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| author     = [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]
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| type                = Novel
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| isbn        = 0451458850
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| year                = 4 June 2002
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| ISBN10              = 0451458850
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| ISBN13              = 978-0451458858
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| era                 = [[Civil War era]]
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| timeline           = 23 May [[3064]] – 15 March [[3065]]
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| series              = Archer Christifori novels
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| precededby          = [[Call of Duty]]
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| followedby          = [[The Longest Road]] (short story)
 
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'''''Operation Audacity''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]], is the final novel about [[Archer Christifori]]'s experiences during the [[Federated Commonwealth Civil War]]. It details how [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] and [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]], archrivals in the FedCom Civil War, respond to the sudden [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] incursion into [[Lyran Alliance|Lyran]] space.
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'''''Operation Audacity''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]],  
 
  
 
== From the back cover ==
 
== From the back cover ==
 
{{quote|''The [[FedCom Civil War|Civil War]] rages on, with deposed [[Archon-Prince|Prince]] [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s forces bloodied from the recent defeats inflicted by his sister, [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katrina]]. Worse still, [[Clan Jade Falcon]] has seized the opportunity to launch a determined offensive into the [[Lyran Alliance]], destroying forces on both sides of the conflict.''
 
{{quote|''The [[FedCom Civil War|Civil War]] rages on, with deposed [[Archon-Prince|Prince]] [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s forces bloodied from the recent defeats inflicted by his sister, [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katrina]]. Worse still, [[Clan Jade Falcon]] has seized the opportunity to launch a determined offensive into the [[Lyran Alliance]], destroying forces on both sides of the conflict.''
  
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''But Prince Victor has formed a daring plan of his own—hold the Falcons in check on the worlds they have already conquered and unleash a massive forced under Major General [[Archer Christifori]] deep inside [[Clan]] space with the mission to cur the Falcon offensive off at its core.''
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''But Prince Victor has formed a daring plan of his own—hold the Falcons in check on the worlds they have already conquered and unleash a massive force under Major General [[Archer Christifori]] deep inside [[Clan]] space with the mission to cut the Falcon offensive off at its core.''
  
 
''To succeed, Victor and Archer must convince one of Katrina's most loyal warriors—Leftenant General [[Adam Steiner]]—to join the fight. But how can either side trust the enemy they have sworn to kill?''}}
 
''To succeed, Victor and Archer must convince one of Katrina's most loyal warriors—Leftenant General [[Adam Steiner]]—to join the fight. But how can either side trust the enemy they have sworn to kill?''}}
  
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== Summary ==
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==Summary==
 
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== Featured characters ==
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==Featured characters==
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* [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]]
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* [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]
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* [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] [[Daniel Allard]], commander of the [[Kell Hounds]]
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* Major General [[Archer Christifori]]
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* [[Duke of St. Ives]] [[Kai Allard-Liao]] (mentioned)
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* Leftenant General [[Adam Steiner]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Diane Anu]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], commander of [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Epsilon Galaxy]]'s [[5th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|5th Battle]] Cluster
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* Marshall [[Sharon Bryan]]
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* Technician [[Barry (Clan Jade Falcon)|Barry]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on the [[Black Talon|CJF ''Black Talon'']]
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* [[Khan]] [[Marthe Pryde]]
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* [[Bathol]], commander of Fire Star of Command Trinary of Lambda Galaxy's [[74th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|74th Battle Cluster]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Ravill Pryde]]
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* [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Jerome Blake]] (mentioned)
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Diana Pryde]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Felix Blucher]], commander of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]] & the "Hodge Podges", piloting a ''[[Canis]]''
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* [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Sharon Bryan]] of the [[11th Lyran Guards]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Jagjit Buhallin]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], commander of [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Omega Galaxy]]'s [[4th Falcon Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|4th Falcon Striker]]
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* [[Hauptmann-Kommandant]] [[Calvin (6th Donegal Guards)|Calvin]], commander of the [[6th Donegal Guards]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Katya Chaffee|Katya "The Brain" Chaffee]], XO of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]]
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* Journalist [[Andrea Christifori|Andrea Kendrick Christifori]] (mentioned)
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* [[Major General]] [[Archer Christifori|Archer Kendrick Christifori]], commander of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]], piloting a ''[[Penetrator]]''
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* Technician [[Christopher (Clan Jade Falcon)|Christopher]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] of Gamma Galaxy's [[Jade Falcon Guards (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Guards]]
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* [[SaKhan of Clan Jade Falcon|saKhan]] [[Samantha Clees]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Fitzhugh Cooper]], commander of the Ironclad Company of the Minutemen, Third Thorin Regiment of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]], piloting a ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
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* [[Lieutenant General]] [[Galen Cox|Jerrard Cranston]], commander of 2nd Battalion of the [[Outland Legion]], piloting a ''[[Devastator]]''
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* [[Precentor]] [[Tharkad]] & [[Precentor Martial of ComStar]] pro tem [[Gavin Dow]] (mentioned)
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* [[Brevet Colonel]] [[Robert Feehan]], commander of [[Wolverton's Highlanders]] (mentioned)
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* Technician [[Felix (Clan Jade Falcon)|Felix]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] of Gamma Galaxy's [[Jade Falcon Guards (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Guards]]
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* [[Corporal]] [[Franks]] of the Sherwood Foresters of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]], piloting a [[Savannah Master]]
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* [[Lee Fullerton]], Captain of the ''[[Angelfire]]'' of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Alice Getts]], commander of Sledgehammer Company of 1st Battalion the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]]
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* [[Sergeant Major]] [[Adrian Glyndon]], commander of the infantry of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Anton Gramash]]
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* [[Hauptmann-General]] [[Alden Gray]], commander of the [[20th Arcturan Guards]], piloting a ''[[Barghest]]''
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* [[Colonel]] [[Harry Hogan|Harry "Hawkeye" Hogan]], commander of the Minutemen, Third Thorin Regiment of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Willy Hunt|"Wild Willy" Hunt]] of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Damon Huntt]], commander of Charlie Company of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]], piloting a ''[[War Dog]]'' (mentioned)
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Colbert Icaza]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], commander of [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Rho Galaxy]]'s [[7th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|7th Falcon Regulars]] "Hazen's Hussars"
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* [[Leftenant]] [[Joel Jakes]]
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* Senior Repair Technician [[Jorgass (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jorgass]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on the [[Black Talon|CJF ''Black Talon'']]
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* [[Grand Duke of Arc-Royal|Grand Duke]] [[Morgan Kell]] of [[Arc-Royal]]
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* [[Khan of Clan Wolf-in-Exile|Khan]] [[Phelan Kell]] of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]], piloting a ''[[Wolfhound]]''
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* [[Khan of Clan Wolf|Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky|Natasha "Black Widow" Kerensky]] of [[Clan Wolf]] (mentioned)
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* [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] of [[Clan Wolf]] (mentioned)
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Ranna Kerensky]] of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]], commander of the [[4th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|4th Wolf Guards]] Assault Cluster "Wolf Bane", piloting a ''[[Warhawk (Masakari)]]''
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* [[Kommandant-General]] [[Seamus Kinnell]] of the [[6th Donegal Guards]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[John Kraff]], commander of the [[Muphrid Rangers]] of 1st Battalion of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Daniel Kyle]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], commander of the [[7th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|7th Talon Cluster]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Mackey]] of the [[2nd Bolan Guards|3rd Alliance Guards]]
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* [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Timur Malthus]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], commander of [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Sigma Galaxy]]
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Rudolph Mehta]] of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]], captain of the ''[[Black Talon|Black Paw]]''
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Michael (Clan Jade Falcon)|Michael]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Cewen Newclay]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], commander of the [[3rd Falcon Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|3rd Falcon Talon]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Chip O'Neal]], commander of the Odessa Guards of the Minutemen, Third Thorin Regiment of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]], piloting a ''[[JagerMech III]]''
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Patrick (Clan Jade Falcon)|Patrick]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], commander of Omega Galaxy's [[8th Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|8th Provisional Garrison Cluster]]
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* [[Pender]], comm tech of the ''[[Little Sorrel]]''
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Aidan Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (mentioned)
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Diana Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] of Gamma Galaxy's [[Jade Falcon Guards (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Guards]], piloting a ''[[Nova (Black Hawk)]]''
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* [[Khan of Clan Jade Falcon|Khan]] [[Marthe Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Ravill Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], commander of Gamma Galaxy's [[Jade Falcon Guards (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Guards]], piloting a ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)]]''
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Kristen Redmond]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Talbert Renfrew]], captain of the ''[[Little Sorrel]]''
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* [[Sergeant]] [[Andrew Rivenberg]] of the Command Company of [[Storm's Metal Thunder]], piloting a ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Timothy Rivenberg]] of the Command Company of [[Storm's Metal Thunder]], piloting a ''[[Stalker]]''
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Amado Roshak]], commander of Lambda Galaxy [[74th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|74th Battle Cluster]] "The Raptor Battle Cluster" of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], piloting a ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' & a ''[[Blood Asp]]''
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* [[Leutnant-General]] [[Jeanette Scarlett]], commander of the [[9th Lyran Regulars]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Hampton Schroeder (Clan Wolf-in-Exile|Hampton Schroeder]], commander of the [[1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers]]
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* [[Demi-Precentor]] III [[Rudolf Shakov]], commander of [[Sticks and Stones III-psi]] of [[Com Guard]]'s [[244th Division (ComStar)|244th Division]], piloting an ''[[Exterminator]]''
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* [[Captain]] [[Thomas Sherwood|Thomas "Prince John" Sherwood]], commander of the Sherwood Foresters of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]], piloting a ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]''
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* [[Precentor]] [[Andrea Shillery]], commander of the [[388th Division (ComStar)|388th Division]] of [[ComStar]]
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Stanley (Clan Jade Falcon)|Stanley]], XO of the [[Black Talon|CJF ''Black Talon'']] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* Duke [[Arthur Steiner-Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Lieutenant_General#Lyran_Commonwealth_and_Lyran_Alliance|Leutnant-General]] [[Adam Steiner]], commander of the [[14th Donegal Guards]] (& temporaly the [[9th Lyran Regulars]], the [[3rd Alliance Guards]] [[Inner_Sphere_military_structure#Regimental_Combat_Team|RCT]] "The Boys from Skye" & the [[6th Donegal Guards]] [[Inner_Sphere_military_structure#Regimental_Combat_Team|RCT]], piloting a ''[[Thunder Hawk]]''
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* [[General of the Armies]] [[Nondi Steiner]]
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* [[Archon-Princess]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine "Katrina" Steiner-Davion]]
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* [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]], piloting a ''[[Dire Wolf (Daishi)|Daishi]]'' called ''Prometheus''
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* [[Colonel]] [[Griff Storm]], commander of [[Storm's Metal Thunder]] (mentioned)
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* [[Lieutenant-General]] [[Anne Sung]], commander of the [[2nd Crucis Lancers]] [[Inner_Sphere_military_structure#Regimental_Combat_Team|RCT]] "Kestrel Lancers", piloting a ''[[Caesar]]''
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Terrence (Clan Jade Falcon)|Terrence]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], commander of Epsilon Galaxy's [[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|8th Falcon Regulars]]
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* [[Star Admiral]] [[Martin Thastus]], commander of the [[Black Talon|CJF ''Black Talon'']] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Leftenant General]] [[Caradoc Trevena|Caradoc "Doc" Trevena]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Daphne Vickers]] of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]], commander of the [[1st Wolf Legion (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|1st Wolf Legion]]
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Boyington Von Jankmon]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], captain of the [[Jade Wolf (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|CJF ''White Talon'']]
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* [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Jared von Jankmon]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], commander of [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Omega Galaxy]]
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* [[Khan of Clan Wolf|Khan]] [[Vlad Ward|Vladimir "Vlad" Ward]] of [[Clan Wolf]] (mentioned)
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==Featured places==
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== Featured places ==
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* [[Blackjack]]
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* [[Adelaide]]
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* [[Atocongo]]
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* [[Barcelona]] (mentioned)
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* [[Black Earth]]
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* [[Blackjack (system)|Blackjack]]
 
* [[Blair Atholl]]
 
* [[Blair Atholl]]
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* [[Blue Hole]]
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* [[Butler]]
 
* [[Chapultepec]]
 
* [[Chapultepec]]
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* [[Crimond]]
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* [[Dustball]]
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* [[Graceland]]
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* [[Halfway]]
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* [[Hot Springs]]
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* [[Huntress]] (mentioned)
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* [[Kikuyu]] (mentioned)
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* [[Malibu]]
 
* [[Melissia]]
 
* [[Melissia]]
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* [[Newtown Square]] (mentioned)
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* [[Rasalgethi]] (mentioned)
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* [[Roadside]]
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* [[Somerset]] (mentioned)
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* [[Sudeten]] (mentionend)
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* [[Terra]] (mentioned)
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* [[Tharkad]] (mentioned)
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* [[Tukayyid]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Twycross]]
 
* [[Twycross]]
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* [[York (LC)|York]] (mentioned)
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* [[Zhongshan]]
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==Featured units==
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===Inner Sphere===
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====[[Allies (FCCW)|Allied Forces (Victor)]]====
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* [[1st Argyle Lancers]] "The Fast and Furious" (mentioned)
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* [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]]
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* [[2nd Crucis Lancers]] [[Inner_Sphere_military_structure#Regimental_Combat_Team|RCT]] "Kestrel Lancers"
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* [[8th Deneb Light Cavalry]] "The Green Leopards" (mentioned)
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* [[10th Lyran Guards]] "The Revenants" (mentioned)
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* [[20th Arcturan Guards]] "The White Bears of Uther"
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* [[244th Division (ComStar)|224th Division]] "The Prince's Men"
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* [[Barber's Marauder IIs]] (mentioned)
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* [[Blue Star Irregulars]] (mentioned)
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====[[Loyalist (FCCW)|Loyalist Forces (Katherine)]]====
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* [[2nd Bolan Guards|3rd Alliance Guards]] [[Inner_Sphere_military_structure#Regimental_Combat_Team|RCT]] "The Boys from Skye"
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* [[4th Donegal Guards]] [[Inner_Sphere_military_structure#Regimental_Combat_Team|RCT]] (mentioned)
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* [[6th Donegal Guards]] [[Inner_Sphere_military_structure#Regimental_Combat_Team|RCT]]
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* [[9th Lyran Regulars]] "Karilon Magicians"
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* [[11th Donegal Guards]] (mentioned)
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* [[14th Donegal Guards]] "The Dawn Chargers"
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* [[14th Lyran Guards]] "The Fearsome Fourteenth"
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* [[15th Arcturan Guards]] (The Stavlos Tigers") reinforced with elements of the [[Gacrux Freedom Theater Militia|Gacrux FTM]] and the [[Neerabup Melissia Theater Militia|Neerabup MTM]] "The Hodge Podges"
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* [[Brion's Legion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Fighting Urukhai]], [[Bar Hounds|Roman's Bar Hounds]] (mentioned)
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* [[Grave Walkers]] (mentioned)
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* [[Kelenfold Arc-Royal Theater Militia|Kelenfold Pandora Theater Militia]] (mentioned)
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* [[Storm's Metal Thunder]]
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* [[Wolverton's Highlanders]] (mentioned)
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====Neutral====
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* [[39th Division (ComStar)|39th Division]] of the [[Com Guards]] "The White Lancers" (mentioned)
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* [[388th Division (ComStar)|388th Division]] of the [[Com Guards]] "The White Banshees" (mentioned)
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* [[Snord's Irregulars]]
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===Clan Wolf-in-Exile===
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* [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Alpha Galaxy]] [[1st Wolf Legion (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|1st Wolf Legion]] "Stalking Death"
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* Alpha Galaxy [[1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers]] "Snapping Jaws"
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* Alpha Galaxy [[4th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|4th Wolf Guards]] Assault Cluster "Wolf Bane"
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* [[Golden Keshik (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Golden Keshik]]
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===Clan Jade Falcon===
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* [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta Galaxy]] [[7th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|7th Talon Cluster]] "The Pride of Ironhold"
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* [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Epsilon Galaxy]] [[5th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|5th Battle]] "The Golden Talons"
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* [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Gamma Galaxy]] [[3rd Falcon Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|3rd Falcon Talon]] "The Jade Claymores"
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* Gamma Galaxy [[9th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|9th Talon]] "The Falcon Lancers"
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* Gamma Galaxy [[Jade Falcon Guards (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Guards]] "Pryde's Pride"
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* Gamma Galaxy [[Jade Solahma (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade ''Solahma'']]
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* Epsilon Galaxy [[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|8th Falcon Regulars]] "The Scarlet Scythes"
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* [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Omega Galaxy]] [[4th Falcon Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|4th Falcon Striker]] "The Black Falcons"
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* Omega Galaxy [[8th Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|8th Provisional Garrison Cluster]]
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* [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Rho Galaxy]] [[7th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|7th Falcon Regulars]] "Hazen's Hussars"
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* [[Lambda Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Lambda Galaxy]] [[22nd Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)|22nd Cluster]]
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* Lambda Galaxy [[74th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|74th Battle Cluster]] "The Raptor Battle Cluster"
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* [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Sigma Galaxy]] [[1st Falcon Hussars (Clan Jade Falcon)|1st Falcon Hussars]] "The Tokasha Hussars"
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* [[Turkina Keshik (Clan Jade Falcon)|Turkina Keshik]] "The Chosen of Turkina"
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==Featured BattleTech Equipment==
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===BattleMechs===
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* ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''
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* ''[[Awesome]]''
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* ''[[Howler (Baboon)]]''
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* ''[[Barghest]]''
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* ''[[Battle Cobra]]''
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* ''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)|Behemoth]]''
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* ''[[Nova (Black Hawk)|Black Hawk]]''
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* ''[[Black Lanner]]''
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* ''[[Blitzkrieg]]''
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* ''[[Blood Asp]]''
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* ''[[Bushwacker]]''
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* ''[[Caesar]]''
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* ''[[Canis]]''
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* ''[[Cobra (BattleMech)|Cobra]]''
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* ''[[Cougar]]''
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* ''[[Dire Wolf (Daishi)]]''
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* ''[[Fire Falcon]]''
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* ''[[Glass Spider (Galahad)|Galahad]]''
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* ''[[Executioner (Gladiator)|Gladiator]]''
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* ''[[Vapor Eagle (Goshawk)|Goshawk]]''
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* ''[[Grand Titan]]''
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* ''[[Hauptmann]]''
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* ''[[Conjurer (Hellhound)|Hellhound]]''
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* ''[[Hollander]]''
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* ''[[JagerMech III]]''
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* ''[[Mist Lynx (Koshi)|Koshi]]''
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* ''[[Bane (Kraken)|Kraken]]''
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* ''[[Lancelot]]''
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* ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)]]''
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* ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]''
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* ''[[Night Gyr]]''
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* ''[[Nightsky]]'' (mentioned)
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* ''[[Penetrator]]''
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* ''[[Phantom (OmniMech)|Phantom]]''
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* ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
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* ''[[Scarabus]]''
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* ''[[Stalker]]''
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* ''[[Stealth]]''
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* ''[[Stiletto (BattleMech)|Stiletto]]''
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* ''[[Stooping Hawk]]''
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* ''[[Stormcrow (Ryoken)|Stormcrow]]''
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* ''[[Thunder Hawk]]''
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* ''[[Turkina]]''
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* ''[[Kit Fox (Uller)|Uller]]''
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* ''[[Incubus (Vixen)|Vixen]]''
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* ''[[War Dog]]''
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* ''[[Warhawk (Masakari)]]''
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* ''[[Wolfhound]]''
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* ''[[Zeus]]'' (mentioned)
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===Vehicles===
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* [[Badger (Combat Vehicle)|Badger]] tracked transport
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* [[Chevalier|Chevalier Light Tank]]
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* [[Galleon|Galleon Light Tank (GAL-100)]]
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* [[Manticore|Manticore Heavy Tank]]
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* [[Myrmidon (Combat Vehicle)|Myrmidon Medium Tank]]
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* [[Prime Hauler]]
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* [[Savannah Master]]
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* [[SRM carrier]]
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* [[Vedette|Vedette Medium Tank]]
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===AeroSpace Fighters===
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* ''[[Jagatai]]''
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* ''[[Jengiz]]''
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* ''[[Sabutai]]''
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* ''[[Scytha]]''
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* ''[[Visigoth]]''
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===DropShips===
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* ''[[Broadsword]]''
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* ''[[Overlord]]'' (''[[Colonel Crockett]]'') of the [[1st Thorin Regiment|1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)]]
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* ''[[Union]]'' (''[[Avatar (Individual DropShip|Avatar]]'')
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* ''[[Union]]''
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* unknown class DropShip ''[[Ajax (Individual DropShip)|Ajax]]'' of the [[2nd Crucis Lancers]] [[Inner Sphere military structure#Regimental Combat Team|RCT]]
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* unknown class DropShip ''[[Kearsarge]]'' of the [[14th Donegal Guards]]
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===JumpShips===
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* JumpShips of undetermined classes (''[[Saber Rattle]]'', ''[[Wayward Warrior]]'', ''[[Little Sorrel]]'')
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===WarShips===
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* [[Black Talon|CJF ''Black Talon'']], ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser, later ''[[Black Paw (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|Black Paw]]''
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* [[Jade Wolf (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|CJF ''White Talon'']], ''Aegis''-class heavy cruiser
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===Other===
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* Orbital Dry Dock ''[[Star of Ironhold]]''
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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===German===
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A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 2003 as ''Operation Risiko'' (ISBN 9783453870642).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/966126068 ''Operation Risiko'']</ref>
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==Covers==
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<gallery>
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Image:Operation Audacity.jpg|Original 2002 cover. Art by Doug Chaffee.
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Image:Operation Risiko.jpg|2003 German edition. Art by [[Todd Lockwood]].
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</gallery>
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==References==
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[[Category:German Editions]]

Latest revision as of 21:18, 10 February 2024

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Operation Audacity (novel)
Product information
Type Novel
Author Blaine Lee Pardoe
Pages 270
Cover Artwork Doug Chaffee
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
First published 4 June 2002
ISBN-10 0451458850
ISBN-13 978-0451458858
Content
Era Civil War era
Timeline 23 May 3064 – 15 March 3065
Series Archer Christifori novels
Preceded by Call of Duty
Followed by The Longest Road (short story)

Operation Audacity, by Blaine Lee Pardoe, is the final novel about Archer Christifori's experiences during the Federated Commonwealth Civil War. It details how Victor Steiner-Davion and Katherine Steiner-Davion, archrivals in the FedCom Civil War, respond to the sudden Jade Falcon incursion into Lyran space.

From the back cover[edit]

“ The Civil War rages on, with deposed Prince Victor Steiner-Davion's forces bloodied from the recent defeats inflicted by his sister, Katrina. Worse still, Clan Jade Falcon has seized the opportunity to launch a determined offensive into the Lyran Alliance, destroying forces on both sides of the conflict.

But Prince Victor has formed a daring plan of his own—hold the Falcons in check on the worlds they have already conquered and unleash a massive force under Major General Archer Christifori deep inside Clan space with the mission to cut the Falcon offensive off at its core.

To succeed, Victor and Archer must convince one of Katrina's most loyal warriors—Leftenant General Adam Steiner—to join the fight. But how can either side trust the enemy they have sworn to kill?

”

Summary[edit]

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Featured characters[edit]

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Featured units[edit]

Inner Sphere[edit]

Allied Forces (Victor)[edit]

Loyalist Forces (Katherine)[edit]

Neutral[edit]

Clan Wolf-in-Exile[edit]

Clan Jade Falcon[edit]

Featured BattleTech Equipment[edit]

BattleMechs[edit]

Vehicles[edit]

AeroSpace Fighters[edit]

DropShips[edit]

JumpShips[edit]

WarShips[edit]

Other[edit]

Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2003 as Operation Risiko (ISBN 9783453870642).[1]

Covers[edit]

  • Original 2002 cover. Art by Doug Chaffee.

  • 2003 German edition. Art by Todd Lockwood.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Operation Risiko

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