I'm in the mood for a little vivisection. [X-Com LP IV]

Fishman

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X-Com is a top-secret multi-national military task force assembled to investigate, interdict and oppose an unknown enemy threat of extra-terrestrial origin.
Our operatives are recruited from the best and brightest individuals worldwide, representing the very best Earth has to offer.
We are an elite unit, made up of the cream of the crop, and Earth's greatest resource for defending against the unknown enemy.

Information for new recruits:
X-Com is constantly vigilant against an active threat. Alien incursions are detected, intercepted and engaged on a weekly basis. As active units sustain ongoing casualties while performing combat missions, replacement troops are brought in from the recruitment waitlist. Should anyone of sufficient skill wish to !sign up for duty, they will be added to the waitlist upon receipt of their enlistment notice below. To be placed in an active Contact Team, they must also respond to a call up notice when their name gets called from the list.


Information for existing soldiers:
As Earth's premier secret planetary defence operation, X-Com is provided with worldwide access and resources that other semi-autonomous shadow paramilitary organisations can only dream of. Soldiers are able to requisition a portion of their own equipment from the X-Com armoury. For more information on this, refer to the X-Com Arms and Munitions guide and Quartermaster's Requisition Form, attached below.

Personnel:
A current listing of active personnel and deployments, including the current recruitment waitlist, is available below.

System Link to Aquatic Operations Division Records [TFTD] (chiasaur11)

X-Com Archive:
Click here to access prior X-Com Mission Reports and Log Details
-Archive 1
-Archive 2
-Archive 3

Fishman

Current Deployments:

Wubble Woo Base

Soldiers - Contact Team Ultima
Col. Bedlam [Heavy Plasma, Grenade]
Col. Moriveth [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Capt. msuitepyon [Heavy Plasma, Alien Grenade]
Capt. Synthetic Orange [Laser Rifle, Grenade, Medikit]
Capt. I.H.N.I.W.T.R. [Heavy Laser, Smoke, Medikit]
Capt. Woodroez [Heavy Laser/Blaster Launcher, Laser Pistol, Alien Grenade]
Sgt. Burning Organ [Laser Rifle, Grenade, Medikit]
Sgt. Volucrisus Aedrius ('Volyu') [Laser Rifle, Grenade]
Sgt. Nartwak [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Sgt. DracoGriffin [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Sgt. gurusloth [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Sgt. Jedoc [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Sgt. Mr. Mojo Risin [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Sgt. staleghoti [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Corporal Carl [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. Echilda [Laser Rifle/Blaster Launcher, Alien Grenade, Motion Scanner]
Pvt. Caulk Bite 6 [Laser Rifle, AC-Incendiary, Stun Rod]
Pvt. Campion [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. Viscount Islands [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. rantlar [Laser Rifle, Medikit]



Theidar System/Rocket

Pilots
Capt. Bogey (Firestorm-1) [Plasma Beam, Laser Cannon]
Lt. MechMantis (Interceptor-4) [Plasma Beam, Avalanche Missiles]

Science Team
Xenology
(Alien Psychology, Alien Biology, Alien Interrogation and related fields)
Team lead: Dr. Monsterror
Research Fellow: Dr. Z0re (Xenology)

Applied Sciences
(Armors, Craft and other original technologies arising from X-Com research)
Team lead: Dr. Computer Generated Faggotry
Research Fellow: MrMonroe (Quantum Gravitational Fields)

Xenotechnology
(Understanding and investigation of alien technologies, science and strategies)
Team lead: Dr. Green
Research Fellow: chrishallett83 'Numbers' (Intelligence Analysis)

Weapons Research
(Reverse-engineering and original weapon research)
Team lead: Dr. Zyrelax
Research Fellow: Dr. Melding (Plasma Technology)

Operational Staff
Lt. Iolo - C&C Officer
Chief of Martian Operations, Project Ares - Chiasaur11
Capt. Cthulu - Quartermaster
Spc. Goatmon - Lead Engineer

Ribaldry Base

Soldiers - Contact Team Ratio
Cmdr. Fallout [Auto Cannon-HE, Laser Pistol]
Col. Karl [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Capt. Veretas [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Capt. Rankenphile [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Sgt. Ivar [Plasma Rifle, Smoke, Medikit]
Sgt. Dubh [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Sgt. tech_hunter [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade, Medikit]
Sgt. Dux [Heavy Laser, Laser Pistol, Alien Grenade]
Sgt. Tuesday [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. Qonas [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. Just_Bri_Thanks [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. Spectre-x [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. Munkus Beaver [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. alternatingAberration [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]

Aedan-class Plasma Hovertank
Antimatter-class Laser Tank

Pilots
Lt. Beef Avenger (Firestorm-2) [Plasma Beam, Laser Cannon]
Lt. timspork's ghost (Interceptor-3) [Plasma Beam, Stingray Missiles]

Firestorm Test Team
Cpt. Larington


Happenstance Base

Pilots
Lt. BlitzAce1981 (Interceptor-5) [Plasma Beam]

Soldiers - Contact Team Terra
Pvt. Sticks [Plasma Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. ASimPerson [Plasma Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. Supraluminal [Plasma Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. Hobnail [Plasma Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. GrimmyTOA [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade] [injured]
Pvt. Kainy [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. Hullis [Laser Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. Nova_C [Plasma Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. Rainfall [Plasma Rifle, Alien Grenade]
Pvt. big l
Pvt. APODionysus
Pvt. Ion2Atom
Pvt. Tiphareth
Pvt. Astraphobia
Pvt. Forar
Pvt. chrisnl
Pvt. Jeep-Eep
Pvt. bwanie
Pvt. Decius
Pvt. Marikir
Pvt. Baidol
Pvt. Erlec
Pvt. Chases Street Demons
Pvt. El Mucho

Antimatter-class Laser Tank


Glossolalia Base

Pilots
Lt. The Judge (Interceptor-6) [Plasma Beam, Laser Cannon]

Soldiers - Garrison
Pvt. ryke
Pvt. thorpe
Pvt. As7
Pvt. Rear Admiral Choco
Pvt. Mighty
Pvt. kuhlmeye
Pvt. seizureorbs
Pvt. Shifty Fister
Pvt. Osoni
Pvt. Wrench N Rockets
Pvt. Fearghaill

Linksville Base

Pilots
Lt. Fedora (Interceptor-7) [Plasma Beam, Laser Cannon]



Former Members

Deceased, WIA or MIA
ForceVoid
YerMum
Rius
see317
El Guaco
Flay
Imperfect
Decomposey
Jintor
Agent Vesago
AMP'd
NotASenator
RabidDeathMoose
Tommy2Hands
snap
Vivixenne
sarukun
Lockout
Seta 3000
Orikaeshigitae
Dsmart
Ten
Der Waffle Mous
Cliffjumper
One Thousand Dicks
ByToady
Wallhitter
Zombies tossed my Salad!
Futore
Tofystedeth
Naporeon
QuestionMarkMan
babyeatingjesus
Dynagrip
Bendery
Khavall
Raneados
J3p
Peter Ebel
Dee Kae
lostwords
Kayne Red Rose
Agent Cooper
PotU
Meta T. Dust
Weaver
Druhim
Zombiemambo
TheLawinator
Mister Longbaugh
Snowbeat

Discharged
arod_77
Cold Salmon and Hatred
Kahziim

Application Wait List

Soldiers
Zen Vulgarity
torian
Lord Homsar
Cheeseliker
Mouse
Metzger Meister
phekno
TealHydra
Wiet
johnwing
L|ama
Xyyz
Antithesis
Cowardly
Elvenshae
Polecat
Euphoriac
NVB
13thLegion
Brew
Decius
Smurph
Spectrum
Gryndyl
npc.EXE
Kanthalas
starkiller
MereHappenstance
VALVEjunkie
Lessmore
Shock G
Arrath
Nerivant
Vexatious

Spoiler:

Intelligence Report: Alien Names
ikkonoishi

Fishman

X-Com Arms and Munitions

Conventional Earth-based Weapons
Weapons based on conventional Earth-based chemical/projectile technology.

Heavy Cannon

Spoiler:

A large unwieldy personal projectile weapon capable of firing different types of ammunition. While more powerful than an Auto Cannon, its slow rate of fire and small magazine generally sees it considered less optimal than that weapon. The expense of ammunition suggests that it be deployed in limited numbers.

Auto Cannon

Spoiler:

Similar to the Heavy Cannon, except using smaller, belt-fed ammunition and an efficient loading mechanism to sustain higher rates of fire. Explosive ammunition can be particularly effective against groups of aliens. Like all heavy weapons, ammunition is expensive, so it is suggested to limit use to the role of support weapon.

Rocket Launcher

Spoiler:

The most powerful Earth-based explosive projectile weapon, but also the slowest and heaviest. High cost of ammunition and significant collateral damage generally makes this weapon a restricted use item in the field. However, in the right circumstances its use can be devastating.

Enhanced Earth-based Weapons
Weapons developed on Earth utilising advanced alien engineering techniques.

Laser Pistol

Spoiler:

A compact and light sidearm that allows free use of one hand. Powerful in close quarters, what it lacks in punch and accuracy it makes up for in speed. Popular with scouts and grenadiers, or as a secondary weapon for users of Cannons and Launchers. An excellent weapon for those wishing to improve their skills.

Laser Rifle

Spoiler:

The standard issue weapon of the X-Com front-line soldier. Versatile, accurate, and with unlimited ammunition, the X-Com Laser Rifle is the workhorse of the alien conflict.

Heavy Laser

Spoiler:

Not as versatile as a Laser Rifle or destructive as a Heavy Plasma, but its limitless ammunition, ease of manufacture and high accuracy recommend it for the role of sniper weapon. Can be comfortably used in limited numbers throughout X-Com squads.

Alien Weapon Technology
Alien weapons that have been reverse engineered by X-Com scientists for use by terrestrial soldiers.

Plasma Rifle

Spoiler:

What appears to be a stock mass-produced firearm in use with Extra-terrestrial forces. Common throughout standard crew deployments, the weapon is somewhat simpler and easier to manufacture, use and maintain then the more formidable weapons favoured by Alpha elite combat teams. Like all off-world weapons, its reliance on rare Elerium-based ammunition is a potential weakness for mass-deployment. Availability will depend on supply of sufficient ammunition.

Heavy Plasma

Spoiler:

The most powerful direct-damage firearm encountered in Extra-terrestrial forces. Extremely effective and powerful, but its reliance on rare Elerium-based ammunition restricts deployment amongst X-Com forces to limited use as a Squad Support Weapon. Availability will depend on supply of sufficient ammunition.

Blaster Launcher

Spoiler:

The Blaster Launcher is a tactical munition launcher capable of being deployed on a local engagement scale. Making use of both Elerium-accelerated ammunition and advanced alien micronavigation systems, the wielder of a Blaster Launcher can direct a projectile more accurately and with greater manoeuverability than Earth-based fly-by-wire technologies. The munition carries a charged Plasma field suspended inside an Elerium powered containment vessel. On impact, the Plasma containment field collapses and the Elerium vessel is consumed by the Plasma reaction, causing an uncontrolled Elerium reaction; a high-energy Plasma wave, enriched with Elerium anti-gravitons, causes molecular disintegration of nearby objects, vapourising nearby objects on an atomic scale. The effect is localised by the extremely high rate of decay of the particles involved, most only lasting fractions of millionths of a second. The effect is devastatingly precise and destructive against all known substances.

Owing to the weapon's destructive power and X-Com's conflicting need for well-preserved artifacts for research and intelligence, it is recommended that the weapon sees limited use and deployment as a weapon of last resort.

Miscellaneous Equipment
Special equipment that usually performs a specific purpose

Stun Rod

Spoiler:

Continued research on Extra-terrestrial activities requires study of live alien subjects. Capable of delivering a high-energy jolt capable of rendering an alien unconscious, the Stun Rod is a inelegant yet effective non-lethal weapon that has been proven in the field.

Medikit
Field medical kit capable of treating wounds from high-energy weapons and similar alien technologies. X-Com mission guidelines recommend deploying between 2 and 4 in a standard 8-man squad.

Motion Scanner

Spoiler:

A hand held device capable of providing a tactical intelligence advantage on the battlefield, the motion scanner allows X-Com units to locate and assess enemy numbers and positions without unnecessary risk.

Explosives

Grenade: Conventional personal thrown explosive device.
Smoke Grenade: Thrown device capable of creating large smoke cloud that obstructs vision.
Alien Grenade: Powerful alien explosive device; available in limited quantities.
High Explosive: Powerful military-grade explosive with timed detonator.


Should any soldier wish to request a change to their equipment, they may do so by submitting a requisition form to Captain Cthulu in maintenance. While you're there, remember to get him to service your rifles. X-Com weaponry is state-of-the-art equipment that needs to be delicately handled and thoroughly cleaned on a regular basis by an expert professional.

Fishman

X-Com Craft and Armaments

Intercept and Interdict Craft
Craft designed to fulfill a tactical engagement and combat role against orbit-capable craft.

Interceptor

Spoiler:

Based on a Standard Earth template with several tactical and mechanical enhancements designed to elevate craft performance to a level capable of engaging suspected UFO performance profiles, the X-Com Interceptor is the workhorse of the X-Com engagement fleet. Although unable to match the top speed of even the slowest Alien craft, its formidable payload and widespread use gives the X-Com fleet Interdiction capability over more than half the globe.

Firestorm

Spoiler:

The first earth-designed craft utilising Alien Elerium-Graviton technology, the Firestorm is a small fighter craft with a performance profile unmatched by any prior craft built on Earth. Capable of engaging UFOs during transorbital descent/ascent, the Firestorm is capable of engaging almost every known UFO vessel. The only drawback is the fuel requirement of the graviton powerplant: the ship consumes considerable amounts of rare Elerium to attain its incredible performance, and with a limited supply of the precious materiel, deployment of the craft is necessarily limited.

Avenger

Spoiler:

The Avenger is a supreme craft. Design estimates and simulations speculate that an Avenger operating in Earth orbit could be an even match for a Battleship-class craft, although the risk of failure or time and expense of required repairs following such an engagement would be prohibitive to operational status. Still, if worst comes to worst and the scale of this conflict escalates into a planet-wide engagement, the development of the Avenger could delay Earth's capitulation by as much as a year. However, the most important point is that the Avenger is an armed military transport craft, capable of delivering an entire Platoon of soldiers to another planet with enough armour and armament to deter counter-attack. That is to say, we finally have a craft capable of transporting a Contact Team to Mars to engage the enemy on their home turf for once.

Enhanced Directed Energy Weapons
Weapons based on particle or focused beam technology.

Plasma Beam

Spoiler:

Capable of shredding alien alloys into molten slag in seconds, the Plasma Beam has become the main air-to-air weapon deployed against UFOs. A single Plasma Beam is frequently all that's required against all but the largest alien craft encountered, although many pilots choose to supplement the weapon with additional weapons for variety.

Laser Cannon

Spoiler:

Replacing the common cannon as the most basic weapon in the arsenal of air-to-air weapons, the Laser Cannon shares many of the same benefits of the Plasma Beam: a high rate of fire, nil time-to-target and an essentially limitless supply of ammunition. While it lacks the superior performance and punching power of the Plasma weapon, this is balanced out by the low cost of manufacture, granting X-Com an essentially unlimited number of these weapons for internal distribution.


Conventional Missile Weapons
Weapons based on conventional Earth-based chemical/projectile technology.

Stingray

Spoiler:

Based on mass-produced missile technology used widely around the globe, the Stingray is a readily available all-purpose missile capable of being deployed in high numbers. A single hardpoint can take 6 of these weapons; a payload large enough to score significant damage on a large number of the alien fleet - provided all of the missiles hit. However, even a small number of these missile can bring down smaller craft, and the high number of missiles on a hardpoint means there are more opportunities to hit.

Avalanche

Spoiler:

The superior earth-based missile weapon, the Avalanche has (at present) the longest range of any weapon in the X-Com arsenal. Combined with its high explosive payload and excellent accuracy, this is a highly useful ranged weapon, whose only drawback is the relatively small number of missiles a craft is capable of carrying: a single hardpoint can only carry 3 of these bulky munitions: enough to bring down a small UFO, but not enough to inflict critical damage against the larger spacecraft.

miscellaneousinsanity

I've been following this since the beginning of last year but I don't think I've posted before. I just want to say that this is probably the best LP I've seen, due to the quality of writing and how effortlessly it blends with reader participation. Please keep up the outstanding work.

Fishman

Quartermaster's Requisition Form

Please remember that certain weapons and X-Com transport craft storage space are limited in availability; while every effort will be made to accommodate your requests, our priority is maintaining an efficient, effective combat force capable of containing the Alien threat. In other words, you will take what the armourer gives you and like it, soldier!

Primary Weapon:
Secondary Weapon/Explosive:
Other Equipment (optional):




Craft Loadout Request

Please submit this form to requisition air-to-air munitions suitable for your mission profile. Note that it may take up to a week for requests to be serviced, as craft armament shipment times can vary depending on request.

Weapon Hardpoint 1:
Weapon Hardpoint 2:

MereHappenstance

Is the waitlist still open? I don't recall if you said otherwise. I'd like to get in on this if I can.

These threads have been damned interesting so far.

!sign up Merehappenstance ready to party

Bogey

Happy New Year, Director! :o

(Also, I've moved the last thread into the Chatlog.)

Fishman

MereHappenstance wrote: »

Is the waitlist still open? I don't recall if you said otherwise. I'd like to get in on this if I can.

These threads have been damned interesting so far.

To: MereHappenstance
From: [Undisclosed]
Re: [CLASSIFIED]

Greetings, applicant.

Thank you for your inquiry.

While we no longer are taking applications for specialist pilots, the general waitlist remains open. You can !sign up at any time, but be aware the list is long and there is no guarantee of seeing action. The rate of recruitment is variable and unpredictable, so it is unknown how many of the remaining applicants will join active service.

Good luck, and perhaps we will see you soon.

Lt. Iolo,
X-Com Resourcing and Recruitment Office

MereHappenstance

Yesssss. One of these days I will get myself a heavy plasma and power suit. And I will ruin some aliens.

One day.

Iolo

While the current roster of field operatives may disdain such skills, applicants will note when completing their paperwork that close adherence to instructions and, yes, good penmanship can only make a favorable impression on the Resourcing and Recruitment Office personnel.

VALVEjunkie

!PRIVATE JUNKIE REPORTING FOR DUTY, SIR!

L|ama

woo only like 6 months of deaths before I have a chance of showing up

Indie Winter

Let's find some extra-terrestrial ass to kick

Metzger Meister

awwwwww HERE IT GOES

Decomposey

L|ama wrote: »

woo only like 6 months of deaths before I have a chance of showing up

And then YOUR death becomes a mere stepping stone to my own deployment! Here's hoping you live fast, die young, and leave a partically melted by alien plasma corpse.

Semirrage

yesyesyesyes!

Tofystedeth

After so many months of faithful hatholding, it is disappointing to see my name not even on the deceased list.

chrishallett83

Director, assembled officers, and distinguished guests from our funding partners, thankyou all for attending this briefing.

Now, every person assembled here is vitally important to our efforts, and has a great deal of important business to see to, so to avoid wasting time, I'm going to get straight to the point.

I've been 'running the numbers', so to speak, and have come up with a few thoughts.

---

Director Fishman,

I fear the xenos are amassing troops for more aggressive and exhaustive attack missions.

Indeed, I predict there will be attempts to overwhelm us with sheer volume of soldiers, directed specifically against our operational bases. We must prepare our operational bases for this coming onslaught, both by hardening our structures, and by implementing a thorough base defence system.

---

Commanding officers,

It would appear that the original alien blaster bomb deployment was merely a 'test run', an operational assessment of its usefulness. As such, the operator was not particularly familiar with the function of the device. In short, we got lucky. I predict much more numerous and widespread usage of this weapon by the xenos, both (occasionally) on general scouting missions and also (primarily) base attacks.

Because of this weapons devastating firepower, I suggest all effort be put forth into reinforcing and upgrading our units armours. I am going to submit a proposal to the Director that there be a direct research liason between the science teams and the operational units. Your co-operation in guiding the science teams efforts may yield some interesting improvements to our equipment...

---

Funding partners,

Much ammunition is making it into the fray, only some is fully effective. I believe both superior marksmanship and more penetrative ammunition are called for. Unfortunately we have limited resources for enrolling and training fresh soldiers and range time and supplies for current active troops.

---

Thankyou for your time Director, Officers, Ladies and Gentlemen. May our good fortune continue, and down with the xenos!

Caulk Bite 6

Woo, more alien carnage!

lessmore

!SIGNUP

Welcome to Eurf.

Dynagrip

still dead? this is an outrage!

chiasaur11

Good to see another Fishman thread. World's a little lonelier when they ain't there.

AMP'd

yes yes yes top of the waitlist

Staleghoti

happy happy new year and thread!

BUFFALO SOULJA!

DREADLOCK RASTA!

Tommy2Hands

yay when do I kill things

Green

I have been away from this LP for entirely too long

BlitzAce1981

Hopefully I'll actually get to fly a sortie at last.

Even if it is just to bomb the shed of someone who's just pulled funding.

Especially if it is just to bomb the shed of someone who's just pulled funding.

MereHappenstance

Quick, everyone die horribly so I get my turn. Otherwise I'll have to wait like a year to get in.

Melding

That's why i signed on for the science team. That and the ladies.

There isn't even one here, it's peaceful.

Burning Organ

Holy fuck I'm still alive.

Melding

Burning Organ wrote: »

Holy fuck I'm still alive.

That's the best thing to say every time you wake up.

Burning Organ

Oh fuck, I'm still alive is what I say when I wake up.

Mostly because I keep waking up with a extremely sore throat.

Elvenshae

Man, this thread title.

Makes me wanna pour one out for Viv.

Spoiler:

Or, given the team's propensity to convert casualties to useful household implements, would that more properly be "pour one out of Viv"?

see317

Elvenshae wrote: »

Man, this thread title.

Makes me wanna pour one out for Viv.

Spoiler:

Or, given the team's propensity to convert casualties to useful household implements, would that more properly be "pour one out of Viv"?

At the least, poor one out on Viv.
Though that sounds more like a terrible innuendo then a noble remembrance of an honorable defender of the planet.

Caulk Bite 6

Weren't we going to make something of her corpse? I suggest an animatronic drinks cooler/server. kind of like this, but with the creepy uncanny valley effect of it being a former living person and teammate.

El Guaco

My only consolation for the long waitlist is that if I ever get recruited I will have a flying suit with which I mind control aliens into their own destruction. MUHAHAHAHAHA

Tuesday

Best thing about still being on the wait list is that you can't die in horrible ways there. That said, woo! Almost there! Dying to die for my planet while throwing grenades everywhere.

Dubh

I'm pretty sure Viv's muscled corpse would work as power armor.

Joe Chemo

Fishman, I've never posted in these threads before but I wanted to say that you're doing an amazing job!

risumon

Yay Director!

Can't wait for more X-com in the new year.