As with many TiDi fights, this would be a long, grinding battle of attrition, set against the backdrop of the station’s continually-lowering armor. Each side’s maneuvering was slowed by the extremely heavy time dilation in the system, but both sides were also able to output enough damage to volley ships off the field before remote reps could land. Once the Guardians and NCdot began to assault the station, the Reavers warped in and battle was joined in earnest. The hostile fleets began to land moments later, and began damaging the station the race was on. As the timer expired, Imperial carriers undocked to begin to attempt to repair the station. The Guardians, on the other hand, had logged off a significant portion of their forces in ED-L9T the night before. Moving off the station grid, the Reavers rendezvoused with the reinforcement group from the Bastion, and waited. The Imperium began by preparing the station grid with dozens of anchored warp disruption bubbles arranged around the station so as to leave the undock largely clear. The total number of pilots involved exceeded 1500-a new high mark for the campaign, but only the first one that would be set during this fight. Guardians of the Galaxy once more brought their armor Strategic Cruiser fleet supported by triage and dreadnoughts, with Northern Coalition (NCdot) fielding their own armor Lokis, Gentlemen’s Club (GClub) bringing Harpies, and Black Legion providing a Tengu fleet numbering over a hundred pilots. Additionally, local pirates The Exiled Gaming contributed a small group of Taloses, and Confederation of xXPIZZAXx’s Elite-Space Coalition added bombers to the mix. At the same time, Imperial FCs brought a Tengu fleet and a small tackle group, and SMA fielded an Ishtar fleet of their own, while situational allies Pandemic Legion fielded their ‘Slippery Pete’ Tengus, and BRAVE Collective brought a contingent of ECM Burst interceptors. The Imperial forces were comprised of the Reavers’ Ishtar fleet, reinforced with additional Ishtars, logistics, and support from The Bastion bringing the fleet’s numbers to over 250. Both formed early, and called in aid from numerous sources. With the station timer coming out at 02:51 on the morning of June 6th, both the Imperium and the Guardians of the Galaxy were determined to be ready. As a result, hours of work by Darkness to take the station in a fight that saw more destruction than the entire campaign that preceded it may have been in vain. Darkness’ latest assault on the strategic Querious system of ED-L9T has resulted, at least for now, in a stalemate. The Imperium forces were unable to hold the station or the TCU, but Spacemonkey’s Alliance got the critical final blow on the station.
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