AT9

Combat is underway!

In Hydran space, not much happened--the Hydrans killed a Lyran FF in a bid to retrograde a lot of forces, and the pinning action over SB 0411 was met with a declined approach battle and then the Hydrans retreated.

In Kzinti space, the Kzinti have killed a bunch of province raiders, recapturing planets 1001 and 1105, and then killed KLI BATS 0906--the Kzinti had about 20 ships; the Coalition had a dozen, including a small reserve from the Lyran capital. Mostly damage was dropped, no ships died, the BATS exploded, the Kzinti retreated, but there was no pursuit as the Lyrans didn't have much to pursue with.

Numerous fights to go!

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Monday, November 22, 2021 - 07:36 am: Edit

AT9

Over KLI BATS 1807, the Klingons met the Alliance for an approach; both sides had about 120 compot (command points and DBB on each side). The Alliance had a 2 shift EW advantage (EW 10 vs KLI EW 4).

The Alliance roll a 1, the Klingons roll a 6. Wah wah.

A couple ships are killed, some are crippled, fighters vaporized. The Alliance are trying again to get to the BATS.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Monday, November 22, 2021 - 09:00 am: Edit

AT9

And in the second round of approach, again the Alliance had an EW advantage and about the same compot (118/8 vs 120/4) and the Klingons rolled a 6 again vs the Alliance's 4 (at least the VBIR rolled down, so no autokill). Again, a failed approach for the Alliance. And due to both sides having -3, the Alliance failed to be able to direct anything useful on the line (27 points just miss the D6M or D7Cs on the line), but the Klingon's D6M can maul anything it wants. Yaa.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 08:06 pm: Edit

AT9

And combat is over! A fairly demoralizing turn for the Alliance, as they squandered resources and didn't accomplish much, in the face of some terrible dice for them.

In Hydran space, not much happened. The Hydrans captured some Lyran space, killed an FF, and get to retrograde.

In Kzinti space, the Kzinti got to recapture a couple lightly defended planets, killed a handful of FFs, did successfully kill Klingon BATS 0906 (which wasn't defended much), and over Klingon BATS 1807, they used a command point, paid for a bunch of drone bombardment, had an EW advantage, and were repelled by 2 rounds of approach where they rolled low and the Klingons rolled two 6's in a row. They could have fought through the 3rd approach, and then spent two rounds over the BATS, but would have lost *way* more than the command point, 2 good ships, and drone money they had already lost, so they gave up and went home.

On the Fed front, the Feds pushed the Klingons back from hex 2307 (seeing the Klingons roll 2 more 6's in a row...), so at least there are no Klingons within 6 of the capital.

On the updside, the Romulans attack next turn!

Ships Killed:
-ZIN: MSC
-HYD:
-FED: NCL, DE, 2FF

-LYR: 5FF
-KLI: 2D5, F5, E4, (D5)

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 09:28 pm: Edit

AT9

The turn is over!

In Hydran space, the Hydrans have a moderate battle line at BATS 0318, about 90 ships (including a mid sized reserve and then another 27 SEQ of fighters; it'll take about 120 SEQ to pin the Hydran fleet at SB 0215) at SB 0215, a handful of ships holding Lyran provinces, and a light reserve off map.

The Kzinti have 84 ships (including a solid reserve, and then another 19 SEQ of fighters on ships) at 1401; about 63 (plus 9 SEQ of fighters) ships at SB 1704, another modest reserve off map, and a few small groups of ships spread around the map.

The Feds, who are growing concerned about the Romulans, have about 53 ships (including a moderate reserve) at SB 2204, 28 ships at planet 2509, 15 ships at SB 2808, a solid 12 ship reserve at SB 3008, 30 ships at BATS 3212 (they were refugees from planet 2715, and that was the best place for them to go). SB 3611 has about 40 ships (including a solid reserve) and SB 3604 has a 9 ship moderate reserve.

Let's all hope the Romulans don't do anything rash.

The Kzinti went and grabbed another 20 EPs from the Feds.

Map:
http://www.lightlink.com/pdb6/SCD4AT9end.html

By Mike Erickson (Mike_Erickson) on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 09:35 am: Edit

Peter,

The link doesn't seem to be working for me?

--Mike

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 10:06 am: Edit

I'm going to imagine that that is a current, likely short term issue with my ISP. It worked when I posted it last night, and the other links to other maps have the same issue currently. So probably just a short term glitch/whatever.

By Mike Erickson (Mike_Erickson) on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 10:44 am: Edit

OK, I'll check later, thx!

--Mike

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 11:18 am: Edit

Yeah, my whole ISPs website is responding in the same way (i.e. not). They'll likely be back up and running shortly. Or not. They are small and local :-)

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Thursday, November 25, 2021 - 08:14 am: Edit

Map works again. Yaa! Lightlink didn't cease to exist! (it was probably just either something broke or a scheduled outage).

By Mike Erickson (Mike_Erickson) on Thursday, November 25, 2021 - 10:40 am: Edit

It's working fine now, thx.

--Mike

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Sunday, November 28, 2021 - 08:37 am: Edit

CT10

The KLI have about 310 EPs to spend during Econ. They build C8, D6M, TGA, AD5, D5S, 7D5, F5E, 5F5, 4E4; pay 40 EPs for the 16E3 hulls on the map; convert D6>D6U, D6>D6S; are out of ships to activate; spend 7EPs on repairs. End Econ with about 144 EPs in treasury.

The Lyrans have about 176 EPs to spend during Econ. They build STL, CVD, CWE, CWS, 2CW, DWE, 2DW, 3FF; spend 8 EPs on repairs. End Econ with about 84 EPs.

The Romulans have 97 EPs to spend during Econ. They build SUB, FH, SPF, 2SP, SPC, 2SKE, SK, SEH, WE, SNB; convert WE>KE; buy a command point; end Econ with about 20 in treasury.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Sunday, November 28, 2021 - 04:36 pm: Edit

CT10

Romulans adjusted their builds a little. They built SUB, FH, SPF, 2SP, SPC, 3SKE, SEH, FAL, SNB, converted a WE>KE.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Wednesday, December 01, 2021 - 07:37 am: Edit

CT10

Moves are underway after no raids.

On the Hydran front, the Lyrans are rounding up province raiders in the South of their space, and the Coalition are making inroads into the SW of Hydran space, attacking planet 0519 and some ships in the back fields so far.

In Kzinti space, the Coalition have started attacking devastated planets, moving ships to planet 1001, 1105, and 1504 (where the Kzinti reacted a few ships over from SB 1704).

Nothing on the Fed front yet. I'm sure it'll be fine.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Thursday, December 02, 2021 - 05:29 pm: Edit

CT10

Moves continue! In Hydran space, the Coalition continue to move into the Hydran SW areas, attacking planet 0416 by moving adjacent to SB 0215, and then away back to planet 0416 so the Hydrans can react to the planet fight (there are too many ships in range of the SB to risk reacting out).

On the Klingon front, the Klingons moved a fleet to attack planet 2509 so far.

On the Romulan front, as there is now such a front, the Romulans have crossed the border and are currently hitting BATS 3016, BATS 3215, hitting NZ planet 3912, and the Klingons and Romulans combined moved TGs with MBs (and a defensive fleet) to 2915.

Plenty of ships to abuse the Alliance still to move!

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Friday, December 03, 2021 - 11:24 am: Edit

I wrote:
>>attacking planet 0416 by moving adjacent to SB 0215, and then away back to planet 0416 so the Hydrans can react to the planet fight>>

I clearly meant to say "can't react to the planet fight" there.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Saturday, December 04, 2021 - 08:41 am: Edit

CT10

Moves keep coming.

The Klingons have moved into the interior of Fed space, now attacking planet 2509, BATS 2609, and planet 2610. Planet 2509 has a reasonably robust fleet over it, but the Klingons have a bigger one; there are a couple reserves in range of these fights as well, but one might get pinned, and the other will have numerous targets to engage. There is still a fleet of about 65 SEQ at BATS 1807 (BATS 1807!!!!! Darn you!!!!!) that can reach SB 2204 (which has about the same number of ships including the reserve) and planet 2306 (which is otherwise defenseless); about 28 Klingon SEQ in 2206 that can reach all sorts of things; then about a dozen unmoved Klingon ships at planet 2715 (that probably aim to be a reserve or something).

The Romulans keep moving into Fed space, but mostly in the SW direction; they are hitting the three SW most BATS, neutral planet 3415, and have sent pinning bulk to help defend the MB establishments in hex 2915; there are still numerous Romulans to move, but it looks very much like they won't be engaging the 6th Fleet over SB 3611 (or pinning the reserve there).

Not much has happened in Kzinti space so far; there are still plenty of ships to move (still about 100 unmoved ships on that front).

The Hydran front sees the Coalition mostly just consolidating Hydran space, attacking still Hydran planets 0416, 0519, and BATS 0318 with enough ships that the available reserves won't save them and the forces in the south of Lyran space similarly.

Still ships to move.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Sunday, December 05, 2021 - 08:26 am: Edit

CT10

On the Kzinti front, the Coalition have sent about 60 SEQ to SB 1704 (where the Kzinti have about 70 SEQ), so either they are moving to pin ships to get access to planet 1802 (which is still in Kzinti hands and has 2PDUs on it), or they'll end up piling a ton of ships there to try and kill it this turn. In either case, it is clear that they aren't going to try and go kill the SB upgrade of Kzintai, so at least that is something (it was dicey to try that anyway, but it wasn't impossible that they could have squeezed enough ships into the Capital through pinning to maybe have tried to kill it).

In Fed space, the Klingons have moved ships to kill undefended BATS 2606 and planet 2505, and sent some ships to PDU-less, but undevastated planet 2306 (to which the Feds reacted a few ships, just to keep them honest). There is still a significant fleet (about 65 SEQ) over BATS 1807 to move.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Monday, December 06, 2021 - 04:05 pm: Edit

CT10

Moves are done and reserves have been deployed!

On the Hydran front, 6 battle hexes. Hexes 0211 and 0312 see province raiding Hydrans attacked by superior forces (a couple HNs will expolode). 0219 sees a small Hydran force attacked by a larger Lyran force, but a small Hydran reserve will save them. BATS 0318 will be destroyed by a significant Coalition force, but a moderate reserve showed up to help out some. Planet 0416 will be flattened by a large force. Planet 0519 will be captured by a large force, but the Hydrans have a modest carrier force there to fight a bit.

Kzinti space sees 5 battle hexes. Planet 1001 will be recaptured; planet 1105 is under attack by a small Coalition force, but will be rescued by a modest reserve; planet 1504 will be recaptured; SB 1704 is under attack by what is almost certainly a pinning force; planet 1802 will be captured, but the Kzinti sent a significant reserve to fight some.

The Fed/Klingon front sees 7 battle hexes. 2208 sees 4 small Feds hit by 4 larger Klingons; planet 2306 will be captured by a significant Klingon force, but the Feds have a line to fight a little; planet 2505 will be saved from a small Klingon force by a modest reserve; planet 2509 sees two significant forces fighting--the Feds sent a reserve there, and it is unclear which side will win the hex. BATS 2609 is just going to be demolished; planet 2610 will also just be demolished.

The Fed/Romulan front sees a modest 5 battle hexes. BATS 3016 and 3414 will be flattened; BATS 3215 might be saved by a Fed reserve; neutral planets 3415 and 3912 are being decisively captured.

The Klingons and Romulans moved a pair of MB (being established) and then about 40 ships to pin Feds out of the hex into 2914 as well, but no combat there this turn.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Tuesday, December 07, 2021 - 06:05 pm: Edit

CT10

Combat is underway!

The Hydrans have lost a few HNs from their province raiding forces, lost planet 0519 (killing a Lyran CC for their trouble, losing the PDUs), and killed DD in hex 0219.

The Kzinti lost planet 1001 (again), lost planet 1504 (again) and an FF in the process; saved planet 1105 killing an FF in the process), and lost planet 1802 finally (and the 2PDUs there), but sank a D6M in return.

Plenty of combat to go.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Thursday, December 09, 2021 - 04:18 pm: Edit

CT10

Combat continues!

In Kzinti space, the Coalition offered an approach in front of 1704, the Kzinti accepted, they traded an FF for a DWE (and both sides lost fighters), and then the Coalition fled.

On the Fed/Klingon front, the Klingons captured planet 261o for minimal losses; killed BATS 2609 and BATS 2606 for minimal losses (fighters and a few small cripples); the Feds saved planet 2505 with a timely reserve; there is combat between two significant forces over planet 2509 currently.

On the Fed/Romulan front, the Romulans captured planets 3415 and 3912 for minimal losses; killed BATS 3016 and 3414 for minimal losses. A Fed reserve showed up to save BATS 3215, crippling a few ships and killing a crippled KE in formation in pursuit.

A few fights left to resolve.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Sunday, December 12, 2021 - 08:33 pm: Edit

CT10

The combat over Fed planet 2509 turned oddly protracted and bloody; currently in R6, which will likely see the Klingons hit the point of cripples such that they can't field a full line if they want to continue fighting (which seems unlikely, so they'll probably flee at this point); the Feds have a lot fewer cripples and a lot more ships to field--the Feds started with PDUs that got directed on R1, and they Feds dropped damage the first 2 rounds. As of press time (before damage on R6 is resolved), the Klingons have zero fighters, 16 cripples, and 16 uncrippled ships; the Feds have 17 fighters still, 4 cripples, 31 uncrippled ships.

Seems likely both sides will get a ship directed, the Feds will probably lose some fighters, the Klingons will get another cripple or two, and I imagine they'll flee the fight with the planet stripped of PDUs and possibly devestated.

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Monday, December 13, 2021 - 11:03 am: Edit

CT10

The battle over 2509 ended after 6 rounds and a pursuit, with a lot of cripples and destruction; the Klingons ran out of uncrippled ships to keep a line up, so they direct devastated the planet (for 2 damage) on the last round and fled. The Feds pursued (without a fast ship and had to roll for contact like a common animal), caught the Klingons, rolled well, and vaporized 4 crippled E4s, losing a SWAC and taking a cripple in return.

Over planet 2306, the Klingons got some revenge, with a big line fighting a modest Fed line (that reacted in, hoping to at least kill an F5 in return for losing something), the Klingons rolled hot and got to vaporize a Fed SC in the scout box, losing an F5 hull in return, at which point the Feds ran, leaving the planet in Klingon hands.

By Ted Fay (Catwhoeatsphoto) on Monday, December 13, 2021 - 11:06 am: Edit

Deleted by author.

Awful attempt at humor vitiated by Peter catching his own typo and fixing it by the time I posted!

By Peter Bakija (Bakija) on Monday, December 13, 2021 - 03:24 pm: Edit

Tricksy!