Desperate Thrill
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Desperate Thrill | |
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Story information | |
Author | Steven Mohan, Jr. |
Pages | 4 |
Type | Short story |
Product | Strategic Operations |
Content | |
Era | Civil War era |
Timeline | 6 August 3064 |
The short story Desperate Thrill was published in Strategic Operations and republished in Strategic Operations: Advanced Aerospace Rules.
Contents
Plot summary[edit]
On 6 August 3064, Coraines is raided by pirates - a Leopard carrying BattleMechs in turquoise with a blood red battleaxe emblem, and a Mule to carry the loot. Supervisor Joshua Hill, a skilled pilot uneasy with war, leads a squadron of militia fighters in defense of the planet.
Mid-battle, a glory-hungry rookie, Charles McKay, disobeys Hill's orders and breaks away to attack a powerful Archer, leading to the deaths of both McKay and fellow pilot Shelley Kinta. On the edge of defeat, Hill carries out a precise attack on a pirate Hammer, barely avoiding being shot down by the enemy's LRMs by guiding them into the pirate's own 'Mech. Having taken too much damage, the remaining pirates flee the planet.
In the aftermath, Hill's skilled flying earns him an offer to join the prestigious First Alliance Air Wing, but he declines, preferring instead to stay a farmer and militia member and to avoid getting caught up in the thrill of combat.
Featured characters[edit]
- Joshua Hill
- Charles McKay
- Shelley Kinta
- Thomas Krajewska
- Richard Kilaka
- Old Tuck
- Molly
Featured BattleTech[edit]
Aerospace Fighters[edit]
BattleMechs[edit]
Conventional Fighters[edit]
DropShips[edit]
Featured units[edit]
- Coraines Militia
- 1st Alliance Air Wing (mentioned)
Featured places[edit]
- Coraines
- Jordan Wais (mentioned)