The Return of the Acropolis:

On the eve of 7000, the Acropolis was to lead a small squadron to attack a Cylon command and supply base in the Myus system. This destruction of the the Cylon command and control would lead the way for a massive Colonial offensive. Unfortunately, the squadron never arrived inthe Myus system, the base remained operational, and the offensive abandoned.

Over the yahrens, the frontlines changed, and the Cylon base was not considered as vital as it was previously. Defences there were downgraded, and events moved on.

However, in 7204, the base was attacked by an unknown Colonial force, using codes some 200 yahrens old. Somehow, the Acropolis had returned. Only to disappear again when the battle was over. To this day, nobody understands what actually happened.

This scenario is for the Fleet Combat system and recreates the older fleet attacking the (now) second line command base.

Initial Setup:

• Terrain:
  The map consists of an asteroid field where the base is located. Place an asteroid counter in the following hexes: 0522, 0606, 0713, 0728, 1007, 1024, 1822, 1906, 2113, 2128, 2407, 2424, 3305, 3322, 3513, 3528, 3807, 3824.
  Then roll 1d6 for each counter, and move the counter in the direction specified. This then, is the location of the asteroid belt. Asteroids are in the hexes with counters and every hex within two hexes of these counters.
  On the case of counters which overlap, these are just treated as normal single asteroid counters.
• Cylons:
  1x Asteroid Base in hex 3215.
  3x Small Asteroid Ships
  1x Baseship (standard variant), any facing, within 10 hexes of the asteroid base.
• Colonials:
  The Acropolis squadron consists of the following:

  1x CVS Triton Class Strike Carrier (prototype model)
  2x DDD Leosia Class Missile Destroyers
  2x CVL Light Carriers
  1x CLE Ranger Class Escort.
  The ships must be in a legal formation around the squadron leader (the CVS) observing command radii. The squadron can set up anywhere within the first ten rows of the map (0101-1001, 0130-1030).

• Special Rules:
  The scenario is set up in the following strict order.



Set up the terrain first.
The Cylon player chooses the location of the hidden asteroid ships.
The Cylon player places the Asteroid base.
The Colonial player then places their fleet.
Finally, the Baseship is placed.

The Cylon player may (at their discretion) choose to hide their small asteroid ships. In this case, the counters are not placed on the board. Instead, their positions must be written down on a piece of paper and revealed when the ship is. While hidden, the ship may do nothing at all. As soon as it does something, it is placed on the map. An asteroid ship may be placed in any hex which contains asteroids, anywhere on the board.
If the asteroid ships are not hidden, then they may be setup anywhere outside of the Colonial set up zone.

The Scenario:

• Objectives:
  Cylons: The Cylons must protect their Asteroid base. Whether they do this by destroying the Colonials or driving them away is irrelevant really.
  Colonials: The Colonials must destroy the asteroid base, and then escape with the Acropolis (hopefully) intact. That is the only objective. Other Cylon vessels destroyed is nice, but these do not count for victory conditions.
• Length of Scenario:
  The scenario continues until the last Colonial unit has been destroyed or has exited the board. Of course, if the Colonials destroy all the Cylons, then the game will end then as well.
• Special Rules:
  
  • The Cylon Asteroid Base is treated as a normal Large Asteroid Ship, with the following changes: It is immobile. It has a primary of 2x (360: 1/1/-) and has 4 Scout Points. All other details as the Large Asteroid Ship.
  • The Asteroid base is situated in a clump of asteroids. This means that the hex and two surrounding it, are treated as normal asteroid. Cylon Raiders (only!) may move through these hexes with no penalties as the base guides them through the asteroids. Normal penalties apply for all other asteroids though, as well as other ships.
  • While the asteroid base is in operation, the Cylons do not have to worry about command distances and being out of control. The base provides a command radius large enough to cover the map board. However, if the base is destroyed, all the Cylons will be considered disrupted until the end of the game.
  • Some of the asteroid ships may be hidden at the start of the game. Provided they do nothing (fire no weapons, use no EW, not move, etc.), their position will not be spotted by the Colonials. When they do something, then place a ship counter on the board in their location. The asteroid counter will remain. The ship will not be able to hide again. Asteroid ships are actually in an asteroid hex, although they are not effected by their initial hidden asteroid hex. Note that the asteroid hex that the ship is in will not effect the ship or it is Raiders, however surrounding asteroid hexes will be treated as normal. As will the initial hex if the ship leaves it and returns.

Victory Conditions

The following victory conditions apply to this scenario. Note that only one side may claim victory, and there cannot be a draw.

Balance

The easiest way to balance this scenario is to alter the defending forces. Turning the Baseship into a Halfship or Attack Star will help as it will also alter the amount of defending fighters.

Or, if the Colonials find it too easy, then upgrading the Small Asteroid Ships to Large should alter the balance fairly drastically as it will also increase the amount of Raiders to counter.

Finally, if only a small change is desired, then some additional Viper flights could be given to the Colonials, or some existing Vipers could be made of higher quality.

Tactics

Colonial: Speed is your asset, but it is also a killer. You do not have the fighter capacity that the Cylons do, and speeding straight in may put you in a direct fight with the Raiders. do not get side-tracked into prolonged fights with the other Cylon ships if you can help it, your only goal is to destroy the base, you do not get any victory conditions for anything else. Be wary of hidden ships. While you would like to protect the Acropolis, it also has the best weaponry for destroying the base, so you will have to risk it.

Historical Outcome

Not much is actually known about the battle or the outcome, however it is known that the Cylon base was destroyed and it is presumed that the Acropolis survived, although her squadron received substantial casualties.