Asteroid Blues

+++ Commander Torias, incoming message +++

“The area of operations was scanned and enemy activities on our territory were spotted. Please be aware of strong artillery presence and the possibility of impacts at any time. It is your task, if you accept, to defend the Arachne node.

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And this how it begins:
Nakar wins the Lt-roll and decides to take deployment. The Nomad’s have to deploy first and decide to take the 2nd player turn. With their incredible Intelligence they steal 2 Order by spending a command token.

Onyx Turn 1:
Horst the Nomad HVT was targeted by Spotlight three times. One time he was succesful by declaring reset. That was the 1st winning point for Nakar because he has fulfilled his classified objective. Afterwards there was the first impact from a guided missile and Horst disappeared in a large explosion. So Onyx had already scored 2 points. The next target for the artilley was the Jaguar with the light shotgun on the left flank. He also disappeared in a big fireball but somehow managed to be hurt and just unconscious. Bit decides to activate Cybermask to prepare the approach to the objective in the middle of the table.

Nomads turn 1:
After seeing the impacts Big Poppa Punp got angry. He moves forward and kills a scattered Imetron, the Ikadron and announces discover + shoot against Bit. Bit is dicovered and has no chance against the HMG. In the middle of the table the Liberto moves in the 4 inch radius of the central objective. So Nomads finish their 1st turn with 3 controlled antennas.

Score after 1st turn: 2 : 3

Turn 2 Onyx:
A Malignos reveals in the middle of the table and tries to discover the Liberto. He is succesful but gets killed by his discovered target. The Link team tries to get better positions but a reacting Interventor manages to isolate a drone with plasma Carbine. After repositioning the Link has LOS to the Liberto and kills him. So the objective in the middle is lost for the Nomads. The Malignos acticates his Automedikit and gets back on his feet. Fortunately Onyx has not enough orders to reach the central objective.

Nomads turn 2:
Hijo tries to shoot at the Link Team and is kind of succesful. One Unidron gets hit and activates Dogged, but a second one answers with its carbine. Hijo falls unconscoius but gets revived by Kitty Cat. Kitty Cat also revives the Jaguar. Now the silent One starts his approach. He moves forward and gets LOS to the Malognos. After two salvos from his HMG the Malignos is dead once and for all. Now the silent one tries to throw a grenade at the HVT and has a success. The enemy HVT falls unconscious. At the end of the turn the Heckler moves to the middle of the table and tries to use his Jammer against Ko Dali but he fails. Both factions control 2 Antennas at the end of the turn.

Score after 2nd turn: 3 : 4

Onyx turn 3:
Now it is time for Ko Dali to save the day. She moves forward, kills the Intruder and Lupe. With this maneuver Onyx can clear the antenna in the Nomads half of the table but at the same moment they have lost control of the antenna in their own half. Dr Worm moves in the centre of the area and controls the antenna in the middle.

Nomads turn 3:
The Nomads have to kill Dr. Worm and must take control of a second antenna. Garcia the Moran gets a good shot at the worm and kills him. Now it is time for Big Poppa Pump to shine. He moves foward and tries to kill a Unidron, but the drone just activates dogged to fight until the last moment. The SWAST has no other possibility but to ignore the fire and the hacking to get to his target. And he is succesful. So Onyx controls one, but Nomads control 2 antennas in the last turn.

Final score: 5 : 4 for the Nomad nation.

This is my first report, so feel free to C&C!!!

+++ Incoming Message +++
Commander, you have been succesful, well done!!!
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