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Blade had motioned the Harlock into action, up and over the hill and to meet the remainder of the team, as they'd reported in their situation. Bringing the team to a halt, he listened to Ken's report, scratching the bridge of his muzzle, before he produced a cigar from one of his vest pockets, and bit it, unlit, in his muzzle as he considered the situation as the helo pilot reported.
The triple-a and SAMs are our primary concern. If we don't take them out first, then Ken's out of action, and we can't deliver our strike team unless they've got security. Same with pullin' out the hostages after too: we need a secure airspace to make sure they get out. We can hit 'em at long range with arty, but we need precision this time. That takes accurate shots on target...
Pulling up his C3I interface once more, Blade worried the cigar from one side of his muzzle to the other as he studied the statistics and crunched numbers. Finally, he switched onto the squad-wide freek and spoke to everyone in a low and fast tone, brimming with enthusiasm and unwavering confidence.
"Okay, team, lissen up. Y'all kicked ass hard in the first round. We left the beegees hurtin' an' angry. They're gonna be lookin' ta make us look stupid the second time around - but we're gonna leave 'em hurtin'. Thanks ta Ken's eagle-eye action we got a good handle on what we're up against."
He opened a datalink channel to the other squad members and fed them the battleplan as he drew it up.
"So, this is what we're gonna do. The primary targets for our assalt will be the SAMs and other triple-A. Secondaries will be the anti-armour teams and the GEARS. The beegees don't have any airpower in theatre, so Ken's one of our assets if we can knock out those guns an' missiles. So - Adrian and Shona, y'all will be our sharp-shooters. To that end, Nawlin an' Raisa - y'all will head up the advance an' act as spotters to feed target info ta our long-guns here. Y'all will advance usin' the cover ta the south. Ta cover yer advance, the rest o' us will launch an assault from the south-west, an' target the hostile vehicles and th' infantry. Nawlin an' Raisa, once th' target data's passed on an' th' AAA is outta play, y'all hit the GEARs in a close assault, which'll be timed wi' our sweep inta th' AO, an' a precision strike from Ken on the hostiles remainin'.
"The decisive factor in this op will be movin' fast, an' hittin' hard. All of this needs ta happen within mere seconds of each other - we can't delay, or else they'll have time ta rally their defence, and we'll be, ta put it bluntly, fucked like whores on a cold Northern Night. We gotta move like greased lightnin' here. There's no room for error - move fast, and hit hard! Ask any questions y'all have now. "
He paused for a moment, before speaking with a more conversational and fathely tone.
"I'm impressed by what y'all have done so far. I know we ain't worked together yet, but y'all have shown me a will to do well, and y'all are sure as hell damn good fighters. I know y'all can do this, an' I'm gonna be in there in th' shit wi' the rest of ya!"

Escape [Silverwind & Sera]

Without further ado:

Name: Switchback

Group Affiliation: Autobot

Appearance: On the left.

Sub-group: 'Diplomatic Corps', aka Autobot Special Operations Unit C13

Function: Forward Scout and Armed Reconnaissance

Bio:
Switchback has a reputation for unfailing curiosity and an joi de vivre that is unmatched only by the likes of Hot Rod for exuberance. His is an urge to explore and experience the variety of the universe, from his compatrior mechanoids and Transformers and all their race has to offer, to the multitude of organic life forms and their various cultures and ways of life.
His curiosity - and respect - for these other races and their customs has lead him down the road of being something of an expert on other species cultures, and in observation and first contact with other species, often with the purpose of warning and readying them for attack from the Decepticons, or attempting to gain support for the Autobots in the form of allies.
Of course, beyond this, his role is more nebulous and shadowy, and is one of observation, reconnaissance stealth and quiet action against the enemies of Autobot High Command. Assassinations, raids on supply lines and camps and other vulnerable positions, as well as long-term recon and intel gathering operations, often far from Cybertron and other Autobot territories, with only a few allies and partners, most often changing from operation to operation, and their contact being a 'handler' known only by a codename and their stellar co-ordinates.
Switchback's operations so far have been a mixed bag - while he has some level of success, despite being a relatively new recruit to C13, he does tend to have a rebellious streak, and a notable reluctance for cold-blooded killing and what could be seen to some as 'amoral' decisions or undertakings, and a sense of personal nobility and heroism about his actions. While this is laudable, the practicality and effectiveness of it could be questioned.
Despite this aspect of his personality, he does have a tendency to inspire loyalty and passion in his comrades and allies, which has been noted as a useful quality, and he is a ferocious and tenacious fighter when the odds are against him, and has a cunning and canniving ability to plan for battle, and a willingness to disregard his own safety to ensure the safety and security of others. This more than anything exemplifies his dedication to duty and the letter of the Autobot code. Should he survive his demanding assignments and his penchant for dangerous odds, he has the potential to go far in the ranks of the Autobot Army.
Alternate Mode: Switchback transforms into an all-terrain four-wheeled armoured 'dune buggy'-esque fast attack vehicle, equipped with light weapon systems and a comphrensive sensor suite. This vehicle has a respectable off-road speed of over 80mph, and is capable of crossing even the roughest terrain at considerable speed, as well as reaching almost 100mph plus on paved surfaces.
Weaponry and other Capabilities:
Fitting his role as a scout and special operations operative, Switchback is equipped with only a small number of weapons, but they are hard-hitting.
His primary weapons are a pair of forearm-mounted Particle-Lance guns, which are capable of punching through armour at close range, and causing considerable damage at medium range. They also have a cutting setting.
Additionally, he is also equipped with a close-combat knife, which has a 'charged' blade that increases it's ability to cut through dense materials, but drains the built-in battery quickly, requiring it to be returned to a 'charging point' on the rear of his waist at regular intervals.
Befitting a scout, Switchback also has a comprehensive suite of communications and sensor-tracking equipment, such as night and thermal imaging equipment, scrambling and de-scrambling communications arrays and links, and other exotic and esoteric sensors.

I'll provide a more intimate personal history as our character get to know each other, and as I work out the history of the Cybertronian war and races as it works in this setting as we go along, if that's cool? I figure that'd work out well, considering you said you're only familiar with the movie-verse, and your character would equally not be aware of the transformers as a species either?

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I'd rather have our very first operation of any kind be a success, than a miserable failure, thanks. I'm not trying to run a game cast in glorious depress-o-vision. A little dark from time to time, yeah, but not bleak as hell. I honestly don't really find that something I want to come back to after a day at work. This is escapism and fun for me, where I can be a bad-ass mecha-jock hero, righting wrongs and fighting the good fight.
Sorry if that seems a little twee and old-fashioned for anyone, but I quite honestly need something good and positive, rather than bleak and fuck-awful.

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Well, that could still be part of the same thing - He could not know that she's arrived yet, or what current orders she's been given.

GEARS - Mecha Sci-fi with Anthro characters. RP in a detailed, story-driven world.

That works for me, although obviously you'll both need to be defeated for our mission to progress :P
You could turn up at the end of the exercise as 'unexpected reinforcements' to add an air of surprise and to test our ability to adapt on the fly... or something. Or come in earlier, as that would mean you can join right in.

Whichever you choose is fine with me. We can hash it out here, as everyone's input would be good.

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Milkman said
I'll get my next post up tomorrow. I finely got my driving license today so I spend most of the day celebrating :D

Congratulations! I hope you enjoy it, and it opens up a lot of opportunities for you. I hope to learn to drive myself in the future.

Cartwright said
I'll try to post later today.

No worries - you don't need to recap in detail, as we can all just re-read your earlier post about the defences and assume in character you recapped it (there's not really much point in re-treading old ground), but if you want to make a post, then good. Now we've got everyone back in a group bar Winter and Slypheed, we can make a plan to swoop in on the HQ and have a bit of a battle, before the de-brief and back to the Landcruiser for tea and medals.

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Blade lead his section of the unit out across the valley floor, leaving behind the immobilised convoy, the 'dead' soldiers waving or hollering in banter as they left them behind. The recon team had made their way into the hills, and as the heavier-equipped team closed the distance, the muted sound of weapons-fire drifted around the hilltops and low valleys, before they crept up on the friendly signals.
"Hold position," remarked Blade as he lead them to a halt just under the crest of a hill flanking their allies position. The bridge the hostiles had been defending was on the opposite side, and then beyond on the other side of the river channel was a gently-rolling scrubby plain that lead out to where the clump of rocks and hillocks nestled the impromptu 'headquarters' of the 'bandits'.
Switching feeds to the drone-cam and composite from the various tie-ins the C3I system had around the battlefield, the fox watched as the last hostile was finished off with no great hassle by Adrian.
"Blade here," he called to the other team. "We're in close proximity, moving to join up with you now. Maxwell has info on the disposition of forces at the target, regroup and we'll prep for the next evolution. Stand by"
Switching frequencies, he contacted the Claw, speaking directly to the captain. Within a few minutes, he'd directed the landships other helicopter, the utility model, to standby to lift the infantry strike team into position once the GEARs and Maxwell had secured the area from threats.
"Maxwell, re-play your sensor intel from your flyby - let's get this strike right on the first try".

Escape [Silverwind & Sera]

Oh, I build model aircraft - by which I mean, I buy model aircraft kits and then add scratch-built and chopped-and-changed components from other kits to make them resemble the ones in the novel I'm writing. So, they're fictional variants of real-world aircraft.
I'm writing a long-term story around a group of characters and a setting I've had kicking around for years, and it's kind of a work in progress. I chip away at it, but I always find I never have as much time to work on it as I'd like, but it's always there in the back of my mind.

Horse-riding sounds cool. I've never had the opportunity to try it so far, but I'd like to. I like animals, and I like horses as well. My GF used to do a lot of riding, apparently, but she took a bad fall and has never really done as much since, but she's said she'll take me some time.
And I sympathise about the weather, too - I was lucky and didn't get hit by the rain when I was out and about on Saturday morning, but it's been pretty miserable since then. I was lucky not to get wet again today.

I'll post the sheet for my robot shortly!

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Even then, it's only pilots who fly at high altitudes and high-G's that have oxygen masks. Helicopter pilots don't generally need them, it's usually fast-jet pilots who have them. Look up some images of attack helicopter pilots, like Apache or Super-cobra pilots.

Escape [Silverwind & Sera]

OK! I'll try and get something up during the early part of the week. I've spent most of this weekend getting in touch with my other hobbies and making the most of having a good amount of time to spend on them. I'll start writing something up though, as I can get onto the site from home and from work.