Task Force 3 - Fluffle: Comms

[fossil cairn]

If you want to be a fighter we have space in Victorum still

[cold prism]

That I don't know

[fossil cairn]

Basically if you sign on as a taskforce with a vehicle you need a bay with open storage to deploy your vehicle.

[modern pawn]

I’ll ask next time he’s on

[feral tangle]

OMG is fluffle going to have a roaming fighter fleet?

[feral tangle]

This would be deploying before they go through the warpgate like storm is doing

[spiral pewter]

You can predeploy them going through the gate but you have to have hangar space for all the fighters in the TF

[feral tangle]

so they could deploy they just can't share hangers

[quiet sparrow]

You can "hot rack" on the orbital but you can't hot hangar

[rain anvil]

Well if we don't have the hangar space for another fighter, another Taskforce with the name to carry planets still has plenty!

[quiet sparrow]

212 is also desperate for members. Particularly aerospace craft

[scenic inlet]

Have you guys set a formation yet? We're gonna be flying with you and since orders are due (somewhat) soon, I'm wondering where y'all are at so far

[proper plover]

Let me know what you're thinking, because I was thinking of swapping out a vehicle bay for a gun, and getting a flight deck with a Fighter is better 😀 so I'm happy to pick it up on the Warren

[feral tangle]

I was hoping you'd do that

[cold prism]

Morning Fluffle.

How's tricks this morning?

I thing Guy has some sort of breakfast scramble going down on the flight deck if anyone wants to grab something.

And while I take no responsibility for what is IN the coffee he makes. I can verify its strong. Our navigator commented something about "smelling nav coordinates" after his second cup......

[feral tangle]

Looks like Fluffle may be getting more fighters.

Also I think Diesel, Hemlock, and my ghoul would be the only ones in my company to show up to that lol

[cold prism]

I mean.

Guy DOES have hot water and a decent selection of tea for those that prefer it.

But given ARMCO's normal leanings toward the brew of the blessed bean...

[feral tangle]

Honestly they would all prefer tea I think except for Reece lol

I need to start writing an RP for the prep round

[cold prism]

Ive got some in my head. But I doubt I'll post much outside of small snippets.

There are enough players now I dont want to clog up a chat with it lol.

[feral tangle]

I don't plan on going over the three paragraph limit. I usually try to keep everything pretty compressed

[thorny warren]

FYI

[cold prism]

https://tenor.com/view/joker-dark-knight-batman-gif-3438276

[versed oriole]

So Storm Blessed is heading with y'all.

Lussan Gate --> Nav Field 1 --> Elim City West --> Central Elim City (starport location)

Since that uses all 3 of our speed

-# obviously stopping on the tactical map if we encounter hostiles

[feral tangle]

We are forming quite the floatilla

[snow cipher]

https://tenor.com/view/fun-fun-begins-star-wars-skywalker-gif-18356472

[coral dirge]

wait, do we also have to send an order if there's a grand total of 0 primary actions we can take aboard the ship?

[fossil cairn]

Yes

[coral dirge]

what's the order type in this situation?

[fossil cairn]

Hold

[coral dirge]

got it, I was gonna write "asleep"

[proper plover]

I would say if crew want to put in RP orders, and confirm their ship berth, that's what I will need. The basics

Unit type, call sign, location, and RP

Everyone has to put in an Order every round otherwise you'll be marked MIA (even if you're aboard a ship)

[lunar snow]

every round, or every other round?

[fossil cairn]

Every round

[coral dirge]

MIA aboard a ship?
Alright who's smuggling Xenomorphs this time?

[shadow mica]

What type of order would we - aerospace craft - have to submit?

[rain anvil]

Sorry if I missed it, but do we have a set formation for when we come out the gate? I'm currently thinking of where my gun should be pointing.

[hoary apex]

not yet as far as I know

[quasi pulsar]

They said they made...

Made good home defense

Whats better at repelling boarders than apex predators?

[lean path]

Sure, I'd be willing to do that. Sorry for the late response.

[proper plover]

We don't have a set formation yet. I proposed Warren and Lonely first with Treecat center, and TripleS middle rear. But if you have another idea, nothing is confirmed yet

[hoary apex]

lemme draw it out

[proper plover]

No worries! Thanks for being willing to move

[hoary apex]

so theres no confusion

we also need gun placement decisions

[proper plover]

I'm just away from my computer until this evening.

[hoary apex]

can you still chat with us?

heres our current formation

as far as I understand it

[pliant mauve]

can aerospace deploy alongside formation or we would need to take off in OA?

[hoary apex]

I believe you can go alongside

friendly reminder to everyone

also

our mission order threads are now up

[proper plover]

Yep that was the formation I had in mind. I would also caution the aerospace that we don't know what we're dropping into so might be best to be tucked up in your bays for deployment

[proper plover]

As long as I hide my cell phone. It isn't 18th century tech 😂

[hoary apex]

witch!

[proper plover]

😂 what is that magic picture box?!? Don't worry about, here's some more laudanum

[quasi pulsar]

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

https://tenor.com/view/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-she-tirned-me-into-a-newt-gif-14862319

[proper plover]

Ironclad proof, right there

[rain anvil]

That formation is fine by me. After considering it, I think I'll keep my gun pointing forwards

We're supposed to jump straight into danger, not the other way around X)

And I hope we can just outrun it in the other direction

[proper plover]

That's the hope! 😆 And maybe the Fighters can cover our tails

[rain anvil]

True, that'd also be grand.

And regarding the plan, does it look something like:

• Warp in with Storm, deal with enemy forces at the gate
• Move to above Elim city, take care of the frigate with Storm
• ???
• Profit?

[proper plover]

I haven't checked the poll, but I think everyone was good heading to the Field Nav 1 point next. Maybe we should start another to see if people want to go to the Mining Station or Elim City next

[hoary apex]

11-0

unanimous vote

[hoary apex]

I would say initial plan go to elim city unless the mining station needs some help or something

thats up to the vote thogh

[restive grove]

As long as the path is clear to the rock station on turn 3 when Rabbit and Spearhead drop in and beeline for the rock station, it should be good

[hoary apex]

it should be noted this vote presumes nothing we dont know about

if say the mining station is under attack we’d have to rediscuss

[pliant mauve]

yeah

[proper plover]

Of course, this poll is just to get initial thoughts

No plan survives first contact and all that

[rain anvil]

Definitely

[snow cipher]

I can't wait for the campaign to start.

[rain anvil]

Well it will be very soon at this rate. Two days until our first orders are locked in.

Btw what will these first orders look like? Warp in formation out of the gate for the captains, chill for everyone else? Can my sensor guy already sensor stuff?

And planes stay in hangar until we get more info.

[hoary apex]

my only concern is how fast can we drop our fighters and bombers if we need it

[proper plover]

Formations yes, and where everyone is inside the ships. If people are at sensor or gun stations that sort of thing.

[hoary apex]

current formation ^

[coral dirge]

I don't know, maybe fed apex predators?

[cold prism]

I voted for Mining Station. But its really dependant on what Intel we get as we arrive.

[proper plover]

https://tenor.com/view/jurrasic-world-chris-pratt-gif-10585527

[coral dirge]

since Warren has the HMG, maybe we could have Triple and Lonely up front, Warren behind, and Treecat far back?

[hoary apex]

so what your saying is we need to start clicker training the infantry

[slender bear]

Order is in

[proper plover]

Is that not how the Marines do it??

[hoary apex]

idk I just assumed it was by promising them more crayons

[coral dirge]

just like that 😄

[proper plover]

TripleS has an HMG too, right?

[pliant mauve]

yeah

[coral dirge]

oh I thought we had 2 autocannons

then Warren center, TripleS and Lonely on the sides, Treecat behind

[proper plover]

I worry Treecat is going to catch a missile in the tail being too far behind

But maybe that isn't a worry

[lunar snow]

nah, the Marines have a pile of crayons that they Ooga Booga Chant around, doing what seems to be a Rain Dance

[coral dirge]

HMGs have a range of 2 even on point blank, so worst case scenario, Treecat can hide between either

[lunar snow]

also, Fighters can screen the rear, if needed

[cold prism]

Im good wherever the TF needs me.

Its worth noting our scanners have a limited range. So me being a bit further up might not hurt.

[coral dirge]

worst case scenario, we deploy @arctic vale to evasive jump
we'll worry about retrieving them when we get there

[lunar snow]

could also have two Destroyers flanking on the rear of Treecat

[coral dirge]

that's true, the formation is rather flexible with only 4 Orbitals

[lunar snow]

. D
T
D D

[cold prism]

Can we coordinate how we deploy with the other Task Forces entering in the same area?

Might be another TF can cover our aft while we scout ahead?

[lunar snow]

but the rear destroyers closer in than that

[proper plover]

TF Atlas will be coming in behind us

[proper plover]

Shack increased the range by one, so the basic scan goes out to 3 now

[cold prism]

Good range, but still might not hurt to have me closer to the middle.

But im good being wherever we need me.

[cold prism]

@slender bear

Oi! You best not be disparaging the maintenance crew on Treecat there. If you blew a fuse it wasn't one we installed. 😜

#1385616771968536736 message

(This is i said in good humor.)

[hoary apex]

you can move up once we go through the gate and dont immediately catch a bullet in the face

which formation are we taking?

[proper plover]

Does anyone have any really strong opinions about formation? I'm good with any of them

[hoary apex]

Im just concerned bc our intel is crap at the moment

no strong preference though

[proper plover]

same, but we will get plenty of intel as soon as we stick our faces into it lol

[rain anvil]

since we're all relatively squishy, I don't think it matters, except for putting the autocannon in the front. Anything else is fine by me

[proper plover]

Autocannon flanked by HMGs with Treecat close behind?

that way the HMGs can screen for missiles?

[rain anvil]

that sounds ideal

[coral dirge]

. Warren

TripleS Lonely

    Treecat

[rain anvil]

the good old diamond formation

diamonds are strong

just like us x)

[proper plover]

I like it

[quasi pulsar]

Looks like a team of three is all Lonely has for anti-boarders. I will say if it gets bad I am either manning the LV or getting my HMG off the LV. XD

[proper plover]

as long as the flock of VTOLs is around, we can get an infantry unit to help with repelling boarders. So that's something

[proper plover]

So, Fluffle pops out on the other side of Lussan Gate. The intel we got from Saber was this. What do we want to do?

[coral dirge]

odd choice, but I'm thinking we move to Nav-LW1 and use our scanning equipments on both Cell'Dar and Tora

so we'd stop at Field Nav 1, assess the situation there, and then start doing some early scouting while the bots aren't alerted to our presence

[cold prism]

I now won't be able to think of a group of VTOLs as anything other than the seagulls from Finding Nemo......

[proper plover]

https://tenor.com/view/mine-finding-nemo-mine-mine-mine-thats-mine-lulugifs-gif-20827668

[cold prism]

If we are at Field Nav 1...will our scanners reach Elim City and Damar?

[proper plover]

don't think so, I think we have to be in the strategic point to scan things in it

the question marks in the image tell me that there will be lots to scan but we need to be in the same general area

[cold prism]

Thought so. I was just making sure

[coral dirge]

scanners have a range of 3 on tactical map, whatever that entails

[proper plover]

The Task force would need to be in 4319 to scan the question marks in 4617

[quiet sparrow]

The tactical map is the one with all the hexes like Tabby is showing above. You're looking at the strategic map.

[coral dirge]

huh, one more assumption corrected
still, I don't think it's our job to handle whatever threat is orbiting the gate, so I'm switching my vote to hightailing it deep in enemy territory

[versed oriole]

Remember, if there are unknown/enemy contacts on a strategic point, the TF/BG to a tactical map and thereby tactical speeds.

[cold prism]

My vote is to head deeper into enemy territory.

We have the speed (we hope) to outrun anything that might be there. Our self selected task as I understand it is to get in, look around and report back to the rest of ARMCO. We get to be Thor in Ragnarök.

We might not be able to defeat the enemy...but that guy can

points at the rest of ARMCO behind us

[brazen aurora]

Your goal is to get us to planetfall ASAP.
The heavy hitters of TF1 can spend 1 round suppressing/cleaning up for the transports to make it through.

[proper plover]

our polls for destination are still open

[brazen aurora]

Correction: I hope your goal will be getting us to planetfall ASAP, or we'll struggle to deploy the rest of the troops without a starport.

(... tone feels weird?-)

[proper plover]

I get that 😁 no worries! We will be there to help you lovely flock of VTOLs through the Gate and into Nav 1

And the poll is trending heavily towards Elim City

[coral dirge]

-# I feel like a 2nd century warlord trying weather-based strategies all of a sudden
regardless if we encounter enemies at the gate, we'll push for Nav 1 and report on the situation there at the very least

[slender bear]

🤣 🤣

[hasty rapids]

hey, TF3, according to you sheet you're using all your CS, is that correct? if so, that's amazing, because it means all 3 TFs are fully kitted out.

[rain anvil]

Regarding the latest vote, didn't Cap specify that we'll get pulled into tactical map if there's enemies at the gate?

For boardings, I have a grumpy marine detachement and a medic squad, hopefully they can also help around as needed.

[pliant mauve]

Is there a limit on how many units can take off from the flight deck per turn?

[rain anvil]

2

same as the amount it holds

[unreal inlet]

Hey I thought it would be best to let you know that one of your captain players hasn't activated their unit yet

[proper plover]

Yes, the vote may not have been as clear as it could be. I meant, do we want to move three hexes away from the gate upon entering or do we want to stop one hex in to get our bearings

[proper plover]

Which one?

[unreal inlet]

aNjaSqurl

[proper plover]

@cold prism Yo, activate your ship, fool

https://tenor.com/view/mr-t-what-you-doing-what-you-doing-sucker-ba-baracus-sucker-gif-3528676

[proper plover]

Hi! Just checking in, I haven't heard from your friend about what unit they want to play and I need to lock in my options today. Is there a better way of getting ahold of them?

[cold prism]

Did I not?

Just a second

Should be done.

[feral tangle]

you're in

[rain anvil]

I've checked, my whole crew is active 🙂 we'll be sending orders soon

[lean path]

I should be Active

[proper plover]

I put up another Fluffle Advert, if we get any LVs looking for a spot send 'em to the 212th

[proper plover]

I moved you over to the Lonely

[lean path]

May the Warren succeed in her mission

[proper plover]

fly fast and find trouble, lol, we should accomplish that in the first round

[lean path]

You'll be informed when I find trouble

Followed by screaming

[proper plover]

excellent, prompt communication is key 🤣

[lean path]

This rabbit is my mascot

Georgia the Bunny will Guide me!

[proper plover]

awww so fluffy! 🐰

[cursive otter]

Hi, I'm new to the campaign, what's the objective of this task force if I may ask?

[hoary apex]

move fast, find trouble faster

we’re scouting and rapid response

[cursive otter]

And what kind of units are you looking for?

[feral tangle]

#meta-comm message

[cursive otter]

Would it be ok for me to join the task force?

I have a basic infantry unit

It's my first campaign tho

[feral tangle]

that would be fine! let me see which ship needs security

what's your callsign soldier?

[cursive otter]

PANTHER

Maybe I'll change my unit's name in the future, I'm not sure I really like it

but whatever

[feral tangle]

I have you station'd on light freighter Tree cat which is a fighter carrier. You will be the only security on board

you may be moved by someone else later if it is needed

[cursive otter]

Sure I have no problem with that

[feral tangle]

Also you need to send in your orders by the end of the weekend in here #1385616771968536736 message

[quasi pulsar]

Well at least I feel like a real Beach Bunny. Riding a speedy yacht around. 🤣

[lunar snow]

https://imgur.com/a/cbE0T4l

[slender bear]

My little voidling is counting on us winning

[lunar snow]

fyi, not my cat, just a bouncy kitty Gif i found/yoinked

[modern pawn]

He’s a bit overwhelmed with choices so he’s gonna sit this one out and just watch. He says thanks for checking up

[proper plover]

Sure thing! I just didn't want to leave him behind

[lean path]

For my orders, when I'm on the ship do I provide coordinates or no?

I assume not, but just in case I wanna double check

[cursive otter]

Alright, I'm stil trying to understand the situation we are in at the moment, I'd be glad if you helped me with that

For now I was looking at the new orbital ruleset

[rain anvil]

What does full speed ahead entail? Can we not just give a move order three tiles forwards within the gate map? In formation

Something like this

And then we could use our scanners same turn on these question marks

If there's enemies on the way they'd be engaged, if not, it's party time

[cursive otter]

Hey sorry to bother but where's that map?

[lunar snow]

Yeah, moving in to save that civvie ship from harassment by the bot fighters there would probably be good

Ignore me, didn't realize I wasn't in Rabbit chat, lol

[restive grove]

It's at the Gate, from the midrounds where the SpecOps VTOL was passing through to get to Elim

[rain anvil]

damn too late

[rain anvil]

No worries, talking here is perfectly fine

(until the chaos starts I guess :p )

[modern pawn]

Remember you might not have a choice if there’s enemy’s there you would have to force your way through in tactical. I’m not 100% sure on that but I believe that’s what shack said

[rain anvil]

I also think that

[proper plover]

Provide the ship coordinates once we have them, please

[proper plover]

This is just for the initial round. Our Task Force intention. Are we playing it safe coming through the gate, or diving in the deep end?

[rain anvil]

Alright

I guess once that's settled, I can tell my crew what they could scan on the tactical map

[proper plover]

If they are prepped and ready to scan, Shack might rule it like the weapons as long as there is a person at the station they fire at an available target

[rain anvil]

ho I see

[proper plover]

All this strategic level stuff is new so he doesn't have all the wrinkles ironed out yet

[rain anvil]

yeah makes sense 🙂 part of the fun is figuring out the kinks

[proper plover]

We talk about it a lot over our morning coffee ☕ lol

[rain anvil]

Do you have an idea/preference on what the order type should be for the guys holding weapons or the scanner? They're on hold for now

[rain anvil]

Honestly, that sounds like fun times x) Maybe a bit much if it's everyday, but making a whole game together like that sounds really cool

[proper plover]

I think Hold is fine for now, I think adding a Battle Station line to the Orders might help make it clear where people are and what they are prepped to do inside the orbital.

[proper plover]

I make suggestions from time to time, but it really is Shack's design. It's pretty cool to see it come together on this scale

[rain anvil]

I bet

Ok thanks for the clarifications though! 🙂

[proper plover]

This round is a bit wonky, so we'll see what we need once stuff has started

[rain anvil]

Yup definitely. It's going to be interesting to see how it actually works out. But since it's just us and one battlegroup, I'm hoping things will be a bit easier to manage DM side

[cursive otter]

What's going to be the initial plan for task forces and battlegroups in general?

And what are we gonna do after planet fall?

[proper plover]

Kick some tin cans in the motherboard!

Riding with Fluffle, we will be scouting for the slower Task Forces and finding lots of trouble

[pliant mauve]

we currently operate with VERY limited recon info

most likely - we'll be providing assistance at frontlines, while BGs will deploy in Elim (if we manage to secure it) and engage bots en-masse

[proper plover]

Yep! Going in mostly blind with dated Intel. Things are likely to change turn by turn

[cursive otter]

So we're basically the diamond point of the operation?

[proper plover]

In our fancy diamond formation, even 😁

[cursive otter]

Do you not have any security on your destroyer?

[rain anvil]

it's a bit of a luxury x)

I'll send mine over if worse comes to worse

[proper plover]

I've got two fabulous crew and an armory 🤷‍♀️ I'm sure that will be fine.

We now have two units of infantry for our 4 ships, that's pretty good I think

[cold prism]

Im a bit late. But if we are sharing ship mascots.

Her are my two "treecats".

Though it has been many many moons since Basil (the fluffy one) has been close to a tree. Unknown for Nox.

[proper plover]

I feel like the black cat is staring into my soul

But I'm not sure if there's much going on in there 😂

[hoary apex]

thats just black cats

[proper plover]

I have a fuzzy little gargoyle

[hoary apex]

this is the perfect mission start

cute pet pictures

they dont all have to be cats

[proper plover]

We started it off right with a bunny too!

[cursive otter]

Oh hey hi captain

Do we have a map of the ship?

Should I just hold for now?

[cold prism]

Deck map of Treecat?

I dont have one no.

[cursive otter]

Alright, thanks

[cold prism]

I can give a decent description if how I think it looks inside. But I've not drawn anything

[cursive otter]

Oh don't worry I'll wait for the actual maps if we need them

[rain anvil]

I don't think spaceship interiors are a thing anymore

[cold prism]

If we get to needing a tac map of the INSIDE of my ship. I have bigger issues lol

[restive grove]

They're not a thing, it's mostly abstract like it was in C1 and 2

[rain anvil]

it'd be way too complicated to manage I think x)

[restive grove]

I mean there's no rules against it for flavor, but it's currently™ mechanically pointless

[cursive otter]

Aw

[pliant mauve]

k, let's keep cats coming

[high osprey]

@proper plover
This good?:

Unit Type: Crew
Call Sign: Felker
Location: Warren, HMG (Forward)
Order Type: Hold
RP: Felker sat in silence, fingers resting on cold steel. The hum of hyperspace was gone, but it lingered in his bones—like the last line of a prayer. First mission. First time off-world. The weight of it pressed in, heavier than the gun. A scratchy country ballad played in his ear—music scanned from records centuries dead. Simple songs about loss, dust, and faith. They reminded him of home, of why he was here. Of the soul behind the weapon. He didn’t speak. Just listened. Watched the stars, and whispered, “How great thou art.”

[proper plover]

Looks good!

[cold prism]

For Location on Orbitals we just need to reference "Lussan Gate" since we dont have any actual grid coordinates at the moment right?

[proper plover]

Yeah. And then I will put the Task Force intentions into my map for Shack.

[quasi pulsar]

When are first posts due?

@proper plover I dunno who is secondary Tac Com.

I am in the process of moving. The next two weeks will be hectic for me. I will try to get posts done on time. I may need to be nudged and reminded.

I will be having a hard time keeping up as well. So bare with me.

[proper plover]

No worries! Commie Cat is backup TacCom. We'll get you sorted. The first Orders are due Sunday 22nd. For your unit, I need Unit type, Callsign, Orbital you're on, and your basic location in that orbital (like if you're working sensors, or a weapon)

[hoary apex]

hi I heard my name

[proper plover]

https://tenor.com/view/meerkat-looking-sneak-out-peeking-checking-out-gif-16965207

lol just letting Drakilian know you're helping with the TacCom shenanigans

[cold prism]

Oh right. I need to look at order types this evening.

[quasi pulsar]

My above post about my move is for you as well the. 2nd tac com #1382037157342085314 message

[proper plover]

Alright, Warren now has an Autocannon instead of a Ground Vehicle Bay

[quasi pulsar]

https://tenor.com/view/astartes-autocannon-heavy-stubber-gif-14806045477872399529

[proper plover]

I think it will be positioned as a chase gun

[shadow mica]

https://tenor.com/view/sentry-gun-aliens-sentry-gun-sentry-guns-aliens-guns-guns-aliens-gif-4928333507099298900

[high osprey]

I had my vehicle bay active

[proper plover]

Oh, yep, that was yours. My bad. Is it cool if I put the Autocannon in? "Georgia" LV was cool moving over to Lonely so we didn't have anyone in the vehicle bay

[high osprey]

Yeah but I cant remove it from my unit

[proper plover]

no worries, the SAM bot keeps the 'free' equipment on the unit so the included equipment in the Crew unit 'dies' with that unit and people can't stockpile it

My captain has the Light Freighter that I can't remove from the unit too

[high osprey]

Can I ping an admin and remove it or refund it if it’s useless and problematic

[proper plover]

it is working as Cheese intended it from what I understand

[hoary apex]

is there anything I need to do as backup taccom or do I just wait for tabby to vanish under mysterious circumstances

[proper plover]

you're good, tonight the signups will close and we might have people looking for spots in Battle Groups or Task Forces. Tomorrow orders are due, so bug people if they don't get them in before the deadline

That's pretty much it

We don't really have a map yet

@snow cipher hey, sorry, but did you get the upgrade for your Autocannon to give it the arc? Or is it default? I might have used the wrong image on the Roster sheet

[cold prism]

One of Tabby's crew: Sir! The enemy is behind us and seems to be closing distance!

Tabby: Excellent. We have them right where we want them. Open fire!

[slender bear]

They're on our six? Those poor bastards

[cold prism]

Bots: The foolish organics are fleeing. Exactly as our models predicted they would.

Bots precisely 7.725463 seconds later: Our math did not predicted this!

explosions

[cold prism]

What are the rest of the ship captains thinking as far as Action Type as we arrive in the sector?

[snow cipher]

Sadly I don’t have the room for an arc so It’s position is default.

[proper plover]

ah, gotcha. I will make sure the image reflects that.

[raven tundra]

scanning at my station Sir i have a report....according to my report the third bot on the left is fearful..oh and the second one isnt potty trained, this scanner is oddly specific

[hoary apex]

oh neat it has my favorite gender
(for context in stellaris for many years the genders were male, female, and, default. Unfortunately they recently changed it.)

[high osprey]

L change honestly default went hard

[snow cipher]

Time for orders?!!!

[quasi pulsar]

Not full orders, I think its just "beginning" orders for our entry.

Prepared orders for our exit out the Gate

In case its hot.

I stand corrected, it is First Orders... due tomorrow. But we arn't on the map yet? Tasksforces preparing for gate exit basically.

[dreamy radish]

Task force 3. You got any of that spare manpower to steal that frigate over Elim City turn 1? Asking all task forces.

[feral tangle]

I still want to make a screening ship eventually, but I also kind of want to make a destroyer that only has large supply like just 4 large supply so that if we want to try to deploy rabbit like we planned in the future we'll have a better chance of trying it

Assuming that those rules stay the same

[quasi pulsar]

We got mechs and vehicles... not really anything that can jump onto a frigate.

[dreamy radish]

Task force 2 is jumping it and boarding. I just had to check, came to me in Meta comm and my brain went 'ohmygod we need to do that for intell on whats going on down there.'

[feral tangle]

Fluffle could definitely scan it if they pass it

[cursive otter]

@cold prism What subsystem should I prepare to defend?

@quasi pulsar Can I steal your order format?

Really good job with the rp part btw, I like it

[feral tangle]

Yeah I'm just reading it now amazing theater of the mind!

[hoary apex]

Ive floated the idea of us disabling it so atlas can board but it’ll come down to luck

[quasi pulsar]

Go right ahead, I sorta added more than what Tabby asked for, but its the basic order style once we get in the thick of it.

[plush vortex]

Does anyone need more orbital crew ?

[hoary apex]

atlas will adopt any wayward personal they can fit

[quasi pulsar]

I am unsure as I am extra hands, I would wait for when the others are awake, I think they're all NA timezones. You may want to check the other tasksforces. I.E. Taskforce 2.

[rain anvil]

Do we still have a rule against modified orders?

[quasi pulsar]

Orders that have been edited won't be accepted. If you need to change something, delete previous order, repost it.

Since someone asked I decided to look.

The following should repost their orders rather than edit:
@neat hollow
@raven tundra
@pliant mauve

I know its annoying to do, but we learned in Campaign 1 + 2, to prevent possible arguements over orders based off when people see them vrs editing. It was decided that edited orders wouldn't be accepted.

[pliant mauve]

Will do, ty for notifying me

[rain anvil]

I've anticipated the result of the move speed vote x) I think a move within formation order should allow Tabby to interpret it as us moving as once forwards according to the results of the vote

[cursive otter]

I'll send my orders soon

What's alt-space exactly?

I've seen it mentioned a few times

[quasi pulsar]

I dunno for sure im in the process of moving so I am behind on all discussions.

My guess, without reference or clue, is possibly something related to hyperspace (star wars) or slip space (halo)

Alternate "dimension," for space travel.

FTL

[cursive otter]

I believe so

[quasi pulsar]

Yup space travel alternate dimension thingy.

#midround-events message

[proper plover]

Are you still looking for an orbital?

Also, Good morning, Fluffle

[plush vortex]

Sorry I went vtol with pathfinder 😦 Ty for asking tho !

[proper plover]

Glad you found a spot!

[cold prism]

Totally up to you.

[lunar snow]

would've loved a second VTOL with Rabbit, but Gratz on finding a BG you were happy with!

[dusty salmon]

Good hunting you guys. See you all on the other side.

[rain anvil]

All of Triple's crew orders are in 🙂

let's see what the night will bring

[rain anvil]

Engines full speed ahead

[hoary apex]

good luck everyone

[rain anvil]

wait the warren really has a back facing autocannon? 😂

[proper plover]

😂 I anticipate being chased

[rain anvil]

I just imagine this small ship with a huge gun poking out the back

[proper plover]

Surprise!

[proper plover]

Make sure to get Orders in! They are due today!

[shadow mica]

Maybe ping people? Oh, and I'll be sending my orders from this ( @quiet pendant ) account.

[quiet pendant]

In case there's doubt.

[coral dirge]

which ship hosted the big party again?

[snow cipher]

Aye Aye Tabby.

[proper plover]

I volunteered Treecat to host 😂

@snow cipher @lean path @arctic vale @coral dirge
Get your orders in! One hour left!

[coral dirge]

say, what happens to the crew of an orbital if its captain goes MIA?

[proper plover]

that is a Shack question

[coral dirge]

my favorites
I'll go back to writing my RP now

thanks for the reminder

[proper plover]

lol I don't think that will happen in Fluffle, but I can always yell down the hall to ask if it does happen

[arctic vale]

Just sent my order, let me know if I need to adjust anything

[quiet pendant]

I hadn't clarified. Only orders going from the 23rd to the 27th will be sent from this account, as I will not be able to access my PC in that time frame.

[coral dirge]

1 minute to spare? I still had plenty of time

[lean path]

Got it. Forget to press send.

[proper plover]

All orders are in! 🎉 Task Force Fluffle is on its way!

[hoary apex]

godspeed everyone

[lean path]

[snow cipher]

Alright can't wait to find out what happens.

[quasi pulsar]

Oh since I can do that here.

Since we can't add images to our dossiers anymore for the time being. For everyone here.

The Hellriders, taking callsign BeachBN this round (normally HellRDR).

Image 1: On their Bikes. (By Kilart on Artstation)
Image 2: Off the bikes with crew weapons. Why wolves? Cause wolves be cool yo. (By Eriopsis on Deviantart)

No these where not commissioned, I found them, I loved them, I used them, I credit le artists

[snow cipher]

Okay my newest tool for Armco has finally cleared basic testing.

[proper plover]

Alright, Fluffle, double check my TacCom map for Turn 1

[high osprey]

Guess I’m the first gun lol

[proper plover]

Don't miss

[hoary apex]

if when we turn and have to run I assume all units will do a 180 without the formation doing a 180 if that makes sense

[proper plover]

Warren will take up the rear and use our chase cannon to great effect 🔥

[brazen aurora]

I'd add a movement arrow pointing from West ELIM to Central ELIM, just to be clear that you are trying to move the maximum strategic amount if possible.

Other than that, looks pretty good!

[modern pawn]

How are yall feeling

[neat hollow]

RP "Mythos looks over at the rest of his crew and realizes he should talk to the captain about changing the uniform shirts to a different color. Red just seems like a bad idea."

[hoary apex]

whaaaat noooooo

ship spontaneously combusts

[feral tangle]

It honestly might be smart for treecat to stay closer to the chaser gun so if anything gets in range of tree cat it has to go through a shot of Autocannon first

[versed oriole]

Except for the fact that Warren's AC is currently unmanned (hence the red slash through it)

Also, unless enemies attack from directly behind right off the bat, Treecat is actually incredibly safe. Remember any contacts which want to hit them have to go through all of the guns/bullet-sponges of Storm's 19 VTOLs

[feral tangle]

Horrifying

[brazen aurora]

Being attacked from behind or the VTOLs?
(Also, aren't we 20 VTOLs?-)

[feral tangle]

I'm talking about Storm lol your basically a swarm of bees

[brazen aurora]

Ah, yes, the difference between:

"That's a cute little bee"
and
"BEEES-"

[versed oriole]

-# we're sans 1 Spec Ops VTOL

[rain anvil]

Good morning Fluffle 🙂 and good luck

[tame ibex]

[cursive otter]

Wait, Treecat doesn't have any weapons?

[rain anvil]

Nope X)

Two fighters is already pretty good tbh

[cursive otter]

Yeah, right I'm putting my trust in those guys

[cursive otter]

Good morning fellow rabbit

[rain anvil]

Same damage as an autocannon, 7 speed, made out of paper

What's not to love

Although for safety purposes, we warp in with fighters in the bays, so a good chunk of our firepower is unavailable turn 1

Do we have an idea of when we'll get the results of turn 1? I can't wait 👀

[cursive otter]

Curious about that too

[feral tangle]

It depends on caps schedule

[rain anvil]

but it should be today right?

[feral tangle]

Yes

[proper plover]

TacCom maps are due today, Shack's map will come out tomorrow

[rain anvil]

Ho I see. Alright we have time then x)

Regarding the tacmap, should we not put the hmgs left and right, with the autocannon in the middle? I'm not sure it matters, but it would ensure optimal point defense coverage, and allow us to shoot with the bigger gun at max range. This might be nitpicking though. It looks great, very clear 🙂

[proper plover]

If we want to switch up the formation I'm ok with that. I thought this was the formation everyone ok'd or maybe it was just the last one I remembered 🤣 I just need a consensus

Or we can switch it up next round when we know what we're looking at

@snow cipher You wanna switch spots in the formation and lead the charge?

[rain anvil]

I think this might have been my mistake, I'm pretty sure I ok'ed the formation as you made it now, but I must have mixed up who had which weapon

In any case, I don't want to make any problems, I'm sure either way will be fine

(as long as I'm not in the front :p)

My apologies

[proper plover]

It's no problem at all. It's hard to keep track of things in this initial planning phase. We have all day to make any adjustments so I'm not worried about it

[thorny warren]

@rain anvil Hey you've been doing some of the spreadsheet automation, right?

Is there a way to have two paired cells display the same text?
Enter text into one, and it displays whatever's entered in the other one, in both directions?

[high osprey]

Numbers or text text

[thorny warren]

text text

Two charts, one sorted by equipment type, and one sorted by ship.

The idea is that the players could enter their name into one chart, and it'd display in the corresponding other chart

[rain anvil]

I have no answer to that question, sorry

[high osprey]

Just try linking the cell?

[thorny warren]

How do that?

It's not just E5 = E7, that only works one way

[cold prism]

Correct.

Ive nothing to offer the enemy except rude gestures and harsh language.

But that happens when you convert a freighter to a pocket carrier at the last minute.

And this same configuration worked out so swimmingly for me last time...

[cursive otter]

I trust it will work this time too

I'll buy McDonald's for the crew if we survive

[cold prism]

Ill note my statement should be ready with plenty of sarcasm lol.

Ask any of the Haven vets about Pride's Fall sometime 😂

[cursive otter]

Oh no...

[proper plover]

Just, ya know, duck when Warren has to use it's auto cannon. It will be fine

[hoary apex]

quack

[coral dirge]

Unit Type: Orbital-Light Freighter
Call Sign: Treecat
Location: Under Warren
Order Type: Hide

[brazen aurora]

STORM casually breaking like 16 different regulations on alt-space travel and deployment.

[snow cipher]

I would be honored to be the spear tip of our fleet

It seems I was late to my reply but IRL will IRL

[proper plover]

I'm sure we'll be fine near that Bot Battlecruiser, right?

[hoary apex]

. . .

Hang on

I missed some intel somewhere

[proper plover]

midrounds, right now 😬

[hoary apex]

wait what?

nvm I see it

well shit

[proper plover]

annnddd they've noticed us

[lunar snow]

Looks like the forward gun is "fixed" and the two side guns would likely be "Arc", but... Those question marks worry me

[hoary apex]

dw we have some scanners

[restive grove]

Well, y'all have your work cut out for ya. May the force be with you

[hoary apex]

And that BC just became priority target #1

[hoary apex]

thanks

were gonna need it at this rate

[high osprey]

Technically I drew first blood

[hoary apex]

Which means if we live this first rounds on you

[high osprey]

Damn 💀💀💀

Does this come out of my paycheck

[hoary apex]

yes

[high osprey]

😭

[snow cipher]

Welp I know what we're doing next round.

[proper plover]

Running away?

Teaming up with Atlas to kick some bot butt?

[hoary apex]

depends on what those other two mounts are

the fighters we can handle

if they have something dangerous though we might need to just run for it

[proper plover]

there are also some question marks out there too

[snow cipher]

Fighting some robots ships while I try to find an opening to the planet.

[hoary apex]

just looked at the map

[lunar snow]

Yeah, Enemy Battlecruiser

[hoary apex]

my stance is triple S and lonely move to engage, treecat takes point, warren moves to cover rear. This is all assuming storm blessed doesnt want a piece of the fight

[lunar snow]

...probably depends on if their VTOLs can actually deal with fighters or not, because they won't be able to do much of anything against that BC, all but one of their VTOL players are d2 attacks

[hoary apex]

one of them has an HMG

but I feel thats better for covering against fighters

I was thinking more if they wanted to board

but thats a risky gambit

[plucky charm]

Ay, just out of curiosity, how's fluffle feeling for this combat ? 👀

I know it's literally 5 minutes after the briefing/mid-round, just wanna gather some thoughts, even if they're heated in the moment.

[lunar snow]

MG Pods aren't an HMG, but I was counting it as part of the "not much" that they can do

[hoary apex]

depends on those other 2 turrets we dont know

we could be okish

we could be fucked

[lunar snow]

I guess we know what the first scanner target is gonna be, lol

[plucky charm]

Alright.

Best of luck fluffy friends !

[hoary apex]

most likely

[hoary apex]

thank you

[thorny warren]

Atlas is prepped to Board if need be

[plucky charm]

Emotionnal support cat.

You guys got this.

[fading mango]

If you guys try to transit, do you know if your aerospace can still engage?

[proper plover]

If we leave, everyone leaves. Unless we spend Large Supply to Sortie

[cold prism]

sees Midround events

sets condition to Full Pucker aboard Treecat

[high osprey]

We have a rear gun could we kill that ship

Outmaneuver stay in its blindspot

[hoary apex]

lmao nice

[hoary apex]

^

[high osprey]

Victory or death

[cold prism]

https://tenor.com/view/monty-python-runaway-run-retreat-gif-15654151

[hoary apex]

I want so badly to fight but as someone else already said “by staying and fighting fluffles drops its biggest advantage, speed”

[cold prism]

We arnt here to win a stand up fight. We are here to scout for the rest of ARMCO

[high osprey]

We have mauverability

We can stay out of it’s fire arc

[cold prism]

I plan to try scanning that monster on our way by. Get some intel

[high osprey]

It’s a 4v1 separate its fire and it it on the sides

[proper plover]

you're in range of that big question mark to the east of our formation

[cold prism]

And what if there are 3 more of those things at Nav 1 waiting to jump ARMCO as more forces arrive?

[thorny warren]

I wish we had a bigger map

[high osprey]

If there are reinforcements we dip

[hoary apex]

oh 100%

the good news is if we leave and come back to the gate TF1 should’ve arrived by then

[high osprey]

I’m saying at least damage it

We have a ton of fighters and bombers and 4 destroyers

[cold prism]

Or that.

Ive not had a chance to look at the full Tac Map

[hoary apex]

but we should get a move on

[cold prism]

Im still in favor of moving further in. Or maybe trying to bait them into chasing so another TF can come hit them

[proper plover]

setting aside the big scary bot ship for a moment

[high osprey]

Facts

[high osprey]

We have a duty to protect these Xenos and that means we help

Its literally our mission

[thorny warren]

where did you get this?

[proper plover]

If our fighters want to deploy and take the heat off the friendlies, we can invite them into our little circle to proceed to Nav 1 with us

[proper plover]

opened the image in browser then zoomed in

[hoary apex]

can we split the task force?

I assume not

[high osprey]

We could I guess

There isn’t a rule against it

[proper plover]

oh no, I didn't mean leave them behind I meant they can zip out, shoot some stuff and then go with us. They have stupid speed

we can't leave them behind without spending a Large Supply to Sortie

[hoary apex]

honestly I support this

means were not just leaving the poor civs to die

[high osprey]

I support it

[proper plover]

Unless Storm Blessed wants to do something really silly, I think they probably want to proceed but I haven't checked in with them yet

[high osprey]

And it gets us in range to scan

[hoary apex]

the consensus Im hearing is that thing is terrifying

[versed oriole]

We'd love to stay and help, but we really want to get to Elim

[hoary apex]

specially seeing as VTOL’s arent gonna be able to touch that thing

[versed oriole]

We have Spec Ops there who are just trying to hold out

[proper plover]

that's what I thought

[proud dust]

IMO you aren’t going to get much help until Victorum arrives anyways. You’ve just got to hold out a couple turns

[versed oriole]

Atlas also has a fighter squadron and some guns, remember

[high osprey]

When is the next turn

[thorny warren]

Wednesday

[proper plover]

I need your orders by Wednesday, TacCom orders are due Thursday, and Shack will have the new map out on Friday

[slender bear]

What does the rest of the air wing want to do? I think we should scramble fighters and wipe out the enemy in a single pass but I also think we should stay inside and save ourselves for the upcoming fight over elim.

[hoary apex]

Imo yall get out there and draw enough fire to get them off the civs but no heroics

we need you for elim

[coral dirge]

Since we're on the side of caution, should one HMG switch to point blank defense until we arrive at Elim?

[proper plover]

Oh, and our expert at the scanner, Exp-7 on TripleS, is the reason we know how many hits their fighters can take

Shack says he'll do a midround for it tomorrow probably

[sturdy zephyr]

If I may suggest, you could have all the big ships move to stay 4 range away from the BC at the edge of the map and have the flight wing deal with a couple fighters for just one round then let Atlas do the same. The Victorium smashes in the next turn and the big boy's toast <- unsolicited advice

[olive stone]

Good luck.

[cold prism]

Im fine with holding the distance open to distract it till more of ARMCO arrives.

But i dont think Fluffle needs to get into a stand up slugfest

[coral dirge]

I'm voting we stay and fight, but only for this turn. Until the civvies catch up to us

[restive grove]

From the scan y'all did

[snow cipher]

Information gathered from Miku plus recommended course of action has been made.

[snow cipher]

The system has deemed fighting our best course of action as such I say we fight.

[thorny warren]

y'all gonna scan the BC or something else?

[lunar snow]

Probably the BC, but maybe have someone target the other big question mark, IDK if that is hostile or civvie

[thorny warren]

Atlas has a Comm-Intercept and two scanners, so we can handle it if need be

let me know if/when you decide, so we can coordinate

[cold prism]

Treecat will likely scan the large unknown unless it reveals itself as other TFs arrive

[hoary apex]

alright tripleS will prob move to scan the BC than

[thorny warren]

Sick, We'll com-int that BC

[snow cipher]

I’m thinking of moving here to get visuals on the unknown ships (should be friendly) and fire at the BC. Any thoughts?

[green cedar]

note: in my opinion, fighters is STORM's greatest threat, us VTOLs may start taking losses if we stay and they manage to lock in on us. (not many of us can counter them)
(emphasis on may, this is my first campaign so I don't yet hav a good grasp on our VTOL grp's survivability. Tho none of us have AA capability)

[dusty salmon]

Friendly or not, you all need to get to ground asap. Leave the fighting for the other TFs.

[cold prism]

We came here to scout, go fast and chew bubble gum.

And wouldn't you know it we just ran out of gum.

[snow cipher]

Good point though I don’t think we’re leaving the sector yet. My gun has a max range of 3 so I’ll see if I can put soon round in the BC before we head to the planet.

[brazen kettle]

Is suppressing fire while we are on the way out an option?

[cold prism]

Might depend on what it does

Are other groups comming in this round still?

[fossil cairn]

Atlas joins you

Maybe a BG that can self deploy will, but it's unlikely

[coral dirge]

I want to say we move to 4315, scan the big unknown, fire at the fighters, regroup with the civies, and jump to the next nav point

[high osprey]

I’d push from the south

Less defended and less to run into

[brazen kettle]

Against those fixed guns, though?

oop, forgot what channel I was in, I'll butt out

[high osprey]

Distract the battlecruiser and take its fire away from the civs

[coral dirge]

Any input is valuable, plus what we do concerns you

[thorny warren]

If you can get it to turn away from the gate, Victorum would be in the perfect position

Full flanking broadside up its ass

[green cedar]

alr, imo we should continue full-burn to Elim, w/ current dist I think we can maybe outrun them, n TF2 (and later 1) can engage from behind if BC gives chase.

BG3/STORM does not have any capability to engage current hostile forces, we lack AA (our d2 and d4 guns can't shoot planes) and our guns are practically pea-shooters if we go for the BC, so we are practically sitting ducks if we stay in this grid.

[high osprey]

Warren takes its eyes to the east as we run and hit it with the rear gun while lonely hits its vulnerable side after it reacts. We cover lonely with fighters and have the bombers make runs at its main guns. The civs run with TrippleS and Treecat then we dip out afterwards.

Easy

Simple hit and run that buys time for reinforcements

[quasi pulsar]

@proper plover my only question is if my dig in order worked inside Lonely. considering while outside my LV my crew counts as infantry.

[high osprey]

Im hearing that TF2 will hit them by suprise next turn if we can delay that cruiser

we could save the civs, distract the cruiser, and only get delayed by 1 turn

[thorny warren]

Well, not hit them so much as poke them really hard with our one anti-orbital gun

honestly, we'll probably run ahead too and let TF one hit them from behind

two juicy targets that run past it

[high osprey]

our damage doesnt matter as long as TF2 comes through fine

[brazen aurora]

My suggestion?

///RP///
"Civilian Ships, this is ARMCO Taskforce FLUFFLE operating under a non-combatant protection and evacuation mission profile. Join Battlegroup STORM in the core of our formation. We are unable to offer significant fire support at this time - heavier orbitals to follow."

Ixen brought up a good point about comm-int, so... cut out the part about reinforcements.
"Civilian Ships, this is ARMCO Taskforce FLUFFLE operating under a non-combatant protection and evacuation mission profile. Join Battlegroup STORM in the core of our formation - we are unable to offer significant fire support at this time due to more critical mission."

[high osprey]

they will just get shreaded as the run

[brazen aurora]

STORM will proceed if possible.

I suggest that we bring the civvies along with us.

[high osprey]

thats why we need a distraction

[thorny warren]

They might have Com-Int too, so it might not be good to announce that reinforcements are coming

[high osprey]

exactly

[quasi pulsar]

Tell the civvies to follow us, the cruiser might still get surprised by TF2 if it gives chase to us.

[high osprey]

I think they will still kill the civs

[quasi pulsar]

Best way to act like we are trying to blockade run in the comms, not engage. So the bots will think we're the only force. Not the prelude.

[brazen aurora]

HMG only shoots at one of them (unless they invest all the actions they have). Acceptable losses, considering that we know that the situation on the ground is deteriorating.

Fluffle and Storm live and die on their Speed. ATLAS and VICTORUM can offer much better help than we can.

[green cedar]

(am STORM btw, NOT Fluffle)
my idea:

1. STORM & TF3 continue full burn into NAV FIELD 1
2. enemy BC & co may be baited n potentially attempt to pursuit our group
3. TF2 jumps in from gate and engages enemy from behind
4. civvies burn to join up on TF3+STORM or TF2

[thorny warren]

beautiful

[brazen aurora]

I support this idea.

[high osprey]

there is no time

[coral dirge]

@high osprey, I think your plan is too risky and deviates us too much from our objective of escorting Storm Blessed. Let the other TFs handle the meat of the fight.
@t.apy , I agree that your BG doesn't have the means to fight back, but leaving the civilians when we can try to buy them some time doesn't sit right with me.
That's why I'm going back to my proposal of going to 4315 as it:
-allows us to fire at the fighters
-let the civilians join our escort
-scan that unkown contact
-promptly leave for the next node
All on the same turn.
If the VTOLs don't want to risk getting too close, 4115 then 4214 should keep you guys out of range, at least on this map.
-# pinging you both because 20 messages happened while I was typing

[high osprey]

they will hit the civs hard

[lunar snow]

Freighters are Speed 3, I think, maybe Speed 4, aka, a bit faster than that Battlecruiser, if we can deal with the fighters...

[high osprey]

I like it

[high osprey]

I agree its risky but Im trying to come up with a way to distract the whole enemy battlegroup without getting into their firing arc

we have the numbers and the speed

[lunar snow]

Just not the Firepower

[high osprey]

it isnt about hitting the Battlecruiser its about taking its guns away from the civs

but I agree its risky

[dusty salmon]

The enemy doesn't know we have two TF and 13 BGs inbound. Let TF2 ambush them from behind and TF1 to clean up. Without BG3 and 13 on the ground, we cannot start moving towards the spaceport.

Remember, only when the Spaceport is taken can our automated transport move from the gate.

[high osprey]

still leaves civs to get hurt

[brazen aurora]

But you don't have the AP to do anything significant - other than taking a hit or two.

It's cold and callous to abandon the civilians, yes, but we know the starport is currently the crux of the operation.
Let TF2 ambush them if they choose to chase us and the civvies.

[dusty salmon]

Ya, and the more we delay, the less chance we'll even get a spaceport to land on.

[high osprey]

its a 1 turn delay

[dusty salmon]

I hate to make it a numbers game, but we need to get to ground if we're to start properly defending the locals on the ground.

[high osprey]

I agree

[quasi pulsar]

We ant saving every civvy boys. We arn't commander sheppard.

[high osprey]

it just feel right to save the civ ships though

[dusty salmon]

You have your tasking. The other TFs can take up the slack. Your objective is critical to the entire effort.

[lunar snow]

That's only with going towards the planet properly

[high osprey]

we're just throwing ideas arround

[brazen aurora]

That's a lot of action economy wasted - all 10 BGs incapable of self-deploying lose a turn.

We should stick with our plans. Let TF2 and TF1 clean up and secure the pathways.

[quasi pulsar]

We save more, if we can hold key locations, and not waste time on something that could outclass us.

[dusty salmon]

Yep. Which means getting stuck in FTL until we get the spaceport.

[brazen aurora]

TF2, TF1 can take 2 of the points leading to the gate and hold them.

Automated transports should be mostly safe.

[quasi pulsar]

Hate to sound like a Iron Hands here, but sometimes I got to wrangle the Salamander players in. Not everyone can be saved, with limited resources and our own units in a position that puts them at EXTREME risk. I.E. Storm. We can't play the savior game.

Every lost vtol is TWO UNITS down.

And this is a Dice game, I never bet on the dice being in my favor

[brazen aurora]

Mission isn't just these 3-7 civvies units.

The planet is the one with the major population centers.

6+ civilian deaths in the face of the world? Minimal.

[high osprey]

Just throwing arround ideas

maybe there is something we missed

maybe they are important

[dusty salmon]

Ok, but a bit of a side comment, from an outsider game perspective, fucking devious that Shack planted those civs there.

[lunar snow]

Sorry, forgot you ain't in Rabbit, we're going to the Mining Station ASAP...meaning the path should be clear enough for us to deploy T5 from the Station

[dusty salmon]

Oh, so that plan is still on, huh?

[high osprey]

partially why I think we should save them

they have to be somewhat important

[quasi pulsar]

There is always going to be something we miss. Sadly, can't do it all. Let TF2 handle the Cruiser, it is their MO and design. Fluffle was never designed to be a engagement TF, its a speed taskforce.

We are playing like space LVs and LMs... Speed and Flanking are our strength. Not brawling.

[oblique gazelle]

yall, glad you voted correctly

[dusty salmon]

There's probably some risk reward thing that he planted, I know.

[high osprey]

the plan was a flank with speed so the BC cant react

[oblique gazelle]

but i dont think this should have been up for debate? like, if you guys stay, then we have to stay still while getting shot at for several rounds

[high osprey]

could all the civs move into one ship?

if they have 4 speed then they could ditch one into the BC at high speed the leave in the other

[quasi pulsar]

In our current position, I don't think we have the speed to shoot them and stay out of their fire range. We best burn out to get Storm where they need to go. We all agreed to be their escort in the beginning. That was our priority. We shouldn't change it instantly.

[high osprey]

^

[quasi pulsar]

Remember the enemy can shoot us, when we shoot them. They are by no obligation to wait for us to maneuver.

[high osprey]

true but could they do it

[brazen aurora]

Docking requires that you not move for a turn IIRC if they count as orbitals.

And if they are aerospace, they can't do transfers mid-flight anyways.

[quasi pulsar]

Could they not do it? That is the unknown, and then you trust dice.

Neither of them I like with the VTOLs in tow.

[high osprey]

ah

[coral dirge]

Ok what do you guys think of this?
Yellow - Storm leaving for "4314" (next nav point in case of tactical map)
White - Fluffle's movement this turn (ends at 4314)
Red - potential shots at fighters
Blue - path for the civvies (still for 4314)
Cyan - scan target

[green cedar]

also, don't underestimate TF2's capabilities, they have 2 BCs, 1 Crusier, and 1 Corvette n 2 LFs. TF2 engaging alone would majorly alleviate pressure from the civs

[coral dirge]

It's a slight tweak to what t.apy said, but I think it's a good compromise to help the civilians immediately while staying on schedule

[quasi pulsar]

The other thing is... you are thinking the Civvies will even listen to us

They could panic

They could refuse to leave stranded

We don't control them, nor are they players. What they do is up to Shack.

[restive grove]

Keep in mind, they also have no idea who we are, what we’re here for, or if we’re even friendly

[quasi pulsar]

They're desperately asking for help, but yeah they have no idea whomst the heck we are

[brazen aurora]

Why you declare you are on a non-combatant protection/evac mission profile.

[quasi pulsar]

For all they know, we could openfire on them

[high osprey]

anything is better than the people shooting at you

[brazen aurora]

Either they follow orders, or they don't. We go for our mission.

Besides, we're not actively shooting at them.

[quasi pulsar]

or be pirates... or worse... we're Drukarhi slavers in for the quick pickings on poor civvies tring to escape

[green cedar]

+5 Fighters

[high osprey]

yeah with our fresh new ships

remember most of fluffle is brand new

[quasi pulsar]

"fresh/new" we're merc companies. We buy things yes, but we don't always get them off the factory floor.

[brazen aurora]

There are few fates worse than death. If they choose to not follow us even after we declare we are on a non-combatant proc/evac mission profile? Their fate.

[restive grove]

To be clear my good man

[coral dirge]

Well, I'm off to sleep, hope you guys won't give me too much to catch on in the morning

[restive grove]

Every single orbital is new

Mechanically at least

[high osprey]

see

[quasi pulsar]

New Mechanically, not new RP wise.

The Fleet has always been around in the background.

[high osprey]

man you just want to leave the civs 💀

[restive grove]

And potentially doom

• the civs on the rock station
• the planet as a whole
• our specops on the ground
  Because we aren’t able to secure the starport with Storm?

Can’t win every battle man, welcome to war

[quasi pulsar]

I don't like leaving Civvies, but Fluffe/Storm have a roll and objective. I don't like risking weakening ourselves. Prior to our objective. For three frigates worth of unknowns

[high osprey]

I know but they are there for a reason

[green cedar]

from a utilitarian perspective, Elim + Rock Station > a few freighters

[high osprey]

oh I agree we dont stay there

If we do something we need to be out of there ASAP

[restive grove]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[quasi pulsar]

Could also be a red herring in a game mechanic sense "Red Herring"

Make the players choose, and if they delay more bad things happen.

DM 101

[high osprey]

It doesnt feel like it

[quasi pulsar]

Red Herrings never feel like it, if they're good red herrings

[high osprey]

It would be too easy

[restive grove]

Either way my opinions stands to stick to the plan

Atlas is arriving anyway, and then Victorum soon after

[quasi pulsar]

I am with stick with the plan as well.

[brazen aurora]

We fight battles that will win us the war. We avoid engagements that lose us the war.

[high osprey]

We should stick to the plan but we have enough speed to do something

[brazen aurora]

THIS

[high osprey]

I say we get to the next area no matter what but do whatever we can while doing it

[lunar snow]

Y'all can still go to "Northern" edge of Tactical Map, having the fighters with y'all deal with the bot fighters, and distract the BC long enough for the freighters to escape firing range of the BC

[brazen aurora]

Agreed, but we need to get to the next strat point ASAP.

[high osprey]

not a bad idea

[high osprey]

yes

[lunar snow]

Bigger Orbitals would be Bigger Priority, if I'm guessing right

Meaning if the BC chases y'all, DON'T PANICK

[quasi pulsar]

Look I can't do anything, all I can do is sit here and stare agressively out the window with my SMG

[green cedar]

so to summarize potential plans discussed:
Idea 1: TF3 & BG3 stays and fight the BC and potential enemies to distract them (likely discarded, as BG3 would likely categorically reject this idea)
Idea 2: TF3 & BG3 moves to the edge between current n NAV 1 to potentially provide support for TF2 & civvies
Idea 3: TF3 & BG3 continues to B-line to Elim, providing minor support as we burn away but leaving most enemies and civvies to TF2 to handle

anything am missing?

[feral tangle]

I just got off work the mid rounds are already brutal and unpredictable

[brazen aurora]

I support 3, would be willing to compromise for 2 (under duress), and completely reject 1.

[green cedar]

imo (<- means "in my opinion", i didn't know this acronrym until recently btw):
Idea 1 -> very bad idea, BG3 would be sitting ducks
Idea 2 -> eh, not as good as Idea 3 since we may be delaying our landing on Elim, also BG3 remains sitting ducks
Idea 3 -> I support this idea, aligns with our main objectives best

[high osprey]

2 or 3

The suggestion was less to stay and fight and more to distract until TF2 shows up

[hoary apex]

optimally we pull some of the heat off the civs before atlas gets here and we gotta dip

[brazen aurora]

Tabby put up a vote and pinned it.

#1382037157342085314 message

[brazen aurora]

100%, but if we can't, we can't.

Mission takes precedent.

[hoary apex]

yeah but the vote doesnt leave much nuance

[hoary apex]

unfortunately I have to agree

[green cedar]

am assuming this is Fluffle/TF3-only poll

[hoary apex]

probably but if you have an opinion state it

your here with us after all

[proud dust]

Have to agree here as well. I don’t think the civilians should be a priority until we are in a stable situation first. You’ll save more lives getting us all to the ground than trying your best to get the enemies off these ships

[dusty salmon]

Ya, the moment we entered the system, we're on a clock. If the Bots had any sense, they'd start sending those Strat missiles at the spaceport and deny us anywhere to land. Our entire operation would be dead before we even arrive.

[sturdy zephyr]

And they'd rush reinforcements to Nav1/Elim orbital space

[dusty salmon]

Hell, if the bots truly had any sense (and if this wasn't a game) they'd have blockaded the gate. Just put a single asteroid on the exit and boom! Every single ship that goes through hits an asteroid and we're all dead.

[rain anvil]

Holy moly

[quiet sparrow]

Hey! Simm! Yeah, things happened

[rain anvil]

Good? Morning 🙂

[quiet sparrow]

It's certainly a morning lol

[rain anvil]

I don't have a clear opinion of what the best course of action is, but damn these fighters take two hits

that's very bad

And there's another question mark in there, which is also really annoying

[quiet sparrow]

Yeah, Atlas is coming in with 5 fighters and 2 scanners so hopefully we can fill in some blanks and bag a couple of fighters

[raven tundra]

In Speed we trust?

[fast sedge]

damn alot happened last night

[rain anvil]

Yup x)

[thorny warren]

Good morning Euroshift!

We're all gonna die! (No we're gonna be fine, it's just really scary)

[fast sedge]

i mean our fighters take two hits, did you really think the enemy would take fewer x)

[rain anvil]

ah our fighters also take two hits? Interesting

Well that changes things. I thought they outclassed us

[fast sedge]

heh if we took only 1 hit to die id be beating myself up about commiting to playing fighter before looking at the rules/stats

[scenic inlet]

Just for all of y'alls planning: Storm Blessed is not staying on the gate. We're burning for Elim City wether you guys are coming or not: we're sitting ducks in orbital combat.

[rain anvil]

Yeah that makes sense

I wouldn't expect you to get stuck in an orbital fight where you can damage litteraly none of the enemies x)

[scenic inlet]

we won't be able to land in elim next turn, just too far away, so the debate right now is if we try to make it to elim orbital space, or wait in front of of the jump to elim

[thorny warren]

And Atlas will be right behind you most likely. We're gonna do a fly-by with our fighters and one gun and offer the civvies a chance to hide behind us or dock.

[scenic inlet]

so you're staying on the gate for now?

not heading to nav point 1?

[rain anvil]

undecided

the vote is going on, and I'm sure there will be more debating today x)

[daring scaffold]

Well, I wish atlas and fluffle luck

[thorny warren]

We can't make it to the nav point this turn anyway with hostiles present, so yea.

[scenic inlet]

Atlas can't. But Fluffle could... this is Fluffle comms

[thorny warren]

Ah, thought your answer was a response to mine! Never mind then.

[oblique gazelle]

escort???

[fast sedge]

are our fighters allowed to do a little hit and run on the enemy fighters before moving to nav-1 with the rest of the task force?

[hoary apex]

you’ll(most likely) stay with us
were debating on what were gonna do

[fast sedge]

I really dont know how it works or what we're allowed to do

[cursive otter]

Just woke up

well fuck

maybe the backwards facing autocannon was a good idea in the end

[thorny warren]

That should work if you do that plan.

[oblique gazelle]

and get shot?

i can die when my charge is safe

[cursive otter]

Doesn't that count as a sortie?

Atlas is going to join us next round, right?

[pliant mauve]

no, we'll be in the same strategic node

[cursive otter]

right

[slender bear]

Enemies will target the closest person yes? If we have the fighters pair up, the lead fighter goes evasive, while the second fighter does a normal attack against the enemy. The lead fighter will essentially tank for the second fighter.

[fast sedge]

considering this line in the rules, the enemy might just hold off from attacking the evasive fighter and just attack the normal fighter

[fast sedge]

I have one concern in terms of that plan, the evasive order says that the unit must move half its speed (3.5 in this case) from its starting point. In the plan I drew, in terms of distance we move 5.5 speed worth, but compared the starting point, our displacement is only 3 hexagons or 3 speed, unless we include the speed used to take off then we're 3.5 speed away, so could we even use evasive order?

[cursive otter]

Normally I believe they would split between the 2 fighters, but idk what happens if one goes evasive

[shell phoenix]

Yeah, from what I can see levellers plan seems the most logical, that way we can move on fast but still help the civies a bit

[pliant mauve]

I do think starting point means that at the end of our movement we moved that distance

hmm, or it about total movement in that turn and not relative position...

[slender bear]

The problem with this is that if we don't win the boom and zoom, we will have enemies to our backs.

[pliant mauve]

that's basically our choice

1. our fighter wing get bots attention - maybe take down one or two fighter, suffering some damage in process - and give civies a chance to make it until Atlas arrives and engages BC
2. we just burn forward, leaving civilian vessels to their fate

[slender bear]

There was a quote from a book I read and it went something like fighters die so that capital ships may live or something. 🥲

[pliant mauve]

strategically, there's no reason to risk our fighters now

However, RP-wise... We're here to save dem otters, are we not?

[rain anvil]

yeah, that's what seems important

we have to balance bigger mission objectives and being the good guys and saving civilians

if we just leave them to die, we're not much better than bots

[pliant mauve]

hey, how your exam gone?

[rain anvil]

I got it 🎉

[pliant mauve]

Congrats!

[rain anvil]

Stressful, but I got it. Thanks 🙂

[slender bear]

Ill do what ever the rest of the fighter wing plans on doing.

[rain anvil]

well

it's your ass on the line :p

[hasty rapids]

for whatever its worth, you add our fighter wing to yours we outnumber them (at least w/ what we can see currently), add to that HMGs I think together we could do a lot of damage to the opfor fighter wing. that said, obviously you guys need to balance objectives.

[rain anvil]

we need to keep protecting storm

maybe there's fighters in nav-1 and then they're screwed

[pliant mauve]

so, we can also split our fighters

i.e. just me and Leveller participate in that raid - while fighters from Treecat just keep formation with the rest of TF

that would put us in greater danger - but provide additional security against whatever avaits us in Nav-1

[rain anvil]

I just wish our bombers had enough speed to do a run on the battlecruiser before we leave

nah

[pliant mauve]

sadly, this maneuver would halt our advance

[slender bear]

If we are escorting and letting another TF save the otters, then we best keep moving.

[rain anvil]

splitting the fighters is certain death

(for the figthers)

as a wing of 4, you can take 4 hits before someone goes down

[hasty rapids]

well, when they came up w/ their plan they seemed pretty okay w/ the risks inherent in their deployment scheme. but yeah, fighters should probably stick together no matter what you decide.

[slender bear]

Can pilots eject in space? 😆

[rain anvil]

hmm

concern

[pliant mauve]

if they fighters carry the same HMG, they're probably spent they ammo

i would assume, if they guns have more ammo - their damage is lower
with evasive maneuver, we can probably see this through

[hasty rapids]

their gear may be different from ours

[pliant mauve]

yeah

[rain anvil]

we have to work with what we know

[pliant mauve]

sticking all fighters together is the safest course of action

[rain anvil]

our 4 fighters can probably do a good enough job

[pliant mauve]

however, I am personally ready to risk it if it's needed

[slender bear]

4 against 5 aren't great odds but it's not impossible

[rain anvil]

on top of that, we can repair and rearm our fighters next turn, and they can fight again

[hasty rapids]

together we're 9 fighters, and we'll be there next round

[pliant mauve]

by then, Fluffle and Storm would be in Nav-1

[rain anvil]

next turn we're not here

[pliant mauve]

and we probably can't spend LS for sortie

or can we?..

[rain anvil]

definitely not 😂

or

hmm

we have three large supply

[pliant mauve]

that's unwise

[rain anvil]

yeah

[pliant mauve]

we would spend two atleast, probably

[rain anvil]

and uneccessary

[hasty rapids]

i am very much in the minority here, both in TF3 and TF2, but I think you should stay. Ape together strong. We'd have them outmaneuvered and in a bad position. but, if you've opted to leave to nav-1, you should probably just commit to that, and not use LS for sorties or anything like that. obviously decision is yours.

[pliant mauve]

stormblessed would most likely move forward no matter what

on they own they would get decimated before they have a chance to get on the ground, we need to cover them

[quiet pendant]

They still have to go thru at least one unexplored tile.

An asteroid field no less.

Frankly, I'd rather we escort SB to Elim instead of staying.

[pliant mauve]

and, with our arrival, bots would scramble to intensify fight for Elim - and send whatever they can to intercept us

[quiet pendant]

Atlas and Victorium are not far behind.

[fast sedge]

Actually atlas arrives on the same turn we do that hit and run operation, so maybe their fighters can also take off and help us?

[pliant mauve]

armco as whole needs boots on the ground - and Stormblessed need escort to get there

[pliant mauve]

hmm

they can certainly try

[rain anvil]

yeah, after thinking about it, I think the best course of action is sending our four fighters to hit and run, while the fleet keeps going with storm

[pliant mauve]

if it's impossible, we would still stick to our plan and SURELY mess bots up enough

[quiet pendant]

I wonder, could we strike the BC with our aerospace assets whilst proceeding to Field Nav 1?

[pliant mauve]

not really

[quiet pendant]

So the fighters have to stay in their Flight Decks to be transported?

[pliant mauve]

no

we just need to be on the border

[fast sedge]

nope, fighters under evasive dont do enough damage to get a hit on the battle cruiser cos -2 attack

[quiet pendant]

So why can't we strafe the BC and go along?

[fast sedge]

and the bombers dont have enough speed for the hit and run

[quiet pendant]

Too little speed?

[pliant mauve]

we're deciding if it's worth it

[quiet pendant]

Dammit.

[pliant mauve]

it's risky for fighters

that's all

[rain anvil]

I'd love to send in our bombers, but they're too slow to do it in one turn

[pliant mauve]

they can't use evasive, right?

[fast sedge]

nope bombers cant

[pliant mauve]

sad

[quiet pendant]

Could we move the fleet into range and then deploy?

[fast sedge]

but we could at least prevent fighters from attacking them cos of interceptor

[pliant mauve]

yeah

hmm

we can take them with us?

just to spread out hits

[fast sedge]

but I dont think interceptor works on the turrets on the BC

[pliant mauve]

it would'nt

[fast sedge]

they dont move fast enough, we use 5.5 movement for the manoeuvre and they only have 5 movement

[pliant mauve]

6

they have 6

[fast sedge]

wait really?

[pliant mauve]

yeah

VTOLs have 5

alright, I gotta go

when are our orders due?

[fast sedge]

its still quite risky if the battle cruiser attacks the bombers theyll take a guaranteed hit

[pliant mauve]

yeah

we probably better of without them

[rain anvil]

something like the end of today. So you still have plenty of time

actually, the point defense is pointing only one way

[fast sedge]

i thought it was wednesday?

[rain anvil]

on the picture it has point defense pointing left only

[pliant mauve]

yeah

but there are additional markers farther 'east'

[rain anvil]

I'll have to find Tabby's message again

[rain anvil]

yeah these worry me a lot

and motivate me to just run x)

we should also work on what we tell the civilians

something like run to the gate?

we should share too much info, but with our pirate codes, we can probably send them safe into alt space

[rain anvil]

ok you're right, my apologies. Wednesday it is

plenty of time to panic :p

[slender bear]

Without additional support, I think we will loose a couple fighters, for sure at least 1

[pliant mauve]

With evasive manoeuvres, we have defence +3
It would probably be enough, to make it through

[rain anvil]

nah, in evasive they have -3 to hit. With a d4, that's 1/4 chances to hit. We see 5 fighters, that's barely more than one hit on average

[fast sedge]

mmh I dont think so, we might take a hit but I dont think any will die, theres 5 fighters and 3 guns, so 8d4, and if they target each fighter equally, each fighter has to survive 2d4 and hope they dont roll 4 twice

[rain anvil]

and we have a wing of 4, so can take 4 hits without death

[fast sedge]

wait does the formation have a collective hits?

[rain anvil]

yup

if 4 fighters fly together in the same order type (evasive), hits will be evenly spread between each

so here only anything above 4 hits will be deadly

[fast sedge]

that great to hear, I was concerned about a single fighter getting targeted by all 8 weapons and calculated the chances of rolling at least 4 two times to be about 63% x)

[rain anvil]

nah

that would also be very mean

[slender bear]

This changes things

[rain anvil]

found the relevant thing 🙂

[rain anvil]

For anyone who didn't, remember to vote on this 🙂
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[tame ibex]

us and the battleship

https://tenor.com/view/driving-umbrella-academy-five-vanya-road-rage-gif-18074248

[thorny warren]

FYI, when transferring between zones, aerospace units don't need to be docked. Atlas Fighters will be coming out of the gate at full speed. Thanks for face-checking!

[proper plover]

That's what I was thinking, I like those numbers

[vernal flare]

As part of Storm Blessed, I like any plan where you all join us for the transition into the next sector. The LAC being able to interfere with the enemy while doing this is brilliant

[quiet sparrow]

Good morning everyone, here's Atlas' likely plan for next round:

-We'll drop out of the gate and move in a relative North by North-Easternly fashion. Optimally we want to place ourselves behind the predicted path of the enemy battlecruiser or between Fluffle and the enemy Battle Cruiser. We will also use our ships sensors and Comm-Intercepts to discover the unkown points of interests and reveal the enemy's intentions for next round.

-At the same time our fighter wing, Soteria Squadron, and the Light Freighter Black Pearl will peel off from formation to engage the BC and fighters directly.

-We will continue to move North to Nav Point one at full speed while engaging the enemy and providing cover for Fluffle and Civilian ships. Optimally, the enemy will follow us and keep their attention away from the gate and TF1 Victorum's arrival.

[proper plover]

Yes, your Dig In works inside Lonely. You are prepped for boarders

[rain anvil]

What are the things to scan? Fluffle and Atlas both have two scanners, so we should coordinate that.

[thorny warren]

Last I heard, yours were going towards the BC and the big ?, and ours were going towards a random ? and the BC as well.

we've got com-int too, so we should be able to tell TF1 what they're gonna do.

[rain anvil]

Do we need multiple scans of the BC?

[proper plover]

They have 2 question marks on the cruiser

TripleS can also prep to scan whatever we run into at Nav 1

[rain anvil]

I see.

[proper plover]

Just an idea

[scenic inlet]

Looking at the vote it seems a lot more people are up for going with us to Nav-Point-1. At what point will you call the vote?

[proper plover]

It was a 24 hour vote

[scenic inlet]

Did one of your ships not have a scanner? Didn't they scan anything?

[proper plover]

No one was at Treecat's scanner station

[scenic inlet]

Ah I see. Unfortunate.

[proper plover]

Eh, first time out for our orbital crews. We'll figure it out 😄

[rain anvil]

I like the idea of keeping a scanner in stock for the next zone. It could be a life saver

Since I'm gonna make an educated guess and say that the question marks on the enemy ship are hangars for their fighters

Except if the second big question mark is also a ship, which could also be a carrier

[scenic inlet]

Do you guys have a LS to burn next turn? It would allow you to get to Elim Orbit. Would give us lots of intel if you use your scanner there

Knowing where units are on the surface would be a huge advantage for our assault landing

And it would allow you to prepare to fight their orbital

[proper plover]

If Panther hops on the scanner or takes the helm, then Treecat can scan that one

It might be a friendly ship

[proper plover]

I think most/all of our LS will be needed for our fighters to re-arm

[scenic inlet]

Just wanted to throw it in here as an option. Since it would give us a huge boon on the assault.

[rain anvil]

Don't we just need one LS every two turns to keep being able to repair/fuel/arm our fighters (and ourselves)? Three ls is not a lot, but while I was in Atlas, I did earmark some of the LS to keep Fluffle resupplied.

[proper plover]

Oh neat. That is very kind of Atlas. It is an option, I would be ok with it if other people are. I just didn't want to put our fighters in a bad spot

[rain anvil]

Do you know how our strategic movement will look like? Can we still move three tiles on the strategic map once we leave the zone, or does it get lowered since we already spent movement?

[vernal flare]

To be fair, the better we do in storm, the better everyone does

[rain anvil]

I'm not convinced about burning LS for it though, since we have no idea if there's enemies in the way

[scenic inlet]

As far as I understood it you don't get three tiles on the stategic map afterwards; you get whatever movement is left. You're going to spend 2 to get to the edge, then 1 to get to nav-1. If it's empty you could burn an LS to get into Elim Orbit

[rain anvil]

I see. Alright

[proper plover]

That is correct. Our formation is really spread out to accommodate the flock of VTOLs so we need two speed to get Treecat off the map

[rain anvil]

Then I could see the point of burning an LS I suppose. But it's a big risk

[scenic inlet]

Everything's a risk. I (the person not spending resources :P) think it's worth it

[proper plover]

@rain anvil you have lots of crew, can one of them get on comms and ask the friendlies for some Intel? I think my crew is going to have their hands full and I'm flying the ship 😂

[rain anvil]

That is a great idea. I'll get my grumpy marines on it

[proper plover]

Ah, yes, the perfect diplomat, I'm sure

[rain anvil]

Hmm. Maybe the medical team then X) they might be... More subtle

@hoary apex If you leave the HMG to @tame ibex , do you think you could use your team's diplomatic strengths to get on the Comms and get as much intel from the friendlies as possible this turn as your action?

[fast sedge]

and since the bombers wont be deploying one of them can help reload the gun instead

[rain anvil]

well for now we ain't reloading until we spend a large supply