Other Space Kaiden
Better than other-other space Kaiden
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Location:
The Mandalore System
(During Mandalorian Skirmish into the Republic Remnant
Vessel:
Fleet:
The Imperial First Fleet
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Modified Battle Squadron Layout
Grand Admiral Lucien Irridius
Star Destroyer Line Alpha
Vice Admiral Killian Varz
The ISD Shadow of Regret (100%/100%)
Star Destroyer Line Beta
Vice Admiral Orwell Maxis
Bombardment Line
Line Captain Alexa Dyre
The ISD Invictus (100%/100%)
Attack Line Alpha
Line Captain Jallian Horz
Attack Line Beta
Line Captain Lysle Kinston
Pursuit Line
Line Captain Damion Hallice
The sky faded and the heavens darkened, the sun itself swallowed by a black maw that allowed only a single, fiery ring of light to escape the abyss. Across the vast plains of Mandalore, over the roaring oceans and the humble villages, a predatory shadow gave chase to the mid-day light. Like a wave, the darkness swept away the sunlight until it fully encompassed the city of Keldabe and the villages surrounding it for miles in all directions.
The Rebirth hung in the sky - a black sun wreathed in fire overtaking the planet. Mere moments would pass before the raven-sun was joined by a scattering of stars that appeared in the Stygian sky by the dozens. The clouds above the cities were torn to shreds and the oceans themselves pulled towards the mechanical beast in orbit - sending the tides crashing up the docks of Keldabe city and flooding the lowest streets. The air itself grew thinner as the gravitational pull of the Worldcraft seemed to have shifted the very bonds of reality in all that fell within its shadow.
"Miria" Irridius called, taking his eyes away from the view of the coming battle just long enough to raise a beckoning hand to the small, pale girl, "come, it is imperative that you witness what we are about to achieve."
Miria said nothing - as she always did - and glided from the back of The Rebirth's command room to the Grand Admiral's side. Putting a gentle, gloved hand on the pressed Imperial uniform he had assigned her, Irridius took about his command as the rest of the fleet hyperspaced into the system...
"Captain Mirzi," Irridius pointed out several gun emplacements across The Rebirth on a hologram floating ghostly over the command center floor, "Detach cannons H-one through twenty to begin immediate bombardment of the planet's defense rings. Twenty-one through forty are to begin harassment of the planetary shields over Keldabe - until they break."
The Mandalorians had a fatal flaw to be exploited - when it came between the preservation of order and the lives of those who are inconsequential to battle, they would always choose the latter. With the bulk of Mandalorian forces in battle or defending borders against the Republic Remnant, the garrison of Mandalore would be left to fight and evacuate civilians by themselves.
Their desire to save their people would drag their forces towards Keldabe and the villages and away from the place that truly mattered.
"Cannon T-one through two-hundred - begin displacing the minefields around Mandalore, I want our path clear when those shields fail. All other weapon emplacements begin the destruction of satellites and defense stations in the system."
Across the immense orb, nova-like flashes would open up the darkness of space. In a constant rotation, the Worldcraft would be able to offer constant and revolving fire against all targets in the system, the harassment of fire neverending. Slowly the vessel would press forward from just past Concordia's orbit, towards the planet.
Already the shields of the worldcraft were being pelted by defenses emplacements around the system, the battle had begun.
x20 Hypervelocity Cannons Firing Upon Orbital Defense Rings
x20 Hypervelocity Guns firing on shields over Keldabe
x200 Turbolasers Firing at Minefields surrounding Mandalore
x200 Turbolasers firing at defenses stationed around the system
Vice Admiral Killian Horz of the Shadow of Regret watched as the Assault Line took up positions and presented the brunt of its firepower towards whatever fleet the Mandalorians had stationed above their homeworld.
His mission was clear, secure space superiority over Mandalore's orbit and crush what Irridius took to calling "the savages". With The Rebirth at their back, the fleet approached with the security in the knowledge that the scanners and weapons of the Worldcraft would protect their rear flank.
"All vessels, deploy fighters and interceptors - screen the fleet while on approach" Turning to his communications commander, "Deploy two squadrons of bombers with interceptor escort and probe the enemy's defenses."
"Firebrand, Victory at Myrkr and The Battle at Dawn are to a position at our flanks, stacked wedge. Tempest and Abyss, begin patrol on the lower and upper flanks of the line."
The line of battle slowly shifted as they approached the enemy fleet, The Star Destroyer - Shadow of Regret - positioned itself at the top of what would look to be a wide pyramid in space. Each Victory spread itself several kilometers from the others, each vessel positioning itself lower than the last as if making a cosmic stairway.
At the end of it all, the Shadow of Regret would be flanked by two Victories on its left and one on its right, with the Abyss and Tempest positioned above and below the formation respectively. This allowed for each ship to have a fast range of coverage for the others.
They would have to be careful to keep their distance, the minefields would decimate their ships if they were careless. Hopefully, however, by staying in the shadow of The Rebirth as they were, the orbital defenses would ignore them from the bigger target.
Deploying Fighter Screen
Deploying bombers w/escort to probe enemy fleet
Staying close to The Rebirth to draw fire away to the more heavily defended worldcraft
Concordia was the lesser of the two evils to be faced today, it was defended but not as much so as its larger counterpart. Using the moon itself as a shield from the defenses surrounding Mandalore, The Immaculate Reach and its Assault Line cruised at speed toward their targets.
Unlike the pyramid created by Vice Admiral Horz, this line approached in the formation of a spearhead with the Immaculate Reach acting as its tip. There would be no severe bombing of the surface, no grand campaign of destruction. The goal here was to seize the vast mines of Mandalorian Iron from the installation on the moon and retrieve the contents for the Empire.
Deep within the bellies of the vessels, white clade legions stirred. Rows of armored warriors rushing to pods and shuttles that awaited the order to push planetside.
"All scanners, divert functions to pinpointing orbital defenses on the moon - prepare ventral emplacements for precision strikes."
An "aye sir" echoed throughout the Star Destroyer's bridge as Vice Admiral Maxis barked his orders, "Good. Now tell those marines that they are about to eat some dirt, all shuttles on standby alert and prepare all fighter escorts."
Preparing to deploy Marine Invasion force to Concordia Mines
Scanning for orbital emplacements to initiate precision strikes
While The Rebirth and the majority of the invading fleets were just outside the orbital ring of Concordia, the Bombardment and Pursuit Lines were closer to Mandallia. Being the sixth orbital position in the system, it lied neighbor to Mandalore - just close enough to put the planet in the effective range of their far-reaching weapons. "All torpedos and missiles, lock onto the orbital defenses surrounding Mandalore." Alexa Dyre stood staunchly at the head of the Invictus, the most powerful weapon in the arsenal of the EoTH. "Fire all portside launchers and reload - fire starboard launchers when the port side have reached ninety-percent readiness and not a second sooner."
The missiles would take several minutes to impact the orbital defense rings surrounding Mandalore, but they would approach in a veil that would hopefully overwhelm their defenses. Using the Broadside IIs it would count for 120 projectiles approaching simultaneously.
"Begin all reactor ignitions" She commanded lastly, turning to the head operator of the superlaser, "I want the weapon operational as soon as we move into operational range"
The vacuum of space would then light up with the hellish glow of missiles as they arched from the silos of the Broadside IIs and propelled toward the defenses of Mandalore. Meanwhile, the pursuit line formed a defensive circle around the bombardment line - keeping it protected from whatever ships may come.
Firing missiles at orbital defenses - ETA 1 post
Charging Invictus Primary Weapon
