AFTER ACTION REPORT
LTSG MOON and ICE LANCE were tasked with holding a recently claimed FOB. Point and task being hold the facility but also act as area denial preventing counter attacking elements from pushing past to isolate the FOB and the 3rd RCTs line of retreat. Any elements entering AO were to be chased down as much as possible before coordinating hand off of mission to other elements.
Attackers moved in swiftly catching the still unprepared units out of position. FWLM elements pushed in staggered lines until the 3rds liason ordered the trap sprung. Richmonds warhammer and the liason deployed center board in or near wooded terrain. Ice lead and the remainder of his lance deployed in or around the FOB in hasty semi acceptable lanes of fire.
ICE actual in overwatch called to vacate the center of the battlefield opting to isolate individual units when able forcing the bases natural chokepoints to be the battle points. ICE actual began hurling thunder and nickel down range opening up on a shadowhawk from elevation. Cam footage would show sparks near the ammo bin but failed to ignite ruining instead the lrm20 missile release circuitry.
Faith at this time seeing battle feed data noticed a gap in formation on the left hoping to seize initiative fired jump jets landing in the middle of 1-2 full mech lances. Her sudden appearance achieved just that. One urban mech moving faster than the others ended up square in her sites.. A freak accident and luck followed as a nickel slug bounced off the large bore arm with 0 affect to the left nub arm shattering it fully. The confusion drawing her eyes and crosshairs from right to left she happened to trigger her battery of ML coring through the back of the head. Scratching her head shrugged and began dodging fire as if at a rave party shortly after vaulting back into the base with minimal damage.
Others opted for additional woods cover but immediately found themselves toe to toe with saladins and more shooting point blank ducking in their cockpits wondering with amazement how and why no alarm indicators kicked on.
FWLM units began a full picket charge to thin the Ranger lines which ended up working to great effect. Isolated pockets of fighting commenced the liason and Richmond isolated at the wooded area to the northeast of the FOB. Ice actual isolated to the side and rear ramparts continuing to become Thor God of lightning killing a Maxim that following Salvo, while having some supporting fire from Ruprath in her Javelin. The javelin attempting to light up the semi early morning terrain and vehicles with inferno. Faith holding her own on the left flank drawing units in.
The charge more of a 3 pronged push through the chokepoints devolved into close range brawls for all but the liason and Richmond who fought on the outside. When the smoke settled durimg this next part of the engagement ICE actual was forced to vacate the confines to the rear of the base to begin commencing in brawlhala throwing kicks and lightning shattering limb and foe under the ferocity few that day would escape.
Lynn and the liason harassed the FWLM command elements outside the wall using their mobility thick foliage to achieve superior positioning buying time and opening holes before they could disengage.
ICE actual would account for 9 kills. Two of which were catastrophic ammo bins, two outright removals of both legs and torso in same motion, removal of the wolverines head from elevation, anothers removal via ppc, marksmanship on 2 others, and the Mexican hat dance on a poor Saladin while avoiding an 80kph charge across open terrain. At point blank a salvo of ppcs caught the charging Vindicator in the CT severely damaging the gyro which the pilot could not keep upright. Ice lance broadcasting shoot it over speaker and com in a puckering moment. Only through force of will target saturation and priority did the Vindicator not die then and there. The Vindicator rising to the occasion backing away unwobbling unflinching further into the base created some distance.
The Hermes and Galleon fled in fear while the FWLM CO attempted to rally fighting ferociously picking up pace once the shock and awe had settled. Richmond firing her jets mounted the ramparts was surprised and followed by the swift agile Marauder. This act rallied a 3 mech firing concave on the isolated warhammer. This lasted through two volleys and was only lessened by Kennedys Javelin jumping into the frey. Forced to handle another threat close by the concave broke leaving just the CO Richmond and the liason.. The valiant attempt failed and morale broke when a ppc strike from Richmond caught the CO. The sudden radio silence recounted by the captured troops told them enough. The battle left vehicles exploded covered in sticky napalm, mechs scattered from catastrophic failures. This took quite a number of FWLM troops realizing they couldn't escape they opted to stay and fight CQC inside the base. Sadly during the fighting Kennedy Ruprath miscalculated her placement siding an already damaged leg toward the shadowhawk who somehow has held its own. This would end up being the mistake FWLM needed as two urban mechs the shadowhawk and still functioning Vindicator lay in wait. Weapons volley was not what ended up doing her in but the swift leg sweep and crush of the leg at the hip that severed and destroyed it putting her on her backside. The following 30 seconds would be one of frustration as she stood legless to fight her foes as her lancemates closed in. As enough enemies fell shadowhawk taking a nickel.slug to a CT ammo bin and the same coring the Vindicator. Volley firing two more times and finally an end in sight the last words were oh no as she fell attempting to stand again neuro feed showed a spike and sudden steady calm. The last thing seen was ICE actual and Carlyle zeroing in on the final standing urban mech near full salvo killing it but only after the ac10 ripped through tagging the bin and laser coring the Javelin. The unconscious Ruprath having no idea what happened as she died from neuro feedback in her sleep in a fireball of what was the Javelin. Her captured pilot however seen exactly what happened as the ejection kicked sending them both into the pavement killing him and further damaging an already dead Ruprath.
Of the enemy forces only the Hermes and Galleon would make it off the field while three pilots would outright escape into the corridors hills and smoke left behind from fighting.
Captured FWLM pilots would recant the horror of seeing an Atlas suddenly lifting into the air raining lightning landing near a friendly mech or vehicle. Moments later missing varying limbs head arms legs and the hulking mass of smoke that once was a fully functional battlemech slumped over. The anger fear and hopelessness overcame them breaking morale leaving the hunk of mechs they once were on and standing at a Ranger mechs legs asking to be picked up.
William would be seen after the battle standing over first Kennedys ejection pod offering a prayer and then going to each of the other mechs who's pilots had died.
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Topic: Operation ANGEL Solo Mission - Ice - 3 February, 3053 (Read 679 times)