10. Battle of Somberburn | BattleTech Alpha Strike Battle Report | Tamar Rising Chaos Campaign

This is a battle report for BattleTech: Alpha Strike, Chaos Campaign in the Tamar Rising setting.
The Battle of Somberburn, Phase 2 of the war, 5th episode (10th in series).
My players are battling for control of a lucrative world: Blue Hole. My players represent different factions/ armies under the greater umbrella of the Alyina Mercantile League and the Vesper Marches (Tamar Rising). Their decisions dictate this narrative campaign and which battles are fought in this Chaos Campaign.
Details of Warchest Points will be available on Patreon.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
04:22 Title Page
04:42 Welcome to Somberburn
08:10 Turn 1
10:40 Turn 2
14:21 Turn 3
17:28 Turn 4
18:18 Turn 5
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[@calumdeighton]

Ooorah! Finished painting 2 Companies of IS Mechs a couple hours ago. This is a good day.

[@gerbenvanessen]

I've nearly finished up painting a canopian scout lance. so periphery, inner sphere enough right? ;P

[@calumdeighton]

@@gerbenvanessen Well. I have a full Cluster of Clan Mechs. So I need to balance my forces a bit.

[@senint]

Gotta join into this train of painted companies~!🤣 In three days I've had painted 24 mechs for my "Sauna Warriors" mercenary, 8 light&medium mechs to experimental "reverse engineered Rasalhague Regulars" camo, 18 mechs for 5th Crusis Lancers, and finally 6 already painted mechs got some detail fixing (lasers got glows, grills got painted darker, etc.) 😂

[@brettrobb9108]

These reports are great, I am loving the campaign style reports.

[@justinfloyd1471]

I gotta say, the terrain and "special effects" are best in class, easily! Well done.

[@HouseDavieMerc]

Thanks for the great video. Watch that single Wasp that escaped do something crazy in a later battle like crit an assault mech to death!

[@Glitchyetiad]

Oh boy thats brutal imagine the thoughts going through that lone wasp pilot. Just barely escaping.

[@majorplothole2620]

I imagine his thoughts were somewhere along the lines of: "Shit!! Shit! Shit! OH SHIT!!"

[@kamikazebadger2686]

Yet another great video. It’s criminal that this channel doesn’t have more subscribers. Love the content please keep up the great work.

[@csudab]

This series got me organising my own “solo skirmish campaign” in HBS battletech 😅

[@spartacus0415]

Just finished watching these. They are very good! You are very articulate and knowledgeable on military terminology and tactics which makes it even cooler.

[@Deusorum]

That was a rough one for House Korbyn, all they could do was try to make the best of a bad situation. But... it seems like a lot of League and Chupacabra troops are committed to the south, so maybe Korbyn can push back up north? If not, things are going to get really bad for them down in South Azure...

[@aliasn4088]

I find myself sitting here waiting for the next episode so hard. I’m really enjoying this series.

[@calumdeighton]

Well. House Korbyn is in an interesting position. As is the League. The Battle of Somberburn was nothing short of a devastating defeat for House Korbyn. A single mech escaping is better than nothing sure. Otherwise. House Korbyn's idea on attacking the League's capital. I don't know all the details, like do they have the Warchest pts to pull it off, and enough the dropships to ship a Company sized force across the planet? Also wouldn't it be better if they conducted raids behind the League's lines instead like they did in the opening phases of the war. And wait for their reinforcements to arrive? Likewise, on the other side of things. The League needs to rap up its South Azure campaign. If their still stuck in a siege when House Korbyn's the reinforcements. Odds are they are going to lose a lot of stuff at either Landbridge or Azure. Korbyn has better part of a Battalion inside. And the League has about that same number as well. Better quality sure. But the League can't afford to lose a Battalion compared to House Korbyn. If I was the League, I'd scrounge an extra Lance & send it to South Azure before attacking the City. To pull garrison duty at Somberburn to free the Mech troops present. The longer it takes, the better prepped the trapped forces will be. The only other option is to starve them and conducted multiply battles in raid like attacks to chip away their strength. This southern campaign has turned out damn interesting. We'll see if this will have any impact on the wider war and what long term effects it will have. Catch you next time. Loving the unfolding story. And damn fine work.

[@atchman2]

Thank you for posting. I really enjoyed the game.

[@arrenexarch1216]

thank youj for these batreps they are really well done really like the use of combined arms. I was thinking it might be cool to see a mechs eye view of the battlefield here and there like a snake camera view although the effects you are using really make things stand out keep up the good work

[@ronaldwentworth6000]

Great Video, house Korbyn is in a little trouble

[@davidnemoseck9007]

Great maneuvering on the Leagues part. The other side losing a company like that is really going to hurt.

[@tomaszbrzozowski6147]

Yay. Keep the pace with uploading. If I were chupacabras I"d commit general assault against the city, not waiting for repairs. I'd even take some forces from main front. Losing some ground on main front is acceptable.

[@ironcat6047]

"LIB MR Reserves", laughed hard at that one. Never thought I would see that joke used with mechs. Very clever! Bravo!

[@WargamerStories]

Glad you liked it!

[@s0niKu]

As a CBT player I am always astounded by how quickly an Atlas can get exploded in Alpha Strike!

[@ElGreco15]

Yeah, you have to consider 20 total HP, now think about most mechs doing 2-4 damage. Then focus fire with (normal) Clan skill levels, even with Variable Damage rules it's going to hit almost 50%. Note Alpha Strike uses SATOR not GATOR (as there is no piloting skill so there is no need to differentiate between Gunnery and Piloting). Skill: 3 Attacker Movement Modifier: Ground Movement 0 TMM(Atlas): 1 Other(Partial Cover): 1 Range(Medium): 2 You're looking at 7s Attacker Standstill is of course -1 to bring it to 6, and if the Atlas is caught out of cover it's now 5. Clan Heavy and Assault mechs in Alpha tend to do 4+ damage, and thus require maybe 5 good shots to bring down an Atlas. Most Annihilators are like, 7 damage. It can't take as much of a beating as in Classic but it still is a bit of a nightmare to bring down.

[@iankirkland8245]

To be fair each got dumped on by almost an entire clan heavy star each. i don't play classic really but I imagine a similar scenario would wreck the atlas there as well.

[@WargamerStories]

Life is brutal in the BattleTech universe... be it Classic or Alpha Strike :)

[@jameshojnowski8455]

Oof, that was a devastating battle, I'd say the first battle of its kind in this campaign.

[@pvttom]

Some of the best videos on KZbin!

[@majorplothole2620]

House Korbyn is in a pickle, but... I wonder if this is a hollow victory for the League. I have forgotten what the rules for packing them back up in their dropships is, and how fast they can do it - but if Korbyn has something ready to go, there's a very good chance that the League has left something vital and strategic open with barely anything to guard it. right? i mean that's what i'm assuming. either way, it'll prove for some interesting stuff in the future. Can't wait to see it! As always, good story telling and thank you for the video!

[@JeromeCarns]

It's the M.R. Ducks callback for me.

[@zardozindustries715]

Love this style. Keep up the great work

[@Ooittee]

Really enjoying this series. so good.

[@WargamerStories]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@DirgeOfCerberus111]

Love seeing these!

[@IndustrialFaith]

Not going to lie, the special effects are super fun! o7

[@jessamynpratt5068]

The League won here, but they desperately need to improve their logistics. Still capturing those mechs will be a major boon if they have the pilots to take control of them.

[@piriapolo5851]

LETS GOOOOO!!!

[@jonh2494]

I really love these battle reports. I can't decide who to root for and your terrain is so immersive. How many players are participating in the campaign? Do they all participate in each battle? I like how not using BV to balance the forces in each battle makes the overall campaign more realistic.

[@WargamerStories]

It's a 2v2 with me as the game master/ video editor

[@FluffyTheGryphon]

Where'd you get that sick road and bridge setup? Those scratchbuilt?

[@WargamerStories]

No, it's actually an acrylic road system that I painted up. GCmini.com 6mm roads. It comes unassembled and unpainted, but it looks great once you get it on the table!

[@HalIOfFamer]

At this point it's becoming difficult to root for the underdog. House forces are getting absolutely pounded into the ground.

[@WargamerStories]

It does look bleak but don't count them out yet. :)

[@HalIOfFamer]

@@WargamerStories I am hoping for some spectacular plays in turn 7 but that seems so far away with how it looks now. At least one more turn of getting shafted by the mercs.

[@Glitchyetiad]

Hey does anyone know a good place to get custom models or buy models in general? Been wanting to make a pirate lance with chargers and locust

[@Hotrancidgrease]

I have a serious complaint. There are not enough battle reports! Fix this please.

[@silentbob4100]

What new video wouldn't be complete without a random comment to help with the algorithm?

[@xGamermonkeyx]

fantastic episode as always! that was an absolute bloodbath, in a game of a lot of conservative and cautious plays this really felt like the first devastating blow to one side of the conflict. So long little Scouts, you have served well o7 🥲 The one thing I think I don't personally like is what looks like AI generated images for the character profiles? I'd LOVE to see some some really cool commissioned headshots replace them eventually, it'd add so much more character to the profiles!