CHS5-4

==Chapter Four - Book 5 – Chappy's Howling Siegers==
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===Naval Battle of Dieron rages on===
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====Ready to Rumble====
FFSF Accuser, Flagship's Bridge
Lagrange Point 5
Dieron, Draconis Combine
March 2nd, 3031
The Fleet emerge at the pirate point all ships checked in, which was a good sign thought Fleet Commander MacBeth. “Set course for the Defense platform once there we launch the dropships so they can push to the planet.”
“Aye Commander.” Helman responded
Sensor Tech then spoke. “Sir, we have contact with enemy fleet looks like four capital ships twelve fighter squadrons. The rest of the enemy’s fleet, mostly dropships are staying close to home in low orbit.”
Commander MacBeth hoped that more ships would engage him here that way the dropships would make an easier trip down to the planet.
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====Unfortunate News====
Bridge of DCS Masashi
Kurita Fleet 
Dieron System, Draconis Combine
“Sir, we have a better tactical picture of the enemy fleet.” Sensor tech announced. “Looks like nineteen Capital ships but most of the ships are fully loaded with dropships. There are two ships we can’t identify but the rest I have sent to your console.”
Sho-sa Bridgman looked at her console. “Comm, inform command and request that they send the rest of the fleet this is going to get ugly.”
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====Standing by for Action====
FFSF Accuser, Flagship's Bridge
Lagrange Point 5 - Inbound
Dieron System, Draconis Combine
“Comm, inform the Davion/Lyran fleet that we have arrived and are engaging the enemy. Then instruct the fleet to press toward the enemy. Notify the squadrons to launch in two minutes. Weapons fire when we are in range.”
The Federation fleet moved closer to the Draconis Fleet and both started firing when they were in range. Several of the Federation Capital Ships focused on three of the dropships and destroyed them. 
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====Ignorate Orders====
Bridge of DCS Masashi
Kurita Fleet 
Dieron System, Draconis Combine
Sho-sa Bridgman looked out across the bridge, sparks were flying everywhere one of the beams from the ceiling had come lose, falling it ended up blocking one of the entry points to the bridge. Some of the bridge crew were dead and alert of radiation was on-going. The enemy flag ship packed quite a punch and nukes, her ship’s armor had been destroyed on the nose and front right side. “Report”
“Ma’am, reports coming in from the fleet looks like seven dropships have been destroyed.” Commtech reported
 
The Sensor tech spoke next. “Hardly any noticeable damage to the enemy fleet, sir. They have yet to release any of their dropships.”
“Sir!! The Katori is hailing us.”
“Put Captain Daisen up on the view screen.”, Bridgeman ordered
<<“Sho-sa Bridgman, Headquarters has deployed me to reinforce you we and the Sokuten will be there in about two minutes, I hear by transfer Flag to the Katori. Report Sho-sa.”>>
“Sir, the enemy fleet rolled right passed us but destroyed several ships while moving pass us my ship is barely intact, they also just destroyed the Battle Station with nukes. The two battleships of unknown chassis are packing nukes and nearly destroyed this ship with one of those damnable things they threw four nukes at the battle station.”
<<“Ok, Sho-sa, gather your forces and come in from behind. We will take them head on we must stop them.”>> With that the screen went black.
Sho-sa Bridgman murmured under her breath, “He just don’t get it this force is too powerful.” With a louder voice she said. “Comm, notify all fighter squadrons to come back around we are attacking the enemy from behind with the reinforcements coming in front.”
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====Second Engagement====
FFSF Accuser, Flagship's Bridge
Lagrange Point 5 - Inbound
The fleet moved through the enemy fleet like butter, slice and dicing the main goal was the defensive battle station. Once the Accuser and Invincible battleships were in range and had a firing solution, they launched their nukes. All four hit their target at the same time the weapon fire from the battle station hit the two battleships, the outcome was brutally one sided. While there was some armor damage and minor critical hits to the battleships, the station was destroyed. 
Fleet Commander MacBeth order the fleet to move on to the next target, another large fleet was in front. The goal was to break through their lines so that the drop ships could detached and start ground operations, that was when the fleet would stop and deal with the enemy fleet. Fleet Commander MacBeth ordered the other federation units to move past the enemy, because his fleet from the command regiment would deal with the enemy fleet.
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====Counterattack Battle====
Sword of Light Fleet
Captain Daisen looked at the screen, half of the enemy fleet was gone, which was good for him and bad for the planet. Seven Capital ships with their dropships still attached and twenty-nine fighter squadrons were a lot easier to fight than the original size was. He assumed that the other ships split off to make landfall.
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Federation Fleet
Fleet Commander MacBeth saw the enemy ships in front of his fleet and also was alerted about the remnant fleet from the previous battle. He ordered half the fighter squadrons and the battleship named Wolf’s Claw to 180 and engage the remnant fleet while the rest of the fleet will deal with this new threat.
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Sword of Light Fleet
Captain Daisen knew this was going to be a tough battle, he decided to have all his ships focus fire on the enemy flagship the unknown battleship class that was in the middle of their fleet. The fleets got closer and started to exchange fire.
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Federation Fleet
FFSF Accuser rocked, and sparks flew on the bridge. “Damage report!” Fleet Commander MacBeth yelled. “Sir, mostly armor on the Nose looks like the enemy fleet is focusing on only us a couple of weapon bays were damage but no critical hits to us.”
MacBeth turned his attention to his weapons team. “Weapons, take out their destroyer nuke them.”
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Kurita Fleet
Captain Daisen was surprised how much armor that unknown battleship had. It was the biggest ship he had ever seen and its weapons. “Sir, their flagship has launched missiles at us, getting a reading on them, SIR!! They are nuclear!” 
 
“Helm, bring us port baring 247 try to minimize our target area, launch counter measures, how many nukes.”
“All of them, sir, all ten.”
The missiles came and the point defense system activated and counter measures were deployed, still though four Peacemakers hit their target, it was the end of the flagship Katori. 
Sho-sa Libbinga was sitting in her chair onboard the Sokuten and was dumbfounded the battle had just started and the flagship was gone. 
She went across the fleet net and took command of the fleet. She was trying to rally the fleet when her sensor tech noticed that the enemy’s flagship had made a move toward them. “Sir! That ship, it just fired nuclear missiles at us impact in 67 seconds.”
Libbinga was not going to have her crew die. “Launch all counter measures signal the crew to abandon ship I repeat abandoned ship.” This order was the last one she would give.----
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===Preparation for Invasion===
Headquarters of 5th Sword of Light
OPERATION BARRICADE canx OPERATION ALAMO now in effect
Dieron, Draconis Combine
March 2nd, 3031
Tai-sho Conti was very upset. His fleet that he was building was just destroyed in a matter of hours. 
Only the Azuma Task Force was still relatively intact with the only Capital ship left the Azuma and her dropships and small assault craft, he decided the task force to head to the asteroid belt known as Cornu’s Belt, in order to dock at the mining facility resupply and try to disrupt things until the other reinforcements get here. 
Hopefully with any luck, Conti thought the enemy would send some ships to chase them. 
As far as the dropships fleet in orbit he ordered them all to ground, that way he could move his troops around if needed. Fifteen days until his other two regiments show up, if they can get to the surface, he would for sure have superior numbers.
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