[RP/MM]Turn 42 UIW vs. Clan Star Adder: ToP, Miquelon CSA "Win" *COMPLETE*

[Cannonshop]

"Attention Clan Star Adder Defenders of the World of Miquelon.  I am Leutenant Commander Denh Nghien Diem, Commander of this Marine Combat Team from the Second Division of the Union Marine Corps.  We challenge you for possession of this world,for the lives and freedom of its people, and for the survivors of its last previous garrison.  I ask you this: With what do you defend your claim to this land, its people, and the ones who failed to defend it against you?"

Denh looked into the mirror.  "That has got to be the dorkiest speech...EVER." he muttered, "I need a better way to say it than that..."

He turned from his mirror, and left his sea-cabin.

"Okay, Joe, we're here, I guess It's time to make the speech...hopefully they're in a mood to bargain."  he said.

"Channel's open, sir."

Great.

Denh drew in a deep breath, "Attention Star Adder Occupation forces.  I am  Commander Denh Nghien Diem of the Union of Independent Worlds Navy.  I have been tasked with challenging you to a trial of possession for this world, the resources I was given for this task are the ships you no doubt have scanned, and a combined-arms Battalion.  As this is intended to be a Trial fought in the manner prescribed in the Clan Format, I would like to know what you bid to defend this world, and where you wish to fight the Trial, so that I may assure that the right kind of warriors fight your warriors in the most...honourable...and appropriate manner.  The choice to conform to Clan mores is a directive from my chain of command, and I am not given authority to break my bid, once it is made, as it is felt in the Navy Office that such conduct would have wasteful and undesired side effects on an international scale.  I do not mind telling you that if I had discretion in this, I would have brought a larger force, and we would not be doing this in this fashion.  I have not been given that option-the Congress wants us to take this planet, but they tie my hands in how I may do so...so here we are, We will fight you man-for-man wherever you wish in this star system."

He paused, "Please acknowledge where and with what you will be defending your right to hold this system, it's people, and those former-Wolf personnel whom may have survived your conquest-we are going for all three of those, you may review at your leisure the Personnel files and unit Briefs of those Strike Marine and Naval Personnel whom are to be your opponents on the repeating file broadcast on channel 161A...and We request SafCon to the trial site, and away from it after the trial is concluded, Over."

Unit Composition:

Ground forces:
Company A 2/2MEF  1.5 FP  Elite     Battlemech
Company B 2/2MEF  1.5FP   Elite     Armour
Company C 2/2MEF  .75FP   Elite     Infantry
VFA2A                   1 FP     Elite     Aerospace/Ground support only

Naval:
UIS Reisenhauri    Quetzcoatl      Regular/Reliable
Company G UIS Marines (Fleet) 1 fp
VFF 13         .5 FP     Medium Fighter  Regular/Reliable
VFF 16         .5FP      Medium Fighters Regular/Reliable

UIS Eisenblut    Star Lord
Company H UIS Marines (2nd Fleet) 1 FP. (Battle Taxi)
Company I UIS Marines (2nd Fleet) 1FP
Company J UIS Marines (2nd Fleet) 1 FP(Battle Taxi)
Company K UIS Marines (2nd Fleet) 1 FP
Cutter "Sandra" UIS Marines (2nd Fleet) .5 FP(Aquarius)
Cutter "Ermine" UIS Marines (2nd Fleet) .5 FP(Aquarius)

VFF 14         .5 FP     Medium Fighter  Regular/Reliable
VFF 22         .5 FP     Medium Fighter  Regular/Reliable
VFS 03         1 FP      Heavy Fighters  Regular/Reliable
Dropships
Higgs            .25 FP  Regular/Reliable
Grantholm      .25 FP  Regular/Reliable
Schwartzkopf  .25 FP  Regular/Reliable
Vu Lai            .25 FP Regular/Reliable

[ooc: and this is how to make a dinky little force look important and impressive, right?  I sure hope I can find a proxy and we can MM this... after the bidding.]

[DisGruntled]

"Lieutenant Commander Denh Mghien Diem, I am Star Colonel Edward and I have been tasked with defending this world.  As your commanders were informed, Clan Star Adder views this world as critically important at this time.  With this being the only world connecting our realm with the Steiner Protectorate, the defensive bid must be higher then the resources of this world would otherwise demand.  I will not out right deny your trial, but I have been ordered to protect it with all forces at my disposal.  Safcon planet side is granted if you still wish it, and at the least you may feel free to enjoy what hospitality we may provide and top off your supply of perishables."

10th Citizen's ASF Cluster R/R 12 FP
1st Armor Regiment, Old Ironsides R/F 6.75
18th Armored Cavalry E/Q 16.25

[Cannonshop]

UIS Reisenhauri

"You know, Dave, I didn't realize they respected us THAT much-they think they need to outnumber us twelve-to-one, quite a compliment."  Sara Jean Cohen looked over the listings.

"Twelve to one?" Dave Riley asked.

"Yeah-figure each Clan fighter-wing-pair is counted as a point, a Point is one fifth of a star, there are two stars or three stars per their Company equivalent-which is either a Trinary, or Binary, right?"  she said.

"Yeah..."

"AND a Cluster is five Trinaries max, or Five Binaries with a command star, right?  Okay, so we count up every airframe we've got, we don't have more than maybe half that...if we include the droppers, the small-craft, and the taxis...and that aerospace unit's just about a small third of the rest of their bid."

"How big is a galaxy again?" Dave asked.

"Usually five clusters." she said, "So they're defending with a short galaxy against..what, a reinforced Cluster, assuming the old man brings all us Airedales in..." she asked, "So we must scare the everloving shit out of that Adder Commander down there."

"If he doesn't?" Dave asked.

"If he doesn't, then they're using a Galaxy against an understrength trinary." she told him, "Which means even if we lose, by how the Clanners count things, he's still a chump, and probably won't keep his rank, much less get promoted-letting a bunch of riff-raff inner sphere pogues own you in public-even if we lose we'll do THAT with this bid, it's no good-shows weakness."

[Cannonshop]

Reply.

"Okay, Star Colonel, I'm impressed.  I didn't realize that the Star Adders had the same problems the Lyrans had when it comes to dealing with reputations.  To save your troops the embarassment of getting their asses whupped by a vastly numerically, technically, and genetically inferior foe, we've gone and made a decision.  The offensive bid...is one man.  Just tell me where you want fight, I'll be there."  Diem smiled thinly, "This way, I only have to fight one of you at a time."

[Cannonshop]

*****************FLASH TRAFFIC******************

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MISSION DIRECTIVE AS FOLLOWS

TASK FORCE MIQUELON INSTRUCTED TO ABORT TRIAL IMMEDIATELY AND PREPARE FOR MOVEMENT ORDERS
TO NEERABUP FASTEST POSSIBLE TIME.
REPEAT: ABORT. CODE DELTA ONE THREE.

"ồ Cho Làm tình Là mục đích! Comms, get that Star Colonel's RTO on the damn line..." Denh Nghien Diem snarled, "wait, belay that.  Unit channels, NOW."

He cleared his throat,
" Pawb TFMike hundodau , dyma Mihangel Chwech , ddiogela achos chychwyniad , yn bradfwriadu canned cerrynt chwhwa dorri , pawb Comms ddua dan chyrhaeddwn 'n ben taith , hon comes chan 'n uchaf awdurdod , gwna mo addef , jyst chydsynia." he motioned, and the Radioman shut down comms.

"Sir, you're going to tell the Clanners, right?" his XO, Danae McChollach asked.

"Nope." Diem said, "They're smart, they'll figure it out-these are the same mẹ làm tình who pissed thier pants and dropped a cluster on a company of Marines when they found out our boys can take their boys one-to-one in a straight fight on Kwangchowwang-hell, it's probably the same commander.  They don't deserve our respect, Leutenant Commander..."

"All TFMike units, this is Michael Six, secure for departure, plotting canned course Clannad, all Comms black until we reach our destination, this comes from highest authority, do not acknowledge, just comply."