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[Harbingerjm]

IEDs don't necessarily fall into the "stable explosives" category. Do we even have any techpriests?

Nope, not to mention your from a feudal world so yeah

Sweet Emperor, we're fucked. Large amounts of machinery and no techpriests? We are so very boned.

(( Kasrkin are the cadian guardsmens version of veteran squads. I just like the name Kasrkin better then veteran squad.

Actually they're Storm Troopers.

(( Well until then, veterans and Ogryns, what siege force worth it's salt doesn't have a battalion of Ogryn to lead the charge?

Btw Adwarf will we get any battalions from elite forces like Death Corps, Catachan or Harakoni Warhawks ))

Why on earthTerra would we? If you want to use regiments like that, then hope we fight alongside them and outrank their commander (not that that would help with 2 of the 3, but whatever).

[Parsely]

IEDs don't necessarily fall into the "stable explosives" category. Do we even have any techpriests?

Nope, not to mention your from a feudal world so yeah

Sweet Emperor, we're fucked. Large amounts of machinery and no techpriests? We are so very boned.

Who suggested that we should be from a feudal world? Were the other options worse?

[Harbingerjm]

Who suggested that we should be from a feudal world? Were the other options worse?

The world type doesn't really matter, the problem is the lack of AdMech.

[adwarf]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Medical Facilities: Establish a Field Hospital in a Underground Bunker behind the Third Defense Line. 5 Centaurs from the Artillery Batallion are to be used as Emergency Transports to extract wounded from the front.

Continue construction as fast as possible, contact the other imperial forces sent to defend the facility and inform them of what we discovered and get situation reports from them.

Assign all standard guardsmen to assist the engineers by digging the trenches, leaving engineers for the bunkers and redoubts to get them finished as fast as possible.

Take the best men from the squads in the previous days assault and reform the 2 lost veteran squads from them, take infantry from the artillery battalion to bring the the remaining battalions back up to full strength. Reform the 2 veteran squads in the evening giving a speech about courage in battle and bringing honor to the regiment to improve morale.

Send the scout squads out half a days ride to attempt to locate the chaos forces, if located they are to maintain contact and send regular reports if not then they set up an outer perimeter on the canyon at nightfall.

You quickly send your orderlies out carrying orders as the rest of command staff continues its work, several people constantly check reports, and listen to the vox chatter as they update the hololithic display in accordance with what they find. All told there are five people in the room aside from you, and they set about their work diligently leaving you with a rather small workload compared to what you've been used to.

The construction goes well, and by the time the sun begins to set your defenses are completed, the second trench line finished, and the first completed quickly with the assignment of ten squads of infantry to assist in the construction. As the bunker set aside for medical facilities is finished in the rear of your defenses the reports roll in, and you learn that enough building supplies remain for at most two bunkers. You sigh as you set the report aside, standing up from your desk you make your way out of the command center telling a few of the staff to report any relevant findings to the other regiments deployed along with you, and to get reports from them.

Outside you look over the defenses your men had made over course of their stay here and feel a sense of pride at how quickly they managed to complete their work, behind you a fair number of men are spread out in small camps chattering amongst themselves. Since the bunkers could not provide sleeping places for all your men many of them took up residence near the dropships, a few of which the pilots had been coerced into allowing them to be turned into temporary barracks. You turn back towards the approach as a few yells issue from further up at the first trench line, it takes you a moment to see what the men are roused about, but what you see is ill indeed. Riding from the direction of the canyon's entrance a small group of your scouts speed towards the trenches on their bikes, fewer in number then before, and with a few bodies tied over the back of the bikes themselves.

You know what it is before the scout's report reaches you, the forces of Chaos are on the move and bearing down on your defenses, the time for war has come ...

Spoiler: Colonel Mordecai Castronova (click to show/hide)

Possessions:
M35 M-Galaxy Short pattern Lasgun
Standard Issue Bayonet
Superb Longsword
Flak Armor
Standard Trooper Combat Webbing [Three Frag Grenades]

Regiment Relationship: Somewhat Liked.

Skills:
Competent Leadership
Competent Swordsmanship
Average Thrower
Average Marksmanship
Terrible Technical Aptitude

Spoiler: Map of the Pass of the Martyr (click to show/hide)

Code: (Ground Level) [Select]

------------...D....+...-------------
------------.D...D....D--------------
------------...E..E.D..--------------
------------E.........E--------------
-----------#__+___+__#---------------
---------|.............--------------
----------...............------------
----------#__+____+__#---------------
---------|............---------------
----------...........----------------
----------#___+___+__#|--------------
------------............-------------
------------.............------------
-----------..............|-----------
----------..............-------------
---------|............---------------
Key
- = Canyon Wall
| = Canyon Shelf
. = Ground
D = Dropships
_ = Trench
+ = Bunker
E = Artillery Emplacements
# = Redoubts

Info:
Third Trench
Flakboard Reinforced Earthen Walls
Rear Left Artillery Emplacement
4 Basilisks
Low Sandbag Walls
Plascrete Munition Cellars

Rear Right Artillery Emplacement
4 Basilisks
Low Sandbag Walls
Rockcrete Munition Cellars

Front Left Artillery Emplacement
5 Heavy Mortars
5 Centaurs
Low Sandbag Walls

Front Right Artillery Emplacement
4 Heavy Mortars
4 Centaurs
Low Sandbag Walls

Rearmost Bunker
Underground Rockrete Structure
Mediocre Operating Theater
Poor Medical Ward
Poor Medical Ward
Fair Medical Ward

Left Redoubt
Flakboard Reinforced Earthen Walls
Barbed Wire [Surrounds the outside of the Redoubt on the side facing south]
Tunnel Entrance [Tunnel to 2nd Trenchline]
Six Gun Emplacements [Empty]

Right Redoubt
Flakboard Reinforced Earthen Walls
Barbed Wire [Surrounds the outside of the Redoubt on the side facing south]
Tunnel Entrance [Tunnel to 2nd Trench line]
Six Gun Emplacements [Empty]

Left Bunker
Plascrete Structure
Gun Emplacement [Empty]
Temporary Command Center
Officer Sleeping Quarters

Right Bunker
Plascrete Structure
Gun Emplacement [Empty]
Temporary Armoury
Kitchen


Second Trench Line
Flakboard Reinforced Earthen Walls
Left Redoubt
Flakboard Reinforced Earthen Walls
Barbed Wire [Surrounds the outside of the Redoubt on the side facing south]
Tunnel Entrance [Tunnel to 3rd Trench line]
Six Gun Emplacements [Empty]

Right Redoubt
Flakboard Reinforced Earthen Walls
Barbed Wire [Surrounds the outside of the Redoubt on the side facing south]
Tunnel Entrance [Tunnel to 3rd trench line]
Six Gun Emplacements [Empty]

Left Bunker
Rockcrete Structure
Gun Emplacement [Empty]
Makeshift Barracks

Right Bunker
Rockcrete Structure
Gun Emplacement [Empty]
Makeshift Barracks

First Trench Line
Flakboard Reinforced Earthen Walls
Left Redoubt
Flakboard Reinforced Earthen Walls
Barbed Wire [Surrounds the outside of the Redoubt on the side facing south]
Tunnel Entrance [Tunnel to 2nd Trenchline, Rigged for Collapse]
Six Gun Emplacements [Empty]

Right Redoubt
Flakboard Reinforced Earthen Walls
Barbed Wire [Surrounds the outside of the Redoubt on the side facing south]
Tunnel Entrance [Tunnel to 2nd Trenchline, Rigged for Collapse]
Six Gun Emplacements [Empty]

Left Bunker
Rockcrete Structure
Gun Emplacement [Empty]
Makeshift Barracks

Right Bunker
Rockcrete Structure
Gun Emplacement [Empty]
Makeshift Barracks

Spoiler: Volgar 3rd Siege Regiment (click to show/hide)

Note: All squads of the Volgar 3rd have Excellent Melee Weapons. The 1st & 2nd Infantry Battalion are trained for effective massed fire.
Command Battalion
Morale: Excellent
Skill: Veteran
Commissar-General Kalman [Garm Pattern Bolt Pistol, Chainsword, Heavily Wounded, Frag Grenades (1/1)]
Cadet Commissar Malkom [M35 M-Galaxy Short pattern Lasgun, Bayonet, Frag Grenades (1/1)]
Stormtrooper Squad [Hotshot Lasguns, Carapace Armor, Melta Bombs (0/1), Veterans]
Command Chimera [Heavy Bolter, Medium Armor, Field HQ, Capacity: 0/2]
Personal Guard [Hotshot Lasguns, Carapace Armor, Half Strength, Frag Grenades (0/1), Krak Grenades (0/1)]
Veteran Infantry Squads [Hotshot Lasguns, Flak Armor, Frag Grenades (0/1), Krak Grenades (0/1)]
2 Infantry Squads [Hotshot Lasguns, Flak Armor, Frag Grenades (0/1), Bloodied]

Scout Battalion
Morale: Excellent
Skill: Bloodied
Captain Ralph 'Old Ironside' [Long-las, Flak Armor, Camo-Cloak]
4 Scout Units [Long-Las, Leather Armor, Camo-Cloaks, Motorized (Bikes), Frag Grenades (1/1)]

1st Infantry Battalion
Morale: Excellent
Skill: Bloodied
7 Infantry Squads [Lasguns, Flak Armor, Frag Grenades (1/1)]
Infantry Squads [Lasguns, Flak Armor, Frag Grenades (0/1)]
10 Infantry Squads [Lasguns, Leather Armor, Frag Grenades (1/1)]
2 Anti-Tank Squads [Missile Launcher, Flak Armor, Krak Grenades (1/1)
3 Heavy Weapons Squads [Autocannons, Leather Armor, Frag Grenades (1/1)]

2nd Infantry Battalion
Morale: Excellent
Skill: Bloodied
7 Infantry Squads [Lasguns, Flak Armor, Frag Grenades (1/1)]
2 Infantry Squads [Lasguns, Flak Armor, Frag Grenades (0/1)]
Infantry Squads [Lasguns, Flak Armor, Half Strength, Frag Grenades (0/1)]
10 Infantry Squads [Lasguns, Leather Armor, Frag Grenades (1/1)]
2 Anti-Tank Squads [Missile Launcher, Flak Armor, Krak Grenades (1/1)]
3 Heavy Weapons Squads [Autocannons, Leather Armor, Frag Grenades (1/1)]

Heavy Weapons Battalion
Morale: Excellent
Skill: Bloodied
10 Infantry Squads [Lasguns, Flak Armor, Frag Grenades (1/1)]
2 Infantry Squads [Lasguns, Leather Armor, Frag Grenades (1/1)]
8 Heavy Weapons Squads [Autocannons, Flak Armor, Frag Grenades (1/1)]
4 Anti-Tank Squads [Missile Launcher, Leather Armor, Krak Grenades (1/1)]

Engineer Battalion
Morale: Excellent
Skill: Green
18 Engineer Squads [Entrenching Tools, Construction Units, Lasguns, Leather Armor]
4 Trojan Support Vehicles [Supply Vehicle, Towing Vehicle, Very Light Armor]

Artillery Battalion
Morale: Excellent

Skill: Green
8 Basilisks [Earthshaker Cannon, Medium Armor, Slow]
9 Centaurs [Heavy Stubber, Light Armor, Artillery Tow, Capacity: 0/1]
9 Heavy Mortars [Immobile, Artillery, Emplacements]
2 Hyrda Flak Tanks [Twin-linked Autocannons, Medium Armor, Anti-Air]

Skill: Bloodied
5 Infantry Squads [Lasguns, Flak Armor, Frag Grenades (1/1)]
3 Infantry Squads [Lasguns, Leather Armor, Frag Grenades (1/1)]

Medical Staff
Chief Medic Halmin [Laspistol, Experienced]
11 Field Medics [Lasguns, Green]
25 Orderlies [Laspistols, Green]

[Alexandria]

(( How many squads can the trench itself hold and how many infantry can fire effectively from the bunker along with the gun? ))

[adwarf]

(( How many squads can the trench itself hold and how many infantry can fire effectively from the bunker along with the gun? ))

About 20 squads of inf can fill each trench line, and as for the bunker 3 squads along with the gun.

[Alexandria]

(( Hmmm ok, time to do some maths . ))



First trench line.
Left redoubt : 6 heavy weapon squads from 1st and 2nd battalion, 4 standard guardsmen squads from 1st battalion. ( Leather armored units. ) 1 anti tank squad from 1st battalion. 2 scout units.
Right redoubt : 6 heavy weapon squads from heavy battalion, 4 standard guardsmen squads from 1st battalion. ( Leather armored units. ) 1 anti tank squad from 1st battalion, 2 scout units.
Left bunker : 1 heavy weapon squad from heavy battalion, 2 standguard guardsmen squads from 1st battalion ( Leather armored units. ) 1 anti tank squad from 2nd battalion.
Right bunker : 1 heavy weapon squad from heavy battalion, 2 standard guardsmen squads from 2nd battalion ( Leather armored units. ) 1 anti tank squad from 2nd battalion.
Between the bunkers : The entire command battalion minus the 2 commissar's and the chimera.  3 guardsmen squads from 1st battalion ( Flak armor. ) 2 anti tank squads from heavy battalion. Request the storm troopers remain in this position.
Right trench between bunker and redoubt : 4 guardsmen squads from 1st battalion ( Flak armor ),Suggest Commissar-General Kalman join them to inspire the troops, 1 anti tank squad from heavy battalion.
Left trench between bunker and redoubt : 4 guardsmen squads from 2nd battalion ( Flak armor )Suggest Cadet Commissar Malkom join them to inspire the troops, 1 anti tank squad from heavy battalion.

Redoubts are to hold fire until the enemies main assault is incoming to keep it's numbers hidden, main line is to hold fire until the enemy comes within effective firing range then open up with massed volleys, snipers to begin killing enemy officers and champions the moment they come within range.

Fall back out of the line central units first if the enemy gets within 20 meters, heavy artillery bombardment is to be fired to slow or pin the enemy while the line is abandoned using the tunnels.



Inform command in orbit that we're about to be engaged by chaos forces, request additional forces again or orbital fire support.



I'll leave the second line until it comes up. It adds up to roughly 20 squads in the trenches counting the 3 officers and the personal guard and stormtroopers as smaller units since numbers tend to be smaller.
Anti armor on redoubts, bunkers and in the line, snipers on the redoubts, officers  on both flanks and the center, leather armored units have the positions with better cover, flak armored have the trench line. The elite units are in the center to split the attack.

[adwarf]

You cannot actually command the Commissar-General, his stormtroopers, or the Cadet Commissar due to them being outside of your power, above your rank, or under the control of someone above your rank. They will choose where to go under their discretion as Commissars.

[Alexandria]

(( In that case I'll edit that bit a little.

I changed the instructions for those 3 units into suggestions/requests. Anything else I need to change? ))

[adwarf]

(( In that case I'll edit that bit a little.

I changed the instructions for those 3 units into suggestions/requests. Anything else I need to change? ))

Nope, just that any requests for orbital bombardment or additional forces from Orbital Command will do nothing

[Alexandria]

(( Hey it was worth a shot lol, I might have got lucky and had the entire chaos army bombarded from orbit .

Nothing to do now I guess but sit back, relax and hope the guardsmen can shoot straight.

Oh I forgot one order.))

Basilisks are to be split into 2 units of 4 and cover the flanks firing focused barrages on any large enemy concentrations, mortars are to shell the entire enemy force aiming for large concentrations.

If the first line is to be abandoned all artillery is to fire at will until the line is reformed in the second trench then return to selective fire.

[adwarf]

No update today, or tomorrow as I'll be busy with something, but I'll get the update up Sunday if we got a few more suggestions or at least a general agreement to go with Alex's plan.

[Alexandria]

I seem to be just about the only one playing at this point.

[Parsely]

You usually post first, and cover all the bases while you're at it, so there's no need.

[escaped lurker]

You usually post first, and cover all the bases while you're at it, so there's no need.

As he said. Wait, I could have sworn Gervassen had found this thread - he might have another plan, but else Alex`s sounds solid to me. So yeah, +1 to Alex plan from me.

Just make sure that the artillery is also able to fall back if needed - and that such orders are given timely. Depending on the matter of our engineers - As I doubt that they would do much besides getting themselves killed, I would want some of them on stand-by at the artillery, while some others prepare positions for the fall-back-artillery (If they need such. But an even plot of land goes a long way, I guess). Just as precaution.


Edit: Good thinking there Harbringer - We want those scouts keeping track of the battlefield, lest those heretics pull a fast one on us with whatever they got up their arsenal and sleeves. Do not let them engange in combat, unless directly ordered by us or self-defence upon discovery.