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Line 12: | scrollable timeline = [[Start date::]][[End date::]] | scrollable timeline = [[Start date::]][[End date::]] }} }} − '''''Idiots Don't Drive BattleMasters''''' is a [[BattleTech]] short story by [[Kevin Hodges]]. It was published in the 1991 issue 15 of the magazine ''[[Voyages to the Worlds of SF Gaming]]''. + '''''Idiots don't drive BattleMasters''''' is a [[BattleTech]] short story by [[Kevin Hodges]]. It was published in the 1991 issue 15 of the magazine ''[[Voyages to the Worlds of SF Gaming]]''. ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== Line 21:
Line 21: One of the ''Phoenix Hawk'' pilots goes directly against the designated target, misreporting it as an ''Assassin''. The commanding officer of the lance (and narrator) is forced to follow the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], and makes the rest of the team race for the position. When the first of the [['Mech]]s arrives in the zone, a [[PPC]] connects with its head, destroying it. The ''Wasp'' pilot is able to avoid the same fate by jumping, in the process correctly identifying it as a ''[[BattleMaster]]''. When the ''Hermes II'' arrives, it's MechWarrior sees his other lance's ''Phoenix Hawk'' severely beaten, right arm missing, and with an enemy PPC coming to bear. The lance commander uses his flamer to distract the enemy ''BattleMaster'', but is hit by the PPC and falls down. One of the ''Phoenix Hawk'' pilots goes directly against the designated target, misreporting it as an ''Assassin''. The commanding officer of the lance (and narrator) is forced to follow the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], and makes the rest of the team race for the position. When the first of the [['Mech]]s arrives in the zone, a [[PPC]] connects with its head, destroying it. The ''Wasp'' pilot is able to avoid the same fate by jumping, in the process correctly identifying it as a ''[[BattleMaster]]''. When the ''Hermes II'' arrives, it's MechWarrior sees his other lance's ''Phoenix Hawk'' severely beaten, right arm missing, and with an enemy PPC coming to bear. The lance commander uses his flamer to distract the enemy ''BattleMaster'', but is hit by the PPC and falls down. − The remaining ''Phoenix Hawk'' is again engaged by the enemy 'Mech, but her remaining comrades are able to save her. The ''BattleMaster'' centers again on the ''Hermes II'', ignoring the heavily damaged ''Phoenix Hawk'' and the ''Wasp'', until the ''Wasp'' is able to connect a [[Death From Above]] attack against a torso. The ''BattleMaster'', in a rage, proceeds to lift the ''Wasp'' and throw it into a nearby building, resulting in its collapse. The two surviving MechWarriors flee after that. + The remaining ''Phoenix Hawk'' is again engaged by the enemy 'Mech, but her remaining comrades are able to save her. The ''BattleMaster'' centers again on the ''Hermes II'', ignoring the heavily damaged ''Phoenix Hawk'' and the ''Wasp'', until the ''Wasp'' is able to connect a [[Death From Above]] attack against a torso. The ''BattleMaster'', in a rage, proceeds to lift the ''Wasp'' and throw it into a nearby building, resulting it its collapse. The two surviving MechWarriors flee after that. In the after action report, the lance commander says he retired but his colleague decided to keep working. He also explains that the ''Wasp'' pilot survived three days inside the cockpit with rations. The ''BattleMaster'' and its pilot escaped. In the after action report, the lance commander says he retired but his colleague decided to keep working. He also explains that the ''Wasp'' pilot survived three days inside the cockpit with rations. The ''BattleMaster'' and its pilot escaped.
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One of the ''Phoenix Hawk'' pilots goes directly against the designated target, misreporting it as an ''Assassin''. The commanding officer of the lance (and narrator) is forced to follow the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], and makes the rest of the team race for the position. When the first of the [['Mech]]s arrives in the zone, a [[PPC]] connects with its head, destroying it. The ''Wasp'' pilot is able to avoid the same fate by jumping, in the process correctly identifying it as a ''[[BattleMaster]]''. When the ''Hermes II'' arrives, it's MechWarrior sees his other lance's ''Phoenix Hawk'' severely beaten, right arm missing, and with an enemy PPC coming to bear. The lance commander uses his flamer to distract the enemy ''BattleMaster'', but is hit by the PPC and falls down. | One of the ''Phoenix Hawk'' pilots goes directly against the designated target, misreporting it as an ''Assassin''. The commanding officer of the lance (and narrator) is forced to follow the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], and makes the rest of the team race for the position. When the first of the [['Mech]]s arrives in the zone, a [[PPC]] connects with its head, destroying it. The ''Wasp'' pilot is able to avoid the same fate by jumping, in the process correctly identifying it as a ''[[BattleMaster]]''. When the ''Hermes II'' arrives, it's MechWarrior sees his other lance's ''Phoenix Hawk'' severely beaten, right arm missing, and with an enemy PPC coming to bear. The lance commander uses his flamer to distract the enemy ''BattleMaster'', but is hit by the PPC and falls down. | ||
| − | The remaining ''Phoenix Hawk'' is again engaged by the enemy 'Mech, but her remaining comrades are able to save her. The ''BattleMaster'' centers again on the ''Hermes II'', ignoring the heavily damaged ''Phoenix Hawk'' and the ''Wasp'', until the ''Wasp'' is able to connect a [[Death From Above]] attack against a torso. The ''BattleMaster'', in a rage, proceeds to lift the ''Wasp'' and throw it into a nearby building, resulting | + | The remaining ''Phoenix Hawk'' is again engaged by the enemy 'Mech, but her remaining comrades are able to save her. The ''BattleMaster'' centers again on the ''Hermes II'', ignoring the heavily damaged ''Phoenix Hawk'' and the ''Wasp'', until the ''Wasp'' is able to connect a [[Death From Above]] attack against a torso. The ''BattleMaster'', in a rage, proceeds to lift the ''Wasp'' and throw it into a nearby building, resulting it its collapse. The two surviving MechWarriors flee after that. |
In the after action report, the lance commander says he retired but his colleague decided to keep working. He also explains that the ''Wasp'' pilot survived three days inside the cockpit with rations. The ''BattleMaster'' and its pilot escaped. | In the after action report, the lance commander says he retired but his colleague decided to keep working. He also explains that the ''Wasp'' pilot survived three days inside the cockpit with rations. The ''BattleMaster'' and its pilot escaped. | ||