AAR: Two battles using Starfire

Glory to the Great Khan!

I have the greatest pleasure in announcing two victories over the hairless apes. In the first, they invaded with three ships the system to which I am your humble governor. I observed them from the bridge of my light cruiser.

Our brave escorts launched themselves at our foe. The escorts clawed deep at the enemy but the return fire was fierce and we suffered our first loss. Meanwhile I circled the enemy looking for their soft underbelly.

 Another view of those heroes of the Khanate sacrificing themselves to honour you, Great Khan!

 

Their sacrifice was not in vain. For they damaged an ape ship, and fearing our fangs, that ship ran for the warp point.

 Soon the enemy realized our teeth are sharp and our claws are long and they began to flee.

But as they turned to run, the apes destroyed another escort. Here is the glorious final moment of those heroes. You can see one ape ship routing to the warp point.

At this point, I closed with the enemy and raked first one and then the other. We raced to the warp point.

Again and again, I slashed the ape ships but they were able to keep speed.

As they neared the warp point, their fire slackened and their engines slowed and I was able to close to optimal range.

Just as both ape ships were set to exit through the warp point, I struck fatal blows and both ships were destroyed.



 


I show here the final moment of the largest ape ship just before I destroyed the other.

In our second victory, we avenged the hairless apes' intrusion by invading them. I told our escorts to hang back while we concentrated extreme range fire on the enemy's small ships. Soon we damaged both of them for the loss of one our brave escorts. The enemy lost heart and fled back through the warp point they had entered with. In our pursuit, we lost another escort.

At this point, our mighty fleet destroyed the two small ships that the apes were abandoning. We should have captured them, but our blood was hot for revenge. The enemy paid the price for daring to destroy your ships, Great Khan!

I would have recorded this victory but the Archivist failed in his duty.


Thanks to David for hosting. It was fun


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