Defender_16

*Cough* Rip-off of WHAT book? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footfall

There are seperate programs to build systems in orbit that would drop heavy penetrators that wouldnt even need warhead because they'd be moving so fast. The other program to go along with that would be another laser based system for protecting the ground attack sat's against Chinese anti-satilite weapons. EDIT: Here we are The Rods From God

+++ DATA GAMBIT ENCRYPT PROTOCOL ENABLED/ Access Key Verification... CONFIRMED/ PROCESSING... Decryption complete. This message will self terminate in 5 standard minutes. Netbers; get to the Strike Cruiser Tribune within the next twelve hours. The ship's captain will have additional but limited information available to you. You will be required to recover elements of Bane. The Captain is to be kept in the dark. --END TRANSMISSION-- Major Radaf Netbers waited until the computer virus contained within the message erased everything on the datapad. Once it had started to heat up from burning out the pad's memory core he tossed it down a disintegrator chute. The encryption method, along with the short concise message were both typical of the high priority missions given to him by Melvar. Any mission for Melvar usually meant Zsinj, and that in turn meant it was for the good of the Empire. He would need to find a shuttle pilot to get his where he was needed and quickly. +++ "The last of the Civilian shuttles has departed Twilight Wanderer." reported Wintle. "It's about time. Have the ship form up with our fleet. We can finish resupplying them as we get ready for our jump." Dorja headed off towards the back of the bridge to look over more star charts. The Fleet moved out from Toprawa's gravity well and took up escort positions around Wanderer. Though heavily shielded and now fairly well armed, the civilian built ship still wouldn’t be expected to last long in a capital ship engagement. Shuttles from the 3 larger Destroyers Continued their supply runs to the Wanderer for the next hour. "Transmission from Wanderer sir." Dorja pointed to his station and soon Captain Graal's face was there. "Admiral I believe we now have enough supplies aboard for the run out to the Corporate Sector. We may need to resupply again when we get there but I know you want to get underway." "Thank you for the update Captain. Prepare your ship for immediate jump to hyperspace." The Captain offered a short bow in response and signed off. Dorja strode out onto the command walkway. "Helm, do we have our next jump plotted?" "Yes sir." "Transmit to the rest of the fleet and initiate jump at your convenience Lieutenant." Within a minute the stars elongated as the fleet once again entered hyperspace. +++ On the other side of the Toprawa system the Cruiser Paragon lead the first civilian refugee convoy out of the system, back toward Imperial lines. The ship's Captain Nei Folen barely glanced over his shoulder as the two former Colony Administrators entered the bridge. "What can I do for you today?" asked the aging mercenary, not taking his eyes off several displays for a moment. "You rarely visit my ship let alone the bridge without reason." Tendra took the lead making sure to shush her husband before doing so. "Captain we were hoping to hire out your services for our next business venture." The man leaned back in his command chair and laughed. When he caught his breath he turned to face them. "And just what are you going to pay me with? You had a whole star system's worth of mines to help pay for the services of my crew. What are you go to be doing that will interest me at all?" "How would you like some weapons? I'm getting the feeling people might be in the market for some rather soon." The Captain looked off to the side for a moment before slowly nodding his head. "Weapons... weapons would be good. Alright you've got my ear but I suppose you'll need secure transport for these weapons you'll be paying me with." "I was hoping we could work on that together. You know people I'm certain. People that wouldn’t run to the Empire at the first sign of trouble." "That I do..." 082

Can't go anywhere in town today Big Funeral going on. My sister just stopped in and apparently the guy was in her highschool class.

More annoying than anything. And yeah i'm pissed too about the Colbert Report. Is the Daily Show still doing new Episodes? I thought Jon Stewart did a lot of the writing on most episodes himslef. Oh and Btw, dont worry guys, I'm not on strike.

And to add to what Rob said, you probably wouldnt see the flare from it's descent thruster before re-entry for an orbital launched weapon. The Hypersonic Cruiser missile is actually a better idea however since it`s still not nearly as expensive as putting satelites topside that the Chinese have demonstrated they can shoot down. Cruise missiles can be launched from anywhere in the world and cant be detected by the older ICBM launch detection systems. In a pinch they could be equiped with nukes as an additional deterrant.

What colour does your car turn when struck by lightning? What? It's a serious question!

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/Defender_16/Skipray-SpadeComparison.gif Initial limited production varient of the Spade class Blastboat design. Designated the 'A2' Model they used a pair of high power sublight drives origionally intended for the SFS Skipray. Only five were ever built and the production line was raided by Rebels before any of them could be deployed. To counter any subsequent attempts at theft production was moved to a secure facility at Balmorra. The vehicle designer and prominent member of the Pro Imperial Crusaders ordered an end to production of the A2. The Facilities at Balmorra would instead produce a newly finished B1 design which could carry external missile launchers that could be jettisoned when empty. EDIT: http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/Defender_16/SpadeB1.gif

Good! It was even effecting my highspeed connection before. Caused the page to load a whole one tenth of a second slower.

Was going to need some Skipray parts for some Uglies so I figured... http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/Defender_16/SkiprayScaleComparison.gif

(I looked for it, I googled for it, but I couldnt find the other thread.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/990/50250165.JPG On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. http://kilby.sac.on.ca/towerslibrary/pages/users/819.152.jpg In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. — John McCrae Post your Rememberance Day stuff guys. (Or whatever holiday your country has.) EDIT: ARRGH! We only had two fighter jets available for the Flyover durring the cerimonies at the Capital.

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I've been uploading these posters in reverse alphabetical order for the most part and that person that made these game all of them the same id starter. Oh well. http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/Defender_16/Motivational/insp_tantalus.png http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/Defender_16/Motivational/insp_sanfrancisco.png http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/Defender_16/Motivational/insp_undiscovered.png

Wow, way to go Krytos! (Does this mean you can do that Model for me now? ) http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/Defender_16/ScryingSpell.gif Even magic can have difficulty getting the page sometimes. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0504.html

It's like the term "Revolutionary Figure" was specifically designed for this guy: Josip Broz 'Tito'

Does the forum change over with Daylight savings or do I have to change my forum settings manually? (And a question that I may ask in Site feedback soon, why havent I been able to access my account settings for over a week now? )

+++ The civilian convoy under the protection of the Ardent Taskforce reverted to realspace in the Toprawa system. The trip had gone without incident so far. Four hours into the Jump the Destroyers had reverted to realspace to pick up the hyperspace capable fighters that had jumped along side them, then resumed their flight. Now they waited to see if the local Imperial fleet still held the system. "Sensors, how many Imperial ships are still in system?" When there was no immediate response Commander Wintle walked over to the sensor station. "Lieutenant Aurlich?" "Sorry sir, the sensors are having trouble with some of the debris showing up in low orbit around Toprawa. We're showing two operational Star Destroyers and several support ships in orbit along with another three disabled Destroyers. No enemy presence at this time." "Good." whispered Dorja. "Com get me direct line communications to the Imperial ships still in orbit." "Go ahead sir." "Toprawa defence force this is Admiral Dorja aboard the Destroyer Ardent. What is your status?" The static filled com channel came to life. "Admiral Dorja, this is Commodore Parkere. We are in the process of regrouping after repelling an attack approximately five hours ago. There were many of the alien ships present but the majority of them didn’t move to engage. All of them ended up crossing the Hydian Way." "Crossing it? None of them tried to head up or down the hyperspace lane?" "No Admiral. We recorded their jump vectors and it appears they were headed roughly in the direction of the Cron Drift and the Tion." Dorja tuned away from the holodisplay for a moment and looked to Wintle. "They're going to circumvent our main defensive line." The Admiral returned his attention to the display and the Commodore. "Commodore Parkere, my group is currently headed to the Corporate sector to rally Imperial forces there. We will need to leave these civilians we've been escorting in your keeping." "I understand Admiral. We will do what we can to reprovision them so they can make the jump Coreward. Do you have any idea how long it will be until we are relieved?" "You can rest assured Commodore that Imperial fleets are at this very moment making their way down the Hydian Way. While there are other positions in more desperate need of ships, you should see the first arrivals within the week." 'The week... yes." The officer seemed distant for a moment, obviously wondering if they would be able to hold out for a few hours if they were attacked again. "Commodore, in the event your positions are overrun the closest secure fleet base is at Dathomir. There are Interdictor checkpoints in place on the Hydian Way, so if retreat becomes the only option left to you it is there." "Thank you Admiral." +++ Civilian ships settled into low orbit around Toprawa and shuttles began ferrying refugees down to the planet's main spaceport. The planet's fairly new capital city and the spaceport facility, were both surrounded by a large series of fortifications. The huge walls were intended to keep out the planet's former inhabitants who had been reduced to barbarism more than twenty years ago after aiding the Rebellion. Supposedly even now Imperial troops were working on shoring up those defences to protect the city against invasion from orbit. Dorja didn’t think the defenders had much hope of holding the planet if the ships in orbit fled. An orbital bombardment would take care of the planetary shields. "How much longer Commander?" The Admiral asked over his shoulder. Wintle arrived in short order. "The Twilight Wander is going to need two more hours to unload the civilians still aboard. We've already started restocking some of her supplies from our stores. Three hours maximum." "Not as much of a delay as I had worried about. Do the refugees have any fighters left that would be worth taking along?" The Commander glanced at his small datapad quickly. "The hanger crew from Right to Rule are looking over an old Skipray Blastboat, a modified Tie Bomber, and two T-wings. All of the other fighters are going with Paragon and the other mercenaries when they escort the first group of refugees back to our lines." "It'll have to do. I'm not moving any of our fighter squadrons over to that liner unless we have to." "Sir." spoke up the com officer. "We have a transmission coming in from Twilight Wanderer." "Put it through." Where Dorja had expected to see captain Graal's face above the projector appeared that of Fitzgibbon Lane, the administrator of the Mining Colony. Without preamble the business man started in right away. "Admiral on behalf of the citizens of the Dal-porath mining colony I want to thank you and your people for what they've done to rescue as many of us as you have. While it's unfortunate that the one transport didn't escape everyone here understands that you did everything you could." "Administrator Lane, it is the duty of every Imperial officer to safeguard loyal citizens to the Empire whenever possible. I'm aware that many of your people are far from being truly loyal to the cause but I couldn’t take the chance that some of those that call your operation home might be true law abiding citizens. I suggest that you remember, and remind any trouble makers you might know, that they're in Imperial space now. We wont abide any attempts at Rebellion." The colony Administrator maintained his Sabacc face the entire time despite Dorja's implied accusations. "Admiral, I assure you that I will personally make sure that the rough hard living people of my colony understand that the laws of the Empire are not ones to be trod upon. And again I want to thank you for the job you've done." With that Lane gave a slight bow and the transmission ended. +++ Tendra glared across the deactivated holoprojector at her husband. "What the hell are you up to this time Fitz? He was practically accusing you of being a Rebel." In response he flashed his most charming smile. "Perhaps the dear Admiral was intimidated on his previous visit by my stunning personality." Tendra's glare let up only slightly. Finally he shrugged. "He doesn't recognise me or he'd have had me arrested already. In either case we should be going. I have an idea for our next business venture." "We only just bailed out of our previous money scheme and you're already starting to work on another?" She walked over and the two held hands as they left the ship's communications center. Fitz patted the back of his wife's hand as he started talking again. "As someone once said, there is no time like the present. Right now I'm thinking the galaxy could use some new weapons to fight these invaders and I'm sure the Empire isn’t going to sell those weapons to just anyone." "An arms company?" asked Tendra sounding somewhat surprised at the bold move. "Exactly. Now... how does Tendran Arms sound?" 081 This pic needs a little work before it's used in a card. http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/Defender_16/billy_dee_williams01.jpg EDIT: While work on the next post is moving along at a dreadfully slow pace (Stupid job. ) I have become a member of fanfiction -dot- net and submitted the first 2 parts/chapters. Within ten hours I've already recieved some responses.

Yeah Mitth, the Twi'lek Deathseed was a decent fighter. It evenly matched most of it's contemporaries and had slightly better manuvering than that standard X-wing when they were first introduced. I personally dont like that they can't carry missiles but that's only a minor flaw. Mad I liked your idea. It was remarkably simple to do as well. I removed the cannons on the regular E-wing in the pic because the topside one was ruining the look of the cockpit canopy. http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/Defender_16/E-Ceptor.gif Upon actually drawing the engines for the E-wing I have realised the ones I made for the EZ-95 Ugly using my memory only, ended up backwards. I still insist that a good upgrade to ANY Z-95 is switching out engines for ones from the E-wing.

Freakin' awesome Tesla Coil find there Eagle. Empire Strikes Back Alternate Ending LOTR Alternate ending

An early happy birthday to you then because there is no way I'm going to remember it otherwise.

I continue to be amazed by the size of the Tie wing arrays. Here's an attempt at the EZ-95 Ugly. Unfortunately you cant really see the E-wing engines because of the Wing array. http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h293/Defender_16/EZ-95Above.gif

The Tie Cyclone? That was made back in 2001 I think Eagle. EDIT: Holy crap, I'm a Warlord. When did that happen?

Time traveler strikes again? The Cake is a lie Weebl seems to have a new friend. Where's Bob?

+++ The doors to the bridge of the Destroyer Iron Fist parted with a hiss and two high ranking officers strode through. The ship's Captain had to fight to keep his eyes from going wide in shock as he recognised Grand Moff Zsinj. The man returned to his senses in time to go to attention and salute as the two men approached. "Welcome aboard Iron Fist Grand Moff." "Thank you Captain." Zsinj took a deep breath inhaling the recycled and filtered air of one of the Empire's huge starships for the first time in years. He scanned the bridge seeing the officers down in the crew pit's hard at work, just as things should be. "Ah, it's good to be back." "Would you like me to have your personal quarters made ready for you sir? They're still set aside." "No Captain that's quite alright. The General and myself were just about to take a tour of the ship and see how things have held up." "Understood sir. Would you like your command chair installed? We hadn't expected you aboard quite so soon." The Moff seemed to think to himself for a moment then turned to the General next to him. "Melvar?" Melvar gave an almost imperceptible shake of his head. "You're quite right." Zsinj turned his attention back to the younger officer. "No Captain that won't be necessary. It seems to be quite popular these days for flag officers to have command centers separate from the bridge. I would hate to give the impression of not keeping up with the times." "Aye sir." Responded the somewhat confused seeming Captain. "Carry on." Zsinj waved to the Captain, as he turned to head out of the bridge. General Melvar was close behind. +++ Zsinj sat down behind a strongly built desk made of dark Greel wood. He rubbed at his forehead for a moment in contemplation before slamming a fist down on the desk. "Of all the times for something to happen these damnable Aliens, whoever they are, had to choose to invade now." He sighed trying to let his temper cool somewhat. "What is Bane's status?" he asked Melvar. The General finished adjusting his fingernail attachments and stepped in front of the desk. "Bane, for all intents and purposes is finished. Derricote has already removed most of the implant data and equipment from site Beta. There's only a skeleton crew there now finishing off some loose ends and triple checking things. We don’t know what is happening with the primary facilities on Saffalore however because of the Hypercom blackouts." The Moff shook his head. "We don’t even know if the Corporate Sector is still standing. Burgan sent Dorja out to look around but it could be a couple of weeks before we hear back from them one way or another. Can we proceeded with Project Scourge with just the equipment from site Beta?" Melvar looked somewhat weary. "Derricote says that his people have enough to begin production. They've moved to the secure facilities at Borleias." Zsinj arched an eyebrow. "He says he can do it, but can he?" "Yes." Melvar replied instantly. "But production will be slow. Anything we can salvage from the Saffalore site would be helpful." The Moff uttered a short curse in one of the myriad languages he knew. "Get Termagant and two of the newer Carrack Cruisers loaded with some Raptors. They're to proceeded to Saffalore at best possible speed. If they can, they're to link up with Dorja's fleet for the return trip and use his ships for cover." The General nodded after having made a mental note. "Should I impress upon them the seriousness of this mission?" "Only the Captains of the three ships and they don’t need to know the details, only that they need to get that cargo back to us." Zsinj looked up from the desk. "We have rebellion flare ups all through the Outer and Mid Rim. The Emperor wants Scourge in place as soon as possible should we need to implement it." 080

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