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[Atrocities]

Ok so I am playing a test game of STM and decide to attack a neutral held world after the neutral mined the warp points. I had a planet in their space so I did a crash course on mine sweeping and built several sweepers. I also built attack ships, mainly laser beam and CSM ships. I had a few pop transports floating about so I sent them to my HW and loaded them with infantry.

It took about 10 to 15 turns before I attacked. I did tactical because it was early in the game and I wanted to play the part of fleet commander. Note to self, weapons platforms have long reach.

Any ways, I attacked and they dispatched fighters. My ships held back and picked the fighters off as they came in. I moved within striking distance of the planet, and was pummelled for it. I got off a lot of shots, so the damage I took was acceptable. NOTE to Aaron Hall, please for the love of god consider using a "L" on the leader ship to signify it in battle in order to prevent it being clicked on inadvertantly in a pacarious situation and thus costing the player his entire fleet.

Allow me to explain. I worked my way into the planet, and was able to drop droops. 191 blood thirsty Imperial Klingons soldiers hit the dirt and began sloughtering the weak neutral troops. Then, purely by accident, I clicked on the lead ship, my intention was to have it move in to cover the other troop transports. To my dismay my entire line collapsed and my ships scurried about aimlessly. Needless to say they were out of position for firing on the planet or for defending the transports. Next turn I lost my entire battle fleet of 28 ships to the planets weapon platforms. Platforms I could have destoryed had that ship I clicked on not been the Lead ship.

Most frustraiting. Any ways the campaign was lost, or was it?

Having lost my entire battle fleet, the neutral was most assuredly laughing at me. Defeat is most humiliating, especailly to a Klingon.

Any ways I set about giving que orders to build a new fleet. I processed the turn and to my surprise, my Klingon Soldiers continued to fight on the planets surface despite having no fleet support. They widdled down the defense forces and within three more turns, 30 battle turns, the planet that had destroyed my entire battle fleet was mine.

I promptly pormoted awarded the entire assualt for with the order of Kahless, and promoted the General who lead the assualt to Grand General. In addition, I ordered the leaders of the planet executed and the disidants spaced.

I reinforced the planet with 100 more troops on the following turn and placed a mine field about the planet. Soon I will return to take out the moon that orbits this world, and Kahless willing, eventually take on and capture their home world.