The Art of War: Home of the Capellan Confederation!

[Nikodemius]

What i like about CCAF :

Big MACs :)

(Been one in the AOL MPBT game for some time)

Right now im trying to play Cappies on tabletop BT and it feels kinda awkward sometimes/which faction limited choice u have xD

Anyone knows which MAC regiment achieved the most Victorys / what they usually used ?

[bwulf37@gmail.com]

The Capellan Confederation!
"Doing more with less for nearly 30 generations!"

[Hellraiser]

Anyone knows which MAC regiment achieved the most Victorys / what they usually used ?

I feel like most examples early on w/ the MAC have them deploying as a brigade w/o a lot of single regiment storyline.


As for what they used......well,  its a cappie unit so, by default...... Vindicators, Vindicators, & when you run out, some MORE Vindicators. 
Vindicator Lances are truly scary, its basically the best Trooper mech of the SW era.
Solo, meh, groups of them, nasty.  And obviously they aren't beating up on Stalkers, but for a Medium Lance, beasty.

[Crimson Dynamo]

What i like about CCAF :

Big MACs :)

(Been one in the AOL MPBT game for some time)

Right now im trying to play Cappies on tabletop BT and it feels kinda awkward sometimes/which faction limited choice u have xD

Anyone knows which MAC regiment achieved the most Victorys / what they usually used ?

Biased opinion, but I'd say it's easily the 2nd Regiment. Marcus Barton would go smash up enemy fortresses just because they existed, and that was unacceptable to him. Years later, they became the favored regiment of Marcus Baxter, Archie McCarron's son Rhamses, and then with Danai Centrella-Liao.

[Nikodemius]

Where can i check out what mechs were usually used/available for which house/Unit apart from MUL?

[ANS Kamas P81]

RATs aren't considered canon representations of the makeup of various forces, but they give a flavor of what each force would be like.  They can help if you need to come up with a factional list in a hurry and aren't too concerned with the results.

[BrianDavion]

So... I feel obliged to be the voice of warning, the information we have right now suggests that with the release of Ilkhan's eyes only the Big MAC may be leaving Capellan service to go mercenary again (presumably taking a contract with the combine)

[Rainbow 6]

Although we also don't know if the whole Brigade or just parts of it are going back to the mercenary life.

[Minemech]

Although we also don't know if the whole Brigade or just parts of it are going back to the mercenary life.

The whole brigade is highly unlikely, especially since the MASK should have had them tightly under wraps to begin with after the failures and events of the Highlanders and defection of the Tikonov Republic. This is already a catastrophic intelligence failure for them.

[Rainbow 6]

The whole brigade is highly unlikely, especially since the MASK should have had them tightly under wraps to begin with after the failures and events of the Highlanders and defection of the Tikonov Republic. This is already a catastrophic intelligence failure for them.

True, but anything that weakens a rival is good.

[glitterboy2098]

assuming it isn't part of some intentional plan on the part of the Capcon.

[tassa_kay]

assuming it isn't part of some intentional plan on the part of the Capcon.

Honestly, given Daoshen's execution of Xavier McCarron and blatant snubbing of Cyrus in favor of Danai, I think it's a pretty safe assumption.

[BrianDavion]

Honestly, given Daoshen's execution of Xavier McCarron and blatant snubbing of Cyrus in favor of Danai, I think it's a pretty safe assumption.

Given that the authorial intent seems to be to really make this the "era of the mercenary" I find myself wondering if other citizen's honoured units will go merc, looking at them the only ones I could legit see doing so would be lockhart's ironsides and the tau ceti Lancers, that said I mostly brought this up as a caution of "I'd hold off paitning up MAC specificly if you're specificly a CAPELLAN fan right now"

[CJC070]

We may also see two MACs one in the Capellans and one in the Draconis Combine.  Similar to how there are 4-5 Eridani Light Horse factions in the 3150.  As for units like the Tau Ceti Lancers unless there is a full blown (Free Worlds League style) civil war I doubt we will see a huge number of Capellans going merc.

[BrianDavion]

We may also see two MACs one in the Capellans and one in the Draconis Combine.  Similar to how there are 4-5 Eridani Light Horse factions in the 3150.  As for units like the Tau Ceti Lancers unless there is a full blown (Free Worlds League style) civil war I doubt we will see a huge number of Capellans going merc.

More likely if the MAC has some parts staying at home what'll spark the MAC leaving is Daoshen stupidly renaming the unit to the "Liao Armored Cavalry" or something

[GuyIncognito]

I feel like if only portions of the Big MAC leave then Daoshen will try to have what remains in the CC executed.

[Church14]

I feel like if only portions of the Big MAC leave then Daoshen will try to have what remains in the CC executed.

That’s assuming Daoshen is still in charge by the end of that. Also, Danai might be leading the remaining MAC against those fleeing. Her actions may spare the remainder

[Metallgewitter]

Big Mac civil war. Sounds funny

[BrianDavion]

That’s assuming Daoshen is still in charge by the end of that. Also, Danai might be leading the remaining MAC against those fleeing. Her actions may spare the remainder

Here's a fun prediction...
The MAC kills Daoshen, and flees to the Combine

[MarauderD]

I can't put my finger on it, but I don't see the MAC splintering.  My gut tells me the whole organization leaves.  Don't know how Danai's regiment will fit in to that.

[Maelwys]

The landhold Menke is pretty major as well. Should be interesting to see how that goes.

[Grizzly]

What i like about CCAF :

Big MACs :)

(Been one in the AOL MPBT game for some time)

Right now im trying to play Cappies on tabletop BT and it feels kinda awkward sometimes/which faction limited choice u have xD

Anyone knows which MAC regiment achieved the most Victorys / what they usually used ?

Any particular era?

[Metallgewitter]

I flipped through the Living Legends 2 and for one person something struck me as odd: it stated that the Capellans were fighting on Quentin in 3150 or so. Is that accurate? Quentin is way out there and from the map of the IlClan trial also a bit deep in Combine territory. Why would the Capellans even reach there? (I might have misread or maybe suspect a wrong planet but still struck me as odd) If that is really Quentin then the Capellans might hold a huge swath around Terra by then

[Grizzly]

I flipped through the Living Legends 2 and for one person something struck me as odd: it stated that the Capellans were fighting on Quentin in 3150 or so. Is that accurate? Quentin is way out there and from the map of the IlClan trial also a bit deep in Combine territory. Why would the Capellans even reach there? (I might have misread or maybe suspect a wrong planet but still struck me as odd) If that is really Quentin then the Capellans might hold a huge swath around Terra by then

Gotta wonder if that's a typo for sure. This fall IEO will clarify much

[Metallgewitter]

Could also be a simple headhunting team. After all that was the entry for Kitsune, Victor's first son

[MarauderD]

<--Still wants Quentin and Marduk back.  Filing grievances since 3028. 

 

[BrianDavion]

<--Still wants Quentin and Marduk back.  Filing grievances since 3028. 

 

yeah that's the thing that annoys me about the combine border, until the dragon's tounge the dracs would take a world and then it would be their's for good. the DC/FS border has got to be one of the most lopsided borders in the history of battletech.

[Hellraiser]

There were a few gains historically when you compare to the SLDF era border, BUT, I agree that it's mostly all DC, and especially in 28/39 when major Factories were taken & even when they retook them they turned around & abandoned the gains or lost them when enemy reinforcements showed up.
It's boggling to me how little effort the Suns puts into keeping Factories.  They could take some lessons from Skye/Hesperus over the last 4 centuries.

[Rainbow 6]

We may also see two MACs one in the Capellans and one in the Draconis Combine.  Similar to how there are 4-5 Eridani Light Horse factions in the 3150.  As for units like the Tau Ceti Lancers unless there is a full blown (Free Worlds League style) civil war I doubt we will see a huge number of Capellans going merc.

If the mask wanted to slip some agents into a couple of merc units to keep an eye on what's going on around the sphere then splitting the Tau Ceti Lancers in three and using two parts to bring the 4th Tau Ceti Rangers and 15th Dracon back would be a way to do it.

Obviously I've no reason to want this 😂