After its central goverment fall some years after the independency declaration, Burton`s space was very quiet, expect for the ocasional trader selling weapons to the varios small factions that warred for the planet control. But today that quietness was broken when several jump signatures set precedent to the same number of fully loaded jumpships, all carrying the Taurian crest. Shortly after the jump, the dropship deattached from their motherships, and began its way to the planet.
QuoteUnits: The Taurian Legion, 3rd Taurian Armor, elements of the 4th Taurian Air Division, 111th Cluster Patrol Fleet, 221th and 331th Transport Fleets.
Orders: Invasion
Note: in this thread (and all of the simple rez thread), opposed rolls will be player faction first, NPC faction second.
Op Round 1
Initiative
Rolled 2d6 : 1, 1, total 2
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 1, total 3
Burton Orders
JP: Blockade - Burton Customs Patrol (Patrol Division B) 38 FP R/R.
A/O: no units
S: no orders - Burton Guards
TC Orders
JP: Breakthrough - 221st Transport Fleet (Transport Division B), 37 FP R/R. Aerospace Support - Elements of 4th Taurian Air Division (Heavy Fighter Wing) 42 FP V/R. no orders - 111th Cluster Patrol Fleet, 331st Transport Fleet.
A/O: no units
S: no units
Aerospace Support
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 5, total 7 -- 6 FP of ASF support is available
Combat -- 38 FP vs. 43 FP
Rolled 2d6 : 5, 4, total 9
Rolled 2d6 : 6, 6, total 12
TC inflicts 24 FP and earns a possible critical event
Burton inflicts 27 FP, earns a possible critical event, and routs the enemy
Crit checks:
Rolled 2d6 : 1, 6, total 7
Rolled 2d6 : 6, 3, total 9 -- Burton scores one critical event
Rolled 2d6 : 4, 2, total 6 -- Command & Control breakdown: enemy suffers -1 on operational initiative for the rest of the Strategic Turn.
Burton scores 63 points
TC scores 63 points
Draw
TC fails breakthrough attempt.
After-Action Report
Burton Customs Patrol 14/38 FP survives --> 16/38 FP after damage control is allocated.
221st Transport Fleet 16/37 FP survives --> 18/37 FP after damage control is allocated.
Elements of 4th Taurian Air Division 36/42 FP survives --> 37/43 FP after damage control is allocated.
Potential Salvage: 51 FP
Victory Points (Jump Point): TC 1, Burton 1
Op Round 2
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 4, total 6 -1 = 5
Rolled 2d6 : 1, 3, total 4
TC orders
JP: Transit to 3340 Taurus - 221st Transport Fleet (carrying Taurian Legion and elements of 4th Taurian Air Division). Advance to Atmo/Orbit - 111st Cluster Patrol Fleet, 331st Transport Fleet. No orders - 3rd Taurian Armor
A/O: no units
S: no units
Burton orders
JP: Withdraw to Atmo/Orbit - Burton Customs Patrol
A/O: no units
S: no orders - Burton Guards
No combat this turn.
Op Round 3
Rolled 2d6 : 5, 4, total 9 -1 = 8
Rolled 2d6 : 6, 2, total 8
Tie, rerolling initiative
Rolled 2d6 : 3, 4, total 7 -1 = 6
Rolled 2d6 : 1, 5, total 6
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Rolled 2d6 : 3, 6, total 9 -1 = 8
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 2, total 4
TC Orders
JP: no units
A/O: Landing - 331st Transport Fleet. No orders - 111st Cluster Patrol Fleet, 3rd Taurian Armor
S: no units
Burton Orders
JP: no units
A/O: Intercept - Burton Customs Patrol (Patrol Division "B"), 16 FP R/R.
S: no orders - Burton Guards
Combat -- 16 FP vs. 35 FP
Rolled 2d6 : 1, 2, total 3
Rolled 2d6 : 6, 6, total 12
*I'm not making this up - check the dice rolling thread.
TC inflicts 5 FP and earns a possible critical event for the enemy.
Burton inflicts 25 FP and earns a possible critical event. The enemy is routed. Enemy passengers take 71% losses.
Rolled 2d6 : 4, 6, total 10 -- 2 crits
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 6, total 8 -- 1 crit
Rolled 2d6 : 6, 4, total 10 -- Enemy force is encircled: roll on Failed Withdrawal table for fate
Rolled 2d6 : 3, 1, total 4 -- Enemy force is encircled: roll on Failed Withdrawal table for fate
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 3, total 5 -- Capture a high-value prisoner – automatically win operational initiative for the next Operational Round.
TC scores 31 points
Burton scores 71 points
Decisive Burton Victory
Taurian Movement Orders prevented
After-Action Report
Burton Customs Patrol 11/38 FP survives --> 12/38 FP after damage control.
331st Transport Fleet 10/35 FP survives --> 13/35 FP after damage control.
3rd Taurian Armor 27/91 FP survives.
Potential Salvage: 145 FP
Victory Points (Jump Point): 1 Burton, 1 TC
Victory Points (Atmo/Orbit): 3 Burton, 0 TC
Op Round 4
TC 331st Transport Fleet encirclement rolls:
Rolled 2d6 : 6 -- unconditional surrender
Rolled 2d6 : 2 -- attempt guerilla warfare
Initiative:
Burton automatically wins initiative due to a critical event.
Burton Orders
JP: no units
A/O: Objective Raid (Terrorism) - Burton Customs Patrol (Gold Section, Patrol Division B) 12 FP R/R
S: no orders - Burton Guards
TC Orders
JP: no units
A/O: Defend - Elements of 111st Cluster Patrol Fleet (Green Section, Patrol Division A), 16 FP R/R, CA. No orders - 111st Cluster Patrol Fleet
S: no units
Combat Resolution -- 12 FP vs. 16 FP
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 4, total 6
Rolled 2d6 : 6, 3, total 9
TC inflicts 5 FP
Burton inflicts 7 FP and earns a possible critical event.
Rolled 2d6 : 6, 1, total 7 -- no crit.
TC scores 42 points
Burton scores 56 points
Burton Marginal Victory
Taurian Concordat Suffers -1 Public Support
After-Action Report
Burton Customs Patrol -- 7/38 FP survives --> 8/38 FP after allocating damage control
111st Cluster Patrol Fleet -- 48/55 FP survives --> 49/55 FP after allocating damage control
Potential Salvage: 157 FP
Victory Points (Jump Point): Burton 1, TC 1
Victory Points (Atmo/Orbit): Burton 5, TC 0
Op Round 5
Initiative:
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 5, total 7-1=6
Rolled 2d6 : 3, 3, total 6
Rolled 2d6 : 6, 4, total 10
Rolled 2d6 : 1, 2, total 3
TC Orders
JP: No units
A/O: Battle - 111st Cluster Patrol Fleet (Patrol Division A), 49 FP R/R, CA.
S: No units
Burton Orders
JP: No units
A/O: Defend - Burton Customs Patrol (Patrol Division B), 8 FP R/R.
S: No orders - Burton Guards
Combat Resolution -- 8 FP vs. 49 FP
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 1, total 3
Rolled 2d6 : 1, 4, total 5
TC inflicts 7 FP and earns a possible critical event for the enemy
Burton inflicts 2 FP
Rolled 2d6 : 4, 4, total 8 -- 1 crit
Rolled 2d6 : 1, 3, total 4 -- Enemy force is encircled: roll on Failed Withdrawal table for fate
TC scores 88 points
Burton scores 4 points
TC Decisive Victory
After-Action Report
Burton Customs Patrol 1/38 FP survives --> 2/38 FP after damage control is allocated.
111th Cluster Patrol Fleet 47/49 FP survives.
Potential Salvage: 165 FP
Victory Points (Jump Point): Burton 1, TC 1
Victory Points (Atmo/Orbit): Burton 4, TC 3
Op Round 6
Encirclement Roll
Rolled 2d6 : 6 -- Unconditional Surrender
Post-Operation Wrap-up
Taurian Legion (retreated to Taurus) -- FP unknown
3rd Taurian Armor -- 27/91 FP surrendered
Elements of 4th Taurian Air Division (retreated to Taurus) -- 37/43 FP survives (full unit FP unknown)
221st Transport Fleet (retreated to Taurus) -- 18/37 FP
331st Transport Fleet -- 13/35 FP surrendered
111st Cluster Patrol Fleet -- 47/55 FP surrendered
TC lost 1 public support on Op Round 4 due to successful terror raid.
Sixty days after the Concordat's expedition jumped into the Burton system, a civilian jumpship arrived at New Vandenburg carrying the soldiers of the 3rd Taurian Armored Regiment and the spacers of the 331st and 111th Fleets. The freed men brought a message with them from the breakaway Burton government.Quote"We are only going to say this once: Burton is a free star system. We will not join the Taurian Concordat or any other nation. Our forces know this star system better than the back of our hand, and any hostile forces that enter our territory will be dealt with severely. We are returning your soldiers in a show of good faith to demonstrate that we have no hostile intent towards the Concordat, but know this: this is your only free pass. If you come back to Burton, we will show you no quarter."