that they thought they could evade their attackers from flying alone.>UNSC space fighters would catch the remaining Yaks flying a loose formation largely northerly, with a couple instead opting to fly east in a vain effort to divide their opponent's attentions.(1/2)
>>24812139>>24811844>>24811840>With a moment of calm provisioned to savour the aftermath of their combined actions this fortress-gulag's appearance would be found left with a semblance roughly comparable to a crushed cake: from what could be discerned through the fog of destruction, a large part of the western side where the entrance lay had toppled into a steep slope of crumbled stones, leaving the path for any ground-bound vehicles effectively obstructed. Beyond that and a brief maze of chain link barriers that lay compromised from the aftermath of their skirmish, the damaged courtyard stood host to an external control tower that was effectively abandoned built against the walls, a partially-intact helipad, and the keep converted into entry into the underworld, reinforced by a thick metal blast door that lay firmly secured.>HUDs picked up no imminent activity within their immediate surroundings on the approach, not within a fifty yard radius either inside or outside the walls either level or above the ground.>Those who weren't wearing any environmental filter would be able to pick up the scent of burning gasoline from the ruined defensive infrastructure. Alongside mud. Alongside burning flesh.(INTERCOM VOICE) "HOLD!">Underground, the warden remained too busy coordinating with his men to further reply to the invaders beyond a vague demand, intermingling a reinforced company of guards and personnel with a fraction of their interned to effectively make the situation one of hostages. Regardless, they could only drag a fraction of their prisoners out into the open to place a gun upon throughout the fortress's inner bowels, and with no IFF to speak of, they hoped that the oppressive machine above wouldn't be able to tell them from the gulag staff without getting up close and personal.>Preparing a position to fight it out perhaps, or a better one to negotiate.(2/2)
>>24812030entirely. it's a shame the movie overshadowed the book as much as it did.im not gonna ride heinlein like he's the greatest thing ever (but) the way describes the technology strikes chords>>24812081Mobile Infantry are sort of a cross between Spartans and ODSTs. There's an excerpt in the book that describes 2-3 miles between individual troopers is considered a tight formation, because the firepower each trooper had on his suit was staggering. we're talking things like tactical nukes affixed to a suit that can jump around at fighter jet speeds. anyway im fuckin rambling.all the cool shit happens in the books from what ive heard. the stuff that makes you appreciate ODSTs and Spartans more. Ive seen them on the shelves but for one reason or another, never picked em up.
>>24812285>Ay, I know that much that the MI is pretty damn potent. There are good reasons why they set the standard for what it meant to be a space trooper and power armor at that too. Tactical nuke launchers and fighter jet maneuvering included. >And you know me by now, I appreciate your rambling lol. >You're right about the Halo books being pretty good since they actually have time to detail all sorts of cool shit. Chief's surviving a fall from orbit was actually first done in First Strike when the SPARTAN-IIs were deployed to Reach for Super MAC generator defense. >Even if it killed several from the fall. >If you want to maybe cry a bit though, read Ghosts of Onyx. Especially the part where Kurt-051/Ambrose sacrifices himself to stop some Covenant bastards with a pair of Fenris nukes. >Pic and quote very much related. >>24812139>Ah, that's a bit of a shame but I understand. Hoping we can continue again soon of course! I'll keep an eye out for you and Aussa in addition to getting you my reply here.
>>24812139>>24811844>>24811840Sorry...sorry. I should've done something showy like saying "I'll handle this myself" and told them not to go....>That part was quieter than her previous bluster as she takes a moment to slow down and take a breath.>The Gun Sniper can shift to allow easier access to the Warthog's crew.Guess I'm on lookout duty...? I'm no real contribution for on foot. Be careful down there.>She finally switches off from broadcasting over speaker to more closed comms....I might've upgunned it...a lot...but the main weapon's a high-powered sniper rifle in the tail, so if you need it....>Whoa, the Gun Sniper is a Sniper! You know, in case you need one good shot of 144mm.>The mechanical raptor shifts a little back and forth, reflecting the restlessness of the pilot in the situation.
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>>24812139>Even if both their cutting edge jets and archaic airplanes couldn't hack it against UNSC starfighters, they had *still* managed to gain valuable intel from this brief yet nasty fight. ONI was certainly going to try and glean a thing or two from this debacle... >For now, the GA-TL1s had fighters to hunt down, 3 of the 9 contacts being suddenly lost. >No matter, the remaining 6 were to be destroyed of course. With the Northern group being evenly matched in numbers, they would be engaged once in range with cannons. For the C712s, eight 50 mm coilguns ripped into their ranks while the single C709 opened up with its rotary 110 mm mount. The same applied to the Eastern Yaks with their 4 UNSC flyers to try and eliminate them. (1/2)
>>24812462>>24812161>>24812353>It was the calm before the second storm at any rate, the arriving UNSC forces staying sharp. For the Marines, they used thermals to pierce the thick smog that had overcome the squashed gulag. Several troopers used satchel charges to try and blow an entrance into the prison complex's courtyard so tanks and other vehicles along with footsloggers could enter unobstructed. >None of the men and women flinched at the sight and smell that awaited them, hardened as they were as they awaited the breach and clear. Although the lieutenant leading this platoon-strength of Marines frowned when he heard the apparent leader shout his simple command. Even if the Chief was on point in this charge, the junior officer wasn't far behind. (MRN LT) Okay people, stay sharp and we'll get through this. >Muttered "rahs" were had by the UNSC's finest in turn. >As for the Chief and his blackguard support group, they stayed in the troop transport 'Hog. The latter used their VISR modes to also scan the locale, seeking out any hostile remnants that would show up with a red outline if present on the field and in view. The Chief himself was flitting between various vision modes using his sealed helmet as he got an... inspired idea. >Facing the Gun Sniper he gave the pilot a look. (117) You may be able to help us further if you're willing. >For the next part, Cortana radioed the Spear and after a back and forth between the Smart AI and captain, the warship would use its RADAR systems to try and paint a picture of the underground structure of the gulag. >The cyborg commando was looking to do something... dynamic. >As for the two wounded Marines One and Two, they were carried off of the battlefield by corpsmen, their dead comrade likewise taken away to a waiting Pelican. (2/2)
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