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Yay things will be moving along now. Question, how large of a force are the imperials sending? So far were small in number, ships and resources but are prepared for assault and space battle (no matter how brief our capabilities might be there) so I'm curious if the enemy strength has been stated or if were just winging it.

@Justicar: 'Fraid we already turned someone else away

@Rex: Probably a guard regiment. This is an entire occupied system, so its going to be a battlefleet with several regiments for ground assault. Only one will be attack Aplora, and I trust that a force of chaos marines such as this could take them out.

Event up.

What does this mean for those of us on the ground further into the hive?

Prepare yourselves for ground attacks and bombardments down on the hive's shields, feel free to make sorties if they land close by (You guys' decision), a little later, RP them assaulting the city on the ground.

 Alfndrate wrote:
Just posted my final post before I leave for AdeptiCon, don't let me die gents!

KILL.

Hooray!! get to crack some Imperial heads now

I have one thing to say;

Anyone feel like posting?

I can't really do a lot, I am stuck further in the hive with artillery and the ground assault has not started, so I am semi-useless.

Maybe just reactions to hearing about the Attack, Cato's speech thingy, orders, etc.?

There isn't really much of a reaction until the attack happens. We all knew this was coming, so posting seems pointless till Imperial lander's are nearing the Hive city.

Well, I do need a post from anyone else with a ship before I event again.

My ship is waiting to ambush the Landers, so Id say no.

And I'll be attacking while the landers are, well, landing

Also, how many Landers are coming for our main warband? I assume itll be 2 to the main planet, the other two will play leapfrog making sure we are not all over the system. I am imagining the opening to look like this:

with the Lander in the background exploding in a suitably epic fashion

 IHateNids wrote:
My ship is waiting to ambush the Landers, so Id say no.

Won't have much chance to do anything with the four warships in orbit. Plus, the landers will basically be sitting in high orbit dropping troopships, valks, etc.


I'd personally suggest Hit and Run, especially as you're both Running Strike Cruisers (?)


As for the landers? All four are for Aplora. There are multiple invasion forces attacking each of the planets in system.

Aye, ok then, forgot about the other massive bunch of Imperial Lances...

would destroying one of the landers before it 'lands' on the planet, then turning the guns on the Imperial ships actually work?

Not really. Maybe a really fast strike, or boarding attempt onto a lander would take it out quickly enough for the imperials not to kill you horribly.

surely a stike cruiser would absolutely level a Lander in a one-on-one?

Or am I grossly overestimating 40k Ships?

It would, but the imperial cruisers would cripple a strike cruisers in a couple of salvos. Landers are literally just massive, minimally armed barrels full of men and tanks. The imperial fleet would be firing from thousands of kilometers away as you approach swell. But they lack he movement to turn and fire efficiently, the strike cruiser relays on outmanouvering and striking at weak points such as the engines, generators bridge etc or board a ship and retreat

Yeah, but if your hit by a lance more than a few times, your craft is gone. Even boarding actions are dangerous considering the size of the Imperial fleet.

And if you do board a lander, there is a 1 in four chance of Catachans.

Well, due to my Ship being on the far side of the planet, I was thinking of destroying one of the Landers sent for the part we havent fortified, then warp-jumping to behind the Imjperials, if Warp Travel is that easy to use (forgive my noobiness if not, I have literally no knowledge of this, and Lexi isnt helping

It isn't like that.

Warp travel is tearing a rift in the warp and tearing another when leaving. In such close quarters with the Imperial shifts, you'd such them into the warp, crashing into you, or cause serious damage to yourself and the Imperials.

well, I could pop back into reality a couple hundred thousand miles away and move into range, but I see your point...

Im trying to use examples that Ive seen, and apparently they arent working :(

Have you seen them used in infantry or smaller vehicular combat? Space Combat is like a naval battle.

Well, make your decisions my friends, another event is on its way soon.

And it is also worth remembering that we are not Eldar or Necrons, we don't surpass them in tech, armour, weaponry, or even skill, necessarily. You have to find the best way to use your fleet to pose a threat.

We literally have no advantages besides 2, we are defenders, which is an advantage, and we are SPHESS MAHREENS.

The only situation we have an advantage in is close quarters combat.

 Lord Magnus wrote:
And it is also worth remembering that we are not Eldar or Necrons, we don't surpass them in tech, armour, weaponry, or even skill, necessarily. You have to find the best way to use your fleet to pose a threat.

We literally have no advantages besides 2, we are defenders, which is an advantage, and we are SPHESS MAHREENS.

The only situation we have an advantage in is close quarters combat.

But Space marines are designed for assault not defense, but then again, the best defense is offence.

What I say we do is assault the lander's in low orbit, weaken the force then strike once they begin to deploy. Constant hit and run attacks, trying to not become defenders. While the Guard have no fortifications or fall back zone, they are at their weakest.