Worldwide Event 2017 results from yesterday:
Lilihammer, New Oslo, Free Rasalhague Republic, 22 July 3050.
Clan Wolf: Nova C, Ice Ferret Prime, Adder B, Kit Fox S, Mist Lynx B, 5x Elemental (MG). All 3/4, except elementals 3/5.
Free Rasalhague Republic (4/5 unless stated): Stalker STK-3Fk (3/4), Victor VTR-9B, Grasshopper GHR-5N, Patton Tank (3/5), Vedette Medium Tank, Centurion CN9-AH, Talon TLN-5VNO, Saladin Assault Hovertank (armor), Scorpion Light Tank (SRM), 2x Jump Platoon (Laser). Stalker, Patton, and both jump platoons started out hidden.
Turn-by-turn report:
1. Wolves win initiative. Both sides advance. FRR hidden forces stay hidden.
2. FRR wins initiative. Both sides advance.
3. Wolves win initiative, and reach the city's south edge. The Stalker reveals itself as hidden in the north side of the city (didn't want to have to walk across the map). Both sides continue to advance. The FRR Saladin reaches the target. The Stalker and the Nova see each other at opposite ends of a long street; the Nova hits the Stalker with a gauss, snake eyes, crit destroyes a Streak 2 (luckily for that walking bomb). [FRR scores 3]
4. Wolves win initiative and push into the city. The Ice Ferret finds the hidden Patton the hard way, and loses most of the armor on one leg from the ambush. Half the FRR forces surround the target. The Nova hits the Talon with its gauss, nearly severing its left arm. [FRR scores 9]
5. Wolves win initiative, allowing the Mist Lynx to get behind the Grasshopper and Talon. The main N/S street is the scene of a giant inline fight. Having lost initiative three turns in a row, the FRR is having trouble bringing all their guns to bear on the faster Wolves. However, the maneuvering is keeping the Wolves away from the target. The Puma gets shot up and falls; the Grasshopper is mauled but remains upright. [FRR scores 15, Wolves score 2]
6. FRR wins initiative, letting them finally get some big guns pointed the right way. The Ice Ferret is hit by two AC/20s, one ripping off the ambush-damaged leg, and the other opening the CT and doing 2 engine hits. In return, the Wolves miss a lot of 7s. The Fenris falls on its CT, resulting in another crit that finishes off its engine. The Mist Lynx gets hit in the leg, taking a foot crit that sends it to the ground -- where the Talon kicks off it's RT. The death of the Ice Ferret kept the FRR at >2:1 for scoring. [FRR scores 15, Wolves score 2]
7. Wolves win initiative. Mist Lynx fails to stand on its first attempt, making it an easy target. The FRR forces are still outmaneuvered, however. The Stalker takes a crit to the LA, critting the SRM ammo and blowing it to bits. The untouched Centurion is hit by Elemental SRMs, the first of which rolls a possible crit, LT, LRM ammo, boom. With that, the Wolves were back in the game! The poor Mist Lynx was obliterated by the Victor's AC/20. [FRR scores 8, Wolves score 8]
8. Wolves win initiative. Lots of missing. The Elementals, having been delivered to the target over the preceding two rounds, begin scouring it of FRR infantry. [FRR scores 12, Wolves score 8]
9. FRR wins initiative. Kit Fox finally runs out of armor and structure and ideas, expiring messily. The Patton, which has been dealing with initiative-winning jumpers getting behind it for most of the game, is finally destroyed. The Elementals attain full control of the building, and request a shipment of mops & buckets. [FRR scores 6, Wolves score 8]
10. Wolves win initiative, but can't dance around and still maintain majority control of the building. The Victor hits the Nova in its right leg, opening it for the Scorpion's SRMs that blow it off. [FRR scores 12, Wolves score 12].
Game called. Final score: FRR 80, Wolves 40. The Wolves have 4 points of Elementals inside the target, but their only allies outside are one more point of Elementals and a one-legged Nova about to meet its maker (in the shape of a very angry Victor).