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Wecome o an exposve ssue! Normay we dono wan o experence s wen commandnga lee bu does appen everyme: One o ourprecous sps s desroyed durng e bae.

In s ssue we ave wo deren arces gvng vews on ukng on desroyng sps. And eDry Dock s dedcaed o budng a ceap Huk o be used on e abeop.

Ocoure, eadng up o suc a dsasrous even o dea sps, many ngs appen n space. Froma spreadng war or a campagn w rends. Bo

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I as aways boered me a, gven ow rare andrrepaceabe ey are, spacesps seem o be desroyed

ar oo easy n BFG. Ater ony a ew sor wars no-one woud ave any lees et w wc o g!I ave come up w ese opona rues o makedesroyed sps a b more neresng an jus usnge caasropc damage abe. hey do compcaee game sgy, so I srongy recommend neverusng em or escor sps, and peraps ony usngem n smaer games un you ge used o em.

Crppled, out of acton, and destroyed

Sps are s crpped wen ey ose a o erdamage pons and aken ou o acon wen ey ose a o er damage pons (.e. are broug downo 0). A sp a s aken ou o acon does no roon e caasropc damage abe un s desroyed.hs appens s reduced o e negave o sdamage pon oa (.e. an Emperor cass baesps desroyed wen reaces -12 damage pons). Ou o acon sps a were n a squadron ceasebeng n e squadron as soon as ey are aken ou

o acon. Ou o acon sps ave no seds and no urres (orer equvaens). Ou o acon sps canno move or urn, cannosoo or aunc ordnance and canno use specaorders. hey canno nae eepor aacks n eend pase.

Ou o acon sps can ro a snge dce or damageconro n e end pase and can ake crca s as

norma.

Emergency Actons

A e sar o a payers urn, e payer mus decdewa ONE ng e crew aboard er ou o aconsps are ryng o do s urn. For a o eseacons e sp can ony use s own eadersp (wa -2 penay) and may ony use re-ros a orgnaerom e sp. Uness saed oerwse, eac o eseacons as no penay or aure. 1) Dsengage. Cung power o a sysems ater susanng damage s very azardous or e crew, ase suppor ceases and auomaed warnng aarmssop aerng e crew o mmnen sysem aures.Dsengagng saves e sp, bu a a errbe expenseo e crew. he sp drts orward 4d6 cm en esp mus aemp o dsengage as descrbed n eBFG ruebook.

2) Abandon Sp. he crew are desperaey aempng

o reac e savaon pods o escape e doomed sp.he sp drts orward 4d6 cm en e sp muspass a eadersp es. I passes en e crew escapesaey. Trea e sp as a drtng uk rom now on.

3) Emergency warp ranson. he crew beeve a er ony cance s o ake e sp no warp space,regardess o ow dangerous e manoeuvre s n eea o bae. he sp drts orward 4d6 cm en e

sp mus pass a eadersp es (w an addona-1 penay s wn a gravy we). I e es s

passed remove e sp and repace w a warprt wc remans or e res o e bae. I e ess aed e sp akes 1d6 pons o damage as sravaged by spaa dsorons.

4) Deonae e warp core. he sp may be gong down, bu ’s gong o brng as many enemes downw as can. he sp mus pass a eadersp es. I passes move e sp orwards UP TO 4d6 cm enremove e sp and resove a warp drve mposonas ad jus been roed on e caasropc damageabe. I e es as move e sp orwards 4d6 cmen rea s as a pasma drve overoad nsead.

5) Sabse e sp. Te crew aemp o no panc,afecng emergency repars and coordnang er efors or er nex acon. he sp drts orward4d6 cm en e sp mus pass a eadersp es.I e es s passed, may ro an exra 2 dce ne nex wo end pases wen aemps damageconro. Regardess o weer passes or as ececk, may gnore e -2 penay o s eaderspor s nex acon.

Takng a Shp Out of Acton Shp

Wen aackng a sp a s no ye ou o acon, you ake ou o acon you mus ns resovng ae aacks rom a weapon sysem (e.g. you asp 3 mes rom a weapon baery and e rs akes ou o acon, you s resove e as wo s

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h i c aagans e sp). A subsequen aacks can gnore

e ou o acon sp or no (e aacker musnomnae beore rong any dce). A braced or mpac sp a s aken ou o acon ss braced or mpac un e end o s nex urn.Attackng an Out of Acton Shp

You can aways coose o gnore an ou o acon spwen soong. Unmanned ordnance a comes no conac w anou o acon sp aacks auomacay, bu mannedordnance can coose o gnore and ly pas. Resove boardng acons agans an ou o aconsp normay, reang er boardng vaue as zeroand rememberng a ey ave no urres.

H and run aacks work agans ou o acon spsnormay.

Vctory Ponts and Scenaro Outcomes

A sp a s aken ou o acon awards s opponen100% o s pon vaue n vcory pons. Anyone onboard a sp a s successuy abandonedcouns as survvng e bae (s may afec eoucome o some subpos or speca scenaros).

Campagns

For e purposes o renown, you “ose” a sp saken ou o acon. Sps ony need o be repaced ey are desroyed,or are uked and your opponen ods e ed.

Sps ony ose a pon o eadersp ey are akenou o acon (no or merey beng crpped). I a sp was successuy abandoned, en eres no cance o a sp oosng eadersp oravng beng aken ou o acon, as enoug o ecrew survved o resume er dues and keep esp runnng as norma. I a new sp s requred o

repace e os sp, e crew can ranser ono ,gvng er eadersp. Reparng and wdrawng sps work as norma.A sp canno ake par n a bae un as beenrepared suiceny o sop counng as ou o acon.

Race-Specic Rules

Edar do no use warp drves and so canno aempan emergency warp ranson. Wen aempng oabandon sp Edar gnore e -2 penay o ereadersp (ey are we pracced n sp evacuaondrs as ey can aford o ose more o erpopuaon). Dark Edar do no use warp drves and so cannoaemp an emergency warp ranson. Necrons a are ou o acon canno pase ou

auomacay; ey mus aemp o dsengagenormay. Necrons do no use warp drves and socanno aemp an emergency warp ranson.Necrons woud never abandon er sps, and somay no aemp o do so. Necrons ave a -1 penay o eadersp we aempng o ake acons weou o acon nsead o -2. A Necron sp a saken ou o acon s wor 200% o s pon cos

n vcory pons, pus an addona 100% scapured as a uk. Tyrands canno abandon sp (ow coud a spabandon se?). Tyrands canno deonae erwarp core, as no amoun o evouon woud gve ave sp (or cruser) e aby o sponaneousy expode. Tau vesses a nae an emergency warpranson do no eave a warp rt bend, as er

warp ecnoogy works on a very dferen prncpeo e warp drves o oer races. Kroo and Demurg vesses make emergency warp ransons as norma.

We ere you go. I nk ese rues are very compreensve, bu I’m sure I’ve overookedsomeng. I ope you enjoy em and I ook orwardo earng wa peope nk o em.

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Rules for usng self-destruct by S.A.N.G

he Vaorous surged orwards no e ear o eNecron lee, Momenary ndecson puzzed e C’anon board e ombsp, e cruser was crpped and woud accomps nong oer an desruconby suc a manoeuvre, a momen proved deady.Gous o ire spured ou o e grea gases orn n ecrpped Lunar’s sde, n momens was n e ear o e Necron lee, en expoded, urng u pang and e remans o weapons and oer debrs n a drecons, bong pasma reaced ou and cked eseds o e Necron capa sps n cose proxmyand earng Necron escors asunder , en e swrng coud a was e Vaorous conraced, sucked noe ear n rea space caused by e mposon o ewarp drve, reay wsed and e ombsp edged owards e oe, en e ear cosed, and a newrea oomed. Ou o e debrs came e Impera

lee, a guns bazng, er weapons ore no eNecron lee, wose seds ad been knocked down bye desrucon o e Vaorous. Tremendous damagewas nlced upon e us o e Necron sps,

Jackas and Drges a ad no been n range o ese desruc pn-weeed away as e Imperas opened

up et, rg and cenre. Frs one Scye arves spexpoded, en a second drted away, no onger under

power and obvousy dead, e oer wo Scyes a ad ormed e backbone o e lee were aso nerrbe condon, one wsed nsaney by e power o e warp rt ater recevng srucura damage rome pasma drve overoad, e oer avng born ebrun o e Impera’s assau, bo were crpped and ng-on useess. he ombsp se ad os s seds

and many orpedoes ad sreaked no e u rom eImpera’s barrage, ance srkes and weapons baeres

ad orn deep rens n e monumena sp’s sde, eDecever ordered a wdrawa w neer emoonnor nlecon, gods do no ave emoon, bu bnd courage and a n e Emperor coud even ouw a

god, suc were umany’s srengs.

So, s me agan, ws avng a read roug eerryng nd rues (someone consderng akngup BFG ad suggesed e woud ake e nds so Iwaned some knowedge o wa I was up agans,Know ne enemy,) I read a many sps woud se desruc raer an be devoured by ndes n a o er orryng sapes and szes, bu I oug ’sno jus nds a warran se-desruc, despe owrevong ey are, so I decded o embark upon my se desruc rues, ey can appy o woever youwan as ong as you ave a decen expanaon. Ween, e’s ge sared sa we?

A sp may ro o se desruc a e sar o any soong pase, o se desruc you mus make aeadersp es w e oowng moders: or every damage pon e sp as above beng crpped (a)

e eadersp s a -2 as e crew see ess reason odesroy er sp as no susaned bad damage,so or nsance a Lunar cruser w eadersp 9aemps o se desruc w 6 o s 8 damage ponsremanng, o be crpped mus be a 4 DPs, s2 ger an crpped so e eadersp penay s2X2= -4 LD, e Lunar s ereore a 5 eaderspor e es. For every pon beow crpped e sp sa -1 LD snce ere are ess crewmen o carry ou e

orders and damage o e sp as caused o be moredicu o correcy nae e se desruc. Sps

a ave 1DP et make e es w no moders,ey see a er ae s a oregone concuson, beero man e escape pods and do a conroed exposonan be ked by a sudden mposon o e warpdrve. Sps a aed e eadersp ro coun asavng se desruced mmedaey and en roed a1-4 or e efec o e se-desruc (see paragrapsbeow), e sp becomes a drtng uk and counsas beng desroyed and doube vcory pons o eopponen, as, panckng, some members o e crewaemp o nae e se desruc and a wseveryone ese runs or e escape pods.

I a sp succeeds n e eadersp es en ro a D3o deermne ow many urns akes or e sp ose desruc, or ro a D6 were 1 or 2= nex urn, 3 or4= 2 urns and 5 or 6= 3 urns, ’s e same ng. Foreac movemen pase ater e se desruc as beennaed e sp moves srag aead (NO TURNS)a a speed o e conrong payer’s coosng as were movng normay bu mus be a consanspeed so n e rs urn e sp moves 20cms,e nex urn mus ALSO move 20cms. Ater e

se desruc s naed e sp can re no weapons,aunc no ordnance, go on speca orders or doanyng oer an move n e manner descrbedabove, s no onger crewed, jus se on “auopo”ws e crew runs or e escape pods.

he sp se-desrucs a e very begnnng o esoong pase o e urn roed, o deermne owe sp acuay se desrucs, ro 2D6 +1 or eac

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e se desruc and consu e oowng abe ( you ad LD 8 and roed 5 en s 2D6+3), s s orepresen a good crew n opmum condons bengabe o nae a se desruc ar more efecvey an a bad crew.

1-4: Nong, e crew abandon e sp wang

or a bg boom, bu nong appens, ey were sopancked and dsorgansed a ey aed o naee se desruc propery, e sp becomes a drtnguk and couns as beng desroyed pus couns ordoube vcory pons o e opponen a e woudusuay ge or desroyng e sp (e enemy augser eads of a e crew abandonng a s workngsp)

5-7: Insgae a pasma drve overoad wc gnoresooeds (or boogca erupon or yrands) as

you ad roed on e caasropc damage abe,e sp couns or e norma VPs or e enemy as ey ad desroyed .

8-10: Insgae a warp core mposon wc gnoresooeds (or bo-pasma deonaon or yrands)as you ad roed on e caasropc damageabe, e sp does no gve any Vcory pons oe enemy, e bravery and sk o e crew s audedby er aes and rends and s respeced by erenemes, no one coud cam a vcory or se sacrceperormed so devasangy we.

11-12+: Insgae a pasma drve overoad and ena warp core mposon bo gnorng ooeds (orboogca erupon oowed by bo-pasma deonaonor nds) as you ad roed wce and roed emone ater anoer on e caasropc damage abe,e sp does no gve any Vcory pons o eenemy bu n ac gves e payer wose sp se-desruced VPs equa o a e pons cos o e

sp! (I you scored over 12 en you gan VPs equao e sps u cos). Someow e crew managed ocoax e warp drve o mpode, and en a momenaer e pasma drve expodes, e ear n rea spacedoes s damage ater e pasma drve overoad anden eas over as e resen boundares beweenrea space and e warp cose no pace, e crewbecome eroes, er names sung rougou er

race’s errores and w orever by a symbo o erdedcaon o er cause, er names carved noegend as an eerna remnder o e gory s osacrce emseves o cas down er enemes.

BOOM BANG CRASH! Se desrucons everywereyou may nk, bu acuay usng SD s a rea rsk,rs you mus make e LD es, you a endoube VPs o e opponen wou even avng odesroy e sp! Ouc. hen doesn’ desruc enand ere, n ac coud jus loa away and go bang

mes away, even you manage o ge smack bangn er lee en can s a! So se-desrucs arereay ony or ceran occasons, s adds a nceouc o e game IMO, you may wan o nkerw e amoun o VPs gven, you may ee ey are oo arge amouns, bu suc arge rsk makes ese-desruc suc a poen weapon, a doube-edgedsword a coud decapae you, or your opponen’s

cances o wnnng e game. Fnay, one as rue asa nsng ouc.

Opona: FAKE! Some canny capans w preendo nae a se desruc o panc and scaer anenemy lee, beore sang n a guns bazng, youare aempng a se-desruc w s rue enpace a cu-ou couner (ncuded a e end o s

arce, gue e couners o cardboard or ese youropponen w eray see rg roug your bufs!)wc s eer FAKE, or BOOM ace down. Do ao e ess and ros weer you are akng or no asusua, you a e eadersp es en you acuay do se-desruc n a bad way, nlc as you woudor ang e LD es on a BOOM aemp, .e. esp se desrucs mmedaey and en couns asavng roed a 1-4 or e efec o e se-desruc,e sp becomes a drtng uk and couns as bengdesroyed and doube vcory pons o e opponen.

Once you’ve made a e ros and e sp s abouo bow, revea e couner, says BOOM! henS-D as usua, says FAKE en was a a rck,e sp doesn’ S-D and en acs as norma durnge res o e urn, s can ead o some neresngpsycoogca warare, does e enemy bnk andscaer or no? Hope you enjoy e rues, S.A.N.G!!!

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Weer ’s e r o a a o orpedoes nsngo a oomng capa sp or e excemen you

ee wen you oumaneuver your opponen, nngup e perec so w ock-on orders or even e joy o seeng wo we paned lees dueng ou one abe ere s someng a draws us no sgame. Ater e pans ave been rown o e wndand e as o e enemy sps as led or beendesroyed you begn o nk o e nex game andow you w approac a same opponen accay and wa you may ave earned rom e bae.hen ere s a e bug n your ear a yearnsor a e more, someng a asks weer or noe sps o your lee mproved rom e bae doey know e enemy a muc beer? You earsomeone say “Campagn” en your magnaonakes of ueed w e nrgue o wa you couddo your lee coud mprove and wa knd o edgea mg provde n ceran suaons. No ony does s peak your curosy remnds you o oneo e reasons you pay e game n e rs paceor a sense o dramac sp o sp comba ande need o carry e experences no your rscampagn so you mg see wa your veeran lee sreay capabe o.

As w mos new endeavors you soud sar sma,no one ever sad you ad o ave ousands o ponso pay s game and wen e campagn s on youmg become more aaced o e sps you aveanyway. ha sad a campagn w encourage mospayers o expand er lee o aow more versay and a greaer caenge o er oe. So e smacampagn can be poed ou o n a reavey ny

regon o space w eac payer sakng cam or asroamng praes e scourge o cvzed space.

Encourage everyone evoved o pay wen ey cano aow lexby bu make a me m o pay orepresen a ack o communcaons n a payerssecor a w become neura undeended.

Encourage aances as anyng s possbe w e40k unverse may be a e caos crusade weave e mpera space aone avng been brbedby a corrup nqusor or a e Ork admra doesno consder e panes o e Tau payer popuaedenoug or a proper g, ere reay soud be noreason no o a eas consder a ances.

Encourage pay by remndng everyone o eupgrades avaabe o sps a survve comba ande crews ere n. As or me s s e man reasonor a campagn so a I can experence e un o addng a e more varance o e “cooke cuer”lee I mg be runnng.

Scenaros can aso be a un and unque way oevove your campagn. Tes your mee agans an

opponen were you are ounumbered and yourreserves are suck n e warp or a ew urns, canyou od ou or ep o arrve? Track down epraes o er space uk ar beore ey compeee modcaons requred o make a uy armedand operaona bae saon. hese and many morescenaros requre a e pannng and magnaonbu provde serous un o a nvoved and canurer e campagn sory ne. Here s were you

make asng sores raer an a “one of” gamewo weeks ago agans Jmmy Payeraer now you

can ak abou ow your lee narrowy deeaed eDark Edar raders rom sackng your sar or or owe gods o caos smed upon you as you sacrcede capan o e Tau capa sp you boarded muco Jmmy’s cagrn.However your group s ackng n e magnaonsecon o er lee smpy go onne as e umaeresource or deas and see wa you can pu ogeer.I’s a abou un so make sure everyone s on boardbu you presen a ar and un scenaro no e mxey w mos key be good o go.

O e joy o urnng a enemy cruser no alamng uk wen your opponen provded youw a we paned arge so ry o do e same orem. Pan even a e b and does wonders ore vsua aspec o e game.Dry brusng ese e ree dmensona vesses o dea coud no be easer. Ge a coor or wo you keake a good szed brus and bu jus a smdge o panon e brus. hen wpe e excess of ono a ceanpaper owe un appears dry and you are ready oappy.

Take e sp n and and sde e brus aong eeng o e sp. he ree dmensona exremeso e modes end emseves o dry brusngecnques so we a n a maer o mnues youw ave accompsed someng you may aveoug you coud no do.I you are an advanced paner en you aready knowwa o do and you soud reac ou o ose youcoud earn rom your experence. he key ere s

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own aby and ave a ard me ookng a yourmodes compared o er own aemps.As ere are rues se down or ras or unpaned vesses your campagn coud nvove ose rues oencourage a sense o reasm and a good reason opan. In my opnon panng s no a necessy andsoud no be requred bu smpy encouraged o add

o e enjoymen o e game.

he sowdown s wa I ke o ca a nser baea akes pace o compee e campagn. Is snecessary? No, bu ow many mes ave you seenor eard o campagns a smpy de rom oss o neres or ack o suppor? Sor campagns w ameanngu bae a e end provde payers w ae cosure and a sma sense o accompsmenwn or ose.We umans are bengs o sor aenons and e

ree me or e mos par so avng sad a, paynga sowdown a e end o e campagn soves esesorcomngs and s generay a good ng. I doesno ave o be a panned scenaro coud be more o a ree-or-a bu panned baes do ee more reascn e sense a ere s a goa o be aceved.Don’ ry o aenae payers wo mg ave beenwped ou or amos gone pu em no perspecvew smaer goas n e msson ke akng ou anenemy sp a arred em roug e campagnor e em add a sma lee wou any experencea mg ave come o er ad o ae and goembroed no s conlc. I encourage s smpy o ncrease e un and remnd em a ere mgaways be anoer campagn and er uck mg bebeer nex me.

Wnners and Losers are erms a ry as we mgwe can’ ge around and eck wo wans o anyway rg? So you soud come o some agreemen o eoucome e campagn and e condons wn

one payer or one sde mg preva, braggng rgsand vcory dances abound bu ry o keep yourcomposure or ese you mg ose some worweopponens.In gamng ere s every personay magnabeand so as mos o you are surey aware you ave odea w some ryng ndvduas wo mg bowe un ou o e sky, I am ookng a you Jmmy

Payeraer, bu res assured a ere w aways beoer opponens a makng payng un.

On a na noe a oow up campagn s somemeswor dong so a a smaer secor o space mgave become arger and ngs may ave canged ore races nvoved.Keepng e survvng sps s encouraged and wepayers may agree o keepng e upgrades provdedby e as campagn s probaby beer o smpy keep e names and sar over w e upgrades o

even e payng ed.

I coud be deermned a so many years avepassed and e capan and crew o e vesse aveded or rered rom servce. I’s a up o e groupbu new payers mg ee a e oucassed by your veeran lee.

So I ope s w encourage you BFG enusass osar nkng abou your own campagns and wa

e uure mg od or your gamng group. Unen I w see you n e space anes, roug eses o my bombardmen cannons.

“hese pu nan races are no mac or our cunnng and ecnoogy, I gan no onor ere.”

Edar lee commander, durng e Darax cuser massacre o e Impera Fee saoned near e

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hs s te sxt annua GotComp, and w be runn a somewat smar way to ast years event. A sgtateraton o te leet category as been made.

he Goalhe genera am o ts competton s smpy toencourage payers to get pantng and sow of wattey can do. I encourage peope to enter no matterow good or bad ter pantng and convertng sksare.

he Deadlinehs competton w open Saturday may 1, 2010,

and te deadne or submssons s Saturday 31stJuy 2010, 4pm (UK tme).

he Categories

Genera noe: we encourage new sps not beensown n a prevous edton o GotComp. O course vesses tat ave been competey repantedare aowed agan.

he Snge Sp/Squadron entry

Eac separate entry soud consst o a sngemnature to be used or Batteleet Gotc (owever,note tat conversons, scratc buds and even vessesrom outsde manuacturers are wecome). he ony excepton to ts s:

- I te vesse s a gt cruser or equvaent, one ortwo vesses may be submtted as a snge entry n tesame potograp. Space Marne Strke Crusers can

be treated as gt crusers.

- I te vesse s an escort or equvaent, ten tesubmsson must consst o between two and sx vesses n a snge pcture.

Asde rom ts stpuaton, te entry s argey downto te partcpant.

he communty w vote on te entres as usua.

In addton, tere w be a ‘converson prze’. hsw be a token prze or one entry based on te sk

and stye o any converson work wc as gonento te vesse, n an efort to encourage creatvty nmodeng as we as pantng. hs w be judged by a seect pane. A entres are automatcay submtted

nto bot compettons smutaneousy. he judgesor te converson prze are myse, Warmaster Nceand Cybersadow.

he leet category Eac separate entry soud consst o a leet wortbetween 500 and 1000 ponts oowng te standardBFG st or equvaent.

he Prizes

A e me o wrng s arce one prze as

been con irmed: Two Zeus Class Lgt Crusers by Mangozac. Keep an eye on te orum to see wat teoter przes wll be.

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he Pictures

You soud subm a snge pcure per enry, no

more. Eac poograp soud be no more an 3megabyes arge. hey may be o any pxe sze asong as te ie sze s not exceeded.

he Submission

To submt a pcture o your vesse to ts competton,you smpy ma t at: [email protected]

Make sure te eader o te ema contans teoowng: sp name / cass name

Note tat you do not ave to be a member o tettp://www.tactcawargames.net boards to enterts competton but n order to vote you w aveto sgn up.

We w compe a gaery o te entrants wc wbe avaabe onne. hs gaery w reman as apermanent ixture to te ste, and so you w be abeto browse te pctures n te uture. Pease note, I

am sure tat tere w be a rus n te ast 24 oursbeore te end o ts competton, tereore pease

don’t wat unt te ast ew ours you can avod t.

he Voting

Votng w take pace ere on tese boards. Entresw be spt nto eats o up to ten entres eac (ts

depends on te number o entres). he wnner o eac eat w go troug to te next round unt awnner s determned. Pease note tat entres wbe paced nto eats n te order n wc tey aresubmtted ere.

Note tat ts year ony te sp and/or cass namew be sown, not wo submtted t.

Additional Rules

A decsons are ina, any przes are non-negotabe and te competton organzers reservete rgt to remove competton entres or requesttat tey are resubmtted or atered. We wopeuy never need ts stuf, but just n case...

hat s t. Feel ree to emal me wt any questons

tat you may ave. Now, wat are you dong stll readng ts? Get pantng!

Have un!

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“Tme o aunc, Mser Nes?”

“3 mnues 51 seconds, Capan” answered e euenan, “Torpedoesrooms 1 and 2 repor aced, prmed and ready”

“Very good Mser Nes, gve my compmens o e orpedoeman.”

“Aye, Capan.”

Capan Tambov ooked around s command brdge a e que nensy o e brdge crew gong abou er dues; s eyes e on our mdspmensandng o e sde o s command rone.

“Mser Drebber, wa soud be e nex em o concern a a propercapan o one o Hs Devne Majesy’s warsps soud enqure n s suaon?”e capan asked.

“Capan, I beeve e cargng saus o e Por Lance Baeres woudbe approprae,” answered e mdspmen.

“Correc Mser Drebber,” Capan Tambov urned o e Por LanceBaery Tacca Lecern, “Mser Dogy, saus pease.”

“Capan, a curren rae e capacors soud be uy carged n 2

mnues 20 seconds!”

“Very good Mser Dogy, sandby o ire once we reease e orpedoes.”

“Aye, aye, Sr!”

“Capan!” came a cry rom e Sarboard Damage Conro Lecern, “Frerepored n comparmen 157 ack 376 ack 27 Omega, e Sarboard PromeumTranser Csern.”

“Saus, Mser Vaun?” e Capan ordered.

“hecomparmensseaed,eresarespreadngnsdeecomparmen,oscommswersconlagraoncrew,asecondcrewsormngnow.”

“Wenweybeready,MserVaun?”

“Approxmaey4mnues” hebrdgeec-presspoke,emeacrngos“voce”easybrougmaenon,“CapanTambov,youpease”

“Yes,MagosLozocan,”eCapanreped.

“Temperauresaversenodangerousevesn1573762712Promeum

Csern,acurrenraeesecondconlagraoncrewwnoarrvenmeandgravedamagemayoccuremperaureevesarenobrougunderconrow3mnues,”eoodedec-presensoodseny.

“hankyou,Magos,”CapanTambovurnedbackoLeuenanVaun,“RecommendaonsMserVaun?”

“Reease e amospere, Sr” answered e Leuenan, “expose ecomparmenoevodandsnufouelames.”

Adrycougcameromecapan’srg,“Yes,MaserVadmr,your

npu.”

hecapan’ssavanmeekycearsroaandspokenaraspyvoce,“Capan,comparmen15737627Omegasaresvenaonwcomparmen15738561SarboardNumber2LanceTurreAgnmenAeyway,scurrenymannedby13armsmen,2ec-pres,3servorsand124press-gangmen,onceeamosperesvenedwoudakeapproxmaey5.35mnuesore-pressurzeoadequaeeves,”esavan’seyesbnkedrapdyoraspmomen, “Iesmaeonya13percensurvvaraeorearmsmenandpress-gang,e

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ec-pressandservorssurvvaraecannobecompuedwanydegreeoaccuracydueoeunknownypeoaugmenaonooseparcuaruns.” “hank you, Maser Vadmr” Capan Tambov ooked back o eDamageConroOicer,“MserVaunpeasenormeeadngpeyoicerneAgnmenAeyway opu sarmsmen rom ere ando secure ecomparmenorvacuumexposure,eas60seconds,aterwcmeLeuenanyoumayvodecomparmen.”

“Aye,ayeCapan” he Capannocede mdspmen n aused dscusson amongemseves,“Yesads,quesons?” MdspmenDrebberseppedorward,“YesCapan,wewerewonderngwyjuserangs,orwyany,snceeaeoespmaybeasake,soudn’mebeoeessence,evenaecososomecrewman.” “Aones queson,Mser Drebber,”eCapansoodup rom scar,sandscaspedbendsbackandconnued,“ecrewon ssp

consuesareavevauejuskeanyoerequpmenandIwnodsposeoanyngneedessy,buwemusmakesacrceswesabeganweeasuseuoremoseasyrepacedrs,dependngonecurrencrcumsance.heaverageexperenceoourarmsmensabou7years…” “6years,7.34monsCapan.” “hankyouMaser Vadmr,”eCapanconnued, “over 6years7monsandakesover14yearsooperaonsoaanadueocombaosesandsckness.heaveragepress-gangsexperences…,MaserVadmr?”

“5.83mons” “Lessan6monsandonyakes…” “1year5.3mons.” “Ony1andaayearsoacevea.Wecanmoreeasyrepaceepress-ganganearmsmen.Iepress-gangcoudbebrougouoereIwouddoso,rougeyareconvcedscumpressednoservce,evener

medexperences useu,bu eyare canedaer saonsandwoudrequreoomucmeosave,enceeysay.Aseresmeosaveemore vauabecomponen,earmsmen,wewaempodoso.” “YesCapan,”MdspmenDrebbersad,“andwaoeec-pres.” Gancngo Lozocan, e sp’ssenor represenave o e AdepusMecancus,CapanTambovreped,“I’msureadurngourdscussone

sagacousMagosLozocanasbeennconacwsbrerenneaeywayandeyare,aswespeak,akngeappropraemeasureoensureerconnuedservceoeOmnssa,amInocorrecMaserLozocan?” “YouarecorrecCapan,”eec-presbowedsgyandrepednsmeacvoce,“Yourdeducvesksandobservaonoyoursurroundngswoudmakeyouanexceenengne-seer.” “I’ ake a as a compmen Magos Lozocan,” ookng back emdspmanecapanconnued,“seeMserDrebber,rougwearecurrenyneprocessoosng124menrougvacuumexposure,eycanmoreeasyberepacedenexmeweancor,as,ocourse,eresanexme,burs

wemusseerougsengagemen.” CapanTambovurnedawayromemdspmenowarderesoebrdgecrew,“MserVaun,peasenormmeweneresareou.” “Aye,Capan!” heCapanconnued,“Tmeoaunc,MserNes?” “31secondsunreeasepon,Capan.”

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Heoagan!Naansback,bynowmosoyoumusbegengpreysckome,buowe.hs s ony

te second modeng artce I’ve ever done, my rswas wren ater I’d modeed e suf, and e ack o pcures o e process was a probem, remeded ns arce wc as pcures o eac sep, wc sessenay cung, gung, panng, a very smpy wc eads o a nce efec, e second par o sarce s one or wo scenaros o do w your newy made space uks, e uk se s no an ork spbu a wrecked Impera cruser wc as been seupon by yrand sps and meed o bs by gobs o acd, because bascay a’s wa I made, a modemeed by acd (gue acuay).I w sar ere and now by sayng ank you very muc o Farn or s arce n warp rt 14 onceap space uks (e ork knd) and roks ou o poysyrene, and usng spray pan o me a e bo e suf o ge e desred exure, I used up amy spray pan basecoang modes, bu I aso noedFarn menon a supergue aso aacks e wesuf, (aso noed n Guo Taverna’s anasc arceon budng a ‘nd ee rom scrac n ssue 16) so Ipued apar an aserod sape and dd some esng.

I ad our gues o and, GW supergue, GW pascgue, Super gue rom Reve modeng ks andPVA, e Reve suf was ea, eang up o 2 cmso poy, e GW suf dd ess damage and e PVAdd nong o course, us nspred by Guo’sncredbe “La Cccona” I sared a ar ess ambousand mpressve, bu noneeess useu projec, enex day I was done bar panng, and once agane projec worked ou beer an expeced, wc

makes me nk e nex ng I ry w bow up eouse, s can’ as or ong…

So, a rs I cu ou a cruser sape o see I coudmake my own sp, and qucky reazed wy ebg ‘nd sp ad a s poy covered, no e rgexure, so nsead I oug I make ook acdburned can be a dead sp, so wou urer ado,ere we go!

mark were you cu, e ncson goes nwards 1 cmand up e sp owards e prow 1 ½ cms rom eersde, en make a ong srag ncson surace deepo e prow o mark e res o your cu (rom edagona cus on eer sde), e marks soud ook ke ose made n pcure 2 (marked w back panas e poo coud no pck up e cu), e vercacus no muc coser o eac oer or e man body w be oo n, en cu down e ncsons o cuou e man body o your cruser.

Sep 1: cung.hs sep requres ess sk an you mg nk,remember a e sp w be acd burned beyondrecognon, so you’ve jus go o ge e rg sape,an oune. Sar by cung rom your see o poysyrene a cubod 10-15 cm ong, 3 cm wde and

2-3 cm a or a cruser szed sp (a approxmaes, Iddn’ even measure e rs me, I jus dd by eye,you mg wan o add a b o ese esmaons as youw be rmmng bs of, your sab o poysyrenesn’ ck enoug en you mg be abe o gue wosabs ogeer w pva no supergue!!!!!!!) s ssown n e rs poo, en you need o measureabou 5 ½ cm rom e rear end o your sp, you wneed o make a dagona ncson on eer sde o

Here I made wa I oug woud be a aa msake,e nner secon snapped were me e ckerb, ony a was unaaced, and as I’m budng s

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mode as I wre s I don’ know ’s gong o make, we sa see, ono e nex par, you’re a way ere, nex you cu e prow, urn e mode ono ssde and make anoer ncson as sow n pcureree, marked once agan n back pan, e ncsonsoud go a cm n rom e op o e boom o emode o san e prow, s s aso done by eye, cuof e e b and you’ve cu ou you’re cruser,

soud ook smar o pcure 4 (sde) and 5 (op)!

muc e mode sn’ perec, my rs one was donew a bun pen kne, no e precson kne seenn pc 2, ooked awu bu e eavy bae damagecovered a up, I ave o say s one ooks mucbeer, I amos don’ wan o damage , bu mengpoy s grea un so…!

end, s mean a I ad a n sce o poy wcwen up a a cm rom were woud be gued oe man body, en aong, en up anoer a cm,and aong agan (n e back box pc 8), or e nexsecon o e op decks I go a pece o cu-of abouas ck as e nner a o e man body andsgy sorer an e ck par o e man body and 1 and ½ cm a and cu a sope up rom one end

o e op, en wen 2 cm aong and en sopedback a way, aong eve a b, en nay sopngdown o e boom a e back (bue box pc 8),s means e enre eng o ese wo secons o upper deck go up a eve, aong, up a eve, aong, upa eve, aong, down a eve, aong, and en down oe back, nay I cu a b o poy a cm a, a cm ongand 2 and ½ cms wde, en cu no e sape o e Impera crusers brdge wc ooks somengke e sape beow (red box pc 8)Fnay, gue e rs wo pars, nner on e nb on e man body and cker over e ckerpar, en e as b (brdge) ono e a op eveo e cker op deck.

Noe a n pc 5 you can see I aso saned eback o e sp owards e engnes raer anave a bocky back secon, s s smpy personapreerence and was done by eye as everyng esewas, I jus ncuded measuremens o gve an dea,you’ve nsed sep one and e mos dicu par!Nex you smpy gue a ew bs o e op (and boom you ws) o make em ook more neresng anden we ge o e reay un b! Don’ worry oo

Sep 2: (opona)In s sep you can gue bs o poy o op and boomo make ose bs more neresng, e rs meI dd w manged cu ofs, en ad o smoerem n acd o de ow bad ey ooked! hs me

I w ry a more proessona approac, wa I ddwas ake e cu-ofs rom were we cu e manbody nner owards e prow and sced of a very n sver o poy e eng o e nnerpar o e body and a cm g, I en cu an ndenaway aong wc was ½ a cm ong, en scedrom one end o e sver o e nden so I cu eeg n a or a e eng, I en cu a sopeo abou ½ a cm up and ½ a cm aong a e nner

Now jus wa or e PVA o dry overng! hsmode ook me abou an our o cu ou and doesn’ook o bad I do say so myse, I added a ew rmsno menoned n e arce so ar ke aperng eprow and savng a e b, omorrow we ge downo e reay un b, bae damagng! I you ke youcan skp bae damage, moun s on a base and

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use w your oer sps, acks a b o exurebu I nk I mg do a ew resorms and swordso buk ou my orces, mg even creae my ownsuper baesp ke s! Ngy ng, see you ne mornng…Snule snule, snore snore, grow ro wc, NO!SOMEONES STEELING MY PRICELESS LIFE SIZEFOAM REPLICA BATTLESHIP!. Snule snule

snore snore…

Good mornng Engneers! Hope you ad a good ngt’ssleep, I sure as ell ddn’t, strange dream… Anyways,onto te next stage!!!

Sep 3:wa you’ve a been wang or, ’s me or somemeng, on e rs mode I dd I wen massvey overboard un e mode was more oes an poy,many o cover up ow rubbs was! Essenay you wan o me oes n e sdes and ones on op,coverng up any areas wc ave obvousy beensuck on (gobs o acd were you gued e bs o eop) and a arge gob a over e back n e engnesecon o cover up e ac ere are no engnes! We’ jus say e ‘nds were dsabng er prey, I won’e you won’, jus go w e ow and do wayou nk bes, I can’ gve you e precse pacng o every oe, s up o you! Back n 10 w poos o my dead uk!We en, ere s mne beow! Wa do you nk?

As you can probaby see I’ve dded w ebrgness o ry and make e sp sand ou moreceary, I’m no very good a poograpy or ddngw pcs, bu n my deence akng poos o a weobjec w a as camera s deeas n e rspace.

So, you’ve creaed an acd scorced, meed and

based mode, wa nex? Pan !!! I you ke youcan do a reay snazzy pan job on e ousde ke aproper sp en mx back, green or any oer coouryour acd mg be w some pva and pan e oeso ge a nce, sny oxc acd efec, or you coud beazy ke me and smpy pan e ousde e coouro an mp cruser (dark anges green n my case) ande oes back, eer way you’ need que a b o pan and ’s dicu o ge no a e nooks andcrannes, as e me onoured prase goes, ere’sone I made earer...

So I’m no e bes paner, carver, guer or anyngese ary n e word, bu you ave o adm aconsderng was made rom poy and pva doesn’ook a bad.he crack n my as ye unpaned one as ed, bu soppng a b, an dea or somebody wo’s neresedn akng s one sep urer mg be o break esp n a en reaac a an ange w n bso mea ke a sced up papercp jung ou, ookngke a sp breakng n a.

Anyways you can use ese uks o sow a cruserwc as aken caasropc damage and beenreduced o a drtng uk, or you can use ese as ecenrepece o a scenaro.

I ave wo o round s arce of.

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Scenaro 1:oong e uk: s scenaro can be payed wany sze ee, and s bes payed or reasm sakew Impera, Caos and Ork ees because ey aree man races wo savage bs rom ese wrecksbu coud be sad a e yrands are ookng orgenes o sea or e au ws o earn more o eenemes capabes, e scenaro can be payed one

o wo ways, e rs s a srag ou race beweene wo ees o e uk oowed by eac eerowng or removng e suf needed, e second swere one ee as aready boarded e uk, a smaorce guards e boardng roops and e man eeses up a permeer, e enemy sneaks roug epermeer ad mus desroy e sma orce by euk, ake waever ey can en ee beore e oecaces em.

Opon A:race or e uk: Bo ees are o equa pons andse up 40cm rom e uk on oppose sdes o eabe, e uk s se n e cenre o e abe aop awo penny, s base, e bae s as norma w eexcepon o:You can board e uk o score exra vcory pons,o board e uk make a boardng acon as usuabu you don’ need o ro o bae e enemy crew,ey’re dead…

To savage some ec you ro a D6 n e end pase,on a 5+ e rs urn you board you’ve ound a

vauabe pece o ec (or someng ese useu)! Youen announce you w eave e uk or searc ormore ec, (ws e crew s boardng you cannore any weapons or move e boardng sp) yousearc or more ec en ro agan n e nex endpase, on a 5+ you nd anoer pece o ec ec.ater ndng a second pece o ec ro a D6, on a1 ere s no more o be ound, ater ndng a rdpece ro anoer D6, on a 1 or 2 ere s no more

ec, ater e our pece s on a 1,2 or 3, ec. you a o nd a ec e rs end pase you board s a 4+ nex me, en 3+ you a agan en 2+,ater ndng a new ec s rese o 5+, en weac subsequen aure goes o 4+, 3+ ec. he ecs sored on board e boardng sp; you may wanmarkers o remember ow muc ec s on wcsp

I someone as aready boarded e uk andsomeone rom e oer ee boards ey can ony board e uk, no e boardng sp, en make aboardng acon as norma excep e ony modersare e race specc ones, .e. Beng orks, caos orspace marnes, e osng sde as er sp urnedno a drtng uk and oses any ec ey aveon board o e vcors, e boardng crews cannoro o nd ec n e urns ey g e boardngacons. Aernavey a cruser szed sp or argercan ow e uk away by movng no base conacand decarng ey are owng no boardng, eowng sp moves 10 cm eac movemen pase andoerwse moves as norma (e uk’s base saysn base conac w e owng sp obvousy), e owng sp s desroyed e uk moves n edrecon was gong a e same speed as was asmoved and n e movemen pase o e prevousowng sp, ony sops movng boarded or owedagan, moves of e edge o e abe , and eec s nsde , s os. he uk can be desroyed, s a cruser w eg s, equvaen seds o e

sp boardng or owng or none ere sn’ a spn base conac, and armour o 5+, crca s donong, ere s nong crca et o and youdo no ro or caasropc damage.

VPs are awarded as norma pus 50 pons or eacpece o recovered ec, o recover ec you musdsengage or move of e edge o e abe a spw ec nsde , eac pece o ec nsde e sp

gves you 50 pons, you manage o ow e uk of e abe you ge D6 X 75 pons, you board asp w ec n and wn en a e ec nsde s ranserred o your sp, a sp w ec n sdesroyed, e ec s os.

Opon B:once agan can be anyone gng anyone, e

deendng sde as a ee o any sze, up o a quarero s saoned wn 20 cms o e space uk (area4 me green) w a eas one sp n base conacw e uk boardng . he res o e ee sdepoyed equay roug areas 1, 2 and 3 (green),spaced eveny apar, sps n areas 1 and 2 ace esor abe edge area 3 borders, sps n area reeace eer ong abe edges, no sps can be any cosero area 4 an 60 cms (keep e depoymen area one oer a o e board o e enemy depoymenarea. he aackng ee s depoyed n area 5 (red), can ave up o a e deendng ee’s pons and sdepoyed a eas 40 cms rom Area 4,

he aackng ee’s goa s o eer board andsee ec rom e uk ater deeang e smaerdeendng ee, sea as muc ec as can endsengage beore e arger ee can desroy em orow e uk away ey can (noe you canno owa sp beng boarded by anoer sp), boardng andowng ec s a e same as n e rs scenaro excepyou canno dsengage by makng a eadersp es,you mus eave e edge o e board, a sp carryng

ec s a -10 speed. he deendng ee’s goa s odesroy e aackers, e deenders can ony aempo desroy e uk ater e smaer deendng ee sdesroyed, e deendng ee canno searc or ecor ow e uk and e sp boardng e uk obegn w as ound no ec (e deendng sde canboard e uk bu ony o sop movng wasowed or o nsgae a boardng bae an enemy sp boards e uk). You can do an neresng

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varaon on s were e smaer deendng eecan ge e ec and mus aemp o nd as muc as can beore runnng or e saey o s comrades.Vcory pons are no awarded, nsead eac sdeawards se a pon or eac crpped capa sp orescor squadron and wo pons or eac desroyedcapa sp or escor squadron, e aackng sdeges a pon or eac pece o recovered ec and our

pons or owng e uk of e board, e deendngsde ges wo pons e uk sn’ desroyed orexaused o ec or aken of e board.

Scenaro 2:s s sor o a mn scenaro wc can be payedusng my rues n warp rt ssue 27 or gers andbombers, oerwse s w ge very borng, very qucky. You w need wo uks or s, or anaserod or a space saon or anyng a can beused as a base, I jus use uks because a’s wa earce s abou and I made wo o em! I s usuay prey sor snce soud reay ony use ger andbomber couners and a ew escors. Se up e uks60 cms apar rom eac oer, eac one s a praebase, (you can ave more an wo uks and severapayers a one me you wan) and eac one s e

ome o e prae’s ee, wc or reasms sake sgong o be a o o ger and bomber squadrons andmaybe a maxmum o sx escors (ew praes ave aarge ee a er command), you wan you canncude any number and ype o sps, bu en smore o a ee bae. Smpy coose your orces andg ou, or e rs one I dd I cose 9 gers, 9bombers and 3 resorms on eac sde, e man am

or bo sdes s o desroy e opposng uk, eacuk as 5+ armour and 8 s (crcas do nong)no urres or seds, and o e 9 ger squadronsI marked ou 2 are ee, s means a n gercomba (see e ger and bomber rues I dd)e ordnary gers eac oer and ge on a4+, bu wen acng an ee squadron an ordnary squadron ros 5+ o and e ees on 3+ (onbombers s 2+ or ees), ees agans ees s back o 4+ o eac oer.hs s a sor scenaro o be payed ws wangor/ n beween games or wen you ave e meon your ands, s grea or geng used o anddeveopng accs or e revsed F/B rues and sno a srag ou woever as e mos uck wrong wns (as woud be w ony Fs ad Bs) as youmus dvde up your orces careuy and coose wa

your escors sa arge, enemy gers, bombersor escors? I s a abou economy o repower.You can ave a scenaro were you aemp o akee enemy uk by dong boardng acons, maybeaddng assau boa couners and nsead o dong and runs mody o do a boardng acon o someknd, you can ave enre prae ees desperaey ryng o proec er uk, e base scenaro s un

and sor wc s someng o a rary n abeopwar-games.

So, tere you ave t, a pretty easy metod or buldng dr tng uks ou o poysyrene and pva (and enremovng bs w super gue!) w 2 (and a a)scenaros o go aong w , I ope you enjoyed dong e modeng and my gude was a eas reasonabyuseu, I’ sgn o f now as te powers tat be ave just reminded me tat my string o good luck wit modelling is likely to end, namely by rolling my precision knieof te table wic narrowly avoided my oot (did tat once beore wit a garden ork except it went trougrater tan beside said oot! hat wasn’t good), so,until next timeGood luck wit all your projects and battles! S.A.N.G

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Th Sg W - .1By Reg Steiner

he Spreading War - Rebellion

Rons sa back, stng o make mse comorabe. henegencebreng and pannng sesson promsed o be a ong one. hsNavaFacywasoonew.hebr eng ad o be conduced usng alascreenodspayenormaon.Inonydays,eHaasCuserwoudaveanewyoperaonaFeeNavyBase. AdmraRonsadoaverseyesromescreen,oramomenasebrgwelaresgnaedescreencomngoe.Inamomen,escreenwasocusedoneSouernarmsoeGaaxy.BoSouernarmsbeganobespeckedweredandyeowsymbos.Fagsorebreng.Onyaveryewoevoecooredlagsymbossowedwereacvewaradbrokenou. heAdmraurned,sensngapresencejusbendssea.SandngawasenewCapanjusgvencommandoeSpaceSaoneyweregaeredn. Bend m, a e oer suppy oicers, communcaons oicers, andspcommanderssawacngeAdmraromeargesem-crceorasedpaormeyasabend.

“Admra.”CapanFcbegan,“IaveereporabouyourAde.”

“IsCommanderCukovarg?”Ronsaskedserousy.

“heCommander w be severa monsrecoverng.” CapanFc

reped,“Waeverwasasungm,nearykedm.hepanebeowssaonsnearbursngwresourcesweneed,oeveryknd,buesuracesdoedwregonsowckedovergrowandposonouscreaures.Onesuccreauremusavebeennweresrusromoneoearms.”

“Asonow,amaerasandoodsromepanemusgorougevewoquaranne.Wecannoaveourpeopeakenromerjobsnsmanner.”AdmraRon’scppedonesadarmore,“Howmanyoersucoccurrencesavebeenrepored?”

“Idonoknow,Admra,Iwaveondouandreporoyouaterebreng.”Fcresponded,ormay.

“Yes, rg ater e breng.” Rons agreed. “And more deaednormaononmyade’scondonaswe,pease.”AdmraRonstedanarm,andmoonedowardearge,lascreen.“Leusbegnebreng,now.”

Avocecameromeverywere,ngeroomwacareuymoduaedemaevoce.

“Yessr.heelagsonescreensowourareasomosconcern.heredsymbossowweresecuryoneacpaneorbasesamaxmum,eyeowndcaeswerereporsarearrvngoborebeacvyandnraonopraes,oroerraders.Asosbreng,onyoseewscaeredvoesymbossowwerecombasnprogress.”

“Amomen.”AdmraRonsnerruped.“Proromyarrvaere,Iwasodereareseveradferengroupscausngeoubreakogng.hreeoosendcaorsareverycose.Areeynoajusoneacon?”

“Nosr.”heemaevoceresponded.“Areeareromdferencauses.OneOrk,oneRenegadeTraor,andoneTauleeareeacnvovednseparaeacons.”Oneoevoesymboslckered,aseacaconwasnamed.

“heresnondcaonoco-operaonbeweenanyoebegerens?”Ronsasked.

“Nosucreporsavebeensenous.”hevocereped.

heAdmraurned,ookngaasmaoicerseaedjusbendsrgsouder.“AddsquesonoeInegenceOice.Areereanysgnsoco-operaonbeweenanyoeenemesacvenesesecors?Iexpecrequen

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updaes o a queson.” Admra Rons urned back o e screen. “Connuepease.”

“Yes sr. As o s momen, o e eg remanng voe comba markers,veareOrkncursons,anderemanngreeareaRenegadeTraors.hecurren negence accumuaed over e pas mons sows muc greaerrenegadeleeappearancesananymenesoryoeseregons.” heemaevocesopped.Buebglascreenbeganolckerwnewyaddedcooredarrows.Eacarrowsaredousor,buaslckered,engened,otenbendngandcurvng.

“hebnknggreenarrowsareeknownmovemensoOrkspaceleeeemens,andeyeow-greenarrowsaresuspecedOrkraderszedorces.hedarkredanddarkgreenarrowsareknownraorleemovemens.hesmaerarrowsbrancng of are, weope, negenceand recon probes rom oserenegades.Weareunsureoeszesoeleesonsbreng,oraeacons.Toomanyreporswoowdearangeoreporedvessesavebeenreceved,oaveanydegreeocerany.Ourowngarrsonorcesareavnga verybadmegengreabereporsonenemyvessenumbers.hereseemsobeameansoncreasnganddecreasngeorceszes,unobservedbyany

negencegaerngmeods.”

“Imusnerrupagan,”AdmraRonssad,“WyareerenegadeandOrkleearrowscomngsocose,andnosgnogng?”

“I am arad ereason s elascreen,Admra.”he emae vocecamyreped,“heresssgncandsancebeweenendcaedorces,bundep.henearerorcesegreenarrow,anderenegadeorcesarer,amosouoaarmoegaaxy.”

“Verywe.Connue.Wa.”heAdmrasaorward.heenreron

screenbnkedwaredue,jusasesad‘connue’.“Wassnerrupon?”heronscreenwendarkaseaskedequeson,andmmedaeywenoa vdeoeedoanaconnspace,somewere.

“Admra,I amonyjusnowrecevngaexmessagewanansweroaqueson.”hebodessemaevocewas esscareuymoduaednow-soundngurred,nsead.“Aewmomens,peaseAdmra.”

he vdeo was enoug o keep everyone rom beng mpaen or

answers. hreeargeOrkwarsps,nne-aeadormaon,werequarerngawayromevewers.TnywarcratspraedouoeronwoOrksps,andspeededaead.BeyondeOrkspswerereerowsooersps,asoquarerngawayromevewers.hemagesweresma,andsadednaernangdarkandgcoors,makngapurevdeo,owevergymagned,dicuodenyspypes.heaackedspsonyvagueyresembedanyngkeanayorImperadesgn. Le sparkes o gaongenose,andrasedmd-seconso eOrkwarsps,sowedwereweaponswerered. Inonymomens,lasesogamongeaackedrowsospssowedwereeOrkrempaced.hebrgerburssogmadeespypespan.

“Troopsps.”SomeonebendRonswspered.

“FueandAmmosps,oo.”Someoneeseobserved,quey.

Smawarspsappearedromouoedark,andromjusofeopedgeoescreeneyawaced.Twogcrusersandwogroupsooursmargaeanddesroyerypesenerednoepcure,andbegano‘sparke’

aswe.LargerlasesowegsowedwereOrkspswerenowsruck,nurn.ApaernoargelasesnespacenronoeOrksps,causedmanyeaackcratodsappear.OersurvvngnyOrkaackcratscaered. Jusa amomen,evdeo eedoescreenvoenywsedoeet,andxedonaveryarge,gunsbazng,ead-onvewoaoo-coseOrkwarsp.hevdeojumped,roed,andbrokenosparksog-andebgscreenwenback.

“Admra.”hewoman’svocewasback.“hswasromacommsp,aseemsoavebeenaackedaswe.Weesmaeaasuppyspassembypon,rea-mepusnneoursaway,seponoeaack. Iaveaso

spsaaresupposedobeassembedere.Bueeedwascubeoreanydeermnaoncoudbemadeoosses.”

“Verywe.”AdmraRonsagannerruped. Hesoodandurnedowardeassembedoicers.

“We w no resume e breng.” Rons began, “Eac squadroncommanderwavesbrengrecordormmedaerevew.Frs,ourmssonasbeencangedorus.Ourrespecveleeswereassembedereoprovde

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a reserve orce or e Navy uns aready engaged n ese secors. Ony onecomponen o our leeswasobeanoperaonaparoandnerdconlee.”Ronspaused.

“LeuenanKong,”heAdmraookedoveraeoicersnronom.“Areyourecordngmyremarks?”

“hemomenyoubeganspeakng,sr”hewoman’svoceoebreerreped.

“Verygood,”Ronsbeganagan,“Acopyossessonsogooeacspassembedere.ToconnuewaInowseeasoperaonaorders. Frs,wemususeavaabespsomakeaproperbae-leeoresecuryosarea,andsecorsnear-by.Iwbesendngeacspsdesgnaonandassgnedposonneleesweareoayounow. Second,eleeunsweereavejusbecome,wbeassgnedsecorsandmssonsnosesecors.Insomecaseserewareadyberendyleeunsnosesecors.Wewremanseparaeromoseuns.Iwnoburaready exsnglee organzaons byaempngo absorb oer uns, romoerlees.Wewexendeveryeforoco-operaenjonmssons,owever.

hrd,aSuppyoicerspresenwbegnmmedaeoperaonsobrngnewspsoscommand,romesp-yardsassgnedosupporus.hesesp-yardsavebeenoperangaoo sowapaceorarooong.heackommnen reas osereda, um,reaxedaude owardssp-budng. Youoicersmusmmedaeyesabsawar-gngaude noseaces. Iwansprepacemensandreparssengnewspeedrecordsneacooursp-yards. YouoeroicerswouNavyyardsnyourareao responsby,doavesuppormaerasresponsbes.Youwensurea lowoeverykndoood, ue,andammunonsuppesaexceedsprojecedneeds.Doubeeon-andnumbersosparesoeveryknd,oreveryequpmenype. Four,IknowIamaskngempossbe.Bueacoyouworcee

mpossbenoreay.” AdmraRonspausedagan,andeanedbackosoneopoecounerbendm.henspokeagan. “hencreasedreasosecorssoongquewaseorcebendecreaonosneworbasaon,andeleesovesseswebrougere.Myoperaona nsrucons ncuded e auory o re-esabs esecoecedspsnoanoperaonaleeeemen,nseadoesupporeemensorgnaypanned. Acuaaackssocoseosnewacysprooenougasrong

securymeasuresneedobenorcemmedaey.”heAdmrastedoset,andookedardaCapanFc. “CapanFc,Iwsoreeveyouocommandossaon,andre-assgnyou asSquadronCommanderoeQuckResponseTaskForceI wbecreangmmedaey.Youwasssme nseecnga orceocrusersandsupporvessesoraorce.Areyoureadyorre-assgnmen?”

CapanFcsood,andsauedwerepyngercey,“YesSr!”

“Good.”Rons smed andconnued, “Vce Admra Tanaka. Yourbaespwbeelagorebaespsassgnedere.Wemaynoavemany,buInendomakeerpresenceeroug-ouesesecors.Iwsoryouoprovdemewapanoresoreoyournewbae-group,andapanoresoreondvduabaespswoercapospsuppor. Oneasdea.CapanHanson,IwsoryouoandovercommandoyourcruseroyourFrsOicer,andakecommandossaon.Youavedemonsraedsuperororganzaonasks.Weawneedosesksopuogeeraereadsorsupporngawdenngwar. Areyouasoreadyorsucaarge,newassgnmen?”

Wne mdde o epacko seaed oicers,a a oicersood,saued,andanswered,“Sr!”

“Verywe. hs safmeeng s over.” Rons wasagansandngrgd,abusness.“Wemusareurnoourspsandbegnpreparaonsodepoymmedaey.hosespsnoaskedwaccompanyngCapanFcwbeonsandbyaer,pendngureraconreporsromecombazones.Compeedeaedorderswcomerommysafsory.Goodunngousa.Dsmssed.”

AdmraRonswacedwsasacon,asaeoicersedouo

ebrengroom.he exced,expecan vocesoe deparngoicersodRonsabaewasndeedpreerredomerewangorre-assgnmen,wesngna‘reararea’.heywoudageecanceog,verysoon,Ronsodmse.

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“Raid” scenarios

Inroducon: e ollowing series o scenarios aremeant to ollow te storyline - but not necessarilyin luence e deveopng sory. Payers can ge e mos benei by payng eac scenaro wce, and comparng e score eac ad as e aacker and deender. For e “umae” comparson beween payers, pay a ree scenaros as e deender, en pay a reeagan as e aacker, and en compare e oa vcory pons.hs seres o games a oow a e “Log Enres” ne soryne were deveoped o ake mos o a summer o gamng or a game cub. W enoug payers,eac person can ry e sx games agans dferen opponens or mos. By e me e enre seres o

games ave been compeed, some very arge scores o vcory pons soud be posed on e cubouse wa! Eac scenaro s purposeuy “unbaanced” n pons.he aby o command wa you ave s more

mporan ere, an wc combnaon o cocesa gamer can aor wn a pons m. ha s e

purpose o e recommendaon o swc sdes, and pay agan. As aways, eac scenaro n s seres can be payed “as s”, and no par o a campagn or cub even.

Noes on erms used n e scenaros:heermnoogyusederemay beuncear osome. Tobe sureoe “Payers” nsspace meodrama: heerm“Rebe”and “Renegade” s no excusvey“Caos”.

heenemyorcesdescrbedas‘rebe’and‘renegade’sprmarymeanodescrbeImperavesses,waddedvessesrome“Caos“lees.Soascenaropayerusng eRenegade/Rebeorces canuseany Impera sp needed o compee e orcesdeaedoranyscenaro.Or,usespersonaImperalee,andsuppemenromeCaoslees,needed.hssrueoraescenarosooow,nojusersreesedere.

heerm“Carrer”sotenusedodescrbeanyspaaseabyoauncbombers,gers,andorassauboas.Somereserveeermorvessesaonyexbauncbaysdownapossbesarboardandporposons,wereancesorbaeresmggo.Foresescenaros-“Carrer”ncudesanyspabeoauncordnanceaackcrat.Noea“AssauSp”sdescrbednascenarowereused,andwenasauseabeerm.

First Scenario:Ork raiders vs. Imperial convoy.

Combnng e “Convoy” scenaro w a rad s arysragorward.

Imperial Forces •12cargosuppy/ueandconannomorean2roopcarrers•2squadronso2SwordEscors

•1squadrono3desroyers(Cobraorequvaen)•1Dauness(orequvaen)LgCruser

Ork Raider Force• 2 squadrons o 3 Ork escors (Savages andRavagers)•2squadronso2Onsaugseac•1OrkKKroozerNoe: Subsue oer Ork escors as needed oaccommodae a payer’s coecon. No Ram sps.

Seupbae area asper “Convoy”Scenaro, rompage74oeruebook.AbeerseupsromeArmada ruebook, page 136, “he Gaune” orabeoperran.IgnoreeOrkenryponssedonapage.

Imperaorcebegns20cmnoeabe,measuredrom a sor abe edge. Ork orces ener rome oppose sor abe edge, rom eer corner

oeabe,oowngersImperaurn.heOrkmssonsoaackanddesroyacargosps.Imperapayergesdoubevcoryponsoreaccargospo eavee oppose game abe edge.Eaccargospasavaueo35pons.Norma vcoryponsordesroyngenemywarspsobosdes.

Second Scenario:Ork raiders vs. Imperial orbital installation.

Imperial Forces•6cargosuppy/uesps•4Swordcassescors•2Domnaorcrusers•2Fresormescors•1orbaermnasaon

Ork Raider Force•2TerrorKroozers

•4Ravagersescors•4Onsaugescors•1KKroozer,escoredby4Savages•6Ramspescors.

Noe: I sps mus be subsued o i no a payer’scoecon, e repacemen mus be as cose as possbea “i”. I a sp ad no aack crat aunc capacy,a needs subsuon, e subsue mus no beaunc capabe, or exampe.

SeUp:Paceamedumorargepane30cmromeexacceneroeabe,oetorrgocener,owardesorabesde.Ascoseoequdsanromeerongabeedgeasspossbe.heOrbaTermnaspaced20cmromeedgeoepane,owardenearessorabeedge,onanmagnaryneweceneroepane.hesaonsa“way saon” or s sysem’s jump roues. hepanesareaunnababe.

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he saonas a snge weapons baery srengo8,n360degreesrearc.,and3bombersw3gersoa.AImperaspsarenreegroups,coseoesaon,bunocoseran20cmoepane.AImperaspsare“poweredup”andwangore“acear”obegnerrunsnoejumpooerocaons.he cargo sps are no par o e warspsdepoymen.

heImperaNava orcesare woseparae groupsmadeupo1=Domnaor,2=SwordEscors,and1=FresormEscor,neacoeImperalees,equangeaboveorceoas.

Tomake a jump away - eacoe ree groupsmus sar near e saon, and eac musmakewo consecuve “A Aead Fu” moves owardsenearsorabeedge.Onyers“AAead

Fu”movemusbececkedwacommandro.hesecondAAFmovesauomac,no“commandceck” needed. Jusro or e AAF dsance. IspsavenoexedenearsorabeedgeateresecondAAFurn,espsareremovedanyway,avngsuccessuyjumpednoe“jumppa”or“gae”.

he Ork aacker msson s desroy e saonbendepane.heImperaorcesareonordersooer sysems.(Soudwe sayandg??)he

scenarosmeanoraseparaepayerocommandeacoereeImperagroups,omakeesayoreavedecsonagroupefor,noasngepayercoce.(Ineeded,orackoavaabepayers,ecargospgroupcanbeoperaedbyapayerwwarsps). Vcory pons are awarded normay,aoug ndvdua payer ‘k’ scores seemwapayerscompare.

hird Scenario:Imperial Counter-Strike

Imperial Forces•4Crusers •10Escorcass

Renegade/Caos Forces•2Crusers•6EscorCass•4Lqud-GasConanersps(Fuecargospswdo)

Notes: Imperal Cruser orce may ave one Battle-Cruser. One Imperal Cruser must ave launc bays.is cruiser is also equipped wit Assault Boats, aswell as Bombers and Figters. One Renegade cruiser may be a Battle-Cruiser, only one Renegade cruiser may ave launc bays (to coose no launc bays is

permitted.)

Seup:heLargepanesaganceneredone4x6oo abe. Remanngabeop “erran”s cosenusngeRandomMeodoreacabesegmen.

2RenegadeCrusers,andreeEscors,arepaced60cmromonesorabeedge.he4cargocasssps,and3RenegadeEscorsarepaced20cmromeargepane’sedgecosesoaongabeedge(Inorb).

Impera spsw a ener rom e same sorabeedgeaseRenegadeorcesneareso(60cm),arrangednanymanner,nanykndosquadronseownng payerwses,as erspar oTurnOne.

Msson:heImperapayer’smssonsocapureeCargosps.hssdonebyaackngwAssauBoas. EacAssau boa sconsderedo ave a

crewacoro“1”,andeacCargo/Conanerspscrewedbyasrengo“1”.UseeBoardngAconruesnemanbook,andaddacrewsrengo“1”oreacsuccessuAssauBoaaackaurn.

ForExampe:3 AssauBoassucceednaacknga snge cargosp nsOrdnancePase. heBoardngAconormua sused odeermne eoucome,wereedeenderasonecrew,andeaacker as ree crew commed o e aack.hereore e aack woud be a D6+3, or eaacker,versusaD6onyorecargospdeender.Any“Damage”resusnospdamage,bucrewcasuaes,nsead.Soedeenderroeda“6”,andeaackerroeda“2”(+3)=5,eaackerorcesreducedrom“3”o“2”,andegorconrooecargospmuswaorenex“EndPase”,oryagan.Anyresuroedaequasa“CrcaH”oneaackedspresusnedesruconoecargosp,andaaboard.A“CrcaH”one

“Aacker’ssp”sgnored.

Vcoryponsarecacuaedasnorma,excep ecargospsarewor50ponseac,owomeverownsoneaeendoegame.he“NobeGases”neaccargospssoreyneededbybosdes.Renegade owned cargo spsmus ex e sorabe edgeoppose epane,rome Renegadecruserssarngposons.AscanaRenegadespswsngoescape.Leavngeabebyaroueawardszerovcoryponsoeopponen.Toeave

eabeanywere esegvesu vcoryponsoeImperapayer.Imperaspscan“dsengage”byexnganyabeedge.OCourse,eRenegadepayer can aemp o desroy a Impera sps,nseadodeparng.

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Rons pu e cup o ea back on e e ray. He coud no drnk .hevdeooneargelascreenwasboabsorbnganddsurbng.hemonorsaeeswereamaxmummagncaon. he wde ea-spear saped vesses, panedn back, rmmednredandyeow,adormedawdene-abreasrowowarsps.NowcosngoneImperavessesaremanedundamaged,aweaponsonedarkspsredseady. AdmraRonssooksead.Dsorganzed.Noreapanorebae,obvousy.Somanyspsandmenwased.

“Admra?”Awoman’svocebendm.

Ronsurned. In amomen, e sawaraer youngwoman, buoCommanderrank.“Peaseseayourse,Commander.Iwsokeepmyeyeonsmesswearerecevng,aemomen.”

“MgIasowac,romabnearer?”heCommanderasked.

“Doso.”Ronsansweredcury.

he Impera crusers and baespsdd no wa or e reurnngTraorFeevessesocomeuynorange.Insead,eImperaspsscaeredandacceeraedomakeescapespeedorajump.TwosquadronsoImperaescorcassspsauncedgroupsoorpedoesaeadvancngenemy.heseseemedegudedkndoorpedo.Rons’jawcencedgy,asespoedardsquadronoImperaescors.heseredaerorpedoesawocrpped,burnngImperasps.Fromsocose,noorpedocoudpossbymss.Apaeaempodenyeenemyspsorepar,andcrewsoensave.Onyse-desrucengneoveroadscoudguaraneenosurvvors,andnouorepar. hewoeoperaonwasjussoppy,Ronsdecded. hebaewasbegunweenemyavngcearadvanagesnposonandnumbersocapo

sps.YeeImperaleecommanderadproceedednoejawsowaamounedoarap.Inexperence.Maybe.Fromsvanagepon,Ronscoudseeanoverwemngdesreoaackeenemysowse.Ronsdecdedasomeaudes needed adjusmen, rougou e enre Impera commandcan. Beero wdrawromsuca dsadvanageousengagemen, andseekabeerposon,andmorevessesmuscomeorwardore-enorce.henseekbae.Nojuswaseresourcesonsucdemonsraons.

“Admra,Imayask…”hewomanCommander’svocebrokeRons’

morbd,angryrelecons.

“Yes?”Ronsasked.

“Admra,I ave seen suc epsodes manymes n pas weeks. AreyougongorepaceeAdmrancargeoeseaskgroups?”Seaskedserousy.

“No.Hesareadydead.”Ronsansweredjusasserousy,“Ceranareapocaoicersarecommandngsucaacks,aswaweareseengere.hencredbysupdwaseospsmakesmewonderosepocaoicersarenoacuayneagueweenemy.BusnceIaveseendencawasngospsandmenagansseveradferenracesandraorlees,Iearsjuswrong-eadeddeasoaack,nomaerecos.”

“IadnoeardAdmra Sskwas dead.” hewomanCommanderofered.

“Hewaskednersleesore.”Ronsadded,“Acanceonecommandbrdgeromaorpedo.WordoeAdmra’sossasbeenkep

que.”

“Wy?”Seasked,surprsed.

“I seems ere are severa Vce-Admras vyng or e cance ocommand.” Ronsnayurnedo aceeCommander besdem. “herdesreorpromoonover-rdeserranngandgoodcommandsense.Soocourseeyareconrbungoeprobems.WordoAdmraSsk’sosswoudkeyseofnernagng,andurerecauseoeenemy.”

“Bueymusndou soon,nomaerowsecre soss s.”he

Commanderponedou.

“Yes.haswyeacoemsonewayere.Separaedbyseveradays.Eacwbequckyandqueyrepaced.”Ronsaowedasmasmeosoworersme.“hsswereyoucomen,Commander.Youwbemyason.WenyouandIarensedwswork,eacorcewaveanewTaskGroupCommander.You,Commander,arenneorpromoon.WsomanynewyopenedspCapan’sposons,youwkeybeassgnedoaspasCapan.Iappenoknowoagcruserjuseavngrepardocks,and


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needng command personne.”

“Wa w I be expeced o do?” Se asked, guardedy, “I am no mucgood a suberuge.”

“You w be nsang new secury, and junor command personne oneac o e Vce-Admra’s sps, as eac o em s en-roue o see me.” Ronsreped. “herewbeaceraneemenorsk.Surprsemayacuaycausesome voenressanceobengrepaced,onsomeoosesps.”

Fleet Battles

Inroducon: is next set o scenarios are bot in luenced by e second par o e soryne, and eads no erd par o e “he Spreadng War“. I scores arebeng kep, and e game cub s yng e ongong sory and games ogeer, s mporan o remember a e soryne s jumpng rom secor o secor, as

we as o dferen sar sysems n a secor. Indvdua sp’s names, and even payer’s lees are no acuaybeng racked n s broad sory base. Payers areno requred o rack damages and osses o er respecve lees. he “unbaanced” naure o eearer scenaros and more errbe osses o come,woud no be a proper measure o payer’s lees. Eac

payer may use e very same sp n e as scenaro,as e upcomng scenaro, even oug was oaydesroyed n e as scenaro, or exampe. Lkewse,

payers can keep “persona scores”, bu ose sps are

no “upgraded” rom experence. Any added upgradesor modicaons aowed n gamepay, are ony or eone game. No permanen addons o sps or lees.hs s mporan o remember n upcomng games.

First Scenario“Deat and Glory!”

“Icanande.”Sesragenedevenmore,andsaredsragaead.“MayIaskaavoroeAdmra?”

“Was,Commander?”Ronsasked,mpassve.

“WoudIbeconsderedoreAdmra’sAde,sr.”Seasked,aeoooud.

“Inkacanbearranged.”Ronsddsme,now.

Asnoednesoryne,propereadersporeImperaNavysabsen.Togveanusraonoe“amaeur”eadersp-AImperaNavyspsareaaLeaderspscoreo-1.RandomyroeLeadersp vaues or ose sps and squadrons(Fagspandanyoneescors,andescorsquadrons),en subracone Leadersp pon.hecaengeo erodngmorae sparo e caenge or eImperapayer. Renegade sp Leadersp vaues

areasoroedasnormaproroagame.heyareno suferng rom any eadersp probems! hs“LeaderspSuaon”sorsscenaro,ony!

Imperial Forces•2LgCrusers•2Crusers •2BaeCrusers•2Baesps•14EscorCass(anycombnaon)

Renegade Forces•4Crusers•2BaeCrusers •1Baesp •12EscorCass(anycombnaon)

Noes: Specic casses o sps were no named precsey so a payer can i n e above w any sps rom s own, and borrowed ( needed) coecons.

Lms: herenegade orce may ave wo auncbay equpped sps, and e Impera payer mayavewoauncbayequppedsps.Ieresonybaespsw auncbays,or ony g cruserswauncbaysoneersde,ssoudbekep“cassed”unegamesars.(baancewasnoacrera!).heImperaNovaCannonsmedowospsoa,oress.

Tabese up: hss a‘Fee Bae’n eOuerReaces.heImperaorcesseup20cmnromoneongabeedge,nabox40cmwde,and20cmdeep, cenered on a abe edge. Sps can beanywerewna‘leebox’apayerwses-noaspsnane20cmou.heRenegadepayercanseupaspsnone,orbo,20cmby20cm‘boxes’on e cornerso e opposeong abeedge, asdenedbymeasurng20cmdowneaccorneredge,anddrawngacaknenoeabeonersecandormebox.heRenegadepayercanpace

anynumberospsneerbox-eresnoneedodvdeeorceequay.heImperapayerasersurn.Payconnuesun a sps rom one sdeareeer desroyed,capured,oraveescapedromanyabeedge.

Vcoryponsareasnormayawarded.


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Second Scenario:“Deat and Glory: 2”“Rear Guard action.”

Imperial Forces• 3 Lg Crusers• 2 Crusers• 6 Escors (Any combnaon)

Renegade Forces:• 2 Crusers (No Heavy/Bae Crusers)• 1 Baesp (may ave aunc capacy)• 5 Escors (Any combnaon)

Noes: Only one Imperal Cruser may ave launccapacty. Only one Renegade may ave launccapacty, eter a cruser or battlesp.For ts scenaro, all Imperal sps ave normal Leadersp scores, as rolled or at te game’s begnnng.Imperal Leadersp or ts scenaro s not afected by

te scenaro above.

Speca One-Tme Aack: Any Impera sp worpedo aunc capacy as one speca aack ors game. Ony once s game, eac Impera spw orpedoes may make a second orpedo aack ne oowng manner: Durng one o e Impera payer’s urns, orpedoesare red(necombapase)andnsmovemenneImperapayer’sOrdnancePase.

Inan ac odesperaon, e Impera spsmakeready,andauncorpedoesagan-neoowngopponen‘surn!Toaccompssea,manysaeyproceduresadobecrcumvened.Commandceckorreoadngorpedoesssneeded,andmusbesuccessu.Idurngsdesperaesecondaempooad/auncorpedoes,ecommandceckroresusa“12”(Asxoneacoewodce)-here

asbeenaerrbeaccden!Treaeaccdenasan“11”(sxandveoneacoedce)wasroedoneCrcaHTabe.(Ouc!).Iaasgonewe,andeCommandCeckspassed,esecondseoImperaorpedoes arepacedon epropersp’sbase(s),andmoved-awneopponen’scombaandordnancepase-usgvngeImperaleeasecond“swarm”oorpedoesoreopponenodeaw.Remember-ssadesperaeac,oreImperaRear-Guardoaemp.

hs“DoubeTorpedoAack”snoorepaceenorma orpedo use rues, n oer games. hss a one-me usraon o desperae measuressomemesakenbydesperaecommanders.

Asporwo“bowngup”romeaedCommandCecksousraewyswneverbea‘norma’ormoaack-ToDangerous!

heRenegademssonso orceaImperaspsorerea rome game,of any abeedge. heImperaMsson s o orce aRenegade sps orerearomegame,ofanyabeedge.

Norma vcory pons are awarded or desroyed vesses. Anysp a rereasrom ebae,byescapngofeabe,wessan50%damage

-awardsuvcoryponsoeopponen. Spsaescapeofeabew50%ormoredamage

-awardnovcoryponsoeopponen!

Notes to game players - tere s a good possblty o anunexpected “unbalanced” game result ere!

-TobeConnued-

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