[RP/MM] Turn 40 - CSA v. LC and Friends- Kolovraty 1512 - (completed CSA win)

[DisGruntled]

Once more the peace of Kolovraty system was interrupted by the arrival of Clan Star Adder forces.  A pair of warships flashed into existence at both of the systems main jump points.  As the warships compliments of fighters and dropships scrambled, numerous dropship laden jumpships began their own arrival.  "Denziens of Kolovraty, Clan Star Adder has arrived to relieve you of any Draconis Combine bandits.  Those who cooperate will prosper.  Those who interfere shall face the consequences of their actions and be dealt with appropriately.

OOC: 2 Liberator flotillas currently blockading.  A Monsoon and a Sylvestor lead numerous dropships and fighters in system.

[chanman]

The commander of the 23rd Arcturan looked up from his morning paper. "Tell them we have our Drac problems well in hand, but if they want to help us with our Adder problem by misjumping, we would be most appreciative."

[DisGruntled]

OOC: had the wrong system for the Dracs

"Very well commander, I guess my reinforced galaxies shall have to entertain you and your men instead.  If you value your men's lives, this is your last chance to stand down.  Regardless you shall be seeing us shortly."

[chanman]

Major Ziegler waved for the Duty NCO to recall garrison units for action, then finished off the bacon on his plate. He picked up the comm again, belched and shrugged. "Drac scum or vatspawn, I don't care. It's good that you're coming, because you interrupted my breakfast. Where I come from, that's punishable by a righteous ass-kicking." He studied the squawking comm for a second more and dropped it into the coffee pot. "Sergeant! Have all units dig in! We're gonna get some!"

[DisGruntled]

Crap I forgot about this one till I was looking through things.  My apologies.

10 Clusters of various sizes and compositions are landing on this world while the warships take up orbital positions.

132.25 of force committed to invasion:
This dice roll has been tampered with!
Rolled 2d6 : 3, 5, total 8

5th Assault Cluster   Elite   Fanatical   14.25
85th Adder Cavaliers   Elite   Reliable   14
6th Adder Assault   Elite   Fanatical   18
18th Armored Cavalry   Elite   Questionable   16.25
133rd Hussar    Regular   Questionable   9.75
73rd Adder Cavaliers   Regular   Fanatical   11.25
9th Armored Cavalry   Veteran   Reliable   11.25
383rd Adder Sentinels   Regular   Fanatical   11.5
935th Gatekeeper   Regular   Reliable   13.25
Mu Armored   Regular   Questionable   12.75

[edit] apparently the preview option combined with quotes adds in the dice tampering message.  I'd previewed the post to check the quote, rolled a 3.  I noticed another typo previewed again and rolled an 8. Unfortunately I didn't notice the additional img tags had been added into the preview.  One of these days I'll learn to k.i.s.s. and post rolls in a separate message.  I'm going to roll again in a new post and if chanman or cannon want a different roll that's fine by me as well.

before I posted the mighty roll in the next post I played with rolls and previews a bit and apparently it replaces the roll with the following:
"blockquote" Rolled 2d6 : 5, 6, total 11"/blockquote"  just something to watch out for in the future.

[DisGruntled]

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

[Cannonshop]

Defending Forces:

23rd Arcturan Guard
Battlemech: 20.75
Armor            6.25
Aerospace    24
Infantry         3.5

Guataveta CSM RCT

'mech 11.25
Armor 1.5

Total: 66.75

Aerospace are on ground-support.

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

[Cannonshop]

Make your crit check, Dis.  the 23rd are "Veteran" rated, dunno if that matters.

[DisGruntled]

Some mighty rolls.  Looks like we're on the even chart just barely.

[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 4, 3, total 7[/blockquote]

[DisGruntled]

"Major Ziegler or to whomever is in command for the remnants of the 23rd Arcturan Guard.  You and your men have been defeated.  You have been abandoned by your social generals and have no hope for victory here on this world.  There is no point in throwing away the lives of your remaining men.  Surrender and your men will be treated well and receive any medical assistance they may require.  We shall even allow for the reparation of those who so chose, though any major military hardware will remain in our possession.  If you chose to continue fighting, the 73rd Cavalry and elements of Mu galaxy (over 3:1 odds) will oblige you and any further bloodshed will be upon your hands."

OOC: So with no crit.

Even chart:
2 Deal 30% of FP to Opponent
4 Deal 40% of FP to Opponent

CSA Commits 132.25 FP
and inflicts 132.25 * .4 = 52.9 FP

LC Commits 66.75 FP
and inflicts 66.75 * .3 =  20.025 FP

CSA Remaining = 132.25-20.025=112.225 -> 112.25 FP
LC Remaining = 66.75 - 52.9 = 13.85 -> 13.75 FP

Potential Salvage pool = 72.925 FP

Lyran Forces have taken  > 50% damage and will need a "forced Withdrawal" roll if they want to continue fighting. 

For ease of reference from the 2nd page of the rules thread:

Forced Withdrawal

Once a force suffers 50% total damage, a roll on 2D6 is made to determine if they break. To avoid a rout, the player must roll above 6. The following modifiers exist for this roll, and are stacked:

Elite: +2
Green: -1
Regular: 0
Veteran: +1
Clan Front Line: +1
Clan Second Line: 0
Militia: -1
Defending Regional Capital: +1
Defending National Capital: +2
Outnumbered by Opponent: -1
Outnumbering Opponent: +1
Out Tech Opponent: +1

[Cannonshop]

[roll[2d6[/roll]

[Cannonshop]

err.. that is [blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 1, 5, total 6[/blockquote]

[Cannonshop]

amazingly, they're not cowards, they're just not very smart.

[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 3, 2, total 5[/blockquote]

[DisGruntled]

CSA commits >3:1 force 41FP
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 2, 2, total 4[/blockquote]

[DisGruntled]

The mighty rolls continue...

>1:3
5 Deal 25% of FP to Opponent

>3:1
4 Deal 60% of FP to Opponent

CSA Commits 41 FP
and inflicts 41 * .6 = 24.6 FP

LC Commits 13.75 FP
and inflicts 13.75 * .25 =  3.4375 FP

LC Remaining = 13.75 - 13.75 = 0FP
CSA Remaining = 112.25 - 3.4375 = 108.8125 ->108.75  FP
CSA 10% repair = 132.25 - 108.8125 = 23.4375 *.1 = 2.35 => 2.5 FP
CSA Remaining post 10%= 108.75 + 2.5 = 111.25

Potential Salvage pool = 72.925  + 13.75 + 3.4375 =90.1125 FP

Salvage roll
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 6, 1, total 7[/blockquote]