NationStates Jolt Archive

((Ravanos Empire should be playing the natives, so one other nation can jump in.))

Off in the distance, a small solar system waits, perfectly peaceful, seemingly. There were eleven planets total, seven of them rich with ore and fuels... perfect for conquest. But there were three planets that had civilizations on them. All three planets had the same peoples, these peoples had just taken to space 100 years earlier, and had now colonized two other planets in thier system.

About 3000km from the farthest planet, space and time seemed to rip apart. A violent mealstrom was created from nothingness, as huge bolts of lightning streaked everywhich way. Finally, the malestrom ripped open into a massive vortex of blackness. Out from the vortex came four noticeable specs, but these specs werent... specs, they were massive warships, bristling with weapons. Surrounding each warship were very small gunboats, about 1% the size of the biggest warship. Each bigger warship had an escort of 15 gunboats, surrounding the ships everywhich way.


In the lead was a the biggest ship, 2km long, and behind it in a row were the three smaller 1.4km long warships. Slowly they approached the system. Finally they made it within 100km of the closest civlized planet, and waited.

On the bridge of the lead and biggest ship, a man clad in dress uniform watched out the window from the relativly massive bridge.

"Tactical, any signs they have seen us yet?"

"Nien, Admiral, we are still in the clear." replied the tactical officer, in a heavy seemingly german accent.

"Launch the Broadsword bombers, and send an escort of snuff fighters, take out thier early warning systems."

"Ja volt, Admiral, launching fighters"

Roughly 4 minutes later, the big ship launched 30 fighters and bombers. They streaked fast towards the planet, targeting the sensor bouys near the planet.

The Ravanos Empire, small group of planets that had been settled and rich ores used for future expantions. All seemed well, they never met any race befor and there so called "mighty space fleet" was nothing more then 100 Lightly armed ships with no shields and only basic laser weapons and nuclear missiles. the most they ever had to deal with was the local pirates of the system, on the 5th planet, the newest settled planet only 20 years old. It was mainly a mineing world with lots of local trade shiping, and 20 ships in the area.

Captain Jacub was in comand of the lexington, the largest ship in the "fleet" at 400 meters long. a so called "battleship" as it was dubed. Jacub was drinking his morning coffee when all of a sudden the alarm went off on the bridge.

"what the hells going on?" he snaped after he had spilt hot coffee on him, he was rather moody.
"in comeing ships, large...vary large..sensor net is failing sir there taking out the sensor bouys" the Tactical officer said, "sector 5,6,12 there all falling"
"send out fighters all hand prepare for battle, get the mining colonists into there bunkers....."

The small group of ships moved out towards the attackers it would take time but hay to the Colonial force it was sneaky pirates...nothing they couldnt handle.

"Admiral, incoming ships, vectoring in on us. Though, they do not seem like a threat. Permisison to speak freely admiral?"

"Go ahead"

"These guys wont do sh*t to us..."

The admiral laughed loudly, a good hearty laugh. "Indeed, com the missile cruiers, tell them to target the on coming ships and fighters with long range HARPOON anti fighter and AMRA anti cap ship missiles. That should provide covering fire for the retreating fighters"

"Jah volt Admiral"

Just then, the three cruiers beind the lead ship positioned themselves above the latter lead ship.

Almost instantneously all three ships fired thier volley of missiles. Nearly 1000 missiles in total were fired. They streaked towards the enemy ships, barely missing the retreating fighters and bombers, moving onto the main force.

"Admiral contacts, mutiply contacts, 10 no 20 no 100 no 500 shit sir they just fired around a 1000 missle at us" the Tacitcal officer shouted, his face drained of color.
"what the...." the admiral didnt even get to finish his sentace befor the missile hit the ship tearing it apart, the other ships fired off counter messuers but still some got damage, but the sight of the most powerful ship in the fleet scared the hell out of them.

The mobile suit carriers sent out there load, out of the 12 MSC's 240 mobile suits flew out and the missile firgates sent out there load. simple nuclear missiles but still just over 30 missile came from the 5 frigates, the destroyers just opened fired. hell they didnt know if they were in range but still it was better then sitting there and getting killed with out fireing a shot.

Ships went into flanking speed, chargeing into the battle they were no match for the attackers but they still thought they could take them.

A message was sent to the homeworld, of the attack and Presidant Michal wasnt happy. right away he order the rest of the "fleet" to get ready pulling them back towards the homeworld. on the ground Anti Orbital guns armed and ground forces were getting ready...he didnt care about the new colony he had to make shore the homeworld was safe.

OOC:
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stats on the Mobile suits.

"Admiral, they survived the volley, bastards are touger than expected. Incoming 'mechs and... sh*t, missiles, scans show they are nucear missiles sir, 30 of them."

The admiral simply looked out the window and mumbled, "Damn, I hoped this would have been a one shot one kill..."

He then turned to the tactical officer. "Activate point defence systems, com the gunboats, tell them they -must- get every single missile, the mechs are secondary to them"

"Jah volt, all ships, activate point defence systems, gunboats, take down those missiles!"

All hell broke loose, as projectile and laser weapons let fly. Litterally, all the weapons combined let lose a total of over 1 million rounds in the first minute. The missiles never had a chance, as they were shredded almost instantneously.

The mobile suits on the other hand weren't so easy.

"Admiral, the 'mechs are rather tough, these people sure know somthing about them, the-" Just then a gunboat almost directly infront of the ship exploded violently. "Erm... sir, they are good."

"Tell them to keep up the point defence, com the missile cruiers, launch another volley!"

"Aye aye sir"

Again, the cruisers let fly with nearly 1000 missiles.

The missiles came in, smashing into one of the MSC's tearing it to shreads, more and more missile came in cutting up the other ships. they didnt stand a chance and now the suits were left alone. they knew they were going to die but befor they did they were going to take some of them with them.

"this red 2 going shit that PD fire is heavy" as one of his arms got riped off, the suits plan was simple land on the gunboats blow them away at close range and go to the next, hop skip and hopefully a bang.

The Suits moved about darting up, down, left, right, that way this way all over the place. it was hard to get a lock on and even more of a surpise that the pilots could take such forces on them but that was the advantage of MMI (man machine interface), with the brain link to the Suit the body wasnt really needed. Suit pilots rarely made it back....sane after a fight if it got nasty but it never did not once.....till now.

Screams could be heared over the comm system as suits suddenly went mad attacking anything that moved, what was handly in a way.

On the planet the mineing city was desalate, waiting they all thought they were safe hell the Coloinal Troops were patroling the citys and towns nothing to worrie about.

Sammy, a 14 year old girl was sitting looking at her cybot, a neat little robotic pet. Sammy was grate at Robotics she was 7 years ahead of people in her class but she never was pushed forwards due to er...problems. she didnt like disapline, meny of her crations were well to say the lest dangerus. when she was 10 she built a Fusion bomb god knows how but she did it, hell no one knew how she got the matiral to make the bomb.

Sammy was sitting not to far from her parents in the Bunker, other familys were here to but sammy rarely got on with anyone apart from her boyfriend and a few of her mates. she hoped he was in the same bunker as her but well he wasnt, she had a bad feeling about this something didnt feel right....well really when it was pirates they never went to the bunker. sammy felt something was vary wrong in deed.

The admiral watched as the some of the 'mechs started to attack each other. Then he watched with pleasure as the rest of the suits were mopped up with more barrages of Point defence fire.

"Emperor's will... they took out four gunboats. Guesse they snuffed our arrogance."

"Inded they did... indeed they did, com the task force, set up Geosynchirnous orbit above the planet. Call the jumpship, tell it, it's safe."

"Jah volt admiral, sending subspace transmission"

"Open an all frequency com to the planet"

"opened admiral"

"This is HES Unity, we demand a surrender. If you do, you will not be harmed in anyway, drop your arms and leave your military bases. We will send down troops to secure these bases. If you do not surrender, you will be taken forcefully"

Slowly, the cumberous ships lumbered towards the planet and slowly set up an orbit, staying in the same spot above the planet.

Just then where the first task force warped in, another vortex of energy ripped open into space. Out from the gaping maw came a single large ship. The ship was almost a spherical shape, having a daimeter of 1km. Around the jumpship was a vast concentration of gunboats, 30 surrounding it, overlapping each other in a web of protection. As witht he main force, it slowly flew to the planet.

The cities were scilent, you could hear a pin drop. Rain belted down on the city of Orion, the captail of the colony. and entire colonial reigment was protecting the city, not much it tho it was basicly the entire Colonial Garason on the planet so well...who knows.
Feild marshal Gill was in command, a fat 54 year old hitting the time to retire, he never dreamed he would see another war. the Mechs patroled the streets and other mechs hid just in case. He expected orbital bombardment but would they bombard a civilian settlement? he didnt know.

"Sir, message from the invaders, calling ror our surrender" a comm sargent said looking up at the captain. Thunder struck then a flash of lighting. the rain was getting harder, the FM didnt look happy. His troops were soaked but it didnt matter.
"send no reply we wont surrender not for anything" he snaped looking round at the young faces, so young he tought, to young to die.

Sammy didnt like it, not once did this ever happen but her parents were saying she was being silly. sammy new better, she was wondering round the bunker exploreing what elce did you have to do when you 14 away from your friends and boyfriend and you know your about to die.

One hour had gone by since the call for surrender was sent. The jump ship was now high in orbit, away from the man task force. A storm was starting to settle over much of the planet.

"Admiral, the planet is becoming very clouded and they have not responded. I would suggest an orbital shelling but with that much clouding and rain we wont be able to properly pin point the military instalaions, we might hit civilian targets."

For nearly ten minutes the admiral pondered about what to do.

"Target the largest city, com the cruiers to target military instalations with thier nuclear missiles, get as close as they can do the bases.

The tactical officer just eyed the admiral, hearing the order to target a civilian city was quite disturbing, but eventually he just nodded.

The massive ship started to tilt downwards, but the cruiers remianed upright. The main ship was now facing directly at the planets surface.

"Charge Ion cannons, load the PBS's(planetary bombardment shells) into the Projectile cannons."

Suddenly, the two long probing barrels jutting out from the front of the ship started to spark and glow, ions begginign to collect en masse on the barrel. Three much smaller barrels, just over 1 foot in diameter poked out of the ships's hull.

"All ships, designate targets... commence firing"

All hell broke loose. The cruisers launched 40 nuclear missiles each. The reason for so many because they could not get an accurate target in bases, so they had to launch many in order to get close to hitting thier targets. The lead ship opened up. Two huge beams, each half the size of the ship let loose from the barrels, streaking down and impacting luckily in the center of the city. The other cannons started to fire, eventually the shells making land fall, but over a massive area. The cannons were firing one shell a second, hitting everything from the center of the city to a 20 mile radius around the city.

Gill eyes filled with tears when he looked up, one of the ion cannons had hit an area where the Bunker complex was, a lucky shot he thought. But he knew it was bad in the harizon he saw musroom cloads what could only be nuclear weapons, unlucky for him one hit close to the city. In a flash of light near the point the enire area was gone, a crator 600 feet deep and 1000 feet in diameter was left the shock wave went out with the heat, inceneration anything in its path in a 2 mile radios, in a 6 mile radios of that the shock wave turned Tall towering buildings into skeletens of there former glory. this happened all over the world, milltary bases wiped out. People killed in a instant but the worse was to come far worse, Nuclear winter would hit the planet soon already in orbit it could be seen, weather pattens changeing, rain turned radiated, ash fell from the sky in some places. Nothing would live on the world and Gill was shore that the invaders knew it, it wouldnt be long as more and more explodtions rocked the city from the PBS rounds massive crators left in there wake. a quick way to die, better then the radiation.

At the homeworld the fleet gathered, just over 80 ships mainly MSC's few frigates and destroyers and what could be mustered on planets for fighters. The only Carriers that had fighters, obsalete were being reactivated from the junk yards in space, anything that had guns was being preped, obsalete or not. Civilian ships were being used, if they had even one gun it was drafted. The next logical step for the invaders would be the farm world a rich supply of food for the Ravanos empire and thats where the fleet would go. it would take at lest a 2 days for the ships to get there since they had no FTL and they hoped that the enemy would take there time at teh mineing planet. maby take out the mining moon a large rich fuel sorce for the empire, and would be easy pray for this mercyless attackers.

The tactical officer looked on as he saw the mushroom clouds from space grow and expand. He looked at the admiral, who just stood there, showing no emotion what so ever.

"Sensor officer, any sign of life left?" asked the admiral dully.

The officer turned to look at the admiral and said with a nervous tone, "N-No sir... it looks like most were killed in the initial blast... and the others died quickly from the radiation... the planet is barren."

"Excellent.... What is the next inhabited planet in line?"

"Sir, it looks like a farm world. then the one after that, the main world."

The admiral stared out the window again and started to think aloud. "They might think we will try to take the next planet... because it is the closest. And might send part, if not all thier fleet there, but what if they dont?"

"Tactical open a com to two of the cruisers and the jump ship."

"Jah volt, channel is open"

"Admiral Asagai here, Decimator and Nova, use the jump ship and warp to the home planet. Engage and destroy any ships there, but do not touch the planet. Jump ship is to leave her escort of gunboats here to guard the Unity and the remaining cruiser. The Unity, the rest of the gunboats, and the remaining cruiser will head to te farm planet. Asagai out."

Right after the com was closed, all the ships reacted. The two cruisers, the Decimator and Nova and the gunboats around the cruisers, with the jump ship moved off 20km away from the other ships. The gunboats surrounding the jumpship moved and surrounded both the Unity and the remaining cruiser. Just as the Unity and escort started to move around the planet and towards the farm world, a gaping maw opened behind them, signalling that the cruisers witht he jump ship had jumped to near the home world.

OOC: Im not ignoing you Emarika, they just have alot of stuff on thier plate to notice you yet.

"Admiral, we were scanned"

"Weapons locks?"

"Nien admiral"

"Who did it?"

"There seems to be a ship incoming, doesnt look like it is incoming to attack though sir."

The admiral scratched his chin.

"Target them with rear weapons, com the cruiser to target them aswell with nuclear warheads, but do not fire. Only fire if fired upon"

"Jah volt admiral"

Sammy was thrown 2 feet from where she was standing brakeing her arm when she landed, she looked back at what was ocne the bunker her parents and much of her family were, infact almost all the adults. She screamed, "NOOOOOO" she ran to the rubble, it was hot and she didnt care with her good arm she tryed to dig but it was no good. she had a large cut across her left side and it was bleeding quite abit, she had to get to the other bunker. He cybot walked up to her, it was lucky for her that the cybot had first aid programming and it went to work on her, she sat down her back on a wall, she started to cry not from the pain from her wounds but for the parents.
"i sware mother, father i will avenge you, i sware by the gods that they will not go unpunished." she muttered, she got a sharp bit of metal and cut her hand clunching it tightly and then putting a bloody hand print onto the wall.

Other kids came running down, her boyfriend who was 15 looked at her then at the destroyed bunker. He knew that his parents were in there infact all the adults were. They sent the kids to the other one not long ago cos well they wanted to talk alone, all the kids most no older then 13 didnt know what had ahppened. meny of the teenagers around 14-16 knew what had ahppened, meny broke down and cryed others to stunned to do anything. What could they do, when all of a sudden the locked door down the corridor opened, a detachment of 10 men and the Field marshal walked in and saw the kids.
"where are the adults?" Gill asked looking at the kids, none of them answered.
then Sammy got up and looked into the eyes of gill, "there dead...all of them" she said, all of a sudden it dawnd on her. "what happened?" she asked.
"the planets dead, they...just bombed it no reguard to life." gill said signaling the men to stand down, he looked round.
".....what about you, you all look like..." then it dawned on her, they all had radiation sickness. "theres not much time, where the medical center" she said.
"this way" he said "take them kids to the other bunker, dont tutch them show them where all the food is and all other supplys" Gill ordered to his men.

They walked for about ten minutes, past the mech hanger and into the medical center. Medical bots moved around, the room was vary advanced. One of the bots went to Gill and gave him a shot, ehe then called his men to the medical center, each one getting a shot. Sammy looked at him "..i dont think you will last more then a year" she said looking down, then she turned and sat on a table as the medical bot started to move the bone into postion, she flinched abit then it put it into a cast. "train us, or at lest the teenagers, train us to pilot the mech, use guns, the tanks all of it" she said looking up at him.
"what?" gill replyed looking shocked, "didnt you hear me we lost"
"they will be back, this planet is rich in ores, they will come back and when theydo we can start to fight back." she replyed "train us, you wont last long and if we are trained we can train the other kids, and go to the other bunker complexes in the other cities, the entire Bunker system in connected."
"who are you" he asked, it might just work he thought.
"sammy Hedge my friends call me sam" she said.
he smiled, he knew the name. "your that girl who made the fusion bomb 4 years ago" he cucked and smiled "ok me and my men will train you and give you all the access codes" he looked round "i guess the the empire hasnt fallen yer" he said with a smile. and thrus the Teen Guardians was born, the hed cell to the Rebels that would one day be a throne in the side of the invaders. In the days that passed they went to the other complexes, they went as big as the capital city most cities decided that the young should be saved other were purely milltary but no one there to use the stuff. What could be taken back was and waht could was left in the bunker when the set the fusion reactors to go off.


At the homeworld alarms went off, the enemy ships were detected and all hell happened, the fleet that had left was to far to get back in time and the planetary defnece network went to work. The last few ships that staryed behind mad the last stand at the closest moon, the fineal battle of the homeworld and they were not going to give up with out a fight not yet. the planets missle defeces opened fire, 100s of missiles fired from the planets surface the few ships behind were obsalete apart from one the MSC named Archon, it didnt go with the rest of the fleet since its engines were playing up. Right away the suits were sent out, the fleet of 5 frigates, 10 destroyers and meny civilian ships opened fire with there lasers.

At the farm world ground forces dug in waiting, the fleet would be to late to get there but they would hold out, it was the only thing they could do. Mechs were hidden under soft soil and other places, troops dug into the city trenches were being rushed outside the cityes and planetary anti orbital guns warmed up, missile systems were ready, this was not going the same way the mineing world went.

The fleet had a choice let the homeworld burn or fight at the farm world, it was decided they would make there stand at the farm world. The last stand of the Colonial Fleet a battle that would be rememebered would be done at the farm world. There engine went at 150% and 2 ships had there reactors melt down others just exploded but they pushed on faster, weapons ready it would soon be time. the eary scilence was across all briges but would they get there in time...would they make it.

Bridge of the Decimator, near the homeworld

"Weapons locks! From multiple targets! They fired!" franticly yelled the tactical officer.

"Settle down! Its just a few 100 missiles, and our sheilds can take the laser fire. these guys are nothing but cockroaches."

The captian quickly went into action, barking orders right and left. "Reinforce sheilds on our right flank, load the anti-cap ship missiles into the starbaord tubes, target the measlly ships, fire! point defence systems, activate the point defence systems!"

The missiles from both cruiers launched, and streaked towards thier prey. Nearly 700 in total.

All hell broke loose, projectile guns raged, lasers burned as they snuffed out the incoming missiles with ease. The laser fire from the enemy ships was different though. The cruisers easily took the fire. but the gunboats got hit the worst. Five were destroyed, out of the 30 gunboats.

Bridge of the Unity, near the farm world

"Asagai here, cruiser, launch all long range missiles at the known enemy inplacements. Target SAMs, bases and military mechs."

The cruiser did so, launching a hail of missiles.

The small fleet around the homeworld moved in some even tryed to ram, with no sucsess. the mobile suits moved in fast dogeing and weaveing this time going for the bigger ships, but it was for nothing the captain of the Archon thought as more and more ships got blown away by the incomeing fire. The Archon had take heavy damage but was lucky to still be in the fight for now.

More and more ships got cut down it would be long till the enemy killed the last few ships and the suits were getting cut up as it was. the homeworld would fall and with it the Ravanos Empire.
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Missiles rained from the sky, meny bases got blown away in the first volly but more and more missile rained from the sky, smoke rose into the sky meny Anti Orbital guns were destroy and large mech formations were geetting blowing away, it was going badly and it wasnt going to get any better.

After awhile meny troops started to brake rans running they didnt care they didnt want to die. and the fleet was still an hour away could they hold out for that much time? no one knew.

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The fleet was pushing hard out of the 80 odd ships only 60 of them were left after meny of the ships reactors melted down or the engines just exploded, still they pushed on they had to there was nothing to it. the world had to stand they had to win and beat them back.
"comm open a channel to the fleet" the admiral said, he was an old man 75 this was ment to be his last tour of dutie, and now it really was,
"channel open sir" the comm officer said looking back at him.
"Ships of the fleet, we face teh gratest threat the empire has ever faced, moments ago we recived word that the homeworld, Ravanos Prime had been attacked. we know that the fleet there has fallen, we will be lucky to live, we have no idea if what fate has installed for us. i give this chance alone for any ship that doesnt want to go into battle to turn away now. Surrender to the enemy i will not draw judgement. but remember this our familys are on Prime, Ravanos X and this world the farm world of Ravanos VI. we maby lucky and be given a new life who knows. thos who stay i hold the upmost repect for you, this is the gratest threat the commanwealth has ever faced and now you young men and weman go into battle knowing that you may never see your loved ones again, for this i say thank you. It has been an honor serving with meny of you and its now an honor to go into battle for the last time i suspect may the gods protect your soul." the comm was cut, he expect at lest one ship to brake ranks but none did. The crew cheered they knew they were going to die. "vary well then ALL HAND PREPARE FOR BATTLE, ALL PILOTS, may the gods guide you WE GO TO WAR!" he shouted.

Bridge of the Decimator, near the homeworld

The captian watched as the last of the 'mechs were mopped up by the gunboats and point defence fire.

"Sir, a few ships remain, one seems to be operational, orders sir?"

"Hm... destroy them... all of them"

"Aye aye sir, launching missiles"

The Decimator launched its payload of 300 missiles at the remaining ships, the bulk of them streaking towards the carrier.

"Com the Nova, tell them to engage planetary defences, no nukes, we need this plant non-irradiated. Then inform the jumpsuit to suit up its ground forces and be ready for combat drops if necesarry."

"Aye aye sir"

The Nova quickly launched its payload of heavy SHE(Super high explosive) missiles at enemy gun and SAM enplacements.

Aboard the jumpship soldiers, marines and pilots scurried around, becoming combat ready. The pilots jumped into thier 'mechs and powered them up. In the deep bowels of the ship, men, atleast 7 feet tall each moved with purpose. Slipping on armor, encasing themselves in armor that added twice the bulk one of these men would usually have....

Bridge of the Unity, near the farm world

"Sir! Atleast 60 ships steaming full power towards us, must be thier entire fleet." half-shouted the tactical officer and starting to go back to his work when he yelled out again, "Sir! That ship that has been scanning and following us has sent out a wing of fighters, and a message. Sending the message to your console."

The Admiral quickly sat down in the captian's chair and pressed a few buttons on the LCD monitor in the arm rest and read the message. He sighed.

Asagai stood up again slowly, surveying the situation in his mind.

"Alright. Charge ion cannons, I want them at 100%. Load the Projectile cannons with normal rounds. Ready all snuff fighters, heavy fighters, and broadsword bombers for deployment into combat. I want 15 gunboats on our rear to defend against the newcomer's fighters. If the gunboat screws even sence they will attack, I want them to destroy the fighters. Missile cruiers, load a mix of HARPOON anti-cap ship missiles and nuclear missiles and launch them at any targets you desginate, fire at will. The rest of the gunboats, once the missiles have been launched, surge forward and break the enemy ranks, rush in there guns blazing."

With a simoltaneous shout of all the ships they shouted "Yes sir!".

After the admiral had finished the bridge was teeming with activity. 15 gunboats moved to the rear of the task force and faced towards the enemy. The missile cruiers launched missiles, 300 missiles in total at the incoming fleet, with 45 odd gunboats following them close behind, but not too close to get the shock wave from the nuclear blasts. The two barrels slung under the Unity's bow started to spark and glow, soon the cannons would be charged.

((Stats of the gunboats
Tristus class gunboat

Basic stats:
Length: 20m
Width: 8m
Speed: 1200m(At full speed)
Class: Gunboat

Main stats:
Reactor: ComTech nuclear fusion reactor
Description: This reactor is much smaller then the ones used by battleships or destroyers, but because of the Tritus's newest technology, it produces 1/2 the power of a Keosane nuclear fusion reactor.
Engines x2: ComTech sublight DX-7W star boosters
Description: Not the fastess engines ever produced by ComTech, but they do pack a wollop, enough to move around the gunboat and all its weapons.
Armor: Super heavy Durasteel plating
Description: Durasteel is a composite armor made from new age titanium, synthetic fabrics and synthetic plastics. Most of the ship is covered in 2 1/2m of this armor. It is 3x as hard as normal durasteel armor.
Shielding: N/A
Description: Gunboats do not usually carry shielding, and the Tritus class is not different. No shielding equals more room for weapons.

Weapons systems:
Primary weapons:
Minor ion cannon x1:
Cooldown time: 3 minutes
Description: About 1/10 the power of a super ion cannon, this weapon is meant to harrie the enemy more than do serious damage.
Auto-cannons x6:
cool down time: N/A
Description: Placed 2 on the front, 2 on the back, and 1 up and down on the ship, this weapon mainly assaults fighters, bombers or other gunboats/gunships.

Secondary weapons:
None

Point defence systems:
Point defence lasers x6:
Cool down time: N/A
Description:These lasers fire a continuous stream of deadly energy to cut away at enemy ships and missiles.

Crew compliment:
20 crewman
3 officers

This is the newest gunboat to be put out by ComTech. It boasts the best targetting systems, aswell as the best armor. The Tristus class gunboat is a fire support ship. It is not used mainly to attack capital ships, but to stay by the bigger ships, such as destroyers and battleships, as to destroy enemy fighters.))

Rananos Prime, the homeworld

"INCOMEING" the tactical officer shouted, the last words the young 21 year old would say. She would never see her young boy grow up, she would never know what her son would become. In a fash it was gone, her life snuffed out by an agressor with no mercy.

The ship was hit repeatedly with missiles30 in all slaming into the ship, chunks were torn off, holes were left nothing would make it. The fusion reactor went critical as another missile hit, a massive explodtion followed with a shockwave being sent out. Dabris fell to the moon, crashing leaving crators on the surface. The wreak of the ship slowly fell to the moons surfae or what was left of it. In an instant the crew was gone, 200 young men and women died for a reason they had no idea why. The ship was no threat yet still the attackers mercyless destroyed it not giveing it a chance.

The planet was doomed, as the missile came raining down on the milltary bases. The Presidant had no choice, surrender, the senate had agreed to it but he knew that most of the milltary wouldnt agree.

He looked round the office he once controled the commonwealth from, time and time again he would pace the office but no more.
"its time Mr Presidant" a Marine said.
"vary well" he replyed, he walked down the corridor to the media room, the board cast was to be air on all channels and a few moments befor all Milltary comm stations had aired there complete and uter surender, they only hoped it wwould be heared.
"ladys and gentlemen of the commanwealth, in the last few hours the fleet around the 1st moon was destroyed, as we speak the invaders are bombing milltary targets across the planet. Moments ago we aired our complete and unconditional surrender to the enemy as of yet we have had no reply. This maby that they do not understand our language or they want to destroy our entire race. We stand maby at our last moments of life, so i beg of you hold your loved ones, tell them how much you care, dont let them cry. We dont know if we will live but we will not let the aliens have the the final say. Stand strong and may the gods be with you all." he said looking down when he had finished.

Farm world

The missile slammed into meny of the Civilan ships blowing them away out of the 60 only around 40 left from that first volly but the shock wave took out even more and damged others. around 30 ships left half of them couldnt fight yet they still charged in starting to open fire, Mobile suits charged in opening fire, it was a hopeless battle and they knew they would die but they would not go with out a fight.

On the planet the surrender had been heared, all across the world faimlys got together, the milltary meny had run from there posts to join there familys, thos who stayed would fight to the death even if it was a slow one they didnt care, it may have been a loseing battle but they were not going to give up with out a fight.

Bridge of the Decimator, orbit around the homeworld

A young man turned around to face the captain and quickly said with some what glee, "They have sent a message of surrender!"

The captains eyes grew wide. "T-They surrender, already?! Hot damn, continue the orbital bombardment from our missiles, destroy anything that even look military. Second, reply to the message, open a com line."

"Opened sir"

"This is H.E.S. Decimator. As you have seen we have destroyed your protection fleet, and right the rest of our task force is spearheading your main fleet, wiping them out utterly." The captain paused for a moment, he actually didn't know of anything that has happened with the rest of the imperial ships, but he knew deep down they were doing good. "Again, as you can see, there are two massive warships and one huge ship full of drop ships and ground troops. Just one of our warships carries enough nuclear weapons to decimate ten of your worlds. After we have finished our missile strikes we will send down our ground forces to secure your planet. If any serious hostility is taken towards these dropships as they decend, we will nuke your planet into submission. May your gods help you."

"Sir, gunners report all military instalations and major defences have been destroyed."

"Excellent, com the jump ship, tell them to release dropships, time to conquer this planet.

"Yessir"

Aboard the jumpship

Soldiers scrambled onto thier designated ships. Tall lumbering 'mechs trotted onto much bigger dropships, about the size of gunboats these ones were.

Then everything came quiet. Everyone and everything were aboard their ships, all except the imperial guard.... Deep in the center of the ship, ten heavily armored and armed troopers walked onto thier special dropship. It was the same design as the others, but painted a dull grey, with the words "Gray Knights" sprawled along the hull.

Finally, the jumpship opened multiple bays, and dropships of both sizes swarmed out from it. In total there were 150 troop carrier dropships, and ten 'mech carriers. Each troop lander had twenty soldiers or marines, making it a total of 3000 troops. It was not very man, but with the amount of missiles that were launched it would be more than enough.

Each 'mech carrier held 5 Timberwolf assault 'mechs. Timberwolves were armed with two gauss rifles, two large missile launchers and two auto cannons.

Each dropship flew towards thier targets, atleast one dropship planning landing at any major bombarded military base or planetary defence location.

Bridge of the Unity, near the farm world

"Sir! They are in range!"

"Fire Ion cannons!"

The two barrels slung under the Unity's bow came to life, shooting forth two beams, each half the width of the Unity. They streaked towards the incoming fleet, near the speed of light, aimed straight at the highest concentration of ships. The gunboats now got in range of the ship aswell, letting loose their mass of weaponry. Lasers, and auto cannons blased as the near 45 gunboats made thier way into the mass of enemy ships.

The missile cruiser let loose a barrage of short-range very accurate missiles, but with relativly small warheads.

Rear guard gunboats

They let loose thier mass of firepower aswell, lasers and auto cannons. But they did not shoot at the incoming fighters and carrier, but rather giving off warning shots, making sure none of thier warning shots would hit the incoming ships.

The fleet didnt know what him them, at first the Ion beams cut though the larger clumb of ships meny milltary class, the captain of a nearby ship saw as the armor hull plateing was riped off then teh ships just vamperised, he shuddered.

The fleet carryed on opening fire, most of the suits had been destroyed in the ion beams so it wouldnt be long as more fire came in, ship after ship fell when the missile attack, tearing them apart it didnt even take 5 minutes for the enamy to destroy the fleet of 40 ships. 100s of lives lost in a blink of an eye, what could anyone do.

On the homeworld as the dropships fell the few milltary forces that wouldnt surrender started opening fire on them, nothing that would do damage, few sholder SAMs and the Mechs that were hidden poped up, some had missile racks and opened fire, others were extreamly fast getting to vantage points. As the drop ships landed the few 100 loyal men and women charged, the mechs followed opening fire on what ever didnt look Ravanos.

Most of the cities would fall in minutes, white flags waved from meny buildings and milltary forces had just left to go back to there familys. Police wasnt around, no one was in the streets, quite. a once lively city now a goast city, it was over for them and they knew it. The same thing was happening on the Farm world all of the milltary there had given up hope and left there posts, it was no good they couldnt win no matter what. the attackers were to advanced and to powerful, it would only take hours for the Invaders to mope up milltary forces on the homeworld, Ravanos Prime, now....now it was over and nothing would stop that.

Battle near the farm world

Six ships left, six enemy ships left after the onslaught. Make that five, as a formation of gunboats tore through its armor with thier lasers and auto cannons.

"Activate capture protocol"

All gunboats ceased to fire, but then started firing again, only targeting PD and main weapon systems. Once they had finished, Admiral Asagai opened a com to the newly captures ships. Among these last ships was the main command ship.

"You have one chance to surrender. Any other words said besides 'We surrender', and you will be destroyed. Think hard before choose to answer anythng else. Think who you can save right now. If you surrender, your ships will be boarded and you will be captured. Then, once this whole operation is over, you will be returned to your families and left unharmed. Thing long and hard."

Asagai looked over to the tactical officer, "status report on the gunboats?"

"Jah volt admiral, GB(GunBoat)-937, -631, -836, -1298 and GB-245 were destroyed, otherwise minimal damage to the others."

"Excellent"

Homeworld atmospehere

Right after the trooper carrier dropships entered the atmosphere, they deployed thier wings, which had on the ends missile racks. These dropships also doubled as gunships.

Any 'mechs or soldiers that popped out before the imperial troops or 'mechs landed were sprayed with missile fire, killing or destroying them almost instantly. The worst damage that came to any dropship was a blown off wing. If any dropships would have been destroyed they would have been recalled, and the planet nuked into submission.

As the dropships landed near the major cities and destroyed bases, the troops quickly ran out, immediatly gunning down anything or anyone that looked hostile.

Small firefights were exchanged between ground troops. The Imperial 'mechs had a slightly tougher time though. Ravanos 'mechs were strong and agile. But eventually with aid from the gunships they were destroyed.

In the initial landings, 114 marines, 216 soldiers, and 6 Timberwolf 'mechs were killed and destroyed. But now, the planet was ceased.

Another broadcast was sent to the planet, aimed at the leaders:
"This is Captian Brasheer. We have conquered your planet, and we have just received word that your fleet at the farm world has been nuetralized. Submit to your new rulers, and all will be good"

The admiral had no choice, to him the war was lost and the crew seemed to agree. "comms, open a channel to them, tell them....tell them we surrender" the admiral said. "All hands prepared to be boarded, no unit is to open fire....its over...i would rather let all you live to see your familys then fight this battle. Its been an honor crew, im glade that i had that honor to be here with you today, must was lost and meny lives destroyed. I will not have your blood on my hands anymore."

It was over for the fleet, surrender was at hand wounded were being treated and meny ships were extreamly damaged. 100s dead for nothing, a short war that lasted less then 2 days was now over.

On the planet meny troops were surrendering, white flags riseing. Captain Suesan Ivan was sitting waiting, she had just watch has half her company were moned downed by the invaders, mech pilots started to eject instead of fight. Moral was shot to hell and no one want to fight anymore, the flag of the ravanos empire burned and now it wouldnt fly high and might anymore....not for along time.

The ravanos Empire had fallen, its short lived space commanwealth no longer around. Pitty history will sweap them under the carpit a race of human that fought for there freedom so hard and so fearcely ended so quickly, what would come next was unknown. One day maby there freedom would come but till then they now were under the rule of the Azaha empire, what would come next who knew but it would take years for the planets surface to flurish as it once did, the soil soaked in blood and small villages burned. gun fire slowly stoped. what was installed for the empire now? who knew but that was life i nthis crul universe, but one thing was known. Meny wouldnt stop fighting for freedom.

Bridge of the Unity

"Sir, the unknown is now in attack posture, charging weapons and thier fighters are attacking our gunboats."

Asagai fumed and clenched his fist. "Return fire! Recall the Decimator and Nova, but leave the ground forces there."

"Yessir, comming the Decimator and Nova, they shall be here within 10 minutes"

One, two, three gunboats went down, guns blazing. The unity and the other missile cruiser started to turn about slowly to face the enemy carrier. Of the 40 gunboats that were left surrounding the captured ships, 30 of them disengaged and thrusted towards the enemy fighters, lasers and auto cannons blazing.

The missile cruiser launched a torrent of anti-fighter missiles at the fighters, some 150 missiles, then shot some anti-cap ship missiles, 25 of them.

Space around the Decimator, Nova and the jumpship

With the jumpship close behind, the Decimator and Nova slipped into the raging maelstrom known as the warp, going to reinforce thier comrades."

The Unity and the other missile cruiers had now finished thier turn around and now faced the enemy. The barrels slung under the Unity's bow started to glow and spark, charging once again.

"Activate the Projectile cannons!"

Three barrels swivled slightly, then aimed at the main carrier. They started to shoot forth 1' shells at the enemy carrier, firing one round a second. The missile cruiser now launched many more missiles, anti-capitol ship missiles, 300 of them.

The gunboats were having a tough time, out of the original 40 that started the battle witht he carrier, 27 survived.

Then, from 200km behind the enemy carrier, sparks started to form. One, then two, then many, then massives, bolts of lightning and pure energy, until the raging maelstron evolved, into a black vortex. Out from the vortex came the Decimator and Nova, jumpship close behind.

Almost immediatly after the vortex slammed shut, both cruisers locked on and opened fire with a combined 600 anti-capitol ship missiles, at the enemy carrier.

While the projectile cannons fired away at the carrier, the Ion cannons still charged...

"Emperor damn them... can't we take over one civilization without some other power coming in to stop what they know nothing about?"

"Jah jah, I guesse not sir."

All of the Imperial ships looked, as the ship they were firing on just dissapeared.

"Where the hell did they go?"

"Sir, it's showing up in orbit of the farm world, along with more warships, they seem to be all of the same origin. We are now outnumbered, and alot of our gunboats were destroyed by the fighters."

The admiral contemplated for a few seconds before asking, "Where is the Uraj and her battlegroup?"

"Currently doing border patrol, shall I com them as reinforcements? They would be here in less than an hour."

"Yes, call them right away. After that call the Decimator and the Nova again, tell them to use the jumpship and jump to the home world and target the homeworld with nuclear weapons, but do not fire until I order."

"Aye aye sir, sending both messages."

Less than a minute later, another warp vortex was ripped open into space, and the Decimator, the Nova, and the jumpship slipped in. When they got out the other side a minute later, they would target the planet's major cities with nuclear weapons.

"Open a channel to the unknowns"

"Opened"

"This is Admiral Asagai of the task force Longbow. You have made your intentions clear, and we recieved your message. I have sent two missile cruiers armed with nuclear weapons back to the home world, they have targed the world and are awaiting my orders to fire. To add to that threat, I have called in reinforcements to our flagship and her battlegroup, a total of over 200 of frigates, cruisers and battleships. You have two options here, open fire on us, and the homeworld of these people gets nuked inti submission, and we will also go into a full blown war that is not needed, and you will be destroyed by our reinforcements. Option 2, leave this space now and do not return and do not fire a shot. Despite our merciless combat ways, we are mercifull to the civilian population of a conquered empire, so rest assured. Now, one of the two options wisely, the fate of a civilization, and your own lies in your hands."

"Gnahaha, you people underestimate me. I will decimate all these worlds, we do not need the people, just the minerals inside the planets." With the com still up to carrier battlegroup, "Tactical, inform the Decimator and the Nova they have permission to execute directive NS-117F. Train your sensors on the home world newcomers, see what you have rought in the population."

Streaking through the skies of the homeworld came six distinct contrails, nuclear missiles.

Two detonated in a desert region, two in the middle of a massive ocean, and two in a large wooded forest. All these impact sites away from any civilization, but the ecological effects from these blasts would harm the planet bad.

"You have twenty more minutes before our warships arrive, I suggest you leave. If need be, we will call in our allies, begone pests."

Asagai smirked slightly as his calvary had arrived. Just behind the Unity a warp vortex ripped open space into a gaping maw of another demension. Out from the maw came a fleet, a sizeable one at that. 50 battleships, 25 missile cruisers, 125 gun-frigates.

"Admiral Asagai, this is the Uraj, send all combat records as to update us." a tall man on the Uraj commed.

"Sending records now, Grand Admiral."

OOC: Iw ould post more but I have limited time this morning.

OOC: grrr and i was enjoying haveing my puppet ravanos Empire being taken like it was and the RP planed after this grrr...must wait to see how this pans out.....sammy wont be happy when she find out, me tinks she will blame the EmeriKa for the Azaha nukeing the homeworld after the ravanos empire has surrender....mmmm....marks for an interesting line of RPs for her.

OOC: forgot to mention Uraj same class as the Unity

Bridge of the Flagship Uraj

The tactical officer on the Uraj turned to the Grand Admiral, and spoke quickly, firmily, and uniformly, "Combat records recieved, sir. Routing them to your arm console."

Grand Admiral Vash sat down in his chair and reviewed the main invasion of the mining world. Finally, he saw the mass nuclear strikes against the mining world, and gasped. We went though the rest of the records, fast forwarding, to hear Admiral Asagai give the order to nuke the homeworld. Vash was not happy, infact, he fumed with anger.

Vash turned to the tactical officer with a look of suppressed rage. "Open a com to the Unity... but don't secure it, make sure the unknowns can hear it to"

"Aye aye sir, opened"

Vash, tall and lanky, stood for a moment, before unleashing his rage. "What in the emperor's will are you doing Asagai?! Why did you nuke a world that we NEED?! IT will take ATLEAST two years to terraform that world again to make it habital and mine it! You NUKED CIVILIANS, NOT only is the punishable by DEATH, you made the entire Imperial fleet look like a bunch of crazed LUNATICS! Then you nuke the home world! The most inhabited place, I dont care that you nuked non-populated regions, the radioation from those nukes will cause enviromental affect for YEARS! YET even WORSE, our troopers were STILL ON PLANET! Luetenint Asagai-!"

"B-But sir, I am an Admiral" remarked Asagai, staggering his speech.

"NOT ANYMORE luetenint. Return to Azaha Prime to recieve punishment, expect a warm welcome when you get there, Asagai. What are you waiting for, jump home!"

"Yessir!"

Quickly the Unity engaged its thrusters and turned on a dime, and thrusting away. Soon after, the Unity opened a warp vortex and slipped away.

Vash sighed heavily and cracked his neck. His face was bright red, and his eyes still burned with deep anger.

"Open a com directly to the unknowns"

"Opened sir"

"This is Grand Admiral Vash, of the Imperial navy. First, on behalf of the imperial navy we apologize for the actions of Asagai, he is a loose cannon, and he will be dealt with -harshly- when... if... he returns to Azaha Prime. Any agression that has happened here will not be considered acts of war, even though our fleet sizes may suggest it. I cannot stress enough that Asagai is very very few who would so such things, within the Imperial navy. If you wish we can talk this out. Unlike Asagai, I choose fighting as a last resort."

"As you wish, unknown. The Uraj is jumping to the home planet, the rest of my fleet is returning to thier duties, to show good faith. We will meet you in orbit of the home world. Vash out."

Slowly the fleet turned away from the unknown fleet. The Uraj pointed towards the home world and slipped into a warp vortex. The rest of the fleet turned completely away from the system, and also slipped into a warp vortex.

The Uraj popped out the other side, and waited.

"Unknown ship, this is Lt. Argah of the Uraj, we have sent down our Grand Admiral of the city. We are sending you the coordinates of a landing site and a meeting building, sending coordinates now."

The Grand Admiral's dropship was just now landing on a pad ontop of a grand skyscraper. The dropship bay dropped open slowly.

The Admiral, a tall lanky man, was decked out in navy officer uniform. He had several medals, and on his collar had three golden daggers on each side. On his head he wore a dark blue beret, also with three golden daggers. Once he and his guard exited the dropship, a controlman waved the dropship[ away. With its unfolded wings, armed to the teeth with missiles, it flew away, leaving room for the unknown shuttle. The Admiral waited ontop of the building for the unknowns.

The capitol city was occupied by the imperial forces. Even though there were roughly 2500 soldiers and 20 timberwolf assault 'mechs, most of them were in the city, patrolling the streets.

(( http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~dragonet/alien/DROPSHIP.jpg dropship))

OOC: this is currently happening

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=7748884&posted=1#post7748884

Emerika... so much is happening... you can catch up if you wish but there is alot to catch up on. If you cant reply soon, I am going to have to assume we took the system without resistance from you, I cant hold up what is happening. Somthing big is going down.