Legends - Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna

To give equal time to CENT, here is the file on one of their heroes, straight from the archives in the Hall of Honor on Necropolis. (What is this? Click here.)

How many character files do I have? At the current time I have about 1,118 character files.

This file is noteworthy for the female participation. In the early days of the Space Time Mercenary Services, there was more female participation because the earliest recruits were drawn from far future societies. But as the number of ephermi went up, more recruiting was done from lower-tech societies and the attitudes of the rank and file began to harden against female participation in the more brutal forms of warfare. The law of unintended consequences.

The file is also noteworthy for showing how SPHERE tends to act as a third wheel between CIRC and CENT and can cause them to temporarily ally against it.

Noteworthy too, is how the file shadows the early career of one Sonja Van Beek, who eventually became a Field Marshall of CENT's marine corps. McKenna has been one of Van Beek's subordinates.

The file is also noteworthy for showing how the STMS tend to impose their own military traditions on contracts for alien cultures, in this case the Eldar. And its noteworthy for showing how the STMS have a short way with officers who fail and with defectors.

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CENT - MARINES: Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna


Win/Loss: 21/4

Decorations:
Battle Star (0),Order of Strategy (0), Order of Tactics (0),
Medal of Honor (1) /Cluster(1)
Medal of Valor (1)/Cluster(1)
War Cross (3)/Cluster(8)
Purple Heart (0)/Cluster(0)
Mission Medal (0)/Cluster(0)

Special Decorations:

Titles:

Actions:

[]Ephermis/Worldline/40,000AD/EmpireOfMan/Davinnus/CodeName: RitesOfWar

CENT has a contract with the Eldar to recover their planet of Davinnus from the Empire of Man.

Bxx: Davinnus - 2nd Webportal

Major Certain is given the task of taking another Web portal. She is given the services of Mime recon sqd leader 2nd Lt.Al Cliver.

2nd Eldar Battalion - Maj. Laura Certain,cmding
(Special Weaspons Officcer, Eldar Warlock).

..Swooping Hawk recon sqd - 2nd Lt.Sarah McKenna
..Recon Harlequin Sqd - 2nd Lt.Al Cliver.
..Infantry AT Platoon -Capt. Arnold “Cassius” Steinhardt
(4 scorpions, 2 fire dragon)
..Mobile Artillery Platoon - Capt. Micky “Metellus” Pileggi
(2 scatter lazers, 2 bright lances, )

Rxx: Victory! Major Certain was able to seize the objective without single casualty. PINNACLE is thrilled that Certain has finally learned how terrain works. The Eldar are pleased. A warcrosses for all. Certain actually thinks its the addition of a 2nd fire dragon to the mix.

Bxx. Industrial Base.

Now Eldar command wants Certain’s 2nd Battalion to take a crack at the industrial base. Here’s her chance to show up Lt. Col. Mordden. She’s given up Warlockery in favor of a fast viper with reinforced defences.

Rxx: Crushing victory! Maj. Certain does it! She keep her battalion whole, and picked apart each enemy position with good terrrain and good tactics. The Eldar now consider her her a battlemaster! PINNACLE sends down a Medal of Honor. She allowed to award a war cross to all. and to promote 2nd Lt. MacKenna.

2nd Eldar Battalion - Maj. Laura Certain, cmding

..Hawk recon sqd - Lt.Sarah McKenna
..Recon Mime Sqd - Lt.Al Cliver.
..Infantry AT Platoon -Capt. Arnold “Cassius” Steinhardt
(2 Exarch Scorps, 2 scorpions, 3 guardians, 1 dire avenger, 1 Banshee, 1 ..Wraithguard )
..Mobile Support - Capt. Micky “Metellus” Pileggi
(1 Wraithguard, 1 viper, 1 Falcon ).

Everything is selected for minimum speed of 4.

Bxx. Shooting Gallery

Rxx: Defeat! Too late did Maj. Certain realize what the terrain was telling her. She waltzed into a artillery/devastator shooting gallery. So she retreated before all was lost. But she’s informed Eldar command that she’d seen the way in, and the man is still there. They reinforce her and send her back for more.

Bxx. Shooting Gallery II.

Rxx: Crushing defeat! She got it wrong! She got led into a bigger trap, which got her whole battalion wiped out by artillery fire. Major Certain eventually managed to sneak out of the valley, and a very ragged and dejected looking vagabond she was too. CENT grabbed her and send her home pronto. Lt. McKenna made it out with the last hawk in her sqd. Lt. Cliver. Capt also made it out. Arnold “Cassius” Steinhardt made it out, and even Capt. Micky “Metellus” Pileggi. There is something just not quite right when a major formation like a battalion gets wiped out, and all the key officers manage to escape. Bad for moral. But Certain was recovered so many months later that its better to just shove her prison for a while.


Bxx. Seige of the Tyrannid Stronghold.

CENTs Col. Emmet Mordden is commanded to take the 1st Eldar Battalion against a Tyrannid stronghold. With him is 2nd Lt. Elana Duncan of CIRC’s Sisters of Battle sqd. (He’s glad he doesn’t have to deal with CIRC Marines yet, with Wynham’s killings so fresh).

He lays out his T/O and plans:

1st Eldar Battalion - Col. Emmet Mordden, cmding
..Mime Recon Sqd - 2nd Lt. Fiatal Juyadin
..Hawk Assault Company - Capt. Sonja Van Beek (3 sqds of hawks, w 1 exarch)
..Infantry Assault Companay -Capt.Rob Balloch (AA 2nd Lt. Elana Duncan 2nd)
(1 scorpexarchs, 1 scorp,1 wraithguard , 1 Sisters, 2 reapers, )
..Mobile artillery Support - Capt. Al Cliver
(2 scatter lazers, 1 Falcon tank, 1 Vibro caonnon)


Rxx: Systematic Victory! Before her sqd was cut to pieces, and herself WIA in the furious last firefight for the Imperial Lake-fortress tower, 2nd Lt Elana Duncan (CIRC Army) got to see just how well organized Col Mordden as gotten these Eldar weirdos. Until the finally battle for the tower, no unit was lost as genestealer after genstealer was killed dead by a fully organized defensive line of coordinated fire. Interlocking tactics too. Small wonder this Mordden is a Colonel. Lt. McKenna exhibited exceptional bravery under fire by stepping in front of her CO., Capt Van Beek. Medal of Valor

Bxx. Crystal Grove Artifact Site.

Maj. Sonya Van Beek recieves her first orders as commander of the 1st Eldar Battalion. Col Mordden directs her to retrieve the Ultramarine’s Imperial planetary HQ from the Tyrannid by making her way to the Crystal Grove Eldar artifact site. She is not to fail in this. She reorganizes her battalion as follows:

1st Eldar Battalion - Maj. Sonja Van Beek, cmding
..Mime Recon Sqd - Lt. Fiatal Juyadin
..Hawk Assault Company - Lt.Sarah McKenna (3 sqds of hawks, w 1 exarch)
..Infantry Assault Companay -Capt.Rob Balloch )
(2 scorpexarchs, 1 scorps,2 Banshees, 3 dark reapers, )
..Mobile artillery Support - Capt. Al Cliver
(2 scatter lazers, 1 Falcon tank, 1 Vibro caonnon)

Rxx: Crushing Victory! Maj. Van Beek aquited herself well in her first independent command. Yes, she went forward. And yes, they kept throwing everything they had against her. Genestealers, tanks, missile carriers, gargoyles. And she kept her line together, dismantled the attacks with combined arms tactics, and moved forward each time. Few casualties. Much victory! Much glory! Medal of Valor for Van. Beek. Warcross for everyone else. Major Van Beek is able to obtain a promotion to Capt. for Sarah McKenna.

Bxx. Seige breaking op.

Maj. Van Beek is directed by Col. Mordden to assault the enemy currently occupying an Eldar Spire. She’s also to rescue a downed air transport. She’s warned to take all due precautions against Tyrannid bonzai charges. Van Beek finds the Banshees to be unreliable. She reorganizes as follows.

1st Eldar Battalion - Maj. Sonja Van Beek, cmding
..Mime Recon Sqd - Lt. Fiatal Juyadin
..Hawk Assault Company - Capt.Sarah McKenna (3 sqds of hawks, w 1 exarch)
..Infantry Assault Companay -Capt.Rob Balloch
(2 scorpexarchs, 2 scorps, 3 dark reapers, )
..Mobile artillery Support - Capt. Al Cliver
(2 scatter lazers, 1 Falcon tank, 1 Vibro caonnon)

Rxx: Crushing Victory! Maj. Van Beek was nonplused to learn that he SPHERE commander she faced was none other than Maj.Gen. Arda MacMillan. In yet another disaster for SPHERE, MacMillan throws everything she has against Van Beek’s invasion beach head. But Van Beek overcomes it all in the narrow pass her force landed in. MacMillan’s attacks were too piecemeal. Upon breaking out, Van Beek was able to take apart every formation send against her until she broke into MacMillian’s HQ, wounding her and taking her captive. Unfortunately, along the way Lt Juyadin’s Mimes were scragged again, and this time Juyadin was KIA. Buried with full military honors. It was then a cakewalk rescuing the downed transport. PINNACLE and Eldar Command, agree that Maj. Van Beek deserves a Order of Strategy. She’s just dismantled SPHERE’s command and control system again. Warcrosses for all.

Bxx. Farseer Escort.

Maj. Van Beek receives a new assignment from Col Mordden. In seems her 1st Battalion is to escort a farseer (the poor Capt. Johnston Craig ) to an especially valuable Eldar site and reclaim it for Eldar kind. She reorganizes as follows:

1st Eldar Battalion - Maj. Sonja Van Beek, cmding
..Harlequin Recon Sqd - 2nd Lt. Lyle Wheeler
..Hawk Assault Company - Capt.Sarah McKenna (3 sqds of hawks, w 1 exarch)
..Infantry Assault Companay -Capt.Rob Balloch
(1 scorpexarchs, 3 scorps, 1 wraithguard, 3 dark reapers, )
..Mobile artillery Support - Capt. Al Cliver
(2 scatter lazers, 1 Falcon tank, 1 Vibro caonnon)
..Farseer - Capt. Johnston Craig.

Col. Mordden has informed Maj. Van Beek that she can now call on one strike of orbital artillery bombardment. Something she’s been wanting all along.

Rxx: Crushing Victory! Initially, Maj Van Beek was in a tight spot, being attacked from the west and east at her landing zone. Orbital artillery support did come in handy. Eventually the attacks were beaten back with few casualties, and then the advance began. And then there was a climatic battle for the objective sight where a Mage and a hypnotic creature were making a last stand with a Tyrannid warrior. A combined assault brought them all down, and completed the mission just before the time was going to run out. Honors to the recon and hawks for dealing with the peek a boo artillery. The Mage turned out to be SPHERE’s Maj.Gen. Boyd Arkon. Another feather in Van Beek’s cap. She’s messed with SPHERE’s mind now! Intelligence came in later with intercepts describing SPHERE’s Fleet Admiral Kelson stamping his feet and cursing Van Beek’s name. She is proud of her work today. The Eldar insist that PINNACLE give her a Battlestar. They agree. now there’s talk about her being a future general.


Bxx. Traitor Reclaimation.

Maj. Van Beek receives sealed orders from Col Mordden. It appears that SPHERE’s Capt David Cody (ex - CENT) is reorganizing the Tyrannid defenses and has a Tyrannid Zoanthrop for a bodyguard. Van Beek is to move against Cody’s position, take out his bodyguard, and bring him in for a proper firing squad. Col. Mordden has assembled a mixed bag of Eldars to form up a rump 2nd Battalion, has manuvered it against the position first, weakening it for Van Beek. She’s to do it quick or not a all.

Rxx: Failure! Van Beeks command was tied down near the beachhead by genestealers, canifex’s, and venom and biovore artillery, and gargoyle air power. The most her force could do was to finally spot the ex- CENT leader and call down the orbital artillery, which greatly weakened him. Van Beek agonizingly missed it by one moment! She is ordered to regroup and continue harrying that enemy force.

Rxx 2: Victory! Van Beek forgot to request orbital artillery support. But she was able to take Capt. Cody captive by continuously pressing forward, and having the harlequin and vibral cannon pick off tacticals coming in from the rear. 2nd Lt. Lyle Wheeler’s Harlequin’s gave their lives storming a mountain top artillery position. Tragically, Wheeler himself survived his command unscratched. Capt.Rob Balloch’s infantry held the line well, taking down carnifexes, Lichtors, and genestealers in good formation. War honors for all. Colonel Mordden then gave Maj. Van Beek the dubious honor of commanding the firing squad that executed the traitorous Capt. David Cody. She was queasy. But she did her duty.

Bxx. Taking the war machines.

Col. Mordden gives Van Beek an order to root the Tyrannid out of a former Imperial industrial city that manufactured war machines. The Tyrannid must not learn how to make these machines.

In a solemn ceremony, Maj. Sonja Van Beek is invested with the garb and powers of an Eldar Farseer. Furious may she might now be! May she slay many enemy!
Capt. Johnston Craig is transfered to the 2nd Eldar Battalion.

The new Farseer reorganizes her command as follows

1st Eldar Battalion - Maj. Sonja Van Beek, Eldar Farseer, cmding
Harlequin Recon Sqd - 2nd Lt. Lawrence Tucketts
Hawk Assault Company - Capt.Sarah McKenna (3 sqds of hawks, w 1 exarch)
Infantry Assault Companay - Lt. Lyle Wheeler
(1 scorpexarchs, 2 scorps, 2 wraithguard, 3 dark reapers, )
Mobile artillery Support - Capt. Al Cliver
(2 scatter lazers, 1 Falcon tank, 1 Vibro caonnon)

Rxx: Defeat! Van Beek misunderstood her orders, and failed to get an airborne force to the land cruiser site before it could be converted by the Tyrannids. She’s got to redeem herself now and take the next site quickly. Looks like a job for MacKenna’s air force.

Rxx 2: Victory! At some cost: the harlequins, 1 Hawk sdq, and 1 wraithguard sqd.
It was quite a battle. Van Beeks battalion landed ashore in three locations. She had to do t fighting withdrawals to gather the force around the main defensive structures, and then withstand fiece assaults. And then it was moving forward steadily to victory. 2nd Lt. Lawrence Tucketts was WIA, and it awared a purple heart, war honors, and a promotion to 1st Lt. War honors for all. Oh - and vindication for Van Beek. Her original orders were incorrect.

Bxx. Divided command.

Maj. Van Beek is struck dumb at these new orders from Col. Mordden. “He’s gone off his rocker” she thinks. She’s to divide her battalion into two battlegroups and complete two objectives simultaneously: seizing a web way portal, and relieving a fortress containing some embattled CIRC Imperials. And she must do it in 16 hours. She has reorganized, and refitted, looting her very large treasury dry to create a mobile force. CIRC helps by lending unit of Seraphim lead by CIRC Army 2nd Lt. Dorothy Spencer.

1st Eldar Battalion - Maj. Sonja Van Beek, cmding

..Hawk Assault Company - Capt.Sarah McKenna (3 sqds of hawks, w 1 exarch)

..Battle Group 1 - Lt. Lyle Wheeler
(1 Fire Prism tank, 1 scatter lazer, 1 scorpexarchs, 1 scorps, 1 hawk exarch , 2 hawks, 1 wraithguard, 1 banshee)

..Battle Group 2 - Support - Capt. Al Cliver
(1 Fire Prism tank, 1 scatter lazer, 2 scorps, 1 hawk exarch , 2 hawks, 1 wraithguard, 1 seraphim )

Van Beek will go with Lt Wheeler in his Prism.

Rxx: Incredible Victory! Van Beek’s command seized the web portal just at the stroke of the last hour. Van Beek was pleasantly surprised to find the Ultramarines could hold their own in a seige. Their surviving commander, CIRC Marine 2nd Lt. Mike Devereux,conducted a heroic last stand. It turned out that the enemy dithered between hammering the Ultramarines and trying to stop Van Beek. And it turned out both jobs didn’t get done. Van Beek had to keep her command together long enough to take a town in the fork where her command would split after regrouping. This allowed her to keep pressure on the enemy, distracting them from the Ultramarines. Finally the enemy’s position broke and went to pieces. Van Beek sent a token force with Lt Wheeler to help the Marines mop up. Aware of the time, she immediately had McKenna and Spencer rush out ahead to the web portal to mess up the guarding units, while the rest of her force tried to get there in time. While going over a river, the Prism squad she and Capt. Cliver were with got shot to peices.
Cliver was KIA. Van Beek was WIA. And the land units bogged down in terrain.
But meanwhile, McKenna and Spencer conducted a pitched battle for the portal,
and were finallly able to seize it just at the deadline came up. Van Beek, and McKenna, will never forget this one. Van Beek is awared a Battlestar. McKenna is awarded a Medal of Honor, as is Spencer, Devereux (by CIRC). Except for Cliver being KIA, its a satisfying victory for Sonja.

Bxx. The final assault.

Lt.Col. Sonja Van Beek receives word from her Col. Mordden that she is leading the final assault on the Tyrannid army. She’s to assault and capture the old Imperial capital city, now in possession of the Tyrannid. She’s to show no mercy. She puts on her Farseer battledress and reorganizes her battalion:

1st Eldar Battalion - Lt. Col. Sonja Van Beek, Eldar Farseer, cmding
..Harlequin recon sqd - 2nd Lt. Marck Silk
..Hawk Assault Company - Capt.Sarah McKenna (3 sqds of hawks, w 1 exarch)
..Infantry Assault Company -Capt. Lyle Wheeler
(1 scorpexarchs, 3 scorps, 2 Wriathguards, 3 dark reapers, )
..Mobile artillery Support - Lt. Lawrence Tucketts
(2 scatter lazers, 1 Prism tank tank, 1 Vibro caonnon)

R: Crushing Victory! Lt.Col. Van Beek moved her force in in a coordinated combined arms formation, and systematically took the capital away from the Tyrannid Tyrant there. Only a squad of wraithguards and hawks were lost. But Van Beek is dismayed to find out that there is yet another battle to fight. She is awarded a medal of valor consequent upon her personal risk to life and limb. War honors for all. Promotion to Capt. for Tucketts.

Bxx. The Hives.

Lt.Col. Van Beek, in position, opens her sealed orders from Col Mordden. She’s to attack the central hives of the Tyrannid and destroy them, putting an end to their menance. She sighs, puts on her Farseer battledress, and assembles her team:

1st Eldar Battalion - Lt. Col. Sonja Van Beek, Eldar Farseer, cmding
..Harlequin recon sqd - 2nd Lt. Marck Silk
..Hawk Assault Company - Capt.Sarah McKenna (3 sqds of hawks, w 1 exarch)
..Infantry Assault Company -Capt. Lyle Wheeler
(1 scorpexarchs, 4 scorps, 1 wriathlord, 1 Wriathguards, 3 dark reapers, )
..Mobile artillery Support - Capt.. Lawrence Tucketts
(2 scatter lazers, 1 Prism tank tank, 1 Vibro caonnon)

She can call on one unit of orbit artillery bombardment.

Rxx: Crushing Victory. It was close for a while though. Van Beek took one attack. Thought that was it, and advanced. But another enemy force came over a river on her flank, as another attack was launched from her front. Clearly, the enemy was gambling on a pincer movement. Van Beek fell back on the Battalion HQ site, and regrouped, and took the attack, now channelled into her front. It was withering. But eventually, Van Beek got the upperhand. Very perilous indeed. The advance was made, and the enemy repulsed it. So Van Beek fell back again, snagging two over-confident artillery sqds. Then a final charge was made, with orbital bombardment called in. And Van Beek herself had a duel with the Tyrannid Tyrant. The harlequin recon sqd was destroyed, but 2nd Lt. Marck Silk survived intact. Van Beek is awared a medal of valor. War honors for all. Silk gets a promotion to 1st Lt.

Bxx: Search and Destroy

Lt.Col. Van Beek receives her latest orders by hand from a Maj. Othad Burgard and finds to her surprise that Mordden is now a Brig. Gen., and commander of something called the Eldar Brigade. She reads further and finds that she is now commander of the 1st Eldar Regiment. Her Hawks are being upgraded to battalion strength for a search and destroy mission in a swamp. Oh well, no good without bad. Now she can give McKenna her oak leaves. And the worthy Maj. Othad Burgard is given to her to make up the inexperience of her ground Captains. Van Beek gives her Farseer Battlegarb to Maj. Burgard, as she is, in solumn ceremony, converted into an Eldar Avatar of Khaine.

1st Eldar Regiment - Lt. Col. Sonja Van Beek, Eldar Avatar, cmding
..Harlequin recon sqd - Lt. Marck Silk
..Air Assault Battalion - Maj.Sarah McKenna (5 sqds of hawks, w 1 exarch)
2nd Lt.Holly Andrews (Air Recon officer)
..Ground Assault Battalion - Maj. Othad Burgard, Eldar Farseer.
..Infantry Assault Company -Capt. Lyle Wheeler
(2 scorpexarchs, 2 scorps, 2 wriathlord, 2 dark reapersexarchs, 1 dark reaper )
..Mobile artillery Support - Capt.. Lawrence Tucketts
(2 scatter lazers, 1 Prism tank tank, 1 Vibro caonnon)

Rxx: Narrowly won victory! First the enemy threw a hormagaunt company at Van Beek’s line. Van Beek broke this force and killed it. But the enemy also knew early on that taking out Van Beek’s airforce was the key to their survival. Maj. McKenna therefore lost 3/4’s of her command to gargoyle squadrons in the opening hours of the engagement. A shock for her. But Van Beek pressed on boldly, swaggering and slaying like a new Avatar of War. She moved deeply into the enemy center, shocking the enemy into piece-meal attacks, which she killed as they came up. Soon she had the Tyrannid GHQ on her front, and a reminant force back aways in her rear. Van Beek then reversed her lines, and forced marched to those reminants, destroying them. Then she sent Lt Silk’s recon sqd (just recovering from being nearly destroyed by an uncovered Lictor) on an independent journey to make sure no other enemy formations existed. Meanwhile, she send Major McKenna to the GHQ to take out Tyrannid Tyrant there. As the deadline was approaching, Major McKenna, called down the orbital bombard on the Tyrant, while 2nd Lt Andrews dropped down and landed the death blow that killed him, giving the victory.

2nd Lt Andrews is given a Medal of Honor. Lt Silk is given a Medal of Valor.
War honors for all.
Later, Brig.Gen. Mordden shows up on the battlefield and personally gives Van Beek the fourth pips of a full colonel in CENT.

Bxx. Hold and Recover.

Col. Van Beek informed by Brig. Gen. Mordden that her force is going to be dropped into the center of a Eldar site that the Tyrannid are closing in on. She is to hold it at all costs, and also wrest from them three pieces of an Eldar device that they are trying to takeaway, which are located in three different areas away from her drop zone. By now Van Beek is used to contradictory orders. She reinforces her command and heads out.

Rxx: Brutal victory! Van Beek’s force was quickly surrounded on all sides and attacked by everything. Half of Maj. McKenna’s command was wiped out again. Col. Van Beek only just hung on, until the final attack wave was killed off. Then she split her force sending one north, the other south Each force destroyed the guarding troops there and captured its piece of the artifact. Then the two forces join at the third site, where a Tyrannid Tyrant was holding out. Van Beek called down orbital bombardment and then closed in, getting the victory. Van Beek really thought her number was up this time.
Medal of Valor for Van Beek, and Lt. Silk. War honors for all. Promotion for 2nd Lt. Andrews, who survived.

Bxx. The Signal Tyrant.

Brig. Gen. Mordden informs Col. Van Beek that an especially big Tyrannid Tyrant is on a top a mountain, making ready to signal SPHERE’s Fleet Adm Kelson for reinforcements. Col. Van Beek is ordered to take him out. Fast!

Van Beek reinforces her Hawk Battalion, and then grounds it commander, Maj. McKenna.
Van Beek, the Avatar), in solemn ceremony with Maj. Burgard (Farseer) , invests Maj. McKenna with the battlegear of an Eldar Farseer. And she sets out.

R: Shocking, but not crushing, defeat! Col. Van Beek was overmastered in this one. But she lost only one Hawk sqd. The enemy just kept attacking in force, keeping her on the other side of a river that had a clear path for Reaper artillery to march up with the main force to the stronghold of the Tyrant. She got the majority of her force across, but too late, and she left her rear area too lightly protected. The enemy then smashed her rear, forcing GHQ to order her to retreat in disgrace. Fortunately, Brig. Gen. Mordden informs her that signal jamming had been successful, and that she had another window of opporturnity to take the Tyrant. Obviously, she is going to have tosplit her command again.

Rxx2: Crushing, but empty victory! After being kept busy with big frontal attacks, Van Beek finally able to split her command (Maj. Othad Burgard commanding her rear detachment) , cross the river, and go after the Tyrant. She personally exposed herself to great danger trying to take the position. But it was to no avail. The Tyrant had already slipped away. She receives The Brown Frown, from Brig.Gen. Mordden. NO honors!

Bxx. The End in Sight.

Col. Van Beek receives orders from Brig.Gen. Mordden. The Tyrant has been trapped in a volcanic area. She’s to take her regiment after him, and herself personally take him down, to ensure he does not signal Kelson’s fleet. But she is also to defend her drop zone. From this she sees she must split her command again. She’s glad she’s allowed a unit of orbital bombardment.

Rxx: Failure! The enemy threw everthing they had into Van Beek’s line, pining her into to the valley. When she finally broke the enemy’s line, and began the assent, she was bogged down in the terrain and enemy rear-guards. The Tyranid Tyrant managed to get his signal out. Forntunately, the enemy Admiral Kelson needs another signal in order to triangulate.
Brig. Gen. Mordden confinds Col. Van Beek to quarters as he decides what to do next.
(He feels she has gotten to used to not taking heavy casualties.)

Bxx: End In Sight II.

Brig.Gen. Mordden receives word that the Tyranid Tryrant’s new position is less well defended than his previous position was. Van Beek apparently took a big enoough bite out of him that last time. He sends her in again.

Rxx: Defeat! Making a bold charge up the hill to gain time, Col Van Beek was severely WIA and was taken from the field by her command, causing the attack to collasp. Brig. Gen. Mordden awards her a Purple heart. Mordden also receives orders to roll up the Flags. PINNACLE says the contract is finished. The Eldar can lose good people mopping up stragglers. CENT’s got new contracts for Mordden’s officers.


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Bxx. Taking Sedan.

Newly promoted Brig. Gen. Emmet Mordden enters the Ephermis to receive a Brevet promotion to Maj.Gen. and command of the 1st Panzer Corp which is about to blitzkrieg France. CENT only cares that Germany affirms the principal of centralization. This is one instance where CENT will hold its nose when affirming an exemplar of a CENT principle, as CIRC did working for the Order of the New Dawn on Krieg 7B. The saving grace, however, is that in this Worldline Germany has no Nazi party, only a nastily aristocratic Kaiser.

Brv. Maj.Gen. Mordden’s first problem is the capture of Sedan, Me’ziers, and Liart with only one under strength panzer division (the 6th). Mordden restores the disfavored Brig. Gen. Vidor Lancosky to the combat officers list and gives him command of the 6th Panzer Divsion (Mordden considers that Lancosky might be bad only in independent strategic command.). Mordden also brevets the familiar Othad Burgard and Sarah McKenna as Lt. Cols.

The T/O for this battle is:

1st Panzer Corp - Brv. Maj.Gen. Emmet Mordden
6th Panzer Division - Brig. Gen. Vidor Lancosky
7th Panzer Regiment - Col. Sonja Van Beek
Artillery Support Battalions - Brev. Lt. Col. Othad Burgard
10th Engineer regiment - Col. Arnold “Cassius” Steinhardt
24th Luftwaff. Air Group - Brev. Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna


R1: Victory! (through minor). Yes, Brig.Gen. Lancosky proves to be good under a firm hand. It also helped that he had industrious subordinates. Lancosky’s resources were stretched thin for the objectives to be taken. Mordden considers that Sarah McKenna’s LW bombers helped the most. Mordden is able to get her confirmed in the rank of Lt.Col.

Bxx. Soisions

Brv Maj.Gen. Mordden is given nis next objectives: Laon, LaFere, Peronne, Compienge, Soisions. OKW wants to trap the French in the Maginot line. Cool. The job is given to Brig.Gen. Lancosky’s 6th Panzer Division.

R1: Defeat! Lancosky and Mordden did not count on the Maginot men wanting to get free. Lancosky took La Fere and Laon (with its airbase), but where prevented from taking Soissons by fiece counterattacks generating from the south east, which threatened Laon. The tank vs tank duels on the badlands between Laon and Soissons derailed the time table.

Bxx: Bxx. Soisions II.

Mordden’s not put out. He’s been through this before. He rounds up the flags of the 7th Panzer division, gives them to the startled Sonja Van Beek along with a brevet promotion to Brig.Gen. Then Lancosky’s unit are transfered to Van Beek, and Mordden tells OKW that the attack is still proceeding, abet behind schedule. Of such things are CENT contract officers made.

1st Panzer Corp - Brv. Maj.Gen. Emmet Mordden
7th Panzer Division - Brv Brig. Gen. Sonja Van Beek
7th Panzer Regiment - Sonja Van Beek, cmding.
Artillery Support Battalions - Brev. Lt. Col. Othad Burgard
10th Engineer regiment - Col. Arnold “Cassius” Steinhardt
24th Luftwaff. Air Group - Brev. Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna


Rxx: Victory! And two additional objectives are taken! For this, Brv Maj.Gen. Mordden is able to confirm Sonja Van Beek in the rank of Brig. Gen. She knows how to command a Panzer division! And she’s figured out the tactics: move the center of mass right into where the enemy reinforcement are coming in, everything else falls out from this.

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After suitable neuronanonic surgeries a former Swooping Hamk alumus, Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna, returns to the rank and powers of an Eldar Farseer for this mission. The Eldar have detected a Necron awakening on the Imperial world of Uldlake III in the Uldlake System. They do not have the resources in hand to deal with this awakening, so the job has been been contracted to CENT. With her is Harlequin 2nd Lt. Raythal of Ulthwe and Bonesinger Prime 2nd Lt. Lucrezia Black.

B1: Keru Badlands.

Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna REPORTS: “Our first assault. I am ambivalent. I know the Necrons can be killed. But I also know that we have a long build time before effective anti-vehicle and anti-building units can be fielded.This Eldar business of calling for war and then having a council to decide on annihilating the enemy is too time consuming. They say I am an impatient human. But I would say the Eldar’s deliberation in war is what is causing their population decline.”

R1: Victory. Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna REPORTS: “We have victory. Our Guardians and Bongsingers virtually surrounded the Necrons and trapped them in their lair. I was then able to assemble a good force of Banshee’s Dire Avengers, Fire Dragons, and Warp Spiders, supported by a Falcon tank and a Viper. Through the webway gates we went to the Necron monolith site. And there we destroyed them and their monolith. I should have had more faith.”

CENT awards Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna a Warcross.


B2: The Caehath Springs.

Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna REPORTS: “We face a slightly larger Necron force here. But I expect no trouble.”

R2: Victory! Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna REPORTS: “We did what we came to do. No trouble. The Necron lord did not mobilize fast enough. I fear what will happen if we attack one who does. But I must put my feelings aside. The Necron stronghold of Canth Merolac awaits.

CENT awards a Warcross to Farseer Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna,
Harlequin 2nd Lt. Raythal of Ulthwe.
Bonesinger Prime 2nd Lt. Lucrezia Black.

B3: Canth Merolac. Necron stronghold.

Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna REPORTS: “Canth Merolac. The acid test of our abilities. We must pass it or die.”

R3: Heroic Victory! Harlequin 2nd Lt. Raythal of Ulthwe REPORTS: “We have achieved an incredable victory. Five Necron Monoliths have been destroyed. But this has been at the cost of the life of our Farseer, Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna. Two of the Monoliths became active and came up to our base. Our destruction was imminent. The Farseer returned through the webway gates with her army and fought them both. She perished. But so did the attacking Monoliths. I hope I never see a sight like that again. Our mission here is now complete.”

CENT awards Lt.Col. Sarah McKenna a posthumous Medal of Honor and Medal of Valor and a solumn processional to the Hall of Honor in Necropolis.

Harlequin 2nd Lt. Raythal of Ulthwe is awarded a Medal of Valor, a Purple Heart, and promotion to 1st Lt.

Bonesinger Prime 2nd Lt. Lucrezia Black is awarded a Meritorious Service Medal.