Battle for Hel: Ghost Bear vs. Free Rasalhague Republic | Clan Invasion Battle Report
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- SPECIAL THANKS to our Veteran Patrons! This Battle Report was brought to you by the winner of our first Veteran Challenge, Jan "Hayden" Juklíček! Will the FRR and their mercenary allies be able to fend off the vicious Clan Ghost Bear?
Recently, the Eridani Light Horse acquired a contract with Scandia Mining Conglomerate to protect their operation in the Helheim system. One of the largest mining operations lies on the inhospitable moon of Hel... a moon also defended by the 5th DrakØns.
But this otherwise backwater moon now lies directly in the invasion path of Clan Ghost Bear, and the forces of the Free Rasalhauge Republic scramble defend the mining facilities at Echo-90.
Now, the Clan forces advance towards the Inner Sphere battle line and, as dusk falls, a massive blizzard approaches from the south. Unable to escape off-world, the Eridani and DrakØns must overcome the clan warriors or perish forever in the storm.
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"....and we just got into range. I don't like it."
Tex in MWLL on stream in November: "Clan weapons: If you have to ask if you're in range, you already are."
Hahah EXACTLY
Me: Time for bed.
Also me: DFA batrep, sleep is for the weak
Hahah this made me lol
I see a new battle report, I like. Bring on the bears!
The last time I was able to play tabletop Battletech was in 1996,and you guys are the closet I have been able to see play. I enjoy your content greatly. Thank you.
You are welcome! Thanks for watching!
Pick up a mech pack if you don't still have your old ones and rope a friend into a game of Alpha Strike! Or, you can fire up MegaMek, or you can use the solo rules on the r/battletech subreddit. Just search up "ai tabletop battletech reddit" on google.
At the very most basic you can just play against yourself in a scenario like breakthrough and the AI rules would be "run to a defensive position towards map edge and shoot closest target if possible." You'd score points based on the number of mechs your forces destroyed and lose points based on the number of mechs that escaped.
Been looking forward to this. Great job. Enjoyed the tightening of the mech introductions. Nice addition to terrain. Additional camera work appreciated. Game flow was smooth and entertaining as always. Bravo.
Thanks! Appreciate the comments... always trying to improve here and there. 🙂
Love how the clanners just ganged up on the Wolverine. So very much true to form.
I didn’t love it! Haha my guys got nuked! 😆
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming I don't know what to tell you. For some reason mechs named Wolverine become bullet magnets when clanners get involved. They've never explained why, it's weird...
Seriously, these are great battle reports and I really appreciate the end of turn summaries provided. I realise the old method was time consuming so this is a perfect compromise. Thank you.
Thanks! Appreciate the feedback - always helps to hear various points of view, whats working, etc. And thanks again for watching 🙂👍
Moral victory - you greased the Timber Wolf. Great bat rep - glad to see you back up.
Thanks! Appreciate you watching!
Now that's the classical clans from the lore. Nice job on those Ghost Bears Mr. Kevin. Also love seeing the Light Horse on the board. New scenery looks great. You guys rock! 😀
The new cameras are put to excellent use! I love the still shots of the game.
Thanks for watching!
Why no one shot down the tripod mounted UAV on the ridge is beyond me.
Classic machines, lovely gaming table... This was an amazing game!
Thanks for watching 🙂👍
Please forgive, I'm in running commentary mode again:
- I think those FRR mechs are the finest paint jobs you've had on the channel yet. Nice job, Kevin! ( they all look fantastic, though!)
- That new terrain is *fantastic*
- That's a kitbash CPLT-K2!? Nice job. I assume printed PPC's on a AGoAC model?
- Someone spent their sick days well. Those graphics look like they've been spiffed!
- New gear! Thanks patreons!
- LOTs of good Shadow Hawks in the new rec guide
- The Light Horse had some balls pulling out that vintage Hammerhands. Must have been the last one until the Jihad!
- I think you've got the balance right. This was a good win, but it was a nail biter there for a good while. Better dice rolls and maneuvering would have made a difference.
Thanks man! And yes, printed PPCs and a boxed set Catapult... appreciate all the feedback and as always thanks for watching!
Great battle report. The Hammerhands i was hoping was going to do a little better. Maybe it can do better in a city fight match.
Great Battle report, fellas. Love your content.
Thanks for watching! 🙂👍
This is some of the cleanest tabletop footage I've seen. Helps how wonderful your map is and how great the camera work is. Been here for 3 minutes and I'm down to sub for a long time if this is pae for the course. Excellent work.
Thanks!! Awesome to hear, and thanks for watching and subscribing! 🙂👍
The new terrain looks great!
Thank you 😁 some quality stuff out there from Hardware and XMarx!
Out of all the tabletop games and different channels, you guys always have the best looking tables. Those buildings are awesome
Thanks! That is definitely a big compliment and we appreciate it!!
Definitely enjoy the new force introduction format and the new terrain looks amazing! Great work guys.
Well thank you for being a patron! Your support makes it happen!
Nice terrain, nice camera settings, i love to see your battle.
Thank you for watching!
Like your content. Looking forward to more
Awesome battle report guys! That Catapult K2 looks fantastic, both forces looked really good.
Thanks! Kevin gets most of the credit on paintwork for this one!
Another great battle report. Good to see a Clan victory and it was nice that it felt quite close at the end.
Ty for watching! It was a good one - I felt like I was on my heels after Kev decimated my Battlemaster. I was so close though..... haha
Great video, thanks as always 👍
Great match as always, guys. I really love the top down camera. It gives a good overview of the battlefield.
Thanks! Appreciate that feedback and thanks for watching.
Great battle! Gratz to Kevin. Looking forward to more battlereps. Cant wait for the Arron vs Thom and Kevin battlerep.
Haha thanks! And yes when the schedules and stars align!
Zombie comment but I wanted to say I love this mission. Watching this I wondered if you could tweak the dynamic of the mission by making the markers less predictable. Maybe something like: whenever the markers move, the force which has them in their half can - but doesn't have to - choose to remove any one marker from play. If all markers are removed, game is over.
I might need to try this out!
yeaaas! so gooood! CGB pulling out a win! great to see the clans taking the fight! great bat rep, keep'm coming please!
Bah, Clans 😁 I shall have my revenge! More Batreps on the way no doubt!
Oh, I had an idea about your questions about broken troops rallying (it was on another vid, but I thought of it whilst watching this one, sorry for the confusion but I can't recall which batrep your original discussion was on).
Make rallying an action that an unbroken unit can do to rally a broken unit:
*Rally:* Instead of making a weapon attack, this unit rallies a broken unit (including themselves) on the table. The selected unit may make an immediate Morale roll, with the following modifications to the TN:
+1 for each friendly unit destroyed
+1 for each critical hit the 'mech has received, or location destroyed (whichever is greater).
+1 if rallying themself
+1 for being rallied by an *inferior* officer (eg. a mechwarrior attempting to rally their lance commander). Add an additional +1 (max +3) for the difference of command level between the two units (so a company commander being rallied by a 'mechwarrior would be at +2 difficulty).
-1 if the broken unit is out of LOS of enemy units
-1 if the unit has taken no damage in the last turn
-1 if the unit has not been shot at in the last turn
-1 if being rallied by a superior officer (eg. a mechwarrior being rallied by a lance commander, lance commander being rallied by a company commander, etc). Add an additional -1 for each step up the chain of command the rallying officer is, to a maximum of -3. Note this additional modifier only counts if the superior is in the broken unit's direct chain of command (eg. if you had a company commander rallying a 'mechwarrior from another company, they would only grant a +1 to the rally roll instead of +2, asn they're not the unit's commanding officer).
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You might have already thought of a system that works for you, but feel free to try the above out if you feel it's got merit.
Another fantastic bat rep guys!
A nice combat! The dice gods give and take.
That was a good, hard fight! That Summoner was the All Star of the battle. I hate seeing the Rasalhague lose, but Ghost Bear earned it.
Darn NARCs 😆
At least they're best buds eventually, right!?
Friendship is magic. As my kids say.
Yeah, my beloved Rasalhague!
I can't get over how terrible the Wasp is D:
EDIT: to be fair, Wasp is actually an okay design (especially for it's times - early Mech implementation). She does her job, she scouts, she jumps, she outshoots Locusts, she hops away from anything bigger than Commando. But Wasp is absolutely not intended to be used against anything remotely heavier than itself. And it shows.
LOL 100% accurate. Definitely does not last in anything outside of a bug fight.
Excellent video! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching!!
Love the clans tactics, and the models are fantastic looking
Thank you! Kev did a great job on them 🙂
Really enjoying this. Maybe I might get into this hell, I might learn something. 🤔
Thanks for watching 😁
awesome city, great battle . would love to see that battle in classic mode
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Yes! Like the new mech review!
Awesome show!
Thanks for watching!
Who! Awesome setup, would love to see more Frr soon or even Ghost Bear Dominion ( after the merger with Frr, 3060 ) and even Rasalhague Dominion ( name change 3103 ) vs some faction line the Draconis Combine, Blakists etc
Terrain on this map was amazing!!! Great battle!!
Thanks 😁👍 Appreciate everything you do for the channel!
WOOOO THE FREE RASELHAGUE REPUBLIC IS HERE!
Love any ghost bears reppin the field! You guys have merch up for sale? I'm in need of new shirts XD
We do - we have a teespring store, link is in the video description! Also here: teespring.com/stores/deathfromabovewargaming
Wow, you guys have the most amazing terrain and scenery to play on! 😍 Any chance you can do some videos on how you set up for the battle reports and the mats, terrain and buildings you guys use?
Thanks 😁 we do have a video in our “hobby tutorials” that shows how we get the basic grid set up - def check that out - and over the next month I’ll be putting out some vids on specific terrain vendors like Hardware and Xmarx!
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming love it, thank you!
This table is amazing!
Thanks! Lots of new stuff... was exciting to set it up. 😁
Love the color scheme on the Bears.
Kev nailed it for sure!
What an awesome table! I recognize a lot of buildings, but where did you find those road segments? I have to get my hands on some!
gcmini.com!
Great battle. Good to see Kevin get a win!
Da Bears dominated this time... no contest. He had me beat from like turn 3!
Spoilers brother. Lol. Teach me o read comments before battle is over.
Rasalhague and Ghost Bear. The dominion is the next best.
Little do they know they’ll be best friends in 30 years.
I agree with Kevin, home units are always more fun
Also, watching this while building an entire Galaxy for Clan Star Adder on MekHQ (alt 3050 where CSA was one of the Invading Clans).
Remind me never to do this again, fucking making sure all pilots are atleast 3/4 or better and making sure all ranks are correct... I’m only on the 2nd Cluster (1 Command Trinary and 1 Assault Cluster (3 Trinary + 2 Battle Suit Stars) are done and the one I’m working on is the 3rd Fang Cavaliers which is 5 Trinarys (1 Command Star, 6 Heavy Cavalry Stars, 2 Heavy Recon Stars, 2 Cavalry Stars, 1 Fire Star, 1 Recon Star, 1 Urban Star & 1 Probe Star) + 2 Battle Suit Stars and 3 Aerospace Stars))
... tis a fun project but... keep the videos coming so I have something to watch/listen to while doing this
Haha sounds tedious but I totally get the allure 😁
That’s some sweet camo patterns on the ELH
Thank you 🙂 just started slapping random earth tones together on a palette and this combo popped!
amazing table and battle report as always! quick question. where did you get the roads and street lights? they look awesome
Haha thanks! The roads are from gcmini.com... I’ll do a review on those eventually.
The lights are just z scale lights I grabbed on amazon!
Despite my poll vote, I couldn't wait until Friday night.
Haha I already precounted your vote 😛
These videos always make me wish there were more terrain craft videos for Battletech scale. Most of what's out there is for either model railroads stuck in Americana 30's-60's or historical wargames. Not a whole lot for a sci-fi setting.
Ive got it on the agenda for this month 🙂
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming ooooOOOOOoooOOh!! Definitely excited to see that come up!
great battle report. question what do you use to make roads?
Ah good question! These are actually laser cut acrylic from game craft miniatures (gc mini)... they also make the bridges we use as well 👍
Hey. I voted for evening! Now I’m not gonna get anything done at work. 😂
LOL
Someone any idea what exactly colors were used for the ghost bear camo? looks fantastic
Home from work Rye and water READY .
Put your feet up and enjoy!
Just adding my 2 cents. Like what you have done with the reports, makes it feel like you are there 'live' in person. I'm currently (re)building my terrain collection, still some way to go to get to the level you have on display though.
Appreciate the feedback and thanks for watching!
Sir Kev, what Blue and Gray are those? I am stealing your paint scheme for my GB Star.
Where did you get your terrain battle mat?
Rewatching a lot of these Battle Reports and am wondering where you got your light poles? There is a ton of options on amazon but curious if you know which specific brand and size you have?
These are limostudio… they are inexpensive and did a nice job for us. However I did just upgrade to LED panels. You’ll see those pop up after the current campaign is done. More expensive but better/even light and waaay more compact!
Here’s an affiliate link for the item:
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this terrain is sick! where is it from? is it 3d printed?
Hardware Studios for the buildings, Xmarx for some of the scatter terrain... others as well. I’ll be doing some terrain vids soon so keep an eye out for that! 👍
I've gotta say it!
43 seconds of logos!
any chance We could find out where you guys got the building models or 3d files from ?
Check out the description for more of our favorite vendors, but the buildings are from Hardware Studios! hardwarestudios.co/
I’m new to the channel and I was wondering if you guys are playing battle tech by catalyst game labs or classic battle tech by the other company?
This is BattleTech: Alpha Strike by Catalyst. Its designed to be less “simulationist” than Classic, and plays like a faster-paced modern wargame.
Is there some kind of filter that gives the moving camera an animation look?
No filter - might just be the way the go pro looks / white balance / color sat / etc. 🙂
When do we get the Bears playing football?
As soon as they acquire Brady in a trade.
No matter how hard I try, cannot love this version of battletech. Sure, it is faster than the original but it takes all the fun out of it imho.
Have you ever played it?
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming Yes. Once. And then watched alot of videos like these to see if I did something wrong. But much like I loathe dumbed down console games, I dislike the oversimplification of things in this version. Yes, it allows for faster, bigger battles but it has in now way the same depth as the classic rules. But I guess it is just a matter of preference. And before you ask. I have been a huge battletech fan since the eighties.
I think AS is a step in the right direction for the game. Most people simply don’t have entire weekends to devote to playing a game that requires an exorbitant amount of book-keeping.
I grew up playing Classic - it’s a unique game and phenomenal in the 90s - but it’s rules are dated and lack the streamlining of other modern wargames - and that is important when you need to keep a franchise thriving in the age of XBox and Playstation.
You are totally right, its a preference thing. But I see it a little differently: Alpha isn’t “dumbed down” rather Classic is “more complex than average”.
That said, I wouldn’t mind a little more depth in AS - especially something to further differentiate units (crit tables, damage, range)... but the level of “simulation” in Classic isn’t scalable or suited to the next generation of gamers.
My 2 cents! 🙂
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming I guess it depends what you are looking for. Personally I never found classic to be overburdening. Then again, we played regularly and after a while the playing pace picked up because we knew the rules by heart.
Fair enough!! And hey, if its BattleTech, I’m happy. Thanks for watching and appreciate your opinions on all of this 🙂👍
The voiced over Intros would really fit nicely into a MechWarrior Game.
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Fantastic battle. I must really say, I don't know if I should feel bad as I rooted for the Clans here, but I really thing Lady Luck wasn't exactly smiling at Kevin in the last battles, to say the least.
Haha yah for sure! I think overall this was balanced (luck wise)... he just out played me with that Clan speed!
Comment for the algorithm!
CZcams is a perfectly balanced game with no exploits 😆
So nobody showed up with beer and pizza it looks like.
No pizza, no beer. I really want some pizza rn tbh.
You might want to rotate the overhead camera by 90 degrees...?
Haha someone else said the same thing... I thought left-to-right was more intuitive (to me at least!). You are saying top-to-bottom (deployment zones) is better for that cam?
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming yes, i think so, it feels more natural, like standing on the actual table, playing the game
Got it! Will take this under advisement 🙂👍
What type of battlemat are you guys using please?
Mats are from Deep-cut Studios.
This one was from Deep-Cut Studio... some of our maps are also from PWork Wargames!
Question. Why is Clan Ghost Bear not starting the game using zellbrigen? It would limit their tech advantage until IS become Dezgra. This early in the invasion the clans had not abandon their honor code.
Same question here, or did the ELH violate zell during initial engagement?
Thanks for watching! The answer really comes down to balance... the “tech advantage” is already paid for in PV. Imposing additional restrictions would nerf the clans, and they already have their challenges. Check out some of the other batreps and you’ll see them get massacred haha.
But if I had to narrate my way out of this, the ELH *definitely* did some dezgra stuff during their hit and run 😁
are you guys ever gonna do clans with classic?
It could happen. AS just let’s you get more on the board. At best we’d be able to get a 4v3 going. 8v6 or anything like that is painful in CBT.
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming I want the pain
haha understandable
hey guys i want to get into batletech im just unsure of where to buy the minis
Head over to Aries Games & Minis (link in the description or just google it!). I’d recommend getting A Game of Armored Combat boxed set, and download the free Alpha Strike quick start rules.
Our website has lots of free content as well (reference sheets, etc) and definitely check out the how to play series as well!
Do you played the SNARC rule right? It says that you only get +1 damage for every SRM/LRM/IF attack. The Summoner has to made a special LRM2/2/2 attack to get +1 damage -> total 3 damage.
The verbiage isn’t clear to me, and we agreed (especially in the context of classic) that anything with the LRM/SRM ability or making an IF attack should get the NARC buff. This also seems to be in-line with AMS...
I think if you take a more literal interpretation of the rule, you are likely correct - but I have a hard time beliving that was the intention because if you arent playing special ammo its entirely useless - you wouldn’t otherwise make an LRM/SRM attack. Interested in your thoughts.
Hey guys, thanks for your response. I've read all thr rulesections intensively snd you are right. It is quit simple: the rulesection about the LRM special ability say that you can swap your standard attack against a special attack. With this special attack your are able to use alternate munitions. There is no sign that you use a different damage value like the LRM 2/2/2 or that you have to use alternative munitions. So you only swap your standard attack to a LRM special attack with no negative effects and then the narc bonus comes to bear.
Got it - makes sense to me! Thanks for doing the rules look up 👍
I have to ask where you get the blank 12mm six sided dice at?
You can find them sporadically on amazon and ebay... search for 12mm blank d6 and similar terms!
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming Awesome thank you, I been trying to find those counters but have only found the 16mm version. Great channel!!!
You got it! Thanks for watching 🙂👍
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming What's the possibility of getting a video of tools of the trade and how to obtain them? i.e. dice, rulers, markers, paper and neoprene maps, dice tray, and props for the map. Anything else to make the game more immersive. Thanks!
I do have a terrain series in the works - and we do have one on the mats! Will consider doing something more broadly with the dice etc
The new rules seem to have faster game play which is good. Only thing I'm missing is the amount of damage the weapons themselves do and at what part of the mech. Sorta a disappointment where double AC/20's from a King Krab hit, but they only do two points of damage. Unless I'm missing something here. All an all, still a really good game.
Yah it’s definitely missing a little bit - give & take. That “instant kill” capability of some of the big guns like AC20s is one of the things I miss for sure... but you get some of that back with the OV ability as well, so doling out 5 points of damage can be pretty severe.
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming I can tell. This is a great way to get new players into TT Battletech. I do have a suggestion though unless you're already doing and I'm missing this info. Maybe in the description down below or in the video's credits, could you post what music you're using during the mission intro/briefing? I already posted another comment in your Oct. 18th, video asking what the song is. They all are just SO good for the kinds of games I play.
There is a mix of music from our own album - which you can find on all major streaming platforms, itunes, youtube, amazon, etc - and some older stuff from the MechWarrior 2 games.
Just ask Alexa to play songs from Death From Above Wargaming, and google the MW2 soundtracks 👍
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming Unfortunately I don't have most of the above platforms and I tried running a search on CZcams and couldn't find your album mix. I did have a MW 2 soundtrack saved, but couldn't find the song you used in this video.
Our album is on the shelf of our channel page - just scroll down and it’s there! As for MW2, check the MW2 and Ghost Bear Legacy sound tracks also.
Are those 3D printed minis?
Maybe? I dont remember which mechs were in this one - which were you looking at?
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming I think they were the green ones
Oh the radar blips? Yeah those are a Kevin special.
Clan Care Bear
Hmm. Accent is problematic. What would a Swedenese accent sound like? :)
Have to add, the Hammerhands would have been an antique at the time of the Clan Invasion. That must have been a literal museum piece!
Or you know, just a cool model we wanted to use.
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Heyo friendly neighborhood douche bag here with more unsolicited feedback. The Over head camera...turn it 90 degrees. as it is now can see either players table edge but I cant see the full "length" of the map and I think to get full effects of having that camera youd want us to see the full length of the map. (edit I thought you were on a 6x4 map and not a 4x4. That being said I think see it at that changed 90 degrees may still be more aesthetic?)
LOL ... so you are saying have the top and bottom be deployment edges?
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming essentially yes.
I may need to take this to a poll 😆
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming its not so much a thing on 4x4 but if you do a 6x4 it may be a thing to keep in mind is all im saying.
Makes sense and I appreciate the input!!
5 min in and 3 commercial breaks.......not looking good.
Noticed also an increase of commercials on yt generally.
@@Schugger1 yeah, YT really wants you to buy into their premium service.
Great video, thanks as always 👍