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against the green horizon.
Then the first flight hit home, rippling across his chest, cratering
his armor, and rocking him back on his feet.
Out of the corner of his eye, Ukawa watched the Hunchback top-
ple to the ground.
The Kintaro and the Champion just stood there, motionless as
contrails of white smoke corkscrewed toward them.
тАЬMove, Shimatta,тАЭ Ukawa shouted over his command circuit.
Then he stalked his Thug forward, toward the threat.
He didnтАЩt see the silhouette of a тАШMech against the horizon, so
he was most likely dealing with LRM carriers and judging by the
waves of inbound missiles, more than one.
Ukawa raised his right arm and let loose with a blast from one
of his particle projection cannons. He didnтАЩt expect to hit the LRM
carriers at this distance, but he could give them something to think
about.
тАЬChain Four, engage with your Holly-5тАЩs now.тАЭ
The KintaroтАЩs pilot woke up at last, launching a flight of LRMтАЩs
from his left arm.
Ukawa glanced to his right and saw the Champion racing away
from the area at max speed.
тАЬChain Two, engage with your autocannon.тАЭ
тАЬI canтАЩt hit at this range,тАЭ answered Drug Mule, the ChampionтАЩs
panicked pilot.
тАЬThen move forward to bring your SRMs and laser into range. Do
it now.тАЭ
The Thug was the heaviest тАШMech in UkawaтАЩs company, but in
order to do maximum damage it would have to move closer to
bring its own SRMs to bear. Until he closed to max missile range,
the тАШMechs that did have long range hitting power had to go after
the carriers, a fact that Ukawa shouldnтАЩt have had to explain.
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He raised his arms, targeted a missile box, and fired with both
his PPCs. The echoing report of multiple explosions and the incan-
descent orange fireball rising high above the horizon told him heтАЩd
scored a hit.
Ukawa wiped sweat from his forehead with the back of his arm.
It had been nearly thirty years since heтАЩd been in the cockpit of a
тАШMech and his repeated PPC fire had pushed his ThugтАЩs tempera-
ture well up into the yellow.
тАЬScout One, Chain One. Move in and harass these long range
hitters.тАЭ
The scout lance was made up of light тАШMechs, but close-in even
light тАШMechs would make short work of LRM carriers, and led by
MechWarrior AntalovaтАЩs nimble Jenner, they had the speed to
make a difference.
тАЬChain One, this is Scout One. Understood, sir.тАЭ
Unlike the rest of these kisama, MechWarrior Antalova kept a