Awakening of the Rebellion - Calling in U-Wing Air Support! (Ep 49)

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The Empire has lost its new planet killing battle station, the galaxy is in chaos. The criminal families and factions are uniting. The Rebellion has begun.
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[@goldenguardian8753]

NEW EPISODE IN TWO DAYS!? Wow, can’t wait to see where this goes next.

[@FunkThompson]

You *can* wait, and you will, just maybe not as long as usual :D

[@mr.president7190]

We have just made a breakthrough in ground AI technology (fixed some logic we didn’t know was broken) It will be a lot closer to what it should be doing. Be prepared, coming soon

[@novadust6195]

Hey look, a mod author!

[@harrisondansie9542]

Steiner Modding Team on their way to spoil us undeserving AotR players with quality gameplay updates

[@skoshman1]

So what I'm reading here is that next episode will have Mr. President go "Good, good! Everything is going as I have forseen!" I will up-vote that comment when I see it.

[@HeadCannonPrime]

Oh man I can't wait! this is my favorite mod for the game.

[@thesentinel1578]

What SHOULD they be doing? And where can I go to find out more?

[@thebrittaniondragon6183]

45:05 I am not sorry When the Tauntauns arrived A cry for help in time of need, await relief from holy league 60 days of siege, outnumbered and weak Sent a message to the sky, wounded soldiers left to die Will they hold the wall or will the city fall Dedication Dedication They’re outnumbered 15 to one And the battle’s begun Then the Tauntauns arrived Coming down the mountainside Then the Tauntauns arrived Coming down they turned the tide As the days are passing by and as the dead are piling high No escape and no salvation Trenches to explosive halls are buried deep beneath the walls Plant the charges there and watch the city fear Desperation Desperation It’s a desperate race against the mine And a race against time Then the Tauntauns arrived Coming down the mountainside Then the Tauntauns arrived Coming down they turned the time Ion Grenades are coming down from the sky Imps are you ready to die? We will seek our vengeance eye for an eye You’ll be stopped upon the steps of our gate On this field you’re only facing our hate But back home the Emperor sealing your fate We remember In September That’s the night Rindi was freed We made the enemy bleed! Stormclouds, fire and steel Death from above make their enemy kneel Shining armour and wings Death from above, it’s an army of kings We remember In September When the Tauntauns arrived

[@demosxn6722]

Sabaton Music intensifies. Walkers *Fear*

[@Isometrix116]

For anyone wondering, this is based on Winged Hussars by Sabaton. Also, I am a simple man, I see sabaton, I like.

[@NP3GA]

Unironically it wasn't bad at all

[@sonofjack6286]

Me and a couple of the rp guys already agreed that there's probably a Sabaton equivalent in-universe working on a song for the Executor due to it going out like the Yamato, so they'd probably start working on a song about the glorious charge of the Tauntauns of Rendil once they hear about it.

[@sonofjack6286]

Seriously, two days and there's a new episode already?!

[@edvardironofficial8931]

Shut up and watch the ep

[@edvardironofficial8931]

No offense

[@pateceinsanity7715]

To be fair last episode was only 40 minutes

[@edvardironofficial8931]

@@pateceinsanity7715 this one is 55

[@pateceinsanity7715]

@@edvardironofficial8931exactly

[@thatzachguy76]

Man the Rebels have been pumping out the battles recently, 3 episodes in nearly 1 week is impressive.

[@theelectricgamer9889]

This is Captain (NAME REDACTED) of Warspite (Grand Old lady) Venator class From what I’ve been told we just liberated some planets out in the boonies from the Black Sun but that is not important right now. Heck Warspite is currently docked in one of the open shipyards under going massive repairs. Let me put this in perspective Warspite was at Rendilli after retreating from Cato Namodia and then the Empire showed up again! After retreating back to Kuat we were immediately ordered to fight that fleet with the Kuat Defense fleet. We jumped in with multiple fighters, small craft, the MC80 freedom type Hammer, both MC80 Alliance types Downtown Fire and Camper, and finally Warspite. WellHammer held the line at least long enough for our fighters and bombers to start there runs. Next Downtown Fire started taking the hits while Warspite continued to put rounds into those ISDS. Camper jumped in behind us and gave more artillery fire all while more snub fighters and corvettes jumped in. Unfortunately Downtown Fire was destroyed and then we were being shot at. We gave it are all in those brief seconds before I ordered us to charge straight at the enemy. Some might say that was suicidal but it was our only option. Warspite pushed hard and the crew gave everything they had. We passed so close to one of the ISDs I swear I the captain of that ISD yelling at me to which I gave him the middle finger. Once we’re out of firing range a quick look indicated that everything was on fire. Honestly I’m happy that Warspite, the crew (those who still alive, and I am still alive. After this log I’m going back to my house, get out some of my special wine and O what the heck I might as well invite the rest of the crew to party. This is Captain (NAME REDACTED) of Warspite (Grand Old lady) Venator class out.

[@billygrantham5380]

Rogue Squadron Journal Week 278 - Kuat Cmdr. Witton Bogre - Rogue Leader We made it to Kuat. Breaking through the imperial blockade at Cato was a little tricky but thanks to Saul's bravery, my ingenuity, and Rylan's fancy flying we managed to slip through. Kylah nearly had a heart attack when she saw me. Kylah was convinced that I had died and to see me standing there with Saul and Rylan was overwhelming. She nearly tackled me to the ground when she finally realized that it wasn't a dream. That evening after our arrival was one of the best I've had since I lost Sarra. I'll never forget her and I'll always carry a part of her in my heart but I'm glad to put the pain of her loss behind me. Unfortunately it wasn't long before the war demanded our attention again. The Empire, clearly wanting to press it's advantage after Cato, hit Rendilli next. The captain in charge down here since Admiral Talon's death has been sitting with his fleet on Kuat and has clearly gotten soft. After being chased out of Cato and Rendilli he let his emotions dictate his response. Which was an immediate counterattack on the Imps at Rendilli. No preparation, no plan, just attack. It, naturally, cost us many lives that didn't need to be lost. Without the proper ships to engage a fleet of ISD's, the responsibility as always fell to the fighter squadrons. Rylan and I did the best we could but with no real plan other than charge the Imperials we suffered heavy losses. Without Rogue and Saber we had to rely on piolts of lesser skill. Not to say they were bad but they didn't certainly didn't have good coordination. The bomber squadrons did however and that was what ultimately turned the tide as they destoryed the escorts, forcing the imperials into retreat. With our heavy losses and the fact that Kuat was open to attack we had to retreat ourselves which left the base on Rendilli open to assult which the Empire certainly took advantage of. The last report we got was that they had driven them off but at the cost of many casualties. Rylan and I both stormed into the Captain's office and made our formal complaints known. This kind of recklessness is unsustainable in the Rebellion and to see it on the most important frontline is disgraceful. As long as Saul, Rylan, and myself are here we're gonna do our best to sort this out. I'm not leaving Kylah under the protection of some useless Captain. We nearly lost eachother once, I'm not going to run that risk again.

[@shadowofhawk55]

Real good read

[@billygrantham5380]

@@shadowofhawk55 Thank you. I try my best. I along with others do a connected story through these Journal entries. I've done one on every episode. You can go back and follow the story of Witton's time in Rogue Squadron since episode one.

[@shadowofhawk55]

@@billygrantham5380 I remember back in the Stellaris days I tried similar stuff, fuck it’s been so long since I’ve properly engaged with Shack’s content.

[@user-zb5sq5do2k]

Cerulean Aces log: Week 278 In Civilian Hangar Bay 09, Theed. -BEGIN LOG- Stopped on Naboo again for resupply. While perusing the market, we caught wind of a rumor that the Alliance Fleet was massacred above Rendili. How much of that is true or just Imperial propaganda, we don't know, but I hear things continue to go well against the Black Sun. I would not have expected an underworld criminal group to become such a threat to the galaxy. Our recent mission to Jabiim went poorly. Our hope was that a backwater mining world wouldn't have much Imperial presence, but we got chased out by a light cruiser. Cerulean 2 got hit in the escape. Nothing serious we can't fix, but it's reminded us a squadron of three A-wings can only do so much. Efforts to expand our forces have not yet proven to work, but with the galaxy as it is, I'm sure it won't be long before someone answers our call. -END LOG-

[@SamuelJamesNary]

Rebel Diaries 49 - While the worst of the traps and dangers of the Corporate Sector Campaign has been defeated, we're still in a dangerous position and one that the distractions we raised in the core against the Empire are now seeming to come back to bite us as well. The Mandalore Pocket is the most pressing issue as we move to reduce the Black Sun in the region and their Imperial allies have struck in the core to try and weaken our hold on Kuat before the old Pride of the Core can be refurbished there. The Core Fleet managed to drive the Imperials away from the orbit of Rendili, though they took heavy losses to the Imperial Fleet. From what I've been told, our lighter sips and captured Venator Class Star Destroyer, Warspite, managed to sneak into the rear of the Imperial Fleet and took out several of their light ships... Though, fearing a strike on Kuat, they then withdrew to Kuat and allowed the following ground forces to strike the planet... Thankfully, while the ground forces on Rendili were weak... it appears that the Empire decided to operate under the stupidest ground assault plan I've ever seen. The Empire sent their most advanced stormtroopers into near 10 feet of water and without armored support to cross that water. Our infantry, behind massed turret emplacements then were able to gun down the Imperial infantry while inflicting some damage to what walkers the Imperials then brought in once the stormtroopers began taking losses. I would take this up to the loss of Veers on Cato Neimodia earlier. It would strike me that the Empire is losing too many of their competent subordinate officers and is forcing them to rely purely on numbers, just to advance and that has hurt them. Rendili SHOULD have fallen, given the armored and infantry quality they had. And then they fell... Failing to put real pressure on Kuat and giving us more time to work on the Pride of the Core. It's something where I mourn the loss of Admiral Talon earlier in the fight and would urge that Sluis Van begin construction on some capital ships to reinforce the Core Fleet... at least one or more Dauntless class ships and an MC Liberty to hold the core against what the Empire has there. But while the losses in the Core have hurt... they have provided us with the success to reduce the Mandalore Pocket, which I am pleased to report has worked fairly well. We have retaken Dantooine and Telos and are poised to retake Dathomir. These battles have been a grind on their own, and both Chewbacca and Han Solo have taken some wounds... particularly on Telos, where the plan to rush the Black Sun Base has been an error and we took some heavy ground losses there. But given time, we can move in to lay siege to Dathomir next and allow Snunb to move his forces to be ready to raid the Mandalore pocket from the east and prevent the Black Sun forces in the West from hitting Ord Mantell while I and the forces at Yavin can raid directly at Mandalore and the Wheel. We can then move to then clean up the last pockets in the outer rim at the Maw, Concord Dawn, Trandosha, and Yaga Minor... while the Southern Fleet may be clear to support landings at Thyferra. - Admiral Ackbar.

[@benlyon5118]

Man, I sure hope Shack doesn't fly that speeder into the AA. Not 5 SECONDS later! Classic Shack!

[@danteinferno117]

I think he’s colorblind to AA

[@SolitarySpade_Davon]

Captain's log Admiral Davon Cress, onboard Razgriz One, en route to Kuat. Alliance Phoenix Detachment Is it running? Ah- yeah, there we go. Whew, took ages to repair. Log broke thanks to starfield jamming again. Right, I'm en route to Kuat to check on the progress of the Mandator as well as choosing a candidate to command it. Our travel was delayed by the Imperial attack on Cato Nemoidia and Rendili. Still, we could get there via Chandrila, but it will take us a couple of hours to do so. So while I've got time, I'll be explaining the state of the galaxy. As I previously said, the Imperials attempted an offensive with what they could safely muster from the core. A failed ground attack on both Cato Nemoidia and Rendili stopped them from progressing into Kuat. However, the orbital battle over Rendili did not go as planned. The empire temporarily reactivated one of their old interdictor fields over Rendili, forcing a random assortment of our fleet to come out of hyperspace all at once. Pushing forward, the Imperials broke through our disorganized lines, destroying most of the escorts and a few capital ships. Supposedly, the Tanager, under the now Rear Admiral Torres, spearheaded the attack. Commincations coming to and from his ship were highly encrypted from our last intercept. Only way to decode them is by grabbing ourselves an Admiral's decryption device. Might have to ask Saul for that one. Out in the north, Ackbar's been cleaning up. Black sun forces over and on Deltooine and Telos have fallen to his fleet and the newly-formed Tiebreaker unit. Shack convinced a lot of the general staff that artillery will be the Alliance's go-to weapon, and I don't blame him. Seeing just how fortified even the backwater worlds are? The Miller and Tiebreaker artillery units may be our only option. I've left Captain Seriff in charge of the Phoenix. He's probably the one of the last crew members who served om both the Thunderchild and Arquent still alive. He's seen some things, but he's wise. He should be able to command it while I'm away for a week or two. It may not be a vacation, but managing that big of a ship is taxing. Hell, I've got C9 here piloting the Razgriz, I'm in it's office still trying to solve the logistical nightmare that is the hyperdrive on the Phoenix. Only hyperdrives suitable.for it come from still Imperial shipyards, so it won't exactly be cheap to find spare parts. Well, we're still quite a ways away from Kuat. But for now, Admiral Cress, out.

[@sonofjack6286]

Commander's Log Kuat Week 278 [Begin Log] I'm still a bit weirded out by fighting Imperials again, in proper planetary conquests this time, not just raids. With the running of the blockade at Kuat a success, Rylan, Witton, and I paid Kylah a visit, she nearly tackled Witton to the ground when she saw him, and she may have kissed Rylan and I for bringing him back to her. Those two lovebirds have been inseperable since we got here. Meanwhile, I've been seeing to the ground forces here, making sure they're up to snuff. Maybe I've been serving too long with the Northern Fleet, who've been seeing plenty of action in the last year, but the guys here are soft, and weak. Just look at the shitshow at Rendil. I'm a ground officer, but even I could see the captains were clearly inexperienced and not anywhere as good as they should've been. Most of the Core Fleet's best warships were lost, and the fighter fleet mauled as well. Witton and Rylan both gave the "commander" of the "fleet" a piece of their minds. Meanwhile I beat the tar out of a trio of lieutenants that thought I was posing as an army officer, safe to say I proved them wrong when I had the provost lock them in the brig for a week when we returned to Kuat. In other news, word's reached us about the Northern Fleet's gains near Mandalore. Dantooine and Telos have both been reclaimed, at a pretty light cost too. Already there are plans for retaking Dathomir, possibly even pushing for Mandalore itself. Also fhe Southern Fleet is apparently prepping for a potential ground invasion of Thyferra, about time. I just hope the Mandator is finished soon. Once it is, I say we pull the chalks on Kuat, for a time, and use the Mandator to blast a path through enemy space to Mandalore, once the Northern Fleet's taken its orbit of course. I'm not anywhere close to as smart as Kylah and the other guys with engineering, but even I know just from looking at it that the Mandator isn't the "kill a fleet on its own" ship we were promised, at best it'd be something you'd build a fleet around, with a lot of corvettes and frigates. Well, that's all for now, Nartha out. [End Log]

[@shadowofhawk55]

That Battle At Rendil was so bad. I can imagine that captain being shouted at by going into that fight Half Cocked.

[@billygrantham5380]

I did a little Journal comment that had the character do just that. Check out the Rogue Squadron Journal comment to see it.

[@shadowofhawk55]

@@billygrantham5380 Will do

[@Glacier36]

Personal Holo Log: Captain Kyran Tadden 'Nightswan'. Alliance Intelligence. So, bit of an interesting few weeks. Had to report back to Yavin and inform Captain Kallus that my 'alias' is now known to the Empire and the ISB. If I were making this report to Draven odds are I would have been washed out and made to disappear. Kallus... seemed to think this was a good thing; he mirrored my thoughts after I tried to calm Witton down about it, that the fact ISB is asking about the original Nightswan and if I am related to him in some way, shape or form, it means that I have someone's attention in the Imperial Security Beraeu or in Imperial Navy Command. And has given me instructions to 'keep doing' whatever it is I'm doing so that either whoever's asking the questions or Nevil Cygni comes out of hiding and explains himself. Given what Witton told me about events with Saul's homeworld, it's possible, if he's still alive Cygni is on our side, but then it may be a similar situation as with Saw Gurrera and the Partisans. For the time being I decided to hover around Base One and catch up on events.... knowing Witton and the others, they're off doing something while I'm here. He's not one to stay idle or sit on his laurels, and I'd rather not stay out of the loop for too long. The CorSec offensive is over and the Home Fleet is on the move to remove Black Sun from their positions in the 'Buffer Zone' beginning with retaking Dantooine, Tidebreaker as well as what we've been able to rustle up landing on the planet. The Planetary Militia makign an initial mistake broadcasting on an open channel and putting a bullseye on the settlement of Khoonda, as grim as it sounds it gave Solo and the initial landing party time to get planetside, even dragged out a few Z-95s we had left over to clear the airspace. Khoonda was secured in short order after clearing out a batallion of War Droids that was about to bare down on the settlement before removing the Black Sun position in the shadow of the old Jedi Enclave... wouldn't be surprised if they've gutted the ruins for all their worth just to fund their war effort somewhere. Telos was the next stop for Tidebreaker, Solo having this crazy idea of using the transport attached to the company to hot drop SpecForce on to Black Sun's doorstep while he and Chewie... and these are Solo's exact words, 'secure a fallback position just in case this turns out to be a bad idea'. Something told me at the time he was lookign for any excuse to not get involved in the shooting or that there were a wide array of unsavory types looking to cash in on the myriad of bounties on the man's head. Still, despite losing the transport after deploying, the hot drop worked, SpecForce able to secure a forward position which allowed us to deploy forces right on Black Sun's doorstep, While advancing was slow, the fact that we could drop whatever was needed so close meant that Black Sun's position would eventually buckle, then break. Madine reporting in the after action that they'd successfully captured Bib Fortuna, Jabba's right hand Twi'lek. Much as I would like to sit in on that one, Kallus agreed that Madine should handle interrogations en route to Dathomir rather than waste time with a prisoner transfer. The Empire hasn't been idle either. Someone getting the same idea as us has thrown together a strike group comprised of, primarily, fifteen Goaznti Freighters each one carrying 4 TIE/INs or 'Interceptors', either badly mimicing or adapting our Fighter Corps stratedgies. While it's enough to secure orbit, an earlier Ground Battle on Cato Nemoidia had been repulsed with the capture of General Veers, reports of a lone X-Wing pilot facing down and taking out the TIE/LN Squadron meant to back up the Imperial Landing. This recent attack from the Empire looked set to try and take Rendil. The patrol fleet including a Venator, bugged out before any serious damage could happen and prompting the commander of the KDY Fleet, clearly someone new and inexperienced, to retaliate and drive the Empire back to Cato Nemoidia's orbit. The result of the battle speaks for itself: his fleet movements put hsips out of position and resulted in the loss of two MC80s, a Liberty and an Alliance variant. Somehow someone in that fleet was able to get things organise enough to break the nose of the Imperial fleet to the point they took out another Imperial-I. Then made the smart move to fall back to Kuat to lick their wounds rather than risk the wrath of sixty TIE Interceptors. The move did leave Rendil open to ground assault, Imperial Forces thinking that Rendil might be an easier target than Cato Nemoidia, as well as being on Kuat's doorstep meaning they'd be able to harass the efforts to get that Mandator off the scrap heap and in to service. The surprise on the Imperial Commander's face after finding our forces dug in and well organized must have been one of shock. The Stormtroopers sent to rush the beachhead were mowed down in prompt fashion. The biggest concern the garrison had were the Walkers that had been fielded, enough to be considered an armored column AT-STs, AT-AAs with active ordinance jammers and an AT-AT. Normal circumstances infantry wouldn't stand a chance, but the ground commander was so organized he had layered his defences in such a way to allow the infantry to withdraw, regroup and rearm themselves. Any hope to 'trip up' the AT-AT were thrown out because of the Anti-Air. While it may have taken the death of a thousand cuts, that AT-AT never made it past the shoreline. Shows that some of our ground commanders have these actions down to a fine art form. For the most part, since the CorSec offensive ended, our momntum has been on an upward swing. While I should feel glad we're back on track I just know or expect somewhere something to happen that will that'll put us back on the back-foot. Too many times when we feel we've got a decicive advantage either the Empire or the Black Sun make a play that throws plans up in the air. Focus now, realisticly, is to shore up out own front lines before we even consider going in for a killing blow on either the Empire or Black Sun. As a friend once told me 'an enemy is at his most dangerous when their back is against the wall'. How deadly in this case remains to be seen. For now, I'll most likely get back to work, return to the Liberaton and see if I can't ruffle Nevil Cygni's feathers a little. Kallus did say just keep doing what I'm doing after all.

[@brenobassocenci6571]

Seeing Kyle not being arrested on an imperial prisional is just amazing.

[@ryannoble1056]

Captain, message from the high command. They have a mission for Katarn. We need to gather intel for Mandalore before any attack to liberate the system is to take place. If all things go well, we hope to gain the trust of the Mandorians to join forces and take the fight straight to the heart of the Empire's core.

[@lightspeedvictory]

Requesting you do the Endor questline before hitting the core. Becoming the New Republic unlocks more powerful/useful units, such as long range missile artillery

[@harrisondansie9542]

Just leaving a further comment to keep in mind the Riot mission on Bilbringi until it is accomplished or expires.

[@user-jh2xh5wl8l]

Nabooian analytics centre report Week 275-279 The campaign against the Black Suns seems to be going pretty well despite full neglect of our advices. Still we have two of them. The first one, we would warn you against letting to gather all enemy ships over the most defended planet (Mandalor) (we suggest to use interdiction to destroy fleet by parts or strike Mandalor first) and second - against the hurry during ground invasions. Speaking of ground, armored platoons are desperate for: 1. Anti infantry 2. Airborne support against enemy’s artillery (we all remember Aethen II) 3. Repairs We face much more serious problems in space. Fleets are drained. All of them need fighters and core fleet will be grateful for at least Justice Type MC-80 and possible Dauntless. Produce more fighters. Make your capital-ship fleets more balanced. As for strategical goals, they are still the same. Hail to Rendili garrison bravery, but they have to be supported and Empire or distracted for example by taking Thyferra and raiding Abregado-Rae, or uprising on their territory. May the Force be with you

[@CloudJL]

Y’all see this?! Capt is on a roll with these episodes!

[@user-fp2de9ls7t]

anyone else see at 32:23 the hutt cartel won a major space victory at endor

[@TrepsAxtro]

Shack! Your leaving units at useless places, pick them up because they want to fight for the rebellion, they can't be sat there useless while they're waiting for the action!

[@WarhammerWings]

Kamino Orbit, SSD Lusankya. Admiral's Personal Log. Lusankya is in orbit of Kamino taking on men, ready to support any planetary invasions we'll be getting involved in. After that, we too shall be meeting with Rebel High Command at Yavin 4 to discuss our next course of action. Currently, we have 2 enemy factions we need to focus on. The Black Sun and the Galactic Empire. Having more experience with the Empire, I and Star Force 1 are more than willing to help defend the Western Rim and soften up any Imperial forces coming into our worlds from the inner Core. I have explained to Shack my prior recommendations to change his Flagship to the Mandator class we're building at Kuat, and send Liberation to an honourable retirement. I just hope that bull-headed, stubborn as a rancor Coruscantian actually listens to my recommendation as the Venator is really showing her age now. Peeling paint, subpar engines and such things. The Mandator may be an old design, but compared to a Venator, she's miles more advanced and effective with modern systems. I'm still monitoring the situation with Leia and the Hapes Consortium. Hopefully they will come to an agreement with the Alliancein our fights against the Black Sun and the Empire. Heavens knows we could use an ally. I just hope nothing goes wrong. Until then, though, this is Admiral Ventaros of the Lusankya, signing out. *END LOG.*

[@Vonadu]

Leia and Hapes :) 🤭

[@forestfranklin74]

had a challenge idea for ya, no fleet lead run, this would do one of two things either you balance your fleet to the fleet cap to guaranteed ships or you accept the random fleet and have to strategies with it. this is great for all factions because the rebellion's doesn't always get what it wants, empire gets what's issued and the black suns got what they got and may have money for more. perfect way to make a run that takes you out of your comfort zone a bit and adds a bit of randomness or hardcore strategizing to a video

[@CaptainShack]

Your thinking No Pathfinder game mode. So you get whatever comes out of Hyperspace. Interesting. That could be a fun added bit of difficulty.

[@TurKlack]

Something I really really love about AotR is that the Devs have added Tanks from SW Force Commander. The T-series of Tanks are just. MMH *Chefkiss* I wish they'd also add the Imperial Heavy Artillery.

[@generalsanis3612]

Man, it'll never not be weird to hear CorSec for the Corporate Sector instead of Correlian Security

[@thomaswellman-boyde1684]

Shack dont forget you can use stealth units to reinforce blockaded planets like Rendil where they would be very much needed.

[@Sapherzz]

You'll need to smash through Dathomir, Mandalore and Polus pretty quickly, so that you can look to getting some reinforcements from the upper half of the galaxy down to Kuat. The pressure there is clearly starting to mount, and your income is not at a stage where you can quickly replenish your fleet losses. You lost 2 capital ships at Rendili (you didn't see you lost your alliance siege cap.). One thing I found in my playthrough is turn all bases into Supply Depots at planets out of the way and not on the front line. Boosts your income only a little per planet, but the combined amount would probably give you a good thousand extra credits or so per week, and trust me you need every credit 😅

[@Wedgekree]

I gotta admit seeing an AT-AT taken down by guerillas throwing primed ion grenades is a new one.

[@archerparty9270]

Take Mandalore! If we take that world, the beating heart of the Black Sun’s military-industrial complex will have been torn out and added to our own.

[@sonshinekiller0559]

15:23 shack describes my main army style

[@jimmyz4954]

Thank you shack! I’m actually REWATCHING this series slowly while I wait for the new upload.

[@andrewclark7559]

Captain Shack, please do your missions, you have a couple of good ones please don’t forget. The shipyard one is especially important, think of what you could get!

[@Zaeikil]

Commanders Log: Commander Rylan “Saber 1” Brask. Alliance Fighter Squadron Lead [X-Wing Squadron: Callsign - Saber] Well we made it to Kuat. To say Kylah was surprised to see Witt would be an understatement, nearly killed him with her bear hug. I did tell her I don’t make promises I can’t keep. Unfortunately it wasn’t all great. The Empire soon after assaulted Rendili with the main force of ISDs that we had to punch through. The defense force stationed there ran back to Kuat and regrouped. The counterattack was led by whoever the CO of the Kuat fleet was after Talon's passing. Which means he was inexperienced and ruinous. The assault was sloppy to say the least, and as such, many lives were lost that didn’t need to be. We went in with no plan, no strategy, no nothing. Just orders to attack the Imps head on. As if that wasn’t already a death sentence. Somehow we managed to drive them back and keep a small buffer zone around Kuat. Witton and I did our best but the pilots we were flying with were underprepared and ill equipped and had little to no coordination. As such the fighter squadrons never stood a chance. Didn’t help that I was without my squadron, but Witt makes a damn fine wingman. If we had even a few pilots from either Rogue or Saber it may have been able to turn the tide. The bomber squadrons we had on tap were some good pilots considering it's been quite a few rotations since they’ve seen proper combat, trust me I asked afterwards. I honestly think they may have been a crucial element to our victory. After the fight and debrief which was barely a resemblance of any debrief I’ve had aboard The Liberation, me and Witt went to “have a chat” with the commander. I’ve rarely ever seen him so livid. I mean I was too but he is usually able to keep a level head where I can’t. That being said we both had plenty to say to him about the recklessness put on full display here. That kind of attitude gets people killed, fast. I’d expect that from some green newly enlisted officer but from someone in his position on one of our most important frontlines was a disgrace and that’s putting it lightly. Anyway, I think Witton, Saul, and I are gonna stick around a little longer. He doesn’t want to leave Kylah in the hands of someone almost as incompetent as an Imperial Commander and I’d have to agree. Commander Brask, Out [END OF LOG]

[@billygrantham5380]

(Witton and Rylan are touring the Venetor Star Destroyer "Warspite" as it undergoes repairs. Witton venting his frustrations.) Witton: "I'm telling ya Rylan the guy in charge here needs to be sent out an airlock. I've seen some poorly managed battles before but that was a disgrace. Commander Dakaren is a joke, and the captain of this hulk, isn't making things any easier. Kriffing Mynock won't even give us his name. How dysfunctional is that? Way to build trust among your crew and soldiers when you don't even trust them with your own name. No wonder this Fleet's been sitting idle for so long. Admiral Talon is gone and Commander Skywalker isn't here anymore. Some much for the famed fleet that stormed the Core." (As Witton finishes the large hanger doors on the Warspite open. A squadron of B-wings, "Lancer Squadron", begin landing. Witton frowns at them.) Witton: "Lancer Squadron." [Not quite sure where I want to take this one yet. If you got something you'd like to add in go for it. If nothing else it'll establish the new setting, the three characters are now stationed on the Warspite for the time being. The guy doing the Warspite's Captain logs hasn't offered a name for his character so I ran with it. As for Dakaren I picture him as some Kuati noble in overall command since Talon's death.]

[@Zaeikil]

@@billygrantham5380 Rylan: “I get what you mean. We’ve had plenty of costly and even catastrophic battles alongside Captain Shack, but it was nothing like this. I’d love to blame it solely on lack of experience but I feel it’s more complacency than anything. That and there’s a serious lack of trust here. Without trust, Saber and Rogue Squadrons would’ve been blown out of the sky by now, and Shacks force wouldn’t have lasted I’ll say more than 2 fights. And it isn’t like the Captain doesn’t not trust us but I’m not sure anyone here knows their name.” (Rylan drags his hand over his face.) Rylan: “You know I always wanted to visit Kuat. But this is nothing like I’d imagined. I mean for starters the Kuati people don’t even seem to want us here. I’ll be you they were living lavishly under the Empire. I’d expected them to be a bit happier I guess but usually I get looks of disdain from them. Makes me miss home even more you know? And they’re just so pompous about it, sticking their noses in the air as if they’re better than us! The nobility there, or at least what counted for nobility, wasn’t anything like this. A bit snobbish maybe but not to this extent.” (Seeing Lancer Squadron landing, Rylan scowls slightly.) Rylan: “Alright buddy, remember what we talked about. Keep your head cool and be professional. If you need to I’ll do the talking. Kylah didn’t want you hurting any of the pilots remember?” [I don’t really have any plan either so go for it. And classic character interaction to flesh out this environment never hurts.]

[@billygrantham5380]

@@Zaeikil (Witton scowls harder at the squadron commander.) Witton: "I'll do my best. You know I asked around a little about these guys and arrogant doesn't even begin to describe them. They cut their teeth as a squadron during the Executer crisis. That attack over Kashyyyk was their very first battle together. Then came the drive into the Core with Talon and Skywalker. Fancied themselves pretty tough taking out Cato, Rendilli, and of course the big prize, Kuat itself. After that was a clash with Darth Vader's fleet. The story I've heard time and again is that it was them that personally engaged Vader and drove him to retreat. I know that's a straight up lie. If they had dueled Vader they wouldn't be alive right now. You don't just dogfight Darth Vader in a kriffing B-wing, you'd get spaced in a second. All this on top of the fact he was going after Kylah, who was Cleary grieving a loss." (Exiting his B-wing, Lancer's commander Zane Carville hops down from his fighter and congratulates his squadron on another successful mission.) Zane: "Great work out there you guys. Zeta squadron could barely keep up. Jay you had the least amount of kills today, you're buying the squadron's drinks." Jay: "Come on Zane that's not fair! You kept stealing mine along with everyone else's!" Zane: "Then get better. Not my problem you fly and shoot like a blind Mynock. If you can't keep up with the best then maybe you'd be better off flying freighters like you used too. I hear there's an old G9 sitting in hanger three. Maybe you could fly that rusted wreck of a ship instead. Junkers like that thing are probably more your style anyway." (There's light chuckles among the other piolts.) Jay: "Riiight, liked I'd ever fly one of those things. They're slow, the weapons systems are all but useless and they just look awful. Like someone took the style out of a B-wing and made it a freighter instead of a fighter. Now those YT's on the other hand..." (The squadron starts to groan.) Vinny: "Great now look what you did. You got him started on YT's again. Come on, I'm thirsty. Maybe buying the squadron's drinks will shut him up." (As the squadron moves to leave they cross paths with Witton and Rylan.) Zane: "Well what do you know, look who decided to stick around. I guess the Rebellions two most accomplished squadron commanders finally wanted to be where the real action is. What, you get tired of blasting Corpo's and pirates and decide to join us for a real challenge? Don't worry there's always a couple Imps left over here and there. I'm sure you can find something to shoot after Lancer's finished it's work."

[@Zaeikil]

@@billygrantham5380 (Rylan scoffs, his face hiding his seething rage.) Rylan: “Real Action? Don’t kid yourself. All you’ve been doing for the better part of the last year is orbiting Kuat apart from one skirmish that cost your fleet commanders life. And you’re all flying B-Wings, not exactly the fastest or most capable fighter in the Alliance navy. That would go to the X-Wing or A-Wing. I bet I could outfly you all in a freighter. Speaking of which…” (Rylan turns his head to Jay, glaring daggers at him.) Rylan: “Take it back.” (At Jays confused look, Rylans glare hardens.) Rylan: “Did you not hear me? I said Take. It. Back.”

[@sonofjack6286]

​​@Zaeikil (Hearing Rylan's raised voice, Saul makes his way over from where he was giving advice about fighting with a knife to a couple young sergeants. As he sees who Witton and Rylan are talking to, he perks up a bit, a look of mischief on his face.) Saul: Hey fellas, what's up? Ooh-hoohoo, clipping Lancer Squadron's pride are we. I know three's a crowd, but can I join? I ain't got any plans, choices for sparring partners around here suck anyways.

[@inductivegrunt94]

Episodes coming out fast here. Glad to see them and hope more comes out soon.

[@Chrissnessable]

It seems like your micro is getting worse. You had a lot of bombers at the start of that rendili fight, could have assigned them all individually to separate turbolaser subsystems and lessened a lot of the incoming damage you suffered.

[@Starkiller0111]

Outstanding! Love seeing new episodes. I’ve been watching the overseer in the meantime. Hoping we see you run a Black Sun run as well very complex faction

[@inkeddecker9964]

Clone wars in live action plus a new ep of this. Eating good captain

[@Syco108]

I think you are doing a great job. This campaign has been very entertaining

[@arvideriksson]

funny thing is he'd have caught the AT-AT in space if he just left one ship in orbit after chasing off the ISDs

[@zaidelachkar8826]

The battle for dantooine was reaaaaly fun looked fire as he'll remind me off the "d day" fight when shak was the empire

[@Frizzleman]

Can’t believe I have spent literal days at this point watching this campaign lol awesome series

[@kyrogamingvt9716]

I just finished the last one and a new one comes out! LETS GO

[@stephanstofberg8643]

The rebels got Hostomel'd at 22:46.

[@thegheymerz6353]

Always throwing the rest of the fleet under the bus to save a free Venator that, since you are too scared to engage it in combat, offers you no military value.

[@CaptainShack]

I used the venator as a distraction in this episode. Clearly had it charge headfirst into the enemy fleet to hopefully get them to turn around.

[@thegheymerz6353]

I know its silly to argue because its just a game but, you only did that after you lost two capital ships + a few others you actually paid for. I love your videos man sorry if i come off as a dick :) It looked like the venator wasnt even engaging the empire fleet until they pushed in close despite it having longrange turbos.@@CaptainShack

[@codelearner383]

One after another video on star war thank you captain shack for liberation

[@inkeddecker9964]

This episode was a bloodbath all around. Death on the land and space I wonder how many lives are on those ships?

[@cureatdawn]

shack being unable to let go of the rule of cool, ep 49. you did the transport surge before capt'n, they all died

[@protestifications]

Oh Shack, you’re spoiling us.

[@bloodwolfkoji]

I like to think the reason why the Empire is chasing that single particular Venator is cuz the commander is a known Imperial traitor who's wanted dead and so fleet captains are tripping over themselves wanting to kill this single Venator commander just to make themselves look good to High command on Coruscant.

[@jumix3581]

I like to believe at some point we will get to see captain shacks point of view when he encounters his brother commander shed

[@13kinganthony]

that venator did good it had a guardian angel looking out for it

[@simpinainteasy1916]

You should really send one of your Independence's to Kuat. Just so they can't mess up the build timer for the Mandator.

[@silver76x]

me looking at the back line. throws planets in the back line needing stations and at the highest level possible. never know what you can build there. example some of the plaints in the back line can have frigate and capital ship yard's that you can double up on so the ships build 50% fast. this may be useful. you could Evin build two fighter ship yard stations on a plaint like scorpio to pump out a lot of fighters vary quickly. also always have a ground base with vertical bay at level 1,2 and 3 so you can have all types of infantry and vehicles available. never know when you may need cheaper ground units.

[@bonehawk1173]

I’m at work right now but I wasn’t expecting an episode so quick, no complaints here though

[@nathanoutdoors7981]

As soon as super star destroyer is finished take it and wipe out the black sun in the Area

[@dan2797]

Awesome more getting to watch the rebellion conq…uhhh I mean “liberate” the galaxy. Yes liberate. “No no no we don’t call it a crusade anymore uhhh damn what do the Americans call it again?” “Peacekeeping?” “Right yes! Let us go ….keep the peace” 😉😏

[@matthewmohri9990]

Shack! What is this Christmas come early in Sept? 2 Episodes in 1 week. Thanks Bud!

[@implodinggoat]

Have your southern ground army meet up with your fleet at Thyferra and invade then move east and invade Atzerri then have the fleet keep moving east to chase the Imps away from Cato Nemodia. Then maybe think about taking Corellia so you can make Corellian Battleships.

[@ChrisVillagomez]

2 episodes so quick, thanks Shack! Also, PLEASE take Trandosha and the Maw finally? I know that Zhar and Endor have missions (° ) tied to them but Trandosha and the Maw have just been sitting there since the beginning of the game. Think of the story reasons, there are Wookies and other slaves you could free from the Trandoshan slavers, and maybe Imperial technology or intel lies in wait at the Maw for the Rebels to find

[@be-noble3393]

Funny enough the AT-AT fight is similar to how infantry in Battletech deal with Mechs.

[@jeremyherndon2974]

OMG two battles at Rendili in space where you could of gotten 3-4 dreadnaughts to help you tanks so much damage and probably kill some support ships. You are the rebels hit and run attacks are your friend. Do not try to stand up to the Empire in space unless you outnumber them. That was so hard to watch.

[@brandonthomas1896]

Kind of upset the Ace from last video didn’t get a shoutout in the intro

[@Adventureawaits64]

Sweet I will take all this content your going to give.

[@toddfeather5760]

You placed that army on Azzameen station to attack thyferra and wait till super built then attack black sun and capture the last few planets to end them

[@David7793]

After Dathomir and Mandalore, I suggest cleaning up the Maw and Trandosha.

[@anirudhchari4201]

54:32 Sisters of Battle!? Wrong franchise.

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

The Rebels are rolling

[@lyinarbaeldeth2456]

Time to roll up the Mandalore pocket and re-deploy all the assets containing it to the Core!

[@penguinsareForever]

This is why you have MC60s in your fleet to just completely disable SSDs

[@Ghostfury2004]

Yeahhhhhh....boi

[@ShadowlandStudio]

2 EPISODES IN 1 WEEK!? HECK YEAH!

[@TjtheSquishyLegomanic]

All Battles: 04:36 Telos Space Attack 08:56 Dantooine Ground Attack 19:44 Telos Ground Invasion 30:40 Rendili Space Defense 32:32 Rendili Space Counterattack 43:20 Rendili Ground Defense

[@duskmoon181]

Man are we spoiled. Only 2 days and already a new AotR video??? Sublime 🧐

[@totalnerd5674]

Please do the Endor mission soon!

[@loganwhitney8471]

@TheXPGamers Hey Shack, been loving your playthrough of the rebellion and cheering you on to win. Oh also two ideas that might help you, if you're interested?

[@nathanoutdoors7981]

And the Empire Street

[@alexi4829]

is there any merit to the strategy of for your ground armies attaching a single space unit who's sole purpose is bombing runs and orbital bombardments for that ground army?

[@cosmic_twin769]

For starfield, star wars mods would be really cool but halo would also be really cool

[@ThePyroRob]

I’d combine the fleets in the north and take out Mandalore

[@keithclark9719]

i thought there was a few commanders that were being held in the corsec group, but they weren't released? was i wrong with that. one of them was rouge squadron. but dang the rebellion is putting up a fight.

[@jaywerner8415]

The Venators name is Audacity? LOL! Edit: Rebel tier 1 infantry take down AT AT, SOMEONE IS GETTING EXECUTED FOR THAT EPIC FAIL!

[@danpalage577]

Go with the mandalore first and then Mop everything else up

[@elscoto]

New episode! Yes!

[@neofulcrum5013]

It would be cool if you could equip the pro rebel militias with better gear to last longer.

[@bentorrodriguezduran9325]

Am I the only one rootin for the empire here?

[@nicholasmunroe8989]

Kinda sad you didn’t mention the Ace!

[@sethcourtemanche5738]

Charging an at-at with ion grenades not the smartest idea but effective non the less

[@nikhilanoop9707]

The MC 80 independence is on yavin 4 it might be better to reinforce the core

[@ltayden2394]

Name suggestion for the mandator the light of the republic or dawn of the republic

[@Hero5slayer]

I finally caught up 😂🎉

[@mateuszzych3564]

When are you gonna do the Death Star sequence? The Zhar heist blocks you right?

[@THOMASC148]

What is the music you use in a space battle

[@marcusbaker6951]

Shack upgrade your base on rendil

[@Coley0120]

Shack if the do attack kuat make sure to cancel the mandator

[@mildlyfunvids]

what a new episode!!

[@razorka1293]

cool

[@gslush19]

Aren't the Sisters of Battle from Warhammer?

[@splatoonistproductions5345]

Did we ever name the venator? I still vote on redeemer

[@statusquo3559]

beat down the hapes and black sun then crush the empire! but take mando first!