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Available Naval Forces:
>GoR - Chapter Fleet>Raven Guard - 1 Escort Squadron>Imperial Navy - 1 Orbital Assault Ship; 1 Battleship; 3 Cruisers; 3 Light Cruisers; 10 Escort Squadrons>SoB - 2 Light CruisersNaval Forces committed to rear defence:
>Imperial Navy - 1 Battlecruiser; 4 Cruisers; 5 Light Cruisers; 10 Escort SquadronsVanguard Ground Forces:
>GoR - Entire Chapter minus 2nd and 7th companies>Raven Guard - 2 Companies>Imperial Fists & Black Templars: - 30 Marines + 1 Champion>SoB - 10,000 Battle Sisters>Nestorium - 1 Titan Legion; 10 Skitarii Legions (~50,000 Skitarii)Imperial Guard:
>Brohmidae System: 150 regiments>In transit from Arkbard -> Stranx -> Brohmidae: 100 regiments>Arkbard System: 150 regiments>En Route to Arkbard: 700 regiments-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At the moment you have a few choices to make.
=Countering the Styrian Naval Activities=
>Follow Hefin's suggestion and reassign 2 Cruisers, 2 Light Cruisers, and 6 Escort Squadrons from the available Fleet to the rear defence Fleet. This would offer a large defence against the Styrian raids. It would also disrupt any Styrian traffict to-and-from Serakis and Movrodia, and make it possible to conduct effective counter-operations like ambushes such as >>5574772>Reassign 1 Cruiser, 1 Light Cruiser, and 3 Escort Squadrons. This would bolster rear defences and make it difficult for the Styrians to enter Imperial space proper but convoys would still be at risk.>Do nothing. With the pledged reinforcements you can afford to lose some in transit and you need a big available fleet for offensives.=Offensive strategy=
>Hold position in Brohmidae for X weeks to marshal more forces (25 regiments per week).>Launch an offensive on Movrodia or Serrakis. Such an operation could be achieved with only a part of the Crusade forces, with the remainder stationed in Brohmidae. You could also assault both at the same time.>Launch an offensive on Neveron, Styria, and/or Loxomod. The core of the triarchy. Such an action would require the majority of your available forces.Note that you can choose to Hold position first then one of the other options.
