The Adventures of Whirlwind
Warfare in the Thirtieth Century
Episode 1
The Ambush
Prologue
In the thirtieth century war is fought on many levels, but on the battlefields it is dominated by powerful machines, the most formidable of which are the Bipedal Armored Robots (BARs). These huge machines, ranging in size from 20 to 100 tons rule the battlefield. Capable of moving at speeds of up to eighty miles per hour and traversing almost any terrain they are terrible to behold. Although capable of being operated automatically, experience has shown that they are best handled by highly trained human pilots. This is the story of one of those pilots, Aello, known to legend as Whirlwind.