SITREP
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Date: March 24th 2025
Turn: 24
All three Battlegroups have completed their respective confrontations and are now underway towards the central square of the system. The next battles are anticipated on Thursday / Friday & Saturday / Sunday.
Battlegroup I
BGI was faced with a Resurgent Class Star Destroyer that was newly arrived in the system, it's more modern shielding systems faring well against the onslaught which despite damage, allowed it to escape the field of battle. The escorting Light Cruiser and Corellian Corvettes did not fare as well, with all 4 vessels last seen taking heavy fire. We await updated news as to their status.
Battlegroup II
The weekend battle saw BGII sustain moderate damage to a number of cruisers and corvettes, but were successful in facing off the First Order forces they faced. The Resurgent Class Star Destroyer that had eluded them in successive engagements in phase one finally fell to the Emperor's Hammer, as did its escorting Light Cruiser. The trio of Corellian Corvettes that were escorting the larger ships fared little better.
Modified Interdictor Xanthe, Arquitens Cruisers Fogger, Invader and Calico and Raider Corvette group Catapult have been tasked with escorting the captured forces clear of the battlefield.
Battlegroup III
As per Admiral Locke Setzer:
Our weekend battle with the First Order has resulted in an unequivocal victory! Not only have we thoroughly defeated the forces put in front of us, but we have managed to initiate capture operations against both the Resurgent-class Star Destroyer and the First Order Light Cruiser that faced off against us. This is a significant accomplishment that will greatly serve our fleet for years to come! No BGIII ships were lost in combat although a multitude have been seen to be sporting damage to hulls and keeping their repair crews busy!
Several BGIII ships have been detached to escort the captured vessels out of the warzone, these include A/CRS Thunderchild, A/CRS Hellfire, STRKC Surefire, and M/SC Harlow for the Resurgent, and the three Lightning R/CRVs for the Light Cruiser.
A/CRS Thunderchild, A/CRS Hellfire, STRKC Surefire, and M/SC Harlow for the Resurgent, and the three Lightning R/CRVs for the Light Cruiser
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Date: March 23rd 2025
Turn: 23
BATTLE ONGOING!
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Date: March 22nd 2025
Turn: 22
TIE Corps forces have engaged THREE First Order positions as indicated on the map (see left).
Each enemy force consists of a lone Resurgent class star destroyer, a light cruiser and a trio of conventional corellian corvettes.
Mission assignments are as follows bellow, with a deadline of 23:59 Sunday UTC.
BG1: https://tc.emperorshammer.org/competitions.php?id=7943&view=scores&round=15
BG2: https://tc.emperorshammer.org/competitions.php?id=7943&view=scores&round=16
BG3: https://tc.emperorshammer.org/competitions.php?id=7943&view=scores&round=17
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Date: March 21st 2025
Turn: 21
Status - Fleets are currently on the move towards a trio of identified First Order locations, with the intention of a rendezvous at the gas giant.
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SA Kamjin has issued the background story to go with the current state of play.
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Date: March 20th 2025
Turn: 20
Status - As per last turn, all three battlegroups are running silent as they head towards the identified First Order positions. It is anticipated that action stations will be called over the weekend as all three TIE Corps battlegroups make contact with enemy forces.
Battlegroup III have elected to leave the force of freighters and their escorts detected last turn alone and focus on the upcoming battle.
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Date: March 19th 2025
Turn: 19
Status - Fleets are currently on the move towards a trio of identified First Order locations, with the intention of a rendezvous at the gas giant.
Probe droids from Battlegroup III have detected a force of 16 freighters being escorted by a Nebulon-B Frigate and 6 Corellian Corvettes at coordinates 16-D. Awaiting orders from AD Locke Setzer regarding intentions to intercept.
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Date: March 18th 2025
Turn 18
Status - No major update, all three battlegroups are proceeding on their established courses.
A reminder that the following people are also available for issue news updates for their respective battlegroups:
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Date: March 17th 2025
Turn 17
Status - All three battlegroups have issued initial orders and are proceeding along a course that takes them from their starting corner on the map (see left) towards the closest known First Order location.
Battlegroup III have deployed probe droids running on a parallel course on either flank of their advance.
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Date: March 16th 2025
Turn 16
Status - All three battlegroups spent the weekend engaged with elements of a First Order relief force, with each battlegroup facing off against a elderly Mandalorian Dreadnought, 3 Mandalordian Gunships and 3 Corvettes which had been escorting a convoy into the Gasriese system.
All three battlegroups took damage to capital ships, but given the advantage that the TC vessels had none lost any vessels.
Enemy forces were wiped out - no reported vessels survived the encounter although numerous escape pods were seen on track for a nearby moon.
As of now, all three battlegroups have moved from their individual maps onto a joint one that portrays the inner section of the Gasriese system. The target is the fuel depot orbiting the gas giant, which is protected by a Siege Dreadnought and other vessels.
Older News
Lieutenant Mira Valith glared at the reports coming across her screen, this so called milkrun of escorting a freighter convoy into the Gasriese system to pick up raw material had become more of a relief effort.
A rogue Imperial remnant, armed with old Star Destroyers and Star Cruisers was making light work of the Orders forces. They had already lost multiple Cruisers and a handful of Star Destroyers to this previously unknown enemy that had identified themselves as the Emperor's Hammer.
Mira sneered in disgust, the use of the Emperor's name had taken many of her fellow pilots by surprise, this rogue force were anything but loyal to the true Order.
Beep
The chime of the ships hyperdrive focused her attention. Convoy C-26 Alpha was nearing its destination at the edge of the Gasriese system.
"Ensign Loftus, inform Captain Nobrus that we shall be arriving in 5 minutes. As per his orders the Vanquish will escort the freighters to the fueling depot."
She turned to look at the crew around her - the Mandalorians - they were a means to a end of the present time.
"Tell him that the rest of the convoy escorts will engage the enemy.."
