Mission #14 - A New Ally?

[GM Craig]

[OOC: Yes, there's a hatch on top of the lift.]

[Jex]

Jex approaches the hatch and checks for the most economical way of opening it.

[OOC - If there are hinges/latches visible that is the first option. If not, a cut along the edge most likely to contain the locking mechanism. ]

[Niil Spaar]

Niil glanced at Trax, then at Jex, then back at the exit door.  "I'd rather be able to get inside that lift so we can have some sort of cover if some Imps do open - or blow up -  that exit door there.  The lift's top access hatch probably won't even need to be cut or blasted open, but watch in case they've trip-wired it, Jex."

[GM Craig]

Jex finds the hatch secured, but a couple of quick slices on the vibroblade and the hatch slides open. The lift below you is empty and the doors are closed.

[Actions?]

I presume only Jex, Mariah and Collan are on the lift itself, everyone else is at the blast door above, or the one above that.

Niil, you left Querro on the roof with a trooper to cover your escape yes?

[Niil Spaar]

OOC:  Yes, Querro and one of the troopers is on the rooftop.  And I should've mentioned before, they're supposed to give a SITREP to us every 5 minutes even if squat is going on.

Niil checked a sigh of relief; at least the lift didn't have a surprise inside.  "All right, at least we can use the lift for some cover if the drek hits the fan.  Mariah, try to pop that exit door open just above us.  Everyone else, get ready for covering fire."

Just as the words were out of Niil's mouth, he stopped to think from the defector's perspective.  The only way to spirit the defector out was to leave no evidence that he - or she - was missing, which meant blowing the reactor.  And the defector would know this.

"Mariah, belay that last order.  Let's go straight for the reactor level."

[GM Craig]

Jexian drops down into the lift car, followed closely by Mariah and Trax. Niil, Collan and an two troopers stay on top of the lift to give Mariah room to work, and reduce the odds of one grenade taking out the entire team.

Mariah opens the panel. Locked out, but she doesn't need the console, since there's active power here. A few sparking wires and some cursing later, and the lift doors slide open.

Jexian risks a quick glance and pulls back as blaster fire rips into the lift car.

Over the noise, Jexian calls out, "Four defence cannons, two on the floor, two on the ceiling, 10m down the corridor." With no target in sight, the cannons stop their firing a moment later. The lift is filled with light smoke, and the back of the lift looks like Ortolan cheese.

[Actions?]

[Jex]

[OOC -

from my quick glance, is the corridor relatively straight from the lift doors? Any obstructions? I am thinking of bouncing a grenade off a wall to land about where the cannons are. Feasible?

Also, how many rounds, including dodges to cover the ground between the doors ant the cannons?

]

[GM Craig]

[OOC: Rough guess, the corridor goes about 20m to a T-junction.

[Niil Spaar]

Niil flattened himself against the roof of the lift and snarled, "Frak me sideways!"  Shuffling on his belly, he reached the access hatch and took a quick peek inside the lift.  The rear of the car looked like modern art, but at least everyone inside was still alive.  Alive, but pinned in place.  Damn!

"Jex, Trax, can you grenade or satchel charge those guns from there?   Mariah, use the panel there and try to bypass the lockout; maybe we can shut those damned guns off."

[GM Craig]

Mariah shakes her head.

"Sorry, no can do. The panel has no network access. I might be able to rig an EMP blast with a blaster pack, but I'd be winging it."

[Trax]

Hearing their options, or lack there of, Trax looked at Jex and gave him a nod.

"Toss one or two grenades and I'll follow up with a few shots.  If we can't take them out, then we should at least be able to damage them pretty good."

[OOC: Angle my exposure so a max of two cannons will have line of sight on me and take a pair of shots, one at each cannon visible, the moment after Jex tosses his grenade(s).]

[Jex]

Jex places his vibrosword against the wall of the lift, then quickly takes two grenades, activates them, and throws them down the hall, bouncing them off the hallway wall, so as not to attract cannon fire. He then grabs the vibrosword and braces for the blast shock.

[Niil Spaar]

Niil watched as Jex and Trax burst into action, and said, "Mariah, stay behind cover until Jex or Trax say it's safe!  Collan, troopers (?names?), get ready to drop into the lift once you hear my signal.  If anyone above opens any doors, hose them down."

OOC:  There.  Fixed.

[Collan]

Collan switched out his rifle for a pistol. If he needed to actually hit a target that was his weapon of choice. Also, it seemed likely to be more effective for close quarters combat. He made ready to drop at Niil's signal.

[GM Craig]

Jexian tosses the two grenades. They 'plink-plink' off the wall roughly towards the defence turrets. At the same time, Trax leans out and takes several shots. Trax has to jump back quickly, however, as a hail of blaster shots continue to chew away at the edges of the lift door and the back of the lift itself.

A moment later, two powerful concussions set your ears ringing. The blaster fire trials off a second or so late. The corridor beyond the lift is filled with smoke and flames, so you wait for a few seconds for it to clear a little, and Jex takes a quick peek. He pulls back and more blaster fire shreds the last of the back wall on the lift. The roof of the lift shifts a couple of inches as the back wall of the lift car caves in, but you're stable enough for now.

Jex looks up at Niil. "I think I got one, and another one is damaged."

Based on Jex and Trax's experience, they weren't hard pressed to avoid the fire from the autocannons. Their targeting computers don't seem very advanced, so they should be able to "stand and deliver" without too much difficulty. Jex in particular is pretty confident he could run right up to the cannons, place a grenade at their base, and run back to cover safely.

[Actions?]

Your best guess is the autocannons are at 3-4D on their attack rolls. They're certainly not much challenge for Jex and Trax.