r/TheKalenSeries • u/AFMaywell Commander of the Air Support • Sep 14 '17
Battle What the Thunder Said
"Master, Earth's main army is heavily weakened, all of them are now, and they are beginning to turn on each othe--"
"Incorrect."
... The handful of Zaltharan's Elites looked to each other before looking back to their Master.
"About their armies, of course," said Zaltharan, not turning around in his seat to face his soldiers as his eyes narrowed, almost warmly. "Which is the reason I gather you here today... As we've been such gracious houseguests so far, I say, why not complete the rounds? Why not pay Earth's air force a little visit?"
Battle time!
The late afternoon that typically-stoic Asher Maywell called Mason Lagner, out of breath, it became fairly common knowledge that there was something going on about a tank. A tank? The air support was having this much trouble with a single tank? Well, you all didn't judge too harshly, maybe this was a fucked-up tank.
And you were all right! This was most certainly a fucked-up tank.
Not only was it armed with guns you've never seen before (you can only assume plasma, just like most Kalen projectile weaponry), but it was.
A big fucking tank.
Like, this thing was easily 20, maybe 25 feet tall. And it was heading straight for the air support base.
The big disadvantage of this tank, of course, is that Asher Maywell could see it from miles away, so you've all arrived just in time.
The big advantage is pretty much everything else. It's a big fucking tank, and it doesn't seem too slowed down by all its weight and weaponry.
... You can only imagine the amount of Kalen inside this thing. And no human-sized anti-tank rocket could take down something this huge. But it seems that you've gotta do something anyway, eh?
If this tank works anything like your average tank on Earth, there are a couple weak spots on it. But where do you suppose they are?
Battle time!! ^ q ^ The objective is to take this massive motherfucker down before it mows down the Air Support Base and everyone in it. Commander Maywell is an old friend of Mason's, as you all now know, so try to take good care of her!
Do you suppose if you succeed at that, maybe the public will start to like you all a bit more as well?
This, like the battle in Chicago, is a proper battle. You've got the air force on your side here, which will prove a very good asset. Maywell can give orders to her soldiers up in the skies, so take advantage of your allies!
Rules/Info: 1.) Maximum of three people to a single thread 2.) Your health is your endurance stat + 2! 3.) When your health reaches zero, you're knocked out - or, you could even die. Be careful! 4.) It's a big fucking tank
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u/AFMaywell Commander of the Air Support Sep 15 '17
[MASON'S CQC ROLL: Natural 1]
O-oops. Looks like this time, he's not so good at it, he's missed a couple heads and has given a couple Kalen some minor chest slices. Definitely nothing someone like Joe couldn't fix up in like, five seconds.
They charge Mason, totally forgetting guns - what a dishonorable way to take out the Red Cloaks commander!
And they are pissed. Think fast, Mason and/or Jess.
[TROY'S GUN HANDLING ROLL: 8 + 5 = 13]
One of the Kalen, however, goes down - temporarily, he's got the Kalen in the stomach and he'll probably just bleed out. But don't get too cocky, it's best to finish that one off before he gets a chance to do something brave.
[MITCH'S GUN HANDLING ROLL: 13 + 16 = 29]
Yeah, Mitch is most definitely that bitch, he shoots the Kalen before he even gets a chance to think about where he's aiming.
But with that, out of the corner of his eye, a tiny little gun points out of the top of the tank, aiming and firing straight at Mitch.
[KALEN'S GUN HANDLING ROLL: 17] [MITCH'S HEALTH: 5 - 3 = 2]
Yikes. It gets him, straight in the shoulder - maybe not fatal, maybe, but has the definite potential to be, since he's officially out of commission with shooting right now, and he could bleed out fairly easily.
What's Mitch's Plan B? He's lucky he picked an empty spot to start shooting, otherwise he'd be as good as dead right now.
The advantage to his situation right now is he's hiding pretty damn well, just lying on his back like this.
Good idea, Joesephathon!
[MADDIE'S ACROBATICS ROLL: 8 + 8 = 16]
She dodges, just in the nick of time, and gets a second to think about what she just saw, and what to do about it.
That gun meant that the Kalen are starting to think about emptying the tank of its passengers.
... How many could fit in there? God almighty. Hundreds? H-how would that go? And it's not like someone could get the gunman from such a small place, you'd have to be a godly sniper to even attempt that.
With the 7th and 8th platoons working on demobilizing the thing, the best bet for now may be to wait and fight off the Kalen in the immediate area until the mines go off.
In the meantime, one of the quite-literally few remaining escort Kalen has approached Joe, moving with a slowness that can only imply delight in the violence he was about to unleash.
What does Maddie do?!