Battle for Yanagi

[Pinko]

Premise

It has always been the Hogosha's primary goal to remove the Junkers from Sirius and become the main middlemen in Sirius' black market. They have efficiently managed to supress any Junker influence within Kusari, and now it is time to counter-attack. Afraid of hurting their relationship with the Libertonian unlawfuls but picking on the Junkers of Galileo and Kepler, aware that operating in the Taus would be a suicide due to the intensive warzone, and the main Junker base in Sirius being in Bretonia, the Hogosha only see one valid choice: Take over Yanagi station, the center of black market in the Sigmas, gathering the Hispanian, Rheinlander and Kusarian smugglers. Yanagi is a vital asset to the Junkers, and a thorn in the spine of the Hogosha.

The Event

The Hogosha's plan is straightforward: launch from Kamakura Base in Okinawa, use the jumphole network to reach Sigma-13 and attack head-on Yanagi station, in hope to surprise the Junkers, overwhelm them and force them to evacuate the station. If they were to win, Kusari will indeed have more control over the GMG, the Outcasts will lose a vital ally in their war against the Corsairs in the Sigmas, and the Hogosha will open their doors to Rheinlanders to commerce with, among others.

The Junkers aren't afraid of the Hogosha, though, and know they can easily handle them, especially in their own space. If they were able to wipe out their force, they could easily counter attack and take over Kamakura in retaliation, largely reducing the influence of the Hogosha within Kusari, which will now only have a single base to hide in, and it will give the Junkers an extra supply line to the Crysanthenums and Blood Dragons, greatly helping their situation against the actual Kusarian government.

The Outcome

<strike>If the Hogosha were to win their attack against the Junkers in Sigma-13, the Corsairs will quickly come to support the victorious Hogosha and protect them from any possible GMG counter-attack as they take over the station. The Corsairs would, indeed, rather have the Hogosha own Yanagi rather than the GMG, should the remaining of the Hogosha be wiped by one of their patrol.

If the Junkers were to repel the Hogosha's attack, they realize the weakened state their longtime foe is in, and mount an immediate counter-offensive with the now warned GMG the Junkers take over Kamakura base in Okinawa.

We are aware that it'll take further discussion with the dev team to put these changes into effect, and we are aware that it might not be possible as well.</strike>

1: Transports/Freighters only.
2: Hogosha/Junkers only.
3: No actual loss of any bases, just some added news stories/rumors.

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