TSAR (Tri-State Auto Rally) held a Div 60
Off-Road duel on Sunday, January 6, 2052. The Division 60 event was
played in the Towers Arena where dirt
was poured over the arena floor to give the off-road conditions.
Players in attendance included: Eric Freeman, Jeff Dodge, Curt Lindmark, Joe
Reynolds, Bryon Gray, Joe Barlow, Helen Mitchell, Jill Bialy, and Dave McGee.
A variant of allowing 3 space turrets on station wagons was tried.
Starting from the Eastern gate on the South side.
In the South gates
Gate 1: Helen Mitchell - Banzai OR '52 See design below.
Gate 2: empty
Gate 3: Bryon Gray - The Matrix Sloped
Sedan, OR Suspension, turreted VMG, BC w/HESH front, 2 crew, gas, 5 FODs 2R,
2L, and back, Hubs everywhere, Guards back, Smoke discharger under, 2 HR
targeting computers, blow-thru concealment for BC, composite armor
Gate 4: Jill Bialy
6-wheeled Pickup, 2 Gauss Guns R, Rocket platform w/HR, HRSWC, OR suspension,
IcD back, SaD front, FCD top and bottom, IcD and FCDs R & L, LR Guards
back, LR hubs front, LR plastic armor, gas. (pretty neat little sketch of
the car by Joe too...)
In the West gates
Gate 5: Eric Freeman - Banzai OR '52 Sloped Luxury, 2 crew, gas, 2 pulsed
lasers left, Laser Battery, IFE, OR Suspension, FOD R,L,B, FCD R&L, 2 FCDs
top and bottom, HRSWC, Spoiler, HD Brakes, HD Shocks, LR Web, Extra Driver
Controls, Body Armor and Flak Jackets for crew controls, OR Snow tires, Hubs
front and back L, Guards back, plastic armor.
Gate 6: empty
In the North gates
Gate 7: Jeff Dodge - Swiss Cheese Station Wagon
w/OR suspension, electric w/HTMs, VMG turret smartlinked to VMG front, Hi-Res
Computer, HD Shocks, Anti-lock brakes, (Active Suspension which isn't usuable
off-road), Roll cage, 4 FCDs, ramplate, safety seat, hubs front, guards back.
Gate 8: Joe Barlow Station Wagon, sloped, HVMG turret, spoiler, OR suspension
Gate 9: Joe Reynolds Sedan w/OR suspension, GG in turret, cyberlink, spoiler,
LR armor, LR hubs front, LR guards back.
Gate 10: empty
In the East gates
Gate 11: Curt Lindmark – Lumberjack Luxury, gas, 2 crew, ramplate, 3 RLs right
w/AP ammo and blow thru concealment, hubs front, guards back, HRSWC,
FCD&SkfD L and R, 2 Foam Dischargers top and bottom, SaD front, SkfD back,
cyberlink, HD Shocks, 2 safety seats, Anti-lock brakes, HD brakes, plastic
armor, 2 PFEs, 2 Fireproof suits, 2 Body Armor
Gate 12: David McGee Sloped Compact w/CA frame, OR Suspension, FP OR SB Solid
tires, gasoline engine, HVMG w/HD ammo front, spoiler, cyberlink, LRFP
composite armor, Blow thru concealment
for HVMG, and fake ramplate.
Action:
Eric turns South out of his gate towards Jill. He takes a long range shot
at Joe that misses. Jill goes straight N out of her gate, while Bryon
turns West towards her.
As Bryon closes, they decide to hold their fire against each other as Jill
passes in front. Eric takes a shot at Bryon's FL tire, hitting with one
laser. After the shot, Eric turns
east, and Bryon passes on a close shot on Jill to fire on Eric's front with his
BC (which missed?). After Jill gets out from in front of Bryon, she turns
East in the middle of the arena and takes a shot at Bryon, nailing him with at
least one of the GGs. Bryon and Eric
pass each other. Eric takes another shot at the weakened tire and shears it
off. Bryon's return fire with his VMG hits Eric's side.
Dave and Joe R pass each other and Dave takes off one of Joe R's wheels.
Dave continues to go straight West from his gate towards Joe B, firing his HVMG
at him. Joe B turns straight towards Dave to get his turreted HVMG in
line. They close on each other quickly and collide in a huge head on ram
which kills them both. (Joe B and Dave +0 pts)
Curt lines up Joe R and T-bones him, breaching his left armor. Helen
passing the carnage takes a pot shot at Joe and succeeds in taking the 2nd of
his wheels for a mobility kill. Helen
+20 pts, Joe R -20
Curt picks on the immobile Joe R with a rocket salvo through his breached
armor, hitting only the engine, but later finally finishing him off with another
T-bone through his breached side for the completed kill. Curt +20, Joe R -40
Jeff heads straight south with both Jill and Eric in his sights. He
decides to fire on Eric and nails his left side. Meanwhile, Eric returns
fire and takes off one of Jeff's wheels, crippling him. Jill fires her
GGs on Eric and nails his left side as well with both.
Jill closes on Helen and Helen takes off a wheel.
Bryon has managed to turn back East at this point and Jeff and he exchange
fire.
Helen is cruising on the North side of the arena. She takes off a wheel
on Jeff garnering the mobility kill and then keeps on peppering his armor to
finish the kill off. Helen +60 pts.
Curt and Eric engage each other in the East side of the arena. Eric
shears off one wheel, while Curt almost takes off what is left of Eric's left
armor. Eric misses with one laser on another wheel shot, severely
wounding a 2nd tire on Curt, but not finishing it. Curt's return fire
breaches Eric's right side and hits the breaches the gas tank. The gas
tank catches on fire and the IFE does not put it out. At the end of the
next turn, the IFE still does not put it out and his lasers are
destroyed.
As Eric tries to get out of Dodge, Curt gets one last crack at his right side
and takes out the Gunner. (looks like he forgot to roll for my flak jacket)
Helen turns her attention to Bryon and takes off a wheel for a mobility
kill. Helen + 80 pts. The 5 second game end clock starts ticking.
Curt turns back East away from the fleeing Eric to engage Jill.
Byron from a stationary position gets Jill in the arc of his BC. He takes
a long range shot at a wheel and takes is out for a full kill, since Jill has
no more ammo left. Bryon +20 pts.
As Hel leaves Bryon, Curt and she engage. Curt's fire misses while
Helen's return fire takes off Curt's weakened wheel for a mobility kill
finishing the duel instantly. Helen +100 pts
Results:
1st - Helen Mitchell 100 pts (full kill Jeff, mobility kill Curt, mobility kill
Bryon, mobility kill Joe R.)
2nd - Bryon Gray 23 pts (full kill Jill, mobility killed, survival, checkpoint)
3rd (tie) 4 pts
Eric Freeman (survival, 2 checkpoints)
Curt Lindmark (mobility killed, completed kill Joe R, 2 checkpoints)
5th (tie) 1 pt
Joe Barlow (killed, full kill Dave, 1 checkpoint)
Dave McGee (killed, full kill Joe B, 1 checkpoint)
7th - Jill Bialy -17 pts (mobility killed, 3 checkpoints)
8th - Jeff Dodge -39 pts (killed, checkpoints)
9th - Joe Reynolds -40 pts (killed)