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[blue emu]

what kind of vessels in the AUX section are available?

Two additional Freighter have just finished construction, making seven unclaimed in total. Four new scouts are under construction, to be finished next year.

Commodore Arjyla: I suspect that the cat may have tampered with some of the personnel records. Must remember to install a password on this game.

I thought I'd been promoted to Commander when I took over the scout ship? Did my extra half stripe get lost? Perhaps it's out on that damned asteroid and the dog ate it....

Correct. As mentioned, I suspect that the cat has damaged some of our records.

 

[henkalv]

I will take the colony ship then, and name it "The bay of Elms"

 

[unmerged(21821)]

You just don`t know them. I tell you: ANY Charlie woman (let`s call them Charlene) will fall for Ol` Blue Eyes.

I prefer we send in Snake-eyes!

I will take the colony ship then, and name it "The bay of Elms"

Affirmative; Henkalv has been assigned to the remaining colony ship. The ship will be renamed to "The bay of Elms". Waiting for confirmation from Gen. Emu.

Correct. As mentioned, I suspect that the cat has damaged some of our records.

The sabotage of the cat will be corrected.

 

[Raczynski]

Also, wasn't Billy Bob promoted to Captain? What with his brave evasion of Charlies and all that.

 

[blue emu]

Commodore Arjyla has voiced his support for another full-up mission to Dravar XV... both to resupply the new colony and to perfect our training in fleet escort manoevers and squadron jump procedure.

The first exercise taught us some very valuable lessons... for one thing, we learned that civilian ships can only jump through in squadrons of two, not in the expected squadrons of three. This is unwelcome news, but it is much better to learn it during a peace-time exercise than to find this out in the middle of a battle, when it might wreck our operational plan.

In the first exercise, we limited ourselves to sending only five Freighters, since we were expecting to make the jump in squadrons of three ships (three colonizers + one tanker + five freighters = three 3-ship squadrons). That constraint no longer applies, since the "squadrons of three" tactic is unworkable. The second mission will include all nine of our Freighters, rather than just five as in the first exercise.

 

[Stuckenschmidt]

As our most senior Aux-Officer, I should be in command of this massive Cargo Task Force, Sir.

 

[blue emu]

Affirmative; Henkalv has been assigned to the remaining colony ship. The ship will be renamed to "The bay of Elms". Waiting for confirmation from Gen. Emu.

Henkalv is promoted to Commander and assigned to command the Mayflower class Colony Ship ESNA Bay of Elms. Fleet Initiative 262, Operations +10%, Logistics +15%, Indifferent, Untrustworthy.

 

[blue emu]

As our most senior Aux-Officer, I should be in command of this massive Cargo Task Force, Sir.

Since the force is composed of Naval Auxiliaries and is being escorted by our entire fleet strength, the senior officer officer present will command the mission... Commodore Arjyla. He may designate you as his Convoy Commander while he commands the escort force and the mission itself... but that's up to him.

 

[blue emu]

Also, wasn't Billy Bob promoted to Captain?

Yes. Warships can only be assigned to Captains (or higher). Billy Bob, Coinneach and Schuermann are all Captains.

 

[Stuckenschmidt]

Yes. Warships can only be assigned to Captains (or higher). Billy Bob, Coinneach and Schuermann are all Captains.

Btw. After three years of dedicated service I hereby humbly request my promotion to Commander, Sir.

 

[GrapeApe]

I just wanted to volunteer my Brigade for combat duty against the traitorous cat. Sure it is likely a suicide mission, but if you need a few thousand men to take out this cat we are standing ready!

 

[blue emu]

Btw. After three years of dedicated service I hereby humbly request my promotion to Commander, Sir.

Commodore Arjyla handles such requests. If you can persuade him to reserve one of next year's four upcoming scouts for you, a promotion to Commander is included in the deal (scout-ships require a Commander, not a Lt-Commander).

 

[Stuckenschmidt]

Commodore Arjyla handles such requests. If you can persuade him to reserve one of next year's four upcoming scouts for you, a promotion to Commander is included in the deal (scout-ships require a Commander, not a Lt-Commander).

But I want to stay Freighter-Pilot AND be promoted.

 

[unmerged(21821)]

But I want to stay Freighter-Pilot AND be promoted.

I wouldn't have given such a bloody liberal a scout ship. p) But you at least haven't defected yet, and thus have exceeded my expectations, I hereby promote you into a commander.

Btw, all the ranks and positions have been updated into the fleet list.

 

[blue emu]

I hereby promote you into a commander.

Lt-Commander Stuckenschmidt is promoted to Commander, making him the senior commander of our Freighter unit.

 

[Seli]

I am still happily vacationing at Dravar XV, unless I have skills that could be used elsewhere I am happy to remain there on call for a next dig.

 

[Nabobalis]

I was wondering I could join up?

 

[unmerged(21821)]

I was wondering I could join up?

What are you interested in? There are auxiliary vessels available (see my sig), fighters (possibly) or you can take over a brigade in the army.

Alternatively Generalissimus Emu might be able to give a scientific, administrative or other non-military position.

 

[blue emu]

fighters (possibly)

More than a dozen available. We have 33, with more building, and only 16 or so are claimed.

 

[stamasd]

Commodore Arjyla: I suspect that the cat may have tampered with some of the personnel records. Must remember to install a password on this game.

Passwords are futile against CAT POWER! We're all dooooooomed.

(yes, you can nickname me "crazy anti-cat person")