WCGW Chpt 4

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==Chapter 4 - What Could Go Wrong==
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15 December 3039
Breed (Federated Commonwealth)
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With 7,500 pages of printed data recovered from only 2 of the drives, they had exhausted their readily available paper and ink supply before even touching the 3rd drive, the monumental task of reading thru the information was now at hand. Drive 1 currently held 280 megabytes of information, drive 2 held 438 megabytes of information and drive 3 held a whopping 3.6 gigabytes of information. With a single megabyte equaling 500 pages, they had not even scratched the surface of what the drives actually contained. They had only taken a quick glance at drive 3 and it was graphic intensive that even the command computer could not display correctly.
Once the duty day was over, Captain Mitchell and Corporal Davis began the task of wading thru the mountain of paper to determine exactly what they had recovered. It was not a task either of them enjoyed, not in the least. While reading, it became obvious to Captain Mitchell that all this information came from a long "lost" Mobile HQ left by the SLDF, probably one assigned to the 18th SLDF Army. He had found supply requisitions, unit updates, assignments and a mountain of other information no different than what his own Company generated, just much more of it.
He was currently flipping thru a stack of papers at random when he came to a page titled "Periphery Report 2766, Outworlds Alliance 18th Army Deployments". He paused and started digging under a small mountain of paper until he found the original 2765 handwritten report and compared them. Several items leaped off the page at him. First, the 18th Army had taken some serious losses. Second, several units were identified as destroyed with no confirmation. This really piqued his interest. These he highlighted for further study.
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18th Army Deployment
XLV Corps
Divisions
287th BattleMech Division - Alpheratz - 33% Losses
292nd BattleMech Division - Jordan Wais - Destroyed
52nd Infantry Division - Brasha - Destroyed
110th Mechanized Infantry Division - Crestoblus - Destroyed
116th Mechanized Infantry Division - Tellman IV - 29% Losses
206th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division - Quartre Belle - 41% Losses
208th Mechanized Infantry Division - Ramora - Destroyed
Independent Regiments
279th Light Horse Regiment - Patrol - 22% Losses
128th Hussar Regiment - Patrol - 29% Losses
150th Hussar Regiment - DOME - 19% Losses
192nd Royal Hussar Regiment - Finse - Destroyed
395th Dragoon Regiment - DOME - Destroyed
396th Dragoon Regiment - DOME - 36% Losses
199th Striker Regiment - DOME - Destroyed/No Confirmation
587th Battle Regiment - DOME - 33% Losses
247th Heavy Assault Regiment - Calish II - Disbanded
125th Independent Aero Wing - Toten - 53% Losses/Destroyed Early 2766
LXIV Corps
Divisions
298th BattleMech Division - Cerberus - Disbanded
311th BattleMech Division - Milligan's World - Destroyed
209th Mechanized Infantry Division - Halla - 41% Losses
217th Mechanized Infantry Division - Dneiper - Destroyed
226th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division - Devil's Breath - 28% Losses
252nd Mechanized Infantry Division - Gitarama - 30% Losses
61st Royal Jump Infantry Division - Wynn's Roost - 24% Losses
Independent Regiments
27th Royal CAAN Marine Regiment - Port Krin - 17% Losses
167th Light Horse Regiment - Cerberus - 22% Losses
178th Light Horse Regiment - Bannerhoft - Destroyed/No Confirmation
288th Hussar Regiment - DOME - 23% Losses
45th Dragoon Regiment - False Dawn - 43% Losses
68th Dragoon Regiment - False Dawn - 44% Losses
238th Striker Regiment - Cerberus - 39% Losses
512th Striker Regiment - DOME - 35% Losses
201st Battle Regiment - DOME - Disbanded
125th Royal Hover Armor Regiment - Raetia - 46% Losses
LXVIII Corps
Divisions
315th BattleMech Division - Baliggora - 41% Losses
318th BattleMech Division - Valasha - Disbanded
48th Infantry Division - Braben's Frontier - 36% Losses
135th Mechanized Infantry Division - Blommestein - Destroyed
147th Mechanized Infantry Division - Puttalam - 36% Losses
149th Mechanized Infantry Division - Gaeri - Destroyed/No Confirmation
157th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division - Onverwacht - 37% Losses
Independent Regiments
199th Light Horse Regiment - Thazi - 44% Losses
200th Royal Light Horse Regiment - Wokha - Destroyed/No Confirmation
205th Light Horse Regiment - Pilon - 39% Losses
258th Hussar Regiment - Carmelita - 42% Losses
74th Royal Dragoon Regiment - Joshua - 33% Losses
89th Dragoon Regiment - Rondon - 32% Losses
361st Dragoon Regiment - Sornath - 28% Losses
228th Striker Regiment - Mandeville - Destroyed/No Confirmation
231st Striker Regiment - Domeyko - 27% Losses
963rd Independent Aero Wing - Linden - 18% Losses
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What he really wished for is a working computer that could actually read and display the cross references like the Command Computer on that Battlemaster, but short of going rogue and stealing it, he felt he was shit out of luck on that account. That would make this task so much easier.
"Davis, keep an eye out for anything concerning these units I have highlighted here. Or anything on the last known locations of those units." Captain David Mitchell said, tapping each unit on his list.
"Yes sir. What we need is someone to type all this into a computer so we can cross deck it faster. I could do it, but it would take at least a week if I did not have duty." Corporal Davis replied
"Well then, I am sorry to report to your platoon that you are restricted to quarters. Should not have drunk all my beer." Captain Mitchell said while handing over another beer.
"Gee, thanks. Me and my big mouth." Corporal Davis said taking the offered beer. "Tell me sir, what are we going to do with this information once we figure out all the ins and outs?"
"That Corporal Davis is a really good question. Ever heard of Snord's Irregulars?" Captain Mitchell asked, taking a sip of his beer.
"Mercenary unit, has made a name for itself finding lots of long-lost items." Corporal Davis replied
"Well, why can someone like us maybe find some long-lost items too? Heck just finding any bases might turn up god knows what from the Star League Era." Captain Mitchell replied back
"That could cost a ton of money sir. We would need a way to get there, it's probably dangerous as hell, going to take more than just us two. That is going to cost." Corporal Davis said
"Yes, it is all of that you say. One thing at a time. First we have to have some good hard intel to act on, that is what we are doing now." Captain Mitchell replied
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