With a flash of light the Spirit cats arrived in the system, instantly burning towards the planet
Forces:
Truth Keshik
5th Nova Cat Cavalry
RWR forces in transit -- roll initiative.
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 4, 1, total 5[/blockquote]
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 5, 3, total 8[/blockquote]
Two more regiments' worth of Republican troops appeared at the nadir jump point; at the first instant that the emission of invading troops were detected, their droppers split from their jumpers and burned hard for the planet below with murder in their hearts.
Clan Spirit cat vessels turn around and redock onto the Jumpships who then jump out of system...
The Republicans were coming in from a different jump point -- on the other side of the system. So their sensor returns were several hours old when they saw the Clan forces turn around and leave, and that left them scratching their heads.