Zhongli Quan Traveller/Tomorrow’s War Campaign – Week 4

This Mercenary Campaign uses Spica Publishing’s Outer Veil (OV) Traveller RPG setting for background.  The Campaign Game Resolution System is a combination of the Conflict chapter of Mongoose Publishing’s Traveller Hammer’s Slammers (HS) setting book and Tomorrow’s Campaign from Osprey Publishing/Ambush Alley GamesTomorrow’s War (TW). All combat actions are fought using Tomorrow’s War.

Basic Campaign Flow

The war is fought in weekly segments. Scenarios are either designated or created using Tomorrow’s War Mission Generator (TW 176). Victory Conditions generate Mission Result DMs that are used for monthly Conflict checks in accordance with theConflict chapter in Hammer’s Slammers (HS 182).

Click here for Campaign Background and Forces.

Click here for Week 1 First Strike scenario. For Weeks 2 & 3 see here.

Jane’s Dragons, a platoon of the mercenary Smith’s Wild Raiders, continues its fight across Zhongli Quan. The Loyalist government is still resisting. Depending on the battles in the past few weeks, the Citizen’s Movement resistance is growing stronger – or fading away. The next crucial test calls for stopping the sole Loyalist Armored Battalion before it fully mobilizes. Per their Mercenary Ticket, Smith’s Wild Raiders lead the fight, with Jane’s Dragons in the front.

Week 4: Tin Shield

Scenario Information

• Duration of Game: 6 Turns
• Initiative: Raiders for first two turns. Test on following turns
• Special Conditions
  • Due to generally rough terrain all vehicles are limited to TACTICAL speed only
  • See Familiar Terrain rules for Loyalist and Citizen’s Movement Militia in background
• Fog of War: Generated by Reaction Tests
• Table Size: 4′ x 4′; terrain should be mixed (clear and lightly wooded); no roads but maybe a few trails

Loyalist Mission

Your tank platoon must cross enemy-held territory to link up with other units in defense of the capital.

Loyalist Victory Points

• Use Typical Victory Points for Regular Forces (TW 178) with the following additions
  • Per tank that exits board by game’s end: 5 pts
  • Per Gun Truck that exits board by games’s end: 3 pts
  • Per loaded Troop Carrier that exits board by game’s end: 2 pts

Loyalist Forces

• Armored Platoon (See Background for basic attributes)
  • Set-up within 6″ of west end of board
  • 1x Heavy Tank with Leader
  • 4x Heavy Tank
• Operational Momentum Points equals 2d6
• If the cumulative Mission DM is -1 or -2, ADD 1x Infantry Squad to the Loyalist Force for 0 Operational Momentum Points
• If the cumulative Mission DM is -3 or -4, ADD 1x Infantry Squad AND 1x Mechanized Infantry Squad with Troop Carrier for 0 Operational Momentum Points
• If the cumulative Mission DM is -5 or -6,  ADD 3x Mechanized Infantry Squad with Troop Carrier  and Gun Truck to the Loyalist Force for 0 Operational  Momentum Points

Raiders Mission

The first elements of the mobilizing Loyalist Armored Battalion have left their garrison and are attempting to link up with the rest of the battalion. Jane’s Dragons is to ambush and destroy the armored units before they can link up and bolster the Capital’s defenses.

Raiders Forces

• Jane’s Dragons Platoon (see background)
• Operational Momentum Points
  • If cumulative Mission DM is negative, roll 2d6 – cumulative Mission DM
  • If cumulative Mission DM is 0 roll 2d6 unmodified
  • If cumulative Mission DM is +1 or +2, then Operational Momentum Points equals 2d6+2 +cumulative Mission DMs
  • If cumulative Mission DM is +3 or +4, then Operational Momentum Points equals 2d6+4  +cumulative Mission DMs
  • If cumulative Mission DM is +5 or +6, then Operational Momentum Points equals 2d6+6
• Citizen’s Movement Militia variable quality based on cumulative Mission DM (remember to use modified TQ and Morale – if any – from Week 3)
  • If -6 or -5 then Morale -2 steps (minimum D6), Low Confidence
  •  If -4 or -3 then Morale -2 steps (minimum D6)
  • If -2 0r -1 then Morale -1 step (minimum D6)
  • If 0 then no effect
  • If cumulative Mission DM is positive then increase Troop Quality 1 step (maximum TQ8)

Raider Victory Points

• Use Typical Victory Points for Regular Forces (TW 178) with the following additions
  • Tanks count as “Enemy AFV”
  • Gun Trucks count as “Enemy AFV” -1 pt
  • Troop Carriers count as “Enemy AFV” -2 pts
  • Points for Citizen Movement Militia losses are doubled

Mission Result (Used as Mission DM for HS 182-183)

• Compare VPs
  • Wild Raiders 3:1 or better = Exceptional Success +2 DM
  • Wild Raiders 2:1 but less than 3:1 = Success +1 DM
  • Wild Raiders less than 2:1 but better than 1:1 = Partial Success +0 DM
  • Loyalist less than 2:1 but better than 1:1 = Partial Failure -0 DM
  • Loyalist 2:1 but less than 3:1 = Failure -1 DM
  • Loyalist 3:1 of better = Dismal Failure -2 DM