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  1. You can continue from your current position.
  2. This fact, unfortunately, does not in any way, shape, or form, disprove my original statement.
  3. Not to be "that guy," but I'm going to have to disagree.
  4. The Pordish inquiry concerns the absence of Colony Natynozh from either list. This being the case, it would behoove Rokkenjima to address this issue promptly so as to ameliorate any confusion from various parties wishing to travel abroad. While Colony Natynozh understands Rokkenjima does not wish to extend a hand towards the Pordish people (and has no desire to establish official relations), matter such as these should nevertheless be addressed in as timely a manner as possible to facilitate a rapid return to the status quo.
  5. The Colony Natynozh High Hunter Council, with High Hunter Nykat as representing member, has issued a statement noting the oddity of not being included within either list. While there is no great love of Rokkenjima within the borders of Colony Natynozh, the Colonial leaders still find it prudent to keep up-to-date with the local happenings. As such, Colony Natynozh formally requests that the current list(s) be updated to more accurately represent Rokkenjima-Natynozh relations.
  6. Been here, been there, it's a busy time of year.
  7. Nalydian Iceland High Hunter Nykat has, understandably, been busy dealing with the fallout from the Naxid crisis. This, however, has not kept him from addressing the various other smaller-scale matters that are occurring throughout the Pordish colonies. Of particular note has been the prevention of foreign vessels from entering Nalydian waters through portions of the Great Northern Trade Route previously established by the Federation of Sweden. Nykat has made it clear that, while things are much more hectic currently than he'd like, this will not preclude him from enforcing Nalydian territorial sovereignty. Because of this, he has elected to continue the hunting of rogue shipping within Nalydian borders indefinitely.
  8. Should probably specify your meaning in the rules then. What you stated here is not what the current wording implies. Official nation name: Colony Natynozh Population (P&W numbers): 656,250 GDP per capita (P&W numbers): $3,102.08 Population density (sq. km): 107.23 people/sq. mi Form of Government: High Hunterdom Politics & War Wikia link (leave blank if you don't have one): Describe your Nation IC: Colony of Nalydya Describe yourself in OOC terms: nation RP and avid fan of history Have you read, and do you agree to abide with, the rules? (Yes/No): Yes (You must not have a history of continuous rule breaks in the national affairs subforum!) Where on the map do you want to be located? (Using real-world geography/nations, or a self-provided map): Iceland, Faroe, Shetland Islands, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Azores, etc Nation flag link (if you have a specific one you want to be used): http://empireofnalydya.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/0/4/10048763/1971812.jpg?449 (Map-wise, you're limited to a maximum of 50 provinces. If you go higher than that, I'll personally adjust it down until it's at 50, or ask you to re-do your own example until it fits within the 50 province limit. Note that expansion is allowed, but at a maximum of four provinces per month as to be as realistic as possible. This rule applies to nations under 50 provinces as well. Nations are permitted to own colonies, but at a maximum of 5 with no more than 20 provinces each. Provinces are unable to be moved from one location to another. Gifted land is also capped at four provinces per month. Land gained by a nation as a result of war can be more than this.) (You are required to post at least once a month in the national affairs subforum to remain active. This means creating your own topic, not just commenting in someone else's posts. Inactive nations will be removed from the map.)
  9. Rules state we need to post new thread once per month. Made a thread last month. This month has not come to conclusion yet so methinks you are being a bit premature.
  10. Orbis IV A new force has arrived onto the battlefield. A few obligatory barrages are loosed at these new arrivals before they duck behind the fleet-spanning shields of the Triskeli. Unfortunate. That the Bro fleet too has fled behind the shields and more damage was not not visited upon them is also unfortunate, but it cannot be helped. Now though, with the UMS powers gathered in one area, the Naxid fire can be concentrated once more. For their part, the Triskeli would notice the volume fire increasing against their shields, while it appears that a strike force, some twenty-thousand strong, begins to peel away from the main force and sets course for the two Martian moons. No great change in the state of the Naxid fleet here is detected, but the various barrages of ordnance are having an impact on their number - of particular note are the large bore Triskeli rounds from their stations which plow though multiple ships at once as they rake through the formations. Asteroid Belt Front Naxid forces near the vast expulsion of rift energies find themselves rent asunder in rapid order. No counter is given before the wave of thousands of missiles is loosed by the rift fighters, and these too mostly hit their mark. With such a large amount of forces taken out in such short order, and no detection made of the primary hostile force in the area, the remaining Naxid forces begin to trickle away from the asteroid belt back to where they originated - Orbis V. With the bulk of the craft near the rift fighters having been annihilated, it is expected they will be able to make good on their withdrawal. Orbis VII and VIII Front The Pordish counters do not go unnoticed. Almost as soon as the first ships begin falling to the Nalydian and Katasian attempts to regroup behind the primary Nalydian defenses, Naxid ships begin moving into the area in between the rift cruisers and Ryksmarine vessels. With the initial surprise from the arrival of the Ryk craft now wearing off, large clouds of Naxid attack craft start streaming towards the behemoths battlewagons now bludgeoning their way through their formations. Their aim is simple: get in range of the Ryk warships to attempt boarding actions. Nothing more at this time is thrown at the Ryk, but the Katasians might notice a larger volume of gravitational warp type and plasma type missiles being directed towards them now as the mass of insectoid craft begins assembling between them and the Pords. The targeting of the planets and moons has worked well enough for the time being. Once more the Naxid warships switch track and begin hammering the fortress "Voznayali" and the superkapital warships arranged around it. Their numbers here have thinned noticeably, but in typical Naxid fashion, they continue to press onward regardless of losses. Similarly, at Neptune, the Naxid forces have achieved little but continue their assault and rotate warships in and out of the line of battle. Oddly, however, a contingent appears to break away from the main force assaulting that most distant of ice giants, and it sets course for the moon of Triton... Universal Gate Front The now growing waves of burnt-out hulks and obliterated craft do not deter the Naxid forces laying siege to the newest arrived of Bro fleets. Even as strike craft are taken out and warships are destroyed, it seems ten emerge from the darkness to take their place. The Naxids aimed initially to capture the gate, but if Bro resistance continues with such alacrity, eliminating the gate will much more than suffice. For the time being, they begin to spread out and appear to be attempting to gain more angles on the much smaller force engaging them in almost a bowl-shaped manner.
  11. A great stream of plasma fire crashes past the Nalydian formations near the "Voznayali" fortress and into the upper atmosphere of the plant Uranus. The impacts can be seen from space, and thermal sensors on the various Pordish craft begin detecting changes in the profile of the planet. The switch to targeting it directly has taken them by surprise, and it takes a spell for them to readjust their defensive firing patterns to account for the new pathing of the incoming ordnance. For the time being though, it is too late. Tall explosions leap out into space from the impacts deep within the interior of the planet and from the impacts now crashing upon the shielding protecting the myriad colonized moons of the gas giant... "The sky is alight with fire as the Naxids hammer our shields. Splotches seem to creep across them as their fire impacts and we can hear the loud low rumble of impacts even all the way down on the surface. The wait is maddening. There isn't anything we can do here. The battle is in Heinz's hand for now, but we all wish the Naxids would land so that we could fight them. I have confidence that we can whip 'em here just like we did back in Blackhand." -- Nalydian soldier, 10th Division-Assault Paramarine "Spear of Arctodonia," 41st Moscorosian Brigade-Assault Paramarine. Heinz Admiral, would you look at this, the sensors operator states. How peculiar. Heinz nods slowly. He can see the local commanders moving to counteract the most recent Naxid movements, but the development is still worrisome. His nod comes to a stop. Then he frowns. Zhüln up, he says. Tasi, comes an affirmation. Admiral Zhüln's hologram fades into view. He salutes quickly. Admiral Heinz, he says. Heinz returns the salute. Admiral, how are you holding up? Zhüln scratches his chin. His hologram can be seen looking over some displays and moving tidbits of information around before he finally makes his reply: It looks like Atanok's Division has been hit the hardest. He hasn't lost any ships outright, but the Naxid gravitational warp missiles have been playing havoc with his formations. Twenty of his battlecruisers have been forced back, and at least three of these have retired to the local area of his flagship for immediate repairs. Heinz takes all the information in. That none of the vessels have been sunk is fortuitous to say the least, considering the volume of fire visited upon the formation. He weighs his next order of business when another hologram flickers to life by Admiral Zhüln. "Attention Nalydian fleet. This is the RSL Grand Karak of the Ryksmarine. We are currently heavily engaged with an unknown enemy, I am instructed to inform you we are turning towards your lines in a withdrawal. As such I have been authorized to request passage into your lines to regroup, in exchange we can offer what limited help available to us at this moment. Direction from Admiral-Nominate Dusty-Face is as follows. If you feed us targets of opportunity we will engage and destroy them. We will be sending advance strike packages for surgical operations forward as an initial show of aid, these will consist of both boarding forces and near light fighter-bombers to offer you direct aid. You will be contacted in due time, direct their attacks and make use of them where most necessary. Additionally, the inter-dimensional relations handbook of the Katasian Ryksmarine states we are to inform you that if you are, in fact, evil parallel dimension twins of previously encountered peoples then you have to tell us as it is important we know these kinds of things in advance. Glory to Katasia, Grand Karak out..." We have located the Katasian fleet, Admiral, the sensors operator chimes in. Heinz zooms into the map; sure enough the impressive and distinctive forms of the Ryk warships begin to fade into view. They're going to need to fight their way through to our lines, Heinz notes, I want the 51st an 62nd Runner Divisions as well as the rift cruisers of the 36th and 14th Patrol Fleets to clear a pathway through to the Katasians. Remove P/A interdiction along their route. Tasinehdao! comes a reply. Heinz' orders sink down through the ranks. In the void, the glistening Chürzhna armouring of the rift cruisers glows as they shunt more power into shielding and thrusters; the cruisers are first to break free from the main Nalydian formations and they slam into the Naxid lines sailing in very close order. The ENS clearance is a godsend for them, and they take full advantage of it. The rotating barrels of the ENS/RPDC finally are able to be put to good use; the mixed batteries, each with three barrels, open up in full concert with their ENS weapons in addition to the rift-pulse discharge batteries, and it is expected that the increased levels of firepower will help aid in maintaining the corridor. Of particular note, though, are the Tylaq Balnook runners which, with their Generation XV DS reactors and rift seal cloaking seem to fade in and out of existence as they target Naxid warships with withering barrages of Array fire and high-yield missiles as they screen for the main contingent of rift cruisers. A reply is given to the Katasians: "We read you, Grand Karak. Naxid formations rotate in and out of the line of battle to retain the strength of their shields. They have forces behind their main lines, near our current front line, that have been drained considerably and should be relatively easy to pick off, provided you can reach them. For your main force, we are sending rift cruisers to help clear a pathway from our lines to your current position to help keep your levels of attrition down." May Jlokhemit watch over us, And Rekazhnar guide our bows Admiral Zhüln, Heinz says, that will be all. Zhüln's hologram fades away.
  12. Colony Natynozh Nalydian Icelandic and North Sea Territory A cruiser of the 37th Patrol Fleet, the VRZ Windswept Plains, has reported detecting a trade ship entering Nalydian territory during its completion of the the North Sea leg of the Great Northern Trade Route recently established by the Federation of Sweden and Alexiamia, Rokkenjima, and the Republic of Exodus. Following protocol, the cruiser subsequently fires upon the offending trade vessel: a single long range shell is fired, and is detected making contact with the trade ship. The trade ship, shoddily cobbled together by Orbisian natives, proves to be too flimsy for the ordnance used and the shell over-penetrates and is detected slamming into the seabed not terribly far from where it made contact with the surface vessel. Even with this unfortunate miscalculation, the merchant begins to burn and take on a heavy list. It is last seen drifting towards the northern coast of England with the blue-green Atlantic having claimed its aft decks. The effectiveness of heavy kinetics against lightly armoured merchant vessels is duly noted. Pordish vessels captains are instructed to use only incendiary shells or missiles against these soft targets in the future. The rarity of encountering vessels of... Such quality is such that the initial results were somewhat surprising. This, however, is not enough to deter the Pords. Overall, Nalydian policy has not changed. The current state of affairs will continue until the nations involved within the Great Northern Trade Route are able to rehash the boundaries and connection points of the trade routes. Until this happens, vessels will continue to be targeted and potentially sunk within the previously declared "no sail zone" without warning. To reiterate this point, a short general service announcement is broadcast across the globe stating that vessels sailing with the 200km exclusive economic zone of the Nalydian Iceland and North Sea Territory, bar those within the territorial waters of Greenland or England, will be sunk.
  13. Orbis IV Front - Combat vs Bro Contingent The Bro fightercraft continue to find that they are having no difficulty in eliminating Naxid forces. And now, with the bro fleet engaging them as well, it seems that their fightercraft are beginning to withdraw. This, actually, is more of an attempt to bring the fighting back to under the cover of guns from the main force to aid them in eliminating the Broes, however. A volley of a couple hundred million missiles is loosed from the fleet, and heads for the 700 or so Bro contingent now targeting them. Asteroid Belt The Naxids are surprised their volleys seem to be persuaded off course, but nothing fancy occurs in return as the Alterrans begin more advanced operations. The distortions are noted, however. Hundreds of interceptors are swatted aside, but they appear almost... Endless. It seems they have at least hundreds of thousands of these interceptors, if not millions, in the area - most just have not yet gathered to throw their weight against the Alterrans. The count of actual large ships is smaller, but still is not insignificant. Orbis V and Orbis VI Fronts Saturn has fallen to the Naxids. Titan is now heavily fortified and millions of Naxid warriors take up positions within the rapidly growing tunnel networks beneath its surface. Alterran fleet emerges into real space deployed against the largest of the Naxid fleets, still largely untouched by battle. Heavy ground based batteries on the Galilean Moons begin targeting what they can with heavy ordnance seemingly almost immediately, while streams of fighters begin forming up to eventually attack. Surprise, though, is on the Alterran side as the Naxid formations are not set up for fleet engagement and it seems, almost, that they are but for a moment paralyzed as they shuffle around attempting to place themselves between the Alterrans and the hive. Orbis VII and Orbis VIII Fronts The Katasian intrusion is an unwelcome one. Craft go flying and formations rent asunder as the Ryk warships pull into the verse. The Naxids are taken by surprise, but fortunately, the sheer volume of the fleet means entire sections have not yet come under Katasian bombardment... Yet. Sections near the Katasians, however, are very unlucky as the large bore and high yield Ryk ordnance pounds away and knocks ships out of commission with relative ease. By the Station "Voznayali," Naxid elements have reached stalemate. They switch track, and begin targeting Uranus itself and the moons. The main fleet, now pressuring Admiral Zhüln, presses onward regardless of the Katasian intervention, and soon vast plumes of ordnance begin slamming into the fleet-spanning shields of the primary Nalydian fleet. The same sight plays out by Neptune; stalemate continues in earnest with Naxid warships dropping in droves with no visible headway made by either side. Trans-Universal Gate Front The Bro fleet emerges and sets course for the inner system, but even at maximum sublight it will take hours to reach Orbis IV. For the time being though, a large salvo of fire slams into the flank of the Broes from the thirty million Naxid ships sent to secure the gate as they pull into this 'verse. The fleet moves on an intercept course aiming to prevent them from joining with UMS forces elsewhere. Already waves of interceptors begin peeling away from the main force and they start speeding towards this newly arrived UMS contingent, lobbing missiles and firing off plasma and kinetics all the while. Special attention is paid to the inbound waves of interceptors, and very soon they are mixed in with the Naxids and battle is joined. Pluto; Kuiper Belt The icy outer bodies now are home to a number of infested worlds. Naxids have begun to set up heavy equipment, and powerful shielding arrays can be detected far into the inner Orbis System.
  14. Nalydian Relations Statement from Admiral nam-Kalzhak, Commander-in-Chief of the Colonial VRZ: "It has been brought to attention that Nalydian territory has been included within trade routes without the expressed permission of the Colonial High Hunter Council. While we understand the desire for greater profits and safer transit, we will not be allowing foreign vessels passage within our territories. With this being the case, any foreign vessel caught sailing within our exclusive economic zone - 200km from Nalydian Iceland, Shetland, and Faroe Islands - will be fired upon. Vessels within territorial waters of the British Isles and Greenland, will not be targeted and it is expected these two slivers of ocean will be used for northern traffic. The current state of affairs is unacceptable and this arrangement will remain until trade routes have been redrawn." North Atlantic, Orbis Elements of the 37th Patrol Fleet emerge from their berths into the stormy Atlantic; the dark hulls of the cruisers plow through the murky waters as they churn the sea into foam and press onward. The myriad weapons of the contingent are primed and ready for action. No warning shots will be given: with nam-Kalzhak already having addressed the nations of Greater Orbis, it is expected they will understand Nalydya is serious about his endeavour. Consequently, violators will be sunk promptly and without warning.
  15. Old Friends Admiral Manster Heinz sips his drink slowly as the displays show the battle unfolding before him. The Naxids, in usual fashion, are pressing him and his men hard. The grand "Voznayali" shipyard-fortress, more than a match for vast ranks of Naxids alone, has come under direct assault. He watches a massive salvo of fire survive through the phalanxes of point defense and combined shielding to splash upon the heavy armour of the station; vast plumes jolt out into space as the station absorbs the damage. In return the Naxids are received of powerful solid Array attacks as the commander of the station sees fit to revert more power over to offensive measures rather than sit defensively. He nods. Admiral Zhüln is being pressured, Heinz notes. He moves markers on the displays; the vessel formations acquiesce and begin shifting. He waves his hand; Zhüln's hologram appears. Admiral Zhüln, Heinz beings. Tasi, Zhüln replies with a salute. Roll your formations back into the main line. It'll be better to disperse their fire across the greater fleet, Heinz orders. Zhüln salutes again: Tasinehdao, he shoots back. The battle though, has already overstayed its welcome: VRZ Generous Kingdom Alabaster, a 108km Kornat Hanüch type battlecruiser from Zhüln's main line, is focused by a swarm of larger Naxid craft. The sheer volume of fire being squeezed into such a small area guarantees some of it will penetrate the Nalydian screens. Waves do, and they begin raining down on the surface of the Pordish behemoth. The battlecruiser begins to withdraw out of range, but not before her entire surface is raked by plasma and missile fire. Blister turrets are ripped open and gantries flung far and wide; vast streams of LNS slosh back into impact craters, but the damage has already been done. The scene is similar throughout many of the ships of Zhüln's formation as they begin a fighting withdrawal back to the main section of the Pordish fleet. We're losing Natyl & Mylchar integrity, Admiral, an officer suddenly notes. Multiple more signatures are emerging... I'm not sure what... Wait.. Heinz moves the displays. What's this now? Heinz questions. He points to the Naxid formations and what appear to be... Warships plowing through them. These signatures are... Abnormal, sensors operator says. But they're... Familiar. For a full minute the bridge is silent. Then... Admiral Heinz: By Amaruq's wide tundra..! Again silence drops across the bridge. But one by one the officer present begin to make the same realization that Admiral Heinz has made. The signatures... Are Katasian. Message them. Tell them Admiral Manster Heinz with the Nalydian 6th Fleet and allies are defending this system from the Naxid threat, Admiral Heinz says. Tasi, comes a reply, tasinehdao! The message is sent off to the new Katasian arrivals. The blundering of Ryk ships into the fray is... Convenient, at least for the VRZ and her allies. With the Broes and Alterrans also fielding fleets in-system, it would appear that the Naxids will not be having as easy a time as they likely assumed.
  16. Local Rift Somewhere, in a universe distant, Admiral Hans Murdoch, Commander-in-Chief of all VRZ forces, is likely stifling a frown. The realm of PW-1 has caused the High Hunters worry - worry enough that rift cruisers and a new named fleet were slated for construction. These additions have ballooned the VRZ's numbers considerably, but even still they are a far cry from the glistening heights they once were before the dreaded Ishii and Kiran armadas turned the bulk of Nalydya's armadas into scrapmetal. But here and now, in this realm, the Pords have been liberal. Many rift ships have been brought into PW-1 to further Nalydian understanding of the natives; as in all verses within which Winter's children live, they are avid learners and seekers of all knowledge. And so it comes as no surprise to anyone when nam-Kalzhak agreed to begin standard VRZ patrolling procedures within PW-1. Admiral nam-Kyzhaq requested five hundred new rift fleets. nam-Kalzhak, tasked with patrolling and keeping an eye on all of the PW-1 universe... Has considerably fewer to work with. Following the closure of the Naxid crisis and the retirement of Manster Heinz' fleets back to NS-1, nam-Kalzhak has been left with five rift fleets - collection of 2,700 warships in total. With such a vast quantity of space needing to be covered, the rift fleets have divided the area into sectors based on importance; Caledonia - the most powerful nation native to PW-1 by Nalydian standards - is observed by the cruisers of 16th Rift Fleet. Next in line is Chernigov; surveillance here is done by the 29th Rift Fleet. France is observed by the 32nd, and the rest of the spacefaring nations of PW-1 are, in no particular order, observed by rotating cruisers of the 22nd, 31st, and 202nd Rift Fleets. This then is the reason cruisers of the 780th Patrol Fleet find themselves plying the rift relative to Chernigov Prime. The lead ship, a diminutive 5 kilometer long Häzhel-nam Koch type rift cruiser, shines eerily in the sickly domain. The realm, accepting the rift-infused polyhedral plating (or Chürzhna armouring as it is becoming known within Nalydian circles) of the craft as its own, responds eagerly to its every movement and desire. She banks - the rift helps; she ascends - the rift aids. 1500, local time. Or at least as far as the temporally-anchored clocks of the cruisers are concerned. A hologram appears to the residents of Chernigov, but unbeknownst to them, it is intercepted and viewed by the Pords as well... "People of Chernigov, it has come to my attention that the supporters of the Order of Imperial Knights, as well as survivors from the order and the Sith Empire have come together to fight against us. These rebels are being led by Master Ivan Holub of the Imperial Knights and Darth Malgus, the last surviving member of the Dark Council. Now, a message to these rebels: You will never have the power to destroy me. That you believe you could... It offends me. Thank you." The message is relayed back to Colonial VRZ Command. Admiral nam-Kalzhak is quick to review it and immediately understands the gravity of the situation. Soon after, reports come trickling in of combat erupting all across Chernigovian space, and it is thus that the harsh reality reveals itself. Chernigov has become embroiled in a civil war. High Hunter Nykat, speaking on behalf of the Colonial High Hunter Council, has taken the opportunity to make a statement regarding the current turn of events. "Most recently the native PW-1 nation of Chernigov has become embroiled in a war civil of sorts. Imperial Nalydya would like to make it clear that she has no interest in joining this conflict now or at a future date. The people of Chernigov are barbaric and the brutish, heathen savagery known as the Force still holds sway within their borders. We will not dirty our hands through combat with such a tribalistic foe." High Hunter Nykat has no more words on the matter.
  17. Map will be updated by later this evening. Welcome aboard!
  18. Orbis I and Orbis II Fronts (<311.79 million ships) As the shock of encountering a Tlaloc station over the star begins to fade away (and the hulks of hundreds of thousands of ships float off into the void), Naxid forces begin dropping back into longer-ranged combat; ships continue rotating in and out of line of battle to retain fresh shields as attention is brought more fully to countering the Tlaloc. They exchange missile fire with the Mri forces and seem to be staying off at longer range: it appears no headway is being made, however more concentrated swarms of missiles are lobbed off in an attempt to clear what's left of Orbis I away. The carriers, 37 kilometers in length, have more or less finished deploying their strike craft, and millions of these diminutive swarmites zoom towards the Mri in an attempt to get into weapons range to break the stalemate. Orbis IV Front (<52.46 million ships) The Triskeli are not greeted with close quarters combat. The fleet seems to find position a comfortable distance away from the Federation star destroyers and begins behaving in a manner similar as with against the Mri. Ships begin rotating in and out of the line of battle as the millions of ships open up in earnest. With news flowing back that a good chunk of the initial ordnance wave was successful in plastering the surface of Orbis IV, the fleet is free to engage the Triskeli fleet entirely, save for the bothersome contingent of Bro fighercraft that continue to pester and pick off warships. Already legions of interceptors begin to swarm the Broes with the expressed purpose of overwhelming and destroying them. For their part, each Triskeli ship is targeted by vast swathes of the Naxid contingent - individual vessels are picked out for focus fire by thousands of vessels, and a deluge of plasma, missile, and kinetic fire begins to stream forth towards them in unending, timed, streams with mere seconds of downtime before the next wave. Asteroid Belt The Alterran assault takes the Naxid forces by surprise in the Asteroid Belt. Tens of dozens of vessels are eliminated outright by the first wave of attacks, and a few hundred total are damaged by them by the time the second wave of attacks are completed. The reaction is swift: hoards of Naxid interceptors begin coalescing, and it soon becomes apparent that the rift fighters are outnumbered by a hideous margin. This of course is in conjunction with the Naxid warships' own defensive fire, which begins to dot the void and pepper it with plasma bolts and kinetic slugs. Orbis V and Orbis VI Fronts (<625.08 million ships; <56.96 million ships) The lack of proper defenses in the Orbis V and Orbis VI planet-systems begins to become problematic... For the defenders. The four large moons of Orbis V begin to see large fortifications crop up on them as Naxid forces burrow into their crusts and set up shop. Already energy signatures from shielding arrays can be detected as Jupiter and its moons fall firmly into the Naxid grasp and the fleet, still hundreds of millions of ships strong, goes onto the defensive. Saturn does not fare much better. Naxid forces begin pouring onto Titan and before long they will have heavy infrastructure established here as well. Orbis VII and Orbis VIII Fronts (<446.70 million ships) The hive controlling the forces near Uranus has recovered and makes note of the stiff resistance coming from Zhüln's divisions and the Voznayali fortress. A detachment twenty million strong peels away from the main fleet to engage the station directly. They bring with them many large craft and a truly disgusting swarm of fighters and interceptors. The main fleet, however, has seen Zhüln's formations succeed for long enough. The lead Naxid formations, completely shattered by the hideous salvo of relativistic ordnance, rotates back into the line. Regular firing patterns for this fleet begin to focus on Zhüln and Zhüln's fleet only; they seem to be ignoring the rest of the Nalydian host. In general, the Naxid forces here seem to be absorbing the Nalydian counters in stride; the trans-universal gate, floating in-between Uranus and Neptune, is targeted as a contingent some thirty million strong steam off in its direction. At Orbis VIII a general meeting engagement has begun. Naxid forces engage their Pordish counterparts at range, seeking first to hammer down their fleet-spanning shields, and - once that is complete - focus fire the big ships down first. Already the stubborn nature of the rift-infused Arrays is rearing its head, but nothing holds up to fire forever... Pluto; Kuiper Belt Naxid forces arrive at Pluto. Equipment is brought planetside and structures begin to take shape. The same scene plays out throughout the small icy worlds of the Kuiper belt. With nothing in the region to contest them, they make considerable headway. System Natynozh Massive VOID signatures herald the arrival of another Naxid hive with roughly 800 million ships in tow. They burst through the heavy planet-based FTLi fields and begin closing in on the planet Natynozh. Like elsewhere throughout the PW-1 universe they have come to attack UMS forces. Here specifically, the newly-colonized Nalydian world of Natynozh.
  19. Let Us Unleash the Jlokstazh! VRZ Azure Midwinter's Sunset Nalydian 6th Fleet "Fury Chlümüchgrazhni'an" Admiral Heinz, we are receiving a heavily encrypted message. It appears to be from... Alterrans. Heinz nods slowly. He hadn't expected Alterrans to show up here, in this verse, at this battle. But he can hardly blame them. The signatures of the fleets present easily give off massive signatures. No doubt they'd be noticed. He nods again. Patch it through, he says. The communications officer acquiesces: "The Empress of Alterra wishes to express her salutations to our esteemed allies. We have a Capital Fleet, set to arrive in five minutes. We request FTLi clearance for the fleet upon arrival - from the Star's Core directly to the moon known in MS-1 as Europa. Please confirm." Thank you, communications, the Admiral says. Give them interdiction clearance, he orders. Tasinehdao! come the replies. Communications, message them back: "We read you, Commander Duvaine. Admiral Manster Heinz of the Nalydian 6th Fleet here. Good to see more allies on this battlefield. You will be given clearance through our interdiction layers from Orbis Prime to Orbis V Satellite VI as per your request. May Rekazhnar guide your bows." The communications officer nods and sends the encrypted message back to the Alterran vessel. Heinz directs his attention back to the displays. The first directed gamma ray burst makes contact with the missile wall; vast quantities of missiles survive the first shell only to make contact with the second. The Admiral looks up from the displays: We've thinned them. Prep missile banks - chase down and destroy the remaining missiles. Target the fleet with the survivors. Across the Nalydian warships, missile banks slam open. A sickening array of singularity missiles spew forth out into the void: tens of millions from the planet-sized "Voznayali" alone joined by egregious amounts from the other massive warships as well. The cloud is vast and easily outnumbers the host bearing down upon them. The gargantuan armada zooms through the black nothing towards the incoming Naxid missile swarm and within minutes the initial wave of hostile torpedoes has been dealt with. The Nalydian missile swarm, however, is unyielding, and continues past the hostile swarm and makes steam for the Naxid fleet. Our picket ships are nearly back within our formations, Admiral, the sensors operator notes. Are the PBA Redirection probes in position? It appears so, Admiral. Naxids have taken no action against them, the sensors operator confirms. Let's use them, then. Admiral Heinz orders. Begin primary firing patterns. Tasinehdao! Throughout the battlespace, even in areas where Naxid forces don't appear to quite be in range yet, massive energy signatures can be detected. Then suddenly - but not without warning - from what appear to be minute contacts, vast streams of weaponized LNS lash out in anger at the offending Naxid swarms. Their power appears to make no sense considering the signatures they are giving off, but upon closer inspection it is revealed that they are actually siphoning off of the main combined Array's of Heinz' fleet. This, though, is not the main show... Heinz turns his attention to the actual fleet engagement; Admiral Zhüln is now in the firing line... Zhüln's Divisions Admiral Zhüln looks out across the bridge of his flagship, the 2,250 kilometer long dreadnought VRZ Effervescent Brilliance. The enemy has opted to close with him, and he will meet them. The displays alight with Naxid fire... Admiral, the Naxids have opened fire! Shall we return fire? Zhüln's second in command. The man eyes the displays; he knows given the volume of fire the combined shielding of the fleet can hold for the time being, but offing Naxids also would help. Admiral Zhüln smiles. Yes, he says with a wide grin cast towards his second in command. Return fire! The orders sink through Zhüln's chain of command like a rock. On the flanks of his behemoth warships, the artillery turrets finish training on their targets. The mainline kinetics are the first open up: massive shells, lobbed from towering artillery pieces, are hurled downrange from barrels in clumps of four at a fraction of a pace below lightspeed; at their largest they dwarf some of the ships they are targeting: the big-gun battleships fire a mixture of 325m long and 425m long shells, while the battlecruisers are content with the consistency of only 325m shells. These shells, a combination of semi-guided "smart" munitions and multi-stage HE penetrators, are soon greeted by the weapons of the monitors of the fleet... Mere moments after the main ships erupt with fire from their millions of twin, three-gun, and quad batteries, the nam-Kyzhaq type monitors join the wild cacophony. They are equipped with the largest guns in the fleet, the formation-rending two kilometer wide barrels of the 2,000m PSKR. In this fight, however, Admiral Heinz is specific: the monitors are to utilize canister. Naxid warships are too flimsy and they lack the optimal number of large warships to warrant solid slug ordnance. Thus joining the main kinetics are vast plumes of canister and scattershot with the sole purpose of opening large holes in the Naxid formations. As the kinetics of the fleet open up, the tri-barreled ENS/RPDC mounts begin to rev up to speed as well. They wait for the kinetics to finish their first four round clips before they join the fray. With PA interdiction in full swing, the ENS portion of the ENS/RPDC batteries remain silent, but the RPDCs are not limited in such a manner. The first batteries opens up. The putrid energies of the rift are detected across the system as the RPDCs begin to fire in rapid pace; the amounts detected are so vast as to fool casual observer into thinking a portal has been torn into the sickly realm. But this is not the case; the RPDCs lob clumps of living nanites (grown in the rift and infused with its energies) at great speed - just a tick under light; upon contact with hostile vessels the massive energy discharge is enough to locally rend space-time... Even through FTLi. They are kinetic-gravitic weapons, and are exceedingly dangerous; even the gravitic shockwave from a near miss is enough to cause damage. Batteries have opened fire, Admiral. Good, good, Zhüln says. In the void, plasma bolts crash against the outer Array shielding of the fleet; a few outer ships are seen throwing up point-defense fire as the weight of Naxid fire causes bolts to leak past. Zhüln sits back in his chair. Maintain positions, he orders.
  20. By the Eternal Grace of the Winter-Bringer... VRZ Azure Midwinter's Sunset Nalydian 6th Fleet "Fury Chlümüchgrazhni'an" Five minutes. The Mri gave five minutes until the Naxid arrival. And it seems their predictions are as accurate as the Pords' own. After almost five minutes on the dot, the Pords detect them. Admiral! We are detecting realm breaches! The Naxid are attempting to force their way though the Natyl & Mylchar Arrays! Heinz nods. Let the interdiction do its job, he replies. Tasinehdaos! echo and it soon becomes evident Heinz' confidence is not misplaced. Multiple detonations detected! Naxid ships are being destroyed! Maintain power to the Natyl & Mylchar Arrays, Heinz orders. Tasi, an affirmation is voiced. They've... Stopped. We count 704,000,000 subfabric detonations of varying grade. I'm getting larger readings of 176,000,000 detonations in the "very large" category. I think it is safe to assume those to be confirmed vessel kills. Thank you, sensors. They are no longer pushing through the Natyl & Mylchar Arrays? No, Admiral, it appears that - the sensors operator stops. Suddenly the displays light up. At first hundreds, and then thousands, then tens of thousands of contacts. The numbers grow and balloon and soon they pass hundreds of thousands and into the millions range. At varying distances from the Pordish fleet, Naxid ships arrive in force. What the hell?! Heinz looks at the displays himself. At distances as close as an AU, Naxid forces have made their way through the FTLi fields. He shakes his head. This shit again. Throughout the system, Naxid forces pour in through the DSD and Pordish Natyl & Mylchar interdiction layers. The fight is on. Naxid forces have made it through our interdiction layers, Admiral. I can see that, Heinz states. Can never trust R&D to deliver. So much for nothing will get through the new interdiction. Signal the fleet to prepare for ship to ship combat, he says. Tasi, the communications officer says, Tasinehdao! Almost as soon as they arrive, the Naxids go on the offensive. Once more Heinz' displays alight - this time with the signatures of billions of missiles. It is apparent they are not targeting Heinz' warships, but the moons and colonies themselves in addition to orbital works. He notes a considerable amount also heading towards the gate between Orbis VII and Orbis VIII, but defending that is not his primary concern. Push PA interdiction out to .5 AU from all vessels. I want no energy weapon usage in this battlespace, Heinz barks. Runners and rift cruisers withdraw to the main fleet; seed the area with PBA Probes as you fall back, he orders. His hand is busy on the console relaying the movements. He zooms out. There are still a few minutes before the Naxid missile swarms are in range enough to deal with directly. Tell Keegan to hunker down. He'll have to hope his shields hold. He should be able to handle some missiles, the Admirals says. For now, pulse the swarms twice with bursts, then redirect power into defensive Array linking. Heinz' orders are carried out. The first Nalydian counter consists of two large, concentric shells that emerge from their fleets. These are directed gamma ray bursts, and Heinz hopes to fry vast quantities of the incoming missiles with them. Should an unacceptable quantity survive, he is prepared to bring out his other weapon systems. For the time being though, he has not lost confidence in the situation. He opens a communications line: Admiral Zhüln, he says directly to his subordinate, advance your divisions. In the void the ships begin to move - five of the divisions deployed in defense near the Uranian System. Their Arrays are linked and their formations seem to resemble dark spheres more than actual starship conglomerations. They will be the first to make contact with the incoming Naxid warships...
  21. Headquarters of Feldmarschall Keegan Russell Oberon, Uranian System We've received word from Admiral Heinz that Naxid forces are inbound, Feldmarschall. Keegan is silent. He reviews a holomap of the Pordish colonies on the five major moons of Uranus. They are small moons but still have similar surface area to that of a more primitive terrestrial nation. Not many men will be needed to defend them; he expects the combat to resemble battling on Earth from FB-1. The Feldmarschall moves the displays. What was that Earther nation that survived into the modern era of space travel? The United States? He brings up the holomap of Triton (a Neptunian moon). The US was too successful back home. Fractal existences made diplomacy a nightmare. Peace with one America, war with another, terrible tensions with yet a third. Virginia was once invaded because... Of something rather. Denmen then crashed a garbage carrying transport into it. Disastrous. Feldmarschall, we have about five minutes before they arrive in-systen. Heinz is already moving to engage. Keegan looks up from his displays. The capital - Oberon - currently is defended by an entire Korps of Paramarines: the Divisions "Tamers of the Swarm," "Fall of Sphenis," "Spear of Arctodonia," and "Kohn's Raiders." They have fought Naxid before and many within their ranks are eager to fight them again. They are good, experienced men, but Keegan would prefer if the hostile host isn't given the opportunity to fight his men here, in this system. Fate, however, never lowers herself to the desires of man. He shuts the displays off. None of the other moons have formations of note save for the Nävsh'an Paramarines of VII Korps on Titania and the Krazhhelm division of Chünezhnar on Triton. The Feldmarschall speaks: Get the men ready, he says. Jawohl, Herr Feldmarschall, the aid says. He salutes and hurries out of the room. Keegan follows him out into the cold. Paramarine forces begin preparing for combat - one Pord flips the safety off of a large 65mm rotary battle rifle while another finishes polishing her sword. Large artillery pieces, already trained skyward, are loaded with anti-ship ordnance; anti-personnel and anti-hoard payloads are on standby, but before the Naxid close they will not be used. Above them all, the dark charcoal tint of the moon's Projector Array systems come online; Oberon, like the other Nalydian holdings now in Orbis, becomes sheathed in a nanite-particle shield that flows with all the putrid and semi-living energies of the rift. No-one can see in; none can see out. Will the Feldmarschall seek cover? Keegan's adjutant inquires. You do have a bad habit of moving too far forward, the adjutant says. Keegan shakes his head. Not right now, he says. We aren't under attack just yet and I'd like to review these troops once more before we are. His adjutant frowns. Do be careful, he says. I'd hate to have to explain your death to Peterson. Keegan can only chuckle. I'm sure he's expecting it, he says. His adjutant gives no reply. Orbis III Deployed near Orbis III are rift cruisers of the 12th and 37th Patrol Fleets, slated to defend the few holdings of note on the planet. With the planetary defenses already mostly alert from the Martian conflict, not much more occurs here other than the engaging of shields on the cruisers and the linking of the various Array systems planetside; massive streaks of energy begin to crisscross the globe as systems based in the various oceans (the numerous Jewels) go about linking with one another. In orbit, the rift cruisers of the small detachment shine brilliantly courtesy their rift-infused polyhedral plating. The armour is new and untested, but Alterran and Pordish scientists are confident that it will prove itself when combat finally is joined.
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