CHS4-25

==Chapter Twenty-Fifth - Book 4 – Chappy's Howling Siegers==
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===Operation Liberate - The Battle on Boccaccio Continent===
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====Comm Outpost push====
Comm outpost Boccaccio Continent
1st Company or the 1st Battalion Duncan Renegades - 2nd Group
Dante, Outworlds Alliance
May 17th, 3030
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Local Time: GST 09:05
Major Adina Gangadharan was proud of his company, as far as he was concerned they were the best damn unit next to maybe some of the Chappy’s Revenge units. His mission today was to take out the comm relay station 30 miles outside of the planet’s capital. Intel showed that there was a company of mechs from the 2nd Long Road Legion in the area protecting the relay. The problem with that is that in the last few weeks it has been proven that these mechs from the Legion are not typical so even though this battle will be a 12 v 12 they are about 600 tons heavier, therefore, they have their work cut out for them. 
Captain Dave Le Bris was in charge of the 1st Lance, Captain Jeffrey Nzibo commanded the 2nd Lance, and Captain Yervand Avagimiants was the commander of the 3rd Lance.
“2nd, Actual” the Major spoke. “Proceed to Northwest”, <<“Roger”>> Captain Nzibo announced. “1st, Actual ‘step up onto the highway and proceed to the relay” said Major, ><“Roger”><. “3rd Actual head northeast and scout for possible targets” Major announced. //“Roger”\\ Captain Avagimiants said.
<<“Actual, 2nd Contact north hill just beyond the relay station looks like mostly heavies.”>> Captain Nzibo announced.
The Major looked at his board “3rd Actual change heading Northwest double time”, //“Roger, Actual, we are burning ground”\\ Captain Avagimiants said over the battle net. “1st Actual, Private Zagvoskin is coming with me, to continue to the relay station and destroy it, the rest of y’all move to the northwest and help the rest of the team”, ‘Roger: Captain Nzibo said.
<<“Scratch one”>> Sergeant Leaver announced then seconds later <<“Scratch the second one Actual”>>, in Captain Nzibo voice. “Keep it up Press press press” the Major announced.
As the Major and his wing man reached the comm relay two enemy Atlas Assault 'mechs popped around the building and started to pepper them with lasers and missiles within in seconds his wingman was destroyed but luckily he made it out and backed up into the woods for more protection.
His unit is starting to get shredded after the 5 Atlas, 2 Battlemaster, 2 Longbows Assault 'Mechs showed up over the hill. This is not good and even though he does not like it, “1st Company control retreat and repeat control retreat.”<<“Shit we got to get ou……..”>> Captain Nzibo said as his mech was completely destroyed with him inside it.
Slowly the unit made it to the extract point but at great cost by losing 7 mechs and 6 pilots are MIA, the only positive thing is the comm relay was destroyed before the retreat.
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====Striving for that Steak Dinner====
50km outside the Primary Base
6th Company of the 2nd Battalion Duncan Renegades - 2nd Group
May 20th, 3030
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Local Time: GST 10:08
It was a gloomy day today thought Major Jaime Jordan as she and her company of mechs moved about 50 klicks north of the primary base on the main continent. She quickly snap out of it, why does she have to be all gloom and doom she has not lost a battle or a warrior, not like that idiot Gangadharan who lost half of his company marching in half ****** into a fight. Which was the first skirmish lost for the Duncan Renegades in this invasion, If more people like Gangadharan was left in charged there will be more losses., Jaime thought. On that note she had her company sound off, the Major was not happy with the compliment of mechs but when a unit is put together quickly like the Renegades were you get what you get. Anyway, she called the lead mech which was about ½ klick in front of her. “Private White how goes it? Any contact with friendlies?” “No ma’am” answered the private. “All right remember there are friends coming in from the east” the major said. The Private replied with a “Rog”. Excellent one day he will be something, that is unless he gets crushed in his little huncy, the major thought.
20 minutes later. “Contact bogie 5 click north by Northwest “Private White announced. “More contacts east by northeast, it’s the 12th Armor division! They are coming up highway 45” exclaimed the private. “Good Captain Qian you are closest contact the armor division tell them of our guest and let’s show these guys that defeating a company of the Renegades was just a fluke” the major said. “Roger!” was said by all twelve MechWarriors almost at once.
They moved north Captain Qian announced <<“12th Armor is on board and heading to the sector that we have painted...battle-com is linked we are ready, Major”>>
As luck would have it a Crossbow rolled in the long range site of the major’s Large laser she shot both laser only one connected, but it was enough….”First Armor!” she announce to the dismay of the company. It was a bet that they always had going into a battle, if she got first armor damage on the enemy then they washed her mech after the conflict was over, if one of her troops got the hit first then the surviving members after the conflict had ‘shore leave’ for the night. Whoever got first kill got a steak dinner with all the fixing served by the major if she got first kill they would just have to try harder next time.
Then a burst in the air over her mech company…Damn it thought the Major as her instruments started going haywire….”EMI burst!” Private White announced through a now static filled comm. This is going to make it harder to hit these bastards the major said out loud to herself.
Her company was starting to get stuck in the middle of town and woods due to an enemy lance of assaults. Then Static blares across the comm “this is*****company request ****tance four assa******** way.”
As the Major’s battle progress with the Crossbow they exchanged blows coming closer and closer then she saw her opportunity and lashed out with a monster kick of her Lancelot blowing a critical hit that took the right leg completely off the Crossbow. She then fires both large lasers taking out the Crossbow’s PPC. The major kicks the mech again taking out its other leg now a stump is all that is left but the enemy pilot still continued to fire his medium laser over and over again slowly peeling her armor off of her chest. As they continued to do this dance to the Major amazement the Crossbow took two large laser and a PPC across the torso and still the pilot of the Crossbow kept firing its lasers. Then the pilot of a Victor, Private Vallee said <(“STEAK for me!”)> as the enemy’s Atlas head in front of him disintegrated with the pilot inside. Right then the Major saw an opening and kicked for the crossbow’s head…but missed by a foot and landed in between the left torso and arm, ripping the arm off and causing damage to the engine in the center torso causing the mech to blow up.
The intermittent Battle Link showed that the armor company was getting shredded but that they had taken out two assault mechs a Battlemaster and an Atlas, still she was concerned for them. With static on the radio she announced, “All units move forthwith to sector 1614 and help out the armor unit now”
The Major’s next target was an Atlas, AS7-RS sitting in between two hills. A couple of victors had already damaged the mech and moved on after she issued her orders, so to make sure the Atlas did not try to take their backs off she engaged it. By lifting off in attempt to do a maneuver known as Death from Above, she landed on his head and shoulders causing a gyro hit and damage to the engine, at least that Atlas was not going anywhere she thought. She immediately fired two large lasers aiming for the Atlas' head, one hit the leg but the other hit the head stripping off all the armor located there. Which infuriated her so she rolled to his left an easy maneuver since he was now prone, she fired two large laser and a medium without aiming. Which amazingly hit the head killing both mech and pilot. “Scratch two.” she called over the now clear channel. “Push now end this!” she cried out. Right then a small DropShip flew over and picked up the four-remaining enemy Battlemechs and left the battlefield. “That my folks is what I call a victory” she said.
The after action reported noted that while all of the 12th Armor Company were severally damage all were repairable but one crew was dead and that none of her mechs were destroy but all needed extensive repair. The 6th Company was able to salvage seven enemy mechs four in which will have the Renegades colors as soon as repairs can be made and all where assaults so Major Jordan was very happy with the outcome, very happy indeed. 
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====Push into the Capital====
Boccaccio Continent outside of the Capital City Certaldo
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Colonel Wrigton sat in front of the briefing room, if he did not know any better he could have sworn he just cut the tongues out of all his RCOM, BCOM, and CCOM mouths. Of course, he said to himself, he knew better, the reason why they are just sitting there dumb founded was the news he just delivered to them. “The enemy is pulling out; DropShip are inbound to pick up what is left of the 2nd Long Road Legion. Intel shows they are hold up outside the capital city at the garrison, and I want us to attack that garrison with two Battalions of mechs and a wing of aerospace fighters. The plan will be simple, the two Battalions were going to be combined for this operation to instill inner cooperation since there was some grumblings between the 1st and 2nd Battalion. So, there will be five enhanced companies with six lances in each company, we will surround the 2nd Long Road Legion and converge on the barrack. The wing of Aerospace Fighters will give air and ground support with the hopes of grounding the DropShip then the ground units can take out the 2nd Long Road Legion for good.
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Two hours later as the units march to their destination the comm flared up on the Colonels Console. “Actual, EagleTop, eggs just landed boarding civvies” the voice from the speaker said. <<“Rog, about to crack some eggs in 15 mic, Actual out.”>> So, the DropShip have landed about an hour earlier than predicted, no problem. “Renegades, Actual step it up eggs are down…eggs are down time to make them scramble Actual out.” Clicks of the com was all he heard just like he liked it comm etiquette his way. 1st Company was under his command, Major Jaime Jordan is commanding the 2nd Company, Lieutenant Colonel Ambu Priyabroto is in charge of the 3rd Company, Major Jake Olvarez has the 4th Company, and Major Shaheed Ghuman will command the 5th Company.
As they rounded the corner placing most of the mechs out of the small canyons that the roads were locate, all the companies saw the massive structure in front of them half dirt have man made the last stand base walls almost hid the two massive Lee Troop Carriers and one ancient Black Eagle DropShip. Then multiple bogies started to pop up on the radar. “Companies, Actual, fighters in bounds looks like they are fat” the Colonel announced notating that all the fighters were loaded with bombs. A second later the fighters came screaming in dropping bombs and firing lasers. A few seconds later…((”Actual, 5th wall engaged”)) Major Ghuman announced. <(“Actual, EagleTop eggs been scrapped no breakage yet.”)> Roger Eagle Top fly back around keep scratching” the Colonel said and then the famous click click went over the net acknowledging the commanders’ orders.
Damn it, he just lost two mechs due to those darn bombs loaded on the Alliance planes this has got to change, their planes are picking at us while we march on the base and all their mechs hide like cowards. “Eagle Top, Actual change of plans take out the enemies’ planes.” The colonel said <<“Roger that, Sir”>> Of course the Colonel was sure he had enough mechs, he outnumbered the enemy 2 to 1 but still planes should not do that it was so…impolite
((“Actual, 5th, we are facing heavy resistance now, they popped over the embankment and started to fire…request aero support their fighter just took out Private Amr in his Urbanmech.”)) Major Ghuman said. This is really making me angry the Colonel thought I really really hate fighters they should band them from combat. “EagleTop, Actual why have you not taken those fighters out?” //“Sir they are planes they are fast.”\\ The Captain pronounced “Grrrr, I know that, that is why your guys are in planes too now take them out damn it!!!!” 
As the Colonel sees a few more of his mechs go down he starts to get concerned, he still outnumbers them but getting to the base and breaching it is taking longer than he thought. The 5th, 1st, and 2nd company were getting tied down with those fighters flying around in the air and the shear firepower of the DropShip. Thankfully most of the energy weapons from the DropShip are missing or else his unit would be destroyed.
“Actual, 4th we have our jumpers at the wall standby for breached of the compound.” Excellent the Colonel thought finally something was going his way unfortunately when he looked at the command board only five of the nine jumpers made it to the wall from 4th Company so still an uphill battle. At the same time of that call, he saw three enemy planes go down in a fiery ball, about time, “Keep it up press, press!! all units go go go break all formations and charge!” He announced over the net. 
-“Actual 4th all boats have been destroyed and are pressing the gate we have one toe in” Major Jake Olvarez said.
-“Actual 5th foot in the gate I repeat foot in the gate” Major Shaheed Ghuman he followed with “guess who is home hehe”
-“Actual 3rd jumpy up and over breach in progress I repeat breach of southeast wall in progress.” Lieutenant Colonel Ambu Priyabroto said proudly.
Finally some excellent news as a couple more planes ran away EagleTop announced they took off for the hills.
A minute later after some intense firefighting on the southwest side of the compound with several mechs legs being taken out on both sides of the field the Major broadcast across the net “Actual, 5th we are through the gate and repeat we are through the gate an advancing. “Still meeting heavy resistance but the enemy mechs that are able are pulling back towards their Dropship.” Then Lieutenant Colonel Priyabroto came across the net, //“Five mechs in the base meeting light resistance most enemy mechs are making for the DropShip. The looks of it, appears to be like a Lee Class Mech Carrier is about to take off.”\\ <-“Actual, 2nd, we encountered two snipers that took the legs off of eight units before they disappeared behind the barrier.”-> Major Jordan announced to her dismay. The Colonel then said ‘we encountered the same thing Major half our unit is down also. 3rd and 5th push we will get there as soon as we can” <<“Rog”>>
Then as the Lee class Dropship took off it flew over the Colonel position and fired all its lasers at his location. He was able dodge a couple but still enough hit his right arm and leg that it caused him to fall to the ground when his gyro could not compensate. When he fell, his right side of his mech’s head hit the surface of a rock formation that was sticking out of the ground, causing internal damage to his comm and neural interface. As he struggled to get not only his own head fully back in reality, he was also trying to get his comm back on line when he noticed through the broken glass of the cockpit that the other two DropShip took off flying east and up. “Damn it” he said out loud to no one, “We won the f-ing battle and I cannot get on comms to see about causalities, damn Dropship”
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===Aftermath===
Duncan Renegades Command Company
Boccaccio Continent Capital City of Certaldo
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Local Time 12:00
With the retreat of the 2nd Long Road Legion, the takeover of the primary base for the Capital and the complete destruction/takeover of the planet’s Aerospace units the government had no choice but concede the planet to the Renegades who in turn placed the planet under the flag of the Freedom Federation. In the aftermath of the last battle Colonel Wrigton lost ten Battlemechs completely and had another twenty-three mechs with missing limbs. Thankfully this battle for the planet was over and they can rebuild and repair. There were fifteen fighters of the enemy forces that were looted and just need repairs to bring them back to operational status. He only lost one MechWarrior in this last battle, Private Consiglio was killed in the line of duty the funeral is scheduled for tomorrow. 
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