Background
The Sarna March, formerly under Liao the Tikonov Commonality, briefly the Tikonov Free Republic under defecting General Pavel Ridzik:... nowmost of these planets are reconciled to their fate as part of the Federated Commonwealth. They don't like having lost a war, but they don't like what they know of Chancellor Romano Liao. A popular vid comedian is loosely based on the Pretender to the Chancellory, Tormana Liao. They don't like him either.
Melissa Steiner Davion has made herself popular throughout most of the Marches. But the Sarna Martial Academy still hankers for the old days. A recent routine check of their simulator training programs created quite a scandal. The program includes an analysis of the Archon Princess's fighting style with her Warhammer. Then it sets up a specialized scenario so that the students may either fight against herorwith her, supposedly at random.
The program seems to have a bias built into it so that the trainees are normally set against her rather than with her. In its most usual version, she fights alone.
Game Set-up
This particular scenario is a jungle scene. Place two BattleTech boards side by side, considering all clear terrain to be both light woods and rough terrain. Water hexes are standard, and all other terrain remains the same, with the exception of light woods, now impassible for all units. Because of the hot steamy climate, all heat points are at +3.
Attacker Set-up
The attacker will enter from anywhere on the far left hand side.
- Jenner: Piloting 6, Gunnery: 5
Javelin: Piloting 5, Gunnery: 5
Stinger: Piloting 5, Gunnery 5
All Attacker Mechs are in perfect condition.
Defender Set-up
The defender is Melissa Steiner Davion. In this scenario, her Warhammer has taken some damage, 6 points of armor from its front torso. Her left arm has lost all but 3 points. She has afaulty sensor system, so all to-hit rolls are at +2. She may place herself anywhere on the center six rows of the board.
- Warhammer: Piloting 6, Gunnery: 5
Victory Conditions
Whichever side eliminates the other first is the victor.
An anonymous source sent us this item. This scenario does not reflect the opinions of Battle Technology, but is included simply for its political interest. We don't think it would be particularly interesting to play, but it shows that some hatreds linger long after peace is declared.
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