Armada 2526 Supernova PBEM campaigns

[Shelldrake]

^Thanks Shelldrake but I fear it's too late.  He hit me with a Destroyer, and Ark Ship, 2 Transports, and 1 Assault Ship.  All 5 of my Corvettes were shot down without inflicting any damage.  Thankfully my 2 Space Marines were able to absorb the bombardment without loss.  I need to rush some ships to Antioch ASAP and drive these intruders away.  Unfortunately the facilities on Antioch cannot produce missile batteries so I will need to transfer some from elsewhere.

Meanwhile I subjugated Syracuse.  They will pay for this outrage.  I think the AROM has only one system left.

I have renewed my assault on the AROM, having dispatched a strong marine assault force screened by corvettes and destroyers. I expect heavy losses by my light vessels but their sacrifice should allow the marines to land and take the AROM world that defeated an earlier invasion attempt.

[Shelldrake]

@Martok,
Just to give you a heads up, next turn I will be dispatching an invasion fleet to the Qa-Qa world of Glastonbury. I will leave the remaining Qa-Qa worlds for you to mop up while I reposition my fleets for a pre-emptive assault on the Humans. My plan is to launch simultaneous assaults on Delos, Sparta, Argo, and Olympus. Sparta and Olympus will be captured and the other two colonies eliminated. The earliest that I can launch an attack on the Humans is 3 turns from the present, depending on what my advance scouts report.

[Martok]

Roger that.  Good luck! 

[Shelldrake]

No new turns today?  :(

[Martok]

Sorry about that.  We had some fairly nasty storms rip through the area both Sunday and Monday evening, causing our house -- and the entire town, it turns out -- to lose power both nights.  (That's why you only received the turn in our 2-player game; my computer shut off almost right after. >:( )  Tonight is actually the first time since Sunday morning that I've actually been able to visit here from my own computer! 

[Shelldrake]

Sorry about that.  We had some fairly nasty storms rip through the area both Sunday and Monday evening, causing our house -- and the entire town, it turns out -- to lose power both nights.  (That's why you only received the turn in our 2-player game; my computer shut off almost right after. >:( )  Tonight is actually the first time since Sunday morning that I've actually been able to visit here from my own computer!

No worries. I am glad that the storms did not cause more damage or spawn tornadoes.

[Martok]

Actually, they did -- just not around here.  Several other small towns further east and south of us were hit harder that we were, although thankfully there were still no deaths that I know of. 

[W8taminute]

I'm sorry to hear about that power loss Martok.  Hopefully no foodstuffs spoiled and everyone is ok.  Welcome back to your own computer!


Thanks for the gift Shelldrake, I'll definitely put that to good use in our 3 way game.  Just built a missile base on Antioch.  Next turn I either repel the AROM or force another stalemate.  It will be a few more turns before I bring some ships into the system. 

[OJsDad]

Glad to hear you and your family are safe Martok.

[Martok]

Updates: 



In my 2-player game with Shelldrake, I'm preparing to renew my offensive against the Qa-Qa's southern colonies.  I have 10 Assault Ships carrying Marine divisions (escorted by 3 newly-completed Dreadnoughts) heading towards the theater of operations as we speak.  After they rendezvous with the rest of the fleet at my Transjordan colony, my forces will move to swiftly crush the two Assembly planets in the southeastern corner of the map. 

From what my Scout Ships are seeing, this is probably going to end up being the equivalent of clubbing a baby seal.  But that's okay, for one of the Xpectrada's favorite sayings is, "There's no kill like overkill."  ;D 

Addendum:  Shelldrake, I must apologize for not having even that much cash to give you.  :-[  I hope you will find my counter-proposal...acceptable. 




In our 3-way game, the Walden and I are in a bit of a standoff:  I have their Champagne colony blockaded, but cannot attack it.  I'm willing to sign a peace treaty, provided reasonable reparations are made for the Forest having destroyed my colony, but they continue to be obstinate.  I need to find a way to break the logjam... 


...And I know perfectly well I cannot get stuck in this war forever, for the Jellution Collective has other, more pressing concerns:  The Teyes remain worrisome.  They still have that one colony right next to our capital, and they flatly refuse to trade/sell it to us, regardless of what we offer them for it (and it should be noted we've not been stingy in our proposals!). 

In addition, our friends the Humans have been knocked back on their heels by the AROM, who've displayed a surprising resilience to the combined might of the Union and their (other) friends the Linkin Empire.  We've become quite fond of the "pink-skins", and as such, we very much wish to assist them in a more...concrete fashion. 

Many delegates of the Great Bloom, including the Academic Potentate himself, are starting to come to the unpalatable conclusion that we may have little choice but to grant peace terms to the Waldens that are more generous than they deserve.  It is a bitter thought, yet circumstances are dictating what we *must* do, rather than we might *wish* to do... 




I'm starting to get a little worried in our Four Musketeers campaign.  I have discovered a grand total of only four Irradiated/Venusian planets for the Volmar to colonize so far.  I really am considering colonizing Nashira just to the north of my homeworld (despite it being a cold, unlovely "Habitable" planet) to get that extra bit of ship range on my northern frontier -- such is my concern that I may already be running out of places to settle! 

I'm sorry to hear about that power loss Martok.  Hopefully no foodstuffs spoiled and everyone is ok.  Welcome back to your own computer!

Glad to hear you and your family are safe Martok.

Thanks guys.  It's good to be back.  :) 

Actually, my dad had it worse than I did, as I was working both nights, so he had to deal with the house being electricity-less by himself.  On the other hand, my getting to work those two evenings wasn't exactly what I'd call "fun", so it probably evens out to at least a degree. 

[OJsDad]

I'm sorry to hear about that power loss Martok.  Hopefully no foodstuffs spoiled and everyone is ok.  Welcome back to your own computer!

Glad to hear you and your family are safe Martok.

Thanks guys.  It's good to be back.  :) 

Actually, my dad had it worse than I did, as I was working both nights, so he had to deal with the house being electricity-less by himself.  On the other hand, my getting to work those two evenings wasn't exactly what I'd call "fun", so it probably evens out to at least a degree.

Martok, we're having the opposite problem here with not measurable rainfall in about 2 weeks.  The grass is very brown.  It's even more frustrating that just about 3 miles north of us, they had at least a good 1/2 in on Sunday.  Hopefully the cold front the is passing through later today will generate some good rain, but not holding much hope.  There seems to be a forcefield around this area.  We can see the rain coming on the radar, and the next thing you know, it dissipates.

[Shelldrake]

@Martok,
Thank you for the tech exchange...very nice! To give you a heads up, I have agreed to a 10 turn cease-fire with the Qa-Qa in return for some badly needed credits as I prepare to attack the humans. In any case, I was not planning any further offensive operations against the Qa-Qa. To make up for any inconvenience that this truce might cause you, I have sent some military tech your way that I think you may find useful.

@W8taminute,
Linkin forces have captured the AROM world of Pergamon, which opens the way for an assault on the AROM homeworld. However, the cost was substantial. My entire fleet of admittedly obsolete destroyers and corvettes (2 destroyers, 10 corvettes) was lost while screening the marine landing force. Fortunately I will soon be in the position to build dreadnoughts and a number of new cruisers and upgraded destroyers are under construction. Hopefully the loss of Pergamon will take some of the AROM pressure off my "pink skin" friends!

[W8taminute]

@Shelldrake

Nice victory Shelldrake!  I do believe your activities have kept the AROM from overwhelming me at Antioch.  There single Destroyer continues to torment me by taking out my lone missile battery and harassing my 2 marines.  Two more missile batteries will be online next turn but my fleets are still 3 turns away from converging on Antioch.  I recommend full medals of honors for the defenders of Antioch. 

@Martok

Earth has also just commissioned it's first Escort Carrier!  We will be positioning it at Troy in preparation for linking up with a couple of destroyers and assault ships to start a campaign against the Walden Pond Forest.


The pink skins are honored to be working with Linkin Park and the Jellies!

[Martok]

Martok, we're having the opposite problem here with not measurable rainfall in about 2 weeks.  The grass is very brown.  It's even more frustrating that just about 3 miles north of us, they had at least a good 1/2 in on Sunday.  Hopefully the cold front the is passing through later today will generate some good rain, but not holding much hope.  There seems to be a forcefield around this area.  We can see the rain coming on the radar, and the next thing you know, it dissipates.

We had the same problem (lack of rain) until about three weeks ago...and then we suddenly got way more than we needed -- or wanted!  (Talk about being careful what you wish for...)  So one can hope you guys will see an end to your (hopefully mini-)drought soon. 

@Martok,
Thank you for the tech exchange...very nice! To give you a heads up, I have agreed to a 10 turn cease-fire with the Qa-Qa in return for some badly needed credits as I prepare to attack the humans. In any case, I was not planning any further offensive operations against the Qa-Qa. To make up for any inconvenience that this truce might cause you, I have sent some military tech your way that I think you may find useful.

No worries about the Qa-Qa, my friend.  We must work on taking out the Humans sooner or later -- probably sooner -- and since you're obviously in the best position to do that, I can hardly fault you for signing peace with the former.  Besides, the Assembly will still have their hands full dealing with me.  ;D 

I'll happily take the military tech, of course, but I did send you a counter-offer I think you'll like.  ;) 

@Martok

Earth has also just commissioned it's first Escort Carrier!  We will be positioning it at Troy in preparation for linking up with a couple of destroyers and assault ships to start a campaign against the Walden Pond Forest.

Nice to see at least one of us is able to strike at the Walden.  :( 

As it is, I have some moderately bad news on my end:  I may have to pull my fleet off of Champagne.  I'm seeing an unspecified number of Walden ships headed there, and I have a bad feeling it may very well outclass my 7-8 Corvettes -- even a single Cruiser or Destroyer (or two) could ruin my day... 

[W8taminute]

Hang in there Martok.  I know the Waldens can't do anything to me because they just begged me for peace.  They made an offer of 2 units of currency up front followed by 39 per turn for the next 5 turns if I just would declare peace for 10 turns.  I told them you better give me heavy missile batteries or the deal is off.  They replied that it was not possible.  Guess they're not that desperate then so I told them to shove off. 

3xDDs, 1xCorvette, 1xEscort Carrier, and 2xAssault ships will visit them soon.  First Syracuse must be purged of the AROM scum orbiting our colony.  The AROM have 1xDD, 3xCorvette, and 1xScout harassing my 2 marines. 

Meanwhile over at Antioch, the lone AROM DD is pounding my captured colony.  They destroyed another missile battery but nothing else and the battle ended in a stalemate once again.  However, by next turn they will be greeted by 2 more missile batteries.  I have 3xCorvette and 1xStealth Scout on the way, but I still need 2 more turns to get there.