#Battlegroup 3/13 - The Storm Blessed: Comms
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oh, I can replace your small supply
I am both an engineer and have guns
Ah yeah, so it’s bad for ya anyhow
I am currently full, not gonna complain about spending and still being full
I make the hex we want as 3818, do you agree?
@rancid oasis I’m placing my order in for 3620, if you want to change our location you can, but remember we aren’t landing rn
-# Just ping me if ya want to change locations
@little grail what's your gameplan?
Just on the way home, lemme get to my computer and I'll start figuring out what I'm thinking. What are you thinking?
Storm Blessed General Briefing
I will be keeping it updated so people have a place to look despite timezones. It's also in the pins
No clue, probably where the rest of the battlegroup go, and if we land troops, I'll probably deploy you a bit further back
I'll try and get a preliminary TAC-Map out tonight or tomorrow
Maybe near concrete pete and hopper?
Basically Honid, unless Parmemnon changes the plan we’re staying in the air
It’s not the brightest move, but by jove I’m not wasting time dallying about getting another transport
-# No foreshadowing here
Next our orders are due to tomorrow?
@upper depot where do you wanna land?
@strange sigil If someone comes forward with a plan to knock out the AAA it'd be neat to get in there and heal someone that needs it, but if we're not able to get deep then I'm down to deploy to the rear and go from there
Hmmm, somewhere with other infantry ideally, we only just barely made the Elim City landing with 3 squads soaking damage
Pretty sure Atlas has some plans for it
let me find the other one
K, we need to figure out where everyone els is landing
Ya...
Nvm that’s the current plan
Atlas plans to strike on the southern front destroying that AA gun
Northern is too risky for ‘em it seems
I’m thinking about 3719, near the back
I wouldnt be opposed to that spot, could help with the armor or stick around the arty based on who needs help
3719 works for me, I assume storm blessed is just gonna merge our ranks with the larger frontline?
That’s what I’m guessing
They have an operation to take out the AA, if we have the speed and it works out I'd love to get in there and give our boys some heals if they need it
@kind oyster
#1382040199797801031 message
Wanna deploy behind that sandbag line?
Literally the original plan was to attack the northern battery while the BP came down on the southern side
However, Atlas deemed the northern assault too risky and the mechs have relocated, but other assets (ODTs/PAI) haven’t responded yet
-# I believe it’s why the line of units are unnamed
@rancid tundra hey i think i wanna be let down on CZ 3521, is that cool for you? im also fine with sticking with the group and landing in the north as well, if you think that would be a better idea then we would land around CZ 3618. what do you say
I'm in the middle of something, I'll take a look later today
Where does Storm Blessed go Turn 7?
19
37
4
C-Z (Venator)
Where do you want to land @exotic lion ?
I was thinking somewhere around 3719, though also maybe wait to get off for a turn if i need to move a large distance to heal someone the turn after
Are we stuck landing at the blue section there? or can we come in from the south and assist the infantry push there?
IIRC this was the range if you're landing and unloading a unit
I'm thinking the same way, if I need to get somewhere here soon to heal, then I'd rather stay airborne.
Only problem in Venator's entire air force just got shwacked, and idk how atlas's fighters are looking.
so if any fighters leak past or are coming from elsewhere then it oculd be a problem.
Those gunships are already gonna be an issue
Atlas Fighters are currently Ok. Don't remember if they are rearming, though.
They're already rearmed. We didn't engage on Crossroads so they're good to go.
Yeah I'll dig in right on it
Their gunships play VTOL rules, so they can’t attack us while we are still airborne
[INCOMING PRIORITY TRANSMISSION from SEAGULL Alpha-Zero]
See attached forwarded message from Lt Cmdr Westwing, Pathfinders TCO
#1382045293591134218 message
British callsign for the Adjutant (Or the Administration department in general)
x3 The only thing I know about Seagulls is that they keep rolling 7s. =v=
both of those seem like they put you too far away from the fight
I can move around much more easily, so just let me know whether you prefer north or south and how close to the fight you want to be
then one more space closer i dont want to land and get hit by some arty trying to hit the tanks
in that case, might be good if I park/hover at 3618 to quickly move towards any wounded infantry without the risk of getting shot
putting you down in 3621 then
sounds good partner
@kind oyster You can't dig in on the turn you're deploying.
You're spending .5 movement to get out of the VTOL.
You would need your full 1 movement to dig in
Or are you saying you don't want to get out of the VTOL at all?
If ya don’t want to disembark just use the hold order
No need for confusing words
Also tig just saying… That isn’t a dig in order I think
That’s just a disembark order where you don’t move afterwards
No i meant I'll get off and Dig In as consecutive round actions, I'll just hold this turn as i get out and then Dig In next turn unless we the battleline moves
👍
forwarding this even though it’s new
This is related to the vote being done for the strategic tile we’re scanning
So what's going on with this turn, I've been busy and haven't been able to pay any attention to the meta campaign
We’re going to C-Z
Honid has updates in our pins btw
But it’s about the vote which expired
Even though I initially made a plan with Venator to fall back and lay a trap for the infantry it seems like they need to defend their immobile units and decided to push forward
Blue basically means that unit isn't there anymore.
Tig
Grass
Just a heads up, their centre may get wrecked
There’s a major contact coming to say hi
Before you ask it’s bigger than the walker
It’s speed 2
It moved 2 tiles last turn
So either it had a rush order or has 2 speed
No it didn't
It went from 4320 to 4220
Round 5
Unless I am miscounting it
i bet it's another walker Toasterᵀᴹ
Tig
It’s bigger than the last ‘toaster’
So if it’s another toaster it’ll be turning tanks into toast
The factory walker if I am correct had this size question mark
That’s more than triple it’s bloody size
I bet it's a big Toasterᵀᴹ
Anyhow if the south flank goes well I’m gonna be doing a personal objective
evening ppl
Just wanted to inform people that the conservative deployment isn't as required as it was before because Venator decided to push instead of pull back
any major changes to deployment plans? or we still focusing on south-middle of the front?
Venator is pushing instead of puling back mostly.
they needed to defend their immobile units so it makes sense, but we placed ourleves quite conservatively
I mean some of us don’t exactly want to reenact the paradrops from Operation Overlord (discounting we have helis instead of planes)
Not of us. Red is max range, orange is our max deploy range
I know, I mean of venator the mad lads
I’ve warned the pirate man like multiple times
they have 3 armor, they'll be fine
I can’t wait for it to use the equivalent of a Plasma gun
But aoe
Nothing has AoE so far. Not even Artillery. I doubt Shack wants to introduce it now. But anything can happen
@hushed trout u still fine w/ 3620 E or do u prefer deploying somewhere else on the front? Am fine w/ anywhere on the yellow area (not Iike I can go any further tho unless u want to stay on the VTOL this turn, which idm either)
Well it’s that or the Dawn will get shred
That contact, if unarmed is alarmingly big for an unarmed unit
So, I doubt it lacks weapons
Btw I want to point out that this is the image that Shack gave Dawn.
And this is the one they gave themselves

ITS A STORMLORD
I think
I forget the 40k names for different variants of the baneblade
But that looks like the AT variant
It's not a storm lord, storm lords haven the Giant ass double bolter Gatling Gun as their main weapon i think
Ah…
I swear I am horrid at remembering these names
Apparently it’s Stormblade, but I dunno I can’t trust random images on the internet every day
I think it is
I feel like a stormblade has a much wider barrel than shown
It does look like a Plasma gun
Stormblades have these dual turrets
Then i dont fucking know anymore
It does look like a plasma gun though, that's true
Ravid still good with the current order?
Yeah it looks like plasma
So I assumed it’s a stormblade due to its usage of a plasma gun
You're still very close to the edge of our deployment area anyways
I'll get killed Either way
Tig I’m also on the edge basically
3620 isn’t the furthest to the edge I know, but it’s pretty far down south
And I don’t expect a lot of people to head down there
You mean where you want to go?
Ravid, you’ll be fineee
I don't think it's the best place for infantry. I'm 90% sure the infantry on the high ground there will die next turn, there's just so much fire laying into them.
So you'll need to move over 2 tiles to move
if you were to use a VTOL that's where the AA is
I'd say go more center to counter the infantry column
we can still reposition with VTOLs next turn
Being real, we’ll have too much inf next turn
If we take down the AA we have a good chance of flanking them next turn
Well I’m either hoping Atlas kills the southern AA, or it dies on its own
After that I’m doing a ballsy move (even though I’m an engineer) to flank
This is what Venator is doing about the emplacements
Just a heads up
If inf aren’t named as its unknown if they will change orders when this post was made
The named units (mechs) were ones who I believe altered their orders or something
But yeah, the current orders of the mechs support the image
I looked at their PAI/ODT orders. They're dropping in that location
Okay then that’s nice to note
So yeah I think south side is gonna be pretty cleared up
I just feel bad for the poor fuckers in Venator who chose to do a hail mary on the north to not realise their aid has relocated
These guys? yeahhhh
Let's hope their armor and evasiness save 'em
Including the fact that the gunships (from Ziyal) will likely go over them
Or at least it’s assumed to be a sort of gunship group
gonna be an interesting round
I’m fully interested in what the hell that major contact is
I'm loving all the unique units from the campaign
one thing I felt was missing in the human-esque targets we've had so far
Btw tig, as you played before I have a lil question
Shite
Anyhow,
Has Shack been prone to adding details on the map, which are unimportant?
wdym?
Since, unless if I am blind, those flames on the south side have been there for multiple turns
Those aren’t normal flames
I follow the rule: if it isn't a ? then it's not to be investigated

Also just noticed: What the hell is Termor?
-# in your name
It’s… the Bg
ITS BEEN LIKE 4 WEEKS
And I only now discovered I’ve somehow misspelt our own battlegroups’ bloody name
people often don't look at individual letters
-# it's why people keep calling me trig instead of tig
fixed it
^^
shit happens
Anyhow
Is it a bad time to mention my protagonist is very accident prone?
Like they have almost died 3 times already
-# In different rp stuff, not here
honestly that's fluff stuff. i'm always more interested in the crunch
Fair
does anyone here have a VTOL up with the Atlas fleet at the moment?
I was told to try and join the ground operation this turn
Seeing as there appears to be no tactical plan beyond simply reinforcing venator, I guess 3620 will work for now.
@storm basin I don't see any reason to change our location. We are already going to be about as far forward as we can be
Your only chance is to find Rapid to request ‘em to carry ya
That’s fine, I was more worried if we needed to make any last second changes
Plus I like 3620 a lil
there were rooms in our HATs for me to paradrop from
didnt see that before
thx for trying to help
Yw
VTOL PU is going up this turn with a Spearhead ODT. You could catch a ride down next turn.
Looking at the map should I hang back this turn I’m not very useful in this battle
I'm in the same boat. There isn't much in the way of things I can heal out there.
Our engineers,however, should be gainfully employed
There is one damaged infantry unit in the north. But they're already getting healed. doubling up could make certain that they get to 6/6
or just deploy around our infantry to heal them next turn 
yeah turn 1 medics aren't great
they're at the edge, but within deployment range
Between the 3 of us medics someone can get em for sure, if they need it. Im pretty confident that they can roll at least a 3.
oh wait... there's two medics already on them
From Venator's orders. I thought it was just the 1
nevermind then
I wish we could help that southern push. Thats all infantry moving to eliminate the AA and inf forces over there.
You mean Atlas' ODT drop?
ODT and vtol
problem is the AA. By deploying there you're risking taking shots.
2 of their VTOLs are already descending within range though.. who know who they'd target
So unless people want me to dig in with the rest of the infantry I will probably stay back cause even dug in can still be one shot by a full bot infantry
Bleh
Where do we want extra bodies? :D
I still need to submit orders, but I think the spot I was thinking of already has like 3 other people dropping on it
If it follows the old AA rules, each is only able to target one
So they'll either target the same one or they'll take one each
... ?
Tempest - @cunning aurora @trail spade @dire viper @ashen crypt @odd fiber @narrow sand @true crescent
Orders are due <t:1752444180:R> (at <t:1752444180:t>)
Tremor A - @feral yoke @vast lodge @gleaming palm @hollow canopy @dull marten @mellow scroll @weary apex
Orders are due <t:1752444180:R> (at <t:1752444180:t>)
D: Where go?
Tremor B - @upper depot @fiery summit @sudden tiger @strange sigil @little grail @upbeat lily @exotic lion
Orders are due <t:1752444180:R> (at <t:1752444180:t>)
Is anyone landing here? :o
Just say you're landing there... we'll figure it out and adjust if necessary
Alright
Yep
@little grail sorry, just double checking if you have anywhere you want to land
Wrong ending coordinates
Ending Coords: C-Z 3178 Airborn
I assume you meant 3718
@cunning aurora
Pretty sure xx78 is off map
So the plan is to land/Disembark this turn, spend next turn Digging in (Or moving, depending) and then defending after that?
‘Defending’ is the incorrect phrase I’d say for what Venator has in mind
But for us, yeah defending is reasonable
Alright
I mean their Tac Com, until realising he was stepping on an IFV’s upgrade toes (and checking) wanted to ram a factory
Aka they got told they can’t do that
Atlas' ODT plans
@hollow canopy facing? Otherwise I'll have to have towards the enemies
If we stay airborne outside the AA threat range, will that be useful?
Ya, pretty much "Front towards Enemy", or I think that would be straight East, right?
Want me to replace it?
In flight VTOL MEDIVAC is certainly useful
Staying airborne to go where your needed to is a valid move
Up to you. I'll face you in what makes the most sense if you don't specify
Face towards enemy, plox. =v=
I won't have time to make a preliminary TAC-Map before orders are due (celebrating my son's birthday). Hopefully y'all will be able to figure it out. I'll post one a few hours after orders close and y'all can oggle it for any corrections
Yeah sure, we can stay airborne
Any speciric coordinates you want to end up in/near
Got another Tac-Com that can help finish a Tac-Map? :O
@cunning aurora @heady plaza @fiery summit ?
Otherwise if anyone wants to put together a rough one just to have as reference, feel free
Practicing bot fighting RN but I can just after
X3
I'll work on the map now
3618? Or closer?
I’m waiting for that on xbox
The closest I’m doing rn is playing Mechanicus and ‘killing’ necrons
3618 works for me
Sounds good. I'll put in the order in a couple hours, finishing up church
Unfortunately not for this round, sadly-
@vast lodge where'd you want me to drop you of at C-Z?
Or should we keep in the air and try flanking around?
I’m thinking of staying back for now and seeing how things go since I’m not that much of a use in the front
Cool, stay in the air of to the side then?
@dull marten Do you want to get into range of the infantry or stay just outside of it?
@true crescent 3719 is very crowded. Any chance I can move you to 3718?
sure thing
Off to the side or rear up to you
I was thinking we could try flying round to the south and flank them next turn
@sudden tiger where would you like to be dropped? I'm assuming in the backlines somewhere.
Also i'm able to make a tac-map (or at least a quick on) rn
I'm already working on it
#1385617133991497748 message right, let's see if we can get a sneaky flank
My order are in
im starting out of it and then moving in to avoid damage.
Not how that works.. either you're in range or you're not.
As you posted your order you're just outside of it. But if you want I can adjust it
WashingMachine? 😉
#meta-comm message
Also where order 😠
3719 looking cozy atm
@lean berry Hey boss, @strange sigil and I are going to be airborne medivac stationing at 3618. I was thinking about popping a message in #1382045293591134218 to let them know we're on call, but really only if you think it's needed.
Just pop it in there, no harm
Venator doesn't have that much infantry to worry about though
Yeah, I know it. Mainly it's for atlas, but you never know.
Atlas is dropping far further south. If you want to be in range for them you may want to wait further south
So like what, 3720?
3619 is currenly unoccupied
but yeah 3620
3621 all valid
For a reference where veryone is deploying so far
There's multiple Ennis. And Vtolf is missing.
x3
I forgot to rename the top one
So you want to hover around 3620 or 3621?
I am in Plasma
I ain’t exiting the VTOL
3620?
I dunno how you’re planning on displaying units within a transport, but I don’t want to disembark from Plasma especially if I am hundreds of feet off the floor
So you are. Adjusted
That one is going to be TAXI I just didn't rename it yet
ah
i meant i was going to move in next turn
Got it so out of range this turn 👍
I'll move you back a tiny bit to avoid confusion
:D Vtolf orders
Vtolf on duty. Orders send.
Im planning around 3620, just checking with pedro
Works for me
Also are the bots east?
I think they are cause they are on the right side of the maps I've seen
But im not sure
They are coming from the east yes
Thank you
On the map I'm using I'm hiding them for clarity but they're there
Behind Plasma?
because above middle of 3620 is occupied...
I'll leave y'all there for now unless you need to be somewhere else
@fiery summit still waiting on your order 😉
Okay, orders in. Sorry for the fuckups.
Tbh we’re just having a party at 3620
It's a conga line
I could move to 3622 to have Catcher support Atlas when they drop if @exotic lion is good with that
The recruitment:
We are professional aerospace quick response force
In action:
CONGA LINE!
The true In action: they can’t kill all of us
That’s when we’re serious
Currently we’re doing the airshow, but we can’t enter combat
hmm... idea @hushed trout , if I drop u off at 3718 SW instead, we can fight w/ the bunch of fellow deployed STORM + get u closer to the [bot APCs](#midround-events message) for u to use ur AT/AV at if they still come forward next turn
(bot mentality, remember Elim Drop when the bots didn't even consider stopping or taking cover, might happen again).
current deployment also works for supporting the southern flank of Venator tho, idm either option
[current deployment map here](#1382040199797801031 message), u might want to stay slightly behind the [tankline](#1382037860277948486 message), at [3721 N] for cover if Venator aren't moving in on that side tho
what do the others think abt this?
that works for me yeah
copy that
Good copy, I will edit my order now
created new orders for new location @cunning aurora and @lean berry
hmmm anyplace need any CAS or something? wondering what i should do with my VTOL right now
If I'm not mistaken, I don't think there's anyone to heal yet? So maybe I can stay onboard this turn
alrighty, i’ll make my order in a bit then.
then we can fly to whoever's injured next turn
There is but they have 2 medics on them already
I’m ready to submit orders, but I don’t know where I should land to drop off @weary apex
I'll try to land in hex 3722 flank the bots.
rgr, also edited my order to new drop point
rip

its been good
Let’s hope to meet in whatever comes next
what?????????????????????

It’s been good friends
Well, not how I expected this to end... Guess we'll be fast-tracking those silly Orbital Plans and Battlegroups early...

Well let's hope storm comes back for c6
Dang, it was nice, ya
if we do bring storm back we should try to set it up as multiple connected battlegroups from the start
I think we'll prob be the BG that's least affected by the sudden cancellation best cuz we did get the most action/fighting throughout the rounds
It's been fun friends
yeah some groups literally saw 0 rounds of action :/
Talon 1 will be back, I promise you guys.
when the campiagn comes back we should try to get a bunch of power armor infantry
Yeah, hopefully we can set similar things up in future campaigns
because we can fit two of them in each VTOL
I was thinking of upgrading to Power armor infantry after this campaign actually
and they have hits and bigger guns, so they are a denser concentration of force which is what we want
We took a fucking starport on some d day landing shit

like imagine the starport landing but with twice as many guys and they all have power armor
Ya, the Starport Landing was definitely a moment to remember. =v=
Rip to the goat egg
-# In reality yeah it’s over, but I kinda feel bad the bots just all died
And Mal only just got time to close their eyes before being told this
he did say No losses recorded
At least the people who got knocked out early don't have to wait... Well... Actually, they're just waiting with us now...
That is true, at least losses got saved.
Well everyone gets free stuff
Well getting paid 5 rec for repairing a single VTOL aint too bad
All people who lost units with upgrades lose nothing
I’m getting paid for PTSD and repairing 2 VTOLs
ah I missed that
nice
At least the Fighters that got creamed in the last turn got a fortunate turn of events
Does this mean people can still run the little campaigns or is the free company thing on a full hiatus
Ya, need to look into the upgrades and gear now actually
Now that I have a better idea of the system, I think I might roll an MBT this time around...
2, both myself and PU
I think French or Pirate would be interested in you then
I'm probably just going to dump all of the req on my VTOL
drop smoke, the ropes that let units disembark while you are flying, and gun pods make me much better at hot drops
Rhino would have been so much happier with extra defense and a 1d4 gun supporting them I think
Thank you all for flying with STORM Joint-Airlines, we hope you fly with us again.
(PAI-majority version of STORM, anyone?)
Wohooooo No Overtime!
Hey, I'mma end up with Combat Engis, I'm pretty sure, so I could get into damned Group I want. =v=
Yup!
We had our fun.
Poor Phalanx... No combat.
GGs everyone
Ty Seagull, it was my pleasure to join y’all as your first engineer
Lemming’s Largescale Logistics was always meant to be an orbital based quick deploying FOB, maybe next time Storm can have a bit more cover in those opening space stages. (and maybe a vtol bay for easier repairs.)
However, as engineers lack the right for PA I can’t do that
I might go PAI as well, so if we setup Super Storm with PAI, i'd spend the reqs for that
Probably best not to buy anything yet, I don't think Cheese or even SAM had time to process everything
I mean, ya got the req for 2 base units and 1 upgraded variant (if they all cost 3 req)
I wanna spend req on orbital, artillery, pai, odst, medic, more on my vtol
I wish we could've seen what happened in the end even if we just stop
But, don’t spend it all
Mbts
Yeah, hold off on purchasing, IMO. See what next campaign is first.
Basically ya can buy 1 basic variant and upgrade it to a diff one, and buy another basic variant
But 100% don’t waste your money rn
Yeah I know, the vast options are exciting to me though
If we’re being logical we’ll get more upgrades
Is PAI upgraded from infantry or a whole new base unit?
oh yeah I'm not spending anything until it is time to activate units again
upgrade
Alright, good to know
Yeah we've gotten burned by buying units too quickly
major orbital shortage moment
Ya... It's why we're mostly Infantry, after all. =v= (I say this, knowing I contributed to the problem)
20% of ARMCO is INF.
yup same way with my 7 or 8 rec
No Explosives?
that more of a wait and see at this point
Thank you for being our TAC-COM and leading us through all dubtes, rulls clarification and so. Great job mate!
@hollow canopy hope you feeled you had your air support all the time.
And ALL STORM - Great game, hope you had at least so much fun as I had. See you some next Meta!
Ya. :O Thanks for teaching a bunch of rookies how to avoid dying by throwing them in first. :D
Hey you survived 😉
And ya, you were a good VTOL. :D Considering Talon-1...
=v= And I learned a lot doing it.
Hey, we were better off then you, you needed two medics and a whole movie cast to save your squad
Will probably try to get a QRF Helldiver TF going for the next campaign
Probably gonna stick to my plan of a set of Combat Engineers. A bit nice to see my Infantry survived too, so I might use them, depending on what the next job is.
Wait, the campaign is over? Do I still need to submit my orders?
No need to submit. Enjoy!
No, it's ended, orders are already archived.
Why did it end early? Did we play the game too well?

Captain had personal stuff come up, sadly.
Thanks for the campaign, The Storm Blessed!!
Ya. :O
Yup
Praise be to the storm
May our legacy remain on the winds of this desert world
it's a frozen wasteland-
Frozen, that’s technically a cold desert
... technically true if it doesn't regularly snow.
Maybe I can turn Talon 1 into a good VTOL now lol
For the love of all, do it
Btw EC if ya want a lil thing, I found… confusing/broken I’ll state it now
Go ahead!
As you know engineers lack a primary action
They only have actions they can preform either using supply (or spending 0.5 speed to turn sandbags into a trench)
However it also states that a primary action can be used to dig the trench instead
As such it can be inferred that as engineers lack an automated primary action, that they could use it to upgrade to a trench for free
Basically either engineers need to have it stated they lack a primary action or a new ruling is needed on trenches
-# Btw ‘lack’ as have it stated they have none
think
Got it!
Thanks for making my first campaign so enjoyable yall
:D I had fun for my first campaign. =v=
Hey, good job everyone Y'all are all legends in my book
Ye. :O
Had a great time when everyone! Sad to see we didn't get to see how the fight ended