THE DAY THE STAR LEAGUE DIEDShrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine brings you more BattleMech action from the war-torn 31st century and beyond! Celebrate Star League Day with tales of a long-abandoned ’Mech rediscovered and pressed into service, a quest for vengeance in enemy territory, the resurgence of old ghosts, and the threat of bitter betrayal in the face of long odds. Charge headlong into technical readouts, assassin conspiracies, in-depth equip...

TRADITIONS RUN DEEP…Most mercenary units fly flags on two flagpoles at their headquarters: one with their unit’s flag, and other bearing the flag of their current employer. However, the Third Regimental Combat Team—a.k.a. the Eridani Light Horse—leaves one flagpole bare, as a reminder of the death of the Star League, and the other pole flies the Light Horse’s unit and regimental flags at half-mast.What triumphs and tragedies shaped the Eridani Light Horse a...

TRADITIONS RUN DEEP…Other mercenary units fly flags at two flagpoles at their headquarters, one with their unit’s flag, and other bearing the flag of their current employer. However, the Third Regimental Combat Team—a.k.a. the Eridani Light Horse—leaves one flagpole bare, as a reminder of the death of the Star League, and the other pole flies the Light Horse’s unit and regimental flags at half-mast.What triumphs and tragedies shaped the Eridani Light Horse ...

SPECIALIZING IN JOBS NO ONE ELSE WOULD TAKE…In a universe filled with mercenary units both large and small, the Silent Reapers are a black ops merc command that takes on jobs regular mercenaries are not equipped to do, and executes them with skill, daring, and the tactical use of powered armor.Their latest offer from Lyran intelligence takes them to Skye. Norn operatives have gone missing across several planets and with the Commonwealth stretched thin acros...

FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE!Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine surges onward, waging wars that will decide the fate of the BattleMech-dominated future of the 31st century and beyond! Follow a quest for quick cash that yields unusual Star League relics. Commiserate with an aging MechWarrior convinced he is cursed with the devil’s luck—which is about to run out. Listen to the tale of how mercenary commander Ace Darwin obtained his iconic ’M...