Painting Lore: Miniatures Inspired by the Story

Airborne all the way! In 2762 House Davion launched a limited offensive against the Cappelan Confederation targeting three worlds; Tsanna among them.  It was on Tsanna that a young member of the Davion royal family saw action - but it was not at the helm of a mighty battlemech, or in the cockpit of an aerospace fighter gallantly engaged in a duel in the sky.  No, in this case Duchess Alexandra Davion was going to fight for her nation as the most vulnerable combatant in modern warfare - in the Infantry. As was the case for all the house sourcebooks, the very best nuggets of lore are found in the call-out boxes which detail an ‘excerpt’ from some memoir, interview, or radio cuts.  In this case it was a whole page detailing the Duchess’ participation in the initial assault landings on Tsanna against House Liao troops.  Riding into combat aboard a Vampire Dropship her jump platoon is inserted in a combat drop.   Vampire Dropships The Vampire dropship is a u...

Stinger LAM running amok Gather around boys and girls as I tell you a tale of wanton waste of soon to be sparse war material.  It is a bit inconceivable today, in the depths of the 3rd Succession war that the Draconis Combine at one point wasted nearly 3 regiments of Battlemechs on suicidal raids on there enemies boarder worlds.  But that is exactly what happened in 2824 in the lull between the 1st and 2nd succession wars . Justice in the Combine is a harsh business The Kurita’s use of undesirables in its ‘ Chain Gang’ missions was mostly a waste of resources; achieving little except drawing the ire of its neighbors and ridding the Combine of 300 unproductive citizens and Mechs mostly not worth repairing. On Maetsu Chain Gang 23 achieved some little success through its use of Land Air Mechs mobility; though the exact outcome is not discussed in detail. Why LAM’s were chosen, and how they found individuals with enough talent to learn to both fly an aerospace fighter and wo...