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[Doomblade187]

I went for the version with one vanguard, as that one has some degree of motion to it iirc. I chose against lances because I was concerned they'd be prohibitively expensive in their current form.

the issue is that there doesn't seem to be a vanguard on that pattern. Just 6 kettleguns.

[NAV]

Look right above the kettleguns.

[Doomblade187]

Look right above the kettleguns.

Damn. Oops.

[1] Fanned Lance Cannon : Wizgrot
[5] Viper Pattern : Wizgrot, Talion, Rockeater, NAV, BBB
[1] Local Levies : Wizgrot
[1] Smuggle : Wizgrot
[3] Night Time Supply Runs : Kashyyk, Doomblade, Jerick
[2] Kettlegun Radiators : Kashyyk, Doomblade
[2] Ore Refinement Techniques : Kashyyk, Jerick
[] Crystal Refinement Techniques :
[] Wood Refinement Techniques :
[1] Silk Refinement Techniques : Kashyyk
[4] Lance Efficiency: Doomblade, Jerick, Rockeater, NAV
[2] Burned Mountain survival Tactics : Jerick, Rockeater
[1] Burning Man Suit: Wizgrot
[4] Stalker Mask: NAV, Kashyyk, helmacon, Doomblade
[5] Competitive Conservation Smithing: BBB, Banelord, NAV,Rockeater, Doomblade
[] Hold a Die :
[1] Hold 2 dice: Wizgrot

[Draignean]

Viper Pattern
Efficacy: 6
Discussing creation of a regular schedule for the manufacture and assembly of new Vipers goes quite well. Consistency is good for business, and all involved would be happy to see the new Vipers roll off the line to defend the somewhat beleaguered holdings in Blackstone.

Viper Production Pattern
Medium Mount Viper Hull
Bronzewood Construction
Vanguard
6x Kettlegun
2x Copper Plating
Med Core
Small Lift
5x Trim Web
6x Reams of Webbing
TOP Cost: 351-31 (Excellent Roll) =320

Night Time Supply Runs
Efficacy: 2
While necessary during war, it's damn hard to retrain supply ship captains who've spent their lives going by a straight and narrow set of rules. Incidents during testing are frequent, and many captains still keep a couple of lumin crystals out to see by, which makes the tactic a lot more limited. Still, our civilian vessels, when under siege, will attempt to choose inconspicuous times, and will do their best to launch from inconspicuous places, but that in and of itself is a problem when transports are not necessarily easily able to be stealthily move to an inconspicuous place prior to launch. Considering the incredibly confused faces of the transport captains, the brass expects this to have limit effect.

Lance Efficiency
Efficacy: 3
The lance crystals, first generation hybrids that they are, are highly temperamental. A little bit of smoothing in the matrix design goes a fair ways in increasing how rapidly the crystal can be fired, and should make it a bit more amenable to more aggressive cooling measures in the future.

Lance cooling time reduced to 80 seconds.


Stalker Mask
Efficacy: 1
While the original, quality, work down with the leather infantry helmets is some boon, the filters are a bit of a problem, as is the hood's actual ability to protect from the gasses. Even when utilized to the best of a soldier's ability, breathing only from the mouth, the filters are too poorly made to allow easy breathing- leaving soldiers red faced and gasping.

The issues are far from insurmountable, and the designers are confident they can do better with another chance, but the initial variant is so laughably ineffective that our soldiers are almost better off without it. Almost.

Stalker Mask: 4 wood for a squad, 1 wood per fireteam | A very primitive gas hood with a filtered breather. Due to poor sealing at the back, it requires considerable conscious effort to use the breather, which itself inhibits breathing.  Still, it's better than breathing toxic fumes. Slightly.

Competitive Conservation Smithing
Efficacy: 6
Indeed, it doesn't take much work for the Kasgyrite people to realize that creating waste in the name of creating perfection is antithetical to their core ideals, which spurs massive recycling and repurposing campaigns at every level of spire Kasgyre- from shipwrights to crafters of flatware.

+2 Ore per turn. (Do not expect to be able to improve Ore again via revision)


Spire Kasgyre's Production stands at
13(+12)/y Crystal, 24/115 Banked
17(+2)/y Ore, 21/85 banked
19/y Wood, 28/95 banked
10/y Silk, 29/50 banked

It is now the production, deployment, and tactics phase.

Spoiler: Topaz (click to show/hide)

Topaz VS Core x1
Topaz S Core x1
Topaz LAC x1
Topaz Lance x1
Topaz Trim pair x1
Topaz Vanguard x1

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
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: 1+2C, 2O, 1W, 4S
Conditions: Spider Nursery, narrow and twisting tunnels
—> Hanging Gardens x2

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 0/20 |  W ?/20
Territory: 0/4 | 3/4
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 0/0 |  W 0/0
Territory: ?/4 | ?/4
Resources: 0C, 0O, 0W, 0S
Conditions: Destroyed.

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. Trim, 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
5 Light Aether Cannons+ (Kettlegun) [3 front, 2 rear]
1 Prototype Lance Cannon [Front]
1 Topaz Vanguard Cannon (Top Brz. Trim-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 Topaz Trim Webs Bronzewood reinforced
6 reams of webbing
Location: Spire Kasgyre
Status: Shipshape

Natalies - Skyskiff Class (x1)
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: Eastern Wrethan Spire
Status: DISTURBED: 10% chance to not follow orders in combat. Return to friendly Spire to remove.

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: Blackstone
Status: Shipshape

Natalies - Skyskiff Class (x2)
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 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
Carrying: 12/12
---> Squad 1:  1/4 Tower shields | 4/4 Aetheric Pistols | 1/4 Silk Vests
---> Squad 2: Cutlasses 4/4
---> Squad 3:  1/4 Witch Hunters | 1 squad Grenades
---> Squad 4: Cutlasses 4/4
---> Squad 5: /
---> Squad 6: /
Location: Eastern Wrethan Spire
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: 6/6
---> Squad 7: /
---> Squad 8: /
---> Squad 9: /
Location: Eastern Wrethan Spire
Status: Shipshape

Ocker - Transport Class
Loadout
Comms Officer
1 VS Topaz Core Crystal
1 S Lift Crystal
2 Topaz Trim Crystals
1 ream of webbing
Carrying: 0/6
Location: The Unfinished
Status: Shipshape

Spoiler: Goods Stockpile (click to show/hide)

1x Topaz Lance Cannon
2x Topaz Aether Pistols
Topaz Med Core
Topaz Trim Webs x2
Trim Webs x8
Topaz trim crystals x4
Topaz vanguard x1
Kettleguns x9
Comm officers x2
Anguis Hull (Viper: 1x vanguard conversion, 10x web conversion)
---> Squad A:  1/4 Pistols| 1 squad grenades
---> Squad B:  1/4 Pistols| 1 squad grenades
---> Squad C:  4/4 Cutlasses

Spoiler: Infantry (click to show/hide)

Marines x11

Current Technology

[Doomblade187]

Plan Return:

Dionysus, Jupiter, and Natalie return to glowcove, dock, unload, and take cover. Ocker returns home.

[Jerick]

Ockner Returns to Spire Kasgyr
Dionysus, Jupiter and Natalie move to Burned Mountain (they are to move to Wrackspire next turn and unload)
All ships use coordinated fire

[Kashyyk]

Oh Princess, you are such a tease.

Okay, assuming we don't get any resources from Blackstone from now on, we will be merely 3 resources behind our 3 day goal. As we have designed a blockade run tactic for our supply captains, and we have been getting a resource or two through so far, we might just about make it.

An alternative plan here would be to unload nine squads of marines into Burned Mountain, and just tank the casualties. Naked marines do not cost resources, and we have plenty at Kasgyre. We could even order them to leave their gear on the Jupiter, to take back to Kasgyre.

[banelord]

An alternative plan here would be to unload nine squads of marines into Burned Mountain, and just tank the casualties. Naked marines do not cost resources, and we have plenty at Kasgyre. We could even order them to leave their gear on the Jupiter, to take back to Kasgyre.

I'd recommend this as bodies are free but people are not, if need be we can set up another recruitment centre of some sort which I was planning on doing, potentially after some aethermancy research to get us combat wizards.

[NAV]

Plan wait for the new docks but also push Burned mountain
Ocker returns to Kasgyre.
Dionysus, Jupiter, and Natalie travel to Burned Mountain. Coordinated Fire.

Unload all the 9 squads of marines to Burned Mountain. All marines at Burned Mountain finally push forward and gain territory with defensive fire.

PWFTNDBAPBM: [1] NAV

[helmacon]

Plan wait for the new docks but also push Burned mountain
Ocker returns to Kasgyre.
Dionysus, Jupiter, and Natalie travel to Burned Mountain. Coordinated Fire.

Unload all the 9 squads of marines to Burned Mountain. Leave all the equipment on the transport (except the free helmets and slings). All marines at Burned Mountain finally push forward and gain territory with defensive fire.

Don't leave the equipment. I doubt the environment is the only hostile thing there, and there was some ominous mentions of magna pumping machinery the one time we did push. We might need it.

[NAV]

That is a good point. Draig should kill the unequipped marines first anyways so we won't even waste equipment. And it will help if Wreth invades.

[Doomblade187]

PWFTNDBAPBM: [2] NAV, Doomblade

[Rockeater]

PWFTNDBAPBM: [3] NAV, Doomblade,Rockeater

[Jerick]

PWFTNDBAPBM: [3] NAV, Doomblade, Rockeater
Retreat but advance : []
Plan Return :[]
Patrol and advance: [1] Jerick

I've been thinking; it'll be disastrous if Wreth reduce our resource income any over the next few turns and we've had resources shipments go missing before. They have at least one ship at their east demi spire which can reach us this turn and many ships they can detach from their main force. So I suggest we move our forces at Spire Kasgyr to spire Hive and send two Natalies to glowcove. If they move up in force through The hive the combination of Lance cannon dock guns and our forces should deal enough casualties that it aught to cause them to pull back for a couple of turns. If they detach forces and send them to raid our civilian shipping we'll easily destroy them.

And I am no longer so concerned about them moving into Kasgyr airspace. They seem to be having a hard time taking out Blackstone's outdated dock guns. (They'll probably have eliminated them this turn but that took a good number of turns). Them moving to Kasgyr which is where we are most probably marshaling our forces and facing our ships and Kasgyr's dock guns is simply not something they are going to attempt. At least not if they are taking this seriously. I still worry that any further losses are something we cannot afford at the moment though but it's better than them reducing our resource income right now.

So here's an alternative plan

Dionysus, Jupiter and Natalie move to Burned Mountain and unload (since we seem to be assaulting BM)
Marines at BM advance
2x Natalies at Kasgyr move to glowcove
Natalie at Blackstone move to the Hive
RKNV Viperidea and Anguis II move to the Hive
Ockner Returns to Spire Kasgyr
All ships use coordinated fire
All Marines use Bait and Strike

[Kashyyk]

Jerick, if you edit your plan to explicit mention that the burned mountain marines are advancing, I'll vote for it. Otherwise they'll hold position.