Brew Ha Ha

Location: Tohelet
Status: Success

Mather Swamp, Lowellstowne Tohelet
Free Worlds League
6 May 3069

Subcontracting work out is tough, but pays off in spades if the timing is right. as your command passes through the Free Worlds league, a member of the mysterious Coterie contacts your Co to assist with defenses in the apparently defenseless Rim Commonality. Seems the eighth orloff is the only unit in the area, and several pirates and hard-luck mercs have taken advantage of that fact by executing heavy raids. The bandits have absconded with enormous amounts of foodstuffs and basic supplies, more than those groups would normally require. This means someone’s coordinating the raids, and piling up a large amount of the fundamentals for an army or a world in crisis. You haven’t heard of any planets in crisis around here, so most likely someone is building an army.

The Coterie seem to think that the large peat farms outside Lowellstowne make a viable target, so here you sit, babysitting some hardened muck. ah, the mercenary life!

To: General Prescott, 151st Tohelet Planetary Guard Commander
From: Colonel Uharu, Third Battalion Commander, 151st Tohelet Planetary Guard
Date: 8 May 3069
Re: Recent raids

I am pleased to report that the most recent raid near Lowellstowne has been soundly repulsed by my militia unit, acting in concert with the mercenary unit, the Flaming Devil Monkeys, hired by an outside group. I had my doubts about the mercenaries, given their clear lack of discipline and protocol, but they proved surprisingly effective.

From captured personnel, it appears that the bandits were members of a disreputable mercenary group called Reed’s Brew. It is still unclear whether they are responsible for all of the recent raids or part of a larger operation. The prisoners are currently being transferred back to the capital for further interrogation.

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Main Track

06 May 3069
Status: Victory

The Monkeys detected the signals of several units incoming over the swampy beds of peat moss. They organized their militia support and prepared to hold the ground.

After-Action Report

The attackers were Reed’s Brew and they came in ready for action. However, the swampy terrain slowed them down enough for the militia’s artillery to soften them up considerably. The Monkeys then moved into finish them off.

With excellent timing, the Monkey’s new lance of units arrived on-planet during the battle and were able to combat drop behind the Brew. After that, the Monkeys mopped them up quickly.