Damocles Fleet (02/19/2010)

Zeon forces:
Ships:

- lvl 5 Tivvay-class "Lucifer's Fury" (80 VP) - Damaged

MS (9 NPC + 4 PC + 1 L-size + 1 MA)/Infantry(2):

- 2x Marines (16 CP)
- 1x lvl 2 Rick Dom (32 VP)
- 2x Zaku II HMT (16 VP)
- 1x lvl 5 Rick Dom (80 VP)
- 1x lvl 5 Zaku II F (80 VP)
- 1x lvl 4 Zaku II HMT (66 VP)
- 1x lvl 2 Zaku II R1 HMT (32 VP)
- 1x lvl 5 Zaku II E (D) (80 VP)
- 1x lvl 4 Zaku Minelayer (66 VP)

Players (6):

-Caleb DeGrau, Prototype Gelgoog (105 + 10 VP)
-Emil Myberg, Rick Dom (101 +10 VP) – Repairing 1
-Florian Cuyler, Schnee Weis (96 +10 VP, Newtype)
-Yoritomo Naizen, Action Zaku (75 +10 VP) – Repairing 1
-Felix Mendalshon, Val Varo (75 +10 VP)
-Richard Banks, Rick Dom (80 VP)

Federal forces:
Ships:
-lvl 4 Gwazine “Delphinus” (66 VP) – Heavily Damaged
-2x lvl 3 Publics (48 VP)

MS (10 NPC + 4 PC)/Infantry(4):
-4x Marines (16 CP)
-1x lvl 3 Marines (48 CP)
-1x lvl5 Saberfish (80 VP)
-1x lvl 2 GM Light Armor (32 VP)
-3x GM (16 VP)
-5x lvl 2 GM (32 VP)

Players (4):

-Marc Simmons, GM-E (103 + 10 VP) – Repairing 1
-Issa Kobayashi, RX-78-2 (100 +10 VP)
-Patrick Foley, GM Command Space Type (72 VP) – Repairing 2
-Otaktai Lone Wolf, GM Light Armor (76 + 10 VP)

So we’re in a prime position right now to either destroy the Gwazine or to steal it back.

Here’s the plan, inspired and initiated by Kuriobh:

1) The Lucifer’s Fury will scatter Minovsky Particles but will stay out of the Gwazine’s firing range. The Zaku II E will help it keep its distance. The ship will NOT directly engage the Gwazine in ship-to-ship combat. The Tivvay will also perform evasive maneuvers when necessary to avoid being hit.

2) The Schnee Weiss will hover outside the Lucifer’s Fury and prepare to do a long range bits attack on the Gwazine. Meanwhile, Emil Myberg’s Rick Dom and Yoritomo’s Action Zaku will guard the Schnee Weiss and the Lucifer’s Fury. Their MS are damaged so they won’t take part in the main assault.

3) Richard Bank’s Rick Dom, Caleb DeGrau’s Prototype Gelgoog, and Felix Mendalshon’s Val Varo will rush out with the Lucifer’s Fury MS complement to attack the Gwazine. Their goal is to attract the attention of the defenders away from the Gwazine. This includes eliminating the two Public Missile Boats.

Part of the opening attack would have the Val Varo use its Plasma Leaders on the Federal MS before both sides close in. We want to destroy as many enemies as possible before they open fire on our MS.

4) As the battle rages between Federal and Zeon MS, the Schnee Weiss’s bits will attack the Gwazine. It’s goal is to cripple the large ship by destroying the AA guns, the three large MPC turrets, and the smaller MPC turrets. Finally the bits are to destroy the engines of the giant ship.

5) Once that is accomplished, the Schnee Weiss will then direct its bits to helping the Zeon MS defeat the Federal defenders.

6) With the defenders routed, the Zeon MS will secure the perimeter around the Gwazine. Then the two infantry services (4x Marines & 1x Shuttle each) will approach the Gwazine, it will disembark its troops in an effort to recapture the large ship. Since at this point it will be safe to approach the disarmed ship, the Lucifer’s Fury will send its own Marines to help secure the vessel.

7) If capture is impossible, destroy the Gwazine using the Val Varo's main mega particle cannon.

Thoughts? Opinions? If you want to be part of this attack, you need to send in an action e-mail saying you are attacking Damocles Fleet and that you are following Chan’s plan.

Edit 1: Modified a little to include Plasma Leaders and the Public Missile Boats. Am considering buying more Marines for the Lucifer's Fury.