ghostrider
06/05/22 06:41 PM
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To avoid distracting another thread, I was wondering about the numbers needed to move the entire force of mercs sent to Luthien.
The books said something about 7 regiments not being enough to take Luthien and 7 regiments are not enough to defend it, considering the clan onslaught coming.
Assuming they meant mech regiments, it would require a minimum of 21 dropships to get them there from where ever they were sent from. As Fortresses are rare, and the need for fighter coverage being necessary, the Excalibur is not likely to be used, so going with Overlords. This means any sort of support vehicles would need their own ships as well.
Now there might be a Monolith or Starlord used to move them in FC space, it is questionable whether they will send them deep into DC space. This would mean a large chunk of the voyage would be done by Invaders/Merchant jumpships. So 2 dropships per jumpship. 11 Jumpships minimum.
Ion-Lithium was not as wide spread for jumpships at that time, so it is unlikely they would be used here.
The concept of a command circuit shouldn't be applicable here, as it means having ships in position, ready to do hand offs.
So does anyone have an actual account of the number of ships and types that was used?
I seriously doubt mercs would risk their forces, especially jumpships, by hot loading the drives.
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Karagin
06/05/22 07:40 PM
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The Luthien Scenario Pack might have the information you are asking about, might.
Karagin
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