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Line 34: == From the back cover (translated from German) == == From the back cover (translated from German) == − {{quote|''In the year [[2839]], war dominates the [[Inner Sphere]]. The [[Second Succession War]] pits the [[Great House]]s of mankind against each other again after a brief respite. In the [[Federated Suns]], scientists work on the development of practically invulnerable super soldiers in a secret project on orders of the [[First Prince]]. Success could decisively change warfare throughout human-settled space and significantly alter the balance of power. The [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] remain skeptical when a breakthrough is achieved on the primordial world of [[Berceuse]], but other great powers will not take a risk. The [[Lyran Commonwealth]] activates the agents of Team Albatros to secure the research results and prevent a deployment of the 'Basilisks' by the enemy. Arriving on the target world, the four [[LIC]] agents are unaware of [[House Kurita]] already having landed their [[DEST]] commandos and that a cadre of super soldiers stands ready at the research station to repulse any attack. A trek across a primordial continent crawling with predatory dinosaurs seems almost idyllic by comparison...''}} + {{quote|''In the year [[2839]], war dominates the [[Inner Sphere]]. The [[Second Succession War]] pits the [[Great House]]s of mankind against each other again after a brief respite. In the [[Federated Suns]], scientists work on the development of practically invulnerable super soldiers in a secret project on orders of the [[First Prince]]. Success could decisively change warfare throughout human-settled space and significantly alter the balance of power. The [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] remain skeptical when a breakthrough is achieved on the primordial world of [[Berceuse]], but other great powers will not take a risk. The [[Lyran Commonwealth]] activates the agents of Team Albatros to secure the research results and prevent a deployment of the 'Basilisks' by the enemy. Arriving on the target world, the four [[LIC]] agents are unawares of [[House Kurita]] already having landed their [[DEST]] commandos and that a cadre of super soldiers stands ready at the research station to repulse any attack. A trek across a primordial continent crawling with predatory dinosaurs seems almost idyllic by comparison...''}} == Plot Summary == == Plot Summary == Line 41:
Line 41: Scheduled for an operation to install a probe in her brain, Basilisk Rachel is worried to note that bloodflow patterns (which she can see due to her infrared vision) indicate she is being lied to about the nature of the probe. As it turns out, the "probe" is actually a neuroprocessor to increase her aggressiveness, and when she nearly kills her lover Ramon in a bout of frenzy he manages to subdue her and remove the processor from her brain. Both Basilisks are seriously wounded but survive thanks to their symbionts and aid administered by Dr. Genowefa Laitman, who carried Rachel and has motherly feelings towards her. Ramon and Rachel subsequently leave the fortified base to live in the jungle, which is covered up for some time and eventually accepted by the staff. Scheduled for an operation to install a probe in her brain, Basilisk Rachel is worried to note that bloodflow patterns (which she can see due to her infrared vision) indicate she is being lied to about the nature of the probe. As it turns out, the "probe" is actually a neuroprocessor to increase her aggressiveness, and when she nearly kills her lover Ramon in a bout of frenzy he manages to subdue her and remove the processor from her brain. Both Basilisks are seriously wounded but survive thanks to their symbionts and aid administered by Dr. Genowefa Laitman, who carried Rachel and has motherly feelings towards her. Ramon and Rachel subsequently leave the fortified base to live in the jungle, which is covered up for some time and eventually accepted by the staff. − Around two years later Ramon and Rachel encounter and vanquish a Draconis Combine recon party and their [[Skulker (Combat Vehicle)|Skulker]] scout vehicle in the jungle. Feeling that the base defenses (designed to repel dinosaurs) are inadequate to defend against a determined attack should one be imminent, Colonel Hollister orders the entire facility be rigged with explosive charges to prevent the results from falling into Kurita hands, should the base fall to an attack. + Around two years later Ramon and Rachel encounter and vanquish a Draconis Combine recon party and their [[Skulker]] scout vehicle in the jungle. Feeling that the base defenses (designed to repel dinosaurs) are inadequate to defend against a determined attack should one be imminent, Colonel Hollister orders the entire facility be rigged with explosive charges to prevent the results from falling into Kurita hands, should the base fall to an attack. In early 2839 the four [[LIC]] agents of Team Albatros are ordered to find and sabotage the supersoldier research station. They are also warned that House Kurita may undertake an operation there, although there are no details. Team Albatros is deployed via 'Mech-drop from orbit on the far side of the New Gondwana continent and embark on a long march through the jungle. They frequently encounter predatory fauna including even a specimen of the creature in which the symbiont was originally found, though they do not know this. When they witness eight 'Mechs being dropped from orbit they figure it has to be the Kurita operation and move to engage them, hoping the others will lead them to the research station. A battle ensues where the Kurita forces gain the upper hand until Ramon and Rachel decide to intervene on the Lyrans' side, capturing a ''[[Panther]]''. In early 2839 the four [[LIC]] agents of Team Albatros are ordered to find and sabotage the supersoldier research station. They are also warned that House Kurita may undertake an operation there, although there are no details. Team Albatros is deployed via 'Mech-drop from orbit on the far side of the New Gondwana continent and embark on a long march through the jungle. They frequently encounter predatory fauna including even a specimen of the creature in which the symbiont was originally found, though they do not know this. When they witness eight 'Mechs being dropped from orbit they figure it has to be the Kurita operation and move to engage them, hoping the others will lead them to the research station. A battle ensues where the Kurita forces gain the upper hand until Ramon and Rachel decide to intervene on the Lyrans' side, capturing a ''[[Panther]]''. Line 49:
Line 49: ==Featured BattleTech== ==Featured BattleTech== ===BattleMechs=== ===BattleMechs=== − * ''[[Crusader]]'' + *''[[Crusader]]'' − * ''[[Griffin]]'' + *''[[Griffin]]'' − * ''[[Javelin]]'' + *''[[Javelin]]'' − * ''[[Jenner]]'' + *''[[Jenner]]'' − * ''[[Orion]]'' + *''[[Orion]]'' − * ''[[Panther]]'' + *''[[Panther]]'' − * ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' + *''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' − * ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' + *''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' − * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' + *''[[Thunderbolt]]'' − * ''[[Valkyrie]]'' + *''[[Valkyrie]]'' − * ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'' + *''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'' − * ''[[Warhammer]]'' + *''[[Warhammer]]'' − ===DropShips=== ===DropShips=== − * ''[[Leopard]]'' + *''[[Leopard]]'' − * ''[[Lion]]'' + *''[[Lion]]'' − ===Vehicles=== ===Vehicles=== − * [[Skulker (Combat Vehicle)|Skulker]] + *[[Skulker]] − * unspecified APC + *unspecified APC − ==Notes== + == Notes == *While the preface explicitly denounces the story as fictional within the fictional BattleTech universe, it also states that the [[Barada]] system exists as described, with the exception of the research facility. *While the preface explicitly denounces the story as fictional within the fictional BattleTech universe, it also states that the [[Barada]] system exists as described, with the exception of the research facility. *The cover depicts a scene from the book where the ''Orion'' piloted by Team Albatros leader Harry Krause kills an attacking predator by launching an [[SRM-4]] volley into its maw. *The cover depicts a scene from the book where the ''Orion'' piloted by Team Albatros leader Harry Krause kills an attacking predator by launching an [[SRM-4]] volley into its maw.
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== From the back cover (translated from German) == | == From the back cover (translated from German) == | ||
| − | {{quote|''In the year [[2839]], war dominates the [[Inner Sphere]]. The [[Second Succession War]] pits the [[Great House]]s of mankind against each other again after a brief respite. In the [[Federated Suns]], scientists work on the development of practically invulnerable super soldiers in a secret project on orders of the [[First Prince]]. Success could decisively change warfare throughout human-settled space and significantly alter the balance of power. The [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] remain skeptical when a breakthrough is achieved on the primordial world of [[Berceuse]], but other great powers will not take a risk. The [[Lyran Commonwealth]] activates the agents of Team Albatros to secure the research results and prevent a deployment of the 'Basilisks' by the enemy. Arriving on the target world, the four [[LIC]] agents are | + | {{quote|''In the year [[2839]], war dominates the [[Inner Sphere]]. The [[Second Succession War]] pits the [[Great House]]s of mankind against each other again after a brief respite. In the [[Federated Suns]], scientists work on the development of practically invulnerable super soldiers in a secret project on orders of the [[First Prince]]. Success could decisively change warfare throughout human-settled space and significantly alter the balance of power. The [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] remain skeptical when a breakthrough is achieved on the primordial world of [[Berceuse]], but other great powers will not take a risk. The [[Lyran Commonwealth]] activates the agents of Team Albatros to secure the research results and prevent a deployment of the 'Basilisks' by the enemy. Arriving on the target world, the four [[LIC]] agents are unawares of [[House Kurita]] already having landed their [[DEST]] commandos and that a cadre of super soldiers stands ready at the research station to repulse any attack. A trek across a primordial continent crawling with predatory dinosaurs seems almost idyllic by comparison...''}} |
== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
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Scheduled for an operation to install a probe in her brain, Basilisk Rachel is worried to note that bloodflow patterns (which she can see due to her infrared vision) indicate she is being lied to about the nature of the probe. As it turns out, the "probe" is actually a neuroprocessor to increase her aggressiveness, and when she nearly kills her lover Ramon in a bout of frenzy he manages to subdue her and remove the processor from her brain. Both Basilisks are seriously wounded but survive thanks to their symbionts and aid administered by Dr. Genowefa Laitman, who carried Rachel and has motherly feelings towards her. Ramon and Rachel subsequently leave the fortified base to live in the jungle, which is covered up for some time and eventually accepted by the staff. | Scheduled for an operation to install a probe in her brain, Basilisk Rachel is worried to note that bloodflow patterns (which she can see due to her infrared vision) indicate she is being lied to about the nature of the probe. As it turns out, the "probe" is actually a neuroprocessor to increase her aggressiveness, and when she nearly kills her lover Ramon in a bout of frenzy he manages to subdue her and remove the processor from her brain. Both Basilisks are seriously wounded but survive thanks to their symbionts and aid administered by Dr. Genowefa Laitman, who carried Rachel and has motherly feelings towards her. Ramon and Rachel subsequently leave the fortified base to live in the jungle, which is covered up for some time and eventually accepted by the staff. | ||
| − | Around two years later Ramon and Rachel encounter and vanquish a Draconis Combine recon party and their [[ | + | Around two years later Ramon and Rachel encounter and vanquish a Draconis Combine recon party and their [[Skulker]] scout vehicle in the jungle. Feeling that the base defenses (designed to repel dinosaurs) are inadequate to defend against a determined attack should one be imminent, Colonel Hollister orders the entire facility be rigged with explosive charges to prevent the results from falling into Kurita hands, should the base fall to an attack. |
In early 2839 the four [[LIC]] agents of Team Albatros are ordered to find and sabotage the supersoldier research station. They are also warned that House Kurita may undertake an operation there, although there are no details. Team Albatros is deployed via 'Mech-drop from orbit on the far side of the New Gondwana continent and embark on a long march through the jungle. They frequently encounter predatory fauna including even a specimen of the creature in which the symbiont was originally found, though they do not know this. When they witness eight 'Mechs being dropped from orbit they figure it has to be the Kurita operation and move to engage them, hoping the others will lead them to the research station. A battle ensues where the Kurita forces gain the upper hand until Ramon and Rachel decide to intervene on the Lyrans' side, capturing a ''[[Panther]]''. | In early 2839 the four [[LIC]] agents of Team Albatros are ordered to find and sabotage the supersoldier research station. They are also warned that House Kurita may undertake an operation there, although there are no details. Team Albatros is deployed via 'Mech-drop from orbit on the far side of the New Gondwana continent and embark on a long march through the jungle. They frequently encounter predatory fauna including even a specimen of the creature in which the symbiont was originally found, though they do not know this. When they witness eight 'Mechs being dropped from orbit they figure it has to be the Kurita operation and move to engage them, hoping the others will lead them to the research station. A battle ensues where the Kurita forces gain the upper hand until Ramon and Rachel decide to intervene on the Lyrans' side, capturing a ''[[Panther]]''. | ||
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==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Crusader]]'' | + | *''[[Crusader]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Griffin]]'' | + | *''[[Griffin]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Javelin]]'' | + | *''[[Javelin]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jenner]]'' | + | *''[[Jenner]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Orion]]'' | + | *''[[Orion]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Panther]]'' | + | *''[[Panther]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' | + | *''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' | + | *''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' | + | *''[[Thunderbolt]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Valkyrie]]'' | + | *''[[Valkyrie]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'' | + | *''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Warhammer]]'' | + | *''[[Warhammer]]'' |
| − | |||
===DropShips=== | ===DropShips=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Leopard]]'' | + | *''[[Leopard]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Lion]]'' | + | *''[[Lion]]'' |
| − | |||
===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
| − | * [[ | + | *[[Skulker]] |
| − | * unspecified APC | + | *unspecified APC |
| − | ==Notes== | + | == Notes == |
*While the preface explicitly denounces the story as fictional within the fictional BattleTech universe, it also states that the [[Barada]] system exists as described, with the exception of the research facility. | *While the preface explicitly denounces the story as fictional within the fictional BattleTech universe, it also states that the [[Barada]] system exists as described, with the exception of the research facility. | ||
*The cover depicts a scene from the book where the ''Orion'' piloted by Team Albatros leader Harry Krause kills an attacking predator by launching an [[SRM-4]] volley into its maw. | *The cover depicts a scene from the book where the ''Orion'' piloted by Team Albatros leader Harry Krause kills an attacking predator by launching an [[SRM-4]] volley into its maw. | ||