[STGOD] Primary Story Thread

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-06-21 11:48pm

New from Durandalia were still filtering in. the Shiva cluste, small as she was, had had no defending Military Clusters, and had taken huge damage. Being a civilian facility, she had no Antimatter reactors, but she had suffered mightily all the same. Three quarters of the colony had been completely ravaged, and the casualties were cloe to sizty million.

(stormbringer, in my OOB it says M/AM reactors are military only- civilian craft an stations us fusion.)

The cener of the Floater fleet, eight of the new "Republic" Dreadnoughts and as many carriers, arrived to assist their Krytos allies. Behind them stood a full three quarters of the mighty naval forces of the Pan-Slavic Republic- over thirty heavy battleships, with massive swarms of escorts.

"Allied forces to Krytos command. We are in position, and our assets are at your disposal. Tactical command is yours."

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-06-21 11:49pm

Stormbringer wrote:
Darksider wrote:(OOC: How many mines are there?)
(OOC: A lot. My ships had been laying them for a quite a while. So I know, what ships do you have in this force?)

The exact details of the two fleets sent from Krytos (Combined into a single force after your WMD assault on Durandalia) were in another post, it's roughly sixty ships.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-06-21 11:50pm

Thirdfain wrote:New from Durandalia were still filtering in. the Shiva cluste, small as she was, had had no defending Military Clusters, and had taken huge damage. Being a civilian facility, she had no Antimatter reactors, but she had suffered mightily all the same. Three quarters of the colony had been completely ravaged, and the casualties were cloe to sizty million.

(stormbringer, in my OOB it says M/AM reactors are military only- civilian craft an stations us fusion.)

The cener of the Floater fleet, eight of the new "Republic" Dreadnoughts and as many carriers, arrived to assist their Krytos allies. Behind them stood a full three quarters of the mighty naval forces of the Pan-Slavic Republic- over thirty heavy battleships, with massive swarms of escorts.

"Allied forces to Krytos command. We are in position, and our assets are at your disposal. Tactical command is yours."

"Move in to assist us in taking on the mines, and assume positions within our Point defense network so we can stop incoming missile attacks.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-06-21 11:52pm

Stormbringer wrote: The sheilds on one of the cap ships went and the grasers began searing chunks from it's hull. The frigate exploded as it was speared by yet another graser.

"Sir, frigate Arkon has been destroyed."

"Open fire with PDLs, try and hit the mines with them too."

The KSN fleet continued to blast apart mine after mine.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-06-21 11:56pm

Fighter and gunboats. Over a twelve thousand fighters and nine thousand gunboats began to sortie from the planet as the Floater force arrive.

Inexorable Fleet waited. The trap was about ready to close on the invaders. The reinforcements were about ready to arrive.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-06-21 11:56pm

The second wave of PSR vessels arrived- 15 battleships, 20 heavy cruisers, 40 escort frigates, and one hundred gunboats, guarding the center of the attacking fleet- Six of the massive PSR Planetary Assualt Spheres, huge seige weapons which could unleash barrages of missiles.

"Admiral Svetalavisk, on station and at your command, Krytos Admiral. Our wepaons are prepared to open fire."

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-06-22 12:01am

Thirdfain wrote:The second wave of PSR vessels arrived- 15 battleships, 20 heavy cruisers, 40 escort frigates, and one hundred gunboats, guarding the center of the attacking fleet- Six of the massive PSR Planetary Assualt Spheres, huge seige weapons which could unleash barrages of missiles.

"Admiral Svetalavisk, on station and at your command, Krytos Admiral. Our wepaons are prepared to open fire."

The KSN fleet's weapons opend up, blasting apart countless mines

"How long until that fighter formation reaches our position?"

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-06-22 12:03am

(You realize the gun boats and fighter hadn't done more than begin lifting off from the planet right?)

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-06-22 12:06am

Stormbringer wrote:(You realize the gun boats and fighter hadn't done more than begin lifting off from the planet right?)

Never mind.

(It's late, i need sleep. NO......must.....keep.....fighting.....)

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-06-22 12:15am

The PSR's fighter contingent formed a massive defensive wall- twelve hundred of the feared Suka strike fighters, large, heavily shielded and heavily armed, spread out, with their covering force of 450 gunboats. The Floater carriers released their massive swarms of fighters, the myriad of tiny targets quite untouchable by the clumsy anticapship mines.

The Floater figher swarm moved among the mines, demolishing the targets like turkeys in a barrel.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-06-22 12:17am

The KSN fleet moved up alongside the allied armada and launched it's fighters. the fighters stayed with the fleet while it continued blasting apart mines.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-06-22 12:17am

{Stockholm System - AIS Inexorable}

The trap was set and now they had taken the bait. The ansible sent the message.

"The Floaters have taken the bait. As have the Slavs. Send the fleet in."

As one the combined Fenris and Empress Jessica BattleFleets dropped in behind the enemy. They began unleashing missles, with in few minutes seven hundred thousands missles were launched at point blank range. The fleets kept firing, more and more missles reached out.

They were target on the Floater and Slav capital ships. The first wave broke over them and began detonating. These were the heaviest missles aviable. And thousands broke over the Assualt Spheres, dreadnaughts, carriers.

Even with their enormous power the ships began dying. First a carrier, then an dreanaught, and then another carrier. None of the ships escaped the barrage. The fleet was dying under that massive barrage.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-06-22 12:23am

Diplomatic Communication- - -
Ordino Accords - Skaven Empire

Friends of the Skaven Empire. We realise that your past agreements to the NBA would make you chose to fight against the OA pact forces, but we would like to provide another suggestion.

The war will not go well for the Asgard. They are outnumbered three to one, with the PSR, the NRE, the OA, and the SC supporting the Ordino Accord's cause.

You can throw your lot with them, if you please- but we offer a far safer deal. We do not wish to have to fight the Skaven, who have been friends with us, and good business partners.

Turn away from the NBA. Keep your fleets at home, to defend your own people, away from the fighting. When this ends, there will be need of neutral powers to oversee the reconstruction of the Asgard worlds. The task could fall into your hands. Imagine- Nine major worlds to do with as you please, and three of them lightly inhabited and open to Skaven colonists.

Alternatively, if you were to actually side with the Odino Accords in this war, we could arrange for you to control the remains of the Kokand empire as well, following the War, along with giving you full access to Floater Genemodification technology. Imagine what the fecund minds of your scientists could do, supplementing their abilities. Your warp and psychic technology could go anywhere with Floater genemodding technology in assistance.

We axiously await your reply.

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-06-22 12:31am

Stormbringer wrote:{Stockholm System - AIS Inexorable}

The trap was set and now they had taken the bait. The ansible sent the message.

"The Floaters have taken the bait. As have the Slavs. Send the fleet in."

As one the combined Fenris and Empress Jessica BattleFleets dropped in behind the enemy. They began unleashing missles, with in few minutes seven hundred thousands missles were launched at point blank range. The fleets kept firing, more and more missles reached out.

They were target on the Floater and Slav capital ships. The first wave broke over them and began detonating. These were the heaviest missles aviable. And thousands broke over the Assualt Spheres, dreadnaughts, carriers.

Even with their enormous power the ships began dying. First a carrier, then an dreanaught, and then another carrier. None of the ships escaped the barrage. The fleet was dying under that massive barrage.

The KSN fleet's PDL weapons lanced out, destroying the majoraty of the missiles headed for the KSN ships, the fleet turned twards the incoming Asgard forces and opend fire with all weapons.

"Status of allied fleet?"

"Major damage to Floater and PSR ships, our fleet remains relativly undamaged."

"Open fire, make those asgard bastards pay."

The KSN ships doubled up on targets to cause maximum damage to the enemy.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-06-22 12:35am

The trap had sprung- on a fleet of prepared capital ships.

Even as the thousands of missiles streaked in, the counterattacks fell. Each of the Assault Spheres mounted 4,800 missile tubes- and there were six of the heavily shielded monsters. The sixty Slavic battleships each mounted a third of that armament in missile tubes, along with great banks of xray lasers. The one hundred twenty heavy cruisers with the fleet also unleashed their fury- eight hundred VLS tubes per cruisr emptied. The volley was planetshattering- more then a quarter million missiles in the first volley alone- and that was not counting the hundreds of massive antiship batteries that opened up, and the twelve hundred Slavic fighters, the best in known space, which turned on the Asgard forces.

The PSR vessels had no reloads for their tubes, but the volley they released was of earth-shattering power.

FTL inhibitors snapped on on every one of the PSR battleships, and on each of the Floater dreadnoughts.

The DE fleet, along with the third and final Astrolegios, would be arriving any moment...

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-06-22 12:36am

Once again the Empress Jessica Battlefleet danced out of range, covered but the ships own wedges. The tight wall formation moving with parade ground precision. The ships point defense was picking off the first of the return fire even as she and her escorts jumped out. A few hits caught the fleet but nothing crippling was inflicted.

Admiral Layton smiled, this game was certainly becoming interesting. Hard on ship and crew but his ships and men were up to it.

(Darksider, what the hell are you shooting? Missles, beams, what?)

Darksider · Post by **Darksider** » 2003-06-22 12:37am

Stormbringer wrote:Once again the Empress Jessica Battlefleet danced out of range, covered but the ships own wedges. The tight wall formation moving with parade ground precision. The ships point defense was picking off the first of the return fire even as she and her escorts jumped out. A few hits caught the fleet but nothing crippling was inflicted.

Admiral Layton smiled, this game was certainly becoming interesting. Hard on ship and crew but his ships and men were up to it.

(Darksider, what the hell are you shooting? Missles, beams, what?)

The KSN fleet continued firing

(Mass drivers, lasers, particle beams, and neutron guns. The whole shebang.)

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-06-22 12:41am

Nearly 300,000 missiles impacted among the Asgard vessels, maneuvering behind wedges and going off over the vulnerable sidewalls. Their MIRV warheads broke apart into devastating swarms of submunitions, each one carrying a bomb-pumpd laser warhead.

Seconds later, the wave of PSR strike craft arrived among the Asgard vessels. The Asgard ships, packed like sardines in a can by their parade formation, were suddenly faced with a rampaging swarm of powerful fighters and gunships.

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2003-06-22 12:42am

Thirdfain wrote:Diplomatic Communication- - -
Ordino Accords - Skaven Empire
* * *
We axiously await your reply.

The Emperor is away at this time and so is unavailable to approve your request. However, it will interest you to know that our fleet will not be assisting in the NBA attack. We were not consulted on this attack and we do not approve of the actions taken.

We have relayed your message to the Emperor's transport and to our embassy in the Asgard Empire. You will receive a more definitive reply once it reaches the proper hands.

~ King Vaskar of the Skaven

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-06-22 12:44am

Thirdfain wrote:Nearly 300,000 missiles impacted among the Asgard vessels, maneuvering behind wedges and going off over the vulnerable sidewalls. Their MIRV warheads broke apart into devastating swarms of submunitions, each one carrying a bomb-pumpd laser warhead.

Seconds later, the wave of PSR strike craft arrived among the Asgard vessels. The Asgard ships, packed like sardines in a can by their parade formation, were suddenly faced with a rampaging swarm of powerful fighters and gunships.

(the Asgard ships left you dumbass. Nice work)

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-06-22 12:45am

WTF are you talking about? the missiles launched when your fleet opened fire! They would arrive only shortly after your barrage hit, and besides, you are under a FTL inhibitor screen- you aren't escaping this one. Fool.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-06-22 12:47am

The Asgad fleet isn't going anywhere- there are about 100 vessels with FTL inhibitors right next door to them, and as long as they hav bow and stern wedges up, they are moving quite slowly.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-06-22 12:48am

Thirdfain wrote:WTF are you talking about? the missiles launched when your fleet opened fire! They would arrive only shortly after your barrage hit, and besides, you are under a FTL inhibitor screen- you aren't escaping this one. Fool.

My ships jumped out shorlty after launching. Your missles would be still on the way as my ships left. Darksiders would get in few licks

And the post of your occured nearly simulatneously with mine so it's a coin toss whose counts.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-06-22 12:49am

These ships ALL have FTL inhibitors. You CAN'T jump in on them at short ranges, and if you did, then you wouldn't be able to jump out again right after.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-06-22 12:51am

Thirdfain wrote:

These ships ALL have FTL inhibitors. You CAN'T jump in on them at short ranges, and if you did, then you wouldn't be able to jump out again right after.

So? You make it clear in your own post they didn't have them up when they first came in. And after the missle barrage they'd be withdrawing so they'd get out alright.