Landing Zone Gamma

'C' Battery, 4th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, supporting 3rd Infantry Division

"I say, what's that you're painting on that shell, Sergeant ?"
"Horsell's Revenge, sah"
"Oh, of course. Carry on."

"what was that about, Sergeant ?"
"I were at Horsell Common, the first Martian cylinder landed right there, it did."
"How come you never said before ?"
"Never thought I'd be ere to give them what for. Ten bloody years, and ere we are. Let's get this gun in action"

"Tripods, Left sector, Left Section Engage!"

The gunnery tables and calibrations for Mars have proven to be quite accurate, with fall of shot within 100 yards of the nominal distances. The thinner atmosphere and lower gravity also allows exceptional long range shooting to be undertaken, to the limit of our ability to distinguish targets with the available optical sights.

Landing Zone Beta

2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry

"Can't raise Division or Brigade on the radio, sir"
"Problems with the equipment ?"
"Not on our end, sir."
"Alright, see who we can raise"

"I think the Martians must have hit the HQ, the other battalion we've managed to contact reports the same situation"
"Hmm. Well we're not going to get any replacements any time soon. Knox over at 5th Brigade is senior, she'll have to take over Division. Everett at the Ox and Bucks is senior so he should take Brigade. Did you get him on the radio ?"
"No sir, we couldn't make contact with them."
"Damn. We'll have to send someone out."

"Sergeant, take 5 men, and head to the Ox and Bucks position, see who's still in command there"
"Very good, sir"

"Nothing but craters and dead Martians far as the eye can see, Sergeant."
"Must be someone still alive, wait, I've got an idea. McCullough! play a tune on your pipes. If any of our lads are still alive, they'll let us know"

As the bagpipes played, the surviving Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry came out of their foxholes and trenches, waving and cheering.

Having repelled the Martian attack, albeit with significant casualties, 2nd Division have restored our chain of command by borrowing some command cars from 8th Cavalry Div, who have consolidated their own formations. We're still in the fight.

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"Chi Coronae Borealis"

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4818 km/s    JR 3-50      SHELL 25-352       SHEATH 41925-670       HTK 1003      EYES 0/0/2/2      DCR 61-2      PPV 143.68
Maint Life 0.00 Years     MSP 7,738    AFR 496179%    IFR 6891.4%    1YR 5,349,187    5YR 80,237,799    Max Repair 2,427 MSP
Hangar Deck Capacity 30,000 tons     Troop Capacity 4,000 tons     Magazine 856 / 0   
BRAIN    Control Rating 6   BRG   AUX   ENG   CIC   FLG   PFC   
Intended Deployment Time: 120 months    Flight Crew Berths 600    Morale Check Required   

CAPITAL JUMP DRIVE     Max Ship Size 300000 tons    Distance 50k km     Squadron Size 3

FUSION DRIVE (10)    Power 24000    Fuel Use 8.71%    Signature 2400    Explosion 15%
Fuel Capacity 15,250,000 Litres    Range 126.5 billion km (303 days at full power)
SHEATH CREATOR (25)     Recharge Time 670 seconds (62.6 per second)

BOMBARDMENT BEAM (1)    Range 240,000km     TS: 10,000 km/s     Power 53-3     RM 120,000 km    ROF 90       
VERY LARGE BEAM (10)    Range 240,000km     TS: 10,000 km/s     Power 16-3     RM 30,000 km    ROF 30       
HEAVY CARRONADE (11)    Range 100,000km     TS: 10,000 km/s     Power 10-3     RM 10,000 km    ROF 20       
ANTI-FIGHTER BEAM (2x1)    Range 90,000km     TS: 10000 km/s     Power 3-3     RM 30,000 km    ROF 5       
SMALL GAUSS (6x6)    Range 50,000km     TS: 10,000 km/s     Accuracy Modifier 10.0%     RM 50,000 km    ROF 5       
CAPITAL FC (2)     Max Range: 240,000 km   TS: 30,000 km/s    ECCM-0     96 92 88 83 79 75 71 67 62 58
CRUISER FC (1)     Max Range: 160,000 km   TS: 10,000 km/s    ECCM-0     94 88 81 75 69 62 56 50 44 38
FIGHTER FC (2)     Max Range: 20,000 km   TS: 10,000 km/s    ECCM-0     50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEART (5)     Total Power Output 50.2    Exp 5%
GREATER HEART (1)     Total Power Output 33.3    Exp 5%

Size 2 Launcher (2)     Missile Size: 2    Rate of Fire 15
ANTI-FIGHTER MFC (2)     Range 14.6m km    Resolution 2
Hornet Swarm Missile (50)    Speed: 4,880 km/s    End: 192.3m     Range: 141.8m km    WH: 0    Size: 5    TH: 26/15/7
Fighterkiller (120)    Speed: 12,200 km/s    End: 89.9m     Range: 65.8m km    WH: 5    Size: 2    TH: 65/39/19

CAPITAL EYES (2)     GPS 42000     Range 120m km    Resolution 100
Geological Survey Sensors (2)   2 Survey Points Per Hour
Gravitational Survey Sensors (2)   2 Survey Points Per Hour

Strike Group / Ground Forces
9x Dragon Fighter   Speed: 7308 km/s    Size: 7.39
9x Basilisk Fighter   Speed: 5469 km/s    Size: 9.87
2x Boarding Unit

Missile to hit chances are vs targets moving at 3000 km/s, 5000 km/s and 10,000 km/s


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TO ALL COMMANDS:

Attention---- The Alien signals have been deciphered by our Navy's top linguists and computer specialists with special note to Sub-Lieutenant Louella. The Aliens have been designated FRACTALs.

The following is their message:

CYCLE 1/1/0001

REACTIVATE DORMANT CULL NODE
RESET LOCAL NODE CYCLE TO 1
ESTABLISH FORWARD CONTROL NODE AT
"Delta Trianguli"
BEGIN SURVEYING VOID GATE NETWORK
EXPAND AND OVERVIEW VOID GATE CLUSTERS
STANDBY FOR POTENTIAL HEGEMON DEFECTS

CHECKING FOR PRE-EXISTING COUNTER-RESPONSE VECTORS
PENDING...

NO RESPONSE VECTORS FOUND
MAINTAINING NEUTRAL ADAPTATION STATE

CYCLE 8/2/0003

LOCALIZED INFLAMMATION AT INJECTION POINT CLUSTER
INFECTION SOURCE INDETERMINATE, CULL RESPONSE STANDBY
STRATEGIC IMPULSE: AMPUTATE, COAGULATE, DISINFECT



SURVEY GROUP REASSIGN: IMMUNE RESPONSE
INFLAMMATION ASSESSMENT: TWO CRAFT CLASSES
IDENTIFICATION: "TANAMA", "NYAZA"
PURPOSE: INDETERMINATE

CRAFT "TANAMA" DISABLED
TACTICAL IMPULSE ADJUSTMENT: INGRESS, SUBVERT, ANALYZE
FORCED INJECTION INTO "TANAMA" VIA TRANSPORT


CRAFT "NYAZA" SUBMITTED ITSELF
ANALYSIS OF XENOCULTURAL SPECIES AS FOLLOWS:
TECHNOLOGICAL/ORGANIC CROSS
IDENTIFICATION: "PARIS"
CULL STATUS: PENDING
LOCALIZED INFLAMMATION RESOLVED
RESUMING STANDBY

CYCLE 8/8/0003

REACTIVATING STANDBY NODE
INFLAMMATION REOCURRENCE
UNIDENTIFIED CRAFT TYPES DETECTED
STANDING BY FOR INFECTION RESPONSE



ACTIVE HOSTILE ACTION NOTED
NEW ANALYSIS PENDING
PARTICLE BEAM WEAPONRY NOTED



LOCAL INFLAMMATION NODE ERADICATED
INTENTION INFERRENCE: CAPTURE OF INJECTION POINT
ANALYZING SYSTEMIC HEGEMON POTENTIAL
PENDING...

CULL STATUS: ACTIVE
NODE RESPONSE DEEMED THREAT TO LOCAL COGNITO-STABILITY
FORCE BINARY OUTCOME: TECHNOLOGICAL INTEGRATION AND REASSESSMENT OR EXTERMINATION

All Commands are hereby put on maximum alert. Prepare ships for ludicrous speed! Fasten all seatbelts, seal all entrances and exits, close all shops in the mall, cancel the three ring circus, secure all animals in the zoo!

Colonel Sanders SB1

It's like the nervous little action before the grand battle.

Better send in our Alien contact teams