Military Affairs Function

[GeoModder]

Indeed . To bad this didn't happened a turn sooner. Nerve stapling ALL our population without sanctions.

BTW, shouldn't we press that Hive/Drones can't communicate with each other now?

[Impaler[WrG]]

Logic Loop and Word of God are more then 8 tiles apart, units in Aurora can be used to take Word of God though. We should upgrade all the cheap scout patrols out in that area to drop scouts or Drop Plasma Garrisons so as to take beliver bases.

Do you inted to use the Foill Probe against Anvil of Man? If so I aprove.

I dont see the purpose of these GeoDropper Squads? Are they for retaliating against Yang Bombers? If so an Impact AirSuperiority Chopper would be better and Cheaper. The GeoDroppers are going to suffer -50% after a drop so they can attack at best at level 3 power and even less vs a ground unit.

[GeoModder]

Sorry, you're right. No GeoDropper upgrade then. Besides, only one SAM capable Hive unit around anyway.

I'll double check the distance LL-WoG, but initial check showed me I could drop just outside the base and then walk in.

And yes, Anvil of Man is a logical target, but if it is reachable...

[Illuminatus]

Originally posted by GeneralTacticus


Oh, and we can all commit atrocities with impunity.

I forgot to mention oviously, but when I was nervestapling CPU I got message that solar storm prvented others from learning that. Though you knew about solar, since I assumed this is from more turns since I didn`t get solar storm warning. Sanctions are for DBTS, and we 8 or so more years to go.

[GeoModder]

Good, so we can nerve staple CyCon a second time if we live that long.

[GeneralTacticus]

If we survive 20 years under sunspots, I'd count that a pretty hefty victory over the Hive/Drone alliance.

[Impaler[WrG]]

I think that should be our goal, survive atleast untill the end of sun spot activity. That would be a heroic acomplishment vs what we are up against. Who is with me?

[GeoModder]

Naturally!

I therefore propose to construct a sea colony pod somewhere as well and sent if off in the black south. Takes a bit longer then before that 'last base' is reached.

[Illuminatus]

[Googlie]

Originally posted by GeoModder

BTW, shouldn't we press that Hive/Drones can't communicate with each other now?

They won't be able to exchange techs or credits during that period without the cumbersome procedure of probing by mutual consent (thus avoiding the "must declare vendetta" requirement)

Generally in those team PBEMs continued contact is allowed by e-mail etc (and the Hive and Drones have their private forums similar to what you and PEACE had) so unless you want to ask Tass specifically for a ruling on this make the assumption that co-ordination and communication will still occur

(of course, in-game, if you were pacted with an AI faction, during sunspot activity you wouldn't be able to "co-ordinate battle plans", so a case could be made that it should be banned among human factions as well)

[GeoModder]

Ok, quick check of the turn. Nothing happened. Hive is appearantly quick researching now (starting Bio-engineering, 4 turns), so they finished Planetary Economics. Drones are busy with Adaptive Doctrine, so have finished Optical Computers. Appearantly Drones are aiming for Advanced Military Algorithms. I estimate they have it within 8-10 turns.

MAF tentative orders MY 2164 (repeat)

• Time to change Sea of Indecision and Yardlong Island to new names (Sea of Decision and Begone Island?)
• Rehome one of the Impact Marines in Atlantis to Atlantis (watch out, the other one is independant).
• Bring the Impaler Transport next to Atlantis and let ALL units in that base board the transport, then moves to 48.46.
• Hygeria scouts a bit to the north (46.42), then to the east (50.42) then south to 50.46.
• Love Boat to 56.24, then to 54.28.
• Probe skimship in And/Or Gate to 88.60.
• Xmissile chopper in Boolean Bay to 80.78, kill all units in Word of God, then wait till Word of God is droptaken, then land in that base.
• SAMANIAC in Logic Loop drops near Word of God and takes the base.
• Xmissile chopper in Mythical Matrix moves to 81.75, awaiting specific orders on the situation I'll see (or killing units north of Word of God, or press further to The Lords Mercy or Blessed Saviour and attack one of those bases).
• Apache to 66.52, then to 54.52, and the last run to Thermal Tassagrad for repairing.
  
• Drop scout in Mythical Matrix and Aurora on standby (possible upgrade or droptake Blessed Saviour), wait on my Word of Approval .
• Upgrade the probe defences in Triplex to probe drop defence (infantry movement, Obstructor!!!). This is low urgency, so only if sufficient energy is left.

Any unit left is hold in reserve for unexpected circumstances, I'm also thinking of moving a probe to Believer ground for a mindcontrol try of Blessed Saviour in a few turns.

[GeoModder]

O yes, for the Prime Function. Because of a population worry from the Internal Affairs Function, no nerve gas attacks may be executed against bases.
However, any believer unit outside a base may be surrounded by a deadly cloud

[Skanky Burns]

I agree with that, we need all the population we can get.

[Illuminatus]

Who opted for nerve gas attack on bases anyway?
Turn shall be played ii 4,5 hours.

[GeoModder]

I had a dream last night...

CyCon constructs a few CP's and quite some PT's, puts them in a transport and sails to Yardlong. Their, within drop distance of a drone base, a base get founded (coastal), the transport comes in, unloads his PT's (by then upgraded to drop PT's) and in the same turn drop near a drone base and probe rapes and infiltrates the drones. Those guys are doing all the research regarding AMA ATM.

This plan can already start by upgrading those 2 probe defences in Triplex to drop probes (my guess is that for such an 'attack' only a probe with 1 movement is needed, cutting the production costs a bit).