tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680512847762439542024-02-08T02:32:17.244+01:00Storytellers MechWerkstattStorytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-82316971378895014662022-05-19T09:55:00.009+02:002022-05-20T12:05:13.668+02:00DFA Destiny: Taugt der Mix aus BT Classic und Alpha Strike?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ag6JFAOqxgERo_rsMeJA-SMqAzq_c4d8fJ7AXBWpN6e70l7oqZRI1j9TzDVUCw_VSq8bYBPROeWVgSDz0VTQsbR1dHujicLs_pOTKNiCWiCe6YphhP6DgWFTazfhVfmjJaZRkGPCM4e2AP-L2Yo5-H8SUbpddAZPcvxqCPayf7kbM907WCvh_mwU/s1600/DFA_Destiny_01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ag6JFAOqxgERo_rsMeJA-SMqAzq_c4d8fJ7AXBWpN6e70l7oqZRI1j9TzDVUCw_VSq8bYBPROeWVgSDz0VTQsbR1dHujicLs_pOTKNiCWiCe6YphhP6DgWFTazfhVfmjJaZRkGPCM4e2AP-L2Yo5-H8SUbpddAZPcvxqCPayf7kbM907WCvh_mwU/w400-h300/DFA_Destiny_01.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">Gestern habe ich das erste 'Mech-Gefecht nach
den Basisregeln von „Death From Above: Destiny“ bestritten. Hier
meine Einschätzung:<br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Wie zu erwarten war, positioniert
sich DFA Destiny ziemlich genau zwischen Classic BattleTech und Alpha
Strike. Die einzelnen 'Mechs in ihrer individuellen Bewaffnung
erhalten wieder mehr Charakter, was das Spiel aber auch etwas
langsamer macht. Aber eben nicht so langsam wie in Classic. Hat man
die „Destiny-Regeln“ einmal verinnerlicht, lässt sich ein 8 vs.
8 wahrscheinlich an einem normalen Spieleabend von ca. 3 Stunden
beenden – mit weniger Einheiten geht’s entsprechend schneller.
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">Wilder Regelmix <br /></h3><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Was jedoch die „Destiny-Regeln“
angeht, hier bietet die Rules Reference von Death From Above (DFA)
nur ziemlich genau das, was der Name sagt: Referenzen zu
verschiedenen Regeln aus Total War, Alpha Strike und MechWarrior:
Destiny. Ohne diese Regelbücher zu kennen, oder besser zu besitzen,
geht es zumindest am Anfang nicht. Hat man die Regeln aber einmal auf
dem Kasten und muss man nicht mehr so viel blättern, läuft die
Partie recht flüssig.</p>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">Weniger Bewegung und Reichweite = mehr Taktik? <br /></h3><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Besonders gefällt mir die im Vergleich
zu Alpha Strike reduzierten Waffen- und Bewegungsreichweiten. Während
sich in Alpha Strike ganze Kompanien auf dem Gelände einer einzigen
BT-Grundkarte prügeln, verdoppelt DFA Destiny so das verfügbare
Gelände und zwingt durch die etwas komplexeren Regeln eher 8 statt
12 Einheiten pro Seite einzusetzen. Das macht die Gefechte
taktischer, weil die Einheiten mehr Bewegungsfreiraum erhalten, ohne
von einem Atlas auf 24 Zoll mit 5 Schadenspunkten über den Haufen
geballert zu werden.</p>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">Knackpunkt Initiative <br /></h3><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Großer Diskussionspunkt am Ende der
Testpartie war die Initiativregel, denn die hat DFA scheinbar in
Anlehnung an HBS' BattleTech selbst entwickelt. Der TMM-Wert der
Einheit (Mech, Fahrzeug etc.) und der Taktikwert des Piloten/der Crew
haben entschiedenen Anteil daran, wann sich welche Einheit zu bewegen
hat. Assault-'Mechs etwa brauchen schon einen sehr hohen (und
kostspieligen) Taktikwert, um nicht immer als erste ziehen zu müssen.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Ich finde das großartig. Andere aber bevorzugen die taktischen Optionen eines Classic oder Alpha Strike, indem sie
zuerst den günstigen Locust ziehen, um den Atlas dann als letzten zu
bewegen. Kann ich verstehen, aber ich mag die DFA-Initiativregel, da
so leichte und mittlere Einheiten mehr taktische Optionen erhalten
und es am Ende nicht nur auf die brachiale Feuerkraft und massive
Panzerung überschwerer Einheiten hinausläuft.</p>
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<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><b>Das Fazit</b></h3><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Classic BattleTech ist weiterhin
mein Favorit, weil ich dessen Detailgrad und zahlreichen taktischen
Optionen einfach liebe. Für den Alltag aber ist DFA Destiny das
weitaus tauglichere Regelsystem. Vor allem dann, wenn man mit Leuten
spielt, die eher selten an der Platte sitzen, über weniger Zeit
verfügen oder eben nicht als Teenager mit dem BT-Kompendium unter
dem Kopfkissen geschlafen haben. Destiny tut aber besonders eines: Es
bügelt die aus meiner Sicht größten Schwachpunkte von Alpha Strike
aus. Und es versprüht gleichzeitig eine dezente Dosis des Charmes
eines Classic BattleTech, das ich so sehr liebe.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>Mehr zu DFA Destiny:</b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://dfawargaming.com/downloads" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">DFA Destiny Rules References & mehr (PDF)</span></a><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSEuQG4rk34" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Intro-Video zu DFA Destiny auf YouTube (Englisch)</span></a><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhd1dmVB9N0" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Fan-Video auf Deutsch (empfehlenswert!)</span></a><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1y-XrrIgmNEunOYpiGKGWYNNAaTMCqJqnzDmTYW3hC5OC1Ii92mUM4qCVtfKiUR6dhCZQl7IZ026x16Ymg2K0T8sm-kr6k1NKYoCRokXwWm-PekIDK6loLrLIYzbyx-UpppIlkhWJ1aex7776gcgLWxnaYr07dYA1mWjQ9tjw6bDX0OrtVGE9bRc/s1600/DFA_Destiny_05.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1y-XrrIgmNEunOYpiGKGWYNNAaTMCqJqnzDmTYW3hC5OC1Ii92mUM4qCVtfKiUR6dhCZQl7IZ026x16Ymg2K0T8sm-kr6k1NKYoCRokXwWm-PekIDK6loLrLIYzbyx-UpppIlkhWJ1aex7776gcgLWxnaYr07dYA1mWjQ9tjw6bDX0OrtVGE9bRc/s320/DFA_Destiny_05.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejugtOQJAeARled3wga5E4KEC77srzoVtMnRpweH4ct_5tsYmLYcqt-VV-aFvdCWQ565Z0TYYr3WqQ8aPsSFOWJLOOR3WUq0KWYqsYcdduN_D_vjxBXUAotjnVE7GE2p7soUnxQe67AbRKmCVk20mDTmvOIR24lwco9B8FVDU5PmG-ZO3P62tRvf-/s1600/DFA_Destiny_04.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejugtOQJAeARled3wga5E4KEC77srzoVtMnRpweH4ct_5tsYmLYcqt-VV-aFvdCWQ565Z0TYYr3WqQ8aPsSFOWJLOOR3WUq0KWYqsYcdduN_D_vjxBXUAotjnVE7GE2p7soUnxQe67AbRKmCVk20mDTmvOIR24lwco9B8FVDU5PmG-ZO3P62tRvf-/s320/DFA_Destiny_04.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaYMaUG3VYfCaYVJss0bJbHzI3_PK4PRQbmJqLNw0Ke2E8PQEWsDhC-41567sfQV4zOps4Np505PYXT2_NWRzJC0nOHN2VLd-VHS8s2djeu_3Uf_lclLNQO5yDeiSI3wQ41BlI4qhjeGKzaA2JkmayCshDVos4yi9b4C1V7IHmbuXQYj121vOLvEv/s1600/DFA_Destiny_03.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaYMaUG3VYfCaYVJss0bJbHzI3_PK4PRQbmJqLNw0Ke2E8PQEWsDhC-41567sfQV4zOps4Np505PYXT2_NWRzJC0nOHN2VLd-VHS8s2djeu_3Uf_lclLNQO5yDeiSI3wQ41BlI4qhjeGKzaA2JkmayCshDVos4yi9b4C1V7IHmbuXQYj121vOLvEv/s320/DFA_Destiny_03.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RdvAari8QFD_l9od1_32uYpHCwQOYHtjw9vvXtZyq57JsIfVBvi74a1-fyvmeFFqZumPhf1sKfDKP3n6O5tTwaSHl2x0RE6rPFotk9T7IvIBJMqccVUVDY62XcYCdBi4y9tGypfbiBGB1002q3xFB5pHB9Fx8jCyXHSgb99vd-fqgywaQjkmPzuM/s1600/DFA_Destiny_02.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RdvAari8QFD_l9od1_32uYpHCwQOYHtjw9vvXtZyq57JsIfVBvi74a1-fyvmeFFqZumPhf1sKfDKP3n6O5tTwaSHl2x0RE6rPFotk9T7IvIBJMqccVUVDY62XcYCdBi4y9tGypfbiBGB1002q3xFB5pHB9Fx8jCyXHSgb99vd-fqgywaQjkmPzuM/s320/DFA_Destiny_02.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-25800795767082522572019-10-27T23:26:00.001+01:002019-10-27T23:26:21.074+01:00Eridani Light Horse - finally complete<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sixteen months after I did the basic coating and the bases, I finally finished my company of Eridani Light Horses. I added laser and cockpit colors and these nice looking Eridani Light Horse decals. I selected mainly light and medium Mechs, according to the units philosophy. Only one fast heavy Battlemech, the Ostroc, is found in their ranks. Some slower mediums like the Hunchback are there as well, to give the company more punch.<br /><br />I find it interesting to have a Hatchetman and a Wolfhound as well, because one of them was created by fellow mercenaries (Kell Hounds) and the other one a fairly new design of the Lyran Commonwealth. I think the Light Horse would be in the position to muster Battlemechs like these.<br /><br />I painted the mechs very similar to each other, to reflect the Star League Defense Forces background of this unit. The Eridani Light Horses are one of the best mercenaries of the Inner Sphere with a long history. The commanders would look after details like this.<br /><br />My next project: the famous Kell Hounds! :-)</div>
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Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-61693118112589623472019-06-01T23:51:00.000+02:002022-05-25T15:19:58.663+02:00Falcon Guard: Trinary Bravo complete!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some quests do take a while... In this case even longer than the completion of my <a href="https://storytellers-mechwerkstatt.blogspot.com/2016/02/gray-death-legion-endlich-fertig_22.html">Gray Death Legion</a>, which took me about 5-6 years. The Falcon Guard is another thing: I started the trinary back in the mid 1990s, when I bought the scenario book "The Battle for Twycross".<br />
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Now with the second Stormcrow I have finished this quest. Last things to do: I need more Elementals and of course the Jade Falcon decals, which I ordered today at <a href="http://www.fightingpirannhagraphics.com/mwda.htm">Fighting Pirannha</a>.<br />
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Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-21702148419537717882019-05-18T22:47:00.000+02:002019-05-18T23:02:39.776+02:00An incredibly beautiful gesture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>"Matsumura Hatake-san loses his rank of Tai-sa and will be appointed to another position."<br />Message from Dieron Military District to 36th Dieron Regulars, March 30th, 3053</i><br />
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With these words my unit stripped me of my rank on May 4th this year. It was the conclusion of my former resignation as the CO of the 36th Dieron Regulars. Leading the unit for about 6.5 years, I felt this would be the right step. Even though my comrades had to let me go ... at least in a way, they came up with a trick to keep me in service: <b>They promoted me.</b><br />
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As a result of the Combines and FRR strategic victory during the <a href="https://storytellers-mechwerkstatt.blogspot.com/2019/02/operation-thor-ii-ronin-war.html">Operation Thor II</a>, which I commanded, they gave me the rank of Tai-sho. Which means General in the Draconis Combine Military Soldiery (DCMS).<br />
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<span class="whb"><b>Domo arigatou gozaimasu! *bowsdeeply*</b></span>Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-59585635558416598962019-02-17T12:48:00.000+01:002019-02-18T22:36:35.495+01:00Battle Report: Operation Thor II - The Ronin War<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Feb 1st, 3035<br />Planet
Radlje, Free Rasalhague Republic<br />(former Military District
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<span lang="en-CA"><i>As the Kurita
fleet went down on the icy world of Radlje, the flames of the engines
evaporated the frost on the ships’ hulls within milliseconds. The
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class dropship completely covered in dark red and painted with a
large black dragon, took the lead position. Flanked by a flight of
Shilone heavy aerospace fighters, it must have been a beautiful sight
– at least for the loyalists on the planets surface, waiting for
the relieve force. For the Ronin instead, it must have felt like a
guillotine coming down on them.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA"><i>The Ronin were
renegades. As warriors of the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery they
had refused to follow the command of the Gunji-no-Kanrei Theodore
Kurita to leave the planet and head for the Kurita core regions. In
3034 Theodore had decided to release Rasalhague to independence. But
some of the DCMS forces didn’t want to give up the territories
their fathers and grandfathers have spilled their blood for
centuries. Others remained only to protect the Kurita civilians from
the wrath of the Swedenese mob. </i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA"><i>For Tai-sa Hatake
Matsumura all of this was of little concern. As a man of absolute
loyalty to Theodore Kurita, he was determined to follow his orders:
break all resistance and punish the perpetrators. The only thing he
didn’t like about his assignment was his task force. Or better: its
individual elements. Next to some loyal Kurita units like the Swords
of Light and some Regulars, he was forced to work with members of the
Kungs Armé as well as Mercenaries and even some military “advisors”
of the hated Lyran Commonwealth!</i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA"><i>From his point of
view, he would have left all but his loyal DCMS forces behind. Surely
those Ronin were no match for him and the Swords of Light. But there
were political layers he couldn’t ignore. And after all, he had his
orders from the Kanrei personally! And a soldier has to carry out
one’s duty…</i></span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA">So much for the
“fluff” of the Ronin Campaign. The Hamburg division of MechForce
Germany ran an event from 1</span><sup><span lang="en-CA">st</span></sup><span lang="en-CA">
to 3</span><sup><span lang="en-CA">rd</span></sup><span lang="en-CA">
of February. 36 players and a staff of 10 people took part in this
large 3 days’ battle. 6 tactical rounds were played and incredible
42 engagements were fought. Not to forget all the good laughs, the
anger (about missed dice roles) and of course: the booze! :-D</span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA"><span lang="en-CA"></span>When I arrived on
Friday to my surprise I was appointed as the CO of the loyalist
faction. While an old buddy of mine, Thori, took the lead of the
Ronin. So after all this became a true brotherly battle. To even the
odds, the game master decided all units on both sides had to combat
drop randomly. The battlefield was represented by a huge map of
Alaska with a layer of hex fields on it.</span><span lang="en-CA"><b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-CA"><b>The first day:
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<span lang="en-CA">By luck most of the
Ronin went down around the city of Anchorage, which was also the
capital in our Ronin scenario. The Loyalists instead landed for the
most part in the north and west of the map. Only a few units came
down behind enemy lines. But those who did, played a major role soon
after…</span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA">As a good Kurita
soldier, I decided to engage as soon and as hard as possible. Six
fights were on in the first tactical round. In the beginning I wanted
to know what we were up against, because both sides had a variety of
light, medium, heavy, assault and artillery assets at their disposal.
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BattleMechs (no tanks, no infantry etc.), both sides had one Raven
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<span lang="en-CA">To win the campaign,
one side had to occupy more strategic targets on the map than the
other. There were eight targets like the spaceport, a sea harbour,
loading stations etc. Holding some of them granted the occupying side
perks like performing a combat drop every three tactical rounds if
you owned the spaceport.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA">At this point my
units, which dropped behind enemy lines, came into play: While the
main forces engaged the enemies where they stood, the ones in the
rear of the Ronin headed straight for the strategic targets.
Meanwhile my combat units managed to bind some of the lighter and
though faster Ronin. As a result, the Loyalists made the race to 6 of
the 8 strategic targets before the Ronin could get there. I’d like
to single out the unluckiest person I treaded this way: Outlaw. I
managed to attack him and his light/medium unit three rounds in a row
with an assault unit. Outlaw had no chance to win, even though he
managed to slip away three times. It needed lucky shots in the third
engagement to kill at least Outlaws Spider – with two hits to the
head!</span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA">In the night from
Friday to Saturday, when the fighting came to an end, the progress of
the Loyalists was satisfactory: We already held 4 out of 8 strategic
targets, while the opponents only managed to take 2. The rest was
still unoccupied. In return the Ronin scored slightly better on the
kill board.</span><span lang="en-CA"><b> </b></span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA">On Saturday morning
the fighting continued, but this time the Ronin took a much more
active stance. Thori, my opposing commander, tried to disengage from
my main force, while he pushed south towards the spaceport. Only a
light/medium unit of the Phoenix Guard held the place and would not
stand a chance on the long run. So I took the risk and intercepted
the incoming forces on route to the port. Performing a wonderful
delaying action, while the Loyalist main force raced south-east to
the rescue!</span></div>
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and the Phoenix Guard not only managed to hold the port, they did
some kills. To strengthen the defence, in the sixth round I dropped
in an assault unit and the perimeter held.</span><span lang="en-CA"><b> </b></span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA">Meanwhile there were
some smaller units fighting in the west, east and north for secondary
targets. In the north the factory changed hands three times, while
decimated loyalist defenders clinged on the radio station until the
very end. The western skirmishes were kinda special for me. First of
all, my unit was involved directly and my opponent was Detlef Howe,
one of the founders of the first MechForce Germany in 1993. Detlef
alias “The Major” rolled my first MechForce BattleMech in 1994, a
Hunchback-4G. I payed the BattleTech Central in Essen a visit to sign
in and that was that. So I was really excited to fight a match with
him 25 years later.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA">Unfortunately, the
mission I had to fulfill was to act as a binding force and to slow
the Major down, while he approached the western railway loading
station. His unit consisted of a few very agile light and medium
machines plus some artillery Battlemechs … and a Raven with ECM. So
I couldn’t do much more than distracting him and buy some time. In
the fifth tactical round more powerful loyalist units were entrenched
enough in the railway station, so I let the Major of the hook and he
tried to take the station – but didn’t succeed.</span><span lang="en-CA"><b> </b></span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA">You want to know
what happened to the capital? Anchorage was a pretty safe place for
the Ronin for the most time. But in the end of the campaign I ordered
a sizeable push towards the large city along the western railroad.
The fighting in the suburbs and in the downtown area were grim. When
the dust settled in the night from Saturday and Friday, it became
apparent that it was a draw. Half of the capital was still held by
the Ronin, while the other half was freed by the Loyalists.</span><span lang="en-CA"><b> </b></span></div>
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the end the Loyalists held 6 out of 8 strategic targets. The capital,
Anchorage, was still contested while the Ronin controlled only a
subterranean railway station in the north-east. Therefore, the
Loyalist faction achieved a major strategical victory!</span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA">But the Ronin did
not despair. In the sixth and last tactical round the still had the
chance to turn the tables and they put up some great fights. Almost
everyone was happy with the end of the campaign. Personally it’s
been absolutely fun for me. I met some old buddies I hadn’t seen
for decades and I made some new friends.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-CA">My thanks go out for
the Northern German BT Division, you guys did an awesome job! Already
looking forward to </span><span lang="en-CA"><b>Operation Thor III in
2021</b></span><span lang="en-CA">! </span><br />
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<span lang="en-CA"><b>@Fotos:</b> Danke an </span><span lang="en-CA">Thorsten Elfers für die tollen Bilder!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue flags are loyalist units, white ones for the Ronin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delaying action: Storyteller (black pullover) and Peer (blue) are fighting Detlef "The Major" Howe (left).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lot of fighting during Saturday.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thori (2nd from the left) and Storyteller (me sitting front/right)<br />
during a movement phase at the strategic map.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">42 battles were fought from Friday evening to Saturday night!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aaaaaand ... the result:<br />
The loyalist achieved a major victory!<br />
But we all had a great time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rare view: A Steiner banner next to Kurita flag.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 2019 combined banner of<br />
MechForce Germany and Team Trueborn.<br />
Some of you may notice the artwork on top:<br />
36th Dieron Regulars by Spooky777!</td></tr>
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Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-71175754613411309982018-09-08T14:46:00.000+02:002018-09-08T14:46:00.122+02:00The two Princes: Ian & Hanse Davion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know, some people criticized my paint style of Ian Davions Atlas'. I tried to make him more dirty and battle wary than most of my former mechs and I am not 100% happy with the result either. A bit too much on all sides. Anyhow, I think it is not as bad as some people said it is.<br />
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Anyhow, I gave it another try: I had a Battlemaster for about three years in reserve, only primed in black. Hanse Davion piloted a B-master in the BattleTech lore, so the choice became obvious. I tried to use less paint than before and payed more attention to the details. I think I did better, but it's still far from what I had in mind originally.<br />
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What do you think?Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-81376187220734711812018-09-06T23:19:00.003+02:002018-09-07T21:13:26.427+02:00Midsummer Fight 2018 - Aftermath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>As the dust settled and the thick black smoke, boiling from the remains of the massive torso, were gone with the wind, a mauled figure leaned next to a giant canyon wall. Just as if it was sitting there to rest a while. Where the Crusader has left some red paint, it seemed as if the BattleMech was glowing. But it was just the last light of the setting sun reflecting from the hull. As the 100 tons Davion Atlas exploded a few moments before, the Crusader was taken off his feet and thrown against the walls - like a kids doll.</i><br />
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<i>A huge shadow fell over the Crusader: a Warhammer in the same paint scheme, but almost brand new. "Chu-i Brelow..." a voice cracked through the com. Not sure if interfered by static or if the speaker had just a lump in his throat. "You ... you killed the First Prince." With his last words, the voice seemed to regain strength. "You killed the one, I was supposed to kill. You took the honor from me!" Now Brelow clearly recognized who was talking to him: Chu-sa Yorinaga Kurita, XO of the 2nd Sword of Light. And a member of the royal family - even if he was not closely related to the coordinator. </i><br />
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<i>"<span id="2_sumimasen_deshita">Sumimasen deshita, Kurita Yorinaga-sama!" Below suddenly broke out. "I did not mean to ... I ... I was prepared to die. But then ... it all went so fast." The young Chu-i tried to wipe away the sweat, dropping into his eyes. But the clunky helmet and his gloves prevented him from succeeding. "If ... if you want satisfaction, I ... will do what is necessary, Kurita Yorinaga-sama." Below said with a sudden drop of spirit in his voice. For a brief moment nothing happened, but it felt like an eternity to the Crusader's pilot. Suddenly the Warhammer began moving again, setting the sun free, forcing Below to blink. While Yorinaga Kuritas Warhammer slowly walked away from the scene, </span><span id="2_sumimasen_deshita">his last words were: "</span></i><span id="2_sumimasen_deshita"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><i>Shikata ga nai.<b>"</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span id="2_sumimasen_deshita"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">From Friday 31st of August to the 1st of September, it was BT time again in Oberasbach, close to Nuremberg in Germany. Alex had organized the Midsummer Fight again, this time with a few guests from Cologne and Koblenz. Some of the participants joined me in my mini campaign "Mallory's World", which consisted of three of the early fights in the scenario pack: Princely Rescue,</span></span><span id="2_sumimasen_deshita"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"> The Nobility of Defeat and The Defeat of Nobility. </span></span><br />
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<span id="2_sumimasen_deshita"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ip7mzYcRJp8mG6LZHqkd5K8mFcXtK_-tNTu0kuMywVaF2YK5A_6ci7trO17Kny7funJO-79YawFDph9_mT73_Vi3t_R1TUYP1RNWWuPb-PuzOsvBuxdQUvFgL-QDAMvJXyTRM17IzKw/s1600/MSF_2018_02.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1152" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ip7mzYcRJp8mG6LZHqkd5K8mFcXtK_-tNTu0kuMywVaF2YK5A_6ci7trO17Kny7funJO-79YawFDph9_mT73_Vi3t_R1TUYP1RNWWuPb-PuzOsvBuxdQUvFgL-QDAMvJXyTRM17IzKw/s200/MSF_2018_02.JPG" width="200" /></a>I made some adjustments to the setups, so chances for both sides would be more even for all of the three fights. In the first one, the 4th Davion Guards RCT clearly had some advantages over the defending 24th Dieron Regulars plus supporting tanks. The combat in the outskirts of Colterville was intense and thrilling. In the end the Kurita were overwhelmed, when the Davions used there numbers. All three Kurita Mechs, although severely damaged, managed to escape, while most of the tanks were destroyed.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI_I0kpx47p1Icc84FjD9Nkcfg6vnzynvLAf5bkTen0FsrTc8SbVCOjmnhC0HXVCN-F9LrstWXEyFbIsWJ0u974cUTY_xOJdlsZKB4qAXXwtlxUy2Bv3PMlEMYarZ2nyMNDabSS1OsJY/s1600/MSF_2018_05.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1152" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI_I0kpx47p1Icc84FjD9Nkcfg6vnzynvLAf5bkTen0FsrTc8SbVCOjmnhC0HXVCN-F9LrstWXEyFbIsWJ0u974cUTY_xOJdlsZKB4qAXXwtlxUy2Bv3PMlEMYarZ2nyMNDabSS1OsJY/s200/MSF_2018_05.JPG" width="200" /></a><span id="2_sumimasen_deshita"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"></span></span></span></span>The next day the 4th Davion Guards RCT were forced to break through enemy lines. The Kurita elite regiment 2nd Sword of Light was pressing hard on the Davions. Ian Davion, First Prince and commander of the Davion Guards, gave the order to head for the landing zones to lift off planet. But losses were high. The Kuritas set up a perimeter in some desert hills, gunning down most of the hover tanks and even incapacitating one of the light Davion mechs.</span></span><br />
<span id="2_sumimasen_deshita"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><br /></span></span><span id="2_sumimasen_deshita"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4gyU-xaSZ63UcUxv9nkxaTwSliaOpJ20Vh8MxXA8m8BFduAVWZaU4x-IWtzf39fhFNDMtlA-99MnGUaa0ZLiq3OAqK5F3yrkEfIKTpTCC3o88svwsld9Sg4oSHidKQoImEGBJCqiWmM/s1600/MSF_2018_07.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1152" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4gyU-xaSZ63UcUxv9nkxaTwSliaOpJ20Vh8MxXA8m8BFduAVWZaU4x-IWtzf39fhFNDMtlA-99MnGUaa0ZLiq3OAqK5F3yrkEfIKTpTCC3o88svwsld9Sg4oSHidKQoImEGBJCqiWmM/s200/MSF_2018_07.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></span>On Saturday at high noon, Ian Davion made his last stand at the Desolate Pass - the only path to the Davion dropzones. Ian intended to buy some time for his retreating troops, holding the Kurita onslaught as long as he could. And he did heroic! First the CO of the 2nd Sword of Light himself, Tai-sa Aritomo Goto, in his Battlemaster engaged. But due to a </span></span><span lang="en">instinctive move, Ian managed to destroy the Battlemaster's right leg. After this, Ian kicked and shot at the almost helpless Kurita mech, until the Tai-sa ejected ... and crashed into the canyon walls with his seat.</span><br />
<span lang="en"><br /></span><span lang="en"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WK82cAfvc-veD0UJtTN1vfDKv5EMLyiaQ79ozIfnshxbx5XMuQw8zNpLfYfzXtwVodwVPEVwh3wcwk1sNhdUYa1pbPz7ioKSIXHQ8Ec4tEQm2_aCYQm8Zng6sPm6ZsBlWywcMjnnRZ8/s1600/MSF_2018_08.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1152" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WK82cAfvc-veD0UJtTN1vfDKv5EMLyiaQ79ozIfnshxbx5XMuQw8zNpLfYfzXtwVodwVPEVwh3wcwk1sNhdUYa1pbPz7ioKSIXHQ8Ec4tEQm2_aCYQm8Zng6sPm6ZsBlWywcMjnnRZ8/s200/MSF_2018_08.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></span>Seeing this, the rest of the command lance rushed enraged up the pass. But Ian was now in his element, something the Kurita Samurai would describe as "mushin</span><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"> no shin". Like a zen master of the old he cut down a Thunderbolt and shortly after a Kurita Marauder - with just a single shot of </span></span><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">the AC20 </span></span>into the head! His Atlas was already in a bad shape and when the fourth and last member of the lance, a Crusader, fired all his rockets, Ian's time had come: Almost all of them hit him, even the long range missiles! Striking deep into the center torso of the Atlas, letting him go up like an exploding star. A fitting end for the First Prince of the Federated Suns...</span></span><br />
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<span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0dKnK8KCO4ZyCaSbKqGj9g-5-toLHxM17AJT1sxfab7_J3wtxgeb29uOjK9lyYpwFy6X56PkcymiZX-XXxicd9CVDUeZnZfuQE3BIN8LcYwtaN7RzqW3g-MvYGN6mzNK4eo2h3RLeJQ/s1600/MSF_2018_14.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1206" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0dKnK8KCO4ZyCaSbKqGj9g-5-toLHxM17AJT1sxfab7_J3wtxgeb29uOjK9lyYpwFy6X56PkcymiZX-XXxicd9CVDUeZnZfuQE3BIN8LcYwtaN7RzqW3g-MvYGN6mzNK4eo2h3RLeJQ/s200/MSF_2018_14.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></span>Parallel to this a couple of other attendees fought out some chapter fights. As far as I know it has been Marik vs. Steiner and Liao vs. Steiner. On Saturday afternoon we all joined in a big stomp with 3025 IS tech which Oliver from house Steiner had one, after a close finally with Mehmet. The weekend has been a blast! Great matches, delicious meals, good drinks and interesting talks. Hope to see you all again. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">P.S.: </span></span></span></span><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc"><span lang="en"><span class="ILfuVd yZ8quc">My special thanks go out to Christian, Mehmet, Roland and Alex who joined me in this short, but awesome campaign!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Only a few days and the BattleTech Convention <b>Midsummer Fight 2018 </b>close to Nuremberg, Germany will start. Last preparations on my side are being made for the classic scenario <b>Battle of Mallory's World</b> during its early stages in 3013. We will play out a series of three engagements with the last one being the duel between <b>First Prince Ian Davion</b> and <b>Yorinaga Kurita</b>.<br />
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I am really looking forward to this one, because the fights between Kurita and Davion have been my favorite ones in the BattleTech lore! I will give a report after next weekend.<br />
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With no further ado, here are the troops: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roughly three companies of BattleMechs and vehicles<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Our heroes!</b> The 2nd Sword of Light of House Kurita.<br />
Yorinaga Kuritas Warhammer-6K is to be seen in the rear.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>And here are the baddies:</b> Elements of the 4th Davion Guards RCT.<br />
Ian Davions Atlas in parade colors is in their midst.</td></tr>
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Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-10149246503273129402018-08-17T15:14:00.001+02:002018-08-25T16:39:14.730+02:00Show me your Marauders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Marauder was the design, which got me into BattleTech. Back in 1994 I was sitting in a friends room, playing Star Wars: TIE Fighter on his PC. I had only an Amiga back then and the game wasn't released on my aging computer.<br />
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So we played a hotseat session, everyone could do one mission or until the AI had blown you out of space. When he was playing, I had a look on this strange book, lying next to his PC: the Technical Readout 3025 of BattleTech. I fell at once in love with the Marauder on its cover.<br />
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Now after 34 years I own a few of them. Next to the ones on the picture, I have some unfinished Marauders: a RoboTech Tactical Pod Gauge, a MWO Marauder and in the near future one of the first BattleTech Marauders (with those thin AC5 barels). And a half Marauder II, missing his legs.<br />
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Until they are finished, those are my battle ready 75 tons favorite fighting machines (from right to left):<br />
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<li>Grey Marauder II (Gray Death Legion, merc unit)</li>
<li>Blue Marauder (Tjorvens Fire, Ronin/merc unit)</li>
<li>White-Gold Marauder (36th Dieron Regulars, Kurita)</li>
<li>Red Marauder (5th Sword of Light, Kurita)</li>
<li>Green Marauder (some merc)</li>
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About the Marauders in the making, the MWO design will become MacLarens machine of the command lance of the Black Widow Company. Concerning the other three, it is still undecided what they will be.Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-76658923784915609282018-07-21T22:40:00.002+02:002018-07-21T22:40:25.787+02:00Storyteller's MechForce - Out for Parade!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Though my MechForce has grown from a mere <span style="color: white;"><a href="https://storytellers-mechwerkstatt.blogspot.com/2012/08/neue-hangars.html">battalion six years ago</a></span> to
more than a full regiment of BattleMechs now, I was wondering how many they
were exactly. Together with my two daughters I was lining them all up for a parade and ... those are the numbers:<br />
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<li>185 BattleMechs</li>
<li>23 Tanks</li>
<li>10 Infantry Platoons</li>
<li>6 Points of Elementals</li>
<li>3 AeroSpace Fighters</li>
<li>1 VTOL</li>
<li>8 RPG Characters</li>
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Plus a number of Mech models from Dougram, some from Robotech /<span class="mw-headline" id="Super_Dimension_Fortress_Macross"><i> </i>Super Dimension Fortress Macross.</span><br />
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Super_Dimension_Fortress_Macross">I would like to thank two fellow MechWarrior's who gave me their collections for free, when they quit playing. They didn't want the Mechs to be sold and spread out all over the world. So they gave their mechs, tanks and more to me and I am trying my best to restore and paint them as good as I can.</span><br />
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Super_Dimension_Fortress_Macross"><b>And I would like to remind of my old friend Tim H.,</b> who died in the mid 1990s during a car accident. Many of the BattleMechs and especially the models you see here belonged to him. His parents gave them to our chapter after his passing, because they knew we would hold them dear. We did our best as we could.</span> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some non-faction lances and some Kurita fighters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My home unit: 36th Dieron Regulars, Draconis Combine, House Kurita</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gray Death Legion, Mercenaries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5th Sword of Light, Draconis Combine, House Kurita + Theodore Kurita in front</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Falcon Guard, Clan Jade Falcon + some BT RPG figures in front</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Jade Falcon and unrelated or non-colored Clan BattleMechs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Free World Guards, Free Worlds League, House Marik</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tjorven's Fire, Mercenaries / Ronin, former DCMS </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eridani Light Horse, Mercenaries +some non-faction lances</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Non-faction lance and Mechs</td></tr>
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<i>„What do
you think the Davion's are up to?“ The young merc pilot of
McCarron's Armored Cavalry seemed anxious, having missed the intense
fighting of the day before. The elder man standing next to him, a
Sergeant, was taking a sip of his coffee. After he swallowed the hot
brew, he looked into the distance over the rolling hills, fruit
groves and the wheatfield, which dominated the center of his view. An
almost <span lang="en">picturesque scenery</span>, if not a war was
going on. „Nuthin' fancy, my boy. The Davion's are as exhausted as
we are. It'll take 'em a while until they have recovered. I think
they will strike in the mor...“ A thunderus explosion drowned the
Sergeants last word. Both men looked into the direction the explosion
came from and only seconds later, they saw it: long lines of grey
BattleMechs, wearing the sun and sword emblem of the hated house
Davion. „Guess you were wrong!“ the young pilot called out, while
running to his waiting Wasp. „Damnation!“ The Sergeant spilled
the last of his cup of coffee and got into gear himself...</i></div>
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After the <a href="https://storytellers-mechwerkstatt.blogspot.com/2018/05/gettysburg-day-1-heths-charge-battle.html">first days success</a> of the
attacking house Davion and their 5<sup>th</sup> Syrtis Fusiliers RCT
on Sarna, the second day was a completely different thing. Alerted,
the defending Liao mercs, the famous McCarron's Armored Cavalry, were
there in full force! Having secured the strategic important hills and
ridges south and east of the small industrial hub of Gettysburg, they
blocked the landing field of the spaceport due to long range
artillery and LRM fire. But the Davion's were in desperate need of
reinforcements and supplies.</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="tw-target-text1"></a>So
<span lang="en-US">General Gordon Hartstone, CO of the 5</span><sup><span lang="en-US">th</span></sup><span lang="en-US">
Syrtis Fusiliers RCT, ordered flanking attacks on the left and right
of the enemy lines. Hood's and McLaw's companies moved under the
cover of the Seminary Ridge south, to attack the Liao right flank
near some wooded hills, called Little and Big Round Top. Expecting
them and the area on the way to be unoccupied. What Hartstone did not
know was, one company commander of McCarron's Armored Cavalry
disobeyed orders and he had moved his troops into the forefield of
the Round Tops...</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">As you can see, the
Davion's were taking again the role of the Confederated troops of
General Lee, while the Liao mercs are played the part of the Union
army of the Potomac. I wanted the BT scenario to be at an epic scale,
but still to have it playable on a single day. Therefore I used again
my <a href="https://storytellers-mechwerkstatt.blogspot.com/2018/05/classic-battletech-alpha-strike.html">BattleStrike rules</a>, which are a mix of Classic Battletech and
Alpha Strike.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Originally I had
planned to represent every brigade, which was involved in the
historical battle, by a complete lance of BattleMechs. Even though I
limited the time to move a complete lance to max 7 minutes, this
would have caused a playtime of about +18 hours … which would not
have been acceptable. So I reduced both forces in the correct ratio
to 6 lances (24 mechs) for the attackers and 7 lances (28 mechs) for
the defenders. As a result of my research, in the historical battle
of 2</span><sup><span lang="en-US">nd</span></sup><span lang="en-US">
July 1863, both forces were similar in size, but the Confederate
brigades were viewer, but more powerful. While the Union brigades
were more numerous, with less soldiers in it. This was represented by
a higher average tonnage of the attacking Davion lances compared to
the defending Liao lances.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Enough of this
preliminary talking, let's get into fighting!</span><b><span lang="en-US"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="en-US">Battle Report!</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="en-US">The defending Liaos
had to set up their first four lances in the forefield, putting one
lance in each of the target areas and the fourth one as a picket line
in front:</span></div>
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<li><span lang="en-US">Peach Orchard (5
Victory Points)</span></li>
<li><span lang="en-US">Wheatfield (5
Victory Points)</span></li>
<li><span lang="en-US">Devil's Den (5
Victory Points)</span></li>
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<span lang="en-US">You noticed the
thing about the victory points in the brackets. Instead of having one
big goal as in our day 1 scenario, I decided to go for more target
areas on day 2. At the end we had five, adding these two on the list:</span></div>
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<li><span lang="en-US">Ceminary Ridge (10
Victory Points)</span></li>
<li><span lang="en-US">Little Round Top (10
Victory Points)</span></li>
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<span lang="en-US">The side which took
and held more of these points at the end of turn 14, would have won
the battle.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Hood's company made
the first move in the south-west corner of the battlefield, heading
east on a straight line, south of Devil's Den. The plan was, to rapid
outflank the Liaos most southern position at Devil's Den, swing
around and take Little Round Top and force the Liaos to
counter-attack to the terms of the Davions. This kinda worked, but
not 100% as intended. The defending Liaos were very cautious in the
beginning, almost not opposing the Davion advance. The Liaos were
instead regrouping, moving reinforcements from the Wheatfield AND
even Peach Orchard to the south.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Right in this moment
McLaw's company came up west of Peach Orchard, falling into the flank
of the Liao lance, moving south on the Emmitsburg Road. The thrust of
McLaw's company was swift and decisive, killing the full lance
without own dead losses, but some of their mechs were severely
damaged.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Meanwhile Liao
reinforcements had arrived on the field from the north-east corner of
the map. But instead of going south, two of their three lances headed
straight west toward Peach Orchard, engaging McLaw's company. One of
McLaw's lances had already been detached to move south to Devil's Den
to relieve Hood's company, which got under rising pressure from the
concentrated Liao forces, moving into their flank and rear.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Hood had already
secured Little Round Top, but his slowest and most powerful lance was
already crippled. Due to accurate long range weapons fire, the
leading Marauder-3D was already destroyed, one of Hood's Archer fell
during the crossing of the river and it wasn't able to catch up.
Getting under constant pressure from a powerful Liao reinforcement
lance from the north and three of the four original defending lances,
Hood's company began to falter.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">But the lance of
McClaw's, rushing in from the rear of the main Liao force, seemed to
turn the tide. As Hood's defense of Little Round Top seemed to hold,
the Liaos itself found themselves caught in the middle. But just as
the Davions were ready to engange, the commander of the Liao
reinforcements took heart and pushed the Little Round Top and the
surrounding area. The Davion commander needed to split his forces,
originally planned to hammer the main group of the Liaos and though
the thrust became not as powerful as originally intended. Kills and
losses were at even terms at this critical moment and so neither the
fights for Devil's Den, nor Little Round Top were decided until the
end of the day.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Only on the opposite
side of the battlefield things were settled. The two lance's of
McLaw's company had wiped out completely one of the reinforcement
lances and reduced the other one, while taking some losses themself.
Most of the remaining Liao mechs fled back to Ceminary Ridge, but the
Davions were too exhausted to follow. Additionally time ran out...</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">The Results</span></h3>
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<span lang="en-US">House Davions 5</span><sup><span lang="en-US">th</span></sup><span lang="en-US">
Syrtis Fusiliers managed to destroy 14 Liao mechs with a total of 740
tons! The Davion losses at the end of round 14 were only 7 mechs with
a total of 470 tons. Both sides had 1,430 tons of BattleMechs
available. This would mean the defending Liaos lost about 52% of
their force, while the attacking Davions lost only 33%. </span>
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<b><span lang="en-US">But...</span></b></div>
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<span lang="en-US">...the attacking
Davion's only managed to take and secure the Peach Orchard, claiming
5 Victory Points. Devil's Den was mostly secured by the Davion's,
while the Wheatfield was in no possession of either side. Little
Round Top was still contested until the end of the battle, while the
Ceminary Ridge was still well secured behind the lines of the
defending Liaos. This means:</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Davion: 5 Victory
Points</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Liao: 10 Victory
Points</span></div>
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<b><span lang="en-US">Conclusion</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="en-US">The Davion's could
claim a tactical victory, while it was a strategical loss. The
defending Liaos did not only held or at least contested the critical
terrain until the end of the 14</span><sup><span lang="en-US">th</span></sup><span lang="en-US">
round, but also managed to damage the attacking force severely. Even
if the Liaos had withdrawn from the fight, the Davion forces would
have been in no shape to press the attack to the north and drive the
Liaos from the critical positions on and around Cemetary Hill.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">So congratulations
to the Liao troops and their commanding officer, Icke Carter.<br />It has
been a hell of a fight!</span></div>
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<u><span lang="en-US">List of Casualties:</span></u></div>
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<span lang="en-US"><b>Davion 5</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Syrtis Fusiliers RCT</b></span></h3>
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<span lang="en-US"><b>1</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>st</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Battailon, 3</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>rd</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Company: Hood “For Whom the Bell talls”</b></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US"><b>1</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>st</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Lance: Law (280 tons)</b></span></div>
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Marauder-3D (DESTROYED)</div>
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Archer-2R (DESTROYED)</div>
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Warhammer-6R (SEVERELY
DAMAGED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Crusader-3R (DAMAGED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<span lang="en-US"><b>2</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>nd</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Lance: Robertson (225 tons)</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Ostroc-2C (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Wolverine-6R (DAMAGED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Griffin-1N (DAMAGED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Shadow-Hawk-2H
(DAMAGED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span lang="en-US"><b>3</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>rd</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Lance: Anderson (175 tons)</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Shadow-Hawk-2H
(DAMAGED)</div>
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Wolverine-6R</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Phoenix Hawk-1<span style="font-weight: normal;">
(DAMAGED)</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Stinger-3R</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<b>1</b><sup><b>st</b></sup><b>
Battalion, 1</b><sup><b>st</b></sup><b> Company: McLaw's Rule</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span lang="en-US"><b>1</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>st</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Lance: Kershaw (255 tons)</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Warhammer-6D (SEVERELY
DAMAGED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Archer-2R<span style="font-weight: normal;">
(DAMAGED)</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Thunderbolt-5S (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Enforcer-4R<span style="font-weight: normal;">
(DAMAGED)</span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span lang="en-US"><b>2</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>nd</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Lance: Barksdale (250 tons)</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Archer-2R (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Thunderbolt-5S (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Catapult-C1</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Centurion-A (SEVERELY
DAMAGED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
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<span lang="en-US"><b>3</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>rd</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Lance: Semmes (245 tons)</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Archer-2R (DESTROYED)</div>
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Thunderbolt-5S (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Crusader-3R</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Phoenix-Hawk-1<span style="font-weight: normal;">
(DAMAGED)</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span lang="en-US"><b>Liao McCarron's
Armored Cavalry</b></span></h3>
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<span lang="en-US"><b>2</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>rd</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Battalion, 3</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>rd</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Company - Sickles</b></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US"><b>1</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>st</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Lance: Graham (255 tons)</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Banshee-3E</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Archer-2R (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Grasshopper-5H</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Wasp-1A</div>
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<span lang="en-US"><b>2</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>nd</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Lance: Ward (245 tons)</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Marauder-3L (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Catapult-C1</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Wolverine-6R</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Hunchback-4G (DESTROYED)</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="en-US"><b>3</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>rd</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Lance: Trobriand (255 tons)</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Cataphract-1X (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Warhammer-6L (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Catapult-C1 (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Trebuchet-5N (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<b>McCarron's Armored
Skirmishers (140 tons)</b></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Wolverine-6R</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Phoenix-Hawk 1 (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Wasp-1A (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Locust-1V</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span lang="en-US"><b>2</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>nd</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Battalion, 5</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Company – Sykes </b></span>
</div>
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<span lang="en-US"><b>1</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>st</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Lance: Tilton (220 tons)</b></span></div>
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Ostroc-2C</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Shadow-Hawk-2H</div>
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Griffin-1N</div>
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Trebuchet-5J</div>
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<span lang="en-US"><b>2</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>nd
</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>Lance: Sweitzer (195 tons)</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Hunchback-4G (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Centurion-A (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Enforcer-4R (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Hatchetman-3F (DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span lang="en-US"><b>3</b></span><sup><span lang="en-US"><b>rd</b></span></sup><span lang="en-US"><b>
Lance: Vincent (120 tons)</b></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Wolfhound-1 (SEVERELY
DAMAGED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Firestarter-H</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Javelin-10N
(DESTROYED)</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Wasp-1A (SEVERELY DAMAGED)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Initial positions of the Liao defenders in Peach Orchard, the Wheatfield and Devil's Den.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trobriands Lance prepares for the attack in Peach Orchard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hood's company attack's in columns in the south-west of the battlefield.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All Liao forces rushes south to intercept Hood's attacking company.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Liaos are setting up a stiff defense around Devil's Den with reinforcements from the Wheatfield.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surprise! McLaw's company shows up in the flank of Trobriands lance while moving south.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hood's company rushes west toward Little Round Top, leaving Law's lance more and more behind. An Archer already fell while crossing the river.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McLaw's company clears the Peach Orchard from Liao troops.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suddenly Liao reinforcements flank McLaw's left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Liaos in Devil's Den get heckled by Davion troops.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intense fighting south of Devil's Den.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming from Peach Orchard, Kershaw's lance manages to push most Liao troops out of Devil's Den.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final round: Little Round Top is still contested, Devil's Den is mostly secured.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up: Little Round Top is still contested.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up: The engagement south of Devil's Denn rages on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final round: Most Liao forces flee from Peach Orchard to Ceminary Ridge, while the Davion's mop up the rest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up: The final situation in the Peach Orchard.</td></tr>
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It's already been a while since I blogged something and so I just wanted to give an update on the company of Eridani Light Horse in the making. Fun fact: Their first battle will be for the Liaos! (lol) Reason is, they are green and so they fit to the Union colors for the 2nd day of our Gettysburg scenario, which we will play on 14th of July. The Eridanis will take the role of the US Sharpshooters, used on Little Round Top and around the Wheatfield.<br />
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But to put the scenario into a BattleTech lore setting, we picked the 4th
Succession War, having the 5th Syrtis Fusiliers of House Davion
attack the Liao world Sarna. I strongly suggest to read the <a href="https://storytellers-mechwerkstatt.blogspot.com/2018/05/gettysburg-day-1-heths-charge-battle.html">battle report of the fist day</a>, which we already played on the 29th of June and which ended with a victory for the Davion/Confed forces. <br />
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<b>Back to topic:</b><br />
According to the "no heavies and assaults" policy of the Light Horses, there's only one Ostroc with about 81 kph in the company. The rest are all mediums and lights. I picked a Hatchetman, because the Eridanis are working as elite mercenaries for the Federated Commonwealth, getting one of the early units, usually reserved for Lyran Guards. And they own one of the rare Wolfhounds, as a sign of cooperation with Steiner mercs as the Kell Hounds.<br />
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So, do you agree with my choices or not? <br />
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Stay tuned for more updates...Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-14984084235382330402018-05-25T08:26:00.001+02:002018-05-25T08:37:15.143+02:00Impressum<h2>
Datenschutzerklärung</h2>
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Diese Datenschutzerklärung klärt Sie über die Art, den Umfang und Zweck der Verarbeitung von personenbezogenen Daten (nachfolgend kurz „Daten“) innerhalb unseres Onlineangebotes und der mit ihm verbundenen Webseiten, Funktionen und Inhalte sowie externen Onlinepräsenzen, wie z.B. unser Social Media Profile auf (nachfolgend gemeinsam bezeichnet als „Onlineangebot“). Im Hinblick auf die verwendeten Begrifflichkeiten, wie z.B. „Verarbeitung“ oder „Verantwortlicher“ verweisen wir auf die Definitionen im Art. 4 der Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO).<br />
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Verantwortlicher</h3>
<span class="tsmcontroller">Oliver Haake<br />
Bertolt-Brecht-Weg 27<br />
90513 Zirndorf<br />
Bundesrepublik Deutschland<br />
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E-Mail-Adresse: storyteller77@gmx.de<br />
Link zum Impressum: <a href="https://storytellers-mechwerkstatt.blogspot.de/2018/05/impressum.html">https://storytellers-mechwerkstatt.blogspot.de/2018/05/impressum.html<br /></a></span><br />
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- Bestandsdaten (z.B., Namen, Adressen).<br />
- Kontaktdaten (z.B., E-Mail, Telefonnummern).<br />
- Inhaltsdaten (z.B., Texteingaben, Fotografien, Videos).<br />
- Nutzungsdaten (z.B., besuchte Webseiten, Interesse an Inhalten, Zugriffszeiten).<br />
- Meta-/Kommunikationsdaten (z.B., Geräte-Informationen, IP-Adressen).<br />
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Kategorien betroffener Personen</h3>
Besucher und Nutzer des Onlineangebotes (Nachfolgend bezeichnen wir die betroffenen Personen zusammenfassend auch als „Nutzer“).<br />
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Zweck der Verarbeitung</h3>
- Zurverfügungstellung des Onlineangebotes, seiner Funktionen und Inhalte.<br />
- Beantwortung von Kontaktanfragen und Kommunikation mit Nutzern.<br />
- Sicherheitsmaßnahmen.<br />
- Reichweitenmessung/Marketing<br />
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„Personenbezogene Daten“ sind alle Informationen, die sich auf eine identifizierte oder identifizierbare natürliche Person (im Folgenden „betroffene Person“) beziehen; als identifizierbar wird eine natürliche Person angesehen, die direkt oder indirekt, insbesondere mittels Zuordnung zu einer Kennung wie einem Namen, zu einer Kennnummer, zu Standortdaten, zu einer Online-Kennung (z.B. Cookie) oder zu einem oder mehreren besonderen Merkmalen identifiziert werden kann, die Ausdruck der physischen, physiologischen, genetischen, psychischen, wirtschaftlichen, kulturellen oder sozialen Identität dieser natürlichen Person sind.<br />
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„Verarbeitung“ ist jeder mit oder ohne Hilfe automatisierter Verfahren ausgeführte Vorgang oder jede solche Vorgangsreihe im Zusammenhang mit personenbezogenen Daten. Der Begriff reicht weit und umfasst praktisch jeden Umgang mit Daten.<br />
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„Pseudonymisierung“ die Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten in einer Weise, dass die personenbezogenen Daten ohne Hinzuziehung zusätzlicher Informationen nicht mehr einer spezifischen betroffenen Person zugeordnet werden können, sofern diese zusätzlichen Informationen gesondert aufbewahrt werden und technischen und organisatorischen Maßnahmen unterliegen, die gewährleisten, dass die personenbezogenen Daten nicht einer identifizierten oder identifizierbaren natürlichen Person zugewiesen werden.<br />
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„Profiling“ jede Art der automatisierten Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten, die darin besteht, dass diese personenbezogenen Daten verwendet werden, um bestimmte persönliche Aspekte, die sich auf eine natürliche Person beziehen, zu bewerten, insbesondere um Aspekte bezüglich Arbeitsleistung, wirtschaftliche Lage, Gesundheit, persönliche Vorlieben, Interessen, Zuverlässigkeit, Verhalten, Aufenthaltsort oder Ortswechsel dieser natürlichen Person zu analysieren oder vorherzusagen.<br />
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Als „Verantwortlicher“ wird die natürliche oder juristische Person, Behörde, Einrichtung oder andere Stelle, die allein oder gemeinsam mit anderen über die Zwecke und Mittel der Verarbeitung von personenbezogenen Daten entscheidet, bezeichnet.<br />
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„Auftragsverarbeiter“ eine natürliche oder juristische Person, Behörde, Einrichtung oder andere Stelle, die personenbezogene Daten im Auftrag des Verantwortlichen verarbeitet.<br />
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Maßgebliche Rechtsgrundlagen</h3>
Nach Maßgabe des Art. 13 DSGVO teilen wir Ihnen die Rechtsgrundlagen unserer Datenverarbeitungen mit. Sofern die Rechtsgrundlage in der Datenschutzerklärung nicht genannt wird, gilt Folgendes: Die Rechtsgrundlage für die Einholung von Einwilligungen ist Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a und Art. 7 DSGVO, die Rechtsgrundlage für die Verarbeitung zur Erfüllung unserer Leistungen und Durchführung vertraglicher Maßnahmen sowie Beantwortung von Anfragen ist Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO, die Rechtsgrundlage für die Verarbeitung zur Erfüllung unserer rechtlichen Verpflichtungen ist Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c DSGVO, und die Rechtsgrundlage für die Verarbeitung zur Wahrung unserer berechtigten Interessen ist Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Für den Fall, dass lebenswichtige Interessen der betroffenen Person oder einer anderen natürlichen Person eine Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten erforderlich machen, dient Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. d DSGVO als Rechtsgrundlage.<br />
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Sicherheitsmaßnahmen</h3>
Wir treffen nach Maßgabe des Art. 32 DSGVO unter Berücksichtigung des Stands der Technik, der Implementierungskosten und der Art, des Umfangs, der Umstände und der Zwecke der Verarbeitung sowie der unterschiedlichen Eintrittswahrscheinlichkeit und Schwere des Risikos für die Rechte und Freiheiten natürlicher Personen, geeignete technische und organisatorische Maßnahmen, um ein dem Risiko angemessenes Schutzniveau zu gewährleisten.<br />
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Zu den Maßnahmen gehören insbesondere die Sicherung der Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit von Daten durch Kontrolle des physischen Zugangs zu den Daten, als auch des sie betreffenden Zugriffs, der Eingabe, Weitergabe, der Sicherung der Verfügbarkeit und ihrer Trennung. Des Weiteren haben wir Verfahren eingerichtet, die eine Wahrnehmung von Betroffenenrechten, Löschung von Daten und Reaktion auf Gefährdung der Daten gewährleisten. Ferner berücksichtigen wir den Schutz personenbezogener Daten bereits bei der Entwicklung, bzw. Auswahl von Hardware, Software sowie Verfahren, entsprechend dem Prinzip des Datenschutzes durch Technikgestaltung und durch datenschutzfreundliche Voreinstellungen (Art. 25 DSGVO).<br />
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Zusammenarbeit mit Auftragsverarbeitern und Dritten</h3>
Sofern wir im Rahmen unserer Verarbeitung Daten gegenüber anderen Personen und Unternehmen (Auftragsverarbeitern oder Dritten) offenbaren, sie an diese übermitteln oder ihnen sonst Zugriff auf die Daten gewähren, erfolgt dies nur auf Grundlage einer gesetzlichen Erlaubnis (z.B. wenn eine Übermittlung der Daten an Dritte, wie an Zahlungsdienstleister, gem. Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO zur Vertragserfüllung erforderlich ist), Sie eingewilligt haben, eine rechtliche Verpflichtung dies vorsieht oder auf Grundlage unserer berechtigten Interessen (z.B. beim Einsatz von Beauftragten, Webhostern, etc.). <br />
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Sofern wir Dritte mit der Verarbeitung von Daten auf Grundlage eines sog. „Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrages“ beauftragen, geschieht dies auf Grundlage des Art. 28 DSGVO.<br />
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Sofern wir Daten in einem Drittland (d.h. außerhalb der Europäischen Union (EU) oder des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraums (EWR)) verarbeiten oder dies im Rahmen der Inanspruchnahme von Diensten Dritter oder Offenlegung, bzw. Übermittlung von Daten an Dritte geschieht, erfolgt dies nur, wenn es zur Erfüllung unserer (vor)vertraglichen Pflichten, auf Grundlage Ihrer Einwilligung, aufgrund einer rechtlichen Verpflichtung oder auf Grundlage unserer berechtigten Interessen geschieht. Vorbehaltlich gesetzlicher oder vertraglicher Erlaubnisse, verarbeiten oder lassen wir die Daten in einem Drittland nur beim Vorliegen der besonderen Voraussetzungen der Art. 44 ff. DSGVO verarbeiten. D.h. die Verarbeitung erfolgt z.B. auf Grundlage besonderer Garantien, wie der offiziell anerkannten Feststellung eines der EU entsprechenden Datenschutzniveaus (z.B. für die USA durch das „Privacy Shield“) oder Beachtung offiziell anerkannter spezieller vertraglicher Verpflichtungen (so genannte „Standardvertragsklauseln“).<br />
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Rechte der betroffenen Personen</h3>
Sie haben das Recht, eine Bestätigung darüber zu verlangen, ob betreffende Daten verarbeitet werden und auf Auskunft über diese Daten sowie auf weitere Informationen und Kopie der Daten entsprechend Art. 15 DSGVO.<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">When it
comes to Classic vs. Alpha Strike, I have to admit: I love both ways of
gameplay. </span>But unfortunately, both ways have weaknesses:</div>
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<b>1.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Flaws
& Strenghts of Classic BattleTech</b></div>
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The combat system of CBT is very detailed. Much more
detailed than any other tabletop system I ever played. The damage model goes
down to up to four (!!!) activators per limb. Bot to mention all the weapons,
internal components like engine, gyro, sensors, life support and of course the
cockpit. So piloting just a single mech is a very challenging task for a
newcomer.</div>
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On the other hand the terrain is gigantic. Even though the
weapon systems have a max range of about 720 meters, in terms of the
battlefield … it’s huge! 9 or 12 maps of ca. 600 meters’ length, gives you a
battlefield of several km². Compare this to Warhammer 40.000 or Flames of War!</div>
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<b>2. Flaws
& Strenghts of Alpha Strike</b></div>
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On the other hand, the terrain of a typical Alpha Strike
match is pretty small. Usually you play on a field of 1 kilometer length and
maybe 500 meters’ width. </div>
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In contrast the combat system and damage model are so
simplistic, you can field and play much more units at the same time as in
Classic – while you have a much smaller terrain in the same time. This leads
typically to a big stomp.</div>
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<b>For both systems the following applies:</b> One weakness is traded for another.</div>
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While <b>Alpha Strike</b> is letting you play huge armies, from a
tactical point of view it doesn’t make sense – if you don’t live in a place
with much open space to set up a gigantic map.</div>
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<b>Classic BattleTech</b> provides and enormous terrain, but every
single unit is so detailed, you can only play with comparably small forces in a sane amount of time.</div>
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<b>So … why not switching?</b></div>
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I had a look at the Alpha Strike rules for hex field maps. I
found those rules okayisch, but not perfect. Half rate of movement (compared to
AS) and the AS firing arcs … This would slow the gameplay down in terms of
movement and let strafe armies over the battlefield. Or it would open up the
rear firing arcs of many heavy and assault units, rendering them vulnerable to
light mech and hover tank attacks.</div>
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This led me to the decision, to combine the following rules
instead: </div>
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<li><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>Movement,
firing arcs and terrain / LOS of Classic BattleTech</li>
<li><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>Combat
system, heat management and damage model of Alpha Strike</li>
</ol>
You would have a Marauder-3R with 4 / 6 / 0 movement points,
which you spend like in Classic. I add those numbers manually written on the AS
record sheets for those players, who do not know all the MPs of all the mechs
and vehicles.<br />
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Modifiers for movement and terrain are applied as in Classic
– with only ONE exception:<br />Partial cover is accounted as +2 on the attacker’s
dice role.</div>
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If your mech ends its turn in a water hex of depth -1, it
could fire its overheat attack without penalty. To enter a water hex, role the
regular pilot skill applying the Classic Rules. If a mech falls while entering
or being in a water hex, role automatically on the Alpha Strike table for
critical hits – a mech could be crippled or destroyed this way.</div>
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Cover like trees or houses are used like in Classic BattleTech, f.e. adding
a +1 (light woods) or +2 (heavy wood) on the attacker’s role. If an attacker
gets into the rear arc of a unit and hits, it adds a +1 on its damage output. But for
that, the attacking unit has to be in the rear arc, defined by the Classic
BattleTech rules.</div>
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The only major change from Classic BattleTech are the
ranges, as described in the AS manual for hex fields: </div>
<ul>
<li><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>Short =
0-3 hexes = base role +4</li>
<li><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>Medium =
4-12 hexes = base role +6</li>
<li><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>Long =
13-21 hexes = base role +8 </li>
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This may sound strange for fans of Classic BattleTech, but
it works fine for BattleStrike. A lots of units like tanks or mechs as
Hunchback or Atlas do have a brutal short range firepower. Limiting this to 3
hexes does balance this, because a lot of beloved units as Marauder or Arches
are good on medium range. If you would apply 0-6 hexes for short range, units
like Rommel, von Luckner, Hunchback or Atlas would be overpowered. Try it
yourself in a test match!</div>
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<b>And what about distances of more than 21 hexes?</b></div>
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Be honest to yourself, how often do you fight on these
ranges? Even clanners get a bit closer than that. ClanTech is balanced due to
the units speed, the superior pilots and the higher damage output on medium and
long ranges. So you don’t really need +21 hexes of range.</div>
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Of course you can always add your own house rules, like
changing the ranges for clan units to 0-4, 5-14, 15-24 if you wish. But be
advised: Even minor changes can have a great effect on the outcome of the game
balance.</div>
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<b>Movement: lances vs. single units</b></div>
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Because I usually play big BattleStrike fights, I move in
lances. Having 3 to 5 mechs, tanks or infantry platoons combined to one single
initiative unit. If I loose a mech or tank, I just proceed to move those units
until the lance is totally wiped out. I don’t merge reduced lances, because
this tends to confuse you and your opponent if, when and which units you have
to merge.</div>
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Additionally, I tell the players to stick together their
lances and don’t spread them out on he whole map for exploiting the initiative
rules to the max. I always tell my fellow players, that a military unit is
trained to stay together to support its team members. There can be tactical
reasons to split up. For example, if you have to take several points at the
same time. But this should be a credible reason.</div>
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And on top: I limit the time the players are allowed to move
their lances. For example: </div>
<ul>
<li>Choosing
the lance to move = 2 minutes</li>
<li>Moving
the complete lance = 5 minutes </li>
</ul>
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Saved time from the “choosing phase” can be added on the
“movement phase”. So every team has max. 7 minutes to move up one tactical unit
of usually 4 mechs or vehicles.</div>
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<b>My advice:</b> Don’t fear to make a wrong or not optimal move.
Usually you have lots of units and you never can calculate all aspects. And
rest assured, your opponent will make mistakes, too. ;-)</div>
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Did I forget anything? I hope not. And if I did, I will add
things later on.</div>
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Enjoy BattleStrike!</div>
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<i>"General, Sir! The Davions overran our picket lines and
they are coming right at us over Seminary Ridge!" A Major of
McCarron's Armored Cavalry looks with disgust at the Corporal, who
almost yelled the report towards the group of mercenary MechWarriors,
standing next to the feet of a parked Marauder. "We will hold
them. Tell the men to move to the outskirts of the city. There we
meet the aggressors and we will crush them." He turns around,
eyeing the front row of his seasoned pilots. After a brief pause he
barks: "Saddle up!"</i><br />
<br />
A couple of years ago, I already tried this scenario with BT
Classic rules - and it didn't work so well. The scale of the scenario
was far too big for Classic rules to play it on a single day. Since
then I discovered Alpha Strike, which provides a much faster gameplay
- but smaller terrains. One problem traded versus another ... not
good.<b> </b><br />
<br />
<b>Mixed: BT Classic & Alpha Strike</b><br />
So, I decided to mix both rule sets, to have the large scale
terrain of Classic BT and the simplified combat rules of Alpha
Strike. We tried this before and it did play out well. Now I gave
Gettysburg in the BT universe a second try - and I am more than
pleased!<br />
<br />
To have a canon background, I set the story during the 4th
Succession War. Having the 5th Syrtis Fusiliers of House Davion
attacking the Liao world Sarna. The planetary assault was disastrous,
because Sarna was defended by several regiments of the famous
mercenary unit McCarron's Armored Cavalry.<br />
<br />
<b>Gettysburg -> Sarna</b>
<br />
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of the battle of Gettysburg, while the Confeds had momentary the
upper hand and pushed the surprised Union army from the western hills
of Gettysburg and through the town. As history showed, in the end,
this was a mere prelude. because the decisive engagements were fought
on day 2 and 3 on the eastern and southern hills, where the
Confederate army ultimately lost the battle.<br />
<br />
We couldn't bring the western ridges, the city itself AND the eastern hills
(fishing hook) on the same map, if we didn't want to scale everything
down, bringing the size of the battle to a brawl on small
hillocks. This wouldn't have felt right! So we ruled out the
eastern and southern part and made the city itself the price. To
balance the scenario and though give the defenders (Union alias
Liao/mercenary troops) a solid chance, I reduced the number of
attacking troops (Confeds alias Davion) compared to the real events
of July 1st, 1863.<br />
<br />
For the rest, I tried to stay as true as I could to the
original combat situation. But now, without further ado, here's the
...<b> </b><br />
<b><br /></b>
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<h3>
<b>Battle Report!</b></h3>
<br />
<b>The Units</b><br />
The defenders had to position all their initial forces on or
west of Seminary Ridge, the line of hills west of Gettysburg.
Having mostly light and medium mech and tank units, these troops
represented Bufords cavalry, which arrived the day prior to the battle. Performing
a delaying action on July 1st, while Union infantry marched up north
to Gettysburg to meet General Lee's Army of Virginia.<br />
<br />
Unfortunately I do not own enough blue mechs, so some grey ones,
which paint schemes match the colours of some units of McCarron's Armored
Cavalry, had to do the job. The "Black Hats", or the Iron
Brigade, as well as several other Union units of 1st Corps were
represented by a company of medium to heavy BattleMechs in blue
colours.<br />
<br />
<br />
The Confed or Davion forces are painted in a light brown, which
almost looks like a dirty grey. The first lances took the role of
Heth's division, having Pettigrew's, Archer's and Brockenbrough's lance in
the first company to arrive. Later two lances of Rodes division with
the two lances of Iverson and Ramseur joined the fight from the north
side of the map.<br />
<br />
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While the attackers crossed the river at the north-western side of
the ridge, the defenders set up their mechs on Seminary Ridge, while
the tanks took up a forward position close to McPherson's Ridge - to
threaten the attackers right flank. Even though the defenders lost
almost all of the initiative rolls, they managed to draw a lot of
attention to this side. So the advance of the Confed/Davion troops
was slowed down from the beginning.<br />
<br />
<br />
Especially when one medium lance of the Union/Liao troops joined
the fight, the attackers had to move carefully. Brockenbrough's lance,
third one out of Heth's company, was needed during the complete
battle, to act as a rear guard and though the lance was out of business for the
attack on Gettysburg itself.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPSbF6yLquzw_trNVgnnRR9OJeL__pOpgULm98bL5PFpuBp5oCSsmnsqu8to2vLP6uZRJiQYGJBU9l2-hVK_rH6xPHPsXqwljYThJhKpJHaq8ltRpN3agtvaBIBLBi_x3ik2r3zzc7sY/s1600/BT_Gettysburg_Day1_03+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPSbF6yLquzw_trNVgnnRR9OJeL__pOpgULm98bL5PFpuBp5oCSsmnsqu8to2vLP6uZRJiQYGJBU9l2-hVK_rH6xPHPsXqwljYThJhKpJHaq8ltRpN3agtvaBIBLBi_x3ik2r3zzc7sY/s200/BT_Gettysburg_Day1_03+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a>Covering the rear, Pettigrew and Archer managed to climb
Seminary Ridge in an "okay time", while their left flank was
temporarily endangered by a Union/Liao scout lance in the northern
woods. This finally changed when Iversons lance showed up and went
after the scouts.<br />
<br />
<br />
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<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTGoYxCNGGv1_kRmZzv7Pmpei1Pt3_yLurU4w5fFYHem_gJHFmDLxgv1arhyphenhyphen0Hl3SB00Yf820CNKWnLwOEBPOlCjFq2sK0AkSgz2FFlOM6cQVZFdW9zut77MwromdeX94yxNGuFh4PWU/s1600/BT_Gettysburg_Day1_05+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTGoYxCNGGv1_kRmZzv7Pmpei1Pt3_yLurU4w5fFYHem_gJHFmDLxgv1arhyphenhyphen0Hl3SB00Yf820CNKWnLwOEBPOlCjFq2sK0AkSgz2FFlOM6cQVZFdW9zut77MwromdeX94yxNGuFh4PWU/s200/BT_Gettysburg_Day1_05+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>Mid Stage - Heth's Charge</b><br />
Having only two lances left for the final assault on Gettysburg
and being in disarray, the first Union/Liao heavy troops arrived on
the field and took the lead units of the Confeds/Davions under heavy
fire. Because of this critical situation, there was no time to regroup
in order. The attackers had to push on as they were.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3vKpdaM2py_PTcmhqVHdhbsjiidKx8MH6HaAiDcYBQvduTSaz4qCC8kqgequPd_nnsIxDsthNyYPfDERJVuo3O04PGZrZNOMOjk1nrI-wyvMyKgU1e_64kfHYt_0jLkruHUL4mEMiFc/s1600/BT_Gettysburg_Day1_07+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3vKpdaM2py_PTcmhqVHdhbsjiidKx8MH6HaAiDcYBQvduTSaz4qCC8kqgequPd_nnsIxDsthNyYPfDERJVuo3O04PGZrZNOMOjk1nrI-wyvMyKgU1e_64kfHYt_0jLkruHUL4mEMiFc/s200/BT_Gettysburg_Day1_07+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a>Now the defenders had the chance, to strike a deadly blow at the
leading mechs of the attackers. But now the last Confed/Davion reserves had
arrived on the field. Even if these mechs were still far away and out of
weapons range, Ramseurs lance plus the now also advancing lance of
Iverson and a single Stalker of Pettigrew's lance, made a huge
impression on the defenders. They didn't counter-push immediately
the bridgehead on the north-western outskirts. Instead they
fell back and tried to reposition deeper in the city.<br />
<br />
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The attackers saw their chance and pushed all in! Even though they
had a newly arrived blue belly lance in their right flank, they
pressed on the defenders in the city - ultimately overwhelming them.
The close combat was intense and mechs on both sides were dropping like
flies. I have to admit, luck was more on the Confed/Davion side. Some
of the attacking mechs lived long after their expiry date. Dices can
be ass holes.<br />
<br />
<h3>
<b>Final Result: Win for Confeds/Davion</b></h3>
<br />
The end time of the scenario was set for 2:00 AM (CET) on April 30th, but on
0:30 AM the final outcome became clear: <b>The attackers alias
Confederates/Davion forces were about to win!</b> After the explosion of the
defenders Banshee-3E and Cataphract-1X, only a few heavy and medium Liao units
stood against more than a company of mostly fresh Davion BattleMechs.
So the Union/Liao commander decided to withdraw to fight another day.<br />
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<b>Thank you!</b><br />
To all the people who helped me setting up the scenario. <b>And
especially Icke Carter, who did a great job as the Union/Liao
commander,</b> performing a flawless delaying action during the early and
mid phase of the battle. Hopefully we will do day 2 of Gettysburg for
Devil's Den, the wheat field and Little Round Top this summer.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Offensichtlich
habe ich (und auch ein paar andere) etwas ganz Anderes an Star Wars bewundert
als viele andere Fans. Als Kind der OT (Baujahr 1975) spielten die Macht, die
Jedi und die Sith für mich stets eine untergeordnete Rolle. Die Macht war ein
Hintergrundrauschen, eine roter Faden, an dem sich die Handlung entspann.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Die Hauptlast trugen jedoch all die <b>normalen Menschen</b>, die Rebellen, die
imperialen Soldaten, die loyalen Bürger und die Aufrührer, die Menschen
zwischen den Fronten, die den Krieg Gut gegen Böse und in den Grauzonen
ausfochten.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bereits mit
dem EU änderte sich das langsam. Romane fokussierten sich zusehends auf die Macht
und die Jedi. Noch aber waren die Autoren vorsichtig und darauf bedacht, sich daran
zu orientieren, ihre Figuren nicht wesentlich mächtiger als Luke, Vader und den
Imperator aus den Filmen werden zu lassen. Diese drei „Machthaber“ waren 16
Jahre lang das Maß der Dinge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dann kamen
die Prequels und George Lucas selbst leitete die entscheidende Wende ein. Jedi
erschienen nun (fast) allmächtig. Es brauchte Heere von Kampfdroiden, um die
Helden auch nur ins Schwitzen zu bringen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Und jetzt die
Episoden 7 und 8… Ein Niemand wird binnen 24 Stunden derart mächtig, dass er
selbst jahrelang in der Macht ausgebildete Oberschurken schlägt. Dieser Niemand
ist weder der „Auserwählte“, noch muss er ein Training erhalten. Dieser Niemand
ist es einfach, weil es die Macht so will.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dass die
Gabe jedem zuteilwerden kann, das ist seit den Prequels bekannt. Aber selbst
Anakin war aus dem Stand heraus nicht derart befähigt wie Rey. Und Anakins
Machtanlagen übertrafen bekanntlich sogar die von Meister Yoda.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Was bedeutet
das für Star Wars als Universum?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Bigger and
better in every movie. </b>Die Jedi, Sith oder wer auch immer kann aus dem Stand
heraus alles. Normale Menschen spielen da praktisch keine Rolle mehr. Wie viele
Sternenzerstörer, wie viele Kampfdroiden und Soldaten wird es brauchen, um eine
Rey auch nur in Verlegenheit zu bringen? Die Figuren, die mir am meisten am
Herzen liegen, werden zur Kulisse, zu Opferlämmern. Die Zerstörung von ganzen
Sternensystemen, ganzen Flotten zur Randnotiz. Es braucht schon einen Poe „G.I.
Joe“ Dameron, der selbst die Fähigkeiten eines Jedi zu besitzen scheint, um da
überhaupt noch etwas beisteuern zu können. Eine Eskalation der Macht, statt
spannend inszenierten Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Dramen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ich weiß,
das ist seit vielen Jahren im EU bereits Gang und Gäbe, spätestens seit den
Prequels. Dennoch war es für mich nicht Kanon. Es waren die Machtphantasien von
Autoren, Zeichnern und Lesern, die Supermänner (und -frauen) mit
Lichtschwertern lieben. Aber solange es nicht in den Filmen war, konnte ich das
gut ignorieren.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Das ist
jetzt anders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Und damit
liegt die Antwort auf meine eingangs gestellte Frage auf der Hand:<br />
Nein, es ist nicht mehr mein Star Wars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Warum ich
das alles schreibe?</b> Nun, um zu erklären, woher all der Frust bezüglich The Last
Jedi stammt – zumindest in meinem Fall. Trotz aller persönlicher Enttäuschung wünsche
ich allen, die E8 lieben, viel Freude mit den kommenden Filmen. Ich bin davon
überzeugt, dass Lucasfilm und Disney den eingeschlagenen Weg weiter
beschreiten werden. Ich jedenfalls bin erst mal raus aus der Nummer und beschränke mich
als bekennender Oldschool-Fan vorerst auf RO bis E6.</span> </div>
Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-65457851171365664712017-07-29T02:10:00.000+02:002017-07-29T02:10:18.896+02:00Gray Death Legion: Battle for Port Arthur<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In mid July we had a nice fight in my relics room: Gray Death Legion (employed by House Steiner) vs. mercenaries of House Marik and a few militia tanks. The Gray Death, still enraged due to the events on Helm, is tasked to take the city of Port Arthur. Secondary target is to prevent an enemy Union dropship from espcaing with vital technicians.<br />
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The Gray Deat has a minor advantage in troops, but the definitly worse terrain at their hand. Coming from the west side, they have to wade through water and assault some fortified positions. The Marik mercs on the other side are to defend a wide area, splitting their forces.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slow advance on right flank<br />against fortified positions.</td></tr>
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The initial assault of the Gray Death goes quite well, taking out the Marik Banshee and the Cataphract on the far left flank under the heavy long range fire of GDL tanks from the islands. Also the Marauder is taken down later. And on top: Carlyles Assasin manages to splip through and he takes the Union in the last possible round! Secondary object reached. But it comes at a high price: The Gray Death scouts pay with several of their light and medium mechs for this small victory.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desperate charge of the Gray Death.</td></tr>
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On the other side it isn't going quite as planned. The command and combat lance meet stiff resitance and they don't manage to achieve their goals in time. There is still a slim chance to get the upper hand. Before the militia tanks come back from the city fighting to the military complex in the south. Carlye leads a desperate push, but the Gray Death can not score enough to win this one.When the tanks get around the corner at flank speed, soon one grey mech after another falls and Carlyle is forced to withdraw, to save what is left...<br />
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<b>Combined rules: Classic Battletech + Alpha Strike</b><br />
This match was nice to play and had some really decent tactical approaches. And we tried something new! We mixed the movement rules of Classic Battletech with the firing and damage rules of Alpha Strike. So we made use of the huge terrain, while combat was fast paced. I enjoyed this variant very much, while my opponent - even if he remained victorious - was undecided. In his eyes this was not fish nor flesh. Anyhow, I liked it a lot and I thank "Icke" for this great fight night, which took us from 04:00 pm until 01:30 am! :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slow push over the bridge under<br />heavy LRM bombardment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View on the battlefield<br />from the left flank.</td></tr>
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<br />Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-63778841747249399872017-07-23T15:00:00.000+02:002017-07-23T15:00:29.571+02:0036th Dieron Regulars - 1st Company complete!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fully armed, fueld with faith and finally painted: The 1-1 (First Company of First Battalion) of the 36th Dieron Regulars is ready to fight! Basic color is white, secondary gold/yellow - the parade scheme of the Dieron Regulars. I know, they wouldn't go into a real fight for this, because the Dieron Regulars repaint their mechs according to the terrain they encounter, but back then in 1994 we decided to pick this color for our chapter - because we didn't want to repaint them all the times. ;-)<br />
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Anyway, I take pride in those colors. Thanks to Chu-sa Tekimata for adding the Archer, Quickdraw, Trebuchet and Stinger. He gave them to me two years ago on my birthday. By the way, if you wonder why the company is pretty "light" for a command unit, the 36th Dieron Regulars itself is officially (canon) a light mech unit. So it would be kinda strange, to have a lot of slow battlemechs in it.<br />
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Next stop, a company of the 5th Sword of Light. A way more heavier and powerful unit. I am looking forward to see them all in action! <br />
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Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-43340192316207311112017-05-26T15:36:00.000+02:002017-05-26T15:50:22.482+02:0036th Dieron Regulars: Reinforcements - Ostsol-4D + Ostscout-7J<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At the moment I am working on a company of the 36th Dieron Regulars, my RPG unit since 1994. I've never had many of those minis myself, because everyone of us owned his Battlemech. My first one has been a Hunchback-4G, later a Marauder-3R. As you might know, the Marauder is already finished, the Hunchback is still in the making.<br />
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My goal is to paint chassis we used back in the days of MechForce Germany. Therefore I completed André K.'s Ostsol and Mirco S.'s Ostscout. The next ones will be a Jenner-7-D and Goliath-1H, followed by a Crusader-3R and a Dragon-1N.<br />
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<b>By the way:</b><br />
<b> </b>I was asked how I did the base. <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">It's
pretty simple: Base color is Citadel "Ungor Flesh", then I wash it with
Game Ink "Piel Skin Wash". While the ink is still wet, I put some
Citadel Grass on it. When everything has dried, I remove the loose grass
and cover the hexbase sides in Citadel "Steel Legion Drab". Done. :-)</span></span><br />
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Here a few pics of the upcoming company on maneuvers: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tai-sa Matsumuras Marauder leading<br />
the group on the grass plains.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At some places the grasses grows that high,<br />
even Battlemechs do have problems to pass through.</td></tr>
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<br />Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-30929990400108453112017-05-15T00:25:00.000+02:002017-05-15T00:25:50.285+02:00Phoenix aus der Asche: Goliath GOL-1P "Patton"
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<b>MechKrieger John "Patton" Gutterman</b><br />
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Wie Gutterman an seinen Goliath kam, ist bis heute unklar.
Gerüchteweise gewann er den Mech, welcher sich in einem jämmerlichen
Zustand befand, bei einem Kartenspiel auf Solaris VII. Andere
sprechen hinter vorgehaltener Hand davon, dass er den ursprünglichen
Besitzer ermordet und den Mech gestohlen habe. Anschließend sei
Gutterman mit seinem Goliath in die Peripherie geflohen, um der
Justiz zu entgehen.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYD-VU70RWc2t1izB5lGxC0JUndvl1R3SfZ6e2cX-GbCwcv-2lXx3NnSdU3hyIxVwyeLoclm9ZPE0z_qsG3GwBhox6SQoxbtrgu0TRgwiu3kV5HLuxg3wLjwx9DXV2DJo_Xmx5Qsp0dY/s1600/Goliath_01+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYD-VU70RWc2t1izB5lGxC0JUndvl1R3SfZ6e2cX-GbCwcv-2lXx3NnSdU3hyIxVwyeLoclm9ZPE0z_qsG3GwBhox6SQoxbtrgu0TRgwiu3kV5HLuxg3wLjwx9DXV2DJo_Xmx5Qsp0dY/s200/Goliath_01+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="133" /></a>Ganz gleich wie der Ursprung war, es gelang ihm nach und nach
seinen geliebten Goliath wieder instand zu setzen. Dabei griff er auf
Ersatzteillager in der Peripherie zurück, in der viele der Goliaths
ursprünglich zum Einsatz kamen, weil sie sich auf den
Schlachtfeldern der Inneren Sphäre als nicht konkurrenzfähig
erwiesen hatten. Hier, in den zivilisatorisch unterentwickelten
Gegenden jedoch, stellt ein 80 Tonnen schwerer Battlemech einen
beachtlichen Machtfaktor dar!<br />
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Einzig die Reparatur des links-hinteren Fußes misslang. Die Techs
kannten sich offenbar kaum mit dem seltenen Mech-Modell aus und
montierten diesen Falsch herum. Zwar wurde der Fehler bald bemerkt,
er konnte jedoch nicht korrigiert werden - zumindest nicht ohne
erhebliches Risiko. Die Verschraubungen saßen so fest, dass ein
Lösen womöglich mehr Schaden angerichtet hätte als bereits
entstanden war. Der Goliath erhielt <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi319M2VhKHIrwJwOkjmJ2yCnREhhY6uIQ_qRcxbc5JelrC2cyPBs4WkihTG3wPZcUjfURve5xHo68AJ6q07Cmy1EXe63t_K_vvF5O_Ozj1Qps4zQE6JPjQP9dGyPwTEBQoZ_qft-JvuGY/s1600/Goliath_10a+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi319M2VhKHIrwJwOkjmJ2yCnREhhY6uIQ_qRcxbc5JelrC2cyPBs4WkihTG3wPZcUjfURve5xHo68AJ6q07Cmy1EXe63t_K_vvF5O_Ozj1Qps4zQE6JPjQP9dGyPwTEBQoZ_qft-JvuGY/s200/Goliath_10a+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a>dadurch einen hinkenden Gang, der
ihm in der Bevölkerung der Peripherie den Spitznamen "Limpy"
einbrachte. Auf die Höchstgeschwindigkeit der Maschine wirkte sich
der Fehler interessanterweise kaum aus, was für die grundsätzlich
gute Konstruktion der Laufanlage spricht.<br />
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Gutterman war bereits vor dem "Erwerb" des Goliaths als
versponnener Fan von George S. Patton bekannt, einem terranischen
Generals des 20. Jahrhunderts. Gutterman trug in seiner Dienstzeit
bei diversen Panzereinheiten bereits einen antiken Helm mit drei
Sternen darauf, so wie es sein Vorbild über 1.000 Jahre zuvor getan
hatte. Auch hatte er sich einen Colt" Marke "Single Action
Army" zugelegt, der bevorzugten Handfeuerwaffe Pattons. Die
Pistole trug er stets bei sich, auch nachts wenn er zu Bett ging.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QF5dcvc6owbASWysIFBBhWjCb82DpYEqe1PSpvSIOM71YV-Q5wJzY16t2jB9UA7US0KSttOvT1dXnNLGv89QdBVgSHMxHeGu3RmaXFyzOZcC2rx1HQdxNpfUTzvWaQLAaWgMx-RmL6w/s1600/Goliath_02+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QF5dcvc6owbASWysIFBBhWjCb82DpYEqe1PSpvSIOM71YV-Q5wJzY16t2jB9UA7US0KSttOvT1dXnNLGv89QdBVgSHMxHeGu3RmaXFyzOZcC2rx1HQdxNpfUTzvWaQLAaWgMx-RmL6w/s200/Goliath_02+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a>Als Gutterman die Chance erhielt, einen Goliath zu bekommen,
zögerte er keine Sekunde! Zu sehr erinnerte ihn der Mech an einen
mächtigen Panzer auf vier Beinen. Er heuerten in der Folge bei
verschiedenen Handelshäusern und regionalen Warlords an. Zumeist
wurde er gegen Aufständische eingesetzt, die über nicht mehr als
ein paar halbautomatische oder gar Jagdwaffen verfügten. Da fiel es
auch nicht weiter auf, dass Gutterman für ein "ästhetischeren
Erscheinungsbildes" die Maschinengewehre aus der Wanne entfernen
und eines davon nach oben verlegte - so wie es bei Panzern in der
ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts üblich war. Die beiden
Holly-LSR-Lafetten hingegen wanderten unter den Bauch des Mechs -
eine im Kampf wenig sinnvolle Anordnung. Dazu ließ er seinen Goliath
in einem speziellen Grünton lackieren und mit weißen Sternen
versehen, so wie es zu Pattons Zeit in der terranischen US Army der
Fall war.<br />
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zurück. Man munkelt, er und sein Goliath seien in einen Hinterhalt
von Rebellen geraten. Die Falle wäre von langer Hand geplant gewesen
und man habe den Mech gezielt mit Bündelladungen ausgeschaltet. Das
Fehlen der MGs am Unterbauch würde sich, sofern die Geschichte wahr
ist, katastrophal ausgewirkt haben. Gutterman sei entweder gleich vor
Ort totgeschlagen oder von den Guerillas verschleppt worden.
Nachrückende Milizen konnten keine Spuren finden, die Aufschluss auf
die genauen Geschehnisse gaben. Nur der Colt Single Action Army fand
sich unweit der Stelle, an der Limpy zuletzt gesehen wurde...<br />
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<b>RPG OFF</b><br />
Den Goliath alias Dougram Crabgunner stammt aus dem Nachlass eines
alten Freundes, der Ende der 1990er bei einem Verkehrsunfall ums
Leben kam. So war es mir eine große Freude, ihn nach all den Jahren
zu bekommen. Als ich das Paket öffnete, lief es mir jedoch kalt den
Rücken herunter. Zwei ebenfalls im Karton befindliche Zinn-Minis
hatten den Goliath wie auch andere Plastikmodelle schwer beschädigt!
Allein ein Goliath-Fuß war in sieben Einzelteile zerbrochen. Ich
setzte mich gleich daran, die Modelle zu restaurieren. Der Goliath,
praktisch kaum bemalt, erfuhr die gründlichste Überarbeitung. Dabei
entschied ich mich für das grüne Farbschema, das mich an die
klassische Bemalung von WW2-Panzern des Typs Sherman M4 erinnert.
Schwupps, die Geschichte von John "Patton" Gutterman war
geboren. Ich hoffe Ihr hattet Spaß beim Lesen. :-)<br />
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Weitere Modelle werden hier folgen, allerdings weiß ich noch
nicht wann. Derzeit habe ich alle Hände damit zu tun, weitere
Zinn-Minis für eine Alpha-Strike-Kampagne im August zu bemalen.<br />
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Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-47244268986645508172017-05-12T00:23:00.000+02:002017-05-12T00:23:17.245+02:00"Gray Death"-Kampagne auf Helm - Szenario #5 - Das letzte Gefecht<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>"Noch ein letztes Mal", sagte Grayson zu uns. Die drei Feindkolonnen hatten sich vereinigt und rückten gegen unsere LZ vor. Hinter uns wurden die Landungsschiffe beladen. Wenn der Gegner an uns vorbeikam, bedeutete das die Vernichtung der Transporter und unseren Untergang.</i><br />
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Am 22. April war es soweit, wir spielten das große Finale der GDL-Kampagne! Leider standen die Zeichen bereits auf einen Sieg des Grauen Todes, da es den Mariks trotz guter Ausgangslage in Szenario #4 nicht gelungen war, ausreichend Mechs im relativ unbeschädigten Zustand über die Karte zu bringen. Da der Graue Tod erstmals seit der Drangokluft aufmunitionieren und zumindest Panzerung ersetzen konnte, waren die Trümpfe klar verteilt. Grayson hatte sogar vollständig auf seine Infanterie und Panzer verzichtet, um die konventionellen Truppen zu schonen und ihnen den sicheren Abzug mit den Landungsschiffen gewährleisten zu können.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNj0XZyt7DMBEuICCx_e2SDtwpj1JXfgXUTetUppanFSBSyvBDJdStXqrz7pGlc2vIxSJatHXOueyC1Br89cN66EDbitr8WGP8vpBc51klmX7u4C3UYATPbboHyAShW8GGxc1ZClVZg4U/s1600/GDL_Final_02+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNj0XZyt7DMBEuICCx_e2SDtwpj1JXfgXUTetUppanFSBSyvBDJdStXqrz7pGlc2vIxSJatHXOueyC1Br89cN66EDbitr8WGP8vpBc51klmX7u4C3UYATPbboHyAShW8GGxc1ZClVZg4U/s200/GDL_Final_02+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a>Also traten jene acht Mechs, welche die vier schweren Gefechte zuvor getragen hatten, mit den vier nachgerückten Scouts aus der Reserve zehn Marik-Maschinen plus einem erbeuteten J. Edgar Schwebepanzer gegenüber. Die Mariks hatten Mechs im Wert von 20 Gewinnpunkten über den Südrand des Gefechtsfeldes zu ziehen. Selbst wenn Grayson gelang dies zu verhindern, würde ihn ein verlorener Mech den finalen Sieg kosten! Entsprechend vorsichtig stellte er seine Kompanie auf.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsOxofhRMDUh2tTvH-K4-TL2TqzzNeWWFgbs2VqAqaJOd-i7WjiWadjtHm4k9Dqb4EiBwn12Fgr3-0SGI-SpMPGfrwNAd8Ly7-vtjuUEPviwG90g8p8mHi9zZRz2NIMrCSWGAEiLZPGY/s1600/GDL_Final_03+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsOxofhRMDUh2tTvH-K4-TL2TqzzNeWWFgbs2VqAqaJOd-i7WjiWadjtHm4k9Dqb4EiBwn12Fgr3-0SGI-SpMPGfrwNAd8Ly7-vtjuUEPviwG90g8p8mHi9zZRz2NIMrCSWGAEiLZPGY/s200/GDL_Final_03+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a>Fortuna war jedoch von Beginn an auf Seiten des Grauen Todes. So trafen die kombinierten Fernkampfwaffen der schweren Söldnermechs den anstürmenden, aber bereits schwer beschädigten Marik-Thunderbolt direkt ins Munitionslager. In den Folgerunden ging es mit zwei schweren Marik-Mechs, Archer und Warhammer, sowie einem Shadow Hawk in den Infight. Charles Bears Crusader stand dabei kurz auf der Kippe, durch geschicktes Manövrieren aber, konnte er sich aus der Schussbahn bringen und so einen Zielwechsel provozieren.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhpfotSGCF97TWP-16P6rz8lmCvAodsVUTtX1YNfr3_S_wEWF05omVbmBznAu7LOQCL6jufZjtA6kdtbIf8EWBnKJPHBDk8n39c2RjRaqBQ1it460_3B3GD5vTUdhTMQklJ-3p9PLAfo/s1600/GDL_Final_05+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhpfotSGCF97TWP-16P6rz8lmCvAodsVUTtX1YNfr3_S_wEWF05omVbmBznAu7LOQCL6jufZjtA6kdtbIf8EWBnKJPHBDk8n39c2RjRaqBQ1it460_3B3GD5vTUdhTMQklJ-3p9PLAfo/s200/GDL_Final_05+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a>Auf der anderen Flanke versuchten die Marik-Scouts den Durchbruch, wo sie jedoch von den Aufklärern der Gray Death Legion ohne Rücksicht auf eigene Verluste gestellt und gestoppt wurden! In einem wilden Hauen und Stechen zogen die Mariks auch hier den Kürzeren, während kein Söldner verloren ging. Auf der anderen Seite sah es nicht anders aus. Archer, Warhammer und schlussendlich auch der Shadow Hawk waren im vernichtenden Kreuzfeuer des Grauen Todes untergegangen...<br />
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Grayson "Death" Carlyle bewies sich mitnichten als Schlächter und lies die geschlagenen Marik-Truppen ziehen - was die Milizionäre auch gerne annahmen. Der Graue Tod hatte gesiegt und den Sternenbund-Kernspeicher mit einem überzeugenden Sieg vor dem Zugriff des "Comstar-Abtrünnigen" gerettet!<br />
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Ich danke Alex, Nicola und natürlich meinem wackeren Mitstreiter Dennis für ihr fast sechs Monate langes Engagement und die vergnügten und oftmals spannenden Nachmittage. :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reste der schweren Marik-Lanze<br />bedrängen den rechten Flügel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auch links ist kein Durchkommen,<br />die GDL-Scouts halten die Linie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grayson bietet den geschlagenen<br />Angreifern den freien Abzug an.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Das Schlachtfeld am Ende des Gefechts: Die Gray Death Legion hat gesiegt!</td></tr>
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<br />Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-33044171325629853082017-05-04T22:18:00.004+02:002017-05-04T22:39:19.699+02:00Long lost: Tai-sa Matsumuras Marauder-3R<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Endlich wieder im Kreise der "Familie". :-)</td></tr>
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Nach 22 Jahren habe ich endlich das Modell meines ersten Marauders wiederbekommen. Ich hatte den Mech damals im Rahmen des Nice Dice e.V. als Ersatz für meinen Hunchback-4G erhalten, den ich über ein Jahr im Feld führte und damit vier Abschüsse erzielte. Danach stellte man mir den Marauder-3R, meinen Wunschmech, zur Verfügung.<br />
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Ich besiegte darin in einem Ehrenduell einen Battlemaster-3G und verlor den Mech am Ende in einem weiteren Ehrenduell gegen einen Archer-2R der Davion Guards. Ein sehr unglücklicher Kampf, der durch viel Würfelpech auf der einen und am Ende Würfelglück auf der anderen entschieden wurde. Zu diesem Zeitpunkte setzte ich bereits eine andere Figur ein, da ich den ersten Marauder nie wiedergesehen hatte.<br />
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Ein Chaptermitglied wollte den Ur-Marauder damals für mich bemalen, verschleppte die Sache jedoch, bis man sich schlussendlich aus den Augen verlor. Jetzt, nach 22 Jahren, trafen wir uns wieder und er gab mir meinen "Maro" zurück - zusammengebaut, aber immer noch unbemalt. Und das nach 22 Jahren! ;-) Jedenfalls habe ich mich gleich an die Arbeit gemacht, die Figur so umzusetzen, wie ich sie mir vorstelle. Dabei orientierte ich mich grob am Farbschema meines MWO-Marauders.<br />
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Was noch fehlt ist der Dieron-Sunburst. Ich habe versucht, ihn auf einer Fläche von 3mm vorzumalen, die etwa dem Platz auf dem linken Unterschenken der Figur entspricht - ohne Erfolg. Daher werde ich in ein paar Wochen, wenn ich wieder flüssig bin, in den USA die entsprechenden Dieron-Decals bestellen. Bis dahin muss mein 3R eben mit nur dem Kurita-Emblem auskommen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Der Marauder-3R noch in meiner Malwekstatt.</td></tr>
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<br />Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-14637223468621777722017-05-02T11:14:00.002+02:002017-08-02T11:26:50.738+02:00BT-Con in Nürnberg: Midsummernight Fight 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Vom 25.-27. August findet in Nürnberg-Oberasbach eine kleine, aber sehr feine BT-Con statt, auf der ich eine Alpha Strike-Kampagne für bis zu sechs Spieler anbieten werde. Habe das System am Wochenende vom 28.04. auf den 01.05. ausführlich testen können und es war ein Riesenspaß! Ein genauer Bericht folgt - soon(tm).</div>
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Der Betreiber Alex (ein sehr netter und gastfreundlicher Kerl) und ich würden uns sehr freuen, euch Ende August in Nürnberg persönlich begrüßen zu dürfen. Es lohnt sich!<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>Liebe BTler!</i><i> </i><br />
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<i>Wieder einmal ist fast ein Jahr vergangen und der Midsummernight Fight 2017 wirft seine Schatten voraus. </i><i>In der Zeit vom 25. bis zum 27.08. findet der Midsummernight Fight 2017 statt.</i></div>
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<i>Wie im letzten Jahr bitte ich ab sofort um:</i></div>
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<i><b>Voranmeldung bzw. Anmeldung </b>unter <span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>jogicrocket@web.de</b></span> (Alexander Garreis)</i></div>
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<i>Bitte unter Nennung des vollständigen, irdischen (Jahr 2017!) Namens und
des Spielernamen auf den jeweiligen Zeitschienen und ab wann Ihr
gedenkt zu kommen.</i></div>
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<i><b>Der genaue Termin:</b> Freitag, der 25.08.2017 ab 20:00 Uhr bis Sonntag den 27.08.2017, 14:00 Uhr</i></div>
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<i><b>Örtlichkeit:</b> </i></div>
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<i>Räume des Altenclub der Kath. Kirche St. Johannes, St.-Johannes-Str. 4, 90522 Oberasbach</i></div>
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<i>Es wird im Eintrittspreis eine Kaffee-, eine Tee- und eine
Wasser-Flat-Rate geben. Am Samstag und am Sonntag ein Frühstück und am
Samstag Abend wird der Grill angefeuert und mit fränkischen
Grillspezialitäten belegt.</i></div>
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<i>Freitag Abend wird es einen kleinen Imbiss geben. Art und Weise noch
unbekannt. Evtl. sauere Zipfel. Samstag (und Sonntag, falls noch Reste
da sind) gibt es außerdem selbstgemachten Kuchen aus dem abkühlenden
PPK-Rohr.</i></div>
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<i>Echte Vegetarier bitte bei der Anmeldung outen! Für die überlege ich mir noch was. Sollte jemand Veganer sein, wird es problematisch. Hier wird um Selbstversorgung gebeten.</i></div>
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<i>Getränke werden ebenfalls zum Erwerb bereitstehen.</i></div>
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<i><b>Nun zum Preis:</b> </i></div>
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<i>Eintritt liegt wie eh und je bei 10 Euro pro Person. Kinder nach Einschätzung des Mitbringenden.</i></div>
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<i><b>Übernachtungsmöglichkeit: </b>Vor Ort mit Schlafsack und Iso-Matte.</i><br />
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<i>Wir haben nur zwei Räume zur Verfügung. D.h. ein Raum wird irgendwann in
eine Ruhehalle umgewandelt und der zweite bleibt zum Spielen bis in den
Morgen geöffnet. </i><i>Weitere Übernachtungsmöglichkeiten gibt es in verschiedenen Pensionen und Hotels in Oberasbach und Zirndorf.</i><br />
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<i><b>Duschen:</b> </i><br />
<i>Samstag und Sonntag Vormittag wird es in Kleingruppen einen Transport zu
einer Säuberungsanstalt geben, um sich von Lack und Metallsplittern zu
reinigen.</i><br />
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<i><b>Versorgungsmöglichkeiten:</b> </i><br />
<i>In Laufreichweite (10 - 15 Minuten) befindet sich ein Netto- und ein Aldi-Markt. Ferner das Gemeindezentrum mit der Bar "El Cafe". Natürlich
befindet sich für gute Läufer und Autofahrer in der Nähe noch
Gourmettempel "Burger King" und "McDonalds". Ferner eine Sushi-Bar und
ein guter Grieche.</i><br />
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<i><b>Anfahrt:</b> </i><br />
<i>Neben dem Pkw (Parkplätze in unmittelbarer Nähe vorhanden) besteht die
Möglichkeit, mit dem Zug nach Nürnberg zu fahren. Von dort kann man mit
der U3 in Richtung Gustav-Adolf-Straße und von dort mit dem Bus
Linie 71 bis zur Haltestelle Kreutles West fahren. Von dort sind es noch
ca. 5 Minuten zu Fuß.</i><br />
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<i>Alternativ kann man vom <b>Bahnhof</b> mit der S 4 (Gleis 23)
in Richtung Ansbach bis Bahnhof Oberasbach fahren. Wer hiervon Gebrauch
machen möchte, möge sich bitte rechtzeitig unter der o.g. eMail melden
und seine Mobilnummer mitteilen. Ich werde dann einen Shuttle Service
organisieren. Allerdings finden dieses Jahr immer noch Bau- und
Sanierungsarbeiten statt, sodass zum Zeit des Cons kein 20 Minuten Takt
garantiert werden kann. Bitte entsprechend berücksichtigen und auf dem
Routenplaner der Bahn mal nachsehen.</i><br />
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<i><b>Events:</b> </i><br />
<i>- Alpha Strike: Chaos-Kampagne (für max. 6 Spieler) - Start ggf. Freitagabend (s.u.), sonst Samstag bis Sonntag</i><br />
<i>- Es wird sicher wieder ein Fight-Event geben. Näheres wird noch bekannt gegeben.</i><br />
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<i><b>Noch wichtig:</b> </i><br />
<i>Wenn ich für Freitag Abend bis 31.07.2017 KEINE Voranmeldung habe,
entfällt der Spielbetrieb Freitagabends ersatzlos! D.h. ab dem
01.08.2017 wird im Forum gepostet, ob am Freitagabend tatsächlich schon
gefeuert wird oder nicht.</i><br />
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<i>Ich sage mal schon vielen Dank und bis demnächst</i><br />
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<i>Alexander</i>Storytellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07180237200682307985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268051284776243954.post-74843902411573696182017-03-19T23:51:00.000+01:002017-03-20T08:25:16.654+01:00"Gray Death"-Kampagne auf Helm - Szenario #4 Vermilliontal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Als wir das Tal betraten, hörten wir in der Ferne schweres Geschützfeuer und schlossen daraus, dass andere Truppenteile des dreitiligen Vorstoßes Feindberührung hatten. Trotzdem fürchteten wir einen Hinterhalt am Ufer des Vermillion.</i><br />
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James T. Tarlborough, ehemals Kapitan der 12. Weißen Säbel Haus Mariks, sollte mit seiner Befürchtung Recht behalten. Trotz der vorausgegangenen wilden Kämpfe um Drango und Lee's Pass, traten die Mechs der Gray Death Legion erneut an. Zwar verstärkte Lori Kalmar die Truppe mit ihrem größtenteils reparierten Shadow-Hawk, die restlichen sieben Battlemechs wiesen jedoch teils starke Panzerungsschäden und geringe Munitionsbestände auf.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlyle überwacht in seinem<br />
Marauder das Schlachtfeld.</td></tr>
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Allein Hassad Ali Khaleds Warhammer-6R hatte schwere Treffer einstecken müssen und bereits ein Maschinengewehr eingebüßt. Charles Bears Crusader-3R blieb nur noch eine Doppelsalve LRM. Und Graysons Marauder-3R besaß rechtsseitig in mehreren Lokationen nur noch eine papierdünne Panzerung. Panzer und Infanterie standen Söldnern als Hilfstruppen diesmal nicht zur Verfügung. So konnte sich die Gray Death Legion nicht mehr im direkten Nahkampf stellen. Ein alternativer Plan musste her.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Die schweren GDL-Mechs überqueren<br />
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Grayson ließ seine Hauptstreitmacht auf dem westlich des Vermillion gelegenen Hügel Stellung beziehen, während auf der Ostseite nur die drei mittelschweren Maschinen verblieben. Der Feind rückte dementsprechend mit seinen sechs Mechs, zwei Hover-Panzern und zehn motorisierten Infanterie-Platoons hauptsächlich auf der Ostseite des Flusses vor. Carlyle kannte jedoch die Furten und setzte sein schweres Gerät schnell in Richtung Osten in Marsch. Die Mariks jedoch marschierten derart schnell vor, so dass die Söldner ihnen nur noch in die Flanke fallen konnten.<br />
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Der Kampf gestaltete sich entsprechend kurz und hart. Während die Marik-Mechs am äußerten Rand des Vermilliontals nach Süden vorstießen, griff der Graue Tod die Nachhut in Form des Thunderbolts an. Zwar preschten die Marik-Hover zu Störangriffen herbei, die Gray Death Legion konnte jedoch einen von ihnen bewegungsunfähig schießen - während sich dieser über dem Fluss befand! Er versank folgerichtig in den Fluten. Der andere Hover suchte sein Heil in der Flucht und verließ die Karte nach Süden. In kurzer Folge folgten ihm ALLE Marik-Mechs.<br />
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<b>Taktisch war dies eine klare Niederlage für die Gray Death Legion.</b> Sie war einfach nicht in der Lage, die Mariks wirksam zu bremsen, ohne dabei herbe Verluste zu riskieren. Dennoch gelang es ihnen, auch mit etwas Glück, bei den durchgebrochenen Maschinen teils signifikante Schäden anzurichten. Was ihnen also im letzten Gefecht gegenüber stehen wird, ist in keiner guten Verfassung. Die Gray Death Legion hingegen kann endlich aus dem Vollen schöpfen!<br />
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Panzerung, interne Struktur und Munition werden ergänzt sein. Zudem darf Grayson alle überlebenen Truppen aus den vorangegangenen Gefechten (Drango, Lee's Pass, Vermilliontal) einsetzen. Wird er das aber auch tun? Im Finale, das noch zu spielen ist, müssen vor Runde 12 zumindest alle Söldnermechs die Karte nach Süden verlassen haben, um noch die rettenden Landungsschiffe zu erreichen. Zeitgleich muss verhindert werden, dass vor Runde 11 mehrere Marik-Mechs in dieselbe Richtung vorstoßen können.<br />
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Wird Carlyle also alles in die Waagschale werfen und risikieren, Infaterie und/oder Panzer zurückzulassen? Oder wird er sie schonen und nur auf seine bewährte Mech-Kompanie setzen? Es bleibt spannend.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Die Truppen sind für das vierte Gefecht bereit. Die Mariks greifen von<br />
Norden an und müssen die Karte nach Süden verlassen<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marik-Mechs stoßen über das<br />
Ostufer des Vermillions vor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medium-Mechs der GDL beziehen<br />
auf der Ostseite des Flusses Stellung.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Die Marik-Mechs greifenmassiert über das Ostufer an.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Die schweren GDL-Mechs flankieren<br />
unter dem Deckungsfeuer des Archers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Schwere Marik-Mechs stürmen vor!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mot. Marik-Infanterie folgt im Kielwasser der Mechs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Im Spurt "fressen" die Mariks<br />
die Distanz zum Kartenrand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marik-Scouts bilden die Nachhut.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Endlich steht die GDL im Kampf! Khaled hält sich wegen<br />
der starken Beschädigungen mit seinem Warhammer zurück.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charles Bear versucht mit seinem<br />
Crusader in den Nahkampf zu kommen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marik-Infanterie: gut getarnt!<br />
Sie griffen nicht entscheidend ein.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grayson dirigiert den Kampf von einer<br />
Hügelposition aus.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Von den Mariks erbeutete Hovers<br />
bedrohen die Flanke der GDL.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erste Marik-Mechs drohen<br />
durchzubrechen!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Der GDL bleibt kaum noch Zeit,<br />
der Durchbruch ist fast gelungen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Im verzweifelten Nahkampf versucht Bear<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... der Marik-Thunderbolt stürzt!<br />
Ist sein Schicksal besiegelt?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Von ihren Battlemechs und Panzern im Stich gelassen, flutet<br />
die Marik-Infaterie zurück nach Norden. Grayson lässt sie ziehen.</td></tr>
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<i>Der Kommandant der 7., Hauptmann Chu Shi-Lin, teilte den Optimismus seines Vorgesetzten nicht als er seinen Marschbefehl bekam. "Dieser Pass riecht nach einer Falle", härte man ihn vor der Schlacht sagen. Der Mann hatte eine verdammt gute Nase.</i></div>
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Wie der Szenarioname bereits verrät, hier ging es um eine ziemlich fiese Engstelle, durch die sich die Mariks quetschen mussten. Nachteilig war zudem, dass alle freien Hexfelder als "Rough" gewertet wurden und sich die Bewegungsrate von nicht sprungfähigen Mechs so halbierte. </div>
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Der Kampf hat die GDL jedoch viel Kraft gekostet. Kaum ein Mech ist noch unbeschädigt und einige wie der Crusader weisen einen bedenklichen Munitionsstand auf. Und es bleibt keine Zeit zu reparieren oder gar aufzumunitionieren, denn die nächste Marik-Kolonne walzt bereits durch das benachbarte Vermillion-Tal... </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aufstellung vor dem Gefecht: Die GDL rechts oben,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marik-Mechs stürmten so schnell es ging auf die<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Die Mechs der Gray Death Legion sind da!<br />
Grayson Carlyle an der Spitze in seinem Marauder-3R.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Durch ihre drei Sprungdüsen limitiert, hinkten die beiden<br />
Shadow Hawks hinterher und ...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... wurden von der GDL massakriert.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angesichts des Schicksals seiner Kameraden setzte der<br />
Marik-Thunderbolt zurück und "starb" <br />
durch einen Ammo-Treffer im linken Arm.</td></tr>
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