The Reactivated Gate

Ever since Professor Moriarty's decision to terminate most operations against both the Liberty Navy and the Bretonian Armed Forces, the Lane Hackers have shifted their attention toward GRN activities in Cortez and Manchester. Mainly hitting the stretched supply lines supporting the Gallic fleets in Cortez and California, the Lane Hackers preyed on GRN and corporate convoys, as well as scouting parties that wandered too far into The Barrier. However, with the recent arrival of Natio Octavarium reinforcements, a more elaborate plan was devised.

The Leeds-Newcastle Jump Gate had been disabled by Bretonia following the invasion of the planet. Owing to their expertise in this domain, the Lane Hackers were able to hack into the Jump Gate's systems and started sending pings towards Planet Leeds, simulating a start-up sequence. The Hackers and their allies lay in wait in the Stokes asteroid field, ready to ambush whatever patrol was sent to check up on the gate.

The signal reached its destination as planned. However, it was misinterpreted by the Gallic Command, which, thinking it was the sign of a Bretonian assault from Newcastle, scrambled a defense force. The Lane Hacker and Natio combined forces were prepared to overwhelm a lone GRN patrol, but how will they fare against an enemy prepared for battle?




Rules

• This is a sign-up event, please give the name and type of your ship when signing up.
  
• In the interest of fairness and to ensure roughly equal numbers, unregistered participants may be asked to leave the area. A FR4 request will be submitted to the GM team.
  
• Allowed ships: all fighter types. Bombers and capitals (up to and including cruisers) are allowed, provided that each side is able to field the same number of warships.
  
• For this reason, it is recommended for those who sign up with a capital ship to provide a fighter as an alternative option.
  
• This event is open to official factions and indies on both sides.
  
• This is a standard PvP event, normal rules apply. No leaving the area to repair and restock.
  
• No dirty tactics such as planetdiving.
  

Teams (more slots will be added if necessary)