>>2064594
You discuss your sister and brother's situations as well, telling him how Karl has cleaned up his act and is currently serving as the Mayor of the Capital City, while your sister has busied herself governing the remants of Rorscha IV, overseeing the recovery and rebuilding efforts there...

Your conversation with your father turns to personal matters, and your father, fearing for your safety, despite your assurances, has offered to send you aid, as soon as there is a break in the warp storms....

A. 5 million colonists, taken from the teeming hive citys of Valoran IV
B. 5 Regiments of the Valoran Assault Corps, loyal elite forces, consisting of a combined arms, including vehicles aircraft and artillery
C. A squadron of 3 aging escort ships
D. Other(Write-in)

>>2064634
B. 5 Regiments of the Valoran Assault Corps, loyal elite forces, consisting of a combined arms, including vehicles aircraft and artillery

Can we send anything to our father in return so his profits and the family can stay doing well?

>>2064634
B. 5 Regiments of the Valoran Assault Corps, loyal elite forces, consisting of a combined arms, including vehicles aircraft and artillery

That's a lot of firepower right there.

Also like >>2064666
said, ask our father if there's anything from us that he needs.

>>2064690
>>2064666
You decide to request the Valoran Assault Corps reinforcements, and ask if there is anything that can be done to help the family back home, but he tells you that things are going well in Segmentum Solar and that the family is safe and profitable at the moment...

Unfortunately your astropath reports to you that the warp storm has kicked up again, and communications have once again been scrambled....

You return to the command center and while you are deep in though, an officer from your PDF fleet brings you a set of reports, deemed important enough for your notice by Commodore Felix, a few days warp away, one of your ships on patrol witnessed a hostile encounter by 2 Adeptus Mechanicus ships, with a damaged Admech escort attempting to flee an Admech Cruiser, before being run down and completely destroyed by fire from the cruiser, long after the escort had been rendered defenseless....

The Admech cruiser broadcasted a warning not to approach and left the area shortly after the incident, while our ship observed with sensors from long range....

There has also been a contact detected, entering the very edge of our system, for a few minutes before leaving, appearing at seemingly random locations and intervals...

After a few days, your fleet was able to determine some predictions to the pattern, and while they missed the ship causing it, they found an object floating in space near where the mysterious contact warped out of the system...

One of your ships is nearby and available to pick it up...

A. Pick up the object and investigate
B. Leave it be for now
C. Other(Write-in)

>>2064721

A. Pick up the object and investigate

>>2064721
A. Pick up the object, it's probably a gift from the Ruinous Powers.

>>2064752
>>2064722
You order your fleet to have the object picked up, and your ships complies with the order, obtaining the item, which appears to be some sort of listening device of Imperial design, with advanced sensor technology and what looks like a decryption logic-engine but the device will have to be opened up and the knowledge inside decrypted to be of much use to us....

Unfortunately, as your men began to disassemble it, they found a plasma explosive charge, and a safeguard against tampering, and your men are not confident about being able to disarm the explosive....

A. Have them try to disassemble it(I will roll a d100-20 to determine success)
B. Have it shutdown and stored somewhere secure for the moment
C. Rerelease it and place it under observation
D. Other(Write-in)

>>2064778
C. Rerelease it and place it under observation

>>2064778
B. Have it shutdown and stored somewhere secure for the moment

Rolled 63 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>2064778
A. Disassemble it. The worst thing that can happen is that it doesn't blow up.

>>2064812
I tried to get it to roll 1d100-20 but obviously I screwed up.

>>2064812
The worse thing is that itl blow up the ship

>>2064818
That's not how GrimDark works.

>>2064818
The plasma explosive is rated to be powerful enough to destroy a small warship cripple a larger one

>>2064778
b

>>2064826
Do you even grimdark
>>2064840
Yer we not olaying with it
Keep it planet side where it wont matter if it blows up

>>2064847
>>2064807
You have your men shut it down and keep it in secure storage for the moment, at least until you figure out a use for it or a way to safely dissassemble it....

Continued observations of the edges of the system, reveals the mysterious contact, a space marine strike cruiser, with its IFF deeactivated, and intentionally keeping its emissions down....

Unfortunately from this distance it cannot be identified, but they seem to be searching for the listening device and have yet to spot the powered down cobra missile boat that is watching them...

A. Approach and signal the strike cruiser
B. Continue obeserving the ship
C. Other(Write-in)

>>2064870
a

>>2064874
act appropriately until were given reason not to do so.

>>2064870
B. Continue observing

>>2064870
A. Approach and signal the strike cruiser

>>2064870
B. Continue obeserving the ship
Mybe once they leave we could leave a fake one that has a tracker in it so we can find out where they come from

>>2064885
>>2064874
You have your ship cautiously approach the strike cruiser and hail them....

The ship suddenly powers up and speeds to the edge of the system before jumping to warp....

Your ship watches for several days, but the contacts coming into the system seem to have stopped for now....

The command center suddenly goes on alert as a contact is detected at the end of the system....

It registers as a Admech Cruiser, its IFF reading Wrath of the Omnissiah, and you are hailed by the newly minted Magos Xeroth, who wishes to meet with you and discuss an arrangement....

You quickly agree and have him, now an artisan, with the rank of Magos meet you in one of your most opulent meeting rooms....

While he seems less human than before, the techpriest now having replaced both his eyes with cybernetic replacements and added another metal arm on his back...

He offers to continue supporting your projects here in exchange for using your territories to perform his own projects, away from prying eyes, completely independent of your operations...

He tells you that the Admech escort that was destroyed was an extremist part of his faction on the Forgeworld and that the tensions between the conservative and liberal forces on Vigil are coming to a boil, in light of recent pronouncements made by Archmagos Belisarious Cawl about the development of new origninal technology and use of xenotech....


He is also effectively ally you, lending his fleet of his cruiser and 2 escorts to the defense of your territory, while he can provide his own security with several thousand skitarri warriors, and gun servitors....

He also has learned the arts of managing large manufacturing operations and crafting high quality items....

A. Take him up on his offer
B. Decline for now
C. Other(Write-in)

>>2065278
Wait does he support Cawl or is he against Cawl?

>>2065285
Support

>>2065278

A. Take him up on his offer

>>2065298
Awesome

>>2065304
Ill back this up.
A. Take him up on his offer.

>>2065278
>A. Take him up on his offer
He's been loyal and done us no wrong, he's earned it in my eyes

>>2065278

A. Take him up on his offer

Also say that we would be haply to feil test things he makes up

>>2065278
>date] [Auto] No new posts
A

A + show him the bomb

>>2065652
>>2065561
>>2065428
>>2065415
>>2065307
>>2065304
You decide to take him up on his offer, allowing him to use existing facilities and build his own on worlds you control....

He also offers to help deal with the listening device you found, for old times sake....

After several days of guided attempts, as he used remotely controlled servitors to disarm the bomb, the logic-engines have been accessed, and while heavily encrypted, it only takes a week for Xeroth to break the codes, and find out who the listening device belongs to, it seems that it belongs to the Dark Angels, or one of their successors, likely keeping an eye on us, as they will never give up the quest to capture Zachias and Ishmael, as they are considered fallen...

Speaking of Zachias, he has asked you what you want to do with our Astartes forces.

A. Integrate them in directly with the rest of our forces, including having squads and companies of mixed compositions, with humans, gene augmented or not, fighting directly alongside Astartes
B. Keep them entirely separate, as the codex Astartes dictates
C. Other(Write-in)

>>2065904

A. Integrate them in directly with the rest of our forces, including having squads and companies of mixed compositions, with humans, gene augmented or not, fighting directly alongside Astartes

>>2065904
B. Keep them entirely separate, as the codex Astartes dictates
If we deploy them to help "outsiders the should e separated.....

>>2065904
>B. Keep them entirely separate, as the codex Astartes dictates
not gonna make it more heretic than it already is

>>2065904
>B. Keep them entirely separate, as the codex Astartes dictates

A

>>2066341
Or c
Tell xeroth to study them + a

>>2066439
Stuff like armor, tanks,guns etc

>>2065904
>A. Integrate them in directly with the rest of our forces, including having squads and companies of mixed compositions, with humans, gene augmented or not, fighting directly alongside Astartes

>>2065904
Hey I’m at work but I will continue tonight around 7pm eastern time

>>2065904
>A. Integrate them in directly with the rest of our forces, including having squads and companies of mixed compositions, with humans, gene augmented or not, fighting directly alongside Astartes

>>2065904
A. Integrate them in directly with the rest of our forces, including having squads and companies of mixed compositions, with humans, gene augmented or not, fighting directly alongside Astartes
Easyer to keep there number unknown
Just like how the dark angles do
Those fuckers are still legion

>>2066707
>>2066615
>>2066520
>>2066341
>>2065908
You decide to integrate the Astartes with regular human forces, a throwback to the Glory days of the Great Crusade....

Zachias has also inquired about the deployment of the neophytes in our forces, back in the Great Crusade era, they often went through extended training until they received their black carapace implant, allowing them to wear power armor....

Currently they are equipped with specially modified carapace armor, individually tailored to their enlarged frames, compared to a baseline human....

Zachias recommends that they get some combat experience however before their receiving their armor, as training can only teach them so much....

How should they be used?

A. Reconnaisance and Infiltration, as the Codex Astartes dictates, they will scout ahead of the main force, and work with other special forces units behind enemy lines
B. Heavy weapons, essentially forming into devastator squads, they will focus on heavy weapon mastery and deploy as such, their improved strength allowing them to carry weapons a normal man could not
C. Mobility Squad, mount them on attack bikes, and have them used as scouts and a cavalry force to run down vulnerable enemies
D. Assault squad, arm them with close combat weapons and shotguns and have them focus on engaging in melee combat with our foes
E. Keep them in training as a reserve force
F. Other(Write-in)

>>2067253
A. Reconnaisance and Infiltration, as the Codex Astartes dictates, they will scout ahead of the main force, and work with other special forces units behind enemy lines

>>2067253
A. Reconnaisance and Infiltration, as the Codex Astartes dictates, they will scout ahead of the main force, and work with other special forces units behind enemy lines

>>2067253
>A. Reconnaisance and Infiltration, as the Codex Astartes dictates, they will scout ahead of the main force, and work with other special forces units behind enemy lines

>>2067306
>>2067265
>>2067259
You decide to follow the Codex Astartes when it comes to the neophytes, equipping then with sniper rifles and tzavaras rifles.

Having returned and in the new spirit of innovation brought about archmagos Cawl, xeroth believes he can improve the efficiency of production as well as the quality of the tzavaras model rifles, already a retroengineered tau pulse rifle, xeroth has developed a superior design, improving range and accuracy even further giving your infantry firepower unmatched by any imperial force and most Xenos forces as well.

He believes he can improve the production line to the point that you can equip your elite regiments with them within 5 years, and your garrison regiments and naval troops within a decade after that

However it will cost 4 (tu) to make the upgrade

A. Give him the go ahead
B. Shelve the plan for now
C. Other(write-in)

>>2067454
>a

>>2067454
>A. Give him the go ahead
More Dakka is always good

>>2067454
>A. Give him the go ahead

A

>>2067454
>A. Give him the go ahead

>>2067454
A. Give him the go ahead

Excellent. Now all we need are some heavy weapon / vehicle mounted designs using it and our entire force will be enhanced.

>>2067454

A. Give him the go ahead

>>2067620
>>2067611
>>2067574
>>2067553
>>2067483
You approve the project, giving Xeroth the go-ahead to start, before your attention is drawn to other concerns....

You are given orders from Corean himself to assemble most of your ships and join the main Imperial fleet for a major strike, deep into Separatist space....

Xeroth has agreed to help defend your space while the fleet is gone with his three ships, but besides your defense monitor, you need to decide any other ships to leave behind to defend your realm....

Your current fleet consists of (in order of size)

Your Battlecruiser
The Grand cruiser, Wrath of Manachea
Your Lunar Class cruiser, the Edge of Tomorrow
The Absolution a Hecate class cruiser
The Redline, a Claymore class corvette
The two Cobra missile boats

What should be brought along, and what should be left to defend? (This is a write-in)

The battlecruiser and cobras also still need names

>>2067679
Leave the The Absolution a Hecate class cruiser. Take every thing else

>>2067679
as this anon said>>2067700
Just the cruiser seems fair enough

>>2067679
Take
Your Battlecruiser
The Grand cruiser, Wrath of Manachea
The two Cobra missile boats
Everything eils can stay

>>2067679
Battlecruiser: indomitable
Cobra n1: sword of valor
Cobra n2 : yggdrasil
Thought?

>>2067760
The first cobra name is a bit junky soo if anyone has any suggestions?

>>2067679
Your Battlecruiser
The Grand cruiser, Wrath of Manachea
Your Lunar Class cruiser, the Edge of Tomorrow
The two Cobra missile boats

>>2067679
Battlecruiser: Sword of Valor
Cobras: Wrath and Judgment

Battlecruiser: The Pathfinder
Cobras: warspite and Defiant

>>2067823
It doesn’t need the the on pathfinder but after that I think its a cool name

>>2067679
The Redline, a Claymore class corvette
The Absolution a Hecate class cruiser
send the rest.

name the BC Fiery Redemption, or Fury of the Sun.
Cobras, Sword & Shield, or....
Yellow Venom, & Black Poison/Black Venom & Yellow Poison.

Which ever has a nicer ring to it.

>>2067679
Sorry guys, should be free tonight, something came up. Feel free to talk long term and general thread discussion though

>>2069720
It's fine man

>>2064594
cant find threads 7-11 and 14 on suptg
can you link?

>>2069941
They are on the pastebin, they are on yuki-la and I need to put them on sup tg archive, I will do so today if I get the chance, I’ve been meaning to for a while

>>2069957
thanks

>>2067679
The battlefleet sets out to join the main crusade fleet, led by TWS Indomitable, your battlecruiser, joining it are the edge of tomorrow, wrath of manachea along with the warspite and the defiant, your two cobras.

Along with xeroth ships the absolution and the redline will defend your space with your space station and the defense monitor ensuring your capital is safe....

The report from commodore Felix is uneventful as your ships join the rest of the crusade fleet in the staging system of Voria, long uninhabited and allowing the crusade fleet to gather unnoticed. Corean leads the fleet from the deck of the battleship Righteous Blade, it’s hull repainted in inquisition black....

There are a dozen imperial navy vessels there as well as 20 warships belonging to Various pdf fleets, with Tarkon’s contingent being one of the largest, second only to the squadron sent by lord alpharius, the cur likely trying to gain favor with the lord Inquisitor....

Corean holds a council of war aboard the righteous blade....>>2067679

>>2070748
The plan is decided to strike the separatist world of platus IV, a minor member world of the people’s republic of man.....

>>2070748
Time to kill some separatists!! Also we're more of a ship captain then a general right? Are we captaining our battlecrusier?

>>2070779
Commodore Felix is doing that our main character is receiving reports on Tarkon iv, were playing from Felix’s POV

>>2070790
Cool

>>2070790
Neat

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Need more reports

>>2070888
>inb4 we have to wait 3 months for the messages to travel through the warp.

>>2070761
Commodore Lorenzo Felix grips the command chair on the bridge of Indomitable as the ship transitions back to real space....

He immediately looks over at the young officer at Auspex station, awaiting his report....

"7 contacts, looks like a small space station and half a dozen warships in high orbit"

Corean orders the pursuit and destruction of all Separatist ships in the system, and gives all ship commanders the freedom to fight their ships as they see fit....

Clearly bucking for glory, Felix can see the squadron sent by Alpharius rushing to the vanguard of the formation, running straight down the throat of the small separatist flotilla....

His flotilla is met by a salvo of cylonic torpedoes, from a trio of enemy Cobras, and lance fire from 2 cruisers and a corvette....

Most of the torpedoes seem to be targeted at a lunar class cruiser pulling up the right flank of the vanguard, one of Alpharius's ships....

The loyalist ships are employing counter measures and have shot down several torpedoes but it looks like a few might get through.....

A. Cover the exposed cruiser
B. Push ahead! Alpharius will not be the only one to take Glory from this battle!
C. Other(Write-in)

>>2070975
A. Cover the exposed cruiser

>>2070975
>A. Cover the exposed cruiser
Battles ain't won by glory hounding

>>2071020
>>2070983
Felix orders your ships to cover the exposed cruiser, their lance and macrocannon fire chopping down the remaining incoming torpedoes, protecting the friendly warship....

A message of thanks is relayed over the vox, as the Crusade fleet pushes relentlessly on the Separatist ships....

After trading fire for another few minutes, their ships begin to peel away, fleeing for the edge of the system and out of Platus IV's gravity well....

2 of the Separatists warships have had their engines damaged and are limping behind their comrades....

A. Focus firing on the escaping ships
B. Fire on the damaged ships
C. Full speed! Prepare armsmen to board the enemy!
D. Attempt to call over the vox and induce the 2 damaged ships to surrender
E. Other(Write-in)

>>2071103
C. Full speed! Prepare armsmen to board the enemy!

>>2071103
>A. Focus firing on the escaping ships

>>2071103
>A. Focus firing on the escaping ships

>>2071103
>A. Focus firing on the escaping ships

Rolled 9, 42 + 10 = 61 (2d100 + 10)

>>2071186
>>2071170
>>2071129
Felix orders your ships to fire on the fleeing enemy force....

>>2071191
Solid failure. Felix will have to be blammed when he gets back.

>>2071191
rolled a 19, a poor showing

Your ships fire on the escaping enemy but miss most of their shots, barely damaging the shields on an enemy lunar cruiser as the separatists seem to make good their escape....

rolled a 52, an average outcome

The Nova cannon charges for almost 5 seconds before firing, the bridge tense as there is a brief delay with the shell slightly jamming before firing, unfortunately it flies clear past the bow of the lead Separatist ship, at least it didnt blow up our own ship, or discharge plasma over the gundecks again.....

The Crusade fleet, led by Alpharius's squadron are able to cripple one of the lunar cruisers but fail to catch the rest of the separatists....

His ships seem to moving to board the Lunar class, but there are a cobra and a sword class frigate....

You can probably take the lead on boarding one if you move quickly...

A. Attempt to board the Sword class
B. Attempt to board the Cobra
C. Hang back, let someone else handle this
D. Other(Write-in)

>>2071220

A. Attempt to board the Sword class

>>2071220
>A. Attempt to board the Sword class
Need to take a ship or we will look like chumps

>>2071220
>A. Attempt to board the Sword class

>>2071246
>>2071238
>>2071225
The Indomitable is ordered closer to boarding distance with the badly damaged Sword-Class Frigate, its side paint revealing its name, Charybdis....

Armsmen run to armory weapon racks as the boarding alarm siren blares on the mid decks of the ship....

Commodore Felix is a career naval officer and has limited close combat training and no real experience, however he is an inspirational leader and well liked by the men, should he join the boarding assault, or leave it to one of the infantry officers billeted on the ship(bringing him adds a +5 Inspiration modifier)

A. Its time for Felix to redeem himself after that piss poor shooting by your fleet(+5)
B. Leave this to the professionals, have an infantry officer lead the attack
C. Other(Write-in)

>>2071293
>A. Its time for Felix to redeem himself after that piss poor shooting by your fleet(+5)
Gotta redeem himself in the eyes of the God Emperor

>>2071293
>A. Its time for Felix to redeem himself after that piss poor shooting by your fleet(+5)

>>2071293

A. Its time for Felix to redeem himself after that piss poor shooting by your fleet(+5)

Rolled 28 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>2071355
>>2071314
>>2071309
Commodore Felix decides to take personal command of a platoon of armsmen, equipping himself with a chainsword and a laspistol from the weapon racks....

He straps in alongside a grim-looking bosin and looks around the boarding torpedo at the nervous faces of the young armsmen in there in with him, looking for guidance and protection, with some making muted prayers to the God-Emperor as the boarding torpedo is loaded....

>>2071377
wow he just sucks

>>2071377
roll of a 33, a poor outcome

The communist sailors inside the Charybdis put up a staunch defense, repeatedly raking the breach caused by the boarding torpedo with fire from lasguns, shotguns and autoguns, killing several of the more rash armsmen, and pinning the rest inside...

Despite his efforts to get the men moving, Felix and his men are pinned down inside their torpedo, until 2 more are launched, forcing the defenders to spread their forces too thin....

17 minutes after initially boarding, Felix leads the men out of the boarding torpedo into the guts of the frigate, taking a lasgun shot to the shoulder and losing 4 more men, although the separatists are quickly subdued, seeing the fight is hopeless after that....

Unfortunately the enemy crew was given a chance to scuttle the ship, overloading their warp reactor....

Your men barely have enough time to escape. along with a few dozen prisoners back to your ship before the Separatist frigate explodes....

>>2071393
Welp qm sucks at rolling and Felix might as well shoot himself for incompetence and

And fucko is going to get a damn luna cruiser. How dear Felix fail us so thoroughly

>>2071393
The remainder of the campaign in the Platus system is boring, with the ships maintaining patrols around the edge of the system, and getting a few chances to support the Imperial guard forces deployed to retake the sparsely populated mountainous desert world of Platus IV, its main redeeming qualities being its natural beauty and the ceramite deposits beneath the planets crust....

After a relatively quick campaign, finished in just over a month, the fleet is allowed to return to their home bases for refit and resupply...

While the news of the victory is a positive development, it is overshadowed by the presence of a chaos warfleet carrying an army of Bloodpact troops, they seem to be led by a warband of Khorn-worshipping traitors, known as the Crimson Slaughter.....

They are also rumored to be accompanied by strange lizard-like Xenos mercenaries called the Loxatl.

They are currently several weeks warp to our south, near Lord Macharius's territory....

He has activated distress signals on several worlds he controls nearby....

He is requesting aid....

A. Send a relief force to assist
B. We have other things to worry about
C. Other(Write-in)

Thats all I got for tonight guys, please think about how many ships and regiments to send to fight the Chaos host....

Also should we deploy are neophyte marines into action against this most dangerous of foes?

>>2071468

A. Send a relief force to assist

>>2071468
>A. Send a relief force to assist

>>2071468
strike down the xeno AND THE HERETIC, LET NOT THRIVE THE FOUL THINGS OF THE WARP AND VOID.

>>2071468
>A. Send a relief force to assist
Not to sure on the appropriate number of ships and men tho

>>2071468
>A. Send a relief force to assist
>neophyte marines
Dear god yes, we need to send what we can spare

>>2071468
>A. Send a relief force to assist


Just caught up all the way from the beginning and by the emperor we need to get our shit together.
For once call RT immediatly and ask him to get us a trained psyker.


Speaking of RT: you morons managed to miss the opportunity to get a fucking warrant of trade. You know, the thing that lets you get away with heresy. Larafags confirmed for idiots and shit taste. I hope Lara and your mom die in their sleep, the former preferably immediatly after giving birth to our heir.

>>2071994
Also yes to neophytes.

There are SM chapters with unknown founding and predecessor. How do they get started? How do they not get BLAMed for obviously being Alpha Legion operatives?

>>2071994
Wew lad, I was against Lara being picked but even still.

>>2072105
Think about it. If she dies after giving birth to a heir the we get all the political advantages of being married to her, but can marry again, maybe even a certain RT daughter.

>>2072013
>>2072172
Samefag

>>2071468
Doesn’t look like I’ll get much time to post until the weekend, although you guys may get a couple bonus posts if I have an hour or two free in the meantime

>>2071473
>>2071498
>>2071538
>>2071582
>>2071636
>>2071994
You decide to answer Lord Macharius' call for aid, deploying your forces to the south....

What ships should be deployed?

Note that your Battlecruiser and other cruisers can each carry 2 Regiments comfortably, while your escort ships cannot carry much in the way of troops and supplies, aside from a handful of naval troops or special forces and their gear....

(This is a write in)

>>2073964
Same as last time, with 2 airborn and 2 mechnized units.

>>2073979
i concur

>>2073964
seems good, I'll go with this>>2073979

>>2073964
The Neophyte marines as well, in case that needed to be said

>>2073979
>>2074124
>>2074127
>>2074135
You have 2 mechanized regiments and 2 airborne regiments prepped for operations, along with the Astartes, including the Neophytes

What ships should we bring to this fight?

The chaos warfleet consists of 3 cruisers and 5 escorts, along with a few commandeered freighters they use as transports

>>2074147
your battlecruiser, joining it are the edge of tomorrow, wrath of manachea along with the warspite and the defiant, your two cobras.

>>2074147
trick question QM. ALL OF THEM!

>>2074147
Damn sounds like we should just leave our missile boats alone with the cog boy ships, and take the rest.

>>2074147
Send them all, we have allies to defend us!
Keep the lunar class at home maybe

>>2074147
All of the ships

>>2074147
throw in all our ships

>>2073964
all except edge of tomorrow


also a question:
is the astartes ship we have bought from the cogheads better equipped for boarding actions then the rest of our fleet?

>>2075154
Yes it is optimized for use by astartes for ship boarding and supporting planetary assaults, it can be kitted our differently but it will cost you

>>2072013
Bureaucratic ineptitude + religious zeal.
The imperium has lost a lot of info in thousands of years... bureaucrats just assume that something as important as a SM chapter was created legally. Also, they could get into trouble for questioning something as sacred as a space marine chapter, after all space marines are the children of the emperor.

>>2075584
We should create a branch of our army specially trained for this. It would greatly increase our fleetgrowth.
They would be a bit lik marines. In space...

>>2075918
If we dont loose too many SM we should be at chapter strength in about 50 years.
So we could have a new SM chapter with our world as their main recruitment world 'appear' in 50 years.
Should be pretty sweet until Rowboat Girlyman sees them and kills them all because they look like Horus.


Lets see if ill get my forth ID this thread or if i will stay at three.

>>2076708
Some sort of space trooper

>>2076770
Starship troopers?
Maybe Void Trooper?
The solar auxilia are maybe trained in this.


Another question: can normal humans use drop pods or will it kill them?

>>2076838
yes they can, though modified versions of them. also expansive and only drop like...10 per pod. those things arnt cost effective outside of highly specialized commandos and space marines. a drop ship is nearly as good.

>>2076846
are drop pods reuseable?

>>2076871
I would think so
As they dont blow up when you use then

>>2076871
>>2076966
Yes they are, if they don’t take too much damage. They have to be recovered though from the battlefield, which can be a time intensive and difficult job depending on the landing location

>>2077054
>crashing into a highrise building and getting stuck halfway through

>>2074147
You decide to deploy all of your ships to the south to engage the heretic battlefleet....

The 2nd and 3rd mechanized among with the 1st and 2nd airborne regiments are prepped for deployment offworld, along with the lunawolves who have formed a veteran terminator squad and the neophytes divided into 2 squads each led by a 30k astartes veteran serving as squad sergeant.

In addition crog and 2 squads of ogryn will be deployed as well....

>>2077815
>Ogryns
I...kind of forgot we had those, we should probably focus on building up their numbers more when we get back to improving our infantry as a focus. Ogryn are just so damn useful.

>>2077815
Who will command the ground forces operation?

A. Zachias, combined arms doctrine(+5 to all combat rolls)
B. Colonel Detorio, armored breakthrough tactics(+15 to combat rolls on open areas)
C. Colonel Masson , air assault tactics(+15 to combat rolls on urban areas and rough terrain)

>>2078140
>B. Colonel Detorio, armored breakthrough tactics(+15 to combat rolls on open areas)

>>2078140
C. Colonel Masson , air assault tactics(+15 to combat rolls on urban areas and rough terrain)

>>2078140
>C. Colonel Masson , air assault tactics(+15 to combat rolls on urban areas and rough terrain)

>>2078140
why do you do this?
its 2 in the morning and i just wanted to go to sleep

>>2078140
also
>A. Zachias, combined arms doctrine(+5 to all combat rolls)

>>2078501
You can sleep I’m gonna next post tomorrow

>>2078513
Will you post during a Eurofag friendly time?

>>2078524
Afternoon eastern time in North America

>>2078833
well sheit, that's probably 4 am for me.

>>2079025
>>2078524
Where do you guys live?

>>2080177
germany

>>2080177
America

Brasil

>>2080177
Good old Texas

>>2080177
I’m going to resume posting in a few minutes I’m out of Ohio myself

>>2078269
>>2078191
You have Colonel Masson lead the ground forces in overall command.

The troops, supplies and equipment is quickly loaded up onto the fleet and a jump is made to Nova Macharia, Lord Macharius' homeworld where they meet a small fleet and army gathering there to fend off those chaos forces, including a Battleship, 3 cruisers and 8 escorts from Macharius, along with 2 cruisers from an Imperial Navy patrol fleet. Unfortunately this is the extent of the forces that the Imperium can muster to meet this threat with the Separatists active to the galactic west....

>>2080824
After a day of resting on Nova Macharia, the combined fleet makes for the Phagea system, a barely developed system, home to a small outpost on one of the worlds, and a gas mine on one of the gas giants....

Commodore Felix nervously glances at the Auspex officer as the fleet transitions back into realspace out of the warp, with the telltale lurch as the ship encounters gravitational forces of the Phagea system....

The Auspex operator announces a 2 dozen contacts....

It seems the Chaos warfleet is bombing the outpost, with some of their ships parked at the gas mine, refueling the stores....

Given that you have largest fleet in the force, the Warcouncil decided to name Commdore Felix as overall commander...

Thus placing the fleet under your orders...

A. Engage the enemy ships at the gas mine
B. Engage the enemy ships bombing the surface of Phagea V
C. Split the fleet and engage both groups
D. Other(Write-in)

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>>2076838
>>2076770
>>2076708
Reminds me of these guys, used to love Halo back in the day

>>2080866
A

>>2080866
>A
after that
>B

>>2080866
>A. Engage the enemy ships at the gas mine
Decrease there numbers at the cost of the planet. This warband has to die, I'm sure those brave citizens understand the need for sacrifice

>>2080876
mfw i am on my fifth ID in this thread and two of those posts are by me
the ID system on a slow board like this really makes me want to become a namefag

>>2080950
Ehh I barley even look at the id anymore

>>2080960
but it is useful to know wether you are discussing something with one guy or a half dozen other guys

>>2080177
UK / Scotland.

>>2080866
A. Engage the enemy ships at the gas mine

Rolled 45, 44 = 89 (2d100)

>>2080945
>>2080887
Commodore Felix orders the fleet to move to engage the enemy ships moored at the gasmine, who are quickly untethering themselves and are beginning to move away from the gas mine into the semblance of a combat formation....

The ships bombing the planet, have also begun to shift away from their task, repositioning themselves to engage your fleet....

From your ships and two others, 4 squadrons of strike craft appear, including 2 squadrons of fighters and bombers. The Chaos warfleet deploys 3 bomber squadrons, while your fighters peel off to pick off two of the enemy bomber squadrons, one is left unmolested on its approach to your fleet....

Your bombers also make their approach to the enemy fleet, and are requesting a target for their attack run

A. Target the Iconoclast-Class destroyer, its relatively shields and armor will shatter under from a bomber attack
B. Target the Hades class Heavy Cruiser, and its silence its powerful lance batteries
C. Target the Desolator class Battleship, and strike a blow against the enemy flagship
D. Other(Write-in)

>>2081041
A. Target the Iconoclast-Class destroyer, its relatively shields and armor will shatter under from a bomber attack

A. Engage the enemy ships at the gas mine

>>2081041
>A. Target the Iconoclast-Class destroyer, its relatively shields and armor will shatter under from a bomber attack
also
>relatively shields
>its silence its
what are you drinking?

>>2081041
the pastebin says there are 50 million on our planet
we started off with 10mil and got at most 15mil from outside
where are all those people coming from?
are the people on Tarkon IV rabbit people?

>>2081041
>A. Target the Iconoclast-Class destroyer, its relatively shields and armor will shatter under from a bomber attack
Hope that was there roll

>>2081067
I increased the population based on refugee influxes and natural growth which has been very fast, considering we have introduced a large stable food supply and medical care to what is basically a third world country

>>2081067
My guess is refuges

>>2081094
how long has it been since the beginning?

>>2081104
15 years I think

Rolled 64, 56, 45, 50 = 215 (4d100)

>>2081043
>>2081070
>>2081052
Long range fire by both sides is relatively ineffective, with only a few hits scored by either side, with one of Macharius' escorts taking the brunt of a damage from an enemy torpedo that the fleet failed to shoot down...

The Sword-class frigate, the MWS Falchion, is badly listing to one side and seems to be out of the fight....

Fire from our fleet has damaged the lead enemy Carnage-class cruiser's shields, with our sensor officers reporting that they are likely down to 20-30% strength

>>2081104
12 years

>>2081150
The first attack run on the enemy Iconoclast-class destroyer is a success, with 2 torpedoes striking the small hardy combatant, the powerful cyclonic explosives quickly overwhelming its shields and ripping through its armor, spilling its crew and supplies into the openness of the void and completely disabling the ship.....

Unfortunately enemy fire takes down 2 bombers during the run....

The enemy bombers, unload their weapons on the Indomitable,which loses 40% of its shield strength but is still standing strong in formation...

Our escorts and capital ships are able to shoot down 2 bombers, eliminating half of the enemy squadron

Our bombers are now returning to rearm as the fleets close into ideal combat range....

A. Focus fire on the enemy flagship, attempt to decapitate their fleet
B. Focus fire on the enemy Heavy cruiser, don't give it time to unleash its firepower on us
C. Focus fire on the enemy escorts, so we can reduce their ability to shoot down incoming torpedoes and defend against the next bombing run....

>>2081179
B. Focus fire on the enemy Heavy cruiser, don't give it time to unleash its firepower on us

>>2081179
do we get to use our Nova Cannon?

>>2081179
>B. Focus fire on the enemy Heavy cruiser, don't give it time to unleash its firepower on us
We should take out there guns in case they manage to run

>>2081179
>B. Focus fire on the enemy Heavy cruiser, don't give it time to unleash its firepower on us
KILL THE HERETIC, BURN THE MUTANT

Rolled 28, 71 = 99 (2d100)

>>2081194
>>2081226
>>2081198
You have the fleet target the enemy Hades-class Heavy cruiser....

>>2081245
>49.5
50 is boring success?

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>2081245
Despite having more than a dozen ships firing upon it, the Cruiser, clearly commanded by a skilled captain, manages to evade a large portion of the incoming lance and macrocannon attacks, with the enemy escorts succesfully shooting down incoming torpedoes....

On the Indomitable the Bridge command crew looks on anxiously, as the Gunnery officer reports the status of the Nova Cannon....

"Commodore, they report loaded and ready to fire"

Felix gives the order to target the Heavy cruiser

The entire ship heaves and the massive gun is fired, its heat sinks succesfully absorbing the run off plasma from the shot....

The massive shell hits the rearmost dorsal portion of the enemy Heavy cruiser, the following explosion ripping through armor and shields alike, breaking the ship in half and dealing some light shield damage to its supporting escort ships.....

A cheer goes up on the decks of the ship, as the direct hit is reported.....

Unfortunately the rest of the chaos fleet has arrived to assist after swiftly moving away from their planetary bombardment....

>>2081259
Some enemy fire is taken from the freshly arrived chaos warships, as the enemy fleet as decided to focus fire the Indomitable, clearly seeing the destructive power of the Nova cannon in action....

The tactical officer reports shields down to 10%, with another enemy barrage likely doing heavy damage.....

A. Pull Indomitable out of the line
B. Keep it in, we will see this fight to the end!

>>2081271
>Cycle it out to a safe spot.

>>2081271
>A. Pull Indomitable out of the line
Can't lose our big gun.

>>2081271
>A. Pull Indomitable out of the line

>>2081282
>>2081281
>>2081273
You decide to pull Indomitable out, behind the main formation, protecting her from most incoming fire, the chaos fleet has responded by targeting Edge of Tommorow instead, which is reporting 80% shield strength....

Our fleets needs a new target

A. Target the enemy flaship
B. Target the escorts
C. Other(Write-in)

>>2081297
>B. Target the escorts
Our bombing run is next

>>2081297
>B. Target the escorts

>>2081297
B. Target the escorts

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>2081309
>>2081304
>>2081300
Felix orders the fleet to target the enemy escorts

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>2081324
The attack is a success disabling destroying 2 enemy escorts and disabling another, with the gun crews finally getting their proper bearings....

The Flight Officer, leading the bombers reports that all 3 squadrons are rearmed and ready for another strike....

A. Target the enemy flagship
B. Target one of their cruisers

>>2081333
A. Target the enemy flagship

>>2081333
>B. Target one of their cruisers

>>2081333
>B. Target one of their cruisers

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>2081336
>>2081347
The Captain of the Edge of Tommorow, a Captain Kagan, fights his ship brilliantly, avoiding most of the enemy fire, and guiding enemy torpedoes into killzones where friendly escorts can easily deal with them....

Felix orders the bombers to target the lead enemy cruiser, a rare and powerful Murder-class, known for its batteries of plasma cannons, making it devastating at all ranges.....

Rolled 87 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>2081406
The payload of torpedoes, does moderate damage, from the one that made it through and struck the enemy cruiser, severely weakening its shields, the cruiser falls into the rear of the formation

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>2081406
Damn unfateful cur

Rolled 2 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>2081422

>>2081425
Why are you fucking rolling?

>>2081428
guess dice dont do negative modifiers....
>>2081422
gonna use this then...

Despite losing several of their number, the enemy escorts skillfully fight off the bomber attack, dropping 2 more, this time both from your bomber squadron, dropping it to two....

Your bombers return to rearm as the ships further engage...

What should the main fleet target?
A. Enemy flagship
B. Enemy cruisers
C. Enemy Escorts
D. Other(Write-in)

>>2081447
>B. Enemy cruisers

>>2081447
>B. Enemy cruisers

>>2081447
A. Enemy flagship

>>2081470
>>2081458
Your ships engage the enemy cruisers, targeting the murder once more....

>>2081522

>>2081532
Has to switch to my phone can’t seem to roll, can someone roll a d100 for me

>>2081532

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>2081532
its dice not roll dammit

>>2081569
Good job m8

>>2081583
we are rolling above, arent we?

>>2081537
What are the enemy numbers now?

>>2081595
Yep.

>>2081597
The enemy fleet started stronger than anticipated with 4 cruisers and 8 escorts led by a battleship, they have since lost 4 escorts and a cruiser, while we Macharius had an escort crippled and indomitable had to be pulled out of the line

>>2081636
we should still be able to use the nova cannon
you mentioned when we acquired it that it has no maximum range but will have problems hitting stuff at higher distances

>>2081569
The attack is much more successful this time, with defiant and warspite able to maneuver into position to unload a devastating torpedo attack against the murder class, while at the same time it was being raked with fire by the fleet, it explodes shortly after losing s it’s shields as it’s batteries of plasma weapons overload....

>>2081650
It’s not a range issue in so much as an issue getting line of sight on the targets from the rear of the formation especially without risking hitting a friendly ship

>>2081653
Now someone please roll me a d100-10 to represent the enemy returning fire

Rolled 100 - 10 (1d100 - 10)

>>2081677

>>2081681
goddammit Tzeentch

>>2081681
do we do crits on nat100?

>>2081705
Yes

The enemy fleet shifts targets, focusing their attention on edge of tomorrow, unfortunately their fire finds the ships munitions stocks, the entire viewport of the indomitable filled with a flash of light as the edge of tomorrow explodes and is lost with all hands.....

>>2081746
Sad

>>2081746
Unfortunately I have to go for the night, we will pick this up tomorrow adternoon eastern timr

Let’s remake the esge of tomorrow bigger and better to remember the crew

Let’s make our own design
The edge of tomorrow class battleship

>>2081872
no, i got a better idea for a name for our first battleship
how about the "Dread Nought, But The Emperor", usually referred to as the "Dreadnought"

>>2081826
around same time as yesterday?

>>2083748
Yep, probably a little earlier though

>>2081746
The enemy capital ship, 2 cruisers and 4 remaining escorts have decided to stand and fight.

The bomber wing reports that they are rearmed, refueled and ready for another attack....

What is the mission target?

A.enemy flagship
B. Enemy cruisers
C. Enemy escorts

>>2083914
A

>>2083914
>A.enemy flagship

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>2083914
>A.enemy flagship
Hope we don't die

No run today?

>>2084369
Got a little delayed is all

>>2084409
Looks like it’ll be later tonight

>>2084249
Sadly we will never get this roll, and it might just be used by the enemy.

>>2084453
It's cool. I'm just happy to get some posts today.

>>2084249
I’ll use that one for the success of the strike can someone roll me a d100-20 for the enemy fleets attempts to shoot down the bombers?

Rolled 86 - 20 (1d100 - 20)

>>2084663

>>2084667
Damn solid success, hopefully it shoots down someone else's ships

>>2084667
>>2084249
Your bombers strike a mighty blow against the enemy flagship, a desolator class battleship, the close up pict shots showing its name, the hand of khorne crudely written in red paint on the side of its massive armored hull....

Two torpedoes make it through, disabling its shields, along with most of its weapons and propulsion systems.....

Unfortunately despite their losses the enemy escorts down another to bombers also from one of your squadrons bringing you down to 4 bombers total.... the survivors return to the absolution....

>>2084712
Another two bombers

>>2084712
Sucks that all our brave bomber pilots died today

>>2084712
Oh boy are we going to be able to capture a chaos battleship. Get some priests in there to sanctify the place and boom new capital ship

>>2084712
With the battleship disabled an opportunity has presented itself...

Note that the enemy crew will likely put up a tough resistance and try to scuttle their ship....

A. Attempt to board the battleship!
B. Focus on defeating the rest of the enemy fleet

>>2084767
A. Attempt to board the battleship!

>>2084767
>A. Attempt to board the battleship!
The glory is to great to resist.

>>2084786
>>2084774
Commodore Felix is notified that the Luna Wolves have volunteered to lead the boarding action, they are onboard the Wrath of Manachea which will have to get close to the disabled battleship....

Elements of the 4 regiments you sent along were carried on the Edge of Tommorow, Absolution, Indomitable and the Wrath of Manachea....

Unfortunately, half of the 2nd Mechanized Regiment was lost, the troops sequestered aboard Edge of Tommorow when it exploded...

Fortunately most of their equipment and their commanding officer survived, and are aboard the Wrath of Manachea but the loss of such a large number of experienced and trained troops will be felt for years to come...

A. Have the Luna Wolf Terminators lead the boarding operation(+20)
B. Have the Orgyns lead the boarding operation(+10)
C. Have regular troops lead the boarding operation
D. Other(Write-in)

>>2085008
>A. Have the Luna Wolf Terminators lead the boarding operation(+20)

>>2085008
>A. Have the Luna Wolf Terminators lead the boarding operation(+20)

Rolled 98 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>2085016
>>2085032

>>2085034
Oh man, those poor cultists

>>2085034
nice, a new flagship for us
it will only take 10 years to cleanse it

>>2085034
>>2081957
can we name it?

>>2085066
It's a desolator too, those are a lost designs that are all chaos owned.

>>2085068
It has a heretical name now so yes. My vote is for Penitent Shield

>>2085073
>random inquisitor comes to visit our planet
>sees desolator
>*desire to orbital *BLAM* intensifies*

>>2085034
The Wrath of Manachea moves into position near the crippled battleship....

It takes only a few moments to deploy the fast moving Caestus Assault ram, carrying its deadly cargo, a 10-man squad of veteran terminators, equipped with some of the finest wargear of the great crusade era, lead by Sergeant Gorath, a massive astartes, said to be the oldest of the contingent of 30k Astartes, while not much of a leader, he is absolutely deadly, using his weapons of choice, dual lightning claws....

With the rest of his squad outfitted with power weapons and other rare wargear, they breach the hull of the ancient battleship, and spring out of the ram like an enraged beast, cutting a massive swath through the utterly ineffective defenders, leaving the armsmen that board in follow-on assaults simply having to follow a trail of blood and carnage.....

The boarding operation is a major success, with Sergeant Gorath tearing through the bulkhead doors guarding the bridge and executing the entire bridge staff singlehandedly within 15 seconds....

The bridge and all major control centers are are secured within 30 minutes, with the rest of the ship being secured after 3 hours of mop-up operations, with most of the crew being slaves taken in chaos raids over the years, many of them having since lost their minds, simply laboring to survive....

Meanwhile the surviving two chaos cruisers and their escorts are attempting to make an escape, seeing that their flagship has been taken....

A. Pursue them! Do not let them escape
B. Let them go for now, we need to regroup our warships
C. Other(Write-in)

>>2085085
Apparently these things are rare as shit. We should see what that heretech Archmagos would give us for a pre-heresy battleship

>>2085092
>A. Pursue them! Do not let them escape
We might be able to take down one more cruiser

>>2085092
A. Pursue them! Do not let them escape

>>2085092
>A. Pursue them! Do not let them escape

>>2085092
>A. Pursue them! Do not let them escape
What kind of man let's chaos flee without pursuit, also khorne is disappoint in these boys fleeing

>>2085092
Hope mister noble is thankful for our major assist. Only losing an escort and a cruiser isn't half bad against this kind of fire power.

Rolled 7, 31 = 38 (2d100)

>>2085120
>>2085118
>>2085114
>>2085107
You give chase to the fleeing chaos warships....

>>2085208
Poo

>>2085208
Your ships, already falling behind, are left in the dust by the Chaos ships, Felix orders the fleet to target their propulsion systems, but only a few shots actually land, as the enemy ships slip away....

In addition the enemy transports have also made their way to the edge of the system and have escaped as well, leaving the Imperial outpost in the system destroyed but still in Imperial hands at least.....

Their return fire is only somewhat effective as well, scoring a few decent hits on Wrath of Manachea, bringing its shields down to 50%....

However for now it seems the battle is over....

The chaos fleet left behind 2 destroyed cruiser hulls, along with a completely wrecked escort, however there are two escorts that are badly damaged, one looks to be potentially useable again after a major repair and refit, while the other is destined for the scrap yard

On our side, there is almost nothing left of the Edge of Tomorrow besides a few small hull fragments, Macharius' disabled escort will also need to be towed back to his space for major repairs.....

>>2085251
What should we do now? (This is a write-in)

>>2085262
Get the escort towed back to a shipyard and mourn the loss. Get the chaos ship that could be usable again back home as well. Also get the ship we just took back home to trade to a Forge world or that tech priest we know.

>>2085262
also do a sweep of the planet and system before we leave.

>>2085271
>>2085275
supporting

>>2085271
I'll second this, as long as there's nothing more command related Felix needs to do before leaving.

>>2085251
We also need to claim those cruiser wrecks. We are the only people here to take major casualties and we're the only ones here who didn't have to be.

>>2085262
>>2085271
>>2085275
So sweep the planet and area to make sure its safe and free of taint, then drag all the hulls and wrecks back with us, let our friendly magos tech friend-thing examine it all and press it into service whichever ones still intact, while the rest get scrapped or put to use as spare parts or salvage.

>>2085271
>>2085275
>>2085291
>>2085297
Felix has the fleet sweep the system for enemy ships, while Macharius has a regiment of his PDF troops land to reinforce the outpost and wipe out any chaos holdouts on the surface...

Satisfied that nothing was found in the system and that our work is done, Felix orders the fleet back into friendly space....

Given that Felix and our forces lead and made up the bulk of the fleet, in addition the Deselator battleship, we are given the crippled escort as a prize as well....

The wreckage is split between us and Macharius, with us gaining salvage rights to one of the cruisers and all of the escorts, while Macharius gets one of the cruisers......

>>2085376
Ahh it feels good to be such a good boy.

>>2085376
The return trip to Tarkon is rather uneventful, with Felix taking damage reports from the various ships of the fleet....

Warspite reports minor hull damage, and issues with torpedo tubes #1 and #4

Defiant reports some sublight propulsion troubles, but the Captain assures Felix he can make it back to Port okay

Redline reports no damage

There is a moment of silence, as the report from Edge of Tomorrow is noticed

Absolution, reports some minor hull damage, although its bomber squadrons lost half their number

Wrath of Manachea, reports some damage to its power and shield systems from several barrages of chaos attacks

Indomitable has taken some hull damage and is having some issues with its void shield generators, but is otherwise okay....

>>2085407
With the fleet now in port for the time being for repairs and refit, it would inadvisable to redeploy your warships outside of an emergency situation...

Despite the victory, morale has taken a hit from the loss of Edge of Tomorrow, its nearly decade long career ended in a flash of explosive violence, along with major elements of a veteran and elite regiment carried within its holds...

The ground forces are anxious and disapointed due to the losses and the lack of action....

>>2085422
With the desolator battleship, carried back to port succesfully, we have two options....

A. Repair and rechristen it into our fleet(-8 TU), a process that will take the better part of a year to complete
B. Try to sell it to the Forgeworld, for some quick cash up front
C. Other(Write-in)