Mars Rising: Marian Hegemony IV

[Terrordactyl]

Yeah. I might try to fit "Donum Imperatoris" on my Catapult somewhere. Which tanks do you use?

[Weirdo]

The tanks in question would be the fire support Century in my VI Legio armored forces - A Behemoth, two Heavy LRM Carriers, and two Pikes.

I like to field them in conjunction with heavy infantry(Ravagers heavy) as a screen/spotting force. Not very subtle, but unless you brought artillery or aero, good luck cracking it. (Oddly enough, also surprisingly effective in a city.)

[Baldur Mekorig]

Yeah. I might try to fit "Donum Imperatoris" on my Catapult somewhere. Which tanks do you use?

 Consider it stolen for the  Marian AToW campaign i am currently playing.  O:-)

[Terrordactyl]

Consider it stolen for the  Marian AToW campaign i am currently playing.  O:-)

That sounds like a blast!

[Terrordactyl]

The tanks in question would be the fire support Century in my VI Legio armored forces - A Behemoth, two Heavy LRM Carriers, and two Pikes.

I like to field them in conjunction with heavy infantry(Ravagers heavy) as a screen/spotting force. Not very subtle, but unless you brought artillery or aero, good luck cracking it. (Oddly enough, also surprisingly effective in a city.)

Cool. I haven't spent a lot of time with vehicles yet, but I think that's what I should add to expand my forces next.

[truetanker]

The tanks in question would be the fire support Century in my VI Legio armored forces - A Behemoth, two Heavy LRM Carriers, and two Pikes.

Back in the day I'd have used twin Behemoth Flamer and three Heavy LRM Carriers in my support Century. Now I prefer the Weapon Carriers: four Standard LB-X and one AC/20!

TT

[Martius]

Recently I grew very fond of the trailers. If I need artillery or fire support and I don't plan to move them around a lot they are are a great alternative to vees. 

[Baron RedSkull]

I like making up my own schemes, this is one I use for my Marian mercs : The Last Legion

I didn't realize the hegemony had access to proto-mechs. 😂

[Archangel]

I didn't realize the hegemony had access to proto-mechs. 😂

What you haven't heard that survivors from the Society have made their way to the Hegemony and have allied themselves with the Caesar?  :))

[Terrordactyl]

I ended up picking up a couple Saladin Hover Tanks to start. I really need to get around to painting someday...

How do people like to do combined arms? Mix at the cohort level? Maniple? Century?

[worktroll]

In my limited exposure, I've kept things reasonably similar at the century level, and mixed at the maniple/cohort level. Seemed to keep things simpler.

W.

[Weirdo]

Same here, though I've no compunctions against mixing within a century if needed to fill in my points, especially within the Auxilia formations.

[worktroll]

There's a minor nit in the AS platoon rules for forces, in that it wants pairs of vehicles. I've got two approaches:

1) Allow 3 to be the same as 2 (eg. 2-3), or
2) don't count singletons (so 2-2-1, with the odd vee not counting for bonus purposes)

Of course minimum requirements (eg. must have 10"+ move) still apply.

[Saint]

In my limited exposure, I've kept things reasonably similar at the century level, and mixed at the maniple/cohort level. Seemed to keep things simpler.

W.

Same here, although now that I'm playing Alpha Strike more than Classic Btech a mixed century is not too uncommon.

[Terrordactyl]

Thank you for your responses! I was wondering if I should pick up some more vehicles to fill out the century, or mix them in with something else. I should probably decide what I'd like to support the Saladins either way...

[truetanker]

Mind showing what you've gotten so far?

TT

[Terrordactyl]

Not at all!

Vehicles:
Saladin x2

Infantry:
Foot Platoon x2

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

[Terrordactyl]

Do any of the sourcebooks have canon unit compositions? I have Legio I and MH decals and thought that would help me decide which to put on what.

[Saint]

No list of what mechs are in a unit, but it does give you a idea of the units fighting style, and maybe average mech weight. IE Assault, Heavy, Medium, Light.

[Terrordactyl]

In Field Manual: Periphery?

[ArkRoyalRavager]

All the FMs. Depending on which immediate era you wish to configure your Legio in.

[Terrordactyl]

Thanks!

[Weirdo]

Putting together a vehicle Century for VI Legio. I'm looking at four Testudos and a....???

[Saint]

Fulcrum Hover tank, I believe it has TAG.

[Weirdo]

I'd put the Fulcrum in a separate Century. For me, the speed difference would make it very difficult to keep the Century as a coherent fighting force. Better to have two Centuries, one fast and one slow, than to see a single Century spread to hell and gone.

[Baldur Mekorig]

Putting together a vehicle Century for VI Legio. I'm looking at four Testudos and a....???

And a Devastator bodyguard?

[Weirdo]

Took me a bit to realize you meant the tank. This is definitely a nice idea... :)

[Saint]

I'd put the Fulcrum in a separate Century. For me, the speed difference would make it very difficult to keep the Century as a coherent fighting force. Better to have two Centuries, one fast and one slow, than to see a single Century spread to hell and gone.

I have grown to prefer mixed units, speedsters as spotters/harassers with the Missile/Arty in the back.

Besides one of the best features of the Testudo is it can defend itself, and four of them mean your opponent is risking a lot of damage with the hopes of a quick knockout. >:D

[truetanker]

Why not drop a Tetsu?

Why? Why not? A fire support brace of three A4 on some otherwise fine tanks followed by some ERL fire from paired supporting Myrmidons (Anti-Infantry ) sporting a couple of Contuberiums of Maruader BA sounds like fun! And if you throw in a few Ambush gun trailers unto the Myrmidons, you could possible pull another pair of Contuberiums as well. Dropping them off to use as fall back points.

What I tried to do is give you some TAG that is dependable, current and should work. I mean looking at the stats from 2 damage per SPPC hits, nothing for the rest. ( Unless sarna is right then depending on what you loadout is possible 2 for the LRR and 1 each in AP ( classic Auto-Rifle ).

FUN FACT: While most A4 rounds are fun, try using Smoke, also the LRR can be loaded with Smoke, thoughts of joy now...

TT

[Terrordactyl]

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