And a little fleeting on the side

[Cyrus Tregessar]

Objective-based invasions are definitely doable, with different objectives decided by different factors. I believe what [member="Captain Larraq"] is talking about is that in the past four invasions three of them have been explicitly 'PvP-only.' Now I have no idea how the decision for that came about, but I agree that it's sort of frustrating to see.

At any rate, it is off-topic. Perhaps that discussion can be moved to the staff discussion thread now up.

To the thread in progress, I imagine that Kymaero, Malekoth, and myself will all be taking Dark Blade's as our flagships (at the moment we don't have much else to choose from), and will each have 3-4 escorts (pro tip, there are a grand total of three other ship classes in the OS roster atm). That will give the Republic 3 Star Destroyers/Light Star Destroyers and ~12 smaller vessels to divvy out as you see fit. I'm not overly concerned as far as numbers go, I'm more interested in a good thread, but use this as a guideline.

 

[Captain Larraq]

Actually... talk to [member="Popo"] about using the asahian fleet.

 

[Kamon's OOC]

I want to join on the side of the Republic!

 

[Camellia Swift]

I wouldn't mind more fleeting practice either. Count me in?

. w .

*So long as I can use my Rendili ships MUAHHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Alana Sunrider]

[member="Cyrus Tregessar"]

I'm not sure we have Star Destroyers.

Update: We do, actually. They're just not in the manifest yet.

 

[Camellia Swift]

[member="Valara Tiall"]

. w .

 

[Kyrana Gould]

[member="Cyrus Tregessar"]
I have just created a new Assault Star Destroyer. That will be my flagship.

What's the next step?

 

[Cyrus Tregessar]

Wait for me to get back to land/have enough free time to throw a good first post up. >.>

 

[Cyrus Tregessar]

Thread is up here.

As far as fleet sizes go, I've got 6 ships totaling 3764m. Use that as a baseline, but as I said before, I'm not overly concerned with numbers. Just don't show up with like, seven star destroyers please.

[member="Kymaero Vol"]
[member="Melakoth Tyrin"]
[member="Camellia Swift"]
[member="Gar'Hal Velasura"]
[member="Friedrich Stahlmann"]
[member="Tålamod Shapochka"]
[member="Valara Tiall"]

 

[Olivia Dem'adas]

are you going on length or width with those frigate/corvettes?

 

[Cyrus Tregessar]

Hah, didn't realize they were longer on that dimension. The largest dimension is what counts when it comes to fleet sizes.

 

[Alana Sunrider]

They'll be flying sideways then.

 

[Kamon's OOC]

[member="Friedrich Stahlmann"]

If it's alright with you, I will captain one of these in your fleet group.

 

[Captain Larraq]

*looks at two fleets, including the redoubt*

*does tactical analysis of each ship and fleet composition*

*sits back with bucket of popcorn and struggles against the urge to provide commentary*

 

[Cyrus Tregessar]

Only constructive criticism allowed, Captain.

And possibly sarcastic quips.

 

[Captain Larraq]

I'm actually mildly impressed with the Dreadnought's overall design. Sturdy little pecker.

As far as the Republic fleet here is concerned... With the exception of possibly needing a major boost to fighter complement, or pulling out an Azalus flak frigate, this fight is mainly going to come down to how each fleet is used (duh). Cover, engagement range, speed-tanking, critical hits, exc.

At face value? The math says they are screwed. But if calculus has taught any of us anything, its that math doesn't mean jack in the real world. So we'll see.

 

[Alana Sunrider]

I'm still sifting through the Republic manifest and working out how Valara would be there, since I've actually had her assigned to Kuat for logistics overview and ship inspection. Just need to transfer her to a ship now.

 

[Tålamod Shapochka]

I'm not sure how to enter this situation since Tålamod is only a lieutenant commander and has no authority over an entire ship.

 

[Cyrus Tregessar]

I wouldn't sweat the details too much, but if you're concerned about it a LCDR could easily command a Frigate, I figure.

 

[Captain Larraq]

I'm still sifting through the Republic manifest and working out how Valara would be there, since I've actually had her assigned to Kuat for logistics overview and ship inspection. Just need to transfer her to a ship now.

@Valara Tiall

Bypass that stage. Simply state that you are touring the dockyards when they come under attack. A ship (or a few ships) or in drydock for repairs or retrofit. Either way, the ship(s) are close enough to completion to get thrown into combat. The ship just needs a crew.... So you grab every off-duty sailor you can get and take the ship into the black. *cue scene from Battleship*

I'm not sure how to enter this situation since Tålamod is only a lieutenant commander and has no authority over an entire ship.

[member="Tålamod Shapochka"]

"I wasn't even suppose to be here today."

Just because you shouldn't be running a ship... Doesn't mean that you are not the right officer at the moment. Be a junior officer aboard a system defense ship, take a hit to the bridge, and realize that you are the highest ranking officer surviving....

Or... do what I suggested for Valara. You two can grab a few ships and man them with as many crew as you can find... And you just happen to get tossed behind the helm of a ship.