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General BattleTech Discussion / In a tech raid against the Clans in the early 3050s . . .
« Last post by Colt Ward on Today at 22:25:05 »Early 3050s (pre-3055 but after Tukayyid) you are hired by a mech/weapon manufacturer to get samples of Clan technology for them to reverse engineer. They want to be able to improve their knowledge base to produce more advanced weapons than the standard/3025 models they are currently producing at their factories. The contract, of course, pays more the better sources of information you can provide along with a variety of samples- depth & breath of Clans' tech- which will be overseen by the company's liaison which has oversight.
The mission plan calls for bypassing the Clan frontlines, trying to get the raiders into the 'rear' of the Occupation Zones where garrison units are stationed and supplies could be getting shuttled forward from wherever the Clans are from. You might even be able to find a repair facility where the Clans are rebuilding/refitting their mechs away from the frontlines. The merc raiders and their supports have very little specific intelligence about what can be expected on each world, using some information gleaned from Twycross and Teniente along with other House raids for projections. They have a advisor paid for by the company that has experienced combat against the Clans.
Also to consider . . . whatever the mercs end up recovering, they are going to have on the same dropships/jumpship until they get back around the Clan/House frontlines. The mercs will go their own way while the company's jumpship & dropship will continue back to their HQ. So . . . a few weeks . . . maybe months . . . being able to look at what they won from the Clans.
I am asking this b/c I was a bit surprised by the answers in this- https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=84792.0 poll.
The mission plan calls for bypassing the Clan frontlines, trying to get the raiders into the 'rear' of the Occupation Zones where garrison units are stationed and supplies could be getting shuttled forward from wherever the Clans are from. You might even be able to find a repair facility where the Clans are rebuilding/refitting their mechs away from the frontlines. The merc raiders and their supports have very little specific intelligence about what can be expected on each world, using some information gleaned from Twycross and Teniente along with other House raids for projections. They have a advisor paid for by the company that has experienced combat against the Clans.
Also to consider . . . whatever the mercs end up recovering, they are going to have on the same dropships/jumpship until they get back around the Clan/House frontlines. The mercs will go their own way while the company's jumpship & dropship will continue back to their HQ. So . . . a few weeks . . . maybe months . . . being able to look at what they won from the Clans.
I am asking this b/c I was a bit surprised by the answers in this- https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=84792.0 poll.