A War for the Stars

Andr�s · #1 June 5th, 2003, 04:01 PM

You're also helping a lot Erax.
I'll try to upload something more up to date soon.

BTW it would be correct to tall turns "months" in the story, IIRC 1 starwars standard year is divided into 10 moths.

Andr�s · #2 June 5th, 2003, 08:16 PM

Terran year based on Earth orbital period
12 months (30, 31 and 28 days each) = 365 days

SE4 Year based on "Malfador" orbital period?
10 months (30 days each) = 300 days

Starwars Standard year based on Coruscant orbital period
10 months (35 days each) + 3 festival weeks (5 days each) + 3 holidays = 368 days

Erax · #3 June 5th, 2003, 08:38 PM

OK, here goes my ad hoc explanation : All Imperial personnel in this story come from a part of the Galaxy in which months are called 'tenths' !

I wouldn't feel comfortable with a name change halfway through the story. And going back and editing every post to change "tenth" -> "month" is too much trouble.

If I ever collect this story into one single text, I'll do some editing and fix this.

Erax · #4 June 6th, 2003, 02:36 AM

CODED TRANSMISSION
From: Brigadier Tefnar, Sector Stormtrooper Division
To: Admiral Wiers

Gesaril IX, 2404.9. All hail the Emperor.

Admiral,

We have just received the full ground combat reports from Aram I. Half of the First Stormtrooper Brigade - Fyrine II's full load - was lost in the battle for the planet, but that does not mean there were no survivors. Many of our troopers were wounded in action, but survived the battle and are now being cared for aboard their transport or on the planet itself. While most of them may never be fit for active duty again, they are other ways in which they may serve the Emire.

They are the survivors of the most important ground battle in this sector and our greatest victory to date. I suggest we bring these survivors to Gesaril IX and employ them as instructors for the next generation of Stormtroopers. Their fame should inspire our future soldiers to even higher standards of valor.

We took Aram I, but no one in the Stormtrooper Division - or the Sector - must ever forget its cost.

Raging Deadstar · #5 June 6th, 2003, 10:17 PM

Nice as always, but just ho well trained are your storm troopers?

if they're anything like the real star wars then no wonder they sustained heavy losses

Good entry!

sachmo · #6 June 6th, 2003, 10:53 PM

Sometimes planets can be tough nuts to crack.

Erax · #7 June 8th, 2003, 01:57 AM

If you re-read the invasion you'll see why their casualty rate was so high. Keep those comments coming, you're giving me some great ideas !