Part 205: Combat Theater Vote 9 Results - Operation: Backstab

Combat Theater Vote 10 Results:

The Protectorate Iron Guard upholds their reputation for never failing with 34 votes
It’s a Pirate’s Life for the Rim World Black Guard with 26 votes
Praetorian Guards establish a costly beachhead with 17 votes
The 2nd St. Ives Lancers fight to a stalemate with 14 votes



Caldera
“Stupid whoresons,” Sergeant Damaris Golde cursed over the comms. “Why the fuck would the supply DropShip come down out here?”

“Physics?” Lieutenant J.G Lycoris Asker replied cheerfully. “Someone forgot to do their math, and now we’ve got an Easter’s egg hunt on our hands.”

Ensconced in his trusty Shadow Hawk, Lieutenant S.G. Erasmus Chatzi laughed heartily. “Careful you don’t let the Colonel hear you, Asker. You know how big he is on these wilderness S&R ops.”

“Still, they came down in the Calderas,” Damaris continued. “There isn’t any drinkable water for a hundred miles—”

“The trees seem to like it,” Private Vernados Zane interjected, his little Hammer pushing through a copse of sparse trees. Wood splintered as his `Mech’s little fist tried to push a branch aside. “Ok. So maybe they’re not the healthiest trees I’ve ever seen.”

“Sir,” Damaris’ voice cut into the comms. again. “I think we should tighten up our formation.”

“Hard to do a sweep for a downed DropShip if we’re all in spitting distance of each other,” Lycoris pointed out helpfully.

Erasmus’ radio crackled as Damaris switched to their private frequency. “Ell-Tee, this is Aylmer’s ‘ambush country.’ I know dropships have crashed out here before but we’ve got two companies out here. We should combine more closely with Lieutenant Asker’s lance for this sweep.”





The Map:






Protectorate Iron Guard
M1) SHD-2H Shadow Hawk Lieutenant S.G. Erasmus Chatzi (Sair)
M2) HER-2S Hermes II Sergeant Damaris Golde (Pinguliten)
M3) STN-1S Sentinel Private Karan Stephanopoulos (BatteredFeltFedora)
M4) CDA-3C Cicada PFC Stavros Andreou (Rhobot Mk. II)

M5) HER-1S Hermes Lieutenant J.G. Lycoris Asker (LeschNyhan)
M6) VAL-QA Valkyrie Corporal Hector Halas (GreyjoyBastard)
M7) SDR-5V Spider PFC Flavian Gryphon (cafel)
M8) HMR-2M Hammer Private Vernados Zane (magni Slaan)



17th Arcturan Guards
A1) WLF-1 Wolfhound
A2) COM-2D Commando
A3) CLNT-2-3T Clint
A4) BZK-F2 Hollander
A5) B0C-13T Bobcat
A6) GRF-1S Griffin





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Mission Objective:
Drive Off the 17th Arcturan Guards (0/6)

Secondary Objective:
Destroy the 17th Arcturan Guards (0/6)