If you still have enough ammo for a second fight, keep pushing: You need to down the double before the genuine article arrives.

If not, you'll need a more defensive strategy. Preferably one that has the two get in each other's way.

That explains why this guy just sorta seems like a chump. Try to get on his nerves and make him slip up.

"Well that explains why you're doing so badly, you're not the real Red Mask."

>>1097805
"You supposed to be his apprentice or something? Trying to prove yourself against someone who forced him to flee?"

"If so, this is pathetic."

They appear unarmed, which means they probably have energy swords. Should be ready to hit them with a barrage as soon as they land.

"Hey Mask, your apprentice is a Lemon! You gonna off them for incompetence?"
Get them riled.

Silence 2024/09/27(Fri)07:31 No. 1097897 ID: ed041d
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>>1097803
Red Mask 2 lands, you now have 2 Masks on hand, both seemingly armed for close range combat, you have a SMG and a Missile Launcher, you lost your shield. You don't know if you have enough ammo for both.

>>1097805
>>1097806
>>1097836
You open a channel to taunt them, only to get a crackle of static as both Red Masks connect to you, and begin talking at once.

You pushed back a little bit earlier, but this time won't be so easy. There's always a Red Mask, count on it.
You pushed back a little bit earlier, but this time won't be so easy. There's always a Red Mask, count on it.

The voices are the same, speaking to you in perfect lockstep match.

"So, is there an assassination mission on me yet, or are you doing this pro bono?"

>>1097897
"...God dammit, couldn't you have waited for me to rearm first?"

>>1097897
Maybe we can lure them away from the VIP?

"Must be a sale on red paint"
Take out the first before the newcomer can close with you, to keep this one on one. Charge, but stop just out of melee range.

Remote controlled mech? Some sort of weird hivemind? How are they in perfect sync if communications are jammed? Is there some line of sight laser between the two identically speaking units?

Shame we're enemies. Find a bottleneck so only 1 can fight you without hitting its... fellow hivemind?

Silence 2024/11/04(Mon)08:06 No. 1099352 ID: ed041d
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[RETURNED FROM HIATUS]

>>1097903
>>1097907
You open fire on the newcomer, and dart back, drawing as much of their attention as you can.

>>1098060
Your unsure, but the plan seems to work. Communications are still down but if you keep pressing you might be able to call in backup.

If you have backup to call upon. Do you?

What will you do, what are your choices and plans?

So they're two-on-one and all you have left is your gun.
Only good news is there's a box mech nearby who may or may not be interested in shooting them in the back while you have their intention. Bad news is, you can't rely on that.

Finding a bottleneck is the most immediate thing you could do to mitigate the problem. In the meantime, you may also try concentrating fire on where one of the mechs was hurt.

If you can draw them into the canyon their number advantage means less.
If you can call in a turret to pen them in there, even better

Silence 2024/11/06(Wed)07:23 No. 1099439 ID: ed041d
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The current environment has a few avenues in these canyons to attempt to funnel your opponents.

Silence 2024/11/06(Wed)07:24 No. 1099440 ID: ed041d
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However you still have that jamming curtain to deal with, calling in for a turret may take far longer than expected.

If they follow you into the canyon it should be easy to boost up to the high ground. Red 2 might be able to boost too, but red 1 should be stuck with their bum leg. They'd be practically helpless while you fire down on them.

I think we'd be very lucky if the masks followed us anywhere. Luring them away from the VIP is almost as good as killing them. Boosting up to separate the two masks is a great idea but I think it would be better to focus on Red 2 in that case and deal some damage 1 on 1.

Silence 2024/11/08(Fri)07:32 No. 1099491 ID: ed041d
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You boost up to a canyon edge and start firing down, hoping to keep them distracted just long enough. It'll still be some time before this Jamming Curtain goes down.

Silence 2024/11/08(Fri)07:33 No. 1099492 ID: ed041d
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The second one suddenly projects a flat barrier before itself. That... that is very new. Energy shields were theoreticals and the only things that could wield them were starships at best.

If the mech is doing something impossible then it's probably fake. I'm guessing it's a hologram? A heavily armored flying drone projecting a hologram of a mech so that it looks like you're fighting two mechs but it's just one?

How would you confirm that?

Even if it's not a fake, what did they have to sacrifice to fit in the energy for that shield?
This may well be another distraction. Keep distance while reassessing the situation.

Well, that's an arm we're gonna have to steal later. i wonder how it'll function when a few tons of rock are ontop of it

>>1099493
its not this, we know the mech is real and has a presence here

Silence 2024/11/11(Mon)09:28 No. 1099631 ID: ed041d
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You run a scan, far as you can tell the Mech is in fact real, but there are numerous errors popping up on the arm with the projector.

You recall these errors popping up when you scanned that Alien tech machine during your time with the Junk Division. Perhaps it's related?

Even then, you still need to deal with these two. It'll be a little longer before your signal can break through the jamming at best, do you want to prepare a message or a command if need be?

Should finish off red one's damaged leg so they're fully immobile. Then we can concentrate on baiting red two to revealing what their armament is.

Shoot the leg, then intentionally line up the two Red Masks, and switch to burst fire. Conserve ammo but keep the pressure on. Have one Red Mask think they're protecting the other, while the Box Walker prepares to ambush and mess up their formation.

Silence 2024/11/13(Wed)06:59 No. 1099717 ID: ed041d
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You open fire, keeping the SMG fire on the second Red Mask, aiming your missiles on the damaged leg of Red 1.

Silence 2024/11/13(Wed)06:59 No. 1099718 ID: ed041d
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Your gambit pays off, Red 1 stumbles and comes to a halt as you destroy the leg. You can leave him for the Box Walkers, hopefully.

That just leaves Red 2.

What will you do?

"I'd taunt you by waving my hand at you, but my only hand currently has a gun in it."

"So are you guys just gonna stay down there or...?"

"What the helck arw yoot? A cwome? &#$)JJRR&"
Confuse Red Mask, as much they do you. Make the screen blur out as your words get unintelligible.

No taunting, only shooting. The shield is blocking you, but it can't cover the whole mech can it? Try aiming at various parts until you can find a spot the shield won't block. There might be some limitation to it, like maybe the mech can't move while shielding, which means if you strafe you could get a few bullets around it?

Silence 2024/11/15(Fri)07:09 No. 1099811 ID: ed041d
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You keep the fire on, hoping to learn more about the shield. You can see that Red Mask 2 does pause to raise it, so it's not a mobile model. Something about it needs to be still to work.

Still, you're not gonna get anywhere anytime soon like this.

_37 __ _ead _e.

The jamming is finally starting to break down, you can hear your handler.

_ _e_eat 6_7 d_ y__ __ad me?

Any responses?

Tell them that two more red mask units are attacking you, controlled by one pilot. You disabled one but the other has an energy shield, you need countermeasures for the shield.

>>1099811
"Being attacked by two Red Masks, missing an arm, low on ammo. Not great to be honest."

Ask for a turret at the mouth of the canyon. This shield seems like it can only face one direction at a time.

"RED MASK IS A HORDE! SEND BACKUP!"
Repeat this until he gets it.

Silence 2024/11/18(Mon)06:19 No. 1099983 ID: ed041d
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>>1099821
>>1099823
>>1099830
>>1099831
You send all of this on repeat, you need support of any kind you can get right now, anything will do.

R___er t_a_ _37. _ac_up __ i__ou__. ___k _ivision offere_, th___e ____ing __ __ose r____ s_____t.

Silence 2024/11/18(Mon)06:19 No. 1099984 ID: ed041d
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With the sound of a sonic boom, you see your backup flying in fast.

Junk Division Support, on its way. Need anything specific done first?

>>1099984
"We need to do them."
Gang up on the intact Red Mask until their weapons are damaged, then pair up against each weakened Red Mask and finish them off.

>>1099983
"Help focus the undamaged Red Mask. It's got an energy shield it cant move when active. The damaged Red Mask has it's mobility hindered, but keep alert. Thanks for the hand.", you say, waving your broken arm stump.

"This guy's got an energy shield. Get behind them and lets see just how much it covers."

Fire on the shield mech while Lupin closes in, either rooting it in place or shooting it in the back when it turns to face him.

Silence 2024/11/20(Wed)07:02 No. 1100125 ID: ed041d
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You direct Wolf to get around behind and take Red Mask that way.

Silence 2024/11/20(Wed)07:03 No. 1100126 ID: ed041d
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Red Mask disengages the shield and nimbly dodges quickly.

Good, just keep up the pincer attack. One of the two of you should be able to get hits in now.

Keep the pressure up and try to decapitate the head. This may be an AI clone, so don't hold back.

>>1100126

Yep, this confirmed he cant focus on both of us on opposite sides of him. try to focus fire on the arm holding the shield, ONE of use will break it off

Its worrying that it hasn't shown any offensive capability. Either its a distraction, or it has a nasty trick waiting. Don't stay too close, it might explode.

Silence 2024/11/22(Fri)06:01 No. 1100188 ID: ed041d
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You press your advantage, Red Mask 2 seeming to pause, as a crackle of electricity runs up the arms of their mech.

MOVE!

Silence 2024/11/22(Fri)06:01 No. 1100189 ID: ed041d
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You watch as Wolf dashes to the side, narrowly avoiding what looks to be a beam made of the same light material of the Shield blasting forward from Red Mask's hands.

You've discovered their offensive capability.

If you're in front of Red Mask, well... don't be.
If you're not in front of Red Mask, now may be the best moment to shoot. While staying mobile.

>>1100189
... Yep, we're ripping his arms off.

missle before it moves again

Silence 2024/11/25(Mon)08:05 No. 1100359 ID: ed041d
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You fire a missile into Red Mask, it barely scratches the armor.

Silence 2024/11/25(Mon)08:06 No. 1100360 ID: ed041d
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Red Mask's mech crackles with electricity once more. What is your next action?

Move to cover!
If you have none, use a missile to create a smokescreen and make sure your position behind it is non-obvious.

>>1100360
Well... Shit.
It's durable enough to take a missile to the shoudler. I wonder if the joints are durable enough to handle being pulled in two directions...

Take cover, we DO NOT want to get hit by the death beam.

Can you shoot a missile while dodging? I wonder what happens if he gets hit while using that laser.

Keep moving. Pepper some shots in while it's firing the beam to see if there's any effect.

Silence 2024/11/27(Wed)07:24 No. 1100454 ID: ed041d
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You dodge to the side, your bullets peppering the Red Mask. It does something, but not much.

You need to strategize. You have a SMG, A Missile, and you have Wolf with Dancer, who has twin beam blades.

Aim your missile directly at his face while Wolf stabs him from behind. Even if you miss, the missile will keep him distracted.

Looks like red has good armor, so the best bet is to try to hit the joints. Keep it distracted so Wolf can set up a precision strike.

Don't forget about Red one, they might still punch you if you get too close.

I'd expect the beam blades to do a lot more damage. So you just have to provoke a beam attack so that Wolf can dash in and attack.

Silence 2024/11/29(Fri)06:43 No. 1100535 ID: ed041d
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>>1100458
>>1100459
You fire a missile right into the face of Red Mask 2, it recoils, leaving room for a sudden swipe from Wolf and his Dancer mech.

The left arm is cleaved right off, suddenly you're aware of how much easier it is now that you have a friend helping out.

What's your next move?

>>1100535
Check how it and the other one reacts. Then go for the other arm and take it down.

Yeah let's not forget there's another foe, despite them being disabled. Adjust if needed, but in general it seems Wolf is much better against the energy specialist mech than you are. Missiles or outright physical contact would be good distractions though to help Wolf land hits.

Silence 2024/12/02(Mon)10:13 No. 1100636 ID: ed041d
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>>1100537
You look at the Mech, it seems to have paused...

What could it be doing?

Silence 2024/12/02(Mon)10:13 No. 1100637 ID: ed041d
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Energy crackles along it, its eye glowing, it's going to do something!

What move will you make?

>>1100637
It's either going to shoot an eye laser or self destruct!

TAKE COVER!

You and wolf circle him at an increasing distance, a spiraling retreat. It can't shoot both of you, but it might try a pulse of some kind

That looks like a self-destruct. Run.

Silence 2024/12/04(Wed)09:52 No. 1100758 ID: ed041d
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You quickly dodge out of the way, it's not from the optic of the mech, but a large energy blast is fired, it's unstable though, it spreads outwards.

Red Mask's mech seems to slow for a moment, energy still roiling off of it. Something is wrong with it.

Okay, looks like that drone's going critical. Full retreat, get to cover.

>>1100758
yeah the drone seems to be overloading itself in an attempt to blast you away, or just blow itself up. Or both! getting nera it is NOT an option for Wolf if it does explode, so best keep taking cover and trying to disable it or shoot the arm off.

At least we'll get ONE arm, and its the one we know has a shield built into it.

fire at it, don't give it time to cool down.

Silence 2024/12/06(Fri)07:38 No. 1100823 ID: ed041d
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You open fire, attempting to distract the Red Mask, only for a sudden blade to stick out from behind it.

Seems Wolf got to Red Mask first.

>>1100823
"Cut off the other arm and grab it before it decides to blow up"

Given that they blew up the remains of the first mech in that earlier battle, they're probably going to do their best to keep this one out of your hands. Where did that first severed arm get to? Should grab it while you can.

LOOT DAT BODY
GOTTA LOOT DAT DEAD KIDS BODY

Silence 2024/12/09(Mon)07:47 No. 1101022 ID: ed041d
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You grab the other severed arm while you can, alerting Wolf to back off quickly as you go rocketing out, an explosion behind you as the Mech detonates.

Whatever that Red Mask was, it isn't anymore.

That still leaves the other Red Mask, as well as the Diplomats. Which should you check up on?

>>1101022
have wolf check the other Red Mask, and you'll check the diplomat

Red one is stuck in the canyon without a leg. Ditch that loser and get back to guarding.

Silence 2024/12/16(Mon)07:43 No. 1101310 ID: ed041d
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>>1101024
>>1101025
You let Lupin head off to handle the other Red Mask, you return to the Diplomats yourself.

In fact you see them both approaching their respective armored vehicles, it seems a resolution was gained in this time.

Do you want to ask how it went or do you want to wait until you return to base?

Do one more patrol around just to be sure, and ask how it went on the way back.

>>1101310
remain on duty, ask about it on the way back. cant be distracted incase a third mask decides to say hi

Silence 2024/12/18(Wed)07:35 No. 1101374 ID: ed041d
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You run one last sweep, you detect nothing, it seems the area is clear, the other Red Mask having been handled. Perhaps it escaped.

The Diplomat lets you know it's time to leave, you begin the journey back to base. It's not a total loss, you have some more alien technology stolen from the Monarchy.

Quite the success. Will you inform your handler, or just take the ride back home?

Inform your handler the mission was a success, but give no details until you're back home.

I'd say you did well; that alien technology is probably worth more than your entire mech.

But don't report until the mission is finally over. There could be a second ambush.

Informing your handler sounds like a good idea.

>>1101376
Good point, given how compromised communication has been, better not to let the enemy know you've got their arm.

Can you stick the arm on your own stump and try to pass it off as yours?

Don't tell until we get back

Silence 2024/12/20(Fri)07:18 No. 1101408 ID: ed041d
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You shoot off a small message to Hannibal to let him know you're done.

Good to hear 637, bring it home, I can see your mech took a lot of damage.

Silence 2024/12/20(Fri)07:21 No. 1101409 ID: ed041d
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You return to base, where shall you head to first? You still have the Mech Arm after all.

>>1101409
tell the handler about arm and where you should put it

>>1101411
Do this

Head to the bar while your mech gets repaired

Need to stash the arm in the garage, hide it in plain sight with a little disguising.

>>1101423

Leaning a sign against it that says "NOT the arm of Red Mask" should suffice.