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>>37274323

Repeated requests for Kasna to come clean with and dismantle its missile program were ignored or rather rudely rejected, prompting an international task force to be assembled to "encourage" Kasna to "reconsider". It was straight up intimidation, but as one famous guy said long ago, diplomacy often involved something about speaking softly and big sticks. Mostly big sticks.

However, Kasna was still being stubborn, and the guys in charge decided that the only way to eliminate the threat of Kasna's missiles was to destroy them by force, which is where your squadron came in.

"Okay, I'm going to say this only one more time." Samantha sighs. "You'll be participating in a feint attack on the Kasnan coast to make them think we're staging an amphibious landing. We're hoping at that point, they'll decide to launch their Nimbus missiles so our spy and surveillance assets can determine their launch site. Once the location is confirmed, Yuktobanian stealth bombers will go in and take it out."

"So.... we're essentially being asked to be bait." You conclude.

"Not quite. You're being PAID to b bait." Samantha reminds you. "But don't worry. Now that we know what to expect, Loki can give you advance warning of the incoming missiles."

"I dunno, I don't like this plan. At all." Lara looked uncharacteristically uneasy.

"Well, that's what it is." Samantha says grimly. "Of course, you'll be supported by Yuke and Osean air assets, but they'll mostly be held back for the final strike. You, Alpha, Delta, and some other merc flights will be handling the actual feint operation."

>I guess it can't be helped.
>I really, REALLY don't agree with this. At all.
>Other

>>37274330
>I guess it can't be helped.
That said,
>I really, REALLY don't agree with this. At all.

>>37274330
>I really, REALLY don't agree with this. At all.

>>37274330
>Other
"I don't like this. I really, REALLY don't like this. We better be paid extra for this."

>>37274330
>I guess it can't be helped.

Hey, as long as the check doesn't bounce...

>>37274330
>I really, REALLY don't agree with this. At all.

We had better be getting paid more money than I can think of.

Then add a few zeros, and I might think about it.

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>>37274330
>>I guess it can't be helped.
>>I really, REALLY don't agree with this. At all.
Well, I was expecting the Yukes to give the Kasnans the proverbial LEFT HOOK ARMORED ASSAULT but, meh.


Also, yay for aces!

>>37274330
>I guess it can't be helped.

>>37274330
>I guess it can't be helped.

Just stay below or above 5000 feet, and we'll be fine.

Oh, wait, wrong superweapon.

>>37274330
>>I guess it can't be helped.

Haha, time for Tenryuu Karla and the Butterfly destroyer squadron!

>>37274330
>>I guess it can't be helped.
We don't like it, but we gotta deal with it.

>>37274330
>>I guess it can't be helped.
>>Other
"I don't like this. I really, REALLY don't like this. We better be paid extra for this."

>>37274330
>I guess it can't be helped.
>But I really, REALLY don't agree with this. At all.

>>37274330
>>I guess it can't be helped.
>>other
Who else is on this mission? Tell me the little girls aren't being bait as well.

>>37274330

On a side note, doesn't this seem like a rather blatant trap? You wouldn't usually send your best units (merc or otherwise) to do a simple feint like this.

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>>37274439
Mangafag.
Based.
MANGAFAG.

>>37274330
>I guess it can't be helped.
This is gonna suck.

>>37274460
Well, if they have Nimbus out there, the TRAP! feeling is expected.

>>37274489

It seems really silly to send elite units like us to trigger Nimbus, especially since we're supposed to be reassured that we'll be supported by assets that are being "held back".

Whoever dreamed up this plan deserves to fly the damn feint themselves, in all honesty.

Sadly, we'll probably do it simply because we're just that straightforward of a pilot.

>>37274460
You send Mercs if you don't want casualties on the news.

>>37274330
>>I really, REALLY don't agree with this. At all.

>>37274545

...and when the mercs are your best units, as evidenced by our exploits so far?

Personally, I'm surprised they didn't sent cheap mercs (which we aren't, right? RIGHT?)

Don't mind me, I just think it smacks of poor military planning by our employers.

>>37274439
You just had to pose >>37274464 when i was at work.

I can recognize white ranger, jet sparrow, gokai red.

Care to identify the fourth, and who each witch is?

>>37274533
>It seems really silly to send elite units like us to trigger Nimbus
Yeah thats fucking retarded.

>>37274533
We're Mercs. We're expendable.

That said, if Kasna has the Nimbus, and they're locked in a fairly stagnant conflict with Biafra, wouldn't that imply that Biala has some comparable weapon?

Especially since Kasper's superweapon is only coming to light after being used on an unaffiliated, non-Baker target, there's probably some kind of mutually assured destruction going on there. "You don't Nimbus us, we don't Stonehenge you"

>>37274582
You send in the mercs that are available on short notice. In other words, the ones that were already there. That's the great thing about mercs. They're there when you need them and they're perfectly expendable.

>>37274533
>>37274593
You have to remember that you are MERCENARIES. You are, by default, more expendable than the regular forces.

>>37274545
And with some luck, you might not need to pay the mercenaries after the mission and still achieve your objectives.

>>37274585
That already one week old actually. i keep forgetting not everyone follow PJ witches.
The fourth is Kimiko in goggle pink.

>>37274605
>"You don't Nimbus us, we don't Stonehenge you"
....why that sounds so funny?

>>37274605
>Biafra
Someone wants the Biafra Baby

>>37274605
>We're expendable.
No we're not, you don't pay the kind of money for the elite forces that Artemis brings for disposable grunts.

No one in their right mind treats elite mercs like expendables, because they simply are NOT expendable by virtue of their skill and effectiveness.

>>37274627
Given Biala's whole "cheap planes with crack pilots" shtick, I wouldn't be surprised if they got a nutty ace flying a Biafra Baby.

>>37274605
If they have nimbus I wouldn't be surprised if they had agaion class carriers. Maybe the other side has trinity missiles.

>>37274624
>Goggle Pink
Holy crap man. Nostalgia straight into the gut. I loved that sentai.

Too bad it isn't as popular as the rangers...

Also,
>>"You don't Nimbus us, we don't Stonehenge you"
[Innuendo Intensifies]

>>37274639
You have to remember that losing mercs, even expensive ones, is much more cost efficient than losing your own guys. Even more important, losing mercs doesn't affect public opinion. Politics, brah.

>>37274667
>even expensive ones, is much more cost efficient than losing your own guys
No it is not.

The reason they pay us is because they don't HAVE good troops of their own.

>>37274627
>>37274656
we really should ask Merc if we can get one.

>>37274605
>We're Mercs. We're expendable.

Mediocre mercs are expendable.

Good ones, aren't.

I sure hope our bosses are going to make them pay through the teeth, even mercs aren't stupid to take suicide missions.

>>37274623

Oh, I know we are. Danger and stupidity are our mottos.

The problem I have is that this is not a good plan at all, and I'm concerned that our bosses actually gave the green light for us to do this sort of mission unless there's been a MAJOR financial concession/payment and some "edge" that we are being given to help us out here beyond some air assets to the rear.

>>37274330
>BELKAN STOICISM
>I guess it can't be helped.

>>37274605 here

To build on that hypothesis, that K hasn't used their superweapon on B for fear of retaliation, I'm willing to bet that once the UN kicks the crap out of K, B is going to swoop in with their superweapon and trounce K.
Basically, the UN does the dirty work of de-Nimbusing and probably guts a good chunk of Bastard's air force, and then Kostanza comes in and wins the war.

>>37274686
AGREED.
>makes zooming noises with a paper plane

>>37274686
No, just No.

>>37274661
Nimbus missiles can be launched from ground sites as well, and flying carriers are so expensive that their airforce would look a lot like Biala's if they went down that root.
Also
>Assault Horizon

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>>37274717
Someone is speaking heresy against our Lord and Saviour, the Biafra Baby.

BURN HIM

>>37274717
not necessarily for work, you know. We can use it for leisure too.

>>37274684
I think you're just being ignorant right now, anon.

>>37274699
Or maybe the coalition wants to make sure that whoever's being the bait has a chance of making it back to base.

>>37274661
>Trinity Missiles
>Getting any love ever

>>37274699
Quick question:
1) how many missions have we flown?
2) how close to the elite top-end is our aircraft?
3) what kind of prestige do we have?

We have some good #3, but until the world starts seeing more of #1 and better #2, we're still just mediocre mercs in the eyes of the government.

>>37274684
You seem to have a bit of a misconception. Mercs are being used more for two reasons.

1. Military cutbacks. Most nations are converting to peacetime budgets, which means cutting military, which means a much smaller standing army. This in turn makes what few troops you still have much more valuable. Mercs are a good way to quickly boost your numbers, as well as absorb losses.

2. Public opinion. Nobody gives a shit if mercs get killed, because to the average joe, they're just guys fighting for literal blood money while actual soldiers are fighting for their country. Governments also have a measure of plausible deniability for particularly sensitive missions that take place in or near foreign nations.

>>37274721
I'm just listing off stuff. Besides it's a lot more likely that the other side would have a special cruise missile of their own than an asteroid destroying mega weapon.

>>37274754
I know. People overlook them simply for the fact that they came from a mediocre title.

>>37274757
This. We've only flown a few missions, and apart from the Directus op I think we haven't snatched anything really publicity-worthy in news circles to raise our rep.

>>37274721
>Nimbus missiles can be launched from ground sites as well, and flying carriers are so expensive that their airforce would look a lot like Biala's if they went down that root.

>their airforce would look a lot like Biala's if they went down that root.

Stop reinforcing >>37274709

seems its time for Karla and co to preorder 'Seventy Maxim of effective Mercenaries'
http://schlockmercenary.wikia.com/wiki/The_Seventy_Maxims_of_Maximally_Effective_Mercenaries

>>37274757
>how many missions have we flown?
Like a half-dozen or so, ten at most.
> how close to the elite top-end is our aircraft?
We're flying a stock Falcon, that should tell you everything.
>what kind of prestige do we have?
Well according to Revenant, we have gained a reputation for defying expectations, seeing as how people are calling us Wild Card.
>>37274790
Except I'm not. I'm pointing out how going for a Heavy Command Cruiser doesn't leave much money for all the modern planes Kasna has.

>>37274773
To be honest, Trinity does have some potential.

Although I think its capabilities can easily be overshadowed by Nimbus or any other burst weapon from Strangereal.

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>>37274330
"I guess it can't be helped." You sigh. "But for the record, I really, REALLY don't agree with this. At all."

"Same." Lara nods.

"Babies." Amy sticks her tongue out.

"It IS a rather risky plan..." Lilian says.

"Look, we do what we paid for. If our clients want to pay us to be missile bait, then we will make sure we are the best goddamn missile bait out there and earn every goddamn cent. If you don't like it, you're free to leave." Samantha stares hard at all of you. "Is that clear?"

"Crystal." All four of you gulp.

"Good, now get ready to launch." Samantha sighs. "Landing operations will begin in an hour."

As everybody files out of the briefing room, you see Lara still in a bit of a down mood. You remember that she had fought in the Emmerian-Estovakian war, which was the conflict where Nimbus missiles were first used. Probably some bad memories there.

>Head to the hangar and get prepped for launch.
>Make sure Lara's okay.
>Other

>>37274877
>>Make sure Lara's okay.

>>37274822
Well a trinity missile would be a bit more subtle to deploy, and be better at destroying ground targets than a nimbus would.

Nimbus needs the drones, or an extensive sensor suit that a single plane cannot provide, where as the trinity can be carried and launched from a fighter.

Nimbus would definitly win in the AA department

>>37274877
>Make sure Lara's okay.

>>37274877
>Make sure Lara's okay.
Lilian did it for us. Pay it forward.

Also is Pixelfag here yet?

>>37274877
>>Make sure Lara's okay.

>>37274877
>bond through shared bad experiences

>>37274877
>>Make sure Lara's okay.

>>37274888
I bet if Trinity was introduced in a Strangereal setting it'd get more focus.

>>37274877
>>Make sure Lara's okay.

>>37274877
>Make sure Lara's okay.

>>37274877
>>Make sure Lara's okay.

>>37274877
>>Make sure Lara's okay.
Sympathize that burst missiles fucking suck.

>>37274877
>>Make sure Lara's okay.
like this guy >>37274891
said, pay it forward.

>>37274877
>Make sure Lara's okay.

>>37274877
>If you don't like it, you're free to leave.

Meh, Sam should know better, this is not a very sound plan, and I'm annoyed that she decides to chew us out for making a rather honest assessment of this mission.

Anyways.

>Make sure Lara's okay.

>>37274971
>Meh, Sam should know better, this is not a very sound plan, and I'm annoyed that she decides to chew us out for making a rather honest assessment of this mission.
Yeah, she should at least know our history, if she doesn't, shes pretty shit at her job.

>>37274888
>>Make sure Lara's okay.
The Agaion's still fresh in her mind, it seems.

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>>37274971
>she decides to chew us out for making a rather honest assessment of this mission
It's all business man. Artemis stands to lose if they go against points set up by the client.
She's just being shrewd.

>>37274971
>and I'm annoyed that she decides to chew us out for making a rather honest assessment of this mission.
Pretty shitty and bitchy of her to chew us out for the truth, especially when she has our personnel records available to her so she should know exactly how we feel about burst missiles.

She went from being pretty bro tier to being a massive cunt.

>>37275010
No, she's not being shrewd, that was just her being a crusty bitch and was completely uncalled for.

>>37274877
>Make sure Lara's okay.

Being a fighter pilot is a dangerous fucking job. Deal with it, you pussies.

>>37275010
>She's just being shrewd.
That sure looked like prime bitchtits behavior instead of being shrewd.

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>>37275026
I take it because she's been in the business for the longest time, and knows that there are bigger people calling the shots here.
She's probably under a lot of pressure right now, but she has to go ahead with business.

>>37274877
>>Make sure Lara's okay.

>>37275042
We can deal with the job piss easy, it is our job after all, but don't act like her being a cunt about a very very sensitive topic for Karla is 'the job'.

>>37275010
>She's just being shrewd.

She's being catty by giving us the "do it, or leave" spiel.

We've been nothing but a good pilot thus far, and we already said we would do the mission. All we did was put our comment on record to show this isn't a great plan.

All she had to say was, "Duly noted, good luck."

Instead, she goes the power trip route. Not shrewd at all, just being rude.

Love how people's opinions on Sam suddenly pulled a full 180 just because she decided to put her foot down. As if a boss had never told their employees to quit bitching and get the job done?

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And today /tg/ learned that PMCs are not necessarily the hugboxes they've grown used to in their military-themed quests.

>>37275084
That was not putting her foot down anon, that was a massive overreaction and stepping out of line.

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>>37275084
I guess.
I mean, bosses can still be rough no matter how bro-tier you are with them. Especially when it's a big job.

>>37275124
>stepping out of line
who's the CO here

>>37275084
I can attest to that statement.

>>37275084
Big surprise, when you act like a cunt, people treat you like a cunt.

>>37275132
And what do you do when that big job involves something that very nearly twice killed one of your best employee's and gave them PTSD and sends them into flashbacks? Do you rub salt in the wound and be a bitch about it?

>>37275084
Oh yeah, getting that quite often.
ti be fair, we still quite bitching, and we don't know if Sam is already stressed having to sent us for this mission, but have no choice since from all Artemis asset, we are the one who have best survival chance.

....START PRAYING FOR GOD DICE.

>>37275084

I never really liked her that way from the beginning, to be honest. She was just a handler/boss, nothing more.

It's not like she's spent time getting to know us.

>>37275122

Oh grow up, we're not expecting a hugbox.

We ARE expecting professionalism. To not acknowledge the dicey nature of this mission and get catty with us for noting that fact is, however, rather obnoxious and out of place.

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>>37274877
"Hey Lara, you okay?" You put a hand on her shoulder and pull her to a small side corridor for some modicum of privacy in this cramped ship.

"Y-yeah. Just some bad memories." Lara tries to look her usual cheery self, but you can tell it's fake.

"From the war, right?" You ask. "Against the Estovakians?"

"Yeah." Lara nods. "Don't worry about it. It's old news."

>All right, as long as it doesn't affect your flying.
>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.
>Other

>>37275187
>All right, as long as it doesn't affect your flying.

>>37275187
>>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.
Time to be good listener.

>>37275187
>>All right, as long as it doesn't affect your flying.

>>37275187
>>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.

I think something that people are ignoring is the fact that a feint has to be believable in order for it to work.
How stupid does a military commander have to be to think that a bunch of rookies and second-stringer mercs would be running air support for an amphibious landing of a large multi-national task force?
Especially when that task force has much better air assets, and given the political climate, losses of soldiers would have a tremendous impact back home for the task force commanders.

>>37275187
>>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.
pull her into a hug

>>37275187
>>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.

>>37275187
>>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.

push abit. its lara we're worried about.

>>37275187
>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.

>>37275187
>>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.

>>37275187
>>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.
"Burst missiles and me didn't agree either."

>>37275187
>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.

>>37275187
>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.

>>37275187
>All right, as long as it doesn't affect your flying.

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>>37275152
See, we're mercs. PTSD or no, elites or mooks, we're expendable all the same.
So it's either we put up or pack up.

>>37275187
>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.

>>37275187
>>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.

>>37275219
Seconding Anon's line here.

>>37275202
If you were that military commander would you stand by and do nothing against the assault thinking that the big fish are yet to come and end up losing because guess what, the big fish never came and you didn't fire the missile?

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>>37275202
Finally, someone got it.

It's like Patton and the FUSAG.

>>37275187
>>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.

>>37275202

You give them too much credit, especially since they don't have magical radar that immediately tells them exactly what skill level of fighters are in the air before they have to commit air assets and defenses.

All they initially see is "OMG, stuff is coming?!?! WHAT DO?"

>>37275247
I would ready the missile and send a couple recon units to check to see if it's really an amphibious landing. If they're really rookies and second-stringers, then why waste the very expensive and limited missiles that the entire world is ready to jump down my throat for, when I can use a bunch of my conventional forces that are good enough with their modern airframes.

>>37275247
No, you'd just attack the apparently-defenseless task force you wanted to in the first place.

lol people complaining about how we didn't sign up for this when we signed up for this

>>37275318

And this is why the plan (as explained) is poorly thought out.

There is no amphibious landing coming.

We're just to somehow make them THINK one is coming, so stealth bombers can bomb them to hell once spies and surveilance figure out where the launch sites are.

Assuming the launch sites aren't mobile, which (if they were smart) they would be.

>>37275187
>>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.

Oh this is going to be a bad day.

>>37275187
>Doesn't look old from the way you're acting.
We need to work through this baggage if we can before it becomes a real problem.

>>37275353
You can stop strawmanning, you're arguments are full of holes and you're just shouting random noise without even bothering to understand the issue.

>>37275363
I just think of the idea as Desert Storm and be done with it.

>>37275376
are we fighter pilots or not? every time we sortie we always complain about "oh we better be getting paid extra for this shit". is this not what we signed up for? nut up or shut the fuck up, we're fucking aces so we better act like it for once.

>>37275363
>We're just to somehow make them THINK one is coming
We're supposed to make them think that one is coming by dangling ace pilots in their faces. Ace pilots which had already shot down some of their pilots, and would logically be the vanguard of an amphibious landing because the lives of actual soldiers is worth buying the best air cover on the market.

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>>37275187
"Doesn't look old from the way you're acting." You grunt. "I haven't had a good experience with burst missiles either, so we at least have that in common."

"Heh, I guess you're right." Lara gives a hollow laugh.

"What happened?" You ask.

"I was there when it first started." Lara sighed. "I was one of the first birds in the air when the Stovies attacked Gracemeria. We were doing pretty well. Looked like were gonna drive them back, until everything just started FUCKING EXPLODING. I was lucky enough to get out of there, but my wingman wasn't."

"Shit." You breathe. "I'm sorry."

"I... I just keep thinking." Lara grimaces. "We should've flown a little lower. Shouldn't have stayed so close to the city. M-maybe if went back to resupply sooner..."

>It's not your fault, Lara.
>But you at least got your payback.
>No words. Only hugs.
>Other

>>37275475
>>No words. Only hugs
You did what you could.

>>37275475
>No words. Only hugs.
Hugs are like emotional duct tape, it works for everything.

>>37275475
>>No words. Only hugs.
"say no more, honey. Say no more."

>>37275475
>>No words. Only hugs.

>>37275475
>>It's not your fault, Lara.

>>37275475
>>No words. Only hugs.

>>37275475
>Hugs.
>It's not your fault, Lara

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>>37275475
>No words. Only hugs.
Let's not rustle her jimmies any further.

>>37275475
>>No words. Only hugs.

>>37275475
>>No words. Only hugs.

[SPOILER] And thus we continue to NTR Lara away from Wolf[/SPOILER]

>>37275475
>>No words. Only hugs.

>>37275475
>It's not your fault, Lara.
>Hug

>"M-maybe if we went back to resupply sooner..."
They took out the airbase pretty quickly. There really was nothing she could do.

>>37275475
>It's not your fault, Lara.
>Other
"I know how you feel, Lara."

>>37275550
Sorry to disappoint you, anon, but I think Wolfe is tripping a lot of death flags....

>>37275571

Glad to know I'm not the only one who thought this was the case.

Guess we'll see.

>>37275609
>>37275571
well, if it Mercs, he will give us some chance to avert it.

...right?

>>37275609
Well, considering how he fared in his home series, I guess a good deal of ACQ anons would think he'll go down that way eventually.

>>37275550
>>37275571
Damn it. I was looking forward to the awkward foursome between Karla, Jager, Lara, and Wolf.

>>37275637
We managed to defy canon in VMQ, I'm pretty sure we'll be able to save him, if The Snow is willing.

>>37275647

What's Wolf from again?

>>37275667
..prepare the sacrifice then.

>>37275671
Gundam AGE.

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>>37275667
>The Snow
I hear the Snow has little love for AGE characters.

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>>37275475
Without a word, you just lean in and wrap your arms around Lara in the tightest hug you can manage. You don't say anything at all. Lara's eyes widen in surprise at the sudden contact, but she eventually returns the hug, and you can almost swear you can see her tear up.

"Yo! Lovebirds! Let's get going!" Amy yells. "Smokey isn't gonna wait forever!"

Well, that was a great way to ruin the moment. You quickly break the hug off from Lara.

"Well, I guess we should get going." You say.

"Y-yeah! We should." Lara nods and then smiles. A real one, this time. "Thanks, Karla."

"Hey, emotional wrecks like us gotta stick together." You grin. "Now let's go earn some money."

"Of course!" Lara chuckles.

The two of you make your way to the hangar deck, where your Falcon is being prepped.

"About goddamn time!" Smokey scowls at you. "We were about to launch without loading up weapons! What do you need?"

You pause to think. Even though Kasna would no doubt send out air assets, bombing the defenses on the ground was also an essential element to fool the Kasnans. Sure, you had Amy and Delta Flight to handle ground attack, but sometimes a faster more nimble bird could get the job done better.

>Go ground attack.
>Go air superiority.
>Other

>>37275861
>>Go air superiority.
Let's test out those QAAMs!

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>>37275861
>Go ground attack.
GOD I MISS THE SCENT OF NAPALM IN THE MORNING

>>37275856
>mfw

>>37275861
>>Go air superiority.

>>37275861
>Go ground attack.

Let's do our job.

>>37275861
>Go air superiority.
The nimbus drones will need to die.
>Merc
>Not GhostDivision or Revenant
One. Job.

>>37275861
>>Go air superiority.

>>37275856
>F-14B
>not GhostDivision
tsk.

>>37275861
>Go air superiority

>>37275861
>Go air superiority.
We need to slap down their air assets so hard that the only logical reason for such an ass-kicking is that an amphibious landing is imminent.

>>37275861
>>Go air superiority.

>>37275861
>Go air superiority.
We're not CAS, we're recon/bait, after all.

>>37275861
>Go air superiority.

>>37275912
>>37275909
when I catch ghost in an F-14 I will post the fuck outta that

Wish I could record

>>37275861
>Go ground attack.

Probably more to be had.

>>37275861
>Go air superiority.

May as well, we're not doing CAS and haven't been asked to do so.

>>37275861
>>Go air superiority.

>>37275861
>>Go air superiority.

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>>37275861
"I'll keep things in the air." You say.

"All right, so that leaves us with 4AAMs or QAAMs." Smokey nods.

>4AAM
>QAAM

>>37276067
>QAAM

>>37276067
>QAAM
Nimbus drones are slippery fuckers.

>>37276067
>QAAM
Time to break 'em in.

>>37276067
>>QAAM

>>37275861
>go air superiority

>>37276067
>>QAAM

>>37276067
>>QAAM
For those nimble bastards.

>>37276067
>QAAM

>>37276067
>QAAM

>>37276067
>QAAM

Ain't no nimble fast enough!

>>37276067
>QAAM
THEY CAN TURN ON A DIME, MACROSS-DYRL STYLE!

>>37275861
>Go air superiority.

>>37276067
>>QAAM
Do ya even have to ask?

>>37276067
>>QAAM

>>37276067
>>QAAM

>>37276067
>QAAM

Well that was unanimous...

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>>37276146
Little late to the party are we?

>>37276178
Have you played AC6? Those Nimbus drones are as slippery as any Ace.

At some point we'll need to configure a plane with extra hardpoints like that F-16XL, so we can fire 4AAM+6AAM+2 standard missiles every time we get to shoot at an air target.

>>37276206
Hopefully the next plane we get has a cheap upgrade for carrying 2 SPs instead of buying an entirely new airframe for that upgrade.

>>37276236
Indeed. Ten rolls also happens to statistically guarantee at least one critical success.

>>37276285
This is Dice God we're talking about. Statistics mean nothing to them.

>>37276206
>>37276236
Okay, let's say we do get the upgrade for our Falcon. Do we have any other plans for a new plane?

>>37276296
>This is the traditional gaming board. Dead men's rolls hold no meaning.

>>37276319
We're not getting the XL upgrade, fuck paying 2/3rds the price of our plane AGAIN just for that.

We're getting a new plane. I'm hoping a terminator or similar and start moving into the world of air dominance fighters.

>>37276178

It wasn't even really a question, considering what we're up against.

Well, I guess it was, but not really.

>>37276285

Please don't jinx us. Now that you've said it, the Dice God will laugh and screw us over.

>>37276338
<<The guy who pulled out Merc's Sword is here!>>

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>>37276356
>>37276338
Brilliant gentlemen.

>>37276352
>Ever wanting the Berkut
It's like you want dicks in your mouth.

>>37276389
The Su-47 is not the terminator...

>>37276389
But the Terminator is not the Berkut man.

>>37276352

I agree with this plan wholeheartedly unless there's some major discount (as in, given to us free for a good job on some mission).

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>>37276319
Depends on what's in the shop. As much as I'd love a plane that can shoot that many missiles at once, this isn't macross so I doubt we'll need to. I'd readily take something cool like an F-15 S/MTD (the one with the F-18 tailplane canards and thrust vectoring) instead. Pic related.

>>37276389
The Su-37 is the Terminator you idiot, the Su-47 is the Berkut.

>>37276413
Okay I want that.

>>37276400
>>37276411
Bah, russian planes. I always fuck up the Su-37 and -47.

>>37276413
Muh nigga.

Also, why not take it further, like an Eagle Plus?

F-15>>>>>SU-27
If we have the choice I strongly suggest we take the sexier of the two.

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>>37276478
Someone called for sexy planes?

And posting is back....hopefully.....

>>37276478
So Strike Eagle or STOL/MTD?

>>37276497
The one with canards, thrust vectoring, and FAE bombs, of course.

>>37276467
Eagle Plus doesn't exist yet, I don't think.

>>37276497
Strike Eagle.

>>37276478
Sukhoi makes better looking planes, imo.

>>37276518
Ahh, man...

I really think ACQ would introduce that sexy COFFIN eagle...

>>37276413
you people forget the ACTIVE don't get guns because it got canards in the way

>>37276497
Strike Eagle forever.

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>>37276067
"Let's load up the QAAMs and try them out." You say.

"All right, we'll get them loaded." Smokey nods. "Better get in your plane. We'll be launching you soon."

---

A few minutes later, and you're up in the air with both Alpha and Delta flight, headed towards the Kasnan coast. Down below, you could see the wakes of Yuke warships. A small flotilla of destroyers and frigates escorting a pair of landing ships disgorging empty landing boats to complete the illusion.

Up in the air, your HUD began to beep as it started tagging friendly flights as they approached. You immediately saw Butterfly moving in along with another Atlas squadron of F-16s. There were a few more merc flights that you didn't immediately recognize, as well as two squadrons of Yuktobanian and one squadron of Osean Navy fighters.

Well, you were certainly coming in force, that was for sure.

"We are approaching the Kasnan coast." Loki warns. "You are now all weapons free. You may engage enemy craft at will."

"This is AWACS Eyesore, I'm picking up multiple Kasnan fighters coming in for intercept." You hear another AWACS controller announce. "ETA is three minutes to firing range."

"Come on boys, let's get 'em!" You hear one of the pilots whoop, and you see the majority of the merc flights hit afterburner and charge forward. A few squadrons, including the Atlas fighters and the navy fighters, seemed to be hanging back, no doubt to judge the situation.

>Let's get some kills! Charge with the others.
>Let's play cautious. Hang back with the fleet.
>Other

>>37276552
gunpods are a thing anon, don't be stupid

>>37276497
The choices I see are
F-15C vs SU-27
F-15E vs SU-35
F-15 STOL/MTD vs SU-37
In every case I'd prefer the F-15.

>>37276547
Gotta wait 'till the 2030s for GR to come around.

>>37276569
>>Let's get some kills! Charge with the others.
Let's make this look good!

>>37276569
>Let's play cautious. Hang back with the fleet.
We're supposed to look like we're escorting an invasion force.
>>37276531
I can see why you'd think that, though I prefer blocky, more angular designs like the Eagle
>>37276552
It's Ace Combat, it has a gun, same with the Nighthawk.

>>37276569
>>Let's play cautious. Hang back with the fleet.

>>37276569
>>Let's get some kills! Charge with the others.

>>37276569
>Let's play cautious. Hang back with the fleet.

>>37276569
>>Let's get some kills! Charge with the others.

>>37276569
>Let's play cautious. Hang back with the fleet.
lets focus on those drones

>>37276569
>>Let's get some kills! Charge with the others.

and
> AWACS Eyesore
....wut.

>>37276569
>Other
Check the situation out, look for weak points where we can flank enemies or otherwise abuse their positioning.

>>37276581
Gunpods are a drag. Don't carry them if you can carry a missile in the same spot. Only time they're acceptable is when you put them on a hardpoint a missile can't, such as on the F-35B and C

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>>37276569
>>Let's get some kills! Charge with the others.
LET'S MAKE THIS FLASHY!
GOKAI SILVER, GO!

>>37276587
GENERAL RESOURCESSSSS

>>37276569
>Let's play cautious. Hang back with the fleet.

>>37276632
You do know that they developed alternate gun housings because of the canards issue right? They never built any because the planes were testbeds and not accepted for production.

>>37276663
Those were two different points. I'm sorry if I wasn't a little more clear. Gunpods cause drag. Not fun.

>>37276685
No I mean they developed alternate internal layouts for the gun do get around the canards issue without using a gunpod.

>>37276569
>Let's play cautious. Hang back with the fleet.

I don't think the cash we might make from an early charge will be worthwhile.

>>37276569
>This is AWACS Eyesore
YOU KNOW, YOUR POOR MOTHER
SHE MUST BE SAD BECAUSE YOU LOOK SO UGLY

>>37276569
>Let's get some kills! Charge with the others.
We need dat money.

>>37276569
>You immediately saw Butterfly moving in

Oh dear, just noticed this part. Let's hope we didn't save them last mission to see them get blown out of the sky this mission.

At least if they are staying with Atlas, that hopefully means they will hold back.

>>37276569
>>Let's play cautious. Hang back with the fleet.

>>37276786
We should contact them and get them to follow our lead.

>>37276569
>Let's play cautious. Hang back with the fleet.

We don't want to get stuck in a big furball. We hang back and help out anyone who needs it, or take out high value targets

>>37276569
"Let's hang back for a bit." You say. "I don't really want to get caught in a furball just yet."

"Yeah... yeah, okay." Lara agrees.

Jesus, Lara not wanting to get into a fight? That was just plain surreal.

"Valkyrie! Valkyrie!" You hear Dawn's excited voice. "It's great to see you again!"

"Good, good." You chuckle and glance at the F-16s in Atlas colors. "I see you brought friends."

"Eeeeeeeh, just here to keep an eye on us and KILL OUR FUN." Dawn shouts the last end.

"Butterfly 1, we're merely here to ensure-"

"Blah blah, 'protecting our investment', I get it!" Dawn grumbles. "Still doesn't mean I gotta like it!"

"Yo, Bravo, you guys coming or not?" Wolf speaks up. "Me and Delta here are gonna leave you behind at this rate!"

>Try to convince Alpha and Delta to hang back, too.
>Let them go on their merry way.
>Other

>>37276841
>Try to convince Alpha and Delta to hang back, too.

>>37276841
>>Let them go on their merry way.
Someone's gotta be the sober one in this whole thing.

>>37276841
Clustering up is just gonna get us all blown up yo

>>37276841
>>Let them go on their merry way.

>>37276841
>Try to convince Alpha and Delta to hang back, too.

A giant blob of fighters show up, so our giant blob of fighters gets kill-happy and runs off. They're probably going to get Nimbus'd, while the real threat to the 'landing force' shows up after most of the air cover has PILOT!'d themselves out of position.

>>37276841
>Let them go on their merry way.

>>37276841
>>Let them go on their merry way.

>>37276857
>sober one
For now on, we called Wolf as Sober One.

>>37276841
>Let them go on their merry way.
MUH WOLFE EUNOCLE IS DEAAADDD

>>37276841
>Let them go on their merry way.

>>37276841
>Let them go on their merry way.

>But remind Wolf about the expected response to the furball already brewing ahead. Maybe he will think on it?

>>37276841
>>Try to convince Alpha and Delta to hang back, too.
Damn it, Wolf, stop triggering death flags!

>>37276841
>>Let them go on their merry way.

>>37276908

Also:

> Maybe convince Butterfly to hold back a little, at least until the initial enemy response to the already-committed mercs.

>>37276841
>>Try to convince Alpha and Delta to hang back, too.
I don't really want Wolf to get murdered.

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You know, with these two Bordering Nations at war, you'd expect Pixy to show up or something, and talk about Muh Borders.

>>37276999
He mellowed out about that after Cypher shoved a few missiles into his air intakes.

>>37276999
i thought guy already sober about Muh Borders thing?

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Have I posted this yet?

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>>37276841
"Well, if you wanna get Nimbus'd, you're free to do so." You say. "Not like I can order you around or anything."

"And don't you wish you could." Wolf says playfully. "We'll go soften them up for you, then!"

"Be careful out there, Wolf!" You hear Lara speak up, again saying something a bit out of character.

"Who do you think you're talking to?" Wolf laughs. "I'm the epitome of careful flying!"

You try not to snort at that.

As Alpha and Delta blast away, you can already see the two opposing fighter forces clash. Missile and smoke trails drew patterns across the sky, occasionally dotted with bright yellow flashes as planes and missiles exploded. The Kasnans and lower tier mercs were certainly getting pounded, though the momentum began to shift the moment Alpha swooped in, knocking F-15s out of the sky like flies.

"Awwwwwww, I wanna go out there!" Dawn whines.

"Just have to be patient." Echo says.

"We want kills! We want kills!" Thunder and Lightning chant.

"My, such a lively flight." Lilian giggles.

"Yeah. Eager little brats, aren't they?" You smile.

"Vaaaaaaaaaalk. Let's goooo!" Dawn continues to whine.

>Just be patient. We'll have our chance.
>How about we do a quick patrol? The Kasnans might be sending in reinforcements.
>Other

>>37277190
>Just be patient. We'll have our chance.

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>>37277184

>>37277190
>Just be patient. We'll have our chance.

>>37277190
>Just be patient. We'll have our chance

>>37277190
>>Just be patient. We'll have our chance.

>>37277190
>>Just be patient. We'll have our chance.

>>37277190
>Just be patient. We'll have our chance.
Stick to the plan, kids, lest you want your asses to be Nimbus'd.

>>37277190
>Just be patient. We'll have our chance.

"You don't really think that's all they have, do you? Hang tight for a bit."

>>37277190
>Just be patient. We'll have our chance.

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>>37277190
>>Just be patient. We'll have our chance.
DON'T DO ANYTHING STOO-PEED

>>37277184
>>37277222
Are these from Vector Thrust?

I'm downloading it now. Hope I didn't just shit away money.

>>37277190
>Just be patient. We'll have our chance.

>>37277316
Yes they're from VT

It's a little incomplete right now but it's pretty fun and there's fuckloads of mods. I got Ace Combat custom skins and I've got loads of modded planes, and I've changed up the callsigns file to add famous Aces

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If things are going the way they're going, we're gonna produce top notch pilots out of the Butterflies.

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>>37277373
>dat scene
>mfw

>>37277368
story mode could use some more polish. At least some excuse plot would be nice.

And talking about VT, do anyone know that mission on story mode where it seems some missiles keep chasing you from unknown? Any tips on that?

>>37277428
campaign's just a placeholder right now

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I'll just lea--
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK8hI9AfRE8

>>37277190
>>Just be patient. We'll have our chance.
Patience in all things.

>>37277190
"Just be patient. We'll get our chance." You say calmly. "An ace pilot always picks her battles."

"Look at you, being the wise teacher." Lilian chuckles.

"Careful, we all know what happens to those guys." Amy adds in.

"Aw, shut it." You snap.

"Well girls, it's your lucky day." Loki says. "I'm picking contacts to the north. I see one B-52 escorted by a squadron of F-15s. Intel suggests that the B-52 might be acting as a carrier for the recon drones."

"That makes it an important target, right? Right?" Dawn asks.

"The problem is, we can't shoot the plane down too soon." Lilian warns. "We're supposed to be tricking them into firing the missiles, right?"

"Doesn't stop us from engaging the escorts." Lara says. "We spook them enough, we can force them to deploy the drones early. That way the missiles will only be targeting us and not the furball."

"You sure about this, Stripes?" You ask.

"Yeah, Yeah I am, Valk." Lara assures you.

"But what if they decide not to fire at just? Then that's just a huge waste." Amy points out.

>Intercept the drone carrier now.
>Let the drone carrier get closer to the furball.
>Other

>>37277660
>Intercept the drone carrier now.

>>37277660
>>Intercept the drone carrier now.

>>37277660
>Let the drone carrier get closer to the furball.

>>37277660
>>Intercept the drone carrier now.

I don't exactly like the prospect of those drones taking off.

>>37277660
>Intercept the drone carrier now.

>>37277660
>Intercept the drone carrier now

Might be a decoy but we need to get involved at some point.

>>37277660
>>Intercept the drone carrier now.
"If its gets too close to the furball we won't have a chance at stopping those drones the Nimbus that will be following them, and I for one don't intend to get all our friends killed."

>>37277660
>>Let the drone carrier get closer to the furball.

>>37277660
>Let the drone carrier get closer to the furball.
Let me be the dissenting vote here.

>>37277660
>Intercept the drone carrier now.

Come in hard and loud, sp00k them into launching the drones. If we had SAAMs, I'd suggest using those, but alas.

>>37277696
we need them to take off, but we can't let them get too close, we need them to launch a missile to see where its coming from, once they launch, then we can splash the drones and the carrier and the missile will flounder and lawndart

>>37277660
>>Intercept the drone carrier now.

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Heya guys, got Lara's profile done sans emblem. Still have no idea how i'll make her emblem so a temp Artemis Roundel for now, like Karla's. Here's to hoping we don't get shot out this op.

>>37277763
Simply brilliant.


Also, suggest Titans-inspired emblem.

>>37277763
Nice!

>>37277763
This'll be easy to transpose to VT

>>37277763
>Dem eyebrows

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Wow, finally caught one again!
Picture an afterwards from the last one (Amy and A10 plushie).

>>37277763
Yay! Love all the profiles you've been doing.

>>37277894
Pretty sure Amy had black hair. Otherwise, that's some damn fine drawfaggotry.

>>37277894
...
Hnng.

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>>37277894
I love how the 'Hog plush has the whole
>lelgrope
face going on, unintentionally.

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>>37277660
"Might as well intercept." You say. "Let's go!"

"Already on it!" Lara's F-15 pulls ahead.

"We're coming too!" Dawn says as the Nosferatus picked up speed to keep pace with you. "Maybe even the odds a little!"

The leader for the Atlas falcons then speaks up.

"Butterfly 1, perhaps we should-"

"Just hang back. Yer just gonna get in the way!" Dawn snaps.

"...fine, but we will intervene if we feel we have to."

"Yeah yeah, whatever."

Jeez, Dawn was really starting to remind you of a much younger, more adorable Lara. It was actually kind of unsettling.

"Bravo flight, you'll be in range of intercept shortly." Loki warns.

"Roger that." You say.

>Focus on engaging the F-15s.
>Fire on the drone carrier and force it to deploy its drones.
>Other

>>37277943
>Focus on engaging the F-15s.

>>37277943
>>Focus on engaging the F-15s.

>>37277943
>>Fire on the drone carrier and force it to deploy its drones.


>>37277894
consider i am motivated for Hog Plushie and Amy comicfaggotry now.

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>>37277943
>Fire on the drone carrier and force it to deploy its drones.
OOH WHAT DOES THIS SHINY RED BUTTON DO

>>37277943
>Focus on engaging the F-15s.

>>37277943
>Focus on engaging the F-15s.

>>37277943
>Focus on engaging the F-15s.
Toss one missile at the B-52, then tangle with the Eagles when they get mad. Rattle their cage!

>>37277943
>>Focus on engaging the F-15s.

>>37277943
>Focus on engaging the F-15s.

Best to deal with them so there isn't someone trying to take us out when the drones are deployed.

>>37277943
>>Focus on engaging the F-15s.

>>37277943
>>Focus on engaging the F-15s.

Allons-y~

>>37277894
Same with your stuff dude, hope you can catch more threads and contribute art.

>>37277954
Do itt.

Oh and,
>>37277943
>Focus on engaging the F-15s.

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PixelfagXShitscribblerXMangafagXMudhenfag Collab when

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Rolled 5, 5, 7 = 17 (3d10)

>>37277943
"Let's cook some Eagles!" You yell out, trying to get a positive lock on the closest one. Meanwhile, you hear the rest of your squadron as well as the Butterflies call out missile launches.

>roll 3d10 (AtA roll. You need a 6 or lower. 7 for the QAAM)

Rolled 5, 8, 9 = 22 (3d10)

>>37278133
Here comes the snow.

Rolled 5, 6, 1 = 12 (3d10)

>>37278133