

Sergeant Tychus Findlay had just taken command of a squad consisting of Lance Corporal Jim Raynor and Privates Hank Harnack, Ryk Kydd, Connor Ward and Max Zander. After the trucks had been partially loaded, Lt. The two separate Kel-Morian assaults began nearly simultaneously. They would seize a landing zone, enabling Scaggs' troops to arrive in transports. He ordered Foreman Oleg Benson to hide with a number of rippers at the Raffin Brothers mine just a few miles east of Fort Howe, intending a surprise attack. Vanderspool would blame the loss of the loot on the Kel-Morian attack, thus disguising its true destination.Īnother Kel-Morian commander, Overseer Scaggs, saw an opportunity with Fort Howe being nearly empty. The battle would be choreographed to allow the truckers to escape.
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Vanderspool's men would load the trucks and civilian drivers would take the loot away. Pax would direct a small attack force against Fort Howe.
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He hatched a deal with a Kel-Morian officer, Overseer Aaron Pax, to steal two trucks full of valuable Confederate military materiel, including 8 million credits' worth of jammers, and split the proceeds. The Confederate officer in charge of Fort Howe, Lieutenant Colonel Javier Vanderspool, was corrupt. Two separate "factions" attempted to take advantage of the situation. However, this left the fort nearly empty of men. The Third forced the Kel-Morians back into the disputed zone. The Kel-Morians hadn't been able to overrun Fort Howe, home of the " Thundering Third" troop formation. The Battle of Fort Howe was a multiple-faction battle fought during the aftermath of the Break-Out. They fought their way through Hobber's Gap and attacked the area between Burr's Crossing and Firebase Zulu. In 2488 the Kel-Morian Combine launched a massive assault against the Confederate bases of Fort Howe. The merchant captains often had to be cajoled by the lead Confederate officer. While the Kel-Morian ship crews had little training, they were still unpredictable and dangerous.Ĭonfederate convoys including merchant vessels frequently approached the planet at a distance to avoid ambushes. The Terran Confederacy had a hard time supplying troops to Turaxis II due to Kelanis Shipping Guild ships, which were armed by the Morian Mining Guild.
