13. Battle of Mortarborne | BattleTech Alpha Strike Battle Report

13. Battle of Mortarborne | BattleTech Alpha Strike Battle Report | Tamar Rising Chaos Campaign

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@Deusorum 4 ай бұрын

That weird moment when House Korbyn is the dog that catches the car it was chasing and has to figure out what to do next. Good stuff as always!

@ArcLightShock37 4 ай бұрын

'And the Masakari takes a quick power nap' lol

@GlareanLiebertine 4 ай бұрын

The eepy masakari pilot may have a little snooze as a reward

@jasonfrazier422 3 ай бұрын

Who doesn't need a good nap in the middle of a battle.

@Matrix-yf3qo 3 ай бұрын

That was hilarious... LOL

@sirbearicus4755 4 ай бұрын

Y'all remain my gold standard for BattleTech batreps and narrative campaign content. Please know how appreciated your content is. Already looking forward to the next episode

@Big_Mike001 4 ай бұрын

I've lost track of how much $$ I've spent on Battletech swag because of these videos. I regret nothing!!!

@FluffyTheGryphon 4 ай бұрын

Someone needs to encourage Catalyst to keep selling mechs. Time to break out my wallet yet again.

@kylerogers8948 3 ай бұрын

Loving the battle reports all around. It inspired me and a buddy to run a campaign for battletech, I ran the Kuritans as the opfor against an invading mercenary company made of the rest of the players, we made a map and everything. Funny story. There was a random town i didnt have a name for, no strategic locations there, it was basically a derpy little crossroads town south of the planetary capital. I said screw it, the name of the town’s Jalope, because I needed a throwaway name for a town that no one would pay attention to. They shoved an entire mech company and steamrolled the tank lance and light mech lance of the garrison forces i had there, phase 1. So I took my command lance and used a dropship to maneuver the lance and a backup lance to encircle them. They blew through the encirclement with their reinforcements, killed my commander, and ran right into Jalope. So I said screw it, and banzai charged an entire mech company in as well. The current fight looks very similar to Mortarborn at this point lmao

@WargamerStories 3 ай бұрын

lol, that's awesome! It's funny how battles makes a town's name famous. You will always remember the battle of Jalope.

@TheYoungKing45 3 ай бұрын

These are hands down my favorite thing to watch on KZbin these days.

@kodiak_qp614 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoy these campaign videos. Keep them coming....

@HouseDavieMerc 4 ай бұрын

Well done battle report. Thanks for your work! This scale of battle is where Alpha Strike really shines.

@ronaldwentworth6000 4 ай бұрын

ome Battle report, go Korbyn, they needed that turn around

@dragooncerberus33 4 ай бұрын

Recently watched all the episodes for this campaign. Great format and story thus far. I am looking forward to the upcoming episodes.

@dcal12 3 ай бұрын

What a great video, until I heard I have to wait until the next video to find out what the grand plan is. 😊. I am new to Battletech and this was not only a great video to watch, but very informative. Looking forward to more. Thanks for producing and posting.

@0sumgame541 4 ай бұрын

I've been looking forward to this. Your format is my favorite, I sincerely hope there will be more Alpha Strike campaigns in the future.

@TheBloodedCat 4 ай бұрын

Sincerely this! I enjoy many other BT batrep channels, but I don't really watch them anymore because they are framed to be more about the player than the game. Following the movement around the table and just being able to follow the minis themselves is :chef's kiss: Please keep making more of these!

@FluffyTheGryphon 4 ай бұрын

Now THIS is a battle! What a show of force!

@oldmankatan7383 3 ай бұрын

Your team does a great job with these battle reports! I'm very invested in the struggle for blue hole at this point. Like many, I'd love a slightly faster cadence to releases, but definitely not at the expense of quality! Great stuff!

@DjigitDaniel 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely exceptional! Phenomenal battle report! Bravo Zulu, sir. I always get antsy with such reports by others because often the military terminology and concepts are mishandled, but your work here is excellent while also being approachable to the novice. An absolute pleasure to watch.

@reecedignan8365 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video again and it’ll be interesting to see how this and the grander strategy’s of the war will develop. - also while not a overall grand succession, holding the field at the end of the day is a good thing too, as it means recovery vehicles can get in easier to pick up those downed mechs on both sides. As such, while Korbin took some losses there, it has just gained a few new additional battlemechs to bump up its roster after repairs.

@WargamerStories 3 ай бұрын

Salvage = War Chest Points! :D

@ddd_martin59 4 ай бұрын

All systems nominal, here we go!

@WargamerStories 4 ай бұрын

LOL... now I have to say it :D "Reactor: Online... Sensors: Online... Weapons: Online..."

@yojimbonin 4 ай бұрын

Waiting for this, seems like forever. Love your work

@silentbob4100 3 ай бұрын

You what this Video needs? A random comment to help with the Algorithm!!!! I am sooo invested in this series!!!

@redman457 4 ай бұрын

God I love this show

@wildape3210 3 ай бұрын

Peppering the mechs and picking them off with artillery was brilliant.

@Kaiju-Driver Ай бұрын

What an amazing battle! It feels so tense! :)

@hollyone75 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic battle report

@piriapolo5851 4 ай бұрын

Man, the house got me rooting for them this episode, such a fun game!

@calumdeighton 4 ай бұрын

You know I think House Korbyn missed a small trick they could have tried before the battle started. Artillery bombardment. No clue if its something you can do in the campaign. But it have been interesting for the Chupacabras to get a light rain of explosive shells on them. Really looking forward to the next episode. Been learn a bit on the Ottoman's Wars so lately as well so my interest in this series & campaigns is high.

@reecedignan8365 4 ай бұрын

That could actually be something that could be looked into with artillery. Instead of having it used “during” the battle the players could elect to have it used before as a form of pre-bombardment (could roll some dice to see if some of the enemy mechs have took a hit or two during the pre-bombardment) but most importantly it could be a way for them to reduce structures or defensive points allowing for more clear lanes of fire for their attack against the defenders. Alongside this could also have it be a siege option with a constant running barrage from the guns on certain points/defences which like above can be rolled for to see if certain units take some damage over time. It would heavily put pressure on a player to either have to sit in spot and endure the potential barrage each phase/turn knowing some of their units may be absolutely battered or even destroyed before they even see proper on map battle; or having to make these rearwards retreats as they shift backwards each go.

@calumdeighton 3 ай бұрын

@@reecedignan8365 Aye indeed. There are a few video games that kinda do this but don't implement it correctly. Artillery is a big deal. Never more so than when the cannon first rolled up to Constantinople.

@korvusknull1447 3 ай бұрын

I like crunchy classic but great job on this video editing and story.

@CarlosEduardo-sm6cy 4 ай бұрын

great br. Can`t waith for the next. Keep the great work.

@jessamynpratt5068 4 ай бұрын

Ooof. It's a bad day to be a Chupacabra.

@brycie35 3 ай бұрын

Best Battletech battle report yet. Please keep them coming

@justinfloyd1471 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic batrep

@leonasmith6180 3 ай бұрын

Nice vid, better music. thanks a lot. Leona

@anthonyhinton-west9944 3 ай бұрын

Good report ! the Chupacabra player needs to focus fire more to drop mechs.

@calumdeighton 4 ай бұрын

Only a few days ago I finished collecting a full Bat of BattleMechs. Command Lance leading the force, and 3 Companies divided into Battle, Fire support & Cavalry Companies. Next step is to reinforce the existing Companies. Then Reinforce the Battalion with a 4th Company.

@WargamerStories 4 ай бұрын

That makes you a Full-Bird-Colonel! o7

@GlareanLiebertine 4 ай бұрын

IS or Clan tech? Sounds like a solid lineup either way

@calumdeighton 3 ай бұрын

@@GlareanLiebertine IS. But I do have a Cluster of Clan Mechs being assembled as well.

@sebastiang.5032 4 ай бұрын

Always fun to watch!

@yungchris6044 3 ай бұрын

An epic fight. I would like to see the light lances be used as a flanking force in one of these battles because holding the line was pretty rough for the Chupacabras at the center of town.

@EricVulgaris 4 ай бұрын

What a bloodbath

@cephyn11 4 ай бұрын

top notch as always.

@tabletopsidekick 4 ай бұрын

Stunning stuff.

@jimnicholas7334 3 ай бұрын

You say House Korbin is no longer fighting a war of attrition, but this was one hell of a meatgrinder battle.

@WargamerStories 3 ай бұрын

LOL, they are wanting to avoid it... doesn't mean they won't stumble into it :D

@HalIOfFamer 3 ай бұрын

This is looking good for my BLUEBERRY BOIS! Come on then! Kick some mercenary ass!

@daltonmccormick5221 4 ай бұрын

Great Batrep! Hope the House can capitalize on this suprising win. Also, what did the players think of the alternating Company activations instead of by Lance?

@1114cole 4 ай бұрын

Funny sidenote: Any time you have plural mechs, you just end their name with an s. So instead of hatchetmen, it's hatchetmans. It gets silly, riflemans is a favorite.

@WargamerStories 3 ай бұрын

Lol, I know, right! It is just hard to catch it

@Subcomandante73 4 ай бұрын

Jefe aint gonna work on Maggie's farm no more.

@MervDeGriff 3 ай бұрын

Love these reports! What is the scenery you're using? I like the scale, and it looks like Z scale or 6mm. What is it?

@WargamerStories 3 ай бұрын

Its actually a combination of both. Since 6mm and Z are really close, you can get away mixing them. Also, I noticed a lot of terrain vendors use "epic scale", which will also work

@franklee6746 4 ай бұрын

Looks like both sides should invest more in artillery barrages and bombers!

@majorplothole2620 4 ай бұрын

Maaaannn... in every after action report I've ever seen that has a hatchetman, never have I seen them actually use their damn hatchets. they never seem to be able to get into range. :( which now I'm wondering if that's possible in alpha strike or not? But I havent' seen them able to use them in the other rule sets either so my point still stands.

@WargamerStories 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, it is difficult. The hatchetmen have melee ability- but it is hard to get into range. They need to be within 2" of the target. However, most of the time, it is better for the player to shoot than to use their melee ability. The damage for melee capable mechs is their size + 1. The size of a hatchetman is 2 (so it will do 3 melee damage). However, if the hatchetman opens fire at short range, it can do 4 damage. Unless they have weapons damaged, it is ideal for them not to use their hatchets. Which, I agree, is a little disappointing.

@GlareanLiebertine 4 ай бұрын

@@WargamerStories If only Banzai engineered the hatchets and Hatchetmans to be stronger

@reecedignan8365 3 ай бұрын

@@WargamerStories That is true, however maybe something some players miss is that if engaged in melee the mech cannot be targeted by the mech its fighting. - tho I do know people who house rule it that if a mechs considered engaged in melee it cannot be shot from any line that would draw one through the friendly mech.

@hollyone75 3 ай бұрын

Most hatchetman variants are too slow and poorly armored to get into melee sadly. I find the axeman more capable in that sense, unfortunately the way alpha strike’s rules work it does more damage at short range by shooting.