This is a placeholder post for now, details to follow.
Racing to break the Lyran spearhead, the Hellion navy bursts through the Twycross corridor and arrives at The Lair just as the Falcons' WarShips catch up. With tens of thousands of civilians onboard the all-too-fragile space station, the Hellions must turn the tide in order to save their people.
Meanwhile, throughout the systems still under Hellion control, the Falcons descend once again in search of their prey. The only hope for continued, organized resistance is the victory of their fleet at The Lair, making it a crucial turning point in the theatre...
Scenario: naval stars clash for control of The Lair.
For the Falcons...
CJFS Emerald Talon Nightlord LFB Mobile Regular Reliable 26.25
CJFS Gauntlet Liberator LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 36
CJFS Jade Talon Aegis (Clan) LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 29.5
CJFS Gold Talon Aegis (Clan) LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 28
CJFS Turkina's Pryde Cameron (Clan) LFB Mobile Regular Reliable 12.25
2nd Alliance Raptor Wing Independent Wing LFB Mobile Elite Reliable 11
143 FP total
For the Hellions...
Gamma Naval Star Thunderer Monsoon (LFB) LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 30
Gamma Naval Star Thunderer Support Odyssey LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 18,5
Gamma Naval Star Álvaro de Bazán Quixote Mobile Regular Reliable 19,5
Gamma Naval Star Ryūhō Samarkand (Block I) Mobile Regular Reliable 21,75
Gamma Naval Star Ikazuchi Lola III (SLDF) LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 8
Gamma Naval Star Ikazuchi Support Tramp (LFB) LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 8,5
Gamma Naval Star Rising Star Baron Mobile Regular Reliable 4
Gamma Naval Star Rising StarSupport Comitatus Mobile Regular Reliable 2,75
113 FP
If time permits I would prefer this be played out in MegaMek, but simple rez will work fine too.
Scoring is fairly straightforward - if the Jade Falcons win, they will destroy The Lair and severely disrupt the Hellions' already-shaken supply lines. If the Hellions are triumphant, they will be able to stall the Falcon advance at least until the beginning of November.
143 Falcons vs. 113 Hellions
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 1, 3, total 4
Rolled 2d6 : 5, 1, total 6[/blockquote]
CJF inflicts 28.50 FP, reducing the Hellions to 84.50 FP. Damage control restores the Hellions to 86.25.
CIH inflicts 34.00 FP, reducing the Falcons to 109.0 FP. Damage control restores the Falcons to 112.50.
Round 2: 112.50 Falcons vs. 86.25 Hellions
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 4, 1, total 5
Rolled 2d6 : 3, 4, total 7[/blockquote]
CJF inflicts 28.25 FP, reducing the Hellions to 58.00 FP. Damage control restores the Hellions to 60.75 FP.
CIH inflicts 34.50 FP, reducing the Falcons to 78.00 FP. Damage control restores the Falcons to 81.50 FP.
Round 3, 81.50 Falcons vs. 60.75 Hellions
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 1, 3, total 4
Rolled 2d6 : 3, 3, total 6[/blockquote]
CJF inflicts 16.25 FP, reducing the Hellions to 44.50 FP. Damage control restores the Hellions to 46.25 FP
CIH inflicts 18.25 FP, reducing the Falcons to 63.25 FP. Damage control restores the Falcons to 65.00 FP
Round 4: 65 Falcons vs. 46.25 Hellions
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 1, 3, total 4
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 5, total 7[/blockquote]
Falcons inflict 13.00 FP, reducing the Hellions to 33.25. Damage control restores the Hellions to 34.50 FP
Hellions inflict 18.50 FP, reducing the Falcons to 46.50. Damage control restores the Falcons to 48.25 FP
Round 5: 48.25 Falcons vs. 34.50 Hellions
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 4, 3, total 7
Rolled 2d6 : 1, 5, total 6[/blockquote]
Falcons inflict 19.25 FP, reducing the Hellions to 15.25 FP. Damage control restores the Hellions to 17.25 FP
Hellions inflict 10.25 FP, reducing the Falcons to 38.00 FP. Damage control restores the Falcons to 39.00 FP
Round 6: 39.00 FP Falcons vs. 17.25 FP Hellions
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 2, 4, total 6
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 4, total 6[/blockquote]
Falcons inflict 11.75 FP, reducing the Hellions to 5.50 FP. Damcon to 6.75 FP.
Hellions inflict 5.25 FP, reducing the Falcons to 33.75 FP. Damcon to 34.25 FP.
Survival Rolls
For the Falcons...
CJFS Emerald Talon Nightlord LFB Mobile Regular Reliable 26.25
CJFS Gauntlet Liberator LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 36
CJFS Jade Talon Aegis (Clan) LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 29.5
CJFS Gold Talon Aegis (Clan) LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 28
CJFS Turkina's Pryde Cameron (Clan) LFB Mobile Regular Reliable 12.25
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 3, 6, total 9
Rolled 2d6 : 5, 5, total 10
Rolled 2d6 : 1, 6, total 7
Rolled 2d6 : 5, 6, total 11
Rolled 2d6 : 6, 6, total 12[/blockquote]
For the Hellions...
Gamma Naval Star Thunderer Monsoon (LFB) LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 30
Gamma Naval Star Álvaro de Bazán Quixote Mobile Regular Reliable 19,5
Gamma Naval Star Ryūhō Samarkand (Block I) Mobile Regular Reliable 21,75
Gamma Naval Star Ikazuchi Lola III (SLDF) LFB Mobile Veteran Reliable 8
Gamma Naval Star Rising Star Baron Mobile Regular Reliable 4
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 6, 2, total 8
Rolled 2d6 : 5, 6, total 11
Rolled 2d6 : 2, 5, total 7
Rolled 2d6 : 4, 1, total 5
Rolled 2d6 : 1, 4, total 5[/blockquote]
Scenario Outcome: Clan Ice Hellion Victory
Against the odds, the Hellions held out against the superior Jade Falcon WarShips. Ikazuchi and Rising Star were both lost near the end of the battle, but the entire Jade Falcon star was badly damaged, and the arrival of Hellion reinforcements at the start of November forced the invaders to withdraw from the system - at least temporarily.
With Hellion supply lines intact, the remaining worlds in the Machida-Morges corridor were able to hold off the Falcon invaders, bogging down those worlds into a series of deadly quamires. The eventual loss of Alyina and Morges were sorely felt, however, and as the month of October drew to a close there was a sense that the days ahead would only be getting more dificult.
Go you little scaly bastages!