I’m going to die if we don’t get some support.
That realization came to Victor as his ‘Mech’s autocannon whined out a metal typhoon. The storm of projectiles sliced like a surgeon’s scalpel through the knee of the enemy OmniMech. Armor shards sprayed back over the battlefield, ricocheting off the smoking hulk of Don Gilmore’s Archer. The joint gave way and the falling ‘Mech’s stump impaled the dark earth, but still the machine did not go down.
Victor pulled his Daishi back to cover behind a granite outcropping. Because of its titanic size and dependence on lasers for primary weaponry, he’d named it Prometheus in honor of the mythic light-bringer. Glancing down at the auxiliary monitor’s report on his armor status, he realized that the vulturelike Clan ‘Mechs would like nothing better than to pick apart and eat his ‘Mech. Next time I name my ‘Mech after something that had a peaceful life—like Bambi!
Stackpole, Michael A.. BattleTech Legends: Blood Legacy (Blood of Kerensky Book 2). Catalyst Game Labs. Kindle Edition.
This TouchPoint scenario is designed for use the 3052 Era Report Chaos Campaign or as a stand alone scenario on table top or on MegaMek.
Full MegaMap MUL files for suggested forces and maps are avaliable from the below link:
Situation
- Mar Negro, Aylina,
- Trellshire, Lyran Commonwealth,
- Federated Commonwealth
- 5th January 3052
The death of Leo Showers on October 31st 3050 led to a one year halt to the Clan Invasion while the invading Clans elected the new IlKhan. Once Ulric Kerensky of Clan Wolf was elected on the 19th of June 3051 and the invasion could resume.
Meanwhile in the Inner Sphere Jamie Wolf has invited all of the leaders of the great houses of the Inner Sphere to a conference on Outreace. He finally releaved the origins of Wolf’s Dragoons and the history if the Clans. Over the next few weeks Jamie Wolf worked with the Inner Sphere leaders to train them to fight the Clans. He gifted Prince Victor Steiner-Davion with a customised Daishi, made in Wolf’s Dragoons own factories on Outreach. Victor named it “Prometheus”.
Victor and his close friends Galen Cox and Kai Allard-Liao then deployed to the Tenth Lyran Guards on Aylina, taking command of Storm Company under Marshall Kelly Denvers.
In November 3051, the Clan Invasion started again with a 5th Wave of attacks. Clan Jade Falcons premier Galaxy, the Turkina Keshik launched the invasion of Aylina on the 5th of January 3052. Arriving at the Jump point, saKhan Vandervahn Christu issues a Batchall. Marshall Kelly Denvers commited two companies from of the Tenth Lyran Guards to the defence of Aylina (the third company was still understrength). saKhan Vandervahn Christu bid 2 Stars of Mechs from Charlie Trinary and 2 Stars of Elementals from Delta Trinary.
Unknown to Victor and his allies, ComStar had leaked the fact that Prince Victor Steiner-Davion, heir to the Federated Commonwealth was on Aylina. They knew that if he was captured of killed it would throw the entire Federated Commonwealth defence into disarray.
The battle was joined at Mar Negro, on the lightly wooded rolling hills boardering the trecherous cliffs which the continental shelf.dropped suddenly into the deep ocean. In a rather unClan-like display of treachery saKhan Vandervahn Christu laid a trap. The Turkina Keshik would force the Princes Company towards this cliff edge where a Star of Clan ‘Mechs with strap on auxillery Jump Jets, waited in ambush the base on the cliff in a small bay.
GAME SET UP
This scenario takes place on a 3×3 map.
[Rolling Hills 1] [FootHills 1] [Cliffs 1]
[Lakes] [Open Terrain 1] [Cliffs 2]
[Rolling Hills 2] [Foot Hills 2] [Cliffs 3]
Attacker – Turkina Kershik 36,000 BV
The attacking force consist of one SuperNova. 2 Stars of front line Clan Omni-Mechs and 2 Stars of Elementals). The attacker starts the game deployed on the top 4 hexes of the board.
Defender – Tenth Lyran Guards 36,000BV
The forces othe the Tenth Lyran Guard deploy within 4 hexes of the southern map edge. The Tenth Lyran Guards consistof 2 full companies each with 3-4 lances (each with 3-6 vehicles or Mechs) and up to 8 platoons of infantry.
Storm Company is made of 4 lances. Tornedo, Zephyr, Squall and Icestorm. Prince Victor Steiner-Davion (Piloting 3/Gunnery 2) commands Tornedo Lance from his Daishi “Prometheus“. Kai Allard-Liao commands Icestorm lance from his Centurion “Yen-Lo-Wang“. Galen Cox (G3/P4) commands Squall Lance in his Crusader CRD-4D.
Notes: Other named pilots from the book Blood Legacy (The Kerensky Triology Book 2) include Zephyr 1: Bill Davis, Zephyr 2: David Jewel, Zephyr 3: Denis Pesuti, Tornedo 3: Don Gilmore (Archer).
Appropriate forces may be selected from the appropriate RAT tables in the 3052 Era Report or using the RAT below:
[3028-3057 Random Assignment & Rarity Tables 10.3]
OPTIONAL RULES
Clan Jade Falcon (+100 WP)
The Attacker may elect to place one Star of Mechs and Elementals in Hidden Deployment on the Sand terrain hexes off the bay on the Cliffs 2 map.
[In the Table Top Game – The Mechs in this Star have a set of strap on auxillery jump jets which will enable them to Jump 3 once (enough to reach the top of the cliff). In Mega Mek the map includes a path which the mechs make walk up]
Tenth Lyran Guard (+100 WP)
On turn 8 the Tenth Lyran Guard may call in one round of artillery strikes to cover their retreat. Select 10 Hexes. 5 of those hexes are attacked by Long Tom Artillery with HE rounds. 5 hexes are attacked by Long Tom Artillery with FASCAM rounds deploying 25 point minefields. [TacOps pp. 207.] These require a targetnumber of 11’s to hit the hex, but will the scatter based on the margin of error. They have a flight time on 1 turn.
Capturing the Prince
If Prince Victor Steiner-Davion ejects he can be captured by any Clan Mech or Point of Elementals ending the turn in his hex.
If Prince Victor Steiner-Davion ejects he can be rescued by any unit ending the turn in his hex.
(Note These rules are supported in MegaMek).
Forced Withdrawal
Pilots will eject from their Mechs if placed in Forced Withdrawal.
WarChest Points:
300 WP.
Objectives
- Destroy 75% of enemy 300 WP
- Destroy 50% of enemy 200 WP
- Destroy 25% of enemy 100 WP
Clan Jade Falcon Objectives
- Destroy/Force Withdrawal “Prometheus” 100 WP
- Capture Victor Steiner-Davion 100 WP
Tenth Lyran Guard Objectives
- “Prometheus” Survives 100 OP
- Victor Steiner-Davion survives 100 OP
ComStar 