We are 4 hours into the assault. Wrecks litter the stargate as we move into 49- to attack the Goons in a flanking manoeuvre that is aimed to support IT Alliance’s expansion into Delve. By attacking Querious we can divert forces needed elsewhere. My Sabre launches into the fight as we get news that Providence has made an unexpected move. We are no longer just supporting IT Alliance but are now fighting a two front war where we are on the offencive in one system and now have to race back and defend our backyard. Can we fall back from 49- and count off Goons not to follow or is it better to push the attack and see what develops in regards to the Providence attack and see if we can keep the fight up on two fronts ?
Rumors run wild through the ranks. What kind of numbers do Providence actually hold ? What are the capabilities of their commanders and their pilots ? The running estimate is that providence holds almost 10.000 pilots. We are well aware that they have nowhere near that number to run an offensive campaign where a defencive might spur them into a frenzy where we would be facing them all. But if they can even muster half or one third of that number we could very well be facing a real threat.
| 101010 Alliance | 205 |
| Aegis Militia | 689 |
| Ascendent Dominion | 199 |
| Cold Steel Alliance | 696 |
| CVA | 1328 |
| Dark Taboo | 860 |
| Destined for Glory | 259 |
| Fidelas Constans | 663 |
| Golden Rule Alliance | 325 |
| Ishuk-Raata ED | 269 |
| Libertas Fidelitas | 1026 |
| Motivated & Determined | 152 |
| Paxton Federation | 756 |
| Sev3rance | 805 |
| Sylph | 425 |
| TransWarp Ventures | 306 |
| Tread Alliance | 682 |
| Twilight Federation | 150 |
| Total | 9795 |
Ushra’Khan can muster almost 1300 combat ready pilots and are sworn to this fight with a blood oath commitment. For one thing we fight to free Providence but to see CVA expand over those borders is an unacceptable development. We will be joined by AAA, Coven and SYS K in the fight and that will almost even the numbers.
The assault seems to be led by LFA who is quick to proclaim victory after a few days where there has been an internal debate as how to meet this threat. LFA goes as far as offend people that contradict their point of view in the public channels soon turning what should have been information into insults aimed at entities they have never heard of and who cares little for their cause.
For two days we have kept pressure on 49- and the goons but have failed our objective of securing the system itself.
Back and forth, back and forth. No time to rest. Once a battle is over in one system the attention is turned to the other front. We have managed to hold the onslaught off and are now preparing to push them back while maintaining a minimum presence in 49-.
I arrive in my trusty Megathron that has held together for quite some battles by now. The sight that meet me in SV5 makes my heart swell with pride as the Ushra’Khan capital fleet arrive and join the AAA fleet.
We are late but not too late, quickly communication is established and our fleets hook up. Numbers rise as SYS K and Coven proclaim that they too will be joining the fight. The numbers are even in what will be the decisive battle for SV5.
We move in and position our fleets around the IHUB and await to be assaulted by the Provi fleet when the reinforcement timer runs out.
Conlin opens the party with the first antimatter rounds and the game is on.
Great is the disappointment when the enemy arrives on the fleet. A small contingent of Battleships supported by the largest fleet of Battlecruisers I have ever seen.
However battle crusiers have no place in a ranged fight of these proportions.
As the battles rages on for supremacy in the systems it become apparent that someone somewhere has made a miscalculation
http://www.a-kills.com/?a=kill_related&kll_id=348314
Again and again over the days we come across these Battlecruiser fleets that full of confidence throw themselves into the fight only to die miserably.
http://www.a-kills.com/?a=kill_related&kll_id=347509
http://www.a-kills.com/?a=kill_related&kll_id=347471
Even when we are heavily outnumbered the Battlecrusier gangs are no match for a proper Battleship fleet.
Where is CVA ?
Where is the enemy we have fought before and respected ?
Is this the best they can offer ?
When we went alone into Providence in our Battleships, a fleet counting no more than 50 ships there were easily 200 Battleships facing us.
Where are they now ?
There seems no end to the amount of Battlecruisers that Providence can throw at us.
Fire ! Reload ! Fire ! Reload…
The resonance of the 425 guns become a monotone sound. It sounds hollow as yet one more Harbinger takes a direct hit and explodes in a fire storm. There is no glory here, its clean and methodical slaughter of the outgunned Providence Fleet. There is no deliverance, there is no god and tomorrow we aim for D-G the main system of Paxton Federation…
Odd that they wud throw BC’s to the slaughter, unless its a misdirection.
Damage done 8535.56M 8423.56M Damage received
Their may also be a method to their madness, while the efficiency is bad, the cash losses seem to be about on par….
Though http://www.a-kills.com/?a=kill_related&kll_id=351462... did they even open fire?
Yes its odd, and I do get the cash loss, but soon their pilots will see flying caskets, and they dont “win” by holding the field.
Having an ok isk vs isk battle is all good but you also need to reach objectives and there BC’s simply dont cut it.
With Goons out of Delve AAA can pull forces towards Providence. Last night we got an additional 250 Battleships on the field as well as super carriers and Titans cause of the SOV colapse.
It may be temporary and Goons may yet choose to stay and fight but I dont think so.
I wonder if they have ship replacement programs, if not they may not have the heart for an invasion at there own cost. Well at battleship prices that is.
I think that BC fleets is all they can afford. Sadly this will not serve them well as demonstrated by Wotlanker in his reports. Wotlanker if you could is there any way to find a battle list from the -A- KB? Feel free to mail me if you don’t wanna post here…e-mail is added with this post
Thank you but you have not considered deliverance from the divine point of view
Ofc I have not. I dont believe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auYk37T4brI
Hi Manasi
The Kb is readily avaliable from the AAA KB ?
Im not sure what else you are asking for ?
hi CJ
I think the problem is that people are allowed to bring what they feel like.
They dont have a BS>BC>Crusier>Frig
Meaning”Bring the one you have to the far left.”
So the ratters ring what they feel comfortable in, a well tanked BC.
For any given operation we will have such a line so peopel know what ships are prefered and they can go buy it or coem in what they have furtest to the left.
The long example:
Dread>Carrier>BS>FSI>Dictors>Support>Light Support
we know that they do have battleships.
i think they dont use them on purpose.
they verry well know that this is might turn into a several month long war and calculated that bc , sensible fitted, are a serious thread to fleetbattleships if droped on them at point blank.
a lost battlecrusier is mostly coverd by insurance, especialy with few t2 equipment and no rigs, therefore allowing losses after losses without too much financial impact.
there error was that in verry large battles the better manueverability no longer works. lag make them as bulky as bs are.
also with lag and barly cycling guns it is vital to have the biggest possible pounch per pilot and the faster firerates of the bc arment no longer carry any weight.
a short or medium range bc fleet can obliterate a eaqual siced longrange bs fleet but only in a verry speciffic situation and the slavers faild so far for creating such situations, in every other situation the bsheavy fleet will have the advantages on there side.
it has to be seen if they stick with the tactic and try to refine the deployment to get a favorable result of of they switch to battleship fleets