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Title: Operation Masada
Post by: Kojak on April 05, 2014, 06:32:54 AM
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Kufstein
Star Type (Recharge Time): F5V
Position in System: 4
Time to Jump Point: 14.94 days
Number of Satellites: 1 (Festung)
Surface Gravity: 1.0
Atm. Pressure: Thick (Breathable)
Equatorial Temperature: 40° C (Tropical)
Surface Water: 61 percent
Recharging Station: Both
HPG Class: A
Highest Native Life: Avian
Population: 65,000,000
Socio-Industrial Levels: C-D-B-D-B
          Technological Sophistication: Moderately advanced world
          Industrial Development: Low industrialization
          Raw Material Dependence: Mostly self-sufficient
          Industrial Output: Negligible output
          Agricultural Dependence: Moderate agriculture
Defending Forces: 1st Rasalhague Bears
Land Masses (Capital City): Tyrol (Altstadt)
Importance: Economic

Kufstein is a mostly swampy, loamy, muggy little world orbiting a bright F-class star. It was originally settled by a conglomerate of Lyran and Star League corporations in 2646; Kufstein occupied a perfect spot one jump out from Tamar, reducing by almost a full day the length (and therefore the costs of) the well-plied Tamar-Rasalhague route that previously went through Hohenems. Star League subsidies combined with the groundbreaking terraforming technologies of the era were making planetary colonization extremely attractive, so the conglomerate built two lavish recharge stations at the standard jump points and an enormous dropport on the lone planet in the star's life zone. Kufstein quickly became the first stop for the JumpShips of Tamar's merchant clans eager to do business with Rasalhagian trading fleets. By the late 27th century the vast warehouses and sprawling markets around the dropport had morphed into a full-fledged metropolis, dubbed Altstadt due to the way the atmosphere made most common building materials rapidly appear ancient despite not damaging their integrity. The Star League Defense Force built a Port Castle near the planet's south pole and nearby units often rotated through to conduct arctic warfare exercises here.

The DCMS rapidly captured Kufstein just weeks into the outset of what would eventually be called the First Succession War. Driving out the Lyran garrison from the old SLDF Port Castle, they left behind a garrison to enforce the taxes that House Kurita intended to levy on the trade that took place there and effectively left Kufstein to its own devices, preferring not to interfere with a proven revenue stream. Unfortunately, border trade in the region rapidly reached a nadir relative to its zenith during the Star League, and Kufstein soon found itself among the many planets experiencing the long, slow downward slide of the Succession Wars. When the nearby world of Bushmill was forced to be abandoned in the wake of multiple nuclear strikes by defending Kuritan soldiers during the Second Succession War, most of the refugees fled to Kufstein; many of them were central to the enormous luxury liquor business on Bushmill, and they re-established their operations on Kufstein (imported water from the bogs of Kufstein was a lucrative commodity for whiskey distilleries). This gave a much-needed shot in the arm to its economy, allowing it to limp through to the 31st century. When the Free Rasalhague Republic was formed in the wake of the War of 3039, Kufstein was among the founding worlds, though again little changed except the polar garrison and possession of the recharge stations.

In August of 3050, the JumpShips of Clan Wolf appeared. After disgorging a single DropShip, the Wolves issued their batchall to the local militia, comprised of two battalions of tanks backed by six of infantry. One week later, the militia had been scattered at the hands of just two Trinaries of Wolf warriors, having inflicted only a single casualty. Thus began Kufstein's long years under the auspices of the Clans. For nearly a century, Clan Wolf retained possession of the world; the merchant castes of the various Clans simply stepped in where the old Tamar and Rasalhaguian trade syndicates had once stood. Kufstein now sat at a near-perfect centerpoint between Csesztreg, Rasalhague, Alshain and Sudeten, and thus nearly all inter-Clan trade in the Occupation Zones passed through the system. When Clan Wolf abandoned its OZ in 3137, the Rasalhague Dominion reclaimed Kufstein as one of the founding worlds of the old Republic, and transferred the illustrious 1st Rasalhague Bears to guard the warehouse complexes of Altstadt, a tempting target for Trials of Possession by neighboring Clans.

While not exactly able to achieve wealth per se under the Clan system, Kufstein has at least achieved a level of stability not seen since the halcyon days of the Star League. German is the primary language spoken by most Kufsteiners, although they are all fluent in Star League English due to Clan-provided primary education. Roman Catholicism was long the dominant religion on Kufstein prior to Kuritan and then Clan rule, and still exists in small pockets in the present day. Due to the high level of JumpShip traffic in this system and the fact that it serves as a meeting point for the merchant caste of several Clans, the various Watches regularly deploy agents here; Trials of Possession stemming from intelligence gathered here are a frequent occurrence.
Title: Re: Operation Masada
Post by: Kojak on April 05, 2014, 06:33:35 AM
CROSS ROAD BLUES

Pripyat Swamps, Tyrol
Kufstein
Rasalhague Dominion
3 March 3146

As the newest Galaxy in Clan Hell's Horses, the warriors of Tau had a lot to prove. Galaxy Commander Amirault, always one for long-term plans over short-term glory, began to lay the groundwork for his ambition to cut the Gordian knot of the Clan's politics and raise them to their rightful place as the greatest of Kerensky's Clans. To do that, he first needed to strengthen Tau Galaxy (and by extension the Clan) with an influx of isorla that would eventually round out the Galaxy to a proper five Clusters. In addition, he required fresh intelligence from the Watch detachment on nearby Kufstein, a vital trade world that saw the merchant castes of nearly all the Clans making deals and swapping vast quantities of vital resources. With the majority of the HPG network still disabled, intel needed to be collected “in-person”. To that end, the 35th Mechanized Strike Cluster was dispatched to declare a Trial of Possession for a shipment of refitted BattleMechs traveling through Kufstein on the way to the rimward reaches of the Dominion.

Bidding Star Captain Aphrodite DeLaurel's Trinary Beta against a much heavier Trinary from the First Rasalhague Bears, the Horses used the swampy terrain of the Trial's location to leverage the Bears' size against them. The highly mobile 'Mechs of the Trinary's first two Stars engaged in zellbrigen duels with their opposites among the Bears while Nova Commander Omar Seidman's armored cavalry Nova used its Enyos and Kus to make repeated high-speed passes against the Bear 'Mechs and seed the swamps with deadly Gnomes. While they took incredibly heavy damage, their efforts were just enough to tip the scales in the Horses' favor. The Thirty-Fifth took the salvageable 'Mechs as isorla and a dozen bondsmen, three of them Bloodnamed officers.

More important than even this triumph was the intel garnered from making contact with the local Horse Watch commander, Star Captain Lono: word had come via assets among the Rasalhagian merchants that New Oslo's HPG had ceased functioning only a few days prior. A window had opened that Deacon Amirault could exploit.


Victory!
-------------------

Winner is: 35th Mechanized Strike

35th Mechanized Strike: 28140 BV remaining (from 65609 initially) 0 BV fled
First Rasalhague Bears: 13900 BV remaining (from 65546 initially) 0 BV fled

Survivors are:
Vulture Mk III (Mad Dog Mk III) (Prime) (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Maria [3/4] ( 4 hit(s)  )
Kills : 1

Bruin (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Everett [2/3] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Kodiak II (Standard) (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Edna [3/3] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Karhu B (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Star Commander Demetria DelVillar [2/2] ( 4 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0

Thor Mk II (Grand Summoner Mk II) (Prime) (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Menh [2/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Ursus II (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Firtha [2/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Wraith Battle Armor (Standard) (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Point Commander Neo [2]
Kills : 2

Wraith Battle Armor (Standard) #2 (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Point Commander William [2]
Kills : 0

Wraith Battle Armor (Standard) #3 (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Point Commander Elizabeth [2]
Kills : 2

Wraith Battle Armor (Standard) #4 (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Point Commander Annabella [2]
Kills : 1

Wraith Battle Armor (Standard) #5 (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Point Commander Betina [2]
Kills : 1

Thor Mk II (Grand Summoner Mk II) D (35th Mechanized Strike)
Pilot : Star Captain Aphrodite DeLaurel [1/1]
Kills : 1

Sun Cobra 2 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Pilot : Czeslaw [1/3] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Goshawk (Vapor Eagle) (35th Mechanized Strike)
Pilot : Star Commander Aeneas O'Reilly [0/1]
Kills : 1

Hellhound (Conjurer) (35th Mechanized Strike)
Pilot : Ilker [3/2]
Kills : 0

Griffin IIC 8 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Pilot : Jorge [1/2]
Kills : 0

Shadow Hawk IIC 8 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Pilot : Pin [2/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Clint IIC 2 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Pilot : Vicente [0/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Ku Wheeled Assault Tank (IFV) "Turhan II" (35th Mechanized Strike)
Driver : Emin [2/3]
Kills : 0

Ku Wheeled Assault Tank (IFV) "Turhan II" #2 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Driver : Eva [2/3]
Kills : 1

Ku Wheeled Assault Tank (IFV) "Turhan II" #3 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Driver : Abazza [3/3]
Kills : 1

Gnome Battle Armor (LRM) (35th Mechanized Strike)
Gunnery Skill : Nova Commander Omar Seidman 

Kills : 1

Gnome Battle Armor (LRM) #2 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Gunnery Skill : Point Commander Arnost [3]
Kills : 0

Gnome Battle Armor (LRM) #3 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Gunnery Skill : Point Commander Jawahara [3]
Kills : 1


The following units are in retreat:
MechWarrior Calynda (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Calynda [2]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Karsten (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Karsten [1]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Samesona (35th Mechanized Strike)
Gunnery Skill : Samesona 
  •  ( 3 hit(s) )

Kills : 0

MechWarrior Magda (35th Mechanized Strike)
Gunnery Skill : Magda [2]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Star Captain Sacha Sradac (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Star Captain Sacha Sradac [1] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Felician (35th Mechanized Strike)
Gunnery Skill : Felician [1] ( 2 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Than (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Than [3] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Star Commander Aliza Bekker (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Star Commander Aliza Bekker [2]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Nuno (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Nuno [2] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Renato (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Renato [2] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Samuel (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Samuel [2] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0


Graveyard contains:
Enyo Strike Tank #3 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Driver : Point Commander Pavlik [2/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Kodiak II (Standard) (First Rasalhague Bears)

Beowulf IIC (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Calynda [2/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Gladiator (Executioner) I (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Elenore [2/3] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Enyo Strike Tank #2 (35th Mechanized Strike)

Enyo Strike Tank #2 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Driver : Point Commander Yudum [2/3]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Gladiator (Executioner) F (First Rasalhague Bears)

Vulture Mk IV (Mad Dog Mk IV) Prime (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Karsten [1/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Gnome Battle Armor (LRM) #5 (35th Mechanized Strike)

Enyo Strike Tank (35th Mechanized Strike)
Driver : Point Commander Agnes [2/2]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Bruin (First Rasalhague Bears)

Warhammer IIC 8 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Pilot : Samesona [0/4] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Wraith Battle Armor (Standard) #4 (First Rasalhague Bears)

Enyo Strike Tank #4 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Driver : Point Commander Iona [2/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Wraith Battle Armor (Standard) #3 (First Rasalhague Bears)

Ku Wheeled Assault Tank (IFV) "Turhan II" #4 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Driver : Janakiraman [4/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Vulture Mk III (Mad Dog Mk III) (Prime) (First Rasalhague Bears)

Enyo Strike Tank #5 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Driver : Point Commander Zenobio [2/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Wraith Battle Armor (Standard) (First Rasalhague Bears)

Lobo 2 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Pilot : Magda [2/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Vulture Mk IV (Mad Dog Mk IV) C (First Rasalhague Bears)

Mad Cat Mk IV (Savage Wolf) (Prime) (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Star Captain Sacha Sradac [1/2] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Goshawk (Vapor Eagle) (35th Mechanized Strike)

Vulture Mk III (Mad Dog Mk III) C (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Than [3/4] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Gnome Battle Armor (LRM) (35th Mechanized Strike)

Bowman 3 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Pilot : Felician [1/3] ( 2 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Bruin 2 (First Rasalhague Bears)

Gnome Battle Armor (LRM) #4 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Gunnery Skill : Point Commander Unver [1]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Wraith Battle Armor (Standard) #3 (First Rasalhague Bears)

Gnome Battle Armor (LRM) #5 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Gunnery Skill : Point Commander Frantz [2]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Wraith Battle Armor (Standard) #5 (First Rasalhague Bears)

Vulture Mk IV (Mad Dog Mk IV) C (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Samuel [2/3] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Gnome Battle Armor (LRM) #3 (35th Mechanized Strike)

Gladiator (Executioner) F (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Star Commander Aliza Bekker [2/2]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Thor Mk II (Grand Summoner Mk II) D (35th Mechanized Strike)

Bruin 2 (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Nuno [2/3] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Ku Wheeled Assault Tank (IFV) "Turhan II" #2 (35th Mechanized Strike)

Beowulf IIC #2 (First Rasalhague Bears)
Pilot : Renato [2/3] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Ku Wheeled Assault Tank (IFV) "Turhan II" #3 (35th Mechanized Strike)

Ku Wheeled Assault Tank (IFV) "Turhan II" #5 (35th Mechanized Strike)
Driver : John [4/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Wraith Battle Armor (Standard) (First Rasalhague Bears)


The following utterly destroyed units are not available for salvage:
MechWarrior Elenore (First Rasalhague Bears)
Gunnery Skill : Elenore [2] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Title: Re: Operation Masada
Post by: Dragon Cat on April 05, 2014, 04:26:48 PM
Another enjoyable system overview gives me ideas for my own AU cheers