Battlegroup 2 - Venator: Comms

[covert compass]

Hopefully that order is workable?

[manic spade]

Yeah, gotta move at least half of my movement, which is 4. So moving from where I am to the bit of hill sticking out on the West side of 3816 should work, I think.

[manic spade]

Okay, posted order. Someone please @me if I need to correct it.

[slate hemlock]

I think I will move up with Dawn and Cali

[craggy peak]

where the hell did valk1 vanish to...

[tender sierra]

I am going to be at work all day and I didn't have the time to coordinate with eclipse so I wanted to make sure l got my orders In 😅

[distant olive]

https://tenor.com/view/eto-bleh-gif-14618428694469046242

This is very cobbled together, will be fixed soon

[median sail]

Your still in range of those 2 ? In your position here

[upper harbor]

The 2 bigger ones i think

[median sail]

There is a sheet as well now?

[distant olive]

Here

[median sail]

Your still in 2 hex range of them

[smoky junco]

The goodie sheet yeah

GOOGLE

[median sail]

What's the point of the discord chat for orders then?

[distant olive]

And the newest version (with valk back in starting pos xD) ((mobile user download otherwise quality unreadable))

[upper harbor]

I'm hoping they are friendly XD. Should i adjust my location instead?

[median sail]

Might want to stick closer to the mbt's if the other light mech doesn't join you

[wintry coral]

That gunship should fall back, I dont think it can get LoS, it needs spotter.

[distant olive]

That's a HAT not even the gunship xD

[manic spade]

I think in their order they said they're moving forward intentionally to be bait for the enemy to draw them into our AA tank's range.

[wintry coral]

... a HAT has no armour, defense and 1 Hit... alright

[distant olive]

It's a very dangerous move xD

1 AA Missle and goodbye 25 SS

[upper harbor]

Iirc i have a wingman

Might be wrong tho

[median sail]

Should do as you deployed with one

[obtuse fossil]

I changed my order (hopefully for the last time) so Im facing the hill instead of spining around

[distant olive]

Will change with next units order

[opaque raptor]

this is awesome! btw, gallant is one tile over in 3819, next to the other 2 advanced MBTs, south of the AA tank, but this helps a lot, well done

[smoky junco]

Shack wants it/it’s where your order has to go to be processed

And the google sheet is a tool to make me and marl NOT go mad when compiling your orders into a map

[smoky junco]

MARV I COULD KISS YOU

[distant olive]

Will also change

[upper harbor]

@vagrant frigate just to check, have you put in your order?

[smoky junco]

When my computer mouse FINALY arrives later I’ll get to canva to get the tac com sheet sorted there

Though at this rate Marv will have it all done before Amazon delivers it

[upper harbor]

Also here's to hoping that a friendly picks up comms

[distant olive]

I mean I will continue as orders come in. The once at the starting pos have not put in orders yet

[upper harbor]

If not, it's open season.

[tranquil saddle]

amogus

[real kite]

@quasi star not sure how active you’ve been, but just checking in. What’s the plan this turn with the medics? Booting them out first round?

[tender brook]

Where we want the arty to get dropped off?

[distant olive]

I would suggest we go to 3720 so we are behind the MBT but in range of the heights and the street inf

[quasi scarab]

so for my order (I'm the HVTOL) I should stay in a group with the other flyers yes?

[ebon jacinth]

It's nice to see so many "Shoot" orders ^^
It's happening, mates!

[distant olive]

New map with corrections and pirate

[quasi scarab]

i was thinking of going to 3618 or 3617 to be slightly closer to be closer to give a hand if someone needs to get transported off while still being far from the danger

[sage crane]

I think staying closer is safer

But you do need to say an actual location

[quasi scarab]

yeah, but idk what the other flyers are doing but two
rn i'm thinking I move up to 3618 however

[distant olive]

@strong shoal would you be good with 3720?

[strong shoal]

Because I am at work rn I will respond to you in about 1 and half from now

[static galleon]

Sorry for the delay, I was sleeping
I think it's now pretty much confirmed that we have 2 tanks, 3 LMs and me (an LV) attacking the hill ; if we get in formation so that damage is spread out, we're pretty much guaranteed to take no losses imo

[supple beacon]

Evening lads!

[sage crane]

afternoon marl!

I keep posting that so i don't have to go back ot briefing room

we've got a decent amount of the orders done

@signal coyote could you take your old order down please?

Orders are due in 9 hours:

@graceful oak @green lintel

[distant olive]

Newest version with radio message

[sage crane]

@tame bane @green flume

[upper harbor]

The southern hill right?

[sage crane]

@quasi scarab @quasi star

[static galleon]

Yep

[sage crane]

@twilit sand @modest shale @azure coral @distant olive

[supple beacon]

Nice, alright.

[sage crane]

@static galleon @vagrant frigate @severe crane

[distant olive]

Aware

[sage crane]

@wary sundial @slate hemlock @strong shoal

@tender brook

IF I PINGED YOU YOU HAVE 9 HOURS TILL ORDERS ARE DUE FROM THIS MESSAGE

[static galleon]

Yeah I'm aware, just trying to coordinate everyone before I send in mine but it's already in the works

[sage crane]

I know, i just have to ping everyone for clarities sake

[distant olive]

Same need to coordinate with logisti and the other arty

[static galleon]

Of course of course

[dusty nimbus]

Looks like my fellow MBTs in the south are going straight for the hill. I was planning on doing some long range skirmishing to keep out of infantry range, but I guess I’m gonna dive in head first too

[sage crane]

I feel like having more tanks in the core would be a help

[wary sundial]

mimimi 😛

I was waiting for the Honey P vote to be done but i think most of the crew didnt see it either

a question of clarification: I can say "Ride along until the truck doesnt go no more, then use my movement to go to X" right?

thanks for the reminder though

[sage crane]

i'll ask in TC chat

[slate hemlock]

order posted (sorry was getting swamped at work those days)

[wary sundial]

You do that, I will pretend to know what that is 🧠
(thanks, influences what i do quite a bit but am unsure about my abilities rn)

[rancid orbit]

welp orders in for round one

[quasi star]

Where is our Infantry setting up? Or am I to just drop the medics next to the artillery?

[wary sundial]

this is the latest order map

advisable to look at it on your phone

[distant olive]

New Map. If its to pixilated on your phone, download it. But we are getting somewhere

[distant olive]

And yes i forgot to cross out starting positions

[quasi star]

It is alright, just not sure where the medics want to dropped off at.

[covert compass]

Engi here, just hopping of the vtol and radio-ing our potential allies for intel

Oh, marv's already included it

(Didn't see it because too pixelated)

[rancid orbit]

the wall is going nicely

[distant olive]

Yep at first I thought we would segment way more but this seems really coherent

[rancid orbit]

it seems we had at least one hostile convoy to deal with

[covert compass]

Thats the provisional orders map, for sending off, right?

[distant olive]

Nah that's just my map 🤣

[quasi scarab]

how fast are the clanker flyers again?

[tame bane]

Where do we want the supplies to go, or should the HATS hold off on moving forward for now?

[distant olive]

The plan was for the logi to unload the arty and then transfer SS to the logi trucks but personally I would keep HAT behind the frontline

[distant olive]

I just have the time atm and it does really help to form a plan

[upper harbor]

My own message is missing :D

[distant olive]

Will add

[tame bane]

it really does

[upper harbor]

o7

[quasi scarab]

yeah
I'm the HVTOL and moving foward just sligthly in case a tank needs rapid exfil.

[upper harbor]

I like how we have enough tanks to do 3 per hex and still cover like 70% of map height

should we have engis set up repair stations?

[quasi star]

I think I am gonna take an hour or two to collect my thoughts, breaky, and do some modeling before returning to find out where the medics want to go before I dump them.

[tame bane]

I might move forward a bit, go between Aetlier and Pirate, we don't have to use our full movement right?

er, Aether, and Pirate*

[quasi scarab]

I'm staying slightly behind our tanks if you wanna join me and increase our survivability just in case.

i'll be posting my order any minute now

[static galleon]

@modest shale @vagrant frigate @upper harbor
This is my suggested order map for next turn ; assuming those medium ?s are 1 range, we would be out of their firing range so that we can clear the infantry and then attack their larger units next turn without the infantry support (and, hopefully, with tank support too)

UPDATE
The plan has changed, it was brought to my attention that the medium sized ?s could be tanks, in that case it will be better for us to stay at around 3721 and exchange fire with the infantry at more than range 2 from the large enemies before we move to the hilltop.

Blue lines have already been submitted, red lines are what I'm suggesting for us

[tame bane]

sure, sounds like a plan

(the group of clanker fighters licking their chops getting ready to demolish us instantly)

[quasi scarab]

i'm just moving right one square to 3618, we're fine for at least this turn.

I just need to remain close to the tanks given i'm the only thing that can help with emergency evac for them.

[static galleon]

Be advised that I will be submitting my order for this but that is just in case so that I don't forget to post an order, if any of you have suggestions or don't like the plan ping me and I have no problem changing it

[covert compass]

Lets just hope we aren't bombing any frindlies there

[static galleon]

Cap isn't gonna make us fire at friendlies

Remember we don't pick our targets, Cap does

[quasi scarab]

we are trained, we have trigger discipline

[covert compass]

Oh right

I am used to DM's sometimes intentionally obscuring the difference between friendlies and hostiles

[covert compass]

Oh, I didn't see that punchy already radio'd for friendlies

[tame bane]

receibes

[distant olive]

Ahhhhhh I fix

[wintry coral]

@supple beacon Is it possible for you to go north with me and cow? We want to secure the flank and the hill at 3816.

[distant olive]

There are some plans for 3816 atm

[wintry coral]

Yeah, I saw. Except Marl's tank is going to the factories atm.

[tame bane]

Here's what I'm thinking for me, personally

schmoovin on up just a lil, next to where Mako's ending up at

[quasi scarab]

sounds good
we wont get shot there
we could ask the other flyers to do the same and stick as a group for now

[tame bane]

Domusils going full ham hard forward to bait enemy fighters (he's gonna die)

(i'll attend his funeral)

[wintry coral]

Enemies can't shoot missiles until you're already in range so they def wont shoot this turn. But they can launch next turn.

[green flume]

What are the HATs doing? Should I just hold position cause I don’t really feel like getting blasted by whatever crap we can’t see 😂

[quasi scarab]

(Same)

[tender brook]

@distant olive 3720, right?

[quasi scarab]

me (HVTOL) and another hat are moving foward slightly, trying to stay as a group to maximise survivability. The flyers cant reach us this run.

[distant olive]

That's what I would suggest

[quasi scarab]

we're around 3618 if you wanna join

[tender brook]

Then that is what you get. I am at work and wont really be free until after the deadline. I'll put in orders for 3619 to 3720, to unload/unhitch occupants.

[green flume]

Sounds good

[upper harbor]

Why are our HATs in front again

[tame bane]

Only one is

trying to bait enemy fighters for some reason, rest in pieces

i mean peace

[upper harbor]

Our HATs can move to temporary orbit right? Get out of the fire zone?

[vagrant frigate]

Not yet

[upper harbor]

Tick tock

[vagrant frigate]

No problem

[green flume]

What’s the doc we put our orders into? I think I remember somebody mentioning that

[dusty nimbus]

@static galleon you sure you want to dive in that close to the enemy? you could be one shotted if those big ?s back there are tanks

[tame bane]

#1385616956022849678

[upper harbor]

Surprised the LVs arent all using evasive

[green flume]

Nah I thought there was a doc people wanted us to put our orders into as well

[static galleon]

It's a gamble for sure, I'm betting on if they are tanks they'll be facing away

[covert compass]

Wasnt that just for assigning seats on the vehicles?

[static galleon]

I might change it though you're right that I'm cutting it hella close

[green flume]

I thought there was a new one someone dropped with this round of movements

[real kite]

I’ve got them on speed dial. The general plan between us has been to stay together. He’s probably going to want to drop

@graceful oak my friend please take a looksie here

[green flume]

Yeah this one

[covert compass]

Btw @twilit sand did you put in your order yet?

[static galleon]

Alright now that you mention it it is probably best to stay down the hill and wipe out the infantry first before moving on top and dealing with the big ?s

@vagrant frigate that work with you?

[real kite]

That also all depends on how vulnerable the gunship will be though

[vagrant frigate]

Sure i just got to redo the order but otherwise okay

[covert compass]

Hopefully I filled out the sheet properly

[vagrant frigate]

So 3722 or 3721?

[static galleon]

I was thinking 3721

3722 works too, as long as we're out of range 2 from the big enemies

[quasi scarab]

the big enemies might go against the bigger targets tbf

[static galleon]

I don't think we need to be in formation for this if we're not gonna engage the big enemies

[static galleon]

The tanks will be out of range from the big ones next turn unfortunately

It's eyeball but they seem just barely out of range 2

If they're not then great we can flank them next turn

[supple beacon]

I might, how many MBTs are heading for the factories right now?

[wary sundial]

You are a fellow artillery piece
can I be towed till the truck got no movment and then use mine?

[distant olive]

I have no clue honestly

[sage crane]

Apparently you can

i disagree but meh i'll go with whats been said

[distant olive]

Will need a break after this to walk home

[rancid orbit]

walk safe

[sage crane]

@wary sundial do ya see what i mean by things end up sorting themselves out?

[cunning ermine]

Do you have any unit that could hop into space to do a bit of scouting?

18-4 final vote, we're coming

[quasi scarab]

any that will live if there are anemies there? idk

[wary sundial]

fair fair
cannot argue with that lol
I will throw down my orders soon then, would move to the western edge of 3817, opinion?

[sage crane]

uh

i suppose so?

[cunning ermine]

Not sure if Shack would tell you if there's an orbital above you or not

[sage crane]

@tame bane @green flume would either of you like to potentially not die?

/potentially die to an orbital instead

Tbh it's the riskier option

[cunning ermine]

It's probably safer than flying directly in front of the group tbh

[sage crane]

you should be fine on the ground, the only one who can die is me

[sage crane]

uh yeah....

[quasi scarab]

idk why the lad did that
I respect the ballin'
but they might be ballin' too much here

[green flume]

What’s the job?

[static galleon]

Might I request being pulled back a bit? I was intending to be out of range 2 from the big guys on the hill

Once you're back from your break naturally

[distant olive]

[cunning ermine]

Pop into High Orbit this turn and look for Orbitals, just in case.

[static galleon]

Much obliged

[cunning ermine]

If you're up for it

[green flume]

Sure, should I drop my supplies just in case?

[sage crane]

you can't sadly

[cunning ermine]

If there's a truck you can fill, you can

[sage crane]

you need to actually give it to someone via logi truck

[tame bane]

https://tenor.com/view/salute-cat-cute-yessir-gif-17449845613192073437

I'll miss you Geoffrey

[sage crane]

but idk if either are dropping their unitas

[green flume]

Gotcha. Oh well, maybe I can use em as objects if I get chased 😂😂

[tame bane]

I'll attend your viking funeral of your burning wreck demolished by an orbital ship

[cunning ermine]

We can restock you in orbit too 🙂

[green flume]

Worse cas scenario I come down in a ball of fire and drop right on top of something

[quasi scarab]

seems like our flyers are on average the most suicidal ones

[sage crane]

operation Sword Gambit:
I've coordinated with our AA tank so i'm moving to attract the flyer into range

[quasi scarab]

oh I see

[green flume]

Aight lemme go write it up

[sage crane]

The AA interceptor trait means that the tank can only be targetted if it gets a hit in

[quasi scarab]

(I'm as suicidal as our other flyers dw, it's just I havent found the right gamble yet to try it)

[green flume]

Is this for Taskforce Atlas?

[cunning ermine]

Ye. We'll be there next turn

[supple beacon]

Oh your supporting us at C-Z?

[static galleon]

"Dumping flares!"
A constellation of spare parts and ammunition starts drifting out of the cargo bay

[supple beacon]

Nice!

[cunning ermine]

Fighters, ODTs, and some spare medics and engis coming to help

[supple beacon]

Hell yeah! thats what we are going to need.

[cunning ermine]

And if the enemy airforce is truly ridiculous, Endurance can go into atmo for a turn to help screen

[supple beacon]

Oh dam we got shack ship coming in to help venator XD (if i am not mistaken right?)

[cunning ermine]

Plus... I'm trying to recruit those NPC Lumarran Combat Engineers.

[supple beacon]

Good work lad.

[cunning ermine]

Just keep holding!

https://tenor.com/view/survive-robert-downey-jr-tropic-thunder-kirk-lazarus-gif-3451974

[quasi scarab]

we'll survive

pity the clankers that will face our wrath.

[wintry coral]

Pretty much the whole center force.

[quasi star]

Nice to have folks on speed dial. lol

[static galleon]

You know what looking at this map I'm starting to like our odds more and more

[quasi scarab]

yeah

[covert compass]

Doesnt the sheet explicitly say that "in formation" isn't a valid order anyways?

[cunning ermine]

in formation is good for movement, but not order

[sage crane]

yeppers

[cunning ermine]

order has to be advance/hold/evasive/crewing/RP

/rush

[sage crane]

anyone who has that as an order without other movement gets bonked

[quasi scarab]

i need to write my stuff in that sheet i forgor
where is it again?

[sage crane]

so :
Advance in formation
Start: xxx
End:xxxx

That's fine

Just saying advance in formation is 👎

[covert compass]

Nobody saw anything in bg2 venator...

[spice nymph]

Can we pin that?

[quasi scarab]

^

[strong shoal]

Hello sorry just got off work so what was the second tag about?

[supple beacon]

Yes, but do we know if that bot mech is a heavy or not?

[static galleon]

We've been trying for ages but I don't think anyone here has pinning perms

[supple beacon]

Because thats my main concern, it might be stronger then we think

anyway i am tried night lads.

[cunning ermine]

you gotta ping Dresden

and he'll pin it for you

[ebon jacinth]

I guess this is the perfect "reconnaissance by fire" case xD

[quasi scarab]

if we shoot it down before it fires back we'll be fine.

[strong shoal]

Is 3720 occupied? I was asked earlier if I am ok with the hexagon

[static galleon]

Did this in the meantime

[wary sundial]

Please tell if le order is invalid

[distant olive]

Ill quickly eat and bring the map back to current afterwards

[smoky junco]

cheers

.....this is unusable

theres probably a easy fix for this but right now im just not in the right mind to think it

[sage crane]

Did you download it or screenshot it

[static galleon]

Depending on the platform, what I found is that you have to click to zoom in on the image before downloading or opening on browser

[sage crane]

It’s a flier

There is no mech

[static galleon]

It seems that simply clicking on the image opens the snapshot that's used to display it on discord while zooming in replaces it with the actual full resolution image

[severe crane]

So out of curiosity I mapped all of movement up till Big Bertha order since they were the last one to put in as of now, I did this to the best of my ability and I wish most of us would actually draw out your movement it helps others give an idea where you are going and plan it out. Don’t get me wrong we are nicely spread out and it’s fine for now for now but in the future if you can, draw it, and if not then put a little more detail on where exactly you are ending your movement (like ex. Ending on the southwest hex of XXXX facing northeast of hex XXXX)

[sage crane]

People don’t have to draw it

It’s very understandable without

Unless you’re doing a complex manoeuvre

[severe crane]

thats why i said if you cant draw it then put a little but more detail especially since we are all bunched up

[static galleon]

Duly noted, I realized I forgot to do that for my second order

[sage crane]

I don’t think it’s that big a deal

[static galleon]

It's still useful I agree with warden

[sage crane]

especially as 2 people have mapped it out now and had the exact same result

[distant olive]

since we see where people end up it should be fine

[quasi star]

I just posted my movement, I have yet to hear from @graceful oak for his medics

[distant olive]

@wary sundial you are not deploying this round right?

[wary sundial]

I am not setting up, if that is what you mean (unsure with the terms)

i am detaching and waddling though

[distant olive]

sorry mb

thats what i wanted to ask

[severe crane]

I still think its useful especially for vulnerable units that want to travel with other units, if drawn or given a better description, we can easily hold a formation and gives an idea to the vulnerable units where they want to move too just in case the enemy units get close

[smoky junco]

SS it, Download would befo fix it but as i Said i am not thinking at all RN

[sage crane]

it's fine
You have a ton of time

hope you feel better tomorrow

[distant olive]

Typo fixed, last orders integrated and corrections made

[cunning ermine]

Some info I may ask for next round:

• Where would our Engineers and Medics be most useful? Who needs repairs/healing?
• Which front needs reinforcements?
  We can have 2PAI, 3ODTs, 2LMs hot drop in anywhere.
• Does anyone need a ride on a VTOL?

[spice nymph]

Out of curiosity, how likely do we think it is the 3816 vehicles will be getting hit?
I'm half tempted to dismount the Logi behind theat tank line to be ready for repairs next turn and spread out FS, in the event something manages to be shooting at Honey-P, despite all the other potential targets.

[smoky junco]

Idd say send in your drop troops when we hit the city

I don’t Think we Need them here

[spice nymph]

Also, Hi @cunning ermine 👋

[static galleon]

I can contribute an answer to the engi question : once the hill is cleared, the plan is for me and Blind to run around our backline giving heals and support fire to anyone in trouble

[little egret]

Bober plans to run around near the front looking for damaged space ottter vics

[wary sundial]

if you got a different proposal I am all ears!

[wary sundial]

but yeah thats what I had in mind

providing funnel should the northern things be hostiles, otherwise might blast the factory

[distant olive]

oh i was just making the map and looking if i had to use the deployed gun or travel gun icon

[jade parcel]

Vote's unanimous, adjusting orders
sorry for delays, was asleep

[sage crane]

Do you just want to be co-co-co Tac-com at this point xD

[distant olive]

i just had to much time today xDDD

my work can be taken to be used in that way but if its not im not hurt by it

[graceful oak]

Where are you headed so I know where to go

[distant olive]

Ill help the taccoms if they want to tho

[sage crane]

With marl being sick and electro being a bit burnt out we might need it

my only question for that sheet is are you able to swap out the background for the blank one of C-Z

Otherwise it might be a little confusing

[distant olive]

but the blank one is smaller no?

i am able to replace yeah but woudnt we be missing spaces?

[sage crane]

oh

so it is

Weird, just stick with that one then

[distant olive]

i could just erase the old positions?

like replace them with a colore?

[sage crane]

if you think it would help go ahead

[opaque raptor]

Hey marv, in the order i placed Gallant is meant to be where "Horse" MBT, idk if the image is what we're gonna use but just lettin you know 😄

[jade parcel]

Slight error with Honey-P's position there, it should be one hex west and north of where that map has it

[severe crane]

alright order finished

[distant olive]

Will look into both but gimme a moment

[inland summit]

Greetings, do any proximity-based pairs of your lovely, mobile chunks of steel want their own personal engineer (for the turn after next - when we in Atlas reinforce you in C-Z)? No idea how long I (we) will be staying, but I'd be yours for however long that is :)

[distant olive]

Honestly thank you all for checking, since i do fuck up some time xD

And with starting units "dotted" out

[strong shoal]

@distant olive sorry to bother you. You asked if a certain tile was ok by me. A few hours ago yeah it's fine by me just if you could remind me the serial number so I can put down my orders

[distant olive]

Ehm its 3720 Big Rig is driving us there and i have set up my gun there with a hold order, you can aswell or move on on your own

[strong shoal]

I will aswell it's a good spot we can suppress that big asf question mark

[distant olive]

We have up to 4 range so yeah we can cover a lot xD

[quasi star]

3917

[graceful oak]

Excellent thank you

[real kite]

@severe crane going to disembark once you hit your designated spot. We’re a little too close to a bunch of big contacts for me to be comfortable in a box.

[severe crane]

Sounds good

[real kite]

Your drop is a little too close to the front. Maybe drop a little further behind?

[graceful oak]

I can do

[severe crane]

Does this look good to you?

[muted quail]

Is that within 1.5 of your start?

[severe crane]

But you do have to re do your whole order since you’ll be landing on 3716 instead of 3816

[real kite]

Stick me on 3816

If possible

Uber is heading to 3816 as well so I’d like to link up

[severe crane]

Well at that point I don’t need to change my order since we will both be on 3816, I don’t remember the disembark rules that if I have to spend 0.5 movement on both letting you embark AND disembark or it’s just disembark. But either way I have to spend all my movement just to get up 3816 so most likely next turn you can disembark

[real kite]

Ah that’s a shame

If that’s the case then I’ll take disembarking on 3716

And just walk up

Or actually 3717

[real kite]

The rule is we both lose 0.5 speed I think

Since we’re both taking an action

[sage crane]

4 more orders needed

[distant olive]

Ping them again?

[sage crane]

I will in a bit

[cunning ermine]

Are you guys building any structures?

We can do a logi-resupply for all your trucks

[distant olive]

our trucks are currently empty since they were both carrying troops

i dont think we are building any structures

[cunning ermine]

copy that, 20 Small Supply coming your way

Do you prefer canned beans, or canned soup?

[distant olive]

https://tenor.com/view/sml-brooklyn-guy-chicken-noodle-soup-upset-depressed-gif-27322613

[cunning ermine]

https://tenor.com/view/cute-cat-cat-cute-eating-food-gif-27411763

[hidden oyster]

Did someone ping me earlier?

Huh. Strange. Doesn’t look like it.

[distant olive]

Next Map xD

[quasi scarab]

our hats are suicidal lmao

[distant olive]

New version since adler was in warden and in the field at the same time

[real kite]

You have me marked in 2 places

Oh nvm there we go

Messages weren’t loading

[distant olive]

https://tenor.com/view/eto-bleh-gif-14618428694469046242

[real kite]

Also orders have changed a little. Uber was supposed to paradrop out, and I’m supposed to be walking next to WARDN, if memory serves

[distant olive]

But those arent the orders?

[real kite]

They are, you stuck me in 3818, not 3816

[distant olive]

ok im just stupid thx xD

[real kite]

Nah you’re alright

Uber was also supposed to paradrop and head there as well

You’ve still got him marked in the gunship, though

[distant olive]

oh my god, i am sooo bad at reading orders xD

[real kite]

Again, you’re fine

[smoky junco]

this is why you aren’t a full tac com

I would have made double the mistakes lol

[real kite]

You got a solid 95% of it right at least

[smoky junco]

like genuinely I would have made these mistakes,m

I should be able to take over from next round onwards for tac com antics

I’ll get a canva set up by then

And link marl and (if your up for it) Marv in

Also Xsword

[distant olive]

im down

[smoky junco]

We’ve got the A team of tac coms lol

https://tenor.com/view/the-a-team-a-team-van-gmc-swerve-gif-14642058

[hidden oyster]

We truly are… the Iron Curtain.

[modest shale]

Evening all back home finally, how we looking?

[distant olive]

I do think we still need your order ^^

[modest shale]

We do indeed you beautiful bugger I see your map too

glad to see things moved along right fast!

going 3721 to be helpful, no rush for anything of course

[slate hemlock]

Did we get info on what that giant blip on the map is?

[distant olive]

after this round we should get intel through having eyes on

[little egret]

Has anyone made a broadcast that friendlys have arrived?

[distant olive]

yep 2 people have

[little egret]

Just in case there are any friendlys?

[distant olive]

Fixed Adler and Uber

the two text boxes bottom left

[quasi scarab]

tbh I doubt there'll be friendlies here, but it'd make live easier indeed

[modest shale]

here's hoping some scout elements perhaps, but yeah its unlikely, except maybe those in the factories.... in whatever state they are in

this is going to be an epic battle

[static galleon]

What makes me doubtful of there being friendlies on the ground is that if we can detect them, I don't see how the bots could have missed them and would be simply chilling down the road

Maybe the convoys themselves are taking friendly prisoners to ziyal but that's as far as I'm willing to hope

Since I don't know if it was mentioned in which direction the convoys were moving

It was not

[distant olive]

i will go to sleep now (europeans i know) so no more map updates till tommorow

[wary sundial]

night mapman

[sage shale]

You got me in the west corner of the hex, my orders are for east corner. I suppose I should have differentiated as left vs right instead my bad.

[distant olive]

Ok yall get one last map, but time now

[sage shale]

I am as well, movement permitting

Have a good night sleep friend!

[modest shale]

thanks for your service, well done

[real kite]

Hehe yes

My medics have arrived

https://tenor.com/view/tf2-medic-tf2medic-tf2meet-the-medic-birds-gif-23358692

[modest shale]

Blin cat seal of approval

[distant olive]

Will add tomorrow

[modest shale]

get some sleep you beautiful bugger, well earned

anything I can help with please feel free to ask (I do mean we but well can only speak for myself)

[green flume]

I like how we see a wall of unidentified air assets, and our answer is push the heavy air transports to the front 😂😂

[hidden oyster]

That… that audio file. That was… something.

[sage crane]

We’re good ish

I haven’t read through anything, plesse summarise

[real kite]

Where is it? I’d like to hear it

[cunning ermine]

It's free for us, which is why we offer every time

[hidden oyster]

It’s the in the latest order by our BG.

[hybrid imp]

Bah forgot to add a move/action

[hidden oyster]

Oof

[covert compass]

I prefer canned bread

[hybrid imp]

I changed it was it too late?

[real kite]

I prefer canned hope

[jade parcel]

not too late; orders still open for 2h:41m

[hybrid imp]

Okay so I made it then

[covert compass]

That one's for SKG

[real kite]

I love that this EU5 shitpost became a meme

[marble echo]

Goooood point
Had to redo mine to

[sage crane]

@green lintel @twilit sand @strong shoal

[green lintel]

wait new orders already going out?

[sage crane]

For turn 6 yes

[green lintel]

turn 6????

[sage crane]

The ones people have been posting all day today and yesterday

[green lintel]

i thought this was turn 2...

[strong shoal]

Yeqh yeah forgot ty @sage crane

[sage crane]

Well

Make sure to get the order in

[green lintel]

wheres the map again...

[strong shoal]

Question two units can be in the same hexagon Right?

[jade parcel]

yes; any population density caps are solely for readability
the hexes are more of a loose navigation tool than a hard boundary like a D&D/chess square

[wary sundial]

excited to blast them bots!

[twilit sand]

alright i got my order in

[strong shoal]

Indeed lets make the toasters feel hell even if they can feel shit

[real kite]

Is that everyone?

[jade parcel]

looks like it, 2h to spare

[smoky junco]

DOKTOR ARE YOU SURE THIS WILL WORK?!

Anyway I’ll get the map, with Marvs permission, sent once the deadline is done

[sage crane]

yay

EVERY ORDER IN @smoky junco

[sage crane]

Well Marv needs to finish it first xD

[tame bane]

updated my info on the TAC COM information map document

whats the difference between medical corp and medic?

[smoky junco]

Marv is a legend

[sage crane]

He is xD

I find it somewhat hilarious that the TAC com roles between you and marl have basically been handed off to me and marv now lmoa

[smoky junco]

Do not worry

next time I will be doing the map

For my mouse has arrived

canva is ready

AND I AM ROARIN TO GO

afterall, you know what I am capable of using canva

THOSE DAMN TREES

[hybrid imp]

Me praying we take no losses of our VTOLs or light mechs.

[wintry coral]

Did we get 100% of our orders in?

[covert compass]

yes

[compact minnow]

Light Mechs are one of the lower concerns imo, and that's coming from a Light Mech

[smoky junco]

I need to sleep now

I’ll send the map in the morning if marl doesn’t do it whilst I sleep

[hybrid imp]

Ah good point some our IFVs are in harms way as well.

[compact minnow]

True

[hybrid imp]

As long as they hit us MBTs first without doing hard damage i'll take it. We will find out soon whether or not the north hill has friendlies or toasters to take care of.

[compact minnow]

Nice thing about LMs is that we're hard to hit in the first place

[hybrid imp]

Mhm, as long as it's not critical fail you should still be good.

[wintry coral]

Imo, north hill is probably enemy, judging by the way they are arrayed. South hill at least looks possible friendly.

I hope we have enough SS to do any repairs. I wonder if we should turn around and just link up with friendlies at crossroads after this fight.

[jade parcel]

we have something like 100 SS in HATs, which is enough to heal every MBT in the Battlegroup from 1 hit to full. Thrice. If we need more, we can ask Atlas to swing by so the HATs can refill at their hangars.

[static galleon]

Agreed, the bottleneck is more likely to be our engi force

[tranquil saddle]

Midrournds tmr probably

[hybrid imp]

Well if hostile infantry are within range on the northren hills they are going to have a very bad time unless we miss of course. Or if god help us they are dug in.

[static galleon]

Yep, tacmaps are due on thursday and the updated campaign map is due on friday

Unless your timezone is really far away from EDT in which case hi good morning

[tranquil saddle]

Yep

[sage shale]

It still needs updated afaik, idk what Marl didn't add but something.

[wintry coral]

Unfortunately, i dont think the HATs can unload unless they get an airfield.

[hybrid imp]

None of our HATs have the special landing gear even if we made a make shift one either I don't think.

[upper harbor]

We could borrow an orbital to unload i guess

[cunning ermine]

HATs can paradrop Small Supply to Logi-Trucks.

[upper harbor]

oh, good enough then

[cunning ermine]

We can have Pioneer land somewhere to be a temp air-field. Units can't load up, but the HATs can refill supply.

[jade parcel]

Logitruck primary action says otherwise

[hybrid imp]

Hm...

[cunning ermine]

Yea, units can't board or leave the Pio unless they're Flight Deck capable.

(while landed)

but the HATs could land and resupply

[upper harbor]

then the HATs can bring supply to logi trucks and then logi trucks and supply the engis

when we hit Ziyal, are we just unloading all 80+ SS?

Just spend a few turns creating a stockpile

[muted quail]

You can’t store supply outside of a unit or building that can hold it.
Supply left on the ground is supply lost

[upper harbor]

Ah

[smoky junco]

Right

[distant olive]

Currently working on it

[sage crane]

Morning marv!

[distant olive]

Morning

[sage crane]

While your on that, do you mind adding a note that Cali is holding fire till that fighter comes in range?

[distant olive]

Sure

[sage crane]

My only worry is that shack might miss it’s an AA tank and then I go boom and have to explain to him stuff gaha

[distant olive]

Do we need movement lines?

[sage crane]

Not really

It’s entirely down to tac com preference

It’s usually helpful when you’re storm for instance, and you land in the centre of the map, and are flying in specific a was aye

Ways*

It’d just make it confusing for us Imo, as it’d just be a punch of arrows all pointing the same ish direction

The only person I might draw a movement path for is the mech who had one

Let me check

Punchy 1

[smoky junco]

just put a note saying AA TANK providing AA

[distant olive]

Note is added for now, will put it up for inspection soon

[smoky junco]

Aye, your a miracle worker marv

What software you using BTW?

[distant olive]

I do be gimping (Gimp)

Do most of my DnD Map making with it

And its available at work

[smoky junco]

Oooo

I’m a Canva guy myself

Or Krita

[distant olive]

Also good

Two options 1. With grouped advances and the other with markers per Unit

[sage crane]

definitely the one with individuals imo

way clearer

[distant olive]

I am available for the next 7 hours for feedback

[distant olive]

Should we break down all orders like pathfinder did?

[upper harbor]

btw when does the next turn start

[sage crane]

I don't think we need too

orders are pretty clear

[distant olive]

New Map will Release on Friday 6pm edt after that its orders time

[supple beacon]

Evening lads, hows it going?

[sage crane]

going good

[distant olive]

Pretty good, how about you?

[sage crane]

Marvs got the finished map up

If you have 10-20 mins spare would you mind just double checking all the orders again? Make sure we don't get something wrong on our first proper Tac map xD

[supple beacon]

Well still bed bound and pretty sick so i won't be able to make that tac-com map but i am pretty sure i can do the next one? depends on my heath really XD

Sorry lads for not helping with thew tac com stuff

[distant olive]

I can go trough all orders again, if that helps?

[sage crane]

It's fine we've got things covered

[sage crane]

Sure, I would help i'm just a bit busy right now

If you want any rule calrifications you can ping me aswell

[distant olive]

Well one unit "paradropped" if that is a thing?

[sage crane]

It is yes

It's a thing from HATs

The only thing i can think of, is the paradrop location in the path of the HAT?

[distant olive]

Yeah and afterwards a 1 range move

Just found my first error

[sage crane]

oh, what was it?

[distant olive]

Bober has medic symbols as an engineer

We should link our "orders" spreadsheet for clarification on orders as some BG have done

Since some of the movement like paradrop from HAT and walk afterwards is not really clear from the map

[distant olive]

Oh in Ubers case with the paradroping and moving the order type was put as hold but should have been advance right?

[wintry coral]

Seeing Light Mechs not in Evasive gives me anxiety lol

[distant olive]

Yeah only 3 of our 6 light mechs are evasive

[wintry coral]

Well, at least they have 2 hits. I think.

[distant olive]

They have and maybe the want to just kill better since evasive does lower attack by -2

[sage crane]

It doesn’t really matter

As long as they haven’t moved beside paradroping it would be hold

If they have moved it would be advanced

[sage crane]

If you feel like we should

[distant olive]

Then we should either make the current one more uniform and readable (looking at pirate font) or make a copy to clean up xD

[sage crane]

@smoky junco your job xD

I’m really busy all day so I can’t help more than occasional advice

[upper harbor]

wait. not everyone's on evasive? why?

What are they, pretending to be mediums?

[distant olive]

I'll create a copy real quick

[smoky junco]

https://tenor.com/view/pirate-piracy-you-are-a-pirate-lazytown-robbie-rotten-gif-15160380677926524721

do I have to change the font?

[distant olive]

I mean do you think Shack will like the readability? XD

[distant olive]

If its OK I will quickly fill up and correct orders in a copy of the sheet since some people didn't put orders in the sheet or have old orders in there

[smoky junco]

Yeah it’s fine

Do what you need to do

[distant olive]

Soo I went through the entire order channel and filled/corrected this (if things are missing tell me) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WfCRyGkCBIUFFh9KVn1_5ue3wmv3fQM_Xu4-y4Q-pdE/edit?usp=sharing

[median sail]

They could be in the mist of try to ambush a convoy as we turn up

[sage crane]

The only thing that’s missing is a big bloody good job!!

Thank you for stepping up on such short notice

[distant olive]

And the latest map with minor corrections such as bober back to beeing a engineer (hope beeing a medic for a few map iterations wasn't to weird xD)

[manic spade]

I'd recommend maybe changing the color of Punchy's text box? Kinda hard to read white on mint green.

[distant olive]

[median sail]

Next turn dawn will blast music, don't know if the bots can feel fear but we'll sure try

[manic spade]

Yeah that's better, I think.

[median sail]

Forgot this turn, busy working and then pub

[distant olive]

https://tenor.com/view/mad-max-guitar-guy-gif-18984063

[smoky junco]

Alrighty then

Turn 7 is up next, time to get my backside into gear and do it

[quasi scarab]

we'll see how our balling turned out

[smoky junco]

Indeed

The second I have the round 7 tac map I’ll get on it

[quasi scarab]

fingers crossed

[sage crane]

we haven't even submitted t6 yet lmao

[smoky junco]

I’ll get on that

Marv is the map good to go?

[distant olive]

It should be, i did check again and every is the same as in the list

[distant olive]

The list

So only some "order submission" text with both of those and we should be good

[real kite]

Good morning venator

Tonight, the orders shall be submitted

Wondrous news to come…

[rancid orbit]

cold steel, hot lead!

[smoky junco]

It is done

[distant olive]

Can we put the list as clarification in the order too?

Since the movement is a bit complex at some points

[smoky junco]

Right3818

[smoky junco]

Where is this list

[smoky junco]

If we can get some artilery guns there we can start bombardinf the factories

Or atleast supress them

[distant olive]

Here

[smoky junco]

For later capture

[distant olive]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WfCRyGkCBIUFFh9KVn1_5ue3wmv3fQM_Xu4-y4Q-pdE/edit?usp=sharing

[distant olive]

BBertha should be in range to the factorys

[smoky junco]

Indeed

Though I want to take this Opportunity to try and capture these specific factories

I assume we won’t be able to take and hold the ones in the city itself

Thus this is the best opportunity to capture and study them

Either to understand the enemy, find a weakness in the software or make our own reinforcements

[distant olive]

Let's see if those are even Bot factorys

[smoky junco]

Indeed

We will know soon

Regardless, there capture is our main goal

[distant olive]

I am so looking forward to see what we are up against

[smoky junco]

If not both, then atleast one

Intel is everything

Reinforcements would be nice

[real kite]

https://tenor.com/view/gun-show-off-gif-6471047879258699468

[distant olive]

Atlas and Spearhead are coming

[smoky junco]

I mean bots of our own

Our own robot army

[real kite]

MBT Mains: “Behold my Main Battle Cannon!”

Armco Infantryman:

[distant olive]

Ohhhhh

[smoky junco]

Yes marv

Our own legion of pirate robots

[real kite]

Same energy as “Yes Rico, kaboom.”

[smoky junco]

Yeeees

[modest shale]

Morning all

[modest shale]

AH that was a thing?! my bad I missed that, im sure its been asked but maybe we can get it pinned?

[distant olive]

Halo asked for it to be filled and i filled missing info from the orders channel. The main one is linked at the top of the pinned sheet

[modest shale]

Ah I thought that was for Tac-Coms only, didnt realize we each added it in until reading up here, thank you for your service Marv

but yeah having it individually pinned with a little comment would help alot of people, im sure thats been asked however.

[distant olive]

Sadly pinning is only permitted with higher ranks so we would have to ask one of the server staff

[modest shale]

thats true and I understand not wanting to bother them

the more times we do it should be much smoother people can remind others, be aight

[dusty nimbus]

im just now looking at the crossroads tac-map... why are WE facing the entire bot army while crossroads is practically empty???

just our luck

[upper harbor]

Maybe their troops are slowly moving towards Crossroads

Or the fella at crossroads can just punch into Ziyal to pull troops off of us

[covert compass]

https://tenor.com/view/bender-futurama-gif-10391830

[distant olive]

I would assume the bots didn’t expect a counterattack

[modest shale]

its been a few turns since we went thru the gate, its likely a force mobilized from Ziyal City their likely first planet insertion point

[dusty nimbus]

i thought we were the distraction force lol. turns out we are the new frontline

[modest shale]

but yeah its a BIG fight

Atlas is coming to help as well

going to be epic

[upper harbor]

Spearhead is coming too

[modest shale]

NICE!

[distant olive]

Atlas is too

[upper harbor]

Spearhead is slower at Speed 1, but they should be here in a turn or two. same with atlas

Atlas is our air support, Spearhead is just a pure infantry battalion

[modest shale]

yeah Atlas is at crossroads next turn they'll be above

[covert compass]

Ironic, really.

[modest shale]

they might be able to drop pod right away but thats up to them

[covert compass]

That spearhead is one of the slower ones

[modest shale]

haha

[upper harbor]

I think they dont have enough transports for their infantry

[modest shale]

well just have to throw them further next time

[dusty nimbus]

im really curious how many friendlies we have at C-Z with us. we'll have to wait until later today/tomorrow to see i guess

[modest shale]

Atlas + Spearhead + us thats gotta be 70 ish players, maybe more

[covert compass]

Tbh, 3 radio calls to potential friendlies may be a bit much.

[modest shale]

one sec

[dusty nimbus]

isnt this planet the homeworld of the otter guys? you would think they'd have a more capable military

[upper harbor]

Spearhead is like.... 15-20 infantry squads. and some vehicles and other fellas

atlas is like 3 destroyers right?

[distant olive]

I mean everyone and I mean everyone at C-Z will know who we are and why we are there

[upper harbor]

I mean, most militaries would probbaly have issues against 2 battlecruisers

[upper harbor]

As if the 15 MBTs and 1 SHBT rumbling down the center of the valley wouldn't?

[dusty nimbus]

two battlecruisers, a cruiser, two light freighters, and a corvette

[upper harbor]

ah. that's alot of firepower

Victorum is the one with the 3 battlecruisers and 1 battleship right?

[modest shale]

I think they're like some PAI and some Light Mechs. maybe some inf? that can be dropped as well

[dusty nimbus]

i believe so

[covert compass]

Also, the fact I specified using the friendlies' frequency

[modest shale]

not sure to be honest but yeah its not nuthin

[covert compass]

While wolpack, I believe, just blasted all frequencies

[upper harbor]

any friendlies will either pick up the radio or know of our existance via the HEAT shell flying to their location

[dusty nimbus]

looks like atlas will be bringing some decent ground units too

[modest shale]

thats the one!

2 PAI 2 light mechs 3 ODT

very nice

[upper harbor]

that's a sizable drop force

[covert compass]

I love the breaching pods graphics

[modest shale]

According to the ops log so take it with a slight grain of salt
(linked if curious, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GLc6D-7_76qt7cmncf8p9bF3JFsGZ2YDzSChGtcxXRE/edit?tab=t.0)

Venator 51
Spearhead 40
Atlas 42

[dusty nimbus]

they also have a ton of supply in their HATs

[covert compass]

So photorealistic

[modest shale]

like 130 ish people depending on modern numbers in one battle

a TON of work for our beautiful paper people, but very epic

[upper harbor]

how many hundreds of supply do we have between the 3 groups?

[modest shale]

dear god I dont know

Atlas is a logi fleet so likely alot from them but not sure tbh

weve got enough for us just about last I checked

Alot

[upper harbor]

Venator has something like 86-100 SS on us

[dusty nimbus]

86-100???

where is all of that stored?

[distant olive]

If our frontline HAT survives

[modest shale]

I forgot that we dont need to reload MBT

for some reason it was in my head we did, we dont do we

ah of course we need to reload the holy relic SHBT Dawn

mental numbers

[dusty nimbus]

guess our arty doesnt need to worry about running out of ammo

[distant olive]

I can't do math

[modest shale]

haha my beautiful friend

you've been mathing and drawing the past two days

give thyself a break

[distant olive]

Each has 5×5 so 25 SS so 75 between the 3 HATs

[modest shale]

so 83 including the HVTOL? assuming it can carry

[quasi scarab]

I carry nothing right now

[distant olive]

+6 from the 3 VTLOs and the HVTOL didn't have any load listed as empty

[distant olive]

Good question, why?

[quasi scarab]

My headcannon is that i need the space in case i have to carry the SHBT

[modest shale]

completely fair

[distant olive]

So 81 SS

[quasi scarab]

That and i'm in the BG as a rapid response transport for our tanks if one is really injured and needs to leave the frontlines for example.

[modest shale]

Arty needs reloads, all our vehicles need repairs

er

SHBT of course

Infantry need healing

yeah we should be good

[upper harbor]

we have enough to repair everyone like 3-4 times over iirc

[distant olive]

And shell them to hell

[modest shale]

well have a chance to find out soon enough! haha!

[quasi scarab]

I still can hardly believe i'm the only HVTOL in the heavy armour regiment.

[modest shale]

haha and we are blessed to have you

there was a huge scramble at the start to grab anyone in the air, and while we did get alot of interest, not so many HVTOL's ironically

[upper harbor]

most of the air units were also joining infantry and/or orbital groups

[static galleon]

The other ones ended up in the 212th

Do we know if they're gonna form up with us now that they've touched down at elim? Considering the original idea was that they'd be our dedicated logi/air support BG?

[muted quail]

XSword Shack was confused what you were doing and wanted verification of your order.

[static galleon]

NEVER LET THEM KNOW YOUR NEXT MOVE

[sage crane]

wut

[static galleon]

Confound and Conquer

[distant olive]

Your order is so suicidal that Shack wanted clarification

[sage crane]

I saw now yeah xD

I just hope it doesn't have range 2 weapons

by all game logic if it's one range it can't actually hit me

[slate hemlock]

https://tenor.com/view/helldivers-hell-diver-divers-500-gif-7393286346673629338

cap be like

[distant olive]

If they move towards you?

[upper harbor]

Please dont lose our HATs

[sage crane]

cali has 2 range and areospace interceptor

Cali should logically shoot them firts

[distant olive]

If you survive pls pull back next round

[sage crane]

intercepter means the fighter HAS to then shoot at cali if they attack

[distant olive]

My first thought when I placed you down on the map that you wanted to kill yourself

[sage crane]

.

OOPS

Uh nah i should be fine xD

[muted quail]

XSword is tired of being Logi guy.
They want a new unit

[sage crane]

I mean surviving saves some req as well

I dont care about the HAT but pay is pay

[upper harbor]

losing 25 SS will hurt though

[distant olive]

Now its to late to change anything so no need to worry xD

[real kite]

The foot-cavalry is arriving…. In a few days

[sage crane]

Yesnt

It’s a ridiculous amount but 50 is still a ton

And atlas are showing up with even more

[real kite]

It’s more the lack transport that hurts

For evacuating the planet

[sage crane]

We shouldn’t need to

Well let me rephrase that

[distant olive]

We win!

[sage crane]

We’d lose half of the ARMCO forces if we had a timer on leaving

We physically don’t have the required orbitals to carry everyone

[quasi scarab]

Yeah

[dusty nimbus]

ITS TIME

[rancid orbit]

It's starting

[quasi scarab]

Glory and death!

[dusty nimbus]

The bot slaughter begins

[distant olive]

We are in Midround Events!

[modest shale]

OH GOD

LETS GOOO

[muted quail]

Maybe you just need to make it back to your extraction ships.
In which case Venator is hosed if that grab lift breaks.

[dusty nimbus]

GOOD MORNING LUMARA

[sage crane]

Yep

[modest shale]

lets hope it doesn't come to that, have some fun on the way

[sage crane]

Wouldn’t be very fair though xD

WERE GOING NOW???

[dusty nimbus]

YEP

[modest shale]

ITS STARRTTTINNGGGG

[distant olive]

[modest shale]

https://tenor.com/vIp2.gif

[quasi scarab]

Hell yeah brothers!

[dusty nimbus]

C-Z about to look like a scrapyard

[modest shale]

"Glory to the first man to die!"

[quasi scarab]

^

[distant olive]

OH GOD

[dusty nimbus]

(probably one of the hats)

[modest shale]

UH OH

[sage crane]

OH SHIT

[modest shale]

https://tenor.com/btwa3.gif

[sage crane]

THAT WAS NOT PLANNED

WE HAVE FOUND THEIR UNITS

[modest shale]

THEY ARE NOT PLANES

ITS LARGE GUNS

ARRGHH

[distant olive]

I will arrange the funeral

[dusty nimbus]

WHY IS THE WHOLE BOT ARMY HERE

[real kite]

Well gentlemen

[quasi scarab]

Glory and death!

[real kite]

It’s gonna be a dogfight today

[sage crane]

We can do this

[real kite]

Be the better dog

[modest shale]

We've got reinforcements coming in!

[rancid orbit]

A line of guns couldn't be that bad, right?

[modest shale]

just need to fight it out!

[dusty nimbus]

Why is this random POI 10x more defended than crossroads???

[modest shale]

we got this!

[sage crane]

THAT IS THE ACTUAL BOT ARMY

[dusty nimbus]

OH MY GOD

[rancid orbit]

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY

[dusty nimbus]

WHY ARE THEY HERE????

[rancid orbit]

HOW DO I KNOW

[modest shale]

They must have mobilized from Ziyal! OR SOMETHING

TO THE DEAATTHHH

[distant olive]

EVEN MORE

[dusty nimbus]

AAAAAAA

[rancid orbit]

HOLD FAST BROTHERS

[distant olive]

Oh goodieeee

[dusty nimbus]

I think the objective just changed to: circle the wagons on the hills and hope to survive

Way too much infantry in the middle

[modest shale]

What the hell is that infront of the collum a heavy mech?

epic

[rancid orbit]

Something like a mobile emplacement

[modest shale]

oh yeah its the same as the ones on the hill

"armoured vehicles"

how exciting

[dusty nimbus]

It’ll be blown to bits the moment it makes contact with our MBTs

[upper harbor]

INFANTRY, NEW OBJECTIVE, SECURE THAT GUNSHIP

[real kite]

FUCK NO
Sincerely,
The Infantry

[modest shale]

hahaha

[upper harbor]

Scrap, Echo, focus fire on those damn guns

Use as much ammo you need

[hybrid imp]

Shit is that arty on the north hill?

[quasi scarab]

Yes
And aa guns

[upper harbor]

Super heavy artillery

[rancid orbit]

The big guns are, the small ones are aa

[dusty nimbus]

At least the line of medium sized ?s are just transports

Not tanks

[upper harbor]

I wonder if winning C-Z will unlock heavy gunships and heavy artillery

[hybrid imp]

Possibly

[upper harbor]

Since we'll spend a few turns licking our wounds and searching

[little egret]

Small suggestion RETREAT TO THE MINE dig in

[dusty nimbus]

Nah we got this

[upper harbor]

Nah, that's a gunship we cant afford to let go.

[craggy peak]

once we win (not if) we will get some spicy unit upgrades, me thinks

[dusty nimbus]

NOT ONE STEP BACK

[upper harbor]

Also we have 2 more battlegroups

[sage crane]

Nope

Poor idea

[quasi scarab]

We fight!

[sage crane]

We just get shot in the back

[rancid orbit]

Another collection to the air force

[dusty nimbus]

Orbital and infantry support is on the way, we just need to hold the line

[little egret]

Point

[sage crane]

Exactly this

[modest shale]

https://tenor.com/bgDVP.gif

[little egret]

WHELP I guess its battle of the bulge time

[quasi scarab]

Fortune favors the bold

[dusty nimbus]

Feels more like eastern front with the waves of endless infantry

[modest shale]

we gotta take out those guns to help Atlas

they can shoot our orbitals

[sage crane]

So you know, i'm really really fucking glad I suggested this manoeuvre and we managed to catch bot central with their pants down actually

[sage crane]

...no?

[modest shale]

no?

[sage crane]

Where does it say that

[distant olive]

I think both our guns to the south are out of range of the norther bot guns

[upper harbor]

Anything 2 range and above can shoot orbitals anyway

[modest shale]

indeed

[sage crane]

Oh true

[modest shale]

im just assuming that er

its so big

I DUNNO THO

[odd cape]

I knew that was a convoy above the linen of infantry.

[upper harbor]

Still, we should have all our arty focus fire on their massive guns to give Atlas a fighting chance

[odd cape]

I agree.

[dusty nimbus]

Sooo… any idea what that giant ? Is gonna be?

[hybrid imp]

Hm. So light mechs, infantry, what I assume to be medium mechs, and large aa guns okay

[odd cape]

Heavy mech walker maybe?

[hidden oyster]

OH DEAR GOD

[modest shale]

Heavy Gunship I think

[dusty nimbus]

Yeah thats what im assuming

[sage crane]

A large teddy bear

[dusty nimbus]

Welcome to hell

[modest shale]

OH THAT ONE

[modest shale]

Er

[upper harbor]

Gunship is in the factory, unbuilt

[modest shale]

its the OTHER ?

hahaha

[sage crane]

No theres a built one

[upper harbor]

I want that gunship captured

[modest shale]

I have no idea

[odd cape]

Heavy gunship is what was posted i think

[modest shale]

ITS STARTED

[dusty nimbus]

THE BATTLES ON BOYS

OORAH

[distant olive]

Quick question, does the arty shoot even when not using bombardment?

[quasi scarab]

Might not be feasible given the situation

[hybrid imp]

Hm ah the SPG is so large it's anti orbital systems work against it or something.

[modest shale]

Good luck to us all

may our rolls be blessed

[odd cape]

@dusty nimbus are you and your southern section assaulting that hill?

[upper harbor]

It's not built

[dusty nimbus]

Thats the plan. We seem to be facing the least resistance

[quasi scarab]

Pray to the machine gods!

[hidden oyster]

Welp, into the jaws of death we go!

[odd cape]

I guess gallant, horse, jmf and I will try to give yall some cover fire from the infantry below on the road

[quasi scarab]

https://tenor.com/view/darktide-adeptus-mechanicus-mechanicus-warhammer-tech-priest-gif-14919800332216808310

[rancid orbit]

We ride!

[craggy peak]

DIBS!

[hybrid imp]

Hm... shit well I am not moving up don't want to give that infantry mass a chance to get lucky and blow out a track or something.

[dusty nimbus]

we’ll start raining shells from above once we take the hill

[little egret]

small point of order i seem to have dismounted before i was supposed to

[odd cape]

We'd appreciate that. Looks like we'll all have plenty of targets

[dusty nimbus]

North east?

[little egret]

I was going to dismount after honey p finished moving

And i seem to have been left behind?

[dusty nimbus]

Are those airborne’s running?

[distant olive]

i think they werent expencting us xD

[hidden oyster]

I feel that I’m about to eat a lot of bullets when I advance Southeast.

[odd cape]

They may come back around.

[quasi scarab]

Glory and death brother

[dusty nimbus]

I wonder why they were here in the first place

[slate hemlock]

let's hope the armor will hold 🐴

[modest shale]

I think it might be a dice roll well see

whetever they stay or go

[upper harbor]

My running theory is that those big guns are gonna start bombarding crossroads from here

[dusty nimbus]

Strategic level arty? That would be interesting

[sage crane]

dropped it in TC chat

[odd cape]

With us 4 I think we can hold.

[upper harbor]

It's the bloody size of our orbitals, what else could it be XD

[dusty nimbus]

I hope they cant fire short range

[hidden oyster]

God help us all. We’re going to be very busy next round.

[hybrid imp]

So take out those guns before they zero in on our allies.

[quasi scarab]

The omnissiah is with us shooter. We will crush our ennemies!

[hybrid imp]

If I got that all correctly.

[rancid orbit]

Is there a possibility those fast movers are air transports?

[modest shale]

Possible

[hybrid imp]

God help us if they are we'll be bogged down for months

[upper harbor]

We need to take down the big guns so Atlas can pop in, but we also need to cripple their AA or atlas will be chewed up

[modest shale]

that was my initial guess

[dusty nimbus]

We’ll see next round i guess

[distant olive]

Your order said to end in 3818?

[sage crane]

good thing it's a weekend before our next orders

[modest shale]

hahaha true!

[upper harbor]

Insert spearhead digging trench limes

[hybrid imp]

Brightside the bots don't understand cover yet

[mellow briar]

https://tenor.com/view/gentlemen-prepare-defend-yourselves-gif-14014625

[hybrid imp]

But those large guns scare me

[hidden oyster]

What’s an… “Omnissiah”?