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Line 20: Skylar Orloff has the Orloff Grenadiers parade before the prime minister of Tsinghai on 25 April to demonstrate the Duchy's strength in an attempt to make the planet join the Duchy. De Milo begins to wonder if he underestimated Skylar, as the elite Grenadiers outshine the local militia to the point where they might be seen as a de facto occupation force, leaving the prime minister little choice but to accept the "offer". His musings are cut short by a [[ComStar]] missive informing Skylar Orloff that his father was killed, making him Duke. Almost at the same time a [[Capellan Confederation]] invasion force arrives to reconquer the planet (which the Confederation had lost in the latter years of the [[First Succession War]], some two centuries prior). Skylar Orloff has the Orloff Grenadiers parade before the prime minister of Tsinghai on 25 April to demonstrate the Duchy's strength in an attempt to make the planet join the Duchy. De Milo begins to wonder if he underestimated Skylar, as the elite Grenadiers outshine the local militia to the point where they might be seen as a de facto occupation force, leaving the prime minister little choice but to accept the "offer". His musings are cut short by a [[ComStar]] missive informing Skylar Orloff that his father was killed, making him Duke. Almost at the same time a [[Capellan Confederation]] invasion force arrives to reconquer the planet (which the Confederation had lost in the latter years of the [[First Succession War]], some two centuries prior). − The surprise attack is a quick rout for the vastly outnumbered Orloff Grenadiers, with De Milo's lance making for an escape [[DropShip]] five klicks away. Skylar Orloff has never piloted his ''Awesome'' in battle, and will be a liability despite the powerful machine. Accepting his duty to protect Skylar, who is now Duke Orloff, De Milo offers to switch 'Mechs with Orloff so that the Duke may escape in De Milo's faster family heirloom ''[[Trebuchet]]'' while De Milo, with a poorly adjusted [[neurohelmet]], pilots the lumbering ''Awesome''. + The surprise attack is a quick rout for the vastly outnumbered Orloff Grenadiers, with De Milo's lance making for an escape [[DropShip]] five clicks away. Skylar Orloff has never piloted his ''Awesome'' in battle, and will be a liability despite the powerful machine. Accepting his duty to protect Skylar, who is now Duke Orloff, De Milo offers to switch 'Mechs with Orloff so that the Duke may escape in De Milo's faster family heirloom ''[[Trebuchet]]'' while De Milo, with a poorly adjusted [[neurohelmet]], pilots the lumbering ''Awesome''. Captain Lin Wei Jiang of the [[Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] seeks solace from her troubled state of mind through frequent meditation, with mixed success. She has been considering retirement, but feels she owes the Confederation one more successful mission. Piloting a ''[[Vindicator]]'' during the invasion, she is notified of a possible high-value target, namely an ''Awesome'' with Orloff Grenadiers parade scheme but no unit markings that is withdrawing under the cover of a medium [[lance]]. Disobeying explicit orders, Lin Wei decides this is her big chance to score a substantial victory before retiring. She diverts two lances to hunt down the ''Awesome''. Captain Lin Wei Jiang of the [[Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] seeks solace from her troubled state of mind through frequent meditation, with mixed success. She has been considering retirement, but feels she owes the Confederation one more successful mission. Piloting a ''[[Vindicator]]'' during the invasion, she is notified of a possible high-value target, namely an ''Awesome'' with Orloff Grenadiers parade scheme but no unit markings that is withdrawing under the cover of a medium [[lance]]. Disobeying explicit orders, Lin Wei decides this is her big chance to score a substantial victory before retiring. She diverts two lances to hunt down the ''Awesome''. Line 30:
Line 30: ==Featured BattleTech== ==Featured BattleTech== ===BattleMechs=== ===BattleMechs=== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' (mentioned) * ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' (mentioned) * ''[[Awesome]]'' * ''[[Awesome]]'' Line 37:
Line 36: * ''[[Catapult]]'' * ''[[Catapult]]'' * ''[[Clint]]'' * ''[[Clint]]'' − * ''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]'' + * ''[[Firestarter]]'' * ''[[Griffin]]'' * ''[[Griffin]]'' * ''[[Hermes II]]'' * ''[[Hermes II]]'' Line 51:
Line 50: * ''[[Vindicator]]'' * ''[[Vindicator]]'' * ''[[Whitworth]]'' * ''[[Whitworth]]'' − * ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]'' + * ''[[Wolverine]]'' − {{div col end}} ===Aerospace fighters=== ===Aerospace fighters=== Line 59:
Line 57: ===Other=== ===Other=== − * ''[[Leopard]]''-class + * ''[[Leopard]]'' *Unspecified DropShip ''[[Divine Thunder]]'' *Unspecified DropShip ''[[Divine Thunder]]'' *Unspecified JumpShip ''[[Silk Road]]'' *Unspecified JumpShip ''[[Silk Road]]''
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Skylar Orloff has the Orloff Grenadiers parade before the prime minister of Tsinghai on 25 April to demonstrate the Duchy's strength in an attempt to make the planet join the Duchy. De Milo begins to wonder if he underestimated Skylar, as the elite Grenadiers outshine the local militia to the point where they might be seen as a de facto occupation force, leaving the prime minister little choice but to accept the "offer". His musings are cut short by a [[ComStar]] missive informing Skylar Orloff that his father was killed, making him Duke. Almost at the same time a [[Capellan Confederation]] invasion force arrives to reconquer the planet (which the Confederation had lost in the latter years of the [[First Succession War]], some two centuries prior). | Skylar Orloff has the Orloff Grenadiers parade before the prime minister of Tsinghai on 25 April to demonstrate the Duchy's strength in an attempt to make the planet join the Duchy. De Milo begins to wonder if he underestimated Skylar, as the elite Grenadiers outshine the local militia to the point where they might be seen as a de facto occupation force, leaving the prime minister little choice but to accept the "offer". His musings are cut short by a [[ComStar]] missive informing Skylar Orloff that his father was killed, making him Duke. Almost at the same time a [[Capellan Confederation]] invasion force arrives to reconquer the planet (which the Confederation had lost in the latter years of the [[First Succession War]], some two centuries prior). | ||
| − | The surprise attack is a quick rout for the vastly outnumbered Orloff Grenadiers, with De Milo's lance making for an escape [[DropShip]] five | + | The surprise attack is a quick rout for the vastly outnumbered Orloff Grenadiers, with De Milo's lance making for an escape [[DropShip]] five clicks away. Skylar Orloff has never piloted his ''Awesome'' in battle, and will be a liability despite the powerful machine. Accepting his duty to protect Skylar, who is now Duke Orloff, De Milo offers to switch 'Mechs with Orloff so that the Duke may escape in De Milo's faster family heirloom ''[[Trebuchet]]'' while De Milo, with a poorly adjusted [[neurohelmet]], pilots the lumbering ''Awesome''. |
Captain Lin Wei Jiang of the [[Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] seeks solace from her troubled state of mind through frequent meditation, with mixed success. She has been considering retirement, but feels she owes the Confederation one more successful mission. Piloting a ''[[Vindicator]]'' during the invasion, she is notified of a possible high-value target, namely an ''Awesome'' with Orloff Grenadiers parade scheme but no unit markings that is withdrawing under the cover of a medium [[lance]]. Disobeying explicit orders, Lin Wei decides this is her big chance to score a substantial victory before retiring. She diverts two lances to hunt down the ''Awesome''. | Captain Lin Wei Jiang of the [[Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] seeks solace from her troubled state of mind through frequent meditation, with mixed success. She has been considering retirement, but feels she owes the Confederation one more successful mission. Piloting a ''[[Vindicator]]'' during the invasion, she is notified of a possible high-value target, namely an ''Awesome'' with Orloff Grenadiers parade scheme but no unit markings that is withdrawing under the cover of a medium [[lance]]. Disobeying explicit orders, Lin Wei decides this is her big chance to score a substantial victory before retiring. She diverts two lances to hunt down the ''Awesome''. | ||
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==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
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* ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' (mentioned) | * ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' (mentioned) | ||
* ''[[Awesome]]'' | * ''[[Awesome]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Catapult]]'' | * ''[[Catapult]]'' | ||
* ''[[Clint]]'' | * ''[[Clint]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Firestarter]]'' |
* ''[[Griffin]]'' | * ''[[Griffin]]'' | ||
* ''[[Hermes II]]'' | * ''[[Hermes II]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Vindicator]]'' | * ''[[Vindicator]]'' | ||
* ''[[Whitworth]]'' | * ''[[Whitworth]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Wolverine]]'' |
| − | |||
===Aerospace fighters=== | ===Aerospace fighters=== | ||
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===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Leopard]]'' | + | * ''[[Leopard]]'' |
*Unspecified DropShip ''[[Divine Thunder]]'' | *Unspecified DropShip ''[[Divine Thunder]]'' | ||
*Unspecified JumpShip ''[[Silk Road]]'' | *Unspecified JumpShip ''[[Silk Road]]'' | ||