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80th Mission: USA COM vs. Ethereals in Idaho
This is the last mini-recap that we’ll see in the near future. From here on out, it'll be full writeups.
Our troops today:
Left Side:
1. Airhog II (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
2. CT Homer (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
3. Fat Football II (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
4. Sublime II (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
5. Blade6119 IV (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
Right Side:
1. Achilles (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
2. BYU (Blaster Launcher, Power Suit)
3. The Time (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
4. Anxiety II (Heavy Plasma, Stun Launcher, Power Suit)
5. Klayman III (Blaster Launcher, Power Suit)
The Skyranger touched down about 100 yards away from the smoking remains of the UFO. The first sign that things would not go as planned was the size of the UFO. Instead of a small UFO, the men faced a medium-sized craft that could contain many more aliens. The second sign that things would not go easily was a massive PSI-attack that washed over our men as they exited the Skyranger. The third sign came shortly after the first men exited the craft: an Ethereal closed in on our craft and nearly took out two men. Instead of a cakewalk against 1-3 Sectoids, the men were facing a knock-down battle against seven tough Ethereals.
The highlights…
Achilles shoots and kills an Ethereal that attacked us right after we exited the Skyranger.
Anxiety II shoots and kills an Ethereal as we approach the UFO.
Blade6119 IV tries to throw a grenade into the UFO through its collapsed roof, but hits a tree branch right in front of him instead. The grenade falls at his feet and explodes, badly wounding him and nearly wounding three other agents. The explosion disrupts our entire attack, and brings Ethereals screaming down on our position. Within a minute, we are pinned down and under heavy fire.
BYU is killed by Ethereal fire in the subsequent melee.
Klayman III shoots and kills the Ethereal that killed BYU.
Sublime II tosses a grenade through the UFO roof to kill an alien.
Fat Football II uses the Blaster Launcher to kill an Ethereal near the UFO door.
Fat Football II uses the Blaster Launcher to kill a second alien dug in alongside the UFO.
The Time almost got PSI-controlled, but was able to fight it off.
Klayman III knocks out the last alien with a grenade toss into the UFO.
Kills: Achilles, 1; Klayman III, 1; Fat Football II, 2, Anxiety II, 1; Sublime II, 1.
KIA: BYU.
Wounded: Blade6119 IV (12 days)
Attribute Improvements: Achilles, Anxiety II, Blade6119 IV, Klayman III, Fat Football II, The Time, Sublime II.
Final score: 186.
Mission Notes:
I can’t believe we lost Captain BYU. He is the first agent with 20-plus missions of experience to die. Crap, crap, crap. I hate when that happens. He was really good too.
Blade6119’s grenade toss would have been hilarious if not for the fact that it almost killed four men. The fact that he survived is a minor miracle. It went off right at his feet.
The loss of a Captain should mean a flurry of promotions in the near future, as lower ranking agents are bumped up.
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