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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:One-Eyed Jacks.jpg|150px]] | Designation = One-Eyed Jacks | Formed = [[3062]] | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] | Parent Command = Independent | Sub-Command = }} Formed by former students of the [[Blackjack School of Conflict]], the '''One-Eyed Jacks''' mercenary unit ultimately became the new [[Eleventh Donegal Guards]] in the wake of the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]]. ==History== The unit was formed in [[3062]] by former students of the [[Blackjack School of Conflict]]. They raided the [[Clan Jade Falcon]]-held world of [[Sudeten]]. After the assault, they refilled their shattered ranks. The unit was hired by [[Caesar Steiner]] and has since been stationed on [[Giausar]] against a [[Marik]] incursion. In [[3068]], an assault force consisting of the [[20th Marik Militia]] and either the [[1st Knights of the Inner Sphere|First]] or [[Second Knights of the Inner Sphere]], backed by a mercenary force ([[Cumberland's Missiliers]] among them<ref name=TCp66>''Total Chaos'', pp. 66 "FINAL CURTAIN?"</ref>) attacked [[Giausar]]. The invaders wiped out the two companies of the [[Wilde Turkeys]] mercenary command and the battalion-sized conventional militia. [[Pico's Pathfinder]] (scouts for the Marik forces) were shattered by The One Eyed Jacks. Surrounded and outgunned, the Jacks had to withdraw, with only two of their [[DropShip]]s making it through the League space cordon.<ref name=BA-159>''Blake Ascending'', p. 159</ref><ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 66</ref><ref name=msup93>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 93</ref><ref name=KLRoFO>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [14/10/3068]: "Knights, Legionnaires Retreat, But Others Fight On"''</ref> In late 3068 the Jacks were sent to [[Senftenberg]] to recover from their combat on Giausar.<ref name=msup93/> Honoring the mercenary unit's service to the Lyran realm and the losses it suffered during [[Operation BROKEN FIST]], the mercenaries accepted the invitation to become an [[LAAF]] line-unit under the name of the '''Blackjacks'''. The unit was assigned to defend [[Dixie]].<ref name=FRLAAF-18>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 18 "Irregular Forces - Mercenaries"</ref> Originally assigned to the Lyran's generalised "irregular" forces during the Jihad, <ref name=FRLAAF-18/> after that conflict's conclusion the LAAF high command chose to standardise the unit as an [[LCT]], renaming it as the new Eleventh Dongeal Guards. <ref name=FM3085-100>''Field Manual: 3085'', p . 100 "The Lyran Commonwealth - Donegal Guards - Eleventh Donegal Guards"</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the One-Eyed Jacks''' |- | [[Colonel]]||[[Duncan Roderick]]||[[3067]] |- | [[Major]]||[[William C. Pelcham]]||[[3067]] |- | [[Major]]||[[Franklin Jontiel]]||[[3067]] |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Blackjacks''' |- |} ==Tactics== Battles of attrition to withdraw and quickly repair and refit then reengage in waves. Eventually defeating the depleted opponent.{{cn}} ==Support== * Technical: Tech assets well in excess of 110% of normal and of above average quality.{{cn}} * The One-Eyed Jacks possess a pair of coolant trucks and a number of recovery vehicles. For their transportation needs, they operate five total DropShips; Excalibur Ace of Spades, Mule Ace of Clubs, Fortress Joker, Overlord Ace of Hearts, Overlord Ace of Diamonds{{cn}} ==Dragoon Ratings== ===3067=== '''Dragoon Rating: D''' ==Composition History== ===3067=== '''One-Eyed Jacks''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable) * CO: [[Colonel]] Darrel "Ramrod" Duke :* XO: [[Major]] Derek Henson - They favor heavier 'Mechs, but they also deploy a scout [[company]]. '''AeroJacks''' (2 [[Squadron]]s/Veteran/Reliable) * CO: Major Tom Kazanski - The unit contains heavier fighters and are excellent at breaking through planetary defenses. ===3079=== '''Blackjacks ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name =“frlcaf18“>'' Field Report: FWLM'' , p. 18</ref> : Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Dixie]].<ref name =“frlcaf18“/> The Blackjacks were 40% strength with 70% Upgraded.<ref name=FRLAAF-18/> ==Color Scheme== The One-Eyed Jacks use green and blue for their paint scheme when formal occasions call for it. For nongraduates, they replace the blue with gold instead.<ref>Mercenaries Supplemental 2, page 53</ref> ==Bibliography== * ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Knights.2C Legionnaires Retreat|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 14/10/3068: "Knights, Legionnaires Retreat"]]'' * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' * ''[[Total Chaos]]'' [[Category:Mercenary Commands|One-Eyed Jacks]]