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Line 19: | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] | timeline = 1 May [[3052]] | timeline = 1 May [[3052]] − | series = [[Battle of Tukayyid (anthology)]] + | series = [[Battle of Tukayyid (series)]] | precededby = | precededby = | followedby = [[Two Roads Diverged]] | followedby = [[Two Roads Diverged]] }} }} − '''''Blake's Own''''' is a short story by [[Jason Schmetzer]], first entry in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (anthology)|''Battle of Tukayyid'' series]] written as a companion of the ''[[BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid]]'' + + '''''Blake's Own''''' is a short story by [[Jason Schmetzer]], first entry in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (series)|''Battle of Tukayyid'' series]] written as a companion of the ''[[BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid]]'' ==Teaser text== ==Teaser text== Line 29:
Line 30: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − The sheer scope and scale of the imminent Battle of Tukayyid is rammed home for Fiftieth Division MechWarrior Minka Woloczak when she arrives at the [[Com Guards]]' [[Tamo Bunker]] to hand deliver dispatches, catching sight of the [[Precentor Martial]] as Clan Smoke Jaguar begin their drop on Tukayyid. Taking a DropShip on a suborbital hop back from Tamo, as she disembarks her ''Exterminator'' screams of Case Black come over the radio, confirming the worst-case scenario that the Smoke Jaguars are landing right on top of the Fiftieth Division's positions and that she is also effectively cut-off from her [[Level II]]. + The sheer scope and scale of the imminent Battle of Tukayyid is rammed home for Fiftieth Divison MechWarrior Minka Woloczak when she arrives at the [[Com Guards]] [[Tamo Bunker]] to hand deliver dispatches, catching sight of the + [[Precentor Martial]] as Clan Smoke Jaguar begin their drop on Tukayyid. Taking a DropShip on a suborbital hop back from Tamo, as she disembark her ''Exterminator'' screams of Case Black come over the radio, confirming + the worst case scenario that the Smoke Jaguars are landing right on top of the Fiftieth Division's positions and that she is also effectively cut-off from her [[Level II]]. − Elsewhere in the Dinju Mountains, veteran [[Acolyte]] Enrique Miranda oversees a static artillery park of raw green recruits, gently scolding rookie loader Rashid ibn Ibrami after he drops a shell, until ibn Ibrami sees [[Drop Pod]]s falling from the sky right on top of the Fiftieth Division. Quickly responding, Miranda finds both his crews and the rest of the Fiftieth's inexperience complicating effective artillery fire against the attacking Clan forces. Trying to cross the battlefield to her unit, fire from Miranda's artillery unit allows Woloczak to triumph against a Smoke Jaguar ''Fenris'' as she opts to make her way towards them, the closest friendly position. + Elsewhere in the Dinju Mountains veteran [[Acolyte]] Enrique Miranda oversees an a static artillery park of raw green recruits, gently scolding rookie loader Rashid ibn Ibrami after he drops a shell until in Ibrami sees [[Drop Pod]]s falling from the sky right on top of the Fiftieth Division. Quickly responding, Miranda finds both his crews and the rest of the Fiftieth's inexperience complicating effective artillery fire against the attacking Clan forces. Trying to cross the battlefield to her unit, fire from Miranda's artillery unit allows Woloczak to triumph against a Smoke Jaguar ''Fenris'' as she opts to make her way towards them, the closest friendly position. − As the intensity of the battle increases, Miranda realizes that while the Clans do not use counterbattery fire they have something worse when an [[aerospace fighter]] drops two [[point]]s of [[Elemental|Toads]] upon his command. Personally taking manual control over one of the guns, he hurriedly orders HE rounds at nearly point-blank range, but while battered the Elementals largely weather the artillery strikes and continue to advance, just as Woloczak arrives on the scene. Though not set-up to fight them, a vengeful Woloczak wades into battle, as Miranda orders his battery to switch to flechette shells and fire at the Com Guard 'Mech, the addition allowing Woloczak to defeat the Elementals. + As the intensity of the battle increases Miranda realizes while the Clans do not use counterbattery fire they have something worse when a [[Aerospace Fighter]] drops two [[point]]s of [[Elemental|Toads]] upon his command. Personally taking manual control over one of the guns he hurried orders HE rounds at near point-blank range, but while battered the Elementals largely weather the artillery strikes and continue to advance, just as Woloczak arrives on the scene. Though not setup to fight them a vengeful Woloczak wades into battle, as Miranda orders his battery to switch to flechette shells and fire at the Com Guard 'Mech, the addition allowing Woloczak to defeat the Elementals. Disembarking to confer with Miranda, in the absence of orders from their Precentor Woloczak defaults to the last orders given and directs Miranda to redeploy before any more Elementals arrive before resuming fire, maintaining faith that Blake will protect and provide. Disembarking to confer with Miranda, in the absence of orders from their Precentor Woloczak defaults to the last orders given and directs Miranda to redeploy before any more Elementals arrive before resuming fire, maintaining faith that Blake will protect and provide. Line 51:
Line 54: == Featured BattleTech == == Featured BattleTech == === BattleMechs === === BattleMechs === − * [[Exterminator#Variants|EXT-4Db ''Exterminator'']] + * ''[[Exterminator]]'' * [[Ice Ferret (Fenris)|''Fenris'']] * [[Ice Ferret (Fenris)|''Fenris'']] Line 60:
Line 63: ==Notes== ==Notes== * ''[[Broken Promises]]'', the final in the ''Battle of Tukayyid'' series, resumes the story of the characters introduced in ''Blake's Own''. * ''[[Broken Promises]]'', the final in the ''Battle of Tukayyid'' series, resumes the story of the characters introduced in ''Blake's Own''. − * Woloczak's 'Mech was initially incorrectly stated as a ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' before being described in detail as a [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal]] ''Exterminator'' on the next page in the original 30 October 2020 release, with the error amended in the updated copy of the story issued 15 January 2021. * Woloczak's 'Mech was initially incorrectly stated as a ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' before being described in detail as a [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal]] ''Exterminator'' on the next page in the original 30 October 2020 release, with the error amended in the updated copy of the story issued 15 January 2021. − [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]] [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]]
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| era = [[Clan Invasion era]] | | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] | ||
| timeline = 1 May [[3052]] | | timeline = 1 May [[3052]] | ||
| − | | series = [[Battle of Tukayyid ( | + | | series = [[Battle of Tukayyid (series)]] |
| precededby = | | precededby = | ||
| followedby = [[Two Roads Diverged]] | | followedby = [[Two Roads Diverged]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''Blake's Own''''' is a short story by [[Jason Schmetzer]], first entry in the [[Battle of Tukayyid ( | + | |
| + | '''''Blake's Own''''' is a short story by [[Jason Schmetzer]], first entry in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (series)|''Battle of Tukayyid'' series]] written as a companion of the ''[[BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid]]'' | ||
==Teaser text== | ==Teaser text== | ||
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==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| − | The sheer scope and scale of the imminent Battle of Tukayyid is rammed home for Fiftieth | + | The sheer scope and scale of the imminent Battle of Tukayyid is rammed home for Fiftieth Divison MechWarrior Minka Woloczak when she arrives at the [[Com Guards]] [[Tamo Bunker]] to hand deliver dispatches, catching sight of the |
| + | [[Precentor Martial]] as Clan Smoke Jaguar begin their drop on Tukayyid. Taking a DropShip on a suborbital hop back from Tamo, as she disembark her ''Exterminator'' screams of Case Black come over the radio, confirming | ||
| + | the worst case scenario that the Smoke Jaguars are landing right on top of the Fiftieth Division's positions and that she is also effectively cut-off from her [[Level II]]. | ||
| − | Elsewhere in the Dinju Mountains | + | Elsewhere in the Dinju Mountains veteran [[Acolyte]] Enrique Miranda oversees an a static artillery park of raw green recruits, gently scolding rookie loader Rashid ibn Ibrami after he drops a shell until in Ibrami sees [[Drop Pod]]s falling from the sky right on top of the Fiftieth Division. Quickly responding, Miranda finds both his crews and the rest of the Fiftieth's inexperience complicating effective artillery fire against the attacking Clan forces. Trying to cross the battlefield to her unit, fire from Miranda's artillery unit allows Woloczak to triumph against a Smoke Jaguar ''Fenris'' as she opts to make her way towards them, the closest friendly position. |
| − | As the intensity of the battle increases | + | As the intensity of the battle increases Miranda realizes while the Clans do not use counterbattery fire they have something worse when a [[Aerospace Fighter]] drops two [[point]]s of [[Elemental|Toads]] upon his command. Personally taking manual control over one of the guns he hurried orders HE rounds at near point-blank range, but while battered the Elementals largely weather the artillery strikes and continue to advance, just as Woloczak arrives on the scene. Though not setup to fight them a vengeful Woloczak wades into battle, as Miranda orders his battery to switch to flechette shells and fire at the Com Guard 'Mech, the addition allowing Woloczak to defeat the Elementals. |
Disembarking to confer with Miranda, in the absence of orders from their Precentor Woloczak defaults to the last orders given and directs Miranda to redeploy before any more Elementals arrive before resuming fire, maintaining faith that Blake will protect and provide. | Disembarking to confer with Miranda, in the absence of orders from their Precentor Woloczak defaults to the last orders given and directs Miranda to redeploy before any more Elementals arrive before resuming fire, maintaining faith that Blake will protect and provide. | ||
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== Featured BattleTech == | == Featured BattleTech == | ||
=== BattleMechs === | === BattleMechs === | ||
| − | * [[Exterminator | + | * ''[[Exterminator]]'' |
* [[Ice Ferret (Fenris)|''Fenris'']] | * [[Ice Ferret (Fenris)|''Fenris'']] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* ''[[Broken Promises]]'', the final in the ''Battle of Tukayyid'' series, resumes the story of the characters introduced in ''Blake's Own''. | * ''[[Broken Promises]]'', the final in the ''Battle of Tukayyid'' series, resumes the story of the characters introduced in ''Blake's Own''. | ||
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* Woloczak's 'Mech was initially incorrectly stated as a ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' before being described in detail as a [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal]] ''Exterminator'' on the next page in the original 30 October 2020 release, with the error amended in the updated copy of the story issued 15 January 2021. | * Woloczak's 'Mech was initially incorrectly stated as a ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' before being described in detail as a [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal]] ''Exterminator'' on the next page in the original 30 October 2020 release, with the error amended in the updated copy of the story issued 15 January 2021. | ||
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[[Category:Short Stories]] | [[Category:Short Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]] | [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]] | ||