Turn 14: Incoming Hostiles!

The Devil Dawgs' sixth campaign.
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Turn 14: Incoming Hostiles!

Post by wargamerGM » Thu May 19, 2022 12:55 pm

The Devil Dawgs evacuated the bar as rapidly as possible. Paulson and Hall, carefully policed up Williams's remains into a body-bag and secured it in one of the back seats of APAC 1 using the seat belts. Kelly and Davros strapped the infected marine, whose name was Carvalho, into APAC 2 and started to prep their limited tools for drastic action incase they couldn't make it to the Wey-Yut facility in time.
Henniger and Sokolova watched to entrances with motion trackers whilst the remaining marines formed a perimeter around the gaggle of civilians who had gone, in the stretch of the last few minutes, from suspects, to hostages, to refugees. Reese and Wright, the other two fugitives, were secured together in APAC 3 with Barayev and the wounded Grisham riding shotgun.

Sykes was just approaching Lt Harper to ask what they were supposed to do with all the civilians when the Comms crackled into life on the colony-wide net.

"Come in Devil Dawgs, This is Major Myers calling. We need you back at the garrison ASAP! We have UPP units inbound on the colony. Numbers and types suggest a raid in force"

As if to punctuate her statement, a sleek, black dropship swept overhead with thrusters flaring and weapon pods tracking something concealed by the surrounding buildings. Just before the aircraft disappeared from view, a trio of rockets rippled out from one of the underwing pods and something elsewhere in the colony exploded with enough force for the marines to feel the ground shake through their boots.

<Tag Harper>
<Tag Sykes>
<tag Davros>
<Tag Everyone>
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Re: Turn 14: Incoming Hostiles!

Post by BarbarianMathematics » Thu May 19, 2022 3:00 pm

"Nothing on my entrance," Sokolova states on the comms just before as she puts her tracker along her belt, slinging the shotgun once more as well.

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Only then did she hear the radio come to life with the announcement, followed by the rumbling of the ground beneath them. Bracing herself on the door frame, she holds it until the ground steadies once more.

Finally moving out the back door toward the alley hurriedly, she ends up near where the alleyway meets the entrance to the building. Looking at the civilians present, she showed a hint of sympathy for them, regardless of the place they were found in. However, knowing that time was of the essence, she quickly moved on to the APC, getting toward the back door where she was at, hoping to grab her sniper just in case she needed to start firing back.

Taking a moment on the comms, she calls out, "Henniger, are doors unlocked? I get my sniper ready if so, just in case they think of sending forces down. Unless you have other idea for me."

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Re: Turn 14: Incoming Hostiles!

Post by eyeball » Fri May 20, 2022 12:33 am

Paulson was already in the APC all he had to do was sit down and strap in it took mere seconds, "Paulson in and secure with Williams" he reported.
now what the fuck was going on he wondered as the ground rumbled under the APC he was sitting in.
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Re: Turn 14: Incoming Hostiles!

Post by maxvale76 » Sat May 21, 2022 5:42 pm

Sam took a mental note about Williams' family and resolved to send them a personal letter when this was all over and then she and Paulson took the body of the unfortunate Marine into the APC. As they were doing so, the reports from the Major and the sights/sounds/feel of the UPP attack hit her. Sighing, shaking her head, she just looked over at Paulson and said; "When it rains, it pours, eh? Watch yourself out dere Paulson..."

Then she snapped back into 'Marine NCO' mode and moved to APC 3 where two of her Team were located and called out to Strand; "Davros, get to APC 3 now!" She moved into the Gunner's position and (assuming Strand joins us) quickly called out; "Davros, watch Grisham...Dmitri, drive...I'll man de gun"; and then switched over to the platoon wide net; "This is Sam; Fireteam two all loaded up in APC 3....what's de plan?"


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Re: Turn 14: Incoming Hostiles!

Post by Morse » Tue May 24, 2022 5:43 am

The mission had just taken a very different turn. Xenomorphs were still at large in the community and now UPP we're in the midst of a full assault. Morse had not seen that turn of events coming. It was something special that only Marines saw. A very different sort of moment that most of humanity couldn't believe existed outside of consumer entertainment. Yet it was something that was all too real for them. And he verbalized exactly what it was.

"This colony is completely fucked." Morse spoke aloud. Of course it may have been bad manners and bad form, but that was the reality. If they had Xenos running around, no doubt infecting at will in the shadows planning to spread their colony, and the assets were redirected towards fighting off a raid, killing each other rather than the larger threat... the colony didn't have a prayer.

Morse had not forgotten the dead marine, but the fact was his troubles were over. The rest of Deltas were just heating up.

"Someone wanna get call up and ask if we're weapons free?" Morse said moving back to his place in the APC. First squad would be taking their places as well.

He was asking as a formality, but when Morse looked on the M56 Smartgun mounted to the wall, and fixed the harness to himself in a combat zone for the first time in years, he knew what he would have to do. He fixed the eyepiece on, readied his ammunition drums, and kept the weapon on safe.

"Step on it already. We got shit to kill." Morse said, settling into the chair to relax his body for a moment while he had the chance. He looked over at Sam and some of the others, and in a way he had a glum smile return to his face.

"Yall ready for this shit?"

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Re: Turn 14: Incoming Hostiles!

Post by maxvale76 » Sun May 29, 2022 2:10 am

Even as Sam was gathering her Squad/Fire Team to the APC, she heard Morse and saw the bitter smile and gave a similar bleak grin; "Ooo-rah" she replied in a mono-tone.

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Re: Turn 14: Incoming Hostiles!

Post by LT_Chun » Tue Jun 07, 2022 12:01 am

Henniger swept his tracker in a slow arc, keeping his M41 balanced casually again at his shoulder. He had been relieved to be let loose from the surveillance operations, but Williams' death soured his return to the front line. Williams' body had been secured, no man left behind, his mind clamped down over the lump trying to rise in his chest. His friend, his Marine, time enough for that later.

"Sokolava, doors unsecured, you're clear to long rifle. Let me check our ROE status."

<tag Sokolava>

Keeping his eyes on his tracker's small screen, he toggled over to the command net.

"Sergeant Major, L.T., we have a modified ROE here? Need to let my Marines know how wide to open the kill pipes."

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Re: Turn 14: Incoming Hostiles!

Post by Corporal Hicks » Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:13 am

Sergeant Major Sykes clenched his jaw as the situation escalated sharply. It was stressful but he had faced escalating situations before. All he could control was himself and his Marines. “Let’s go, people. Time to rack up some kills. Stay calm and stay focused. Do your job and don’t worry about anything else.” His rough-skinned hand grabbed the door handle and he swung himself up into the passenger seat of APAC 1, which he had nicknamed “Lumpy.”
"This colony is completely fucked."
“Not if we can help it, Morse,” he replied automatically. His positivity contrasted Morse’s pessimism, but the two were connected by the much stronger similarity of experience.
<Tag Morse>
"Someone wanna get call up and ask if we're weapons free?"
"Sergeant Major, L.T., we have a modified ROE here? Need to let my Marines know how wide to open the kill pipes."
“If you take fire, kill the son of a bitch. I’ll get an update from the Major,” replied Sykes. He radioed Major Myers, “Major, this is Devil Dawgs, can we get an updated Rules of Engagement, over?”
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"Step on it already. We got shit to kill. Yall ready for this shit?"
Sykes grinned back at the veteran, “I’m ready to fuck some shit up. Oorah!”
<Tag Morse>
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