[Phoenix-D]

Well, that was..interesting.

I launched an abortive attack on Rathar in our KOTH game, after being driven from the System Of the Empty Colony. The idea was to sweep over one colony, blast it, and move to the next in the same turn.

Worked fine, except those two colonies just would..not..die. I even sent renforcements in and nothing would kill the blasted things! Then panic set in as a unexpected fleet of 8 emerged from the southern warp point as my attack force ran low on supplies.

There were only two surviors from the resulting butchery. One fled south, taking a colony with him during his death throes. The other fled north. Renforcements raced to the scene, but too late! Rathar's fresh attack force arrived. The CSM-1 armed Alaska managed to inflict some damage during the warp point assult, but no ships were lost.

The renforcements were diverted to the nearest colony to make a stand there while Alaska 001 stood firm, hoping to delay the attack on the system's planets.

What happened next..well, check the attachment. The Digger ships are, like the Alaska, first gen models armed with CSM-1s. The III is armed with PPBs and a Point Defense Cannon.

Someone get this man a medal. Someone get him ALL the medals!

(oops, he's dead. Next combat, same turn- he gravely wounds one of the survivors, but is blown to bits for his trouble )