From: SimonC@d... (Simon Campbell-Smith)
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 10:31:43 -0400
Subject: RE: PRESS RELEASE HQ ESU 3RD FLEET : Cou
There are lies damm lies and reports from the NSL! I did not hit your
super ship with any EMP missiles it just got a good kicking. The other
capital ship took just over 25% damage (one threshold). I agree we finished
there before the fighter results. However I feel that fighters
would not have been very happy about seing there fleet exit the combat
area. I know that if I was left to fend for myself in a fighter in deep
space that I would take up the offer of becoming a POW rather than eating
vacuum. Another point to raise here is that there were three other undamaged
capitalships all with fully charged wave guns and spoiling for
your fleet. Alas talk is no all it can be the game is over and the NSL
ran away! But if you feel your honor has been questioned you know where I am,
you know the fleet just make a date and I will turn up and beat the
NSL again!
Your Brother in Space
Simon Campbell-Smith
...........truth is the first casualty of war
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From: FTGZG-L[SMTP:FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk]
Sent: 09 October 1996 18:48
To: FTGZG-L
Subject: Re: PRESS RELEASE HQ ESU 3RD FLEET : Counter
> In message <199610071355-50204@spider.denplan.co.uk> you wrote:
> --_[INTERGATE-SMTP362529850]_
> ago in the Grunwald system. Heavy fighting left both sides exhausted.
> ESU casulties were limited however the loss of the Carrier Tiblisi was
a
> set back.
As was massive damage to your other capital ship...
Enemy losses however were more sustantial with the loss of
> numerous vessels. The NSL fleet disengaged after 1 1/2 hours of
> The cowardice of the NSL Admiral can be seen by the number of fighters
> left behind. The ESU has a strict policy of offering quarter to
> the latest NSL types were also captured. How long is it before the NSL
> realises that it can't defeat the peoples will by force of arms.
How long before the ESU realises it can't get away with blatant lies? Not a
single NSL ship surrendered, and no fighters were left behind.
Okay, the real story:
It was those damn pesky ECM missiles which crippled three of my capital ships
(one of which was a mass 150 supership). They lost all systems, but had
suffered little actual damage.
At that point it was decided to finish the battle. There was about a 50%
chance of the NSL getting drive systems back on line before the ESU could come
about and finish them off (the NSL and ESU fleets had just passed each other,
with the NSL heading off the board at considerable velocity).
ESU would have suffered massive fighter casualties (mostly torpedo and
standard fighters versus mostly heavy interceptors). The NSL dreadnaughts
would have tried their best to recover fighters before leaving.
For those interested, most of the NSL fleet can be seen at:
http://www.bifrost.demon.co.uk/NeuSwabian/Fleet.html
New acquisitions will be added as soon as I get the time (the NSL has a
continuing policy of freedom of information, unlike another government I could
mention).
The ESU will face utter defeat as soon as the NSL admiral can figure out how
to roll anything higher than a 1 on a d6 (except on threshold rolls, where
anything less than a 6 would make a change...)