Torinaga's Company - 2nd Sword of Light c.a. 3027 Chara III

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 As the 4th Succession War drew ever closer House Kurita continued its feud against the mercenary unit known as the Kell Hounds, sending the 2nd Sword of Light to there garrison on Chara IV to eliminate the mercenary unit. Slipping an entire battalion, almost entirely made up of Panther light battlemechs, the 2nd Sword of Light had hoped to take the Hounds unawares.  Unfortunately there was a compromise on OPSEC and the orbiting force was discovered and a trap laid.  With that the 2nds attack failed to accomplish its objectives, and lost another company to aerospace fighter attack.  While a final attempt was made with another Panther company, in the end the Kell Hounds left mostly unscathed.

This project was one I wanted to do for several reasons - firstly its a unique formation.  Rarely do we see in lore horde units like this, and since I had a TO&E for it I wanted to include it in my 2nd Sword Battalion.  Secondly it fits nicely into my Kell Hounds project; so you can expect to see the opposing company of Kell Hounds soon.

Finally I will tease the next big project - I will be adding a CGL Map Scale Overlord to the DCMS forces soon.  The DCS Kiken was the vessel which dropped the 2nd Sword on this op, and it seemed fitting to do a proper tribute to it.  I am debating if I want to invest in developing the map scale transport section for my Succession Wars - Clan Invasion era Sword of Light regiment... possibly. We will see.







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