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Xander Morhaime:
Halsted quickly shook his head. "Considering that the distraction I was intending was supposed to draw them in so we could get a couple of *grenades* in, I don't think any of us qualify. Unless you're particularly eager for martyrdom, Priest," the guardsman replied, grinning under his gas mask.
"Updated idea, then... there's two ways we could try, either sneak up close, take advantage of the lack of light and the abundant cover... or sneak slightly less close, drop the sniper, take advantage of darkness and cover to play squig and gretchin with the patrols. Three of us have decent firepower on hand, and there's three patrols, plus the two guards by the entrance. We can either try dividing their attention, then, or keep together and pick off the patrols one by one. This does mean we'll be announcing our arrival, but at this point, well... that's really a given anyway. Besides, once I can get my hands on one of their stubbers I think I could even the odds a little."
Marcus Constantine:
"To me, it will be a martyrdom. I do not think that these people there will gather in a group like sheep to slaughter (when they get distracted) so you could throw a grenade. Besides, I think you know how much noise such act will make. You can forget about the silent entry, they will alarm everybody."
"This reminds me of an ancient strategist. He said: <<Know the enemy, know yourself; your victory will never be endangered.>>. What do we know besides that there are 15 people on patrol there, auto-guns and so on? What is inside? Who is inside? What weaponry are they carrying? Who do they know? Who can come to aid them?"
"I suggest we wait and observe. If we do not need to attack immediately, then that would be the best solution. Doing so, we will have to option when to attack. If we decide to storm right now, we might not have an another chance to do so... ever..."
Passionario:
--- Quote from: Marcus Constantine on November 04, 2009, 01:46 ---"I assume you lady, I do not know if you have such powers, could take control one of those guards so they will start shooting each other. I could help a little so your "zombie" could survive."
--- End quote ---
Pass rolls her eyes:
"Yeah, sure, I can enslave them and force them to do my bidding. And while I'm at it, I'll call forth a rain of fire from the sky, and summon a chapter of Astartes to back us up. After all, I'm an alpha-level psyker with a full Inquisitorial mandate, and this acolyte stuff is merely a cover..."
Seeing the expression on Marcus's face, she realizes that her sarcasm doesn't translate all that well via whispers in the darkness, and sighs:
"...Just kidding. Truth is, my abilities either don't work well over long distance or require our enemies to be able to clearly see me. Against a sniper, it's a lose-lose choice.
Oh, and remember what I've said about warpcraft being risky, unpredictable and dangerous? It's still true. Think of it as a weapon of the last resort, rather than an opening distraction."
She lowers her voice to a barely audible whisper:
"And please stop addressing me as 'lady'. We've all seen what a *real* lady is like, back in Carnelia. Since I don't live in a high tower, surround myself with xeno servants, or send my minions into a deathtrap, just call me 'Pass'.
Unless, of course, I get eaten alive by demons. In which case, feel free to call me 'Fail'".
Marcus Constantine:
"Then your explanation my la... Pass, just ensures me this is a suicide, or as Halsted said, a martyrdom mission..."
Xander Morhaime:
"Just don't go out of your way trying to get martyred. If you're going to be suicidal, you'll be a liability more than any sort of asset," Halsted said bitterly, then pointed off to the building where the sniper was holed up. "You know, priest, if my old commissar was here, he'd probably shoot you on the spot for being a defeatist whiner. If you'd be so kind as to stop trying to kill our morale... we could try sneaking over to where their sniper is sitting, force entry and deal with him. Afterwards, Laz could provide long-range support while we move in to deal with the guards."
"And as I said, at this point we can pretty much forget about a silent entry. Whether we set off a grenade or they see us coming and start shooting... someone WILL make enough noise to raise an alarm. Our saving grace is that they're too spread out to provide fire support to other groups. Emperor willing, we can take them on piece-meal. If we can acquire one of their heavy stubbers and get close enough to the door, we can also make life interesting for anyone coming out to lend support. So, unless anyone else has any insight or advice, I suggest we move to deal with the sniper first."
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