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>Reaction Fire- J-3 Niel- Attacks T-16 that moves into range. ATK 6 vs DEF 3, 2+ to Hit. (Rolled 7) PRC 7 vs ARM 3, +2 Damage. Target Destroyed.
The pursuers to the north most likely did not expect to face the fury they did as their entrance to this battle, from how poorly they received the battering. Near the whole of the front elements were wiped out, but they continued to approach- with plenty behind. Flares went up- all over- few dared to look up for how blinding the light was after lurking in the night for hours. At the same time, the urban fighting was wrapped up in a storm of violence where the shock of multi-directional attack, some from overwhelmingly powerful units, scattered and destroyed the Twaryians left in the town. The picture of the situation, from the perspective of the command and staff of the battalion, seemed good. If the Twaryians were going to be this easy to dispatch, then there would be no trouble staying, let alone moving along- had the quartermasters not had a firsthand view of how much ammunition was leaving the convoy and being distributed out.
Such a summary of general good fortune, however, was not to last. The size of the element approaching from the rear became more and more apparent- as well as the truth of its maneuvering. While most of them were following the road, not all of them were- Lieutenant Orlik had spotted an entire armored company approaching from the northeast, and only exceptional foresight prevented him from being a terribly vulnerable target. Yet more enemies attacked from the south, assuredly emboldened by the arrival of northern reinforcements- a coordinated attack for certain.
The only choice, as it was already known, was to push on ahead. Any rear action would just be to buy time. Yet even the tip of the spear had encountered trouble- of a different sort. The sudden appearance of a third remote explosive right in the midst of a speedy advance down the road had caused incredible chaos. Vehicles swerved to and from to avoid colliding with the squat vehicle, and the only thing that prevented disaster was, assuredly, that the operators had expected this encounter just as little as the battalion’s van had, with Kannenpflanze’s tanks practically running right up on the control cars.
