http://theamazingjex.googlepages.com/PBEM12.savThat was a fun turn. Btw, Il Palazzo, you lost another transport. Left it right on the ground in a barely defended city... tsk tsk. I lost a tank killing it though, so I guess it's a fair trade.
Let's talk peace, Il Palazzo. Right now, your shipping capacity is down to 6 and there's two jumps between you're planets and mine. Your ability to invade my planets is basically non existent at this point. Also, as you can gather from the battle reports, I've got powered legions on Kish while you appear not to.
How you can hurt me: You could try to attack my ships in space. But that vaunted fleet of yours is a little spread out right now. As it is, I've got a two frigites and a cruiser to your two cruisers and a frigite. Sure, you have a shot at hurting my transports, but they're the last ones to get hit in combat, and you can only fire three times a round in space combat. So you'd be sacrificing at least a frigite and maybe a cruiser at an outside chance of hurting my transports. I'm nearly to the point where I can start replacing those. You aren't.
How I can hurt you: Next turn, I start churning out warships and your big ships will already be bruised if you attacked me last turn. So, if you continue the blockade, your warships will be destroyed over the next few turns and I'll hunt down your transports, leaving you stranded on your homeworld.
However, more importantly, you've got a noble trapped on the surface of Kish now that I killed that transport. If you attack my ships, I will kill him in retaliation. That's a permanent loss that can't be replaced, not like a freighter. I imagine that the troops you have on Kish (I only destroyed 1 legion so far) are of some value to you as well. Make peace or next turn the cavalry shows up to kill them all.
So, if you want to stop this foolish adventure right now and pursue peace before you've run your house into the ground, here's what I propose.
1) Immediate cease fire at the start of your turn. That means that if you attack my ships this turn, the peace is off and I kill your dudes.
2) I will be allowed to retake all cities on the surface of Kish, afterwards, peace will be resumed. None of your troops will be harmed in this process.
3) Renounce all claims on Criticorum. It's obvious to both of us at this point that you never had any interest in the planet or ability to put many troops on it, but I just want to make this clear.
4) Both parties acknowledge each others right to make settlements on Malignatius.
Optional: I am willing to pay to have you renounce all claims on Malignatius. Seeing as you don't appear to be doing anything on that planet, I imagine that's not too hard. I am willing to pay with either a lump sum of firebirds at once, several payments of firebirds adding up to a larger sum or with a Bulk Cruiser, to be turned over as soon as it reaches a planet of your choosing (such as Kish, where it could pick up your wayward lambs.) I don't particularly need this freighter right now and should be able to replace in the not too distant future.
If I am wrong and you do have settlement's on Malignatius, this deal would not require you to abandon them. However, I would be willing to pay you to allow me to take them over.
Il Palazzo, I really recommend you make peace sooner rather then later. Once my fleet is safetly on the ground again, you will have lost the last card you have to play while I will soon have the ability to hurt you a lot, as my warship production is going to begin next turn. My core defenses on Kish are too strong for you to dent and my expenditionary force alone is more then twice as large as your entire expedition. Yes, you will still be able to cause me some grief and bomb settlements and whatnot. But I can do a lot more damage to you then vice versa at this point. I am also offering you the transport capacity you are going to need to remain a power in this game. That offer will not last if you don't make peace right now. So, make peace right now while you still have a card to play.
Hey Boski, nice fleet. Planning to join the war and whatnot? I wouldn't recommend it, as Il Palazzo's grand offensive is going russian winter on him at this point.
But hey, I really don't want to see you wasting a trip for nothing. How about doing a little mercenary work while you're there, for good pay. There's a particularly strong rebel holdout on Criticorum, which is under PTS laser protection and which I can't spare the troops to attack what with my current war and all.
If you kick out the rebels, then allow me to occupy the city, I'll pay you quite well for your troubles. Also, I can give you food to keep your troops fed while they're on Criticorum.
The food is located in the southern group of settlements. There's three settlements in the south. One hex north of the northern of the three, is 20 units of food. No charge.
The rebels are in the middle of the five settlements connected by road. The furthest west is the palace. The next furthest west is the rebel factory I'd be obliged if you were to take down. Be careful though! There is a PTS laser in the Palace, so don't land right next to the factory or you'll get shot at!
How much would you charge for this job?
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Topic: Emperor of the Fading Suns PBEM turn 63 - closing comments and analysis (Read 88196 times)