Parting Shots
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Parting Shots | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Herbert A. Beas II | |
| Publication | |
| Published | 1 February 2004 |
| Published in | Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised |
| Publisher | FanPro |
| Pages | 1 |
| Chronology | |
| Era | Civil War era |
| Timeline | 3067[see notes] |
Parting Shots is a short story by Herbert A. Beas II that was published as introductory fiction for Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised.
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Plot Summary[edit]
The story is told from the perspective of Major Shinto Kubusaka, the commanding officer of the Fighting Intellectuals mercenary command, who is engaged in a battle with a mixed battalion of Lyran Alliance forces on Kandersteg, shortly after the end of the FedCom Civil War. What was meant as a simple objective raid for the Intellectuals turns rapidly into a slugfest against superior enemy forces, which has already cost Kubusaka three 'Mechs and two aerospace fighters. Upon realizing that the Intellectuals have no chance to accomplish their mission in the face of heavily fortified defenders, Kubusaka gives the general order to abort the mission and retreat to the DropShip. Already on the retreat, Kubusaka grapples with the core challenges of a mercenary unit after each mission: paying the troops, burying the dead, making repairs and finding more work. As for finding more work, Kubusaka is not concerned though, because he knows that something always comes up.
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- Corsair (mentioned)
Notes[edit]
- ^ The story is undated, but includes the information that the FedCom Civil War just came to an end, which allows to narrow down the time period in which the story takes place from May to August 3067.