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House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« on: 24 December 2013, 09:21:31 »
House Ma-Tsu Kai



Formed in 2991, House Ma-Tsu Kai was known among the Order for its tactical and strategic acumen, dissecting an opponent's strategy and exploiting its weaknesses ruthlessly. Unfortunately, near the end of the Jihad they were nearly annihilated over Pleione by Blakist “pocket WarShips”, and only a handful were able to retreat and withdraw back to their monastery on Bithinia. Among the dead was the House Leader, Shiao-zhang Jasmine Liu, known within the unit as Liu-Tsu and one of the foremost strategic minds in the Confederation. Her loss crippled the Warrior House for nearly two generations; while they continued to train new aspirants, they could never accrue enough to maintain a standing force akin to the other Warrior Houses. When they finally managed to form a full battalion in 3109, they were authorized to rejoin the CCAF rolls...only to be almost completely wiped out the following year on Kurragin by an RAF task force that included then-Captain Jonah Levin, in a battle that resulted in his induction into the Knights of the Republic (and thus put him on the path to his eventual ascent to Exarch of the Republic).

Despite these setbacks, House Ma-Tsu Kai once again returned to training new aspirants on Bithinia. In 3130 they received an enormous boon in the form of a noble patron: Mandrinn Nikolai Jackson, newly-minted CEO of Bithinian Ballistics and one of the richest men in the Confederation, had been enthralled with tales of House Ma-Tsu Kai ever since he was a boy. Wishing both to restore the Warrior House to its former glory and curry favor with Chancellor Daoshen Liao, he contacted both Gang-shiao-zhang Jiang Hui and Ma-Tsu Kai House Master Damien Liu and offered to supply them with the funds for whatever equipment needed if they could supply the personnel. Mandrinn Jackson spent years combing the Confederation for applicants while buying up BattleMechs, tanks and battle armor to outfit House Ma-Tsu Kai to the same standard as the other Warrior Houses. By late 3144 they were fully manned and equipped, and ready to take the field once more.

OFFICERS
Shiao-zhang Damien Liu is the grandson of legendary House Master Jasmine Liu. Before her death, Jasmine Liu had given birth to a son, Brandon, who per Warrior House policy was adopted by a noble family, House Khun Lo, immediately after birth. Brandon Khun Lo would go on to become the CO of the Bithinia Home Guard. When his own son Damien was old enough, he told him of his heritage and the tales of his grandmother. At the age of twelve, Damien petitioned to join House Ma-Tsu Kai, which was still rebuilding from their decimation at Kurrigan and thus eager to accept him. Initially Damien did not reveal his heritage, not wanting to be given any favoritism by his sifu or the other House acolytes. It was not until he achieved the rank of Shiao-zhang of House Ma-Tsu Kai in 3129 that he revealed his true identity. Possessed of the same keen mind as his grandmother, Damien Liu has turned the reborn Warrior House into a force to be reckoned with.

TACTICS
Just like the old Warrior House, the resurrected House Ma-Tsu Kai prefers to win the battle before they ever enter the battlefield. Special forces assaults, usually led by the chameleon-like Ying Long and Shen Long battlesuits and backed by VTOLs and artillery, are used to neutralize enemy command and control assets. Precise reconnaissance to locate large enemy formations is followed by the deployment of heavy armor and battlesuits to pin them in place while the Warrior House's more mobile 'Mech forces envelop and crush them. Second Battalion has two full 'Mech lances dedicated to indirect fire tactics, and those lances are trained specifically to deliver fire support with pinpoint accuracy.



HOUSE MA-TSU KAI TO&E

1st Battalion

1st Company
Tian-zong TNZ-N3
Shiao-zhang Damien Liu
Gunnery [2], Piloting [2], Tactical Genius, Natural Aptitude (Gunnery)

Thug THG-12L
Lien-zhang Misak Sanjian
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3], Cluster Master

Marauder MAD-7L
Ban-zhang Richard Gupta
Gunnery [3], Piloting [5]

Cataphract CTF-4L
Ban-zhang Lucas Boyer
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3]

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Jinggau JN-G8L
Pai-zhang Teodor Szajner
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3], Jumping Jack

Jinggau JN-G8L
Ban-zhang Pau-Ling Tsao
Gunnery [2], Piloting [4]

Jinggau JN-G8L
Ban-zhang Mei-Xin Blanc
Gunnery [2], Piloting [5]

Jinggau JN-G8L
Ban-zhang Neil bin Khaldoon
Gunnery [3], Piloting [4]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Abdul-Aziz bin Jawad
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Chris Bajic
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [5]

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Agrotera AGT-1A
Pai-zhang Ignacio Martinez
Gunnery [2], Piloting [5]

Agrotera AGT-1A
Ban-zhang Ben Lindsey
Gunnery [4], Piloting [3]

Yinghuochong YHC-3E
Ban-zhang Hsiao-lou Sun
Gunnery [3], Piloting [4]

Yinghuochong YHC-3E
Ban-zhang Justin Jung
Gunnery [3], Piloting [4]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Patrick Vo
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [4]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Ed Vlasak
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [4]



2nd Company
Hellstar
Ying-zhang Aleks Shaparov
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3], Sniper

Warhammer IIC 4
Pai-zhang Colby Vega
Gunnery [3], Piloting [2]

Mad Cat Mk II
Ban-zhang Miloslav Slavik
Gunnery [2], Piloting [5]

Phoenix Hawk IIC 7
Ban-zhang Naomi Kaneko
Gunnery [2], Piloting [4], Cluster Hitter, Hopping Jack

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Jinggau JN-G8L
Pai-zhang John Huang
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3]

Jinggau JN-G8L
Ban-zhang Aeneas Andreakos
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3]

Jinggau JN-G8L
Ban-zhang Ellyn Lew
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3]

Jinggau JN-G8L
Ban-zhang Howard Ling
Gunnery [3], Piloting [4]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Sammy Zhminko
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [5]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Sean Chen
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [3]

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Dola DOL-1A3
Pai-zhang Michael Yakutkin
Gunnery [3], Piloting [5]

Dola DOL-1A3
Ban-zhang Zorya Radchuk
Gunnery [3], Piloting [4]

Havoc HVC-P6
Ban-zhang Tommy So
Gunnery [4], Piloting [3]

Havoc HVC-P6
Ban-zhang Destinee Lei
Gunnery [3], Piloting [5]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Marcell Chua
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [4]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Monte Hammond
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [3]



3rd Company
Yu Huang Y-H10G
Lien-zhang Jana Saraphis
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3], Hopping Jack, Sniper

Lu Wei Bing LN-4B
Pai-zhang Amy Yeh
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3], Maneuvering Ace, Sandblaster

Yu Huang Y-H9G
Ban-zhang Roman Marco
Gunnery [2], Piloting [4]

Yu Huang Y-H11G
Ban-zhang Ado Kwan
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3]

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Vandal LI-O
Pai-zhang George Min
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3]

Vandal LI-O
Ban-zhang Palmer Liang
Gunnery [3], Piloting [4]

Vandal LI-O
Ban-zhang Ulryk Atlasov
Gunnery [3], Piloting [5]

Yao Lien YOL-4V
Ban-zhiang David Bai
Gunnery [4], Piloting [3]

Pixiu Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Fallon Jones
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

Pixiu Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Luis Torres
Gunnery [3], Driving [5]

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Sha Yu SYU-5B
Pai-zhang Gael Kessler
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3]

Raven II RVN-7X
Ban-zhang Richard Grau
Gunnery [3], Piloting [2], Sensor Geek

Anubis ABS-5Z
Ban-zhang Gary Zhao
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3]

Jackal JA-KL-66
Ban-zhang Ben MacCall
Gunnery [3], Piloting [4]

Regulator II Hovertank
Ban-zhang Jaleel Usamah
Gunnery [3], Driving [5]

Regulator II Hovertank
Ban-zhang Anabel Layco
Gunnery [4], Driving [3]





2nd Battalion

1st Company
Grand Summoner
Ying-zhang Tamiela Ismael
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3], Sniper, Tactical Genius

Warhammer IIC 8
Lien-zhang Lee Trick
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3], Hot Dog, Some Like It Hot

Vulture Mk Mk. IV
Ban-zhang Anthony Garcellano
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3]

Rifleman IIC 8
Ban-zhang Wu Xiang
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3]

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Thunder THR-C4
Pai-zhang Nils Ning
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3], Oblique Attacker

Thunder THR-C4
Ban-zhang Diane Castiglione
Gunnery [3], Piloting [4], Oblique Attacker

Thunder THR-C4
Ban-zhang Dane Payne
Gunnery [3], Piloting [4], Oblique Attacker

Thunder THR-C4
Ban-zhang Ash Tian
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3], Oblique Attacker

Myrmidon Medium Tank Type 2
Ban-zhang Bei Wa
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

Myrmidon Medium Tank Type 2
Ban-zhang Constantin Pak
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

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Agrotera AGT-1A
Pai-zhang Nicolae Chow
Gunnery [2], Piloting [4]

Men Shen MS1-O
Ban-zhang Vasilii Markianov
Gunnery [2], Piloting [5]

Men Shen MS1-O
Ban-zhang Sandra Bi
Gunnery [4], Piloting [3]

Yinghuochong YHC-3E
Ban-zhang Chad bin Hud
Gunnery [2], Piloting [5]

Ying Long Squad
Ban-zhang Colleen Jevons
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [4]

Ying Long Squad
Ban-zhang Rizal Estaban
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [3]



2nd Company
Yu Huang Y-H11L
Lien-zhang Maureen Ng
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3], Sniper

Victor VTR-10L
Pai-zhang Mazhar Raymond
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3], Weapon Specialist (Gauss Rifle)

BattleMaster BLR-4L
Ban-zhang Eamonn Barclay
Gunnery [3], Piloting [4]

Helios HEL-4L
Ban-zhang Zdenik Kan
Gunnery [2], Piloting [5]

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Vandal LI-O
Pai-zhang Pin Long
Gunnery [2], Piloting [4]

Vandal LI-O
Ban-zhang Alex Gonzalez
Gunnery [3], Piloting [5]

Vandal LI-O
Ban-zhang Belle Tuan
Gunnery [4], Piloting [3]

Yao Lien YOL-4V
Ban-zhang Don Toyota
Gunnery [4], Piloting [3]

Pixiu Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Nestor Venturanza
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Pixiu Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Tony Pham
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

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Dola DOL-1A3
Pai-zhang Maggie Yu
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3]

Dola DOL-1A3
Ban-zhang Cyrano Demakis
Gunnery [4], Piloting [3]

Havoc HVC-P6
Ban-zhang Christian bin Qadir
Gunnery [3], Piloting [5]

Havoc HVC-P6
Ban-zhang Gavin Bourgani
Gunnery [4], Piloting [3]

Regulator II Hovertank
Ban-zhang Pietre Januczek
Gunnery [3], Driving [5]

Regulator II Hovertank
Ban-zhang Manh-Dung Lok
Gunnery [4], Driving [3]



3rd Company
Lao Hu LHU-4L
Lien-zhang Viktor Luschik
Gunnery [2], Piloting [3]

Lao Hu LHU-4E
Pai-zhang Xu Chiu
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3]

Thunder THR-4L
Ban-zhang Cyrek Tobolowsky
Gunnery [2], Piloting [4], Sandblaster, Some Like It Hot

Ostroc OSR-5L
Ban-zhang Riley Mai
Gunnery [3], Piloting [5]

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Catapult CPLT-C8
Pai-zhang Brutus Mubarak
Gunnery [2], Piloting [4], Cluster Master, Oblique Attacker

Catapult CPLT-C8
Ban-zhang Yang Lin
Gunnery [2], Piloting [4], Cluster Master, Oblique Attacker

Catapult CPLT-C8
Ban-zhang Craig MacHendrie
Gunnery [2], Piloting [5], Cluster Master, Oblique Attacker

Catapult CPLT-C8
Ban-zhang Camilla Gaillard
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3], Cluster Master, Oblique Attacker

Po II Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Henry Kimya
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Po II Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Fu-Kang Jia
Gunnery [4], Driving [3]

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Agrotera AGT-1A
Pai-zhang Gabriel Brown
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3]

Men Shen MS1-O
Ban-zhang Matt Zhuo
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3]

Men Shen MS1-O
Ban-zhang Ngoc De
Gunnery [3], Piloting [3]

Yinghuochong YHC-3E
Ban-zhang Anton Tettelbach
Gunnery [3], Piloting [4]

Ying Long Squad
Ban-zhang Callum Ji
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [4]

Ying Long Squad
Ban-zhang Samuel Beshirov
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [4]




3rd Battalion

1st Company
Behemoth II Heavy Tank
Ying-zhang Erwin Lefebvre
Gunnery [2], Driving [3]

Behemoth II Heavy Tank
Pai-zhang Quentin Chon
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle
Ban-zhang Elisabet Suharto
Gunnery [4], Driving [5]

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle
Ban-zhang Arkady Tolmachevsky
Gunnery [3], Driving [5]

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Behemoth II Heavy Tank
Pai-zhang Ramiro Marquez
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

Behemoth II Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Tung Phang
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle
Ban-zhang Lester Wayman
Gunnery [4], Driving [3]

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle
Ban-zhang Conor Knox
Gunnery [4], Driving [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Aaron Fleming
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [4]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Jagat Chong
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [4]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Henrik Sandstrod
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Oscar Penn
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [5]

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Behemoth II Heavy Tank
Pai-zhang Razan Kakuta
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

Behemoth II Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Antony Ciappara
Gunnery [2], Driving [5]

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle
Ban-zhang Barbara Hipolito
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle
Ban-zhang Isaac Ferrer
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Teague Ward
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Vladimir Lau
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [5]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Omar bin Abdul
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [5]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Eugene Lok
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [5]



2nd Company
Pixiu Heavy Tank
Lien-zhang Morgan Wei
Gunnery [2], Driving [3]

Pixiu Heavy Tank
Pai-zhang Cyrano Kouches
Gunnery [2], Driving [5]

Pixiu Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Feliks Malinowski
Gunnery [2], Driving [3]

Pixiu Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Mei-shan Fevang
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

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Kinnol MBT
Pai-zhang Xu Hsu
Gunnery [2], Driving [5]

Kinnol MBT
Ban-zhang Cao Thuc
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

R10 Mechanized ICV
Ban-zhang Sixten Klostermann
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

R10 Mechanized ICV
Ban-zhang Leon Solas
Gunnery [4], Driving [5]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Brody Cross
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [3]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Gabriel Thian
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [4]

Shen Long Squad
Ban-zhang Zhong-qi Zaim
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [4]

Shen Long Squad
Ban-zhang Lane Leong
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [4]

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Kinnol MBT
Pai-zhang Monica Zasedatelev
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

Kinnol MBT
Ban-zhang Ying-Zhi Hui
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

R10 Mechanized ICV
Ban-zhang Yuri Pshigotyjev
Gunnery [3], Driving [5]

R10 Mechanized ICV
Ban-zhang Kalvik Thundyil
Gunnery [4], Driving [4]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Kendrick Hlavoc
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [3]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Jawhar Kesi
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [5]

Shen Long Squad
Ban-zhang Massin Azizi
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [4]

Shen Long Squad
Ban-zhang Dorian Zorbas
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [5]



3rd Company
Regulator II Hovertank
Lien-zhang Bear Simaku
Gunnery [2], Driving [3]

Regulator II Hovertank
Pai-zhang Vo Ngo-Dinh
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

Nisos Attack WiGE
Ban-zhang Andrzej Ivanchuk
Gunnery [3], Driving [5]

Nisos Attack WiGE
Ban-zhang Gianluigi Fujimoto
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

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Regulator II Hovertank
Pai-zhang Savanna MacLaine
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

Regulator II Hovertank
Ban-zhang Guido Pazzi
Gunnery [3], Driving [5]

Tufana Hovercraft (iNarc)
Ban-zhang Pavlusha Apatenko
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

Tufana Hovercraft (iNarc)
Ban-zhang Reid Qin
Gunnery [4], Driving [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Fjodor Yakushin
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Murtagh Merriott
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Maksymilian Zigarsky
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [5]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Brett Zemlyuk
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [5]

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Regulator II Hovertank
Pai-zhang Drake Shang
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Regulator II Hovertank
Ban-zhang Zaira Kuusinen
Gunnery [3], Driving [5]

Tufana Hovercraft (iNarc)
Ban-zhang Jiong Jeppesen
Gunnery [3], Driving [5]

Tufana Hovercraft (iNarc)
Ban-zhang Hasan bin Sabeeh
Gunnery [4], Driving [5]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Artie Do
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Devin Rong
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Donald Qadir
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [5]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Thom Manohar
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [5]




4th Battalion

1st Company
Moltke M2 MBT
Ying-zhang Windcloud Wu
Gunnery [2], Driving [2]

Moltke M2 MBT
Pai-zhang Michael Huerta
Gunnery [2], Driving [3]

Moltke M2 MBT
Ban-zhang Tombs Galvan
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Moltke M2 MBT
Ban-zhang Zakhar Fanardjyan
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

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Manticore Heavy Tank (HPPC)
Pai-zhang Seifu Peyisai
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

Manticore Heavy Tank (HPPC)
Ban-zhang Phil Polegaev
Gunnery [2], Driving [3]

Manticore Heavy Tank (HPPC)
Ban-zhang Wazir bin Amin
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Manticore Heavy Tank (HPPC)
Ban-zhang Dai Nam Zhou
Gunnery [4], Driving [4]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Joe Pilling
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Steve Lei
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Dmitry Pastushkov
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [3]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Keun-ho Teng
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [4]

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Po Heavy Tank (LBX)
Pai-zhang Viktor Woenushkin
Gunnery [2], Driving [5]

Po Heavy Tank (LBX)
Ban-zhang Vo Cahn
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Po Heavy Tank (LBX)
Ban-zhang Jose Tataru
Gunnery [4], Driving [4]

Po Heavy Tank (LBX)
Ban-zhang Matous Kartosu
Gunnery [4], Driving [4]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Aldous Lie
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [5]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Ptolemy Marcoullides
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [5]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Sol Gray
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [5]

Fa Shih Squad
Ban-zhang Chao Bi
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [4]



2nd Company
Pixiu Heavy Tank
Lien-zhang Argo Sukarto
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

Pixiu Heavy Tan
Pai-zhang Zheng-ze Chon
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

Pixiu Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Lyndon Sorongon
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Pixiu Heavy Tank
Ban-zhang Chong-kak Xin
Gunnery [4], Driving [4]

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Kinnol MBT
Pai-zhang Xenia Weinschrott
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

Kinnol MBT
Ban-zhang Amanda Tung
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

R10 Mechanized ICV
Ban-zhang Anne Napana
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

R10 Mechanized ICV
Ban-zhang Luke Lee
Gunnery [4], Driving [3]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Thomas Walker
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [3]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Mark Adigamov
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [3]

Shen Long Squad
Ban-zhang Charles Manyu
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [4]

Shen Long Squad
Ban-zhang Jiri Balach
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [5]

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Kinnol MBT
Pai-zhang Leonidas Sfakianos
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

Kinnol MBT
Ban-zhang Abdul-Qadir Yusuf
Gunnery [4], Driving [4]

R10 Mechanized ICV
Ban-zhang Yuri Ravich
Gunnery [2], Driving [3]

R10 Mechanized ICV
Ban-zhang Mouloud Shomari
Gunnery [4], Driving [4]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Hua Bhutani
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [4]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Jeff Phan
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [5]

Shen Long Squad
Ban-zhang Ric Kynnier
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [4]

Shen Long Squad
Ban-zhang Zheng-xin Chuko
Gunnery [3], Anti-'Mech [4]



3rd Company
Aeron Strike VTOL
Lien-zhang Cristobal Hong
Gunnery [2], Driving [3]

Aeron Strike VTOL
Ban-zhang Gavin Wadnizak
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

Aeron Strike VTOL
Ban-zhang Stephen Chen
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Aeron Strike VTOL
Ban-zhang Luigi Alfieri
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

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Yasha VTOL (Interdictor)
Pai-zhang Owen Karpat
Gunnery [2], Driving [3]

Yasha VTOL (Interdictor)
Ban-zhang Chelsea MacLennan
Gunnery [2], Driving [4]

Shun Transport VTOL
Ban-zhang Sonya Davis
Gunnery [2], Driving [3]

Shun Transport VTOL
Ban-zhang Dylan Lamond
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Kristian Huntziger
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [3]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Rurik Dadashov
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [4]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Salvador Rosas
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [5]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Eric Padot
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [5]

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Yasha VTOL (Interdictor)
Ban-zhang Jarek Lekmanov
Gunnery [3], Driving [3]

Yasha VTOL (Interdictor)
Ban-zhang George Vasilenkov
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Shun Transport VTOL
Ban-zhang Kakau Kanani
Gunnery [2], Driving [3]

Shun Transport VTOL
Ban-zhang Zachary Meleshko
Gunnery [3], Driving [4]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Kung Noon
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [3]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Ambrosius Unger
Gunnery [2], Anti-'Mech [4]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Raj Pratyush
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [3]

Amazon Squad
Ban-zhang Mei-Lin Davies
Gunnery [4], Anti-'Mech [4]



Transport
Overlord-class The Lowliest Pawn
Union-class Autumn Harvest
Union-class War of Liberation
Union-class Twilight Prophet
Gazelle-class Compulsory Education
Gazelle-class Chāoyuè
Gazelle-class Kublai Khan
Gazelle-class Gypsy Queen
Seleucus-class Thor's Angel
Seleucus-class Skullsplitter
Seleucus-class Eye of the Tiger
Mule-class Momma's Little Helper
Mule-class Yangtze Shore
Vengeance-DC-class Erlang Shen
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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #1 on: 24 December 2013, 14:25:06 »
These guys look like some stiff competition. Can't wait :D
Шонхорын хурдаар хурцлан давшъя, Чонын зоригоор асан дүрэлзэье, Тэнхээт морьдын туурайгаар нүргэе, Тамгат Чингисийн ухаанаар даръя | Let’s go faster than a falcon, Let’s burn with the wolf’s courage, Let’s roar with the hooves of strong horses, Let’s go with the wisdom of Tamgat Genghis - The Hu, Wolf Totem

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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #2 on: 24 December 2013, 23:50:38 »
Full of traditional CCAF units, like the Warhammer IIC. I approve!
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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #3 on: 25 December 2013, 03:20:37 »
Full of traditional CCAF units, like the Warhammer IIC.

In defense of the Clan 'Mechs, I only used those that appeared on either the Capellan RATs in FM 3145 or on the MUL.


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #4 on: 25 December 2013, 04:28:12 »
well, with the Men Shen on the Sea Fox RATs, I figure its not unlikely there's been some trading going on there.
Шонхорын хурдаар хурцлан давшъя, Чонын зоригоор асан дүрэлзэье, Тэнхээт морьдын туурайгаар нүргэе, Тамгат Чингисийн ухаанаар даръя | Let’s go faster than a falcon, Let’s burn with the wolf’s courage, Let’s roar with the hooves of strong horses, Let’s go with the wisdom of Tamgat Genghis - The Hu, Wolf Totem

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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #5 on: 25 December 2013, 05:42:12 »
Was it Mai-Tsu Kai that faced Levin and his militia unit in the like 3110s or there abouts? Gets a write up in Scorpion Jar


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #6 on: 25 December 2013, 07:22:16 »
In defense of the Clan 'Mechs, I only used those that appeared on either the Capellan RATs in FM 3145 or on the MUL.

That's what I thought. Personally, I've associated the Wammy IIC with the CCAF for nearly a decade for various silly reasons.
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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #7 on: 25 December 2013, 10:46:23 »
Was it Mai-Tsu Kai that faced Levin and his militia unit in the like 3110s or there abouts? Gets a write up in Scorpion Jar

Oh, is that what happened to them? There was a reference in FM 3145 indicating that the House was destroyed on Kurragin in 3110, but it was never detailed beyond that in the sourcebooks; given Kurragin's proximity to Oriente, I figured their destruction had been at the hands of an Oriente unit. Any chance you'd be willing to PM me a detailed summary of the related events in Scorpion Jar (since I don't own any DA novels)?


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« Reply #8 on: 25 December 2013, 17:57:28 »
Oh, is that what happened to them? There was a reference in FM 3145 indicating that the House was destroyed on Kurragin in 3110, but it was never detailed beyond that in the sourcebooks; given Kurragin's proximity to Oriente, I figured their destruction had been at the hands of an Oriente unit. Any chance you'd be willing to PM me a detailed summary of the related events in Scorpion Jar (since I don't own any DA novels)?

I'll flick something across - Levin basically stands them down with his militia unit


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #9 on: 25 December 2013, 21:37:01 »
just PM'd you


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #10 on: 26 December 2013, 02:38:00 »
Awesome, thank you.


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #11 on: 28 December 2013, 19:01:07 »
Ok, the main post is finally fully updated. Since the damn character limits meant I couldn't fit all the crew and squaddie names like I originally wanted to (and still have in my MM MULs and master doc), I just listed the tank/squad commander rather than the entire crew/squad.


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #12 on: 29 December 2013, 07:58:59 »
Ok, the main post is finally fully updated. Since the damn character limits meant I couldn't fit all the crew and squaddie names like I originally wanted to (and still have in my MM MULs and master doc), I just listed the tank/squad commander rather than the entire crew/squad.

Bah! Those cannon fodder types don't count - most of them will suffer from FNG symptoms in the first engagement anyway.

So... Don't warrior houses typically keep to one battalion of mechs and one battalion of infantry/BA with limited aero support.
Or does this change in FM: 3145? If so, it's interesting To see the houses expand so large


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« Reply #13 on: 29 December 2013, 20:08:01 »
So... Don't warrior houses typically keep to one battalion of mechs and one battalion of infantry/BA with limited aero support.
Or does this change in FM: 3145? If so, it's interesting To see the houses expand so large

Yes, in FM 3145 the Warrior Houses are all expanded to two augmented 'Mech battalions and two augmented tank battalions apiece.


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« Reply #14 on: 29 December 2013, 20:52:49 »
Damn, the Cappies are just going from strength to strength, eh?


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
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Carbonis
Star Type (Recharge Time): M1V (202 hours)
Position in System: 2
Time to Jump Point: 2.96 days
Number of Satellites: 0
Surface Gravity: 0.85
Atm. Pressure: Thin (Breathable)
Equatorial Temperature: 40° C (Tropical)
Surface Water: 52 percent
Recharging Station: Both
HPG Class: B
Highest Native Life: Mammals
Population: 210,000,000
Socio-Industrial Levels: B-B-C-B-C
          Technological Sophistication: Advanced World
          Industrial Development: Moderately Industrialized
          Raw Material Dependence: Self-sustaining
          Industrial Output: Good Output
          Agricultural Dependence: Modest Agriculture
Defending Forces: Seventh Oriente Hussars, Irian Corporate Security, Carbonis Militia
Land Masses (Capital City): Karolina, Vassa (Budapest)
Importance: Industrial

Settled in the early 27th century by a consortium of corporate interests out of the Capellan Confederation, Carbonis was only marginally habitable when it was initially discovered. A young planet close to its star, tectonic activity had not yet forced apart the supercontinent that comprised the majority of its land. This continent, which the settlers dubbed Vassa, possessed a thin, tropical strip (no more than four hundred kilometers at its widest) around most of its coast, with vast and arid wastelands making up most of the interior. Industrial concerns quickly sprouted up along the coastal regions; the lack of Confederation oversight allowed local industry to dump enormous amounts of toxic waste in the Vassan deserts, far from any populated area. The lack of a moon left Carbonis with almost no tidal system, and so the coastal areas were largely swampy, fetid wetlands for the first few decades of settlement. However, Star League investment and technology allowed the installation of a vast network of tide-generating machinery that transformed the coasts into picturesque beaches by the outset of the 28th century. Soon Carbonis had a tourism industry to rival its manufacturing, and more wealth came when Irian headquartered IMB Systems (their consumer electronics branch) and their production facilities just outside of the bustling capital of Budapest, protected by the SLDF's Fort Dunedin. Thanks to the peace between Houses Marik and Liao under the auspices of the Star League, many nobles from nearby Oriente and Vanra built beach homes on Carbonis; Giacomo Orloff, Duke-in-Exile of Vanra during the mid-2800s, famously had a palatial estate built on the cliffs that overlooked Budapest.

Unfortunately, when the Star League fell and the First Succession War began, Carbonis was captured by the First Oriente Hussars, looking to prevent Capellan counterattacks from rimward space against an Orloff task force at Vanra. In their haste to crush the local Capellan garrison before they could alert other CCAF forces in the region, the Hussars used tactical nuclear weapons against their garrison at Fort Dunedin. Tens of thousands were killed and massive economic damage was wrought by the collateral damage these weapons produced. As the Succession Wars dragged on, technological decline and Capellan raids caused most of the tidal generators to break down, and for nearly two centuries the coasts reverted back to the wetlands they had been at the settlement's founding. Its status as a vacation destination for nobility and rich tourists alike dissipated, and while Carbonis remained an important trading and industrial world, it lost much of the prominence it had possessed during the Star League.

The discovery of the Helm Core was the best thing to happen to Carbonis in almost three centuries. Among the wealth of re-discovered technologies the Core made possible were the components necessary to bring the tidal generators back online, and investment from Irian Technologies put Carbonis back on the path of ecological (and therefore economic) recovery. By the end of the Jihad, the coasts once again resembled their Star League-era state, and the long period of relative peace that followed resulted in booming profits for Carbonis' manufacturing and tourism industries, especially IMB Systems.

Like most worlds in the post-Blackout age, Carbonis' HPG has been out of commission for more than a decade. Fortunately for its natives, the planet is entirely self-sufficient, and its place on the League-Capellan border guarantees that trading fleets are still regularly seen at Carbonis' zenith and nadir points (both of which have advanced recharge stations). Since it became a part of the Oriente Protectorate during the reformation of the Free Worlds League, it has enjoyed protection from the elite 7th Oriente Hussars. In addition the Carbonis Militia, numbering two mixed regiments of tanks and infantry, is better-equipped than most planetary militias in the League; it includes two companies of battlesuits donated by Irian Technologies (who have a vested interest in maintaining the goodwill of Carbonis' populace and militia both) and a small navy centered around the CMS Giacomo Orloff, an Argo-class submersible aircraft carrier. They are well-seasoned by numerous Capellan, Regulan and pirate raids over the past decade, and have also spent a great deal of time training alongside the 7th Hussars.

Most of the populace of Carbonis is employed by either IMB Systems or the subsidiary and supporting industries around it. Most of the remainder are part of the tourism and hospitality industries; one of the constant political struggles in most cities on Carbonis is between real-estate developers and the residents whose waterfront views are blocked by their luxury high-rises. There is also a robust agricultural sector, based largely around enormous fish farms. Carbonis tuna steaks are considered some of the finest seafood in the Free Worlds League, and on many worlds fetch upwards of 150 M-bills apiece. Strong arts communities have popped up along the desert fringes at the edge of the habitable zones, and are known to ingest a local hallucinogenic fungi called yarne before undertaking "vision quests" into the wastelands beyond.

Perhaps due to their status as a point of cross-border trade, or maybe just the good weather, Carbonisians tend to be relatively affable and outgoing. The most common language on Carbonis is English, followed closely by Mandarin and Italian, and it is not uncommon for the latter two to be mixed into conversations between natives. The vast majority of Carbonisians are Buddhists; the remainder of the populace adhere largely to Catholicism or varieties of Reform Judaism. They benefit from strong primary and secondary education systems, and their universities are second only to worlds like Oriente or Atreus (again due largely to heavy investment from Irian Technologies, who need knowledgeable and capable workers to staff IMB Systems). Carbonis has a parliamentary government, with representation based on a proportional voting system and a prime minister. While nominally democratic, both the prime minister and many MPs are regularly accused of being employees of Irian Technologies in all but name, due to the large campaign contributions Irian makes to all major political candidates.
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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #16 on: 22 January 2014, 00:19:34 »
ROCK AND A HARD PLACE

Melrose Valley, Outside South Whitman
Carbonis, Oriente Protetectorate
Free Worlds League
20 January 3145


Looking to make a strong debut for the newly rebuilt Warrior House, Shiao-zhang Damien Liu led his warriors on a raid in force against Carbonis, an important trading and industrial world in the Oriente Protectorate. Guarding it were the 7th Oriente Hussars, an elite unit funded by Irian Technologies and staffed with veteran Oriente Fusilier officers pulled out of retirement, hardened ex-mercenaries and select transfers from the 1st and 2nd Oriente Hussars. Shiao-zhang Liu intended to use the 7th Hussars as a whetstone on which to sharpen his soldiers, while also gaining glory for the Chancellor and the Warrior House Order.

In the tradition of Warrior House Ma-Tsu Kai, the Shiao-zhang did not execute a straightforward raid. Instead, using a combination of merchant connections and Maskirovka agents, the entire combat arm of the Warrior House was slowly smuggled onto Carbonis over the course of four months. Hidden deep in the desert wastelands that composed inner Vassa, the primary inhabited continent on Carbonis, they managed to remain undetected until they were fully assembled and ready to strike.

On 20 January 3145, Ying-zhang Aleks Shaparov led his company, Shaparov's Sharpshooters, on a strike against a regional communications hub that would accomplish the first goal in Shiao-zhang Liu's plan: cutting off the Hussars' ability to call in the bulk of their unit from around Vassa so that the Warrior House could carve them up piecemeal. Nestled on the opposing ridges of the Melrose Valley, the sites were guarded by a mixed reinforced company of Hussars. Shaparov split his force into two equally strong demi-companies (composed of half of each lance), leading one and placing the other under Pai-zhang John Huang.

While Shaparov's force pinned down a medium 'Mech lance and cut through its support forces with relative ease, Pai-zhang Huang's force quickly found themselves in for the fight of their lives; a lance of assault 'Mechs, all sporting thick coats of hardened armor, guarded the western facility. Shaparov re-tasked the two Jinggaus in his demi-company to reinforce Huang and ordered Pai-zhang Yakutkin's (split) lance to bring down both facilities at all costs. Moving into the center of the valley with his Hellstar, Shaparov and Pai-zhang Vega laid down a hellacious barrage of supporting fire that, combined with the rest of Huang's demi-company, managed to slowly bring the near-unkillable Marik assault 'Mechs down. In the process a full lance of Warrior House 'Mechs were destroyed, but when the remaining Hussars saw their senior Lieutenant's Viking IIC burned down by a headshot from Shaparov at nearly nine hundred meters out, they broke and ran.

Victory!
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Winner is: House Ma-Tsu Kai

House Ma-Tsu Kai: 21409 BV remaining (from 38292 initially) 2489 BV fled
7th Oriente Hussars: 4235 BV remaining (from 37413 initially) 5544 BV fled

Survivors are:
Hellstar (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ying-zhang Aleks Shaparov [2/3]
Kills : 6

Warhammer IIC 4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang Colby Vega [3/2]
Kills : 3

Phoenix Hawk IIC 7 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Naomi Kaneko [2/4]
Kills : 1

Jinggau JN-G8L #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Aeneas Andreakos [2/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 2

Jinggau JN-G8L #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Ellyn Lew [3/3]
Kills : 0

Jinggau JN-G8L #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Howard Ling [3/4]
Kills : 1

Fa Shih Battle Armor [LRR] (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Sammy Zhminko, Zhang-si Kieran Hinton, Zhang-si Mahmud Nan, Zhang-si Adreana Laurent [3]
Kills : 0

Fa Shih Battle Armor [LRR] #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Sean Chen, Zhang-si Sheng Hazare, Zhang-si Fei Pak, Zhang-si Ang-qi Lai [4]
Kills : 0

Ogre Battle Armor (Interdictor) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Afra Chaudhry [2]
Kills : 0

Ogre Battle Armor (Interdictor) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Shabana Faleira [2]
Kills : 0

Maxim Mk II Transport (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : Corporal Eglantina Drulkak [3/4]
Kills : 0

Stalker II STK-9A (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Yannick Le Bras [2/3] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Thumper Artillery Vehicle Angel (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : Sergeant Kenny Skull [2/3]
Kills : 0

Thumper Artillery Vehicle TAV-1 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : Corporal Roman Bartkowiak [3/4]
Kills : 0


The following units are in retreat:
Thumper Artillery Vehicle TAV-1 #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : Corporal Bee-Hong Sang [4/5]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Tommy So (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Tommy So [4]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Destinee Lei (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Destinee Lei [3] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Sergeant Jana Umayr (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Sergeant Jana Umayr [2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Dola DOL-1A3 #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Zorya Radchuk [3/4]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Lieutenant SG Cahid Kurtbek (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Lieutenant SG Cahid Kurtbek [2] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Thumper Artillery Vehicle TAV-1 #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : Corporal Mehmood Siddiqui [4/5]
Kills : 0

Fa Shih Battle Armor [LRR] #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Marcell Chua, Zhang-si Nathan Montgomery, Zhang-si Dylan Tarpischev, Zhang-si Tomas Merschdorf [2]
Kills : 0

Dola DOL-1A3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang Michael Yakutkin [3/5]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Tania Pahunov (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Tania Pahunov [3] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Ghost GST-10 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Lieutenant JG Brandon Aguilera [2/3]
Kills : 0

Wolverine WVR-7M (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Robert Stankovic [3/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Pai-zhang John Huang (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Pai-zhang John Huang [2]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Master Sergeant Callum MacCrum (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Master Sergeant Callum MacCrum [2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0


Graveyard contains:
Vedette Medium Tank (LB-X) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : Corporal Marian Svitak [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Jinggau JN-G8L #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Havoc HVC-P6 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Tommy So [4/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Trebaruna TR-XH (7th Oriente Hussars)

Yasha VTOL Spectre (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : Corporal Kòlli Gjika [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Hellstar (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Havoc HVC-P6 #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Destinee Lei [3/5] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Fa Shih Battle Armor [LRR] #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Monte Hammond, Zhang-si Paul Tapalla, Zhang-si Jeremy Fang, Zhang-si Liam Kato [4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Ogre Battle Armor (Standard) #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)

Wolverine WVR-9M (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Sergeant Jana Umayr [2/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Hellstar (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Vedette Medium Tank (LB-X) #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : Corporal Adam Vydra [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Warhammer IIC 4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Vedette Medium Tank (Light Gauss) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : Corporal Byung-gyu Hong [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Warhammer IIC 4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Viking IIC (Standard) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Lieutenant SG Cahid Kurtbek [2/3] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Hellstar (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Mad Cat Mk II (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Miloslav Slavik [2/5] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Trebaruna TR-XH (7th Oriente Hussars)

Ogre Battle Armor (Standard) #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Boulos Anihla [2]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by pilot error.

Stalker II STK-9A #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Tom Castillo [3/4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Phoenix Hawk IIC 7 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Wolverine WVR-9M #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Tania Pahunov [3/4] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Hellstar (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Jinggau JN-G8L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang John Huang [2/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Trebaruna TR-XH (7th Oriente Hussars)

Ogre Battle Armor (Standard) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Paulina Tavoularis [2]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Hellstar (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Ogre Battle Armor (Standard) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Hakim Gahima [2]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Hellstar (House Ma-Tsu Kai)


The following utterly destroyed units are not available for salvage:
Vedette Medium Tank (LB-X) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : Corporal Matt Mao [2/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Jinggau JN-G8L #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Vedette Medium Tank (Light Gauss) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : Corporal Shu-Yi Law [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Warhammer IIC 4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Miloslav Slavik (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Miloslav Slavik [2] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Trebaruna TR-XH (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Master Sergeant Callum MacCrum [2/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 3
Destroyed by Jinggau JN-G8L #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #17 on: 22 January 2014, 01:21:57 »
Nice write up!


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #18 on: 22 January 2014, 04:22:41 »
I look forward to opforing more for these guys. I get to kill two birds with one stone, Battle armor! plus i'm getting into the FWL lately so i get to play with them.
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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #19 on: 29 January 2014, 14:33:11 »
Nice write-up for my favorite Warrior house. :)

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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #20 on: 24 March 2014, 06:45:18 »
BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE

Outskirts of Budapest
Carbonis, Oriente Protectorate
Free Worlds League
25 January 3145


With the destruction of the Melrose Valley C3 hub by Ying-zhang Shaparov, the second phase of the Ma-Tsu Kai plan got underway. The hole in the Leaguers' command net allowed the Warrior House to slip two augmented companies into the jungles of the inner Vassan strip, just north of the planetary capital Budapest. After five days of carefully moving into place, Ying-zhang Erwin Lefebvre's artillery opened fire on the city from hidden positions, firing dozens of Inferno-IV missiles into the warehouses and office buildings of the Szeged commercial district. This provoked an immediate response from both the Carbonis Militia and a detachment of the 7th Hussars, who moved to secure the bridges that spanned the canyon which ran along Budapest's northern edge.

As the League forces emerged from the city, Ying-zhang Tamiela Ismael's company sprang out of the canyon. Leaping right into the midst of the enemy, her 'Mechs and tanks tore into their foes as laser-guided Arrow-IV artillery missiles came whistling down into the militia ranks. When a light strike lance from the Hussars managed to end-run the Warrior House forces and assault the artillery tanks directly, the variable-speed pulse lasers mounted on their secondary turrets crippled three of the four 'Mechs in a single volley.

Within minutes what remained of the Hussars and Militia were in full retreat. The Capellans fired a few more volleys into Budapest for good measure, secured the area for a few hours to salvage what they could, and then began to withdraw to the Warrior House's hidden desert staging point. Their objective had been achieved: a much larger response force would be on the way, both to chase the escaping Capellans and protect the city from further potential attacks. It would dilute that much further the defenses of House Ma-Tsu Kai's true target: IMB Systems.

Victory!
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Winner is: House Ma-Tsu Kai

House Ma-Tsu Kai: 55453 BV remaining (from 66807 initially) 0 BV fled
7th Hussars: 2293 BV remaining (from 27502 initially) 4612 BV fled
Carbonis Militia: 1675 BV remaining (from 12908 initially) 1018 BV fled

Survivors are:
Thor Mk II (Grand Summoner Mk II) D (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ying-zhang Tamiela Ismael [2/3]
Kills : 2

Vulture Mk IV (Mad Dog Mk IV) D (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Anthony Garcellano [2/3]
Kills : 2

Rifleman IIC 8 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Wu Xiang [2/3]
Kills : 4

Thunder THR-C4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang Nils Ning [2/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Thunder THR-C4 #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Diane Castiglione [3/4] ( 5 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0

Thunder THR-C4 #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Dane Payne [3/4]
Kills : 2

Thunder THR-C4 #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Ash Tian [3/3]
Kills : 4

Myrmidon Medium Tank Type 2 #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Constantin Pak, Zhang-si Ianisha Manjosov, Zhang-si Jiu-Hui Hong [3/3]
Kills : 0

Agrotera AGT-1A (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang Nicolae Chow [2/4]
Kills : 0

Men Shen MS1-OL (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Vasilii Markianov [2/5]
Kills : 2

Men Shen MS1-OL #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Sandra Bi [4/3]
Kills : 1

Yinghuochong YHC-3E (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Chad bin Hud [2/5]
Kills : 0

Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ying-zhang Erwin Lefebvre, Zhang-si Jang-lu Bei, Zhang-si Antonn Louvek, Zhang-si Glen Rush, Zhang-si Bill Shu, Zhang-si Wen Cheung, Zhang-si Theodor Auestad [2/3]
Kills : 0

Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Pai-zhang Quentin Chon, Zhang-si Xavier Yang, Zhang-si Mo Tsang, Zhang-si Neil Toro, Zhang-si Charlene Chau, Zhang-si Dawit Amir, Zhang-si Nino Kim [3/4]
Kills : 0

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Elisabet Suharto, Zhang-si Al Chaudhry, Zhang-si Masood Prabhat, Zhang-si Tobias Lei, Zhang-si Lyndon Wright, Zhang-si Kane Wakeman [4/5]
Kills : 2

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Arkady Tolmachevsky, Zhang-si Ross Nash, Zhang-si Hadji Tor, Zhang-si Shafiq Jalal, Zhang-si Olaf Xi, Zhang-si Aaron Jackson [3/5]
Kills : 2

Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Pai-zhang Ramiro Marquez, Zhang-si Chris Tran, Zhang-si Nhat Nien, Zhang-si Ptolemy Stavrakis, Zhang-si Kenny Lomanov, Zhang-si Tzu-jao Qiao, Zhang-si Pey Mai [2/4]
Kills : 3

Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Tung Phang, Zhang-si Nile Hansen, Zhang-si Pat Shadi, Zhang-si Kafi Ambidwile, Zhang-si Ibraheem bin Shafeeq, Zhang-si Brad Pak, Zhang-si Myles Johnston [3/4]
Kills : 1

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle (Standard) #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Conor Knox, Zhang-si Tony Defensor, Zhang-si Sasha Tarantsev, Zhang-si Ng Bintang, Zhang-si Geoff Minh [4/3]
Kills : 0

Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) #5 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Pai-zhang Razan Kakuta, Zhang-si Ali Mohr, Zhang-si Neil Abbott, Zhang-si Wen Quan, Zhang-si Javed Maryadi, Zhang-si Matt Kucera, Zhang-si Jason Orrick [2/4]
Kills : 0

Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) #6 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Antony Ciappara, Zhang-si Jack Blue, Zhang-si Orlando Morales, Zhang-si Elaine Nam, Zhang-si Vladmir Luzan, Zhang-si Si-dao Xue, Zhang-si Lorie Kim [2/5]
Kills : 2

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle (Standard) #5 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Barbara Hipolito, Zhang-si Charlie Gunter, Zhang-si Paul Mbaruku, Zhang-si Yen-nien Kung, Zhang-si Chau Cahn, Zhang-si Nikolai Jablonski [3/3]
Kills : 0

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle (Standard) #6 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Isaac Ferrer, Zhang-si Cameron Franklin, Zhang-si Dahna Sato, Zhang-si Allen Mak, Zhang-si Simona Grande, Zhang-si Vic Washington [3/3]
Kills : 0

Anzu ZU-G60 (7th Hussars)
Pilot : Sergeant Calin Lucescu [2/4]
Kills : 0

Main Gauche Light Support Tank IFV (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0

Predator Tank Destroyer (Standard) (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0

Galleon Light Tank Maxwell #6 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0

Jump Platoon (FWLM Laser) (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4]
Kills : 0

Jump Platoon (FWLM Ballistic) #4 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4]
Kills : 0

Jump Platoon (FWLM LRM) (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4]
Kills : 0

Jump Platoon (FWLM LRM) #2 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4]
Kills : 0

Jump Platoon (FWLM LRM) #3 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4]
Kills : 0


The following units are in retreat:
MechWarrior Lieutenant SG Renzo Pazzi (7th Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Lieutenant SG Renzo Pazzi [1] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Sergeant Kirpal Sahadev (7th Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Sergeant Kirpal Sahadev [3]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Lien-zhang Lee Trick (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Lien-zhang Lee Trick [2] ( 1 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Lieutenant JG Bretislav Bartley (7th Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Lieutenant JG Bretislav Bartley [2] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Archer ARC-9M (7th Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Chadna Sourav [2/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Predator Tank Destroyer (Standard) #4 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0

Galleon Light Tank Maxwell #3 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0

Jump Platoon (FWLM LRM) #4 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Feliks Frankowski (7th Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Feliks Frankowski [3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Thunderbolt TDR-10M (7th Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Ismail Sandalli [3/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Andy Travanti (7th Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Andy Travanti [3]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Gilbert Gusti (7th Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Gilbert Gusti [3]
Kills : 0


Graveyard contains:
Jump Platoon (FWLM Ballistic) (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Warhammer IIC 8 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Carronade CRN-7M (7th Hussars)
Pilot : Lieutenant SG Renzo Pazzi [1/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) #6 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Predator Tank Destroyer (Standard) #3 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Men Shen MS1-OL (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

R10 Mechanized ICV (B) (7th Hussars)
Driver : Oriente Hussars Crew [3/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Thunder THR-C4 #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

R10 Mechanized ICV (B) #2 (7th Hussars)
Driver : Oriente Hussars Crew [3/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Thunder THR-C4 #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

R10 Mechanized ICV (A) (7th Hussars)
Driver : Oriente Hussars Crew [3/2]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Myrmidon Medium Tank Type 2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Bei Wa, Zhang-si Antara Suruchi, Zhang-si Chance Koh [3/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by R10 Mechanized ICV (Prime) #2 (7th Hussars)

Stinger STG-5G #2 (7th Hussars)
Pilot : Sergeant Kirpal Sahadev [3/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Thor Mk II (Grand Summoner Mk II) D (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

R10 Mechanized ICV (Prime) (7th Hussars)
Driver : Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Warhammer IIC 8 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Main Gauche Light Support Tank IFV #5 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Thunder THR-C4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Main Gauche Light Support Tank IFV #6 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Rifleman IIC 8 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Galleon Light Tank Maxwell #5 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Warhammer IIC 8 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Lien-zhang Lee Trick [2/3] ( 1 hit(s)  )
Kills : 3
Destroyed by Violator VT-U3 (7th Hussars)

Violator VT-U3 (7th Hussars)
Pilot : Lieutenant JG Bretislav Bartley [2/4] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Vulture Mk IV (Mad Dog Mk IV) D (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Main Gauche Light Support Tank IFV #2 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Thunder THR-C4 #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Galleon Light Tank Maxwell #4 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Main Gauche Light Support Tank IFV #4 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Rifleman IIC 8 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Galleon Light Tank Maxwell (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Vulture Mk IV (Mad Dog Mk IV) D (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Galleon Light Tank Maxwell #2 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Thunder THR-C4 #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Jump Platoon (FWLM Ballistic) #2 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) #6 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Stinger STG-3Gb #2 (7th Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Feliks Frankowski [3/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Pilot ejected.

Main Gauche Light Support Tank IFV #3 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Arrow IV Assault Vehicle (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Predator Tank Destroyer (Standard) #6 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Arrow IV Assault Vehicle (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Phoenix Hawk PXH-1c (7th Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Gilbert Gusti [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Arrow IV Assault Vehicle (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Stinger STG-3Gb (7th Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Andy Travanti [3/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Arrow IV Assault Vehicle (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

R10 Mechanized ICV (Prime) #2 (7th Hussars)
Driver : Oriente Hussars Crew [3/2]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Thor Mk II (Grand Summoner Mk II) D (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Yasha VTOL Spectre (7th Hussars)
Driver : Oriente Hussars Crew [3/2]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Men Shen MS1-OL (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Jump Platoon (FWLM Laser) #2 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Men Shen MS1-OL #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Jump Platoon (FWLM Laser) #3 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Rifleman IIC 8 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Jump Platoon (FWLM Laser) #4 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Thunder THR-C4 #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Jump Platoon (FWLM Ballistic) #3 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troops [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Behemoth II Heavy Tank (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)


The following utterly destroyed units are not available for salvage:
Predator Tank Destroyer (Standard) #2 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Warhammer IIC 8 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Predator Tank Destroyer (Standard) #5 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Rifleman IIC 8 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Hunchback HBK-6N (7th Hussars)
Pilot : Staff Sergeant Anthony Sartzetakis [2/3] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Thunder THR-C4 #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

MechWarrior Staff Sergeant Anthony Sartzetakis (7th Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Staff Sergeant Anthony Sartzetakis [2] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Arrow IV Assault Vehicle (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Lester Wayman, Zhang-si Dac Kien Thuy, Zhang-si Jerry Hess, Zhang-si Jacques Vidro, Zhang-si Asad Kazim, Zhang-si Kiyoshi Lang [4/3] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by pilot error.

Stinger STG-5G (7th Hussars)
Pilot : Lieutnenat JG Jennifer Weiss [2/2] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Arrow IV Assault Vehicle (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

MechWarrior Lieutnenat JG Jennifer Weiss (7th Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Lieutnenat JG Jennifer Weiss [2] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.
« Last Edit: 26 March 2014, 21:35:48 by Kojak »


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #21 on: 26 March 2014, 21:22:49 »
I am enjoying these guys, Kojak. It's making me think about putting together a resurgent warrior house Ijori.
Their rebirth on Liao in 3134 and then their efforts later offer plenty of interesting scenarios


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #22 on: 27 March 2014, 01:44:07 »
Since when did the Warrior Houses field armor?
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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #23 on: 27 March 2014, 03:01:23 »
Since The Scorpion Jar, when House Ma-Tsu Kai is depicted as using armor during the fighting on Kurragin. FM 3145 describes the Warrior Houses as having two augmented 'Mech battalions and two augmented battlesuit battalions. Since I like armor and Ma-Tsu Kai had been depicted as using it, I changed out the augmented battlesuit battalions for augmented armor battalions.


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #24 on: 16 November 2014, 06:25:51 »
3:10 TO BUDA

Machair of St. Stephen
Carbonis, Oriente Protectorate
Free Worlds League
29 January 3145


Four days after the Capellan strike on the Szeged district, with the fires still burning and most of both the 7th Oriente and the planetary militia dug in at the various major approaches to Budapest in anticipation of further attacks, Shiao-zhang Liu executed the third phase of his plan. An armored cavalry company under the command of Lien-zhang Morgan Wei would strike at minor rail depot through which a major artery of Budapest's extensive mag-lev network passed. These trains, capable of carrying thousands of tons of cargo all across the Budapest metroplex at nearly two hundred kilometers per hour, were key to Liu's plan. From this junction, the trains traveled to several critical sites, including the heart of the the IMB Systems complex on the Little Buda Isthmus.

Using the open terrain of the machair to move swiftly, Wei's company (Morgan's Monsters) advanced on the depot and discovered a short battalion of milita armor, VTOLs and battlesuits defending the facility. Anchored around a platoon of massive Bulwark Assault Vehicles, the militia put up a ferocious defense against the Capellans, disabling or destroying half of Wei's tanks in the fighting. A charge by the Monsters' R10s disgorged the company's Shen Long battlesuits practically on top of the Marik Bulwarks; a few barrages of tandem-charge SRMs from the battlesuits later, and all six of the Bulwarks were crippled as the shower of shaped-charge warheads punched through the assault tanks' thick armor plating to the vulnerable components within. Their core shattered, the remainder of the militia detachment was quickly destroyed, with only a handful of stragglers managing to flee.

With the militia routed and the railyard securely in Warrior House hands, a full augmented battalion of 'Mechs and supporting forces boarded the next (immediately captured) train and set off for their final destination: IMB Systems.

Victory!
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Winner is: House Ma-Tsu Kai

House Ma-Tsu Kai: 13592 BV remaining (from 24504 initially) 0 BV fled
Carbonis Militia: 0 BV remaining (from 21504 initially) 2029 BV fled

Survivors are:
Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Lien-zhang Morgan Wei, Zhang-si Grigorii Jankovska, Zhang-si Roberto Morales, Zhang-si Zahara Wandaba, Zhang-si Andrei Kemner [2/3]
Kills : 2

Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Feliks Malinowski, Zhang-si Renard Bartova, Zhang-si Oong-cheon Song, Zhang-si Grant Georgescu, Zhang-si Nadir Shirani [2/3]
Kills : 3

Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Mei-shan Fevang, Zhang-si Senichi Okamoto, Zhang-si Lawrence bin Houd, Zhang-si Hou Zong, Zhang-si Ming-hoa Ko [2/4]
Kills : 1

Kinnol MBT (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Pai-zhang Xu Hsu, Zhang-si Victor Chislov, Zhang-si Clay Ortega, Zhang-si Ji-hoon Ru, Zhang-si Kieran Ahmedjanov [2/5]
Kills : 1

Kinnol MBT (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Cao Thuc, Zhang-si Burt Xing, Zhang-si Xuan Nguyen, Zhang-si Colm Economides, Zhang-si Nestor Zabavsky [3/3]
Kills : 0

R10 Mechanized ICV (B) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Sixten Klostermann, Zhang-si Alec Nyambek, Zhang-si Lane Levyshev [3/4]
Kills : 0

Amazon Battle Armor [MRR] (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Brody Cross, Zhang-si Chao-yang Tuan, Zhang-si Barbara Vu-Pham, Zhang-si Rod Ludviksen [2]
Kills : 0

Amazon Battle Armor [MRR] #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Gabriel Thian, Zhang-si Pavlov Germanov, Zhang-si Ryzard Jedrusinski, Zhang-si Valentyn Kougl [3]
Kills : 0

Shen Long Battle Armor [SRM] (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Zhong-qi bin Zaim, Zhang-si Fredek Zhernov, Zhang-si Meles Meoki, Zhang-si Cillian MacDade [3]
Kills : 3

Shen Long Battle Armor [SRM] #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Lane Leong, Zhang-si Parwin Hawkins, Zhang-si Les Harris, Zhang-si Elliot Iordache [4]
Kills : 1

Kinnol MBT (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Pai-zhang Monica Zasedatelev, Zhang-si Ray Niu, Zhang-si Clive Olszewki, Zhang-si Kyle Reed, Zhang-si Simon Tatarescu [2/4]
Kills : 2

Kinnol MBT (Standard) #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Ying-Zhi Hui, Zhang-si Jun'ichiro Park, Zhang-si Zeno Mersinias, Zhang-si Declan Grbech, Zhang-si Ashraf Ansari [3/3]
Kills : 0

R10 Mechanized ICV (B) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Yuri Pshigotyjev, Zhang-si Robert Malone, Zhang-si Chris Viana [3/5]
Kills : 0

Amazon Battle Armor [MRR] #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Kendrick Hlavoc, Zhang-si Czestobor Nyrko, Zhang-si Rurik Novick, Zhang-si Trofim Uzdenov [2]
Kills : 1

Shen Long Battle Armor [SRM] #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Massin Azizi, Zhang-si Andre Park, Zhang-si Dan-zu Lo, Zhang-si Henry Tumbaga [3]
Kills : 0

Shen Long Battle Armor [SRM] #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Dorian Zorbas, Zhang-si Jay Bassir, Zhang-si Silas Zhong, Zhang-si Wei Shao [4]
Kills : 2


The following units are in retreat:
Main Gauche Light Support Tank (IFV) #4 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0

Hawk Moth II Gunship (MML) #4 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Pilots [4/5]
Kills : 0

Hawk Moth II Gunship (MML) #5 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Pilots [4/5]
Kills : 0


Graveyard contains:
Hawk Moth II Gunship (MML) #3 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Pilots [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Bulwark Assault Vehicle (Standard) #5 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Kinnol MBT (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Amazon Battle Armor [MRR] #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Jawhar Kesi, Zhang-si Stanley Lam, Zhang-si Dulce Bian, Zhang-si Philippe Salmon [3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

R10 Mechanized ICV (B) #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Kalvik Thundyil, Zhang-si Felipe Smulders, Zhang-si George Goei [4/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Bulwark Assault Vehicle (Standard) #6 (Carbonis Militia)

Bulwark Assault Vehicle (Standard) #2 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Kinnol MBT (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Bulwark Assault Vehicle (Standard) #4 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Shen Long Battle Armor [SRM] #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Pai-zhang Cyrano Kouches, Zhang-si Slaine Collick, Zhang-si Joe Ng, Zhang-si Ian Larson, Zhang-si Than Khuc [2/5]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Bulwark Assault Vehicle (Standard) #2 (Carbonis Militia)

R10 Mechanized ICV (B) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Leon Solas, Zhang-si Joseph Maryadi, Zhang-si Lysander Mkristo [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Hawk Moth II Gunship (MML) (Carbonis Militia)

Bulwark Assault Vehicle (Standard) (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Abandoned by crew.

Bulwark Assault Vehicle (Standard) #3 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Abandoned by crew.

Bulwark Assault Vehicle (Standard) #6 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 1
Abandoned by crew.

Hawk Moth II Gunship (MML) #2 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Pilots [4/5]
Kills : 0
Abandoned by crew.

Main Gauche Light Support Tank (IFV) #5 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Main Gauche Light Support Tank (IFV) #6 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Shen Long Battle Armor [SRM] #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Hawk Moth II Gunship (MML) (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Pilots [4/5]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Kinnol MBT (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

IS Standard Battle Armor [LRR] (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troopers [4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Shen Long Battle Armor [SRM] (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Main Gauche Light Support Tank (IFV) (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Shen Long Battle Armor [SRM] (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Main Gauche Light Support Tank (IFV) #2 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Main Gauche Light Support Tank (IFV) #3 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Hawk Moth II Gunship (MML) #6 (Carbonis Militia)
Driver : Carbonis Militia Pilots [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

IS Standard Battle Armor [LRR] #2 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troopers [4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Shen Long Battle Armor [SRM] (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

IS Standard Battle Armor [LRR] #4 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troopers [4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Shen Long Battle Armor [SRM] #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

IS Standard Battle Armor [LRR] #3 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troopers [4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Amazon Battle Armor [MRR] #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

IS Standard Battle Armor [LRR] #5 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troopers [4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

IS Standard Battle Armor [LRR] #6 (Carbonis Militia)
Gunnery Skill : Carbonis Militia Troopers [4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #25 on: 24 November 2014, 13:09:44 »
House Ma-Tsu Kai
Very cool!  I'm a fan of the Warrior Houses, myself, and have a c. 3062 House Hiritsu force I build a number of years ago.  You've outlined your force in much more detail than I ever did, thought, so kudos for that!   I've been thinking about doing a new, updated HH list to have a unit in the current timeline so I had a couple questions for you, if you don’t mind.  Excuse me if I show my ignorance, as I'm still learning about the post Jihad era.

I notice that in your company structure, only the second and third lances are augmented.  Why is that?  I had not seen anything about that in the general info on Liao Augmented units I've read, but I could easily have missed something.  On Sarna.net (I know, not always 100% reliable), it describes an Augmented Company as two Augmented Lances with no mention of a third, un-augmented lance, and an Augmented Battalion as four Augmented Companies plus a Command Lance (presumably not augmented?).  I know from some feeback I received from the author of the FM:3085, that at that time the Warrior Houses battalions consisted of two companies of two augmented lances, each, with no command lance so obviously the Warrior Housed don’t always exactly follow CCAF doctrine. 

Yes, in FM 3145 the Warrior Houses are all expanded to two augmented 'Mech battalions and two augmented tank battalions apiece.
In FM:3145 under Warrior House Orders (p. 31) it states that "During Operation CELESTIAL REWARD the Warrior
Houses once again led the charge, newly expanded by the Chancellor’s decree to two augmented ’Mech battalions and two more of augmented battle armor."  Not sure exactly when Operation CELESTIAL REWARD took place, but when did they change that two two mech battalions and two vehicle battalions?

Since The Scorpion Jar, when House Ma-Tsu Kai is depicted as using armor during the fighting on Kurragin. FM 3145 describes the Warrior Houses as having two augmented 'Mech battalions and two augmented battlesuit battalions. Since I like armor and Ma-Tsu Kai had been depicted as using it, I changed out the augmented battlesuit battalions for augmented armor battalions.
Ah!  I have not finished The Scorion Jar yet, but in that book did they have actual House members piloting the armor, or were they standard CCAF armor units supporting the House?  I know I've got some nonHouse armor support in my 3062 HH list, based on they being depicted in one of the old novels.  Either way, the augmented armor lances are a cool feature and I may see if I can justify adding some to my 3145 HH list (if I ever actually build it!). 
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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #26 on: 24 November 2014, 16:47:51 »
Thanks for your questions and comments!

You're right about the structure of an augmented battalion. It should, properly, be four augmented companies plus a command lance. When I initially put the Warrior House together, a misreading of the text caused me to think that each company was two augmented lances, plus an unaugmented command lance, and that there were three per battalion as usual. Well after the House was completed, I re-read the passage and understood my error, but I figured that since it worked out to the same number of 'Mechs and slightly fewer conventional assets, I'd keep it as-is to reflect how new (and thus slightly understrength) the unit was.

As for the passage from The Scorpion Jar, I couldn't tell you for certain. I don't own the book, but another poster was kind enough to PM me a detailed summary of the relevant events from the book. In that summary, at least, it does appear that it was solely House Ma-Tsu Kai forces involved and thus that it was them using the armor. That's good enough for me, at any rate.


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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #27 on: 25 November 2014, 09:25:26 »
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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
« Reply #28 on: 03 December 2014, 04:57:13 »
LONG TRAIN RUNNING

IMB Systems Compound, Budapest
Carbonis, Oriente Protectorate
Free Worlds League
30 January 3145


Loading themselves onto the massive cargo trains that would take them straight to the heart of the IMB Systems compound, House Ma-Tsu Kai's combat arm sped toward their goal. One augmented battalion, led by Shiao-zhang Liu, took a train well ahead of the rest of the unit: this was the House's assault force. Upon arrival at the compound, the House battalion found the remainder of the 7th Oriente Hussars and an Irian corporate security company set up in defensive positions, having somehow gotten advance warning of the assault. With over five lances of BattleMechs, a heavy missile-support C3 armor company, dug-in battlesuits and heavy infantry, and the support of the nearby Argo-class CMS Giacomo Orloff and its battery of Long Toms loaded with deadly-accurate Copperhead munitions, the Shiao-zhang knew he was in for a much harder fight than he had anticipated. However, shortly after contact and was made and the assault got underway, it became clear that the Capellans were not who the defenders had been waiting for: Rolling Thunder, the infamous Regulan 'Mech company, was hot-dropping from high orbit directly onto the compound, apparently using the Ma-Tsu Kai attack as cover for a raid of their own.

What followed was vicious block-by-block fighting between all three sides. The dug-in defenders inflicted heavy damage on the Capellans and Regulans both, as infantry and VTOL spotters brought down precise artillery and missile barrages on their heads (at one point literally, when a Regulan Neanderthal charged in at the Oriente armor commander's Partisan only to have a Copperhead shell blow apart its cockpit in response). The IMB headquarters and several other skyscrapers were toppled, and most of the compound reduced to flames and rubble. In the chaos and confusion, Rolling Thunder managed to make off with the data core they had come to steal, albeit at the cost of two of their three 'Mech lances. Shiao-zhang Liu did not hesitate to exploit the distraction the Regulans presented, rapidly repositioning the Warrior House lines to pincer the defenders between their two foes. Leading from the front in his Tian-zong, Liu tore into both sides mercilessly, personally bringing down an Oriente Marauder and a Regulan Berserker.

While he led most of the battalion on a winding path through the warehouses and office buildings and began pressing into the defensive cordon around the facility's nerve center, a mixed company under Lien-zhang Jana Saraphis mounted a heroic defense against a dedicated counterattack by an Oriente strike force led by the Seventh's XO, Major Jesse Livingstone. Feinting toward the trio of elite Marik assault 'Mechs with her own Yu Huang, she feigned a retreat under heavy fire and drew Livingstone's forces into a trap. As the Capellans fell back in apparent disarray, the Hussars pressed forward through a chokepoint only to enter a series of Fa Shih-deployed minefields. Saraphis' forces immediately began to push back against the Mariks, concentrated fire pushing them back through the chokepoint, where the reeling Marik 'Mechs found themselves backing into another hastily-laid set of minefields. Saraphis' executive officer, Pai-zhang Amy Yeh, used her Lu Wei Bing's superior maneuverability to corner Major Livingstone's Juliano, tearing away literal tons of armor before laser fire from a nearby Irian APC detonated her ammo bins; the resulting overwhelming neurohelmet feedback proved fatal. A final furious drive by a vengeful Saraphis saw all three assault 'Mechs felled and their supporting tanks and infantry scattered; tragically, however, the Lien-zhang was killed just before the Hussars broke, the victim of a skilled (or lucky) Irian sniper with a "David" light gauss rifle getting a shot through her badly-damaged canopy.

As the survivors of Rolling Thunder made their escape, the last few defenders fell or fled. The Capellans gathered all the salvage they could as their DropShips landed at the site's private landing pads; once the the entire Warrior House was loaded, the DropShips turned their guns on what remained of the compound, systematically razing every last building before lifting for orbit. The raid on Carbonis had been a smashing success: the League had been bloodied, the Warrior House's skills sharpened, and its cargo holds filled with both material and intel from IMB Systems and more than enough salvage to replace their losses. By February they had returned to Capellan space, where they received word that the Chancellor himself was greatly pleased with the Warrior House. The House was summoned to Sian, where several warriors were awarded the Grand Cordon of Merit; Shiao-zhang Liu was honored with the Cluster for Conspicious Heroism for his actions in the final battle, as was Lien-zhang Saraphis (posthumously); Liu was also given leave by Daoshen to display the Chancellor's colors on his BattleMech, which was refitted with Clan technology at Hellespont 'Mech Works by request of Grand Master Hui.

Shortly after returning to their monastery on Bithinia, the Warrior House received their new orders: they were being sent to solve the brewing situation on the Victoria Commonality world of Laconis.

Victory!
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Winner is: House Ma-Tsu Kai

House Ma-Tsu Kai: 58025 BV remaining (from 111960 initially) 296 BV fled
7th Oriente Hussars: 0 BV remaining (from 79341 initially) 4924 BV fled
Rolling Thunder: 0 BV remaining (from 37561 initially) 10372 BV fled
Irian Technologies Security: 6415 BV remaining (from 19173 initially) 0 BV fled

Survivors are:
Tian-Zong TNZ-N3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Shiao-zhang Damien Liu [2/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 4

Thug THG-12L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Lien-zhang Misak Sanjian [2/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Marauder MAD-7L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Richard Gupta [3/5]
Kills : 2

Cataphract CTF-4L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Lucas Boyer [3/3]
Kills : 0

Jinggau JN-G8L #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Mei-Xin Blanc [2/5] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 2

Fa Shih Battle Armor [LRR] (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Abdul-Aziz bin Jawad, Zhang-si Hung Ran, Zhang-si Ngoc-anh Imaan, Zhang-si Guang Hong [3]
Kills : 0

Fa Shih Battle Armor [LRR] #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Chris Bajic, Zhang-si Cameron Massey, Zhang-si Anne Tsikouna, Zhang-si Craig Tashima [3]
Kills : 1

Fa Shih Battle Armor [LRR] #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Patrick Vo, Zhang-si Zhi-bin Kong, Zhang-si Dean Knapp, Zhang-si Vicente Guo [2]
Kills : 0

Yu Huang Y-H11G (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Ado Kwan [3/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 2

Vandal LI-OA (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang George Min [2/3]
Kills : 1

Vandal LI-O G (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Palmer Liang [3/4] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Vandal LI-O G #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Ulryk Atlasov [3/5]
Kills : 2

Yao Lien YOL-4V (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang David Bai [4/3] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Luis Torres, Zhang-si Johannes Azada, Zhang-si Hsui-chen Zhuo, Zhang-si Zander Sornam, Zhang-si Kaspar Ciszewski [3/5]
Kills : 3

Sha Yu SYU-5B (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang Gael Kessler [3/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Regulator II Hovertank (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Jaleel Usamah, Zhang-si Noriaki Kohara, Zhang-si Chris Katagai, Zhang-si Diego Camporese [3/5]
Kills : 1

Regulator II Hovertank (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Anabel Layco, Zhang-si Dimitrios Lagutkin, Zhang-si Quinn Yun, Zhang-si Lance Shelton [4/3]
Kills : 0

Yu Huang Y-H11L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Lien-zhang Maureen Ng [2/3]
Kills : 1

Victor VTR-10L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang Mazhar Raymond [2/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 2

BattleMaster BLR-4L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Eamonn Barclay [3/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Helios HEL-4L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Zdenik Kan [2/5]
Kills : 0

Vandal LI-OA #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang Pin Long [2/4]
Kills : 0

Vandal LI-O G #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Alex Gonzalez [3/5] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Vandal LI-O G #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Belle Tuan [4/3]
Kills : 1

Yao Lien YOL-4V #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Don Toyota [4/3]
Kills : 1

Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Nestor Venturanza, Zhang-si Tom Ito, Zhang-si Tarik Issam, Zhang-si Keith Zhang, Zhang-si Aldo Castio [3/4]
Kills : 0

Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Tony Pham, Zhang-si Logan Rowland, Zhang-si Dorian Naryshkin, Zhang-si Moses Markopoulos, Zhang-si Lenya Aleutsky [3/4]
Kills : 0

Dola DOL-1A3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang Maggie Yu [2/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 1

Mobile Long Tom Artillery (Unofficial) (+ Carriage) (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : CMS Giacomo Orloff (Gun 1) [4/5]
Kills : 2

Mobile Long Tom Artillery (Unofficial) (+ Carriage) #2 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : CMS Giacomo Orloff (Gun 2) [4/5]
Kills : 0

Mobile Long Tom Artillery (Unofficial) (+ Carriage) #3 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : CMS Giacomo Orloff (Gun 3) [4/5]
Kills : 0

Mobile Long Tom Artillery (Unofficial) (+ Carriage) #4 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : CMS Giacomo Orloff (Gun 4) [4/5]
Kills : 0

Mobile Long Tom Artillery (Unofficial) (+ Carriage) #5 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : CMS Giacomo Orloff (Gun 5) [4/5]
Kills : 0

Mobile Long Tom Artillery (Unofficial) (+ Carriage) #6 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : CMS Giacomo Orloff (Gun 6) [4/5]
Kills : 0


The following units are in retreat:
MechWarrior Corporal Kijuro Riley (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Kijuro Riley [2] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Lieutenant JG Yulia Djambek (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Lieutenant JG Yulia Djambek [2]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Ben MacCall (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Ben MacCall [3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Cyrano Demakis (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Cyrano Demakis [4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Gavin Bourgani (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Gavin Bourgani [4] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Justin Jung (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Justin Jung [3]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Sergeant Calin Lucescu (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Sergeant Calin Lucescu [2] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Elvis Tejeda (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Elvis Tejeda [2] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Lieutenant SG James Sully (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Lieutenant SG James Sully [1]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Lieutenant JG Andre Holness (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Lieutenant JG Andre Holness [2]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Pai-zhang Teodor Szajner (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Pai-zhang Teodor Szajner [2] ( 3 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Sergeant Lainie MacPhee (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Sergeant Lainie MacPhee [3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Lieutenant SG Rosetta Turrini (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Lieutenant SG Rosetta Turrini [2] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Luis Antonio Martinez (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Luis Antonio Martinez [2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Bai-zhang Pau-Ling Tsao (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Bai-zhang Pau-Ling Tsao [2] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Natalie Galindo (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Natalie Galindo [3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Major Jesse Livingstone (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Major Jesse Livingstone [1] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Sergeant Tung Wu (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Sergeant Tung Wu [1] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Tyrone Melonakos (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Tyrone Melonakos [1] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Bobby Dobos (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Bobby Dobos [3]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Robert Stankovic (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Robert Stankovic [3] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Christian bin Qadir (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Christian bin Qadir [3] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Gary Zhao (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Gary Zhao [3]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Havaldar Hollis O'Flannery (Rolling Thunder)
Gunnery Skill : Havaldar Hollis O'Flannery [3] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Lieutenant JG Brandon Aguilera (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Lieutenant JG Brandon Aguilera [2] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Ismail Sandalli (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Ismail Sandalli [3]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Captain Serena Kinchuhara (Rolling Thunder)
Gunnery Skill : Captain Serena Kinchuhara [1]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Roman Marco (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Roman Marco [2] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Ben Lindsey (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Ben Lindsey [4] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Hanna bin Suhayb (Rolling Thunder)
Gunnery Skill : Hanna bin Suhayb [1] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Havaldar Lopaka Chow (Rolling Thunder)
Gunnery Skill : Havaldar Lopaka Chow [3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

Yasha VTOL (Standard) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Xenophon Fitsios (Rolling Thunder)
Gunnery Skill : Xenophon Fitsios [2] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Neil bin Khaldoon (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Neil bin Khaldoon [3] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Ban-zhang Richard Grau (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Richard Grau [3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Lieutenant Sabit Ogun (Rolling Thunder)
Gunnery Skill : Lieutenant Sabit Ogun [1] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Pai-zhang Ignacio Martinez (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Pai-zhang Ignacio Martinez [2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Haiko Kaneko (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Haiko Kaneko [3]
Kills : 0

Centurion CN9-D3D (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Titus Karabatsos [2/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Lieutenant Parvatiyar Mandar (Rolling Thunder)
Gunnery Skill : Lieutenant Parvatiyar Mandar [2]
Kills : 0

MechWarrior Corporal Chadna Sourav (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Corporal Chadna Sourav [2] ( 5 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0

Phoenix Hawk PXH-7K #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Eric Baier [2/4]
Kills : 1

Mortis MS-1A (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Raani Naidoo [2/3]
Kills : 1

Trebuchet TBT-9R (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Khaleel Chatha [2/4]
Kills : 1

Bloodhound B4-HND (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Mike Kim [3/4]
Kills : 0

Cicada CDA-4P (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Havaldar Harrison Mandar [1/4]
Kills : 1

Yinghuochong YHC-3E (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Hsiao-lou Sun [3/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 2


Graveyard contains:
Heavy Wheeled APC (WoB) #5 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Abandoned by crew.

Regulator II Hovertank (Standard) #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Pietre Januczek, Zhang-si Mengtong Cao, Zhang-si Yu-wei Xi, Zhang-si Arjuna Djambek [3/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Havoc HVC-P6 (7th Oriente Hussars)

Havoc HVC-P6 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Kijuro Riley [2/4] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by pilot error.

Yasha VTOL (Interdictor) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Tian-Zong TNZ-N3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

LRM Carrier (3055 Upgrade) #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Havoc HVC-P6 #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

R10 Mechanized ICV (Prime) #2 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Abandoned by crew.

Jackal JA-KL-66 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Ben MacCall [3/4] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Ghost GST-10 (7th Oriente Hussars)

Dola DOL-1A3 #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Cyrano Demakis [4/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Partisan Air Defense Tank (Lance Command) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)

Havoc HVC-P6 #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Gavin Bourgani [4/3] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by pilot error.

Yinghuochong YHC-3E #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Justin Jung [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Mobile Long Tom Artillery (Unofficial) (+ Carriage) (Irian Technologies Security)

Anzu ZU-G60 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Sergeant Calin Lucescu [2/4] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Jinggau JN-G8L #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Jinggau JN-G8L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang Teodor Szajner [2/3] ( 3 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Thunderbolt TDR-10M (7th Oriente Hussars)

Cerberus MR-V3 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Sergeant Ron Poole [1/3] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Vandal LI-O G #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Wolverine WVR-9M (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Lieutenant SG James Sully [1/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Phoenix Hawk PXH-7K (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Sergeant Lainie MacPhee [3/3] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Wasp WSP-8T (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Lieutenant JG Andre Holness [2/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Victor VTR-10L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

LRM Carrier (Standard) #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Dola DOL-1A3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Heavy Wheeled APC (WoB) #6 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Abandoned by crew.

Albatross ALB-3Ur (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Lieutenant SG Rosetta Turrini [2/2] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Pilot ejected.

Jinggau JN-G8L #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Bai-zhang Pau-Ling Tsao [2/4] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Yasha VTOL (Standard) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)

Lu Wei Bing LN-4B (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang Amy Yeh [3/3] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Heavy Wheeled APC (WoB) #4 (Irian Technologies Security)

Wasp WSP-8T #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Luis Antonio Martinez [2/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Regulator II Hovertank (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #2 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Fa Shih Battle Armor [LRR] #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Galleon Light Tank Maxwell #5 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Wasp WSP-8T #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Natalie Galindo [3/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Jinggau JN-G8L #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Heavy Wheeled APC (WoB) #4 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Jinggau JN-G8L #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Juliano JLN-5A (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Major Jesse Livingstone [1/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Pilot ejected.

Phoenix Hawk L PXH-11K2 #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Sergeant Tung Wu [1/4] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Pilot ejected.

Yu Huang Y-H10G (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Lien-zhang Jana Saraphis [2/3] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #7 (Irian Technologies Security)

Havoc HVC-P6 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Christian bin Qadir [3/5] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Havoc HVC-P6 #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Tyrone Melonakos [1/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Tian-Zong TNZ-N3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Yasha VTOL (Interdictor) #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Raven II RVN-7X (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Phalanx Battle Armor (D) (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Marauder MAD-7L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

R10 Mechanized ICV (Prime) (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Yu Huang Y-H9G (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

R10 Mechanized ICV (Prime) #5 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Yu Huang Y-H11G (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Heavy Wheeled APC (WoB) #2 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Vandal LI-O G #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Galleon Light Tank Maxwell #2 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Yao Lien YOL-4V #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

LRM Carrier (3055 Upgrade) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Abandoned by crew.

Galleon Light Tank Maxwell #4 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Abandoned by crew.

Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Fallon Jones, Zhang-si Kafi Proust, Zhang-si Trevor Caldicott, Zhang-si Leo Jakushkin, Zhang-si Kathy Ling [2/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Phalanx Battle Armor (D) #2 (Irian Technologies Security)

Anubis ABS-5Z (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Gary Zhao [3/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #14 (Irian Technologies Security)

LRM Carrier (3055 Upgrade) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Marauder MAD-9M2 (Rolling Thunder)

Phalanx Battle Armor (D) #2 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by pilot error.

Phalanx Battle Armor (D) #4 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #7 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #9 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #11 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Neanderthal NTL-AG (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Havaldar Hollis O'Flannery [3/2] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Mobile Long Tom Artillery (Unofficial) (+ Carriage) (Irian Technologies Security)

Yasha VTOL (Standard) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Patriot PKM-2R (Rolling Thunder)

Heavy Wheeled APC (WoB) (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Regulator II Hovertank (Standard) #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Heavy Wheeled APC (WoB) #3 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Yu Huang Y-H11G (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Galleon Light Tank Maxwell (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Pixiu Heavy Tank (Standard) #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Phalanx Battle Armor (D) #3 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Victor VTR-10L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Ghost GST-10 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Lieutenant JG Brandon Aguilera [2/3] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Pilot ejected.

R10 Mechanized ICV (Prime) #3 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Abandoned by crew.

Partisan Air Defense Tank (Company Command) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Sarath SRTH-1OB (Rolling Thunder)

LRM Carrier (Standard) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Phoenix Hawk IIC 3 (Rolling Thunder)

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #3 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #5 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Jinggau JN-G8L #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

LRM Carrier (Standard) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Mortis MS-1A (Rolling Thunder)

Yasha VTOL (Standard) #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Raven II RVN-7X (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Patriot PKM-2R (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Captain Serena Kinchuhara [1/2]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Archer ARC-9M (7th Oriente Hussars)

Yu Huang Y-H9G (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Roman Marco [2/4] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Pilot ejected.

Agrotera AGT-1A #2 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Ben Lindsey [4/3] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Pilot ejected.

Partisan Air Defense Tank (Lance Command) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Phoenix Hawk IIC 3 (Rolling Thunder)

DI Morgan Assault Tank (LRM) #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Trebuchet TBT-9R (Rolling Thunder)

Galleon Light Tank Maxwell #3 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Berserker BRZ-R3 (Rolling Thunder)

Marauder MAD-9M2 (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Hanna bin Suhayb [1/3] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 2
Pilot ejected.

Regulator II Hovertank (Standard) #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Driver : Ban-zhang Manh-Dung Lok, Zhang-si Jasim Salim, Zhang-si Joe Sheikh, Zhang-si Jason Paklatsky [4/3]
Kills : 1
Abandoned by crew.

Sarath SRTH-1OB (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Xenophon Fitsios [2/4] ( 3 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Jinggau JN-G8L #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Jinggau JN-G8L #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Neil bin Khaldoon [3/4] ( 4 hit(s) )
Kills : 4
Pilot ejected.

DI Morgan Assault Tank (LRM) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 1
Abandoned by crew.

Raven II RVN-7X (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Ban-zhang Richard Grau [3/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 2
Destroyed by Blitzkrieg BTZ-4S (Rolling Thunder)

Phoenix Hawk IIC 3 (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Lieutenant Sabit Ogun [1/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 2
Pilot ejected.

R10 Mechanized ICV (Prime) #4 (Irian Technologies Security)
Driver : IrTech Security Crew [4/5]
Kills : 0
Abandoned by crew.

Agrotera AGT-1A (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Pilot : Pai-zhang Ignacio Martinez [2/5] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Phoenix Hawk PXH-7K #3 (7th Oriente Hussars)

Phoenix Hawk PXH-7K #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Haiko Kaneko [3/2]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Vandal LI-OA (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Archer ARC-9M (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Chadna Sourav [2/2] ( 5 hit(s)  )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Vandal LI-O G #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Blitzkrieg BTZ-4S (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Lieutenant Parvatiyar Mandar [2/2]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Yinghuochong YHC-3E (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #16 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Fa Shih Battle Armor [LRR] #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
Gunnery Skill : Ban-zhang Ed Vlasak, Zhang-si Jian-zhang Dong, Zhang-si Doonan Clark, Zhang-si Arnaud Bernard [3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #15 (Irian Technologies Security)

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #8 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #15 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by pilot error.

Phalanx Battle Armor (D) #5 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #12 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #13 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #14 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #4 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #10 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Heavy Support Infantry Irian Technologies SWAT Team #6 (Irian Technologies Security)
Gunnery Skill : IrTech Security Officers [4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Vandal LI-O G #3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)


The following utterly destroyed units are not available for salvage:
Phoenix Hawk L PXH-11K2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Lieutenant JG Yulia Djambek [2/2]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Jinggau JN-G8L #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Marauder MAD-9M2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Elvis Tejeda [2/4] ( 5 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Tian-Zong TNZ-N3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

MechWarrior Sergeant Ron Poole (7th Oriente Hussars)
Gunnery Skill : Sergeant Ron Poole [1] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Wolverine WVR-7M (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Robert Stankovic [3/4] ( 2 hit(s) )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Yu Huang Y-H11L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Wasp WSP-8T #4 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Bobby Dobos [3/3]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Jinggau JN-G8L #4 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Thunderbolt TDR-10M (7th Oriente Hussars)
Pilot : Corporal Ismail Sandalli [3/2]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Yinghuochong YHC-3E (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Yasha VTOL (Interdictor) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Marauder MAD-9M2 (Rolling Thunder)

DI Morgan Assault Tank (LRM) (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 0
Destroyed by Marauder MAD-7L (House Ma-Tsu Kai)

Ostwar OWR-4M (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Arthur Paine [2/4] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by DI Morgan Assault Tank (LRM) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)

MechWarrior Arthur Paine (Rolling Thunder)
Gunnery Skill : Arthur Paine [2] ( 6 hit(s)  )
Kills : 0
Destroyed by pilot error.

Partisan Air Defense Tank (Lance Command) #2 (7th Oriente Hussars)
Driver : 7th Oriente Hussars Crew [3/4]
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Cicada CDA-4P (Rolling Thunder)

Berserker BRZ-R3 (Rolling Thunder)
Pilot : Havaldar Lopaka Chow [3/2] ( 1 hit(s) )
Kills : 1
Destroyed by Tian-Zong TNZ-N3 (House Ma-Tsu Kai)
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Re: House Ma-Tsu Kai (3145)
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Laconis
Star Type (Recharge Time): F4V (175 hours)
Position in System: 4
Time to Jump Point: 16.10 days
Number of Satellites: 2 (Messenia, Arcadia)
Surface Gravity: 1.02
Atm. Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
Equatorial Temperature: 19° C (Cool)
Surface Water: 82 percent
Recharging Station: Nadir
HPG Class: B
Highest Native Life: Amphibian
Population: 32,600,000
Socio-Industrial Levels: C-B-A-A-C
   Technological Sophistication: Moderately advanced
   Industrial Development: Heavily industrialized
   Raw Material Dependence: Fully self-sufficient
   Industrial Output: High output
   Agricultural Dependence: Modest agriculture
Defending Forces: 8th Confederation Reserve Cavalry, Laconis Home Guard
Land Masses (Capital City): East Mani, Elafonisos, Eurotas, Monemuasia, Pellana (Sparta)
Importance: Industrial

Laconis was first catalogued by Taurian surveyors from the Ministry of Trade and Colonization in the early 27th century, shortly after the end of the reconstruction period that had followed the bloody Reunification War. While promising in many respects, initial analysis showed that Laconis' water was too toxic to sustain a significant long-term human presence. Due to this, it was flagged by the Ministry as unsuitable and more or less forgotten for over two decades. However, with the innovation in 2622 of the Jamerson-Ulikov water purifier, otherwise marginal worlds like Laconis suddenly became viable targets for colonization. In 2626, the planet's first colony was founded, mostly by Taurians from the Greek-speaking world of Megaris in the Hyades Cluster. Called Sparta, it lay in the warmer equatorial region of Pellana, along the coast of the Myrtoan Sea. The sprawling mountain range that covered most of Pellana, named the Pentadaktylos (the Five Fingers) by the locals, had four sizable interstitial glacial valleys between its “fingers”; Sparta began in one of these and over time expanded to fill all four. These expansions required great tunnels to be blasted through the Fingers so that transit systems and rail lines could link the valleys directly and relieve the strain Sparta's growth had caused on the fledgling colony's bluewater transport infrastructure.

It was during the excavation of one of these tunnels that an enormous vein of boron was discovered. A critical component in modern BattleMech armor, chemically uncombined boron was rarely found naturally occurring outside of asteroids (even now, nearly half a millennium later, competing theories about geological and cosmological processes that allowed such rich deposits to form with such purity cause vigorous debates in astrogeological circles). Savvy businessmen quickly exploited this by forming the Taurus Majoris Mining corporation, which used Star League economic recovery grants to rapidly build a sprawling network of advanced boron mines that fed into a massive armor production complex in the Caeadas Valley. Combined with a complete removal of immigration restrictions, Laconis saw an explosion in its population as the lure of high-paying mining and manufacturing work brought hundreds of new colonists every day. By the turn of the century, over five million people claimed Laconis as their home.

The SLDF's 35th Infantry Division called the planet home for much of the 28th century, stationed there to fend off the pirate raids that the TMM complexes inevitably drew. While the relationship between the garrison and the planet's populace was often as tense as on any other Taurian world, the Thirty-fifth gained a positive reputation in 2759 when Major General Mila Vandroogenbroeck allowed the division's combat assets and support personnel to be used by the planetary government to help rebuild the capital city after a strong hurricane destroyed the majority of the infrastructure there (the fact that the Nineteenth Army was dependent on the uninterrupted output of the TMM armor factories was no doubt as much a factor as the public relations boost). This greatly improved Laconis' relationship with the Star League's bureaucracy, and it was not one of the worlds that seceded during the Periphery Uprising of 2765 (or the Freedom War, as it is known in Taurian textbooks). As a result, it was completely omitted from the SLDF's reprisals and spared the damage that most other central Taurian worlds suffered from the fighting.

The mass economic downturn that followed the fall of the Star League and the early Succession Wars largely bypassed Laconis; its economic strength lay in a resource that was in greater demand than ever. Taurus Majoris Mining used these years to expand their operations, building mobile refinery stations throughout Taurian space. By the 31st century, it was the largest commercial extractor and refiner of ores in the Concordat. The TDF, by then highly invested in the safety of the armor factories, regularly rotated the battalions of the Red Chasseurs through the system. Other than the occasional pirate or Davion raid, almost always handily fended off by the Chasseurs, relatively little of note happened on Laconis until 3106.

Duke Daoshen Liao, commander of the Red Lancers and heir to the Capellan Confederation, was still furious over the detente that had concluded the Victoria War.  Looking to assuage his wounded pride over the loss of a Commonality capital and the public rebuke of his father for his wartime heroics, Daoshen chose to lash out at the Confederation's erstwhile allies, taking advantage of the Concordat's lingering weakness in the wake of the Jihad to snap up a few valuable worlds. A rapid offensive by Sung's Rangers and the Seventh Confederation Reserve Cavalry captured Laconis, along with Brisbane and Bromhead, catching the defending TDF forces completely off guard. The battalion of Red Chasseurs on Laconis when Sung's Rangers struck was crushed in less than a month, and the planetary government capitulated to the Confederation immediately thereafter. To ease the transition, Daoshen had the majority shareholders of Taurus Majoris Mining inducted into the Sheng nobility and Laconis paired with Brisbane in a new warren, rather than forcing it under the thumb of neighboring Rollis, as many Laconiki had feared. Both the heads of TMM and much of the populace, while not exactly welcoming of the Capellan takeover, had grown tired of the incompetence and heavy-handedness of Protector Urratia and the junta.  Their acceptance of their new overlords was solidified by a series of short-sighted retaliatory raids ordered by Protector Urratia; attacks by the First Taurian Lancers and Gordon's Armored Cavalry in 3112 and 3117, respectively, both did widespread damage to Laconis' infrastructure before being beaten back by the CCAF garrison. The failure of these attacks, along with the spate of planets seceding from the Concordat that followed on their heels, set the stage for the eventual coup d'etat that left Urratia dead and Kaff Doru as the new Protector.

The 2nd Magistracy Highlanders garrisoned Laconis and the other captured Taurian worlds from 3122 to 3137, and the greater cultural affinity between the occupiers and the Laconiki helped smooth over the final stages of the world's full incorporation into the Confederation. However, much of this good work has been undone since the Highlanders left and were replaced by the Eighth Confederation Reserve Cavalry. A regiment composed of the conscripted sons and daughters of BattleMech-owning Sheng nobles, the Eighth had proven an abject failure. Their defeat at the gates of Tikograd during the first attacks on Tikonov had earned them the Chancellor's displeasure, and he effectively banished them to Laconis; Taurian raids had petered off and only the rare pirate raid was a threat to Laconis at all. With little to do in the way of military matters, the arrogant nobles who made up the regiment began to throw their weight around both in the political system and society in general. After a handful of peaceful protests were met with violent force from the Eighth CRC, an anti-Capellan insurgency began. As on many other worlds, the insurgents were aided by the Blackout: Laconis' HPG was one of the many that failed on Gray Monday. While the Strategios' current plan is to gradually cashier and replace the Eighth's members, the Concordat has managed to exploit the situation; already, insurgents augmented by suspected Special Task Groups teams from the Taurian Ministry of Intelligence have made strikes at Eighth CRC bases and assets (and, quite conspicuously, not those of the Home Guard).

For most of its existence, Laconis had functioned as a typical Taurian representative democracy, with a robust welfare state funded by the wealth Laconis' industrial sector produced. In the decades prior to Capellan rule, under the regime of the juntas, political freedoms began to wane as the federal government cracked down on “unpatriotic” sentiments using the emergency powers Protector Shraplen had activated “for the duration of the crisis” in 3066. Ironically, this slow erosion of civil liberties made it much easier for the Confederation to assimilate Laconis following its conquest. With a large middle class and little social mobility (the steep decline of warfare since the end of the Jihad and the hyperinflation that the bull had experienced in the 3070s had produced a long period of economic stagnation for Laconis), the caste system of the Confederation was a good fit for the Laconiki in many ways. They also benefited from the increased rights for servitors that Daoshen's father had established in the previous century, as nearly everyone on Laconis and the other new worlds were able to earn their citizenship by the late 3120s. The economy has begun to improve noticeably in recent decades as access to Capellan markets gives Taurus Majoris Mining far greater reach than they ever had as a Taurian company.

Greek and English are the main languages spoken by the Laconiki; most speak both fluently, as they are both taught throughout their primary and secondary education. Since the Capellan conquest, Mandarin has also become a part of the curriculum, which has put a strain on teachers as language courses threaten to crowd out other important subjects. No religion is particularly dominant on Laconis, although the Orthodox and New Avalon Catholic churches claim the largest shares, with a few million followers apiece. Adherents of nearly every major religion can be found here; for a time in the late 30th and early 31st century, there was even an enclave of the One-Star Faith high in the Pentadaktylos. Not surprisingly, the largest employer on Laconis is TMM; there are also sizable petroleum and aquaculture industries (nearly entirely for local use). Due to the plentiful mountains and cooler-than-average temperatures, alpine sports are extremely popular, and especially mountain-climbing. Not coincidentally, the TDF's specialized mountaineer infantry units usually contained a disproportionate number of Laconiki (and several platoons now serve in the Home Guard). Much like their namesake, natives of Laconis tend to be terse, and accord respect on that basis: to be talkative is to be considered foolish and immature. Like many Taurians (or, in this case, ex-Taurians), most Laconiki despise House Davion; when Bromhead had nuclear weapons deployed against it by the TDF in the 3070s, many Laconiki saw it as justice for the countless AFFS raids that had used Bromhead as their staging point. This hatred of the Davions has also made House Liao somewhat easier to embrace: the CCAF's success against the Federated Suns and execution of the hated Duchess Hasek in recent years has been greatly played up by state media.

Perhaps the most interesting feature of Laconis is that its rotation lasts just eight hours, and its year is only half as long as Terran Standard. Visitors can find this incredibly disorienting as their bodies try to adjust to three sunrises and sunsets each day. Because of the constant fluctuation of lighting and temperature this causes, shades with polarized lenses are extremely commonly worn and tear-away sleeves and leggings are a standard part of almost all Laconiki clothing. Another adaptation has been what the natives call chnoúdi: similar to the concept of “siesta” found throughout the Capellan March and several older Terran cultures, chnoúdi is a nap taken during second sunset and followed by a light, tapas-like meal (usually sushi or other seafood-based confections) with friends or co-workers. Most Laconiki also regularly consume a beverage called tsai vounou, a tea steeped in sage grown in the Pentadaktylos and infused with guarana. When the Confederation took over, locally farmed abalone (or bao yu, as it is known in Mandarin) quickly became a dietary staple as the aquacultural industries began producing enough of a surplus to allow for regular export across the Victoria Commonality, where it is considered a delicacy by the well-to-do and members of the nobility.
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