rofl@map spaghetti anyone ? couldn't see a plan of action or even try to think about one... soz, but thats a hell of a number of ships you have, is each carrier full?
Do you really need all of them in 1 sector ?
what is the plan exactly? which sector will you take over 1st 2nd 3rd 4th etc etc (all?). By race or by path?
how do you judge a sector as in priority for attack/claim ? (do you need resources? ore/sili/Niv)
Or you just gonna get rid of your problem makers 1st? and hold those sectors? and work outwards from there
Most are howevert about 10 are half capacity (veteran ships from Kingdom end and Interworlds.
Do you really need all of them in 1 sector ?
Its not my entire fleet in the same sector however for the first stage it helps to have them all in one sector as it makes them easy to manage for the Duuration of the prelude. also i left enough ships in sectors for them to be addequatley protected from pirates or skirmish border forces (though they would easyly be overwhelmed by a invasion).
what is the plan exactly? which sector will you take over 1st 2nd 3rd 4th etc etc
Okay. My initial plan is to flank the Xenon and clear a path to grand exchange.
From there i will set up a command post and i will divide the fleet into three parts.
1 part will reclaim the sectors leading up to the sector of 'Queens Retribution'. this will re-open my access to some of the main shipyards and my main weapons fab complex.
the second p[art will charge north and attempt to take back menolaeus paradise and re-open Getsu Fune this is mainly a diversionary attack as Getsu Fune is a VERY low value sector, with the xenon hopefully distracted on theese two fronts i will march the third task group east personally ansd try to push out all of the Xenon and Split remenants between my current position and Xenon Sector 472 if completed i will create a blockade at thyn's abyss andd keep the Xenon at bay 'Hopefully' the main purpose is to try and stop the Xenon from discovering the Observation operation i have set up in the Neighbouring Unknown Sector.
from there the third taskgroup will lead a small attack hopefully enough to force the Kha'ak out of Home of Oppertunity.
This is the 1st stage of Operation Unholy Fury.
(I need to get a job or something )
Edit: OK i am going to make an adition every 2 days for a while as i have a lot to do
Cc just, .. how did you end up in this situation???
you've got bogeys left and right !
nice plan though, will give you something solid for your right.
and how did the xenon get to family rhy ?
that, i am sure, i was just wondering how the k got there, he wouldn't be from 247 would he? i can barely imagine a pre-ITC xenon highway leading to those sectors !
Edit: just seen patch 2.7, looks like your gona be able to have some fun with ban once you/if you get there
The Xenon get there through RRF and are now using the entire area as a migration highway from 472 to 596 as the Kha'ak were taking my attention the struck by supprise and after about 3 days had the entiire area and now the Paranid are starting to make a comeback so now im beginning to fight this on three fronts. (im going to need more ships ) So im going to begin drawing up a new plan after the first stage of Unholy fury has passed (if it passes )
Priest Duke's Log;
Holy Stardate: "I care little for the date damnit!"
ITC "Sanctum Of Heretics"
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"Priest Duke, All shps Fuelled." "Scouts Report Little Xenon In The Area." "All Jumpdrives Primed"
"Prepare For The Jump To Grand Exchange!" "Launch Jump Beacon!" "Charge Jumpdrive!" "Excecute!"
Slipspace was revealled once more and we were pulled into the wormhole the crews cheered the chants of victory before we had arrived and the Helmsman battled with the computers.
We would not arrive in xenon space for another mizura and i flet myself slipping into my dreams in a suprisingly comfy Captains chair, yet that is real suprise. this was one of the vessels built during the ITU Period...
"Arrival in 30!" Shouted a voice breaking my chain of thought.
"What is the status of the ship?" I questioned down the comms to the head engineer. "Status Nominal, aside from bieng a old vessel the ship is in optimum working order"
A Refreshing change of scenario considering that the last battles have been fought with a ship barely holding itself apart, this kept my hopes high but i did not look to faith like the rest of the crew seemed to. Even though we have left the empire and we have been deemed heretics, unholy traitors by the holy Pontifex Maximus Paranidia himself it would seem they hold unto their beliefs, find it hard to respect but it keeps them sane.
"Arrival in 5! shouted the same voice again breaking my chain of thought.
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3
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The ship emerged into Grand exchange and fleet slowly began to appear all around me it was then that i was greeted with thhe scale of the task that i have undertaken.
"Xenon Station in visual range prepare firestorm torpedos." "Sensors Reveal 4 K's in the system with addequate Escort, No match for the Armada."
a silence gripped the bridge and the fleet around me was awaiting its orders.
"This is Priest Duke Elmangochlakht!"
"Prepare Weapons!"
"Launch Fighters!"
"Ready Bombers!"
"Operation Unholy Fury Has Begun!"
The Fleet scrambled into an unstopable tide the responding K's and Q's were swept aside as though they were just Dust In The Wind.
"Target Is Now In Firing Range." Stated the ship computer. "Fire The Firestorm Torpedos!"
"Fire Everything!"
The ships around me launched an overwhelming barrage of every missile concievable at the station wether it is just my mind or no i could swear i saw a ship fire a Fighter! out of its missile tube.
The station disintergrated before our eyes without anny wrechage bieng left in its wake.
"Notify The Hercules "Hireling of the Superior" We require a military outpost, and Alert all superior officeers and Admirals to meet me aboard the station once it is complete we have much to Plan"
Wozuras drifted by and the Hercules Appeared by the jump beacon Towing A Freshly Constructed Station.
The Station Was placed next to the ruins of the Teladi shipyard that once graced the sector.
"Your Schuttle Is Ready Priest Duke" "Excellent Insstruct thhe commanders to prepare for my arrival."
I exited the airloc and entered my curious Goner Schuttle once more. even though it has been in my posetion foor more than 3 Orbits Of The Holy Star Before the Terran Conflict i have little Knowledge Of The Sip.
"What is the name of this Vessel?" I questioned the Captain "Its Designation Was Originally Truelight Seeker, However it was Renamed 'Concecration Of Spite' By its first Captain and the Original was later destroyed through the Reverse Engineering attempts." He droned on for longer but i slowly lost interest and phased out only to be awoken whhen he stated.
"And Here We Are."
Bah was the first thing to pass through my mind as i left the Bridge, The captain still droning about thhe Wretched Ship.
"Entering Command Deck, Verify. "I have walked the sands of Paranid Prime and gazed upon the scorched skies, i leave into a sea of darknes guided by the light of Pontifex Maximus illuminated until i return to where i began." "Confirmed Excecuting Command Access Protocals, 'All Within Here Is For Your Eyes Only'"
I have got to change that damn superstitious Password when this is over!.
I Paced onto thhe command deck to see my Admirals And High Ranked Captains debating stratergy between each other, As i entered The Captains Stood Straight and grew silent except for the notable few captains who have displayed backbone over the Duration of the War.
"Carry On" I stated causing those silent to jump back into conversations each determined that their stratergy was the Superior.
" i am Telling You! if we are to Assault Maelstrom The Fleet will Be ambushed we must Reunite the Isolated Sectoors!" "I Shall Hear None of this We Must retake Maelstrom it is a tactical Strongpoint and Holding it we can take the Pirate forces onto our side With them we can stoop the attacks on our trade lanes and influence theem too attack the Races Holding out in the remenant sectors.! The captains continued to debate to my annoyance considering that i had already drawn up a plan of attack.
ENOUGH! I am in command here We are to Divide The Fleet and fight on three fronts."
"I shall lead the Assault to launch The Assault onto the Sectors Leading to the isolated sectors."
"A Second Task force consisting of the Bulk Of The Fleet shall Destroy All Xenon between Family Ryk and Xenon Sector 472"
"When that task has been completed they shall Deply Stations and Secure all Jumpgattes they shall then claim the sector in the name of the Company.
"And After that they shall break the Fleet Into two parts, The dominant part shall Assemble at family Ryk and await further Orders
"the lesser Half is to blockade the Jumpgate leading to $72 and patrol all secured sectors, we have seen the Xenons capabilities when they Control the sectors, They are not to retake them."
"and the third Fleet sir?"
The third fleet is to make a Diversionary Attack and retake all sectors leading up to Getsu Fune, after that they are to Attack Into Xenon Sector 597 and engage a Suicide Mission to keep Xenon Forces Occupied, If the ships Are to survive then thhey shall attemptto locate the Xenon Sector 596 and report its location and existence to thhe Headquaters and the Centre Of Xenon Reconnisance. If the fleet is to complete this task they are to return to Avarice and report to thhe HHeadwuaters they shall then be relieved of duty and shall spend the rest of the war as civillians in a Core sector, It is believed this is an adequate reward for your bravery.
The Command deck stood shaken by my speech and orders and silence ensumed.
Volunteers? I stated Sarcasticly
To Be Continued
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Captain's Log
-Olmanteh
--The battle for Grand exchange
The redemption.. ha yes, a fine name, a fine ship, but; The Admirals ship.
in other words the only ship that doesn't really do anything fighting wise.
why, no, How did i forget this? why him?? superstitious old.. go to the light guided by light.. that was his motto, but why so many lights on a command deck?? my eyes hurt.. badly
The battle was large but slow, with capital ships slugging it out and fighters remaining on the outskirts.
"Olmanteh, Second flight group is to engage M1XLMD and escort! " said the Admiral from his Gravidar platform "Roger. Redemption to M2YFG2, engage M1XLMD and escort. " and yet another boring message i though.
The battle had been raging for a long time now.. mostly because said battle was being fought from the longest distance possible, morale probably low among the pilots, i was eager to fight though.
"Incoming missile" ? a computer warning?
I looked at the gravidar and to my good surprise, a "K" had escaped the front line and was heading for us..
I targeted the K with the main computer "K, shields 5 %, Hull 40%" outch paper. "Main guns, prepare charged sh.."the Admiral "Wait, admiral"I interupted
Now that got me one of darkest looks i had ever seen.. "I might have a better idea of how to.. Dispose of this nuisance.."said I "Fine, as long as that unholy abomination is gone."said the admiral, not caring anymore "Helmsman, flank speed, towards that mechanical abomination!" i said to the helmsman "Si..sir?" said one confused helmsman "Do as i say!"i yelled at him
Paper beats rock heh? well lets see what paper does to a rock travelling 51m/s !
"K distance, 1 kilometer" said the computer.. "Helmsman?, Ramming speed !" i roared
This time i only got a frightful look, than the speed increased. "To all those of you who doubt, to those of you who fear, This, is how we shall triumph !!" I roared down the coms
The K made a pitiful attempt to avoid us, but it was too late, we tore through him, bending steel, crushing iron, spilling hardware.
The lights trembled and some bulbes exploded with the overcharge( Finally!!), the admiral fell over the gravidar, while others grabbed anything solid.
Now thats what i call fighting !, just what i needed.
All grins and happy with myself, i adressed the admirals black eyes "Would you look over these entrails sir?, from my point of view i think we can predict victory"
The ship changed course away from two halves of a nut shell, still spilling computer components and other types of.. unholy mechanics..
Okay im back in buisness
Got some time to resume with my DiD
However...
i played my invasion of the captured sectors a good few months ago and intended to upfate the DiD however time passed (little of it free) and i was unble to continue the story.
Of course i have com,pletely forgotten what transpired during this and dont knopw how to continue.
However the mysterious forgetfullness i have been building up in characters was the preparation for this inevitable day so what...
just skip with me wking up in a hospital bed of some sort.
might be hard to skip from, volumteers? to, 'My eyes opened to the sound of a low constant biip'
it would be good to try and do some sort of quick transition post, if your initial plan worked, you still have your old battle plan, if not, well blame somebody of course
However if you can remeber i was having the Priest Duke have flashbacksas to how theeewar stated.
Thnink i may dig up my year old captainslogs i used to keep and get a super flashback out of the way with first so i am not using my rather mediocre story telling skills to try and fit in flah backs to a VERY improvised story
oh come on, not THAT mediocre...
i liked the ways it went.. though some parts of it are a little obvious its a nice light headed story..
(even if there is not so much as a frightened mouse around here these days )
Darkness.
fishing for memories.
desparately trying to understand what just happened. My biding
they say i tried to kill him.. you did
i'm in a cell, the dark metal kind.. Althemon !
yes, it started with him.. that second Lieutenant had found a new way to rid ourselves of our old teladi kestrel stock.
Clever, radio guide an overgrown missile filled with missiles..
"its an honor sir!" "Show me how it works" was that my voice? "of-f c-course you must be in a hurry, with the high up's meeting and all !" why am i here then? what meeting? "Well ?" again, that voice.. "Y-yes, here is the command console, its quite simple really, i just rerouted a couple comm relays to the main cpu and... well it works with options see? these i didnt touch follow/go to/ my personnal addition was Ram, even though you can command it with this little controller, just like the real controls.. "
a hand is reaching for that controller.. my hand ?! "urm.. yes of c-course here sir, there are a 3 kestrels outside the ship i was testing for further development, if you would be so kind as to try them out?" he's shaking.. i would too i guess, what am i doing?
the kestrels are flying nicely.. 622 m/s ? he must have touched the engines too..
wait.
what is that ship? "Ha, here comes the Priest Duke!"
what are the kestrels doing?what are my hands doing? Die
What? who said that?? No! "sir? are you sure its safe to show those kestrels to the priest.. S-sir?? what are you doing? Thats the ram button!!"
couragous lad, he tackled me.. too late tho, i saw two of the kestrels hit the transport.. one on the command deck.. the third missed and hit the escort.. why?
why.. My biding
no, it didnt start with Althemon.. it started a long time back.. since the demise of my poor nightbringer.. What happened back then.. No
my head hurts..
the darkness comes again..
soz, but thats a hell of a number of ships you have, is each carrier full? 
also i left enough ships in sectors for them to be addequatley protected from pirates or skirmish border forces (though they would easyly be overwhelmed by a invasion).
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