The Battle for Vladivostok - Battle Report (Part Four)
The loss of so many heavy vehicles has dented the confidence of the
Russian armoured forces, but they fight on relentlessly, small tanks
swarming forward firing at the Blazing Sun Heavy Walkers until both of
the Taka-Ashi collapse to the ground, torn apart by Russian shells. In
response the Myobu Sky Fortress and Blazing Sun bunker complex destroy
the advancing Mishkin Tank Destroyers, and pick off the remaining
Poltava Light Tanks.
The plain beyond the city is
littered with the smoking wrecks of armoured vehicles, but neither side
has managed to make a significant advance. After hours of intense
fighting the land objectives remain secure in the hands of their
original owners.
In Golden Horn bay there is no
such bloody stalemate. Both fleets manoeuvre at close quarters, raking
their enemies with withering fire. While much of the fighting is
increasingly hand-to-hand as desperate boarding actions are fought and
repelled.
Hordes of conscripts from the crippled
Jian Battleship manage to overwhelm and seize the Dudinka Assault
Carrier, however, only moments later the enormous drill of the Khatanga
Heavy Battleship strikes the Chinese battleship for a second time and
sends the mighty ship into the deep. Moments later marines from the
Heavy Battleship overpower the depleted crew of the mighty Zhamadao
Dreadnought, and much to the dismay of the Chinese fleet, prize the
immense vessel.
In response a squadron of Dao
Cruisers now launch a furious boarding action against the Tunguska
Skyship, the sheer weight of their numbers defeating the shimmering
distortion of the phase generator, prizing the undamaged skyship, while
more conscripts overpower and prize the Russian heavy battleship in
bitter close-quarters combat, capturing the Russian Admiral.
As
the bitter fighting finally dies down, both Admiral Konstantinovic and
General Zeng have been captured by opposing boarding parties and tense
negotiations begin in order to secure their release. Two of the oil
platforms are held by the Chinese Federation, while the Russian
Coalition holds one.
Authors Note: At
the end of the fourth and final turn, the Imperial Bond score 10
Campaign Points (4 from objectives, 5 from scrapyard Victory Points and 1
from capturing an enemy Commodore). The Grand Coalition also score 10
Campaign Points (3 from objectives, 6 from scrapyard Victory Points and 1
from capturing an enemy Commodore). When added to the points from the
first, second and third turns, the final scores are 36 points for the Imperial Bond and 30 for the Grand Coalition, meaning the forces of the Imperial Bond secure a narrow victory.
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