AStott's Raiders (Titans of Steel: WS dynasty)

[Godzilla Blitz]

Glad to still be alive to support the "killing machine" that is Sachmo.

I was wondering, what is the best site to download mods/additional campaigns/scenarios? Is there a lot of stuff out there?

[AStott]

Godzilla Blitz: There isn't a ton of campaigns out there yet, but there are a number of user created titans. Check the official message boards.

[Nyarlahotep]

MMMMMmmm, cash levels.

[AStott]

While making our way towards the enemy base, and waiting for Master Suthira to catch up to us, we receive the following message from him.

"I've stumbled into a Rogue patrol returning from scout duty. They will delay me, but will not stop me. I'll dispatch them and meet you as soon as possible. Don't worry about me, I can take them."

Sure, whatever you say.

"There is a satellite uplink facility to the north. You can go there to retrieve some useful data. It should provide accurate readings of the local terrain."

"We should be able to tell what is beyond the Luarquan Mountain Range and perhaps detect enemy Titans in the bargain."

Right. We change course and start heading north.

[AStott]

We are able to get to the satellite uplink facility without any difficulties. Once there, we are able to spot all of the nearby terrain, including that which lies beyond the nearby hills.

The other side of the hills is a broad valley, which is reasonably flat. On the far side, there are a number of patches of forest, and some low hills, which lead up to another long ridge line. I guess we head that direction. No sign of enemy titans yet.

The hills and the valley

2:11 - We're just about to move up over the ridge in order to look down in the valley, when a Dart comes over the ridge almost literally right into our faces. This is a recon titan of some kind. Everyone starts locking on and preparing to fire.

2:34 - The Dart had started backing up to pull back out of sight beyond the crest of the hill. But, all four of us are pounding him, and SirFozzie gets off the first significant blow, disabling its right torso and knocking it down.

2:57 - A second titan moves up over the hill. It's a light titan called a Shredder.

3:22 - SirFozzie finally disabled the Dart's left torso with a punch. This thing should go down soon. Meanwhile, the Shredder has taken to the air and is jumping towards us.

3:29 - There! sachmo71 took out the lower torso of the Dart. With no weapons left (they were all in the arms and side torso), and stuck on the ground, that titan is out of it for good. Everyone has been retargeting on the Shredder.

3:33 - sachmo71 jumps up in the air to avoid a death-from-above attack from the Shredder. In the process, he spots a medium titan out in the valley. It's a Manticore.

3:49 - Well, the Shredder has jumped on past us. We've all turned around though and crouched for better accuracy. No further sign of the Manticore yet. I don't know why, but no one can seem to hit. The percentages look ok, but everyone is just getting unlucky...

4:46 - The Shredder landed and we all took off after him. We we started getting in close though, it charged at Nyarlahotep, knocking him to the ground and damaging his heat sinks.

4:51 - Dang, we're still having a lot of problems hitting. Fortunately, Godzilla Blitz finally lands a shot and knocks down the Shredder we've discovered that this enemy has vibra claws, and a meson gun, and a class 7 auto cannon. Pretty vicious.

5:17 - Well our inept firing has lasted long enough that the 100 tone Manticore has finally shown up.

6:46 - See now, that's the way it should work. Fortunately for us, the Manticore backed up over the hill, apparently not willing to take us all on at once. Or perhaps all its weaponry is long range. Then, Godzill Blitz finally lands a decent shot and blasts off the head of the Shredder. Yes! I think we'll get in position and wait for the Manticore to wander back over the hill.

7:28 - Great... Turns out that Nyarlahotep took a shot somewhere in there that damaged his heat sinks. He can't even run without overheating. Guess he'll go find some water to sit in.

8:11 - Here comes the Manticore again...

8:42 - Well, looks like it's got a pair of class 9 long range missile launchers and a pulse laser. Not too bad. We're all pounding on him now (except Nyarlahotep, who's still headed slowly for water). We seem to be hitting much more frequently now.

7:03 - That's it, SirFozzie is out of ammo. He's headed in for close combat. Meanwhile, Nyarlahotep is almost ready to fire. Once he stands up again... walking in water can be tricky.

7:18 - There we go. Godzilla Blitz disables the left torso of the Manticore. Nice. Shouldn't be long now. SirFozzie charges the enemy, and manages to knock it down. That should help. He's getting out of there now. He doesn't really have any armor left, so he can't do much in the way of physical attacks.

10:25 - Well, the Manticore kept trying to get up, but we kept knocking it back down before it could finish standing. Now sachmo71 manages to rip off its left leg with his plasma gun. That'll keep him down.

Sure enough, the battle is over.

***

Salvage: $48,037
Bounty: $14,000
Payment: $30,000
Upkeep: -$47,801
New Total: $339,903 (+44,236)

Godzilla Blitz - Status: Alive - Health: 117/117 - Kills: 1 - Hits: 54% - Titan: Ready
sachmo71 - Status: Alive - Health: 71/99 - Kills: 1 - Hits: 49% - Titan: Destroyed
SirFozzie - Status: Alive - Health: 99/99 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 48% - Titan: Ready
Nyarlahotep - Status: Alive - Health: 99/99 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 48% - Titan: Ready

Apparently these titans were bearing the insignia of the New Lyon province. We report these findings to Master Suthira, and he responds, "Just as we feared, the New Lyon province is giving support to the Rogue Squad. If we wish to stop another large scale conflict then we must destroy New Lyon's factories."

Hmm... I suppose so.

Well, repairs are only $55,808. The bill is fairly evenly split between all of the titans, but SirFozzie's ends up needing the most work.

***

Roster Summary:

Godzilla Blitz
Race: Male Human
Rank: Novice (+1)
Experience: 10879 of 21600 (+884)
Hit Points: 117
Upkeep: $10,340 (+2354)
Battles: 8 (8W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 48% (+2)
Kills: 3
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: Most kills in one battle (2)

Attributes:
Intelligence: 12
Neural Sense: 12
Reaction: 14 (+1)
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 13
Charisma: 14

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 63 (+2)
Medium/Heavy Piloting: 28 (+3)
Jump: 63 (+2)
Scouting: 60
Close Combat: 63 (+2)
Guided Missile: 36
Cannon: 66 (+3)
Energy Weapon: 66 (+3)
Electronic Warfare: 60
Scanner: 60
Damage Control: 20
Leadership: 66
Business: 40 (+11)
Survival: 22

***

sachmo71
Race: Male Replicant I
Rank: Green
Experience: 9425 of 12000 (+1335)
Hit Points: 99
Upkeep: $6,264 (+174)
Battles: 8 (8W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 44% (+1)
Kills: 6/2*
Titans Lost: 1
Awards: Battle Star

Attributes:
Intelligence: 14
Neural Sense: 10
Reaction: 13
Instinct: 11
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 11
Charisma: 10

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 61
Jump: 57 (+1)
Scouting: 60
Close Combat: 58
Cannon: 57 (+3)
Energy Weapon: 63
Electronic Warfare: 56 (+3)
Scanner: 63 (+3)
Damage Control: 24 (+1)
Business: 63
Survival: 43

***

SirFozzie
Race: Male Replicant I
Rank: Green
Experience: 9007 of 12000 (+860)
Hit Points: 99
Upkeep: $8,704 (+190)
Battles: 8 (8W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 55% (-3)
Kills: 2
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: None

Attributes:
Intelligence: 14
Neural Sense: 10
Reaction: 13
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 11
Charisma: 10

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 61
Assault Piloting: 22
Jump: 50
Scouting: 63 (+3)
Close Combat: 61 (+1)
Cannon: 63
Energy Weapon: 35 (+3)
Electronic Warfare: 42
Scanner: 54
Damage Control: 66
Business: 22 (+1)
Survival: 36

***

Nyarlahotep
Race: Male Human
Rank: Green
Experience: 8894 of 11600 (+1425)
Hit Points: 99
Upkeep: $7,370 (+220)
Battles: 7 (7W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 46%
Kills: 3/1*
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: None

Attributes:
Intelligence: 12
Neural Sense: 10
Reaction: 12
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 13
Constitution: 11
Charisma: 11

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 63
Assault Piloting: 27
Jump: 62 (+2)
Scouting: 60
Close Combat: 60
Guided Missile: 21
Unguided Missile: 63
Cannon: 23
Energy Weapon: 53 (+3)
Electronic Warfare: 53
Scanner: 52
Defensive: 40
Damage Control: 42
Business: 40
Survival: 31

***

Team Stats:
Battles: 8 (8W/0L)
Leader: Godzilla Blitz
Manager: sachmo71
Mechanic: SirFozzie
Budget: $284,095 (-11572)
Upkeep: $46,699 / month (+2938)
Jocks: 4 of 7
Titans: 4 of 10

[AStott]

Well, another negative cash mission. Oh well, we're on the last mission now of this campaign. After that we can pick things up a little with some arena fighting.

I don't know what was up with fighting that Shredder, but we couldn't hardly touch it. Everyone had percentages in the 50's or 60's, but we were only hitting about 20% of the time. Yikes! Fortunately we did much better against the rather ineffectual Manticore.

[Nyarlahotep]

Bah!!!

[AStott]

Master Suthira contacts us as we're moving in for the final assault. "Central authority from Rolling Haven has set a reward of $200,000 for the squad that destroys the Rogue Squad. Now that we know them for the New Lyon Squad, we must stop them and their war machine."

Excellent. We can use the money.

***

There is a range of high, wooded hills in between us and the factory. Unfortunately, even using our jump jets we're unable to see over them. I guess we'll just move forward and stay alert. Master Suthira is with us, so at least we've got a little more firepower.

0:15 - Godzilla Blitz, riding a pillar of flame from his jump jets, spots a Whip up ahead through a gap in the hills. We run into one of those before. It's a light titan carrying a missile launcher and an energy weapon.

0:24 - sachmo71, also up in the air, spots another light titan, a Guruni. Not sure about the details on that one.

1:12 - Nyarlahotep, moving off a little to the south to avoid some sand, respots the Whip, along with a medium titan called a Forge. They're slowing moving through the pass towards our position. We'll hold and wait for them to come through.

1:45 - SirFozzie, heading up around the north, spots a light titan, a Inferno trying to sneak in on us from the side.

1:56 - Another light titan, a Cutthroat has moved out of the trees into our middle. It's becoming a mess.

2:16 - Ok, it's officially a mess. Everyone's running around, the trees keep blocking line of sight, there are multiple areas on fire. We're definitely outgunned. SirFozzie decides to just head for the factory and shut things down permanently. That should stop the insanity.

2:23 - Nyarlahotep charges the Guruni, doing significant damage, and knocking both to the ground.

2:32 - Oh shoot. The Guruni carries a tesla bolt, with which he rips off Nyarlahotep's right leg. This is bad, since the Forge, who is now firing at Nyarlahotep as well, has a class 20 auto cannon.

2:40 - And now the trees have been set on fire there where Nyarlahotep is laying. It'll be time to eject really soon...

2:46 - SirFozzie, on his way down into the city that's past the hills, passes by another light titan. Good grief!

3:13 - Ok, Nyarlahotep has had just about enough of serving as a target for the enemy to distract them and allow the others to get out of the way. One of the enemies just hit his titan's head, wounding him and causing some permanent constitution damage.

3:27 - Nyarlahotep screams as his ejection pod slams straight up into a burning tree. The canopy cracks and comes apart around him, sending him tumbling straight down into a roaring inferno. There is no further sign of him.

3:42 - sachmo71, frantically trying to lose himself in the trees, is set upon by a Apparition, who carries a pair of chain saws.

3:51 - No one actually has visual contact with the woods where Nyarlahotep was last seen, but everyone hears the roar of his missile racks going up. Set off most likely by the heat from the forest fire.

4:02 - There is another load roar, as the engine from Nyarlahotep's titan explodes, surely igniting all the trees nearby, and hopefully damaging some of the enemy titans that might still be in the area.

4:06 - At last, SirFozzie reaches the factory. He begins going on a rampage, destroying everything he sees. This is fortunately enough to convince the enemies to surrender, and the battle is over.

***

Salvage: $0
Bounty: $0
Payment: $230,000
Upkeep: -$37,573
New Total: $476,522 (+192,427)

Godzilla Blitz - Status: Alive - Health: 117/117 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 25% - Titan: Ready
sachmo71 - Status: Alive - Health: 99/99 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 30% - Titan: Ready
SirFozzie - Status: Alive - Health: 99/99 - Kills: 0 - Hits: N/A - Titan: Ready
Nyarlahotep - Status: Dead - Health: 0/99 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 40% - Titan: Destroyed

We are sent a note of thanks from the city of Rolling Haven. "You have successfully halted the war efforts of New Lyon. For you commitment, please find $200,000 deposited in your account."

Gee, thanks.

Well, repairs are a mere $27,187, but of course, we don't need to repair Nyarlahotep's titan... sachmo71's titan requires essentially all of the repair efforts.

***

Roster Summary:

Godzilla Blitz
Race: Male Human
Rank: Novice
Experience: 11305 of 21600 (+426)
Hit Points: 117
Upkeep: $10,560 (+220)
Battles: 9 (9W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 47% (-1)
Kills: 3
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: Most kills in one battle (2)

Attributes:
Intelligence: 12
Neural Sense: 12
Reaction: 14
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 13
Charisma: 14

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 63
Medium/Heavy Piloting: 31 (+3)
Jump: 63
Scouting: 60
Close Combat: 63
Guided Missile: 36
Cannon: 66
Energy Weapon: 66
Electronic Warfare: 60
Scanner: 60
Damage Control: 20
Leadership: 66
Business: 40
Survival: 22

***

sachmo71
Race: Male Replicant I
Rank: Green
Experience: 10658 of 12000 (+1233)
Hit Points: 99
Upkeep: $6,438 (+174)
Battles: 9 (9W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 43% (-1)
Kills: 6/2*
Titans Lost: 1
Awards: Battle Star

Attributes:
Intelligence: 14
Neural Sense: 10
Reaction: 13
Instinct: 11
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 11
Charisma: 10

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 61
Medium/Heavy Piloting: 27 (+11)
Jump: 61 (+4)
Scouting: 60
Close Combat: 58
Cannon: 57
Energy Weapon: 63
Electronic Warfare: 56
Scanner: 63
Damage Control: 24
Business: 63
Survival: 43

***

SirFozzie
Race: Male Replicant I
Rank: Green
Experience: 9841 of 12000 (+834)
Hit Points: 99
Upkeep: $8,960 (+256)
Battles: 9 (9W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 55%
Kills: 2
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: None

Attributes:
Intelligence: 14
Neural Sense: 10
Reaction: 13
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 11
Charisma: 10

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 61
Assault Piloting: 22
Jump: 54 (+4)
Scouting: 63
Close Combat: 61
Cannon: 63
Energy Weapon: 36 (+1)
Electronic Warfare: 43 (+1)
Scanner: 56 (+2)
Damage Control: 66
Business: 22
Survival: 36

***

Team Stats:
Battles: 8 (8W/0L)
Leader: Godzilla Blitz
Manager: sachmo71
Mechanic: SirFozzie
Budget: $449,335 (+165240)
Upkeep: $37,573 / month (-9126)
Jocks: 3 of 7
Titans: 3 of 10
Deaths: 1 (+1)

***

The Hall of Heroes

Nyarlahotep
Rank: Green
Battles: 8 (8W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 46%
Kills: 3/1*
Titans Lost: 1
Highest Skill: Recon/Light Piloting, Unguided Missile: 63
Positions Held: None
Awards: None

[AStott]

Ouch! That certainly could have gone better. Man, we were just mobbed there. Good thing SirFozzie reached the factory, otherwise we might have lost sachmo71 too. He was getting pounded extremely hard. Fat lot of help Master Suthira provided...

Blade6119, you're on deck.

[SirFozzie]

DAMN. Sorry about that Nyarlahotep.

Wish I had a bigger Titan.. but then again, my speed saved our butts today :/

[The Afoci]

That damn dirty Nyar had to die sometime. Now a few more and I am in. Get me a big ass machine and I will blow some stuff up!!

[Godzilla Blitz]

Well, it appears I was no help at all there.

Sorry about your death, Nyarlahotep. Ejecting into burning trees is never a good idea, though.

I'm real excited about fighting together with Blade 6119. I got your back, pal. You're safe with me!

[Bee]

Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz
I got your back, pal. You're safe with me!

Said the spider to the fly.

[AStott]

It's ok, Godzilla Blitz, no one was really of any help, except SirFozzie, and that only because he chickened out and ran, never firing a shot. That was just a bad, bad mission.

And I knew it was dangerous for Nyarlahotep to eject there, but I figured the alternative was having his titan overheat and shutdown, then explode. Sure enough, I guessed right on that one. It's a shame. If that one enemy hadn't gotten that head hit that wounded him, he might have survived the ejection.

*sniff* He never did get to see that pimped out titan of his dreams...

[Nyarlahotep]

He didn't deserve a pimped out titan. Any fucktard who sits in a crippled titan for 47 minutes while it is being picked apart by multiple enemies deserves to die.

Errr, I mean: OOoOOOoOOOOo.

[AStott]

It's not quite that simple, Nyarlahotep. See, if he'd ejected as soon as he'd lost the leg, then about 3 or 4 of the enemy titans would have shifted their focus to... I think Godzilla Blitz. That would have taken him down as well (most likely), which means that we would have lost two titans instead of just one. So, he took the risk of sticking around to save his buddy's life.

Now, if I'd been smart, I'd have had him target his own hex and fire away with his missiles, since missiles have a chance to put out fires. Then he'd probably have had a better chance to survive the ejection process. Of course I forgot all about that fact until it was just about time for him to eject...

[Blade6119]

Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz
I'm real excited about fighting together with Blade 6119. I got your back, pal. You're safe with me!

of course this comes right after he purposely kills me in X-com...then he had the audacity to say he didnt know what happened

Im pumped and ready for this, an i am honored to be beside my man godzilla in battle

"We ride together, we die together, bad boys for life"

[Nyarlahotep]

Originally posted by AStott
It's not quite that simple, Nyarlahotep. See, if he'd ejected as soon as he'd lost the leg, then about 3 or 4 of the enemy titans would have shifted their focus to... I think Godzilla Blitz. That would have taken him down as well (most likely), which means that we would have lost two titans instead of just one. So, he took the risk of sticking around to save his buddy's life.

Now, if I'd been smart, I'd have had him target his own hex and fire away with his missiles, since missiles have a chance to put out fires. Then he'd probably have had a better chance to survive the ejection process. Of course I forgot all about that fact until it was just about time for him to eject...

OOoOooOo. (Nyarlahotep isn't so noble. I'll stick with the fucktarded thing)

[AStott]

Meet the new recruit, Blade6119.

Blade6119
Race: Male Human
Rank: Rookie
Experience: 0 of 3800
Hit Points: 108
Upkeep: $3,125
Battles: 0 (0W/0L)
Hit Ratio: N/A
Kills: 0
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: None

Attributes:
Intelligence: 11
Neural Sense: 9
Reaction: 11
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 12
Charisma: 11

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 58
Jump: 20
Scouting: 35
Close Combat: 41
Unguided Missile: 58
Cannon: 23 (default)
Energy Weapon: 23 (default)
Electronic Warfare: 39
Scanner: 51
Business: 25
Survival: 40

We're going to experiment a little and give Blade6119 and brand new titan designed specifically for him. It's inspired by the Porcupine that Nyarlahotep used to pilot. It has a base cost of $73,801, and a maintenance cost of $2,236. It has a walking speed of 70 kph, and is built on a very small frame, which makes it easier to handle. It carries four class 4 Short Range Missile launchers and a single Chain Saw. It uses a CyberSys M (class 2) scanner and a CyberSys (class 2) battle computer. The Road Rash has the following ratings:
Firepower: 11
Close Range: 18
Short Range: 13
Medium Range: 0
Long Range: 0
Speed: 15
Jump: 0
Armor: 18
Defense: 2
Recon: 5
Heat Management: 14
Power Managerment: 18
Overall Rating: 9
Classification: Short Range Recon Titan

***

This leaves us with the following team stats:
Battles: 8 (8W/0L)
Leader: Godzilla Blitz
Manager: sachmo71
Mechanic: SirFozzie
Budget: $345,368 (-103967)
Upkeep: $42,934 / month (+5361)
Jocks: 4 of 7
Titans: 4 of 10
Deaths: 1

***

We will be fighting a couple arena battles to give Blade6119 a chance to settle in and try out his new titan.

[AStott]

For a little bit of variety, we take a vacation to a little more green of a climate for this arena fight. As our titans come online, we find that the arena is fairly hilly, with a river running from the southwest corner up to the northeast. We're arranged along the right side. The first objective will be to get some height so we can see the layout and possibly sight the enemy. We'll try to force them to cross the river.

1:07 - sachmo71 reaches the crest of a hill and spots three enemy titans just across the river. Two lights and a recon. I'm pretty sure there will be another recon somewhere. Everyone else Will try to move up and ambush them from behind a hill while sachmo71 provides support with his plasma gun.

Lots of hills... oh, and some enemy titans

2:20 - sachmo71 has come down off the hill (mostly because he was getting shot at a little too much). Unfortunately, it looks like most of the enemy titans have jump jets, so they've crossed the river without problems and have stayed pretty tightly clustered together. We'll have to hit them hard and hope we can take one of them out quickly to tilt the odds in our favor.

2:58 - We manage to get hidden in a nice little turn in the ravine between two line of hills, ready for the first target to pop out. It quickly does, but not on the floor of the ravine, instead coming over the hill next to us. No matter. Everyone locks targets and opens up on the enemy Fire Fly, a 40 ton recon titan.

3:07 - Wow! Amazing. Everyone managed to hit him, except for the rookie, Blade6119, who seemed to have some difficulties, despite apparent good odds. This apparently scared him enough that he ejected. *smirk* One down.

3:10 - The next titan pops over the hill. Nice timing. This is a 70 ton light titan called an Exhuminator. No idea of its capabilities. Everyone begins locking on.

3:18 - Whoops! Here comes another titan over the hill. Dang, I'll bet the last isn't far behind. This new one is a 40 ton recon, a Dagger.

3:35 - Looks like the Exhuminator is trying to back up, so it must have long range weaponry backing up its single small laser we've seen it fire so far. The Dagger on the other hand has taken to the air to jump in our direction. We've seen it fire a couple small lasers and a medium laser. I think we'll let the Exhuminator go for now and retarget on the Dagger to try and take it out quick.

3:51 - Excellent! The Dagger was only seconds from landing in close range with us, most likely to try and land on one of our heads, when SirFozzie lands a shot with his auto cannon, knocking it down out of the sky. Oh man, it is so dead now. Just have to be careful not to blow up its engine... Yikes, need to do it quick though, because the last titan, the 70 ton Slugger just came over the hill, firing a whole bunch of auto cannons at SirFozzie.

3:53 - Godzilla Blitz takes off the Dagger's right leg. Good, that'll keep it down. Time to refocus for now on the Slugger.

4:05 - Blade6119 continues to focus on the Dagger, and manages to disable it's lower torso. Need to do a little more damage though, as it's still firing some lasers at us.

4:07 - Nice... SirFozzie knocks down the Slugger. I think we'll start moving in on it. sachmo71 had moved up on a hill just a little bit ago, so we know the Exhuminator with it's long range weapons is still right behind the hill, so it shouldn't be able to do much at such close range.

4:16 - Finally, a volley of missiles from Blade6119 disables the right torso and left leg. That may stop some of the weapons from firing. Blade6119 will run a scan to try and get a better idea of whether it's safe to keep hitting him.

4:29 - Godzilla Blitz and SirFozzie move into close range with the Slugger. A kick from Godzilla Blitz knocks the enemy back down to the ground. Meanwhile, the Exhuminator has moved into sight around the edge of the hill. We'll ignore him for now.

4:31 - Godzilla Blitz takes out the lower torso of the Slugger. That'll keep him down.

4:38 - sachmo71 is running pretty warm, but he goes ahead and takes a pot shot at the Exhuminator with his auto cannon. Guess it was worth it, since the shot disables its right torso and knocks it to the ground.

4:57 - The pilot of the Dagger ejects, freeing up Blade6119 to focus on the Exhuminator.

5:13 - Now sachmo71, throwing punches manages to tear off the left arm of the Exhuminator. We're close to winning here.

6:34 - The pilot of the Exhuminator ejects, and that's the end of the match.

***

Interestingly enough, we're offered the salvage of the Exhuminator. We don't really have anyone that can do a decent job piloting it though, so we'll just take the cash value equivalent.

Salvage: $68,512
Bounty: $12,000
Payment: $105,000
Upkeep: -$43,834
New Total: $487,046 (+141,678)

Godzilla Blitz - Status: Alive - Health: 117/117 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 67% - Titan: Ready
sachmo71 - Status: Alive - Health: 99/99 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 51% - Titan: Ready
SirFozzie - Status: Alive - Health: 99/99 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 71% - Titan: Ready
Blade6119 - Status: Alive - Health: 108/108 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 69% - Titan: Ready

Repairs set us back $40,439. sachmo71's titan takes up the bulk of that repair cost.

***

Roster Summary:

Godzilla Blitz
Race: Male Human
Rank: Novice
Experience: 12029 of 21600 (+724)
Hit Points: 117
Upkeep: $10,780 (+220)
Battles: 10 (10W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 49% (+2)
Kills: 3
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: Most kills in one battle (2)

Attributes:
Intelligence: 12
Neural Sense: 12
Reaction: 14
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 13
Charisma: 14

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 63
Medium/Heavy Piloting: 33 (+2)
Jump: 63
Scouting: 60
Close Combat: 63
Guided Missile: 36
Cannon: 66
Energy Weapon: 66
Electronic Warfare: 60
Scanner: 60
Damage Control: 20
Leadership: 66
Business: 40
Survival: 22

I really need to raise some of Godzilla Blitz's stats so that I can pump some points into some skills. Most of his skills are currently maxed out.

***

sachmo71
Race: Male Replicant I
Rank: Green
Experience: 11306 of 12000 (+648)
Hit Points: 99
Upkeep: $6,612 (+174)
Battles: 10 (10W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 44% (+1)
Kills: 6/2*
Titans Lost: 1
Awards: Battle Star

Attributes:
Intelligence: 14
Neural Sense: 10
Reaction: 13
Instinct: 11
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 11
Charisma: 10

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 61
Medium/Heavy Piloting: 32 (+5)
Jump: 61
Scouting: 60
Close Combat: 58
Cannon: 60 (+3)
Energy Weapon: 63
Electronic Warfare: 56
Scanner: 63
Damage Control: 31 (+7)
Business: 63
Survival: 43

***

SirFozzie
Race: Male Replicant I
Rank: Green
Experience: 10713 of 12000 (+872)
Hit Points: 99
Upkeep: $9,216 (+256)
Battles: 10 (10W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 57% (+2)
Kills: 2
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: None

Attributes:
Intelligence: 14
Neural Sense: 10
Reaction: 13
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 11
Charisma: 10

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 61
Assault Piloting: 22
Jump: 57 (+3)
Scouting: 63
Close Combat: 61
Cannon: 63
Energy Weapon: 41 (+5)
Electronic Warfare: 43
Scanner: 58 (+2)
Damage Control: 66
Business: 22
Survival: 36

***

Blade6119
Race: Male Human
Rank: Rookie
Experience: 592 of 3800 (+592)
Hit Points: 108
Upkeep: $3,348 (+223)
Battles: 1 (1W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 69%
Kills: 0
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: None

Attributes:
Intelligence: 11
Neural Sense: 9
Reaction: 11
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 12
Charisma: 11

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 58
Jump: 20
Scouting: 36 (+1)
Close Combat: 45 (+4)
Unguided Missile: 58
Cannon: 23
Energy Weapon: 23
Electronic Warfare: 42 (+3)
Scanner: 51
Business: 26 (+1)
Survival: 40

***

Team Stats:
Battles: 9 (9W/0L)
Leader: Godzilla Blitz
Manager: sachmo71
Mechanic: SirFozzie
Budget: $446,607 (+101239)
Upkeep: $43,807 / month (+873)
Jocks: 4 of 7
Titans: 4 of 10
Deaths: 1

[AStott]

Well, that worked out rather nicely. I'm pretty pleased with the performance of the Road Rash. The armor is a little light, but it can really dish out the damage. I also like the ability to strip off armor with the missiles, and then deliver a big punch in close combat with the chain saw. Nice.

Not much experience there, but an awful lot of money. I think I'm actually ready to start the next campaign. I can always play another arena battle in the middle if I need a little more cash...

[Blade6119]

That first miss scared me, but i pulled it together...glad to be on the team!! My road rash should kick some major ass

[AStott]

Yeah, that first volley of yours was really embarrassing. I think you had about a 55% chance to hit, but all four shots missed. I'm telling you though, that chain saw of yours is pretty scary. It does 15 points of damage, which is 2 more than even the cold light guns, and about 3 times the normal punching damage that you'd do...

[Blade6119]

Got to hook me up with a hockey mask!!

[Blade6119]

i could be a new breed of killer

[The Afoci]

When can I kill stuff?

[AStott]

The Afoci: Just as soon as I kill off a couple more of these other guys. They're just surviving a little too well...

[Bee]

Don't worry Afoci...Blade has the smell of death about him.

[AStott]

self serving bump, since no one seems to want to do it for me...

I'm insanely busy right now, but things should be cleared up by next week.

[Godzilla Blitz]

Looking forward to the return, whenever you've got time.

[AStott]

I'm back at last!

Looks like I was mistaken about the suggested experience level for the next campaign, so I'll be playing a few more arena battles. Let's jump into one now. We'll go for an even match. We'll give the opponent the same skill levels and the same total weight. Once again, we'll be fighting in a much more lush climate.

As our titans come online, we take a look around. We are starting in the southeast corner of the arena. The area where our titans are at is... relatively open, but there is a large mass of hills in the southwest corner, and blocking our view to the north. I suspect the enemy will be trying to ambush us from behind some hills, so we'll try and get to the tops of some hills and use jump jets to try and spot them as we move northwest.

1:53 - Ah ha, looks like they must have gotten tired of waiting for us. A Quantum comes over the crest of the hills to the west. This recon titan carries a cold light gun. Could be dangerous.

1:58 - Right behind it comes a Guruni. We've run into that one before. It's a recon with a tesla bolt. We'll need to keep our distance.

2:01 - SirFozzie opens up on the Quantum, surprisingly hitting the left leg with both autocannons.

2:07 - Godzilla Blitz also attacks, hitting once in the right torso with one of his cold light guns. Then he begins switching targets to the Guruni, as it looks like it'll be coming after him. He'll need to take it out quickly before it can get into striking range.

2:33 - Now a Berserker comes over the hill. This is a light titan that specializes in close combat.

2:34 - Right behind it comes another recon. A Prowler. No idea of its capabilities. This is really bad. I'd hoped to take on the enemy one piece at a time. Instead, we're caught out in the open between the valleys. Not good.

Doesn't look good.

2:41 - At least a little bit of good news. SirFozzie nails the Quantum in the left leg again. This knocks it to the ground. SirFozzie is now frantically running, as the Guruni is rapidly moving in on him. Run, SirFozzie! Run!

3:21 - The Guruni fires on Blade6119, hitting with the autocannon, but fortunately missing with the tesla bolt. By this time, our entire team is performing scans while moving to the northwest, looking for a good spot from which to ambush the faster enemy titans as they follow us. The Quantum (remember him?) apparently took some serious damage to the leg, and as a result, has still not been able to stand up. Good job there, SirFozzie knocking it down just may have eliminated it from the fight before it even got a chance to fire...

3:29 - sachmo71 ensures that the Quantum will stay down by ripping off its right leg. Good. That's one out of the fight. We can finish him off later. sachmo71 gives a mockingly laugh as the Quantum topples back to the ground in mid-stand, banging it's left leg against a large boulder, and tearing that off as well.

5:21 - Well, unfortunately, our great ambush plan failed... thanks to sachmo71. Everyone else found a nice little hollow in which to hide, but sachmo71 couldn't get there quick enough, so he back up behind some hills to the east. Unfortunately, the enemy decided to go after him instead of our other guys. Not good at all. sachmo71 is more of a long range type of guy. I think everyone else will need to pop out and come to his rescue. Fortunately, this will bring them in directly behind the enemy who has turned towards sachmo71.

...to be continued...

[Godzilla Blitz]

I'll save him! Banzai!

[Blade6119]

im in for a charge too!!!

Lets go godzilla, X-Com style...aka stand there and get shot 4 times from point blank range and have godzilla deny he knows what happened...

Glad to have this back up asott...thought you forgot about us

[AStott]

Heh... X-Com style, eh? Sounds about right. Of course, I apparently have my own style too... *ahem* ...err...

Nope, I didn't forget about you guys. I was just pretty busy at work, and didn't have the energy when I got home to play. Things have cleared up a bit lately, and I'm back on track.

[sachmo71]

Hep me Scotty, I'm gonna die!

[Godzilla Blitz]

Originally posted by Blade6119
im in for a charge too!!!\

Ok! That's the fighting spirit, Blade! Way to go! Charge! Let's give 'em hell! I'll just tie my shoelace and be right with you.

[The Afoci]

Its back baby.

[Blade6119]

Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz
Ok! That's the fighting spirit, Blade! Way to go! Charge! Let's give 'em hell! I'll just tie my shoelace and be right with you.

Thats what happened!!

was about to fight the enemy and you had to go to the bathroom or something...came back and assumed you already ordered my guy....repeat 3 more times..

[AStott]

5:37 - Everyone steps out from their previous cover and opens fire on the Prowler, the nearest enemy. At about this time, sachmo71 manages to move out of sight of the enemy behind a hill. This causes both of the enemy recons to turn and head for the rest of our team. The Berzerker stays on sachmo71's tail though. We're able to pound the Prowler pretty hard, with a number of accurate hits. Unfortunately, it stays standing... for now.

6:13 - Everyone retargets on the Guruni, as it breaks out ahead of its teammates. We need to take it (and it's tesla bolt) out quickly. Meanwhile, sachmo71 moves southwest over the hills, breaking line of sight with the Berzerker. He retargets on the Guruni as well. This has actually worked well, as the Berzerker is now back out of sight of everyone for a while. That'll give us a chance to deal with the other two.

6:32 - At last, SirFozzie knocks down the Guruni, which had gotten uncomfortably close, and had begun firing its autocannon at Blade6119. That should give us the chance to do some serious damage to it before it starts dodging its way towards us again.

6:44 - Having stood up again, the Guruni fires at Blade6119, who is now charging towards it in order to bring his chainsaw into play. Fortunately, both the autocannon and the tesla bolt miss. I don't plan to give it another chance to fire that tesla bolt.

6:51 - Unfortunately, just as Blade6119 moves into close range of the Guruni, the Prowler moves up into reach as well, and lands a pair of blows from its power axes. Ouch! Definitely not going to stick around for close combat now.

7:27 - Godzilla Blitz and SirFozzie continue to ineffectually fire at the Guruni, who has now moved its attention to them. Fortunately, it too has some accuracy problems, and manages to set on fire the woods being used for cover. Time for us to move. Meanwhile, Blade6119 is frantically trying to avoid the Berzerker which has just popped back into sight near him.

7:32 - The Guruni foolishly moves into the burning woods. Godzilla Blitz and SirFozzie both take full alpha strikes at it, but unfortunately don't knock it down. Instead, they'll retarget on the Prowler and move out, leaving the Guruni to heat up behind them.

7:38 - Blade6119 manages to knock down the Prowler with a volley of missiles. Nice. That'll open it up to all sorts of easy attacks from the others. That's good, because the Berserker is about to become a significant factor again.

7:39 - Sure enough, a single shot from SirFozzie disables the right torso of the Prowler. That should eliminate the use of one of its power axes.

8:52 - After a good bit of general milling around, taking pot shots at various titans and trying to avoid close range with all the enemies (since they're all close range specialists), Godzilla Blitz finally lands a shot that disables the lower torso and left leg of the Prowler. As an interesting side note, we still haven't seen the Guruni come out of the fire... Could be that he's shut down and could explode sometime. We'll be sure and keep our distance...

9:07 - Blade6119 can't resist the chance to finish off the Prowler, and moves into close combat, letting loose an alpha strike that rips off its right arm and right leg.

9:14 - This is apparently enough to convince the Prowler that it needs to eject. Now to take on that Berzerker...

9:31 - Ah ha... There is a loud roar, as the autocannon ammo in the Guruni ignites. Shouldn't be long now before we hear an even bigger boom...

10:41 - Unfortunately, the Guruni seems to have survived the ammo explosion relatively intact... and the fire has gone out. As sachmo71 moves in closer to it (with the Berzerker hot on his tail, being fired on by everyone else), it fires its tesla bolt, fortunately missing.

10:43 - sachmo71, having retargeted on the Guruni, rips off its left arm with a blast from his plasma gun, and knocks it to the ground.

10:49 - Well, that's it. SirFozzie is completely out of ammo. Time to try hand to hand perhaps... Of course, against these titans that dangerous, but...

11:20 - Godzilla Blitz has a brief period where he can't get a decent line of sight to the Berzerker, due to various small hills, so he temporarily retargets on the Guruni. One shot disables its right torso and knocks it back to the ground.

11:36 - At last, SirFozzie reaches close range with the Berserker he tries a desperate charge, which fails, sending him to the ground.

11:46 - Godzilla Blitz, having retargeted on the Berserker, fires, knocking it to the ground. Excellent...

11:58 - SirFozzie moves back into close range with the Berserker (it keeps running away... coward), and tears into it, ripping off its left arm and knocking it back to the ground. Yeah!

12:16 - Yes! Godzilla Blitz takes a aimed shot at the fallen Berserker's head, and hits on his first shot, completely destroying it. Nice work!

12:22 - He then quickly retargets on the nearby Guruni, and fires, disabling the center torso, destroying the engine and taking it out of the fight. Wow! Go Godzilla Blitz! Everyone begins moving back in the direction of the fallen Quantum. Remember him?

12:48 - Unfortunately for our kill numbers though, the pilot of the Quantum freaks out seeing all of us headed his direction, and ejects, ending the battle.

***

We're given the opportunity to recover the Quantum, but it's in poor shape, and really don't need it, so we'll take the cash instead.

Salvage: $94,068
Bounty: $14,000
Payment: $139,062
Upkeep: -$50,300
New Total: $643,437 (+196,830)

Godzilla Blitz - Status: Alive - Health: 117/117 - Kills: 2 - Hits: 42% - Titan: Ready
sachmo71 - Status: Alive - Health: 99/99 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 42% - Titan: Ready
SirFozzie - Status: Alive - Health: 99/99 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 50% - Titan: Ready
Blade6119 - Status: Alive - Health: 108/108 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 44% - Titan: Ready

Repairs set us back $32,467. Unsurprisingly, Blade6119 grabs the distinction of requiring the most repairs. he got beat on a bit during the charge to rescue sachmo71.

***

Roster Summary:

Godzilla Blitz
Race: Male Human
Rank: Novice
Experience: 13406 of 21600 (+1377)
Hit Points: 117
Upkeep: $11,220 (+440)
Battles: 11 (11W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 48% (-1)
Kills: 5 (+2)
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: Most kills in one battle (2)

Attributes:
Intelligence: 12
Neural Sense: 12
Reaction: 14
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 13
Charisma: 14

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 63
Medium/Heavy Piloting: 33
Jump: 63
Scouting: 60
Close Combat: 63
Guided Missile: 36
Cannon: 66
Energy Weapon: 66
Electronic Warfare: 60
Scanner: 60
Damage Control: 20
Leadership: 66
Business: 40
Survival: 22

Unfortunately, Godzilla Blitz still doesn't have enough experience to raise any of his stats. I need to exercise his piloting skills a little more. Maybe place him in a titan with jump jets and get him moving around a lot...

***

sachmo71
Race: Male Replicant I
Rank: Novice (+1)
Experience: 12390 of 24000 (+1084)
Hit Points: 99
Upkeep: $8,961 (+2349)
Battles: 11 (11W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 44%
Kills: 6/2*
Titans Lost: 1
Awards: Battle Star

Attributes:
Intelligence: 14
Neural Sense: 10
Reaction: 14 (+1)
Instinct: 11
Dexterity: 13 (+1)
Constitution: 11
Charisma: 10

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 61
Medium/Heavy Piloting: 32
Jump: 61
Scouting: 60
Close Combat: 58
Cannon: 60
Energy Weapon: 64 (+1)
Electronic Warfare: 56
Scanner: 63
Damage Control: 36 (+5)
Business: 63
Survival: 43

***

SirFozzie
Race: Male Replicant I
Rank: Novice (+1)
Experience: 12178 of 24000 (+1465)
Hit Points: 99
Upkeep: $12,672 (+3456)
Battles: 11 (11W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 56% (-1)
Kills: 2
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: None

Attributes:
Intelligence: 14
Neural Sense: 10
Reaction: 14 (+1)
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 11
Charisma: 10

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 63 (+2)
Assault Piloting: 22
Jump: 60 (+3)
Scouting: 63
Close Combat: 61
Cannon: 65 (+2)
Energy Weapon: 41
Electronic Warfare: 43
Scanner: 58
Damage Control: 66
Business: 22
Survival: 36

***

Blade6119
Race: Male Human
Rank: Rookie
Experience: 2216 of 3800 (+1624)
Hit Points: 108
Upkeep: $3,480 (+132)
Battles: 2 (2W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 54% (-15)
Kills: 0
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: None

Attributes:
Intelligence: 11
Neural Sense: 9
Reaction: 11
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 12
Charisma: 11

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 58
Jump: 20
Scouting: 43 (+7)
Close Combat: 51 (+6)
Unguided Missile: 58
Cannon: 23
Energy Weapon: 23
Electronic Warfare: 47 (+5)
Scanner: 51
Business: 30 (+4)
Survival: 40

***

Team Stats:
Battles: 11 (11W/0L)
Leader: Godzilla Blitz
Manager: sachmo71
Mechanic: SirFozzie
Budget: $610,970 (+164363)
Upkeep: $50,184 / month (+6377)
Jocks: 4 of 7
Titans: 4 of 10
Deaths: 1

[AStott]

Well, not a bad fight at all. We made a really nice profit. Godzilla Blitz joined sachmo71 as an ace (5 kills). Two team members increased in rank (gives a nice experience boost). Even better, we managed to pull out of the potentially disasterous situation there in the middle of the fight. Not bad at all.

It looks like it's suggested that the average team rank be Novice for the next campaign, so I'll probably fight one or two more arena battles to get a little more experience. Then we'll give it a shot.

I think for the next battle we'll try some different terrain... perhaps polar or something...

[SirFozzie]

Can I upgrade my Titan? I'm tired of lrunning out of ammo

[AStott]

Ok SirFozzie, sure. I think you've probably earned it by now. I'll see what I can find for you. Maybe a light with a class 20 autocannon... mmm... Of course those tend to run short of ammo too... still... massive damage... We'll see.

[Godzilla Blitz]

Wow! Two kills, and no one died! Great job!

Miami Dolphins of 1973, watch out! We're 11-0!

[AStott]

I'm getting really nervous. I keep expecting to get handed our first lost... So far it hasn't happened, but surely this can't continue...

[Blade6119]

dont curse it!

[AStott]

Ok, time to give SirFozzie a titan upgrade. I think I'll go with the Slugger. It has a base cost of $113,719, and a maintenance cost of $3,446. It has a walking speed of 54 kph. It carries a pair of class 4 auto cannons (which have a very nice range), and three class 7 auto cannons. This should double SirFozzie's fire power, plus give him some damage capabilities at long range. It uses a CyberSys L (class 3) scanner and a CyberSys (class 2) battle computer. The Slugger has the following ratings:
Firepower: 13
Close Range: 14
Short Range: 13
Medium Range: 18
Long Range: 12
Speed: 13
Jump: 0
Armor: 18
Defense: 3
Recon: 6
Heat Management: 18
Power Managerment: 18
Overall Rating: 13
Classification: Medium Range Light Titan

After selling SirFozzie's old Fang, we are left with the following financial stats:
Budget: $524,414 (-86556)
Upkeep: $51,502 / month (+1318)

***

Time for another arena battle. This time we're headed for the polar regions. Expect lots of firing with little concern about overheating. Pack your parka. Once again, we're up against a team with equal skill and weight.

[AStott]

Our initial position for this battle is in the northwest corner of the arena. A partially frozen river runs from our corner down to the south edge of the map. To our east, in about the middle, is a chain of large hills that obscure our view of the far side. For now, we'll make our way towards on of the low spots in these hills, and try to ambush the enemy as they come through.

0:11 - Godzilla Blitz takes to the air to see if he can get an idea where the enemy is at. He spots a single enemy on the other side of the hills, far to our east. It's a recon titan of some kind.

3:31 - We'll hang out in a nice little valley that has some trees in the middle for us to use as cover, and some open space for the enemy to cross while reaching us. sachmo71 takes a position on top of a hill where he has good line of sight to use his longer ranged plasma gun. No further sign of the enemy.

3:35 - I take it back. sachmo71 spots an enemy light titan. A Needler. This is a design we're unfamiliar with. It's still on the far side of the hills, but seems to be headed our way.

Enemy Spotted

3:36 - A moment later, it fires at sachmo71 with a massive barrage (about 6 launchers) of short range missiles. Could be nasty. Fortunately, the range is such that only a couple missiles hit for minor damage.

3:37 - A second later, another titan comes into view, a Fang (like SirFozzie's old titan). Ok, sachmo71 may need to move off this hill...

3:39 - Good grief! A third titan pops up firing. This one a light called a Vulcanoid. That's it, sachmo71 is moving.

3:41 - There's a fourth titan. A Slugger, just like SirFozzie is in.

6:47 - After a good bit of wandering around, apparently hesitant to come over the hill at us, one enemy titan finally comes across the ridge. It's the Needler. Everyone begins locking on.

7:05 - Unfortunately, our fire is fairly ineffective. And a second titan comes over the ridge. It's the Fang.

7:22 - At last we're having some effect. SirFozzie manages to knock down the Needler. No sign of any other enemies yet. Blade6119 begins moving out of cover to get into close combat with one of the two enemy titans.

7:28 - Ooooo! Look at the pretty lights! One of SirFozzie's follow up shots manages to set off an ammon explosion on the Needler. The damage rips off its right arm. Oh yeah!

7:44 - The Needler had just managed to get up, but SirFozzie knocks it right back down again. Meanwhile, the Fang bypassed the struggling Needler, just in time to come face to face with Blade6119. Time to fire up that chainsaw!

7:47 - At last, another enemy comes over the ridge. It's the Vulcanoid.

7:52 - The Needler ejects. Excellent. Now we can switch our focus to the Vulcanoid.

7:56 - Here comes the other titan, the Slugger. Unfortunately, both of these new titans are targeted at Blade6119. Time for him to get moving.

8:25 - Godzilla Blitz, who had retargeted on the Fang, because the Vulcanoid had shields up, manages to disable his target's right torso and knock it to the ground. Excellent. Should be finished soon.

8:42 - The Vulcanoid backs up beyond the ridge. Fortunately, we'd noticed it moving earlier, so everyone targeted on him had already switched over to the Slugger while reloading.

9:14 - The Slugger fires a full volley while Blade6119 is in the middle of a vulnerable turn. The ensuing damage disables his right torso, but he keeps his feet, and prepares to continue drawing everyones fire while dodging.

9:23 - Godzilla Blitz lands a solid hit on the Slugger's back, knocking it to the ground.

9:50 - Well, that's it. The Slugger completely shatters Blade6119's right leg. He's down for the rest of the fight.

10:06 - Godzilla Blitz, having taken to the air in order to get a better angle on the fallen Slugger, manages to land a shot that rips off its right leg. Excellent!

10:11 - Ummm... The good news is that sachmo71 gets a kill. The bad news? It gets it by destroying the center back torso of the Slugger and causing the engine to blow! Fortunately, the only person that's very near is Blade6119. Unfortunately, he's pretty close. Fortunately, the Fang is sitting right underneath the explosion...

11:53 - The only one left now is the Vulcanoid, and everyone has now managed to get targeted on him. We're pounding away, and he should last long. In fact, Godzilla Blitz manages to knock him to the ground.

12:28 - SirFozzie charges into close range with the Vulcanoid, knocking both of them to the ground.

12:29 - Moments later, Godzilla Blitz also moves into close range, firing, and ripping off the Vulcanoid's right leg and right torso.

That's it, he surrenders. Victory for our team.

***

Salvage: $44,122
Bounty: $16,000
Payment: $140,000
Upkeep: -$52,479
New Total: $672,057 (+147,643)

Godzilla Blitz - Status: Alive - Health: 117/117 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 44% - Titan: Ready
sachmo71 - Status: Alive - Health: 99/99 - Kills: 1* - Hits: 33% - Titan: Ready
SirFozzie - Status: Alive - Health: 99/99 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 56% - Titan: Ready
Blade6119 - Status: Alive - Health: 108/108 - Kills: 0 - Hits: 35% - Titan: Disabled

Unsurprisingly, Blade6119 once again has the dubious distinction of requiring the most repairs. Unfortunately, everyone requires a pretty hefty amount of repairs after this battle, pumping the total up to a monster $78,818. I guess your lightest titan really shouldn't be a close combat titan...

***

Roster Summary:

Godzilla Blitz
Race: Male Human
Rank: Novice
Experience: 14331 of 21600 (+925)
Hit Points: 117
Upkeep: $11,336 (+116)
Battles: 12 (12W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 48%
Kills: 5
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: Most kills in one battle (2)

Attributes:
Intelligence: 12
Neural Sense: 12
Reaction: 14
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 13
Charisma: 14

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 63
Medium/Heavy Piloting: 33
Jump: 63
Scouting: 60
Close Combat: 63
Guided Missile: 36
Cannon: 66
Energy Weapon: 66
Electronic Warfare: 60
Scanner: 60
Damage Control: 20
Leadership: 66
Business: 41 (+1)
Survival: 22

Still not enough experience. Dang...

***

sachmo71
Race: Male Replicant I
Rank: Novice
Experience: 13429 of 24000 (+1039)
Hit Points: 99
Upkeep: $9,222 (+261)
Battles: 12 (12W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 42% (-2)
Kills: 7/3*
Titans Lost: 1
Awards: Battle Star

Attributes:
Intelligence: 14
Neural Sense: 10
Reaction: 14
Instinct: 11
Dexterity: 13
Constitution: 11
Charisma: 10

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 62 (+1)
Medium/Heavy Piloting: 33 (+1)
Jump: 61
Scouting: 60
Close Combat: 59 (+1)
Cannon: 60
Energy Weapon: 66 (+2)
Electronic Warfare: 59 (+3)
Scanner: 63
Damage Control: 37 (+1)
Business: 63
Survival: 43

***

SirFozzie
Race: Male Replicant I
Rank: Novice
Experience: 13414 of 24000 (+1236)
Hit Points: 99
Upkeep: $12,827 (+155)
Battles: 12 (12W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 56%
Kills: 2
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: None

Attributes:
Intelligence: 14
Neural Sense: 10
Reaction: 14
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 13 (+1)
Constitution: 11
Charisma: 10

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 65 (+2)
Assault Piloting: 22
Jump: 60
Scouting: 63
Close Combat: 61
Cannon: 68 (+3)
Energy Weapon: 42 (+1)
Electronic Warfare: 43
Scanner: 59 (+1)
Damage Control: 66
Business: 23 (+1)
Survival: 36

***

Blade6119
Race: Male Human
Rank: Rookie
Experience: 3165 of 3800 (+949)
Hit Points: 108
Upkeep: $3,720 (+240)
Battles: 3 (3W/0L)
Hit Ratio: 49% (-5)
Kills: 0
Titans Lost: 0
Awards: None

Attributes:
Intelligence: 11
Neural Sense: 9
Reaction: 11
Instinct: 12
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 12
Charisma: 11

Skills of Note:
Recon/Light Piloting: 58
Jump: 21 (+1)
Scouting: 50 (+7)
Close Combat: 54 (+3)
Unguided Missile: 58
Cannon: 23
Energy Weapon: 23
Electronic Warfare: 48 (+1)
Scanner: 51
Business: 30
Survival: 40

***

Team Stats:
Battles: 12 (12W/0L)
Leader: Godzilla Blitz
Manager: sachmo71
Mechanic: SirFozzie
Most Kills: sachmo71 with 7
Most Destructions: sachmo71 with 3
Budget: $593,239 (+68825)
Upkeep: $52,274 / month (+772)
Jocks: 4 of 7
Titans: 4 of 10
Deaths: 1

[Blade6119]

ouch...sorry guys...after one more mission i should bump to the next level of exp. though

[AStott]

Looks like our impressive victory record has brought some attention. Godzilla Blitz receives the following message one afternoon:

Commander,

An offworld mercenary Titan-AT squad has captured the Savanesse Starport. We want them eliminated or at the very least the Starport liberated. Should you accept to help us, we are willing to pay $125,000 for the job. It is crucial for the survival of Savannah that the trade routes are re-established.

We will provide you with a topographical map of the entire area surrounding the Starport, and anything else you might need that is within our power to obtain. Needless to say, collateral damage should be avoided at all costs. We do not need the extra expense.

Kirth Gollub
Magistrate of Interplanetary Commerce

Hmm... sounds like an important person. We'll gladly take on this mission. From some other information he provides, it sounds like all we'll need is to get in and establish ourselves in the Starport itself, which should be sufficient to keep the mercenaries at bay. Of course, actually taking them out would be preferable.

Heading in...

[AStott]

We take a look at the map, and it appears that we should be able to get within a kilometer of the Spaceport without being seen, thanks to a rather tall ridge on the west side of the facility. I am cautious of just heading straight in though, because I strongly suspect that the enemy will be waiting for such a direct approach. I think we'll send one of our jump capable titans to the hills to our north, and see if we can catch sight of the enemy in order to form a better idea as to what we'll be facing. Then I'll decide how to move in.

2:05 - Unfortunately, even at his highest altitude, Godzilla Blitz is unable to catch more than a glimpse of the Spaceport. It appears that large portions of the Spaceport are surrounded by broad fields of soft sand which will be hazardous to cross. I also suspect that the barrier hills between us and the Spaceport will be too steep to climb, and too tall to jump over. I think we'll have to settle for coming in around the north end of the barrier ridge. We'll just have to take things as they come. We'll try to stick together to maximize our firepower.

2:09 - Hmm... this changes things a little. Suddenly, a medium titan opens fire on Godzilla Blitz from way off to the east beyond the Spaceport. It's a 100 ton Illuminator, and it carries some form of guided missile. We'll do our best to stay out of its line of sight and move quickly.

Enemy in sight...

3:05 - As we come around the north end of the barrier hills, sachmo71 attempts to use his plasma gun to ignite the woods that the Illuminator is using for cover. Everyone else just keeps their heads down.

3:29 - SirFozzie at last recalls that his auto cannons can create smoke screens, so he fires a couple smoke cannisters in front of the Illuminator to mess up his line of sight.

3:31 - The relatively inexperienced Blade6119 moves is titan into the field of soft sand (at it's narrow point), but unfortunately, still falls to the ground.

3:41 - Yes! sachmo71 manages to light those woods on fire. Good thing too, because the smoke screen didn't seem to affect the Illuminator much. It must be up on a hill and able to look over. That fire should keep it busy.

3:56 - Unfortunately, sachmo71 also falls in the soft sand.

4:15 - Blade6119 comes over the ridge, and finds himself looking down at the spaceport. It's a fairly large open area, and keeping watch over it is a single 100 titan, a Fist. Just from the name, I'm guessing it's a close combat titan... could be nasty...

4:40 - Oh boy... The Fist has a tesla bolt, with which it nails SirFozzie in the left leg. Fortunately, his armor there is more or less up to the task, limiting the destruction to a sharp decrease in heat regulator efficiency.

5:00 A second shot from the tesla bolt hits SirFozzie in the right torso. Not good... As much as I'd like to take some of these guys out, it's looking like I'll just need to head for the Spaceport itself.