Battle Report: Airfield Ambush 2

The Usual Suspects got together this past weekend for another game on the Airfield setting.  The same players convened, except there were starships on the playing field instead of airplanes

Tom (3 Frames & 12 Systems) = (7 Points per Asset) * (4 assets) = 28 points.
   White Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W + SSR.
   Brown Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W + SSR.
   Green Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W + SSR.

Occam's Spork (4 Frames & 15 Systems) = (4 Points per Asset) * (5 assets) = 20 points.
   Blue/Green Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.
   White/Blue Tank -- 2Rd+d8/1B/2W + SSR.
   Blue Moving Wall -- 2B/2G+d8/2W + SSR (x2).
   Green -- 2Rh+d8/2Rd+d8/2W.

Me (4 Frames & 15 Systems) = (4 Points per Asset) * (5 assets) = 20 points.  (Solidboxes)
   Yellow Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Orange Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Green Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Blue Brawler -- 2Rh+d8/1B/1Gd8/2W.

Narbey (4 Frames & 16 Systems) = (3 Points per Asset) * (5 assets) = 15 points.  (Skitterers)
   Yellow Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W.
   Red Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Orange Soldier -- 2Rd/1B/1G/1Y/2W + SSR.
   Green Brawler -- 2Rh+d8/1B/1Gd8/2W + SSR.

Tyler (4 Frames & 16 Systems) = (3 Points per Asset) * (5 assets) = 15 points.  (Quattros)
   Orange Tank -- 2Rd+d8/2B/2W.
   Purple Tank -- 2Rd+d8/2B/2W.
   Green Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W + SSR (x2).
   Red Recon by Fire -- 2Ra+d8/2Y/2W + SSR.

This is what the table looked like at the start of the game.

Events of Turn 1 (DDC@11): Tom's Brown frame hits my Orange frame for 1 and the Milano for 1.  My Orange frame hops down off the Milano and makes a move for Tom's Station.  My Yellow frame hits Tyler's Red frame for 3.  Occam's Spork's Green/White frame hits Narbey's White frame for 1.  Narbey's Yellow frame hits my Green frame for 1 and the Milano for 5.  Tom's Green frame hits Narbey's White frame for 1.  Occam's Spork's Blue/Green frame hits Narbey's Yellow frame for 3.  Narbey's Red frame hops on top of the Milano.

Tom: 28 points.
Occam's Spork: 20 points.
Me: 20 points.
Narbey: 15 points.
Tyler: 15 points.

Events of Turn 2 (DDC@7): I seize Tom's Station with my Blue frame.  Tom's Green frame hits Narbey's Yellow frame for 1.  Narbey's Green frame hits Occam's Spork's Green frame for 3.  Tom shoots the Hangar building with a SSR for 1.  Occam's Spork's Blue frame hits my Blue frame for 4.  Narbey seizes my undefended Station with his Red frame after my Green frame moves off the Milano and makes an attack run at Tom's Green and White frames.  I shoot at Tom's Green frame and hit his White for 2.  Narbey's Red frame hits my Green for 4.  Tyler's Orange and Red frames both hit my Yellow frame for 1 damage each.  Tom's White frame hops on top of the Hangar building and destroys my Blue frame with 1 damage.  Occam's Spork seizes control of the Station it had been guarding.  Tyler's Purple frame hits my Orange frame for 3.

Occam's Spork: 24 points.
Tom: 21 points.
Narbey: 18 points.
Tyler: 15 points.
Me: 12 points.

Events of Turn 3 (DDC@3): Narbey's Green frame hits Occam's Spork's Green frame for 1.  Toms' Green and Brown frames hit Occam's Spork's Blue frame for 1 each.  My Green frame hits Tom's White frame for 2 and moves up next to the Station Occam's Spork is holding.  Tyler's Green frame hits Tom's White frame for 4, destroying it.  My Orange frame hits Occam's Spork's Blue frame for 1.  Tyler's Purple frame hits my Orange frame for 1.  Narbey's Red frame hits Occam's Spork's Blue frame for 1, destroying it.  My Green frame then seizes the Station it had been guarding.  My Yellow frame hits Narbey's Red frame for 1.  Tyler's Orange frame hits Tom's Brown frame for 3.  The DDC ticks to 0.

Narbey: 18 points.
Me: 16 points.
Occam's Spork: 16 points.
Tyler: 15 points.
Tom: 14 points.

Thoughts & Observations:

• There may be such a thing as too much cover.  The Milano absorbed 6 hits and barely looked scratched.
• Tyler rolled seven damage dice on multiple occasions and came up empty on all of them.
• We had an observer for the game that has expressed interest in playing.
• The bus on the airfield might have been too obtuse a reference.
• This game wasn't as deadly as the last game on the airfield with only half the amount of Frames being destroyed.
• This is my second game in a row with no Artillery attachments in my squad.