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[KineseN]

Spoiler: Reading comprehension fail (click to show/hide)

My fleet will be divided into three lesser fleets, calling them Fleet 1, Fleet 2, and Fleet 3. Fleet 1 and 2 will form a pincer attack center left to center right while Fleet 3 will attack from upper back.

The Pincers will focus mainly on bigger enemies with DooMLaz Beam Emitters but take down lesser attacks with Missiles. Death from Above will

Fire Beam Emitters until shields drop, and then fire volleys of Missiles.

Any focused fire against Death from Above will be dealt with, but strays will be ignored.

You are so right. I read squadron as fleet. Will change that.

[mainiac]

I don't think you have a fleet.  I think you've got just one ship.

[inteuniso]

Note: You're in a squadron, not commanding it. You the lowest of the low on the command totem pole. However, if you perform well in battle and your superiors suffer... unfortunate accidents (NOTE: Your superiors have a suprising tendency to wear red), you might just advance in the ranks and command something a little nicer. It's gonna be like this.

Gunship->Squadron of Gunships->Corvette->Corvette+Squadron of Gunships->Squadron of corvettes+Squadron of Gunships->FRIGATE (This will be a major point, as you will have BIG GUNZ)->Frigate+Squadron of Corvettes->Frigate Group->Frigate Group+Squadrons of Corvettes->Destroyer. This is a hell to the yes moment. You have your first capital ship, with massive killing power under your control.

Now Capital Ship Tree.
Destroyer->Destroyer Group->Cruiser->Cruiser Group->Heavy Cruiser->Heavy Cruiser group->Heavy Cruiser FleetBattlecruiser->Battlecruiser group->Battlecruiser fleet->Battlecruiser large fleet->Battleship Battlegroup->Battleship fleet->Battleship large fleet->Battleship Huge fleet

Cruiser Group->Patrol Carrier*->Patrol Carrier Fleet(1 Patrol Carrier, frigates, corvettes)->Assault Carrier->Assault Carrier Group(1 Assault Carrier, destroyers, frigates, corvettes)->Assault Carrier Fleet->Supercarrier battlegroup->Supercarrier Fleet-> Supercarrier large Fleet->Supercarrier Huge Fleet


*(You have fighters at your disposal now. Use them wisely. I'm talking serious micro-management, as you'll have three squadrons at your disposal now. Basically, if you want extreme micromanagement and don't mind telling me exactly what you want your battlefleet to do, then the carrier is the right way to go.)
                                                                       

When you guys get to cruisers, you're gonna see a difference. Pirate base sieges, raiding of space stations, possibly even planetary invasion. Once you guys have reached the Battleships and Supercarriers, pretty much nothing can stop you. Having literally tens of thousands of people under your command, you will be organizing your fleet into groups, and having space battles on an epic scale, having hundreds of ships on both sides. If you die, everyone else around you will die or go blind from the explosion. Jus' sayin.

[KineseN]

Battle tactics: Attack from front lower left corner. Focus with Beam Emitters on big threats with shield, Missiles when shields are down and Missiles on anything that focus fire on us. Strays will be left alone.

...->Patrol Carrier*->...

...*(You have fighters at your disposal now. Use them wisely. I'm talking serious micro-management, as you'll have three squadrons at your disposal now. Basically, if you want extreme micromanagement and don't mind telling me exactly what you want your battlefleet to do, then the carrier is the right way to go.)...

This is what I love.


I also like the fact that you took time to write down the ship trees. Better overview and alot easier for me to fantasize epic battles with.

[Emperor_Jonathan]

Engage a Frigate with the other members of the squadron, keep near the rear and try to disable to shields. Look for hardpoints that are easy to shoot, keep to the rear of the frigate and where it has the least guns. Once shields are down target the engines with missiles and disable them. Keep moving. Next hit weapons, usually flying under the ship and flying around it.


Keep moving and finally, USE TEAMWORK.

[x2yzh9]

Bumpity bumpity bump bump bump, bump bump! Inteuniso, you seem to have forgotten about your thread!

[inteuniso]

No, I haven't. I had you guys all ready and everything, and I was clearing up my running programs, and I accidentally shut the one with this topic. D'oh! Anyways, I'll get it up, just being a bit lazy.

[x2yzh9]

Is this dead?

[KineseN]

Surely not. No way would this die in just one single turn.

[inteuniso]

No, it's not dead. Here's the second turn.

Turn 2:OH GOD THE BURNING

Your battalion moves closer to the enemy fleet. You begin to take flak, and some of the gunships go down, but for the most part, the battalions intact. (47)

Spoiler: Fearless (click to show/hide)

 You angle down to engage a flak frigate from the rear. However, another flak frigate angles it's turrets towards you, and only you and your CO's gunship make it through the fearsome barrage. (6) Deciding to go in for one last barrage before imminent death, your CO orders you to commence firing. Your beam emitters quickly break through the shields. (93) However, a well placed flak shot takes out your shields. (26) Firing all of your missiles, you cripple the enemy flak frigate. (82) Your CO takes down it's top flak batteries. (73) You wisely decide to pull back under fire coming from your fleet, noting that you don't exactly have the firepower to take down more than one capital ship. (78) Be warned, you're not out of it yet.

Ships:
1 gunship

Weapons:
Missile Batteries-Empty
Beam Emitters-Working
Crew:
3 Engineers
3 Gunners
2 Bridge Officers
Status:
Shields down
2/9 squadron

Spoiler: Unyielding (click to show/hide)

Your squadron comes from the lower left corner. Flak frigates notice you immediately and begin firing. (49) While trying to evade, two of the gunships in your squadron collide. (36) Fortunately, you dodge the debris. (64) Three gunships from your squadron, however, don't. (10) One of the gunships explodes right next to you, ripping through your shields and sending chunks of debris into your ship. (2) The bridge quickly depressurizes after a hunk of metal breaches the side of the wall. (5) One of your bridge officers is killed instantly, while the other is sucked through the breach... Fortunately, a large chair plugs up the breach, and the ship begins auto-lockdown procedures. "Captain?" The intercom blares, "two of the engineers are down, and I'm pretty sure gunnery is gone. We can get home if we get the hell out of here." (45) Fortunately, your CO agrees, and your squadron pulls back.

Ships:
1 HD(Heavily Damaged) gunship

Weapons:
Missile Batteries-Gone
Beam Emitters-Not working
Crew:
1 Engineer
Status:
Shields down
4/9 squadron

Spoiler: Vigilant (click to show/hide)

Your squadron flanks from the right side. (51) Fortunately, two other squadrons follows yours. (83) However, over half of your small group explode into nothingness.(7) Debris flies everywhere, damaging more gunships. (34) One of the squadrons falls back. (45) Your CO decides to risk it and head forward, charging into the fire. (43) Having to follow orders or loss of paycheck and the fact that you will never be hired again by a firm, you charge forward with him.(33) Your gunship is the only one to survive. (7) In a last ditch effort, you overcharge your beam emitters, and fire your missiles. Surprisingly, an lightly shielded command corvette is in front of you. (72) Having only the firepower of a small gunship though, you merely damage it. (55) You see an explosion rack it, but it still flies. Cursing, you pull back, realizing that you are extremely lucky to be alive. (58)


Ships:
1 gunship

Weapons:
Missile Batteries-Empty
Beam Emitters-Working
Crew:
3 Engineers
3 Gunners
2 Bridge Officers
Status:
1/9 squadron

If discouraged by your results, read on.

Spoiler: Fleet (click to show/hide)

The Firm's fleet doesn't realize the utter slaughter the gunships have gone into. (35) Firing their heavy guns, they merely kill more friendlies. (4) A gunship finally calls out to them [CEASE FIRE, YOU BASTARDS! YOU'RE HITTIN US GODDAMNIT!. They thankfully cease fire. (43) They begin taking pot shots at the fleet. Amazingly, they hit the tankers that were strategically placed to provide the most ammunition the quickest to the enemy fleet. (99) Blinding white light fills their viewscreens, as ships reactors vaporize, one after one. This sets off a chain reaction within the enemy fleet, crippling or destroying all of them! (100) any of the ships that were next to any of the ships are destroyed as well. Including friendly gunships, fighters and bombers. (2) They pull back to the drydock, forming a defensive ring and leaving the gunships to their own devices. (37)

Ships:
1 Heavy Assault Cruiser, Flagship
3 Light Cruisers
7 Destroyers
15 Frigates
53 Corvettes

God, I feel bad now. Your first combat turn, and... oh god, it's just hard to think about. I'll give you guys... something. Don't worry.

[Emperor_Jonathan]

It seems we all lived up to our ships names.

Fearlessly I charged into the flak frigate, crippling it.

Unyeilding, KineseN charged into the fleet, he never gave an inch even when heavily damaged, only pulling back when command so.

Vigilant, x2yzh9 charged into the fleet, watching, he was the only one of his squadron to make it.

Anyway, action:

Pull back and regroup.

[KineseN]

OOOOHHH MY GAAAAWWWD! That is so awesome. In no forum game I've been in has been this brutal ever. This is great. And it's just turn 2.


Will provide an action later, can't think straight when it's so late here. 3:00 AM here, good night.

Ninja Edit: Do the same, retreat and regroup. Only I do some pot shots Man no weapons. 

[inteuniso]

Wow. Really glad you like it. I'll try to get turns in every 24 hours, but more likely it's gonna be 48.

[x2yzh9]

With permission of the CO, pull the Vigilant into drydock for exstensive repairs and re-arming of ordnance, as well as replacing any organic casualties suffered. While the ship is being repaired, address the crew.

"Crew, we barely made it out of there. You likely lost friends, possibly family members serving on this ship. But we survived. You know why? You were vigilant, compared to everyone else in our fleet who died. We made it. We prevailed, and life will go on. I want you all to know that every single one of you commited to this, and in turn we lived. I don't know what lies ahead of us, crew. I do know, however, that we will succeed at every turn. Every fight, every battle! Now, i recommend you go and take a trip to the doctors before getting whatever at any of the ships in the Starbase. I'm going to go check with the CO about new orders. Dismissed."

Go talk to the CO and ask him if we have any new objectives.

P.S.:I wonder what the gunships look like.. Hm...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[inteuniso]

Your CO is dead. The Firm thought it wise to make you the new CO. Congratulations, an entire squadron of one gunship is under your command.

Note: Deaths of your CO or remarkable performance in battle will most likely merit you a promotion.