PIRATE PLANNING

(Gray's plan, with some modifications.)

Rendezvous

Target:
- None

Active PC participants:
- ALL

Active NPC participants:
- Jupiter Energy Fleet
- Axis

Purchases:
- Minerals (Free)
- Helium 3 (As much as cargo hold can carry)

Objective:
- Make a lot of credits.

Plan of attack:
2-Nov: We are in Nearside. Nothing to do so feel free to train.
3-Nov: Fleet Gamma arrives in Nearside. Sell our minerals to it for +250 RP. Bones buys Helium for -1000.
4-Nov: Fleet Gamma arrives in Central. Bones moves to Axis.
5-Nov: Fleet Gamma arrives in Farside. Bones sells to Axis for +1500. Pirates attack Callisto.

More additions to come.

We won't be able to buy H3 if we attack JDEG and become on poor terms. We'd have to dodge their fleets and such and get it for free in J Orbit. Buttt, we'd also have to go allll the way back to the ES to sell it. If we have a Jupitoris, which is a slight possibility, we could make bank it little to no time.

This is all out of character for me, though.

didn't we already take it?

Cid, I'm going to be a bit busy today. When you get a chance can you transfer our latest plans to this thread? I've already sent an email in to move to BR-1 so no worries there.

Assault on Lighthouse Station
TENTATIVE

Target:
- Interplanetary Transport Craft Bowie, in CMC space fortification Lighthouse Station

Active PC participants:
- Addie Joiner, in Zaku II C
- James Radcliffe, Zaku II C
- Robin Sayer, Zaku II C
- Samuel Riley, on foot

Active NPC participants:
- 2x Guerrilla (Operative spec)
- 1x lvl0 Zaku II C (Operative spec)
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- 8x AA turrets (enemy)
- 4x Marines (enemy)
- 5x lvl3 Ball (enemy)
- 5x lvl3 Ball K (enemy)
- 5x lvl3 Torieres (enemy)
- 10x CMC infantry and countless personnel (enemy)

Purchases:
- 3x terrorist contact (Each is set as a proximity charge on several well-traveled entrances to the hangar. This will limit reinforcements.)
- 1x dummy balloon (asteroid)

Objective:
- Steal Bowie.
- Limit damage to ships.

Plan of attack:
The Bones will arrive at the CMC space fortification Lighthouse Station disguised as private contractors. Our vessels designation will be Independent Mineral Trading Vessel Aurora's Bliss. We'll radio in a friendly greeting and ask permission to dock. Our cargo of minerals was jostled around going through the belt and we need the use of their freight crane to situate it.

Riley will captain the ship during this time. Addie Joiner, in a Zaku II C, will be hidden in one of the cargo containers (the one that needs situating). 2x guerrilla unit and all crew members are dressed as freight haulers and ordered not to speak unless spoken to. We will all don protective hearing gear, the kind that most construction workers wear (explained below).

Before the Bones docks, the station will notice a sizable subspace anomaly headed in their general vicinity. If they don't notice it, we'll radio it in. This anomaly is too big for the station's AA's to deal with.

Said anomaly is actually the Callysto behind a dummy balloon, sort of pushing it. The balloon is designed to look like a sizable asteroid or comet. Robin Sayer, James Radcliffe, and 1x lvl0 Zaku II C will be prepped within the Callysto to launch in their mobile suits, 4x grenades armed as flash bangs.

Under the assumption that the CMC will launch fighters to intercept said asteroid, to try to beat it up before it reaches the AA's, they'll more than likely launch while the "asteroid" is well beyond the red line (the point which mobile weapon's fuel runs out), to try to intercept it as soon as possible. I estimate at least 50% of their forces will be launched, the other part left in reserve, to ensure this problem is dealt with.

Once the fighters approach the asteroid, as they near firing range, Sayer, Radcliffe, and Zaku II C will launch from Callysto and throw flash bangs. The mobile suits will engage the incoming forces, staying near the ship and balloon for cover. With their fuel nearly gone, the fighters should be at least on equal terms with our own forces. Callysto will also broadcast Minovsky particles.

Addie Joiner will spring from her crate and use a combination of smoke grenades and fashbangs to cause a flurry of confusion within the hangar. She'll also broadcast a very, very load rendition of "YOU ARE A PIRATE" chorus through her Zaku's speakers. The Bones will also flash its flood lights and fire its AA's into the ceiling to cause panic. Friendly infantry will don their hearing protection.

Riley and crew will attempt ship capture at this juncture, grabbing whatever CMC personnel that is nearby (the customs guy, etc), well away from Addie and her stumbling (between 24 guerrillas, 10 hostages will be taken, the remaining guerrillas giving cover). They will meld in with the panicked CMC personnel, working their way to the ship's bridge and take hostages. They will force their way to the bridge. Addie will quit her music and start telling the hangar about the hostages. Riley will broadcast to the bridge and inform them of the hostages, as well as their demands: free passage from Lighthouse--no shots fired. Hostages will be released if said demands are met.

Addie will fall back to the Bones once the treasure be secure and terms are met. Bowie will exit first, followed by Bones. The former will use the latter as cover. Both ships will regroup with Callysto. We'll run into the great blue yonder, all three ships, leaving the hostages in normal suits well outside the base's influence.

We make sure we have enough people to pilot it, then we go somewhere.

Move to Center, then scout.