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Ronin Inc. gives the Irregulars a bonus and a glowing recommendation in exchange for keeping their secret, and the Irregulars get to discuss new job offers. However, Captain Jacoam remains [[dispossessed]] for the time being following the loss of his ''Grasshopper''.
 
Ronin Inc. gives the Irregulars a bonus and a glowing recommendation in exchange for keeping their secret, and the Irregulars get to discuss new job offers. However, Captain Jacoam remains [[dispossessed]] for the time being following the loss of his ''Grasshopper''.
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==Featured characters==
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* [[Tim Andrews]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]] of 2nd Company's Gamma lance, piloting an ''[[Assassin]]''
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* [[Carson (Chaos Irregulars)|Carson]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]] of 2nd Company's Beta lance, piloting a HER-5S ''[[Hermes II]]''
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* [[Cynthia Josepha Cherry|Cynthia Josepha "CJ" Cherry]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]]' specialized lance, piloting a FS9-S1 ''[[Firestarter]]''
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* [[Master Sergeant]] [[Reema Chowla]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]], piloting a ''[[Mongoose]]''
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Grainger Christian|Grainger "Gray" Christian]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]]' specialized lance, piloting a ''[[Spector]]''
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Avery Clint]], lance leader of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]]' 1st Company's Gamma Lance, piloting a QKD-5A ''[[Quickdraw]]''
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Tony Davis]], lance leader of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]]' specialized lance, piloting a ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
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* [[Major]] [[Dixon]], commander of [[Peregrine's Hussars]] & Able Company
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* [[Sergeant]] [[Gomez]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Ada Gubser]], commander of [[Smithson's Chinese Bandits]] (mentioned)
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* [[Jacques]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]] of 2nd Company's Gamma lance, piloting a TBT-7M ''[[Trebuchet]]''
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Jarmae Heather|Jarmae "Jars" Heather]], lance leader of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]]' 1st Company's Beta Lance, piloting a QKD-4G ''[[Quickdraw]]''
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* [[Captain]] [[Obadiah Jacoam|Obadiah "Jake" Jacoam]], commander of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]], piloting a ''[[Grasshopper]]''
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Gendou Knepper]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]], piloting a PNT-10K ''[[Panther]]''
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* [[Leftenant]] [[Bill Leisner]] of the [[Peregrine's Hussars]]' Charlie Company (mentioned)
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* [[Leitch]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]] of 2nd Company's Gamma lance, piloting a ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]''
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* [[M'Bala]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]] of 2nd Company's Beta lance, piloting a ''[[Hunchback]]''
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* [[Mendel]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]] of 2nd Company's Gamma lance, piloting a ''[[Whitworth]]''
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* [[Colonel]] [[Olstein]], professor of the [[Outreach Mercenary Training Command]] (mentioned)
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* [[Caesar of the Marian Hegemony]] [[Julius O'Reilly]] (mentioned)
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* [[Caesar of the Marian Hegemony]] [[Sean O'Reilly]] (mentioned)
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* [[Sergeant Major]] [[Pauls]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Ariel Peregrine]], commander of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]], piloting a [[Huron Warrior|HUR-WO-R4O ''Huron Warrior'']] called ''The Colonel''
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* [[Sergeant]] [[Proctor]], commander of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]]'s Footmen
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* Technician [[Darryl Silverlake]], chief engineer of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]]
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* [[Leftenant]] [[Amy Sisson]] of the [[Peregrine's Hussars]]' Charlie Company (mentioned)
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* [[Force Commander]] [[Sorenson]], commander of [[Sorensen's Strikers]] & Able Company (mentioned)
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* [[Marva Talbot]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]] of 2nd Company, piloting a ''[[Griffin]]''
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* Planetary Director [[Tindale]] of [[Wallis]]
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* [[Troy Truman|Troy "Too True" Truman]] of the [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]]' specialized lance, piloting a DV-7D ''[[Dervish]]''
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* [[Walters]] of [[Ronin Incorporated]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Chuck Winthrop]], commander of the [[Wallis Planetary Militia]]
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==Featured Places==
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* [[Acamar]] (mentioned)
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* [[El Giza]] (mentioned)
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* [[Ludwigshafen]] (mentioned)
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* [[Mosiro]] (mentioned)
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* [[Negushevo]] (mentioned)
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* [[Outreach]] (mentioned)
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* [[Son Hoa]] (mentioned)
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* [[Wallis]]
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==Featured Units==
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* [[1st Regulan Hussars]] (mentioned)
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* [[1st Rim Commonality Guard|Chaos Irregulars]]
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* [[8th Orloff Grenadiers]] (mentioned)
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* [[Olson's Rangers]] (mentioned)
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* [[Peregrine's Hussars]] (mentioned)
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* [[Smithson's Chinese Bandits]] (mentioned)
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* [[Sorensen's Strikers]] (mentioned)
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* [[Wallis Planetary Militia]]
  
 
==Featured BattleTech==
 
==Featured BattleTech==
 
===BattleMechs===
 
===BattleMechs===
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*''[[Assassin]]''
 
*''[[Assassin]]''
 
*''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]''
 
*''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]''
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*''[[Chameleon]]''
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* CLN-7V ''[[Chameleon]]''
 
*''[[Dervish]]''
 
*''[[Dervish]]''
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*''[[Emperor]]''
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* EMP-6A ''[[Emperor]]''
 
*''[[Firestarter]]''
 
*''[[Firestarter]]''
 
*''[[Grasshopper]]''
 
*''[[Grasshopper]]''
 
*''[[Griffin]]''
 
*''[[Griffin]]''
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*''[[Highlander]]''
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* HER-5S ''[[Hermes II]]''
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*''[[Hollander]]''
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* HGN-732 ''[[Highlander]]''
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*''[[Hollander]]'' (mentioned)
 
*''[[Hunchback]]''
 
*''[[Hunchback]]''
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*''[[Huron Warrior]]''
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* [[Huron Warrior|HUR-WO-R4O ''Huron Warrior'']]
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*''[[Marauder]]''
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*''[[Marauder]]''  
 
*''[[Mongoose]]''
 
*''[[Mongoose]]''
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*''[[Panther]]''
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* PNT-10K ''[[Panther]]''
 
*''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
 
*''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
 
*''[[Spector]]''
 
*''[[Spector]]''
 
*''[[Warhammer]]''
 
*''[[Warhammer]]''
 
*''[[Whitworth]]''
 
*''[[Whitworth]]''
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===Small Craft===
 
===Small Craft===
 
* ''[[Lyonesse]]''
 
* ''[[Lyonesse]]''
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===Other===
 
===Other===
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* [[Bulldog]]
 
*[[Packrat]]
 
*[[Packrat]]
 
*[[Mechbuster]] conventional fighter
 
*[[Mechbuster]] conventional fighter
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[[Category:BattleCorps publications]]
 
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]]
 
[[Category:Short Stories]]
 
[[Category:Short Stories]]
 
[[Category:Works by Kevin Killiany]]
 
[[Category:Works by Kevin Killiany]]

Latest revision as of 06:45, 27 December 2023

Determination at Wallis
Product information
Type Short story
Author Kevin Killiany
Pages 52
Publication information
Publisher BattleCorps
First published 21 March 2005
Content
Era Civil War era
Timeline 11 February—1 March 3067
Series Chaos Irregulars stories
Preceded by Crossroads at Outreach
Followed by 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.

Teaser text[edit]

“ From Outreach, the Chaos Irregulars shipped to their next assignment filled with cautious optimism for what the future would bring. But fate is rarely kind in the mercenary trade. Kevin Killiany has returned with the next chapter in their ongoing saga, and a question for where they will go next. ”

Plot summary[edit]

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 Warhammers 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).

Ronin Inc. gives the Irregulars a bonus and a glowing recommendation in exchange for keeping their secret, and the Irregulars get to discuss new job offers. However, Captain Jacoam remains dispossessed for the time being following the loss of his Grasshopper.

Featured characters[edit]

Featured Places[edit]

Featured Units[edit]

Featured BattleTech[edit]

BattleMechs[edit]

Small Craft[edit]

Other[edit]

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