Winning the Battle, Losing the War

Winning the Battle, Losing the War
Short story by Jason DeSouza
Publication
Published	14 March 2023
Published in	Shrapnel Issue 12
Publisher	Catalyst Game Labs
Chronology
Era	Dark Age era
Timeline	30 May 3143

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Winning the Battle, Losing the War is a short story by Jason DeSouza that was published in the twelfth issue of Shrapnel.

Plot Summary

Lieutenant Maeve Geans an officer of the Magistracy Armed Forces prepares herself for a mission. Her unit is part of a raid on the Marian Hegemony world of Pompey III. She informs her recon lance and they moved. Eventually, they had to get into a city, were they found Marian opposition. Her unit secured the way for the main body, but quickly they found heavy opposition, but quickly began suffering losses. Even Maeve's 'Mech was downed, and she barely had time to get out before being crushed. She reunites with another member of her lance and they hid, awaiting for rescue. Soon after, both have been rescued and were on their DropShip. Maeve's colonel congratulates her for having saved all her lance's members, but she was devastated for the losses, especially for her family 'Mech. The colonel tells her that they may recover it someday, and Maeve swears to retake her 'Mech one day.

Featured Characters

• Maeve Geans
• Lyra Hopkins
• Hideo Tomoko
• Kelder

Featured Places

• Pompey III

Featured BattleTech

BattleMechs

• Anubis
• Awesome
• Highlander
• Raven
• Phoenix Hawk