FIELD MANUAL: TERRAN SUPREMACY 1 DISCLAIMER Battletech and all related stuff belongs to TOPPS and Catalyst Games Labs. This is a fan project, please don’t sue me, I really don’t have much money! CREDITS Writing: DarthRads With suggestions made by those on the Battletech Forums including (but not limited to) Worktorll, Liam’s Ghost, Wrangler, ANS Kamas P81, Medron Pryde, Cowdragon and others. Map by Karasu Pictures from the SARNA.NET website Writing began on the 21st of November, 2014 Big thanks to: Everyone on the forums. All of those who have written for Battletech in the past, giving us this incredible playground and especially to Herb, who gave us a new version of that old playground in a free PDF no less. 2 Contents THE LAST DAY .......................................................................................................................................... 6 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 13 USING THIS BOOK ................................................................................................................................. 14 THE BIRTH OF THE SUPREMACY............................................................................................................ 16 SURROUNDED BY ENEMIES............................................................................................................... 16 THE PIRANHAS .................................................................................................................................. 17 NICHOLAS KERENSKY – Father of the Armed Forces ........................................................................ 18 THE KERENSKY REFORMS AND BIRTH OF THE ROYAL GUARDS ............................................................ 18 ROYAL GUARD DIVISIONS ..................................................................................................................... 21 REGIMENTAL FOMATIONS ................................................................................................................ 21 LINE REGIMENTS (Light, Battle and Assault) ................................................................................. 21 GUARD REGIMENTS (Light, Heavy and Assault) ............................................................................ 21 STRIKER REGIMENTS ..................................................................................................................... 21 SUPPORT REGIMENTS ................................................................................................................... 22 ACTIVE ROYAL GUARDS DIVISIONS ................................................................................................... 24 1st Division - Wolves of Kerensky ................................................................................................. 24 2nd Division - Falcons Talons ....................................................................................................... 25 4th Division – Howling Mandrills.................................................................................................... 27 5th Division - The Great Bears ..................................................................................................... 28 6th Division - Scorpion's Sting ....................................................................................................... 29 7th Division – Blood & Spirit ......................................................................................................... 31 8th Division - The Foxes Teeth ...................................................................................................... 32 9th Division - Viper's Venom ......................................................................................................... 33 10th Division – The Death Adders................................................................................................. 35 11th Division - Spirit Cats .............................................................................................................. 36 12th Division - Hellion's Fury ........................................................................................................ 38 13th Division - Savage Coyotes ..................................................................................................... 39 14th Division – Cobra’s Coils .......................................................................................................... 40 16th Division - The Horsemen ....................................................................................................... 42 18th Division - White Ravens ........................................................................................................ 43 19th Division - Rock Grinders ........................................................................................................ 45 21st Division – Stone’s Lions .......................................................................................................... 46 THE FALLEN ....................................................................................................................................... 49 3 Sarah McEvedy – Mother of the Armed Forces ................................................................................ 49 20th Division - The Wolverines ..................................................................................................... 49 17th Division - The Widowmakers ................................................................................................ 51 15th Division - Quicksilver Mongoose .......................................................................................... 52 3rd Division - Black Jaguars ........................................................................................................... 53 OTHER SUPREMACY FORCES ................................................................................................................. 55 Supremacy Regular Divisions ............................................................................................................ 56 Current Regular Divisions: ............................................................................................................. 57 Regional Garrison Corps.................................................................................................................... 59 Planetary Defence Brigades .............................................................................................................. 60 Independent Units ............................................................................................................................ 61 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE ................................................................. 63 THE BLACK SEAS – The Supremacy Navy .............................................................................................. 66 RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING ............................................................................................................. 69 THE MARTIAL OLYMPIAD .................................................................................................................. 70 DEPLOYMENT CHART ............................................................................................................................ 71 MEDALS AND AWARDS ......................................................................................................................... 79 NOTABLE BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS ................................................................................................... 82 RULES ANNEX ........................................................................................................................................ 88 4 5 THE LAST DAY NOW Sarah McEvedey gripped the holographic table in her command post as the ground shook under the incredible forces being unleashed by the orbiting Combine WarShips. McEvedy had set up her command post within a cave system, so they were fairly well protected, but it was clear that the Kuritans were more determined than she had first thought to destroy her 20th Royal Guards. First they had tried a conventional assault, or at least that’s how it had appeared before the hidden units had revealed themselves. Somehow, the Dragon had managed to sneak more than a divisions worth of troops onto Dieron without being noticed. They had managed to split the 20th’s support elements from the main BattleMech regiments and attempted to pick them off one by one. Her Wolverines had fought magnificently, despite being outnumbered more than three-to-one. When that had failed to give them the quick victory the snakes obviously hoped for, they had resorted to nuclear strikes and now orbital bombardment. What was clear however, was that the Wolverines would not leave Dieron alive. Nicholas had warned her that this was probably a trap… THEN Nicholas Kerensky looked around at the gathered Generals of the Supremacy Royal Guards. There were 20 in all, the best, most skilled officers the old Star League had to offer. Each commanded one of the new elite divisions Nicholas had forged for First Lord DeChavilier. He could not have been more proud of their achievements thus far in what was now being called the Succession War. The 7th fought with a tenacity and skill worthy of the old Black Watch, the 18th struck like death from above, his 1st Division embodied the cunning and strength of the wolves