Assault

Having thrown off the attempted flanking maneuver, the remaining company of Monkey mechs made straight for the Palace of Justice in the center of the city, hoping to cutoff the head and end resistance to the invasion.

After-Action Report

A company of militia mechs, affiliated conventional units, and battle armor met the Monkeys as they moved toward the Palace, determined to stop them at the Kirin River in downtown Irian. Among the sparkling skyscrapers, the units battled fiercely. However, the jump capable mechs of the Monkeys proved more maneuverable in the tight confines and their superior skills made short work of the Irian units. In particular, Axe was a force of destruction leaping his mech into the back ranks of the enemy and devastating them with TSM-empowered hatchet strikes. After he downed a fifth mech, the remaining Irian forces quickly surrendered. The only serious damage on the Monkey side occurred when a bridge collapsed under the weight of Caveman’s Marauder. He managed to extract it from the water, but the mech was then riddled by combined enemy fire as it made the bank. Caveman was able to eject without injury, however.

Beachhead

The first task the Monkeys faced was making planetfall which would require breaking through the defensive screen around the planet. Launching fighters in front to protect the vulnerable dropships, the Monkeys decided to break through in force, facing off against a squadron of blakist aerospace fighters.

After-Action Report

The Monkeys aerojocks were able to concentrate the attention of the opposing forces and the dropships easily broke through. The fighters then disengaged, although not without taking some serious damage.

As the Monkeys dropped toward the planets, the dropships diverted to different pre-arranged landing sites.

Guns of Kirin River

In order to bring in aerial support, the Monkeys and their allies needed to destory a battery of anti-aircraft turrets situated on a small island in the center of Kirin River. Baboon Lance and militia support were tasked with taking this battery out.

After-Action Report

The eight double-barreled LBX cannons on the battery towers proved to be a tough nut to crack, especially when combined with the mechs and battle armor defending the facility. The Baboons were able to use their jump maneuverabilty to avoid the worst and stay out of range, but their militia support was devasted. Things started to look bad, when Bandit’s Griffin suffered a stray shot that disabled his left hip. He was able to eject and was pulled back to safety by the remnants of the IPL’s jump infantry platoon. Meanwhile, the remaining Baboons were able to take out six of the eight batteries which was judged to be a success overall. They then pulled back.

Recon

Lemur lance’s responsibility was recon in force up the main highway into Kirin River, destroying target of opportunities as available. Near a major intersection into town, the Lemurs detected mech powerups from behind a manufacturing facility.

After-Action Report

Using their superior jumping abilities and skills, the Lemurs quickly managed to outmaneuver and surround their opponents. With devastating close range attacks, they quickly took down the majority of the opposing level II and then shot down the remainder as they attempted to break and flee.

The first shots had been fired. The revolution had begun.

Stalwart

Elements of the Irian Defense League attempted to flank the Monkey’s position by navigating through a designated agricultural zone outside of the city. The Cyborg Monkeys moved to intercept and engaged the enemy forces outside a small town.

After-Action Report

Setting up in a defensive position at a high point, the Monkeys were able to get a good vantage point to effectively use their c3i systems to devastating effect. Although heavily outmassed, they were able to inflict enough damage on the attacking IDL forces that they routed before reaching the Cyborg Monkeys position. However, Ohara’s Preta was a total loss after it was caught in enemy crossfire while spotting for the other units, although Ohara was able to survive with minor injuries.

Turn Your Radio On

The Irian Partisan League was broadcasting their revolution across several public radio channels. Determined to cut it off at the source, the Blakists decided to take out important radio facilitiers outside of Kirin River. Mbeki’s Gorilla Lance was diverted from its original taks to help defend the facility along with IPL militia forces.

After-Action Report

The incoming Irian Defense League forces were bottlenecked between two high hills on their way into the area and the Monkeys and their allies were able to bloody them enough that they eventually retreated. None of the Monkey mechs had escaped damage, but they were all still functional and the radio was still on.