A War for the Stars

[Andrés]

Why hasn't my avatar change?
Edit. It changed now, don't know it had changed everywhere else bu not here.

[ June 09, 2003, 16:31: Message edited by: Andres ]

[Erax]

Taz : Problem fixed. Thanks !

[narf poit chez BOOM]

wasn't portrayed that well in the movies. i think we'll always remember 'clatter,clatter,clatter'.

[Andrés]

Maybe but in the movies they were shooting at main characters almost all the time.

[Erax]

Seeker I, Captain's log, SGY 2404.9 (fifth part):

Wing Commander Grann and his squadron commanders kept their holotransmitters on during the entire engagement with the enemy fleet, so we could watch it unfold blow by blow.

The Yakrin ships were the same model we fought outside Aram I, with six engines and three large depleted uranium cannon, deadly against large ships but mostly ineffective against our fighters. We expected an easy victory.

But the enemy commander was no fool. He kept his ships close together, never allowing the damaged ones to fall behind. They unloaded massive combined barrages against our fighters, in the hope that a lucky shot might connect. Our pilots danced around and between their hulls, firing round after round of laser fire against the slow-moving opponents while avoiding their return fire.

One of the flights from Squadron Two repeated a maneuver once two often, allowing the enemy gunners to guess its next move. All four fighters flew straight into a hail of uranium pellets and were vaporized. The other flights took this as a warning and improved their defensive maneuvers from that point on.

The Yakrin held their massive-fire formation for some time, but eventually our fighters wore them down, one by one. They would disable a ship, then leave it to drift and move on to the next.

The enemy flagship was the Last one left in the fight. As our TIEs closed in around it, its gunners managed to hit a flight from Squadron Three. They should have destroyed the entire flight, but one pilot somehow passed through the enemy fire unharmed. The enemy kept on firing, but one ship couldn't hold up for long against all our fighters' combined fire. After it was destroyed, they turned back to the remaining hulks. As before, the Yakrin refused to surrender and their ships were destroyed.

Our victorious pilots are coming back to Aram I and should be here early next tenth. The Aram system can now be occupied by the Empire, but on Black Sword I and II there will be seven empty places at the mess tables.

Something tells me there may be many more before this war is over.

Seeker I, Captain's log, SGY 2404.9 (sixth part):

Now that the fighting is over in the system, the Fleet can step down from full readiness. Our fuel stores are minimal and it will be some time before the Aram spaceport is rebuilt to the point where we can be resupplied by them. Fleet Command has ordered us to use this time to refit the Seeker and carriers with the new laser cannon, which will give us a 25% power boost over the old model.

The Yakrin spaceyard workers have already started to remove our old guns. If there are no interruptions, the new ones will be installed at about the same time that the Fleet is refuelled.

Then it's on with the war.

[ June 10, 2003, 00:53: Message edited by: Chief Engineer Erax ]

[Erax]

Admiral Wiers' private log, SGY 2405.0:

Spontaneous celebration has broken out all over the Sector after news of our victories over the Yakrin were made public. Captain Veren was already popular as an explorer; as a war hero, he is fast becoming a mythical figure.

The other services are already complaining. General Sheer says our newscasts downplayed the Army's role in the invasion of Aram I. Brigadier Tefnar and Commodore Haase say the people should be praising the Emperor, not one of his officers.

Only Commodore Telar is satisfied; we released a few edited holos of TIE fighters destroying the enemy fleet off Aram III, which set off a flood of volunteers at every starfighter recruitment facility in the Sector. Now we must do the same for the Army and Stormtroopers, otherwise I will have to face another round of complaints.

The war may go on, but I feel we have already passed the point of decision; and that decision was in our favor. Soon we begin to reap the rewards.

(later):

There is much to attend to other than the Fleet. Our technicians have improved our tibanna gas storage technology - a necessary step towards improved reactors. We have been a step away from true ion drives for some time now; taking that Last step will be our next project. After that we must concentrate on anti-fighter weapons as a counter to the Alliance carriers.

We are maintaining our positive metals balance, but at the cost of a reduced shipbuilding program. We have not stopped building Novas here in the capital, but other spaceyards are idle to avoid an increased strain on our economy.

Black Saber I has left Gesaril II with a full load of fighters and is on her way to Aram I. Fyrine III unloaded the colonists on Gesaril V and is now headed towards Gesaril IX, to pick up a load of Stormtroopers.

The Hutt have broken their treaty once again. We could not trust them before, now we simply cannot understand them. I will instruct Ambassador Reima to ignore their offers from now on.

[Raging Deadstar]

Hehehe nice addition about the complaints, it's strange the little twists of real life you can add to the game!

It's strange how the hutt would keep breaking their treaties, unless you're not one of the most powerful races in the galaxy yet Well a bit of warfare should teach them respect