>>3674757
>Yeah let's go.

>>3674757
>>Yeah let's go.

>>3674757
>>Yeah let's go.

>>3674757
>Yeah let's go.

Weird idea: Convert Milly's old Hornet into a Drone Variant that's slaved to the new plane

>>3674757
>Yeah let's go.

>>3674757
>>Yeah let's go.
While trying to be heroic might be tempting, getting to the airfield ASAP would be better since it would let Milly and Misono get to their fighters faster in order to protect these people from the invading aircrafts.

>>3674757
>>Yeah let's go

>>3674757
>>You could give that space to someone else. We'll figure something out.
There's the underground highway that leads back to the mainland too...

>>3674757
>>You could give that space to someone else. We'll figure something out.

>>3674770
Will the AI go rogue and we'll end up with Milly vs. Milly?

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>>3674757
"Yeah, let's go." You nod.

"Follow me." Jaeger says simply, Ellisa still secured tight under his arm.

"I can go myself!" Ellisa whines, her tiny legs kicking fruitlessly.

"Shush, this isn't the time." Jaeger grunts as he moves off, easily parting the crowds.

"Of course something like this had to happen, huh?" Karla groans. "Can't even go anywhere nice and just enjoy things."

"Do you know who is responsible for this?" Misono asks as she tries to keep up. Her kimono proves difficult to move quickly in.

"Hell if I know. Considering how screwed up this whole continent is, it could be anybody, honestly." Karla sighs.

Soon enough, you're led outside where you see a large helicopter parked on the pavement, surrounded by a ring of guards. None of them were the refugees, you noticed, but guests just here for the event. Jaeger continues to push through the crowd. One of the guards, a woman with dark blue hair, notices him approaching and immediately waves him through.

"Thanks, Tarin." Jaeger grunts and nods towards you and Misono. "We got two extra."

"That should be safe enough." Tarin nods. "Takeoff might be delayed, though."

"Why?" Jaeger raises an eyebrow.

"Nikanor wants to cram as many guests into the helo as possible since it isn't filled to capacity." Tarin shakes her head. "It'll only be a short hop, but we'll be dangerously overloaded."

"Can't they take shelter underground?" Misono wonders.

"That's a possibility." Tarin confirms. "But some people aren't willing to take that chance."

"Damnit." Karla frowns. obviously conflicted.

>It can't hurt to let some extra passengers on board.
>We need to get to our planes as fast as possible.
>Other

>>3674928
>>We need to get to our planes as fast as possible.
Delaying the trip to the aircrafts is delaying their own protection.

>>3674928
>>We need to get to our planes as fast as possible.

>>3674928
>We need to get to our planes as fast as possible.

>>3674928
>>We need to get to our planes as fast as possible
This low key smells fishy.

>>3674928
>>We need to get to our planes as fast as possible.

>>3674928
>It can't hurt to let some extra passengers on board.

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>>3674928
"Karla." You grab her arm, your concern clear on your face. "We don't have time to waste. The quicker we can get to our planes the quicker we can get back here to help."

"You're right." Karla nods, now fully convinced. "Tarin, you're just going to have to tell Nikanor we can't spare the space or weight. We'll have to trust the IUN to handle things."

"Roger." Tarin nods and clicks on her radio to report the decision.

Meanwhile, you continue to follow Jaeger up to the helicopter, where you're all quickly ushered in. Upon entering, you immediately see that President Armstrong, Prime Minister Nikanor, and Director Labarthe were all present in the helicopter. Well, that actually made sense, considering all three of them were the most important of the VIPs here.

However, you could immediately tell from their expressions that none of them were happy with this turn of events.

>Stay in the passenger compartment. You're kinda curious how this will play out.
>Head to the cockpit. You'd rather stay out of it.
>Other

>>3675059
>Stay in the passenger compartment. You're kinda curious how this will play out.
Getting a first hand viewing is good info

>>3675059
>>Head to the cockpit. You'd rather stay out of it.

>>3675059
>Stay in the passenger compartment. You're kinda curious how this will play out.

>>3675059
>>Stay in the passenger compartment. You're kinda curious how this will play out.

Belkan Spy time.

>>3675059
>Head to the cockpit. You'd rather stay out of it.

>>3675059
You know i just realized what a hugely retarded risk it is to have 3 heads of state in the same evac chopper. Like i get time was not a resource but Yeesh

>>3675059
>>Head to the cockpit. You'd rather stay out of it.

>>3675059
>Head to the cockpit. You'd rather stay out of it.

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>>3675059
Jeez, you'd rather stay out of getting caught up in petty politics, especially with that asshole Labarthe guy hanging around.

Heading into the cockpit, you can see the clearly anxious pilots as they rush through the startup procedures. The copilot then turns his head and catches sight of you just as the rotors start to spin of.

"Uh, can I help you?" He asks.

"Just taking a look." You say. "I'm a pilot myself, you know."

"Well great, how about you keep an eye out for us, then?" The copilot points to a side window, where you could see a large minigun mounted in the opening. "You don't need to work the gun, but having you call out anything suspicious to us would be a great help."

Aw hell yeah. Something to do!

The helicopter soon lifts off. You grab a spare radio headset hanging next to the door gun and keep an eye on...

>The sky
>The water
>Other

>>3675059
>Stay in the passenger compartment. You're kinda curious how this will play out.

>>3675224
>The sky

>>3675224
>>The sky

>>3675224
>The sky

>>3675224
>>The water
>>3675227
Sad dude. Just a bit late. No info at all for us :(

>>3675224
>>The sky

>>3675224
>>The water

>>3675224
>The water

>>3675224
>The sky

>>3675224
>The sky

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>>3675224
You keep your eyes trained on the skies. With drones present, you could never be to careful...

>Roll 1d10 (ID test 5)

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>3675358

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>3675358

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>3675358

>>3675368
Nice.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>3675358

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>>3675358
You keep your attention focused on the sky, where you could see that the F-18s were still engaging the enemy drones. They were managing to keep them away from the island, but they were clearly struggling to do so. Missile contrails and explosions littered the sky as drone after drone was downed, but they seemed to keep on coming.

That's when you notice a pair of Typhoons shriek in from the mainland, flying Ustian colors. They waste no time diving right into the thickest concentration of drones, sending easily half a dozen spiraling down into the sea to their doom.

Another shriek of jet engines, and this time you see an F-15E in what you swear are Belkan colors shoot past. Your suspicion that it might be Bandit is all but confirmed when Vicky's Gripen comes trailing behind a good distance. Looks like they weren't wasting any time, either.

>Try to hail them.
>Better not bother them.
>Other

>>3675443
>>Try to hail them.

Yeah, we kinda have a few World Leaders onboard.

>>3675443
>>Try to hail them.

>>3675443
>Try to hail them.

>>3675443
>>Try to hail them.

>>3675443
>Better not bother them.

>>3675443
>>Try to hail them.
This Helo needs escorts, stat!

>>3675443
>Better not bother them.

>>3675443
>Better not bother them.

>>3675443
>>Try to hail them.

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>>3675443
You quickly fiddle with your headset, trying to set it to your squadron frequency. Finally, you get the right settings as your headset begins to buzz with static.

"Yo! Bandit, can you hear me?" You ask.

"Red?" Bandit's replies, his voice actually mildly surprised. "What's your status?"

Ah, quick and to the point as usual.

"Me and Misono are on an evac helo heading to the airbase. We got a few VIPs with us."

"So you're safe, then." Bandit concludes. "If there's no threat near you, we're heading to help the other IUN forces. It's chaotic, but we're hearing reports of ships attempting to land on the island so we might need to interdict them."

>Request Bandit escort your helo back to base.
>Let Bandit go do his thing.
>Other

>>3675560
>Request Bandit escort your helo back to base.

>>3675560
>Let Bandit go do his thing.

>>3675560
>Request Bandit escort your helo back to base.

Our current situation is less than idea.

>>3675560
>>Let Bandit go do his thing.

>>3675560
>Let Bandit go do his thing.

>>3675560
>Let Bandit go do his thing.

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>>3675560
"You go do your thing, Bandit." You say. "I don't see anything around here so we should be fine."

"Roger that." Bandit replies.

"G-good luck!" Vicky interjects.

With that, Bandit and Vicky continue on their way towards the Lighthouse where the main furball was occurring.

Even though the island was close to the mainland, the flight over the bay still seemed like it was taking an eternity. You're left anxious and alert as you look for any further threats, but thankfully nothing materializes. Looks like those IUN mooks were good for something after all.

Finally, the helicopter sets down on the airbase. Almost immediately,the leaders are hustled away to safety, along with Karla, Jaeger, and Ellisaria. While you were tempted to follow them, you had bigger priorities to worry about.

"Come, let us join in the battle!' Misono says as she dashes for the hangar.

"You don't have to tell me twice! You grin.

Already, you can see the ground crews hurriedly readying your planes. You see Mead present as well, barking orders to the technicians when she catches sight of you.

"Oh good, you're here!" Mead points to your new Su-30. "We're trying to load up some munitions but it's going to take some time. We were still shaking down your new plane so it wasn't armed up."

Well crap.

>Okay, you'll wait.
>No time, you'll take off with whatever they can load on.
>Your old Hornet should still have its missiles stocked...
>Other

>>3675658
>No time, you'll take off with whatever they can load on.

>>3675658
>No time, you'll take off with whatever they can load on.

>>3675658
>No time, you'll take off with whatever they can load on.

>>3675658
>>No time, you'll take off with whatever they can load on.

>>3675658
>>No time, you'll take off with whatever they can load on.

>>3675658
>Your old Hornet should still have its missiles stocked...

>>3675658
>>Your old Hornet should still have its missiles stocked...

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>>3675658
"Fine, I'll take whatever you can load on by the time I change!" You grunt as you spring past Mead, making a beeline straight for the locker room.

"Got it!" Mead nods as she turns back to handle all of the loading efforts.

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>3675733

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>3675733

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>3675733

>>3675739
>>3675740
>>3675742
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkDMz2ml0gw

>>3675743
At least we didn't roll a few 1s and get some bunker busters, or some completely inappropriate munitions.

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>>3675733
You strip out of your formal wear, haphazardly tossing it to the side as you quickly pull on your flightsuit in a flash of activity. Misono is also some able to slip out of that oppressive kimono of hers and meets you as you exit the locker room.

"Are you prepared, Milly?" Misono asks as she secures her sword to her side.

"As ready as I'll ever be." You nod. "Mead! How are things going?"

"Sorry, we could only mount two missiles." Mead sighs in defeat. "It's just too much in too little time."

"Don't worry, I'll figure out a way to make it work." You assure her. "At least the cannon rounds are full?"

"It's about the only weapon that's fully stocked." Mead confirms.

"Then that's good enough." You grin as you start climbing up the boarding ladder.

It's another few minutes of waiting as several more IUN fighters are scrambled out ahead of you. Finally, it's your turn, as you and Misono throttle up and take off from the runway. Even this early, you immediately feel the improved performance of your Su-30, being much more agile and responsive.

"Red, how will we approach?" Misono asks. "High or low?"

If you wanted to get into the action as soon as possible, you'd have to go low since climbing would take extra time. However, that could prove advantageous if you could get the height advantage...

>You need to get there as soon as possible.
>It's worth gaining a little height.
>Other

>>3675774
>>You need to get there as soon as possible.

We're gonna dive into some fireworks.

>>3675774
>It's worth gaining a little height.

>>3675774
>>You need to get there as soon as possible.

>>3675774
>>It's worth gaining a little height.
With less weapons, we need the advantage. Besides, this plane was built for fast acceleration anyways.

>>3675774
>You need to get there as soon as possible.

>>3675774
>It's worth gaining a little height.

>>3675774
>>It's worth gaining a little height.

>>3675774
>It's worth gaining a little height.

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>>3675774
"Let's gain some height." You tell Misono. "They should already be engaged, so it'll be easier for us to bounce 'em."

"Understood." Misono affirms as she follows your lead.

Both your fighters climb higher and higher. All the while, you keep a close eye on your radar and out your cockpit to try to find any targets of opportunity...

>Roll 1d10 (ID test 5)

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>3675829

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>3675829

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>3675829

>>3675831
>>3675832
>>3675833

Ah, superior Yuketobanian technology.

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>>3675829
At first glance, the battle looked like a chaotic mess, with IUN planes and enemy drones tangled in a massive furball. However, from your high position, you were able to pick out several choice targets of opportunity.

Farther out to sea, you could a pair of container ships launching drones from their decks, no doubt disguised drone carriers that were the source of the hostile drones.

Around the island itself, you could see several smaller boats having landed on the beaches, with the invaders trading small arms fire with the entrenched security forces.

Finally, there was the furball itself, with drones jinking and juking as they danced with the human IUN pilots. However, as drones, their situational awareness was pretty abysmal at best, and they'd be easy pickings from above, especially with their "attention" drawn away by more pressing threats. Plus if the drones were thinned out it would free up more IUN pilots to hit the other targets...

>Attack the drone carriers.
>Attack the drones.
>Attack the landing parties.
>Other

>>3675847
>Attack the drones.

>>3675847
>>Attack the drone carriers.

>>3675847
>Attack the drones.

>>3675847
>>Attack the drone carriers.

>>3675847
>>Attack the drones.
with only guns, the best targets are lightly armored ones like the drones or the landing parties, and our height makes the drones a much more attractive target.

>>3675847
>>Attack the drones.

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>>3675847
>Attack the landing parties.

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>>3675847
You dive down on the main furball, preferring to get you teeth in an enemy that can actually shoot back at you. You can immediately pick out two particular groups of them, one being tangled with by those pair of Ustian Typhoons. And there was your own Raven Squadron, with Bandit and Vicky doing their best to stem the tide of drones as well.

>Go help out Bandit and Vicky. They're squadmates.
>Go help out the Ustians. You could either style on them or convince them you're not so bad.
>Other

>>3675870
>Go help out Bandit and Vicky. They're squadmates.

>>3675870
>Go help out Bandit and Vicky. They're squadmates.

>>3675870
>Go help out Bandit and Vicky. They're squadmates.

>>3675870
>Go help out Bandit and Vicky. They're squadmates.

>>3675870
>Go help out Bandit and Vicky. They're squadmates.

We'll compare kills with those Ustians later.

>>3675870
>>Go help out Bandit and Vicky. They're squadmates.

>>3675870
>>Go help out Bandit and Vicky. They're squadmates.

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>>3675870
You angle your fighter downwards towards the section of the furball Bandit and Vicky were caught in. Bandit was holding his own well enough, but Vicky was clearly showing signs of struggling as more and more drones enter the engagement, forcing her to jink and juke to dodge enemy fire. You can only just imagine her terrified wailing across all the channels.

"Perhaps we should return to our respective wingmates?" Misono suggests.

>Yeah, you better help out Vicky.
>You want to see what Misono is capable of.
>Other

>>3675891
>Yeah, you better help out Vicky.

>>3675891
>Yeah, you better help out Vicky.

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>>3675891
>>Yeah, you better help out Vicky.

Time for snow.

>>3675891
>Yeah, you better help out Vicky.

>>3675891
>>Yeah, you better help out Vicky.

>>3675891
>>Yeah, you better help out Vicky.

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>>3675891
"Yeah, let's do it!" You affirm as you turn the nose of your Su-30 towards Vicky's plane. "Swordfish! I'm coming to help!"

"R-Red?!!" Vicky wails as her Gripen pulls a sharp snap turn, heading right at you.

Your heart starts beating faster and faster as Vicky flies closer. Despite having come out in a rush, despite having almost no ammo on board and certainly despite being heavily overpopulated, you could swear you were starting to feel a little bit excited...

>And that's it for tonight! We'll continue the thread on Saturday, so don't miss it!

>>3675939
Thanks for running Merc!

>>3675939
Thanks for the thread.


You don't think we can somehow trick UAVs?

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>>3675939
As you dive down to Vicky's position, you could spot the two MQ-99s on her tail, zipping about as they tried to get a target solution on your wingmate. Thanks to your altitude advantage, you had two ways of handling this.

You could simply commit to your dive and hit the MQ-99s head on at a high angle. However, you'd basically only have one shot tagging both of them before your momentum shoots you past them.

Your alternative was to perform a sharp, banking turn to get behind the drones, giving you a better setup to knock them down, but it would take a precious few extra seconds that Vicky might not have.

>No time to waste, go straight at them! (GUN)
>No room for mistakes, get behind them! (ACM)
>Other

>>3677895
>>No time to waste, go straight at them! (GUN)

>>3677895
>>No time to waste, go straight at them! (GUN)
Let's put some of that thrust vectoring to good use

>>3677895
>No time to waste, go straight at them! (GUN)

>>3677895
>>No time to waste, go straight at them! (GUN)

Time to see how good this plane is.

>>3677895
>No time to waste, go straight at them! (GUN)

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Rolled 4, 7 = 11 (2d10)

>>3677895
No time to waste, you nose your SU-30 downwards to face the pair of MQ-99s directly. You were approaching too fast and too close for missiles to lock, so you'd have just have to rely on your guns for this one.

"All right, Swordfish, break!" You yell.

Vicky doesn't even bother taking the time to reply. Her Gripen immediately rolls to the side, out of your line of fire. You snake your crosshair right over the air between her and the drones. If your hunch was right, they'd take the most direct route to keep their sights on Vicky...

>Roll 1d10 (GUN 7)

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>3678054

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>3678054

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>3678054

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>3678068
>>3678062
:0

>>3678062
>>3678068
Well, at least they sorta cancel out.

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>>3678054
You pull on the trigger, and the entire plane rumbles and shake as it spits 30mm cannon rounds like fire.

One of the MQ-99 drones is immediately shredded in half by the hail of bullets, but the second sees the death of its partner and reacts with machine precision, immediately diving away and spoiling your aim for your second burst.

"T-thanks, Red!" Vicky sighs in relief as her Gripen levels out.

"No problem." You say say as you keep an eye on the drone that eluded you. You could keep going after it, but it lost a lot altitude in that evasion maneuver and wasn't an immediate threat, unlike the others still tangling with your IUN allies.

>Focus on helping out the other IUN pilots.
>Better go finish off that drone while you can.
>Other

>>3678111
>>Focus on helping out the other IUN pilots.

>>3678111
>Focus on helping out the other IUN pilots.

>>3678111
>Focus on helping out the other IUN pilots.

>>3678111
>>Better go finish off that drone while you can.
No job unfinished. If we leave it be it might veer back amd find the Executive Helo

>>3678111
>Focus on helping out the other IUN pilots.

>>3678111
>>Better go finish off that drone while you can.

>>3678111
>Focus on helping out the other IUN pilots.>>3678111

>>3678111
>>Focus on helping out the other IUN pilots.

>>3678111
>>Better go finish off that drone while you can.

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>>3678111
You push down your desire to chase the wayward drone, instead deciding to help the other IUN pilots. You could pad your killcount later.

"Swordfish, for up, we ain't done yet!" You remind her.

"R-roger!" Vicky's Gripen takes position just off your left wing.

"Brighteye, are you up there?" You ask on the AWACS channel.

"Yup! Whacha need?" The chipper AWACS operator responds quickly, her mood not matching the current situation.

"We need a quick update on what's going on!' You say as you glance at your radar, which was just a messy blob of contacts at this point. "Where are the drones the worst at?"

"Er, well, Sea Dragon squadron is trying to make an attack run on the drone carriers, but they're having a hard time!' Brighteye reports. "And, um, Orpheus Squadron is drawing away the majority of the drones but I'm not sure they can fight them all off!"

"Bandit?" You ask your squadron leader.

"We're suppressing the drones trying to provide ground support." Bandit replies. "Targeting is up to your discretion."

Oh boy, Bandit letting you off the leash? Sweeeeet.

>Go help out Sea Dragon.
>Go help out Orpheus.
>Go straight for the drone carriers.
>Other

>>3678366
>Go help out Sea Dragon.

>>3678366
>>Go help out Sea Dragon.

>>3678366
>Go help out Orpheus.

>>3678366
>>Go help out Orpheus.

>>3678366
>Go help out Sea Dragon.

Cut the head from the snake.

>>3678366
>Go help out Sea Dragon.

>>3678366
>>Go help out Sea Dragon.
Kill the source

>>3678366
>>Go help out Sea Dragon.

>>3678366
>>Go straight for the drone carriers.

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>>3678366
"All right, Swordfish, stick close, we're heading back into the furball!" You say as you bank your Su-30 in the direction of Sea Dragon's engagement. "Brighteye, can you let them know we're incoming?"

"Already done!" Brighteye chimes.

As you close the distance, you can see that Sea Dragon was in the proper furball. All full squadron of F-18s tangling with a roughly equal number of drones, weaving in and out endlessly as both sides tried to get a shot at the other. It was pretty clear these Sea Dragon guys were nuggets, though. Any decently skilled pilot should be able to knock down a simple drone or two easy.

"T-that looks like a lot of them..." Vicky mumbles.

"Isn't it great?" You grin.

>Stick to the outer edges and pick off any drones that expose themselves.
>Just dive right in and mess things up!
>Other

>>3678539
>Just dive right in and mess things up!

>>3678539
>Just dive right in and mess things up!

>>3678539
>>Stick to the outer edges and pick off any drones that expose themselves.

>>3678539
>>Just dive right in and mess things up!
We should probably try to ring them ul in the coms

>>3678539
>Just dive right in and mess things up!

>>3678539
>>Just dive right in and mess things up!

>>3678539
>>Just dive right in and mess things up!

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>>3678539
"Come on, Swordfish! We're going in!" You yell. "Hey, Sea Dragon, heads up! You've got friendlies coming in!"

"What the-" You hear a voice yelp in surprise.

You eye an opening in the furball and push your throttle, diving right into the thick of things...

>Roll 1d10 (ACM test 6)

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>3678680
Pew Pew Pew!

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>3678680

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>3678680

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>3678680

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>3678680
BRRRT
Belka to the rescue

>>3678705
Hot damn, even if it doesn't count!

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>>3678680
And just like that, you manage to thread the needle and dive right into the thick of the aerial melee. Immediately, you spot a pair of MQ-99s chasing after an F-18 and lock on them. At the angle you were at, you couldn't get your gun lined up but maybe you could use your missiles.

But these were your only two so you had to use them carefully...

>Fire off your missiles. (AtA test)
>Try to get into a better shooting position. (ACM test)
>Other

>>3678731
>Fire off your missiles. (AtA test)

>>3678731
>Try to get into a better shooting position. (ACM test)
We need those missiles for if shit goes well and truly sideways.

>>3678731
>Try to get into a better shooting position. (ACM test)

>>3678731
>>Fire off your missiles. (AtA test)

>>3678731
>>Try to get into a better shooting position. (ACM test)

>>3678731
>Try to get into a better shooting position. (ACM test)

We could always try something insane like purposefully letting a missile follow us as we lead it to the carrier.

>>3678731
>>Fire off your missiles. (AtA test)
The Red Knight launches her arrows

>>3678731
>Try to get into a better shooting position. (ACM test)

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>>3678731
You kick your rudder and flaps to perform a hard turn to get your nose in line with the drones. Your Su-30 should be nimble enough to handle that...

>Roll 1d10 (ACM test 6)

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>3678839

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>3678839

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>>3678839
check out this 1

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>3678850
cant even roll right

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Rolled 6, 2 = 8 (2d10)

>>3678839
You manage to get behind the two drones with almost insulting ease. All you had to do was get your crosshair over them and pull the trigger...

>Roll 1d10 (GUN test 7)

Rolled 1 (1d10)

Rolled 1 (1d10)

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Rolled 2 (1d10)

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>>3678907
>>3678915
>>3678916
BUDDY

>>3678918
I wonder if Triple 1's is just Milly accidentally going into Hyperspace

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>>3678907
>>3678915
>>3678916

>>3678907
>>3678915
>>3678918
BAKANA!!!

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>>3678905
Your first practically shreds the first drone in half, sending its pieces plummeting to the sea below. You yaw your Su-30 slightly to the left to hit the second drone. However, your burst isn't quite as accurate, only punching a few holes into its wing.

However, whether it was just a quirk of its maneuvering, or if some part of its programming was telling it to retreat back to its carrier, the drone performs a hard bank back towards one of the two container ships acting as drone carriers. Unfortunately for it, the weakened wing snaps off, putting it into an uncontrollable spin that sends it crashing right into container ship.

A scant few seconds later, explosions ripple across the entire length of the container ship, sending fire, drones, and even entire cargo containers flying through the air. Looks like that drone hit something particularly explosive when it crashed-

"Holy shit!"

"What the hell happened?!"

"The drone carrier's toast!"

"Who fired the shot?!"

"I think it was that Su-30 with the Belkan colors!!"

"A Belkan? No way!"

"Wow! Nice shot, Red Tail! That was amazing!" Brighteye squeaks.

"H-how did you do that?!" Vicky gasps.

>Pretty much just luck.
>I'm just that good.
>Other

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>>3678960
>I'm just that good.
BELKAN PRIDE
HEIL BELKA

>>3678960
>Say nothing

BELKAN STOICISM

>>3678960
>>I'm just that good.
HELL YES! WE TOTALLY MEANT TO DO THAT!

>>3678960
>Other
>I don't fucking know...

>>3678960
>>Pretty much just luck.

>>3678960
>"Half an ace's success is luck."

>>3678960
>I'm just that good.
Credit where it's due Red

>>3678978
Ooh, this is good.

>>3678960
>>I'm just that good.

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>>3678960
>I'm just that good.

>>3678960
"Luck is one of my skills."

>>3678960
>Pretty much just luck.

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>>3678960
"I'm just that good." You say smugly.

"I'm pretty sure that drone crash was just luck." Bandit points out coolly.

"Yeah, well, half an ace's success is luck, right?" You fire back.

"I suppose you have the point." Bandit concedes.

"Um, I hate to interrupt, but the other drone carrier looks like it's turning around!" Brighteye interrupts.

Sure enough, the second container ship was veering around, trying to make a run for the open sea. Sea Dragon were still tangling with the remaining drones, though, so there wasn't anybody immediately available to intercept it.

>Let the drone carrier go and help mop up the remaining drones.
>Sink the drone carrier before it can escape.
>Other

>>3679033
>Sink the drone carrier before it can escape.

>>3679033
>>Sink the drone carrier before it can escape.
Oh no you don't.

>>3679033
>>Sink the drone carrier before it can escape.

>>3679033
>Sink the drone carrier before it can escape.
We got missiles!

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>>Sink the drone carrier before it can escape.
Two Drone carriers for us. Sea Dragon can handle clean up.

>>3679033
>>Sink the drone carrier before it can escape.

>>3679033
>>Sink the drone carrier before it can escape.

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>>3679033
"Swordfish, lets get that drone carrier!' You order as you bank towards it and throttle up.

"B-but it's still launching drones!' Vicky warns as her Gripen tries to keep up with you. "A-and want if it has AA defenses?"

Hm, well, that was a concern. You could fly low to stay under any potential AA defenses, but that could leave you open to being bounced by a drone. Coming in high would keep the drones from getting into an ambush position on you, but if there were AA weapons on that ship, you'd be an easier target for those.

>We'll go in low and fast and hit it from sea level!
>We'll go in high and hit directly from above!
>Other

>>3679095
>We'll go in high and hit directly from above!
Divebomb with missiles!

>>3679095
>>We'll go in low and fast and hit it from sea level!

>>3679095
>>We'll go in low and fast and hit it from sea level!

>>3679095
>We'll go in high and hit directly from above!

>>3679095
>We'll go in low and fast and hit it from sea level!

>>3679095
>>Other
Vicky can go high. We go Low.

>>3679095
>>We'll go in low and fast and hit it from sea level!

Wonder if Scalpel will do something equally impressive.

>>3679095
>We'll go in high and hit directly from above!

>>3679121
>Scalpel
I feel that the better Milly performs, the more upset she'll be

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>>3679095
"Just follow my lead! Trust me!" You say as you nose your Su-30 downwards until you're just barely skimming the water.

"T-this is dangerous, Red!" Vicky wails but follows anyways.

Coming in this low and fast, you were going to have time for only a single pass before you either had to bank away or fly past the remaining drone carrier, so your weapon choice was going to be critical this time.

>Stick with your guns.
>This looks like a good time to use your missiles.
>Other

>>3679133
Seething Ustians are a sign of a good performance

>>3679141
>This looks like a good time to use your missiles.

>>3679141
>This looks like a good time to use your missiles.

>>3679141
>This looks like a good time to use your missiles.

>>3679141
>>Stick with your guns
No point in wasting a good pair of missles. Brrrrt

>>3679141
>This looks like a good time to use your missiles.

>>3679141
>>This looks like a good time to use your missiles.
>>3679142
Anything to show up WORST BELKA

>>3679141
>This looks like a good time to use your missiles.

>Not both at once like true Ace Combat Air-to-ship combat

>>3679141
>This looks like a good time to use your missiles.

>>3679141
>>This looks like a good time to use your missiles.

>>3679141
>>Stick with your guns.

>>3679142
>>3679149
Just wait until there's a super prototype plane that's a two seater that they have to share. They'd be arguing who'd be piloting the whole time.

>>3679157
You left out the part about Pistil suits and GATTAI

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>>3679157
Just wait until
||we send her down in flames||

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>>3679141
You flip off the safety for your missiles as the drone carrier grows larger and larger in your sights. At this range against a target of this size, you practically don't even have to aim to hit the ship.

But it was WHERE to hit it that would be the issue. Where best could you strike at?

The bridge was the most obvious section of the ship to hit, it jutting out the top like a large tower. Taking it out would hopefully prevent the crew from being able to effectively control the ship, stopping it in its tracks.

Or maybe the rear of the ship where the engines and propellers were. Taking those out would definitely put the ship to a stop, but it would be a trickier shot.

Or, well, you could try pinpointing which containers were holding all the fuel and munitions for the drones and hit those. Maybe you could get another chain reaction like the first drone carrier...

>Hit the bridge.
>Hit the engines.
>Try to find the weak point.
>Other

>>3679176
>Try to find the weak point.

>>3679176
>>Try to find the weak point.

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>>3679176
>Hit the bridge.

>>3679176
>>Hit the engines.

>>3679176
>>Hit the bridge

>>3679176
>>Hit the engines
Live prisoners would be nice

>>3679176
>>Hit the engines.

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>>3679176
You take aim at the rear of the drone carrier. Hopefully your missiles would be able to hit it in the engines...

>Roll 1d10 (AtG test 4)

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>3679227
Rolling

Rolled 6 (1d10)

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Rolled 8 (1d10)

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Rolled 9, 6, 6 = 21 (3d10)

>>3679227
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Rolled 8, 4, 2, 5, 4, 7 = 30 (6d10)

>>3679250
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>>3679251
You fire off your only two missiles. Unfortunately, you're just a bit too close to get a good lock. Your only two missiles unfortunately nosedive right into the water and explode uselessly.

"Shit! Swordfish, can you follow up?" You curse.

"Eeeep! Sorry! I can't!" Vicky wails as her Gripen breaks off from its attack run as drones begin vectoring in on her.

Crap! If you didn't do something soon, then-

All of a sudden, a wave of missiles comes screaming in, plowing into the drones and tearing their formation apart. Another volley of missiles slams into the side of the drone carrier, cracking the hull and causing the ship to list. The pair of Typhoons in Ustian colors then shriek overhead.

"Looks like it's up to Orpheus to finish things up." A cool, calm voice says over the radio. However, it's not Allana's voice. Her wingmate, then? You glance at your HUD, which marks two Typhoons as SCALPEL and GUILLOTINE. Looked it was Guillotine that was speaking.

"And I'm the one that got the carrier kill, you got that?" You hear Scalpel, Allana's voice boast. That was.... weird. She seemed super serious when you met in person. What changed?

>Thanks for the help.
>We totally could have handled that ourselves!
>Other

>>3679258
>We totally could have handled that ourselves!

>>3679258
>Thanks for the help.

>>3679258
>>Other
"That still counts as one!"

>>3679258
>>We totally could have handled that ourselves!

>>3679258
>>We totally could have handled that ourselves!

>>3679258
>>We totally could have handled that ourselves!

>>3679258
>Thanks for the help.

>>3679157
Or worse, it has a dual COFFIN system

>>3679258
>Thanks for the help.

Damn it Vicky, why are you such a drone magnet?

>>3679269
Maybe they know who's a nugget?

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>>3679258
"We totally could have handled that ourselves!" You grunt.

"With just two missiles on your bird?" Guillotine grunts, clearly not impressed. "Keep dreaming."

"Pretty ballsy move, I gotta admit." Scalpel adds in. "Then again, we probably shouldn't be praising a Belkan too much, anyways."

"You shouldn't be chattering so much during a mission in the first place." Guillotine tuts. "Clam it up till we get back to base."

"Yeah yeah, roger." Scalpel sighs.

Seriously, was Scalpel the same person you met in the simulator room? It almost didn't seem real.

"Red, form up." Bandit's voice suddenly buzzes in. "Additional IUN reinforcements have arrived and they'll handle mopping up the remaining drones."

"Yeah, sure." You grunt as the Typhoons take off towards the mainland as well, one of them waggling their wings as they pass over you like some smug bitch.

Freaking Ustians.

"Um, Red, is there something wrong?" Vicky asks with concern. "W-was it me? I'm sorry if I screwed up and made you mad..."

"No, it's not that, Swordfish." You sigh. "It was just a tough mission."

"O-oh. Okay then."

It was a quiet ride back to base. However, upon landing and disembarking from the plane, you're immediately met by a tall, blonde female pilot with a big grin on her face.

"So, you're the Belkan giving Alanna so much trouble, huh?" She chuckles. "Name's Angela. I'm the lead for Orpheus Squadron, though can just call me Guillotine in the air!"

Was this the same pilot that seemed so strict and proper during the mission? She seemed like the complete opposite now!

Freaking Ustians.

>And that's it for tonight! As always, next thread will be on Friday, so don't miss it!

>>3679288
Thanks for the run, Merc!

We're definitely going to fly more often with those two from WORST BELKA, I can feel it...

>>3679288
Thanks for running Merc!
>Von Eistwald
I see the Ustian Ace is actually Belkan, no one could ever hope to beat a Belkan Ace except another Belkan.

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Here's hoping for space planes.

>>3679269
Maybe Vicky should get 'Magnet' as a nickname like Amy?

>>3679288
See you next week, Merc!

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>>3679299
In case anyone forgot...

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>>3679394
>>3679288
Never forget!

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>>3679302
>space planes.

I hope you can wait another decade or two until 2040 since this is the only Space Fighter in Strangereal.

>>3679299
So....beach episode with them?

>>3674757
Merc Command?

Oh wow I thought you dissapeared last year.

Glad to see you are still alive.

>>3681137
Dude, he never went anywhere. Take a look at his quest list link in the OP.

Here's hoping that Karla, Jager, and Elli managed to see Milly take out a whole carrier with just guns. Though I bet the kid will focus on the flub at the very end.

>>3681150
That’s rather the thing. The latest pastebin I had gotten my hands on was very out of date and I’d forgotten twitter was a thing.

Then I remembered twitter existed after many months and checked it.