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Beginning of the First Genoa Campaign
Oct 1 – Our forces arrive in Genoa. The most up to date intel from Word of Blake’s ROM is that there are pockets of resistance throughout the planet, but nothing major. We are bringing in overwhelmingly large forces because both ROM and the Apollo Office feel that this is the sort of situation that typically entails extra unknown forces on a world. Plus, if we do well, we can secure the world quickly. Frankly, we might be able to capture this world with Shadow Battalion alone.
The local Davion militia were devastated by Liao attacks, and the governor slain by a Liao assassination. But the Liao forces were also heavily hit by local thugs, lords, companies and nobles, each wanting a piece of Genoa for themselves. Genoa has no recharge station, it takes 21 days to recharge your K-F engine, but the planet is less than 2 days from the JumpPoint, so no need for a pirate JumpPoint.
Oct 3 – We have arrived at the planet. Our WarShip will keep everything on planet. Nothing military was in system or left the planet after we arrived. Our landings are not contested. But, we still have no sure idea as to the defensive forces on planet . We choose several key targets to land our tank battalion, mechs and fighters.
Our armor battalion arrives at a small but crucial location controlled by ComStar. There has been calm right by the world’s HPG Station, and various factions can arrive there with a relative peace treaty. We want to secure this area and city against any possible incursions.
Meanwhile, Metal battalion lands in the center of the rebel hotzone and unloads. Shadow Battalion heads for the Liao forces that are unsupported but on planet behind a line of peaks that represent their border of their territory. Finally, Oasis Company lands at a small industrial mine which we believe is holding some degree of military forces to control the area. All landings are escorted by fighters from our Vengeance and Warship above. The number of fighters we have over planet is staggering – almost 60.
We believe the more than 250 million citizens of Genoa will welcome a stable government again, from any source, after being without it for three years.
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