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| profession          = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]<br>Clerk-Typist<ref name=MIc12>''Malicious Intent'', ch. 12</ref>
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Leftenant '''Andy Bick''' was the commander of Bick's Lance, Second Company, First Battalion of the [[Tenth Skye Rangers]] as of [[3058]].<ref name=BC-45/>

==History==
Before entering MechWarrior training, Bick had experience as a clerk-typist. This role included sufficient experience with computers, enabling him to be able to hack into secure systems.<ref name=MIc12/>

As of 3058, Bick's nose and prominent adam's apple were reputed to be the skinny red haired young man's most noticeable features.<ref name=MIc12/><ref name=MIc34>''Malicious Intent'', ch. 34</ref>

===Battle of Coventry===
Bick fought in the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Battle of Coventry]] against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] as part of the [[Coventry Expeditionary Force]] (CEF).<ref name=BC-44>''The Battle of Coventry'', p. 44</ref> 

He had received a field promotion to [[corporal]] from [[Hauptmann (rank)|Hauptmann]] [[Tony Wells]] shortly before January 3058 and the start of the invasion, due to the lack of officers in his unit, and his administrative experience.<ref name=MIc12/> Once his company came under the command of Hauptmann [[Caradoc Trevena]] in January 3058, he was ordered to hack into the local Lyran quartermaster's system, using his prior experience as a clerk-typist, in an attempt to redirect supplies to Trevena's [[company]].

On 21 April 3058, now in command of his own [[lance]] and promoted to Leftenant, Bick helped fight a rear-guard action against Falcon forces, in an attempt to aid the retreat of the [[Waco Rangers]] and the [[Crazy Eights]], who had suffered heavy casualties after being ambushed in the Dales Highlands on [[Coventry]] during an attempted flanking maneuver.<ref name=BC-44></ref> Bick had previously asked Hauptmann Trevena for their unit to advance to assist the Rangers and Crazy Eights, but was ordered to wait in a defensive position until the mercenaries retreated back towards them.<ref name=MIc32>''Malicious Intent'', ch. 32</ref>

Bick survived this battle, still being in his position in mid-June 3058.<ref name=MIc40>''Malicious Intent'', ch. 40</ref>

==BattleMech==
Andy Bick was known to pilot a [[Blackjack (BattleMech)|BJ-2 ''Blackjack'']] [[BattleMech]].<ref name=BC-45/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[The Battle of Coventry (scenario pack)|The Battle of Coventry]]''
* ''[[Malicious Intent]]'' (novel)

[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Bick, Andy]]