Battletech: Technical Readout: IrregularsThe lions are those who managed to take the grid down, while the jackals are feeding on the resulting confusion. Fall of 3134. After decades of peace and prosperity, interstellar communications broke down two years ago, and conflict is sweeping through the Republic of the Sphere. As ancient hatreds and rivalries rear their ugly heads, people who have only known war through history books are suddenly thrust into the dark maelstrom of combat. Splinter