Space Combat Tuesday?Space Combat Tuesday!
>last time, on Privateer Quest Z..."A good show, Kelly. Now help me up, that is an order." In short order your officers have gathered to celebrate Kelly's victory, along with Captains Baurse and Leros. Dess and Leros soon lose themselves in a conversation about something called "Bounce", which seems to be some sort of art form that your flight lead hasn't quite perfected, while you talk business with Captain Baurse and your officers."I've come across another trio of carapace cargos, if you're in the market for such again, Captain Phryx. They're yours for a flat sixteen wealth." offers Baurse."Twelve. No more." scoffs Kelly, earning a studious glare from your fellow captain. "Devious and a barterer? Lass, do stop playing my heart strings." jests Captain Baurse.>cont
Soon Julin has your ear, musing upon the lack of experienced armsmen available for hire at the moment. "The only armsmen worth their salt are the greenies, Captain. We can fill out our barracks to capacity with seven full strength companies for thirteen wealth. I believe we should divide up our veterans and mix them into the greenies as officers. We should have better survival rates as a result, unless we run into high grade combat servitors again."Athe is quick to follow on Julin's thread of thought. "I agree, Elesh. And I'd suggest we attempt the same with some veteran mining crew. If we do a one-ten ratio of veterans to rookies for the vessel, we could cut our crew costs down by perhaps three-quarters.">34 current wealth>purchase 3 cargos of carapace armor for 12 wealth? (will armor 3 companies. Currently have 1 company's worth of carapace)>replenish armsmen to maximum strength for 13 wealth? (end result: 7,000 armsmen)>Mix experienced armsmen with rookies?>estimated cost of experienced miners with Athe's plan: 5 wealth for experienced miners / 8 wealth for skilled miners
>>19375720>Yes>Yes>Yes>Skilled Miners
>Elsewhere, in the Corgus Sector..."Helm! Thirty degrees to port; Ten degrees positive pitch; All ahead full once corrections are made!" Advi's metallic voice pierces the wail of alarms that reverberate within her bridge as 'Heavenly Forge' breaks away from her ore extraction, venting a small portion of her atmosphere as several bulkheads struggle to close."Belay that!" cries a sister superior. "That course will put us in the path of the second torpedo volley!""Sister Jillian! Remove yourself from my bridge and prepare to repell boarders, you are relieved!" growls the techpriestess, setting her bionic eyes upon the XO. "Helm! Follow your orders or by the Omnissiah I will reboot you as a sanitations servitor!""Captain Advi! You can't be-" The XO's protests are cut short as Advi draws a bolt pistol and levels it before her, causing the sister to step back."Mutineers will be executed. You are relieved!" bellows the techpriestess' synthetic voice."I-... I am relieved, Captain." murmers sister Jillian, before making her exit with her face flushed."Helm! Bring us about immediately or 'Veriathia' will be crippled before her wings launch. Gunners! Bring our battery to bear on the torpedo volley and fire at will. Defensive turrets are to cycle immediately and prepare to defend the ship." As her bridge crew springs into action, Advi offers a silent prayer to the Omnissiah.
Privateer quest, fuck yeah!>>19375720>purchase 3 cargos of carapace armor for 12 wealth? Yes>replenish armsmen to maximum strength for 13 wealth? (end result: 7,000 armsmen)Bring it up to 5000, we want to leave some resources for Kelly to trade with>Mix experienced armsmen with rookies?yes>estimated cost of experienced miners with Athe's plan: 5 wealth for experienced miners / 8 wealth for skilled minersDo we know exactly how much taking skilled miners over experinced ones benefits us?I would like to know some details to decide if it's worth the 3 wealth
Your response to your companions is muted, but noted, by the sudden intrusion of klaxtons sounding across the station."Attention all personell. Incoming ships on system's edge. Report to your ships or stations! Medicae and Reclaimation bays stand by for wounded."Vaguely, you recall the smaller, bespeckled man behind that vox caster. And you're fairly sure he isn't comedic relief today."Well shit. I'll have my crew double-time the delivery, Captain Phryx. But for the moment, I believe an orderly exit is required." grumbles Captain Baurse.With a parting toast to good fortune, your small gaggle of privateers and characters of ill repute scatters to their respective ships.>Orders?
>>19375873Find out what the hell's exactly going on.
>>19375873Get everyone to their stations on the ship, find out some details about what's going on.
>>19375824the benefit will be about a 7% increase in overall productivity for the ship's mining and refining operations.
>>19375778damn Advi is one to not fuck with on the bridge during combat!
>>19375896>>19375908Contact anyone specific or just "WTF mates?" on a vox frequency?
>>19375914Worth it, take the skilled miners>>19375954First, contact the bridge of our ship and ask them if our augurs are picking anything up.Then, we can do the WTF
>>19375954Do we know anybody in the defence forces?
Get the fuck back to our ship!
"We'll get nowhere fast in this crowd, Elesh. Perhaps there is a hard line you could use to contact the officer of the watch? I can navigate the crowd easier alone and take command of the ship until you arrive." Athe appears to be fairly drunk, though you noted she took a sobriety pill a few moments before. Your own potentia coil is currently processing your own alcohol levels at maximum capacity, though you'll need to either cool your cyber mantle or expend the resulting energy soon to avoid complications."I'll round up the mining specialists." says Kelly."The armsmen are likely mustering near 'Sword of the Omnissiah', Captain. I should follow in Athe's wake and hire the desirable ones." shrugs Julin.>go for the hard connection?>push thru the crowd?
>>19375977Tortuga is technically "ruled" by a Rogue Trader dynasty, but they mostly just enforce the peace and reap the profits that flow into the system by way of pirates and other outlaws.There is no "defense force" per se, but the system's stations have defenses and host a veritable hornet's nest of various raiders
>>19376114>>push thru the crowd?>expend the resulting energy soon to avoid complications.Give everybody who gets in our way a mild shock.
>>19376114Hard connection.
>>19376114>>go for the hard connection?Yup.
>>19376114go for the hard connection
>>19376114Go for the hard-line... we want the ship ready to depart by the time we get there...Also, we should think about an 'emergency cooling vent' for our cyber mantle... could even use it as a weapon or escape assisting device...
>>19376230>Go for the hard-line... we want the ship ready to depart by the time we get there...Seconding.
"Make your ways. I know of a hard line nearby."It only takes you moments to access the back area of Garin's club and locate a hard connection. The Omnissiah has also seen fit to bless you with a nearby source of cooling in the form of an ice-maker, into which your mechadendrites greedily dive."Captain Elesh! We have word from 'Heavenly Forge'. Saregin's Path is currently under attack by renegade forces. There are rumors of several other systems sending distress signals as well; Serentus and Feophe are among them.""And the forces at system's edge?""Our augers are currently hampered by the station's mass, Captain. We couldn't see a planet if it wasn't there when we docked. We've accounted for roughly half of our crew, though. I estimate an hour until all are aboard. Even a raider couldn't be upon the station from system's edge in less than four." >head for the ship?>contact other party? (specify)
>>19376417Well, let's contact Banks. Surely he, the Forgemaster of Tortuga, must have some kind off plan...
>>19376443>>19376417Contact Banks, ask him what he knows and what he is doing about it. If he has a proper plan, we may want to coordinate with him.Tell him to send the details to our ship, we will take a look at them when we reach the bridge.Once that conversation is over, get to the ship
>>19376417contact banks, see what he knows or if he has something hidden up his sleeveafter that, check in with our astropaths and see if we can get in contact with the Forge, we have to check in on our investment!!!
>>19376494Seconding
You attempt to contact Magos Banks, but can only gather information from one of his underlings."Captain Phryx? By the Omnissiah. A fleet is emerging upon the system's edge. Forgemaster Banks is rallying those ships under his command to Belius Airus, and preparing to evacuate what can be saved in time. We've confirmed the presence of a pair of Slaughter-class cruisers and a score of escort-sized contacts, and the Navigator Guild claims to sense additional ships nearing the system in the warp. It is an invasion.""Slaughter-class?" Your weak flesh pales at the mere thought of a single ship of such construction, but a pair? "Omnissiah preserve us. Renegades?""The Omnissiah's logic suggests such. The Forgemaster plans to scuttle the station's plasma reactors to deny the corruption of the machine spirits left behind.""Feed incoming tactical data to my ship via the station's docking cables. Forgemaster Banks would approve such a request, I'm sure.""May the Omnissiah bless your ship's spirit, Captain."Leaving Gerin's and the hard line behind, you push your way thru the station's docks toward your ship.>Crew/Armsmen/Cargo/Supply transfers will be completed within an hour>orders?
>>19376855Hmmm, the Slaughers are actually capable of speeds greater than that of most Imperial Escorts. (Well, going by BFG speeds anyway). We may have less time than we thought. Shall we join in with the evacuees, and head for Belius Airus?>Also, Belius Airus>I see what you did there homes
>>19376855>slaughter class cruisers>mfwI suppose it's too late to reconsider our loyalty to the Emprah?See if we can get the astropaths to tell Advi to fall back and meet us at an agreed upon location.
>>19376855Well, fuck.Time to pack up and get out of here.There might be more people on the station than the number Banks can evacuate. In that case, take whoever we can, but make sure that we have the supplies and security forces to keep them fed and contained during the escape.Also, do we know how many and what kind of ships are defending the system?
>>19376893you are currently docked with Belius Airus, Magos Banks' minor shipyard in the Tortuga system.
>>19376978Oh, I misunderstood. I thought it was another system. Well, he is the one who got us our ship, indirectly though it may have been. I say we head in and help him evauate whatever he needs to get offstation.
>>19376978Ipulledup to my spacestation about yesterday or today and I yelled to the pilot yo homes, space ya laytaI couldn't believe it I was finally there
>>19376978I feel so stupid for not having worked this out.
>>19376959From the station's auger feeds, you estimate roughly thirty raider-sized ships are present, along with a pair of lunar cruisers and perhaps six light cruisers and frigates.There may be as many as 100 different transports in the system as well, though you have no idea which have weapons or warp drives. Except for one: 'Zephyr Spirit' that fine vagabond class transport has a functional warp drive but no ship-class weapons systems. You own 40% of her.
>>19377035Huh. We might actually stand a chance if those are the forces here. Except for the fact that it's not really an organized fighting force and everyone will be out for themselves. That severely limits their abilities against a chaos fleet like this.
>>19377035>Except for one: 'Zephyr Spirit' that fine vagabond class transport has a functional warp drive but no ship-class weapons systems. >You own 40% of her.Then we'd better stick around long enough to ensure it warps out intact.
>>19377035Judging from all this, what would our chances be if we decided to rally them all and fight it out, maybe exploiting any stationary defenses the system has?Also, is anyone in charge and capable of rallying all of these ships (like the rogue trader dynasty?)?
>defense force breakdown (estimated)2 Lunar class cruisers (RT Vesoni Dynasty)4 Light cruisers (2 Vesoni Dynasty, 1 Denastus Dynasty, 1 Ingysus Dynasty)2 Frigates (Pirates)~10 raiders (owned by RT Dynasties, assorted)~20 raiders (owned by pirates)Transports are a truely mixed lot of ownership.As you inspect the information, another cruiser-sized contact emerges from the warp at the system's edge...>Take on refugees?>Allow any refugees, or only take skilled souls?>other method of taking on refugees?
If i may, i can suggest a set of armament we might at some point procure for our Armsmen. It can promise high effectiveness at low cost.
>>19377143>Fuck it, take any refugees>Ascertain whether there is any organization to the remaining combat ships in system that could be used to pull everyone into working together>Like some kind of sappy old fashioned holoflick>And then at the end the new guy gets the girl and the credits roll
>>19377119I'd bet that magos banks could convince them, if anyone could... but I doubt that we should take any of those ships as they would be completely warp-tainted...
>>19377143Do we really have time to figure out who is skilled and who isn't among the refugees?I'd say we just let on as many as we can carry and un-dock from the station in a hurry. I'm sure the Emperor will see to it that worthy souls find their way to our ship.
>>19377119In the few instances of possible battles or conflict within Tortuga, the Vesoni Dynasty's cruisers have sallied fourth and been backed up by those parties seeking their favor or wishing to see the non-hostility status of the system upheld.No one has ever attacked Tortuga, though. The dynasties might be willing to put aside their disputes to defend the system.... or they might abandon their rivals in the midst of battle and laugh as they are destroyed or captured to be sacrifices to dark gods...Let's not even ponder how quickly most pirate captains would decide to fuck off and save themselves.
>>19377143Take refugees, skilled people and people willing to pay get priority get priority.If they are neither, let them in if we can take them, but they get lowe priority as far as comfort is concerned and make sure to have armsmen watching over them.Send a message to Banks not to blow up the station just yet, it might still be possible for the rogue traders to defend the system.If it looks like they stand a chance join in and help.Otherwise, GTFO.
>>19377173your armsmen are (by default) armed with partial-flak voidsuits and lasguns (which is why you have to pay to recruit them, life is cheap!)You currently have carapace armor to equip 4,000 armsmen. (will eventually be integrated into voidsuits, but can be worn over for the time being)suggest away, but note that supply may be an issue.
>>19377173>If i may, i can suggest a set of armament we might at some point procure for our Armsmen. It can promise high effectiveness at low cost.I'm listening
>>19377228Damn. It's like every ship has fucking Leadership 5-6 here or something. Or auto-withdraws at 2 HP or less. Fucking fuck.BFG analogies aside, let's try contacting the Vesoni people, see what their plans are. If they're going to retreat then that's practically half of the entire assembled firepower and we may as well leave.
roll 4D100 for refugees. specify high/low when you roll.(I'd prefer if 4 different people rolled, but will accept multiple rolls if needed)And I'll need 2D100 rolls for Elesh attempting to get someone with influence to rally the forces present. low-is-good on these
rolled 96, 45 = 141>>19377321Here's the 2d100 for trying to get someone with influence.
rolled 82 = 82>>19377218Last I checked, AdMech can purify just about anything short of a daemonship. I can't be sure here, ofc.>>19377321>roll 4D100 for refugees. specify high/low when you roll.Low roll for the reugees
rolled 55 = 55>>19377321Rollin for refugees. Going low.
>>19377336>>19377359>>19377371Dice fucking HATE us.
>>19377336I'm going to save us all some time on this one...The response you get from both Magos Banks' man and the Vesoni representative are roughly pic related.
>dem dice rolls>mfw turning to Chaos might be a good idea at this point
rolled 64 = 64>>19377321Servosku- Er, refugees, get!
rolled 58 = 58>>19377402Well, fuck it, time to leg it.Just escort the zephyr out of here and then we can leave ourselves.Have the astropaths send a message to Advi, tell her what's going on. We can arrange a meeting later, we don't want anyone listening in on us in the warp right now.Here's another roll for the refugees if no body else wants it
rolled 47 = 47>>19377451Forgot to call the roll, so here's another one.Rolling low.
... perhaps space combat is a bad idea tonight...>update incoming
>>19377492Well, statistically, we're in the best position to do battle after a long run of bad rolls.Of course, that doesn't factor in Tzeentch's influence on the dice.
>>19377492Nonsense! Clearly we're getting the bad rolls out of our system.
>>19377272>>19377277Annoying, the document i had them in is lost. I'll post it in a little while longer.
>>19377632Clearly you haven't offered proper devotion to you desktop cogitator's machine spirit.Try lighting some incense and anointing its case with holy oils.
'Sword of the Omnissiah' opens her open spaces to what refugees her systems can handle, though you are sure to accept those with skills or offering wealth above those begging to be saved. Kelly is quickly busied about the task of consolidating a small assortment of payments and cargos offered for passage, while you mentally consolidate several data streams from the station upon your Captain's throne.It seems that each station is rallying what ships are willing and preparing to escape with what they can, while the growing renegade fleet at the system's edge seems hesitant to attack the forces present while they linger under the protection of the stations. Magos Banks is busy converting every transport lacking a warp drive into fire ships while his priests strip what they can from the station itself. Broken reports of a massive riot raging among the spires of the system's main station have begun to filter out, and there are reports of redemptionists attempting to storm the Navigator Houses that reside there.As you note yet another contact emerge upon the system's edge, Navigator Teris approaches. With a grim face, the gnarled woman bows.>cont
"Captain, I've been entrusted with watching over those Navigators of my house that wait upon Belius Airus. I've already made payment to Kelly for their transport, but must speak with you of our contract.""This is not the time for formalities, Teris. Speak your mind plainly and quickly, lest the enemy interrupt us." you deadpan."My House is likely overrun and slain, Elesh. The thirty or so I now have aboard are all that remains. I wish to enlist them as crew, not a hired party, and suspend our current agreement to join your crew as well. But my house will die out... unless I may claim all navigators we capture as mine in the future."As you consider your response, you note Kelly enter the bridge with a strange man in tow...>response?
>>19377771>Accept Teris' deal>Inquire as to Kelly's strange new visitorVoting we stay and fight. We might just stand a good chance if the majority of ships stay and fight.
>>19377771>"My House is likely overrun and slain, Elesh. The thirty or so I now have aboard are all that remains. I wish to enlist them as crew, not a hired party, and suspend our current agreement to join your crew as well. But my house will die out... unless I may claim all navigators we capture as mine in the future."Unless the curcumstances forbit it, we're ok with this. Ask him if there are other memebrs of his house that were hired out to other ships, maybe we can help them rebuild from that.Later, ofc, we have to worry about survival now.
>>19377824>himTeris is a woman. Just FYI.
>>19377771Teris has been a good navigator, and I'd gladly accept her as a permanent member of our crew.>she gets claim to all navigators we capture as mine in the futureI'd agree to that as well, provided she also agrees to supply navigators for any additional ships we take possession of.
>>19377839>mfw our entire bridge crew is femaleWe're THAT CAPTAIN aren't we?
>>19377839>>19377771>>19377765>Teris is a woman. Just FYI.I honestly never noticed until now.
>>19377904>THAT CAPTAIN
>>19377919>>19377904>this captain?I'm not going to make some bullshit up about "strong women banding together".but i do find it entertaining that every named crew member has either been rolled female, died before getting noted, or was talent hunted by a third party.well, except for the guy following Kelly.
>>19377919>>19377904If memory serves, we also fucked most of them before the dark eldar raid.Are THAT CAPTAIN, /tg/?
>>19377771I accept your terms. Now, I believe we may need to make a quick getaway once we are fully loaded...Now investigate Kelly's friend...Captcha believes him to be 'engineer Rencot'...
>>19377972Only Athe and Kelly (though kelly wasn't named at the time)You're fairly sure that Julin had her fun with the other server, though.
>>19377972Hey, man, Vegas rules apply here. What happens on the yacht stays on the yacht.
>>19377963Then by all means, let us meet this fine gentleman (or complete scoundrel as the case may be) accompanying Kelly.
>>19377771>"My House is likely overrun and slain, Elesh. The thirty or so I now have aboard are all that remains. I wish to enlist them as crew, not a hired party, and suspend our current agreement to join your crew as well. But my house will die out... unless I may claim all navigators we capture as mine in the future."Well. Having them as crew is helpful. Having an alliance with a navigator house is also helpful, though given how weak it will be, less helpful than it could be. But this "all captured navigators go to her" thing... Worrying. The last thing we need is the enmity of every navigator house with a member serving on a ship we capture. Most of which will be more powerful than her house, and some of which will likely be quite powerful indeed. For that matter, how does Teris plan to control any such navigators she takes?I think we need to discuss things with her later, at length, before we can agree to this.
>>19377972Yes we are. To my continual bafflement. Between that and several of our other bad habits, we are probably the worst Techpriest ever.
>>19378070I think the fact that we're a space pirate who has raided and destroyed an AdMech convoy counts against us being a good techpriestess much more than our tendency towards hedonism does.
>>19377693>>19377277>>19377272Uniform (Good quality) 15Every soldier, needs a good quality uniform, for at any moment he may be asked to die in it. This version is more durable and can have a 2 or 3 colour camouflage pattern. It will go a long way to improving moral and combat effectivness.Armour: Enforcer light carapace 575 RareEnforcer light carapace is much cheaper than regular carapace thus humans can move around in it more freely. Thus it can be used to 7 times the people than with 1 normal carapace. Can later replace chestplate and helmet with carapace for 600 and 250 respectivly. This will add armour onto the vital areas the head and chest. Good quality flak helmet AP3 75 Rare For now it should be issued with a good quality flak helmet (75). It is most advisable to enhance this and the light and regular carapace with deflective construction. Deflective Construction +1 ScarceEffect: This upgrade grants a suit of armour 2 additionalarmour points against any attack with the Explosive orRending damage types.Guard flack armour 300 scarce Another option is: As gaurd flack armour is only scarce and allready has AP4 all and AP5 against explosives, it is allready quite versatile and is best enhanced with relfec as this is rare but will not substantially increase the overall aquisition roll. If memory serves it works out in total as rare, for carapace with reflec. Thus i recommend this as standard issue.Reflec Coating +0 RareEffect: Armour with this upgrade increases its AP by 2against all Las-weapons.Photo Visors/Monocular 50 Instead of providing two (one per eye), issue each armsman 1 attached to helmet via a toolmount. Keeping functionality while cutting price in half.
"You have yourself a- ... Teris, might I ask why you need to claim any navigators we capture?"The Navigator studies you for a moment, perhaps confused by your sudden change of thought. "My house is few in number, but stable genetically. We can't exactly... prosper without taking samples from other navigator houses.""We'll talk on the implications of that later, Teris. For now, more pressing matters must be dealt with.""Very well, Captain. We will serve well." The navigator takes her leave of the bridge, allowing Kelly to introduce the slightly scrawny, strangely well dressed man with her."Captain, I've located a doctor, and thought he might make a good addition to our crew." The woman grins, clearly proud of her find. "Doctor, Captain Elesh Phryx. Captain, the doctor.""Doctor...?""Oh, just 'doctor', usually 'the doctor' since everyone else calls them self some funny title or I'm the only one about." The man looks about your bridge, clearly happy to study his surroundings for the time being. "A pleasure to meet you, Captain Phryx. I've been informed you required a doctor? I'd quite like to join a crew and see the sector. Something refreshing about humanity and adventure, there is!">any questions?>orders?
As finding ammunition can be expensive. Its best to leave that money for ammunition for larger heavy weapons. Rifle: Hellgun Basic 110m S/3/– 1d10+4 E 3 40 3Full — 6kg†180 RareHellguns wich can later be provided with upgrades such as scope or a grenade launcher. Should be issued to all armsmen. A personal boltgun or hellgun upgraded with Lathe steel construction could dramatically increase its stats.CQC:Shotlas Basic 20m S/3/– 1d10+5 E 1 20 2 Full 4 Scarce - overcharge pack (modified) 15 2ndary weapon: Armsman-10 Pistol 35m S/3/– 1d10+3 I 0 13 Full — 1.5kg 50 Plentiful - torch mount 10 - can be upgraded with special ammoThe only autoweapon in the armory, issued to high importance personnel such as science team.SharpshooterLong Las Basic 150m S/–/– 1d10+4 E 1 20 Full Accurate, Reliable 4.5kg 100 Scarce- fire selector 35 (x2 hotshot, x1 overcharge mag of 20)- overcharge pack (modified above) 15- Hot-shot charge x2 = 30 developing 1d10+5 E ap 4This rifle is fairly easy to procure, but packs a greater damage and AP for its range.
>>19378239Ask him for his name, so we can write it in the crew roster if nothing else.Then, finish packing up and join any defensive formation you can find.The heretics are still probably wary of the station's defenses, so try to find a position that exploits that.
>>19378239>doctor who won't give his name>chance of mad scientist: 95%He's got himself a job!
>>19378110Given we were doing that under the orders of a direct AdMech superior, and we rescued a number of the Omnissiahs servants who were falsely accused... Nope.>>19378239>The Doctor>In Privateer Quest>Pic related: the likely results
Ok now i must sleep. Good luck everyone.>>19378296Also what i meant was, i chose lasweapons due to the cheapness of finding laspacks, charging them and their general reliability.There are a few other possibilities down the line such as producing special gear.
>>19378304We should talk to him about the idea we had to save that armswoman... before the crew went and spoiled her...
>>19378161>Equipping space troops>Giving them Enforcer Light Carapace>Not Pressure CarapaceRiiiight...
>>19378438I think it's a little to late for her, unless we have one of those odd warp travel phenomena where you end up arriving before you left.
>>19378465Not to mention the camouflage uniforms and special equipment for sharpshooters. Sounds more like a loadout for ground troops to me.
>>19378466I know we've written her off, but our treatment idea still stands... just encase it happens again...
"Name? Oh, I've been called lots of names. Few of them suitable for polite conversations." jests the man. Your lack of amusement plain, the doctor simply shrugs. "Call me Noble, if you must call me by a name. Doctor Noble. Perhaps I'll start a business some day, 'Noble Corporation' has quite a ring to it!">'Sword of the Omnissiah' is ready to depart.>linger in defensive patrol around Belius Airus?>make a run for the system's edge and escape?>contact Banks and assist in his evacuation?>other?
>>19378478Well, we may well be using some armsmen in ground ops, so having some equipped with that might be useful, but yeah.Personally, I want to manufacture our own Skitarii, but that will take a while before we can do it.
>>19378520>mfw we've probably just hired a Lord of Change to be our doctorAlso, let's linger in the system for a little while. If it looks like the Rogue Trader dynasties are going to stay and fight, I say we join in the battle. Otherwise, gtfo.
>>19378571captcha stole my face
>>19378520Is our free space now full of use full people? If not, keep filling it, if so then leave the port, but linger around the station for a bit...
>>19378520>linger in defensive patrol around Belius Airus?I don't want to let the chaos fucks take this system unless we really see no other option
>>19378589you have space left for refugees, but you stopped loading to prevent overextending your ship's life support.
OK then. Let us do this then.>>19378608
"Kelly, find doctor Noble quarters and then see him to the medicae deck. We're leaving port."'Sword of the Omnissiah' is soon orbiting Belius Airus at the edge of the station's deadly weapons range. For hours you linger as a pair of raiders, Infidel class, slowly close upon the station and slowly shadow your orbit at the edge of combat range. Similar scenes slowly pain out across the sector as small groups of ships gather and pirates gather their nerve.Magos Banks eventually contacts you personally, his form covered in unguents, oils, and various other substances. "Elesh, I need a captain that I can trust.">orders?
>>19378820>"Elesh, I need a captain that I can trust."
>>19378820"My silence is your cue Magos Banks."
>>19378820Ask him what he intends to do, ask him what he needs us for.
"There is one chance at Tortuga surviving this, Elesh. I've converted thirty transports and raiders into fire ships. I need a commander for this force, willing to lead and defend it until the slaughter-class cruisers are forced to move and prevent the force's 'escape'. Only with those menaces crippled or destroyed will the dynasties mount a defence instead of fleeing, and even then it will be a hard battle.""And I am to support the attack when it happens?""No, if you have done your job... you'll either be crippled or forced to flee the system. I can offer full ownership of 'Zephyr Spirit' as your payment. She'd be making the run with the fire ships to escape regardless...">orders?
>>19379016We're in, ask for any reinforcements and assistance he can provide and load all shields and weapons
>>19379049I think the point of this is there won't be reinforcements. He's kind of asking us to throw ourselves into the line of fire of their biggest ships to let the fire ships get their attack off. If he throws in repairing our ship, I guess we could consider it since this will be painful as hell... Might want some more people to chime in on this.
>>19379049your force would consist of:24 transport fire ships (macrocannons on all, self destruct)6 raider fire ships (macrocannons, self destruct)5 transport ships (macrocannon, warp-capable, priority: ESCAPE)Any additional forces you can muster for a potential suicide missionthe remainder of Banks' assets will be committed to assist in the battle proper
>>19379118Well, this is going to suck, but let's do this shit.Ask Banks or anyone else nearby if they can fire a coordinated torpedo volley to help us.A suicide run + mass torpedo volley is going to be a lot more difficult to deal with than just a suicide run.So, look for all torpedo-capable ships, probably cobra-class destroyers or something similar and ask their captains if they are willing to do this. It's not even a high risk job if they stay at maximum range and just fire torpedoes.Then, we must use the raiders and other combat ships to harass while the converted trasports rush in on a suicide run while any strike craft we can scrounge up cover them as best they can.Once they get into range, ram the targets and fire everything.Losing the converted raiders is accpetable, but we should avoid it if at all possible.
>>19379016Might as well do it. Time to be big, damn heroes and get us a new ship.
>>19379230We already part own the 'zepher spirit...
>>19379202>torpedos>attack craftthe chances of the RT dynasties having such things are slim, let alone the pirate forces in the system.>How will you lure the enemy cruisers into your fire ship formation?>charging escort-speed ships with transports less than half their speed will -not- work very well
>>19379313Have the transports form up into a convoy and head for the edge of the system. We (along with the converted raiders) should take up positions as though we were escorting them.Hopefully Chaos will assume the transports must contain highly valuable cargoes and close to boarding range. As they approach, we should take a few shots at them to support this idea, before falling back. Then boom.
>>19379313No torpedoes or strike craft?... Well, fuckAlright, looks like we have no choice but to make it look like an escape convoy (and it kindof is one) and position the fire ships so that they can change course and attack.If possible, use the nearby celestial bodies to surprise the enemy, maybe hide the fleet behind a large asteroid or maybe even a moon, planet or something, making it look like we are trying to use it to cover our escape, but instead of moving onwards once we are out of sight, we turn the fleet around and get ready to charge at them while they are coming at us.Considering how slow and bulky cruisers are, they should not be able to dodge if we pull this off right,
>>19379313Could we get a rough map of the space surrounding Tortuga?Beyond that I support the convoy idea.
>>19379389clearly, information on Slaughter classes is required...Speed: 9Port/Prow/Starboard macrobatteries & Port/Starboard Lance batteries (range 5 and 6, respectively)You must -lure- these ships into range of your fire ships, instead of just having escorts chase you down.There are two Slaughter-class cruisers in the enemy fleet.
>>19379477Well, fuck, then.So, we have to make them try to board us or something like that?I have no idea as to how we could try to do that, aside from presenting them as juicy targets and hope the enemy takes the bait.
>>19379477Perhaps we should create some fake comm chatter about having finished loading the contents of the treasure vaults of Belius Airus onto the freighters to keep it from falling into the hands of Chaos.There's no way the cruiser captains would let the raiders claim such a prize. They'd want to move in and claim the loot personally.
>>19379477We could use the escaping transports as bait for the escorts, so we send out some fire ships to flank the slaughters, then once the escorts take the bait, we charge right down their throughts with the others.
>>19379457>map>current location is Belius Airus>white circles are planets/moons>left side is system's edge>right side is inner system and star>no asteroid fields are present in outer system
>>19379571This is probably the safest. Perhaps throw in some chatter about some holy artifact being held on the ship or something along those lines.
>>19379649Head "north" with the convoy. When the cruiser inevitably move to block our path, signal that we surrender the convoy and fall back towards the inner system. The convoy starts to scatter, as it ought to, and the cruiser move in close to capture what they think are fleeing merchant ships. Then set off the bombs.
Afraid I don't have this fireship battle in me tonight.>Next thread on THURSDAY @ 7:30-8:00 PM EST>usual Q&A>will have a better scaled map for next thread>oh god what kind of pirate stands and fights?>the dice granted you a male officer, the hell?
>>19380005Good night, see you next time.Maybe, I might have to sleep tomorrow.
>>19380005>he dice granted you a male officerBut for how long?
