Or, we could just get going down the road, and while the girls get settled Brian give them a burst of SomethingElseToTalkAbout.

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Quote: from CrazyIvan on 2:46 pm on Feb. 22, 2005
Or, we could just get going down the road, and while the girls get settled Brian give them a burst of SomethingElseToTalkAbout.

What's the verdict?

I vote for running like hell. I'm not in favor of starting a fight with an army. We can get payback later. Any more time we spend here increases the odds of clusterfuck.

Ayumi's both small and dexterous, so getting into the driver's seat should be an easy matter of seconds if Moten's compliant, and only a moderately difficult matter of seconds if he's not.

So are you guys running over Andropov's henchmen or just getting the hell out of Dodge?

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Quote: from Dieter on 8:13 am on Feb. 23, 2005
So are you guys running over Andropov's henchmen or just getting the hell out of Dodge?

Oh. Nevermind.

What is it with us and helicopters?

Gatac

At least it's only one and who do you think Andropov's henchmen were calling on their radios?

The Mi8 Hip is a crappy-ass substitute for the Mi17 Hind. It's a good thing the weather is terrible and the fact that you're currently in Eastern Bumfuckistan and not near a military base.

Nitpick Alert: The 17 is an updated Hip; the Hind's 24.

That said, here's vehicle stats for the 17, as of World Militaries:

Ground Attack Mi-17

17 GP, Size Huge, Handling +6, Speed 1000ft, MPH 100/155, Defense 14, 95 Wound Points, Hardness 7, Qualities: Camouflage (any one terrain), VTOL

Weapons: 2x 7.62mm MGs, 70mm rocket launcher with HE missiles, 75 extra missiles

Have fun, people.

Gatac

Please note that the chopper is -not- an Mi17. It's a Mi8, which is to say that the technology in Siberia is not exactly up to Red Army standards.

Yes, so these stats are kinda best case scenario. In all probability, it has weaker stats, but I wanted to throw that in to give you guys and idea of the threat's rough strength. (Besides, World Militaries doesn't have an explicit Mi-8. Bastards.)

Gatac

Just to give another perspective on the Mi8, it's Vietnam-era technology. That means slow, heavy, reliable...but they don't make replacement parts for them.

Yep. Those are 30+ year-old bolts holding that thing together with a ground crew that gets paid less than the dude working the drive-thru at McDonalds.

Well then...unless anyone has a better idea, I say we start putting holes in it.

Brian has a fondness for bullets in engine cowlings.

But with an MP5?

Not that I have a better idea, but it does sound like a long shot. (No pun intended.)

Gatac

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Quote: from Gatac on 5:28 pm on Feb. 23, 2005
But with an MP5?

Not that I have a better idea, but it does sound like a long shot. (No pun intended.)

Gatac

You forget that Brian has precision shots down to a science,

I'd recommend he aim for the pilot. It's a digustingly long range shot, but if anyone in the party can do, it's Brian.

That's why I wanted to kill them.

If we're going to do anything, we should probably get the fuck out of the car. Nothing attracts missiles like a big, heavy, slow-moving limo.

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Quote: from Punkey on 11:32 pm on Feb. 23, 2005
That's why I wanted to kill them.

If we're going to do anything, we should probably get the fuck out of the car. Nothing attracts missiles like a big, heavy, slow-moving limo.

I guess we're waiting for Ivan's call on the matter.

My thoughts:

What are we gonna do if we ditch the limo?

Best case, we get to play partisan with a helocopter.

Worst case, we get to play partisan with a helocopter and the Red Army.

That's my thought. Brian's currently 1 for 1 with Helocopter vs. MP5s, and I don't fancy the idea of bailing out of a limo at full speed in the middle of a highway.

So, taking a shot. Braced against the window frame (if out window) or the roof (if on the skylight). Loading up any positive modifiers I can, and cashing in any and all remaining action dice.

You gotta be fuckin' kidding me.

That's one hell of a shot.

I swear, it's like Ivan saves up all his karma for this kind of shit. Please note he didn't even need to spend any APs for it.

-The chopper's still in the game, but it will have definite issues with its stability.

-The limo took damage, but it's still driveable. It's in the "wounded" category.