Turn 57 - The Odds Are Stacked Against Us
Combat Report - Operation Bronco Orbital Phase
Friendly Losses - HMS Galatea, 8 ASF severely damaged, 1 Lost, pilot recovered
Enemy Losses - 24
Achilles, 14
Leopard-CV, 162
Sabre
Complete orbital supremacy has been achieved. There were very limited enemy assets in orbit, however they did engage in kamikaze tactics. Only a single
Achilles got close enough to make an attack, and its wreckage took out HMS Galatea. She is a constructive total loss, however the entire crew was able to be taken off safely and the wreckage destroyed as per protocol.
Combat Report - Initial Orbital Drop - 1st Pathfinder Regiment
Friendly Losses - 2 Mech’s damaged in the drop, no losses
Enemy Losses - 1 Internal Security Battalion destroyed, prisoners taken
The initial orbital drop easily secured the planned landing zone with no effective opposition. The internal security forces present were caught completely flat footed and seemed utterly shocked that them simply ordering our forces so surrender to the ‘Might of the Dragon’ was met with a charging particle projection cannon. Needless to say, we now have to deal with a battalion's worth of very confused prisoners who seem to think that we cannot possibly be serious about attacking the planet.
Orbital surveillance indicates no more than a single regiment’s worth of light mechs hesitantly moving towards the landing zone, indications are that they will arrive within 3 days. Force composition based on orbital reconnaissance indicates that the force consists of a mix of
Wasp and
Locust mechs with no supporting elements.
The Home Army is generally obeying the instructions to keep their heads down, however you are receiving contact reports about enemy positions. Force estimates have been revised sharply downward; there are no more than two conventional regiments worth of forces on the entire continent, in addition to the light Mech regiment. According to the Home Army and reports from your special operations forces the majority of the mobile Mech forces on the planet departed just over a week ago ‘in a great hurry’.
Combat Report - Ground Operations - Phase 1
Friendly Losses - 5 mechs with damaged internals, 10 mechs with armor damage. Minor injuries. Six dead infantry troopers.
Enemy Losses - Entire Light Mech Regiment destroyed, the mechwarriors are of decidedly poor quality and it is quickly determined that this is a training unit of raw recruits.
The enemy forces attacked in a very disjointed manner and were handily dispatched. The only fatalities on our side was a single squad of power armor troopers who somehow got stuck in a burning structure and were unable to escape in time when the roof collapsed on top of them.
The majority of the enemy forces were taken prisoner, morale was exceptionally poor and it became glaringly obvious that this was a training unit that was nowhere near combat ready. Under questioning the prisoners let slip that the Dragon’s daughter had ‘refused the honor of being summoned to the Dragon’s side’.
ISF sabotage operations result in some minor damage to the LZ security perimeter, local residents turn in the ISF agents without much prompting. The civilian population appears to be highly supportive of your forces.
All factory complexes are in your hands. The continent has been secured with no remaining enemy formations present. Orbital strikes have disrupted attempts by the Dracs to send forces from the main continent.
You are Jeremy Griffith, on scene commander. Your losses to date are significantly below even best case estimates. You have 3 intact factory complexes, 2 geared towards producing light mechs, with significant raw material stockpiles, 1 geared towards producing the
Sabre aerospace fighter. You have a friendly local populace, many of whom have made it clear that they either are Home Army or are friendly towards the Home Army and are willing to support your ‘liberation’ of their home.
In regards to the factory complexes, do you…
[] | Demolish them | Factories are destroyed |
[] | Use them to equip friendly Home Army forces | You will be able to produce 2 battalions worth of Jenner’s from stockpiled materials |
[] | Write-In | Effects to be determined |
In regards to the overall plan, do you...
[] | Request reinforcements from home | 1st Garrison Division will be sent |
[] | Prepare to evacuate civilians and withdraw | Evacuate as many civilians as you can fit and prepare to retreat |
[] | Write-in | Effects to be determined |