Think you can handle it? (Pregame 2 EA Simulators)

[John Slaktare]

John moves to try and draw the opponent south around the heavy forest while taking cover.

(Run to 2710)

[GM Yuusha]

(Good for the movement. You do also need to state what weapons you would like to fire and at what target. For this round I've fired things that had a good chance to hit. Please do specify next time.)

The lighter Hatchetman used the heavy woods to obstruct vision to itself. The Grand Dragon wasn't so lucky. Alek would see and take a chance to fire his PPC at the enemy. The blast struck the Highlander's left leg (10 damage), but that didn't stop the return fire. It did, at least, cause the gauss rifle shell to only clip his mech's right arm. The missiles from the assault's LRM20 flew past him along with two laser shots, but a third just glanced his right arm. (9 damage to the Grand Dragon's right arm. 5 armour remaining)



The Highlander paused. It weighed up what to do next.

(Your go. The Highlander won initiative and will move after you)

[John Slaktare]

Butcher doesn't move far keeping the trees as cover as best he can, and trying to help Alex line up a shot if he gets the opportunity.

(NW facing in 2609 and spotting for Alek?)

[Aleksandr Korolov]

Alek keeps moving trying to get behind the Highlander and firing his LRMs since Butcher was kind enough to spot for him

(Run to 2305 facing NE firing LRM indirect as I believe the trees block LOS)

[GM Yuusha]

"You're fighting like a pair of Archers." Monique critiques over comms.

Alek's Grand Dragon had moved around the woods while John had carefully shifted forward for a visual. It wasn't necessary. Their enemy hopped back to bring its weapons to bear on both of them.

Butcher would be treated to his first warning alarm as his left arm was stripped of armour in the monsoon-like rain of missiles and laser shots that followed. His pod rumbled, simulating the impacts, but he kept his mech upright. (5 damage to LT, 5 damage to LA, 5 damage to LT, 1 damage to LL, 5 damage to LA, 5 damage to LL, 5 damage to LA and only 3 internal structure remaining).

Somehow the Grand Dragon was far luckier. It completed ducked the gauss slug fired at it and even successfully shot back with its PPC. (10 damage to Highlander's RT). Meanwhile all of the Hatchetman's shots flew wide.



The Highlander paused again, as if daring them to continue.

(Your go. Highlander has won initiative)

[Aleksandr Korolov]

Alek Grit his teeth and pushed his Mech into Melee with the big mech and went to kick the leg he shot earlier

(Walk to 2605, kick)

[John Slaktare]

Butcher rushes in.

(Jump four hexes to 2706, fire what I can, use the hatchet if he doesn't move)

[GM Yuusha]

The enemy seemed confident as it merely stood there and opened fire on them as they rushed in. It was easily splitting fire between both. The SRM6 volley saw four missiles hit John's mech (2 damage to RT, RL, RT and LA - crit, Upper arm). His left upper arm became locked in place as one of the explosions severed something important. A medium laser also hit his centre torso, but he had armour there (5 damage CT).

The Grand Dragon continued to be lucky as another gauss slug missed. This time it went under the heavy mech's arm as Alek raised it to fire. He was still hit by a few medium lasers (5 damage to RL, CT).

Both mechs opened fire on the stationary assault mech, doing good damage. John's AC-10 in particular made a big dent in its centre. (10 damage to CT, 5 damage to LL, RT). Even with all that damage the big machine didn't fall over.

Then everything was suddenly a frenzy as all the mechs were meters from one another. The Highlander prioritised the heavier mech, kicking its left leg and taking all the armour off of that location (18 damage LL). The two Angels kicked and hacked away, each landing blows. (13 damage RL, 10 damage CT). None of the mechs fell. Could they keep this up?

(Grand Dragon is now on 5 heat: -1 to MP - it is 4/6 this round)



(Your go. The enemy has won initiative again)

[Aleksandr Korolov]

"Ah hah! You big bastard! Let's have it then!" The big man yelled as he continued his assault

(Fire my lasers if I can try and stick to it and keep up the melee)

[John Slaktare]

"Fucker," Butcher practically growled.

(use hatchet and fire all other weapons I can)

[GM Yuusha]

The enemy hopped back out of melee just when they were about to attack again. Their weapons fire against it missed, but it managed a single perfect gauss rifle shot at the Grand Dragon's leg. The round tore through the leg, doing extreme damage. (15 damage to RL, 12 internal structure remaining, critical hit to lower leg and hip).

Alek wrestled with the controls to keep the mech upright, but the odds were against him. It crashes to the ground (5 damage CT, 1 damage LT). If this combat were real, he would have needed luck to avoid an injury in the fall.



(Everyone is heat 0. The Grand Dragon is on the ground. The Highlander won initiative, again. You're up)

[Aleksandr Korolov]

"Zasranec" Alek cursed as his Mech went down. He got it back up and tried to fire his lasers at the big mech.

(Stand try and get as clear a shot as possible and fire all weapons that I can)

[John Slaktare]

Just growling over the radio as Butcher moves in again.

(Jump to 3003 facing nw, use hatchet if I can then all other weapons)

[GM Yuusha]

The giant Highlander wadded into the heavy woods, ending up out of John's reach. It had spotted weakness. Ignoring the Hatchetman it focused fire exclusively on the Grand Dragon. Both mechs returned fire, but their shots only ripped apart trees.

Yet the Black Watch are made of sterner stuff. It landed everything on the heavy mech. Gauss rifle, sixteen LRMs, 3 medium lasers and 4 SRMs (50 damage, left leg destroyed, PPC damaged) all slammed into the mech. With no leg it was sent tumbling down to the ground once again. Alek's pod shook furiously. Inside, it was also suddenly like a sauna.

(Grand Dragon on 10 heat, Hatchetman on 2 heat)

"Tough break." Monique comments over comms.



(Your go)

[John Slaktare]

John continues fighting.

(Move 2903, sw facing, hatchet priority, all other weapons)

[Aleksandr Korolov]

"Eat this you Suka!" Alek said as he leaned up on his left arm and let loose all his weaponry. We're it a real battle he should eject but it's hard to say if he would even in an actual fight.

(Lean up on left arm and fire as many weapons as possible regardless of modifiers)

[GM Yuusha]

The Grand Dragon continued to take fire, but it wasn't destroyed just yet. All the shaking about might make Alek feel a bit sick however. (Lots of damage!)

The Hatchetman emerged with relatively little damage from weapons fire, with just a single medium laser hitting it (5 damage RA). On the other hand, the Highlander had jumped behind it as it went to use its hatchet. Not good. Alek landed some hits on the big machine, even in his sorry state, as did John. It just kept coming. (5 damage LA, 5 LT, 3 RT, 10 RA, 5 CTx2).

Then the assault mech kicked the Hatchetman in the left shoulder, cleaving through that entire part of its torso and lobbing off its arm. (Left Torso destroyed! 3 damage transferred to CT). John kept his mech up, but barely.

Both mechs were now smouldering from the damage they'd sustained. Each was crippled.



(Your go. He won initiative again!)

[Aleksandr Korolov]

They had lost that much was apparent but if Alek was feeling sick the big smile wasn't showing it.

He continued to bombard the Highlander as long as the weapon functioned each hit that landed a small vindication against the insanely strong opponent

(Second verse same as the first continue firing everything.)

[John Slaktare]

"Fuck it," John said. He tried to angle like he was going to eject but he initiated self destruct instead.

(Crippled, self destruct)

[GM Yuusha]

The lack of prepared explosives in the Hatchetman, at least according to the simulator, stopped that dead. A moment later and it didn't matter anymore. The Hatchetman was shot to pieces.

Alek fired a few more medium lasers at the beast, but none of them connected. He too was shot and stomped on until his mech ceased to function.



The simulation greyed out for both. 'KIA' appeared in front of each of them.