KingdomXCom - Battle Log: Operation Sky Storm

The following document shall be entered into the record in Avenger's memorial. This is a summary of the action from this operation as reported by the Commander's battle drone footage recovered from SKYRANGER1 in Fall of 2035.

KINGDOM XCOM

Central Command

11/28/20245 min read

Mission objectives:

Recover the Advent Power Converter
Eliminate all Advent operating in the AO

Key:

(1),(2) - Each character is given up to two action points,
numbered using these designations.

# - Notable stats, engagements, and promotions are
represented with hashtags.

[codename] - Characters with unique identification
will appear with brackets.

Italicized - Actions that are italicized are vital to the
mission narrative.

Roster:
Sam "The Hatter"
Kelly, The MTN Warrior
Jane "Quiet" Kelly
Mark "Teardropz" Kelty

TURN ONE (XCOM)-engage

[mtn warrior] (1) dashed up to take cover behind a tree stump
[hatter] (1) dashed up-right, to take cover behind Advent patrol vehicle
[teardropz] (1) moved to cover behind a rock, (2) overwatch
[quiet] (1) dashes to take cover behind a barrier

TURN ONE (OPPONENT)- response

[hidden]

TURN TWO (XCOM)- response

[hatter] (1): moved into cover behind Advent APC, opened door, empty inside.
[quiet] (1): moved into cover barrier right of APC
[mtw warrior]: (1) moved into cover behind the burning van
[teardropz] (1) moved into cover behind a downed tree on the road
All available soldiers ended turns in overwatch

TURN TWO (OPPONENT)- response

[hidden]

TURN THREE (XCOM)- response

[hatter] (1) moved to cover behind a rock on the left side of the road.
[mtn warrior] (1) moved to cover behind an abandoned pickup truck
[teardropz] (1) take cover behind a downed tree in the road
[quiet] - center cover next to Teardropz
Everyone ends in overwatch, but MTN Warrior hears movement ahead…


TURN THREE (OPPONENT)- response

Advent Trooper and Officer emerge from the front of Advent semi-truck.

TURN FOUR (XCOM)- response

[hatter] One moves up to take cover behind the tree to the left of the semi-truck flatbed (2) overwatch
[teardropz] (1) takes cover behind cargo on the flatbed in the road. (2) overwatch
[mtn warrior] (1) moves up beside the passenger side of the pickup truck to reveal Advent power converter ( mission objective ). (2) Throws grenade at the front of the semi-truck, hitting the Advent Trooper and Officer
[quiet] (1) text cover behind a crate on Advent flatbed for ambush position (2) overwatch #overwatchtrap
[quiet] reaction lands shotgun for six points of damage on Advent Officer, followed by kill shot by [teardropz], three points of damage.
Earning a promotion to Squadie from rookie
#ambushkill #promotion

TURN FOUR (OPPONENT)- response

Advent Officer (1) corpse dropped
Advent Trooper (1) moves to take cover behind a tree,(2) takes a flanking shot against [mtn warrior] for three points of damage

TURN FIVE (XCOM)- response

[mtn warrior] (1) moves up and covers behind a tree to reveal an additional Advent Trooper and Officer. (2) later he misses a flanking shot at the Trooper to his right
[teardropz] (1) takes cover behind a cargo crate in the street. (2) throws a frag grenade at Advent Officer to destroy his cover.
[hatter] (1) text cover behind semi-truck flatbed. (2) takes a shot at Advent Officer, but misses [quiet] (1) shotgun hits Advent Officer for six points.

TURN FIVE (OPPONENT)- response

Advent Trooper (1) moves ahead to take cover behind a rock for (2) a critical flanking shot on [mtn warrior] for four points of damage
Advent Officer (1) marks [quiet] for hollow targeting, allowing all Advent Troopers an aim bonus when targeting her.
Advent Trooper (1) moves forward to take cover behind a log. (2) takes a shot at [quiet], but misses
A new pod of enemies is revealed in the fog of war: A Sectoid and two Troopers who move into cover on the battlefield

TURN SIX (XCOM)- response

[mtn warrior] (1) takes flanking position next to Advent Trooper (2) misses an easy kill shot [hatter] (1) takes the position Teardropz previously had behind the pickup truck. (2) hits the kill shot against MTN Warrior’s opponent and earn a promotion to Squadie
#promotion #killshot
[quiet] (1) advances next to the driver's side of the Advent semi-truck. (2) takes the kill shot to finish the Advent Officer finally.
This removed the hollow targeting she was marked with
[teardropz] (1) takes a shot on the Advent Trooper for three points of damage

TURN SIX (OPPONENT)- response

Advent Trooper (1) advances for cover opposite of [teardropz]. (2) takes a shot against him that hits for three points of damage
Sectoid advances forward and reanimates one of the fallen Advent Troopers
Advent Trooper (1) moves forward to take a shot against [teardropz] but misses
Advent Trooper moves next to the power converter and goes into overwatch

TURN SEVEN (XCOM)- response

[quiet] (1) runs ahead to draw the overwatch fire of the Advent Trooper. (2) nails a flanking shot for critical damage against the Advent Trooper who was applying pressure on [teardropz].
#killshot #flankingshot
[mtn warrior] (1) takes cover behind a tree (2) takes a shot at Advent Trooper but misses
[hatter] (1) moves back into cover behind the road barrier (2) then goes into overwatch
[teardropz] takes a shot at the Advent Trooper but misses

TURN SEVEN (OPPONENT)- response

Sectoid attempts to mind control [hatter]. Although he fails this attempt, [hatter] is left disoriented for the next turn
Advent Trooper (1) moves up to take a critical shot against [quiet] for four points of damage. Followed by the same by the other Advent Trooper for three points. Leaving her a critical health. Reanimated Advent Trooper moves into an attacking position against [mtn warrior]

TURN EIGHT (XCOM)- response

[quiet] (1) moves to position next to the power converter to hack it. This disarms the detonator on the device and completes the first mission objective.
[mtn warrior] (1) takes cover behind the back wheels of the Advent semi-truck. (2) Take a shot against Advent Trooper for five points of damage with his rifle
[hatter] (1) although he is disoriented, he moves forward along the street barrier. (2) later he lands a shot against the reanimated Trooper for five points
[teardropz] (1) and drops the advent Trooper with his rifle for five points of damage
#killshot
This initiates an inner power of [teardropz] called “Luck of the Irish”

TURN EIGHT (OPPONENT)- response

Sectoid (1) moves forward and takes a laser shot at [teardropz], but misses
Advent Trooper takes cover to flank [teardropz] but misses
Reanimated Advent Trooper moves to the attacking position against [teardropz], but misses the melee attack

TURN NINE (XCOM)- response

[hatter] has recovered from his disorientation (1) then takes a shot at the Advent Trooper for three points of damage to empty his rifle
[teardropz] (1) reloads his rifle (2) then takes a kill shot against advent Trooper
#killshot
[quiet] (1) throws a frag grenade at the Sectoid for three points of damage, but more importantly to remove their cover.
[mtn warrior] (1) reloads his rifle.(2) takes a five-point damage shot with his rifle across the flatbed of the Advent semi

TURN NINE (OPPONENT)- response

Sectoid (1) moved up to the passenger side of the Advent transport semi-truck cab. (2) misses their shot against [quiet]
Reanimated Advent Trooper misses [teardropz] again due to his “Luck of the Irish” buff

TURN TEN (XCOM)- response

[hatter] (1) reloads his rifle then misses his shot
[teardropz] hits his point-blank rifle shot for five points against the Reanimated Trooper
[quiet] (1) uses her ranger ability for a melee/slash attack against the Sectoid, who has a vulnerability against melee attacks
[mtn warrior] (1) crosses the flatbed to gather an auto-loader (#loot item) from the Advent corpse. (2) lands a critical kill shot for five points against the Sectoid and earns a promotion #killshot #promotion
Killing this species automatically destroys the psionic link that kept the last Trooper reanimated.

[Mission Complete]

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