Unsure. Umiak combat doctrine is to throw everything and the kitchen sink at an opposing force, but the location of the attack makes me suspicious. It is close to the Bellarmine wreck - only about three or four jumps away. If the Umiak really think the Loroi salvaged something important out of it or that there is still something to be found, they may have pulled together a larger force to counter any heightened Loroi activity.Excellion wrote:If the 6 divisions hit Sala-128 without being weakened by interdiction fleets (And perhaps unexpected!) it might just be possible to break through it before reinforcements can arrive. The heavy defence fleet is likely only stationed at the perimeter so 6 divisions heading into the hinterlands may be a very tough nut to crack by the likely "weaker" system defence forces. Keep in mind that space superiority is all that's needed to turn a planet to slag if so desired so this may end up being quite damaging. That said, this is mostly conjuncture so who knows what the next pages will bring us!
Or, the Umiak try to move in between the Union core systems and Naam and its neighboring systems, hoping that the Bellarmine might not have been a unique case and they could bag one or two more of the things the Loroi had been interested in. Preferably without any pesky blueskin interfering.
Remember. Ellen Kirkland is still unaccounted for. It's very much possible that the Umiak did pick up something of value, and they're back for more.