MBH addresses DTA after end of war

MBH has hosted a summit of the leaders of the other Dino Trade Association members, the first such meeting since the end of the war against the Terrasaurs. MBH addressed concerns by the non-Saurian members of the DTA, especially the Voth and Aritans, who fear becoming second class citizens in the DTA if the Bolitic join and the DTA becomes the Saurian Alliance.

However, MBH said the Bolitic would not be joining the DTA. The Saurian Alliance and DTA would remain separate organisations, some DTA members would be in both (Sirikwan is very keen to join) but the DTA would not be sidelined or become second class. MBH said the DTA (which after all was his personal project) would fulfil a different role to the Saurian Alliance and would develop differently in future.

MBH also announced a 7 billion zark relief package for the Voth, who have suffered the most in the war. The money would be used for immediate relief especially on Apassara as well as rebuilding the depleted and outdated Voth Space Navy. It is expected the Voth will increase their order for Pentekonter Protectors (8 are on order), a small number of more powerful ships might also be ordered. The Dinos are looking at buying a small number of ex-Bolitic Helwins and upgrading and rebuilding them as NS did for the Alpha Centauri 93A training ships.

Dinos expect long-term presence on Voth and Apasarra

Despite the victory in the war against the Terrasaurs, the Dino Empire expects the threat from the Terrasaurs to be long-term. Censor Ronald said, "Emperor Rumble will not give up so quickly, he will send another force at some stage, a new plan. The Dinos, the DTA and the Bolitic must be ready."

Ronald said he had been in talks with Emperor Melson and the Bolitic have agreed to maintain a permanent squadron of ships at Apasarra as well as a legion of troops. They will be backed up by a Dino Army legion and Voth Army troops. Voth will also be host to a legion of Dino Army troops and Dinomarks. All Dino and Bolitic troops will be under the direct control of a Viceroy whom Ronald has appointed. El Diablo will serve as Viceroy for the next year, it is expected a Bolitic will take over for the following year.

Clones furious over use of Clone technicians in CSM attack

The Clone Star Empire has responded angrily to the news CSM launchers manned by Clone technical advisors were used in the Dino attack on the Terrasaurs. The Clones said the advisors were threatened and coerced by Dino SS troops to carry out the attack. The Clones said that they were not at war with the Terrasaurs.

Privately however it is thought the Clones are pleased at CSM being used in a "real" operation and working perfectly. Indeed, they have requested telemetry data of the attack from the Dinos for analysis.

Dino transport destroyed by Terrasaurs

A Provider MX transport has been attacked and destroyed by the Terrasaurs in deep space between Dino-Land and Voth. News of the attack came just hours after the Dinos had claimed victory in their war against the Terrasaurs, however this is still thought to be the case. The attack on the Provider, from which there were no survivors, was an opportunistic strike according to the Dinos and there is clear evidence the Terrasaurs are withdrawing.

Indeed, the Terrasaur ground forces on Apasarra have already begun withdrawing. It is thought Seth has now taken charge of the Terrasaur forces after the death of Crusher.

The Battle of Templeman 615

The Dinos have declared victory in their war against the Terrasaurs after a major battle at the minor star Templeman 615. This was the location of the Terrasaur forward base and, reports indicate, the Terrasaurs suffered a major loss including the death of their commander Crusher.

The battle will not be without controversy however, as it is reported the Dinos used CSMs launched from mobile launchers on Voth as part of the attack. These CSMs were crewed by Clone advisers and intended for training (though with live warheads). The Clones are likely to be angry to have been drawn into the Dino war against the Terrasaurs.

The Dino fleet was led by Ronald. Reports indicate the Terrasaurs lost thirteen ships including their massive flagship battlecruiser, with at least a dozen others damaged. After the battle the remaining Terrasaur ships fled into deep space. The Dinos are reporting seven of their ships were lost, four Dinomark AMs and three PTs.

There are also reports of the Terrasaur ground forces on Apasarra leaving the planet and fleeing. This has not yet been confirmed.

Dinos may be preparing for major offensive

UNP sources are indicating that the Dinos may be preparing for a major offensive in their war against the Terrasaurs. According to reports (which have not been confirmed by the Dinos), Censor Ronald has departed for Voth with a fleet including one of the Dinomark RS battlecruisers.

Dino and Bolitic forces on Apasarra have now surrounded the Terrasaur bridgehead and, again according to unconfirmed reports, have been ordered to hold position for the meantime.

In other news a Dinomark PT was attacked by a Terrasaur ship but managed to escape before any serious damage or injuries occurred.

SS Dinomark destroyed by Terrasaurs

An SS Dinomark XT is reported to have been destroyed by a Terrasaur ship in a hit-and-run attack near Voth. The Dinomark was travelling between two groups of ships when it was attacked. Other Dinomarks were on scene within a minute though the Terrasaurs were already gone.

An unconfirmed report states that the Dinos are going to begin field testing of a new scanner which can detect the ripples in space-time a second or so before a Terrasaur ship "surfaces" from sub-space. If the scanner works it could give the Dinos and their allies vital time to take action. 

Bolitic and Dinos battle Terrasaurs near Apasarra

A combined Dino-Bolitic fleet has intercepted a Terrasaur force attempting to reach Apasarra and resupply their beleaguered ground troops on the planet. A Bolitic Snarl was reported to have been destroyed in the battle, three Dinomarks were also badly damaged though survived (with casualties). Three Terrasaur ships were reported to have been destroyed.

The Terrasaur ground forces have been withdrawn to their original landing point and are now surrounded by Bolitic and Dino troops.

Dinomark lost in battle with Terrasaurs

The Dinos are reporting that a Dinomark PT has been lost in a battle with the Terrasaurs near Apasarra. The Terrasaurs were attempting to send supplies to their beleaguered ground forces on the planet, a squadron of Dinomarks intercepted. The Terrasaur ships (said to number three) were forced to retreat after taking heavy damage.

As well as the lost PT, two other Dinomarks suffered significant damage.

Raegris warship skirmishes with Terrasaurs

A Raegris Quasar has skirmished with two Terrasaur warships in deep space. The Quasar was carrying out a survey of asteroids when it encountered two ships, which phased out of sub-space. The ships opened fire on the Quasar causing minor damage and no reported injuries. The Quasar returned fire, hitting one Terrasaur ship. Both ships withdrew and returned to sub-space. It is thought the Quasar was mistaken for a Dino, DTA or Bolitic ship and once the Terrasaurs knew their mistake they called off their attack.

The Quasar has returned to Raegris space.

Terrasaur breakout fails on Apasarra

An attempted breakout by Terrasaur ground forces on Apasarra has been repulsed by combined Bolitic and Dino Army troops. The Terrasaurs are now surrounded on the planet and had tried to break through the cordon to reach a strategic hill some kilometres away. The hill is occupied by the Dinos who use it to direct artillery and air strikes on the Terrasaur positions.

A Bolitic slave legion, flanked by Dino Army and SS troops, stopped the Terrasaur advance and forced them back. The Dinos launched a major attack on the Terrasaurs using Dinomarks and K18D attack aircraft. One Dinomark XT is reported to have been forced down but was able to recover to home positions.

Ronald says the war must be taken to the Terrasaurs

Censor Ronald has said he is growing frustrated by the lack of progress in the war with the Terrasaurs. He has addressed the Dino Senate and said the Dinos were too passive. "We have held the line but we cannot continue letting the Terrasaurs assume the initiative. We need to take the fight to them, push them out of the sector. Win this war!"

Emperor MBH agreed and said it was imperative to remove the Terrasaur bridgehead on Apasarra. He said the Bolitic were bringing in more ground forces. 

The Dinos have reactivated twenty Dinomark XTs from it's civilian reserve. These older ships will take on second-line duties to allow newer and more advanced XTs to go to the front-line.

Terrasaurs launch attack on Voth

The Terrasaurs have launched a major attack on DTA forces protecting Voth. Sixteen warships stormed the planet's defences and managed to badly damage the main orbital facility over the planet. It later had to be abandoned and destroyed. The Terrasaur attack was repelled by a combined Dino and Voth force.

Six Dino ships (said to be a Dinomark AM, two LMs and three XTs) and two Voth Kalahati Tuuls were destroyed in the battle. Four Terrasaur warships, including a battlecruiser, were destroyed in return. This was a win for the Terrasaurs however as the loss of the Voth orbital HQ will hinder operations for some time. A Dinomark RS has been despatched from Dino-Land to act as a temporary orbital command post.

Terrasaurs attempt to get reinforcements to Apasarra

A Terrasaur operation to send reinforcements to their beleaguered bridgehead on Apasarra has been largely foiled. The Terrasaurs launched an attack on Dino, Voth and Bolitic forces over the planet but this was a diversion. Six supply ships also attempted to land supplies. One ship managed to land supplies and evacuate some injured Terrasaurs but the other ships were attacked by a joint Bolitic-Dino force. Two Terrasaur supply ships were destroyed.

In the diversion operation a Dinomark XT was destroyed though the crew were able to evacuate. No other ships were lost on either side though a number of ships were damaged.

Sirikwan ship destroyed by Terrasaurs

A Sirikwan warship has been attacked and destroyed by the Terrasaurs on a patrol on the edge of Sirikwan space. The Shark SKH-E patrol ship was ambushed after responding to a distress call, it is thought the distress call was faked to lure the Sirikwanese in.

Sirikwan has announced that no single-ship patrols will be carried out once the current missions are completed. 

Dinos get convoy to Voth

The Dinos have managed to get a convoy through to Voth, mostly unscathed. The ten ship convoy was attacked twice by Terrasaurs en route though managed to avoid any ship losses, it is thought in the second attack the Terrasaur ship suffered a weapons malfunction. Three of the convoy escorts suffered damage though only one Dino is reported to have been killed.

A division of Dino Army troops, an SS regiment and a supply of weapons and spares were delivered to the Dino forces on Voth.

Jimmy criticises ethics of Bolitic alliance

Liberal Party leader Senator Jimmy has criticised the ethics of going into an alliance with the Bolitic Confederacy and employing them in the fight against the Terrasaurs on Apasarra. Tens of thousands of slave soldiers, drawn from native species on Bolitic owned worlds, have been slaughtered already in the savage battles that are taking place on the planet.

Jimmy said it was completely unethical for the Dinos to take advantage of mass bloodshed of zombified slave soldiers, some species even bred purely to fight. 

Emperor MBH said that it was better than Dinos dying and asked Jimmy if he would like to command a legion that was wiped out again (during the civil war against Telavason which saw Ronald first rise to power Jimmy commanded the 6th Legion which was nearly wiped out by the SS). MBH revealed that thousands more soldiers will arrive on the planet soon. The Terrasaur advance has been halted and the aim now was to eliminate their bridgehead.

Dino SS regiment lost in latest Terrasaur attack

The Terrasaurs have made another sub-space attack on Dino ships, destroying two Dinomark MXs and three Dinomark XTs in one of the worst attacks for the Dinos so far. The ships were from the SS 12th Infantry Regiment and were travelling to Voth to reinforce the troops guarding Dino facilities on the planet. The SS has reported all 3,412 men of the regiment have been killed.

It is thought the SS, who do not answer to the Dino Army chain of command in space issues, had decided to go ahead with the convoy against Army advice. SS Commander Solax has banned any future convoys until the Terrasaur sub-space threat is neutralised.

Bolitic want TPMs!

Emperor Melson has said that the Dinos should share TPM technology with their fellow "Saurian Alliance" members, at the moment that is only the Bolitic Confederacy. Melson said that equipping front line Bolitic warships with TPMs would be a great benefit in the war against the Terrasaurs.

Emperor MBH has yet to respond to the request. The Dino Army are said to be not that keen though it is understood that safeguards exist to make Dino TPMs not fully effective against Dino shields (though this could be something the Bolitic could change). It is not known if this would invalidate the technology transfer agreement between NS and the Dinos some years ago though it is not thought the Dinos are too fussed about this anymore.

Bolitic defeat Terrasaurs in epic battle

The Dinos have revealed that the Bolitic fleet sent to Apasarra engaged with a Terrasaur fleet aiming to reinforce it's bridgehead and defeated them. The battle took place some days ago though details are only now emerging. 

According to reports the Bolitic fleet was hit by a large force of Terrasaur fighters. The Boltic are said to have been initially put on the back foot by the nimble fighters but then countered by the use of mass close range firepower destroying dozens of Terrasaur fighters. The fighters were withdrawn and the main Terrasaur fleet closed in, the Dinos report over forty warships though some were lighter armed assault and troop ships. The Bolitic fleet comprised around twenty warships including Furls, Snarls and Reptoli Tuuls.

The Terrasaurs were hit by a mass info-attack which apparently threw them into chaos. A Dino Army official commented that the Terrasaurs proved very vulnerable to Bolitic cyber-weapons, not having the decades of experience against them which the Dinos have! In the ensuring battle eighteen Terrasaur ships are reported to have been destroyed and others damaged. Three Bolitic ships were destroyed.

The Terrasaurs have continued to dig in on Apasarra and have continued attacks against Dino convoys. Although this battle is a definite set-back for the Terrasaurs they are not giving up yet.