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Target Termination: Jabiim
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| Dax_Horrace | Date: Sunday, 13 Jan 2013, 4:01 PM | Message # 1 |
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| [ISD-I Wolfenstein]
[Hyperspace route to Jabiim]
"Gentlemen, our target is Jabiim; a planet known to house a supply depot used by the traitorous group identified by Imperial Command as the 'Libs'. It is a rag-tag group assembled under the banner of Tremaine Fowlkes; giant disgrace to the Empire as well as a traitor to the Imperial ideals as well. " General Dax Horrace would say as he would remove himself from the head chair at the table. Standing up, Jabiim would appear on the holo-projector. "The Libs have small assets located on the planet." A small red-triangle would appear on the map, surrounded by red circles. "The red triangle plays the part of a DP20 gunship in possession of the group. The circles, their fighter squadron." Dax would then hit a button and the image would switch to Jabiimi rebel fighters. "Once ground forces reach planet-side, anyone whom shoots at us is automatically declared hostile and to be dealt with in a swift manner. Also, anyone whom looks like this, is also to be treated as hostile." The next picture to appear would be that of Tremaine Fowlkes. "While reports don't confirm his presence on the planet, there is an obvious bounty for his capture. If he is located on the planet, you are to capture alive... however if a blaster round should make it through his head... we'll claim suicide." Several of the commanders chuckled to themselves, yet Dax did not. "Gentlemen... I remind you again... SOP dictates that there will be NO prisoner taking as well as accepting NO surrender. As far as I'm concerned... these men signed their lives away the moment they decided that the Empire was their enemy." Looking at his watch, Horrace would look at his men. "That is all for the briefing at this point. Get your men assembled and geared up. Dismissed."
As the men trickled out of the room and the hallways sounded with chatter, Dax would be the last one to exit with a data-pad in his hand as he entered the repulsorlift. Inside he would scan the mission objectives that he had been reading over and over again. As he reached the top floor, the doors would slide open and Dax would step out on the bridge. "Report." He'd say plainly still looking down at the data-pad. The navigation officer would answer without looking again from the terminal. "Sir, the Wolfenstein is on course and we should be at Jabiim on time." A nod would be given. "Ensure Imperial Command is informed of our projection. Keeping them informed on this mission is key." His eyes would look up and at the entire crew. "You all may already know this, but this is a critical mission of the highest importance. Complacency is not an option." He'd take a seat in the Command Chair. "Comms, I want the commanders to call in their readiness status within the next few minutes." The Comms officer would acknowledge and proceed to get to work.
Meanwhile, Dax continue to look out the viewport.
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| CastorVax | Date: Sunday, 13 Jan 2013, 10:08 PM | Message # 2 |
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| Despite any Libs forces being present at Jabiim, there was one other ship, or at least one other present, in the immediate vicinity. Off the beaten path of any hyperspace exit vectors to Jabiim, a solitary Starrunner-class transport, hardly an impressive or noticeable ship, was sitting silent and all but dark, though its engines were prepared on standby with a hyperspace course already laid into its navigation system in need of emergency. Far out towards the edges of the system and well out of sensor range of anyone who dropped out near Jabiim itself were a number of other sensor targets, still more or less invisible in their own powered-down mode.
Word had spread, and while General Vax had no method of evacuating the small Libs outpost at Jabiim, he could at least buy them enough time to disappear into the populace and destroy any information they might have that was vital to their cause. It was a shame, Vax reflected, as he sat in his darkened craft, that he would be unable to help these brave souls, but the movement was larger than any one man or woman, and if he could, he'd give these fighters the best send-off he could muster.
Castor Vax
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| Dax_Horrace | Date: Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013, 6:24 PM | Message # 3 |
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| [ISD-I Wolfenstein]
[Hyperspace route to Jabiim]
While the Wolfenstein was still a few minutes from the planet, the Scout Droids that were deployed to the area were uploading pictures of various locations into the databases of the Wolfenstein. As each picture came through, each were reviewed and determined whether or not was important (though, this too caused a little bit of a fight). The pictures determined to be important were sent to the bridge to be viewed by General Horrace. He would look at the pictures and make the final verdict on them. A few locations were selected based on the intelligence provided by the ISB and nothing else. Of course as Dax was determining the pictures, the men were busy treating their equipment due to the hostile nature of Jabiim. Equipped with multiple spray cans to negate the fungus that lived on Jabiim that corrodes metals, each man was precise on doing so. The TIE pilots would have their stuff already sprayed before leaving drydock, however because of the fact that they spray was already on the equipment for a period of time, limited use was best advised. After the pictures were viewed, his attention was quickly directed towards the viewport on the bridge. "We're getting close..." He muttered, standing up walking over to the navigation section looking at a screen. The Wolfenstein was less then two minutes out and Dax gave the order. "Prepare for deployment!"
The Wolfenstein would soon come more to life as everyone became more focused. "As soon as we come out of hyperspace I want scans going. We're going to park the Wolfenstein directly on top of the planet, establishing TIE patrols to fly around. We will shut down Jabiim and anyone stupid enough will be terminated... understood?" An erupting YES SIR would fill the bridge as Dax would begin to walk towards the holo-projector. His gaze met the Comms officer. "Are our teams ready?" The officer nodded. "Waiting and ready." Less then 10 seconds was the Wolfenstein from Jabiim. "Show time..." Horrace muttered.
As the Wolfenstein came to Jabiim, a giant flash would erupt from space as the Star Destroyer exited hyperspace. On the bridge, Jabiim was directly in it's sights. The giant vessel would make it's way towards Jabiim. Activity begun to spring to life as the ship started scans of any ships towards the planet as well as away from the planet. When the vessel would get closer, a general announcement would be made to all ships, as well as ground communications.
"Attention, attention, attention. This is General Dax Horrace of the Imperial Army. Jabiim is hereby under Imperial lockdown until the following conditions are met:
1. Surrendering any Libs personnel to us.
2. Surrendering any Libs buildings to us.
3. Surrendering of any warships and fighters to us.
Under these conditions, any vessel attempting to leave or enter the planet will be declared hostile, and under Imperial regulations, will be treated as such. Any ground forces that directly interfere with Imperial operations on the ground will be also treated as hostile. Do not attempt to play hero. Anyone willing to comply with any of the 3 demands will be rewarded in the form of credits and recognition."
</i>This message would be on constantly play, as well as devoting power to blocking communications other then to the <i>Wolfenstein in the event that someone was willing to give information on any leads. As the Star Destroyer begun approaching planetary orbit, the first wave of the operation would start with the launching of TIE fighters as well as Assault gunboats and multiple Skipray Blastboats would exit from underneath the Wolfenstein and proceed on various patrol paths; directly around the planet, a good distance away from the planet, and then the far edge of the planet. Each would be in constant search for anyone attempting to flee or entering the planet.
Meanwhile, Stormtroopers,Commandos, and various ground equipment (AT-STs and AT-ATs) would be shuttled towards suspected supply depots.
Message edited by Dax_Horrace - Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013, 6:26 PM |
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| CastorVax | Date: Thursday, 17 Jan 2013, 3:02 AM | Message # 4 |
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| The Starrunner in which Vax sat had a relative front-row seat to the matter at hand; despite the distance from which he resided from the Star Destroyer, there was no mistaking its profile. Vax had been prepared as the ship came through its hyperspace vector and emerged and a few brief calculations were made and then, a hypercomm message was fired off at the same time as the Jedi powered on his engines in full. Still far, far out of range of the Imperial vessel's guns, Vax wheeled about, knowing his portion in this was done.
The message he'd sent, though, was to an area far beyond the range of the Star Destroyer's immediate sensor net, where compatriots of Vax awaited the arrival of the message. Now was the point where they determined what precisely to do with the information.
Castor Vax
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| Dax_Horrace | Date: Saturday, 19 Jan 2013, 6:31 PM | Message # 5 |
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| [ISD-I Wolfenstein]
[In orbit over Jabiim]
The area around Jabiim was organized chaos. As the Wolfenstein moved into orbital position over Jabiim, the TIE pilots as well as gunboat pilots did their share by following their patrol routes. No one was dumb enough attempt to leave with the fear of being shot down. However what the ships didn't know was that the Star Destroyer wasn't going to be doing the shooting... in space. Rather, the TIE fighters and gunboats would be doing that as General Horrace focused his efforts on the task ahead. However as he was about to proceed off the bridge, his attention was called over. "Sir, we have an incoming photo, it carries a high priority." Stopping in his tracks, Dax would turn around and look at the holo-projector. "When did this come in?" The Comms officer pulled up the information. "Just a few seconds ago." The picture would shoot up and the General's eyes would widen. "That's it!" His gaze turned towards the Comm officer. "I want the shuttles and equipment sent here!" The officer would nod as the order was transmitted. Also ordered were the TIE Bombers to head to the area and bomb it before ground troops moved in.
*Ground movement*
As the shuttles started towards their various supply depots, suddenly the pilots would jerk the controls and not land, shaking up those that awaited inside the shuttle to move. The contingent Commander was briefed on the sudden adjustment of fire and then sent the message to his men. "We're changing course!" He would shout from the inside the shuttle. "A new picture just came in, and the General believes it to be where the Libs are!" From inside their helmets, some of them were relieved that they weren't getting off so soon. However their enjoyment wasn't long lasting. The shuttles moved in a spread formation towards the target area. The sudden shift in movement only put the shuttles off a few seconds from the schedule however they would still make it on time. As they would approach the outskirts of the area, the shuttles knowing full well of the TIE bombers would land at a safe distance and offload their troopers. A small contingent of Commandos would also offload with the Stormtroopers yet their mission was different.
As the shuttles offloaded, they would take off and proceed to get some more troops. However the ones on the ground would maintain area security by pulling a complete 360 formation, while a few of the Commandos would keep their eyes on the depots. There obviously wasn't much movement, but they believed it to be a trap. Knowing full well that the longer they spent out in the open, the more they were in danger. However the spray they had been given would be able to last them a while so there wasn't much to fear... yet. A few of the Commandos broke off from the formation and went off. Their mission was to set up a observation point and paint the target with a special little weapon that would transmit firing solutions to the Wolfenstein. As the group of Commandos would set up their observation point, they wouldn't paint the target yet. As soon as the bombers would approach and bomb the depot, the Stormtroopers would move in, secure what intel they could, and then leave.
As the Commandos put eyes on the depot, there was a distinct screeching sound in the background... the TIE bombers.
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| CastorVax | Date: Sunday, 20 Jan 2013, 9:21 AM | Message # 6 |
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| And for the time being, Vax's commandos did nothing. The Star Destroyer was in a prime position to assault the minor Libs stronghold. With them dropping troops and flying defensive maneuvers, it would be suicide to attack. Of course, some of the pilots were having trouble with their sensors. They couldn't quite identify what the odd craft were, since the assault gunboats weren't actually utilized until 0 BBY, but they chalked it up to a few of the Skipray Blastboats, a known model, that were flying close together. Still receiving telemetry from the Starrunner, they sat and strategized and overall didn't really do anything to prevent an Imperial slaughter of the forces on the planet. There really wasn't much they could do after all.
Castor Vax
Jedi Knight
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| Dax_Horrace | Date: Sunday, 20 Jan 2013, 3:22 PM | Message # 7 |
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| [Assembly Point 'Foxtrox']
[Outskirts of Libs Supply Depot, Jabiim]
With enough men on the ground, the time to strike was now. While still providing security, everyone could hear the growing sound of the infamous TIE screeching. The TIE Bombers would lower themselves in order to get more of an accurate drop. Buildings that provided no tactical assurance whatsoever were targeted. The Bombers would move in and proceed to drop their payloads. Explosion after explosion ensured as the Stormtroopers and ground equipment would make their move into the depot. From there, the Stormtroopers would enter buildings and proceed to shoot *anyone* on sight. That was their orders given, and they were trusted to carry it out for the good of the Emperor. Building after building the Stormtroopers would rush in and start shooting, their actions and movement more ruthless and aggressive with each passing moment. Afterwards, the Commandos would move in and scout out the facilities for any useful information. On the outside, the AT-STs, and the AT-ATs would continue to shoot at buildings, taking over the work in which the TIE bombers did not hit or new mission objectives would come down the pipeline. Any type of communication that would be transmitted from the depot was suddenly halted, instead replaced with the message played by General Horrace.
Message edited by Dax_Horrace - Sunday, 20 Jan 2013, 3:23 PM |
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| CastorVax | Date: Saturday, 26 Jan 2013, 7:14 AM | Message # 8 |
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| Alas, Vax's naval forces were inadequate to attack the Star Destroyer and as such, they jumped to hyperspace for the rendezvous coordinates they'd been given as a fallback by the Libs. Horrace and the Wolfenstein would have no real opposition.
( Consider me written out of the thread. )
Castor Vax
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| Dax_Horrace | Date: Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013, 2:14 PM | Message # 9 |
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| [Target Foxtrot]
[Target Supply Depot, Jabiim]
Eventually the buildings were cleared and any sort of information that proved a purpose, were removed and eventually the men and equipment would fall back and await pickup. As groups of Stormtroopers were shuttled back, the Commandos would provide a sense of security while the shuttles would land and take off again. The AT-ATs and AT-STs were also loaded onto transports and taken off, however the big surprise was about to happen. From a safe distance, the small group of Commandos would activate their laser designator and put it directly in the middle of the supply depot.
As the information was received from the bridge of the Wolfenstein, it was sent to fire control where they would set the turbolasers for the coordinate provided. Then when all was locked, loaded and ready to go, the order was given. From space, the assortment of TIE fighters and Skipray Blastboats were called back to form a security formation around the Star Destroyer to ensure that no one would attempt to attack them. Finally, from the side of the ship, green bolts of light would be seen making it's way planet-side, where the Commandos from their safe distance, would watch as it rained fire upon the Depot. Destruction would lay waste upon the area and the bombardment continued for well over a few minutes. The buildings would crumble, fire would erupt from the buildings; they did more damage then what the walkers and bombers did. Once nothing stood besides burning buildings, the Commando unit would ping the Wolfenstein and eventually get loaded onto a transport and leave. Those that were left on the ground would witness the destruction, somewhat.
Once everyone was aboard the ship, the evidence was taken to be reviewed and the TIE fighters and gunboats would be called back to the Star Destroyer. After that, the ship would remove itself from planetary orbit and make way for the nearest hyperspace vector back to Imperial Center. Lifting the minor blockade, traffic was allowed to resume. With a bright shine of the ship's engines, it was gone... leaving the supply depot on Jabiim destroyed and in flames.
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