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The Long Night Part One: Embers in the Dusk: A Planetary Governor Quest (43k) Complete Sequel Up
- Thread starter Durin
- Start date
- Location
- The Void
[X] Git Gud or Git Rekt
Wow, there is luck and there's what ever hell happened there.
Looks like we kill the rest of the nids and pack up.
Looks like we kill the rest of the nids and pack up.
So we lost no battleships, half our battlecruisers and a third of all our other classes of ships, while the Tyranids lost *all* their hive ships, three quarters of their cruisers and sixty percent of their escorts.....
Pile on!
[x] Turkey shoot!
@durin , Can we suggest that Admiral Freyr keep some escorts set aside to keep surveillance on the outer Alfheim system? I'd hate for our fleet to get overconfident and stuck in combat with the Tyranids only for a second fleet to drop into the system and give the first fleet a major reinforcement.
EDIT: changing vote, listed on separate topic.
Pile on!
@durin , Can we suggest that Admiral Freyr keep some escorts set aside to keep surveillance on the outer Alfheim system? I'd hate for our fleet to get overconfident and stuck in combat with the Tyranids only for a second fleet to drop into the system and give the first fleet a major reinforcement.
EDIT: changing vote, listed on separate topic.
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ebolasos
Hiiii please be my friend!
- Location
- Down under
You okay durin? You seem disappointed at the result of this turn.
- Location
- Alice Springs, Australia
Yes you can
I'm fine, just a little disappointed that the new ground war system won't be tested yet
You can still have us give a go against a Genestealer cult somewhere on Alfheim. After all, Hive Fleets typically go after planets with Genestealer Cults, don't they?(probably why they didn't go after Avernus, too young to have Genestealer cults and too close surveillance for nasty parasites and things like that for Genestealer hybrids to be unnoticed)
[x] Detach 30 escorts (10 squadrons of 3) from Admiral Freyr's fleet to conduct surveillance of the outer system for inbound Tyranid forces. They are to avoid contact with the current Tyranid fleet. The remaining fleet under Admiral Freyr's command is to close with the Tyranid fleet and destroy the enemy force.
HanEmpire
Delicious
[x] Detach 30 escorts (10 squadrons of 3) from Admiral Freyr's fleet to conduct surveillance of the outer system for inbound Tyranid forces. They are to avoid contact with the current Tyranid fleet. The remaining fleet under Admiral Freyr's command is to close with the Tyranid fleet and destroy the enemy force.
- Location
- Australia
Well, this is almost disappointing.
We burnt a good portion of the farms for nothing. We seem to have come all the way out here for nothing.
Ah well...
[x] Detach 30 escorts (10 squadrons of 3) from Admiral Freyr's fleet to conduct surveillance of the outer system for inbound Tyranid forces. They are to avoid contact with the current Tyranid fleet. The remaining fleet under Admiral Freyr's command is to close with the Tyranid fleet and destroy the enemy force.
We burnt a good portion of the farms for nothing. We seem to have come all the way out here for nothing.
Ah well...
[x] Detach 30 escorts (10 squadrons of 3) from Admiral Freyr's fleet to conduct surveillance of the outer system for inbound Tyranid forces. They are to avoid contact with the current Tyranid fleet. The remaining fleet under Admiral Freyr's command is to close with the Tyranid fleet and destroy the enemy force.
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Does anyone else have a feeling of impending doom? Like say it turns out the Tyranids were actually running from a Necron fleet and hoping to turn Alfheim into biomass so they wouldn't get burned to ash? I have a bad feeling 
Well, even the headline of the Update says Victory...
I approve of this. It's basically a vacation for our troops, we repair the damage done, and we can give some training/tips to the local forces.
Cleanup of Part 3. Nice rolls, though we didn't do so well on disengaging. Still, a win is a win is a win!
Alfheim Imperiled – Part Three: Victory
Admiral Freyr found several major flaws in the Tyranid fleet's positioning as it approached and used these weaknesses to full effect. Forces managed to get within point-blank range before being detected and their initial strike caused devastation among the unprepared Tyranids, killing around two thirds of the enemy ships including all of the Hive Ships in the firsts few minutes. While initial Imperial losses were light as the Tyranids were caught off-guard, Admiral Freyr had to bring his forces close to the Tyranids to pull off his first strike, which allowed them to inflict heavy losses on the Imperial Forces before they pulled back. By the time Admiral Freyr disengaged, around a third of his forces had fallen but they had killed most of the Tyranids, with only seventy Cruisers and three hundred and seventy Escorts remaining, many of them the Tyranid Vanguard which survived untouched. This Tyranid Vanguard consists of fifty Cruisers and two hundred escorts that are modified to function without nearby Hive Ships.
Admiral Freyr found several major flaws in the Tyranid fleet's positioning as it approached and used these weaknesses to full effect. Forces managed to get within point-blank range before being detected and their initial strike caused devastation among the unprepared Tyranids, killing around two thirds of the enemy ships including all of the Hive Ships in the firsts few minutes. While initial Imperial losses were light as the Tyranids were caught off-guard, Admiral Freyr had to bring his forces close to the Tyranids to pull off his first strike, which allowed them to inflict heavy losses on the Imperial Forces before they pulled back. By the time Admiral Freyr disengaged, around a third of his forces had fallen but they had killed most of the Tyranids, with only seventy Cruisers and three hundred and seventy Escorts remaining, many of them the Tyranid Vanguard which survived untouched. This Tyranid Vanguard consists of fifty Cruisers and two hundred escorts that are modified to function without nearby Hive Ships.
Imperial first strike roll: d100 = 94 + 14(Martial) = 108
Tyranid Defense roll d100 = 1 +5(Synapse) +5(numbers) = 11: Critical fail; double losses
Escorts killed: 10d6 * 6 * 2 = 37 * 12 = 444 Tyranid escorts killed
Cruisers killed: 4d6 * 5 * 2 = 20 * 10 = 200 Tyranid cruisers killed
Hive Ships killed: d10 * 2 = 5 * 2 = 9; ALL HIVE SHIPS KILLED
Tyranid retaliation roll: d100 = 65 - 15(No Synapse) = 50
Imperial defense roll: d100 = 51 + 14(Martial) = 65
Escorts killed: 5d6 * 6 = 12 * 6 = 72 Imperial escorts killed
Light Cruisers killed: 2d6 = 6 Imperial Light Cruisers killed
Cruisers killed: 4d6 = 15 Imperial Cruisers killed
Battlecruisers killed: 2d6 = 11 Imperial Battlecruisers killed
2nd Imperial damage roll: d100 = 22 + 14(Martial) + 20(momentum) = 54
Tyranid Defense roll d100 = 78 -15(No Synapse) = 63
Escorts killed 4d6 * 6 = 13 * 6 = 78 Tyranid escorts killed
Cruisers killed d8 * 5 = 6 * 5 = 30 Tyranid cruisers killed
2nd Tyranid damage roll: d100 = 100 - 15(No Synapse) = 85: Critical Success; double kills
Imperial defense roll: d100 = 3 + 14(Martial) + 20(momentum) = 37
Escorts killed: 7d6 * 3 * 2 = 20 * 4 = 120 Imperial escorts killed
Light Cruisers killed: d8 * 2 = 5 * 2 = 10 Imperial Light Cruisers killed
Cruisers killed: 3d6 * 2 = 11 * 2 = 22 Imperial Cruisers killed
Battlecruisers killed: d8 * 2 = 7 * 2 = 14 Imperial Battlecruisers killed
Battleships killed: d6/6 * 2 = 1/3 = 0: No Battleships killed
Tyranid Defense roll d100 = 1 +5(Synapse) +5(numbers) = 11: Critical fail; double losses
Escorts killed: 10d6 * 6 * 2 = 37 * 12 = 444 Tyranid escorts killed
Cruisers killed: 4d6 * 5 * 2 = 20 * 10 = 200 Tyranid cruisers killed
Hive Ships killed: d10 * 2 = 5 * 2 = 9; ALL HIVE SHIPS KILLED
Tyranid retaliation roll: d100 = 65 - 15(No Synapse) = 50
Imperial defense roll: d100 = 51 + 14(Martial) = 65
Escorts killed: 5d6 * 6 = 12 * 6 = 72 Imperial escorts killed
Light Cruisers killed: 2d6 = 6 Imperial Light Cruisers killed
Cruisers killed: 4d6 = 15 Imperial Cruisers killed
Battlecruisers killed: 2d6 = 11 Imperial Battlecruisers killed
2nd Imperial damage roll: d100 = 22 + 14(Martial) + 20(momentum) = 54
Tyranid Defense roll d100 = 78 -15(No Synapse) = 63
Escorts killed 4d6 * 6 = 13 * 6 = 78 Tyranid escorts killed
Cruisers killed d8 * 5 = 6 * 5 = 30 Tyranid cruisers killed
2nd Tyranid damage roll: d100 = 100 - 15(No Synapse) = 85: Critical Success; double kills
Imperial defense roll: d100 = 3 + 14(Martial) + 20(momentum) = 37
Escorts killed: 7d6 * 3 * 2 = 20 * 4 = 120 Imperial escorts killed
Light Cruisers killed: d8 * 2 = 5 * 2 = 10 Imperial Light Cruisers killed
Cruisers killed: 3d6 * 2 = 11 * 2 = 22 Imperial Cruisers killed
Battlecruisers killed: d8 * 2 = 7 * 2 = 14 Imperial Battlecruisers killed
Battleships killed: d6/6 * 2 = 1/3 = 0: No Battleships killed
368/900 Escorts
70/300 Cruisers
0/9 Hive Ships
70/300 Cruisers
0/9 Hive Ships
408/600 Escorts
34/50 Light Cruisers
83/120 Cruisers
25/50 Battlecruisers
3/3 Battleships
34/50 Light Cruisers
83/120 Cruisers
25/50 Battlecruisers
3/3 Battleships
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Odds are low, but if we manage a crit fail combined with a crit success for the 'nids, things could still turn to having to put up an actual fight dirt-side. Extremely unlikely, but possible.
In that case, I guess we don't have to detach the escorts for scouting. Though it would behoove us to make sure no part of the fleet gets away, or manages to sneak spores onto the planet.
Well, if he succeeds in completely in preventing the Tyranids from landing on Alfheim and maintaining a loss-kill ratio similar to the first part of the battle I'd say that Sector or maybe even Segmentum Command would ask the Inquisition to investigate Admiral Freyr and his fleet to make sure they hadn't offered their allegiance to Chaos in return for victory over the Tyranids. Once they confirmed that he hasn't done so Admiral Freyr will probably be nominated for several decorations and to receive the equivalent of a Roman triumph on his homeworld, and the tactics he used in the battle will probably be incorporated into the curriculum of naval academies across the sector.
