03-20-2007, 05:56 AM
"Plasma Blade Repaired."
It was the first thing Andrew remembered hearing before the missiles started closing in on both him and Serra. Thankfully, missiles, in terms of velocity, were slow and managable in smaller groups. Hopefully they would come in at a rate that Tachikaze could deal with. He reached for the Plasma Blade and smiled as the white-blue stream of energy sparked to life.
"Tachikaze, Ballistic Countermeasure Sigma Iota Phi" he barked sharply.
"Acknowledged." The suit promptly began scanning the incoming missiles, downloading a detailed schmatic of the device. B.C. Sigma Iota Phi was a combat maneuvre designed to cut the missile's explosive warhead free of its detonator device, rendering both harmless. As the first missile closed in, Tachikaze switched over to autopilot briefly, stepping aside a second before the missile impacted, drawing the Plasma Blade up through the missile's metal body, slicing it neatly in two. Andrew watched as the remainder of the rocket spiraled harmlessly off into a sand-dune and burnt out. 1 down, 9 or 10 more to go.
"Weyr, if you have any bladed weapons left, I suggest you use them..." Andrew said. "Here..." he downloaded the scan of the missile into Weyr's computer, including the critical point where the missiles had to be sliced so that they would be rendered harmless, instead of exploding prematurely.
It was the first thing Andrew remembered hearing before the missiles started closing in on both him and Serra. Thankfully, missiles, in terms of velocity, were slow and managable in smaller groups. Hopefully they would come in at a rate that Tachikaze could deal with. He reached for the Plasma Blade and smiled as the white-blue stream of energy sparked to life.
"Tachikaze, Ballistic Countermeasure Sigma Iota Phi" he barked sharply.
"Acknowledged." The suit promptly began scanning the incoming missiles, downloading a detailed schmatic of the device. B.C. Sigma Iota Phi was a combat maneuvre designed to cut the missile's explosive warhead free of its detonator device, rendering both harmless. As the first missile closed in, Tachikaze switched over to autopilot briefly, stepping aside a second before the missile impacted, drawing the Plasma Blade up through the missile's metal body, slicing it neatly in two. Andrew watched as the remainder of the rocket spiraled harmlessly off into a sand-dune and burnt out. 1 down, 9 or 10 more to go.
"Weyr, if you have any bladed weapons left, I suggest you use them..." Andrew said. "Here..." he downloaded the scan of the missile into Weyr's computer, including the critical point where the missiles had to be sliced so that they would be rendered harmless, instead of exploding prematurely.
