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| era = [[Succession Wars era]] | | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | ||
| − | | timeline = [[3029]] | + | | timeline = 16-19 May [[3029]] |
| series = [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat]] | | series = [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat]] | ||
| − | | precededby = | + | | precededby = [[First Meeting on Second Try]] |
| − | | followedby = | + | | followedby = [[Timbiqui Dark (short story)|Timbiqui Dark]] |
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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]] 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]]. |
==Teaser text== | ==Teaser text== | ||
| − | {{quote|'' | + | {{quote|''In our fifth [[Operation Rat]] story, Jason Hansa takes us to the conventioal battlefields of [[Menkib]] to show that although the [[BattleMech]] reigns supreme, it does not reign alone.''}} |
==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. | ||
| − | + | 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. | |
| − | + | Heavy [[Capellan Confederation]] tank forces have dug in on a ridgeline between the capital city of Menkib City and New Paris. Agerstand allows the home guard defenders to move out of the city to these positions, then seals off the city. As a result, the majority of the defending forces on-planet are surrounded in their dug-in positions. However, one home guard armor company was apparently moved from Three Forks to the medium-sized fishing town of Dulac, puzzling the attackers. | |
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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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
== Featured units == | == Featured units == | ||
| − | * [[4th Tau Ceti Rangers]] | + | * [[5th Crucis Lancers]] |
| + | * [[6th Lyran Guards]] (mentioned) | ||
| + | * [[4th Tau Ceti Rangers]] (mentioned) | ||
== Featured BattleTech == | == Featured BattleTech == | ||
==='Mechs=== | ==='Mechs=== | ||
* ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' | * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' | ||
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| + | ===Aerospace Fighters=== | ||
| + | * ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' | ||
===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
| − | * | + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} |
| − | + | * [[Anastaska Maro]]-class seagoing freighter ''Pomroy VI'' | |
| − | * | + | * [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]] tank |
| − | * | + | * [[Büffel]] engineer support vehicle |
| − | * | + | * [[Bulldog]] tank |
| − | * | + | * [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]] hovertank |
| − | * | + | * [[Demolisher]] tank |
| − | * | + | * [[Ferret]] VTOL (also a modified version) |
| − | * | + | * [[Goblin]] tank (plow-equipped) |
| − | * | + | * [[Hetzer]] tank |
| − | * | + | * [[Ontos]] tank |
| − | * | + | * [[Packrat]] scout vehicle |
| − | * | + | * [[Partisan]] AA tank |
| − | * | + | * [[Pike (Combat Vehicle)|Pike]] tank |
| − | * | + | * [[Planetlifter]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Saracen]] hovertank |
| − | * | + | * [[Schrek]] tank |
| − | * | + | * [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior-H7]] VTOL |
* unspecified APC | * unspecified APC | ||
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| − | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | + | [[Category:BattleCorps publications|Storm of Rain and Steel, A]] |
| − | [[Category:Short Stories]] | + | [[Category:Short Stories|Storm of Rain and Steel, A]] |
| − | [[Category:Works by Jason Hansa]] | + | [[Category:Works by Jason Hansa|Storm of Rain and Steel, A]] |
Latest revision as of 03:43, 17 November 2023
| A Storm of Rain and Steel | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Short story |
| Author | Jason Hansa |
| Pages | 38 |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | BattleCorps |
| First published | 30 January 2010 |
| Content | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | 16-19 May 3029 |
| Series | Operation Rat |
| Preceded by | First Meeting on Second Try |
| Followed by | Timbiqui Dark |
Published online on BattleCorps on 30 January 2010 as the fifth installment of the "Operation Rat" series, A Storm of Rain and Steel is a story by Jason Hansa set in the Fourth Succession War.
Contents
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| “ | In our fifth Operation Rat story, Jason Hansa takes us to the conventioal battlefields of Menkib to show that although the BattleMech reigns supreme, it does not reign alone. | ” |
Plot summary[edit]
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, finds that he is blissfully unaware of many details of conventional tank warfare.
Heavy Capellan Confederation tank forces have dug in on a ridgeline between the capital city of Menkib City and New Paris. Agerstand allows the home guard defenders to move out of the city to these positions, then seals off the city. As a result, the majority of the defending forces on-planet are surrounded in their dug-in positions. However, one home guard armor company was apparently moved from Three Forks to the medium-sized fishing town of Dulac, puzzling the attackers.
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 rockets just as the pivotal tank battle is won by the attackers.
Featured units[edit]
- 5th Crucis Lancers
- 6th Lyran Guards (mentioned)
- 4th Tau Ceti Rangers (mentioned)
Featured BattleTech[edit]
'Mechs[edit]
Aerospace Fighters[edit]
Vehicles[edit]
- Anastaska Maro-class seagoing freighter Pomroy VI
- Behemoth tank
- Büffel engineer support vehicle
- Bulldog tank
- Condor hovertank
- Demolisher tank
- Ferret VTOL (also a modified version)
- Goblin tank (plow-equipped)
- Hetzer tank
- Ontos tank
- Packrat scout vehicle
- Partisan AA tank
- Pike tank
- Planetlifter
- Saracen hovertank
- Schrek tank
- Warrior-H7 VTOL
- unspecified APC