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Line 39: Three weeks later, one SLDF Lieutenant Sarah Fuller (piloting a ''[[Crab]]'') was ambushed in the same general area while on patrol. Fuller later reported that, after her cockpit had suffered a hit and her 'Mech had effectively been disabled, a ''Highlander'' bearing the 364th BattleMech Division's markings appeared and saved her; she explicitly credited it with destroying an enemy ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''. However, as it turned out no friendly forces were operating within a twenty-five-kilometer radius. Fuller's story reached a reporter who reported it as a ghost sighting, possibly for propaganda purposes, and it was later popularized and exaggerated in several books. Fuller herself became listed as missing in action some three months after the incidents. Three weeks later, one SLDF Lieutenant Sarah Fuller (piloting a ''[[Crab]]'') was ambushed in the same general area while on patrol. Fuller later reported that, after her cockpit had suffered a hit and her 'Mech had effectively been disabled, a ''Highlander'' bearing the 364th BattleMech Division's markings appeared and saved her; she explicitly credited it with destroying an enemy ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''. However, as it turned out no friendly forces were operating within a twenty-five-kilometer radius. Fuller's story reached a reporter who reported it as a ghost sighting, possibly for propaganda purposes, and it was later popularized and exaggerated in several books. Fuller herself became listed as missing in action some three months after the incidents. − Since then, numerous sightings of a mysterious green ghost ''Highlander'' with the numeral "05" and/or three stars, described both as an "old model" and a "command unit" (with a [[PPC]] instead of a [[Gauss rifle]]), were reported. All remain unconfirmed and some of these sightings were proven to be fabrications. Others, including the following, could not be disproven. + Since then, numerous sightings of a mysterious green ghost ''Highlander'' with the numeral "05" and/or three stars, described both as an "old model" and a "command unit" (with a [[PPC]] instead of a [[Gauss Rifle]]), were reported. All remain unconfirmed and some of these sightings were proven to be fabrications. Others, including the following, could not be disproven. During the liberation of [[Terra]] in [[2779]] one [[Nightshade (Combat Vehicle)|Nightshade]] [[VTOL]] pilot named Francis Holland crash-landed his craft in contested territory near Frankfurt, Germany after a technical malfunction. Armed only with a laser pistol and with an open head wound (in his own words to a reporter, his "brains were spilling out") he encountered a [[Rim Worlds Republic|Republican]] patrol. Something from behind him suddenly fired a PPC, lasers, and missiles at the patrol, killing most. The rest surrendered, but suddenly dropped dead for no apparent reason. Looking behind him, Holland saw General Gaffa's ''Highlander''. He lost his footing and when he looked up again the 'Mech was gone. Holland later returned to Terra, purchased the spot where this encounter took place, and erected a shrine. After his death, a church was eventually built in the place of the shrine. During the liberation of [[Terra]] in [[2779]] one [[Nightshade (Combat Vehicle)|Nightshade]] [[VTOL]] pilot named Francis Holland crash-landed his craft in contested territory near Frankfurt, Germany after a technical malfunction. Armed only with a laser pistol and with an open head wound (in his own words to a reporter, his "brains were spilling out") he encountered a [[Rim Worlds Republic|Republican]] patrol. Something from behind him suddenly fired a PPC, lasers, and missiles at the patrol, killing most. The rest surrendered, but suddenly dropped dead for no apparent reason. Looking behind him, Holland saw General Gaffa's ''Highlander''. He lost his footing and when he looked up again the 'Mech was gone. Holland later returned to Terra, purchased the spot where this encounter took place, and erected a shrine. After his death, a church was eventually built in the place of the shrine.
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Three weeks later, one SLDF Lieutenant Sarah Fuller (piloting a ''[[Crab]]'') was ambushed in the same general area while on patrol. Fuller later reported that, after her cockpit had suffered a hit and her 'Mech had effectively been disabled, a ''Highlander'' bearing the 364th BattleMech Division's markings appeared and saved her; she explicitly credited it with destroying an enemy ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''. However, as it turned out no friendly forces were operating within a twenty-five-kilometer radius. Fuller's story reached a reporter who reported it as a ghost sighting, possibly for propaganda purposes, and it was later popularized and exaggerated in several books. Fuller herself became listed as missing in action some three months after the incidents. | Three weeks later, one SLDF Lieutenant Sarah Fuller (piloting a ''[[Crab]]'') was ambushed in the same general area while on patrol. Fuller later reported that, after her cockpit had suffered a hit and her 'Mech had effectively been disabled, a ''Highlander'' bearing the 364th BattleMech Division's markings appeared and saved her; she explicitly credited it with destroying an enemy ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''. However, as it turned out no friendly forces were operating within a twenty-five-kilometer radius. Fuller's story reached a reporter who reported it as a ghost sighting, possibly for propaganda purposes, and it was later popularized and exaggerated in several books. Fuller herself became listed as missing in action some three months after the incidents. | ||
| − | Since then, numerous sightings of a mysterious green ghost ''Highlander'' with the numeral "05" and/or three stars, described both as an "old model" and a "command unit" (with a [[PPC]] instead of a [[Gauss | + | Since then, numerous sightings of a mysterious green ghost ''Highlander'' with the numeral "05" and/or three stars, described both as an "old model" and a "command unit" (with a [[PPC]] instead of a [[Gauss Rifle]]), were reported. All remain unconfirmed and some of these sightings were proven to be fabrications. Others, including the following, could not be disproven. |
During the liberation of [[Terra]] in [[2779]] one [[Nightshade (Combat Vehicle)|Nightshade]] [[VTOL]] pilot named Francis Holland crash-landed his craft in contested territory near Frankfurt, Germany after a technical malfunction. Armed only with a laser pistol and with an open head wound (in his own words to a reporter, his "brains were spilling out") he encountered a [[Rim Worlds Republic|Republican]] patrol. Something from behind him suddenly fired a PPC, lasers, and missiles at the patrol, killing most. The rest surrendered, but suddenly dropped dead for no apparent reason. Looking behind him, Holland saw General Gaffa's ''Highlander''. He lost his footing and when he looked up again the 'Mech was gone. Holland later returned to Terra, purchased the spot where this encounter took place, and erected a shrine. After his death, a church was eventually built in the place of the shrine. | During the liberation of [[Terra]] in [[2779]] one [[Nightshade (Combat Vehicle)|Nightshade]] [[VTOL]] pilot named Francis Holland crash-landed his craft in contested territory near Frankfurt, Germany after a technical malfunction. Armed only with a laser pistol and with an open head wound (in his own words to a reporter, his "brains were spilling out") he encountered a [[Rim Worlds Republic|Republican]] patrol. Something from behind him suddenly fired a PPC, lasers, and missiles at the patrol, killing most. The rest surrendered, but suddenly dropped dead for no apparent reason. Looking behind him, Holland saw General Gaffa's ''Highlander''. He lost his footing and when he looked up again the 'Mech was gone. Holland later returned to Terra, purchased the spot where this encounter took place, and erected a shrine. After his death, a church was eventually built in the place of the shrine. | ||