Clan Hell's Horses Tau Galaxy: The Brimstone Cataphracts

[Kojak]

TAIGA GALAXY
Commander: Galaxy Commander Fred Johansen
Aide: Star Colonel Carl Fredrickson

                                      Exp/Loy   Homeworld 
1st Freemen Cluster                   V/F       Kandis 
(CO: Galaxy Commander Fred Johansen)
2nd Freemen Cluster                   R/R       Gunzburg 
(CO: Star Colonel Ivar Oygard)
3rd Freemen Cluster                   E/R       Sheliak 
(CO: Star Colonel Gunde Kalla)
4th Freemen Cluster                   G/Q       Spittal 
(CO: Star Colonel Thomas Svan)

Overview: The Galaxy of the Freemen, Taiga Galaxy patrols the core of the Dominion, acting as a reserve for whichever border might be attacked. The historic core of the Galaxy, the Second Freemen Cluster, was originally a Rasalhagian regiment trained to fight the Clans, and still retains a ruthless attitude for doing whatever it takes to keep Rasalhague “free”, even in the newly formed Fourth. Galaxy Commander Fred Johansen has been petitioning to replace Rasalhague Galaxy on the Hell’s Horses border, claiming the frontline force botched a golden opportunity to recover more former Rasalhagian worlds, but the Dominion Council does not seem likely to give him the chance to start a new war with the Horses.

The defining feature of the Freemen is their use of artillery. An entire Star of Huitzilopochtli is the norm, supported by a Binary of scout vehicles and VTOLs. Tactically, they try to isolate enemy units and eliminate them with weight of fire.

Unit Abilities: Because of their easy access to artillery, Taiga Galaxy can always make use of off-board artillery (see p. 179, TO) provided both players agree to allow it. Reflecting their nationalist zeal at the expense of tactical wisdom, Taiga receives a  -1 to-hit modifier for all weapon attacks, but suffers a –2 Initiative modifier when fighting on worlds they consider to belong to the Rasalhague Dominion or the historic Rasalhague Republic.





1st Freemen Cluster

1st Freemen BattleMech Trinary
Stone Rhino
Highlander IIC
Supernova
Supernova
Supernova

Guillotine IIC
Ursus II
Ursus II
Ursus II
Wyvern IIC

Arcas 2
Arcas 2
Arcas 2
Arcas 2
Arcas 2


2nd Freemen BattleMech Trinary
Warhammer IIC 6
Kodiak
Dragon Fire DGR-3F
Black Knight BL-6-KNT
Ursus

Rifleman IIC 8
Rifleman IIC 8
Rifleman IIC 8
Thresher
Thresher

Pack Hunter II
Arctic Wolf
Arctic Wolf
Kabuto KBO-7A
Hitman HM-1


1st Freemen Armored Infantry Supernova Binary
Rogue Bear (Hybrid) Point
Rogue Bear (Hybrid) Point
Rogue Bear (Hybrid) Point
Bär Point
Bär Point
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)

Kobold IIC Point
Kobold IIC Point
Kobold IIC Point
Kobold IIC Point
Kobold IIC Point
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)


1st Freemen Artillery Trinary
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle


1st Freemen Fighter Binary
Hydaspes 3
Hydaspes
Tyre 3
Tyre 3
Ammon 2
Ammon 2
Issus
Sagittarii SGT-2R
Issus
Sagittarii SGT-2R

Hydaspes
Hydaspes
Ahab AHB-443b
Ahab AHB-443b
Slayer SL-15K
Slayer SL-15K
Ammon 2
Ammon 2
Corax C
Poignard PGD-Y3


1st Freemen Transport Binary
Confederate (Clan)-class Deep Sea Diver
Confederate (Clan)-class Alligator
Confederate (Clan)-class Reprise
Confederate (Clan)-class Colorado
Carrier-class Southern Point
Carrier-class Sun in Your Eyes
Sassanid-class Sleeping Ute
Triumph-class Simple Answer
Odyssey-class Speak in Rounds
Odyssey-class Adelma





2nd Freemen Cluster

3rd Freemen BattleMech Trinary
Viking IIC
Marauder IIC 7
Marauder IIC 7
Marauder IIC 7
Viking VKG-2G

Marauder IIC 3
Kodiak
Dragon Fire DGR-3F
Black Knight BL-6-KNT
Ursus

Warhammer IIC 8
Warhammer IIC 8
Warhammer IIC 8
Ryoken II
Ryoken II


4th Freemen BattleMech Trinary
Archer ARC-2Rb
War Dog WR-DG-02FC
Gallowglas GAL-1GLS
Marauder MAD-9S
Cestus CTS-6Y

Lobo
Lobo
Horned Owl
Horned Owl 3
Stinger IIC

Mongoose MON-76
Locust IIC 5
Locust IIC 6
Locust IIC 7
Locust IIC 7


5th Freemen BattleMech Trinary
Kuma
Kuma
Kuma
Clint IIC
Clint IIC

Shadow Hawk IIC 2
Shadow Hawk IIC 2
Shadow Hawk IIC
Shadow Hawk IIC
Clint IIC

Solitaire
Solitaire
Jenner IIC
Jenner IIC
Spider SDR-8R


2nd Freemen Artillery Trinary
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle


2nd Freemen Fighter Binary
Hydaspes 3
Hydaspes
Tyre 3
Tyre 3
Xerxes 3
Xerxes 3
Issus
Sagittarii SGT-2R
Issus
Sagittarii SGT-2R

Ahab AHB-443b
Ahab AHB-443b
Ammon
Ammon
Ammon 2
Ammon 2
Issus
Sagittarii SGT-2R
Issus
Sagittarii SGT-2R


2nd Freemen Transport Binary
Union-C-class Alioth
Union-C-class Megrez
Union-C-class Alkaid
Gazelle-class Oaxaca Run
Gazelle-class Green Giant
Carrier-class Finishing Blow
Carrier-class Widening Gyre
Nagasawa-class Callisto
Odyssey-class Artemis
Odyssey-class Shardik





3rd Freemen Cluster

Command Star
Mad Cat Mk II-Enhanced
Bruin
Night Wolf
Grizzly
Guillotine IIC


1st Freemen BattleMech Binary
Marauder IIC 7
Marauder IIC 7
Marauder IIC 7
Marauder IIC 7
Marauder IIC 7

Kodiak 5
Cyclops CP-11-G
Thug THG-11E
Glass Spider
Ursus


2nd Freemen BattleMech Binary
Arcas
Arcas
Arcas
Arcas
Arcas

Beowulf IIC
Beowulf IIC
Beowulf IIC
Beowulf IIC
Beowulf IIC


2nd Freemen Armored Infantry Supernova Binary
Golem Assault Armor Point
Golem Assault Armor Point
Golem Assault Armor Point
Golem Assault Armor (Support) Point
Golem Assault Armor (Support) Point
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)

Kobold IIC Point
Kobold IIC Point
Kobold IIC Point
Kobold IIC Point
Kobold IIC Point
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Tyr Infantry Support Tank
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)
Eldingar Hover Sled (Streak)


3rd Freemen Artillery Trinary
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle


3rd Freemen Fighter Binary
Hydaspes 3
Hydaspes
Tyre 3
Tyre 3
Ammon 2
Ammon 2
Issus
Issus
Corax C
Corax C

Hydaspes
Tyre 3
Hammerhead HMR-HDb
Hammerhead HMR-HDb
Ammon 2
Ammon 2
Issus
Issus
Chaeronea
Sabre SB-27b


3rd Freemen Transport Binary
Broadsword-class Joyeuse
Lion (Clan)-class Dubhe
Lion (Clan)-class Merak
Sassanid-class Heavy Rain
Triumph-class Tanks A Lot
Carrier-class Cold Comfort
Carrier-class Scythe
Nagasawa-class Bear Market
Odyssey-class Andarta
Odyssey-class Matunos





4th Freemen Cluster

6th Freemen BattleMech Trinary
Bruin
Night Wolf
Grizzly
Grizzly 2
Wyvern IIC

Scourge SCG-WF1
Black Hawk
Black Hawk
Wolverine WVR-8K
Griffin GRF-6S

Bear Cub
Bear Cub
Bear Cub 2
Bear Cub 3
Bear Cub 3


7th Freemen BattleMech Trinary
Ryoken II 2
Bombardier BMB-12D
Barghest BGS-1T
Great Wyrm
Great Wyrm 2

Hunchback IIC
Hunchback IIC
Hunchback IIC
Hunchback HBK-5N
Hunchback HBK-5N

Hitotsume Kozo HKZ-1F
Hitotsume Kozo HKZ-1F
Shadow Hawk SHD-12C
Shadow Hawk SHD-12C
Shadow Hawk SHD-12C


4th Freemen Artillery Trinary
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank (AAA)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)
Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle
Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle


1st Freemen Fighter Trinary
Hydaspes
Hydaspes
Tyre 3
Tyre 3
Xerxes
Xerxes
Ammon 2
Ammon 2
Ammon 2
Ammon 2

Ahab AHB-443b
Ahab AHB-443b
Slayer SL-15K
Slayer SL-15K
Rogue RGU-133Eb
Rogue RGU-133Eb
Poignard PGD-Y3
Poignard PGD-Y3
Poignard PGD-Y3
Poignard PGD-Y3

Thunderbird TRB-D56
Lucifer III LCR-3
Slayer SL-15K
Shilone SL-17R
Slayer SL-15K
Shilone SL-17R
Slayer SL-15K
Shilone SL-17R
Poignard PGD-Y3
Poignard PGD-Y3


4th Freemen Transport Star
Union-C-class Phecda
Union-C-class Mizar
Gazelle-class Sindri
Gazelle-class Brokkr
Miraborg-class Unity of Purpose
Invader-class Bourjon's Legacy
Merchant-class Winfrid's First Love





Black Ghost Naval Assault Star
Noruff-class Big Bad Bear
Noruff-class Rattleclaw
Noruff-class Low Growl
Noruff-class Frostbite
Odyssey-class En Passant

[Kojak]

In addition to the latest mission and the upcoming OpFor, Tau has a new Cluster.

[Natasha Kerensky]

Are some of the 35th Strike's configs, like the T-Wolf T, Garg W, Ebon Jag K, Nova P, and Balius L, home-brewed?

And same for the Archer C 2?

[Kojak]

Yes, and thanks for pointing that out, because I should probably make a thread with those and link over to it (I'd post them here in the thread but I've gotten in trouble with the mods for that in the past).

[Kojak]

Ok, here's the link for the thread. I'll post any custom poddings or any other custom-upgraded designs I field or face (that aren't already linked accordingly in the unit TO&Es).

[Natasha Kerensky]

Ok, here's the link for the thread. I'll post any custom poddings or any other custom-upgraded designs I field or face (that aren't already linked accordingly in the unit TO&Es).

Thanks, just wanted to see what you came up with (and make sure I didn't miss an RS book or something).

[GreekFire]

I've been steadily reading through this, and the amount of work you've put into it is astounding. That's what I get for ignoring the non-canon unit board for so long, I guess...how are you playing out the massive battles?

[Kojak]

I've been steadily reading through this, and the amount of work you've put into it is astounding.

Thank you. I do put a ton of work into my campaigns, so it's always nice to see people are enjoying the fruits of my labors.

That's what I get for ignoring the non-canon unit board for so long, I guess...how are you playing out the massive battles?

Massive battles? Oh man, this is small ball compared to some of the scenarios I've fought out in my other campaigns. The crew I normally play with (and who played the various OpFors in these scenarios) is used to Cluster-on-Cluster-scale games, so stuff like this we knock out in a session or three.

By the way, if you enjoy Tau Galaxy, perhaps you might also enjoy my other two campaigns:
House Ma-Tsu Kai
Graves' Dancers

[Kojak]

Well, the battle between Tau Galaxy and Taiga Galaxy has finally commenced. Hopefully I'll be able to wrap it up in the next week or so and put together a full post for it. In the meantime, here's a list of the forces involved.

Tau Galaxy
Stars Alpha & Beta of Trinary Zeta, 231st Mechanized Assault Cluster
Stars Alpha & Beta of Trinary Gamma, 35th Mechanized Strike Cluster
Star Beta, Trinary Beta, 35th Mechanized Strike Cluster
Star Beta, Trinary Gamma, 231st Mechanized Assault Cluster
Star Beta, Trinary Alpha, 15th Rangers Cluster
Star Alpha, Trinary Beta, 116th Mechanized Cavalry Cluster
Combined Artillery Group (5 Hueys, 10 Hadurs, 3 grounded Outpost Defenders [Eric Amirault, Aaron Cobb, Lair Seidman])

Taiga Galaxy
Command Star & 2nd Freemen BattleMech Binary, 3rd Freemen Cluster
4th & 5th Freemen BattleMech Trinary, 2nd Freemen Cluster
2nd Freemen Artillery Trinary, 2nd Freemen Cluster

[Kojak]

Added three new bios to the 35th Mechanized Strike Cluster, and more for the other Clusters should follow relatively soon. Also, regarding the battle from the previous post, it ended up being postponed for a couple of months due to an issue with MM that rendered the Boggart HHs nonfunctional, but has since been underway and has gotten extremely bloody. It will likely wrap up in another month or so (we've been doing a session every other week), and then the write-up for that battle will be posted.

[Kojak]

Just added a couple more bios, one each to the 231st and 35th.

[truetanker]

Spiffy Kojak, spiffy. What's next on the list?

TT

[Kojak]

Spiffy Kojak, spiffy. What's next on the list?

TT

Several more bios; I intend to do them for every Bloodnamed warrior in Tau, eventually.

[SteveRestless]

Several more bios; I intend to do them for every Bloodnamed warrior in Tau, eventually.

Can't wait! :D

[Kojak]

Aaaaand two more bios for the 231st. Since I'm doing all the Blooded warriors, eventually, I believe that puts me around the halfway point.

[Kojak]

Alright, another bio for the Command Supernova is done. Kasinda Rickard is up next (I have the concept in my mind, I just have to figure out how I want to write it).

[Kojak]

Kasinda Rickard's bio is now done, which I believe wraps it up for the Command Supernova. I'm pretty happy with how that one came out; it was a lot of fun both to research and write.

[Kojak]

Spent the long weekend out of town, and on the way back I got three more bios done for the 116th.

[Kojak]

Alright, another bio for the 231st, this time for their aero commander, Martin Dwelley. That leaves an even dozen Bloodnamed yet that I still intend to do bios for.

[Kojak]

Make that eleven left. Tristan Dudzinsky's bio is now up. Up next is Moses Ben-Shimon, followed by the remaining Blooded of the 15th Rangers.

[Kojak]

The latest Tau scenario is finally, not to mention bloodily, finished! I will post an after-action report in the very near future.

[SteveRestless]

Can't wait to see what became of it!

[Kojak]

AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH

Trysil Pass, Christiana
New Oslo
Clan Hell's Horses Occupation Zone
30 October 3146

When New Oslo fell to Tau Galaxy in May of 3146, the effects began to slowly ripple outward. With the HPG down, the Horses had to immediately dispatch JumpShip couriers to inform Csesztreg that New Oslo had been retaken. The Khan, while initially upset with Galaxy Commander Amirault for potentially antagonizing the Bears, recognized what a boon New Oslo's return would be to the Clan, and was persuaded by both Amirault's and Star Colonel Elias Cobb's reassurances that they could manage the fallout while ultimately maintaining peace along the border. Eager to begin re-integrating the world's sprawling production lines into the Horses' military-industrial complex, Khan Amirault sent a fleet loaded with technicians and laborers to bring the largely dormant factories back to the peak they had operated at six decades ago. The fleet was greeted by Tau Galaxy's two Stars of assault DropShips, which had established a defensive blockade at the zenith recharge station, where nearly all traffic passed through the system. Numerous Dominion merchant ships were captured in extremely one-sided Trials of Possession over the next two months, preventing the news of New Oslo's capture for filtering out to Rasalhague; the long distance from the planet to the jump point also meant that Dominion planners did not expect to hear back from these ships for a considerable period of time, and so it was not until early August that anyone was sent to investigate the situation. When the Hunter-class JumpShip Eyes of Orion jumped in at a Lagrange point on 5 August, it intercepted radio transmissions between Tau Galaxy and the recharge station's defenders, quickly deduced the situation, and immediately jumped back to the Rasalhague system with the remainder of the charge in its lithium-fusion battery.

As soon as Prince Miraborg and Khan Bekker were informed of the situation, they ordered that the Dominion Council be convened and headed to Alshain to meet with them. A fierce debate erupted within the Council: the freeborn Rasalhagian warriors and many of the civilians wanted to declare war on the Horses and strike at them with the full force of the touman. This faction, led by Galaxy Commander Fred Johansen, argued that to not retake New Oslo showed a lack of commitment to protect the ancestral worlds of the old Principality. Opposing them were most of the trueborn warriors and nearly half the civilians, who felt that New Oslo's relatively low military value to the Dominion was not worth starting a war over with the touman stretched so thin and a long border with Malvina's volatile Jade Falcons still in need of defense. While the conservative Khan Bekker's sympathies lay with the latter camp, Prince Miraborg broke the deadlock with a compromise: the Dominion would allow Galaxy Commander Johansen to lead his own Taiga Galaxy (with which both the Prince and his father, Prince Anders Miraborg, had formerly served) in a formal Trial of Possession to wrest New Oslo back from the Horses. If they failed, the Dominion would formally cede New Oslo to the Hell's Horses, and regardless of the outcome no further aggression would be prosecuted against the Horses, for the Prince took the Khan and the trueborns of the Council seriously about the risks of such an action. As all of this played out, it was relayed back to Star Colonel Elias Cobb via his political connections within his own Bloodname House, along with the Hawkers and Vongs (all three of which had members in both the Horse and Dominion Councils).

After marshaling all four Freemen Clusters on Rasalhague, Taiga Galaxy jumped into the New Oslo system on 24 October, using the same L1 Lagrange point the Eyes of Orion had used ten weeks prior. Escorted by the Black Ghost Naval Assault Star, the Dominion DropShips burned hard for the planet, while Galaxy Commander Johansen declared the Trial of Possession to his Horse counterpart, demanding that he not leave a single one of his warriors out of his bid and furiously proclaiming that he would spend every last warrior under his command to return New Oslo to its rightful owners if necessary, angrily forswearing zellbrigen in the process. Deacon Amirault chose to grant them safcon, knowing that the contrast between his own conduct in the unfolding Trial and that of Johansen could prove to be a decisive factor in the political battle being waged within the Dominion Council.

The Rasalhagians grounded less than a day away from the critical Trysil Pass, ironically in nearly the same place that Clan Wolf had decamped almost a century prior when they had taken the world from the Free Rasalhague Republic during Operation Revival. While the rest of the Galaxy secured the immediate locale, Star Colonel Gunde Kalla took a 'Mech Trinary from her own elite Third Freemen and two from the Second Freemen, backed by the Second's artillery Trinary, and moved to punch a hole through the Horses' defenses at Trysil Pass before they could be reinforced. By using a core of highly mobile units to overwhelm the less numerous Horse 'Mechs and backing it with precision artillery support, Kalla hoped to immediately put the Horses on their back foot and overrun them before they could react.

Initially this strategy was quite successful, with the Horses losing several 'Mechs to massed homing Arrow IV salvos as they tried to swat the horde of Kite hovercraft and Donar VTOLs spotting for them. Counterbattery fire from the Horses' own artillery positions just beyond the pass eliminated a few of the Dominion Huitzilopochtlis, but the sheer number of Rasalhagian 'Mechs forced the Horses back. As the Freemen spotters approached the pass, however, a swarm of Bucephalus ProtoMechs emerged, their own spotting lasers allowing hundreds of long-range missiles from Star Colonel Lana Grimheald's Star of Sprites to utterly shred the fragile rotors and hoverskirts of the Donars and Kites. Deprived in moments of most of their spotters, the weight of artillery began to tilt in Tau's favor, and Star Captain Ianthe Cobb rallied the remaining Horse warriors in the center of the line to hold out against the sheer overwhelming firepower of the Dominion 'Mechs. Star Captain Arkady Lienet and Star Commander Aeneas O'Reilly managed to turn the Freemen's western flank, but the center and eastern flanks of the Horse line finally began to crumble, unable to stand up to the fanatical Rasalhagian warriors' unyielding advance.

Just as all hope seemed lost for the Horses, Deacon Amirault and his Command Star hot-dropped onto the battlefield from his personal DropShip, So Much For Subtlety; the appearance of the Galaxy Commander rejuvenated the Horses' sagging morale, prompting Star Commander Kliment to lead his Bucephalus Star in a practically suicidal charge straight into the teeth of the Bears, focusing specifically on Star Colonel Kalla's Mad Cat Mk II-E. At the cost of nearly half his Star, Kliment's charge brought Star Colonel Kalla down (crushing her 'Mech's right arm and torso and severing its left leg altogether) and a half-dozen Freemen 'Mechs with her. Reeling, the Freemen finally began to fall back, and before they could regroup for another push, Galaxy Commander Amirault offered Kalla and her force hegira. Knowing she was likely to lose practically an entire Cluster if she did not accept, the Star Colonel grudgingly did so, though not before vowing to Tau that they had not seen the last of her.

The assault force retreated back to Taiga Galaxy's LZ, having lost nearly two Trinaries of 'Mechs and almost an entire artillery Trinary before doing so. The Horse defenders were in poor shape themselves, with two Stars of 'Mechs destroyed and most of the rest of the 'Mechs and ProtoMechs badly damaged -- only Deacon Amirault's Command Star and Lana Grimheald's Sprites were largely unscathed. It was clear they could not hold out against another push from the Dominion, and thus Amirault withdrew the survivors through the Trysil Pass to the Ringsaker Valley near Lillihammer. It was here Taiga Galaxy would have to achieve to victory in order to push through to Haakonstad beyond, so Tau dug in, ready for the next inevitable assault.

Victory!
-------------------

Winner is: Tau Galaxy

Tau Galaxy: 171419 BV remaining (from 203933 initially) 0 BV fled
Taiga Galaxy: 45210 BV remaining (from 146773 initially) 0 BV fled

Survivors are:
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Anka [2/3]
Kills : 0

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #2 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Hamza [2/4]
Kills : 3

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #3 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Vid [3/5]
Kills : 0

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #4 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Chantelle [3/4]
Kills : 1

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #5 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Mattias [4/5]
Kills : 0

Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Lalaine [2/5]
Kills : 0

Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) #2 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Rashid [2/4]
Kills : 1

Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) #3 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Arif [4/3]
Kills : 0

Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) #4 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Piyale [4/3]
Kills : 1

Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) #5 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Adib [3/4]
Kills : 0

Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) #6 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Anantarama [3/4]
Kills : 0

Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) #7 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Ramiro [4/3]
Kills : 0

Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) #8 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Zeth [4/4]
Kills : 0

Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) #9 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Marvello [4/4]
Kills : 0

Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) #10 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Niall [3/4]
Kills : 0

Outpost (Defender) (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Star Commodore Mutsu [3/4]
Kills : 1

Outpost (Defender) #2 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Star Commodore Dontos [3/4]
Kills : 3

Outpost (Defender) #3 (Tau Galaxy)
Driver : Star Commodore Romer [3/4]
Kills : 2

Sprite (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Colonel Lana Grimheald [0]
Kills : 1

Sprite (Standard) #2 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Taikan [1]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #3 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Kelly [2]
Kills : 1

Sprite (Standard) #4 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Brooke [2]
Kills : 3

Sprite (Standard) #5 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Vratislav [2]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #6 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Point Commander Espen [1]
Kills : 1

Sprite (Standard) #7 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Maccon [1]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #8 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Basim [2]
Kills : 1

Sprite (Standard) #9 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Phoebe [3]
Kills : 1

Sprite (Standard) #10 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Hui-Min [2]
Kills : 1

Sprite (Standard) #11 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Point Commander Zorg [1]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #12 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Lenka [1]
Kills : 2

Sprite (Standard) #13 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Ben [3]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #14 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Wllibald [3]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #15 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Daniela [2]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #16 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Point Commander Mesrak [1]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #17 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Bengt [3]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #18 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Mamoru [1]
Kills : 1

Sprite (Standard) #19 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Tsue [1]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #20 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Volkan [2]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #21 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Point Commander Christian [1]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #22 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Johannes [3]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #23 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Zenia [2]
Kills : 0

Sprite (Standard) #24 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Myoung-chul [2]
Kills : 1

Sprite (Standard) #25 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Aad [3]
Kills : 1

Boggart (Quad) HH (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Commander Kliment [1]
Kills : 0

Boggart (Quad) HH #3 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Wami [3] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Boggart (Quad) HH #7 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Eryx [2]
Kills : 0

Boggart (Quad) HH #10 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Lester [3]
Kills : 0

Boggart (Quad) HH #13 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Sabit [2]
Kills : 2

Boggart (Quad) HH #14 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Michael [3]
Kills : 1

Boggart (Quad) HH #15 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Massimiliano [3]
Kills : 0

Boggart (Quad) HH #16 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Point Commander Adem [0]
Kills : 1

Boggart (Quad) HH #17 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Drew [2] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Boggart (Quad) HH #18 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Andrew [3]
Kills : 0

Boggart (Quad) HH #19 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Kimitada [3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Boggart (Quad) HH #21 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Point Commander Majde [1]
Kills : 1

Boggart (Quad) HH #22 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Rudi [1]
Kills : 0

Boggart (Quad) HH #23 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Norbert [3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Boggart (Quad) HH #24 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Bonny-lee [2]
Kills : 1

Boggart (Quad) HH #25 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Jenmarie [2]
Kills : 0

Mad Cat Mk II 5 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Captain Ianthe Cobb [0/1]
Kills : 0

Champion C (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Helemano [2/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Arcas (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Commander Nealon [1/2]
Kills : 1

Griffin IIC 8 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Zai-shuo [2/2]
Kills : 0

Griffin IIC 8 #2 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Kian [2/3]
Kills : 0

Goshawk (Vapor Eagle) (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Commander Aeneas O'Reilly [0/1] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 2

Hellhound (Conjurer) (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Iker [3/2]
Kills : 0

Shadow Hawk IIC 8 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Pin [2/2]
Kills : 0

Clint IIC 2 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Vicente [0/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Phoenix Hawk IIC 7 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Miquel [2/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Night Wolf (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Hitoshi [2/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Grizzly (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Clarence [3/3]
Kills : 0

Karhu X (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Commander Demetria DelVillar [2/2]
Kills : 3

Arcas (Standard) #3 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Than [3/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Beowulf C (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Nhat [3/4]
Kills : 0

Beowulf C #2 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Tiburcio [3/5]
Kills : 2

Parash (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Captain Arkady Lienet [2/2]
Kills : 1

Parash (Standard) #2 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Kathryn [2/5] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Parash (Standard) #3 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Evadine [2/3]
Kills : 0

Parash (Standard) #5 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Paske [4/2]
Kills : 0

Mad Cat Mk II Enhanced (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Colonel Gunde Kalla [0/1] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Bruin (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Kirsi Beltrán [2/1] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 2

Night Wolf (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Jacob Qutaybah [1/1] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Guillotine IIC (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Lyra Lebon [2/2]
Kills : 0

Arcas (Standard) #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Karen Belli [0/2]
Kills : 0

Arcas (Standard) #3 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Afei Kahekaalohi [0/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Arcas (Standard) #4 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Sarah Skogheim [2/1]
Kills : 0

Arcas (Standard) #5 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Daniel Manwaring [1/2] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Archer ARC-2Rb (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Captain Teva Harris [2/3]
Kills : 2

Marauder MAD-9S (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Eugene Audley [2/4]
Kills : 0

Lobo (Standard) #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Olga Brewis [2/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Peregrine (Horned Owl) (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Trey Sattler [3/5]
Kills : 2

Peregrine (Horned Owl) 3 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Vibeke Hustveit [4/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Stinger IIC (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Amina Langah [2/4]
Kills : 0

Kuma (Standard) #3 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Yoshinaka Koyama [2/4]
Kills : 0

Clint IIC (Standard) #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Gustaf Eliassen [4/4]
Kills : 0

Jenner IIC (Standard) #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Iver Haugan [4/3] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #7 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Keisuke Kawamura [2/5]
Kills : 0

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #8 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Louise Haydaroglu [3/4]
Kills : 0

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #9 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Bergliot Sathaye [2/4]
Kills : 2

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #10 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Yoshinori Suzuki [3/4]
Kills : 0

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle (Standard) #4 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Casey O'Halloran [3/3]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Warrior Jorge (Tau Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Warrior Jorge [1] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Augustus (Tau Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Augustus [3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Warrior Ilhan (Tau Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Warrior Ilhan [3]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Dwien Farbman (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Dwien Farbman [4] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Keisuke Nishimura (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Keisuke Nishimura [4]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Karen Kynder (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Karen Kynder [3]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Star Commander Blendi Mariewski (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Star Commander Blendi Mariewski [2] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Blood Asp M (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Galaxy Commander Deacon Amirault [2/1]
Kills : 0

Kingfisher X (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Colonel Elias Cobb [0/1]
Kills : 0

Masakari (Warhawk) E (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Adisvara [2/1]
Kills : 0

Gladiator (Executioner) G (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Homer [1/4]
Kills : 0

Gladiator (Executioner) F (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Danny [2/3]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Yngve Babloyan (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Yngve Babloyan [3]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Diane Varganti (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Diane Varganti [4]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Star Commander Sadiq (Tau Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Star Commander Sadiq [2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Oscar Simonsen (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Oscar Simonsen [4] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Warrior Sezer (Tau Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Warrior Sezer [2] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0


Graveyard contains:
Griffin IIC 8 #3 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Jorge [1/2] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #9 (Taiga Galaxy)

Parash (Standard) #4 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Augustus [3/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon) (Taiga Galaxy)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon) (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Star Commander Caja Hansson [2/4]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Champion C (Tau Galaxy)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon) #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior David Susanti [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #4 (Tau Galaxy)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon) #3 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Eva Chissano [3/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #18 (Tau Galaxy)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon) #4 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Yolanda Sinatra [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #12 (Tau Galaxy)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon) #9 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Torsten Grøndalen [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Goshawk (Vapor Eagle) (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon) #6 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Kalina Kusnierewicz [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) #2 (Tau Galaxy)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle (Standard) #8 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Lucas Melby [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #14 (Tau Galaxy)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon) #7 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Cataval Serif [2/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #3 (Tau Galaxy)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle (Standard) #3 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Soon-Ok Hwa [2/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Boggart (Quad) HH #13 (Tau Galaxy)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle (Standard) #7 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Tilda Østgaard [2/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #12 (Tau Galaxy)

Ursus II (Standard) #2 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Ilhan [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #9 (Taiga Galaxy)

Kuma (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Captain Nick Quoan [2/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #12 (Tau Galaxy)

Shadow Hawk IIC 2 #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Dwien Farbman [4/4] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #12 (Tau Galaxy)

Arcas (Standard) #2 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Trevor [3/3] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Locust IIC 7 #2 (Taiga Galaxy)

Locust IIC 7 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Keisuke Nishimura [4/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Karhu X (Tau Galaxy)

Kuma (Standard) #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Jovita Romano [2/5] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Beowulf C #2 (Tau Galaxy)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon) #8 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Faizah bin Nadhir [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #24 (Tau Galaxy)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon) #10 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Bill Prockter [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)

Boggart (Quad) HH #5 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Zefrino [2] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by War Dog WR-DG-02FC (Taiga Galaxy)

Boggart (Quad) HH #9 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Yvon [2] ( 5 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Grizzly (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)

Boggart (Quad) HH #11 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Point Commander Enzo [1] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Arcas (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)

Mongoose MON-76 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Commander Edward Todal [2/5] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Beowulf C #2 (Tau Galaxy)

Locust IIC 7 #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Karen Kynder [3/4]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Goshawk (Vapor Eagle) (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)

Shadow Hawk IIC 2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Commander Blendi Mariewski [2/3] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Karhu X (Tau Galaxy)

Jenner IIC (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Lesmana Ma [3/3] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Boggart (Quad) HH #24 (Tau Galaxy)

Donar Assault Helicopter (Recon) #5 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Kornelius Myreng [3/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #6 (Tau Galaxy)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle (Standard) #10 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Margareta Quints [3/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #4 (Tau Galaxy)

Clint IIC (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Iestyn Ferguson [2/4] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Boggart (Quad) HH #2 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Asmara [1] ( 4 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Peregrine (Horned Owl) (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)

Boggart (Quad) HH #12 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Erin [1] ( 3 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Night Wolf (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)

Phoenix Hawk IIC 4 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Thoa [1/2] ( 5 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Arcas (Standard) #5 (Taiga Galaxy)

Rifleman IIC 8 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Tomokazu [3/2] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Archer ARC-2Rb (Taiga Galaxy)

Locust IIC 6 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Diane Varganti [4/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Parash (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)

Solitaire (Standard) #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Yvonne Pane [2/4] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Boggart (Quad) HH #16 (Tau Galaxy)

Spider SDR-8R (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Yngve Babloyan [3/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Arcas (Standard) #6 (Tau Galaxy)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle (Standard) #6 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Seung-hwan Tanaka [2/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #10 (Tau Galaxy)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle (Standard) #9 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Magnus Jordal [2/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Boggart (Quad) HH #13 (Tau Galaxy)

Boggart (Quad) HH #4 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Taheeb [3] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Peregrine (Horned Owl) (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)

Boggart (Quad) HH #6 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Point Commander Altair [1] ( 3 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Arcas (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)

Boggart (Quad) HH #20 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Hafoka [1] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Cestus CTS-6Y (Taiga Galaxy)

Ursus II (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Fakir [1/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Lobo (Standard) #2 (Taiga Galaxy)

Grizzly (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Ko-rei Øverås [1/1] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Boggart (Quad) HH #21 (Tau Galaxy)

Shadow Hawk IIC (Standard) #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Oscar Simonsen [4/3] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Arcas (Standard) #8 (Tau Galaxy)

Arcas (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Captain Vince Rueckl [0/1]
Kills : 2
Destroyed by Hadur Fast Support Vehicle (Standard) #4 (Tau Galaxy)

Boggart (Quad) HH #8 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Arturo [3] ( 4 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Archer ARC-2Rb (Taiga Galaxy)

Blood Reaper (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Sezer [2/4] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Bruin (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)

War Dog WR-DG-02FC (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Breeda Behringer [3/5] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Boggart (Quad) HH #14 (Tau Galaxy)

Gallowglas GAL-1GLS (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Una Kuhn [4/3] ( 1 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Boggart (Quad) HH #23 (Tau Galaxy)

Cestus CTS-6Y (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : June Martin [3/5] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Boggart (Quad) HH #17 (Tau Galaxy)


The following utterly destroyed units are not available for salvage:
Champion C #2 (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Warrior Besa [3/3] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #6 (Taiga Galaxy)

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Nicolay Øverås [4/5] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Outpost (Defender) #2 (Tau Galaxy)

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #3 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Olga Song [3/3] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Outpost (Defender) #2 (Tau Galaxy)

MechWarrior Warrior Besa (Tau Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Warrior Besa [3] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Star Captain Brett Blue [2/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Outpost (Defender) #2 (Tau Galaxy)

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #4 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Carlo Svela [3/5] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Outpost (Defender) (Tau Galaxy)

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #5 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Deretka Shavlo [2/5] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Outpost (Defender) #3 (Tau Galaxy)

Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #6 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Bianka Sakaguchi [4/3] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Outpost (Defender) #3 (Tau Galaxy)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle (Standard) #2 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Warrior Meghan Christensen [3/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank 'Huey' (AAA) #12 (Tau Galaxy)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Star Commander Andrew Greene [2/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #9 (Tau Galaxy)

Solitaire (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Commander Emanuel Erga [2/4] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #25 (Tau Galaxy)

Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle (Standard) #5 (Taiga Galaxy)
Driver : Point Commander Maiken Johansson [2/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #8 (Tau Galaxy)

MechWarrior Star Commander Emanuel Erga (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Star Commander Emanuel Erga [2] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

MechWarrior Star Commander Edward Todal (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Star Commander Edward Todal [2] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

MechWarrior Warrior Trevor (Tau Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Warrior Trevor [3] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Locust IIC 5 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Elizabeth Mariuki [4/3] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sprite (Standard) #4 (Tau Galaxy)

Shadow Hawk IIC (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Eleanor Imara [2/5] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Karhu X (Tau Galaxy)

MechWarrior Elizabeth Mariuki (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Elizabeth Mariuki [4] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

MechWarrior Yvonne Pane (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Yvonne Pane [2] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

MechWarrior Eleanor Imara (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Eleanor Imara [2] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Bruin (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Commander Sadiq [2/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Bruin (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)

Lobo (Standard) (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Star Commander Euzebia MacLeay [2/4] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Ursus II (Standard) (Tau Galaxy)

MechWarrior Star Commander Euzebia MacLeay (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Star Commander Euzebia MacLeay [2] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Clint IIC (Standard) #3 (Taiga Galaxy)
Pilot : Patrice Chambon [4/5] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Parash (Standard) #2 (Tau Galaxy)

MechWarrior Patrice Chambon (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Patrice Chambon [4] ( 6 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

MechWarrior Breeda Behringer (Taiga Galaxy)
Gunnery Skill : Breeda Behringer [3] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

[Shadow_Wraith]

 O0

[snakespinner]

Bloody battle.
Well there are survivors so onwards to victory for someone. O0

[Kojak]

Alright, for the next battle, I think I may go even bigger. Even more units in play, plus ASFs. I'm thinking two full Clusters per side. Anyone have any suggestions for what I should use? I have my own thoughts, but I'm certainly interested to hear what others think. Assume any units used in the last scenario, with the exception of the Galaxy Command Star, cannot be used in this one.

[Taharqa]

That was the most brutal battle I have ever been a part of.

[Kojak]

Two more bios (both for the 116th) are done. Just a few left now.

[Kojak]

Ok, another couple of bios are done. Seven left to go.

[Kojak]

Well, after cracking away at them all evening, I've got all the bios for the original Clusters written and posted. The only three remaining now are the three from the 15th Rangers.