Battle: Raid at Balmorra

[Rameth]

This is is the OOC thread for the Raid at Balmorra. Main thread found here. Heres a little information that I didn't post in the main thread but is important, to the Taung members

The main squadrons names are as follows.

Kavrin Skirata - Tracyn Squadron Leader
Kot Prudii - Kad Squadron Leader

Also the next person to post will be whoever is defending the planet, I don't want our guys to be doing stuff before we know what we're up against.

EDIT: I removed two of the squad leaders because one will be unavailable for a few days and asked to be taken off. The other isn't responding to my PMs.

 

[Cailst]

I'd be interested in defending the world as best I can. Perhaps in the beginning, I would just NPC a few planetary defenses but then arrive with a defending force once they've been notified.

 

[Rameth]

I thought Santoro had someone to defend the planet but it seems like that isn't so. If you have permission from the Republic members then go ahead.

EDIT: Also remember we have jamming signals. The fight should be over before any sort of reinforcements come.

 

[Santoro]

I thought Santoro had someone to defend the planet but it seems like that isn't so. If you have permission from the Republic members then go ahead.

EDIT: Also remember we have jamming signals. The fight should be over before any sort of reinforcements come.

Nupe, I've been working on coordinating the other million and a half missions.

Also, blame Statistics and Accounting. They ruin my life.

I'm down with you running the defenses Calist, but this isn't the thread we were chatting about on AIM.

 

[Jiang Winters]

Just as an FYI, Cailst, as Balmorra is a major industrial world it would have all the defenses left by the previous administration; minefields and orbital MAC platforms, in addition to housing one of our reserve fleets. I'd -like- to say that elements of the 5th fleet [Chancellor's personal fleet] would be hanging out over Balmorra, but I honestly can't remember where I last tasked the 5th, so for safety's sake we'll just assume that the 5th would be somewhere else.

In any case, you'd have 100 capital ships at your disposal, along with nearby reinforcements and whatever defenses Balmorra has in place.

EDIT - now that I think of it, you'd probably also have message drones on hand, as Balmorra is a key world and they'd have some sort of back-up in case they were cut off from the Holonet somehow. Use those to overcome the jamming.

 

[Santoro]

Just as an FYI, Cailst, as Balmorra is a major industrial world it would have all the defenses left by the previous administration; minefields and orbital MAC platforms, in addition to housing one of our reserve fleets. I'd -like- to say that elements of the 5th fleet [Chancellor's personal fleet] would be hanging out over Balmorra, but I honestly can't remember where I last tasked the 5th, so for safety's sake we'll just assume that the 5th would be somewhere else.

In any case, you'd have 100 capital ships at your disposal, along with nearby reinforcements and whatever defenses Balmorra has in place.

EDIT - now that I think of it, you'd probably also have message drones on hand, as Balmorra is a key world and they'd have some sort of back-up in case they were cut off from the Holonet somehow. Use those to overcome the jamming.

100 capital ships is a pretty serious undertaking. Vader's personal fleet had less than twenty, and they were the most powerful line around.

Either way, the raid won't last long enough for reinforcements to be signaled and arrive. Hyperspace would take hours from the nearest system holding that many ships, especially if the messenger droid had to hyperspace to them.

 

[Rameth]

Where did those defenses come from? I could understand Balmorra being important but a minefield? Orbital MAC cannons? To protect one of the dozens, and not even the most important, industry world of the Republic with that much firepower is ridiculous. Is there is any reason the planet would defended that heavily? I am totally lost here for lack of a better term.

 

[Jiang Winters]

Each Republic fleet is composed of 100 ships, with the exception of one or two specialist fleets.

And I agree with you on the reinforcements. Still, better to get word out somehow than to wind up totally cut off, even if the battle would be over long before help arrived.

edit@Rameth:

These defenses were set up by the previous administration, not myself. All major core worlds were furnished with a combination of three defenses -MAC platforms and mines being two of those three defenses- as the Navy cannot defend every planet at once. As for Balmorra, it's important because it is a fairly major manufacturing center; for the purposes of this timeline, I'd imagine most of what we get from it is small arms, armor, and vehicles.

 

[Rameth]

Ahg, I really wish I would have known about this beforehand. That information should be posted somewhere. Its important for military attacks.

 

[Will]

Where did those defenses come from? I could understand Balmorra being important but a minefield? Orbital MAC cannons? To protect one of the dozens, and not even the most important, industry world of the Republic with that much firepower is ridiculous. Is there is any reason the planet would defended that heavily? I am totally lost here for lack of a better term.

We did it because we were harassed a lot by the Alsakans. They are stlli pefrectly resonble defenced.

 

[Santoro]

Each Republic fleet is composed of 100 ships, with the exception of one or two specialist fleets.

Well, just to let you know that would only allow you to have a presence in 26 planets at once (going by the conversation we had a while back approximating military numbers being 2600 ships). I think it should be cut down to keep it realistic, but it's your choice.

 

[Jiang Winters]

Well, just to let you know that would only allow you to have a presence in 26 planets at once (going by the conversation we had a while back approximating military numbers being 2600 ships). I think it should be cut down to keep it realistic, but it's your choice.

We usually just chop fleets up into smaller task forces whenever we have a need to have garrison forces spread across several worlds. ATM though, the method of thought is more to have the fleets act as quick reaction forces rather than defensive units, counterattacking rather than defending. More efficient application of force, and we don't get whittled down as badly as we would if ten or twenty ship battle groups were constantly being ganked by enemy forces.

 

[Tsar Fire]

Something like that. Adara has been splitting her fleets up in the outer rim pretty heavily though. Is Balmorra in my area, or Cailsts? That would affect the standing forces a bit.

 

[Cailst]

Something like that. Adara has been splitting her fleets up in the outer rim pretty heavily though. Is Balmorra in my area, or Cailsts? That would affect the standing forces a bit.

I was fighting at Bothawui and returned to Denon. However, my character has raided Taris and Tatooine in the past. Both of them are kinda on the opposite sides of the galaxy. Perhaps we could divvy it up on the Republic boards.

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

Question: How do you get any kind of fleet from either Hutt or Mandalorian space to Balmorra, pretty much right on the core. You'd be detected before you'd have gotten half way and be intercepted.

The hutts need to be attacking strategically, not lashing out at planets like Balmorra, Rhommamool, or the recent Dennon. Those places are far from the Hutt space. Capturing and holding such space is an absurd thought.

These attacks are making no sense, although the attack of Bothawui was more reasonable.

 

[Rameth]

Think of how many directions you could go from point A to point B in space? It may take longer but getting to any planet would be easy if you took the time to find a route. The Battle of Coruscant is a great example of this. Grievous using a forgotten hyperspace route to attack the planet unawares. In addition it is nearly impossible to detect a ship while in hyperspace.

Also this is a raid, therefore a quick attack. The Hutts aren't trying to hold this planet, only cause some damage.

 

[Santoro]

Question: How do you get any kind of fleet from either Hutt or Mandalorian space to Balmorra, pretty much right on the core. You'd be detected before you'd have gotten half way and be intercepted.

The hutts need to be attacking strategically, not lashing out at planets like Balmorra, Rhommamool, or the recent Dennon. Those places are far from the Hutt space. Capturing and holding such space is an absurd thought.

These attacks are making no sense, although the attack of Bothawui was more reasonable.

This isn't an attempt to capture Balmorra. We've got other plans this raid will fulfill.

Rhommamool isn't so far off, either. Denon is reasonable, because it's along a major trade route.

I know what I'm doing. /thumbsup

 

[Gambler]

I know what I'm doing. /thumbsup

Of course you do, because you have awesome angels sitting on your shoulder whispering dirty little secrets in your ears.

 

[Rameth]

Well now that a defender has been chosen it would be great to see a post up sometime soon. Hint, hint.

 

[Cailst]

Well now that a defender has been chosen it would be great to see a post up sometime soon. Hint, hint.

I'll get to it tomorrow afternoon. At the moment, I've got a ton of homework for tomorrow morning.