Aagartha
03-02-2008, 04:37
In the final battle of the Earth-Minbari War, the President of the Earth Alliance made the following speech to the Earth Alliance Forces:
"Are we on?
This is...this is the president. I've just been informed that our mid-range military bases at Beta-daralion and Proxima 3...have fallen to the Minbari advance. We've lost contact with Io and must conclude that they too have also fallen to an advance force. Our military intelligence believes that the Minbari intend to bypass Mars and hit Earth directly, and the attack may come at anytime. We have continued to broadcast our surrender and a plea for mercy, and they have not responded. We therefore can only conclude.... that we stand at the twilight...of the Human race.
In order to by more time for our evacuation transports to leave Earth, we ask for the support of every ship capable of fighting...to take part in the last defense of our homeworld. We will not lie to you, we do not believe that survival is a possibilty, we believe that anyone who joins this battle...will never come home. But for every ten minutes...we can delay the military adavance....several hundred more civilians may have a chance to escape to nuetral territory. Though Earth may fall, the human race must have a chance to continue elsewhere.
NO GREATER SACRIFCE HAS EVER BEEN ASKED OF A PEOPLE, BUT I ASK YOU, NOW! TO STEP FORWARD ONE LAST TIME! ONE LAST BATTLE TO HOLD THE LINE AGAINST THE NIGHT!
May god..go with you all."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbBRrK9Q-rw&feature=related
And Lando Mollari's 2 cents
"Ah yes...the war.
The Humans I think knew they were doomed. But where another race would surrender to despair, the Humans fought back with even greater strength. They made the Minbari fight for every inch of space. In my life I had never seen anything like it. They would weep, they would pray, they would say good-bye to their loved ones, then through themselves without fear or hesitation at the very face of death itself, never surrendering.
No one who saw them fighting against the inevitable could help but be removed to tears by their courage...their stubborn nobility.
When they ran out ships, they used guns, when they ran out of guns they used knives, and sticks, and barehands. They were magnificant.
I only hope that when it is my time I may die with half as much dignity I saw in their eyes at the end.
They did this for two years...they never ran out of courage, but in the end, they ran out of time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbBRrK9Q-rw&feature=related
From what I was able to gather about the battle, the Earth Alliance Forces gaved out just as much as they got....not quite. The EAF numbered around 12,000 ships, roughly 6000 to 8000 were Starfuries (fighters), and by battle's end, numbered slightly under 800 ships, including fighters to dreadnoughts.
Now the rules for taking part in this epic battle for humanity's survival....
1. No God Modding
2. Must be either Human or Minbari, no others.
If you have suggestions or comments, feel free to post (along with your character(s) here aswell). :)
"Are we on?
This is...this is the president. I've just been informed that our mid-range military bases at Beta-daralion and Proxima 3...have fallen to the Minbari advance. We've lost contact with Io and must conclude that they too have also fallen to an advance force. Our military intelligence believes that the Minbari intend to bypass Mars and hit Earth directly, and the attack may come at anytime. We have continued to broadcast our surrender and a plea for mercy, and they have not responded. We therefore can only conclude.... that we stand at the twilight...of the Human race.
In order to by more time for our evacuation transports to leave Earth, we ask for the support of every ship capable of fighting...to take part in the last defense of our homeworld. We will not lie to you, we do not believe that survival is a possibilty, we believe that anyone who joins this battle...will never come home. But for every ten minutes...we can delay the military adavance....several hundred more civilians may have a chance to escape to nuetral territory. Though Earth may fall, the human race must have a chance to continue elsewhere.
NO GREATER SACRIFCE HAS EVER BEEN ASKED OF A PEOPLE, BUT I ASK YOU, NOW! TO STEP FORWARD ONE LAST TIME! ONE LAST BATTLE TO HOLD THE LINE AGAINST THE NIGHT!
May god..go with you all."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbBRrK9Q-rw&feature=related
And Lando Mollari's 2 cents
"Ah yes...the war.
The Humans I think knew they were doomed. But where another race would surrender to despair, the Humans fought back with even greater strength. They made the Minbari fight for every inch of space. In my life I had never seen anything like it. They would weep, they would pray, they would say good-bye to their loved ones, then through themselves without fear or hesitation at the very face of death itself, never surrendering.
No one who saw them fighting against the inevitable could help but be removed to tears by their courage...their stubborn nobility.
When they ran out ships, they used guns, when they ran out of guns they used knives, and sticks, and barehands. They were magnificant.
I only hope that when it is my time I may die with half as much dignity I saw in their eyes at the end.
They did this for two years...they never ran out of courage, but in the end, they ran out of time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbBRrK9Q-rw&feature=related
From what I was able to gather about the battle, the Earth Alliance Forces gaved out just as much as they got....not quite. The EAF numbered around 12,000 ships, roughly 6000 to 8000 were Starfuries (fighters), and by battle's end, numbered slightly under 800 ships, including fighters to dreadnoughts.
Now the rules for taking part in this epic battle for humanity's survival....
1. No God Modding
2. Must be either Human or Minbari, no others.
If you have suggestions or comments, feel free to post (along with your character(s) here aswell). :)