PLACEHOLDER
***Dompaire Initiative Rolls Required***
[Now that init is out the way, will their be a blockade on this hex?]
Khan Allison Sonoma viewed the world from the datafeed being sent to her quarters via the dropship's external cameras. She gave orders for the Jade Falcon fleet to burn in system and blockade the planet.
Turkina's Pride, Cameron-C class Cruiser: 9FP
12.5FP ASF escort
1FP Elemental Marines
Obvious Lie, Cameron-2750 class Cruiser: 9FP
12.25FP ASF escort
Total Blockade FP: 43.75
[Had some stuff coming through the system on movement orders, need to ask Dave what will happen if anything.]
[Gotcha, we're not going anywhere]
Ok all we need init rolls for all of the different factions moving in/out of this hex. Since the TH and DC are on combined movement orders I will roll for the TH right here and now.
TH init roll for hex 2215
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 6, 1, total 7[/blockquote]
CJF Init Roll
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 3, 4, total 7[/blockquote]
As per this ruling http://intelser.org/forums/index.php?topic=342.msg3354#msg3354, these two fleets see each other as one enters and the other leaves.
So, does my fleet encounter any interdictions around the planet?
*bump*
*Bump**Bump*
Do we find anything in the space around Montmarault?
The commander of the 275th Independant Aerospace Regiment was, to say the least, apoplectic.
"Colonel, where are your aerospace units? We need every last fighter to defeat the Clan blockade."
On the opposite side of the commlink, Colonel Rasmus Ibrahimović leaned back in his chair before replying dryly, "You know, Commodore, there's an old saying on Orestes—I know it's in Grumium, probably in Orestes—that says, fool me once, shame on—shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again.
"Where's our backup, Commodore? Where's the SLDF? Your pals on Tharkad already decided to change the terms of our service once, and now they're using us as a speed bump for the Clans. We're done here, Commodore."
The Donegal-born Lyran commander flushed red, "This is treason, you inbred Rassie
schweinhund! I'll see you hanged for this, you and all of your worthless meatball-eating teddy bear-"
Ibrahimović cut the link and turned to his regimental commanders, "Alright, the Lyrans have hung us out to dry. As of now, the Orestes Camlaan Shire Militia is Orestes Freemen Brigade, Rasalhague Kungsarmé. We don't owe the elsies anything, and its time for us to go home."
As the LC aerospace units move to contest the clan blockade, a transmission is received by the orbiting fleet:
Quote
Attention Clan forces, this is Colonel Rasmus Ibrahimović of the Free Rasal- erm, the Rasalhague Dominion. This planet is under our control. We request... um... hegira to exit this star system and return to Dominion space; it is not our intention to interfere with your operations here.
275th Lyran Independent Aerospace Regiment 10
attacks the Clan blockade
Turkina's Pride, Cameron-C class Cruiser: 9FP
12.5FP ASF escort
1FP Elemental Marines
Obvious Lie, Cameron-2750 class Cruiser: 9FP
12.25FP ASF escort
Total Blockade FP: 42.75 aero FP
LC [blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 4, 3, total 7[/blockquote]
CJF [blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 2, 1, total 3[/blockquote]
LC crit check
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 3, 3, total 6[/blockquote]
no crit.
LC inflicts 3.5 FP
Clans totally wipe out the LC force
Mutinying LC forces claiming RD allegiance remain on the surface. Do the JFs grant them Hegira, or wipe them out?
Also, I'll need warship survival rolls for those two JF warships.
Khan Allison sonoma frowned as she read the fascimile of the transmission.
"Open a comlink, i wish to speak with these Dominion forces..."
*Comlink established to Colonel Rasmus Ibrahimović*
"Colonel, i am Khan Allison Sonoma of Clan Jade Falcon. My databanks list your force as a Lyran-aligned regiment. If your intentions are non-hostile, i sugest you power down your weapons, and meet with me without a show of force. If your claim of belonging to the Dominion proves true, you will be allowed to leave unmolested. If i see so much as a single combat-ready unit within the vicinity of my landing, i will order my forces to grind you to dust. You must understand my apprehension about allowing a potentially hostile foe to slip past my forces and into friendly territory. I await your response and the coordinates for landing at the capital's spaceport. I expect to see you and your officers at the landing if you choose to accept my terms. Khan Sonoma out."
After the message had been sent, she had her ComTech switch channels to the All-Hands push for her combat force.
"Warriors, prepare for potential ambush dirtside. The defending commander states he is no longer Lyran, but Dominion in allegiance. I am disinclined to trust his word, and he has been ordered to power down his weapons to prove his intentions. However, i want combat readiness from all units, just incase his attempt to flee is a cover of some sort."
With that, she gave the orders for her dropships to detatch from their transports and make ready for planetfall, either at the spaceport, or potentially for a combat drop.
CJFS Turkina's Pride
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 6, 5, total 11[/blockquote]
CJFS Obvious Lie
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 5, 6, total 11[/blockquote]
Quote"Khan Sonoma, I absolutely understand your skepticism; believe me however when I say that my only goal is to return the men and women under my command to the nation of their birth - Rasalhague. We will be waiting for you at the spaceport."
Several Hours LaterThe Lyran insignia on Ibrahimović' staff car had been hastily painted over with a simple blue-and-white Dominion flag, but otherwise the party that awaited the Clans appeared to be kitted out in standard-issue Lyran equipment. Closer examination, however, revealed the arms of the defunct Free Rasalhague Republic on each of the officers' sleeves.
When the Falcon representatives had dismounted, the lead officer stepped forward.
"Welcome to Montmarault, Khan Sonoma. I... am Colonel Rasmus Ibrahimović, commanding the Orestes Freemen. Would you like to adjourn somewhere more confortable to discuss the situation? No sense standing out here in the heat when there are several fine restaurants nearby. The German asparagus is fabulous."
Khan Sonoma departed her dropship along with a bodyguard of 3 Elementals in full armor, and a somewhat distant man in a uniform without rank or unit insignia. Infact, his uniform did not have so much as a Jade Falcon crest. None the less, the bodyguards defered to him as much as to the Khan.
"Very well Colonel, let us head to one of your resturants. I have already had my ComTechs prepare a message for the office of the Dominion Khan to validate your claim. I must say i am inclined to err on the side of restraint considering you have followed my orders. Never the less, i will be deploying small mech units throughout the city to ensure no disruptions or accidents befall your men, or mine." She said this as a star of Assault-battlemechs, in the colors of her personal Keshik formed up and made tracks for the downtown district of the city. Other dropships were disgorging Stars and Binaries of mechs, although none left in units larger than a star in any individual direction, and none moved at more than a brisk walk.
Khan Sonoma climbed into the Colonel's staff car, along with the mystery man. The Elementals took up positions alongside and slightly behind the car, and jogged to keep pace.
"Colonel tell me", this from the man," your unit is listed as being a Lyran Alliance combat unit. However, you say you are actually of the Rasalhauge Dominion. Curious. It is my job to ensure that no foul play is afoot here. And while my Khan may be set at ease by your lack of overt action, it is my job to ensure that no subterfuge takes place. So if you would be so kind as to enlighten us?" The man smiled, although there was no amusement in the man's eyes, only the cold stare of a man who knew he would have the answers he was after one way or another.
((If the Colonel pays close enough attention to the man, he would note a slight germanic accent to the man's voice, with the undertones of a Lyran citizen...))
Ibrahimović nodded as he digested the mystery man's questions, "Well, the issue boils down to the history of my unit. A few years ago, during the Daphne Rowe administration, relations between the FRR and the Lyran Commonwealth... Lyran Alliance then, were a lot friendlier. A lot of Lyran military aid was poured into the FRR, and around the time of the mess with ComStar the Lyrans asked for some reciprocity from the Republic."
"Short version is that the Lyrans misunderestimated their ability to meet the military assistance promises they made to the FRR, so they turned around and asked Orestes to provide them with troops - that would be under Lyran command - to defend the FRR. The Lyrans provided the equipment, the FRR provided the manpower. This was around the same time the Alliance started referring to the FRR as a 'Lyran Protectorate' and ordering around the Riksdag, but that's a different story."
"After Peter Steiner-Davion deposed Daphne Rowe, the Lyran Commonwealth cut most of its ties with the FRR - the Dominion - and pulled out its troops, including my unit. At the time, we stuck with them: despite our units name most of us are from Grumium and we still have some warm feelings towards the elsies. We followed the orders to leave the Republic because we felt we owed the LC for the help they gave us when the Terrans were breathing down our necks."
"That changed, though, when they dumped us here on Montmarault to be speed bumps. I'm a patient man. And when I say I'm a patient man, I mean I'm a patient man, but we've been waiting here for months and not one Lyran soldier has shown up to reinforce us. By now, your MechWarriors are probably noticing the distinct lack of a fighting local militia. Not one SLDF soldier has been posted here to help us either. Someone on Tharkad, Peter Steiner probably, decided that Montmarault was expendable and he needed an expendable unit to die so the LC didn't look bad."
"When it comes right down to it, my warriors and I are ready to fight - but we want to fight for something worth defending. And that's the Rasalhague Dominion; its our home."
The man had studied the face of the Colonel intently during his speech. Nodding to himself at it's conclusion, he simply glanced at the Khan and nodded once. He then opened a window slightly, produced a lighter and thin cigar, lit it and promptly engrossed himself in watching the buildings go by.
Khan Sonoma cast an irritated glance at the man, but turned to the Colonel and said,
"Colonel, your soldiers will be allowed to leave Montmarault with their equipment in 3 days, once my forces have completed oribtal deployment. Is that satisfactory?"
"Thank you, Khan," said Ibrahimović, "That will be most satisfactory. I'm glad we were able to settle this in a civilized manner."
13.5FP up for salvage
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6+15 : 1, 3 + 15, total 19[/blockquote]
19% of 13.5 = 2.525 -> 2.5 salvage recovered, used for repairs.
Battlefield repairs:
3.5/10 = .35 -> .25FP repaired