[1XF] Operation FIERY PURGE (Jun system)

[Wes]

OOC: The following SP thread is for the operation taking place on the weekend of Dec 15, in which the 1st XF has been ordered to attack the Jun system.

All GMs are encouraged to control Mishhu forces, especially the ones attacking their ships, for the sake of timeliness.

Remember the Jun system is both in a nebula and in a minefield.

 

[Wes]

From their staging areas, the First and Second Combat Divisions (both consisting of roughly 1100 warships), each surged forward into the Great Southern Nebula from different directions. Ships from the Auxiliary Starship Pool, made of many Yui-class Scouts and Type 30 Mass Production Escorts, spearheaded the charged through the minefield, protected by the brute force of the shields of Iori Star Fortresses (one per division).

Taisa Hanako was near the front lines; The Elfin Princess and other ships of the 1st XF's Exploration Squadrons had been sent to help the Strategic Strike Pool find and eliminate enemy starships.

 

[Wes]

The Mishhuvurthyar forces were numerous; an entire Battle Fleet was assembled at Jun, presumably readying to move to Lor and then northward. Their ships numbered at roughly 1100, which was about half the numbers of 1st XF warships. As the 1st XF ships started to barrel towards them, the Mishhu ships went to battle readiness and began firing huge numbers of hyperspace torpedoes. Unfortunately for the Mishhuvurthyar, the torpedoes could not use their FTL drives in the nebula. The Star Army ships at the front struggled to shoot them all down.

 

[Wes]

( OOC: https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=jun )

The Elfin Princess surged forward with the Second Division, firing its aether shock cannon every few seconds at ships in the Mishhuvurthyar Fleet. The battlefield was aglow with explosions and the beams and bolts crossing the ever-closing distance between the 2nd Div. and the Mishhuvurthyar fleet. But, even as the Mishhuvurthyar began to form the line of battle, the 1st Div charged in from the flank and began to fire its main weaponry on the now-outnumbered Mishhuvurthyar fleet.

The Battle of Jun was made more complicated for both sides by the nebula, which prohibited hyperspace travel and limited CFS/CDD speed to 25%. The nebula also made it extremely dangerous (and ineffective) to fire anti-matter weaponry. This was working to the Star Army's advantage, as most Mishhuvurthyar weapons were positron tunneling cannons.

 

[Wes]

The Mishhuvurthyar were a mess this time. Unlike the normally cold, ruthless killers they were known as, the Mishhu began to fall apart before the Yamataians' eyes. Some of their ships surrendered rather than attempt a hopeless escape, while others tried running for it anyway. Others still, determined not to be captured, raced towards the Star Army ships at full speed, trying to ram them. The efforts were met with minimal success. The Mishhuvurthyar, outnumbered by more than 2 to 1, were defeated within an hour. The massive charge and the difficult environment had simply put the SMX fleet in an situation where victory was impossible.

( OOC: Sorry for the anti-climactic battle - I had thought more people were going to participate. )