A Coalition Hurricane has been detected by patrols in the Exeter system, prompting the BAF fleets located within the system to raise the alarm and sortie against the invading ship. Initial bomber strike wings have dealt minor damage to the Hurricane, but its guns were able to keep the majority away and prevent the bombers from dealing a fatal blow. The Battleship Stirling has responded to the emergency, and headed towards the Hurricane's location.
Realizing that the ship had attracted the battleship's attention, the captain of the Hurricane commanded the ship to return to the Barrier Nebula cloud from where it initially came. As the Stirling inched closer to the nebula, the joint Coalition and Molly strike force waiting inside the cloud was preparing to strike...
DETAILS
Battleship Stirling & her escorts will appear in sector D/E 1/2.
Coalition Forces will fly from the Barrier Nebula/Omega-52 jump hole towards the battleship.
Coalition Forces will have to destroy the Battleship Stirling and significantly shake the balance of power within the Exeter system.
BAF Forces must defend the battlegroup and take down the attackers before their ships fall.
The Stirling will be destroyed. This cannot be changed.
If all ships are destroyed, the Coalition will be victorious.
If any the Stirling's escorts survive, Bretonia will be victorious.
Respawns for eligible IDed players will be enabled for the duration of the event.
Date:
Saturday, 4th of January 2020, 18:00 to 19:00 server time.
Event Type:
Siege Event
Allowed ship classes:
All ship classes are allowed.
Allowed IDs:
Coalition ID
Mollys ID
Bretonian Armed Forces ID
Privateers ID
BAF| ID
SCRA| ID
SCEC| ID
VI| ID
Disallowed Equipment:
NEMPs
Respawn timer:
Respawns allowed
OUTCOME
Coalition Victory:
Battleship Stirling destroyed and Stirling battlegroup decimated, paving the way for future Coalition operations in the system.
Bretonian Armed Forces Victory:
Battleship Stirling destroyed and Stirling battlegroup reduced to half strength, allowing Bretonia to retain a dockable battlecruiser from the Stirling's fleet within the system.
Privateers ID added. There are no plans to add BPA, Hessians, or Bretonian corporations to this event.
(12-30-2019, 04:27 PM)TheSauron Wrote: Out of sheer curiosity, are we defending solars like Oubli/NL destroyers, or player ships like Gauntlets/Embrun?