Post by Kale on Feb 26, 2010 7:33:33 GMT -5
'Allo! I know Thursday's update won't be done until Friday, but it looks like the Federation PCs have moved into their formations for Monday's assault on New York. So it's probably not too early to begin planning our counter-attack.
I'll begin by outlining the Federation forces, follow it up with Zeon friendlies, and then we're gonna go ahead and parallel park in a spot smaller than we have before. To start it all off, however, we need to take a hit of our salvia.
Federation --
Odessa Task Force Delta, and the PC-controlled Task Force Zeta, sit in North America...
Godwin Austen
Class: lvl5/5 Himalaya (Marnery)
Ship Status: Lightly Damaged
- 3x Marines
- 4x lvl2 GM Diver
- 18x lvl2 Tin Cod
- 12x lvl2 Fly Manta
- 6x lvl2 Don Escargot
- 3x lvl2 Depp Rog
- 1x Dish (D)
- 9x Jet Core Booster
Steakhouse
Class: lvl2 Everest
Ship Status: Lightly Damaged
- 4x Marines
- 1x lvl2 Tin Cod
Plain
Class: lvl2 Hillock
Ship Status: OK
- 1x Marines
- 1x lvl2 Dish (D)
- 1x lvl2 Don Escargot
Barley
Class: lvl2 Hillock
Ship Status: OK
- 1x Marines
- 1x Dish (D)
- 1x Don Escargot
Wheat
Class: lvl2 Hillock
Ship Status: Lightly Damaged
- 1x Marines
- 1x Dish (D)
- 1x Don Escargot
Corona
Class: lvl2 Medea Revised
Ship State: Lightly Damaged
- 1x lvl4 GM
- 1x lvl2 GM
- 1x lvl2 Tin Cod
Blue
Class: Medea Revised
Ship State: OK
- 1x lvl4 GM
- 2x GM
- 1x Tin Cod
Moon
Class: Medea Revised
Ship State: OK
- 3x GM
- 1x Tin Cod
Willaert
Class: Medea Revised
Ship Status: OK
- 3x GM
- 1x Tin Cod
Sabine
Class: Modified Cargo Ferry (R)
Ship Status: Damaged
- 1x Marines
- 250 RP
Ponchtrain
Class: Modified Cargo Ferry (R)
Ship Status: OK
- 1x Marines
- 250 RP
3x lvl2 Tin Cod
3x Jet Core Booster
Lleu Llaw Gyffes
- Class: lvl4 Himalaya
- Owner: Jarvis Ackart
- Ship State: Lightly Damaged
- 3x Marines
- 1x lvl2 GM Diver, 1x lvl5 GM Diver
- 10x Tin Cod, 10x lvl2 Tin Cod, 1x lvl3 Tin Cod, 2x lvl5 Tin Cod
- 6x Fly Manta
- 2x Don Escargot, 5x lvl3 Don Escargot, 1x lvl5 Don Escargot
- 2x lvl2 Depp Rog, 2x lvl4 Depp Rog, 1x lvl5 Depp Rog
- 2x lvl2 Dish (D)
- 2x lvl2 Jet Core Booster
Ariel
- Class: lvl2 Hillock
- Owner: Jim Irwin
- Ship State: Damaged
- 1x Marines
- 1x Don Escargot
- 1x Tin Cod
Ursula
- Class: lvl2 Hillock
- Owner: Hirsch Munchek
- Ship State: OK
- 1x Marines
- 1x Don Escargot
- 1x Tin Cod
Mississippi
- Class: lvl5 Medea
- Owner: Jim Irwin
- Ship State: OK
- 1x lvl2 GM Diver
Scuttle
- Class: Medea B Type (R)
- Owner: Hirsch Munchek
- Ship State: OK
-
Federation PCs currently listed in the fleets are...
Charles Gano - Aqua GM - 44/2 = 22 + 10 = 32 VP
-- L2 GM Diver
-- L2 Type 74
Jim Irwin - Tin Cod - 121/2 = 60 + 10 = 70 VP
Arianna Elvy Saoirse - GM S Type - 59/2 = 29 + 10 = 39 VP
-- L2 Tin Cod
-- L2 Tin Cod
Hirsch Munchek - Waterproof Gundam - 56 + 10 = 66 VP
Scott Archer - Core Booster - 71 VP
We also have question marks in the form of the 42nd Brigade, as it rests in the West Arctic...
California
- Class: lvl6/3 Medea
- Owner: Nigel Ferdinand
- Ship State: Damaged
Texas
- Class: lvl3 Medea
- Owner: Nigel Ferdinand
- Ship State: Damaged
Ohio
- Class: lvl3 Medea
- Owner: Nigel Ferdinand
- Ship State: Damaged
2x lvl2 Depp Rog
... and contains the following PCs...
Thorvald Siggurdson - Blue Destiny - 104 + 10 = 114 VP
----- Marion - 133 VP L5N
-- L2 GM
-- L3 Dish
Aurem Senaiha - GM Sniper - 117 + 10 + 10 = 137 VP
-- L6 Land Combat GM
Nigel Ferdinand - California - 85 VP
Zeon --
New York has the following defenses...
We've got two PCs currently at New York...
Ando Shoji - Shin Zaku Two - 82 VP N2
Noelle Everett - Dom - 92 + 10 = 102 VP
-- L3 Dopp
-- L3 Dopp
-- L2 Marines
... and one man coming over from California...
Gil Krundel - Grabro - 88 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 118 VP
I'll modify the lists after tonight's update, to reflect any changes from Thursday's actions.
Thoughts?
Matthew, did intelligence on the officers' forum say it was going to be an assault, or a siege, Monday?
The battle itself can be divided amongst three terrain types: ground, aquatic and aerial. Might be worth coming up with a strategy that creates a bottleneck for the Federation in one or two regions, that will prevent them from operating in all three. They've got plenty of air power, but if we hit them hard at sea (concentrating on the Himalayas), that disappears. They can land GMs if they choose to assault, but only by parachuting them in with Medeas, which we could counter with Gaw MPC fire and stationary AA turrets. Etc...
Our chances would improve quite a bit if we could take one of those aircraft carriers down early. I'd love a shot at one with my Grabro, but between the fleets there are 7 x L2 GM Divers, 1 x L5 GM Diver, and Hirsch and Charles (both at 1/2 VP) in the water. I'm buying a pair of L3 Z'Goks Monday, and the base has 2 x L2 Goggs, but we'd still be outmatched. Any chance Ando could pick up aquatic MS for his team? It might help even the odds.
Think it'd be worth getting a minefield? It might prevent amphibious units from reaching land easily. Won't have much of an effect otherwise, since the Federation's naval vessels don't have troops to land, and probably won't be nearing the shore.
All of their regular ground forces are Medea-based, and have to paradrop with parachutes, according to the large shop description. They've only got about 12 ground MS in total, and if they're having to parachute down, we should be able to knock at least half off with AA fire.
Air will, as always, be the big shadow looming over our heads. We've got plenty of Dodais to send MS into the air, which is good, but that detracts from our ground defense. They've got two skilled aerial PCs and all the fighters two Himalayas can hold. Not to mention the Medeas... Again, if we can knock a Himalaya out early, it'd be helpful. If all else fails, we should definitely save enough cash so that each day we're under attack, we can purchase 2 x flight support services.
Think that's about all I have, until the update posts. Hopefully we can hammer somethin' out over the weekend, and sink those Feddies before they even get a chance to look towards California.
I'll begin by outlining the Federation forces, follow it up with Zeon friendlies, and then we're gonna go ahead and parallel park in a spot smaller than we have before. To start it all off, however, we need to take a hit of our salvia.
Federation --
Odessa Task Force Delta, and the PC-controlled Task Force Zeta, sit in North America...
Godwin Austen
Class: lvl5/5 Himalaya (Marnery)
Ship Status: Lightly Damaged
- 3x Marines
- 4x lvl2 GM Diver
- 18x lvl2 Tin Cod
- 12x lvl2 Fly Manta
- 6x lvl2 Don Escargot
- 3x lvl2 Depp Rog
- 1x Dish (D)
- 9x Jet Core Booster
Steakhouse
Class: lvl2 Everest
Ship Status: Lightly Damaged
- 4x Marines
- 1x lvl2 Tin Cod
Plain
Class: lvl2 Hillock
Ship Status: OK
- 1x Marines
- 1x lvl2 Dish (D)
- 1x lvl2 Don Escargot
Barley
Class: lvl2 Hillock
Ship Status: OK
- 1x Marines
- 1x Dish (D)
- 1x Don Escargot
Wheat
Class: lvl2 Hillock
Ship Status: Lightly Damaged
- 1x Marines
- 1x Dish (D)
- 1x Don Escargot
Corona
Class: lvl2 Medea Revised
Ship State: Lightly Damaged
- 1x lvl4 GM
- 1x lvl2 GM
- 1x lvl2 Tin Cod
Blue
Class: Medea Revised
Ship State: OK
- 1x lvl4 GM
- 2x GM
- 1x Tin Cod
Moon
Class: Medea Revised
Ship State: OK
- 3x GM
- 1x Tin Cod
Willaert
Class: Medea Revised
Ship Status: OK
- 3x GM
- 1x Tin Cod
Sabine
Class: Modified Cargo Ferry (R)
Ship Status: Damaged
- 1x Marines
- 250 RP
Ponchtrain
Class: Modified Cargo Ferry (R)
Ship Status: OK
- 1x Marines
- 250 RP
3x lvl2 Tin Cod
3x Jet Core Booster
Lleu Llaw Gyffes
- Class: lvl4 Himalaya
- Owner: Jarvis Ackart
- Ship State: Lightly Damaged
- 3x Marines
- 1x lvl2 GM Diver, 1x lvl5 GM Diver
- 10x Tin Cod, 10x lvl2 Tin Cod, 1x lvl3 Tin Cod, 2x lvl5 Tin Cod
- 6x Fly Manta
- 2x Don Escargot, 5x lvl3 Don Escargot, 1x lvl5 Don Escargot
- 2x lvl2 Depp Rog, 2x lvl4 Depp Rog, 1x lvl5 Depp Rog
- 2x lvl2 Dish (D)
- 2x lvl2 Jet Core Booster
Ariel
- Class: lvl2 Hillock
- Owner: Jim Irwin
- Ship State: Damaged
- 1x Marines
- 1x Don Escargot
- 1x Tin Cod
Ursula
- Class: lvl2 Hillock
- Owner: Hirsch Munchek
- Ship State: OK
- 1x Marines
- 1x Don Escargot
- 1x Tin Cod
Mississippi
- Class: lvl5 Medea
- Owner: Jim Irwin
- Ship State: OK
- 1x lvl2 GM Diver
Scuttle
- Class: Medea B Type (R)
- Owner: Hirsch Munchek
- Ship State: OK
-
Federation PCs currently listed in the fleets are...
Charles Gano - Aqua GM - 44/2 = 22 + 10 = 32 VP
-- L2 GM Diver
-- L2 Type 74
Jim Irwin - Tin Cod - 121/2 = 60 + 10 = 70 VP
Arianna Elvy Saoirse - GM S Type - 59/2 = 29 + 10 = 39 VP
-- L2 Tin Cod
-- L2 Tin Cod
Hirsch Munchek - Waterproof Gundam - 56 + 10 = 66 VP
Scott Archer - Core Booster - 71 VP
We also have question marks in the form of the 42nd Brigade, as it rests in the West Arctic...
California
- Class: lvl6/3 Medea
- Owner: Nigel Ferdinand
- Ship State: Damaged
Texas
- Class: lvl3 Medea
- Owner: Nigel Ferdinand
- Ship State: Damaged
Ohio
- Class: lvl3 Medea
- Owner: Nigel Ferdinand
- Ship State: Damaged
2x lvl2 Depp Rog
... and contains the following PCs...
Thorvald Siggurdson - Blue Destiny - 104 + 10 = 114 VP
----- Marion - 133 VP L5N
-- L2 GM
-- L3 Dish
Aurem Senaiha - GM Sniper - 117 + 10 + 10 = 137 VP
-- L6 Land Combat GM
Nigel Ferdinand - California - 85 VP
Zeon --
New York has the following defenses...
Superstructure
Outer Wall, Repair Bay, Airfield, Hangar, Barracks, Cellblock, Radar/Communications Tower, HQ, Port
Targetting Facility, Hospital, Enlarged Cellblock, Enlarged Barracks
-
15x AA, 8x SAM, 4x MPC, 1x Large MPC (A)
Hangar
15x lvl2 Marines, 3x lvl3 Marines, 2x lvl4 Marines
-
11x Dopp
9x Gunship Heli
8x Magella
9x Dodai YS
6x Dodai II
4x Luggun (D)
-
1x lvl8 Efreet (Nimbus Schatzen)
1x Zaku Tank
3x lvl2 Zaku II F
2x lvl2 Zaku I
2x lvl2 Zaku II J
6x lvl2 Zaku II G
1x lvl4 Zaku II S
1x lvl5 Gouf
3x lvl2 Dom
3x lvl2 Gogg
-
Remaining Space: 12 Defenses, 0 infantry, 0 vehicles, 0 MS, 0 MA
Ships
Schwaben
Class: lvl3 Gaw
Ship State: OK
- 7x Dopp
- 1x Luggun (D)
- 6x Magella
- 6x lvl2 Zaku II J
Bodensee
Class: Gaw
Ship State: OK
- 7x Dopp
- 1x Luggun (D)
- 6x Magella
- 6x lvl2 Zaku II J
Esperia
Class: Gaw
Ship State: OK
- 7x Dopp
- 1x Luggun (D)
- 6x Magella
- 6x lvl2 Zaku II J
Mule
Class: Modified Transport Ferry (R)
Ship State: OK
- 250 RP
Oxe
Class: Modified Transport Ferry (R)
Ship State: OK
- 250 RP
Outer Wall, Repair Bay, Airfield, Hangar, Barracks, Cellblock, Radar/Communications Tower, HQ, Port
Targetting Facility, Hospital, Enlarged Cellblock, Enlarged Barracks
-
15x AA, 8x SAM, 4x MPC, 1x Large MPC (A)
Hangar
15x lvl2 Marines, 3x lvl3 Marines, 2x lvl4 Marines
-
11x Dopp
9x Gunship Heli
8x Magella
9x Dodai YS
6x Dodai II
4x Luggun (D)
-
1x lvl8 Efreet (Nimbus Schatzen)
1x Zaku Tank
3x lvl2 Zaku II F
2x lvl2 Zaku I
2x lvl2 Zaku II J
6x lvl2 Zaku II G
1x lvl4 Zaku II S
1x lvl5 Gouf
3x lvl2 Dom
3x lvl2 Gogg
-
Remaining Space: 12 Defenses, 0 infantry, 0 vehicles, 0 MS, 0 MA
Ships
Schwaben
Class: lvl3 Gaw
Ship State: OK
- 7x Dopp
- 1x Luggun (D)
- 6x Magella
- 6x lvl2 Zaku II J
Bodensee
Class: Gaw
Ship State: OK
- 7x Dopp
- 1x Luggun (D)
- 6x Magella
- 6x lvl2 Zaku II J
Esperia
Class: Gaw
Ship State: OK
- 7x Dopp
- 1x Luggun (D)
- 6x Magella
- 6x lvl2 Zaku II J
Mule
Class: Modified Transport Ferry (R)
Ship State: OK
- 250 RP
Oxe
Class: Modified Transport Ferry (R)
Ship State: OK
- 250 RP
We've got two PCs currently at New York...
Ando Shoji - Shin Zaku Two - 82 VP N2
Noelle Everett - Dom - 92 + 10 = 102 VP
-- L3 Dopp
-- L3 Dopp
-- L2 Marines
... and one man coming over from California...
Gil Krundel - Grabro - 88 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 118 VP
I'll modify the lists after tonight's update, to reflect any changes from Thursday's actions.
Thoughts?
Matthew, did intelligence on the officers' forum say it was going to be an assault, or a siege, Monday?
The battle itself can be divided amongst three terrain types: ground, aquatic and aerial. Might be worth coming up with a strategy that creates a bottleneck for the Federation in one or two regions, that will prevent them from operating in all three. They've got plenty of air power, but if we hit them hard at sea (concentrating on the Himalayas), that disappears. They can land GMs if they choose to assault, but only by parachuting them in with Medeas, which we could counter with Gaw MPC fire and stationary AA turrets. Etc...
Our chances would improve quite a bit if we could take one of those aircraft carriers down early. I'd love a shot at one with my Grabro, but between the fleets there are 7 x L2 GM Divers, 1 x L5 GM Diver, and Hirsch and Charles (both at 1/2 VP) in the water. I'm buying a pair of L3 Z'Goks Monday, and the base has 2 x L2 Goggs, but we'd still be outmatched. Any chance Ando could pick up aquatic MS for his team? It might help even the odds.
Think it'd be worth getting a minefield? It might prevent amphibious units from reaching land easily. Won't have much of an effect otherwise, since the Federation's naval vessels don't have troops to land, and probably won't be nearing the shore.
All of their regular ground forces are Medea-based, and have to paradrop with parachutes, according to the large shop description. They've only got about 12 ground MS in total, and if they're having to parachute down, we should be able to knock at least half off with AA fire.
Air will, as always, be the big shadow looming over our heads. We've got plenty of Dodais to send MS into the air, which is good, but that detracts from our ground defense. They've got two skilled aerial PCs and all the fighters two Himalayas can hold. Not to mention the Medeas... Again, if we can knock a Himalaya out early, it'd be helpful. If all else fails, we should definitely save enough cash so that each day we're under attack, we can purchase 2 x flight support services.
Think that's about all I have, until the update posts. Hopefully we can hammer somethin' out over the weekend, and sink those Feddies before they even get a chance to look towards California.



I just suck...

