Dateline: Misery Reports just received from a BattleTechnology correspondent on Misery indicate that sharp fighting has broken out between elements of House Kurita regular forces and the famous mercenary regiment known as Wolf's Dragoons. These reports appear to confirm reports received in April (see: BattleTechnology News Service, Issue 0202) of fighting between Draconis forces and Wolf's Dragoons on both Misery and Capra. Widow on Misery: BattleMechs of the Command Lance, Black Widow Company, Wolf's Dragoons, photographed during training exercises on Misery before the April 1 expiration of their contract to House Kurita. The Marauder (right) is believed to be piloted by Colin Maclaren. The Warhammer (left) is almost certainly the 'Mech belonging to Captain Natasha Kerensky, the notorious "Black Widow." As this issue of BattleTechnology went to press, few additional details were available. Sources on Misery who agreed to speak only on condition of anonymity reported that at least five House Kurita regiments were involved in an attempt to trap Wolf's Dragoons on that world on the Kurita-Davion border. These sources report both heavy fighting on Misery, and extremely heavy casualties among several Kurita units. Unconfirmed reports of atrocities committed by Wolf's Dragoons have been widely circulated in recent weeks, and there is speculation that these atrocities have led to the open break between the mercenaries and House Kurita. Independent observers have suggested that large-scale Kurita troop movements along the border in recent weeks were in fact aimed at neutralizing the mercenary forces. Wolf's Dragoons, under the command of Colonel Jaime Wolf, have been under contract to House Kurita for several years and have won considerable notoriety as a crack mercenary unit in combat against Davion forces along the frontier. It is known that that contract was due to expire on 1 April 3028. Attempts to reach members of Wolf's Dragoons for comment proved impossible. BattleTechnology News Service Liao Weapons Maker Reveals System Problem Lyran Galahad Underway Wedding Preparations on Earth Friction Along the Kurita Frontier First Crucis Lancers Arrive on Mira for Celebrations Wolf's Dragoons Battle Draconis Regulars Candid Camera Captures Cataphract Special Combat Correspondent Killed Back to BattleTechnology 5 Table of Contents Back to BattleTechnology List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1988 by Pacific Rim Publishing. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com