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==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===Featured BattleMechs=== | ===Featured BattleMechs=== | ||
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* ANV-3M ''[[Anvil]]'' | * ANV-3M ''[[Anvil]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Atlas]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Battle Hawk]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Bombardier]]'' | ||
* ''[[Cataphract]]'' | * ''[[Cataphract]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron-Born)]]''-B | ||
| + | * ''[[Centurion]]'' | ||
| + | * CHP-2N ''[[Champion]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Cicada]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Commando]]'' | ||
* CP-11-A ''[[Cyclops]]'' | * CP-11-A ''[[Cyclops]]'' | ||
* DV-7D ''[[Dervish]]'' | * DV-7D ''[[Dervish]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Enfield]]'' | ||
* ''[[Enforcer]]'' | * ''[[Enforcer]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Exterminator]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Falcon]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Hammer (BattleMech)|Hammer]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Hercules (BattleMech)|Hercules]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Hermes II]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[JagerMech]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Javelin]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Jenner]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Kintaro]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Mongoose]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Raven]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Sentinel]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Stalker]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Thug]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Trebuchet]]'' | ||
| + | * VTR-9B ''[[Victor]]'' | ||
* ''[[Vindicator]]'' | * ''[[Vindicator]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Watchman]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Wolf Trap]]'' | ||
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| − | === | + | ===Vehicle=== |
| + | * [[Blizzard (Combat Vehicle)|Blizzard hover transport]] | ||
| + | * [[LRM Carrier]] (mentioned) | ||
| + | * [[Manticore|Manticore Heavy Tank]] | ||
| + | * [[Maxim|Maxim Hover Transport]] | ||
| + | * [[Mobile HQ]] | ||
| + | * [[Mobile Long Tom|Long Tom artillery]] (mentioned) | ||
| + | * [[Po|Po Main Battle Tank]] | ||
| + | * [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)|Thumper artillery]] (mentioned) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===AeroSpace=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Hammerhead]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Stuka]]'' | ||
| + | * TR-10 ''[[Transit]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Visigoth]]''-A | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Spacecraft=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser ''[[Avenging Sword (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|Avenging Sword]]'' and ''[[Hollings York (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Hollings York]]'' of the [[Com Guards]] (mentioned) | ||
* ''[[Avalon]]''-class cruiser ''[[Melissa Davion (Individual Avalon-class WarShip)|Melissa Davion]]'' | * ''[[Avalon]]''-class cruiser ''[[Melissa Davion (Individual Avalon-class WarShip)|Melissa Davion]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Feng Huang]]''-class cruiser | + | * ''[[Avenger (DropShip class)|Avenger]]''-class DropShip (mentioned) |
| − | * ''[[Invader]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Circe (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Circe]]'' | + | * ''[[Feng Huang]]''-class cruiser [[Elias Jung (Individual Feng Huang-class WarShip)]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]] |
| − | * ''[[KR-61]]'' Long-Range Shuttle | + | * ''[[Invader]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Circe (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Circe]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] |
| − | * ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer ''[[SLS Faithful]]'' (mentioned) | + | * ''[[KR-61]]'' Long-Range Shuttle of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] |
| − | * ''[[Monolith]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Gettysburg (Individual Monolith-class JumpShip)|Gettysburg]]'' | + | * ''[[Leopard]]''-class DropShip (mentioned) |
| − | * ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShips ''[[Hussar(Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Hussar]]'' | + | * ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer ''[[SLS Faithful]]'' of [[Clan Nova Cat]] (mentioned) |
| − | * ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Forrest]]'' | + | * ''[[Mark VII Landing Craft]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] |
| − | * ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip ''[[Farwell (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Farwell]]'' | + | * ''[[Monolith]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Gettysburg (Individual Monolith-class JumpShip)|Gettysburg]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] |
| − | + | * ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShips ''[[Hussar(Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Hussar]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] | |
| − | + | * ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip ''[[Red Legs]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] | |
| + | * ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Forrest]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip ''[[Farwell (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Farwell]]'' of the [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry (Angel's Regiment)]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Infantry=== | ||
| + | * [[Infiltrator|Infiltrator, Gray Death Legion light scout battle armor]] | ||
==Foreign-Language Editions== | ==Foreign-Language Editions== | ||
Revision as of 03:26, 19 October 2023
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| Dagger Point | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Thomas S. Gressman |
| Pages | 256 |
| Cover Artwork | Peter Peebles |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Roc Books |
| First published | 10 April 2000 |
| ISBN-10 | 0451457838 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0451457837 |
| Content | |
| Era | Clan Invasion era |
| Timeline | 15 July 3061 – 3062 |
Dagger Point, by Thomas S. Gressman, is a story of the Capellan-St. Ives War from the point-of-view of reluctant "peacekeepers", the famed Eridani Light Horse.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 12 January 2011 as a PDF file (text only, without cover, pictures, or any other interior artwork except for the usual BattleCorps frame graphics). The PDF copy includes a disclaimer stating that it was created from a pre-final edition text that might differ from the printed version and that canon-wise, the print edition trumps the PDF edition.
Contents
From the back cover
| “ | Edwin Amis, new commander of the Eridani Light Horse, faces a tough decision: Should he openly defy the First Lord of the Star League? Sun-Tzu Liao, the First Lord, has sent Star League troops as "peace-keepers" to the St. Ives Compact to prevent open rebellion by angry citizens—but they're not seeking peace.
Amis knows the mission is only a guise for reclaiming territory for the Capellan Confederation, and he's ready to station counterforces on Milos, close to the heart of the Capellan capital. But on Milos, things are already escalating—Death Commando Chen Shao and his ruthless partner, Nessa Ament, have secretly murdered a dissident's family in cold blood. Now, in what could erupt into full-scale war, both forces are at each other's throats... |
” |
Summary
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Featured characters
- Zhong-shao Chen Shao
- Dana Messner
- Lieutenant General Edwin Amis
- Julia Pareme
- Nessa Ament
- Rawley Markotan
- Steven Young
- Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao
Featured places
Featured BattleTech
Featured BattleMechs
- ANV-3M Anvil
- Atlas
- Battle Hawk
- Bombardier
- Cataphract
- Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron-Born)-B
- Centurion
- CHP-2N Champion
- Cicada
- Commando
- CP-11-A Cyclops
- DV-7D Dervish
- Enfield
- Enforcer
- Exterminator
- Falcon
- Hammer
- Hercules
- Hermes II
- JagerMech
- Javelin
- Jenner
- Kintaro
- Mongoose
- Raven
- Sentinel
- Stalker
- Thug
- Trebuchet
- VTR-9B Victor
- Vindicator
- Watchman
- Wolf Trap
Vehicle
- Blizzard hover transport
- LRM Carrier (mentioned)
- Manticore Heavy Tank
- Maxim Hover Transport
- Mobile HQ
- Long Tom artillery (mentioned)
- Po Main Battle Tank
- Thumper artillery (mentioned)
AeroSpace
- Hammerhead
- Stuka
- TR-10 Transit
- Visigoth-A
Spacecraft
- Aegis-class heavy cruiser Avenging Sword and Hollings York of the Com Guards (mentioned)
- Avalon-class cruiser Melissa Davion
- Avenger-class DropShip (mentioned)
- Feng Huang-class cruiser Elias Jung (Individual Feng Huang-class WarShip) of the Capellan Confederation
- Invader-class JumpShip Circe of the Eridani Light Horse
- KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle of the Eridani Light Horse
- Leopard-class DropShip (mentioned)
- Lola III-class destroyer SLS Faithful of Clan Nova Cat (mentioned)
- Mark VII Landing Craft of the Eridani Light Horse
- Monolith-class JumpShip Gettysburg of the Eridani Light Horse
- Overlord-class DropShips Hussar of the Eridani Light Horse
- Overlord-class DropShip Red Legs of the Eridani Light Horse
- Star Lord-class JumpShip Forrest of the Eridani Light Horse
- Union-class DropShip Farwell of the 2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry (Angel's Regiment)
Infantry
Foreign-Language Editions
German
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2000 as Die Spitze des Dolches (ISBN 9783453161979).[1]
Covers
Original 2000 cover. Art by Peter Peebles.
2000 German edition.
References
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Die Spitze des Dolches