Opening Shots

Galahad '28 Plans Announced

by William H. Keith, jr.

Dateline: New Avalon

An official spokesman for Prince Hanse Davion, ruler of the Federated Suns, formally announced plans for this year's wargame exercises. The controversial military exercises, code named "Galahad," have been held each year since 3026.

"Galahad is intended to demonstrate our preparedness and our strength of purpose," said Colonel William Moore of Davion's Public Information Office. "Critics insist the maneuvers are inflammatory, stirring up raids and intel-gathering probes. We insist they make the opposition think twice about launching a major campaign."

Reports of major troop and BattleMech movements along the frontier with the Capellan Confederation brought an angry response from House Liao officials. "Davion is shifting everything he has to our borders," Major Xiang Tse-Sung of the Sian Information Services reported. "He will find he cannot intimidate the free peoples of the Confederation with bluffs, threats, and military parades."

BattleTechnology News Service

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