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Zakrello, all they way(or until I get shot down in the first battle lol).

Zeon Ground Officer this time. Space has been fun, but I wanna try my hand at the earth.

Gaw Captain eventually, I'm hoping. Already got some plans for Tin Cod busting.

Assuming MK 6 comes about and your around to play, what will you be?

Right now I'm feeling an TAF Magella Attack Tank.

Upgrades list

EF
Gundam EZ-8
Waterproof Gundam
Heavy Gundam
Pixie Gundam
Blue Destiny Unit 2
Blue Destiny Unit 3
Gundam Mudrock
Gundam GT-4
Admiral A1
Guntank
Guncannon
Prototype Psycho Gundam
4th Gundam
5th Gundam
6th Gundam
7th Gundam
Gundam G-Dash
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Green Base


Zeon
Efreet Custom
Dom Schnee Weiss
Zaku II PTT HMT
Apsalus II
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Katarl
Big Rang
Dom Cannon
Zock Custom
Apsalus III
Zakrello Custom
Zeons Gundam
Rhinocerous
Zero the R
Elmeth
Zaku II FS
Zaku II Rangefinder
Dolmel
Dogzam
Bigro Kai

I experimented with different systems for extra-long events this run, and have finalized a system that I like. This is it:


Long Events
Sometimes a storyline or 20+ PC fleet on fleet event will be classified as a Long Event. These events will be written over multiple days, normally a weekend while the rest of the RPG is paused. It will take place over a number of turns, and PCs will be allowed to modify their strategies between turns. In addition, ammunition and fuel will play a much bigger part than in normal events.

People participate in and send emails for Long Events as normal. Like with most extra big events, an event sheet listing everyones optional armaments and VP will be posted.

Each turn, part of the event will be written. The event may also be split into seperate sections. For example, the battle for Odessa may be split into a Land section, a Naval section, and an Air section, which will play out largely as seperate events, although they may end up affecting each other, for example the winner of the Air event can then support the ground battles.

Each turn, players may send in new emails for their character and Squad. However, ships and fleets will continue along the preset plan, as communication in the middle of a minovsky particle battle can be difficult to impossible.


In addition, the following special rules apply:



Artillery Units
Artillery units and anything guarding them will be listed seperately from the main forces. Think of them as being in a seperate battlefield, one zone away from the main area and supporting it.

Units in the main battlefield that are unopposed can spend 1 turn moving into the Artillery area to attack it. Alternatively, (S) class units can begin the battle in the enemies artillery area.



Repairs
While in a normal event Repairing players fight at 1/2 VP, this is not the case in a Long Event. In a Long Event, players fight at 10% reduced VP per point of damage. However, their Repairing number will be updated after every turn. So in Turn 1 a 100VP player may be OK, but become Repairing 3. In Turn 2 they would fight at 70 VP.

NPC units do not suffer from Repairs as normal, but PCs and NPCs may become Fatigued, in which case they will fight at 1/2 VP. This may be a Fatigue score that only remains until the end of the event, or it may be a normal Fatigue score listed on the damage outcomes.

Rogues do not receive their additional +1 Repairs until after the event is over.

Because of this, while a Repairing player may fight with more VP than in a normal event, the chance of taking damage multiple turns in a row and therefor ending up dead is higher the longer the event goes on.



Ammunition
NPC units do not have to worry about specific ammunition remaining. Instead, the number of NPC units in the force relative to its number of Dedicated Hangars will show how much ammunition the NPC units have. On the event sheet there will be a number of turns shown that the NPC force can continue to upkeep its ammo supply. After that number of turns, NPC units will begin running out of ammo in the writing.

PC units must keep track of ammunition individually. Each weapon carries enough ammo to last 1 turn, and each Extra Ammo optional armament a PC takes lasts an extra turn.

For example, a GMs optional armaments may be:
- Primary (2): 90mm Machinegun, Beam Spray Gun, Shield
- Secondary (2): Extra Ammo, Grenades

If a PC in a GM takes a 90mm, shield, and 2 Extra Ammo, their 90mm ammunition will last for 3 turns. External beam weaponry always only lasts 1 turn, so PCs must choose carefully which turn they will use their beam weapons in.



Ship Captains
PC Ship Captains may use up to 2 alternate missile types per turn. Each non-standard missile type may only be used once.



Support Options
Flight, MS and Guerrilla supports are active from the beginning of the battle and fight as normal units.

M Particle Field services may only be used in the first turn, and are only active for the first turn.

Artillery Support and Terrorist Contacts can be used in any turn, and are only active for that turn.



Fuel
Space and Airborne battles must also take account of fuel. Every unit starts with 1 fuel point, and a number of factors may increase their fuel level. Both NPC and PC units treat fuel the same way. Once a unit runs out of fuel it must resupply. If it cannot resupply, it either retreats from the battlefield if Airborne, falls into the Atmosphere in Earth Orbit, or continues to fight at 1/2 VP in Space.

The factors that increase fuel points are as follows:

On Earth
+1 if launching from a ship or base
+1 if launching from a catapult
+1 if an unladen Subflight
+1 if equipped with Extra Fuel Tanks
Airborne units with Minovsky Craft Systems, as well as Helicopters have infinite fuel.

In Space
+1 if launching from a ship or base
+1 if launching from a catapult
+1 if being carried on a Subflight
+1 if an unladen Subflight
+1 if equipped with Extra Fuel Tanks



Resupplying
If their fleet or base can support them, PC units may opt to spend a turn resupplying rather than fighting. NPC units that run out of fuel in air and space battles may also opt to Resupply.

A side can Resupply 1 unit per turn per dedicated hangar it has, so it can be important to figure out what to resupply when. If too many Aircraft run out of fuel at the same time, some may have to retreat from the battlefield rather than be resupplied.

A unit that is resupplied has its fuel and ammunition restored, and may choose a new optional armament setup.

Each ship may only launch a maximum of 100 units per turn.

While most Rogue ships do not have dedicated hangars, Rogues may opt to spend 1 Spare Parts cargo in order to Resupply a unit without a Dedicated Hangar.