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Line 8: | pages = 29 | pages = 29 | cover = | cover = − | interiorart = [[Brent Evans]]<ref>Answer to a question on the [[CBT Forum]][http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,62211.msg1493677.html#msg1493677] (dead link)</ref> + | interiorart = [[Brent Evans]]<ref>Answer to a question on the [[CBT Forum]][http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,62211.msg1493677.html#msg1493677]</ref> | illustrations = | illustrations = | publisher = [[BattleCorps]] | publisher = [[BattleCorps]] Line 20:
Line 20: | timeline = [[3028]] | timeline = [[3028]] | series = [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat]] | series = [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat]] − | precededby = [[The Totalitarian Mind]] + | precededby = − | followedby = [[First Meeting on Second Try]] + | followedby = }} }} Published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 02 January 2010 as the third installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|"Operation Rat" series]], '''''Salvage''''' is a story by [[Craig A. Reed]] set in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 02 January 2010 as the third installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|"Operation Rat" series]], '''''Salvage''''' is a story by [[Craig A. Reed]] set in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Line 29:
Line 29: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − [[AFFS]] [[Subaltern]] [[Kenway Gaines]] is a tech, newly assigned to the "Body Snatchers", the recovery and salvage platoon of the [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry]] aboard the ''[[Triumph]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Reaper's Folly]]''. A scion of a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] family who failed his MechWarrior [[neurohelmet]] test, the bright but inexperienced Gaines is driven to succeed in his field instead. His commanding officer, Major Kelly, is even considering pulling him from the unit because of his inferiority complex. + [[AFFS]] [[Subaltern]] [[Kenway Gaines]] is a tech, newly assigned to the "Body Snatchers", the recovery and salvage platoon of the [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry]] aboard the ''[[Triumph]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''Reaper's Folly''. A spouse of a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] family who failed his MechWarrior [[neurohelmet]] test, the bright but inexperienced Gaines is driven to succeed in his field instead. His commanding officer, Major Kelly, is even considering pulling him from the unit because of his inferiority complex. On 25 August [[3028]], during the fighting on [[Aldebaran]], Gaines is sent on his first real mission when the Body Snatchers are to retrieve two disabled 'Mechs (a ''[[Crusader]]'' and an enemy ''[[Catapult]]'') from a battle site. At the recovery site, it is Gaines who detects a third enemy 'Mech. Realizing it to be a ''[[Raven]]'', a brand-new enemy design about which little is known so far, he is eager to salvage and study it. But the recovery team first has to deal with a [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] MechWarrior and militia reinforcements, giving Gaines a chance to prove his worth under fire. On 25 August [[3028]], during the fighting on [[Aldebaran]], Gaines is sent on his first real mission when the Body Snatchers are to retrieve two disabled 'Mechs (a ''[[Crusader]]'' and an enemy ''[[Catapult]]'') from a battle site. At the recovery site, it is Gaines who detects a third enemy 'Mech. Realizing it to be a ''[[Raven]]'', a brand-new enemy design about which little is known so far, he is eager to salvage and study it. But the recovery team first has to deal with a [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] MechWarrior and militia reinforcements, giving Gaines a chance to prove his worth under fire. Line 44:
Line 44: == Featured places == == Featured places == + * [[Nopah]] (Zenith [[Jump Point]]) * [[Aldebaran]] * [[Aldebaran]] − * [[J-1256T]] 'Damocles' − * [[Nopah]] (zenith [[jump point]]) − == Featured units == + == Featured uits == * [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry]] * [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry]] − * [[Redfield Renegades]] (mentioned, as "Renfield's Renegades") + * [[Renfield's Renegades]] (mentioned) * [[Warrior House Ijori]] * [[Warrior House Ijori]] * [[Aldebaran Guardians]] (Capellan Confederation militia) * [[Aldebaran Guardians]] (Capellan Confederation militia) Line 59:
Line 58: * ''[[Crusader]]'' * ''[[Crusader]]'' * ''[[Raven]]'' * ''[[Raven]]'' + ===Vehicles=== ===Vehicles=== * ''[[Ferret]]'' VTOL * ''[[Ferret]]'' VTOL − * ''[[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus]]'' hovertank + * ''[[Pegasus]]'' hovertank − * [[BattleMech Recovery Vehicle]] (referred to as "Hare" in the story)<ref name=CBTcom>According to the author in answer to a question on the [[CBT Forum]], "Burk and Hare are the unit's own nicknames for the 'Mech recovery vehicles they have. Burks are the Heavy 'Mech recovery vehicles (The ones that can carry up to 100 ton 'Mechs), while the Hares are the regular 'Mech recovery vehicles. (can carry up to 60 ton 'mechs)". [http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,62211.msg1493635.html#msg1493635] (dead link)</ref> + * [[BattleMech Recovery Vehicle]] (referred to as "Hare" in the story)<ref name=CBTcom>According to the author in answer to a question on the [[CBT Forum]], "Burk and Hare are the unit's own nicknames for the 'Mech recovery vehicles they have. Burks are the Heavy 'Mech recovery vehicles (The ones that can carry up to 100 ton 'Mechs), while the Hares are the regular 'Mech recovery vehicles. (can carry up to 60 ton 'mechs)". [http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,62211.msg1493635.html#msg1493635]</ref> * [[Heavy BattleMech Recovery Vehicle]] (referred to as "Burk" in the story)<ref name=CBTcom/> * [[Heavy BattleMech Recovery Vehicle]] (referred to as "Burk" in the story)<ref name=CBTcom/> * Unspecified cargo truck and APC * Unspecified cargo truck and APC + ===DropShips=== ===DropShips=== − * ''[[Triumph]]'' (''[[Reaper's Folly]]'') + * ''[[Triumph]]'' ==References== ==References==
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Published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 02 January 2010 as the third installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|"Operation Rat" series]], '''''Salvage''''' is a story by [[Craig A. Reed]] set in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. | Published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 02 January 2010 as the third installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|"Operation Rat" series]], '''''Salvage''''' is a story by [[Craig A. Reed]] set in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. | ||
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==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| − | [[AFFS]] [[Subaltern]] [[Kenway Gaines]] is a tech, newly assigned to the "Body Snatchers", the recovery and salvage platoon of the [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry]] aboard the ''[[Triumph]]''-class [[DropShip]] '' | + | [[AFFS]] [[Subaltern]] [[Kenway Gaines]] is a tech, newly assigned to the "Body Snatchers", the recovery and salvage platoon of the [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry]] aboard the ''[[Triumph]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''Reaper's Folly''. A spouse of a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] family who failed his MechWarrior [[neurohelmet]] test, the bright but inexperienced Gaines is driven to succeed in his field instead. His commanding officer, Major Kelly, is even considering pulling him from the unit because of his inferiority complex. |
On 25 August [[3028]], during the fighting on [[Aldebaran]], Gaines is sent on his first real mission when the Body Snatchers are to retrieve two disabled 'Mechs (a ''[[Crusader]]'' and an enemy ''[[Catapult]]'') from a battle site. At the recovery site, it is Gaines who detects a third enemy 'Mech. Realizing it to be a ''[[Raven]]'', a brand-new enemy design about which little is known so far, he is eager to salvage and study it. But the recovery team first has to deal with a [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] MechWarrior and militia reinforcements, giving Gaines a chance to prove his worth under fire. | On 25 August [[3028]], during the fighting on [[Aldebaran]], Gaines is sent on his first real mission when the Body Snatchers are to retrieve two disabled 'Mechs (a ''[[Crusader]]'' and an enemy ''[[Catapult]]'') from a battle site. At the recovery site, it is Gaines who detects a third enemy 'Mech. Realizing it to be a ''[[Raven]]'', a brand-new enemy design about which little is known so far, he is eager to salvage and study it. But the recovery team first has to deal with a [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] MechWarrior and militia reinforcements, giving Gaines a chance to prove his worth under fire. | ||
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== Featured places == | == Featured places == | ||
| + | * [[Nopah]] (Zenith [[Jump Point]]) | ||
* [[Aldebaran]] | * [[Aldebaran]] | ||
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| − | == Featured | + | == Featured uits == |
* [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry]] | * [[4th Deneb Light Cavalry]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Renfield's Renegades]] (mentioned) |
* [[Warrior House Ijori]] | * [[Warrior House Ijori]] | ||
* [[Aldebaran Guardians]] (Capellan Confederation militia) | * [[Aldebaran Guardians]] (Capellan Confederation militia) | ||
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* ''[[Crusader]]'' | * ''[[Crusader]]'' | ||
* ''[[Raven]]'' | * ''[[Raven]]'' | ||
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===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
* ''[[Ferret]]'' VTOL | * ''[[Ferret]]'' VTOL | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Pegasus]]'' hovertank |
| − | * [[BattleMech Recovery Vehicle]] (referred to as "Hare" in the story)<ref name=CBTcom>According to the author in answer to a question on the [[CBT Forum]], "Burk and Hare are the unit's own nicknames for the 'Mech recovery vehicles they have. Burks are the Heavy 'Mech recovery vehicles (The ones that can carry up to 100 ton 'Mechs), while the Hares are the regular 'Mech recovery vehicles. (can carry up to 60 ton 'mechs)". [http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,62211.msg1493635.html#msg1493635] | + | * [[BattleMech Recovery Vehicle]] (referred to as "Hare" in the story)<ref name=CBTcom>According to the author in answer to a question on the [[CBT Forum]], "Burk and Hare are the unit's own nicknames for the 'Mech recovery vehicles they have. Burks are the Heavy 'Mech recovery vehicles (The ones that can carry up to 100 ton 'Mechs), while the Hares are the regular 'Mech recovery vehicles. (can carry up to 60 ton 'mechs)". [http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,62211.msg1493635.html#msg1493635]</ref> |
* [[Heavy BattleMech Recovery Vehicle]] (referred to as "Burk" in the story)<ref name=CBTcom/> | * [[Heavy BattleMech Recovery Vehicle]] (referred to as "Burk" in the story)<ref name=CBTcom/> | ||
* Unspecified cargo truck and APC | * Unspecified cargo truck and APC | ||
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===DropShips=== | ===DropShips=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Triumph]]'' | + | * ''[[Triumph]]'' |
==References== | ==References== | ||