Dateline: Tikonov, Tikonov Commonality, October 18, 3028 Night Fighting near Tikograd. The planet of Tikoinov, capitol world of the Tikonov Commonality, has seen some dramatic fighting of late. The gallant defense of the city of Tikograd, personally commanded by Commander of the Capellan Military Forces Col Pavel Ridzik, made the 7th and 8th Crucis Lancers pay dearly for each district and city block conquered. Yet conquer they did. Col Ridzik refused to be taken prisoner, fighting his way through a company of 6th Lancer 'Mechs to his DropShip. As the DropShip lifted off, all fighters in pursuit, a storm blew up. The ship lost itself in the clouds. Ridzik made rendezvous with a JumpShip hidden near the planet and escaped to the Elgin system. Today the last pocket of resistance collapsed, with the surrender of the city of Ulan. The AFFS now holds all of Tikonov's cities. The planet must be conceded to the Federated Suns. BattleTechnology News Service New `Mech Design Begins Testing Jamie Wolf A Terrorist? Mandrinn of Capella to Earn Spiritual Grace Wolf Returns to Dragoons Tikonov Falls Death's Shadows Renews Steiner Contract Kuo Company: The Saga Ends Free Worlds at War With Own Ally? The Sleeping Dragon Awakes Back to BattleTechnology 7 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