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Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

Chapter One, Desperation in Lingayen, Part 2

Lingayen Beach, Municipality of Lingayen, Lingayen Gulf

The bombardment had begun in earnest, and the Chinese had rectified their mistake of landing only infantry and marines first by sending an armored spearhead of their latest tanks (landed by dedicated boats), supported by amphibious fighting vehicles which carried infantry while trying to fill the air with machine gun fire and rockets; some of both were directed at Sophist's position. At the same time, the Chinese were using boat-mounted water cannons as a specific countermeasure against Princess Ryuko; it appeared that they've been appraised of her presence and Noble Arm powers, but not of the fact that the Princess had someone who can freeze the water cannon blasts as her bodyguard, nor did they know of the other Ice-user in the ranks (Hanni).

Noel Alonso was already activating La Luna's Miraculous Evasion as he sliced through swathes of Chinese infantry and marines with his scythe, even as supersonic jets were dropping incendiary bombs on everyone; hopefully, the Arms Masters had proper defensive and anti-aircraft abilities. Nevertheless, upon hearing that somebody wanted to see him, he used La Luna's Veil of Night to sneak back to where the newcomer was, removing said veil in order to greet him. His voice betrayed no hint of how handsome Regil was to him as he said, "That would be me. Second Lieutenant Noel Alonso; I'm the Provisional Commander of this unit. And no, I have not seen Lady Regina yet."

As a significant number of Arms Masters (aka all of them but Sophist and Noel, who were actively attacking) took a 'wait-and-see' approach, the Chinese landings began to break through the defensive lines set up on the beach and the road beyond, threatening to isolate the Arms Masters who did fight into their own little pockets unless a miracle happened or they got their stuffing together and began a coordinated counter-strike, which was possible through radio, which they all had.

Noticing this, Noel shouted into said radio, "What are you all doing?! Counterattack now and those of you who can bring planes down from the sky, at least try - Use your Noble Arms in a smart way!" He then looked at Regil and said more courteously, "We need shields and Anti-Aircraft; can your Noble Arm provide any of those? We're going to need to coordinate a counterstrike and I must get back into the battle; this line must not break."

And with that, Noel returned to the fray, activating his Veil of Night and vanishing; thirty seconds later, a Type-99 Tank had its gun and hatch cut off and explosive grenades tossed inside its innards, causing it to blow up to smithereens. Somehow, the Philippine Army and Marines' morale held just long enough for this to happen, and Noel was even able to speak through the radio, seemingly out of nowhere, "Do not let yourselves be cut off from each other - Cut down the enemy trying to separate you from your allies, mundane and not!"

Then, a miracle of miracles happened, and the defensive line was enclosed in a dome of light that was nearly impenetrable to most forms of attack; mundane or mystical. Alain and Ari, or in this case, Ari and Alain, had arrived just in time to save the defense from collapsing. Noel noticed this long enough to say over the radio, "Thanks, you guys! You might have just saved the defense - All of it!"

Then, as he reappeared, he spoke, "All right, people! Now that we have a reprieve, time to discuss another counterattack!"

This happened just as the Chinese were dropping Fuel Air Bombs onto the 'Wall of Light', only for the latter to be able to withstand multiple ones with relatively little strain...

@Dead Cruiser@SkyHresvelg@The World@Chiro@Aisede@Senhara@Renny@MagusDream@Lewascan2@Vergil@Sniblet@Silverstein@Stern Algorithm@Double

Mechwarrior: Disposable Heroes

Raven Rivers

"Yes, I do," Raven said. "Apologies for overstepping my bounds, Miss Dashcke or Miss Ingrid or whatever. Probably an independent world that is a buffer against pirates would be the best option for this planet, then; sorry for overstepping my bounds again. It's just that as I said, the team does not care about winning the hearts and minds of the people they themselves pushed away. At least we admit that that's a petty, spiteful, and short-sighted course, right?"

@wikkit

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

@Lewascan2, Approved by me. @SkyHresvelg also needs to give second approval.

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

@Double, Ari is accepted too, if @SkyHresvelg and @Lewascan2 also approve.

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

@Double, accepted if @SkyHresvelg and @Lewascan2 also accept.

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

@MagusDream, Can you post Regina's sheet on the Characters Tab, assuming it's approved by the other GMs?

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

After much headbanging, I am... still kinda stumped. Is a complete rewrite or different character entirely in order here? Nothing else seems to come to mind.

@Double

I'm kinda inclined to just having someone other than the Seven Virtues be your character's 'former employer'?

Edit: Wait, disregard this.

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

Not pinging you guys, but reminding you that you can control the Philippine Army Troops (equipment linked on Discord) as NPCs!

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

Not pinging you guys as you've already been pinged multiple times, but Xingqiu from Genshin Impact is a reserved face claim for a major allied NPC!

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War [Moved to New Thread]

Chapter One, Desperation in Lingayen

Lingayen Beach, Municipality of Lingayen, Lingayen Gulf

The Municipality of Lingayen, Pangasinan, as well as its strategic Lingayen Beach, had been commandeered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines as they desperately sought to fortify the area against a now-inevitable Chinese landing, and evacuation orders had been sent out to the local population to prevent them from being collateral damage. As the Siege of Taiwan to the north bought valuable time for the ASEAN Countries (except for Myanmar, which was Pro-China) to mobilize, the Philippines' meager naval strength had been gathered around Manila Bay to guard against a People's Liberation Navy attack from the west, while Arms Masters from all over the Philippines were mobilized to defend Lingayen Gulf and the municipalities around it.

Lingayen City itself was ill-equipped to be a strong point; it had been a hub of tourism and agriculture for the region and thus had little experience with the demands of war. Nevertheless, the local commander had put what forces he can spare inside the municipality, intending to oppose the Chinese from the beaches with Arms Masters - Both locals and foreign volunteers (and a mercenary). Arms Masters were their only hope; every infantryfolk, vehicle driver, and air force or helicopter pilot had been tasked to support them.

Second Lieutenant Noel Alonso, despite being only sixteen, oversaw the preparations for the defense of Lingayen Beach, such as it was, and he was not happy with how he and his people were about to be thrown away just because the Filipino people couldn't be shaken out of their lethargy earlier.

The People's Liberation Navy had decided that they were content with having overrun half of Taiwan, and were now sending a fleet and an army down to Lingayen Gulf; the latter made up of a significant fraction of the People's Liberation Army which in ordinary circumstances, would be enough to overrun Manila itself. This cannot be allowed, so Alonso swiftly sent orders via radio to the Arms Masters who had come to take a stand alongside them, telling them to come to Lingayen Beach now and...

Oppose the bombardment and the landings; use whatever defensive abilities you can to make things much harder.

Maximize casualties among the enemy; make them march over the corpses of their own people.

Do not be afraid to fall back to the city; there's no other way of escape anyway.

And above all, don't get captured; we cannot get you back from their clutches if we lose you.

As the innumerable transports and landing craft appeared on the horizon, as the Chinese broadcast their orders to surrender over the radio in multiple languages, as the Philippine Army and Marine detachments lay in their crude trenches, barely covered by what armored vehicles High Command could muster, Noel looked over to see if the Arms Masters both local and foriegn had arrived yet. It was late afternoon, 15:30 (3:30 PM), and the weather was cloudy; there would be no special advantages from the Moon today.

Nevertheless, for his country, he would fight on, even if the stand he made resulted in his death. So as the Chinese waited, their landing craft already numbering hundreds as they waited for the order to advance, Noel howled his defiance, daring them to strike, knowing full well they had missiles and aircraft and artillery and drones and tanks and all the ordnance of war... As well as their own Arms Masters to counter the ones who had come here to 'make a difference'.

He looked at the Japanese Imperial Princess who had come to fight alongside them, assuming she was beside him. As the Chinese began their bombardment, not giving the Arms Masters more time to prepare, as their landing craft surged to land thousands of their own infantry and marines, Noel said to the Princess, "Here's hoping your fire is a match for theirs'."

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