And now a request from a subscriber, James Ripley. Well here it is  James. Better late than never!  Welcome back everyone to Episode 8.  Todays story is written by David  Smith from the amazing Shrapnel Magazine #3.   

The date is the 9th November 2790 and The Draconis Combine pay a visit  to the Federated Suns planet of Nouveau Toulouse, in force. We follow  Doc Ben’s Scorpions while they try to stem the red tide before it sweeps  over the capital city of New Light.     

If you haven’t heard of Shrapnel Magazine or haven’t read it yet, get on  it. It’S A magazine dedicated to BattleTech short stories and they are  great! Remember if you love BattleTech please support the publishers,  artists and creators by buying official products from here.   https://bg.battletech.com/shrapnel/ https://www.amazon.com  

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The year is 3063. The FedCom Civil War had begun. The fight extends  through the Federated space. Brother against sister, families divided...  on the planet Kaumberg, the local nobility was divided between both  sides. Kirkpatrick's Pack, a mercenary unit on planet is charged with  keeping the peace. But can they?

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Dara's one of the little people. She counts herself as more fortunate  than many. We take to the back alleys of Solaris VII for a glimpse of  cleaning up on the shadier side.

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It's 3133 and The Republic Of The Sphere is in turmoil. Follow Colonel  Vidar as he attempts to restore order to his fractured command.  

The book and expansion can be purchased here : https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/97744/BattleTech-Dark-Age-Turning-Points-Vega

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The weeks story is from the Battletech Historical Turning Points -  Mallory's World. 

We find House Davion taking on the Combine for the  planet, fighting to the bitter end. 

The book can be downloaded for free here https://bg.battletech.com/wp-content/uploads/10%20Previews/CAT35TP007_HTP%20Mallorys%20World_Preview.pdf?x64300  

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The third episode from BattleTech, is about MechWarrior Sergeant Odin Sigurd, and  his personal Raven BattleMech Huginn. Fighting for the Free Rasalhague Republic Huginn plays a decisive role.  

Just a short one this week, without SFX as I wanted a more natural tone  to this one. Hope you enjoy!  The original text can be read here:  https://web.archive.org/web/20190513123127/https:/mwomercs.com/forums/topic/154610-%E2%80%9Chuginn%E2%80%9D-raven-hero-mech-now-available/

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Another BattleTech story, this time from the Operation Turning Points:  Falcon Incursion book. 

This was my second audio narration, so is still rough around the edges! Hopefully it is still enjoyable to the ear worms though!

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Hi, I'm Shrapnel and welcome to Battletopia Stories, home to the stories and history of your favourite gaming universes. This season is all about BattleTech, a game of armoured combat. Thats right its giant stompy robot time! 

This was my first ever punt at a audio narration, using Audition, sound mixing the whole thing. So its far from perfect but I'm pretty proud of it! Hope you enjoy it too.

A Short story from ERA Digest: Age of War, which can be found here for free 

https://bg.battletech.com/wp-content/uploads/10%20Previews/CAT35ED002%20Era%20Digest%20Age%20of%20War_Preview.pdf?x64300  

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Hello mechjocks, shrapnel here. Yes it’s me, please do excuse the voice. Like the world of Brinton I’ve got the scourge plague, probably the Capellans..again, and lost my voice. It’s very slowly coming back but it’s going to take a few weeks according to the docs.

Anyway, it has been 20 days, 36 stories, a new podcast, and many  sleepless nights but it’s been a blast!   Whilst losing the voice is a blow we are so close to the end of  Tukkayid, I couldn’t leave it there my dear friends. So I have drafted  (somewhat under duress) some cover. Everyone please meet your  replacement narrator Shrapnellena.

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20th May  

Clan Wolf had enough mobility to work around the ComStar positions in  the Porozistu Mountains, they chose to engage Precentor Stinson’s 11th  Com Guards directly, eventually breaking off a series of small  skirmishes to gather for a coordinated attack. Beta Galaxy inflicted  heavy damage on the 11th, even though Khan Garth Radick was killed at  the peak of the battle, but the war ended before the Com Guards 13th  could join the fray.   Despite the short-lived blow to the Wolf Clan’s moral inflicted by the  Khan Raddick’s death, the Com Guards could not unseat the Wolves from  either Brzo or Skupo. Striking at Clan Wolf supply lines proved  fruitless, because Khan Kerensky heavily reinforced these vital points.  Her knowledge of Inner Sphere tactics gave Clan Wolf it successes.

After 21 days of fighting the Ilkhan of the Clans conceded victory to  the Comstar. Only Clan Wolf successfully gained control of both its  target cities. Clan Ghost Bear held Spanac but failed to take Luk. Based  on its surviving forces Clan Jade Falcon achieved a draw.  Both sides suffered staggering losses. It soon became apparent that  Tukayyid represented much more than the largest military battle in three  centuries. The Com Guards ended the conflict with nearly 40% dead and  more than that number injured. Clan Smoke Jaguar suffered the highest  losses with 32% dead, while Clan Wolf lost only 20% percent of its  forces on Tukayyid.  Both the clans and the Inner Sphere sacrificed too many men and women  for either side to claim a true victory, but this battle represented on  of the Inner Sphere’s finest hours. ComStar willingly bloodied the soil  of Tukayyid to stand between Terra and the Clan’s tyranny for the next decade and a half.  

19th May  Precentor, the prisoner has been processed as instructed and proved to be susceptible to interrogation. The prisoner is unharmed and will be  sent to holding for return to her Clan on the next available transport.  

The ambush in the Devil’s Bath on the 6th was more successful than  initially thought with the loss of most of a Super Nova in the first wave (see attached output file). These may make for suitable salvage when, Blake be willing, we prevail over the barbarians. 

Sources

Battletech 1685 : Tukayyid – Not Available to buy anymore, downloadable with searching

Battletech Sarna Wiki (The Best Damn Wiki ~ https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Main_Page

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