Incoming!

BattleTechnology News From the Front

by Hilary Ayer

Scene: The Defence Coordination Center, Luthlen

Gunji-no Kanre/Theodore Kurlta, hisson Hohiro, Hohiro's aide Shin Yoclaa, and Narimasa Asano, leader of the elite Genyosha, are present. Yodama is a a communications console.

One of the ComTechs calls "I have multiple JumpShip contacts In-system, within the orbit of our farthest moon!"

Another Tech cries out, "Confirmed! Fighters scrambling on the Orlental's moon base! Expect visual confirmation in two-zero mlnutes!"

"I have deployment! Multiple DropShips with fighter screens!"

Yodama begins working at his controls. A three dimensional hologram of Luthien and Its system materializes above the briefing table. The JumpShips are shown at a pirate JumpPoint. As the focus narrows In on the DropShips and their escort, you hear Yodama's voice explaining that this is Inner Sphere equipment, not Clans.

A Tech breaks In, estimating eleven hours to landing.

Asano Identifies the ship classes, Union and Overlord primarily. "Perhaps as many as seven regimental combat teams!"

"Unconfirmed correlations with ships we know!" says Yodama. "Shall I put them on screen?"

As the ship IDs with their high-percentage probabilities pop onscreen, they are read aloud with shock. 'Fitzlyon, Chieftan, Lugh, Mannan Mac Ur? These are the ships of the Kell Hounds and Wolf's Dragoons."

Suddenly on the hold appears the face of Colonel Jaime Wolf. "Konbanwa, Kurita Theodore-sama! We request permission to land. Hanse Davion sent us a report that you would soon have a fight on your hands. How could we let you keep all the fun for yourself?"

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