If you still think that because of a ruling or whatever, your province is disrupted, it's fine. I've given my reason and don't want to hold things up further.

By Richard Eitzen (Rbeitzen) on Wednesday, February 08, 2023 - 07:03 pm: Edit

Ok, that sounds good to me.

By Paul Howard (Raven) on Thursday, February 09, 2023 - 02:29 am: Edit

"Who had their fingers in the cookie jar?"

Those are not YOUR cookie's....

..... they are owned by our friendly local Orion Biscuit Delivery Couriers in that area.

You do want to remain friendly with those Orions and so would you like some of your own Cookies.... all at a low low price?

By William Jockusch (Verybadcat) on Thursday, February 09, 2023 - 08:36 pm: Edit

Hydran op move is progressing. Some battles will be favorable to one side, some to the other. One has the impression that what the Hydrans are looking for is not so much an op move phase . . . but a retrograde phase. The point being that the latter allows them to enter Hydrax without getting reacted onto.

They will have virtually their whole fleet in one battle, after a retreat. The Lyrans may not like it, but it's a space battle, and the Lyran fleet there is at least not bad.

The Kzinti have yet to move. With them, we propose a one-turn truce.

By William Jockusch (Verybadcat) on Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 04:22 pm: Edit

Lyran Economy, turn 5

Survey roll 10
Survey total 45
Survey EP 4
Offmap 22
Capital 37
Planets 24
Provinces 32
NZ 2
H provinces 2

Income 123
From last turn 24.7
Total Money 147.7

Repairs
413 2DD 2
212 2FF 2
412 3CC, D5, D5, CW, DD 12
411 6CW, CL, FF 11.5
Lyrantan CA 2
Subtotal 29.5

Builds
BC 10
TGC (for CA) 8
3CW 15
2DW, DWS 14
3FF 7.5
MB 10
CA, 2FF (overbuilds) 26
Subtotal 90.5

Conversion
Lyrantan DN 6

Total spending 126

Money after Econ 21.7
Command points: 8+1=9

By William Jockusch (Verybadcat) on Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 04:24 pm: Edit

Klingon economy, turn 5
Survey roll 6
Survey total 27
Survey EP 2
Capital 49
Planets 41
Provinces 52
NZ 6.2
Z provinces 4
Z planet 1
H provinces 7

Income 162.2
From last turn 10.2
Total Money 172.4

Repairs
1509 3D5 4.5
1507 CW 1.5
908 1xE4 1
1009 1xE4 1
1011 F5, F5S 2
1214 2F5 2
1013 D6M, 8D5, D6, D6D, F5V, 12F5 32
Klinshai F5 1
Subtotal 45

Builds
D7C 9
D7 8
D6M (for D6) 10
6D5, D5V, 2AD5 49
5F5, F5S 19
3xE4 7.5
Activations 4
B-10 roll 5
Subtotal 111.5

Total spending 156.5
Money after Econ 15.9
Command points: 4+1=5
B10: 7+5=12

By Richard Eitzen (Rbeitzen) on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - 08:56 am: Edit

In operational movement, in the Kzinti theatre the Coalition attacked everything outside of two hexes of 1401 (where the Kzinti fleet is ready to defend). The Coalition will win all battles as the Kzintis have no reserves.

In the Hydran theatre, the Hydrans are all piled on Hydrax (including their only reserve (a HN). The Coalition move in with a significant ship advantage.

Perhaps they've just come to pin that reserve.

Yeah, that's it. That's the ticket.

By Richard Eitzen (Rbeitzen) on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - 08:59 am: Edit

Life has been (and is) kicking my ass, but I've gotten things to the point that I can play again.

In 0617, the Coalition approach is declined. The Hydrans put all their static ships at Hydrax.

It's probably going to get bloody. The Hydrans have a PAL, 2BT, 3CC, 13 CA, a half dozen CWs or so, a gaggle of DDs, two carrier groups, and a number of smaller ships.

The Coalition... have more.

By William Jockusch (Verybadcat) on Thursday, April 13, 2023 - 06:16 pm: Edit

Indeed, we have more than we need, by a sufficiently large margin that it's a clear error by me.

By Richard Eitzen (Rbeitzen) on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 01:08 am: Edit

The battle for 0617 has gone six rounds and has been quite bloody for the Coalition (the Hydrans have been rolling well).

The Hydrans have directed a DN and D6M but otherwise dropped damage, crippling quite a few 12 pt and 9 pt ships, as well as 3 maulers (and some chaff).

The Coalition have destroyed all the PDU and directed a RN and HR, as well as dropped enough damage to destroy a good portion of the Hydran's fighters.

The battle rages on.

By Paul Howard (Raven) on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 02:38 am: Edit

Never mind about these irrelevant ships.... is the reserve HN still alive?

By Richard Eitzen (Rbeitzen) on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 04:08 am: Edit

Yes/

By William Jockusch (Verybadcat) on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 08:47 am: Edit

Well we did direct the PDUs also lol. We are starting to have troubles with compot due to the overall amount of damage we have taken. I find myself wondering if I should have allowed one more DN to get fried before I started putting out more-conservative lines. But of course those DN can do more for us later if alive than if they are dead,

By Paul Howard (Raven) on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 02:43 am: Edit

A total Alliance success then!

What does Evil Hydran Laughter Sound like?

"They have fallen into our trap... hah hah hah hah" I assumed accompanied with the waiving of lots of tentacles.

By William Jockusch (Verybadcat) on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 08:43 pm: Edit

The battle continues. Both sides are taking on repair debt. The total amount of such debt is up to the Hydrans. In light of the overall situation in the battle, high command is deeming it necessary to sacrifice some maulers. Two have died so far, and a third is probably about to.

By William Jockusch (Verybadcat) on Friday, April 21, 2023 - 10:09 am: Edit

It seems the Hydran choice is maximum pain for all. Portions of all three fleets are crippled. The detachments blocking the old colonies have been warned to expect incoming enemies.

By Richard Eitzen (Rbeitzen) on Friday, April 21, 2023 - 11:05 am: Edit

Honestly, when do the Hydrans NOT opt for maximum pain for all?

By William Jockusch (Verybadcat) on Friday, April 21, 2023 - 02:45 pm: Edit

It's interesting. In my last game with Paul, I think in retrospect that I erred on A8 by trying to hold Hydrax through C9. I would have done better to give it up and try to hold the SB near the old colonies. Part of my thinking at the time was that if I didn't leave a bunch of ships at Hydrax, it would be easy for Paul to transfer a bunch of ships to the Fed front, leaving the SB as a problem for later.

The actual choice I made did indeed cut back on his attack on the Feds. But I ended up losing both Hydrax and the SB (Hydrax had a small chance to hold on C9; the SB perhaps a 30% chance). Had I simply held the SB, I think the rest of the game would have been easier.

By Paul Howard (Raven) on Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 03:41 am: Edit

Have the Hydrans ran then?

Alas, the Hydrans have no good choices - and any pain they take will take alot longer to recover from.

And thats ignoring the problem of eventually getting to the off map area (or 215).

I think delaying the transfer of ships to the Fed front though is perhaps worth it - an extra turn bought for the Feds could be critical?

A rampaging Hydran (who ran before crippling the bulk of their fleet) could be partially ignored for a turn or two (while the Feds get crushed)?

If 617 is temporarily recaptured - what do the Hydrans really gain?

By Richard Eitzen (Rbeitzen) on Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 05:07 am: Edit

A delay in EPs to the Coalition.

By Richard Eitzen (Rbeitzen) on Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 05:24 am: Edit

Hydrans lost 2RN TR HR 8PDU SB FRD
Lyrans lost DN 2CC STT 2SC
Klingons lost 3D6M F5.

Losses might have varies, this is just me using my memory.

Cripples (might be off a little):
Hydrans: PAL BT LM LC 4RN TR 2HR 6KN LN 3CU 4DE 4SC
Lyrans:2DN 2BT 10CC 9CW 7DD DWS
Klingons: C8 BT 8D7C 3D6M 17D5 2F5 4F5S

A very bloody battle.

By William Jockusch (Verybadcat) on Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 11:32 am: Edit

I'm showing a few more dead for us than that:
L DN 2CC TGC STT 2SC 2DD
K 4D6M F5

Crips are:
L 56.5EP
K 69EP
H 43EP

We will have 60-odd EP of repair capacity within 6 hexes of Hydrax. So some of the crips will have to wait for turn 7.

For the Klingons, the combination of drones (16.4EP!) and repairs is likely present an economic challenge.

The Lyrans may be able to handle the expenditure by simply reducing overbuilds.

By Paul Howard (Raven) on Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 11:37 am: Edit

I assume the Hydrans ran in the end??

Depending on what line can defend 617 for an extra turn, the Hydran Fighter pile might be a reason to fight for another turn?

2 or 3 rounds burning fighters and swopping them for 10 additional cripples is better than nothing.

I am guessing though - the Hydrans will not have much left - No Tug look like they was crippled or killed, but how many DE's do the Hydrans have left?

Did the Hydrans also get a FRD to the Old Colonies?

By William Jockusch (Verybadcat) on Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 12:00 pm: Edit

The fleet took 32 fighters with it. This was sensible as they don't have a supply line for fighter replenishment, and getting to the Old Colonies will involve a non-trivial battle with the Lyrans. Yes, there is an FRD in the old colonies. They have 4DE. All are crippled.

By William Jockusch (Verybadcat) on Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 07:51 pm: Edit

Coalition turn 5 is done. About 70 uncrippled Klingons, plus all the Klingon crips, retro towards the Feds. Two Lyran reserves are in the South, while the other five reserves are in the North.

The main Coalition fleet in the North is sitting on 1504.

Drones ate up the Klingon surplus and left them with a tiny (0.5EP) deficit.

The Lyrans are trying to place a new MB on 1307.

The outcome pretty much proves that I did indeed send too much to Hydrax. The Klingons can get the necessary ships to the Fed front in time for C7. But they may be at less-than-optimal locations.

We await turn A5.