A FLASH PRIORITY message is sent to the Rangers.
Attn: Numenorean Rangers Command Group
Timestamp: 1000 hours
Re: INVASION
Less than an hour ago, Jade Falcon forces entered the Sudeten System in significant force via a pirate jump point that puts them approximately two hours from landing, at 2Gs. They are accompanied by a heavy Aerospace Fighter group and a pair of combat JumpShips. The Jade Falcon commanders, one Khan Chistu and one Star Colonel Abraham Chi-Li, made immediate contact with my command post to negotiate terms for the Falcon Invasion of this planet.
The units we will face include the, "Jade Falcon Keshik", and the "124th Striker Cluster" of a formation called "Vau Galaxy". I made an effort to abide by the strictures of their peculiar negotiation system, and as a result I am reasonably certain that we will not face bombardment from the combat JumpShips, nor will we face significant air attack from the combined air groups of the Keshik and 124th Cluster. In addition, we have arranged for an initial meeting engagement outside a town called Braunfield, at approximately 1300 hours local, today. The Orders of Battle for the units we may face in this campaign are appended below.
As I am commander-in-chief of the Sudeten Planetary Defense, as per our contract with the Federated Commonwealth, I have the authority to requisition any and all combat forces on-world to defend FedCom interests against an "existential threat". While the Clans certainly qualify as such, and I have included your forces as being under my command - along with the Sudeten Planetary Militia - in the defense dossiers which I sent to Star Colonel Chi-Li, I am not exercising that authority. It is my belief that simply dragooning unwilling participants into a battle such as this will do far more harm than good. However, I am asking that you join with the Gray Death Legion in the defense of Sudeten.
To be clear, I do not have the authorization to offer you a bonded contract on the behalf of the Federated Commonwealth. However, there are two extremely important points that, if your sense of honor and altruism are insufficient to convince you, need to be taken into account. First, as you would be fighting outside the bounds of any contractual obligation, as far as I am concerned, whatever salvage you recover, and which can be clearly traced to Ranger fire, is entirely yours. Second, and perhaps more importantly, the agreement the Jade Falcons made in regards to, "not using combat JumpShips against targets on-planet or in orbit," technically extends only to the defenders of Sudeten under my command. While I do not know if the Jade Falcons would register such a differential, they may, and I'd personally prefer to have your men and women at my side rather than drifting through space in the form of tiny specs of dust in an otherwise indifferent universe.
I am currently in the process of scrambling and moving a reinforced combined-arms company to the location of the agreed-upon meeting engagement, while loading the rest of the Legion on board our DropShips. The Falcons are making an unopposed landing nearby, and have communicated their intent to tailor their forces to the strength we are able to move to that location upon short notice. Once my forces have deployed, my DropShips will move to an isolated wilderness location well away from the spaceport. If you plan to assist us, please take similar steps; coordinates for the final DropShip destination will be transmitted to your captains once we have made rendezvous outside Braunfield. Likewise, battle plans will be transmitted once we have confirmation of your intentions.
To that end, please respond with your intentions ASAP.
Sincerely,
Grayson Death Carlyle
Colonel, Gray Death Legion, Commanding
15093050-0958
APPENDED FILE
ORDER OF BATTLE, TURKINA KESHIK, CLAN JADE FALCON
Keshik Command Star - Khan Vandervahn Chistu
Assault Mechs - Elite
Trinary Alpha - Star Captain Jinn Buhallin
Alpha Talon 1 - Star Captain Jinn Buhallin (Assault, Elite)
Alpha Talon 2 - Star Commander Neal Roshak (Heavy, Elite)
Alpha Talon 3 - Star Commander Withyn Koga (Assault, Elite)
Trinary Bravo - Star Captain Ostin Roshak
Bravo Beak 1 - Star Captain Ostin Roshak (Heavy, Elite)
Bravo Beak 2 - Star Commander Hitoon Fischer (Heavy, Elite)
Bravo Beak 3 - Star Commander Quillian Mattlov (Heavy, Elite)
Trinary Charlie - Star Captain Vanna Hazen
Charlie Eye 1 - Star Captain Vanna Hazen (Medium, Elite)
Charlie Eye 2 - Star Commander Tyrne Buhalllin (Light, Elite)
Charlie Eye 3 - Star Commander Pith Viola (Light, Elite)
Trinary Delta - Star Captain Carson Icaza
Delta Strider 1 - Star Captain Carson Icaza (Elemental Star, Elite)
Delta Strider 2 - Star Commander Mon Thastus (Elemental Star, Elite)
Delta Strider 3 - Star Commander Iona Hazen (Elemental Star, Elite)
Trinary Echo (to be used for air cover or interdiction only)
ORDER OF BATTLE, 124th STRIKER CLUSTER, VAU GALAXY, CLAN JADE FALCON
Cluster Command Star - Star Colonel Abraham Chi-Li
Heavy Mechs - Elite
Trinary Alpha - Star Captain Dreeson Pryde
Alpha Talon 1 - Star Captain Dreeson Pryde (Heavy, Elite)
Alpha Talon 2 - Star Commander Fallon Hazen (Assault, Elite)
Alpha Beak 3 - Star Commander Tanya Uston (Heavy, Elite)
Trinary Bravo - Star Captain Jindan Yont
Bravo Talon 1 - Star Captain Jindan Yont (Assault, Elite)
Bravo Talon 2 - Star Commander Daniella Buhallin (Assault, Veteran)
Bravo Beak 3 - Star Commander Maria Roshak (Medium, Veteran)
Trinary Charlie - Star Captain Abbey Icaza
Charlie Nova - Star Captain Abbey Icaza (Heavy, Veteran)
Charlie Strider 1 - Star Commander Kelly Thastus (Light, Elite)
Charlie Strider 2 - Star Commander Junichi Hazen (Light, Elite)
Trinary Delta - Star Captain Kiera Binetti
Delta Nova - Star Captain Kiera Binetti (Medium, Elite)
Delta Strider 1 - Star Commander Arathorn Icaza (Elemental Star, Veteran)
Delta Strider 2 - Star Commander Iona Hazen (Elemental Star, Regular)
Trinary Echo (to be used for air cover or interdiction only)