They're forgetting that the big guy is going to one of the priests for genetic experimentation.... True, shooting it is the easy way out of not getting killed right *now* but I suspect these guys don't want to deal with a mad scientist with a gap in his experimentation schedule...
I wouldn't trust these clowns WITH more dakka, Fairport! These guys have the weapons for dealing with unarmored/lightly armored civilians. Heck, I would want the weapon to be noisy too. So that other people would hear it and REALIZE that death was coming for them (kind of like the Stuka). Run or get run over.
If there is a serious problem, call in someone besides the Keystone Cops here. With some air support and MAJOR Dakka. Your tripwire might take a beating, but they are easily replaced.
Nice idea kill it. Suggest the three of them try concentrating on the same spot at the same time. However under the circumstances this reminds me of Custers Last Stand with the same chances of success.
I wonder what the priest thought he'd feed that monstrosity; random parishioners, naughty altar boys, disobedient acolytes, lazy servants, stray cats and dogs, Purina Scythe Lizard Chow?
They're extremely omnivorous. They can consume and digest meat, bones, berries, bugs, fruits, vegetables, grass, leaves, trees, dirt--all kinds of stuff. If it's got any nutritional value at all (right down to microbes and trace elements in soil), they can use it. Or at least, they'll try to use it. :D
I may be the only person wondering this, but since I wanted to estimate how outmatched they were, I tried to figure out what weapons they're using... And came up with nothing. The shape of the weapon and it's apparent weight would suggest the MK-6 LMA rifle, but the vents on the side don't seem right. The sound it makes is hard to identify, but the glare from the muzzle flash suggests it's an energy weapon. But none of the energy weapons on the tech page fit that description or have sights. The closest energy weapon match I could figure was the Zues AStun 50. But that's a tazer weapon and I can't quite wrap my head around the idea of the gung-ho imperial guard douches carrying around stunners. It just doesn't fit. So could someone please clarify what these weapons are?
I'm guessing they are plasma rifles of some sort, where the plasma is made using chemical reactive material and accelerated with explosives / and/ or mass drivers.
That way, even with a relatively small amount of matter, you should get a fair bit of damage, expecially against armored opponents (much like modern RPG's), which would normally be what they'd fight against.
I would think that a .416 Weatherby Magnum with Depleted Uranium Slugs might be a better choice than Plasma weapons against this Beastie. At the close range they are firing from those slugs would tend to rip large amounts of flesh from it. I'm also betting its stupid enough to stop and grab the bloody chunks of itself to munch on as it goes.
its a Luna Make Military pulse beam rifle as Dolly pointed out in a previous strip.
The issue here is that the Scythe Lizard also eats a lot of things with metallic content and that metal goes right to its hide making it armor plated as well as big and fast...
The same thing can be said about modern day Komono Dragons, Stormwind.... and it's not just saliva... they can spit it up to 20 yards away. NASTY Beasties, to say the least!
My "kill it it's too dangerous to live" instinct is in conflict with my "it's a part of nature and deserves to live" moral high-ground when it comes to those things... and a Scythe Lizard? it's like they gave the Komono Dragon steroids before crossing it with an alligator!
EDIT: Worst part is, someone actually thought that this would be a nifty idea!!!!
Obviously, they need poison to deal with other Scythe Lizards .. well .. those and the Giant Armadillos, not to mention the mutated Alligator Snapping Turtles.
oh dear. you just gave me a terrible idea when you said "rose bushes": Tokyo Rose + Former President Bush. Could be a disastrous combination. or not. i don't even know.
*facepalms* Where do they FIND these guys......Do they offer people a test in the military... Okay you can walk off this cloff and break both legs probably or take the ladder and the ones who walk off they make REdshirt/stormtroopers!?!?!?!?
Sounds about right Rash. They have some way of getting the proper red-shirts, ie people that don't have much sense. They were given hammers (blasters) and everything looks like nails to them.
I know where they get these guys, we volunteered out of high school mostly.
The military does a placement test call the ASFAB (to this day, I still dont know what that stands for). Recruiters dress service up as much as they can, but nothing really prepares you for fighting giant, man-eating lizard monsters.
Shoot until the enemy stops moving, IS part of the training. Its the giant man-eating lizard monster...they really dont have an entry for that in the field manual.
you arent far off Dragenbeard .. a lot of these guys were told "be a man " join the army - serve the prince " blah blah blah .. now im not bashing our military but Roma's recruiting is very aggressive the Prince wants a HUGE standing army .. and its actually one of the largest standing armys in the Datachasers era..in raw numbers ...
The brutal Russian weather had something to do with that too, Sheela. Though without the numbers it was more doubtful that the weather would have been able to play as big a factor.
Love Connie's dialogue in panel 3 probably the most intelligent thing said since this beastie was cut loose by the late and most unlamented Optio Clauderius.
Also love the sound effects in that panel, CLASSIC!!! Crunch, Crunch, Munch!
While I holey agree with Mr Blacks suggestion. These are soldiers and stuff like this would trigger a trained response to an immediate threat. A thing killed one of them, they will return fire. Granted not a great idea but they are doing what soldiers do when their leader has just become a meal.
Every grunts nightmare - arrogant, headstrong outta control Lieutenant type making BAD decisions. Sure the LT usually buys it, but in the process his troops usually get the crap end of the stick and wind up getting a piece of the property too.
Since they frequently were ATTACKING the troops, I'm not going to apologize for that. In fact, I would prefer that they died in much greater numbers than the NATO troops! Call me silly that way.
Of course, I would prefer that no one has to do the job, but realistically not going to happen any time soon.
Mr Popopolopolis with a pink tutu and golden crown, is a required vote incentive now. :D
You better applaud at the end of the performance if you know what's good for you!
He also break dance ... ie. he breaks all the dancers !
If there is a serious problem, call in someone besides the Keystone Cops here. With some air support and MAJOR Dakka. Your tripwire might take a beating, but they are easily replaced.
But NoooOOOOOooooo!!!
Or that they at least listen to Mr Popolopolis. :)
Scythe lizards can go as long as six weeks without eating, but boy howdy they sure don't like THAT at all!
Kinda like a mix between a Hyena and a Grizzly bear then.
I just hope Connie, Ada, TeeDee and the others will be safe...
*hugs and comforts Connie*
That way, even with a relatively small amount of matter, you should get a fair bit of damage, expecially against armored opponents (much like modern RPG's), which would normally be what they'd fight against.
The issue here is that the Scythe Lizard also eats a lot of things with metallic content and that metal goes right to its hide making it armor plated as well as big and fast...
and its got a poisonous bite as well ...
Come on, man! Anything smaller than a rail tank is going to get shredded! And a rail tank isn't going to notice the poison. :-O
My "kill it it's too dangerous to live" instinct is in conflict with my "it's a part of nature and deserves to live" moral high-ground when it comes to those things... and a Scythe Lizard? it's like they gave the Komono Dragon steroids before crossing it with an alligator!
EDIT: Worst part is, someone actually thought that this would be a nifty idea!!!!
The military does a placement test call the ASFAB (to this day, I still dont know what that stands for). Recruiters dress service up as much as they can, but nothing really prepares you for fighting giant, man-eating lizard monsters.
Shoot until the enemy stops moving, IS part of the training. Its the giant man-eating lizard monster...they really dont have an entry for that in the field manual.
Heck, that was how Stalin kicked Hitlers army out of Russia.
Also love the sound effects in that panel, CLASSIC!!! Crunch, Crunch, Munch!
Of course, I would prefer that no one has to do the job, but realistically not going to happen any time soon.
ie. it's usually NATO that attacks first, and the others that was fighting back.
Not all the time, obviously .. but mostly.