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All across the LZ, similar battles are happening. Of our remaining five companies one was pushed back and lost about half of its units (although many ejected, and the mechs are fine). We destroyed a few DropShips, and captured an Excalibur.
Backed by a smashing of armor, the hot drops have been supplemented by a powerful reinforcing threat. All over the area, DropShips are destroyed or captured, and units destroyed. A few DropShips manage to take flight, some wounded.
Duke Essex orders his DropShips and fighters to chase down the wounded DropShips. They destroy a Gazelle and force down an upgraded Triumph. We lost a few fighters though.
A few more hours pass, and the battle is won, as the handful of remaining forces have surrendered by laying down arms.
The 5th FedCom RCT has been absolutely devastated. Of the many DropShips they brought, only 11 actually made it off the planet, some half, or none, full. A Union, with a full company of mechs, is the only mechs that made it off Small World. Meanwhile, about 40 tanks are off, and about two regiments of infantry made it off too. All of the fighters were destroyed.
The Hussars have about 50% loss to their mercenary command.
The 5th has essentially been destroyed as a unit.
(This is exactly what happened on Small World in the mainline story – while retreating and loading up, a huge hot drop, followed by all of the armor smashed them so hard that they changed the retreat into a surrender.. The only difference? It was the 5th on the winning end, and the 17th on the losing side.)
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