"Possible Denizen sighted. Similar to Imps for those who recall what they are. For those who do not know what Imps are, they're a semi ethereal crystalline creature that is invisible in the visual spectrum. Everyone who lacks an Infrared HUD please link to Foxhound's drones. It appears to be a large wormlike creature. May or may not be capable of burrowing. Ready the artillery regardless."
"Artillery is out of range currently, I'm not certain if the Gauss Rifle could hit or not, someone grab a weapons techie and ask if it's theoretically possible to hit with the GR."
As artillery is out of range, The Rome is to prepare to open fire on the worm creature, it is not to fire just yet. Probably a good idea to test if it's as fragile as an Imp or not. As it's extremely high up it should be very hard for them to counterattack even with the Bat swarm headed towards the massing army, creatures do tend to have a Maximum Altitude afterall, and the bullets should be able to hit it since it doesn't need to worry about bullet drop since it's shooting more or less directly downwards.
Tal also ponders if a Gauss stake could be fired downrange at it, they do have LOS to the army from the camp, the question is if the bullet drop would ground the stake before it hits the creature and if Aria is accurate enough. Although accuracy can be aided with a few targeting algorithms, a tripod to stabilize the barrel, and Rome sensor data input.
"No. We are not scrambling the gunships into the horde of Bats unless you want us to lose the ships and our only way to evac. Have the pilots warm the engines and clear out the cargo bays so we can evac relatively quickly if need be, but we aren't launching them with at least a little bit of surface to air from the drones for safety."
Tal pings Frazz via pda.
I really do advise returning to the camp. Return with your hands on your head and nobody will harm you, you'll be shipped back to the compound for therapy. The alternative is dying at the hands of a rather organized swarm since the Castle's residents are mobilizing right now.