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Line 20: | timeline = 16-19 May [[3029]] | timeline = 16-19 May [[3029]] | series = [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat]] | series = [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat]] − | precededby = [[First Meeting on Second Try]] + | precededby = − | followedby = [[Timbiqui Dark (short story)|Timbiqui Dark]] + | followedby = }} }} Published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 30 January 2010 as the fifth installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|"Operation Rat" series]], '''''A Storm of Rain and Steel''''' is a story by [[Jason Hansa]] set in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 30 January 2010 as the fifth installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|"Operation Rat" series]], '''''A Storm of Rain and Steel''''' is a story by [[Jason Hansa]] set in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Line 29:
Line 29: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − [[Kommandant]] [[Jans Köhler]] of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s [[6th Lyran Guards]] has been assigned to the [[Federated Suns]]' [[5th Crucis Lancers]] as a liaison officer (implicitly an officer exchange program, part of the [[FedCom Alliance]] treaty) as the 5th are tasked with the conquest of Menkib. Köhler and [[AFFS]] [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Mathew Agerstand]] have a cordial relationship. + [[Kommandant]] [[Jans Köhler]] of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s [[6th Lyran Guards]] has been assigned to the [[Federated Suns]]' [[5th Crucis Lancers]] as a liaison officer (implicitly an officer exchange program, part of the [[FedCom Alliance]] treaty) as the 5th are tasked with the conquest of Menkib. Köhler and [[AFFS]] [[Marshal]] [[Mathew Agerstand]] have a cordial relationship. Watching Agerstand deal with the stronger-than-anticipated conventional resistance on Menkib is a learning experience for Köhler who, as a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], finds that he is blissfully unaware of many details of conventional tank warfare. Watching Agerstand deal with the stronger-than-anticipated conventional resistance on Menkib is a learning experience for Köhler who, as a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], finds that he is blissfully unaware of many details of conventional tank warfare. Line 37:
Line 37: After two days, torrential downpours have mired the defenders' positions to the point where Agerstand, who everyone believed would send his 587th Heavy Armor Regiment, can overrun their essentially immobile heavy tanks with the nimble hovertanks of the 204th scout regiment. After two days, torrential downpours have mired the defenders' positions to the point where Agerstand, who everyone believed would send his 587th Heavy Armor Regiment, can overrun their essentially immobile heavy tanks with the nimble hovertanks of the 204th scout regiment. − It turns out the Capellans have loaded the missing tank company onto a sea freighter in Dulac, and have moved out towards New Paris under cover of the storm. With an enemy tank company now threatening their ammo and fuel depots and Agerstand's HQ behind their lines, Köhler is rushed back to New Paris in a VTOL and asked to contribute his ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' to the makeshift defense there. The AFFS forces carry the day, but Capellan elements succeed in shooting down the Ferret VTOL carrying Marshal Agerstand (and the escorting Warrior VTOL) with [[Inferno (Missile)|Inferno]] rockets just as the pivotal tank battle is won by the attackers. + It turns out the Capellans have loaded the missing tank company onto a sea freighter in Dulac, and have moved out towards New Paris under cover of the storm. With an enemy tank company now threatening their ammo and fuel depots and Agerstand's HQ behind their lines, Köhler is rushed back to New Paris in a VTOL and asked to contribute his ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' to the makeshift defense there. The AFFS forces carry the day, but Capellan elements succeed in shooting down the Ferret VTOL carrying Marshal Agerstand (and the escorting Warrior VTOL) with [[Inferno]] rockets just as the pivotal tank battle is won by the attackers. == Featured units == == Featured units == Line 47:
Line 47: ==='Mechs=== ==='Mechs=== * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' − ===Aerospace Fighters=== ===Aerospace Fighters=== * ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' * ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' − ===Vehicles=== ===Vehicles=== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ * ''[[Anastaska Maro]]'' class sea-going freighter ''Pomroy VI'' − * [[Anastaska Maro]]-class seagoing freighter ''Pomroy VI'' + * ''[[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]]'' tank − * [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]] tank + * ''[[Büffel]]'' engineer support vehicle − * [[Büffel]] engineer support vehicle + * ''[[Bulldog]]'' tank − * [[Bulldog]] tank + * ''[[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]]'' hovertank − * [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]] hovertank + * ''[[Demolisher]]'' tank − * [[Demolisher]] tank + * ''[[Ferret]]'' VTOL (also a modified version) − * [[Ferret]] VTOL (also a modified version) + * ''[[Goblin]]'' tank (plow-equipped) − * [[Goblin]] tank (plow-equipped) + * ''[[Hetzer]]'' tank − * [[Hetzer]] tank + * ''[[Ontos]]'' tank − * [[Ontos]] tank + * ''[[Packrat]] scout vehicle − * [[Packrat]] scout vehicle + * ''[[Partisan]]'' AA tank − * [[Partisan]] AA tank + * ''[[Pike]]'' tank − * [[Pike (Combat Vehicle)|Pike]] tank + * ''[[Planetlifter]]'' − * [[Planetlifter]] + * ''[[Saracen]]'' hovertank − * [[Saracen]] hovertank + * ''[[Schrek]]'' tank − * [[Schrek]] tank + * ''[[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior-H7]]'' VTOL − * [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior-H7]] VTOL * unspecified APC * unspecified APC − {{div col end}} + ==References== + <references/> − [[Category:BattleCorps publications|Storm of Rain and Steel, A]] + [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] − [[Category:Short Stories|Storm of Rain and Steel, A]] + [[Category:Short Stories]] − [[Category:Works by Jason Hansa|Storm of Rain and Steel, A]] + [[Category:Works by Jason Hansa]]
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| timeline = 16-19 May [[3029]] | | timeline = 16-19 May [[3029]] | ||
| series = [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat]] | | series = [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
Published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 30 January 2010 as the fifth installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|"Operation Rat" series]], '''''A Storm of Rain and Steel''''' is a story by [[Jason Hansa]] set in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. | Published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 30 January 2010 as the fifth installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|"Operation Rat" series]], '''''A Storm of Rain and Steel''''' is a story by [[Jason Hansa]] set in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. | ||
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==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| − | [[Kommandant]] [[Jans Köhler]] of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s [[6th Lyran Guards]] has been assigned to the [[Federated Suns]]' [[5th Crucis Lancers]] as a liaison officer (implicitly an officer exchange program, part of the [[FedCom Alliance]] treaty) as the 5th are tasked with the conquest of Menkib. Köhler and [[AFFS]] [[ | + | [[Kommandant]] [[Jans Köhler]] of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s [[6th Lyran Guards]] has been assigned to the [[Federated Suns]]' [[5th Crucis Lancers]] as a liaison officer (implicitly an officer exchange program, part of the [[FedCom Alliance]] treaty) as the 5th are tasked with the conquest of Menkib. Köhler and [[AFFS]] [[Marshal]] [[Mathew Agerstand]] have a cordial relationship. |
Watching Agerstand deal with the stronger-than-anticipated conventional resistance on Menkib is a learning experience for Köhler who, as a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], finds that he is blissfully unaware of many details of conventional tank warfare. | Watching Agerstand deal with the stronger-than-anticipated conventional resistance on Menkib is a learning experience for Köhler who, as a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], finds that he is blissfully unaware of many details of conventional tank warfare. | ||
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After two days, torrential downpours have mired the defenders' positions to the point where Agerstand, who everyone believed would send his 587th Heavy Armor Regiment, can overrun their essentially immobile heavy tanks with the nimble hovertanks of the 204th scout regiment. | After two days, torrential downpours have mired the defenders' positions to the point where Agerstand, who everyone believed would send his 587th Heavy Armor Regiment, can overrun their essentially immobile heavy tanks with the nimble hovertanks of the 204th scout regiment. | ||
| − | It turns out the Capellans have loaded the missing tank company onto a sea freighter in Dulac, and have moved out towards New Paris under cover of the storm. With an enemy tank company now threatening their ammo and fuel depots and Agerstand's HQ behind their lines, Köhler is rushed back to New Paris in a VTOL and asked to contribute his ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' to the makeshift defense there. The AFFS forces carry the day, but Capellan elements succeed in shooting down the Ferret VTOL carrying Marshal Agerstand (and the escorting Warrior VTOL) with [[ | + | It turns out the Capellans have loaded the missing tank company onto a sea freighter in Dulac, and have moved out towards New Paris under cover of the storm. With an enemy tank company now threatening their ammo and fuel depots and Agerstand's HQ behind their lines, Köhler is rushed back to New Paris in a VTOL and asked to contribute his ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' to the makeshift defense there. The AFFS forces carry the day, but Capellan elements succeed in shooting down the Ferret VTOL carrying Marshal Agerstand (and the escorting Warrior VTOL) with [[Inferno]] rockets just as the pivotal tank battle is won by the attackers. |
== Featured units == | == Featured units == | ||
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==='Mechs=== | ==='Mechs=== | ||
* ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' | * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' | ||
| − | |||
===Aerospace Fighters=== | ===Aerospace Fighters=== | ||
* ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' | * ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' | ||
| − | |||
===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
| − | + | * ''[[Anastaska Maro]]'' class sea-going freighter ''Pomroy VI'' | |
| − | * [[Anastaska Maro]]- | + | * ''[[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]]'' tank |
| − | * [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]] tank | + | * ''[[Büffel]]'' engineer support vehicle |
| − | * [[Büffel]] engineer support vehicle | + | * ''[[Bulldog]]'' tank |
| − | * [[Bulldog]] tank | + | * ''[[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]]'' hovertank |
| − | * [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]] hovertank | + | * ''[[Demolisher]]'' tank |
| − | * [[Demolisher]] tank | + | * ''[[Ferret]]'' VTOL (also a modified version) |
| − | * [[Ferret]] VTOL (also a modified version) | + | * ''[[Goblin]]'' tank (plow-equipped) |
| − | * [[Goblin]] tank (plow-equipped) | + | * ''[[Hetzer]]'' tank |
| − | * [[Hetzer]] tank | + | * ''[[Ontos]]'' tank |
| − | * [[Ontos]] tank | + | * ''[[Packrat]] scout vehicle |
| − | * [[Packrat]] scout vehicle | + | * ''[[Partisan]]'' AA tank |
| − | * [[Partisan]] AA tank | + | * ''[[Pike]]'' tank |
| − | * [[ | + | * ''[[Planetlifter]]'' |
| − | * [[Planetlifter]] | + | * ''[[Saracen]]'' hovertank |
| − | * [[Saracen]] hovertank | + | * ''[[Schrek]]'' tank |
| − | * [[Schrek]] tank | + | * ''[[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior-H7]]'' VTOL |
| − | * [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior-H7]] VTOL | ||
* unspecified APC | * unspecified APC | ||
| − | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category:BattleCorps publications | + | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] |
| − | [[Category:Short Stories | + | [[Category:Short Stories]] |
| − | [[Category:Works by Jason Hansa | + | [[Category:Works by Jason Hansa]] |