In an attempted raid, pirates have accidentally stumbled upon a Word of Blake held planet that farms potatoes and other ingredients used in the formulas to keep the Manei Domini alive. The WoB Militia has sent a request to higher commands for reinforcements, but the closest group is five days out. Can the Militia hold off against the Pirate force until reinforcements arrive, or will they be overrun?
Each player had 30,000 BV to spend to create a force, with the maximum allowed at each battle to be around 15,000 BV. Superficial repairs can be completed, but it will take the unit out of commission for a time. The WoB comes in with a full Level III, consisting of a Level II of elite Heavy and Assault Battlemech pilots, a Level II of artillery, and four Level II's of hovercraft and light mech assets. From what has been seen of the pirates, they come in with a Company of Mechs, a Company of tanks, hovercraft, and other military vehicles, and a full company of infantry.
The first battle was fought in one of the farms about half-way between the pirate drop zone and the WoB held Capital. Two Marksmans provided artillery support to the C3i equipped heavy mech Level II. However, luck was not on the Militia's side. Three full lances of mechs and two lances of vehicles overwelmed the undergunned, but more elite pilots of the Militia. At the end of the battle, a Militia Legacy was torn asunder by two Berserkers and a Banshee as it allowed the rest of his comrades to retreat off the map; the pirates took heavy damage, but much of it was only external armor. The only reported loss was a Raven. This might be a boon to the WoB, whose C3i network continued to get interrupted by the small mech. Hopefully some of the more damaged units will be out of commission for a short time, allowing the WoB to regain the initiative.
In the meantime the Pirates, knowing time is not on their side, are going to push through the marsh and directly up to the city walls. One thing is for sure; the WoB will do anything to keep the Berserkers from entering the city. They have already proven tough to kill in an open field; it is unimaginable what will happen if they are allowed into the city for close-quarters combat.