This is a story of a 570k hull Matador Throan) and his attempt to bring to ground a rabid and charging 344k hull Octo-Bull named Melvina... who in this case was on steroids (merged with SSs). The battle was fully arranged. Throan, the Drall was CAP heavy and Melvina Sotl Heavy with EVA support.
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Edge of Destiny 07/04/2012
19:58:28 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 1
Condition: Red
Own fleets left:3 ships left:1160 lost:0
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:1 ships left:712 lost:2
Own shots: fired 3869, misses 603
Enemy shots: fired 2055, misses 1245
1 enemy force(2 ships) retreated.
458 shots have been warped back to the enemy causing massive havoc and confusion !
Your forces destroyed 2 ships
You gained 942 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 122292 pts.fired, 10567 pts.missed
Enemy: 108886 pts.fired, 65955 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 325099/344341(94%)
Enemy hull: 537531/570961(94%)
From the get go, the Octo-Bull charges the Matador and draws fist blood! Not a good sign for the Matador...
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Edge of Destiny 07/04/2012
20:58:29 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 2
Condition: Red
Own fleets left:3 ships left:1160 lost:0
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:2 ships left:805 lost:35
Own shots: fired 3718, misses 770
Enemy shots: fired 2060, misses 1206
428 shots have been warped back to the enemy causing massive havoc and confusion !
Your forces destroyed 35 ships
You gained 12054 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 114576 pts.fired, 13227 pts.missed
Enemy: 100856 pts.fired, 58202 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 314129/344341(91%)
Enemy hull: 489544/555338(88%)
No sooner than the Octo-Bull charges past the Matador in round 1, the Octo-Bull turns on a dime and gets a better shot in on the Matador!
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Edge of Destiny 07/04/2012
21:58:28 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 3
Condition: Red
Own fleets left:10 ships left:1165 lost:2
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:2 ships left:776 lost:29
Own shots: fired 3810, misses 757
Enemy shots: fired 2001, misses 1219
413 shots have been warped back to the enemy causing massive havoc and confusion !
Your forces destroyed 29 ships
You gained 9348 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 113701 pts.fired, 12870 pts.missed
Enemy: 92934 pts.fired, 56135 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 310908/347139(89%)
Enemy hull: 451364/542117(83%)
On the 3rd wild pass by the Octo-Bull, the Matador finally draws some blood...
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Edge of Destiny 07/04/2012
22:58:28 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 4
Condition: Red
Own fleets left:25 ships left:1185 lost:1
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:2 ships left:708 lost:70
Own shots: fired 3837, misses 810 Enemy shots: fired 1945, misses 1247
399 shots have been warped back to the enemy causing massive havoc and confusion !
Your forces destroyed 70 ships
You gained 19947 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 110506 pts.fired, 13253 pts.missed
Enemy: 85096 pts.fired, 53061 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 314268/354194(88%)
Enemy hull: 408643/512618(79%)
The Octo-Bull continues to charge the Matador with deadly precision wearing down the Matador instead of the other way around!
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Edge of Destiny 07/04/2012
23:58:28 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 5
Condition: Red
Own fleets left:45 ships left:1226 lost:1
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:2 ships left:607 lost:102
Own shots: fired 3822, misses 826
Enemy shots: fired 1774, misses 1215
365 shots have been warped back to the enemy causing massive havoc and confusion !
Your forces destroyed 102 ships
You gained 34060 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 109401 pts.fired, 14402 pts.missed
Enemy: 74217 pts.fired, 49648 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 323754/363403(89%)
Enemy hull: 362021/460474(78%)
The Matador doesn't even have time to stare stunned at the crazed Octo-Bull because the charges are just coming on too darn fast!!
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Edge of Destiny 07/05/2012
00:58:28 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 6
Condition: Red
Own fleets left:13 ships left:1229 lost:6
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:2 ships left:489 lost:120
Own shots: fired 3721, misses 793
Enemy shots: fired 1542, misses 1034
305 shots have been warped back to the enemy causing massive havoc and confusion !
Your forces destroyed 120 ships
You gained 42639 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 105491 pts.fired, 13230 pts.missed
Enemy: 63605 pts.fired, 41463 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 325351/362865(89%)
Enemy hull: 309579/396305(78%)
The Matador digs in his heals to take the charge head on and do some damage back... but the tradeoff is still lopsided.
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Edge of Destiny 07/05/2012
01:58:28 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 7
Condition: Red
Own fleets left:15 ships left:1237 lost:4
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:2 ships left:379 lost:111
Own shots: fired 3620, misses 797
Enemy shots: fired 1264, misses 847
253 shots have been warped back to the enemy causing massive havoc and confusion !
Your forces destroyed 111 ships
You gained 41442 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 101918 pts.fired, 13497 pts.missed
Enemy: 51568 pts.fired, 33292 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 328540/362552(90%)
Enemy hull: 253357/333709(75%)
The Matador is bravely attempting to hold ground against the Octo-Bull but it's like fighting a class 5 Typhoon with a $1.99 rain coat.
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Edge of Destiny 07/05/2012
02:58:27 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 8
Condition: Red
Own fleets left:15 ships left:1235 lost:2
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:2 ships left:282 lost:97
Own shots: fired 3489, misses 746
Enemy shots: fired 993, misses 708
193 shots have been warped back to the enemy causing massive havoc and confusion !
Your forces destroyed 97 ships
You gained 39776 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 91824 pts.fired, 12837 pts.missed
Enemy: 38985 pts.fired, 26607 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 332756/361820(91%)
Enemy hull: 197142/272583(72%)
The Matador is on his knees valiantly trying to fight back... but the vicious onslaught from the Octo-Bull is too much.
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Edge of Destiny 07/05/2012
03:58:27 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 9
Condition: Yellow
Own fleets left:2 ships left:1235 lost:0
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:2 ships left:187 lost:95
Own shots: fired 3352, misses 705
Enemy shots: fired 740, misses 524
131 shots have been warped back to the enemy causing massive havoc and confusion !
Your forces destroyed 95 ships
You gained 43801 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 87536 pts.fired, 12222 pts.missed
Enemy: 27270 pts.fired, 18397 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 337633/361820(93%)
Enemy hull: 138311/201103(68%)
The Octo-Bull is now digging the grave for the Matador, using him as a shovel. (Don't ask me how though... lol.)
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Edge of Destiny 07/05/2012
04:58:26 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 10
Condition: Yellow
Own fleets left:2 ships left:1235 lost:0
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:2 ships left:98 lost:89
Own shots: fired 3083, misses 656
Enemy shots: fired 478, misses 332
84 shots have been warped back to the enemy causing massive havoc and confusion !
Your forces destroyed 89 ships
You gained 45427 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 78345 pts.fired, 10887 pts.missed
Enemy: 15424 pts.fired, 9951 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 342971/361820(94%)
Enemy hull: 86316/124385(69%)
The on looking arena audience looks on in morbid shock and silence... this was not the show the expected!
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Edge of Destiny 07/05/2012
05:58:26 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 11
Condition: Orange
Own fleets left:2 ships left:1235 lost:0
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:2 ships left:39 lost:59
Own shots: fired 2659, misses 555
Enemy shots: fired 228, misses 142
32 shots have been warped back to the enemy causing massive havoc and confusion !
Your forces destroyed 59 ships
You gained 32663 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 65599 pts.fired, 9751 pts.missed
Enemy: 5849 pts.fired, 3160 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 348071/361820(96%)
Enemy hull: 40088/68087(58%)
A few limbs remain from the Matador poking up from the ground but even those are being stamped flat into the ground.
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Edge of Destiny 07/05/2012
06:58:26 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 12
Condition: Blue
Own fleets left:2 ships left:1235 lost:0
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:1 ships left:5 lost:34
Own shots: fired 2200, misses 756
Your forces destroyed 34 ships You gained 30243 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 54673 pts.fired, 12988 pts.missed
Enemy: 0 pts.fired, 0 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 351993/361820(97%)
Enemy hull: 1062/10837(9%)
The audience throws their roses that were meant for the Matador in an effort to distract the Octo-Bull... but instead the Octo-Bull sits on the Matador's grave and happily eats the roses... lol.
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Edge of Destiny 07/05/2012
07:58:26 Your battle report
Defense of (Horn Lake) planet Edge of Destiny, round 13
Condition: Green
Own fleets left:2 ships left:1235 lost:0
Ally fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:0
Enemy fleets left:0 ships left:0 lost:5
Own shots: fired 83, misses 24
Your forces destroyed 5 ships You gained 5214 ore salvage
Damage report:
Friendlies: 1820 pts.fired, 377 pts.missed
Enemy: 0 pts.fired, 0 pts.missed
Friendly hull: 354450/361820(97%)
Enemy hull: 0/0(0%)
And so it ends... nothing like how it was expected to end with one smiling and well fed Octo-Bull!
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Note to self... don't fight the Octo-Bull with high hull and lower sensors/shields/firepower... w/o good coverage of your own...
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