X2085E-A Empire Threat

[Strangetides]

Situational Brief on the X2085E-A Empire Intrusion into the Asgard System, Crossoff Sector

Currently the X2085E-A machine civilization has overrun Asgard II, II, and IV. Their current strength seems to be:

1 Titan
4 Heavy Cruisers
3 Cruisers
3 Destroyers
2 Scouts

As well there appear to be 4 objects which are capable of jamming ship HJ capabilities. These currently are being jammed themselves. These forces are not concentrated but spread through-out the system.

Tactical Analysis

In the first combat encounter with X2085E-A, 4 of their Scout craft closed with Planet Valhalla in the Asgard System. The defenders were able to destroy the probing attack, and the following telemetry was gathered.

Silver Orb (Scout)
5 Orb Fighters
Standard Energy Cannon x2 50pts of damage each
Mass Driver Cannon x2 100pts of damage each
S-Mo Cannon x2 reduces Evade

Analysis

Silver Orb Scout
1000pt shield
1850 +/- to destroy after shields down

3290 points of damage was inflicted on the scout in 2 combat rounds with shield regeneration taking place between rounds.

Conclusion

Reinforcements to the Asgard System and Valhalla itself are paramount to holding this line of defence to the X2085E-A Empire, as it has taken only a few months for them to conquer large portions of the most heavily populated sector. If Valhalla falls we have lost a strategically placed ally.

[kalouma]

Greetings,

Thank you for reporting this important piece of intelligence.

Where's the Asgard system located??? Maybe the Kushan Empire can send a fleet to help defence.

Kalouma
Spokesman of the Triumvirate

[leliel]

Asgard, from the star charts the empires have graciously granted the Stochocracy of Gorsat access to, appears in the sector coordinate of (8,1) in Crossoff Sector.

[Strangetides]

The Primacy engaged a X2085E-A Empire Battlestation in the Asgard System. The small fleet sent to investigate it was able to bring down its shields in short order and destroy the station while only suffering minor damage itself. The 6th Fleet has since moved to reinforce the defences of the Planet Valhalla (Asgard System 05,05) against new X-Empire reinforcements. As well 1000 Assault Droids have been dispatched for ground defence as the X-Empire has managed to land some ground forces.


The Primacy has just dispatched the Battleship only assault 5th Fleet to assist in the sector. The Primacy Titan Fleets are being retained to patrol Primacy space as the X-Empire has begun activity directly against the Primacy.

The Primacy has also presented the Valhalla Government with advanced shielding and missile technology.

It is hoped that the Senate and other races will see the benefit of holding the line here against the X-Empire. We congratulate the Dynasty on their victories! We call on the other races to hear the call to arms!


***Priority***
Based on what little information the Primacy has gathered, X2085E-A ships aren’t really ships per say. They are actually several thousand smaller components combined together and encased inside an Elysium armored sphere. Each component seems to have the ability to operate independently from the others once power is applied to it. Upon being powered a single component begins to consume any mineral material in its vicinity and almost instantaneously builds more components to connect to it, each new component arranged to serve a certain purpose such as a leg or a tentacle like apparatus. Primacy theory is that one of these components could end up creating a ship if it was provided enough material, this must be how the race reproduces.