DS/0030 was not just an armed convoy with finished goods, it was a combat force complete with the Diamond Shark's second in command.
"This is SaKhan Gustav Horn commander of this task force, we were coming here for an honorable trial for this world; but given our welcome at Necromo it might not be the case. I implore you to reconsider your stance on our trials, we do not like waste."
"On last thing, using the nuclear warheads located on the Feng Huang Yang Liwei would be a very, very bad and deadly mistake."
[OCC
These forces enter the hex, but are not the bid.
1st Snapping Jaws Air Assault Cluster Independent Wing Mobile Regular Reliable 84.5
2nd Snapping Jaws Air Assault Cluster Independent Wing Mobile Regular Reliable 84.5
3rd Snapping Jaws Air Assault Cluster Independent Wing Mobile Regular Reliable 84.5
4th Snapping Jaws Air Assault Cluster Independent Wing Mobile Regular Reliable 84.5
5th Snapping Jaws Air Assault Cluster Independent Wing Mobile Regular Reliable 84.5
4th Dark Fox Cluster Transported Ground Transported Regular Reliable 22
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"Gone to taking hostages, SaKhan? is this, then, how you treat everyone with whom you have guested, or is your intention simply to destroy your host as a parasite would? IN case you are unable to read a MAP, Sian is the capital of the Cappellan Confederation, if your sensors are blind, you must have missed the warships and fleet units in the system, and obviously you have not read your history-ask House Davion how we react to conquerors in our Capital-it has happened before, I understand that the zone remains mildly radioactive, and I am holding the key to a door you would be a fool to open." Kali Liao's voice paused, "Like the commander at Necromo stated, Sakhan, We are perfectly willing to 'trial' with you for things, but you are demanding we gamble with our Homes and our people to satisfy your vanity. If it comes to all-out war, and if you manage to win, I can guarantee you thus: you will be conquerors only of radioactive cinders, drifting useless in space, and you will lose far more than you gain in the enterprise. Your trial is refused, for reasons anyone with more than a room temperature intelligence would understand. If you want to try and win resources, or technology (unlikely, but possible), we will certainly accomodate THAT, but you try to take the core of our nation for yourself? You must be ready to fight total, unrestricted, absolute war to the knife, SaKhan, YOu must be desiring to witness first hand the insanity of the first succession War, you must crave to feast on rotting meat and ashes, for that is all that you might win from pressing this."
The saKhan shook his head in disbelief, "That you would harm your own people, innocents whose only crime is to be born on this world with nuclear fire makes me cringe; and i've been breed for killing."
"How can you deny our trials because of our vanity, when you are willing to destroy everything from my Clan having it? That is the true meaning of vanity."
"Alas talking will not accomplish anything."
"To the Janissary Brigade, Red Lancers, Imperial Guard, Golden Harmony, House Imarra I implore you not to listen to the chancellor, do not die in vain for her lunatic tactics and to the Captain of the Yang Liwei. Do not launch your nuclear payload at the planet, this battle should be between warriors, not the people of Sian."
With a simple nod the saKhan of the Diamond Sharks gave the word to attack.
[OCC
This turns into an invasion. The 1st and 2nd Snapping Jaws Clusters (169FP) will use Naval Engagement orders to hit the CC naval defenders.
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[ooc:NOT public Knowledge!!]
Celestial Palace, Sian...
"Well...that did not work." Kali said quietly, she looked at her Military director Aris Sung, "Evacuate the civilian population from anywhere near any strategic targets."
"And you?" Aris asked.
"some must be sacrificed, if any are to be saved." Kali said grimly, "Get everyone who can, off the planet, that is your immediate priority, and get everyone, even volunteers, out of the Celestial Palace, my final act as Chancellor is to release all national forces to provincial governors, except units deployed outside the Confederation, whom are to be directed to report to the Star League Defense Forces for duty."
"You are talking about the end of the Confederation." Aris said, unbelieving.
"No, I am talking about the survival of the Confederation-even in death, I will be with you all, but you all have a better chance if you're on your own in this life." She said, "Do it, Evacuate, then, destroy the goods they came to steal."
[ooc: sounds like you've got a pretty good breakdown of what's here, but I'll post line-items later, I just got off work.]
"SaKhan Gustav Horne, this is Zhong-Jian Michael Cage of the Yang LiWei, How could you live for twenty years in the Confederation, and NOT know how we react to being invaded? are you stupid or something?- don't bother answering that question. Civilians are being evacuated from the sites you covet most, we do not voluntarily kill our own, but I can count, and knowing that we LET you live here, let you trade here, let your people travel here, treated you like friends, and you do this to us? I have a better deal than Kali Liao can offer. For it all, all of it, the whole of it...just hang on for about..." he pauses, looking at a clock, "Two hours-'bout the time it is going to take you to get to the outer system defenses."
Two Hours after Kali's order
The last column of vehicles rolled into the mountains, (literally). Cappellan civil defense has drilled this constantly for centuries, and even under Kali's 'enlightenment' period, the evacuation of the capital was something often practiced enough to be successful...only those whom deliberately hid from CCD's sweeps, those with no fixed address, weren't taken or led from the city.
Sian, Celestial Palace...
"I told you all to leave." Kali said.
"We are ready to come with you, goddess." Miller, her high priest, said.
"Fine."
She pushed a button.
a missile dropped from the heavens.
"Why, though?" one of the acolytes asked.
"To buy time." Kali said, "nobody will help a madwoman, maybe someone they might think is...sane-and I can do more from the other side, than I can in this mortal form."
Detonators fired, a metal sphere was squeezed by the shockwaves, until it let out a light, and a sound....
[ooc: 1 nuclear token expended.]
"Kali Liao, is Dead, the Cappellan Military feels that this was a more expedient solution than destroying civilian and industrial targets. If you agree, Gus, then we can perhaps discuss playing this out your way, instead of turning the remaining cities red with innocent blood."
The saKhan's hands shook with rage as he saw the mushroom cloud form over the capital, "The only discussion we will have is your bid for the defense of our trial for Sian, its surrounding worlds and everything contained within. We would also appreciate if you communicate with the other trials that have been denied, to stop any unneeded bloodshed."
[OCC
Place a defending bid in this trial and any others trials, to stop the invasion orders.
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"My name is Imagawa Yamamoto and i have assumed full responsibility for the cappellan Confederation and ask for a short period to compose ourselves before you proceed with this unnecessary, unprovoked, and dishonorable assault. This is not asked in an attempt to deceive you but instead find a way that will cost less lives on both our parts. the one thing we seem to agree on is there should be no waist of life."
"Mr. Yamamoto, I may have been born in a vat; but it was not yesterday. We will not allow you any time especially since you have now brought up the honor of our Clan into question. You have one question and two choices. We know where every part of your military is as we have been planning this course of action for a long time and now that we have seen you attack yourself with nuclear weapons, I will not allow you the time to plan the same for my Clan."
"The choices are very simple Mr. Yamamoto, chose."
Then i challenge the head of your clan in one on one combat winner takes all. War should be fought by the people who start them not by the people caught in the middle. Kali made her choice and now we must fight her idiotic war. I will not sacrifice my people for her foolishness or yours. Also i did not question your honor you are proving you have none to begin with or you would not stab your friend in the back when a hand could have been given. If you refuse this challenge it will show you not only have no honor but are nothing but a bully and a scoundrel. Also if you refuse my offer you will inherit only burned ashes and dead planets.
Gustav Horn studied the man who issued the challenge for a few seconds, "so you are challenging me for the right to trial, right to the world of Sian, or is the challenge you pose for the whole of the confederation? Either way as the challenged party I chose to fight unagumented, but I leave the location of the trial up to you."
I think you miss my meaning. I challenge for leadership of the Diamond Shark clan! If you win i hand over the CC if i win you hand over EVERYTHING the DS owns people, lands, resources, etc... as for location i will meet you on your own ship as a sign of good faith that you will hold up your end of the deal and so you know i cant escape. My people have orders to destroy everything they can before you move if you dishonor this arrangement.
[OCC
This challenge if accepted will be rolled using the Individual Combat rules located here:
http://intelser.org/forums/index.php?topic=2643.msg21896#msg21896 (http://intelser.org/forums/index.php?topic=2643.msg21896#msg21896)
The terms are winner takes OCC control of the others faction. I will be a one-on-one unagumented combat.
If this is acceptable i will roll my combat rolls.
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[ooc those are the terms i just need someone to show me how to roll ooc]
Gustav Horn stood in the center of the mess hall of the Monolith-class Jumpship, he had ordered everything cleared out and standing orders for no one to come in, waiting for the new ruler of the Capellan Confederation to enter. The weight of this trial was heavy on his shoulders, if he lost all of his genefathers work, his clans history would be all for naught.
He flexed his muscles to loosen them up, closed his eyes, pushed everything out of his mind and now he was ready.
[OCC 7 1d6 rolls with a +2 mod for Gustav Horn being an elemental.]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6+2 : 1 + 2, total 3[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6+2 : 5 + 2, total 7[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6+2 : 5 + 2, total 7[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6+2 : 6 + 2, total 8[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6+2 : 2 + 2, total 4[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6+2 : 1 + 2, total 3[/blockquote]
[OCC one more for 7]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6+2 : 4 + 2, total 6[/blockquote]
[OCC
Gustav's rolls are: 3,7,7,8,4,3,6.
You roll using the little dice button up top and typing '1d6' between the hashes.
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Imagawa "for the good of my people"
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6 : 4, total 4[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6 : 1, total 1[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6 : 4, total 4[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6 : 1, total 1[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6 : 5, total 5[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6 : 2, total 2[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 1d6 : 5, total 5[/blockquote]
[OOC is that right? OOC]
[Yes it is right, by a score of 5 to 2, the Diamond Sharks win the trial, man it was very close.]
Gustav Horn sat on the edge of the mat tired to his core, the Capellan had given almost as good as he had received and if it was not for his training from birth, the tables would have been turned.
"Mr. Yamamoto, you have fought bravely and honorably, today belongs to the me and the Sharks. I look forward to working with you to build a better Confederation; which from today on will be known as the Shark Supremacy!."
All around the ship hundreds of 'Seyla' were spoken by the Shark warriors.
Indeed sir the day is yours. the confederation will receive word to set down there arms and do what is necessary to assist with the convergence of our two peoples. If it is your wish i will stay and advise as you see fit but would understand if you wished my departure.
[ Damn your +2 :) ok so what do we do from here? Also thank you for the chance to rollplay this out and learn a few things]
Outraged by the "ruling elite's" betrayal of the Confederation, junior officers in the Capellan Navy lead by members of Hell's Black Aces defy the stand down orders and attempt a suicidal attack on the Diamond Sharks' jumpships.
1st Fleet Regiment Independent Wing Transported Regular Reliable 5.25
2nd Fleet Regiment Independent Wing Transported Regular Reliable 5.25
Hell's Black Aces Independent Wing Transported Regular Reliable 5.5
16.00 FP
Elements of the 1st cluster (32FP) engage.
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 3, 6, total 9[/blockquote]
Possible crit.
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 4, 1, total 5[/blockquote]
55% damage, or 17.5FP before possible defender mods.
HBA & Fleet Regs
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 4, 6, total 10[/blockquote]
Crit Check [blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 5, 1, total 6[/blockquote]
CC Damage: 60%, or 9.75FP
R1
CDS 32 - 9.75 = 22.25
CC: 16 - 17.5 = 0
Salvage pool: 25.75
Salvage roll:
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6+15 : 5, 4 + 15, total 24[/blockquote]
Salvage 6.25
CDS: 32 - 9.75 + 6.25 + 2.5 Battlefield Repair = 31FP