[RP/MM] Turn 40 Trial - CDS vs CCC - Homer (HW2137) All Sub-Hexes *Completed*

[Holt]

"Neg Adder, as attacker i choose to trial for sectors 2418, 2315, 2318 and 2215, state you defending bid."

[Iron Mongoose]

"Very well.   [1.5FP] will defend 2418, [1.5FP] will defend 2315, [1.5FP] will defend 2318 and [1.5FP] will defend 2215.  If you are so confident of victory, then defeat these forces."

OOC: I don't know that either any precedent in Clan law, nore any restriction in the rules, states weather a trial must be done as a single part or as many.  One possible precedent is Tukayyad, which was conducted as a series of smaller objectives to gain controll of a single target world, similar to the goal of gaining all of Homer through a series of objectives.  In that case, the defender named the smaller objectives, as the Adders are chousing to do in this case.  We have IC reasons for this, one of which has appeared in my RP, and others which have not.

[Holt]

"Very well Adder"

CDS Initial bid for all hexes listed 2.25FP
CDS Cut down bid for all hexes listed 1.50FP

[OCC so round 3 will be in cut into 4 different fights and will be rolled as such, once per hex, if so we roll.]

[Iron Mongoose]

I don't know if that can be the case, that many combats can take place in the same round.  I know that it is not the desire of the Adders that that should be so.  It is our desire, as I've noted IC, for each to be its own round (we really want this to drag out, as you can imagine).  This being an OOC issue (what round of combat things can take place in) and being unable for myself to see a clear answer, I can't say what the correct solution should be.  Perhaps Dave can?

[Iron Mongoose]

I had some time to think on this at work, and as much as I try to keep my OOC and IC stright, I feel that sometimes I fail in that reguard.  My appologies for that.  I do offer my thanks as well to Holt for keeping what is IC quite an unfriendly thing thus far quite civil.  I know what you are trying to acomplish here Holt, or at least on the face of it (the conquest of this world and the enrichment of the Sharks) and I can apprecate that OOC.  I just hope that you can apprecate my IC intentions (to cause you maximum frusteration in your efforts) for your self.

That said, I'd like to try and coach my attempts at frusteration, which are as I say IC attempts, in IC terms and not OOC ones, as I had done:

"Warriors of the Sharks, we are happy to accept all of your challanges, as we have the greatest confidence in victory, no matter how you may bit, or what forces you may use, or how ever the winds may blow.

"But, I know that for both of our Clans, the war with our greater enemy is something that must be in our minds, and because of our preperations against that, our forces are only able to conduct a single trial at any given time, and so we can not grant your request for four simultanious trials for the areas under challange.  We will happily meet and defeat you in turn for these areas as our preperations alow."

[Holt]

"I agree with you, a single trial is better for both our clan; so i challenge Clan Star Adder for the remaining territory of Homer. I have spent the better of 5 months situated here and as you said, our efforts are needed elsewhere in these trying times."

"With what forces do you defend my claim?"

[Iron Mongoose]

"My friends, the Diamond Sharks, while I recognize your claim, and while I have every confidence in victory, by the decree of the ilKhan I can not offer you the trial we both wish.  It was disobedance to the will of the Clans that caused this great harm to us all, and my own former Clan in perticular (the speaker is a former Cobra), and so we have resolved to be especaly dilligent in upholding the edicts of the ilKhan.  When, as she has proclaimed, we have crushed thouse who have turned against us, I do not doubt that we will be able to revisit this, and we shall show you how true warriors fight.

"Untill then, we wish you luck in your affairs.  You will need it, in light of the skill you have thus far displayed."

[Holt]

"This trial was launched over 4 months ago Adder, so you cannot hide behind the ilKhans skirt this time and since you recognize my claim as you have put it; please state your defenders."

[Iron Mongoose]

"The ilKhan has called for a stop to trials, and a stop it will be.  Beliving that we could do as we pleased lead us down a dark path, Sharks, and it would be wise for you not to do the same.  In this matter, we will follow the letter and spirit of the edict that has been issued.  We will preserve or resorces for our true enemy, and unless you should make your self that, then our next battles will not be with you. 

"Curse the pace we move at all you wish, Sharks.  But think back to the lightning like defeat you suffered on Tukayyad, when last you came to the Inner Sphere, and contrast that with our sustained success in the face of the decendants of thouse same ComGuards, and their Lyran cronies, and ask which Way is better to employ in war."

[Holt]

"My clan and I have been here for over four months while you find excuse after excuse, to weasel out of our trial. The batchall was accepted four months ago and been postponed till now and unless the ilkhans orders are to be grandfathered in and all trials be canceled for the previous four months, this trial stands."

"I have stated my claim in this trial and the Adders have acknowledged it on several occasions, the trial has been stalled for many months while the Adders cleaned up their house and now after all this they hide behind the ilkhans edict."

"Well time is up Adders."

Shark forces begin yo move to the planet, Zell will be strictly inforced and without a defensive bid from the Adders, the Sharks move in full force.

[DisGruntled]

Civilians are being ordered into shelters against the invading greedy sharks.

Initial Adder force deployments for R4 will be PM'd to the GMs tonight or tomorrow (most likely) since you're going ahead with an invasion.  I'd recommend you doing likewise with your hex assignments for round 4.  Let me know when you send yours in and I'll post up the Adder ones so we can see where and what fights need to happen.

[Holt]

Attacking Nazi Sharks Round 4:


Hex 2115:
39th Strike Cluster   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Aero   6
39th Strike Cluster   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Ground   14.75
The Diamond Skate   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Aero   15
The Diamond Skate   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Ground   15.75
FP: 51.50FP

Hex 2118:
21st Combined Assault Cluster   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Aero   21
21st Combined Assault Cluster   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Ground   10.25
27th Cruiser Cluster   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Aero   6
27th Cruiser Cluster   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Ground   12.5
FP: 49.75FP

Hex 2217:
The Emerald Skate   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Aero   12
The Emerald Skate   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Ground   16.5
28th Cruiser Cluster   Veteran   Fanatical   Transported Aero   5
28th Cruiser Cluster   Veteran   Fanatical   Transported Ground   9.5
FP: 43.00FP

Hex 2317
8th Assault Cluster   Elite   Reliable   Transported Aero   9
8th Assault Cluster   Elite   Reliable   Transported Ground   19.25
21st Strike Cluster   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Aero   6
21st Strike Cluster   Elite   Fanatical   Transported Ground   14
FP: 48.25FP

[DisGruntled]

All CSA forces will be prepared to scatter depending on whether or not the dastardly Nazi sharks try and deliver love from orbit.

CSA forces will be defending Hex 2317 with the following:

Combined FP: 109.75
73rd Cobra Guards (The Ebony Guard)-aero    Regular   Reliable   9.25
97th Cobra Guards (The Crimson Guard)-aero   Veteran   Questionable   5
1st Strike Cluster-aero   Regular   Reliable   5
59th Cobra Guards (The Silver Guards)-aero   Regular   Fanatical   12
13th Adder Assault   Regular   Questionable   8.25 (applied damage from earlier trials here)
212th Battle   Regular   Questionable   8.25
882nd Adder Sentinels   Regular   Reliable   6.25
Sigma Armored   Regular   Questionable   10.75
121st Cobra Fangs (Dragonscales)-GND   Regular   Reliable   1.25
1st Cobra Coil (Wild Kaards)-GND    Veteran   Reliable   2
254th Cobra Guards (the Ivory Guard)-GND   Veteran   Questionable   3.5
5th Cobra Coil (Arm of Ares)-ground      Regular   Questionable   15.25
33rd Battle Cluster (Thor's Hammer)- Veteran   Reliable   7
121st Cobra Fangs (Dragonscales)-aero   Regular   Reliable   16


There are no defenders at the other 3 sites.

I'm assuming you're going to want Simple res as earlier rather then find a proxy, so here's the Adder round 4 roll (with +1 from crit):
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6+1 : 4, 2 + 1, total 7[/blockquote]

[Holt]

CDS Commit 48.25FP 2:1 odds against.

Damage:
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 1, 2, total 3[/blockquote]

[Holt]

[Jesus thats like my 3rd 3 in big combat rolls, out of like 4 big combat rolls.]


48.25FP * 30% = 14.50FP
Giving the Adders a crit chance.