The Drakkar's torpedoes score a point of damage on the Assassin, and it fires two more.
The Manowar repairs its plasma turret and shoots down two Britannian fighters with its point defenses.
"Sir, should we, um, join this battle anytime soon?"
"I just got word from President O'Bama. Drop the stealth field and engage."
Secret faction unlocked: USA (Silent-sigfig)
The stealth cruiser USV Bad Habit decloaks on the edge of the battlefield and fires everything at an Angel incubator. It fails to do damage, but its railgun is charged now.
Venice
The Merchant of Venice fires its fully charged Glaive Beam, inflicting a point of damage on both the Space Piltogg zeppelin and the Britannian carrier. Its light lasers finish off the carrier, and it attempts to send a boarding party over to the Horatio. Unfortunately, the boarding party is eliminated before it can do anything.
Space Nazis
The Space Zeppelin charges straight ahead and takes out the Manowar with a massive plasma barrage. Its Friendship Beam is charged and ready to fire next round.
Bavarians
The two Nemesis series Angels float towards the Space Zeppelin, but miss with their deadly grappling hooks.
The turret guns on the station open fire on the Horatio, dealing two points of damage.
The Verklempt turns around and starts to fly back towards the station, while firing a torpedo towards the Space Zeppelin.
Praetorians (NPC'd)
The missiles fired by the Assassin last turn hit the Archer, doing 3 points of damage out of 5.
The Assassin fires a missile barrage at the Delta-class.
The Dragoon moves to block the most obvious evasion route and fires a missile of its own.
Britannian Carrier Group
The one remaining fighter is not much of a zerg rush, but it still manages to shoot out the Drakkar's torpedo launcher.
The patrol gunboats keep the Armed Courier covered and shoot out the omega's torpedo launcher.
T.L.A.
The Omega repairs its torpedo launcher, charges its Hellbore, and fires both missiles at the Horatio.
The Delta's missile hits the Dragoon, inflicting a point of damage.
The Delta then charges straight ahead, using its Hellbore to blast the Space Zeppelin's Friendship Cannon and inflict a point of damage on its hull.
Britannian Battle Group
The Horatio's torpedo fails to do damage, but its gun turrets inflict 2 points of damage on the Omega.
The Armed Courier boards the Verklempt and takes control of its one working torpedo launcher. The Britannians will be able to fire it next turn.
T.L.A. support fleet
One fighter squadron turns around and shoots two plasma turrets off the Space Piltogg Zeppelin.
The Archer finally gets a good roll on its superweapons, taking the Horatio down to only 1 HP.
The Alpha gets in on the fun, firing 2 missiles and 2 torpedoes. Its railgun is also charged.
As the Beta-class' last two missiles bring the Dragoon down to 1 HP, it fires another pair of missiles.
A freighter escapes.
The station spawns a Mk.04B and 3 Mk.04A Angels. No new angels can be built next turn as all three types are at their population cap.
Overview. Send in orders for round 5.
Victory Point totals:
NATO: 130 (1 freighter, 1 cruiser, 2 frigates)
TA: 130 (1 freighter, 1 cruiser, 2 frigates)
: NATO forces, if I were you I'd focus on the freighters rather than the incubators. Each freighter gives 50 victory points (more than a cruiser) and they're much easier to destroy.