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Post by madmorgan on Mar 11, 2016 19:26:21 GMT
Have a great one. Safe journeys. dadadadada, batman!
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Post by boxholder on Mar 11, 2016 23:07:09 GMT
AAARRGGHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a tease!!!! You are true master of the classic cliffhanger. Good job!
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Post by madmorgan on Mar 12, 2016 11:34:26 GMT
After finishing scotts book, I wants more my preciiiooouussss. Dang it man, why now! Why a vacation now with the battle raging... Man do you hear us??! Sigh.
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Post by billf on Mar 12, 2016 23:30:32 GMT
Vacation!! You're in the middle of a brawl!! You don't need no stinking vacation man. The Overseers command you finish the fight first!!!
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Post by madmorgan on Mar 13, 2016 0:25:30 GMT
The Conclave is most distressed. You'll not be allowed to bud for many cycles!
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Post by mikedski on Mar 13, 2016 11:10:59 GMT
The Conclave is most distressed. You'll not be allowed to bud for many cycles! Qetjnegartis directed construction of holdfast in Florida.
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Post by mikedski on Mar 19, 2016 1:20:15 GMT
Turn 3 - Humans win initiative. The Weston fires 7 inch, 5 inch at damaged Dominator and inflicts a damage point and mobility hit. The snipers and USMC machine guns fire as well and inflict another point and weapons critical hit as well! The scout tripods on the south bank are fired on by a 5 inch gun, infanty assault, and HMGs but only manage to inflict a single damage point. The remaining Marine infantry assault and kill one drone. During the second movement phase the infantry falls back to screen the civilians.
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Post by mikedski on Mar 19, 2016 1:44:46 GMT
During the Martian turn 3, the harvester and one slaver with surviving drone double moves. The Dominator stays in place 1st move phase to not risk mobility roll-off. Uses unstable weapons and fails to make range with one heavy heat ray, nearly hits the harvester with the other and the quad laser fires into the ground. The scientist fires and misses the Marine HMGs The scout tripods engage the river boat (Edit; defense 3, armor 5 - wooden structure equivalent) . One tripod hits and but roles a "1" of all things on the damage roll. The other hits and causes EDIT: three damage points - equal to power rating of the medium heat ray (6 needed to destroy - larger structure). A single drone assaults the remaining Marine infantry and kills a team and ends up as harvester meat. The other fails morale despite HQ reroll and is destroyed due to enemy proximity. The harvester heat ray sweeps the fleeing civilians and kills one stand. During the second movement phase the scout move down the bank to engage the river boat if it attempts to move. The Dominator attempts to move and loses the roll off with a total distance of 5 inches. The human player moves the Dominator CLOSER but orients it away from any human targets to bring all weapons on the Weston within range. The Harvester and drones move within assault range of the civilian column.
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Post by mikedski on Mar 19, 2016 3:50:52 GMT
Turn 4 Humans win initiative by a hair The White Cloud casts off leaving about half of the civilians behind on the river bank. The Weston drifts with current to get closer to the landing and engage the Harvester later. Doughboys assault and arty fires on scout - no damage. HMGs engage the other scout and multiple hits and penetrations cause an explosion. The explosion wipes out the last of the doughboys and inflicts mobility damage on the remaining scout. The state police shoot and kill a single drone (hidden behind building). The Weston fires all weapons at the crippled Dominator and "Boom". The snipers take out the last two drones in the tree line. The Marine HMGs fire and damage the scientist. Second movement phase the White Cloud moves further out into the river to get outside medium heat ray range. The Weston moves closer to the landing. The state police moves into position between the buildings to block the movement of the harvester. The remaining Marines reposition.
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Post by mikedski on Mar 19, 2016 11:45:57 GMT
Martian Turn 4 The mobility damaged scout risks a movement roll-off and is rewarded with a 19 inch friendly move and stumbles to the landing and promptly fires on the White Cloud turns the boat into a funeral pyre. Harvester assaults the state police and scoops up two elements. The remaining element passes morale. The undamaged slaver fires on the HMG unit in the stream bed but no effect. The weapons damaged slaver hides behind the trees. Scientist moves to toward Marine HMGs hiding in crop, fires and misses. Second movement phase the Harvester moves to corral the humans trapped at the landing.
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Post by boxholder on Mar 19, 2016 12:16:20 GMT
This isn't looking like a happy ending for the humans!!
Question: Do the barbequed (by the heat ray) civilians count for a different amount compared with ones that are pureed by the Harvester?
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Post by mikedski on Mar 19, 2016 12:30:44 GMT
This isn't looking like a happy ending for the humans!! Question: Do the barbequed (by the heat ray) civilians count for a different amount compared with ones that are pureed by the Harvester? I count them (civilian) as double if they end us as a human milk shake. The military elements count as '1'. Protecting the civilians is the priority.
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Post by mikedski on Mar 19, 2016 15:48:06 GMT
Turn 5. Humans easily win initiative with 4 Martian units destroyed (two damaged tripods, two drone units) Role for survivors from the burning White Cloud (each civilian on the boat must roll seven or greater and jumps into the water). Each can swim two inches per phase. But must roll the seven or greater each turn to avoid destruction from drowning. 9 make it into the water. 15 perish on the boat. The Weston opens up on the Harvester by allocating two 5 inch guns, 7 inch gun and port side 20mm cannon (hidden by superstructure) using independent targeting. The 7 inch gun fires first, penetrates and brings it down with a roll on 9. The port side bridge machine gun fires on the scout and causes additional damage point. The Marine snipers engage the scout next and bring it down as well. The militia field guns and HMGs engage the approaching slaver and inflict damage with mobility critical hit. Not pictured - Marine HMGs fire on scientist but cause no damage. Martian Turn 5 - Having lost > 50% of force the remaining Martians retreat. The remaining humans approach the wreck tripods with a morbid fascination. Captain Collingsworth, USMC, signals the Weston - " There is a Martian survivor". Commander Montgomery, USN, seeing only a few souls make the swim to the river bank, signals back - "There are no survivors".
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Post by mikedski on Mar 19, 2016 16:01:12 GMT
19 civilians killed in the battle at Foss Landing. 19 survive but none evacuated.
Draw - US force fails primary mission of evacuating civilians and losses valuable water transportation. The Martians lose the Harvester and its valuable cargo as well two experimental combat units.
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Post by charleybourne on Mar 19, 2016 21:09:47 GMT
Absolutely epic on every scale; modelling, size, background and AAR. Thank you for sharing.
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