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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 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.
 
'''''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.
  
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.
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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.
  
 
==Issue 1==
 
==Issue 1==
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| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 2|Issue #02]]
 
| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 2|Issue #02]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
===Contents===
 
 
* ''[[Grimm Sentence]]'' (by [[Chris Hussey]])
 
* ''[[Grimm Sentence]]'' (by [[Chris Hussey]])
 
* ''[[The Cameron Question|Secrets of the Sphere: The Cameron Question]]'' (by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]])
 
* ''[[The Cameron Question|Secrets of the Sphere: The Cameron Question]]'' (by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]])
 
* ''[[The Flames of Idlewind]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
 
* ''[[The Flames of Idlewind]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
 
* ''[[Forgotten Heroes, Slandered Honor]]'' (by [[Patrick Wynne]])
 
* ''[[Forgotten Heroes, Slandered Honor]]'' (by [[Patrick Wynne]])
* ''[[Airs Above Ground]]'' (by [[Jason Hansa]])
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* ''[[Airs Above the Ground]]'' (by [[Jason Hansa]])
 
* ''Sniper Rifles: Death from a Distance'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
 
* ''Sniper Rifles: Death from a Distance'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
 
**[[Lancelot Mk V]] ([[Federated Suns]])
 
**[[Lancelot Mk V]] ([[Federated Suns]])
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**[[Praetorian S-3]] & [[Praetorian S-5|S-5]] ([[Marian Hegemony]])
 
**[[Praetorian S-3]] & [[Praetorian S-5|S-5]] ([[Marian Hegemony]])
 
**[[LRS-53 Sniper Rifle]] ([[Magistracy of Canopus]])
 
**[[LRS-53 Sniper Rifle]] ([[Magistracy of Canopus]])
**[[Wilimton RS-14]] ([[Comstar]])
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**[[Wilimton RS-14]] ([[ComStar]])
 
**[[Wilimton RS-17]] ([[Word of Blake]])
 
**[[Wilimton RS-17]] ([[Word of Blake]])
 
**[[FNF-J12]] ([[Star League]] / [[Dark Caste]])
 
**[[FNF-J12]] ([[Star League]] / [[Dark Caste]])
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| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 3|Issue #03]]
 
| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 3|Issue #03]]
 
}}
 
}}
===Contents===
 
 
* ''[[Scavengers Blood]]'' (by [[Alan Brundage]])
 
* ''[[Scavengers Blood]]'' (by [[Alan Brundage]])
 
* ''[[Assassination Protocol: Kafka]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
 
* ''[[Assassination Protocol: Kafka]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
* ''[[Flash'd his Sabre Bare]]'' (by [[James Simakas]])
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* ''[[Flash'd His Sabre Bare]]'' (by [[James Simakas]])
* ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)#Variants|CN10-B Centurion]]'' (by [[Chris Wheeler]])
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* [[Centurion (BattleMech)#Variants|CN10-B ''Centurion'']] (by [[Chris Wheeler]])
 
* ''[[Devil Take the Hindmost]]'' (by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]])
 
* ''[[Devil Take the Hindmost]]'' (by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]])
 
* ''[[Gauss Rifles]]'' (by [[Matthew Cross]])
 
* ''[[Gauss Rifles]]'' (by [[Matthew Cross]])
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* ''[[The Road Ahead]]'' (by [[John-David Karnitz]])
 
* ''[[The Road Ahead]]'' (by [[John-David Karnitz]])
  
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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Note: the free record sheets for the ''Centurion'' CN10-B, CN10-J, and CN10-W, and the ''Gyrfalcon'' 5 were also [https://bg.battletech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Shrapnel2.pdf released].
 
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| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 4|Issue #04]]
 
| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 4|Issue #04]]
 
}}
 
}}
===Contents===
 
 
* ''[[The Metal Man]]'' (by [[Lance Scarinci]])
 
* ''[[The Metal Man]]'' (by [[Lance Scarinci]])
 
* ''[[Star League Day (Shrapnel)|Voices of the Sphere: Star League Day]]'' (by [[Chris Hussey]])
 
* ''[[Star League Day (Shrapnel)|Voices of the Sphere: Star League Day]]'' (by [[Chris Hussey]])
 
* ''[[Waylon's War]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
 
* ''[[Waylon's War]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
 
* ''[[The Great Reavings]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[The Great Reavings]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]])
* ''[[Thunder Stallion#Variants|Technical Readout: Thunder Stallion 4]]'' (by [[Charles Dallas]] and [[Craig A. Reed Jr.]])
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* ''[[Thunder Stallion#Variants|Technical Readout: Thunder Stallion 4]]'' (by [[Charles Dallas]] and [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
* ''[[Laws are Silent]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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* ''[[Laws Are Silent]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
 
* ''[[Reindeer Down|Scenario: Reindeer Down]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
 
* ''[[Reindeer Down|Scenario: Reindeer Down]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
 
* ''[[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]]'' (by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]), part 3 of 4
 
* ''[[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]]'' (by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]), part 3 of 4
 
* ''Unit Digest: [[138th Mechanized Infantry Division|138th Mechanized Infantry Division Veterans Association]]'' (by [[Alex Kaempen]])
 
* ''Unit Digest: [[138th Mechanized Infantry Division|138th Mechanized Infantry Division Veterans Association]]'' (by [[Alex Kaempen]])
 
* ''[[The Razor's Edge of Opportunity|Tales from the Cracked Canopy: The Razor's Edge of Opportunity]]'' (by [[Loren L. Coleman]])
 
* ''[[The Razor's Edge of Opportunity|Tales from the Cracked Canopy: The Razor's Edge of Opportunity]]'' (by [[Loren L. Coleman]])
* ’’Pistols: Up Close and Personal’’ (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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* ''Pistols: Up Close and Personal'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
 
**[[HCK P-14]] ([[Lyran Commonwealth]])
 
**[[HCK P-14]] ([[Lyran Commonwealth]])
 
**[[Sturm Eagle MK4]] (Lyran Commonwealth)
 
**[[Sturm Eagle MK4]] (Lyran Commonwealth)
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* ''[[Doc Bens]]'' (by [[David Smith]])
 
* ''[[Doc Bens]]'' (by [[David Smith]])
 
* ''[[Assassination Protocol: Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
 
* ''[[Assassination Protocol: Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
* ’’[[Order Through Strength]]’’ [[Chaos Campaign]] scenario (by [[Tom Stanley]])
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* ''[[Order Through Strength]]'' [[Chaos Campaign]] scenario (by [[Tom Stanley]])
 
* ''[[The Prince of Skye]]'' (by [[Bryn Bills]])
 
* ''[[The Prince of Skye]]'' (by [[Bryn Bills]])
 
* ''[[The Secret Fox]]'' (by [[Bryan Young]])
 
* ''[[The Secret Fox]]'' (by [[Bryan Young]])
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| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 5|Issue #05]]
 
| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 5|Issue #05]]
 
}}
 
}}
===Contents===
 
 
* ''[[Gratitude Repaid]]'' (by [[Charles Gideon (Person)|Charles Gideon]])
 
* ''[[Gratitude Repaid]]'' (by [[Charles Gideon (Person)|Charles Gideon]])
 
* ''[[Cryogenics|Voices of the Sphere: Cryogenics]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[Cryogenics|Voices of the Sphere: Cryogenics]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]])
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* ''[[Sword of Sedition (Shrapnel)|Sword of Sedition]]'' [[Chaos Campaign]] scenario (by [[Aaron Cahall]])
 
* ''[[Sword of Sedition (Shrapnel)|Sword of Sedition]]'' [[Chaos Campaign]] scenario (by [[Aaron Cahall]])
 
* ''[[The Weight of a Name]]'' (by [[Marc Follin]])
 
* ''[[The Weight of a Name]]'' (by [[Marc Follin]])
* ''Make ‘Mechs Matter: ‘Mech-less Play Rules and RPG Adventure'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
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* ''Make 'Mechs Matter: 'Mech-less Play Rules and RPG Adventure'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
 
* ''[[All Good Things]]'' (by [[James Lee]])
 
* ''[[All Good Things]]'' (by [[James Lee]])
  
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| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 6|Issue #06]]
 
| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 6|Issue #06]]
 
}}
 
}}
===Contents===
 
 
* ''[[Ghosts]]'' (by [[Lance Scarinci]])
 
* ''[[Ghosts]]'' (by [[Lance Scarinci]])
 
* ''[[What Would Have Been and What is Now|Voices of the Sphere: What Would Have Been and What is Now]]'' (by [[Chris Hussey]])
 
* ''[[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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* [[Crusader#Variants|CRD-10S ''Crusader'']] (by [[Johannes Heidler]])
 
* [[Crusader#Variants|CRD-10S ''Crusader'']] (by [[Johannes Heidler]])
 
* ''[[The Fox Patrol]]'' (by [[Bryan Young]])
 
* ''[[The Fox Patrol]]'' (by [[Bryan Young]])
* ''[[Glorious_Labor_for_The_Celestial_Wisdom:_A_Capellan_Servitor%27s_Guide_to_Proper_Conduct|Glorious Labor for the Celestial Wisdom: A Capellan Servitor’s Guide to Proper Conduct]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]])
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* ''[[Glorious_Labor_for_The_Celestial_Wisdom:_A_Capellan_Servitor%27s_Guide_to_Proper_Conduct|Glorious Labor for the Celestial Wisdom: A Capellan Servitor's Guide to Proper Conduct]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman (person)|Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]]'' (by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]), part 4 of 4
 
* ''[[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]]'' (by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]), part 4 of 4
 
* ''Submachine Guns: Spray and Pray'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
 
* ''Submachine Guns: Spray and Pray'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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* ''[[SM1#Variants|SM5 Field Commander (Prototype)]]'' (by [[Aaron Cahall]])
 
* ''[[SM1#Variants|SM5 Field Commander (Prototype)]]'' (by [[Aaron Cahall]])
 
* ''[[An Ice-Cold Dish]]'' (by [[Paul Sjardijn]])
 
* ''[[An Ice-Cold Dish]]'' (by [[Paul Sjardijn]])
* ''Alekseyevka Academy’s Anti-‘Mech Infantry Course'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
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* ''Alekseyevka Academy's Anti-'Mech Infantry Course'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
 
* ''[[Breach]]'' (by [[Tom Leveen]])
 
* ''[[Breach]]'' (by [[Tom Leveen]])
 
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| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 7|Issue #07]]
 
| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 7|Issue #07]]
 
}}
 
}}
===Contents===
 
 
* ''[[Paper Tiger]]'' (by [[Mark Hill]])
 
* ''[[Paper Tiger]]'' (by [[Mark Hill]])
 
* ''[[Voices of the Sphere: The Republic Armed Forces]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[Voices of the Sphere: The Republic Armed Forces]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
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* ''[[One Door Closes]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
 
* ''[[One Door Closes]]'' (by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
 
* ''[[Persuading Parliament: A Lobbyist's Guide to Atreus]]'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
 
* ''[[Persuading Parliament: A Lobbyist's Guide to Atreus]]'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
* ''[[Tales From the Cracked Canopy: The Devil's Luck]]'' (by [[Alexander J. Roth]])
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* ''[[Tales from the Cracked Canopy: The Devil's Luck]]'' (by [[Alexander J. Roth]])
* ''[[Maskirovka Reports: Tiamat Crashes Into the Wall]]'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
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* ''[[Maskirovka Reports: Tiamat Crashes Into the Wall]]'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
 
* ''[[Diamandis' Dogs]]'' (by [[M. W. Hayden]])
 
* ''[[Diamandis' Dogs]]'' (by [[M. W. Hayden]])
 
* ''[[Electioneering: A MechWarrior: Destiny Mission Briefing]]'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
 
* ''[[Electioneering: A MechWarrior: Destiny Mission Briefing]]'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
* ''[[Vengeance Games|Vengeance Games, Part One]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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* ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]), part 1 of 4
 
* ''[[Chaos Campaign Scenario: The Ballad of Sir Lobos Plumados]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[Chaos Campaign Scenario: The Ballad of Sir Lobos Plumados]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
* ''[[The Poisoner's Pen: Advice From the Ebon Magistrate]]'' (by [[Ken Horner]])
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* ''[[The Poisoner's Pen: Advice from the Ebon Magistrate]]'' (by [[Ken Horner]])
 
* ''[[Ace Darwin and the Sidewinder Canyon]]'' (by [[James Bixby (person)|James Bixby]])
 
* ''[[Ace Darwin and the Sidewinder Canyon]]'' (by [[James Bixby (person)|James Bixby]])
 
* ''[[After-Action Report: Barlow's End]]'' (by [[James Kirtley]])
 
* ''[[After-Action Report: Barlow's End]]'' (by [[James Kirtley]])
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| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 8|Issue #08]]
 
| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 8|Issue #08]]
 
}}
 
}}
===Contents===
 
 
* ''[[Shards of a Broken Sword]]'' (by [[Julian Michael Carver]])
 
* ''[[Shards of a Broken Sword]]'' (by [[Julian Michael Carver]])
 
* ''[[Voices of the Sphere: Twenty Years of Messages in Bottles]]'' (by [[Wunji Lau]])
 
* ''[[Voices of the Sphere: Twenty Years of Messages in Bottles]]'' (by [[Wunji Lau]])
 
* ''[[The Fox and the Bear]]: A Fox Patrol Story'' (by [[Bryan Young]])
 
* ''[[The Fox and the Bear]]: A Fox Patrol Story'' (by [[Bryan Young]])
* ''[[Hatchetman#Variants|HCT-5D HATCHETMAN]]'' (by [[Chris Wheeler]])
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* ''[[Hatchetman#Variants|HCT-5D Hatchetman]]'' (by [[Chris Wheeler]])
 
* ''[[Anchors Aweigh]]'' (by [[J. D. Neal]])
 
* ''[[Anchors Aweigh]]'' (by [[J. D. Neal]])
 
* ''[[The Winter Holiday]]'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
 
* ''[[The Winter Holiday]]'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
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* ''[[Please Hold for the Clan Sea Fox Customer Care and Service Department]]'' (by [[Paul Sjardijn]] and [[Aaron Cahall]])
 
* ''[[Please Hold for the Clan Sea Fox Customer Care and Service Department]]'' (by [[Paul Sjardijn]] and [[Aaron Cahall]])
 
* ''[[The Art of Salvage]]'' (by [[Matthew Cross]])
 
* ''[[The Art of Salvage]]'' (by [[Matthew Cross]])
* ''[[Vengeance Games|Vengeance Games, Part Two]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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* ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]), part 2 of 4
* ''[[Behind the Curtain: The Exituri’s Holiday Traditions]]'' (by [[Étienne Charron-Willard]])
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* ''[[Behind the Curtain: The Exituri's Holiday Traditions]]'' (by [[Étienne Charron-Willard]])
 
* ''[[The Delicate Art of Gift Giving in the Draconis Combine]]'' (by [[Jim Hauser]])
 
* ''[[The Delicate Art of Gift Giving in the Draconis Combine]]'' (by [[Jim Hauser]])
 
* ''[[The Thirst for Vengeance]]'' (by [[Curtis O. Thompson]])
 
* ''[[The Thirst for Vengeance]]'' (by [[Curtis O. Thompson]])
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==Issue 8==
 
==Issue 8==
{{Moratorium|15 May 2022}}
 
 
{{InfoBoxProduct
 
{{InfoBoxProduct
 
| image              = Shrapnel Cover (Issue 8).jpg
 
| image              = Shrapnel Cover (Issue 8).jpg
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| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 9|Issue #09]]
 
| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 9|Issue #09]]
 
}}
 
}}
===Contents===
 
 
* ''[[Better Days]]'' (by [[John-David Karnitz]])
 
* ''[[Better Days]]'' (by [[John-David Karnitz]])
* ''[[Voices of the Sphere: Mixed-Tech ’Mechs]]'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
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* ''[[Voices of the Sphere: Mixed-Tech 'Mechs]]'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
 
* ''[[Hollow Glory]]'' (by [[Douglas Carruthers]])
 
* ''[[Hollow Glory]]'' (by [[Douglas Carruthers]])
* ''[[Executioner-B (Gladiator-B)]]'' (by [[Johannes Heidler]])
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* ''[[Executioner (Executioner-B)]]'' (by [[Johannes Heidler]])
* ''[[The Old Rules of Hire]]'' (by [[Jason Hansa]])
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* ''[[The Old Rules of Hire]]'' (by [[Jason Hansa]])
* ''[[Operation Hollywood]]'' (by [[Mike Miller]])
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* ''[[Operation Hollywood]]'' (by [[Mike Miller]])
* ''[[Adapt and Flourish: A Greeting to New Citizens of the Federated Suns]]'' (by [[Wunji Lau]])
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* ''[[Adapt and Flourish: A Greeting to New Citizens of the Federated Suns]]'' (by [[Wunji Lau]])
 
* ''[[The Great UrbanMech Uprising]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[The Great UrbanMech Uprising]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
* ''[[Unit Digest: First Augustine Arquebusiers]]'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
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* ''[[Unit Digest: First Augustine Arquebusiers]]'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
* ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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* ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]), part 3 of 4
 
* ''[[The Malthus Confederation]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[The Malthus Confederation]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
* ''[[Ace Darwin and the Battle of the Beer Fridge]]'' (by [[ James Bixby]])
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* ''[[Ace Darwin and the Battle of the Beer Fridge]]'' (by [[James Bixby (person)|James Bixby]])
* ''[[Bainbridge’s Guide to Impactful Exoflora]]'' (by [[Ken’ Horner]])
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* ''[[Bainbridge's Guide to Impactful Exoflora]]'' (by [[Ken Horner]])
* ''[[A Fistful of Kerenskys: Trading in the Wolf Empire]]'' (by [[Tom Stanley]])
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* ''[[A Fistful of Kerenskys: Trading in the Wolf Empire]]'' (by [[Tom Stanley]])
* ''[[Meiyo]]'' (by [[Keith R. A. DeCandido]])
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* ''[[Meiyo]]'' (by [[Keith R. A. DeCandido]])
 
* ''[[Shadow and Sin: Secrets of the Canopian Pleasure Circuses]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[Shadow and Sin: Secrets of the Canopian Pleasure Circuses]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
 
* ''[[Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Silent Roar]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
 
* ''[[Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Silent Roar]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
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==Issue 9==
 
==Issue 9==
{{AnnouncedProduct}}
 
 
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| name                = Issue #09
 
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| type                = Magazine
 
| author              =  
 
| author              =  
| development        =  
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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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| interiorart        = [[Alan Blackwell]], [[Doug Chaffee]], [[Eldon Cowgur]], [[Matthew Cross]], [[David A. Kerber]], [[Jeff Laubenstein]], [[Duane Loose]], [[Natán Meléndez]], [[Benjamin Parker]], [[Matt Plog]], [[Klaus Scherwinski]], [[Karsten Schreurs]], [[Tan Ho Sim]]
 
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| publisher          = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
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| year                = June 2022
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| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 10|Issue #10]]
 
| followedby          = [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 10|Issue #10]]
 
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===Contents===
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* ''[[Eagles Over Scarborough]]'' (by [[Alex Fairbanks]])
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* ''[[Voices of the Sphere: The Hinterlands]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
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* ''[[A Fox on Galatea|A Fox on Galatea (A Fox Patrol Story)]]'' (by [[Bryan Young]])
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* ''[[Rattlesnake II|Technical Readout: RSN-1 Rattlesnake II]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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* ''[[Dezgra (short story)|Dezgra]]'' (by [[Étienne Charron-Willard]])
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* ''[[Quikscell: Tax Evasion or Typo?]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
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* ''[[Widowmaker]]'' (by [[Phillip Johnston]])
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* ''[[Big Kev's Brigade|Unit Digest: Big Kev's Brigade]]'' (by [[Alex Fauth]])
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* ''The Power of Light: Personal Laser Weaponry'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]])
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** [[Xīng Shăn]] ([[Capellan Confederation]])
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** [[Yáng Liè Laser Rifle]] (Capellan Confederation)
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** [[Darklight IV Laser Pistol]] / [[Darklight-CL Light Laser Rifle]] ([[Draconis Combine]])
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** [[Awa Wiliby Mk4 Laser Pistol]] ([[Federated Suns]])
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** [[Kelvin 000 Lancer 3-MM Laser Pistol]] (Federated Suns)
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** [[Syrtis Firebolt-12 Laser Rifle]] (Federated Suns)
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** [[NWW-12 Pulse Laser Pistol]] / [[RDI Sunswarm Pulsar]] ([[Free Worlds League]] / [[Regulan Fiefs]])
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** [[Wolf-Barron Sunraker Laser Rifle]] (Free Worlds League)
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** [[AA-75L Laser Pistol]] ([[Lyran Commonwealth]])
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** [[DWS L5 Weapons System]] (Lyran Commonwealth)
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** [[Medusa III Laser Pistol]] and [[Medusa IV Laser Pistol|IV Laser Pistols]] ([[Magistracy of Canopus]])
 +
** [[Tirbuni Pulse-Laser Rifle]] / [[Gaul Pulse Rifle]] ([[Marian Hegemony]] / [[Lothian League]])
 +
** [[BR-25 Laser Pistol]] ([[Taurian Concordat]])
 +
* ''[[Unity City with a View]]'' (by [[Joshua C. Perian]])
 +
* ''[[Lost Ghosts]]'' (by [[David G. Martin]])
 +
* ''[[Fates Both Cruel and Kind]]'' (by [[Alayna M. Weathers]])
 +
* ''[[Senescent Warriors Association]]'' (by [[Ben Klinefelter]])
 +
* ''[[Vengeance Games]]'' (by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]), part 4 of 4
 +
* ''[[The Clan Upgrade]]'' (by [[Matthew Cross]])
 +
* ''[[Meat, Metal, Ham]]'' (by [[Olli Rosnell]])
 +
* ''[[The Mad Stampede|Chaos Campaign Scenario: The Mad Stampede]]'' (by [[Jim Hauser]])
 +
* ''[[Kyeinnisan|Planet Digest: Kyeinnisan]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
 +
* ''[[Lucky Bastard]]'' (by [[David Smith]])
 +
 
 
{{clear}}
 
{{clear}}
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==Issue 10==
 
==Issue 10==
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[[Dale Eadeh]], [[Brent Evans]], [[Stephen Huda]], [[David A. Kerber]], [[Harri Kallio]],
 +
[[macrovector]], [[Natán Meléndez]], [[William O’Conner]], [[Benjamin Parker]],
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[[Matt Plog]], [[Klaus Scherwinski]], [[Boris Vallejo]], [[Jason Vargas]]
 
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===Contents===
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* ''[[Receiving Ends]]'' (by [[Donavan Dufault]])
 +
* ''[[Voices of the Sphere: Battle of Luthien Centennial]]'' (by [[Tom Stanley]])
 +
* ''[[All Those Left Behind]]'' (by [[Steve P. Vincent]])
 +
* ''[[HL-1 Hel]]'' (by [[Jason Schmetzer]])
 +
* ''[[Forbidden Lore]]'' (by [[Geoff 'Doc' Swift]])
 +
* ''[[The Bullets Never Stop: The History of the Immortal Warrior]]'' (by [[Tom Stanley]])
 +
* ''[[Bad and Worse]]'' (by [[Harvey Roberts]])
 +
* ''[[Bainbridge's Guide to Impactful Exofauna]]'' (by [[Ken Horner]])
 +
* ''[[A Trial Most Acceptable]]'' (by [[Jason Hansa]])
 +
* ''[[Kara's Scorchers|Unit Digest: Kara's Scorchers]]'' (by [[James Bixby]])
 +
* ''[[Marine Vulpine Revocery]], a [[MechWarrior: Destiny]] Mission Briefing'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
 +
* ''[[Undefeated]]'' (by [[Giles Gammage]])
 +
* ''[[24 Hours]]'' (by [[Alayna M. Weathers]])
 +
* ''[[Chaos Campaign]] Scenario: [[Battle of the Belt]]'' (by [[Eric Salzman]])
 +
* ''[[Flying Kites]]'' (by [[Daniel Isberner]])
 +
* ''[[Sea*List Ads]]'' (by [[Wunji Lau]])
 +
* ''[[Dynamic Ordnance and Ammunition, 20-Year Market Assessment]]'' (by [[Stephen Toropov]])
 +
* ''[[Toro|TR-B-9 Toro]] (by [[Wunji Lau]])
 +
* ''[[Three Ways Home]]'' (by [[Tom Leveen]]), part 1 of 4
 +
* ''Three Ways Home'' (by Tom Leveen), part 2 of 4
 +
* ''[[The Bull Has Turned: A Guide to Coping with Grief and Loss]]'' (by [[Joel Steverson]])
 +
* ''[[Rain of Metal]]'' (by [[Julian Michael Carver]])
 +
* ''[[Pain|Planet Digest: Pain]]'' (by [[Alex Fauth]])
 +
* ''[[Wolf Pelts and Raven Feathers]]'' (by [[Lance Scarinci]])
 +
* ''[[Rise of the Koa]]'' (by [[Jennifer Bixby (person)|Jennifer Bixby]])
 +
* ''[[Wolf Howl|Campaign: Wolf Howl]]'' (by [[Joshua Franklin]])
 +
* ''[[The Last Flight of the Black Condor]]'' (by [[Matthew Cross]])
 +
* ''[[Chaos Campaign]] Scenario: [[Cutting the Competition]]'' (by [[Étienne Charron-Willard]])
 +
* ''[[This Too Shall Pass]]'' (by [[James Lee]])
 +
 
 +
 
 
{{clear}}
 
{{clear}}
  
 
==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).
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''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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[[Category:Magazines]]
 
[[Category:BattleTech Magazines]]
 
[[Category:BattleTech Magazines]]

Revision as of 21:28, 29 November 2022

This article is about the digital BattleTech magazine. For the 1988 BattleTech print anthology, see Shrapnel (anthology).


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Shrapnel
The Official BattleTech Magazine
Product information
Type Magazine
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
First published 15 June 2020
Content

Shrapnel (subtitle: The Official BattleTech Magazine) is an electronic and 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.

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 Print-on-demand (PoD) option.

Issue 1

Shrapnel Magazine 001 (Cover).jpg
Issue #01
Product information
Type Magazine
Development Loren L. Coleman, Publisher
John Helfers, Executive Editor
Philip A. Lee, Managing Editor
David A. Kerber, Layout and Graphic Design
Pages 172
Cover Artwork Ken Coleman
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
First published 15 June 2020
ISBN-13 978-1-947335-20-2
MSRP $5.99
Content
Followed by Issue #02

Issue 2

Shrapnel-Issue-2-cover.jpg
Issue #02
Product information
Type Magazine
Development Loren L. Coleman, Publisher
John Helfers, Executive Editor
Philip A. Lee, Managing Editor
David A. Kerber, Layout and Graphic Design
Pages 188
Cover Artwork Franz Vohwinkel
Interior Artwork Matthew Cross, Brent Evans, Harri Kallio, David Kerber, Florian Mellies, Matt Plog
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
First published 15 September 2020
ISBN-13 978-1-947335-34-9
MSRP $5.99
Content
Preceded by Issue #01
Followed by Issue #03

Note: the free record sheets for the Centurion CN10-B, CN10-J, and CN10-W, and the Gyrfalcon 5 were also released.

Issue 3

Shrapnel-Issue-3-cover.jpg
Issue #03
Product information
Type Magazine
Development Loren L. Coleman, Publisher

John Helfers, Executive Editor
Philip A. Lee, Managing Editor
David A. Kerber, Layout and Graphic Design

Pages 177
Cover Artwork Ken Coleman, Margarita Bourkova
Interior Artwork Alan Blackwell, Mark Hayden, David A. Kerber, Jeff Laubenstein, Kevin McCann, Victor Moreno, Matt Plog, Tan Ho Sim, David White
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
Product code CAT36092
First published 15 December 2020
ISBN-13 978-1-947335-66-0
MSRP $5.99
Content
Preceded by Issue #02
Followed by Issue #04

Note: the free record sheet for the Thunder Stallion 4 was also released.

Issue 4

Shrapnel Magazine 004 (Cover).jpg
Issue #04
Product information
Type Magazine
Development Loren L. Coleman, Publisher
John Helfers, Executive Editor
Philip A. Lee, Managing Editor
David A. Kerber, Layout and Graphic Design
Pages 169
Cover Artwork Florian Mellies
Interior Artwork Alan Blackwell, Doug Chaffee, Matthew Cross, Brent Evans, Alex Iglesias, David A. Kerber, Jeff Laubenstein, Duane Loose, Jason Vargas, David White
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
Product code CAT36093
First published 15 March 2021
ISBN-13 978-1-947335-73-8
MSRP $5.99
Content
Preceded by Issue #03
Followed by Issue #05

Note: the free record sheets for the SuburbanMech UM-R90 and UMR100 were also released.

Issue 5

Shrapnel Cover (Issue 5).jpg
Issue #05
Product information
Type Magazine
Development Loren L. Coleman, Publisher
John Helfers, Executive Editor
Philip A. Lee, Managing Editor
David A. Kerber, Layout and Graphic Design
Pages 208
Cover Artwork Ken Coleman
Interior Artwork Alan Blackwell, Doug Chaffee, Matthew Cross, Brent Evans, Stephen Huda, David A. Kerber, Mark Molnar
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
First published 15 June 2021
ISBN-13 978-1-63861-021-2
MSRP $5.99
Content
Preceded by Issue #04
Followed by Issue #06

Issue 6

Shrapnel Cover (Issue 6).jpg
Issue #06
Product information
Type Magazine
Development Loren L. Coleman, Publisher
John Helfers, Executive Editor
Philip A. Lee, Managing Editor
David A. Kerber, Layout and Graphic Design
Pages 200
Cover Artwork Ken Coleman
Interior Artwork Alan Blackwell, Doug Chaffee, Matthew Cross, David J. Hutchins, David A. Kerber, Natán Meléndez, Matt Plog, Klaus Scherwinski
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
First published 13 September 2021
ISBN-13 978-1-63861-039-7
MSRP $5.99
Content
Preceded by Issue #05
Followed by Issue #07

Issue 7

Shrapnel Cover (Issue 7).jpg
Issue #07
Product information
Type Magazine
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
First published 16 December 2021
MSRP $5.99
Content
Preceded by Issue #06
Followed by Issue #08

Issue 8

Shrapnel Cover (Issue 8).jpg
Issue #08
Product information
Type Magazine
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
First published 15 March 2022
MSRP $5.99
Content
Preceded by Issue #07
Followed by Issue #09

Issue 9

Shrapnel 09 Cover.png
Issue #09
Product information
Type Magazine
Development Loren L. Coleman, Publisher
John Helfers, Executive Editor
Philip A. Lee, Managing Editor
David A. Kerber, Layout and Graphic Design
Pages 212
Cover Artwork Ken Coleman
Interior Artwork Alan Blackwell, Doug Chaffee, Eldon Cowgur, Matthew Cross, David A. Kerber, Jeff Laubenstein, Duane Loose, Natán Meléndez, Benjamin Parker, Matt Plog, Klaus Scherwinski, Karsten Schreurs, Tan Ho Sim
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
Product code 36098
First published 15 June 2022
ISBN-13 978-1-63861-180-6
MSRP $5.99
Content
Preceded by Issue #08
Followed by Issue #10

Issue 10

Shrapnel Magazine 010 (Cover).jpg
Issue #10
Product information
Type Magazine
Development Loren L. Coleman, Publisher
John Helfers, Executive Editor
Philip A. Lee, Managing Editor
David A. Kerber, Layout and Graphic Design
Cover Artwork Ken Coleman
Interior Artwork Doug Chaffee, Matthew Cross, Liam Curtner, Joel Duque,

Dale Eadeh, Brent Evans, Stephen Huda, David A. Kerber, Harri Kallio, macrovector, Natán Meléndez, William O’Conner, Benjamin Parker, Matt Plog, Klaus Scherwinski, Boris Vallejo, Jason Vargas

Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
First published 15 September 2022
ISBN-13 978-1-63861-204-9
Content
Preceded by Issue #09
Followed by Issue #11


Canonicity

Shrapnel was explicitly stated to be fully 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.