3062: The Clans- Diosd Assault Opening Remarks

To: HPG comm station, Benjamin, Draconis Combine
From: HPG comm station, Karbala, Free Rasalhague Republic
Comstar Military Hiring Notice
April 9, 3062
Planet Karbala, Free Rasalhague Republic
Comstar 11th Army Headquarters

We will be executing a raid in-force on the Clan Wolf-occupied planet of Diosd. There is believe to be a large front line supply base being constructed to help mobilize a strike force into the Draconis Combine. We will attack the planet to secure the supplies and destroy the base before Clan Wolf can use it to do any major damage. Your forces will be accompanied by the 48th Division of the 11th Army and other small mercenary companies needing anti-Clan training.
Our major objective is to neutralize the supply base and the planetary headquarters. In an unparalled act of arrogance, the Clanners have located both buildings in the same area and have deemed it unnecessary to defend the region with weapons emplacements. As the bulk of the 48th attacks the front region of the base, your small team will slip around the right flank and attack the base proper itself. There will be three other mercenary companies doing the same in other regions, but do not expect to see much of them due to the extreme fighting that will occur in your zone. Along with your force, Comstar is supplying two battalions of infantry and a ten man team of Battle Armor. These should help you secure the base once you have penetrated its defenses.
On this topic, be prepared to face heavy opposition. The Clanners have probably left a sizable garrison on the world and our spies inform us of the possibility that a front line Clan unit may be in the area. This unit, the 3rd Wolf Battle Cluster, or "Sentinels", is a crack unit with an efficient commander, Star Colonel Magarite Vickers. If they are in the area, our forces will try and take them out, or at least create a holding fight to try and give you time to complete your mission.
Aerospace coverage will be provided. We expect to take Aerospace superiority immediately, and to help protect our task force from unwanted enemy WArship actions, High Command has chosen to have a couple of Warships of our own accompany us. We will be joined by the Aegis Heavy Cruiser "Swift Justice" and the Vincent Mk. 42 Corvette "Alacrity" at the Karbala jump point. From there on, they will provide us with cover and will be used to launch any needed aerospace fire support in terms of fighter strafing and bombing. Sorry but High Command will not allow us to use capital ship planetary bombardment on any of the enemy units due to the close nature of the capital city and your inexperience with fire support. Any and all aerospace support should be called in by your unit commander and expected to arrive 2 minutes after that. Do not hesitate in calling in support, as it can swing the tide of battle very quickly.
To assist in the capture of the Clan base, Comstar will supply your forces with 2 platoons of unarmored infantry and 10 Battle Armored troopers. These should allow you to capture any and all Clan-held buildings. Be careful not to call in the infantry too soon; they can't take much BattleMech fire. The armored infantry may help if used at the right time, but once again be careful not to let them come under too heavy of fire.
We will also provide you with a medium tank lance. This should give you more flexibility in projecting your firepower. These can also be used to protect any building that you capture.
Finally, Precentor-Martial Victor Davion has made a gneral order that any and all mercenary units engaged with the Clans in a Comstar-sponsored or sanctioned assault shall be refitted to the best of our abilities with Star League-era equipment. We will make trades of Mechs and equipment to outfit you for the maximum chances of survival and victory. He believes that every group that is ready and willing to fight the Clans and is trained in proper anti-Clan tactics is worth the time and money it takes to upgrade them to superior equipment.
Your forces should arrive on Karbala on or before June 1, 3062 to be included in this operation. Your forces will have to leave Benjamin within the week to arrive here on time. We are sorry for the haste in this request, but we believe the Wolf Clan has stepped up its intelligence-gathering operations and we fear a surprise attack on our own surprise attack.
Comstar will allow you to keep any salvageable Mechs you destroy and will give you 20 percent of the captured equipment for use in your Mechs. We hope this compensation is enough for the danger you will be put into on this mission.
Good luck out there people. Keep your wits about you and we all should come out of this for the better!
Signed,
Precentor X George Wagoner, 11th Army V-eta

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