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==Plot summary==
 
==Plot summary==
On 2 November 3057, [[21st Centauri Lancers|Twenty-First Centauri Lancers]] commander, Colonel Evelena Haskell, had a meeting with Colonel Marcus Baxter, overall commander of their joint operation to take New Canton, as part of [[Operation GUERRERO]].
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The 2 November 3057, the [[Twenty-First Centauri Lancers]] commander, Colonel Evelena Haskell, had a meeting with ColonelMarcus Baxter, the overall commander of their joint operation to take the planet New Canton, as part of the [[Operation GUERRERO]].  
 
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They had just landed, but in the way down, the Lancers have suffered heavy damage of the FedCon defenders aerospace forces. She blamed Baxter, for having sent their aerospace far away and barely sent any help, but he dismissed her concerns.  
They had just landed, but on the way down, the Lancers suffered heavy damage from FedCom aerospace forces. She blamed Baxter for having sent their aerospace far away and barely sending any support, but he dismissed her concerns.
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After Baxter had leaved, Evelena talked with his second in command, Ryan Searcy, which was convinced than Marcus was blooding them deliberately, to punish them for the unit's defection from Capellan's army, decades before. She agreed with her, but wanted to respect their contract.  
 
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The same day, Evelena led an assault alongst with McCarron's Cavalry units against the planet's defenders. The Lancers were suffering a pounding from the FedCon artillery, and the McCarron's weren't barely advancing. Finally, she was forced to break off the attack, to save her people.  
After Baxter had left, Haskell talked with her second-in-command, Ryan Searcy, who was convinced that Marcus was deliberately bleeding them as punishment for the unit's defection from the Capellan army decades earlier. She agreed with him, but wanted to respect their contract.
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Once again on the base, Baxter blamed Evelena for the failed attack, and refused her accusations to being using the Lancers as cannon fodder. After he departed, Haskell ordered a meeting of all the Lancer's officers.  
 
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The next day, the Lancers and McCarron's Cavalry made another attack on the planet's capital. The Lancers were suffering a pounding again, and the McCarron's again were barely advancing. After Baxter refused to advance faster, Evelena, tired, retreated of the fight, after communicating their neutrality to the FedCon's leader.  
The same day, Haskell led an assault alongside McCarron's Armored Cavalry units against the planet's defenders. The Lancers were suffering a pounding from the FedCom artillery, and the MAC was barely advancing. Finally, she was forced to break off the attack to save her people.
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After terminating the contract, the Lancers traveled to Outreach, where they received a new contract, from [[ComStar]], to garrison Terra, which they gladly accepted.
 
 
After returning to base, Baxter blamed Haskell for the failed attack, and refuted her accusations of using the Lancers as cannon fodder. After he departed, Haskell ordered a meeting of all the Lancers officers.
 
 
 
The next day, the Lancers and McCarron's Armored Cavalry made another attack on the planet's capital. The Lancers were suffering a pounding again, and the MAC were once again barely advancing. After Baxter refused to advance faster, Haskell, exhausted, retreated from the fight, after communicating their neutrality to the FedCom leader.
 
 
 
After terminating their contract, the Lancers traveled to Outreach, where they received a new contract – this one from [[ComStar]], to garrison Terra, which they gladly accepted.
 
  
 
==Featured characters==
 
==Featured characters==
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== Featured BattleTech ==
 
== Featured BattleTech ==
* ''[[Axman]]''
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* [[Axman]]
* ''[[BattleMaster]]''
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* [[BattleMaster]]
* ''[[Berserker]]''
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* [[Berserker]]
* ''[[Bushwacker]]''
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* [[Bushwacker]]
* ''[[Centurion]]''
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* [[Centurion]]
* ''[[Enforcer]]''
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* [[Enforcer]]
* ''[[Grasshopper]]''
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* [[Grasshopper]]
* ''[[JagerMech]]''
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* [[JagerMech]]
* ''[[Marauder]]''
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* [[Marauder]]
* ''[[Overlord]]'' DropShip
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* [[Overlord]] DropShip
* ''[[Penetrator]]''
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* [[Penetrator]]
* ''[[Scarabus]]''
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* [[Scarabus]]
* ''[[Stalker]]''
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* [[Stalker]]
* ''[[Tempest]]''
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* [[Tempest]]
* ''[[Thunderbolt]]''
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* [[Thunderbolt]]
  
 
== Featured planets ==
 
== Featured planets ==
 
* [[New Canton]]
 
* [[New Canton]]
 
* [[Outreach]]
 
* [[Outreach]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Short Stories]]
 
[[Category:Short Stories]]
 
[[Category:Works by James Lee]]
 
[[Category:Works by James Lee]]

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