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plot and missions

plot

background

the game takes place in 3063, during the civil war era of the battletech universe. following the defeat of the clans during the clan invasion of 3050-3061, the federated commonwealth is launched into civil war between katherine steiner-davion's (katrina steiner) loyalists and victor steiner-davion's allies.

on carver V, the ruler of the planet (mandarin cho of house liao) has been killed by house davion and house steiner forces. colonel david renard and his aide major susan kelly separate their forces into steiner and davion containment zones respectively. several steiner outposts are taken by a bandit army consisting mainly of tanks and light mechs, however katrina steiner does not want to send more house troops to carver V, and instead hires a "neutral" mercenary force to go there and deal with the bandits.

campaign 1

while under contract from house steiner, the mercenary commander takes orders from colonel renard and ambassador yee, house steiner's representative on carver V. the missions start off with taking out groups of bandits and taking back the captured steiner outposts, but eventually a bandit mobile HQ is captured, revealing the bandit leader to be choung vong, a liao officer who led a failed invasion of carver V in 3057. steiner itel says he is still on active duty, however data from the HQ vehicle says he was discharged. colonel renard orders for a number of missions to be carried out in liao and bandit territories, destroying various tactical objectives. when the bandit headquarters are breached, vong calls for reinforcements from house liao, who ignore his requests.

campaign 2

renard calls for a unit of veteran mechwarriors to come to carver V, despite the bandit threat being eliminated. major kelly also calls for davion reinforcements, including clan mechs salvaged during the clan invasion.

the mercenary commander is hired by mandrissa anita cho, the widow of mandarin cho. she has a terminal illness and wants the planet back for her son jason to rule before she dies. in the first mission working for house liao, you also meet baxter the leader of a resistance group on carver V. the mercenaries do a number of missions in steiner and davion territory, including inciting conflict between the two houses. baxter and his partisans assist on some missions, with various tanks. eventually, captain jason cho's inexperience at commanding and his constantly backfiring plans cause mandrissa cho to call for peace negotiations between steiner and liao. whilst escorting captain cho to talk to renard, renard agrees they can have peace if captain cho kills the mercenaries. captain cho happily agrees to this, however he is the one who is killed in combat instead.

campaign 3

the mercenaries work for baxter and the partisans now, as well as major kelly who has agreed to help, however she won't deploy her forces against steiner or renard, who was her friend. the mercenaries have a number of missions against steiner and liao, as well as rescuing survivors from a damaged davion dropship and liberating a civilian starport. the mercenaries attack the liao palace and steiner high command to kill mandrissa cho and renard, however cho kills herself before the mercenaries arrive. baxter becomes the new ruler of carver V, which is renamed to liberty.

missions

unlike in MC1, not all of the missions have to be completed in the order listed here. sometimes 3 are available to pick from at the same time. however, if a 4th mission is added to the mission selection screen, then you should complete the original 3 first before the 4th one. that is, unless you want to skip one of the missions (i used to skip base scorpio like this because it's the only timed mission and i was bad at it).

each mission has primary objectives, and some have secondary objectives. primary objectives must be completed for the mission to be successful, but secondary objectives are always optional, however they do make you more money. if you do them, make sure all secondary objectives are completed before primary objectives. primary objectives are numbered, and secondary objectives are lettered. some missions also have extra objectives added during the mission as new developments happen, or new information is known.

campaign 1

map name order objectives
island patrol 1

1. investigate abandoned airfield.
2. destroy hangar.
3. destroy bandit patrol.
4. repair and proceed to north island.
5. locate and destroy bandits.
6. move all 'mechs to extraction point.
reacquisition: base gemini 2

1. capture resource building.
2. destroy all bandit forces occupying base gemini.
ambush & acquire: mobile HQ 3

1. destroy fuel tanks.
2. destroy enemies at checkpoint.
3. capture mobile HQ vehicle.
search & destroy: bandit convoy 4

1. move to bandit convoy’s last known location.
2. destroy bandit convoy.
night ops: liao raid 5

1. destroy fuel tanks.
2. capture weapons facility.
3. capture repair bay.
4. capture prison complex.
5. extract.
a. capture resource trucks.
defensive counter: base aries 6/7/8

1. protect base headquarters.
2. destroy all attacking forces.
a. capture sensor control.
b. capture turret control.
sector occupation: garrison 6/7/8

1. capture liao headquarters.
2. destroy chemical plant.
3. extract.
a. destroy all enemy units.
combat rescue: claymore 6/7/8

1. destroy air traffic control tower.
2. link up with claymore’s atlas.
breach: bandit headquarters 9

1. capture weapons facility.
2. destroy fuel tanks at refinery.
3. destroy bandit HQ in spacecraft nose.

campaign 2

map name order objectives
liberate: gulag 10

1. destroy all gulag defenders.
a. capture steiner headquarters.
facility assault: hijack 11/12

1. capture davion weapons facility.
2. capture steiner weapons facility.
3. capture steiner headquarters.
4. extract.
a. capture resource buildings at davion base.
b. salvage davion ‘mechs at salvage yard.
mobile intercept: killdeer 11/12

1. destroy convoy element a.
2. destroy convoy element b.
3. destroy convoy element c.
4. destroy convoy element d.
5. extract.
remote assault: eclipsed 13

1. destroy both HPG transmitters.
2. capture weapons facility A.
3. capture weapons facility B.
4. capture weapons facility C.
5. destroy davion dropship.
6. extract.
covert ops: orbital 14/15/16

1. capture meeting hall to contact operative.
facility assault: legion 14/15/16

1. destroy all legion tanks.
2. destroy three industrial complexes.
3. extract.
a. destroy relay station’s power generator.
b. destroy two medium factories.
c. rendezvous with liao operative.
acquisition: base hermes 14/15/16

1. capture sensor control.
2. destroy all base defenders.
3. destroy all reinforcements.
4. capture davion base HQ.
5. extract.
a. capture all main base turret controls.
b. capture all main base gate controls.
honour guards 17

1. escort jason cho to rendezvous location.

campaign 3

map name order objectives
defensive counter: bannikburg 18

1. defend bannikburg from enemy forces.
2. destroy all liao and steiner units.
a. recapture davion headquarters.
b. recapture the city’s power generator.
c. recapture sensor control.
mobile assault: mt. cho 19/20/21

1. destroy 1/3 of all enemy forces.
2. extract.
a. destroy 2/3 of all enemy forces.
b. destroy all enemy forces.
c. capture liao headquarters.
d. destroy all three power generators at liao base.
e. destroy both industrial complexes.
f. destroy all five slayer bombers.
g. capture weapons facility.
combat recovery: dropship 19/20/21

1. move to davion dropship.
2. rescue dropship crew at prison.
3. destroy orbital gun.
4. destroy mobile orbital gun A.
5. destroy mobile orbital gun B.
a. destroy all enemies.
night ops: scorpio 19/20/21

1. extract.
a. destroy ammo dump alpha.
b. destroy ammo dump beta.
c. destroy power generator alpha.
d. destroy power generator beta.
e. capture weapons facility.
f. destroy industrial complex.
baxter's gambit 22

1. destroy the liao elite guard.
2. destroy the liao palace.
3. extract.
liberate: starport 23

1. destroy all steiner units at starport.
a. capture sensor control.
b. destroy steiner patrol groups.
c. destroy steiner dropships.
d. capture mobile HQ vehicle.
operation goliath 24

1. destroy steiner high command.