Jman4117

if you can find some redwoods in the far future I guess

"Schrek Inbound!" "Going for the track!" "Grazing hit! Incoming PPC!" "Heading him off!" "Clean hit!" "Damn, PPC shot up the trees next to me, THAT WAS CLOSE!" "The Wolverine is pealing off..." "Circling behind the hill to distract him, keep engaging the tank!" "Roger, engaging Schrek!" "Damned Locust has followed me back here!" "ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!" "Sir!?!" "INCOMING!!!!!!! EJECTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!" "Base, we've been overrun by Capellans, the CO is dead, the Charger pilot managed to eject, I'm getting the hell out of here!"

"Circling around the hill" "Engaging target!" "Dammit! He's behind us again!" "Firing...EVERYTHING!" "MISSED!" "Arrg! There's a hole in my armor!"

"EJECTING!!!!!" "Circling around behind!" *FOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* "Damned PPCs nearly got me!" "Take that Locust out, I have these two occupied!" "Roger, sir, chasing him down!" "Bastard keeps dodging and weaving!" "Dammit, he's on my tail! I'm taking fire!" "Try to split up enough to cover each other!" "I'm continuing to snipe at the other units, I have the PPC carrier lightly damaged, but it's starting to get into the mountains heading your way! "FIRING!" "Damn, I missed! Incoming fire!" *FOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!* "S&@%! The last blast just shot out my LT! Taking cover!"

"Cappies are advancing. We've got the Locust in the western range, and a Wolverine and Schrek moving along the river. "Sneaking up this hill for a better look." "PPCs Incoming!" "Got a shot on the Locust!.....MISSED!" "She's crested the hill! Incoming laser! Returning fire!" "Grazed her!" "Sir! We're taking heavy PPC fire! Trying to close to point blank, this boat only has small lasers!" "Covering fire inbound!" "Roger! I'll try to lure off the medium!"

"HQ, this is Panther. We've done some minor field repairs and we're headed back to the barn" "Rog, bring'em home!" "Sir, I'm picking up something in the ground clutter over this hill" "Looks like that Cappy light is back!" "Take cover behind the hill, he's probably brought company!" "Launching UAV!" "Enemy units inbound!"

"Shadow Hawk moving back into cover!" "Firing alpha!" *HEAT LEVEL CRITICAL* "Damn missed!" "Incoming PPC!........EJECTING!" "Targeting the Shadow.....Nailed him!" "Got a bead on the Battlemaster, sir!" **BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!** "AC-10 to the ammo bin!" "HQ the Capellans have routed. Their scout is legging it off the battlefield, all other units destroyed!" "Rogers, proceed to base"

"They're returning fire, getting behind cover!" "That last salvo rattled the hell out of me, sir!" "Yeah, got him!" "Shadow Hawk inbound!" "Moving to intercept!" "Firing!" "Minimal damage.." "This is Anvil, I've closed with them...FIRING!" "Take that you son of a bitch!"

"Fire!" "Yeehaw! Smoking engine!" "Alright, we're in cover, still taking heavy fire!" "Firing on the Battlemaster!....Damn, missed!....Incoming lasers...Grazed me, continuing the advance!" "Base, the Capellans are falling back into the mountains." "Roger, mop them up!" "Firing on the Cat!"....BOOOOOM..... "Ammunition explosion!"

"Continuing our advance." "That Locust is intercepting with the Battlemaster firing on us! Heading for the next patch of trees!' "Incoming fire!" Both of them unloaded on me!" "Focusing on the Cat!" "Stripped your armor you Capellan bastard!"

"Yeeeeehaaaaaawwww!!!!!!! The cavalry has arrived!" "Make a break for those woods, we have to link up with our reinforcements!" "That Locust is trying to flank us!" "Run into the valley, get up in their grille! We're gonna jump up on this hill and snipe what you flush out!" "Pop gun hit!....Heavy incoming fire! LRM and cannon fire, my targeting computer is all f$%#@ up!" "Anvil, swat that Locust and get over here!" "Roger, firing alpha!" "Damn! Missed!"

"HQ, this is Anvil, I've got the remnants of Rover Lance with me, and we're headed back to base." "Roger, best speed!" "Sir, picking up 4 sigs on radar." "Base, we've got company, please for the love of God tell me that this is our escort?!" "Ahh f@! It's that Cappy Locust that bolted a few days back and he's got company!" *FOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!* "It's a Capellan heavy lance. A Locust, Battlemaster..." "Incoming LRMs! Scan that sector!" "Sir there's a Shadow Hawk and Catapult following up the rear!"

"Wheeling around behind the Firestarter, sir!" "Yeehaaaw! Raked'em with my machinegun!" "Turning to face the Cat.....FIRING!" *Heat level critical, shutdown eminent* "Ah %#$@%, missed!" Steam rises from the Stalker as he shuts down from the heat load "The Cat is jumping over the hill, intercepting!" "Yeah! Take that you son of a bitch!" *Reactor online, sensors only, weapons online. Large laser destroyed, LRM 10 disabled.* "The bastard just scrambled up the hill!" "Kill him!" *Swiiiiisshhhhh! PEW! BOOM!!! "Yeeeaaaahhhh! Finally hit the bastard!" The Catapult goes up in a huge fireball as the Stalker connects with most if it's remaining weapons!

"Ambushing the LRM carrier!" *PEW PEW!* "Got that engine smokin' boss!" "Closing in on the Cat....heat levels dropping back to nominal.....ALPHA!" "Damn, another big miss and I'm overheating again..." "Yeah, run you bastard!" "Firing!" *PEW!* "Goddammit, they've jumped behind me and that little bastard just shot a flamer up my arse!"

"Scratch one scout!" "Falling back behind the hill!" "ARRGGGGHHH!!!!!!!!" "Sir!.........." "Firestarter at point blank! It's getting hot in here!" "As senior officer on the field, I'm assuming command of this unit. Focusing on that Catapult!!" "Damned light just jumped behind me!" "Taking out the APCs, then turning to face him!" "LRMs inbound!.....$#@%#@!!....Hull breach!! Bailing out!!!"

"That shot up scout is hiding behind the hill. Focus on his friends!" "Yeehaawwww! Sniped the Firestarter!" "Sir, LRMs overhead!" "Assault on-site! Did you miss me?" "Raining LRMs on target!" "Focus on the CAT! She's raining LRMs!" "Take'em out, they're starting to focus fire!" "Dammit! Can't see through all this smoke!" "Sir, they're advancing you! Light, 150m!....Firing!!!...Minimal damage!"

"Base, the missile carrier is off the radar, while the mechs are posting up behind a hill across the river." "Fire!" "Scout just poked his head up, we nailed him!" "Missed! Ha!" "Mechanized infantry inbound! We've got a Stalker right behind us, time to light'em up!" "The mechs are breaking out, trying to rush us before the hammer falls! Open fire!" "Damn! Missed!" "Move for the best cover, try to dig in in the forests!"

"Base, Rover here. I'm picking up some sigs over near Highway 4, they ours?" "Neg, Rover, I show your reinforcements inbound cross country about 2 klicks to the northwest." "Rog base, we'll stay frosty 'til our backup gets down here!" "I've got a bad feeling about this..." "Base looks like we've got a support lance escorting some APCs in to move in on our salvage" "We're outnumbered real bad here, ETA on support?" "We're inbound, Rover, keep yer pants on!" "Flank speed! They're trying to cut us off!" "Let's take these hills and dig in, there's no way we can hold them off otherwise without that mech support!"

Basically, it's a new dark age after a golden age. People can't replace the old tech with anything better, and things gradually wear out, or are destroyed. So you end up with these patchwork weapons systems where you might have half the stock components, a few factory replacements, and a whole lot of bodged together hacks to keep the machine running.

In 2594, Triad Technologies developed the Stalker for the SLDF to bring the Periphery to heel during the Reunification War. There was a demand for a mech capable of bringing massive firepower to bear at all ranges. What we got would be come legend. These machines have fought their way through over 4 centuries. Some of the original machines are still fighting, broken down joints requiring refits to lighten the load of the sheer level of weaponry these things had on them from the factory. Dropping their weight from 85, down to 75 or even 70 tons. What has become known as the "standard" Stalker is the 3F. This mech carries: 2 LRM-10s, 2 Large Lasers, 4 Medium Lasers and 2 SRM-6s, with only 20 standard heatsinks to handle all that firepower. This means that the pilot either has to pick the weapons in the best range bracket, or get at the minimum range of the LRMs and "alpha strike", firing all weapons on the mech and taking a MASSIVE heat penalty, risking a shutdown. For over 2 centuries, the Stalker was the standard Star League assault mech before being surpassed by the 100 ton Atlas. But still, in the 31st century, they are still fighting over the scraps of civilization. Each generation of pilots patching them up and keeping their death machines going. As luck would have it, the Stalker we have in the next scenario is one of the later production Star League mechs. Age hasn't taken its toll to the extent of having to reduce weight, she's still at her stock 85 ton rating.

"FIRE!" "One less enemy walker!" "That Locust has run behind another hill, Mechwarrior, get on him!" "Roger, chasing him down" "Pursuing through canyon!........" "Incoming fire!....Firing!" "Popped him with my laser!" "Try to flank him!" "Negative Commander, she's too fast!" The Locust wins initiative and legs it off the battlefield. Nothing much changed this battle. We lost the Crab for good, the Awesome is a molten heap. The SRM carrier went nuclear and detonated, and the Commando was a total loss. We're gonna continue moving back to base with our horde of loot!

"Peakaboo!" A medium laser blasts the rear of the SRM launcher disabling a weapon! The enemy Locust runs flat out for a lvl 2 cliff while the Commando exchanges fire with our Manticore. The Commando is stripped of armor while our tank takes yet another critical hit! The SRM carrier backs up against a hill and turns to face our Cicada. We get initiative on the SRM carrier and circle behind it again, but the Commando manages to get behind us. We finish the vehicle off, but the Commando manages to shoot out our rear armor.

"Sir, that last shot f$#%ed me up bad, I'm fall back!" "Firing!.....LEGGED HIM!!!!" "I'm taking multiple laser hits! They are sniping over the hill at my position!" Our Crab continues to back pedal. She gets into a position to fire on the Locust, but the Commando swoops in for the finishing shot. Immediately after, our Manticore finishes the Awesome! FOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Capellan goes full Alpha on our tank and takes out a gun with his parting shot!

"Sir! The Awesome is cresting!" "Focus fire!" Our entire lance fires on the Awesome. The PPC carrier completely misses, but the rest manage 6 damage. The enemy mech staggers into some trees but manages to stay standing. The Awesome returns fire, but only 1 PPC connects with our Manticore. "Charge! Let's take him out!" The Awesome is stripped bare of armor and we inflict multiple critical hits. Fire billows from the Awesome, but he still stands, a massive tank of a mech. "Incoming!" A swarm of SRMs come over the hill and smash into the right side of the Crab. The Awesome draws down on our mech and blasts off an arm mounted Large Laser.