tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28737214367582604022024-02-20T08:28:43.603-08:00Dystopian Wars DownunderPlaying Spartan's 1/1200 Scale Steampunk Wargame downunderUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-71875698160748850422018-08-10T23:46:00.000-07:002018-08-10T23:49:19.118-07:00UpdateThings have been a little slow here of late - following the<a href="http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2017/08/27/the-sinking-of-spartan-games/"> fall of Spartan Games</a> and the associated kickstarter, we've moved on to another game - Cold War gone hot fictional setting <a href="https://rangedin.blogspot.com/">Team Yankee in 6mm</a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkXcMJ6tnCq3YwG8VUGK56uikoCQuiH_-rb47SeG6nyIy-ANj_4KwDPXFMYzERNX-s1Xx_85BpkJ_Bwnj_6M3l9A3RZJm35aFVnRtZBKWVyCDpy3Y4rRRQyAbuM7C03NY3NxSBNL46VQ/s1600/Ranged+In+Marker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #0066cc; float: right; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkXcMJ6tnCq3YwG8VUGK56uikoCQuiH_-rb47SeG6nyIy-ANj_4KwDPXFMYzERNX-s1Xx_85BpkJ_Bwnj_6M3l9A3RZJm35aFVnRtZBKWVyCDpy3Y4rRRQyAbuM7C03NY3NxSBNL46VQ/s1600/Ranged+In+Marker.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkXcMJ6tnCq3YwG8VUGK56uikoCQuiH_-rb47SeG6nyIy-ANj_4KwDPXFMYzERNX-s1Xx_85BpkJ_Bwnj_6M3l9A3RZJm35aFVnRtZBKWVyCDpy3Y4rRRQyAbuM7C03NY3NxSBNL46VQ/s1600/Ranged+In+Marker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>You can read about our games there. I hope to return to Dystopian Wars at some time in the future, but for now this blog is on hiatus. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-18840356859452504882016-03-05T22:32:00.003-08:002016-03-06T00:18:20.089-08:00Battle Report - Dangerous Waters<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This weekend we were keen to try out the new ORBATs, so we played a 4
player scenario based game. We had a lot of fun, the details are
below: </span><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br /></strong>
<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dangerous Waters</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This
scenario takes place at an isolated Antarctic research station. The
Covenant of Antarctica has hurriedly evacuated the facility, but some of
their advanced research remains. Several of the platforms have been
booby trapped and the entire complex has been mined.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scenario</span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Forces
are made to 1,200 points with two players on each side. Sides will be
randomly determined. There are no TAC cards used for this game and no
side can use local air support. Initiative alternates between sides.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Terrain</span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
central research station and 3 oil platforms will be deployed around
the centre of the table. These models count as size Large with an IR:
9, but otherwise have no statistics and cannot be targeted. Surface
mines (value 4) will be placed around all approaches to this complex.
One island will be placed near the main deployment zone of each side.
There is no other terrain.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Event Cards</span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4x
Event Cards will be used, these are summarised below. These are
randomly shuffled and one is available to be captured on each structure
of the complex (research station and oil rigs), secured when a non-tiny
squadron within 4 inches, after they have moved, on the surface level
rolls 3D6 and achieves two successes. </span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Priceless Artefact: This card adds 250 victory points to your total.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Valuable Resource: This card adds 100 victory points to your total.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Energy Pulse: All Generators within 12" of this structure immediately go offline.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rigged to Blow: All models on all surface heights within 9" of this structure immediately suffer a 9AD attack (rolled once and applied to all). This includes mines.</span></li>
</ul>
<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br /></u><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Victory</span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
game will end in any turn after the Priceless Artefact has been
recovered, when one side has also secured 50% of the enemy forces
victory points (1,200 points). If the Priceless Artefact is recovered
before one side has secured 50% then the game continues until one side
has secured 50%, they are the winner. If both sides have secured 50%
that turn, then the side which has secured the most Victory Points is
the winner.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Forces and Deployment</span></strong></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After
a random roll the Black Wolf and the Ottoman fleets were allied against
the Prussian and Raj fleets (the latter also having a few HEC mercenary
squadrons). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Both fleets deployed in reasonably
compact fashion intent on seizing the central objectives. The Ottoman
Kanuni Dreadnought, Mizrak Frigates and Sinop Monitor squadron were
flanked by a Black Wolf Brigante Squadron, Death Bringer submarine on
one side and a Manticore with attached Fury Frigates and enormous Death
Bringer sky fortress on the other. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Opposing this
was the bulk of the Prussian fleet, a mighty Elber carrier, lethal
Sturmbringer submarine, Pflicht airships, Ulan cruisers and Saxony
corvettes. The Indian Raj capital ships completed the armoured might of
this strike force, contributing a Chanura heavy battleship, Jhasa
assault carrier and Canda monitor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The force tasked
with seizing the Research station for the Ottomans included a Sadrazam
battleship, Fettah cruisers and Avci detroyers, supported by another
Black Wolf Brigante squadron. Opposing this were a squadron of Devak
cruisers and Veran corvettes supported by a squadron of Phoenician
airships hired from the Honourable Eclipse Company.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Additional
Black Wolf reinforcements had been purchased by the Ottomans in the
form of 3 Chimera airships (flanking forces due to arrive in turn 2).
To counter this threat, the Raj dispatched a squadron of Hades
interceptors to that flank.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Turn 1</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
battle began with the usual show of aerial acrobatics, as
reconnaissance and fighters flew advance missions. However sudden
storms generated by the Ottoman weather generators and Time Dilation
fields, generated by the Black Wolf vessels meant that much of the early
gunnery was to no effect. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As the storm clouds
closed in the Sturmbringer submarine unleashed its huge bombard, but an
error with the gun casement meant the submarine was unable to dive
beneath the surface swiftly, and it was raked with return fire,
suffering serious damage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Saxony corvette
squadron boarded and searched an oil platform, triggering a massive
energy pulse that put several Ottoman and Black Wolf generators
offline. Crews hurriedly repaired these before the enemy could take
advantage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Although several ships suffered damage,
no ships were actually sunk in the first turn due to all the weather and
time effects, meaning no VPs were awarded!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Turn 2</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
Chimera airships arrived and were engaged at relatively close range by
the Sturmbringer submarine, leaving one of the sleek airships nearly
crippled. The Hades interceptors then engaged the Chimera sending one
down in flames.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In retaliation the Nemesis Battle
Cruiser and accompanying Wraith airship destroyed several Saxony
corvettes, and seriously damaged the Prussian Ulan cruisers. This
brutal close-quarters gunnery turned into fierce hand to hand combat as
marines from the Ulan swarmed over the Nemesis. The mercenary crew
fought to the last man decimating the Prussians, but ultimately the
battle cruiser was prized by the Prussian Empire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile
the Raj used their Time Flow Generator to rapidly close with the
enemy. The Chanura and Elbe (both flagships of their respective fleets)
surged forward scoring several hits at close range on the Sadrazam
battleship and Manticore skimmer. Such bravery came at a high cost as
return fire damaged both ships.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the flank a squadron of Veran
corvettes boarded an oil platform and recovered a valuable resource.
The Phoenician airships found themselves outgunned by a Nemesis
battlecruiser and Avci destroyers, as two of the mercenary airships were
brought down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sensing the battle now hung in the
balance the damaged Sadrazam battleship approached the research station
and sent boarding parties aboard, knowing there was a 50% chance it was
booby trapped. However, fortunes favoured the Ottomans and they
recovered the Priceless artefact!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The corrosive
munitions that had weakened the hull of the Sturmbringer, finally took
their toll, sending the sub beneath the waves one final time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At
the end of Turn 2 neither side had secured the necessary 50%; the
Ottoman and Black Wolf had accrued 780 victory points (including 250
from event cards) and the Prussian and Raj had scored 655 (including 100
from event cards). As the Priceless Artefact had been recovered, one
way or another the game would be decided in the next turn!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Turn 3</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
Prussians now unleash a ferocious assault, destroying the fighters that
protect the mighty Kanuni Dreadnought, before the Pflicht airships send
wave after wave of marines aboard. The fighting was brutal, and
although the Prussian losses were high (only 1 AP survived) they slew
the royal guard and seized the mighty Ottoman flagship. Many in the
Ottoman fleet were so dismayed by this loss they momentarily lost the
will to fight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ottoman losses were further
compounded by the loss of the Sadrazam battleship to the combined fire
of the Raj and Prussian heavy battleships. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This
loss was soon avenged. The Elbe, already damaged by close range fire,
was destroyed in a brutal exchange of gunnery while the lumbering Black
Wolf Retribution sky fortress destroyed the Chanura heavy battleship in a
bombing run of devastating intensity. Both Commodores perished leaving
several squadrons across both fleets in disorder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
final exchange of the battle occurred as the Nemesis and Avci
destroyers mopped up the remaining Veran corvettes, while the Devak
cruisers and remaining Phoenician airship picked off two Fettah
cruisers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Final victory points were <b>1,550</b> for the Ottoman and
Black Wolf (including 250 from event cards) and <b>1,500</b> for the Prussian
and Indian Raj (including 100 from event cards). A victory for the Ottoman and Black Wolf, but by the
thinnest of margins.</span><br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-86082021820431442812015-08-18T02:09:00.002-07:002015-08-18T02:11:53.024-07:00Invaders Attack Cherbourg<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The horizon was soon filled with the glinting metallic
shapes of alien tripods, advancing in a long line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This menacing advance was mirrored at sea,
the depths of the ocean proving no obstacle to the Invaders. In the fields outside
the city the Invaders paused and busied themselves constructing a strange alien
building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soon the sky was thick with
the huge copper coloured insects that swarmed around the Invader war machines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Initial intelligence indicated that along
with the gangly tripods and squat predator bombers we had come to know and
fear, two massive Hive Ships were also present in each force, coordinating the
Invader attack, including a type not seen before, which mounted a strange and
ominous looking cannon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile the humans prepared their defences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Séré de Rivières line had been
constructed from a chain of defensive towers anchored by a huge bunker complex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tanks assembled and prepared to assault the
Invaders and delay their attack on the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>French armoured forces had been strengthened by the arrival of a Polish
Lithuanian Coalition strike force, which included an immense Perun Mobile
Airfield, several squadrons of Spzada, Palnik and Poltava tanks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the skies overhead were sleek airships
including a Zamiec Class Sky Fortress and Gryf Flame Blimps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Coalition commanders had followed the
reports from the battle of London and hoped that the flame retardant armour on
their fighting vehicles might reduce the potency of the terrible Invader Death
Ray.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The French had deployed a formidable naval force, which
included many of their finest capital ships including a Charlemagne Class
Dreadnought, Magenta and La Rochelle Class Battleships, a Cherbourg Battle
Cruiser and a flotilla of smaller craft including cruisers, destroyers and
corvettes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This naval power was further
boosted by a French aerial contingent which included a Tourbillon Sky Fortress,
heavy interceptors and bombers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Without warning the tripods moved forward and the battle
began in earnest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Cherbourg
battlecruiser bravely sailed from the port directly toward the massed line of
alien war machines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The heat lancettes
of the battlecruiser struck true, damaging a huge Sentinel tripod, but the
Invader return fire swiftly immolated the plucky ship, leaving her a burning
hulk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the fields outside the city a squadron of Spazda and
Palnik tanks rapidly advanced from the sheltering towers, but the Invader plasma
weapons picked off the tanks one by one as they drove across open ground,
shattering their morale, meaning their uncoordinated fire only stuck glancing
blows to the smaller Terror Tripods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The city defences soon began a coordinated barrage so fierce
that we were sure it would annihilate everything before it, but as the guns
fell silent and the smoke cleared, the tripods still advanced with grim intent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Realising the importance of the human Bunker Complexes, and
their pivotal position in protecting the cities approach, both Invader forces
targeted these structures. Energy weapons flashed repeatedly and pummelled the
concrete and steel with white-hot plasma until the proud forts were both
ablaze.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then the Harvester Hive Ship
levelled its fearsome weapon, bathing the battered fort in blue light, and in
an instant hundreds of proud French soldiers who had been preparing to repel
the aliens with all their might, simply vanished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, in the harbour the capital ships of the French
navy joined the fray, their guns and heat lances striking the Invaders with
terrible force.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But where a human ship
would have been torn asunder, the Invader tripods simply continued to stride
forward and attack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Victory Points at the end of Turn One: Invaders = 2, Humans =
0.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The coordination of human fire in the fields outside the
city yielded a major success when an assault by French L’Aman Heavy Tanks
supported by accurate fire from the guns of the bunker complex, finally sent
one of the enormous Sentinel Tripods staggering drunkenly, then plunging to the
ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the humans cheered, Predator
bombers streaked overhead as if seeking revenge, their bombs and plasma weapons
destroying two of the L’Aman tanks and causing enormous damage within the
Bunker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the harbour the power of the massed French gunnery
finally struck home and several Terror tripods and a Sentinel were torn apart,
the baleful light from their carapaces only finally extinguished when they sunk
beneath the waves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In reply the Invaders focussed their weaponry on Fort de
Chavagnac which guarded the port.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soon the
concentrated energy weapons took their toll, and the battered French fort
erupted into flame; an enormous funeral pyre which opened the way for the
Invaders to attack the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In an attack which eerily mirrored their allies at sea, the
Invader land attack force poured their fire into the bunker complex, until it
too was a smoking ruin, shattering the Séré de Rivières line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To the defenders of Cerbourg, it seemed for a
moment like the Invaders were unstoppable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was the smallest of the assembled tanks that gave heart
back to the defenders of Cherbourg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Poltava
small tanks, darted from the city and fired with deadly accuracy, picking off
the damaged Terror tripods one by one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Zamiec Class Sky Fortress closed on its target, the
Invader Drone Hive, dropping a squadron of small tanks into the fray and
fighting off the persistent attacks of Hornet drones which surrounded it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Victory Points at the end of Turn Two: Invaders = 10 (6 from
objectives), Humans = 2.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the Harbour the aggressive tactics of the French momentarily
prevent the Invaders from targeting their objectives in the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The French capital ships surge forward, guns
and heat lances firing at close range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
squadron of Alma Reconnaissance Frigates, displaying immense bravery, punch
through the Invader line, then circle around to devastate a Sentinel tripod from
behind, firing at virtually point-blank range.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the fields outside the city Coalition forces close in on
the Drone Hive, small and medium tanks surging forward and striking the strange
alien structure with barrage after barrage of gunnery, then bathing it in fire
from their heavy flamethrowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So close
are they to the enemy, a Sentinel tripod casually steps on one of the Invader
defensive mines, ignoring the ensuing blast, which seriously damages many of
the tightly packed small tanks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Invaders
now unleash a different type of weapon, employing dastardly mind control
powers to compel the French Admiral aboard the La Rochelle battleship
to turn its guns on the nearby Charlemagne Dreadnought, the heavy heat
lance tearing through the Dreadnought’s armour causing massive damage,
the <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlemagne
Class Dreadnought and Magenta battleship, both badly damaged now succumb
to the Invader's Death Rays, sinking beneath the waves, as the few
survivors desperately swim for shore</span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A
similar mind-control attack on the other front of the battle compels
the gunners in one of the cities defensive towers to open fire on a
Coalition interceptor as it streaks past, destroying the small plane
before the pilot realises what was happening. </span>A lone Danton
Landship drives toward the enemy, the last real defence between the
Invaders and the refugee shelter they seek to destroy. The Harvester
Hive Ship strips the landship of its compliment of soldiers, then its
energy arc ignites a sturganium flare within the landship causing it to
materialise in a farm miles away, upside down. Deprived of their last
line of defence the refugees are helpless as the Invader Predator
bombers attack, mercilessly destroying the refugee centre and coalition
bombards.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite this setback the coalition forces relentlessly drive
toward their objective, smashing the Invader Drone Hive until there are gaping
holes in the alien armour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sensing their
opportunity, the Gryf Flame Blimps surge forward, their guns downing another
Sentinel tripod, as they dispatch shock troops who board the Hive, retrieve
vital intelligence, then set charges which destroy the alien structure
entirely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Victory Points at the end of Turn Three: Invaders = 22 (10
from objectives), Humans = 10 (5 from objectives).</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Invaders now seize their opportunity to attack the
city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two squadrons of Predator Bombers,
pursued by human interceptors, have broken through the human lines, and now
nothing stands between them and their targets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Within moments the Advanced Research Centre and the second refugee
shelter are the target of devastating attacks, causing them to phase out of
time and space momentarily, only to reappear spliced through other structures,
destroying both buildings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The humans fight on grimly, determined to seek revenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The French mass an attack on an Invader Hive
Ship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The crippled alien craft is
boarded by French marines from the hardy Requin corvettes, and left ablaze, to
slowly sink beneath the wave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The death
of an Invader Commodore a small victory after the loss of so many human lives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tanks of the Polish Lithuanian Coalition pursue a Scarab
Hive Ship, pummelling it with fire then boarding and destroying it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the huge metallic craft sinks into the
earth, scores of insectoid drones fall from the sky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Invaders have suffered heavy losses; only a handful of
tripods remain, and half of the mighty hive ships that lead the assault have
been destroyed along with the fearsome Drone Hive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the humans have been defeated, all
their objectives have been destroyed and Cherbourg is ablaze.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Victory Points at the end of Turn Four: Invaders = 34 (20
from objectives), Humans = 15 (5 from objectives).</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Authors note</em>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
scenario was actually much closer than the final score would suggest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had the Invaders not managed to destroy the
final two city objectives, the 10 victory points they earned as a result would
instead have been awarded to the Humans at the end of turn 4, giving the Human
forces a 1 point victory!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This could have been achieved had the Humans had deployed
their mobile airfields in a more defensive posture, placing them between the
enemy and the city, forming a final line of defence which the Predator Bombers
would have been forced to attack before they could strike the city (as per the
special scenario rules).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hindsight, of
course, is perfect, and on the day the Human commanders can hardly be blamed for
taking a more aggressive approach in taking the fight to the enemy, when
confronted with the intimidating sight of a line of tripods advancing toward
their forces from either board edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Invaders are a lot of fun to play with and against.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Human players reported that they knew
they were outmatched by the superior alien firepower and armour, so found being
a clear underdog fairly liberating – even a small success against the Invaders
feels like a big deal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this game they
had roughly 25% more points than the Invaders, and while they suffered heavy
losses, they often gave as good as they got.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As is usual I’ve asked the other players to comment on the
battle from their perspective and to note their favourite model or squadron.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Invader Land Force Commodore:</strong></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Playing the Invaders is very easy, and ideal for new players
to the game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no aggressive
boarding to worry about, no fear of being boarded until your ablative armour is
stripped away, and combining rather than linking weapons makes for a very fast
activation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their major weakness is the lack of good options to combat
small targets (particularly the small tanks which were both numerous and deadly
in this game).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried to combat this
threat with Drones in squadrons of 3, but I abandoned this strategy too early
when I saw the advancing blimps, and relaunched the Drones as Wasps, which were
shot down by a series of lucky AA rolls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Another answer might be to use the Predator Bombers to bomb them using
area bombardment, but in this scenario the Predators were essential for attacking
the objectives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Harvester Hive Ship was great fun, especially as I
deployed it to take advantage of the French Bunker Complex and landship, and it
also managed to empty one of the Gryf Blimps before their attack run on the
Drone Hive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Predators were probably
my most effective model in this game, although I do love the Sentinel
tripods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most iconic model in the
Invader list they’re deadly, can take a lot of damage and look amazing!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-3981933008634000212015-08-14T01:07:00.002-07:002015-08-14T01:32:17.842-07:00Invaders Attack Cherbourg - Setup<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We thought that we
were safe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our small flotilla had
narrowly avoided destruction due to the gallant sacrifice of brave British and
Russian sailors who placed a wall of steel between the civilian ships packed
with refugees and the terrible Invader war machines.</span></i><br />
<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we finally neared
the French cost, we all felt a tremendous sense of relief.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A huge French fleet lay at anchor off the
coast of Cherbourg, and it was impossible not to feel a sense of awe as we passed
between the mighty battleships and battlecruisers of that formidable
force.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our feeling of security was
further boosted as we passed the mighty Fort de Chavagnac.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its huge guns and those of the towering shore
defences pointed expectantly seaward, in the direction of the faint reddish
glow that still lit the horizon.</span></i><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What we did not know
then was the dreadful cargo deep in the hold of our liner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We later discovered that during the final
assault on London an elite troop of the Black Watch had managed to bring down
one of the enormous insectoid Hive Ships, and recovered something from within
its depths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This cargo, and what the
French scientists might learn from it to use against the enemy had become a
major hope for the war effort.</span></i><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But somehow the
Invaders learned of our plans and had devised one of their own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first we knew of it was the fearful news
that the Invaders had made landfall at Morsalines, destroying an entire French
army with contemptuous ease, before moving inland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soon after, tripods were sighted off the
coast of Cherbourg, a huge mass of them striding toward the port.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It became clear the Invaders had planned an
attack with meticulous malevolence, striking simultaneously at Cherbourg from
both land and sea to cut off all escape, obliterate the city and reclaim what
had been taken...</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Scenario Overview</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This scenario is a last desperate fight for the human forces against Invaders who strike from both land and sea in a simultaneous assault. The Humans race to develop a new biological weapon which will turn the tide of the war while the Invaders, who have learnt of this plan from their human captives, seek to destroy the scientists and their research and destroy the city and defenders which shelter them. Time is short and one side will prevail within the space of a single day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The command and control of the human forces is located in two massive bunker complexes to the north and south of the city, each of which coordinate a theatre of the fight. Each Bunker Complex is worth 3 Victory Points (awarded to the Invaders if it is destroyed, or the Humans if it is still intact at the end of turn 4). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Refugees are packed into two major refugee centres in the city. Destroying this mass of humanity would be a massive blow to the morale of the defenders and the scientists. Each Refugee Shelter is worth 4 Victory Points (awarded to the Invaders if it is destroyed, or the Humans if it is still intact at the end of turn 4). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scientists are working on a secret weapon in an Advanced Research Centre located in the heart of the city. Destroying this programme would deal a significant blow to Human attempts to create a biological weapon to turn the tide against the Invaders. The Advanced Research Centre is worth 6 Victory Points (awarded to the Invaders if it is destroyed, or the Humans if it is still intact at the end of turn 4).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Invaders, assured of their victory, have constructed a Drone Hive in the farmland near the city. Inside lurks a fearsome Alien Intelligence. If the humans can find and experiment on this being they will gain great advances in their research to create a new weapon. The Drone Hive is worth 5 Victory Points (awarded to the Humans if it is destroyed, or the Invaders if it is still intact at the end of turn 4).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Victory Points are also awarded for destroyed and derelict models (no points are awarded for prized models in this game). For every 200 victory points of models destroyed, each side is awarded 1 victory point. </span><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></o:p></i><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-90140593765629682492015-07-05T03:43:00.001-07:002015-07-05T03:43:21.454-07:00Invaders Battle Report - Exodus<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend we played our first game with the <a href="http://www.spartangames.co.uk/the-what-if-world-war">Invaders</a>; a prequel to the large scale 'Invaders Attack Cherbourg' exhibition match which we'll be playing next month. This game revolves around a scenario, Exodus, which you can <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/whyikeesmf2ip4d/Invader%20Scenario%20-%20Exodus.pdf?dl=0">download </a>as a one page PDF (via dropbox). The scenario was intended to allow us to familiarise ourselves with the Invaders rules, while also allowing the human forces to fight a desperate and heroic action against a remorseless alien menace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The British fleet included a Monarch heavy battleship, Regent assault carrier a pair of Vanguard submarines and a squadron of Swift corvettes and Merlin interceptors. The British advance force consisted of a squadron of Hawk Scout Rotors and the ever reliable Agincourt gunships. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Russian force was anchored by a Khatanga heavy battleship, Moskva Dreadnought and Kostromo fleet carrier. These were supported by a squadron of Chaney submarines and Suyetka interceptors. The Russian advance force included a squadron of Tiksi support cruisers and Novgorod frigates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Invaders took a twin command, each of which featured a Scarab hive ship (with 9 drones), a pair of Sentinel medium tripods, three Terror small tripods and three Predator bombers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>We packed the decks of the ship; people from all walks of
life, all desperate to escape the terrible and merciless advance of the
Invaders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now that we had cast off and
left the hellish glow on the horizon behind us, we finally felt that we might
be safe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was said that the French had
convened an urgent conference, and that nations of the world were sending their
forces to fight the Invaders.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Then we saw them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Towering tripods following us in silent, deadly pursuit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panic erupted amidst our makeshift
flotilla.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just when it seemed all hope
was lost, we saw them – a formidable armada of warships bristling with guns;
British and Russian, all steaming toward the enemy at full speed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the Interceptors swept overhead a cheer
went up from all aboard.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Signals flashed between the ships, and the refugee flotilla
broke into two groups hoping that at least one group might escape the
Invaders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On one flank Russian Tiksi
support cruisers sailed between the refugee ships forming a wall of steel as
their mortars fired on the advancing tripods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On the other flank a squadron of Hawk scout rotors dropped mines, while Agincourt
cruisers moved the block the pursuing invaders firing salvos of torpedoes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the Invaders approached for the kill, the Russians sprung
their trap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A squadron of Novgorod frigates
launched form their hiding place, behind a small windswept, isle, and charged
toward the largest tripods, firing with remarkable accuracy and
coordination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile the Tiksi
cruisers joined the fray, firing their mortars into a single gold giant at
close range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The aggressive tactics of
the Russians proved successful, as one of the huge Invaders war-machines
stumbled, then silently slipped beneath the waves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Invader response was swift as one after another the
Tiksi cruisers were torn apart by their terrible energy weapons until all three
had burnt to the waterline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Novogorod frigates also suffered as the Invader predator bombers unleashed
their payload on the plucky little ships, destroying several.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The brave Russian sacrifice allowed the
refugee ships to speed away from the Invaders, heading to where three mighty
Russian ships of the line advanced toward the Invaders.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the other flank the British rotors and cruisers duelled
with the Invaders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The British shields saved
them from catastrophic losses, and despite the overwhelming firepower, only one
Hawk was sent plunging into the sea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Victory Points at the end of turn one: Invaders = 425, Humans = 220</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now the Russian battleship, carrier and dreadnought enter
the fray.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their mortars and guns send
the second large trip staggering drunkenly, and the surviving Novogorod
frigates finish the job at point blank range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Return fire from the Invaders sweeps over the mighty Khatanga Heavy battleship
leaving it ablaze from bow to stern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Invaders also dispatch the Chaney submarines with contemptuous ease and repair
their damaged tripods.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, on the other flank the battle intensifies as the brave
British ships close with, and pass the Invader line, giving almost as good as
they get.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Invaders manage to sink
one of the Agincourt gunships, but both the towering sentinel tripods are now
vulnerable to boarding parties as their strange alien armour is ruptured.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Merlin interceptors sweep in and strafe the
Predator bombers and the strange metallic wasps that surround them, downing a
number of insectoid drones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the Monarch Heavy Battleship moves forward, firing at the
enemy, it is hit amidships.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moments
later it winks out of existence, then reappears suddenly much closer to the
Invader line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a strange coincidence,
well placed British gunnery causes the Invader Hive Ship to experience a
similar distortion and it suddenly appears next to the Regent Battle Carrier,
and much closer to where the fleeing refugee ships are trying to escape the
carnage!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second squadron of Predators has been harassed by
Russian fighters, and sustained significant damage but manages to make a
bombing run on the Russian Heavy Battleship inflicting terrible damage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In response the Russians interceptors scramble
and down two of the already damaged alien craft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Victory Points at the end of turn two: Invaders = 870, Humans = 550</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The human fleets have now delayed the Invaders long enough
for the Hermes merchantmen to escape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Titan transports are not far behind, and have remained largely
unscathed although a solitary predator bomber tries to sink one of the mighty
liners before it is shot down by pursuing Russian interceptors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Scarab Hive Ship destroys the mighty Khatanga battleship
and its death ray sweeps across the huge Moskva Class Dreadnought inflicting
massive damage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Dreadnought, in
response, opens up at close range with a deadly barrage that destroys the badly
damaged sentinel tripod and a terror small tripod.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As more energy weapons strike the huge
Russian ship it begins to list, but its turrets still fire defiantly.</span></div>
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fearsome, and the British suffer heavy losses as both the Monarch Heavy Battleship
and the Regent Battle Carrier are consumed in a hail of plasma and fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The stubborn Hawk Rotors and their accompanying
cruisers keep up the fight, and boarding parties soon capture both sentinels,
while magnetic mines claim the final terror small tripod.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A narrow victory to the Human forces, their hard fought
rearguard action allowing the refugee ships to escape and netting them a
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</span></span> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-72540252709290115702015-05-10T02:38:00.000-07:002015-06-06T01:42:59.763-07:00Federated State of America - Air Force<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here is my Federated States of America air force</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First the mighty Savannah Sky Fortress:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Next the New Orleans air repair vessel, a handy inclusion to repair that early damage:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Valley Airship is another workhorse of the FSA fleet, as both a credible boarding threat and decent fire platform:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Next the mainstay of my FSA force, the Lee Airships which I count on to deliver my field order in almost every game:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The new B-72 Bombers:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The A-17 bombers are popular with many and have the distinction of being the only FSA model to fire torpedoes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Finally the Avion Strike Bombers, pictured here 'on-the-deck' as they approach the enemy at low altitude:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-11401064185668547172015-05-10T02:29:00.001-07:002015-06-06T01:45:20.510-07:00Federated States of America - Fleet<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are my Federated States of America naval forces. I painted my original models in a shade of confederate grey, and fairly rapidly along with the three other starter fleets when Dystopian Wars was first released so I could start playing right away. Enough new models had been released since I last painted the FSA that I decided to start over with a new scheme, taking my time. I was influenced by the excellent work of both </span><a href="http://fullsd.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-fleets.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big Mac</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/topic/1269-laisus-dystopian-wars-painting-blog/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Laisu</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. So here are the results:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's the big-boy of the FSA fleet, the mighty Enterprise Dreadnought:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then the surprisingly durable Liberty heavy battleship, sporting a shield generator, which has proved a reliable inclusion:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rounding out the big guns, the oldest battleship, the Independence, which I use as a major boarding threat when it is equipped with its Kinetic generator (and escorted):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The FSA has some solid carrier options, like the Saratoga with a large compliment of 9 tiny flyers:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although my personal favourite is the San Fancisco, which has less SAS but a whole lot more attitude:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, the Boston which seems like a great option, but which has (thus far) failed to live up to its potential for me:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Onto the medium ships, the Georgetown (Mk III) cruiser is a typical favourite</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then the Guilford destroyers, pricey, but they do pack a hefty punch:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, the armoured fist of my fleet, the sturdy and ever dependable Revere corvettes, who have thus far never failed to earn back their points with interest:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And finally the stalwart of the FSA navy, the and Augusta frigate.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-41995748783448786402015-03-07T01:08:00.000-08:002015-03-07T01:27:07.483-08:00Short Report<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a quick battle report from a game which featured the Black Wolf and Federated States in America against an alliance of the Russian Coalition and the Republique of France (sides were rolled randomly). In this game the objective deck from v1.1 was used (with the cards specific to the old rules removed). The pictures are a little variable as there was a thunderstorm during the game which changed the light conditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The American fleet was built around aggressive boarding, with many Kinetic generators, built around a Valley Airship, San Francisco Assault Carrier and Boston Attack Submarine. The Black Wolf meanwhile had the usual assortment of potent Nemesis Battle Cruisers, Manticore Skimmers, Fury Frigates, and a Affondatore Battle Carrier 'borrowed' from the League of Italian States. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Across the table the Russians formed a wall of steel with a Khatanga Heavy Battleship, A Dudinka Battle Carrier and Azov Battle Cruiser and Tiksi Support Cruisers. The French had prepared an aerial strike force with a Tourbillion Sky Fortress, Voltaire Interceptors and Frelon Small Bombers, supporting a Couronne Assault Carrier and Magenta Battleship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Russians deployed in a central block, seeking to concentrate their mortar fire and punch through the enemy lines, supported by the Voltaire interceptors. The Black Wolf and American's deployed the bulk of their force opposite, the sea churning with tiny submarines. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Russians and French get the best of the early exchange of fire, knocking out the sleek and deadly Fury frigates before they could wreck havoc, while a fortuitous hit shuts down the shield generator on the Affondatore Carrier, opening the carrier up to a devastating barrage which starts several fires on the elegant ship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The American Corvettes spring forward, their reckless marines capturing a Tiksi cruiser and provoking an angry retaliation from the Russian fleet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mean while the American Turtle submarines swarm the Dudinka Carrier, and the Boston surfaces to finish the job, however desperate hand to hand fighting from the Russian conscripts momentarily prevents the capture of the giant ship, and opens the way for the French Frelon bombers to mount an unlikely counter-assault and capture the American submarine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Devastating Black Wolf gunnery smashes the remaining Russian Cruisers and sends the Azov Battle Cruiser beneath the waves. The American's unleash their assault with marines from the San Francisco Battle Carrier storming the Khatanga Battleship and prizing it, while marines from the Valley airship descend from the clouds to prize the Dudinka. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Black Wolf also concentrate their fire and smash the Magenta battleship into a burning hulk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In response the French destroy the burning Affondatore. And both French and Russian fleets ruthlessly destroy the remaining small ships of the American and Black Wolf fleets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end of the third turn the French and Russians had completed their fleet order of killing all enemy small models (just) and the massive haul of victory points from the Affondatore Carrier (415 points) assures they pass the 50% requirement. In response the Black Wolf and Federated States of America who had to capture the enemy commodores to secure victory have only captured the Russian Commodore, the French Commodore remains relatively safe in the Tourbillion Sky Fortress, so despite scoring more victory points, they are defeated by the French and Russians.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This was a close and enjoyable game - in retrospect we (the FSA and Black Wolf) should have traded the kill enemy commodore for the 70% fleet order from the outset, as we lacked the means to really go after the Tourbillion (I had hoped the Lee Scout Ships could achieve this but they were too far from their target and suffered too much damage trying to re-position to achieve this). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Russians suffered huge losses but were instrumental in killing most of the smalls, while the French suffered much lighter losses, and so were able to mop up the final models with relative ease at the end of turn 3.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-7135895082778135112014-08-22T03:43:00.001-07:002014-08-22T20:21:06.294-07:00The Battle for Vladivostok - Final Reflections<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I asked each of the players to send me a short summary of their plan, how it went, and what squadron or model was their MVP:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a hard fought game and I never felt comfortable until the final count up. Those Russians put out an enormous amount of firepower but thankfully those hardy Chinese were able to shrug off a lot it. The plan broadly worked well to keep my two units of Dao Crusiers and their precious AP protected until the end game, though the loss of both my Jian Battleship and Dreadnought at the end of turn three was painful. I feel I also finally got my head around integrating the TAC cards with my tactical play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did pretty well dominating the objectives in turns three and four, and I had the advantage of being able to out activate the Russians with my squads of smalls and SAWs. The plan of attacking the Russian dreadnought with my Corvettes worked better than expected, and I was able to take it derelict it in turn two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However my MVP award has to go my two units if Dao Cruisers, who managed to prize both the Russian Skyship and the Khatanga Heavy Battleship, as well as landing AP on the oil rigs at key moments. I doubt I could have won without that late game push.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I split my force into two parts. I had an assault group, which included the Taka Ashi Mk I Heavy Walker, Ronin Mk II’s, Bansan small walkers, Ke-Ho Small tanks and the Ryuo Hover Squid. This force boasted a large number of Elite AP who benefit from both Guardian Generators and the ‘Die Hard Attitude’ Combat Coordinator. Their job was to cross the open ground between the cities, and seize the enemy objectives, while taking out any large Russian tanks they met along the way. I knew the Russian range would be a factor, so I also intended for this group to take most of the early hits, in the hopes that the Guardian Generators and Rugged Construction on the squid would mean they would remain an effective boarding threat even after taking damage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Things, more or less, went as planned. I hadn’t expected the concentrated, aggressive PLC air attack so early in the game, but this actually worked well for me, as I was able to concentrate my fire on this threat, then move on to other targets once the airships were destroyed. The PLC Flame Retardant Armour proved to be a pretty big headache, as it turned a MAR which is usually a benefit for Blazing Sun models, into a drawback.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My opponent had some really poor luck, both in failing to secure the Imperial Alchemical Institute with his Sky Fortress on Turn 2 and with the Vortuka Land Driller failing to beat the DR of the Taka Ashi Walker, which led to the Vortuka subsequently being boarded and left derelict. However, the Ronin walkers capturing the Kursk land dreadnought was a pretty big moment for me, and downing his PLC airships before they could launch a boarding attack and then prizing his sky fortress also really proved a significant blow to Russian morale. The Ryuo Hover Squid did not play as much of a role as I’d have liked, as it could have really torn up the Russian medium tanks on the flank had it managed to reach them, but it did soak a lot of enemy firepower, and thus served a valuable purpose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because I spent so much time focussing on the large Russian tanks, when they were destroyed, my own small and medium tanks were not well placed to fight the small Russian tanks that had used the land dreadnought and land-ship as cover. This meant that in turns 3 and 4 the Russian small and medium tanks were able to put a lot of fire into my large (massive) walkers which loomed over the terrain without any significant return fire from me, and ultimately led to their destruction. That’s something I should have foreseen and prepared for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything in my force pretty much lived up to expectations. The Tenkei Sky Fortress deserves a mention, as it led the assault on the PLC airships and managed to replenish my SAW sustaining their attack, before it ultimately crashed and burned. Probably the single most valuable squadron in my force were the Ronin Mk II’s which did a great job of shielding other models with their guardian generators, and then decisively boarded the terrifyingly large Kursk land dreadnought - although it does feel strange to award the MVP to a model without a gun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My initial plan was to push the Polish-Lithuanian Air Force forward on the flank to seize the nearer objective while driving the main force forward in the centre, with big models forward, medium and smalls using them as cover for later turns. By advancing on two fronts I was trying to create a dilemma and force a split in the enemy forces. At the same time a blocking force was placed on the bridge to hold back anything moving along that route and the Vorkuta Drill would push forward underground to deal with the enemy bunker complex from the side or rear outside of weapons range. By pushing the Air units over water I hoped to provide some measure of security from RB2 fire once they closed up.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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The first few turns went reasonably well though I found the Air units with their better speed and lack of cover due to height caused them to get de-synchronised with the main force and subsequently they were exposed early and suffered a lot of fire. This enabled the opposing commander to better apply all his weapon systems and meant I lost my medium Air units quite quickly though not without dealing a significant blow to the opposing sky fortress. I also realised that with the enemy bunker placement and the pace of the game the Vorkuta Drill was not going to make it to the bunker complex so I decided to use it to take out a closer larger walker.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Turn three was a bit of a disaster. My dreadnaught had ventured too close to some medium Ronin Walkers loaded with AP which meant it was lost to boarding and resulted in a new found respect for the boarding capacity of a squadron of Ronin Walkers. I would have liked to have boarded the enemy objective with the Gryf Flame Blimps but these had been lost in the last turn so I left the job to seize the objective to the sky fortress. Unfortunately the boarding did not go well here and I was left without the objective and the now empty sky fortress ended up being prized, an expensive mistake. Finally the Vorkuta Drill had no effect trying to ram the large walker due to an exceptionally bad roll and the walker was then able to board it back with ease. Both the sky fortress and drill actions were high risk high payoff which unfortunately did not go quite to plan and left me in a poor position at the end of turn three.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Turn four was better with the well protected mediums and smalls now free to be able to engage at RB 1 and 2 and deal out significant damage which dispatched most of the large and medium models in the immediate vicinity. I was really impressed with the Russian small tanks, including those that had been with the Vorkuta, which managed to deal a great deal of damage in the latter part of the game. Unfortunately I was unable to make up the lost points from the heavy losses and prized models from the previous turn.<u></u><u></u></div>
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In hindsight I could have placed all the fortification further forward. The towers and bunker would have provide much needed fire at longer range further forward and the airfield located close to the front of the city could have resupplied flyers a bit early on. The airfield also has a surprisingly effective weapon. The towers did however provide a measure of deterrent against using the bridge but trying to spread their benefit across the naval and land domains meant they ended up a bit of a wasted asset.<u></u><u></u></div>
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The Zamiac Sky Fortress was my nomination for most valuable unit. The 2.0 rules make the carriers a lot more usable and effective and there is something quite pleasurable about opening up in RB1 with heavy flame throwers. It managed to get deep within enemy territory and, had I rolled better on the boarding, it could have quite possibly captured the enemy objective. Overall I was quite impressed with the Polish Lithuanian Air Cadre as a battle-group and the flame retardant armour is an excellent defence against incendiary ammunition.</div>
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generator, while moving forward my medium flyers to board objectives and
then carry on and drop mines to make life tough for the Chinese smalls.
My subs were tasked with a flanking movement to cause the Chinese to
divert resources to cover the threat. Otherwise general advance was
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get to mimic the phase generator with my heavy flyer... My medium flyers
did board an objective and capture it, unfortunately one by one all 3
fell to withering Chinese firepower and did not survive to move again
and drop mines. My subs did move up the flank and on turn 2 rather than
trying to circle the small island and get to the rear (this would have
taken too long) they surfaced and tried a snap shot at the Chinese
battleship... and missed, and along with that, could not dive back to
safety - they were obliterated by bombers other ordnance, not much of
diversion.<br />
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As my dreadnought got boarded and
captured by crazy Chinese corvettes, I should have protected it more
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favourite squadrons, but my corvettes finally dealt with the Terror ship
(that was taking a lot of fire without further HP damage), my heavy
flyer for use of the mimic generator and my heavy battleship, who was
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I had envisaged that over two days we would be able to complete a roughly 6 turns, as we were using the multi-player rules which allow simultaneous activations on each side. 6 turns would be sufficient for even the slowest land model to have a chance to contest each objective. As it turned out we only completed 4 turns, although the lethality of the game meant that our last turn only took a fifth of the time as our first turn, so had we played on for a few more hours we would probably have finished 6 turns, but there may not have been many models left to cross the board!</div>
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In retrospect, I think the set-up would have worked better if both sides had a ‘safe’ objective on land and at sea, and there was also a ‘contested’ objective in each theatre. This would have made for an interesting trade-off in terms of protecting your own objective vs aggressively attacking the objective vs intercepting the enemy. Next time perhaps... <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></div>
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We also did not have sufficient time to deploy the Reserve Forces – however, we have decided that armoured columns of the Dominion of Canada and Scandinavian Teutonic order met en-route to the city and fought a battle there – which we’ll play out as a separate game in October! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Battle Report: [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle.html">Part One</a>] [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle_22.html">Part Two</a>] [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle_60.html">Part Three</a>] [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle_7.html">Part Four</a>]</strong></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-24393796590860742142014-08-22T03:26:00.000-07:002014-08-22T13:07:59.963-07:00The Battle for Vladivostok - Battle Report (Part Four)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>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, <strong>the final scores are 36 points for the Imperial Bond and 30 for the Grand Coalition</strong>, meaning the forces of the Imperial Bond secure a narrow victory.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Battle Report: [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle.html">Part One</a>] [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle_22.html">Part Two</a>] [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle_60.html">Part Three</a>]</strong></span><br />
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the Imperial Alchemical Institute, avenging the destruction of the
remaining Polish-Lithuanian airships by further incinerating the Tenkei
sky fortress, sparking a sudden Sturganium Flare. Seconds later the sky
fortress reappears, now directly in the path of the Russian heavy
armour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A cadre of Blue Berets fire rocket packs
and launch from the Sky Fortress toward the Blazing Sun objective,
expecting to seize it with little resistance, but unexpectedly accurate
ack ack fire from the Imperial Alchemical Institute tears them to pieces
in mid-air, showering the streets below in blood and viscera. In
response the mighty Sky Fortress parachutes a squadron of LZ5 Small
Tanks to the streets outside, ringing the building in steel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
air war rages on as Russian and Polish-Lithuanian fighters dogfight
with their Japanese opponents, wiping out several enemy wings in an
impressive display of aerial prowess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below the
frantic aerial combat Kursk land dreadnought crushes farms and town
buildings beneath its enormous wheels – seemingly intent on crushing the
last of the Ke Ho small tanks that have dared to venture close to the
Russian Lines. However, to the disbelief of Grand Duke Nikolaevich a
trio of Ronin Walkers move to block the progress of the mighty tank.
Elite Sky Samurai launch a coordinated attack, and rapidly cut down the
Russian defenders, capturing, then sabotaging the enormous Kursk in
short order. The Grand Duke’s bodyguards fight a desperate rear-guard
action, allowing Nikolaevich precious seconds to flee the tank before
they are cut down. Shaken by his brush with death the Grand-Duke flees
to the fortified bunker complex for the remainder of the battle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Retribution
is swift. All three Ronin are destroyed by a devastating barrage from
the massed Russian armour. But the Japanese aren’t finished yet, and
well placed gunnery from the Taka-Ashi Mk I tears apart the Belgorod
Landship moments later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Inari Scout Gyro’s
close on the now undefended Zamiec Sky Fortress ;aunching wave after
wave of Sky Samurai who expertly seize the mighty airship as a prize for
the Chrysanthemum Throne.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At sea the Jian
Battleship ignites its massive flamethrowers, and the Dudinka Carrier is
engulfed in a raging inferno. Admiral Konstantinovich realises that he
must end the Chinese threat and orders the Khatanga Heavy Battleship to
ramming speed. Moments later there is a tremendous crash as the massive
drill bores into the Chinese ship sending shards of timber flying in all
directions. Despite the gaping hole in its side the Jian refuses to
succumb and breaks free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile the mighty
Zhamadao Dreadnought arrives in the midst of the oil rigs and elite
Chinese marines seize a second platform, overpowering the Russian
conscript defenders with contemptuous ease, while yet more fire sweeps
over the Russian fleet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back on land, the ground
before the city trembles and shakes. Moments later a massive drill
breaks through the earth as the Vorkuta Land Drill surfaces, unloading a
deadly cargo of Tikhvin Small Tanks. Then the mighty drill surges
toward the nearby Taka-Ashi Mk II Heavy Walker, intent on turning the
towering frame into scrap. However, the drill only strikes the walker a
glancing blow. Seeing an opportunity the Samurai aboard the Taka-Ashi
jump aboard the immense drill and force open the hatches and doors,
killing everyone within, and leaving the Vorkuta a derelict wreck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Authors
Note: At the end of the third turn, the Imperial Bond score 14 Campaign
Points (4 from objectives, and 10 from scrapyard Victory Points) while
the Grand Coalition score 8 Campaign Points (3 from objectives, and 5
from scrapyard Victory Points). When added to the points from the first
and second turns, the total scores are <strong>26 points for the Imperial Bond and 20 for the Grand Coalition</strong>.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Battle Report: [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle.html">Part One</a>] [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle_22.html">Part Two</a>] [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle_7.html">Part Four</a>]</strong></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-14251145658866819522014-08-22T02:56:00.002-07:002014-08-22T13:07:20.613-07:00The Battle for Vladivostok - Battle Report (Part Two)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Return fire from the Russian fleet strikes the Dun Bastions, but the
floating platforms press forward, shielding the ships which follow
behind. Chinese conscripts from agile Nu Frigates also scramble aboard
an unclaimed oil rig, and run up the yellow dragon flag of the Chinese
Federation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, over the cities port, a pair
of Grom Gunnery Airships bravely draw Japanese fire, surging forward to
strike at a squadron of Ronin medium walkers. Salvo after salvo struck
the airships as the massed walkers near the Imperial Alchemical
institute concentrate their fire and send first one, then the second,
airship crashing to the ground. Blazing Sun fighter planes also swoop
forward and send two of the Szabla Interceptors plummeting to earth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">General
Iwao now orders the Second Combined Combat Group forward to attack the
Poteshny Administration Offices across the open plain. As the Japanese
advance shells explode around the Bansan small walkers and Ryou Hover
Squid but, they are protected from the firestorm by the guardian
generators of the Ronin Walkers that follow behind. Meanwhile Japanese
rockets claim an Orlov heavy tank as it rumbles from the city into open
ground.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Authors Note: At the end of the first turn the <strong>Imperial Bond score 5 Campaign Points</strong> (3 from objectives, and 2 from scrapyard Victory Points) while the <strong>Grand Coalition score 4 Campaign Points</strong> (all from captured objectives).</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both
Russian and Japanese Generals now dispatch tanks to cross the Zolotoy
Bridge, and attack the enemy installation on the opposing bank. Tanks
meet near the centre of the massive suspension bridge, and the Russian
Kamchatka tanks initially get the best of the exchange, destroying
several Ke Ho tanks, then drive through the flaming wreckage and crush
others beneath their massive wheels. The Raijin Command Gyro provides
swift retribution, raining rockets on the Russian tanks and firing a
disruption node into the midst of the Russian fleet – though only one
Russian generator is shut down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Gryf Flame
Airships now make for the Imperial Alchemical institute, ready to
unleash their Blue Beret marines, and seize the objective. As they
approach the city they bathe the hovering Tenkei Sky Fortress in fire,
causing the huge gyro to become engulfed in a furious blaze. Aware of
the impending threat posed by the Polish marines, the Blazing Sun forces
defending the city concentrate their fire, knocking out one airship
after another until all three smash into the ground outside the city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At
sea the Blazing Sun Corvettes make a bold attack run on the Russian
flagship, after punishing fire from the Guan Dao Battlecruiser. Reckless
Japanese Stormtroopers leap aboard the Moskva Dreadnought, and swiftly
overpower the Russian marines, plant explosives, and leave the massive
vessel a derelict hulk. Admiral Konstantinovich only escapes capture
through the swift action of his aides, and he hastily boards a fast
motor launch and relocates his headquarters to the Khatanga Heavy
Battleship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In response fearless Cossacks aboard
the Kazimov Corvettes launch a fast-boarding assault of their own,
seizing and making derelict the damaged Yueri Terror Ship without the
loss of a single Cossack. Now at closer range, the Russian fleet
bombards the Dun Bastions smashing them to pieces and shattering the
protective Rampart generator field. However, the Bastions have served
their purpose and the Zhamadao Dreadnought is now able to manoeuvre
amongst the oil rigs, spewing fire in all directions and setting Russian
cruisers alight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only now do the Russian ships
realise the threat of the Jian Battleship, as the numerous conscripts
aboard muster for attack. Accurate gunnery rakes the stout Chinese
battleship, but it ploughs onward closing with the Russian fleet with
grim determination.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the plain outside the city
the Belgorod Landship and Kursk Land Dreadnought are pounded by salvo,
after salvo of incendiary rocket until both are alight. Russian return
fire damages the Hover Squid and picks off the advancing Bansan Small
Walkers and Ke-Ho Tanks, but the other Japanese medium walkers remain
frustratingly out of range for the Russian gunners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Authors Note: At the end of the second turn,
and the first full day of play, the Imperial Bond score 7 Campaign
Points (3 from objectives, and 4 from scrapyard Victory Points) while
the Grand Coalition score 8 Campaign Points (4 from objectives, and 4
from scrapyard Victory Points). When added to the points from the first
turn, the total scores are tied at <strong>12 points apiece!</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Battle Report: [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle.html">Part One</a>] [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle_60.html">Part Three</a>] [<a href="http://dystopianwars.blogspot.co.nz/2014/08/the-battle-for-vladivostok-battle_7.html">Part Four</a>]</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
city woke to shaking earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the
distance a great cloud of black exhaust was sighted, and soon the dull roar of
engines reverberated around Vladivostok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The <span style="color: #222222;">65th Armoured Rifle Army had arrived,
and at its centre was an immense war machine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The enormous Kursk class land dreadnought, which also served as the
command vehicle for Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the cities bustling port the mighty cranes and loaders paused in their toil as the sun was blotted out above. An armada of sleek airships comprising the 12th Lancer Division of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth passed overhead, their quiet menace at odds with the deafening roar of Szabla Interceptors and the countless fighter planes that buzzed protectively around the huge double-ballooned Zamiec Sky Fortress. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the entrance to the harbour signals flashed between the mighty iron and steel ships of the Far-East fleet of the White Navy. Boilers were stoked and towering stacks belched black clouds into the morning sky as anchors were raised. Aboard his flagship, an immense Moskva Dreadnought, Admiral Ivan Konstantinovich calmly sipped his tea, then gave the order for the fleet air-support to screen the advance. Moments later Saransk Skyships and Suyetka Interceptors rumbled overhead, the pale blue sky streaked black by their passage. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought it might be helpful to put some information up-front about the models and terrain we used. The Chinese Federation models in this report were expertly painted by <a href="http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/user/2203-ajkm/">AJKM</a>, The Russian Coalition (with the sole exception of the fortifications) and PLC Flying models were finished to a very high standard by <a href="http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/user/187-dystopian-kiwi/">Dystopian Kiwi</a>. I painted the rest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When Dystopian Wars was first released I knew I wanted a terrain solution which allowed for maximum flexibility in a land/air/sea engagement. The board you see is my answer, it’s is a modular system sold by an Australian company which locks each tile together with rare earth magnets on each corner. The company sell tiles of multiple heights, and I created the coastline by adding some MDF to build up the edge of the sea tiles, and created the water effect using epoxy resin over a painted surface (following a number of excellent <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVrKhu9_Wxo">online tutorials</a>) and the land by applying sand and drybrushing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The setup for this game was intended to give each side two ‘safe’ objectives on land that would be defended and three central naval objectives that were not controlled by either side at the beginning of the game to be contested. Because each objective provides a reward for the holder each turn, the rationale was that both sides would seek to contest all the objectives as rapidly as possible, providing an incentive not to just stand back and shoot at the enemy, but also making the decision about which units to send in for an assault more strategic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p><strong>THE POLISH-LITHUANIAN COMMONWEALTH</strong></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p>Support Elements from the 12th Lancer Division (Close Ally)</o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 WZ6 Szpada Medium Tank <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ 1 SWZ3 Palnik Flame Tank
attached = 165 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 LZ5 Rycerz Small tank = 100 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Zamiec Sky Fortress <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ 4 LZ5 Small Tanks = 240 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Gryf Flame Airship = 210 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Grom Gunnery Airship = 160 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Szabla Interceptor = 150 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>RESERVE FORCE - DOMINION OF
CANADA</strong> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Kings Royal Landship Corps
commanded by Major General Garnet Wolseley <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Resolution Land Ship Mk I =
120 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Wolfe Tanks = 120 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Archer Flak Tank = 90 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Huntsman Tank Destroyers = 180
<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Thunderer Assault Guns = 180 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Steele Medium Robots = 180 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Defiance Small Robots = 125 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>THE RUSSIAN COALITION</strong> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Far East Fleet of the White
Navy commanded by Admiral Ivan Konstantinovich Grigorovich <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Moskva Dreadnought <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ Glacier Generator = 305 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Khatanga Heavy Battleship =
200 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Dudinka Assault Carrier <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ Stoic crew and Jammer Generator
= 190 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Azov Battle Cruiser <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ Regular crew = 120 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Preset Submarines = 130 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Teksi Support Cruisers <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ Jammer Generators = 285 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Suvorov Cruisers = 210 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Rostov Destroyers = 160 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Novgorod Frigates = 100 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Kazimov Corvettes = 100 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>2nd Naval Support Group</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Tunguska Large Skyship <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ aircraft attached and Glacier
generator = 185 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Myshikin Bombers = 150 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Saransk Medium Skyships = 240 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Suyetka Interceptor = 125 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>FORTIFICATIONS</strong> (The Russian Coalition)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Bunker complex <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ Stoic crew = 200 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Landing field = 115 <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">4 Mortar
Towers = 180</span><o:p></o:p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-71300471768874848052014-07-15T23:56:00.004-07:002014-07-15T23:56:58.035-07:00The Battle for Vladivostok - Order of Battle (Imperial Bond)
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><u>The Imperial Bond</u></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>EMPIRE OF THE BLAZING SUN</strong> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 3rd Division of the Imperial Army of the Shield under the command of General Ōyama Iwao: <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span>The Fifth Heavy Support Brigade </span></i><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Kagoshima Mobile Airfield (The Emperor Jimmu) <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ Shield Generator = 165 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Miage-Nyudo Heavy Walker (Baku) = 165 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span>The Forty First Assault Group </span></i><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Taka-Ashi Mk I (Kishin) <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ 2 Bansan Small Walkers attached = 210 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Chi-Ri Medium Tanks = 80 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Myobu Hover Tanks = 105 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Myobu Hover Tanks = 105 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span>The Second Combined Combat Group </span></i><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Taka-Ashi Mk II (Amikiri) = 165 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Ryou Robot Hover Squid (Gagoze) <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ Squadron Support (3) Ke-Ho Small Tanks = 190 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Ronin Walkers (Mk II) = 195 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Ronin Walkers (Mk I) = 195</span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Chi-Ri Medium Tanks = 120 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Bansan Small Walkers = 120 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Ke Ho Small Tanks = 125 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span>The Ninth Expeditionary Air Group </span></i><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Raijin Command Gyro (Abobozu) = 170 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Tenaki Sky Fortress (Shinano) = 150 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Inari Scout Gyros = 240 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>RESERVE FORCE – SCANDINAVIAN TEUTONIC ORDER</strong> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Company of the Oriental Thorn, under the command of Master Frederick Count von Wrangel <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 St. Michael Pattern Metzger = 175 <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Aufseher Airship = 220 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Recke AUSF-B Assault Tanks = 270 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Schildtrager Medium Robots = 225 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Ritter Small Assault Tanks = 100 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>(Includes 12 Faust Small Robots via Combat Deployment</em>)</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>CHINESE FEDERATION</strong> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 15th Sea Division of the Northern Oceanic Army, commanded by General Zeng <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Jian Mk1 Battleship = 185 <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Guan Dao Battlecruiser <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ Defensive crew = 125 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Chui Carriers = 150 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Dao Cruisers = 225 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Dao Cruisers = 225 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Yue Destroyers = 160 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Nu Frigates = 120 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Nu Frigates = 120 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Zhamadao Dreadnought <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">+ Carrier 8 MAR upgrade = 315 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Dun Bastions = 195 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Luixing Bomber = 165 <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span>The Empire of the Blazing Sun Ninth Expeditionary Air Group (Close Ally Support) </span></i><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Yurei Terror Ship = 150 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Fujin Corvettes = 100 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 War Gyro = 145 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Tetsubo Interceptors =150 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>FORTIFICATIONS</strong> (Empire of the Blazing Sun)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Bunker Complex = 170 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Landing Field = 115 <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">4 Rocket Towers = 220</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are two sides, one reflecting the forces of Imperial Bond, and the other the forces of the Grand Coalition. Each side has 2 Commodores.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first Commodore commands 2,500 points of core naval models. The second Commodore commands 2,500 of core armoured models, and has a further 1,000 points of core armoured Close Allies which are deployed as a Reserve Force (and which can be commanded by another player as required). Each side also receives 500 points worth of Fortifications, control of which is divided between Commodores. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each Commodore can nominate up to 600 points of their models as Advance Forces, which are deployed in the specified zone. These forces must be nominated before the game Fortifications are not included in this total and are deployed before Advance forces.</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Deployment </span></i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Terrain is pre-determined. Both Commodores on the side with Strategic Advantage deploy a squadron first, then the Commodores on the other side do the same. Squadrons are deployed in the following order: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fortifications>Advance Forces>Massive>Large>Medium>Small. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Each Commodore creates a 10 card TAC deck which they operate autonomously. Commodores may only play cards on their own squadrons (although the Armoured Commodore may also play cards on the Reserve Force). The Armoured Commodore can only counter TAC cards played by the opposing Armoured Commodore, the Naval Commodore can only counter TAC cards played by the opposing Naval Commodore</span>.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are 7 major objectives which represent vital interests and key infrastructure in the city. All Objectives not currently controlled must be successfully boarded and Prized in order to be captured (and can be Salvaged by the former controller). Objectives may be destroyed in order to deny them to the enemy, although this incurs a one-off Campaign Point penalty for the side which destroys the Objective. 4 Objectives begin the game within the deployment zones, and under the control of, the Commodores (2 on each side of the table) while 3 Objectives are not controlled by either side at the beginning of the game. </span><br />
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<li>Objective #1: <b><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">The Imperial Alchemical Institute </span></span></b>[begins the game controlled by the Empire of the Blazing Sun] </li>
<li>Objective #2: <b><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">The Sollers Assembly Plant </span></span></b>[begins the game controlled by the Empire of the Blazing Sun] </li>
<li>Objective #3: <b><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">The Poteshny Administration Offices </span></span></b>[begins the game controlled by the Russian Coalition] </li>
<li>Objective #4: <b><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">The Antonov Advanced Aeronautics Research Centre </span></span></b>[begins the game controlled by the Russian Coalition] </li>
<li>Objective #5: <b><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">Oil Rig </span></span></b>[begins game uncontrolled] </li>
<li>Objective #6: <b><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">Oil Rig </span></span></b>[begins game uncontrolled] </li>
<li>Objective #7: <b><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;">Oil Rig </span></span></b>[begins game uncontrolled]</li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The side with the greatest number of Campaign Points in the end phase of the final turn of the game is the victor. In the end phase of each turn, both sides calculate the Campaign Points they have earned during that turn and add these to their total. Campaign points are earned as follows: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">City of Eternal Light </span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Located in the southern
extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, Vladivostok has long been a melting
pot of different cultures and nations. The city, dubbed Yongmingcheng or The
City of Eternal Light, by its early Chinese inhabitants, was formally ceded to
the Russian Coalition as part of the treaties of Aigun and Peeking. The Russian
Coalition rapidly established a strong naval presence in the city, building up
the city's infrastructure; replacing wooden buildings with stone, and
constructing a modern port.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The Ruler
of the East </span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Sturgeon's discoveries in the
Antarctic ice, and his subsequent betrayal, changed life in Vladivostok
forever. Many of the secrets stolen by the former Covenant scientist, Markov,
first saw the light of day in experimental prototypes built in Vladivostok
warehouses and factories. These developments led to a rapid modernisation of
the White Navy Far East Fleet makes its home in the cities port. As these
secrets were gradually leaked to the world, other nations began to take an
interest in Vladivostok, increasing their presence in the city in trade
missions, research institutes, as increasing the large numbers of their
citizens moved to the city. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">G</span><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">rowth and Prosperity </span></i></strong><br />
<strong><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></i></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The Empire of the Blazing Sun
were first to capitalise on this opportunity, pouring funding and materials
into the city through a host of Imperial agents and friendly industrialists,
all the while ensuring the Chrysanthemum Throne had access to new technologies
and developments through a mixture of commerce and subterfuge. The Empire even
established a branch of the renowned Imperial Alchemical Institute, drawing on
the skills of the community of international scientists that made their home in
the city. So great was the influence of the Blazing Sun in Vladivostok that the
districts on the southern bank of Golden Horn Bay were soon almost entirely
under Japanese control. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">For years Vladivostock
experienced unparalleled growth and prosperity largely untouched by the
escalating Global conflict. Factories, refineries and ship-yards worked around
the clock to produce marvels undreamed of just a decade earlier. One of the
most visible and significant accomplishments was the construction of the
Zolotoy Bridge, a suspension bridge built across Zolotoy Rog Bay, built using
advanced technology, years ahead of its time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span><b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A Long Shadow </span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The increasing Japanese
influence in Vladivostok did not go unnoticed by the Russian Coalition. There
was considerable unease within the Imperial Duma about Japanese ambitions,
despite the current peaceful relations between nations. To forestall any
aggression, the Tsar ordered a large White Army garrison be deployed to the
city. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The arrival of White Army
tanks in Vladivostok caused alarm amongst non-Russian residents of the city.
Tensions reached boiling point when Aleksandr Agarev, Mayor of Vladivostok,
attempted to extend his control over the predominantly Japanese city districts
through the imposition of additional taxes on goods shipped to and from Japan.
This proclamation prompted outrage amongst Japanese residents, and subsequent
rioting escalated rapidly until both Japanese and Russian troops were forced to
intervene to restore order. In the aftermath of the unrest, The Empire of the
Blazing Sun formally established control over the southern part of the city,
creating a Japanese administered zone. </span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Military forces from both
nations were rapidly deployed to the city, and both sides began construction of
fortifications intended cement their hold on their respective parts of the
city. Although tension was already high, it was rumoured that Victoria
Woodhull, a well-known American political figure and Covenant of Antarctica
Special Emissary, was negotiating with both sides in secret, offering military
aid. Although external influence was denied by both Russian and Japanese
Government officials, there was a noticeable escalation in the military
build-up. Last minute talks to avert war were hastily scheduled between
emissaries of both governments, but when the meeting hall was torn apart by a
swirling energy vortex, killing all present, it became clear that hostilities
had begun, and conflict was inevitable…</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Empire of the Blazing Sun has deployed the 3rd
Division of the Imperial Army of the Shield under the command of General of the
Sword <strong>Ōyama Iwao</strong>. Iwao is a leading proponent of armoured walkers, and has personally
overseen the modernisation of much of the Imperial Army. Iwao knows he will
need to defeat the mighty Russian Far East Fleet in order to secure victory,
and as the bulk of the Imperial fleet is occupied elsewhere in the world, Iwao
has called upon Imperial Bond allies, the Chinese Federation to provide naval
support.</span></span></div>
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Division of the Northern Oceanic Army, commanded by <strong>General Zeng</strong> to blockade
the Russian fleet. It quickly becomes apparent that the Chinese are as
interested in the valuable oil resources and heavy industry of the city, as
they are in supporting their allies. To ensure his allies maintain their focus
on the task at hand, General Iwao details elements of the Ninth Expeditionary
Air Group, and an early prototype Yurei Terror Ship along with a squadron of
corvettes, to support General Zeng. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As his spies scout the strength of the Russian
military, General Iwao soon realises that even the might of his assembled
command might not prove sufficient to wrest control of the city from the
Russian Coalition. To further reinforce his army, he turns to another member of
the Imperial Bond, the aged <strong>Frederick Count von Wrangel</strong>, Master of the Teutonic
Order of Scandinavia. Wrangel commands a small but powerful company of armoured
robots that protect Prussian interests in the East, operating from Hwangnyong
Fortress in Korea.</span></span></div>
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by <strong>Grand Duke Nicholas </strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Nikolaevich</strong>. Nikolaevich sets great store in the massive
tanks of the White Army and he has deployed the full might of the 65th Armoured
Rifle Army, with the expectation that he will sweep aside the Japanese forces
with ease. The Far East Fleet of the White Navy is commanded by <strong>Admiral Ivan
Grigorovich</strong>, a popular and well-decorated officer, who does not share the
overwhelming confidence of the Grand Duke. </span><br />
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adventurer and veteran solider, Major <strong>General Garnet Wolseley</strong>, who commands the
Kings Royal Landship Corps, a small but mobile force of tanks supported by
Steele Robots based in the Crimea.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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This epic two-day game will feature many of the great units we've come to love in the Dystopian Wars universe; enormous battleships and dreadnoughts, war-gyros and sky-ships, tanks and walkers robots of all shapes and sizes and a host of other ships, aircraft and armoured units. I'll be posting background information, scenario details and the order of battle shortly, in the lead-up to the game<br />
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The Exhibition Match will be held at <a href="http://www.warlords.org.nz/conventions/call-to-arms-2014/">Call to Arms 2014</a>, on 16-17 August at St Pat’s College, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand. If you're in the neighbourhood, stop by for a chat, track the progress of the combatants or simply observe the (mis)fortunes of war. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-12476411479661676932014-03-01T20:40:00.000-08:002014-03-01T21:03:50.451-08:00Battle Report 5 (RoF, EBS, CF & DoA)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Introduction</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">This weekend we had a four player game testing out the Chinese Federation models for the first time, and giving the Australians a second outing. In our previous games the Australians had proved lethal, so they received a lot of attention in this game, to the extent that I actually had no models remaining by turn 5! It was good fun with some great and memorable moments. As it turned out there was so much action on the water that the scenario received little attention, but it was a good catalyst for everyone to plow forward for close quarters action...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Scenario</strong>: Capture the Flag</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Background</strong><br clear="none" />The Strait of Malacca, a narrow Asian waterway has long been considered dangerous. Heightened tensions in the region has seen the Strait become part of a de-militarised zone separating the contested territories of Malaysia and Singapore. Fortifications built on either side of the strait, intended to provide security for merchant shipping, have instead resulted in a rapid escalation of arms, culminating in a massing of military strength on either side. Tensions are now so high that the smallest incident could ignite full-blown war.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Fleet Construction</strong><br clear="none" />Fleets are to be EITHER <strong>core naval </strong>OR <strong>core air</strong>, to a maximum of 900 points, the following additional rules apply:<br clear="none" />1. Tournament Construction rules apply (so percentage maximums for each size class, plus a requirement to have one small, medium and large or massive squadron - escorts do not count)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Limited Resources rules apply to those models with this MAR<br clear="none" />3. You may use allies, following the ally rules (summarised in the fleet construction guides), remember allied models do not benefit from your commodore abilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. You may employ mercenaries or merchants, remember these models do not count toward the Tournament Construction maximums or minimums.<br clear="none" />5. You must choose either a fleet commodore, a national commodore or purchase a heroic commodore to lead your forces and designate the model they occupy before the game begins.<br clear="none" />6. Land based Tiny Flyers are assigned to each fleet as normal</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Each side (of 2 players) is assigned 1 Bunker for no points cost (note this is a Bunker, not a Bunker Complex). The nationality of the Bunker must be the same as one of the nations on that side. If neither nation can field a Bunker model in their normal list, then the players may choose from 1 of the Bunkers available to the 4 core nations in the DW core rules. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Deployment</strong><br clear="none" />Players roll randomly to determine an ally and shared board edge. Both Bunkers are placed on opposite sections of coast (within 4" of the water) 32 inches from the opposing deployment zone. Mines are deployed with bunkers, and may be placed on sea or land. There will be little covering terrain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Destroying an enemy Bunker scores 10 points. Prizing a Bunker scores 16 points.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If the Bunker Complex is neither destroyed, made derelict or prized, the controlling side is awarded 10 points.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition the Hurricane Season Campaign points are applied: <i>1 per small model destroyed, 2 per medium model destroyed, 3 per large or massive models that are on half HP, 6 per large or massive models that are destroyed or derelict, 9 per large or massive model prized.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Dominion of Australia and New Zealand</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Task Force Hogan:<br />Core Naval, National Commodore<br /><br />2 Cerberus Class Pocket Battleships 280<br />2 Tasmania Class Sub Tenders 160<br />4 Protector Class Escort Frigates 100<br />3 Kestrel Class Scout Rotors 225<br />1 Osprey Class War Rotor 135<br />8 Crocodile Submarines = Free<br />10 Tiny Flyers = Free</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Chinese Federation</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Core Naval, National Commodore</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1x Jian Class Battleship (+ rockets) 190 pts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">2x Chui Class Carrier 160 pts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1x Guan Dao Battlecrusier (escourt for the above) 100 pts</span></div>
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2x Dun Bastions 120 pts</div>
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4x Yue Class Destroyers 140 pts</div>
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4x Nu Class Frigates 100 pts</div>
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1x Apollo Merchant Carrier (attachment) 60 pts</div>
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10x Land Based Tiny Flyers free</div>
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<u>Empire of the Blazing Sun</u><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1<span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Hachiman Otsugata Class Dreadnought<span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>240</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10 <span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tiny Flyers Free</span></div>
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<u>Republique of France</u><br />
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1 x Vauban sky fortress 260pts<br />
3 x Voltaire medium flyer 150pts<br />
5 x frelon small flyer 100pts<br />
3 x ecuyer medium cruiser 165pts<br />
3 x lyon frigate 75pts<br />
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<strong>Deployment</strong><br />
After the random roll the Australians and Chinese were allied in this game against the Blazing Sun and French. That meant that both sides had a lot of tiny flyers (the French and Chinese each bringing more than 20 to the table) but the Japanese and French also had the weight of large models on their side (a sky fortress, dreadnought, Death Bringer and Tourbillon vs 2 pocket battleships, an Osprey and a Chinese battleship).<br />
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The Australians had designed their force to have a defensive and offensive component with the Osprey and kestrels remaining to protect the bunker and their naval forces surging forward on offense. The Chinese intended to use their Bastions to shield their force which would advance in a single (slow moving) mass. The Australians took one flank, the Chinese the other.<br />
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On the opposing side, the French and Japanese wisely place their sky fortress, dreadnought and tourbillon together to make a central force with massive firepower. On the flanks, the Black Wolf and Japanese gunships faced the Australians, while the French flyers and skimming cruisers faced the Chinese.<br />
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In the first turn the Blazing Sun forces marked the Australian pocket battleship squadron as a priority target. The Death Bringer submarine gave the Australians a taste of their own medicine with a devastating torpedo salvo, and the French peppered the Chinese floating bastions starting a raging fire. In return the Chinese managed to knock a hull point of the Blazing Sun dreadnought. The Australians dropped more mines around their bunker.<br />
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In the second turn things got brutal, as both sides closed. The Japanese poured more fire onto the Australian flagship, scoring more critical hits and starting several fires. The Australian pocket battleships concentrated their fire on the Tourbilon heavy flyer and scored a triple critical, blowing it out of the sky! In response the Blazing Sun Dreadnought opened up on the Australian flagship, and sunk it, causing some panic amongst the Australian fleet.<br />
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On the other flank, French frigates weaved amidst the Chinese carrier group, causing much damage, meanwhile the Chinese fire began to knock the Ecuyer cruisers down, one-by-one. The French admiral dispatched the Voltaire interceptors to plug the gap, and the Chinese suffered further losses, before their shaolin monks captured one of the French air machines. Dogfights raged overhead as French and Chinese tiny flyers engaged one another.<br />
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The Australians now made a concentrated effort to take the Japanese dreadnought, Kestrel rotors bombed the mighty ship, and boarded its escorts before it was raked with fire from the turrets of the Osprey rotor, Protector class frigates and remaining pocket battleship. Finally the crocodiles surged forward attempting to board, but the Japanese sky samurai held firm, despite the serious damage done to the flagship.<br />
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Not to be outdone, the Japanese torpedo bombers scored a further critical hit on the remaining Australian pocket battleship before the samurai aboard the gunships captured and prized it in a fiercely contested boarding action.<br />
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In a final desperate throw of the dice, the only surviving kestrel rotor dropped a mine on the undamaged Japanese gunships. The mine exploded with terrifying force, scoring a critical on all 3 gunships. The first gunship suffered a magazine explosion, and the force of that blast was enough to trigger a magazine explosion on the second gunship, which then scored a further critical on the third gunship. Then, the surviving two marines on the Kestrel boarded the now defenceless Japanese dreadnought and prized it booting flagging Australian spirits immeasurably!<br />
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The Japanese would have the final word however, as their Uwatsu frigates recaptured the now derelict dreadnought and the Black Wolf downed the badly damaged Osprey, leaving the Australians without any models beyond half a squadron of tiny flyers.<br />
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The French had suffered serious losses as well but the mighty Vauban was undamaged, and a fearsome foe to be reckoned with. The Chinese had lost all their small ships, a battlecrusier and bastion, but their carriers and battleship remained operational.<br />
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<strong>Conclusion</strong><br />
The French and Japanese managed to score a resounding victory.<br />
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Neither bunker was seriously threatened with capture or destruction, but the drive to try and capture the bunkers brought serious carnage to the centre of the table, with each player dedicating their forces to smashing through the enemy, which made for a fun game.<br />
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The French and Japanese were deserving winners for concentrating their most powerful models together, while the Chinese and Australians failed to effectively coordinate their efforts. The Australians in particular suffered huge losses, but managed to devastate the Japanese fleet (although the destruction of the gunships was pure luck).<br />
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CAMPAIGN POINT TOTALS<br />
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Republique of France and Empire of the Blazing Sun = <strong>47</strong><br />
Chinese Federation and Dominion of Australia and New Zealand = <strong>36</strong><br />
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Pytheus Small Bombers<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daedalus Large Flyer</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Epicurus Sky Fortress</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Euclid Dreadnought</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amassed Covenant Air Armada</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are my Covenant of Antarctica naval forces. I picked up the fleet when it was released, but it took a while to get around to painting all the models:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Diogenes Frigates</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thales Corvettes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plutarch Destroyers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Galen Escorts</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plato Cruisers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zeno Armoured Cruisers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Calimarchus Time Orb</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aristotle Battleship</span><br />
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Prometheus Dreadnought<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pericles Carrier</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Covenant of Antarctica Naval Armada</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've finished my League of Italian States fleet. It consists of 1 x Carrier, 4 x Destroyer, 2 x Battleships, 6 x Cruiser, 16 x Frigate/Escort, 4 x Bomber, 16 x Tiny Flyer Token and 12 x Motor Torpedo Boats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Introduction</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend we decided to have a large multiplayer game
with two sides and 4-6 players.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each
player made up a 750 point naval list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The night before I realised that we had 5 players, and so asked the
Prussian player to double his list, making 1,500 points.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then on the day we rolled randomly to see
which of the other players would be allied with the Prussians to make for a
2,250 points a side clash. As luck would have it, the Federated States of America was allied with the Prussian Empire against a force containing the League of Italian States, The Empire of the Blazing Sun and the Republique of France.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the centre of the board, sheltered by ‘massive’ islands
is the scenario objective, a large Oil Platform (which uses the Oil Platform
statline from Hurricane Season, with the ‘volcanic base’ model from Spartan).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To win the game, one side must capture and be
holding the platform at the end of the game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If the platform is destroyed, or there are no AP from any nation aboard
it, the winner is the side which has accrued the most Campaign Points.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As with Prizes, the platform can receive AA
support from a single nominated squadron from the side which controls it, if
within command distance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Mars Battleship<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Fortuna Bombers<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Cinqueda Destroyers<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Scutum Frigates (escorting Mars Battleship)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6 Uccisore Torpedo Assault Craft (free)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Uwatsu Frigates<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Uwatsu Frigates<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 Testsubo Small Flyers<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Kitsue Escort (escorting Sokotsu Battleship)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Currone Battle Carrier<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Tourbillon Large Flyer<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Marseille Cruisers<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Voltaire Heavy Interceptors<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Saratoga Fleet Carrier<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Lexington Cruisers (with sharpshooters and shields)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Princeton Gunships<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Valley Airship<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Augusta Frigates<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Augusta Frigates<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Rhine Fleet Carrier<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Imperium Sky Fortress<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Konigsberg Battlecruisers<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Hussar Gunships<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Pflicht Scoutships<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Grier Bombers<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Jager Scoutships<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Speerwrf Light Zeppelin (attached to Jagers)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Arminius Frigates<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Stolz Destroyers<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Wachter Escorts (attached to Rhine)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the fleets manoeuvred in the thin grey light of early
morning, the order of battle became evident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Prussian Empire despatched a formidable air contingent to secure the
oil platform, and hold one flank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pflicht scoutships, teeming with Prussian shock troops, manoeuvred to
seize the objectives, while a large number of smaller airships, backed by Grier
bombers, destroyers and frigates, prepared to engage the bulk of the Blazing
Sun naval force – a battleship, gunships and frigates supported by Italian destroyers
and bombers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Italians acted first, their Fortuna bombers dropping torpedoes
which snaked a path to the Prussian surface ships, damaging a destroyer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prussian Hussar Gunships surged forward,
their opening volley claiming an Italian destroyer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pressing their advantage, the Grier Bombers
launched devastating electrical attacks against the bombers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While the shields of Fortuna bombers deflected some of the initial
barrage, - one plane was engulfed in flames, and the tri-wing spluttered and smoked,
before finally spiralling down into the sea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In return, the Italian destroyers and Blazing Sun Gunships pick off one
of the Grier Bombers which fails to regain sufficient altitude to hide amongst
the clouds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The damage aboard the bomber
is severe, and many Prussians die trying to extinguish the terrible fire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prussian and Japanese surface ships both press forward to deny
the channel to the oil platform to the opposing navy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On both sides gunships engage in a brutal firefight,
pouring shell after shell into the opposing ships at close range until gunships
on both sides are burning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Japanese order
their frigates forward, to rake the Hussar Gunships with devastating broadside
and turret fire, however, the Prussian response is decisive, Prussian frigates
pick off the Japanese frigates at close quarters with ruthless efficiency
sinking two and sending boarding parties to the others, leaving them derelict.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the other flank, Italian Motor Torpedo Boats speed
forward, in a daring torpedo run against a Prussian Battlecruiser. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mighty Prussian ship is wracked by a
series of explosions as the torpedos detonate, and momentarily winks out of existence,
only to materialise moments later, mere feet from the small motor boats,
causing them to bank sharply.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mighty Tourbillon airship exchanges fire with the
American Valley airship, in a duel which lasts for several hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile, Augusta frigates engage the French
cruisers, covered by fire from the powerful turrets of Princeton gunships.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prussian and American Diver Bombers sweep
down in a massed attack. Volatire Heavy Interceptors, and French fighters thin
their numbers, but enough torpedo bombers get through to cause significant
damage on the massed naval forces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An
Italian cruiser is engulfed in a tremendous fireball and several other ships
are damaged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The French forces unleash a tremendous barrage, their fire
directed against the ominous, sleek shapes of the Konigsberg Battlecruisers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Battlecruiser which is already damaged by
the Italian torpedoes succumbs, and is sunk, while the other burns fiercely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boyed by this success the Italian motor
torpedo craft launch another attack, this time against the huge, hulking, Rhine
Fleet Carrier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although their torpedoes strike
home, and cause the great ship to lurch drunkenly, it contemptuously crushes
many of the tiny craft beneath its armoured bow as it moves forward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, the Prussian air flotilla strikes a decisive blow
against the Prussian Gunships, their Speerwrf Light Zeppelins fire an
electrified lance which penetrates the reinforced armour of one of the
gunships, killing all aboard and sending the ship beneath the waves with a
glowing blue halo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The remaining Italian
destroyers sweep past the Hussar, and fire a single devastating salvo that
tears apart the damaged gunship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the air above, Prussian and Japanese fighters dogfight,
and many aircraft on both sides are downed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A wing of Prussian fighters closes on the remaining Fortuna bomber, but
the internal shield wards off the worst of their fire. Italian fighters engage
the Prussian small zeppelin and down a several.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Prussians now enact their main strategy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pflicht airships descend over the oil
platform and Prussian shock troops easily dispatch the crew, and take up
defensive positions on the platform.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
airships remain overhead raining fire on approaching enemies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>French fighters and Tetsubo small flyers swoop into attack the
Prussian zeppelin, raking them with fire until one of the Pflicht is sent,
burning, into the sea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The remaining
airships continue to support the Prussian Marines aboard the platform, although
they are heavily damaged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Realising they must try and take the oil platform from the
Prussians before it is too late, the remaining Italian Cruisers enter the
narrow channel and launch an attack using their elite marines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fighting is intense and the Prussians
take heavy losses, but the attack is repelled. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now it is the turn of the French, a squadron
of Lyon frigates send their rocket marines over to attack the platform, but the
Prussians have reinforced their troops and while their losses are again heavy,
they repel the French and retain control of the platform.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Italian, French and Japanese commanders now realise the
situation is desperate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have no
remaining way to capture the platform in time, so they resolve to destroy it
and deny it to the enemy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Japanese Battleship
sets the platform ablaze with a ferocious volley from its main turrets, then
the Italian Battleship, at the other end of the channel, opens fire with its
rear main and raised turret. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the
shells strike home, the entire oil platform erupts in a huge explosion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other turret of the Italian Battleship
lands a fatal hit on the Rhine carrier, and it too is destroyed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the platform gone, the fleets begin to disengage, but
the fury of battle has not yet dissipated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>French marines launch repeated attacks against the damaged Valley airship,
until they overcome all resistance and claim the Valley in the name of their
glorious Republique.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In retribution
American forces send the damaged Tourbillon airship careening from the sky.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Conclusion</strong></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Due to the size of the game, and the number of participants,
we only managed to complete 3 full turns in about 6 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This meant that the FSA strategy of keeping
the bulk of his cruisers and gunships from the fray until the Prussians had
significantly weakened the opposition was not as effective as it might have
been in a longer game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The game was
almost won by the Prussian player, who managed to repel every attack against
the oil platform, but in the end the platform was destroyed through combined
firepower from undamaged battleships. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final Campaign points conceded were as follows:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Republique of France: 13<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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States, Empire of the Blazing Sun and Republique of France.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873721436758260402.post-2213442804816641552012-08-20T04:10:00.002-07:002012-08-20T04:24:47.047-07:00The Invasion of Port Stanley - Part 3<br />
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around the stationary FSA battleship erupt as huge metal tentacles cause
massive damage to the crew, however, a determined resistance by the doomed
marines fights off the terrifying monstrosity, and the Ika slip back into the
deep. </span>The FSA battleship does not have
long to celebrate though, as a series of well placed shots from a squadron of Tanuki
gunships punch large holes beneath the waterline, and the great ship lists,
then slips beneath the waves.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">In the skies
overhead the fierce fire-fight between the Savannah Sky Fortress and Tsukuyomi
War Gyro rages on, until fire from the British shield towers finish the matter
sending the war gyro careening down into the ocean. However, only moments later, precision gunnery
from Epicurus Sky Fortress causes the great American balloons to erupt in a
gigantic ball of flame.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The Olympic
troop transport, that had thus far weathered the invasion safely berthed in at
the port, now determined to go out and face the might of the invaders. Her captain knew it would be a one-way
mission, but the ship bravely cast off and made for the gleaming hull of the
Covenant battleship. Blazing Sun torpedo
bombers swooped on the Olympic, causing damage to the hull, but steeling his
nerve the captain set ordered full speed and the mighty liner crashed headlong
into the Covenant craft, but even with this great sacrifice, his vessel caused
no significant damage, in reply the Aristotle unleashed it’s terrible particle
cannon at point blank range, inflicting massive loss of life on board the liner. Expert fire from the battleships turrets strikes
home, and the one proud liner dips beneath the waves.</span></span></div>
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city the invaders concentrate their fire on the British bunker complex from
both land and sea squadrons. The Atticus
walkers advance, supported by both Covenant and Prussian bombards, but still
the stubborn gunners in the bunker complex fire on, damaging one of the
walkers, then launching a daring boarding raid against a second, and causing
the walker to come to a shuddering halt.
Overhead freshly refuelled British dive bombers streak down and destroy
the third walker, raising British spirits.
British hopes soar even further when a handful of terrier tanks, all
that remains of the British armoured forces, manage to rupture a vital system
inside the Seydlitz Mobile Airfield, and render the massive Prussian juggernaut
a smoking ruin.</span></span></div>
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lumbering Epicurus Sky Fortress nears the shore, it’s dive bomber drones strike
the beleaguered bunker complex with a massive concentration of ordinance, reducing
all fighting capabilities in the huge complex.
The Pflicht airships which had been held in reserve now sweep forward
and Prussian storm troopers waste little time in securing the remains of the
complex. The Invaders have claimed their
first objective.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Now their
attention shifts to the port bunker and landing field. Prussian Dive Bombers who only recently
escaped the inferno aboard the mobile airfield dive down on the landing field
and set it ablaze. The flak towers in
the city send up a fearsome barrage, claiming many of the Prussian pilots. Elsewhere in the city, the flak and shield
towers are being knocked out one by one.
A small landing barge full of small Xenephon walkers is teleported
directly to the docks and the Covenant walkers start destroying the city
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British and American Reinforcements are sighted. The mighty Brunel mobile Airfield advances firing
round after round from its powerful main guns into the Imperium Sky Fortress,
while other British tanks fan out to take the fight to the Prussian
forces. In the city two huge Washington
Class landships move into the city, accompanied by a swarm of small pioneer
tanks.</span></span></div>
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also arrive with two Geier Bombers flying forward to support the Prussian
airships. Behind these is a lumbering A9
– V Land Ship and a squadron of A6-V medium tanks. </span></span></div>
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of the British and American reinforcements comes too late for the landing field
however, as more Prussian dive bombers from the Impreium sky fortress strike
home, turning the entire area into a raging conflagration. The Invaders have now achieved 2 of the
objectives. In grim retribution a
wing of American fighters enage the wounded Prussian Sky Fortress sends the
mighty imperium careening to the ground, but it is too little, too late for the
defenders. With the
reinforcements occupying the city with land ships and medium tanks, the
invaders must destroy the bunker which guards the port. It has been badly damaged, and now the entire
might of the invasion fleet opens up on the squat structure. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The ground
is torn asunder around the bunker, and hit after hit strikes home, but as the
fury of the barrage abates, the bunker remains intact, albeit barely. Then, just as it seems the defenders will
triumph, a single Blazing Sun corvette, all that remains of a full squadron, fires
a salvo that manages to penetrate the last vital bastion of the bunker defences,
and destroys the fortification. The
invaders have triumphed, but only by the slimmest of margins.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><i>Authors Note: The game was done and everyone seemed happy with the epic, if improbable, outcome. Had we another day, it would have been great to play out the battle through the city between the invading forces and reinforcements, but I think the scenario suceeded in its aims. I asked each of the players to write a small piece reflecting on the game, what worked, what didn't, and their favourite units. Their text is copied below:</i></span></span></div>
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the bunker and allow the naval forces to achieve a landing then move on with <br />
remaining forces to the second objective to destroy the airfield while the <br />
landing forces moved into the city. The follow on forces would support the <br />
attack on the airfield, protect the AP in the bunker and provide further AP if <br />
required to re-take the bunker if it was lost.<br />
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To achieve this the plan was to push forward on the right flank with the <br />
airfield, Waltz Tanks and Pflichts to get out of the gun arcs of the bunker and <br />
assault it from the side while softening the defences with the Metzgers and <br />
bombards head on to reduce its AA firepower and AP (with lethal strike) if <br />
possible. Once through the gap the forces on the flank would then be used to <br />
attack the airfield.<br />
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The battle went more or less as planned. The British Armour and Air Defence <br />
proved to be quite troublesome and dealt a significant amount of damage to the <br />
leading units which meant the bunker was still intact during the landing but it <br />
was eventually destroyed and boarded. Losing the large flyer early on was a <br />
heavy blow. The bombards also struggled in the indirect roll with the guardian <br />
generator proving its worth meaning their fire was ineffective. The <br />
Antarctican forces teleported in were of great help and managed to draw some of <br />
the fire away and without this the British Armour may well have held the line <br />
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Most outstanding unit would have to be the mobile airfield. It soaked up a lot <br />
of hits but just kept rolling forward protecting the units behind it. It <br />
provided six valuable tiny flyers and was able to land and launch two flights a <br />
turn with its dual deck which would prove invaluable throughout the battle and <br />
meant that there was enough diver bombers in the air fully fuelled and armed to <br />
support the destruction of the airfield.<br />
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There was not a lot of manoeuvre room up front so the forces were pretty much <br />
arranged as best they could. Maybe the Metzgers would have been better in <br />
front of the airfield providing protection to it from the medium tanks. <br />
Focusing fire on the bunker could have been left to later and the guardian <br />
generator was a problem so targeting the landship and tanks a bit earlier, <br />
particularly with the bombards and metzger, might have been a better option.<br />
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engage and destroy defending naval forces before bombarding the coast,<br />
put a small diversionary landing force on the west to lock up<br />
defending naval forces, and teleport units as support directly into<br />
battles at key moments.<br />
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The teleportation of units directly onto land in aid of the Prussians<br />
seemed to work spectacularly well, with the destruction of the British<br />
land commodore and guardian shield generator. The bombards and<br />
walkers also did some crucial damage to the fortified bunker to the<br />
east, which despite overwhelming force was incredibly resilient.<br />
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The diversion did lock up the defending forces, but given the quick<br />
nature of the battle, I'm not sure the defenders really could have<br />
gotten from the western flank to the eastern land front in time to<br />
save that fort anyway. The diversionary force could probably have<br />
been more effective landing themselves and attacking the defenders<br />
quicker. I also underestimated the effect of tiny fliers on attacking<br />
the landing craft of the diversion force, aborting the landing on the<br />
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The star of my fleet had to be the Orb, which did allow great<br />
flexibility in landing units and coming to the aid of the otherwise<br />
completely isolated Prussian forces.<br />
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Next time I would ignore most of the defence force and perform more<br />
than one landing, accepting more losses at sea. The game is simply<br />
not long enough to land on the eastern edge of the map, and the<br />
deployment area far too tight for one landing zone given the number of<br />
towing craft. Landings must be performed directly at the coastal fort<br />
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plan: was to try and knock off the centre defences (battleship, gunships,
frigates and destroyers) as quickly as possible and run transports up the left
had edge then kick them towards the centre as the defences were mopped up.
Corvettes were for an initial screen then a wild charge on the battleship to
soften it up for the Ika. The landing platforms were to be towed up using my
fastest mediums (my gunships) who then head toward the centre to bombard land
defences. A battleship was used to tow one large barge and a Covenant battleship
towed another large barge, this still left one under its own power. My carrier
was to hang around centrally and recycle the tiny flyers while the battle gyro
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happened: traffic congestion in the centre and flank, small landing craft
streaked ahead screened effectively by the corvettes. Behind them towing the
barges did work but activations had to be very carefully planned and executed,
while the advance of the landing craft did remain as fast as we could achieve
the landing beach was too congested to land all craft at the same time, and not
enough space on the beaches or on the sea to move craft more central. This left
my ground forces too far on the flank to have any part in the land battle,
although if the game had of continued then would have been well placed for an
advance on the town. Centre went according to plan other than above, but
defences removed efficiently and with minor losses initially. Sky fortress
recycled torpedo bombers well, but battle gyro could not hit many targets but
did hang on and draw a lot of fire until it went down…. With my navy commodore.
Corvettes and Gunships swept across the table bombing shore as planned, although
the corvettes lasted much longer than I expected and ultimately had the last
laugh with a last desperate salvo…</span></div>
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out: Corvettes…. These were great, with a squadron of five they packed a
reasonable punch and did damage where ever they went, hard to hit they were
whittled down slowly until the last shot which after 2 battleship salvos and a
gunship salvo, the last surviving corvette destroyed the enemy Bunker and won us
the pivotal 3<sup>rd</sup> objective. I must say though it was incredibly
satisfying landing the army forces as intended on the beaches via landing
craft!!!</span></div>
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I would have done differently: I thought my deployment was on the wrong side of
the board (but didn’t really think of that until the end of day 2), as I was
better equipped to take on the FSA air forces and the Orb could still teleport
from the far side of the board. Hind sight is a wonderful thing; I could have
taken more damage on the landing craft and got them through next to the bunker
objective quicker although with substantial losses, they would have then played
a part in the battle. I’m not convinced on the towing to increase speed as in
the end the extra vessels required clogged up the sea lanes and were restricted
from being as aggressive as they could have been.</span></div>
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– Fantastic game, had lots of fun and it felt very right, it was my first beach
assault and it sure added to the atmosphere of the game for me! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">- My Plan was: to hold the right edge of the board and
push the attacking ships to the left (further away from the city). I also wanted
to keep some of my airfleet in reserve to support the reinforcements... that
didn't really happen unfortunately!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">- What went right: We definitely forced to attackers to
the left... and I was able to screen my torpedo bombers well enough to get three
good attacks in. The Gunboats and the Battleship did their job as well, and
despite all my complaints the FSA battleship was a target/obstacle until turn 5
or 6!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">- What went wrong: Apart from my luck deserting
me from round 2 to about turn 7? The ill fated attempt to take the attack to the
Antarctic <span id="ecxmisspell-2" style="right: auto;">Capital</span>
ships with the Valley. It was a gamble to storm forward like that, but bad dice
rolls and the lack of activations left my Skyship way too vulnerable to counter
attack!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">- Standout Model?: Definitely that wing of tiny <span id="ecxmisspell-5" style="right: auto;">flyers.</span> They were my only unit to
activate and in every round survive the entire battle. More over they destroyed
an Antarctic C<span id="ecxmisspell-6" style="right: auto;">ruiser, landed and
lauched from the Airfield that was under constant attack, and then in their
fighter role took down the Prussian Sky Carrier! All without a single
loss!</span></span></div>
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Move the Gunships and Battleship closer to the air support. They were too
isolated in the middle and were never going to hold back the horde of landing
ships by themselves epecially with all the extra activations the japanese had.
More over they were way too easily screened by smaller ships, that are just way
too insanely difficult to hit (the corvettes). By being closer to the air fleet
they could have concentrated their fire better and would have (hopefully) given
my air assault more of a chance i.e. more HP damage would have lowered the
Antarctic AA, which in turn would have given the Valley and the Lees' marines
more chance in their assault! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="right: auto;">The British tanks performed extremely well and surpassed my expectations. Were it not for the teleportation of the Archimedes walker to take out the Sovereign Land Ship, I think I might have brought another, critical, turn before the Prussians overwhelmed the landing field. The Guardian generator was invaluable, but the standouts were the Merlin interceptors and the terrier tanks. The former delivered a significant morale boost by taking out the </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Gewitterwolke
Airshipearly on, and ther later had tremendous staying power, literally worrying the massive mobile airfield to death.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">At sea my fortunes were considerably worse. Despite thinking this would be an ideal scenario for the vanguard submarines they managed to sink not one enemy model. They rammed landing platforms and barges many times, but always the 6 critical dice failed to equal the DR of the target, much to the amusement of the enemy players.</span></span></div>
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