Board Thread:Fun and Games Forum/@comment-25175520-20150521200045/@comment-26355186-20150615204340

(HMMMMMMMMM, not sure what to do now. Bear in mind, if you deploy AA against Iokar's squadron, don't expect it to just be fired at the Raptors and then they are dealt with. All pilots in the squadron are aces, highly trained and extremely skilled, being handpicked by Iokar himself. Oh, and I have two more warships in my fleet. What? Did you expect me to only bring in one ship for an entire Legion? And this one is quite obvious: Ma'carn, Tha'larc and Iokar, aswell as the Vita Extinctor and some members of the elite Raptor squadron, have plot armor. What I am saying is, these characters are protected from death. Wounding is okay, but not killing them.)

"All aircraft, line up for airstrikes against the Land Tanks!", Iokar radioed. "Aim for fuel tanks, air vents and ammo depots. And don't let those AA turrets hit you! Remember, we are the last line of defence!" Iokar's Raptor lined up for a run towards the first Land Tank, together with his wingmen Cipher and Pixy. "Cipher, take care of the upper side of the Tank. Pixy, aim for the treads on the right side, and I'll take the left side. The rest of you, blow up as much stuff as possible." The formation Razgriz squadron had maintained until now broke apart, each of the members engaging the ground troops. Quickly, Iokar rounded the huge vehicle, and launched his missiles at the tank treads. The effect was devastating. The Solar energy in the missiles ignited the small oil pipeline that went alongside of the treads, and the subsequent explosion ripped the lower side of the tank apart. On the right side, Pixy had accomplished the same thing, and the hulking metal behemoth was now rendered immobile. On the top, Cipher had sent his heatseeking missiles into the airvents of the Land Tank, which cause some parts of the roof to collapse. But the sentry turrets of the vehicle was still online, and soon Iokar and his wingmen had to withdraw from the site.

Up above the icy moon, 'Vita Extinctor IX', the flagship of the Storm Juggernauts fleet was surrounded by the warships of the Ice Hammer legion. When the ships fired upon the mighty vessel, the shields of it shrugged the barrage off. Inside the command bridge, Primus Ma'carn observed the scene. He knew that the shield could withstand several hours of bombardment, but he could not counter-attack when the shield was on. "Tha'larc!", Ma'carn called out. The Bracus was observing a hologram showing Europa and the ships around it. "How long until 'Ignis Imperiator IV' and 'Tempestas Arbiter X' are in firing range?"

"Approximately seven minutes Primus."

"Good, then we just have to wait."

(And yes, Iokar's wingmen are references to Ace Combat. No, I don't care enough to come up with something original or change it.)