Battlegroup 12 - Iron Hammer: Comms

[median epoch]

LINK TO DOCUMENT WITH DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY

[left thistle]

How many HVTOLs are we getting from storm btw?

[rigid oar]

We have 4 total to deploy with including ours i believe

[warped axle]

I think Storm has said they'll use their HVTOLs if they have an escort or the air is cleared.

[eager lichen]

2 HVTOLs, 2 VTOLs.

[left thistle]

Cool cool

That’s gonna change things even more plan wise lol

Expect more concrete stuff tm morning

[rigid oar]

Ah we lost one from LCKYDRP

[median epoch]

The two extra HVTOLs will not be able to deploy you this turn, but Atlas will be in range for them to ascend, dock, and deploy two more vehicles next turn
Not even. The Picket Line will descend and Dock with the Spaceport T5. Iron Hammer will deploy from the Spaceport. Storm's HVTOLs would be deploying the same turn.

We still desperately need volunteers to relieve Storm so we can KEEP the spaceport you're deploying from!

[median epoch]

Infantry, ODTs, Medics, Engineers, anything

And 1 vehicle for ADRGN to carry

[fluid viper]

That was me. I can go back on LckyDrop

[left thistle]

Both engineers are deploying at the hill right?

[median epoch]

the VTOLs have a little more wiggle room

[fluid viper]

Yeah that was the plan.

[median epoch]

but everyone in the same place is probably the best option anyway

[left thistle]

The mbt and medics deploying where needed should be fine, but yeah everyone else should probs be in the same place

[median epoch]

Which MBT is going?

[left thistle]

Dunno yet

The time zones on this bg are quite spread out lol

[median epoch]

great for logistics, bad for deployment

[left thistle]

Yeahhhhh, we’re probably gonna have to start pinging ppl when we get closer to the deadline

But that’s a tm thing

[rigid oar]

No its ok do whatever you deem best. I was just admiring our comradery and shared chance of dyeing.

[rigid oar]

When is the deadline again?

[median epoch]

6pm EDT

[rigid oar]

Tomorrow?

[left thistle]

Schedule - Start Date <t:1750629600:F>
Orders from Players Due Sunday, Wednesday <t:1749592800:t> or 6PM EDT
Tac-Com Maps Due Monday & Thursday <t:1749592800:t> or 6PM EDT
Tactical Maps Released on Tuesday & Friday <t:1749592800:t> or 6PM EDT

This was pulled from the campaign info

[median epoch]

18 hours from now

@fluid viper which transport?

[left thistle]

Will be one of ours: BigEar

But idt they’ve put their name down yet, just a verbal commitment

[median epoch]

gotcha, thanks, I was searching for it, but didn't see it

verbal commitment is good enough for me, please write their name in if you're ok doing that

[fluid viper]

When I talked to the other engineer we said they would take the VTOL and I would go with the infantry due to lack of space. If there is enough space for us all in VTOLs I would go VTOL.

[median epoch]

whatever works for y'all, just write it down please so I know how many are coming 🙂

[fluid viper]

But put me wherever. I just want in the fight

[median epoch]

UPDATE

Rules Query from Shack has been answered, if the Frigate is dead, the map becomes a strategic one. Any Orbitals with speed remaining after the Frigate is dead will be capable of moving/landing/whatever.

Long story short, ALL OF IRON HAMMER, AND ALL OF ATLAS will be planetside this turn, regardless of deployment method

[left thistle]

Oh hell yeah

[old lark]

G E T T H E M !

[median epoch]

So now, it's 100% your choice of deployment (no more pressure).

Do you want to deploy on a HAT/VTOL and get an attack this turn, or do you want to deploy at the Starport, and End your turn there?

[left thistle]

Wait but what about the remaining fighters in elim high orbit?

Do they get forced into the ground map if the frigate is gone?

[median epoch]

Or they disappear entirely, because they're crew of the Orbital. unclear, but we'll screen them with what we've got anyway just in case

But they're no obstacle to Strategic Movement in space anymore regardless

[left thistle]

Beautiful news

[left thistle]

If the other inf are on board (so we can spread the damage and realistically all survive), I think it’s def worth hot dropping whatever we can. if only to storm some relief even a moment sooner

[median epoch]

Ultimately, your HATs will go where you want, so I'll let you decide. Just tell me when you've got a decision.

[muted eagle]

Right

I'm awake and ready to make a map of a plan

[muted eagle]

Here we go, just made a quick plan, what do you all think?

[eager lichen]

Share that with ATLAS, FLUFFLE, and REDWALL.

[muted eagle]

I've shared it with atlas, I'll wait to see if anyone has any issues with it before sending it to Fluffle and Redwall

[muted eagle]

RIght, so with paradropping out of HATs, it says the space must be clear or you take a d4 of damage, so I'm assuming that if you paradrop to somewhere which isn't highlighted blue, orange or black, you're fine

[median epoch]

FYI, since we're deploying you this turn, you'll need a map of your starting formation inside the Spaceport.

[muted eagle]

I think I'll still land by VTOL, I don't want to risk not getting to storm

[median epoch]

good idea. VTOLs will have 2.0 speed to play with after you disembark and descend to atmosphere.

[rapid pond]

Yeah getting here quickly would be advised

With how we lost like 30 FS in a turn

[muted eagle]

Oh damn, 30 fs?

That's not good

[median epoch]

Oh, did Ajax get told he can Orbital drop?

[rapid pond]

That’s a gestimation, it could be larger

[muted eagle]

I imagine so

I believe he signed up for the drop pods

[rapid pond]

Okay my maths could be wrong but it’s about 29

we lost in terms of infantry assets

That’s including the 2 inf wipes we had

[mellow narwhal]

Who’s ready to fall out paradrop from my HAT?

[muted eagle]

None of us because your HAT was reserved for atlas troops :p

[mellow narwhal]

Well then don’t I look silly 🙃

Carry on

[hazy radish]

Weeeee boi !

[muted eagle]

Morning French

[hazy radish]

Confirm, please don't get knocked off and die together. I very much love my engis ❤️

Did @muted eagle fill this up when she woke up ?

[muted eagle]

Wasn't me, though I did add some stuff

[hazy radish]

But only if it's killed right ? 🤔

Okay wow,

So uh

we paradrop thoses we can and then thoses who can't be paradropped put in orders to be deployed in the space port, praying that the orbital dies inbetween then ?

[muted eagle]

I think most of us will be going through the starport rather than the HATs

Either that or the VTOLs, though mostly medics will be using VTOLs

[hazy radish]

scratches head

Okay, so, thoses who want to risk it are getting deployed by vtol/hvtols from either us, atlas or storm, into the area
Then if the orbital has died we deploy by the starport ?

Boy this gets confusing quickly. Just for avoiding the headache I don't wanna get transported by anyone after this 🤣

[muted eagle]

Yeah

[hazy radish]

Wew, oh boy.

Fuck me in 10 hours shit changes fast

So we need everyone to wake up and get orders in before... 14 hours in.

looks at the order channel being empty

ho. hohoboi.

Alright, let's get this all neatly into the pinned, i'm not gonna ask dresden again, just gonna edit this pinned real quickly

Okay, does this look good to you in pins @muted eagle ?

Also thanks for helping me get this understandable, I swear I don't normally struggle this much but the deployment is an added headache, especially when you have 3 different BG/TF to coordinate with

[muted eagle]

Yep

[hazy radish]

Good. Well.

[rapid pond]

French that’s military logistics for you

[hazy radish]

Military headaches for me.

I am not doing flying hammer and I don't want to play a rugged air transport anymore. 🤣

Mom I just wanna go hooooooooome me no wan ouchie ouchie in head >.<

[rapid pond]

You really don’t want to be a Rat eh?

[hazy radish]

I wanted, and then turn 4 deployment came in lol

[rapid pond]

I mean my character probably is slightly stressed by the fact that they are in major danger

we lost 29 FS in one engagement

[muted eagle]

Don't worry, I can handle logistics for you

[hazy radish]

Yippee

See, this is why I put you as a secondary tac-com, because you come from atlas, a logistic taskforce !

And also because you're the only one who volunteered BUT DONT SAY THAT

[muted eagle]

And that I did it because nobody else volunteered

[eager carbon]

Just to confirm how orders to the vtol landings go?

And where you need me?

[hazy radish]

Well, I guess that depends where @ivory goblet wants to land with his VTOL since you're written in his cargo

And then where, you can go and ask storm I think on where they'd need a medic really 🤔

[rapid pond]

Do you need an answer?

[hazy radish]

Looking at this...

fuck I can't see the hex coord

uhm

3317 ?

so this hex ?

Depends on you aswell where you wanna go with Atar0

Maybe this is good ? I dunno.

[rapid pond]

Tbh anywhere on the north side needs help

[muted eagle]

I'll be deploying in the north, so I'd recommend deploying in the south

Or perhaps in 3217

[muted eagle]

That's 3316

3317 is the spaceport itself

[hazy radish]

fak

numbers are hard

[rapid pond]

Sadly you cannot land on a sphere

[hazy radish]

:(

[muted eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/pat-pat-gif-24957682

[eager carbon]

Shall have a look and see and found iut since i have to do my order tonight as timezoness

[hazy radish]

timezonessssssssss

[eager carbon]

cause in 12 hours is 8am for me sooooo haha

[hazy radish]

yeaaaaaah

[hazy radish]

Holy shit just discovered a new paint.net technology by trying to edit the Iron Hammer patch

brilliant

the cloning stamp~

Aight, whatcha guys think of my edit ?

[muted eagle]

It's quite nice

Would be better if "Always the right gamble" was on it

[hazy radish]

The text is obviously not the same, but the cover-up is good

Unless someone finds me the text that J.Jordan used for Iron Hammer, I think i'll submit that in the time we get the real edit, if we ever do get it 😅

[eager carbon]

what i do if they don't do an order?

the VTOL that i am in

[hazy radish]

Well, you're not transported

This why you need the transporting vehicle and the cargo needs to coordinate together

otherwise nothing's moving

if no order
no consent
if no consent
no transport

[eager carbon]

they might put in the order but i don't know if it will happen while i am asleep or not and thus won't have time to put an order in

[rapid pond]

Remember if you no longer consent to being cargo
It is highly likely that you’ll be vented out at the first opportunity
-# Or possibly dropped off at the first location

[eager carbon]

I am happy to put the order in an hope it goes though too

[hazy radish]

I guess ?

I dunno really

I mean just be aware the deployment with a vtol going through elim orbit and through the orbital not waiting for it to die will be risky

[eager carbon]

true
there is another one that is empty i could check first

[hazy radish]

Worth giving them a ping, maybe they're awake.

I've pinged atar0 already lol

[eager carbon]

I did see that yeah
cause i gotta head to bed in the next 45 mins or so alas

[hazy radish]

aaaa

The problems of timezones.

[eager carbon]

yepp

[hazy radish]

Worse case if you wake up 10 hours from now right before the deadline hits you can maybe delete & repost if the vtol hasn't woken up

[eager carbon]

that depends if i have time before work
as i got work in 9 hours

[hazy radish]

pain

[eager carbon]

much pain

[hazy radish]

and not the bread kind

I'm honnestly scared that like half of us don't put in orders 🤣

But we'll see, hopefully

[left thistle]

Twas me lol

[eager carbon]

@torpid steeple are you around and may i use your VTOL to get down to the surface?

[torpid steeple]

Gotta make some talk, got some interest by other people aswell

But I'll catch up to you

[eager carbon]

ah no stress
I saddly won't by up for too much longer cause stupid timezones

take the others
I will work it out

[hazy radish]

If you don't get transport you could put an order to deploy from atlas into the starport, shack has said if the orbital gets killed, we get tactical map, and thus we can deploy iron hammer fully on the starport

But it depends on the orbital dying

...if the orbital doesn't die we don't get to deploy so, order's not wasted I guess, it just won't happen.

[left thistle]

If the other infantry are up for it, I’d still like to HAT drop on to 3218, since that will get us in the fight quicker which storm desperately needs. Also it’d free up the odts to drop in the north where it’s a little to urban for a paradrop

[eager carbon]

true true
i can just put in the order for the deployment from the @ivory goblet and hope it lines up with them

in saying that
Planing on asking to be dropped at 3318 to get ready for providing AID

[hazy radish]

In the order make it clear what you'll be doing, not "planning to do such thing"

Assume that Atar0 is okay with the idea and will do the same as you, so describe what you're gonna do so it's clear to me

If his order doesn't come in/is not the same/whatever reasons, then your order will simply be discarded and will not happen

But if it does happen I'm gonna need to know how xD

But it depends on him, not me

[eager carbon]

the planing in the phrasing as in that is what i was telling Atar0 my plan

Putting order in now

[hazy radish]

oh, okay x)

[eager carbon]

What would the starting cords be?

[hazy radish]

Uhhhhh

let me see

[hazy radish]

#1383066706724913293 message Here ?

If you're landing at the starport from the Picket Line (aka atlas)

Otherwise if you're deploying withe Atar0 as a VTOL, I think for starting coords you can put "Atlas' Picket Line", since technically they don't have coords attributed to them right now

[eager carbon]

that works thanks Oh mighty Frenchboi... Great King, the Imperishable, Khemrikhara, The Great King of France, King of Kings, Opener of the Way, Wielder of the Divine Flame, Punisher of Nomads, The Great Unifier, Commander of the Golden Legion, Sacred of Appearance, Bringer of Light, Father of Hawks, Builder of Cities, Protector of the Two Worlds, Keeper of the Hours, Chosen of Ptra, High Steward of the Horizon, Sailor of the Great Vitae, Sentinel of the Two Realms, The Undisputed, Begetter of the Begat, Scourge of the Faithless, Carrion-feeder, First of the Charnel Valley, Rider of the Sacred Chariot, Vanquisher of Vermin, Champion of the Death Arena, Mighty Lion of the Infinite Plains, He Who Holds The Sceptre, Great Hawk Of The Heavens, Arch-Emperor of Talan, Waker of the Hierotitan, Monarch of the Sky, Majestic Emperor of the Shifting Sands, Champion of God, Breaker of the English Clans, Builder of the Great Pyramid, Terror of the Living, Master of the Never-Ending Horizon, Master of the Necropolises, Taker of Souls, Tyrant to the Foolish, Bearer of Ptra's Holy Blade, Scion of Usirian, Scion of Nehek, The Great, Chaser of Nightmares, Keeper of the Royal Herat, Founder of the Mortuary Cult, Banisher of the Grand Hierophant, High Lord Admiral of the Deathfleets, Guardian of the Charnal Pass, Tamer of the Liche King, Dismisser of the Warrior Queen, Charioteer of the Gods, He Who Does Not Serve, Slayer off Reddittras, Scarab Purger, Favoured of God, Player of the Great Game, Liberator of Life, Lord Sand, Wrangler of Scorpions, Emperor of the Dunes, Eternal Sovereign of Frances Legions, Seneschal of the Great Alpine Mountains, Curserer of the Living, Slayer of the Britons, Master of the Foxbats

and yes i did copy and paste that 😛

[hazy radish]

Hahaha

classic

[eager carbon]

@hazy radish
order in
hows it look before i gotta head to bed

[hazy radish]

[Breakdown and list all the movement you are using for tracking purposes.]
you should remove the things in brackets :P

After you exit the vtol you don't move, so you're holding then yes ?

[eager carbon]

opps haha
forgot one

I guess so yeah

[hazy radish]

Alright, make sure to note that down then, delete & repost please 👀

[Advance, Rush, Hold, Evasive, etc]
(this too)

[eager carbon]

can do
i can't provid aid this turn right?

[hazy radish]

🤔

I think you can right ?

Let me see

wdym by "aid" precisely ?

like, healing friendlies ?

[eager carbon]

yeah healing friendly

forgot what its called haha

[hazy radish]

oh yeah that you can and will do

healing :P

aid is for the civilians and it needs a special upgrade I remember

[iron arrow]

i think i'm gonna switch to atlas because apparently redwall is deploying this turn so they'll really be no need to drop after that and it'll probably take until turn 7 08 (generous estimate) for us to get out of elim then two more turns to get to crossroad so we're talking like t9-11 for me to do somethind but if i was in atlas they could be there by turn 6 or 7 if they want

[hazy radish]

...uhhhhh

not quite sure how to tell you this but since this has started I don't think you can change BG/TF now Sven 😅

• we are in atlas and getting deployed this turn normally

[eager carbon]

so can heal this turn?

[hazy radish]

You either take one of the vtols/hvtols with consent on the atlas sheet, or we hope the orbital gets taken down and if it does we'll land Iron Hammer in

[hazy radish]

ye :)

[eager carbon]

awesome

[iron arrow]

i'm onboard rn so it wouldn't be a pain for shack/tac coms which is the main thing that rule is in place to prevent

it'd be no different to switching before the campaign started

[hazy radish]

🤔

...okay, let me go ask in tac-com chat I guess

Fuck me, edited and now sven tho 😭

[iron arrow]

thanks French

[iron arrow]

..Sorry man

i just want to fight this campaign and not spend fifty more turns doing nothing

[hazy radish]

I get it

I've asked, we'll see what the council™ & shack think, if he gets to the message

[eager carbon]

ok hows that bossman?

[hazy radish]

Order Type: Landing and Healing
So, holding yes ??? xD

It's the advance or evasive or hold or other order type thingy

I swear, if you don't put hold I will do absolutely nothing against you

[eager carbon]

ohhh apologies haha

[hazy radish]

xD

[eager carbon]

i figured heal was the order type honestly

there third time is the charm

[hazy radish]

Order Type: Holding
Movement/Action Tracker:
Wait for VTOL to land

...which VTOL ?

🤣

[eager carbon]

gods fucking damn it

[hazy radish]

I swear we'll get there eventually

[eager carbon]

there

[hazy radish]

GOOD

I think that's good !

[eager carbon]

Huzza

[rapid pond]

Don’t medics have 4 medical supply?

[hazy radish]

yes BUT

he's a special medic

he's a medical corp :)

[eager carbon]

I am not just a medic

I am a medical corp

[rapid pond]

Oh yeah he’s a corpse

[hazy radish]

Nono, he's not a corpse yet

[rapid pond]

No it’s confirmed it’s necromancy

[eager carbon]

i will neither confirm nor deny how i heal

[rapid pond]

I will neither confirm or deny how much I want to dissect a robot

[hazy radish]

I will neither confirm or deny my love for hammers

and gambling

[rapid pond]

I will neither confirm or deny that you should’ve divorced

[hazy radish]

also this looks good to you lads ?

[eager carbon]

looks good to me

[rapid pond]

Well other than a different font it’s fine

But I dunno how much Shack enjoys french to leave it on an emblem

[hazy radish]

sigh

Not my fault we all voted for it.

If he's really arsed about it I'll put in the english version

[rapid pond]

Fair

[eager carbon]

what does it mean in french?

[hazy radish]

I don't know why he'd be tho.

"Every problem is a nail"

[rapid pond]

L’anglais est très barbant
-# || It means “English is very boring” for those who don’t know french||

God I need to know how to spell at least

[eager carbon]

that makes sense haha
love it more

[south ether]

Elk probleem is een spijker,
O well

[hazy radish]

ay i speak dutch, i understood that very well :)

(i don't speak dutch)

[muted eagle]

If he doesn't like it then surely it should be the second most liked one :p

[muted eagle]

Am I wrong? :p

[hazy radish]

grmblgrbmlgrbml

Oh hey bubbl3corn

[jolly cloud]

Yoyoyo

[hazy radish]

there's a small résumé in pins if you need help catching up

we'll be needing your vtol if you are okay with the risks involved 👀

[jolly cloud]

Once in Icarus always in Icarus 🫡

[hazy radish]

OH GOD NO HE'S AN ICARUS GUY

[left thistle]

Good morning all! I’ve been skimming to catch up. Do we no longer have fighter support for a HAT drop?

[jolly cloud]

I may need an assist on formulating my order, I’ll be hammering it out over my lunch break in a few hours

[hazy radish]

QUICKLY, @muted eagle, HIDE YOUR IDEA ABOUT GOING ABOARD ATLAS TO CELL'DAR MINES !!!

🤣

[hazy radish]

Uhhhhhhhhhhh

looks at pins

never had any idea of a fighter escort

worth a shout in atlas' comms if you wanna go there

[hazy radish]

Yep, not a problem, I haven't been caught up much but has anyone reached to you about getting transported ?

I'm looking at atlas sheet and it seems no one has, huh.

[jolly cloud]

Yup, nothing yet

Altho @eager carbon if you’re still in doubt on your pilot maybe I can swoop you in

[eager carbon]

I mean i be happy too

[jolly cloud]

🫡🫡

[hazy radish]

ay

problem fixed then innit

[jolly cloud]

Where are you wanting to go? I’m sure it’s in here somewhere but I’m bad at finding things 😅

[hazy radish]

Order Type: Holding
Movement/Action Tracker:
Wait for VTOL Valkor to land
Exit VTOL Valkor
Face south
Heal SCLPL

Starting Coords: Atlas' Picket Line
Ending Coords: 3318

from his order

[eager carbon]

which i gotta change again for name update haha

[hazy radish]

58th time the charm ! 🤣

[eager carbon]

hahhaa

[eager carbon]

Big ear yeah?

[eager carbon]

updated

[hazy radish]

Yippeeeeeeeee

[eager carbon]

also updated on Atlas's spreadsheet too

[jolly cloud]

Sounds good! Well I’m back to work, I’ll get mine all together over lunch

[eager carbon]

easy Thank you

[muted eagle]

@eager carbon I'm not sure if you can heal SCLPL 😅
I'm not sure if a dead unit counts as wounded

[eager carbon]

I thought they were just wounded not dead?

[muted eagle]

I mean... They have a skull above them... So I think they're dead

[eager carbon]

Just says requesting medical help here

[hazy radish]

🤔

[muted eagle]

The map in #campaign-briefing-room suggests that they are dead

[hazy radish]

looks at the final map

they ded.

[eager carbon]

Well crap

Time to update my order for a 5th time
But this be the last time cause i gotta go sleep

[hazy radish]

fuckin' hell xD

i mean

you can leave it as such

since technically you don't choose who you heal, it's just the closest one

but that helps for positionning i guess

[eager carbon]

Eh currently says its them.soo will change it to just heal

Right
Last time
I gotta head to bed haha

[muted eagle]

Also, it may say you need to submit order in 9 hours but... I doubt either me or french will really be awake then so... Feel free to post them overnight I guess

[eager carbon]

I got work in 8 hours soo haha

I can't

[muted eagle]

Fair enough

[hazy radish]

i'll be awake

[eager carbon]

Right
Order is in

Bedtime

Night Hammer

Good luck to us

[muted eagle]

Goodnight

[fluid viper]

I have no idea how to do my order honestly

[hazy radish]

Good news, you've got 9 hours to figure it out with us. :)

#1385617845831995402 message

there's the guideline here that should help you

[median epoch]

OK, biggest question I saw was how we're killing the Vulture. I won't say its a guarantee (no such thing) but with our 4 fighter firing everything, not in evasive (plus an AA missile), Fluffle's Bombers, the Black Pearl and a Fluffle ship, we're gonna get between 7-9 hits at once (they have 7 health). We're not at extreme range either, doing a full loop around it to make sure every hit is from behind, ignoring armor.

We're VERY confident that Frigate is gonna die. We're throwing everything at it.

[fluid viper]

This is gonna be cinematic AF.

Drop pods and VTOLS drop Storm into a massive gun fight. Men and bots die left and right.

Then a huge strike group flys in and blows the bot ship dropping reinforcements just in time for a huge wave of reinforcements to come roaring into the space port.

[south ether]

With a masive rooster flying in and dropping of some medics

[fluid viper]

Do we have to worry about falling debris in the city?

[rapid pond]

Uhhhh…. no?

[hazy radish]

CaptainShack — 15:33
French you already asked this question and I said no. I'm not doing switching between battlegroups
This caused issues last time. Literally hours for me. I'm not doing it again.

@iron arrow and that'll be a no

You're stuck with us it seems, for better or for worse.

[sleek cedar]

@ivory goblet Would you and I like to coordinate getting to the ground? Or do you want to be a logi bird?

[fluid viper]

I don't think we have space for a Logi bird

[hazy radish]

vtols can have supply and infantry at the same time

pretty usefull

[sleek cedar]

I thought VTOLs could forgo the 6FS and take additonal supply?

[hazy radish]

nono, they can take BOTH

from the full unit stat reference of the classes spreadsheet

vtol stronk !

[sleek cedar]

I understand that they can carry the 6FS AND 2 small supply, I thought they could not take the 6FS and take even more supply

[hazy radish]

I don't think they can

[fluid viper]

Also I don't think it is necessary. We have an entire BG coming in in a turn. We should be fine on supply

[sleek cedar]

I just didn't want to ask the pilot to do something they didn't want to do, hence the question.

[iron arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/its-over-its-genuinely-over-seal-sad-seal-breaking-news-gif-243396507301445550

no fighting for me

[sleek cedar]

Also @hazy radish seeing as your local time puts the deadline at midnight(?) for you and @muted eagle I think 10pm for you, to respect y'alls time, when would be appropriate to start pinging members of the BG now that we know there is a chance to have everyone operating this turn?

[hazy radish]

Uhm...

I'm hesitating between now or 4-5 hours before the deadline

[muted eagle]

11pm for me

[hazy radish]

I like to ping thoses who haven't put their orders a few hours before the deadline hits but

if we do it now we need to ping 24 people now 🤣

[muted eagle]

I'll probably start doing it at 8pm

[hazy radish]

It'll be alright bro

[muted eagle]

So about 5 hours from now

[eager lichen]

Yeah, we are down to 45% combat effectiveness (ground) in a single turn.

[sleek cedar]

My mathing didn't math my b lol

[hazy radish]

math is hard anyways

[sleek cedar]

I'm working through my first coffee of the day anyways

[eager lichen]

Yup, military logi.

This is actually less stressful than that time I was Coordinating Comms O during an emergency (though this time is longer).

[muted eagle]

Nah, maths is easy

[eager lichen]

Absolutely fucking not, you just witnessed STORM get massacred.

Unless you get two more BGs on board, in which case, sure!

[muted eagle]

Hey storm, wanna join us at Cell'Dar mines?

[eager lichen]

looks at STORM combat effectiveness

I'll get back to you once we finish this battle.

[sleek cedar]

Here is a question, for those that may remain inactive are they just going to get shoved out of the cargo holds at the spaceport so Atlas doesn't have to deal with them? If otherwise undelcared I wonder if the "Atlas deploys attached BG at port" will automatically move anyone that isn't using other methods of deployment.

[hazy radish]

'tis a joke, calm down 🤣

[hazy radish]

...that's a good question

No clue how I'm gonna solve that

[rigid oar]

Wow this has been a rowdy morning hasn’t it

[muted eagle]

I think they'll just have to be declared as MIA unfortunately

[south ether]

what would my movement breakdown be

[muted eagle]

Well, you'd launch from the picket line (0.5 speed)
You'd need to travel about 2-3 hexes above Elim, then you'd have to go down to the spaceport and drop me off here in hex 3216

Which you should have enough speed for

I hope

And then hope we don't get shot down on our way!

[south ether]

i have 5 speed
.5
3
2.5?

assumeing the frigate gets destyed, picket line can move to low orbit/land at spaceport, so 0.5 to leave 2 to move 1 to land and unload?

[left thistle]

Either way would get you enough speed to, since when transitioning from high orbit to the surface you can pick any hex you want to descend on

[muted eagle]

Might want to ask Atlas about it

They're the guys who I got the fact that we had enough speed to make it from

[south ether]

so semthing like this?
Unit Callsign: ADE
Unit Type: Vtol

Order Type: Advance
Movement/Action Tracker:

leave Picket line (.5)
move down to 3216 (2.5)
Land and unload Dice (1)

Starting Coords: in picket line
Ending Coords: 3216

Specific to your unit: Dice, 2 small supply
Facing: North West

Roleplay:

Alright final check,

Ade: Exo-atmosphere helmet mounted?
Jan: Check
Ade: riding harnass and sadle mounted?
Jan: Check
Ade: chin strapped mg mounted?
Jan: Check
Ade: passenger seats mounted?
Jan: Check
Ade: Siërra aa missles mounted to the Wings?
JanL no sir we haven't got any sir.
so you are telling me we gonna fly this rooster through an contested airspace without any form of selfprotection?
Jan: yes sir.

Ade: o well can't be helped.

Dice strap up it gonna be a bumpy ride

[round stag]

So are you guys able to deploy from the starport this round?

[solar bear]

Good morning guys...

That is a good question... I don't know what you guys decided...

@hazy radish

[south ether]

as far as i can tell atlass and fluffle are confident they can delete the enemy frigate, makin that the remaining atlas craft can declare iron hammer onboard land at spaceport and unload iron hammer

[south ether]

this is what ixen said the plan is at this moment

[hazy radish]

as he said @solar bear

& @round stag

[solar bear]

So I should put my order today saying I'm deploying on the sapceport??

[median epoch]

literally perfect

[round stag]

Ok and if you guys have things to spare south also needs help 16fs of bots are coming up this turn

[rigid oar]

Do we want to pin that as an example order?

[left thistle]

Yeah we’re likely paradropping all 4 of our inf squads on hill 3218

[hazy radish]

Yes. Basically, if the orbital dies, we're able to deploy on the spaceport this turn.
If it doesn't die, no biggie, we just won't get deployed this turn.

[hazy radish]

You're leaving picket line while in high orbit ?

[rigid oar]

@left thistle and @fluid viper what tile are we dropping? Are you both still good with dropping on 2919 and pushing behind the bots? Or is their a new plan?

[solar bear]

I'm working at the moment and then I going to go watch the F1 movie, when I back I post my order...

[left thistle]

I believe the plan is now hill 3218 so that our slow asses aren’t too far from the action to do anything

That cool with you?

[south ether]

if need be to get a medic down, otherwise just before touchdown

[left thistle]

And also we should start pinging the other two inf squads to get their input, this will rly only work if we have enough ppl to spread the damage around

[rigid oar]

Good with me. Just hope we dont get flanked ourselves by whats at 3018, 3418, and 3520

also is green cover?

[onyx basalt]

Green is elevated terrain I believe

[left thistle]

Green is high ground. And I think flanking only matters when we’re dug in

[rigid oar]

also also how many units have not secured a ride? we still have 3 VTOL with open spots, and 2 spots on LCKYDRP.

[left thistle]

Those two slots on LCKYDRP should be reserved for our other two inf if they’re willing to join this plan

[left thistle]

The other thing we can do is deploy from Pickett line into the space port and push out that way, but that limits our effectiveness this round

[rigid oar]

Yeah im just trying to get everyone who can onto a ride down if they want it. Also i think the plan to drop on 3218 is good. Spaceport is too congested right now.

[hazy radish]

go forth

[rigid oar]

@feral ivy Whats your plan for deployment? Are you getting in the LCKYDRP with us?

Also which wombat owns wraith squad?

Also are we even going to have enough people to load up into Eureka too? Or are they just going to drop some heavy supplies?

Also i wish the core rules stated how much defense a unit starts with or that the display of stats was a little more standardized.

[feral ivy]

Sorry. I've been struggling to keep up with the info. Lckydrp?

[hazy radish]

There's a pin to help resumé what's been happening

I'm trying to keep it updated too, but it's hard to keep up and I got work to do 😅

[rigid oar]

LCKYDRP is the HAT that me and a couple other inf are dropping out of at 3218 IE a hill just south of the space port. The goal is to flank the clankers and provide support for the units at the space port. We will be paradropping.

If you want your actions to be retold in song for the ages join us as we strike from the stars!

[hazy radish]

Jesus, 3218 ? damn.

Only now caught up on that.

[rigid oar]

@stark rune Looks like we will be jumping into the belly of the beast after all.

[stark rune]

Hell yeah brothers. I'll get caught up and get the orders in

Still two open slots on the flight to hell

[eager lichen]

ANGEL and HOUND still need a medic, have inputted their requests and locations into the C5 Logi Hub.

[feral ivy]

Ooh rah. The Ashline Trench Dogs will join ya'll in the drop

[rigid oar]

I am already strapped in and ready

[rigid oar]

ANOTHER JOINS US ON THE FLIGHT TO GLORY!

[feral ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/halo-halo2-halo-oorah-gif-15782884

[hazy radish]

I hope you guys are aware of the risks is all I ask 😅

[round stag]

Unless I’m wrong you can still dig in when jumping from a hat since it cost no movement on the infantry side

[stark rune]

in 4 hours I will write up my order. @round stag I saw people agreeing with that yesterday

[rigid oar]

Yes it does cost no movement to drop so we can always land, hold, and dig in.

[feral ivy]

Diggy diggy hole?

[feral ivy]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

[rigid oar]

Which is probably the plan. Ideally we have 4 inf drop in LCKYDRP so we can dig in 4 directions so that at least one of is not getting flanked

They can only really flank us from 3118, 3119, and 3319. I doubt any unit is going to go to 3219

But if we cover each others backs it should work out.

so for those on LCKYDRP (IE @feral ivy @left thistle @fluid viper) pick a direction please.

Ill cover what ever isnt picked

Our goal is probably to protect HUSKY the most as the engineer are worth more then we infantry are.

I honestly wish i had melee weapons cus i would have dropped and then charged the unit already their.

Let me know if am yapping to much.

[feral ivy]

I'll take 3118 if it's no problem

[muted eagle]

And yeah, that should be about right I think

[median epoch]

Checking in.

PARADROP TARGET: 3218, SE of Starport
Units will have full movement after drop, recommended to Dig in/build sandbags/heal wounded.

that look right to y'all?

[rigid oar]

That is the plan. We are going to dig in faceing different directions so we dong get flanked

We should have on person facing 3118, 3119, and 3319 at the vary least, though if we can get the last inf onto lucky drop that would be amazing.

[hazy radish]

DONT YOU DARE MAKE HIM DIE

[rigid oar]

Also is it ok if add you to LCKYDRP on the spread sheet?

[hazy radish]

average amount of yapping inside iron hammer, proceed

[feral ivy]

go for it

[rigid oar]

Thanks

[rigid oar]

I didnt realize they where rookie numbers. I gotta step up the yapping then.

Engineers cant dig in can they?

[median epoch]

they can yes

all infantry

[round stag]

The only one that can’t is pai now I believe

[rigid oar]

I was going to complain about legibility but it turns out i cant rid and i missed the Dig In at the bottom of their action list. My b

[median epoch]

-# cries in PAI

[rigid oar]

Can PAI paradrop too? Also it makes sense. Hard to throw down sandbags when your holding a massive machine gun.

Also was PAI busted at some point because i keep hearing about nerfs they got.

[round stag]

It was when they where dug in a building they couldn’t be killed by anything less then a tank and even then it could take multi turns at best it was 4 defence 1 armour at first then was 2 def 2 armour which was considered still to much so you can’t dig in anymore

[rigid oar]

RIP space marines (PAI). Too busted for their own good

[fluid viper]

I don't need their help to make myself die gloriously

[rigid oar]

Mines can be dropped at now once secured.

[fluid viper]

Just let me know which way to point the sandbags

[median epoch]

I think PAI can paradrop. There's nothing that indicates that they can't. It seems a little hard to conceptualize.

[round stag]

They can I believe since there still infantry

[fluid viper]

So I say Hold-in LckyDrp
Paradrop in 3218
Face 3319 (SE)
Build Sandbags

Is that my orders for turn?

[rigid oar]

So if your facing 3319, and krieg is faceing 3118 we only need someone to face 3119 and 3217 just in case the bot unit moves up. Unless you think they are going to push to 3219 but i guess whoever is watching 3119 cand watch 3219 as well.

So for now that sounds good.

Just need to know what way @left thistle wants to face and then i will have my orders as well.

[feral ivy]

did i do this correctly?

Unit Callsign: Kilo
Unit Type: Infantry Squad

Order Type: Dig in
Movement/Action Tracker:
Transit on HAT LCKYDRP.
Paradrop from HAT LCKYDRP to Coords 3218.
Face WNW (3118).
Dig in.

Starting Coords: Picket Line
Ending Coords: 3218

Specific to your unit: N/A
Facing: West by Northwest (3118)

Roleplay: "Get your boots in the dirt and your rifles in the mud. This isn't a landing—it's a grave waiting for a name. Dig like you mean to be the last ones breathing in it." -Pack Sergeant Varn to Kilo Squad.

[rigid oar]

@hazy radish Do you want cardinal directions when we pick what direction we are faceing or do you want which face of the hexagon we are looking at? Also if a unit was facing 3119 from 3218 could they also shoot at units in 3219. Also if lets say their are two units in 3218 and one is facing 3118 and one is facing 3319 and an enemy unit from 3319 shoots into 3218 would it hit the unit its flanking (the one looking at 3118) or would it hit the unit facing it?

[rigid oar]

I think picket line is units coming through the space port. I think starting cords is LCKDRP HAT. Could be wrong though.

[hazy radish]

Cardinal direction is prefered, but an image is even better.

[feral ivy]

i did both cardinal and coords

[hazy radish]

Also if a unit was facing 3119 from 3218 could they also shoot at units in 3219. Also if lets say their are two units in 3218 and one is facing 3118 and one is facing 3319 and an enemy unit from 3319 shoots into 3218 would it hit the unit its flanking (the one looking at 3118) or would it hit the unit facing it?

uhhhhhh

hold on let me get the map with the hex grid on

lots of numbers thrown at me lol

[rigid oar]

Yuh sorry for the word and number soup

was just the best way i could think of doing it

[hazy radish]

#1385617845831995402 message @south ether gonna ask again, are you getting out of the picket line when it's in high orbit, or when it's docked to the starport ?

Also if a unit was facing 3119 from 3218 could they also shoot at units in 3219.
yes

[rigid oar]

This is what i am referring too for the last part of my question.

[hazy radish]

think both can shoot ? dunno, you get flanked for sure but I think you can shoot back ?...

[rigid oar]

No i mean what unit does the enemy shoot

My question was if a enmey unit is coming from the red arrow and shoots at 3218 does it hit unit B or unit A.

I can ask in Meta Comm if you want.

Dont want to overwhelm you

[stark rune]

intended flight route

[rigid oar]

Sounds good Failhouse. Star's speed your path buddy.

[hazy radish]

unit A

the first one that's facing

Because i think infantry blocks shots ?

read that a while ago

[rigid oar]

Cool. I sent it in meta comm just to double check. Thank you for answering my questions.

[hazy radish]

...are you guys paradropping on TOP of the bots ?!?!

[rigid oar]

yes

They will probably either move back to 3219 or move forward to 3217

[muted eagle]

Yes, it's always the right gamble boss

[rigid oar]

Also we can shoot while digging in i believe

[fluid viper]

I don't have a gun as a note. I am an engineer. I want to join someone else facing towards the enemy because I can give myself and 1 other unit +1 armor with sandbags on the turn we drop.

[hazy radish]

...what if they move after you paradrop tho ?

this is all risky boys jesus

Make sure you guys know the risks alright ? 🤣

[fluid viper]

We know

[rigid oar]

Thats why i am trying to get someone facing each direction

so that we cant be flanked

[hazy radish]

I'm scared for y'all but if y'all are willing then I'm good too, just don't wish to see good men die so early.

[rigid oar]

WE WILL MAKE A FORT OF THE GODS ON THAT HILL

[rigid oar]

Maybe you should face with me then.

[round stag]

From the mid round they seems to be belining to the starport

[fluid viper]

Alright which way are you facing?

[feral ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/unpacking-moving-in-boxes-scared-surprised-gif-11819674

[rigid oar]

Probably 3219 so that i can shoot at anything in 3119, 3219, and 3319

[muted eagle]

Cell'Dar anyone? :p

[rigid oar]

and stop us from getting flanked if any bot moves to those positions.

[stark rune]

I see 3 inf and 1 engi loaded up in the hat. Was there a 4th inf?

[rigid oar]

I dont think we can use it until it has been secured. Plus im not leaving storm

[fluid viper]

No we are dedicated

[hazy radish]

nooooooo VIVIAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[rigid oar]

We are waiting on them to respond.

[hazy radish]

:(

[rigid oar]

Ideally they face north

[muted eagle]

I know, we aren't leaving storm behind, was just joking around

[stark rune]

roger. I'll check back in a bit. Once the ship is full I'll issue the order

[fluid viper]

Did anyone ping them?

[rigid oar]

just in case the bots push up.

[rigid oar]

IDK their discord name but i have asked twice.

[hazy radish]

Is it one of iron hammer's inf ?

[rigid oar]

its wombat with unit wraith

[fluid viper]

Yes

[hazy radish]

Can check callsign compared to discord name in the spreadsheet.

[rigid oar]

but their are three wombats in the sever

[hazy radish]

easy task 👀

[rigid oar]

I did check that

[hazy radish]

oh fuck which wombat

now i get you

🤣

[fluid viper]

We can be rude and ping all 3

[rigid oar]

their is @lost elk , @primal delta, and @orchid phoenix

[fluid viper]

Lmao

[hazy radish]

And he's pinged all 3

...I was gonna look through the dossiers...

[rigid oar]

Haha sorry. If it was rude i will apologies.

[fluid viper]

I'm crying omg

[hazy radish]

#1383066706724913293 message

So, c.wombat is the good wombat

...edited that in on the spreadsheet 🤣

[muted eagle]

Is anyone going on the HVTOL?

[rigid oar]

Coolio. Im almost tempted to ping the other two an apology but i feel like pinging them would defeat the purpose. If you read this not c.wombat then im sorry for pinging you

[fluid viper]

If I don't have to move I can Sandbag and upgrade to a trench in 1 turn.

Or sandbag in 2 directions.

[rigid oar]

You wont have to move

paradropping does not require movement

[muted eagle]

I nominate @hazy radish to take the HVTOL down

[hazy radish]

While I do have a history with that hvtol fwiend, I don't wanna take the hvtol to go down 🤣

The starport will be very much fine for me. :)

[muted eagle]

Yeah, though I think it's preferable to take what we can by VTOL just incase the picket line isn't able to dock in the spaceport this turn

[hazy radish]

I'm not willing to take the risks personally

the trip seems less then safe for me 😅

[fluid viper]

https://tenor.com/view/breaking-bad-coward-gif-10336863

[muted eagle]

But it's always the right gamble, don't you know? :P

[south ether]

Storm needs help

[fluid viper]

Storm needs help and I can provide some.

[rigid oar]

If @left thistle faces towards 3318 then this should be the final result. We will be dug in and faceing all directions.

Also let me know if I seem to be too bossy. I dont want anyone else to feel like im bossing them around or that they dont have a choice. If you feel that way just tell me to shove it and go where ever you want.

[eager lichen]

You can't land? The Starport isn't an airfield this time.

[fluid viper]

No I am just happy someone is making a concrete plan. It has remained nebulous for too long

[eager lichen]

fuck you, we need reinforcements- /teasing

[rigid oar]

Well the plan is to make a FORT OF THE GODS ON THAT HILL.

[hazy radish]

Everyone's choice is their own here.

Gotta keep that in mind.

[stark rune]

Not landing, just routing there. Next turn there will be an atlas orbital I can land in

[fluid viper]

Well you specifically don't. Reinforcements won't do you any good.

[eager lichen]

Ah, alright!

[hazy radish]

It is so confusing with all that's needed and all the coordination needed that I just can't bring myself to make any kind of plan.

[rigid oar]

Thats what im saying. If someone doesnt agree thats compeltly find. Just tell me to shove it and do your own thing.

[eager lichen]

ouch

[left thistle]

We should all probably face that way first in order to kill this three squads no?

[fluid viper]

Sorry

[left thistle]

Sorry shit popped off at work so I haven’t rly been around

[eager lichen]

Sorry, it was a pretty funny joke!

Canadians 6 seconds into a conversation

[fluid viper]

I am not Canadian. I am Minnesotan. There is a difference.

We don't bag our milk.

[rapid pond]

Sorry but please elaborate
-# In all honesty, aside of humour I don’t understand

[hazy radish]

I'll brb and make myself some food.

[rigid oar]

Goals is survivability right? So when making the plan my main goals was that non of us get flanked because we dont know where the bots in 3218 or 3018 are going to go.

If you think we should rotate thats fair

[fluid viper]

They have speed 1. If we pile the East and south side of the hill they may not get involved.

Until next turn.

[rigid oar]

can they not shoot while moving from 3118/3119 to 3218?

Or do they have to move into 3218 to shoot at it?

Also it seems like a pretty big group so idk if you guys want to take the chance of getting flanked and wiped.

cause we could argue that we shouldnt guard the north because thats where our forces are but i am worried about the bots in 3218 moving up to 3217 because their is no infantry their and then shooting us in the back. But if you and crown believe its better to pile in on the east and south side then i will support that. Though technically i am prepping the south either way.

[eager lichen]

Canadians supposedly apologize a lot.

[rapid pond]

No the milk part

[eager lichen]

@hazy radish and everyoneelse in Iron Hammer,

FILL OUT YOUR UNIT INTENDED POSITIONS. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO MURDER TWO BGS AND A TF.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TlipG7FZis_Y_igHiP6BRMkMDG7mIVoyPAWfzlBYvx8/edit?usp=sharing

[eager lichen]

Ah. Apparently Ontario sells their milks in bags.

Wouldn't know. Albertan here, it's still in jugs in our stores.

[rapid pond]

Ah… okay then

I just didn’t get it since I heard milk bags were created, but never seen one

[muted eagle]

Maybe we can go to Cell'Dar after Elim

[rapid pond]

I mean…

If you deploy you’d probably be stuck at Elim for a few turns

Unless if the bots decide to dip

[muted eagle]

Yeah

If only we had more VTOLs and HATs so we could fly over to it

[hazy radish]

Christ, you think I know ?!

[rapid pond]

Wait…

[hazy radish]

Half of us I don't have news of
Another half I do but have no idea who is going where exactly
The last half I know about where they're going roughly but not exactly

[rapid pond]

PAPER WORK?!

[left thistle]

Wait we could all word our orders like this which much cover all our bases:
“unit is paradropping on 3218 and engaging enemies present before digging in facing [xxxx] direction”

[rigid oar]

yeah thats the plan

[left thistle]

Great I just wanted to make sure we actually cleared the hill before we started digging in on it lol

[rigid oar]

@feral ivy Do you want to edit your order to match the one crown just posted? to include the "engaging enemies present part"?

[eager lichen]

Yes, Paperwork. I'm filing STORM's paperwork, the other BGs get to deal with their own.

[rapid pond]

Ty

[left thistle]

Who’s facing where already btw?

[orchid phoenix]

https://tenor.com/view/who-pinged-me-ping-discord-up-opening-door-gif-20065356

[rapid pond]

No wonder your title is “adjutant”

[rigid oar]

Im Sorry 😦

[fierce dirge]

For those that cant drop: vehicles, do we just file nothing?

[feral ivy]

sonova. Yes. i'll edit it

[rigid oar]

Me and engi facing south, k facing northwest, and you facing north east. This should give us a 360 view

Im B, Krieg is K, Your C, and Engi is H

[rigid oar]

Also sorry 😦

[rapid pond]

No means to go on at your work

But engineers have an FS of 4

[orchid phoenix]

It's alright, what did you need?

[rapid pond]

The image in #campaign-briefing-room is wrong and done on a misconception that all those in the starport were infantry

[rigid oar]

I didnt know what wombat was in our battle group. you are free to go. Again sorry for the needles ping.

[feral ivy]

nah its ok. easy fix

[rigid oar]

Cool

[orchid phoenix]

👍

[rigid oar]

If we get a 4th inf to drop with us we can put them faceing 3319 and shore up our defences even more.

[left thistle]

I would rather face 3319 tbh, there shouldn’t be no enemies to our north

[rapid pond]

Coughs in potential ODTs

[old lark]

No skull icons on the latest tac map, and they marked the locations of incoming drop pods on the previous one

[rigid oar]

Im afraid of the bot unit in 3218 moving north but i understand if you rather face 3319. Ideally your right we wipe out the bots before they move north. Honestly its your call to make

[rapid pond]

You sure?

I know it’s a coincide which could be deemed that

But I doubt that’s the reason

[old lark]

Like 99% sure. There was no unit there before, just a skull icon, and then there was one with the explicit mention of drop pods landing

[rapid pond]

That’s a fair reason, but Shack could’ve just done it as a one off

[left thistle]

That’s the death icon for that squad lol

[rapid pond]

Oh yeah…

[old lark]

not that skull icon lol

[tired jewel]

Small skull icons on the map before with bot heads are incomming drop pods. He did the same think in C2.

That skull is a dead unit. RIP Skislav

[left thistle]

Eh im fine digging in that way this turn, can always make an adjustment next turn if we do wipe the enemies

[old lark]

location at 3315: bot skull icon with a red aura

[tired jewel]

Yep, those are 3 drop pods coming in from the frigate above the city.

We did not know that at the time thats what they are.... but we know now!

[old lark]

ye

[rapid pond]

Look, for all we know Shack may’ve did it as an initial warning

[rigid oar]

That's what i was thinking. But like I said up to you. I will be facing south (so i can watch 3119, 3219, and 3319) regardless so i will be putting my orders soon.

[rapid pond]

We don’t really know if it means no ODTs this round

[old lark]

Bad precedent to change or remove symbology in the middle of an active (and very fast-paced) campaign, and Shack knows that

[rapid pond]

Literally being real, Shack has made multiple mistakes on said map, counting 3 non-combatants as inf, accidentally upscaling 2 VTOLs to HVTOLs and forgetting to mention unit damage on T13C

Also gabagabagoo, shack has literally just called Noxima, an engineer, infantry due to the map still being incorrect

[left thistle]

Sounds good. Also we’re confirmed on actually being able to paradrop, engage and dig in in one turn right?

[rigid oar]

But also like this is something everyone is doing in their free time for free. Its ok for stuff to be messed up and fix.

[rigid oar]

Yes, drop, clear, dig in.

[rapid pond]

So understand that even if Shack didn’t want to change images, he may have forgot to do so

[left thistle]

Word, did we get that last inf squad on board too?

[rigid oar]

The rules dont say that we cant fire will dig in.

[rapid pond]

I am not saying you are wrong, I am stating that you could be wrong (which are 2 separate things)

[rigid oar]

They still havnt responded to the ping. If they dont they dont, but if they do its just an added bonus at this point.

[old lark]

Possible. he could have also neglected to mention an incoming asteroid. We can't plan based on vague meta hypotheticals

[rapid pond]

Well… we did

And we still do

[left thistle]

More bodies to soak the damage 👀

[rapid pond]

We literally last round had a slight hypothetical (if any of you were present reading the chat while Atlas’ spokesman was here) about them and Fluffle (I don’t exactly recall which TFs it were) assuming all unkown IFFs were hostile and planned battle procedures

And now SB are preparing for the worse, if the oncoming unknowns are hostile

[rigid oar]

Yeah and a dedicated clear unit might be nice. But i get it. This has been alot and part of the reason I have had a good amount of time to message in here is because my new job doesnt start till the 14th so i get someone who is in school or working not having enough time to get on here consistently.

[rapid pond]

I don’t really care if I am right or wrong, but it’s hypocritical to say we aren’t using vague details for planning, when for basically a whole week after the initial intel drop, almost every TF (and before it even) made plans on hypothetical conditions on the system

[old lark]

Our best info says drop pods are marked. We can't plan on the french foreign legion unexpectedly appearing in the middle of our formation and shooting us all to heck when we have good evidence that we would have warning if that were to happen. If we did, we would hightail it for the gate immediately, because 500 bot battleships would be in orbit above Elim next turn.

What came of that planning last turn, exactly? It certainly didn't do anything for Storm

[rapid pond]

Okay being real, a vague hypothetical is not the same as outright breaking the rules of actual unit stats

[hazy radish]

Uhm

Soooooo... We got the HAT & VTOL drop thingies, anyone know about how the starport deployment is gonna go for us ?

[tired jewel]

Are you guys landing at the star port this turn?

[left thistle]

YESSSSSS

I say we scrap everything and bum rush Cell’Dar

[eager lichen]

@muted eagle : STAINZ is already being healed by FATE. I would go after ENNI, they can't be healed to full by PEDRO61 (owing to FS roll now), so they might be the better target.

[tired jewel]

saving Commander Enni

[hazy radish]

If the orbital gets killed, we are

I'll get my order squared up.

[rigid oar]

If we are dropping out of a HAT is it tehcnically landing at the star port?

[rapid pond]

Nope

[tired jewel]

Then you would land at one of the 4 pads and if you look REALLY closely at the map, it looks like there are doors in the cardinal directions of the starport... so you could exit out of that building on any of the cardinal directions into the nearby hexes.

[rapid pond]

HATs can deploy infantry while flying

Aka anything smaller than a vehicle can exit a HAT without them landing

[left thistle]

Wait random question, do we know if one unit digging in would block a unit behind them, like would you digging in shield my back from shots coming from the SW?

[rapid pond]

Nope

Pretty sure if a guy walks around you, your armour goes to 0 from said attacker

[rigid oar]

Thats what i double checked and French said yes.

[hazy radish]

Basically, if you're in a hat/vtol/hvtol, you are getting deployed unless you get killed in transport

If not, you are only getting deployed by the starport if the ennemy orbital above elim city is cleared

[rigid oar]

So me digging into the south stops crown and krieg from getting flanked

[left thistle]

So id get your defensive bonus? Or would you just take all the shots?

[rigid oar]

I would take the shots and you wouldnt lose your digin bonus

[rapid pond]

Well, just for context, units normally shoot the enemy they are most effective against

[eager lichen]

But units also need LOS, and shooting through units is difficult.

[rapid pond]

Yes that

[rigid oar]

I asked in Meta-Comm and it cam down to ask your TAC and TAC said since infantry block line of sight they would hit the closer unit first

[rapid pond]

Well they attack closer first bc of simplicity and also as EC said it’s awkward to shoot between infantry

[left thistle]

Lovely, I was thinking it’d be rly funny if we did this turtle and the bots just shot over our heads into our backs lmao

[rapid pond]

Wait, if you’re landing with an engineer, couldn’t you just build some sandbags?

[rigid oar]

Thats the plan

We are digging in. Building a fort on the hill.

[left thistle]

We’re also on a hill and they wouldn’t be so the LOS would be even more borked for them

[rapid pond]

Btw on a technicality, you can build 2 pair of sandbags

Since 0.5 speed for each sandbag

[rigid oar]

Yeah i thought so too which is why i tried to clear it up before i made the plan. Would be really funny.

[rigid oar]

Based

[rapid pond]

Letting you know before I forget
Or you could get the guy (if they have favourites) to turn the sandbags into a trench

[rigid oar]

I think they where going to make trenches but two sand bags might be better.

[rapid pond]

2 sandbags would for now

As trenches (all it states) is that you can move whilst dug in (probably also gives you the armour if flanked, unlike sandbags)

However the flanking part doesn’t matter to you as you’re doing a triangle defensive formation

[rigid oar]

Yeah. all of that. I agree.

[tired jewel]

It gives them the ability to move and keep their dug in bonus.... so long as your moving within the trench network.

For a total of 1 armor and 2 defense. (stackable with other sources of defense)

[rigid oar]

At this point it is up to them. I trust my ENGI's and so should you!

[hazy radish]

there goes me order

[rapid pond]

Tbh I deem trenches more important later

btw if your boys get tired of combat after this turn, those by sandbags can dig some trenches for the engineers

So it depends if ya want a guy who can move immediately and keep said bonus, or armour on 2 units

… maybe all 3 I dunno how Shack will make this work

[rigid oar]

Watch it as it goes

[rigid oar]

Sandbag based off direction makes the most sense though trench network covering the entire hex would be a generous interpretation. Also dont you have to have sandbags to make trenches? if so wouldnt the trenches be based on where the sandbags where?

[rapid pond]

Yes

To the last part it’s a yes

Since you build up to a trench

[hazy radish]

stretches

It's time to throw some pings, who boy

[rapid pond]

don’t throw too many or else you’ll annoy the bot

[hazy radish]

#1385617845831995402 message @muted eagle ...nice callsign and unit type there vivian

[hazy radish]

10 max I was told

[eager lichen]

Bump

@muted eagle : STAINZ is already being healed by FATE. I would go after ENNI, they can't be healed to full by PEDRO61 (owing to FS roll now), so they might be the better target.

[muted eagle]

Oops

[hazy radish]

You cannot chose who you heal, it's just proximity btw

[eager lichen]

Eh? It's an action now, and a roll.

[hazy radish]

yes but like firing you can't chose who you fire at now can you ?

so you heal the closest one right ?

[eager lichen]

... We specified healing for STORM during our previous round?-

[hazy radish]

a

huh

interesting

that's changed

[eager lichen]

Also, because it's medical supplies now, you have to declare that you are healing. You can't go into medical supply debt.

[hazy radish]

oh.

#1385617845831995402 message

...so that just says "heal" and I told him not to put in who he's healing cuz healing is proxy as i thought it still was like c3

great, that's fucked up.

[eager lichen]

Ah. @eager carbon , you are healing RHINO.

[hazy radish]

he's asleep.

😅

[rapid pond]

https://tenor.com/view/meetspy-spy-meet-the-spy-gif-22795840

[eager lichen]

Eh well, worst comes to worst, you as TCO have quite a bit of discretion to fix your mistakes and go off intent.

[rapid pond]

I think we found French

But in all seriousness, maybe double check the rules before giving a final decision

[hazy radish]

Yeah I mean, there's so much stuff that's changed now, like medics still need to be proxy but I thought they didn't need to specify who they're healing y'know ?

because then you'd have a bunch of medic specify a target and that gets annoying, that was the whole reason shack removed people choosing who to aim at 😅

But I guess that's back on the menu, it seems

Look it's my first time in V5 rules aswell, dashing was in V3, give me a break ocdt 😅

[eager lichen]

Primary Action Heal: Target wounded unit regains D6 FS capped at the medics current Force Strength (FS) using up 1 Medical Supply per Action.

Target wounded unit

[hazy radish]

YEAH IVE READ IT NOW

CAN I NOT GET DOGPILLED ON

CHRIST 🤣

[rapid pond]

But french… THE PILE

[muted eagle]

I'm not sure if I have the movement to reach ENNI, you'd have to ask Adelbert to also land somewhere else... And adelbert is offline 😅

[old lark]

Warmonger loves the pile! Dog or otherwise!

[rigid oar]

Order sent. Wish the fighting men and women of the LCKYDRP luck. We will need it.

[hazy radish]

@iron arrow @dim plaza @left thistle @lost elk @rough granite @ivory goblet @limber cargo @solar bear @sleek cedar @fierce dirge

Hello, lovely ladies and gentlemen. 👀

Iron Hammer's first round of orders is due in about 4 hours from when this message has been posted !

Make sure to get your first orders in before the deadline, there's a pinned message with (hopefully) up to date plans, if you need catching up you can always ask here !

As if you're lazy to read the pins, there are some HATs/VTOLs/HVTOLs from us, atlas & storm deploying early going from elim high orbit into elim city proper, paradropping and landing troops from us.
If you think this is too risky, or you just cannot get paradropped/landed as you're a heavy vehicle, you can always put an order like I did to deploy on the starport. If the ennemy orbital in high orbit gets killed, we'll be able to deploy this round instead of the next one, gaining some precious time for defending it with storm !

2nd round of ping to come in a few minutes.

[fierce dirge]

These plans so much. So I can just deploy normally in the Starport?

[rigid oar]

@lost elk We would still love for you join us on the LCKYDRP if you want! But done feel pressured too.

[eager lichen]

if you could also kindly fill out the coordination sheet as you put in your orders, that would be appreciated.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TlipG7FZis_Y_igHiP6BRMkMDG7mIVoyPAWfzlBYvx8/edit?usp=drivesdk

[rigid oar]

Honestly do what you want. If you dont like the plans or find them to hard to keep up with thats understandable. No point in doing something you dont find fun.

[hazy radish]

Yuhuh.

you can always put an order like I did to deploy on the starport. If the ennemy orbital in high orbit gets killed, we'll be able to deploy this round instead of the next one, gaining some precious time for defending it with storm !

This the part of the message that interests you 👀

[iron arrow]

Atlas peeps just told me we'll probabky be in range to drop this turn

[rigid oar]

do we fill out the cordination sheet if we are comingout of a HAT or is it only picket line units?

[iron arrow]

we're so back

[rigid oar]

I mean i filled it out anyways but.

[hazy radish]

we're so back

hey since you're infantry, can't you join in @rigid oar's plan of getting in a hat and helping come in help storm @iron arrow ?

[hazy radish]

You who wants instant combat, this hat paradrop is either gonna be insta-death or glorious fighting getting dropped.

[south ether]

I can repost i 2 ish hours

[left thistle]

-# i was the first to suggest it

Wha- who said that?

[rigid oar]

YES JOIN US. We have room for one more inf that wants to join us defending the hill

[iron arrow]

uh what plan

[eager lichen]

If you are in the ground map, fill it out, please.

[iron arrow]

sorry

[hazy radish]

Perfect, just make sure to note if you leave the picket line while it's in high orbit, or if you leave the picket line when it's landed

[rigid oar]

I did but i was just double checking

[rigid oar]

Give me one minute

[thorn sand]

Will I be coming out of Picket line if the orbital gets cleared? I’m arty and would like to know if I should use my speed to deploy and fire if/when I’m dropped off.

[hazy radish]

Cagereal can explain it, but roughly, take atlas' hat, smash some infantry in there, paradrop south-west of storm, kill some bots.

[rigid oar]

We are paradropping here, clearing the bots, and then digging in to watch all sides

[iron arrow]

Sorry but no i am dropping

[hazy radish]

Correct !
As for that, I think that would be greatly appreciated as I don't think you're gonna have anywhere to go due to the bot's proximity. This however might make you vulnerable :/

[left thistle]

Also, if your an odt it might be worth dropping somewhere else since you don’t get terrain penalties and have more flexibility

[iron arrow]

via drop pods to be specific

[rigid oar]

We should be dug in from all sides and can push out after then initial turn where ever we see fit.

no paradropping but you can drop near us if you want

[thorn sand]

So deploy, set up, and shoot North?

[rigid oar]

you are not beholden to the same restrictions as we are

[hazy radish]

@simple elm @charred swift @atomic basalt @sour flame @odd lake @fluid viper @atomic pulsar @thorn sand

Hello, lovely ladies and gentlemen. 👀

Iron Hammer's first round of orders is due in about 4 hours from when this message has been posted !

Make sure to get your first orders in before the deadline, there's a pinned message with (hopefully) up to date plans, if you need catching up you can always ask here !

As if you're lazy to read the pins, there are some HATs/VTOLs/HVTOLs from us, atlas & storm deploying early going from elim high orbit into elim city proper, paradropping and landing troops from us.
If you think this is too risky, or you just cannot get paradropped/landed as you're a heavy vehicle, you can always put an order like I did to deploy on the starport. If the ennemy orbital in high orbit gets killed, we'll be able to deploy this round instead of the next one, gaining some precious time for defending it with storm !

And that's it for the rounds of pings so far.

[eager lichen]

if you could also kindly fill out the coordination sheet as you put in your orders, that would be appreciated.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TlipG7FZis_Y_igHiP6BRMkMDG7mIVoyPAWfzlBYvx8/edit?usp=drivesdk

[iron arrow]

i'm probably going to drop 3215 to envelop the big bot cluster

[rigid oar]

Thats completly fair.

I think the north is going to struggle a bit

[hazy radish]

🤔

Maybe shoot where there's the most ennemies ? Since arty debuffs ? I got this handy dandy map done with color overlays for clarity

You can still shoot north if you want , that's not a problem, just making sure you see the options at your disposal

[fierce dirge]

Because I have range 2, I intend to go south of the Starport

[thorn sand]

Alrighty, thanks!

[eager lichen]

NW would probably let you hit the most enemies at once, but we suspect it's armor, not defense.

[rigid oar]

Besides i think wombat i the only inf that has not picked deployment

[hazy radish]

Not an issue, do what feels right for you.

[left thistle]

My order is in

[hazy radish]

I'll give another round of pings in a few hours or so.

[hazy radish]

If it's 1hour before the deadline and I'm not back, feel free anyone to take this message & ping thoses who haven't put their order in yet 👀

10 ping max/message or the bot will bap you. (and leave a 5min gap between 2 big messages of pings)

[thorn sand]

Say, do either of the primary actions for artillery actually do damage?

[rigid oar]

I think it has a normal attack

[hazy radish]

nope, unless you're attacking an orbital in low orbit

I think SPG's got the range and direct damage compared to arty

[eager lichen]

Nope.

[eager lichen]

Yeah, the sidegrade refit.

[hazy radish]

So either bombard to reduce defense around range 1, or funnel choose a unit and push it 0.5 range in the direction of your choice

[rigid oar]

Or you can do a normal attack with no benifit right?

[left thistle]

Oh funneling would be very clutch rn

[thorn sand]

Hmm. I suppose I could funnel one of the bots away from the more wounded squads then?

[rigid oar]

Funnel would still be more usefull yeah

[hazy radish]

only spg :s

[left thistle]

Honestly if you funnel them away from a squad you could save their lives depending on the turn order

[rigid oar]

I get why but kinda sucks

[hazy radish]

seems like a good idea yeah

[thorn sand]

The dismounted crew can attack for 3fs.

[median epoch]

How goes ground deployment?

[left thistle]

I mean 4 range direct damage is massively op, that’s almost half the map lol

[eager lichen]

... are they armed???

[muted eagle]

Ah fuck, I copied my orders before deleting, but I copied something else before pasting the orders back and fixing it... 😅

[left thistle]

Good! LCKYDRP is briefed on the hill 3218 paradrop plan right?

[median epoch]

that's the target, that's all I know though

[limber cargo]

Oh lord I have no idea what I should do

[rigid oar]

Yeah i know thats exactly why. I think i remember shack nerfing it way back because of that reason

[rigid oar]

I believe they are

[left thistle]

Wonderful!

[median epoch]

we may end up dividing you between the two HATs to save them some loading speed, so we just need the final roster of paradroppers to assign them a transport

[rigid oar]

i think @fluid viper is the only one who doesnt have orders in for the LCKYDRP group.

[left thistle]

As long as that’d allow us to all drop in the same place, that’s totally fine, j keep us updated

[left thistle]

Well, also our last inf, but we haven’t heard from them at all yet

[rigid oar]

Do we have to do anything about that on our end?

[rigid oar]

Yeah but i honestly dont want to bug them to much. I know this can be overwhelming.

[median epoch]

If your orders are in already don't worry about it

I've seen Adam, I think they might be Omega Shift (australia), so sleeping perhaps?

[left thistle]

Oh yeah ik, they’ll get to it when they do. Not a big deal rly

[left thistle]

P sure he said he’s from Minnesota, might just be busy at work or smth

[rigid oar]

Yuh. Honestly if they want to drop with us as long as they say that they drop, clear, and dig in it will be good

[median epoch]

O.o looks out my window rq eerie coincidence

[hazy radish]

Half of us have no order 3h30 before the deadline, and I think most are waking up due to my reminder ping...

SO ITS GOING WELL 🤣

[hazy radish]

Ay don't panic, there's a pin for you to read, there's the briefing map if you want, you got time bud'

[eager lichen]

panick

[hazy radish]

The good thing is that you're here :D

[eager lichen]

calm

[eager lichen]

PANICK

[hazy radish]

3 turns of nothing transformed into hibernation for some, which I don't blame, why would you check out the discord if you know that deployment is "rounds away"

[median epoch]

perfectly normal lol

that's when you make a map with a suggestion so people who have no clue can wake up and see a pretty picture explaining everything

[hazy radish]

I would have loved to make such a map

Looks at storm & atlas, looks at my own work I have to do

...But alas, between coordinating between you & storm, and the work I've had to do today, I did not have the time nor the want to do such a thing.

[eager lichen]

Solution: delegate

[hazy radish]

Deployment feels like a nightmare, coordination seems hard, it's been tough trying to wrap my head around everything really

[hazy radish]

Did... Did he just leave the discord or is my discord bugging ?

[median epoch]

could be reading, there's a lot of document to read lol

[hazy radish]

...no I see him with no roles nor common servers

Am I the only one ?

[lost elk]

Fuck I haven’t even looked in hear this week can u give me the tldr

Been super busy

[median epoch]

Alright if I move Husky to SkyWolf's HAT? Both HATs are dropping at the same place, and the one I reserved for ATLAs is mostly empty

[hazy radish]

Ask @fluid viper, i'm fine with it but see with him

[median epoch]

we're deploying you all this turn

[hazy radish]

...I'm slowly regretting not pinging everyone at midnight to tell 'em the turn was going and we'd be getting orders going

by midnight i mean 20 hours ago

(fucking timezones)

[charred swift]

https://tenor.com/view/question-asking-question-mark-dwight-schrute-the-office-gif-16512390

Am i this weeks orders or next?

[hazy radish]

this week

look at the pins

[rigid oar]

We are paradropping out of a HAT and landing on 3218. We are then clearing it of hostiles and digging in. You would dig in faceing which ever direction ou want but i would recommend faceing 3319. Up to you though.

[hazy radish]

Basically, if the ennemy high orbital dies, which it most probably will according to atlas, we will be able to dock atlas' picket line and deploy from the starport this turn.

So, get yourself an order to deploy onto the starport when the picket line's landed 👀

I unfortunally I'm gonna have to go to the gym rn, I trust in you guys to get our members up to speed on everything that's happening and a last round of pings if I'm not here !

@muted eagle (you too)

[rigid oar]

So the order would be paradrop into 3218, clear of hostiles, and then dig in. The order type would be hold since paradropping does not require movement.

[sleek cedar]

I noticed that too and thought that was weird. No mutuals

[median epoch]

you don't need to specify that you're killing bots, but Hold Yes, and also Special: Dig in

[hazy radish]

Think he did leave. But why... :(

[rigid oar]

We just put it in our order just in case. More specificity is better then less

[median epoch]

true!

[charred swift]

Alright since French is off to the gym, catch me up here. Light mech's can drop via which airship? I'm guessing HD Pod still?

[sleek cedar]

Did I watch the delete in real time?

[hazy radish]

And unless one of you guys deleted him... he must have done it himself

[muted eagle]

Might have just been overwhelmed by it all

Can't say I blame them

It's a lot to take in

[hazy radish]

It's a shame, I pinged him telling him about the pins but I was a few minutes late, he must have seen he got ignored and left

[median epoch]

Ghosted you like our Fighter Hades 😦

[hazy radish]

:(

[hazy radish]

The airship is picket line i think ?

[hazy radish]

Make sure not to ignore thoses coming in for help aye lads ?

to the gym for real now lol
i'm saddened about uncomfortablynumb

[median epoch]

Our Drop pods are full, if you want to deploy this turn, it's the Starport

[atomic basalt]

Any vehicle players claim the spot in the HVTOL yet?

[sleek cedar]

Not seemingly

[rigid oar]

Im trying my best sir!

[median epoch]

VTOL-Valkor and HVTOL-ADRGN are still open on my sheet

[thorn sand]

Sent in my order sirs!

[median epoch]

however, the starport is open, so up to you!

[sleek cedar]

Hunter was active yesterday so maybe give them a shout to coordinate.

[charred swift]

Would I be ruining anyone's plans by dropping by the HVTOL?

If so, starport is fine lol

[median epoch]

not that I'm aware of

That's Hunter, so you'd want to tag them and ask for the lift

the coordinate your orders to match

[rigid oar]

What does the globe emoji mean in the mission order chat

[median epoch]

"seen by and relevant to Atlas planning"

🌐

[rigid oar]

ah ok cool

[left thistle]

Wait damn we lost a medic 😭

[rigid oar]

Yeah i just hope their ok and not too overwhelmed or stressed about it. At the end of the day it is just a game.

[left thistle]

Should we try and dm them?

[rigid oar]

I dont want to stress them out more

[left thistle]

Or just leave them be at this point

[fluid viper]

Alright I am being moved out of LckyDrop?

[median epoch]

Husky!

[rigid oar]

Your still dropping with us your just in a different HAT is my understanding.

[median epoch]

can I move you to SkyWolf?

(no change in drop location)

[fluid viper]

yes

[tired jewel]

If they removed themselves from the sheet, then they're gone.

If they are just afk, maube ping them once here, since it's your first turn really.

[rigid oar]

They removed from the sheet

[tired jewel]

Then just leave em, they decided this wasn't for them.

[rigid oar]

Does anyone else need to go to skywolf?

[median epoch]

nope, you three are good

on our doc, I marked you red for "orders submitted"

[rigid oar]

Cool. If wombat decides to drop with us should i tell thhem to go on skywolf?

[fierce dirge]

#1385617845831995402 message
Can someone tell me if I did it correctly?

[median epoch]

yes please!

[rigid oar]

Seems right

[hazy radish]

I would be happy if someone can contact them just to ask if they're okay, no pressure for them to join back

[median epoch]

also, I hear you're from the land of 10,000 lakes...

[hazy radish]

Ik I said not here but even on bike can't resist looking here

[fluid viper]

Yes sir

[rigid oar]

I sent a request to see if they are ok.

[median epoch]

way to represent 🙂 If I weren't RPing a lizard person I'd do some of that

[rigid oar]

Wait your photo is supposed to be a lizzard person

[fluid viper]

is this generally what I want to do?

and then copy paste it in orders?