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Line 19: | era = [[Civil War era]] | era = [[Civil War era]] | timeline = 11 February—1 March [[3067]] | timeline = 11 February—1 March [[3067]] − | series = [[Chaos Born|Chaos Irregulars]] stories + | series = [[Chaos Irregulars]] stories | precededby = [[Crossroads at Outreach]] | precededby = [[Crossroads at Outreach]] | followedby = [[Encounter at El Giza]] | followedby = [[Encounter at El Giza]] }} }} − '''''Determination at Wallis''''' is a story by [[Kevin Killiany]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 21 March 2005 as the third part of the Chaos Irregulars series. + '''''Determination at Wallis''''' is a story by [[Kevin Killiany]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 21 March 2005 as the third part of the [[Chaos Irregulars]] series. ==Teaser text== ==Teaser text== Line 29:
Line 29: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − The [[1st Rim Commonality Guards|Chaos Irregulars]] have been hired to defend the [[Light Gauss Rifle]] factory of [[Ronin, Inc.]] on [[Wallis]]. The planet has repeatedly been raided recently, the raids timed precisely to coincide with heavy shipping traffic so that it is near impossible to determine where the attack originated. After talking to the militia, Captains Jacoam and Peregrine agree that information is apparently withheld from them. They also determine that the attackers are actually based on Wallis, and that their employer seems to be aware of this. + The Chaos Irregulars have been hired to defend the [[Light Gauss Rifle]] factory of [[Ronin, Inc.]] on [[Wallis]]. The planet has repeatedly been raided recently, the raids timed precisely to coincide with heavy shipping traffic so that it is near impossible to determine where the attack originated. After talking to the militia, Captains Jacoam and Peregrine agree that information is apparently withheld from them. They also determine that the attackers are actually based on Wallis, and that their employer seems to be aware of this. When the next attack comes, Reema Chowla's ''[[Mongoose]]'' is buried in a rock slide and Captain Jacoam's ''[[Grasshopper]]'' is engaged and destroyed by four assault 'Mechs. The battle soon centers on a test firing range where Ronin Inc. is testing prototypes of a new variable ordnance Gauss Rifle. They had acquired [[StarCorps]]-manufactured WHM-8D ''[[Warhammer]]''s as testbeds because of their [[endo-steel]] frames. This piqued StarCorps' interest and caused the raids, initially to see what facilities Ronin Inc. would move to protect and once that had been determined, to steal the new technology. Captain Jacoam manages to foil the attack by commandeering a ''Warhammer'' with the prototype weapon (though he was decidedly unimpressed with its performance). When the next attack comes, Reema Chowla's ''[[Mongoose]]'' is buried in a rock slide and Captain Jacoam's ''[[Grasshopper]]'' is engaged and destroyed by four assault 'Mechs. The battle soon centers on a test firing range where Ronin Inc. is testing prototypes of a new variable ordnance Gauss Rifle. They had acquired [[StarCorps]]-manufactured WHM-8D ''[[Warhammer]]''s as testbeds because of their [[endo-steel]] frames. This piqued StarCorps' interest and caused the raids, initially to see what facilities Ronin Inc. would move to protect and once that had been determined, to steal the new technology. Captain Jacoam manages to foil the attack by commandeering a ''Warhammer'' with the prototype weapon (though he was decidedly unimpressed with its performance).
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| era = [[Civil War era]] | | era = [[Civil War era]] | ||
| timeline = 11 February—1 March [[3067]] | | timeline = 11 February—1 March [[3067]] | ||
| − | | series = [[ | + | | series = [[Chaos Irregulars]] stories |
| precededby = [[Crossroads at Outreach]] | | precededby = [[Crossroads at Outreach]] | ||
| followedby = [[Encounter at El Giza]] | | followedby = [[Encounter at El Giza]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''Determination at Wallis''''' is a story by [[Kevin Killiany]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 21 March 2005 as the third part of the Chaos Irregulars series. | + | '''''Determination at Wallis''''' is a story by [[Kevin Killiany]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 21 March 2005 as the third part of the [[Chaos Irregulars]] series. |
==Teaser text== | ==Teaser text== | ||
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==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| − | The | + | The Chaos Irregulars have been hired to defend the [[Light Gauss Rifle]] factory of [[Ronin, Inc.]] on [[Wallis]]. The planet has repeatedly been raided recently, the raids timed precisely to coincide with heavy shipping traffic so that it is near impossible to determine where the attack originated. After talking to the militia, Captains Jacoam and Peregrine agree that information is apparently withheld from them. They also determine that the attackers are actually based on Wallis, and that their employer seems to be aware of this. |
When the next attack comes, Reema Chowla's ''[[Mongoose]]'' is buried in a rock slide and Captain Jacoam's ''[[Grasshopper]]'' is engaged and destroyed by four assault 'Mechs. The battle soon centers on a test firing range where Ronin Inc. is testing prototypes of a new variable ordnance Gauss Rifle. They had acquired [[StarCorps]]-manufactured WHM-8D ''[[Warhammer]]''s as testbeds because of their [[endo-steel]] frames. This piqued StarCorps' interest and caused the raids, initially to see what facilities Ronin Inc. would move to protect and once that had been determined, to steal the new technology. Captain Jacoam manages to foil the attack by commandeering a ''Warhammer'' with the prototype weapon (though he was decidedly unimpressed with its performance). | When the next attack comes, Reema Chowla's ''[[Mongoose]]'' is buried in a rock slide and Captain Jacoam's ''[[Grasshopper]]'' is engaged and destroyed by four assault 'Mechs. The battle soon centers on a test firing range where Ronin Inc. is testing prototypes of a new variable ordnance Gauss Rifle. They had acquired [[StarCorps]]-manufactured WHM-8D ''[[Warhammer]]''s as testbeds because of their [[endo-steel]] frames. This piqued StarCorps' interest and caused the raids, initially to see what facilities Ronin Inc. would move to protect and once that had been determined, to steal the new technology. Captain Jacoam manages to foil the attack by commandeering a ''Warhammer'' with the prototype weapon (though he was decidedly unimpressed with its performance). | ||