Fighting Withdrawal
Fighting Withdrawal | |
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| Short story by Steven Mohan Jr. | |
| Publication | |
| Published | 2006 |
| Published in | Total Warfare |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| Pages | 4 |
| Chronology | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | 24 April 3039 |
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Fighting Withdrawal is a short story by Steven Mohan Jr. that was published in Total Warfare.
Plot Summary
Tai-sa Esau Olivares finds his Eleventh Legion of Vega overwhelmed on Alrakis. With the enemy in control of the planetary HPG, he cannot request permission to honorably retreat. Even knowing that unauthorized off-world retreats are traditionally punished with mass executions (of the commander, their staff, and a third of the unit's soldiers), he decides to conduct a fighting withdrawal regardless, preserving at least some of his forces.
Once back off-world aboard the unit's flagship, Olivares prepares to commit seppuku. To preserve his unit, he writes a suicide note falsely claiming that he told his officers that permission to withdraw had been granted, and he prepares to die. Sho-sa Leonardo Nicosia interrupts with a message: the Federated Commonwealth was conducting a large-scale assault on the Draconis Combine. Feeling that his presence is still needed, Olivares burns the note and decides to keep fighting.
Featured Characters
- Esau Olivares
- Leonardo Nicosia
- Lukin
- Theodore Kurita (mentioned)
Featured Units
Featured Places
- Alrakis
- Alnasi (mentioned)
- Kessel (mentioned)
- Vega (mentioned)
- Athenry (mentioned)
- New Mendham (mentioned)
- An Ting (mentioned)
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
- Dragon
- Locust
- Phoenix Hawk
- Victor
- Zeus
- Crusader
- Grasshopper
- Quickdraw
- Trebuchet
- Marauder
- Warhammer
- Awesome
- Stinger
- Stalker
Vehicles
Aerospace Fighters
DropShips
- Leopard-class 'Mech carrier DropShip, Snow Crane
- Fortress-class assault DropShip, Astringent Beauty
- Union-class 'Mech carrier DropShip