Mars Rising: Marian Hegemony IV

[Baldur Mekorig]

What artillery would you recommend for someone playing Jihad-era?

Tube or missile?

Master unit list gave the MH the Mobile Long Tom Artillery, Chaparral,  the Mechanized Field Artillery and Missile Artillery Infantry.

[Terrordactyl]

I guess I don’t know enough to answer that question! What do they do differently?

[Baldur Mekorig]

I guess I don’t know enough to answer that question! What do they do differently?

Tube pieces are the Long Tom, Sniper and Thumper. Ballistic indirect weapons that can use a number of alternative ammunitions like smoke, AP, ilumination, Copperhead, etc.



Missile artillery systems are basically the Arrow IV system and the Cruise Missiles. The later are rather heavy, and used almost exclusivly in defensive instalations and DropShips. The Arrow IV is a missile system that can be used in almost all the units types, and also have a number of diferent ammo types. It have a smaller range than the tube weapons, but is also lighter.



That is the Testudo, a heavy tank that carries an Arrow IV system (the big missile launcher on the turret), plus and Ultra AutoCanon and some machine guns.

[Terrordactyl]

Thank you for the detailed explanation, that was great.

[Baldur Mekorig]

Thank you for the detailed explanation, that was great.

Adiuvare semper est paratum. If you have more question about the Hegemony, you found the best place to get answers.  ;)

[Terrordactyl]

discere paratus sum! What I’m trying to do now is decide what to add to my miniature collection. I’d like to be able to field a combined arms maniple. I expect to mostly play Alpha Strike.

This is what I have currently:
Vehicles:
Saladin x2

Infantry:
Foot Platoon x2

'Mechs:
Locust
Jenner
Wolfhound
Centurion
Catapult
Grasshopper
BattleMaster
Atlas x2

[DOC_Agren]

Well the real question is do you want your Artillery On the board/ close = ArrowIV up to 8 map boards away or deployed at a distance providing long range fire support for you the Long Tom up to 30 maps away.

[Saint]

 For tanks the Marian produce, J Edgars, Harasser, Gladius, Fulcrum Hover tanks and they would work well with the Saladins.

We got really good Battle Armor, although they are slow. Look up the Marauder BA and Ravager BA.

For mechs Gladiator , Icarus II, Emperor, Centurion,  Commando, and Locust are all locally produced.  However the Marian buy what ever they can get their hands on.

[Terrordactyl]

I have now added an Icarus II an Eisenfaust and a couple Vedettes.

[Terrordactyl]

Finally got this game in! 200PV Alpha Strike, Dark Age, dense urban setting. My opponent fielded FWL, one lance of Mechs much heavier than mine and one platoon of vehicles, both under full complement.

I started off on the wrong foot, losing my Locust to a Unit Destroyed critical and generally rolling terribly for the first several rounds. Things picked up for me later in the game and I was able to narrow the gap, but by then I was down to inner structure on most everything. We called the game when I was down to a single Vedette at 1/2 movement and 0 Damage due to a motive hit and a weapon crit. He still had 1 Vedette and 2 Regulators.

What I missed was some long range hitters. I also play Infinity and have been applying the common "slicing the pie" tactics from Infinity to Battletech with good results, but it's harder to do in closer range. The Icarus I was able to move around well, but the Myrmidon I just mismanaged, it was trapped behind buildings changing directions to keep up with the rest of the battle and mostly not ending up with LoF to anything. The Eisenfaust being slower than the rest of the troops just couldn't always move to have sights on the same target I was hoping to focus on.

Any favourite Snipers or Missile Boats with good maneouvreability?

[truetanker]

Thumper TAV-1 ICE, mostly. You could also use standard field guns.

TT

[Saint]

Bombardiers, Catapults, Archers, Whitworth and Dervish for Missile Boats .

Awesome, Marauder, Warhammers for Snipers

[truetanker]

What would you call a Merlin?

Cause I rolled up one last week for a tryout AS game this week.

TT

[Terrordactyl]

Icarus II ICR-2S
Eisenfaust EFT-7X
Centurion CN9-Ar
Apollo APL-1M
BattleMaster BLR-1Gc

Vedette Medium Tank (Cell)
Vedette Medium Tank (Cell)
Saladin Assault Hover Tank (Armor)
Saladin Assault Hover Tank (Armor)
Brutus Assault Tank (Standard)


This is what I came up with the other day. Maybe I'll swap the Apollo for a CPLT-C1b, though. I might have to adjust skill ratings to fit it into 300PV (I bumped almost everything to 3 rather than adding a Century because my dice were _terrible_ last game) but it is more maneouvreable, and hits harder to boot. Last MUL listing is Periphery General during the Early Republic, so I imagine the Hegemony could have some in the Dark Ages. Thanks for sharing your recommendations!

[Martius]

Merlin is a useful trooper. I like to use it as a backbone for Trooper Centuries.

BTW-as for Missile Boats also look at the Apollo, Cobra, Hammer, Longbow and Yeoman.

The 2R Marauder is indeed an excellent sniper- or if you want a light 'Mech in that role take the 9T Razorback or the lPPC Stinger.

[truetanker]

What do you guys think of a Century made of a pair of Testudo, a pair of Behemoth II Support and a single Behemoth II?

Same speed, great support, very mobile artillery.

Thoughts? What would make this a Maniple from hell? Triple Scorpion LAC and paired Heavy APC LRMs w/ Jump TAG Infantry Century?

TT

[Martius]

Should work very well.

[Saint]

I would add a very fast spotter for it, but then I prefer self supporting Centurys. So

A pair of Testudos, a pair of Behemoth II Support and a single DI Multipurpose Light VTOL (Standard) or Fulcrum Heavy Hovertank (Standard).

[worktroll]

I'd go hover APCs, and Pegasus 3058 upgrade instead of the Scorpions. More punch (at shorter range, admittedly), plus all the electronics you could want. Don't know if they're on the Marian list, but I'd expect so.

[truetanker]

Looks like no such luck, however I can get the Harraser T-Bolt, downgrade it to the Mini-Peggy variant. Also I can get the Main Gauche, standard and IFV and the Gladius Mk II.

TT

[worktroll]

If in period, ALWAYS take the Main Gauche IFV.

[truetanker]

Planning too!

TT

[Adacas]

Happy Saturnalia Boys and Girls of Periphery!

[Martius]

And for you!

[Saint]

Happy New Year fellow space Romans!!!

[ArkRoyalRavager]

Happy new year everyone :)

[Adacas]

Happy New Year! People from the periphery, may this be a great year for all

[Martius]

Happy new year. May it sucessful and good for all of you and may it bring us new stuff for our favourite game as well!

[ArkRoyalRavager]

ilClan  8)

[Terrordactyl]

Happy New Year! I think I’ll resolve to use C3 networks. Any favourites?