Parting Gifts

Parting Gifts
Short story by Joshua C. Perian
Publication
Published	4 May 2013
Published in	Historical Turning Points: New Dallas
Publisher	Catalyst Game Labs
Pages	1
Chronology
Era	Succession Wars era
Timeline	22 March 2787

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Parting Gifts is a short story by Joshua C. Perian that was published as introductory fiction for Historical Turning Points: New Dallas.

Plot Summary

The story is set on New Dallas in March 2787, during the First Succession War, and depicts the failed attempts of the New Dallas Militia under Captain Paul Holekamp to protect their homeworld from an invading force of the Free Worlds League, which has already deployed nuclear weapons against major population centers.

Featured Characters

• Captain Paul Holekamp
• Lieutenant Warren
• General Aleksandr Kerensky (mentioned)

Featured Units

• New Dallas Militia
• Third Atrean Dragoons

Featured Places

• New Dallas

Featured BattleTech

BattleMechs

• Crusader
• Exterminator
• Black Knight
• Thug
• RFL-2N Rifleman
• Wolverine
• Griffin
• Archer

Notes

• Captain Paul Holekamp might be identical to Captain "Phillip Holekamp" who is described in the commanders section of Historical Turning Points: New Dallas in more detail and shows several similarities.