"Yessssssss," Mither says. He cackles quietly. "We have nothing that can penetrate the walls of Raphisssrede, let alone its energy shield! But the flagship of the Naval fleet..."
Mither mimes a bombardment with his claws, dragging them down to his desk and making explosion sounds, the sound of his cackling filling the office.
Well then, let's get to it.
Meja'Tsid, as you know, is a prominent water-mining town on the great Arnian tundra. After Gremon's abduction and the slaughter of his forces there, the Royal Circle had a well-supplied garrison installed. An icey trench has been dug to encircle the entire town, though some of the old mine entrances may be outside of its reach. You are not sure what armaments the garrison is in possession of, but you know they do not have starfighters covering the area.
As General, Dak is able to organize the militia forces of the Revolution and deploy them as he sees fit against the defensive garrison at Meja'Tsid. Pade Kaliero and Reynal will follow your lead and go where you tell them.
In his forces are:
Militiamen. The main fighting force of the Revolution, the militias are composed of average Arnians with little experience in waging war, but they are plentiful in number.
Defectors. Turncoat soldiers from the Royal Army who have actively decided to join the Revolution for various reasons, with decent combat training.
Attack Speeders. Recently stolen by Dak's raiding parties, these vehicles are your only armor, but only lightly armed.
Commandos. Reynal has trained a small group of soldiers to be combat specialists and bodyguards for the leaders of the Revolution. They can be used for stealth operations or as heavy hitters.
Erapedi. Pade has a knack for taming the tiger-like beasts of the tundra, and finds use for a small group of them as vicious fighters.
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For Wraith, this is simple. The artillery train has armed soldiers on board and Arnian starfighters providing air cover from any threat. The Arnian speeders need to get close to deposit their hijackers, and so Wraith needs to take out the starfighters in his own craft before they destroy the speeders.
Once on board, your orders are simple: kill everyone and take control. If you cannot take control, disable the train permanently. It must not reach Meja'Tsid under the command of the Royal Army or Dak's assault might be crippled.
Sounds simple enough. No pressure that my mission could determine Dak's mission. Wraith will get his starfighter ready to go and get ready to go dogfighting. He tells his men that they are to kill everyone on the train. And he means everyone.
And I guess we will just wait for Dak to come up with his brilliant war-winning strategy.
Dak- Captain Reynal is now offering to organize the forces for you, observing your lack of experience in this area and your hesistance, not wanting to take a wrong step.
Wraith- everyone is ready to go when you are. They will be taking attack speeders into the area while you fly in and take care of the train's air cover.
Can I split the Militiamen?
Militiamen will start the frontal attack. Once they have thinned resistance numbers and given a view of the situation, the Defectors will follow with the Attack Speeders as support.
At the same time, Reynal's Commandos will find entry through the mines using their stealth training, with the group of Erapedi. They'll attack from within after the resistance is distracted by the frontal assault.
If I can split the Militiamen, I want to use some of them to pad out the Commando attack.
Wraith will hop into his fighter as his men head off, prepping everything for what is to come. He will send Ker'Raos off with his men, prefering to pilot the fighter alone.
"Enjoy yourself, Dak," he says to his compatriot before he leaves. "I'll make sure things go according to plan... which never quite seems to happen for us, but still. Doesn't hurt to make the effort."
With that, he will set off to blow some Arnian fighters out of the sky.
Roughly an hour later, everyone is in position- Dak's forces have all moved in by transport speeders or ridden along in the attack speeders, glistening against the snow even as the sun goes down. The transports stop short and deposit their cargo of fight-eager warriors. As requested by their General, the attack speeders hang back with the defectors while the militiamen march ahead with Kaliero himself. Reynal and Pade branch off to find their way into the mines, followed by the commandos and the rageful Erapedi.
He comes within sight of the trenches and alarms begin to sound in Meja'Tsid as messengers scurry back to spread the word- General Kaliero has arrived with an army at his back! The trenches are two turns distant by the time the defenders have prepared themselves. The trenches give them a point of cover, and they have some heavy repeating blasters installed.
Wraith, meanwhile, finds the train on his scanners and comes within sensor range of the Arnian snowspeeders- sleek, mean things, similar in design to Black Dawn. Due to their being light fighters, Wraith is at -1 to his dice pool and they get +1 to theirs.
Below, the speeders are closing in on the train, four turns distant. Gunners on the train begin to ready their anti-personnel cannons...
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SECOND BATTLE OF MEJA'TSID, START OF TURN 1
Trenches
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (two turns distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (two turns distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (two turns distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (two turns distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (two turns distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (two turns distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (two turns distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (two turns distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (two turns distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (two turns distant)
Heavy Repeaters x2 (HW 6): 0 [cover: 1] (two turns distant)
Tundra
Dak (LS 10 / FP 5): 1/1/0 [?/?/?]
Rebel Militiamen x5 (G 5): 0
Rebel Militiamen x5 (G 5): 0
Rebel Militiamen x5 (G 5): 0
Rebel Militiamen x5 (G 5): 0
Rebel Militiamen x5 (G 5): 0
Rebel Militiamen x5 (G 5): 0
Dogfight
Lance of Arturyn (P 7): 0
Arnian Snowspeeders x10 (P 5): 2
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Dak, I'll need your Blade Schticks, but both of you may begin!
The defenders win initiative this turn, meaning they open fire before Dak and his troops advance. However, on the wind-swept tundra, their distance is a bit much for their aim and so they lose one from their pools. Even so, the militiamen take casualties right away.
One of the heavy repeaters clears out a group of militia fighters, but the second targets Dak. A success against him is four damage.
The militiamen fire back and slip in some kills despite the frustration of cover.
The shields on Wraith's fighter flare as a flurry of hits crackle against them. He pushes through the resistance and guns down one of the snowspeeders, his orange bolts streaking across the dark sky and sending the snowspeeder spiraling out of the fight.
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SECOND BATTLE OF MEJA'TSID, START OF TURN 2
Trenches
Royal Soldiers x2 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Royal Soldiers x1 (G 6): 1 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Royal Soldiers x3 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Royal Soldiers x2 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Royal Soldiers x2 (G 6): 1 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Royal Soldiers x3 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Royal Soldiers x4 (G 6): 0 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Heavy Repeaters x2 (HW 6): 0 [cover: 1] (one turn distant)
Tundra
Dak (LS 10 / FP 5): 2(1A)/2(1A)/4 [Balanced Guard/Cleave/Charge]
Rebel Militiamen x2 (G 5): 0
Rebel Militiamen x1 (G 5): 1
Rebel Militiamen x2 (G 5): 0
Rebel Militiamen x3 (G 5): 0
Rebel Militiamen x4 (G 5): 0
Rebel Militiamen x5 (G 5): 0
Dogfight
Lance of Arturyn (P 7): 10
Arnian Snowspeeders x9 (P 5): 2
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