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Line 19: | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | timeline = 22 November [[3028]] | timeline = 22 November [[3028]] − | series = [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat]] + | series = [[Operation Rat (series)]] − | precededby = [[From the Ruins]] + | precededby = − | followedby = [[Salvage]] + | followedby = }} }} − '''''The Totalitarian Mind''''' is a short story by [[Steven Mohan Jr.]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 19 December 2009 as the second installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat series]]. It was also later published in print in the 2016 BattleCorps anthology ''[[Front Lines]]''. + '''''The Totalitarian Mind''''' is a short story by [[Steven Mohan Jr.]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 19 December 2009 as the second installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat series]]. Set in the [[Fourth Succession War]], it narrates the tale of two brothers on the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Tybalt]] and how they cope with the invasion of overwhelming [[AFFS]] forces. − − Set in the [[Fourth Succession War]], it narrates the tale of two brothers on the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Tybalt]] and how they cope with the invasion of overwhelming [[AFFS]] forces. ==Teaser text== ==Teaser text== Line 31:
Line 29: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − Brevet major Shen Ling of the Chesterton Reserves watches as the [[DropShip]]s of the [[Federated Suns]] assault force descend on [[Tybalt]] on 22 November [[3028]] together with his older brother Shen Hai, a [[Maskirovka]] operative. One of the DropShips, the ''[[Whitewind (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Whitewind]]'', spins out of control and crashes as they watch, giving Shen Ling some hope for the upcoming battle. + Brevet major Shen Ling of the Chesterton Reserves watches as the [[DropShip]]s of the [[House Davion]] assault force descend on [[Tybalt]] on 22 November [[3028]] together with his older brother Shen Hai, a [[maskirovka]] operative. One of the DropShips, the ''[[Whitewind]]'', spins out of control and crashes as they watch, giving Shen Ling some hope for the upcoming battle. The incident has messed up the attackers' combat landings and formation, scattering those units that have dropped while delaying others from dropping. Shen Ling in his ''[[Stalker]]'' encounters the enemy [[Major General]] [[Charles Duncan]] in a ''[[Cyclops]]'' and immediately jumps at the chance to deliver a decapitation strike against the attackers. Duncan meanwhile fights for his life, with reinforcements on the way. A heavily damaged Davion ''[[JagerMech]]'' that had dropped on the battlefield from the ''Whitewind'' eventually tips the scales in Duncan's favor. The incident has messed up the attackers' combat landings and formation, scattering those units that have dropped while delaying others from dropping. Shen Ling in his ''[[Stalker]]'' encounters the enemy [[Major General]] [[Charles Duncan]] in a ''[[Cyclops]]'' and immediately jumps at the chance to deliver a decapitation strike against the attackers. Duncan meanwhile fights for his life, with reinforcements on the way. A heavily damaged Davion ''[[JagerMech]]'' that had dropped on the battlefield from the ''Whitewind'' eventually tips the scales in Duncan's favor. Line 50:
Line 48: *''[[Vindicator]]'' *''[[Vindicator]]'' ===DropShips=== ===DropShips=== − *''[[Overlord]]'' (''[[Point Barrow (Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Point Barrow]]'') + *''[[Overlord]]'' (''[[Point Barrow (Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Point Barrow]]'' − *''[[Union]]'' (''[[Whitewind (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Whitewind]]'') + *''[[Union]]'' (''[[Whitewind (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Whitewind]]'' − [[Category:BattleCorps publications|Totalitarian Mind, The]] + [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] − [[Category:Short Stories|Totalitarian Mind, The]] + [[Category:Short Stories]] − [[Category:Works by Steven Mohan Jr.|Totalitarian Mind, The]] + [[Category:Works by Steven Mohan Jr.]]
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| era = [[Succession Wars era]] | | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | ||
| timeline = 22 November [[3028]] | | timeline = 22 November [[3028]] | ||
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| − | '''''The Totalitarian Mind''''' is a short story by [[Steven Mohan Jr.]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 19 December 2009 as the second installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat series]]. | + | '''''The Totalitarian Mind''''' is a short story by [[Steven Mohan Jr.]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 19 December 2009 as the second installment of the [[Operation Rat (series)|Operation Rat series]]. Set in the [[Fourth Succession War]], it narrates the tale of two brothers on the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Tybalt]] and how they cope with the invasion of overwhelming [[AFFS]] forces. |
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| − | Set in the [[Fourth Succession War]], it narrates the tale of two brothers on the [[Capellan Confederation]] world of [[Tybalt]] and how they cope with the invasion of overwhelming [[AFFS]] forces. | ||
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==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| − | Brevet major Shen Ling of the Chesterton Reserves watches as the [[DropShip]]s of the [[ | + | Brevet major Shen Ling of the Chesterton Reserves watches as the [[DropShip]]s of the [[House Davion]] assault force descend on [[Tybalt]] on 22 November [[3028]] together with his older brother Shen Hai, a [[maskirovka]] operative. One of the DropShips, the ''[[Whitewind]]'', spins out of control and crashes as they watch, giving Shen Ling some hope for the upcoming battle. |
The incident has messed up the attackers' combat landings and formation, scattering those units that have dropped while delaying others from dropping. Shen Ling in his ''[[Stalker]]'' encounters the enemy [[Major General]] [[Charles Duncan]] in a ''[[Cyclops]]'' and immediately jumps at the chance to deliver a decapitation strike against the attackers. Duncan meanwhile fights for his life, with reinforcements on the way. A heavily damaged Davion ''[[JagerMech]]'' that had dropped on the battlefield from the ''Whitewind'' eventually tips the scales in Duncan's favor. | The incident has messed up the attackers' combat landings and formation, scattering those units that have dropped while delaying others from dropping. Shen Ling in his ''[[Stalker]]'' encounters the enemy [[Major General]] [[Charles Duncan]] in a ''[[Cyclops]]'' and immediately jumps at the chance to deliver a decapitation strike against the attackers. Duncan meanwhile fights for his life, with reinforcements on the way. A heavily damaged Davion ''[[JagerMech]]'' that had dropped on the battlefield from the ''Whitewind'' eventually tips the scales in Duncan's favor. | ||
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*''[[Vindicator]]'' | *''[[Vindicator]]'' | ||
===DropShips=== | ===DropShips=== | ||
| − | *''[[Overlord]]'' (''[[Point Barrow (Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Point Barrow]]'' | + | *''[[Overlord]]'' (''[[Point Barrow (Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Point Barrow]]'' |
| − | *''[[Union]]'' (''[[Whitewind (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Whitewind]]'' | + | *''[[Union]]'' (''[[Whitewind (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Whitewind]]'' |
| − | [[Category:BattleCorps publications | + | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] |
| − | [[Category:Short Stories | + | [[Category:Short Stories]] |
| − | [[Category:Works by Steven Mohan Jr. | + | [[Category:Works by Steven Mohan Jr.]] |