[Khellendros]

Oh yeah, flip those colony ships to re-roll rubbish dice please D'rek. Forget doing it for the battle in ....that hex I don't care about - um, the one that isn't my homeworld or the shellworld. Only reroll in those ones. Uh, unless I have rerolls left over, then do reroll elsewhere. Clear? Clear. Also, make me win. Ta!

[twelve]

Imperial Historian, on 19 April 2013 - 03:35 PM, said:

Oh and combat strategies! Just to speed things up I'll let D'rek decide my combat targetting, but you others should put in some provisionals for where you want to target your guns otherwise this resolution could take a while!

Good idea. I'll have to look things over. I think the only complicated battle for me will be the one in Khell's homeworld but I'll lay out my provisionals today.

[cerveza_fiesta]

All this sound about right Twelve?
Mu Arae:
-I only have 1 ship type to target in Mu Arae so obviously target that.

GC:
-If my interceptor hits and can destroy a dreadnought (even if it wastes 1 of its 2 possible damage) then do it. I'd rather dispatch the ship.

Capella
-Target the cruiser first, and the orbital second. With my tach drives I still have initiative, so I think that's possible right? interceptor will target whatever is left

Psi Capricorni
- Target the only available vessel

B. Leonis
- If the missiles fail to do the job on their own, then apply the same rules as the GC. Destroying ships has priority over ensuring that damage is not wasted.

[twelve]

cerveza_fiesta, on 19 April 2013 - 04:00 PM, said:

All this sound about right Twelve?
Mu Arae:
-I only have 1 ship type to target in Mu Arae so obviously target that.

GC:
-If my interceptor hits and can destroy a dreadnought (even if it wastes 1 of its 2 possible damage) then do it. I'd rather dispatch the ship.

Capella
-Target the cruiser first, and the orbital second. With my tach drives I still have initiative, so I think that's possible right? interceptor will target whatever is left

Psi Capricorni
- Target the only available vessel

B. Leonis
- If the missiles fail to do the job on their own, then apply the same rules as the GC. Destroying ships has priority over ensuring that damage is not wasted.

We have ships in Psi Caricorni? Don't you mean Nu Phoneics, where you have Tats pinned?

[cerveza_fiesta]

Yer right Twelve. I messed up a name. Correction below.

Mu Arae:
-I only have 1 ship type to target in Mu Arae so obviously target that.

GC:
-If my interceptor hits and can destroy a dreadnought (even if it wastes 1 of its 2 possible damage) then do it. I'd rather dispatch the ship.

Capella
-Target the cruiser first, and the orbital second. With my tach drives I still have initiative, so I think that's possible right? interceptor will target whatever is left

Vega
- Target the only available vessel

B. Leonis
- If the missiles fail to do the job on their own, then apply the same rules as the GC. Destroying ships has priority over ensuring that damage is not wasted.

Nu Phonecis
-Blast away at that dreadnought for all you're worth little interceptor!

[twelve]

Mu Arae and Vega it's basically if my interceptors miss on both of my missles then the fight is lost.

Galactic Center. Have whatever missles hit (6 missles versus 8 for point defense so I'm not expecting anything to hit) split evenly between the two dreads. Then target all antimatter cannons to one Dread until dead before targeting the second Dread.

Do I have an interceptor in Beta Hydri? Well then the same with Mu Ara and Vega then.

Beta Lyrae.....

This one is tricky.

I think I need to ignore the interceptors until the starbases are destroyed as they have the better computers. So target Khell's starbases until they are destroyed then if I survive long enough target the interceptors.

Epsilon Indi I'll probably lose that fight as well. But since I can't retreat hopefully I have enough hulls to survive the missle round with enough left over for another 5 or 6 rounds after that to take out those three interceptors.

Gamma Velorum. When I win that fight influence it and settle all three population slots with the grey planet as Materials. Unless of course the material planet is an advanced materials planet ( I don't remember which it was). If I can't settle that spot settle the orbital slot in Eta Geminorum with a science cube instead.

I think that's just about it.

[D'rek]

Round 9 Combat Phase

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Battle #1 - Terran Union vs Lyra in Gamma Velorum (318)


Terran Union (twelve):

1x Terran Dreadnaught - 8 init, 1xR, 6xOm, +6, 1 HP


Lyra (Khell):

1x Lyra Interceptor - 3 init, 3xYm, 1xY, 1 HP
(Distortion Shield: -2 shield against missiles)


Missile Round:

R9H318_m - Tw Drd (6xOm), Kh Int (3xYm)
Results 9d6: 31 [9d6=1, 6, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1]

Terran Dreadnaught rolls 1, 6, 3, 2, 3, 4. Lyra Interceptor is destroyed.


Twelve wins.


The Lyra population cubes and influence disc are removed.

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Battle #2 - Mechanema vs Orion Hegemony in Nu Phoenicis (310)


Mechanema (CF):

1x Mechanema Interceptor - 5 init, 1xO, +2, 1 HP



Orion (EM/Tatts):

1x Orion Dreadnaught - 4 init, 1xO, +2, -1, 6 HP


Engagement Round 1:

R9H310_e1 - CF Int (1xO), EmT Drd (1xO)
Results 2d6: 10 [2d6=6, 4]


Mechanema Interceptor rolls 6. Hit! Orion Dreadnaught suffers 2 damage.
Orion Dreadnaught rolls 4. Hit. Mechanema Inteceptor destroyed.


EM/Tattersail wins.

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Battle #3 - Terran Union vs Lyra in Sigma Sagitarii (307)


Terran Union (twelve):

1x Terran Cruiser - 6 init, 1xR, +3, 5 HP


Lyra (Khell):

1x Lyra Cruiser - 2 init, 1xY, +2, 5 HP



Engagement Round 1:

R9H307_e1 - Tw Crs (1xR), Khl Crs (1xY)
Results 2d6: 6 [2d6=2, 4]

Terran Cruiser rolls 2. Miss.
Lyra Cruiser rolls 4. Hit. Terran Cruiser suffers 1 damage.


Engagement Round 2:

R9H307_e2 - Tw Crs (1xR), Khl Crs (1xY)
Results 2d6: 6 [2d6=3, 3]

Terran Cruiser rolls 3. Hit. Lyra Cruiser suffers 4 damage.
Lyra Cruiser rolls 3. Miss.


Engagement Round 3:

R9H307_e3 - Tw Crs (1xR), Khl Crs (1xY)
Results 2d6: 10 [2d6=5, 5]

Terran Cruiser rolls 5. Hit. Lyra Cruiser is destroyed.



Twelve wins.

The Lyra population cubes and influence disc are removed.

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Battle #4 - Terran Union vs Lyra in Beta Lyrae (238)


Terran Union (twelve):

2x Terran Cruiser - 6 init, 1xR, +3, 5HP


Lyra (Khell):

2x Lyra Starbase - 4 init, 1xY, +2, 7 HP
2x Lyra Interceptor - 3 init, 3xYm, 1xY, 1 HP



Missile Round:

R9H238_m - Khl Int (6xY)
Results 6d6: 17 [6d6=5, 2, 1, 3, 3, 3]

Lyra Interceptors' missiles all miss.



Engagement Round 1:

R9H238_e1 - Tw Crs (2xR), Khl SB (2xY), Khl Int (2xY)
Results 6d6: 12 [6d6=2, 1, 3, 3, 1, 2]

Terran Cruisers roll 2, 1. Miss.
Lyra Starbases roll 3, 3. Miss.
Lyra Interceptors roll 1, 2. Miss.


Engagement Round 2:

R9H238_e2 - Tw Crs (2xR), Khl SB (2xY), Khl Int (2xY)
Results 6d6: 8 [6d6=1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2]
R9H238_e2 - Starbases re-roll (2xY)
Results 2d6: 10 [2d6=5, 5]
R9H238_e2 - Interceptor re-roll (1xY)
Results 1d6: 1 [1d6=1]

Terran Cruisers roll 1, 1.
Lyra Starbases roll 2, 1. Starbases re-roll for 5, 5. Two hits. Terran Cruiser suffers 2 damage.
Lyra Interceptors roll 1, 2. One interceptor re-rolls a 1. Miss.




Engagement Round 3:

R9H238_e3 - Tw Crs (2xR), Khl SB (2xY), Khl Int (2xY)
Results 6d6: 23 [6d6=3, 3, 5, 1, 6, 5]

Terran Cruisers roll 3, 3. One Lyra Starbase is destroyed.
Lyra Starbase rolls 5. Hit. One Terran Cruiser suffers 1 damage.
Lyra Interceptors roll 6, 5. One hit. The same Terran Cruiser suffers 1 damage.


Engagement Round 4:

R9H238_e4 - Tw Crs (2xR), Khl SB (1xY), Khl Int (2xY)
Results 5d6: 18 [5d6=1, 4, 6, 5, 2]

Terran Cruisers roll 1, 4. One hit. Lyra Starbase suffers 4 damage.
Lyra Starbase rolls 6. Hit. Terran Cruiser is destroyed.
Lyra Interceptors roll 5, 2. Miss.


Engagement Round 5:

R9H238_e5 - Tw Crs (1xR), Khl SB (1xY), Khl Int (2xY)
Results 4d6: 16 [4d6=6, 3, 3, 4]

Terran Cruiser rolls 6. Hit. Lyra Starbase is destroyed.
Lyra Interceptors roll 3, 4. Miss.




Engagement Round 6:

R9H238_e6 - Tw Crs (1xR), Khl Int (2xY)
Results 3d6: 8 [3d6=1, 4, 3]

All miss.


Engagement Round 7:

R9H238_e7 - Tw Crs (1xR), Khl Int (2xY)
Results 3d6: 17 [3d6=5, 6, 6]

Terran Cruiser rolls 5. Hit. One Lyra Interceptor destroyed.
Lyra Interceptor rolls 6. Hit. Terran Cruiser suffers 1 damage.


Engagement Round 8:

R9H238_e8 - Tw Crs (1xR), Khl Int (1xY)
Results 2d6: 7 [2d6=1, 6]

Terran Cruiser rolls 1. Miss.
Lyra Interceptor rolls 6. Hit. Terran Cruiser suffers 1 damage.


Engagement Round 9:

R9H238_e9 - Tw Crs (1xR), Khl Int (1xY)
Results 2d6: 6 [2d6=2, 4]

Terran Cruiser rolls 2. Miss.
Lyra Interceptor rolls 4. Miss.


Engagement Round 10:

R9H238_e10 - Tw Crs (1xR), Khl Int (1xY)
Results 2d6: 7 [2d6=3, 4]

Terran Cruiser rolls 3. Hit. Lyra Interceptor destroyed.


Twelve wins.

The Lyra population cubes and influence disc are removed.

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Battle #5 - Exiles vs Nova Alliance in Mu Arae (235)


Exiles (D'rek):

1x Exiles Cruiser - 9 init, 2xOm, +9, 1 HP


Nova Alliance (twelve/CF):

2x Mechanema Interceptor - 5 init, 1xO, +2, 1 HP
1x Terran Interceptor - 7 init, 2xOm, +3, 1 HP


Missile Round:

R9H235_m - Dk Crs (2xOm)
Results 2d6: 11 [2d6=6, 5]

Exiles Cruiser rolls 6, 5. Two hits. One Mechanema Interceptor and the Terran Interceptor are destroyed.


Enagement Round 1:

Exiles Cruiser begins to retreat.

R9H235_e1 - CF Int (1xO)
Results 1d6: 3 [1d6=3]

Mechanema Interceptor rolls 3. Miss.


Enagement Round 2:

Exiles Cruiser complets its retreat. It moves to Delta Corvi.


Nova Alliance wins.

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Battle #6 - Exiles vs Mechnema in Beta Hydrii (224)


Exiles (D'rek):

1x Exiles Cruiser - 9 init, 2xOm, +9, 1 HP


Mechanema (CF):

1x Mechanema Interceptor - 5 init, 1xO, +2, 1 HP



Missile Round:

R9H224_m - Dk Crs (2xOm)
Results 2d6: 8 [2d6=2, 6]

Exiles Cruiser rolls 2, 6. Hit. Mechanema Interceptor is destroyed.

Exiles win.

Mechanema population cubes and influence disc are removed.

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Battle #7 - Terran Union vs Lyra in Epsilon Indi (206)


Terran Union (twelve):

1x Terran Cruiser - 6 init, 1xR, +3, 5HP


Lyra (Khell):

3x Lyra Interceptor - 3 init, 3xYm, 1xY, 1 HP



Missile Round:

R9H206_m - Kh Int (9xY)
Results 9d6: 32 [9d6=3, 5, 4, 6, 3, 4, 1, 5, 1]

Lyra Interceptors achieve one hit. Terran Cruiser suffers 1 damage.


Enagement Round 1:

escription R9H206_e1 - Tw Crs (1xR), Kh Int (3xY)
Results 4d6: 9 [4d6=3, 1, 3, 2]

Terran Cruiser rolls 3. Hit. One Lyra Interceptor destroyed.
Lyra Interceptors roll 1, 3. Miss.


Enagement Round 2:

R9H206_e2 - Tw Crs (1xR), Kh Int (2xY)
Results 3d6: 9 [3d6=5, 2, 2]

Terran Cruiser rolls 5. Hit. One Lyra Interceptor destroyed.
Lyra Interceptor rolls 2. Miss.


Enagement Round 3:

R9H206_e3 - Tw Crs (1xR), Kh Int (1xY)
Results 2d6: 4 [2d6=2, 2]

All miss.


Enagement Round 4:

Description R9H206_e4 - Tw Crs (1xR), Kh Int (1xY)
Results 2d6: 8 [2d6=2, 6]

Terran Cruiser rolls 2. Miss.
Lyra Interceptor rolls 6. Hit. Terran Cruiser suffers 1 damage.


Enagement Round 5:

R9H206_e5 - Tw Crs (1xR), Kh Int (1xY)
Results 2d6: 7 [2d6=2, 5]

All miss.


Enagement Round 6:

R9H206_e6 - Tw Crs (1xR), Kh Int (1xY)
Results 2d6: 6 [2d6=4, 2]

Terran Cruiser rolls 4. Hit. Lyra Interceptor is destroyed.


Twelve wins

Lyra population cubes and influence disc are removed.

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Battle #8 - Exiles vs Nova Alliance in Vega (204)


Exiles (D'rek):

1x Exiles Cruiser - 9 init, 2xOm, +9, 1 HP


Nova Alliance (twelve/CF):

1x Mechanema Cruiser - 10 init, 4xYm, +4, 1 HP
1x Terran Interceptor - 7 init, 2xOm, +3, 1 HP

Missile Round

R9H204_m - CF Crs (4xY)
Results 4d6: 10 [4d6=2, 2, 3, 3]

Mechanema Cruiser rolls 2, 2, 3, 3. Exiles Cruiser is destroyed.

Nova Alliance wins.

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Battle #9 - Exiles vs Mechanema in Capella (106)


Exiles (D'rek):

1x Exiles Orbital - 0 init, 2xY, 4HP



Mechanema (CF):

2x Mechanema Cruiser - 10 init, 4xYm, +4, 1 HP


Missile Round:

R9H106_m - CF Crs (8xY)
Results 8d6: 20 [8d6=1, 3, 3, 3, 5, 2, 1, 2]

Mechanema Cruisers get 6 hits. Exiles Orbital destroyed.


CF wins.


Exiles influence disc is removed.

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Battle #10 - Orion Hegemony vs Mechanema in Beta Leonis (103)


Orion (EM/Tatts):

2x Orion Cruiser - 5 init, 1xO, +1, -1, 3 HP


Mechanema (CF):

2x Mechanema Interceptor - 5 init, 1xO, +2, 1 HP
1x Mechanema Cruiser - 10 init, 4xYm, +4, 1 HP
2x Mechanema Starbase - 12 init, 6xYm, +4, 1 HP


Missile Round:

R9H103_m - CF SB (12xYm), CF Crs (4xYm)
Results 16d6: 52 [16d6=4, 6, 1, 2, 1, 5, 4, 4, 3, 1, 5, 3, 5, 2, 1, 5]

Mechanema Starbases achieve 9 hits. Orion Cruisers are destroyed.


CF wins.

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Battle #11 - Keepers of Magellan vs Nova Alliance in the Galactic Center (001)


Magellan (IH):

2x Magellan Dreadnaught - 3 init, 1xR, +4, 9 HP


Nova Alliance (twelve/CF):

3x Terran Starbase - 6 init, 2xR, +3, 2 HP
1x Terran Interceptor - 7 init, 2xOm, +3, 1 HP
1x Terran Dreadnaught - 8 init, 1xR, 6xOm, +6, 1 HP
1x Mechanema Interceptor - 5 init, 1xO, +2, 1 HP


Missile Round:

R9H001_m - Tw Drd (6xOm), IH Drd (2xR)
Results 8d6: 31 [8d6=2, 5, 3, 6, 1, 6, 4, 4]

Terran Dreadnaught rolls 2, 5, 3, 6, 1, 6. 5 hits.
Magellan Dreadnaughts roll 4, 4 for point defense. All missiles destroyed en-route.

R9H001_m - Tw Int (2xOm), IH Drd (2xR)
Results 4d6: 18 [4d6=5, 3, 6, 4]

Terran Dreadnaught rolls 5, 3. 2 hits.
Magellan Dreadnaughts roll 6, 4 for point defense. All missiles destroyed en-route.



Engagement Round 1:

R9H001_e1 - Tw Drd (1xR), Tw SB (6xR)
Results 7d6: 28 [7d6=1, 6, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4]

Terran Dreadnaught rolls 1. Miss.
Terran Starbases roll 6, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4. 5 hits. One Magellan Dreadnaught destroyed. The other Magellan Dreadnaught suffers 8 damage.

R9H001_e1 - CF Int (1xO)
Results 1d6: 1 [1d6=1]

Mechanema Interceptor rolls 1. Miss.

R9H001_e1 - IH Drd (1xR)
Results 1d6: 5 [1d6=5]

Magellan Dreadnaught rolls 5. Hit. Terran Dreadnaught, one Terran Starbase and Mechanema Interceptor are destroyed.


Engagement Round 2:

R9H001_e2 - Tw SB (4xR)
Results 4d6: 15 [4d6=5, 2, 3, 5]

Terran Starbases roll 5, 2, 3, 5. 3 hits. Magellan Dreadnaught is destroyed.

Nova Alliance wins.

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Unchallenged Bombardment #1 - Terrans bombing the Lyra in Delta Eridani (209)


Terran Union (twelve):

1x Terran Interceptor - 7 init, 2xOm, +3, 1 HP -> has Neutron Bombs


Lyra (Khell):

2 population cubes

Terrans have Neutron Bombs -> All Lyra population cubes and influence disc removed

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Unchallenged Bombardment #2 - Keepers of Magellan bombing the Mechanema in Zeta Herculis (105)


Magellan (IH):

1x Magellan Cruiser


Mechanema (CF):

3 population cubes


Magellan have Neutron Bombs -> All Mechanema population cubes and influence disc removed

[twelve]

Well the good news CF is that even though you lost two hexes to D'rek and IH for 6 lost points you can settle Cappella and Vega to gain 4 of them back.

And the Battles with Khell went better than I expected. I thought for sure I would lose at least one of the battles. Especially the one cruiser against the 3 interceptors. I was expecting more than one hit from all those missles.

[twelve]

Can't wait for the final point tally!!!!

Especially since D'rek is leaving me high and dry all weekend on if I'm dead or not in mafia.

[Path-Shaper]

twelve, on 19 April 2013 - 08:57 PM, said:

Can't wait for the final point tally!!!!

Especially since D'rek is leaving me high and dry all weekend on if I'm dead or not in mafia.

Well, if you do live you just got modkilled for blatantly breaking the rules right there...

[Path-Shaper]

Also, I really should have put a cube down in Capella. CF wouldn't have been able to remove my disc with just missiles and no neutron bombs...

[twelve]

I also totally missed that D'rek upgraded her inititive on her cruisers in the fight for Mu Arae and Vega. The movement of CF into those two hexes were for unpinning units instead of defense of the hexes. We got lucky on that front as well.

[twelve]

Path-Shaper, on 19 April 2013 - 09:00 PM, said:

twelve, on 19 April 2013 - 08:57 PM, said:

Can't wait for the final point tally!!!!

Especially since D'rek is leaving me high and dry all weekend on if I'm dead or not in mafia.

Well, if you do live you just got modkilled for blatantly breaking the rules right there...

?

How?

[Khellendros]

EPIC battle for my homeworld, twelve!

[twelve]

Khellendros, on 19 April 2013 - 09:13 PM, said:

EPIC battle for my homeworld, twelve!

I'll say!!!! Went 10 rounds.

Though I think I still had 3 HPs left on my last cruiser.

[Khellendros]

twelve, on 19 April 2013 - 09:21 PM, said:

Khellendros, on 19 April 2013 - 09:13 PM, said:

EPIC battle for my homeworld, twelve!

I'll say!!!! Went 10 rounds.

Though I think I still had 3 HPs left on my last cruiser.

You couldn't just say, "Yeah, great fight!", and leave it at that, could you...

[Khellendros]

*scribbles furiously* "Pacifism in Eclipse doesn't work".

[twelve]

Khellendros, on 19 April 2013 - 09:22 PM, said:

twelve, on 19 April 2013 - 09:21 PM, said:

Khellendros, on 19 April 2013 - 09:13 PM, said:

EPIC battle for my homeworld, twelve!

I'll say!!!! Went 10 rounds.

Though I think I still had 3 HPs left on my last cruiser.

You couldn't just say, "Yeah, great fight!", and leave it at that, could you...

Great fight all around!!!! You were a worthy opponent!!!! I would gladly match wits(scratch that I want a chance to win) armies with you any time.

[twelve]

Khellendros, on 19 April 2013 - 09:23 PM, said:

*scribbles furiously* "Pacifism in Eclipse doesn't work".

Not necessarialy. You had way too many ways into your territory. You had the lead going into the last round. If you had a choke point that you were willing to sacrifice that could have pinned all my ships entering your territory you probably would have won. Just continue to take notes and learn from this experience and I'm sure you will be a worthy advasary in the future.

[D'rek]

twelve, on 19 April 2013 - 09:01 PM, said:

Path-Shaper, on 19 April 2013 - 09:00 PM, said:

twelve, on 19 April 2013 - 08:57 PM, said:

Can't wait for the final point tally!!!!

Especially since D'rek is leaving me high and dry all weekend on if I'm dead or not in mafia.

Well, if you do live you just got modkilled for blatantly breaking the rules right there...

?

How?

Rules B2 and B3, from every ME Mafia game ever. Blatantly.