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Your wingmen are:

PO Zolomon Ringo

The MAN. Your erstwhile wingman since the original landings in Mexico, Zolomon is a close combat specialist whose skills with Heat Hawks are fast becoming legendary.

He currently pilots: MS-06D Desert Zaku

KILLS: 3 ms 70 Tank, 20 Jeeps 5 Gunships, 39 Planes, 2 Police Bikes, 1 Frigate, Laws of Physics

Ensign Jolyne Brande

Was assigned to your squad when you joined the 321 company. Skilled in artillery combat, and skilled in Muai Thai.
Several incidents of insubordination dot her record, mostly cases of her having to refuse other soldiers advances in an overly emphatic manner.

bump

Pvt Elaine "Ruubens" Arronax

Had to lie about her gender to sign up. He4nce the false tache. A decent all round combat pilot. Isn't adapting to earth conditions too well, and has a phobia of deer.

Zuko?

HOW THE FUCK DID I GET OFF RED DWARF

>>7375966

I'll do that here.

The story so far:

Having managed to successfully deal with the increasingly organised Federation Guerrillas in Arizona, you managed to not only take out the Boatmurdered Tin Mine, but also finish off the Sermovente Team with the help of the Hildolfr Mobile Armour.
Unfortunately the Hildolfr was damaged and lost it's pilot in the process.
The 67th Supply Depot, although badly damaged, is still functional.

HANGAR:
MS-07A Gouf (Early type)
MS-06D Desert Zaku
MS-06J Zaku II (Ground Type)
MS-06K Zaku Cannon

Hell yeah Zeonquest up in this thread!

No picture for Ruubens?

>>7376070

You're thinking of a different Dave Lister.

This Dave Lister grew up in space, had space-hippy dissidents for parents and has been piloting giant robots since he was 23.

Let's hold very, very still.

So far, bad things have only ever happened when we moved. Thus, holding still will solve MANY problems.

>>7376044
I lol'd

>>7376070

...

>>7376130

I may have accidentially posted her picture on the "Things /tg/ did this year" thread yesterday, and it's still up.

Anyway. You get into contact with HQ about the destruction of the Sermovente team.

"Good work Lieutenant, I knew we could count on you! See if the Hildolfr is salvageble, and if so, finish the localisation tests for it. If it looks like the local forces have been dealt with, then I'll see about having it formally assigned to your unit. Don't worry about finding a pilot, I'll send an MA test pilot from the Space Attack Force over to do the job. Having learnt our lesson, we'll be sending him by plane. You can expect him later tonight!"

REMINDER: TO DO A PROPER TEST, THE TESTING AREA STILL NEEDS SOME WORK.

About 16 hours total with the surviving tech team should do it.

YOUR ORDERS?

Get the tech team to work on the test area and whatever mechanics we currently have work on repairing the Hidolfr.

>>7376241
Do these things. Stand guard while they happen.

Wait, we have subordinates now!

Do these things. Make our minions stand guard while they happen.

>>7376241
Let's put in some more work on the test course.

>>7376023
WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?!?!?!? I've been waiting from Steam Quest part 9 for so long...

>>7376343

The Hildolfr proves to be only lightly damaged, the real work is in unfouling the tracks and repairing them.
Though cleaning out the cockpit was a macabre chore for whoever got it.

You get into working on a proper test regime, and repairing any damage to the test site.

Around 9pm, the MA pilot arrives...

PLEASE WAIT WHILST I SHOOP UP A PILOT IMAGE.

>>7376403
Another ridiculous reverse trap? That first picture of Rubens still makes me laugh.

Pvt 1st Class Hovis Goddard

Previously a member of the Space Attack Force under Admiral Kycillia, he worked as a test pilot for early Zeonic Corp MA's for around 3 years before the war. He also has a commendation from the Zeonic school of Artillery.

He seems like a nice enough chap.

>>7376365 Glad someone remembers. My hard drive crashed and I really have been busy with coursework. Do you think people would jump on if I revived it?

>>7376565

Given how this thread and last weeks thread went after two/three weeks of nothing are going, I'd say you might do okay.

>>7376581
Did you ever read my Steam Quest? IF you ever got around to it I'd be EXTREMELY interested in your opinion of how it went. It certainly is still on sup/tg/

Let's keep this going. Meet n greet with the new pilot, outline what his role will be. Hopefully we can eliminate the flaws from the cursed IGLOO. Send in a request for an update on gouf production/development.

>>7376652
Pretty much this.

>>7376598

Much to my shame I did not. During the week I work at the radio staion, and on the weekends I do this, and am fequently a bit too knackered.

Anyway.

You spend the rest of the next week testing out the Hildolfr along with the 603rd unit that was sent to evaluate.
You work out some of the final niggles in the targeting system, as well as improving the track design to make it harder to foul.

After the week, the 603rd test team leave via their Kommusai to deliver the test results to high command.

At this point, new orders come in from California command...

>>7376565
I would certainly be interested in it.

>>7376652
This.

Also, the Hildolfr is being attached to our squad? Like, for the rest of it's operational lifetime, or just for the testing phase?

>>7376707
A couple people have agreed we should petition for new info on Gouf research. specifically the EMP cable, a better sword (Norris's sword did NOTHING in 08th ms) and extended magazines for the shield gatling/a faust under the shield. MAKE SURE HILDORF IS TRAINED IN MOBILE FIGHTAN

>>7376816
How do you train a tank in MS fighting styles?

>>7376864
In the doomed IGLOO series the Hildorf is taken out when it can't keep up with mobile combat, as in aim, run and shoot at the same time. I APOLOGIZED DO YOU HEAR ME? GOUF NEEDs sword better than the 08th ms butter knife. Packard's sword is fail

"Thanks for the extra effort Lt, now we want to bring you home. Unfortunately, it might not be an easy ride... Though If I remember your service record right, you're used to that ha! ha!"

"I kid. We've got a plan to draw out any last federation holdouts in the area. Were going to put your squad on a train, then make sure the information is leaked through the local sources. Of course we may omit to mention that the mobile suits the train is carrying have pilots... If there are any leftovers, intel doesn't think they'll resist given their previous skill at hijacking trains."

NEW PILOTS ADDED: HOVIS GODDARD
NEW UNIT ADDED TO HANGAR: MT-05 Hildolfr

The train will be arriving at the old 128th Depot station tommorow morning. You'll need a basic plan and a weapons loadout before then.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>7376914
*Jumps while raising his hand* - Gets called on by op.
*Smiles with a trollface*- Gouf research address it pls even in passing.

>>7376914
Refer to >>7376816 and >>7376652

>>7376936
We get it, I'm sure he does too. You can relax just a bit.

you got me back into gunpla OP, hope you're happy.

>>7376971
>>7376936
Relax he will get to it

FYI I'm watching the Dr Who special at the moment, so if I seem a little distracted, that's why.

>>7377082
I'm sorry, Dr.... who?


LAUGH AT MY HILARIOUS WIT.

FUCK YEAH! ZEONQUEST!

Lets go wreck shit up.

give Zol 6 heat hawks, and put him inside a locked boxcar.

Sit back 1 state over, view massacre with a telescope.

>>7376914

Lets stick with our regular loadout.

We should also finish up writing up that report concerning long term peace keeping services provide by the Principality following up the main advance.

I mean, there are bound to be some people willing to do some behind the lines peacekeeping...

Right. Done.

Did we ALL just stop to watch Dr Who just then?

>>7377698

Just to check: Standard loadout is:

Dave: MS-07A Gouf (Early) with 120mm, Heat Sword, 4 Reloads and 2 crackers 2 smoke.
Zol: MS-06D Desert Zaku with 120mm, 2 reloads, Wrist Vulcan, Head Vulcans and 2 Heat Hawks

Jolyne: MS-06K Zaku Cannon with 120mm and 180mm Backpack Cannon

Ruubens: MS-06J, 120mm, Heat Hawk, Boxer Shield, 4 Reloads, Leg rockets.

>>7377907
I gotta wait until tomorrow for it...

But yeah, that loadout sounds good.

>>7377907
I don't know about anyone else, but I was just waiting for you to get back. Quick question, can the Hildolfr rotate it's main cannon while remaining stationary? If so, it would be invaluable in defending the train while we travel.

>>7377922

There is a bit near the end which I'm 90% sure is RTD bitching about being kicked off of the franchise through Tennent.

But aside from that, it IS pretty good.

Also, remember how we were discussing how the Nightmare Child that supposedly killed Davross sounded incredibly awesome?

IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY THE LEAST AWESOMELY NAMED THING INVOLVED IN THE TIME WAR.

Goddamn it RTD, you can't just mention these things and NOT give us a glimpse, does Chekhov's gun mean NOTHING to you?

I was a little bit skeptical about the new doctor, but I found his first five seconds HIGHLY reassuring.

>>7377922
>>7377992
Doctor Who quest! But which Doctor will be the main Doctor. Personally, I vote for the Fourth.

>>7377992
APOLOGIZED!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/newyear/

WATCH THIS TRAILER RIGHT NOW!

A CERTAIN SPECIES CREATED BY MOFFAT IS BACK NEXT SEASON!

YES! THAT SPECIES!

The next morning you all rendezvous with the train at the burnt out remains of the 127th depot.

The train has been widened and armoured for combat, there are several concealed AT guns mounted on several carriages, and the engine car has been converted in a radar and minovsky particle projector.

The name "Chattanooga" is stencilled on the side.

There are 10 cars, from front to back: Engine - Concealed Guns - Open - Open - Concealed Guns - Open Carriages Joined together, designed for Hildolfr - Concealed AA - Open - Concealed Guns.

The open cars are open cargo containers, each come with a tarp that could be used to conceal a mobile suit.
Each open bay can hold one mobile suit. The Hildolfr can only be slotted onto it's designated double carriage.

WHAT ARRANGEMENT DO YOU WISH TO HAVE YOUR SQUAD SET UP ON THE TRAIN?

I only count enough space for three mobile suits and the hidolfr, we have four MSes.

>>7378196
1st open: Us
2nd open: Jolyne; her Magella cannon is decent AA, right? A little more AA near the front of the train would be nice.
3rd open: Zolomon

Huh, not enough room for Rubens. How will they transport our Zaku?

>>7378225

Recounts...

FUCK.

Technically these carriages COULD hold two Zaku's standing up, but then you wouldn't be able to hide under the tarp.

>>7378130
"Not available in your area" I would look up how to proxy it, but I have a feeling you are just talking about the three-part special that I've already downloaded the first part of, as it aired last weekend.

>>7378270
Crap, looking back through the thread I assume I have to look up and download part 2.

>>7378255
The main problem I see isn't so much not being able to bring the additional firepower to bear, but that there won't be enough room to bring El Gigante Morte. Though of course there will be enough room for an additional passenger, AKA Rubens.

>>7378270
No, this is an entirely new trailer. It'll probably turn up on youtube in no time though.

On the topic of the quest I would say have Zolomon and Jolyne standing up on the front open carriage. Jolyne can provide some extra fire support and we can always use Zol's mad melee powers as fast as possible if we come under attack.

>>7378299
Yea I can't find any trace yet. I'll try again in an hour.

>>7378328
They should try to look inactive, systems off and whatnot. That way the bandits/hijackers won't realize that they are being piloted.

>>7378350

That'll be a bit hard to do if they're standing up, they have to readjust they're footing periodically to keep from falling off whilst the train is moving.

It wouldn't be out of place for a train like this to have SOME MS escort however. The last train did after all.

In that case I would say Zol and Jol on the front carriage, Ruubens lying on the next, us at the back.

That reminds me, we need to consider having Ruubens' Zaku repainted. If she's going into battle with our custom colours then she could end up with a certain one-armed feddie ace up in her shit. (she is still in our old zaku right?)

>>7378402
Fair point. But in that case, shouldn't it be Jolyne and Rubens? Since Zolomon and us have prototype MS? If they see the new suits, it might scare them off. Though we should probably try to quickly get the El Gigante Meurte paint job cleaned off, since realized they'd be facing us might also scare them off :D

In light of this, I would like to change my previous plan to:

1st open: Us
2nd open: Jolyne and Rubens (standing)
3rd open Zolomon

>>7378402
Zolomon & Ruubs escorting.

Us & Jolyne on two of the open slots - appear as inactive as possible while maintaining readiness.

Hildolfr on standy-by to blast shit - appear as inactive as possible while maintaining readiness.

Yeah, we should repaint our old zaku... or something....


WE SHOULD GIVE OUR OLD ZAKU A MUSTACHE!

As soon as we are past adventures in traindefenseland can we get more info/ a summary of where zeon tech specifically relating to the Gouf is at right now?

>>7378558
>>7378488

You opt to quickly respray your old Zaku back into standard Zeonic green.
So this is now the train's loadout.

Engine - Concealed Guns - MS-07A Gouf - MS-06J Zaku II, MS-06K Zaku Cannon on patrol - Concealed Guns - Hildolfr - Concealed AA - MS-06D Desert Zaku - Concealed Guns.

Will this be all?

>>7378560
Seco-er, Sixth..

>>7378658
This will do fine.

Also, before we get anywhere else do we know if the feddies radio is still useful or will they have changed frequencies and stuff by now.

>>7378658
It's perfect. Also, can I get confirmation on whether Cannon Zakus are decent at anti-air with their main cannons?

>>7378328
Holy shit. I found an unbelievable uk proxy, and was able to watch an unbelievable Dr. Who trailer. Thank you sir, I am looking forward to seeing that race again.

Oh fuck yes. Finally. Zeon quest.

>>7378777
Murray! What happened to your name? It's so tiny.

>>7378687

It's likely that they would have changed frequencies by now, yes.

>>7378717
>It's perfect. Also, can I get confirmation on whether Cannon Zakus are decent at anti-air with their main cannons?

Decent? Son, Zaku Cannon's were DESIGNED for AA.

With everything set up, you and the train start for California.

I found small letters.

This new Hildorf pilot, I'm wary of him based on how he "seems nice".

Can't we keep a few reloads stashed in these empty train cars as well? Or a bazooka or two?

>>7378895
Excellent. I doubt we'll be facing any aircraft at all, much less more than that train's AA can handle, but it's best to be prepared.

The train conductor + any other personnel riding in the train, reading sensors, need to keep an eye on the track itself. It'd be pretty easy for them to boobytrap it.

>>7378911
This. Armored...er, armory on the empty bed(s) sounds good.

You spend the next few hours using the wordprocessor working on your essay on post occupation peacekeeping whilst in your Gouf.

You stop for a little chow when the Train Engine opens up a comm link with you.

"We've got a visual trace of a second train shadowing us about 30 miles behind us. The don't appear to be closing in on us, and they've made no hostile moves. we wouldn't be able to raise them at this distance due to minovsky interference even if they were friendly. Which I'm 90% sure they aren't. Should we let them be for now?"

Stop for a moment. Boobytrap the tracks behind us. Or just remove a single line of track. They're 30 miles behind us, they won't know what we're doing, and if we do it around a bend, they won't see the missing track in time. Even one line of track missing will make the train derail.

Now, if it isn't a Feddie train, then whoops. Guess the people on it must have just bought boats.

>>7379090
Suggest that we also submit a report recommending that zeon stop using trains until control has been established over the rail network. That it is possbile that our enemies can sneak a train onto the track is ridiculous.

Send Ruubens back to scout the train. If she comes under fire, send up a flare to request artillary support, then evade and return.

>>7379090
Keep going and keep a close eye on the train shadowing us.

Possibly try rigging up some explosives we can use to blow up the tracks between us.

>>7379133

Booby trap the tracks behind us, one charge on one of the rails, have it broadcasting a standard zeon code for danger using our encryptions.

If they're ours, they'll stop and disarm it if they aren't ours they'll stop anyway just to check it out.

See if we cant get it to rig to blow without the zeon countersign?

>>7379133

Just so you know, the Hildolfr has a maximum range of about 20km. For future reference.

Oh, the train is going fairly fast, so you might not have enough time to set up a booby trap.

Well, we could drop a grenade behind us.

On second thought, we shouldn't blow the rail lines...

We could probably not help our cause by demolishing our supply routes ourselves.... <_<

>>7379238

This. This is also the reason why Zeon Intelligence doesn't think that the feds will blow the tracks either since they also use the train tracks a lot.

>>7379200
Well, figure 120km an hour, it would take them 15 minutes to travel 30 km. More than enough time to surgically remove a single section of rail.

Could we try dropping someone out of our train on some tray thing like in Speed when they get off the bus.

Could use some sort of grappling hook to infiltrate our stalkers.

>>7379272
I like your use of science Researcher. Let's slow the train down, get a suit or two out, use them to remove ONE PIECE OF TRACK, that's all it would take, and get a move on again.

>>7379272
>>7379284
>>7379286

How about we stop, lay an ambush ourselves, let the train go on for a few kloms then we see who this follower is.

We could probably even setup a quick use of our shiny new Hildorf.... :3

if the train is in line of sight use signal lights or some such to tell the other train to back off. if they don't shell em with our new mobile armor.

>>7379286
And try to keep the piece with us so we can give it to our forces once we arrive so it can be quickly repaired.

Greetings from /m/, been waiting for this, then I end up missing half of it.

Are we sure its a Feddie train? It could be civilian, perhaps we should send someone to check? Can the Gouf or the Desert Zaku make it there and back relatively stealthily? What's the Minovsky density like?

>>7379311
>if the train is in line of sight use signal lights or some such to tell the other train to back off. if they don't shell em with our new mobile armor.

>>7379286
>I like your use of science Researcher. Let's slow the train down, get a suit or two out, use them to remove ONE PIECE OF TRACK, that's all it would take, and get a move on again.

These ideas could work, the train could slow down to a speed that a disembarking Zaku could reboard. The train would have to stop for the Hildolfr to dismount though.

Do you want to signal the train first though?

I just say increase train speed to see what they do, If the increase, Most likely federation attack train, or we stop our train and broadcast a fake help message lowering Minoskvey density.

>>7379311
This should work. It is highly unlikely that, given half-intelligent commanders, the trains would be without some form of non-electronic communications.

>>7379391
Eh, sure. If they turn out to actually be on our side, setting a trap and blowing up the train might be a bad thing.

>>7379391

signal them" Zeon Train carrying munitions and arms. Increase distance or we will retaliate."

Signalling them might give us away if they weren't hunting us already, but they most likely were so sure, give them a bell.

>>7379391
do we have to stop to shell em? i.e. can't the Hildolfr fire from the train?

>>7379458

Plunging artillery fire!

>>7379474
Does that thing look like it can elevate it's main cannon high enough to make that work?

>>7379486

MS IGLOO

Yes, it can :3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCV1xZ_NdgI

>>7379423

You send a light signal to the other train. After a slight delay they flash an affirmative back and begin to increase the distance between the two of you.

>>7379540

Hmm.... okay.

Uh... lets ask their armament and disposition orders?

>>7379530
I just got to the part where it starts reversing and HOLY FUCK! From 0 to 90 degree elevation and a split second!

Light signals are just light signals, there's no confirmation on who they are. Use Zeonic confirmation codes.

Zeonquest! fuckyea! i missed the xmas one :(

>>7379584

Unfortunately, they have moved out of visual range. It's also possible that they were just a civilian train.

Anyway about twenty minutes later, the train starts to run through rocky terrain, if there is going to be an ambush, here would be the place...

Any change in orders?

Keep weapons at the ready.

>>7379653

Weapons up, if its not Zeon its gone.

Increase M-Particle density if we can.

shit, i forgot about zeon quest tonight. *catchs up

>>7379653
keep eyes open, is it a sunny day? look for shadow movement if so

Decease speed. No telling if the rigged the tracks to blow.

Reducing speed in case of an ambush could be beneficial, but if there is an ambush, we may need the speed to get the fuck out.

>>7379727

We're supposed to deal with said ambush, Thats why the leaked out all the info of unmanned mobile suits being transported by train.

>>7379742
Yeah. But eliminating the enemy forces doesn't mean we have to sit in the middle of their ambush.

Reduce speed, and weapons ready.

Tell the engineer to get ready to floor it on our order...

>>7379688

Your order the Train to start releasing minovsky particles, you watch as the Minovsky counter begins to raise.
The counter reaches about 72% when the Engine reopens channels:
"We've got enemy hostiles! Looks like Converted dune buggies, I can see light weapons and some unguided AT launchers. Looks about 10 of them, five on each side! I think they've got a couple of Type-61's converted into engineering vehicles! But we can't get a clear view! The Gun Carriages should be able to handle it, but it's your call."

YOUR ORDERS?

its a wise idea to not act like we know theres an ambush -__-

Full speed ahead. Let's get some rail shooting sequences in.

>>7379762
Armored trains are awesome. Show those fools just how much firepower the train has even without us!

Have the trains guns start firing first. We remain concealed for the time being. If it becomes necessary for us to intervene, only David and Zol pop up and fire off MG shots. The rest remain hidden.

I'm betting these dune buggies are diversions, meant to draw us out, meanwhile distracting us from the real threat. They're bait, as it were.

>>7379791
Zol and us are the ones hidden; it's Jolyne and Rubens who are on patrol.

>>7379791

I support this plan.

FFFFFFFFF-
As usualI I rarely get home in time for the start of the thread.

I have been compiling a bevvy of useful ideas and vehicle modifications over the past month in preparation for this/these thread(s). I've divided them into Civil and Military. Unfortunately I have guests and wont be able to post many right now but here's the more important one.

A hovercraft trailer designed to carry the Hildolfr that can be towed behind a Gallop class land battleship. If I remember correctly they should still have the old Gallop from Mastodon Batallion and it's been long enough that there's been enough time to repair it...

Does Zeon have any MS sized grenade launchers like this? Less range than a bazooka, but more ammo per load.

>>7379791

The Dune Buggies open fire with their AT weapons at the train, aiming for the wheels of the train. But they have trouble getting past the reinforced wheel armour that has been added to this train.

The hidden guns on the carriages then reveal themselves and start firing back with 90mm Guns. Two of the Buggies go up on the opening salvo the rest begin using the rocks as cover.
Jolyne and Ruubens begin firing with the 120mm rifles, you can't tell if they're having any success beyond throwing up lots of dust.

"Should we speed up or slow down sir!" Asks the Chief Engineer.

YOUR ORDERS?

Keep the same pace for a bit, then speed up. If they've got an ambush waiting, remaining at the same speed and then accelerating should throw them off.

>>7379901
See if Jolyne can't give arcing fire with her Magellan cannon to hit the buggies behind the rocks. Also this >>7379917

>>7379901

match the buggys speed, more or less (With random speed up and slow downs, to keep the shots a little more random)

>>7379992

This please

I say floor it, our job is to get to California, not go hunting for Mad Max rejects.

>>7379935

You give the order to take what passes for evasive action whilst ordering Jolyne to start opening up with her 180mm as well.

"Shit! I see those Type 61! They've got heavy lifting booms! They could use those to tip the lighter carriages over! I think those are field engineers with blasting charges riding them too! Crazy bastards, they're proably there to blow out the carriage links. That's probably how they dealt with the Escort Zaku's last time! Watch out!"

YOUR ORDERS?

>>7380091
Our job was to eliminate the last of these Fed guerrillas.

WELL, TIME TO DO SOME DAMAGE.

David and Zol pop up, toss grenades when we can. Fire MG. If the Hildoflgjkjdslkfjdsklfskjrhlkjr can get a firing solution from it's secure position, it should do so.

>>7380099

Ah, missed that, sorry.

I say we bring the fight to them: Staying with the train makes us sitting ducks at this stage. Us and Zol should take the tank-crane-bomb things, while the girls hold the buggies off with artillery and crackers.

>>7380096
what is this travesty

>>7380130

i second this. hard.

>>7380096
Bring all of our not inconsiderable firepower to bear upon those Type 61s. Crackers should help to at least foul up their treads, and their main threat is if they get in close, so total destruction isn't necessary, just immobilization.

Also, why is the train not capable of going faster than a tank? Or is it not at max speed yet?

>>7380158

ah yes, that reminds me.

speed up. alot.

>>7380109

> If the Hildoflgjkjdslkfjdsklfskjrhlkjr can get a firing solution from it's secure position

Let's just nickname it Hilda okay?

>David and Zol pop up, toss grenades when we can. Fire MG.

You both reveal yourselves from underneath the tarps. You begin firing off with your MG into the rocks whilst Zol swings his tarp in the direction of the Engineering Tank. The tarp covers it, and it swerves, now blind and Zol hits it with his 120mm a few times, taking it out.

A second tank sidles up beside the Hilda's double carriage, just in time for the MA's giant bracing shovel to reach out of the tarp and crush it into the ground.

CRUNCH.

The tarp snaps and flies off as Hovis switches Hilda out of tank mode.

"I can't really swing the main gun around with the rock formations this close! The 90mm Pistol will work just fine though!"

The rocks are beginning to thin out, soon your will be clear of them.

Speeding up sounds good, but they were here waiting for us, who knows what they've done to the tracks up ahead.

Someone make sure to check ahead of us on the tracks.

>>7380223
Shit, if Hilda fires sideways on the train, especially while moving, the entire train could tip over.

>>7380238

that all depends on the center of gravity. i recorn, tho i have no proof, that his truck will be low down, making this a much less scary prospect.

arty hangs on the train, we and ringo jump off and fuck shit up, rubbins gose ahead to check for chargers, asuming she can run faster then a speeding train (if not, were the fastest suit, so...yea)

>>7380238

YES. Yes is probably would. Straight ahead would work though.

The rocks peter out to reveal four remaining dune buggies, and on last tank.
Well, you think it's a tank. It appears to bristle with JAST rockets, as well as what appears to be a solid iron ramp on it's rear.

You can't be sure, but it seems wider than an ordinary tank, and it also seems to have rail wheels.

"What the hell is THAT!?" The Train Engineer asks.

The surviving buggies have begun launching smoke, mostly centered on the Tank-thing.

>>7380211
>speed up. alot.

"Whatever it is, I'd like to see what it can do from our rear view mirror, floor it!" You command.

The Train begins to speed up, whilst you all begin shooting into the smoke.
There is a tremendous roar as the tank zooms out of the smoke in front of you, four of it's many JAST thrusters lighting up.

The vehicle zips and jinks erratically until it sweves onto the tracks, the rail wheels clamp down.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>7380356

Lets jump atop it and beat it to death? :D

>>7380356
You know how you just said that Hilda can fire forwards just fine? Do it. Do it nine times. Oh, and slow down a bit so we don't run over the debris and flip over.

>>7380356
FIRE ZEH HILDA MAIN GUN! AP ROUNDS!!

>>7380356
i think i know what that ramp is for...
we need to stop before it does.

Cracker grenades. Concentrated MG fire at the center of it.

>>7380392

OR

>>7380416

You need to pick one. Doing both would end very badly.

>>7380436
>i think i know what that ramp is for...

Does it tie in with the fact that it appears to have a couple of JAST boosters fitted to it's front for a sharp and sudden deceleration?

I say if Hovis can get a bead on the tank-thing, let him take it.

Slow down the train, Hovis fire a couple of shells onto the damn thing, then we charge forward and finish the damn thing.

given the sudden deslration and the totaly fucking us off the track aspect of this, i say let the hilda talk it. its got to be faster then catching up with the fucker and trying to beat it. and time is of the esance.

>>7380467
Why not just slow to a stop? Then fire, mop up the last of the bandits, and clear the tracks from the debris.

>>7380467
unfortunately for us, yes.
can i get an emergency stop? or would that take consensus?

>>7380527

im not sure, but if there are any enginer tanks left as a threat, it'll be a bit of a no win sitution. are there any enginer tanks left, appart from the one ahead?

Stop the train as fast as possible. Like emergency break time. Command Hilda to load AP and nail that sucker. As soon as the train has reached a slow enough speed, have our mobile suits jump off and secure the perimeter while we prepare to remove that tank from the tracks.

>>7380580
I think the one ahead is the only one left. There were only 2-3 and this is the only survivor.

i vote for hildofr opening fire on that fucker, looks like somesort of derailing device, or maybe they're after the hilda ??

>>7380473
>>7380499

"HOVIS! FLATTEN THAT THING WITH THE 300MM!"

You then tell the Engineer to hit the emergency brakes. Hovis get's two shots off before you're all force to grab on to the car in front of you as sparks fly from the wheels.

Bombarded, the Tank fires it's reverse rockets and slams into the main engine.
There is a tremendous crunching sound as you are all thrown forwards. You bounce over the carriages and flop onto the grounds.
You are knocked about and turned upside down before settling.
Thank god for seatbelts eh?

Your suit is showing no signs of damage.

You are currently face down on the near open plains.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>7380580
i'd rather risk being tipped than launched. it would be easier to right cars than repair a crashed loco as well.

Obviously, check out the area around us.

>>7380673
Get up, check for damage, watch out for the remaining buggies and the tank if it is still operational (I doubt it is, but better safe tan sorry)

>>7380673
Hail all squad members, ascertain the combat efficiency of our battle group. Command them to mop up the rest of the buggies and take defensive positions around the derailed train. Once things calm down, determine the extent of the damages.

>>7380702

You get up and get a handle on the situation.

You see Zolomon picking himself up nearby, Ruubens is also face down, but not moving. The suit doesn't look damaged though.
You can't see Jolyne, she must have fallen off on the other side.

Of Hovis, there is no sign, until you look further to your left and see the Hilda rolling about in MA mode, dealing with the last of Buggies.

You inspect the train.

>>7380775
>Ruubens is also face down, but not moving. The suit doesn't look damaged though. You can't see Jolyne, she must have fallen off on the other side.

Find Jolyne and cover Ruubens until we can ascertain her status.

>>7380806
This.

>>7380806
this

>>7380811
>>7380816
lol thismind.jpeg

keep an eye out for the train behind us as well

>>7380806

Ask if that moustache is okay

>>7380824

im such a copycat whore

this!

>>7380806
This.

Ruubens is piloting the MS-06K right?

>>7380896
She's piloting our old Zaku. Repainted of course.

The train, though stopped and a little bit bashed up, is at least still on the tracks. The tank however is completely totalled, the ramp fouled itself on the low slung front Schuzer and the tank just ended up ramming itself into the train.

You'll have to do a closer inspection.

>>7380806

You get closer to Elaine and try to raise her on the comms. Though you are pretty sure that shouting ELAINE ELAINE ELAINE over and over is some kind of pop-culture reference...

Eventually you get a response.

"Owwww. Did someone get the number of that train."

"Uh, 2-6-0 from the looks of it." You reply.

"This is the last time I sortie not wearing a helmet..." She comments.

Jolyne picks herself up at this point, her 180mm cannon has been warped by the fall.

"Goddamn it, my cannons busted. I am NEVER using a goddamn train again."

"So... you're walking back then?"

"... oh shut up."

And Ruubens?

>>7380904
So then Jolyne is in the MS-06K? Sorry this is my first Zeonquest thread. :)

Guess we should see how the train crew is and inspect the train for damage.

>>7380909
Attempt to salvage the tank while scouting the local area for more enemy forces and perhaps a base of sorts. These feddies didn't come out of thin air.

>>7380909
Check on Rubens. She might have gotten knocked out or broken some bones.

i never understood the whole idea with masted men in gundam shows

i mean, they have one is nearly ALL of them - whats the idea? usually it is so painfully obvious who it is (i'm looking at your mister bushido...) so what the fuck is up with that?

>>7380918

Elaine is Ruubens real name.

Hovis returns after dealing the last of the Buggies. His heavy armour shows some pockmarks where some AT rockets have gotten lucky, but his armour is too thick to be bothered by such things.

"How'd you not get tipped over like the rest of us?" You ask.

"The Tank hit just as I was firing, the recoil more or less evened it out. That seems to be all of them."

You return to the train. You and Zolomon start moving the ruined tank off the tracks. You can clearly see that there are no survivors.
Jolyne and Ruubens check out the train personell.

A long list of minor to major injuries return. A couple of people died in the crash by breaking their necks.

Search the Fed guerrillas for any documents or orders. Anything of interest.

>>7381013
Give the dead a proper burial. Take all useful equipment and continue along.

>>7381053
Out here? Why not just bring them to HQ with us so they can be sent back to their families/given a military funeral?

>>7381078
Yeah.

>>7381013
Lets also keep an eye out for that train that was behind us earlier and make sure that it doesn't rear end the stopped train, or prove to be another enemy ambush

>>7380993

CHAR started it. and then everyone copyed.

everyone. sept char. who just started to were sun glasses in a FOOL PROOF DISGIUES!

>>7381053
>>7381078

Take our dead with us.

... if there is time, maybe we bury the Feddies? We're not savages after all...

Patching up the crash survivors takes a couple of hours. One of the Gun carriages is converted into a makeshift infirmary.

>>7380951
>Attempt to salvage the tank

The Head Engineer (now sporting a bandage on his head) agrees with the idea.

"Yeah, those catapillar tracks should have practically burst into flames, the speeds he was going at, I wouldn't mind taking a look at them."

You load the remains of the tank onto one of the open carriages and begin to inspect the tracks for any severe damage. A couple of patchwork jobs later and the rails are in serviceable condition, and you are on your way.

>>7381078
>>7381090
>>7381053
Handling more dead bodies will not help our psyche.

>>7381078
Didn't think of that. Although taking them along would reduce our combat ability.

Make sure that none of our team had any injuries from the crash.

>>7381163
There's plenty of room on the train. It's not like we're keeping the bodies in our cockpits.

You eventually roll in to California, at 10 pm at night. Your train offloads itself and your Company Captain - Capt. Montagu salutes you with a smile as you disembark.

"Good work David! Sorry to extend the mission on you like that, but I think you came out of it okay! Thanks to you, we've largely dealth with the remaining geurilla forces in the south-west US, that's going to take a big strain off our supply lines and convoy forces!"

"You've impressed someone very high up on the totem pole: Get your squad a shower and into full dress uniform, you've been called up to GHQ by Lord Garma personally!"

TO BE CONTINUED

KILLS
You: 2 Buggies
Zolomon: 1 Buggie, 1 Engineering Tank
Ruubens: 3 Buggies
Jolyne: 3 Buggies
Hovis: 4 Buggies, 1 Engineering Tank
Laws of Physics: The Tank-Thing

>>7381214
Niiiiiiiiiiiice

>>7381214

LORD GARMA!!!!!


FFFFFFFFF~

YES!

Well, we've long since overgrown the 3 MS squad size. Looks like we're our own unique group now. AND AS SUCH, WE REQUIRED A BADASS SQUAD NAME!

lord garma eh...

the grand plan is still on track!

:D

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

>>7381221

Good game everyone. I'll see you all tommorow for your first meeting with Garma Zabi. NO METAGAMING.

>>7379814

If your still on, put everything up on a txt file and mediafire it, I'll have a look at it and see how much I can incorporate into the story.

Archiving now...

>>7381250
What do you think about that 8 capacity MS grenade launcher? Less range than a bazooka, but more ammo. Faster fire rate.

>>7381214
>Get your squad a shower and into full dress uniform, you've been called up to GHQ by Lord Garma personally!
>called up to GHQ by Lord Garma personally!
>Lord Garma

Extermination mode: Activated

>>7381296

No.

Bad mouse! No!

No!

>>7381231
Offer to become Garma's Fist

>>7381321
That sounds kind of gay.

>>7381214
Awesome. Garma is the guy we *don't* want to die, right? Not that I plan on metagaming, I just want to make sure.

>>7381331
"..and then my Fist will penetrate their rear with complete surprise."
-Garma Zabi

We must accomplish this, it should be an achievement.

>>7381341
I'm pretty sure we want him to live, yeah. Based on what others have said, when he dies, other, less competent people are put in charge, and power struggles ensue. All kinds of shit.

>>7381341

As long as we're not like "Oh hai, Char? Yeah, he's a dick don't listen to his intel"

I know nothing about Gundam

and I vote

Done and archived.

>>7381273

Um, later on in the war, I'll give you the option of getting a fully-automatic 240mm bazooka, how does that sound? Also, the F2 upgrade, B type Gouf are right round the corner.

Also, I keep forgetting that Zaku's could have MS scale flamethrowers in Cross Dimension. So they're now an option.

>>7381358
>less competent

I wouldn't call Garma competent...He's just liked well enough by most people to keep them in line. His actual role in the power hierarchy is less a brick, as it is mortar.

>>7381358
>I'm pretty sure we want him to live, yeah. Based on what others have said, when he dies, other, less competent people are put in charge, and power struggles ensue. All kinds of shit.

Garma himself isn't particularly competent himself, but his death was the trigger for Degwin giving over the reigns of Zeon to Gihren. Gihren coming into power is insanely bad, thus we want Garma to live.

>>7381380
Hrmm, how about napalm shells?
>>7381385
Yeah, I know dick about Gundam.

Same time tomorrow OP?

What's the current storyline date, if I may ask?

>>7381380
So how's the chances of getting a Rhino looking? Is it still possible to get one later on if we play our cards right?

>>7381358
>>7381390
Thanks.

>>7381397

To be honest, if you're going to the trouble of putting it in shells, then you might as well use high explosive anyway.

Oh, and this reminds me, the F2 package uses an underslung grenade launcher on it's 90mm Zaku Assault Rifle, would something like that be okay?

>>7381434
So we could attach a 1 shot grenade launcher onto our 90mm MG? I'm okay with this.

hey apologized, you wouldn't know off hand what our kill count was before we switched over to the boxer shield on our old zaku, would you? cuz i'm thinking that black and white would look pretty sharp on the mg zaku i got this holiday season....

>>7381434

Fuck yeah! Trigger Discipline Zaku!

>>7381413

In the current storyline, in less than 2 hours it will be the 1st of June 0079.

Time to the first use of the "It's a Gundam!" effect: 3 months and 18 days.

>>7381452
Man, that skeleton paint job is the best thing I've ever come up with. Apology drew it up EXTREMELY WELL, it was awesome.

Seriously though, I can't wait until we get into some larger battles. Get our kill counts higher.

>>7381452

Not offhand. I know you managed to get at least three tank kills with it after you got it, and it freed up your backplate modular holding to hold a second ranged weapon.

But that was before you got the Gouf.

>>7381397
SUPERNAPALM

>>7381466
To be honest, the Skeleton scheme works so well because large parts of the chest area on a Zaku actually conform to a human breastbone and ribs quite well.
The feet, not so much.

Also: >>7381452, this image has ALL of our kills at the point we got the boxer shield. No new kills were added until I tried to mock up the Gouf Prototype in El Muerto Grande colours. Does that help?

>>7381461
Suppose....suppose we manage to get ourselves on a super secret mission, in place of a certain, incompetent red comet, and we....we kill the Amuro?

With luck we can team up with Ramba Ral.... :3

>>7381520
God damn we were an intimidating sight.

Should we simply name our squad El Muerto Gigante?

>>7381532
This is insane and I propose we go for it full force.

>>7381532Suppose....suppose we manage to get ourselves on a super secret mission, in place of a certain, incompetent red comet, and we....we kill the Amuro?

Char SURVIVED fighting Amuro all those times

you are going to die, all of you are going to die

>>7381520
yup, it does. just didn't know if that image was when we switched or some time after.

>>7381532

You CAN'T kill Amuro. His plot armour is maximum, only Char can penetrate it.
The best you can do is surivive Amuro, and maybe help other people survive him.

>>7381533

Well that's the thing, if we save Garma, will he even have a reason to travel down to earth?
Interestingly though, in Gihrens Greed if you save Garma but lose Ramba Ral, then you can give him a state funeral in much the same manner as Garma's state funeral, except it's Garma giving the speech.

>>7381562
>>7381570

Oh wow. SurviveAmuroMind.

Clearly I'm not the only one here who's played Zeonic Front I take it?

>>7381570

NEW OBJECTIVE FOR 2010!

We save Ramba Ral.

Lister, Zol and the gang become drinking buddies with Ramba Ral. Hilarity Ensues.

A MS Gatling Gun would be pretty fucking nice.

although, planes tanks and battleships? those supposed to stand in for something else?

>>7381589Clearly I'm not the only one here who's played Zeonic Front I take it?

"oh man, the white base! this is scary...
oh, it's just guncannon, not like it's the gunda-"
MISSION FAILED

>>7381570
>You CAN'T kill Amuro. His plot armour is maximum, only Char can penetrate it.

You speak as though Char was Zeon's best ace.

>>7381600
No, we actually killed those.

>>7381596

Needs more Norris Packard.

>>7381609
i must have missed that one then, i don't remember any big navel battles.

>>7381600
There should also be a mirror from a flatbed truck.

A very small picture, but it should be there.

>>7381606

Other aces have more kills because Char was busy trying to kill one unkillable guy
and Amuro was too distracted by Char to not slaughter every other zeon pilot

>>7381626
Note: LAND battleships, if I'm not mistaken.

>>7381627
San Jose was a fun mission.

>>7381570
Get Mastodon Battalion's old Gallop if we end up patrolling North America!

>>7381638
there's the confusion, they look like boats to me

>>7381657
In a sense, they are.

But on land.

>>7381606

By my Gihren's Greed experiance, he IS. Only Lalah Sune came close. Remember, Char was a pilot first and a newtype second. In terms of combat ability only high level end boss characters like Scirroco and Haman were on the same level.

In terms of old-types, Ramba Ral, Norris and Gato were probably the best, but in a straight up fight, they'd lose to Char. Which is why all three of them would ensure that a straight up fair fight is the LAST thing that would happen, and were highly skilled in doing making this happen.
Nimbus, Cima and Kelly Layzner get honourable mentions as well.

>>7381668
David Lister is rising through the ranks though. What we need to do, is get some motion capture of Jolyne doing some muai thai, and program some routines into our MS for close quarter combat.

>>7381668

Speaking of things, after we finish our paper on long term peace keeping efforts, is it possible that our squad can write up a combined arms tactical approach mixing different types of suits integrated with mobile armors like the Hildorf?

It should give zeon as a whole a lot of tactical flexibility and firepower...

>>7381621
Is that the guy with the Gouf who had to take out the Guntanks in that one episode?

>>7381682
She should be naked too.

Ruby should be there as well...to...spar.

>>7381682
Use our Zeonic brand iPhone. I bet there's a app for that.

>>7381691

That's Norris Packard yes.

>>7381664
then i'll keep the tallies as is

>>7381687
Sceonded. Also we should ask Zol to help program an anti-MS combat training program.

>>7381714
Good. I liked that guy. Can we help him *not* die?

>>7381754

Weren't they in asia somewhere?