Talk:Enceladus Aerospace Fleet/@comment-27820070-20140829195755/@comment-11135771-20141020232934

OOC: Keep in mind though that Prometheus only lost maybe 10% or less of its total fleet though, whereas sometime like 70% of the EAF's entire military strength is gone, and they don't have the production capabilities to rebuild that quickly. Prometheus may have lost this engagement, but in the larger scheme of things this was a win for them. For it to be even an approximate tie, the EAF would've had to take virtually no losses.

IC: The explosion from the last Interceptor-class destroyed a few of the EAF aircraft that were too close when its reactor detonated, while several others were put temporarily out of action by the blinding light. The other fighters pulled away, some returning to the remaining carriers to rearm and the rest helping the two Mantis IIs against the Prometheus Sentinels.

The Mantis II-class battlecarriers were struck by a barrage of missiles from the Sentinels, and their damaged armor was barely able to withstand the blows. One lost engine power and was slowly pulled down by the weak gravity of Enceladus, eventually skidding to a halt on the icy surface while still firing on its assailants with its few remaining guns. The other battlecarrier was a little better off, absorbing the hits from the missiles and continuing to fight theSentinels with the help of the turrets, although it was clearly not in good condition.

The trio of Watchers flanking the Blackbird on its damaged port side did significant damage to the flagship, although its particle beam weapons and guns managed to take down one of the enemy frigates. Of the the shots from the Prometheus ships landed near the Blackbird's main reactor, and although the failsafe systems properly engaged to prevent a matter/antimatter annihilation reaction from occurring, the entire ship lost power immediately. Unable to fire back or move, it continued drifting along its previous trajectory.

Having regrouped by this point, the remaining Goshawk II-class battlecruisers launch a coordinated attack on the Watchers, focusing their fire on the three large frigates and bombarding them with 2040mm shells, secondary armaments, and lasers.