Contents: Avatar or Madwoman? An Interview with Romano Liao, Chancellor of House Liao News from the Front: A Deth in the Kell Hounds State of the Inner Sphere Report Lightning War, a Cobalt Coil Story BattleTechnology News Service In The News: St Ives: The Tiny Giant Hiring Hall: Khorsakov's Cossacks BattleTac - Combat Arms: Mortars in BattleTech MechTac -Star League Technology Reviewed MechTac - Star System Ratings: A New Look at an Old CEF BattleMechanics - Technical Readout: Brawler BattleMech BattleMechanics - Technical Readout: Guardian BattleMech ComStar Census Results BattleTech Scenario: Cossack Raid BattleTech Scenario: NAIS Training Scenario MechWarrior Scenario: A Lust for Lostech