Battle of Misery (3028)

Battle of Misery
Part of The Fourth Succession War
Planet Misery
Factions
Attacker
Draconis Combine
Defender
Wolf's Dragoons
Commanders and leaders
Tai-sho Minobu Tetsuhara Colonel Jaime Wolf


Overview of the Battle

Prelude to the Battle

Forming the Lines

The Draconis Combine responded in force. Warlord Grieg Samsonov (on direct, albeit unofficial orders from the Coordinator himself) cruelly sent none other than the unlucky Minobu Tetsuhara, who was promoted to General for just this purpose, to Misery with explicit orders to destroy Wolf's Dragoons. For this mission Tetsuhara received command of the Ryuken regiments, augmented by several other line regiments. Additional regiments under Samsonov's direct orders were stationed on DropShips hidden on the far side of the moon with orders to drop behind the enemy lines if and when Tetsuhara managed to draw the entire Dragoon force into battle. Samsonov disliked Tetsuhara with a vengeance and was fully aware that he pitted friend against friend and students against their former teachers.

Torn between friendship and duty, Tetsuhara did his best to carry out his orders. When he noticed that the Dragoons concentrated their BattleMechs in one location but did not deploy conventional or AeroSpace units, he assumed that Wolf wanted a ritual 'Mech battle and felt compelled to comply. In fact, Jaime Wolf knew how to use the Bushido code of honour against him so that the Dragoons could dictate the terms of the engagement.

A Month of Misery

Breakdown of the Fighting

Aftermath

Units Involved

Wolf's Dragoons

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Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery

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References

  1. Historical Turning Points: Misery, p. 8-9

Bibliography

Dates

  • Start Date - April 23, 3028
  • End Date - May 25, 3028