Part 545: Auxilia - Turn 1

Auxilia: Tactical Update 1

“Demon, Hawk,” Jason’s radio crackled for a moment before the speaker’s voice returned to almost crystal clarity. He’d been skeptical of the laser-based communications but they seemed to work well enough when things were quiet. How they’d handle combat, when direct line-of-sight would be sketchy at best he couldn’t begin to guess.

“Central’s reporting a small Clan raiding force in our OA. Probably somewhere between ten to twenty.”

“I thought you were keeping them bottled up in their landing zones?” Duncan’s question likely would’ve been impertinent if the man he’d addressed had been anything more than a liaison officer. Lt. Delwyn was earnest enough, Duncan clearly liked the kid—who was probably a couple of years older than both of them—and Jason didn’t mind him. He hadn’t earned a callsign yet, but likely would on this outing if he cared about such things. For the time being they were just calling him ‘Lieutenant,’ since the lasercomms were theoretically impossible to intercept and the bright blue-and-red parade colors used by the Amaris Dragoons would make his `Mech an obvious target for the Clans even if they never realized he was an officer.

“No, we’re keeping them occupied. We’re not trying to trap them at all.” Delwyn explained. “This is exactly the kind of scenario command wants. Little groups of scouts and raiders slinking off to glory-hunt by themselves where we can pick them off with local superiority and minimal risk. That they stumbled into our supply route is unfortunate but probably not unexpected.”

“I’d say not,” Jason prodded, “given that guarding the convoy is exactly why we’re here.”

“One of their ships or fighters probably spotted our column,” Delwyn didn’t seem to mind the interruption. “Central says we can bypass the Clan raiders by diverting to an alternate route two kilometers back, but that’ll take extra time. We can also engage them if you’d like. Our analysts say the Clan psyche probably won’t let them attack trucks while there’s an operational enemy BattleMech around.”

“I’m all for a fight,” Duncan announced. “What do you think, Jason? Put the team through their paces and earn a little bounty besides?”

“The tactician in me says ‘hell no,’” Jason admitted wryly, “but the mercenary in me doesn’t want to pass this up. Bring `em on, Delwyn. We’ll get your ammo to the staging area on time.”

Without another word to either, Jason flipped a toggle and waited the half-second for his Phoenix Hawk to establish a connection with the entire company. “Head’s up, everyone. A couple lances of Clanners think they can stop our convoy. Let’s prove `em wrong and make some money!”




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Player Status:
Demon Lance


Hawk Lance




Ally Status:




Opposing Force Status:





Mission Objective:
- Defend the Convoy (5/5)
- Assist Allied Forces
- Drive off the Clans (0/?)
- Bounty Collected: c-bills
- - Light:
- - Medium:
- - Heavy:
- - Assault:



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