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You assume that would be allowed both by the memorandum of understanding that allow ComStar to operate in the DC and CC (and the other states), that one or more rulers wouldn't use this as an excuse to move against ComStar for interfering in their domestic affairs (which in arguably IS from that...

To piggyback on this, from what I read IRL North Korea's domestically produced TVs and radios* require a soldering iron and some practical knowledge of electronic design/electrical engineering to pick up anything BUT the official state media channels (like say South Korean radio and TV one...

Actually she was still in the Tharkad system boosting outbound to the jump point. So this was no different than someone on the International Space Station speaking to ground control (she was using basically Zoom/TikTok from someplace around Earth lunar to Mars orbit distances, and lunar was...

If you like Space mentions in Battletech, I can also recommend Heir to the Bruce Quest on Spacebattles. The quest protagonist winds up as an ASF pilot, so there's a LOT of space action there. (Although as Speaker said, LAMs are very niche there too).

Yeah, for example, Weber knows at 'some point' some faction called 'The Clans' invade the Inner Sphere from outside and wreak havoc. He doesn't know when, where, or who they are past that. One reason that he's keeping mum about being a SI to Julia is that he has zero info that can be verified...

Guys, this is getting to be a bit of a derail, the more so since the Successor States already have known that ComStar has it's own agenda that is not the same as theirs. See what happened at the start of the Second Succession War. (Plus Comstar has done the Steiners and Kuritas dirty in canon)...

Also half the fun for this was writing how ROM looks at the new Thud and jumps to the totally incorrect conclusion (that it was going to have Artemis) using flawed logic.

**Shrugs** Call it what you will, it's the materials used for 'Mech construction. Thank you, thank you. Thanks, Speaker knows about it and will threadmark after he reads. Hey, that's how the Lyran nobility rolls. And julia is part and parcel of them. Good catch, fixed it!

Author’s Note: This is some ‘behind the scenes backfill’ about things going on that will eventually be shown in the main storyline. They take place after Alistair has become a Duke but before he makes his escape from the frozen viper pit of Tharkad politics. A Matter of Proper Reward for...

Fedcom Alliance hasn;t happened yet, my man. Not for six more years IOTL.

Also the SW-era Flashman is 4/6, NOT 5/8. They had to downtech by dropping the 375XL for a 300 SFE (and also it has heating issues with only 23 SHS for all the lasers). It's solid, yes, but the Lyrans have plenty of other solid 4/6 designs in production to compete in that role (Battlemaster...

It should be pointed out that the Stingray is produced in the FWL. Which is a very hot shooting war with the Lyrans right now....

Yeah, also Eisensturm-level armor (granted the Eis has the firepower edge, but then 95 ton Level 2 optimized death machine built around twin Gauss rifles/Large lasers). I'd match it up against some Clanner Omnifighter designs as a cointoss. 28 damage on demand is no joke in Level 1 meta. Sadly...

Yeah, it's a nasty NASTY beast now. The only way to overheat it is with full front and aft alphas or engine crits, and it's got the most armor of anything not named Eisensturm or Hyaspedes. You could possibly even dropper chop with it (it's got more armor than a Stuka or Slayer and comparable...

Well, to be fair, the Steiners will probably bind Catachan to them dynastically via the mechanism of the next Duke/Duchess of Catachan being <Insert Kid Name> Weber-Steiner. That said, I'd expect that Julia might stipulate that her 5% voting share of CAC stock goes to the Archon or the like in...

Your Igor beta will activate the machine, Master! Nice to see that the planetary garrison's en-route. A regiment of heavy tanks and another of mechanized infantry will help Catachan a lot, especially since the local wildlife can handle perimeter security. Yeah, applied right, armor will be...

I parsed over the specific words, but he did say some fairly nasty things to Julia during their argument in Reward VI when he started venting all over her. I was mainly more implying than anything else, and it might come up when Speaker writes his apology.

Very much so and Julia's a reasonably nice girl who is from an upper-class background. While she can curse, it's more the standard stuff (f-bomb, s-word, questioning the targets intelligence or parentage) than anything really inventive or vulgar. Yes, and this is also showing the two of them...

I've been waiting for this one. Great stuff as always Speaker, now my spaghetti observations and commentary. Yeah so at least one potentially hostile faction knows about Catachan. Fun times ahead! To be fair, he's not alone in the pissies. Julia's first thoughts on seeing the reality of...

A Matter of Proper Reward for Services Rendered VI (A Welcome to the Jungle canon sidestory) En Route to Jump Point, Tharkad System, District of Donegal, Protectorate of Donegal, Lyran Commonwealth March 17th, 3016 Julia Steiner leaned back in her chair and rubbed her eyes. Fortunately, the...