Battle of Dieron (3132)

Battle of Dieron (3132)
Conflict details
Part of Dark Age era
Start Date 23 September 3132[1][2]
End Date ca. October 3132[3]
Planet(s) Dieron
Location(s) Tahlwynn
Result Republic of the Sphere victory
Territorial Changes No change
Attacking Forces
Affiliation Dragon's Fury
Commanding Officer(s) Katana Tormark
Command(s) Dragon's Fury
Defending Forces
Affiliation Republic of the Sphere
Clan Sea Fox
Commanding Officer(s) Exarch Damien Redburn[4]
Anastasia Kerensky (as Tassa Kay)[3]
saKhan Ya'el Labov
Command(s) Dieron Standing Guard[4]
Fox Khanate
Other Forces
Affiliation Insurgents
Command(s) Stahlfäuste
Dieron Soberano


Overview[edit]

Prelude[edit]

After the events of Gray Monday shut down the HPG network, Katana Tormark started to gather forces to her Dragon's Fury with the intent of reclaiming the former District capital. In this effort she received unofficial support from Luthien Armor Works in the form of four new Cricket BattleMechs. Unaware of this intention, Exarch Damien Redburn was engaged in trade talks with saKhan of Clan Sea Fox Ya'el Labov on the planet.[3][5][6]

Battle[edit]

The initial assault occurred on 23 September 3132[1][2] when the Amaterasu attacked the Tahlwynn spaceport. The Sea Fox DropShip Sunlight Caller was destroyed in short order, and debris from an exploding crane struck saKhan Labov's Atlas, seriously injuring her. Star Colonel Irina Kalasa assumed command of the surviving Sea Fox forces and rallied them to her Warhammer IIC to carry out Exarch Redburn's order to perform a strategic retreat from the spaceport into the mountains. Labov was able to pilot her Atlas to the mountains, but her injuries forced her to relinquish command to Star Colonel Kalasa.[5][7]

Not all forces abandoned Tahlwynn, however. Kevboy of the Dieron Standing Guard continued to roam the streets in his Wheeled Scout "Choopie", gathering vital information on the disposition of Fury forces.[4] An insurgency ripped through the city as well, with a Steniner-loyalist secessionist group known as Stahlfäuste advocating for independence and an anarchist group called Dieron Soberano occupying the city's financial district. The Dieron Soberano had managed to steal a Guard SecurityMech from the Tahlwynn police armory which greatly assisted in retaining control of their area. It would appear on the periphery of three clashes between the main belligerents, barely surviving the first two and exploding in the third.[5][8]

Star Colonel Kalasa worked closely with Exarch Redburn to coordinate battles across the planet. In one clash the Fury Crickets proved themselves adept as a spoiling force, and a durable one at that. One Cricket misjudged its jump and landed directly in a Republic Legionnaire's sights, promptly receiving a full salvo from its Rotary AC/5. The Cricket's Durallex Ballistic-Reinforced armor allowed the pilot to literally laugh off the attack on an open channel, and jump away.[5] After some time, saKhan Labov returned to command, though she often acted more as an observer from her Atlas's cockpit, allowing Star Colonel Kalasa to retain tactical control.[5][7]

Sometime, likely in early October, Anastasia Kerensky – under her alias Tassa Kay – arrived in system with a patched-together mercenary company and was immediately attacked by aerospace fighters of two belligerents upon approach. Disabled, the DropShip was forced to land in the middle of a swamp. For a week they fought to survive before she encountered Exarch Redburn, who recruited her to retake the spaceport. Before that attack could commence, however, Star Colonel Kalasa took part in an unconventional Trial of Position for Tassa Kay.[9][10][5]

The final push back into the capital city occurred almost a month after the battle began. Exarch Redburn piloted his Black Knight alongside saKhan Labov's Atlas, Star Colonel Kalasa's Warhammer IIC, and Tassa Kay's Ryoken II. They encountered Tormark's Atlas, which downed Exarch Redburn's Black Knight and nearly finished him off before Labov stepped between the two combatants. Between the combined fire of the three Clan women, Tomark was forced to retreat from both the capital and the world.[11][3][5][7]

Aftermath[edit]

In reward for her service, Exarch Redburn provided Tassa Kay with a verigraphed letter:

Please extend to the bearer, Tassa Kay, all possible courtesy. She has earned the gratitude of this Republic.
  — Damien Redburn[12]


References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 10: "Dark Age Timeline"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 23: "Timeline 3132-3145"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 6: "Important Military Actions of 3132"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Technical Readout: Irregulars, p. 6: "Prime Mover/Wheeled Scout"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4, p. 10: "Warhammer IIC"
  6. Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 6, p. 4: "RWN-01 Cricket"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 24, p. 11: "Atlas"
  8. Technical Readout: Irregulars, p. 18: "Guard SecurityMech"
  9. A Call to Arms, ch. 8
  10. Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 29: "Anastasia Kerensky"
  11. Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 5: "3132: First Strikes"
  12. A Call to Arms, ch. 1

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