So it turns out that six guys in power armor out walking their pet muffalo will attract some attention. Perhaps due to overconfidence after having defeated the pirate outpost so easily, the team stumbles into an ambush.
Eleven of them, decently armed. A definite threat.
Since the backup plan was loaded up but not used for the assault on the pirate encampment, the decision is made to drop it in now.
I’ve chosen the north end of the long lake to drop in the defenses. The team takes up position near the planned landing site.
The package arrives.
The team quickly runs to set up the defenses as the enemy draws near. One of my guys is carrying a battery we brought back from the pirate base so he deploys it while the rest of the crew starts unpacking the turrets and battery from the drop.
The guns are up in the nick of time. The battle begins. Powell moves off to the left flank, making sure to stay out the way of my own guns. Everyone else positions behind the guns in the hope the enemy will target the turrets first.
Hopey takes one to the shoulder from a machine pistol, as Powell descends on the shooter. Fortunately, her shoulder is made of metal so it’s a minor injury.
The guns and my charge rifles have taken down the enemy’s left. Powell now has their right tied up. Hopey moves back to find better cover, and my right moves up on the west side of the lake.
Powell’s mace mops up the enemy’s left as the rest target the enemy’s center. While the sentry guns keep them pinned down in a group, taking cover behind a pile of boulders, my shooters have spread out to their flanks. The snipers, off screen in these shots, are still a threat as my guys advance out from their cover. Though rather than try to address them directly I figure the best course of action is to make them turn tail and flee after witnessing the violent ends their friends are surely soon to meet.
Another pirate goes down, and their resolve breaks.
One of their number looks like they might make a good night janitor for the base so Powell moves in to try and capture them.
Sadly, Alexandra does not live to see the sculptural masterpieces that adorn what I like to think is one of the nicest prisons in the galactic rim.
The team takes refuge in a nearby ruin to finally get some sleep. Aside from the small bit of lead in Hopey’s bionic shoulder Powell received some cracks and bruises
Come morning we’ll see if we can tame a few of the local muffalo to help carry back the guns before dropping in whatever additional pack animals are needed. It still a few days until we’re back to base, and the half dozen additional animals I’m going to need to carry back all the equipment isn’t going to make us any stealthier. Even though we got through this one with just some scrapes it was a reminder to be on our guard. Despite the loss of their outpost the pirates are obviously still active in the area and another attack on the caravan or a raid on our undermanned base remain real possibilities.