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{{quote|"Carry the fight to the [[Clans]]!" ''has become the rallying cry for the armies of the [[Successor States]]. Now, as the [[Great Houses]] launch an offensive against the [[Clan Occupation Zones|Clan Occupation Zone]], a combined armed task force, drawn from across the [[Inner Sphere]], begins its own desperate journey.''
 
{{quote|"Carry the fight to the [[Clans]]!" ''has become the rallying cry for the armies of the [[Successor States]]. Now, as the [[Great Houses]] launch an offensive against the [[Clan Occupation Zones|Clan Occupation Zone]], a combined armed task force, drawn from across the [[Inner Sphere]], begins its own desperate journey.''
  
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''Following the road marked out for them by a Clan [[Trent (person)|defector]], [[Task Force Serpent]] sets out to strike a blow at the heart of the Clans, at their home worlds. For so many years, the Inner Sphere has been the prey of the Clans. Now, in a war to end all wars, the hunted have become the hunters.''}}
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''Following the road marked out for them by a Clan [[Trent (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|defector]], [[Task Force Serpent]] sets out to strike a blow at the heart of the Clans, at their home worlds. For so many years, the Inner Sphere has been the prey of the Clans. Now, in a war to end all wars, the hunted have become the hunters.''}}
  
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
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The Hunters covers the journey of Task Force Serpent from the [[Inner Sphere]] to the Smoke Jaguar home world of Huntress. The story is primarily told from the viewpoint of the task force Commander, [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]].
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Along the journey down the [[Exodus Road]], [[Task Force Serpent]] has two encounters with other groups. These encounters threaten to compromise Task Force Serpent's secrecy.
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The first encounter is with a pirate base on a habitable world in the Meribah system that Serpent was using to replenish their water supply.
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During the water collection work, a lance of pirate 'Mechs attacked the Serpent collection crews, but were rebuffed by the [[Eridani Light Horse]].
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Pirate prisoners captured during this engagement reveal the existence of the pirate base, and the fact that most of the pirates are off world attacking periphery refugees from the Clan invasion.
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The Eridani Light Horse are tasked with eliminating the pirate base. This mission runs into problems when Serpent power armored infantry are detected by pirate slaves while on approach to the base. The slaves, being refugees from the Clan invasion, mistake the Eridani power armor for Elementals, and run back to alert the Pirates.
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Despite  this, the Light Horse succeed in destroying the pirates' base and capture multiple prisoners. This forces the question of what to do with them, given the secret nature of Task Force Serpent's mission and the limited resources at their disposal. Morgan decides to offer the former slaves/refugees support positions on the task force. Four pirate leaders were court-martialed for piracy and murder and were summarily executed. The rest of the pirates were convicted of lesser crimes and sentenced to be marooned on an uninhabited planet. This is done quickly and without notice to the majority of the Task Forces unit commanders. Morgan's actions cause consternation among some of his commanders, particularly Eridani Commander General [[Ariana Winston]] and Marik [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]] Commander [[Paul Masters]].
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Weeks later, as the Task force Jumps into another system, they detect the presence of Clan warships, and have to immediately move to engage them.
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Commodore [[Alain Beresick]] is given command of the fleet, and the two sides' naval assets engage in the largest naval battle since the fall of the [[Star League]]. After the battle it is revealed that the Clan fleet belonged to the Ghost bears and was transporting civilians to colonize the conquered worlds of the inner sphere.
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The captured Clan population is also given the option to joint the task force, which they begin to refer to as "Clan Serpent". Those that do not accept are marooned on a planet off the main transport route to the home worlds.
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Throughout the novel is a side plot concerning [[Nekakami]] agents, provided as a gift by [[Theodore Kurita]], that are embedded within the Task Force with an unknown mission. The novel ends with the assassination of Morgan Hasek-Davion on the eve of the invasion of [[Huntress]]. The invasion plot is picked up two novels later in "[[Sword and Fire]]".
  
 
== Featured characters ==
 
== Featured characters ==
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* [[Adin (Clan Ghost Bear)|Adin]] of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] (''[[Winter Wind (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Winter Wind]]'')
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* [[Private]] [[Kenichi Akida]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 6
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* [[Stefan Amaris]] (mentioned)
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* Sir [[Anropov]] of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Charles Antonescu]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Edwin Amis|Edwin "Ed" Amis]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Asihiro]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 4
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* [[Captain]] [[Avilla]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* Duke of [[Poulsbo]] [[Clarence Astra III]] (mentioned)
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* [[Colonel]] [[Sandra Barclay|Sandra "Sandy" Barclay]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Precentor]] [[Commodore]] [[Alain Beresick]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet (''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Invisible Truth]]'')
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Bharie]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet
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* Master Technician [[Philip Brna]]
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* [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Sharon Bryan]] of the [[11th Lyran Guards]]
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Tubal Caine]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Major]] [[Paul Calvin]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[First Lord of the Star League|First Lord]] [[Richard Cameron (28th c.)|Richard Cameron]] (mentioned)
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* [[Captain]] [[Neil Campbell]] of the [[Northwind Highlanders]]
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* [[Carasia]], Trooper of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Ralph Carter]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 6
 
* ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Martin Chisei]]
 
* ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Martin Chisei]]
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* Major [[Roger Montjar]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Cho (DCMS)|Cho]] of the ''[[Hainan|DCS Hainan]]'' of the [[Draconis Combine]]
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* [[Master Sergeant]] [[Carole Cole]] of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* [[Coote]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet (''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Invisible Truth]]'')
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* [[Captain]] [[Stanley Crosetti]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Crow (Eirdani Light Horse)|Crow]], Infantry trooper of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[William Culp|William "Bill" Culp]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 5
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* [[Corporal|Petty Officer]] [[Margaret Culp]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet (''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Invisible Truth]]'')
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* [[Seaman]] [[Daum]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet
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* [[Vance Davis]], Infantry trooper of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[First Prince of the Federated Suns|First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion|Hanse "The Fox" Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Captain]] [[Randolph DeMoise]] of the ''[[Haruna (Individual Kyushu-class WarShip)|DCS Haruna]]'' of the [[Draconis Combine]]
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* [[Antony DeVanziano]], Pirate of [[Meribah]]
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* [[Captain]] Doctor [[Joel Donati]] of the ''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Invisible Truth]]'' of the [[Com Guards]]
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* Sir [[Robert Dunleavy]] of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Charles Emrys]], Infantry of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Major]] [[Eveline Eicher]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* Technician [[Failoni]] of [[ComStar]]
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* [[Major]] [[Kent Fairfax]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]] (mentioned)
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* [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Lorraine Fontanazza]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet (''[[Ranger (Individual Lola III-class WarShip, ComStar)|Ranger]]'')
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* [[Captain]] Dr. [[Brian Fornal]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Rumiko Fox]] of the [[Amber Crags (nekekami)|Amber Crags nekekami]]
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* [[Frei]] of the ''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Invisible Truth]]'' of the [[Com Guards]]
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* [[Leftenant]] [[Miguel Fuentes]] of [[Department_of_Military_Intelligence#MI6|MI6 Rabid Foxes]]
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* [[Major]] Sir [[Clovis Gainard]] of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Gascoine]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Maeda Ge]], Captain of the ''[[Bisan]]'' of the [[Draconis Combine]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Alonso Gilmour]] of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] (''[[Shining Claw (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Shining Claw]]'')
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* [[Corporal]] [[Penelope Greene]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Joshua Greystone]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet
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* [[Sergeant]] [[Grinnell]], Infantry of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Sally Guter]], Captain of the ''[[Lancer (Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Lancer]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Captain]] [[R. C. Gutjahr]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]]
 
* [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]]
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* ''[[Sho-sho]]'' [[Hideki Ishmaru]]
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* [[Demi-Precentor]] [[Regis Grandi]] of the [[Com Guards]] [[2nd Division (ComStar)|2nd Division]]
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* [[General]] [[Andrew Redburn]]
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* ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Yacob Grimm]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Scott Hinesick]]
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* [[Warrent Officer]] [[Leonard Harpool|Leonard "Hedgehog" Harpool]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[General]] [[Ariana Winston]]
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* [[Kasugai Hatsumi]] of the [[Amber Crags (nekekami)|Amber Crags nekekami]]
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* ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Michael Ryan]]
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Hector (Clan Ghost Bear)|Hector]] of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] (''[[Winter Wind (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Winter Wind]]'')
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* [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Held (ComStar)|Held]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet (''[[Ranger (Individual Lola III-class WarShip, ComStar)|Ranger]]'')
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* [[Colonel]] [[Scott Hinesick]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Seaman]] [[Hivlan]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet
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* [[Gunner's mate]] [[Erin Hoey]]
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* [[Frank Hollis]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 6
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* [[Captain]] [[Holmes]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* ''[[Sho-sho]]'' [[Hideki Ishmaru]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Martin Izzat|Martin "Marty" Izzat]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Major]] [[Loren Jaffray]] of the [[Northwind Highlanders]]
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* [[Major]] [[Ron Jenkins]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Malcolm Jersey]] (mentioned)
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* [[Leftenant General]] [[Hiram Jolar]] of the [[6th Donegal Guards]]
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* [[Private]] [[Steven Kalp]] of the ''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Invisible Truth'']] of the [[Com Guards]]
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* [[Major]] [[Miklos Karabin]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet (''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Invisible Truth]]'')
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* [[Commander]] [[Frank Kazeva]]
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* [[Private]] [[Kee]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 4 (mentioned)
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* [[Master Sergeant|Lance Sergeant]] [[Charlotte Kempka]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] (mentioned)
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* ''[[Tai-sho (rank)|Tai-sho]]'' [[Hohiro Kiguri]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] (mentioned)
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Kindig]] of the ''[[Hainan|DCS Hainan]]'' of the [[Draconis Combine]]
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* ''[[Sang-shao]]'' [[Samuel Kingston]] of the [[1st Victoria Rangers|1st Victoria Rangers (Kingston's Legionnaires)]]
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* [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Seamus Kinnell]] of the [[6th Donegal Guards]]
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* ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Masahiro Kobayashi]] of the ''[[Haruna (Individual Kyushu-class WarShip)|DCS Haruna]]''
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* [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] [[Jimjiro Kurita]] (mentioned)
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* [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] [[Theodore Kurita (31st c.)|Theodore Kurita]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Helen Lamus]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet
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* Senior Technician [[Lennox]] of [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
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* ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Leshko (ISF)|Leshko)]] of the [[Internal Security Force|ISF]]
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* [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]] & [[First Lord of the Star League|First Lord]]  [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] (mentioned)
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* [[Major]] [[Kathy Lykken]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[M'Basa (ComStar)|M'Basa]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet (''[[Ranger (Individual Lola III-class WarShip, ComStar)|Ranger]]'')
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* [[Adept]] [[Ferro Machak]], Technician of [[ComStar]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[William MacLeod]] of the [[Northwind Highlanders]]
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* Sir [[August Mangini]] of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik]]
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* [[Colonel]] Sir [[Paul Masters]] of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* Dame [[Marta]] of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Roger Montjar]] of [[Department_of_Military_Intelligence#MI6|MI6 Rabid Foxes (Fox Fives)]]
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* [[Private]] [[Teji Nakamura]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 6
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* [[Leland Newell]] of the ''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Invisible Truth]]'' of the [[Com Guards]]
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* Technician [[Simon Nisimura]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 6
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* [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Phat Ng]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Richard Norgan]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet
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* [[Robin Pennick]] of [[Ministry of Information, Intelligence, and Operations|MIIO]]
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* [[Flight Lieutenant]] [[Debi Petrillo]] of the [[ComStar]] [[Com Guards]]
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* [[Corporal|Petty Officer]] 3rd class [[Jack Piet]] of the ''[[Haruna (Individual Kyushu-class WarShip)|DCS Haruna]]''
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* [[Major]] [[Marcus Poling]] of the [[2nd St. Ives Lancers]]
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* [[Kieji Sendai]] of the [[Amber Crags (nekekami)|Amber Crags nekekami]]
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* Sir [[Pracha Seni]] of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* Talon Sergeant [[Kashira Raiko]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 6
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* [[General]] [[Andrew Redburn]] of the [[1st Kathil Uhlans]]
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* [[Master Sergeant|Lance Sergeant]] [[Willis Rexer]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Major]] [[Gary Ribic|Gary "Rib" Ribic]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* ''[[Gunjin]]'' [[Ringh (DEST)|Ringh]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 5
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* [[Ritt]] of the ''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Invisible Truth]]'' of the [[Com Guards]]
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* [[Seaman]] [[Ruiz]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet
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* ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Michael Ryan]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 6
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Donald Sandoval|Donald "Too-tall" Sandoval]] of the [[ComStar]] [[Com Guards]]
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* [[Elmer Sarti|Elmer "Badger" Sarti]] of the [[ComStar]] [[Com Guards]]
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* [[Private]] [[Frank Seremet]] of the ''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Invisible Truth]]'' of the [[Com Guards]]
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* ''[[Gunjin]]'' [[Carlotta Sior|Carlotta "Lo" Sior]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 6
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* [[Överste]] [[Carl Sleipness]] of the [[4th Drakøns]]
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Manfred Snuka]] of the ''[[CGB Fire Fang]]'' of [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
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* [[Duke of New Syrtis|Duchess of New Syrtis]] [[Kym Sorenson|Kym Sorenson-Hasek]] (mentioned)
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* [[Private]] [[Henry Stano]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine "Katrina" Steiner-Davion]]
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* [[General of the Armies]] [[Nondi Steiner]] (mentioned)
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* [[Archon-Prince]] [[Victor Steiner-Davion|Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Captain]] [[D. C. Stockdale]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* ''Jonin'' [[Stormcrow (Amber Crags)|"Stormcrow"]] of the [[Amber Crags (nekekami)|Amber Crags nekekami]]
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Richard Sule|Richard "Rick" Sule]] of the ''[[Bisan]]'' of the [[Draconis Combine]]
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* [[Hondo Tan]] of the [[Amber Crags (nekekami)|Amber Crags nekekami]]
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* [[Tanabe (DEST)|Tanabe]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 6
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* [[Leutenant]] [[Steve Timmons|"Wild Steve" Timmons]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Adept]] [[Tobin]] of [[ComStar]] [[ROM]]
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Trent (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Trent]] of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] (Bloodhouse [[Howell (Bloodname)|Howell]]) (mentioned)
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* [[Corporal]] [[Ufko]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Daniel Umsont|Daniel "Dan" Umsont]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Alan Vaux]], Trooper of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Tony Vitina]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Oliver West]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Precentor]] Captain [[Mercia Winslow]] of the [[Com Guards]] fleet (''[[Ranger (Individual Lola III-class WarShip, ComStar)|Ranger]]'')
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* [[Brevet General]] [[Ariana Winston|Ariana "Ria" Winston]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Charles Winston]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] (mentioned)
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* [[Woart]] of [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
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* Private [[Peter Wu]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 6
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* Dame [[Marie Yanika]] of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Yodama]] (mentioned)
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* Doctor [[Yohi]] of [[ComStar]]
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* [[Sergeant Major|Regimental Sergeant Major]] [[Steven Young|Steven Young Jr.]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] (mentioned)
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* ''[[Tai-sho (rank)|Tai-sho]]'' [[Yoshida]] (mentioned)
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* [[Captain]] [[Yosuke]] of [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] 4 (mentioned)
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* [[Captain]] [[Zeco]] of the [[ComStar]] ''[[Honor (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Honor]]''
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* [[Captain]] [[Telemachus Zeek]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] (mentioned)
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* [[Captain]] [[Telemachus Zeek Jr.]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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== Featured places ==
 
== Featured places ==
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* [[Alpheratz]]
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* [[Arcadia]] (mentioned)
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* [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]]
 
* [[Bangor]]
 
* [[Bangor]]
 
* [[Defiance (system)|Defiance]]
 
* [[Defiance (system)|Defiance]]
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* [[Huntress]] (mentioned)
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* [[Kentares]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Kikuyu]]
 
* [[Kikuyu]]
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* [[Lee Shore]]
 
* [[Maldonado]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Maldonado]] (mentioned)
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* [[Meribah]] (Eleuthera)
 
* [[Mogyorod]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Mogyorod]] (mentioned)
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* [[Pajarito]]
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* [[Peacock]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Pesht]]
 
* [[Pesht]]
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* [[Sendai]] (mentioned)
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* [[Strana Mechty]] (mentioned)
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* [[Sudeten]] (mentioned)
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* [[Tharkad]] (mentioned)
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* [[Tsamma]] (mentioned)
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* [[Waypoint Juniper]]
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* [[Weldon]]
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==Featured BattleTech==
 
==Featured BattleTech==
 
===BattleMechs===
 
===BattleMechs===
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* ''[[Gargoyle]]''
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* ''[[Masakari]]''
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* ''[[Archer]]'' (mentioned)
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* ''[[Assassin]]''
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* ''[[Atlas]]''
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* [[Blackjack (BattleMech)|''Blackjack'']]
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* ''[[Black Knight]]''
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* CPLT-C3 ''[[Catapult]]'' (mentioned)
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* ''[[Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron-Born)]]''
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* ''[[Centurion]]''
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* ''[[Cicada]]''
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* ''[[Commando]]''
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* CP-11-C ''[[Cyclops]]''
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* ''[[Dire Wolf (Daishi)]]''
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* ''[[Viper (Dragonfly)]]''
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* ''[[Enforcer]]''
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* ''[[Firestarter]]''
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* ''[[Dervish]]''
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* ''[[Gargoyle (Man O' War)]]''
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* ''[[Griffin]]''
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* ''[[Hermes II]]''
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* ''[[Hellbringer (Loki)]]''
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* ''[[Highlander]]''
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* ''[[Hunchback]]''
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* ''[[JagerMech]]''
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* ''[[Javelin]]'' (mentioned)
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* ''[[Jenner]]''
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* ''[[King Crab]]''
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* ''[[Locust]]''
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* ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)]]
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* ON1-M ''[[Orion]]''
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* ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
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* ''[[Adder (Puma)]]''
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* ''[[Quickdraw]]''
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* ''[[Raven]]''
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* ''[[Stormcrow (Ryoken)]]''
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* ''[[Sunder]]''
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* ''[[Thug]]''
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* ''[[Kit Fox (Uller)]]''
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* ''[[Valkyrie]]''
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* ''[[Victor]]''
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* ''[[Warhawk (Masakari)]]''
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* ''[[Watchman]]''
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* ''[[Whitworth]]''
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* ''[[Wolverine]]''
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* ''[[Zeus]]''
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===Vehicles===
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* [[Blizzard (Combat Vehicle)|Blizzard]]
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* [[M-1537 prime mover]]
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* [[Maxim]]
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===Aerospace===
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* GTHA-500 ''[[Gotha]]''
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* ''[[Hammerhead (Aerospace Fighter class)|Hammerhead]]''
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* ''[[Hellcat (Aerospace Fighter class)|Hellcat]]''
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* ''[[Rapier]]''
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* F-700R ''[[Riever]]''
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* ''[[Sabutai]]''
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* SL-17R ''[[Shilone]]''
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* SL-15R ''[[Slayer]]''
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* ''[[Thrush]]'' (mentioned)
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* ''[[Thunderbird (Aerospace Fighter class)|Thunderbird]]''
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* ''[[Turk]]''
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* ''[[Visigoth]]''
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===DropShips and Small Craft===
 
===DropShips and Small Craft===
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* ''[[Achilles (DropShip class)|Achilles]]''-class DropShip ''[[Bisan]]'' of the [[Draconis Combine]]
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* ''[[Avenger (DropShip class)|Avenger]]''-class DropShip ''[[Dojo|DCS Dojo]]'' of the [[Draconis Combine]]
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* ''[[Avenger (DropShip class)|Avenger]]''-class DropShip ''[[Hainan|DCS Hainan]]'' of the [[Draconis Combine]]
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* ''[[Broadsword]]''-class DropShip ''[[Stiletto (Individual Broadsword-class DropShip)|Ice Dart (Stiletto)]] of [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
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* ''[[Hannibal (DropShip class)|Hannibal]]''-class DropShip
 
* ''[[KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle]]''
 
* ''[[KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle]]''
 
* ''[[Leopard]]''-class DropShip
 
* ''[[Leopard]]''-class DropShip
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* ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip ''[[Cossack (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Cossack]]''
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* ''[[Mammoth]]''-class DropShip
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* ''[[Mule]]''-class DropShip
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* ''[[Nagumo]]''-class DropShip
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* ''[[NL-42 "Battle Taxi"]]''
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* ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip
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* ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip ''[[Lancer (Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Lancer]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip ''[[Cossack (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Cossack]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip ''[[Honor (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Honor]]'' of [[ComStar]]
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* ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip ''[[Integrity (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Integrity]]'' of [[ComStar]]
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* ''[[Union-C]]''-class DropShips
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* unknown class Dropship ''[[Hussar (Individual Dropship|Hussar]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] (probably ''Overlord'')
  
 
===JumpShips and WarShips===
 
===JumpShips and WarShips===
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* ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser ''[[SLS Invisible Truth]]''
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* ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser ''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|SLS Invisible Truth]]'' of [[ComStar]]
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* ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer ''[[Starlight (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|Starlight]]''
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* ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser ''[[StarSword (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|StarSword]]'' of [[ComStar]] (mentioned)
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* ''[[Kyushu]]''-class frigate  ''[[DCS Haruna]]''
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* ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate ''[[Shining Claw (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Shining Claw]]'' of [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
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* ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer ''[[Emerald (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|Emerald]]'' of [[ComStar]]
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* ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer ''[[Starlight (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|Starlight]]'' of [[ComStar]]
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* ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class Corvette ''[[Antrim (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|Antrim]]'' of the [[Federated Commonwealth]]
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* ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class Corvette ''[[Rostock (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|Rostock]]'' of the [[Federated Commonwealth]]
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* ''[[Invader]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Alkmarr]]'' of the [[Federated Commonwealth]]
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* ''[[Invader]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Circe (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Circe]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* ''[[Invader]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Ericsson]]'' of the [[1st Kathil Uhlans]]
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* ''[[Invader]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Winter Wind (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Winter Wind]]'' of [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
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* ''[[Kyushu]]''-class frigate  ''[[Haruna (Individual Kyushu-class WarShip)|DCS Haruna]]'' of the [[Draconis Combine]]
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* ''[[Lola III]]''-class Destroyer ''[[Ranger (Individual Lola III-class WarShip, ComStar)|Ranger]]'' of [[ComStar]] [[Com Guards]]
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* ''[[McKenna's Pride]]'' (mentioned)
 
* ''[[Monolith]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Gettysburg (Individual Monolith-class JumpShip)|Gettysburg]]''
 
* ''[[Monolith]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Gettysburg (Individual Monolith-class JumpShip)|Gettysburg]]''
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* ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip)|Star Lord]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Buford]]''
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* ''[[Monolith]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Banbridge]]'' of [[ComStar]]
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* ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class destroyer ''[[CGB Fire Fang]]''
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* ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Bernlad (Individual Star Lord-class JumpShip)|Bernlad]]'' of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* ''Whirlwind''-class destroyer ''[[CGB Ursus]]''
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* ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Buford (Individual Star Lord-class JumpShip)|Buford]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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* ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class destroyer ''[[CGB Fire Fang]]'' of [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
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* ''Whirlwind''-class destroyer ''[[CGB Ursus]]'' of [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
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* unknown class ''[[Asturias (Individual JumpShip)|Asturias]]'' of [[ComStar]]
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===Infantry Equipment===
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* [[Kage]] suit
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<!--==Notes==-->
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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===German===
 +
A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 1999 as ''Die Jäger'' (ISBN 9783453139886).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/955826470 ''Die Jäger'']</ref>  This was republished as an EPUB by [[Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH|Ulisses Spiele]] in 2021 as ''BattleTech Legenden 40 : Die Jäger'' (ISBN 9783963317965).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/1232647748 ''BattleTech Legenden 40 : Die Jäger'']</ref>
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===Hungarian===
 +
A Hungarian edition, translated by Zseli Ferenc, was published by [[Beholder]] in 2003 as ''Vadászok''.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=182 ''Vadászok'']</ref>
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===Russian===
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A Russian edition, translated by I. Gavrilov, was published by [[Дрофа]] (Drofa) in 2003 as ''Охотники'' (ISBN 5710769614) as part of a series produced in collaboration with [[Армада-пресс]] (Armada-Press). <ref> Science Fiction Lab Book description for [http://fantlab.ru/edition40822 Охотники]</ref> <ref> National Library of Russia description for [https://webservices.nlr.ru/util/?method=recordFormat&vid=07NLR_VU1&sysid=000430171&format=037&base=NLR01 Охотники]</ref>
  
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==Notes==
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===Spanish===
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* A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by Timun Mas in 1999 as [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish#La caza de los jaguares|''La caza de los jaguares'']].
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A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by [[Timun Mas]] in 1999 as [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish#La caza de los jaguares|''La caza de los jaguares'']].
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* A Hungarian edition, translated by Zseli Ferenc, was published by Beholder in 2003 as ''Vadászok''.<ref> Beholder Product Page for ''Vadászok'', [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=182 http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=182]</ref>
 
  
 
==Covers==
 
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Image:Die jaeger.jpg|Original 1999 German cover.
 
Image:Die jaeger.jpg|Original 1999 German cover.
 
Image:Die Jaeger 2nd-edition.jpg|2nd edition 2001 German cover.
 
Image:Die Jaeger 2nd-edition.jpg|2nd edition 2001 German cover.
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Image:Vadászok - A klánok alkonya III - 2003.jpg|2003 Hungarian cover.
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Image:BattleTech Legenden 40 - Die Jäger.jpg|2021 German edition (reprint).
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Image:Vadászok - A klánok alkonya III - 2003.jpg|2003 Hungarian edition.
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Image:Охотники.jpg|2003 Russian edition.
 
Image:SpanishBattletech-La_caza_de_los_Jaguares.jpg|Spanish edition.
 
Image:SpanishBattletech-La_caza_de_los_Jaguares.jpg|Spanish edition.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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==Notes==
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===Trivia===
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The novel's author Thomas S. Gressman, a native of Pennsylvania, appears to poke fun at his neighboring state of New Jersey by taking the opportunity to have a minor portmaster character describe Jerseyville, the capital of [[Defiance VII]] as "the ugliest, hottest, smelliest, and all around-nastiest post I've ever had." To which [[Kasugai Hatsumi]] replies "What did you do to get yourself assigned to this garden spot?" It is a running (though not necessarily true) joke in America, particularly in the states surrounding New Jersey, to describe the state as having all of the qualities mentioned by the portmaster (in part due to its industrial ports), despite the state nickname being "The Garden State."
  
 
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The Hunters
Product information
Type Novel
Author Thomas S. Gressman
Pages 336
Cover Artwork Bruce Jensen
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
First published 01 December 1997
ISBN-10 0451456246
ISBN-13 978-0451456243
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 12 August 3058 – 3 January 3060
12 August, 30583 January, 3060
Series Twilight of the Clans
Preceded by Grave Covenant
Followed by Freebirth

The Hunters, by Thomas S. Gressman, is the third book in the Twilight of the Clans series.

The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 27 October 2009 as a PDF file (text only, without cover, pictures, or any other interior artwork except for the usual BattleCorps frame graphics). The PDF copy includes a disclaimer stating that it was created from a pre-final edition text that might differ from the printed version and that canon-wise, the print edition trumps the PDF edition.

From the back cover[edit]

“ "Carry the fight to the Clans!" has become the rallying cry for the armies of the Successor States. Now, as the Great Houses launch an offensive against the Clan Occupation Zone, a combined armed task force, drawn from across the Inner Sphere, begins its own desperate journey.

Following the road marked out for them by a Clan defector, Task Force Serpent sets out to strike a blow at the heart of the Clans, at their home worlds. For so many years, the Inner Sphere has been the prey of the Clans. Now, in a war to end all wars, the hunted have become the hunters.

”

Summary[edit]

The Hunters covers the journey of Task Force Serpent from the Inner Sphere to the Smoke Jaguar home world of Huntress. The story is primarily told from the viewpoint of the task force Commander, Morgan Hasek-Davion.

Along the journey down the Exodus Road, Task Force Serpent has two encounters with other groups. These encounters threaten to compromise Task Force Serpent's secrecy.

The first encounter is with a pirate base on a habitable world in the Meribah system that Serpent was using to replenish their water supply. During the water collection work, a lance of pirate 'Mechs attacked the Serpent collection crews, but were rebuffed by the Eridani Light Horse.

Pirate prisoners captured during this engagement reveal the existence of the pirate base, and the fact that most of the pirates are off world attacking periphery refugees from the Clan invasion.

The Eridani Light Horse are tasked with eliminating the pirate base. This mission runs into problems when Serpent power armored infantry are detected by pirate slaves while on approach to the base. The slaves, being refugees from the Clan invasion, mistake the Eridani power armor for Elementals, and run back to alert the Pirates.

Despite this, the Light Horse succeed in destroying the pirates' base and capture multiple prisoners. This forces the question of what to do with them, given the secret nature of Task Force Serpent's mission and the limited resources at their disposal. Morgan decides to offer the former slaves/refugees support positions on the task force. Four pirate leaders were court-martialed for piracy and murder and were summarily executed. The rest of the pirates were convicted of lesser crimes and sentenced to be marooned on an uninhabited planet. This is done quickly and without notice to the majority of the Task Forces unit commanders. Morgan's actions cause consternation among some of his commanders, particularly Eridani Commander General Ariana Winston and Marik Knights of the Inner Sphere Commander Paul Masters.

Weeks later, as the Task force Jumps into another system, they detect the presence of Clan warships, and have to immediately move to engage them. Commodore Alain Beresick is given command of the fleet, and the two sides' naval assets engage in the largest naval battle since the fall of the Star League. After the battle it is revealed that the Clan fleet belonged to the Ghost bears and was transporting civilians to colonize the conquered worlds of the inner sphere.

The captured Clan population is also given the option to joint the task force, which they begin to refer to as "Clan Serpent". Those that do not accept are marooned on a planet off the main transport route to the home worlds.

Throughout the novel is a side plot concerning Nekakami agents, provided as a gift by Theodore Kurita, that are embedded within the Task Force with an unknown mission. The novel ends with the assassination of Morgan Hasek-Davion on the eve of the invasion of Huntress. The invasion plot is picked up two novels later in "Sword and Fire".

Featured characters[edit]

Featured places[edit]

Featured BattleTech[edit]

BattleMechs[edit]

Vehicles[edit]

Aerospace[edit]

DropShips and Small Craft[edit]

JumpShips and WarShips[edit]

Infantry Equipment[edit]


Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 1999 as Die Jäger (ISBN 9783453139886).[1] This was republished as an EPUB by Ulisses Spiele in 2021 as BattleTech Legenden 40 : Die Jäger (ISBN 9783963317965).[2]

Hungarian[edit]

A Hungarian edition, translated by Zseli Ferenc, was published by Beholder in 2003 as Vadászok.[3]

Russian[edit]

A Russian edition, translated by I. Gavrilov, was published by Дрофа (Drofa) in 2003 as Охотники (ISBN 5710769614) as part of a series produced in collaboration with Армада-пресс (Armada-Press). [4] [5]

Spanish[edit]

A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by Timun Mas in 1999 as La caza de los jaguares.

Covers[edit]

  • Original 1999 German cover.

  • 2nd edition 2001 German cover.

  • 2021 German edition (reprint).

  • 2003 Hungarian edition.

  • 2003 Russian edition.

  • Spanish edition.

Notes[edit]

Trivia[edit]

The novel's author Thomas S. Gressman, a native of Pennsylvania, appears to poke fun at his neighboring state of New Jersey by taking the opportunity to have a minor portmaster character describe Jerseyville, the capital of Defiance VII as "the ugliest, hottest, smelliest, and all around-nastiest post I've ever had." To which Kasugai Hatsumi replies "What did you do to get yourself assigned to this garden spot?" It is a running (though not necessarily true) joke in America, particularly in the states surrounding New Jersey, to describe the state as having all of the qualities mentioned by the portmaster (in part due to its industrial ports), despite the state nickname being "The Garden State."

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Die Jäger
  2. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for BattleTech Legenden 40 : Die Jäger
  3. ↑ Beholder product page for Vadászok
  4. ↑ Science Fiction Lab Book description for Охотники
  5. ↑ National Library of Russia description for Охотники

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