Asteroid Blues

Battle report1

“Hnnngh.” Liu woke up.
“Buddha be praised that was a heavy one”
“Well we may as well have enjoyed taking Harry’s from the Mercs”
Feng replied with breath that smelt like she had been drinking diesel all night.

KRAKOOOOOM!

The whole place shook, neon signs flickered around them as the door burst open. Tai sheng stepped through looking as serious as ever.
“Suit up men! It would seem Someone really wants this bar back.”

“Not even time for a coffee” said Liu glumly.
“They are gonna pay for this one!”
Weapons cocked in unison around him, the whole fire team agreed.

“Recon, any sign of the bastards yet?”
Lt. Wei had sent a zencha unit up to the roof of a hab block to survey the main strip.

“Negative ma’am, do we even know who is attacking” came the reply from the recon unit.

“No, keep your sensors on full i want…”

The sensors were not needed. The roar of a bike was heard as all of a sudden as a Kum biker came careening down the flank hurling a smoke grenade in his path. A great howl was next… a very distinct howl!

“DASHAT!” Said Sheng.
“And they have brought that filthy dog Mcmourough”

“Ma’am our incom channels are being hacked”

“Let them speak” sneered the Lieutenant.

“Come in Yujing forces in this area this is LT. Aakif of the Dashat company. You are to lay down your arms and surrender under the order of….bzz…kzzt”

“Nope, enough of that shit”

Being cut off short seemed to have annoyed the enemy lieutenant, foot steps could be heard moving on all side as the enemy moved in.
The unmistakable thudding scamper of McMurrough could be heard moving towards the centre of the AO as a smoke grenade exploded between the two hab blocks.

“People i want that Aakif taken down! Move out!”

On the right flank Daofei span up his Hyper magnetic cannon. Mechanical Footsteps were moving in on him and his wusong remote support.
The enemy Rui shi attack bot came around the corner with unbelievable speed and let fly with it’s spitfire.
Daofei was hit with the full burst, he fell back momentarily shaken.
“We have contact on the right flank, a remote with some sort of supportware enhancing it. I’m pinned and injured. request comms support.”
“Oh how’s that great big suit of armour and gun helping Daofei?”
The reply came from the recon unit on the roof of the hab block in front of him.
“Very funny Weng! Just shut the tin can down!” barked Daofei.
“Chill out big man I’m on it.”

Weng moved along the roof staying low until he had a lock on the enemy remote. Weng was a virtuoso of a hacker and was in and shutting down the Ruishi in seconds. No sooner had the hack caused the bot to slump to the ground as a burst of electro static pierced Wengs brain throwing him to the ground as blood ran from his ears.
“Weng! WENG! COME IN!” Daofei was still in contact and had heard the scream as weng was hit with the attack.
“Hnngnn, they have a hacker near.. and who ever it is good.”
“The bots down though, all yours big man”
Daofei grinned and stepped around the corner his cannon hummed into action and shredded the remote. The husong remote pulled up to Daofei and finished it off.
“Thanks buddy… little late though”
The wusong beeped at Daofei affectionately.

Tai sheng’s fire team had been postioned on the right flank. Her team had been in combat with the Dashat recently and had been injured badly during combat.
She was looking forward to giving one of their officers a bullet between the eyes.

“Ok team lets give these merc scum a little lesson in how the invincibles squash those who disrespect the empire!”
“Amen”
“I hope they’re ready for this?”
“Ha! they don’t have a chance”
“Beep be borp”
Came the response from the team.

“Good, let’s make them sorry” said Sheng with a sneer.

A shadow passed over head of the team… a drop troop!

“Incoming!”

The Bashi Bazouk landed on the other side of the building the team were taking cover against. The Bazouk slammed against the wall waiting to lay down fire as soon as the chinese intruders came around the corner…. he heard a thud next to him… the thud was a stun grenade..pwoomf.

Feng rounded the corner pumped her shotgun and blasted a hole through the drop trooper without breaking stride. The fire team followed.
They reached the edge of the building as the Kum rider appeared from the smoke he had laid down….again…thud…pwoomf!
The Kum was shouting threats and obscenities at his attackers, as his senses returned he saw two smart missiles speeding towards him, and then exploded in a spectacular fashion.

On the left flank an info war was raging between Weng and the yet unknown hacker.

“Erm Liu?”
“Liu here, what can i do for you weng?”
“Could I borrow that son bae of yours”
“Sure”

Weng targeted the link team bellow and sent the order to the son bae on the other side of the AO, the woosh of missiles could be heard in the distance.

“Here come the fire works fuckers!”

Weng watched the fusillade fly over head and the straight down onto the enemy, one bounty hunter was turned to mist.
A symbol flashed up on Wengs interface, he recognised it instantly.
“Oh shi…”
Weng slumped to the floor. The hacker had been Valerya gromoz.

Shengs team moved up to the objective.

“All clear, move up!”

The team moved up to the turbine ahead. A howl echoed through the buildings as grenades rained down upon the team. The son bae remotes leg was blown off and Feng was thrown against the wall behind, the rest dodged the blast but more grenades came over the turbine.
Sheng sent a stun grenade over in response the merc dog soldier dodged the blast easily.

“Fire support! Please end that mut!” shouted sheng
“Affirmative”
Daofei moved from cover to get a bead on McMurrough and lit up the werewolf with his HMC. As the dust settled the wolf was down but still breathing.
“Target down”
“I do not want that furry shit to be healed, fire until it is pulp!”
Daofei fired until his target was utterly shredded.
“I think that will do it”
“Good work, ill put you up for a comendation” replied sheng
“Right get that bot fixed and lets get this train moving.”
The team moved up to the fence in front to assess the area, a click, a beep and boom they were all scattered, they had triggered an antipersonnel mine.
Shengs helmet was split she threw it of, dust and flames were everywhere.
“Sound off team” called sheng
“Fantastic”
“Just a flesh wound”
“Shit my ears are ringing”
“Booop”

“Ive had enough of these bastards lets end this!”
Weapons cocked around her, the team agreed.
They moved forward raining gun fire and missiles onto a Liberto and Fanous remote obliterating both, a warcor ran off into the distance not before snapping a few pictures.
The team took cover behind a barricade to re group. Suddenly the son Bae remote exploded and feng was shot down in a spray of blood.
“Where is that coming from!” Shouted sheng
“It’s Ashcroft Ma’am” Xaou the navy engineer called back, holding a wound to his abdomen.
“That sneaky bitch!”
Sheng pulled a pin with her teeth and tossed a stun grenade over the barricade… Pwoomf!
The team burst from cover, Sheng leading the advance. The wusong on the far flank moved to give supressing fire. The enemy zuyong turned to face it as Sheng hopped from behind a container and gunned the zuyong down. Sheng moved towards the enemy lieutenants position, thunder in her step and fire in her eyes. She nonchalantly tossed a stun grenade over the wall and rounded the corner.
“Oh hi Mr. Aakif how has your day been?”
Sheng drew her pistol and shot him between the eyes.

The strike force had reassembled on the roof of the hab block where Weng had fallen.
“Well done Sheng.”
“Thank you lieutenant… my men.”
“All fine battered and bruised but they will survive.”
“Unfortunately our efforts were in vain, NA2 have taken this area back. Command have ordered us to pull out.”
Just then a drop ship passed over head.
“PanO!” Said sheng with naught but hate.
“Wanna go see what they’re up too?” Asked the lieutenant.
“Oh hell yes!”
Weapons cocked around them, the whole team agreed.