Asteroid Blues

JSA deployed its core link, Yojimbo and a Ryuken HRL right next to the HVT to make sure not Frenchman could gather important data from it. Shinobu and Oniwaban where deployed on the enemy half and both made their rolls. The Hacker was deployed right on the middle line next to the french HVT.

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It was obvious the French were up to some highly classified mission here on the spaceport. They started with gathering information on an Haqqislam high value target. But just when I had hope that his is just a friendly intelligence mission they spottet my bodygoards and hell broke loose.
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A Chasseur did the Forward Observer classified followed up by rounds from the linked HMG which resulted in a dead linkleader thanks to a well aimed missile from my linked Keisotsu on the other side of the battlefield.
The rest of the turn was used for tactical reshuffling of linkteams.

Yojimbo jetted forward on his bike, put the Koalas on standby and put down a smoke grenade to block the Chasseur on the right flank. A Ninja hacker then appeared and scored succeeded on an espionage mission against the enemy HVT before it went back to TO-Camo together with the Oniwaban that was revealed the turn before.
The RuiShi, ready with Marksmanship Lvl2, went on a killing mission to either get wounded for Test Run opportinities or to kill the enemy. It was accomplished the latter.

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The French tried desperately to break through the Japanese defenders, but failed to break my strong willed bodyguards. I witnessed the usage of Viral rifles!
Through the coms, I heared rumors of Knauf himself appearing to kill the heroic Keisotsu ML, but otherwise the French assault was very teethless.
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The FRRM failed to kill anything exept the Keisotsu ML. The Ryuken HRL alone tanked EIGHT viral saves in a row and almost wounded the unlucky Loup-Garou. With these dice, the FRRM could only hope for better odds in the future.

Three melee kills got me three objective points, because Predator got me an extra point for killing a third model in melee. I was very happy to have this classified, but Shinobu should have died and this way I presented her for the French on a silver tablet.

My lead by now was only 4 to 1 and could easily be changed!

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I ... I cannot believe it. This small and tiny lady Shinobu when through the french like a hot butter knive only to sacrifice herself for the greater good. I never saw a harakiri and the pure bravery let me speechless.
The french then had nothing better to do than recover her corpse. Nobody know what extreme measures they have in plan, but I'm sure lady Shinobu has a backup cube stored somewhere.
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JSA was behind by one classified on the start of the last turn, but the unleathal weapons of the FRRM left them many orders for the last push.

I still had the Ninja Hacker left in group2. I did another harakiri and when into melee with the unconcious Chasseur only to roll a 17! But!! The Chasseur and the mine where both tanked. Banzai!
The Ninja tried again, and again rolled a 17 while the surviving Chasseur killed his friend to remove my melee target!

I could accomplish three classifieds, doing more than the poor french. Together with the secret one it totalled up to 10 vs 2.
I feel sorry for Rasty because dice did not go his way this game. It was a fun one and I'm sure next time will be way more close when dicerolls are more even.

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