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Skies Above XF-005
"I'll give them this, they certainly are tenacious if nothing else." LaForge said over private comms about the triple SSS as he watched Susan come in with one suit and then leave with another with only the Excelsior, he and his men were still flying above keeping an eye on things.
"That they are." Geraldson agreed. A comms officer then grabbed his attention showing him some info they'd found from the bases files. "Capital. He said looking it over, it was the location of a weapon in their base, the real target of this mission." he got on Union local comms and said; "We have the info we were looking for Hommel, you can stop the sweep now, we're forwarding all ground teams the locations where we can't damage. I don't want this weapon we're supposed to secure captured, aside from that the base can take a bit of damage, use that to your advantages as you see fit." he ordered, "That said try not to make too much of a mess either."
Groundside XF-005
Thomas blocked more incoming fire, then returned a few shots at the RX-78-4, as they continued their plan to push forward for cover. "They'll probably see the plan to flank them coming." thomas said gritting his teeth. "This mother fucker is a bit annoying I must concede." he said as warning buzzers blared as his beam defenses over heated. "Okay, get over there now."
"Roger." Boone said as they made it to the side hall, "Good work kid."
Thomas fired another one of those beam copies in hopes of crashing the RX-78-4's systems it dodged though. "They enter the other hall?"
"Seems that way, we should split here, I'll give chase around this way, you go deeper in and try to see if they're heading around?"
"You're giving the orders now?" Boone asked, he liked the plan.
"Suggestions, like the admiral said, on the ground you're in charge." Thomas said, he was coming to respect Boone and respected the admirals orders, Boone laughed.
"Go," Harris said taking half of their force deeper in, meanwhile Thomas and the other half popped out, the G-lines were waiting, he fired a few shots taking out the heavier ones before ejecting the tricky pack and heading in with a beam saber stabbing a light armor one, meanwhile one of the Rosette's put a beamhawk though another as they rounded the corner ready to do their pincer manuver.
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Ginsis
"Sir it seems their leadership has been crippled, their lines are beginning to buckle completely now."
"Good work Nova." Lance complemented. "Martian forces, you now have the upper hand, Commander Nordschleife the battle is now under your command, kill the terrorists, capture them. We'll render assistance as needed."
"Cap you think this will come to bite us in the ass?" Jensen had fired his last round and then began pulling back disaseembling the giant Steyr IWS 2000 he'd been using from the roof.
"It could." there'd been collateral Lance knew, it didn't please him but he wasn't angry about it things happened in war, he was bugged by it, but he realized it was the reality of it The cold calculus. Father wondered why I have a distaste for leadership. "If it does, I'll remind the martain government that Mars owes it's good chunk of it' successful independence movement to me." he replied "Selling earth out from under it's self wasn't completely altruistic." he sympathized with the Martains to some degree since the outset of the rebellion, but the reason for his turn wasn't just motivated by that but impeding Jackson, and whoever was with, or puppeting him plans. "Everyone headback at your own discretion, resupply we'll pull back a bit. Med bay how is our new arrival?" he asked of the colonel.
"Heavy injuries, several broken limbs, he's out cold. We're prepping surgery now."
"Keep him sedated, do what needs done. Make sure he stays put."
The doctor sighed "I think Bob managed to do that part for me, he won't be fully mobile in awhile."