Task Force 2 - Atlas: Comms

[pliant fjord]

I mean, it hurts, but we can repair faster than it can hurt us

[ember python]

we do have point defense, so we can counter the LRMs

[nocturne wadi]

hey all Paul from Venator here, if you do come over you are most welcome for an epic brawl, ill ask when people are more online about using the HVTOL to give your LMs a lift back up

[turbid kernel]

The BCs have MBCs not autocannons

[nocturne wadi]

currently its used to carry dawnbringer the SHBT

[jolly verge]

I have two theories what the contacts on C-Z might be, while the 1st is in the assumption all the contacts are bots and the second there are some allies left fighting a loosing battle

[pliant fjord]

hurts exactly the same, one hit per round

[pliant fjord]

Thank you! our vote is sitting at 13-4 in favor of moving with haste to C-Z to give you some air support T7

[ember python]

more of a chance for fires though, and more AP. w/ the double damage control teams we can repair a lot of hull damage

[jolly verge]

just to bump the briefing back up #1382037040438181950 message

[pliant fjord]

Yea, I'm very confident in our tankiness

firepower? I mean... more than you'd expect from a logistics fleet

VERY good against enemy fighters

[jolly verge]

but still, just tanking them without a possibility for some firepower to reinforce us is not good

[pliant fjord]

right, we'd need Victorum or fluffle's bombers to come rescue us

but like, how long can we hold against a superior force?

[novel oak]

I heard fluffles

[ember python]

Ix, maybe you'll finally get to do that boarding action that you've been itching for

[pliant fjord]

just debating hypotheticals

[turbid kernel]

Tankiness doesn't matter unless you can kill your opponent. Our fighters are good but there's only 4 of them. and if our drop troops are deployed we won't have much but crew to keep boarding droids off

[pliant fjord]

Tankiness does matter when you have allies that can kill your opponent

[jolly verge]

or rely on our boarding party to attack enemy orbitals, but then we need to protect our VTOLs and our Marines are not on the ground

[pliant fjord]

If we gotta recall defenders, we can do that with VTOLs

2PAI and 1 INF back within a turn

And I'd happily stay behind if it made you feel better

-# gotta talk Shack into adding "Iron Man" style PAI that can fly with 2 speed and recover themselves after dropping...

-# i'd spend 3 more Req on that in a heartbeat

[turbid kernel]

That's up to the ship captains. I'm just some crew. I only lose 1 rp if I die lol. I'm just trying to give some insight and avoid issues with the only real source of LS the campaign has. But like I said, once the vote is done. It's decided and I'll plan to the best of my ability and hope for the best

[pliant fjord]

I do appreciate the debate, makes me dig harder to defend my position

I guess we should have a 'Panic Number.'

Assign a Panic Number to the enemy fleet

If we don't have allies within X turns of reinforcing us in space, where X is the panic number, we retreat.

[jolly verge]

same, we are still a supply fleet (with some orbital drop troops) and we are going with minimal aerospace support into probably the hottest conflict zone on the planet right now

[turbid kernel]

There is one last worry I have though. If the enemy fleet shows up over Crossroads instead of C-Z. But that's an entirely different scenario though. A lot of "what ifs" would change the plan.

[pliant fjord]

Thankfully, we'll have a turn there just in case

If there ARE too many fighters in low orbit over Venator, we can have the Endurance drop down with its HMG to tank some damage for them.

1 turn of atmofuel

[turbid kernel]

Any possibility of 212 sortie with their fighters if the Airfield gets stood up?

[pliant fjord]

definitely

this hasn't been nearly the slog I was expecting either

[merry summit]

Are they armed already anyhow? Could just sortie anyways

[turbid kernel]

That would put my mind very much at ease to have 10 fighters instead of 4 for a round

[pliant fjord]

we're projected to have 1 supply left by turn 15, so we can get a little greedy if it pushes them back.

I pitched it earlier, and they seemed ok with it

[merry summit]

That’s also without the possible supply from on planet too right?

[pliant fjord]

yup

Storm's offered to pick it up for us when it's convenient

[merry summit]

Can they pick it up? Or is it large supply

[pliant fjord]

HVTOLs can pick up LS

[merry summit]

Ooh. Thought they capped at med

[pliant fjord]

also, we should probably get that airfield a second LS. You up for a landing Perrin?

[merry summit]

Always

[pliant fjord]

it'd be this turn, something like: "Load LS 0.5, Deploy from dock 0.5, descend to Crossroads airfield 3.5, land 0.5."

next turn you'd have the speed to catch up with the fleet before we go to C-Z (if that's what we decide)

[jolly verge]

just to bump the briefing back up #1382037040438181950 message

[lyric berry]

Hey, so manning the HMG, should I use point defense this round, or just continue as I have been?

[pliant fjord]

I think just normal is good, worst we're expecting is some fighters?

[merry summit]

Just one LS right?

[lyric berry]

Sounds good, thank you!

[jolly verge]

I hope DroesT1 doesnt take it personally if i take the scanner back, but i dont know how much time i have tomorrow, so i will submit a rudimentary order

[turbid kernel]

I thought Aero's can't take off and land in the same turn or am I misreading that?

[pliant fjord]

It can deploy from a flight deck, then land

but it can't take off from an airfield then land

[topaz rivet]

Or take off from a flight deck and then return to the flight deck

[turbid kernel]

Interesting

[topaz rivet]

In the orbital test, aerospace units would never show up on the tac map as they took off, attacked, and landed all on the same turn. So the rules were updated to prevent that

[jolly verge]

may I ask how large exactly the scan large is?

[pliant fjord]

Fighters were really embracing that "I'm basically just a crewed LRM" mindset

[pliant fjord]

asked weeks ago, never answered

I think it's within range 1 of a target

at least, that's what I've been submitting

[topaz rivet]

Seems to be about a hex but it could also depends on the items of interest in an area

[jolly verge]

this would be sort of the same size as the thing in one of the midrounds, but it is so large it seems really op

[pliant fjord]

better that than under powered, I guess?

[abstract thunder]

The more Intel the better

[jolly verge]

id suggest a comms intercept on one of the large contacts, or try to comms intercept this factory thing (?) to see what it can do (?)
and also to scan the other large contacts at the bottom (or maybe in the village/convoi/AA-Battery?)

just to send my ideas out there.

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[sage perch]

@eager pendant @rapid sail We are heading into clear space, please submit your idle orders

[topaz rivet]

My marines can sneak into the comms intercept

[pliant fjord]

If you want it. It's first come first serve

[jolly verge]

maybe wait for c null, this was their job before, but its up to you

[abstract thunder]

C Null will prob do it

[topaz rivet]

Ah, fair

[pliant fjord]

You wanna launch some fireworks?

[topaz rivet]

I could do a hail action

[abstract thunder]

You could launch the organic waste tubes of the Banksia onto the bots

[turbid kernel]

Did we ever get final word if we could take the River Rats combat engineer NPCs?

[pliant fjord]

Brass could add an RP action

to ask them to join up

or I'd do it

[abstract thunder]

I keep forgetting to ask, what ate the too types that orders are due

[pliant fjord]

Yea, run that by me again?

[abstract thunder]

There was a pin somewhere that had the two deadlines for orders

Its like <t:1752098449:F> and <t:1752444049:F> (Ignore the dates)

[main smelt]

Two rounds per week

[abstract thunder]

Yea

[main smelt]

First round of the week player orders due Wednesday, second round of the week orders due Sunday

[pliant fjord]

I've updated the pinned comment to include when the orders are due

[abstract thunder]

Time zones are weird

[pliant fjord]

those are correct

[jolly verge]

It looks especially weird from an CEST view. Discord displays these as: "Thursday 00:00" and "Monday 00:00"

[pliant fjord]

Yea, I always make it 00:01 to make it clear to y'all

I suppose I could go for 23:59

to keep the day of the week consistent

[jolly verge]

I think that makes most sense, so the date matches still.

but thank you either way <3 I would not have thought about that if it wouldnt affect me

[pliant fjord]

I live to serve

[jolly verge]

I added you hailing to the sheet, noble

[abstract thunder]

For Omega it’s Monday 8am and Thursday 8am

[jolly verge]

just the 00:00 and some date throws me off

[abstract thunder]

yea

[jolly verge]

but yeah, 8 am is also a time where one doesnt have time for this kind of stuff

[abstract thunder]

gotta make sure I put it in the night before

[sage perch]

blame our Captain for being eastern US
-# I say as a fellow Eastern US

[jolly verge]

bumping the briefing back up #1382037040438181950 message

and to add my intel ideas: #1382037040438181950 message

[abstract thunder]

Tho @signal stream is always on my case so I am always fine

[turbid kernel]

Beat me to it!

[sage perch]

Do you want me to make Sam do the bumping, I could

[jolly verge]

its 2am in Epsilon shift rn, i happily give you the stick of posting the briefing again and again and go to bed. Good night <3

[pliant fjord]

You can do that?

[sage perch]

I can make Sam send a message every 30m, that's not very difficult

[abstract thunder]

very based with cheese is in our Task Force

[pliant fjord]

Cheese AND Shack. We're spoilt for choice, and HAVE to follow the rules lol

[pliant fjord]

Maybe once every 3 hours?

[jolly verge]

we are very well staffed with influential members

[sage perch]

could one of you post bump message wrapped in `

the character with the ~

[pliant fjord]

#1382037040438181950 message

[jolly verge]

## bumping the briefing back up #1382037040438181950 message and to add my intel ideas: #1382037040438181950 message

[pliant fjord]

or you mean the whole message

[pliant fjord]

I'll add the intel link to pinned comment

[jolly verge]

I cant post the whole message its 2 characters too long for non nitro users xD

[pliant fjord]

yea, ran into that problem

I'd rather just post the link, less disruptive

then it can be edited later

And, 30 minutes is a little rapid. Maybe every 3 or 4 hours?

[jolly verge]

thank you, its just a proposal and maybe (most likely) I have time tomorrow to change my order if something else seems more worthwile

[jolly verge]

i think 3 or 4 hours is pretty long apart, if you look at our last messages [this](#1382037040438181950 message) is 3 hours ago. I dont know if its possible/feasable if it can send a message every ~50 messages written in this thread? otherwise id say every 1-2 hours would be great

[pliant fjord]

it slows down a lot after 10pm

but sure, 90 minutes

[sage perch]

I can do 90 minutes

[jolly verge]

or before 2pm (idk should be ~8am for you guys)

[pliant fjord]

about when I wake up, yea

[magic parrot]

bumping the briefing back up #1382037040438181950 message

[pliant fjord]

You make me proud to be named Sam

[sage perch]

now it will run every 90 minutes, only downside is if I change the message it will resend it

[turbid kernel]

I can't believed you're named after the ARMCO quartermaster

[jolly verge]

thank you for your work cheese

[pliant fjord]

Well, that's my human name anyway

[sage perch]

Ixen, if you make a new briefing just ask and I can update it

    @loop(minutes=90)
    async def bump_briefing(self):
        target = "#1382037040438181950 message"
        message = f"## bumping the briefing back up {target}"
        await self.bot.get_channel(1382037040438181950).send(message)

[pliant fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/witch-montypython-holygrail-shesawitch-gif-18421113243521844256

Me any time I see code

[abstract thunder]

https://tenor.com/view/witch-point-gif-13625413857535993057

[plain dew]

So while i still vote to go to Venator, I think we should have contingencies for the possibility of contact with orbitals at crossroads/C-Z. But we probably need to rotate our fighters with 212.

What happens in the event we go the C-Z, but then orbitals show up at crossroads? If all 10 fighters are deployed to C-Z, then we have to wait a turn before doing anything about it.

@pliant fjord do we have a formation yet when moving into cross roads?

wait are orders due today or tomorrow 🤔

[turbid kernel]

I feel like if the orbitals are to appear they're going to show up this turn. It's very possible we'll arrive in crossroads at the same as them. Orders are due tomorrow

[pliant fjord]

Formation for entry into Crossroads

If it's clear, no worries

Made it late last night

-# kinda hope we do get into it with an orbital so I can use these sweet models

[plain dew]

wait, are we allowed to do that?

[pliant fjord]

do what?

[plain dew]

are we in upper atmosphere or lower?

[pliant fjord]

High Orbit

[plain dew]

so rabbit & IH are in lower with their boots?

[pliant fjord]

yea

[plain dew]

okay, but we are all in upper

[pliant fjord]

well, Rabbit is there already

dunno if they're gonna go down or stay up

[turbid kernel]

IH is in lower, rabbit is is in upper they just arrived in those freighters from the mining station

[turbid kernel]

The Picket is in lower currently but will rise to join the fleet and have enough left over to be in upper over Crossroads at the end of turn

[abstract thunder]

I don't like atmosphere, I stay in high orbit

[plain dew]

hmm okay, so realistically we are just doing a movement turn, so i dont need to worry too much about a fighter flight path ?

[main smelt]

We're landing next turn

Our current plans, we'll see what the groupings look like after hopefully all of our players pick one and submit orders

[turbid kernel]

Not too much no, you can we're mainly arriving, scanning , and reacting to whatever we find.

[plain dew]

where are you guys landing at?

[main smelt]

The Airfields intended location, Southwest corner

This general idea ^

[plain dew]

im realizing because fighers are already in high orbit, we could drop into lower and provide some fighter support

[pliant fjord]

I think we'd rather have Soteria armed and ready to engage with Venator's problems next turn

they've got one AA tank, and that's their only defense

Those two should be all we need this turn

(plus the formation)

oh and the scans

[smoky saddle]

212th’s fighter wing will be descending in wave 2 with at least the bulk of 212th’s and Shovel’s HATs. We should be able to hold the sky and allow y’all to keep ready for any surprises in orbit or y’all’s aid to Venator.

[pliant fjord]

scanning map EDIT: who put that Venator there???

TBD scan might be somewhere else, dunno, up to Stout

[plain dew]

if the engineers feel comfortable being setup and defended like that, then im okay with that too. Id rather we over invest to get crossroads online since its an important part of our strategy, but we should have enough for it to be fine.

[pliant fjord]

Yea, 4 BGs landing there this turn, plus Redwall one turn behind

[tiny rover]

You guys are the MVPs

[tiny rover]

most of Rabbit's forces are currently heading towards both of those scans

[atomic comet]

@eager pendant can you resubmit with your location? Thanks

[eager pendant]

Done

[magic parrot]

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[pliant fjord]

Oh, sorry. It can't be edited. It's a GM rule unfortunately. When you get a chance, could you delete and resubmit?

[eager pendant]

That work?

[pliant fjord]

that did it, thanks! sorry for the repeats, not my call

[magic parrot]

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[turbid kernel]

@pliant fjord If this works, I'm gonna use my payout and make the River Rats an actual Armco unit

[pliant fjord]

One can only hope! Some ODT combat Engis?

Was a fun little exercise. I'd done cutouts before, but never onto a background.

[turbid kernel]

Won't have enough for the ODT but yes, combat Engis

[pliant fjord]

Siiick

I can't decide between an orbital and some more PA upgrades

[turbid kernel]

Yeah, I feel you. Sometimes I think about getting a fighter and to AA missiles lol

[pliant fjord]

Wish I could like, buy a 4th FS, or some like flying around stuff.

Full Iron Man mode.

Fighters are also super cool. Been super valuable this whole campaign

[white salmon]

Do it, I'm making my bomber squadron some

[magic parrot]

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[ember python]

quick question about the inter-ship shuttles-- does that mean i tally boarding twice? since i board Picket Line and then board Endurance?

[pliant fjord]

Flares are so good!

[pliant fjord]

No, just once. I think the only reason crewing is tracked is for boarding and orbital destruction

Everything else is all wrapped up into "any crew in the TF can operate any equipment"

[ember python]

sorry for the delete and repost, formatting was wrong. easy to fix, and since i didnt have the check mark yet, i figured i was good to fix it

[pliant fjord]

All good, am watching a show and chilling, didn't even notice.

super rp man

[ember python]

we're building brand recognition

but no, really, i just want to really feel bad if i get myself killed.

[pliant fjord]

lol, the best gift of all... Merch!

[ember python]

gotta promote Captain Shack's new line of ARMCO merch!

[pliant fjord]

#notsponsored

[magic parrot]

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[merry summit]

Just triple checking intentions for this round:
load up LS, drop off at airfield if complete, return to formation
Land on Picket next round?

[jagged pagoda]

Morning Atlas

[pliant fjord]

Good time-zone to you too

[untold tusk]

Anybody have orders for the fighter group? (Ping me when you do)

[ember python]

i'm not sure it matters if it is complete or not? does it? Ix probably would know

[pliant fjord]

We have a mass formation with the other bgs, You're good to put formation. You can see it in the doc if you have any input!

[untold tusk]

Aight

[magic parrot]

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[royal sequoia]

Morning atlas 🙂

[abstract thunder]

My favourite part of the day is when the C Null RP shows up

[jagged mulch]

Morning Simm

And morning atlas

[magic parrot]

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[jagged pagoda]

Would it be better to help rearm fighters/VTOLs on the PL, or prepare to go down to ground and build some fortifications again?

Possibly getting myself killed in doing the latter option

[magic parrot]

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[jagged mulch]

I mean, I think you'll be going straight from crossroads to C-Z, so I imagine rearming considering you're not gonna be there for long 😅

[royal sequoia]

Fighters can rearm themselves

[sage perch]

Sam appears to be working well

[topaz rivet]

I like that the fighting has really kicked off but we’re have a chill packing up round

[jolly verge]

giving the aerospace assets of the other BGs an opportunity for r&r should still be good

[sage perch]

do we want me to make it skip if it was among the last 5 messages

[magic parrot]

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[jolly verge]

if thats a possibility i think it would be great

[abstract thunder]

@still rock #1385616625293725886 message Hey, we definitely could have got you a nicer chair, I don't appreciate this slander

[magic parrot]

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[sage perch]

I will do that when I have time

[solid hare]

Do we have a map for C-Z?

[pliant fjord]

Just the ground. It's in briefing room

[still rock]

you could've, but you didn't

[pliant fjord]

The ground this time I think. Pick out a pair of tanks from Venator to buddy up with for the push.

[sage perch]

this is exactly why I will be adding the skip

[abstract thunder]

Well if you had asked me I would have got something, maybe one of the other guys can find something for you at crossroads

[sage perch]

update has been made

[pliant fjord]

Thanks cheese.

[twin cypress]

Hello sirs, something big i missed?

[pliant fjord]

Almost managed to bring Redwall with us.

Not quite possible

Otherwise we're cruising on to C-Z.

[pliant fjord]

Oh! FYI. You can't dock and take off from a VTOL bay in the same turn, so you're gonna end up docked for the formation. Is that ok?

[twin cypress]

If it doesnt disturb the functionality of the group, not at all

[pliant fjord]

Plus next turn you can load up a VIP and get them to ground.

This is where we're going

I got us a daring high orbit scout

Venator will send a HAT up to high orbit this turn. Those that pray, please do so. Those that astral project their will into the universe, do that. Those that do good wordy things, go convince shack to keep them alive.

[abstract thunder]

Can someone who is going ground find a new chair for Payload?

[pliant fjord]

It'd be otter sized, sir. Is that acceptable?

[abstract thunder]

Maybe get like 3-4 and we can see what the engineers can put together

[pliant fjord]

better yet, he can have my chair. I never use the damn thing anyway with these cyberlegs.

[topaz rivet]

My marines brought chairs with them to Pioneer. They’re very sturdy

[pliant fjord]

Good morning Atlas!

Final tally was 18-4 in favor of reinforcing Venator at C-Z.

We've got a very brave Venator HAT pilot scouting High-Orbit for us this turn! Shower them in love and last-will notaries. - Watch for Flyer7.

As for planning, we'll do what we did at Elim. Massive deployment in key locations as soon as we get there. If you're going to ground, start thinking about if you want to paradrop or snag a VTOL early.
Otherwise, we are at 40% orders submitted for our transfer to Crossroads High Orbit. We are not deploying. Still need one scanning action if anyone wants to give that a try.

[magic parrot]

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[maiden belfry]

Morning mate about to submit mine, anything specfic we need scanning or something scanning twice?

current plan was the units that look similar to the ones coming from Ziyal City at 4421 area

[pliant fjord]

4421 was one of Fairlie's picks

for good ones to do

[maiden belfry]

great minds, yeah it would be nice to know

[pliant fjord]

They're hitting 4018

C Null is com-int-ing 4221 as well, so that's probably the best?

[maiden belfry]

yep lets do that, cheers for the updates

[pliant fjord]

and also good morning

[jolly verge]

this was my proposition #1382037040438181950 message

[pliant fjord]

ope

jynx

[jolly verge]

Are the scanning icons new? they look great

[maiden belfry]

very nice ill scan a bit more of the chat next time!, yeah thats perfect Ixen looks great

[pliant fjord]

HELLO MOTO

[maiden belfry]

im glad our whole like spying group seems to have one wavelength haha

[jolly verge]

are you ok ixen?

[maiden belfry]

Moto as in the phones?

I gotchu

[pliant fjord]

doing pretty great

hbu?

[magic parrot]

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[pliant fjord]

Nice Limmerick. Love me some structured poetry

[maiden belfry]

why thank you, and I just noticed a double word haha

https://tenor.com/n9GKrRSkzWb.gif

ill leave it own your mistakes make them beautiful

but yeah its fun! like playing a life long game of parapa the rapper

[pliant fjord]

A happy little accident

[maiden belfry]

YEAHHHH

[pliant fjord]

Bob Ross a real one

[maiden belfry]

right gotta catch the train, ina bit

[twin cypress]

So guys

I will take anyone down to drop off

If you can't get down, I can try get as many people down over several turns

[pliant fjord]

Skywolf will be re-docking next turn so can't launch, but maybe we should do 1 HAT paradrop, 1 HAT supply?

with the two VTOLs, that should be everyone who wants to deploy

You could do some CAS runs on softer targets

[pliant fjord]

I was nervous when I joined this Fleet,
Then it quickly became the elite.
Troops drop like a Rock,
While our Fighters go Mach,
With Atlas, my life is complete.

[jagged pagoda]

https://tenor.com/view/bruce-almighty-jim-carrey-beautiful-happy-smile-gif-4874848

[jagged pagoda]

Remind me, which of our HATs/VTOLs are dropping troops into C-Z?

[pliant fjord]

up to them,
Perrin(SkyWolf) is delivering LS#2 to the airfield this turn, the other two could do paradropping

One paradrop, one Logi-reload

[jagged pagoda]

Are Crossroads and C-Z in the same strategic region?

[pliant fjord]

no, but Perrin will have the speed to follow us into C-Z, even from the ground

[jagged pagoda]

I was under the impression I should put myself into one of the aerospacers which would take troops to the ground on C-Z...?

[pliant fjord]

ahhh, yea

This turn we can just designate them "Paradrop HAT" and "Logi-HAT"

and let them pick which role they want when they submit

[jagged pagoda]

Right-o

[pliant fjord]

I renamed them in the doc also

[jagged pagoda]

You're a saint :D

[pliant fjord]

Cuz I'm aaa saint...
I'm aaa wierdoooooo...

[jagged pagoda]

If that's a song lyric, I apologise that I don't know it

[pliant fjord]

the original is "I'm a Creep. I'm a wierdo. What the hell am I doing here? I do not belong here."

[magic parrot]

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[ember python]

I thought you were going for a meredith brooks but you juked and went pixies

[pliant fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/adventure-time-demon-cat-i-have-approximate-knowledge-of-many-things-wise-wisdom-gif-4593239

[pliant fjord]

Atlas,

Orders are due <t:1752097740:R>

We're at 50% in, lets do this!

[topaz rivet]

Woo!

[pliant fjord]

@tiny whale did you want to hang onto that supply to do logi-drops in C-Z for Venator? We're also talking paradropping, so either one of those would be great.

[tiny whale]

Yeha sorry I just read that - I’ll be resubmitting my orders - so I’ll grab the logi and sit tight with it since I haven’t dropped my load

[pliant fjord]

Thanks, you da best

[tiny whale]

Just filled up on small supply is enough? Have they said if they need anything larger dropped?

[pliant fjord]

don't think they're building anything else, but I can ask

[tiny whale]

We only have 2 minute noodles

[pliant fjord]

XD

[tiny whale]

They hurt a lot less when dropped from high altitude 😔

[pliant fjord]

if you drop from orbit, they'll be pre-heated

[tiny whale]

Just like mama used to make it - burnt up on reentry 🥲

[plain dew]

Submitted

hopefully ARMCO doesnt have an HR department

or they are going to stick AAA onto the pioneer soon 😂

[pliant fjord]

You're HR.

High-orbit Recon

[jolly verge]

So we have a serious alcohol problem in our group?

[plain dew]

its okay, we just found out the real reason why HADES never deployed

[topaz rivet]

My marines have other vices

[plain dew]

the rest of the ship is perpetually drunk, so someone needs to stay sober and steer the ship.

[craggy dragon]

So, you want me to move to R&R something else again like Banksia or the Mech Bay? Or did you need me to do any engi specific stuff?

[pliant fjord]

Up to you, hoot. It's a light round

[plain dew]

what type? are they sharing?

[pliant fjord]

If you want, since we're deploying behind a long line of allied Tanks, you could prep yourself to paradrop this turn, saving LCKYDRP some speed

Something like "Loading up into the Paradrop HAT"

[craggy dragon]

Yeah, I can do that if it helps save time

[pliant fjord]

If you'd rather not deploy, that's fine too, always need crew

[craggy dragon]

I don't really have a strong opinion.

[topaz rivet]

Non-chemical and it depends on how friendly people are

[pliant fjord]

This is maybe 33% a role-playing game, so doing what you want to do is the goal. Figuring out what's possible is the fun part.

[magic parrot]

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[craggy dragon]

Yeah, I get that. Just want to be sure I am being useful 🙂 Being support is fun for me.

[pliant fjord]

totally get it! most of the time, any action you take is gonna be helpful

For engineers, I like to prioritize damaged vehicles, then you could toss down some defenses for artillery, or sandbags for infantry

we're gonna have a lot of supply, so feel free to go crazy with it

[plain dew]

Were they apart of the gambling cohort with IH? 😂

[topaz rivet]

No comment

[magic parrot]

Bumping the briefing back up #1382037040438181950 message

[pliant fjord]

Briefing has been updated

[tropic solar]

Is Sam promoting the briefing randomly or is there a keyword?

[topaz rivet]

On a time and checking if in the last five posts

[jolly verge]

every 90 mins and it gets suppressed if the last message is in the las 5 or so messages

[tropic solar]

huh cool

Does have benefits to have the bot creator in the TF 😄

[plain dew]

Well Reaper would probably join in if invited. And your folks are more than welcome to join in for after operation drinks 😉

[pliant fjord]

Balances the stress of having the GM >.<

[tropic solar]

oh yeah I get that

[opaque pagoda]

Who needs me to fly them

I’m ready and willing for danger

[pliant fjord]

You're docked rn, right?

[opaque pagoda]

Docked and locked boss

Docked, locked, and ready to rock

[pliant fjord]

Long-haired, tattooed, and primed to POP

uhhh, if you want to partner up with an INF this turn, they could pre-board, and you could fly in the formation, otherwise, staying docked is fine.

or a medic for some Med-evac

[opaque pagoda]

INF is infantry? Yeah I was giving the call, if anybody needs the ride.

If somebody replies, I’ll assume they do

Otherwise I’ll just stay tight

[pliant fjord]

@craggy dragon you want a VIP ride to the surface?

[craggy dragon]

Sure!

What I gotta do?

[pliant fjord]

order: [hold] movement: [0.5]-board VTOL "Gristle"

next turn you'd unload for 0.5, and have one action to take

[opaque pagoda]

Time for the Hoot to fly

[craggy dragon]

Yeeee

Okay, I will write it up in a little

[opaque pagoda]

Where we droppin boys hoot?

[pliant fjord]

next turn, somewhere in C-Z

[opaque pagoda]

Not this turn?

[jolly verge]

not this turn, just staying in formation will be enough. Next turn however you guys are free to land where ever you wish
-# no guarantees for landing safely due to enemy fire
-# no guarantees for landing safely due to enemy intercept aircraft
-# nu guarantees for landing safely due to rough terrain

[opaque pagoda]

Gotcha

Sick

[pliant fjord]

This is Venator's plan this turn, it'll be different next turn, but it might be good to familiarize your self

[halcyon ridge]

Does our med bay still have a unit in it? Want to make sure we don’t accidentally drag someone out of BG cohesion

[pliant fjord]

Storm's, yea. They know we're leaving though, so it's up to them to disembark

[jolly verge]

otherwise they will come with us and they will like it!

[craggy dragon]

Okay posted

[magic parrot]

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[solid hare]

So we're still traveling to C-Z right? Passing over Crossroads this turn arriving at CZ next turn?

[pliant fjord]

Droppers are good to sit tight

or you can crew something up

[solid hare]

I'll sit tight unless we have no pods on the picketline, in which case I'd need to hop on a transport

[pliant fjord]

sure, you could transfer back over to Banksia

@vestal ice apologies, can't take edited orders 😦
Please delete and resubmit

[untold tusk]

Fixed it

[magic parrot]

Bumping the briefing back up #1382037040438181950 message

[pliant fjord]

@light crescent @stuck mountain @meager raven @astral depot @wide quiver @wintry pawn @opaque pagoda @merry summit @vague shuttle

Hello Atlas! Orders are due <t:1752098340:R>

Crew, pick a Flight Deck or a Gun to reload

ODTs, you're welcome to crew, otherwise we're dropping next turn. Make sure you've returned to the Picket Line.

Infantry/Medic/Engi, either load up on the Paradrop HAT or do a crew thing. We'll be dropping next turn.

Fighters/Orbital Captains, we're flying in formation to Crossroads this turn.

[wide quiver]

Oh shoot.

[pliant fjord]

howdy

[wide quiver]

That comes quick huh.

[pliant fjord]

yea, we get an extra day over the weekend

[wide quiver]

I'm pretty sure picketline/mastermind is docked right.

[pliant fjord]

yea, R.UBER is giving you a ride back

you just need to decide if you're gonna paradrop into hell next turn or help as crew/security

[wide quiver]

@twin cypress is loading me back onto the picket.

I'm already on the ground.

I'll make an order real quick.

[pliant fjord]

yea, their order is already in

so you just need [0.5] board R.UBER, and [0.5] crew/board paradrop HAT

whichever you want to do

[magic parrot]

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[pliant fjord]

@merry summit no need to resubmit, but you can't take off from an airfield the same turn you land on one. (You can mix and match flight decks and airfields though). You'd end your turn landed at the airfield, but would be able to catch up to the formation and dock next turn

[merry summit]

Ah. Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification

[jolly verge]

our grand admiral forgot to submit their orders... again

[pliant fjord]

Yea, usually gets them in later tonight.

We should have a mutiny vote lol.

Make the Black Pearl the flagship.

/s...

[turbid kernel]

Mini didn't submit? All of Pocket Line and her crew disappear like a Thanos snap 🫰

[pliant fjord]

With @light crescent MIA, we need a volunteer to pilot the Picket Line, or we're all stuck in Elim.

None of our flight bays are actively repairing, so anyone from there is welcome to switch over

Shack came in and hit the "Orders Closed" himself, so I can only assume that means we're in a hurry this time.

@meager raven Would you be up for it?

[meager raven]

Sure, what coords am I needing to get down

[pliant fjord]

Order would be: Crewing Orbital (Pilot Picket Line)
Movement would be: [1] ascend to High Orbit above Elim, [1] transfer to High Orbit above Crossroads.

strategic both time (supposedly) so no coords needed

[meager raven]

So it would look like this?
Unit Callsign: Rainer
Unit Type: Crew

Order Type: Crewing Orbital (Pilot Picket Line)
Movement/Action Tracker: [1] ascend to High Orbit above Elim, [2] transfer to High Orbit above Crossroads

[pliant fjord]

Looks good, thank you 🙏

[meager raven]

All done

[pliant fjord]

Bless, thank you

[magic parrot]

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[jolly verge]

they are also part of epsilon shift and they are usually pretty responsible regarding their sleep schedule

[pliant fjord]

I'm getting messages now

[opaque pagoda]

Like a full body message or

[pliant fjord]

Just an "oops I didn't know they were open"

It's midnight in CEST, so could've fallen asleep

[opaque pagoda]

Sorry I was making a full body massage joke

Not asking a real question

[pliant fjord]

I got that, but it's crunch time so I'm in crunch time mode

[opaque pagoda]

Oo, gotcha

[jolly verge]

virtually giving you a back massage

[turbid kernel]

Ah the Navy traditions continue!

[opaque pagoda]

In the show ghosts, they use back rubs as currency

[pliant fjord]

ugh, if only virtual massages worked

[opaque pagoda]

Little back rub fact for you all

[pliant fjord]

LOVE this show

[opaque pagoda]

The BBC or CBS version? Because i'm a filthy american

[jolly verge]

I would literally 'work' overtime for my friends.....

[pliant fjord]

CBS for me, but it's more or less word for word with some cultural changes iirc

like a play

which is pretty awesome

[opaque pagoda]

Some characters are fully different, but the CBS show is incredible. My favorite bit is the D&D episode where the husband and some ghosts were playing together, but the wife (who is the only one who can see/hear the ghosts) had to act as translator. She eventually tells him they don't wanna play anymore because she's fucking tired of it. Then they leave a message in his fogged up mirror in the morning...

SHE LIED

It's fucking hysterical

[pliant fjord]

one of the best silly shows out there

[turbid kernel]

I prefer the CBS one too. I think certain cultural things like Flower being a hippie and Thorfinn being a Viking from the expedition that made it to North America that I prefer

[pliant fjord]

Final submission FYI:

[tiny rover]

Oh my god I can't wait for the meta campaign charisma check

[pliant fjord]

... wouldn't be the first time.

[tiny rover]

I did one in my first mission

[pliant fjord]

Had to make one in Scrap and Scatter to use the Orbital's gun

[tiny rover]

thats my favorite part of the game IMO

[pliant fjord]

I think it literally said "roll persuasion"

I'm hoping a literal photoshop job will grease the wheels a bit

[jolly verge]

i am sad, i had not really the time to do some rp in my order this round

[pliant fjord]

there will be more time!

It does take your primary action though, be warned

[jolly verge]

I know, i did the hailing action last turn, but i mean, i added no rp in my order :(

[magic parrot]

Bumping the briefing back up #1382037040438181950 message

[jolly verge]

and one time, id like to draw my crew.... But i am not good at drawing

[sage perch]

I can't do anything about Sam sending that until at least 10am EST

[pliant fjord]

Heroforge is good for that

[pliant fjord]

all good, I think most people are pros at ignoring chat by now

[sage perch]

I think I can actually turn it off in about an hour, but using a shell text editor on mobile is not fun, luckily it's one line of code

[pliant fjord]

How about, same link, but with this text:
"Link to the latest Briefing"
And once every 3 hours instead of 90 minutes?

[jolly verge]

Do we just assume A-192 remains in formation?

[sage perch]

That's two lines, but doable

[pliant fjord]

and just when you have time, it's really not a burden to have it show up for now

[pliant fjord]

For now, yes. If they don't check in before Sunday, they're probably MIA.

[plain dew]

yea its not a big deal IMO to let the bot do its thing.

[pliant fjord]

Sorry Reaper, might lose another fighter to the giant monster that is "submitting orders"

[plain dew]

tbf, i didnt ping anyone this round

[pliant fjord]

Oh I pinged them earlier

[jolly verge]

My opinion is still, letting players who got KIA play the units of the players who got MIA

[pliant fjord]

Shack closed orders for me, so I'm guessing he's in a hurry this week

[pliant fjord]

I do like that sentiment, and it's what I do in my no-stakes games, but it's been explicitly denied here 😦

[opaque pagoda]

Wait what happens if you are killed? Do you just drop until next campaign?

[jolly verge]

I understand everyone not playing makes it easier for shack and other DMs

[opaque pagoda]

Seems smart tbh

[pliant fjord]

I mean, KIA players can still hang out in chat and stuff

but no orders, no agency

[topaz rivet]

So my hail didn’t go out?

[opaque pagoda]

Sure yeah, they don’t get booted. But they can’t hop in as a “new guy”, right?

[knotty salmon]

Most people don’t have 2 units

Payout is at end of campaign

[jolly verge]

I also didnt ping anybody today....

[pliant fjord]

Did I miss it? shit

[topaz rivet]

It’s not on the maps

[jolly verge]

i didnt know this exists as a possibility to have 2 units, do they also get to play two units simultaniously or is it just one is all the time in storage?

[pliant fjord]

I'll add it rq

[jolly verge]

look at the sheet, i copied it in

[topaz rivet]

One unit stays in storage. There is no way to have two different units in a campaign

[sage perch]

I can do it while my coworkers make my food

[jolly verge]

bon appetit

[topaz rivet]

Thanks.

[main smelt]

If you're dead, you're dead

[pliant fjord]

fixed, resubmitted

[topaz rivet]

Huzzah!

[pliant fjord]

Folks, I'm off to Kickball again. I'll be back in ~3 hours. If there are any emergencies, ping Failhouse (Fairlie needs to sleep) or ping me (I'll have my phone).

[jolly verge]

btw noble, i love this hailing message you wrote. Good Job.
-# and maybe our admiral is mia due to having crossed their own ship :D

[jolly verge]

Have Fun

[topaz rivet]

Thanks. Getting the slogan in there was important

[pliant fjord]

Also, as far as I'm concerned, Fairlie, you're welcome to promote yourself to Assistant TCO

https://tenor.com/view/tony-stark-avengers-knighting-knight-youre-an-avenger-now-gif-15161117

[jolly verge]

-# ah shit. responsibility.
Ok I guess. Ill try my best

[sage perch]

done

[stuck mountain]

~~make the triple S the flagship ~~

[merry summit]

SkyWolf as flagship clearly

[magic parrot]

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[sage perch]

it appears we have lingering code hanging around

[vague shuttle]

oh no

[plain dew]

Oh yes! You live! quick submit an order 😂 we are just in formation. ezy pzy

[pliant fjord]

Good news, I submitted the formation that still has you in it!

[magic parrot]

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[warm elbow]

"Assessment required: does adversary possess comm-layer architecture compatible with directed signal handshake? If so, define probability of controlled contact without compromise. Intent: intercept or misinform."

[pliant fjord]

You wanna type up a "doing science/decryption" action next turn?

[topaz rivet]

Now I see why it was suggested I switch to hailing

[pliant fjord]

Future game action query. Does this unit have a desire to perform a custom action? Confirmation and first draft are required prior to authorization.

[warm elbow]

NEgative, current action undertaken is desired

inquiring as to possible actions to undetake in the future

[pliant fjord]

Affirmative. To submit a custom action next turn, submit a first draft.
(PM me, or post it in the doc and ping me)

[magic parrot]

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[magic parrot]

bumping the briefing back up #1382037040438181950 message

[magic parrot]

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[magic parrot]

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[pliant fjord]

Good morning Atlas Epsilon.
Sorry for the apparent bot spam. S.A.M. isn't supposed to post if it sees itself in the last 5 messages.

Cheese will fix it soon.

[craggy dragon]

I thought there were ghost talking that I couldn't see. Lol

[fast cobalt]

https://tenor.com/view/ghost-boo-spooky-scary-gif-12414618

[magic parrot]

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[jolly verge]

you should go to bed. But good Morning Atlas Epsilon <3

[royal sequoia]

Morning Atlas 🙂

Good luck with the moving

[magic parrot]

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[jagged pagoda]

Good time-zone fellow warriors of mind, mettle, and metal.

[sage perch]

The issue seems to be that the tasks are not being cleaned up

and the only fix for that is to restart the bot

[jolly verge]

its fine

[sage perch]

I have found a fix

I have to make the issue worse so I can make it better

[magic parrot]

Bumping the briefing back up #1382037040438181950 message

[sage perch]

should be fixed now

[twin cypress]

Is there something big that happened?

[jolly verge]

I dont think so. Well have to wait for the midrounds

[twin cypress]

Alr!

[sage perch]

-# ignore this

[jolly verge]

We should make a new briefing, even if we dont know anything new yet, to avoid confusion whats happening next

[sage perch]

that was just to make a 5th message

so it should run at 1:08 est

[pliant fjord]

Donezo. Briefing updated. Re-posting here for clarity.

Atlas Briefing, Turn 7

General Status:

• [Mid-rounds](#midround-events message) are done! Current order turns are due: <t:1752443940:F>

Orbital Status:

• 9/19 Large Supply. As Expected. We're expecting 2 more to be delivered this turn from Storm!
• No damage. No ammo deficit.

Unit Status:

• Green across the board.

Planning:

• C-Z-- As voted earlier, we will honor Venator's request for Support.
  • With no Enemy Orbital Presence, our ODTs can drop at key locations
  • Our Fighters can engage the Ravager type Gunships from behind
  • We can VTOL/Paradrop some support/supply to Venator's back-line.
• Optionally, Black Pearl and Pioneer could drop into Low Orbit to perform some Heavy Air Support. Pearl could hit a hard target with its AC, and Pioneer could land on the backline to serve as a place for Venator's HATs to resupply.
• Unless something crazy happens before orders are submitted, Atlas will be going Grey Mode, meaning we're not Supplied. So no repairs, no ammo restock, no healing, but we can still launch and drop and shoot.
  -# (just bag-lunches, life-support, and engines)
• There's still a poll about [exactly what we're doing](#1382037040438181950 message) T7, though it seems pretty clear that we're going to commit to C-Z and push with Venator and Spearhead. [This Plan](#1382037040438181950 message) sums up most of it pretty well.

GONE are the days where we can put "in formation" and be done with it. When we reach C-Z, ALL UNITS will ABSOLUTELY NEED "start/end coordinates//designated orbital" with your order. We'll be fighting an uphill battle, likely for the rest of the game.
Orders are OPEN, lets get them all in ASAP.

Thank you Atlas!

@sage perch
Would you replace the bot's meal plan with this one? with the reoccurring message:

Atlas Briefing T7 - #1382037040438181950 message

Also, what are your thoughts on going into atmo if it's clear?

[jolly verge]

Great! I also would have tried myself doing this, but i am not at home and writing something in discord is so fiddly

[pliant fjord]

oh for sure. I've got a template on notepad

[jolly verge]

yeah but on Desktop its fine. On Phone is definetly not. (especially with a non english keyboard and auto correct)

[magic parrot]

Atlas Briefing T7 - #1382037040438181950 message

[sage perch]

@pliant fjord look good?

[pliant fjord]

perfect thanks

Midrounds got me going:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRvfRBjnlys

[jolly verge]

this is a problem

[pliant fjord]

I was thinking it was a good target for our ODTs

If we can take down the AA, we can take that hill

[topaz rivet]

Drop target identified!

[jolly verge]

they seem so large, I dont really want to know IF they can target our orbitals

[pliant fjord]

They probably can, but again, max 2 hits, maybe a fire, which is something for the crew to do

[jolly verge]

appearantly the first thing seems exactly to be the case

but what is with the large contacts further back? They also could all be AA/AT vehicles

[vocal coral]

those look more like heavy gunship size?

[jolly verge]

and my suspicion for that extra large contact in the south being an orbital feels justified

but well see

[topaz rivet]

They’ve got speed 5ish so can’t be too heavy

[pliant fjord]

Something to scan maybe

[jolly verge]

yeah.... Im drawing a proposal this evening for next turn intel
-# and contacting venator about that, so they can tell me if they need something

[vocal coral]

i count more like 4? speed

[topaz rivet]

Hence the “ish”

[pliant fjord]

you want the svg file with the icons I've been using?

I'm working on Crossroads and strategic movement now

[jolly verge]

I am currently just importing the pictures in paint and drawing circles with my pen/the circle tool :)

[vocal coral]

those fast moving objects could be enemy vtols

[jolly verge]

or maybe HATs to deliver supplies to those factorys

[vocal coral]

hmm speculaas

[fast cobalt]

I know what they are, future scrap

[jolly verge]

i think its definetly worth it spending a scan on one group of these

[vocal coral]

if i look at crossroads, those three question marks at the bottom, aren't they likely the same thing as the collum on C-Z?

[pliant fjord]

possible, we might know more when our midrounds are done

[vocal coral]

my guess for crossroads is three of those, and near the north west, one AA en one SPG seeing they have closters of one of each at C-Z

[merry summit]

I would love to pick out one of those heavy gunships if we manage to take a factory intact

they look kinda like they should have different stats on em too. like 2d4 or something

[pliant fjord]

And are they space capable? dunno

[merry summit]

hope so, but even if they aren't getting a limited time mod is pretty cool

[jolly verge]

thats my proposal

I am gonna send it to venator and wait for Feedback.

[pliant fjord]

I'm off to do errands and go to work, but I've got my phone and will be reachable.

[turbid kernel]

Welp, that's something I didn't want to see but I believe at minimum we will need to take our those factories. Heavy Gunships sounds like bad news for all ground forces

[jolly verge]

ok, if these groups of 3 large contacts are the same as in Crossroads, these are these large gunship things

[turbid kernel]

So let's imagine they're just uparmored versions of the Gunships available to us. We've got a lot of fighters coming this round but this could delay us. We could leave it for 212 if they feel confident about taking them on

[pliant fjord]

I'd hate to spend an LS to sortie 4 FTRs

I just hope they don't intercept us at Crossroads.

[halcyon ridge]

Something to consider, do those big guns struggle against ground targets because they’re capable of firing into high orbit? They’re definitely specialized for knocking orbitals down but in what way?

[turbid kernel]

As long as no orbitals show up we're still technically in Strategic movement in orbit. But it's a real possibility. That fleet Fluffle saw has enough speed (if that was a BB) to arrive in Crossroads or C-Z this turn if it didn't go out to space or hold over Ziyal

[jolly verge]

if we cant move into C-Z this turn, I think venator have to retreat or be doomed

[turbid kernel]

It seems like they have advanced targeting but they are labeled as SPG. So they could target ground like normal. We won't know more until it fires unfortunately

[halcyon ridge]

Ah I misread the midround they’re just such large guns that our artillery can target them like an orbital not that they’re so specialized against orbitals that they struggle to hit ground units

[turbid kernel]

Oh so they can direct damage them? Time for an ARTILLERY DUEL!

[ember python]

i think if we have to, its worth doing because of the LS in Cell'Dar can refill our cargo holds if we win at C-Z. food for thought

[pliant fjord]

True

[turbid kernel]

We'll have to wait and see.

[plain dew]

looks like Elim was just a warmup with a light/fast moving bot force

theres a lot of dug in and heavy bots in these two zones

im worried about those 3 fighter/vtol types in crossroads

[turbid kernel]

Yeah, we know the bots seem universally up armored. Those gunships are gonna be tougher to take down but we currently have the numbers

[jolly verge]

that was the thing i called gunship. in C-Z there will be probably many more, the signature looks similar

[plain dew]

Does IH/Rabbit/shovel have the firepower to deal with 3 air in crossroads?

[turbid kernel]

Are you talking about the wall of unknown contacts to the east? If those are all gunships Venator is in deep trouble.

[pliant fjord]

212 has their 6 fighters there

[turbid kernel]

212 is there too and have more fighters than us

[plain dew]

if we are splitting our fighters, thats an issue IMO

[pliant fjord]

212 is deploying into crossroads this round, we don't really have a choice

[plain dew]

If those gunships have 2 armor (vtol 1 armor + standard bot 1 armor) fighters in evasion cant damage them

[jolly verge]

yeah, the gunships we discovered in crossroads were also 3 similar size contacts being in a formation

[pliant fjord]

They have an extra LS they can use to sortie theirs to us maybe.

[jolly verge]

or we change our plan again and tell venator to retreat....

[vocal coral]

well it depends if the gunships keep going to cross roads or not

[plain dew]

IMO we do... if their fighters are deploying, then we should consider cleaning up any air in cross roads. It will take a turn or two for those fighter contacts to switch to venator

[turbid kernel]

If they're like the Gunships available to us then they can't target aero. Might be worth attacking without evade

[plain dew]

scary with AA lying around

of course need the rest of the the midrounds, but i think its going to be risky to split forces.

[turbid kernel]

True but the artillery are able to directly target them. They can do it but have to be smart.

If the situation in Crossroads has changed that 212 doesn't feel comfortable taking them on their own then I agree we should stay. Crossroads is more strategically important to the campaign. But we need to wait and see.

[plain dew]

This is basically where my mind is at

if its just the 3 gunships... then they are probably fine, and we dont need to stasy

[pliant fjord]

we should ask them if they think they need us before we commit to that

We can also do a fly-by strike on the way to C-Z

[plain dew]

im assuming there will be some shooting that will happen in the midrounds

so also need to see what the results of that will be

[pliant fjord]

yup, all pending midrounds

[magic parrot]

Atlas Briefing T7 - #1382037040438181950 message

[tropic solar]

@pliant fjord orders are submitted. AF should be build

[solid hare]

So, we scanning before dropping? I don't mind if all of the drop troops flank the enemy backline together as a big coordinated effort

[topaz rivet]

Scanning as we drop, I think

[turbid kernel]

Depending on how events unfold in Crossroads plans may change but optimally, we wanted to scan as we drop.

[solid hare]

Ah, a drop scan

[pliant fjord]

You'll have one more LS coming eventually (it's already budgeted), likely before the push to Ziyal.
So you should be at [1 LS] - construct Airfield, [1 LS], spare, delivered this turn. Feel free to use it to Sortie 212's fighters, or sustain the field longer.

[pliant fjord]

That was my thought. Drop behind the AA/SPGs and fuck them up. Let Venator take the hill, and we can hold there as long as we need to.

[topaz rivet]

Do you think we should both paradrop and drop pods on the same round?

[pliant fjord]

if we can, yes

[topaz rivet]

Exciting

[pliant fjord]

Drop support units at Venator's back-line

para-drop*

VTOLs too

[topaz rivet]

What about our infantry?

[pliant fjord]

They'll deploy on the back line, and we'll try to arrange transport to the front

or give them VTOL priority so they can deploy further up

[topaz rivet]

Good to know

[turbid kernel]

I'm not so sure on paradropping until we know how much anti-air we're facing.

[topaz rivet]

A lot but maybe not so much we can’t intercept with fighters

[pliant fjord]

depends on enemy FTRs I'd wager. We can easily maneuver our HATs to Venator's back line while avoiding the AA

they'd be range 2, or 3 with missiles

we'll go 5 away minimum

[turbid kernel]

Don't forget they AA is on walkers too the range may change on their speed.

[pliant fjord]

hence the 5 🙂

[jolly verge]

Just to anticipate our crew needs for next round:

(7-)8 - definitely all guns (maybe without the reload for the pearl)
2-3 - Flight Decks to keep our fighters armed and repaired (and potentially resupply/repair some HATs)
1-2 - VTOL Bays to keep the VTOLs buzzing around (not yet needed, but surely next round)
3 - All of our Intel Crew (2 Scans + Comms-Int)
1? - Hailing? maybe
sum: 13-18 12-16 Crew (out of our 13 "Crewmember" Units + anyone else staying in our orbitals)

[pliant fjord]

Unless Venator's VTOLs get damaged, (AND they intend to use our bays), we won't need any VTOL bays crewed

[jolly verge]

ok, im correcting it down

[plain dew]

does someone need to fly picketline

[pliant fjord]

I think C Null wanted to do some kind of hacking/communication action to learn about the Bot command structure, but I'm not 100% sure I translated his message correctly.

[pliant fjord]

Only if Admiral Mini doesn't turn in his order this time.

I DID get a PM from him late last night, but he never submitted.

[plain dew]

the sunday submission is easier for most people to make, its more days and weekend

[jolly verge]

Id interpreted it as just trying to comms int the thing on 4421
-# if you meant the last order not whats coming next, then shame on me, I have not noticed any intention for next round

should i upload the scanning map thingi i made somewhere in the doc? and if yes, where?

[pliant fjord]

I have it saved, but you could put it in the operations tab

or make a new tab

you have all the power now

[jolly verge]

-# I cant upload them due to not being signed in xD, but I think the Operations tab is the right place (or making a new tab "fairlies playground" or somethiing)

[pliant fjord]

donezo

[turbid kernel]

Have our scans shown up in midrounds? Kinda concern that hasn't happened yet

[pliant fjord]

the combat hasn't either, so don't freak out

they're technically not even due for another 24 hours

[turbid kernel]

Yeah but typically the simpler stuff is done first. I'm worried ours became "complicated" lol. But it could just be nothing yet

[pliant fjord]

Well Shack did laugh at my RP submission in Tac-Com chat, so there's that.

-# pretty much what I expected

[woven yarrow]

Are you guys moving over to C-Z?

[pliant fjord]

That's still the plan

Midrounds pending

[turbid kernel]

We hope so, as long as nothing crazy happens

[jolly verge]

The only thing changing our plan would be if 212+everyone else at crossroads are not confident fighting these gunships (do we have a codename for them)

[turbid kernel]

Or an enemy fleet shows up above Crossroads

[magic parrot]

Atlas Briefing T7 - #1382037040438181950 message

[pliant fjord]

Assuming no further hostile contact (in space anyway), what do y'all think about a Grey-Mode turn? (Don't spend an LS to be "supplied")
We have:
No air units to repair
No guns that need to be reloaded
No anticipated docking units from Venator
No anticipated orbital combat

[turbid kernel]

I think it's smart to save some LS

[pliant fjord]

We've got 9 left

(still on budget)

[turbid kernel]

Hopefully we can get some from Spearhead too

[pliant fjord]

yea, dunno how they're gonna transport it

[topaz rivet]

Especially if we need to burn to go reinforce TF1

[turbid kernel]

Yeah, maybe we ask Storm to come over with their HVTOLs to help?

[jolly verge]

Ok, then ill correct my planning.
4 peple on guns (no reloads due to not being supplied)
no flight decks due to not being supplied
3 - Intel
Hailing? I dont know who to but if anybody feels like saying something, then go for it
everybody else, go get some rest, we will soon have to be ready for heavy combat!

I dont know when, but this thing got shared relatively early, does anybody know if it still gets updated? or if I should?

[pliant fjord]

I'm not gonna touch that one, had a warning on it

also out of date, Vulture, Brawler, and Tormentor have been canon for a week or more

[plain dew]

what unit is this???

is that the super heavy tank?

[pliant fjord]

Medium Mech icon

not sure what it's supposed to be in this photo

[jolly verge]

If anybody asks about a scan, we now have a page in our doc dedicated for such things

and I also advertised it in #meta-comm
-# I shouldnt have done that
-# I shouldnt have done that
-# I shouldnt have done that

[pliant fjord]

lol it's ok, we can always revert the doc if some trolls fuck with it

[turbid kernel]

That's Lockout the Heavy Mech

[main smelt]

This community is pretty chill lol

[plain dew]

iz beg

beeg even

[turbid kernel]

He a beeg boi! A heckin chonker even

[pliant fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-snorlax-running-o-lawd-he-comin-oh-lawd-gif-10922663193749015430

-# me at kickball last night Lockout charging the enemy.

[turbid kernel]

The last thing the bots see

Should I go heavy mech? (WHY DO I KEEP DOING THIS!)

[pliant fjord]

It's not purchasable rn

Medium Mech is tho

still packs a whallop

[turbid kernel]

But Lockout is a Heavy Mech. Is he just testing it?

[pliant fjord]

inherited from an old campaign I'd wager

[jolly verge]

i think there are some units that could not be purchased rn but got purchased some time ago (so in some sense are deprecated)
-# correct me if im wrong this is the first campaign im in

[pliant fjord]

same as the Super-Heavy tank

[main smelt]

I'm not so sure about that

Heavy mechs have never been available until now

Daytrix has been around

though

[turbid kernel]

Found it. Dres said it's available but they haven't updated all the store stuff yet

[pliant fjord]

ahhh

[pliant fjord]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1382040199797801031/1389992659577471100/Shack_is_typing.gif

[ember python]

well, it looks like pulling LS out of the mine is confirmed, so, we can splurge a bit now, and then after C-Z we could settle in at Cell'Dar and pull a bunch more LS out to refill the holds

[pliant fjord]

Storm has added "deliver LS from Cell'Dar to Atlas and reinforce C-Z" to their plan options

[topaz rivet]

Still reasonable not to consume an LS this round if we aren’t using it

[pliant fjord]

it should be possible

[ember python]

yeah, i agree, it just means we can spend it on other things later: strategic layer speed, more airfields, humanitarian stuff, who knows?

[pliant fjord]

It DID feel like a "Continue doing this at your own risk" kinda thing

[plain dew]

so theres a big ol scanner at the listening station eh?

[turbid kernel]

Seems so.

[ember python]

pretty great find

[pliant fjord]

Maybe we'll get to see what's at Ziyal sooner than expected

[turbid kernel]

Or the moon, Tora. See their real base of operations

[topaz rivet]

While I’m glad not to make the decision, if the Crossroads and Hill mine go well, we might have forces entering Ziyal in a couple of turns

[turbid kernel]

I would be cautious of being too optimistic. We have not felt the main force of the bots in any way. A storm is coming.

[topaz rivet]

I think Venator has encountered a significant portion of the bots’ current forces

[turbid kernel]

I think they just found the left flank

[topaz rivet]

It depends on if Shack arranged things so Venator got worthy opponents

[woven yarrow]

I don't think we have

There is a bunch of defences and Infantry. No heavy things like tanks or mechs

[pliant fjord]

A little Optimism is good for the soul. (And the motivation to continue to participate)

[topaz rivet]

The SPGs and AA seem pretty heavy and it’s a lot of infantry

[ember python]

i guess it depends what classifies as a significant portion? this is a large bot force, and knocking them out will be a significant victory, but i'd wager there's gonna be a whole lot more to come

[turbid kernel]

I'm trying to hype it honestly. If this were really it would be a let down. I don't want to steamroll the bots. I want them to be real threats.

[plain dew]

considering how many bots were at Elim, and that was supposed to be the fartherst they have advanced, i think its safe to say we found just the left flank and theres probably an equal amount on the right, and and quite a bit more in Ziyal City.

Honestly, i think thats what we hope for too... its more advantagous if we spread the bot forces than fight them all in one spot.

[pliant fjord]

Yea, we've got our backup retreat plan. Cell'Dar mine is very defensible, and Spearhead is there

Plus we might get Storm back

I'm optimistic we'll succeed, as long as we keep on not being suicidal

[plain dew]

Nery's looked clear right? so they should be able to rejoin the front soon.

[pliant fjord]

Yea, they're gonna have to debate and vote for what to do next

[plain dew]

also where did TF1 wonder off to? Did they push to NAV L-W2?

[pliant fjord]

but they're aware of the options

They've engaged the enemy fleet

Or one BC anyway

[plain dew]

ah shoot your right, they had a tac map

so they are just engaging

[pliant fjord]

should make quick work of it

I like our 4-front assault plan

we kinda just shifted into it without much coordination

[magic parrot]

Atlas Briefing T7 - #1382037040438181950 message

[pliant fjord]

(minor updates to briefing have been made)

(and the pinned comment takes you to the correct briefing now)

[twin cypress]

So now we're doing an all out assault

[pliant fjord]

At least what we're capable of anyway

Any questions?

[twin cypress]

Will some people will get PTSD?

It kind of reminds me of Malevelon Creek

Drop in and destroy what moves

[ember python]

oh jeez, i hope we do better than that. took em a long time to clear the bots outta the creek

[pliant fjord]

Very Nam-coded, yea.

At least the enemy is really obvious, and bad at hiding

[twin cypress]

With these giant ass mf's just hovering around it will be easier to shoot, but harder to kill

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[magic parrot]

Atlas Briefing T7 - #1382037040438181950 message

[jagged pagoda]

Good time-zone

[sage perch]

we do have this, it does need to be updated, but it exists https://armco.jdsnetwork.com/index.php/Wireheads

[jagged pagoda]

I thought they lost the Creek?

[plain dew]

nah, it was just neglected at first. Eventually it was liberated if i remember right.

[jagged mulch]

It was

People really didn't like the people focusing on Malevelon creek

[plain dew]

whaaat i never saw that, altho i only dived pretty early on. No idea how people feel about it after the fact 😂

[jagged mulch]

People went around and killing other players who wore the cape that was gotten from liberating Malevelon creek, it was pretty shit 😅

[plain dew]

I loved the memes that came out of it. It was really cool having such different experences between the (at the time) bug desert/arid planet and then the jungle with bots hiding in trees lol

[jagged mulch]

It was

Just a shame that if you do quick play, chances are you'll run into a party with an asshole in it

[plain dew]

I remember in helldivers 1, i never had any issues with anyone because i bought the DLC to have the tank that could have all 4 people in it

so you just call it in, everyone sees it, and just get inside, and then you just drive around to victory 🤣

pay2befriend

[jagged mulch]

Which is what happened in my last game, saw somebody being toxic to another player, telling them to get good and shit, killing them, etc
So I shot the guy in the back, told them to get good by not being an asshole to fellow helldivers, and then they left

[jagged mulch]

Yeah, helldivers 1 was good fun, I remember driving around in that tank

And like, now you have to pay god knows how much for 1 warbond or find enough super credits, back in helldivers 1 you could just get it all for £6

I should play helldivers 1 sometime

I would probably be a lot better at it now that I'm used to calling stratagems in quickly

[plain dew]

yea, but TBF, helldivers 1 was a completely different type of game/monitization. I imagine the dev cost for helldivers 2 was quite a bit steeper than the first one.

[jagged mulch]

Yeah

Though most of the warbonds are a bit eh unfortunately

I still remember the load outs me and my friends tended to go with

Had me with the breaker, then that thing that decreased stratagem cool down, then the resupply + 3 vindicator bombs

[jolly verge]

we forgot to make a vote on that or inform the rest of the squad in a way that doesnt hide behind a billion other messages

[plain dew]

oh thats a good idea, we should do a grey mode if we can.

[jolly verge]

Ixen proposed doing grey mode this turn,

If there are no enemy orbital contacts above C-Z

that means we are not supplied, so:

no rearm/repair at our Flight Decks and VTOL Bays,
no reloading of our guns,
not generating supply for any other unit at our vehicle bays (supply already loaded into vehicles should be fine)
not spending 1 Large Supply for being supplied
-# pls tell me if I forgot something

[sage perch]

What exactly are we doing this turn

[plain dew]

We are mostly just moving theaters of war

[sage perch]

we are going to C-Z, right?

[jolly verge]

maybe we should vote about it....
If its not possible to reload our empty guns and shoot them at the same time next turn, I think it will be not worth it

Because if we decide to drop some of our ships into Atmo/Low-Orbit next turn, we should stay supplied, I think.

[jolly verge]

corrected this message

[turbid kernel]

Depending on how the rest of Midrounds go, we will be moving on to C-Z this turn. We would be doing a grey round this round since it would be our last transit round.

[magic parrot]

Atlas Briefing T7 - #1382037040438181950 message

[pliant fjord]

Ah, yeah, I was just waiting for midrounds to be over. Wanna make a poll?

From Venator

[jolly verge]

to repeat the explanation above, so its together with the vote

Ixen proposed doing grey mode this turn,

If there are no enemy orbital contacts above C-Z

that means we are not supplied, so:

no rearm/repair at our Flight Decks and VTOL Bays,
no reloading of our guns,
not generating supply for any other unit at our vehicle bays (supply already loaded into vehicles should be fine)
not spending 1 Large Supply for being supplied
-# pls tell me if I forgot something
Ixens reasoning #1382037040438181950 message

[plain dew]

are those HATs? cause they are going to get smacked by the AA right...

[turbid kernel]

That they are

[pliant fjord]

They were warned. Apparently its all part of a plan to pull the aa closer to get hit by the tanks? Im like: at the cost of 2 dead HATs?

They're like, "they might miss" I'm like uh no.

[jolly verge]

I think thats another reason to remain supplied, so we can repair their HATs (if they survive the current round :))

[pliant fjord]

HATs have 1 hit and no armor.

There'd be nothing to repair.

Unless that got changed

[jolly verge]

oh, I thought 2. so lets just say RIP

[turbid kernel]

Hat's only have one hit. They're either full health or no health lol

[plain dew]

uh...

welp

[pliant fjord]

Somehow even more suicidal than Storm lol

[plain dew]

O7 I guess

[pliant fjord]

Fairlie, I'll put a link to the poll in the briefing

[plain dew]

yea i was gunna say for the poll, im not voting till mid rounds are over. If bot reinforcements randomly show up at crossroads or something at the end of mid rounds, id wanna change decisions lol

[jolly verge]

you can change your vote in discord and the poll ends in 24 hours.

[topaz rivet]

I think they were hoping that flyers would get engaged by the AA tank or something

[pliant fjord]

ohhh, that makes more sense

still a crazy plan, and banking on Shack to notice that

[plain dew]

its probably because i only got a few hour of sleep

[plain dew]

but this doesnt make any sense to me

whose AA tank ?

like the bot fighter would be engaged by their tank, before it shot them down or something?

And they just didnt account for ground AA?

(these are ground AA right? )

[vocal coral]

Yes

Tank aa

[plain dew]

okay, so they just gambled on there only being the flying AA. That sucks. How are they going to get resupplys from us?

[turbid kernel]

I'm not sure they've thought that far ahead or just assumed we'll take care of it. The original request for our being here was just to provide air cover. Not sure they thought of taking to opportunity to resupply from us

[topaz rivet]

I don’t get it either. Fortunately, other people’s tactical decisions are not within my remit

[pliant fjord]

Our own HATs can drop into 3719 and be well out of range of those AA guns

I put the stitched image into the Operations tab

[tired patio]

one of those hats is a Gunship

so it has 2 hits if I remember right.

[pliant fjord]

oh thank goodness

morning cap!

[turbid kernel]

Ah, that makes more sense.

[topaz rivet]

Greetings!
-# nothing at all has happened to endurance

[pliant fjord]

@ Shack, here's the current briefing based on what we know:
#1382037040438181950 message

There's a pitch to send Endurance into Low orbit to help block their VTOLs, but I'd want your permission for that.

[tired patio]

Yeah thats a negative on endurance drop. The only area it could drop to help could destory it 😄

With forced orbital targeting and focuse fire. Good chance the Orbital just explodes.

[pliant fjord]

copy that

[tired patio]

I do agree offering support isn't a bad idea.

[pliant fjord]

Yea there are a LOT of gunships on the back line

I hope they function like VTOLs, and can't shoot at FTRs

[tired patio]

FTR's?

[turbid kernel]

Fighters

[tired patio]

If they are gunships. What they can shoot us orbitals.

[pliant fjord]

Orbitals for sure

[tired patio]

Unless the crew is really down for it. You guys feel free to speak up! We can Yolo if you want 😄

[jolly verge]

the problem is, if we yolo our ships into destruction, there is nobody to resupply the whole fleet (maybe except victorum)

[pliant fjord]

When it comes to delivery, we're UPS, but Victorum is wish.com (1 speed)

[shadow sigil]

They’ve got a gunship that has 2 Hits.

[pliant fjord]

yup, scroll down

[shadow sigil]

Yeah

That’s what I get for replying before finishing reading

[turbid kernel]

I do it all the time lol

[pliant fjord]

I try not to, still catch myself doing it

[jolly verge]

Same <3

[frigid tartan]

Hey can one of you make sure to scan that convoy in the East of Crossroads? Some Iron Hammer people are thinking just go way out of the way to scout it but it is probably better if one of your scanners takes the job.

[turbid kernel]

We're not planning on being in Crossroads this coming turn. We're moving to C-Z and are hoping to use our scans for the battle over there. However, that not my call alone to make.

[frigid tartan]

Ah

Are you guys worried the orbital sized guns can reach you at all?

[topaz rivet]

Not while we’re in orbit

[frigid tartan]

I am kinda worried they can do the Ion Cannon on Hoth thing.

[pliant fjord]

We can scan once in both places

[pliant fjord]

Here's our scanner request station:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrejUl57PQz8Topn3FKS7rNhTnnSOzhJqsoLUuMrPng/edit?gid=2136351257#gid=2136351257&range=A1

[turbid kernel]

Some of us are but there's a lot of itching for a fight and we have some defensiveness and can take a hit.

[pliant fjord]

How does this look?

[turbid kernel]

Looks good, what do you imagine the VTOLs doing?

[pliant fjord]

VTOLs and HATs would drop off/paradrop our INF, Medics, and Engis behind Venator's line, and help the push

If we take the hill, it's a great place to build defenses and hold against potential Ziyal reinforcements

[plain dew]

if those are ground units I dont think we can scout them as fighters, and if they are these gunship things, we would just be wasting ammo into them if they are armor 2.

so its an option... but if theres a whole line of AA/anti tank just hanging out back there, will also probably get smoked thru evasion

[pliant fjord]

I thought those were all gunships, which may or may not be able to target FTRs.
They were going North iirc, so come up behind them instead?

[plain dew]

i dont think we can pen gunships, but i guess this would be confirmation 😂

[pliant fjord]

-# not for flanking, but for safety, in case they can shoot back

Otherwise, hard to say, we don't know much about them. Definitely a scan target.

[turbid kernel]

Yeah, if these gunships were armor 2 is there anything that could take them down short of an AA missile?

Uhhhhhh

[pliant fjord]

yikes. probably 3 armor

[topaz rivet]

The bombers aren’t damaged now at least

And now we see why Endurance is staying outside the atmosphere

[pliant fjord]

@plain dew
Better chance of hitting, back of the formation, pick them off one by one?

HATs, VTOLs, and Pioneer

These are all just initial thoughts to help you visualize. I DEFINITELY want some feedback here, it's getting dangerous

[magic parrot]

Atlas Briefing T7 - #1382037040438181950 message

[turbid kernel]

Obviously my main concern is a repeat of what happened to Triple S. Do we feel comfortable that Pioneer won't get targeted by both their AA and their SPGs. I think once I see the full map I can more confidently say if I feel it's safe or not

[topaz rivet]

They shouldn’t have range 5. Though I’m not sending my marines back to pioneer, just in case

[pliant fjord]

SPG is range 3, AA is what range 2?

[turbid kernel]

They are walkers though so their range can be deceptive. But I don't think they'll give up the high ground for a better shot

[pliant fjord]

They also can't advance through the wall of Tanks

[turbid kernel]

Mechs aren't stopped by enemy units when they advance

[topaz rivet]

I would expect they’d be stopped by enemy fire

[pliant fjord]

they're not Mechs I think; one of the midrounds said they were comparable to our Quad-AA Tanks

[turbid kernel]

Cap said they're walkers

Forwarded wrong message one sec

#meta-comm message

There we go

Though walker doesn't inherently mean they are mechs

[plain dew]

im worried about crossroads again (i havnt checked midrounds in a bit tho)

can 212 clear the gunships there?

As for the unknowns, once they move that will give a good indication of where the fighters should enter from. If they shift to the left to engage Venator, id recommend we fly E to W. If they continue off map towards crossroads id start to get very concerned, and we would need to go S to N. I also dont think we can shoot these guys in the butt... pretty sure that was just for the orbital.

[pliant fjord]

not for flanking, just to make sure they can't shoot you

[turbid kernel]

We can only ask if they think they can handle it and trust them if they say they can and figure out what they need they think they can't. We simply don't know enough to make the call ourselves I'm afraid. If they start to move to Crossroads we can catch up to them if we're not overly engaged, hopefully we won't be.

[plain dew]

if we drop troops next turn, we wont be leaving here for at least a few turns tho

I guess we have enough LS we could emergency sortie

either way, i still suspect most of those icons will be the totallynotdefilers with AA/anti tank strapped to them walking towards crossroads, so maybe they will just turn around and fight venator

https://tenor.com/view/defiler-dawn-of-war-warhammer40k-chaos-space-marines-execute-gif-23589832

[sage perch]

How's the wiki page on bots going

[turbid kernel]

Part of the reason I'm so hesitant of over committing our ground troops. But I know they're getting restless cooped up in the ship lol.

[pliant fjord]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hrejUl57PQz8Topn3FKS7rNhTnnSOzhJqsoLUuMrPng/edit?gid=2136351257#gid=2136351257&range=P1:V2

That's all I got

[topaz rivet]

My marines are perfectly happy to stay safely on a ship

[pliant fjord]

To do an airstrike at Crossroads, we would have had to do that last turn.
Else, we have to Sortie now, because you can't descend, strike, ascend, and follow the fleet to C-Z this turn.

We can weigh the pros and cons of that after midrounds are done

but right now, it seems like there's a fleet of 12 gunships in C-Z that we should be hitting as hard as possible.

It's also commit time, IMO.
We'd stay here, and push Ziyal with Venator and Spearhead in a joint-push with everyone at Crossroads.

[sage perch]

I need help from someone

I need you to open the wiki in a private browser and edit this page without logging in https://armco.jdsnetwork.com/index.php/New_Player_Guide

[pliant fjord]

done

[topaz rivet]

Done

[sage perch]

I needed to test to make sure IP banning bots won't brick the wiki

[turbid kernel]

We'll have to leave that too a vote I think. The rest of the front is not nearly as forward as Venator and still likely need help.

[pliant fjord]

Agreed

[jolly verge]

Can you make a poll about that?

[pliant fjord]

Yea, should we wait for midrounds to be over?

[jolly verge]

maybe, but we need to decide soon, so venator can act appropriatly

[turbid kernel]

Assisting Venator is decided lol, I meant more the grand strategy after C-Z ends or someone else needs us more.

Unless orbitals show up in crossroads ofcourse

[topaz rivet]

I think waiting for midrounds is good. Especially since Venator might delete everything in range which would make Crossroads seem more urgent

[pliant fjord]

Option 1: C-Z, deploy everything, full commitment
Option 2: C-Z, deploy only FTRs and two support units via VTOL
Option 3: C-Z, Sortie FTRs to Crossroads
Option 4: Crossroads, deploy everything
Option 5: Crossroads, deploy only FTRs and two support units via VTOL
Option 6: Crossroads, Sortie FTRs to C-Z

Did I miss any plans?

It'd be a vote for as many as you're comfortable with

[jagged pagoda]

Yes: rushing Ziyal and dropping everything

[pliant fjord]

Now THAT plan is pretty suicidal

[jagged pagoda]

That’s what a coward would say XD

I’m kidding ofc. I’m very cowardly with my engis