[centre][h2][colour=008000][u]Gerad[/u][/colour][/h2][/centre] Gerad let out a pungent sting of profanity in his native tongue as the erstwhile tank made it's presence known. Scrambling for cover, he joined Cyne in snapping off a few shots with his PRP; though despite it being a much heavier weapon than Cyne's it had almost as little effect. He fired three plasma bolts in rapid succession, the first two actually managed to collapse the shields of the tank...but unfortunately the cycle time on the shield was fast enough that the first one was back up in time to intercept Gerad's third bolt. [colour=008000]”Bossman, [i]any[/i] idea be better th'n lettin' tha' hefty boi slag us!”[/colour] He called out. Peeking around his cover he snapped a shot with his upgraded VLA; the tank's shields couldn't wholly stop the beam of coherent light, but they twisted it all to ruin, meaning what got through did little more than cosmetic damage.