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Line 23: | followedby = [[Occum's Choice]] | followedby = [[Occum's Choice]] }} }} − '''''Goliath out of the Box''''', written by [[Randall N. Bills]], is a short story published on [[BattleCorps]] as the second in a loosely grouped series known as the ''[[Highlander Chronicles]]''. + '''''Goliath out of the Box''''', written by [[Randall N. Bills]], is a short story published on [[BattleCorps]] as the second in a loosely-grouped series known as the ''[[Highlander Chronicles]]''. ==Teaser text== ==Teaser text== Line 29:
Line 29: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − A reinforced tank company from the [[2nd Kearny Highlanders]] is fleeing back to their landing zone after running into a force of [[HAF]] ''[[Mackie]]''s during a raid on [[Ningpo]]. The Highlanders speculate that the [[Maskirovka]] intentionally withheld intel on the HAF garrison, hoping to see how the new Terran superweapon performs in the field. With Hegemony ECM jamming their communications, the mercenaries send their lone hovercraft ahead to the LZ, then turn back to make a stand against a pursuing ''Mackie'', hoping the faster hovercraft can make it back to the DropShip and get offworld to let the rest of the Highlanders know that the Maskirovka betrayed them. The ''Mackie'' takes the Highlander tank company apart with ease. + A [[2nd Kearny Highlanders]] reinforced tank company is fleeing back for its LZ after running into a force of [[HAF]] ''[[Mackie]]''s during a raid on [[Ningpo]]. The Highlanders speculate that the [[Maskirovka]] intentionally withheld intel on the HAF garrison, hoping to see how the new Terran superweapon performs in the field. With Hegemony ECM jamming their communications, the mercenaries send their lone hovercraft ahead to the LZ, then turn back to make a stand against a pursuing ''Mackie'', hoping the faster hovercraft can make it back to the DropShip and get offworld to let the rest of the Highlanders know that the Maskirovka betrayed them. The ''Mackie'' takes the Highlander tank company apart with ease. == Featured characters == == Featured characters == Line 44:
Line 44: ===Vehicles=== ===Vehicles=== − * [[Suvorov]] (tracked ICE tank) + * Suvorov (tracked ICE tank) − * [[Tigershrike]] (ICE hovercraft) + * Tigershrike (ICE hovercraft) ===Spacecraft=== ===Spacecraft=== − * ''Bonnie'' ([[DropShip]] of unspecified class) + * ''Bonnie'' (unspecified class of DropShip) ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The Suvorov heavy tanks haven't been given official statistics, but since they're being overtaken by a 3/5 ''Mackie'', their movement profile is probably similar to that of the [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]] (2/3). + * The Suvorov heavy tanks haven't been given official statistics, but since they're being overtaken by a 3/5 ''Mackie'', the vehicle's movement profile is probably similar to that of the [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]] (2/3). − * The ECM employed by the Terran Hegemony to block Highlander transmissions must be a primitive prototype under game rules, since the [[Guardian ECM]] didn't debut until [[2600]]. It may be the [[Squealer I ECM]] system featured on the [[Torrent]] Heavy Bomber, which had been fielded by the Terrans since the twenty-first century. + * The ECM being employed by the Terran Hegemony to block Highlander transmissions must be a primitive prototype, since the [[Guardian ECM]] didn't debut until 2600. It may be the [[Squealer I ECM]] system featured on the [[Torrent]] Heavy Bomber, which had been fielded by the Terrans since the 21st century. [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Works by Randall N. Bills]] [[Category:Works by Randall N. Bills]]
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| − | | era = | + | | era = pre-[[Star League era]] |
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| series = ''[[Highlander Chronicles]]'' | | series = ''[[Highlander Chronicles]]'' | ||
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| − | '''''Goliath out of the Box''''', written by [[Randall N. Bills]], is a short story published on [[BattleCorps]] as the second in a loosely grouped series known as the ''[[Highlander Chronicles]]''. | + | '''''Goliath out of the Box''''', written by [[Randall N. Bills]], is a short story published on [[BattleCorps]] as the second in a loosely-grouped series known as the ''[[Highlander Chronicles]]''. |
==Teaser text== | ==Teaser text== | ||
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==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| − | A | + | A [[2nd Kearny Highlanders]] reinforced tank company is fleeing back for its LZ after running into a force of [[HAF]] ''[[Mackie]]''s during a raid on [[Ningpo]]. The Highlanders speculate that the [[Maskirovka]] intentionally withheld intel on the HAF garrison, hoping to see how the new Terran superweapon performs in the field. With Hegemony ECM jamming their communications, the mercenaries send their lone hovercraft ahead to the LZ, then turn back to make a stand against a pursuing ''Mackie'', hoping the faster hovercraft can make it back to the DropShip and get offworld to let the rest of the Highlanders know that the Maskirovka betrayed them. The ''Mackie'' takes the Highlander tank company apart with ease. |
== Featured characters == | == Featured characters == | ||
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===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Suvorov (tracked ICE tank) |
| − | * | + | * Tigershrike (ICE hovercraft) |
===Spacecraft=== | ===Spacecraft=== | ||
| − | * ''Bonnie'' ( | + | * ''Bonnie'' (unspecified class of DropShip) |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * The Suvorov heavy tanks haven't been given official statistics, but since they're being overtaken by a 3/5 ''Mackie'', | + | * The Suvorov heavy tanks haven't been given official statistics, but since they're being overtaken by a 3/5 ''Mackie'', the vehicle's movement profile is probably similar to that of the [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]] (2/3). |
| − | * The ECM employed by the Terran Hegemony to block Highlander transmissions must be a primitive prototype | + | * The ECM being employed by the Terran Hegemony to block Highlander transmissions must be a primitive prototype, since the [[Guardian ECM]] didn't debut until 2600. It may be the [[Squealer I ECM]] system featured on the [[Torrent]] Heavy Bomber, which had been fielded by the Terrans since the 21st century. |
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | ||
[[Category:Short Stories]] | [[Category:Short Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Randall N. Bills]] | [[Category:Works by Randall N. Bills]] | ||