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Line 21: The Steiner forces landed on Caldrea in [[2467]]<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 20 - Attack on Caldrea is four years into the Long March</ref>, where the 23rd and its sister units faced dug-in DCMS forces in northern continent. The mountain ranges proved to be full of death traps and ambushes that bedeviled Lyran forces. LCAF commanders learned of the DCMS' primary fortification, a stronghold called "The Cassino" after a similar mountain base from ancient Terra. The structure seemed impervious to any attack, whether it be from troops, fighters or artillery. The Steiner forces landed on Caldrea in [[2467]]<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 20 - Attack on Caldrea is four years into the Long March</ref>, where the 23rd and its sister units faced dug-in DCMS forces in northern continent. The mountain ranges proved to be full of death traps and ambushes that bedeviled Lyran forces. LCAF commanders learned of the DCMS' primary fortification, a stronghold called "The Cassino" after a similar mountain base from ancient Terra. The structure seemed impervious to any attack, whether it be from troops, fighters or artillery. − Lyran commanders ordered the 23rd to take the Cassino. Its commander, Colonel Yoller, attacked three times and was repulsed each time. Yoller knew the fourth charge was to be her last, and it was also to be the most brutal. Yoller first dispatched her heavy 'Mech company to attempt to break through fortification's defensive walls. Shortly after the heavies engaged the defenses, Yoller gave the order for her lights to move in. She had suspected the autocannon turrets were only able to fire into the pass and that the mountainside, which was only defended by a steel gate, was outside their arc of fire. As the lights jumped to the mountainside, her suspicions were confirmed. However, the jump cost them two 'Mechs, as they lost their footing and tumbled down the mountainside. One 'Mech exploded and another was crippled. The lone surviving pilot was swiftly killed by a sniper after exiting their machine. + Lyran commanders ordered the 23rd to take the Cassino. Its commander, Colonel Yoller, attacked three times and was repulsed each time. Yoller knew the fourth charge was to be her last, and it was also to be the most brutal. Yoller first dispatched her heavy 'Mech company to attempt break through fortification's defensive walls. Shortly after the heavies engaged the defenses, Yoller gave the order for her lights to move in. She had suspected the autocannon turrets were only able to fire into the pass and that the mountainside, which was only defended by a steel gate, was outside their arc of fire. As the lights jumped to the mountainside, her suspicions were confirmed. However, the jump cost them two 'Mechs, as they lost their footing and tumbled down the mountainside. One 'Mech exploded and another was crippled. The lone surviving pilot was swiftly killed by a sniper after exiting their machine. Yoller's force approached the steel gate to fortress, when hidden [[Command-Detonated Mine|command-detonated mines]] exploded all around them, devastating the unit. Yoller herself was shot by an autocannon hidden in the panel of the gate itself. As she died, she actually pitied the Combine soldiers, as the LCAF's next step, following her failure to capture the fortress, was to deploy a neutron bomb against the base. Whether any of the 23rd's soldiers survived the failed assault and resulting nuclear blast is unknown.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 23 PDF - "AGONY OF DEFEAT" - 23rd BattleMech battalion's exploits at the Combine fortress they dubbed the Cassino.</ref> Yoller's force approached the steel gate to fortress, when hidden [[Command-Detonated Mine|command-detonated mines]] exploded all around them, devastating the unit. Yoller herself was shot by an autocannon hidden in the panel of the gate itself. As she died, she actually pitied the Combine soldiers, as the LCAF's next step, following her failure to capture the fortress, was to deploy a neutron bomb against the base. Whether any of the 23rd's soldiers survived the failed assault and resulting nuclear blast is unknown.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 23 PDF - "AGONY OF DEFEAT" - 23rd BattleMech battalion's exploits at the Combine fortress they dubbed the Cassino.</ref> Line 51:
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The Steiner forces landed on Caldrea in [[2467]]<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 20 - Attack on Caldrea is four years into the Long March</ref>, where the 23rd and its sister units faced dug-in DCMS forces in northern continent. The mountain ranges proved to be full of death traps and ambushes that bedeviled Lyran forces. LCAF commanders learned of the DCMS' primary fortification, a stronghold called "The Cassino" after a similar mountain base from ancient Terra. The structure seemed impervious to any attack, whether it be from troops, fighters or artillery. | The Steiner forces landed on Caldrea in [[2467]]<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 20 - Attack on Caldrea is four years into the Long March</ref>, where the 23rd and its sister units faced dug-in DCMS forces in northern continent. The mountain ranges proved to be full of death traps and ambushes that bedeviled Lyran forces. LCAF commanders learned of the DCMS' primary fortification, a stronghold called "The Cassino" after a similar mountain base from ancient Terra. The structure seemed impervious to any attack, whether it be from troops, fighters or artillery. | ||
| − | Lyran commanders ordered the 23rd to take the Cassino. Its commander, Colonel Yoller, attacked three times and was repulsed each time. Yoller knew the fourth charge was to be her last, and it was also to be the most brutal. Yoller first dispatched her heavy 'Mech company to attempt | + | Lyran commanders ordered the 23rd to take the Cassino. Its commander, Colonel Yoller, attacked three times and was repulsed each time. Yoller knew the fourth charge was to be her last, and it was also to be the most brutal. Yoller first dispatched her heavy 'Mech company to attempt break through fortification's defensive walls. Shortly after the heavies engaged the defenses, Yoller gave the order for her lights to move in. She had suspected the autocannon turrets were only able to fire into the pass and that the mountainside, which was only defended by a steel gate, was outside their arc of fire. As the lights jumped to the mountainside, her suspicions were confirmed. However, the jump cost them two 'Mechs, as they lost their footing and tumbled down the mountainside. One 'Mech exploded and another was crippled. The lone surviving pilot was swiftly killed by a sniper after exiting their machine. |
Yoller's force approached the steel gate to fortress, when hidden [[Command-Detonated Mine|command-detonated mines]] exploded all around them, devastating the unit. Yoller herself was shot by an autocannon hidden in the panel of the gate itself. As she died, she actually pitied the Combine soldiers, as the LCAF's next step, following her failure to capture the fortress, was to deploy a neutron bomb against the base. Whether any of the 23rd's soldiers survived the failed assault and resulting nuclear blast is unknown.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 23 PDF - "AGONY OF DEFEAT" - 23rd BattleMech battalion's exploits at the Combine fortress they dubbed the Cassino.</ref> | Yoller's force approached the steel gate to fortress, when hidden [[Command-Detonated Mine|command-detonated mines]] exploded all around them, devastating the unit. Yoller herself was shot by an autocannon hidden in the panel of the gate itself. As she died, she actually pitied the Combine soldiers, as the LCAF's next step, following her failure to capture the fortress, was to deploy a neutron bomb against the base. Whether any of the 23rd's soldiers survived the failed assault and resulting nuclear blast is unknown.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 23 PDF - "AGONY OF DEFEAT" - 23rd BattleMech battalion's exploits at the Combine fortress they dubbed the Cassino.</ref> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]'' | * ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Lyran Commands|BattleMech Battalion, 23rd]] | [[Category:Lyran Commands|BattleMech Battalion, 23rd]] | ||