[MM/RP] ND vs. UIW - ToP for Obvious Lie - Kowloon (1312) [Complete]

[Fatebringer]

A pair of jump signatures emerged at the Zenith Jump Point.

"Kowloon Control, the New Dominion has come to trail for the Cameron Vessel once known as the Invisible Truth. We are pleased that you have agreed to a Trail of Possession for the ship and will not let it go unknown that you act with honor by accepting the Clan way. With what forces do you defend your claim."

[Daemonknight]

As Kowloon Control was preparing it's answer to the Dominion message, a slew of new jump signatures were detected. The last time a fleet of such size appeared, the Jade Falcons were coming to fight the Word of Blake, and as such, little issue was brought up. Untill analysis of the jump signatures yielded a single signature massing more than any other vessel that had entered UIW space.

The sensor techs aboard the Dominion vessels saw it too, and one of them ran to tell his Captain the news: the THS Sara McEvedy had finally been found.

[Fatebringer]

ND Initiative

[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 6, 1, total 7[/blockquote]

[Cannonshop]

Boojum Naval Station

"...signatures detected, we're not reading any familiar IFF..."

Commodore Giao Pham glared.  "Scramble everything." she ordered, "and get those foreigner bastards on the horn."

"Unidentified Fleet, this is Kowloon System Control, you are in violation of sovereign space, Identify yourselves and stand down before the law."

She turned and nodded, "Get the Dominion commander on the horn, tell him...tell him that the trial may be delayed, as our forces will be...busy."

Kowloonese/UIW Naval Forces:

UIS Obvious Lie (Cameron) 10.5 FP

UIS Littoria *(Star Lord) 6FP
UIS Cecilia Moreau (Star Lord) 2.25FP
UIS Gordon Kurst (star Lord) 3.5fp
UIS Lisa Tauber (Tramp) 3.5
UIS Gerda Mastiff (Invader) .75
UIS Rebecca Shaw (Merchant) 1.75
UIS Commandant David Ngo (Explorer) .25

UIS Fateshaper (Newgrange) 9.25

Coast Guard 12th Sqdn
UCGS Giant Patriarchiarchial Tool (Explorerl) .25 FP
UCGS Bianh Vu Lo (merchant) .75
UCGS Venh Lanh Dao(Merchant) .75
UCGS Ton Son Nhut (Invader) .5
UCGS Truk Lanh (Invader PPC) .25

Fleet Base Kowloon 6.75

"Recall everyone you can."

[Dave Baughman]

"Attention Kowlonn System Control, this is Admiral Eremiel Artemev commanding Sarah McEvedy. I believe you are in posession of something that belongs to us. We are entering this system to take posession of our property and crush any subhuman Clanner filth who attempt to interfere. You are now under our law, and you shall stand down or face our wrath."

THS Sword of Glory   Nightlord   LFB Mobile   Regular   Reliable   17.75
THS Vision of Justice   Fredasa   LFB Mobile   Regular   Reliable   8
THS Vulpes   Fox   LFB Mobile   Regular   Reliable   8
THS Sarah McEvedy   Leviathan II   LFB Mobile   Regular   Reliable   81
THS Sign of Revelation   Whirlwind (Clan)   LFB Mobile   Regular   Reliable   7.25
THS Vision of Provenance   Whirlwind (Clan)   LFB Mobile   Regular   Reliable   7.25
THS Daunting Spirit   Mjolnir   Mobile   Regular   Reliable   26

155.25 FP total

[Cannonshop]

"Oh, really? Đồ chết tiệt, 'Admiral'."

[Fatebringer]

The Dominion ships go to red alert the second they see the TH fleet show up.

Blue Lancer (Aegis) Elite, Fanatical, 32.75 FP
The Protector of Midgard (York), Veteran, Fanatical   , 24.5 FP

[Cannonshop]

The smallcraft fanned out from every available Union and Coast Guard ship, into a three-dimensional formation covering the release of fighter squadrons, and accellerating-this formation linked to dropships, types ranging from the Tiny CV leopard, to Overlords, to a sort of 'stretched' Union class, and here and there, some of the dropships had oddly-shaped nose-doors.

the formation was practically textbook, except for the relatively HUGE number of Smallcraft-which fell into two types: Aquarius class vessels, and Battle Taxis, running one escort for every pair of NL-42's.

The entire collection was only a fraction of the potential firepower of even ONE of the intruders-but the deployments were competent, the formations were just flexible enough to shift in and out of the ECM shadows of the Cameron-class UIS Obvious Lie, and the Newgrange Class UIS Fateshaper.

All save the UIS Littoria's group, whose fighters huddled inside their dropships somewhere between the larger vessels, in the overlap of the ECM.

An order was given.

"Bắt đầu đặc biệt chế cuộc đình công, mục tiêu là tàu chỉ định 'Sarah McEvedy', Mã số là đi."

[ooc: Cashing in the UIW's sole Nuclear Token.  Target is the Sarah McEvedy, objective is to sink her/force a survival roll]

The special attack squadron went to overthrust, while the rest of the assembled force split to engage, with everything they had, the screening warships around the Leviathan II.

"Admiral Artemev, you wanted the Cameron, we give it to you-up your ass, sideways.  Next time you want something, you might consider not acting like a bandit to get it."

[Fatebringer]

Raven forces intentions are to engage. I have not seen the Falcon forces posted or their intent, but we are willing to give our lives to hurt the TH as much as possible!

[Daemonknight]

CJFS Patrol Group:
CJFS Kerensky's Pride - Congress(Clan): 10 FP
CJFS Green Lantern - Congress(Clan): 10 FP
CJFS Emerald Tornado - York: 14FP
LAS Vengeance - Essex(Clan): 5.5 FP

CJFS FP: 39.5 FP
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Star Captain Angela von Jankmon was beyond pissed. The Sara McEvedy was a prize that many an unBlooded warship captain had dreamed of sinking. However, those birdbrained Ravens seemed to think that they could just waltz into the Falcon OZ and nobody would notice. She'd show them.

The CJFS Patrol Group signaled that it would follow the Ravens in against the massive battleship, and began moving foreward on at their 4 o'clock.

[Daemonknight]

**note, Fate, before you roll for the Clan side of combat, let me know, because something fishy is going to happen, i just don't want to reveal it now**

Nuclear Weapon is fired at the THS Sara McEvedy, forcing a survival check
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 3, 4, total 7[/blockquote]

[Fatebringer]

Do what you gotta do then.

[Daemonknight]

As the UIW's plan fails, the Clan battlegroup moves towards the TH fleet. However, only minutes before maximum range with weapons, the CJF flips on their end and burns at maximum power away, directly AWAY from the TH battlegroup. A short message is broadcast to the Raven flagship.

"Unfortuntetly, our orders don't include senselessly dying to recover a ship you've already lost once. Perhaps next time you will hold on tighter, quiaff? At any rate, we have no reason to stand by your side, Raven. Consider our friendship at an end."

As there is no interdiction or blockade, the CJF warships jump out-system.

[Cannonshop]

"Well...I guess the Spirit Cats were more popular than anyone let on."  Anh Cu'ong commented over the open channel, "rất nhiều cho đồng minh, sau đó.  Giả sử đội hình wargame Xiao Loc, tôi đoán chúng tôi biết những gì chúng tôi đang up against bây giờ. "

[Dave Baughman]

As the nuclear fireball blossoms in space, a second transmission is received from the Terrans.

"Attention frails, as you can see your pathetic attempt at an attack has failed. I wonder though, was this the Raven's idea? They do so love their nuclear arms."

"I digress, however. Every single one if you is going to die. Prepare yourselves."

TH fleet moves to naval engagement orders as the Jade Falcons flee the system.