[RP/MM] C38: Clans v. DC/WiE - Leskovik 2113 [Mostly Completed]

[DisGruntled]

It appears that the bandits have once again shown their true colors.  Lap dogs of the treacherous and honor-less snakes.  If all want as planned the world of Leskovic would be returned to the Falcons and there would be a few less bandits plaguing the region.  Most likely the cowards would already have fled the scene of their most recent crimes.  As the last of the task force reported in ready for the jump to Leskovic, it just remained to be seen if Mr. Murphy would rear his head.

OOC:Clan naval forces (412.5 FP) lead by CSA arrive in system seeking a naval engagement.
CHH and CSA warships are forming a blockade. (165.25  FP)  Numerous CJF troop carriers are contained within the clan formation.

Would have been up earlier, but the SLDF, taxes and a virus interfered.

[DisGruntled]

Clans Init roll (if required)
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 6, 5, total 11[/blockquote]

[Holt]

[No DC forces in the hex at the beginning of the turn.]

[Marlin]

OP If Silentwarrior specifies his commitment, you might want to add that as well.

[NVA]

WiE Init

[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 2, 2, total 4[/blockquote]

[NVA]

The Star Admiral reviewed the information in front of him.  The presence of this group of clans bode odd.  He opened the channel and spoke to the assembled fleet.

"Opposing forces, I am Star Admiral Wolfgang Carns.  Who is in command of the assembled fleet that we will defeat in honorable combat?"

[DisGruntled]

"Enough of your pretenses, bandit Wolfgang.  You and your gutter kin were given another chance, and have once more proven yourself honor-less.  Your cowardly attacks against Adder forces, pirate raids against the Jade Falcons, and the invasion of this world alongside the honor-less Draconis snakes show your true intentions.  I do thank you though as your actions have helped me convince my Khan that you really are the cowardly scum that must be disposed of.  For you at least, Wolfgang, your greed has lead to your destruction while your bandit leader cowers amidst his not-named masters." -Tabitha Paik, CSA

[NVA]

"Are you addled Tabitha?  Your dishonorable force was the one who turned her guns against the people of Grummium.  Or, do the clans hold such cowardice in high esteem these days?  We have upheld the agreement we had with your clan.  Just as the agreement at Pasig was upheld by the inner sphere.  Instead, it is you and the rest of the clans who conveniently discard your honor and your words when it suits your needs.  Now, are you prepared to man up and act honorably and see if you can defeat a foe who is the better of the Snow Ravens in honorable combat?  Or, are you too inept and inpotent to risk such a fight?  In front of these clans, shall you once again show your cowardice against a foe who is willing to face any of you in honorable combat?  Are you so afraid of being defeated?  Are you so sure of your weakness that you require such numbers?  Come Tabitha the Weak, prove me wrong as the founder intended.  Or, follow the path of the weakling you are on."

[DisGruntled]

"You are no longer clan having chosen to side with the not-named.   Only bandits such as yourself died under Adder guns at Grumium.  We came prepared to defeat you and your honor-less paymasters.  It is not our fault that they abandoned you, just as you have abandoned the Clans.  If you actually understood the words you spout, you would know and not need to be told, that the only honor in battling bandits is to annihilate them with as little loss as possible.   Since I know your stalling and pleading is an attempt to save your cowardly lives, fear not.  Any who survive the coming battle will receive the appropriate care and shall be allowed to keep their miserable lives under the guidance of a true clan of Kerensky."

[NVA]

"So Tabitha, which of the true clans you came with will care for our wounded.  For, surely, your feeble self is no longer clan.  But, we shall see who wastes what."

OOC - Exiles will attempt to depart the system, which I believe requires an 8+.  Going to review the rules though.

[Iron Mongoose]

Unless its been changed for the new itteration, its 8+ for each element leaving, with lesser rolls seeming to lead to automatic distruction (I suppose it could lead to a fight and its just never mattered since its always been such over kill; I don't know how big a force we're looking at here).  So you need to roll for each unit seperately.

[NVA]

Blockade Running:

Wolf's Wind Flotilla - 56.75 FP

[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 1, 3, total 4[/blockquote]

Ulric Kerensky - 25 FP

[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 6, 4, total 10[/blockquote]

[NVA]

Star Admiral Carns stepped up to the comm station, a tight link on the lead Hell's Horse vessel.

"To the Hell's Horses, do you ascribe to this dishonorable path that the yellow snakes follow?  Our clans have continued to be friends where others have been blind, including working together and developing fine new hardware for our warriors.  We are preparing to depart this system.  Will you stand by and allow us the honor of facing the Adders alone or shall you choose to throw your lot in with this chaclas?"

[Parmenion]

CHHS Sleipner,
Flagship of the Red Pegasus Fleet
Leskovik

Star Admiral Chester Dwelley stood perfectly still, arms crossed, as the incoming message was patched into the bridge communications channel.  He was not the least bit surprised by the message, given the nature of the Exiles.  Giving an order for the message to be forwarded to the Adder flagship, he contemplated that the situation of the Exiles here at Leskovik mirrored that of Gamma Galaxy on Ridderkirk.

Then, without even turning to Star Commodore Eliza Dudzinsky, the captain of the Sleipner, he merely commented, "Is the fleet ready, Star Commodore?"

"Aff, Star Admiral."

"Very well.  The flag will oversee the engagement.  The rest of the fleet may open fire as they bear."

[Parmenion]

ooc:  127FP from the Horses will engage the remaining CWiE force.  From the C37 Leskovik thread, here:

http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=64076.0

I believe that the CWiE force is 41FP  (given that 56.25FP has already been destroyed and the Ulric Kerensky evaded the blockade and escaped).