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Line 25: '''''Sound and Fury''''' is a story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 25 December 2007. '''''Sound and Fury''''' is a story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 25 December 2007. − As one of the stories dealing with the [[Lennox's Light Horse]] [[mercenary unit]] it was also included in ''[[The Edge of the Storm]]'' anthology.+ An one of the stories dealing with the [[Lennox's Light Horse]] [[mercenary unit]] it was also included in the ''[[The Edge of the Storm]]'' anthology. − == Teaser text == + ==Teaser text== {{quote|''How will honorable mercenaries react when they’re painted with the same brush of atrocity as their employers?''}} {{quote|''How will honorable mercenaries react when they’re painted with the same brush of atrocity as their employers?''}} − == Plot summary == + ==Plot summary== Hired to support the [[Taurian Concordat]] invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] system [[Hyalite]] in September [[3067]], Lennox's Light Horse are tasked with taking out a Davion supply depot. They confront some outnumbered defenders and allow them to clear the area before destroying the ammunition dump. The pilot of an enemy ''[[Enforcer III]]'' offers a salute as the mercenaries retreat. Hired to support the [[Taurian Concordat]] invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] system [[Hyalite]] in September [[3067]], Lennox's Light Horse are tasked with taking out a Davion supply depot. They confront some outnumbered defenders and allow them to clear the area before destroying the ammunition dump. The pilot of an enemy ''[[Enforcer III]]'' offers a salute as the mercenaries retreat. − Back aboard their DropShip, the ''[[Caliban (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Caliban]]'', the mercenaries are berated for their failure to attack such targets of opportunity by their [[liaison officer]]. They are under contract for another three weeks but after what recently happened on [[Bromhead]] (where the dependents of the [[Hansen's Roughriders]] mercenaries were slaughtered by attacking Taurian forces), neither side will ask nor give quarter now; honorable mercenary conduct to minimize losses like they did at the depot is not an option anymore on the battlefield. + Back aboard their DropShip, the ''[[Caliban (Union)|Caliban]]'', the mercenaries are berated for their failure to attack such targets of opportunity by their [[liaison officer]]. They are under contract for another three weeks but after what recently happened on [[Bromhead]] (where the dependents of the [[Hansen's Roughriders]] mercenaries were slaughtered by attacking Taurian forces), neither side will ask nor give quarter now; honorable mercenary conduct to minimize losses like they did at the depot is not an option anymore on the battlefield. − Over the course of the next days, Davion resistance grows stronger and before long the Taurian forces are preparing their retreat from Hyalite. Lennox's Light Horse is overrun while embarking their DropShip under fire, after the Taurian DropShips lift off without giving the mercenaries any prior warning. Captain [[Andrew Lennox]] is forced to surrender, but as it turns out his fair treatment of the ''[[Enforcer III]]'' at the depot pays off: His unit is allowed to leave in exchange for surrendering Lennox's personal ''[[Warhammer]]'', a very cheap ransom under the circumstances. + Over the course of the next days, Davion resistance grows stronger and before long the Taurian forces are preparing their retreat from Hyalite. Lennox's Light Horse is overrun while embarking their DropShip under fire, after the Taurian DropShips lift off without giving the mercenaries a prior warning. Captain [[Andrew Lennox]] is forced to surrender, but as it turns out his fair treatment of the ''[[Enforcer III]]'' at the depot pays off: His unit is allowed to leave in exchange for surrendering Lennox's personal ''[[Warhammer]]'', a very cheap ransom under the circumstances. With the infantry mercenary unit [[Nealsson's Fourth Marines]] aboard (who had been hired as security detail) who have decided to join Lennox's Light Horse as Captain Lennox had stood for them during the surrender, the ''Caliban'' prepares to dock with a [[JumpShip]] and move for [[Outreach]] to find a new contract. With the infantry mercenary unit [[Nealsson's Fourth Marines]] aboard (who had been hired as security detail) who have decided to join Lennox's Light Horse as Captain Lennox had stood for them during the surrender, the ''Caliban'' prepares to dock with a [[JumpShip]] and move for [[Outreach]] to find a new contract. Line 41:
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'''''Sound and Fury''''' is a story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 25 December 2007. | '''''Sound and Fury''''' is a story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 25 December 2007. | ||
| − | + | An one of the stories dealing with the [[Lennox's Light Horse]] [[mercenary unit]] it was also included in the ''[[The Edge of the Storm]]'' anthology. | |
| − | == Teaser text == | + | ==Teaser text== |
{{quote|''How will honorable mercenaries react when they’re painted with the same brush of atrocity as their employers?''}} | {{quote|''How will honorable mercenaries react when they’re painted with the same brush of atrocity as their employers?''}} | ||
| − | == Plot summary == | + | ==Plot summary== |
Hired to support the [[Taurian Concordat]] invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] system [[Hyalite]] in September [[3067]], Lennox's Light Horse are tasked with taking out a Davion supply depot. They confront some outnumbered defenders and allow them to clear the area before destroying the ammunition dump. The pilot of an enemy ''[[Enforcer III]]'' offers a salute as the mercenaries retreat. | Hired to support the [[Taurian Concordat]] invasion of the [[Federated Suns]] system [[Hyalite]] in September [[3067]], Lennox's Light Horse are tasked with taking out a Davion supply depot. They confront some outnumbered defenders and allow them to clear the area before destroying the ammunition dump. The pilot of an enemy ''[[Enforcer III]]'' offers a salute as the mercenaries retreat. | ||
| − | Back aboard their DropShip, the ''[[Caliban ( | + | Back aboard their DropShip, the ''[[Caliban (Union)|Caliban]]'', the mercenaries are berated for their failure to attack such targets of opportunity by their [[liaison officer]]. They are under contract for another three weeks but after what recently happened on [[Bromhead]] (where the dependents of the [[Hansen's Roughriders]] mercenaries were slaughtered by attacking Taurian forces), neither side will ask nor give quarter now; honorable mercenary conduct to minimize losses like they did at the depot is not an option anymore on the battlefield. |
| − | Over the course of the next days, Davion resistance grows stronger and before long the Taurian forces are preparing their retreat from Hyalite. Lennox's Light Horse is overrun while embarking their DropShip under fire, after the Taurian DropShips lift off without giving the mercenaries | + | Over the course of the next days, Davion resistance grows stronger and before long the Taurian forces are preparing their retreat from Hyalite. Lennox's Light Horse is overrun while embarking their DropShip under fire, after the Taurian DropShips lift off without giving the mercenaries a prior warning. Captain [[Andrew Lennox]] is forced to surrender, but as it turns out his fair treatment of the ''[[Enforcer III]]'' at the depot pays off: His unit is allowed to leave in exchange for surrendering Lennox's personal ''[[Warhammer]]'', a very cheap ransom under the circumstances. |
With the infantry mercenary unit [[Nealsson's Fourth Marines]] aboard (who had been hired as security detail) who have decided to join Lennox's Light Horse as Captain Lennox had stood for them during the surrender, the ''Caliban'' prepares to dock with a [[JumpShip]] and move for [[Outreach]] to find a new contract. | With the infantry mercenary unit [[Nealsson's Fourth Marines]] aboard (who had been hired as security detail) who have decided to join Lennox's Light Horse as Captain Lennox had stood for them during the surrender, the ''Caliban'' prepares to dock with a [[JumpShip]] and move for [[Outreach]] to find a new contract. | ||
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==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
| − | + | *''[[Awesome]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Awesome]]'' | + | *''[[Bandersnatch]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Bandersnatch]]'' | + | *''[[Caesar]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Caesar]]'' | + | *''[[Dervish]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Dervish]]'' | + | *''[[Enforcer III]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Enforcer III]]'' | + | *''[[Falconer]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Falconer]]'' | + | *''[[Fireball]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Fireball]]'' | + | *''[[Grand Dragon]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Grand Dragon]]'' | + | *''[[Griffin]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Griffin]]'' | + | *''[[JagerMech]]'' |
| − | * ''[[JagerMech]]'' | + | *''[[Marshal]]'' |
| − | * ''[[ | + | *''[[Rifleman]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Rifleman]]'' | + | *''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]'' | + | *''[[Tarantula]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Tarantula]]'' | + | *''[[Uziel]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Uziel]]'' | + | *''[[Warhammer]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Warhammer]]'' | + | *''[[Whitworth]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Whitworth]]'' | + | *''[[Wolverine]]'' |
| − | * ''[[ | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
| − | * [[Minion]] | + | *[[Minion]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[Myrmidon]] |
| − | |||
===DropShips=== | ===DropShips=== | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | *''[[Union]]'' (''[[Caliban (Union)|Caliban]]'') |
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | ||
[[Category:Short Stories]] | [[Category:Short Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]] | [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]] | ||