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wait, other event?

oh my...

Wait, where's Richard Pelkan in all of this? I could have sworn I sent my e-mail today.

"Anaheim is playing a dangerous game...selling to both sides is going to bite them in the ass sooner or later. Still, mustn't look a gift horse in the mouth when it will help even the odds."

A few hours after the Gerbara Tetra had been loaded onto the Augustus, Banks found himself in the hangar, looking at the machine. Unlike the Gelgoog Marine Commander he'd piloted for the last three years, the Tetra stuck out like a sore thumb in the middle of the Zakus that were on the ship. That and the large booster unit that had been designed for the unit - if the information he'd been given was correct, there'd be little capable of outrunning or catching up to him while its fuel supply held out, except for possibly any mobile armors that were still functional. Which was a good thing, since a rapid retreat would probably be needed at some point in the future. He sighed and began making his way back to the quarters he'd taken for himself.

Delaz's plans looked solid on paper, but at the same time, so much could go wrong. They no longer had a military to fall back on for resupplies and repairs if a battle went poorly or they took too many casulties in one that went right even. And with a lack of income aside from what supporters in Side 3 and in other locations...it was a mess. A far cry from when he served with the ZEF and funding was in abundance. Not to mention that the Garden of Thorns was obviously ramshackle at best when compared to Purgatorio or even the myriad mines they'd set up during the war. But those were sacrifices they'd needed to make if this was to work. Even the doubts about cooperating with Cima had been placed aside for the success of the operation, though it was fairly obvious that very few people liked Cima, much less trusted her, given the MAF officer's reputation. But Banks had to give Delaz credit for keeping people calm enough to pull something like this off, especially given how drastic Gato's personality had changed since the armistice had been signed. Not that anyone could blame him - losing that many close allies was bound to change anyone unless they happened to be a sociopath.

Settling down in the first mate's quarters, Banks sighed. The room was rather spartan, but he hadn't slept in anything even remotely fancy since before Solomon had fallen, so it was something he'd grown used to. At the very least, the Augustus was in good shape, so everything worked the way it was supposed to, unlike some of the more jury-rigged systems on the Garden. He had a letter from Seglinde that he needed to respond to. It seemed funny that newtypes kept finding their way into his life, but Banks wasn't the type to believe in fate. Coincidence, maybe, but fate wasn't something that really existed. Either way, he just hoped she'd manage to survive all of this...he wasn't sure how many more deaths of people he knew he was going to be able to take without losing it. Either way, he had to prep the Tetra for launch. This area had been his old stomping grounds once, and he was eager to show the Federation he was still alive and able to do some damage to them.

"Seig Zeon...or perhaps this is just to honor old friends...either way, time to shake some of the rust off."

Props to correct guesses on who will win this.

High Orbit: Cima Fleet vs. Orbit Defense Fleet

Tactical Advantages
Terrain = Space
Territory Grade = EF
Element of Surprise = Zeon
Particle Interference = Heavy
Detectors = Zeon favored


EF Forces
Unicorn - 20VP Salamis Revised
Powerful - 20VP Salamis Revised
Africa - 20VP Salamis Revised
SRS-33 - 20VP Columbus Tender
FTC 5 - 3x 20VP FTC
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16x 20VP Ball
6x 20VP GM
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Scott Archer - 104VP Core Booster
Yuka Kazami - 99VP GM Custom


Zeon Forces
Cleopatra - 50VP Zanzibar II
Lili Marleen - 40VP Zanzibar II
Prinz Eugent - 30VP Musai Final
Nassau - 30VP Musai Final
Westfalen - 30VP 3NT Musai Final
ZRS-57 - 30VP Papua
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10x 30VP Dra C
4x 40VP Gelgoog Marine
1x 30VP Gelgoog Cannon
2x 30VP Rick Dom II
2x 30VP Rick Dom
1x 50VP Zaku I S
9x 30VP Zaku II F2
1x 30VP Zaku II E
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Cima Garahau - 70VP Gelgoog Marine Commander
Hugo Chapman - 105VP Kampfer *Penalty for not sending an email to follow Cima's plan of attack
Richard Banks - 79VP Gerbera Tetra (Beam Machinegun, Sturm Booster, Extra Ammo)
Sieglinde Mercia - 138VP 7NT Bigro



Low Orbit: Orin Caines team vs. Invincible 7th Fleet

Tactical Advantages
Terrain = Orbit
Territory Grade = EF
Element of Surprise = Zeon
Particle Interference = Localized (EF has a particle cloud, Zeon does not)
Detectors = Zeon favored


EF Forces
Polaris - 100/30VP Magellan II (Alexander Burton)
Voyager - 10VP Columbus II
Defiant - 10VP Columbus II
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28x 1VP Ball
10x 1VP Saberfish II
6x 1VP GM II


Zeon Forces
1x 35VP Zaku II E
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Orin Caine - 99VP Val Varo
Valeria L. B. - 133VP Gelgoog Commander (Beam Machinegun, Beam Rifle, 110mm machineguns) * Penalty for impossible purchase
Gabriel Faust - 128VP Gelgoog Jeager (Beam Machinegun, 3x Flashbang, 2x Panzer Fausts) * Penalty for impossible armament loadout



Detecting and too far away to assist
Tony Hazasay
Ianto Kamina

October 18th, 0083

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-1 South Africa