Legion Team
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| Legion Team | |
|---|---|
| Story information | |
| Author | William H. Keith, Jr. |
| Pages | 12 |
| Type | Short story |
| Product | Shrapnel |
| Illustrations | Jeff Laubenstein |
| Content | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | (see text) |
| Series | Saga of the Gray Death Legion |
Legion Team is a BattleTech short story by William H. Keith, Jr. that was published in the 1988 anthology Shrapnel.
It ties into his Saga of the Gray Death Legion and is set no more than two years after the series' third novel, i.e. between 3028 and 3030.
Plot summary
The Gray Death Legion is fighting for House Steiner on Shionoha, and MechWarrior Tracy Maxwell Kent faces a Kurita Griffin in her Phoenix Hawk and manages to defeat it. However, instead of receiving a commendation, she is reprimanded by Colonel Grayson Carlyle for disobeying his order to pull out.
On the next day, she is given command of the light 'Mechs of the training cadre (two Locusts, Stingers and Wasps each) on a mission to destroy an undefended factory complex near the village of Mifune. However, on their way to the target they stumble right into an enemy staging area and find themselves surrounded by strong forces. Suddenly thrust into a very real battle against a superior number of significantly heavier BattleMechs, Tracy struggles to keep her inexperienced troops under control. They dig in and fight off enemy advances while waiting to be relieved by friendly forces. In the end, the training cadre's stiff resistance discourages the attackers (some of whom are themselves heavily damaged already from previous battles) and swings the battle in favor of the Gray Death Legion, turning an awkward situation into what would become known as the "Victory at Mifune Pass" through determination and sheer luck.
Featured Characters
- Grayson Carlyle
- Tracy Maxwell Kent
- Greg Babbage (Locust pilot)
- Paul Casey (Locust pilot, KIA)
- Vic Dolby (Stinger pilot)
- Carolyn Lannetti (Stinger pilot)
- Foster (Wasp pilot, KIA)
Featured BattleTech
- Assassin
- Catapult
- Hunchback
- Dragon
- Griffin
- Locust
- Orion
- Panther
- Phoenix Hawk
- Rifleman
- Stinger
- Trebuchet
- Wasp