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Jasmine Constantine
Gallente
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 15:10:00 -
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War against the Amarrian Capsular Militias
A conflict widely expected and eagerly awaited, finally the time has come to put the mythology of Amarrian supremacy to the test in the stern crucible of space combat. For the last six months Star Fraction has built its capability and military machine in a series of surgical conflicts against nationalist capsular militias with dramatic results; first in Mito with the complete annihilation of the Caldari loyalist Kimotoro Directive, and then in Placid with the suppression and scattering of the Gallente loyalist Cyrene Initiative. Through these campaigns SF have recruited talented free captains and continually refined the movementÆs in-space combat capability even as the tech2 industrial potential of the Fraction surpassed all but the greatest of outworld alliances with acquisition of the finest vessel blueprints in known space.
Logistical preparations took weeks, dozens of Star Fraction freighters moving from Placid and elsewhere in the core systems bringing material and weapons of war to the crown jewel of the Empire, Amarr Prime. Station Headquarters and hangers were acquired, tactical information prepared, industrial and support mechanisms brought to full battle readiness even as the Free Captains of the Star Fraction arrived with warships of all shapes and sizes, bristling with the finest weaponry and leading edge equipment from our laboratories.
For the second time in our history we were going into full scale war with the Amarrian capsular militias, almost two years since the last occasion, and this time we were making no mistakes or compromises with the commitment and certitude of our intervention. We moved the entirety of our alliance, a huge majority of our equipment, the balance of our vessels and the whole of our hopes and intentions to the Emperor Academy Station in Amarr Prime û ready to drive the oldest and proudest Amarrian nationalist entity to exile from the seat of their power and chosen headquarters.
PIE Inc. Corporation was fully in our sights, for too long this entity has claimed power on behalf of its itself and the myth of Amarrian dominance û for too long it has existed in the heart of the Amarr Empire piggy-backing on the deeds of others and playing host to the sinister machinations of fiendish clergymen and prattling politicians. We fully believed that PIE Inc. Corporation existed as a paper tiger, a hollow sham of prideful vainglory subsisting on past history alone. By driving this entity to exile and denying the sustenance of the Amarr capital system to the self proclaimed ôdefenders of the Empireö weÆd strike a blow against the delusions of nationalism and stake out a Judas Goat to make our presence known to all.
Opening Moves û The Battle of Shaha
The formal declaration of war was made at one minute past midnight on 31/3 of the month with the concord sanctioning coming into force the following day at the 1/4 of the month. Star Fraction Free Captains were prepared at the onset for a mighty fleet battle in Amarr Prime system with a great array of warships and technology to be employed against the Amarrian loyalists but the deadline came and passed without any great show of PIE INC. forces to oppose Fraction space superiority.
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Jasmine Constantine
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Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 15:13:00 -
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It was to be a day of scouting skirmishes therefore and we had to wait for several hours to experience the first engagement of the war that saw PIE captain Kostantine Mort removed from his Arbitrator class Cruiser by a light SF patrol to symbolise first blood in the campaign. It was to be an expensive beginning however, for though PIE Battlecruiser captain Vlad Konstantinov would join monsieur Mort in the wreckage of an Harbinger class vessel, a rapid PIE Inc. reinforcement saw the destruction of a Fraction Sleipnir class Command Cruiser and Brutix class Battlecruiser in reprisal. First blood to Star Fraction but battle honours to PIE. Fortunately it wouldnÆt take long to settle the balance to our favour.
Two hours later and Konstantinov was unshipped again with he and PIE Captain Myrrdin losing Curse class Recon cruisers to a large Fraction patrol in Sarum Prime. To add to an intervening loss of Crusader Class Interceptor during the initial positioning in Amar system û the balance of kills was looking better.
The grand finale of the opening day occurred in Shaha system however, with a sizable PIE Inc. war fleet consisting of many battleships and support vessels appearing to be fully in the mood for a fight and finding themselves opposed by a smaller but more efficient Star Fraction wing. Operating on intelligence from a friendly source in theatre the Fraction group discovered that the PIE fleet was heading towards an unknown destination away from Amarr and a pursuit was swiftly arranged.
After a brief sighting in Misha the PIE fleet is finally trapped by the Star Fraction group in Shaha system and a bloody battle ensues with Archbishop of PIE being the first casualty losing his Armageddon class battleship under combined fire from the free captains, as one by one the PIE gang drop their cloaks and engage the SF force. Gaius Kador loses his Absolution class Command ship next, Harbinger Class Battlecruisers piloted by Shaikar and Windle Poons are eliminated, and two more ArmageddonÆs and an Apocalypse explode under incoming fire costing Kaisho Ohad, Ma RaiaÆl and Anatolius their ships. Light support from a Coercer class Destroyer and Executioner class Frigate join the death count before the PIE gang scrambles an escape and goes to deep safe locations to preserve its remaining ships.
Victory then but the cost is significant with SF casualties in the fight including a Curse class Recon ship, Deimos class Heavy Assault Cruiser, two Armageddon class battleships and a sturdy Thorax class cruiser of the traditional design. Fortunately for the Free Captains the loot and wreckage pays well and the engagement is considered a notable success.
The War broadens û Aegis Militia and Vigilia Valeria
A little more than twenty four hours onwards from our own declaration of war we received a pair in return from Aegis Militia and Vigilia Valeria corporations, both with the stated aim of protecting PIE Inc. from Star Fraction aggression and ensuring that our vessels would be unable to claim decisive space superiority in and around the Amarrian prime systems.
Aegis Militia were no strangers to Star Fraction guns having trying unsuccessfully to defend the Caldari Nationalist Kimotoro Directive alliance from us in Mito and having received a bloody nose and the execution of its executor in that conflict.
Vigilia Valeria a less known quantity but reckoned to have one or two seasoned pilots and a similar ôdefend the empireö aspiration to PIE Inc. Itself. Well, it seemed the Judas Goat had brought in its first two sheep and we added the pilot names to our intel database and prepared the slaughterhouse.
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Jasmine Constantine
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Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 15:18:00 -
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PIE Special Orders û Operation ômeatshieldö
Following their humbling in the Shaha system PIE supreme command gave orders to its captains to exercise extreme caution when encountering Star Fraction vessels, with amendments to standing ROE that loyalist fighters should immediately ôgo safeö seek reinforcements and avoid all engagements with Free Captains without having the clear advantage in firepower and numbers.
PIE members were advised to move all non-combat ships from Amarr Prime and prepare to run to Low security systems under the cover of the CVA if threatened by ongoing pursuit. It certainly seemed the opening days of the war had rattled their resolve!
Fortunately for PIE however the AM and VV war declarations were going live and PIE command would be able to count on the intervention of these third party organisations to provide cover for its own exodus and notable absence from the combat zone in core Amarr Systems.
This seemed to present no major offence to the newcomers to the war however and they gladly stepped into the breach û a decision that would cost them dearly as the week progressed.
Targets remained relatively plentiful in this period, and SF patrols scored some prime kills including an Absolution class Command Ship from Vigilia Valeria in Misaba system (right under the nose of the CVA non-declared allies).
Another Harbinger class Battlecruiser from PIE Inc. pilot Jonzy Lothos joined the death count, a prime kill was scored on Rodj BlakeÆs Abaddon class Battleship that was seconds to slow to run from a busted safe spot with the rest of a fleeing PIE fleet, and a whole variety of Aegis Militia vessels from Pilgrim class Recon cruisers (Soratah and Desslokh) to Blackbirds (Rejected and Zazi Masumi) a Guardian Class logistics cruiser (Soratah again) a Dominix Class Battleship (Desslokh again) and all sorts of general support vessel from Arbitrator to Rupture to Hurricane and Maller, Celestis and even tech1 frigates where despatched to wrecks in the pursuit Star Fracton space superiority.
It seemed Aegis Militia was bringing a whole grab-bag of assorted multi-national vessel hulls to the party û all of which we were happy to destroy and loot in the interests of opposing Imperial conceit.
Star Fraction losses in the period were light, with the majority of our casualties rated in single-seat Interceptor, Assault Frigate and tech1 hull categories.
Aegis Militia had fulfilled its mission profile though - for in drawing our attention theyÆd bought PIE Inc. some time to withdraw from Amarr and nurse their wounds. All in the service of the Empire evidently.
The Amarrian principle of Unity
PIE Inc. propagandist Archbishop has often rattled the boards here on Galnet on the nature of Unity, and telling us all how the Amarrian nationalists stick together against all threats and external challenges û how this practise marks them as superior and how the ôlesser racesö should learn to respect the principle virtue of this concept and understand it is the root of Amarrian power. Interesting then to see how the principle of ôunityö manifests in the PIE Inc. war strategy, particular in terms of their treatment of allies and ability (and indeed will) to respond to allied requests for help.
Wednesday began with a customary slaughter of PIE Inc. allies while their only pilots were safely docked up in stations a safe distance from Amarr Prime. Two Harbinger class Battlecruisers (Caius Cornelius and Yo****o Sanders) an Armageddon class Battleship (Lowanaera) a transport ship, industrial and multiple lower ranked tech1 hulls and a pair of Interceptors fell to roving SF patrols with absolutely no substantive support from PIE.
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Jasmine Constantine
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Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 15:22:00 -
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Later on in the day however a light Star Fraction patrol consisting of several tech2 cruisers and a single Command Battlecruiser hull made sight of PIE Inc. CEO Lallara Zhuul daring to show her face in Amarr and attacked immediately against the odds in an attempt to claim the Amarrian leader as a scalp.
It turned out to be an unwise attack as Lallara commanded 3 Armageddon class Battleships and a Pilgrim Class Recon cruiser of her own and the SF wing was defeated for the loss of Jade ConstantineÆs Sleipnir and NekumiÆs Rook class Recon ship.
LallaraÆs Armageddon was heavily damaged in the fighting however and fled to dock from SF reinforcements and remained there with her wing for the rest of the day.
Shortly afterwards the reinforced SF wing found more Amarrian targets from the Aegis Militia in Nakri system and immediately engaged again expecting Lallara would bring her ArmageddonÆs in support so resolving to finish off the targets most speedily.
An Aegis Armageddon (Xadesgod) Harbinger (Ghunnar) and Arbitrator (Einsteinnme) were eliminated during the fleeting moments during which we fully expected PIEÆs fleet to interrupt our destruction and looting - but they never came, in fact throughout the whole engagement they never even left the docks in Amarr.
So this was Amarrian Unity?
Having claimed her own kills and docked in heavy structure damage the PIE Inc. CEO had no intention of responding to the cries for help of the outgunned Aegis Militiamen û interesting, perhaps ôunityö only flows one way, and as Amarrian supremacist ôelitesö of the Capsular Militias the PIE captains feel no obligation to stand with their lower caste fellows in Aegis Militia.
And so the day went from bad to worse for the Amarrian auxiliaries while PIE remained docked, with four more tech1 cruisers, a pair of tech2 frigates, another of the seemingly endless supply of Harbingers and an unfortunate Abaddon class Battleship piloted by Gracchus of Vigilia Valaria falling to a powerful Star Fraction raiding force in Hama System.
So much then for Unity, it was clear that when the chips were down it was every Amarrian for himself.
The Amarrian Principle of Commitment
To be scrupulously fair we saw a little of this from a single pilot in PIE tags through the day, Kostantine Mort with his lone Malediction Class Interceptor showed the flag for PIE while their allies bore the brunt of the Star Fraction attacks around the core systems.
Mort also scored the sole PIE pod-kill of the week against a nSF pilot, eliminating the Crow Interceptor and then capsule of Free Captain Jidaru Tamos.
Revenge was swift however with SF Executor Jade Constantine destroying Kostantine MortÆs vessel with her own Crow and holding the PraetorianÆs capsule in a warp scrambler beam long enough for the entire SF patrol wing to share in the kill in recognition of the death of a single Free Captain.
Mort didnÆt beg and met his death with stoicism and dignity. To be respected for that at least.
But aside from this fleeting glimpse of Commitment to the protection of the Empire they claim to revere, no more PIE, and nothing but victims as the Star Fraction forces ran rampant through core empire space and claimed multiple kills including: Prophecy class Battlecruiser, a pair of Pilgrim Class Recon cruisers, several interceptors and four tech1 cruisers at the cost of one of our Curse Class Recon cruisers, a Brutix battlecruiser and a Thorax hull.
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Jasmine Constantine
Gallente
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 15:26:00 -
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In truth Aegis Militia seemed far more committed to this conflict than the target of our offensive did and the very word ôcommitmentö rang hollow in contrast with the behaviour of PIE Inc. as an organisation. Commitment from where we stand is twenty seven pilots at the command of ships and twenty seven pilots in gang.
Commitment is something the Star Fraction has and the Amarri militias have thus far lacked, and far from the near 100% commitment free captains have to the task at hand we often see dozens of Amarrians at comms, in stations, in far providence, anywhere in fact but in combat gangs seeking to ôdefendö the Empire they claim to protect.
The Amarrian Principle of Virtue
Again Archbishop preached of this concept, lauding the nobility of PIE and the Amarrian way of life û loyalist principles and the supreme right of the slave-owner to hold sentient life in their thrall.
But what if the slave-owner is a coward? What if the holder is a gutless creature of no vertebrae unable to walk erect let alone dominate another life form?
What if the virtue Archbishop speaks of is the virtue of not being there when the fighting is to be done û and it must be said that after the destruction of that fellowÆs Armageddon in the opening battle of the war we havenÆt yet seen him since. (Aside from these rumours of sneaking around academy systems in a warp core stabalised bestower handing out copies of pax amarria with laser skill books looking for new recruits).
Virtue though seemed a poor defence for the luckless Aegis Militia and over the course of Friday they suffered the loss of three battleships (Dominix, Scorpion, and Armageddon) three more Harbingers, four Arbitrator class cruisers, a Celestius and a Rupture and a pair of tech1 frigates.
Tens of thousands of Amarrian loyalist lives obliterated in the ruins of their ships all for cost of exactly zero Fraction crew losses and the downing of a pair of single seat Taranis class interceptors.
Where then is Virtue? I imagine it sits somewhere between self respect and individual capability, but again its difficult to find amongst the PIE ranks for members of that organisation are denied individual courage by a ROE that precludes duelling and prevented from the redemption of stoic commitment by standing orders to avoid even fights and uncertain outcomes.
But the real truth about Amarri virtue is yet to come; where we find that it costs about 100m isk a week in unwelcome wardec fees. Read on!
Absolute Slaughter at Amarr Prime
Unbeknown to us at that time Aegis Militia was having internal problems sustaining the rate of ship losses and paying the concord war declaration fee against the Star Fraction, their officers began to look for options of passing off the expense to a third party and gaining additional allies into the equation and perhaps expecting this course of action to pay off in the near future committed to a rash and entirely disastrous attempt to gain space superiority over the Star Fraction fleet in Amarr Prime.
Choosing what must have seemed an ideal moment with only seven Star Fraction pilots active and at their communications links the Aegis Militia fleet moved into position around the Emperor Academy Station with a force consisting of Two Battleships (Both ArmageddonÆs) Four Battlecruisers (2 Harbingers, 1 Myrmidon, 1 Drake) + 1 Blackbird, 1 Arbitrator, and a Crow Interceptor.
Sighting Star Fraction Executor Jade Constantine in a Raven class Battleship the AM wing immediately opened fire in close proximity to the station in what was to be a fatefully decisive and costly mistake.
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Jasmine Constantine
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Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 15:29:00 -
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Unfortunately for Aegis Militia when seven Star Fraction pilots are active that means they are in their ships and fully prepared to give battle and almost immediately they counterattacked with 100% commitment of Alliance personnel to meet the threat to SF fleet supremacy.
It was an utter rout, and within four violent minutes every Aegis Militia starship was destroyed save the Drake class Battlecruiser of Zazi Masumi who was luckily just out of scrambling range and fled the system to preserve his vessel. Star Fraction losses accounted to a single Caracal class medium cruiser that the Aegis squadron had mistaken for a Cerberus in the initial fire coordination and had succumbed to the combined fire of three AM Battlecruisers.
In the aftermath of the slaughter AM pilots were picked off trying to escape from the system in whatever ships they could rustle up and all pretence of ordered resistance from the Amarrian paramilitaries faded.
An hour after the battle at Amarr came notification that the Aegis Militia had petitioned Concord to nullify their declaration of war and speculation was rife that weÆd done enough to break the back of their assault already.
Not so, for it seemed the cunning Amarrians had another plan in mind and shortly afterwards Star Fraction received a formal concord war declaration from the The OSS, an outworld alliance we actually had positive standings and good relations with, and was currently host to the erstwhile allies weÆd made in the Placid campaign, Intaki Union. What in space was going on? At that point we had absolutely no idea.
Still, there was 24 hours yet to go before the AM wardec was fully nullified and we resolved to make the most of it:
10 assorted tech1 cruisers were eliminated in total around the Aegis Militia forward base in Nakri along with a Brutix class Battlecruiser, another Pilgrim class Recon cruiser, a Purifier class Covert ops frigate and even a Manticore class Stealth bomber. It seemed to be something of a last hurrah for Aegis Militia and these Amarrian paramilitaries seemed careless of their crews and personal survival and many paid the price for their recklessness in the face of Star Fraction watchful scrutiny.
It wasnÆt all one way traffic however, and Fraction wings took losses too with: 2 Battlecruisers, 2 tech1 cruisers and a pair of single seat Taranis class Interceptors being lost in the maintenance of our unquestioned space superiority.
Political Manoeuvres û Aegis Militia seek a Sugar Daddy
Diplomatic traffic now arrived and Star Fraction representatives held meetings with various officials involved with the Intaki Union and OSS to discover precisely what was intended by the concord war declaration.
In short it appeared that a Director of Intaki Union (Bastables) wishing to help the Aegis Militia war effort had suggested that Aegis Militia petition for membership of the OSS and the OSS itself should wardec Star Fraction to allow the Aegis Militia war vs Star Fraction to continue with Intaki Union support and OSS bearing the brunt of the war fees.
Confusing, and in fact we had radically conflicting messages arriving from the Intaki Union in and of itself, many of its pilots seeing us still as good and honourable allies of the Placid Campaign and wanting nothing of conflict with Star Fraction, while others demanded that Star Fraction ôcease its aggression against Aegis Militia or face attack."
Then it appeared that OSS itself was in the dark as to the machinations of IU Director Bastables and had no wish to simply allow itself to be used to pay the Aegis Militia war fee as a shield of convenience for Amarrian paramilitaries.
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Jasmine Constantine
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Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 15:33:00 -
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From our perspective we had to consider BastableÆs plan to be a declaration of hostility at least and this led the dissolution of recent pact of friendship and alliance between IU and SF while negotiations continued.
All we could do is wait and see - that and slay more Aegis Militia vessels in the dog days of their sanctioned war declaration (for it now appeared from diplomatic sources they were not going to be able to join OSS and their concord war would inevitably lapse as the paperwork went through).
In the final hours of Aegis Militia war (mark 1) we accounted for another Scorpion class Battleship (Shayna BaoWolfe) a pair of Battlecruisers (Hurricane and Myrmidon) a Retribution class Assault Frigate, another of the legion of disposable Arbitrators and sprinkling of tech1 frigates flown by their younger captains.
As for the OSS / Intaki Union / AM axis it seemed not to be. And though the Aegis Militia wardec lapsed as planned their membership of the OSS was not processed and in due course the OSS itself withdrew the Star Fraction concord declaration with no significant losses on either side, with OSS and SF agreeing to restore previously friendly standings thereafter.
What happens now with Bastables and Intaki Union is anybodies guess. Some sources suggest that Bastables will leave Intaki Union and return to the helm of Aegis Militia as CEO and commander and attempt to improve on Yo****o SanderÆs recent record. Others that Intaki Union itself will leave OSS and join the war in its own right. At this point it is still too early to speculate further.
The Battle of Amarr Prime and pursuit
With Aegis Militia out of the fight for a period it fell to PIE Inc. to do their own fighting on Sunday and as the day drew on it became clear to Star Fraction commanders that something big was in the making as the tempo of skirmish and scouting reports steadily increased.
The Free Captains maintained a sizable HAC and Interceptor based raiding force throughout the day and was able to claim the first PIE casualties for quite a while: Gaven LokriÆs Crusader, AÆrdan VulpayneÆs Malediction, MyrridinÆs Retribution, Father TatroÆs Arbitrator and Lucius CorneliusÆ own Malediction class Interceptor fell to SF action as the PIE/VV numbers steadily increased in Amarr Prime signalling (we hoped) their intention to engage in a formal battle to contest our fleet superiority and in-space dominance.
We were not to be disappointed.
PIE had planned well and assembled a vast fleet of golden warships (25 vessels around a core strike wing of 10 direct-fire Battleships, 4 Battlecruisers, and assorted support cruisers and tech2 frigates rounding out their force)
The initial SF force opposing numbered (18 vessels around a core of 4 Battleships, 2 Battlecruisers, 4 tech2 Cruisers, 7 Interceptors and an Assault Frigate.)
Feeling secure in the balance of numbers and firepower the PIE CEO Lallara Zhuul finally authorised engagement and offered a vessel as ôbaitö at the Emperor Academy Station that was swiftly taken by SF pilot Azure SkycladÆs Jaguar class Assault Frigate and suddenly the sky turned to chaos and bloody violence as 43 opposing vessels and a whole host of uninvolved looting neutrals were hurled into a maelstrom of epic proportions.
Fire control was difficult, the environment confusing, but the radically outgunned SF fleet gave a good account of itself as the brave Heavy Assault Cruisers bore the brunt of the initial assault stripped of their native advantages of manoeuvre and speed in the proximity of the station.
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Solusar
Amarr
Auctoritan Syndicate
Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2007.04.09 15:37:00 -
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A nicely written work of fiction and propaganda.
I look forward to next weeks.
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Jasmine Constantine
Gallente
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 15:39:00 -
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Total losses from the first stage of the engagement came too:
SF loss = 4 Battleships, 2 Battlecruisers, 4 tech2 cruisers. (the entirety of our heavy ship wing)
PIE loss = 6 Battleships (+another to targeting mishap leading to the loss of an Abaddon class
Battleship and execution of Rodj Blake in the melee)
But as SF vessels fell their pilots immediately reshipped and frigate pilots likewise so the SF fleet was continually reinforced until the PIE commander was forced to call the retreat and go safe in Amarr or lose everything she had in space. Expensive certainly, but Star Fraction had held the field (even if the loot on both sides had mostly been stolen by the Privateers and resident Amarrian native salvage experts)
Still, the situation in space had swung radically in our favour and we now outgunned the significantly mauled PIE fleet and had watchful scouts at all gates from Amarr ready to report the direction of their inevitable flight and retreat from their capital system.
And retreat it was, the PIE/VV fleet heading in full speed out of Amarr with the Star Fraction wing in full pursuit. At Ashab system lead elements of the SF forces caught PIE CEO Lallara ZhuulÆs Armageddon class Battleship in the midst of her retreating fleet and while they all fled from our two interceptors Lallara was held from warping until our vengeful Battleship contingent arrived in system and reduced her vessel (despite its 3x1600 rolled tungsten plate armour augmentation) to wreckage in seconds with the joy of the execution falling to my own guns as I pumped 425 SpikeII railgun slugs into the capsule of the Arch nationalist with great satisfaction to claim her corpse for The Cosmopolite's laboratories.
Pursuit was resumed and in Ekid system Gaven LokÆri fell to the same tactics and seized from the safety of his rapidly diminishing fleet he was held for our forces to catch up. Gaven clearly learning a lesson from LallaraÆs death tried the desperate tactic of turning off all his weapons and frenziedly trying to jump back through the stargate to potential safety but it wasnÆt to be and his ship suffered the indiginity of defeat without firing back at its foes. The weight of firepower falling onto the hull of his Armageddon made escape impossible and he was fortunate to escape with his capsule intact as his warship buckled and exploded with a satisfying corona of radioactive debris.
Realising that retreat as a group was now inadvisable and stripped of effective leadership the remnants of the PIE/VV force dissipated and separated to individual docks a long way from Amarr. Victory was ours!
At the cost of 10 of our vessels weÆd destroyed 8(9) PIE Line Battleships from an initially radically outgunned position and turned the fight to our advantage in the process reducing Amarri discipline to an undignified rout across space. We'd slain the leader of PIE and watched her forces abandon her to death and that was truly a sweet moment. Space superiority was ours and in the wake of the PIE/VV defeat we caught and podded more of their pilots fleeting the capital system and surrounds in shuttles and tech1 frigates in wild disarray. Mission accomplished.
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Jasmine Constantine
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Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 15:41:00 -
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Edited by: Jasmine Constantine on 09/04/2007 15:43:27
Conclusion
So this has been the opening week of ôOperation Judas Goatö and its met our expectations completely. Immediate objectives of the campaign successful with Star Fraction maintaining space superiority virtually 24/7 in Amarr Prime and surrounding systems and every single Amarian Loyalist counter fleet destroyed or scattered in short order. Though numerically superior on paper the Amarrian axis lacks unity, commitment and indeed virtue in the conduct of the campaign and has been found wanting. When fifty nationalist militiamen are seen active and at their comms we rarely see more than a tenth of that number in space and actually fighting in defence of the principles they laud so loudly on Galnet. Yet when a dozen Fraction pilots are active all of them are prepared to do what must be done to win this war. ThatÆs the statistic that counts.
Still, this is just the beginning. And though the first week of fighting alone has seen us almost double the kill damage caused in the entirety of the Cyrene Initiative campaign, and get halfway to the total in Mito even, we all know there is a long way to go. What the Amarrian nationalists lack in Unity, Commitment and Virtue they make up for in pride and propaganda and stubborn refusal to face the facts in space. PIE will not go down easily for they are one of the oldest capsular corporations in the Star Cluster and they carry the torch of prestige for all nationalist Amarri throughout known space. They are funded by rich industrialists with very deep pockets, they have allies overt and hidden and they know all the tricks of press manipulation public relations legerdemain to assuage their egos and bolster morale. This target is still live and kicking.
And the ôJudas Goatö has more work to do yet. This war is only getting just getting started!
Statistically (the war so far):
SF has lost 6 Battleships, 6 Battlecruisers, 2 Command Ships, 9 Tech2 Cruisers, 6 Cruisers, 2 Assault Frigates, 14 Interceptors, 1 Frigates and 1 Capsules to PIE/Allied action in the war so far.
PIE/Allies have lost 23 Battleships, 21 Battlecruisers, 6 Tech2 Cruisers, 41 Cruisers, 5 Assault Frigates, 10 Interceptors, 2 Covert Ops Frigates, 16 Frigates, 1 Industrials, 1 Transport Ship and 43 capsules to SF action in the war so far.
The current Star Fraction ôtop gunsö for the campaign are Bacchanalian and Axen Vormar of Jericho Fraction. Special recognition this week must also go to SF pilots Coran Ordus and Alyne Lylshander who have committed to a wide variety of combat operations and supported revolution with distinction and valor and will each be receiving an Interceptor class vessel of their choice from the Jericho Fraction shipyards.
We are also giving a special price to the Amarrian ôdock-monkeyö of the week to the enemy combatant with the greatest ratio of Galnet Posts to combat appearances and this week there can be only one winner with Octavinus Augustus scoring a staggering infinite ratio with hundreds of forum posts and thus far zero participations in either kills or losses in the campaign in space! Well done Octavinus, please give us your choice of tech1 Amarrian frigate that we can escrow to you in the Emperor Academy to encourage you to come and take part.
We also have a film with some of this week's footage arranged for us by SF pilot Tareen Kashaar which can be downloaded from the link below:
Week One Combat Documentary
Alternative Torrent Link
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Madelchai
Gallente
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:16:00 -
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 Originally by: Solusar
A nicely written work of fiction and propaganda.
I look forward to next weeks.
Funny how someone who thinks himself knowledgeable about what is and isn't fiction is one so far removed from the conflict which he's finding it necessary to comment on.
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Sakura Nihil
Tabula Rasa Systems
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:18:00 -
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Damn its good to be reading these again  . So far, so good.
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Rodj Blake
Amarr
PIE Inc.
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:20:00 -
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With so many words in this tale, I don't know what be more amazed by - the factual inaccuracies, the things you've embellished, or the things that you left out.
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Sakura Nihil
Tabula Rasa Systems
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:23:00 -
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Originally by: Rodj Blake
With so many words in this tale, I don't know what be more amazed by - the factual inaccuracies, the things you've embellished, or the things that you left out.
By all means then, post a War Diary of your own rather than sniping with one-liners from the sidelines.
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Mebrithiel Ju'wien
Omerta Syndicate
Exuro Mortis
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:23:00 -
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Well, that impressive bloc of information certainly filled my quota of browsing for the day.
I love reading a good tale almost as much as I love hearing about the destruction of PIE's fleets. You're doing well SF, but PIE's just the tip of the iceberg.
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Habraka
Synergy.
Imperial Republic Of the North
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:29:00 -
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Everyone who has fought PIE/Aegis in the last two years knows they'll generally stay docked or run unless they have the support of dozens of CVA allies. The grim reality is that is that any of the empire based Amarrian paramilitary entities are uncapable of defending the Empire, and that the 0.0 based CVA needs to recruit tons of 'lesser races' to try and defend their allies in PIE Inc, Aegis Militia and VV.
It's a shame I have to miss the slaughter though, it's always fun to fly next to SF, but there are bigger fish to fry at the moment.
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Sable Schroedinger
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:31:00 -
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I'm starting to notice something of a pattern in the behaviour of the Amarrian nationalists - worth looking into I assure you - before the ink has even dried, the generic claims of spin and fabrication are unleashed.
...almost as if written before they've even read the thing they're objecting to
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Jasmine Constantine
Gallente
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:35:00 -
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Edited by: Jasmine Constantine on 09/04/2007 16:31:38
It was quite ironic that the CVA representative condemned the diary as "fiction" before I even managed to publish the figures and statistics. Talk about a blind monkey.
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Khavi Vetali
Team Americas
Anarchy Empire
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:36:00 -
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Originally by: Sakura Nihil
Originally by: Rodj Blake
With so many words in this tale, I don't know what be more amazed by - the factual inaccuracies, the things you've embellished, or the things that you left out.
By all means then, post a War Diary of your own rather than sniping with one-liners from the sidelines.
I think it's been shown quite readily that the only recourse the Amarrian paramilitaries have at the moment is to point fingers and shout "Liar, Liar."
Originally by: Itanis
"Hello there mate, I'm dreadfully sorry, but I'm going to have to sodomize you with howitzers. Have a lovely day!"
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Verone
Veto.
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:51:00 -
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Well, I was eager to read this until I opened it to find myself confronted with a solid wall of text.
Would anyone who hasn't had a Thesaurus and Dictionary for breakfast care to summarise?
>>> THE BEAUTY OF NEW EDEN <<<
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Nomakai Delateriel
Amarr
A Better Future
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:54:00 -
[21]
Originally by: Jasmine Constantine
Edited by: Jasmine Constantine on 09/04/2007 16:31:38
It was quite ironic that the CVA representative condemned the diary as "fiction" before I even managed to publish the figures and statistics. Talk about a blind monkey.
It has more to do with the fact that you, like Revan, have become utterly predictable. Your attacts on PIE have been predicted ever since the campaign against Kimotoro Directive, and your "war diaries" are so predictable that it's now (with 99% certainty) possible to refute them even before they come out.
I like the "privateers and flunkies"-clause though. Nice one.
The Sunday "victory" was also quite nice, it could almost cover up the fact that PIE battleship losses were almost exclusivly Armageddons, a nice cheap Tier 1 Battleships, in exchange for almost exclusivly Tier 2 ones plus multiple heavy assault cruisers.
Overall an excellent review of last weeks events... Well, if you put on "Revan Neferis" goggles that is.
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Rodj Blake
Amarr
PIE Inc.
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Posted - 2007.04.09 16:55:00 -
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Originally by: Khavi Vetali
Originally by: Sakura Nihil
Originally by: Rodj Blake
With so many words in this tale, I don't know what be more amazed by - the factual inaccuracies, the things you've embellished, or the things that you left out.
By all means then, post a War Diary of your own rather than sniping with one-liners from the sidelines.
I think it's been shown quite readily that the only recourse the Amarrian paramilitaries have at the moment is to point fingers and shout "Liar, Liar."
I imagine that Jasmine Constantine will be along shortly to tell you that you have idea about what's going on, and that you have no right to post here on the grounds that you haven't fought in this conflict.
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Tomahawk Bliss
INTAKI UNION
The OSS
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Posted - 2007.04.09 17:12:00 -
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to clarify for OSS's involvment
Bastables had nothing to do with it, I asked for the war and it was declared. SF's luck was that Naphtalia, CEO of Black Rabbits has a personal friendship with a few members of OSS' leadership (something I didn't know at the time) and was able to cause enough trouble in defence of Sani Sabik and Star Fraction that it wasn't worth the issue.
I was looking forward to some fun in Amarr, I made a request and OSS obliged. simple as that, no cloak and dagger games or anything of the like. don't paint it so romantic.
Gogo Yubari> You can't destroy your enemy with the power of thought alone like many forum-warriors seem to think.
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Khavi Vetali
Team Americas
Anarchy Empire
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Posted - 2007.04.09 17:16:00 -
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Edited by: Khavi Vetali on 09/04/2007 17:14:19
Originally by: Rodj Blake
I imagine that Jasmine Constantine will be along shortly to tell you that you have idea about what's going on, and that you have no right to post here on the grounds that you haven't fought in this conflict.
Why would she, you just did it for her. I don't really think it requires participation in this conflict to see how soundly you're getting thrashed. All it requires is reviewing the appropriate records and reading between the lines.
I had the impression Jasmine's comments on the participation issue had to do with pilots residing in the corporations currently at war avoiding the conflict and simply spewing endless amounts of vitriolic bile. By all means though, continue to twist and squirm. You remind me of unfortunate memories û watching a slave die from lack of Vitoc. How ironic.
Edit: Also, be careful what you wish for.
Originally by: Itanis
"Hello there mate, I'm dreadfully sorry, but I'm going to have to sodomize you with howitzers. Have a lovely day!"
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Rodj Blake
Amarr
PIE Inc.
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Posted - 2007.04.09 17:17:00 -
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Originally by: Khavi Vetali
Originally by: Rodj Blake
I imagine that Jasmine Constantine will be along shortly to tell you that you have idea about what's going on, and that you have no right to post here on the grounds that you haven't fought in this conflict.
Why would she, you just did it for her. I don't really think it requires participation in this conflict to see how soundly you're getting thrashed. All it requires is reviewing the appropriate records and reading between the lines.
I had the impression Jasmine's comments on the participation issue had to do with pilots residing in the corporations currently at war avoiding the conflict and simply spewing endless amounts of vitriolic bile. By all means though, continue to twist and squirm. You remind me of unfortunate memories û watching a slave die from lack of Vitoc. How ironic.
Your bias here is obvious.
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Nomakai Delateriel
Amarr
A Better Future
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Posted - 2007.04.09 17:22:00 -
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Originally by: Rodj Blake
I imagine that Jasmine Constantine will be along shortly to tell you that you have idea about what's going on, and that you have no right to post here on the grounds that you haven't fought in this conflict.
But Rodj, you've forgotten that in SF morals those rules don't apply to SF/SF flunkies.
So far we can sum up it with these few certain aspects of SF ideology:
If Non-SF pay off pirates they're cowards.
If SF/SF-flunkies ransom a ship they're humanitarians.
If non-SF pod-pilots don't engage their enemies in direct ship-to-ship combat they're cowards worthy of no respect.
If SF/SF-flunkies don't engage their enemies in direct combat they "got more important things to do, being the real power in the galaxy and the grand puppet-masters".
Dismissing SF-arguments (no matter how good your counter-arguments are) means that you're a "deluded fool".
However a fully acceptable reason to dismiss non-SF arguments is that "They're not worthy of respect".
Not engaging SF forces (regardless of the tactical situation) is cowardice.
SF forces not engaging hostiles is "tactics".
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Ituralde
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 17:23:00 -
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Originally by: Tomahawk Bliss
to clarify for OSS's involvment
Bastables had nothing to do with it, I asked for the war and it was declared. SF's luck was that Naphtalia, CEO of Black Rabbits has a personal friendship with a few members of OSS' leadership (something I didn't know at the time) and was able to cause enough trouble in defence of Sani Sabik and Star Fraction that it wasn't worth the issue.
I was looking forward to some fun in Amarr, I made a request and OSS obliged. simple as that, no cloak and dagger games or anything of the like. don't paint it so romantic.
So you are saying you meant to openly backstab a onetime ally then?
Interesting.
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Jasmine Constantine
Gallente
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 17:42:00 -
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Originally by: Rodj Blake
Originally by: Jasmine Constantine
I'd consider it a personal favour if the Amarrians not actually fighting this war could continue their endless nonsensical torturing of logic in one of the numerous threads they have designed for the purpose elsewhere. Keep this thread for commenting on the war diary please. (And yes, I would like the ISD mods to intervene and remove off topic discussion if possible to ensure this thread doesn't get bogged down with irrelevent discussion that has nothing to do with this weeks diary).
And what about non-Amarrians not actually fighting the war?
As long as they don't debate endless nonsensical logical points with absolutely nothing to do with this week's war diary they are quite welcome to post their opinions on the topic of this thread.
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Tatsue Nuko
Tabula Rasa Systems
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 17:50:00 -
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Tomahawk,
Communications from your superiors tell a different story.
Your personal attempts at dictating Star Fraction's third party standings, however, speak their clear language and you have well revealed yourself unredeemably as the treacherous snake that you are. Most amusing of that was the demand that we renounce our aggression against a party that declared war on us.
Truly, you seem to have lost any grip you ever had.
Enjoy your future.
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Jasmine Constantine
Gallente
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2007.04.09 17:58:00 -
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Quite a shame that. Ah well, these things happen.
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