BattleTech: Targets Up (A Short Story), by John-David Karnitz

A TARGET-RICH ENVIRONMENT... During a Free Worlds League incursion into the Capellan Confederation in 3015, the Twenty-First Centauri Lancers need to know who they’re up against before they can plan a major offensive. The Lancers’ secret weapon, Sergeant Stan Finch’s blazingly fast J. Edgar hovertank platoon, is more than up to the task. But after a string of casualties during operations on earlier worlds in the campaign, Finch’s unit is short two hovertanks, and the remaining ones might not be enough to gain vital intel the Lancers need to survive the coming battle… Note: This free short story download is available between August 1–31, 2026, and contains an ebook file compatible with most ereaders, including Kindle.