Masters of Andromeda IV (New Horizons - Out of the Ashes)

[Lady Hawk]

please note

BK
FJ

you failed to evade the massive blast as Concordat 4 goes bye bye

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Ur_Quan

On board The Frivolous Rainbow the weapons officer looks at her display. "Weapon power is up to 125%. Shields are up to 125% and the EM-shielding is up to 150%. Missiles are underway." Suddenly she frowns for a second and then she quickly presses a large button on her console and yells: "This is the bridge, all hands brace for immediate impact!" Only a few seconds later, a series of explosions rock the ship.
Bogg: "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?"
WO: "It's the Devorans, captain! I don't know how they did it, but somehow they managed to turn our own missiles against us!"
No1: "Damage reports are coming in, captain. There's hardly any damage to the ship, but the shields are weakened. Also, five crewmen were injured and one of them died breaking his neck when he was thrown against the wall in the explosion."
Bogg: "Curse those Devoran bastards! Take all missile launchers offline until further notice and reroute the available power to the shields."
WO: "The launcher systems do not use a lot of power captain."
Bogg: "Do it anyway and send a repair team down to repair the damage immediately. Those that were injured are allowed to go to sickbay for treatment, but should report back to their stations as soon as they're patched up."
WO: "Aye capt'n."

* Captain Bogg bounces nervously on his seat and bites his lower lips as he looks on a small viewscreen that is mounted to the arm of his big captain's chair. Alison looks at him and asks are you that excited to go into battle, captain? Bogg leans over to her and whiningly whispers: "Alison, I gotta go pee-pee."
No1: "What? Now? Can't it wait until after the battle?"
* With a somewhat embarrassed and guilty expression on his face, Bogg feverishly shakes his head.
No1: "Oh alright, but be very quick about it.
* Bogg runs off to his room and yells: "I'll be back before you can say 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'".

Comms: "Ma'am, we're receiving a transmission from J-Kama-Ka-C's ship, audio only."
No1: "Alright let's hear it."
*The entire bridge crew (except for Bogg) listens to Kama's sneering remark about the missiles.
WO: "The Phased Particle Phasers 8 are almost fully charged, should I aquire a lock on her ship, Ma'am?"
No1: "We have an image to protect."
WO: "Excellent! I'll enjoy making holes in that piece of junk of hers."
No1: "No Sarah, I meant the new image. We'll just let that insult pass for now, but we certainly won't forget it."
WO: "Yes Ma'am."
No1: "Continue charging the PPP8's and keep a lock on that Devoran's engine section. I want to be able to fire as soon as those things are charged. Keep firing the disruptors and all quad blaster cannons at the same location and have the Particle Array, aided by the tractor beams and the regular AFD destroy as many of those Devoran fighters as possible."
WO: "Understood."
No1: "Laura, I want you to analyse the Devoran ships' movement and employed tactics. Look for both weak as well as strong points in their defensive and offensive capabilities and see if you can extract any flight patterns in their evasive manoeuvres. It'd be a great advantage to us if we can predict their actions. Relay anything you find directly to the helm as well as to Wing Commander McQuirk."
SO: "Aye Ma'am. I'll start working on it immediately!"

* At the same time, in a very specific place in Bogg's room, someone sighs with relief: "Ooh. Mmm. Aaaaaaaaaahhh...."
WC: "Captain; McQuirk here. We just had another look at... What's that sound? Do I hear water running? Captain?"
Bogg: "Umm, yes, something like that. What do you want?"
WC: Well, we had another look at the Nial's cloaking devices and we're pretty sure that the cloak and dagger technique you proposed will not work with them. The cloak just isn't built for that sort of thing."
Bogg: "Hmpf. Annoying how they don't tell you that sort of stuff before you make a purchase and are too far away to go back and execute the salesman. Are the Nials still cloaked?"
WC: "Of course captain."
Bogg: "Well then the Devorans won't know they're there and they'll have the element of surprise. Have your men fly after the Devoran bombers, aquire a lock, decloak and kill the bastards. After that, destroy as many of the other fighters as possible, and make them utilise their cloaking ability as best they can."
WC: "Very well, Sir. McQuirk out."

* A few moments later, Bogg walks back onto the bridge and sits down in his chair.
Bogg: "Sarah, I want you to continually transfer power between the shields. Reroute power from the sides opposite to Devoran concordat to the sides that are facing it to keep the shields strongest at those points that are directly targettable by the Devorans. This should somewhat reduce the damage that we'll receive. Use the normal AFD and the AMDII banks to destroy any fighters and missiles that happen to be on our more 'vulnerable' side."
WO: "Yes Sir. Consider it done."

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Actions:
- Nials use the cloak to perform a surprise attack on the Devoran Bombers and after that they will use the cloak to their advantage whenever applicable.
- Keeping the weapons' lock on that very special spot called 'Devoran Engine Section' and firing all heavy disruptors and all quad blaster cannons at increased (125%) power at this very special spot.
- Continue charging the PPP8's.
- Particle Array (AFD mode) (125% power) is to destroy any fighters that are within range.
- Shieldstrength is continually redistributed in such a way that the shields facing the Devoran concordat are up to their maximum strength by drawing power from the shields opposite the concordat. This should help decrease internal damage and possible casualties/injuries.
- Normal AFD and AMDII are to destroy any fighters and missiles that are on the more vulnerable side of the ship (where the shields are weaker).
- Scan for patterns in enemy manoeuvres and tactics to try and predict their actions to some extent, making it easier to target and evade them. Any information is directly relayed to Helm and WC for immediate exploitation.
- Helm is still flying evasive patterns.
- Missile and torpedo launcher systems are taken offline and the (small amount of) available power is pumped into the shields.
- Any wounded are to be treated in sickbay after which they must immediately report back to their stations.
- Damage control teams have been ordered to repair any damage that was done to the ship.

Actions Noted
Nials Decloak and attack the Devoran Bombers
targeting Aft Section (-25% to hit)
Super Weapon charge - ready to fire
Particle array to AFD
Scanning - No data as yet
Ship Evading
DCT in action

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by AcidK

-ooc-
okay, maybe I just missed the other DM...
-ooc-

WO: Not long until we can fire our superweapons, Sector Commander. But we are at extreme range, sir.
Cid: Get closer up to the nearest hostile target, keep at a long enough distance for defence and a short enough distance to fire.
Helm: Aye, Sector Commander.
No1: Are you sure we need to get close, sir? Those devoran ships are slow to manuaver away from our fire.
Cid: The better chance we have to hit, the better, Kosaga.

*Cid lay back a little in his chair. After a little while an officer came with a mug of coffee, a symbol representing the old Shraan Sector Fleet was on one side, and the new Shraan Fleet symbol on the other. With care not to touch the sides, Cid took the coffee and took an experimental sip, before resting it on the shoulder of his chair.*

Cid: Besides, the more we are out of range, the better chance we have of not being completely obliterated like we almost did the last large battle we did.
No1: I know, but we only had one cruiser then, sir. We are much more powerful now.
Cid: None-the-less, I do not wish another funeral like we did back then. The more crew members we can save from death, the better. Engineering, I want our sheilds to goto three quarter strength, divert the other quarter power towards our superweapons on all vessels. Also, stop aiming all normal energy weapons and divert their power to the superweapons.
WO: Yes sir.
EO: Aye, Sector Commander


-=Summary=-
Energy weapons stop
Sheilds to 3/4 strength
Divert energy to K-Superweapons
Get closer to nearest hostile ready to fire K-Superweapons
Drink Coffee when a little colder

Actions Noted
Coffee a little colder
you are now at long range and can attack any Devoran ship save the Command Carrier
shields at 75%
Energy to K- weapons
K- Weapons at 150%
Superweapon ready to fire

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Hewitt

Aww crud. I didn't think of that.

Oh well, at least I can right some funky explosion/thingsbreaking/bodiesflying/screamingterroretc/flashyredlights post now

It was still a hit though right? The plan worked yes?

yes

[Lady Hawk]

Ranks Amended

[Lady Hawk]

from Next Dm Post The Devorans Will Begin To Regenerate ALL DAMAGE and DAMMAGE TO SHEILDS

Also all your energy weapons now do 25% less damage to the Devoran

[Ur_Quan]

Originally Posted by Lady Hawk

Ranks Amended

I had honestly not expected that.
I take it you like reading my posts?

[No Dachi]

I'm thinking I like my new stats better than my old ones

[Planetkiller II]

Was unable to post due to comp problems

[AcidK]

*Cid sat in his chair and began to sip his slightly colder coffee, watching the 180 degree veiwscreen as well as the holo-scanners.*

Helm: Sir, we are in range of the Devoran Concordats, sir.

*Cid smiled a little and stood up, walking to the scanners and put his arms behind his back. He had been sitting out of the way of the battle, now was his chance to strike.*

WO: Sir, all superweapons are ready for fire at your command.
Cid: Are all three ships remaining at a 90 degree angle of nearest concordat vessel?
FC: Aye, sir. Both cruisers and the destroyer are maintaining 45 degree angles in a 90 degree area and closing into nearest concordat, sir.
Cid: Set the degree area to 45 degree and then...

*Cid rose a finger, all the officers turned to look at him as he began to grin.*

Cid: Fire the superweapons, make sure all friendly craft are at a 0% to 5% chance of being hit before and craft fires.
Comms: Relaying orders, sir.
SO: Making calculations now, Sector Commander
WO: Will fire when calculations are clear, sir.

*Cid smiled as he sat back down into his chair.*

Cid: New orders: only fire two of our cruise missiles each when the sheilds go down, rather than all of them. No need wasting good missiles just yet.
WO: Setting new missile orders now, sir.
Cid: Now, lets see what hell looks like....


-Summary-
Move ships to 45 degree area to nearest concordat
Make sure freindly craft have a VERY low chance of being hit
Fire superweapons
IF sheilds go down, 2 cruise missiles from each of the three craft are to be launched
character drink coffee, sit back and enjoy the fireworks

[Lady Hawk]

DMings this sunday

[Fluffie]

Fluffie's Concordat was cruising through space like a Tomahawk Missile heading towards Baghdad at noon.

Around the Concordat, it was hell. Or at least, that would be a fun way to describe it. 250 Slipstream Fighters were flying escort, groups of them immidiately breaking off as soon as enemy fighters or missiles entered the 'danger zone'. The two Particle Arrays were fully charged up, occasionaly firing when the fighters didn't manage to persuade an intruder from stopping and/or turning around.

Two seperate teams, one lead by the SO and one by the Comms man were busy. Busy with making sure that Fluffie had a nice, funkified +2 overview of the situation, by constantly using the vessel's full scanning and communications capabilities to scan and listen in to both friendly and enemy communications. All this information, along with battle reports from the Slipstream fighters and gunnery crews were neatly shown on the main view screen.

Fluffie liked watching it. It was, like, all shiny and new.

"Engineering, you'll be a nice lad and keep boosting the shields directly from the Slipstream Drives, yeah? And keep all Impulse Drives running fully too, we'll need the extra juice for our weapons and propulsion, eh?"

EO - "Same as always then, eh? Seperate superweapon and shield grids still operating at 100%, we should have superweapon capability... soon, very soon."

"Neat. Very neat."

EO - "Using our Slipstream Drives will prevent us from immidiately jumping out, you do realise that, right?"

"I do. It's not as if these World Ships are going anywhere soon. And people seem fond of keeping them alive, so we'll just have to play along for now."

No1 - *chuckles evilly*

MC - "All troops are still on standby in the hold."

Med Bay - "No injured or dead crewmembers so far - we be rocking hard, Cap'n."

"HELL YEAH! MC, spread troops around the ship, I don't want us suddenly boarded with everyone still boozing up in the hold."

MC - *grins* - "I'll get some lads to drop down the bottles and pick up their rifles, worry not, oh fearless leader."

Fluffie - *smiling much-o* - "And get me some kind of big-ass, nasty looking weapon. M'kay?"

MC - *grins even more* - "I have just the toy for you, let me send someone to the Armoury and then the Bridge.

As the MC d00d said, some Marine quickly runs towards the Armoury. Unlock lots of things and solving many difficult quests, slaying two dragons and helping a Gnome settlement civilize (the Armoury Keeper rather likes D&D). Some time later, the Marine runs away even quicker - just to get away from the Armoury Keeper. He carries a black and large briefcase. A briefcase that looks big enough to hold, like, a big rifle-weapon-thing!



[MASSIVE SCENE CHANGE OF GOING OUTSIDE THE CONCORDAT-NESS THAT ACTUALLY COULD'VE BEEN IN MY PREVIOUS POST IF I WOULD'VE POSTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS BACK THEN... SHAZAAMM!]

*chzzzzgg static static stttttssszzzgg*

"Goddamnit. Damn you, radio!"

Pulling the Slipstream Fighter into a loop-de-loop, John Mac Johnson's Son cunningly evades a massive blast of Neutron and Disruptor fire. If the vessel that would've shot it past him so narrowly wouldn't have been his home, he would've shot it. But it was his home and he liked a place to sleep every night.

*static chzzzggg*

"This is Flight Control. All fighters return to normal escort positions, scanners show no hostile craft or projectiles closing in."

Finishing his fancy flying, John returned his fighter to the escort position that had been loaded into his fighter's computer. He wasn't amused. His position still was right on top of a Heavy Disruptor Cannon battery...

That and he hadn't been assigned any interception tasks as of yet, the only action he had seen was the action that came with the thrill of evading massive amounts of friendly firing.

He sighed. He sighed much and deeply. The Academy told him the life of a pirate was exciting. John hated it so far... Or at least, he thought he did. When he was running to his 'ride' earlier today, he had bumped his head into something, a bulkhead most probably. He remembered very little of what had happened to him before, but hey, he still knew how to fly and he knew his name - it was painted on the side of his utterly fancy Slipstream jet.

Looking around, he spotted no other fighters around him anymore. Wondering if that was a sign of another volley by the cannons right underneath his shiny behind, his radio suddenly started acting as if it was going to say something...

[Author's note: Feel the tension yet? I don't ]

*tsssssgggggg static rumble bumble*

"John! This is your Wing Commander speaking!"

Wondering what the [beep] was going on, John decided to keep silent and listen.

"John?! Are you there goddamnit?! We have multiple boogies closing in on your position and most fighters are too far away to intercept. It's up to you, God speed, lad!"

Before John got a chance to reply, the channel was cut. Not that that mattered. The grin on his face would've made it impossible for him to speak anyway. His hands started working magic and the fighter replied accordingly, not much later it was jumping through space like a squirrel through a forest, full with nice trees to jump from and onto.

His nimble fighter closed in on the enemy group of fighters - which in fact wasn't that big, but big enough to make John feel slightly worse. However, he had to do his duty as a pilot! Swiftly turning off the safety of his Lasers and Missiles, he pulled up and let loose the afterburners. As a result of this, his fighter shot past and above the enemies, who laughed inside their cockpits and continued on to the Concordat.

But suddenly, with lightening cracking down in the cloudless void of space, John locked on and fired his Missiles, only to continue his attack from behind with a devastating volley of Laser fire, quickly eating through the puny Devoran fighters who cl33rly were no match for the l33t sk1llz of good ol' John Mac Johnson's Son.

Turning around and returning to the Concordat that was his home, he sent his WC a short message of his victory...



[ULTRA IMPRESSIVE RETURN TO THE BRIDGE]

Flight Control - *slightly amazed* - "Sir, one of our Wing Commanders reports that a certain pilot managed to slay an entire Devoran attack squadron on his own."

Fluffie looks away from the view screen, eyeing FC. He thought for a second, though not mentioning it to anyone, he always got silly remarks when he said he was thinking. After he was through thinking, Fluffie smiled much-o. Again.

"Comms, get me this young strapping lad on the phone, would ya?"

Comms - "Sure thing, hot shot!"

Seconds later, the neat display of the battlefied on the viewscreen shrinks, making room for the helmetted head of John Mac Johnson's Son. Fluffie stands up from his chair and walks a bit forward, bowing.

"Hail, John Mac Johnson's Son, pilot of l33t!"

Inside his fighter, John is stunned for a moment. But then he recognizes his Captain and more importantly, his employer. Perhaps even more importantly, is the fact he recognizes the 'strange' language this man speaks.

[The following is actually conducted in a gansta-rappized l33t-sp34k, but parts of it are 'translated' to English for your reading pleasure, eh, sugar babes o' mine.]

F - "Yo shizzle, j00 sh0w1n' some l33t-4ss flying sk1llz d00d!"

J - "Aye! M3h r0x0r some b0x0r j0!"

F - "Woooeeiii, big ass Concordat g0nn4h c4us3 s0m3 seri0s p41n d00d!"

J - "j00 th4 m4n d00d!"

F - "Nay dude, j00!"

J - "WE th4 m3n, y34h!"

F - "Ph34r!"

J - "Ph34r much-0!"

[End of translation, as well as conversation. For those failing to see the meaning of it: Fluffie said he really liked the stuff John was doing.]

Comms - "He cannay speak anymore for the moment, Sir. Apparantly, he's busy killing stuff again."

Fluffie - "No sweat. I understand. He l33t like me, eh."

No1 - *eyes Fluffie, slightly concerned about the conversation his Cap. had with the pilot mere moments ago*

But, before the good man can say anything, a Marine bursts in! He is carrying a briefcase, big, black and somehow still shiny.

Marine - "One delivery, paid by our beloved MC already. Enjoy, sir."

After having handed over the weapon, the Marine leaves again, returning his drinking in the hold. (Take note that they are actually not REALLY drinking alcohol. They are just there, waiting for action. And stuff.)

Fluffie unpacks his weapon, which looks so evil, so bad ass, so powerful and so mean that it is simply, currently, impossibl to describe. Holding it menacingly, Fluffie stares at the numerous officers on his bridge, who all had been trying to get his attention for a few seconds already. But, the good ol' hero of this thread had been slightly occupied with his... toy.

WO - "We have a lock on Concordat #2, all Neutron and Disruptor weapons are charged and ready. Give me the word Captain."

SO - "SIR! Devoran superweapons ARE charged. We are a most likely target, due to size, impressive-ness and danger rating."

He curses. Fluffie curses much.

"Flight Control, order all fighters to get the hell away from us, we're a ****ing danger zone right now. Tell them that if we don't make it, they are to report to that friendly Command Carrier. If we *do* make it if they fire at us, we're going to need them to kill anything that comes close, 'cause chances are we'll be in pain.

Engineering, Med Bay. Prepare for impact, spread medic and engineering (which includes ADCT) teams around the entire ship."

Several affirmative replies follow. The No1, trying to keep as cool as possible, hits a ship-wide-intercom button.

No1 - "Attention all hands, prepare for impact by multiple superweapons."

She (because I, Lord Fluffie, have decided that my No1 is a female) taps some more buttons and suddenly the entire ship is flashing with red lights (on the inside, the outside stays perfectly funky as before) and the alarm sounding all around. Looking at her beloved Captain, she raises her shoulders - there wasn't much she could do from this point on.

Fluffie sure was going to try something though.

"We ain't going down. Engineering!"

EO - "Sir?"

"I know you are already boosting the shields, but be a dear, take a look at the sensor data and try to reinforce those parts that will be exposed enemy fire, using the energy normally used to reinforce other parts of the shields."

Helm - "I'll adjust my flying..."

SO - "...and I'll help with the sensor data."

EO - "We're on it Captain."

No1 - *sighing in an utterly cute, anime girl like way* - "I hope it works."

Fluffie looks at his No1, walks over to her, hugs her and whispers something in her ear about everything being alright and perfectly fine. He lets her go again and turns to his WO.

"Show them hell. We'll survive this round and next round... We, we will be firing our superweapons. No mercy for the fools."

WO - "NO MERCY."

"Concordat #2 still locked in?"

WO - "Weapons have lock, Advanced Tactics Computer confirms. Weapons are charged."

"Fire, they'll consider this an appetizer and a display of what happens to those who defy me... No, to those who defy us."

WO - *pushes the big, red button*

Outside, all Slipstream fighters had already cleared away from the Concordat, as ordered earlier. The ship adjusted its course and shields shimmered, some parts weakened, other parts reinforced muchly. Weapon ports, lit up brightly as they were fully charged, started opening up. They didn't fire simultaneously, but instead, space was brightened by numerous flashes of Neutron and Disruptor fire, following each other as the many batteries spread across Fluffie's Concordat's hull fired.

Helm - "I'll try and do some evasive flying, but we are a big ship and I have to keep in mind the new shield setup and configuration, but I'll do my best."

Fluffie - *nods*

Watching the viewscreen, Fluffie got back into his chair, holding on firmly. Everyone aboard did, they were expecting heavy weather and a lot of turbulence soon... Looking at his newly acquired, utterly mean fire-arm, Fluffie wished he was aboard one of those Devoran ships. He would show those little wanna-be evil-do-ers what a real pirate was capable of. But all he could do now, was wait. He was probably doing some damage now, but not enough. Grinning evilly, he thought about the evil things he'd do with his own superweapons.

Comms - "Sir, message from... a certain Captain Kama."

Fluffie's thoughts were interrupted.

Originally Posted by J-Kama-Ka-C

...oh and get this "Fluffie" on the comms, as kindly as possible, see if you can have him spread his fire across both concordats, we could use the assistance... we'll just assume he knows there is Reflex Fire expected."

(Extracted from a post a bit down. He'll probably reply to this... Later... I think...)

"Now what does he want... Can't he see it's too late for that? Oh well, open a channel, including image, alright?"

Comms - "Sir."

Still holding his weapon menacingly, Fluffie nodded as Kama appeared on the viewscreen.

"j0."





Actions summary:
EO continues boosting shields directly from the Slipstream Drives.
Still charging superweapons.
Helm + EO + SO are reinforcing only a few parts of the shields, those facing the enemy Concordats. Other parts are just kept at 100%. Helm tries to position the ship so that the extra-reinforced shields are between enemy fire and the Concordat.
Helm does some evasive flying as best as he can, but keeps the reinforced parts of the shield between the ship and enemy fire.
Fired all Heavy Disruptor and Heavy Neutron Cannons at Concordat #2, using the Advanced Tactics Computer to amplify their usefulness.
Particle Arrays and Tractor Beams still on AFD/point defence.
Troops and Medical teams and Engineering teams (including ADCT) spread around ship, to handle incoming damage, wounded and possible 'intruders'.
Fighters still on Concordat Guarding duty, but are a bit away from the ship right now, due to possible incoming superweapon fire.
Comms and Science teams still monitoring the entire battle and feeding information onto the view screen to clarify the battle for the commanders.

[Crazyboy]

Technical Engineer Second Class Nadia Winters frowned at her screen. It blinked at her, as she downloaded information from the ships main scanners regarding the Devoran's computer system and communication layouts. Wire-fame schematics scrolled down the screen, showing the results from earlier and more recent scans. Numbers rolled down the side of the screen, showing probable comm-frequences and encryption codes used by the Devoran. She tapped a few keys, pausing the scrolling, and highlighting a part of the ship. The screen zoomed in on the overlay of the internal communication system, and a list of suspected frequencies popped up. Nadia smiled a half smile and cracked her knuckles. Turning to a second screen, she pulled out a small keyboard, and started typing away.

- - - - - - - -

Flight Leftenant Karen Tali banked her fighter sharply, as she avoided the wreckage of the fighter wing that was in front of her wing. Pieces of shrapnel from the broken fighter pinged off of the hull of hers as she narrowly avoided the fireball of the dieing fighter. As she glanced behind, she saw that the cockpit section was still mostly intact. She whispered a quick prayer for that unlucky pilot, that she would be lucky enough to escape the wreckage and make it back to the carrier.

Turning her attention back towards the scene immediately in front of her, Flight Leftenant Karen pulled her fighter back into formation with the rest of her wing. Her computer beeped, informing her of a change of orders. The nav-points indicating a Carrier Escort Patrol vanished off of her navigation computer. New orders scrolled across her “Objectives” monitor. She only looked at it for a moment before she knew what to do. Smiling slightly, that now she was getting into combat and could do what she had trained many years to do, she clicked on the squadron-wide comm.-channel.

“Attention all Squadrons. Mission Objective change. Targets are enemy fighters. Guns are free. Fire at will, repeat fire at will… Take ‘em down gurls!”

The fighter squadrons of the Pegasus broke from their formation with the Command Carrier and surged forward towards the incoming enemy fighters. The darkness of space was suddenly light up, as the fast, small agile shapes of the Slipstream fighter squadrons smashed through the fighter screen of the Devoran ship. Their shoots giving an eerie glow to both ships, as the engaged in combat. Fire balls followed from the multi-coloured flashes, as the squadrons of Slipstream fighters punched through the enemy fighters and blew them apart.

As a window was opened in the enemy fighter formations, the Command Carrier steamed through, the Jupiter and Angel fighters in formation with it, firing on the enemy fighters as they flew past. Explosions filled the night sky as the fighters found their targets. Energy fire streamed from around the Pegasus, as it speed almost directly towards the Devoran Concordat. Immediately behind the large carrier, almost unseen, were 5 Battle Frigates, dwarfed immeasurably by the carrier.

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Meanwhile, on the Bridge.

The bridge shook slightly as the opening volley of weapons fire from the Devoran’s impacted on the front of the Command Carrier. Crazy was slightly annoyed at this, for it meant he spilt some of his milkshake on the nice new carpet.

“Bah. What a waste!”

Then Crazy saw the flashes from the explosions of some of his nice shiny fighters. Now this really annoyed him. In fact, it annoyed him a lot. It annoyed him so much that he forgot about the wasted milkshake and turned his attention to the Devoran, with smashing, bashing, and crushing them, then jumping up and down on the little pieces left and then incinerating their remains.

Clenching his fists, Crazy leant forward in his chair. He spoke in a low voice, calm voice, which was almost a whisper. His crew, although green, and had seen very little combat, knew what it was like when Crazy got very, very annoyed. Most of them slunk down in their seats, trying to hide.

“Wing Commander. New orders for fighters. Slipstream squadrons are to take point. They’re fast and agile and they’re to punch us a hole through the enemy squadrons. Once we’re through, they’re to engage and destroy all enemy fighters, whist staying alive [cue 2 seconds of someone signing stayin’ alive]. Jupiter and Angel fighters, along with all the other craft we have, are to take up Carrier Escort positions. Keep them close to our hull. They’re to stay with us once we punch through the enemy fighter screen and take out any fighters that get to close. The Nial squadrons are to cloak and follow us through.”

Comms:[ “Sir! Signal from the Flagship. They’re sending us 5 frigates to assist. They’re now under your command”

“Exceelllent!. Signal them to form up close behind us. They’ll follow us through. SO, link our weapons systems with theirs and our AI with theirs. Feed our sensor data to them as well. That should increase our combat efficiency. Helm, take us towards the enemy Carrier. Follow the Slipstream fighters. Once we’re past them, take us up and over the enemy Carrier, spin us around and stop us behind the enemy Carrier. Weapons Office, changed Particle Array to weapons. Once we stop open up with all weapons on their engines. Comms, tell the Frigates of our plan. They’re to follow our example. Once we stop, they’re to move into an escort position and open fire at the same time. SO, when we fire, scan their shields. I want data on their shields, what happens to them. Any data you can get, get it. Engineering. Once we’ve stop, I want power diverted from Impulse Drives 2 through 5 into weapons. Divert all auxiliary power into weapons as well. I want our guns as powerful as possible.”

WO: “Aye. Setting Particle Array to Weapons and diverting all auxiliary power into the weapons.”

SO: “Sir. There’s a Battleship engaging the Devoran destroyers.”

”More help. I like. Comms, get on the hooter to the battleship. Inform them it would be much better if we worked together. Suggest we link up fighter squadrons to maximize our chances.”

Comms: “Message sent sir.”

“All right ladies. You know what you have to do. Do it”

Crazy sat back in his chair. His eyes narrowed as he watched the large display at the front of the bridge. Two hundred shapes of the Slipstream fighter squadrons could be seen moving in front, first of all getting smaller, then they seemed to stay in the same place, as the Carrier accelerated forward, keeping pace with them. The other fighter squadrons, and the frigates all moved into position with the carrier. The Pegasus continued accelerating as the Slipstream squadrons opened fire and burst through the enemy fighters, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The carrier punched through the hole made in the enemy fighters, the squadrons escorting the ship causing even more havoc in the enemy fighter squadrons, leaving a lot of floating wrecks about.

“All squadrons are to break and engage enemy fighters! Apart from the Nials.”

WC: “Nial squadrons, hang back in secondary position. All other squadrons. Break and attack. Take down all enemy fighters and bombers.”

Helm: “Sir. We’re clear of the enemy fighters. Taking us behind the carrier”

SO: “Scanners at full power.”

WO: “Weapons are hot. Activating Advanced Targeting System. Locking on to enemy carrier”

Helm: “Hold on to your hats Ladies. Here we go”

The Pegasus suddenly surged forward, as the fighter squadrons around the ship split away and started engaging their Devoran counterparts. The Pegasus headed directly towards the Devoran carrier, accelerating at full rate. The ship shook as once again the Devoran Command Carrier opened fire. This time though, the helmswoman on the Pegasus was ready. As the enemy ship opened up, the nose on the Pegasus went down, taking the large ship under their Devoran counter part. The Command Carrier spun round, under the Devoran ship, flew backwards, till it was behind it, and then slowed down a lot, matching the speed of the enemy ship. As soon as the maneuver was completed, the five frigates formed up with the carrier and all six ships opened fire.

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Summary:

- Hack attempts to continue
- Hack attempts to try to get in via internal comms
- Contacting blake to work together and link up fighters
- CC and Frigates are to link up their targeting computers and AI's so they can work together much more effectively.
- The 200 Slipstream fighters in their claw formation are to punch a hole through the enemy fighters for the Pegasus to fly through and then to engage enemy fighters at will.
- The 40 Angel and 70 Jupiter fighters and the 10 gunboats, 10 runabouts, 10 shuttles and 5 captain’s boats are to stay close to the carrier and escort it as it closes on the enemy carrier, shooting up enemy fighters that come close.
- Once past the enemy fighters, all fighter squadrons bar the Nials are to attack their counterparts, the Devoran fighters.
- The Pegasus is to close with the Devoran Command Carrier at full Impulse.
- When the enemy ship looks likely to fire, the Pegasus takes a nose dive under the enemy ship (keeping enough room so as not to chance scratching the paint work on the Pegasus)
- The Pegasus is to then perform a 180 degree turn and slow right down behind the enemy ship.
- Particle Array is set to kill.
- Auxiliary power is diverted to weapons.
- Once past the enemy ship, power from four of the impulse drives is to be pumped into the weapons.
- When weapons are überly powered, and Frigates are in position (having also made weapons more powerful), all ships are to commence shooting up the Devoran ship (20 Particle Lasers from the CC and 10 Phaser 4 and 20 Pulse Phasers from the Frigates)
- Lots of scans are to be performed on the Devoran ship as the CC n Co. open fire, to look for weakness or anything to exploilt in the enemy shielding.
- The Volley Ball babes are to be awoken from Cyrogenic Sleep

[J-Kama-Ka-C]

"Nice shooting WO, report says we knocked out whatever it messing with those missiles, Missile bay, scratch the data-flood plan, we'll save it for another target, we need the bays reloaded pronto, I'm sending you some more man power, repair team is on the way, try to lock down the surge from the Cluster launcher, we'll worry about that when we have the time, get the functioning launchers loaded and ready."

"Helm, prepare for some evasive maneovers, I know those sluggish Reflex cannons aren't even going to come close, but keep vigilant, we don't want the other Concordat catching our badside. Co-ordinate with the Frivilous Rainbow, form up on the wing once more for our attack run. Comms... *sigh*, open a channel to the Grand Admiral his Lordship."

*Kama shifts uneasily in her chair, high and shiny as it was, but suddenly uncomfortable

"Mr.Bogg, I don't think I need remind you we're expected heavy fire from the Devoran ships any moment now, my ships is prepared to co-ordinate our counter strike, our Tractor Beams are coming online, if you are interested, I believe we may have a cunning plan over here... we just need ay a...little, erm"

*She pauses, swallowing a breath before continueing

"... a little help, in the matter. Any large amount of firepower you could lend is most welcomed."

"Science, I've been reviewing the scans from our allied ships, if the enemy schematics are accurate we may have a chance for a little exploitation."

*Checking the battle display for the current position of nearby vessels and the course of her backup ships.

"Good... it seems to have cleared, We didn't have the Light Cruisers distract the Devoran fighters for nothing, get me the commanders back on active channel.

Ron, Harry, keep it up, we need you to keep splitting the fighter formations with that Phaser V spread, target the squads not individual ships and they won't be able to make a clean run. Thanks, but I've got one more favour to ask, we need those Electro Pulse Guns of yours, they have a shield and system distrupting effect I'm going to call upon in a moment, you'll know it when you see it, stay sharp. XGP out."

*Toggling the comm channels back to passive connection, Kama checks her report sheets for pressing matters from members of the crew. Power readouts showed the Mk40s ready for full beam.

"Alright, things are going to get a little complex here, we have the information on the Devoran shield types coming in, they almost entirely based on gravity waves to stop our hits, so we're going to show them a little something about pulling power, weapons, bring the Advanced Targetting computer to speed, achieve a lock on both Devoran Concordats"

</Part 1>

[Ur_Quan]

For any external observer, small areas of the shields of The Frivolous Rainbow could be seen to light up briefly as the ship took hits from the Devoran Concordat. Inside the ship, commands were being issued and obeyed, repairs were being made, strategies were thought up, wounded were being tended to; generally speaking every able crewmember did her or his duty and on the bridge, sitting in his special captain's chair deluxe (limited edition) was captain Bogg, picking a particular difficult part of his nose. In fact, it was such a difficult spot, that Bogg had to close his eyes to get a better grip on matters. Bogg was being so concentrated, that it took him a while to notice that a silence had fallen about the bridge and that someone had been talking to him for the past two minutes. Slowly, Bogg opened one eye and looked around the bridge. All his officers were staring at him, obviously expecting some reply on his part. Out of habit, Bogg turned his head towards Alison and gave her a questioning look.
No1: "The viewscreen..?"
* A tad confused, Bogg looked up at the viewscreen that now showed the disgusted face of commander J-Kama-Ka-C.
No1: "And get that finger out of your nose."
* Bogg gave his finger a firm pull and a feeble *plop* was just audible to those that were close enough.
Bogg: "Errrrrr, you wanted something from me? No wait, don't tell me, lemme guess: your ship is about to explode and just before dying you wish to confess your love for me. What? No? Hmm, lemme think, lemme think, lemme think. Oh, I know, you cancelled your appointment with the hairdresser and now you do want to have that dinner with me. Oh, that's not it either? Ok, I give up, waht is that you want from me? You want my help?! Yes, I should've known. Women always want me to 'help' them out that way. What do you mean 'no, not that way'? Oh, I see. Sure, I'm interested, let's hear your plan. Tractorbeams? Well yes of course we have tractorbeams! Do you take us for a bunch of savages?"

<End of Part 2>

[J-Kama-Ka-C]

*J-Kama-Ka-C's smile grew as the lights appeared to signal the Advanced Tactics Computer was tracking three vessels to it's maximum ability and running smoothly it seemed, two Devoran Concordats were banking towards the Cruiser and Dreadnaught, they could not be allowed a straight run towards the World Ships.

"Engines, Science, Weapons, I'm going to need your full attention for this one, we have two of the most powerful Tractor beams in Allied Space, and I see two incoming hostiles relying heavily on gravity based shielding. On signal we are to synchronise with the Frivilous Rainbow and unleash our combined super weapons. The Tractor Beam Mk40s of our cruiser will pin down the Concordats and tunnel a hole of gravitons through their forward shields, our aim is to give Bogg a stationary target, or at least overtax the Devoran engines, and open a rip in their shields for his Partical Phasers to get a clean shot off... Pull this one off and they're be plenty of new shiny toys to go around. Step to it while I relay the plan to Bogg."

*She returns to the comms as Bogg makes his reply and explains the ever so cunning plan.

"...which should stall them long enough to fire your superweapons, that is... if you can find a hankercheif while you manage to get around to shooting."

*Finding she has to compose herself once more before moving on to deal with the rest of the crew.

"Covering fire will be laid down by the El Dorado and Shangri'la, they're keeping the fighters from making successful runs on our flanks, while also lending their Electro Pulse Guns to aid shield disruption. After they've gotten their cruiser missiles underway.

Coming to which, Missile bay, how's the reload coming, do we have a complete salvo yet, once we get this initial plan under way, you can fire at will, just make sure you're aiming for Concordat 2 on the near side... their #1 still has a working supressor we assume."

*Quickly flicking through the system relays to confirm everything is in motion, nothing has been left unchecked, hopefully this will run as smoothly as possible.

"Devert power from the Neutron cannons, we won't get close enough to use them until our next run, get the Heavy Fusion back on recharge, they may come in handy if we need another quick shot.

...oh and get this "Fluffie" on the comms, as kindly as possible, see if you can have him spread his fire across both concordats, we could use the assistance... we'll just assume he knows there is Reflex Fire expected."

</Part 3>

Summary post to follow, probably in the morning

[blake]

Tactical: "Shields holding, Captain. Light internal damage."

Blake: "Any casualties?"

Officer: "Only a few injuries, nothing too serious."

Blake: "Looks like we will need the entire crew in good health for this expedition."

Comms: "Incoming communications Captain. The Captain of that Command Carrier is requesting to link up fighters."

Blake: "We should be able to hold against these destroyers, send our fighters to link up with theirs. Oh and reply to the carrier that we have sent our fighters."

Comms: "Yes, Captain."

The heavy fighters fired their thrusters and were gone, headed towards Crazyboy's command carrier. The huge battleship lumbered forward to engage the closest Devoran Destroyer, its weapons firing away, but intercepted by shields.

Blake: “Hmm, it may take a while to just punch through the shields on just one of those things. How long till the Phased Particle Phaser has finished charging?”

Weapons: “Not long now Captain, it is nearly charged.”

Blake: “Make sure the Advanced Tactics Computer coordinates our weapons, chances are it will be more accurate than us.”

Actions Taken

Communicate acknowledgement to Crazyboy.
Send all 10 heavy fighters to assist the other fighters.
Continue to engage enemy Destroyers, concentrate on the closest one.
Continue to charge Phased Particle Phaser 8.
All power to shields from engines.

[Ur_Quan]

* With an intelligent, all-understanding look on his face, Bogg listened as the plan was being explained to him and after the commlink to Kama had been closed, he asked Alison to explain the entire plan to him one more time.
Bogg: "Right then, start making the necessary preparations."
No1: "Yes captain. Sarah, Laura, I want you to aquire a lock on both of those concordats (#1 and #2). Pick an area on the front that is likely to cause a lot of damage and is fairly easy to hit and relay it to the XGP 15A-II so they can target it as well."
SO: "Scans show that a direct hit on their front is likely to do most damage."
WO: "I'm locking on to it now."
No1: "Right, now I want you to disconnect both our Electro Pulse Guns from the Particle Array and then set the rest of the array to Big Weapon Mode."
WO: "The Electro Pulse Guns are now disengaged from the array. The array has been set to Big Weapon Mode."
No1: "Excellent. Now listen carefully. When we give the signal, the XGP 15A-II will attempt to use their tracotrbeams to create a hole in the Gravometric Defence Grid of both of those Devoran concordats. I know our tractorbeams aren't as powerful as theirs, but I want them set up in such a way that they amplify those on the other ship. At the same time, our Electro Pulse Guns will fire on the same spot on concordat #2, in an attempt to punch a hole in their EM-shield. Commander J-Kama-Ka-C's light cruisers will do the same on concordat #1. If successful, there will be a small temporary hole in the shields of both vessels. During that time, you will fire both Phased Particle Phasers 8, one on each concordat. In addition I want the Particle array (in Big Weapon Mode) to fire on concordat #1 accompanied by half (4) of our Heavy Disruptors and all 3 Quad Blaster Cannons as well as the other half of the HEavy Disruptors (also 4) are to target concordat #2. To maximise damage it is essential that all weapons hit the same, hopefully unshielded, spot on those concordats."
WO: "Understood! I'm programming all weapons and the tractor beams to lock and fire on said spot."
Bogg: "Mr l'Oven, we're going to simultaneously use all of our weapons plus our tractorbeams momentarily. You must keep an eye on all systems and make sure we will not cause any overloads."
EO: "Aye capt'n, you can count on us down here. Give me a few minutes to make the necessary arrangements."
Bogg: "Very well."
No1: "Captain we're receiving some more damage reports. We have some more wounded and another casualty. We've also lost 2 of our fighters and scans show that the Devorans have charged their Reflex Cannons and are ready to fire. The good news is that the missile suppressor on concordat #2 has been destroyed."
Bogg: "Send more Advanced Damage Control teams to repair all the damage, bring the missile launchers back online and give me McQuirk."
WC: "Wingcommander McQuirk here, captain!"
Bogg: "McQuirk; according to this combat report we lost 2 of our Nials. That is intollerable! I want our Hawks out there and have them team up with the Nials immeditately."
WC: "Aye capt'n, my lads will appreciate the support."
WO: "Missile launchers are back online and ready to fire, Sir!"
Bogg: "Well done, after we're through with the plan, I want you to unleash all of our missiles and torpedoes on the Reflex Cannons of concordat #2 and be sure to target that one only. And helm, once we've fired our weapons, I want you to take evasive action immediately. I do not wish to get hit by those Reflex Cannons of theirs."
WO: "Consider it done!"
Helm: "Yes Sir, standing by for evasive action."
EO: "Engineering here captain. We're monitoring all systems and are standing by for for immediate action in case of emergency."
Bogg: "Alright then ladies, let's do this shall we. Comms; send the signal..."

<End of Part 4>

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Actions:

Carry-over from previous rounds:
- Nials continue their attack on the Devoran Bombers.
- Shieldstrength is still continually redistributed in such a way that the shields facing the Devoran concordat are up to their maximum strength by drawing power from the shields opposite the concordat. This should help decrease internal damage and possible casualties/injuries while normal AFD and AMDII are to destroy any fighters and missiles that are on the more vulnerable side of the ship (where the shields are weaker).
- Still scanning for patterns in enemy manoeuvres and tactics to try and predict their actions to some extent, making it easier to target and evade them. Any information is directly relayed to Helm and WC for immediate exploitation.
- Any wounded are to be treated in sickbay after which they must immediately report back to their stations.
- Damage control teams have been ordered to repair any damage that was done to the ship.

Actions that are new this round:
- Hawks are being launched to support the Nials.
- Weaponlocks are being made on easy to hit, but maximum damage causing spots on both concordats and this information is relayed to Kama.
- Tractor beams are used to amplify the effect of Kama's tractor beams.
- Electro Pulse Guns (both of them) are delinked from the Particle Array and both are fired on concordat #2 at the spot where the tractor beams hit it.
- One Phased Particle Phaser 8 is to fire on concordat #1 and the other fires on #2 on the spot described above.
- Particle Array is set to Big Weapon Mode and is fired on concordat #1 on the spot described above.
- All 3 Quad Blaster Cannons fire on on concordat #2 on the spot described above.
- Half (4) of the Heavy Disruptors fire on concordat #1 and the other 4 Heavy Disruptors fire on concordat #2. Again, as described above.
- EO is keeping a close eye on systems to prevent overloading any circuitry and damaging shipsystems.
- Launcher systems are brought back online and EACH Reflex Cannon on concordat #2 receives 20 EMP missiles, 4 photon torpedoes, 6 gravatic missiles and 3 cluster missiles with the compliments of captain Bogg.
- Once the plan has been completed, Helm is to take immediate evasive action to prevent being hit by the Devoran Reflex Cannons.

[Bakan]

*Watching the enemy Concordat #4 explode, Bakan joins the crew as they cheer in victory. The cheer is cut short as the shockwaves from the explosion strikes the small fleet of ships. As the ships automatically evaded, trying to throw off any ships that might be targetting them, trying to avoid the worst of the blasts, Bakan grabbed the arms of his command chair as the ship shudders, watching the controls as several of them light up, indicating damage. Forcing himself to tune out the chaos as several reports start coming in, Bakan stands up and walks towards the middle of the bridge.*

Bakan: "Damage report people, us and the rest of our ships."

Engineering Officer: "Light hull and internal damage sir. Increasing energy flow and nurtients into the hull, hopefuelly our bio-armor can adapt and heal itself. Minor loss of weapons power and targetting ability."

Communications Officer: "Receiving reports from the Nightwing, they are in the same condition as us."

No1: "I got the Redemption, she got the brunt of the impact, her main superweapon is damaged, hull damaged, manuverability and weapon power affected, sensors damaged, and her shields are at a overall 70%."

Bakan: "Helm, regroup us, I want us and the Nightwing to flank the Redepemtion. Science Officer, I want you to find us another Concordat to take on...."

Science Officer: "I got one, Concordat #5, apparently she's targetting us.... wait..... we are apparently a secondary target, her primary target is the Redemption."

Bakan: "Communications, send to all our ships, I want them to put their Advance Damage Controls Teams to good use. Redemption has 15 of them if I recall, I want 5 of them to work on her shields, 5 more to work on her superweapon, and the rest to work on her manuverability. As for the rest of us, I want the teams to concentrate on weapons and any internal damage."

Communications Officer: "Sending transmission. They have confirmed orders."

Science Officer: "Concordat #5 is almost in weapons range sir."

Bakan: "Helm, move us in CLOSE to the other ships. Once we are within 25 meters of them, lock navigation controls so that you control all three. I want all of us to move as one."

Helm Officer: "Sir, that's some tricky ass flying, I'm good, but why?"

Bakan: "Cortana, good job with the salvo, time for your next job. Once we are in close with the rest of the ships, I want you to organize our shields, sharing them as best as possible, reinforcing them among the three of us."

Cortana: "You are asking a lot there Captain, sure you want to put your faith in a AI."

Bakan: "No, however you are the best being for the job. Science Officer, keep scanning those ships, what's their manuverability like?"

Science Officer: "They look to be the most manuverable ships of that size I have ever seen. They can turn on a dime compared to most ships those sizes."

Helm Officer: "Okay..... I have managed to move us in close. Navigation controls have been locked in, I am in full control."

Cortana: "Beginning shield transfer and link-up, aligning shield matrixes... okay, we are linked up."

Bakan: "Very good, initate evasive manuvers. Cortana, keep a eye on the sensors, whereever they are targetting, boost those shields. Helm, same goes for you, try to avoid the worst of the shots. Tatical, where we stand on weapons?"

Tatical Officer: "Conventional weapons have lost some minor power, superweapons all down until we have a chance to recharge them, which I have already started."

*Turning, Bakan stares at the main tatical hologram. Seeing the ships dancing around, Bakan tries to think of a plan, where one strikes him.*

Bakan: "Wing Commander, order all fighters to form in close. Also, get on the Redemption, tell her on my mark to launch ALL her Armed Platforms. Helm, change course towards Concordat #3, angle us so that she is to our fore, Concordat #5 is to our aft. If she misses us, she has one hell of a nice backstop in Concordat #3, and I want you evading us so much that she DOES miss! Tatical, I'm seeing that Concordat #3's shields are weak towards the aft, do the same we just did, concentrate all weapons fire on a single point."

Helm Officer: "Changing course, and evading as much as possible. This will be fun."

Tatical Officer: "Sensors are damaged, but I'll work on it as much as possible. Quantum Torpedoes have been locked down."

Engineering Officer: "I have our ADCT's working on that, but I can't guarntee anything where it comes to shields."

Wing Commander: "Fighters have formed up around us."

Bakan: "Wing Commander, once the Redemption has launched her Assualt Platforms, the AF's will target any hostile fighters, with the rest going after the Concordat #5. Our fighters will use those platforms as cover to initiate a assualt run."

Wing Commader: "Orders sent."

Bakan: "LAUNCH PLATFORMS!!!"

*On the Redemption, four hatches open up on the lower hull. With several flashes, 12 Assualt Platforms fly out from each hole. Firing their thrusters, they quickly form up behind the Redemption. Gun turrets on them start to glow as they power up, space shimmers as shields are raised, and the guns start moving and tracking. The fighters bank smoothly and turn towards the platforms, firing their thrusters to full burn."

Wing Commander: "Platforms successfully deployed, fighters launched."

Tatical Officer: "We are in weapons range of Concordat #3."

Wing Commander: "Concordat #5 is in weapons range of the Platforms."

Bakan: "All ships and fighters.... open fire, all available weapons!"

Summary

• Cheered as Concordat #4 exploded .
• Initated evasive manuvers to avoid enemy fire.
• Recieved damage reports and ordered all ADCT's to start repairs. Ships with Bio-Hull's were ordered to boost nutrients and energies to the hull to aid in it's healing process and develop resistance to damages.
• Formed up ships, ordered Cortana to link up shields, and Helm Officer to link his navigation console to the other ships, taking control of them.
• Changed course to place Concordat #3 fore, Concordat #5 aft.
• Launched 48 Assualt Platforms aft of Redemption and ordered fighters to distract accurate targetting of Concordat #5.
• Ordered all ships to fire on Concordat #3's aft end, concentrating on a single spot on aft end.
• Ordered all Assualt Platforms to fire either on enemy fires or Concordat #5, with fighters going after Concordat #5.

[No Dachi]

I'll try and get a post done for today...

[J-Kama-Ka-C]

"Is everyone sitting comfortably... then let's begin..."

Summary

XGP [Cruiser] -
Targetting both Concordats #1 and #2 at selected spots, using Tractor Beams to tunnel through the Gravometic and electromagnetic defences, while also hindering their movement. (Points subtly mentioned as reminder. Maneoverably the Cruiser is quite a bit better than Devoran hulks caught in tractor beams trying to fire the sluggishly responcive Reflex Cannons at a moving target with shiny Vorlon shields (+ power from neutron cannons). Further more PPP8s can be fired from any angle around the ship and are already rather good at tearing through shields. Moving targets > Slow/stopped targets trying to get a Reflex shot out )
Missile bays to deliever a flood of parcels marked "Explosive Handle with Care" towards Concordat #2, non missile supressor one. Complements of 10x Heavy Missile Launchers; 10x Light Missile Launcher; 4x Cluster Missile Launchers; 1x Cluster Missile Launcher (locked down)
Heavy Fusion Cannons begin charging cycle (2 posts) again.

El Dorado and Shangri'la [Light Cruiser x2] -
Stay inconspicuous for the most part
4x Phaser Vs to continue "carving" through enemy fighter formations to split the groups up.
2x Cruise Missiles launched and are now under own power, targeting flank of Concordat #2
5x Heavy Missile Launchers; 5x Light Missile Launchers, Concordat #2
1x Electro Pulse Gun, assist in the De-Sheilding of Concordat #1 on attack run
1x ADCTs get to work on repairs
[Weapon numbers are for each Light cruiser]


Total missiles for Concordat #2 = as many as physically possible to be launched from the following: 20x Heavy Missile Launcer; 20x Light Missile Launcher; 4x Cluster Missile Launchers; 4x Cruise Missile Launcher.
<fin>

[Lady Hawk]

Flag Ship - DEVASATOR - Super Carrier (7km long!)

20 shield Mounts
100 turret Mounts
130 external mounts
140 additional mounts
10 engine mount
35000 tonnes hold

but with space to carry 300 fighter types
you want to spend mounts on 300 light or 200 medium or 150 heavy


Shields (20):
Phase Shields (2)
Energy Shields (4)
Kinetic Shields (1)
Meta-Phasic Shields (6)
7 Meta Shielding (7)

Weapons (60+4=64):
8 Heavy Pulse Cannons (32)
16 Pulse Cannons (16)
16 Battle-Lasers (8)
32 Gatling Lasers (8)

"300 Free Fighters":
200 SA-23E Aurora
100 SA-26A Thunderbolt

External (30+20=50):
500 Alpha Class Lighter Fighters (50)

Additional (40):
20 External Mounts (20)
4 Weapon Mounts (4)

Heavy Armour Plating (1)
Colapsium Armoured Hull (1)

Sensor Array (2)
Lateral Sensor Array (4)

Advanced AI Ships Computer (1)
Advanced Tactics Computer (1)
Advanced Engineering Bay (2)
Flagship Command Bridge (N/A)
Flagship War/Tactics Room (N/A)


10 Cold Fusion Drives (4)

Engine (10):
Hyper Drive (10)

Also Carries 10 Gorgon Class Attack Frigates

this is the Flagship of the Fleet, please note the World Ships have no DEFENCE.........

DM TIME TO MISSION END - 6

Devoran Superweapons - 3 posts to charge

LET BATTLE COMMENCE

Battle Range - short

DEVORAN BOMBERS AND DRAGONS HAVE BROKEN THRU THE FIGHTERS AND COMMENCING RUN ON THE WORLD SHIPS

FAGD - GOOD GOD............................

No1 - Oh my....................

FAGD - Signal Capt AcidK - his is the only ships in range that may be able to take out the Bombers this is a PRIORITY signal

Comms - signal sent ma'am

FAGD - Comms - signal the WC to try to intercept those bombers also signal Capt Crazyboy to see if he can spare fighters to take out the Dragons

Comms - Signal sent sir

WC - aye ma'am we are on it

FC - the 5 frigates are cl;osing on the bombers to

FAGD - Damn that leaves us unprotected, All weapons to Attack - take out as many bombers as you can

WO - aye ma'am

SO - we will be at long range

WO - we could wait till they begin their run and then hit them

FAGD - Make it so

No1 - but .......

FAGD - I know it will be a little tight try to place us between the bombers and the World ships

Helm - aye course laid in ma'am

outside

The Vast Flagship moves and begins to slowly place itself in the path of the Bombers, meanwhile the Dragons still have a clear run

SO - The world ships are at 30% power and are moving and picking up speed

No1 - Still damn too slow


Player Note - Battle is taking place 2 posts (2 light Seconds) away from the World Ships

Again outside the battle is now well and truely underway.


Enemy Ships

transmitted by the scanners/sensors of Darklings Ship as it appraoches the Wormhole"


1x Devoran Command Carrier

- This is 1.5km long and dwarfs even the Concordat Battlestar.

Shields (15+3=18):
x2 Multi-Phasic Borg Shields (12)
x2 (Devoran) Gravimetric Shields (6)


Weaponry ((40+2)*2=84):
x2 Particle Array (20)
x20 Pulsed Assault Phaser (40)

x2 (Devoran) Corbamite Beam Cannon (24)

External (60+13=73):
x1 Devoran Targetting Array (2)

x120 Devoran Light Fighters (N/A)
x80 Devoran Medium Fighters (N/A)
x60 Devoran Heavy Fighters (N/A)

x15 Assault Shuttles (N/A)
x10 Gunboats (N/A)
x10 Runabouts (N/A)
x10 Shuttle Craft (N/A)
x5 Captain's Boats (N/A)

x5 Heavy Assault Missile Launcher (5)
x5 Attack Missile Launcher (5)
x1 Cobalt Mine Mk II Launcher (1)

x12 Devoran Dragon Class Heavy Bombers (60)


Additional (60):
x3 Shield Mount (3)
x2 Weaponry Mount (2)
x13 External Mount (13)
x11 Drive/Engine Mounts (11)

x1 Devoran Hull (N/A)
x1 (Devoran) Nano Armour (2)

x1 Twin Turret Mount Upgrade (4)

x1 Advanced Flight Control (N/A)
x1 Advanced Damage Control (N/A)
x1 Command Bridge (N/A)

Devoran Ship's AI (1)
Devoran Computer Core (1)
Devoran Targetting Array (1)
Devoran Teleporter (2)

x4 (Devoran) Energy Beam (20)

Drives/Engines (1+11=12):
x4 "EH" Drive (4)
x2 Chrono Drive (2)
x4 Devoran Borg Drive (4)
x2 Devoran Gravimetric Drive (2)

Forward shield 105%
forward port shield 105%
forward starbaord shield 105%
port shield 138%
starbaord shield 138%
aft port shield 120%
aft starbaord shield 120%
aft shield 120%

light hull damage
light internal damage

5% loss of comms
10% loss of scanner strength
5% loss of secondary power


3 x (Devoran) Attack Destroyer

Shields (10):
x1 Multi-Phasic Borg Shields (6)
x2 Phase Shields (4)

Weaponry ((24+2)*2=52):
x6 Pulsed Assault Phaser (12)
x4 (Devoran) Phaser Beam Cannon (24)
x4 Heavy Disruptor Cannons (16)

External (8):
x4 (Devoran) Cobalt Torpedoes (4)
x4 (Devoran) Attack Missile (4)


Additional (12):
x2 Weaponry Mounts (2)
x2 Drive/Engine Mounts (2)

x1 Devoran Hull (N/A)
x1 Heavy Deutrium Armoured Hull (1)

x1 Twin Turret Mount Upgrade (4)

x1 Devoran Ship's AI (1)
x1 Devoran Computer Core (1)
x1 Advanced Tactics Computer (1)

Drives/Engines (1+2=3):
x2 Devoran Borg Drive (2)
x1 "EH" Drive (1)

1
Forward shield 130%
forward port shield 130%
forward starbaord shield 130%
port shield 150%
starbaord shield 150%

2
Forward shield 150%
forward port shield 150%
forward starbaord shield 150%
port shield 150%
starbaord shield 150%

3
Forward shield 150%
forward port shield 150%
forward starbaord shield 150%
port shield 150%
starbaord shield 150%


they are 1 post away from the World Ships

they have sheilds up and weapons fully charged and all fighters have been launched


8 DEVORAN ANNHILATIOR Class Concordat Battle Stars

(comes already equipped with
Devoran Nano Hull Armour
AI computer
ADMD
Advaced Flight Control
1000 tonnes of armoured cargo space
2 type 20 tractor beams)

30 shield Mounts
80 turret Mounts
50 external mounts
60 additional mounts
1 engine mount
20000 tonnes hold

(can carry either 60 light fighters or 40 medium fighters or 20 Heavy
Fighters or
10 Scout ships)


Shields (30):
6 Meta/Nano Shielding (6)
2 Electromagnetic Shields (4)
2 Gravometeric Defence Grid (20)

Weapons (80+26=106):
2 Reflex Cannons (20)
4 Heavy Fusion Cannons (32)
6 Nano Pulse Cannons (24)
10 Light Nano Pulse Cannons (20)
1 Particle Arrays (10)

"Free Fighters":
20 Devoran Fighter/bombers

External (50+5=55):
5 Devoran Deathwatch Attack Bombers
50 Devoran Black Widow Fighter/Interceptors

Additional (60):
5 External Mounts (5)
20 Weapon Mounts (26)

Heavy Armour Plating (1)
Reinforced Hull Armour (1)

Advanced Tactics Computer (1)
Advanced Engineering Bay (2)

Sensor Array (2)
Lateral Sensor Array (4)

2 Ion Drives (for Shields) (2)
12 Fusion Drives (for Heavy Fusion Cannons and Shields) (12)
4 Cold Fusion Drives (for all kinds of stuff) (4)

Engine (1):
Hyper Drive (1)

1
All Shields 200%
All weapons 200%

Forward Shield 160%
forward port shield 160%
forward starbaord shield 160%
port shield 160%
starbaord shield 160%
aft port shield 160%
aft starbaord shield 160%
aft shield 160%

light hull damage
light internal damage

5% loss of manuvarbility
5% loss of secondary power

2
All Shields 200%
All weapons 200%

Forward Shield 150%
forward port shield 150%
forward starbaord shield 50%
port shield 180%
starbaord shield 20%
aft port shield 190%
aft starbaord shield 40%
aft sheild 40%

heavy hull damage
heavy internal damage

65% loss of secondary power
MISSILE SUPRESSOR - REGENERATING
NOW PRONE TO MISSILE FIRE
Particle Array Destroyed
Gravometeric Grid Destroyed
Reflex Cannon 1 destroyed
Sheilds - Nano tech 3 desgtroyed
55% loss of weapon power
FTL Engines DESTROYED


THIS SHIP IS DESTROYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3
All Shields 200%
All weapons 200%

Forward Shield 200%
forward port shield 120%
forward starbaord shield 200%
port shield 150%
starbaord shield 200%
aft port shield 110%
aft starbaord shield 170%
aft shield 110%

light hull damage
light internal damage

5% loss of weapon power
5% loss of secondary systems
5% loss of manuverability

4
All Shields 200%
All weapons 200%

COMPLETELY VAPOURISED IN A MASSIVE EXPLOSION

5
All Shields 400%
All weapons 400%

forward shield 390%
forward port shield 390%
forward starboard shield 390%

6
All Shields 200%
All weapons 200%

Forward Shield 195%
forward port shield 195%
forward starbaord shield 195%
port shield 195%
starbaord shield 195%
aft port shield 185%
aft starboard shield 185%
aft shield 185%

light hull damage


7
All Shields 200%
All weapons 200%

Forward Shield 195%
forward port shield 195%
forward starbaord shield 195%
port shield 90%
starbaord shield 90%
aft port shield 90%
aft starbaord shield 90%
aft shield 90%

medium hull damage
medium internal damage

55% loss of weapon power
55% loss manuverability
30% loss of secondary power
30% loss of shield power

hull breaches decks 1 - 5

1 Reflex Cannons - destroyed
1 Nano Pulse Cannons - Destroyed
1 Particle Arrays - damaged

FTL drive - DESTROYED


8
All Shields 200%
All weapons 200%

Forward Shield 130%
forward port shield 130%
forward starbaord shield 130%
port shield 190%
starbaord shield 190%

Angels on baord near the engine rooms cause delay in the superweapon charge now increased by 1 post due to engineers and turret operators being killed

No Shield Breach yet - No Marines have landed - However due to the "magical nature" of the Angles they have breached the shields and are now baording the Vessel


Fighters -

x95 Devoran Light Fighters (N/A)
x70 Devoran Medium Fighters (N/A)
x50 Devoran Heavy Fighters (N/A)
x12 Assault Shuttles (N/A)
x9 Gunboats (N/A)
x10 Runabouts (N/A)
x10 Shuttle Craft (N/A)
x5 Captain's Boats (N/A)
x 12 Devoran Dragon Class Fighter/Bombers

32 deathwatch

325 Black Widow

115 Fighter/Bombers


Players


- Bakan

Firestorm
front shield 80%
front port shield 80%
front starbaord shield 90%
port shield 80%
starboard shield 90%
aft port shield 80%
aft starbaord shield 90%
aft shield 80%

light hull damage
light internal damage

5% loss of weapon power
-5% to targeting Scanners


Redemption
front shield 05%
front port shield 10%
front starbaord shield 10%
port shield 10%
starboard shield 10%
aft port shield 10%
aft starboard shield 10%
aft shield 10%

heavy internal damage
heavy hull damage

Hull Stress +15%

hull integrity 25%

65% loss of Weapon Power
40% loss of manuverability
over all loss of 35% off all shield power

breaches on decks - 1 - 5 and 6

FTL drive Damaged - 4 posts to repair
Sublight Drives Damaged - 5 posts to repair

YOU ARE DRIFTING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anti-matter cannon charge rate increased 3 post due to damage
Scanners/Sensors DESTROYED

Crew
53 dead
215 injured

Nightwing
front shield 80%
front port shield 80%
front starbaord shield 90%
port shield 80%
starboard shield 90%
aft port shield 80%
aft starbaord shield 90%
aft shield 80%

light hull damage
light internal damage

5% loss of weapon power


- ND

4 fighters lost

The Yudachi
foward shield 70%
forward port shield 70%
forward starbaord shield 70%
port shield 90%
starbaord shield 90%

light internal damage
light hull damage

5% loss of engine power
5% loss of shield strength
10% loss of scanner strength

Crew
3 dead
18 injured

The Hatsuhara

The AGB-117F


PK

Striker Draconis
forward shield 90%
forward port shield 90%
forward starbord shield 90%


Fluffie
- Shiny New Concordat (about to be burnt in a blaze of REFLEX Glory )
forward shield 95%
forward port shield 95%
forward starbaord shield 95%
port shield 105%
starbaord shield 105%
aft port shield 105%
aft shield 105%

light internal damage
medium hull damage

5% loss of secondary power
1 heavy disruptor damaged
5% loss of weapon power

Crew
5 dead
10 injured


J-Kama-Ka-C

-XGP (Cruiser)
Forward Shield 05%
forward port shield 05%
forward starbaord shield 05%
port shield 05%
starbaord shield 05%
aft port shield 20%
aft starbaord shield 20%
aft shield 20%

heavy hull damage
heavy internal damage

Breaches on decks 1 - thru to 8

hull integrity 25%

Cluster Missile Mounts - DESTROYED
FTL engines - DESTROYED

95% loss of main power
75% loss of secondary power
85% loss of life support

all weapons need 1 post to charge

YOU ARE A BURNING WRECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Shangri'la
forward shield 85%
forward port shield 85%
forward starbaord shield 85%

- El Dorada
forward shield 85%
forward port shield 85%
forward starbaord shield 85%


Darkling
- Black Rose
Foreward Shield 80%
forward port shield 80%
forward starbaord shield 80%
port shield 90%
starbaord shield 90%

light hull damage
medium internal damage

Cloaking Device - Damaged - you cannot cloak until repaired
10% loss of Weapon Power
FTL Drive - Damaged - 5 posts to repair
10% loss of life support


Crazyboy

10 - fighters lost
20 slipstream fighters lost

- Command Carrier
Forward Shields 75%
forward port shield 75%
forward starbaord shield 75%
port shield 95%
starboard shield 95%

light hull damage
light internal damage

5% loss of secondary power
5% loss of scanner power
5% loss of weapon power
superweapon charge time increased by 1 post


Flapjack

-Phoenix Rising
Forward Shield 90%
forward port shield 90%
forward starbaord shield 90%
port shield 90%
starbaord shield 90%
aft port shield 90%
aft starbaord shield 90%
aft shield 90&

light hull damage

-Frigate 1
Forward Shield 90%
forward port shield 90%
forward starbaord shield 90%
port shield 90%
starbaord shield 90%
aft port shield 90%
aft starbaord shield 90%
aft shield 90&

light hull damage

-Frigate 2
Forward Shield 90%
forward port shield 90%
forward starbaord shield 90%
port shield 90%
starbaord shield 90%
aft port shield 90%
aft starbaord shield 90%
aft shield 90&

light hull damage


Urquan

4 Nials Lost

-Frivalous Rainbow
forward shield 15%
forward port shield 95%
forward starbaord shield 15%
port shield 105%
starbaord shield 25%
aft port shield 105%
aft starbaord shield 25%
aft sheild 25%

heavy hull damage
heavy internal damage

Hull Integrety 35%
75% loss of weapon Power
75% loss of secondary power
75% loss of life support
fuel loss 85%

Breaches on Decks 1 thru 9

Communications - DESTROYED
Scanners - DESTROYED
Helm - DESTROYED

PPP8 - Destroyed
2 Gatling Lasers Destroyed

2 Ion Drives Destroyed
Transwarp Drive - Destroyed

Crew
65 Dead
228 Injured

SO - DEAD
Helm - Dead
No1 - Mortaly Wounded
WO - Injured
Comms - Dead


AK

- Amodyte
forward shield 95%
forward port shield 95%
forward starbaord shield 95%

-Shraan Defender
forward shield 95%
forward port shield 95%
forward starbaord shield 95%


Hewitt

1- Immortal Raven
forward shield 90%
forward port shield 90%
forward starbaord shield 90%

2 - Pandora CRIPPLED
forward shield 15%
forward port shield 15%
forward starbaord shield 15%
port shield 25%
starbaord shield 25%
aft port shield 25%
aft starbaord shield 25%
aft shield 25%

Heavy Hull Damage
Heavy Internal damage

65% loss of engine power
55% loss of weapon power
55% loss of secodary power

Hull integrity breached
ruptures on decks 1, 5, 6, 8

Missile launchers damaged - 2

Computer AI - DESTROYED
Helm Control - 30% non responsive
Scanners - DESTROYED

IS DESTROYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crew
55 Dead
183 Injured

you are in the hangar bay - YOU ARE KILLED........................!


Blake
- Battleship
Forward Shield 85%
forward port shield 85%
forward starbaord shield 85%
port shield 85%
starbaord shield 85%
aft port shield 85%
aft starbaord shield 85%
aft shield 85%

Light Internal damage

- 5% loss of weapon power

Crew
0 dead
5 injured


Inspectre
Kronos

Phoenix


NPC SHIPS

Flagship
forward shield 95%
foward port shield 95%
port shield 95%
aft port shield 95%
aft shield 95%

light hull damage


World Ships

1
forward armour 95%
forward port armoutr 95%
forward starbaord armour 95%

2
forward armour 95%
forward port armoutr 95%
forward starbaord armour 95%

3
forward armour 95%
forward port armoutr 95%
forward starbaord armour 95%

4
forward armour 95%
forward port armoutr 95%
forward starbaord armour 95%

5
forward armour 95%
forward port armoutr 95%
forward starbaord armour 95%

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Darkling

"Damn it, Engineering cut all power now and get that satalite launched"
The Black Rose goes silent a black air hangs in the air not even the sound of a fan can be haerd or beep of a console Only John's voice the only sound left ringing in the crews ears as he belowed out his orders loudly. Hearing the familar beep of his own console the power barly restored, sheilds barly active.
"Divert power from the weapons to the cloak and and engage full thrust into that hole in their shields, take us in on an angled orbit hull lifted fourty five degress when to get in, tilt us mback to normal and fire top breaking thrusters so we can glide into its hull"
Barly enough time to pull his harness strap on as the helms officer pushes the ships drives into full thrust, creaking noises casuing some worried glances from the crew. Carter letting out a below of laughter instead, coming from the depths of his lungs
"Cheer up look at it this way if we dont make it we are dead mostly instantly anyway, and where is the fun in a boring life a little lfie or death situation keep the mind focused. Besides did you think this was going to be easy"
Hearing a few grumbles in responce to his little ego speech.

The Black rose suddnely stop to a halt mid space a saterlite tumlbing rapdily out of its launch bay, half a minute later the lights upon its dark hull come alive like resurcted fireflies. Barly a second in its already pushing its advance forward shimmering into nothing.

Actions

Cut All power after launching the saterlite succesfully this time, in roder to divert the missles onto a new target.

Waiting untill the missles pass power re-activiating and going at full thrust on a straight course with claok active again.

Raisng the hull 45 degrees then to push the ship into the gap without having to re-adjust course,titling it back to normal level and firing top hull braking thrusters to cut any velocity when in the sheilds and rift up to its hull.

Actions Noted
Satellite now launched and transmitting
you cannot cloak as your generator has been damaged
there is no hole in thier shields
so your ship therefore is considered to be Evading

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by AcidK

*Cid sat in his chair and began to sip his slightly colder coffee, watching the 180 degree veiwscreen as well as the holo-scanners.*

Helm: Sir, we are in range of the Devoran Concordats, sir.

*Cid smiled a little and stood up, walking to the scanners and put his arms behind his back. He had been sitting out of the way of the battle, now was his chance to strike.*

WO: Sir, all superweapons are ready for fire at your command.
Cid: Are all three ships remaining at a 90 degree angle of nearest concordat vessel?
FC: Aye, sir. Both cruisers and the destroyer are maintaining 45 degree angles in a 90 degree area and closing into nearest concordat, sir.
Cid: Set the degree area to 45 degree and then...

*Cid rose a finger, all the officers turned to look at him as he began to grin.*

Cid: Fire the superweapons, make sure all friendly craft are at a 0% to 5% chance of being hit before and craft fires.
Comms: Relaying orders, sir.
SO: Making calculations now, Sector Commander
WO: Will fire when calculations are clear, sir.

*Cid smiled as he sat back down into his chair.*

Cid: New orders: only fire two of our cruise missiles each when the sheilds go down, rather than all of them. No need wasting good missiles just yet.
WO: Setting new missile orders now, sir.
Cid: Now, lets see what hell looks like....


-Summary-
Move ships to 45 degree area to nearest concordat
Make sure freindly craft have a VERY low chance of being hit
Fire superweapons
IF sheilds go down, 2 cruise missiles from each of the three craft are to be launched
character drink coffee, sit back and enjoy the fireworks

Actions Noted
Ships moved to nearesr concordat
Fired Superweapons
Superweapon Charge - 3 posts
Prioroty signal recieved - bonus sub mission - target and destroy as many bombers as possible - save the World Ships

[Ur_Quan]

I got a quick question:
Is it possible to begin recharging weapons in the same post that you fired them?
(I think the answer will be 'no' because it'd give problems with weapons that require only 1 post top charge, but I'm asking anyway.)

[Darkling]

Originally Posted by Lady Hawk

Actions Noted
Satellite now launched and transmitting
you cannot cloak as your generator has been damaged
there is no hole in thier shields
so your ship therefore is considered to be Evading

Carter not even giving time for the crew to react, taking control of the weapons from his own consol, letting out a volley of EMP blasts. Quickly followed by the the medium ion cannon.
"Helm plot random course points close to the underside of their hull, science I want detailed scans on the intgerity of the sheilds and any weakness in their hull."
Switching the cotnrol back to the weapons terminal.
"Just keep covering fire going, aim for random spots along its sheilds until we have a weakness in them we can exploit."
Depsite the complictions the battle was not going to bad, Carters mind running over possible strategys.
"Engineering get a repair crew on fixing the cloak asap, the faster the better. If they are good they get an extra cut on whatever spoils we manage to get, if we manage to get any at this rate."
A begruding tone in his voice fracturing it harsly, turing to a soft sigh and light chuckle evaporting his dark mood instantly.
"Weapons keep fire focused on three main area on their sheild this time, randomly fireing at those points cordianting with the sensor data from science"

Outside -

The Black rose shudders as it swoops and dives the massive ships hull, various specs and dazles of weapons fire littering and bombarding agaisnt the ships invisble sheilds. Its course shifting randomly turing and banking to stay close.

Actions -

Weapons shot being randomly shot at the sheilds of the vessel mostly emp, some ion.

Science scanning the enemy sheilds for its current overall integrity and any explotable point where its at its weakest as well as its hulls integrity.

Helm is flying a randomised course close to the sheilds.

Repair sent to fix the Cloaking Device

Weapons changed firing pattern to concetrate fire on the three weakest points in the ships sheilds, cordinating data with science

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Fluffie

Fluffie's Concordat was cruising through space like a Tomahawk Missile heading towards Baghdad at noon.

Around the Concordat, it was hell. Or at least, that would be a fun way to describe it. 250 Slipstream Fighters were flying escort, groups of them immidiately breaking off as soon as enemy fighters or missiles entered the 'danger zone'. The two Particle Arrays were fully charged up, occasionaly firing when the fighters didn't manage to persuade an intruder from stopping and/or turning around.

Two seperate teams, one lead by the SO and one by the Comms man were busy. Busy with making sure that Fluffie had a nice, funkified +2 overview of the situation, by constantly using the vessel's full scanning and communications capabilities to scan and listen in to both friendly and enemy communications. All this information, along with battle reports from the Slipstream fighters and gunnery crews were neatly shown on the main view screen.

Fluffie liked watching it. It was, like, all shiny and new.

"Engineering, you'll be a nice lad and keep boosting the shields directly from the Slipstream Drives, yeah? And keep all Impulse Drives running fully too, we'll need the extra juice for our weapons and propulsion, eh?"

EO - "Same as always then, eh? Seperate superweapon and shield grids still operating at 100%, we should have superweapon capability... soon, very soon."

"Neat. Very neat."

EO - "Using our Slipstream Drives will prevent us from immidiately jumping out, you do realise that, right?"

"I do. It's not as if these World Ships are going anywhere soon. And people seem fond of keeping them alive, so we'll just have to play along for now."

No1 - *chuckles evilly*

MC - "All troops are still on standby in the hold."

Med Bay - "No injured or dead crewmembers so far - we be rocking hard, Cap'n."

"HELL YEAH! MC, spread troops around the ship, I don't want us suddenly boarded with everyone still boozing up in the hold."

MC - *grins* - "I'll get some lads to drop down the bottles and pick up their rifles, worry not, oh fearless leader."

Fluffie - *smiling much-o* - "And get me some kind of big-ass, nasty looking weapon. M'kay?"

MC - *grins even more* - "I have just the toy for you, let me send someone to the Armoury and then the Bridge.

As the MC d00d said, some Marine quickly runs towards the Armoury. Unlock lots of things and solving many difficult quests, slaying two dragons and helping a Gnome settlement civilize (the Armoury Keeper rather likes D&D). Some time later, the Marine runs away even quicker - just to get away from the Armoury Keeper. He carries a black and large briefcase. A briefcase that looks big enough to hold, like, a big rifle-weapon-thing!



[MASSIVE SCENE CHANGE OF GOING OUTSIDE THE CONCORDAT-NESS THAT ACTUALLY COULD'VE BEEN IN MY PREVIOUS POST IF I WOULD'VE POSTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS BACK THEN... SHAZAAMM!]

*chzzzzgg static static stttttssszzzgg*

"Goddamnit. Damn you, radio!"

Pulling the Slipstream Fighter into a loop-de-loop, John Mac Johnson's Son cunningly evades a massive blast of Neutron and Disruptor fire. If the vessel that would've shot it past him so narrowly wouldn't have been his home, he would've shot it. But it was his home and he liked a place to sleep every night.

*static chzzzggg*

"This is Flight Control. All fighters return to normal escort positions, scanners show no hostile craft or projectiles closing in."

Finishing his fancy flying, John returned his fighter to the escort position that had been loaded into his fighter's computer. He wasn't amused. His position still was right on top of a Heavy Disruptor Cannon battery...

That and he hadn't been assigned any interception tasks as of yet, the only action he had seen was the action that came with the thrill of evading massive amounts of friendly firing.

He sighed. He sighed much and deeply. The Academy told him the life of a pirate was exciting. John hated it so far... Or at least, he thought he did. When he was running to his 'ride' earlier today, he had bumped his head into something, a bulkhead most probably. He remembered very little of what had happened to him before, but hey, he still knew how to fly and he knew his name - it was painted on the side of his utterly fancy Slipstream jet.

Looking around, he spotted no other fighters around him anymore. Wondering if that was a sign of another volley by the cannons right underneath his shiny behind, his radio suddenly started acting as if it was going to say something...

[Author's note: Feel the tension yet? I don't ]

*tsssssgggggg static rumble bumble*

"John! This is your Wing Commander speaking!"

Wondering what the [beep] was going on, John decided to keep silent and listen.

"John?! Are you there goddamnit?! We have multiple boogies closing in on your position and most fighters are too far away to intercept. It's up to you, God speed, lad!"

Before John got a chance to reply, the channel was cut. Not that that mattered. The grin on his face would've made it impossible for him to speak anyway. His hands started working magic and the fighter replied accordingly, not much later it was jumping through space like a squirrel through a forest, full with nice trees to jump from and onto.

His nimble fighter closed in on the enemy group of fighters - which in fact wasn't that big, but big enough to make John feel slightly worse. However, he had to do his duty as a pilot! Swiftly turning off the safety of his Lasers and Missiles, he pulled up and let loose the afterburners. As a result of this, his fighter shot past and above the enemies, who laughed inside their cockpits and continued on to the Concordat.

But suddenly, with lightening cracking down in the cloudless void of space, John locked on and fired his Missiles, only to continue his attack from behind with a devastating volley of Laser fire, quickly eating through the puny Devoran fighters who cl33rly were no match for the l33t sk1llz of good ol' John Mac Johnson's Son.

Turning around and returning to the Concordat that was his home, he sent his WC a short message of his victory...



[ULTRA IMPRESSIVE RETURN TO THE BRIDGE]

Flight Control - *slightly amazed* - "Sir, one of our Wing Commanders reports that a certain pilot managed to slay an entire Devoran attack squadron on his own."

Fluffie looks away from the view screen, eyeing FC. He thought for a second, though not mentioning it to anyone, he always got silly remarks when he said he was thinking. After he was through thinking, Fluffie smiled much-o. Again.

"Comms, get me this young strapping lad on the phone, would ya?"

Comms - "Sure thing, hot shot!"

Seconds later, the neat display of the battlefied on the viewscreen shrinks, making room for the helmetted head of John Mac Johnson's Son. Fluffie stands up from his chair and walks a bit forward, bowing.

"Hail, John Mac Johnson's Son, pilot of l33t!"

Inside his fighter, John is stunned for a moment. But then he recognizes his Captain and more importantly, his employer. Perhaps even more importantly, is the fact he recognizes the 'strange' language this man speaks.

[The following is actually conducted in a gansta-rappized l33t-sp34k, but parts of it are 'translated' to English for your reading pleasure, eh, sugar babes o' mine.]

F - "Yo shizzle, j00 sh0w1n' some l33t-4ss flying sk1llz d00d!"

J - "Aye! M3h r0x0r some b0x0r j0!"

F - "Woooeeiii, big ass Concordat g0nn4h c4us3 s0m3 seri0s p41n d00d!"

J - "j00 th4 m4n d00d!"

F - "Nay dude, j00!"

J - "WE th4 m3n, y34h!"

F - "Ph34r!"

J - "Ph34r much-0!"

[End of translation, as well as conversation. For those failing to see the meaning of it: Fluffie said he really liked the stuff John was doing.]

Comms - "He cannay speak anymore for the moment, Sir. Apparantly, he's busy killing stuff again."

Fluffie - "No sweat. I understand. He l33t like me, eh."

No1 - *eyes Fluffie, slightly concerned about the conversation his Cap. had with the pilot mere moments ago*

But, before the good man can say anything, a Marine bursts in! He is carrying a briefcase, big, black and somehow still shiny.

Marine - "One delivery, paid by our beloved MC already. Enjoy, sir."

After having handed over the weapon, the Marine leaves again, returning his drinking in the hold. (Take note that they are actually not REALLY drinking alcohol. They are just there, waiting for action. And stuff.)

Fluffie unpacks his weapon, which looks so evil, so bad ass, so powerful and so mean that it is simply, currently, impossibl to describe. Holding it menacingly, Fluffie stares at the numerous officers on his bridge, who all had been trying to get his attention for a few seconds already. But, the good ol' hero of this thread had been slightly occupied with his... toy.

WO - "We have a lock on Concordat #2, all Neutron and Disruptor weapons are charged and ready. Give me the word Captain."

SO - "SIR! Devoran superweapons ARE charged. We are a most likely target, due to size, impressive-ness and danger rating."

He curses. Fluffie curses much.

"Flight Control, order all fighters to get the hell away from us, we're a ****ing danger zone right now. Tell them that if we don't make it, they are to report to that friendly Command Carrier. If we *do* make it if they fire at us, we're going to need them to kill anything that comes close, 'cause chances are we'll be in pain.

Engineering, Med Bay. Prepare for impact, spread medic and engineering (which includes ADCT) teams around the entire ship."

Several affirmative replies follow. The No1, trying to keep as cool as possible, hits a ship-wide-intercom button.

No1 - "Attention all hands, prepare for impact by multiple superweapons."








[more in a bit-ness]

ok no actions noted as yet

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Fluffie

Fluffie's Concordat was cruising through space like a Tomahawk Missile heading towards Baghdad at noon.

Around the Concordat, it was hell. Or at least, that would be a fun way to describe it. 250 Slipstream Fighters were flying escort, groups of them immidiately breaking off as soon as enemy fighters or missiles entered the 'danger zone'. The two Particle Arrays were fully charged up, occasionaly firing when the fighters didn't manage to persuade an intruder from stopping and/or turning around.

Two seperate teams, one lead by the SO and one by the Comms man were busy. Busy with making sure that Fluffie had a nice, funkified +2 overview of the situation, by constantly using the vessel's full scanning and communications capabilities to scan and listen in to both friendly and enemy communications. All this information, along with battle reports from the Slipstream fighters and gunnery crews were neatly shown on the main view screen.

Fluffie liked watching it. It was, like, all shiny and new.

"Engineering, you'll be a nice lad and keep boosting the shields directly from the Slipstream Drives, yeah? And keep all Impulse Drives running fully too, we'll need the extra juice for our weapons and propulsion, eh?"

EO - "Same as always then, eh? Seperate superweapon and shield grids still operating at 100%, we should have superweapon capability... soon, very soon."

"Neat. Very neat."

EO - "Using our Slipstream Drives will prevent us from immidiately jumping out, you do realise that, right?"

"I do. It's not as if these World Ships are going anywhere soon. And people seem fond of keeping them alive, so we'll just have to play along for now."

No1 - *chuckles evilly*

MC - "All troops are still on standby in the hold."

Med Bay - "No injured or dead crewmembers so far - we be rocking hard, Cap'n."

"HELL YEAH! MC, spread troops around the ship, I don't want us suddenly boarded with everyone still boozing up in the hold."

MC - *grins* - "I'll get some lads to drop down the bottles and pick up their rifles, worry not, oh fearless leader."

Fluffie - *smiling much-o* - "And get me some kind of big-ass, nasty looking weapon. M'kay?"

MC - *grins even more* - "I have just the toy for you, let me send someone to the Armoury and then the Bridge.

As the MC d00d said, some Marine quickly runs towards the Armoury. Unlock lots of things and solving many difficult quests, slaying two dragons and helping a Gnome settlement civilize (the Armoury Keeper rather likes D&D). Some time later, the Marine runs away even quicker - just to get away from the Armoury Keeper. He carries a black and large briefcase. A briefcase that looks big enough to hold, like, a big rifle-weapon-thing!



[MASSIVE SCENE CHANGE OF GOING OUTSIDE THE CONCORDAT-NESS THAT ACTUALLY COULD'VE BEEN IN MY PREVIOUS POST IF I WOULD'VE POSTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS BACK THEN... SHAZAAMM!]

*chzzzzgg static static stttttssszzzgg*

"Goddamnit. Damn you, radio!"

Pulling the Slipstream Fighter into a loop-de-loop, John Mac Johnson's Son cunningly evades a massive blast of Neutron and Disruptor fire. If the vessel that would've shot it past him so narrowly wouldn't have been his home, he would've shot it. But it was his home and he liked a place to sleep every night.

*static chzzzggg*

"This is Flight Control. All fighters return to normal escort positions, scanners show no hostile craft or projectiles closing in."

Finishing his fancy flying, John returned his fighter to the escort position that had been loaded into his fighter's computer. He wasn't amused. His position still was right on top of a Heavy Disruptor Cannon battery...

That and he hadn't been assigned any interception tasks as of yet, the only action he had seen was the action that came with the thrill of evading massive amounts of friendly firing.

He sighed. He sighed much and deeply. The Academy told him the life of a pirate was exciting. John hated it so far... Or at least, he thought he did. When he was running to his 'ride' earlier today, he had bumped his head into something, a bulkhead most probably. He remembered very little of what had happened to him before, but hey, he still knew how to fly and he knew his name - it was painted on the side of his utterly fancy Slipstream jet.

Looking around, he spotted no other fighters around him anymore. Wondering if that was a sign of another volley by the cannons right underneath his shiny behind, his radio suddenly started acting as if it was going to say something...

[Author's note: Feel the tension yet? I don't ]

*tsssssgggggg static rumble bumble*

"John! This is your Wing Commander speaking!"

Wondering what the [beep] was going on, John decided to keep silent and listen.

"John?! Are you there goddamnit?! We have multiple boogies closing in on your position and most fighters are too far away to intercept. It's up to you, God speed, lad!"

Before John got a chance to reply, the channel was cut. Not that that mattered. The grin on his face would've made it impossible for him to speak anyway. His hands started working magic and the fighter replied accordingly, not much later it was jumping through space like a squirrel through a forest, full with nice trees to jump from and onto.

His nimble fighter closed in on the enemy group of fighters - which in fact wasn't that big, but big enough to make John feel slightly worse. However, he had to do his duty as a pilot! Swiftly turning off the safety of his Lasers and Missiles, he pulled up and let loose the afterburners. As a result of this, his fighter shot past and above the enemies, who laughed inside their cockpits and continued on to the Concordat.

But suddenly, with lightening cracking down in the cloudless void of space, John locked on and fired his Missiles, only to continue his attack from behind with a devastating volley of Laser fire, quickly eating through the puny Devoran fighters who cl33rly were no match for the l33t sk1llz of good ol' John Mac Johnson's Son.

Turning around and returning to the Concordat that was his home, he sent his WC a short message of his victory...



[ULTRA IMPRESSIVE RETURN TO THE BRIDGE]

Flight Control - *slightly amazed* - "Sir, one of our Wing Commanders reports that a certain pilot managed to slay an entire Devoran attack squadron on his own."

Fluffie looks away from the view screen, eyeing FC. He thought for a second, though not mentioning it to anyone, he always got silly remarks when he said he was thinking. After he was through thinking, Fluffie smiled much-o. Again.

"Comms, get me this young strapping lad on the phone, would ya?"

Comms - "Sure thing, hot shot!"

Seconds later, the neat display of the battlefied on the viewscreen shrinks, making room for the helmetted head of John Mac Johnson's Son. Fluffie stands up from his chair and walks a bit forward, bowing.

"Hail, John Mac Johnson's Son, pilot of l33t!"

Inside his fighter, John is stunned for a moment. But then he recognizes his Captain and more importantly, his employer. Perhaps even more importantly, is the fact he recognizes the 'strange' language this man speaks.

[The following is actually conducted in a gansta-rappized l33t-sp34k, but parts of it are 'translated' to English for your reading pleasure, eh, sugar babes o' mine.]

F - "Yo shizzle, j00 sh0w1n' some l33t-4ss flying sk1llz d00d!"

J - "Aye! M3h r0x0r some b0x0r j0!"

F - "Woooeeiii, big ass Concordat g0nn4h c4us3 s0m3 seri0s p41n d00d!"

J - "j00 th4 m4n d00d!"

F - "Nay dude, j00!"

J - "WE th4 m3n, y34h!"

F - "Ph34r!"

J - "Ph34r much-0!"

[End of translation, as well as conversation. For those failing to see the meaning of it: Fluffie said he really liked the stuff John was doing.]

Comms - "He cannay speak anymore for the moment, Sir. Apparantly, he's busy killing stuff again."

Fluffie - "No sweat. I understand. He l33t like me, eh."

No1 - *eyes Fluffie, slightly concerned about the conversation his Cap. had with the pilot mere moments ago*

But, before the good man can say anything, a Marine bursts in! He is carrying a briefcase, big, black and somehow still shiny.

Marine - "One delivery, paid by our beloved MC already. Enjoy, sir."

After having handed over the weapon, the Marine leaves again, returning his drinking in the hold. (Take note that they are actually not REALLY drinking alcohol. They are just there, waiting for action. And stuff.)

Fluffie unpacks his weapon, which looks so evil, so bad ass, so powerful and so mean that it is simply, currently, impossibl to describe. Holding it menacingly, Fluffie stares at the numerous officers on his bridge, who all had been trying to get his attention for a few seconds already. But, the good ol' hero of this thread had been slightly occupied with his... toy.

WO - "We have a lock on Concordat #2, all Neutron and Disruptor weapons are charged and ready. Give me the word Captain."

SO - "SIR! Devoran superweapons ARE charged. We are a most likely target, due to size, impressive-ness and danger rating."

He curses. Fluffie curses much.

"Flight Control, order all fighters to get the hell away from us, we're a ****ing danger zone right now. Tell them that if we don't make it, they are to report to that friendly Command Carrier. If we *do* make it if they fire at us, we're going to need them to kill anything that comes close, 'cause chances are we'll be in pain.

Engineering, Med Bay. Prepare for impact, spread medic and engineering (which includes ADCT) teams around the entire ship."

Several affirmative replies follow. The No1, trying to keep as cool as possible, hits a ship-wide-intercom button.

No1 - "Attention all hands, prepare for impact by multiple superweapons."

She (because I, Lord Fluffie, have decided that my No1 is a female) taps some more buttons and suddenly the entire ship is flashing with red lights (on the inside, the outside stays perfectly funky as before) and the alarm sounding all around. Looking at her beloved Captain, she raises her shoulders - there wasn't much she could do from this point on.

Fluffie sure was going to try something though.

"We ain't going down. Engineering!"

EO - "Sir?"

"I know you are already boosting the shields, but be a dear, take a look at the sensor data and try to reinforce those parts that will be exposed enemy fire, using the energy normally used to reinforce other parts of the shields."

Helm - "I'll adjust my flying..."

SO - "...and I'll help with the sensor data."

EO - "We're on it Captain."

No1 - *sighing in an utterly cute, anime girl like way* - "I hope it works."

Fluffie looks at his No1, walks over to her, hugs her and whispers something in her ear about everything being alright and perfectly fine. He lets her go again and turns to his WO.

"Show them hell. We'll survive this round and next round... We, we will be firing our superweapons. No mercy for the fools."

WO - "NO MERCY."

"Concordat #2 still locked in?"

WO - "Weapons have lock, Advanced Tactics Computer confirms. Weapons are charged."

"Fire, they'll consider this an appetizer and a display of what happens to those who defy me... No, to those who defy us."

WO - *pushes the big, red button*

Outside, all Slipstream fighters had already cleared away from the Concordat, as ordered earlier. The ship adjusted its course and shields shimmered, some parts weakened, other parts reinforced muchly. Weapon ports, lit up brightly as they were fully charged, started opening up. They didn't fire simultaneously, but instead, space was brightened by numerous flashes of Neutron and Disruptor fire, following each other as the many batteries spread across Fluffie's Concordat's hull fired.

Watching the viewscreen, Fluffie got back into his chair, holding on firmly. Everyone aboard did, they were expecting heavy weather and a lot of turbulence soon... Looking at his newly acquired, utterly mean fire-arm, Fluffie wished he was aboard one of those Devoran ships. He would show those little wanna-be evil-do-ers what a real pirate was capable of. But all he could do now, was wait. He was probably doing some damage now, but not enough. Grinning evilly, he thought about the evil things he'd do with his own superweapons.

Comms - "Sir, message from... a certain Captain Kama."

Fluffie's thoughts were interrupted.




"Now what does he want... Can't he see it's too late for that? Oh well, open a channel, including image, alright?"

Comms - "Sir."

Still holding his weapon menacingly, Fluffie nodded as Kama appeared on the viewscreen.

"j0."





Actions summary:
EO continues boosting shields directly from the Slipstream Drives.
Still charging superweapons.
Helm + EO + SO are reinforcing only a few parts of the shields, those facing the enemy Concordats. Other parts are just kept at 100%. Helm tries to position the ship so that the extra-reinforced shields are between enemy fire and the Concordat.
Fired all Heavy Disruptor and Heavy Neutron Cannons at Concordat #2, using the Advanced Tactics Computer to amplify their usefulness.
Particle Arrays and Tractor Beams still on AFD/point defence.
Troops and Medical teams and Engineering teams (including ADCT) spread around ship, to handle incoming damage, wounded and possible 'intruders'.
Fighters still on Concordat Guarding duty, but are a bit away from the ship right now, due to possible incoming superweapon fire.
Comms and Science teams still monitoring the entire battle and feeding information onto the view screen to clarify the battle for the commanders.

Actions now noted
Shields still boostying
Superweapon charge - 1 post
weapons fired
pa on AFD
Tractor beams on PD
MD teams and ACDT teams on the job
SO - now sending battle data
Comms - now jamming Devoran Communications

[Ur_Quan]

Originally Posted by Lady Hawk

8 DEVORAN ANNHILATIOR Class Concordat Battle Stars

5
All Shields 400%
All weapons 400%

*Cough*
Anyone feel like spanking them for being exceptionally naughty?

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Ur_Quan

I got a quick question:
Is it possible to begin recharging weapons in the same post that you fired them?
(I think the answer will be 'no' because it'd give problems with weapons that require only 1 post top charge, but I'm asking anyway.)

yes u can

[Ur_Quan]

Originally Posted by Lady Hawk

yes u can

But that'd mean that weapons that require only 1 post to charge can be fired every turn just like non-chargable weapons, effectively eliminating the charging cost?

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Crazyboy

Technical Engineer Second Class Nadia Winters frowned at her screen. It blinked at her, as she downloaded information from the ships main scanners regarding the Devoran's computer system and communication layouts. Wire-fame schematics scrolled down the screen, showing the results from earlier and more recent scans. Numbers rolled down the side of the screen, showing probable comm-frequences and encryption codes used by the Devoran. She tapped a few keys, pausing the scrolling, and highlighting a part of the ship. The screen zoomed in on the overlay of the internal communication system, and a list of suspected frequencies popped up. Nadia smiled a half smile and cracked her knuckles. Turning to a second screen, she pulled out a small keyboard, and started typing away.

- - - - - - - -

Flight Leftenant Karen Tali banked her fighter sharply, as she avoided the wreckage of the fighter wing that was in front of her wing. Pieces of shrapnel from the broken fighter pinged off of the hull of hers as she narrowly avoided the fireball of the dieing fighter. As she glanced behind, she saw that the cockpit section was still mostly intact. She whispered a quick prayer for that unlucky pilot, that she would be lucky enough to escape the wreckage and make it back to the carrier.

Turning her attention back towards the scene immediately in front of her, Flight Leftenant Karen pulled her fighter back into formation with the rest of her wing. Her computer beeped, informing her of a change of orders. The nav-points indicating a Carrier Escort Patrol vanished off of her navigation computer. New orders scrolled across her “Objectives” monitor. She only looked at it for a moment before she knew what to do. Smiling slightly, that now she was getting into combat and could do what she had trained many years to do, she clicked on the squadron-wide comm.-channel.

“Attention all Squadrons. Mission Objective change. Targets are enemy fighters. Guns are free. Fire at will, repeat fire at will… Take ‘em down gurls!”

The fighter squadrons of the Pegasus broke from their formation with the Command Carrier and surged forward towards the incoming enemy fighters. The darkness of space was suddenly light up, as the fast, small agile shapes of the Slipstream fighter squadrons smashed through the fighter screen of the Devoran ship. Their shoots giving an eerie glow to both ships, as the engaged in combat. Fire balls followed from the multi-coloured flashes, as the squadrons of Slipstream fighters punched through the enemy fighters and blew them apart.

As a window was opened in the enemy fighter formations, the Command Carrier steamed through, the Jupiter and Angel fighters in formation with it, firing on the enemy fighters as they flew past. Explosions filled the night sky as the fighters found their targets. Energy fire streamed from around the Pegasus, as it speed almost directly towards the Devoran Concordat. Immediately behind the large carrier, almost unseen, were 5 Battle Frigates, dwarfed immeasurably by the carrier.

------------
Meanwhile, on the Bridge.

The bridge shook slightly as the opening volley of weapons fire from the Devoran’s impacted on the front of the Command Carrier. Crazy was slightly annoyed at this, for it meant he spilt some of his milkshake on the nice new carpet.

“Bah. What a waste!”

Then Crazy saw the flashes from the explosions of some of his nice shiny fighters. Now this really annoyed him. In fact, it annoyed him a lot. It annoyed him so much that he forgot about the wasted milkshake and turned his attention to the Devoran, with smashing, bashing, and crushing them, then jumping up and down on the little pieces left and then incinerating their remains.

Clenching his fists, Crazy leant forward in his chair. He spoke in a low voice, calm voice, which was almost a whisper. His crew, although green, and had seen very little combat, knew what it was like when Crazy got very, very annoyed. Most of them slunk down in their seats, trying to hide.

“Wing Commander. New orders for fighters. Slipstream squadrons are to take point. They’re fast and agile and they’re to punch us a hole through the enemy squadrons. Once we’re through, they’re to engage and destroy all enemy fighters, whist staying alive [cue 2 seconds of someone signing stayin’ alive]. Jupiter and Angel fighters, along with all the other craft we have, are to take up Carrier Escort positions. Keep them close to our hull. They’re to stay with us once we punch through the enemy fighter screen and take out any fighters that get to close. The Nial squadrons are to cloak and follow us through.”

Comms:[ “Sir! Signal from the Flagship. They’re sending us 5 frigates to assist. They’re now under your command”

“Exceelllent!. Signal them to form up close behind us. They’ll follow us through. SO, link our weapons systems with theirs and our AI with theirs. Feed our sensor data to them as well. That should increase our combat efficiency. Helm, take us towards the enemy Carrier. Follow the Slipstream fighters. Once we’re past them, take us up and over the enemy Carrier, spin us around and stop us behind the enemy Carrier. Weapons Office, changed Particle Array to weapons. Once we stop open up with all weapons on their engines. Comms, tell the Frigates of our plan. They’re to follow our example. Once we stop, they’re to move into an escort position and open fire at the same time. SO, when we fire, scan their shields. I want data on their shields, what happens to them. Any data you can get, get it. Engineering. Once we’ve stop, I want power diverted from Impulse Drives 2 through 5 into weapons. Divert all auxiliary power into weapons as well. I want our guns as powerful as possible.”

WO: “Aye. Setting Particle Array to Weapons and diverting all auxiliary power into the weapons.”

SO: “Sir. There’s a Battleship engaging the Devoran destroyers.”

”More help. I like. Comms, get on the hooter to the battleship. Inform them it would be much better if we worked together. Suggest we link up fighter squadrons to maximize our chances.”

Comms: “Message sent sir.”

“All right ladies. You know what you have to do. Do it”

Crazy sat back in his chair. His eyes narrowed as he watched the large display at the front of the bridge. Two hundred shapes of the Slipstream fighter squadrons could be seen moving in front, first of all getting smaller, then they seemed to stay in the same place, as the Carrier accelerated forward, keeping pace with them. The other fighter squadrons, and the frigates all moved into position with the carrier. The Pegasus continued accelerating as the Slipstream squadrons opened fire and burst through the enemy fighters, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The carrier punched through the hole made in the enemy fighters, the squadrons escorting the ship causing even more havoc in the enemy fighter squadrons, leaving a lot of floating wrecks about.

“All squadrons are to break and engage enemy fighters! Apart from the Nials.”

WC: “Nial squadrons, hang back in secondary position. All other squadrons. Break and attack. Take down all enemy fighters and bombers.”

Helm: “Sir. We’re clear of the enemy fighters. Taking us behind the carrier”

SO: “Scanners at full power.”

WO: “Weapons are hot. Activating Advanced Targeting System. Locking on to enemy carrier”

Helm: “Hold on to your hats Ladies. Here we go”

The Pegasus suddenly surged forward, as the fighter squadrons around the ship split away and started engaging their Devoran counterparts. The Pegasus headed directly towards the Devoran carrier, accelerating at full rate. The ship shook as once again the Devoran Command Carrier opened fire. This time though, the helmswoman on the Pegasus was ready. As the enemy ship opened up, the nose on the Pegasus went down, taking the large ship under their Devoran counter part. The Command Carrier spun round, under the Devoran ship, flew backwards, till it was behind it, and then slowed down a lot, matching the speed of the enemy ship. As soon as the maneuver was completed, the five frigates formed up with the carrier and all six ships opened fire.

-----------------

Summary:

- Hack attempts to continue
- Hack attempts to try to get in via internal comms
- Contacting blake to work together and link up fighters
- CC and Frigates are to link up their targeting computers and AI's so they can work together much more effectively.
- The 200 Slipstream fighters in their claw formation are to punch a hole through the enemy fighters for the Pegasus to fly through and then to engage enemy fighters at will.
- The 40 Angel and 70 Jupiter fighters and the 10 gunboats, 10 runabouts, 10 shuttles and 5 captain’s boats are to stay close to the carrier and escort it as it closes on the enemy carrier, shooting up enemy fighters that come close.
- Once past the enemy fighters, all fighter squadrons bar the Nials are to attack their counterparts, the Devoran fighters.
- The Pegasus is to close with the Devoran Command Carrier at full Impulse.
- When the enemy ship looks likely to fire, the Pegasus takes a nose dive under the enemy ship (keeping enough room so as not to chance scratching the paint work on the Pegasus)
- The Pegasus is to then perform a 180 degree turn and slow right down behind the enemy ship.
- Particle Array is set to kill.
- Auxiliary power is diverted to weapons.
- Once past the enemy ship, power from four of the impulse drives is to be pumped into the weapons.
- When weapons are überly powered, and Frigates are in position (having also made weapons more powerful), all ships are to commence shooting up the Devoran ship (20 Particle Lasers from the CC and 10 Phaser 4 and 20 Pulse Phasers from the Frigates)
- Lots of scans are to be performed on the Devoran ship as the CC n Co. open fire, to look for weakness or anything to exploilt in the enemy shielding.
- The Volley Ball babes are to be awoken from Cyrogenic Sleep

Actions Noted
Hack continues - fails again +50 for next time (codes nearly broken)
CC and firgates link AI
all fighters set to attack the CC
cc now at battle speed
PA set to attack target enemy CC
power diverted to weapons
scans continue - no data as yet
volley ball babes woken up from cryo along with the cheerleader babes too

[Lady Hawk]

more later

[Hewitt]

I'll update post later - bit busy at the moment.

Plus I have a new plan... Pandora still has bite in her yet.


ACTION SUMMARY
Pandora
* Seal off hull breaches with security forcefields
* Send 10 infantry companies to help with the wounded
* Make rousing speech
* Contact fleet - let them know how to get around DEVORAN missile deflectors
* Get SO to try and divert flight control into sensor panel
* Reset power levels
* Power down all energy weapons except the superweapons - still charging btw
* Power down all damaged missile launchers
* Divert excess power from destroyed components and powered down weapons into shields
* Tell EO about cunning plan
* Recalibrate missile weapons - 5 second pause before firing engine, another 5 seconds before guidance system shutsdown and goes into lockdown.
* Meet EO with half of engineering and MC with 10 Infantry companies in hanger bay
* CONVERT HANGER BAY INTO A MAKESHIFT BOMB BAY
* Remove all reflex missiles and EMP missiles from there loading racks (this is where the troops come into play) - NOTE: Missile weapons normally travel from loading docks in the cargo hold into the respective launchers. Also the cargo, adv. engineering and hanger bays make up one large complex in the lower rear section of Pandora.
* Load the 4 remaining Reflex Missiles into the fighter docking clamps
* Load all remaining EMP missiles on makeshift bomb racks (cargo cranes holding ramps made from some metal airducts)
* Bombs away!

Immortal Raven
* Receive message from Pandora about the missiles
* Recalibrate all missile weapons into MANUAL FIRE mode and lock 'em down
* Acquire target lock on central engine of enemy ship #6
* De-cloak behind enemy ship #6
* Fire all energy and missile weapons right into the heart of enemy ship #6's engine array
* Superweapons still charging

[No Dachi]

ND is like super busy with exams and such for two weeks, and will be unable to post

In the meantime, fighters will continue on their previous orders, Yudachi will continue firing away at the front shield arc along with the Hatshuara, the marines will keep trying to get in immediately after the ion cannon blasts hit the shields as per my plan and the Angels will procede immediately to the engine room, moving as quickly as possible and engaging the enemy only when necessary. Once they reach the engine room they will rig the engines to blow using the satchel charges they borrowed from the SDT troops, they will then get the hell out of the engine room and head for the airlocks.

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by J-Kama-Ka-C

"Nice shooting WO, report says we knocked out whatever it messing with those missiles, Missile bay, scratch the data-flood plan, we'll save it for another target, we need the bays reloaded pronto, I'm sending you some more man power, repair team is on the way, try to lock down the surge from the Cluster launcher, we'll worry about that when we have the time, get the functioning launchers loaded and ready."

"Helm, prepare for some evasive maneovers, I know those sluggish Reflex cannons aren't even going to come close, but keep vigilant, we don't want the other Concordat catching our badside. Co-ordinate with the Frivilous Rainbow, form up on the wing once more for our attack run. Comms... *sigh*, open a channel to the Grand Admiral his Lordship."

*Kama shifts uneasily in her chair, high and shiny as it was, but suddenly uncomfortable

"Mr.Bogg, I don't think I need remind you we're expected heavy fire from the Devoran ships any moment now, my ships is prepared to co-ordinate our counter strike, our Tractor Beams are coming online, if you are interested, I believe we may have a cunning plan over here... we just need ay a...little, erm"

*She pauses, swallowing a breath before continueing

"... a little help, in the matter. Any large amount of firepower you could lend is most welcomed."

"Science, I've been reviewing the scans from our allied ships, if the enemy schematics are accurate we may have a chance for a little exploitation."

*Checking the battle display for the current position of nearby vessels and the course of her backup ships.

"Good... it seems to have cleared, We didn't have the Light Cruisers distract the Devoran fighters for nothing, get me the commanders back on active channel.

Ron, Harry, keep it up, we need you to keep splitting the fighter formations with that Phaser V spread, target the squads not individual ships and they won't be able to make a clean run. Thanks, but I've got one more favour to ask, we need those Electro Pulse Guns of yours, they have a shield and system distrupting effect I'm going to call upon in a moment, you'll know it when you see it, stay sharp. XGP out."

*Toggling the comm channels back to passive connection, Kama checks her report sheets for pressing matters from members of the crew. Power readouts showed the Mk40s ready for full beam.

"Alright, things are going to get a little complex here, we have the information on the Devoran shield types coming in, they almost entirely based on gravity waves to stop our hits, so we're going to show them a little something about pulling power, weapons, bring the Advanced Targetting computer to speed, achieve a lock on both Devoran Concordats"

</Part 1>

ok

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Ur_Quan

For any external observer, small areas of the shields of The Frivolous Rainbow could be seen to light up briefly as the ship took hits from the Devoran Concordat. Inside the ship, commands were being issued and obeyed, repairs were being made, strategies were thought up, wounded were being tended to; generally speaking every able crewmember did her or his duty and on the bridge, sitting in his special captain's chair deluxe (limited edition) was captain Bogg, picking a particular difficult part of his nose. In fact, it was such a difficult spot, that Bogg had to close his eyes to get a better grip on matters. Bogg was being so concentrated, that it took him a while to notice that a silence had fallen about the bridge and that someone had been talking to him for the past two minutes. Slowly, Bogg opened one eye and looked around the bridge. All his officers were staring at him, obviously expecting some reply on his part. Out of habit, Bogg turned his head towards Alison and gave her a questioning look.
No1: "The viewscreen..?"
* A tad confused, Bogg looked up at the viewscreen that now showed the disgusted face of commander J-Kama-Ka-C.
No1: "And get that finger out of your nose."
* Bogg gave his finger a firm pull and a feeble *plop* was just audible to those that were close enough.
Bogg: "Errrrrr, you wanted something from me? No wait, don't tell me, lemme guess: your ship is about to explode and just before dying you wish to confess your love for me. What? No? Hmm, lemme think, lemme think, lemme think. Oh, I know, you cancelled your appointment with the hairdresser and now you do want to have that dinner with me. Oh, that's not it either? Ok, I give up, waht is that you want from me? You want my help?! Yes, I should've known. Women always want me to 'help' them out that way. What do you mean 'no, not that way'? Oh, I see. Sure, I'm interested, let's hear your plan. Tractorbeams? Well yes of course we have tractorbeams! Do you take us for a bunch of savages?"

<End of Part 2>

ok

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by J-Kama-Ka-C

*J-Kama-Ka-C's smile grew as the lights appeared to signal the Advanced Tactics Computer was tracking three vessels to it's maximum ability and running smoothly it seemed, two Devoran Concordats were banking towards the Cruiser and Dreadnaught, they could not be allowed a straight run towards the World Ships.

"Engines, Science, Weapons, I'm going to need your full attention for this one, we have two of the most powerful Tractor beams in Allied Space, and I see two incoming hostiles relying heavily on gravity based shielding. On signal we are to synchronise with the Frivilous Rainbow and unleash our combined super weapons. The Tractor Beam Mk40s of our cruiser will pin down the Concordats and tunnel a hole of gravitons through their forward shields, our aim is to give Bogg a stationary target, or at least overtax the Devoran engines, and open a rip in their shields for his Partical Phasers to get a clean shot off... Pull this one off and they're be plenty of new shiny toys to go around. Step to it while I relay the plan to Bogg."

*She returns to the comms as Bogg makes his reply and explains the ever so cunning plan.

"...which should stall them long enough to fire your superweapons, that is... if you can find a hankercheif while you manage to get around to shooting."

*Finding she has to compose herself once more before moving on to deal with the rest of the crew.

"Covering fire will be laid down by the El Dorado and Shangri'la, they're keeping the fighters from making successful runs on our flanks, while also lending their Electro Pulse Guns to aid shield disruption. After they've gotten their cruiser missiles underway.

Coming to which, Missile bay, how's the reload coming, do we have a complete salvo yet, once we get this initial plan under way, you can fire at will, just make sure you're aiming for Concordat 2 on the near side... their #1 still has a working supressor we assume."

*Quickly flicking through the system relays to confirm everything is in motion, nothing has been left unchecked, hopefully this will run as smoothly as possible.

"Devert power from the Neutron cannons, we won't get close enough to use them until our next run, get the Heavy Fusion back on recharge, they may come in handy if we need another quick shot.

...oh and get this "Fluffie" on the comms, as kindly as possible, see if you can have him spread his fire across both concordats, we could use the assistance... we'll just assume he knows there is Reflex Fire expected."

</Part 3>

Summary post to follow, probably in the morning

ok

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Ur_Quan

* With an intelligent, all-understanding look on his face, Bogg listened as the plan was being explained to him and after the commlink to Kama had been closed, he asked Alison to explain the entire plan to him one more time.
Bogg: "Right then, start making the necessary preparations."
No1: "Yes captain. Sarah, Laura, I want you to aquire a lock on both of those concordats (#1 and #2). Pick an area on the front that is likely to cause a lot of damage and is fairly easy to hit and relay it to the XGP 15A-II so they can target it as well."
SO: "Scans show that a direct hit on their front is likely to do most damage."
WO: "I'm locking on to it now."
No1: "Right, now I want you to disconnect both our Electro Pulse Guns from the Particle Array and then set the rest of the array to Big Weapon Mode."
WO: "The Electro Pulse Guns are now disengaged from the array. The array has been set to Big Weapon Mode."
No1: "Excellent. Now listen carefully. When we give the signal, the XGP 15A-II will attempt to use their tracotrbeams to create a hole in the Gravometric Defence Grid of both of those Devoran concordats. I know our tractorbeams aren't as powerful as theirs, but I want them set up in such a way that they amplify those on the other ship. At the same time, our Electro Pulse Guns will fire on the same spot on concordat #2, in an attempt to punch a hole in their EM-shield. Commander J-Kama-Ka-C's light cruisers will do the same on concordat #1. If successful, there will be a small temporary hole in the shields of both vessels. During that time, you will fire both Phased Particle Phasers 8, one on each concordat. In addition I want the Particle array (in Big Weapon Mode) to fire on concordat #1 accompanied by half (4) of our Heavy Disruptors and all 3 Quad Blaster Cannons as well as the other half of the HEavy Disruptors (also 4) are to target concordat #2. To maximise damage it is essential that all weapons hit the same, hopefully unshielded, spot on those concordats."
WO: "Understood! I'm programming all weapons and the tractor beams to lock and fire on said spot."
Bogg: "Mr l'Oven, we're going to simultaneously use all of our weapons plus our tractorbeams momentarily. You must keep an eye on all systems and make sure we will not cause any overloads."
EO: "Aye capt'n, you can count on us down here. Give me a few minutes to make the necessary arrangements."
Bogg: "Very well."
No1: "Captain we're receiving some more damage reports. We have some more wounded and another casualty. We've also lost 2 of our fighters and scans show that the Devorans have charged their Reflex Cannons and are ready to fire. The good news is that the missile suppressor on concordat #2 has been destroyed."
Bogg: "Send more Advanced Damage Control teams to repair all the damage, bring the missile launchers back online and give me McQuirk."
WC: "Wingcommander McQuirk here, captain!"
Bogg: "McQuirk; according to this combat report we lost 2 of our Nials. That is intollerable! I want our Hawks out there and have them team up with the Nials immeditately."
WC: "Aye capt'n, my lads will appreciate the support."
WO: "Missile launchers are back online and ready to fire, Sir!"
Bogg: "Well done, after we're through with the plan, I want you to unleash all of our missiles and torpedoes on the Reflex Cannons of concordat #2 and be sure to target that one only. And helm, once we've fired our weapons, I want you to take evasive action immediately. I do not wish to get hit by those Reflex Cannons of theirs."
WO: "Consider it done!"
Helm: "Yes Sir, standing by for evasive action."
EO: "Engineering here captain. We're monitoring all systems and are standing by for for immediate action in case of emergency."
Bogg: "Alright then ladies, let's do this shall we. Comms; send the signal..."

<End of Part 4>

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Actions:

Carry-over from previous rounds:
- Nials continue their attack on the Devoran Bombers.
- Shieldstrength is still continually redistributed in such a way that the shields facing the Devoran concordat are up to their maximum strength by drawing power from the shields opposite the concordat. This should help decrease internal damage and possible casualties/injuries while normal AFD and AMDII are to destroy any fighters and missiles that are on the more vulnerable side of the ship (where the shields are weaker).
- Still scanning for patterns in enemy manoeuvres and tactics to try and predict their actions to some extent, making it easier to target and evade them. Any information is directly relayed to Helm and WC for immediate exploitation.
- Any wounded are to be treated in sickbay after which they must immediately report back to their stations.
- Damage control teams have been ordered to repair any damage that was done to the ship.

Actions that are new this round:
- Hawks are being launched to support the Nials.
- Weaponlocks are being made on easy to hit, but maximum damage causing spots on both concordats and this information is relayed to Kama.
- Tractor beams are used to amplify the effect of Kama's tractor beams.
- Electro Pulse Guns (both of them) are delinked from the Particle Array and both are fired on concordat #2 at the spot where the tractor beams hit it.
- One Phased Particle Phaser 8 is to fire on concordat #1 and the other fires on #2 on the spot described above.
- Particle Array is set to Big Weapon Mode and is fired on concordat #1 on the spot described above.
- All 3 Quad Blaster Cannons fire on on concordat #2 on the spot described above.
- Half (4) of the Heavy Disruptors fire on concordat #1 and the other 4 Heavy Disruptors fire on concordat #2. Again, as described above.
- EO is keeping a close eye on systems to prevent overloading any circuitry and damaging shipsystems.
- Launcher systems are brought back online and EACH Reflex Cannon on concordat #2 receives 20 EMP missiles, 4 photon torpedoes, 6 gravatic missiles and 3 cluster missiles with the compliments of captain Bogg.
- Once the plan has been completed, Helm is to take immediate evasive action to prevent being hit by the Devoran Reflex Cannons.

Actions noted
Nials Attack Bombers
Scans passed to WO for target solutions
Med teams in action
DC on the job
Hawks launched to cover nials
Superweapons open up
Evasive actions taken to avoid weapon fire

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by J-Kama-Ka-C

"Is everyone sitting comfortably... then let's begin..."

Summary

XGP [Cruiser] -
Targetting both Concordats #1 and #2 at selected spots, using Tractor Beams to tunnel through the Gravometic and electromagnetic defences, while also hindering their movement. (Points subtly mentioned as reminder. Maneoverably the Cruiser is quite a bit better than Devoran hulks caught in tractor beams trying to fire the sluggishly responcive Reflex Cannons at a moving target with shiny Vorlon shields (+ power from neutron cannons). Further more PPP8s can be fired from any angle around the ship and are already rather good at tearing through shields. Moving targets > Slow/stopped targets trying to get a Reflex shot out )
Missile bays to deliever a flood of parcels marked "Explosive Handle with Care" towards Concordat #2, non missile supressor one. Complements of 10x Heavy Missile Launchers; 10x Light Missile Launcher; 4x Cluster Missile Launchers; 1x Cluster Missile Launcher (locked down)
Heavy Fusion Cannons begin charging cycle (2 posts) again.

El Dorado and Shangri'la [Light Cruiser x2] -
Stay inconspicuous for the most part
4x Phaser Vs to continue "carving" through enemy fighter formations to split the groups up.
2x Cruise Missiles launched and are now under own power, targeting flank of Concordat #2
5x Heavy Missile Launchers; 5x Light Missile Launchers, Concordat #2
1x Electro Pulse Gun, assist in the De-Sheilding of Concordat #1 on attack run
1x ADCTs get to work on repairs
[Weapon numbers are for each Light cruiser]


Total missiles for Concordat #2 = as many as physically possible to be launched from the following: 20x Heavy Missile Launcer; 20x Light Missile Launcher; 4x Cluster Missile Launchers; 4x Cruise Missile Launcher.
<fin>

Actions Noted
tractor beams to try to work on concordat 1 -
this effort failed leaving both you and urquans ships in a unique situation
weapons fired
Concordats 1 and 2 targeted
missiles fired

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by blake

Haven't had much time lately and the problem that I cant see many of the previous pages limits the ammount of things I can refer to. Anyway heres the summary, detail to come when I can get some time.

Communicate acknowledgement to Crazyboy.
Send all 10 heavy fighters to assist the other fighters.
Continue to engage enemy Destroyers, concentrate on the closest one.
Continue to charge Phased Particle Pahser 8.
All power to shields from engines.

Hope thats ok, I might have to pull out if I cant read old posts - I have a terrible memory and like to refer back to previous posts.

actions noted
comms sent to crazy
fighters linked with crazy
Supwer weapon charge - 1 post

[Fluffie]

J-Kama-Ka-C

-XGP (Cruiser)
Forward Shield 05%
forward port shield 05%
forward starbaord shield 05%
port shield 05%
starbaord shield 05%
aft port shield 20%
aft starbaord shield 20%
aft shield 20%

heavy hull damage
heavy internal damage

Breaches on decks 1 - thru to 8

hull integrity 25%

Cluster Missile Mounts - DESTROYED
FTL engines - DESTROYED

95% loss of main power
75% loss of secondary power
85% loss of life support

all weapons need 1 post to charge

YOU ARE A BURNING WRECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


...
he's not emperor kama of the kipire.. but he's kama.. and his ship was so, utterly, ****ing, sexy.

FLUFF SMASH

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Bakan

*Watching the enemy Concordat #4 explode, Bakan joins the crew as they cheer in victory. The cheer is cut short as the shockwaves from the explosion strikes the small fleet of ships. As the ships automatically evaded, trying to throw off any ships that might be targetting them, trying to avoid the worst of the blasts, Bakan grabbed the arms of his command chair as the ship shudders, watching the controls as several of them light up, indicating damage. Forcing himself to tune out the chaos as several reports start coming in, Bakan stands up and walks towards the middle of the bridge.*

Bakan: "Damage report people, us and the rest of our ships."

Engineering Officer: "Light hull and internal damage sir. Increasing energy flow and nurtients into the hull, hopefuelly our bio-armor can adapt and heal itself. Minor loss of weapons power and targetting ability."

Communications Officer: "Receiving reports from the Nightwing, they are in the same condition as us."

No1: "I got the Redemption, she got the brunt of the impact, her main superweapon is damaged, hull damaged, manuverability and weapon power affected, sensors damaged, and her shields are at a overall 70%."

Bakan: "Helm, regroup us, I want us and the Nightwing to flank the Redepemtion. Science Officer, I want you to find us another Concordat to take on...."

Science Officer: "I got one, Concordat #5, apparently she's targetting us.... wait..... we are apparently a secondary target, her primary target is the Redemption."

Bakan: "Communications, send to all our ships, I want them to put their Advance Damage Controls Teams to good use. Redemption has 15 of them if I recall, I want 5 of them to work on her shields, 5 more to work on her superweapon, and the rest to work on her manuverability. As for the rest of us, I want the teams to concentrate on weapons and any internal damage."

Communications Officer: "Sending transmission. They have confirmed orders."

Science Officer: "Concordat #5 is almost in weapons range sir."

Bakan: "Helm, move us in CLOSE to the other ships. Once we are within 25 meters of them, lock navigation controls so that you control all three. I want all of us to move as one."

Helm Officer: "Sir, that's some tricky ass flying, I'm good, but why?"

Bakan: "Cortana, good job with the salvo, time for your next job. Once we are in close with the rest of the ships, I want you to organize our shields, sharing them as best as possible, reinforcing them among the three of us."

Cortana: "You are asking a lot there Captain, sure you want to put your faith in a AI."

Bakan: "No, however you are the best being for the job. Science Officer, keep scanning those ships, what's their manuverability like?"

Science Officer: "They look to be the most manuverable ships of that size I have ever seen. They can turn on a dime compared to most ships those sizes."

Helm Officer: "Okay..... I have managed to move us in close. Navigation controls have been locked in, I am in full control."

Cortana: "Beginning shield transfer and link-up, aligning shield matrixes... okay, we are linked up."

Bakan: "Very good, initate evasive manuvers. Cortana, keep a eye on the sensors, whereever they are targetting, boost those shields. Helm, same goes for you, try to avoid the worst of the shots. Tatical, where we stand on weapons?"

Tatical Officer: "Conventional weapons have lost some minor power, superweapons all down until we have a chance to recharge them, which I have already started."

*Turning, Bakan stares at the main tatical hologram. Seeing the ships dancing around, Bakan tries to think of a plan, where one strikes him.*

Bakan: "Wing Commander, order all fighters to form in close. Also, get on the Redemption, tell her on my mark to launch ALL her Armed Platforms. Helm, change course towards Concordat #3, angle us so that she is to our fore, Concordat #5 is to our aft. If she misses us, she has one hell of a nice backstop in Concordat #3, and I want you evading us so much that she DOES miss! Tatical, I'm seeing that Concordat #3's shields are weak towards the aft, do the same we just did, concentrate all weapons fire on a single point."

Helm Officer: "Changing course, and evading as much as possible. This will be fun."

Tatical Officer: "Sensors are damaged, but I'll work on it as much as possible. Quantum Torpedoes have been locked down."

Engineering Officer: "I have our ADCT's working on that, but I can't guarntee anything where it comes to shields."

Wing Commander: "Fighters have formed up around us."

Bakan: "Wing Commander, once the Redemption has launched her Assualt Platforms, the AF's will target any hostile fighters, with the rest going after the Concordat #5. Our fighters will use those platforms as cover to initiate a assualt run."

Wing Commader: "Orders sent."

Bakan: "LAUNCH PLATFORMS!!!"

*On the Redemption, four hatches open up on the lower hull. With several flashes, 12 Assualt Platforms fly out from each hole. Firing their thrusters, they quickly form up behind the Redemption. Gun turrets on them start to glow as they power up, space shimmers as shields are raised, and the guns start moving and tracking. The fighters bank smoothly and turn towards the platforms, firing their thrusters to full burn."

Wing Commander: "Platforms successfully deployed, fighters launched."

Tatical Officer: "We are in weapons range of Concordat #3."

Wing Commander: "Concordat #5 is in weapons range of the Platforms."

Bakan: "All ships and fighters.... open fire, all available weapons!"

Summary

• Cheered as Concordat #4 exploded .
• Initated evasive manuvers to avoid enemy fire.
• Recieved damage reports and ordered all ADCT's to start repairs. Ships with Bio-Hull's were ordered to boost nutrients and energies to the hull to aid in it's healing process and develop resistance to damages.
• Formed up ships, ordered Cortana to link up shields, and Helm Officer to link his navigation console to the other ships, taking control of them.
• Changed course to place Concordat #3 fore, Concordat #5 aft.
• Launched 48 Assualt Platforms aft of Redemption and ordered fighters to distract accurate targetting of Concordat #5.
• Ordered all ships to fire on Concordat #3's aft end, concentrating on a single spot on aft end.
• Ordered all Assualt Platforms to fire either on enemy fires or Concordat #5, with fighters going after Concordat #5.

Actions noted
evasive manouvers
Cortana releseas control of ships back to the captians - SHE IS NOW ALIVE and serves with BAKAN on his flagship
she can shift to any of Bakans ships with ease
assault platforms launched
open up om concordat 3
Superweapon Charge - 3 posts

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by Hewitt

I'll update post later - bit busy at the moment.

Plus I have a new plan... Pandora still has bite in her yet.


ACTION SUMMARY
Pandora
* Seal off hull breaches with security forcefields
* Send 10 infantry companies to help with the wounded
* Make rousing speech
* Contact fleet - let them know how to get around DEVORAN missile deflectors
* Get SO to try and divert flight control into sensor panel
* Reset power levels
* Power down all energy weapons except the superweapons - still charging btw
* Power down all damaged missile launchers
* Divert excess power from destroyed components and powered down weapons into shields
* Tell EO about cunning plan
* Recalibrate missile weapons - 5 second pause before firing engine, another 5 seconds before guidance system shutsdown and goes into lockdown.
* Meet EO with half of engineering and MC with 10 Infantry companies in hanger bay
* CONVERT HANGER BAY INTO A MAKESHIFT BOMB BAY
* Remove all reflex missiles and EMP missiles from there loading racks (this is where the troops come into play) - NOTE: Missile weapons normally travel from loading docks in the cargo hold into the respective launchers. Also the cargo, adv. engineering and hanger bays make up one large complex in the lower rear section of Pandora.
* Load the 4 remaining Reflex Missiles into the fighter docking clamps
* Load all remaining EMP missiles on makeshift bomb racks (cargo cranes holding ramps made from some metal airducts)
* Bombs away!

Immortal Raven
* Receive message from Pandora about the missiles
* Recalibrate all missile weapons into MANUAL FIRE mode and lock 'em down
* Acquire target lock on central engine of enemy ship #6
* De-cloak behind enemy ship #6
* Fire all energy and missile weapons right into the heart of enemy ship #6's engine array
* Superweapons still charging

Actions Noted
Plan is put into action this will take 2 post to do
message sent to Pandora
lock on afty section of concordat 6
fire weapons
superweapon charge - ready to fire

[Lady Hawk]

hewitt - your main character is dead - you now continue with the mission aboard your other ship - your crew now wants revenge - you will get +100% to hit

sorry

[Lady Hawk]

however hewitt you can save your char if you post that you leave the crippled ship

[Lady Hawk]

Originally Posted by No Dachi

ND is like super busy with exams and such for two weeks, and will be unable to post

In the meantime, fighters will continue on their previous orders, Yudachi will continue firing away at the front shield arc along with the Hatshuara, the marines will keep trying to get in immediately after the ion cannon blasts hit the shields as per my plan and the Angels will procede immediately to the engine room, moving as quickly as possible and engaging the enemy only when necessary. Once they reach the engine room they will rig the engines to blow using the satchel charges they borrowed from the SDT troops, they will then get the hell out of the engine room and head for the airlocks.

actions noted

[Lady Hawk]

only replies needed from

PK if possible due to comp problems
FJ

[Lady Hawk]

2 computer upgrades added

[flapjack]

<insert reply here>

I'd post the whole thing now, but I've got parents bugging me about going to bed so I'll have to do it tomorrow.