12 May 2785
The main Cavalry force engaged the 4th Marik on the plains 120 miles from the enemy base. 48 Cavalry Mechs, 12 Alacorns and Mech Infantry Battalion faced off against 2 Battalions of Marik Mechs, and a company each of medium and heavy armor.
The battle was of 2 huge tidal waves crashing into each other in the center of the battlefield. The Cavalry's superior weapons and skill showed quickly as several enemy mechs were destroyed quickly. Mech Infantry Battalion provided security for the artillery company but engaged a light enemy lance that managed to sweep around the Cavalry main line, it was touch and go but the timely arrival of several Cavalry Medium Mechs knocked out the last 2 enemy light mechs.
The Marik main forces consisted of 2 Assault Mech Companies, 2 Heavy Mech Companies, 1 Light Mech Company, 1 Medium Mech Company.
Lucky for the Cavalry the light and medium enemy Mechs outpaced their heavier friends and the Cavalry Mechs and armor dealt with them quickly enough that most were destroyed before their heavy friends arrived. But still the engagement hurt the Cavalry. 2 Alacorn were destroyed and 4 immobilized. 1 Royal Griffin's engine was cored, 1 Warhammer 7A was head shot, 1 Kyudo was destroyed by a head shot, another Royal Griffin had it's gyro destroyed.
The last 5 medium mechs were saved by the arrival of the faster Marik heavy mechs as most of the Cavalry began to focus on the heavy mechs. 5 enemy heavy mechs fell within minutes. Artillery began shelling the approaching enemy assault mechs. After hours of fighting with some of it hand to hand, the battle was finally won. But it was a heavyily paid for victory. Several Royal Mechs were total losses, not a single mech was left unscathed. Fire support mechs had run themselves completely out of ammo by the time the battle was over.
Total Cavalry Losses
5 Alacorn tanks destroyed (6 immobilized)
1 Thumper destroyed
3 GRF-2N Griffin (1 total loss (engine exploded), 1 destroyed gyro, 1 engine destroyed)
2 STK-3Fb Stalker (1 salvage, 1 head shot)
2 WHM-7A Warhammer (1 head shot, 1 gyro destroyed)
1 TDR-5Sb Thunderbolt (both legs gone)
1 KY2-D-02 Kyudo (head shot)
2 LNX-9Q Lynx (1 salvage, 1 missing both legs)
Almost all remaining mechs are missing arms, weapons destroyed, some missing a single leg, engine damaged, gyro damaged etc. (NOTE: I only had 9 Mechs still standing when the battle was over. Out of 48 engaged, the list is too long to go in major detail, the ones listed are the ones I wrote down as the battle was joined, it got to where several mechs a turn were dropping so I quit making detailed lists)
141 KIA (27 armor crewman, 6 Mech pilots, 108 Mech Infantry)
261 WIA (28 Mech Pilots, 29 armor crew, 204 Infantry)
Marik Losses:
7 EMP-5A Emperor (4 salvage, 3 repairable)(keeping 3)
3 HGN-732 Highlander (1 salvage, 2 repairable)(keeping 2)
6 THG-11E Thug (2 salvage, 4 repairable)(keeping 4)
4 STK-3F Stalker (1 salvage, 3 repairable)(keeping 3)
2 LGB-7Q Longbow (2 salvage)
2 AWS-8Q Awesome (2 salvage)
3 ARC-2R Archer (2 salvage, 1 repairable)
5 TDR-5S Thunderbolt (2 salvage, 3 repairable)
5 GLT-3N Guillotine (2 salvage, 3 repairable)(keeping 2)
3 CRD-2R Crusader (3 repairable)
4 MAD-1R Marauder (1 salvage, 3 repairable)
2 RFL-3N Rifleman (1 salvage, 1 repairable)
4 GRF-1N Griffin (1 salvage, 3 repairable)
2 HBK-4G Hunchback (2 salvage)
3 KTO-19 Kintaro (1 salvage, 2 repairable)
3 WVR-6R Wolverine (1 salvage, 2 repairable)
4 MON-66 Mongoose (1 salvage, 3 repairable)
4 HER-1S Hermes (2 salvage, 2 repairable)
2 WSP-1A Wasp (2 repairable)
2 STG-3G Stinger (2 salvage)
8 VNL-K65N Von Luckner (6 salvage, 2 repairable)
4 Demon (4 salvage)
8 Korvin tanks (8 salvage)
4 Zephyr tanks (4 salvage)
(NOTE: I can only keep a certain amount of salvage so if not noted, it was given to my employer)
Captured 31 armor crew, 41 mech pilots (6 armor crew and 18 mech pilots want to join)