The Admiral of the Ophatran sub-sector decided not to sit idly by after discovering chaos vessels in the asteroid field near Sagua 5V, an outlying world on the fringe of the sub-sector. He dispatched clandestine squadrons to major asteroid fields near planets likely to be supply points. A single ship, the Emperor class Aeon Flux, was dispatched to perform a perfunctory investigation of the Gordouc system near the hub.
To the Admiral's surprise, his enhanced sensor arrays detected another chaos flotilla harbored in the asteroids, dangerously near the planet. Deciding to reduce power and coast into the side of the flotilla, the Master of Ordnance prepared the launch bays with assault boats and fighters.
The Chaos admiral, lounging in the command bridge of the Repulsive class Invoker, was stunned to see an Emperor class appear suddenly on the flanks. He cursed his underling's failures to notice such a large vessel until it was upon them. The panicked commander directed his ships to use the planets and moons to swing around and pin the lone vessel in a vice, as waves of enemy attack ships from the Aeon Flux waited to pounce.
The Emperor unloaded its weapons on the escorts as the attack craft chipped away the capital ships. Chaos attack craft retaliation was abysmal, the pilots rattled by the sudden appearance of the Imperial scum. Chaos attack craft blew apart in blast waves, were shot down by enemy turrets, or disintegrated in the asteroids. The Pyschotron failed over and over to prepare new waves, and nervously recalled the rumors of the ritual sacrifice of the officers of the Styx class Charon's Touch a few weeks ago after their failures.
The escorts fled the field after losing some ships, knowing there was little chance to harm the looming battleship bearing down on them. The remaining chaos vessels chipped away at the Emperor, inflicting minor damage as they wheeled into position, while suffering critical hits themselves, reducing their effectiveness. The chaos ships did well to use asteroids as cover from the direct fire weapons of the battleship, however the Psychotron's failure to provide fighter cover left them vulnerable to assault boats and bombers.
Eventually, as the chaos capital vessels found their bearings, the Aeon Flux found itself in a compromised position. Slowed by blasts, it braced for impact asthe chaos capital ships emerged from their asteroid cover. Broadsides and lances overwhelmed the Battleship's shields and stripped off armor plating. The chaos commander licked his lips, knowing the next hit from his devastating broadside would certainly cripple the battleship.
Then, like a warp ghost, the crafty commander of the Emperor disappeared into the cover of the nearby blast clouds and planetary bodies. It had disappeared as swiftly as it had appeared. The command crew on the bridge of the Grand Cruiser Invoker cast uneasy glances at each other...
This was the second battle in a recently started BFG campaign between my friend and I. After the game, I asked my opponent if I could have rolled any worse with the Devastation cruiser, and we agreed it could have been worse- by one roll, because it made only one command check the entire game 😂. I think I maybe made two command checks total. Definitely should have had this one in the bag but the gods of chaos were NOT on my side!
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