[IMG] News Report 3/6/13

[Aysle]

BREAKING NEWS -- A PMI member was located in Quadrant 1,0.

I now bring you live to the report of IMG's engagement of PMI's forces....


Interviewer: Captain Aysle, I have heard that PMI's forces exceed the capability of your own? What do you have to say about this?

Aysle: Although a number of PMI members are older then our own members they seem to be lacking in all around bang for the buck.

Interviewer: What do you mean by "bang for the buck"?

Aysle: Well as I am the youngest member of IMG, although I do focus heavily on building my battleships I would expect the the oldest active Captain to be far better equipped then myself.  I have heard numerous times from WolfDoc about the strength he has from his heavy donations. I was pleasantly surprised to find his ship lacking in defense.

Interviewer: How would you describe your engagement with WolfDoc, how did it come to happen?

Aysle: Well it was just simple luck. One of our new Corp ships was out chasing combat missions near Sol while undergoing its build out. WolfDoc just happened to be parked off-line where one of the missions dropped. After being alerted to his presence and a report of his ships power my secondary battleship was jumped into the theater. I personally had some misgivings with the engagement since his science level should be much higher then mine. A scan was performed while my finger was on the trigger. Although the odds were in my favor 14 to 7 I was still a bit concerned as I don't like to enter battles I can't win. After the completion of the scan I discovered that although his ship did have 1 million reported power it was weapons and armor heavy. A quick use of QP (after waiting 1 hour for the scan) and the battle was over.

Interviewer: I see in the report that your ship abandoned the cargo search, why did that happen?

Aysle: My ship was just heading out from Sol with a full load of fuel for a 2-3 day journey before resupply. As such there was no room for spoils. Luckily a number (318) of PMI crew did escape their enslavement and have been returned to Sol as freemen.

Interviewer: Can you tell me how close of a fight this was? I see that the enemy was defeated with trained personnel. Was your ship on the verge of jumping due to damage?

Aysle: No, it wasn't even a close battle, yes this ship doesn't carry as many weapons as he does. But WolfDoc could of attacked me all day long and never won. I only lost 38% of my shields strength in the encounter. WolfDoc lost 100% of shields and 100% of his armor. 97.68% of his total defensive power was lost. So it seems a small contingent of PMI slaves are still on board. IMG will liberate those slaves at our next opportunity. Although the battle was won by trained personnel, my men are hearty and provided an amazing 38k attack via sabotage.

Interviewer: Why is this war lasting so long?

Aysle: Quite simply because just as IMG can't locate PMI...PMI can't locate IMG. The galaxy is large and until PMI is ready to line up for our firing squad the needle in a haystack hunt will continue.

Interviewer: I see no nukes were used in this attack. Why not?

Aysle: Using nukes is a waste most of the time. We don't need nukes to win. Yes, we used nukes in our first engagement with PMI, that was mainly for shock and awe. For now we will engage PMI with superior power and decisive tactical advantage. With the addition of Corporate ships into the mix future battles will turn out far more interesting I think.

Interviewer: Any last words for us tonight?

Aysle: I think us at IMG just have to say yet again, we will continue on mining. We are miners at heart and we will not stand for Pirates stealing hard earned resources. All Corps that approve of pirating will and continue to be our enemies. We will lend a helping hand to defend not only our own corp but any other corp that is under attack of pirates. We look forward to the day when the pirates have been removed from our galaxy. Strength is gained by peace. Without peace we have Laser & Rail guns to bring peace.

Interviewer: Thank you for your time. I wish your corp continued success. Following will be a hit by hit transcript of the earlier battle.

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Beta Sigma Draconis
 
Attacker opened fire!

Isle Vs. WolfDoc UP
Weapons assault
Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Railgun Battery MK XII using standard mode.
Light hit on target, doing 34133 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK VII using standard mode.
Light hit on target, doing 19680 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Railgun Battery MK XII using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 56610 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK VII using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 32160 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Railgun Battery MK VIII using standard mode.
The attack missed the target completely!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK VII using standard mode.
Critical hit on target, doing 52800 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Railgun Battery MK VIII using standard mode.
Minor hit on target, doing 14652 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK VII using standard mode.
Light hit on target, doing 17280 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK XVIII using standard mode.
Hit on target, doing 33217 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK VII using standard mode.
Light hit on target, doing 21120 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Railgun Battery MK V using standard mode.
Excellent hit on target, doing 34632 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK V using standard mode.
Minor hit on target, doing 10368 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Railgun Battery MK V using standard mode.
Light hit on target, doing 20868 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK V using standard mode.
Excellent hit on target, doing 31488 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Railgun Battery MK V using standard mode.
Hit on target, doing 25308 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK V using standard mode.
Critical hit on target, doing 43776 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Railgun Battery MK V using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 30636 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK V using standard mode.
Light hit on target, doing 18048 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK X using standard mode.
Excellent hit on target, doing 28139 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK IV using standard mode.
Critical hit on target, doing 37296 damage!

WolfDoc UP maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK IV using standard mode.
Excellent hit on target, doing 26544 damage!
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Hit on target, doing 17316 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 22311 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK IV using standard mode.
Minor hit on target, doing 7728 damage!

WolfDoc UP maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK IV using standard mode.
Minor hit on target, doing 10080 damage!
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Light hit on target, doing 14985 damage!

WolfDoc UP maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK IV using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 21168 damage!
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Light hit on target, doing 13986 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Minor hit on target, doing 7326 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK IV using standard mode.
Hit on target, doing 17136 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 24309 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK IV using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 21504 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Light hit on target, doing 15984 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK IV using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 24528 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Light hit on target, doing 11988 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK IV using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 21168 damage!

WolfDoc UP maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK IV using standard mode.
The attack missed the target completely!
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Excellent hit on target, doing 25974 damage!
Target shield is down!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 24975 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK IV using standard mode.
Excellent hit on target, doing 25536 damage!

WolfDoc UP maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK II using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 17760 damage!
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Excellent hit on target, doing 32634 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK IX using standard mode.
Hit on target, doing 16983 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK II using standard mode.
Hit on target, doing 12960 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK VI using pulse mode.
Light hit on target, doing 14086 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK II using standard mode.
Critical hit on target, doing 27600 damage!

Isle maneuvers into fire range and attacks first.
Isle attacks with Laser Cannon MK VI using standard mode.
Direct hit on target, doing 18482 damage!
WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK II using standard mode.
Excellent hit on target, doing 19440 damage!

WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK II using standard mode.
Excellent hit on target, doing 19680 damage!

WolfDoc UP attacks with Railgun Battery MK II using standard mode.
Minor hit on target, doing 8160 damage!

Boarding assault
Isle maneuvers into boarding range first.
Isle sending Marines Assault Unit MK X to find a boarding spot.
The boarding party found an area and sabotaged it, doing 11018 damage!

Isle maneuvers into boarding range first.
Isle sending Marines Assault Unit MK X to find a boarding spot.
The boarding party found an area and sabotaged it, doing 8385 damage!

Isle maneuvers into boarding range first.
Isle sending Marines Assault Unit MK X to find a boarding spot.
The boarding party found an area and sabotaged it, doing 8093 damage!

Isle maneuvers into boarding range first.
Isle sending Marines Assault Unit MK X to find a boarding spot.
The boarding party found an area and sabotaged it, doing 11603 damage!

Isle maneuvers into boarding range first.
Isle sending Marines Assault Unit MK X to find a boarding spot.
The boarding party found an area and sabotaged it, doing 9412 damage!

Isle maneuvers into boarding range first.
Isle sending trained personnel to find a boarding spot.
The boarding party found an area and sabotaged it, doing 38991 damage!
Target armor penetrated!
EMERGENCY JUMP!
WolfDoc UP has retreated from the battlefield due to heavy damage!
Isle captured a group of 314 enemy personnel during the fight.
Cargo bay at full capacity! Cargo search aborted.

Objective: Destroy 10% or more of the enemy while losing less % then the enemy.
 
Attacker victory!

[Dadds]

Congratulations on a long and drawn out battle Aysle. The campaign against the pirates is sometimes dull and drawn out, as was that battle. Take note all who read this latest transcript, that no matter how high and powerful you may feel personally, doesnt make you invulnerable from attack. Only good teamwork and diligence can we bring a demise to piracy in the main. A good catch with a major pirate's pants down. Bravo!

[JamJulLison]

Congratulations on a long and drawn out battle Aysle. The campaign against the pirates is sometimes dull and drawn out, as was that battle. Take note all who read this latest transcript, that no matter how high and powerful you may feel personally, doesnt make you invulnerable from attack. Only good teamwork and diligence can we bring a demise to piracy in the main. A good catch with a major pirate's pants down. Bravo!

Also be sure to take note that this battle was against someone who has gone inactive.  I am not speaking in character or anything.  Just a fact.  He hasn't been on for weeks. I am actually starting to worry about the guy because this isn't really like him. So congrads on hitting one of our inactive players.  If the guy wasn't co-leader I likely would have boot him already.  I just had to do that to Kerbos cause he hasn't been on in forever.

[Dadds]

similar to the hit on our member Razgr1z who was also inactive. Obvious difference is, your leader is AWOL. I do hope you find him soon and everything is well with him, regardless of differences

[JamJulLison]

From what your number 2 told me, Raz was AWOL as well. lol.   Though I have noticed that is no longer the case.   I hope I hear back from Wolfdoc soon. I sent him an email earlier. 

[Dadds]

Yes, one of our members did go AWOL but we have since discussed that absence and we have agreed to a leave of absence request to be submitted to authorities for any extended periods of absence.
On another note it's a shame you still close your press releases to deny IMG any right of reply. It doesnt surprise me however because as usual your news is all about your propaganda and not the truth. In a war i guess that happens. "Hanoi Hanna" comes to mind as an example of an attempt to build "the people" against peacekeeping forces by broadcasting single sided news reports and to try to demoralise those peacekeepers. It is my hopes one day you will liberate your news broadcasts to acknowledge two sides of a story, as we do here at IMG.

Dadds <IMG>

[JamJulLison]

The only reason I lock my news topics when I do them is because the first time I did one, you came on running your mouth. Yes it was you keeping in character, but it caused things to be dragged way off topic. I just want to keep our news reports about the news reports and not have any arguments break out.

Yeah I wouldn't have a problem with people taking leave if they notified me of it and made sure all their stuff was packed up and the ships moved to safe zones.

[Dadds]

to "get off topic" same thing happened when i posted my corporate stance. The biggest off topic commentary ever known on this forum. led by you and your crew. It didnt force me to close down the commentary though toward the end i considered it. If you want to post news, it should be open for comment and discussion. Anything that gets off comment, like this dialogue, is controlled by the poster still. You still get to keep your censorship if you hear something you dont like lol

[JamJulLison]

I agree on the corporate stance thread.  As for managing the thread I start. Most I can do is lock it.  It doesn't let the creator of the thread delete or edit other people's post.  Now if people were to keep it civil and not post in character stuff, then yes I wouldn't mind leaving it unlocked.  The good thing with the news releases themselves is we can take little shots at one another without it getting out of hand like it did on your corporate stance thread.

[Dadds]

i like the news briefs as they are of course, but when there are many topics to it, sorta looses its continuity when you announce and lock it. I can always come back with my own press release about subject matter in one of your press releases, but to the people not involved or who want to get involved, i think it breaks that ebb and flow of questioning. Perhaps we can ask for an independent arbiter to keep a news press open for us where we submit out questions/answers via mail and then is posted by him, while not editing stuff, but ensuring its not off topic or offensive. if arbiter finds it off topic or offensive, he should direct that part back to the publisher for review, explanation or alteration before posting. or we can just agree to be our own mediators and keep it in a single thread ourselves. We are all grownups here (established in many other flame type threads posted between us lol) If one side finds it a bit off topic or offensive, state reasoning and have the other party retract.

oh, and i am wandering slightly off topic again by posting against a news report thread. This is not news, just considerations