## Overview Dai Ichizoku Nakazawa’s forces proved larger than expected during the GSF assault on his shiro. Recon missed substantial hidden Mech and armor elements; GSF withdrew after taking damage and assessing the enemy’s prepared positions. ## Opposing forces (OpFor) - HTM-26 Hatamoto-Chi - GLT-3N Guillotine - WTH-1 Whitworth - PXH-1K Phoenix Hawk - TDR-5S Thunderbolt - CPLT-C4 Catapult - DRG-1N Dragon - GRF-1N Griffin - QKD-4G Quickdraw - WVR-6K Wolverine - SHD-2K Shadow Hawk - SDR-5V Spider - Behemoth Heavy Tank - Ontos Heavy Tank - Schrek PPC Carrier (x2) - LRM Carrier (x3) - SRM Carrier - Drillson Heavy Hover Tank (x4) ## Defenders (Friendly) ### Hands of the Goddess - Sergeant Niko Sato — FS9-OB Firestarter (3/5) — DCMS C3 Slave - Schiltron Prime / A (Alpha) (4/5) — DCMS C3 Master - Standard Inner Sphere Battle Armor Laser (A) (4) (AIT) - Schiltron Prime / C (Bravo) (4/5) — MoC C3 Master - Standard Inner Sphere Battle Armor Laser (B) (4) (AIT) - Karnov UR Transport BA (Alpha) (4/5) - Standard Inner Sphere Battle Armor Laser (C) — Sergeant Edilenny Exhume (0) ### Kiah’s Hammers - Captain Carl Franks — ARC-8M Archer (1/3) — ‘Mech Company CO - 1st Lieutenant Asher — RXT-1OPrime (2/4) — ‘Mech Company XO - Elemental Point Laser (Bravo) — Sergeant (3) - Striker Light Tank ’61 — Sergeant Evvon (3/4) - Sturmfeur Heavy Tank — 2nd Lieutenant Kayden (4/5) ### Eagle’s Tears - Major “Crash” Cranson — WVR-8C Wolverine (2/4) — CO Unit Commander - OW-1C Owens (Bravo) — MechWarrior (4/5) - Standard Inner Sphere Battle Armor Laser (C) (4) - LRM Carrier (3/4) - Regulator Hovertank (2/4) ### Ironborn - Colonel Euron “Silence” Greyjoy — MAD-9M Marauder (2/3) — CO Unit Commander - Fa Shih Battle Armor Laser (Bravo) (4) - Demolisher Heavy Tank (Arrow IV) (4/5) - Fa Shih Battle Armor Laser (Alpha) (1) — Corporal Aaron Drumm - Ontos Heavy Tank (Lt Gauss) (4/5) - Fa Shih Battle Armor MG (2) - Badger Tracked Transport (Alpha) — Sergeant Zhou (2/3) - Standard Inner Sphere Battle Armor MG — Corporal Labrov (2) - Standard Inner Sphere Battle Armor MG — Corporal Tai (2) ### Winter’s Dream - Lojtnant Tyr “Hand of Justice” Mikelson — MAD-5S Marauder (3/4) - MechWarrior Nester “Fortress” — KGC-000b King Crab (3/4) - Scimitar Medium Hover Tank (LRM) — Sergeant Oe Hikaru “Deluge” (4/5) - Kestrel VTOL — “Snow Dancer” (4/5) - Infantry Special Operations Platoon — Lojnant Sjalbranna “Soul Burn” (CM) ### 6th Ghost / Additional - BL6-KNT Black Knight — Sho-sa Kono Kalakaua (3/4) - OW-1 Owens — Gunsho Kinako (4/5) — C3 Slave/TAG/Beagle - Raiden Battle Armor Laser Echo — Go-cho Jun Yao (4) - Schiltron Bravo — Shujin (4/5) - Raiden Battle Armor Laser Charlie — Go-cho (4) - Karnov UR Transport (’55) Alpha — Gunsho (4/5) - Kage Light Battle Armor TAG Echo/Foxtrot — Gunsho (4) - SRM Infantry Squad Jump — Go-cho (4) ## Salvage None recorded. ## After Action Report (AAR) The GSF’s first assault on Nakazawa’s shiro failed to achieve its objective due to heavier-than-anticipated enemy strength. Recon missed additional lances of BattleMechs and armor concealed in nearby caves, and Nakazawa’s Long Tom artillery coordinated with Kokuryu-kai defenses. Fixed enemy defenses included multiple bunkers and turrets (LRM and autocannon emplacements), automated SRM batteries and other emplacements — exceeding known intelligence for the area. GSF forces withdrew after limited successes: one LRM bunker and one automated twin SRM 6 turret were destroyed and several enemy vehicles were damaged (including a Schrek PPC carrier, a Spider and a Shadow Hawk). Observers also reported sighting one Hatamoto-chi, Guillotine, Phoenix Hawk, Whitworth, and four Drillson hover tanks. GSF will require repair and rearm time before a renewed offensive. ## Related persons & units - Nakazawa Dai Ichizoku - local daimyo / antagonist - Colonel Euron Greyjoy - MAD-9M Marauder - Sergeant Niko Sato - FS9-OB Firestarter - Carl Franks - ARC-8M Archer ## Notes & provenance - Original file: `missions/Mission 66 - Time to drop the hammer.md` (rewritten) - Source JSON: not found in `source/articles/` (set to `source/articles/NOT_FOUND`) - Candidate provenance matches found in repository (suggest review): - `source/articles/Organization-Nakazawa Dai Ichizoku-9e8.json` (organization entry for Nakazawa) - `missions/Mission 28 - Wargames II.md` (shared units: Schrek, LRM carrier, Karnov transports) - `source/articles/Vehicle-Manteuffel Attack Tank Prime - KH-c20.json` (unit references for Kiah's Hammers) If you'd like, I can run a deeper JSON search to try to find exact WorldAnvil article UUIDs for this mission.