The Peoples Dream
- System: 14b72ac (Uncharted)
- Factions:
- Kilplased
- Descendants of the crew of the Peoples Horizon
- Shark on Bones Pirates
- Forces:
- Kilplased
- Peoples Horizon
- Stalker STK-5S
- Urbanmech UM-R60L
- Urbanmech UM-R60
- Brutus Assault Tank
- Primitive LRM Carrier
- Primitive LRM Carrier
- Primitive SRM Carrier
- Primitive SRM Carrier
- Pike Support Vehicle
- Shark on Bones Pirates
- Modified Berserker BRZ-A3
- Modified Black Knight BL-9-KNT
- Modified Charger CGR-3K
- Modified Longbow LGB-7V
On the 5th jump off the charted jump lanes spinward of the Capellan Confederation, the company stumbled upon in system radio traffic. The 3rd planet from the local star hosted what appears to be the remains of a failed colony ship along with survivors of the original crew.
The Capellan mission handlers were immediately interested and sent the crew to investigate. Upon landing at the wreck site, the locals were nowhere to be found and there was only one active signal deep inside the wreckage field. The moment Sipsik dismounted his 'Mech to investigate potent jamming drowned out all radio contact and battle with the locals ensued.
The local force was using Urbanmechs and outdated heavily missile dependent ICE powered vehicles. The battle came to a standstill, when Pinky and Dmytro managed to locate the source of the jamming and disable it.
Contrary to original assumptions, the source of the jamming was not the locals, but a jamming satellite left in orbit by the Shark on Bones pirate group, who apparently were waiting for the company and the locals to soften themselves up.
A truce was negotiated with the surviving locals to repel the incoming pirate attack lance. The new objective is to acquire the jamming technology, which has the Capellan mission handlers actively salivating.
Repelling the pirates was more difficult, than expected, as they were fielding a much heavier lance, than usual and were relatively well equipped for pirates. The battle ended with the Berserker cored, the Longbow destroyed by an ammunition explosion, the Charger incapacitated by a claw hit to the cockpit and the Black knight disabled by 3 engine hits on the pirate side. The company Gladiator was disabled by a blown off leg and the Disco Turkey was incapacitated by 3 engine hits.
After losing their assault lance, the Pirate dropship retreated after sustaining minor damage from a LRM run by the local forces. Pinky is tracking the dropship from orbit. It took a direct course for the 4th planet from the local star.
The locals offered the company their repair bays, free internal components and armor plating to affect repairs to the disabled 'Mechs. They are also locally manufacturing pulse lasers of most calibers and all sizes of missile racks (LRM, MRM and SRM) which they will provide the company for free, should there be interest.
The Disco Turkey was deemed beyond repair and left to the locals as salvage.
Incurred losses by faction
- Kilplased
- Grasshopper GHR-5N - Withdrawn.
- Stormhammer WHM-7A - Withdrawn.
- Gladiator GLD-4R - Left leg blown off.
- Disco Turkey - Cored, salvageable, donated to the locals.
- Thunderbolt TDR-1C - Right arm blown off. PPC destroyed.
- Peoples Horizon
- Urbanmech UM-R60L - Salvageable.
- Urbanmech UM-R60 - Salvageable.
- Primitive SRM Carrier - Not Salvageable.
- Primitive SRM Carrier - Not Salvageable.
- Primitive LRM Carrier - Not Salvageable.
- Brutus Assault Tank - Salvageable.
- Shark on Bones Pirates
- Modified Berserker BRZ-A3 - Cored, not salvageable.
- Modified Black Knight BL-9-KNT - Cored, salvageable (Destroyed: ER PPC, 2x Streak SRM-6).
- Modified Charger CGR-3K - Salvageable (Destroyed: Cockpit).
- Modified Longbow LGB-7V - Ammunition explosion, not salvageable.