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An isolated bastion of the Free Rasalhague Republic deep inside clan space.
An important part of the fragmented and rapidly dissolving FRR, this world was a testament to the tenacity of the Rasalhaguian Heroes in their doomed battle against the clans.
The Clanners, well aware of this symbol of hope, launched a full scale invasion on it tonight.
Their initial assault was successful as they trampled the Star League/Inner Sphere Militia forces guarding it. They pushed the bar all the way to edge and it appeared as if the world would be secured. Another victory in their endless march to Terra.
Yet even as the Inner Sphere Milita fell to the clans, the FRR's distress call reached the forces of the Royal KungsArme. It just so happened that the Jarl's Longship happened to be in a nearby system on a ISEN training mission and so the Jarl answered the call.
The Jarl rarely had any luck fighting during the NA TZ Phase, as the Inner Sphere Militia loses usually washed out any gains he struggled to make. But today he was feeling unusually combative, as aboard his mighty longship was the renowned Mercenary Pilot BANDITB17.
And so with Bandit, a few of his Thegns and some new recruits he was training, the Jarl landed on Hohenems with a mere hour and a half to force the clanners back (before I assume they get the Omega cannon on line).
Upon landing the Jarl and his RKA forces found the remnants of an elite MJ12 recon drop. Joining up with these abeled veterans the bolstered force approached their first objective.
The clans had taken and fortified an Omega Cannon in The Sulfurous Rift and unless the fores of the RKA could re-take it.. it would soon be turned online and force the FRR/RKA from this world.
Assault the Sulfurous Rift on a good day could be problematic, but this was not a good day.. for guarding was one of the most elite Clan units - Kell's Commandos or Kcom.
Undeterred BanditB17, master mercenary, spurred the defenders to action and despite a few early brutal waves the Jarl and companions caught up and surpassed the Kcom defenders, liberating the fortress.
With KCom defeated this broke the back of the Clanner Defense and creating an opening for the world to be saved.
Fresh off the success against KCom, the heroes dropped again - this time against ARC7. The RKA forces easily handled them and there was no reason to even take a SS it was so one sided.
With two solid victories under their belt it was starting to look hopeful, but time was working against the RKA forces. Soon the phase would end and unless the Jarl won one more battle, it would still fall to the clans - despite his efforts.
So they attacked Hellbore Springs with only 18 minutes to win. Defending it was the veteran Mercenary Star unit.
(MS) knew that they did not even have to beat the RKA, they merely had to draw the fight out for more than 18 minutes.
To make matters worse the Jarl had lost Bandit and some of his MJ12 support from the previous match and they had been replaced with poorly trained and armed Inner Sphere Militia pilots.
The Jarl rallied his men and they charge, and charged and charged again.. and with 1 minute and 20 seconds remaining they defeated the hated Mercenary Star clanners and kept Hohenems safe for another day.
In the grand scheme of things, a victory so small as to escape notice regularly, but for the besieged forces of the RKA - every inch counts and so celebrations ensued.
The FRR would live for another day.
