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Econ is done:

The Feds generate 125EPs, have about 149EPs to spend, and build DNH, CAV, NCS, NAC, 2NCL, 24FF, and a SWAC (+30 ships). They also repair a few ships, ending with a fraction of an EP in treasury.

The Kzinti generate about 48EPs, and have about 61EPs to spend. They build CVH, MEC, and 9FF, and convert a second CVH (+11 ships). They fix a few ships and end with a fraction of an EP in treasury.

The Hydrans generate about 28EPs and have about 33EPs to spend. They build 12xCU (+12 ships), and convert a DG>CV and LN>DE, and end with a fraction in treasury.

The Gorn generate about 65EPs and have about 124EPs to spend. They build CCH, CLE, CMV [*], HDE, 2HD, 4BD, DDE (+11 ships) and convert a DNH. They end with about 44EP in treasury.

[*] I think the Gorn already built 2 medium CVs this year, so that will probably become something else.

By Jason Langdon (Jaspar) on Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 03:54 pm: Edit

Yep the Gorn shop builders informed the military that they would need to down scale their carrier. So a BDV is being built.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Friday, December 14, 2018 - 12:28 pm: Edit

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Some raids happened; 3 of 4 succeeded, disrupting 3 coalition provinces; in one, a POL rolled hot and scared off a BF, but at least nothing got crippled this time...

Moves are currently formulating.

From where I stand, it looks like the Feds will probably be able to regain most of Northern Fed space if they want; the Klingons have shifted forces South, with their biggest and meanest fleet sitting on Orion.

In Hydran space, the Lyrans moved most of their ships to protect SB 0411 (which the Hydrans can hit this turn if they really want to), which means that the Klingons are mostly responsible for holding 0617, which is likely safe from liberation, but not safe from pinning everything in that hex, and allowing more Hydrans to run rampant in Hydran space...

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Sunday, December 16, 2018 - 12:08 pm: Edit

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Moves are underway!

In Hydran space, so far, the Hydrans have sent about 20 ships to attack some province raiders in 0315 (it is in range of 2 reserves, one of which is unlikely to be pinned). It remains to be seen what the Hydrans are planning in the grand scheme here so far, but my initial count indicates that the Hydrans have a little over 180 SEQ on the map currently (and then another two dozen SEQ off map); the Coalition have about 140 SEQ in 0617, another 17 SEQ on planet 0416, and the Lyrans have 84 SEQ on SB 0411 (and another 9 SEQ in a reserve that can reach the SB if needed). So the Hydrans still have plenty of options.

In Kzinti space, the Kzinti have attacked province raiders and planet 1001 with a roughly equivalent pinning fleet (both sides about 25 SEQ, I think the Lyrans still are up a few ships).

In Fed space, the Feds have started attacking province raiders in the North, including a few stranded Fed FFs who were stuck in Kzinti space getting back into Fed supply. There are 3 Klingon (and 1 Romulan) reserves in Fed space, but none of them can reach North of xx06 line.

In Gorn space, the Gorn are currently just piling on some province raiders and a couple of small ships holding planet 4903.

Moves continue.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 - 12:06 pm: Edit

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Moves continue!

In Hydran space, the Hydran main fleet has landed on planet 0416 again, rather than attacking SB 0411 (which was a possibility, but they lacked an on map retrograde point) or trying to pin everything in 0617. The Coalition reacted some ships to 0416, but it is very likely the Hydrans will take it back. They still have upwards of 75SEQ to move, about 50 SEQ on map and another couple dozen off map, but they may or may not move these ships (the 50 on map seem to want to stay where they are for supply path purposes).

In Kzinti space, the Kzinti have attacked planets 1105 and 1504; the Klingons reacted a giant pile of ships from 1506 to 1504. It remains to be seen if the Kzinti will reinforce their attack on 1504.

In Fed space, the Fed have sent a giant pile of ships to attack planet 2306 which has a giant pile of Klingons on it; I don't think the Feds outnumber the Klingons yet, but there are still plenty of Feds left to move on that front. They also are likely taking back planets 2403, 2509, and 3210. They have also sent a pile of ships to attack the Romulan held planet 3509, but it is only a token force so far.

In Gorn space, the bulk of the Gorn fleet has jumped on Romulan held planet 4705.

Moves continue.

By Jason Langdon (Jaspar) on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 - 06:12 pm: Edit

Moves will hopefully continue for the next few days. My goal is to hit everything in Kzinti space, Fed space, and Gorn space.

The Hydrans just want 0416 back, and should be able to get it.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 - 07:02 pm: Edit

Yeah, I can't imagine that I'll hold on to 0416 this turn...

By Jason Langdon (Jaspar) on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 - 09:46 pm: Edit

If you want it you can keep it. You can destroy all my CU outer escorts and eventually I will run away.

But, I will be killing a bigger ship every single time. And Im pretty sure that is a game I win in the long run (with 12 to 14 turns left to go).

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Thursday, December 20, 2018 - 07:33 am: Edit

Heh. I only got, like, two or three dozen ships in the hex currently. And no Admiral.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Saturday, December 22, 2018 - 08:28 am: Edit

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Moves continue!

In Kzinti space, the Kzinti are just attacking everything they can.

In Gorn space, the Gorn are avoiding the big Romulan fleet in 4309, but attacking everything else they can in Gorn space, and also reinforcing the Feds in 3706.

The Feds continue to swarm occupied Fed space, now attacking province raiders in 2209, planet 2610, and sent a significant fleet to planet 2811, right next to the B10 in 2812. So far, most of the B10 fleet is still in 2812, but a handful of ships went to reinforce 2811.

Still piles of Feds and Kzintis to move.

By Gregory S Flusche (Vandor) on Saturday, December 22, 2018 - 05:10 pm: Edit

and slowly the tide turns.....

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Sunday, December 23, 2018 - 11:38 pm: Edit

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Moves are done and reserves have moved!

In Hydran space, there is a slightly advantaged fight in 0315 between some Hydrans, some province raiders and a modest Klingon reserve (less than 2 dozen ships on a side); also a fight between most of the Hydran and about 3 dozen Coalition at 0416 (Hydrans will likely win this fight).

In Kzinti space, there are fights in 0903, 1001, 1105, 1304, 1503, 1504, and 1506. In 0903, a Lyran reserve will probably kill a few small Kzinti attacking some province raiders; 1105 has a larger Lyran fleet (due to a reserve showing up) fighting a moderate Kzinti fleet; 1304 and 1503 are Kzinti beating up province raiders; 1504 and 1506 are large fleets on both sides.

In Fed space, there are fights in 2106 (Klingon reserve saving planet), 2209 (province raiders being beat up), 2303 (province raiders being beat up), 2306 (giant Klingon fleet vs colocated giant Fed and Kzinti fleets), 2403 (Fed will retake planet from a smaller fleet), 2509 (Fed will take back planet from smaller fleet); 2610 (KLI reserve saving planet from Feds), 2811 (giant Fed fleet taking planet back from a dozen Klingons), 3111 (KLI reserve saving some province raiders), 3210 (roughly equivalent fleets fighting over planet; Feds have advantage), 3306 (Rom small province garrison raiders getting beat up), 3309 (Rom province raiders getting beat up), 3509 (smaller Fed fleet attacking larger Rom fleet), 3706 (2 ROM reserves possibly saving planet from Gorn liberator fleet).

Gorn space sees fights in 4007, 4505, 4807, 4903, 4905, 4908 (all are small Rom province raiders trying to cloak evade) and 4705 (100+ Gorn vs 100+ Roms holding the planet).

A total of 30 combat hexes, mostly Alliance advantaged.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Monday, December 24, 2018 - 09:46 pm: Edit

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Combat is underway!

In Hydran space so far, the Hydrans swapped a CU for a D7 in 0315, and the Klingons then ran away. Combat is a couple rounds in over 0416; the Hydrans outgun the Lyrans, so the Lyrans probably won't stick around that long.

In Kzinti space, combat is happening over 1001, 1105, and 1506; the Lyrans killed a couple FFs in 0903.

On the edge of Fed space, the Klingons saved planet 2106 with a reserve, and are getting mangled at 2403.

Lots of fights and lots of ships to get killed.

By Gregory S Flusche (Vandor) on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 - 09:21 am: Edit

Kill them Kill them all... let Odin feast

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 - 01:10 pm: Edit

Odin gets a lot of feasting this game...

By chris upson (Misanthropope) on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 - 09:20 pm: Edit

pah, frigates are like RICE CAKES offered to the god of death.

By Gregory S Flusche (Vandor) on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 - 05:13 am: Edit

alas the poor Pawn

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 - 10:08 am: Edit

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Combat continues!

As the current batch of fights wind up, the Hydrans took back planet 0416 after a few rounds of the Lyrans trading bigger ships for CUs; the Kzinti traded a lot of FFs (I think 9 so far?) for bigger ships (and a flotilla of PFs), leaving planets 1001, 1105, and 1506 in Coalition hands, but doing more damage than they took.

In Fed space, the Feds beat up some province raiders, were repelled from planet 2106, and mangled a terrible line of Klingons holding planet 2403, killing an F5 in pursuit (I had, what I thought, were 8 ships at 2403, so when he showed up with a bigger force, I was just gonna give up an F5 and run, but when combat started, it turned out I had 9 ships there, as there was an LTT I thought I was going to strat move last turn under the fleet counter, so rather than giving up 2 ships, one of which was going to have to be an actual ship, I fought, got 3 or 4 ships crippled, and then got beat up in pursuit. On the upside, the Fed line wasn't that good either).

So far this turn, the Alliance have been rolling very well.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Monday, December 31, 2018 - 10:36 am: Edit

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Combat continues to rage across the map.

Kzinti space is looking like it is almost resolved; a fight between big fleets over planet 1504, 4 rounds in, looks like it might end soon, as the Kzinti are about out of fighters and enough complete CV groups to fill a line; they'll probably leave soon. At press time, the Kzinti have traded 13FF hulls for just as many, mostly larger hulls (and a PF flotilla).

In Fed space, there is a big fight over planet 2306 that might go a while, the Klingons have a bigger line due to drone bombardment, but the Feds have more EW and more carriers; a one round fight over 2811 where the Klingons just sent a token force to trade hulls with the liberating Fed force; a big fight over 3509 where the Romulans have a lot more ships and fighters than the Feds, so might not go real long; a reasonably close fight over 3706 where the Gorn are attempting to liberate the planet from the Romulans. The Romulans have more ships, but less compot.

Combat continues.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Tuesday, January 01, 2019 - 08:00 pm: Edit

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Combat in Kzinti space is finally done, with the Kzinti being rebuffed from planet 1504 after 5 rounds of combat. In Fed space, the Fed recaptured planet 2811 (the minor in Orion space) after a round; they are 5 rounds deep into combat over 2306 where the Klingons are using DBB, and seem intent on keeping the planet; and fought 3 rounds over Romulan held 3509 before being chased off. The Gorn failed to liberate planet 3706 in the face of two Romulan reserve fleets.

So far, 24 Coalition ships (and a PF flotilla) have been killed; 28 Alliance ships have been killed (all of which are FFs).

The Alliance has been rolling solidly better than the Coalition, currently averaging 3.9 compared to the Coalition's 3.0 over 29 recorded rolls. That being said, in a few places where the Alliance did roll low, the VBIR also rolled low, hosing them out of 2 or 3 killed ships.

9 more combats to resolve; 7 of them are Romulans rolling for cloaked evasion or dying; one of them is the Feds certainly taking back planet 2509; one of them is, like 100+ Romulans vs 100+ Gorn over planet 4705.

By Gregory S Flusche (Vandor) on Wednesday, January 02, 2019 - 05:31 pm: Edit

death destruction blow them all up.. then The ISC can take over hehehehe

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Wednesday, January 02, 2019 - 06:26 pm: Edit

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Over 3509, the Feds fought a couple rounds, took a handful of cripples, ran away, got caught in pursuit, and lost 3 crippled NCLs and a crippled CL to mauling. Which was brutal. The Feds got a little payback taking back planet 2509, mangling some Klingons and killing a few in pursuit at the Klingons ran away.

A few fights left to resolve.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Friday, January 04, 2019 - 08:40 pm: Edit

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All the "The Alliance are descending on Romulan cloaked province raiders" fights are done; 9 small Romulans rolled for cloaked evasion, a perfect 3 of 9 failed, and all three that failed to evade were killed.

As of press time, the Coalition have lost 30 ships (and 1PF flotilla) this turn, and the Alliance have lost 35 ships (and 1E2C) this turn (there was that terrible pursuit for the Alliance, where the Feds lost 4 cripples to Romulan mauling).

One fight left at planet 4705 between 100+ Romulans and 100+ Gorn. The Romulans have 64 fighters in the hex; the Gorn have 42. It remains to be seen which side intend on trying to win the hex.

By Paul Howard (Raven) on Saturday, January 05, 2019 - 05:10 am: Edit

Persuit and Maulers is probably the biggest difference in the game dynamics (until X-Ships arrive) between the sides.

In effect +10 damage with say 25 damage is 40% more but with 15 damage, that is 66% more.

A good Alliance pursuit force might be lucky to get 2 or 3 ships - a Coalition force will easily get the same number.

And yes - losing 4 hulls in a pursuit is very brutal!!

On hull kills - looks like a good turn for the Coalition.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Saturday, January 05, 2019 - 01:36 pm: Edit

Yeah, the Coalition is doing well this turn on killing, but the Feds are doing very well on taking back space.

The Alliance, like usual, spread out in as many fights as possible (and the Coalition leave a lot of targets out for them to hit), but due to the growing Fed fleet, a lot of the fights are also starting to tack back Fed space from the Coalition aggressively, as the Coalition also started reinforcing (and shifting forces) towards the Tholians (that start attacking with a giant fleet next turn); they have two SBs in the poorly thought out (14 some odd turns ago) hex of 2916 (i.e. exactly 2 hexes from Tholian space, or exactly the place where the whole Tholian fleet can land); it is unlikely the Tholians can kill them if I protect them, but I have to shift, like, 40-50 ships down there, as well as (much smaller, but still) fleets to SBs 2318 and 3518 (either of which can be hit by the 12 ship Tholian expeditionary force); I only need, like, a reserve fleet on each of those, but still, that is a lot of force re-deployment.

On the brutal Coalition pursuit, the Feds attacked the main Romulan fleet in Fed space at planet 3509 with a force that I think kinda got away from Jason; it was a much smaller force than it needed to be to have any legs for multiple rounds of combat, and after the second round, it became apparent that Jason had probably accidentally looked at the wrong fleet box when doing that fight, as he thought he had a lot more ships than he actually had. As a result, he ended up taking about 5 cripples for the hex, and ran, and I had a pursuit force that was KC9, 2CON, 2SUP, and an FHF for, like, 78 compot with 8 fighters and 10 points of mauler. Even with a couple minus points and a negative EW shift, the Romulans still got to kill 4 hulls. We haven't seen a lot of really significant pursuits vs the Alliance in the game so far--we use a lot of direct damage (i.e. both sides direct a hull pretty much every single round of combat except in a very limited number of situations), and the Alliance are yet to have any really significant, protracted fights over Coalition fixed defenses (where a lot of stuff would get crippled over and above fighters if damage is dropped). So this was probably the first really terrible pursuit for the Alliance.