"Fettel take charge!I will provide support. Fire the Beam Bazookas at the thruster array the moment you're in range. Use the standard bazookas on the bridge. Out!"<br/><br/>"Roger!" The glow around the massive beam bazooka's muzzle was visible even amidst the back and forth beam fire. The Rick Dom's of the Fury forming a well rehearsed protective formation around their two ace cards. Fettel's voice came over the comm, succinctly "Charged! Firing!" And his finger came down on the trigger. Just as the beam was about to discharge 4 GM Quel's drove into their line, the highly upgraded GM platform being nearly equal to the HiZack in terms of capabilities. Forced to make evasive maneuvers, Fettel's shot tore through space, leaving a wave a crackling particle energies in its wake, but knocked off course it missed his target completely. Without hesitation he cast the weapon aside quickly, saving time instead of stowing it and producing his 360mm bazooka to deal with the incoming GM Quels. "Cover Kayra!" The Lt JG roared over the comm, instructing his fire team to protect their comrade with the remaining beam bazooka.<br/><br/>"Firing!" Her voice was a far cry from the typically soft, feminine tone she normally spoke with. The height of battle and the passion of the cause flowed through her veins and Kayra quickly lurched her Rick Dom left to avoid incoming fire and create a firing lane for herself. The weapon's massive particle blast carried through space like a wave and crashed into the rear of nearest Salamis, explosions rippled off the massive thruster array. One of the GM Cannons that had remained back on rearguard duty seemed to realize too late its proximity to the explosions, firing its thrusters in a futile effort to avoid the cascading ripple of energy that erupted from the engines of the now heavily damage Salamis. "Got it!" Kayra's voice called over the comm, stowing her beam bazooka before firing her thrusters as a GM Quel charged her.<br/><br/>Fettel brought his bazooka to bare and fired two well placed shots, catching the charging Quel just in front of Kayra, giving her only a moment to react and her Rick Dom to fire its thrusters backwards in order to get out of the way of the Quel's reactor going critical.  The Quel's in unison seemed to take stock of their situation, now with their ship heavily damaged they did not have the outpouring of cover fire they had previously enjoyed and were now forced into a test of who the better mobile suit pilots were as opposed to sheer numbers and fire power. Though they still had their companion Salamis battleship and the experimental GM variant and the odd HiZack Cannon, as well as their combined force of GM Quels, none of which could be taken lightly. As if to prove that point the GM Full Bernean came streaking through, its beam saber drawn, forcing Fettel to take defensive postures and draw his heat sword. The GM FB pilot was quite skilled, but Fettel, taking on a solely defensive role was able to defend himself well, but it was his fire team that kept him alive, unleashing their concentrated bazooka fire at the GM FB, forcing it to retreat.<br/><br/>The GM Quels however had already fallen back to what remained of their ship and the fully functional Salamis. The GM FB had made a calculated maneuver, the mark of a skilled pilot and capable leader rallying their troops. They sought to get back to their ships and form a defensive perimeter. But to the far side of the further Salamis streaked a trio of mobile suits.<br/>-----------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Tyrius pushed his Gelgoog R hard, the cockpit seemed to shake as he tore through space, Lt Romav was on his wing, "Garrou! I'm with you!" The Lieutenant had called out over the comm, but it seemed distant now. The space that flew by seemed to do so in slow motion, as if he was in a dream when suddenly a beam blast raked across the side of the streaking Gelgoog, singeing the blue paint and snapping Tyrius back to the present. The Salamis bristled with guns and unleashed them all at the incoming mobile suits, forcing them to steer clear. At that moment though an explosion lit up the darkness of space. The other Salamis had been struck squarely by one of the beam bazookas from the Rick Dom team. "Romav I'm going after it!" Garrou shouted without any hesitation his Gelgoog's thrusters fired near full capacity, pushing him firmly back into the backrest of his chair.<br/><br/>The stricken Salamis no longer hummed with gunfire and the only remaining GM Cannon could do little as Tyrius opened fire with his beam machine gun, striking the mobile suit several times. Though the machine gun beams weren't as powerful as a single concentrated blast, they hit in bursts and the GM Cannon withstood the first salvo. But, sensing blood in the water Tyrius pressed on, delivering another salvo, striking the GM Cannon's legs as it moved to avoid the incoming fire. Still the GM Cannon had life, not needing its legs in space and returned fire from its shoulder cannons. Tyrius was struck in the chest, just above the cockpit and his mobile suit shuddered with the impact as if it were going to fall apart. Now nearly upon the GM Cannon he fired another salvo, this time he aimed squarely for the cockpit and the pilot inside. The burst struck home with 3 of the 5 beams striking the cockpit, the beams tore into the pilot within and the GM Cannon ruptured into flames from within, the burnt husk hanging inert in space as Tyrius' Gelgoog didn't even break its pace as it flew past the newly created debris towards his ultimate target. "DIE!!!" Tyrius roared over the comm as he brought his Gelgoog R up onto a trajectory with the bridge of the wounded Salamis. There was a dangerous fire in his eyes as he brought his beam machine gun to target the bridge of the enemy ship, there was a sheer enjoyment Tyrius felt at the thought of killing his sworn enemies.<br/>-------------------------------------------------<br/>Romav: Do you stay with Garrou as his wingman or do you try to direct him to deal with the still fully functioning Salamis? Now that the Salamis is for all intents and purposes disabled, do you still maintain your orders to destroy the bridge or seek to obtain a surrender from the Captain of the ship? What are your orders for dealing with the remaining Salamis and its contingent of experimental and advanced mobile suits?<br/><br/>Garrou: As you hone in on your target what are you thinking of? Can you really condemn those aboard the damaged Salamis to death when they are clearly no longer a direct threat? If ordered to stand down will you listen?<br/>-----------------------<br/>Salamis 1 (Heavily Damaged, weapons no longer very functional)<br/>4 GM Quel Remaining (Fully Functional)<br/><br/>Salamis 2 (Fully Functional)<br/>3 GM Quel<br/>1 GM Cannon<br/>HiZack Cannon<br/>GM Full Bernean  (ALL above Full Functional)