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Terminus Quest: A CKII Mass Effect Quest
This is actually a good point.
One of the major issues with interstellar warfare is logistics; you are limited by how far you can stage your forces by the reach of your supply lines.
But if there's a friendly military base in the area capable and willing to offer basing, repair and munitions, your operating tempo, range and duration goes up drastically.
Looks like we're going to have to prioritize Logistics.
- Location
- United States
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Truly a contested vote.
Truly a contested vote.
- Location
- Austria
Well, you always need twice as much logistical capacity as you thought you would, so it's not surprising.
Ok here is what I think happened. The terminus ad the Quarian both did assaults. The Ranchi halted their assault on council space and than launch a counter assault against the Quarians pushing them back as trapping their fleet.
The terminus is also making a push to council space so hopefully they are smart and also assault Nubian relay. Which means we have potentially 5 fleets in system killing Ranchi.
Ok course the problem I see with rescuing is that the Ranchi will be pursing the fleet and we will go up on the Rach list of threats even if we win.
The terminus is also making a push to council space so hopefully they are smart and also assault Nubian relay. Which means we have potentially 5 fleets in system killing Ranchi.
Ok course the problem I see with rescuing is that the Ranchi will be pursing the fleet and we will go up on the Rach list of threats even if we win.
- Location
- Canada
Too true, there are no votes for any of the other choices[X] Go. Pull the 3rd out. [Assault the Nubian Expanse and attempt to clear a path for the 3rd RWF.]
More of a token vote since it's a landslide.
- Location
- Arizona
If the Council focuses their eventual offensive on Hades Gamma by way of the Exodus Cluster while the Terminus and Rannoch secure Phoenix Massing and the Hades Nexus, then we'd just need to secure the Nubian Expanse and we could turn the outer rim of the galaxy into a logistics highway. It would hardly be a golden bullet, but getting inter-polity trade back up and having the ability to support offensives from any direction would be a huge advantage.
This also means that we can't afford to let Exodus fall. Then the Rachni will have a straight line to reinforce Hades Gamma, where right now it's cut off between us and the Hegemony.
This also means that we can't afford to let Exodus fall. Then the Rachni will have a straight line to reinforce Hades Gamma, where right now it's cut off between us and the Hegemony.
- Location
- Rockford, USA
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Been sleeping/busy. Working with Versharl to get it updated now. Free info, though: all of your neighbor clusters are still Rachni-held.
I'm waiting on that until this event chain is done first.
The Explorer Corps are not yet at a point where they can meaningfully contribute to a fleet battle. The proposed option using them has them acting as blockade runners, which in and of itself puts a lot of risk on them. Other than that, they're still not ready for fleet actions.
Not much, no. The option proposing their use is very much a Hail Mary. You could order them on scouting jumps. It would be tricky, mind.
And yes, there are many doctrinal similarities. You already are applying these lessons; that will be reflected in the battle to come (because at this point there's no use pretending the vote's going to turn any other way
). Comm buoys require both sending and receiving nodes, so with the rachni buoys now locked out, just carting along your own would just mean towing expensive and delicate hardware into a combat zone.Don't yet exist. If I've said they do somewhere, it was in error.
Fleet sizes-
...*blink*
I- surely I- at some point- *checks*
...well, this is embarrassing. It's not exact, but a Raiding Fleet is about half the size of a Battle Fleet. Slightly less than half, but only very slightly.
The Explorer Corps, on the other hand, is still militarily negligible. The first class of recruits after the pilot members is still in training, and their ships are still in production. At the moment, the current Corps is maybe usable as blockade runners, and even that's dicey. Thus the option for using them being high risk.
- Location
- Outside the Box
- Pronouns
- She/Her
There we go then. Not much use for them in any write-in option. Cross your fingers for good rolls.
[X] Go. Pull the 3rd out. [Assault the Nubian Expanse and attempt to clear a path for the 3rd RWF.]
- Location
- Actually pretty lost
[X] Go. Pull the 3rd out. [Assault the Nubian Expanse and attempt to clear a path for the 3rd RWF.]
lancelot
Completely worth it
...Why in the fuck did we do this??? Even I was thinking it was too early, but after those posts from the QM EVERYONE should have been voting for independence. Seriously what the fuck people.
[X] Go. Pull the 3rd out. [Assault the Nubian Expanse and attempt to clear a path for the 3rd RWF.]
- Location
- Aotearoa
@PoptartProdigy Thanks. And the Explorer fleet? I'm not sure what size of ships we're building to fit it out, and the eventual size? Frigates? Presumably they're built for independant operation for the most part.
[X] Go. Pull the 3rd out. [Assault the Nubian Expanse and attempt to clear a path for the 3rd RWF.]
-[X] Fledgling Explorer fleet is on ready status to relay a message (if required) to 1BF/1RF if an attack on Virmire space does come through.
I'd like to think we could have an option at the time to insert the 1RF to raid, based on what happens during the battle and what we find out when we get there.
Also, Woo! Aside from fresh intel, possible friendly contact, and helping the 3RWF- Quarian ship tech?! Is theirs any good pre-exodus?
[X] Go. Pull the 3rd out. [Assault the Nubian Expanse and attempt to clear a path for the 3rd RWF.]
-[X] Fledgling Explorer fleet is on ready status to relay a message (if required) to 1BF/1RF if an attack on Virmire space does come through.
I'd like to think we could have an option at the time to insert the 1RF to raid, based on what happens during the battle and what we find out when we get there.
Also, Woo! Aside from fresh intel, possible friendly contact, and helping the 3RWF- Quarian ship tech?! Is theirs any good pre-exodus?
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- Location
- Austria
"Bill to pass the bill" is the kind of bullshit worth clamping down on at a lot of costs.
And besides, we are now at, oh nooooes, 89% approval. The horror the horror.
- Location
- Aotearoa
Don't worry. We pull this off and we'll be maxed out again just from the backwash off the morale boost.
- Location
- Rockford, USA
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Frigates, the existing Explorer-class corvettes. There are a few CL in production, but whether or not they should continue to be a feature of the Corps moving forward is an ongoing debate.
Not exceptionally.
- Location
- Germany
[X] Go. Pull the 3rd out. [Assault the Nubian Expanse and attempt to clear a path for the 3rd RWF.]
pbluekan
Somethin's Fucky ...
- Location
- Trumpistan
- Pronouns
- He/Him
So it looks like this is pretty much a no-go option. If the Explorer Corps were trained and firmly established I would certainly consider it. As of now it would be a suicide run.
Yeah. Looks like the option is this:
[X] Go. Pull the 3rd out. [Assault the Nubian Expanse and attempt to clear a path for the 3rd RWF.]
Dude. Really? It isn't that bad. We played the majority of this game at less than 89% approval. It's also 89% approval. That's still ridiculously huge, to the point that we are still politically untouchable.
We also have one option that straight up raises our approval, and we likely have more points coming in as our medical investment starts paying dividends.
10ebbor10
DON'T PANIC
- Location
- Present
After the posts from the GM, I'm surprised so many people still voted for independence. Whether you like Independence or not, the fact that they passed a bill that gave them carte blanche to draft a legally binding document is more than reason enough to veto it.
Hell, it could have been a vote to draft a declaration on not eating babies, and it still should have been veto'd.
A veto right is worth nothing if we don't get to veto the final document.
[X] Go. Pull the 3rd out. [Assault the Nubian Expanse and attempt to clear a path for the 3rd RWF.]
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- Location
- Europe
New map before the (very likely) Battle of the Nubian Expanse:
Couple of new things:
And my vote because I haven't done so yet:
[X] Go. Pull the 3rd out. [Assault the Nubian Expanse and attempt to clear a path for the 3rd RWF.]
Couple of new things:
- 2 brand new relays (Ardat Yaal and Brishak Expanse) courtesy of the Rachni.
- Exodus Cluster in the hands of the Rachni. (Bad news for the Batarians)
- Terminus Alliance lost Ninmah Cluster but might've gained The Phoenix Massing... or maybe the Quarians did. We don't know yet.
And my vote because I haven't done so yet:
[X] Go. Pull the 3rd out. [Assault the Nubian Expanse and attempt to clear a path for the 3rd RWF.]
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pbluekan
Somethin's Fucky ...
- Location
- Trumpistan
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Ok, let's put some perspective on this approval rating we have here. I'll use a famous semi-modern US president for a benchmark.
We have an 89% approval rating right now.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, one of the most beloved US presidents had a peak approval rating of 83%. He was straight the fuck up, politically untouchable. Wartime leaders have massive political bargaining power and capture the minds of their people with almost every action. This goes double for military leaders like Mira. Every action she takes, every military victory, will energize the populace in her favor.
Frankly, we don't need to worry about approval much until we are in peace time. Even then, we have a proven track record of good decisions outside of military action. Our investment into infrastructure and the healthcare sectors are prime examples of this.
Edit: That doesn't mean we should blatantly ignore the approval rating. We should still do things with an eye for it and aim to keep it riding high. It just won't be hard I think.
We have an 89% approval rating right now.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, one of the most beloved US presidents had a peak approval rating of 83%. He was straight the fuck up, politically untouchable. Wartime leaders have massive political bargaining power and capture the minds of their people with almost every action. This goes double for military leaders like Mira. Every action she takes, every military victory, will energize the populace in her favor.
Frankly, we don't need to worry about approval much until we are in peace time. Even then, we have a proven track record of good decisions outside of military action. Our investment into infrastructure and the healthcare sectors are prime examples of this.
Edit: That doesn't mean we should blatantly ignore the approval rating. We should still do things with an eye for it and aim to keep it riding high. It just won't be hard I think.
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