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Line 25: '''''Ghost Bear's Lament''''' is a two-part story by [[Steven Mohan Jr.]] that follows the exploits of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[Richard Bekker]]. The story's two parts are interconnected but ultimately separate stories set twenty-three years apart, and were published separately. '''''Ghost Bear's Lament''''' is a two-part story by [[Steven Mohan Jr.]] that follows the exploits of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[Richard Bekker]]. The story's two parts are interconnected but ultimately separate stories set twenty-three years apart, and were published separately. − The first part (subtitled '''''Instrument of Destruction''''') was put up for sale through [[BattleShop]] in [[w:EPUB|EPUB]] and [[w:MOBI|MOBI (Amazon Kindle)]] format with the opening of the new [[Blitzkrieg (fiction format)|Blitzkrieg]] fiction format by [[Catalyst Game Labs]]. It was also published via [[BattleCorps]] on 15 February 2012; like all BattleCorps publications, this was a [[w:PDF|PDF]] file offered for download to subscribers. + The first part (subtitled '''''Instrument of Destruction''''') was put up for sale through [[BattleShop]] in [[w:EPUB|EPUB]] and [[w:MOBI|MOBI (Amazon Kindle)]] format with the opening of the new [[Blitzkrieg (fiction)|Blitzkrieg]] fiction format by [[Catalyst Game Labs]]. It was also published via [[BattleCorps]] on 15 Februars 2012; like all BattleCorps publication, this was a [[w:PDF|PDF]] file offered for download free of cost to subscribers. The second part (subtitled '''''The Fading Call of Glory''''') was published as EPUB on 30 April 2012, and again as a PDF via BattleCorps on 18 May 2012 in the same fashion as part I. The second part (subtitled '''''The Fading Call of Glory''''') was published as EPUB on 30 April 2012, and again as a PDF via BattleCorps on 18 May 2012 in the same fashion as part I. Line 57:
Line 57: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== ===Part I: Instrument of Destruction=== ===Part I: Instrument of Destruction=== − As the ''[[Overlord-C]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Sharp Claw]]'' prepares to be jumped to the [[Damian]] system with the [[WarShip]] it is attached to, Star Commander [[Richard Bekker]], a ''[[ristar]]'' and perpetual winner, prepares to fight a trial against his ''[[sibkin]]'' [[Corinne (3rd Bear Striker)|Corinne]] over a command position that recently became vacant. She elected to fight him in zero gravity just before the jump, and explains to him in private that, once being his superior officer, she will have to destroy him and his career by bidding away his star first because he would always outshine her otherwise. + As the ''[[Overlord-C]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Sharp Claw]]'' prepares to be jumped to the [[Damian]] system with the [[WarShip]] it is attached to, Star Commander [[Richard Bekker]], a [[ristar]] and perpetual winner, prepares to fight a trial against his [[sibkin]] Corinne over a command position that recently became vacant. She elected to fight him in zero gravity just before the jump, and explains to him in private that, once being his superior officer, she will have to destroy him and his career by bidding away his star first because he would always outshine her otherwise. Corinne then manages to beat Richard in the trial because of her greater experience in zero-g, though she suffers a broken ankle among other injuries. Shocked at having been defeated for the first time in his life (and the consequences Corinne announced), Richard withdraws into the cabin of a cargo truck. His delicate relationship with Corinne, the nearest thing to a lover thinkable in Clan society, has been upset. She meets him at the cabin door and they argue until the ship jumps. Immediately following the jump, Richard renounces their kinship. Before Corinne can answer, a sudden shock runs through the ship and everything in the hangar, including Corinne, suddenly "falls" to one side. Corinne then manages to beat Richard in the trial because of her greater experience in zero-g, though she suffers a broken ankle among other injuries. Shocked at having been defeated for the first time in his life (and the consequences Corinne announced), Richard withdraws into the cabin of a cargo truck. His delicate relationship with Corinne, the nearest thing to a lover thinkable in Clan society, has been upset. She meets him at the cabin door and they argue until the ship jumps. Immediately following the jump, Richard renounces their kinship. Before Corinne can answer, a sudden shock runs through the ship and everything in the hangar, including Corinne, suddenly "falls" to one side. Line 68:
Line 68: ===Part II: The Fading Call of Glory=== ===Part II: The Fading Call of Glory=== − Richard Bekker became a hero in the space disaster on the ''Sharp Claw'', even earning five lines in ''[[The Remembrance]]'', but Clan Ghost Bear's defeat at Luk in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] subsequently cast a shadow on his career. By 12 June [[3073]], he is a Star Colonel and has taken over command of the [[37th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)]]—a reserve force and not a frontline unit—from Star Colonel Jebediah a few weeks ago. François Cote, now [[Galaxy Commander]], announces that because of the [[Jihad]] raging in the [[Inner Sphere]], two of Tau Galaxy's three [[Cluster]]s will receive upgraded equipment, maintenance and training to prepare them for frontline duty while the third will remain on garrison duty. A [[Trial of Possession]] for the upgrading is announced between Richard's 37th and Star Colonel Estelle's 18th Provisional Garrison cluster. + Richard Bekker became a hero in the space disaster on the ''Sharp Claw'', even earning five lines in the [[Remembrance]], but Clan Ghost Bear's defeat at Luk in the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] subsequently cast a shadow on his career. By 12 June [[3073]], he is a Star Colonel and has taken over command of the [[37th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)]]—a reserve force and not a frontline unit—from Star Colonel Jebediah a few weeks ago. François Cote, now [[Galaxy Commander]], announces that because of the [[Jihad]] raging in the [[Inner Sphere]], two of Tau Galaxy's three [[Cluster]]s will receive upgraded equipment, maintenance and training to prepare them for frontline duty while the third will remain on garrison duty. A [[Trial of Possession]] for the upgrading is announced between Richard's 37th and Star Colonel Estelle's 18th Provisional Garrison cluster. Estelle's clever bidding puts Richard at a disadvantage—her ''[[Summoner]]'', a ''[[Mist Lynx]]'' and a ''[[Fire Moth]]'' against his ''[[Kodiak]]''—, but Galaxy Commander Cote expects him to win because Estelle is near ''[[solahma]]'' age and not very smart. He confides in Richard that he still considers him a ''[[ristar]]'' and wants to give him a second chance; but he has still put the posting up for trial because of what he calls Richard's distubing history of losing where he is supposed to win. Estelle's clever bidding puts Richard at a disadvantage—her ''[[Summoner]]'', a ''[[Mist Lynx]]'' and a ''[[Fire Moth]]'' against his ''[[Kodiak]]''—, but Galaxy Commander Cote expects him to win because Estelle is near ''[[solahma]]'' age and not very smart. He confides in Richard that he still considers him a ''[[ristar]]'' and wants to give him a second chance; but he has still put the posting up for trial because of what he calls Richard's distubing history of losing where he is supposed to win. Line 76:
Line 76: Richard's subordinate Warriors blame him for losing the trial, and their chance at honor with it. On 1 August 3073 their anger leads to a duel to the death against one of them that Richard is about to lose when his opponent, MechWarrior Hans, is distracted by an officer reporting the arrival of a [[Clan Nova Cat]] [[WarShip]]. The brief interruption gives Richard an opportunity to kill Hans, settling the issue at least temporarily. Richard's subordinate Warriors blame him for losing the trial, and their chance at honor with it. On 1 August 3073 their anger leads to a duel to the death against one of them that Richard is about to lose when his opponent, MechWarrior Hans, is distracted by an officer reporting the arrival of a [[Clan Nova Cat]] [[WarShip]]. The brief interruption gives Richard an opportunity to kill Hans, settling the issue at least temporarily. − The WarShip turns out to carry none other than [[Devlin Stone]], who bids his command [[lance]] against a [[star]] of defenders in a Trial of Possession for one year of nonexclusive use of Tukayyid's [[hyperpulse generator]]. It falls to Stone to pick the place of the trial, and he selects the Holth Forest outside Luk—the site of Clan Ghost Bear's defeat in the Battle of Tukayyid twenty-two years earlier, a traumatic episode for Richard, only survivor of the slaughter of the [[7th Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|7th Bear Guards]] (to whom he was only appended, while still officially on the rolls of the 3rd Bear Striker). + The WarShip turns out to carry none other than [[Devlin Stone]], who bids his command [[lance]] against a [[star]] of defenders in a Trial of Possession for one year of non-exclusive use of Tukayyid's [[hyperpulse generator]]. It falls to Stone to pick the place of the trial, and he selects the Holth Forest outside Luk—the site of Clan Ghost Bear's defeat in the Battle of Tukayyid twenty-two years earlier, a traumatic episode for Richard, only survivor of the slaughter of the [[7th Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|7th Bear Guards]] (to whom he was only appended, while still officially on the rolls of the 3rd Bear Striker). Richard's star includes the only MechWarrior who did not conspire against him, and three of the most prominent conspirators, in particular Star Captain Kasper, a rash young officer who is something of a ringleader among Richard's enemies in his own unit. They relive the Holth battle from twenty-two years ago and Kasper begins to understand, even appreciate, Richard's insight and innovative methods. However, Richard Bekker is ultimately bested at his own game by Devlin Stone, who wins the trial following strict Clan honor code because Richard expected him to fight dishonorably. Richard's star includes the only MechWarrior who did not conspire against him, and three of the most prominent conspirators, in particular Star Captain Kasper, a rash young officer who is something of a ringleader among Richard's enemies in his own unit. They relive the Holth battle from twenty-two years ago and Kasper begins to understand, even appreciate, Richard's insight and innovative methods. However, Richard Bekker is ultimately bested at his own game by Devlin Stone, who wins the trial following strict Clan honor code because Richard expected him to fight dishonorably. Line 83:
Line 83: *[[Star Colonel]] (later [[Galaxy Commander]]) [[François Cote]] *[[Star Colonel]] (later [[Galaxy Commander]]) [[François Cote]] *[[Star Commander]] (later [[Star Colonel]]) [[Richard Bekker]] *[[Star Commander]] (later [[Star Colonel]]) [[Richard Bekker]] − *Star Commander/[[Star Captain]] [[Corinne (3rd Bear Striker)|Corinne]] + *Star Commander/[[Star Captain]] Corinne *Star Colonel Estelle *Star Colonel Estelle *Star Captain Kasper *Star Captain Kasper Line 96:
Line 96: ==Featured units== ==Featured units== *[[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[3rd Bear Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[48th Striker Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] *[[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[3rd Bear Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[48th Striker Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] − *[[Tau Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[18th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|18th]] and [[37th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)]] + *[[Tau Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[18th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Ghost Bear)|18th]] and [[37th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Ghost Bear)]] *[[100th Assault Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] *[[100th Assault Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] *[[312th Assault Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] *[[312th Assault Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] Line 103:
Line 103: ==Featured BattleTech== ==Featured BattleTech== ===BattleMechs=== ===BattleMechs=== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} *''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' *''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' *''[[Atlas II]]'' *''[[Atlas II]]'' Line 121:
Line 120: *''[[Lineholder]]'' (mentioned) *''[[Lineholder]]'' (mentioned) *''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' *''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' − *''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]'' + *''[[Mercury]]'' *''[[Mist Lynx (Koshi)]] *''[[Mist Lynx (Koshi)]] *''[[Mongoose]]'' *''[[Mongoose]]'' Line 134:
Line 133: *''[[Warhawk (Masakari)]]'' *''[[Warhawk (Masakari)]]'' *''[[Wyvern]]'' *''[[Wyvern]]'' − {{div col end}} − ===DropShips=== ===DropShips=== *''[[Overlord-C]]'' ([[Sharp Claw|CGBS ''Sharp Claw'']]) *''[[Overlord-C]]'' ([[Sharp Claw|CGBS ''Sharp Claw'']]) − *''[[Union-C]]'' ([[Great Boar|CGBS ''Great Boar'']]) [''sic''] + *''[[Union-C]]'' ([[Great Boar|CGBS ''Great Boar'']]) ''{sic}'' ===WarShips=== ===WarShips=== − *''[[Black Lion]]'' ([[Bear's Den (Individual Black Lion-class WarShip)|CGBS ''Bear's Den'']]) + *''[[Black Lion]]'' ([[Bear's Den (Black Lion)|CGBS ''Bear's Den'']]) [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] + [[Category:Blitzkrieg publications]] [[Category:Works by Steven Mohan Jr.]] [[Category:Works by Steven Mohan Jr.]]
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| development = | | development = | ||
| primarywriting = | | primarywriting = | ||
| − | | pages = 72 (part I)<br>129 (part II) | + | | pages = 72 (part I)<br />129 (part II) |
| − | | cover = | + | | cover = ? |
| interiorart = | | interiorart = | ||
| illustrations = | | illustrations = | ||
| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | ||
| − | | productioncode = E-CAT35NV001 (part I)<br>E-CAT35NV003 (part II) | + | | productioncode = E-CAT35NV001 (part I)<br />E-CAT35NV003 (part II) |
| − | | year = 13 February 2012 (part I)<br>30 April 2012 | + | | year = 13 February 2012 (part I)<br />30 April 2012 |
| ISBN10 = | | ISBN10 = | ||
| ISBN13 = | | ISBN13 = | ||
| MSRP = 2.99 US $ per part | | MSRP = 2.99 US $ per part | ||
| content = | | content = | ||
| − | | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] (part I)<br>[[Jihad era]] (part II) | + | | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] (part I)<br />[[Jihad era]] (part II) |
| − | | timeline = 17 May [[3050]] (part I)<br>12 May [[3052]] (flashback)<br>12 June-4 August [[3073]] (part II) | + | | timeline = 17 May [[3050]] (part I)<br />12 May [[3052]] (flashback)<br />12 June-4 August [[3073]] (part II) |
| − | | series = [[Blitzkrieg (fiction | + | | series = [[Blitzkrieg (fiction)]] |
| precededby = | | precededby = | ||
| followedby = | | followedby = | ||
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'''''Ghost Bear's Lament''''' is a two-part story by [[Steven Mohan Jr.]] that follows the exploits of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[Richard Bekker]]. The story's two parts are interconnected but ultimately separate stories set twenty-three years apart, and were published separately. | '''''Ghost Bear's Lament''''' is a two-part story by [[Steven Mohan Jr.]] that follows the exploits of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[Richard Bekker]]. The story's two parts are interconnected but ultimately separate stories set twenty-three years apart, and were published separately. | ||
| − | The first part (subtitled '''''Instrument of Destruction''''') was put up for sale through [[BattleShop]] in [[w:EPUB|EPUB]] and [[w:MOBI|MOBI (Amazon Kindle)]] format with the opening of the new [[Blitzkrieg (fiction | + | The first part (subtitled '''''Instrument of Destruction''''') was put up for sale through [[BattleShop]] in [[w:EPUB|EPUB]] and [[w:MOBI|MOBI (Amazon Kindle)]] format with the opening of the new [[Blitzkrieg (fiction)|Blitzkrieg]] fiction format by [[Catalyst Game Labs]]. It was also published via [[BattleCorps]] on 15 Februars 2012; like all BattleCorps publication, this was a [[w:PDF|PDF]] file offered for download free of cost to subscribers. |
The second part (subtitled '''''The Fading Call of Glory''''') was published as EPUB on 30 April 2012, and again as a PDF via BattleCorps on 18 May 2012 in the same fashion as part I. | The second part (subtitled '''''The Fading Call of Glory''''') was published as EPUB on 30 April 2012, and again as a PDF via BattleCorps on 18 May 2012 in the same fashion as part I. | ||
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==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
===Part I: Instrument of Destruction=== | ===Part I: Instrument of Destruction=== | ||
| − | As the ''[[Overlord-C]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Sharp Claw]]'' prepares to be jumped to the [[Damian]] system with the [[WarShip]] it is attached to, Star Commander [[Richard Bekker]], a | + | As the ''[[Overlord-C]]''-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Sharp Claw]]'' prepares to be jumped to the [[Damian]] system with the [[WarShip]] it is attached to, Star Commander [[Richard Bekker]], a [[ristar]] and perpetual winner, prepares to fight a trial against his [[sibkin]] Corinne over a command position that recently became vacant. She elected to fight him in zero gravity just before the jump, and explains to him in private that, once being his superior officer, she will have to destroy him and his career by bidding away his star first because he would always outshine her otherwise. |
Corinne then manages to beat Richard in the trial because of her greater experience in zero-g, though she suffers a broken ankle among other injuries. Shocked at having been defeated for the first time in his life (and the consequences Corinne announced), Richard withdraws into the cabin of a cargo truck. His delicate relationship with Corinne, the nearest thing to a lover thinkable in Clan society, has been upset. She meets him at the cabin door and they argue until the ship jumps. Immediately following the jump, Richard renounces their kinship. Before Corinne can answer, a sudden shock runs through the ship and everything in the hangar, including Corinne, suddenly "falls" to one side. | Corinne then manages to beat Richard in the trial because of her greater experience in zero-g, though she suffers a broken ankle among other injuries. Shocked at having been defeated for the first time in his life (and the consequences Corinne announced), Richard withdraws into the cabin of a cargo truck. His delicate relationship with Corinne, the nearest thing to a lover thinkable in Clan society, has been upset. She meets him at the cabin door and they argue until the ship jumps. Immediately following the jump, Richard renounces their kinship. Before Corinne can answer, a sudden shock runs through the ship and everything in the hangar, including Corinne, suddenly "falls" to one side. | ||
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===Part II: The Fading Call of Glory=== | ===Part II: The Fading Call of Glory=== | ||
| − | Richard Bekker became a hero in the space disaster on the ''Sharp Claw'', even earning five lines in | + | Richard Bekker became a hero in the space disaster on the ''Sharp Claw'', even earning five lines in the [[Remembrance]], but Clan Ghost Bear's defeat at Luk in the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] subsequently cast a shadow on his career. By 12 June [[3073]], he is a Star Colonel and has taken over command of the [[37th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[Tau Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)]]—a reserve force and not a frontline unit—from Star Colonel Jebediah a few weeks ago. François Cote, now [[Galaxy Commander]], announces that because of the [[Jihad]] raging in the [[Inner Sphere]], two of Tau Galaxy's three [[Cluster]]s will receive upgraded equipment, maintenance and training to prepare them for frontline duty while the third will remain on garrison duty. A [[Trial of Possession]] for the upgrading is announced between Richard's 37th and Star Colonel Estelle's 18th Provisional Garrison cluster. |
Estelle's clever bidding puts Richard at a disadvantage—her ''[[Summoner]]'', a ''[[Mist Lynx]]'' and a ''[[Fire Moth]]'' against his ''[[Kodiak]]''—, but Galaxy Commander Cote expects him to win because Estelle is near ''[[solahma]]'' age and not very smart. He confides in Richard that he still considers him a ''[[ristar]]'' and wants to give him a second chance; but he has still put the posting up for trial because of what he calls Richard's distubing history of losing where he is supposed to win. | Estelle's clever bidding puts Richard at a disadvantage—her ''[[Summoner]]'', a ''[[Mist Lynx]]'' and a ''[[Fire Moth]]'' against his ''[[Kodiak]]''—, but Galaxy Commander Cote expects him to win because Estelle is near ''[[solahma]]'' age and not very smart. He confides in Richard that he still considers him a ''[[ristar]]'' and wants to give him a second chance; but he has still put the posting up for trial because of what he calls Richard's distubing history of losing where he is supposed to win. | ||
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Richard's subordinate Warriors blame him for losing the trial, and their chance at honor with it. On 1 August 3073 their anger leads to a duel to the death against one of them that Richard is about to lose when his opponent, MechWarrior Hans, is distracted by an officer reporting the arrival of a [[Clan Nova Cat]] [[WarShip]]. The brief interruption gives Richard an opportunity to kill Hans, settling the issue at least temporarily. | Richard's subordinate Warriors blame him for losing the trial, and their chance at honor with it. On 1 August 3073 their anger leads to a duel to the death against one of them that Richard is about to lose when his opponent, MechWarrior Hans, is distracted by an officer reporting the arrival of a [[Clan Nova Cat]] [[WarShip]]. The brief interruption gives Richard an opportunity to kill Hans, settling the issue at least temporarily. | ||
| − | The WarShip turns out to carry none other than [[Devlin Stone]], who bids his command [[lance]] against a [[star]] of defenders in a Trial of Possession for one year of | + | The WarShip turns out to carry none other than [[Devlin Stone]], who bids his command [[lance]] against a [[star]] of defenders in a Trial of Possession for one year of non-exclusive use of Tukayyid's [[hyperpulse generator]]. It falls to Stone to pick the place of the trial, and he selects the Holth Forest outside Luk—the site of Clan Ghost Bear's defeat in the Battle of Tukayyid twenty-two years earlier, a traumatic episode for Richard, only survivor of the slaughter of the [[7th Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|7th Bear Guards]] (to whom he was only appended, while still officially on the rolls of the 3rd Bear Striker). |
Richard's star includes the only MechWarrior who did not conspire against him, and three of the most prominent conspirators, in particular Star Captain Kasper, a rash young officer who is something of a ringleader among Richard's enemies in his own unit. They relive the Holth battle from twenty-two years ago and Kasper begins to understand, even appreciate, Richard's insight and innovative methods. However, Richard Bekker is ultimately bested at his own game by Devlin Stone, who wins the trial following strict Clan honor code because Richard expected him to fight dishonorably. | Richard's star includes the only MechWarrior who did not conspire against him, and three of the most prominent conspirators, in particular Star Captain Kasper, a rash young officer who is something of a ringleader among Richard's enemies in his own unit. They relive the Holth battle from twenty-two years ago and Kasper begins to understand, even appreciate, Richard's insight and innovative methods. However, Richard Bekker is ultimately bested at his own game by Devlin Stone, who wins the trial following strict Clan honor code because Richard expected him to fight dishonorably. | ||
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*[[Star Colonel]] (later [[Galaxy Commander]]) [[François Cote]] | *[[Star Colonel]] (later [[Galaxy Commander]]) [[François Cote]] | ||
*[[Star Commander]] (later [[Star Colonel]]) [[Richard Bekker]] | *[[Star Commander]] (later [[Star Colonel]]) [[Richard Bekker]] | ||
| − | *Star Commander/[[Star Captain]] | + | *Star Commander/[[Star Captain]] Corinne |
*Star Colonel Estelle | *Star Colonel Estelle | ||
*Star Captain Kasper | *Star Captain Kasper | ||
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==Featured units== | ==Featured units== | ||
*[[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[3rd Bear Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[48th Striker Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] | *[[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[3rd Bear Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[48th Striker Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] | ||
| − | *[[Tau Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[18th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|18th]] and [[37th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)]] | + | *[[Tau Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)]], [[18th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Ghost Bear)|18th]] and [[37th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Ghost Bear)]] |
*[[100th Assault Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] | *[[100th Assault Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] | ||
*[[312th Assault Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] | *[[312th Assault Trinary (Clan Ghost Bear)]] | ||
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==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
| − | |||
*''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' | *''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' | ||
*''[[Atlas II]]'' | *''[[Atlas II]]'' | ||
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*''[[Lineholder]]'' (mentioned) | *''[[Lineholder]]'' (mentioned) | ||
*''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' | *''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' | ||
| − | *''[[ | + | *''[[Mercury]]'' |
*''[[Mist Lynx (Koshi)]] | *''[[Mist Lynx (Koshi)]] | ||
*''[[Mongoose]]'' | *''[[Mongoose]]'' | ||
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*''[[Warhawk (Masakari)]]'' | *''[[Warhawk (Masakari)]]'' | ||
*''[[Wyvern]]'' | *''[[Wyvern]]'' | ||
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===DropShips=== | ===DropShips=== | ||
*''[[Overlord-C]]'' ([[Sharp Claw|CGBS ''Sharp Claw'']]) | *''[[Overlord-C]]'' ([[Sharp Claw|CGBS ''Sharp Claw'']]) | ||
| − | *''[[Union-C]]'' ([[Great Boar|CGBS ''Great Boar'']]) | + | *''[[Union-C]]'' ([[Great Boar|CGBS ''Great Boar'']]) ''{sic}'' |
===WarShips=== | ===WarShips=== | ||
| − | *''[[Black Lion]]'' ([[Bear's Den ( | + | *''[[Black Lion]]'' ([[Bear's Den (Black Lion)|CGBS ''Bear's Den'']]) |
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Blitzkrieg publications]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Steven Mohan Jr.]] | [[Category:Works by Steven Mohan Jr.]] | ||