Comms Log - Battle of Tuskan

Present: Admiral Andropov VN, Admiral Stipes GFAN, Admiral Tryon EN, Director Van Helsing IAO
NPC: Admiral Rice Burroughs MSN, Admiral Farley RN

Admiral Tryon IEN: Well as a plan I would suggest some bait in the system to tempt the exterminators in and the rest on the M25 waiting to come in behind them. The bulk of the Earther Navy is in orbit where at the Nuclear Weapons Plant at Tuskan III.
The IAO vessels are covering Woods Asteroid and are not under EN control.
Director Van Helsong IAO:
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Admiral Tryon, what do you want the GFA contingent to do?
Admiral Tryon IEN: Well if you could form part of the decoy with the EN then that would be good, Venerians can sit on M25 to come in behind the enemy
Admiral Tryon IEN: I am operating on the assumption that there will be an enemy presence sometime soon
Admiral Andropov VN: Ok with sitting at m-25
Admiral Tryon IEN: if not by .375 then probably no need to worry
Admiral Stipes GFAN: That's a big 10-4 Tryon baby, we will hang with the Earthers.
JIM0007: Roger - the Venerian contingent can be assumed to be on the M25 having been ordered there several days ago
JIM0007: Where will the bait be in-system. Near woods?
Admiral Stipes GFAN: >>madly photographing IAO ships<<
Admiral Stipes GFAN: I conform, Admiral.
Admiral Andropov VN: why are the iao ships at woods asteroid and are they under you command
Admiral Tryon IEN: IAO vessels are independent of EN command. However they may help us out if enemy arrives
Director Van Helsing IAO: They are under IAO command, and you really don't need to worry about them. We have no stake in this battle - but if you need help we're here
Admiral Tryon IEN: Is anyone short of nukes?
Admiral Tryon IEN: we have some particularly powerful ones here. The Tuskan Totalisers are 100Mt warheads
JIM0007: Unfortunately you only have enough for 1 per ship. For now
Admiral Tryon IEN: So long as they count when they get fired
Admiral Andropov VN: To tryon if the ESBs if they turn up and motor towards woods asteroid then we dont worry cause the Nuke facility is what we to protect?
Admiral Tryon IEN: Yes
Admiral Tryon IEN: Except that we want to destroy the enemy befofre they cause civilian casualtes
Admiral Tryon IEN: I would look for us to intercept the enemy somewhere between the M25 and Tuskan III which is the main habitation (IIRC)
JIM0007: Oh by the way - have you seen any orders from the Supreme Commander (who is due in a few days anyway)
Admiral Tryon IEN: No orders so far
Admiral Tryon IEN: Mine are to protect the system
Admiral Tryon IEN: from the Governor that is
Admiral Andropov VN: To tryon are there civilians at woods asteroid?
Admiral Tryon IEN: No human presence on the asteroid
Director Van Helsing IAO: Van Helsing to Andropov: you worry about the system, we'll worry about Woods
JIM0007: Ok - summary....
Martian / Venerian Task Force under Andropov on the M25 ...
Earther / GFA Task Force near Tuskan III
Rest of combined fleet en route under Admiral Farley

Director Van Helsing IAO: do we have any estimate of numbers?
Admiral Tryon IEN: EN force is 2 x BBI, 4 x CVI plus some destroyers and cruisers although the latter are on M25 and standing by to take VIPs from system
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov: I think the Venerian fleet is 1bbi 1 cai 1 cvi 1 alsi 2cvi and lssi
JIM0007: GFA have 3CVI, 1CAI, 1ASLI, 4CLI, 3EVI, 2LSSI
Admiral Tryon IEN: EN Flagship is CVI Lenin
JIM0007: Martian Force is basically 6CVI plus odds & sods
Admiral Tryon IEN: EN logs vessels etc are in orbit Tuskan looking to evacuate as much of the nuke facility as possible in the event of an ESB attack
Admiral Tryon IEN: There are 2 x ALSI, 2 x SSSI and 6 x LSSI

JIM0007:
It is now 3200.351
Martian force confirms that it is on M25. Venerian fleet have RVed with them
Admiral Tryon IEN: Excellent
JIM0007: All is quiet
Admiral Tryon IEN: all ready to go?
JIM0007: Everyone is in position
JIM0007:
...waiting
JIM0007:
...waiting
JIM0007:
it is now 3200.352
JIM0007:
...waiting
JIM0007:
...waiting
JIM0007:
...waiting
JIM0007:
...wait...what was that?
JIM0007:
....no nothing...
JIM0007:
...wait a moment...no...
JIM0007:
...it can't be...
JIM0007:
..must be a system malfunction.....
JIM0007:
...waiting
Admiral Andropov VN: reboot
Director Van Helsing IAO: What did it look like?
JIM0007: Admiral Rice Burroughs to all stations..CONTACT CONTACT CONTACT
Admiral Tryon IEN: Remain calm
Admiral Tryon IEN: send sitrep
JIM0007: Venerian and Martian ships on the M25 have detected 96 large burns entering Tuskan system. These haven't been spotted yet by Tuskan force
JIM0007: These are inbound and are only doing manoever burns - deceleration is slight
Admiral Tryon IEN: That's the ESBs from RED SPOT accounted for
JIM0007: it was pure luck that they cam out of HS 1 au away!
Admiral Andropov VN: need a heading for these ESBs and eta
Admiral Tryon IEN: 16 ESBs total
Admiral Andropov VN: are the vikings forming up?
JIM0007: Heading for Woods asteroid - eta 9.7 days if the decelerate at 1g now - or less if they can decelerate faster at the end.
Admiral Tryon IEN: move to intercept
JIM0007: Viking NOT, repeat, NOT forming into ESBs
JIM0007: TF Tryon will make an intercept in 4 days at this closing speed
Admiral Tryon IEN: what about the rest?
JIM0007: TF Andropov reported a 2g burn from Woods asteroid towards opposite side of the system
Admiral Tryon IEN: Are the Venerians and Martians burning in behind the enemy?
Director Van Helsing IAO: Detaching DDI in tail chase
Admiral Andropov VN: to tryon you got a suggestion for what this small Venerain/Martian force should do, yeah of course sacrifice ourselves in front of the ESBs
JIM0007: It is now 3200.352
Admiral Tryon IEN: Not sacrifice
JIM0007: Martians are burning on tail chase. No orders from the Venerians yet
Admiral Tryon IEN: engage with caution with nukes to to maximum damage
JIM0007: The Martians will intercept in about 3 days
Admiral Andropov VN: Venerains to burn on tail chase
Admiral Tryon IEN: The EN at RED SPOT damaged five ESBs with a force less than a quarter of what is here
Admiral Tryon IEN: We should aim to intercept at the same time so that we can hit them from both sides pretty simultaneously - splits the fire
JIM0007: Venerians will intercept about the same time as the Martians.
JIM0007: 3200.353
JIM0007: fleets closing.
Admiral Tryon IEN: we should all intercept at same time if possible EN & GFA from front and MAFC & VN at rear
JIM0007: The vikings have started a 2g deceleration burn they are going to engage TF Tryon it seems
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov What is that CAI 2g burn from woods asteroid
Director Van Helsing IAO: We chased it but it left system
Admiral Tryon IEN: ready half pacs with nuke and other half with space superiority
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov To tryon is there anything at woods worth fighting for
Admiral Tryon IEN: No. Just some old ruins. There is something at Tuskan worth fighting for - millions of humans
JIM0007: 3200.354
JIM0007: fleets closing
Admiral Tryon IEN: want to try and close to missile range and launch lots while passing straight through
Admiral Tryon IEN: save the big ones until last
JIM0007: The vikings (for that is what they are) are forming into ESBs
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov what the hell is that cai it looks like an earther ship to us
JIM0007: one day to contact
Admiral Tryon IEN: like you can tell
Director Van Helsing IAO: Andropov, thats the Earther DDi thats chasing the UI vessel
Admiral Tryon IEN: concentrate on the enemy - engage with maximum ferocity - it is the only chance of surviving
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov 16 ESBs and you want to live?
JIM0007: 3200.355
JIM0007: going to tactical
Admiral Tryon IEN: one pass through and if there is enough damage to enemy consider second engagement. No-one lives forever
JIM0007: 16 esbs will hit TF TRYON just before TF ANDROPOV arrives
JIM0007: Range 500,000km
JIM0007: Closing
Admiral Tryon IEN: Well we'll pass through with fast closing speed to get two or three turns of missile launches and then try and RV with the rest of the fleet
JIM0007: range 400,000km
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov to tryon why are the Esbs going to woods. why are the iao at woods whats the bloody link
Admiral Tryon IEN: how the hell should I know - shut up and fight!
JIM0007: Tell me when you want to do pac launches
Admiral Tryon IEN: launch when almost within PAD range nuke armed to ignore enemy SHADOWS and target VIKINGs
JIM0007: Closing
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Excellent.
JIM0007: range 300,000km
JIM0007: closing
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Douse the galley fires.
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov To Tryon are the IAo ships going join the fight
JIM0007: range 200,000km
Admiral Tryon IEN: Launch first missiles to engage SHADOWS with nukes before Pacs close
JIM0007: The IAO ships are 3 days away
JIM0007: closing
Admiral Tryon IEN: IAO not under command
JIM0007: range 100,000km
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Check all PACs ready for action.
Admiral Tryon IEN: PADs at 40k?
JIM0007: PAC ready and reasonably willing...sir
JIM0007: closing
Admiral Tryon IEN: good luck gentlemen
JIM0007: range 50,000km
Director Van Helsing IAO: IAO to Andropov we will engage if required
JIM0007: TF Andropov is coming up fast behind the enemy
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Rock and roll, you bastards!
Admiral Tryon IEN: Earth expects hard service from all its children, and it expects most form those to whom most has been given
JIM0007: closing
JIM0007: range 25,000km
JIM0007: closing
JIM0007: range 10,000km
JIM0007: closing
JIM0007: 5,000km
JIM0007: closing
JIM0007: range 2000km
JIM0007: closing
JIM0007: range 1000km
Admiral Stipes GFAN: I can see the whites of their lasers
JIM0007: closing
JIM0007: range 500km (pac range)
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Launch on my mark...
Admiral Stipes GFAN: MARK
JIM007: Esteeler Pacs launched
JIM0007: range 400km
JIM0007: range 300km
JIM0007: range 200km
Admiral Tryon IEN: launch Earther PACs at 200km
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Tryon?
JIM0007: Pac launch confirmed
Admiral Tryon IEN: do not close with ESB yet
JIM0007:Shadow launch detected
Admiral Tryon IEN: launch missiles at first wave of SHADOWs when in range
JIM0007: 106 shadows on radar
Admiral Tryon IEN: hope to diminish the cloud before the PACs need to engage
JIM0007: range 100km
Admiral Tryon IEN: accelerate towards the enemy - hard
JIM0007: Nuclear missile launch confirmed.
Admiral Tryon IEN: We're going to shoot through the middle and fire like billy-o at the enemy - hopefully they'll also do some red on red to add to our damage
Admiral Stipes GFAN: who in sam hill is billy o??
Admiral Tryon IEN: someone who was incredibly trigger happy and couldn't take the ammo back without filling in huge forms
Admiral Tryon IEN: Fire the nukes like they're going out of fashion
JIM0007: GFA fleet ops - shall we launch our pacifiers Admiral Stipes?
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Not while tryon is nuking, fer petes sake
Admiral Tryon IEN: We'll only get one go at this
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Antiglare on
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH
JIM0007: 19 nuclear detonations confrimed.
Admiral Stipes GFAN: yeeeeee haaaaaaa
Admiral Tryon IEN: OK
JIM0007: sensors down
Admiral Tryon IEN: space superiority PACs are go
Admiral Tryon IEN: followed by the nuke armed ones
JIM0007: Martian fleet launching pacifiers
Admiral Tryon IEN: Then we all go into the woods to fight bear
Admiral Stipes GFAN: GFA launching PACs
JIM0007: sensors still down
JIM0007: Earther pac pilots report multiple shadow contacts
Admiral Tryon IEN: There are 96 enemy vessels to our front, we're bound to hit something
Admiral Stipes GFAN: DCP get your fingers outa your asses
JIM0007: GFA pac launching
JIM0007: sensors clearing
JIM0007: GFA pacs report engaging shadows
Admiral Tryon IEN: what have we got?
JIM0007: range 40km
Admiral Tryon IEN: PADs
Admiral Stipes GFAN: PACs: watch and wait, targets of opportunity
JIM0007: There sure are a lot of them.
Admiral Tryon IEN: Continue to burn in
JIM0007: Kiev taking hits
JIM0007: Thatcher taking hits
Admiral Tryon IEN: Keep firing/launching
Admiral Tryon IEN: We want maximum closing speed - or more
JIM0007: ASS No Plan Survives taking hits
JIM0007: ESS Sadhori taking hits
JIM0007: ESS Lenin taking hits
JIM0007: ESS Lin Chun taking hits
JIM0007: ASS Three Edged Sword taking hits
JIM0007: ASS Salem taking hits
JIM0007: ASS Lion taking hits
JIM0007: ASS Senyavin taking hits
Admiral Tryon IEN: Keep closing and firing nuke missiles
Director Van Helsing IAO: Lion?? Lion's at Woods
JIM0007: thats the GFA light cruiser Lion
JIM0007: ASS Livingston taking hits
Director Van Helsing IAO: phew
JIM0007: ASS Last best hope taking hits
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: sensors out
JIM0007: Martian pacifiers reporting contact with shadows
JIM0007: Lenin taking hits - badly damaged
JIM0007: Kiev thrusters out - severe damage
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Tryon??
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Has he been bridge hit? Talk to me, Comms?
JIM0007: ESS Lenin comms out
JIM0007: Who's in charge?
Admiral Stipes GFAN: I am.
JIM0007: Venerian pacifier launch
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: Martians report 6 ESBs destroyed by nuclear missiles
JIM0007: It also reports the Lenin in a bad way an coasting
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov To iao we need your help now its your fucking (word used advisedly) system
JIM0007: The ESS Lenin has lost comms - Tryon is out of the loop.
Admiral Stipes GFAN: OOC does that mean he's down, or what?
JIM0007: Martians report that surviving shadows are taking a pasting from Martian and Venerian pacifiers (,pst of them were taken out by nuclear bursts).
JIM0007: there are 10 ESBs within about 20km of you, last time you looked. The Earthers are chucking nukes about like there's no tomorrow
JIM0007: ASS Last Best Hope destroyed
Director Van Helsing IAO: GFA - You have some of our Big Nukes I believe too
JIM0007: ASS Lion destroyed
JIM0007: ESS Lin Chun destroyed
Director Van Helsing IAO: Start throwing them - they are taking ESB's down
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Tomorow is a concept we soldiers can ignore. Add to the merry nuclear glow with as much of our stock as I can organise.
JIM0007: Martian main fleet engaging now
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: Sadhori destroyed
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Governor Elgon, are you enjoying the show?
JIM0007: Venerian BBI damaged
JIM0007: Martian pacifers report 25 shadow kills and they're managed to get a nuke in on one of the ESBs.
Admiral Stipes GFAN: DC where are the swutting sensors??
JIM0007: sensors back on.
Admiral Stipes GFAN: My board is bare - I need to issue orders to continue Tryon's plan
JIM0007: there are now 8 ESBs and radiation levels are very high - interfering with ship systems
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Aha - thats' better
JIM0007: Venerian fleet burning at 1g away from ESBs
JIM0007: Martian carriers holding position 100km from ESBs.
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Prepare for low-tech backup - if necesary, binos on the hull
Director Van Helsing IAO: Might have guessed - yellow bellied Treens!!!
JIM0007: Earth fleet has passed through the ESBs (well what's left of the Earther fleet).
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Where are the Treens?
Director Van Helsing IAO: Andropov the IAO is NOT a combat command!!!
JIM0007: ..and they are 3 days away
Admiral Andropov VN: no excuse - you knew where the battle was going to be you knew it was going to be hard
JIM0007: ESBs are closing on the GFA contingent. Earthers seem to be out of it too - few of their ships are responding.
JIM0007: Their pacifiers are harrying the surviving ESBs
JIM0007: Martian pacifiers are strafing the ESBs
Admiral Andropov VN: You godamn tell me whats on woods
Director Van Helsing IAO: Well if you dont help win this battle you're never going to find out
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Yuri, who are you talking to? We are IN COMBAT.
JIM0007: Venerians still moving away
Admiral Andropov VN: (Yuri) The iao
Director Van Helsing IAO: We're trying to defend whatever it looks like they want - and you're wimping out on Humanity'
Admiral Stipes GFAN: To HELL with the Earther spooks - we are fighting comrades. Don't leave me to die. Yuri! My comrade!
JIM0007: Venerian fleet has halted 150km from ESB and is recovering pacifiers
JIM0007: Blam - hit on Stipes bridge
Admiral Stipes GFAN: oooh bugger
JIM0007: Dust everywhere
JIM0007: DCP are on it
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov To Stipes Ok I'll make another pass
JIM0007: only one casualty
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: FLASH
Admiral Stipes GFAN: hole in wall?
Admiral Andropov VN: yuri: hole in head
JIM0007: no
Admiral Stipes GFAN: comms out?
JIM0007: ESBs burning towards woods again, at 1.2g
JIM0007: 6 ESBs remaining
JIM0007: coms fixed
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov what condition the fleet
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Admiral Andropov, are you rejoining the battle?
Director Van Helsing IAO: IAO to All commands - two new targets - at Woods
JIM0007: Martians launching second pacifier wave
Director Van Helsing IAO: Huge Buggers
Admiral Stipes GFAN: [who was my bridge casualty - was it Gov Elgon?]
JIM0007: Martians recalling pacifiers
JIM0007: Martian fleet burning in pursuit of ESBs
JIM0007: Venerian fleet burning towards enemy
Director Van Helsing IAO: Oh - no......
Director Van Helsing IAO: That can't be!!!!
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Order: pursue, engage
Admiral Andropov VN: IAO talk to us
JIM0007: Gov Elgon is slightly concussed and has been taken to sick bay
Admiral Andropov VN: To Stipes we catch up with these buggers we are dead what happened to fleet in being
Director Van Helsing IAO: Guys we have incoming here too!!!
JIM0007: All fleets except the crippled earther fleet are puursuing - but can't keep up with the ESBs
Director Van Helsing IAO: Preparing to engage with nukes
Admiral Stipes GFAN: FIB is secondary to defeating them. We must destroy them wherever we find them.
JIM0007: The ESbs will be at woods in 2.5 days
Director Van Helsing IAO: Roger Stipes
Admiral Stipes GFAN: We must not fail. These must not be allowed to escape and attack ungaurded systems.
Admiral Andropov VN: When did the orders change about fleet in being
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Good luck, IAO. I don;'t think we can help you in a sound timescale. We'll do our best.
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Whose orders, Yuri?
Admiral Andropov VN: Yuri: The JACQ7Q standing orders
Admiral Stipes GFAN: We are NOT the entire human force. There are other Fleets. We must DESTROY Exterminators. It's our goddam job, OK?
JIM0007: ESBs closing.
JIM0007: Going to Strategic movement
Director Van Helsing IAO: We are engaging here
JIM0007: 3200.356
JIM 0007 note: Supreme Commander Q7 arrives on M25 and commences burn towards the combat area]
Admiral Stipes GFAN: break both legs, IAO cats
Admiral Andropov VN: Yuri: No its OK. We are nota suicide mission, the nearest Venerian Fleet is over 50 days

JIM0007: Eta at Woods - 3200.358
JIM0007: GFA Pacs recovered
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Belgium to your fleets! We are all humans now.
JIM0007: The ESBs are slowing
Admiral Stipes GFAN: You gonna surf - or fight?
Director Van Helsing IAO: We are being engaged by Treens!!!!!
JIM0007: FLASH
Admiral Stipes GFAN: aw no
Admiral Stipes GFAN: you are shitting me, big cats
JIM0007: Nuclear detonation detected near Woods Asteroid
Admiral Stipes GFAN: still 50 hours out?
JIM0007: yes
Admiral Andropov VN: yuri to iao what are you talking about
JIM0007: Going to tactical
Admiral Stipes GFAN: IAO what is occuring? Andropov what is going on?
JIM0007: We are approaching the vicinity of Woods
Director Van Helsing IAO: We are under attack by Treens using Nukes.....
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Yuri, cease fire, you are hitting Earther piquets
Admiral Andropov VN: yuri: Dont know what you are talking about, i am here with you
JIM0007: F L A S H
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Lion, who is telling you it's a Ven attack? Patch your combat board to me, stat.
JIM0007: Sensors out
JIM0007: Martian report nuclear detonation of unprecentented size in the region of Woods asteroid
Admiral Stipes GFAN: this is fading my genes, no mistake
Director Van Helsing IAO: The Treens just nuked the damned asteroid!!!
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Lion? Puma?
JIM0007: ESB turning to fight
JIM0007: closing
Admiral Andropov VN: Yuri: dont know whats going on
Admiral Stipes GFAN: What is going on here? have the treens joined the exters?
JIM0007: Martians launching pacifiers
Director Van Helsing IAO: We have it on camera - the lot. What the hell is it with the Trens!!!
Admiral Stipes GFAN: film at 11
JIM0007: ESBs clsing to PAD range
Admiral Stipes GFAN: in the meantime, shall we ...er save humanity, and quit DICKING AROUND
JIM0007: Martian pacifier engaging ESbs now
JIM0007: Admiral Rice-Burroughs: says: "You want us to get all the glory/"
JIM0007: Venerians launching pacifiers now
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Refreshed and regunned, GFA PACs go willingly, well fairly willingly, when we get in range. Marines there to wave a cheery goodbye.
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: FLASH
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Glad i packed my factor-30
Director Van Helsing IAO: IAO BBI engaging guys !!!
JIM0007: 4 ESBs left.
Admiral Stipes GFAN: save some for us you greedy buggers!
Director Van Helsing IAO: Treens may be yellow and traitorous - but Earth is part of Humanity - regardless of our badges and uniforms - we are one species.
JIM0007: [Admiral Stipes - should we launch pacs sir?]
Admiral Stipes GFAN: launch MARK
Admiral Stipes GFAN: good hunting, kids
JIM0007: Venerian fleet manovering round flank of surviving ESBs
JIM0007: Enemy seem to have taken some thruster damage
Admiral Stipes GFAN: get stuck in, yuri
JIM0007: Venerian pacifier wave going in
JIM0007: Martian pacifier wave going in
Admiral Stipes GFAN: yay!
JIM0007: GFA Pacifier wave going in
Director Van Helsing IAO: Lion and Puma - engaging
JIM0007: (about a mile out they turn on the music....)
Director Van Helsing IAO: Maximum firepower
JIM0007: IAO BBIs engaging with PADs
Admiral Stipes GFAN: claws out!!
JIM0007: (you mean they weren't before?)
Director Van Helsing IAO: Patching IAO targets to rest of Fleet - we're taking these guys down in sequence
Director Van Helsing IAO: On our Mark -
Director Van Helsing IAO: Engage
JIM0007: Venerian fleet engaging with Pads
Admiral Stipes GFAN: How far are we from engaing with primaries?
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: FLASH
JIM0007: 2 ESbs destroyed
JIM0007: 2 left
Admiral Stipes GFAN: yippee ki-ay!!!
JIM0007: 1 ESB wrecked and drifting
Director Van Helsing IAO: Turn to re-engage
JIM0007: Surviving ESB burning away
Director Van Helsing IAO: Lion and Puma - nukes up
Director Van Helsing IAO: Fire!
Admiral Stipes GFAN: intercept fleeing ESB if poss
Director Van Helsing IAO: Someone catch him with fighters"!!!!
Admiral Stipes GFAN: wilco if mathmatical
JIM0007: Venerian BBI has managed to get in the way
Director Van Helsing IAO: Prepare Marines for boarding the damaged ESB
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Andropov - earn your salary
JIM0007: Venerian BBI has rammed and is boarding
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Where are we GFA?
JIM0007: All units in close pursuit
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov to Stipes need assistance right now
Director Van Helsing IAO: Lion and Puma pulling up to damaged ESB
Admiral Stipes GFAN: Go venerians! hats off to those guys!
Admiral Stipes GFAN: max burn to andropov
JIM0007: VSS Centaur (BBI) is having difficulties
Director Van Helsing IAO: Marines Go Go Go
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov to fleet need help assistance NOW
JIM0007: Lion & Puma have boarded the damaged ESB
Director Van Helsing IAO: Take that sucker
Admiral Stipes GFAN: ready all GFA marines
JIM0007: GFA and Martian marines board to support VSS Centaur.
JIM0007: Just in time
Admiral Stipes GFAN: this is a nice little fight
JIM0007: Admiral Andropov was defending his control room personally with a box of grenades at his feet when the relieving marines arrived.
Director Van Helsing IAO: Shame he didnt drop one
Admiral Stipes GFAN: i am not v. surprised
Admiral Andropov VN: Andropov has a big box
JIM0007: Lion's 173rd Marine Regiment has captured the damaged ESB.
Admiral Stipes GFAN: GFA marine colonel shakes his hand [once he's put down the grenades]
Admiral Andropov VN: "Shame he didnt drop one" yeah we are all one humanity my bloody remnant of a left foot
JIM0007: Combined Venerian, GFA, and Martian marine assault takes the more intact ESB
JIM0007: there are 0 ESB remaining.
JIM0007: I think thats a win guys
Admiral Stipes GFAN: zero! that means...
Director Van Helsing IAO: IAO and IEN Marines - shake hands - damn IEN won the race again
Admiral Stipes GFAN: a win
Director Van Helsing IAO:
<letting out a very deep breath>

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