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Line 32: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − After the [[LIC]] has been unable to obtain the top-secret BattleMech technology from the [[Terran Hegemony]] for 15 years, Colonel Simon Kelswa is ordered to lead a team of operatives on a surgical strike into the Hegemony's manufacturing plant on [[Hesperus II]] in early [[2455]]. The intricate plan calls for a rigged [[DropShuttle]] to simulate an explosive crash near the factory site to insert the teams, steal the blueprints, and then divide up. Kelswa's team plans to escape by taking the ostensibly crashed spacecraft to space to dock with a "pirate" [[JumpShip]] with [[RWR]] registry, while the other teams are planned to mingle with regular passenger traffic and secretly sneak off-world. + After the [[LIC]] has been unable to obtain the top-secret BattleMech technology from the [[Terran Hegemony]] for 15 years, Colonel Simon Kelswa is ordered to lead a team of operatives on a surgical strike into the Hegemony's manufacturing plant on [[Hesperus II]] in early [[2455]]. The intricate plan calls for a rigged Drop Shuttle to simulate an explosive crash near the factory site to insert the teams, steal the blueprints, and then divide up. Kelswa's team plans to escape by taking the ostensibly crashed spacecraft to space to dock with a "pirate" [[JumpShip]] with [[RWR]] registry, while the other teams are planned to mingle with regular passenger traffic and secretly sneak off-world. − The [[Archon]] added one LIC member to the hand-selected people on the mission: Agent Brian Kirkpatrick, who alone ever got inside the Hesperus facility. During the mission Kirkpatrick, an aggressive counterterrorism specialist, frequently butts heads with Kelswa who tries to avoid bloodshed and is deathly afraid of the imposing BattleMechs. The situation comes to a head when Kirkpatrick, assigned to Kelswa's team, unsuccessfully tries to convince Kelswa that they should abandon the idea of escaping on the DropShuttle. It turns out that the shuttle was deemed a security risk, as it might be traced to the Lyran Commonwealth, and demolition charges eventually destroy the shuttle to maintain the impression of a genuine crash - killing four of Kelswa's men aboard it and over a hundred civilian helpers nearby. Kelswa and Kirkpatrick come to blows over this, yet in the end it is Kirkpatrick who saves the frozen Kelswa from being trampled by an approaching 'Mech. + The [[Archon]] added one LIC member to the hand-selected people on the mission: Agent Brian Kirkpatrick, who alone ever got inside the Hesperus facility. During the mission Kirkpatrick, an aggressive counterterrorism specialist, frequently butts heads with Kelswa who tries to avoid bloodshed and is deathly afraid of the imposing BattleMechs. The situation comes to a head when Kirkpatrick, assigned to Kelswa's team, unsuccessfully tries to convince Kelswa that they should abandon the idea of escaping on the Drop Shuttle. It turns out that the shuttle was deemed a security risk, as it might be traced to the Lyran Commonwealth, and demolition charges eventually destroy the shuttle to maintain the impression of a genuine crash - killing four of Kelswa's men aboard it and over a hundred civilian helpers nearby. Kelswa and Kirkpatrick come to blows over this, yet in the end it is Kirkpatrick who saves the frozen Kelswa from being trampled by an approaching 'Mech. In his debriefing, Kelswa describes Kirkpatrick's actions as reckless at best and treasonous at worst, but is shocked to learn that the Archon refuses to put Kirkpatrick on trial; Archon [[Alistair Steiner|Alistair Marsden Steiner]] even tells Kelswa that while he does not condone the act, he understands the necessity. At this, Kelswa hands in his resignation, but is swayed to remain in service by the offer to lead a research team to find the weaknesses of BattleMechs, giving him a chance to cope with his personal demons. In his debriefing, Kelswa describes Kirkpatrick's actions as reckless at best and treasonous at worst, but is shocked to learn that the Archon refuses to put Kirkpatrick on trial; Archon [[Alistair Steiner|Alistair Marsden Steiner]] even tells Kelswa that while he does not condone the act, he understands the necessity. At this, Kelswa hands in his resignation, but is swayed to remain in service by the offer to lead a research team to find the weaknesses of BattleMechs, giving him a chance to cope with his personal demons. Line 53:
Line 53: ===Spacecraft=== ===Spacecraft=== − * ''Firebringer'', unspecified 1000-ton DropShuttle (predating the [[DropShip]] concept) + * ''Firebringer'', unspecified 1000-ton Drop Shuttle (predating the [[DropShip]] concept) * ''[[McQuiston]]''-class Cargo Shuttle (''[[Pygmalion (Individual McQuiston-Class Cargo Shuttle)|Pygmalion]]'') * ''[[McQuiston]]''-class Cargo Shuttle (''[[Pygmalion (Individual McQuiston-Class Cargo Shuttle)|Pygmalion]]'')
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| − | After the [[LIC]] has been unable to obtain the top-secret BattleMech technology from the [[Terran Hegemony]] for 15 years, Colonel Simon Kelswa is ordered to lead a team of operatives on a surgical strike into the Hegemony's manufacturing plant on [[Hesperus II]] in early [[2455]]. The intricate plan calls for a rigged | + | After the [[LIC]] has been unable to obtain the top-secret BattleMech technology from the [[Terran Hegemony]] for 15 years, Colonel Simon Kelswa is ordered to lead a team of operatives on a surgical strike into the Hegemony's manufacturing plant on [[Hesperus II]] in early [[2455]]. The intricate plan calls for a rigged Drop Shuttle to simulate an explosive crash near the factory site to insert the teams, steal the blueprints, and then divide up. Kelswa's team plans to escape by taking the ostensibly crashed spacecraft to space to dock with a "pirate" [[JumpShip]] with [[RWR]] registry, while the other teams are planned to mingle with regular passenger traffic and secretly sneak off-world. |
| − | The [[Archon]] added one LIC member to the hand-selected people on the mission: Agent Brian Kirkpatrick, who alone ever got inside the Hesperus facility. During the mission Kirkpatrick, an aggressive counterterrorism specialist, frequently butts heads with Kelswa who tries to avoid bloodshed and is deathly afraid of the imposing BattleMechs. The situation comes to a head when Kirkpatrick, assigned to Kelswa's team, unsuccessfully tries to convince Kelswa that they should abandon the idea of escaping on the | + | The [[Archon]] added one LIC member to the hand-selected people on the mission: Agent Brian Kirkpatrick, who alone ever got inside the Hesperus facility. During the mission Kirkpatrick, an aggressive counterterrorism specialist, frequently butts heads with Kelswa who tries to avoid bloodshed and is deathly afraid of the imposing BattleMechs. The situation comes to a head when Kirkpatrick, assigned to Kelswa's team, unsuccessfully tries to convince Kelswa that they should abandon the idea of escaping on the Drop Shuttle. It turns out that the shuttle was deemed a security risk, as it might be traced to the Lyran Commonwealth, and demolition charges eventually destroy the shuttle to maintain the impression of a genuine crash - killing four of Kelswa's men aboard it and over a hundred civilian helpers nearby. Kelswa and Kirkpatrick come to blows over this, yet in the end it is Kirkpatrick who saves the frozen Kelswa from being trampled by an approaching 'Mech. |
In his debriefing, Kelswa describes Kirkpatrick's actions as reckless at best and treasonous at worst, but is shocked to learn that the Archon refuses to put Kirkpatrick on trial; Archon [[Alistair Steiner|Alistair Marsden Steiner]] even tells Kelswa that while he does not condone the act, he understands the necessity. At this, Kelswa hands in his resignation, but is swayed to remain in service by the offer to lead a research team to find the weaknesses of BattleMechs, giving him a chance to cope with his personal demons. | In his debriefing, Kelswa describes Kirkpatrick's actions as reckless at best and treasonous at worst, but is shocked to learn that the Archon refuses to put Kirkpatrick on trial; Archon [[Alistair Steiner|Alistair Marsden Steiner]] even tells Kelswa that while he does not condone the act, he understands the necessity. At this, Kelswa hands in his resignation, but is swayed to remain in service by the offer to lead a research team to find the weaknesses of BattleMechs, giving him a chance to cope with his personal demons. | ||
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===Spacecraft=== | ===Spacecraft=== | ||
| − | * ''Firebringer'', unspecified 1000-ton | + | * ''Firebringer'', unspecified 1000-ton Drop Shuttle (predating the [[DropShip]] concept) |
* ''[[McQuiston]]''-class Cargo Shuttle (''[[Pygmalion (Individual McQuiston-Class Cargo Shuttle)|Pygmalion]]'') | * ''[[McQuiston]]''-class Cargo Shuttle (''[[Pygmalion (Individual McQuiston-Class Cargo Shuttle)|Pygmalion]]'') | ||