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Starfire / Re: Battles of the Empires Campaign
« Last post by procyon on February 23, 2011, 02:14:43 AM »A Wolff at the Gates
(Part 2 of The Tale of the Wolff)
New Empires Campaign - month 40
A week had passed since the WP to Poseidon had been cleared. Rear Admiral Krimmel had tried repeatedly to order the bulk of the mobile WP defenses in Posiedon to assist in the clearing of the Baltian WP to Ruby, but the Captain of the Light Cruiser Princess Sophia had refused to move the group from its station. His orders had come directly from Admiral Jude Chuites and he refused to abandon his post without confirmation from Central Command.
With great misgiving, Rear Admiral Krimmel took the CVE Nile (recently resupplied and with the 55th Anti-Shipping Squadron added to her complement) and the Gherilonn Destroyer C & E #19 (with only hasty repairs in place) to the rendevous with Rear Admiral Davidson and the Princess Igraine Group.
Hidden by the sensor disruption caused by the nebula, and with engines on low emission profiles, the five ships of the allied group approached the WP known to the Wolff Confederation as the Emerald Gate, and whatever ships might guard it.
Baltian Forces
Rear Admiral Davidson (LG+1/Crack - Decisive)
Light Cruiser Princess Igraine (Average)
8XOb (EDMa x1/ RbM/ECM1 x4) CLb / 51HS
[3] (S1) x6 (A1)x9 Zb H Qa Mg (MNE) (MNE) (Ib) (Ib Ib) Qb (Ib) Rb Rb Rb Dzb Rb Rb Rb Rb Qb Yb ?a (Ib Ib) [4] / gig
(Rb x7/ Dzb x1/ ?a) RbM x81, RbM/ECM1 x35 , RbM-AFM x14
Heavy Escorts Luna (Average) , Angelina (Average)
3 XOb (RbM/ECM1 x3) CTb / 19HS
[2] S1 S1 S1 A1 A1 A1 Zb Hs Mgs Rb (Ib) Ya Dzb Rb (Ib) Qb (Ib) [6] / gig x1
(Rb x2 / Dzb x1) RbM x30 , RbM/ECM1 x10 , RbM-AFM x4
New Euro Detachment
Rear Admiral Alice Krimmel (LG+1/ Crack)
River Class Escort Carrier Nile (Crack)
FT4b / 35HS
[2] S1 S1 A1 H (Icb) (Icb) (Icb) (Bga) (Bga) (BLa) Yb Dca Qa (Icb) [4] / gig , GBa x2(La internal weapon)
GBa Sqn 14 (Elite) / 30DP GBa Sqn 55 (Crack) / 30DP
Gherilonn Forces
Combat & Exploration Destroyer #19 (Crack)
4XOa (RbM x4) DD / 30HS
[2] (S) x3 x x x x Hs x Qa x (Ica) Rb Rb (Ica) Rb Ya Da Qa Gb (Ica) [3] / gig
(Rb x3/ Gb x1/ Da x1) RbM x24, GbM x4
Honaw Forces
4th Armed Survey Lance
Ys oa4 (Average) , oa5 (Average) , oa6 (Average)
3XO (ReM x3) (AM1) FG / 22 HS
[2] S1 S1 A1 Za (Ib) Mgs Yb Re (Ia) Hs Xa Db (Ia) Le Qb (Ia) [6] / gig
(Re x1/ Le x1/ Db x1) ReM x20
Setup
Occurs in reflective nebula.
WP to Ruby in center of map
Any ships may transit WP.
Any ship may transit WP in one pulse. No simultaneous transits allowed.
All allied ships start within 10tH of Escort Carrier Nile, GBa may be launched and up to 30tH from Nile.
No GB may start within 20tH of any Honaw ship.
CVE Nile starts at 50tH from WP on any radian.
Honaw ships start at 20 tH from WP on the same radian as the Nile.
All allied ships start at battle stations.
Ys oa4 starts at GQ, all others at standard readiness.
All ships have surge data for the WP.
WP transit exits to a standard deep space map without nebula.
Honaw ships may only move at SPD 3 the first turn, with +1 to that SPD each additional turn until SPD 6 is reached.
Alternate set up would involve using damage/ advancement rolls/ emergency repairs rolls from the previous battle played out instead of ours.
Aftermath
The Honaw ships had little warning of the approaching forces, and the GB's were on them before they could even all come to battle stations. Slow to come about and run for the WP, they did manage to send a flurry of courier drones away to warn of the attack.
With their datalink down and engine rooms damaged, the Euro GB's picked apart the Honaw ships apart before they could even transit back into Ruby.
This battle is actually less about killing the Honaw ships, which really are goners, but in conserving as many missiles as possible without getting the sqns damaged to badly before the next battle, which is the REAL challenge for Davidson.
(Part 2 of The Tale of the Wolff)
New Empires Campaign - month 40
A week had passed since the WP to Poseidon had been cleared. Rear Admiral Krimmel had tried repeatedly to order the bulk of the mobile WP defenses in Posiedon to assist in the clearing of the Baltian WP to Ruby, but the Captain of the Light Cruiser Princess Sophia had refused to move the group from its station. His orders had come directly from Admiral Jude Chuites and he refused to abandon his post without confirmation from Central Command.
With great misgiving, Rear Admiral Krimmel took the CVE Nile (recently resupplied and with the 55th Anti-Shipping Squadron added to her complement) and the Gherilonn Destroyer C & E #19 (with only hasty repairs in place) to the rendevous with Rear Admiral Davidson and the Princess Igraine Group.
Hidden by the sensor disruption caused by the nebula, and with engines on low emission profiles, the five ships of the allied group approached the WP known to the Wolff Confederation as the Emerald Gate, and whatever ships might guard it.
Baltian Forces
Rear Admiral Davidson (LG+1/Crack - Decisive)
Light Cruiser Princess Igraine (Average)
8XOb (EDMa x1/ RbM/ECM1 x4) CLb / 51HS
[3] (S1) x6 (A1)x9 Zb H Qa Mg (MNE) (MNE) (Ib) (Ib Ib) Qb (Ib) Rb Rb Rb Dzb Rb Rb Rb Rb Qb Yb ?a (Ib Ib) [4] / gig
(Rb x7/ Dzb x1/ ?a) RbM x81, RbM/ECM1 x35 , RbM-AFM x14
Heavy Escorts Luna (Average) , Angelina (Average)
3 XOb (RbM/ECM1 x3) CTb / 19HS
[2] S1 S1 S1 A1 A1 A1 Zb Hs Mgs Rb (Ib) Ya Dzb Rb (Ib) Qb (Ib) [6] / gig x1
(Rb x2 / Dzb x1) RbM x30 , RbM/ECM1 x10 , RbM-AFM x4
New Euro Detachment
Rear Admiral Alice Krimmel (LG+1/ Crack)
River Class Escort Carrier Nile (Crack)
FT4b / 35HS
[2] S1 S1 A1 H (Icb) (Icb) (Icb) (Bga) (Bga) (BLa) Yb Dca Qa (Icb) [4] / gig , GBa x2(La internal weapon)
GBa Sqn 14 (Elite) / 30DP GBa Sqn 55 (Crack) / 30DP
Gherilonn Forces
Combat & Exploration Destroyer #19 (Crack)
4XOa (RbM x4) DD / 30HS
[2] (S) x3 x x x x Hs x Qa x (Ica) Rb Rb (Ica) Rb Ya Da Qa Gb (Ica) [3] / gig
(Rb x3/ Gb x1/ Da x1) RbM x24, GbM x4
Honaw Forces
4th Armed Survey Lance
Ys oa4 (Average) , oa5 (Average) , oa6 (Average)
3XO (ReM x3) (AM1) FG / 22 HS
[2] S1 S1 A1 Za (Ib) Mgs Yb Re (Ia) Hs Xa Db (Ia) Le Qb (Ia) [6] / gig
(Re x1/ Le x1/ Db x1) ReM x20
Setup
Occurs in reflective nebula.
WP to Ruby in center of map
Any ships may transit WP.
Any ship may transit WP in one pulse. No simultaneous transits allowed.
All allied ships start within 10tH of Escort Carrier Nile, GBa may be launched and up to 30tH from Nile.
No GB may start within 20tH of any Honaw ship.
CVE Nile starts at 50tH from WP on any radian.
Honaw ships start at 20 tH from WP on the same radian as the Nile.
All allied ships start at battle stations.
Ys oa4 starts at GQ, all others at standard readiness.
All ships have surge data for the WP.
WP transit exits to a standard deep space map without nebula.
Honaw ships may only move at SPD 3 the first turn, with +1 to that SPD each additional turn until SPD 6 is reached.
Alternate set up would involve using damage/ advancement rolls/ emergency repairs rolls from the previous battle played out instead of ours.
Aftermath
The Honaw ships had little warning of the approaching forces, and the GB's were on them before they could even all come to battle stations. Slow to come about and run for the WP, they did manage to send a flurry of courier drones away to warn of the attack.
With their datalink down and engine rooms damaged, the Euro GB's picked apart the Honaw ships apart before they could even transit back into Ruby.
This battle is actually less about killing the Honaw ships, which really are goners, but in conserving as many missiles as possible without getting the sqns damaged to badly before the next battle, which is the REAL challenge for Davidson.