Iwai Kazushige, a corrupt high profile KSP official, has recently boarded the Luxury Liner Mackinac for a cruise with the ulterior of meeting the Hogosha in order to sell state secrets for personal gain. Only a few knew of his dealings, including his wife, who overheard him mentioning his itinerary one evening. After years of abuse, she could no longer stand him, and shared the information with a Golden Chrysanthemums representative. The liner would be taking an unofficial, under-the-radar trip to Kabukicho Depot arranged by the Hogosha.
The Golden Chrysanthemums, now aware of the upcoming deal with the Hogosha, mobilise to intercept the official and prevent the deal from taking place. Scouts were placed along potential routes, and the liner was eventually found. With the Mackinac spotted at such a compromising location, it was reluctant to send out a distress beacon alerting everyone in the system. Instead, Kazushige requested backup from his underlings and the Hogosha. The initial GC strike wing caused crippling damage to the engine of the liner, but was eventually driven away by Hogoshan and KSP escorts that arrived at the scene.
Now aware of the Mackinac's location, forces of the Hogosha, State Police and Golden Chrysanthemums are gathering for a confrontation deciding the fate of the liner and the official onboard.
DETAILS
Cruise Liner Mackinac will appear near Sector 5/6 C/D with its engines disabled after the initial Golden Chrysanthemum strike.
A Golden Chrysanthemum station will be temporarily placed in the Kanto Field for the duration of the event.
The Golden Chrysanthemums must regroup, attack, and destroy the liner within the given amount of time.
If Mackinac survives the given amount of time, the Kusari State Police & Hogosha will claim victory.
If Mackinac is destroyed within the given amount of time, the Golden Chrysanthemums will claim victory.
Respawns for eligible IDs will be enabled within New Tokyo for the duration of the event.
Date:
Saturday, November 23rd, 20:00 to 21:00 server time.
Event Type:
Siege Event
Allowed ship classes:
Fighters
Bombers
Gunboats
Allowed IDs:
Kusari State Police ID
Hogosha ID
Golden Chrysanthemums ID
GC- ID
GC| ID
Disallowed Equipment:
Cloaking devices
NEMPs
Respawn timer:
Disabled
OUTCOME
Golden Chrysanthemums Victory:
Luxury Liner Mackinac is destroyed by the Golden Chrysanthemums. The KSP official is caught in the explosion and successfully assassinated.
With the liner destroyed under suspicious conditions and Orbital Spa executives unwilling to provide much information to avoid upsetting the Hogosha, the incident is shrouded in mystery. Rumors abound amongst the Chrysanthemums of a captured aide to Kazushige who escaped the Mackinac who is being interrogated to serve their movement.
Kusari State Police & Hogosha Victory:
Luxury Liner Mackinac is irreparably damaged and will be decommissioned, but survives the encounter. The KSP official arrives at Kabukicho Depot unscathed.
With relations only improved by the encounter, the police official provides backdoor access to TLAGSNET to the Hogosha as a gesture of gratitude. This access will last for one month.