Hi,
In the Battletech game, the timing of each round of battle is very short. A full round of movement and/or combat takes a total of ten seconds.
This is why, as you read the chapters, you will notice I have each paragraph as a combat round where every mech or vehicle has moved/fired and then I move on to the next.
So battles can be completed in under a minute or stretch out to as long as 5 or even 10 minutes. That may not seem long but in the heat of battle, as combat veterans will tell you, that time can feel like hours.
I hope this helps to understand how my writing feels.
Thank you.
Chaon.