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Line 20: | timeline = 26 March [[3026]] | timeline = 26 March [[3026]] | series = | series = − | precededby = [[Dingane's Day]] + | precededby = | followedby = | followedby = }} }} − '''''A Cover of Paint''''' is a short story by [[Christopher Purnell]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 6 February 2010. A [[BattleCorps Unit Digests#Unit Digest: Killian's Commandos|BattleCorps Unit Digest]] for [[Killian's Commandos]] was published two weeks later. + '''''A Cover of Paint''''' is a short story by [[Christopher Purnell]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 6 February 2010. − − Although not a direct prequel, [[Killian's Commandos]] and the background of [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] Lt. [[Luys Claessens]] are explored in Purnell's later story ''[[Dingane's Day]]''. ==Teaser text== ==Teaser text== Line 31:
Line 29: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − Hired for a mission on [[Mosiro]], Killian's Commandos ambush elements of the [[Third Defenders of Andurien]] where the Qallabat road cuts through the dunes of the Northern Painted Desert. The mercenaries' [['Mechs]] are painted in "hasty coats of Liao green." [[Duchy of Andurien]] 'Mechs pursue Lt. Luys Claessens' Recon Lance into the ambush, and Lt. Miho Sadamori's Strike Lance takes them out. The rest of the heavy Andurien company approaches, supported by six [[Galleon]]s, forcing the Commando 'Mechs to retreat toward their [[DropShip]], the ''[[Bogan]]''.+ {{sectionstub}} − − During the withdrawal, Captain Killian contacts them and informs them that survivors of the ambushed medium lance have linked up with a heavy lance and a lance of [[Ontos]] heavy tanks, with another lance trying to cut the Commandos off from their DropShip. He orders Sadamori's battered lance to flank the Ontos platoon while his Command Lance engages them directly at a cliff formation known as the Scorpion's Nest. The Commandos engage the tanks, turning the tide with the use of [[Inferno (Missile)|inferno]] rounds and massed [[PPC]] fire. − − To delay the Defenders of Andurien's pursuit, the mercenaries shatter a natural arch over the canyon entrance, then disperse through the maze of canyons that constitutes the Scorpion's Nest and return safely to the ''Bogan''. Back at the DropShip, Captain Killian confirms the successful completion of their contract—distract a company of Andurien troops from field exercises and do some damage. Luys Claessens guesses their employer is [[House Davion]], but Killian responds that the information is classified. − − Several hours later, outbound on the DropShip, Luys angrily storms into the ship's mess with news reports from Mosiro. He accuses Killian of having turned the unit into pirates—pulling the Defenders of Andurien away from guard duty at the winter estate of [[Tarak ben Aden]], MP from Andurien, allowed a lone ''[[Vindicator]]'' to breach the walls and kill him. Miho notes that Ben-Aden was an isolationist involved in a feud with Duke Halas of [[Oriente]], who had accused Ben-Aden of trying to assassinate him previously. Killian responds that the contract was bonded and negotiated through [[ComStar]] channels, with all indications being that [[House Liao]] raided the world. − − The crew continues to speculate on the identity and motivations of their employer, but Killian remains tight lipped. Miho notes that Ben-Aden had favored peace on the Andurien/Capellan border, and suspects Dame [[Catherine Humphreys]] might have been behind the assassination—eliminating a domestic political critic, increasing anti-Liao sentiment in the Duchy of Andurien, and pointing suspicion at her rival, Duke Halas of Oriente. ==Featured BattleTech== ==Featured BattleTech== ===BattleMechs=== ===BattleMechs=== − * ''[[Griffin]]'' − * ''[[Hermes II]]'' − * ''[[Locust]]'' − * ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' − * ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' − * ''[[Stinger]]'' − * ''[[Trebuchet]]'' − * ''[[Vindicator]]'' (mentioned) − * ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'' − * ''[[Wasp LAM]]'' − * ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]'' (WVR-6K) − ===DropShips=== − *''[[Union]]'' (''[[Bogan]]'') ==Featured Characters== ==Featured Characters== − * [[Chris Harper]] − * [[Erika Kurtz]] − * Freddy − * [[Johann Bauer]] − * [[Joseph Stadler]] − * [[Captain]] Killian − * [[Lieutenant]] [[Luys Claessens]] − * [[MechWarrior]] Marsh − * Lieutenant [[Miho Sadamori]] − ==Featured Places== + ==Featured places== * [[Mosiro]] * [[Mosiro]] − ==Notes==+ [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] − The mission's true background and the identity of their employer, which Killian is unwilling to share if he even knows it, is left open in the story. The [[BattleCorps Unit Digest]] for Killian's Commandos, written from a knowledgeable agency within [[ComStar]] as of [[3026]], remarks that their "last contract involved abetting an assassination on Mosiro for [[Magestrix]] [[Kyalla Centrella]]," solving the mystery.+ [[Category:Short Stories]] − + [[Category:Works by Christoper Purnell]] − [[Category:BattleCorps publications|Cover of Paint, A]] − [[Category:Short Stories|Cover of Paint, A]] − [[Category:Works by Christopher Purnell|Cover of Paint, A]]
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