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With a flash of blue and ripple of space the GAJ Colossus flashed out of Sub-Space.

"We are in system Admiral!"

"Very good. Open a channel. All frequencies that we can broadcast on. I want everyone to hear this."

"Yes, sir. The computer is processing. Communications open."

"Attention members of the Solar System of Earth. This is Admiral Nelarte, commander of the Galactic Alliance Juggernaught Colossus. That's right, the Galactic Alliance. Most of you have forgotten that name. The name of an organization that has done so much for you. It has helped all of you. It has given you technology, wealth, and protected you from invaders. And how do you repay it? By abandoning it! You all, especially that turncoat Klonor, left it to DIE. Well, we are here to exact our revenge. We, the best of the Galactic Alliance, are hereby issuing a challenge to any nation brave enough to respond. We challenge the best of your fleet to single combat! The best vessel you have, of any class or size, to the death. Come all. Come to your doom at the hands of those you stabbed in the back."

Turning back to the Com officer, "Cut transmission."

"Transmission off, sir."

"Good. Signal the rest of the ship, tell them to ready the guns. Every member, battle stations. Prepare to exact our revenge, or die trying."

http://www.3dap.com/hlp/art/fsstory/big/ColossusDebut.jpg

"Go away. You never helped us at all in any endevour and your nothing but another annoyance in the system." The reply was short and sweet from the Chimera Staryard Fleet Headquaters.

I'd like to say that I support this. This person is not some random dude claiming to own a Colossus, he does rightfully own it. So, someone fight him!

For stats on the Colossus:

http://hometown.aol.com/jbk405/images/ksig4.jpeg (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59081)

Hmm. [tag] for intrest. If I fought it, it would be with somewhat 'alternative' tactics, as I have no large scale capital ships. :)

Edit: I would do it, but only if someone with a better chance of success doesn't.

BUMP! Come on people, last month Klonor couldn't make a single ship thread without people begging for a shot at the Colossus. Now, nothing! What's wrong with you all? Step up and shoot!

*sigh*

I don't know. The Terminus could destroy your Colossus in the first volley (due to its immense size), but the Eurydian Republic doesn't just fight big ships on a whim. Plus, I really wouldn't want our flagship damaged unless the Republic itself was threatened. Somebody else will surely rise to the challenge.

One of the Foe Hammer Liberty fleets flashed the area. On the 9km long Capitol Ships was an upside-down V, signifying Liberty Fleet Lamda. "We will accept your challenge. All vessels, open fire!"

On the Admiral's command, several hundred MACs (1,000mm Cannons) fired towards the lone 6km long Collosus.

Stats on FH Ships:
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=110085

Broadcast Intercept Scan
Cycle: 90009-AT-09
Message details:

"Attention members of the Solar System of Earth. This is Admiral Nelarte, commander of the Galactic Alliance Juggernaught Colossus. That's right, the Galactic Alliance. Most of you have forgotten that name. The name of an organization that has done so much for you. It has helped all of you. It has given you technology, wealth, and protected you from invaders. And how do you repay it? By abandoning it! You all, especially that turncoat Klonor, left it to DIE. Well, we are here to exact our revenge. We, the best of the Galactic Alliance, are hereby issuing a challenge to any nation brave enough to respond. We challenge the best of your fleet to single combat! The best vessel you have, of any class or size, to the death. Come all. Come to your doom at the hands of those you stabbed in the back."


The superdreadnought AI reviewed the message. Scan operations (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2529747#2529747) were proving fruitless in the asteroid belt for much needed materials. A quick tactical was done. The superdreadnought was hardly in prime fighting shape but the shields and hull were - as far as it knew - exceeded all construction parameters encountered so far in this particular system. Long range scanners were then refocused, tracking back to the origin of the broadcast

As the ship charted a new course for the Colossus something else of interest occurred. A fleet of ships suddenly appeared in the area and opened fire.

The superdreadnought increased its speed. Perhaps some valuable scrap could be obtained. At least that pesky Var battlecruiser could no longer be detected, although it was difficult to say how long they were being shadowed.

I would accept this challenge with the 16 km long Reaper but it is otherwise engaged fighting pirates.

Squornshelous: Liberty Fleet Lamda would have this "threat" eliminated by the time you arrive, so don't bother doing anything.

Foe Hammer, it's good to see that you can read. After all, he did say one ship, not a fleet of ships. Hooray for being literate!

A: I'm not threatening you.

B: I wasn't going to send it anyway. ICly it wouldn't be possible.

C: Relaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaax.

A: I'm not threatening you.

B: I wasn't going to send it anyway. ICly it wouldn't be possible.

C: Relaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaax.
A: I know you weren't. Sorry if it came off sounding that way.

B: Yeah, I figured that, just wanted a good reason to bump the thread :P

C: I aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam.

The Aumanii Super-Dreadnought Yamato flashed into existance some 800,000 km away from the GAJ vessel. Waiting for any sign of hostility from it. A message rang out from the Yamato "Please stand down immediately and prepare to be borded. You have five minutes to comply" Suddenly, the ASD Yamato disappeared in a haze of ECM. Target locks being aquired on the Collossus' visible weaponry and launch decks. The Yamato moved silently towards superior firing positions and awaited the actions of the GAJ Admiralty.

ASD Yamato: http://www.shipschematics.net/yamato/images/edf/battleship_greatyamato.jpg

OOC:

The Yamato is a Dreadnought, it is equipped with a light fighter complement of 25 manned fighters and various intelligent(not really) combat drones numbering around 300(They suck and are my equivalent of shields) The cannons are high energy direct fire weapons. The Yamato is also equipped with several missile batteries and Anti-Fighter weapons. Its the largest ship in my fleet...very powerful.

Im not just dropping in to fight you...Im roleplaying this as a threat to the Sol system and you will be dealt with accordingly. I've never heard of you and you've never done anything for me so this will probably get interesting ;)

One of the Foe Hammer Liberty fleets flashed the area. On the 9km long Capitol Ships was an upside-down V, signifying Liberty Fleet Lamda. "We will accept your challenge. All vessels, open fire!"

On the Admiral's command, several hundred MACs (1,000mm Cannons) fired towards the lone 6km long Collosus.

Stats on FH Ships:
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=110085

Erm, Foehammer? He said best of your fleet to single combat, so the liberty fleet shouldn't really participate. Unless you want it to look like you couldn't take the Colossus in a fair fight.

OOC: So, as of right now the only person who is actually in this is Auman? FH, I did say one ship. Not a fleet.

Auman, of course you've never heard of this nation, it was only created yesterday. The Colossus on the other hand, that's an entirely different story. A few months ago Klonor created the Galactic Alliance, a galaxy wide alliance for space nations. It had around 70+ members at it's height. But, eventually Klonor got fed up with it and left, and then it died pretty darn quickly. Well, before it died it made this ship to be its flagship. The backstory is that when the GA itself died this ship went rogue and stayed kind of its own nation. Now, for some unknown reason (I just wanted a good fight), it's popping into Sol and thirsting for revenge against those who left the GA. Of course, you don't need to have been in the GA to fight it.

IC:

Admiral Nelarte listened to the message, barely restraining his laughter.

"This idiot wants us to surrender? What a fool. Open a channel, I want to laugh in this mans face."

"Channel open, sir."

"Listen to me, the only way you will get this ship is when every soul on board has died. If you are here to respond to our challenge then fight! But do not waste my time with pointless chatter."

With a quick slashing motion he cuts of the transmission and turns to his bridge officers.

"Get a lock on that ship. Charge the Forward Beam Cannon, and keep a trickle charge in the Heavies. Load the Missile Towers, if this guy decides to show some backbone then we'll need to strip it out of him."

OOC: Gotcha'. I'll send in the Flagship, then. Just ignore my previous fleet posts.

IC: The FHSV Foe Hammer, the pride of the Armada, flashed into the area. The massive vessel was easily 5 times the size of the lone Colossus.

"We will accept your challenge!"

The Empress, always in command of the Flagship, valiantly stood before the Bridge Screen. "Weapons Officer, please charge all MAC Aresenals, prepare HAVOK Tatical Nuclear Devices. Arm all Laser Batteries, cut engines, divert engine reactor output to Weapons System."

"Aye, Empress."

"Comms, order the escorts to fall back to a safe distance."

"Aye, Empress."

OOC: Gotcha'. I'll send in the Flagship, then. Just ignore my previous fleet posts.

IC: The FHSV Foe Hammer, the pride of the Armada, flashed into the area. The massive vessel was easily 5 times the size of the lone Colossus.

"We will accept your challenge!"

The Empress, always in command of the Flagship, valiantly stood before the Bridge Screen. "Weapons Officer, please charge all MAC Aresenals, prepare HAVOK Tatical Nuclear Devices. Arm all Laser Batteries, cut engines, divert engine reactor output to Weapons System."

"Aye, Empress."

"Comms, order the escorts to fall back to a safe distance."

"Aye, Empress."

The Ur-Quan Kohr-Ah were pleased. They had waited for something of this sort to happen for a while now. They could finish this once and for all.

A sole Marauder came out of HyperSpace, and from it came a voice only transmission:

"We are the Ur-Quan Kohr-Ah. Open your fighter bays. We are taking back what is ours. Heed our demand, or die."

The rogue Colossus was filled with automated Ur-Quan fighter craft. They knew it was not a good idea to give them to those aliens, but still they had given them to the Galactic Alliance. Now they would take them back.

In Central Facehuggeria, two men are talking while watching the drama unfold in orbit.

"So, what do you think? I mean, the Admiral has no real chance, against a ship that big."

"Don't be so sure, I think the admiral was counting on Foe Hammer sending in their flagship. Take a look at the challenge, it caters to a big space empire like Foe Hammer. Its almost like he intended it to Foe Hammer. I think the admiral has something up his sleeve."

"Like what?"

"I don't know, big nukes, automated attack drones, supercharged beam weapons, shield busters, supershields, take your pick. I'm sure that there is something fishy going on. Thats all I know."

OOC: You're looking at half the story. We have a few wings of Kamikazee fighters, controlled by AI, each one loaded with a nuke or two. Cheap to produce, low maintinence costs ( :P ), high damage rating, etc.

OOC: I'm not looking at any 'side', I'm just saying that it is very likely that Klonor anticipated that you would bring your flagship and is prepared for it. I mean, how many other space nations are there that actually care about the sol system and have the firepower to deal with the Colossus? My money is that he anticipated your arrival, and has made preparations. Now only he knows what preparations, but I can imagine that he isn't too keen on losing his second Colossus, so he would be ready with really big and nasty weapons.

That's just my take on it.

The ECM still blazing and the Yamato was damn near impossible to target at range . Coming in fast on attack vectors it opened fire, 36 turreted high energy cannons blistered the hull of the GAJ Vessel, though the gunnery crews could not make a proper assessment of the damage due to some sort of electronic interference the enemy had been putting out. "We need to send the fighters in to knock out the enemies conning tower, or what ever equivalent they have. TacLogis has determined the possible location of their sensor arrays and ecm emitters. I need all fighter crews to launch immediately and strike at these targets. I also want the missile crews to target enemy weapons turrets and even shield emitters if they have them. Give the fighters full Anti-Aircraft support." ordered the Lord Admiral of the Yamato. a chorus of "Aye, Lord" filled the bridge as the Aumanii crew brilliantly went about doing thei job. Suddenly, as if by magic the enemy vessel had managed to score a glancing hit across the bow of the Yamato, several yeoman had been knocked to their feet. Within seconds several sections were filing reports of light injuries and Engineering had reported no major damage. "Funnel more energy to the ECM, we cant afford to take anymore hits like that." Lord Admiral Filomena Sanian buckled herself into her command throne as did the rest of her bridge crew.

OOC:

Since this is one on one it should take a while...like a fight in a Star Trek movie it should be filled with surprise attacks and all sorts of junk.

Meanwhile, the superdreadnought neared the combat area but still well enough away from the others - or so it hoped. Long range sensors picked up more combatants entering the fray. The main comm array began to focus its attention on communication traffic while the shields began their final power up. Grazer cannons were unsheathed and the forward torpedo bay was activated while targets were feed into the tactical AI.

OOC: Oh, hell. The guy who played "The Rogue Colossus" (No, it's not me) suddenly "can't play anymore". This guy freaking begged me to allow him to play this RP, and now he suddenly has "Work to do". Sorry everybody, but until he changes his mind the battle is off

Eh, it would take about 5 seconds if you used my "Ram it down their throats" strategy. Just think about it... a 17 kilomter long ship phasing about 5 kilometers away from the Colossus, moving at full speed, ramming straight through the side of the Colossus. A dampening field preventing the ship from escaping, Gravimetric Shielding on full power as to cleave the hull of the Colussus into two pieces without our ship's hull recieving so much as a scratch. like I said, "5 seconds."

None of that long battle crap. Just drive the knife through their chest.

Uh, just so you know, the Colossus could just jump into Sub-Space and not even be touched by your knife plunging at its heart.

What you aren't the Rogue Colossus!? Wow. :shock: That is a shock. (He still has some sort of trick up his sleeve, though, right? It wouldn't be a very fun RP if foehammer just annhilated his ship with the press of a button or rather a command to fire from his Emperess...

I want to see this thread develope into something intresting! Its not often that we get to see the biggest combatants the major space empires have to offer duking it out! :)

And if all else fails (unlikely given the power of the forces opposing the Rogue Colossus) I still have an unorthodox plan that is such a longshot it might actually work! :)

Uh, just so you know, the Colossus could just jump into Sub-Space and not even be touched by your knife plunging at its heart.
OOC:
The "Ram it down your throat policy" has some serious problems. First off 5 km's is point blank range in space, you'd be lucky to get with in range to do that man, honestly your ship would be blown to pieces long before they got there.

Sub-space is all fine and dandy, but if the other ship has the ability to jump into "Sub space" as well then its really kinda moot.

Oh well, I will have considered the Collossus to have left just as suddenly as it arrive, I await its return...oh and then! Bam!

What you aren't the Rogue Colossus!? Wow. :shock: That is a shock. (He still has some sort of trick up his sleeve, though, right? .........
I want to see this thread develope into something intresting! Its not often that we get to see the biggest combatants the major space empires have to offer duking it out! :) .......

It was a friend of mine. He doesn't have a nation of his own but he's been reading the NS forums for a while. He wanted to do something and asked if he could do this. Pestered me for days on end.

Auman, what do you mean "Sub-space is all fine and dandy, but if the other ship has the ability to jump into "Sub space" as well then its really kinda moot. " Just wondering

That's really nice that you think you can phase through anything, but you fail to realize that you can't Godmod your way to phasing into sub-space with the likes of me. Kanuckistan may not care, but I do. Your ship would be stopped. Trust me.

As for the Auman objection, I can phase within 5 km of his ship. I'd just need to phase in a small RSAT before hand, pinpoint the Colossus's exact location. Then my ship would phase in, giving the Colossus perhaps 1/10th of a second to react. Even if I can't stop his uberphasing a man can't realize what’s in front of him and press a button in 1/10th of a second. And if he has an uberA.I. that has ESP... well... then everyone in the universe is screwed.

Third, the Dampening field only goes up after I phase in. In one motion my ship phases and the field goes up. It's really not that complicated of a maneuver if you have all the specifics down.

1. RSAT phases in a great distance away from the battlefield
2. The RSAT pinpoints the Colossus's exact location
3. The Terminus phases on the determined location
4. The Dampening Field goes up, preventing escape
5. The ship is already moving at a good speed before it phased; the ship gets a rolling start
6. The Gravimetric Shields are given steroids and beef themselves up to full power, absorbing the damage of the Colossus
7. After 2/10th of a second at most the Terminus has made contact with the Colossus

See, simple. :wink:

As the superdreadnought drew even closer, it appears the the Colossus vanished. Logging this odd incident, the ship then changed course. - for the Moon.

EB, what the hell is "phasing"? Is that your FTL? If it's not your FTL then I don't see its relevance to this conversation, since it's not my FTL either.

Well, if you can jump into Subspace and not be damaged thats nice...but if the other ship can follow you in you're kinda screwed eh? I mean, you can go there but he'll follow you and keep shooting.

Though, if you go into subspace I'd just unleash "Subspace Weapons" and attack you...cause I honestly find the idea of being able to hide in subspace kinda lame.

Stand up and fight damnit!

Well, if you can jump into Subspace and not be damaged thats nice...but if the other ship can follow you in you're kinda screwed eh? I mean, you can go there but he'll follow you and keep shooting.

Yeah, except since when do any nations (except me) have Sub-Space FTL? Last time I checked, it was none. So, how can anybody follow me into Sub-Space? Also, even if he could follow me into Sub-Space, since shields don't work in Sub-Space his "run into me" tactic would have him destroyed as well.

Though, if you go into subspace I'd just unleash "Subspace Weapons" and attack you

What are "Sub-Space Weapons"?

Oh, and what do you mean "being able to hide in subspace"?

Damn! Missed it! And I wanted to prove my bigass ship was better than his bigass ship, too :cry: :wink: :P

I even have a bit of history with the GDA.

The GAJ Colossus VS The KHGV Jagged Razor of Methodical Dismemberment would be fun(for me :twisted: )

TG me if/when this gets restarted.

Also, even if he could follow me into Sub-Space, since shields don't work in Sub-Space his "run into me" tactic would have him destroyed as well.

That’s pretty strange of you to say what can and can't go on in sub-space. If you can determine what effects sub-space would have on my gravimetric shielding, then there is truly nothing stopping me from saying you can't get there in the first place.

Doublethink won’t work on me my friend. You can’t say, “shields won’t work in sub-space” and expect me to accept your statement of, “My FTL can bypass your Dampening Field.” In other words, I won't accept you telling me flat out that my Dampening Field won't work on your ships and then turning around and telling me that my shielding won't work in sub-space on my ships.

Especially when:

1. You would really have no freaking clue whether or not shielding would work in sub-space.
2. Even if shielding didn’t work for you, that’s not to say it doesn’t work for me.


Also, how would you know where I go when I phase my ships? All of those words are just terms. Jumping, Slipping, Phasing, all of it is just the same word for, "I'm on a different plane of space that doesn't follow the same rules as 'realspace.'" For all you know I do jump into sub-space. Hell, I have no clue where I go when I phase as pertaining to where you go. My "hyperspace" could be your "sub-space." Besides, it's not all that complicated to make it into sub-space. It would be no less difficult than say, hyperspace. Unless of course you dictate how much power it takes to reach sub-space as well.

Well, if you can jump into Subspace and not be damaged thats nice...but if the other ship can follow you in you're kinda screwed eh? I mean, you can go there but he'll follow you and keep shooting.

Yeah, except since when do any nations (except me) have Sub-Space FTL? Last time I checked, it was none. So, how can anybody follow me into Sub-Space? Also, even if he could follow me into Sub-Space, since shields don't work in Sub-Space his "run into me" tactic would have him destroyed as well.

Though, if you go into subspace I'd just unleash "Subspace Weapons" and attack you

What are "Sub-Space Weapons"?

Oh, and what do you mean "being able to hide in subspace"?

Well, if one can't follow another into "Sub-space" than you cant very well engage them can you?

A Subspace weapon would obviously be a mythical and nigh impossible weapon that effects objects in both in real space and "Subspace" Anyway, this conversation, as ridiculous as it is, is really getting boring. All this talk of Subspace and "Belt holding" is really stupid because its Star Trek science. Klonor, you wanted me to explain what Subspace weapons are? then explain what subspace is...

Eh, it would take about 5 seconds if you used my "Ram it down their throats" strategy. Just think about it... a 17 kilomter long ship phasing about 5 kilometers away from the Colossus, moving at full speed, ramming straight through the side of the Colossus. A dampening field preventing the ship from escaping, Gravimetric Shielding on full power as to cleave the hull of the Colussus into two pieces without our ship's hull recieving so much as a scratch. like I said, "5 seconds."

None of that long battle crap. Just drive the knife through their chest.
OOC: You do know that the electro-magnetic force is a lot stronger, right? And who's to say they don't have shielding/neutronium hull, whatever.

EB, I'm not saying what can or can't happen in Sub-Space. The game FreeSpace is. That's where I get my tech, ships, and the explanation of Sub-space from. You don't like my blanket "Shields don't work" statement, take it up with the developers. They say they don't, and they techno-babbled it out quite sufficiently. Also, whenever I say "shields" I refer to standard energy shields, such as I use and Star Wars type nations use. That is what I always refer to when I say "shields". I am not referring to "gravity" shields or "matter shields" (some other nation had some kind of shields that made any energy weapon into matter, or something like that) or any other kind of shield that you thought up and developed your self and I have no experience with. I say regular energy shields don't work in Sub-Space because that's the way it is in FreeSpace, and I the rules of that game are the rules of my tech (which includes Sub-Space)

As for the Dampening Field and me saying it wont work, I'm not saying that it's impossible to block Sub-Space travel. It's just that no one has ever found a way to block it, so for now I act as if non exist. If you want to develope one, go ahead. However, I will compare it with the FreeSpace games and point out any way that it is not compatible with what is in the game. And remember, I will techno-babble you with pointless and meaningless statements that amount to a non-sensicle argument, and will end with you being fed up and just giving up on the entire thing

Referring to your statement "For all you know I do jump into sub-space" I say you don't because to my knowledge you have not RP'd the development of Sub-Space technology. If you have, show me the thread and I will apologize for saying no one else has it and will begin negotiations nwith you for access to Jump-Nodes (an IC thing), but until I have been shown otherwise I will continue my blanket statement of "No one else has it, and no one can use it"

Auman, the way you used "Subspace Weapons" I thought you were referring to an already existing type of weapon, not merely to generic thing that someone might develope. Oh, and Sub-Space is "an n-dimensional tunnel between two points in space" (If I remember my explanation thread correctly)

Now, this conversation is closed. No more posts. This conversation should never have happened in the first place, this RP is over. Okay? Leave this thread alone

i thought only you had a collusus klonor

This was back in the times of tha GA (Galactic Alliance). We all donated technology, and I allowed the GA to build a Colossus for its Flagship. When the GA broke up the GA's Colossus kinda just drifted away