STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Chains

Right! Well unit placement.

Shifting everything from the Bridge down to Maintenance.

Move the Reformed Pirates in the Market up to Bridge level.

Have the Artillery move to the Market.

Evacuate all units from the Lower Quarters to the Upper Quarters.

Hopefully these requests are legal.

They are. You may want to consider that if you forfeit the Lower Quarters, the Srum will advance into and the Hangars will be reinforced by the pirate transports that are docked there.

Hmmm. Okay! That's a very good point. New Orders.

Shifting everything from the Bridge down to Maintenance.

Move the Upper Quarter Slaves to the Lower Quarter.

Move Loj'oons Private Guard out of there to the Upper Quarters.

Have a Reformed Pirate and Freed Slave unit move from the Markets to Upper Quarters.

That should be it.

Alright! Those orders go through... except Loj'oon needs convincing that moving units down to the maintenance area is a wise move. He vetoed it originally and wanted to leave the area undisturbed to avoid drawing attention to it, in case the pirates decided to descend and wreak havoc on the engines. If the pirates take the engines, your gambit is over.

Oh right! Yeah my original plan was to hold the units there until the Srum made their move towards Maintenance.

Actually do they need to take the lower quarters to advance into the Cargo area and thus maintenance or can they move immediately. If so, could I do a pronged attack from both Cargo and Lower Quarters into the Hanger for superior damage?

You could definitely do a pronged attack from Maintenance and Lower Quarters!

"That is why I think we should send the troops through Maintenance," Wentar explains, after mentioning the ability to hit the Hangars on two fronts. "The Lower Quarters cannot hold for much longer, we need to get an edge down there long enough to reinforce our lines."

"Lose the Lower Quarters or send units through Maintenance, those are our only two options I can see right now, Loj'oon."

Loj'oon is slightly enticed by the idea of attacking the pirates from below, but you sense he needs further incentive. Strategically it makes sense, yet he remains hesitant.

"It'll only be a matter of time before the Srum turns on Maintenance," Wentar says. "The very few sightings of Hanza makes me worried that he may be up to something. I want to be ready for it."

"If you still feel strongly about sending units into Maintenance I will hold the order and see how this next part of the battle pans out. However if we lose the Lower Quarters... Well we'll just have to see if it comes to that."

In that case, Loj'oon reluctantly agrees. He does not want the Maintenance to left undefended, and losing the Lower Quarters without any preparation sounds disastrous to him.

"We want to hold them in the hangars as long as possible," Loj'oon says. "I only have one condition - Hloo'jen must be stationed with our men down in Maintenance."

"That was my intention in the first place," Wentar says. "I know Hloo'jen will hold the line there. That is why I left him with the Bridge forces, to be ready to move to Maintenance when I gave the order."

Loj'oon nods.

"You have my blessing," Loj'oon says. "Give the orders."

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The station is chaos as you mobilize your men! Slaves are stocking up on weapons while reformed pirates coordinate the relocation of units for you. Those moving from the Bridge are crammed into maintenance lifts as tightly as possible before being sent down to the underbelly of the Seat.

Those being pulled back from the fighting are grateful for the opportunity to rest and recuperate. Loj'oon tends to what remains of his Private Guard; they have taken quite a beating.

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DEFENSE OF THE SEAT, Strategic Turn 8

BRIDGE
Total Strength: 10

MARKET
2 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20
Total Strength: 40

UPPER QUARTERS
1 x Light Artillery: Strength 20 Bombard
1 x Private Guard: Strength 30 [Hit 2] Charge
1 x Reformed Pirates: Strength 30
1 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20
Total Strength: 100

LOWER QUARTERS
1 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20 [Hit 1]
1 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20
1 x Reformed Pirates: Strength 30 [Hit 2]
Total Strength: 70 (+20)

HANGAR
3 x Srum Pirates: Strength 30
1 x Scout Walker: Strength 20 Armored [Hit 2]
Total Strength: 110

MAINTENANCE
2 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20
2 x Reformed Pirates: Strength 30
Total Strength: 100

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Everything falls into place just about the time your frontline forces report enemy movement. The Srum are trying to use the forces they've fed up the lift shafts to flank defenders keeping the walkers from coming up the stairs.

Also- Wentar heals another 20 damage, putting him at 30.

Wentar can't afford to jump in with so much damage so soon.

Can I deploy any equipment to give the defenders an edge?

Normally they are for tactical use only. I can allow the energy shields to be deployed for an added defensive bonus, but you will lose them in the process.

Well I have three Energy walls in total...

So yes I'll sacrifice an Energy wall down there for the defensive bonus.

It will take all three to develop any sort of strategical importance.

Hmmm... Do it.

We need every edge we can get until the Maintenance crew is in position and the Lower Quarters stabilized.

In that case, the Lower Quarters are afforded a bonus of 20 for their defense, using the shields to entirely block the route up the stairs and allowing them to focus more on the attempted flanking. Again, due to the Armor on the Srum side of the fight, things shift in favor of the pirates, at 3:2.

A 2 means this is a Stalemate! The firefight to hold the Lower Quarters is the fiercest skirmish yet, with your units trying to keep the Srum ascending the stairs at bay and defending their flank. The shields eventually go when the scout walkers bring their heavy guns into the fray, but the walkers themselves are eventually brought down.

One of your groups of reformed pirates breaks in the fighting and retreats to the Upper Quarters, having taken too many casualties to continue the battle.

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DEFENSE OF THE SEAT, Strategic Turn 9

BRIDGE
Total Strength: 10

MARKET
2 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20
Total Strength: 40

UPPER QUARTERS
1 x Light Artillery: Strength 20 Bombard
1 x Private Guard: Strength 30 [Hit 2] Charge
1 x Reformed Pirates: Strength 30
1 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20
Total Strength: 100

LOWER QUARTERS
1 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20 [Hit 1]
1 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20 [Hit 1]
Total Strength: 40 (+20)

HANGAR
1 x Srum Pirates: Strength 30
2 x Srum Pirates: Strength 30 [Hit 1]
Total Strength: 90

MAINTENANCE
2 x Freed Slaves: Strength 20
2 x Reformed Pirates: Strength 30
Total Strength: 100

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The scout walkers have been neutralized in their bid to take the stairs! Things are looking up for the freedom fighters currently...

Okay! Things are lookin up!

Shifting in the Reformed Pirates and Freed Slaves from the Upper Quarters to the Lower Quarters.

Am I able to attack this turn?