Armada 2526 Supernova PBEM campaigns

[Shelldrake]

@Martok,
Let slip the dogs of war! The Klurgu can no longer tolerate the stench of the "pink skins". It is time to drive them back to their caves.  >:(

[Martok]

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.

I chickened out and ended up signing a truce with the Walden.  :(  They offered me even less than you did, but I was worried about those Forest reinforcements heading toward Champagne...and even more worried about the Teyes fleet stationed there.  The latter have honored their peace treaty so far, but that damn Cruiser of theirs makes me extremely uneasy! 

I'm only backing off for the moment, however:  I'm currently assembling an assault force of Marines at my homeworld, with plans to construct a squadron or two of heavier ships to accompany then.  I will be back... 

@Martok,
Let slip the dogs of war! The Klurgu can no longer tolerate the stench of the "pink skins". It is time to drive them back to their caves.  >:(

E-e-e-xcellent!  :D 


My reinforcements are making a stop at Cheddar.  The natives are getting restless, and I'm afraid I'm going to have drop off part of my newly-recruited Marine detachment to keep order.  Fortunately, I've also been training new Marine divisions at Transjordan, so I can pick up replacements there before I launch the second phase of my attack. 

The Qa-Qa appear to be running around like the proverbial chicken with its head cut off:  They keep shuttling their remaining "fleet" (2 Assault Ships and 3 Transports) back and forth between Bath and Baldon.  I think they literally don't know what else to do.  It's kind of funny to watch! 

[Shelldrake]

@Martok,
Let slip the dogs of war! The Klurgu can no longer tolerate the stench of the "pink skins". It is time to drive them back to their caves.  >:(

Well, I had mixed results. Sparta fell quickly and the Terran colony on Delus should be eliminated by the end of the next turn. Unfortunately my attack on Olympus was repulsed and cost me 4 cruisers. Successful panic attacks by the Terrans and a large cruiser/escort carrier fleet caused the Klurgu to retreat in disarray. My fleet at Argus will blockade until it can receive reinforcements.

[Martok]

Well it was probably overly-optimistic to expect everything was going to go your way *all* the time, so I wouldn't worry. 

If nothing else, all you really have to do is keep them busy until I finish off the Qa-Qa.  At that point, they'll be pretty much screwed! 

[Shelldrake]

If nothing else, all you really have to do is keep them busy until I finish off the Qa-Qa.  At that point, they'll be pretty much screwed!

The Terrans asked for a 10 turn truce that I agreed to after wringing some $ out of them. I need to consolidate my conquest of Sparta and reinforce my other fleets before resuming the offensive. This will give you time to finish off the Qa-Qa worlds that  you are going after. In the meantime I think I will move on the Qa-Qa world of Glastonberry as soon as their payments stop. :D

[Martok]

Sounds like a plan!  (Actually, I was thinking you'd already taken Glastonbury, so it's probably just as well you're going to pick it off during your truce with the Humans.)  :) 


As for myself, preparations for the second phase of my campaign are nearly complete:  My reinforcements -- 3 Dreadnoughts & 10 Assault Ships carrying 8 Marine divisions from X Prime, plus another 5 Assault Ships with Marines from Cleopatra -- will all reach Transjordan in just another two turns.  From there, my fleet will move on Baldon, and then immediately swing around to invade & conquer Tintagel as well.  Once I have a relay station constructed there, I'll finally be able to strike at Lyonesse and Bath. 

I'm so close, I can almost taste it! 

[Shelldrake]

Sounds like a plan!  (Actually, I was thinking you'd already taken Glastonbury, so it's probably just as well you're going to pick it off during your truce with the Humans.)  :) 

Glastonbury has fallen so now I will begin to assemble a fleet to assault Earth as soon as I have a reasonable chance of success. Loss of Earth with its 3 large orbital shipyards will be a serious blow to the Terrans. :)

[Windigo]

Sounds like a plan!  (Actually, I was thinking you'd already taken Glastonbury, so it's probably just as well you're going to pick it off during your truce with the Humans.)  :) 

Glastonbury has fallen so now I will begin to assemble a fleet to assault Earth as soon as I have a reasonable chance of success. Loss of Earth with its 3 large orbital shipyards will be a serious blow to the Terrans. :)

...no shit....     sir!

[Martok]

Currently, all is quiet in our 3-player game:  I'm not at war with anyone for the moment, although I strongly doubt that state of affairs that will last very long.  Am currently working to build a new fleet at my homeworld, but my weak finances make it slow going. 



I'm facing some hard strategic choices in our 4-way (AAR) campaign:  Specifically, there are several Habitable planets I could colonize to extend my ship range, yet almost none of them are worth colonizing in their own right (they're mostly Poor worlds).  On the other hand, I'm probably going to have to colonize at least 1 or 2 of them regardless, as there are absolutely no other Irradiated or Venusian planets within range.  On the other *other* hand, I can't really afford further expansion at the moment anyway, so perhaps I should just consolidate and build up for a while?  Decisions, decisions... 

Sounds like a plan!  (Actually, I was thinking you'd already taken Glastonbury, so it's probably just as well you're going to pick it off during your truce with the Humans.)  :) 

Glastonbury has fallen so now I will begin to assemble a fleet to assault Earth as soon as I have a reasonable chance of success. Loss of Earth with its 3 large orbital shipyards will be a serious blow to the Terrans. :)

Excellent.  The Imperium wishes its Klurgu brethren the best of luck in the upcoming battle! 


As for myself, my fleet has -- at last -- departed Transjordan.  Baldon will far under the Xpectrada yoke in just 4 more turns! 

[W8taminute]

Hey guys,

Just a quick update on the past few turns in our 3 way game.  I've finally driven off that lone DD harassing Antioch and I defeated the AROM that was pounding Syracuse.  My Escort Carrier and it's compliment of Fighters really helped!

Last turn I entered Capua which was defended by 2xAssault Transports, 2xTransports, 1xArk, 1xMarine, and 1xMilitia.  All AROM ships were destroyed but I could not pound the ground forces into submission.  Bringing up some Marines of my own but they're still 4 turns away. 

Walden has been quiet but now that the threats to Antioch and Syracuse have been neutralized, I have a reserve fleet (with Escort Carrier) to deal with those pesky trees should they come a knockin'.

[W8taminute]

Well I decided to declare peace with the AROM and the Walden.  Although they do not seem to show any signs of invading my space, I decided it's time to consolidate my gains.  And since our brothers, the Jellies, are no longer at war with the Tree People our honor is still intact.  ;)

Prior to this two wars breaking out my fleets consisted mostly of pea shooters in the form of Corvettes.  Now, I have very few Corvettes left but I've got lots of Destroyers, and Infiltrator, and a Carrier.  My Assault transport count has tripled as well.  I've got loads more Marines now then when the war first started and I've got a couple of Storm Troopers as well. 

Time to retool, rearm, and ready my empire for the next big bang!

[Martok]

Sounds good, W8taminute.  I'm pretty much doing the same.  :) 



In my game with Shelldrake, Baldon has fallen to my brave Xpectrada troops.  On to Tintagel! 

[Shelldrake]

In our 3-way game the Linkin are still at war with the AROM since they prevent my expansion to the west. I have an escort carrier and dreadnaught moving to support my mixed fleet of destroyers and cruisers. Hopefully I will be successful in my next planetary assault. I will know what sort of chance I have once my scout reaches the target world next turn.

In my game with Martok I expect to be ready to launch an assault on Earth in a couple of turns. Meanwhile scattered fleets of Qa-Qa are moving through Klurgu space, running no doubt from annihilation by Xpectrada forces!

EDIT: Martok, do you mind if I pick off the Qa-Qa world of Lyonesse?

[Shelldrake]

@Martok,
Klurgu assault force is heading to Earth and will take 3 turns to get there. It looks like the Terrans are concentrating there forces near Olympus but hopefully may attack on Earth will draw some of them away.

[Martok]

In our 3-way game, events have suddenly taken an ominous turn for the Jellution Collective... 

Aside from our alliance with the Humans, all nonaggression treaties with the rest of our neighbors are due to expire in the next couple turns...yet only the AROM have agreed to an extension.  The Teyes and Walden have both firmly rejected our peace proposals, which is bad enough (if not entirely unexpected). 

What's even worse, however, is that the Florians -- with whom we'd been on good terms for years now (at least we thought!) -- have also refused to renew our nonaggression pact.  Suddenly, we face the very real possibility that three of our neighbors may be planning to commence active hostilities against us.  Again, the Florians are especially problematic, as if they declare war in addition to the Teyes & Walden, we would be forced to fight on two fronts. 

An emergency session of the Great Bloom is called by the Academic Potentate to discuss what may be the gravest crisis we have yet faced... 

In my game with Martok I expect to be ready to launch an assault on Earth in a couple of turns. Meanwhile scattered fleets of Qa-Qa are moving through Klurgu space, running no doubt from annihilation by Xpectrada forces!

Watch out for Ark ships trying to "stealth-colonize" in the middle of your space!  Those cheeky bastards managed to colonize an Icy planet right under the nose of my invasion force, which is subsequently forcing me to play "Whack-a-Mole"... 

EDIT: Martok, do you mind if I pick off the Qa-Qa world of Lyonesse?

Well I'd still prefer to take it myself if you can stand waiting a few more turns -- it's more or less been my "ultimate" goal in my campaign against the Assembly.  That being said, however, feel free to grab it if it's a security concern for you; the Klurgu have been more than generous in their dealings with us, so we can hardly be miserly in return!  ;) 

@Martok,
Klurgu assault force is heading to Earth and will take 3 turns to get there. It looks like the Terrans are concentrating there forces near Olympus but hopefully may attack on Earth will draw some of them away.

Good luck, buddy!  Any idea of what kind of defenses Earth has?