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Trial Grounds
New Haiti, Nova Cat’s Den
Periphery
3rd-10th June 3075

   On the grounds of New Haiti the warriors of the Ninety-Ninth Mechanised Cavalry Cluster were fighting a series of trials against the Nova Cat’s Tau Galaxy.  The four Trinaries of the Hell’s Horses Cluster was fighting trials against the Trinaries of the Ninth Nova Cat Regulars.

   The defending Tau Galaxy’s Second New Barcella Guards Cluster, based at the planet’s primary factories, was the first unit to engage the Hell’s Horses forces on the nearby proving grounds.  The prize for the Hell’s Horses was the Nova Cat’s Armadillo Recon Tank and the BE-701 Joust Battle Tank, the Nova Cats ransom was two Trinaries of Hell’s Horses troops.  In a brutal battle the Nova Cat forces emerge victorious capturing two Trinaries of Hell’s Horses troops with brand-new OmniMechs, Battle Armour and vehicles.

   In the second battle on the southern continent was to decide over the SM-series of Hovertanks developed on New Haiti.  Defending for the Nova Cats was the Ninth Nova Cat Regulars Cluster facing off against a Trinary of Hell’s Horses, as a ransom for the Nova Cats was the Hell’s Horses new designed Totem-Mech the Quad-OmniMech known as Balius.  Though the Nova Cats fight with desperation to secure the design they are defeated and the SM-series blueprints were passed onto the Hell’s Horses forces.

   The third Trial took place between the Nova Cat’s First Armoured Cavalry Cluster and the a Hell’s Horses Trinary in front of the primary command base of the Nova Cats on New Haiti.  On the table for the Nova Cats were the Predator Attack VTOL and the Extended-Range Pulse Laser technology developed by Nova Cat scientists, for the Hell’s Horses was the newly developed Chemical Laser technology and an unnamed prototype they had just developed.  Though both Clans fight well in the fight neither can find a decisive victory.  Without a clear winner neither side can claim victory in the Trial and so neither gains their prize though combat.  Instead Cluster commanders Star Colonel Colm, for the Nova Cats, and Star Colonel Elisa Bekker, for the Hell’s Horses, agree to trade like for like in design and equipment ending the Trials on a peaceful note.  Before the Hell’s Horses leave Elisa Bekker names the new vehicle Bellona, a new hover tank that would be a perfect flanker, the Nova Cats begin construction of the vehicle within a couple of weeks.

Former Clan Sea Fox Enclave
Sarna, Sarna Commonality
Capellan Confederation
12th June 3075

   With their forces betrayed and destroyed on Sarna by the Capellan Confederation, their civilians butchered during the attack Clan Sea Fox returns to the world with a vengeance.  Supported by the Faulk Khanate’s Terror of the Deep, Nightlord-class Battleship, the Clan’s only remaining true WarShip, the Steel Soul Khanate’s Opal Skate and Fifteenth Air Assault Cluster both landed on the world making immediate tracks for the capital city tearing into Warrior House Imarra they virtually destroy the Elite Capellan unit in their rage as they enter the city.  Within the hour they began ordering all civilians to leave the city while they surround the Tengo Aerospace factory on the outskirts.

   Capellan Confederation WarShip Xizang moves over the city intent on supporting the remains of Warrior House Imarra as it launches a counter attack however the Terror of the Deep soon proves to be far more than a match for the lonely destroyer.  In a sweeping move the Terror’s gunners fire a single broadside pass the Nightlord-class Battleship burns the Xizang from stem to stern venting atmosphere on almost all of the decks, with virtualy none of the crew alive and Sarna’s gravity calling the Feng Huang-class Cruiser began to tumble as it was drawn deeper into the gravity well.  The Xizang’s final moments were shattered as it smashed into Sarna’s atmosphere breaking the back of the WarShip shattering fragments of the vessel across the atmosphere.

   On the ground the Sea Foxes continued to order civilians to leave the capital city.  Those refusing to leave or attempting to cause trouble were shot where they stood by Elementals.  Within three hours the capital city is empty of civilians and the Opal Skate is easily holding back the Warrior House troops at their every attempt.  With the Skate handling defences the warriors of the Fifteenth Air Assault Cluster are given free rain of the city and the Teng Aerospace facility given orders to exact some revenge on the Capellans they destroy the factory to the smallest brick while setting fire to several of the completed DropShips ready for collection by the Confederation and detonating stores of fuel and ammunition kept for flight testing.  The Clan troops still angered then move into the City limits, with no Civilians in there way they destroy the main government buildings setting fire to them and blowing out supporting walls with particle cannons.  The fires from these collapsing buildings quickly started major fires within the capital however this was just the start.

   Five hours of destruction later the Opal Skate and Fifteenth Air Assault Cluster pulled back from the city leaving areas fires to spread.  As Sea Foxes retreated from the burning city further timed explosive blasts ripped through sections of the city’s downtown areas, gutting several massive shopping and recreational areas.  The destruction and collapse of these areas caused even more destruction, fires and billions of C-Bills worth of damage.  The two Sea Fox units fought their way through the remains ofWarrior House Imarra and two regiments of local militia troops that had finally joined the fighting.

   In the middle of the fight between the Capellan Warrior House Imarra and the Steel Soul Khanate’s forces two more forces appeared from the fire.  The first was twelve identical SPT-NX Spartan BattleMechs, seen on dozens of other worlds these Mechs, these tan and red painted Mechs began assaulting both sides.

   At the same time a Marauder II painted green decorated with cash symbols supported by four other Mechs of various design and decoration moved onto the battlefield.  The Marauder II was known all over the Inner Sphere and even amongst the Clans as being that of the Bounty Hunter, they all targeted a single of the Spartans isolating it from the group but not destroying the Assault Mech.  At the right moment a single Raptor II Medium BattleMech appeared from nowhere having being hidden completely invisible even to the naked eye by some form of new sensors and armour.  The Raptor II engaged the Spartan with several pulse laser blasts followed by a projectile weapon striking the rear of the Spartan.  The Mech went ridged like it had touched and exposed wire and been electrocuted, the eighty ton giant then fell to the ground in an uncontrollable heap.  From behind the Bounty Hunter’s Mech came a recovery vehicle and several exoskeleton equipped infantry troops who loaded the stricken Mech onto the vehicle as the Bounty Hunter’s team created a perimeter around them.  The remaining Spartans tried to turn the Bounty Hunter’s flank to drive them back but the Bounty Hunter was not about to loose their prize and the Spartan was captured from the field.

   During the confusion caused by the arrival of these two groups with their own conflict of troubles the Sea Fox unit slipped through the Capellan forces to their DropShips and boosted from the planet.  Before leaving the Terror of the Deep left one last mark on Sarna firing several naval autocannon blasts into Tengo Aerospace’s bunkers and launch tubes absolutely coring out the remains of the facility causing much of their underground storage and launch controls to collapse.  It would take years to rebuild, even if there was a point to do so, while the city would take weeks to just put out the fires and in the meantime the Capellan Confederation would have to house nearly three million people made homeless by the Sea Fox’s forced eviction.

Apollo, Periphery
Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone
14th June 3075

   It was a nasty day on Apollo, for the population it almost like old times, former capital of the Rim Worlds Republic and deep in the Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone.  The Clan Hell’s Horses Fifty-fifth BattleMech Cluster, of the Hell’s Stormtroopers Galaxy, landed on Apollo and the units commander Star Colonel Rosella Brown bid down with Star Colonel Kate of the Jade Falcon’s Tenth Provisional Garrison Cluster, of Kappa Galaxy.

   Following an hour of bidding between commanders and between the two Clans until eventually only one Trinary from each cluster stood ready for action.  Within the Hell’s Horses force there were three of the new Cygnus Assault BattleMechs, these ninety-five ton designs were all prototypes of three different Cygnus variants.  After fifteen minutes of combat half the Jade Falcon forces had been routed in combat and all three of the Cygnus variants had proven their worth in combat, blooded against other Clan warriors, after five further minutes the trial was over and the Hell’s Horses were victorious.  The remainds of the Tenth Provisional Cluster were given twenty-four hours to collect their equipment and leave the system.

SLDF Protectorate
Solaris VII, Isle of Skye
Lyran Alliance
19th June 3075

   Following a year on Solaris VII acting as peacemakers the Northwind Renegades Mercenary Regiment begins preparations into their withdrawal from the world.  In their place the Third Brigade of the First Division in the Star League Defence Force, known as Bolton’s Rangers, begins to arrive on planet.  Following five years defending the Lyran Alliance from Clan Jade Falcon’s raids the battle hardened warriors are now looking forward to some garrison work on a more peaceful front.

   On Solaris VII the Bolton’s Rangers commander Lieutenant-General Jerry Wagner begins reorganisation of some of his Regiment’s conventional assets.  The units Second League Mechanized Infantry Regiment is transformed into two Battalions of Battle Armour troops using all the captured suits from Clan Jade Falcon and from the Star League stores.  The first battalion, the Twenty-second Royal Battle Armour Battalion, known internally as the Raging Toads is entirely made up of Clan Battle Armour suits and is commanded by a former Jade Falcon warrior turned Star League officer Major Dayton Icaza.  While the second battalion, the Second Royal Battle Armoured Military Police Battalion, is provided for with Inner Sphere manufactured Battle Armour and Power Armour suits together they are combined with the Regiment’s already active Battle Armour Battalion, the Second Royal Battle Armour Battalion, and are combined to make the Star League’s Second Royal Battle Armour Regiment.

   Once the whole unit is on planet they are to work with the on planet security force, the First Royal Battle Armoured Police Battalion, though this formation is separate from regular forces of the Bolton’s Rangers but they work together fully.

Clan WarShip Cache
Sheridan System
Kerensky Cluster, Clan Space
24th June 3075

   Using their full control of the system to their advantage and on orders from Khan Stanislov N’Buta Star Adder technicians begin reactivating six WarShips from one of the Star League Brian Caches in the system.  This move is intended to give the Star Adders a better edge against future attacks by the Steel Vipers and Coyotes and it includes the Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser SLS Perth, the Lola II-class Destroyer SLS Harvest and the SLS Gladiator, an Essex-class Destroyer.  Also included in these reactivations are the SLS Duty, SLS Honour and SLS Grace three Bug-Eye-class Surveillance-craft the first activations of these craft since the creation of the Clans.  The Star Adders choose to keep the designations of the craft and their Star League paint schemes however they remove the ‘SLS’ designators from their names.

   To keep their allies current with events and close to the fighting edge they turn the cache open to the Stone Rhino Clan which chooses to activate a mothballed Quixote-class Missile Frigate, which they name Exeter, and a single ancient Samarkand Block II-class Carrier, which they name Unleashed.

Second Star League Games
Steiner Stadium, Solaris VII
Star League Protectorate, Lyran Alliance
30th June 3075

   Due to the continued re-construction work at the Star League Stadium on Solaris VII the Second Star League Games is moved to the Steiner Stadium, the Coliseum.  In a brief brutal battle one warrior Jan Swallow proves he is superior to all and that his BattleMech a Raptor II is far in advance to all the others, its Void Signature Stealth systems making it too difficult to track.  Of most interest of observers is the origin of this Mech and its revolutionary stealth systems, unfortunately Jan Swallow refuses to comment on where he gained the Mech from.

   Capellan Confederation based news services are able to pinpoint the warrior and his Mech to the same warrior and Mech that assisted the Bounty Hunter on Sarna a couple of months before in capturing a Spartan BattleMech.  Two days after the competition is complete Jan Swallow is found in a hotel room with a Spartan’s Sword impaled through his chest.  A joint police and Star League Investigation into the killing picks up nothing that can lead to the recovery of the killer.

CCAF HQ
Sian, Sian Commonality
Capellan Confederation
4th September 3075

   Sitting in an office on Sian Gao-shiao-zhang Hadji Doru head of Warrior House Doru and primary military advisor of Chancellor Naomi Centrella looked at the commanders of the McCarron’s Armoured Cavalry, the Capellan Reserve Cavalry and the St Cry’s Armoured Hussars units.

   â€œDue to recent losses for units amongst military units in the Capellan Confederation’s Armed Forces we have decided to begin merging certain military commands.”  He said looking at the commanders “as a result the McCarron’s Armoured Cavalry, Capellan Reserve Cavalry and the St Cry’s Armoured Hussars will all be merging into one command.”  He said the unit commanders looked at each other for several moments, the only one that looked bothered about the changes was Lord Colonel Marcus Baxter, commander of the McCarron’s Armoured Cavalry.  “Is there a problem Colonel Baxter?” Doru asked, dropping the Lordship as if it was nothing reminding him of his simple regimental rank.

   â€œWell, when the McCarron’s tied the Armoured Cavalry to the Capellan nation they were guaranteed certain amounts of independence.”  He said tip-toeing around the topic “if I inform my troopers of these changes the moral of the troops may be damaged.”

   â€œAre they loyal soldiers of the Capellan Confederation?”

   â€œOf course they are, questioning their loyalty….” Baxter began but Doru raised his hands to stop him.

   â€œEnough of this” he said looking at Baxter. “Colonel, if your people have a problem with this you” he emthisised Baxter’s role in the proceedings “you will inform your people that they are members of the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces.  That they serve at the whim of the Chancellor of this nation and if they choose to change the Armoured Cavalry’s position in the military then the Cavalry will learn to live with it or become private citizens.”  Doru said very quietly, Baxter only nodded the Armoured Cavalry would not be pleased with this change, further deepening the rift within the unit and the unit‘s rift from the Capellan Confederation.

Town Meeting Room
Filtvelt, Filtvelt Coalition
8th September 3075

   Since the Last of the Lakers, a Filtvelt Coalition JumpShip had entered the Nova Cat’s Den and proposed the Nova Cats and Filtvelt Coalition enter negotiations the two nations had been exchanging diplomats and continued towards a greater alliance.

   On Filtvelt Star Colonel Rebecca Leroux, commander of the 246th Battle Cluster of Sigma Galaxy, now represented the Nova Cats as Ambassador an unfamiliar post for the Nova Cat VTOL pilot however she was beginning to find her feet in the post.  The Coalition folks were mostly backwards in their thinking, several still thought things should be the same as when they were part of the Federated Suns, while others were darn right hostile to the Nova Cat presence seeing them as the ‘Clan Menace’ that had invaded the Inner Sphere in 3050.

   â€œStar Colonel, it’s good to see you today” Marquees Helen Trempealeau said smiling her invitation to the Nova Cats had weakened her position as leader, from the Watch Reports Rebecca had read the fledgling nation was still struggling on several domestic fronts and she was making progress towards another military partnership.

   â€œThank you” Rebecca said nodding to the Marquees and to Colonel Eric LeBeau the Coalition’s military leader.  “Marquees, my entire unit is now inside the Coalition, we have four DropShips and a single Scout-class JumpShip.  This will limit our movement capabilities however we will be fully committed to this nation’s defence as well as the defence of Nova Cat assets.”  Rebecca said part of the agreement for her Cluster being allowed on the planet was for them to help defend the nation they were living in.  “We have also been looking into other ways the Nova Cats and Filtvelt Coalition can help each other.”

   â€œHave you indeed?”  the Marquees said her smile thinning.

   â€œAff, I am not sure if you are aware the worlds of the Nova Cat’s Den are quite gifted with natural resources and have an abundance of asteroids with natural resources.”

   â€œI was not” she glanced at the Colonel who equally shook his head.

   â€œAll we have seen out of the Tortuga worlds in the past have been a pirate threat.”  Colonel LeBeau said quietly “until recently that is…”

   â€œWell the Nova Cat’s have been expanding their presence in the Den and have been building up our military strength.”  Rebecca noticed the two of them were looking very nervous.  “Not that we are directing that might anywhere at this time.  We do however require more resources.”  Rebecca said, if they looked nervous before they looked twice as bad now.

   â€œStar Colonel, we do not have the resources to spend on other nations nor the human resources to mine such resources.”  The Marquees said looking over at the Star Colonel.

   â€œNo need to, we Nova Cats are willing to provide our own man-power for such operations and you would of course get a percentage of what we mined.”

   â€œWhat if you provided us with something different?”  the Colonel said quietly turning to his leader “our forces need trained mechanics and technicians to keep our equipment fully operational.  If we had a school to train such people at then we wouldn’t have to source out to the Federated Suns or the Fronc Reaches, which I might add has a school of their own.”  The Marquees turned to Rebecca Leroux.

   â€œWould it be possible for this to happen?”

   â€œPossibly.”  Rebecca said quietly “the Nova Cats take all the resources we mine ourselves.  However if the Filtvelt Coalition was to bring the resources her on Filtvelt that our engineers required we could go one better than an Engineering School we could help you build an entire University Campus that would bring the Filtvelt Coalition beyond the Fronc Reaches and on par with the Taurian Concordat.  We would also assist the worlds we are mining resources from in upgrading their local schools to either better buildings or better equipment?”  Rebecca said outlining a quick plan it would have to be cleared by the Nova Cat Khans and possibly the Clan Council but it would get them the resources and personnel they needed.

   â€œThat would be very impressive and helpful” the Marquees said she was struggling for more to say the Colonel was entirely speechless.

   â€œWe would also like to support you in local defence.”  Rebecca said, this was pushing their alliance but something she knew the 246th would need.  “And I do not just mean just on Filtvelt” she said looking over at the two leaders.  “If the Nova Cats are to place non-combat personnel on you other worlds we will also require placing military forces on these worlds.”  Rebecca said “I have four Trinaries, this means I would be placing a single Trinary on each world, and we would be conducting military operations on all these worlds whether that be in defence or training.  This would include self defenece against possible local troubles.”  She warned

   â€œWe could push towards that, however your people cannot use live rounds if training with my people, we don’t have the ammo or the personnel to waste on your Clan Trials” the Colonel said, he’d seen the Nova Cats waste almost an entire lance of vehicles in their first week in a Trial, the vehicles had been mostly returned to duty however he could not afford to loose that amount of people off planetary defence at a time again.  “And we would prefer to be involved anytime you have issue with the local populations.

   â€œWe could power down our weapons for trials and restrict training to a Star/Lance at a time?”

   â€œThis would be acceptable, when would you want to start?”  The Marquees said seeing her opinion polls flying and her fledgling nation taking a step into a far brighter future.

   â€œImmediately” she announced, “we have two JumpShips in the Nova Cat’s Den ready to begin operations inside the Coalition at once.”

   â€œThat’s fast”

   â€œNo time to waste.”  Rebecca said standing up saluting, she then turned and left.  Marquees Trempealeau turned to Colonel LeBeau.

   â€œThey are ready to start immediately? How is this possible?”

   â€œThe Nova Cats have far more power available to them than we, we may have the resources but,” the Colonel said quietly. ”Perhaps we have made a deal with the wrong people.”

   â€œPerhaps and perhaps not, the Federated Suns deal with them, we will deal with them.”  The Marquees said “we just have to watch our backs, remember we would be a mear speed bump to the Nova Cat Clan and I do not believe that House Davion could redeploy to support us in time.”  She said with a small smile, to one side they had the Federated Suns and the other the Nova Cats, the Devil and the Beast which one was which was still to be answered.
 
Varnay Anchorage
Nova Cat’s Den, Varnay System
Periphery
14th September 3075

   As the Nova Cat Naval vessels berthed at the recharge station in the still secret Varnay Anchorage two Merchant-Carrack-class vessels, the Guiding Vision and the Blessed Vision, begun moving clear of the other vessels.  These craft were full of engineers and resources bound for the Filtvelt Coalition some would be dedicated to Nova Cat operations and others would be assigned to support new Filtvelt projects.  Because the Nova Cats had no available dedicated WarShips and because the Filtvelt Coalition fielded none of the vessels themselves both Carrack-Merchants carried a single Titan-class Carrier DropShip full of aerospace fighters that were fully capable of defending their charges against anything up to a WarShip.

Clan Wolf Territory Grant’s Station
Kerensky Cluster, Clan Homeworlds
Clan Space
22nd September 3075

   In a closed doors agreement Clan Wolf and Clan Coyote rekindle their previous alliance with a weapons transfer.  The Coyotes covertly replace Clan Wolf troops on Grant’s Station in the Clan Homeworlds while the Wolves take possession of the Steel Fang, a Clan Coyote Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser.  This vessel immediately disappears from the Clan Homeworlds, the wolves and Coyotes also fight several trials for technology and warriors with the Wolves gaining almost an entire Cluster of Crusader warriors with the Coyotes gaining several Inner Sphere designs and weapons including Rotary Autocannons and Heavy Gauss Rifles.

   Five months later a Clan Wolf vessel named Razor Teeth arrives in the Clan Hell’s Horses Occupation Zone of the Inner Sphere.  After a couple of trials against the Hell’s Horses for minor things the vessel arrives in the Clan Wolf Occupation Zone, from combat footage and from sensor reports the Hell’s Horses are ninety percent sure the Razor Teeth is the former Coyote vessel Steel Fang.

Downtown Saso City
New Syrtis, New Syrtis Combat Region
Capellan March, Federated Suns
8th October 3075

    It was a normal day in Saso City, the snow was falling constantly as the world was wrapped in its near permanent and total Ice-age, the Capital city of New Syrtis home to the Hasek family and capital to the Capellan March of the Federated Suns.  People were walking, cars were moving and everything was calm on the major street corners, as was tradition, were BattleMechs of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers Regiment though there was no immediate threat this position was a tradition for the standing Syrtis Fusilier Regiment and it was expected in the March capital as it would be on Robinson or New Avalon.  Scattered throughout the city there was nearly a battalion of AFFS troops either on patrol, guarding sensitive areas or on leave, ever vigilant, ever ready to assist.

   Even this level of security and vigilance could not stop trouble however; there was an ancient saying “all the security in the world cannot prepare you for one dedicated terrorist willing to sacrifice his life for the success of his goals.”  Despite this knowledge and despite their best efforts the people of New Saso and of New Syrtis were failed in the early afternoon of the 8th October as a nuclear explosion ripped through the city felling buildings, people and BattleMechs while the resulting EMP blast knocked two over flying commercial aircraft, an Michelson MA-80 Delta Air Cruiser and a Federated-Boeing FB-335 Long haul, out of the sky destroying them with all hands an AFFS DropShip was also forced to make an emergency landing outside the city in an open field with heavy damage.

   The constant snow and cold temperatures could not stop wild-fires sparking up in the radiation soaked landscape that was once the pride of New Syrtis and of the Capellan March.  The remainder of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers RCT mobilized from their bases across the planet, although many lacked the full Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Protection gear required for this environment, these troops were dedicated to recovering any of their fallen comrades and relieving the population of the stricken city.  By the end of a year many of these people are diagnosed with various forms of cancer, the AFFS promise them all treatment at NAIS starting with the worse cases.

   On New Avalon Field Marshal Nathaniel Hasek, head of the Capellan March and the Syrtis Fusiliers rounds up two regiments of AFFS personnel and enough NBC protection equipment to outfit the entire Syrtis Fusiliers Brigade, he also drafts orders for the Sixth and Eighth Syrtis Fusiliers RCTs to return to New Syrtis at their best pace.  A combined DMI and MIIO Nuclear Investigation team attach themselves to Nathaniel Hasek’s forces leaving New Avalon to assist in relief efforts and begin an investigation into the explosion.  Just before the Field Marshal leaves New Avalon the planetary News channel breaks news that the fate of Duchess Deborah Hasek and her daughter Kym is unknown as their exact location was unknown prior to the explosion.

Davion Royal Palace
Avalon City, New Avalon
Crucis March, Federated Suns
12th October 3075

   It was a cold wet day on New Avalon, Victor Steiner-Davion thought it reflected the mood on the planet and inside the nation.  Dressed fully in the uniform of a Marshal of Armies uniform of the Federated Suns, around the Federated Suns emblem there was a black edge, he stepped out into the rain and up onto the speaker’s podium “Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press thank you for coming, Citizens of the Federated Suns I greet you on this sombre day.”  He began, the press were quiet, beyond them the small group of civilians granted access were equally so.  “As I am sure you have all heard three days ago on New Syrtis inside the city of New Saso, March Capital of the Capellan March, there was an nuclear explosion approximately one mile from the centre of the city.”  He stated, stick to the facts his advisors had said in this case they spoke louder than any word.

   â€œI can reveal that this explosion has all but destroyed the city of New Saso, with nearly sixteen million deaths.”  He said looking to the sky as if for answers before fixing back on the Tri-vid cameras “this explosion was not an accident.”  He said holding back his anger, barely “this was an attack against the people of New Saso and the Federated Suns.  It was a cowards attack and we will bring those responsible to justice.”  He said there could be no questioning in his voice only conviction, that those responsible would be brought to heel by the Federated Suns.  “In the meantime we must take care of our own, at this moment humanitarian efforts have begun on New Syrtis and more resources have been routed to the world however I now call on all the honourable nations of the Star League to join us and assist the world of New Syrtis in making its recovery.”  Though the world could recover in time and the Federated Suns could manage alone this is was after all what the Star League had been created for.

   â€œMeanwhile I have more pleasant news to reveal.  Duchess Deborah Hasek and her daughter Kym Hasek have escaped the fate shared by millions and are safely secure on Kathil.  I have been in discussions with the Duchess and with Field Marshal Nathaniel Hasek, en route to the world, and we have decided that for the time being daily operations of the Capellan March will move to District City on Kathil while AFFS command for the March will remain on New Syrtis, all military command and control facilities are secure.”  He said it was a relatively open secret that the Capellan March Command Facility, known in the AFFS as The Cave, was buried under New Saso City.  The Cave had sustained a couple of broken lights and some light injuries however they were several kilometres under the ground and no radiation had penetrated to the facility.  “We have also placed the entire Capellan March on a High Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Attack Alert.  Until the situation has fully been resolved and investigated, at present other areas of the Federated Suns will remain at peace time levels.”  He announced this marked the first time a March of the Federated Suns had been on NBC Alert for almost three centuries since the end of the Second Succession War, a sign of the changing times.

   â€œThe Federated Suns will recover from this attack, we will find out who permutated this attack and we will bring them to justice.  Anyone who thinks this will make the Federated Suns a demoralised and easy to attack nation is vastly wrong.  Any incursion into our borders will be met by the full force of the AFFS.”  He said finishing off his short speech “I thank you for your time” he said lastly stepping down from the podium moving back inside the Royal Palace.
 
Bountiful Harvest
Jade Falcon Occupation Zone
22nd October 3075

   As was always the way of Clan Sea Fox they chose to make their assaults for the benefit of their entire clan.  Following nearly three weeks of intense negotiations on Sudeten with the Jade Falcon leadership and merchants the Sea Fox Clan had got nowhere.  In an effort to quicken the Sea Fox grip on the technology Khan Hanna Coston authorized the Thirty-ninth Strike Cluster to take the technology from Clan Jade Falcon.

   Striking at preparing Jade Falcon invasion forces on Bountiful Harvest, on the Lyran Alliance border.  The relatively new Third Falcon Hussars Cluster of Gamma Galaxy contested the Sea Fox presence utilising several Kestrel OmniMechs and several Wasp IIC BattleMechs all of which used the Partial Wing system, the Thirty-ninth Strike Cluster lost the battle and limped off the world back to Twycross.  The units commander Star Colonel Toman Clark died from his wounds on the way back to Twycross with the oldest Bloodnamed warrior of the unit, Star Captain Garry Clark, claimed command of the unit during a brief Trial of Possession.

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3076

First McCarron’s Armoured Cavalry Command
Grand Base, Sian Commonality
Capellan Confederation
8th January 3076

   Quietly one at a time under the Capellan Confederation’s command structure’s eyes the commanders of the First McCarron’s Armoured Cavalry begin to quietly transfer members of other regiments into the First Regiment based on Grand Base.   They also begin to quietly slow production at the McCarron’s Grand Base factory and transfer supplies to the First Regiment over others blaming transfers on customs issues and DropShip breakdowns.  Slowly the amount of warriors loyal to the sitting Chancellor, serving within the First McCarron’s regiment, dropped to less than a two companies.

   Also the support forces are beefed up using warriors from the other regiments, commanders of the First Regiment claim this is in preparation for using the First as the Big Mac’s OppForce in coming proposed war games.  In reality these warriors will be a sponge to protect the core of the regiment which is loyal to the McCarron regiments, and their commanders, before anything else.

Conference
Detroit, Fronc Reaches
Periphery
14th January 3076

   For the third time representatives of the Taurian Concordat, Fronc Reaches and the Filtvelt Coalition meet this time on Detroit inside the Fronc Reaches.  With all three neighbouring Periphery realms together around the same table they agree that the Reaches Coalition Pact will be expanded to encompass the Taurian Concordat in Trade and some defence agreements, though it is not as deep a relationship as that of the Fronc Reaches and the Filtvelt Coalition it is a massive step to uniting the entire Periphery region near the Capellan Confederation and Federated Suns periphery border.

   During the various meetings the Filtvelt Coalition hides the involvement of the Nova Cat’s in their affairs completely hiding the trade agreements and mutual defence shared by the Periphery Realm and the Clan.  Part of the Filtvelt support team is a member of the Nova Cat’s Watch Organisation watching and gathering information on the other nations of the Reaches Coalition Pact for the Nova Cat Clan, although the Filtvelt Coalition are aware of this act of subterfuge they do not attempt to interdict their Clan neighbours afraid the Nova Cat’s anger, and the Clan’s raw power, could be turned on their small nation.

   Under a week later Clan Sea Fox’s Predator Khanate also contacts the small Filtvelt Coalition negotiating for the rights to build a Small Arms and Ammunition factory on the world of Memphis for five years.  During this period the Sea Fox’s would take control of three percent of the world and be allowed to use all the resources taken in this trade while selling upwards of fifty percent of the small arms weapons to the Filtvelt Coalition.  Unbeknown to the Filtvelt Coalition’s leadership the Predator Khanate also build a Battle Armour manufacturing plant underneath the Small Arms factory building hundreds of Battle Armour suits right under the Filtvelt people’s noses and shipping them out with regular DropShip visits.

Border Dispute
Duchy of Andruien/Capellan Confederation
30th January 3076

   The Capellan Confederation was a divided nation, something the Chancellor and her people did not like and wanted to make a change to.  First steps in this task were the movement of the Capellans Elite Warrior House Battalions, in the first wave with the Houses Kamata and Hiritsu landing on Conquista outclassing the First Andruien Sentinels Regiment ripping it apart within a few very short weeks.  At almost the same time Warrior Houses Dai Da Chi and Ma-Tsu Kai land on Lurgatan conquering this world in quick succession unfortunately the two Houses transport was interdicted by renegade Sentinel Aerospace fighters that destroyed the ships when they tried to jump clear.  On the ground the Fourth Andruien Sentinels regiment was quickly overrun by the elite Capellan troops.  Supporting the invasion fully Warrior House Fujita landed on Sadurni without resistance, even the local population who by all accounts hated the Capellan people seemed happy to have the Reinforced Battalion on the world.  On Shiro III an unprepared assault by an eager and under strength Warrior House Ijori set them up for a long bloody fight between the Capellan and Duchy forces.  The final Warrior House, and least experienced, Doru landed first on Calseraigne and Pilpala conquering both quickly and almost bloodlessly.

HPG Communication Link
New Avalon, Tharkad
Federated Suns, Lyran Alliance
1st February 3076

   When the link had first been made Peter Steiner-Davion had not believed it, the cost was prohibitive enough but the logistics would have made such a thing impossible.  Unfortunately for the Lyran Archon his brother seemed to have an ability to prove the Impossible incorrect more often than not.  On the screen above his throne on icy Tharkad was Victor Steiner-Davion, his elder brother and First Prince of the Federated Suns, sitting on his own throne on New Avalon.

   â€œBrother, it has been some time; I hope you and your family bode well?”  Peter asked more out of diplomatic protocol than anything he actually felt for his brother, neither Steiner-Davion sibling had gotten on well when they were younger, always on the move between their once allied nations or one military posting to the next.

   â€œI am well Peter, as are my family” Victor said stern faced, Peter had never seen his brother this intense except when facing down an enemy. He hoped the man that had championed his succession over their sister was not ready now to turn on him also, there were those that said that Victor still eyed the Lyran throne.  “I have heard your news” the Federated Suns leader said “I wanted to offer my heart-felt condolences.  Is there anything the Wolves have been able to do for her?” Victor asked referring to Peter’s youngest child Melinda-Anne Steiner.  Peter’s head sunk slightly, he’d almost thought the worse of his brother’s call when in fact it was a call of concern.

   â€œThey do not believe there is anything to be done with what they have available, the Exiles have not the resources to devote much on medical facilities especially for one who is not of their own.”  He said slightly resigned to her fate “however, she is strong and will not give in to this.”

   â€œPerhaps I can help?”  Victor asked “I am willing to open the New Avalon Institute of Sciences to this problem Peter; they will not rest until she is better.”

   â€œLike our father provided for Joshua Marik” Peter said before thinking, Victor had been there when their father, Hanse Davion, had offered Thomas Marik care for his dying son.  That offer came at a price the Free Worlds League’s might of production was turned to produce weapons of the Federated Suns, Lyran Alliance and Draconis Combine to help fight the Clans.  The NAIS had failed and Victor had replaced Joshua with a replica even after the boy’s death.

   â€œBrother, I am not Katherine; this is my blood I have an obligation to help.  Joshua was a mistake of my youth, one that I must live with for the rest of my life and one I am reminded about every time I look at my own children.  Peter, I open my nation to your family, they can come and reside on New Avalon with your daughter with as much security as you deem necessary, it may even help her recovery.  You are also welcome to come alone walk the soil of your birth once more if you believe it necessary.”

   â€œI cannot.”  Peter said after several moments thinking it over in his head “I have to safeguard my nation, something I cannot do even with this technical triumph that allows us to talk.”  He said, the pain etched in his face the treatment the NAIS could provide would far surpass anything that could be had in the Lyran Alliance “If Isis were to come to New Avalon with my daughter would that be acceptable?  I will remain here until there is a time I may be needed.”

   â€œShe is most welcome Peter; though Yvonne is no longer here to keep her company I’m sure Danai will fill this void.”

   â€œI will send them, Victor, I thank you.  Isis and Melinda will have a full escort, I expect you to allow them to enter without trouble, the longer Melinda is away from true medical facilities the worse her situation could become.”

   â€œPeter, trust me I will have WarShips prepared to meet them the moment they enter my realm and they will be under strict instructions to move with all due haste to New Avalon.”

   â€œAgain Victor I thank you.”  Peter said saluting his brother, who returned the salute, before the link cut off.  Within six hours Peter had cut orders for the LAS Adam Steiner, a Fox-class Corvette, and the LAS Berlin, an Artemis-class Diplomatic Escort vessel, to travel to Arc-Royal to collect Isis Steiner and Melinda-Anne Steiner.  At Arc-Royal the Wolves had already outfitted one of their own WarShips the Killing Blow, a Vincent Mk 42-class Corvette to transport Melinda in a specially refitted medical suite.  In all they would have three WarShips to escort them across the Inner Sphere into the Federated Suns and hopefully save Melinda-Anne’s life without further delay they began their journey to the NAIS facility on New Avalon.

Finally got caught up on all the posts.  Keep at it, lest your labor of love be never finished.

It'll only end when time runs out


First Round
Duchy of Andruien/Capellan Confederation
8th February 3076

   Supporting the invasion of the Duchy of Andruien from the Canopus half of the Capellan nation the First Canopian Cuirassiers Regiment landed on Aspropirgos and Butzfleth conquering both periphery worlds in quick and easy succession.  Also from the Capellan nation came the First Canopian Light Horse landing on Piriapolis and Fagerholm taking them easily and quickly this is despite the discovery of a Heavy Vehicle Construction Plant on Fagerholm, it becomes obvious to the Capellan invaders that the Duchy of Andruien is sacrificing its outer worlds to protect Andruien.  Finally the First Canopian Fusiliers landed on Claybrooke to ceremony and celebration from the people, who welcomed the Canopian troops with open arms, as with previous invasion attempts from the Magistracy of Canopus the world defects as soon as a Canopian solider arrives in system, their rebellious population happy to leave the doomed Duchy.

Coyote Territory
Grant’s Station, Kerensky Cluster
Clan Homeworlds
16th February 3076

   Clan Steel Viper invade Clan Coyote’s territory on Grant’s Station in the Kerensky Cluster pushing an entire Cluster over the border between the Clans in less than an hour but getting no-where.  In sixteen hours the Coyotes have pushed the Steel Vipers back to their original starting point with over two clusters of troops from both Clans lying dead or injured on the battlefield.  During the fight there is a surprising inclusion of two Athena 2 Heavy Battle Tanks from Clan Hell’s Horse manufacture on the Steel Viper side.

Second Wave
Duchy of Andruien/Capellan Confederation
20th February 3076

   With the first round of worlds secure or under Capellan siege Capellan Confederation move forward their schedule and assault their next wave of targets like the First Wave the Capellan Confederation troops assaulting first.  First was the Red Lancers Regiment, thrown off of Sian, they were now used as a blunt instrument to beat the Third Andruien Sentinels Regiment on El Giza and Hudeiba, the elite unit may have been betrayed by the new Capellan Chancellor but given a target they were more than happy to tear the Andruien Regiment to pieces in very short order.

   Forwarding their assaults the Sung’s Rangers land on Mosiro to support the Confederation’s assaults on the Duchy of Andruien.  The regiment make quick their assaults on Mosiro attacking the Seventh Andruien Sentinels Regiment on the world, unfortunately for the Capellan unit the Seventh was far more skilled at guerrilla tactics and sneak attacks and in a short week the Sung’s Rangers have lost two Battalions of troops to the Andruien troops and a very hostile native population.  The Kingston’s Rangers Regiment are called to support them, instead of taking the conventional approach these new troops favour a far more brutal style of warfare, entering urban areas and turning their weapons on community centres and other civilian shelters calling out the Seventh’s troops.  If they failed to appear, or in many cases even when they had appeared, the Liao troops would set the civilian targets on fire using several Firestarter BattleMechs spread throughout the Regiment and inferno equipped Battle Armour and infantry troopers.

   In less than forty-eight hours the combined troops brutal tactics did what the Sung’s Rangers could not do in a week.  Naomi Centrella sent her personal congratulations as well as orders for the units name to be changed to the Centrella Rangers and for the remnants of the Sung’s Rangers to be folded into the Regiment.  Elsewhere in the former-Free Worlds League and in the greater Inner Sphere when word of these war crimes became known this regiment is called to face trial, Naomi Centrella refuses to release her unit or its personnel for trial.

Second Wave Continued
Duchy of Andruien/Capellan Confederation
24th February 3076

   Just like the first wave the second Capellan wave was followed by a second Canopian wave the Second Canopian Cuirassiers Regiment landed on two Duchy worlds like the First Regiment had done, the worlds of Villenueva and Igonish both fell almost without a shot being fired.  The populations tell that their defenders and militia have been recalled to Andruien to support the defence of their crumbling nation’s leaders.

   Following their easy assault on Claybrooke in the first wave the First Canopian Fusiliers were ready for their next fight.  Supported and then replaced by the Third Canopian Fusiliers Regiment on Claybrooke the First Regiment moved further into the Duchy of Andruien landing on Cursa finding the Fifth Andruien Sentinels Regiment loading into DropShips.  Without hesitation the commander of the Fusiliers orders a fire-bomb attack on the DropShips, the sticky napalm inferno fuel explosives roast an entire battalion alive inside their DropShip.  Following this display the Andruien troops surrender under the heavy guns of the Canopian Fusiliers guns, several artillery pieces are targeted on the DropShips making certain doom for the Fifth Andruien Sentinels Regiment if they had fought.

   Instead of sending in a fighting unit to deal with the world of tourist planet Lopez Chancellor Naomi Centrella landed on the world herself with a single company of the Centrella Black Guards and a single Union-class DropShip.  In a low key affair they moved through the city of Orton, the planetary capital, high in the planet’s mountains to a small tourist hotel where Naomi booked ever single room for a week.  After a weapons check from local militia security, which proved Naomi’s bodyguard only carried defensive weapons, the world’s leader Secretary General Charles Cunin agreed to meet her in the hotel.

   â€œChancellor, it is an honour to have you holiday on our world, we have never had someone of your stature on our world.”  Charles said sitting opposite Naomi a long wooden table between them.

   â€œI know.”  Naomi said bluntly “I’m not going to beat around the bush Charles, I want your world’s allegiance.”  She said moving around the table perching against it looking down at the older man, she’d worn a lime-green skin-tight jumpsuit especially for this meeting; it fit her body well and amplified her small breasts which she had seen Charles look at twice already.

   â€œThe Duchy have our world, as they have always, we owe them a lot.  This world is small and unimportant, a Tourist haven in this region, an oddity for the scientific community.”  Charles said, it was true Lopez shouldn’t have existed, it was the sole planet in a system with two stars it had no moons, a tainted atmosphere and an abundance of life, it shouldn’t have worked but it did and it worked well.

   â€œTrue however your world is something of a cash-cow, something my nation could use.  Perhaps not the pull of Solaris VII but people travel here from all over the Inner Sphere and that has an appeal to me.  In the next six weeks my troops will land on Andruien.  This Duchy, or at least what’s left of it, will be under my domain your nation will be cut off, you will have no chance of survival.  What do you want Secretary?”

   â€œI want to be able to survive this change with my life intact, I want to be able to enjoy my retirement on this world I have called home and I want my people to live a peaceful existence under Capellan rules as they have under the Duchy of Andruien.”

   â€œI’ll give you that all.”  Naomi said “this world’s only change will be that it’s GNP goes to Sian instead of Andruien and is home to a small security force from my nation, this will become my military’s vacation spot your world’s economy will grow.  As for your retirement” she said drawing her hand across his cheek “that can be arranged, you have a daughter don’t you?”  He nodded Nikki was his only child, how could this Capellan whore threaten her?

   â€œNikki Cunin will become this world’s new leader; your family will be hereditary Dukes of this world successively into the centuries to come.  Your name will be sung by your family for generations, as will your daughters.”  Naomi promised him, Charles smiled and nodded with a simple gesture that sealed his world’s fate.  Twenty-four hours later Naomi was on her way off world four Capellan officers had been left to oversee operations until a security company from the Confederation arrived.  These officers carefully controlled Nikki’s ascention to the post of Duchess and control over the world.

Lackland
Filtvelt Coalition, Periphery
28th February 3076

   Using information gained from the Sea Fox Clan and resources gained from the same Clan and from Clan Nova Cat the Filtvelt Coalition hire several engineers from across the Inner Sphere and buy resources from several different places brining them together on Lackland.

   From this information and using these resources the engineers begin converting a disused IndustrialMech factory on Lackland to production of BattleMechs.  Though not able to produce a modern design like the Federated Suns’ Enforcer or even the Periphery built Marshal this plant is able to produce ancient BattleMech designs not seen for centuries.  Using some industrial espionage and some negotiations with Federated Suns manufacturers the Filtvelt Coalition is able to gain access to and produce BattleAxe and Hammerhands BattleMechs by mid-3076.  These Mechs are primitive compared to modern designs however they do provide a welcome defence boost to the tiny Filtvelt Coalition.

Capellan Training Grounds
Capella, Liao Commonality
Capellan Confederation
8th April 3076

   In an effort to show the rebirth of the Capellan Confederation, and in many ways to ensure they are not upstaged by the other states and even mercenary commands such as the Northwind Highlanders and Gray Death Legion, the Capellan Confederation debut the Ying Long Battle Armour.   This Battle Armour suit is in the medium category and carries a shoulder mounted Recoilless Rifle and like the two recently developed mercenary Battle Armour designs the Ying Long uses the mimic technology seen first on the Word of Blake’s Purifier design.  With ongoing hostilities on captured worlds of the Duchy of Andruien a platoon of this design is sent to each of the Elite Warrior Houses.

Border conflict
Magistracy of Canopus
Periphery
12th April 3076

   With the Capellan Confederation’s back turned and on the anniversary of the birth of his daughter Rachel O’Reilly, Caesar Julius O’Reilly orders his military against the Magistracy of Canopus’ half of the Capellan Confederation.  Supported by the MHS Caesar and the MHS Lothario, the Magistracy’s two WarShips they launch a blitzkrieg type assault on their border worlds.

   Commanded by Imperator David Gladding the Magistracy border worlds of Thraxa, Vixen, Gambilon, Palladix and Techne’s Revenge all fall in short order before the Magistracy realizes that its outer worlds are under heavy and concentrated assault.  The Legio I, Legio VI and the Cohors Morituri all moved into the Canopus worlds braking the defenders back with quick assaults.
 
Nova Cat Training Grounds
New Scotland, New Avalon
Crucis March, Federated Suns
18th April 3076

   Although the Star League was meant to bring peace there were still wars going on in the Inner Sphere and Periphery the Federated Suns and Nova Cats were not neglecting their next generation.  Following several months of negotiations an agreement is made between both nations, the training units of the Federated Suns will pit themselves against Nova Cat forces when available on a yearly basis.

   First up for this task was the First Defiance Training Battalion, the newest of such Federated Suns units, to ensure the Nova Cats are not insulted by this move the unit was commanded by Leftenant-General Ross McKinnon and supported by the Fourth New Avalon Guards RCT’s Delta Company, itself commanded by Captain Damien Redburn.  Sitting in his modified Black-Hawk KU, OmniMech with Clan weapon pods, the Federated Suns Prince’s Champion looked down the hill at the Nova Cat Firebase on the New Scotland of New Avalon.  The Cavaliers were the Nova Cat’s attaché unit to the Nova Cat Ambassador to the Federated Suns, a front-line unit of Delta Galaxy ready to meet any attempt to engage the Nova Cat Clan.

   Activating his communication’s suite the Federated Suns commander announced the Federated Suns challenge “Nova Cat forces of the Forty-Fourth Nova Cat Cavaliers Cluster, commanded by the honoured Star Colonel Cassin Drummond, I am Ross McKinnon Princes Champion of the Federated Suns commander of the First Defiance Training Battalion and Delta Company.  I am here to challenge you to a series of trials, how do you answer?”  He said, it was the closest that he could come to a formal Clan challenge, now to see how the Nova Cats would answer.

   â€œThis is Star Colonel Cassin Drummond, commander of the Forty-Fourth Cluster, we welcome you to this Trial, defend yourselves.” The straight forward response came from the Nova Cat commander, the air around the Defiance Training Battalion was suddenly full of munitions with artillery rounds landing all around them creating an instantly confused battleground.  It wasn’t exactly standard clan tactics.

   â€œDefiance, hold to me, Delta hit them and hold our flanks.”  Ross said making orders on the fly, ‘time to act like a Clanner’ he thought to himself quickly.  With the Defiance training Battalion holding together they would be his core force while the double strength force of Delta Company would hit the Nova Cats from the flanks hopefully keeping the Nova Cats busy defending their artillery.

   As weapons fire was exchanged the Nova Cat’s forces appeared moving forward their Mechs taking a massive amount of fire.  On the flanks the Nova Cat artillery abruptly stopped and the entire Cluster charged almost as one.  With no pause the medium and heavy Mechs and vehicles that dominated the Cavaliers cluster smashed into the Training Battalion hitting them to its core.  Ross saw a Nova Cat Shadow Cat OmniMech in the centre of the Nova Cat forces letting go with laser and missile fire on any takers the Nova Cats completely ignoring their dueling laws.  Targeting the forty-five ton front-line Clan OmniMech Ross sent them a salvo of weapons fire, with Clan weapons the Black Hawk KU hit like a respectable Clan Heavy Weight instead of an overweight Inner Sphere Medium which the Standard OmniMech acted like.  The Shadow Cat was hit all over with regular and pulse lasers from the fire, Ross’ cockpit temperature rose a dozen degrees in a minute as the fusion power plant worked overtime to keep up, the Clan OmniMech he was targeting withered under the simulated weapons fire and went down as the pilot lost control, it was a small victory for Ross but a welcome one.  As he turned he noticed the Clan warriors were now in and around the Training Battalion’s Mechs and the Clan’s superior firepower was taking its toll.  “McKinnon to Delta, report” he said flicking the communications to the Delta Company’s independent frequency.

   â€œDelta Three, McKinnon, we are three Mechs down in Company One.  No communications with Company Two.”

   â€œWhere is Delta One?”  McKinnon asked wondering about their commander Damien Redburn “K-O sir, Gauss Slug to face.  Real fight he’d be K-I-A along with the rest downed pilots.  Sir, these Nova Cats are taking no prisoners even in a simulated fight.”  Delta Three reported McKinnon nodded his agreement, the Nova Cats were hitting them all over the place and taking no time tearing the Training Battalion troops to bits hopefully they were learning something from this.  He certainly was, this particular Clan unit was willing to ditch its traditional fighting ways if it meant surprising its opponents and winning.  Moments later Ross learnt something, don’t think and fight, as his OmniMech was hit by four Extended Range Particle Projection Cannons.  The electronic discharge from the massed fire began overloading systems on his Mech as damage reports came in, Ross glanced down the board of red lights showed his Black Hawk had lost half of its weapons, the left arm was gone and the right thigh actuator was frozen.  Moving round in a half step movement Ross noticed his attacker a Nova Cat OmniMech, a seventy ton energy beast which carried all four of its particle cannons in arm mounted pods Ross had never seen the configuration before and guessed it was non standard to the design.  “McKinnon, Defiance One.”

   â€œGo ahead General” Colonel Drake McMillan commander of the Training Battalion and a former NAIS Instructor.

   â€œI’m going down pull your forces out of here, the plan’s screwed.”  Ross said keeping it simple firing several pulse laser blasts into the armoured Nova Cat, Ross hear his communication grid activate at the same time as the Nova Cat fired again.  Four Particle cannons washed over his Black Hawk KU the simulated damage caused all the monitors to flicker and fade rattling the entire Mech from tip-to-toe and all the screens went blank, he was dead, “damn” Ross said out loud, around him the battle continued for another twenty minutes.

   With Ross out of the fight the Nova Cat Cavaliers hadn’t stopped their assaults on the Training Battalion or Delta Company, not one of the Federated Suns troopers would have left the field in a real fight.  As his OmniMech came back online the Black Hawk showed full readiness it would be a long week working with the Nova Cats in this kind of mood.  Surprisingly Ross McKinnon was completely wrong the Nova Cats were in a far better mood following the fight and as soon as they left their cockpits they began going through the motions of the fight between the two groups, as Ross moved to the ground Star Colonel Cassin Drummond approached his Mech “General McKinnon, it has been some time since you faced Nova Cat guns, you held up well considering our units advantage in experience.”  He said tossing Ross a fresh water bottle, being cooped up in a Mech’s cockpit during a fight was a good way of becoming dehydrated.

   â€œWell they are not the Fox’s Teeth but I think we faced the threat well, considering we were but a training unit and your Clan unit used… unconventional tactics.”  He saw Cassin smile at his careful use of words.  “Shame about that Nova Cat though…”  He said referring to the Mech that took him down the Nova Cat Star Colonel chuckled slightly “all in all I’d say a good fight” Ross finished.

   â€œAff, the first of many” Cassin promised as the two warriors walked off together discussing the fight and the rest of their planned week of troubles.  Fortunately for the Federated Suns troopers Drummond promised McKinnon the Nova Cats would be using traditional Clan tactis in at least some of the battles.

JumpShip Route 3.16
Magistracy of Canopus Commonality
Capellan Confederation
25th April 3076

   Without warning five JumpShips, a Monolith, two Tramps, an Invader and a Scout-class vessels, with thirteen DropShips between them along with thousands of crew all disappear from one of the Magistracy of Canopus’ main trade routes.  The ships had been enroute to assist in the invasion of the Duchy of Andruien and between them carried millions of C-Bills worth of equipment not even factoring in the cost of the five near JumpShips and their trained crews.

   When regular efforts to find the ships fail the WarShip Anhui, an Impavido-class Destroyer, and an entire wing of Hell’s Black Aces Aerospace Regiment are directed to assist in search operations.  It would take those three weeks to arrive at the JumpShips last known coordinates and by then the trail was well cold.  Despite all their work and resources, all five JumpShips, their crews and everything attached to them completely gone.  By the end of 3076 the Capellan High Command marks all as lost with all hands despite finding nothing to prove their destruction.

Invasion Drop
Andruien, Duchy of Andruien
Former Free Worlds League
29th April 3076

   From high orbit supported by the Tikonov-class Carrier, CCSS Tikonov, the equivalent to almost eight regiments of Capellan troops dropped onto Andruien with full aerospace and naval support.  On the ground were four Andruien Reinforced Regiments supported by several aerospace wings.  The Capellan invaders were brutally efficient with their blunt force approach to the invasion with Warrior House Kamata crashed through the roof of Andruien’s famous Botanical Gardens with full aerospace support.

   Although directed at breaking the local defences moral instead it galvanized the First Humphreys Royal Guards to brave overwhelming aerospace support to engage Warrior House Kamata.  As the First Guards were cut down by the elite Capellan troops, supported by the masses of aerospace fighters, while the battle progressed the Red Lancers Regiment crashed through the roof of the Humphreys’ Royal Palace.  Intent on striking the Humphreys’ family they found that Duchess Delma Humphreys and her family had been evacuated hours before to a secure facility on the planet.  The Red Lancers turned on the palace itself burning the building down to its foundations.

   Supporting the invasion but not expecting any combat St Cyr’s Armoured Hussars landed near the Sondahl Falls, one of the worlds most beautiful natural wonders, securing the visiting centre they readied themselves for an easy assignment.  From their position near the Falls the unit’s electronic experts detected radio transmissions, braving the torrents of the Falls they travelled through the water to find a secret bunker defended by several infantry squads which were dispatched quickly by the St Cry’s weapons fire.  Inside the bunker they discovered Duchess Dame Delma Humphreys and several of her surviving family members who had been directing defences these important prisoners were placed under heavy guard and transferred to the capital to be “looked after” by the Red Lancers.

   Following reports of their capture to the local population there were mass riots in the capital city as the people protested their leader’s capture.  The Capellans took no chances using BattleMechs as crowd control assets the MechWarriors were ordered to keep the peace by any means, in three hours fire the Mechs caused nearly six hundred civilian deaths as the Warriors kept the peace with their guns.  On hearing of these deaths and the continuing troubles on Andruien Chancellor Naomi Centrella, still vacationing on Lopez, ordered the Red Lancers to end the Humphreys threat in an extreme measure of enforcing the peace.  Delma Humphreys and several of her family were accordingly lined up against the Wall of Martyrs in Jojoken and without further hesitation in front of a beaten public they were executed.

   The executions caused outrage throughout the Former Free Worlds League and from the surrounding Inner Sphere.  To kill a nation’s leading family was seen as an act that echoed the Usurper’s killing of the Camerons and as a threat to all the leading families.  If it could happen once then why not again, perhaps to their families, Naomi coldly replied if it was effective the other lords would do exactly the same.  Unsurprisingly the troubles on Andruien escalate for several days as the public show their anger however after a series of crackdowns by Capellan troops followed by further executions of local leaders the troubles quickly subside.

Tikonov-class Carrier stats please! 

I have a few to catch up on

here's the Galley, a little bit of a mess since I did it by hand

http://ourbattletech.com/forum/techlab/galley-class-frigate-(corvette)/msg23434/#msg23434