Gondolin said:
2 Tank/Cannon remote pilots
Sign me up, chief. Unless I've already been assigned to another base.
You've been driving a rocket tank in the first mission, and earned a kill or two if I recall correctly. KickAss changed you in the second mission, and you'll change him in the upcoming:
UPDATE 4: The Third Mission.
More Rookies from KwaCOM assume callsigns.
And some are transferred to Potato Base, into the heat of the war.
At last we have room to expand our science team. The end of the month bill will be painful.
The bloody thing first eluded our Interceptor jets, then landed, and then fled before EuroCOM's Skyranger managed to complete it's long trek to Australia.
Finally! We'll be able to concentrate on capturing live aliens during combat missions. This should enable us to gain a better understanding of them and their technology.
Bee's Interceptor is ready, as always.
It's another of these larger UFO's!
It is quickly downed without damaging the Interceptor. Damn, I knew I should have armed them all with Stingrays!
EuroCOM's away team is on the move again.
This time it is lead by the fearsome Captain-Commissar eklektyk. Also, notice the stun rods on the transport's floor. They will see action during this mission.
Gondolin's tank spots an alien.
A single twitch of the joystick in the safety of PotatoCOM sends a rocket its way.
The missile ends the miserable creature's life.
Sergiu64 notices another gray alien in front of the Skyranger.
A grenade lobbed by Lightbane takes care of it.
ironyuri unleashes a storm of reaction fire during the alien turn.
He misses his mark.
But pounded_anus shoots it during X-COM's turn.
He then notices another creature lurking in the shadows.
dextermorgan attempts to kill it.
Without much success.
It's time to roll in the artillery.
Incoming!
Done and done.
Another alien is spotted Too bad the explosion didn't kill it.
Yet *another* alien kills our spotter. RIP pounded_anus
Derper tries to hit the alien...
But ironyuri has to do the deed.
Korenzel finds the alien that shot pounded_anus!
But he misses.
Dextermorgan is unsuccessful too...
And the alien retreats during its turn.
Sergiu64 finds it again.
And, while shooting at it, sees another one!
Derper takes his aim in an attempt to save Sergiu64...
He manages to kill one alien, but dextermorgan has to deal with the other.
It works.
This alien shot at Gondolin's tank during the alien turn.
Gondolin repays it in kind and then locates yet another gray creature.
Sergiu64 locates the UFO.
Armed with the mighty stun rod, Korenzel attempts to reach melee range with the alien.
The alien fled outside, and dextermorgan attempts to reach it.
He is, however, shot. RIP dextermorgan
Gondolin takes just revenge, also blowing up dextermorgan's corpse in the process.
An alien exits the UFO...
...and shoots at our tank!
Korenzel attempts to snipe it, but fails.
As the tank takes position to better shoot the alien, Gondolin notices yet another creature!
He manages to blow one up, but the other survives and takes its revenge.
The tank, formidable it may be, did not survive multiple bursts of plasma. But Derper dispatched the offending alien.
Our first catch of the day!
The UFO was breached and another alien found within. Ironyuri prepares to fire.
And kills the vile creature.
Thus ending the mission. Damn shame about the tank, it cost half a million. And keep in mind I won't be selling unresearched alien artifacts, so money will be tight.
Its not the tank, we have a spare at the base. Dextermorgan was carrying a stun rod, and his corpse, along with all items on it, was blown up by Gondolin's rocket tank.
Replacement soldiers are transferred to EuroCOM from NorthAmCOM.
The X-COM High Command, having read the scientists' reports concerning the gray alien biology, decided to supplement the potato diet offered at EuroCOM's canteen with some proteins.
Nepotism runs rampant among X-COM's ranks. MMXI Jr is appointed Captain for no apparent reason.
RECRUITMENT OPTIONS:
Soldiers will now assume callsigns as per your wishes. New soldiers will be assuming callsigns of their deceased fellows. We're not advanced enough to clone troopers yet. I plan on making agressive interceptions most of the time, resulting in pilot casualties. After all, the UFOs should not only run, but also manoeuvre to attack their pursuers!
The main base has openings for:
1 Fighter pilot
2 Tank/Cannon remote pilots
The two auxiliary interception bases have each oepnings for:
2 Squaddies
9 Rookies
2 Tank/Cannon remote pilots
1 Tank/Rocket Launcher remote pilot
The Asian interception base has additional openings for:
1 Captain
2 Sargeants
1 Fighter pilot
Be warned, however, that the Asian base won't see action soon, perhaps apart from figher pilot.
X-COM TROOPS ROSTER
Code:
EuroCOM
Roxorowski Commander
Bee Fighter pilot Interceptor-1
Malkal Captain
eklektyk Captain
Gondolin Tank pilot
KickAss Tank pilot
JoKa Sargeant
Azira Sargeant
Pope Amole Sargeant
RK47 Sargeant
Lightbane Sargeant
Slaughter Squaddie
ironyuri Squaddie
Slips Squaddie
Sergiu64 Squaddie
MMXI Squaddie
Thrombone Squaddie
Desmondus Rotundus Squaddie
U-Cat Squaddie
Korenzel Squaddie
Spider Squaddie
Derper Rookie
Jaedar Jr Rookie
Hellraiser Rookie
NorthAmCOM
Ripper Colonel
chzr Fighter pilot Interceptor-3
Hartman Sargeant
golgepapaz Sargeant
AsiaCOM
TNO Colonel
RIP
Hellraiser Squaddie (posthumous promotion)
Jaedar Squaddie (posthumous promotion)
MMXI Squaddie
pounded_anus Squaddie (posthumous promotion)
dextermorgan Squaddie (posthumous promotion)
Suffer not the xeno to live.
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