Bomber's Command meets The Mad Capsules - TWICE!
Bomber had heard of a new Trading Post the other side of the pipes, Joe’s Trader. His scouts told him the Mad Capsules gang fancied the area as their territory. He didn’t expect a friendly welcoming committee – and he was right.
Bomber led his command to an area that was well protected, safe to hide behind! He knew their presence would not go unnoticed and in the distance the taunts began. The Mad Capsules yelled they would close for the kill and carve The Command with swords…
So as those Mad boys started circling in an attempt to outflank The Command, Bomber positioned his heavies ‘Bert’ (Lancaster) and ‘The Duke’ (Wellington) to cut down anything that moved. And so it was… The Duke opened up on a couple of gangers, downed them, one injured, but one just a flesh wound ran to cover where he cowered for the rest of the skirmish. Bert covered by ‘Helpful’ (Halifax) and ‘Cooda’ (Barracuda) altered position ready to open up when the chance arose.
The Mad boys ran and climbed and leapt like monkeys, all that is except for one heavy who stood motionless on top of a container box. Through the chinks in the steelwork Helpful, Cooda and Bert hadn’t noticed he had a bead on them…
Bham! The heavy stubber fired (a 6) and Helpful was down and out (another 6). The gun swung across to Bert, his eyes stared at the muzzle of death. Then click, click, click, click, click. The gun had jammed and Cuda and Bert reacted. Bert opened up with his own stubber, and despite the hard shot (-2) he wasted the Mad boy (a 6) and took him out of action (another 6), but he too suffered a jam. Left with only a knife he would run for cover.
The berserk sword wielding Madmen were running round to the left, The Command skirted right. Cooda was lagging behind, a sharp eye on the Mad leader, he was behind some thick steel work, but as he signalled his men his hand and gun flashed out just long enough for a las shot. What a shot (a 6) hand hit, and hit hard enough to take their leader out. Cooda gave the Bomber salute (pulling the toilet chain) as he dumped on the enemy.
Now the even madder Mad boy’s evasion specialist tried to run through a hail of bullets to get at Bomber. But Bomber’s wing man ‘Mossy’ (Sterling) was ready and he took the crazy Capsule down with his Las.
The rest of the Mad boys fled…
Bomber pulled his funds together and went to see Joe Trader. He had heard there was an Isotropic Fuel Rod knocking about, and he couldn’t resist taking that to upgrade their Chem pit to a settlement. It was a hard choice though as a ratskin map was thrust under his nose. He knew the advantages that might provide on where his next fight might be was not to be sniffed at. But, alas (see later), House Van Saar’s pocket won his mind over.
Having established their new settlement, The Bunker, the Command decided to scout out this Capsule territory some more. Things seemed uncomfortably quiet as five of the guys stood atop some containers checking the terrain all around. Maybe it was quiet because the ‘new’ war wound of their leader was playing up and he wasn’t there to yell abuse. No, there was no need to. This was the perfect ambush. The Capsules, who knew their patch, had surrounded Bomber’s Command and hidden. Nothing to see here…
Bham! Bham! Bham! Bham! Bham! Bham! Six shots from a stubber, a gout of flame from a flamer, and any number of las guns obliterated The Command. Four of the five guys on top were taken out. The one left standing leaped off and crashed to the floor winding himself, the four wounded rolled off the top falling at the feet of their leader Bomber. With more than half of his gang down he swallowed his immediate panic down and thinking to bottle it he looked at The Duke. Wellington shook his head and opened up his own stubber, screaming his hatred as he did. A ganger went down, but it was too little...
A second round of death came from the Mad men and suddenly only Bomber and The Duke were left standing. Bomber shook his head and they were out of there. If only he’d bought that Ratskin map…
Somehow, who knows how, they all survived. The only casualty was a captured ‘Boffo’ (Beaufort)… so much for the increased income of the settlement, 50 credits negotiated his safe release. Next chance of a map he would not refuse.
Back in their own turf, Bomber spent what he had left on three swords of his own. If they bumped into these scum again he would have his men ready.
Good games Vince - well the ambush was horrible really, but... honours even
Bomber had heard of a new Trading Post the other side of the pipes, Joe’s Trader. His scouts told him the Mad Capsules gang fancied the area as their territory. He didn’t expect a friendly welcoming committee – and he was right.
Bomber led his command to an area that was well protected, safe to hide behind! He knew their presence would not go unnoticed and in the distance the taunts began. The Mad Capsules yelled they would close for the kill and carve The Command with swords…
So as those Mad boys started circling in an attempt to outflank The Command, Bomber positioned his heavies ‘Bert’ (Lancaster) and ‘The Duke’ (Wellington) to cut down anything that moved. And so it was… The Duke opened up on a couple of gangers, downed them, one injured, but one just a flesh wound ran to cover where he cowered for the rest of the skirmish. Bert covered by ‘Helpful’ (Halifax) and ‘Cooda’ (Barracuda) altered position ready to open up when the chance arose.
The Mad boys ran and climbed and leapt like monkeys, all that is except for one heavy who stood motionless on top of a container box. Through the chinks in the steelwork Helpful, Cooda and Bert hadn’t noticed he had a bead on them…
Bham! The heavy stubber fired (a 6) and Helpful was down and out (another 6). The gun swung across to Bert, his eyes stared at the muzzle of death. Then click, click, click, click, click. The gun had jammed and Cuda and Bert reacted. Bert opened up with his own stubber, and despite the hard shot (-2) he wasted the Mad boy (a 6) and took him out of action (another 6), but he too suffered a jam. Left with only a knife he would run for cover.
The berserk sword wielding Madmen were running round to the left, The Command skirted right. Cooda was lagging behind, a sharp eye on the Mad leader, he was behind some thick steel work, but as he signalled his men his hand and gun flashed out just long enough for a las shot. What a shot (a 6) hand hit, and hit hard enough to take their leader out. Cooda gave the Bomber salute (pulling the toilet chain) as he dumped on the enemy.
Now the even madder Mad boy’s evasion specialist tried to run through a hail of bullets to get at Bomber. But Bomber’s wing man ‘Mossy’ (Sterling) was ready and he took the crazy Capsule down with his Las.
The rest of the Mad boys fled…
Bomber pulled his funds together and went to see Joe Trader. He had heard there was an Isotropic Fuel Rod knocking about, and he couldn’t resist taking that to upgrade their Chem pit to a settlement. It was a hard choice though as a ratskin map was thrust under his nose. He knew the advantages that might provide on where his next fight might be was not to be sniffed at. But, alas (see later), House Van Saar’s pocket won his mind over.
Having established their new settlement, The Bunker, the Command decided to scout out this Capsule territory some more. Things seemed uncomfortably quiet as five of the guys stood atop some containers checking the terrain all around. Maybe it was quiet because the ‘new’ war wound of their leader was playing up and he wasn’t there to yell abuse. No, there was no need to. This was the perfect ambush. The Capsules, who knew their patch, had surrounded Bomber’s Command and hidden. Nothing to see here…
Bham! Bham! Bham! Bham! Bham! Bham! Six shots from a stubber, a gout of flame from a flamer, and any number of las guns obliterated The Command. Four of the five guys on top were taken out. The one left standing leaped off and crashed to the floor winding himself, the four wounded rolled off the top falling at the feet of their leader Bomber. With more than half of his gang down he swallowed his immediate panic down and thinking to bottle it he looked at The Duke. Wellington shook his head and opened up his own stubber, screaming his hatred as he did. A ganger went down, but it was too little...
A second round of death came from the Mad men and suddenly only Bomber and The Duke were left standing. Bomber shook his head and they were out of there. If only he’d bought that Ratskin map…
Somehow, who knows how, they all survived. The only casualty was a captured ‘Boffo’ (Beaufort)… so much for the increased income of the settlement, 50 credits negotiated his safe release. Next chance of a map he would not refuse.
Back in their own turf, Bomber spent what he had left on three swords of his own. If they bumped into these scum again he would have his men ready.
Good games Vince - well the ambush was horrible really, but... honours even
History is written by the victors - Sir Winston Churchill