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*''[[Assassin]]'' | *''[[Assassin]]'' | ||
*''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' | *''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' | ||
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*''[[Dervish]]'' | *''[[Dervish]]'' | ||
− | *''[[Emperor]]'' | + | * EMP-6A ''[[Emperor]]'' |
*''[[Firestarter]]'' | *''[[Firestarter]]'' | ||
*''[[Grasshopper]]'' | *''[[Grasshopper]]'' | ||
*''[[Griffin]]'' | *''[[Griffin]]'' | ||
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− | *''[[Hollander]]'' | + | * HGN-732 ''[[Highlander]]'' |
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*''[[Hunchback]]'' | *''[[Hunchback]]'' | ||
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− | *''[[Marauder]]'' | + | *''[[Marauder]]'' |
*''[[Mongoose]]'' | *''[[Mongoose]]'' | ||
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*''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' | *''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' | ||
*''[[Spector]]'' | *''[[Spector]]'' | ||
*''[[Warhammer]]'' | *''[[Warhammer]]'' | ||
*''[[Whitworth]]'' | *''[[Whitworth]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 06:37, 27 December 2023
Determination at Wallis | |
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Product information | |
Type | Short story |
Author | Kevin Killiany |
Pages | 52 |
Publication information | |
Publisher | BattleCorps |
First published | 21 March 2005 |
Content | |
Era | Civil War era |
Timeline | 11 February—1 March 3067 |
Series | Chaos Irregulars stories |
Preceded by | Crossroads at Outreach |
Followed by | Encounter at El Giza |
Determination at Wallis is a story by Kevin Killiany that was published online on BattleCorps on 21 March 2005 as the third part of the Chaos Irregulars series.
Contents
“ | From Outreach, the Chaos Irregulars shipped to their next assignment filled with cautious optimism for what the future would bring. But fate is rarely kind in the mercenary trade. Kevin Killiany has returned with the next chapter in their ongoing saga, and a question for where they will go next. | ” |
Plot summary
The Chaos Irregulars have been hired to defend the Light Gauss Rifle factory of Ronin, Inc. on Wallis. The planet has repeatedly been raided recently, the raids timed precisely to coincide with heavy shipping traffic so that it is near impossible to determine where the attack originated. After talking to the militia, Captains Jacoam and Peregrine agree that information is apparently withheld from them. They also determine that the attackers are actually based on Wallis, and that their employer seems to be aware of this.
When the next attack comes, Reema Chowla's Mongoose is buried in a rock slide and Captain Jacoam's Grasshopper is engaged and destroyed by four assault 'Mechs. The battle soon centers on a test firing range where Ronin Inc. is testing prototypes of a new variable ordnance Gauss Rifle. They had acquired StarCorps-manufactured WHM-8D Warhammers as testbeds because of their endo-steel frames. This piqued StarCorps' interest and caused the raids, initially to see what facilities Ronin Inc. would move to protect and once that had been determined, to steal the new technology. Captain Jacoam manages to foil the attack by commandeering a Warhammer with the prototype weapon (though he was decidedly unimpressed with its performance).
Ronin Inc. gives the Irregulars a bonus and a glowing recommendation in exchange for keeping their secret, and the Irregulars get to discuss new job offers. However, Captain Jacoam remains dispossessed for the time being following the loss of his Grasshopper.
Featured characters
- Tim Andrews of the Chaos Irregulars of 2nd Company's Gamma lance, piloting an Assassin
- Carson of the Chaos Irregulars of 2nd Company's Beta lance, piloting a HER-5S Hermes II
- Cynthia Josepha "CJ" Cherry of the Chaos Irregulars' specialized lance, piloting a FS9-S1 Firestarter
- Master Sergeant Reema Chowla of the Chaos Irregulars, piloting a Mongoose
- Lieutenant Grainger "Gray" Christian of the Chaos Irregulars' specialized lance, piloting a Spector
- Lieutenant Avery Clint, lance leader of the Chaos Irregulars' 1st Company's Gamma Lance, piloting a QKD-5A Quickdraw
- Lieutenant Tony Davis, lance leader of the Chaos Irregulars' specialized lance, piloting a Phoenix Hawk
- Major Dixon, commander of Peregrine's Hussars & Able Company
- Sergeant Gomez of the Chaos Irregulars
- Colonel Ada Gubser, commander of Smithson's Chinese Bandits (mentioned)
- Jacques of the Chaos Irregulars of 2nd Company's Gamma lance, piloting a TBT-7M Trebuchet
- Lieutenant Jarmae "Jars" Heather, lance leader of the Chaos Irregulars' 1st Company's Beta Lance, piloting a QKD-4G Quickdraw
- Captain Obadiah "Jake" Jacoam, commander of the Chaos Irregulars, piloting a Grasshopper
- Lieutenant Gendou Knepper of the Chaos Irregulars, piloting a PNT-10K Panther
- Leftenant Bill Leisner of the Peregrine's Hussars' Charlie Company (mentioned)
- Leitch of the Chaos Irregulars of 2nd Company's Gamma lance, piloting a Centurion
- M'Bala of the Chaos Irregulars of 2nd Company's Beta lance, piloting a Hunchback
- Mendel of the Chaos Irregulars of 2nd Company's Gamma lance, piloting a Whitworth
- Colonel Olstein, professor of the Outreach Mercenary Training Command (mentioned)
- Caesar of the Marian Hegemony Julius O'Reilly (mentioned)
- Caesar of the Marian Hegemony Sean O'Reilly (mentioned)
- Sergeant Major Pauls of the Chaos Irregulars
- Captain Ariel Peregrine, commander of the Chaos Irregulars, piloting a HUR-WO-R4O Huron Warrior called The Colonel
- Sergeant Proctor, commander of the Chaos Irregulars's Footmen
- Technician Darryl Silverlake, chief engineer of the Chaos Irregulars
- Leftenant Amy Sisson of the Peregrine's Hussars' Charlie Company (mentioned)
- Force Commander Sorenson, commander of Sorensen's Strikers & Able Company (mentioned)
- Marva Talbot of the Chaos Irregulars of 2nd Company, piloting a Griffin
- Planetary Director Tindale of Wallis
- Troy "Too True" Truman of the Chaos Irregulars' specialized lance, piloting a DV-7D Dervish
- Walters of Ronin Incorporated
- Colonel Chuck Winthrop, commander of the Wallis Planetary Militia
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
- Assassin
- Centurion
- CLN-7V Chameleon
- Dervish
- EMP-6A Emperor
- Firestarter
- Grasshopper
- Griffin
- HER-5S Hermes II
- HGN-732 Highlander
- Hollander (mentioned)
- Hunchback
- HUR-WO-R4O Huron Warrior
- Marauder
- Mongoose
- PNT-10K Panther
- Phoenix Hawk
- Spector
- Warhammer
- Whitworth
Small Craft
Other
- Bulldog
- Packrat
- Mechbuster conventional fighter