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Skirmish in Chimney Delta-03

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ALEPH
Captain Jag Kara
VS Yu Jing
Cdr. Philip von Kruse

During the fighting over the Chimneys, a force of Yu Jing was spotted carrying out operations in Chimney Delta-03. After requests for comments from Yu Jing about the operation were denied, Aleph dispatched her champion Achilles to lead a team to capture the location. Either Yu Jing was destabilizing the area, or it was Shasvastii infiltrators. Either case would be stopped.

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Notes: Sorry for the unpainted models. We also proxied a few models. Proxies are listed below.

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Lists:
OSS
Profile – Name – Model
Achilles (Spitfire Lieutenant) – Achilles – Hector
Atalanta – Atalanta – Naga Sniper
Thrasymedes – Thrasymedes – Deva Spitfire
Thorkites (Forward Observer) – Penelope – Dart
Thorkites (Forward Observer) – Elena – Kappa Pistol
Thorkites (Forward Observer) – Ioanna – Kappa Combi
Machaon – Machaon – Machaon
Myrmidon (Spitfire) – Theseus – Myrmidon Spitfire
Myrmidon (Boarding Shotgun) – Jason – Shukra
Myrmidon (Boarding Shotgun) – Phaedra – Myrmidon Officer Shotgun
HVT – Thamyris – Thamyris

Invincible Army
Profile – Name – Model
Dāoyīng (Lieutenant L2 Hacker) – Zhuli – Dāoyīng Hacker/Camo Marker 3
Hǎidào (Sniper) – Dai Li – Hǎidào Sniper
Zhanshi (Paramedic) – Ma Ren – Zhanshi
Zhanshi (Paramedic) – Yang Li – Zhanshi
Zhēnchá (SMG) – Chen Liu – Sun Tze v1/Sil 2 Template
Zhēnchá (SMG) – Míng Jíe – Mech-engineer/Camo Marker 2
Zhēnchá (Boarding Shotgun) – Niàn Zhēn – Zuyong Multirifle/Camo Marker 2
Zhēnchá (Boarding Shotgun) – Wěi Qí – Zhanshi Yīshēn/Camo Marker 1
Hac Tao (Missile Launcher) – Yuàn Bó – Wu Ming HRL
HVT – Liaison Officer Shū Lán – Free-lance Stringer

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“I only see three guys from here boss. They seem to be watching the location from that building across the way.” Thamyris said in his comms to Achilles.

It didn’t make sense, the scouts had reported at least nine individuals in the location. They would have to smoke some out, in case it was an ambush. Both Shasvastii and Yu Jing soldiers could be a tricky bunch. “Okay, keep an eye on them,” Achilles responded, “and let me know when a few have shown up, and try not to be too showy and give yourself away this time.”

Achilles issues some orders for Thrasymedes to take a small patrol of Thorakitai up the right flank, while he waited to swing in from the left once a few of the infiltrators were discovered.

—–

“I can’t see shit in this dark maze,” Thrasymedes muttered to his team. “Fan out and check for them, they were supposed to be tampering with the antennas.”

A few moments later Ioanna approached him silently to whisper, “First one spotted, just around the crate. He’s got his camouflage system running, but he’s right on the antenna.

Inching his way around the crate, Thrasymedes prepared his first volley and informed the Myrmidons brought in support to be wary of movement. After the first shots, the enemy forces would no doubt shift and be easier to notice. With that established, he fired three rockets off and ducked behind the shipping container. No return fire was heard, so he poked out again and noticed none had hit the target. He was a slippery asshole. He loosed three more rockets and hit pay dirt. The soldier was hit. It was only a glancing hit, but he could no longer hide.

“We got contact, but the bastard has scrambled behind cover. He looked like a Yu Jing scout. Can you pincer him?”

—–

Scanning the battlefield after Thrasymedes warning, Machaon’s team picked up an anomaly next to a fountain, where another antenna was set up. “I think I see him Atalanta,” Theseus said on his comms. “You should be able to spot him if you hug that wall by you.”

Following his advice, Atalanta shifted up. While Yu Jing camouflage tech was advanced, there was no way it would compete with Aleph’s visors, nor her spotbot. “He’s dead,” she said cooly, as she put a shot into his helmet, causing it to explode out the back of his head.

—–

“I’ll get that opening you need, Thrasymedes. Just got to take care of a shadow near Thamyris, before it hits him.” Achilles darted out of the building he had been hiding in on the left flank. The enemy had not realized he was hiding there and was moving to respond to the Thorakitai. It was just as he planned.

He leaped out of the building he was in and down from its balcony, before firing his Nanopulser into a pile of crates near Thamyris. It disrupted the figures camouflage long enough for him to corner the woman. She fired off a shotgun blast at him as he charged into melee, only in the dark it was next to impossible to see the Homeric hero. He darted up on her and impaled her on his blade, before quickly removing it from her chest and removing her head next.

As he did this an individual came up over the shipping container behind Thamyris and Achilles barely dodged the burst of fire by rolling towards his attacker. Caught in the moment, he pushed forward recklessly into the barrage of submachine gun fire, vaulting the crate easily and killing the woman firing it. The two pieces of the body left at each side.

Looking down from the container, he noticed Shū Lán, the Yu Jing liaison, who claimed they weren’t acting against Aleph in the region. She was uploading data on a nearby antenna. He hopped down and in one quick swing, cut the top of the antenna off and mortally slashed Shū across her chest.

“Boss,” Thrasymedes said over comms, “can you get on this guy? I think he’s trying to tap into our local data network.”

Momentarily broken out of his rampage, Achilles climbed the building next to him, drawing a line of fire across the pitch black battlefield to the soldier in burned armor. He let loose a barrage of fire, which only served to push him behind the other side of the antenna.

Now exposed from his end, Thrasymedes poked his head back out and slammed three rockets into the Yu Jing soldier, blasting his body apart.

While this happened, Achilles spotted another camouflaged individual in the distance near Thrasymedes. She was trying to hack the local network and was laying in wait for Thrasymedes’ team. He moved up to the parapet of the building and let loose a precise barrage of fire. It only clipped her, but she curled up behind the antenna, holding her gut.

A small lull in the battle formed, on to be broken by a sudden explosion. A mass of shrapnel flew into Achilles. His armor taking the brunt of the assault. He fled into an open shipping container on the rooftop.

“Thermoptic Missile Launcher trooper in quadrant Delta-01,” Achilles called over his comms, “move forward and provide support fire.”

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Before he could react to the call, two more missile flew into Thrasymedes direction, slamming into the building behind his team. “He’s got us too,” Thrasymedes called back, “I’ll tell the team to try and stop those hacks on the network. While we wait for support.”

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“I guess I have to save you boys again,” Atalanta joked over the comms, as she climbed the building out of which Achilles had jumped. She dropped to a knee, and could barely see the target, even with all the state of the art visors she carried. Regardless, she snapped off two more shots, and the missile toting heavy infantry had fallen.

—–

Achilles climbed out of the crate, with things having quieted down outside, to survey the situation. The missile launcher trooper had been a distraction to try and retreat. The hacker he had shot, looked like someone had tried to drag her away, but left her when they realized she was dead.

—–

A report was later filed. Seven human bodies were recovered, all in Yu Jing colors, but no longer in any database. The network was defended in the area. Yu Jing did not release an official statement on the incident, but they had unofficially launched protests through diplomatic back channels at the murder of their diplomat. A heavily edited version of the encounter was played on Myrmidon Wars later that week, in which the Yu Jing soldiers were edited to look like Shasvastii infiltrators. Yu Jing did not contest the footage, and noted that Liaison Officer Shū Lán died in the incident, presumably to Shasvastii forces. Yu Jing citizens demanded increased access to the Chimneys so they could avenge the killing.

Map: The map wasn't planned ahead for this mission. Cdr. Philip von Kruse had used it in the previous battle with Holyhippie. This resulted in some weirdly located Antennas, represented as crates. Note that from this side (where Aleph deployed) the crate on top of the left building is an antenna. In addition the right most antenna is located inside the building.
Initiative and Deployment: Yu Jing won deployment. They choose to deploy on this side of the map. Aleph took first turn.
Thrasymedes and his Thorakitai Enomotachos deployed to the right flank, ready to cover both the middle and right side, careful to keep from entering the hostile terrain zone just ahead.
Machaon and his Myridon Enomotarchos deployed to the center left side of the board, with the spitfire Myrmidon and Machaon being the most forward. Atalanta deploys back behind them between the shotgun Myrmidons, ready to slide to either side of the barrier and fire.
Achilles was the model held back from Aleph, so as to prevent him from being counter deployed. He was deployed inside the house to the left flank. He is named as the Aleph Datatracker.
Yu Jing starts by deploying a Zhencha (Sil 2 Template) with SMG near the center antenna. They then deploy a Zhencha (Camo Marker 2) with shotgun to the left middle Antenna. And finally a Daoying (Camo Marker 3) behind the near left crate and behind some stairs.
A Zhanshi Paramedic core (only 3 members) is deployed with a Haidao (named the Yu Jing Datatracker) leading it in the central building, so as to cover most of the board with its sniper rifle and prevent the Myrmidons from trying to take the center.
The last team member, hidden below the other team members.
A Hac Tao with Missile Launcher is hidden deployed to the left most building on the board. The actual location was even more left from this spot, and it was only after deployment that the Yu Jing player realized it could see next to nothing from that spot.
Yu Jing then deployed a Zhencha (Camo Marker 1) with shotgun to the crates to the bottom left. (Picture not taken of location.) Both factions deployed Designated Target HVTs. Aleph already planning to deploy Achilles to this side, the positioning is considered safe, assuming he doesn't fail in breaking the line. Yu Jing at the time couldn't see any opposing forces deployed on this side and deploys the HVT for the same reason. Lastly, the held back model on Yu Jing's side is the last Zhencha (Camo Marker 2) with SMG near the right flank Antenna.
Aleph Turn 1. Atalanta noticing a clear shot, slides along the barrier and discovers the center Zhencha. She then puts two shots into it and slides back to her original position, killing the Zhencha in the process.
Thrasymedes was up next. He and his team took turns trying to discover the Zhencha on this flank, only to fail all but the last rolls. Thrasymedes then popped in and out to launched a couple rockets, only hitting once, causing the camo to be burned off, but failing to otherwise harm the Zhencha.
Achilles now made his move, rushing out with the final orders to confront the Zhencha with shotgun on Aleph's left flank. He revealed and killed the Zhencha in melee, ending Aleph's turn.
Yu Jing Turn 1: Starting their turn, Yu Jing immediately tried to seize objectives, using the burned Zhencha to grab the middle left Antenna, then the Daoying promptly failing 2 lieutenant orders and 2 regular orders trying to hack the Antenna next to it.
Having used most of their orders, the Yu Jing commander orders the Zhencha SMG to seize the right flank Antenna then more up to fire at Achilles, ultimately missing and leading to him dodging closer.
Aleph Turn 2: Starting the Aleph turn, Achilles takes his impetuous order and rushes the Zhencha, killing him in melee. (Not pictured) Then following up, he moves on to destroy the Antenna and Designated Target at the same time. Continuing his rampage, he then moves up the stairs next to him and proceeds to unload spitfire fire into the burned Zhencha, who survives the fire and retreats to full cover from him, leaving them exposed to Thrasymedes. Lastly Achilles fires on and downs, the Daoying lieutenant and then retreats to the inside of the nearby shipping container, so as to avoid retaliation.
Thrasymedes now having an exposed target, unloads a barrage of light rockets into the burned Zhencha, ultimately killing him. The Zhencha gone, the Thorakitai seize the antenna in the building in front of them. This ends Aleph's turn 2.
Yu Jing Turn 2: In loss of Liuetenant, and missing more than half their team, the Yu Jing commander converts the Zhanshi orders to regular orders and desperately tries to resuscitate the Daoying Lieutenant by moving one of the Zhanshi medics over. Ultimately, the effort kills the Daoying instead of reviving her.
The Hac Tao, trying to avenge the members of his team killed by Achilles, lets loose a suprise shot on him, ultimately wounding him, and forcing him to retreat further into the shipping container for safety. The remainder of the orders were then spent on the Hac Tao to try and kill Thrasymedes, ultimately failing to accomplish the task.
Aleph Turn 3: Aleph uses the Thorakitai to seize a second antenna (not pictured). The Hac Tao now exposed, Atalanta moves onto the left house roof to kill the Hac Tao. With Yu Jing in retreat, Aleph holds the assault and allows the Haidao and Zhanshi to retreat.

Conclusion:
Aleph Designated the most Antennas (2 to 1) for 3 points.
Aleph Destroyed the most Antennas (1 to 0) for 3 points.
Aleph killed the Designated Target for 2 points.
Aleph killed the Designated Target with their Datatracker for 2 extra points.

Yu Jing did not kill the Designated Target.

Total 10 Aleph to 0 Yu Jing.

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