Battlegroup 3/13 - The Storm Blessed: Comms

[cunning aurora]

Then we need to see how close we can get to the edge of the map, if we can get to Elim. Since that's an unknown for now

There's a couple of options: If all the hostiles are eliminated from the gate map, we would easily transit towards Elim.
If there are contacts we either have to kill all the enemies (or rather Fluffle has to do so) and then we could move on.
Or we towards the edge of the map and 'manually' traverse to Nav Point 1 then Elim.

It all pretty much depends on how active the enemy is around the gate and if they can be killed in one turn,

So for now it's pretty much: Fly in formation.

[hollow canopy]

As Infantry being transported, what should my order even look like? Since we'll just be doing a fancy version of sitting and waiting. :O

[cunning aurora]

Load into VTOL <Callsign>

[hollow canopy]

Okie. :O

[hexed prawn]

*Load in VTOL <Callsign> and hold on like you’ve never held on before

[cunning aurora]

Feel free to post your orders in #1385617133991497748 Will be good to make sure everyone is active, even if it's a 'dummy' order

[hollow canopy]

:O Good think you linked that, I didn't realize Mission Orders was a channel...

[cunning aurora]

It wasn't a thing until a few hours ago.

[hollow canopy]

Well, I would've never noticed. =v= Maybe.

[storm basin]

Oh yeah… Plasma… apologies for the weight

[cunning aurora]

weight? you calling them fat?! D:

[storm basin]

In rp my people basically shoved on power armour (for the sake of visibility)

Aka it’s power armour what does jack shit

[hollow canopy]

Why not just wear like, Hi-Vis Vests? :o

[storm basin]

And then I just painted the ARMCO emblem on it

… 3/4 of my unit are robots

Hi-Vis vests won’t avoid the Otters/Lemurs shooting me

[hollow canopy]

Hi-Vis Vests with the ARMCO logo on it

[storm basin]

… Fair, but that’s too obvious

[vast lodge]

The question of the day how does my orders work do I just put unknown in half the category’s

[cunning aurora]

Leave 'em blank. I'm the one that's reading them, not some program.

I'm also trying to get a map for y'all so you can submit orders

Also I guess assume that the game continues exactly where you left off. So next turn just continue combat in the city...

[storm basin]

Tbh Shack may DM you the situation and ask for an order

Or he just does it based on your last action

[upbeat lily]

What's the most recent battlegroup assignments for us?

[upbeat lily]

I meant for who belongs to Tempest or Tremor?

[lean berry]

😅

[storm basin]

Honid and Tig may use emojis to tag certain players (designate groups)
Or some kinds of designation to show who is under whose’ sheet

Tbh I expected to be on the ground, having a robotic engineer squad (basically) within VTOLs 24/7 does seem like a major risk

[lean berry]

⚡ = The Storm Blessed
🌩️ = Tempest

[lean berry]

You're in Tremor, yeah. We just currently have your VTOL buddy Plasma also in Tremor

[storm basin]

Oh, I am trusted to be in a VTOL ;,)

[lean berry]

If need be

[lean berry]

Not sure what emoji (preferably default) we'd use for Tremor

[storm basin]

Just checking, is embark an order or an action?

I forget and I am hella blind

[lean berry]

Action

[storm basin]

Thanks

[lean berry]

Order types are Advance/Hold/Rush/Evasive/Stealth

[storm basin]

I only need to know the first 3 and I am use to ‘em

[lean berry]

-# I thought there was one more order type... 🤔

[lean berry]

-# Ah, Melee

[storm basin]

Oh yeah charge

[kind oyster]

🌋 = Tremor?

[upbeat lily]

So like this?

Unit Callsign: Pelican
Unit Type: VTOL
Unit Group: Tremor
Carrying: Catcher and 2x Small Supplies
Equipment: N/A

Order Type: Advance

Movement/Action Tracker: Following Formation of battlegroup

Starting Coords:
Ending Coords:

[lean berry]

Yep

[upbeat lily]

We're not allowed to edit posts in the mission orders section correct?

[lean berry]

Correct
And Tigrium or I would ping you and mark your order with if there's something missing/wrong

[upbeat lily]

so at that point we would just delete and post a new version?

[lean berry]

Yep

[storm basin]

Just curious, would it be fine if I add a
Status:
section to just explain what my unit is doing in general (not a movement tracker, but just stating my final intention aka if I am boarding a vehicle or not

[cunning aurora]

Let's have this rule: You can edit as long as we haven't reacted with a 👍

obviously if you want to change something before we check it that's fine

but a 👍 means we're unlikely to look at it again

if you want to change your order ping us with the changes

[lean berry]

Seems like anything like that would fall under Order Type, Movement/Action Tracker, or RP

That's against the rules

Can't have Edited orders

Period

Shack's rule

[cunning aurora]

never mind then.

[lean berry]

Mhm

[cunning aurora]

you can still delete your order and post a new one if we haven't reacted yet

[lean berry]

Oh absolutely

[storm basin]

I’m just going to leave “status:” in for now, but if I must remove it, just tell me and I will
I just find it a useful way to actually spread my personal intent with an action

Without writing it wrong

[lean berry]

Doesn't hurt to post orders early. You can always delete and resubmit. As long as it's before the deadline and you ping a TAC-COM if we've already reacted to it

[lean berry]

Ok. We're not machines, so we can read things outside of the order format. I do think you could probably put such things down under Movement/Action Tracker

[storm basin]

I know Honid

I am just stating it as I can be pretty dumb

Especially with stuff like dis

[hollow canopy]

Unit Group has to be the Split Group, not just Storm Blessed, right?

[lean berry]

Just to reiterate for everyone

[lean berry]

Yes

[storm basin]

Apologies for my block of rp

I… adore rp

[cunning aurora]

You missed your unit group

[full lagoon]

@lean berry im unsure how it works this edition do i need to order myself out this turn>

[storm basin]

Elaborate?

I see…

Didn’t think that was req

[cunning aurora]

There's a reason it's in the template I posted...

It's so we can easily see whose order we need to process

[storm basin]

Tig it isn’t in the order one

I copied the template you placed into the order channel

[cunning aurora]

wdym?

[storm basin]

… You edited it my guy

I copied it during a game of Isonzo and didn’t check

[lean berry]

Yeah. Mostly this turn it's just "checking-in" and seeing if there's any "AWOL" players.

[full lagoon]

Ok. Ill check the orders

Who is bg commander?

[storm basin]

You don’t need to ping anyone

You just use the pre-set template and just place your order

[lean berry]

There's no "Commander" I just pinged you since you hadn't been on in a bit so you'd know orders are open.

[storm basin]

All Tac-coms should… would ensure they got every order before the deadline

Honid, I don’t literally mean you need to ensure everyone posts one, but I just mean as if ya notice someone is missing you’d probably ping ‘em

Also if I missed anything other than the now fixed missing Unit Group: from the one I copied before the edit took place, please tell me

-# Also I didn’t state movements in the action tracker of my order as I dunno if I should state what is happening to Plasma in the action tracker

[cunning aurora]

Like we've said it's mostly an activity check. We're all gonna be in formation with TF3

[storm basin]

I get it

[full lagoon]

right so can someone tell me the order to place as im not sure what to do?

[cunning aurora]

https://discord.com/channels/222052888531173386/1385617133991497748 Templates are available in there. You're pretty much just gonna say you're loading up with Honidian. Feel free to add RP 😄

[hollow canopy]

Would it be the Order Type that would be embarking? :O

[storm basin]

Nah it’s an action

[cunning aurora]

Order Type would be advance I would think

[storm basin]

It’s like how “dumping” is an action… if I recall correctly

[hollow canopy]

A bit odd, but Okie. :O

[cunning aurora]

technically deploying/embarking is movement.

[hollow canopy]

Oh, true. :O

[storm basin]

Enni it’s as you spend 0.5 movement to embark and disembark

So you need to state if either you’re trying to be haphazard and risky or being calm

[hollow canopy]

We're still boarding the VTOL above us on the sheet, right?

[cunning aurora]

@lone sandal I know it's minor, but please refrain from reacting to order posts.

[storm basin]

Yes

[cunning aurora]

Yes.

[storm basin]

Just for simplicity that’s all ground units orders

And also, before anyone asks, no you cannot disembark from the VTOL in space just because you’re bored

Also… may we pin the sheets, depicting who is on whose’ unit and the formations?

[hollow canopy]

The ending coordinates are a bit ambiguous, right? Just something along the lines of the plan is fine? Or just don't put anything? (IE: Like Unavailable)

[storm basin]

I know, we gotta ask Dres, but just checking if it’s fine to do that

[lone sandal]

Sorry. In the past I knew people used to do it to show that they were seeing and appreciating people’s orders. Spill oil storm blessed

[storm basin]

Just do we;re moving from the gate to Elim

[hollow canopy]

Okie

[storm basin]

It doesn’t matter here as, it’s an activity check + a time to shove rp in

[hollow canopy]

Well, this is my first time making orders, so... =v=""

[storm basin]

It should be fineee

Just copy the template and use that as a basis

[hollow canopy]

I am. =v=

[cunning aurora]

@lean berry If you're ✅ orders, make sure you ✅ them on the sheet

[lean berry]

Wilco

[upbeat lily]

Tigrium, wouldn't you have 2x small supplies as well for carrying?

[cunning aurora]

Good catch, thanks

[lean berry]

Do we want to get rid of the 'Orders Submitted' column in the "Roster" sheet, since it's already covered in "Order Tracker" sheet?

[little grail]

so it begins

[cunning aurora]

@feral yoke Spec Ops don't get 2 small supply unfortunately

[cunning aurora]

It's a direct reference to the roster sheet. It's still WIP, haven't had time to get a good version

[trail spade]

@hollow canopy you are welcom on bord. Softdrink on the left, snacks up on right. Fasten seatbelts and point guns down. 😉

[hollow canopy]

:O Dude, snacks?! This VTOLs the best :D

[trail spade]

MRE havint been better 😉

[hollow canopy]

As long as it's not sand or the Vomlette, I'll eat it. =v=

[lean berry]

Ah, that explains why it broke every time I tried to mark it in the Order Tracker sheet 😅

[trail spade]

But leave some crayons for us as well... you know... 😉

[storm basin]

I hate how “siege” no matter what ya type directly shows up R6S gifs…

-# If ya don’t use warfare

[rancid oasis]

@storm basin Could you DM the background for your company? If I have energy tonight, I might write some RP to go with my order post

[storm basin]

…. All of it?

[hollow canopy]

That's a concerning response.

[trail spade]

Did we had formation plan at pins as well?

Cant find it!

[rancid oasis]

Uh... maybe the sparknotes version of it?

[storm basin]

I don’t have that

I have bulk, bulk or bulk

I can ofc specify useful parts

[hollow canopy]

Time to figure out how to make one then. :D

[trail spade]

I think with Vtolf I should position on the left but not sure

[trail spade]

Thx mates!

So second raw, left

[true crescent]

tempest really gives off a "I guess we doing engineers now" vibe

[storm basin]

Yeah.. Soviet I dunno how you plan on launching mines

[true crescent]

If we need to setup an evac post for a turn or two I can use em to slow down the enemy

[storm basin]

Or are you now airdropping the mines

https://tenor.com/view/kiraoninj-airdrop-kiraoninjective-gif-13401479890182435652

Pretend they;re all mines

-# I don’t make GIFs…

[rancid oasis]

Can you send the smallest bulk and point out relavent bits?

[true crescent]

Shack would hit my unit with a nuke if I tried that

[storm basin]

I kinda did part

parm*

[rancid oasis]

Sorry bouncing around at work, did not see the message

[kind oyster]

are we disembarking at the Asteroid Station?

[cunning aurora]

No, that hasn't been the plan for ages.

[storm basin]

I just deleted the first paragraph for ya, since it was a bunch of interesting text

[cunning aurora]

#1382040199797801031 message read on from here

[storm basin]

But nothing important to Mal, other than the name and status of homeworld

-# Also I kinda re-read some of it and it sounds dumb, so I’m editing slight parts, possibly

[trail spade]

@hollow canopy

[hollow canopy]

:O Fren

I saw

[cunning aurora]

Quick note for everyone: The Order Tracking page is for us Tac-Comms. Please refrain from changing stuff on there

[vast lodge]

My orders are in but could be changed depending on if shack does anything

[storm basin]

I feel like, in that case you should just ping… if Shack isn’t personally taking an order

Only as, people may not realise you resent an order

[cunning aurora]

Yeah I was almost gonna tell you two to hold off, but I guess it doesn't hurt to submit something in the mean time

[vast lodge]

I just want something if anything just to show I’m still here

[little grail]

is TF3 coming through the gate with us this turn? or are we alone?

[cunning aurora]

We're going with TF3

[storm basin]

It’s the turn all movement 3 units act

[heady plaza]

If I spot something wrong with Air, I'll do so as well. (Ground if I have time).

[storm basin]

So we waited 2 turns it seemed for an escort

[little grail]

okay good, I wasn't sure about the other's speed since people have been moving around

[storm basin]

This explains it

[heady plaza]

Note: it's more convenient to have your RP as a seperate second message - that way, editing your RP does not affect your orders (because we can't see what was edited).

[storm basin]

EC… I meant what I sent to Parm

Not my block of text

It’s outdated stuff I wrote in November time, and some of it seems weird to read to myself

[cunning aurora]

Gotta commit to your RP 😛

[storm basin]

I do not intend to ever edit my order

[heady plaza]

I mean, all VTOLs have snacks in the small supply?

Although the quality may vary.

[cunning aurora]

Everyone lands with 1.5 Supply
Guys we talked about snacks...

[storm basin]

I mean… I have brought my own ‘snacks’

Quirks of being an engineer :)

[true crescent]

Hey you can source your own snacks on the battlefield as evidenced in c3 when somebody found some chips in a random building

[storm basin]

Wasn’t it a truck?

[little grail]

My snacks have funny names like "Morphine" and "Epinephrine", I can't eat those.

The Fentanyl Lolipops, however...

[hollow canopy]

I carry smores in my Drop Pouches. =v=

And a Popsicle in my pistol holster. =v=

[true crescent]

Oh yeah it was an abandoned IFV I think

[heady plaza]

Why is your fentanyl in lollipop form-

(Also, can I drop that in meta-comm later?)

[storm basin]

I remember as I was spectating for the whole thing, it was like them checking trucks or ifvs

[hollow canopy]

I believe an Engineering Team found a bag of chips in a building while searching for Intel

[little grail]

A) Fentanyl absolutely comes in lolipop form, it's called fentanyl lozenges.

B) you sure can!

[storm basin]

Direct scene

[hollow canopy]

Ok, but that's like, a big bag of chips

[storm basin]

Ikr

They had a share bag

[kind oyster]

Do we atleast have some cheese dips with these Chips

[true crescent]

Search some buildings when we land

[hollow canopy]

Keep searching, it's gotta be somewhere!

[storm basin]

Well… I might be searching some carcasses

Spare parts come in many forms

[true crescent]

Idk maybe the robots like cheese dip

[warm lichen]

--RP Post--
Company Commander Johann Wraski's Personal Log:
Today I have sent a group of our new recruits to join the mission in the Lumara System, they are being led by Sofia Cooper, a skilled veteran of this company. I hope...no pray that all of them return safely, we...I can't stand to lose any more people, but we desperately need the money and allies.

[lean berry]

-Fun facts-
BG/TF; VTOLs (HVTOLS)
Ultra; 1
Spear; 1
Rabbit; 1
Shovels; 1 (1)
Atlas; 2
Pathfinders; 3
Hammer; 3 (1)
Venator; 3 (2)
Dwarves; 5

and...

The Storm Blessed; 17 (2) [and 1 Spec Ops VTOL]

[rancid tundra]

THE Spec Ops VTOL

[narrow sand]

Good stuff

We love vtols

Once we get our upgrades and buy everyone gun pods and such, its over

[rancid tundra]

we have the two largest VTOL fleets of all battlegroups
because of the split

[heady plaza]

considers

Not strictly true? Lemme check.

[rancid tundra]

tempest has 14, tremor has 6
no other battlegroup has more than 5

[heady plaza]

-Fun facts-
BG/TF; VTOLs (HVTOLS)

STORM - Tempest: 13 (1)
STORM - Tremor: 4 (1) {1 SVTOL}
Venator; 3 (2)
Hammer; 3 (1)
Pathfinders; 3
Dwarven Merchants; 3
Dwarf Fortress; 2
Atlas; 2
Shovels; 1 (1)
Ultra; 1
Spear; 1
Rabbit; 1

Therefore, of the top two BG/TFs by VTOL count, Storm is 2 of them.

[ashen crypt]

Am I still carrying @spice wraith or are they riding with someone else?

[spice wraith]

I am not with this battlegroup any longer.

I am a part of taskforce atlas.

[hollow canopy]

Ya, we don't even have any ODTs on the roster anymore. :O

[ashen crypt]

Ok, thanks for clearing that up. Good luck with Atlas!

[hollow canopy]

According to the roster, you should be carrying Callsign Hoogs

[ashen crypt]

I’m ready to fly and I’ll submit my orders soon.

[heady plaza]

Currently...

Emotes:
⚡ - "STORM BLESSED" Joint Battlegroup
🌩️ - "TEMPEST" VTOL Transport Wing
🌋 - "TREMOR" Ground Assault Group

Mottos:
"STORM" Joint Battlegroup - Bendicti Tempestate (lit. "Blessed by the Storm")
"TEMPEST" VTOL Transport Wing - "In your last hour, look to the skies" (Shorthand: "Look to the Skies")
"TREMOR" Ground Assault Group - "Lightning Strikes Twice"

Roster & Formation: #1382040199797801031 message

[upbeat lily]

So are we aiming to go stright for Elim City? or are we making a detour to Rock Station first?

[heady plaza]

ELIM city first.

[hexed prawn]

Spearhead and Rabbit will be heading to the station

[upbeat lily]

ok, I still see the map that has us going to Rock Station first, so I was just making sure xD

[feral yoke]

You guys need to get to Elim to help me out

[steady stream]

🫡

don’t worry you’ll be in sorta good hands

Last minute question but are 2 VTOL’s able to occupy the same hex?

Because if I get hit i preferably don’t want to stay up in front

[lean berry]

Hexes some mechanically exist

They are just there for easy distance reference

So, yes, if there is room two VTOLs can be as close as is reasonable

[heady plaza]

You get hit, you land and get repaired.

We don't need losses, please.

[steady stream]

Ok sounds good

[heady plaza]

(You're valuable with your d4s. Better than our d2 toothpicks!)

[steady stream]

😭

[upbeat lily]

Which I'm surprised we didn't load him with a ground troop so that way he isn't up in front XD

[lean berry]

D4 up front can front load (pun intended) our damage in theory was the idea, I believe

[steady stream]

its alright ill stay upfront just a little nervous for my crew

[lean berry]

As the front VTOLs get hit y'all will rotate out to the sides and back

[real minnow]

As BG12's MBT roster increases, it might be valuable for your HVTOLs to help them deploy to the front as they get out of the spaceport. Dunno how far back the line is gonna be

[lean berry]

Yup! Avian pilot @frank ore and I got into the vehicle shipping business for a reason

[real minnow]

I'm also hoping to count on you for Operation Deuce ("for when shit hits the fan"). Basically, with your help, we've got the capacity to deploy all of BG12 without the spaceport in 2 rounds rather than 1.

[lean berry]

Wilco
-# Nice pun

[real minnow]

-# if there's one thing Atlas has, it's more drop pods than your average Buckee's bathroom

[frank ore]

@gleaming palm looks like your with me

[true crescent]

@frank ore you cant have your orders edited you need to resubmit em

[frank ore]

Resubmitted

[untold pine]

Wait we are able to submit our orders?

[heady plaza]

Yes, you can.

They'll be to the effects of "Flying in Formation", or "onboard someone's VTOL"

[untold pine]

For the carrying part, do we put there discord name or call sign?

[lean berry]

Call Sign is technically more succinct

Since that's what will be on TAC-COM maps

[untold pine]

Ok, I think I did it right

[heady plaza]

Looks correct!

something about not performing aerial acrobatics that close to formation

[storm basin]

You’re overreacting, calculations suggest that it shouldn’t be dangerous as long as they don’t dive into the formation whilst doing aerial acrobatics

[gleaming palm]

o7 i trust you

[cunning aurora]

27/38 orders submitted. pretty happy with that. let's make sure we get everyone else as well though

[storm basin]

I mean directly 1 day (roughly) before the due, that’s a good count

[lean berry]

@chrome knoll edited orders are invalid. If you want to change something, you need to repost them and delete the old order.
#1385617133991497748 message

[narrow sand]

Where do i see the map?

[lean berry]

Here's the system map of that's what you are asking for

[chrome knoll]

fixed

[dull marten]

Sorry I’m just trying to figure out who’s VTOL I should embark on for my order

[storm basin]

use dis

Can we get dres or some guy to pin these before we gotta do this like daily?

[kind oyster]

Dis Nutz

[dull marten]

So number that align? 8th line goes with 8th VTOL?

[storm basin]

Use the formation

It has the person you’re being transported by on it

[lean berry]

@thorn edge would you please pin this when you have time?

[storm basin]

I mean we could’ve pinged any mod, but eh I dunno bureaucracy

[dull marten]

I apologize my Brain malfunctioned with the colors lol

[storm basin]

You’re at the front, you should be in ‘Lemming’
It’s fine

[dull marten]

Yea thank you

Also the rhino/lemming pairing was funny

[thorn edge]

We would prefer that the mod role only be tagged for server rules violations or reporting bots or scams

Tagging me is fine

[storm basin]

Ah, thanks Dres

[narrow sand]

How do i submit an order?

[frosty fulcrum]

Your BG has a thread in https://discord.com/channels/222052888531173386/1327290771048628278 where you post your orders using the order template from the Core Rules Document

There's a template block that you can copy and paste up at the top of the thread

[lean berry]

Looks good. You'll want to repost (edited orders are invalid) since you didn't include that your VTOL is also carrying 2 Small Supply
#1385617133991497748 message

[narrow sand]

Ok!

[lean berry]

Thank you. Don't forget to delete your old order to avoid confusion

[true crescent]

34/38 orders submitted so far

[lean berry]

31/38

[kind oyster]

What is it really XD

[lean berry]

By the way, I'm going to DRY the formulae for the above

[hollow canopy]

:D Hello frens

[kind oyster]

Ummm Honid quick question why's the Bottom one have 3 unsubmitted but 4 @s and by any chance the top one only has 3 @s??

[lean berry]

I fixed it

[kind oyster]

Backwards?

[lean berry]

Mhm

Hence my comment about keep the formulae DRY

[warm lichen]

--RP Post--
Squad Leader Sofia Cooper's Personal Log:
This is my final log before we land on Lumara, the new recruits are eager to get down there, but I can't shake the feeling we aren't ready for this. Johann and I have worked together for a long time, I have never seen him this worried, although he hides it well. I think the reality of our situation has finally sunk in, even to me it still seems like a nightmare...most of our friends and coworkers...Gone...our base and home...Gone! Johann, if you are reading this, obviously the mission went poorly. Don't blame yourself, I volunteered for this and we knew the risks.

[real crest]

Hey so, you guys are going in with fluffle if I understand correctly rn ?

[lean berry]

Correct

Their Aerospace Squadron should help us get past any Fighters at Lussan Gate

Otherwise we'd be stuck at Tactical Speed as bots hounded us all the way to Elim City

[untold pine]

Hey guys

[hollow canopy]

:D Hello fren

[lean berry]

Shalom

[untold pine]

Btw everyone, I love your RP text

[hollow canopy]

Same. =v=

[real crest]

Alright, good luck out there

[narrow sand]

Looking forward to dying turn 1

[storm basin]

Don’t jinx it… yet

[ashen crypt]

Orders submitted with RP to get across Penny’s……unique attitude towards mercenary work.

[cunning aurora]

@odd fiber @dull marten @mellow scroll @dapper gyro @strange sigil
You're the only ones missing their orders. make sure you get them in!

[odd fiber]

whoop sorry sorry, right on it

[cunning aurora]

no worries! this is the friendly warning 😄

[cunning aurora]

Nice. All of tempest has submitted orders!

[untold pine]

Sweet

[cunning aurora]

@dapper gyro Can't edit your orders. Just copy and repaste it.

[cunning aurora]

@strange sigil Officially last person that hasn't submitted an order 🥳

[lean berry]

No need to repost or anything, but for future reference, @dapper gyro , you're actually Tremor not Tempest (along with all the ground units).

[little grail]

Not me being worried that my VTOL won't leave the station XD

[heady plaza]

Timezones, man.

[little grail]

I know it, I know it

[steady stream]

Do we have fighter backup?

[narrow sand]

Yes

2 fighters 2 bombers from fluffle iirc

And an armed frigate

[steady stream]

oh ok good

[strange sigil]

Ah ahit my bad, I was asleep

Im just got to copy and paste pedro61s order just changed for mine as he's who I'm carrying

Order submitted, let me know if I need to change anything

[cunning aurora]

All good. Orders done it time 🥳

[storm basin]

Wooo, with about 13 hours to spare

[steady stream]

Nice!

[real minnow]

FYI: Atlas picked up a bunch of people last minute. Our space-arms now include:
5 fighters, 3 HMGs, 2 VTOLs, and an Autocannon.

We also have a PA/Engi Boarding plan set up just in case the frigate is more heavily armored than we expect.

[cunning aurora]

We're still planning on going with Fluffle though since they arrive a turn faster

[real minnow]

Yup, we're the backup plan. If that frigate has 2 armor for some reason, most of your VTOLs can't scratch it.

[lean berry]

Just a note for future orders that you'll want to include under Carrying how much Small Supply you have on board (2 is what you ought to have right now)

[bleak robin]

Alright, you guys, good hunting, and see you on the other side!

[trail spade]

1. sorry for @
2. My job schedule had been changed for that week and I am at one place for that time. Since maps are part of my job for ca. 30 years let me know if you need help with TCO mapmaking. Due to job schedule change I will be able to help with such.

Good hunting ALL mates! We say "let's us came back at same number"!

[cunning aurora]

I'll keep it in mind. We have 2 TCO and 2 Backup TCOs but if something breaks or we need help I'll keep you in mind.

Also don't worry about @ ing me. That's what I'm here for

[kind oyster]

Does that mean We can Coordinate our RP Writing when we put in our orders XD

[vast lodge]

I just realized if things go completely wrong and you guys all die storm becomes the first stealth battlegroup

[granite bear]

Always a silver lining lol

[vast lodge]

Always think on the bright side of life que Monty python

[kind oyster]

https://tenor.com/view/hurry-up-get-on-with-it-impatient-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-gif-11408952

[hollow canopy]

:O Frens

[heady plaza]

Of course!

Although you may not want to frivolously ping people...

[lean berry]

@frank ore, no need to repost your orders, but conversely to VTOLs, us HVTOLs can only carry 1 large object, so no Small Supplies for us.

[frank ore]

lol im tired and forgot i did the hvtol refit

[strange sigil]

Wasn't sure if we started with small supply or not, thanks

[lean berry]

You are most welcome

[storm basin]

Just a lil heads up
I ain’t staying up to see the midround events, so I’ll be back in the morning to see ‘em

[ember snow]

Mid rounds probably arnt tonight unless tac-coms already have maps to post in like the next 3 hours

[hollow canopy]

:o Hello fren. :D

[storm basin]

Nalla, please say you’re going to at least use a vehicle as a weapon

It’d be so funny

[ember snow]

If I get the chance or something, I will. Depends on whats around me and what I can do. I will definitely be doing RP stuff. Maybe I won't grab an infantry soldier and rip him in half or something though. bit of a gore warning on that one for folks lol

[storm basin]

Nahhh it’d be epic

Plus aren’t they robots?

Yes, oil or whatever flows instead of blood may come out, but that I would say isn’t really gore

[hollow canopy]

Give you a popsicle if you can hit the Frigate overhead with something. :O

[upbeat lily]

mid round probably won't come out till about 48 hours from now

[ember snow]

I mean, i'm sure they'll be plenty of it. Our entire battlegroup is going to be this the whole time pretty much

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nIJdHn1FFE&ab_channel=Janovich

[hollow canopy]

x3 That must be nice. All I have are some outdated rifles. :O

[storm basin]

This is what our beginning is

https://youtu.be/zYLtM7GUPOg?feature=shared

[ember snow]

Hehehe who says we dont. I don't even have a gun lol. Bots are gonna catch these hands though.

[storm basin]

It’s the best scene of a paradrop I can find

-# That I know of tbh

[hollow canopy]

True... =v=" I dunno why, I was just under the impression that all the other Battlegroups would probably fare better than us. :O

[storm basin]

I mean… Shack said so himself with the waiver

He expects us to die

[ember snow]

Nah ARMCO is really ragtag for the most part. All of our gear is outdated and cobbled together.

[storm basin]

Just a lil note for anyone wanting to watch da clip, the scene I care about is like 1:20 in

So, just skip da blabbering between characters for the minute lore of a fairly annoying (and irritating campaign)

Night people

[hollow canopy]

Concerning considering my unit's gear is like, turbo old. :O

Oh well. =v= I work best with less anyway.

[ember snow]

I'm pretty sure we had a unit while back with like, swords and mosins sooo

[hollow canopy]

Huh. :o Did they survive?

[ember snow]

I mean it's just RP, I think they were an regualr infanty unit

[hollow canopy]

Oh, true. :O

[lean berry]

By the by, do we have an emblem/badge/patch for BG 3 / 13?

[steady stream]

Should the campaign be starting now?

[upbeat lily]

Midround events won't post till about 48 hours from now

since now the Tac-coms have 24 hours to make their maps

[steady stream]

oh ok

[lean berry]

So, yes, the campaign has officially started.

[steady stream]

i thought there’d be a bunch of mid round events 😔😭

but ig nothing happens

[frosty fulcrum]

TacComs have to submit their maps, then Shack has to put everything together. So ~2 days from now

[lean berry]

Ah. I guess in that sense the campaign started when we started getting mid-rounds from the Spec Ops team here

[ember snow]

Might be a bit faster since there will only be 2 or 3 tac com maps this round but certainly nothing till tomorrow evening.

[real minnow]

So how many of you have secret designs on a Battlecruiser with 8 VTOL bays and a couple HMGs?

It's easily named the Bee-Hive

[heady plaza]

"Oh look, a Bee" versus "AHHHHHH BEEEEEES-"

[kind oyster]

I actually have a question Does flight decks allow VTOLs as well not just Fixed wings?

[heady plaza]

RAW, no.

There would be no reason to take VTOL bays if Flight Decks were just obviously better.

[kind oyster]

Then I would suggest to make it a bit more know in the Document since it says Aerospace Asset which VTOLs are a part of

[heady plaza]

Yeah... there's several flaws in the cleaned up version of the doc.

The equipment list should be accurate, though.

[little grail]

Would that be the "Vee-Hive"?

[heady plaza]

Very punny, doc.

... It's actually not a bad nickname.

[kind oyster]

Though I would suggest restricting deployment into Runways for Fixed Wings, Having Hanagrs be their Storage for their triple R..... though tbh Shoving out an Aerospace Multi Role Fighter off a ledge in space does feel Plausible, hilarous and Fun to do

[heady plaza]

@high lily VTOLs are already so flexible- how much more-

[high lily]

So they used to be able to carry infantry and then instead of having small supplies in the back they could carry an LV which was frankly overpowered lol

Imagine if storm and rabbit were the same company

We could double the potential casualties

Lol

[heady plaza]

AH-

I see why that had to be balanced-

[high lily]

Yeah lol

[real crest]

Makes me think, it's been a while now but uh

We're actually a thing now in Iron Hammer, is there anything we should, like, prepare together or ?...

We're the lads hopefully getting landed by Atlas 👀

[real minnow]

The only thing stopping us from getting you there would be us exploding, and that's not happening 🙂

[real crest]

Good. :)

Don't intend on exploding anytime soon it seems ? A good idea.

[hollow canopy]

:O Hello fren

[storm basin]

Hello

[lean berry]

Shalom!

[hollow canopy]

I think we've got a sort of path laid out that'll take several turns, it's not just "head for Elim and pray" anymore.

Oh, we are headed for Elim, I thought we had a plan to stop by the Rock Breaking Station. :o

[lean berry]

We had, but then BG1 Rabbit and BG 6 Spearhead wanted to get them

Also, that was before we realized we needed Fighter/Orbital cover so as not to become mince meat to the known bot fighters at Lussan Gate

[cunning aurora]

The plan to rush the asteroid station was before the revelation/reminder that with enemies present the nodes on the strategic maps become tactical maps that take much longer to traverse. We initially thought we could just blast through the gate map and make it to the rock station with only having to take 1 round of damage. But then learning it might be several turns to even get there, to whole point was negated.

So we decided to go with one of the faster Task Forces, which ended up being TF3 Fluffle. They should be able to take care of any fighters in the AO and clear the way to Elim.

[hollow canopy]

Okie :D

But we're expecting this route to Elim City to be over several turns then?

[lean berry]

Hopefully not

It should be:

Turn 1 encounter any enemy at Lussan Gate and clear it, turn 2 fly to Central Elim

Assuming no contacts in Nav Field 1 or West Elim High Orbit

[ember snow]

https://tenor.com/view/anime-anime-cheerleader-cheerleader-stars-gif-1077125949481147074

[hollow canopy]

:D I feel encouraged!

[storm basin]

I feel like this will summarise any response our call for backup may receive:

https://youtu.be/APyU4Mx3Jbg?feature=shared

-# Btw the ending would be comedically the same as ours if this was the case

[heady plaza]

... We'd also be on the other end, too:
(e.g.:)
HAMMER requesting Evac, high priority
SHOVELS requesting immediate QRF, high priority
REDWALL requesting air assault, medium priority
ATLAS requesting repatriation assistance, low priority

[storm basin]

Yeah

[heady plaza]

... At least HAMMER shot down that plan about deploying deep into enemy territory without assistance.

[storm basin]

Just curious are plans being made, for after we hold the starport or are we winging it from here?

-# Aka are we continuing with the Cell’dar mines idea

[cunning aurora]

winging it for now, we don't have enough intel to know what the situation will look like

[storm basin]

Okay then, just checking as the old plan was to hightail it to da mines

[cunning aurora]

well we have some weeks to decide

[storm basin]

True

[untold pine]

How are things?

[storm basin]

Good tbh, it’s just the calm before the storm

[dull marten]

Truly it is the waiting that is torture

[vast lodge]

Armco standard operation procedure wing it

[dull marten]

Honestly, wouldn’t have it any other way. Make a basic plan then change it along the way.

[edgy ember]

Part of why I liked this BG was because it had the principles of how we wanted to do stuff

The fact is without maps, plans are more of ideas. So instead putting down some points that explain the philosophy of how we are going to go about operating is far more useful for finding a fit for how you want to play

[cunning aurora]

pun intended?

[lean berry]

Yes

Intend your puns

[real minnow]

ah, can we not deploy on our first turn, even if we make it to the strategic location?

[lean berry]

I would think you can...? Could double-check in #1386030427130564769

[real minnow]

or am I behind a turn on the overall timeline? We won't deploy the same turn we pass through the gate.

Storm is deploying ground troops next turn, not this turn

[lean berry]

Hopefully, yes, Storm is deploying troops on the ground around the starport next turn

[real minnow]

got it

[lean berry]

I think if we knew that there were no contacts en route we could have made our orders such that we were going straight through and landing around the starport this turn

[real minnow]

oh, sick, then if its clear, we can all land at the same time

We being Atlas, Storm, Iron Hammer, and Fluffle

[lean berry]

Mhm. We'll see. It all depends on what bot-Aerospace is around the western strategic points

[dull marten]

Hey, we’ve made it through the gate.

[hollow canopy]

:D Time for plans. Well, provided there's more than just "We're here nao!"

[upper depot]

We had like all week for plans, nows the time for action

[real minnow]

Atlas is planning to board with our PAI

[little grail]

Oh shit, where's TAXI and I?

[real minnow]

y'all wanna send a few VTOLs over to join in the fun?

[hollow canopy]

Those Fighters are gonna run interference for sure, do they have a plan to screen or intercept them?

[hexed prawn]

Shack does often miss things

Considering no midround I would assume you're fine

[little grail]

It happens, I just wanna make sure we aren't forgotten

... although we would be the closest to the fighting, maybe it's a good thing we flew under the radar LMAO

[hollow canopy]

If that Battlecrusier has HMGs, that's gonna do damage too and we'd want to minimize how many rounds they can fire at us. The VTOLs are mostly full too, after all, can't do risky things with two units aboard.

[little grail]

The good news is it looks like Fluffle has 4 fighters and 2 bombers attached, and as it sits right now there's 4 enemy fighters and a cruiser

[upper depot]

Oh thats good to know

[hollow canopy]

Oh, that is some good news. Won't have to send the VTOLs full of Infantry as a desperate boarding measure. Only maybe some of them

[lean berry]

If we send any of the VTOLs we should send all of them. Safety in numbers.

[hollow canopy]

That's true, whatever we do, we need to maintain formation (Or at least, Blob Status)

[little grail]

Atlas is right behind us next turn, when the fighters would be scrambling, and then TF1 is the turn after that and that thing is gonna get shwacked

[upper depot]

Atlas is like the heavy hitter orbitals, right?

Or was that TF1?

[little grail]

Atlas is a step up. TF1 is the heavy hitters.

[upper depot]

At the least, we'd have space cover throughout the next few turns as we push out...

[hollow canopy]

To keep everyone on the same page, the idea is to continue onwards with the original plan of heading to Elim City, which means pulling out of this fight, right?

[untold pine]

That sounds good to me. Now should we be concerned about the toasters launching fighters?

[hollow canopy]

We could assume that any Fighters they had were already deployed. Not a safe assumption, but those Fighters didn't just escort from the other gate.

[little grail]

The hammer is going to drop all of one or two turns behind us. The way this force works, we can't get bogged down at the gate, we won't last.

[untold pine]

Agreed, now my only questions is when is the next orders due?

[hollow canopy]

Fluffle's Tac-Com mentioned Thursday was Tac-Com Order Turn-in, so Wedensday is when all Orders come into Tac-Coms, so assume Wedensday.

[lean berry]

Enni is correct

Turn 2 Orders will be due in #1385617133991497748 <t:1750888980:F>

[little grail]

So... we can't fight these dudes. We gotta burn for the next objective.

[dull marten]

remember we dont have scouts in the next sector needed to make it to Elim city. so we have to judge speed vs safety as well.

[little grail]

...balls. We're ina really vulerable rut.

[hexed prawn]

Do remember Atlas is about to drop in and will be supporting

[hollow canopy]

Was kinda what we were expecting, to be honest. We're sticking with Fluffle's and whatever they decide to do, but they also want our plan and opinion.

[chrome knoll]

idea: TF2 engage the enemy BC, TF3 & Storm continue through

[hollow canopy]

That's what I'm leaning on, we (Us and Fluffle, the only ones on the board right now) disengage and continue to Elim city and give our Reinforcements something to chew on in the meantime.

We'll wait a bit and give people time to come up with ideas and give feedback first.

[high lily]

#midround-events message this is the funniest midround I've ever seen thank you storm

[lean berry]

😆

"The swarm"

[high lily]

Godspeed in the coming hours storm

[chrome knoll]

also note: in my opinion, fighters is STORM's greatest threat rn, 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)

as such, 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.

[upbeat lily]

None of us have AA, so we are sitting ducks with enemy fighters

[bleak robin]

You all do what you have to. Just as long as you guys don't cluster fuck the gate and cause every ship to crash into a traffic jam the moment they gate out.

[frank ore]

I think we should just keep on going, we are far to vulnerable right now and we need to get the other BG's on the ground quickly, besides very few of us can actually damage the battlecruiser.

[lean berry]

1 of Storm can damage the BC and none can hit the fighters. This isn't our fight, unfortunately.

The sooner we get to ground on Elim Starport the better

[little grail]

Someone did make the excellent point that we don't know the state of the NAV location

[lean berry]

Mhm

Hence it is better if Fluffle comes with

[little grail]

fluffle is thinking take the foot off the gas for one turn to let Atlas catch up and give the civvies a second to flee with the distraction

[heady plaza]

Probably not...

[real minnow]

yea no, the boarding plan has been scrapped

[heady plaza]

Yeah, continued reading.

[narrow sand]

always best

oh naw!

the consequences of waiting

we lost the second wind

[narrow sand]

besides, atlas can engage next turn

[narrow sand]

I vote no for that

atlas can engage the cruiser alone

[real minnow]

yea no, y'all keep running

[narrow sand]

it will be a seal clubbing regardless

[real minnow]

If anyone's gonna take hits to delay it's us

[narrow sand]

since its only a couple turns before venator comes in

[real minnow]

our freighters are CHONKY

[narrow sand]

we are going to buy so many noseguns and aa missiles for next campaign

[chrome knoll]

(repost from TF3 chat)
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

[narrow sand]

seconded

[hollow canopy]

Sounds good to me. Keeps us on mission and the other forces can do their bit for the war early

[rancid tundra]

yeah we have reinforcements
if the enemy wants to mess with us they are just wandering into their field of fire

[upbeat lily]

now we need a bigger map with the map coords xD

4116 to 4111 for coords for our formation?

[narrow sand]

correct

[rancid tundra]

huh?

we went from 4119 to 4116

[upbeat lily]

we have speed 5 for if we are breaking from the TF groups

[rancid tundra]

1. We aren't doing that
2. 4120 is in the wrong direction
3. we are in 4116, not 4115

[narrow sand]

i retract my statement, I cant read shit

[upbeat lily]

and I was backwards myself xD

[heady plaza]

Not a good idea, since we have no intel on if NAV1 deteriorated (last indication was that there was a fleet passing through, likely would be pursued by the bots).

[upbeat lily]

somehow I was adding when I was supposed to be subtracting xD

[narrow sand]

can we put in orders yet?

[chrome knoll]

i think technically yes/maybe, but i'd suggest continuing discussion first so ppl from other timezones can chip in before we do

[chrome knoll]

also edited msgs not allowed in mission-orders, just a heads up. gotta delete -> repost them

[narrow sand]

done!

[steady stream]

Are we advancing with fluffle to nav field one?

i haven’t really been keeping up with comms

[hexed prawn]

That discussion is aggressively being had, lol

[narrow sand]

what alternative do we really have

eat shit and die?

[steady stream]

alr cool

[hollow canopy]

=v= Sums up the last few hours pretty well

[untold pine]

I second this plan

The only problem I see with it is if they cut us off and/or have another shit in the next zone.

[heady plaza]

Yeah, but we can't do anything about that - TF3 will be our meatshield.

[chrome knoll]

i'd say we should still set up a vote

between Ideas 2 & 3
ima leave it to TAC-COMs to set up a discord poll lol

[narrow sand]

3

but i could see 2 working

[untold pine]

So it’s late for me right now and my brain isn’t functioning. What is a TF? I want to say Tactical Force, but am not sure

[heady plaza]

Task Force.

[steady stream]

Task Force

[chrome knoll]

Task Force aka Orbital BGs

[untold pine]

Thank you

[chrome knoll]

(lol sync posting moment)

[steady stream]

i think 3 is good

[heady plaza]

TF = Task Force
BG = Battle Group

J- = "Joint" (I've been using it to abbreviate STORM since we operate primarily as one)

[rancid oasis]

I think idea 3 is the best plan. Sucks for the civvies under attack, but Atlas should be able to bail them out

[chrome knoll]

note to others: this is a single-choice poll asking for preference of plans from STORM's perspective, so idea 2 might still go depending on comms w/ TF3
i made a poll

[untold pine]

Thank you

[kind oyster]

Does this look good enough?

Unit Callsign: Hound
Unit Type: INFANTRY
Unit Group: **TREMOR🌋 **
Equipment: Infantry Rifles

Order Type: Advance

Movement/Action Tracker: Sitting inside Transport while going through space

Starting Coords: Inside VTOL Charon
Ending Coords: Sill Inside VTOL Charon

RP:

[heady plaza]

Looks good!

[hollow canopy]

I don't see any issues with it. :O

[heady plaza]

Anyways, I'm signing off for the night, remember to VOTE!

[cunning aurora]

Well this vote is about as unanimous as it gets.

Only bad news is that we don't be able to drop into Elim City next turn. We're a bit too far away.
We need 2 to move to the edge of the map, 1 to nav point 1, 1 to elim city. And we can't drop from orbit with 1 (we need 2.5).

[kind oyster]

@cunning auroraquick question would your crew like some dark chocolate?

[cunning aurora]

I see two scenarios for Nav Point 1:
A: It's still empty: great we can drop into elim city the next turn
B: There's hostiles: We will want to stay with fluffle at least until the start of next turn.

[untold pine]

Yeah

That makes sense

[cunning aurora]

So I think unfortunately... orders are gonna be pretty much the same. No one has taken damage, so no need to switch formation yet.

[edgy ember]

Assuming TF 1 or 2 can engage the enemy where we are, I think pressing on is the right call. As we won't have enough movement to land, the spare movement could be spent to give us a slightly wider path around the enemy

[cunning aurora]

Yeah there's no way we're staying here. We can basically do nothing against the battlecruiser or the fighters.

Even if fluffle want to stay, we're heading to elim

[kind oyster]

or we could well.... Hijack the Ship

[cunning aurora]

next turn Atlas is arriving, and Victorum the turn after

we're risking delaying the star port

and we're risking our stealth recons, who are still sitting in elim, waiting

Here's a question: Do we try to burn into Elim's high orbit with all of our movement? We would be able to make it there

[kind oyster]

I say Frak it, we Ballin

[cunning aurora]

question is what advantage we get from it... we would be able to see the state of orbitals there

[kind oyster]

Its Either we Stay with the Orbitals who will probably Engage with the Battlecruiser till the Bigger Guns arrive, or we do Hot Drop Directly towards the Surface without Support to get a Foothold faster?

[cunning aurora]

well not really it's where we will be holding

so landing next turn is out of the question: we don't have the movement for it

the question is where we hold, do we take the slightly safer route of waiting in nav-point-1 on the border to elim's orbital space

or do we take the 1 extra movement and go into elim's space and end our turn there

[edgy ember]

We need to stay with TF3. We can't land next turn, so as long as we can land the turn after we are good. The more Intel we can have before our landing, the better.

[quartz bridge]

If we were to move up on the current map, would we be able to land the turn after?

[cunning aurora]

#1382037157342085314 message there's a good chance they're not going with us

[cunning aurora]

Maybe. If Nav-1 is unoccupied, but we don't know that

[storm basin]

Are we high tailing it to Elim still?

[narrow sand]

yes

[steady stream]

I think we should end our next turn at nav point 1 and then mivd onto elim city

Will fluffle keep escorting us all the way up to the drop?

[edgy ember]

They aint decided yet

[steady stream]

Can i have my ending coords just say wherever the formation goes?

[cunning aurora]

Yeah, we won't have a map for where we're heading

[real crest]

Hey so, how are you guys feeling about this ?

[cunning aurora]

about what?

[real crest]

...the current combat situation ?

[cunning aurora]

We feel like we're high tailing out of the gate zone and heading to elim

we can't do anything here

but it's something for all the task forces to fight 😄

[edgy ember]

Fluffle seems split on whether to fight it or continue with us

[cunning aurora]

yeah, give people a day to process the info

personally I don't know if we'll need them, but obviously more is nice

but that battlecruiser and those fighters need to be taken care of

[steady stream]

sounds good

[real crest]

Make sure not to die out there lads

I'd personnally find it safer to just follow fluffle whatever happens, so you guys got an escort and aren't fucked if next node "hah, more orbitals"

But I'm not storm blessed am I now ? 🤣

Just don't die guys 👀

[edgy ember]

The concern over other orbitals is why I hope Fluffle comes with us to the next node

[kind oyster]

It's the "Hah! You thought one Battle cruiser wasn't safe? What about 4 cruisers 2 Battle Cruisers and An Actual Battleship then" XD

[hushed trout]

Shack mentioned something about a transmission pod, anyone know what that's about?

[granite bear]

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.

[steady stream]

if your talking about the one that the spec ops team dropped a while ago its in mid round events

[steady stream]

sounds good, thank you for your service 🫡

[cunning aurora]

Pretty much what I anticipated. Solid plan. We're leaving the tactical node this turn, no point in us staying. We're hoping Fluffle comes with us but that's their perogative

But looking at their votes [(11 for going with us, 3 for staying)](#1382037157342085314 message) they're like to keep escorting us

[little grail]

Atlas plans to drop out of the gate and try to punch em in the mouth. We should prioritize getting past the enemy and allowing Atlas to get em from behind.

[cunning aurora]

Exactly what we're doing

[little grail]

Ballin

https://tenor.com/view/roadrunner-coyote-hungry-fast-gif-16010847

us rn

[cunning aurora]

We have just one point to decide upon.

If we're gonna hold in Nav-Point-1, just in front of Elim City, or go into elim city orbit

[little grail]

What does our escort intend to do, should they bypass?

[edgy ember]

Provided Fluffle joins us, I say we head to city orbit

Fluffle seems to be intending to come through with us

[cunning aurora]

They're still voting

but votes are in favor of going with us

I'm asking if they would burn a LS to get to Elim Orbit with us.

Would give us a ton of intel, since they have a scanner suite

Would allow us to properly plan our landing

[little grail]

If we burn for Elim, does this allow us to bypass any forces that might be lurking at NAV-1?

What I don't want to do is jump into being surrounded, if that makes sense.

[cunning aurora]

It wouldn't work like that. If there are forces in Nav-1, they would be able to intercept us.

[bleak robin]

Last I've checked with Shack, we will not have an instance where someone can camp the entry/exit points. If they do, he'll just extend the map a bit to accomodate for spotting those enemies.

[little grail]

Gotcha

[quartz bridge]

I expect to submit my orders this evening.

[little grail]

I'll get mine in here before too long. Not much a medic can do in space lmao

[lean berry]

Mhm

Hurry up and wait

[storm basin]

So… When are orders due

[little grail]

Uhhh

[lean berry]

<t:1750888980:F>

[storm basin]

Ty

[little grail]

Thanks, I couldn't find it

[lean berry]

You are most welcome

(for reference:

Orders from Players Due (first round) <t:1750629780:F>, (second round) <t:1750888980:F>,
Tac-Com Maps Due (first round) <t:1750716180:F>, (second round) <t:1750975380:F>,
Maps Released by (first round) <t:1750802580:F>, (second round) <t:1751061780:F>
Repeating those dates and times every week.
#campaign-information message )

[untold pine]

There we go, second order is done.

[lean berry]

Talon-1 needs some serious refurbishment

[storm basin]

I ain’t providing repairs for a trash can

I know I signed up to be your engineers but it ain’t repairing if it’s like 2 minutes from exploding

[little grail]

Lmao

"I'm an engineer, not a miracle worker!"

[kind oyster]

https://tenor.com/view/tf2-team-fortress2-tf2engineer-use-a-gun-and-if-that-dont-work-gif-17911768

[untold pine]

I mean, we are on a war zone, for all we know we are all about to explode. Anyway, if it falls off, it wasn’t important. And if it was important, that tomorrow’s problem

[storm basin]

If I find you (in the campaign) be warned I may have a slight urge to literally merge you with da fucking VTOL

For your lack of care of such a vehicle

[untold pine]

Hey, I bought it like this. Mind you I might of had to sneak into the scrap yard to get it.

But when someone tells you that the ship is free, and fought in 4 battles and was only shot down one time, I say that it’s a good deal.

[kind oyster]

It wouldn't be bought like this, it would be you stole it like that

[storm basin]

The fact it was shot down and was being recycled when you acquired it makes me worried

[untold pine]

I prefer repurposed

[untold pine]

Fair

[kind oyster]

Repurposed would be the AFTERMATH of you stealing it

[bleak robin]

That would just be STEAL.

[edgy ember]

I'm an engineer and a miracle worker

[heady plaza]

RP explanation on how the rest of ARMCO is getting info despite comm jamming.

[storm basin]

I’m an engineer who creates robots
-# And prefers automatons normally to people (in rp)… 😅

Miracles aren’t my thing, robots are

[heady plaza]

They only have 3 LS total iirc, there is no way they can afford that.

[cunning aurora]

Apparently Atlas may lend them LS. So who knows, might happen

[hollow canopy]

I assume Tremor still needs to input orders by tomorrow, right?

[lean berry]

Yep

All of BG 3/13

[hushed trout]

iirc from previous campaigns, you still need to submit an order even if you're doing nothing that turn

[lean berry]

Mhm. Risk of being marked AWOL/MIA if you don't submit orders

[trail spade]

@hollow canopy got any sleeping bags? Take a nap as you got some time still 😉

[hollow canopy]

Uhh, got some makeshift ones. :O And I don't think now would make a good night's sleep. =v="

[trail spade]

Good soldzier sleep whenever can and where ever can. 😉 But to be honest I never could to such 🙂

[untold pine]

See, you might be giving Enni sleep on your VTOL, while I’m keeping Angel on there toes. Any second now and the wall could fall off, maybe the front window. Probably the thrusters

[hollow canopy]

The irony of the two wildly different experiences for effectively the same squads...

[untold pine]

Oh yeah, I mean, anyone behind Talon 1 should honestly be on edge. Who knows a bolt might fly off and break a window

[hollow canopy]

=v= Well, good luck to Seraph then.

[trail spade]

To be honest my experience as to people under my command or responsibility is do not transfer my aches down to others. Let them focus on their job 🙂

[untold pine]

lol, I don’t even know if Seraph has seen any of the posts I’ve made.

[hollow canopy]

I'm pretty sure they have. :O

[untold pine]

I mean, I hope so

[hollow canopy]

They mentioned your VTOL to me at least once, I'm sure. =v=

[upper depot]

I did!

[trail spade]

Remind me at some base to give you better Scotch or MPH tape as well. 😉

[hollow canopy]

Should just give them a new VTOL, to be honest...

[upper depot]

I'm half expecting your pilots to hop out and join us as foot soldiers once we touch down, considering how much of the VTOL is falling apart

[storm basin]

To be honest I think we should just ensure that Talon 1’s VTOL is destroyed while they aren’t in it

As then they must get a new one

[hollow canopy]

Careful what you wish for, they might just rebuild the one you just demoed and present that one as the new one.

[upper depot]

The Flying Dustbin is what we'll name it

[trail spade]

New VTOL is always to shiny thingy. We will just bolt it harder and let OldLaydy aka DustBin a nice hand.

[storm basin]

Enni, if they somehow manage to recycle that when I’m done with it, I am personally forcing the pilot to mind link to the fucking VTOL

[hollow canopy]

Hey, my company survived off of shipwrecks and restoring them, the remains of the VTOL and whatever is in greasy hands-reach can get you something flying, at least, for long enough. =v=

[storm basin]

It’s bad use of salvage

That’s a firstly tbh

[trail spade]

Sfora has only one rule to something that does not fly - bolt it or strap it to something that flys 😄

[hollow canopy]

Had to get off planet somehow and nobody throws away a working aerospace ship. (Case in Point: Talon-1)

[storm basin]

Yes, but at least you’d have the decency to repair it

[upper depot]

Hey, if the pilot's willing to stay inside and fly it, I'm willing to ride passenger

[storm basin]

As doc said, I am an engineer not a miracle worker, I do not miraculously find the schematics for the outdated VTOL, Talon 1 has and fully replace the fucking systems

[untold pine]

That’s the spirit

[hollow canopy]

=v= My company specializes in "winging it". It's what got some of us in the company in the first place. :O

[storm basin]

This is why my character prefers robots

I feel like whenever I talk I dig a deeper pit for myself… ‘_’

[hollow canopy]

x3 That's the spirit!

[upper depot]

Robots would be smart

But sometimes, people are cheaper

[storm basin]

Not if they’re mass produced

[hollow canopy]

Depends on the stability of the Copper Market versus the Organ Trade in the area, if you wanna get techincal.

[storm basin]

Technically speaking, it is quicker to replace, produce and maintain a robot compared to a person (or whatever describes any biological being)

[upper depot]

If the chance shows itself, maybe you could do something with whatever the Bots have, mass producing your own robots would be easier if you just steal the factory and parts from someone that had it working before

[storm basin]

True… in lore I have a foundry on a ship

But none of dis is valid for a 1 unit campaign

[upper depot]

True

[hollow canopy]

Ye, true. =v= technically speaking, my company would have an Orbital too, but since I didn't have the Reqs, I explained it away as the Orbital having basically completely collapsed shortly after joining up with ARMCO. =v="

[storm basin]

You could’ve just said the orbital was too unstable to be in combat

No need to… destroy it

Unstable, defenceless, potato potata

[hollow canopy]

Oh, no, we didn't demo it, it like, finally fell apart.

[storm basin]

Well…

FREEE SALVAGEEEEEE

[untold pine]

So, since we all seem to love the box of scrap metal that is Talon 1. You guys wanna hear the story behind it/the company behind it?

[hollow canopy]

Ya, safe to assume the other companies torn it up and divved up the salvage. =v= We did get our gear off of it though. :D

:o Sure

[upper depot]

Sure, it might not last much longer, so would be nice to know how it came to be

[fiery summit]

Alright i'm back from the UK, what's the situation look like

[hollow canopy]

:o What's the last thing you remember?

[untold pine]

Narlros was born on a backwater planet one of those forgotten dustballs that barely registered on nav charts. He wasn’t anyone important. Just a lonely scrapper, picking through old junkfields and decommissioned stations, trying to make enough credits to eat. He didn’t have a future, not really. But he did have a talent for fixing things that should’ve stayed broken.

One day, Narlros came across a junked-out VTOL with more rust than hull integrity. The guy claiming to own it swore it just needed “a little tuning.” Narlros saw the truth: it was a flying coffin. But it was his kind of flying coffin. A few quiet repairs later and a not-so-quiet argument over ownership Narlros “acquired” the ship and set off to find someone crazy enough to help him fly it.

Enter Dalen a burned-out ex-military fighter pilot with a drinking problem and a death wish. Perfect. He didn’t ask too many questions, and he could fly rings around security patrols. The two of them quickly realized they had exactly one thing in common: a need for credits and a ship that barely held together with hopes, bolts, and illegal parts.

So they joined ARMCO. Not out of loyalty. Not for the cause. Just a chance to keep their VTOL in the sky a little longer and maybe, just maybe, find something out there worth fighting for

The reason for there company name being R.A.V.E.N. And the ship being the Talon 1 is because that was what was written on it, eventually they will do something about it, but right now, yolo.

[hollow canopy]

x3

Das neat. :D

[untold pine]

Oh yeah, hopefully they live long enough to see tomorrow

[hollow canopy]

Hopefully they live long enough to like, get paid. =v=" Or at least, drop off Angel

[untold pine]

Yeah, but Narlros doesn’t really think that far ahead

[hollow canopy]

Concerning. =v=

[vast lodge]

don't worry even in death you get paid

[hollow canopy]

Also true, but the living get extra pay

[upper depot]

Thats a pretty cool story :o

[strange sigil]

Hello everyone

Doing my once in a blue moon check in lol

[hollow canopy]

:D Hello fren

[lean berry]

Shalom @strange sigil
How's VTOL Taxi?
Storm Blessed is still making our way to Elim Starport
s l o w l y

[strange sigil]

I hope my VTOLs okay and hasn't been vaporised by that battle cruiser lol

I'm just sticking with the rest of the battlegroup as much as I can lol

[frank ore]

can vtols be targeted by an MBC?

[strange sigil]

God I hope not

Depends on its weapons I think

We know the weapons are good enough to attack the transports

[granite bear]

If a VTOL is the only thing it can shoot maybe? But npcs have to target biggest enemy that it's weapon can potentially harm. So as long as you stay in formation with Fluffle the MBCs have to target the orbitals. The fighters on the other hand...

[strange sigil]

Yeahh, I mean as long as they don't have the point defense guns I think our vtols will be okay as long as the fighters are kept off us for long enough

[strange sigil]

Just checking through message backlog and shit you're right lol, was probably just a pain for shack to get all the vtol icons on considering we are a massive swarm lol

[lean berry]

@frank ore it's actually easier for us TAC-COMs for you to use call signs rather than discord username when possible in your orders
(For future reference)

Since call signs are what's on the map

[heady plaza]

Yes, but Orbitals v. Orbitals have bigger problems to deal with.

[heady plaza]

*Or you can do what I do in the orders, and put [Unit Type] "CALLSIGN" commanded by {Discord Tag}.

[upbeat lily]

So are we pretty much just flying in formation by ourselves? remaining on the TAC map till Shack deems that we left for the Nav Point?

[heady plaza]

So far, yes.

Breaking from formation doesn't benefit any unit.

[upbeat lily]

Pretty much just seeing orders be "stay in formation" not actually moving anywhere, unless the TAC-COMs are going to move us by default as agreed on?

[edgy ember]

Am I right in saying I should have 2 small supply in my carry section?

[trail spade]

Vtol? Yes

[edgy ember]

worked out what mine should be, I have 4 as an engineer

[cunning aurora]

Alright final decisino for this round.

TF3 is going to go to Nav-Point-1. They're not going to burn a LS to get to Elim City. We can either:

Stay with then and stay protected.

Go above Elim City alone.There weren't any fighters spotted above Elim City, but we don't know how the situation has changed. This would give us a better idea of the layout above Elim (but not Elim surface).

We also don't know if we need to move within the Elim Orbital map to descend to the city or if it's anywhere on the tac map

[cunning aurora]

After reviewing the map: Elim City is a specific location on the tactical map. We're gonna have to maneuver towards it. I think we should spend all of our movement getting as far towards elim city as possible

this whole process is already taking longer than anticipated; we should get on the ground as soon as possible.

we can tank a few hits if it comes to that (even though I personally don't think it will)

but obviously I can't choose for everyone, hence the vote.

[trail spade]

Risky but go to the ground ASAP since staing longer at air now might be more danger for us.

Speed is momentum...

Essence of atack

[cunning aurora]

problem is this map

[untold pine]

I feel like the sooner we are on the ground, the sooner we can dig in. We need that starport, and if we can defend it we can get our troops in and start working towards the other city.

[cunning aurora]

clearly shows elim as some distance away from the border

[untold pine]

Btw off topic thought. If we can claim Elim city, should we possibly think about bombing or orbital barraging the other star port in the other city? It could cut off the bots from getting reinforcements onto the ground.

[cunning aurora]

Agree. I feel really vulnerable in orbital space

[untold pine]

Same

[cunning aurora]

That's some weeks away. But I think we shouldn't. It's major infastructure, and by giving them a way in they won't use other paths.

Like give them a convinient place to land, then burn the hell out of them when they land

[quartz bridge]

and the mines are probably equally important

[untold pine]

True, it just a back up plan in case we feel that it might be necessary.

[cunning aurora]

Especially Cell'Dar Mine. It's only accesible by air. I don't know if any other BG can get there

[quartz bridge]

If we were to gain orbital position over Ziyal, it would make more sense to fight enemy orbitals imo. But it isn't Storm Blessed's problem anyways.

[cunning aurora]

On a more Meta (put not intended) level. I want people to be able to give proper orders instead of 'go in formation'. It's so dull

[quartz bridge]

fair enough

[cunning aurora]

Yeah let the task forces worry about that stuff

[edgy ember]

personally, I dont think having a wave of squishy VTOLs being the first thing into a sector that could have an enemy fleet is a wise decision

But I do agree I want to get into the action

[cunning aurora]

The only ship visible was one dropping PAIs. Not exactly a fleet.

Also if it's the destroyer we can throw out 19d2 at it

[quartz bridge]

Personally I'm a little torn on our advance. I voted for going Nav 1 with Fluffle (it looked like that was their plan to me), but I'm not putting forward any particular argument for it.

[cunning aurora]

By the way if it is a Destroyer we have a 99.04% chance of killing it if we all get a volley off

[quartz bridge]

I thought it was a frigate. 🤔

[cunning aurora]

reviewing the logs

Ah frigate

you're right

still 1 armor though

Oh damn only a 91.65%​ chance to kill it

might as well call it off
-# /s

[quartz bridge]

Mm, though if going faster could let us get a volley off and land on the same turn, I would be all for that.

[cunning aurora]

No egg I didn't calculate your 1d4. I don't want to

[steady stream]

I feel like we shouldn’t get into elim city high orbit next round since theres a confirmed enemy orbital there

[steady stream]

what?

[cunning aurora]

Read above. If we shoot at it, we kill it 91.65% of the time

We have 19 VTOLs with guns

[steady stream]

mb i didn’t read anything except the poll

[quartz bridge]

Dang, I can't think about chat and watch Alphago vs Lee Sedol at the same time. Guess I'll just listen to some podcast.

[cunning aurora]

Podcast? I know that little documentary they did.

[quartz bridge]

some other podcast

But I've been rewatching the full commentary w/Michael Redmond.
edit: 'Cause I'm a Go nerd.

[trail spade]

I am not sure it actually has any msaning for bots since our SF seen that they are dropong from orbit any where want?

[cunning aurora]

They're not dropping from orbit anywhere they want. There's an orbital above elim city dropping them

[edgy ember]

but can they drop units like ODTs?

[cunning aurora]

evidentally. why wouldn't they be able to?

[edgy ember]

If the enemy can ODT their basic infantry, then they rely less on airbases

which was the point I think Lupus was making

[mossy cloak]

Heavy drop pod vs just drop pods

[cunning aurora]

The city is currently being assaulted by a detachment of orbital drop forces.

[edgy ember]

destroying it wouldnt hamper the enemy, but would hamper us

[cunning aurora]

They're in groups of 3. I bet there's at least some PAI in there (or maybe PAI is their default)

since they're robotic and all

[torpid olive]

They were reported to have armour after all.

[trail spade]

This is what I had on my mind writing anywhere they want. They do not need thouse bases. We need.

[cunning aurora]

All groups of 3 or smaller makes me thing PAI

There's no reason to assume they can do that with all infantry. They're specifically called out as an forward force not regular force.

@trail spade the ✅ is for tac comms to monitor who's registered someone's movement. any other reaction is welcome

[little grail]

You know, thinking on it, it would be perfectly reasonable that they work off of hits as bots, or at least have armor 1, but still run off of FS.

[cunning aurora]

Reminder everyone: Orders are due today. Gotta make sure everyone is active and staying with the formation

[little grail]

Active? ✅
Alive? ✅
Scared for my life in the back of a VTOL bay? ✅

[untold pine]

I mean, atleast your not in Talon 1

[little grail]

Why's that?

[untold pine]

It is a flying pile of scrap metal. Read any of my RP for the orders to get a good idea of it

[heady plaza]

The agreement is was we follow Fluffle, because we die without orbital support.

[heady plaza]

My argument for NAV1 is that we don't know what's present - once we're on the large ELIM City point, moving across strat there without escort is probably safe, and we will likely have comms from our SF units by then.

Cautious, yes. But I'd say that's more prudent, since if the gate is compromised, one of the NAV points also has to be.

Also, we know a fleet was running to Damar Station... Bots are likely pursuing them.

[kind oyster]

I wonder how many food types i could eat before we land

I already put a couple bars of chocolate, what should they eat next with Charon's Crew

[lean berry]

Sliced bell peppers and hummus?

Doing the math...

It's about a distance of 2 to the edge of the Lussan Gate Tactical map

Assuming it's then 1 Speed each;

Lussan Gate strategic point --> Nav Field 1 strategic point

Nav Field 1 --> Elim West (high orbit)

Elim West --> Elim Starport
-# both high orbit

So using all 5 of our VTOL Speed, we should be able to get all the way from our current location (Lussan Gate - 4116) to Central Elim City starport - High Orbit

[heady plaza]

Assuming no interceptions interdictions - maps take longer to traverse if intercepted.

ELIM will have guaranteed 1 interception (Frigate)

[lean berry]

Yes, that being the if

But that's irrelevant

Central Elim City starport is where we would enter the tactical map anyways

So being intercepted there doesn't matter

[heady plaza]

(Those don't preserve quite as well...)

[lean berry]

Only being intercepted at Nav Field 1 or West Elim City would slow us down

[heady plaza]

I'm concerned about NAV1 Interception interdiction as it is highly likely the bots are trying to take Damar.

Latest intel was there was a civvie fleet fleeing through there, bots likely followed.

[heady plaza]

"First Strike" Nutrition bars.

[lean berry]

Probably should use the term "interdiction" rather than "interception" for when we meet unexpected enemies along a planned strategic movement, forcing us into a tactical map.

Since interception is already a thing

[cunning aurora]

Look it's not one movement from Nav Point 1 to elim city. It's several at least

[lean berry]

That's the tactical map for over central Elim City

[cunning aurora]

Yeah which shows more space between the border to nav point 1 and the city

Nav Field 1 --> Elim West (high orbit)
Elim West --> Elim Starport
You made these look like single movements. Even though they're gonna be more than that

[lean berry]

Each line was the strategic move

[cunning aurora]

yeah and you can't get from nav field 1 to elim west with 1 movement

it's gonna take 3

[lean berry]

What?

If there's no enemy presence on either Nav Field 1 or West Elim City high orbit, it takes 2 Speed total to strategically move from Nav Field 1 to Central Elim City high orbit

[cunning aurora]

There's enemy presence in elim city. We can see it

[lean berry]

On the ground, yes

[heady plaza]

Correct!

But if there is...
That's the concern. We are easy pickings for Fighters, but can outrun almost anything else.

[cunning aurora]

No in orbit

[lean berry]

We'd be in high orbit

[cunning aurora]

we can see the frigate

[heady plaza]

1 Frigate in high orbit known.

[lean berry]

On Central Elim City high orbit

[cunning aurora]

This is one orbital map

[lean berry]

They are 3 separate points

That's Central Elim City high orbit tactical map

[cunning aurora]

?!?!

That's just elim city orbital

[lean berry]

Nope

[lean berry]

Shack had already said that each part of a city is a separate strategic point

Meaning separate high orbit tactical maps and strategic points

[bleak robin]

That's assuming the frigate in orbit hasn't already moved west or east Elim, though.

[frosty fulcrum]

Elim City is 3 separate strategic points, each with its own separate tactical map. You are showing a close-up of a tiny cut-out of the central tactical map

[cunning aurora]

I just disagree with that interpretation

[frosty fulcrum]

Strategic map doesn't have hexes

[cunning aurora]

Why would elim city be 3 wide if not to represent the East/Center/West parts of it

when the gate is exactly 1

[lean berry]

Why would it have 3 strategic points only for the ground and atmo/low orbit?

[cunning aurora]

bruh why can't shack just post the damn empty maps and we don't have to speculate how his cryptic rules work

[frosty fulcrum]

Look at the post that came from again. That's the outline of the spaceport in central Elim, not of Elim

[lean berry]

But one strategic point/tactical map for high orbit?

[cunning aurora]

You mean this insanely zoomed in picture. I'm assuming it's part of 1 big map

also that map has parts of east in it

so it's not a direct slice

[frosty fulcrum]

Yeah. Pic 1 is orbital tac map, pic 2 is the corresponding section of the surface tac map, where the frigate has dropped its orbital drop troops straight down onto the ground

[bleak robin]

Intel is important, and he's making us step onto a minefield with nothing but a rock and prayers.

[cunning aurora]

yes intel is important. but this isn't intel. it's how the game works

there's a difference

[bleak robin]

Yes. That zoomed in portion is only on Central Elim.

[cunning aurora]

no it's not. it crosses into east

[frosty fulcrum]

Rocks are useful, assuming the mines are pressure-triggered. Let's not disparage rocks

[bleak robin]

Ok, yep, just rechecked. You're right.

[frosty fulcrum]

By exactly half a hex, which is not a meaningful margin

[cunning aurora]

Looks like 1 map to me

also

it's called ELM not ELIM?!

[heady plaza]

Probably did that quickly, it's ELIM on every other map.

[cunning aurora]

orbital map for elim

[heady plaza]

... this means, unfortunately, that we will have to fly at the frigate to get onto one of the tiles to drop down into ELIM.

[cunning aurora]

what do you mean unfortunately?

we kill it 91.65% of the time 😄

[trail spade]

Is Starport even on that part of map?

[cunning aurora]

right in the center

[heady plaza]

True, true.

[lean berry]

Ok. I stand corrected

We have clarity!

[heady plaza]

If we get interdicted at NAV1, we should probably wait.

If we don't... I'd be willing to push to ELIM.

[trail spade]

Base on that we can start asuming LOS limits and aproches to block while taking starport.

[storm basin]

To be honest I have no opinion on our plans

[lean berry]

Mhm

[trail spade]

Speed is our valor and essence. Waiting at nav point makes us siting ducks.