Asteroid Blues

+++++++ Mission Briefing +++++++
Theatre of Operations: Pankgein Nbis Spacesport
Assigned Combat Group: Morat Assault Squad Mike'S
Expected Opposition: Yu Jing detachment
Objectives: Scan enemy HVT
Scan an enemy trooper
Destroy infrastructre
Test new repair techniques
Test new medical nano-bots

+++ Dramatis Personae +++
Zerat – Arayat
Suryat – Gradak
Daturazi – Krelak
Yaogat Panzerfault – Burkan
Yaogat Multi-sniper – Dar'al
Raktorak - Karkas

CA1
Suryat Gradak surveyed the battlefield before him, the buildings and scattered containers of the Nbis spaceport. The Morat forces on this filthy rock had finally been let off the leash and this was his assigned sector to put to the torch. The human forces opposing them were not the forces of the group supposedly in control of this sector but no matter, kills were kills.
Command has sent some additional objectives his way before deployment, some classified tasks typical of the Shasvastii. However a command oversight had left him without any remotes, that task would have to wait.

Krelak, the Daturazi assigned to his team, set off towards to the enemy as was their way, suddenly a shape materialised right before him. Gradak watched as the Ninja snapped off a shot from his primitive bow weapon as Krelak unleashed a blast from his chain rifle, both troopers went down wounded.
His comms activated with Arayat reporting in, the Zerat has infiltrated the area before his team. Her hunters instincts had served to put her in exactly the right place. With the Ninja cleared from her vicinity she set about the mission objectives. The Shasvastii had marked this container for destruction so D-Charges were the order of the day.
Seeing an opportunity to test the new nano-bots Gradak ordered the Med-Tech unit to send it's slave drone forward toward Krelak. The little drone slithered up to the wounded Morat and injected the new nano-bots. Apparently the boffins knew their work, as Krelak clambered to his feet ready to fight on and exact revenge.
Meanwhile Arayat activated her hacking unit and began a full scan on the downed Ninja. As the device signaled it's completion she leaned in and whispered to the writhing human, "Thank you for your service". Grinning she signaled to the revived Krelak who put the human out of its misery.
Next on the Shasvastii shopping list was a scan of an enemy dignitary, presumably to prepare as Speculo for infiltration. Arayat peered round the container and spotted the miserable creature cowering near an advertising board. Judging the distance to be in range of her hacking device she begin a scan sequence. She breathed a silent sigh of relief as the device signaled an affirmative on the range, just.
Gradak grinned beneath his helmet as he ordered the Med-Tech to blow the D-Charges on the container, this had been an excellent start to the mission. All achievable objectives were complete, all that remained was to prevent the enemy from succeeding in whatever mission they had.

YJ1
Gradak observed a number of enemy fighters rush forward, monks of some kind. One ran in the path of the missile launcher in his accompanying Vanguard team although the missile shot wide.
Suddenly the enemy lieutenant appeared on the quantronic network, adding his processing power to the Rui Shi remote unit before disappearing again.
Gradak grunted in annoyance as the remote advanced through a smoke screen to cut down Arayat in a hail of precision shots. She had served well, her regiment would be honoured.
The remote came clanking forward again, this time in the path of the Vanguard missile launcher. Shamed by his previous failure, the Morat ignored the incoming fire and settled his sights on machine, loosing two missiles. Gradak watched with satisfaction as the remote disappeared into a ball of flame and smoke. The meagre scrap remaining would be impossible to repair.
Suddenly a blip appeared on his tactical overlay, moving quickly across the battlefield. He watched with concern as it confounded all attempts at classification, finally coming to a stop behind some crates forward of his position. He saw the shrouded outline come into focus and was repulsed by the disgusting fish creature stood before him. With revulsion in their eyes the creature was shredded by his teams fire even as it threw was presumably a mine to the floor.
Idiot creature, Gradak thought, a pointless sacrifice.
It seemed the enemy was still not done, as another blip materialised into an enemy sniper. His IFF classified her as a Major Lunah. His team responded as one, taking cover from the incoming shots and the blast from the mine.
With their foolish plan foiled the enemy began to take more direct action. A heavy infantry unit leaned round a corner directly in front of Gradak. He grunted in pain and annoyance as the HMG shells punched into his armour. Alarms blaring in his ears he fell unconscious.
Seeing his lieutenant fall the to the ground, Yaogat Burkan readied his Panzerfaust as the Zuyong emerged into view. He soon shared the same fate.

CA2
Despite the loss of their leader the Morat forced continued to operate at peak efficiency, Krelak rushing forwards to cover the Lunah's fire lane with a smokescreen.
The same could not be said of the Med-Tech unit whose connection to the command network was temporarily disrupted.
Nevertheless the construct sprang into action, advancing towards the fallen Suryat while it's attendant drone moved towards Burkan. Soon both Morats were back in action.
Seeking to avenge his comrades Yaogat Dar'al took aim with his sniper rifle, his shot missed wide as the cursed human trooper felled him.
Called into action once more the trusty Med-Tech deployed healing nano-bots to bring the Yaogat back into the fight.
For a non Morat this construct was proving useful, mused Gradak.
Shaking off the effects of his revival Dar'al put two double action rounds in the hateful human. His fury only increased as the watched it shrug off the hits.

YJ2
An enemy monk suddenly charges out of central building straight into the sights of Karkas, the Raktorak laughing as he dispatches the reckless human.
With that another enemy remote comes into view of Dar'al, knowing that the enemy likely wants to repair the machine he loads the rarely used stun rounds into this sniper rifle. He knew they'd come in useful one day!
Taking aim two stun rounds hit the remote but to no effect. "Do I only have duds?" growls Dar'al. The machine appears to change tack suddenly painting his position with a targeting laser, "The enemy are after soon telemetry, sir!" Dar'al reports over the comm net before the remote reverts back to rifle rounds cutting him down once more.
Gradak watches the sudden offensive intensifies, his missile launcher falling to the fire of Major Lunah before the damned Zuyong comes back into view. Once again the last sound he hear is the blaring of medical warnings.
Another monk seeks to engage Krelak but dies with the Daturazi's crazed laughter in his ears.
With way clear the enemy lieutenant moves to the centre of the their deployment zone under cover of camouflage.

CA3
Krelak roars as moves forward into the teeth of wild enemy fire, throwing a smoke grenade to cover off the fire of Major Lunah. The roars turn to laughter as the human bullets fly wide.
With time running out the remaining Morat forces begin to advance to covering positions. Yaogat Burkan moves forward to cover the approach to their accompanying Pneumarch while the remaining Vanguard advance from cover to also watch the approaches. Being the closest the Vanguard paramedic rushed towards Gradak, seeking to revive him once more.
Gradak grunts as the awakes to face of the team medic, "Back on your feet, sir".
Fury in his heart Gradak takes aim at the Zuyong that has become his nemesis, "Die filth!" he roars as his HMG rounds tear into the man. Satisfied as his revenge he orders Burkan to lay down supressing fire.

YJ3
Gradak watches helplessly as the Daoying lieutenant advances under his cowardly camouflage, stopping on the opposite side of the building to the Pneumarch. Safely hidden the human begins to scan the dignitary before running a scan on one of the covering Vanguard.
He curses, this is getting too close for comfort. Intelligence from the comm nets reveals the enemy is seeking to destroy the Happy Panda noodle bar for reasons that escape anyone.
"They'll be trying to clear the approaches" he ponders just before an enemy bounty hunter makes an appearance aiming his way. He dodges to one side as the enemy fires before a second shot sends in unconscious for a third time.
The Med-Tech unit disappears from the tactical grid as the bounty hunter dispatches it from range.
With time running out to achieve their objectives Burkan sees an enemy engineer dash from a building. "All units, kill that trooper!" he calls. As he fires shots ring out from a Vanguard and Karkas' red fury. To his ire the shots either miss or deflect of the troopers meagre armour. With the objective in sight the engineer makes a final dash through withering fire, two shots bouncing off the armour before D-Charges reduce the Happy Panda noodle bar to splintered chopsticks.

Grabak comes around in their forward base among the many passageways of Novvy Bangkok and reviews the footage from their mission. He vows his troops will work on their covering fire in future, never again will a puny engineer best them. Despite that most of his assigned objectives were complete and the burning of Novvy Bangkok continues apace.

A draw with the last order of the game! That Zuyong and that charmed engineer were the bane of my existence. I also forgot to take any pictures of the engineers final banzai, it got a bit tense!
7-7 draw.