>>1741671
>Tell the battleships to hold back the small fry.

>>1741671
>Tell the battleships to hold back the small fry.

Time for B O T E S!

>>1741671
>>Tell the battleships to hold back the small fry.

>>1741671
>>Other
Tell the battleships to split their firepower; hammer the princess with the main batteries while holding back the small fries with their five-inchers.

>>1741671
>Tell the battleships to hold back the small fry.

One-shotting baDDies is fun, but there are bigger fish to fry.

>>1741671
>>Tell the battleships to hold back the small fry.
>>1741691
BOTETIME IS BEST TIME!

Also Build Fighters Battlelogue was fun and fan service.

>>1741671
>>1741702
Seconding

>>1741671
>>Tell the battleships to hold back the small fry.

https://youtu.be/CoplnxPv-J0

"It's YOU and ME, Princess!"
"No, it's just ME, Hoel!"

>>1741747
Warusame wishes she was the Nightmare of Solomon

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>>1741671
"Iowa! Take out the small fry!" You bark to the battleships.

"Roger that!" Iowa grins with confidence as her massive turrets swivel into place.

"So, our regular bet, Carol?" Washington grins as her own guns swivel into place.

"This isn't a game, Wash." North Carolina sighs.

"Anna, you'd better cover your ears." You warn the little comms ship.

"Huh? Ah!" Anna claps her hands over her earphones as the combined firepower of three American battleships go off at once.

You can immediately feel the shockwave of 27 16 inch guns firing in unison slam into your hull like a flying brick wall. There's a brief delay of a few seconds as the shells fly at their targets, an ominous rumble in the air being the only evidence they were present at all.

And then the shells land, completely annihilating whatever they hit, and knocking everything else remotely close over on their ass. Abyssals pop and explode like ripe fruit, and might geysers of water shoot into the air. On cue, Enterprise's attack fighters swoop down to take advantage of the scattered and disorganized Abyssal formations.

And that was only the first salvo.

Meanwhile, the DD Princess remains undaunted, speeding forward at your position. You speed forward to head her off. Even though she was just a destroyer, your opponent had nasty torpedoes that could knock out even the toughest battleship.

"H-Hoel!" You hear Anna's voice squeak over your radio. "D-do you need any help with her?"

>Allow Anna to help you via datalink.
>Tell her to focus on electronic warfare.
>Other

>>1741871
>Tell her to focus on electronic warfare.

>>1741871
>>Tell her to focus on electronic warfare.
Can't stop the music!

>>1741871
>Tell her to focus on electronic warfare.

Thunderdome!

>>1741871
>Allow Anna to help you via datalink.
NEWTYPE Mode, engage!

>>1741871
>>Tell her to focus on electronic warfare.

>>1741895
>Thunderdome!
Two girls enter!
One ship leaves!

>>1741871
>>Tell her to focus on electronic warfare.

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>>1741871
"Just focus on keeping their comms jammed, Anna!" You tell her. "I can handle this bitch myself!"

"A-all right!" Anna responds as she cuts the connection. However you still manage to feel her presence lingering, as if she didn't want to fully take her eyes off your situation.

Meanwhile, the DD Princess gives a bloodthirsty grin when she realizes that you intend to fight her alone. Her engines spit red hell-light and fire as she speeds at you head on.

>Engage her at range with your missiles.
>Engage her at range with your guns.
>Engage her at CLOSE RANGE.
>Other

>>1741965
>Engage her at CLOSE RANGE.
Time to bring out the bat

>>1741965
>>Engage her at range with your missiles.

We had pretty good luck with this tactic last time.

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>>1741965
>>Engage her at CLOSE RANGE.

>>1741965
>Engage her at CLOSE RANGE.

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>>1741965
>>Engage her at range with your missiles.
In case the DD Princess has this mode.

>>1741965
>Engage her at range with your guns.

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Rolled 4, 5, 15, 20 + 1 = 45 (4d20 + 1)

>>1741965
You decide that you had the advantage in close range combat on the DD Princess. Powering up your engines, you speed forward to close distance, bat drawn and ready.

However, the DD Princess already knows your game, and starts dropping torpedoes and shells in your direction.

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>1742039
git fukt bich

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>1742039

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>1742039

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>1742039

>>1742039
dat 20 though

>>1742063
She's got the Devil's Luck.

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>>1742063
>>1742069
I really hope AA Defense Princess wasn't DD Princess's Lalah

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>>1742039
You manage to weave your way through the defensive wall of torpedoes, but you take your eyes off the DD Princess for just one brief second.

And that's all she needs.

There's a flash of red, and in an eyeblink, the DD Princess instantly covers the distance between you and her, and you catch a bloodthirsty smile right before the DD Princess slams both of her leg stumps into your chest.

The world goes white for a brief second and vision spins and twirls as you slam into the water, coughing blood. No time for a damage report, but you know she did a serious number on your hull and internals. Even your reinforced composite plating was barely enough to hold the force of that attack back.

Even now, a splitting pain was spreading through your chest like fire. Just breathing felt like thousands of needles punching into your lungs.

"Hoel!" You hear Anna cry. "Iowa! You need to help her!"

"I can't! I might hit Hoel!" Iowa grunts.

Finally, your vision refocuses enough to see the DD Princess above you, obviously preparing to finish you off with one last kick.

As if you were going to let that happen.

>You need to shoot her down!
>You need to counterattack!
>You need to roll out of the way so Iowa can get a better shot!
>Other

>>1742122
>>You need to counterattack!

>>1742122
>>You need to counterattack!

>>1742122
>>You need to shoot her down!
SHEWT HER! SHEEEEEEEEEEWT HEEEEEEEER!

>>1742122
>>You need to counterattack!

Missiles, point blank, can't miss.

>>1742122
>>You need to counterattack!

>>1742122
>>You need to counterattack!

>>1742122
>You need to counterattack!

>>1742122
>You need to counterattack!
Time to Kung-Fu our way out of this one boys!

>>1742122
>kick
When did DD Hime become Perfect Zeong?

Does she love showing off her legs' silky smoothness?

>>1742122
>>You need to counterattack!

>>1742189
>DD hime with legs and a cute butt

Such a nightmare

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>>1742189
Legs are just for show!
>>1742200
Yep.

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Rolled 13, 17, 19, 6 = 55 (4d20)

>>1742122
Damn, you had no choice but to counterattack. This was pretty dangerous, since you had to wait till the last second to bait the DD Princess in, lest she catch on to what you were doing...

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>1742209

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>1742209
Damn, Hime is on a rampage.

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>1742209

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>1742209
>That 19

Well we're fucked.

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>>1742210
>>1742211
>>1742213

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>1742209

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>>1742210
>>1742215
>>1742213

>>1742215
Well, if it's any consolation, Anna could potentially intervene and just get our body out of the situation.

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>>1742209
Uh oh! It looks like you don't quite have enough to beat the DD Princess!

Would you like to spend a FATE POINT to reroll? You have to at least match her 19!

You have only 1 point!

>Y
>N

>>1742223
>Y

>>1742223
>>N

>>1742223
>Y
FUCKING DAMN IT

>>1742223
>>N

>>1742223
>>Y

>>1742223
>>N

Beating that 19 is pretty much impossible unless you give us like a +19 handicap on the reroll. We'll just have to take the hit, and hope someone can pull our ass out of the fire.

>>1742223
>>N
This feels just like one of my warship games!

>>1742223
>N

>>1742223
>N
>inb4 You are Annapolis, and you are witnessing your worst nightmare becoming reality

>>1742234
...Fuck you're right. And there's not enough reaction pictures in the planet to show my feelings on the matter.

>>1742223
>>N

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>>1742223
You try to move, but your body just won't respond. At least, not as fast as you want it to be. That kick must REALLY done a number on you. There's nothing you can do to get out of this on your own...

>Call Iowa to fire on your position.
>Call Anna for help.
>Does Enterprise have any spare planes?
>Other

>>1742271
>>Does Enterprise have any spare planes?

>>1742271
>Does Enterprise have any spare planes?

>>1742271
>>Call Anna for help.

It may feel as weird as that time in the Love Hotel, but it's better than nothing.

>>1742271
>Does Enterprise have any spare planes?

>>1742271
>Call Anna for help.
Remember that Newtype datalink space is BEYOND THE TIME

>>1742271
>>Call Iowa to fire on your position.

Trust in the Radar Master Race.

>>1742271
>>Call Anna for help.

>>1742271
>>Call Anna for help

>>1742271
>>Call Anna for help.
Power of Love better fucking help us or there's not gonna be much left for Anna to fookin bury.

>>1742271
>>Call Iowa to fire on your position.
If only so that we can give a new meaning to "danger close".

>>1742292
At least I hope Anna can take control of the missiles and get the DD Princess off Hoel.

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Rolled 19, 13, 17 = 49 (3d20)

>>1742271
Shit shit shit! In this situation, there was only one name you could think of calling out.

"ANNA!"

>Roll 1d20+3

Rolled 13 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1742356

Rolled 4 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1742356

Rolled 9 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1742356
Rolling

>>1742359
Dammit RNG killed Hoel

>>1742365
I DID MY BEST OKAY

Rolled 17 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1742356

FUCK

>>1742368
Nah the dice are using WG's "perfectly unbiased" RNG

Rolled 8 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1742356
Well here goes nothing

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>>1742356
Suddenly, you feel your entire body flare up with a newfound energy. A wave of electricity surges through your body as it moves with a speed you never knew it was capable of, and you roll out of the way. Well, not you, technically. You realize that you're movements are being remotely spurred on by Anna.

But again, your body was not meant to move this fast, even in prime condition, and with all the damage you had already incurred-

And everything goes black.

Meanwhile...

>Anna
>Portland
>Iowa
>Enterprise
>Other

>>1742433
>>Anna

>>1742433
>>Iowa

>>1742433
>>Iowa

Come on we haven't done a capital ship PoV

>>1742433
>Iowa

>>1742433
>>Enterprise

>>1742433
>Iowa

>>1742433
>Anna
Cue using "we" to refer to ourselves.

>>1742433
>Iowa

>>1742365
Merc probably should have thought about what would happen when he put a boss that has 80 Luck in his RNG dependent mechanics.

>>1742433
>Iowa

Might as well change my choice and take a look at what makes our Battleships click.

>>1742433
>Enterprise

>>1742433
DD Princess finally got us. SHe must feel proud of herself
>>Other: DD Princess

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>>1742433
You are IOWA, and you've just seen Hoel go down.

You don't hear Anna's screams, or Portland barking orders. Or even the blasts from Carol and Wash's guns.

You saw Hoel going down trying to protect you all, and you weren't going to leave her out there.

Not this time.

Hoel had managed to roll out of the way of the DD Princess' finisher, avoiding the lethal blow. But it looks like she's gone unconscious, you hope. The DD Princess pauses, as if trying to make sense of what just happened. Just the opening you needed.

>Fire at her with your guns.
>Steam up and overwhelm her with brute force.
>Swoop in to extract Hoel.
>Other

>>1742491
>Fire at her with your guns.

Full power towards the guns.

>>1742491
>Steam up and overwhelm her with brute force.

Cue Hoel going: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijOUpirDnjw

>>1742491
>>Fire at her with your guns.

>>1742491
>Fire at her with your guns.

Use our Radar Master Race abilities, we can't risk getting to close with the DD Hime's torps.

>>1742491
>>>Fire at her with your guns.

>>1742491
>Steam up and overwhelm her with brute force.

>>1742491
>>Fire at her with your guns.
While the thought of secondary gun spam is entertaining, it's not a good idea to get close to a destroyer

>>1742491
>Swoop in to extract Hoel.

>>1742491
>>Fire at her with your guns.
Practical option, though I will suggest that once we've mutilated her enough we kindly enlighten her and other abyssals about how many tons of armor they'll have to go through to hurt you by demonstrating the sheer weight of it all. On her head.

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Rolled 19, 17, 13 = 49 (3d20)

>>1742491
No time. The best chance was your guns. Fortunately, you were an Iowa class, boasting the most accurate big battleship guns ever. You narrow your eyes as your turrets swivel to lock on to the DD Princess, your built in radar continuously feeding you fire solutions. The DD Princess looks up just in time to see you your cannon blasts.

>Roll 1d20+2

Rolled 10 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1742573

Rolled 17 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1742573

Rolled 1 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1742573
Time to Die.

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>>1742578
Oh no!

Would you like to use a FATE POINT to negate that 1?

You currently have 1 point!

>Y
>N

>>1742573
Just wanted to point out that the last 3 rolls you made had a 19, 17, and 13 each time

>>1742578
Welp, time to get that evil out of Me tonight.
RIP Hoel.

>>1742580
>Y

>>1742580
Y

>>1742580
>>Y

>>1742580
Also Yes I would like to waste that Fate Point.
>Y

>>1742580
>Y

>>1742580
>>Y

>>1742580
>>Y

There's something really off about the rolls tonight.

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>>1742223
>>1742573
Uh, we already used out fate point.

>>1742596
>>1742223
>>1742580
Woops, wrong links

>>1742596
No, we chose not to last time, we still have it.

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>>1742580
>FATE POINT USED
>NO FATE POINTS REMAIN

Your shells fly straight and true, but the DD Princess is able to dodge away, you shells falling all around her, shooting geysers of water up in the air. You didn't get any hits on her, but she was forced to withdraw, lest she stay exposed for a followup salvo.

"All right, cover me, Iowa." Portland says as she wipes the sea spray from her glasses. "I'm going in to grab Hoel."

"N-no, let me!" Hazelwood insists as she sails up to you. "I'm faster than the both of you!"

>Let Hazelwood go. She's small and fast and therefore a smaller target.
>Let Portland go. She's reasonably fast and has the firepower to ward away the smaller Abyssals.
>You go. You're the biggest and toughest.
>Other

>>1742619
>Let Portland go. She's reasonably fast and has the firepower to ward away the smaller Abyssals.

>>1742619
>Let Portland go. She's reasonably fast and has the firepower to ward away the smaller Abyssals.

If Hazelwood gets hit even once then it's two casualties instead of one, at least Portland can tank a hit or two going in.

>>1742619
>>Let Hazelwood go. She's small and fast and therefore a smaller target.

I doubt it'll matter much, given the way rolls have been going. Better to lose another DD than a valuable heavy cruiser like Portland.

>>1742619
>>Let Portland go. She's reasonably fast and has the firepower to ward away the smaller Abyssals.

>>1742619
>Let Hazelwood go. She's small and fast and therefore a smaller target.

>>1742619
>>Let Hazelwood go. She's small and fast and therefore a smaller target.

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Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>1742619
Well, looks like we got a tie, so we'll have to roll it off!

1. Hazelwood
2. Portland

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>>1742655
"Go! I'll keep those bastards away!" You assure Portland as your guns reload. "Anna! What's the sitch?"

"U-um" Anna stammers, still frazzled over Hoel. "T-the DD Princess seems to be withdrawing, but the rest of the Abyssal force is still moving in!"

"Can Portland get Hoel out before they get in range?" You ask.

"M-maybe." Anna frowns. "If she goes full steam."

>Get some revenge on the DD Princess.
>Focus on keeping the small fry at bay.
>Other

>>1742665
>>Focus on keeping the small fry at bay.

>>1742665
>Focus on keeping the small fry at bay.

>>1742665
>>Focus on keeping the small fry at bay.

>>1742665
>Focus on keeping the small fry at bay.

Gotta gib that covering fire.

>>1742665
>>Focus on keeping the small fry at bay.

>>1742665
>>Focus on keeping the small fry at bay.
Can Anna ASSUME DIRECT CONTROL?

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Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>1742665
Despite how tempting it was to give that DD Princess what she deserved, you instead turn your attention to the small fry. All those little destroyers and light cruisers that were still pushing forward despite the punishing bombardments from Carol and Wash. Not to mention the attack runs from Big E's lanes. The surface of the ocean was thick with a layer of that oilblood sludge.

But still they kept coming.

Time to change that.

>Roll 1d20+2

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Rolled 8 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1742723
>That 20

Welp Goodnight Everybody

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>1742723
>20
Again? What the hell, Dice Gods?

Rolled 8 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1742723
FUUUUU-

Rolled 19 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1742723

>>1742729
>>1742732
>>1742733
>All 8s
OK, now they're just trolling.

>>1742732
>>1742733
>>1742729
Them 8s
>>1742736
wew laddie. wew!

>>1742723
Dice gods really want Hoel dead >>1742736
FUCK THIS, sometimes relying too much on dice will fuck up a quest

Time to cut and run. Destroyers are expendable.

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>>1742729
>>1742732
>>1742733
Infinite darkness awaits.

>>1742741
Run where? We're the distraction force caught in a pincer.

>>1742740
Seems that tonight is gonna be The Night that Hoel Died.

>>1742723
Abyssals are on fucking point tonight.

>>1742741
Not like Merc isn't giving second (or third) chances for a situation like this but the RNG is going out of its way to screw this up.

>>1742748
We're going for the Tomino ending I guess

>>1742748
Good thing we have a replacement in Woel

>>1742736
Fucking about time something went our way just a bit.

These rolls have been screwy as fuck, and frankly I think we need less dice decisions and more vote decisions.

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>>1742723

>>1742753
And then the dice murderfuck Woel.
And about half the cast.
Are you man enough for IRONMAN Mode?

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>>1742723
Your guns roar as 16 inch shells are flung at the enemy. Unfortunately, the Abyssals were starting to catch on and were beginning to spread out and take evasive maneuvers, and you curse when you see your shells land in empty water.

Meanwhile, Portland has reached Hoel's location, and carefully picks up the downed destroyer in her arms while her 8 inch guns targeted the approaching Abyssals, blowing apart the destroyers nipping at her heels.

But it was too much. They were still gaining ground on her-

"Get down!" Anna yells.

Your radar warns of incoming contacts from behind as a fresh flight of Avengers buzzes over your head and swoops down on the Abyssals, dropping bombs and torpedoes and interrupting their momentum.

"Sorry, I just couldn't sit back and keep watching this." Saratoga says somewhat apologetically.

Now you see. Sara diverted her attack waves to assist you, but that mean she was no longer putting pressure on the northern group. But at least she beat back the southern group, if only for a short while.

"Anna, what's the sitch on the Strait?" You ask your comm ship.

"I-it looks like they managed to break through their lines!" Anna explains. "They're still engaging the Princess controlling the base, but resistance is collapsing!"

"All right." You grunt. Maybe that's why the DD Princess withdrew when she did...

>Stand and fight until relief arrives.
>Punch you way through the southern group and link up with the main force.
>Try to slip the net so you can get extracted.
>Other

>>1742764
>Punch you way through the southern group and link up with the main force.

>>1742764
>Punch you way through the southern group and link up with the main force.
I mean, the dice have to swing our favor eventually, right?

>>1742764
>Stand and fight until relief arrives.

>>1742764
>>Punch you way through the southern group and link up with the main force.

If the dice are going to fuck us, I'd prefer to at least be in range of other help. Standing and fighting or running for extraction just seems like a great way to die either stupidly or uselessly.

>>1742764
>>Punch you way through the southern group and link up with the main force.

Gotta keep moving or we're gonna get cornered and butchered like animals.

>>1742764
>>Punch you way through the southern group and link up with the main force.
>>1742768
HAHAHA!!!
>>1742770
Yes this.

I bet the DD Princess said something like how a Rig's abilities doesn't determine a battle's outcome or something like that.

>>1742768
> the dice have to swing our favor eventually, right?

Ha. Good Joke. I'll kill You last.

>>1742764
>>Punch you way through the southern group and link up with the main force.

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>>1742764
"All right, Anna, let the Admiral know we're gonna punch through this force in front of us with everything we've got." You grin in a mixture of confidence and anxiety.

"What?" Portland gasps. "But should we call for-"

"If we try to run, they'll just chase us down and we'll only die tired." You point out. "At least with this we can go down swinging!"

"An amazing leader as always." North Carolina sighs.

"Oh admit it, you love it when she gets like that." Washington chuckles.

"I-If it means getting Hoel out safe, then let's do it!" Anna whimpers as she holds the unconscious Hoel. Shit, this up close, you could tell the destroyer was a real goddamn mess right now.

"All right, me Wash, and Carol will be the vanguard. We'll move in a triangle formation and plow anything in front of us out of the way!" You announce. "Big E and Sara focus on thinning them out ahead of us, and Hazelwood and Sweet Pea pick off stragglers! Anna, I'm trusting ya to keep Hoel safe!"

"I know!" Anna nods, her eyes full of tears and determination.

"All right, let's go!" You grin as you take the lead.

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>1742808
WOOP WOOP DICE TIME! TIME TO DIE!

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>1742808

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>1742808

>>1742815
>>1742811
>>1742824
The Dice are CURRRRRRSSSSSSSEEEED!

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>1742808

>>1742826
>>1742832
This is some straight bullshit.

>>1742826
No Russian bias on our side...

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>>1742808
Unfortunately, the Abyssals put up a far stiffer resistance than you had thought they would. It seems like they've realized what you're up to and were practically throwing themselves in your way like a giant living wall.

Thankfully, the concentrated firepower between you, North Carolina, and Washinton and Big E and Sara's air power were able to keep them at bay, but only just, and your pace had slowed to a crawl as you had to quite literally push your way through masses of fallen Abyssals.

"N-new contact!" Anna calls out a warning. "It's the DD Princess! She's coming back!"

"No doubt to finish the job." North Carolina spits.

"Lemme at her!" Hazelwood grunts with indignation. "She's gotta pay for hurting Big Sis Hoel like that!"

>You need to ignore her for now.
>Have the carriers keep her at bay with their planes.
>You and the other battleships can blow her to kingdom come.
>Other

>>1742841
>>Have the carriers keep her at bay with their planes.

>>1742841
>>Have the carriers keep her at bay with their planes.

This seems the plan least likely to fuck us if it fails.

>>1742841
>Have the carriers keep her at bay with their planes.

Gotta play it safe.

>>1742841
>You and the other battleships can blow her to kingdom come.

>>1742841
>>Have the carriers keep her at bay with their planes.

>>1742841
>>Have the carriers keep her at bay with their planes.

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Rolled 7, 18, 8 = 33 (3d20)

>>1742841
"Carol, Wash, don't let up!" You grunt as you shove an uppity Abyssal cruiser out of your way. "Big E! Sara! Can you do something about that damn DD Princess?"

"Already on it!" Enterprise responds.

"Roger that!" Sara coos.

Both carriers launch a fresh wave of attack planes, which begin zeroing in on the DD Princess.

>Roll 1d20+2

Rolled 12 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1742885
Here we go.

Rolled 20 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1742885
Time to see how screwed we ae this roll

Rolled 12 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1742885
Here's for a circling torpedo. . .

>>1742890
ABOUT FUCKING TIME

>>1742890
Hmm, guess I spoke to soon; we need to bank this BAD.

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>>1742890
I love you anon, in the most non-gay way possible.

>>1742841
>>Have the carriers keep her at bay with their planes.

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>>1742890

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>>1742890
THANK YOU YOU WONDERFUL TTK

Have a short stack poibote

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>>1742890
WELL, it looks like the dice are finally agreeing with you!

Are you going to bank this 20 for a FATE POINT? You currently have none!

>Y
>N

>>1742921
>Y

>>1742921
>N

>>1742921
>Y

>>1742910
Appreciated. But if you're gonna offer a poibote, give me the real McPoi, not the off-brand version.

>>1742921
>Y
Y'know what, I'm actually gonna vote on banking a crit for once. This way DD princess is still gonna be alive long enough for Hoel to have her final showdown with her.

>>1742921
>>Y

>>1742921
>>Y

>>1742921
>Y
Because We're gonna need it to pull our asses out of the fire.

>>1742921
>>1742921
>Y

>>1742930
>McPoi

>tfw you've seen so much Poi, you can't look at a can of peas without seeing Pois

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>>1742921
>>Y
>>1742930
The lost child is adorable though!

So does this mean we'll be playing next session as ANNA as she DATALINKS into Hoel's comatose state to wake her up?

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>>1742921
>FATE POINT gained!
>You have 1 point!

The DD Princess is fast. She's able to dodge the relatively slow dive bombs and torpedoes the aircraft were dropping on her. However, they do force her to maneuver and lose speed, letting the Hellcats do strafing runs with their .50s. Even though the guns were peashooters compared to even a 5 inch gun, they were still more than enough to punch a destroyer's armor. The DD Princess is riddled with bullets, and with an angered scream, she wheels around and withdraws as Enterprise and Saratoga's planes continue to pursue and bite at her like gnats.

Meanwhile, up a head, you could see columns of thick smoke and swarms of aircraft weaving and maneuvering in the sky. You were getting close to the strait itself now. It was only a matter of time before you would link up with the others.

However, you don't even need to go that far. Looking up, you could see a trio of helicopters arriving. One clearly marked as a medevac, while the other two hover overhead maintaining security.

The medevac chopper drops altitude and hovers over the water. One of the crewmen then leans out.

"We heard you got wounded!" He yells.

"Yeah!" You nod and motion for Anna to bring Hoel forward.

The medevac crew are quick to pull Hoel into the helicopter and get her onto a stretcher. You see Anna linger at the side of the helicopter.

"You getting on too, Miss?" The crewman asks.

Anna looks to you, tears in her eyes.

>Let her go. This is important to her.
>She needs to stay. The battle ain't over yet.
>Other

>>1742986
>She needs to stay. The battle ain't over yet.

>>1742986
>She needs to stay. The battle ain't over yet.

We NEED every able bodied boat out here.

>>1742986
>>She needs to stay. The battle ain't over yet.

>>1742986
>>She needs to stay. The battle ain't over yet.

She can't do anything for Hoel right now, but she can help make sure no one else ends up hurt that badly if she stays here.

>>1742986
>>She needs to stay. The battle ain't over yet.

>>1742986
>>She needs to stay. The battle ain't over yet.

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>>1742986
"Anna." You put a hand on the comm ship's shoulder. "I know you want to go with Hoel. I understand, but ya can't do anything for her crying over her like that."

"B-but-" Anna protests.

"Anna." You kneel down and look her straight in the eye. "People are still fightin' and dyin' RIGHT NOW. If you stay here and help coordinate things, that means less people gettin' hurt. You can make a difference here and now!"

"Y-you're right." Anna sniffs and wipes at her eyes as the medevac takes off.

"Here." Portland hands a handkerchief to Anna. Hoel will be okay. She's had to deal with worse.

"I-I hope you're right." Anna sniffs.

You hope so, too.

>And that's it for tonight! As always, next thread will be next week!
>However, there won't be a Frontier Knight thread on Saturday due to other plans. I will try to run it on Sunday instead, so stay tuned!

>>1743018
So next week Hoel goes on a trip to that beach again?

>>1743018
Awww finish already?
Still thanks for running.

>>1743018
Thanks for running, hopefully the dice will be kinder next week.

>>1743018
See you next time!

>>1743018
Have a good one Merc.

Thanks for running Merc.

Not gonna lie though, a bit salty that DD Princess essentially has one up over Hoel now, but considering how this is the first time she's been knocked out so far I guess there's satisfaction in that.