Nova PG forces again entered Kusari space today. A small force of fighters, assisted by one BDR fighter were detected on long-range scanners by Ensign Kasai. He reported same to XO Kilo on the Heikiko_Maru, the KNF's noncombatant Armory vessel in Hiroshima.
One fighter (Raven Steel, or Steel Raven, sorry) was engaged by the Kasai in Kyushu, and was damaged.
A small =LSF= force, consisting of one Gunboat and three fighters, contacted XO Kilo, and inquired if the KNF needed assistance. The leader, on vessel Eagle(CO), was asked to delay entry into Kusari space until further intel was obtained.
The balance of the NovaPG and the BDR unit were then observed by XO Kilo entering Honshu, and he contacted me at Yokohama shipyard to investigate. the XO had also given the LSF squadron permission to enter Kusari and assemble at Planet New Tokyo. The gunboat Chijin proceeded there and made contact with the LSF squadron. Another LSF vessel, the Cruiser Chancelor had also joined the group unexpectedly, and was directed to withdraw, as he had not received permission to enter Kusari space previously. (Comms mixup reported later by the Eagle.) The Chancellor complied.
Several other vessels. The "mercenary" Archangel., The BSG fighter Panzer, and two unidentified Omni Industries vessels were also observed in the area, but were requested to stand down as they had not requested permission to engage. All complied to my knowledge.
The combined LSF/KNF force proceeded towards the Honshu gate, and discovered that the NovaPG/BDR force had entered New Tokyo. The forces engaged each other near the Honshu/NT gate.
The KNF Kasai was forced to disengage early.. (ate his own mine again) and withdrew. The LSF squadron fought valiantly in support of the Chijin, but were slowly reduced to one remaining fighter, the Chimaera. After a prolonged and furious dogfight against superior odds, the lone LSF fighter was also damaged and forced to withdraw. By this time, the BDR unit had disengaged due to transponder issues, (...Lib Police or Navy tagged...?); and two Nova PG fighters remained. They eventually bested the Chijin with superior tactics, altho the Chijin was hampered by systems failures. Bots/bats would not deploy (didn't even try..), and signal delays, (actually good today.. 1150 ping!) eventually led to the destruction of the Chijin as well.
Later reports showed the Nova PG force withdrawing to Chugoku to celebrate their victory over the combined =LSF=/KNF squadron. My compliments to the =LSF= pilots for their efforts on our behalf.
Sadly,
Chijin, Lt., KNF
((OOC: Whew.. someday I'll get a decent connection again!
I tried very hard today to keep it "clean and even" in Kusari. It was frustrating trying to comm everybody with huge delays. I decided to make it "one death for KNF and LSF. Kudos to them for complying, even though it made the fight short for some of them. I also tried to get the "one death for us today message to Nova PG. I think they got it.
Also, thanks to the Chancelor for withdrawing his cruiser. Nova PG had one GB today, and between LSF and KNF there were two, though I had no hope of hitting squat with mine.. sigh. I do believe Eagle CO of LSF that there was some confusion on their part, but it was sorted out.
An after-action "chat" w/ Nova PG's leader, Intoxication, was mutually productive. Thanks, Intox. You did good in asking the BDR Fighting Chicken to withdraw due to his rep issue. Hopefully he'll be red in KNF huds soon. There was some "ooc" chat during the scrap today, but it came mostly from the sidelines.
Now I want to address the "sidelines":
Archangel? What were you doing with that big hunk in Kusari today? I didn't invite ya. Kusari has a standing rule about Caps in Kusari. You know that by now, having lurked at our Forums. Next time, ask first, ok? And if told to leave, do so. No "photagraper" crap.
Panzer of BSG. Mate, I was tied up w/ comms to LSF. You did ask, and when I finally waved you off, you complied. Thanks. Had i not been burdened w/ lag, I might have let ya get into it, but it was hard to know what the odds were, and I erred on the side of caution.. and got spanked due to it, heh.
Omni vessels. You'e apparently welcome in Kusari space, and again, to my knowledge you didn't engage Nova, nor were you engaged by them. It would be better if you had left the scene. You did comply when I asked you to stay out of it. Good on ya.
One last. Phantom Hellbound: What's with the "vulture act"? According to Intox, you weren't invited to the party either. I place you in the same column with Archangel. Just there for the off-chance of some carnage. I hope Darkstar will look into your recent appearances. He might not be amused.
Now, I'm gonna go on a limb here and open our "dump' for comments from any of the above-mentioned folk, either in the battle or observing. Who know, I could have some of my intel wrong. It's kinda hard to track things 4 to six seconds after the fact, due to crappy ping. At one time during the battle, my comms weren't appearing onscreen for a good ten seconds. This is your chance to get on ol' Mal while I sit back an shet up.
Nova PG, ya did good. It was a good day to die. Hai.))
Mal
Ooooh! Quick ooc edit here: I just read Intoxication's "version" of the battle. Bud, could you clarify who/what you mean by "fled the battle"...?
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