RWBY: A Time of War

Chapter Six: McCarron's Armoured Cavalry

It's... well its been a while hasn't it? Not entirely my fault... Well no. Things happened in my life due to my choices lol. Anyway I am back and I am going to try and post regularly again.

I've also made some changes to the previous chapters, as I saw that I had made several mistakes. The big thing is in Ruby's BattleMech Corner I've added images of the BattleMechs, as well as I've also updated Ruby's Shadow Hawk to have some more tech to make it a proper "Hero" Mech.

Anyway I hope that you continue to enjoy this fic and thank you for the views.

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31-May-3030

Capellan Confederation

Alron

Cuirassiers d'Arc

21:04 Zulu Time

"Is there anything that you can spare us Colonel?" Jaune asked, as he hoped against hope.

Colonel Elijah Laverne sigh came over the comms as a rush of static.

"I really wish I could son," he answered regretfully, "but them sons-of-bitches Cappies, pardon my language Mister Arc, broke through on our western flank. I had to divert everythin' I had left to check them there. I'm really sorry son, but yer on yer own fer now."

"Can you at least send some water and food then?" Jaune hid his disappointment as best he could as he surveyed the exhausted IFL infantry peeking out from their positions.

"I can send you some water. We don' have much left in the way of food. It'd take 'em about an hour or so to get there at speed, but wouldn't it be easier to get water from that there river?" Colonel Laverne asked.

"Normally yes, but there's a dead Centurion leaking radiation upstream from here." Jaune answered, as he piloted Crocea Mors along the back line, as he checked both the IFL and his own lance's positions and made adjustments as needed.

"Well then, I'll get right on that as well as every bit o' scrap ammunition that I can find. Good huntin' Mister Arc."

Well at least that was one problem solved.

The other had yet to be resolved. That being the Cappies.

Speaking of which.

"Ren, Jaune, any luck finding them?" Jaune asked as he examined the tactical map again.

"We did and I got good news." Ren reported quietly as though he was worried that speaking too loudly would give away his position to the Capellens.

After the earlier clashes, Jaune had sent him and the Flea out as far as he dared, as he hoped to find the vanguard and get a much clearer picture of the Cappellen forces.

"Well hit me then. I think we could use some."

"We are only facing two lances of 'Mechs, seven of them in total. I cannot identify what kind, but I am only getting readings on light and mediums. There is one lance of tanks and two companies of mechanised infantry. One of which appears to have been depleted in the earlier skirmish." Ren reported with his usual efficiency, nothing wasted, quick and to the point.

Jaune breathed a sigh of relief. "That is good news indeed. Keep watch on them, but don't engage. If spotted, fall back to this position. Understood?"

"Aff." Came Ren's short reply, before he cut the comms.

Not that they would have long to wait.

Thankfully it was the water and the ammunition that arrived first. Mostly small arms and the odd anti-tank and anti-mech missile which was quickly seized and looted by the IFL militia, who were desperate for the ammunition and the fresh clean water.