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| name = Filthy Plight<br />
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| author = [[Geoff Swift]]<br />
| pub_date = 1 April 2016<br />
| product = [[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]<br />
| type = Short story<br />
| publisher = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]<br />
| illustrations = <br />
| pages = 5<br />
| era = [[Succession Wars era]]<br />
| startdate = 31 December [[3049]]<br />
| enddate = 1 January [[3050]] {{ref label|timeline|see notes}}<br />
| series = <br />
| precededby = <br />
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'''''Filthy Plight''''' is a short story by [[Geoff Swift]] that was first published as introductory fiction for ''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]''.<br />
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== Plot Summary ==<br />
{{No plot}}<br />
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== Featured Characters ==<br />
* Colonel [[Karl Timson]], commander of [[Filthy Lucre|The Filthy Lucre]]<br />
* Major [[Myron Carpathia]], commander of Second Battalion of The Filthy Lucre<br />
* Kommandant [[Mandingo Gluck]], highest ranking [[Dixie Tamarind March Militia|Dixie TMM]] officer in New Wichita<br />
* Hauptmann-General [[Miguel James]], commander of Dixie TMM (mentioned) <br />
* Leutnant-General [[Jean Andrews]], executive officer of Dixie TMM (mentioned)<br />
* Deeley, contract negotiator of The Filthy Lucre<br />
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== Featured Units ==<br />
* [[Filthy Lucre|The Filthy Lucre]]<br />
* [[Langendorf Lancers]]<br />
* [[Dixie Tamarind March Militia|Dixie TMM]]<br />
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== Featured Places ==<br />
* [[Dixie]]<br />
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== Featured BattleTech ==<br />
=== BattleMechs ===<br />
* ''[[Grasshopper]]''<br />
* ''[[Marauder]]''<br />
* ''[[Warhammer]]'' <br />
=== DropShips ===<br />
* ''[[Overlord (DropShip class)|Overlord]]''-class [[BattleMech|'Mech]] carrier [[DropShip]] (mentioned)<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
* {{note|timeline}} The short story does not include any details on the date of the plot. However, this information can be found in "Force Brief: The Filthy Lucre" of the same sourcebook.<ref name=CMMp38>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 38</ref> <br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Short Stories]]<br />
[[Category:Works by Geoff Swift]]</div>
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