The Return to the Pentagon
After the members of Kerensky’s Clans were chosen they trained for the inevitable return. Of course retaking the Pentagon was the natural first step. Nickolas and his advisors knew that they would be seriously outnumbered when they returned, so they began a large scale surveillance campaign called Operation Sable Sun. For years Sable Sun ships, most notably the Bugeye class reconnaissance ship. For several years, Sable Sun monitored communications, shipping lanes and anything else they could think of to get the most accurate picture of the current conditions in the Pentagon.
For four years Sable Sun accumulated information while some complained about the waiting. The situation on the ground was deplorable. Less than half of the population had survived. In space, the situation was better. Spacefarers travelled through the systems trading and occupied orbital facilities and ships [even cached warships]. Kerensky’s command staff was worried about the number of warships that could be turned against them.
Snow Raven Khan Stephen McKenna wrote in his journals: “I see no problem with the approaches to the Pentagon worlds. There is no standing defense. It’s the warship caches that bother me. We don’t know how many personnel are present or how much of the warship’s systems are active. I can’t believe that they haven’t activated at least some weapons for defense. One way or another, we will have to deal with them first. I can only hope that it won’t be the approach to Terra all over again.†[Op. Klon. pg 41]
The fleets from all of the clans participate in the jump into the pentagon systems per their assigned areas. Clans Snow Raven, Mongoose, Nova Cat and Wolverine drew the Circe system for the invasion. For them also was the most heavily defended space outposts and caches.
The game.
There are 3 major concentrations of spacefarers in the Circe system. Khan Stephen McKenna, in charge of the overall attack, allocates the following forces…
Zenith recharge station
McKenna class BB SLS James McKenna
Cameron class CA SLS Admiral Gerda Cameron
Squadron of combat dropships
Outpost One
Black Lion class BC SLS Thunderbolt
Avatar class CA SLS Korat
Squadron of combat dropships
Warship cache
Cameron class CA
Sovietski Soyuz class CA
Essex class DD
Whirlwind class DD
Objectives Clan
Destroy OR disable as many ships as possible [5 pts/10 pts per warship destroyed/disabled---1 pt/2pts per jumpship/dropship destroyed/disabled
Objectives Spacefarers
Escape [1 pt per dropship/jumpship that leaves board---5 pts per clan warship destroyed---1 pt per clan dropship destroyed]
OOC] SciFi City is hosting a Magic: the Gathering Pre-Release Tourney on Saturday. I am hoping that there will be room on the back half of the minis tables. We can store our stuff under the table. I checked the local library (where we played once before) and their meeting room is booked. Travis, would Eastside Cards and Games be available to host? Please see the attached quick-start rules that we have used back in Apocalypse Rising
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