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Its not just more marines to fight. Its also a decade or so of equipment improvements that could tip the balance back in their favour, probably extra cannons too.

Jupiter isn't actually very expensive. At least the vast majority of its costs are wood and crystal, our most abundant resources. It costs very little ore. It would hurt a lot less to lose than even a basic viper. It is also our least likely ship to be destroyed.

The skiff odds aren't 2-1. They are likely 6.5-8, or 6.5-10 at worst.

If we are already behind in fleet size, and they gain more resources, we will only fall farther behind. That's not a fighting chance.
We have a fighting chance at winning this battle.

I do admit that neither plan is certain defeat, I still think fighting this battle is more likely to go in our favour.
I also know that if we retreat to improve our fleet we should do it right and make our fleet as optimized as possible.

@helmacon
If you still believe it was the attack that made a skiff go insane and not the extra year spent in the airspace, which I admit is possible, I will change Will's assignment.

[Doomblade187]

At this point, I suggest leaving a scout  or two behind in the airspace to see what they're up to and retreating. They have probably put more effort into air power than troops, and they've been quiet for too long.

I fear a legit death star type or similar heavy cruiser.

I support backing and performing a refit.

[helmacon]

Operation Mallet Tap [3]: Talion, NAV, BBB
Operation Bug Out []:
Operation Sunset [3]: helmacon, Kashyyk, Doomblade
Operation Bug Out (NAV's revision) []:
Operation Bug Out and Refit [3]:Helmacon, NAV, Doomblade

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@helmacon
If you still believe it was the attack that made a skiff go insane and not the extra year spent in the airspace, which I admit is possible, I will change Will's assignment.

The idea is now that you pull your vote from mallet tap, and I pull from sunset, so we have a consensus. I would have swapped them already, but I wanted to be sure we were clear on the trade. You can go ahead and pull my vote when you post to pull your vote as well.

[Rockeater]

Ok, I guess I will break the tie.

Operation Mallet Tap [3]: Talion, NAV, BBB
Operation Bug Out []:
Operation Sunset [4]: helmacon, Kashyyk, Doomblade,Rockeater.
Operation Bug Out (NAV's revision) []:
Operation Bug Out and Refit [3]:Helmacon, NAV, Doomblade

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@helmacon
If you still believe it was the attack that made a skiff go insane and not the extra year spent in the airspace, which I admit is possible, I will change Will's assignment.

The idea is now that you pull your vote from mallet tap, and I pull from sunset, so we have a consensus. I would have swapped them already, but I wanted to be sure we were clear on the trade. You can go ahead and pull my vote when you post to pull your vote as well.
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[NAV]

Well I don't think I'll convince anyone else to vote for Mallet Tap so sure. Tie broken, once again the Kasgyr fleet retreats.
One-Eyed Will stays put and doesn't strafe.

Operation Mallet Tap [2]: Talion, BBB
Operation Bug Out []:
Operation Sunset [3]: Kashyyk, Doomblade, Rockeater
Operation Bug Out (NAV's revision) []:
Operation Bug Out and Refit [3]:Helmacon, NAV, Doomblade

Fakeedit:
rockeater you didnt break the tie you reinforced it. I was in the middle of editing Refit to appeal to helmacon and changing our votes when you broke the tie.

[Rockeater]

You all are really confusing

Operation Mallet Tap [2]: Talion, BBB
Operation Bug Out []:
Operation Sunset [2]: Kashyyk, Doomblade
Operation Bug Out (NAV's revision) []:
Operation Bug Out and Refit [3]:Helmacon, NAV, Doomblade

[NAV]

*Y'all're

[Draignean]

Three Captains

The fleet takes the silence of the raiding fleet to heart, heading back Spire Kasgyre for upgrades and a brief shore leave for the men.

Inside the Spire

Though the Marines aren't able to provide any clear pictures of the ship activity outside the spire, it's pretty damn clear that the Wrethans at least managed to get a transport or two docked. The enemy has been reinforced by two squads using gunpowder rifles, and more cannons. A fuckton more cannons. Every Wrethan squad now has its own personal cannon, which makes the mobile Shrouds absolutely vital for not being reduced to cinders.

That being said, the additional cannons don't yield much of an additional edge to Wreth. Rotating shrouds is able to keep up with their repeated cannon blasts until they hit the limit where the air between the forces is too damn hot for them to risk firing again without cooking themselves too. At that point, advancement is brought to a crawl, but this actually works mostly to the advantage of the kasgyrites. At any range, Kasgyrite small arms trump their Wrethan counterparts. While the standoffs in such conditions are hellish, they usually end with Wreth giving up another section of their cavern fortifications.

The rifles they brought, however, do present a problem. While it isn't a sure thing, they do penetrate the bronzewood tower shields the majority of the time. At range, the Wrethan rifles create clouds of smoke that both serve to blind them as much as anything else, and Witch-Hunter armed soldiers are more than able to provide accurate counterfire. However, when fired in volleys at approaching shieldwalls, the penetrating bullets frequently injure or kill forward members, creating gaps through which their inferior weapons can deal significant damage. Losses are shuffled between squads, but at the end of the day squads Gamma and Delta lose their shieldbearers and basically run mobile cover duty for the remaining squads.

In the end, the casualties are higher, but the Wrethans have finally been driven from their fortified head. They seem to have had part of their force erect hastily made, much weaker, fortifications behind themselves during the fighting, but they shouldn't provide nearly as much resistance.

The grenades issued to the men are almost depleated, and officers on the ground report that the enemy may yet win by sheer volume of numbers- particularly if they continue to be reinforced. An ability to defend against rifle shot would be welcome, as would a weapon with the ability to reliably destroy enemy cannons in the field.

Confirmed kills: Approximately half a squad, and 1 cannon.
Losses: 25% Squad Gamma, 75% Squad Delta.


Burned Mountain

The Will has nothing new to report.

Inside the Spire
Aside from writing back home with the longest list of ' "It's hot!" "Well how hot is it?" ' jokes, the Marines at Burned Mountain produce no notable reports.


Spire Kasgyre

The fleet arrives home safely, commencing refits on the vessels in need.

The Natalie XI is constructed, and the technical overhaul and crew changes needed to mothball the Anguis and finish the Anguis II are made in good time.


It is the beginning of the year 376AR.

Spire Kasgyre's Production stands at
13(+10)/y Crystal, 24/115 Banked
17/y Ore, 23/85 banked
19/y Wood, 19/95 banked
10/y Silk, 20/50 banked

It is now the design and project maintenance phase. You have 5 dice to spend.

Spoiler: Projects (click to show/hide)

Viper Production Line: 1/35 | 7C + 5O + 5W + 2S, +15 From any combination of any resource | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested
Vertical Envelopment 2/10 | 3 from each of COWS + 4 from Any combination of COWS | Rushed 0 times | Nothing Invested
AIM (Special Project) 16/27 | - | Rushed 0 times | Nothing Invested
Lance Crystals: 1/25 | 3 Crystal | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested
Medium Docks: 5/40 | 5C + 5O + 5W + 5S, +30 From any combination of any resource | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

The Calm: The calm is a region of the aerosphere with almost no wind beyond fleeting turbulence, and absolutely no aetheric currents. It's frigidly cold, and filled with fine red 'snow' that barely moves. Traversing it with a conventional vessel is impossible due to the lack of energy to fuel the lift and trim crystals.
The Everstorm: As the name suggests, the everstorm is a region of the aerosphere dominated by an enormous and eternal thunderstorm. It's a chaotic region of raging winds and surging aetheric energy that manifests in terrible bursts of prismatic flame. No conventional vessel could hope to survive the nightmarish storm conditions.


Kasgyre Territory

Blackstone
Marine Presence: K 0/14 |  W 0/14
Territory: 4/4 | 0/4
Resources: 1C, 5O, 2W, 0S
Conditions: Rocky, large caverns, very dark

The Hive
Marine Presence: K 0/10 |  W 0/10
Territory: 4/4 | 0/4
Resources: 1C, 2O, 1W, 4S
Conditions: Spider Nursery, narrow and twisting tunnels

Glowcove
Marine Presence: K 0/20 |  W 0/20
Territory: 4/4 | 0/4
Resources: 1C, 2O, 6W, 1S
Conditions: Verdant galleries, significant bio-luminescence


The Belt

Three Captains
Marine Presence: K 4/20 |  W ?/20
Territory: 1/4 | 3/4
Squad Alpha: Captain Helm | Officer Vests | Brz. Tower Shields 1/4 | 1/4 Tpz. Pistols | 1/4 Pistols | 2/4 Witch-Hunters | 2 Squad Topaz Grenades | Brz. Tpz. Light Mobile Cover

Squad Beta: Captain Helm | Officer Vests | Brz. Tower Shields 1/4 | 1/4 Tpz. Pistols | 1/4 Pistols | 2/4 Witch-Hunters | 1 Squads Grenades | Brz. Tpz. Light Mobile Cover

Squad Gamma: Captain Helm | Officer Vests | 1/4 Tpz. Pistols | 1/4 Witch-Hunters |  Brz. Tpz. Light Mobile Cover [25%]

Squad Delta: Captain Helm | Officer Vests | 1/4 Witch-Hunters | 1/4 Topaz Pistols |  Brz. Light Mobile Cover [25%]
Resources: 1C, 6O, 2W, 6S
Conditions: Kinetoluminescent Ores, Heavily Infested

Wrackspire
Marine Presence: K 0/12 |  W ?/12
Territory: 0/4 | ?/4
Resources: 3C, 4O, 4W, 2S
Conditions: Unstable Aetheric Phenomena, Broken Spire

Burned Mountain
Marine Presence: K 2/24 |  W ?/24
Territory: 1/4 | ?/4
--->Marine Squad Siegward: Aetheric Pistols (3/4) | Witchhunters (2/4) | Aetheric Grenades (1 per squad)
--->Marine Squad Siegmeyer: Aetheric Pistols (3/3) | Witchhunters (1/3) | Aetheric Grenades (1 per squad) [75%]
Resources: 1C, 10O, 1W, 0S
Conditions: Inexplicably Molten Core, Hundreds of narrow tunnels and small galleries.

The Unfinished
Marine Presence: K 0/45 |  W ?/45
Territory: 0/4 | ?/4
Resources: 8C, 0O, 6W, 2S
Conditions: Unfinished infrastructure, Massive open rooms and halls.

Spoiler: Ships (click to show/hide)

RKNV Anguis II - Viper Class
Loadout
Bronzewood Hull: Medium Turret Mod
1 Communications Officer
3 Light Topaz Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [2 front, 1 rear]
3 Light Aether Cannon+ (Kettlegun) [2 Front, 1 Rear]
1 Topaz Vanguard Cannon (Top Brz. Manual-Turret, Med Mount)
2 Sections Light Copper Armor
1 Medium Topaz Core Crystal 
1 Small Topaz Lift Crystal
2 Topaz Trim Webs, Brz. Reinforced.
8 Topaz Trim Crystals
6 reams of webbing
Location: Spire Kasgyre
Status: Shipshape

RKNV Viperidea - Viper Class
Loadout
1 Communications Officer
6 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [4 front, 2 rear]
1 Topaz Vanguard Cannon (Top Brz. Manual-Turret, Med Mount)
Bronzewood Hull
2 Sections Light Copper Armor
1 Medium Topaz Core Crystal 
1 Small Topaz Lift Crystal
2 Topaz Trim Crystals
8 Trim Webs Bronzewood reinforced
6 reams of webbing
Location: Three Captains
Status: Shipshape

Natalies - Skyskiff Class (x6)
Loadout
Comms Officer
2 Light Topaz Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun)
1 Very Small Topaz Core Crystal
1 Very Small Topaz Lift Crystal
4 Topaz Trim Webs
2 reams of webbing
Location: Three Captains
Status: Shipshape

Dionysus - Transport Class
Loadout
Comms Officer
1 Small Topaz Core Crystal
1 Small Lift Crystal
2 Topaz Trim Crystals
1 ream of webbing
Carrying: 0/6
Location: Spire Kasgyre
Status: Shipshape

One Eyed-Will - Skyskiff Class (x1)
Loadout
Communications Officer
2 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun).
1 Very Small Basic Core Crystal
1 Very Small Basic Lift Crystal
4 Trim Crystals
2 reams of webbing
Location:  Burned Mountain
Status: Shipshape

Natalie XI - Skyskiff Class (x1)
Loadout
2 Light Topaz Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun)
1 Very Small Topaz Core Crystal
1 Very Small Topaz Lift Crystal
4 Topaz Trim Webs
2 reams of webbing
Location: Spire Kasgyre
Status: Shipshape

RKNV Causinae - Viper Class
Loadout
1 Communications Officer
10 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [8 front, 2 rear]
Standard Hull
Small Topaz Core
1 Small Standard Lift Crystal
12 Standard Trim Crystals
6 reams of webbing
Location: Three Captains
Status: Shipshape

RKNV Jupiter - Battlebarge Class
Loadout
1 Communications Officer
4 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [2 front, 2 rear]
Bronzewood Hull
Medium Topaz Core
1 Small Topaz Lift Crystal
12 Standard Trim Crystals
5 reams of webbing
Location: Three Captains
Status: Shipshape

Spoiler: Goods Stockpile (click to show/hide)

Topaz Med Core
Topaz S lift
Topaz Trim Webs x10
Topaz trim crystals x6
Topaz vanguard x1
Kettleguns x8
Comm officers x2
Anguis Hull (Viper: 1x vanguard conversion, 10x web conversion)

Spoiler: Infantry (click to show/hide)

Marines x19

Current Technology

[NAV]

Any report from the Natalie scouting Unfinished?

Anguis II should have a bronzewood hull now. Also bronzewood reinforced trim webs.

Viperidae should be at 8 webs 2 crystals. Thats -4 crystals. Fixing a past mistake.
It should have a topaz vanguard same as the Anguis II. Bronzewood reinforced turret.
-4 kettleguns.

There should be a topaz medium core in storage.

[Doomblade187]

Topaz Lance: (5 Dice) [1] Doomblade

[Kashyyk]

Well, bronze armour is literally bullet proof, so that should solve the gun issue. The enemy cannon are an issue though.

[NAV]

Draignean forgot to update our silk cost, among other errors. We should be at 20.

To finish building our new viper we need 11 ore, 18 wood, 12 silk.
+an additional 0 to 20 wood depending on how many trim webs and whether they are bronzewood or not.

Sure we can afford topaz lance. There is one revision I really want us to try though. Trim crystal powered turret rotation. Because that should let our new vanguard turrets rotate fast enough to track moving ships, and also help kettleguns.

Topaz Lance: (5 Dice) [1] Doomblade
Topaz Lance: (4 dice) [1] NAV

[Kashyyk]

Following Nav's plan, we would still have enough Ore spare to produce a squad's worth of Bronze armour, which we could issue to our shield bearers.

The Wrethi are presumably aiming at center of mass when firing on our shield wall, and so the breastplate should protect us here. A bonus is that they won't necessarily know that our guys are wearing armour behind the shields, so they won't know to aim somewhere else.

Further, restricting the amount we invest in projects this turn means we can equip more marines to support TC, rather than just sending materiel.

With the new viper ready, and an additional Natalie, I'm more confident in our ability to make an insertion at TC. Especially as it feels like Aerial warfare favours the attacker currently.

Topaz Lance: (5 Dice) [1] Doomblade
Topaz Lance: (4 dice) [2] NAV, Kashyyk

[Rockeater]

Topaz Lance: (5 Dice) [1] Doomblade
Topaz Lance: (4 dice) [3] NAV, Kashyyk,Rockeater

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