You go over to the remaining Eorna, who point out over the battlefield for you to see what the Sathar are doing next. Only two Eorna survived the assault here, and they are both wounded.
The tactic of knocking out supply trucks has turned the Sathar attack into little more than a holding action. A glance down the battle line shows that the Volturnus forces are now holding their own quite well against sporadic fire and attacks by the main body of the Sathar army. The Sathar appear to be surprised and disoriented by this turn in the battle; or they are cunningly awaiting
resupply from their shuttles.
It is quite possible that an offensive move by the Volturnus forces now might just turn the entire battle around and put the worms on the run. The Ul-Mor lopermounted cavalry is the only option for such an offense. If the Ul-Mor could survive the laser fire they would endure while closing on the Sathar, their heavy lopers charging through the Sathar masses would surely cause heavy damage, probably enough to force the Sathar to retreat.
The grim Ul-Mor leadership agrees that this is the last chance to save the day.
As they prepare to attack, the advance troops of the Sathar are observed setting up strange new devices in front of them. They appear to be generating some kind of force field or shield. As the devices are out into place, the Ul-Mor leaders press for permission to charge. However, everyone realizes that the Sathar devices will have to be investigated and knocked out before the attack can begin.
There are three devices. You are at the place marked "X." The devices are being set up at the places marked 1, 2, and 3. You may freely move to any place marked with a "4" before beginning your move, or may split up. (Splitting up may be good or bad depending on the resistance you encounter.)
The forcefield seems to run in a straight line from device to device but not in the area of the actual device.
The three devices are each about 100 meters apart.
There are 18 Sathar, as marked with the squares. The northernmost Sathar are retreating back to get behind the forcefield.
You have:
NO REINFORCEMENTS.
16 Ul-mor ready to attack.
16 Lopers from which they ride.
The Ul-mor are stationed as follows: 3 on each of the long boxes marking their location. 1 at the small box. The Ul-mor will charge and attack when they receive the signal from you.
SATHAR FORCES
· The 18 Sathar have the following statistics:
STR/STA DEX/RS INT/LOG PER/LDR PS IM RW M
40/40 40/40 45/45 45/65 2 4 20 20
These Sathar are all armed with laser rifles with one
full clip apiece. They all have second level beam
weapons skill.
VOLTURNUS FORCES
· 16 Ul-Mor with second level melee weapons skill, all
mounted on lopers. These are their statistics:
STR/STA DEX/RS INT/LOG PER/LDR PS IM RW M
40/40 50/50 60/60 40/60 2 5 25 25
· 16 lopers (MV Fast; IM/RS 5/41; STA 300; ATT 40; DM
4-40; SA None; SD Immune to needle weapons)
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