MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries/Cat and Mouse

Cat and Mouse

MechWarrior’s Campaign Journal

I successfully completed the strike mission today. I wonder what stupid chore they’ll set for me tomorrow. I’m starting to wonder if I will get to do any real fighting on this campaign, or if I’m just the Roughriders’ clean-up maid for the duration. Unther might be a psycho, but he seems to know what he’s doing.

Dragged out of bed even earlier than yesterday. It’s not even sunup yet. I’ve got to go out with old man Unther and blast some trucks. Fun, fun, fun. When am I going to see some real action?

Briefing

Sergeant Unther, Hansen’s Roughriders: Your training is nearly complete. In this mission, you must identify and destroy a supply convoy. We are looking for truck carrying ammunition. Identify the trucks carrying ammunition before you destroy them, so we can confirm how much ammunition they were carrying.

• Codename: Cat and Mouse
• Planet: Venaria
• Terrain: Rolling Hills
• Time: Day
• Mean Temperature: 10 Celsius
• Mission Pay: None
• Expected Resistance: Pirates
• Your Call-Sign: “Kid” or “Hey-You”

Unther: Go to NAV ALPHA and then NAV BETA. When you find the convoy, identify all the trucks carrying ammunition and then destroy the entire convoy. When your mission is complete, return to the DropShip Wild-Ride.

Objectives

• Target: Go to NAV ALPHA
• Target: Go to NAV BETA
• Target: Identify trucks with ammunition
• Target: Destroy enemy convoy
• Return: DropShip Wild-Ride

During Mission

Unther: Today, we start a little earlier than usual. I love night fighting. You can really see a man’s fear in thermograph. Go thermo.

Unther: Now, head to NAV ALPHA and watch for enemies. This area is a free fire zone.

Unther: We’re going on to NAV BETA. There, we’ll find a supply convoy. Some of the trucks contain enemy ammo, vital in coming battles. It might be enough for you to just destroy the convoy, but we need to be certain that you get the ammo, so ya gotta identify the trucks, first. Once you have a truck targeted, inspect it with your scanners to see what’s inside the truck. Identify the trucks with ammo in them, and I will destroy them.

Unther: Good goin’, kid! I’ve got it! Good recon work, now get outta the way! I’m locking on.

Unther: Get back to the DropShip. Just follow the return NAV point home. Don’t get lost out here. I’m not gonna come look for you if you do.

MISSION SUCCESSFUL

Aftermath

Sergeant Unther, Hansen’s Roughriders: Congratulations kid. You’re almost ready for the real thing. Your successful identification and destruction of the enemy convoy proves you can think as well as shoot.

ComStar News Service

The Venarian pirates continued their retreat today in the face of superior Draconis and Roughrider forces. With the destruction of their airfields and today’s loss of several supply depots and convoys, the pirates may be beyond either victory or escape. The Draconis Combine has sworn to destroy the pirates to a man for their year-long harassment of Draconis shipping lines and their brutal occupation of the world of Venaria.

Surrender is not a possibility for the pirates, who have sworn to fight to the bitter end. Already, 1,500 soldiers have been killed in only three days of fighting. While the worst of the fighting appears to be finished, the remaining pirates are making their final stand in crowded cities. Citizens are refusing to flee their homes, fearing possible Combine reprisals for their placid acceptance of pirate rule.

As we enter what appear to be the final days of the Venaria occupation, the DC has already begun to gloat. Chu-i Hin Orasan told reporters today “There is no place in this galaxy for pirate scum. Mercenaries are bad enough, but pirates are truly contemptible. We will enjoy exterminating them.”