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[andrea]

Sustained Operations: (2) NUKE9.13[, Andrea/quote]

Best way to use our numbers while we have no weapons

[johiah]

Sustained Operations: (3) NUKE9.13, Andrea, Johiah

Are we talking in the votebox now?

[Tack]

Sustained Operations: (4) NUKE9.13, Andrea, Johiah, Tack

I had a design but it’s gone now.

[Draignean]

Sustained Operations
Efficacy: 3
Training men to fight at odd hours is difficult. Military camps are based around strict schedules, and having units that violate those schedules mean that half-a-dozen non-combat related, but also non-trivial, problems also arise in keeping them well fed, well rested, and ready to fight. A workable system is drafted, tested lightly, and approved, that should allow squads to swap in and out for unconventionally timed attacks against the enemy. By assigning this tactic to a squad, and giving it another target squad, it will use their equipment to launch secondary raids, and do their best to copy over whatever tactic they had. To launch multiple asynchronous raids, attached sustained operations to a squad already on sustained operations. There is reduced equipment recovery the SuOp teams, and they cannot assist or reinforce standard attacks.


Spire Wreth's Production Stands At,
13(+8)/y Crystal, 35/65 Banked
19(+2)/y Ore, 24/95 banked
19(+6)/y Wood, 86/95 banked
10/y Silk, 34/50 banked

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

Spoiler: Projects (click to show/hide)

E.S.P: 6/20 | 2 Ore, 2 Crystal | Rushed 0 Times | 2O, 2C
Aether Forge 14/27 | - | Rushed 0 Times | Nothing Invested
Eastern Cave Dragun: 9/10 | 2 Crystal, 6 Ore, 4 Wood | Nothing invested | Rushed 0 Times

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.


Wreth Territory

Haze-Maze
Marine Presence: K 0/8 |  W 1/8
--->Marines
---> Squad G (No Equip)
Territory: 0/4 | 4/4
Resources: 1C, 3O, 1W, 2S
Conditions: Deadly Gas Pockets, significant vertical shafts and steep tunnels.

Miner's Folly
Marine Presence: K 0/18 |  W 1/18
--->Marines
---> Squad G (No Equip)
Territory: 0/4 | 4/4
Resources: 1C, 6O, 0W, 1S
Conditions: Toxic Stone, Massive Caverns, pitch-black

The Verdant Vista
Marine Presence: K 0/18 |  W 0/18
Territory: 0/4 | 4/4
Resources: 1C, 0O, 8W, 2S
Conditions: Mostly earth and soil, Unstable pocket caves



The Belt

Three Captains
Marine Presence: K ?/20 |  W 6/20
--->Marines
---> Defense Squad D:  Silk Vest (Officer) | Pincushion (1/4) | Suppressor (1/4) | Gauntlets (2/4) | BLOCK | PLACE x2 | Envenomed Bolts
---> Defense Squad E:  Silk Vest (Officer) | Pincushion (2/4) | Gauntlets (2/4) | BLOCK | PLACE x2
---> Support Squad G:  Silk Vest (Officer) | Pincushion (3/4) | Suppressor (1/4) | PLACE x 2 | Envenomed Bolts [50%
---> M: Rifles (4/4) | 2x MOVE PLACE
---> L: Rifles (4/4) | 1x MOVE PLACE
Territory: 1/4 | 3/4
Resources: 1C, 6O, 2W, 6S
Conditions: Kinetoluminescent Ores, Heavily Infested

Wrackspire
Marine Presence: K ?/12 |  W 0/12
Territory: ?/4 | 1/4
Resources: 3C, 4O, 4W, 2S
Conditions: Unstable Aetheric Phenomena, Broken Spire

Burned Mountain
Marine Presence: K ?/24 |  W 0/24
Territory: ?/4 | 0/4
Resources: 1C, 10O, 1W, 0S
Conditions: Inexplicably Molten Core, Hundreds of narrow tunnels and small galleries.

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

Spoiler: Ships (click to show/hide)

WOSV Chimera - Windrider Class
Loadout
8 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Select) [4 unit Broadsides]
1 Dragun Cannon+ (Sapshot) [Specialized Dragun Bow Mount]
1 Medium Ikusasa Core Crystal
2 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
12 Itshana Select Trim Crystals
4 Itshana Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
8 reams of webbing
Armored Skin 
2 Unit of Armor
Location: Western Kasgyrite Spire
Status: All papers are in order.

Comets - Skyskiff Class (x7)
Loadout
2 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons (Flanged Heat Sinks)
1 Very Small Select Core Crystal
1 Very Small Select Lift Crystal
4 Select Trim Crystals
2 reams of webbing
Location:  Western Kasgyrite Spire
Status: All papers are in order.

Comets - Skyskiff Class (x1)
Loadout
2 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons (Flanged Heat Sinks)
1 Very Small Select Core Crystal
1 Very Small Select Lift Crystal
4 Select Trim Crystals
2 reams of webbing
Location: The Wrackspire
Status: All papers are in order.

Comets - Skyskiff Class (x1)
Loadout
2 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons (Flanged Heat Sinks)
1 Very Small Select Core Crystal
1 Very Small Select Lift Crystal
4 Select Trim Crystals
2 reams of webbing
Location: Spire Wreth
Status: All papers are in order.

WOSV Longlast - Windrider Class
Loadout
8 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Select) [4 unit Broadsides]
1 Dragun Cannon+ (Sapshot) [Specialized Dragun Bow Mount]
1 Medium Ikusasa Core Crystal
2 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
12 Itshana Select Trim Crystals
4 Itshana Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
8 reams of webbing
Armored Skin 
2 Unit of Armor
Location:  Western Kasgyrite Spire
Status: All papers are in order.

WOSV Payoff - Windrider Class
Loadout
8 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Select) [4 unit Broadsides]
1 Dragun Cannon+ (Sapshot) [Specialized Dragun Bow Mount]
1 Medium Ikusasa Core Crystal
2 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
12 Itshana Select Trim Crystals
4 Itshana Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
8 reams of webbing
Armored Skin 
2 Unit of Armor
Location:   Western Kasgyrite Spire
Status: All papers are in order.

WOSV Crystalclear - Windrider Class
Loadout
8 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Select) [4 unit Broadsides]
1 Dragun Cannon+ (Sapshot) [Specialized Dragun Bow Mount]
1 Medium Ikusasa Core Crystal
2 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
12 Itshana Select Trim Crystals
4 Itshana Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
8 reams of webbing
Armored Skin 
2 Unit of Armor  [Slagged Port Armor, 2 Ore to repair]
Location:  Western Kasgyrite Spire
Status: Damaged

WOSV Black Ink - Windrider Class
Loadout
8 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Select) [4 unit Broadsides]
1 Dragun Cannon+ (Sapshot) [Specialized Dragun Bow Mount]
1 Medium Ikusasa Core Crystal
2 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
12 Itshana Select Trim Crystals
4 Itshana Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
8 reams of webbing
Armored Skin 
2 Unit of Armor
Location: Three Captains
Status: All papers are in order.

WOSV Deadline - Windrider Class
Loadout
8 SUCKERPUNCH Light Aether Cannons+ (Flanged Heatsinks, Itshana Select) [4 unit Broadsides]
1 Dragun Cannon+ (Sapshot) [Specialized Dragun Bow Mount]
1 Medium Ikusasa Core Crystal
2 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
12 Itshana Select Trim Crystals
4 Itshana Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
8 reams of webbing
Armored Skin 
2 Unit of Armor
Location:  Spire Wreth
Status: All papers are in order.

WOSV Marge - Transport Barge
Loadout
1 Small Core Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
2 Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 reams of webbing
Carrying: 0/6
Location: Spire Wreth
Status:  All papers are in order.

WOSV Shibboleth - Transport Barge
Loadout
1 Small Core Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement + Ikusasa)
1 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
2 Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 reams of webbing
Carrying: 0/6
Location: Spire Wreth
Status:  All papers are in order.

WOSV Ledger - Transport Barge
Loadout
1 Small Core Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement+ Ikusasa)
1 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
2 Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 reams of webbing
Carrying: 0/6
Location: Spire Wreth
Status:  All papers are in order.

WOSV Imafuku - Transport Barge
Loadout
1 Small Core Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement+ Ikusasa)
1 Small Basic Lift Crystal+ (Itshana Refinement)
2 Trim Crystals+ (Itshana Refinement)
1 reams of webbing
Carrying: 0/6
Location: Spire Wreth
Status:  All papers are in order.

Spoiler: Infantry (click to show/hide)

Marines 13

Spoiler: Misc. Goods (click to show/hide)

1x Prototype ESP Transmitter
3x Prototype ESP Receiver
1x Prototype ECD

Current Technology

[NUKE9.13]

Okay, alright. Making a plan.

Production:
2 squads worth of Flintlock Rifles: 24O
Name the Windrider produced this turn 'Fukutu'
Invest 20 wood into the Windrider Production Line


Ships:
Windriders Chimera, Longlast, Payoff, Crystalclear: Pull back to TC, tactic Dogpile
7 skiffs @WKD: Pull back to TC, tactic SWARM

Windrider Black Ink (@TC): Return to Wreth

Skiff @Wrackspire: Stay there, tactic PEEK-A-BOO

WOSV Marge, Shibboleth, Ledger: Load up, move to TC, unload.


Marines:
New squads:
Squad A: Equip FL Rifles (all), prototype ECD. Board WOSV Marge, unload at TC. Tactics: CCC
Squad B: Equip FL Rifles (all). Board WOSV Shibboleth, unload at TC. Tactics: CCC
Squad SOA: Board WOSV Marge, unload at TC. Tactics: Sustained Operations on squad A
Squad SOB: Board WOSV Shibboleth, unload at TC. Tactics: Sustained Operations on squad B
Squad SOC: Board WOSV Shibboleth, unload at TC. Tactics: Sustained Operations on squad M
Squad SOD: Board WOSV Ledger, unload at TC. Tactics: Sustained Operations on squad L
Squad SOE: Board WOSV Ledger, unload at TC. Tactics: Replace losses
Squad SOF: Board WOSV Ledger, unload at TC. Tactics: Replace losses

Old squads:
Squads D, E: Tactics: Anti-Flanking
Squad G: Give PLACEs to Squads A and B. Tactics: Advanced Navigation
Squad M: Tactics: CCC
Squad L: Tactics: CCC

[andrea]

WIth the enemy fleet at TU, our fleet at enemy demispire are quite safe, with no risk of being engaged by significant enemy forces ( they can't reach us in one turn). Due to this, I propose we continue the siege. It deprives them of resources and prepares an eventual assault on the demispire, which is likely undefended. The risk is minimal, our windriders against 100 % defenses only suffered armor damage on one ship and now they are at 75%. Skiffs can be kept entirely at YARR, since we likely aren't going to see any battle there. We keep it like this, and in 3 turns we will be ready to invade, and the airspace won't be any harder to fight in than a neutral spire.

As a concession to those who don't want to risk any loss, we can pull back the damaged windrider, while we move forward the fresh one.

In addition, I want to send some ships to assist the master. It will be an outnumbered fleet if they stay at TU and fight, but it does protect our demispires and can tie them down at TU, while we soften their demispire. Plus, we will be assisted by the master during the battle, meaning that their ships will be sluggish and/or mad. He already incapacitated one viper by himself.
Should they not fight at TU, we will be in a good position to go pirating around their other demispires, chocking their resource flow and forcing them to choose which demispire to save. Attacking the pirate fleet would be safer, but it condemns the sieged spire.
A good tactic for that small expedition is AGILE, which prolongs the fight making the mental pwoers of the Master more effective.

2 squads worth of Flintlock Rifles: 24O
Name the Windrider produced this turn 'Fukutu'
Spend 20 wood on MK III wood improvement on windrider PL


Ships:
Windriders Chimera, Longlast, Payoff: Stay, tactic Dogpile
Crystalclear:Pull back to TC, tactic High Vigil
7 skiffs @WKD: Stay, tactic YARR

Windrider Black Ink (@TC): move to Western Kasgyr demispire, merge with fleet. tactic Dogpile

Skiff @Wrackspire: Join Deadline at TU, tactic AGILE
Deadline, 1 skiff @Wreth: Move to TU, tactic AGILE

WOSV Marge, Shibboleth, Ledger: Load up, move to TC, unload.


Marines:
New squads:
Squad A: Equip FL Rifles (all), prototype ECD. Board WOSV Marge, unload at TC. Tactics: CCC
Squad B: Equip FL Rifles (all). Board WOSV Shibboleth, unload at TC. Tactics: CCC
Squad SOA: Board WOSV Marge, unload at TC. Tactics: Sustained Operations on squad A
Squad SOB: Board WOSV Shibboleth, unload at TC. Tactics: Sustained Operations on squad B
Squad SOC: Board WOSV Shibboleth, unload at TC. Tactics: Sustained Operations on squad M
Squad SOD: Board WOSV Ledger, unload at TC. Tactics: Sustained Operations on squad L
Squad SOE: Board WOSV Ledger, unload at TC. Tactics: Replace losses
Squad SOF: Board WOSV Ledger, unload at TC. Tactics: Replace losses

Old squads:
Squads D, E: Tactics: Anti-Flanking
Squad G: Give PLACEs to Squads A and B. Tactics: Advanced Navigation
Squad M: Tactics: CCC
Squad L: Tactics: CCC

[milo christiansen]

Plan A: (0)
Plan B: (1) Milo

[NUKE9.13]

So, as a backup for if no one manages to draw something, have this pom.

THE ARCHANGEL

Sailors turn your boats away
when you see that holy light.
Live to sail another day,
not for mortals is the sight-

Of pearly wings and golden skin
and a face I shan't describe.
See it and your vision's fin
and you're driven to imbibe.

Heed my words, you sons of men,
such beauty, 'tis not for us.
Worship from afar, ye ken-
and they'll never make a fuss.

Fear the angel, praise its name
or our fates will be the same.

BY THEMBA THE BLIND

[andrea]

Plan A: (0)
Plan B: (2) Milo, Andrea

voted, and added the wood MK III improvement to the production plan.

[NUKE9.13]

Plan A: (0)
Plan B: (3) Milo, Andrea, NUKE9.13

Worst case scenario, it's not like that Windrider (that we're sending to TU) is a critical asset. So sure, let's do this.

[andrea]

Plan A: (0)
Plan B: (3) Milo, Andrea, NUKE9.13

Art:
Nuke's thing, the one and only : Andrea

[andrea]

Behold! they made me do art.




Draignean said that visual art gets valued more than literature because he wanted pretty pictures.
So I am going to vote this.
It is your fault for not making alternatives.

Plan A: (0)
Plan B: (3) Milo, Andrea, NUKE9.13

Art:
Nuke's thing, the one and only :
Andrea's thing: Andrea

[NUKE9.13]

Plan A: (0)
Plan B: (3) Milo, Andrea, NUKE9.13


Art:
Nuke's thing:
Andrea's thing: (2) Andrea, NUKE9.13

[Draignean]

I'm going to start writing the turn very soon, so unless there's a great hue and cry, I'm locking the vote in.

[Tack]

Hue!