Sam Burling
@wolfpacfive.bsky.social
Battletech enthusiast, biathlon and soccer fan, veteran, runner, views expressed are my own. Proud father to an Angel Baby and a Rainbow Daughter.
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A look at the SKW-4G variant of the Shockwave for patrons #BattleTech
’Mech Manual: Shockwave SKW-4G
The SKW-4G was the first variant for the Shockwave SKW-2F. Earthwerks-FWL introduced it just one year after the initial production model, but its adoption was slow due to the experimental laser technology that it used. Despite the slower initial adoption, the SKW-4G has proliferated to just as many militaries as the SKW-2F. If you're at the Supporter tier on Patreon, you can read about the Shockwave SKW-4G here:
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December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A look at the SKW-4G variant of the Shockwave for patrons #BattleTech
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It's out! Battletech Shrapnel #23 is here and it's packed with some fantastic stories. My short 'Heirloom' is in this one and I'm proper happy about it!
I'm already thinking about the next one. How awesome it is to be part of this and appear alongside such talented authors.
I'm already thinking about the next one. How awesome it is to be part of this and appear alongside such talented authors.
December 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
It's out! Battletech Shrapnel #23 is here and it's packed with some fantastic stories. My short 'Heirloom' is in this one and I'm proper happy about it!
I'm already thinking about the next one. How awesome it is to be part of this and appear alongside such talented authors.
I'm already thinking about the next one. How awesome it is to be part of this and appear alongside such talented authors.
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Here's the Mauler as it appeared in Nagelring military academy simulations from the Battletech animated series! #nerdlings #paintingminiatures #battletech
December 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Here's the Mauler as it appeared in Nagelring military academy simulations from the Battletech animated series! #nerdlings #paintingminiatures #battletech
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Scouring Sands Jade Falcon ready for more Aces. #battletech #mechwarrior #wargaming #miniaturepainting
December 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Scouring Sands Jade Falcon ready for more Aces. #battletech #mechwarrior #wargaming #miniaturepainting
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Notably, the buy ideas have had moderate volatility -- not just chasing risk. The Avoid ideas have been riskier.
Fair warning, this has been a particularly good 3-year period and won't always be like this, but good to see real-time performance.
More here:
www.millstreetresearch.com/products-ser...
Fair warning, this has been a particularly good 3-year period and won't always be like this, but good to see real-time performance.
More here:
www.millstreetresearch.com/products-ser...
Retail The Weekly Roundup - Mill Street Research
The Weekly Roundup Mill Street Research also provides The Weekly Roundup as an offering for retail clients, a separate product from our institutional service. The Weekly Roundup is published weekly an...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Notably, the buy ideas have had moderate volatility -- not just chasing risk. The Avoid ideas have been riskier.
Fair warning, this has been a particularly good 3-year period and won't always be like this, but good to see real-time performance.
More here:
www.millstreetresearch.com/products-ser...
Fair warning, this has been a particularly good 3-year period and won't always be like this, but good to see real-time performance.
More here:
www.millstreetresearch.com/products-ser...
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Mill Street started publishing the Weekly Roundup report in January 2023. It includes a list of 20 high-ranked stocks from the Russell 1000 as buy ideas and 20 low-ranked stocks as avoid ideas.
We periodically get questions about how those stock ideas would have theoretically performed:
We periodically get questions about how those stock ideas would have theoretically performed:
December 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Mill Street started publishing the Weekly Roundup report in January 2023. It includes a list of 20 high-ranked stocks from the Russell 1000 as buy ideas and 20 low-ranked stocks as avoid ideas.
We periodically get questions about how those stock ideas would have theoretically performed:
We periodically get questions about how those stock ideas would have theoretically performed:
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Started the #Battletech Aces campaign yesterday. What a fun time! Created 4 of the special pilots and it really makes you care about everything even more. Love how easy Alpha Strike makes combined arms.
Don't have my Jade Falcons fully painted yet, so had to play with only base coat.
Don't have my Jade Falcons fully painted yet, so had to play with only base coat.
December 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Started the #Battletech Aces campaign yesterday. What a fun time! Created 4 of the special pilots and it really makes you care about everything even more. Love how easy Alpha Strike makes combined arms.
Don't have my Jade Falcons fully painted yet, so had to play with only base coat.
Don't have my Jade Falcons fully painted yet, so had to play with only base coat.
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Time for another Black Knight pack teaser. I'm returning to form with a new coaster design. Prepare to sit in the dark with greasy hands while the same knight wins as last time you visited.
I have all the elements for the pack in hand. They'll go up for sale the same day as the video premier.
I have all the elements for the pack in hand. They'll go up for sale the same day as the video premier.
December 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Time for another Black Knight pack teaser. I'm returning to form with a new coaster design. Prepare to sit in the dark with greasy hands while the same knight wins as last time you visited.
I have all the elements for the pack in hand. They'll go up for sale the same day as the video premier.
I have all the elements for the pack in hand. They'll go up for sale the same day as the video premier.
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Coming December 12th, check out the all-new releases of Turning Points: Oliver and Spotlight On: Jade Warriors!
#wargame #scenario #mecha #narrative #comingsoon
#wargame #scenario #mecha #narrative #comingsoon
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Coming December 12th, check out the all-new releases of Turning Points: Oliver and Spotlight On: Jade Warriors!
#wargame #scenario #mecha #narrative #comingsoon
#wargame #scenario #mecha #narrative #comingsoon
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A look at the Shockwave SKW-2F offered by Earthwerks-FWL starting in the 3080s. #BattleTech
’Mech Manual: Shockwave SKW-2F
The Shockwave SKW-2F entered production at Earthwerks-FWL in the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth just a couple of years after the end of the Word of Blake Jihad. While many of the Shockwaves produced bolstered the military of the newly independent Marik-Stewart Commonwealth, it was also offered on the open market in order to bolster the regional economy as militaries across the Inner Sphere rushed to rebuild after the destruction of the previous decade.
scottsgameroom.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A look at the Shockwave SKW-2F offered by Earthwerks-FWL starting in the 3080s. #BattleTech
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OUT NOW!
Get Tales of the Bounty Hunter, a #BattleTech #Anthology today!
Follow the dangerous and infamous Bounty Hunter throughout the battlefields of the Inner Sphere. No matter the target, the goal is always C-Bills when it comes to this mysterious figure.
bit.ly/BT-Tales-Boun...
Get Tales of the Bounty Hunter, a #BattleTech #Anthology today!
Follow the dangerous and infamous Bounty Hunter throughout the battlefields of the Inner Sphere. No matter the target, the goal is always C-Bills when it comes to this mysterious figure.
bit.ly/BT-Tales-Boun...
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
OUT NOW!
Get Tales of the Bounty Hunter, a #BattleTech #Anthology today!
Follow the dangerous and infamous Bounty Hunter throughout the battlefields of the Inner Sphere. No matter the target, the goal is always C-Bills when it comes to this mysterious figure.
bit.ly/BT-Tales-Boun...
Get Tales of the Bounty Hunter, a #BattleTech #Anthology today!
Follow the dangerous and infamous Bounty Hunter throughout the battlefields of the Inner Sphere. No matter the target, the goal is always C-Bills when it comes to this mysterious figure.
bit.ly/BT-Tales-Boun...
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I have received Battletech Aces Scouring Sands and now every project I had planned has been derailed.
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I have received Battletech Aces Scouring Sands and now every project I had planned has been derailed.
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Today I painted a Loki Mk II (Hel) Prime in the colors of the Clan Jade Falcon Epsilon Galaxy based on the 18th Falcon Regular from the ACES Scouring Sand Box.
#Battletech #miniturepainting
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#Battletech #miniturepainting
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December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Today I painted a Loki Mk II (Hel) Prime in the colors of the Clan Jade Falcon Epsilon Galaxy based on the 18th Falcon Regular from the ACES Scouring Sand Box.
#Battletech #miniturepainting
www.instagram.com/p/DSC_tPaDeTR
#Battletech #miniturepainting
www.instagram.com/p/DSC_tPaDeTR
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🇦🇹 Hochfilzen Preview is up! As always it contains:
- Weekly Schedule
- Course maps for each race
- Weather forecast (subject to change)
- News and Notes
- Top 5 finishers for the last 5 weeks in Hochfilzen
- Good memories of recent races!
#biathlon
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- Weekly Schedule
- Course maps for each race
- Weather forecast (subject to change)
- News and Notes
- Top 5 finishers for the last 5 weeks in Hochfilzen
- Good memories of recent races!
#biathlon
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2025-2026 Hochfilzen Preview
Dates: December 12th – December 14th, 2025 Schedule: – Friday December 12: Men’s 10km Sprint + Women’s 7.5km Sprint– Saturday December 13: Men’s 12.5km Pursuit + Women’…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🇦🇹 Hochfilzen Preview is up! As always it contains:
- Weekly Schedule
- Course maps for each race
- Weather forecast (subject to change)
- News and Notes
- Top 5 finishers for the last 5 weeks in Hochfilzen
- Good memories of recent races!
#biathlon
penaltyloop.com/2025/12/09/2...
- Weekly Schedule
- Course maps for each race
- Weather forecast (subject to change)
- News and Notes
- Top 5 finishers for the last 5 weeks in Hochfilzen
- Good memories of recent races!
#biathlon
penaltyloop.com/2025/12/09/2...
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Contrasting the original Summoner TRO art by Steve Venters with Alan Yeoh's Summoner modded into Mechwarrior 5 Clans really makes one appreciate the talent involved
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Contrasting the original Summoner TRO art by Steve Venters with Alan Yeoh's Summoner modded into Mechwarrior 5 Clans really makes one appreciate the talent involved
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Latest Order is In.
So, I've placed a couple of orders for decals with different vendors, and am always looking for a sale. My Fortress Miniatures and Games order arrived last night.
Hopefully I can finish up my first round of First Kathil Uhlans this weekend.
#battletech
#battletechgame
So, I've placed a couple of orders for decals with different vendors, and am always looking for a sale. My Fortress Miniatures and Games order arrived last night.
Hopefully I can finish up my first round of First Kathil Uhlans this weekend.
#battletech
#battletechgame
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Latest Order is In.
So, I've placed a couple of orders for decals with different vendors, and am always looking for a sale. My Fortress Miniatures and Games order arrived last night.
Hopefully I can finish up my first round of First Kathil Uhlans this weekend.
#battletech
#battletechgame
So, I've placed a couple of orders for decals with different vendors, and am always looking for a sale. My Fortress Miniatures and Games order arrived last night.
Hopefully I can finish up my first round of First Kathil Uhlans this weekend.
#battletech
#battletechgame
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Östersund Competition Recap is now up!
- Athletes of the week
- Young athletes of the week
- Overall updates
- A few fun things that happened
- Career bests achieved
#Biathlon
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- Athletes of the week
- Young athletes of the week
- Overall updates
- A few fun things that happened
- Career bests achieved
#Biathlon
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2025-2026 Östersund Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week NationMedalsNorway🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥉🥉France🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉🥉🥉Sweden🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉🥉Italy🥇🥈🥈Finland🥇🥈🥈Austria🥇Czechia🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the We…
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December 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Östersund Competition Recap is now up!
- Athletes of the week
- Young athletes of the week
- Overall updates
- A few fun things that happened
- Career bests achieved
#Biathlon
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- Athletes of the week
- Young athletes of the week
- Overall updates
- A few fun things that happened
- Career bests achieved
#Biathlon
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New Blog Post
www.millstreetresearch.com/divergence-i...
I highlight recent signs of a divergence between the Tech-related sectors in the S&P 500: Technology (ticker XLK) and Communication Services (XLC)
Earnings trends for XLC are weakening while XLK is holding strong.
www.millstreetresearch.com/divergence-i...
I highlight recent signs of a divergence between the Tech-related sectors in the S&P 500: Technology (ticker XLK) and Communication Services (XLC)
Earnings trends for XLC are weakening while XLK is holding strong.
Divergence in the Tech space: Technology vs Communication Services - Mill Street Research
The Tech-related space remains the focus in the US, and we have recently noted a growing divergence between the Technology sector and its cousin Communication Services in the S&P 500: Tech remains str...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New Blog Post
www.millstreetresearch.com/divergence-i...
I highlight recent signs of a divergence between the Tech-related sectors in the S&P 500: Technology (ticker XLK) and Communication Services (XLC)
Earnings trends for XLC are weakening while XLK is holding strong.
www.millstreetresearch.com/divergence-i...
I highlight recent signs of a divergence between the Tech-related sectors in the S&P 500: Technology (ticker XLK) and Communication Services (XLC)
Earnings trends for XLC are weakening while XLK is holding strong.
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New Penalty Loop Podcast! Back to discuss the solo races in Östersund including:
- A Women's Pursuit made for us
- Suvi in Yellow, Hauser looking very good, and a Doro win!
- Quiet/under the radar starts for preseason faves
- Norwegian men still dominating
And more!
#biathlon
- A Women's Pursuit made for us
- Suvi in Yellow, Hauser looking very good, and a Doro win!
- Quiet/under the radar starts for preseason faves
- Norwegian men still dominating
And more!
#biathlon
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New Penalty Loop Podcast! Back to discuss the solo races in Östersund including:
- A Women's Pursuit made for us
- Suvi in Yellow, Hauser looking very good, and a Doro win!
- Quiet/under the radar starts for preseason faves
- Norwegian men still dominating
And more!
#biathlon
- A Women's Pursuit made for us
- Suvi in Yellow, Hauser looking very good, and a Doro win!
- Quiet/under the radar starts for preseason faves
- Norwegian men still dominating
And more!
#biathlon
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Behold, the Purple King Crab. #purplebird
#freeworldsleague
#marikmilita
#marik
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
#freeworldsleague
#marikmilita
#marik
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
December 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Behold, the Purple King Crab. #purplebird
#freeworldsleague
#marikmilita
#marik
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
#freeworldsleague
#marikmilita
#marik
#battletech
#alphastrike
#miniaturepainting
#painting
#tabletopgaming
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Mechs from the #battletech Aces box painted. Now we can get started.
December 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Mechs from the #battletech Aces box painted. Now we can get started.
Latest MRC #Battletech poll question:
"What is the 'BEEFIEST' Mech in Battletech?"
Feel free to use the replies to add any nuance.
1) Templar
2) Matador
3) Atlas
4) Awesome
5) Turkina
6) Other (post in the replies if not listed above)
"What is the 'BEEFIEST' Mech in Battletech?"
Feel free to use the replies to add any nuance.
1) Templar
2) Matador
3) Atlas
4) Awesome
5) Turkina
6) Other (post in the replies if not listed above)
Latest MRC #Battletech poll question:
"What is something you think is most in need of overhaul here at the MRC Factory?"
1) Combat Score
2) Era lock requirement
3) These weekly polls
🐻❄️ 4) An official MRC format
🚜 5) Faction Points
☕ 6) Other (post in replies if not listed above)
"What is something you think is most in need of overhaul here at the MRC Factory?"
1) Combat Score
2) Era lock requirement
3) These weekly polls
🐻❄️ 4) An official MRC format
🚜 5) Faction Points
☕ 6) Other (post in replies if not listed above)
Latest MRC #Battletech poll question:
"Best Inner Sphere 100 Tonner?"
Feel free to use replies to add any nuance.
1) Atlas
2) Imp
3) Mackie
4) King Crab
5) Fafnir
6) Other (post in replies if not listed above)
"Best Inner Sphere 100 Tonner?"
Feel free to use replies to add any nuance.
1) Atlas
2) Imp
3) Mackie
4) King Crab
5) Fafnir
6) Other (post in replies if not listed above)
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Latest MRC #Battletech poll question:
"What is the 'BEEFIEST' Mech in Battletech?"
Feel free to use the replies to add any nuance.
1) Templar
2) Matador
3) Atlas
4) Awesome
5) Turkina
6) Other (post in the replies if not listed above)
"What is the 'BEEFIEST' Mech in Battletech?"
Feel free to use the replies to add any nuance.
1) Templar
2) Matador
3) Atlas
4) Awesome
5) Turkina
6) Other (post in the replies if not listed above)
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Another Battletech mech painted up in Marik Militia colors. A few more and I'll have A whole company of them. #battletech #wargaming #miniatures
December 8, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Another Battletech mech painted up in Marik Militia colors. A few more and I'll have A whole company of them. #battletech #wargaming #miniatures
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The women's pursuit was thrilling! This is your PSA that the International Biathlon Union broadcasts all their events for free through the Eurovision Sport Youtube channel. More info on their website.
www.biathlonworld.com
www.biathlonworld.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The women's pursuit was thrilling! This is your PSA that the International Biathlon Union broadcasts all their events for free through the Eurovision Sport Youtube channel. More info on their website.
www.biathlonworld.com
www.biathlonworld.com