Durgama Takeover

***FULL DISCLOSURE, BOTH I AND MY OPPONENT DID NOT REALIZE THAT OBJECTIVES COULD NOT BE HACKED THROUGH REPEATERS UNTIL POST-GAME SCORING.***

Darpan XenoStation: Panic Room
Haqqislam Briefing ALKDF-8334
241200JUL
Field Commander CPT: Tariq Ibn-Ali
Qapu Khalki-Task Force 17

Following our recent success at Darpan, it was decided that joint training operations should take place between Nomad forces aboard Raveneye, and our Qapu Khalki contigent. Unfortunately after several successes from Haqqislam intelligence, some bad information made it through the system. This led to a confused deployment, and loss of the usual initiative for our forces during this operation.

1.1
Due to our late arrival there was little opportunity to seize the advantage provided by acting early. Our enemy deployed well, and was fortified across the AO. However, a Yuan Yuan was able to drop in, and provide smoke for concealment of our Hafza Forward Observer. Our Hafza moved up, and was able to accomplish an objective passed down from Haqqislam high command by providing targeting data on an enemy HVT. Unfortunately, this took great effort on their behalf, and left our Hafza vulnerable to the enemy’s response. Seeing this, our Azra’il got set up in a position for suppressive fire to prepare for the enemy’s counterattack.

1.2
Due to the unique conditions of the Bow Section, a Kriza Bourac was able to parachute into the area of operations near the center of the objective area. Following his airborne deployment he killed one of our Hafza Forward Observers. Our opponent’s TAG was able to use his initiative to project immense strength across the area. Within moments our Azra’il was killed in a shootout, and our second Hafza Forward Observer quickly followed. Using the now cleared central area the opposing commander was able to move duo consisting of a Hollowman and a Stempler Zond forward to a console in an attempt to identify the terminal where the Rogue AI was hiding. Fortunately he failed in his attempt, and was unable to locate it on the first attempt. At this point the opponent formed a fireteam from the Kriza, the Hollowman, and the Stempler. Initiative shifted back in our favor for a swift response.

2.1
Our Yuan Yuan already in operation was able to provide smoke for concealment of the operation of our more lethal pieces. A Djanbazan attempted to neutralize the enemy Kriza Bourac, but the opponent was able to dodge the shots, and break line of fire. Seeing another opportunity the Djanbazan was able to shoot and kill the opponent’s Hollowman, and thus neutralize another angle of attack. However, the opponent’s Hollowman was able to use a pitcher to deploy a repeater deep in our deployment area. Lacking any other options our Djanbazan attempted to shoot the opposing TAG with AP rounds, unfortunately he was unable to wound the opposing TAG. Leila Sharif then attempted to destroy the enemy repeater, however her shots went wide, the perfidious Mary Problems attempted to Trinity Leila, but was unsuccessful in her attempt. Finally, our Yuan Yuan moved into close combat with the Kriza Bourac in an attempt to prevent his freedom of operation throughout the board.

2.2
Mary Problems used the existing repeater network to deploy a trinity program against Leila Sharif. Unfortunately, Leila and her equipment were fried by this program. The opponent’s Stempler was then able to activate the console and find the location of the rogue AI program. Mary Problems then used her pitcher in order to deploy repeaters in a wide spread across our deployment zone. The opposing Interventor then used these repeaters in order to hack the servers, and eliminate them one by one. (Yes, I and my opponent both realize that this was wrong, but we did not realize it until after the game was over.) Following these actions there was very little initiative remaining on the opposing side, and in an extremely long shot the opposing Zondnautica shot into the fight between the Kriza and our Yuan Yuan. Our Yuan Yuan was killed, and the Kriza was wounded with this burst, though still in the fight.

3.1
Our remaining Yuan Yuan dropped on the enemy’s back left flank in a desperate attempt to prepare to destroy one of the consoles. Following this, the Djanbazan shot and killed the Kriza Bourac to free up a path toward the consoles at the center of the area of operations. The embedded Hafza with a Heavy Rocket Launcher then launched 2 attacks at the opposing TAG, thereby knocking it out of the fight with flame damage. Fiddler moved forward at this point to attempt to interact with a console, but was unable to reach it. Instead she fired back at Mary Problems as Mary turned to shoot, and eliminated Mary with a Contender. At this point there was not enough impetus on our side to take advantage of the open lanes of maneuver, and both commanders decided to end the fight.