01/08/3136
HK Aurora class Dropship Chakuriku Renga (Landing Brick)
Planet Sadalbari
Journal Entry from Chu-i Kenneth Tokunawa
Well, The day after my last entry, I got introduced to my new Mech. I must say, she’s very classy. Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t actually been in a Battle situation with it, but the simulations I was put though gives me a good idea of what’s going to happen. An Autocannon on one arm, a samurai sword made of Depleted Uranium held by the other. It’s Beautiful! I am honored to have been selected for this unit.
Two days after that, We landed…. Well, sort of. I guess sitting out in orbit a few days isn’t a great way of being sneaky. We were slowly burning in to the selected Drop Zone, and we hit what I thought was turbulence. Then we landed hard and the Klaxon went off. I ran fast to my locker, changed into my togs, put on my cooling vest, got to my Mech, and was met by the other three MechWarriors. Kisho Nova Cat (who pilots his Windgo), Kenshen Tadashi (and his Shiro), and Ottus Salabaldi (in his Zeus). Apparently, we were shot-down, and the doors were stuck by 5 meters of snow. The plan was for Salabaldi to force one of the doors open, we all leave through the open door, scout to see what shot us down, and destroy it.
Being out for a day and a half, I kind of wish I had brought back-up clothing, just in case I had to eject from the mech. The only thing keeping me warm right now is the engine of the mech. Kisho and I were sent forward to scout, allowing the Heavy and Assault class Mechs to lag at their slow speeds. They could move faster, but they would be pushing their Mechs a bit, and there is a chance that they could get stuck in the snow if they move faster anyway. I, Myself, am finding that I cannot move any faster either, the snow is deep and I don’t like it.
After another 2 hours later, we find the base, and they have a Orbital Bombardment Laser. Which was surrounded by several artillery, which I got hit by, and several Mech bays; which had the same problem as our Dropship doors. So, we assaulted the Laser, and took out a lot of artillery, and then backed off, back to the Chakuriku Renga, to have her land in a better place, and get our Battle Armor units out, and let the techs take care of the repairs.