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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tun Kai Poh" data-source="post: 8469346" data-attributes="member: 6761960">Last LifeboatRound 4. State of the fleets: 2nd Crisis Response Group (Union Navy)Battlegroup Eland (Range 4)Interdiction 1d6+2UNS-BB Nikolai Bukharin (25 HP), 2 volley tokens on 3x3 Block Short-Spool Cannons, 3 greywash tokens.UNS-CV Shamokin Rising (16 HP)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2x Fighter Wing (5 HP, 5 HP)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Destroyer Unicorn (6 HP)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Destroyer Undine (8 HP)</li> </ul>Battlegroup Splinter (Range 2), Interdiction: 1d6+2UNS-BB Richard Wagner (2 HP), 3 charge tokens on Spinal Petajoule Kinetic.UNS-LS Björn Járnsiđa (11 HP). Battlegroup Sour Brains (Range 2)Interdiction: 1d6+2MSMCS We Demand Hazard Pay (15 HP)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2x Mounted Chassis Wing (2 HP, 3 HP)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">MSMCS Facefirst (8 HP)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">MSMCS Fool's Gold (6 HP)</li> </ul>2nd Expeditionary Fleet (Harrison Armory Colonial Legionate)Battlegroup Hannibal (Gyre Center)Interdiction: 1d6PCV-DN Hannibal (Turtleback) (32 HP), Boarded by 2x Tenacity 10 Marines. Deploy Ontological Payload: All Wings and Escorts are disabled until end of next turn. Sabotage Fire Control: The boarded ship makes all attacks with +2 Difficulty until the end of their next turn. Inbound Razorback Missiles, 3 flight tokens.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1x Brothers in Arms (8 HP), 1 charge token on Short-Spool Spinal Guns (1/2 strength)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ace: Albedo Cavalier (8 HP), 2 heat tokens on 1 Beam.</li> </ul>Battlegroup Shaka Zulu (Gyre Center)PCV-DN Shaka Zulu (Paladin) (-6 HP) Battlegroup Titania (Gyre Center)PCV-DN Titania (UNKNOWN Man O'War) (-15 HP) Battlegroup Arminius (Gyre Center)Interdiction: 1d6+4PCV-GC Arminius (Mastermind Breakwater) (21 HP)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4x Fighter-Bomber Wing (5 HP, 5 HP, 5 HP, 5 HP), 2 reloading tokens on Bombing Run</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Diluvia (15 HP)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1x Daggerflight (1 HP)</li> </ul>Battlegroup Ching Shih (Gyre Center)Interdiction: 1d6PCV-GC Chang Shih (Corsair) (25 HP)- 4x Mounted Chassis Wing (5 HP, 5 HP, 5 HP, 5 HP)- 2x Stalwarts (10 HP, 10 HP)Logistics Step: The Wagner's Razorbacks remove one payload token. 2 turns to impact. The Hannibal's Brother In Arms removes 1 charge token, so its spinal gun is ready to fire, but it is going to forgo firing this round because of Ontological Payload.The lights are almost completely out on the bridge of the Wagner, the only illumination being provided being the glow of the crew's screens, many of them flashing dire warnings of systems failures throughout the ship. In his seat, CSO Richards is still managing the evacuation of the last few crew that can be spared out the overloaded lifeboats. At this point he's simply shoving them in as quickly as he can and watching them jettison as they sweep past the We Demand Hazard Pay. From now on, anyone who survives the coming storm will have to take their chances with the Björn - even assuming the frigate itself survives.The bridge crew itself is down to the absolute minimum to manage the ship, and all of them have their survival suits on, emergency life support packs plugged in and each strapped securely in their seats with crash straps on and deceleration padding fully charged. Caspian is seated next to van Ghent, behind CGO Bryant whose strained face is glued to her screen. No one says anything.Around them, the ship creaks and groans as she accelerates at ever increasing speed towards the Arminius. A warning flashes on the bridge screen, alerting the crew that the Wagner is close to the do not exceed speed for its trajectory. No one budges. There are thumps and bangs as purview shells slam into the dying battlecruiser, destroying vital internals and venting large portions of the ship to space. But the ship is almost empty anyway. 200km. Battlegroup Splinter is right on top of the Purview fleet now. Guns flash, flak bursts tear at them as they storm past the Hannibal and straight at the looming bulk of the Arminius. At last, CSO Richards announces "Last lifeboat away."Battlegroup Splinter: Tactic - Emergency Maneuver100km. The Arminius is no longer just a sensor dot, not a glint of light. It's now clearly visible with the naked eye. CGO Bryant makes last minutes adjustments to her targeting trajectory. Caspian grunts in approval.50km. The Arminius is now visibly maneuvering. The glow of her exhaust brightens as she seems to belatedly realize the danger she's in. Around them, diminutive fighters swerve wildly to avoid slamming into their suddenly maneuvering carrier or being crushed by the arrival of the Wagner in their midst.20km. The Purview Carrier's point defense systems open up in a final desperate attempt to stop the Wagner as the Arminius slams itself into reverse in a last ditch maneuver to avoid getting hit. Bryant sees this and simply updates her targeting vectors and hits the release button. On command hundreds of massive asteroids once held in position around the Wagner by her directed tractor beams are cut loose like pellets from a gigantic shotgun arcing straight for the Purview carrier.5km. The Wagner won't make the turn. The Arminius' helmsmen have managed to turn the ship beneath the Wagner's trajectory. For an instant, there's a tense silence.Then, Bryant ejects one last apartment-sized asteroid right into the path of the Arminius.Battlegroup Splinter: Maneuver - Slingshot</blockquote>

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