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USCA, Berkeley
Feb 2001
time: 21:37
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Round 14
The Legend of Vladimir
Prologue
Admiral Vlad had the ambitions of grandeur, but had always been on the sidelines of history. Though he had outlasted many other aspiring Overlords, often he was just a tagalong ally.
Even his one independent action, though victorious, was quite hollow: he had gained but one base while his undefended homeworlds were conquered. But Vlad had persevered and rebuilt himself in time to cut a piece of the spoils of Spaced Cowboy.
Now, though, he decided it was time for him to shine, before the two larger empires snuffed out his light. Rousing his forces, he sent his entire fleet in another all-or-nothing gamble on Skanky's dominion.
Meanwhile, a spy was dispatched to keep Admiral Ljube at bay. With potential spoils of even more bases, Vlad was willing to gamble this night. Even a trade of bases would leave him ahead.
Sure enough, intelligence reports had shown that Skanky had been preparing to assault Vlad with his vastly superior fleet the same turn. The entire fleet. A lone battleship was to be the only defender.
Things were not to go that way, though. When his spy infiltrated Ljube's headquarters and knocked out communications, something was amiss. While the big titans remained in port after the disruption, a spy ship could be seen darting away into the distance.
The spy's destination was Skanky's headquarters. The great battlefleet wasn't going to be attacking Vlad anymore. It was going to stay home and defend. With almost twice the firepower.
Vlad's homeworlds were safe. But the same could not be said for his fleet. Now, it would take some luck to crack the Skanky defenses. Could his fleet do it?
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USCA, Berkeley
Feb 2001
time: 21:37
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ADMIRAL VLAD
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14 TT/L
3 FG/L
Lasers: 73
14 TT/F
1 BB/F
3 CA/F
Fighters: 76
15 TT/T
3 FG/T
Torpedoes: 78
Order of Battle:
FLF-TLT
Bunch together, Close in
ADMIRAL SKANKY
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28 TT/L
Lasers: 140
21 TT/F
1 BB/F
Fighters: 108
29 TT/T
Torpedoes: 145
Order of Battle:
TTF-FLL
Back off, Spread out
With two very different strategies, the battle looked like it would be quite intense. Vlad massed his ships in the Doomstar formation and powered them to ramming speed.
Skanky was not as inclined for a heated battle, and backed his ships off, and spread them out.
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RAW DATA
Vlad Skanky
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76 fighters 140 torpedoes
73 lasers 140 torpedoes
76 fighters 108 fighters
78 torpedoes 108 fighters
73 lasers 140 lasers
78 torpedoes 140 lasers
The battle began with Vlad launching a wave of fighters at Skanky's torpedo ships. It looked like it would be a great victory, as Skanky's ships were isolated and hard to protect. However, his torpedoes were threatening Vlad's own ships, and many of his fighters had to be diverted for defensive action. Only a few were left to deal just 24 hits.
Angry, Skanky struck back with even more torpedoes. Vlad responded with lasers, which were close to useless. His massed fleet was mortally damaged by 487 torpedo hits.
Vlad was no quitter, though, and fought on. A second wave of fighters met with more success against Skanky's fighters, which had trouble finding Vlad's ships amidst all the explosions. 98 fighters got through to damage Skanky's ships.
After that, Vlad's forces were exhausted. Further torpedo and laser barrages were outnumbered and hard to concentrate on Skanky's dispersed fleet. Meanwhile, more fighters and lasers from Skanky's ships picked off Vlad's ships one by one. Titans and frigates alike bit the dust.
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BATTLE OUTCOMES
Vlad Skanky
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304 fighters 280 torpedoes Skanky takes 24 hits
73 lasers 560 torpedoes Vlad takes 487 hits
152 fighters 54 fighters Skanky takes 98 hits
37 torpedoes 108 fighters Vlad takes 71 hits
73 lasers 140 lasers Vlad takes 67 hits
78 torpedoes 140 lasers Vlad takes 62 hits
The battle had been costly to Skanky, with the destroyed shipping equalling what he had just built. A fighter battleship was destroyed, along with 10 fighter titans along with a torpedo titan. Another torpedo titan was damaged.
But the victory could not have been more decisive. Vlad's entire fleet lay scattered in pieces.
Back on his homeworld, Vlad awaited the signal from his admirals, but none came in. He had lived to see another day, but it was quite clear what that would bring.
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