(05-29-2014, 12:50 PM)Vicho Deivis Wrote: Hmmm, Given the high chance of a Gaul intervention there is another issue: Tau 29-->Kyushu Gate
If Galia strike the imperials from there they are doom and they should know it from day one. They have to something about it even before give Galia time to decide what they gonna do.
This are my posible solutions:
1) Blow the gate: Is probably the most safe action. But it will imply abandom the station of Shikaku and Nago (to the Gauls for not completly lose them, which would make very unhappy my inner evil Colonial). Also, we have already blow too many gates arround Sirius.
2) Divide their forces and protect the gate: Given they low man power this is not a real option. They can ask to their allies to help, but none of the enemies of Galia in the Taus can do it just like that.
3) Set charges to blow it but don't do it: Leave a small force (a npc Destroyer maybe) with orders to detonate the charges if the Gauls get too close.
Blowing the gate would be bad for a number of reasons. For one, it would cut it's contact with their allies in the Taus, and with the rearguard elements that might have remained in Roussilon.
Second, if the Gallics intervene, they will also have the Rishiri route to send support, which would eventually link with Republican forces in there and Hokkaido, and steamroll their way into New Tokyo, making the Capital unconquerable by any of the opposition.
There needs to be a compromise by the Exiles on Tau-29. One of the things I have been role playing is the operational range of based forces. For example ships based in Hokkaido can patrol Rishiri, but would have trouble to extend operation to Nagano. Same for ones based in Kyushu going to Tau-31.
In this case Gallic forces are close in Tau-23 and T-31, but don't send heavy assets to Tau-29, due to commitments in other areas. To reinforce the distance of the Gallia forces away from Kusari territories, we could have Shinkaku ceded to Council forces, and Nago be the rear post of the Imperial forces, the link for them to escape back into the Taus should they fail (but that would most likely imply their disappearance.).
This suggestion relies heavily on the Council players agreeing to such a bold appearance, and putting their secret presence in Eastern Taus at jeopardy. Let them say their part.
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One of the questions I have presented in the main post was the relation between Gallia and the Blood Dragons. Could there be a chance that the Dragons could influence the Royals about the conflict? Even if not taking the Gallic support for themselves, perhaps they could put enough doubt in the Royals for them to not fully support the Republicans inside the house, being content in chasing the Exile remnants that are still present in the Taus.
Perhaps it would be a great objective for the Dragons to get hold of the routes to Gallia and Rheinland, therefore crippling even more the Republican supply lines. Remember that republicans have the material advantage, but might lack enough pilots (and experienced ones) to deal with all of them, and losing parts of Kyushu and Honshu will leave them debilitated in supplies.