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Post by killer spork on Oct 2, 2015 8:26:14 GMT -6
Skorax Nebula
The Skorax Nebula had seen its fair share of battles. The wreckage of ships and debris from numerous salvaging operations floated in orbit, grim evidence of the death that took place here. The Retaren’s were not content for this threat on their borders to fester. The Retaren Imperial Fleet, followed by ground troops, was determined to take the moon that the pirates held and thoroughly crush the pirate menace. The Retaren’s and Graal had already fought a brief and inconclusive skirmish. Would the Red Scourge continue their reign of terror or would they at last be brought low? The wily Graal admiral had dispersed his forces carefully amidst the wreckage of the debris field, waiting for the enemy to close in.
Order of Battle Retaren Empire: Commander: Generic X 4 Retaren Marauders X 1 Retaren Troop Ship
Red Scourge Pirates: Commander: Mognosh Krugg (Admiral) X 1 Bloodhound Class Destroyer X 2 Ravager Class Corvettes
Post Order: Retaren Empire Red Scourge Modmark
(Battle will last two marks)
Note: Heavy debris surrounds the moon which the Graal are using as a base of operations. This will make finding enemy vessels and targeting them more difficult. (Malus to accuracy)
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Post by I Like Turtles on Oct 2, 2015 15:47:29 GMT -6
"They hide in their debris field," a young officer growled. "Cowards."
Captain Grolek let out three hearty chuckles. "Cowards? No. Clever tactics are a sign of intelligence, not cowardice. You will learn this in the moments to come."
"The other captains are requesting orders, sir," the comms officer informed his captain.
"We have heavy payloads," the Captain said, though mostly to himself. "Tell them to stay at range, bombard the debris, triangulate the locations of the ships. We will draw them out to fight us."
The comms officer nodded and said "aye" and relayed the message to the other captains. Grolek got more and more excited the closer they got to the moon. Battle would be upon them soon, and none were looking forward to it more than he was.
Except perhaps Colonel Usel Trorg. She had been instrumental in a number of assaults to take over her home planet in the name of Druden Larn, and though her soldiers were trained for combat in space and on other planets, they'd yet been able to test that training.
They were eager, though.
"Our escorts are going to clear a path," Usel shouted to her army. "We're going in fast and hitting the ground running. We're to take that base! Try to take prisoners, but don't risk the mission to do so, understood?"
"Huah!"
"We touch down soon, everyone knows there assignment, let's go show the rest of the universe why you don't mess with the Retaren Empire!"
With her troops thoroughly riled up, all that was needed was for the actual combat to begin.
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Retaren Marauders hang back and pelt the debris field with their Mass Drivers attempting to flush the Graal ships out into the open. Their beam cannons are warmed up to fire at any shells fired their way, or whatever else may come up.
The Retaren Invasion Force readies to take over the Graal moon base.
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Post by ravigen on Oct 2, 2015 17:02:17 GMT -6
Captain Krugg drank deeply from the mug of ale clutched firmly in his hand, downing the entire mug in one go before handing the mug to a passing slave and demanding another. He loved drinking, he fought better when drinking, he loved better when drinking, he did everything better when drinking! And today was a good reason to drink, he was going to crush these imperial shits and show them just why he was called the Red Scourge. He would enjoy blasting this fleet apart, collecting any survivors and murdering raping and enslaving as he pleased.
Still they weren't going for his obvious bait with the asteroids, he hadn't expected it to really but it was an annoyance he couldn't tolerate. It was a good thing he had other plans.
"Signal the corvettes, tell the bastards to get moving and prepare for battle!"
The corvettes began moving along with his destroyer, Savage, and together the three vessels moved into firing range against the Retaran's unloading their payloads of beam cannons and torpedoes with intent to slip right back into the cover of the debris field for safety.
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The Red Scourge Pirates begin a pattern of slipping out and back into the debris field to fire at the Retarans, the three ships will focus fire on individual ships in order to knock them out of commission faster.
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Post by killer spork on Oct 2, 2015 18:50:43 GMT -6
Moderation Mark The bloom of explosions echoed silently throughout the inky black darkness of space. The Retaren's were firing into the debris field, attempting to force the pirates out from their holes, while the pirates themselves were playing a vicious game of cat and mouse. The Retaren volley was woefully inaccurate and the Graal were able to carefully line up their shots with their accurate munitions. A flurry of torpedoes greeted the Retaren battle line and without proper point defenses (and operating within the limited space of the debris field), the torpedoes found their mark. The Vaknis disappeared in a massive inferno, the torpedo punching through her thin armor to her core and killing her instantly. Eventually however the Graal had to come out and fight. The bombardment by the Retaren's couldn't go on forever and those shells were landing uncomfortably close. If the Mognosh wanted to keep his forces from being split in the chaos, he'd have to force the Scourge to live up to its namesake. During the naval engagement, the Retaren landing force had slipped between the two sides and had successfully landed on the Graal moon. Now it would be up to the ground troops to seize the base. SUMMARY:-- 1 Retaren Marauder (DESTROYED) -- Retaren troops successfully land on Graal moon base -- The Graal fleet has been flushed from the debris field and are now exposed.
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Post by I Like Turtles on Oct 2, 2015 21:19:10 GMT -6
"The Vaknis! She's gone, sir!"
The young officer stared at the view screen in awe. The propaganda department of the Retaren Empire would be proud, as this young Retaren held a steadfast disbelief in what he was witnessing. A Retaren ship was destroyed.
"Now, move in! Fire at will!" Captain Grolek commanded his officers, and the other ships, to hurry in after the exposed attackers. Maybe it was bait, but they needed to turn the tide. They still had speed on their side and the landing party had made it. This battle was far from over.
On the ground Colonel Usel Trorg commanded her troops to the base, barking commands as the infantry and armor divisions stormed the base. The Akroz, the Marauder that had escorted her troop transport, also had unloaded their marines to help in the fighting. Artillery bombarded the base keeping the enemy pinned down until the others got there, and the Arial force did it's best to keep the bases defenses distracted.
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The Retaren Marauders press the attack using full speed to close the distance and make themselves difficult to hit. They fire a full spread of all weapons at their opponents.
The Akroz joins the other Marauders against the enemy ships to even the odds.
The Retaren Invasion Force storms the compound. (Actions PM'd)
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Post by ravigen on Oct 2, 2015 22:15:22 GMT -6
Krugg grinned, the first kill, but not the last, they would see to that. He'd trust the people on the base to take care of themselves, if they failed then that was that, he'd easily find more men to replace them. Another mug of ale downed and he roared with laughter.
"Excellent work men! First blood is ours, now let's show them what we can do, and why we are called Scourge!" He turned to his helmsman.
"Lay in a course for the fleet, we're to keep a parallel course with the Imperial scum, our weapons have a much longer range, we'll let them bleed themselves dry on us!"
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Red Scourge fleet moves on a parallel course with the Retarans, keeping them at distance and continuing their strategy of concentrating fire on individual ships while keeping out of range of their heavier guns.
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Post by killer spork on Oct 3, 2015 8:48:43 GMT -6
Final Moderation Mark The race to close the gap between the two forces was on. What the Retaren ships lacked for in defenses, they made up with in terms of speed and sheer firepower. The Graal decision to focus their fire on one ship at a time meant that the Akroz and Odune were free to engage relatively unhindered as they made their advance. Mass drivers whined shredding the Sundersun until it was nothing but molten slag while swarms of shuttles carrying marines launched a boarding operation against the Blackfang. The battle in the cramped tight halls of the corvette was desperate. The pirates fought tooth and claw but there were simply too many marines and their strength in close quarters combat was unmatched. Within an hour of brutal fighting, the Blackfang was in Retaren hands. Meanwhile, Mognosh Krugg knew that the game was up. The Retaren’s were landing on his base and he had just lost two of his prized corvettes. But the Mognosh wasn’t about to flee just yet. The Deathdealer loaded up the last of her torpedoes and lined up a firing solution on the stricken Victory (which had been heavily damaged in the Retaren push to close with the Graal battle line). Three torpedoes crashed through her hull, the explosions causing her fusion reactor to rupture and like the Vaknis disappear in a bright flash of light and space particles. On the surface of the moon, the pirates stood little chance once the Retaren army landed. They weren’t trained to function like a conventional army and most of them attempted to flee on personal shuttles and ships where they were shot down by Akroz and Odune which lurked above in orbit. In the chaos of the battle, the Deathdealer quietly slipped into the debris field and escaped. SUMMARY:
-- Retaren forces capture the Skorax Nebula and eliminates the Red Scourge’s base of operations. The Retaren’s are now free to salvage the debris field and pirate ships for loot (results will be posted in new MM). -- Mognosh Krugg escapes and remains a threat. But for the moment, the Red Scourge will not hinder the Empire’s trade. TOTAL CASUALTIES: Retaren Empire:X 2 Retaren Marauders – DESTROYED Red Scourge:X 1 Ravager class corvette – DESTROYED X 1 Ravager class corvette – CAPTURED (specs will be PM’d)
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