ExoSquad: Flightline

Melee/trooper A can deal with the stealth in F5, and I can give recon a second red to deal with the stealths in G5.

My worry about that plan are the two sensor contacts in F6. We cant lose the raw killing power of Melee if we dont want to get overwhelmed.


The disabled Frigate costs us not only valuable actions, it also forces us to defend out right flank.

Could you choose missile as your red action? Triple Blaster may not have the range to attack any of the revealed enemy units this turn

A0B0C0D0E0F0G0H0
A1B1C1D1E1F1G1H1
A2B2C2D2E2F2G2H2
A3B3C3D3E3F3G3H3
A4B4C4
ExoFrigate Galileo
Falcon
D4
ExoCruiser Endeavor
E4
ExoCruiser Endeavor
Engineer A
F4
ExoFrigate Guiducci (E!)
Trooper B
G4H4
A5
Sensor Contact
B5
Sensor Contact
C5
ExoFighter
D5
Wraith
E5
Melee
Trooper A
Engineer B
Stealth
F5
Recon
G5
2x Stealth
H5
Sensor Contact
A6
Sensor Contact
B6
Sensor Contact
C6
2x Sensor Contact
D6
Sensor Contact
E6
2x Sensor Contact
Revealed, 2 Damage
F6
2x Sensor Contact
G6
Sensor Contact
H6
Sensor Contact
A7
Sensor Contact
B7
Sensor Contact
C7
2x Sensor Contact
D7
Sensor Contact
E7
2x Sensor Contact
F7
2x Sensor Contact
G7
Sensor Contact
H7
Sensor Contact

[X] Engineer A
-[X] Magnetic Grapple Melee back to E5
-[X] Blue Move to E4

[X] Melee
-[X] Blue Charge E6
-[X] Red Blaster anything in E6 then E5

[X] Trooper
-[X] Red Blaster Stealth
-[X] Blue Evade
-[X] Grey Low Weight System

[X] Engineer B
-[X] Repuest Repairs to Nates Thruster system before he Moves to the damaged Frigate

I am attacking the Sensor Contacts on E6 to give us as much space as possible
 
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Moving to F4 is good too.

My Squad cant retreat because we need all the firepower we have to defend Guiducci and the Engineers next turn and they wont have the reach on E4 to defend from the F5 contacts.

@_Plague Doctor_ Could you put a probe on F6? It will improve our defense of Guiducci quite a bit cause Melee can only safely reveal one are per turn and next turn we wont have any slingshot for revealing. A probe on F6 will reveal the contacts that are on it now and the ones that will enter it next turn.
 
Ahhhh! I should be thankful it's only three contacts, but that's really unfortunate!
[X] Falcon
-[X] Blue: move C4
-[X] Red: triple blaster- Shoot as needed
-[X] Gray: Order Red- Recon
Thanks for the extra RED Order.
Correct, it'll remain in place until the relevant secondary objective is complete.
Oof. Understandable though. @_@;
edit: or we could make it so that everyone in E5 moves back, trooper and melee destroys in the stealths, eng A and B repairs trooper A shoulder blaster thing, wraith missiles the stealth in F5 and maybe also throw a probe over there, but eh, not sure on that one,
and recon still destroys the stealths in G5
Getting the necessary repairs as they (those in E5) retreat back to E4 whilst taking out the enemies in E5 will be nice and doing repairs whilst next Turn both Engineers move to F4 to repair the Guiducci.

I.. will let the Recon hold F5 once more, taking out G5, though there's a risk of it you know? If F6 two Sensor Contacts spawns more than three units and/or onces that have up to one tile range then Guiducci might take a hull damage. If they're on the tile attackers though, I'd take that honestly. Though holding position this Turn means that the Engineers will safely be able to repair next Turn and Guiducci gets to move first before the Enemy/Hostile Phase. @_@;

[X] Recon - Ian 'Jumper' Lorenze
-[X] [RED] Blaster - Attack any target within one space, if no target immediately available, will attack random target in own space after hostile action phase. (Shoot at one of the Stealth units in G5, or any adjacent targets if those are taken out first, otherwise Overwatch.)
-[X] [RED] Missile (4/4 available) - Attack any target within line of sight. (Launch a missile towards one of Stealth units in G5, otherwise any targets in line of sight if those are destroyed beforehand.) (Extra [RED] action due to Falcon's [GRAY] Order: Red.
-[X] [BLUE] Evade - Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
-[X] [GRAY] Low Profile - Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
 
@_Plague Doctor_ Could you put a probe on F6? It will improve our defense of Guiducci quite a bit cause Melee can only safely reveal one are per turn and next turn we wont have any slingshot for revealing. A probe on F6 will reveal the contacts that are on it now and the ones that will enter it next turn.
The problem with this request is he needs LoS, and even then I'd advised against since if the hostiles spawned are Steallth or Amphi-Assault, that's unnecessary additional pressure to Recon. EDIT: Or even Outriders thinking about with their two-tile movement... @_@;

My Squad cant retreat because we need all the firepower we have to defend Guiducci and the Engineers next turn and they wont have the reach on E4 to defend from the F5 contacts.
Do a tactical retreat now to get some systems repair and do the usual Slingshot combo next turn? Making the two needed repairs into two seperate turns (Falcon does a [GRAY] Order: Red on Engineer A to allow usage of Repairs alongside Magnetic Grapple) will be too damning instead of doing two repairs in one turn to at least keep the pace moving. Due to the converging Sensor Contacts to Guiducci in general and the possibility of the western Sensor Contacts going eastwards. Though I guess it's up to you, and we'll just have to adjust accordingly. @_@;

EDIT2: I'm a bit worried about Lestari: you're sending her without any Evades so any Sensor contacts that roll unto Stealth units will probably end in disaster. @_@; Guess we'll find out and hopefully RNG isn't really -that- bad...
 
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EDIT2: I'm a bit worried about Lestari: you're sending her without any Evades so any Sensor contacts that roll unto Stealth units will probably end in disaster. @_@; Guess we'll find out and hopefully RNG isn't really -that- bad...

The Slingshot is a vastly safer method of revealing enemies than any other except for the probe. If we dont reveal enemies ourselves then they will reveal themselves by entering our zone and attacking immedeatly.


Do a tactical retreat now to get some systems repair and do the usual Slingshot combo next turn? Making the two needed repairs into two seperate turns (Falcon does a [GRAY] Order: Red on Engineer A to allow usage of Repairs alongside Magnetic Grapple) will be too damning instead of doing two repairs in one turn to at least keep the pace moving. Due to the converging Sensor Contacts to Guiducci in general and the possibility of the western Sensor Contacts going eastwards. Though I guess it's up to you, and we'll just have to adjust accordingly. @_@;

A0B0C0D0E0F0G0H0
A1B1C1D1E1F1G1H1
A2B2C2D2E2F2G2H2
A3B3C3
ExoFrigate Galileo
D3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
E3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
F3G3H3
A4
Sensor Contact
B4
Sensor Contact
C4
Falcon
ExoFighter
2 Attack
D4
Wraith
1 Attack
E4
Engineer A
Engineer B
F4
ExoFrigate Guiducci (E!)
Trooper B
G4H4
Sensor Contact
A5
Sensor Contact
B5
Sensor Contact
C5
2x Sensor Contact
D5
Sensor Contact
E5
Melee
Trooper A
Stealth
F5
Recon(2Eva)
2x Sensor Contact,
Attack
G5
Sensor Contact
H5
Sensor Contact
A6
Sensor Contact
B6
Sensor Contact
C6
2x Sensor Contact
D6
Sensor Contact
E6
2x Sensor Contact
Revealed, 2 Damage Attack
2x Sensor Contact
F6
2x Sensor Contact
G6
Sensor Contact
H6
Sensor Contact
A7
Sensor Contact
B7
Sensor Contact
C7
2x Sensor Contact
D7
Sensor Contact
E7
2x Sensor Contact
F7
2x Sensor Contact
G7
Sensor Contact
H7
Sensor Contact

I am worried about the Sensor contacts in E6 and F6. If I move back now without attacking E6 then well have undamaged 2 Sensor contacts in E5 and revealed and unhurt 2 sensor contacts in F5. There wont be enough firepower to clear all the contacts surrounding Guiducci.
 
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The Slingshot is a vastly safer method of revealing enemies than any other except for the probe. If we dont reveal enemies ourselves then they will reveal themselves by entering our zone and attacking immedeatly.




A0B0C0D0E0F0G0H0
A1B1C1D1E1F1G1H1
A2B2C2D2E2F2G2H2
A3B3C3D3E3F3G3H3
A4B4C4
ExoFrigate Galileo
Falcon
D4
ExoCruiser Endeavor
E4
ExoCruiser Endeavor
Engineer A
F4
ExoFrigate Guiducci (E!)
Trooper B
G4H4
A5
Sensor Contact
B5
Sensor Contact
C5
ExoFighter
D5
Wraith
E5
Melee
Trooper A
Engineer B
Stealth
F5
Recon
G5H5
Sensor Contact
A6
Sensor Contact
B6
Sensor Contact
C6
2x Sensor Contact
D6
Sensor Contact
E6
2x Sensor Contact
Revealed, 2 Damage
F6
2x Sensor Contact
G6
Sensor Contact
H6
Sensor Contact
A7
Sensor Contact
B7
Sensor Contact
C7
2x Sensor Contact
D7
Sensor Contact
E7
2x Sensor Contact
F7
2x Sensor Contact
G7
Sensor Contact
H7
Sensor Contact

I am worried about the Sensor contacts in E6 and F6. If I move back now without attacking E6 then well have undamaged 2 Sensor contacts in E5 and revealed and unhurt 2 sensor contacts in F5. There wont be enough firepower to clear all the contacts surrounding Guiducci.
Mhm... I guess... It's probably going to be fine, though here's hoping we don't roll into more Stealth.. @_@;

In another note... what to do with Column C.. 3 upcoming Sensor Contacts going for C5 and there's D6 that might just go up. Hmmm... @_@;
 
A0B0C0D0E0F0G0H0
A1B1C1D1E1F1G1H1
A2B2C2D2E2F2G2H2
A3B3C3
ExoFrigate Galileo
D3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
E3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
F3G3H3
A4
Sensor Contact
B4
Sensor Contact
C4
Falcon
ExoFighter
2 Attacks
D4
Wraith
1 Attack
E4
Melee
Trooper A
Engineer A
Engineer B
F4
ExoFrigate Guiducci (E!)
Trooper B
G4H4

Sensor Contact
A5
Sensor Contact
B5
Sensor Contact
C5
2x Sensor Contact
D5
Sensor Contact
E5
2x Sensor Contact
F5
Recon(2Eva)
2x Sensor Contact
Revealed, attacks
G5
Sensor Contact
H5
Sensor Contact
A6
Sensor Contact
B6
Sensor Contact
C6
2x Sensor Contact
D6
Sensor Contact
E6
2x Sensor Contact
F6
2x Sensor Contact
G6
Sensor Contact
H6
Sensor Contact
A7
Sensor Contact
B7
Sensor Contact
C7
2x Sensor Contact
D7
Sensor Contact
E7
2x Sensor Contact
F7
2x Sensor Contact
G7
Sensor Contact
H7
Sensor Contact

This is the projected situation if I fall back

Its probably better if Wraith probes C6 or something to make sure the western Frames can actually attack anything, theres only sensor contacts currently



Assuming that Recon takes no damage and that Guiducci will move immedeatly after repairs then this is the situation in 2 turns

A0B0C0D0E0F0G0H0
A1B1C1D1E1F1G1H1
A2B2C2D2E2F2G2H2
A3B3C3
ExoFrigate Galileo
D3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
E3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
F3
ExoFrigate Guiducci
G3H3
A4
Sensor Contact
B4
Sensor Contact
C4
Falcon
ExoFighter
D4
Wraith
E4
2x Sensor Contact
F4
Engineer A
Engineer B
Melee
Trooper A
Trooper B
Recon(1Eva)4Attacks
2x Sensor Contact
Revealed(prob dead)
G4
Sensor Contact
H4

Sensor Contact
A5
Sensor Contact
B5
Sensor Contact
C5
2x Sensor Contact
D5
Sensor Contact
E5
2x Sensor Contact
F5
2x Sensor Contact
G5
Sensor Contact
H5
Sensor Contact
A6
Sensor Contact
B6
Sensor Contact
C6
2x Sensor Contact
D6
Sensor Contact
E6
2x Sensor Contact
F6
2x Sensor Contact
G6
Sensor Contact
H6
Sensor Contact
A7
Sensor Contact
B7
Sensor Contact
C7
2x Sensor Contact
D7
Sensor Contact
E7
2x Sensor Contact
F7
2x Sensor Contact
G7
Sensor Contact
H7
Sensor Contact

Quite Speculative, take with a grain of salt the turn after that:

A0B0C0D0E0F0G0H0
A1B1C1D1E1F1G1H1
A2B2C2
ExoFrigate Galileo
D2
ExoCruiser Endeavor
E2
ExoCruiser Endeavor
F2G2H2
A3
Sensor Contact
B3
Sensor Contact
C3
Falcon
ExoFighter
2 Attacks
D3
Wraith
1 Attacks
E3F3
ExoFrigate Guiducci
Engineer A
Engineer B
Melee
Trooper A(3 R)
Trooper B
Recon(1 R)
4 Attacks
G3H3
Sensor Contact
A4
Sensor Contact
B4
Sensor Contact
C4
2x Sensor Contact
Revealed
and dead?
D4
Sensor Contact
Revealed
and dead?
E4
2x Sensor Contact
F4
5x Sensor Contact
Revealed?
G4
Sensor Contact
H4
Sensor Contact
A5
Sensor Contact
B5
Sensor Contact
C5
2x Sensor Contact
D5
Sensor Contact
E5
2x Sensor Contact
F5
2x Sensor Contact
G5
Sensor Contact
H5
Sensor Contact
A6
Sensor Contact
B6
Sensor Contact
C6
2x Sensor Contact
D6
Sensor Contact
E6
2x Sensor Contact
F6
2x Sensor Contact
G6
Sensor Contact
H6
Sensor Contact
A7
Sensor Contact
B7
Sensor Contact
C7
2x Sensor Contact
D7
Sensor Contact
E7
2x Sensor Contact
F7
2x Sensor Contact
G7
Sensor Contact
H7
Sensor Contact

All damage should be repaired after that turn but I avoid the 5 Sensor contacts in F4 and proactively kill stuff before they can clump so much
 
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A0B0C0D0E0F0G0H0
A1B1C1D1E1F1G1H1
A2B2C2D2E2F2G2H2
A3B3C3
ExoFrigate Galileo
D3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
E3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
F3G3H3
A4
Sensor Contact
B4
Sensor Contact
C4
Falcon
ExoFighter
2 Attacks
D4
Wraith
1 Attack
E4
Melee
Trooper A
Engineer A
Engineer B
F4
ExoFrigate Guiducci (E!)
Trooper B
G4H4

Sensor Contact
A5
Sensor Contact
B5
Sensor Contact
C5
2x Sensor Contact
D5
Sensor Contact
E5
2x Sensor Contact
F5
Recon(2Eva)
2x Sensor Contact
Revealed, attacks
G5
Sensor Contact
H5
Sensor Contact
A6
Sensor Contact
B6
Sensor Contact
C6
2x Sensor Contact
D6
Sensor Contact
E6
2x Sensor Contact
F6
2x Sensor Contact
G6
Sensor Contact
H6
Sensor Contact
A7
Sensor Contact
B7
Sensor Contact
C7
2x Sensor Contact
D7
Sensor Contact
E7
2x Sensor Contact
F7
2x Sensor Contact
G7
Sensor Contact
H7
Sensor Contact

This is the projected situation if I fall back
Hmmm... I guess the former is much better than this one... It's up to you I guess but I'm now leaning to your first plan/Order!
 
Something we need to keep in mind is that we cant shoot Sensor contacts and we have only limited ways to reveal them without damage.

Wraiths scan is the only one without risk but he can only reveal one contact per turn and the probe is unique and permanent

The second best way is slingshot: It reveals a zone and the only threath is any stealth unit shooting back at Lestari

the third best is to tank the contacts with evades. But even 2Evade frames like ExoFighter and Recon are in danger of being overwhelmed by the appereance of more than two enemies, especially if they tank 2 contacts. There are a lot of results with 2 or more enemies on the table.

There is no fourth best way, if we fail to spot the contacts theyll just enter our zone and get a free attack
 
Assuming that Recon takes no damage and that Guiducci will move immedeatly after repairs then this is the situation in 2 turns

A0B0C0D0E0F0G0H0
A1B1C1D1E1F1G1H1
A2B2C2D2E2F2G2H2
A3B3C3
ExoFrigate Galileo
D3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
E3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
F3
ExoFrigate Guiducci
G3H3
A4
Sensor Contact
B4
Sensor Contact
C4
Falcon
ExoFighter
D4
Wraith
E4
2x Sensor Contact
F4
Engineer A
Engineer B
Melee
Trooper A
Trooper B
Recon(1Eva)4Attacks
2x Sensor Contact
Revealed(prob dead)
G4
Sensor Contact
H4

Sensor Contact
A5
Sensor Contact
B5
Sensor Contact
C5
2x Sensor Contact
D5
Sensor Contact
E5
2x Sensor Contact
F5
2x Sensor Contact
G5
Sensor Contact
H5
Sensor Contact
A6
Sensor Contact
B6
Sensor Contact
C6
2x Sensor Contact
D6
Sensor Contact
E6
2x Sensor Contact
F6
2x Sensor Contact
G6
Sensor Contact
H6
Sensor Contact
A7
Sensor Contact
B7
Sensor Contact
C7
2x Sensor Contact
D7
Sensor Contact
E7
2x Sensor Contact
F7
2x Sensor Contact
G7
Sensor Contact
H7
Sensor Contact
Quite Speculative, take with a grain of salt the turn after that:

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The right side speculation is almost correct, the left-side speculation is up in the air since you didn't mention the Sensor Contact in B5 going to the 'nearest' ExoFleet unit (there's no reason it'll go 'up' when there's an ExoFleet just right beside it) which is where Falcon and ExoFighter/Flight is on. The left side is something to worry about too as there's only two ExoFrames over there and almost x3 Sensor Contacts converging. So the latter graph (which is undefined for some reason) should be x3 Sensor Contacts rather than x2 Sensor Contacts.

@_@; It's almost tempting to ask them to hold that position to avoid Stealth shenanigans happening towards the Galileo despite the risks of more than four hostile units popping up. A conundrum since a similar thing might happen to the Galileo like that Guiducci. .-. And that means that we might end up needing to ditch one of the Frigates (if not morbidly both) since it'll take the Engineers awhile to reach Galileo via three turns, less with [GRAY] Order: Blue. And that's assuming a ship or ExoFrame isn't shot down. OTL
 
The right side speculation is almost correct, the left-side speculation is up in the air since you didn't mention the Sensor Contact in B5 going to the 'nearest' ExoFleet unit (there's no reason it'll go 'up' when there's an ExoFleet just right beside it) which is where Falcon and ExoFighter/Flight is on. The left side is something to worry about too as there's only two ExoFrames over there and almost x3 Sensor Contacts converging. So the latter graph (which is undefined for some reason) should be x3 Sensor Contacts rather than x2 Sensor Contacts.

@_@; It's almost tempting to ask them to hold that position to avoid Stealth shenanigans happening towards the Galileo despite the risks of more than four hostile units popping up. A conundrum since a similar thing might happen to the Galileo like that Guiducci. .-. And that means that we might end up needing to ditch one of the Frigates (if not morbidly both) since it'll take the Engineers awhile to reach Galileo via three turns, less with [GRAY] Order: Blue. And that's assuming a ship or ExoFrame isn't shot down. OTL

I didnt have B5 move right because our units will have left C5 by the time the sensor contact can move and the enemy likely prefers to surround us instead of merging into a giant deathball that can be easier avoided.

Engineers can reach the Galileo in 2 turns by boosting each other with grapples, but if they are spending red actions on grappling then they arent spending them on killing enemys :/

The second graph should work, im not sure why it doesnt show for you. maybe there was a problem because i was still editing it?
 
[X] Trooper
-[X] Red Blaster Stealth
-[X] Blue Evade

[X] Engineer B
-[X] Repuest Repairs to Nates Thruster system before he Moves to the damaged Frigate
I'll probably not bother with the 'predictions' right now since it's hard to communicate via forums rather than real-time like in Discord or the likes. I kinda have to point out that Engineer B's Repair will most, if not definitely, likely negate your Trooper A's [BLUE] Evade so probably best to switch it to [GRAY] Low Profile if the 'Thrusters' System is the [GRAY] Low Profile you are referring to.
 
I'll probably not bother with the 'predictions' right now since it's hard to communicate via forums rather than real-time like in Discord or the likes. I kinda have to point out that Engineer B's Repair will most, if not definitely, likely negate your Trooper A's [BLUE] Evade so probably best to switch it to [GRAY] Low Profile if the 'Thrusters' System is the [GRAY] Low Profile you are referring to.

Im adding the low profile action. The Evade action is likely going to be negated, but if Engineer B doesnt want or cant repair me its going to be relevant and i dont have any other use for the blue action
 
As much as I admire the attempted efficiency, I definitely wasn't intending that you could use a system on the turn it's being repaired.
 
Hmmm, as is well have to deal with b5 and c6 soon because we can only go so far back.
What if flight flies into b5 attacks what's there then after burns into b4.
With falcon and wraith supporting and fall back, if anything survives wraith can jam it.
But next turn we'll still have to deal with the 3 contacts in columns C and D.
Maybe have wraith scan the 1 sensor contact in D so we can deal hopefully deal with it.
And then have the 2 sensor contacts run into E4 and get activated.
 
Does anyone have any recommendations? I'm confused on what I should do
probably just support tbh, I think the right side is handled atm, so like you, flight, and I could try to deal with at least one of the sensor contacts on this side.
Like focus on B5(flight goes in attacks and afterburns to B4), focus on B6(wraith scans it), or split focus between B5 (flight goes in) and D6(wraith scans) and hope for the best. Maybe the cruiser would attack attack something
 
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[X] Move to C5
[X] Blaster B5
[X] Scan B6
hmmm, you moving to C5 would mean we'll be holding C5 with Falcon, wraith, and flight, if they afterburn back to C5 instead of to B4, for the next turn with only falcon having an evade.
I'm not sure if that's a great Idea with just the three of us because we don't have the firepower, or evasion, needed to deal with 4 sensor contacts. We'll definitely be getting hit unless we're lucky on rolls.

but I'll go ahead and update my actions for holding C5

edit: hmm, if we're holding C5, maybe it's best for flight to have the 2 evades instead of engaging B5 this turn.
 
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I thought about it some.
@_Plague Doctor_
since you're moving to C5, instead of scanning D6 could you scan C6 instead?
That way we all focus fire on C6 to hopefully damage/ destroy what shows up.
Flight will double evade instead of starting B5, we'll let B5 come to us and deal with what's left next turn.
 
[X] Morze
-[X] [RED] Blaster whatever is revealed in C6
-[X] [BLUE] Evade
-[X] [GRAY] Nimble - Afterburner Evade
 

Scheduled vote count started by NickAragua on Jan 25, 2023 at 11:49 PM, finished with 28 posts and 6 votes.

  • [X] Falcon
    -[X] Blue: evade
    -[X] Red: triple blaster- where it's needed most but prioritze enemies with 1 hp
    -[X] Gray: Order Red- Recon
    [X]Trooper B
    -[X]Deploy E4
    -[X] [BLUE] Move F4
    -[X] [RED] Blaster - Left Arm F5
    -[X] [GRAY] Low Profile
    [X] Engineer A
    -[X] Magnetic Grapple Melee back to E5
    -[X] Blue Move to E4
    [X] Melee
    -[X] Blue Charge E6
    -[X] Red Blaster anything in E6 then E5
    [X] Trooper
    -[X] Red Blaster Stealth
    -[X] Blue: evade
    -[X] Grey Low Weight System
    [X] Engineer B
    -[X] Repuest Repairs to Nates Thruster system before he Moves to the damaged Frigate
    [X] Recon - Ian 'Jumper' Lorenze
    -[X] [RED] Blaster - Attack any target within one space, if no target immediately available, will attack random target in own space after hostile action phase. (Shoot at one of the Stealth units in G5, or any adjacent targets if those are taken out first, otherwise Overwatch.)
    -[X] [RED] Missile (4/4 available) - Attack any target within line of sight. (Launch a missile towards one of Stealth units in G5, otherwise any targets in line of sight if those are destroyed beforehand.) (Extra [RED] action due to Falcon's [GRAY] Order: Red.
    -[X] [BLUE] Evade - Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
    -[X] [GRAY] Low Profile - Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
    [X] Move to C5
    [X] Blaster B5
    [X] Scan C6
    [X] Morze
    -[X] [RED] Blaster whatever is revealed in C6
    -[X] [BLUE] Evade
    -[X] [GRAY] Nimble - Afterburner Evade
 
Mission 4 - Screening Retreat - Turn 5
Raw Plan/Resolution:
[X] Falcon
-[X] Blue: evade
-[X] Red: triple blaster- where it's needed most but prioritze enemies with 1 hp
-[X] Gray: Order Red- Recon

[X]Trooper B
-[X]Deploy E4
-[X] [BLUE] Move F4
-[X] [RED] Blaster - Left Arm F5
-[X] [GRAY] Low Profile

[X] Engineer A
-[X] Magnetic Grapple Melee back to E5
-[X] Blue Move to E4

[X] Melee
-[X] Blue Charge E6
-[X] Red Blaster anything in E6 then E5

[X] Trooper
-[X] Red Blaster Stealth
-[X] Blue: evade
-[X] Grey Low Weight System

[X] Engineer B
-[X] Repuest Repairs to Nates Thruster system before he Moves to the damaged Frigate

[X] Recon
-[X] [RED] Blaster - Stealth units in G5 -> adjacent targets -> Overwatch
-[X] [RED] Missile (4/4 available) - Stealth units in G5 -> any targets in line of sight
-[X] [BLUE] Evade
-[X] [GRAY] Low Profile

[X] Wraith
-[X] Move C5
-[X] Blaster B5
-[X] Scan C6

[X] Exofighter
-[X] [RED] Blaster whatever is revealed in C6
-[X] [BLUE] Evade
-[X] [GRAY] Nimble - Afterburner Evade

Player Phase:

Wraith
-Scan C6; reveals 2x stealth
-Move D5 -> C5
-Blaster B5 (Nothing in B5?)

Exofighter
-Blaster C6 Stealth; target destroyed
-2x Evade

Falcon
-Evade
-Blaster C6 Stealth; target destroyed

Recon
-Blaster G5 Stealth; target destroyed
-Missile G5 Stealth; target destroyed
-2x Evade

Trooper B
-Deploy E4
-Move E4 -> F4
-Blaster F5 Stealth; target destroyed
-Evade

Melee
-Charge E5 -> E6; rolls 2 - Y-Wing, 8 - 2x Amphi-Assault
-Laser Cutter vs Amphi-Assault; 1/2 HP
-Blaster vs Amphi-Assault; target destroyed

Engineer A
-Mag Grapple Melee E6 -> E5
-Move E5 -> E4

Trooper A
-Blaster vs E5 Stealth; target destroyed
-Being repaired, cannot Evade
-Low Profile non-functional

Engineer B
-Repair Trooper A - Low Profile re-enabled
-Move E5 -> up, up, up, right; rolls right -> F5

Allied Phase:
E4 Endeavor defense batteries vs E5 Stealth; target destroyed
C4, D4, E4 -> C3, E3, D3

Hostile Phase:
B5 Sensor Contact -> C5; rolls 13 - 3x Outrider
-C5 Outrider vs Falcon, ExoFighter, Wraith - rolls Wraith; rolls 2 - missile launcher disabled

C6 Sensor Contact -> C5; rolls 12 - 3x Amphi-Assault
-C5 Amphi-Assault vs Falcon, ExoFighter, Wraith - rolls Falcon; attack negated by Evade
-B5 Amphi-Assault vs Falcon, ExoFighter, Wraith - Falcon; rolls 2 - gatling blaster disabled
-D5 Amphi-Assault vs Falcon, ExoFighter, Wraith, Melee, Trooper A - rolls Falcon; rolls 4 - evade disabled

E6 Y-Wing E6 -> E5; attacks Trooper A/Melee - rolls Trooper A; rolls 4 - Evade disabled
E6 Amphi-Assault; move in/stay - rolls move in;
-Attacks Trooper A/Melee/Engineer B/Recon - rolls Recon; attack negated by Evade

F6 Sensor Contacts F6 -> F5; rolls 2, 6 - Y-Wing, 2x Y-Wing;
-Y-Wing attacks Recon/Engineer B; rolls Recon; Attack negated by Evade
-Y-Wing attacks Recon/Engineer B; rolls Engineer; Evade disabled
-Y-Wing attacks Recon/Engineer B; rolls Recon; Evade disabled

A5 Sensor Contact -> B5
H5 Sensor Contact -> G5
All other sensor contacts move up one row

LCpl Nathanael "Nate" Weaver

"Let's try that again." you tell Josh, coaxing your misfiring control thrusters into changing your flight vector to what he's indicating.

"All right, gotcha." he replies, pulling up alongside your E-Frame. A gentle nudge from his control thrusters and an actual clang from the mag grapple attaches the two of your E-Frames pretty firmly.

While that's happening, you need to keep the bad guys off of you - so you line up a shot on one of the Stealths as it approaches to finish you off and blast the purple, humanoid, claw-footed E-Frame dead in the center of mass. Size-wise, it's not actually that much bigger than the Trooper you're flying - comparable to the Sergeant. Unlike baseline humans, though, Neosapiens are big enough that their arms literally go into the E-Frame's arms while their legs go into the legs. For them, it's almost like a jump trooper's suit. The reason this line of thought enters your head is that you punch a hole through the target's torso - and probably through the poor guy inside. "Buzz off, fella." you tell him. His wingman is annihilated by a cloud of blaster shots from the Endeavor's defensive batteries, so you're in the clear for the moment.

On the subject of Sergeant-class E-Frames, you get a good glimpse of Lestari flying forward and scattering a "small" formation of Neo E-Frames - a couple of Amphi-Assaults and a single Y-Wing. You're not sure why they call it a Y-Wing, it doesn't even look like a "Y". Instead, it's kind of crescent-shaped, with the pilot compartment in the middle of the crescent. Lestari chooses to focus her efforts on one of the Amphi-Assaults - raking her blaster shots across its upper surface - basically all cockpit glass, probably for peripheral vision. Granted, it's armored, but even Neos are subject to a reflexive dislike of cockpit breaches. This causes the Neo pilot to evade, close enough that she can shove the sergeant's laser cutter through the weakened cockpit armor. The battered Amphi-Assault corkscrews out of control before its engines blow out, even as Lestari is already pulled back by Em's magnetic grapple.

"Engaging flanking targets." Jumper reports, drawing your attention to his position - he bobs and weaves as a cloud of Y-Wings and Stealth E-Frames close in on his position, along with an Amphi-Assault sending a missile his way. The missile goes wide, having trouble locking on to the low-profile Recon E-Frame; a Y-Wing tries to get on his tail but is blasted apart.

"Hah, got him! You're clear, Easy-seven!" the new arrival calls out. This gives Jumper the chance to engage the Stealth E-Frames standing off at missile range - one takes multiple blaster shots, tumbling end over end. You imagine that if the pilot survived, he's probably puking his guts out all over the cockpit, given how fast it's spinning. The wingman simply eats a direct missile hit, evaporating.

You check your E-Frame's status readout - nothing seems to have changed so far. "Well?" you ask Josh, watching anxiously as a lone Y-Wing closes in on your decidedly non-evasive flight vector.

"Got it. Just had to re-route power through..." Josh begins.

"For pete's sake, just go!" you yell. The mag grapple clicks loose and you're able to fire your main thrusters just as the Y-Wing opens fire. Your E-Frame shudders as a blaster makes contact; a different control thruster winks out. "God dammit!" you yell as you do your best to evade and get yourself turned around so you can shoot back.

The turning gives you a quick glance at what's going on in Joker's half of the furball. The remains of two Stealth E-Frames float aimlessly as Morze and Plague Doc try to form up around your flight leader, who's getting pummeled - several near misses from Amphi-Assault-launched missiles shake his square-shouldered Falcon like a child's rattle toy - you can see a few components floating loose. Plague Doc is harried by an Outrider, the fast little craft's blasters winging the Wraith several times.

"We're taking a beating out here." Joker calls out, then grunts at another explosion. "Pull back and stay with the cruiser."

"Gee, Endeavor, thanks for sending the one E-Frame, that'll really help." Josh quips - looks like he got winged, too.

Operational Area Map:
A0B0C0D0E0F0G0H0
A1B1C1D1E1F1G1H1
A2B2C2D2E2F2G2H2
A3B3C3
ExoFrigate Galileo
D3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
E3
ExoCruiser Endeavor
F3G3H3
A4B4C4D4E4
Engineer A
F4
ExoFrigate Guiducci (E!)
Trooper B
G4H4
A5
Sensor Contact
B5
Outrider
Amphi-Assault

2x Sensor Contact
C5
Falcon
ExoFighter

Wraith
Outrider
Amphi-Assault
D5
Outrider
Amphi-Assault

Sensor Contact
E5
Trooper A
Melee
Y-Wing
Amphi-Assault
F5
Recon
Engineer B
3x Y-Wing
G5
2x Sensor Contact
H5
Sensor Contact
A6
Sensor Contact
B6
Sensor Contact
C6
2x Sensor Contact
D6
Sensor Contact
E6
2x Sensor Contact
F6
2x Sensor Contact
G6
Sensor Contact
H6
Sensor Contact
A7
Sensor Contact
B7
Sensor Contact
C7
Sensor Contact
D7
Sensor Contact
E7
Sensor Contact
F7
Sensor Contact
G7
Sensor Contact
H7
Sensor Contact

Mission Objectives:
All ExoFleet capital ships must reach row 0 (ETA 6 turns, mostly)
-capital ships will move up one row every two turns
-critical alert: ExoFrigate Guiducci engines disabled!
[Secondary] All E-Frames must be in sector D0 or E0 on the final mission turn
[Secondary] Two repair actions on Guiducci's engines (0/2)

E-Frame Kill Board:
Falcon (Easy-One): 1x Outrider, 1x Stealth kill
Trooper A (Easy-Two): 1x Amphi-Assault, 1x Outrider, 1x Stealth kill
Wraith (Easy-Three): 1x Outrider kill
Engineer A (Easy-Four): 1x Amphi-Assault
Melee (Easy-Five): 1/2 HULL, 3x Outrider, 1x Amphi-Assault kill
Engineer B (Easy-Six): 1x Outrider kill
Recon (Easy-Seven): 1x Outrider kill, 3x Stealth
ExoFighter (Easy-Eight): 2x Amphi-Assault, 1x Stealth kill
Trooper B (Easy-Nine): 1x Stealth kill

ExoCruiser Endeavor: 1x Stealth kill

Command
Pilot: Tom "Joker" Ward
Available Actions:
[] [RED] Triple Blaster
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Gatling Blaster System Disabled
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Missile (10/10 available)
- Attack any target within line of sight.
[] [BLUE] Move
- Move one space in the grid in any direction
[] [BLUE] Evade System Disabled
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind
[] [GRAY] Order: Red
- Designated other E-Frame may take an additional [RED] action that they have not taken this turn
[] [GRAY] Order: Blue
- Designated other E-Frame may take an additional [BLUE] action that they have not taken this turn

Wraith
Pilot: Christopher "Plague Doc" Stuart
Available Actions:
[] [RED] Blaster
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Missile (4/6 available) System Disabled
- Attack any target within line of sight.
[] [BLUE] Move
- Move one space in the grid in any direction.
[] [BLUE] Evade
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
[] [GRAY] Deep Sensor Scan
- Reveal the contents of a sensor blip.
- If target is not in LOS, a random sensor blip along the projected line is revealed instead, or nothing
[] [GRAY] Comms Jamming
- Designated target is unable to move or fire this round.
[] [GRAY] Probe (1/1 available)
- Designate a space within line of sight. All sensor blips entering this space are automatically revealed going forward.
[] [GRAY] Target Guidance
- Designated target within line of sight may be targeted by missiles regardless of line of sight.

Engineer A
Pilot: Emily "Em" O'Dwyer
Available Actions:
[] [RED] Arm Blaster
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Shoulder Blasters
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Missile (3/4 available) System Disabled
- Attack any target within line of sight.
[] [RED] Magnetic grapple
- Move designated target (allied or hostile) within one space one space towards this E-Frame OR
- prevent designated target within one space from moving away OR
- pull self towards designated "large" target within one space (e.g. capital ship or shuttle)
- Coordinated Fire: If used on "Melee" E-Frame, may use another RED ability instead of a BLUE ability
[] [RED] Repair
- Re-enable one damaged system on any other E-Frame in the same space. Target cannot issue [BLUE] orders this turn.
[] [BLUE] Move
- Move one space in the grid in any direction.
[] [BLUE] Evade
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.

Engineer B (note: will be driven by QM per player request, but suggestions can be made)
Pilot: Joshua "Josh" Walker
Available Actions:
[] [RED] Arm Blaster
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Shoulder Blasters
- Attack any target within one space.
- If no target immediately available, will attack random target in own space after hostile action phase
[] [RED] Missile (4/4 available)
- Attack any target within line of sight.
[] [RED] Magnetic grapple
- Move designated target (allied or hostile) within one space one space towards this E-Frame OR
- prevent designated target within one space from moving away OR
- pull self towards designated "large" target within one space (e.g. capital ship or shuttle)
[] [RED] Repair
- Re-enable one damaged system on any other E-Frame in the same space. Target cannot issue [BLUE] orders this turn.
[] [BLUE] Move
- Move one space in the grid in any direction.
[] [BLUE] Evade System Disabled
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.

Melee
Pilot: Calista "Lestari" Wahyuni
Available Actions:
[] [RED] Blaster
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Shoulder Blaster System Disabled
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Laser Cutter
- Attack any target in own space.
[] [RED] Fist
- Attack any target in own space OR
- grab a mission-critical object in own space (and move with it if it moves on its own)
[] [BLUE] Charge
- Move one space in the grid in any direction, the execute a Laser Cutter or a Fist
[] [BLUE] Move
- Move one space in the grid in any direction.
[] [BLUE] Evade
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.

Recon
Pilot: Ian "Jumper" Lorenze
Available Actions:
[] [RED] Blaster
- Attack any target within one space.
- If no target immediately available, will attack random target in own space after hostile action phase
[] [RED] Missile (3/4 available)
- Attack any target within line of sight.
[] [RED] Claw
- Prevent designated target in own space from moving away OR
- grab a mission-critical object in own space (and move with it if it moves on its own)
[] [BLUE] Move
- Move one space in the grid in any direction.
[] [BLUE] Evade System Disabled
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
[] [GRAY] Low Profile
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
[] [GRAY] Power-To-Weight Ratio System Disabled
- Move one space in the grid in any direction.

Trooper A
Pilot: Natanael "Nate" Weaver
Available Actions:
[] [RED] Blaster - Left Arm
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Blaster - Right Arm
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Shoulder Blasters System Disabled
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [BLUE] Move
- Move one space in the grid in any direction.
[] [BLUE] Evade
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
[] [GRAY] Low Profile System Disabled
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
[] [GRAY] Automatic Targeting
System Disabled
- Fire the shoulder blasters at a randomly chosen target.

ExoFighter
Pilot: Oliwia "Morze" Dabrowska
Available Actions:
[] [RED] Blaster
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Missile (3/4 available)
- Attack any target within line of sight.
[] [BLUE] Move
- Move one space in the grid in any direction.
[] [BLUE] Afterburner
- Move one space in the grid in any direction OR negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
[] [BLUE] Evade
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
[] [GRAY] Nimble
- Take any BLUE action that has not been taken before

Trooper B
Pilot: David "Greenhorn" Kane
Available Actions:
[] [RED] Blaster - Left Arm
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Blaster - Right Arm
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [RED] Shoulder Blasters
- Attack any target within one space.
[] [BLUE] Move
- Move one space in the grid in any direction.
[] [BLUE] Evade
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
[] [GRAY] Low Profile
- Negate the next incoming attack of any kind.
[] [GRAY] Automatic Targeting
- Fire the shoulder blasters at a randomly chosen target within one space.
 
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Oof, losing evade hurts.

I'm gonna give flight another red move, It might be better to destroy one of the three amphi's, preferably the one in B5, instead of the third outrider. and Have wraith jam the amphi in D5 while the three of us fall back.

Or instead of destroying an amphi, we destroy all three outriders and roll the dice on what system the amphi loses, if we're lucky we could disable it as well.

[X] Falcon
-[X] Blue: Move C4
-[X] Red: triple blaster- outrider in C5
-[X] Gray: Order Red- Flight
 
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