The second battle of the Lyran attack on Kzinti space involved an attack of the Base Station in Hex 0803. The Kzinti were able to get a supporting force to the base by the time of the attack, which made this battle much different than the last.
The battle took place in the highlighted square on the map above.
Lyran Forces (TF 0504)
BC DW
CA DD
CA DD
CC FF
CW FF
CW FF
CW SC
Kzinti Force
Border Fleet Base Defence Force
BC BS
BC CVT
CC MEC
CL FF
CL EFF
CVE Pol
DD Pol
DD Pol
EFF
SC
The Battle
The Lyran plan was to first engage the Kzinti Fleet, damage it and move to the base, then continue beating up the Kzinti Fleet if it stuck around. As the Lyran fleet approached the base, the Kzinti fleet was deployed to the left of the Lyrans, and their fighters were deployed forward to the right.
In the first turn, the Lyran ships maintained a fleet speed of 20, allowing them to outrun Kzinti drones which were largely negated with ESG fields. Kzinti forces held steady at speed 10 and unleashed a wave of fighters and drones, with the resulting fire damaging a Lyran Frigate and destroying 21 Kzinti fighters.
The Lyrans lost initiative, becoming reactionary from this point on.
During turn two, the Lyrans recharged phasers and continued to negate drones with ESGs and phaser fire. Otherwise they mostly avoided battle with the Kzinti, while the Kzinti fired another volley of drones.
On turn three, the ships finally began to mix it up with largely inaccurate Lyran disruptor and phaser fire resulting in nothing more than shield damage on Kzinti Ships, and the Lyrans losing a Frigate, and suffering shield damage on a couple other ships.
During turn four, the Lyrans largely found their disorganized fleet to be out of position for effective fire, and succeeded in losing another Frigate and a Destroyer. Also Kzinti drones finally hit a target with a Lyran Heavy Cruiser taking the hits.
Turn five was much as the turn before, with Lyran fire often not hitting the mark, and the loss of the damaged CA, followed by a War Destroyer. The Lyrans finally destroyed a Kzinti Destroyer.
The Lyrans lose a CA...
The last turn, six, started with heavy Lyran fire hitting Kzinti lighter ships, destroying two Kzinti Frigates, and damaging four others. The Lyrans took more damage, and at this point with seven Lyran ships either destroyed or out of the fight, the Lyrans ended the attack.
The Kzintis moved back into defensive positions around their base, and the Lyrans withdrew.
This was an expensive battle for the Lyrans, and failure to destroy the base allows the Kzinti to maintain sensor range across much of their border with the Lyrans.
