Attack on Selvaris

[Jorax]

*The space within the Bilbringi System was dark and empty, with planets here and there like specs of gold in a rock. Out of the corner of one's eye, ships started to appear in the system by the waves of tens, with many starfighters along with each ship. The mark of an odd looking skull on each ship represented that the Mandalorians were coming. Their mission today was to capture the planet Selvaris. It was near the Inner Rim, as the Mandalorian ships came out of hyperspace to take the planet.

The first flagship that came out of hyperspace had its cannons ready, as the owner of that ship stood on the bridge. Mandalorian armor shining as bright as it could, Commander Conrad Ordo II was a living god before his men, and he couldn't let them down. Taking a seat in the captain's chair, he awaited for the other ships to comm. him and wait for his order to let loose a devastating attack on Selvaris. The Mandalorian fleet had been caged for some time. Capturing planets was rare, if not hard to do. The pride that the fleet had and their hunger for battle would lead them to victory today.

As the Mandalorian fleet started to comm. Ordo and inch near their target, the Commander knew it was time to alert his enemy that he and his men were coming.*

====="This is Commander Ordo of the Mandalorian Army. We will give you 30 seconds to respond. We will either take this planet peacefully without much killing, or you will taste blood in your mouth within seconds. Pick your poison carefully."=====

*All Conrad had to do now was wait. The countdown had already begun, and the comm. signal was clear. What would Selvaris do...give up peacefully, or unleash the beast within its cage?*

 

[rob]

Rev paced in front of a squad of Recruits and Corporals. He had been sent to lead these Rookies into battle, but they weren't part of the Space assault, but of the ground assault. Looking at the group that stood at attention, not an ounce of fear shown through their stature, good thats the last thing they needed. Behind them 2 Basilisk tanks prepped and ready for battle. Looking down the line they werent they only squadron assigned for the ground assault as that would be foolish. 10's of Basilisk tanks littered the docking bay.

"You know our job boys! Once Commander Ordo gives us the order we will be propelled at high velocities into the Selvaris's key cities! We will be hitting the Capital, our mission is to kill anything and everything that is Selvaris!"

He knew the men knew what to do, but if he didn't remind them they could pause when its showtime. Then Conrad's voice came over the speaker as he sent the message to Selvaris asking their surrender. Waiting for the Commander to finish his demand he turnedto the group.

"You know what that means, Saddle up!"

With that 2 men climbed into the closest Basilisk, well the other 3 climbed into theirs. Once given the command they would be sent down to the surface of Selvaris and the slaughter would begin, that is if they didn't surrender.

 

[Xerphox]

Herb was leaning against a neaby Basilisk. A mixture of nervousness and impatients was coursing through his system. The group of men he was leading were a fine group some where giving off signs of extreme anxiety so Herb decided to raise the mood.

"Men, I know that some of you are nervous, it may be the first time that you have experienced pure battle but I assure you that we are Mandalorians and we will become Victourious!"

Straight after that the voice of commander Ordo echoed throughout the ship the end of his message meant one thing and that was buisness.

"Right, you know what that means. Look like you have a purpose, get yourselves together now!"

Everyone on Herbs landing party then scrambled to their tanks, wepaons etc all where cheering and were certainly now ready for batlle.

 

[Matt]

*The planet’s planetary defence force flew out towards the mandalorian fleet, they were brave in their battle formation despite the fact that they were most probably flying to their death. Hundreds of fighters flew ahead of the capital ship’s as the fighters moved out of the way as the capital ships opened up their turbo laser cannons as the fighters waited for the mandalorians to bring the fight to them.*

*On the surface of the planet, there was total anarchy as the military was attemping to get the women and children out of the city while every man and boy who could carry a weapon was armed to ready.....*

 

[Jorax]

*Conrad saw little specs in the distance become capital and flagships before his very eyes. These men were honorable to fight with the Mandalorians. He would give them the honor and respect of a good fight. They had picked their poison. Time to let the poison run through their system and obliterate them into dust. Pointing to an ensign, Commander Ordo was put on speakerphone throughout the whole Mandalorian Ship and army.*

"Alright boys! They wanna fight with us! Give 'em hell and make this another victory our children's history books! Let's move out!"

*At the sign of first response, there was a furious battle cry as the Quickdraw II prepared its cannons of sorts and missles to fight. Time was a tickin, and Conrad would be the first to move.*

"Okie Doki boys. Starfighters! Maneuver your way through the fight and get the ground squads to safety before coming back into the air behind the Selvaris army and beat them down from the behind. Capital and flagships! Release your guns on my mark. Once you see their bloodshot and crazy eyes, fire by will."

*Conrad was actually very calm about this. His heart was pumping loud, and he couldn't get himself not to get jittery. He hadn't been this excited about something since he graduated from the academy.*

 

[rob]

A grin grew on Rev's face as the issue to attack was ordered. Looking at the 2 in the ship with him he gave them a nod and took the yoke. Having a gentle yet aggressive hold on the controls of the ship now he hit a few commands into the system before him and the Basilisk shot out of the docking bay. Almost as quickly as he had shot out he had a small squadron of Mandalorian fighters around him, simply making an escort as Conrad had commanded.

"Alright boys, clear passage to the capital.."

A laugh escaped his own mouth along with the fighter pilots guarding the Basilisk, it may have doubled as a star fighter, and more than capable of taking some hits and destroying some of the enemies on the way down, but why risk losing the almost indestructable ground assault vehicle.

Almost as quickly as they had exited the docking bay had the Basilisk reached incomming enemy star fighters, and all hell was about to break loose. Blaster bolts were leaving the fighter's defending the Basilisk and plenty more were comming from the attackers. Through all this Rev simply took control and avoided any explosions or blaster shots comming his way, however the shield still sustained minimal damage.

Drawing nearer to the planet the squadron of fighters broke off and flew back towards the battle, the Basilisk was safe from any harm the space fight had to offer as they would soon be breaking through the atmosphere. Looking at the 2 Corporals that sat along with him he smiled.

"Well we've made it this far boys, no turning back now, and no way were getting killed now!"

He laughed mischieviously as the fire from the planets natural atmosphere absorbed the ship engulfing the perimeter in flames. It was actually beginning to heat up within the ship, making it feel like a Hot summer day and less like the cold fall day it gave off well in space. Then the flames came to a halt and they were surrounded by blue skies, large oceans, and forested lands, a rather beautiful planet, but that would soon change as the invasion would only grow.

Looking out the portside window he could see other Basilisks floating down in the distance, then looking out the main viewport a city slowly grew before his eyes. This city would be hit hard as it appeared as if 10 Basilisk were already in formation to hit, and only more to come. Looking around at the Corporals who were gripping their weapons firmly he smirked once more.

"You'll be staying here with me, you'll take controls once we secure our sector, once its secured Corporal Dun'ye will be leaving to support the infantry assault."

They both nodded and called out in unison:

"Yes Sir!

It would be seconds before they would hit what looked to be the town square. Narrowing his eyes he located a landing zone, paying close attention to the activity going on it looked as if the army and local police were trying to evict anyone they could and get them out of harms way. Poor fools wouldn't even be ready for what was about to hit them...

 

[Matt]

Ooc: I am writing these very quickly so understand my npc'ing off the defences won't be off my normal standard

*The fighters engaged the mandalorian fighters head on in a huge battle, the republic pilots skilled in there craft were up against it. The mandalorians outnumbered them 2 -1 and even with that numerical superiority they were also better trained and had better equipment, even with this the republic fighters fought hard against the mandalorian invasion and gave as good as they got, at least for the time being, squadron leaders flew in pincer movements trying to turn the mandalorian fighters to head towards the capital ship's*

*The capital ships waited behind the fighter battle keeping themselves free to make any defence against the large mandalorian fleet trying to keep out of the line of fire the mandalorian ship's were sending there way or mop up any stray mandalorian fighters,*

*In the city below the defences lit the sky on fire as hundreds of battries fired up towards the mandalorian attackers*

 

[Jorax]

ooc: Don't worry. I get it.

*Conrad instantly saw little white spots on the planet glow, meaning only one thing. Ground cannons were going to be shot through the air as well. It made perfect sense why they were keeping their distance. Too bad Conrad had a plan prepared for that. He comm.ed all the star fighters in the air to drop off their EMP's around the capital ships. For the ground defence however, he had not anticipated it.

Thinking hard, he could only do what he knew best. Fight to the death. There were only 2 options of consideration. Rush in and see if they would sacrifice their own men, or put shields to maximum and let the power to the guns stop so they could be able to take the hit and move forward. The rush was more advantageous, so Conrad ordered to move all ships towards the battle and to get their guns and shields ready. The Mandalorian troopers should have landed on Selvaris to stop the ground defence troops. Hopefully, they would knock out some before Conrad would blow those EMP's if necessary. However, the EMP's were a double edged sword, so risks couldn't be an issue in this fight.*

 

[Xerphox]

The order was given, with that Herb could feel the landing ship change its course and head towards the planets atmosphere. There was a mix of cheering coming from the anxious soldiers Herb was in command of.

"Now men, this is it we are going to take what is rightfully ours. You can start off with getting your asses into shape, quit the cheering and act like you serve some kind of cause"

The men raced towards there positions whilt Herb gazed out of the nearest Porthole, he could see a number of Basilisk's fighting off the enemy ships as they were trying to to minimise the damage caused to the landing ships. As the ship grew nearer towards the surface he turned towards the men and gave his final adress

"Once this heap opens its doors, we will most likely be under immeadiete fire, Hopefully our boys in the Basilisk's will create some kind of barrage to get us off safely. Stick close to me and you'll be fine."

He turned towards a group of soldiers

"You will cover anything on the left"

He turned again to another group

"You will take the right....Understood?"

YES SIR!

With that the thud of the ships making contact with the surface shook the entire ship.

"Good...Now lets Haul Ass!"

The doors sprung open and the entire group charged out of the ship, their boots clanging on the landing ramp, blaster going off left and right. It was utter chaos There was some heavy fire coming in from the front as expected. Herb checked the left and right sides and bith groups were already behing cover and giving the oposition all they had. Herb managed to find some cover, as his back hit the cover he could already see the landing ship heading towards the battle in the orbit. Maby thought were going through his mind, but he managed to shake them off and lay down heavy fire to the enemy.

 

[rob]

Comming to a crashing halt in the town square the Basilisk was getting hit by alot of infantry fire, but luckily for him, and the 2 Corporals within little damage was sustained thanks to the shields and armor the vehicle had. Maintaining control of the Basilisk he aimed it at a heavy machine gunner that was surrounded by a large group of infantry covering him. Taking aim a rocket shot from the side sending the group to their doom and stopping some of the heavy fire that was being let out on a landing craft for the Mandalorians.

"Alright Corporal, take the controls, this is my stop!"

The Mandalorian reached over and took the controls and the rear hatch opened and Rev jumped out with a thud. Bracing before he hit the ground there was almost no affect to his body and he was on the move. Before landing he seen a nearby ground defense cannon firing into space, they would need to take it out to maintain a strong force in space.

Activating his shield as he came to a building he peered around the corner to see 4 of the Planets police force making way towards him. Reaching to his belt he withdrew a frag grenade and pulled the pin. Counting up from zero he rolled it around the corner once hitting 3 and as his back planted back against the wall an explosion roared out. Jumping from his cover he fired a burst of blaster fire but found that the police force had been taken out already by the grenade.

"Better safe than sorry..."

That statement was the only thing running through his head. Slowly creeping down the alleyway he could hear the loud echoes of the planetary ground defense, aproximately 2 to 4 blocks away. If he could reach it with little fighting he could destroy it before much damage would be dealt to the Capital Ships. But if possible he would take it over and use it against them.

"Corporal Dun'ye... meet me in the alleyway all is clear."

"Yes Sir!"

Pressing against the wall he slid against the buildings before peering out. Spotting an enemy force firing down on a landing craft he would wait for the right time to strike, and for the Corporal to arrive.

 

[Jorax]

ooc: bump...

 

[Xerphox]

OOC: My6 bad been a tad busy

The fire that Herbs team had come under was soon disposed of. As Herb lead his mean towards the main city. Mixed thoughts were going through his mind, mainly the voice of his brotther and some of the previous Mandalore both were giving some kind of advice or shouting abuse in Farlan's case. Herb seemed rather unsettled by the fact there were very young men lying on the floor surrounded by pools of their own blood.

As they drew closer Herb could hear the sounds of distant fire from the vicintiy of the square. Herb had his thoughts as to who was there but he decided to not concern himself with that, his main purpose was to get his men and carry out their duty.

They came under fire again as they reached the outskirts of the city. A stray blaster bolt was abosrbed by his power shields, as he dived for cover the hurled a detonator towards the enemy. his thud to the ground was kindly welcomed by the swift detonation from his charge, quickly followed by the screams of pain. As he peered over to see who remained the were quickly dealt with by supporting fire from a corporal. But that skirmish had its losses, Herb gazed upon another corporal lying dead upon the floor. Herbs head sunk in dossapointment, mainly in himself but he carried on. His men followed him as they apporached the city.

 

[Matt]

Ooc: sorry jorax, what have you done? Dropped emp's off by my capital ships?

 

[Jorax]

ooc: yep.

 

[Matt]

Ooc: How could you do it secretly though?

 

[Jorax]

ooc: starfighers dropped it off, but it's not really that secretive, so i'll change the post.

 

[Jorax]

ooc:...bump?

 

[Matt]

*As the EMP'S were dropped off the defence forces ship's pulled back from the blast they set off but for many it was to late, however as many of there fighters become completely useless many mandalorians fighters did also. the most important part was the capital ship's were still completely untouched by the mandalorians insidious assault, they waited just beyond the mandalorians field of fire waiting for the true battle to start*

*On the ground it was a very different story, the small ammopunt of mandalorians who managed to slip beyond the battle fleet web were causing havoc on the ground in a way only mandalorians could manage, the ground defences were still in place as men spread out though the city engaging the mandalorians*

 

[Jorax]

*Conrad only sat in his seat as EMP's were dropped. He called off all other fighters as he let the red button wait for compression. There was something wrong here. The Selvaris force was much stronger than this, and his capital and flag ships were pummeling them away easily. Were they hiding an ambush force? What could happen?

As Conrad thought, he noticed that the planet wan't glowing a lot as it was meaning the ground troopers were doing well. Only if he had more experience with space battles. Conrad merely sighed as he told all units to warm up their engines and pull out for the moment and gain some distance so that they could set off those EMP's and shut down those ships before he would blast them away. If the cannons and ground defence on the ground were taken over by all Mandalorians, then he would know where each ship was, and then use the Selvaris ground army to destroy their own space brigade.

Calling upon his army, They were slowly spreading apart and the distance of the EMP's were almost there. He had moved their army back almost into the Selvaris Gravity pull and atmosphere. The EMP's were already waiting for them there, and hopefully, when they went off, those ships would be ripped into pieces by the Mandalorian supreme firepower.*

 

[Matt]

*The defence forces senses went mad as the EMP'S came inot sensor range, the sensers were primitive compared to republic and mandalorian machines but they still gave warning, just as the EMP's were about to move into range which would spell doom for the defence force. The defence forces weapons fired of in a massive burts to try and destroy the EMP'S before thye came into range, many went off as there blue sphere's of danger nearly engulfed the Selvaris ship's, however not all of them were destroyed as they seaped though into range*