[RP/MM] T38 CBS vs Draconis Combine 3310- Schwartz

[chaosxtreme]

I am Star Colonel Ulysses Church of Clan Blood Spirits Vermillion Guards Cluster who among the so called warriors of House Kurita has the courage to defend this world against Clan Blood Spirit. Come out and fight we shall honor you above your station and grant you single combat.



Ground: 5 FP

[Holt]

Need Initiative here, DC rolls an 8 (roll in the roll thread)

[chaosxtreme]

[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 2, 3, total 5[/blockquote] Clan Blood Spirit init roll

[Holt]

[OCC Draconis Combine blockade is established]



Space was ripped open by multiple emergence waves which signaled the arrival of visitors to the ravaged world of Schwartz, hundreds of jumpships appeared out the void but one in particular seemed more menacing; the Yamato-class Yamato pride of the Admiralty readied itself for combat.

"Tai-sa all commands report ready, establishing the blockade."

"Excellent inform all commands and give me a picture of what is around us," spoke Tai-sa Seiichi Itō commander of the massive ship.

[OCC
Blockading force
Yamato Battle Group      Regular   Fanatical   142.75
Yamato Marines      Regular   Fanatical   9.5
Fukuchiyama      Regular   Reliable   42.00
Tsutsujigasakiyakate      Regular   Reliable   42.00
Yamanaka      Regular   Reliable   42.00
Gujo- Hachiman      Regular   Reliable   52.00
Ichjodani      Regular   Reliable   42.00

Naval Engagement
Ko-riyama      Regular   Reliable   42.00
Shichinohe      Regular   Reliable   42.00
Kanō       Regular   Reliable   42.00

Blockade: 372.25FP Naval Engagement: 126FP

Per the rules anything leaving Schwartz this turn on movement orders or moving in are impeded from doing so until they pass the blockade.
OCC]

[chaosxtreme]

"It seems the Stravags do have some fight in them. The Khan wishes for us to wait. So we wait."


"Star Commander, priority transmistion from Loremaster Campbell."

"Put it through to the Holotank"

"Star Admiral Mitchell Boques you are hereby ordered to take command of the Beta Naval Star. And procede to carry out Operation True Blood as directed by ...our...Khan..."

The last words were almost bitterly spat out by the Loremaster showing his obvious distaste for the new plan of action.

"Loremaster Campbell, We are currently awaiting the end of negotiations between our Khan and the Combine's Coordinator, if we..."

"I'm sorry I thought I was addressing a True Born Warrior of Clan Blood Spirit not a preening politician of Clan Jade Falcon! Star Admiral if you cannot stop dissembling like a Ice Hellion and comport yourself as a Blood Spirit perhaps you should render command to your subordinate! The Khans orders stand! My orders stand! If the Khan wanted you to "await" the Kuritan negotiations she would have ordered she has not! Now go and if the Kuritans stand in the way. Slay them!"

"Aff Loremaster!"

"Comm station open a channel to the Combine Warfleet!"

"Dezgra freebirths of the Combine I am Star Admiral Mitchell Boques of this Blood Spirit Taskforce. With what forces do you bid to prevent our departure!"

OOC: Really want to MegaMek this one haven't done a Bspace game in along time. :-)

[Holt]

"My bid gives you the same chance that you gave the citizens of Schwartz to protect themselves," replied Tai-sa Seiichi Ito.


[OCC
Ko-riyama      Regular   Reliable   42.00
Shichinohe      Regular   Reliable   42.00
Kanō       Regular   Reliable   42.00
Yamato Battle Group      Regular   Fanatical   142.75 (3x Tatsumaki, York, Kyushu, Nightlord)
Yamato Marines      Regular   Fanatical   9.5
Move to engage the Blood Spirit force.

I am not against playing this one out granted i can find a proxy to play for the DC. Since this looks like a fight, could you please post the defenders side.
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[chaosxtreme]

Rocinante Battle Group (CO: Star Admiral Mitchell Boques)      Elite   Fanatical   43
   CBSS Rocinante (Black Lion-class BC)   247597      
   2x Stars of 401st Crimson Guards   31600      
   2x Stars of 181st Crimson Guards   66820      
   2x Stars of 111th Crimson Guards   53200      
   CBSS Broodling (Carrier-class DS)   8436      
   CBSS Zander's Fate (Carrier-class DS)   8436      
   CBSS Caine (Achilles-class DS)   6744      
   CBSS Incorrigible (Achilles-class DS)   6744      
            
Exsanguine Battle Group (CO: Star Commodore Fox Keller)      Elite   Fanatical   34.5
   CBSS Exsanguine (Aegis-class CA)   167790      
   2x Stars of 4077th Crimson Guards   66820      
   2x Stars of 991st Crimson Guards   34760      
   2x Stars of 221st Crimson Guards 45280      
   CBSS Event Horizon (Carrier-class DS)   8436      
   CBSS Hospitaller (Carrier-class DS)   8436      
   CBSS Gettysburg (Achilles-class DS)   6744      
   CBSS Warder (Achilles-class DS)   6744      
            
Stooping Kite Battle Group (CO: Star Commodore Norris Campbell)      Elite   Fanatical   20.5
   CBSS Stooping Kite (York-class CV)   61526      
   2x Stars of 818th Crimson Guards 66820      
   2x Stars of 775th Crimson Guards 45280      
   1x Star of 97th Crimson Guards 17380      
   CBSS Manteuffel (Achilles-class DS)   6744      
   CBSS Jacobyte (Achilles-class DS)   6744      
            
            

            

[Holt]

[OCC I am worried about the scale of the fight and MMAeros ability to handle it, a solo elite Black Lion is roughly 400,000 BV meaning that at the DCs 2.8x advantage (my FP/your FP) it would have to field 1.12 million BV. I wish we can find some way to work it out.]

[Dave Baughman]

[OCC I am worried about the scale of the fight and MMAeros ability to handle it, a solo elite Black Lion is roughly 400,000 BV meaning that at the DCs 2.8x advantage (my FP/your FP) it would have to field 1.12 million BV. I wish we can find some way to work it out.]

OOC - you guys could scale it down to smaller ships (with similarly smaller fighter forces) at the same BV proportion. That might alleviate the strain on MM.

[chaosxtreme]

I hear you guys on this and I'm fine with scaling the Dships and Fighters but...I'd like to keep everyone's capital ships on the board if at all possible.

If we try it and its completely unworkable I'm fine with working out the capital ship scaling beforehand so we can just switch.

[Holt]

[OCC Fielding your ships is roughly 800,000BV meaning i need to field 2.24M BV; which wont work. Warships arent the problem its the massive fighters i would need to field. I can see the York representing your warships with fighter and DS support, against my force, something like that.

[chaosxtreme]

Ok just for me to understand properly how many fighters did you bring?

[Holt]

[OCC Whatever BV you field, the DC can field 2.8 times that BV, thats the main sticking point. OCC]

[Holt]

[OCC If i can find enough proxies, we can break the fight down into multiple fights. OCC]

[Fatebringer]

I can assist with Proxy is needed. The way I see it, you have about 1000 Squadrons of 6 fighters each. Break it down by what you would throw up against each ship for Round 1. It would only help the Spirits if you didn't converge fire on the Lion with everything.