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>>4227905
F. Research into the nuclear fusion going on within the Eterani star to learn more about the peculiar effects it has on plant-life, what elements are produced in it’s fusion and how we can use this knowledge to our own benefits such as in reactors, weapons or chemical production.

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>>4227905
Establish embassy
As is known, some time ago an expedition of ours encountered some alien fellows, exchanging gifts and information.
Let us send a proper formal delegation to them, setting up an embassy and opening talks regarding trade as well as the possibility of establishing mutual language and culture exchange centers.

>>4227905
>B.Settlement policy
Begin the terrafromation of Dagda and New Perth.
Dagda is our third largest colony and has yet to receive even level 1 terraforming, while New Perth should be upgraded finally with level 2.
This will allow for even more settlers on these worlds and due to advances in terraforming technology, the time needed to do the task should be less than expected.

>>4227913
This

>>4227913
support

>>4227909
Support

>>4227913
support

>>4227913
Support

>>4227909
support

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The EFS has been recognized by many as being perhaps having the best experts within the field of terraformation in human space. A new, major government project will see even further investment into the improvement of New Perth and Dagda. 100 production will be the current investment per turn on the project, with 1500 being the goal - at 500 Dagda will reach stage 1, at 800 New Perth will reach stage 2 - if we go for balanced investment. If you wish to prioritize one over the other, you may vote to do so and it will not require a full turn.

It is now August. UFHQ is calling for all forces to assemble at the Eisenherz system, the forward operating base for the fleets at the front.

Discuss your plan for involvement and proceding. By August only about 4 battalions of troops will be fully ready to fight, 2 more could be rushed if need be. The fleet you have is as listed in the pastebin.

Also decide on how you would like to conduct the Battle for Valhalla from a meta perspective - would you like it to be done on a more strategic, grand overview perspective - which would make it pass a bit faster - or on a closer, more tactical scale, with more possibilities for personal involvement of characters, specific actions etc. - which will mean more time spent.

Discuss these two matters and give some votes on it generally and when there's some broad agreement we'll begin.

You could also always just not send forces if you don't feel like it.

>>4227962
Grand strategic, send half of what we have

>>4227962
Tactical Scale, lets get to see some of what's happening on the ground.

Lets send all we have but not rush the new units

>>4227962
Send nothing. Any operatives we may or may not have in enemy space can run interference for the United Front, but we've done enough already.

>>4227962
Send half of the military.

Go mostly strategic with some tactical options to get character glory moments in there.

>>4227962

Send sleeper agents on Valhalla to await the final push from the United Front with orders to carry out sabotage operations when that happens.

>>4227962
We send everything we got, both full fleet and 4 battalions.

As for strategic or tactical, i'm cool with both

>>4227963
>>4227973
support

>>4227973
Supporting, infiltration should be done as well though.

>>4227962
Strategic and half the military
The infiltration and sabotage missions of the ESIA should be' done as well

>>4227973
Support

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A strike force of 4 frigates, 4 corvettes, 2 carriers and the heavy cruiser EFSS Connie will be sent. The grand fleet of the United Front is gathered on the 18th of September in Eisenherz, preparing to jump to Valhalla. The general plan is to approach the planet of Asgard with caution, secure any space satellites, the orbit of the planet and then proceed according as the situation has developed. Intel, including photography, has shown that it is indeed a verdant, highly habitable world - some in HQ are very much against harming the planet itself, though a few of the more fervent, especially among the younger officers of the ICS, say that "No weapon should be off limits for the completion of the task."

Make strategic suggestions and mention any private forces or characters you're sending. I'm writing down some notes now and in a few minutes the battle for the system will begin.

>>4228057
The cult sends both mentats, cyberaiders and whatever sardaukar that's left, all of these stuffed onto the Connie together with admiral Antares.

As for strategy, we being the lesser contributor to the offensive we're gonna have to follow the battleplan put forward by our friends (but we'll politely decline suicide postings obviously).

>>4228057
We should be wary of them pulling that jump maneuver again since we will be entering their home system. A section of forces should be at the ready to quickly reposition for countering such moves.I suggest the Free state navy and part of the ICS be on given this role.

While we cant properly get into their com network we can try to track the chatter between their various positions if we pick it up in an attempt to try and predict any reich fleet movements.

Send two dozen Rangers to deal with any boarding actions or ground ops.

>>4228057
Mainly provide support avoid any suicidal commands.

Juliet Vow will be captain of a frigate ship

>>4228057
Our forces are limited and we have lost much, so we should stay behind our allies in the space battle. Securing vulnerable spots, but not putting ourselves in the main line of fire.

Strategically valuable positions should be bombarded and then troops deployed, establishing and deeply entrenching beachheads, from which they'll then proceed to liberate the planet.

The CSP will send the team of our robotics control specialists that already helped with the last ground invasion and a private platoon of Freedombots. Their focus will be to provide electronic warfare support, coordinate and optimize the operations of robotic forces both our own and allied, and lastly to gather combat data to improve our bots based upon in the future.

>>4228057
- Deston Group sends equipment for the EFS forces present.
- Some security squads are sent alongside the equipment. Commander Rodrigo Deston is their leader. Their objective is to aid/support EFS infantry forces.
- Location heavy cruiser EFSS Connie


>>4228068
Support Emett suggestion

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2.10.2248 - the fleet exits hyperspace into the Valhalla system. Readings immediately pick up the movement of ships in the area of space around the planet of Asgard. Numerous satellites of various sizes orbit the planet, with another lesser planet closer to our entry point also having an orbiting station. Securing that location is the first objective that command has given.

EFS and Pavonid forces have been assigned rear guard duty.A number of support ships, including our own Eveline, acccompany the fleet as its lifeline.

A series of long-distance messages are sent out from the fleet towards all in the system - an offer of surrender. Only one reply is received, coming from Asgard:
"Kapitulieren? Niemals!."
What will your tactical focus be aimed at during the outer system phase of this operation? Stick tightly to formation, spread out, look for any specific threat or opportunity? The Staff (You) may deliberate this, thugh Admiral Antares has the final say.

>>4228093
I say we deploy or modest navy concentrated, this to better facilitate a rapid reaction should our foe attempt a flank, rear attack or breakthrough.
Other than that, play it safe and wait and see.

>>4228096
Supporting

>>4228093
Keep our forces in a loose formation and watch out for any enemy offensive or Wunderwaffe.

>>4228096
Support

>>4228098
support

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Concentrated formation focused on rapid response to enemy surprise maneuvers it is.

A day passes in transit. As we near the outpost planet and forward units begin probing the station and preparing to board it, the fleet is slowing down again after having so far traveled at cruise speed. Movement is detected by long-range scanners from the enemy's primary cluster of ships and as battle readiness across the United forces is being synchronized, close-range readings report that now numerous ships have suddenly jumped into space near us, practically in close combat range!

It's a strike aimed at our supply ships, but the fact that some in our staff had put this forward as a possible scenario allowed us to be relatively ready for it:

Provide three rolls now to face against this DC, there will only be one round for this action.

Modifiers: +10 surprise -5 tactics -5 numbers -5 organisation Total DC: 45

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>4228112

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>4228112
On board the Connie, Antares can be found sitting in the unnecessarily large captains chair, not looking entirely comfortable.
Around him, dozens of aides and officers that provide a nonstop demand on his attention, new information, messages and data to be processed and added to the constant stream of calculations making his brain hurt. If only he could shut it off.
Not that he could show weakness, not in front of his own, mentats and adherents loyal to the cult overrepresented here on the flagship. The elder council of the Divine Shadow insisting on making their mark upon his command, the politicking fools. If only they had kept the cyberaider bodyguards at home, those guys had a particularly rank smell of old cheese that nauseated him.

“... Commander, your orders.”

“Urgh… Fire everything.”

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>4228112

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>4228112

Meant to ask for four rolls, so it's a 3/4 in total actually.

A force of frigates and corvettes, led by a single destroyer around which they'd clusered, jumped into our quadrant and attempted to rapidly strike at our auxiliary ships. Quick action from our behalf was able to largely combat this, though not without some casualties - a few of the less-protected supply vessels, one of our corvettes, one Pavonid frigate and several fighters.
It appears to have been a desparate attempt at staggering our fleet that in the end merely delays it by several hours while the formation reorganizes and hull damage is repaired.

The outpost and the planet have both been secured by the end of the 4th. They appear to have been used for mining, military testing and storage purposes - with fairly large facilities made for the refinement and storage of volatiles and hyperfuel in particular being discovered. Curiously, all personnel on the outpost fought to the death or committed suicide.

The fleet moves once more now, towards Asgard itself. Sublight travel will take five days to reach the planet.

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The decisive battle is now at hand. On the 8th of October the fleet begins to slow down as it prepares for long distance combat and adjusts to combat maneuvering speeds.

The United Front brings a truly massive force of fighting ships to this battle - a total of:
24 corvettes
48 frigates
22 destroyers
10 cruisers
3 carriers

Opposing us are far fewer vessels, barely a fifth the number in ships and even less in tonnage. We do detect a network of defensive satellites around the terrestrial planet and its moon, however.

A command conference for the UF is called. It seems HQ is actually somewhat split in opinions - about half believe that we should engage in a siege, engaging in long-range bombardment for a prolonged time to whittle the enemy down; Others believe we should engage in an all-out attack with full force. Both sides bring up the potential danger of the unknown "Wonder weapon" - some say it is likely a large orbital cannon that would pick away at our ships in a prolonged engagements; Others think it is linked to their satellite network and would deflect any close-range attacks we attempt.

The opinion of the leaders of the Pavonid Union and Extrasolar Free State are, for a change, actually going to be key factors in the decision now as eyes slowly drift towards you.

What say you?
A.Siege
B.Assault

>>4228169
A.Siege

>>4228169
A.siege:
Hit them at range with a few rounds to soften them up

>>4228169
>A.Siege
Having come so far, we can afford to be careful rather than reckless.

>>4228169
A

>>4228169
A.Siege

If their "Wunderwaffe" is some kind of long range weapon, then we can simply speed up and close the distance. If not, then we stay safely out of danger for the time being. Have the gunnery crews be careful and accurate in their firing solutions.

>>4228169
A. Siege

>>4228169
A

The fleet begins moving into a siege formation that will optimize our forward bombardment output for the larger ships, while smaller vessels incapable of such long-range fire are kept on guard for any more sneaky jump-attacks the Reichsflotte may try.

Now, rolls for several different categories is what I'll need (one for each of these):

1.Bombardment of defense stations
2.Attacks on enemy ships
3.Defense against counter-attacks
4.?????

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>4228182

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>4228182

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>4228182
Affirmative

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>4228182
Line up em and blast them out of the void.

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>>4228182

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In response to our siege, the Black Sun fleet moves to what is initially the opposite side of the planet, to put it between us and them. They leave its gravitational well, most likely, as they attempt two more jump-strikes, one seeing them lose most of their striking force, the other being mildly successful as they deal a blow to Syndicate siege lines. Our attacks on their fixed positions, however, are producing an effect as one by one they are blown apart in a large section of the planet's orbit, now open for assaults.
On the 13th of October, however, a strange incident occurs. Several frigates of the EU strike force fire upon Asian League cruisers, destroying not just any ship, but the old pride itself - the Chiang Kai Shek! Communication attempts with these rogue frigates only receive gibberish in responce, alongside an odd soundbite of a question:
"Do you really want total war?"
After further refusing to cease their attacks (and crippling several destroyers, another cruiser and blowing two more frigates away) the three new, state-of-the-art frigates are destroyed by return fire. Confusion arises in command as accusations begin to be hurled, lasting several hours until the incident repeats once more, albeit in a different sector of the fleet - this time League vessels open fire on Syndicate ships ending in a similar fashion.
Around the turn of the day, as Sol Standard time enters the 14th, sensors pick up serious movement once more - the Reichsflotte in all its force has jumped once more into close combat range, while several of the more mobile defense satellites appear to be maneuvering across the planetary orbit to enter firing range soon.

The besieged have sallied forth to attempt a last-ditch counterattack, it would seem. We must nip it in the bud - battle stations!

DC:-15 numbers +10 organization +5 surprise = Total 50

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>4228233

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>4228233

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>4228233

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Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>4228233

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>4228233
Provide cyber defenses to our allies

>>4228245
Quality meme, roll doubled to 48.

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Another group of League frigates turn on their friendlies, who in turn are the primary target of the Black Sun blitz attack - heavy casualties are quickly dealt to their force, while most others seem to hold their own ground adequately. Our fleet loses a frigate and a corvette and the Connie suffers minor hull damage, but we're able to get our bearings and establish comm lines once more, the element of surprise now being lost to the enemy - from what our data analysis is showing, they are trying to inflict as many casualties as possible without commiting to a prolonged engagement, however. Whether we can wipe them out now or merely manage to preserve our own forces will be up to our performance now.

The Admiral may set tactical directives if he sees it fit.

DC:45 (-15 numbers, +10 organization)

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>>4228269

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>>4228269
Antares orders all relevant data to be routed by his console, insisting on micromanaging everything taking place on the battlefield, apparently convinced he can increase efficiency of all assets by adding them to his own internal calculatory mindscape.

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>4228269

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>4228269
Find out whats happening with those ships, damnit!

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>4228269

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>4228269
Nail them down, keep cyber defenses up

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Skilled micro-managing and coordination between our officers sees our fleet take up positions that allow it to deal great amounts of damage to the passing by enemy ships, most of whom avoid attacking us much as they instead focus on their breakout - as we predicted their vector of movement, we were never in their path to begin with, but they were in ours. Combat data was transmitted to allied commanders and some were able to adapt to it in turn. At the end of two hours of bloody fighting, a mere husk of the Reich's force is all that escapes and heads for the planet's orbit, limping away now decisively too exhausted to engage in any pitched battle.

A roll call establishes that the ships capable of still operating are down to the following count:

15 corvettes
25 frigates
15 destroyers
8 cruisers
3 carriers

Our own strike force has mostly lost fighter craft and had damaged ships, only losing 2 corvettes and 1 frigate completely during the battle so far.

While damage assessment and regrouping is still happening, though, short-range sensors aboard the EFSS Connie report something strange. Our flagship has greatly slowed down, almost having halted, as it is undergroing repairs - yet it seems there is a destroyer-class ship bearing straight for it on collision course. IFF indicates it belongs to the Asian League fleet, but it is not responding to any hails. Its engines aren't unresponsive though as it is adjusting its course to keep up with our slow movements too. HQ is saying they can't get a hold of that ship either.

ETA to impact with the Connie: 240 seconds

What do we do?

A.Fire everything at it, try to blow it away
B.Attempt to move out of the way as much as possible, emergency thrusters at high-Gs if need be.
C.Brace for impact, seek to mitigate damage through maneuvering our stronger parts towards it if need be

>>4228324
C.Brace for impact, seek to mitigate damage through maneuvering our stronger parts towards it if need be

>>4228324
>B.Attempt to move out of the way as much as possible, emergency thrusters at high-Gs if need be.
If it doesnt look like we can avoid a direct collision then open fire on the AL ships engines

>>4228324
>B.Attempt to move out of the way as much as possible, emergency thrusters at high-Gs if need be.

>>4228324
B

>>4228324
B

>>4228324
>B.Attempt to move out of the way as much as possible, emergency thrusters at high-Gs if need be.

>>4228324
B

Rolled 88 (1d100)

The announcement systems on the ship blare out a synthetic voice:
"Engaging emergency thrusters. All crewmembers are advised to secure themselves to seats or railing and to ingest a dose of G-Res, acceleration will reach over 50 G."

Both the Eveline and the Connie are able to safely move out of the way, with all crewmembers surviving the maneuver, though the medbays will be treating some who were more roughly affected by the acceleration forces.
The ALS Busan, after failing to crash into the Connie, shifted course and opened fire upon it. The hull held and return fire was able to cripple the Busan, chiefly its weapons and engine systems.

A.Finish it off
B.Board it
C.Leave it there, let its owners sort the rest

>>4228369
A

"Spaceship to Busan doesn't sound as cool"

>>4228369
>C.Leave it there, let its owners sort the rest

>>4228369
>C.Leave it there, let its owners sort the rest
"I suspect foul play by our enemies, rather than malicious intent by our allies"

>>4228369
>B.Board it
"We wont win if our ships keep turning on each other. find out whats happening on board."

>>4228369
>C.Leave it there, let its owners sort the rest

>>4228369
>B.Board it
If the ship is hacked by nazihackers we can save the crew before we disable it, and if the crew is corrupted by dark magic we can put them down and take control of the vessel.

The admiral grumbles and orders the boarding crews to prepare for action, his will to be manifested regardless of well-intentioned advice from his staff.

Boarding pods will breach the hull and land our marines on board the crippled vessel. Its full crew should be between 100 and 120 people, which is a number our boarding force can match.
You can send private forces along too, this shouldn't last long.
DC:????
4 rolls for boarding combat

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>>4228401

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>>4228401
The cyberaider bodyguards are added to the boarding crews, eager for some close range action.

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>4228401

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>>4228401

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>>4228401

>>4228401
A few security squads are send for partecipate in the boarding

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Modifiers were:
-5 numbers -10 equipment -5 training +5 morale
2/4

The pods had killed several crewmembers upon breaching and other corpses had already been discovered to be dead, mostly killed by gunshots even before we boarded - but of those who remained, some 70-odd crewmembers, all fought against our marines - and fought fiercely they did. Thankfully, the small arms most of them had as personal defense weapons fared poorly against the quality equipment our marines were bringing, but there were casualties nevertheless. The Busan's crew threw themselves with little care for their own safety, screaming as they went, evidently afflicted with some madness.
Across about half an hour of combat the ship was secured. 65 of the crew were killed against 7 dead and several wounded marines. 7 captives are taken to be studied.
Theories buzz around high command as to what exactly this is and whether it is the same thing that caused the other friendly fire incidents, rather than espionage or hacking.

As the Siege of Valhalla continues, questions remain that will be answered next time.

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The incident with the ALS Busan would not repeat again - or at least it hasn't happened to any other ship in our fleet in the past two days since the fighting in space ended. This time has been used to repair damaged ships, restock on fuel and ammunition as much as possible as long-distance bombardment of orbital emplacements continues. Return fire keeps those ships on the front at their toes, however, with large kinetic guns opening up on the besieging fleet - including, most recently, emplacements on the planetary surface itself. These have proved dangerous for slower ships mostly, as with sufficient scanning a more nimble ship can often maneuver out of the way of a slug, but it took several Syndicate missile destroyers being picked off until the United force began adapting a bit more to this.

A debate is now underway in Headquarters - how to proceed from here on. The Black Sun's capacity to wage war in space is almost entirely wiped out - some ships returned to the surface of the planet, while a small splinter force has left the system by now.

Some of the leaderls, chiefly the ICS' Admiral Hernandez, propose that we simply wipe the Black Sun off the face of the planet - using orbital bombardment, including nuclear weapons, to flatten the resistance and only then perhaps proceeding with limited ground attacks to mop up what's left.

The Asian League's Admiral Rajanoul supports only limited, tactical orbital bombardments and a more planned out, methodic ground invasion, citing the fact that the planet is a class V world and that scarring it with saturated bombardment would be a great waste, not to mention the civilians.

The mention of civilians is met with a sneer by some officers.

The Pavonid government representatives present believe we could try negotiations and the establishment of a blockade at a distance that would allow more safety from the surface defense systems.


This debate calls in the opinions of political representatives as well as military officers, as the former claim that it is now not just a matter of tactics, but also general direction for ending the war.

What side of the debate, if any, do you support?

>>4241423
We support a combination of the Asian League and Pavonid proposals. Levelling the surface with WMDs is a wholly unacceptable proposal. While the actions and beliefs of our foe are certainly despicable and heinous in every way imaginable, we must be above such things. We have a responsibility to future generations to rise above the continued mistakes of the past and end this war in a responsible manner, not with more needless bloodshed and the destruction of such a rare and important world. Therefore, we support attempting to negotiate a surrender of the enemy before proceeding with limited, tactical bombardments and a planned out ground invasion should such negotiations fail.

>>4241423
The Leagues approach is the most beneficial to us. This is a tworld we cannot let be despoiled by mass bombardment. Taking it would be invaluable to humanity.
There's also no telling if the Reich has anything worth taking once the war as a whole has ended. Maybe information leading to hidden bases that holdouts may attack from or research bases.

>>4241423
Tactical bombardment followed by invasion, as suggested by AL's admiral rajanoul, is by far the most sensible approach.

Genocide and the destruction of an inhabitable world is unacceptable, and the only form of negotiations acceptable is one initiated by unconditional surrender by the enemy.

>>4241423
Support the Pavonid government.

>>4241423
>The Asian League's Admiral Rajanoul
Support his plan

>>4241437
Support

>>4241441
Support

>>4241423
Supporting the Pavonid's plan

With a consensus of voices from the Extrasolar Free State supporting a more humane approach, Asgard's siege continues. As our ships move into position once more, long-range communications are attempted and, after a few hours, we do get a response from someone down on Asgard.

They identify themselves as a group of officers and leaders of an opposition group that has made contact with agents sent in advance - largely by our ESIA, but also some from other nations - for the purpose of a planned coup. These officers believe that there is no more reason for the Reich to continue aggressive warfare, but nevertheless wish to preserve Asgard as a free world for the greater part of its populace who they claim are good, honest people who deserve the right to rule themselves in peace. According to these conspiring officers, the Great Leader of the Reich and his inner circle are firmly against any negotiations and attempts to surrender and would rather see the world burn than give it up.

The conspirators say that they would be willing to strike a deal - work together to overthrow the Great Leader and his inner circle, let a new regime rise and sign peace, allowing the Reich to retain its control over the Valhalla system and a zone of five parsecs around it, surrendering the rest of their territory up and ending their ambitions for space domination.

As for their plan, they say that it would hinge on our large force providing a distraction that directs the attention of the Great Leader to a specific battlezone while the axe falls to cut off the head of the beast.

Opinions on this are mixed in HQ. As EFS agents were largely involved in this, as it would seem, your opinion is being considered once more - should we try to work with these conspirators to let them assume power or not? Some of the officers in HQ seem to support working with them, though perhaps doing it "Tactically" so to speak.

What say you?

>>4241494
"Ladies and Gentlemen. An opportunity has presented itself to us that would end this war far quicker then we planned while still getting what we want. I say we seize on this moment. Any objections?"

>>4241494
Let's do it, this is a better idea then letting the Asains dominate the area.

>>4241494
We find these terms agreeable

>>4241494
Yes, we believe this is a viable solution, let's do it.

>>4241496
"It's a risk, but according to my calculations it's worth taking it. I am in support."

>>4241494
Yes we agree

>>4241496
"This is the best possible outcome"

>>4241496
>>4241494
backing~

The prospect of a swifter end to this conflict has the support of most in the HQ and so the Valkyrie Plan is launched.

The plan will involve a supply drop for the insurgents and our agents, a maneuver in space, close-range bombardment on some defensive installations and the initialization of a ground assault that would draw out forces that would otherwise be protecting the Leader's secret fortress, we are told.

To that end, give me four rolls, these aren't necessarily just for the EFS, but for the United fleet and the operation in general.

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>4241576

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>4241576

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>4241576
Come on Staufenberg

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>4241576

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>4241576

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>4241576

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Betrayal within betrayal foiled the operation - the plans were revealed and the internal security forces of the Reich were able to apprehend - and promptly execute - many of the conspirators, while the fleet maneuvers resulted in casualties beyond what was expected. This has shown that there were elements of disunity within the Reich that sabotage its workings, but not enough to overthrow their leaders yet.

A message from our agents on the ground seems to indicate there has been a response overall - now the propaganda machine is in full swing as the invasion of the planet is shown to its populace to be a matter of life and death for all in an attempt to rouse them to resistance.

UFHQ has decided that we're in too deep to give up at this point - the invasion will commence. Key points across the surface that must be secured are the surface defence nexus with its large batteries that continue to fire upon our ships in orbit; the primary spaceport at Führershafen and other hubs of transport and communication. If we can secure complete orbital supremacy we can then move forces around far faster than the defenders can on the ground, allowing us to focus our theoretically smaller force in terms of pure troop numbers wherever it's actually needed, while the enemy is unable to keep up - this is the outline presented by General Sun Tsiang, at the head of the League's Ground Strike Force that brings 30 000 troops to the invasion and with more on the way now that access to the system is secure.

What will you do with your forces?
A.Take part in the ground invasion, first wave
B.Let them go first
C.Sit this one out

>>4241613
B.Let them go first
We can garrison critical areas as needed.

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>>4241613
>A.Take part in the ground invasion, first wave
Gotta show them our balls of steel.

>>4241613
>B.Let them go first
But our mechanical division can be deployed as part of the first wave.

>>4241613
>B. Let them go first

>>4241613
B Let the bulk of allied forces go in to tie up the Reich troops first while our men maneuver around the chaos to secure strategic points.
this is what im posting if i cant get through

>>4241613
B.Let them go first

EFS ground forces will play a more secondary, tactical role in this operation, it is decided.
Give me four rolls for overall performance. I'm drowsy, so I'll wrap it up a bit faster than I would otherwise.

Rolled 41 (1d100)

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An initial beachhead is established within the first day and a half of the fighting, but too many forces were focused on one location and the drops were predictable enough that the ground forces - superior in numbers, their knowledge of the terrain and the availability of heavier hardware - were able to respond in quick order to landings. Casualties among the army forces of the League and Syndicate quickly climb into the many thousands. The first strikes on the major population hubs are a failure and now the fighting is relegated to the outlands - the planet isn't small, which means that like most human colonies much of it is barely populated - villages with beautiful scenery dot the landscape of rural Asgard, nestled in mountain valleys and along great forests, the northern hemisphere's seasons being fairly aligned to those on Earth as it is now fall. The local flora and fauna appears to have been imported from Earth by some means and the whole world, on the ground, is impressive, a near-perfect, even idealized reconstruction of a near-forgotten version of the homeworld.

Our army forces disembark in a landing zone in a rural region several hundred kilometers away to the north from the capital hub. The goal at hand now is to establish forward operating bases from which to repel any counter-attacks, learn more about the planet and the enemy's ground capabilities, use air superiority and tactical bombardment to keep on whittling their forces down while more of our own reinforcements, now in transit from Sol, are set to arrive, bringing in the heavier guns too.

To that end, the EFS forces are tasked with securing a small nearby town on strategic ground as a base for operations. Our army is now going to have its first taste of ground action.

Per the latest military reforms, the Solar Marshall has overall command over these forces. You've sent five batallions of colonial infantry, fresh out of boot camp for most of them - though of course they've all had some prior militia training as well.

How do you think this operation should be executed? It's expected that you'll encounter civilians, possibly a small garrison force or militia and potentially if the Reich has time to respond - regular army reinforcements, though it is hoped that most of those are occupied along other fronts and hotzones, as the plan right now is focused on precisely that - using multiple landing zones to split the enemy's attention up, never allowing them to bring us to a single decisive land battle.

A.Go in guns blazing, anybody who doesn't give up or hide in their homes immediately is treated as a combatant, strict military occupation
B.Besiege them, enage at a long range if need be until they surrender
C.Try negotiations
D.Wipe the locals out entirely, we need the location, not the people.

>>4243159
C., and if that fails, go to B. We're liberators, not murderers.

>>4243159
C
"Offer them a chance to surrender and we will not harm them as we secure the area."

>>4243159
C

>>4243159
C. "NUTS"

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The town surrenders, representatives of the population coming out to negotiate their terms. The garrison had left on the previous day, it seems, with only one old soldier remaining behind. As our forces entered the town, that old man started shooting from the second story of a house, resulting in half an hour of combat, one of our soldiers dead and several wounded. The locals begged that we not destroy that house and seeing as there was only one enemy an attempt was made to breach and secure it quickly, but it turned out to be rigged with a number of traps that slowed our men down, with the old soldier eventually running out of ammo, the last bullet going through his own head a moment after one of our infantrymen burst through the door.

The small town of Witzbach is secured, its specialties being forestry, animal husbandry, meat processing and the managing of nearby hunting grounds (in which several well furnished villas belonging to of high-ranking Reich officials are found).
The populace are rather frightened of our invading forces. Said populace is made up almost entirely of women, the old, infirm and the very young as almost all men have been drafted and sent off somewhere.

Communications from other landing zones indicate that the second phase of the operation is going well. Air superiority is now coming into play, allowing big blows to be dealt to the enemy on the ground, though in their major hubs the anti-air and anti-orbital defenses are still online, our strategy is forcing them to concede the territories beyond those few cities for the most part.

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While the tactical objective is accomplished, your strategic goal remains - keep the region secure, establish an FOB, ensure that further reinforcements and supplies can flow in safely and be put into action for the third phase of the invasion.
You have five battalions of infantry, 2500 fighting men and women, deployed here. You have some, mostly light vehicles at your disposal, but can also call upon on ship support both as bombardment, close air support and transport, though the capacity at which your force may be served might vary depending on the needs of other fronts.
The forests and nearby mountains have smaller hamlets and provincial homes, including a base of some sort at a higher point in those mountains. To the south the terrain clears out into grasslands covered with farms, with one notable military installation between here and the capital hub city, roughly halfway inbetween. Its defense installations have been a nuisance to us so far, establishing something close to a no-fly zone.Orbital bombardments on that site haven't been enough to remove its presence for whatever reason, so sooner or later it will have to be taken on the ground - or heavier ordnance will have to be used.

What do you plan on doing? It's expected that reinforcements will need a few more weeks to arrive. Feel free to ask any questions pertaining to the situation, meanwhile.

>>4243266
The mIlitary base will need to be captured for us to advanced swiftly.
Its most likely got a force capable of giving us trouble so i suggest we continue dig in here so we have a secure landing zone and bring in heavier firepower to break open the base to the south.

In the meantime while thats happening we should send a team to the mountain base to get an idea of weather it can launch any serious counter attacks on our landing zone.

>>4243276
Support the Marshall plan

>>4243276
Support.

>>4243276
Support the Marshals Plan

>>4243276
This, dig in with fortifications facing the military installation and get some men between us and the mountain base so we can intercept any attack coming from there or at least get a heads up.

You'll use the time to:
1.Establish an FOB
2.Scout out the mountain base
3.Maintain communication and supply lines running

Give me three rolls that will correspond to these.

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The mountain base was, at first glance, a resort - featuring trails for hiking, facilities and terrain for winter sports and a nearby mineral bath. It was nearly abandoned, just a few older women being left tending to the grounds, yet a second look and some sniffing about have also revealed an access point to a hidden underground base. Breaching and entering, the scouts encounter some resistance, but manage to clear it after calling for some quick reinforcements to be sent over by air. The underground military base holds weapon stocks, deployble aerial defense weaponry and tunnels that lead to an unknown destintion - not deeper underground, but running parallel to the surface in a southeasterly direction. In these tunnels are magrail tracks, though no trains are stopped at the station itself.

There is little time for the scouts to further explore these tunnels, however. Five days into the occupation of Witzleben, as a sloppy construction effort is ongoing, fogs and then storms roll in, weather that makes aerial support difficult. During the night, the rolling thunder in the skies is joined by its counterpart on the ground - mortars opening up on our positions, immediately followed by the sound of vehicle engines approaching - signalling the beginning of an enemy counter attack!

It's a ground battle now. Your forces are deployed on a defensive perimeter around the town, holding position across it.
Modifiers: -5 fortifications, +5 initiative +5 leadership; DC:55

Provide 4 rolls. Solar Marshal may give tactical orders.

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>>4243322
Get our forces into cover and return fire. Try to find where the enemy are concentrating their strikes and get the vehicles moving around to counter them.

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>>4243322
Heavy Freedombots to the front to take down the vehicles

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0/4

Enemy light artillery deals heavy blows to your outer perimeter, forcing you into the secondary line of defense. Your APCs are sent out to attempt a flanking maneuver on the enemy, but they instead encounter their own heavy armor, thickly armored and big-gunned, which rips our own vehicles apart within minutes of engaging.

Now having the advantage of mobility and maintaining initiative on their side, the enemy are launching probing attacks on different points of your perimeter, likely trying to test for weakness. Your losses already amount to nearly a quarter of the total force being wounded or killed.

By the sound of it, the heavy armor's approaching now. Survivors of the vehicle engagement report only one shred of good news - said enemy armor is only a few vehicles in total, fewer than a dozen.

Same as before, including DC, as the enemy still maintains their initiative.

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>4243349

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>>4243349

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>>4243349
Heavy Freedombots engage!

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>4243349
Try and draw the heavy vehicles in and then hammer them with any explosive weaponry or missiles we have.

Also get someone on the line with the fleet that we need orbital/air support.

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Our infantry is taking a beating on the flanks, but a good development does occur - the Marshal's plan works out well enough at least, with our heavy freedombots all being arrayed in one point along the main town road. As one of our squads withdrawls and draws the enemy walkers into the line of fire, several of their number are quickly dispatched by the freedombots, giving us at least some respite.

Communications are experiencing trouble because of the poor weather conditions. Someone will have to get to work on that, but the attack hasn't completely subsided, though their armor is regrouping. Casualties on your side are at nearly 1/3 dead or wounded.

The commander can set tactical objectives within a battle. These will be for the coming round when he does so - they will have their own DCs that can be lower or higher than the overall battle DC.
A tactical objective can be tackled by a character assigned to it - if no one is assigned to doing it, any player stating that they will try to get X done will be the one doing it.
You roll as usual, but if you're assigned or claim a tactical objective, your roll is taken for it whether or not it's part of the first four rolls that go into the battle progress itself.

TACTICAL OBJECTIVES:
1.Get comms running (DC - 55)

Overall battle:
EFS casualties - 35%
BSR casualties - 15%

DC for coming round: -5 fortifications, +5 leadership, total 50.

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>4243378

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>4243378
Get Gallagher on fixing communications.

Try to focus on finishing off more of those heavier forces to prevent them from hammering and breaking through our positions

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>4243378
Bots go!

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>>4243378
1. Attempt to get the comms back up
Terrence Gallagher shall attempt to put the comms back up and running

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>>4243378
Keep our ground and counter enemy infantry

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4/4 - the objective roll will always be separate and not taken as a general battle roll

Once again, the enemy attempted a push with their walkers and were again repulsed by our bots. Their armor is out of the picture now, but infantry and support weapons still pose a threat.
A lull in the fighting has formed.as the enemy pulls back to their initial positions. The storm, however, hasn't stopped, even as some semblance of sunlight peers out from beyond the dark clouds, indicating that it is now morning. This temporary pause gives you some options - you can attempt to evacuate or keep holding position and trying to call in reinforcements. The Marshall will decide, but battle rolls will be needed regardless. Some baisc medical facilities have been established in the town, alongside its own clinic, which allows the medics in the force to treat the many wounded - the ratio of wounded to dead is around 3:1

2 Tactical Objectives currently:
1.Restore communications
2.Organize medical treatment

Casualties since the start of the battle are roughly the same for both sides, at around 40% of their total combat capacity.

I await Objective and general battle rolls, as well as the Marshal's orders - to evacuate or to hold positions.

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>4243415
The CSP-IT and support personal on the ground is franticly working on reestablishing comms, as commanded.

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>4243415

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>>4243415
Dig in and call air/orbital support down on the enemy artillery positions.

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>4243415

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>>4243415
Prepare the defenses around with our squads and man them

"Fleet command, this is corporal [garbled] do you copy?"

"We hear you loud and clear, soldier. What's happening down there? You've been offline for half a day now."

"Enemy counterattack, ongoing [garbled]. Need immediate air support on these coordinates..."

"Affirmative, looks like you need something that won't kill you in the same blast. Transmitting these coordinates to ICS missile destroyer Tunguska with instructions."

About 7 minutes later, a dozen tactical missile strikes rain down on the area outside the town, in particular the enemy's artillery positions. With their support weapons and armor lost, their remaining infantry pulls out soon out of the Witzleben area.

A day later, the weather clears enough for close air support to arrive and further secure the FOB against another attempted counterattack. Around 300 men died and twice that many were wounded over the course of the battle, but most of those will be back in fighting shape soon enough.

Dispatches confirm that the first wave of new reinforcements have arrived in the system and are now travelling at sublight speed to Asgard to disembark, which will need just a few more days.

Will you keep holding Witzleben?

>>4243423
Tactical objective critical success, battle ended.

>>4243460
Hold Witzleben, we need reinforcements before we try to take the remaining enemy bases in this region.

>>4243460
Hold the town, use it as our forward base on the planet.

Send some forces to check if the mountain base is still unoccupied. If its not we can occupy it as a back up base on planet.

While thats happening work on getting our wounded stable and evacuated to proper medical facilities and resupply our positions.

>>4243460
Evac it. A few days is still enough for a reorganized counterattack from the enemy

Three objectives set:

1.FOB
2.Mountain base
3.Medevac management

Give me three rolls and I'll wrap up with a final post for today.

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As shuttles and dropships were ferrying supplies down and carrying wounded back up into low orbit, Black Sun fighters attacked, their speed and maneuverability more suited to fighting within the planet's skies than larger ships. For several key hours, the enemy regained aerial superiority and launched another counterattack on Witzleben, which pushed us out of the town - bombing runs on the original landing zone to the north had destroyed our docked shuttles there as well and so our ground forces find themselves completely cut off and beating a bloodied retreat to the only place left - the base in the mountains.The troops being in desperate need of reinforcements, communications with other allied forces on the ground are attempted. The Asian League's army in the east appears to be engaged in a losing battle against a large local force, similarly pushed back to reserve positions like we are. The ICS to our southwest, on the other hand, are faring better, while the Pavonid and EU forces far to the south are also holding their own FOB.

Reinforcements from space draw near, but the next few days will be crucial if our ground forces are to survive this operation at all.

November 20th
Back in orbit, fleet command is reviewing reports coming in from across the various ground fronts. The invasion is going somewhat worse than planned, it would seem. Skepticism is beginning to creep in among the staff. The desire for a quick victory before Christmas might not be met, unless some miracle victory is won within the next 30 days. Transport ships bearing tens of thousands of new troops will join the fleet tomorrow and begin disembarking the day after. Most seem to pin their hopes on this new wave, along with more focused air support and adapted tactics, though the plans given are somewhat vague. One camp wishes to engage in a decisive open battle where our air superiority can sweep the foe away, whilst another believes in a siege tactic on the ground, stating that we can keep reinforcing more and more, whilst the enemy only weakens with time.
There are once more voices being raised that this whole operation was a mistake from the start. The word "Glassing" is being mentioned more and more often.

What opinion do you, as leaders of the EFS forces and government representatives, present?

A.Pool what we have for one decisive strike, we can't keep dragging this out
B.If it has to take longer, let it - slow and steady wins the race
C.Abandon the ground invasion, begin evacuating our forces
D.Other

You may also give more specific tactical and strategic proposals, ideas that you think would aid our efforts on the ground.

>>4248995
C.Abandon the ground invasion, begin evacuating our forces

"The blood of Eterani is worth more then to split for this foreign war. End this war now."

>>4248995
>A. Pool what we have for one decisive strike, we can't keep dragging this out
Begin Bomber Harris protocol
Target all enemy infrastructure and industry, asset deny them massed orbital bombardment.

>>4248995
B.If it has to take longer, let it - slow and steady wins the race

Historical records seem to suggest that during previous earthen conflicts with the Nazis, they failed to acheive victory over Soviet forces due to their inability to match them in a war of attrition. If we can keep up the pressure on major startegic targets via airstrike. the enemy's capacity to hold out against us will be eliminated, and victory assured.

>>4248995
>D. Other

I believe there is another way to win this. If there are more of tunnels beneath asgards soil like we found at the mountain base then perhaps we can use them to infiltrate the Reich facilities and disable some of the anti orbital defenses or other strategic targets. Thus allowing us to close in on the capital and end this war faster.

>>4248995
D. Other
A surgical strike op, targeting vital defense and supply points in the enemy network. The nazi war machine is plenty heavy in itself, taking out a few key supports might collapse it. ESIA is willing to dedicate all available assets to pull it off.

>>4243507
Fast attacks on less protected key location (not that many with all the troops they have, but they will give more troops to the more important locations leaving other places less defended)

We will move in, land with vehicles/troops, take the position, disable it and move out.

>>4249010
Support the Solar Marshals plan

>>4249010
Support

Withdrawing my proposal:
>>4249013
Supporting this:
>>4249010

>>4249010
Forgot to mention, I'm also authorizing my Eterani Ghosts squad to join this operation, if it goes through.

>>4249010
The Deston Group will send some of his security squads

Reinforcements will be sent to the mountain base, though unfortunately HQ still seems to put more value on the other fronts, in particular stabilizing the east end.

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Back on the surface, it has been over a full day of moving across the forests, another day and a half of hiking up the trails, all while being harassed along the way. Of the original 2500 troops, perhaps half are still standing and moving. Supplies are running low and fatigue is building up. The medics do have a limited supply of stimulants that can keep men awake despite the sleep deprivation, but those will only last for so long.

The mountain base has its resort section with various buildings for housing and amenities. The military site has an armory fairly close to the surface and the access points that go down below.

How will the army forces proceed?

>>4249104
Take the mountain base's resort section. The men could use a morale boost.

>>4249104
>>4249108

Have our troops set up our FOB here and get them rotating into rest hours based on how exhausted they are. also crack open the armory and take stock off how much fire power was stored there.

>>4249111
Support

>>4249111
Support


Maybe see if we can keep communication with the navy in space.

R&R, fortification, access to the depths, communication - give me 4 rolls to cover each of these.

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>>4249138

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Landing parties, including reinforcements from private EFS forces and a detachment of the marine corps sent to help protect observers, descended on the 25th to the site where the last communication from the army was received. The reports that were coming in claimed that they were under siege, that some of the locals turned against them and that there were traps in some of the homes - that Black Sun forces were waiting for them in the tunnels and that they'd activated some sort of defense system.

Direct communication became choppy at 0800. A distress beacon was lit up and the shuttles bearing reinforcements aimed for it. A single transmission only managed to get through as they were already in sight of the area - "Position compromised. Beacon captured, trap, AA deployrd, avoid. Search for-"

As the shuttles scrambled, one was still blasted apart by a cannon on the surface, but warning sent managed to save many others. Our forces deployed in surrounding forest areas and performed a search and rescue operation that eventually found the last group of survivors, along with the recovery of numerous corpses. The survivors claimed that Commander Ralph Calibas held onto the last communications hub for as long as possible before ordering them to escape. He couldn't stop the beacon itself, but the message sent out was from him.

The survivors and the reinforcements evacuate to orbit. We are largely unable to maintain any significant ground presence at this point and the slog across all fronts drags on not just beyond November, but also past Christmas ant into the new year.

Asgard's siege continues, while old rumors resurface with new raw footage to back the claims up - of the incursion of alien ships into human space, to be more precise - into the sector of space under corporate cartel rule. These reports still show only "Small" groups of the strange vessels rather than any one major invasion, but pessimists now call this a "Probe" while optimists marvel at the prospect of true contact with the aliens in our own space now. No official news from any government entity has come out of this yet, though one thing is clear - the isolation of human space is likely about to end one way or another, regardless of what may happen in Valhalla.

January 2249

Major Project: Dagda and New Perth terraformation (100/1500)
>Production - Total 510: Ongoing construction 0/Civilian goods 200/Military 142/Administration 45/Major Project 100; Free - 23

>Population: 1 415 000
>Energy:7/10
>Resources:7/10
>Food:7/10
>Trade:7/10
>Finance:8/10
>Morale:7/10


A.Naval action
B.Settlement policy
C.Construction
D.Economic policy
E.Societal policy
F.Research & Development
G.Government & Law
H.Other

>>4249217
F. Research into the nuclear fusion going on within the Eterani star to learn more about the peculiar effects it has on plant-life, what elements are produced in it’s fusion and how we can use this knowledge to our own benefits such as in reactors, weapons or chemical production.

>>4249220
Supporting

>>4249217
G.Government & Law
The Negative Experimentaion Control Ordinance

-Genetic or biological modification of existing sentient organisms and/or their embryos are to undergo a mandatory 10 year quality assurance testing phase before they are permitted to be rolled out on wide scale(1000 subjects or more) basis.
-Should sentient organisms and/or their embryos exhibit statistically significant genetic, biological, and/or psychological defects, that exceed those found in the regular population, during the course of the 10 year quality assurance testing phase, revision of genetic/biological modification protocols will be mandatory to correct the anomalies
-Violation of this law is to carry a penalty of heavily punitive fines and possible jail time up to 15 years.

>>4249220
Support

>>4249220
supporting

>>4249220
oki