Saturday, November 1, 2008

All Out War

Sergeant Michael "Psycho" Sykes had scanned the airfield and marked every Korean People's Army (KPA) solider in the vicinity. Colonel Lee, their leader, was nowhere to be found, so his KPA helicopter must have continued onward. For now, it appeared that a tank, a loaded Hummer, three ground-mounted machine guns and about 20 KPA soldiers were guarding the area. The noise of that sphere would certainly drowned out any shots from his SCAR assault rifle, so he could knock off the 20 KPA soldiers first.

Wait ... oh yeah, there was a KPA chopper patrolling the area as well. Knocking the soldiers out one by one wasn't going to be an option. Psycho had to take down that chopper first. So, realizing this is the point when things get crazy, he pointed his rocket launcher at the KPA helicopter and fire two rockets directly at the chopper above.



The helicopter exploded into a million pieces and the war had began. Psycho grabbed another rocket launcher and fired two shots directly at the Hummer, which had started to move. It was destroyed as well. Of course, that led to the tank having a read on his position, which started to clear out the area with huge mortar shells.

The three ground mounted guns also started their assault of the general area, while some KPA troops headed toward the area on foot. Psycho took a quick look at his original position. Had he stayed in his original location, he would also be in a million pieces as well.



Using cloak mode, Psycho pushed back through the tunnel in order to reach one of the munitions areas noted by JSOC. He used that time to acquire another rocket launcher and charge up on health. There would not be more SCAR ammo in this area, as that is a weapon of the US. Psycho could drop the SCAR and pick up another submachine gun, but the SCAR is the far more superior weapon. The SCAR can not only take down troops near by with accuracy, but it has wonderful long range accuracy as well.

All charged up and armed, Psycho moved back through the area slowly and steadily. He came across multiple sets of KPA troops monitoring the area. He hoped that no one was armed with Nanosuits as well, because his eyes would have trouble trying to depict their suits in cloak mode at this point. I (Nomad) was always the best on Team Raptor using Light Difference Traces (LDTs) to identify Nanosuits in cloak mode. Psycho would certainly agree.

With the path cleared ahead, Psycho was able to approach the ground-mounted guns and the tank from the side. He was unnoticed in his quest at this point. The silencer of the SCAR came in very helpful ... even though the noise of the sphere likely would have been enough. Looking at the tank, Psycho realized that rockets would not take down the tank given all the barricades, so he would have to place explosives instead.



Quickly, Psycho moved toward the first ground-mounted machine gun, only to notice it was empty. Perhaps some of his firepower already destroyed this solider? Going prone, Psycho let his Nanosuit charge back up, then return to cloak mode.

He arrived at the second gunner's spot and sat down behind him. A couple quick shots later, the second gunner was destroyed as well. A couple KPA soldiers arrived, but were taken down quickly. As far as he could tell, the tank and one gunner remained.

The tank's gun was still facing forward, so even if he was noticed dropping the explosives, they could be detonated before the tank could turn toward him. So, Psycho dropped the explosives and headed into the nearby hanger and behind some large protection. He popped up after his suit was recharged, aimed and knocked the final ground-mounted gunner lifeless to the ground.

Quickly he pulled the trigger on the explosives and the tank was destroyed.



The area was now clear of KPA troops and the container was now secured.



Psycho waited for direction from JSOC. He knew that getting this crate could not be this simple. After all, Colonel Lee could not be found anywhere on the airstrip ... at least not yet.

Get To The Tower

JSOC alerted Psycho to give him an update on the situation. Radio communication was impossible at this point, given the scrambling effect of the sphere. A VTOL with the ability to capture the container was nearby, but needed to be guided to the location by Psycho and not JSOC.

However, the radio in Psycho's Nanosuit was not powerful enough to accomplish this task. JSOC pointed toward the tower at the airstrip. It should have the power to reach the VTOL. So, Psycho's next objective was to secure the tower. Like his previous tower experience, the tower was not close by and was at the other end of the landing strip.

Psycho made sure all of his weapons were in good shape and that he still had three rockets in his rocket launcher. Another munitions dump was used to reload, that had been previously marked by JSOC on his radar.

As Psycho scanned the area, he noticed the Korean People's Army (KPA) chopper remains burning on the airstrip. That was a reminder of how things started just a few minutes ago.



There was an Armored Scout Vehicle (ASV) parked near Psycho. This might be the perfect vehicle of choice to reach the tower. However, Psycho needed to scan the area first, as tanks and rockets would certainly play into the stability of the ASV.

Quickly, Psycho noticed another tank patrolling the area. JSOC warned that the area could be heavily armed and to use caution. They were correct.



Psycho launched two rockets directly at the tank and it was destroyed in it's place. A few KPA troops came running toward him, who were taken down by the long range power of the SCAR.
Psycho then dropped back to the munitions dump, exchanged rocket launchers and loaded up in the ASV.

He parked the ASV and scanned the area. The tower was a long distance away and he noted more tanks in the area.



Psycho drove the ASV in a criss cross motion across the landing strip - taking out KPA troops with the guns on the ASV or by simply running them over. Then, he would park the ASV under cover, go into prone mode, then use rockets to destroy any heavy machinery that were focused on him.

In the end, the ASV was still in decent shape when Psycho reached the tower.



Inside the compound around the tower, several more KPA troops were guarding the area. The SCAR was the perfect weapon of choice and Psycho cleared the area before heading up the stairs leading to the tower. One KPA troop had a Guass rifle. This might come in handy if Psycho runs out of ammo for his Guass rifle.

With the airfield clear, Psycho reached the tower and the radio.



Psycho began to radio the pilot of the VTOL when he saw something appear in the distance.

He could not believe his eyes.