Thread:Ecoraptor3339/@comment-25309944-20150423155458/@comment-25309944-20150929045812



Alright! I finally got a spare moment. This is what I'm thinking the final moments of the Battle of the Three Armadas will look like. It'll probably take a month or two to reach this position.

Essentially, the progression of events is like this: At this point, I'm thinking that Alexandre would reach out to the SMC and offer to end the war and help the Coalition push the IoW out in exchange for all of the former Dominatus Territories back.
 * 1) The French attack the Mirusian left flank which was weakened because they withdrew troops to fight the IoW. The French expect to break through easily given the weight of their numbers. After chasing away Mirusian fleets with Angelfire barrages, they begin besieging planets with some amount of discipline. A rear line is maintained to cover squadrons engaged in orbital and planetary combat.
 * 2) In the north, the Imperium of War is pushed back, buying the Mirusians more time to reform.
 * 3) The first Mirusian planets (which are heavily fortified at this point) fall to the French, though not uniformly. When the rear line advances to relieve the front line, cohesion begins to break down. The French besiege another set of planets, again with Angelfire cover, though weaknesses are trying to show. Some planets are still holding out, leaving gaps. Mirusian fleets tentatively skirmish into those gaps, inflicting casualties on the French. The limitations of the Grand Battery of Mirus become apparent as Cesterity attempts to drive off these skirmishing groups. Due to command and control problems, inefficient communication, undisciplined use of equipment, elements of the Grand Battery miss a great deal of their targets. A number of friendly fire incidents occur.
 * 4) The Imperium of War returns, again threatening the Mirusian force in the north. The Mirusians slowly begin to reform their line in opposition.
 * 5) By the third swap, despite the arrival of fresh troops, the Grand Navy's cohesion on their right flank is utterly and completely gone. The casualties they're taking both in skirmishes with Mirusian fleets and in attacking fortified planets are massive. In effect, the Mirusians are able to hold off the French with half the number of starships and manpower.
 * 6) However, with the Imperium of War gaining in the north, the Mirusians are forced to retreat. They launch a massive offensive against the French in order to relieve planets under siege and retrieve their embattled garrisons before withdrawing.
 * 7) The Mirusians assume the above formation.
 * 8) Both the Imperium of War and the French attack.
 * 9) This time, the French left and center are the ones advancing. Learning from what happened earlier in the battle, Marshal Teindas completely abandons the leapfrog strategy and instead reorganizes the command structure into sectors so that each formation can operate independently. With practice, the Grand Battery is increasingly effective. Veterans from earlier planetary sieges (and from other militaries) oversee new planetary operations during this phase. Losses are still high, but with reinforcements streaming in at an alarming pace, it's clear the French can keep this up for a long time. They're gaining ground.
 * 10) On the Mirusian side, things look bleak. They're stalemated with the IoW and are losing ground to the French. Supplies are running critically low due to the fact that the IoW cut off their supply lines at the beginning of the campaign. Marauding French void hunters have made relief efforts extremely difficult. Large parts of the formation are already out of ammunition, and have been reduced to pretending that they're still capable of fighting through increasingly risky feints.

In the ensuing negotiations, I assume the SMC will force him to let them keep parts of the northernmost territory? The Waps can propose their vision for separate territories in order to ensure post-war peace, but Alexandre will insist on having them be as contiguous as possible. The Waptorian offer will get him thinking, though, and he will offer to work with them in the postwar to create a Mirusian galactic organization which will serve as a forum for Extragalactic-Mirusian disputes and for setting rules within the galaxy. This, plus territorial concessions and aid in fighting the IoW, could be the final peace deal?

Let me know what you guys think!