Heavy Gear Blitz! CZ Bitva o Bako Basin

 Naše třetí hra v Heavy Gear Blitz! také už uplynula nějaka voda od dob co jsme jí hrali přesto určitě si zaslouží zmínku v češtině. Konečně jsem se dokopal abych nabarvil Kodiaka z kickstarteru ten proběhl v roce 2015 takže už nějakej pátek jsem ho doma měl. ale zpátky ke hře bitva skončila ve prospěch 3:1 pro Sever ale nyní se celkově podívame na bitvu

Bako Basin je malá osada na okraji WFP. Během mezipolární války se Sever a Jih o tuto hornickou osadu často střetávaly. Koncem léta 1910 provedl Jih nálet na Bako Basin, přičemž jako krytí použil písečnou bouři, bohužel osamělý průzkumný letoun VTOL zpozoroval jižní operační skupinu a nahlásil její polohu a směr Severní gardě. Hned následující den se obě síly střetly v  Bako Basin. Kapitán De Vries vedl malý oddíl, který se rozhodl zaútočit přes ruiny starého města z dob Concordatu a chytit Jižany mezi budovami, k čemuž zřídil palebné postavení se svým Kodiakem a Grizzlym svého 2IC, zatímco sestry Hillovy vedli údernou jednotku Jaguarů, aby zaútočila na levé křídlo Jižanů,obklíčila je a donutila AST k ústupu.

Armády

Severské síly (CNCS)

Combat Group Badger (FS)

• Kodiak (CGL)
• Rabid Grizzly (2IC)
• Para Hunter
• Para Wildfire Hunter
• Para Cheetah

Combat Group Rhino (Strike)

• Thunder Fire Jaguar (CGL)
• Thunder Fire Jaguar (2IC)
• Crossbow Grizzly
• Para Hunter
• Para Cheetah

Jižanské síly (AST)

Combat Group Rapiéres (Strike)

• Command Brawler Mamba
• Blazing Mamba
• Blazing Mamba
• Longfang Mamba

Combat Group Enclume (FS)

• Razorfang Longfang Mamba
• Command Jager
• King Cobra
• Bushmaster Cobra
• Chatterbox Iguana
• Blackbox Iguana

Cíle mise:

oba jsme zvolili jako své cíle mise Pave the way a Claim

*Pave the way hráč vybera dvě protivnikovo combat groupy a musí je zredukovat na polovinu akcí

*Claim bojiště je rozděleno na poloviny pokud kontrolujete svojí (máte víc akcí na dané pulce) získávate 1VP pokud protivníkovo polovinu získávate 2VP

Bojiště:

Na levé delší časti se vyložilo CNCS a na protější AST

Deployment:

V časti rozpadlé věže (na obrázku vlevo) jsem umístil combat group Badger, Kodiak a Rabid Grizzly ukryté za stěnou aby byli v krytu zatímco Huntery a Cheetah jsem vysadil za velkým kontejnérem.

Nad druhou stranu mé deployment zony jsem umístil svůj CG Rhino. Oproti tomu můj protivník umístil své síly okolo silnice .

Kolo 1:

Jih vyhrál inciativu a aktivoval menší CG mezi plechové budovy a pokusil se zautočit na můj combat group Rhino, byl zasažen Para Cheetah který byl sice lehce poškozen ale schopen dál bojovat. Na druhé straně bojiště se pokusil Longfang mambou zautočit na Kodiaka ten palbu opětoval ale ani jeden se netrefil. Většina ostatních jednotek Jihu postoupila dopředu ale v krytu aby Severské jednotky nemohli na ně palit to je ovšem značně zdrželo. CG Rhino mezitím postoupil aby se utkal s protivníky mezi plechovými budovami.

Kolo 2:

Combat group Rhino se převalila přes obrance mezi plechovými budovami a zničila Mambu i Jagera. Na druhé straně bojiště se podařilo jednotkám Jihu zničit para Cheetah a zneškodnit tak EW schopnosti Seveřena na této straně bojiště. Bushmaster Cobra začal postupovat ale byla poškozena.

Kolo 3:

U věže došlo k souboji titánu když se King Cobra utkala s Kodiakem. Cobra zničila Kodiak ale Grizzly v Reakci zničil King Cobru. Longfang Mamba zautočila na Huntery ale dostala se do křížové palby mezi Grizzlym a Huntery a i když jednoho těžce poškodila byla zničena. Na druhé straně bojiště se totalně zhroutila obrana severu když byla zničena další Mamba. Severní Jaguary se nyní zaměřili na Bushmaster stojící na silnici a podporující Jižanský útok nepřímou střelbou.

Kolo 4:

V tomto kole Sever snažil zlikvidovat zbytky odporu a Jih se snažil situaci zachranit ale to v tento moment s jagerem, mambou a dvěma iguanama už nebylo co a tak vítěžství patřilo CNCS.

Zamyšlení nad bitvou:

Bitva jak už to v HGB! bývá byla rychlá a brutalní. A jak to bývá i špatný plán je lepší než žadný - samozřejmně muj list měl víc akcí takže jsem vícemeně určoval tempo bitvy přesto si myslím že zaváhaní v postupu a nereagovaní na útok zleva stálo mého protivníka vítězství.

Heavy Gear Blitz! CZ Střet o důlní stanici A212

 Na záčatku srpna jsme hrali bitvu v Heavy Gear Blitz! a původně jsem napsal před nějakou dobou battlereport v angličtině nyní jsem se rozhodl že udělam tento report i v češtině.

Rok 1938 Terra Novanského kalendáře a Mezi polární válka zuří již 2 rok, protože hrozba ze Země se stala pro většinu pouze vzdálenou vzpomínkou nebo pohádkou, probudila se stará rivalita a Polarní supervelmoci zavlekli do války celou Terra Novu. Většinu planety tvoří tzv. Badlands a bitev se odehrává zde a nijak tomu nebylo během bitvy o Bako Basin. Malý oddíl výsadkových jednotek 63. Aeromobilního Heavy Gear pluku znamého jako Hellcats se snažilo udržet pozice proti svým rivalům z Jížní Republiky 45. Heavy Gear Pluku tzv. Swamp Vipers. Bojištěm bylo ospalé město Gray Reach znamé jenom díky těžební stanici A212. 

Armády:

Hrálo se opět na 125TV a oba jsme měli k dispozici 2 Combat groupy. Já použil General purpose a Strike zatím co můj protivník Dejv měl k dispozci Strike a Fire Support. Já použil objektivy Hold a Pave the way. Protivník použil Wipe them out a Pave the way.

Poznámka: V HGB! Typ bojové skupiny určuje které jednotky v něm mužete zvolit ale také k tvorbě scénaře protože každý typ má k dispozici jiné cíle mise v tom tkví pravě tvorba armády jasně že volíte jednotky aby jste mohli splnit své cíle mise ale zaroveň také tak aby jste byli schopni zabranit  protivníkovy v tom samém. Hold jsou 2 objektivy poblíž vaší deployment zony cílem je na kontrolovat a nedovolit aby byl protivník poblíž. Pave the way je o zvolení dvou nepřátelských combat group které musíte zredukovat na polovinu akcí. Wipe the out je objective při kterém musíte zredukovat na polovinu pokud je zvolená CG Fire support získávate další VP. bohužel později jsem zjistili že nelze zvolit Wipe them out a pave the way na stejné jednotky. Každopadně protivník zvolil Wipe them out na můj GP combat group.

CNCS (Sever):

1. Combat Group (General Purpose)

• Jaguar ve standartní konfiguraci 
• 2x Para Hunter ve standartní konfiguraci
• Wildfire Para Hunter
• Strike Para Hunter
• Para Cheetah

2. Combat Group (Strike)

• 2x Thunder Fire Jaguar (jeden z nich byl Task Force Leader)
• Para Cheetah
• Sniper Jaguar
• Rabid Grizzly
• Crossbow Grizzly

AST (Jih):

1. Combat Group (Strike)

• Command Brawler Jager
• 2x Longfang Mamba
• Black Mamba
• Brawler Mamba
• Longbow Jager

2. Combat Group (Fire Support)

• Command Jager
• Chatterbox Iguana
• Blackbox Iguana
• King Cobra
• Bushmaster Cobra

Hod na deployment jsem vyhrál ale přesto jsem nechal svého protivníka vykládat jako první vyložil svůj Strike CG na levé straně bojiště , na což jsem odpověděl vysazením svého GP CG pomocí Airdrop deploymentu zhruba doprostřed levé strány. Na druhou stranu u jezera vyložil svou druhou combat groupu a je vyložil mou na druhý hold objective také poblíž jezera abych ho zabral a mohl lépe reagovat na jeho akce na této straně bojiště.

Na levé straně se jížanské geary tvrdě pustil do mých pozic, jeden z Para Hunteru byl vyřazen ale zace vlastního Longbow Jager. Na druhé straně si Jih už tak dobře nevedl. diky špatnému umístění se ocitili jak na střelnici ale z boje byli vyřazeny obě Iguany a velitelský Jager byl poškozen. Jih se sice snažil opětovat palbu ale jeho střelba byla neefektivní.

Ve městě se pro severské síly začal situace rapidně zhoršovat. Jižanům se dařilo stroje poškozovat a ničit a nakonec i začit obkličovat. U jezera se však jihu podařilo zničit poškozeného Jagera. to jim uvolnilo ruce a Jaguaři se začali přesunovat aby zachranili a podpořili obklíčené výsadkaře.

Bohužel v tento moment z časových důvodu jsme museli hru ukončit a tak se nikdy nedozvíme kdo vyhral bitvu o stanici A212

Síly použité v tomto byli obsahem původního kickstarterového starteru ale na tento formát se bezproblému dostanete s 2-player starter setu. Severské síly postavíte i ze současného (kde chybí Kodiak a King Cobra) u Jihu by se muselo improvizovat ale tam by se vyměla King Cobra za druhou Spitting Cobru a přidal by se jeden Jager.

63rd "Hellcats" Heavy Gear Regiment (Aeromobile)

Regimental Motto:

Prima untus, ultima foras  

"First in, last out"

The 63rd "Hellcats" Heavy Gear Regiment (Aeromobile) has a long and proud history. Originally this unit

was an aeromobile infantry regiment and rose to fame during the Battle of Pioneer. During this battle it was the soldiers of the 63rd Regiment who first entered the city, but also subsequently covered the retreat when the UMF deployed the first generation of Gear.

The 63rd Regiment was one of the first to transform from an infantry regiment to an HG regiment. Although the unit is composed of members of perhaps every clan in the Protectorate, thanks to capable leadership it is a very capable unit as proved during the defence of Bako Basin

Captain Holst Lionel

The base for combat operations is the WFPS Retribution, an old but steadfast landship that has served the northern armies for generations. Like the ship, Captain Unsinkable Holst Lionel has served in dozens of combat operations, including fighting the CEF in the Badlands.

During the final days of the first invasion, Retribution remained cut off from the rest of the Terra Novan forces and for five long days had to fight off ground attacks, only through guerrilla warfare were the northern forces able to repel the attack and even attack and destroy the mobile command center. Holst was even reported to have said before this attack "who said anything about hiding? Let's raise the black flag and start cutting throats."

Captain De Vries

Task Force Talon is one of the 63rd Regiment's tactical units that operates from WFPS Retribution. Its commander is Captain De Vries Joseph, an experienced commander from the battles against the CEF, but also served during the Interpolar War. De Vries usually commands from the WFPS Retribution command bridge. But if his presence is needed on the battlefield, he sits in the cockpit of a Kodiak nicknamed Mairo. In these cases, he commands a fire support battle group which usually consists of one or two grizzlies and a few lighter gears such as Hunter or Cheetah usually in airborne variants

Ranger Hill Penelopé

Part of Task Force Talon is an assault squad which is unusually for the WFP armed with Jaguars. This team is led by Hill Penelopé, whose twin sister Phoebe also serves in this squad. They both drive Fire Jaguars. Penelope was promoted a year ago during anti-rover operations in the badlands. During a routine patrol, the commander of their battlegroup was killed, and Penelope managed to lead the unit out of an enemy ambush. She also showed her qualities during the siege of Bako Basin when she led a counter-strike against SRA troops who had to retreat into the wastelands.

Lt. Maven Ava

Northern Command referred to the defense of Bako Basin and adjacent areas as Operation Claymore.
Thanks to the early detection of AST units, the command was able to send Retribution, sometimes referred to by the troops as Ret. Fort Henry is only a few hundred kilometers from the Badlands so the WFP was able to get a landship into the area very quickly

A special intelligence task force under the Northern Guard was attached to Retribution for this operation. This group is led by Lieutenant Maven Ava, and her unit is armed with several lighter Gears and Jaguars. The unit's purpose is not to confront the enemy directly, but to gather information on the southern campaign and what its objectives are.

Battle of Bako Basin

Task Force Talon managed to take positions on the outskirts of Bako Basin at the last minute. Within moments, the SRA vanguard attacked. The northern units managed to hold their positions. After the initial firefights, both sides tried to consolidate their forces. Ranger Hill took advantage of this, using her fast Jaguars to make a flanking move, catching the Southern forces off guard. During this attack, the SRA vanguard suffered significant casualties which forced them to retreat.

The situation around the Bako Basin remains uncertain. Southern forces are stationary in the area and the Retribution crew has no idea how large a force they are facing.  Lieutenant Ava may have sent her men into the field, but the storm the Swamp Vipers used to hide the movement of their troops is now raging over the city, making any communication impossible.  

It's not the first time the Hellcats have faced the Swamp Vipers in recent memory. Holst was very familiar with and had faced previous Swamp Vipers commander Major Reyna on several occasions. But he was a real kitten compared to the new 45th SRA Regiment commander Alba Floro. Captain De Vries had already had the honor of meeting Captain Floro on the battlefield. He knows how she thinks, what her strengths are, but also that her pride is her greatest weakness and one that Task Force Talon must exploit if they hope to win.

Outside the lore

The story around the Northern Army parts are pretty funny because I more or less wanted to play the SRA which I consider more like the bad guys (Although we all know the biggest bad guys live in Peace River) and the WFP was more like the OPFOR became the army I play with most often and kind of grew on me.

I started playing around with the army a bit and made some conversions for Para Hunters and Para Cheetahs, but let's not kid ourselves the main reason was watching the Obsolete series from Youtube Originals. And dropping a mecha out of a plane just sounds cool.

Although the plastic sets are not as nice as the metal ones on the table, they look good especially in fullpaint. What I like about Heavy Gear Blitz! (I had a similar experience with V2 Flames of War) is that every battle tells a story. If you build a nice table, and have armies in fullpaint the story pretty much tells itself. 

Chronicles of Terra Nova II : Battle of Bako Basin

 We played our third game of Heavy Gear Blitz! Again we pitted my North and South against each other. My friend is still building his Peace River force but for this game he still used my Southern forces. I finally managed to paint up my Kickstarter Kodiak so i fielded him as commander durning this game. The victory went to the North  3:1.

Bako Basin is small settlement located on outskirts of WFP. Durning Interpolar War the North and the South clashed numerously for this mining settlement. It was in late summer of 1910 North conducted a raid on Bako Basin, using sandstorm as cover, unfortunatly lone recon VTOL spotted Southern Task Forces and reported its position and bearing to the Northern Guard, which dispatched Strike team. Both Forces clashed at Bako Basin very next day. Captain Macwell was leading small detachment decided to attack throught ruins of old city from Concordat age and catch Southerners between buildings, to that he will establish firebase with his Kodiak and Grizzly of his 2IC, mean while  Gracier sisters will lead Jaguar strike force to clash into Southern left flank and outflank them forcing the AST to retreat.

  The Forces

Northern Forces

Combat Group Badger (FS)

• Kodiak (CGL)
• Rabid Grizzly (2iC)
• Para Hunter
• Para Wildfire Hunter
• Para Cheetah

Combat Group Rhino (Strike)

• Thunder Fire Jaguar (CGL)
• Thunder Fire Jaguar (2iC)
• Crossbow Grizzly
• Sniper Jaguar
• Para Hunter
• Para Cheetah

Southern Forces

Combat Group Rapiéres (Strike)

• Command Brawler Mamba
• Blazing Mamba
• Blazing Mamba
• Longfang Mamba

Combat Group Enclume (FS)

• Razorfang Longfang Mamba (CGL)
• Command Jager
• King Cobra
• Bushmaster Cobra
• Chatterbox Iguana
• Blackbox Iguana

Objectives:

We both opted for Claim and Pave the way

Battlefield:

We deployed on longer edges the Northern force deployed on left and South on right

Deployment:

I deployed mine Rhino CG on my very left, while CG Badger containg Kodiak takes Center, Hunters and Cheetah taking cover behind big container. My opponent deployed everything on center trying to figure it what mine plan will be and react accordingly.

Turn 1:

South won the iniative roll and activated smaller CG first moving to the shanty town (on battlefield picture in top left half of board) with Blazing Mamba and Jager opening fire on my Cheetah and chipping of some armor. Second Long fang engaged the Top speed and tried to out hit kodiak who response with particle cannon fire but both missed. There was some manoevering, Main wing of Southern forces advanced forward, but still hiding from my forces.

Turn 2:

In shanty town the North Jaguars steamrolled the Mamba and Jager , destroying them both in process. On right flank South was advacning and crippled para cheetah thus north in this part of battlefield lost their EW cover. North managed to damage Bushmaster cobra now advancing on main road.

Turn 3:

The Heavy hitters of  both sides managed to destroy each other at beginning of turn, South also managed to blow up the Para cheetah on the right side of battlefield. Exchange between Grizzly, Para Hunters and Razorfang Longfang Mamba. Obviously the mamba exploded but crippling one of the Hunters.

On left another blazing mamba went up, and Jaguars moving towards the Bushmaster and Longfang mamba poising to kill. 

Turn 4:

Durning this turn North tried to mop up, South tried to salvage situation but with Jager, single mamba, and two iguanas the victory went towards the North .

After thoughts

This game was intense and brutal, but over the course of game North held upperhand, with superior firepower and more actions. 
I think hesitation of my opponnent cost him victory, also not opposing CG Rhino attacking through Shanty town was mistake, leaving me to pick his Mambas and Cobra one by one, but live and learn i guess.

Chronicles of Terra Nova: First Blood

Yesterday we played our first game of Heavy Gear Blitz! Since it was first foray to the HG universe we used 3.0 rules. We played 125TV game, no sublists, North vs South. I took my CNCS forces while my friend David used my AST forces.

TN 1936 Summer 14

In early hours of this summer day CNCS dropship transporting special operation teams was shot down  near Lake Van Ness. Northern Quick Response Force was from WFP Fort Henry was quickly dispatched to recover any survivors and intel and dispatch and enemy forces. Southern Republic force which was in the area was sent to recover any data that ship was carrying and cut off and destroy enemy rescue force. 

I fielded following force:

Combat Group Badger (Strike/Recon)

• Wildfire Para Hunter (CO)
• 2x Para Hunter
• Para Strike Hunter
• 2x Para Cheetahs

Combat Group Rhino (Strike)

• 2xFire Jaguar (XO)
• 2xSniper Jaguar
• Crossbow grizzly
• Rabid Grizzly

My opponnent fielded following:

Combat Group Épaulard (Strike)

• Brawler Command Jager (CGL)
• Command Jager
• Jager
• Gunner Jager
• Longbow Jager
• Blazing Mamba

Combat Group Requin (Strike/Recon)

• Longfang Mamba (CO)
• Blazing Mamba
• Charterbox Iguana
• Blackbox Iguana
• Bushmaster Cobra
• Longfang Cobra

Disclaimer: this was our first game, so we possibly do few mistakes, had no clue what we are doing, force wasnt optimal and etc.

Objectives: We both chosed capture and break the line objectives. Mine was located near crashed dropship and near shanty building. Opponents put objective near Dropship too and other one was in forest near my deployment zone

We deployed per standart rules even thought i had Airdropable units. I pushed my luck by not deploying near enemy but rather playing safe this was decision propably cost me victory.

I deployed

Turn 1

In first turn our forces were start to closing to each other. CG Rhino moved up and take cover by dropship. While second Group spread out the defense line against main southern onslaught massing in clearing before them. there was some sporadic fire exchange but nothing serious

Turn 2

In second turn heavy fighting ensured and brutal exchange between CNCS Paras from Badger Group and Southern Mambas and Cobras. Iguana managed to haywire one of the Paratrooper Gear, which was promptly destroyed. The Rhino CG was in position and ready to strike on enemy flank

Turn 3

Thru game South managed to keep initiative, but Paras were reacting to enemy movements and managed to stall AST long enough to launch my counter attack. I transfer one of the cheetahs to forest near dropship to destroy pesky Blazing Mamba, before my CG Rhino steamrolled over the flank, destroying most of the Southern Épaulard combat group. But my other flank was collapsing damage on Hunters and lone cheetah started to taking their price.

Turn 4

The last turn was intense and all or nothing scenario. In this moment i was in control of one of the objectives, and my plan was now to crash thru enemy line and try to stop him from claiming objective. and while i hit him hard destroying even more pesky southern gears it wasnt enough i was unable to destroy single Jaeger which claimed objective. In the end game ended as draw

Thoughts on game

While at start the game seems little complicated as soon as we get grip of things it started to take dynamic and we played this game in two and half hour aprox. but i think next one we will have helluva way faster. Its fast, reactions give it nice flow and its just action packed and also my friend is now looking for his own faction to play. see you at next Heavy Gear Blitz AAR