In reply to Cyril Zotmund (msg # 44):
Last round ended at 55,000 miles, so you will be deploying the Bombers as you approach this round, passing through 29,000 miles as you do so. You can get as close as 21,000 miles, but I was wanting to hear how close you actually wanted to get, hence the comment
quote:
allowing you to close the gap to as near as 21,000 miles
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Assuming from your comments that closing as fast as you can was your intention then.
The six remaining Imperial beam fighters, ignored by all but the two heavy Ball fighters, take on their counterparts. One AKHB Fighter manages to rake a pair of fighters, destroying them at this close range, but both are badly mauled by the attacking beams (reduced to 6/30 HP). 4 enemy beam fighters remain.
The Shamshirs target different targets, with the lead two targeting you, the third targeting the LST and the fourth targeting the AKHB Bombers. Most miss except for the last Shamshir that was picking up the fighters. The Pulse weapons hit precisely on two of
Kugel Blitz' turrets as they were changing to fire, causing them to explode, destroying the turrets and causing considerable damage. [Critical success on a precision attack, rolled natural 3. Lucky they were all targeting different targets...]
Whilst your shots miss, the LST manages to smash the Shamshir engaging it, punching through three turrets in a similar fashion, though not quite as spectacularly.
KB
2217xBeams: Precision Skill 17+2(sAcc)+2(Comp)-14(Range)= 7, r14,14,13,9
KB
21xSandcasters, dDR: 110+45, skill 16+2(Comp)-14(Range)+10(SM)= 14, r10, d9
LST, 15xBeams: Precision Skill 16+2(sAcc)+2(Comp)-14(Range)= 7, r14,7,5, d8, dam 3x27
6xAKHB Beams: Skill 17+2(sAcc)+2(Comp)-14(Range)+5(SM)= 12, r9,13, d12, dam 60x2
2xBombers Beams: Skill 17-1(sAcc)+2(Comp)-14(Range)+10(SM)= 13, launching
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Private to GM:
Shamshir precision pulse, 3x6, 1x3 Pulse: Skill 16+2(sAcc)+2(Comp)-16(Range)= 10, r3,15,12,11 dam
Fighter Beam, 12 Beam: Skill 16+2(sAcc)+2(Comp)-16(Range)+6(SM)= 10, r7, d15,
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Shamshir Destroyer Escort, 1.2 B Solars, 1000 dTons
19/100 (-3 turrets, 3 Pulse, 9 missiles left), 100/100, 100/100, 100/100
(5G/Move:370, dDR:160, dHP:100, dTons of Cargo Space: 26.5),
56 Crew, 17 in Gunnery/Flight/troops, Minimum 25
Weapons:6x Pulse, 15x Missiles,
90 dTon Hanger Bay
Imperial Beam Fighter, 26 M Solars, 10 dTons
2@-11/25, 2@-5/25, 2@5/25[-1 drive, half speed], 2@10/25, 2@7/25[
Private to GM: -Comms], 2 dest
(6G/Move:2804, dDR:43, dHP:25, dTons of Cargo Space: 0.1), Weapons:1xBeam Weapon
14 Jan 2180, Shuurashana 23.1/28 dTon of supplies (0.7 dTon/week), Current Budget: M$674.5