Codename: Wongdog

Today's dossier was delivered by a shadowy agent of the Maskirovka whose credentials showed he was in recent contact with the MechWarrior called Wongdog, who has been showing up along the Fringe where, by all rights, he should not be.  Written by Joshua W.

Name:  James Hua ‘la Chang
POB:  New Sagan
Age:  Mid 20’s
Attributes:  Sneaky, Uncompromising
Mech Preference:  Heavy Missile Artillery

Awarded Liao Grand Cordon of Merit, XX.XX.30XX - [Record Unclear]

La Chang was born into the working caste on the planet of New Sagan, to factory worker parents.  He was first saw his mech at age 11 while visiting his uncle Max, a weapons researcher working to improve heat dissipation of PPCs.  The stripped down Vindicator Max used to test modifications inspired La Chang to join CCAF in the hope of one day becoming a MechWarrior.  However, due to his above average grades La Chang was instead assigned to the Intelligence branch of the Armed Forces, where his first posting was on Ares.  Here was to be the defining moment that would set La Chang on his path for the rest of his life.

The battle on Ares was dubbed the Ashes of Eden, since it took place in Ares' largest fruit orchard and was considered the crown jewel of the planet.  Caught by surprise, the local garrison was annihilated.  The CCAF outpost force decimated and forced to retreat to New Sagan.  La Chang, the chief intelligence officer on Ares at the time, was demoted due to his failure to detect even a hint of the forth coming attack.

La Chang was then attached to the Artillery group of the 1st Sagan Regulars where he was to be part of part of a new battalion formed to retake Ares.  Most of the new battalion had never seen combat, and was woefully unprepared for the coming battle.  Nonetheless, the fledgling battalion managed to take control of the planet, and was able to inflict major casualties to the enemy mercs, who simply abandoned the military outposts and concealed themselves in the civilian populations.

With the risk of insurrection high and no chance reinforcements, La Chang offered the highest ranking MechWarrior a radical suggestion that would cause the population react publicly, and then expel either the CCAF or mercs off Ares for good.  Disgusted with the proposed plan, said MechWarrior turned command and therefore responsibility for any failures over to La Chang.

The plan was simple:  lure the mercs into the prized fruit orchard by ordering all districts locked down and searched.  As a matter of course, this would end up forcing the mercs to cross the sparsely populated orchard, eventually.  There, the artillery would have them trapped.

The plan worked.  Artillery of all kinds pinned the enemy mercenaries in the open, destroying all of the fast attacl vehicles and light 'mechs who tried to conceal themselves in there.  However, the resulting famine and food shortages caused the surviving mercs to raid the tightly monitored Capellan aid shipments.  This would result in a move that drew them out into the public eye, causing the civilian population to resent their presence.

Further details of the battle itself are sketchy, however it is reported that La Chang personally stormed into the hellfire of missiles in a commandeered catapult C4 to prevent a large group of mercs from escaping the burning orchard.  At first the population was skeptical of the CCAFs actions - however immense propaganda and regular food and aid shipments soon swayed them back to post war approval levels.  With many members of the merc force being murdered in the streets or being surrendered to the Maskirovka by population of Ares, the planet was firmly back in Capellan hands.  As for La Chang's, current whereabouts, all reports indicate he is being held and debriefed extensively on Sian, possibly on the authority of [REDACTED]