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Line 17: | MSRP = 2.99 US $ per part | MSRP = 2.99 US $ per part | content = | content = − | era = [[Jihad era]] + | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] (part I)<br />[[Jihad era]] (part II) | timeline = 13 June-3 October [[3071]] (part I)<br />2 October 3071-12 May [[3072]] | timeline = 13 June-3 October [[3071]] (part I)<br />2 October 3071-12 May [[3072]] − | series = [[Blitzkrieg (fiction format)]] + | series = [[Blitzkrieg (fiction)]] | precededby = | precededby = | followedby = | followedby = Line 25:
Line 25: '''''Operation ICE STORM''''' is a two-part story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] that follows the exploits of [[Clan Ice Hellion]] [[saKhan]] [[Connor Rood]] during the increasingly desperate [[Operation ICE STORM]] which overextended his Clan to the breaking point. '''''Operation ICE STORM''''' is a two-part story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] that follows the exploits of [[Clan Ice Hellion]] [[saKhan]] [[Connor Rood]] during the increasingly desperate [[Operation ICE STORM]] which overextended his Clan to the breaking point. − The first part (subtitled '''''The Frost Advances''''') 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 publication, this was a [[w:PDF|PDF]] file offered for download free of cost to subscribers. + The first part (subtitled '''''The Frost Advances''''') 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 February 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 Winds of Spring''''') was published as a PDF via BattleCorps on 1 August 2012 and as EPUB on 23 August 2012, in the same fashion as part I. The second part (subtitled '''''The Winds of Spring''''') was published as a PDF via BattleCorps on 1 August 2012 and as EPUB on 23 August 2012, in the same fashion as part I. Line 31:
Line 31: ==Teaser text== ==Teaser text== ===Part I on BattleCorps=== ===Part I on BattleCorps=== − {{quote|''[[Khan]] [[Connor Rood]] of the [[Clan Ice Hellion|Ice Hellions]] knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] will give the Hellions a place in the [[Inner Sphere]], new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those rarefied Clans who are not trapped in the distant [[Clan Homeworlds|Clan homeworlds]]. It is a bold plan. It could easily fail.''}} + {{quote|''[[Khan]] [[Connor Rood]] of the [[Clan Ice Hellion|Ice Hellions]] knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] will give the Hellions a place in the [[Inner Sphere]], new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those rarified Clans who are not trapped in the distant [[Clan homeworlds]]. It is a bold plan. It could easily fail.''}} − ===Part I as EPUB on BattleShop=== ===Part I as EPUB on BattleShop=== − {{quote|''It is [[3071]], and holy [[Jihad]] rages in the Inner Sphere. Safe on worlds claimed two decades earlier, Clan Jade Falcon watches its enemies tear themselves apart. But a new threat is bearing down on the Falcons. Clan Ice Hellion, another of Kerensky's Clans, has traveled the winding Exodus Road to attack its warrior brethren — for while the Clans hunger to conquer the Inner Sphere, they are warriors — and they have little qualm warring among themselves for advantage.'' + {{quote|''It is [[3071]], and holy [[Jihad]] rages in the Inner Sphere. Safe on worlds claimed two decades earlier, Clan Jade Falcon watches its enemies tear themselves apart. But a new threat is bearing down on the Falcons. Clan Ice Hellion, another of Kerensky's Clans, has traveled the winding Exodus Road to attack its warrior brethren--for while the Clans hunger to conquer the Inner Sphere, they are warriors--and they have little qualm warring amongst themselves for advantage.'' − ''Khan Connor Rood of the Ice Hellions knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the Jade Falcons will give the Hellions a place in the Inner Sphere, new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those rarefied Clans who are not trapped in the distant Clan homeworlds. It is a bold plan.'' + ''Khan Connor Rood of the Ice Hellions knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the Jade Falcons will give the Hellions a place in the Inner Sphere, new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those rarified Clans who are not trapped in the distant Clan homeworlds. It is a bold plan.'' ''It could easily fail.'' ''It could easily fail.'' − ''For the Jade Falcons have been warned of the Ice Hellions' approach, and powerful and veteran Jade Falcon [[BattleMech]]s are turning to meet them. Can Rood and his Hellions defeat the forewarned Falcons? With Jihad raging in front of them and genocidal [[Wars of Reaving|wars of reaving]] consuming the Clan homeworlds behind them, can the Hellions survive?'' + ''For the Jade Falcons have been warned of the Ice Hellions' approach, and powerful and veteran Jade Falcon [[BattleMech]]s are turning to meet them. Can Rood and his Hellions defeat the forewarned Falcons? With Jihad raging in front of them and genocidal [[Wars of Reaving (event)|wars of reaving]] consuming the Clan homeworlds behind them, can the Hellions survive?'' ''Read The Frost Advances, Part One of the two-part Operation: ICE STORM saga now, and find out.''}} ''Read The Frost Advances, Part One of the two-part Operation: ICE STORM saga now, and find out.''}} Line 46:
Line 45: {{quote|''As Connor Rood and his Ice Hellions fight to survive in the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, it seems more and more failures turn against them. Will they be able to escape?''}} {{quote|''As Connor Rood and his Ice Hellions fight to survive in the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, it seems more and more failures turn against them. Will they be able to escape?''}} ===Part II as EPUB on BattleShop=== ===Part II as EPUB on BattleShop=== − {{quote|''It is 3071, and holy Jihad rages in the Inner Sphere. Safe on worlds claimed two decades earlier, Clan Jade Falcon watches its enemies tear themselves apart. But a new threat is bearing down on the Falcons. Clan Ice Hellion, another of Kerensky's Clans, has traveled the winding Exodus Road to attack its warrior brethren — for while the Clans hunger to conquer the Inner Sphere, they are warriors — and they have little qualm warring among themselves for advantage.'' + {{quote|''It is 3071, and holy Jihad rages in the Inner Sphere. Safe on worlds claimed two decades earlier, Clan Jade Falcon watches its enemies tear themselves apart. But a new threat is bearing down on the Falcons. Clan Ice Hellion, another of Kerensky's Clans, has traveled the winding Exodus Road to attack its warrior brethren--for while the Clans hunger to conquer the Inner Sphere, they are warriors--and they have little qualm warring amongst themselves for advantage.'' ''Khan Connor Rood of the Ice Hellions knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the Jade Falcons will give the Hellions a place in the Inner Sphere, new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those rarified Clans who are not trapped in the distant Clan homeworlds. It is a bold plan.'' ''Khan Connor Rood of the Ice Hellions knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the Jade Falcons will give the Hellions a place in the Inner Sphere, new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those rarified Clans who are not trapped in the distant Clan homeworlds. It is a bold plan.'' Line 62:
Line 61: Rood is wary, having learned that the Jade Falcons knew the Ice Hellions were coming. However, instead of reinforcing the garrison of newly-captured Bone Norman as requested by Rood, Khan [[Raina Montose]] orders his forces to move on. Rood is wary, having learned that the Jade Falcons knew the Ice Hellions were coming. However, instead of reinforcing the garrison of newly-captured Bone Norman as requested by Rood, Khan [[Raina Montose]] orders his forces to move on. − The rushed Hellion offensive stalls by August 3071. Khan Montose, somewhat crazed and on painkillers, is facing unexpectedly heavy resistance on [[Evciler]] and fights a Trial to break the deadlock. In this Trial, she flees in the face of overwhelming odds (losing her honor); in the ensuing free-for-all, the Hellion forces prevail but Montose has lost the respect of many of her highest-ranking officers including [[Vandal Hildenrath]] and [[Patricia Rood]]. + The rushed Hellion offensive stalls by August 3071. Khan Montose, somewhat crazed and on painkillers, is facing unexpectedly heavy resistance on [[Evciler]] and fights a trial to break the deadlock. In this trial, she flees in the face of overwhelming odds (losing her honor); in the ensuing free-for-all, the Hellion forces prevail but Montose has lost the respect of many of her highest-ranking officers including Vandal Hildenrath and Patricia Rood. − On 19 September 3071 [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)]] under [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Damon Hawkins]] arrives in the [[Steelton]] system to conquer the heavily industrialized and valuable world, but unexpectedly find a satellite announcing it to be under [[Clan Hell's Horses]] control instead of the Jade Falcons. Over the concerns of Star Colonel [[Tanda Ho Jang]], Hawkins decides to ignore the Ice Hellion/Hell's Horses quiet alliance and conquer the world anyway, reasoning that conquest is the Clan way and that the Horses have abrogated the agreement already by seizing Steelton from the Jade Falcons in the first place when they were supposed to attack [[Clan Wolf]]-held worlds. Connor Rood is meanwhile ordered to take [[Lackhove]] and [[Last Chance]] against his better judgment, and is increasingly critical of Khan Montose in his private talks with Idris to the point of announcing he will challenge her for the position of Khan after the offensive. + On 19 September 3071 [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)]] under [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Damon Hawkins]] arrives in the [[Steelton]] system to conquer the heavily industrialized and valuable world, but unexpectedly find a satellite announcing it to be under [[Clan Hell's Horses]] control instead of the Jade Falcons. Over the concerns of Star Colonel [[Tanda Ho Jang]], Hawkins decides to ignore the Ice Hellion/Hell's Horses quiet alliance and conquer the world anyway, reasoning that conquest is the Clan way and that the Horses have abrogated the agreement already by seizing Steelton from the Jade Falcons in the first place when they were supposed to attack [[Clan Wolf]]-held worlds. Connor Rood is meanwhile ordered to take [[Lackhove]] and [[Last Chance]] against his better judgement, and is increasingly critical of Khan Montose in his private talks with Idris to the point of announcing he will challenge her for the position of Khan after the offensive. On 29th September 3071, Clan Jade Falcon's ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class [[WarShip]] ''[[Emerald Tornado]]'' chances upon a very large Ice Hellion supply convoy in the [[Falcon's Beacon]] system in the [[Deep Periphery]], forcing the helpless [[JumpShip]]s to surrender. This effectively cuts off the Ice Hellion forces in the Inner Sphere from their supplies. News of the debacle reach Connor Rood while he is preparing to move to Lackhove. Knowing his entire Clan is at stake now, Rood releases Idris from bondsman status and elevates him to [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] status. Then he orders his troops to proceed to Lackhove, with victory their only option. On 29th September 3071, Clan Jade Falcon's ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class [[WarShip]] ''[[Emerald Tornado]]'' chances upon a very large Ice Hellion supply convoy in the [[Falcon's Beacon]] system in the [[Deep Periphery]], forcing the helpless [[JumpShip]]s to surrender. This effectively cuts off the Ice Hellion forces in the Inner Sphere from their supplies. News of the debacle reach Connor Rood while he is preparing to move to Lackhove. Knowing his entire Clan is at stake now, Rood releases Idris from bondsman status and elevates him to [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] status. Then he orders his troops to proceed to Lackhove, with victory their only option. ===Part II: The Winds of Spring=== ===Part II: The Winds of Spring=== − Without supplies, Connor Rood focuses his efforts on conserving men, matériel and expendables. On conquered worlds, all surviving Jade Falcon warriors are taken bondsman and Idris, now tested up to [[Star Captain]] and piloting a ''[[Marauder IIC]]'', is informed that the Jade Falcon bondsmen will not be trained in Ice Hellion tactics. Expecting Clan Hell's Horses to lash out against the Ice Hellions shortly in retaliation for Steelton, Rood believes that it is more efficient to supply them with heavier 'Mechs straight from captured Jade Falcon factories (such as ''[[Jupiter (BattleMech)|Jupiter]]''s) and use them as garrison troops, without wasting time and effort to retrain them and retool the factories. He also realizes that strict adherence to ''zellbrigen'' with its minimal forces and duels is the only way for his small and poorly-supplied forces to possibly prevail in the offensive against the Jade Falcons and the defensive against the Hell's Horses. + Without supplies, Connor Rood focuses his efforts on conserving men, material and expendables. On conquered worlds, all surviving Jade Falcon warriors are taken bondsman and Idris, now tested up to [[Star Captain]] and piloting a ''[[Marauder IIC]]'', is informed that the Jade Falcon bondsmen will not be trained in Ice Hellion tactics. Expecting Clan Hell's Horses to lash out against the Ice Hellions shortly in retaliation for Steelton, Rood believes that it is more efficient to supply them with heavier 'Mechs straight from captured Jade Falcon factories (such as ''[[Jupiter]]''s) and use them as garrison troops, without wasting time and effort to retrain them and retool the factories. He also realizes that strict adherence to ''zellbrigen'' with its minimal forces and duels is the only way for his small and poorly-supplied forces to possibly prevail in the offensive against the Jade Falcons and the defensive against the Hell's Horses. − [[Wotan]] is still not pacified. The Jade Falcons' 78th Provisional Garrison Cluster is evading the Ice Hellion forces, sallying forth from the city of Borealtown to fight Trials but staying out of their reach. Galaxy Commander [[Philippe Lienet]] of Zeta Galaxy, at odds with his [[Clan Watch]] officer who hails from the Inner Sphere, is eventually provoked into ordering [[aerospace fighter]]s to raze Borealtown on 6 October 3071. As a result, Connor Rood learns from an inbound Jade Falcon fleet under Jade Falcon saKhan [[Samantha Clees]] and her Beta Galaxy that the Ice Hellions have been declared ''[[dezgra]]'' for their actions on Evciler and Wotan. He orders a mass retreat of his forces to Toland in an attempt to evade the Jade Falcon wrath and meets Clees' forces in the field on Lackhove, Rood pilots a ''[[Linebacker]]'' that Idris had selected for him some time ago, matching the speed of Rood's old ''[[Kit Fox]]'' with better armor and armament. In the face of a Jade Falcon onslaught involving [[Arrow IV]] artillery, they fight a delaying action sacrificing the Lithe Kill Keshik and narrowly escape aboard their DropShip towards a prearranged [[pirate jump point]]. + [[Wotan]] is still not pacified. The Jade Falcons' 78th Provisional Garrison Cluster is evading the Ice Hellion forces, sallying forth from the city of Borealtown to fight trials but staying out of their reach. Galaxy Commander Philippe Lienet of Zeta Galaxy, at odds with his [[Clan Watch]] officer who hails from the Inner Sphere, is eventually provoked into ordering [[aerospace fighter]]s to raze Borealtown on 6 October 3071. As a result, Connor Rood learns from an inbound Jade Falcon fleet under Jade Falcon saKhan [[Samantha Clees]] and her Beta Galaxy that the Ice Hellions have been declared ''[[dezgra]]'' for their actions on Evciler and Wotan. He orders a mass retreat of his forces to Toland in an attempt to evade the Jade Falcon wrath and meets Clees' forces in the field on Lackhove, Rood pilots a ''[[Linebacker]]'' that Idris had selected for him some time ago, matching the speed of Rood's old ''[[Kit Fox]]'' with better armor and armament. In the face of a Jade Falcon onslaught involving [[Arrow IV]] artillery, they fight a delaying action sacrificing the Lithe Kill Keshik and narrowly escape aboard their DropShip towards a pre-arranged [[pirate jump point]]. Star Captain Vandal Hildenrath is put in command of the newly formed 401st Striker Trinary and sent to conquer [[Derf]] by Khan Montose, apparently to get rid of the last living warrior who witnessed her shameful conduct on Evciler. Around a month later, on 28 January, Vandal Hildenrath reports to Connor Rood aboard the ''Rapacious''. The late Patricia Rood had informed Connor Rood of the events on Evciler and told him to watch Vandal Hildenrath who, as it turns out, after winning Derf in combat lost it again to the surviving Jade Falcon defenders in a game of chess, then moved to meet with saKhan Rood because her route to Khan Montose's Alpha Galaxy at [[Vantaa]] was compromised. SaKhan Rood also learns that Khan Montose had issued orders negating his own orders to take any and all Jade Falcon warriors as bondsmen to bolster the weak Ice Hellion forces. Star Captain Vandal Hildenrath is put in command of the newly formed 401st Striker Trinary and sent to conquer [[Derf]] by Khan Montose, apparently to get rid of the last living warrior who witnessed her shameful conduct on Evciler. Around a month later, on 28 January, Vandal Hildenrath reports to Connor Rood aboard the ''Rapacious''. The late Patricia Rood had informed Connor Rood of the events on Evciler and told him to watch Vandal Hildenrath who, as it turns out, after winning Derf in combat lost it again to the surviving Jade Falcon defenders in a game of chess, then moved to meet with saKhan Rood because her route to Khan Montose's Alpha Galaxy at [[Vantaa]] was compromised. SaKhan Rood also learns that Khan Montose had issued orders negating his own orders to take any and all Jade Falcon warriors as bondsmen to bolster the weak Ice Hellion forces. − With his own task force separated from Khan Montose by Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Hell's Horses forces, Connor Rood sends out a general message to "every Ice Hellion unit receiving this message" ordering them to retreat to the [[Dark Nebula]] in an attempt to save as much of his doomed Clan as possible. He also orders Ephraim Cage, his trusted DropShip captain, to assume command of the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class troop cruiser ''[[Coterie]]'' from [[Star Admiral]] Venice Harbin, by Trial and by killing her if required. + With his own task force separated from Khan Montose by Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Hell's Horses forces, Connor Rood sends out a general message to "every Ice Hellion unit receiving this message" ordering them to retreat to the [[Dark Nebula]] in an attempt to save as much of his doomed Clan as possible. He also orders Ephraim Cage, his trusted DropShip captain, to assume command of the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class troop cruiser ''[[Coterie]]'' from [[Star Admiral]] Venice Harbin, by trial and by killing her if required. − Clan Ice Hellion survivors under saKhan Connor Rood has withdrawn to [[Camelot Command]] which they have reactivated when an enemy war fleet arrives on 3 March 3072. They wait for two days—apparently for reinforcements—and, after new vessels have jumped in, proceed to attack Camelot Command. Two Ice Hellion WarShips, the damaged ''[[Lola III]]''-class ''[[Cold Hunter]]'' and the ''[[Fredasa (WarShip class)|Fredasa]]''-class ''[[Whelp]]'', are ordered on a suicidal attack run to take out as many 'Mech carriers as possible, ignoring fighters and assault DropShips. Still, an impressive combined Jade Falcon/Hell's Horses fleet arrives at Camelot Command and destroys every single last Ice Hellion aerospace fighter, while the ''Coterie'' arrives in-system at the opposite jump point, too far away to take part in the battle. When they finally land on the planetoid, Jade Falcon Khan Samantha Clees offers Rood and his Ice Hellion remnant ''hegira'' on 6 March 3072. In an argument with Hell's Horses Galaxy Commander [[Troy DelVillar]] she reasoned that the forces on Camelot Command are the battle-hardened elite who survived until now. To conserve her own forces in view of the Jihad raging in the Inner Sphere, Clees is content to allow the Ice Hellion remnant to leave for the Homeworlds on the ''Coterie'', assuming that stress and battle damage will wear them down enough to spell the end of the Clan, without having to fight them here. + The Clan Ice Hellion remnant under saKhan Connor Rood has withdrawn to [[Camelot Command]] which they have reactivated when an enemy warfleet arrives on 3 March 3072. They wait for two days—apparently for reinforcements—and, after new vessels have jumped in, proceed to attack Camelot Command. Two Ice Hellion WarShips, the damaged ''[[Lola III]]''-class ''[[Cold Hunter]]'' and the ''[[Fredasa]]''-class ''[[Whelp]]'', are ordered on a suicidal attack run to take out as many 'Mech carriers as possible, ignoring fighters and assault DropShips. Still, an impressive combined Jade Falcon/Hell's Horses fleet arrives at Camelot Command and destroys every single last Ice Hellion aerospace fighter, while the ''Coterie'' arrives in-system at the opposite jump point, too far away to take part in the battle. When they finally land on the planetoid, Jade Falcon Khan Samantha Clees offers Rood and his Ice Hellion remnant ''hegira'' on 6 March 3072. In an argument with Hell's Horses Galaxy Commander [[Troy DelVillar]] she reasoned that the forces on Camelot Command are the battle-hardened elite who survived until now. To conserve her own forces in view of the Jihad raging in the Inner Sphere, Clees is content to allow the Ice Hellion remnant to leave for the homeworlds on the ''Coterie'', assuming that stress and battle damage will wear them down enough to spell the end of the Clan, without having to fight them here. − Rood's forces rendezvous with the remains of Khan Montose's forces in the uninhabited star system [[NGC-99382]] in the Deep Periphery on 11th May 3072. He learns from a shell-shocked Star Colonel Tanda Ho Jang - who is suffering from radiation poisoning - that the attack on Vantaa was such a horrible debacle that only a small fraction of the Ice Hellion forces survived. Khan Montose died, meaning saKhan Connor Rood is now Khan. He orders the ''Coterie'' to set course for Hector, but on the next day he learns of the chaos in the Homeworlds—the Ice Hellions may not even have a home to return to anymore. Connor Rood observes that they need to draw up plans for their future. He hands a noteputer to Idris and tells him to read the file labeled "[[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Goliath Scorpion]]" first... + Rood's forces rendezvous with the remains of Khan Montose's forces in the uninhabited star system [[NGC-99382]] in the Deep Periphery on 11th May 3072. He learns from a shell-shocked Star Colonel Tanda Ho Jang - who is suffering from radiation poisoning - that the attack on Vantaa was such a horrible debacle that only a small fraction of the Ice Hellion forces survived. Khan Montose died, meaning saKhan Connor Rood is now Khan. He orders the ''Coterie'' to set course for Hector, but on on the next day he learns of the chaos in the homeworlds—the Ice Hellions may not even have a home to return to anymore. Connor Rood observes that they need to draw up plans for their future. He hands a noteputer to Idris and tells him to read the file labeled "[[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Goliath Scorpion]]" first... ==Characters== ==Characters== − * Khan [[Raina Montose]]+ *Star Captain [[Ephraim Cage]] − * saKhan/Khan [[Connor Rood]]+ *Galaxy Commander [[Damon Hawkins]] − * Star Captain [[Ephraim Cage]] + *Star Captain Vandal Hildenrath − * Galaxy Commander [[Damon Hawkins]] + *Star Colonel/Star Captain [[Idris]] − * Star Colonel/Star Captain [[Idris]] + *Star Captain Lira − * Star Colonel [[Tanda Ho Jang]] + *Khan [[Raina Montose]] − * Star Captain [[Vandal Hildenrath]] + *saKhan/Khan [[Connor Rood]] − * Star Captain [[Lira]] − ==Featured units== ==Featured units== *[[1st Falcon Hussars (Clan Jade Falcon)]] *[[1st Falcon Hussars (Clan Jade Falcon)]] − *[[11th Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)]] + *[[11th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)]] *[[150th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] *[[150th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] − *[[200th Attack (Clan Ice Hellion)]] Cluster (Lithe Kill Keshik) + *[[200th Attack (Clan Ice Hellion)]] cluster (Lithe Kill Keshik) *[[3rd Falcon Talon]] Cluster *[[3rd Falcon Talon]] Cluster *[[3rd Hector Cavaliers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] *[[3rd Hector Cavaliers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] Line 102:
Line 99: *[[45th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] *[[45th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] *[[401st Striker Trinary (Clan Ice Hellion)]] *[[401st Striker Trinary (Clan Ice Hellion)]] − *[[452nd Garrison Binary (Clan Jade Falcon)]] + *452nd Garrison Binary (Clan Jade Falcon) *[[53rd Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] *[[53rd Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] *[[78th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] *[[78th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] − *78th Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon) + *78th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon) *[[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)]] *[[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)]] *[[90th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] *[[90th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] Line 113:
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| − | | era = [[Jihad era]] | + | | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] (part I)<br />[[Jihad era]] (part II) |
| timeline = 13 June-3 October [[3071]] (part I)<br />2 October 3071-12 May [[3072]] | | timeline = 13 June-3 October [[3071]] (part I)<br />2 October 3071-12 May [[3072]] | ||
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'''''Operation ICE STORM''''' is a two-part story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] that follows the exploits of [[Clan Ice Hellion]] [[saKhan]] [[Connor Rood]] during the increasingly desperate [[Operation ICE STORM]] which overextended his Clan to the breaking point. | '''''Operation ICE STORM''''' is a two-part story by [[Jason Schmetzer]] that follows the exploits of [[Clan Ice Hellion]] [[saKhan]] [[Connor Rood]] during the increasingly desperate [[Operation ICE STORM]] which overextended his Clan to the breaking point. | ||
| − | The first part (subtitled '''''The Frost Advances''''') 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 '''''The Frost Advances''''') 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 February 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 Winds of Spring''''') was published as a PDF via BattleCorps on 1 August 2012 and as EPUB on 23 August 2012, in the same fashion as part I. | The second part (subtitled '''''The Winds of Spring''''') was published as a PDF via BattleCorps on 1 August 2012 and as EPUB on 23 August 2012, in the same fashion as part I. | ||
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==Teaser text== | ==Teaser text== | ||
===Part I on BattleCorps=== | ===Part I on BattleCorps=== | ||
| − | {{quote|''[[Khan]] [[Connor Rood]] of the [[Clan Ice Hellion|Ice Hellions]] knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] will give the Hellions a place in the [[Inner Sphere]], new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those | + | {{quote|''[[Khan]] [[Connor Rood]] of the [[Clan Ice Hellion|Ice Hellions]] knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] will give the Hellions a place in the [[Inner Sphere]], new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those rarified Clans who are not trapped in the distant [[Clan homeworlds]]. It is a bold plan. It could easily fail.''}} |
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===Part I as EPUB on BattleShop=== | ===Part I as EPUB on BattleShop=== | ||
| − | {{quote|''It is [[3071]], and holy [[Jihad]] rages in the Inner Sphere. Safe on worlds claimed two decades earlier, Clan Jade Falcon watches its enemies tear themselves apart. But a new threat is bearing down on the Falcons. Clan Ice Hellion, another of Kerensky's Clans, has traveled the winding Exodus Road to attack its warrior brethren | + | {{quote|''It is [[3071]], and holy [[Jihad]] rages in the Inner Sphere. Safe on worlds claimed two decades earlier, Clan Jade Falcon watches its enemies tear themselves apart. But a new threat is bearing down on the Falcons. Clan Ice Hellion, another of Kerensky's Clans, has traveled the winding Exodus Road to attack its warrior brethren--for while the Clans hunger to conquer the Inner Sphere, they are warriors--and they have little qualm warring amongst themselves for advantage.'' |
| − | ''Khan Connor Rood of the Ice Hellions knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the Jade Falcons will give the Hellions a place in the Inner Sphere, new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those | + | ''Khan Connor Rood of the Ice Hellions knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the Jade Falcons will give the Hellions a place in the Inner Sphere, new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those rarified Clans who are not trapped in the distant Clan homeworlds. It is a bold plan.'' |
''It could easily fail.'' | ''It could easily fail.'' | ||
| − | ''For the Jade Falcons have been warned of the Ice Hellions' approach, and powerful and veteran Jade Falcon [[BattleMech]]s are turning to meet them. Can Rood and his Hellions defeat the forewarned Falcons? With Jihad raging in front of them and genocidal [[Wars of Reaving|wars of reaving]] consuming the Clan homeworlds behind them, can the Hellions survive?'' | + | ''For the Jade Falcons have been warned of the Ice Hellions' approach, and powerful and veteran Jade Falcon [[BattleMech]]s are turning to meet them. Can Rood and his Hellions defeat the forewarned Falcons? With Jihad raging in front of them and genocidal [[Wars of Reaving (event)|wars of reaving]] consuming the Clan homeworlds behind them, can the Hellions survive?'' |
''Read The Frost Advances, Part One of the two-part Operation: ICE STORM saga now, and find out.''}} | ''Read The Frost Advances, Part One of the two-part Operation: ICE STORM saga now, and find out.''}} | ||
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{{quote|''As Connor Rood and his Ice Hellions fight to survive in the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, it seems more and more failures turn against them. Will they be able to escape?''}} | {{quote|''As Connor Rood and his Ice Hellions fight to survive in the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, it seems more and more failures turn against them. Will they be able to escape?''}} | ||
===Part II as EPUB on BattleShop=== | ===Part II as EPUB on BattleShop=== | ||
| − | {{quote|''It is 3071, and holy Jihad rages in the Inner Sphere. Safe on worlds claimed two decades earlier, Clan Jade Falcon watches its enemies tear themselves apart. But a new threat is bearing down on the Falcons. Clan Ice Hellion, another of Kerensky's Clans, has traveled the winding Exodus Road to attack its warrior brethren | + | {{quote|''It is 3071, and holy Jihad rages in the Inner Sphere. Safe on worlds claimed two decades earlier, Clan Jade Falcon watches its enemies tear themselves apart. But a new threat is bearing down on the Falcons. Clan Ice Hellion, another of Kerensky's Clans, has traveled the winding Exodus Road to attack its warrior brethren--for while the Clans hunger to conquer the Inner Sphere, they are warriors--and they have little qualm warring amongst themselves for advantage.'' |
''Khan Connor Rood of the Ice Hellions knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the Jade Falcons will give the Hellions a place in the Inner Sphere, new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those rarified Clans who are not trapped in the distant Clan homeworlds. It is a bold plan.'' | ''Khan Connor Rood of the Ice Hellions knows his Clan is taking a desperate risk. Victory over the Jade Falcons will give the Hellions a place in the Inner Sphere, new worlds to conquer and exploit. It will place them among those rarified Clans who are not trapped in the distant Clan homeworlds. It is a bold plan.'' | ||
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Rood is wary, having learned that the Jade Falcons knew the Ice Hellions were coming. However, instead of reinforcing the garrison of newly-captured Bone Norman as requested by Rood, Khan [[Raina Montose]] orders his forces to move on. | Rood is wary, having learned that the Jade Falcons knew the Ice Hellions were coming. However, instead of reinforcing the garrison of newly-captured Bone Norman as requested by Rood, Khan [[Raina Montose]] orders his forces to move on. | ||
| − | The rushed Hellion offensive stalls by August 3071. Khan Montose, somewhat crazed and on painkillers, is facing unexpectedly heavy resistance on [[Evciler]] and fights a | + | The rushed Hellion offensive stalls by August 3071. Khan Montose, somewhat crazed and on painkillers, is facing unexpectedly heavy resistance on [[Evciler]] and fights a trial to break the deadlock. In this trial, she flees in the face of overwhelming odds (losing her honor); in the ensuing free-for-all, the Hellion forces prevail but Montose has lost the respect of many of her highest-ranking officers including Vandal Hildenrath and Patricia Rood. |
| − | On 19 September 3071 [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)]] under [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Damon Hawkins]] arrives in the [[Steelton]] system to conquer the heavily industrialized and valuable world, but unexpectedly find a satellite announcing it to be under [[Clan Hell's Horses]] control instead of the Jade Falcons. Over the concerns of Star Colonel [[Tanda Ho Jang]], Hawkins decides to ignore the Ice Hellion/Hell's Horses quiet alliance and conquer the world anyway, reasoning that conquest is the Clan way and that the Horses have abrogated the agreement already by seizing Steelton from the Jade Falcons in the first place when they were supposed to attack [[Clan Wolf]]-held worlds. Connor Rood is meanwhile ordered to take [[Lackhove]] and [[Last Chance]] against his better | + | On 19 September 3071 [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)]] under [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Damon Hawkins]] arrives in the [[Steelton]] system to conquer the heavily industrialized and valuable world, but unexpectedly find a satellite announcing it to be under [[Clan Hell's Horses]] control instead of the Jade Falcons. Over the concerns of Star Colonel [[Tanda Ho Jang]], Hawkins decides to ignore the Ice Hellion/Hell's Horses quiet alliance and conquer the world anyway, reasoning that conquest is the Clan way and that the Horses have abrogated the agreement already by seizing Steelton from the Jade Falcons in the first place when they were supposed to attack [[Clan Wolf]]-held worlds. Connor Rood is meanwhile ordered to take [[Lackhove]] and [[Last Chance]] against his better judgement, and is increasingly critical of Khan Montose in his private talks with Idris to the point of announcing he will challenge her for the position of Khan after the offensive. |
On 29th September 3071, Clan Jade Falcon's ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class [[WarShip]] ''[[Emerald Tornado]]'' chances upon a very large Ice Hellion supply convoy in the [[Falcon's Beacon]] system in the [[Deep Periphery]], forcing the helpless [[JumpShip]]s to surrender. This effectively cuts off the Ice Hellion forces in the Inner Sphere from their supplies. News of the debacle reach Connor Rood while he is preparing to move to Lackhove. Knowing his entire Clan is at stake now, Rood releases Idris from bondsman status and elevates him to [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] status. Then he orders his troops to proceed to Lackhove, with victory their only option. | On 29th September 3071, Clan Jade Falcon's ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class [[WarShip]] ''[[Emerald Tornado]]'' chances upon a very large Ice Hellion supply convoy in the [[Falcon's Beacon]] system in the [[Deep Periphery]], forcing the helpless [[JumpShip]]s to surrender. This effectively cuts off the Ice Hellion forces in the Inner Sphere from their supplies. News of the debacle reach Connor Rood while he is preparing to move to Lackhove. Knowing his entire Clan is at stake now, Rood releases Idris from bondsman status and elevates him to [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] status. Then he orders his troops to proceed to Lackhove, with victory their only option. | ||
===Part II: The Winds of Spring=== | ===Part II: The Winds of Spring=== | ||
| − | Without supplies, Connor Rood focuses his efforts on conserving men, | + | Without supplies, Connor Rood focuses his efforts on conserving men, material and expendables. On conquered worlds, all surviving Jade Falcon warriors are taken bondsman and Idris, now tested up to [[Star Captain]] and piloting a ''[[Marauder IIC]]'', is informed that the Jade Falcon bondsmen will not be trained in Ice Hellion tactics. Expecting Clan Hell's Horses to lash out against the Ice Hellions shortly in retaliation for Steelton, Rood believes that it is more efficient to supply them with heavier 'Mechs straight from captured Jade Falcon factories (such as ''[[Jupiter]]''s) and use them as garrison troops, without wasting time and effort to retrain them and retool the factories. He also realizes that strict adherence to ''zellbrigen'' with its minimal forces and duels is the only way for his small and poorly-supplied forces to possibly prevail in the offensive against the Jade Falcons and the defensive against the Hell's Horses. |
| − | [[Wotan]] is still not pacified. The Jade Falcons' 78th Provisional Garrison Cluster is evading the Ice Hellion forces, sallying forth from the city of Borealtown to fight | + | [[Wotan]] is still not pacified. The Jade Falcons' 78th Provisional Garrison Cluster is evading the Ice Hellion forces, sallying forth from the city of Borealtown to fight trials but staying out of their reach. Galaxy Commander Philippe Lienet of Zeta Galaxy, at odds with his [[Clan Watch]] officer who hails from the Inner Sphere, is eventually provoked into ordering [[aerospace fighter]]s to raze Borealtown on 6 October 3071. As a result, Connor Rood learns from an inbound Jade Falcon fleet under Jade Falcon saKhan [[Samantha Clees]] and her Beta Galaxy that the Ice Hellions have been declared ''[[dezgra]]'' for their actions on Evciler and Wotan. He orders a mass retreat of his forces to Toland in an attempt to evade the Jade Falcon wrath and meets Clees' forces in the field on Lackhove, Rood pilots a ''[[Linebacker]]'' that Idris had selected for him some time ago, matching the speed of Rood's old ''[[Kit Fox]]'' with better armor and armament. In the face of a Jade Falcon onslaught involving [[Arrow IV]] artillery, they fight a delaying action sacrificing the Lithe Kill Keshik and narrowly escape aboard their DropShip towards a pre-arranged [[pirate jump point]]. |
Star Captain Vandal Hildenrath is put in command of the newly formed 401st Striker Trinary and sent to conquer [[Derf]] by Khan Montose, apparently to get rid of the last living warrior who witnessed her shameful conduct on Evciler. Around a month later, on 28 January, Vandal Hildenrath reports to Connor Rood aboard the ''Rapacious''. The late Patricia Rood had informed Connor Rood of the events on Evciler and told him to watch Vandal Hildenrath who, as it turns out, after winning Derf in combat lost it again to the surviving Jade Falcon defenders in a game of chess, then moved to meet with saKhan Rood because her route to Khan Montose's Alpha Galaxy at [[Vantaa]] was compromised. SaKhan Rood also learns that Khan Montose had issued orders negating his own orders to take any and all Jade Falcon warriors as bondsmen to bolster the weak Ice Hellion forces. | Star Captain Vandal Hildenrath is put in command of the newly formed 401st Striker Trinary and sent to conquer [[Derf]] by Khan Montose, apparently to get rid of the last living warrior who witnessed her shameful conduct on Evciler. Around a month later, on 28 January, Vandal Hildenrath reports to Connor Rood aboard the ''Rapacious''. The late Patricia Rood had informed Connor Rood of the events on Evciler and told him to watch Vandal Hildenrath who, as it turns out, after winning Derf in combat lost it again to the surviving Jade Falcon defenders in a game of chess, then moved to meet with saKhan Rood because her route to Khan Montose's Alpha Galaxy at [[Vantaa]] was compromised. SaKhan Rood also learns that Khan Montose had issued orders negating his own orders to take any and all Jade Falcon warriors as bondsmen to bolster the weak Ice Hellion forces. | ||
| − | With his own task force separated from Khan Montose by Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Hell's Horses forces, Connor Rood sends out a general message to "every Ice Hellion unit receiving this message" ordering them to retreat to the [[Dark Nebula]] in an attempt to save as much of his doomed Clan as possible. He also orders Ephraim Cage, his trusted DropShip captain, to assume command of the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class troop cruiser ''[[Coterie]]'' from [[Star Admiral]] Venice Harbin, by | + | With his own task force separated from Khan Montose by Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Hell's Horses forces, Connor Rood sends out a general message to "every Ice Hellion unit receiving this message" ordering them to retreat to the [[Dark Nebula]] in an attempt to save as much of his doomed Clan as possible. He also orders Ephraim Cage, his trusted DropShip captain, to assume command of the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class troop cruiser ''[[Coterie]]'' from [[Star Admiral]] Venice Harbin, by trial and by killing her if required. |
| − | Clan Ice Hellion | + | The Clan Ice Hellion remnant under saKhan Connor Rood has withdrawn to [[Camelot Command]] which they have reactivated when an enemy warfleet arrives on 3 March 3072. They wait for two days—apparently for reinforcements—and, after new vessels have jumped in, proceed to attack Camelot Command. Two Ice Hellion WarShips, the damaged ''[[Lola III]]''-class ''[[Cold Hunter]]'' and the ''[[Fredasa]]''-class ''[[Whelp]]'', are ordered on a suicidal attack run to take out as many 'Mech carriers as possible, ignoring fighters and assault DropShips. Still, an impressive combined Jade Falcon/Hell's Horses fleet arrives at Camelot Command and destroys every single last Ice Hellion aerospace fighter, while the ''Coterie'' arrives in-system at the opposite jump point, too far away to take part in the battle. When they finally land on the planetoid, Jade Falcon Khan Samantha Clees offers Rood and his Ice Hellion remnant ''hegira'' on 6 March 3072. In an argument with Hell's Horses Galaxy Commander [[Troy DelVillar]] she reasoned that the forces on Camelot Command are the battle-hardened elite who survived until now. To conserve her own forces in view of the Jihad raging in the Inner Sphere, Clees is content to allow the Ice Hellion remnant to leave for the homeworlds on the ''Coterie'', assuming that stress and battle damage will wear them down enough to spell the end of the Clan, without having to fight them here. |
| − | Rood's forces rendezvous with the remains of Khan Montose's forces in the uninhabited star system [[NGC-99382]] in the Deep Periphery on 11th May 3072. He learns from a shell-shocked Star Colonel Tanda Ho Jang - who is suffering from radiation poisoning - that the attack on Vantaa was such a horrible debacle that only a small fraction of the Ice Hellion forces survived. Khan Montose died, meaning saKhan Connor Rood is now Khan. He orders the ''Coterie'' to set course for Hector, but on the next day he learns of the chaos in the | + | Rood's forces rendezvous with the remains of Khan Montose's forces in the uninhabited star system [[NGC-99382]] in the Deep Periphery on 11th May 3072. He learns from a shell-shocked Star Colonel Tanda Ho Jang - who is suffering from radiation poisoning - that the attack on Vantaa was such a horrible debacle that only a small fraction of the Ice Hellion forces survived. Khan Montose died, meaning saKhan Connor Rood is now Khan. He orders the ''Coterie'' to set course for Hector, but on on the next day he learns of the chaos in the homeworlds—the Ice Hellions may not even have a home to return to anymore. Connor Rood observes that they need to draw up plans for their future. He hands a noteputer to Idris and tells him to read the file labeled "[[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Goliath Scorpion]]" first... |
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
| − | + | *Star Captain [[Ephraim Cage]] | |
| − | + | *Galaxy Commander [[Damon Hawkins]] | |
| − | * Star Captain [[Ephraim Cage]] | + | *Star Captain Vandal Hildenrath |
| − | * Galaxy Commander [[Damon Hawkins]] | + | *Star Colonel/Star Captain [[Idris]] |
| − | * Star Colonel/Star Captain [[Idris]] | + | *Star Captain Lira |
| − | * Star | + | *Khan [[Raina Montose]] |
| − | * | + | *saKhan/Khan [[Connor Rood]] |
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==Featured units== | ==Featured units== | ||
*[[1st Falcon Hussars (Clan Jade Falcon)]] | *[[1st Falcon Hussars (Clan Jade Falcon)]] | ||
| − | *[[11th Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon)]] | + | *[[11th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)]] |
*[[150th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | *[[150th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | ||
| − | *[[200th Attack (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | + | *[[200th Attack (Clan Ice Hellion)]] cluster (Lithe Kill Keshik) |
*[[3rd Falcon Talon]] Cluster | *[[3rd Falcon Talon]] Cluster | ||
*[[3rd Hector Cavaliers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | *[[3rd Hector Cavaliers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | ||
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*[[45th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | *[[45th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | ||
*[[401st Striker Trinary (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | *[[401st Striker Trinary (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | ||
| − | * | + | *452nd Garrison Binary (Clan Jade Falcon) |
*[[53rd Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | *[[53rd Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | ||
*[[78th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | *[[78th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | ||
| − | *78th Provisional Garrison (Clan Jade Falcon) | + | *78th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon) |
*[[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)]] | *[[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)]] | ||
*[[90th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | *[[90th Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)]] | ||
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==Featured places== | ==Featured places== | ||
| − | *[[Apollo ( | + | *[[Apollo (planet)|Apollo]] |
*[[Bensinger]] (mentioned) | *[[Bensinger]] (mentioned) | ||
*[[Bone Norman]] | *[[Bone Norman]] | ||
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*[[Falcon's Beacon]] (Zenith jump point) | *[[Falcon's Beacon]] (Zenith jump point) | ||
*[[Golandrinas]] (mentioned) | *[[Golandrinas]] (mentioned) | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Gotterdammerung]] (mentioned) |
| − | *[[Hector ( | + | *[[Hector (planet)|Hector]] (mentioned) |
*[[Here]] (mentioned) | *[[Here]] (mentioned) | ||
*[[Lackhove]] (mentioned) | *[[Lackhove]] (mentioned) | ||
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==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Adder (Puma)]]'' | + | *''[[Adder (Puma)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Black Lanner]]'' | + | *''[[Black Lanner]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Conjurer (Hellhound)]]'' | + | *''[[Conjurer (Hellhound)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron-Born)]]'' | + | *''[[Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron-Born)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Fire Moth (Dasher)]]'' | + | *''[[Fire Moth (Dasher)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Gargoyle (Man O' War)]]'' (mentioned) | + | *''[[Gargoyle (Man O' War)]]'' (mentioned) |
| − | * ''[[Glass Spider (Galahad)]]'' | + | *''[[Glass Spider (Galahad)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Hellbringer (Loki)]]'' | + | *''[[Hellbringer (Loki)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Hellion]]'' | + | *''[[Hellion]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Horned Owl (Peregrine)]]'' | + | *''[[Horned Owl (Peregrine)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Huntsman (Nobori-nin)]]'' | + | *''[[Huntsman (Nobori-nin)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Ice Ferret (Fenris)]]'' | + | *''[[Ice Ferret (Fenris)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[ | + | *''[[Jupiter]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Kit Fox (Uller)]]'' | + | *''[[Kit Fox (Uller)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Linebacker]]'' | + | *''[[Linebacker]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Locust IIC]]'' | + | *''[[Locust IIC]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Mackie]]'' (mentioned) | + | *''[[Mackie]]'' (mentioned) |
| − | * ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' | + | *''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Marauder IIC]]'' | + | *''[[Marauder IIC]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Matador]]'' | + | *''[[Matador]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Mist Lynx (Koshi)]]'' | + | *''[[Mist Lynx (Koshi)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Nova (Black Hawk)]]'' | + | *''[[Nova (Black Hawk)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Pinion]]'' | + | *''[[Pinion]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Shadow Cat]]'' | + | *''[[Shadow Cat]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Stormcrow (Ryoken)]]'' | + | *''[[Stormcrow (Ryoken)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Summoner (Thor)]]'' | + | *''[[Summoner (Thor)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Turkina]]'' | + | *''[[Turkina]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Warhawk (Masakari)]]'' | + | *''[[Warhawk (Masakari)]]'' |
| − | |||
===ProtoMechs=== | ===ProtoMechs=== | ||
*[[Harpy]] | *[[Harpy]] | ||
| − | + | ===Battlearmor=== | |
| − | === | ||
*[[Elemental]] | *[[Elemental]] | ||
*[[Gnome]] | *[[Gnome]] | ||
| − | |||
===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
*[[Epona]] | *[[Epona]] | ||
| − | |||
===WarShips=== | ===WarShips=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Black Lion]]'' (''[[Jade Aerie]]'') | + | *''[[Black Lion]]'' (''[[Jade Aerie]]'') |
| − | * ''[[ | + | *''[[Fredasa]]'' (''[[Swift Bait]]'', ''[[Whelp]]'') |
| − | * ''[[Lola III]]'' (''[[Cold Hunter]]'', ''[[Impaler]]'') | + | *''[[Lola III]]'' (''[[Cold Hunter]]'', ''[[Impaler]]'') |
| − | * ''[[Potemkin]]'' (''[[Coterie]]'') | + | *''[[Potemkin]]'' (''[[Coterie]]'') |
| − | * ''[[Whirlwind]]'' (''[[Emerald Tornado]]'') | + | *''[[Whirlwind]]'' (''[[Emerald Tornado]]'') |
| − | |||
===JumpShips=== | ===JumpShips=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip | + | *''[[Star Lord (JumpShip)|Star Lord]]'' (''[[Admiral Garrett]]'') |
===DropShips=== | ===DropShips=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Broadsword]]'' | + | *''[[Broadsword]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Overlord-C]]'' (''[[Rapacious (Individual Overlord-C-class DropShip)|Rapacious]]'', ''[[Falcon Xi]]'') | + | *''[[Overlord-C]]'' (''[[Rapacious (Individual Overlord-C-class DropShip)|Rapacious]]'', ''[[Falcon Xi]]'') |
| − | * ''[[Union-C]]'' | + | *''[[Union-C]]'' |
| − | |||
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Blitzkrieg publications]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]] | [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]] | ||