Digging Up the Past -- Turn 3: In Which Shit Becomes Real
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:16 pm
Bavarian P.O.W.s
Von Klaus shoots the T.L.A. sergeant out of the mobile rocket launcher.
He climbs aboard. "Ach, zis iz fine engineering," he says. "Almost as good as my Volkswagen."
Meanwhile, the last remaining POW -- a stalwart and disciplined veteran of the Bavarian Shovel Brigades -- charges the sole remaining Britannian trooper, his weapon of choice held high.
The Britannian blocks the attack with his shield and shoves the Bavarian backwards; he ends up Disrupted.
Meanwhile, Von Klaus guns the engine, aiming for the distant guard tower.
There is some rocky terrain in the way, but the buggy is designed for treacherous lunar surfaces and negotiates it easily...
"Oh, bollocks."
Von Klaus lands safely on the far side of the tower.
Meanwhile, as the Hr-36 pilot circles around for another attack run...
He spots something in his path.
Bavarian Reinforcements have arrived!
"Heinrich, beißen!"
Obediently, the dinosaur crushes the Hr-36's cockpit in its jaws, and the now pilotless aircraft crashes behind it as it moves up.
Peach Raiders
Louisiana Jones pulls out the Megaphone of the Ordinary Skull and begins to sing jazz music.
His compatriots cannot stand his horrible singing, and drop their weapons to cover their ears.
The two Rebels are protected from his terrible music by their helmets, and move forward, killing the last T.L.A. jump trooper.
Peach Reinforcements have arrived!
The Peaches' shuttlecraft appears over the battlefield. It immediately launches both its missiles...
...bringing the Killdozer down to 3 SP.
It then rams itself into the Britannian Landship and drops both its heavy bombs, in an explosion so massive that I had nowhere near enough fire pieces to do it justice. As you can see, I resorted to simply pouring yellow, orange, and red pieces into the Landship's hull.
The shuttle is totaled, the landship's entire crew is killed, and it loses one rocket launcher and its Steam Gatling -- but amazingly, the hull itself survives with 3 SP remaining.
Rogue VoL
Bjorn charges Bob the Unbuilder, screaming in rage.
His first slash critfails and cuts the scope off his own rifle...
...but the second hits home and takes Bob down to one wound.
The other VoL troops move up to join the fray.
VoL reinforcements have arrived!
A squad of troops and a Salamander Tank Destroyer appear on the battlefield.
They advance, and the Salamander fires an incredibly accurate plasma shot into the Killdozer's rear. Its armor holds, but Bob's cabinet is wiped out.
T.L.A.
Bob counter-attacks Bjorn, but is unable to land a blow.
"Welp, this isn't any fun." He hops back on the Killdozer...
Unable to turn around, it simply backs up towards the rocket launcher.
The howl of high-powered turbine engines echoes over the battlefield...
T.L.A. reinforcements have arrived!
... and a massive hover tank appears.
The SHDT moves up and opens its rear hatch, deploying a squad of Assault Commandos. Their sniper takes a shot at Von Klaus, but his vehicle is moving too fast and the attack misses.
A plasma gun rotates to aim at the Bavarian with the jetpack...
Unfortunately, it explodes due to a critfailed skill roll.
One of the tank's quad-MKII missile launchers opens up.
And fires all four missiles at the Britannian landship.
The landship loses the last of its health and explodes.
Britannian League
The sole remaining Britannian trooper moves up and exchanges his electro-musket for the Gyro Pistol. He shoots at the peaches, but misses.
Meanwhile...
"Admiral, the situation at the dig site is urgent. We've lost almost all our forces."
"Very well. We're almost there. Let's see if we can turn this battle around."
Britannian Reinforcements have arrived!
The HMLS Conqueror appears on the horizon.
As its primary guns scan the battlefield for threats, its portside sponson and AA guns fire on Bjorn. They both miss.
Its starboard guns take the dinosaur down to only 1 SP.
Overview.
Overview of the ruins.
Bavarians (main/reinforcements)
Kills: 2/1
Deaths: 0/0
Victory Points: 2
Peaches (main/reinforcements)
Kills: 1/3
Deaths: 0/1
Victory Points: 0
VoL (main/reinforcements)
Kills: 0/4
Deaths: 0/0
Victory Points: 0
T.L.A. (main/reinforcements)
Kills: 0/0
Deaths: 6/0
Victory Points: 0
Britannians (main/reinforcements)
Kills: 0/0
Deaths: 1/0
Victory Points: 2
Artifax:
Gyro Pistol -- Britannians
Jetpack -- Bavarians
radar dish -- none
Booster -- none, probably buried under a ton of shuttle wreckage
Rocket Launcher -- Bavarians
Send in orders for turn 4.
Von Klaus shoots the T.L.A. sergeant out of the mobile rocket launcher.
He climbs aboard. "Ach, zis iz fine engineering," he says. "Almost as good as my Volkswagen."
Meanwhile, the last remaining POW -- a stalwart and disciplined veteran of the Bavarian Shovel Brigades -- charges the sole remaining Britannian trooper, his weapon of choice held high.
The Britannian blocks the attack with his shield and shoves the Bavarian backwards; he ends up Disrupted.
Meanwhile, Von Klaus guns the engine, aiming for the distant guard tower.
There is some rocky terrain in the way, but the buggy is designed for treacherous lunar surfaces and negotiates it easily...
"Oh, bollocks."
Von Klaus lands safely on the far side of the tower.
Meanwhile, as the Hr-36 pilot circles around for another attack run...
He spots something in his path.
Bavarian Reinforcements have arrived!
"Heinrich, beißen!"
Obediently, the dinosaur crushes the Hr-36's cockpit in its jaws, and the now pilotless aircraft crashes behind it as it moves up.
Peach Raiders
Louisiana Jones pulls out the Megaphone of the Ordinary Skull and begins to sing jazz music.
His compatriots cannot stand his horrible singing, and drop their weapons to cover their ears.
The two Rebels are protected from his terrible music by their helmets, and move forward, killing the last T.L.A. jump trooper.
Peach Reinforcements have arrived!
The Peaches' shuttlecraft appears over the battlefield. It immediately launches both its missiles...
...bringing the Killdozer down to 3 SP.
It then rams itself into the Britannian Landship and drops both its heavy bombs, in an explosion so massive that I had nowhere near enough fire pieces to do it justice. As you can see, I resorted to simply pouring yellow, orange, and red pieces into the Landship's hull.
The shuttle is totaled, the landship's entire crew is killed, and it loses one rocket launcher and its Steam Gatling -- but amazingly, the hull itself survives with 3 SP remaining.
Rogue VoL
Bjorn charges Bob the Unbuilder, screaming in rage.
His first slash critfails and cuts the scope off his own rifle...
...but the second hits home and takes Bob down to one wound.
The other VoL troops move up to join the fray.
VoL reinforcements have arrived!
A squad of troops and a Salamander Tank Destroyer appear on the battlefield.
They advance, and the Salamander fires an incredibly accurate plasma shot into the Killdozer's rear. Its armor holds, but Bob's cabinet is wiped out.
T.L.A.
Bob counter-attacks Bjorn, but is unable to land a blow.
"Welp, this isn't any fun." He hops back on the Killdozer...
Unable to turn around, it simply backs up towards the rocket launcher.
The howl of high-powered turbine engines echoes over the battlefield...
T.L.A. reinforcements have arrived!
... and a massive hover tank appears.
The SHDT moves up and opens its rear hatch, deploying a squad of Assault Commandos. Their sniper takes a shot at Von Klaus, but his vehicle is moving too fast and the attack misses.
A plasma gun rotates to aim at the Bavarian with the jetpack...
Unfortunately, it explodes due to a critfailed skill roll.
One of the tank's quad-MKII missile launchers opens up.
And fires all four missiles at the Britannian landship.
The landship loses the last of its health and explodes.
Britannian League
The sole remaining Britannian trooper moves up and exchanges his electro-musket for the Gyro Pistol. He shoots at the peaches, but misses.
Meanwhile...
"Admiral, the situation at the dig site is urgent. We've lost almost all our forces."
"Very well. We're almost there. Let's see if we can turn this battle around."
Britannian Reinforcements have arrived!
The HMLS Conqueror appears on the horizon.
As its primary guns scan the battlefield for threats, its portside sponson and AA guns fire on Bjorn. They both miss.
Its starboard guns take the dinosaur down to only 1 SP.
Overview.
Overview of the ruins.
Bavarians (main/reinforcements)
Kills: 2/1
Deaths: 0/0
Victory Points: 2
Peaches (main/reinforcements)
Kills: 1/3
Deaths: 0/1
Victory Points: 0
VoL (main/reinforcements)
Kills: 0/4
Deaths: 0/0
Victory Points: 0
T.L.A. (main/reinforcements)
Kills: 0/0
Deaths: 6/0
Victory Points: 0
Britannians (main/reinforcements)
Kills: 0/0
Deaths: 1/0
Victory Points: 2
Artifax:
Gyro Pistol -- Britannians
Jetpack -- Bavarians
radar dish -- none
Booster -- none, probably buried under a ton of shuttle wreckage
Rocket Launcher -- Bavarians
Send in orders for turn 4.
