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−	The short piece follows Lieutenant [[Cameron Baird]] as he defends [[Kiamba]] from a raid by the [[1st Rasalhague Bears (Clan Ghost Bear)|1st Rasalhague Bears]], one of the newest units in the [[Clan Ghost Bear Touman|Clan Ghost Bear ''touman'']]. During the fight, Baird recalls lessons in leadership from Geoff McFadden, his fatherly superior who pilots a ''[[Hatchetman]]''. At a pivotal point in the battle, McFadden performs a suicidal [[Death from Above]] maneuver on an enemy ''[[Rifleman]]'', turning the tide of the battle at the cost of his life.	+	The short piece follows Lieutenant [[Cameron Baird]] as he defends [[Kiamba]] from a raid by the [[1st Rasalhague Bears (Clan Ghost Bear)|1st Rasalhague Bears]], one of the newest units in the [[Clan Ghost Bear]] ''[[touman]]''. During the fight, Baird recalls lessons in leadership from Geoff McFadden, his fatherly superior who pilots a ''[[Hatchetman]]''. At a pivotal point in the battle, McFadden performs a suicidal [[Death from Above]] maneuver on an enemy ''[[Rifleman]]'', turning the tide of the battle at the cost of his life.
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{{InfoBoxProduct | image = The Corps Anthology.jpg | name = | type = Short story | author = [[Randall N. Bills]] | development = | primarywriting = | pages = 7 | cover = | interiorart = [[Franz Vohwinkel]] | illustrations = | publisher = [[BattleCorps]] | productioncode = | year = 30 July 2004 | ISBN10 = | ISBN13 = | MSRP = | content = | era = [[Civil War era]] | timeline = 15 April [[3067]] | series = ''[[Highlander Chronicles]]'' | precededby = | followedby = [[Goliath out of the Box]] }} '''''Isolation's Weight''''' is a short story published on [[BattleCorps]] and written by [[Randall N. Bills]]. It was one of the stories that was available when the website went live and was later included in the first BattleCorps print anthology, ''[[The Corps]]'', as well as in [[Catalyst Game Labs|Catalyst]]'s edition of the [[Quick Start Rules]]. It is also included in the free [[BattleCorps Fiction Sampler]]. It is the first in a loosely grouped series known as the ''[[Highlander Chronicles]]'' that follows various members of the [[Northwind Highlanders]]. ==Teaser text== {{quote|''THE HIGHLANDER CHRONICLES! [[Northwind]] has been the home of many [[Inner Sphere]] tales and legends involving the storied Highlanders. In this first short tale, Randall Bills takes a look at Highlander devotion and dogged persistence in the face of a [[Clan]] enemy.''}} ==Plot summary== The short piece follows Lieutenant [[Cameron Baird]] as he defends [[Kiamba]] from a raid by the [[1st Rasalhague Bears (Clan Ghost Bear)|1st Rasalhague Bears]], one of the newest units in the [[Clan Ghost Bear]] ''[[touman]]''. During the fight, Baird recalls lessons in leadership from Geoff McFadden, his fatherly superior who pilots a ''[[Hatchetman]]''. At a pivotal point in the battle, McFadden performs a suicidal [[Death from Above]] maneuver on an enemy ''[[Rifleman]]'', turning the tide of the battle at the cost of his life. ==Featured characters== * Lieutenant [[Cameron Baird]] ==Featured planets== *[[Kiamba]] ==Featured units== *[[MacLeod's Regiment]] *[[3rd Proserpina Hussars]] *[[1st Rasalhague Bears (Rasalhague Dominion)|1st Rasalhague Bears]] ==Featured BattleTech== ===BattleMechs=== *''[[Arcas]]'' *''[[BattleMaster]]'' *''[[Hatchetman]]'' *''[[Hollander]]'' *''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Mad Cat]]'' *''[[Rifleman]]'' *''[[Starslayer]]'' *''[[Summoner (Thor)|Thor]]'' *''[[Wolfhound]]'' *WVR-8K ''[[Wolverine]]'' ===Aerospace Fighters=== *''[[Tatsu]]'' ===DropShips=== *''[[Broadsword]]'' ==Notes== *Aside from the art piece depicting one of the pivotal events of the story, the standard PDF of the story also features a plaid bar running down the left side and the Highlander insignia on the second page. *The cover artwork for ''The Corps'' depicts a climactic scene from this story (Geoff McFadden's ''Hatchetman'' drawing fire from the ''Rifleman'''s twin rotary autocannon) [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Works by Randall N. Bills]]

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