The Word of Blake forces begin pouring into the city. Most of the people on the outskirts of the city have pulled back toward the spaceport, leaving it a killing ground
The key to taking the city will be pushing the Nomad forces out of the dense city
Turrets may be used by the Nomad forces (4 total)
Simply use the BV for the weapons systems you select for them
In the posted writeup for the mission each turret had 1 Large Laser
Each turret has a 5 Gunnery skill
Map Construction
This is meant to be a dense urban environment
File:Abbeville Mission 3 Pic 2.jpgSome trees are present as is rubble around buildings to show that the Blakists have been striking into the city
In this interpretation some small wall sections that would serve as defensive barriers before the spaceport are placed.
WOB Objectives
Primary (100 points):
Inspire Fear: Raze three buildings (100 points) or five buildings (200 points). These are selected prior to battle, must be important structures
Superior Firepower: Destroy/Cripple two best Nomad piloted mechs
Secondary (50 points):
BOOM!: Force all Nomad units to withdraw
Cover Me: No units destroyed by shots through rear
Fast Recon: Exit unit off enemy's home edge
Nomad Republic Objectives
Primary (100 points)
Denial: Prevent destruction of buildings - three buildings saved = 100 points, five buildings saved = 200 points
Clean House: Destroy all units of one type
Secondary (50 points)
Stonewall: Do not allow enemy to be within 10 hexes of home edge at end of game
Reduce Effectiveness: Damage 75% of enemy forces
Stand Your Ground: At least half of force equipment survives
Deployment:
WOB is attacker and chooses BV
WOB enters battlefield walking/running/jumping
Nomad Republic is the defender and matches the Word of Blake BV
Nomad Republic deploys within 10 hexes of home edge
First mission where either side may field a superheavy mech
First mission where WOB may field a Celestial
Game Factors:
Forced Withdrawal is in Effect
Conditions of Victory:
This is a story based mission where the players tell the story, consider these details when running the mission and considering its end point
Victor is determined by players when it is no longer feasible to hold the field or to accomplish additional objectives for one side.
Players may be able to make a last ditch effort to save a downed pilot before ceding the battlefield, for example
Victors:
If WOB is victorious players move to next battlefield: Spaceport
With the Nomad Republic pushed back to the spaceport, the WOB will continue to keep up the pressure
Primary objectives will be to destroy transports and inspire fear
If Nomad Republic is victorious they will try to retake the Fortification
Nomad Republic surges out of the city to push the Blakists past the wall
If the Nomads win at the Fortification, they will hold there, then the WOB will attack again
If the Nomads win again, they push to the Refining Factory
If the Nomads lose, they fall back to the City
I sincerely hope you enjoy these missions and helping Nomad Republic fight off the Word of Blake on Abbeville! if you have any follow-up questions, reach out to me on Facebook or check out the Battletech into the Future Facebook page! -Minis & Dumbbells
