Torpedoes

Scenario 2: Into the Minefield
The Saturnus High Commune managed
to weather the Terran-Hatchling War
nicely, concentrating all of their resources
on defending the single planet of New Saturn,
located in a relatively isolated sector
of space. Despite this, their losses against
the Hatchlings were heavy, making them
ripe for an invasion by more traditional
forces. In 7 AL, the Draconians, equipped
with Colosian fighters, launched just such
an attempt.
Prepared for such naked aggression, the
Saturnus forces have girded their planet
with layer after layer of automatic and
staffed defenses, the most vital of which is
a string of communication satellites which
act as an early warning system against attack.
These comm sats have been ringed
by minefields, and constant patrols protect
these valuable constructs.
This scenario depicts a Draconian action
against a key communications satellite orbiting
high above New Saturn. The forces
involved come from both the 7001st Draconian
Regiment and the Saturnus Planetary
Patrollers.
Forces
Mixed units from the 7001st Draconian
Regiment: Set up first along Edge 1.
Seraph A — Pilot (Plt 9, Gnr 7)
Gunner (Gnr 7)
Glaive A — Pilot (Plt 6, Gnr 7)
Gunner (Gnr 5)
Salamander A — Pilot (Plt 6, Gnr 2)
Gunner (Gnr 8)
Revenge A — Pilot (Plt 7, Gnr 1)
Gunner (Gnr 7)
Two Flights of Saturnus Planetary Patrollers:
Set up second along Edge 3.
Thunder Bird A — Pilot (Plt 7, Gnr 6)
Thunder Bird B — Pilot (Plt 5, Gnr 5)
Thunder Bird C — Pilot (Plt 5, Gnr 4)
Thunder Bird D — Pilot (Plt 3, Gnr 3)
Dart A — Pilot (Plt 6, Gnr 6)
Dart B — Pilot (Plt 4, Gnr 5)
Dart C — Pilot (Plt 2, Gnr 1)
Special Rules
1) The Saturnus player must place the
Comm Sat in Area G or H before either
side sets up. The Comm Sat may be attacked
by the Draconians: it has a Defensive
Value of 14 (despite the fact it
does not move) and can jam torps. It
may attempt jamming against all tracking
torps, and it succeeds on a 1D4 roll
of 1–3 per torp. The Comm Sat may not
dodge torps, though. In addition, attackers
can only fire cannon weapons
at the Comm Sat at a range of 15 hexes
or less. The Comm Sat can take 20 damage
points before it is destroyed.
Starcraft may not perform a turn nor
end a Movement Phase in the Comm
Sat’s hex.
2) There’s a minefield in areas C, D, E and
F. For every Movement Phase that a vessel
or torp expends at least one movement
point in this area, roll an attack
against it after its move is completed.
This is a 3D8 attack which scores “All”
damage.
3) The Draconian player must also fire
torps at an off-board target to fulfill the
Victory Conditions (see below). To do
so, simply state what you’re launching
during the Torp Launch Phase. No
counters are placed on the board for
this special launch—the expended ordnance
is merely marked off of the firer’s
Starcraft Display.
Victory Conditions
The Draconian player must meet all
three of the following conditions by the end
of the 10th game turn to win:
• Destroy the Comm Sat.
• Launch no fewer than 8 Mk. 50 torps
(as per Special Rule 3) from Area I at
the Saturnus fighter tender which is off
of Edge 3.
• Exit the Revenge off of Edge 1.
If the Draconian player fails to meet all
of these three conditions in the time allotted,
the Saturnus player wins.
Their largest ships were
a matched pair of
Epping gunboats.”
Intaka nodded approvingly.
“And who
were they? Did their
ships or their uniforms
bear any sort of markings?”
Willis thought about
it for a moment. “No,
not that anyone ever
mentioned. I mean,
besides the regular
Draconian military
insignia—”
The Warworlder
stopped Willis in midsentence
with a single
motion of his hand.
“Excuse me, Doctor. Did
you say that the raiders
were Draconian?”
Willis was confused.
“Yes, I did. Why? You
didn’t know? I assumed
everyone was aware
that this sector is
swarming with Draconians.
We’ve tried
contacting their government
concerning
this issue several times,
but to no avail. The
official response seems
to be that the pirates
are some sort of rogues
that the local government
does not feel
responsible for.”
Willis hunched
forward and struck a
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