TURN 7
As Imperial forces with fresh trooper reinforcements arrive to the North- mirrored by a rotation out of trooper units outside the south walls that have taken casualties- the Imperials renew their attempts to take the Western sector. The Rebels move forces from the North to meet this threat, but their position is exceedingly tenuous.
The Rebel strategy depends on a bold move, as their forces from the centre attack the Southern sector, preventing those Imperial forces from joinging the attack on the west.
Ironically the Imperials had miscalculated; their planned attack from the South had been a waste of time due to it putting the western battle inside the city and there was no way those extra southern forces would change the odds enough to overcome the Rebel bonnus for in-city fights. It just would have drawn more units to be killed into the fight.
To the West, the Imperials manage 35 against 17, a 2-1 odds in their favour, shifted to 3-1 due to armour superiority. Once more the Rebels have condemned their defenders to a pointless death.
To the South, on the offensive for the first time, the Rebels manage to get evens, shifted to 3:2 in their favour by being in the city.
No tactical fight this turn; results come in immediately.
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Results of the Western city battle- Defenders Routed (Retreat requirement cancelled)
The slaughter is immense as the city sector is levelled and defending Osokans flushed out by troopers advancing with heav fire support.
Each defending unit takes a hit, destroying a Warrior unit and a Hunter unit. The two remaining units stand fast; no movement.
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Result of the Southern city battle- Defenders Retreat (re-roll used)
The Osokan counter attack succeeds in catching the troopers as they move annd chases them out the city. One un-hit trooper unit takes a hit; one Hit trooper unit goes to (East) and the rest go to (West) outside.
Osokan forces from the centre may move to the South arm if they wish.
Turn 8 may begin.
TURN 8
The Imperial assault resumes on all sides. The Rebels do not advance to the south and are evacuating the west, and the Imperials move into this sector.
Only at the North does the battle continue. Here it bogs down to another Firefight. A defending Militia unit takes a hit as does an attacking trooper unit. And the walls finally breach.
CURRENT SITUATION
North Arm- 3 Warrior Units, 1 Militia Unit
Center Arm- 1 Hunter Unit, 2 Militia Units
West Arm- 2 stormtrooper units, 2 AT-ST units
South Arm- 2 stormtrooper units, 2 AT-ST units
Outside South Arm (West)- 2 Stormtrooper units
Outside South Arm (East)- 2 Stormtrooper Units, 1 AT-AT Unit
Outside West Arm (North)- 1 Speeder bike unit
Outside West Arm (South)- 1 Speeder bike unit, 1 Stormtrooper Unit, 1 AT-AT unit
Outside North Arm (West)- 1 AT-AT Unit, 1 Artillery Unit, 2 AT-ST Units
Outside North Arm (East)- 3 Stormtrooper Units, 1 AT-ST Unit
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Turn 9 begins!
The AA guns are big flak guns and no good for that kind of thing.
If you want to go for the General that is something that could be discussed- shame it wasn't earlier, because there was an AT-AT attack scenario that could have been executed.
(Galahad- if he dies in the fighting, who is to say who killed him? You were told not to assasinate officers so as not to bring the wrath of the Empire upon Lanzar- a bit late for that- and so as not to implicate you or your staff/allies. But in the chaos of battle that's not an issue- it is the same confusion that is keeping you all legally covered. Sure, some people say people like Sasha were firing at Imperials but how reliable is a brief glimpse of someone in a mass fight? Maybe she was defending herself against mad Osokans? There's evidence that Osokans attacked her earlier, after all, and your Senatorial delegation will swear she was not fighting the Empire and so on and so forth... until the Emperor can get rid of the Senate, you are legally covered.)
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Ok folks, looks like this is the big one. The Imperials launch an all-ouit assault on the centre from two sides. The Rebels have re-organised their defence, sending a civilian force to fight and die at the North to give the centre time to think; the Imperials close in to the North also.
We have, therefore, one horrendous slaughter to the North at odds of 5:1 which is an automatic wipeout for the defenders- not worth any tactical fighting there.
So the question is- shall we have a mass tactical round for the centre? Odds end up at 1:1. The only issue I shall raise is that when the strategy is all over, we have a good old fashioned series of aciton scenes still to come for the finale, so it depends how knackered you want to be.
Votes please.
No offense to the dead, but those Militia units were rather...unsuccessful, wherever and whenever we deployed them.
Scarlet wants to save her strength.
Perhaps since we're all going to be gathered at Center, we could see who has the highest damage out of all of us even after all this rest, and Sasha can make a medicine roll on one of us?