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| − | '''''Shrapnel''''' (subtitle: '''''The Official BattleTech Magazine''''') is an electronic and [[w:Print on demand|Print-on-demand]] magazine dedicated to the [[BattleTech]] franchise, intended as a spiritual successor to both the older [[BattleTechnology]] print magazine and the shuttered subscription-based [[BattleCorps]] fiction website, among others. It was first announced as a non-exclusive stretch goal during the [[2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign]], and the stretch goal was achieved; [[CGL]] thereby committed to producing at least four issues of the magazine. | + | ==Description== |
| | + | '''''Shrapnel''''' (subtitle: '''''The Official BattleTech Magazine''''') is an electronic and [[w:Print on demand|Print-on-demand]] magazine dedicated to the [[BattleTech]] franchise, intended as a spiritual successor to both the older [[BattleTechnology]] print magazine and the shuttered subscription-based [[BattleCorps]] fiction website, among others. It was first announced as a nonexclusive stretch goal during the [[2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign]], and the stretch goal was achieved; [[CGL]] thereby committed to producing at least four issues of the magazine. |
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| − | The first issue was released to backers of the crowdfunding campaing on 28 May 2020 through a download link; it was made available to the general public in the following month including a [[w:Print on demand|Print-on-demand (PoD)]] option. | + | The first issue was released to backers of the crowdfunding campaign on 28 May 2020 through a download link; it was made available to the general public in the following month including a [[w:Print on demand|Print-on-demand (PoD)]] option. |
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| | ==Canonicity== | | ==Canonicity== |
| − | Produced directly by CGL, ''Shrapnel'' was explicitly stated to be fully [[canon]]ical for the BattleTech universe. This is a notable exception from the current definition of canon for BattleTech, which states that magazines are not counted among the canon sources by default (overridden in this case through explicitly declaring the publication canonical).
| + | ''Shrapnel'' was explicitly stated to be fully [[canon|canonical]] for the BattleTech universe. This is a notable exception from the current definition of canon for BattleTech, which states that previous magazines are not counted among the canon sources by default. |
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| − | ==Issue 1==
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| − | | development = [[Loren L. Coleman]], Publisher<br/>[[John Helfers]], Executive Editor<br/>[[Philip A. Lee]], Managing Editor<br/>[[David A. Kerber]], Layout and Graphic Design
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| − | | cover = [[Ken Coleman]]
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| − | | year = 15 June 2020
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| − | ===Contents===
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| − | * ''[[Grimm Sentence]]'' (by [[Chris Hussey]])
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| − | * ''[[The Cameron Question|Secrets of the Sphere: The Cameron Question]]'' (by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]])
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| − | * ''[[The Flames of Idlewind]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
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| − | * ''[[Forgotten Heroes, Slandered Honor]]'' (by [[Patrick Wynne]])
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| − | * ''[[Airs Above Ground]]'' (by [[Jason Hansa]])
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| − | * ''Sniper Rifles: Death from a Distance'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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| − | **[[Lancelot Mk V]] ([[Federated Suns]])
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| − | **[[Barton AMR]] (Federated Suns)
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| − | **[[Sairentosutomu]] ([[Draconis Combine]])
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| − | **[[Yuàn Líng]] ([[Capellan Confederation]])
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| − | **[[Hammel Marksman]] ([[Free Worlds League]])
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| − | **[[Thorhammer]] ([[Lyran Commonwealth]])
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| − | **[[SR-17 Suns Killer]] ([[Taurian Concordat]])
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| − | **[[Praetorian S-3]] & [[Praetorian S-5|S-5]] ([[Marian Hegemony]])
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| − | **[[LRS-53 Sniper Rifle]] ([[Magistracy of Canopus]])
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| − | **[[Wilimton RS-14]] ([[Comstar]])
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| − | **[[Wilimton RS-17]] ([[Word of Blake]])
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| − | **[[FNF-J12]] ([[Star League]] / [[Dark Caste]])
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| − | * ''[[Yesterday's Enemy]]'' (by [[Lance Scarinci]])
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| − | * ''[[Missing Duke Spurs Demonstration]]'' (by [[Patrick Wynne]])
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| − | * ''[[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]]'' (by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]), part 1 of 4
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| − | * ''Unit Digest: [[Eridani Light Horse]] - 11th Recon Battalion'' (by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]])
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| − | * ''[[Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Blind Arrogance]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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| − | * ''[["Mother of Resistance" Dead on Vipaava]]'' (by [[Patrick Wynne]])
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| − | * ''[[Target of Opportunity (Chaos Campaign)|Target of Opportunity]]'' [[Chaos Campaign]] scenario (by [[Aaron Cahall]])
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| − | * ''[[Wars and Rumors]]'' (by [[Kevin Killiany]])
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| − | ==Issue 2==
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| − | | image = Shrapnel-Issue-2-cover.jpg|right|210px|Shrapnel, Issue 2
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| − | | name = Issue #02
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| − | | development = [[Loren L. Coleman]], Publisher<br/>[[John Helfers]], Executive Editor<br/>[[Philip A. Lee]], Managing Editor<br/>[[David A. Kerber]], Layout and Graphic Design
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| − | | pages = 188
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| − | | cover = [[Franz Vohwinkel]]
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| − | | interiorart = [[Matthew Cross]], [[Brent Evans]], [[Harri Kallio]], [[David Kerber]], [[Florian Mellies]], [[Matt Plog]]
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| − | | year = 15 September 2020
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| − | | ISBN13 = 978-1-947335-34-9
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| − | ===Contents===
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| − | * ''[[Scavengers Blood]]'' (by [[Alan Brundage]])
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| − | * ''[[Assassination Protocol: Kafka]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
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| − | * ''[[Flash'd his Sabre Bare]]'' (by [[James Simakas]])
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| − | * ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)#Variants|CN10-B Centurion]]'' (by [[Chris Wheeler]])
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| − | * ''[[Devil Take the Hindmost]]'' (by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]])
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| − | * ''[[Gauss Rifles]]'' (by [[Matthew Cross]])
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| − | * ''[[Daybreak on Shining Mountain]]'' (by [[Travis Heermann]])
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| − | * ''[[The ProtoMech Problem|Secrets of the Sphere: The ProtoMech Problem]]''
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| − | * ''[[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]]'' (by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]), part 2 of 4
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| − | * ''Planet Digest: [[Minette III]]'' (by [[Tom Stanley]])
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| − | * ''[[Giving Up|Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Giving Up]]'' (by [[Jason Schmetzer]])
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| − | * ''[[Flight of the Falcon (Shrapnel)|Flight of the Falcon]]'' [[Chaos Campaign]] scenario (by [[Aaron Cahall]])
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| − | * ''[[The Lost Division]]'' RPG Adventure Seed by (by [[Alex Kaempen]])
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| − | * ''[[The Road Ahead]]'' (by [[John-David Karnitz]])
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| − | Note: the free record sheets for the ''Centurion'' CN10-B, CN10-J, and CN10-W, and the ''Gyrafalcon'' 5 were also [https://bg.battletech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Shrapnel2.pdf released].
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| − | ==Issue 3==
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| − | | development = [[Loren L. Coleman]], Publisher<br/>
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| − | [[John Helfers]], Executive Editor<br/>
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| − | [[Philip A. Lee]], Managing Editor<br/>[[David A. Kerber]], Layout and Graphic Design
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| − | | pages = 177
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| − | | cover = [[Ken Coleman]], [[Margarita Bourkova]]
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| − | | interiorart = [[Alan Blackwell]], [[Mark Hayden]], [[David A. Kerber]], [[Jeff Laubenstein]], [[Kevin McCann]], [[Victor Moreno]], [[Matt Plog]], [[Tan Ho Sim]], [[David White]]
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| − | | publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
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| − | | productioncode = CAT36092
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| − | | year = 15 December 2020
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| − | | ISBN13 = 978-1-947335-66-0
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| − | ===Contents===
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| − | * ''[[The Metal Man]]'' (by [[Lance Scarinci]])
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| − | * ''[[Star League Day (Shrapnel)|Voices of the Sphere: Star League Day]]'' (by [[Chris Hussey]])
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| − | * ''[[Waylon's War]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
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| − | * ''[[The Great Reavings]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]])
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| − | * ''[[Thunder Stallion#Variants|Technical Readout: Thunder Stallion 4]]'' (by [[Charles Dallas]] and [[Craig A. Reed Jr.]])
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| − | * ''[[Laws are Silent]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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| − | * ''[[Reindeer Down|Scenerio: Reindeer Down]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
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| − | * ''[[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]]'' (by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]), part 3 of 4
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| − | * ''Unit Digest: [[138th Mechanized Infantry Division|138th Mechanized Infantry Division Veterans Association]]'' (by [[Alex Kaempen]])
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| − | * ''[[The Razor's Edge of Opportunity|Tales from the Cracked Canopy: The Razor's Edge of Opportunity]]'' (by [[Loren L. Coleman]])
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| − | * ’’Pistols: Up Close and Personal’’ (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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| − | **[[HCK P-14]] ([[Lyran Commonwealth]])
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| − | **[[Sturm Eagle MK4]] (Lyran Commonwealth)
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| − | **[[Wolf M30]] ([[Free Worlds League]])
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| − | **[[Lemison Combat Revolver]] (Free Worlds League)
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| − | **[[Dreamel J-4 Derringer]] (Free Worlds League)
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| − | **[[Yănjìngshé]] ([[Capellan Confederation]])
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| − | **[[Type 74 Pistol]] (Capellan Confederation)
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| − | **[[Mòmò De Dàoying]] (Capellan Confederation)
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| − | **[[RFW Galahad]] ([[Federated Suns]])
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| − | **[[Serrek 7994]] (Federated Suns)
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| − | **[[AA Gemini]] (Federated Suns)
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| − | **[[Nambu 380]] and [[Nambu 480|480]] series ([[Draconis Combine]])
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| − | **[[MPH-45]] (Draconis Combine)
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| − | **[[Camden-7]] ([[Taurian Concordat]]/[[Calderon Protectorate]])
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| − | **[[Alamo-17]] (Taurian Concordat/Calderon Protectorate)
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| − | **[[Whisper-4]] ([[Magistracy of Canopus]])
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| − | * ''[[Doc Bens]]'' (by [[David Smith]])
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| − | * ''[[Assassination Protocol: Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
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| − | * ’’[[Order Through Strength]]’’ [[Chaos Campaign]] scenario (by [[Tom Stanley]])
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| − | * ''[[The Prince of Skye]]'' (by [[Bryn Bills]])
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| − | * ''[[The Secret Fox]]'' (by [[Bryan Young]])
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| − | Note: the free record sheet for the ''Thunder Stallion'' 4 was also [https://bg.battletech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Thunder-Stallion-4-Dark-Age.pdf released].
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| − | ==Issue 4== | + | ==Issues== |
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| − | | name = Issue #04
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| − | | pages = 169
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| − | | cover = [[Florian Mellies]]
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| − | | interiorart = [[Alan Blackwell]], [[Doug Chaffee]], [[Matthew Cross]], [[Brent Evans]], [[Alex Iglesias]], [[David A. Kerber]], [[Jeff Laubenstein]], [[Duane Loose]], [[Jason Vargas]], [[David White]]
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| − | | productioncode = CAT36093
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| − | | year = 15 March 2021
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| − | ===Contents===
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| − | * ''[[Gratitude Repaid]]'' (by [[Charles Gideon (Person)|Charles Gideon]])
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| − | * ''[[Cryogenics|Voices of the Sphere: Cryogenics]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]])
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| − | * ''[[The Bye-Bye Brigade]]'' (by [[Jason Schmetzer]])
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| − | * ''[[UrbanMech#Variants|Technical Readout: UM-R90 SuburbanMech]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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| − | * ''[[Inverted]]'' (by [[Giles Gammage]])
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| − | * ''[[Advice from a Social General: How to Party]]'' (by [[Ken Horner]])
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| − | * ''[[Roadblock]]'' (by [[Faith McClosky]])
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| − | * ''[[PPCs]]'' (by [[Matthew Cross]])
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| − | * ''[[Sackcloth and Sand]]'' (by [[David Razi]])
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| − | * ''[[Ghost Ships Galore: The Pride of New Samarkand]]'' (by [[Stephen W. Toropov]])
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| − | * ''[[Tales from the Cracked Canopy: The Red Wraith]]'' (by [[Harper Brand]])
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| − | * ''[[Sword of Sedition (Shrapnel)|Sword of Sedition]]'' [[Chaos Campaign]] scenario (by [[Aaron Cahall]])
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| − | * ''[[The Weight of a Name]]'' (by [[Marc Follin]])
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| − | * ''Make ‘Mechs Matter: ‘Mech-less Play Rules and RPG Adventure'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
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| − | * ''[[All Good Things]]'' (by [[James Lee]])
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| − | Note: the free record sheets for the ''SuburbanMech'' UM-R90 and UMR100 were also [https://bg.battletech.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Shrapnel4.pdf released].
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| − | ==Issue 5==
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| − | | name = Issue #05
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| − | | development = [[Loren L. Coleman]], Publisher<br/>[[John Helfers]], Executive Editor<br/>[[Philip A. Lee]], Managing Editor<br/>[[David A. Kerber]], Layout and Graphic Design
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| − | | pages = 208
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| − | | cover = [[Ken Coleman]]
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| − | | interiorart = [[Alan Blackwell]], [[Doug Chaffee]], [[Matthew Cross]], [[Brent Evans]], [[Stephen Huda]], [[David A. Kerber]], [[Mark Molnar]]
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| − | ===Contents===
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| − | * ''[[Ghosts]]'' (by [[Lance Scarinci]])
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| − | * ''[[What Would Have Been and What is Now|Voices of the Sphere: What Would Have Been and What is Now]]'' (by [[Chris Hussey]])
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| − | * ''[[Black Boxes]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
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| − | * ''[[Piece by Piece]]'' (by [[Matt Alexander]])
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| − | * [[Crusader#Variants|CRD-10S ''Crusader'']] (by [[Johannes Heidler]])
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| − | * ''[[The Fox Patrol]]'' (by [[Bryan Young]])
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| − | * ''[[Glorious Labor for the Celestial Wisdom: A Capellan Servitor’s Guide to Proper Conduct]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]])
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| − | * ''[[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]]'' (by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]), part 4 of 4
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| − | * ''Submachine Guns: Spray and Pray'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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| − | ** [[Wolf-Barron A7]] ([[Free Worlds League]])
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| − | ** [[Blackfield Scorpion Kk 65]] (Free Worlds League))
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| − | ** [[Nambu Type S-124]] ([[Draconis Combine]])
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| − | ** [[Supekuta]] (Draconis Combine)
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| − | ** [[Sturm Hornet Mk III]] ([[Lyran Commonwealth]])
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| − | ** [[DSK Largo SGA]] and [[DSA Largo SGB]] (Lyran Commonwealth)
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| − | ** [[RFW Bedivere]] ([[Federated Suns]])
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| − | ** [[AWA Starling Mk7]] (Federated Suns)
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| − | ** [[Hòuwèi]] ([[Capellan Confederation]])
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| − | ** [[Jīnsè Yănjìngshé]] (Capellan Confederation)
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| − | ** [[J-15]] and [[J-17]] ([[Word of Blake]]/[[Republic of the Sphere]])
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| − | ** [[Hunkle V]] ([[Taurian Concordant]])
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| − | ** [[Boudicca-4]], [[Boudicca-5|-5]] and [[Boudicca-7|-7]] ([[Magistracy of Canopus]])
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| − | ** [[Tiberius]] and [[Spartacus]] ([[Marian Hegemony]]/[[Lothian League]])
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| − | ** [[WC-2]] and [[WC-6]] ([[Star League]]/[[Clan]])
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| − | * ''[[Three-Clan Monte|Secrets of the Sphere: Three-Clan Monte]]'' (by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]])
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| − | * ''[[Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Shadows of the Past]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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| − | * ''Planet Digest: [[Kandersteg]]'' (by [[Mike Miller]])
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| − | * ''[[SM5|SM5 Field Commander (Prototype)]]'' (by [[Aaron Cahall]])
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| − | * ''[[An Ice-Cold Dish]]'' (by [[Paul Sjardijn]])
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| − | * ''Alekseyevka Academy’s Anti-‘Mech Infantry Course'' (by [[Joel Steverson]]
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| − | * ''[[Breach]]'' (by [[Tom Leveen]])
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