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General BattleTech => Alternate Universe => Topic started by: Blacknova on February 04, 2012, 06:01:18 AM
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When putting together the 3067 Map, I thought about how I could get rid of the Wobbies. So I have come up with a map for 3080, which I will write the background for and provide to those who wish for a BT universe free of the WoB, healthy and full of WarShip loving.
It won't be detailed like the Kapteyn Universe, who's investigation into automation is still ongoing, but it is something to keep me feeling creative when I am not writing stories.
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I look forward to this. Does the Star League disband? What happens to the Master? No Wobbies? ComStar?
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:) Looking forward to this AU!!
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I thought this was connected to Kapteyn, as there wont be mad Wolverines infiltrating ComStar and thus no Wobbies.
But I guess you have a different approach there? (CS as is is quite big itself, so..)
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I look forward to this. Does the Star League disband? What happens to the Master? No Wobbies? ComStar?
All in good time...
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Interesting to see that the Ice Hellions are still around in this.
Even more Interesting to see the Provincial Capitals of the Terran Protectorate. The AMC is still active?
And the Irece Prefecture is still the home of the Nova Cats?
Ciao
Hessian
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That map is the ideal of where I want to get to from 3067. However, things may change as I belt along.
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The map still says 3067 at the bottom. I thought that was the 3080 one?
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I should lock this thread on principle and set a month ban on every poster.
Haters.
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This is going to be S.W.E.E.T.
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I should lock this thread on principle and set a month on every poster.
Haters.
Oh I hate me some Blakers!
Nova, I'm wondering if your Terran Protectorate is going to be like my Terran Union a merc nation lead by the Wolf Dragoons and the Northwind Highlanders for starters.
Can't wait for the hate!
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They will be involved, but not running it in any way.
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Inner Sphere News - October 21st, 3066
In what is beginning to be called the ComGuard Blackout, numerous ComStar Divisions have suddenly departed their regular postings and vanished into the depths of the Inner Sphere. It is not apparent where these forces are heading, or what the purpose of their movement is, but one thing is certain, the movement of over two dozen ComStar Divisions, almost all ComGuard units not on the Clan Front, has worried many observes.
The most nervous onlooker would be the Word of Blake, who have openly decried the move, calling it "...a destabilising and reckless action." However, the forces of the Word of Blake have also begun movements, seemingly in reaction to the vanishing of the ComGuard forces. Blakeist forces across the Chaos March are either digging in, or have pulled out of more exposed postings, consolidating their forces closer to Terra.
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Inner Sphere News - March 11th, 3067
The ongoing mystery of the vanished ComGuard Divisions, or at least a few of them, has been broken, as several of the departed Divisions have been seen on the worlds of Terra Firma, Epsilon Indi and strangely enough, Outreach. These postings, although not generating conflict, due to the Word of Blake's withdrawal from those worlds prior, have further added weight to the speculation that ComStar is planning a showdown with its errant former brethren.
However, the size of the ComStar forces, either located or still missing, seems to be a vast overkill for the size of the Word of Blake Militia. Unnamed sources within ComStar however, state that they believe the Word to have been misleading the Inner Sphere in regards to its military capabilities for some time now.
The arrival of ComGuard forces on Outreach has further added fuel to the fire, as this is the first time that Wolf’s Dragoons have allowed such a large, non-mercenary force to have access to the world. No comment has been forthcoming from Dragoon Headquarters, only adding fuel to the rumour mill’s fire.
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Inner Sphere News - May 5th, 3067
The appearance of further ComGuard forces on Northwind and Capolla may seem to indicate an imminent clash with ComStar’s former brethren, but the matter is not so simple. Mercenary regiments, whose parent organisations belong to the Allied Mercenary Command (AMC), have been executing get-out-clauses in their contracts and massing on Northwind, Outreach and other nearby worlds.
Formed to combat the Word of Blake’s advances in the Chaos March, the AMC seems to be acting in concert with ComStar, as the posting of several Divisions of ComGuards to Outreach and Northwind seems to bear out. It would now appear that ComStar and the AMC are planning to bring the Word of Blake to heal, but such action will no doubt have deep repercussions in the Star League Council.
However, several of the vanished ComStar Divisions have still not been accounted for, leading some to believe they are on a secret mission of some kind against the Word of Blake. However, such speculation cannot be supported, at least not yet, as additional Blakeist facilities outside of Terra and Gibson are not known to exist.
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There, all 1000+ units and WarShips mapped, now to do very basic state stats and away we go.
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Inner Sphere News - May 6th, 3067
Sources in the Irece Prefecture, the Nova Cat administered section of the Combine/Dominion border, have been reporting the massing of Nova Cat naval assets in the Mualang for several days now. Bt May 5th, there were a reported 11 combat JumpShips at the systems nadir jump point, with rumours of additional vessels in nearby systems.
However, early this morning, nine of the eleven vessels jumped out of the Mualang system, not to the Ghost Bear Dominion, but to other systems in the Prefecture. This sudden massing and dispersal of forces has eerie parallels in Operations GOTTERDAMMERUNG and GALAHAD, with observers interested to see if such an event occurs again.
Despite the apparent exercise, or stand down, persistent rumours are coming from Combine sources close to the Nova Cats, stating that the sudden stand down was unexpected and that the DCMS fully expected a heavy foray by Nova Cat forces against the Ghost Bear Dominion. Why the Nova Cats opted to call of any potential assault, or why the assault was planned in the first place, is not clear, only adding to the deeper mystery of these enigmatic Clansmen.
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Inner Sphere News - May 7th, 3067
The Arc-Royal gossip circuit is in full swing today, as specualtion flies as to the purpose of the meeting on Tharkad, attended by the Wolf Clan's Loremaster and Delta Galaxy Commander, Katya Keresnky. Kerensky is widely acknowledged as the leader of the remaining Wardens within the Wolf Clan, widely respected by her peers, but limited in her power due to the Wolf Clan's heavy Crusader bent.
Kerensky has met with Wolf-in-Exile Khans Phelan Kell and Marco Hall, in a meeting that was also attended by Grand-Duke Morgan Kell and the young Lyran Archon, Peter Steiner-Davion. What was discussed at the meeting is not clear, however, several sources state that although both the Grand Duke and Archon are not pleased with the outcome, they have had to agree with whatever was proposed to them.
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Report Name: State of Clan Forces Fleeing Homeworlds
Date: 12th February 3072
Author: Colonel Sally Jacka, Commander, Wolfnet Clan Analysis Division
The following report outlines what we now know of the Inner Sphere Clan’s assets that relocated from the Clan Homeworlds over the course of 3070-3072. Wolfnet gained this information through contacts we have cultivated with Clan Diamond Shark, but the reasoning behind the relocation is still not clear. Our sources continue to remain quiet regarding what has happened in the Homeworlds and we will continue our ongoing investigations into this matter.
CLAN DIAMOND SHARK
Clan Diamond Shark had a total of twenty Clusters and eight WarShips in the Homeworlds in 3070, with what appears to be extensive preparations for a Ghost Bear style relocation, allowing a large percentage of these units to escape.
Alpha Galaxy lost two clusters, but was able to get nearly 200 000 civilians and the Clan’s Genetic assets off Babylon. The remaining strength of the Galaxy is two weak Clusters, but other forces will likely be transferred to rebuild the Galaxy.
Lambda Spina was the core of the successful evacuation of Paxon, where over 600,000 civilians were rescued. Although the Galaxy took heavy damage, it remains operational.
Rho Spina assisted nearly 500,000 civilians evacuate Barcella, but suffered the loss of its command Cluster in the heavy fighting there. It is possible that the Galaxy will be disbanded and folded into Alpha Galaxy.
Sigma Galaxy was spread across three worlds, assisting with the successful Paxon operation, as well as over 200,000 civilians of Delios. However, on Strata Dominigo, the 73rd Striker was destroyed along with the Diamond Shark enclave there. Sigma remains operational, but only in a limited sense.
Spread across 4 worlds, Zeta suffered the worst damage of all Shark Galaxies. With two clusters gone and two more in poor state, it is likely that Zeta will be used to fill holes in Sigma’s roster.
All in all, eight clusters were lost or severely damaged, with two more heavily damaged and the remaining ten in some semblance of order.
The Diamond Shark fleet assets in the Homeworlds had been augmented by the Cache fleet, as had many Clans in recent years, with the CDS Deep Strike (McKenna), CDS Diamond Will (Cameron), CDS Piranha (Lola), CDS Quick Death (Vincent) and CDS Thresher (Congress) joining the fleet. These ships became the margin of error that allowed the Sharks to evacuate so much from their Homeworld enclaves.
The entire fleet assembled in the Paxon system, where the various civilian convoys rendezvoused prior to the final evacuation. The combined Adder/Viper/Cobra fleet attempted to destroy the Shark super-convoy in one battle, but was thwarted due to the heroic actions of the fleet. The CDS Diamond Will (Cameron), last ship to be recommissioned was barely able to function and was left behind, with CDS Piranha (Lola) heavily damaged and left adrift. The CDS Bloodlust (Aegis), CDS Swiftstrike (Fredesa), CDS Devourer (Carrack) and CDS Bloodletter (Carrack) were all lost over Paxon, with the CDS Star Swimmer (Carrack) and CDS Tracey (Essex) barely able to make it out of the system.
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CLAN HELL’S HORSES
Clan Hell’s Horses left only seventeen clusters in the Homeworlds following the Clan’s invasion of the Inner Sphere in November of 3070. These forces were moderately well prepared for the assaults that fell upon them as, like the Diamond Sharks, they were preparing for a wholesale transfer to the Inner Sphere by 3075.
As the core of the Homeworld defences, Beta Galaxy saw heavy action, loosing one Cluster and seeing two others heavily damaged, with the semi-attached Omega Keshik also taking heavy damage, as it escorted the Horse’s genetic legacies off Strana Mechty.
The three second line Galaxies – Eta, Iota and Kappa – were the sacrificial lambs of the operation, with the three Galaxies reduced to less than a third of their pre-departure strength. For their valour and service, it is likely that the shattered remnants of these three Galaxies will bring Beta Galaxy back up to strength.
All together, 7 clusters were lost outright, with another 3 severally damaged and the remainder mauled. Despite this, these units managed to evacuate over 1.5 million Horse civilians.
The Horse fleet had opened its own caches in the Homeworlds, adding the CHH John Fletcher (Black Lion), CHH Protector (Carrack), CHH Justice (Carrack), CHH Destrier (McKenna) and CHH Charger (Sovetskii Soyuz) to the fleet. The John Fletcher was scuttled over Niles, after protecting that world’s evacuation and the Protector was blasted to scrap over Kirin. The only other shipping loss was the CHH Black Knight (Lola) over Tokasha, after covering that world’s civilian fleet.
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CLAN ICE HELLION
Clan Ice Hellion, with most of the Clan’s main combat formations in the Inner Sphere, and never being noted for thinking too far ahead, was unprepared for the savagery of the assaults that fell on the Hellion Homeworlds. With only seven Clusters and nine Flurries to defend their civilians, the Ice Hellions were only able to evacuate 735,000 of the lower castes.
Delta Galaxy, long a pariah in the Clan, saw savage action on Barcella and Hector, with only a single Cluster escaping the carnage. Theta suffered the same fate, with only one of its Clusters escaping. The Flurries suffered just as much as their more honoured brethren, with five Clusters destroyed outright and barely one and a half Clusters of equipment evacuated.
The Hellion Homeworld fleet was in the process of fitting out its remaining cache ships when the other Clans struck. The CIH Savage (Essex), CIH Hector's Shield (Lola), CIH Hector's Sword (Lola), CIH Icehold (McKenna) and CIH Great Den (Potemkin) were all in varying states of readiness when attacked, with only the Great Den suffering much damage and the Hector's Sword only just functional enough to jump out of its refit station. Several other ships were lost with the CIH Pack Leader (York) lost over Hector and the CIH Maker (Carrack), CIH Moore’s Honour (Essex) and CIH Impaler (Lola) lost over Tamaron.
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CLAN JADE FALCON
As the first target of Steel Viper aggression in November of 3069, the Jade Falcons were surprisingly well prepared and resilient against the strikes made against them, with over 800,000 lower caste members rapidly evacuated by a limited number of Clusters.
The Falcon Sigma and Zeta Galaxies, with a total of twelve Clusters, undertook a series of heroic defensive stands, loosing five clusters outright, another four shattered, with the remainder left in a poor state. In all, a little less then three Clusters of ground troops remained once the Flacon Fleet jumped from Ironhold.
Following the sacrifice of the Falcon ground forces on their various holdings, the fleet assembled above Ironhold, where the cache ships were used as an Omega Fleet by the Falcons to delay the Viper onslaught. The CJF Red Aerie (Black Lion), CJF Tukina's Strength (Cameron), CJF Jade Hawk (Essex), CJF Jade Nest (Potemkin) and CJF Emerald Cyclone (Whirlwind) sold themselves dearly, with only the Emerald Cyclone managing to jump away with the fleet. Additionally, the CJF Janice Hazen (Aegis) CJF Gold Talon (Aegis) and CJF Kerensky’s Pride (Congress) were also lost in the huge naval engagement.
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CLAN SNOW RAVEN
Clan Snow Raven had seen the writing on the wall in 3071, doing its best to prepare itself for an eventual evacuation from the Homeworlds. Although not a noted ground power, the Raven’s Ground forces proved more than enough force when covered by the guns of the Raven Fleet.
On Bearclaw, Beta Galaxy was able to get 350,000 civilians away, with moderate to heavy losses, mainly to the 9th Wing and Beta Solahma. Lum saw Delta Galaxy loose the 4th Garrison Cluster, but manage to evacuate nearly 400,000 from the Raven Capital. Hellgate was completely evacuated, but at a severe cost to Epsilon Galaxy, as the Vipers hit hard and fast. Brim saw heavy fighting, but a successful evacuation offset the heavy losses suffered by Gamma Galaxy. However on Circe, Kappa Galaxy was brutalised, with little more than 250,000 civilians evacuated before Kappa was routed from the field. Spread across four worlds, Zeta Galaxy was all but wiped out, with only remnants of one Cluster still operational. There seems little chance of Kappa or Zeta remaining active, with their remaining forces likely to go to shoring up heavily damaged formations like Gamma Galaxy. The additional loss of the Corvus Keshik was a blow, but their actions protected the genetic legacies of the Clan.
The Raven fleet proved the difference for the safety of the Clan, with only the CSR Black Beard (Fredesa) and CSR Treachery (Potemkin) lost over Circe, the CSR Corvidae (York) and CSR Currawong (Aegis) lost over Lum, the CSR Blue Quest (Aegis) and CSR Snow Raven (Nightlord) lost at Strana Mechty. Additinally, the CSR Cold Hunter was lucky to escape Hellgate after taking significant damage. These losses were offset by the commisioning of the following ships over the previous three years: the CSR Currawong (Aegis) CSR Silver Shield (Cameron), CSR Grey Roost (Carrack), CSR Nighthawk (Essex) and the CSR Saladin (Sovetskii Soyuz).
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CLAN WOLF
Clan Wolf had been planning for an eventual relocation along Ghost Bear lines for some time, however, the Refusal War and subsequent events had delayed those plans many times. Few expected a full Wolf relocation until the mid-3070s and the reunification of the Clan in 3063 had further caused delays.
Khan Katya Kerensky had initially expected the Homeworld Clans to strike at the Wolves first, but the Vipers actions against the Falcons, Sharks and Ravens gave her some breathing room to prepare the Clan for evacuation. Although Clan Wolf tried to pull out as many civilians as possible, there was also a concerted focus to get as much critical infrastructure out of the Homeworlds as possible.
The 4th Striker Cluster struck a quick blow, retrieving the Kerensky and Winson Blood Heritages and then escorting the other genetic rescue units off Strana Mechty. Tau Galaxy sold itself dearly, ensuring that over 340,000 civilians were rescued, but the Galaxy has two barely functional Clusters left. Likewise, Theta Galaxy fought bloody rearguard actions, seeing that another 500,000+ lower caste members were taken from Wolf enclaves under its care, but being left with only two operational Clusters.
The Homeworld fleet, strengthened by the newly refurbished CW Night Stalker (Essex), CW Night Prowler (Essex), CW Arkela (Lola), CW White Moon (Vincent) and CW Black Moon (Vincent), was able to cover the evacuation. However, the CW Black Moon was lost along with the CW Nature’s Wrath (Lola) and the CW Dire Wolf (Sovetskii Soyuz). The loss of the CW Dire Wolf, long the Clan flagship was a heavy blow, however the ship was acting as a decoy, with the Khan and Clan genetic legacies onboard the CW Night Prowler.
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Although a report from 3072, and me planning in 3067 at the moment, that should give an idea of how the Wars of Reaving effect this AU. Attached is the above posts with a little more detail.
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Liking it, even if I'm a bit biased.
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Here is a quick export showing the Falcon/Lyran border, with units shown. Should work well.
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Why every time you look at the CBT Universe, things are beginning to explode in the whole galaxy?
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Second Law of Thermodynamics?
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Second Law of Thermodynamics?
Bingo.
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Why every time you look at the CBT Universe, things are beginning to explode in the whole galaxy?
The Three Laws of Blacknova
First Law: When investigating BattleTech, Blacknova will always find Alternate Universe Continuity Start Points.
1a. This is also similar to Takiro's First Law, Knightmare's First Law, DreadMores First Law, Drakensis's First Law et. etc. etc.
Second Law: Alternate Universes discovered by Blacknova will always be developed in such an over detailed fashion as to resemble actual Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrives.
2a. It is said by some, that of you stare at Blacknova's work for too long, the true fate of the Wolverines will reveal itself.
Third Law: Blacknova's universes will always, due to the second law, develop thier own metaphoric gravity well and collapse in chaos and war.
3a. This is also know as the Rule of Cool, as nobody like PeaceTech and you don't win friends with salad.
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I would agree with you Blacknova but I found a point of divergence in this thread long before this post.
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First Law: When investigating BattleTech, Blacknova will always find Alternate Universe Continuity Start Points.
1a. This is also similar to Takiro's First Law, Knightmare's First Law, DreadMores First Law, Drakensis's First Law et. etc. etc.
I was pretty sure that DreadMoores First Law was:
"I make this look good."
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Always the exhibitionist?
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First Law: When investigating BattleTech, Blacknova will always find Alternate Universe Continuity Start Points.
1a. This is also similar to Takiro's First Law, Knightmare's First Law, DreadMores First Law, Drakensis's First Law et. etc. etc.
I was pretty sure that DreadMoores First Law was:
"I make this look good."
Or,
"I bring sexy back."
Knightmare's 3rd Law: Argue. Even with his own work.
3a. Yea, no one wins friends with salad, unless it's a steak salad and lettuce is used as a garnish.
Edit: Little early for that. Little hung over.
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Always the exhibitionist?
unless it's a streak salad
Only on Thursdays, Sir Nova. 2 drink minimum. And apparently, I'm not the only one.
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Playing Rugby and going on tours would make me a group exhibitionist...not sure if that is a good or bad thing?
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SUMMAY REPORT - COMGUARDS REDEPLOYMENT AND REORGANISATION
TO: AMC HQ OUTREACH
CC: ALL AMC CORPS AND REGIMENTAL HQs
The following report summarised the current reorganisation of the ComGuards following their deployment in support of AMC operations in and around the Chaos March. The current deployment is designed to fortify the Clan/Inner Sphere Border area, as well as provide forces for the coming Case White.
The Redeployment
The ComGuards began moving their heavy combat forces from all non-Clan front postings in mid-3066, in line with the plans drawn up between the ComGuards and the Allied Mercenary Command. By the end of April 3067, all 28 Divisions were in place. However, with Divisions drawn from across several armies, the current Level V organisational structure required change.
Upon his reappointment as ComGuard Precentor Martial in June of 3067, Victor Steiner-Davion set about rearranging the Army Level structure of the ComGuards, to better reflect their current assignments. The new organisation would do away with the old twelve armies, based on pie slices of the Inner Sphere, and instead become regionally focused, allowing for more compact and easily managed army level deployments.
Forces along the Jade Falcon border region of the Lyran Commonwealth now came under the command of the Fifth Army, with those Divisions along the Ghost Bear border in the Draconis Combine now being commanded by Sixth Army. The Seventh Army became a small but concentrated command, consisting of those forces, both ComGuard and ComGuard Mercenary, in the Free Rasalhague Republic.
The Precentor Martial considered splitting the now large Fifth Army into two armies, but in the end decided that the single formation would suffice. This may have been to ensure some of the less reliable formations were watched over both loyal Divisions and a single trustworthy Army Command.
Sixth Army has few of Fifth Army’s problems, being smaller and uniformly reliable, whilst Seventh Army is probably the most powerful formation within the ComGuards. It is interesting to note that the Seventh has been left on the Clan front and is not to be utilised in Case White.
The new First Army formed on Northwind with six Divisions, and is currently tasked with the assault on North America, with the Hilton Head Island complex as its primary target. As a standard sized ComGuards Army level formation, First Army is a strong force of largely reliable units.
Second Army is currently billeted on Capolla, with six Divisions, and will form the main assault force for Europe and the Sandhurst complex. Although not quite as strong as First Army, Second Army is still a powerful formation.
Third Army’s five Divisions are currently on Terra Firma and will be used to capture and hold various facilities across the Terran system, notably Mars, Titan and Luna. The lack of experience in some of Third army’s constituent Divisions is the reason for the Army’s posting to lesser targets.
Fourth Army is based of Outreach presently and will form the Case White reserve, with its five Divisions currently training with Wolf’s Dragoons. The two Elite formation will likely be used to strengthen key assaults, whereas the three Green Divisions will probably see little more than garrison assignments.
The ComGuard Eighth Army is currently holding in the Sparta system and has what could be both the easiest and most difficult of assignments, the destruction of Blakeist facilities and forces on and above Gibson in the Free Worlds League. Although ComGuard HQ seems confidant in Operation SAGGER’s ability to draw off Free Worlds League Military forces from the system, the fact remains that if the FWLM stays put, SAGGER may well end in a ComGuard bloodbath. Although Eighth Army appears to be a direct split of Elite and Green Formations, several Level III’s are being exchanged between the Divisions to ensure a better mix of experience across the army.
Currently the ComGuard Fleet has been massed in just three systems, with the Draconis Combine Admiralty and Lyran Alliance Navy left to hold the Clan border. First Fleet, with the bulk of the Navy is now over Northwind and will jump into the Terran system in advance of the ground assault units. Second Fleet is tasked with assisting the Gibson operation and the entire complement of ComStar Faslane YardShips are now over Outreach, in anticipation of heavy fighting in the Terran system.
Current Strength and Deployments
The following lists the deployments, strengths and abilities of all ComGuard forces as of May 1st, 3067.
1ST ARMY
UNIT POSTING EXPERINCE LOYALTY STRENGTH
91st Div Northwind Elite Fanatical 100%
208th Div Northwind Elite Reliable 100%
211th Div Northwind Veteran Reliable 100%
379th Div Northwind Veteran Reliable 100%
283rd Div Northwind Regular Questionable 100%
76th Div Northwind Green Reliable 100%
2ND ARMY
UNIT POSTING EXPERINCE LOYALTY STRENGTH
85th Div Capolla Elite Reliable 1 100%
301st Div Capolla Veteran Fanatical 100%
81st Div Capolla Veteran Reliable 100%
82nd Div Capolla Veteran Questionable 78%
77th Div Capolla Regular Reliable 100%
56th Div Capolla Green Reliable 100%
3RD ARMY
UNIT POSTING EXPERINCE LOYALTY STRENGTH
2nd Div Terra Firma Elite Fanatical 100%
11th Div Terra Firma Elite Reliable 100%
323rd Div Terra Firma Regular Questionable 100%
143rd Div Terra Firma Green Reliable 100%
207th Div Terra Firma Green Questionable 89%
4TH ARMY
UNIT POSTING EXPERINCE LOYALTY STRENGTH
321st Div Outreach Elite Fanatical 100%
34th Div Outreach Elite Questionable 100%
166th Div Outreach Green Reliable 100%
83rd Div Outreach Green Reliable 100%
366th Div Outreach Green Questionable 100%
5TH ARMY
UNIT POSTING EXPERINCE LOYALTY STRENGTH
198th Div Mkuranga Elite Reliable 89%
9th Div Pasig Elite Questionable 100%
39th Div Crimond Veteran Fanatical 100%
48th Div Kelenfold Green Fanatical 100%
312th Div A Place Green Reliable 100%
388th Div Graceland Green Reliable 100%
214th Div Engadine Green Questionable 100%
222nd Div Kowloon Green Questionable 100%
6TH ARMY
UNIT POSTING EXPERINCE LOYALTY STRENGTH
12th Div Mualang Elite Reliable 100%
31st Div Chandler Elite Reliable 100%
102nd Div Luzerne Regular Reliable 100%
103rd Div Dover Regular Reliable 100%
1st Div Rockland Green Reliable 100%
308th Div Pesht Green Reliable 100%
7TH ARMY
UNIT POSTING EXPERINCE LOYALTY STRENGTH
21st Centauri
Lancers Tukayyid Elite Fanatical 118%
278th Div Tukayyid Elite Fanatical 100%
Invader Galaxy Tukayyid Elite Fanatical 100%
The Black
Outlaws Tukayyid Veteran Reliable 133%
104th Div Orestes Regular Fanatical 100%
116th Div Karbala Regular Reliable 100%
8TH ARMY
UNIT POSTING EXPERINCE LOYALTY STRENGTH
403rd Div Sparta Elite Fanatical 100%
394th Div Sparta Elite Reliable 100%
79th Div Sparta Elite Reliable 100%
467th Div Sparta Green Reliable 100%
87th Div Sparta Green Reliable 100%
182nd Div Sparta Green Reliable 78%
1ST FLEET
UNIT POSTING EXPERINCE LOYALTY
CSS A.Sword Northwind Regular Reliable
CSS R.Fury Northwind Elite Questionable
CSS B.Strength Northwind Regular Fanatical
CSS S.Justice Northwind Veteran Reliable
CSS I.Truth Northwind Green Questionable
CSS C.Fire Northwind Green Fanatical
CSS H.York Northwind Elite Fanatical
CSS Bordeaux Northwind Veteran Reliable
CSS Montpellier Northwind Elite Reliable
CSS Deathblow Northwind Green Reliable
CSS H.trike Northwind Regular Reliable
CSS D.Wisdom Northwind Elite Fanatical
CSS H.Martyrdom Northwind Veteran Reliable
CSS S.T.Adversity Northwind Regular Reliable
CSS B.Vengeance Northwind Green Reliable
CSS A.Focht Northwind Regular Questionable
CSS Manchester Northwind Green Fanatical
CSS Alacrity Northwind Regular Reliable
CSS Determination Northwind Veteran Questionable
CSS F.Fang Northwind Regular Questionable
2ND FLEET
UNIT POSTING EXPERINCE LOYALTY
CSS Narbonne Sparta Regular Questionable
CSS B.Crusader Sparta Regular Reliable
CSS D.Versailles Sparta Green Fanatical
CSS B.Vision Sparta Green Fanatical
CSS Ranger Sparta Veteran Questionable
CSS Resillience Sparta Veteran Reliable
CSS E.Path Sparta Veteran Reliable
SUPPORT FLEET
UNIT POSTING EXPERINCE LOYALTY
CSS D.Laoghaire Outreach Regular Fanatical
CSS Dover Outreach Regular Questionable
CSS Galamorgan Outreach Regular Reliable
CSS Plymouth Outreach Green Reliable
CSS Portsmouth Outreach Elite Reliable
CSS Roslare Outreach Green Questionable
CSS V.Truth Outreach Regular Reliable
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Nova is giving me some ideas for ComGuard reorganization in the next chapter of Clarion Call. ;)
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Notes covering April of 3067 attached, along with a map of the reorganisation of the Wolf and Ghost Bear Occupation Zones.
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:D Nice reading!
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Likely more to come tomorrow.
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Notes covering May of 3067 attached, along with maps of the Lyran/Falcon conflict.
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Notes covering June of 3067 attached, along with maps of the Canopian/Fronc conflict and Taurian Successions.
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Notes covering July of 3067 attached, along with maps of the Canopian/Fronc conflict and Falcon and AMC reorganisations.
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Shaping up quite nicely, the level of detail is awesome in this - like most everything you do. Keep it coming!
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Will be a little break at the moment as I write the automation notes for the Star Lords game.
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To all ComGuard forces: Execute Case White.
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Terra Under the Word of Blake
Following the Word of Blake’s conquest of Terra in 3058, the new masters of Humanities’ home began the process of assimilating the government of the system into their own power structure. However, despite ComStar’s centuries long occupation of the system, the years from 3052-3058 had drastically altered the view of Terra held by her citizens, a view which would cause immense problems for the Word’s occupation.
3058-3060 The Resistance Recedes
Unprepared for the sudden savagery of the Word’s assault on Terra, ComStar was hard pressed to initiate CASE BLACK, the activation of numerous sleeper cells of ROM agents across the system, as the ComGuard defences collapsed.
Although certain ComStar line forces resisted for some time, they were inevitably hunted down and exterminated, accomplishing little of real substance. It was the clandestine actions of loyal ROM agents, aided by Terran sympathisers that did the real damage, crippling computer networks and sealing bases across the world.
However, ROM was compromised itself and losses amongst its forces on world rapidly spiralled to appoint where active operations were halted in late 3059, as the remaining ROM cells tried to husband their resources and rebuild their brutalised numbers.
Meanwhile the Word of Blake was striving to bring the worlds defence assets back on line, a job hampered by ComStar’s sabotage efforts. Although a good delaying tactic, by the close of 3060, the Word of Blake had access to all the world’s bases and defences.
One aspect of this long effort to reopen old ComGuard and SLDF bases, was the Word’s inability to spare resources to restart Terra’s massive military industrial complex. This delay would be critical in preventing the Word from expanding as quickly as planned, greatly easing the job of ComStar planners later in the decade.
3060-3062 The Resistance Revives
Over the period from 3060 to 3062, the ComStar ROM cells that had survived the initial battles and purges began to slowly rebuild themselves, keeping to the shadows and trying to draw as little attention to themselves as possible. The focus of these units over this time was in stalling any attempts by the Word to reopen military industrial facilities and in encouraging resistance from Terran citizens who opposed the return of the old ways under the Word.
The period from 3052-3058 had re-instilled in Terrans a sense of their identity in the universe and saw them look outwards for the first time in centuries. By the end of the decade, many Terrans were recalling the era of their world’s leadership and seeing that their strength and power was still something to be reckoned with on the Interstellar stage.
The return of the old ways under the Word of Blake ended this thought experiment, much to the chagrin of several prominent citizens of the world. However, these few were not enough to cause issues on their own, and so the remaining ROM cells focused on providing a steady stream of new adherents to these leaders, slowly creating a problem the Word did not want to deal with.
3062-3064 The Resistance Reconnoitres
The ROM cells on Terra knew that the ComGuards would return at some stage and so began to actively plan for that day from about 3062 onwards. Details on Word forces, dispositions, strengths and vulnerabilities were catalogued and shared from cell to cell. However, the major focus remained the agitating of Terra’s masses against the Word of Blake.
Critical mass in this effort was reached on June 28th, 3063, when Alexis Tran, a well known and popular pro-Terran activist was killed outside the Singapore Castle Brian. Though there is no evidence to suggest Word of Blake involvement in his death, it was exactly the catalyst that the sleeper cells were looking for.
Within days, shadow communications networks were spreading the news, igniting fires of protest in many of the world’s major cities. These protests could well have petered out had ComStar’s ROM not involved itself in them, becoming the leading wave of the protests and striking at Blakeist bases from the masses of the protesters.
The Blakeist response was not well coordinated and two incidents of heavy handed action, exactly what the ROM protesters wanted, set the world afire. The deaths of protesters in Mumbai and Florence further drove the fires of protest, which led to an ever spiralling decent into running street battles and arrests by WOB forces, as TerraSec stood back and declared its neutrality.
3064-3066 The Resistance Rolls On
From 3064 to 3066 the resistance to the WOB saw numerous prison camps set up, where Terran citizens were sent for re-education. In the midst if these arrests and further protests, both ComStar and Word ROM openly engaged each other, with their savage encounters often spilling into the streets.
With news of the camps spreading, the 11th TerraSec Regiment in Sau Paulo rebelled, but was swiftly crushed by WOB forces. However, with that die cast, the WOB wasted little time in disarming the remaining TerraSec formations. Despite their efforts, numerous small units slipped away to join the ever strengthening resistance.
By 3066 the Word was striving to control a powder keg, as it struggled to build its forces, restart industry and calm the ever deteriorating problems on humanities birth world. In order to distract attention from the issues on world, WOB forces took several planets in the Chaos March, trying to spin the effort as an attempt to rebuild Terra’s old empire. Although this move worked to some extent, discontent still simmered and many were the opponents of the Word who were still willing to openly resist.
3066-3067 The Resistance Rebels
In late 3066 a ComStar vessel jumped into near Earth orbit and began broadcasting a repeating signal until its destruction 34 minutes later. The contents of the signal have never been revealed, but what was clear was that ComStar ROM seemingly vanished over night, calming the situation on the mother world for several months.
However, on August 1st 3067, one day before the CASE WHITE Fleet jumped in system, all hell broke loose on Earth, as the remaining ROM forces struck at key communications and logistics nodes across the world. Although their efforts were only moderately successful, they distracted Word commanders at the moment three separate WarShip squadrons materialised near Luna, Mars and Titan. A day later, JumpShips and DropShips, containing 28 ComStar Divisions and all of Wolf’s Dragoons, jumped in system to a point between Earth and Mars.
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8/2/3067
Ouch...
Poor, poor robes.
Would have been cool to set Case White to Jerome's birthday, the official day of ComStar's formation, or the day Blake declared Terra neutral.
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Whats so significant about 2/8/3067?
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Like I mentioned on CBT, this is driven by requirements for the automation as well, so some fights are not as I would otherwise have made them.
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I have just completed the naval battles of Terra and Gibson, the innitial invasions of the Blake Protectorate and the ground battles on Gibson. Now for the landings on Terra...this should get ugly.
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Notes covering August of 3067 attached, along with maps of the massive CASE WHITE operation.
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...and murdered. Nice.
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Almost feel sorry for the Blakists.
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Almost feel sorry for the Blakists.
Most people would say "almost." Sad.
The same will probably be said about the Rim Worlds Republic when Liberation of Terra is released.
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I always feel sorry for the Blakists. They were given one of the most interesting introductions to a storyline that I've seen in BT to date. Unfortunately, they were also given one of the worst middle and endings to that same storyline.
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I don't feel sorry for the Blakists; ComStar, from what I can tell, is giving them as good a chance as the Blakists are likely to get, by assaulting all three planetary bodies at Terra at once. Were I running CASE WHITE, I'd have blockaded Mars, but otherwise ignored it; there's nothing critical there, and it's a pure sideshow. Fighters at Luna can reach out and touch Earth, so it's worth taking, but not Mars.
I never found the Blakists interesting. Amusing, frequently.
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I never liked the split of ComStar. If the whole organization went bad fine but we get half of the Order to become the big bad guy then they merge back at the end to become the same old ComStar. The Blakist were just a plot device and that is why I feel sorry for them.
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Being a raging aethiest they never sat well with me. Worshipping technology is just plain wierd and so dropping 30+ divisions on them was deeply satisfying.
As to Mars, look at the name of the Operation and then ask why the best unit in the Dragoons was sent there?
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Dragoons thought the Blakists were Wolverines... and despite their split from the clans still think its their duty to wipe em out?
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That is the kind of results I would expect from the ComGuards, Dragoons and Highlanders. I never liked the way they were all neuteured in the canon universe. Very well done and thanks for sharing.
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That is the kind of results I would expect from the ComGuards, Dragoons and Highlanders. I never liked the way they were all neuteured in the canon universe. Very well done and thanks for sharing.
Welcome to the boards Midget!
I never liked the split of ComStar. If the whole organization went bad fine but we get half of the Order to become the big bad guy then they merge back at the end to become the same old ComStar. The Blakist were just a plot device and that is why I feel sorry for them.
See, I always saw the Word of Blake or similar organization coming to life. You can't feed an organization like ComStar with a daily dose of conservative religious ideology for centuries and not expect it to produce some serious true believers. Or, expect them to just disappear quietly.
Religious nut jobs tend to go out with a "bang." (Please pardon my benighted parlance.)
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See, I always saw the Word of Blake or similar organization coming to life. You can't feed an organization like ComStar with a daily dose of conservative religious ideology for centuries and not expect it to produce some serious true believers. Or, expect them to just disappear quietly.
You produce true believers, fakers and non believers.
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A very interesting thread to find nice read
Interesting Nova Cat territory on map did I miss something or are they independent?
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See, I always saw the Word of Blake or similar organization coming to life. You can't feed an organization like ComStar with a daily dose of conservative religious ideology for centuries and not expect it to produce some serious true believers. Or, expect them to just disappear quietly.
You produce true believers, fakers and non believers.
I try my best.
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I try my best.
I know that deep within you are more Star League than anything else. :P
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I try my best.
I know that deep within you are more Star League than anything else. :P
Only on Fridays.
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Notes covering Septemberof 3067 attached, along with maps of the AFFS and FWLM strikes in the Chaos March, the Mercenary War and the new Diamond Shark OZ.
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The Diamond Sharks took the Rim Collection, the Lyrans must be worried now they have trade competition right on the border
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No, the DS took world to the "North" of the Collection, so both the Collection and Lyrans have something to worry about.
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No, the DS took world to the "North" of the Collection, so both the Collection and Lyrans have something to worry about.
That's me looking at the map seeing a blob on the Lyran's behind and thinking it was the Collection, instead the Sharks are lost in space
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Notes covering October of 3067 attached, along with maps.
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Notes covering November of 3067 attached, along with maps.
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Notes covering December of 3067 attached, along with maps.
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All quiet before New Year Eve.
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Hmmmm...many canon events will still occur, modified of course, but other new events will start to come through as well.
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Of Course All Quiet Stealth is being used.
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Of Course All Quiet Stealth is being used.
8)
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It sounds like Clans Fennec and Ice Hellion are roaming in the background waiting to strike.
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I think it was Macharius who said "Strike hard, strike fast but strike in the back" :P
Too unClanlike but at a strategical level...
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It does have possibilities. :) :) :D