This event is over. <strike>First shipping event - Today, May 18th 2008 - 6 PM GMT (1 PM EST)</strike> (We're going by THIS time standard. Check the time in bold there.)
Roles:
1. Transports: The transports convoy leaves Yokohama Shipyard* (New Tokyo) en route to the Alster Shipyard (Hamburg) carrying Hull Panels (70%) and Optronics (30%). The convoy will take the following route: New Tokyo / Honshu / Sigma-13 / Frankfurt / New Berlin / Hamburg. * I've made a mistake. The two goods aren't sold in the Shipyard in Kusari. Ship Hull Panels may be acquired at Freeport 6 (Tau-29) or Yanagi (Sigma-13); Optronics may be acquired at Planet Honshu (Honshu). For the sake of the story, the transports may buy these items in any of these or other places selling these items and then rendezvous at the Yokohama Shipyard.
2. Escorts (RM-RFP/KNF-KSP): Kusarian escorts take the convoy as far as the border of Frankfurt, where it is transfered to the Rheinland authorities.
3. Pirates/Terrorists: Local pirates/terrorists from each House try to disrupt and prevent the convoy from reaching Alster.
Rules of engagement:
1. The "cruise" rule does not apply for this event;
2. Ships may not dock during the event. Any ship that docks is considered and/or disabled and may no longer fulfill its purpose in the event;
3. Transports cannot be directly engaged until 50% of the escort force is destroyed. Transports may break away from the escorts (engage cruise) if that number is reached. The intercepted convoy may keep moving at impulse speed in order to produce a "timer" for the event**; ** Transports in Kusari may break away and flee if the fight there takes too long so the players in Rheinland won't have to wait too much.
4. A maximum of 20% of the transports may be destroyed on the Kusari side of the event. The remaining transports must be allowed to escape so there can be an event on the Rheinland side;
VERY IMPORTANT: If there are any problems during the event concerning people "breaking rules" of any sort, please, contact me directly through PMs and I will sort it out myself. Remember this is supposed to be an RP event. Can't have it being disrupted by ooRP discussion. So please, don't.