GB, I was pulling my forces back to liberty space... I had gotten what I had needed, and it was too dangerous to stay in Rhineland space. Pay attention. That's why I had the evac fleet. To retreat back to liberty space and protect liberty people. *Is really, REALLY steaming.*

Look at it from Gunblader's point of view: another expanding, evergrowing corporation, its insatiable appetite slowly gnawing away at the people of Liberty. If nationalized, it could provide the same goods and services without being private and profit-based. But of course I'm sure richardson would never allow for its nationalization, so what is the only option left? Unfortunate militaristic action.

I'd just like to point something out, pirates are not exactly the nicest most honourable people in the world. While it is true you did pay me a huge tribute, I never agreed to follow the treaty. You just assumed that the 500 credits would be enough.

And look at it from gunblader's other option, providing aide to the poor of liberty (I was), expanding liberty's markets and economic influence (I was until the rhineland collapse), and the driving force behind liberty's slow reduction of crime (I was the one who ended the xeno attacks, no matter what anyone says. Negotiated a cease fire with him, and turned him into a force for the protection of liberty, for a short while.)

I dunno, seems like I was helping Liberty out quite a bit... stopped one front of attack, provided financial aide, and was going to continue, and I slowly was expanding liberty's influence. That's not exactly reason to attack somebody, and a goverment always finds ways to SCREW THINGS UP!

seeing how Richardson explained himself:
Liberty recalls all attacks in richardson
the Vengence fleet will move to bering to escort Richardson's evac fleet
the Retribution fleet will move to Maggellin to guard Richardson station there.

Also: LIBERTY ACTIVATES PROTOCAL RED

@Richardson- sorry I can't do anything about the attacks I didn't make.

But now, I called the big guns in.

PROTOCAL RED ACTIVATED:
Here we go

I move all LF wings from Honshu, New Tokyo, Kyushu, and Shinkoku to Galileo to Look for Padua base.

i wouldn't try attacking the Rogues, if any power attacks the rogues, Liberty will be held responsible for not defending them. That will cancel all hopes of building bases in Sigma.

Guys, I won't be able to get around to any judging until about 1 or 2 pm Reactor Time. I am going to go a football game (E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!) and I have to leave in about an hour (or 6:30 Reactor Time). Once I get back I will take care of any judging (unless one of the other judges wants to do it instead).

IC turn 12:

Base list:
Newark Station, New York , 5 LF wings (Large)
Bonn Station , New Berlin, 5 LF wings (Large)
Roppongi Station , New Tokyo, 13 LF wings (Large)
Waterloo Station , New London, 5 LF wings (Large)
Future Station, Hokkaido 5 LF wings (Small)
Hope Station, Tau 29, 7 LF wings (Small)
Freedom Station, Tau-23, 7 LF wings (Small)
Peace Station, Tau-37 ,19 LF wings,10 HF wings,5 VHF wings, 3 Gunboats (Small)
Cash Station, Omega 11, 2 LF wings (Small)
Gold Station, California, 2 LF wings (Small)
Frontier Station, Omicron Alpha, 7 LF wings (Small)
Edge Shipyard, Colorado, 2 LF wings. (Capital shipyard)
Cast Station, Dublin, 2 LF wings (Small)
Stockholm Station, Tau-31, 2 LF wings (Small)

Ship stats:

LF: FA 3, CA 2, FD 3, CD 2 (8 points,2 free points)
HF:FA 4, CA 1, FD 4, CD 3 (12 points)
VHF: FA 6, CA 4, FD 5,CD 3 (16 points, 2 free points)
Gunboat: FA 5, CA 5, FD 5, CD 5 (20 points)

1:I place the station in Tau-31, 3 Gunboats in Tau 37,12 LF wings in Tau-37, 3 LF wings in new tokyo.
2: i buy 10 HF wings, 1 small station
3: as agreed
4:none
5:

265+215=480

480-100-100=280

Credits: 280
39 F, 2 HF, 2 Metals, 0 O, 55 W

To follow up on Triyun's response...furthermore, I'm sure if Liberty ends up defending Ageira against our attacks, the Corsairs', or the Rogues', they won't be able to build bases in the Sigmas either.

Liberty also can't get into Bering, it's locked. I'm attacking richardson there. And it's too late to retreat....

Edited by - [ACWilde on 1/2/2005 8:07:43 AM

Turn 11 I believe:

Purchases:
+1 FD to the VHF- 2 Success
2 Large Bases
3 VHF Wings

Placing:
5 VHF Wings at Hidden Hudson Base
5 VHF Wings at Hidden New York Badlands Base
8 VHF Wings at Forward Hamburg Base

Total Forces:
New York stationed at large hidden base there:
10 VHF Wings
Hudson stationed at large hidden base there:
10 VHF Wings
Sigma 19:
Corsair Northern Fleet:
48 VHF Wings
40 LF Wings
2 HF Wings
Hamburg
Corsair Southern Fleet:
2 R. Battleships
1 R. Heavy Cruiser
48 VHF Wings

Total Forces:
2 Rheinland Battleships
1 Rheinland Heavy Cruiser
116 Very Heavy Fighter Wings
2 Heavy Fighter Wings
40 LF Wings

Battlestats:
R. BS: 5 FA/ 9 CA/ 9 CD/ 9 FD (32 points total)
R. HC: 5 FA/ 5 CA/ 9 CD/ 9 FD (28 points total)
VHF: 8 CA/ 8 FA/ 5 CD/ 6 FD (27 points total)
HF: 5 CA/ 5 FA/ 3 CD/ 3 FD (16 points total)
LF: 2 CA/ 4 FA/ 4 CD/ 2 FD (12 points total)

Red Hessian Turn 11

Unfinished Battles:
Bering:
40 MC VHF wings
vs.
19 LF wings, 2 VHF wings, 1 gunboat (Ageira)

if Liberty has a problem with this, sorry too late to pull out.

1. I place 5 VHF wings at Ronneburg.

2. I build 1 large base, to be christened Goethe and placed in Omega 11. This base will probably become the seat of the Hessian government.

3. To Rhineland: We will give you 300 credits, payed over 6 turns, if you give us the designs for the Rhineland battleship and temporary access to your capital shipyard to build it.

4. Waiting for battle to be resolved, at which point we will begin the creation of the Hessian fleets.

5. I collect 160 credits + 690= 850.
commodities left: 141 M/ 93 HF/ 63 W/ 92 O/ 20 F
Income per turn: 35 M/ 22 HF/ 7 W/ 16 O/ 2 F

Base and Ship locations:
Ronneburg, Omega 5 (l, h): 5 LF wings, 5 MC VHF wings
Kali, Omega 7 (f.s.): 10 LF wings
Yama, Sigma 13 (fs): 30 MC VHF wings
Freital, Omega 11 (l, h): 10 LF wings, 15 MC VHF wings
Agni, Sigma 19 (s): 10 LF wings, 5 MC VHF wings
Indra, Omicron Gamma (s): 5 LF wings, 5 MC VHF wings
Bruschal, Frankfurt: 35 Bundschuh LF wings

Ship stats:
FA/CA/FD/CD
"Blade" class LF: 6/1/4/1
"Demon" class HF: 1/7/1/5
"Firelord" class VHF (MC): 6/8/3/5

Diplomacy:
Outcasts: Defensive Ally
Bretonia: DEfensive Ally
Corsairs: Ally
Rogues: non agression pact
IC: non agression pact
Kusari: Inactive
Samura: non agression pact
Liberty: Neutral
Rhineland: Neutral
Ageira : Open War.

Edited by - [ACWilde on 1/2/2005 9:04:09 AM

About damm time some sense finally reigned around here.

Ageira turn: 8

stats:
Keeper class:
4 FA; 1 FD; 2 CA; 1 CD
Vengance class:
5 FA; 2 FD; 4 CA; 2 CD
Avenger class:
7 FA; 4 FD; 5 CA; 3 CD
Protector Gunboats:
4 FA; 3 FD; 8 CA; 5 CD

resources:
20 M/ 94 F/ 17 H-F/ 45 H2O/ 45 O
+10 M/ 12 F/ 3 H-F/ 2 O/ 3 H2O
--------------------------------------------
30 M/ 106 F/ 20 H-F/ 48 H2O/ 47 O
-30 M/ 0 F/ 18 H-F/ 0 H2O/ 6 O
------------------------------------------
0 M/ 106 F/ 2 H-F/ 48 H2O/ 41 O

credits:
285+75=360-20(To liberty)= 340-120=220

(Not paying DSE since he's under my command, and rhineland since I no longer control Republican)

bases:
Large:
Pueblo: Colorado (10 lf wings posted) (Under attack from roc)

small:
Detroit : new york ( 15 Lf wings,)
Hozion: Magellen (1 hf wing 3 VHF wing) (Under protection from liberty)

capital shipyards:
Baltimore: New york (10 Lf wings 1 GB 4 VHF wings)

planets:
Pittsburg:New york (20 Lf wings posted)

1 VHF wing in Shikoguo

forces on the move:
Evac fleet:
19 LF
2 VHF
1 GB
Currently in bering

To Rouges: If you truely are allied with liberty, you will pull back your attacks. Attacking another protectorate of liberty is about the same as declaring open war on liberty. Who's alliance do you want to keep? The pirates who are not your immediate worry, or liberty, who's territory you live in?

To Triyun:
Your new york base isn't hidden for the same reason my magellen base isn't hidden. You don't have a hidden base there, and don't say the rouge's base counts for you, as it has to be one of your own. Not your allies, but your own.

building 6 VHF wings to defend liberty intrests
4 stationed at baltimore, 2 going to hozion, and 10 LF wings go from pittsburg to detriot to re-enforce that garrison.

Going into full war production. Will re-enforce all my garrisons for defensive purposes and for the protection of the New York and Magellen systems.

Say, gb, would you care to trade some metal for food?

Edited by - richardson on 1/2/2005 9:46:39 AM

well if ya put it like that:
DIE RICHARDSON.

Resumes attack on Ageria.

Just igonre those moves, since they couldn't happen anyway

Liberty grants full permission to attack Ageria.

Go get em boys.

To Samura- stand down

Libert turn 11:
credits-295
57(O)/ 179(M)/ 64(W)/ 458(F)/ 6(HF)

I place 10 bomber wings at Planet Denver.

I send those 10 bomber wings to look for Ouray base

I'll pay 295 credits, 40 O and 40 W to terraform Planet Mojav in Colorado.
I'll subtract 5 credits from income to pay for the rest of it.
credits-0
17(O)/ 179(M)/ 24(W)/ 458(F)/ 6(HF)

To the Corsairs- you may build the battleship and 3 dreadnoughts.

income:
credits-105 - 5 goes to finsih terraforming
7(O)/ 17(M)/ 6(W)/ 50(F)/ 4(HF)

total:
credits-105
24(O)/ 196(M)/ 30(W)/ 508(F)/ 10(HF)


Edited by - Gunblader on 1/2/2005 10:03:18 AM