WYRDYSM GAMES

Tensions are high in the Procyon System, but no formal engagements have occurred, and both sides are keeping their distance. Stay posted for further news as the situation develops.

ENGAGEMENT ALPHA
Location: Near the Control Node (Deep Space)
Time: Procyon, 1535 Universal

Participating Alliance Forces:
Alliance 5th Fleet Command Group (Black)
Alliance 5th Fleet Strike Group Alpha (Dark Blue)
Alliance 5th Fleet Strike Group Beta (Green)
Alliance 1st Special Command Fleet Elements (Indigo)

Subverted Rebellion Forces:
???

"This is Strike Group Beta. Approaching the Control Node. Multiple hostiles in sight, over."

"Roger that Beta. Alpha, stand by to jump in on the Control Node once Beta gives the all clear."

"Affirmative Command."

"This is 1st Special Command. The Just Cause and Righteous Purpose, along with a wing from each of the Stormbringer's squadrons have been authorized for deployment against the Control Node."

"Are you sure that's a good idea, 1st Special Command?"

"The Makmartane and Alcazar can handle themselves. We're within range of the others anyway, so don't worry."

"Roger that."

"5th Command, they've taken the bait! We're falling back. Alpha, stand by!"

"You heard the man."

"Alpha drives are charged and ready for deployment, sir."

"We've drawn them out of range! There are still one or two at the node, but it should be clear sailing."

"Beta, the Merlin will guide you on a safe route to pull them as far away as possible without attracting too much attention. Alpha, you are go for deployment!"



"Command, target is in sight. Enemy ships detected."

"Move quickly, there are reinforcement groups closing in already!"



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"Move out! Remember, they might look like ours, but they ain't ours, so don't hold back!"

"Just Cause and Righteous Purpose will be engaging shortly, stand by."



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"Just Cause and Righteous Purpose deployed and opening fire."

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"Cut 'em down boys."



"Direct hit with the EMP cannon, but we're taking too much damage! We need to fall back!"



"Focus fire!"



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"Watch for flankers! Fortuna, Victor, prepare to fall back!"



"Fortuna falling back to safe distance and disengaging. Out."

"Victor retreating to safe distance to disengage. Out."





"One down!"

"We're picking up a reinforcement group about to jump in on your sector. It's got a Mobile Control Ship. Take it out!"



"Holy..."



"Th' hell is this thing made of?"



"Watch those missiles!"



"Alpha Wing of the 57th Neutralizers and 39th Peacekeepers moving in to assist."



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"Pull back and prepare for another run!"



"Don't get too caught up fighting the reinforcements!"







"Nice hit pilot!"





"You can't run you bloody cowards!"





"Alpha Wings of the 109th and 205th are on the scene and moving in!"



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"Hell yeah! Command Ship destroyed!"

"Mop them up and try and hit the node some more, another group is going to be on you in a few minutes!"



"Time to take out the trash."

"Our torpedo bays are dry, we need to fall back!"

"Roger that, Alphas. God speed."



"Here they come!"



"Shit, are those modded Dauntless'?"

"Looks like it to me. Priority targets are the Modified Assault Destroyers, then take out the Command Ship!"



"The Node can wait. If you try to take it out with those Modified Assault Destroyers attacking you, you'll never get anywhere."



"All hands evac forward decks, repeat, all hands evac forward decks!"

"Jesus, it's just tearing through armour!"



"Well, we're gonna see who's got the bigger beam loadout. Light 'em up, boys!"



"Dammit, those guns are well armoured!"



"Disabled one! Move on to the next!"



"Die already!"



"You got it! Second Modified Assault Destroyer is neutralized."



"Command Group will be arriving shortly, we had to help escort the Fortuna, Victor and Strelok to 1st Support."



"At least we saved some for you this time!"



"Have some of this!"



"Target neutralized."





"Not so tough now, are ya?"



"Command Ship is sustaining heavy damage, keep hitting it!"



"Scratch another one."



"Command Ship is almost toast!"



"All units focus on the node whilst they're mustering the next waves!"



"This is Justified Means and Required Ends, deploying to assist. The Alcazar and Makmartane are busy helping Beta disentangle themselves from a rough assault group, we got sent to help you guys mop up."

"The sooner we take out this thing, the better."



"I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but they built up a lot more Command Ships than we anticipated, and the RCC is acting like a giant relay for all nearby ships. This still won't be a walk in the park if we want to take it out."





"Control Node has been terminated!"

"All units fall back, we have multiple incoming hostile signatures!"

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Post-Combat Report:

Command Group
Valkyrie, A-ACr Castello (flagship) - Undamaged
Triglav, A-ArF Teuton - Undamaged
Pugnaculum, A-LArD Wolfhound - Undamaged
Cerberus, A-ArD Trojan - Undamaged
Peepintologist, A-AWACS Merlin - Undamaged (Not Present)

Strike Group Alpha
Sacrifice, A-AsC Andrasta - Light/Moderate Damage
Leopard, A-FAD Fortuna - Moderate Damage
Leopard, A-FAD Victor - Moderate Damage
Chernobog, A-EWD Strelok - Light Damage
Strega, A-Cv Kestrel - KIA
Dresden, A-FsCv Pegasus - KIA

Strike Group Beta
Kula Kangri, A-ArC Shogun - Light/Moderate Damage (Unrelated Skirmish)
Cerberus, A-ArD Corinth - Moderate Damage (Unrelated Skirmish)
Dresden, A-FsCv Raven - KIA (Unrelated Skirmish)
Bozeman, A-FsD Castor - Moderate Damage (Unrelated Skirmish)
Bozeman, A-FsD Pollux - Moderate Damage (Unrelated Skirmish)

1st Special Command
Edinburgh, A-CBC Makmartane - Light Damage (Unrelated Skirmish)
Alcazar, A-XAsCr Alcazar - Light Damage (Unrelated Skirmish)
Sacrifice, A-AsC Just Cause - Moderate Damage
Sacrifice, A-AsC Righteous Purpose - Moderate Damage
Yangra, A-AsD Justified Means - Undamaged
Jongsong, A-FsD Required Ends - Undamaged
Pyre, A-MCV Stormbringer - Undamaged (Not Present)
All Wings Recovered Intact

ENGAGEMENT BETA
Location: Vicinity of Power Relay II (Deep Space)
Time: ???? Procyon, 1920 Universal

Participating Alliance Forces:
Alliance 3rd Fleet (Green)

Subverted Rebellion Forces:
??? (Dark Red)

Haywire Subverted Rebellion Forces:
??? (Dark Cyan)

Unidentified Warships:
??? (Purple)

"Command are you getting this? Unidentified ships on visual. They haven't spotted us yet.

"Roger that... they certainly don't look like any of ours, or any Special Operations Command ships..."

"Tapped into their comm channels. Relaying data.



[Directive: Observe.]



[...targeting hostiles.]



[...hostiles identified, engaging.]



"The Control Relay really has screwed them up. They're fighting each other."

"What about the unidentifieds?"

"They're sitting back and watching for now, it seems."



"Their strikecraft are on the move... engines just kicked in."

[Directive: Purge. Target: All Malfunctioning Craft.]

"...well that doesn't sound good."





[Proceed to next target.]



"Scanning... emissions suggest a high-efficiency fusion laser. Not as powerful as the variant seen on the modified Dauntlesses, but still dangerous. They also seem to have rapid fire particle cannons."



"Yeah, those particle rifles are out-ranging and out-firing ours, with the same accuracy."



[Process: Synchronized Fire.]



"Utterly merciless..."



[...new threat identified... ...engaging new target.]





[Warning: Reinforcements Detected.]

[Strategem: Complete Purge. On Completion: Depart System.]

[Confirmation. Proceeding.]








"Detecting energy signatures similar to our own jump drives. They're moving out of the system."




[Navigating Safe Passage. Initiate Pre-Jump Procedures.]



[Course: Adjustment Required. Tactical: Unidentified Ships Detected. Likelihood of Non-Subverted Warships: Minimal.]

[Strategic: Withdrawal Required.]

"They must have picked up Alpha."

"Alpha you have a group of defenders dead ahead. Draw them away and Beta will reinforce."



"Roger that, engaging."



"This should be easy..."



"We got their attention, let's get outta here!"

"Evac, evac!"



"God dammit, they got one of the corvettes!"



"Somebody call for some reinforcements?"



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"Command ship neutralized."

[Destabilization detected. Conduit failure in three... two... one...]



"What the hell?!"

"The modifications they made must be unstable. Keep your distance!"



"One down."



"Pretty."



"That's the other."



"We're picking up more of them incoming. Command Group will be there shortly."



"Bunch more just jumped in. They're going for the others though."





"This is gonna get confusing."



[Reinforcements deployed.]



[...targets... detected... engaging...]



"Diem, prepare to fall back."



"Aight, let's get outta here!"





"Command Group has arrived. JRTI, NIH, target the Power Relay. The rest of the CG will releive Beta."



"We've got a lock on the Relay's location. It appears to be surrounded by some kind of energy barrier, but seems to be unarmed."





"Target vaporized."



"HMM about to fall back, we're risking a core breach here command."

"Can we get a little cover over here? Friggin' destroyer is hounding us!"

"Hold on a sec."





"Beam Destroyer neutralized."






"Got their engines! Go!"

"We're almost clear. Thanks."



"Three more modified ships approaching. Stand by."



"More rogue ships just showed up."







"This thing sure has plenty of power to spare for it's shield despite all the relaying it's doing!"















"If we take much more of this and we'll have to fall back!"



"Relay shield is down! Repeat, the relay's shield is down!"







"We gotta fall back. Let's get outta here!"



"Whew. Glad that thing isn't pointed at us."





"Come on, let's put some shots down their exhauts..."





"Right, got it! Time for us to get outta here!"



"Command Unit neutralized."

"We're picking up growing instabilities in the surviving rogue ships, stay clear of them."





"God damn, heavy armour too!"



"Prepare to recieve escape pods. We're scuttling what's left of this thing."



"Woo! Free fireworks!"

















"We're breaking through, hurry!"

"This isn't good... get a move on, we're picking up a massive formation headed your way!"













"Relay neutralized!"

"They're jumping in right now, get out of there!"

"Sweet mother of...!"





"Go go go!"



"Ships are clear, jumping out!"



"Come on! They're gaining on us!"



"Jump drive at 99%, just a little longer... here we go!"





~~

Post-Combat Report:

Command Group:
Valkyrie, A-ACr Bastion - RETREATED
Bozeman, A-FsD Synchronize Your Dogmas - RETREATED
Bozeman, A-FsD Character Building - RETREATED
Kula Kangri, A-ArC Not Invented Here - RETREATED
Sekhmet, A-AsC Just Read The Instructions - RETREATED
Cerberus, A-ArD Consider This A Mutiny? - RETREATED?

Assault Group Alpha:
Cerberus, A-ArD Consider This A Mutiny - RETREATED, HEAVY DAMAGE
Dauntless, A-AsD Hammerhead - RETREATED, LIGHT DAMAGE
Fourchette, A-AsCv Duck Season - DESTROYED
Fourchette, A-AsCv Rabbit Season - RETREATED, MODERATE DAMAGE

Assault Group Beta:
Pugnaculum, A-LArD Hurt Me More - RETREATED, HEAVY DAMAGE
Leopard, A-FAD Carpe Diem - RETREATED, HEAVY DAMAGE
Bozeman, A-FsD Poke It With A Stick - SCUTTLED, CREW ESCAPED
Bozeman, A-FsD Very Little Gravitas Indeed - RETREATED, HEAVY DAMAGE
Fourchette, A-AsCv Impossible To Tell - RETREATED
Dresden, A-FsCv The Probable Cause - NOT DEPLOYED
Dresden, A-FsCv Of Course I Still Love You - NOT DEPLOYED

NB: Battle report is pending, been busy lately.

ENGAGEMENT <s>GAMMA</s> DELTABecause I forgot how the greek alphabet goes for a few minutes. DERP.
Location: Vicinity of Power Relay III (Deep Space)
Time: ???? Procyon, 0545 Universal

Participating Alliance Forces:
Alliance 4th Fleet (Green)

Subverted Enemy Forces:
??? (Dark Red)

Rogue Subverted Forces:
??? (Dark Cyan)



[Alliance Forces] "Target in sight, moving in."



[Alliance Forces] "Hammer on approach."



[Alliance Forces] "Anvil on approach."



[Alliance Forces] "Incoming hostiles. Looks like modified pirate corvettes."

[Alliance Command] "That explains the missing raid report we got from SOC. Pirate group went to raid a Rebel installation, but lost contact before they reached the depot and never reported back. This must be part of the force that went missing."



[Alliance Forces] "Taking heavy kinetic and missile fire!"

[Alliance Command] "Fall back if you have to. We can't afford many losses right now."



[Alliance Forces] "Up close and personal!"



[Alliance Forces] "Making best speed for evac point."



[Alliance Forces] "Shield has been breached, repeat, target shield breached!"



[Alliance Command] "Swordbreaker has departed the combat zone successfully."

[Alliance Forces] "Our missile payload has been expended and the zone is too hot for us. Pulling out."



[Alliance Forces] "Man, it's like it's just shrugging off our attacks!"



[Alliance Command] "Look alive, you have incoming hostiles."



[Alliance Forces] "She's cracking! Keep at it!"



[Alliance Command] "Some of our unpredictable allies have just shown up on the rear of the enemy unit. Must have been chasing them."

[Alliance Forces] "Scorpion taking heavy damage, all hands abandon ship! We've set her to autojump in case she can reach the evac."



[Alliance Forces] "Reinforcements moving in!"



[Alliance Forces] "Bulwark falling back, heavy damage and direct breach to core armour! Situation critical, cannot sustain combat operations. Moving to evac point."

[Alliance Command] "Looks like the Scorpion won't make it."

[Alliance Forces] "Some of the Scorpion's crew have joined up with us here on the Corvus. The others autojumped to the assigned crew evac sector."



[Alliance Forces] "Can we get some cover here?"



[Alliance Forces] "Pick on someone yer own size!"

[Alliance Command] "Bulwark has successfully departed from the combat zone."



[Alliance Command] "The Scorpion's engine block has been pulverized. She's not coming home."



[Alliance Forces] "Full power to the beam arrays! Turn that command unit into slag!"



[Alliance Forces] "Registering explosion at the Scorpion's last known position, assume core breached and ship unsalvageable Command."



[Alliance Forces] "Engaging enemy skirmisher units."



[Alliance Forces] "Command unit core breached, she's toast."



[Alliance Command] "Focus fire on the relay again, before more of them show up!"



[Alliance Forces] "We've breached the armour in multiple places, keep hitting it!"





[Alliance Forces] "Come on, come on..."





[Alliance Forces] "Almost done with this thing!"

[Alliance Command] "Multiple signatures approaching your position from several approaches, look alert."



[Alliance Forces] "Target is toast, all ships evacuated the sector! Go go go!"

[Alliance Command] "Hostile forces are approaching from the northern sector border, advise heading for southern border."



[Alliance Forces] "Come on, let's move!"



[Alliance Forces] "Here they come..."





[Alliance Forces] "Divert all power away from weaponry to the drive systems and begin charging the jump core! Flank speed ahead! Get us out of here!"



[Alliance Forces] "Fortress is clear!"

[Alliance Forces] "Jump core charge at 96%, preparing to jump!"



[Alliance Command] "No Alliance Forces remaining in combat zone. All units regroup and standby for repairs and further orders."



~~

Post-Combat Report:
Note: Percentages are % of total HP, not % damage. Thus, a ship that retreated at 40% is 60% damaged, and a ship that is at 80% is 20% damaged.

Battlegroup Hammer
Dauntless, A-AsD Scorpion - KIA
Chernobog, A-EWD Swordbreaker - Retreated at 40%
Pugnaculum, A-LArD Bulwark - Retreated at 45%
Dresden, A-FsCv Dragoon - KIA
Dresden, A-FsCv Paladin - Retreated at 98%

Battlegroup Anvil
Sacrifice, A-AsC Corvus - Retreated at 83%
Needle, A-AsF Sickle - Retreated at 45%
Needle, A-AsF Scythe - Retreated at 35%
Pouchette, A-CA Belfry - Not Present
Strega, A-AsCv Scorpio - Retreated at 56%
Strega, A-AsCv Ballista - Retreated at 45%

Battlegroup Fuller
Valkyrie, A-ACr Fortress - Retreated at 92%
Dauntless, A-AsD Mangonel - Retreated at 98%