All Along the Watchtower - a Modern Strike Witches Quest

[X] After-action report (Can be combined with Quarters, Galley, or Library, though Library will cause it to take longer)
[X] Go to the galley. Flying burns mana, and mana burns calories.

We are here to do two things: Kill Neuroi and eat food paid for by Liberion taxpayers instead of Orussian ones.
And we're all outta Neuroi.
 
[X] After-action report (Can be combined with Quarters, Galley, or Library, though Library will cause it to take longer)
[X] Go to the galley. Flying burns mana, and mana burns calories.

We are here to do two things: Kill Neuroi and eat food paid for by Liberion taxpayers instead of Orussian ones.
And we're all outta Neuroi.

However this raises the question. How good is the food aboard an aircraft carrier?
 
Vote tally:
##### 3.21
[X] After-action report (Can be combined with Quarters, Galley, or Library, though Library will cause it to take longer)
[X] Go to the galley. Flying burns mana, and mana burns calories.
No. of votes: 6
SaltyWaffles, obssesednuker, Spectre, veekie, AEIOU, Ol'Delux

[X] Stay on deck, find out what was announced
No. of votes: 1
sgtbaker47

Food time. I will of course post today, but first WoWS. That Kongo won't grind itself, and I won't die like a fucking scrublord on my own.

 
19.0 - They're Back

[><] After-action report (Can be combined with Quarters, Galley, or Library, though Library will cause it to take longer)
[><] Go to the galley. Flying burns mana, and mana burns calories.


If whatever the announcement was was important, you'd probably hear it again once you were inside the carrier. Your stomach rumbles loud enough for you to hear it over the roar of landing aircraft.

Food. Food food food food food food foooooooooooooood.

You quickly go down with the deck elevator and park your Strikers as the thought of consuming food fills your mind. At a brisk walk (but not too brisk, you don't want to trip over bulkheads and you can't go too fast without bumping into people) you make your way towards the nearest cafeteria.

Your prediction is right - an announcement is made over the radio, and it sounds like the one you couldn't make out while on deck.

<<To everyone and anyone currently aboard this ship, this is the Captain speaking.>>

You nearly trip over a bulkhead due to you going too fast and not paying enough attention to your surroundings. Nobody nearby noticed.

<<As you may have heard, earlier this morning aircraft and witches launched from this carrier engaged and destroyed several groups of Neuroi making their way towards this battle group. We do not have confirmation, but it is my opinion that these Neuroi were most likely what sank the Varyag.>>

Cheers once again throughout the ship, but most clearly from in front of you. You're close to the cafeteria.

<<However,>>

Oh for the love of.

<<Thirty minutes ago, we received reports of Neuroi appearing elsewhere in the world, and in far greater numbers than what we have faced here. Ten minutes ago, we received satellite confirmation of the presence of a hive forming over the Syrian region of the Osman Empire, and a second, smaller hive appearing directly over Sana'a, which the Britannian government had lost all contact with six minutes prior.>>

Well that is certainly big news. As you open the door to the cafeteria, the normally noisy room is eerily quiet.

<<Further reports have come in since then, with hives being confirmed over northeastern Kongo and South Nubia, eastern Afghanistan, southern Gao, the eastern Colombian coast, western Aztlan, the western Amazon, and in Britannic Burma along the Vietnamese border.>>

Very big news. The majority of those are in highly populated areas. Most countries may have anti-Neuroi plans that are best summed up as 'nuke it until it goes away' but that's a hard sell in populated areas.

<<There are also reports of Neuroi appearing in the Bering Strait and far northern Siberia, though these are as of yet unconfirmed. We will provide you with more information as it comes in. Let's just hope... the damage isn't too severe when this is all over.>>

After getting a submarine sandwich with lots of meat, you sit down and quietly begin your after-action report. Some people notice you and point to you as if aware that you were one of the three active witches in the entire world (you know of) to have killed a Neuroi.

You look up at them. You return to your writing.

You look up again. They are still watching you.

[ ] Ignore them. You have sandwiches to eat and reports to finish.
[ ] Check wing pylons for fucks to give.
- [ ] Write-in
[ ] Ask them to stop staring
- [ ] Paragonly
- [ ] Renegadely
[ ] "What?"
[ ] Tell them about killing the Neuroi
- [ ] Be short and to the point.
- [ ] Be detailed
- [ ] Embellish like a corrupt politician
[ ] Write-in
 
[X] Ignore them. You have sandwiches to eat and reports to finish.
 
[X] "What?"
[X] Tell them about killing the Neuroi
- [X] Be detailed
-- [X] Remember that both hands and food can be used as props

We're a thirteen year-old fighter jock witch that just saved the ship. We brag about this shit. We brag about it HARD and we roll ourselves around in the attention and admiration like we're a dog rolling in our own feces. Fighter jocks witches might be fed by simple foodstuffs but they are fueled by bragging rights! Currently, we probably have some of the largest bragging rights in the fleet, and possibly the world (though that will probably change quickly since the world dun' just got invaded, but still).

Not to mention it's a good way of reviewing the course of events we need to include in our after-action report...Yeah, that's a good excuse...
 
[X] "What?"
[X] Tell them about killing the Neuroi
- [X] Be detailed
-- [X] Remember that both hands and food can be used as props
 
[X] "What?"
[X] Tell them about killing the Neuroi
- [X] Be detailed
-- [X] Remember that both hands and food can be used as props

"Yes, I attacked a Neuroi destroyer with grenades. It kind of worked, but I did a lot more damage by hitting it with its own laser. That's right: I crippled a Neuroi destroyer with its own AA fire."
 
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[X] Wave at them, then go back to the sandwich and reports unless they have something to say.

I'm fond of the "quiet professional" type.
 
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[X] Wave at them, then go back to the sandwich and reports unless they have something to say.
Got negative time for base bragging yo.
 
[X] "What?"
[X] Tell them about killing the Neuroi
- [X] Be detailed
-- [X] Remember that both hands and food can be used as props

We're a thirteen year-old fighter jock witch that just saved the ship. We brag about this shit. We brag about it HARD and we roll ourselves around in the attention and admiration like we're a dog rolling in our own feces. Fighter jocks witches might be fed by simple foodstuffs but they are fueled by bragging rights! Currently, we probably have some of the largest bragging rights in the fleet, and possibly the world (though that will probably change quickly since the world dun' just got invaded, but still).

Not to mention it's a good way of reviewing the course of events we need to include in our after-action report...Yeah, that's a good excuse...

Well we're certainly thirteen.
 
Vote tally:
##### 3.21
[X] Wave at them, then go back to the sandwich and reports unless they have something to say.
No. of votes: 6
veekie, sgtbaker47, obssesednuker, lordhasen, AEIOU, lelenoi

[X] Ignore them. You have sandwiches to eat and reports to finish.
No. of votes: 1
Spectre

[X] What?
[X] Tell them about killing the Neuroi
-[X] Be detailed
--[X] Remember that both hands and food can be used as props
No. of votes: 3
Ol'Delux, Night_stalker, SaltyWaffles

No showboating for you.

 
Ha. That image makes it look like the smaller hive is the excrement of the bigger hive. Some unfortunate positioning right there.
 
20.0 - Big Decisions - End of Prologue

[><] Wave at them, then go back to the sandwich and reports unless they have something to say.

You wave at them dismissively with your sandwich as you continue to write out your report, which goes rather smoothly. A few of them try to walk around and look over your shoulder to watch, but you ignore them.

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Perspective hijack LOL
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Anastasiya Olegovna Polikarpova. Nineteen year old Lower Regimentary of the Orussian Air Force, from Saint Petersburg. Works as a model while not in active service. Hates paperwork but deals with it because of the pay that comes with her rank.

Name: Anastasiya Olegovna Polikarpova
Ability: Electricity Atronarch - Works identically to the Atronarch birthsign in TESIV, except Anastasiya has her own stores of mana as well. Put simply, she can drain the energy from objects around her, with a maximum range of 100 m, and release it as a thaumoelectric charge, similar to Torrere.
Strikers: Sukhoi Su-24M2
Armament: Kord heavy machine gun, various missiles, bombs, and grenades
Familiar: Polar bear
Religion: Atheist
Appearance: Link
Last Deployment: Syria
Kills: (Air|Land|Infantry|Sea) 3|36|237|0

You are now Klava's commanding officer, and you are in hell. News of the Neuroi being back got out before even North China's iron censors could stop it, and now it's everywhere. Orussian news has predictably gone apeshit over it, with the news of a young Orussian Witch being one of the heroes of the battle making them go even more apeshit. And that has made the Orussian Aerospace Forces go infinitely more apeshit. And that means what it always means. Paperwork.

Every attack squadron in the Federation wants her in their unit, it seems, the League of Nations can't decide whether to put her in a 50x squadron or not, and the Orussian Aerospace Forces can't decide if they'll let them put her in one or not. So they've left it up to you, her commanding officer, to decide. Obviously they couldn't let her decide, she's not even old enough to vote. Obviously they couldn't let your superiors decide - or, hey, have the Orussian Aerospace Forces decide for themselves! That would be logical. They deal with this level of paperwork on a daily basis. They have secretaries for this shit!

You spread out the papers in front of you that will determine where Klava will go for her first real combat assignment. Against Neuroi. Боже мой!


[ ] Keep her in an Orussian squadron
- [ ] Siberian Far North expedition - have her join in in the search for the source of the Neuroi in the extreme northern reaches of Siberia
- [ ] Bering Sea expedition - Have her join in the joint Liberion/Orussia/Farawayland expedition to find the source of the Neuroi in the Bering Sea
-- [ ] Keep her in the Su-24
--- [ ] ...but make her someone else's subordinate
-- [ ] Transfer her to an Su-25 squadron
-- [ ] Transfer her to an Su-34 squadron
-- [ ] Transfer her to an Su-30 squadron
[ ] Put her in a 50X squadron
- [ ] 50X West Africa [To be based in Diori Hamani International Airport, Niamey, Gao Republic]
- [ ] 50X Central Africa [To be based in Old Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Britannic East Africa]
- [ ] 50X West Asia [To be based in Erkilet International Airport, Kayseri, Osman Empire]
- [ ] 50X Southwest Asia [To be based in Asmara International Airport, Asmara, Kingdom of Abyssinia]
- [ ] 50X South Asia [To be based in IAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha, Islamic Republic of Indoscythia]
- [ ] 50X Southeast Asia [To be based in Chauba Air Force Base, Dibrugarh, Republic of Hindustan]
- [ ] 50X Central America [To be based in Air Base No. 5, Zapopan, United Aztlan States]
- [ ] 50X Caribbean [To be based in Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base, Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Colombia]
- [ ] 50X Amazon [To be based in Porto Velho Air Force Base, Porto Velho, Federative Republic of Amazonas]
-- [ ] Keep her in the Su-24
-- [ ] Transfer her to an Su-25
-- [ ] Transfer her to an Su-34
-- [ ] Transfer her to an Su-35
-- [ ] Transfer her to an Su-30SM
-- [ ] Write-in
 
[X] Put her in a 50X squadron
- [X] 50X Caribbean [To be based in Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base, Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Colombia]
-- [X] Keep her in the Su-24
 
Differences?
On mobile, can't check
In terms of the planes, or at least how they are in real life:

The su-24, is the oldest of the planes and also the second slowest, it does however have a variable wing geometry and 8 hard points and 2 side missile mounts so its probably the most maneuverable but it is incapable of going above mach 1.4.

The su-25 is a dedicated ground attacker having the largest gun (GSh-30-2) and 11 hard points and 2 side missile mounts. It ins't supersonic, but it has the largest payload out of any of the planes and is most likely the most durable.

Now the su-30,34,35 all have the same 10 hard point plus 2 wing mounted missile load out but they have varying top speeds and total payload capacities. The 30 can carry up to 8 tons of payload and reach speeds of up to mach 2 with built in thrust vectoring. The 34 can have an even larger payload, at 12 tons of ordinance but pays for it with a top speed of only mach 1.8 and a lack of thrust vectoring. The 35, and in my opinion the best plane, has a 8 ton payload and thrust vectoring with a top speed of mach 2.25 and the best thrust to weight ratio of any of the available planes.
 
[X] Keep her in an Orussian squadron
- [X] Bering Sea expedition - Have her join in the joint Liberion/Orussia/Farawayland expedition to find the source of the Neuroi in the Bering Sea
-- [X] Transfer her to an Su-34

IT'S TIME FOR THE DEADLIEST CATCH
 
[X] Keep her in an Orussian squadron
- [X] Bering Sea expedition - Have her join in the joint Liberion/Orussia/Farawayland expedition to find the source of the Neuroi in the Bering Sea
-- [X] Transfer her to an Su-25 squadron
 
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