[WAR] Operation Backlash

[Ersin Oghuz]

Campaign After Action Reports
Fleet #1 (Initial Assault)
Fleet #2 (Second Assault)
Fleet #3 (Defense Duty)
Videos & Graphics
Special Thanks

Campaign Stats (Total)
ISK Destroyed: 477,183,930.03
ISK Lost: 594,841,821.33
ISK Delta: -117,657,891.3
Efficiency: 44.51%

[Ersin Oghuz]

Fleet #1 (Initial Assault)

Following to intel about 3 Customs Offices in Scolluzer belonging Stockholm Syndrome., we pinged HSC slack and announced the fleet to reinforce those assets.

Considering it is last minute call, we formed up pretty quick with decent combat, logistics and support groups. We travelled to Scolluzer and began reinforcing the POCOs. While the offensive operation was going on, they respoded by engaging our Customs Offices in Egyfe and managed to reinforce two of our Customs Offices before we intervened with raiding operation while still maintaining main body of the fleet on reinforcing duty.

Initial Assault Fleet Members

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Adree Jericho
Alpha GoreSnorkel
Carl Misjekis
Ersin Oghuz
Ghad Makanen
Gyrgon
Kranamor Andedare
Kris Hawk
lobevaser
Mike Kingswell
Nelliver Cadigal
Qwery Kobe
Rikali Laru
Stogal Severasse
Strontium Bob Bobbins
Tal Tracyn
Vishnael Skyhunter
Xaviar Onassis

Stats
ISK Destroyed: 0
ISK Lost: 0
ISK Delta: 0
Efficiency: -

Overall evaluation

✔ (Positive stuff)
+ Pretty quick form up considering this was a last minute call for fleet.
+ Capsuleer attandence was very good again considering how quickly we formed.
+ Fleet discipline and comms were good.
+ Scouts positioned well to monitor any wartarget activity nearby.
✘ (Negative stuff)
- None.

[Ersin Oghuz]

Fleet #2 (Second Assault)

This fleet was pretty straigthforward really. We formed quickly following to fleet announcement in-game. Solid fleet with a good balance of Combat Ships, Logistics and Support Group for various tasks. We travelled to Scolluzer (4 jumps ) and destroyed all reinforced Customs Office without any incident and/or resistance.

Roam members (54)

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Ann'Dra Padecain
Archemide - Ashimmu
Ariel Khadina - Vexor
Athena Firefly - Nemesis
Atticus Vex - Nemesis
B'aldrick Aivoras - Vexor
Bora Vyvorant - Talos
Bryndan Rans - Vexor
Christoph Patrouette - Blackbird
Crowthrm Kaundur - Vexor
D'ameni Holmes - Vexor
Devola Gestalt - Augoror
Durnik Risalo - Augoror
Erasmus Himura - Talos
Ersin Oghuz - Hyperion
Erwin Madelung
Falling Snow KumaMoto - Vexor
Ghad Makanen - Vexor
Glen Burney - Imperial Navy Slicer
Hirmuolio Pine - Hound
Jacob Velora - Vexor
Jehoshaphat Ambraelle - Vexor
Jorgeder Fiodor - Vexor
Keuthein - Vexor
Kirsi Isrik - Vexor
Kranamor Andedare - Talos
Kris Hawk - Vexor
Marcel Eriker - Vexor
Metti ar Virksen - Vexor
Min Nashira - Vexor
Minee Ze - Oracle
Nelliver Cadigal - Vexor
Oviramir - Vexor
Padraic Musbrandt - Ashimmu
Pest Hibra - Vexor
Phileas Levesque - Celestis
Philx Parmala - Vexor
Raven Marley - Vexor
Rikali Laru - Armageddon
Sanguine Qara
Saylah Nebail - Maller
Sevin Dragooba - Manticore
Stogal Severasse - Vexor
Strontium Bob Bobbins - Talos
Tal Tracyn - Hyperion
Torg Navatin - Augoror
UrsusMajor - Talos
Vishnael Skyhunter - Augoror
Vors Voorhorian - Vexor
Vybez Kartel - Gila
averoth trojan - Vexor
lobevaser - Vexor
xtx loki - Vexor

Kills and Losses

(17:39:38) Scolluzer
Customs Office +159.06m

(17:45:38) Scolluzer
Customs Office +159.06m

(17:59:38) Scolluzer
Customs Office +159.06m

Stats
ISK Destroyed: 477,183,930.03
ISK Lost: 0
ISK Delta: 477,183,930.03
Efficiency: 100%

Overall evaluation

✔ (Positive stuff)
+ Turlough gave a very good and detailed Introduction to Fleets prior to fleet. I also gave a quick newbro speech just in case though.
+ We have very good numbers. Thanks to all members! We have very solid fleet with +20 Vexors, 6 Logistics, 3 Battleships, Support Ships (+5 Attack Battlecruisers, Bombers, EWar, Scouts)
+ We staged just in time and fleet discipline and comms were good.
+ Scouts positioned well to monitor any wartarget activity nearby.
+ Operation succesfully completed within 30 minutes following to staging.
✘ (Negative stuff)
- None.

[Ersin Oghuz]

Fleet #3 (Defense Duty)

So with Ersin not being able to make the initial timers for the Defence Fleet, I offered my services. Usually I don't get to play much on a Sunday, so this was very short notice.

Roam members (37)

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Adrien Claremont
Alpha GoreSnorkel
Ana'ander Lamora
Ariel Khadina
Athena Firefly
Axel Whelan
Christoph Patrouette - Augoror
Crowthrm Kaundur - Vexor
D'ameni Holmes
Darth Galifreia
Earl Reneshan - Augoror
Edwin Clough
Ersin Oghuz
Erwin Madelung - Augoror
Fergus Echerie - Vexor
Ged Sinak
Ghad Makanen
Hirmuolio Pine
Ker'Tesh Tarir
Kris Hawk
Micah McCain
Min Nashira
Minee Ze - Osprey
Nathan M Rothschild
Padraic Musbrandt
Penelore
Phileas Levesque - Celestis
Philx Parmala
Planet Head
Sevin Dragooba
Stogal Severasse - Vexor
Strontium Bob Bobbins
Tal Tracyn
Tasha Menne - Osprey
Torg Navatin - Augoror
Vors Voorhorian
lobevaser

We formed BLAP Vexors again and made our way over to Eygfe, with both the FC and 2IC in pods because we're filthy pirates and get shot at in HiSec systems. Eventually we made it to our destination, reshipped, and headed to the POCO.

We set up at the POCO. Someone suggested drone bunnies so all drones were assigned to FC and 2IC. Intel started to come in that the WTs had a large Mach fleet with OOC Guardian logi. For me, this was pretty much a hard counter to our Vexors but home being such a long way away, it would have been difficult to reship. The timers had started ticking down anyway so even if we called at Hek, I'd imagine that we could have lost at least one POCO before we got back.

So... out gunned, we waited. A couple of guys switched into POSreys to try and get the damned POCOs repped. Literally as soon as that they did, the WT fleet landed on us. They had a number of support ships with them including a Scorpion and a pair of Huginns.

I called the Scorpion primary first, expecting him to be lightly tanked and to preserve our logi cap chain which i presumed would have been his target. Once I figured out that the whole "drone bunny" thing wasn't working, we started to apply to the Scorpion. OOC logi then warped on grid and went suspect, with the Scorpion now catching reps. With their logi suspect, we switched to try and clear off some of their Exequrors, however by this point we had haemorrhaged our logi wing and a couple of Vexors.

I wasn't prepared to welp a fleet to WTs for "good fights", so we bailed and left grid. We tried a few times to get POSreys on grid again to rep the POCO but it didn't work and we lost a handful of those too.

Defeated, we headed back to Amy to sulk for the rest of the evening.

Kills and Losses

(21:27:40) Eygfe
Vexor -21.55m
Vexor -24.73m
Augoror -22.85m
Celestis -28.58m
Augoror -26.13m
Vexor -17.9m
Augoror -25m
Augoror -25m

(21:53:37) Eygfe
Osprey -18.59m
Osprey -18.59m
Capsule -47.64m

Stats
ISK Destroyed: 0
ISK Lost: 276,528,650.51
ISK Delta: -276,528,650.51
Efficiency: 0%

Overall evaluation

✔ (Positive stuff)

• FC learnt a lot POCOs and how to welp to arty pirate battleships
• While you might not see it as a line member, campus management from all parts of space have really started to work closely together for these Uni wide efforts, which is great to see.
  ✘ (Negative stuff)
• We were outgunned massively
• Numbers of Uni pilots were noticeable lower than for the Bash Fleets
• Poor target selection by FC. In hindsight, the Huginns might have been a better target to remove webs, preventing the Machs from applying as well
• We didn't have any neutrals or alumni with us to shoot OOC logi

Sorry it was a bit of a crappy fleet.

o7

[Ersin Oghuz]

Videos & Graphics

Video Footage from Fleet #03

[Ersin Oghuz]

Special Thanks to;

- Adrien Claremont, Glen Burney, Conci Furiram, Eadrom Vintarus, Biwako Acemi, Tiberius Audin and Alexander Oromov for their support, ideas, feedback and coordination during the fleet operations.
- Jacob Velora, Ares Dodekatheon, Christoph Patroutte for their support, ideas, feedback and coordination during the fleet operations and their efforts for campaing logistics.
- Turlough Dominian for his efforts for conducting a great Introduction to Fleets lecture prior to the fleet operation.
and of course
ALL members and alumni (Decklin, K950) for participating and supporting to this campaing.

PS: Alpha GoreSnorkel won the HSC Scouting Competetion #2 by scanning down the most convenient wormhole connection for the final fleet! He will receive his gift Astero soon(TM)!

[Ersin Oghuz]

Just waiting Adrien's AAR for the 3rd Fleet ! But apart from that now it is open to feedback ! \o/

[Turlough Dominian]

o ye boi i got a special mention <3 must be bro love
Sorry couldn't make it to any of the actual action but glad the little class helped some people

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Big well done on all the hard work and coordination to everyone who helped ersin the war monger

Q. how many hours sleep did you get during the whole weekend lol

[Ersin Oghuz]

Q. how many hours sleep did you get during the whole weekend lol

I did not understand the word "sleep"?

Also, Adrien's AAR was added as the 3rd Fleet AAR. Thanks o7

[Christoph Patrouette]

For completeness sake, the video from the third fleet:

https://youtu.be/rHUlF8Fad7A