DE Chpt 12

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==Chapter 12 - Danger Everywhere==
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15-16th June 3050
Star's End System
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The troops began heading out at 11pm local time riding the APCs until they were 4 kilometers from the nearly twin pirate compounds. Both were almost identical setups, ramshackle barracks, a single Dropship pad at each one and several low slung warehouses. At 3am local time on the 16th after marching the last 4 kilometers, Captain Marcus Wright gave the signal to take out the few guards which was accomplished quickly. Two squads in each compound made their way across the compounds and made entry into the pirate Dropships. 
Slowly and quietly both teams fired tranqs into sleeping Dropship crewmen and anyone else they located, not knowing what job they actually held. The rest of the force waited until both Dropships were declared secure before making their entry into the compounds to begin their task of taking down the camps themselves. A single squad was left aboard each Dropship, the personnel switching back to their rifles while holstering their dart guns. Anyone trying to enter the Dropships would face deadly force. But at least they had secured both pirate groups Battlemechs denying them their most powerful weapons.
By 4am, the compound containing the Red Demons was declared secure while the group tasked with securing the compound of Bobby's Butchers was only half completed when the first gunshot echoed across the compound. Captain Wright cursed as he thumbed his communicator. "Darts are out, we go live. Fall back to secure area and prepare for a fight. Point Commander Trishia, you may join the fight now." He watched as one of his teams dragged one of his from a barracks.
"Aff, on our way." Point Commander Trishia replied as she triggered her jump jets leaping over one of the warehouses into the compound. Her point following her move.
She opened fire on a group running for the Seeker Infantry Transport Dropship dropping the group of 5 to the sand. Her suit easily deflected the shots fired at her as enemy troops exited various barracks and began firing. Her sensors identified her point of Elementals also returning fire while advancing on the enemy. "Watch our fire, we have friendlies out there that we cannot easily identify. She triggered her SRMs into a barracks silencing all resistance from that particular building. She continued advancing as shots ricocheted off her suit. She aimed low and fired a burst at the legs of enemy troops taking them to the ground. "Aim low, we have the situation under control. We are to avoid deaths when possible."
It took 10 minutes to finish eliminating any resistance. "Captain Wright, suggest everyone hold their positions until daylight. I do not wish to fire on our own by mistake."
"Roger that. Everyone hold your positions until daylight."
At 6:37am local time it was light enough to actually start moving around. Medics fanned out first checking for friendly casualties before starting treatment of the pirates. The APC's along with the AFFC MASH truck entered the compound led by Major William Mitchell in his Thunderbolt followed by the rest of his company. Once they had established a security screen, he dismounted and it was time to take account of what they now controlled. 
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Equipment Captured
1 Overlord Dropship (Converted)
1 Warhammer, WHM-6D
2 Merlin, MLN-1A
1 Catapult, CPLT-C1
3 Panther, PNT-9R
1 Wolfhound, WLF-1B
2 Firestarter, FSS-H
2 Trebuchet, TBT-5N
6 Heavy Hover APC (MG)
1 Seeker, Dropship (Mech)
1 Awesome, AWS-8T
2 Zeus, ZEU-6S
1 Archer, ARC-2K
9 Heavy Track APC (MG)
12 Pegasus Hover Tank (Unarmed)
12 Pegasus Hover Tank (Missile)
Personnel Captured
Dropship Crew - 63
Mechwarrior - 39
Tech/Astech - 61
Infantry - 382 (42 WIA)
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Major William Mitchell and Captain Marcus Wright looked over the very sullen captured that had not been knocked out sitting in the middle of the compound. He quickly identified several former 3rd Oberon Mechwarriors. "Boy, let you live and you just had to find a new cesspool to link up with. Here I was thinking I was rid of all of you and now I have to decide what to do with all you all over again."
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