12. Battle of East Azurefell | 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 East Azurefell, Phase 2 of the war, 7th episode (12th 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.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
04:44 Title Page
09:22 Welcome to East Azurefell
07:47 Thanks Patreon!
08:07 Turn 1
11:00 Turn 2
14:27 Turn 3
18:11 Turn 4
20:04 The Chase
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[@DjigitDaniel]

For the love of all things wargaming, the intro/ prologue alone is better than 90% of battle reports out there! I won't nit pick anything. This is pure bliss. Love your content. Bravo.

[@robertbodov912]

God bless those madlad tankers. Operating on sheer fury and standing up against such overwhelming forces. True heroes 🫡

[@DirgeOfCerberus111]

I'm a simple man, I see a new Wargamer campaign video, I click.

[@Sierra026]

Great batrep as usual, and more creativity with the impromptu chase follow-up! Looking forward to the Big Scrap over at or near Mortarborne. I predict that battle will determine the outcome of the war.

[@jessamynpratt5068]

Also, that Bushwacker pilot needs a name.

[@JeromeCarns]

Is "Lucky" too on the nose?

[@jessamynpratt5068]

@@JeromeCarns Not bad. What about "The Artful Dodger"?

[@JeromeCarns]

@@jessamynpratt5068 only if he has a lance mate named Oliver

[@Deusorum]

First off, F in the chat for the 2nd Armored Company. Let's hope House Korbyn makes their sacrifice worthwhile. That said, another great battle report, and neat work on the improvised chase! Looking forward to seeing how the big battle brewing up north plays out!

[@calumdeighton]

That was. An interesting battle report. Looking forward to the next one. Wonder what the aftermath of this southern campaign is going to be.

[@Miniaturegeek]

This should be the template more Battletech videos take. I don’t need to know what every roll was, I don’t need to see players discussing tactics, I want to see a story unfold and boy does this channel deliver.

[@FurballMK3]

I look forward to this series more than any other, on youtube, or otherwise. It never disappoints. Simply amazing content.

[@thecommuterzombie]

Really loving the twists and turns of this campaign, and all the effort you're putting into the videos. I'll stay tuned for the next one! :-)

[@coolnameproductions1302]

We remember the Second 😔

[@WargamerStories]

O7

[@dougorr4102]

Fantastic report once again, always cool to see the new content in this campaign. I was anticipating (hoping for?) a surprise "Oh Hi!" moment of a dropship turret blasting at the League forces.

[@korik1]

Another excellent video! I can only imagine how much effort went into recording and note taking during the matches (to say nothing of the post production work)!

[@Haldrahir]

Another excellent battle report, thanks for the entertainment.

[@uhbyr1]

Yay! New report!

[@JeromeCarns]

I was hoping for the "Airwolf" theme for the chase, "William Tell Overture" is an older code but it checks out.

[@HouseDavieMerc]

Great video! Honestly considering that they were just trying to escape, the loss of 6 vehicles and a barely usable Rifleman to take out a Marauder and severely damage a Madcat and a Centurion is a good trade.

[@WargamerStories]

That's what the House Korbyn players thought too... Especially, when that region doesn't have the logistics to efficiently repair the damaged Mad Cat and Centurion.

[@tabletopsidekick]

Stunning work. Keep it up.

[@kylerogers8948]

YES!!!! Been waiting for the next battle!

[@ExtropianKnight]

Discovering this series pushed me to finally get into Battletech/Alpha Strike. These are a blast to watch and remind me of playing old PC games like close combat and panzer general with the in-depth strategic turns. It makes me really want to play in a campaign!

[@CraigSteinhoff]

Great Battle report!

[@piriapolo5851]

Thanks for another video! :D

[@davidnemoseck9007]

It might have been a better move to have the lighter mechs go first, that way they might have saved some of the armor, but as some have basically said already, could have been worse. Can't wait for the next one! And keep up the great work!

[@WargamerStories]

Heat of the moment decision-making. That's what make campaign games more fun to play... every decision carries weight and potentially long-term repercussions.

[@davidnemoseck9007]

@WargamerStories Very true. And the way you have things set up, only adds pressure to the situation, thus, making it harder to think properly. Loving that. Brings some realistic aspects to the game. Keep up the great work!

[@brycie35]

Keep the Alpha strike battle reports coming. I love them! Have you considered using the optional rule for shooting? Rather than 1 roll for X damage…. Make 1 roll for each point of damage? IMO this is a much more fun and representative way the play Alpha Strike which varies damage of each unit….rather than all or nothing on 1 roll.

[@ElGreco15]

That's what they use, unless the battle gets too big.

[@IKMojito]

I just finished binging the last episodes this week, so keen to see the aftermath of the southern campaign. Awesome series man! Thanks for making it

[@senint]

Epic batrep! ...a little question though; "Wasn't it CASE II what negated ALL damage while CASE (I) only prevents ammo destruction from happening by only adding one extra damage?" 🤔 ...or did you just read CASE (I) rules as literal as it was written (thus ignoring that extra damage)...? 😅

[@EricVulgaris]

phenomenal battle report. So that bushie ate the damage, got an ammo crit, but survived even with the extra one damage rules about CASE (pg 50)? wow.

[@demonicjapsel]

another lovely little batrep.

[@mifodiyzalesskiy3781]

5:15-7:00 If possible, it is better to add black trimming to the white letters. Great battle report, as always!

[@WargamerStories]

I'll see what I can do. Thanks for the compliment and suggestion! :)

[@jessamynpratt5068]

Was that armored company worth that mech? We'll have to see how this pans out.

[@anthonyhinton-west9944]

Some bad luck on the dice for the League, they could have put a lot more hurt on durung that fight!

[@leeryarch3523]

Yay! So happy to see another one of these. Has this really gone on a year? Or is that players as in player characters?

[@WargamerStories]

A year for the players... about 6-7 months in game time.

[@WilliamNewport-Haas]

Finally

[@Gh0stClown]

22:56 Shouldn't the Bushwacker have died from this? CASE means you don't instantly die from ammo crits, but do take 1 extra damage which would have finished it off. It's CASE II or ENE that totally ignore the ammo crit.

[@WargamerStories]

Yes! You're right! Oops... oh, such a sad end to the guy who dodged all the attacks and died right there at the end. Should I break the news to the player, or do you want to tell him? lol

[@hencoharmse8757]

No! Let him live 😅

[@ElGreco15]

@@WargamerStories I think the narrative is better to just move on with the mistake as is. He has already been declared as "alive". Allows for a revenge story now.

[@GlareanLiebertine]

​@@WargamerStories Best to move on with the mistake, let the poor Bushwhacker live!

[@andrewlittleton4690]

I think the pilot should live, but the mech was shaken up in the escape from the battle, rendering it out of action, but can be repaired and deployed whenever phase 3 reinforcements arrive

[@PheonixRises2040]

I wonder how you built out the campaign. Did you use any books to assist with flushing it out?

[@WargamerStories]

It uses our own rules but follows the rough guidelines for war chest expenditure for Chaos Campaigns. Here is a video explaining how we set up our campaign and how the rules work: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYndYmeIjM2MsK8

[@PheonixRises2040]

@@WargamerStories thanks!

[@xGamermonkeyx]

Awesome as always! I wanted to ask are the profile pictures AI made? They definitely look it and imo they feel a bit soulless and cheap. I think the dream for this series would be for you guys to make enough money down the line to replace the AI stuff with commissioned art, it'd look so much cooler having actual dramatic mugshots of the characters and stuff!

[@WargamerStories]

Yeah, that would be nice! Hopefully... one day. Until then, we sort of lean into the "cheesy, slap-stick" humor for our battle intros. We take the game seriously, but not so serious that we can't laugh or make fun of ourselves. :) But yep, it would be cool to have some nice artwork for the characters. I can see it now: Baron Korbyn looking stoic and heroic as he looks off in the completely wrong direction of the battlefield.

[@mikehutzel4943]

Where might one get the dropships and other transport ships you have shown in your campaign?

[@WargamerStories]

Etsy.com is where I get most of my terrain. There are several different vendors who various licenses to 3D print and ship terrain for customers. Search for 6mm scale (or epic scale) terrain. But for that particular dropship, search for "Borealis Class Dropship".

[@mikehutzel4943]

@@WargamerStories Thanks!