Battle Report 03
Submitted By John LeBlanc
December 18, 2006

 
This game was played last evening between the Earth Defense Force, and the Dark Nebulans.
It was a very quick game, and I apologize if the pics are not up to snuff.

Hope you enjoy - it was a helluva game.



December 17th, 2203 – Deep Space

In December of 2203 earth colonies once again were under attack. As reports filtered in, the antagonists were identified as the dreaded Black Fleet from the Dark Nebula.

An EDF fleet composed of Earth’s mightiest ships was dispatched to aid the colonies, and defeat the enemy armada.

Earth Defense Force Fleet

SBB Yamato class
SBB Andromeda II class
SBB Musashi class
SBC Hood class
SBC-P Konigsberg class (x2)
SFFG Airone class (x3)
SDD Gearing class (x3)

Dark Nebula Fleet

SBB Pleiades class
SCGH-H Nazdar class
HSSCG-L Teraz class (x2)
SFFG Neter class (x6)


Turn 1:

The fleets have visual contact, and advance cautiously.

The EDF takes an aggressive posture, forming a wedge behind the frigates and destroyers.



Anchoring the wedge are Andromeda II and Musashi class battleships, as well as the veteran crew of the infamous Argo.



The malevolent Dark Nebulans form two battle lines. Formidable Neter class frigates advance ahead of the larger capital ships. Dwarfing all other warships, the colossal SBB Pleiades readies the Super Heavy Beta Canons.



At a range of almost three times greater than any EDF guns, the Pleiades fires the Beta Cannons, and destroys the lead EDF frigate!

Turns 2-3:

The EDF captain recognizes the massive range advantage of his adversary, and orders all ships “all ahead full”.



The Black Fleet comes to a halt to carefully aim the long range guns. As long as the EDF is out of range, the Nebulans can fire with impunity.

At first the Pleiades is unable to find its target, but as the fleets gets closer the EDF Musashi is pounded with 2 devastating hits. The battleship loses its hangar and the ability to control its anti-missile batteries.





Turns 4-5

The EDF force continues to accelerate and now closes into firing range. The speedier escorts have outpaced the battleships, and continue to head for the enemy fleet at full speed. Two of the smaller vessels are vaporized by the relentless Dark Nebulan barrage.




The Black Fleet moves to counter the EDF wedge, and uses its special side thrusters to split the formation for an envelopment attack.



In the exchange of fire that follows, the Argo and a Konigsberg patrol cruiser line up their Wave Motion Guns, and fire them into the right flank of the enemy formation! Both frigates are instantly destroyed, but the Teraz cruiser survives although it is badly crippled.



Turn 6

The formations meet! The EDF escorts speed through the gap in the center, leaving the battleships nose to nose with the Dark Nebulans.




The Black Fleet launches a massive salvo of missiles at the EDF Musashi. With its defense bridge out of action, it was unable to defend itself and is destroyed in a massive explosion!!



There is a terrible exchange of energy weapons, and two Nebulan cruisers are destroyed. The Andromeda II is hammered by direct fire, while the EDF (to their horror) discovers that the massive SBB Pleiades is impervious to their batteries!



Turn 7

The EDF fleet makes hard turns to reverse direction, while the Black Fleet continues to encircle them.



Once again the Black Fleet concentrates missile fire in the SBB Andromeda II. Without escorts, it is destroyed by a massive salvo of warheads!



The Argo responds by destroying the last Nebulan cruiser with the powerful Wave Motion Missiles!

Although the battle is close, it takes a terrible turn for the EDF when the Argo loses its Wave Motion Gun to enemy fire. Several secondary explosions dangerously weaken the hull, and cripple the Argo’s engine.

Their situation turns to desperation when the SBB Pleiades destroys an EDF cruiser.


Turn 8

In the climatic finale, the battle looks lost for the EDF. The escorts are lost, and the remaining two cruisers are damaged. Their batteries are unable to penetrate the massive armor of the undamaged Pleiades.

The Argo is gutted, the engine without power, and the Wave Motion Gun is useless.

The Dark Nebulans again combine missile fire against the Argo, but miraculously it survives!!



As a last act of defiance, the Argo loads Wave Motion Cartridges into the remaining main guns and fires at the mighty Pleiades. Two of the guns strike home, and penetrate the Supra Armor...

A secondary explosion breaches the engine shielding, and the Pleiades explodes!

The last remaining Dark Nebulans flee for open space, and once again the Argo is victorious!


The original report can be found at:

http://www.star-ranger.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1776

 



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