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Line 29: Besides an introduction from [[Jordan Weisman]] and "ContribuTech", a three-page rundown of BattleTech designers, authors, artists and editors listing their respective contributions by [[George O'Dajungle]], the book contains the following short stories: Besides an introduction from [[Jordan Weisman]] and "ContribuTech", a three-page rundown of BattleTech designers, authors, artists and editors listing their respective contributions by [[George O'Dajungle]], the book contains the following short stories: − * '''[[Old MechWarriors Never...]]''' ([[Ken St. Andre]]): Down-on-his-luck [[Solaris Games|Solaris VII Arena]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] Trev-R learns that he may lose his life in an upcoming rigged arena fight. + *'''[[Old MechWarriors Never...]]''' ([[Ken St. Andre]]): Down-on-his-luck [[Solaris Games|Solaris VII Arena]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] Trev-R learns that he may lose his life in an upcoming rigged arena fight. − * '''[[Black Cats Cross Your Path]]''' ([[Tara Gallagher]] and [[James Lanigan]]): The [[Black Cats]], an all-infantry [[mercenary unit]], defend a city against a rather unprofessional [[BattleMech]] company posing as the [[Black Widow Company]] and prove that even infantry can down a 'Mech with ingenuity and some luck. + *'''[[Black Cats Cross Your Path]]''' ([[Tara Gallagher]] and [[James Lanigan]]): The [[Black Cats]], an all-infantry [[mercenary unit]], defend a city against a rather unprofessional [[BattleMech]] company posing as the [[Black Widow Company]] and prove that even infantry can down a 'Mech with ingenuity and some luck. − * '''[[Think Like a Liao]]''' ([[Susan Putney]]): After a falling-out with [[Maximilian Liao|his father]], [[Tormano Liao|Tormana Liao]] finds his life threatened by a doppelgänger bound to supplant him. + *'''[[Think like a Liao]]''' ([[Susan Putney]]): After a falling-out with [[Maximilian Liao|his father]], [[Tormana Liao]] finds his life threatened by a doppleganger bound to supplant him. − * '''[[Dance of Vengeance]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): Past antagonism and the destruction of [[Tyrell's Raiders]], a minor [[mercenary unit]], in a devious scheme culminate in a honor duel to the death between ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Salvadore Tyrell]] and ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Victor Garreth]] during a reception on [[Kajikazawa]]. + *'''[[Dance of Vengeance]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): Past antagonism and the destruction of [[Tyrell's Raiders]], a minor [[mercenary unit]], in a devious scheme culminate in a honor duel to the death between ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Salvadore Tyrell]] and ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Victor Garreth]] during a reception on [[Kajikazawa]]. − * '''[[And Then There Was the Time...]]''' ([[Mark O'Green]]): While a ''[[Slayer]]'' [[aerospace fighter]] pilot boasts about his exploits, namely a dogfight with the ''[[Stuka]]'' of famous [[Karl Stephens]] and how he ''could'' have shot him down, the rather bored and distracted thoughts of his female attendance provide a stark contrast to his story. + *'''[[And Then There Was The Time...]]''' ([[Mark O'Green]]): While a ''[[Slayer]]'' [[AeroSpace Fighter]] pilot boasts about his exploits, namely a dogfight with the ''[[Stuka]]'' of famous [[Karl Stephens]] and how he ''could'' have shot him down, the rather bored and distracted thoughts of his female attendance provide a stark contrast to his story. − * '''[[Dispatch]]''' ([[Elizabeth T. Danforth]] and [[Michael A. Stackpole]]): A sequence of military mail traffic consisting of orders and brief reports illustrates how [[Snord's Irregulars]] embarrassed the [[2nd Free Worlds Guards|Second Free World Guards]] in [[3020]] through a successful objective raid on the Kincaid peninsula on the world of [[McAffe]], despite being positively expected to raid the facility where a trap was set for them. In this raid they reclaimed a collection of various pieces of art previously lost to [[House Marik]] forces. The last message is a sarcastic message to [[Janos Marik]] himself by [[Cranston Snord]], thanking him for the items on behalf of his daughter. + *'''[[Dispatch]]''' ([[Elizabeth T. Danforth]] and [[Michael A. Stackpole]]): A sequence of military mail traffic consisting of orders and brief reports illustrates how [[Snord's Irregulars]] embarrassed the [[2nd Free Worlds Guards|Second Free World Guards]] in [[3020]] through a successful objective raid on the Kincaid peninsula on the world of [[McAffe]], despite being positively expected to raid the facility where a trap was set for them. In this raid they reclaimed a collection of various pieces of art previously lost to [[House Marik]] forces. The last message is a sarcastic message to [[Janos Marik]] himself by [[Cranston Snord]], thanking him for the items on behalf of his daughter. − * '''[[Legion Team]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): [[Tracy Maxwell Kent]] is a ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' pilot with the [[Gray Death Legion]]. During a raid on [[Shionoha]] she commands the light 'Mechs of the training cadre (two ''[[Locust]]s'', ''[[Stinger]]s'' and ''[[Wasp]]s'' each) on a mission to destroy an undefended factory. However, on their way to the target they stumble right into an enemy staging area and find themselves surrounded by strong forces. The resulting engagement will later be celebrated as the Victory at Mifune Pass for the Legion, but it is an ordeal to teach Tracy what it means to take command and is in fact only won by sheer luck. + *'''[[Legion Team]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): [[Tracy Maxwell Kent]] is a ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' pilot with the [[Gray Death Legion]]. During a raid on [[Shionoha]] she commands the light 'Mechs of the training cadre (two ''[[Locust]]s'', ''[[Stinger]]s'' and ''[[Wasp]]s'' each) on a mission to destroy an undefended factory. However, on their way to the target they stumble right into an enemy staging area and find themselves surrounded by strong forces. The resulting engagement will later be celebrated as the Victory at Mifune Pass for the Legion, but it is an ordeal to teach Tracy what it means to take command and is in fact only won by sheer luck. − * '''[[Where Lies the Honor?]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): On the poor backwater Draconis Combine world of [[Kawabe]], Corpsman Yancey of the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] becomes increasingly irritated over the dishonorable and despotic behavior of his sworn master, Prefect Vander Hassan. The execution of a peddler who only tried to keep his family fed is one injustice too many, and Yancey finds himself trapped between his oath to his master and his honor to serve the people of his homeworld. + *'''[[Where Lies the Honor?]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): On the poor backwater Draconis Combine world of [[Kawabe]], Corpsman Yancey of the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] becomes increasingly irritated over the dishonorable and despotic behavior of his sworn master, Prefect Vander Hassan. The execution of a peddler who only tried to keep his family fed is one injustice too many, and Yancey finds himself trapped between his oath to his master and his honor to serve the people of his homeworld. − * '''[[Natasha Kerensky: A Biomedical Report]]''' ([[Tara Gallagher]] and [[James Lanigan]]): Excerpts from a secret service file on [[Natasha Kerensky]] that include references to a biomedical report from [[Chukchi III]], [[3020]], an interview by [[Misha Auburn]] dating 7 April [[3023]], and various other material reveal that the "Black Widow" has repeatedly undergone plastic surgery between approximately [[3007]] and [[3026]] but little more. The interview transcript raises more questions than are answered as Kerensky is obviously skilled in evading all questions about her past and seems to toy with the interviewer, adding to the overall mystery surrounding her. + *'''[[Natasha Kerensky: A Biomedical Report]]''' ([[Tara Gallagher]] and [[James Lanigan]]): Excerpts from a secret service file on [[Natasha Kerensky]] that include references to a biomedical report from [[Chukchi III]], [[3020]], an interview by [[Misha Auburn]] dating 7 April [[3023]], and various other material reveal that the "Black Widow" has repeatedly undergone plastic surgery between approximately [[3007]] and [[3026]] but little more. The interview transcript raises more questions than are answered as Kerensky is obviously skilled in evading all questions about her past and seems to toy with the interviewer, adding to the overall mystery surrounding her. − * '''[[Painting the Town]]''' ([[Mark O'Green]]): In an attempt to capture [[Theodore Kurita]], who is (falsely) rumored to be around, a mysterious group of ''[[Marauder]]'' BattleMechs without insignia or markings, and sporting the exceptionally rare original armor of the design without any patches, attacks a Kurita outpost. After the destruction of all Kurita tanks and vehicles, five Kurita soldiers take up the fight, making ingenious use of paint grenades and utility chemicals found at a paint factory they had been guarding. + *'''[[Painting the Town]]''' ([[Mark O'Green]]): In an attempt to capture [[Theodore Kurita]], who is (falsely) rumored to be around, a mysterious group of ''[[Marauder]]'' BattleMechs without insignia or markings, and sporting the exceptionally rare original armor of the design without any patches, attacks a Kurita outpost. After the destruction of all Kurita tanks and vehicles, five Kurita soldiers take up the fight, making ingenious use of paint grenades and utility chemicals found at a paint factory they had been guarding. − * '''[[The Race Is Not to the Swift]]''' ([[Bear Peters]]): Captain Cyrus St. George is leading his unit, the "Swords of St. George" Company (Keshii's 131st Battalion, [[33rd Marik Militia]]), in a raid on [[Solaris]] by his regiment together with the [[mercenary unit]] [[Seguin's Strikers]]. The raiders encounter far more resistance than anticipated, including Lyran regular units and [[Hansen's Roughriders]], and the attack turns into a retreat under heavy fire. With the regimental command structure coming apart around him, St. George tries to organize an orderly retreat for his forces while taking heavy losses from superior enemy firepower and air superiority. + *'''[[The Race Is Not To The Swift]]''' ([[Bear Peters]]): Captain Cyrus St. George is leading his unit, the "Swords of St. George" Company (Keshii's 131st Battalion, [[33rd Marik Militia]]), in a raid on [[Solaris]] by his regiment together with the [[mercenary unit]] [[Seguin's Strikers]]. The raiders encounter far more resistance than anticipated, including Lyran regular units and [[Hansen's Roughriders]], and the attack turns into a retreat under heavy fire. With the regimental command structure coming apart around him, St. George tries to organize an orderly retreat for his forces while taking heavy losses from superior enemy firepower and air superiority. − * '''[[Final Exam]]''' ([[Bear Peters]]): At the Free Worlds League's renowned [[Princefield Academy]], Cadet [[Willis Crawford]] beats the computer at the tactical plot simulator with a bold and innovative maneuver under the watchful eyes of retired General and Professor of 'Mech Deployment and Assault Strategy Sizigmund MaqAloo. The professor acknowledges his success but points out that it entirely depended on the computer's predictability; against a human opponent the simulated operation would have cost him his DropShip. Crawford remains convinced of his skills, however, and his younger friend and classmate [[Anton Marik]] reassures him that between them, they can "lick anything", foreshadowing [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|future events]]... + *'''[[Final Exam]]''' ([[Bear Peters]]): At the Free Worlds League's renowned [[Princefield Academy]], Cadet [[Willis Crawford]] beats the computer at the tactical plot simulator with a bold and innovative maneuver under the watchful eyes of retired General and Professor of 'Mech Deployment and Assault Strategy Sizigmund MaqAloo. The professor acknowledges his success but points out that it entirely depended on the computer's predictability; against a human opponent the simulated operation would have cost him his DropShip. Crawford remains convinced of his skills, however, and his younger friend and classmate [[Anton Marik]] reassures him that between them, they can "lick anything", foreshadowing [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|future events]]... − * '''[[Judas Blind]]''' ([[Michael A. Stackpole]]): Six weeks after the [[Kell Hounds]] withdrew from [[Murchison]], [[Patrick Kell]] returns to the planet for a covert mission. He meets a mysterious woman named [[Takara]], the "Little Dragon", and enacts an intricate plan to secure the books that House Kurita could recover at [[Halstead Station]]. Patrick and Takara have different agendas and do not trust each other. They repeatedly cheat and betray each other over the course of the operation which ultimately ends in a decisive success for the Kell Hounds, including the capture of the ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip ''Fukushu'' (which the Kell Hounds rename to ''[[Nuada Argetlan]]''), because of a single detail Takara had not known. After all that happened, Patrick finds himself hoping that Takara would come with him. + *'''[[Judas Blind]]''' ([[Michael A. Stackpole]]): Six weeks after the [[Kell Hounds]] withdrew from [[Murchison]], [[Patrick Kell]] returns to the planet for a covert mission. He meets a mysterious woman named [[Takara]], the "Little Dragon", and enacts an intricate plan to secure the books that House Kurita could recover at [[Halstead Station]]. Patrick and Takara have different agendas and do not trust each other. They repeatedly cheat and betray each other over the course of the operation which ultimately ends in a decisive success for the Kell Hounds, including the capture of the ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip ''Fukushu'' (which the Kell Hounds rename to ''[[Nuada Argetlan]]''), because of a single detail Takara had not known. After all that happened, Patrick finds himself hoping that Takara would come with him. − ==Foreign-Language Editions==+ ==German edition== − ===German=== {{InfoBoxForLangProduct {{InfoBoxForLangProduct | image = Schrapnell.jpg | image = Schrapnell.jpg | name = Schrapnell - Fragmente aus der Inneren Sphäre | name = Schrapnell - Fragmente aus der Inneren Sphäre − | language = German + | language = german | contribution = [[Michael Immig]] (Editor) | contribution = [[Michael Immig]] (Editor) | pages = 216 | pages = 216 Line 72:
Line 71: Through their ''Phoenix'' imprint, [[FanPro]] published a German edition of ''Shrapnel'' in 1997. Unlike the original FASA publication which was in sourcebook format, the German edition was a 216-page book the size of a paperback novel. Through their ''Phoenix'' imprint, [[FanPro]] published a German edition of ''Shrapnel'' in 1997. Unlike the original FASA publication which was in sourcebook format, the German edition was a 216-page book the size of a paperback novel. − ====Alterations====+ ===Alterations=== The ContribuTech section and the rich color art from the US edition was missing. Instead, the stories got new, original illustrations by [[Hartwig Nieder-Gassel]] depicting, among others, Patrick Kell, Salvadore Tyrell (implicitly), "Boots" Hill, and the unit insignia of the [[Black Cats]] mercenary unit. These illustrations are [[apocryphal]] as they were only printed in the German edition which is not a considered canonical source in and of itself. The ContribuTech section and the rich color art from the US edition was missing. Instead, the stories got new, original illustrations by [[Hartwig Nieder-Gassel]] depicting, among others, Patrick Kell, Salvadore Tyrell (implicitly), "Boots" Hill, and the unit insignia of the [[Black Cats]] mercenary unit. These illustrations are [[apocryphal]] as they were only printed in the German edition which is not a considered canonical source in and of itself. − Due to the German edition being released nine years after the original, the editors added a short preface, explaining, the short stories being from an early stage of [[BattleTech Universe]], and therefore containing some unusual wording (like 'universe' instead of 'Inner Sphere'). Moreover the German edition closes with a short register of German and English names for [[BattleMech]]s, since FanPro generally ceased to translate the names to German in 1997 and already went with this new policy for ''Schrapnell''.+ ===Gallery=== − − In German edition the order of stories was changed, it is: − * Mechkrieger altern nicht (''Old MechWarriors Never...'') − * Schwarze Katze von links (''Black Cats Cross Your Path'') − * Blutiger Tanz (''Dance of Vengeance'') − * Die letzte Prüfung (''Final Exam'') − * Das Judasmanöver (''Judas Blind'') − * Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten (''The Race Is Not to the Swift'') − * Denk wie ein Liao (''Think Like a Liao'') − * Berichterstattung (''Dispatch'') − * Legion Team − * Worin besteht die Ehre? (''Where Lies the Honor?'') − * Angeschmiert (''Painting the Town'') − * Und dann war da noch... (''And Then There Was the Time...'') − − Furthermore the original story ''Natasha Kerensky: A Biomedical Report'' was left out in German edition. − − ====Gallery==== <gallery> <gallery> Image:Schrapnell.jpg|German edition cover Image:Schrapnell.jpg|German edition cover − Image:Schrapnell St. Andre Mechkrieger altern nicht.jpg|Mechkrieger altern nicht Image:BlackCatsSchrapnell.jpg|Schwarze Katze von links Image:BlackCatsSchrapnell.jpg|Schwarze Katze von links − Image:Schrapnell Keith Blutiger Tanz.jpg|Blutiger Tanz − Image:Schrapnell Peters Letzte Pruefung.jpg|Die letzte Prüfung − Image:Schrapnell Stackpole Judasmanoever.jpg|Das Judasmanöver − Image:Schrapnell Peters Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten.jpg|Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten Image:Schrapnel Putney Denk wie ein Liao.jpg|Denk wie ein Liao Image:Schrapnel Putney Denk wie ein Liao.jpg|Denk wie ein Liao Image:Schrapnell Danforth-Stackpole Berichterstattung.jpg|Berichterstattung Image:Schrapnell Danforth-Stackpole Berichterstattung.jpg|Berichterstattung + Image:Schrapnell Green Angeschmiert.jpg|Angeschmiert + Image:Schrapnell Green Und dann war da noch....jpg|Und dann war da noch... + Image:Schrapnell Keith Blutiger Tanz.jpg|Blutiger Tanz Image:Schrapnell Keith Legion Team.jpg|Legion Team Image:Schrapnell Keith Legion Team.jpg|Legion Team Image:Schrapnell Keith Worin besteht die Ehre.jpg|Worin besteht die Ehre? Image:Schrapnell Keith Worin besteht die Ehre.jpg|Worin besteht die Ehre? − Image:Schrapnell Green Angeschmiert.jpg|Angeschmiert + Image:Schrapnell Peters Letzte Pruefung.jpg|Die letzte Prüfung − Image:Schrapnell Green Und dann war da noch....jpg|Und dann war da noch... + Image:Schrapnell Peters Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten.jpg|Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten + Image:Schrapnell St. Andre Mechkrieger altern nicht.jpg|Mechkrieger altern nicht + Image:Schrapnell Stackpole Judasmanoever.jpg|Das Judasmanöver </gallery> </gallery> − + [[Category:Books]] [[Category:Anthologies]] [[Category:Anthologies]] − [[Category:German Editions]]
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Besides an introduction from [[Jordan Weisman]] and "ContribuTech", a three-page rundown of BattleTech designers, authors, artists and editors listing their respective contributions by [[George O'Dajungle]], the book contains the following short stories: | Besides an introduction from [[Jordan Weisman]] and "ContribuTech", a three-page rundown of BattleTech designers, authors, artists and editors listing their respective contributions by [[George O'Dajungle]], the book contains the following short stories: | ||
| − | * '''[[Old MechWarriors Never...]]''' ([[Ken St. Andre]]): Down-on-his-luck [[Solaris Games|Solaris VII Arena]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] Trev-R learns that he may lose his life in an upcoming rigged arena fight. | + | *'''[[Old MechWarriors Never...]]''' ([[Ken St. Andre]]): Down-on-his-luck [[Solaris Games|Solaris VII Arena]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] Trev-R learns that he may lose his life in an upcoming rigged arena fight. |
| − | * '''[[Black Cats Cross Your Path]]''' ([[Tara Gallagher]] and [[James Lanigan]]): The [[Black Cats]], an all-infantry [[mercenary unit]], defend a city against a rather unprofessional [[BattleMech]] company posing as the [[Black Widow Company]] and prove that even infantry can down a 'Mech with ingenuity and some luck. | + | *'''[[Black Cats Cross Your Path]]''' ([[Tara Gallagher]] and [[James Lanigan]]): The [[Black Cats]], an all-infantry [[mercenary unit]], defend a city against a rather unprofessional [[BattleMech]] company posing as the [[Black Widow Company]] and prove that even infantry can down a 'Mech with ingenuity and some luck. |
| − | * '''[[Think | + | *'''[[Think like a Liao]]''' ([[Susan Putney]]): After a falling-out with [[Maximilian Liao|his father]], [[Tormana Liao]] finds his life threatened by a doppleganger bound to supplant him. |
| − | * '''[[Dance of Vengeance]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): Past antagonism and the destruction of [[Tyrell's Raiders]], a minor [[mercenary unit]], in a devious scheme culminate in a honor duel to the death between ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Salvadore Tyrell]] and ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Victor Garreth]] during a reception on [[Kajikazawa]]. | + | *'''[[Dance of Vengeance]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): Past antagonism and the destruction of [[Tyrell's Raiders]], a minor [[mercenary unit]], in a devious scheme culminate in a honor duel to the death between ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Salvadore Tyrell]] and ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Victor Garreth]] during a reception on [[Kajikazawa]]. |
| − | * '''[[And Then There Was | + | *'''[[And Then There Was The Time...]]''' ([[Mark O'Green]]): While a ''[[Slayer]]'' [[AeroSpace Fighter]] pilot boasts about his exploits, namely a dogfight with the ''[[Stuka]]'' of famous [[Karl Stephens]] and how he ''could'' have shot him down, the rather bored and distracted thoughts of his female attendance provide a stark contrast to his story. |
| − | * '''[[Dispatch]]''' ([[Elizabeth T. Danforth]] and [[Michael A. Stackpole]]): A sequence of military mail traffic consisting of orders and brief reports illustrates how [[Snord's Irregulars]] embarrassed the [[2nd Free Worlds Guards|Second Free World Guards]] in [[3020]] through a successful objective raid on the Kincaid peninsula on the world of [[McAffe]], despite being positively expected to raid the facility where a trap was set for them. In this raid they reclaimed a collection of various pieces of art previously lost to [[House Marik]] forces. The last message is a sarcastic message to [[Janos Marik]] himself by [[Cranston Snord]], thanking him for the items on behalf of his daughter. | + | *'''[[Dispatch]]''' ([[Elizabeth T. Danforth]] and [[Michael A. Stackpole]]): A sequence of military mail traffic consisting of orders and brief reports illustrates how [[Snord's Irregulars]] embarrassed the [[2nd Free Worlds Guards|Second Free World Guards]] in [[3020]] through a successful objective raid on the Kincaid peninsula on the world of [[McAffe]], despite being positively expected to raid the facility where a trap was set for them. In this raid they reclaimed a collection of various pieces of art previously lost to [[House Marik]] forces. The last message is a sarcastic message to [[Janos Marik]] himself by [[Cranston Snord]], thanking him for the items on behalf of his daughter. |
| − | * '''[[Legion Team]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): [[Tracy Maxwell Kent]] is a ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' pilot with the [[Gray Death Legion]]. During a raid on [[Shionoha]] she commands the light 'Mechs of the training cadre (two ''[[Locust]]s'', ''[[Stinger]]s'' and ''[[Wasp]]s'' each) on a mission to destroy an undefended factory. However, on their way to the target they stumble right into an enemy staging area and find themselves surrounded by strong forces. The resulting engagement will later be celebrated as the Victory at Mifune Pass for the Legion, but it is an ordeal to teach Tracy what it means to take command and is in fact only won by sheer luck. | + | *'''[[Legion Team]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): [[Tracy Maxwell Kent]] is a ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' pilot with the [[Gray Death Legion]]. During a raid on [[Shionoha]] she commands the light 'Mechs of the training cadre (two ''[[Locust]]s'', ''[[Stinger]]s'' and ''[[Wasp]]s'' each) on a mission to destroy an undefended factory. However, on their way to the target they stumble right into an enemy staging area and find themselves surrounded by strong forces. The resulting engagement will later be celebrated as the Victory at Mifune Pass for the Legion, but it is an ordeal to teach Tracy what it means to take command and is in fact only won by sheer luck. |
| − | * '''[[Where Lies the Honor?]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): On the poor backwater Draconis Combine world of [[Kawabe]], Corpsman Yancey of the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] becomes increasingly irritated over the dishonorable and despotic behavior of his sworn master, Prefect Vander Hassan. The execution of a peddler who only tried to keep his family fed is one injustice too many, and Yancey finds himself trapped between his oath to his master and his honor to serve the people of his homeworld. | + | *'''[[Where Lies the Honor?]]''' ([[William H. Keith, Jr.]]): On the poor backwater Draconis Combine world of [[Kawabe]], Corpsman Yancey of the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] becomes increasingly irritated over the dishonorable and despotic behavior of his sworn master, Prefect Vander Hassan. The execution of a peddler who only tried to keep his family fed is one injustice too many, and Yancey finds himself trapped between his oath to his master and his honor to serve the people of his homeworld. |
| − | * '''[[Natasha Kerensky: A Biomedical Report]]''' ([[Tara Gallagher]] and [[James Lanigan]]): Excerpts from a secret service file on [[Natasha Kerensky]] that include references to a biomedical report from [[Chukchi III]], [[3020]], an interview by [[Misha Auburn]] dating 7 April [[3023]], and various other material reveal that the "Black Widow" has repeatedly undergone plastic surgery between approximately [[3007]] and [[3026]] but little more. The interview transcript raises more questions than are answered as Kerensky is obviously skilled in evading all questions about her past and seems to toy with the interviewer, adding to the overall mystery surrounding her. | + | *'''[[Natasha Kerensky: A Biomedical Report]]''' ([[Tara Gallagher]] and [[James Lanigan]]): Excerpts from a secret service file on [[Natasha Kerensky]] that include references to a biomedical report from [[Chukchi III]], [[3020]], an interview by [[Misha Auburn]] dating 7 April [[3023]], and various other material reveal that the "Black Widow" has repeatedly undergone plastic surgery between approximately [[3007]] and [[3026]] but little more. The interview transcript raises more questions than are answered as Kerensky is obviously skilled in evading all questions about her past and seems to toy with the interviewer, adding to the overall mystery surrounding her. |
| − | * '''[[Painting the Town]]''' ([[Mark O'Green]]): In an attempt to capture [[Theodore Kurita]], who is (falsely) rumored to be around, a mysterious group of ''[[Marauder]]'' BattleMechs without insignia or markings, and sporting the exceptionally rare original armor of the design without any patches, attacks a Kurita outpost. After the destruction of all Kurita tanks and vehicles, five Kurita soldiers take up the fight, making ingenious use of paint grenades and utility chemicals found at a paint factory they had been guarding. | + | *'''[[Painting the Town]]''' ([[Mark O'Green]]): In an attempt to capture [[Theodore Kurita]], who is (falsely) rumored to be around, a mysterious group of ''[[Marauder]]'' BattleMechs without insignia or markings, and sporting the exceptionally rare original armor of the design without any patches, attacks a Kurita outpost. After the destruction of all Kurita tanks and vehicles, five Kurita soldiers take up the fight, making ingenious use of paint grenades and utility chemicals found at a paint factory they had been guarding. |
| − | * '''[[The Race Is Not | + | *'''[[The Race Is Not To The Swift]]''' ([[Bear Peters]]): Captain Cyrus St. George is leading his unit, the "Swords of St. George" Company (Keshii's 131st Battalion, [[33rd Marik Militia]]), in a raid on [[Solaris]] by his regiment together with the [[mercenary unit]] [[Seguin's Strikers]]. The raiders encounter far more resistance than anticipated, including Lyran regular units and [[Hansen's Roughriders]], and the attack turns into a retreat under heavy fire. With the regimental command structure coming apart around him, St. George tries to organize an orderly retreat for his forces while taking heavy losses from superior enemy firepower and air superiority. |
| − | * '''[[Final Exam]]''' ([[Bear Peters]]): At the Free Worlds League's renowned [[Princefield Academy]], Cadet [[Willis Crawford]] beats the computer at the tactical plot simulator with a bold and innovative maneuver under the watchful eyes of retired General and Professor of 'Mech Deployment and Assault Strategy Sizigmund MaqAloo. The professor acknowledges his success but points out that it entirely depended on the computer's predictability; against a human opponent the simulated operation would have cost him his DropShip. Crawford remains convinced of his skills, however, and his younger friend and classmate [[Anton Marik]] reassures him that between them, they can "lick anything", foreshadowing [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|future events]]... | + | *'''[[Final Exam]]''' ([[Bear Peters]]): At the Free Worlds League's renowned [[Princefield Academy]], Cadet [[Willis Crawford]] beats the computer at the tactical plot simulator with a bold and innovative maneuver under the watchful eyes of retired General and Professor of 'Mech Deployment and Assault Strategy Sizigmund MaqAloo. The professor acknowledges his success but points out that it entirely depended on the computer's predictability; against a human opponent the simulated operation would have cost him his DropShip. Crawford remains convinced of his skills, however, and his younger friend and classmate [[Anton Marik]] reassures him that between them, they can "lick anything", foreshadowing [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|future events]]... |
| − | * '''[[Judas Blind]]''' ([[Michael A. Stackpole]]): Six weeks after the [[Kell Hounds]] withdrew from [[Murchison]], [[Patrick Kell]] returns to the planet for a covert mission. He meets a mysterious woman named [[Takara]], the "Little Dragon", and enacts an intricate plan to secure the books that House Kurita could recover at [[Halstead Station]]. Patrick and Takara have different agendas and do not trust each other. They repeatedly cheat and betray each other over the course of the operation which ultimately ends in a decisive success for the Kell Hounds, including the capture of the ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip ''Fukushu'' (which the Kell Hounds rename to ''[[Nuada Argetlan]]''), because of a single detail Takara had not known. After all that happened, Patrick finds himself hoping that Takara would come with him. | + | *'''[[Judas Blind]]''' ([[Michael A. Stackpole]]): Six weeks after the [[Kell Hounds]] withdrew from [[Murchison]], [[Patrick Kell]] returns to the planet for a covert mission. He meets a mysterious woman named [[Takara]], the "Little Dragon", and enacts an intricate plan to secure the books that House Kurita could recover at [[Halstead Station]]. Patrick and Takara have different agendas and do not trust each other. They repeatedly cheat and betray each other over the course of the operation which ultimately ends in a decisive success for the Kell Hounds, including the capture of the ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip ''Fukushu'' (which the Kell Hounds rename to ''[[Nuada Argetlan]]''), because of a single detail Takara had not known. After all that happened, Patrick finds himself hoping that Takara would come with him. |
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Through their ''Phoenix'' imprint, [[FanPro]] published a German edition of ''Shrapnel'' in 1997. Unlike the original FASA publication which was in sourcebook format, the German edition was a 216-page book the size of a paperback novel. | Through their ''Phoenix'' imprint, [[FanPro]] published a German edition of ''Shrapnel'' in 1997. Unlike the original FASA publication which was in sourcebook format, the German edition was a 216-page book the size of a paperback novel. | ||
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The ContribuTech section and the rich color art from the US edition was missing. Instead, the stories got new, original illustrations by [[Hartwig Nieder-Gassel]] depicting, among others, Patrick Kell, Salvadore Tyrell (implicitly), "Boots" Hill, and the unit insignia of the [[Black Cats]] mercenary unit. These illustrations are [[apocryphal]] as they were only printed in the German edition which is not a considered canonical source in and of itself. | The ContribuTech section and the rich color art from the US edition was missing. Instead, the stories got new, original illustrations by [[Hartwig Nieder-Gassel]] depicting, among others, Patrick Kell, Salvadore Tyrell (implicitly), "Boots" Hill, and the unit insignia of the [[Black Cats]] mercenary unit. These illustrations are [[apocryphal]] as they were only printed in the German edition which is not a considered canonical source in and of itself. | ||
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Image:Schrapnel Putney Denk wie ein Liao.jpg|Denk wie ein Liao | Image:Schrapnel Putney Denk wie ein Liao.jpg|Denk wie ein Liao | ||
Image:Schrapnell Danforth-Stackpole Berichterstattung.jpg|Berichterstattung | Image:Schrapnell Danforth-Stackpole Berichterstattung.jpg|Berichterstattung | ||
| + | Image:Schrapnell Green Angeschmiert.jpg|Angeschmiert | ||
| + | Image:Schrapnell Green Und dann war da noch....jpg|Und dann war da noch... | ||
| + | Image:Schrapnell Keith Blutiger Tanz.jpg|Blutiger Tanz | ||
Image:Schrapnell Keith Legion Team.jpg|Legion Team | Image:Schrapnell Keith Legion Team.jpg|Legion Team | ||
Image:Schrapnell Keith Worin besteht die Ehre.jpg|Worin besteht die Ehre? | Image:Schrapnell Keith Worin besteht die Ehre.jpg|Worin besteht die Ehre? | ||
| − | Image:Schrapnell | + | Image:Schrapnell Peters Letzte Pruefung.jpg|Die letzte Prüfung |
| − | Image:Schrapnell | + | Image:Schrapnell Peters Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten.jpg|Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten |
| + | Image:Schrapnell St. Andre Mechkrieger altern nicht.jpg|Mechkrieger altern nicht | ||
| + | Image:Schrapnell Stackpole Judasmanoever.jpg|Das Judasmanöver | ||
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