>>15590479
FUCKYEAH ZEONQUEST!

Once we recover Option and Nell, and get everyone inside the OH, I think we've more than overstayed our welcome here at the Solar System, and need to beat a hasty retreat back to Pezun or Grenada, whichever is closer.

oh boy zeonquest So what's the status on the ceasefire?

>>15590479
>and 100% of your solid disposable munitions
Beam weapons for everybody!

>>15590500
Seconded let's GTFO.

We lost the Elmeth but I'm sure we could borrow a Gromlin... I wonder what it would say to us.
>shooter non-stop
I hope so captcha, I hope so

Your current situation is this.

You are currently in a distant location roughly three hours away from friendly forces, and are currently above Side 4, which has been captured by enemy forces.

Whilst the larger percentage of the enemy forces have been smashed, a sizeable number do still exist, however their CiC control appears to have been disrupted.
Your ship, the Outer Heaven has taken some damage, the internal comm-line reports multiple small hull-breaches in several decks due to beam spray pistol hits, and armour plating in multiple sections has taken heavy damage.
Roughly 40% of the AA emplacements have been destroyed and several of the main gun turrets are offline as well.

Option in the Galbady is currently retreating back towards you, Nell is aboard as well after ejecting from the Elmeth. They are under sporadic fire, but are not being pursued.

Your own suits have taken no serious damage, although your are beginning to run low on Beam ammo, but that is still in good supply aboard the ship luckily.

The Solar System weapon itself has ceased firing.

YOUR ORDERS?

>>15590573
Cover Option retreat then get out of here... no need to ration ammo seeing as beam weaponry ammo is easy to come by. The best idea unless we know about the ceasefire is to head back to Pezun. Otherwise simply head to solomon.

>>15590573
Launch David and Rance to go and escort Option and Nell back to the Outer Heaven.
Jolyne and Elaine also launch and provide long-range cover in case the Feddies decide that they feel lucky today, those punks.

Once we've secured everyone, I think it's time to get out of here.
We're 3 hours from friendly forces; is that Pezun, Grenada, Solomon, or just generic Zeon held territory?

>>15590479
I really hope we eventually get a Zaku Fn2000

Because fuck yeah

I think I can safely say that our main goal right now is to recover Option and Nell and then get back to friendly territory as fast as possible. In our current state, I don't think we're up for any kind of fight, especially not if they're smart enough to use anti-beam chaff.

>>15590638
Oh god. The craziest part is that'd probably be the easiest way for Pezun to implement the anti-beam armor that Bernie sent the data for.

>>15590764
>dat halberd

unfunfunf

>>15590764
And then gihren cried himself to sleep every night until his total defeat against a combined federation/zeon force. The end.

>>15590598

>Pezun, Grenada, Solomon, or just generic Zeon held territory?

Pezun, Grenada and Solomon ARE the closest friendly territories.

---

"We've done pretty much all we can do here, after we pick up Option and Nell I want us out of here and heading back to friendly territory ASAP." You command.

You have Elaine and Jolyne cover Option as he returns to the Ship. The Anti-Beam chaff cloud that had been surrounding the command ship was badly degraded thanks to the nuclear explosion of the Elmeth and several of the beam shots make through. The shots that miss scatter harmlessly in the air, nevertheless providing bright distractions to the enemy forces behind Option and his Galbady.
Although the shot's that do get through don't deal all that many casualties, the firing is intended to be more supressive than anything else, hampering the opponents shots.

Under the curtain of fire Option is able to get his machine back into the hanger. The Outer Heaven shifts lithely and is rolls up, moving over the top of the mirrors that you were behind and pushing back towards friendly territory.

"Where to Commander? Back to Pezun? Try to get to Grenada?" asks Captain Mauser over the intercom as you move back into the central hangar bay.

WHERE TO?

>>15590764
Are those...rocket launchers on top of guns? So that we can launch rawkets while we dakka?

>>15590859
Pezun, the less time we spend with Kycilia the better we'll be.

>>15590859
My knowledge on the precise location of the orbitals is kinda fuzzy, but we should definitely take the route that will take us through the least amount of Federation forces.

Quick question here.

Do we know about Johnny Ridden?

>>15590859
I say Pezun.
We've got allies there, and they've got the specs needed to fashion more ammo for Elaine.

>>15590859
I'm for Pezun. If we try for Solomon and the cease fire doesnt start right away we could run afoul of any Federation persuit force.

>>15590764
Is it just me or is robo pedo bear in the bottom right hand corner

>>15590882
Yes. Yes they are.

>>15590899
Yes, we ran into him at the start of the civil war. He was flying a Gyan Prototype and was being backed up by the Black Tristars in Rick Doms.

>>15590951
Cool.
Ridden is such a boss. Never gets any respect though.

Holy fuck that Gouf, where can I buy that model

>>15590950
Yeah, that's Bear-guy.
An Acguy masquerading as a bear.

>>15590951
Didn't Ridden burst into tears when we correctly identified him, rather than confusing him with Char?
Or am I misremembering something someone posted as a gag?

>>15590950
>>15591013
And since an acguy has powerful enough reactors for beam weapons...

>>15590890
>>15590950
>>15590764

Man, I did like Gunpla Builders. I honestly think they could have gone for a full series of that and it would have done well.

---

Pezun it is then.
Heading back to Pezun has several benefits, for a start, Pezun is largely responsible for most of the technology you are using currently, as a result they are probably the best place to receive repairs and replacements.
Secondly, you know the local Pezun territory better so you can use that to evade any enemy patrols bleeding in off the siege.

The ship pushes ahead whilst the rest of you tend to your wounded ship. The Mobile Suits themselves aren't so badly damaged, most the quick repair work done by Ookawara previously held up admirably. Now however the key is dealing with any ship borne damage.
Beam pistols don't cause much damage indiviually, but they are easily capable of piercing layers of the ships armour and decks.
Several sections of the ships suffer hull breaches, and breach fixing gel is currently being handed out to patch up the holes so those sections can be re-pressurised.

Your quarters was one of those sections. You hope the essays you were working on survived intact. You main text body is stored on the central hard drives, but you did have some paper notes that you hope would have survived.

Aside from that there's tasks such as attending to the wounded and dealing with the dead. Things which are out of your expertise.

Several hours pass as your ship pushes itself away from enemy forces that must be coming, seeking retribution for your attack on the superweapon. On any normal day, you'd know that the Outer Heaven could outrun them. Now however, precious fuel is becoming scarce with all of the acrobatic manouvers you've been undertaking.

Nevertheless you push on, hoping against hope for no enemy contacts you can't run away from.

And for once, your luck holds.

>>15591000
It appears to be a cross between the Super Custom Zaku F2000 1/144, a Gouf and a Sinaju.

>>15591106
Let's report in:
"We did some light commerce raiding, sunk a Federation supply convoy out of Side 4, oh, and we severely damaged a Feddie superweapon."

>>15591175
I don't think Zeon will have any medals left to award us by the end of the war... eck I don't even know if there's any left to hand us.

Why are we going to Pezun? We need to get to Solomon and show the man the information on the nuclear weapons.

>>15591264
Because the route to solomon is full of Fed and we are not in condition to kill them all.

>>15591264
Did you miss the "siege" part in the Siege of Solomon?

>>15591264
Did you see the condition that our ship is in? Or the fact that we burned up most of our fuel in combat manuevers?
Yes, we need to get the evidence to Dozle, but taking suicidal courses of action to do so is just stupid.

>>15591106
Apologised, you waiting on something from us?

I think we're just calling ahead to so they can ready a berth for us, and getting repaired and resupplied, and a status update on the current situation at Solomon.

>>15591433
He's probably writting, or his medication finally killed him... who knows

>>15591070
That STILL makes me lol, even now. I think it also had a scattering mega-particle cannon as a recorder in it's backpack too.

---

Your ship pulls into Pezun somewhat worse for wear. The docks are relatively quiet at the moment. Once docked you meet Strauss at the gate.

"What's been going on?" You ask.

"Solomon's taking a pasting, but it's made the feds pay for it in blood. Last reports we heard from our scouts was that the two sides were in a stalemate."

You decide to relate how your behind enemy lines mission went.

"Well, that would explain a lot. From the looks of it we really dodged a bullet. Hopefully the damage you did should keep that weapon inoperable long enough."

"Long enough for what?"

"God willing? A ceasefire of some kind.

The engineers swarm the Outer Heaven, assessing the damage. Despite the numerous holes and scuffs and bumps, they estimate the hull can be patched up and repaired in about a day, the armour plating can be patched up somewhat although a complete replacement would take days.

Replacing all of the lost AA turrets and fixing the main guns would take a little longer, about a half day extra, although that assumes the beam cannon does not need any major replacement work.

The Mobile Suits themselves are relatively fine condition, and extra spare parts and munitions can be loaded into your ship easily. So far, there hasn't been many vessels that have escaped the federations siege, so the engineers don't have much to do with themselves yet.

The only real question is what your going to do with yourself whilst you wait for the repairs.

YOUR ORDERS?

Well, since we can't really do much while everything is being repaired... Let's see if they don't have a new mobile armor for us, we need another since the Elmeth is gone.

>>15591477
If we're going to try to run the blockade and get to Solomon to deliver the evidence, then we'll need all of the armor plating replaced to have a chance of making it through.
So let's get everything fixed, and a half a day for the turrets and guns is pretty good. Get all of the spare parts and ammo loaded up, as well.

As for us, perhaps we should speak with Strauss on what would be the best route to Solomon, and what the Loyalists have been up to.

BRB DINNER

>>15591477
Call Flanagan institute and apologize about the Elmeth...

Lets rest and refit, we need some down time really bad, so lets draw up an official report, take a shower, catch some zzzzzs then maybe get some real fucking food instead of rations.

>>15591518
That means we'd have to find a new pilot for it. IIRC, Nell said she wanted to go back to the Moon when the current mission was done.

>>15591590
We ARE down a pilot, and with Nell leaving us, we need 2 more pilots to bring us back up to strength.

...damn it, now I'm sad again about Zolomon. And Hovis. And Ramirez. At least Calvin is still alive.

Alright

Call FInstitute tell them about the elmeth
Organize transfer and apply for replacements and refit
Order our guys down and get some rest for ourself. We really stretched it to the limit and we need to get back to 100%

>>15591477
Lets see if any of the techs have had time to look over the armor data Bernie sent. We can also take a look at any prototypes being worked on, like Option's Galbaldi Beta. Speaking of, we should get the flight data from it back to the techs.

Rance may need a new suit soon, he should give a few of those available at the base a quick spin. If there arent any/many available see if Elaine would be okay with him trying out her suit minus the gatling.
We should still have enough UMP parts left over to build a Gelgoog Jaeger or Gyan Kreiger from scratch though I imagine that'd take a few days. Still we've got the space onboard for another suit so that could be an ongoing project.

>>15591657
Agreed.
We should take this chance to give the techs the combat data from our suits, and see if there's a different suit Rance might want to try. Maybe something with a reactor powerful enough to handle beam weapons.

I wonder how far the plans for the Doga series of MS are going on in this timelines

You know, this would be a fitting time to go play some zero-g basketball and then have flashbacks to playing against the Black Tri Stars in mobile suits, then flashback to all the other unlucky bastards we've known and lost along the way.

Let's face it, we fucking miss them all, even that Shin kid from Garma's honor guard. Hell, do we even remember the names of buddies we lost in operation Elephant?

>>15591863
OK, so these are the suits that could be considered an upgrade from the Zaku Kai.

Rick Dom II
Acceleration: 1.38 G
Beam weapons: Beam Bazooka only

MS-11 Act Zaku (*Not UMP Compatable*)
Acceleration: 1.08 G
Beam weapons: Rifles/Carbines only

Gyan (*Not UMP Compatable*)
Acceleration: 0.82 G
Beam weapons: Beam saber/Beam Bazooka only

Gyan Marine (UMP Compatable ?)
Acceleration: ?? G
Beam weapons: Beam saber/Beam Bazooka only

Gyan Krieger
Acceleration: ?? ~ 2 G
Beam weapons: Yes

Gelgoog Jäger
Acceleration: 2.22 G
Beam weapons: Yes

Galbaldy Beta
Acceleration: 1.11 G
Beam weapons: Yes

I'd recomend we stay away from taking anything not UMP compatable at this point in the war, maintaining our own suit is already a pain in the ass. The Rick Dom II could be handy because its carrying capacity should be similar to that of the Zaku Kai. Personally I think we should be leaning towards the last three on the list. Something we could do is give Rance the Galbaldi and give Option either a Jäger or Gyan Krieger while keeping his current weapons loadout.

>>15591995

i thought we lost the Gelgoog tech to Ghirin's little bastards?

First of

That must be one fucking good dinner he is eating

Secondly

Do we have Kampfers yet? Its that time in the war for Zeon to start making them

>>15591995
I agree that a Gelgoog Jaeger may be a good choice for another suit, but the problem would be reconfiguring the EWAC package for the Gelgoog.
It originally fit into the Galbaldi because it and the Gyan are similar enough for the package to fit in without problems.

Though, I suppose if we're taking the time to build a new suit, we'll have the time to reconfigure the EWAC package along with it.

I guess we should talk to Option and Rance about it, ask how they feel about the suit choices.

>>15592013
Yeah, we lost the production data, but we still have parts left over from the initial run, and we've got working suits so that we know how to put the parts together.

>>15592013
We can still build them, albeit slowly, and not in any way put them into mass production.
At the start of the Civil war our team had 2 Gelgoogs and Ramba Ral had one which he kept at Pezun to be reverse engineered. In the 2 weeks between then and Odessa Garma had a Gelgoog S built as did Char, while Garma's bodyguards had a pair of Gelgoog Jägers. There are some out and about but not a lot of them. Likewise any UMP redesigned suit can be built from scratch just some are more expensive/time consuming than others.

>>15592025

we were working with another ace team running all Kamphers at side 4. Something Wasps?

>>15592131
Death Wasps, I think they were.

>All kampfer Ace team

Where the fuck was I when this happened?
Iv got a massive fucking hardon for Kampfers.

>>15592171
Siege of Side 4.
Starts around pt95.

>>15591995

Hmm. I thought the Gelgoog Jager was a UMP-production version of the original. Or has that changed in Zeonquest-universe?

If it hasn't, I'd suggest trying that- or else seeing if there's another option available from the prototype systems here. The Galbadi's lighter armor makes me kinda twitchy.

>>15591657
>>15591863

First things first, whilst the repairs on the outer heaven continue, the Flanagan contingent contact you, telling you they they've made arrangements to return to the Flanagan institute on the moon.

"It's been, well, a journey, that's for certain." Sara tells you.

"How pissed are they going to be that we trashed the prototype?" you ask.

"Well considering the alternatives, they shouldn't be too mad, and we've got reams of combat data on Bit usage to basically bury those who DO complain, so it should be fine."

You agree to see Nell off when the time comes. You then call up Jolyne and tell her as well.

You then take a trip down to the testing grounds. Activities seem a little subdued since last time. It seems that the money for weapons development has finally begun to run out. There's nothing really there that interests you at this time.
You note that they're developing a more stealthed orbital ressuply pod to try and aid Captain Garma and his american guerrilla campaign.
It's good to see that he's still causing all kinds of havoc for the Federation in the USA. Last contact you received was that he was striking out at federation military convoys along what was the Rio-Grande defensive line.

Afterwards you decide to check up on Calvin, since it seems like he hasn't be discharged from the medical bay yet.

Inside you also find Nell.

>>15592419
>aid Captain Garma and his american guerrilla campaign
>Last contact you received was that he was striking out at federation military convoys along what was the Rio-Grande defensive line
Ah, GARma, turning America into Afghanistan for the Federation.

>>15592419
Is there more, or are you waiting for action?

Action: see if we're interrupting anything, and if not, enter the room. See how Calvin is doing, and how Nell is feeling about returning to the Moon.

>>15592419

must
not
cry

>>15592489

This is no story for the dry-eyed.

>>15592480

well, if input is needed, this is really the only good plan...

so seconding

Nell, is not apparently interacting with Calvin, she is simply sitting on an empty bed next to him drawing in a notebook.

In the bed next to her, Calvin is looking better. He's out of his neckbrace, and although his jawline is still swollen and bruised he seems to be none the worse for wear. He is also sporting a fetching surgical eyepatch.

Because if there's one thing Zeon know about, it's badass fashion.

"Hey boss!" Calvin somewhat mumbles. Moving his jaw is probably still a little painful, but not impossible.

"How's hospital life treating you?" you ask.

"Not too bad, no hot nurses though." he muses.

"There will be one transferring in from Grenada to here in this afternoons personel shuffle." Nell says from the bed.

"Heh, hear that boss? Looks like my lucks finally on the turn! So, what's next for Calvin Hobart then little miss fortune teller?"

Nell tilts her head to the side for a second. Then starts giggling uncontrollably.

You have no idea what THAT'S all about.

"So... you're doing okay then?" You ask Calvin whilst Nell continues to laugh.

"Yeah, can't complain, lack of depth perception takes some getting used to, and it hurts when I eat solid food, but otherwise... yeah, I guess I'm going to be okay. How are things going on your end? I'm not really all that well informed on the latest news down here. Where's Zol?"

It's then you realise that nobodies told him yet. You bite down resentment at having to be the one to do it, and tell him anyway, it's harder than you want it to be. By the end Nell isn't giggling any more.

"Man. That sucks, are YOU doing okay boss?" Calvin asks.

"... this war has got to end, It's like wolf, I've given it everything I've got, but it's still hungry. I don't think I can fight for much longer." you tell him.

"Are we going to lose?" he asks.

"No, but I don't think we're going to win either." you reply.

>>15592653
;-;

>>15592653

permission to cry freely, sir?

... can we see if Zol had any spare shades? we can hide our tears with a prescription of badass!

>>15592653
"We're at the end of our rope; we've been pushed back to Solomon, and there isn't much further we can fall back.
"But the Federation, for all their numbers, are starting to run out of steam. If they'd busted through Solomon, then there wouldn't be anything stopping them from getting through to Side 3. But we stopped them, and they know the kinds of costs we'd force them to pay.
"Maybe, finally, we can get a ceasefire, and get them to come back to the negotiation table."

The day continues on, much like days are wont to do.

Eventually the shuttle leaving for the moon arrives and those scheduled to leave for it board. You and Jolyne see off the Nell and the Flanagan crew as they go.

Nell hugs Jolyne and whispers something that you can't hear to her, then she turns and nods to you in a somewhat respectable manner. She then shakes your hand.

"I'm glad I came with you Mr Lister." she says. It's the last thing you'll hear from her for two years.

Her hand leaves a scrap of paper in yours and after you wave her and the team goodbye as the shuttle undocks for the moon you unfurl it and read it's contents.

"If these chumps think I'm going to hang around a load of doctors with scalpels, poor ethics and way too much time on their hands they have another thing coming. Side 6. Libot Colony. Hire an investigative team called "Magi Investigations" tell them to look for fortune tellers. All old friends will be reunited."

Goddamn, how does that crazy kid write so clearly with crayon?

And so the day ends.

if we're waiting on input...

>>15592693
seconding

>>15592896

Libot Colony: Shit hides here.

The next day brings status reports. Joy.

The ships repair work is going well, it looks like you're going to make that day and a half deadline after all.
The real kicker is the news from the front.

There's been a ceasefire at Solomon.

After horrific casualties on both sides, a ceasefire was declared about 20 minutes after the low scale blast from the Solar System hit. From there, things spiralled into full on peace talks. From the looks of things, they're also trying to incorporate them into the treaty talks with the Lolaylist forces.
You haven't got anything but the cliff-notes version, and even that is four pages long, but it looks like initially the Loyalists didn't want to play ball until several under the table deals were made for certain people to get shipped off to Axis.
That's probably not part of the deal that they told the feds about.

You struggle not to hope. It's too soon to hope. Things have to go further, than this for you to hope. All it takes is one madman who can't see that this war is unwinnable, who can't see the Solar System mirrors hanging over Solomon like a sword of damocles and then the wheels of war turn again. Grinding Zeon up beneath them.

You make yourself a fresh cup of coffee. You aren't really sure what the day is going to bring.

With a bit of luck: hope.

>>15593034
Are Zeon ships able to make it to Solomon at this point? Because we should get in there ASAP once the repairs are done. We may only have a small window to get the Hard Drive to the Admiral now that we know a cease fire is in effect.

Would it be possible to assemble a Gelgoog Jäger or Gyan Krieger with the UMP parts we have stockpiled?

>>15593101
i get this strange feeling that solomon might not be there in a few hours, what with this talk of a madman...

oh god, are the peace talks happening at/around solomon!?

>>15593101
I actually don't know if it's a good idea to inform Dozle (or ANYBODY, for that matter), about the hard drive, since at this point in the war, it'll do no good except risk sinking the peace talks before they even begin. The best I can see it being used is to secretly blackmail Kycilia or Loyalist members into taking concessions to the Legitimacy.

>>15593101
Second on both counts.
The engineers here were mostly spinning their wheels, so maybe they can fit putting together a Gelgoog Jaeger into the schedule.

Also, I think we should talk to Strauss about what we're going to do in regards to Gihren, and making sure he doesn't sabotage the peace talks; we know he's crazy enough to try, after the shit he's pulled with the Jupiter Ghost and the black ops teams at Side 6.

>>15593148
>blackmail Kycilia or Loyalist members into taking concessions to the Legitimacy
The problem with that, is that the hard drive proves that high-ranking members of the Legitimacy authorized the usage of a nuke at Texas Colony, not Loyalists. Everyone already knows that the Loyalists were willing to use nukes. It's a problem for the peace talks if it comes out that the Legitimacy tried to use one.

>>15593131

The current location of the initial talks are occurring across multiple locations via laser-comm. Scores of diplomats and their attendant entourages are scurrying like mad to try and hash out some kind of deal.

These are only the initial talks, the big talks will occur later. Probably somewhere big and symbolic like Side 6 or Von Braun.

>>15593101
>>15593186
So we're going with these, then?
We can decide whether now is a good time or not to give the Hard Drive to Dozle once we're under way towards Solomon.
Right now let's get the prep work done, like getting an upgraded suit for Rance and Option, talking with Strauss, and plotting a course for Solomon.

So, about 6 or so hours later, you're enjoying lunch in your office, putting your essays back together when you get a message from the ship-bays than the Outer Heaven is fully functional again.

The big question now, is where do you go from here? If anywhere?

WELL?

>>15593420

Is it a bright idea to be running about during a cease fire? If anything, I'd be seeing if we can get in touch with Mom and Dad. We need to know what's going on under the surface here.

>>15593420
Who are we working for currently (sorry for not being up to date)? I think the priority should be to get in contact with them and work to prevent sabatoge of the talks. This is Zeon's best chance to walk away with its autonomy. The pause in combat helps recuperate the Feds more than it does the Zekes. So whoever we need to get in contact with in order to work secretly to keep the talks going and in Zeon's favor, lets do that.

>>15593454

that is actually a good point.

Perhaps we should check in with command before we go running off to where Feddie forces are?

Nachtmaren showing up at Solomon could be taken the wrong way, couldn't it?

>>15593420
I think we should talk with Strauss.
He has a better view of the strategic situation, and he might have some ideas about what to do concerning a certain genocidal madman.

Also, do we know of how to get in touch with our parents? I can't remember how they said we should contact them after Mom and Dad blew up the house.

>>15593454
That's a good point. We're a known ace team who's been known to blow up stuff. Lots of stuff.
If we can, we should probably inform Dozle about the superweapon, and then ask him what we should do.

>>15593476

Yes, and yes. Nachtmaren is a wild card. Checking in with command is one thing. Showing up at Solomon itself might trigger utter chaos, simply because someone might have a score to settle with the guys who just fragged (for now at least) their superweapon.

Incidental note: Next time we take something with mirrors on, we need the deadliest weapon of all. Black paint.

>>15593519
>someone might have a score to settle with the guys who just fragged (for now at least) their superweapon.

or, you know... we might have killed a few dozen people someone knew and cared about

So, check in with Dozle as first priority.
See if he has any orders for us, ideas on how to prevent Gihren from sabotaging the peace talks?

Does this sound like a course of action everyone can agree on?

Fine, let's check in with command first and see if it would be okay for us to relocate to Solomon before actually doing so.

apologised: Would it be possible to assemble a Gelgoog Jäger or Gyan Krieger with the UMP parts we have stockpiled? That fact that you were giving us GIANT FUCKING HINTS about how much we had a few threads ago should more than make up for that.

>>15593559
Do you think the Galbaldi will complement Rance's fighting style better than a Gelgoog Jaeger?

>>15593581
No idea, it's why I wanted him spending the better part of a past day we've spent at Pezun testing out the various suits so that he would be able to tell us.

>>15593541

Given Zeonquest, that's pretty much guaranteed.

>>15593559

Using the parts available to you here in Pezun you can have one of these constructed yes.
Who are you going to have pilot it though?

>>15593646
My initial thought is to have Option pilot it, with the Recon EWAC package modified to fit, and Rance to pilot the Galbaldi.
Since it will take some time, can we have the two of them try out the two suits; Rance to try out the Galbaldi, and both Option and Rance to try out one of the Gelgoogs (Elaine's or Jolyne's).

>Who are you going to have pilot it though?
I dunno.
Maybe we can get a Psychcommu put in it and David can pilot TWO MSes.

Anyway, ask if we can get our asses to Solomon and then give the drive to Dozle. I assume the last things left to do in this war are kick Ghiren's ass, consolidate what's left of Zeon, and try to build something out of the ashes.

>>15593686
The rest of us would rather phone ahead to Solomon first, and not plow straight into an incident that could restart the war.

>>15593707
Probably better not to restart the war as that would be a bit of a doosy. The Federation sort of has all the production.
I wonder if Earth and its surrounding space will see peace after these talks are over.

>>15593646
Option or Rance. Either should be able to tell us if they think the Galbaldy or other would be a better fit for them.
Looking at the Jaeger's backpack it might not fit the EWAC package. It would probably fit the Gyan Krieger however. They can bother carry the same weapons and such right?

>>15593741
If the talks go well, then there will likely be peace for a few years.
The Gryps Conflict is still very much possible, and even more probable, though it will likely be called the Second Federation-Zeon War instead. And this is likely to be just as bloody, though probably won't have as high casualty numbers simply because there aren't as many people to kill.

>>15593744

Technically yes, although the Gyan Kreiger is built around close combat - a Beam Lance and a Shield with built in beam guns and rocket launchers.

Helpful pics.

So the general gist is to phone ahead and ask where needed?

>>15593744
>>15593819
Well, let's ask Ookawara if the EWAC package could be modified to fit a Gelgoog J; he's the engineer, so he could tell us yes or no.

I would prefer getting the Gelgoog Jaeger with EWAC for Option, because the team needs a recon element, and he seem to prefer that role for now.
Unless, of course, we can get another pilot who is a recon specialist, and we have Option play support to them.

>>15593861

Yeah. If they want us to sit and wait, or if they'd like us to move to solomon. Cease fires are trciksy things, and fragile too. Don't wanna be the reason the war keeps going.

>>15593826
Well if Option were to carry his current equipment over he'd be using the large round Gyan shield with the beam chaff launchers along with an MG and a Beam Machine Gun. Just saying, that's a lot of ranged weaponry. Which of the suits have better armor I guess would be the better question?

>>15593861
Nah, we're going to see Dozle. We need to talk to that big ole hunk of mancake.

>>15593861
This seems reasonable.
Something's gonna go wrong, isn't it?

>>15593861

correct. if we accidentally screw up the peace talks by going somewhere, how will we ever face our friends that died and are waiting for us on the other side?

>>15593861
In regards to Solomon, yes.

As for which suit to have built, and who to give it to, I think it depends on:
1. can we get the EWAC to fit on a Gelgoog Jaeger.
2. Do either Option or Rance prefer the Gelgoog or not.
a. If both don't prefer it, we get a Gyan Krieger, and I guess give it to Rance since Option's already used to the Galbaldi.
b. If Rance likes the Gelgoog Jaeger, get him the Gelgoog Jaeger.
c. If Rance likes the Galbaldi, as Option if he like Gyan or Gelgoog, and give him the one he wants.

You send a missive along with the usual data traffic asking for any updated orders. The communication routes to Solomon are open again as per the ceasefire agreement

That said you aren't expecting all that quick of a reply, what with organising the ceasefire and repairing the damage inflicted during the siege.

You tell the Nachtmaren to stand down until you receive further orders and decide to spend the next couple of hours with Jolyne. Mostly just discussing stuff.

A few hours later you return to your office to check your messages, you are a little suprised to mind a message waiting for you from Solomon command.

TO: COMMANDER DAVID LISTER
FROM: SOLCOM

At this point it is commands opinion that the arrival of the Nachtmaren Unit at Solomon may have unwelcom diplomatic repurcussions that we wish to avoid.
Instead we would rather you stayed on station in Pezun as an emergency reserve force should the ceasefire be broken by either side. Protection of the Pezun base should be considered your primary duty until such a time as you are relieved. You are not authorised to take any hostile action towards either Federation or Loyalist forces, and any action against these two should be avoided as best possible.

END

Well. That was as subtle as a brick.

TO BE CONTINUED.

>>15594133
Hard Drive confirmed for Teacup 2.0.

>>15594133
>not authorised to take any hostile action towards either Federation or Loyalist forces
>not authorized to take hostile action towards Loyalist forces
Dammit! How are we going to stop Gihren now?

At any rate, next session, we'll need to talk with Strauss.

>>15594133
Any omake?

>>15594200
Agreed. And since we're not really going anywhere we can get ourselves optimized just in case we're needed. Like getting Rance a new suit, as I think he'll get the most out of it.

>>15594299
I'm still not sure which would be better for Rance; Gyan Krieger or Gelgoog Jaeger.
I'm leaning towards the Gyan, but the Gelgoog is more versatile.

>>15594299
Indeed. Especially given his performance in the Zaku Kai.

Okay, so, next session we get that new suit, and talk with Strauss. It looks like the enmity towards us has spread throughout Solomon Command.

What are some ideas on what we can do to prevent Gihren from sabotaging the peace talks?

Crap I forgot! Get the Pezun techs preparing some anti-solar superweapon missiles! If peace talks break down someone is going to have to fly in and bust up the Fed Solar weapon again. Having a bunch of missiles with the equivilant of giant shotgun shells on the front of them would be a big help.

I'm going to miss our little psychic loli.

Hey, wasn't there a recon specialist in amongst the pilots we'd screened before? Let's get her.

>>15594538

chances are good she's either at Solomon or already died there.

>>15594527
>missiles with the equivilant of giant shotgun shells on the front
What about little cluster bomblets? As they spread out, they detonate to create a bigger area of effect.

>>15594538
Seconding this, if >>15594571 isn't the case.

Also wondering what the Solar Ray is going to sound like to our Newtype powers when Gihren spins it up and fires it at the peace talks.

>>15594693
Well, it could be a reluctant weapon, seeing as how it was originally a colony.
Or, it could be one that's overcompensating for its shortcomings and generally being aggressive and arrogant, because it was never a REAL weapon to begin with.

In any case it should take just as much damage from missiles being fired down its throat otherwise intended for the Solar System weapon.

>>15594974
Any ship making an attack run on the mirrors again should come in on the flank moving as fast as possible to give more of a speed moost to the missiles. The rusulting spall and debris can be just as deadly as the initial projectile and cover a larger surface area.

Hopefully somebody remembers all this because I'm done with Zeonquest on days. I'll be back to catching the last hour or so of the threads.

>>15594974
Nicely done as always, Arty.

Though I think the kinetic penetrator with submunitions and the cluster bomb versions will do more damage to the Solar Ray.
The difference being that the Solar Ray's reaction chamber is probably not going to be as effected by regular debris, but the explosions might cause premature chemical chain reactions as well as destroying control valves.

Hi Zeonquesters. You don't have to know who this is.

1. Yes, hunt down the damn Solar Ray and stop it from firing.

2. Rumors indicate that the Zeonquest haters are from /m/ and curiously, also from /jp/. These people are posing as posters trying to play, to your detriment (ie, look out for wonky and harebrained decisions).

>>15595039
If my gut feeling is correct, the Solar Ray is highly similar to the Gryps Colony Laser.

That means at the belly of that beast there are thousands of energy capacitors waiting to be blown up, if Zeta's finale (movies too) is any indicator.

Gryps colony laser mirrors are highly spaced apart and arranged in staggered rows as well.

>>15596063
The Solar Ray is a Colony Laser, much like the Gryps Colony Laser, and essentially uses the same design.
So yes, there are likely to be banks upon banks of delicate capacitors and a large focusing array.

Lots of explosives is probably the best way to destroy or render inoperable the Solar Ray.

apologised stated that Gihrens Solar Ray is a chemical laser using Carbon Flourine? I may be off about precisely which chemical it was but it was carbon something or other.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_laser
deuterium fluoride-carbon dioxide ?
This could mean it's considerably more unstable than something using solid state components.

>>15597451
So how can we create a proper chain reaction?

>>15597451
You're right. I forgot that in this timeline Gihren used a chemical laser rather than a solid-state solar battery version as the basis for the Solar Ray.

>>15597522
If we can create a crack in the reaction chamber where the chemicals are mixed, that could cause it to lose power due to improper mixing. Another idea is to cause damage to the gas injectors by using lots of explosives and shrapnel.

>>15597998

Think of chemical lasers as being an ammo-based energy weapon. The weak spot might well be simply hitting the chemical supply itself rather than the business end.

>>15600658
Yes, but wouldn't the chemical storage tanks be more well-armored (since they're, at minimum, industrial-grade chemical containers) and are likely built in the back of the laser, so we'd have to hit the focusing lens anyway.

>>15600825
If we have beam weapons we can pierce the containers.

My other concern is if the lens of the colony laser is actually a series of lenses that converge or scatter beams ala Death Star.

>>15601076
Problem with that idea is that we'd have to get in range, rather than just firing the missiles from a distance.
If the chemical tanks are located on the inside of the colony, we'd have to either go down the barrel of the laser, or punch open a hole and hope that we're in the correct location.

Okay gentlemen, let's build a super weapon. Once we have a rough guestimate of how it would be put together we can figure out a way to kill it.

>>15604730
The best I can come up with atm are two possible ways that lasers would be set up. This would be assuming that the Solar Ray would be made up of many smaller chemical lasers.

>>15605331
No matter how I look at it, it looks like the Death Star Trench Run.

Do we have a spare Elmeth bit that we can "trust your feelings" with?