MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries/Merc Alley

Eaton[edit]

Eaton, located in the volatile Isle of Skye region, is caught up in the Skye separatist movement. Regular military and militia units are in open conflict over the issue. The Skye separatists are attempting to secede the entire Isle of Skye from the Lyran Alliance. The planetary governor is pro-separatist, and seeks mercenaries to augment his forces against Lyran loyalist holdouts.

Merc Alley[edit]

BRIEFING[edit]

Engage and destroy the convoy of Lyran loyalists that is moving supplies across the desert west of the capital. The loyalists are making little effort to hide their movements and are likely expecting an attack in force. Do not underestimate them.

Castle: The governor’s intelligence assets have located a semi-regular supply route that the Lyran loyalists are using to move military supplies thorough the desert west of the capital. For the governor to carry out his separatist agenda, he needs those shipments disrupted. We are being offered full salvage on convoy assets we capture. All in all, a pretty lucrative mission.

DURING MISSION[edit]

Spectre: Okay, Spectre Lance, give an operational ready report. We’re crossing the line of departure. Enemy contact is imminent.

Hannibal: This is Hannibal. Ready op.

Beowulf: Beowulf. Ready op.

Blaze: This is Blaze. Ready op.

Castle: Spectre, this is Castle. Convoy is dead ahead. I’m marking intended intercept as Nav Point Alpha. Good hunting.

Spectre: Listen up, people. This is mostly a salvage run. Take out the armed vehicles, but leave the rest. The less we blow up, the more we take home. Copy?

Blaze: Roger!

Beowulf: Vehicle squads!

BullsEye: Groundpounders, dead ahead!

Spectre: Roger. Looks like light armor assets. Nothing too heavy.

Spectre: Medium tanks moving in from the northeast path. We’ll have to take them out as well. Those Myrmidons mount PPCs. They’ll punch a hole in your ‘Mech if you’re not careful. Concentrate fire on the Myrmidons.

Beowulf: It shall be done, sir.

Spectre: Vanguard armor assets destroyed. I’m picking up coded signals in the military band. Someone’s still out there.

Castle: Spectre, be advised. A squadron of heavy choppers just lifted off from a nearby canyon. ETA one minute.

Spectre: Roger, Castle. Spectre Lance, initiate partial air-watch.

Spectre: Air threat neutralized.

Spectre: Convoy, set your heading three-five-zero. Stray from that course or broadcast on any frequency, and you’ll be vaporized. Cooperate, and you’ll be free to go.

Castle: Commander, I’m not sure if the governor will be pleased with us letting loyalists go like that.

Spectre: We’re here for the payday, Castle, not the politics. Get salvage in here and see what we can use. Thermite bomb the rest.

Castle: Roger, sir. TacOps preparing for salvage and recovery.

AFTERMATH[edit]

Castle: As predicted, sir, a pretty lucrative haul. We recovered a good spread of weapon systems intended for Loyalist repair and refit. Be sure to double check our unit loadouts in the MechLab, and check the free market. If you need to raise money quickly, selling excess chassis and weapons is always a good start.