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Post by Admin on Nov 6, 2015 18:55:47 GMT -6
The time had come. A grand coalition of nations had united to stamp out the Hive Unity and eliminate the threat to their lands. Technically led by Asteron, this coalition was loose and informal. They would work together, but each in their own way. The Hive, meanwhile, was preparing its own defenses. The attack would be a desperate gamble - every fallen soldier and failed offense would only feed the Hive and make it stronger.
TURN ORDER Coalition (Asteron, Denova, Viscarri, Wuxian, Rusevian) Hive Unity
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Post by killer spork on Nov 6, 2015 23:14:44 GMT -6
'' Maintain formation. '' Commodore Lucius Trask growled as the coalition fleet exited through the worm hole that once more put them on a direct collect course with Rak. Aboard the Pride of Asteron, torpedo launchers and firing solutions were already being synced. On the sole carrier in the Asteran navy, the Galiani, a CAP (combat air patrol) of interceptors had already been launched and its cadre of bombers were being fueled and made ready for bombing runs. For the poor grunts inside the transports, things were inevitably about to get bumpy as they closed in on their destination. Now the Asteran Fleet gritted its teeth and waited for the bloom of Hive guns. It was only a matter of time now....
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Major General Kruger had never seen such a force. Millions of men and thousands of war machines harnessed for the single purpose of finally annihilating the Hive threat. After years of infighting the forces of galactic order had come together to crush the blight that threatened to consume their very galaxy. The General listened to dozens of status reports from his Generals and Commanders, soon the invasion would begin and Asteron's thirst for revenge would at last be sated. Kruger had not forgotten his duel with the Hive commander that no doubt awaited him below. He was eager to continue it.
SUMMARY: -- Asteran Fleet closes in on Rak, transports make ready to land on the surface below. Asteran ships have assumed defensive formation around their transport ships. Torpedo launchers have been made ready and fighter craft have been launched to deal with potential threats.
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Post by ravigen on Nov 6, 2015 23:22:59 GMT -6
Aboard the Admoniter, Vice Admiral Makovan paced the deck, looking over her bridge crew with a critical eye, they were some of the finest in the fleet and she was proud to serve as their commander for this operation. The coalition fleet that had arrived would break through the defenses of the Hive and bring an end to the threat facing them once and for all. After finishing her inspection she returned to the chair at the head of the bridge, sitting down and bringing up the holographic map of the fleet. She had Denovan, Viscarri and Asteronian ships under her general command for this operation and she would need to position them accordingly.
"Signal the Atraxis to scout ahead, tell them to keep their distance from the orbital defenses until the fleet is ready for the assault. If they encounter any enemy ships they are to disengage and pull back to the main line. Send word to the Viscarri to form up around the Admoniter and Pride of Asteron's flanks to hole up the battle line. Signal the fleet and bring them to combat alert, we're bound to have company soon enough. Warm up the Admoniter's weapon systems."
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Denovan Fleet prepares for battle. Frigate Atraxis goes ahead to scout out the enemy defenses staying well out of range of the orbital defenses with orders to disengage and report back enemy fleet movement.
Admiral Makovan asks Viscarri fleet to support the flanks
Fleet is brought up to full combat alert.
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Post by vaklu on Nov 8, 2015 9:29:25 GMT -6
The Storm Brother took up position near to the Pride of Asteron while the Apollo and Artemis also known as twilight squadron settled in by the Admoniter like a pair of hunting hounds. Their weapons live and hunting for contacts.
++Storm Brother to Command we have taken position and have entered combat alert. Awaiting orders.++
++Apollo to Command, twilight squadron is covering assigned flank. Weapons ready and hunting for targets.++
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Post by zurajai on Nov 8, 2015 13:03:26 GMT -6
Far from the Coalition fleet the seven warships of the joint Wuxianese-Rusevian navies held tight position outside the Hive Unity system of Rak, waiting at the edge of the wormhole to jump into combat. The plan was to jump at the same time as the coalition fleet entering from the alternative wormhole, engaging the enemy on two different fronts simultaneously to spread the enemy fleet as thinly as possible. With this in mind, the Joint Scout Flotilla consisting of one Rusevian Frigate and two Wuxianese Destroyers was to pass through the wormhole first, followed a minute later by the rest of the fleet.
"C: All ships, this is Imperial Marshall Tse Tak-Sohng," came the rumbling voice of the Wuxianese Marshall, "Today we avenge the wanton waste of lives caused by the beasts of Rak. The eyes of the most-benevolent and wise Yuyan are upon you; honor him and you shall honor yourselves. Long live the Yuyan, long live his Faithful. Admiral Vitautin, you are the vanguard; take us through."
-- Imperial Marshall Tse Tak-Sohng, aboard the Jingum, commands the four frigates of the joint fleet. -- Admiral Ivan Vitautin of the Rusevian Empire to lead the Joint Scout Flotilla in the initial jump, followed swiftly by the Joint Fleet. -- Upon entering the system the Joint Scout Flotilla will engage all enemy contacts awaiting them. If there are none, Admiral Vitautin is given free reign to hunt down enemy warships, possibly engaged with coalition fleet, and destroy them. -- Joint Fleet will head towards the planet and remain outside of Orbital Defenses in preparation of landing.
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Post by littlefield on Nov 8, 2015 15:00:39 GMT -6
Rear-Admiral Ivan Vitautin was steel, standing in the center of the RIN Krivak's Combat Information Center, he acknowledged his orders, and opened communications with his First Joint Scout Flotilla;
"C: Men and women of the First Scout Flotilla, the time is upon us to dismantle the threat that the Hive poses to all life. The Yuyan knows that victory shall be ours, His Imperial Majesty knows that victory shall be ours, and I know that victory shall be ours." he spoke with unchecked confidence, and pride in the men and women under his command, he knew that faced with the might of the coalition, the Hive could only crumble. He finished, "Luck be with all of you. Begin the jump."
-- Rear-Admiral Ivan Vituatin commands his First Joint Scout Flotilla to enter the Rak System.
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Post by dragonlord7012 on Nov 9, 2015 0:01:24 GMT -6
Hatred.
The newly acquired humans of the Unity had dozens of words that attempted to encompass the emotion.
But just as they did in all other things, they did not truly understand it until the Hive tasked itself in its creation.
A thousand types of hatred existed. Cold hatred, that dragged like silk across an frosted lake. Burning hatred that drove madmen to furor as they consumed their path in its fire. Caustic hatred that corroded away everything it touched, slowly destroying the world around it.
The antagonism of the species was well recorded.
It was something the humans believed they understood.
No longer where they so deluded.
It lay silent and still as it started in all its inhuman intensity at the pinprick of the wormhole.
It's presence in the Unity had been alikened as a wound in existence. Festering, burning, and painful in its existance. It's mere presence upon a planet sent its human fellows within to hopeless panicked stupors as they cowered from it like frightened animals, even hundreds of miles away.
Pointless, and futile. Most had required their upper functions supressed by the Queens to prevent them from crippling themselves as they sought to hide or flee.
It didn't feel for them though.
It felt little for anything.
It floated within a mucus filled sack deep within the bowls of The-First-Star-of-Hostility. Its multitude of unseeing eyes, started out through the thick chitinous hull at a single point with an intensity that would of broken the tiny anomalous existence asunder had they capability.
The only movement, and light, in the chamber, where the tiny glowing red pinpricks of its pupils, all but vibrating as they stared out into the empty chamber, glowing with the light of an unholy star, each sealed within their individual black empty prisons.
It waited patiently destroy those who would extinguish the light of Unity.
It was the answer of the Unity to the monsters of Astereon.
It was the sword of rage, and the shield of fury.
It was Forged-In-Hatred-Absolute...
And it was waiting. ==================================
The hive unity stand ready to engage foes at designated positions.
The-First-Star-of-Hostility awaits close to the worm-hull while other vessels await above and below the accretion disk to bombard the top/bottom of any likly ships to pass through.
-(They remain relatively close to the First-Star [FiSt] to maintain a fleet cohesion, and follow Forged's orders as best they can.)
Their goal is to explode any ships that might jump through the moment they arrive, to PREVENT information from getting through to the fleet without them dedicating a force to the push. (If at all possible roll the outcome of the first volley prior to the revealing of fleet compositions. )
ALL Ships in Rak are to maintain discipline and are to follow last given orders. >:3
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Post by Admin on Nov 9, 2015 22:47:09 GMT -6
Modmark
Coordinating two enormous fleets for an invasion was no easy task, and it was made more difficult by the lack of FTL communication between the Wuxian and Asteran coalition contingents. Distances in timing, logistics and relativity meant that the Wuxian forces would arrive late for the first battle, a potentially crucial delay. For waiting on the other side of the portal was the Hive's answer to the coalition: an enormous Titan, as large as one of Nas' famed worldships, bristling with armor and weapons. The beast was heavily outnumbered, but dwarfed anything the coalition had in size. This battle would decide whether the coalition achieved space superiority, or foundered at the first step.
SUMMARY Battle of Rak Gate begins Wuxian forces jump late and will not arrive until partway through the battle
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Post by killer spork on Dec 8, 2015 17:37:52 GMT -6
As the Battle for Rak gate drew to a close, the Asteran Fleet had been devastated. The Pride of Asteron however remained on station. With additional Coalition reinforcements arriving, it would be up to the Allies to make sure that the bulk of Asteron's troopships made it planetside. The Fleet would have to brave the clutches of Rak's orbital defenses before it could land on the planet... but the message was clear...
Revenge was at hand.
SUMMARY: -- Asteran army prepares to land on Rak. -- Pride of Asteron remains on station to provide cover for troopship. -- Asteran Home Fleet remains in Asteron to defend system from outsider aggressors.
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Post by dragonlord7012 on Dec 8, 2015 17:48:37 GMT -6
Asteron and its conscripts moved to invade the planet as the specialized artillery from the bugs on the ground, and the defense grids swarmed to life, all firing hellishly on the ships moving to land on the hardened and fortified sectors that covered the entire planet.
Its forces moving to protect the central sector, their purpose clear to any would be invaders.
Elsewhere, a great mass moved, to pay them back in kind. To finish what hatred started.
Summary: -Rak Defense Grid fires upon damaged enemy fleet. -Anti-Ship bugs fire in waves, focusing on troop ships attempting to land in the sector that had its defenses lessened to bolster the others.[*previously pm'd action*] -Forces finish preparations underway for the last 2(?) turns, in the central sector. [*previously pm'd action*] -Forces Dig in ready to take on the coalition -Remaining ship retreats to support defense orbital. [Edited 12/11/15, 4pm. I didn't address what it was doing last post*]
Operation RFED begins. [Actual Name: "Culling-of-Asteron]
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