5150 Types of armour and a Kabasu.

I have these four types of armour for 5150 Gaea Prime - First Defense or any other 5150 games from Two Hour Wargames, but I can also use them for any other sci-fi universe.

From left to right: Soft Body Armor (SB), Hard Body Armor (HB), Exo-Armor and Battle Tactical Armor (BTA). All from Khurasan Miniatures.

And this is a Kabasu. The miniature is a Tavshar Prime from Loud Ninja Games sold by Alternative Armies.

A size comparative shot.

5150 Gaea Prime - First Defense 4th encounter - Raid.

Well, the last mission was a failed attack so the next mission had to be a Raid. Besides, my morale dropped to 4 and the Hishen's raised to 4 as well.
As usual I rolled for terrain and PEFs (Possible Enemy Forces) and then deployed 1st Squad with my Star character, Sargent Blacksmith Rep 5, Born Leader, Crack Shot, and Corporal Artois Rep 4, specialist Rep 4 with missile launcher, two grunts Rep 4 and one last Rep 3; all in Hard Body armor and armed with assault rifles.

Turn 1. Star Army 5 - Hishen 6.
One of the PEFs deployed in section 5 in the open and it was immediately resolved. It was a spaceship crew of Hishen in Soft Body Armor and with Parak Pistols, who was quickly dispatched by my squad. Only their leader Ducked Back to the forest behind him and survived, but then he left the battlefield. After that, the squad moved forward towards the woods in front of them. Hishen didn't activate.

Turn 2. Star Army 4 - Hishen 4, doubles and a squad of Shodow Corp appeared on sector 4. Then I rolled again for activation: SA 2 - Hishen 4 - Shadow Corp 6.
The Shadow Corp squad appeared right in front on my squad. They won the Reaction Test and fired first.

They hit all my men except the sargent who fired back and killed one merc. Fortunately, Shadow corp rolled low on damage and three of my men could Duck Back. After the reaction it was Star Army's turn, so St. Blacksmith threw a hand grenade and killed all the enemy squad except one, who fled afte that. 

Turn 3. SA 6 - Hishen 6, double but nothing happened. I rolled again and scored snake eyes but nothing happened. Rolled a third time and scored again doubles! This time a Zhuh-Zhuh spaceship crew appeared on sector 6. I rolled one more time for the activation of this turn and scored Star Army 4 - Hishen 5 - Zhuh-Zhuh 6.
After finishing the Shadow Corp squad I moved 1st squad to the border of the woods and waited there. One PEF approached by the road ot my position and the other retired behind the hills.

Turn 4. Star Army 5 - Hishen 6 - Zhuh-Zhuh 5.
Hishen didn't activate and Zhuh-Zhuh on Raid mission and without enemies on sight stayed put. I fast moved my squad to the city but two men didn't reach it.

Turn 5. Star Army 1 - Hishen 3 - Zhuh-Zhuh 6.
PEF on the road moved backwards and Zhuh-Zhuh sighted and resolved it, and it turned out to be nothing. The other PEF didn't move. I stayed in the building.

Turn 6. Star Army 5 - Hishen 2 - Zhuh-Zhuh 5.
The last PEF finally moved towards the nearest enemy and it turned out into a Hishen squad.

Hishen won the Reaction Test and killed all Zhuh-Zhuh in the open except the leader who ducked back behind the hill's ridgeline. One Hishen died and another ducked back. Afer that, in the Will to Fight Test that is taken whenever there are casualties, the Zhuh-Zhuh leader didn't flee the battlefield and all Hishen except their squad leader Hunkered Down.

Turn 7. Star Army 3 - Hishen 5 - Zhuh-Zhuh 6.
I moved my squad along the road and surprised the surviving Zhuh-Zhuh. Hishen didn't activate.

Turn 8. Star Army 1 - Hishen 2.
Hishen leader rallied his squad while my squad reached the building next to them.

Turn 9. Star Army 2 - Hishen 1.
I advanced my troopers through the building and sighted the flank of the Hishen. My squad finished all of them except one who later fled the battlefield.
Mission accomplished, return to base.

After the mission.
I rolled for my wounded grunt and he recovered. The other trooper was KIA so I rolled for replacements but didn't receive any, so now 1st Squad has only five soldiers. One grunt raised to Rep 5.
After investigating alien languages, I decided to research Mind Shield to protect my soldiers from Razor's Psy attacks. I had +1d6 bonus for eliminating everybody on the battlefield and I could pass without any problem the research, so from now onwards Star Army soldiers will wear Mind Shields as standard equipment.
As I won the Raid mission, the next one would be attack again.
Until then.

5150 Star Army marines in Exo-armor

These 15mm  miniatures from Khurasan under the name of Earth War Force Reserve are in my opinion the best 15mm power armour guys in the market so far.

I bougtht a blister of 10 troopers and another one of 2 commands that gives me two squads of six men each.

I'll bought them to use them as Star Army guys in Exo-armor for my Gaea Prime - First Defense campaign, but I'll be also using them everytime I need PA guys.

First Squad

Second Squad

Both

5150 Gaea Prime - First Defense 03

As I won the previous attack mission I had to attack again, but this time I chose to try to exit the table at the opposite edge with 3/4 of my forces intact and having inflicted more casualties than received.

I generated terrain and roll for PEFs and deployed two squads with my Star, Sergeant Blacksmith and the new medic on the 1st Squad, as you can see in the picture below.

Turn 1. Star Army 2 - Hishen 2 
Doubles! Time to roll for third parties and I got a squad of Shadow Corporation mercs. They appeared on section 3 and resolved the PEF there, that turned out to be nothing.

After resolving the doubles in the Activation I rolled again and got SA 6 - Hishen 4 - Shadow Corp 6. So I activated first but only the 1st Squad with my Star Rep 6. They dashed through the woods confident in their new Hard Body armor that I hoped it would reduce the kill ratio among the casualties.

Once I finished it was the turn of the Hishen. Both remaining PEFs moved forward towards closest enemy. Shadow Corp did not activate.

Turn 2. Star Army 6 - Hishen 4 - Shadow Corp 5.
I moved my Star with a section to the woods on his left where I could see the Shadow Corp mercs and shot at them after winning the Reaction Test, making one Out of the Fight (OOF) and one Obviously Dead (OD). Then, in the Will to Fight Test, three of them Hunkered Down. The remaining trooper was a Rep 3 and couldn't activate this turn. Hishen PEFs didn't move.

Turn 3. Star Army 2 - Hishen 1 - Shadow Corp 4.
I moved 2nd Squad forward and captured three mercs and killed the surviving one standing in the open.

Hishen PEF in the centre did not move but the one on the left advanced and it was resolved. It was a squad with a Razor leading it!

1st Squad won the Reaction Test, killing two Hishen and making the rest to dive for cover.

Turn 4. Star Army 1 - Hishen 2.
The remaining PEF advanced and it was resolved. It was a reinforced squad with two Grath. Grath shot first and made 1st Squad to Duck Back with their hight firing rate Grath Assault Rifles.

In the building the Razor launched a Psy Blast that put five members of the 1st Squad OOF! Sg. Blacksmith was the only survivor and was ordered to leave the battle. 
At this point the mission was lost as it was impossible to exit 3/4 of my forces due to the heavy casualties. But I could save the day if I captured that bloody Razor alive for the ASI and revenge my boys, so my Star ignored the order of leaving and went on hunting.

Turn 5. Star Army 3 - Hishen 1.
So while my Star was flanking the Razor, 2nd squad flanked the Hishen on the hill in the middle and shot down most of them after winning the Reaction Test. The surviving Grath left the battle.

Sargent Corben from 2nd Squad also detached one grunt to escort the Shadow Corp prisoners out of the battlefield.

Turn 6. Star Army 5 - Hishen 2.
On the right 2nd Squad reached the hill's rigdeline and in the ensuing shootout the grunt with the SAW was KIA, but also one Hishen was OOF and another Ducked Back. Two grunts from 2nd Squad Hunkered Down.

On the left Sg. Blacksmith surprised the Razor and the other Hishen. The Razor Ducked Back on time but the Hishen didn't make it (OOF). Hishen could do nothing on their activation.

Turn 7. Star Army 4 - Hishen 4.
Doubles again and this time a squad of Zhuh-Zhuh appeared on Section 1.

The boys from 2nd Squad on the hill sighted them, putting three of them OOF whereas the other two Ducked Back behind a car.

After resolving the Third Party Reaction I rolled again for Activation and scored Star Army 3 - Hishen 2 - Zhuh-Zhuh 4. Zhuh-Zhuh were Duck Back so I activated my Star who moved to the building were the Hishen were hiding. The Razor won the Reacting Test but he was unarmed and couldn't use Psy Powers on Reaction so he charged, but Sg. Blacksmith shot him down before he could reach him. The remaining Hishen surrendered.

So this was the situation after that.

Turn 8. Star Army 5 - Hishen 3 - Zhuh-Zhuh 1.
Last turn. My Star activated, sighted the Zhuh-Zhuh and shot them down. Game over.

After the mission.
Now I had to roll for my wounded men and all of them recovered except the medic.
Then I rolled for replacements and I received a Rep 4 grunt for the 1st Squad and a Rep 4 grunt for the KIA from 2nd Squad.
My Star, Sg. Blacksmith decreased his Rep to 5, as the mission was a failure. But the captured Razor recovered and could be taken to interrogation together with the other Hishen! The three Shadow Corp mercs were court martialled for high treason and executed.
Finally and chose a new field of investigation, and as I got aliens alive I went for Alien Language and Interrogation Research. I had +1d6 bonus for capturing aliens alive plus +1d6 bonus for retrieving new alien species and a penalization of -1d6 for failing the mission. I could successfully research Alien Language and hopefully, next timeI would be able to research Mind Shield for protecting my troops from Psy attacks!
Until them.

Shadow Corp Mercs

These 15mm troopers are the Eastasian Hegemony from the Late 21st Century-Forever Wars range from Khurasan, and I'm using them as Shadow Corporation Mercenaries for the book 5150 Gaea Prime - First Defense:

"Most Citizens of Gaea Prime support their central government to fight off the aliens, but there are some big corporations working in the shadows, driven to acquired cutting-edge alien technology to use it for their own interests.

Shadow Corporations run their own missions to grab alien technology – and aren't that picky about who them getting from, including Gaea Prime operatives for their spoils."

5150 Xeog

Xeog are an alien race in the 5150 universe from Two Hour Wargames that you can meet in Gaea Prime - First Defense:

Xeog lineage can be traced back thousands of years to the ancient Shikar Empire. Most Xeog are part of a devout religious order whose sole purpose is the return of the Shikar Empire. Those are not the ones you're likely to run into. Those have made a science of moving stealthily through the universe. No, the ones that you will mostly encounter are the divas, the one's that enjoy the attention.

With naturally enhanced bio systems and strength, female Xeog strike a stunning pose. Keeping in line with their appearance and mind set, Xeog are too vain to wear any form of armor. Tall and slender these divas are not afraid to use whatever wiles are at their disposal to further their aims.

So searching the web I found these 15 mm miniatures from Ral Partha Europe that fit perfectly into their description, under the name of mercenary Vadorian assassins.

 

5150 Gaea Prime First Defense 02

After the initial success on the previous Raid I am attacking a landed Hishen force to stop them from enslaving Gaea Prime citizens. This is an attack mission. 
Firs of all I divided the table on nine equal sections, deployed two squads on sections 7 & 8, rolled for terrain generation and lastly for PEFs (Possible Enemy Forces).

Turn 1. Activation. Gaea Prime 3 - Hishen 1. 
I made 1st squad and a section of 2nd to run through the woods towards the buildings in front of them, and I left 2nd squad sergeant Burke with a section on the ridgeline of the hill to watch for the PEF on their right.
Hishen PEFs moved forward to sections 4 and 6 while the one in the middle didn't move, so they formed a nice defensive line.

Turn 2. Gaea Prime 2 - Hishen 5.
Activation score was a 7 and that meant the higher score (Hishen) could get reinforcements. They received a squad on section 3; and a Reaction test against Burke's section was immediately taken.

Burke has Quick Reflexes that helped them in the Reaction test by adding 1d6 extra to the roll, so they won the test and fired first. All the Hishen were massacred by Burke's section. The new shooting rules are deadly!

Hishen PEFs didn't activate as they have REP 4. Burke kept his position while the rest finally reached the buildings and took positions.

Turn 3. Gaea Prime 3 - Hishen 4.
Again a 7 in the activation, and again the Hishen received reinforcements! They appeared in the same place as before but this time it was a reinforced Hishen squad with two Grath in it!

Again a Reaction test was taken and won by Burke's section, so they fired first...

and again they exterminated everybody except one Grath that could luckily survive thanks to its natural Exo-armor, and ducked behind the hill's rigdeline. After that, in the Will to Fight Test that is taken when there are casualties in a group, the Grath Hunkered Down.

But on this occasion, some Hishen could return fire before falling, and killed Sgt. Burke and one grunt, with the surviving one leaving the battle as a result of the Will to Fight Test. Now Gaea Prime's right flank was exposed.

On their activation, only the Hishen PEF in the centre moved towards the closest enemy and then it was resolved as soon as they got into the Gaea Prime soldiers' line of sight. The PEF turned out to be a Hishen squad.

They lost the Reaction Test, so two grunts from the remaining 2nd squad section fired at them while the third grunt, armed with a missile launcher, ducked back. Both grunts failed their shooting against the Hishen in the woods and they returned fire and killed them both.

Being the Hishen in numeric superiority (they couldn't see 1st squad in the same building, just 2nd squad section) they turned from defense to attack and sent one section on their left flank while the other charged into the building. There they were received by the 1st squad's fire and eliminated.

In my turn I positioned the 1st squad section on the left building to be able to fire at the Hishen in the woods. In the following firefight two Hishen were eliminated and one left the battlefield whereas the grunt with the SAW was KIA and the other two hunkered down. The other section on the right building checked there weren't any Hishen alive.
At this point, with the second squad decimated and the first squad pinned down and still with two PEFs to resolve, I though about to leave the battlefield and consider the mission as a failure, so I decided to roll one last time for activation and then leave.

Turn 4. Gaea Prime 5 - Hishen 2.
Another 7 in the activation and I got reinforcements on section 9! I thought I could make it after all. If only one of those PEFs were only just a false alarm.

I fast moved 3rd squad forward to check the PEF in front of them and it turned out to be nothing!

Turn 5. Gaea Prime 4 - Hishen 2.
Hishen didn't activate this turn so I kept my troops moving fast. On the right flank I divided 3rd squad and sent one section with Cpl. Riker to capture the Grath alive, and the section with Sgt. Gorman to help Sgt. Blacksmith with the last PEF.

In the meantime, Sgt. Blacksmith was rallying his men on the left flank.

Turn 6. Gaea Prime 5 - Hishen 4.
Sgt. Gorman checked that Hishen in the woods were really dead. Sgt. Blacksmith took positions facing the last PEF and sent a team to the other building to surround it.
Hishen PEF didn't move.

Cpl. Riker captured the Grath!

Turn 7. Gaea Prime 3 - Hishen 1.
I finished deploying all my forces around the last Hishen PEF. If the PEF didn't activate this turn then I would assault it on the following turn.
But the the PEF finally moved and it was resolved. It was a squad of Hishen.

Gaea troops were waiting for it and massacred them in a hail of vengeful fire!

After the mission
I didn't think I was going to win when my 2nd squad was wiped out, but then the tide turned on in the form of reinforcements and I finally won! Thanks to this victory the morale of Gaea Prime raised to 5 whereas the Hishen's fell to 3. The next mission will be another attack to the Hishen.

But I had suffered many casualties. Gaea Troops wear Soft Body armor and that makes easier to score sixes in the shooting damage table, resulting in many Obviously Dead.
Anyway, one trooper who left the battle came back but the other didn't, and I also had 4 KIA, so I needed to roll for new replacements to see if I could fill the casualties, and I got full replacements for 1st and 2nd squad plus a medic. The only survivor from 2nd squad was the specialist Corben with the missile launcher who is now the sargeant of 2nd squad.
Two grunts from 1st squad raised their Rep to 4.

1st Squad
Sgt. Blacksmith Rep 6, Crack Shot, Born Leader
Cpl. Artois Rep 4
SAW Rep 4
1 Grunt Rep 4 and 1 Rep 3
1 Medic Rep 3

2nd Squad
Sgt. Corben Rep 4 (only standing man from squad)
Cpl. Hill Rep 4 (the grunt who left the battle but returned)
4 Rep 3 grunts (FNG!)

3rd Squad
Sgt. Gorman Rep 5, Coward
Cpl. Riker Rep 4, Resilient
3 Rep 4 grunts
1 Rep 3 grunt.

ASI and researchers from all over Gaea Prime finally researched Alien Alloys, and that allowed me to pick Hard Armor as a new field of research after this mission. I got 3 extra dice to roll in the Reserach & Resources Table; one for retrieving a new alien specie (Grath), another for retrieving a new alien specie alive (Grath again) and one more for cleaning the battlefield from all enemies. Thanks to that I successfully researched HB armor and now I am able to equip my boys with it for their next mission!
Until then.