Chapter Thirty
- Book 4 – Chappy's Howling Siegers[]
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Reflection of a fatal ambush[]
Fort Stewart
Mitchella, Remains of Outworlds Alliance
26th Sept, 3030
Colonel Robert Geddes was worried, or concerned at what was happening. After one of his companies failed in their attempt to take over a town, losing most of the company and Dropship. The enemy was bolden by their success and moved against his remaining forces huddle up in Fort Stewart. Robert cursed the commander of the Chappy’s Revenge because of her inability or want ability to help him saying weather was preventing her to come to his defense. That damn diva thinking that she is all that, he would like to knock her down a few and remind her that up until a couple of years ago she too was a merc. What is with people and power going to their head was beyond him. With no help in sight and seeing the enemy forces advance on three sides he called his company commanders and issued orders, defend to the last man there is no retreat and no help coming.
The enemy was coming closer, it was if the devil had lit a fire under their ass.. Robert thought. He had yet seen the enemy on this planet attack with meaning or desire to fight showing a lack of a backbone, until now. Then two dozen more radar hits from the east identified them as lights and mediums. Of course, one of his companies and a Dropship was destroyed by this enemy but he did not witness it and from reports it was a couple of lucky shots that did it. So, he was not impressed, yet.
Taking the Inititive[]
Death Regulators Elite Strike Force
Colossus Class DropShip, Regulators Blood
Col Robert Geddes Private Quarters
High Orbit around Mitchella
Major Matthew Chapman II waited patiently for Colonel Scragg to answer his hail, he wondered if he was his father would she let him wait. “Sir, the colonel is online.”
“Thanks, Captain, patch her to my console.”
“Colonel Scragg, we have just entered high orbit, we have notice heavy fighting do you want us to assist, instead of the planned landing zone?”
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Colossus Class Combined Arms DropShip
>>“Major….Chapman follow your orders land at the predesignated landing zone the town in your path is now undefended thanks to them pushing on the Duncan Renegades spot to the east.”<<
“Ma’am, I am a little concern; I took the liberty to listen in on the BattleNet and they are out number 2 to 1 on three sides.”
>>“Major, I don’t care who you are, you will follow your orders. I am going to keep you in reserve I cannot have the Generals first born die under my command.”<<
“Excuse me? I think the channel has static, I did not quite hear you.” With a wave of his hand the communication was terminated.
Captain Hansen looked at his commander even though he was the Dropship commander he took orders from the Major. “What are your orders, sir? You have six-minute window to make up your mind to go help the Renegades or go occupy an undefended town.”
Major Chapman looked at the captain and just nodded, “I will tell you then in five and a half minutes.”
Siege of Fort Stewart[]
Fort Stewart
This battle was starting to heat up, the enemy was slowly coming into range of his units LRMs. So was the enemy’s weapon fire. Slowly the militia came and slowly the numbers started to shift more in favor of the militia. Colonel Geddes was starting to get nervous now, and wondered if this was his last command.
Fort Stewart
West Wall
Captain James oversaw the west wall defense unfortunately his company and the other company he was charge of was primarily armor and infantry. At one point, a few months ago he was excited about leaving the merc life and starting a life that his kids could be proud of but, right now as the enemy forces that outnumbered him 3 to 1, advanced he wasn’t sure. According to his commander the overall commander left them there to die, that was no way to treat another soldier in James’s mind. His Artillery was taking out their ground troops but could not get a target solution on the mechs. Then at the top of the ridge a company of light scout mechs appeared and rushed his lines. He was trying to call shots but there were just too many of them, he ordered targeting on a Cataphract, just as they fired on it the pilot of the Cataphract targeted all weapons on James, the last thing James saw before he was knocked out by weapons fire was the Cataphract going down to its knees. Soon after that the Longshots trampled over Captain James' Battlemech killing him while still unconscious, the west defense was in shambles and what remained of the Renegades retreated behind the wall.
East Wall
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Ostroc Heavy BattleMech
Lt. Colonel Lisa Able did not like her odds she looked over to her left side and was comforted by seeing Captain Ramos' Ostroc ready to fight. The alert came at the same time it did for the west and south wall the enemy was attacking on three sides. Her battalion was outnumbered 2 to 1 so she called for a slow orderly retreat to the wall. Then Col. Geddes interrupted her orders.
“No retreat, no mercy, we attack and win by surprising them with a blitz.”
Lisa hated her commander, when General Bovet announced plans to leave the merc life and join a new nation becoming part of the core units for that nation, Lisa was excited. She hated the merc life, but was only there because she was pushed out of the Federated Suns military for having sex with a private. The girl was hot, but in hindsight was not worth it. Turned out to be a trap, a way for her XO to get what he wanted and that was a command. So, she dealt with the merc scum, not all mercs are bad, or scum but Colonel Geddes was and when they became a house unit Lisa thought he would be fired. Well, now he might just die, hopefully she would live to see it.
“Alright, 1st Battalion you heard the man, lets meet them in the field, artillery keep firing until you are out of ammo then retreat back into the fort. The rest of y’all form up on me.”
As the 1st Battalion moved forward more units of the Longshots moved around the small hill with two companies of med and lights, and three companies of heavies going over the hill, through the light woods.
The Artillery for the Renegades rained down on the advancing units almost wiping out the ground troops and destroying some 'mechs in the process. As their ammo ran out, they left the battle field as order, leaving Lt. Col. Able to have to deal with just mechs. The Longshots just kept coming unlike other units that Able had fought, these guys were just nasty and kept coming. Continuous firing of her lasers was making the cockpit hot, the enemy continued to press, she kept firing she had killed four 'mechs but then a lucky shot to the torso and her overheating caused the engine to go into meltdown, luckily the safety system ejected her before the engine blew, keeping her alive but out of the battle now.
Major Ahmad “Zuyi” Kamuzu was in charge now unfortunately he was in bad shape his left arm in his Grasshopper was hanging on by a thread and his armor in his legs were almost gone.
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Grasshopper Heavy 'Mech
“Renegades, this is Zuyi the Colonel is down she is in sector 2721 pick her up and everyone fall back slowly to the wall.” Most of the battalion was destroyed or damage beyond repair but the ones that could still fight moved toward the wall.
South Wall
Colonel Geddes was in the fight for his life and his unit’s life.
Right now, though it was not looking good his left and right flank were starting to fold and his position was not any better. Two of his fighters were destroyed and his only way out, the dropships, were still too damage from the initial attack his unit was in a last week.
All four DropShips were grounded, but still capable of discharging their weapons. The Longshots were taking a beating that much was true, and if Col Geddes had backup or reserves, he would be elated but now with almost 80% of his force either destroyed or crippled he started to wonder if surrender would be the best.
Something was trying to get through the jamming bits and pieces of words that did not make any sense, Geddes supposed it was one of his men and their dying declaration of whatever they believed in. Then as if it was a dream there was a loud sonic boom coming from the air almost above him. The sensor showed a DropShip was coming down and coming fast, at first, he thought it was reinforcements for the Longshots, then the IFF showed it was a Federation Ship a Colossus Class DropShip named Regulators Blood. Colonel Geddes was dumbfounded for a second, the Death Regulators were not supposed to be here for two more days, and they were supposed to land in another Continent, so how and why they were here was unknown.
30000ft above Fort Stewart
DropShip Regulators Blood
The Alarm sounded and then the voice of the DropShip Captain came over the speakers.
//“Death Regulators, the assault drop is a go, good luck and good hunting we will see you on the ground.”\\
Major Chapman looked at his command console and saw that the fighting on the ground was worse than he thought, the Duncan Renegades were almost wiped out and even with his troops the Longshots will still out number them.
“Regulators, lets show the Longshots what it means to be a true elite force not a pretender like they are.”
Major Chapman then turn on the exterior speakers as did all the Regulators and played their traditional war cry that sounded more like a bear screaming out in pain as it was dying.
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Night Hawk Light 'Mech
The Longshot battle commander was in shock, first a sonic boom that carried with it an enemy DropShip, now heavy and assault 'mechs dropping out of the DropShip with external speakers blaring a ugly and scary noise that made him wet himself.
Col Geddes was taken aback he had never heard that sound, he had never heard that sound come out of a 'mech let alone 20 Battlemechs, never before had he seen what unfolded in front of him. It was like an action Halo show when they do a slow-motion movement to emphasize a combat move. It was like all the 'mechs on the ground stopped and just looked at the 'mechs dropping from the DropShip as if mesmerized.
The moment was gone when the Battlemechs landed and started firing, blowing a Night Hawk away.
That seemed to awaken the Longshots but something was wrong Geddes thought, they look like they were actually starting a slow retreat even though they still outnumber his side. Within a matter of moments all the Longshots were destroyed with only two Regulators mechs damage.
<<“Commander of the Duncan Renegades, I am Major Matthew Chapman we are here against orders to re-enforce you, what is your status.”>>
Col Geddes sat there for a second to let that statement sink in, the Major said, against orders.
“Major Chapman this is Col Geddes, thank you for coming your entrance was quite different but very effective. May I ask whose orders did you disobey?”
<<“We can discuss that face to face in private, Regulators out.”>>
Col Scragg office
Mobile Base Alpha
The Colonel was infuriated, why is she in charge when no one will die when she wants them too. How can she punish Major Chapman when his dad is her boss? These are the decisions that are turning her hair grey.
Televised News[]
Prisoner 1228
Hija Yoofi's room
Hija watched the Federation news cast with much interest. The news cast was airing footage of the Death Regulators landing and devastating the Longshots here on Mitchella. The commander for the Death Regulators gave an interview shortly after the battle giving praise to the overall commander of the operation saying it was all due to her leadership. All she could think about was his eyes, such wisdom for a young man, the son of the most powerful man in the Freedom Federation.