July 3rd 2025, #1 BattleGroup

DLS-CB01: OPERATION CORRIDOR GOLD Result: [PYRRHIC VICTORY]

Harrison Armory and Karrakin Trade Baronies have both left the local system. Heavy losses on all sides. Ladykiller in Love and Duct Tape KIA. Duct Tape being stood up again under Phoenix construction initiative. Forever Sunset has Titanyard queue priority. Get your ships back up to spec. This conflict is growing. We need you to put out this fire.

(after action report and incoming orders provided by Game master Preacursor)

Log of Commander Sigmund Walsh, E2L hesperius, Battlegroup Familiar Territory, Forever Sunset. Security level ++++. Permissions: Windsor, Calliope.

(2.4.5020u 1123 CrST)

Log of COMMANDER SIGMUND WALSH:::

E2L Hesperius. BattleGroup Familiar Territory, Forever Sunset.

Permissions::: Windsor, Calliope. Security level ++++.

False flag operation carried out by HA. Slow to enter the field, consulted Cal for heads up. Hindsight 20/20, I don't know these other fleets from the rim. Union Command says man the outer area and I do it. That's just how its going to be.

Furthest out in the Gyre, groups AT and RK outside scope, GoA goes full in. Cal is combined to the fleetlegion and it's show time. The plan gets spaced immediately, our first casualty. Groups AT and GoA have no regard for the civs out in the gyre. The teams land on the titan. They work on it for a while.

Turns out GoA don't even regard their own. Close enough to smell ozone on the enemy, I wouldn't, but it does something. Speartips go out finally. Titan opens up. That's when flag E2L goes out. It isn't like when Simplicity- dims or when StrangeM- lights up. Sensors go, crew scrambles, I see sunlight for half a second. Cali picks me up before she goes dark. I'm gong to wake up later to after touches of her between my ribs. Have to go through hell to get to heaven I suppose.

I'm taken away, the battle continues on a combined order of Cal's propagations and decisions I made ahead of time.

Nasty scrape all said and done. The Damn Fucking Nelson gets away. They can't count on it again, I'll make sure of that.

End log.

(Tactically I made some serious blunders this session. That's okay, it was the very first battle I've been in. Next time I'm going to set posture then do my combo, instead of consulting Intelligence. I have a lot of time to consider my options so I'm hoping to do some test builds and think about missiles and NHPs)

Timestamp: (2.05.5020u 0600 CrST)

CODE+++PURPOSE: TOWER GOLD+++MISSIVE TO PROVISIONAL TASK FLEET

DISTRIBUTION: TAG "PTF_FOREVER_SUNSET"

MESSAGE TO FOLLOW:::

//[AUG(UNS-B03272)]:: SEND MESSAGE+++FIRE IS SPREADING COMMANDERS+++BOTH BELLIGERENTS REFUSE TO DEESCALATE+++TITANYARDS ARE BEING STOOD UP ALL OVER THE DAWNLINE SHORE+++MANUFACTORIES ALL OVER HAVE SWITCHED TO WAR MATERIAL+++BLINK 1 HAS BEEN LOCKED DOWN AND OMNINET ACCESS SQUELCHED+++SOMEONE NEEDS TO START STOMPING OUT THIS FIRE+++HA AND KTB HAVE INCREASED SECURITY ON ALL THEIR BANGSTICK WORKSHOPS+++THEY ARE BOTH QUITE CONFIDENT WITH THESE NEW MEASURES+++SUCH CONFIDENCE HAS LED TO THEM SENDING THEIR MORE MODERN SHIPS OUT TO HIT EACH OTHER OVER THE HEAD WITH WHILE THEIR OLDER SHIPS ARE HELD IN RESERVE FOR REFIT+++THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO SUFFOCATE THIS CONFLICT BEFORE IT REALLY GROWS+++TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE SOLUTION IS HITTING THEIR KEY CHASSIS MANUFACTORIES THIS SIDE OF THE SHORE+++WE TAKE OUT THEIR GROUND SUPPORT CAPABILITIES THEY LOSE THEIR ABILITY HOLD TERRITORY MAKING THEM LESS LIKELY TO RISK THEIR SHIPS WHEN THEY CANNOT HOLD GROUND+++THEY WILL ALSO NEED TO PULL BACK TO DEFEND THEIR ASSETS WHICH MEANS LESS IDIOTS SHOOTING EACH OTHER+++PROBLEM IS BATTLEGROUP GRIFFON AND THUNDER ARE STUCK LOCKING DOWN BLINK 1+++WE DO NOT HAVE THE HULLS TO THROW AT THIS PROBLEM RIGHT NOW+++SIMULATIONS HOWEVER SHOW A QUICK HIT AND RUN STRIKE IS POSSIBLE+++ONE OF OUR DIASPORAN FRIENDS HAS AGREED TO HELP+++THEY ARE HITTING A FACILITY ON THE KTB SIDE+++FOREVER SUNSET HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIT THE HARRISON ARMORIES BIGGEST MANUFACTORY THIS SIDE OF THE SHORE THE MAQUINERA SUPERCOMPLEX+++YOUR ORDERS HAVE FURTHER DETAILS+++EXPECT HEAVY RESISTANCE+++GOOD LUCK