D4MA - Research Breakthrough (Combat)

[GM Nicha]

Research Breakthrough

Hapunn Forn is working on something. Intelligence is sketchy at best but expensive components and Crusader scientists have been tracked to a converted warehouse factory that used to serve the Centithii Mining Consortium Site. Reports indicate they are developing a weapon to surpass our Jedi Gear. Command has decided that a small strike team can storm the factory as diversionary attacks draw defenders away throughout the nearby area. You are that strike team. Force your way past the factory’s defences find out whatever they’re working on, and shut it down.

This combat event is open to four PCs. The team has been granted a TX-225 Tank so it is highly recommended one of these be a driver.

Location: Approach along road to Centithii Mining Consortium warehouse factory. Cover is limited and the Neo-Crusaders have a series of bunkers on either side of the road.

Premise: Breakthrough the Mandalorian defences, reach the factory and then neutralise the project within. Defeating all the Crusaders present is not necessary but is considered a bonus.The players have access to a TX-225 FAVw Occupier Assault Tank (room for 4) stats below.

Opposition: Two enemy emplacements to break through. Each includes 2 All Terrain Defense Pod Walkers and one bunker containing a squad of Mandalorians with access to anti vehicle weapons. To reach short distance to either emplacement a series of tank traps must be navigated require a hard piloting planetary check with a setback dice ◆◆◆ ■. Failure means the tank cannot advance past that point and causes 3 points of system strain to the vehicle.

PCs can choose to either start inside the tank or running along behind or beside it. They are at medium range to the first emplacement, which will then be at medium range to the second. As a slow assault vehicle the tank moves at on foot speeds. PCs can fire the tank's weapons with gunnery checks as normal.

[GM Nicha]

TX-225 FAVw Occupier Assault Tank stats

Silhouette: 3
Speed: 2
Handing: -1
Hull Trauma Threshold: 20
System Strain: 22
Shields: None
Armour: 3


Weapons:

2x Sponson-mounted Elevating Twin Medium Laser Cannons
Fire arc: Forward. Damage: 6. Crit: 3 Range: Medium (not planetary scale) Qualities: Linked 1

Forward-mounted Twin Light Blaster Cannon
Fire arc: Forward. Damage: 4, Crit: 4, Range: Medium (not planetary scale) Qualities: Linked 1

Dorsal Pintle-mounted Light Repeating Blaster (uses personal scale)
Fire arc: All. Damage: 11, Crit: 3, Range: Medium Qualities: Auto-fire, pierce 1.

[Vala Roke]

It might have been a Corellian stereotype but living in a place filled with shipyards and factories meant that you had to know a thing or two about driving. The other stereotype was getting in trouble when you were behind the wheel but when you were expected to drive headlong into it?

Vala got into the cramped confines of the tank and radioed everyone around her, perhaps pre-warning them. "This isn't quite my hatchback back home but it looks like it could take quite a few dings if anything should happen."

[Terreck Fec'klee]

"At least two or three." As long as things didn't go horribly wrong. Sitting at one of the Laser Cannon's Fec kept his eyes on the view screen as they moved forwards. Hopefully the opposition wasn't too tough, and they wouldn't take many dings at all. That was likely just wishful thinking though.

[Apollo]

"Oh hey, it's some of my favorite people, the gorgeous blaster-lady and the handsome soldier-guy," Apollo greeted the others with some finger-gun gestures and a wink, before settling in.

Guess the Republic was low on staff at the moment, because why else would the himbo be here.

[Zephrin Hayn]

Zephrin sensed that he might be needed on this mission, which was odd considering he was so bad with vehicles that his former master had banned him from ever driving anything. So he stayed outside, running along behind the tank just in case anyone tried anything sneaky.

The only noticeable change in his equipment was that he had borrowed a toolkit from the base, just in case. His comlink was set to the same channel as those inside the vehicle.

"I hope it's nice and warm in there? A little frosty out here but it's sure to heat up once we get close to those bunkers..."

[GM Nicha]

As the tank rolls forward through the snow its sensors soon ping. Enemy contact! The first set of defences was ahead, Mandalorians scrambling into their walkers to meet your advance.

Time to show them what a Republic tank can do.

(( Everyone roll me your choice of cool or vigilance for initiative, and don't forget a force dice to generate destiny)).

[Apollo]

"Oh. Hi Zephrin! Awesome, you're like, gonna protect the tank with your lightsaber. Awesome!" Apollo was quite enthusiastic in his words. The fingerguns could practically be heard over the coms.


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D4 Research Breakthrough. Initiative. Cool/Presence

Net Successes: 2; Net Advantages: 3

D4 Research Breakthrough. Destiny


Wounds: 0/14
Strain: 4/12

Defense (melee/ranged): 2/2
Soak: 3

Currently in the tank.

[Terreck Fec'klee]

"Well, if it gets too cold I'm sure we can hop out and start a fire or something." Or just set fire to enemy vehicles, that would likely be fun.

Joking around was perhaps not for the best though as it distracted Fec from the job at hand.

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Wounds: 0/19
Strain: 0/13
Soak 6
In a tank.


destiny for a tank fight! Day 4


initiative for a tank fight! Dat 5! Ever Vigilant.

Net Successes: 0; Net Advantages: 3

[Zephrin Hayn]

"That's...ah, sure." Zephrin laughed a little before settling into serious mode. This was going to be challenging. He reached out and felt the Force was with him then unclupped his saber and calmed his mind.

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D4. Research Breakthrough. Vigilance for initiative. Force die added for Combat Destiny Pool. Net Successes: 3; Net Advantages: 1

One light side pip for the combat pool.

[Vala Roke]

Vala flicked through a few switches of the tank to get it swirling online after adjusting her headset. She was nervous about this but this felt very exciting admittedly. There was the temptation to drive down the path and see whatever she could plow down, especially when property damage wasn't exactly something she needed to police around here. Perhaps this was the sort of absolute power some culprits felt behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle?

Day 4 - Mid Afternoon, Vigilance!

Net Successes: 0; Net Advantages: 1

Day 4 - Mid Afternoon, Destiny!

[GM Nicha]

Turn 1

Walker 1 initiative.

Net Successes: 0; Net Advantages: 3

Walker 2 initiative.

Net Successes: 0; Net Advantages: 2

Squad 1 initiative.

Net Successes: 2; Net Advantages: 2

Research breakthrough GM destiny.



Initiative:

PC Slot
PC Slot
NPC Slot
PC Slot
NPC Slot
NPC Slot
PC Slot


Destiny:

3 light/ 3 dark

Players Note:

Both walkers are vehicles, the crusader squad are infantry, no defence or adversary on either.

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The Crusaders are caught completely by surprised (high-speed tank?) with both the walkers slow to react, only the ground troops are moving with any real focus as they start setting up an anti-vehicle launcher! (triumph used for them to aim)

[Apollo]

"Oh hey, I think we're getting close," Apollo noticed from one of the sensors. With gusto and bravado, he climbed up the hatch and swung it open to get a better look.

"Drive me closer, I want to hit them with my co----! *cough* *hack* *wheeze*! Ugh! BUG!" The poor captain's obscenities was blocked by swallowing some random insect that normally would've just splattered on the windshield.

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D4 Research Breakthrough. Round 1. Inspiring Rhetoric. Leadership/Presence vs Average.

Net Successes: -2; Net Advantages: 0

Maneuver: In the hatch.
Action: Inspiring Rhetoric, failed!

Wounds: 0/14
Strain: 4/12

Defense (melee/ranged): 2/2
Soak: 3

[Zephrin Hayn]

Spotting the Crusaders readying their launcher Zephrin ran ahead to distract them with his laser sword. In fact he just chopped clean through the barrel of the launcher.

"Hello there. This is where I offer to let you all surrender and come quietly."

He settled into his stance and awaited the inevitable response.

Double maneuver to move to short then engaged. (2 strain)
Action to attack.

D4. Attacking the Crusader Squad. Average difficulty. Net Successes: 0; Net Advantages: 1

Triumph to disable the launcher.
1 advantage to Boost next PC.

WT 0/17
ST 2/15
Soak 5
Defense 0/0
Stims used: 0
Crits received: 0

[GM Nicha]

Crusader Squad moves to short range from Zephin and shoots him for 11 damage. They will use the advantage to double boost the next walker to go.

Crusader squad shooting Zephrin with boost from previous round.

Net Successes: 2; Net Advantages: 4

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"Hello there. This is where I offer to let you all surrender and come quietly."

Maybe they could just throw down their weapons, maybe there was an opportunity for pe-
"BLAST 'EM!"

The squad scurries back and opens fire on the Jedi, the gunfire inspiring the Crusader pilots to get into their vehicles particularly quickly.

[Vala Roke]

"What? They aren't scared by a tank driving right for them?!" She scoffed in disbelief that they wouldn't be intimidated by such firepower and her graceful driving skill. Perhaps she could get closer so she could hit them with her sword, if she had one.

"Hold on to your butts!" She called out on the comms and grit her teeth as she put pressure on the throttle to roar the tank closer. It might have been something of a rookie mistake to push the vehicle without proper acceleration first but her lack of caution managed to pay off as the tank rolled past the emplacements like the was just a small annoyance.

She squeezed on the trigger once she got into range and let out a satisfying roar of the blaster cannons...to only go over their heads. "The next shot is going to be lower!"

Day 4, Research Breakthrough, Round 1: Drive! With boost from Zephrin Hayn

Net Successes: 4; Net Advantages: 2

Day 4, Research Breakthrough, Round 1: Shoot a Walker with Twin Light Blaster Cannon! Boost from Before.

Net Successes: 0; Net Advantages: 2

[GM Nicha]

Walker 1 fires on the tank for 8 damage and a crit!

Crit is component fail, one gun is inoperable until the next round!

Walker 1 at the tank! Two boosts from last NPC

Net Successes: 2; Net Advantages: 4

Walker 1 at the tank! Two boosts from last NPC. The difficulty.

Net Successes: 0; Net Advantages: 0

Crit on the tank. | 1d100 ⇒ 48

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The walker ducks under Vala's shot before opening up with its own heavy guns, landing several heavy blows on the tank, sparks spray and warning alarms ring. One of the guns is also struck and fails with a whine.

[GM Nicha]

Walker 2 fires on the tank for 9 damage.

Walker 2 on the tank!

Net Successes: 3; Net Advantages: 1

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The second walker starts circling the tank and lends its own fire to the barrage, the whole vehicle rocks under the twin assault!

[Terreck Fec'klee]

The rocking of the tank sent Terricks shot wide. He did manage to provide some distracting fire though, hopefully throwing off further shots from the walkers.

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Day 4 tank fight: firing twin linked medium laser cannons at Walker 1. Aim times 2, boost from Vala, short range

Net Successes: -1; Net Advantages: 5

Miss
3 Advantage for +1 ranged defense
1 advantage to recover strain
1 advantage to boost next player

1/13 Strain

[GM Nicha]

Turn 2

Initiative:

PC Slot
PC Slot
NPC Slot
PC Slot
NPC Slot
NPC Slot
PC Slot


Destiny:

3 light/ 3 dark

Players Note:

The tank is under heavy fire, the walkers are both untouched although the ground squad has lost their anti-tank weapons.

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It was now a close range firefight, who would fall first? The Hopers or the Mandalorians?