Turn 5

After much deliberation, Chancellor Liao launches a preemptive strike on the Federated Suns. Two territories are quickly taken.

The Free Worlds League finally finishes distributing their conventional troops. They are now ready to enter the war.

House Steiner masses near Terra. A small strike force takes the Liao territory from the Confederation. Tech goes up to 24. No more House Interdiction.

The Davion counterattack retakes the territory near St. Ives. As usual, Davion has committed too many Jumpships to the operation, although 13 regiments of various types remain. Hanse Davion remains on exposed on Achemar.

At this point we decided to end the game. With massive FWL help, Liao had a about a one-third chance of destroying or capturing the Davion Jumpships. In any case, that battle would have destroyed many units on both sides. Marik probably would have done little. Steiner had an open road and could have easily captured Hanse Davion, which would have signalled the end of the Federated Suns within a turn or two. This would have left the Lyran Commonwealth as the major power in the Inner Sphere and a clear winner.

Not too many pictures this turn.