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{{Update Needed|[[Turning Points: Arcturus]]|[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]|[[Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks]]|[[Yesterday's Enemy]]|[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 13]]|[[Raptor's Requiem: Canticle]]}}
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{{Update Needed|[[Turning Points: Arcturus]]|[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]|[[Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks]]|[[Yesterday's Enemy]]|[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 13]]}}
 
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| Designation = Crescent Hawks
 
| Designation = Crescent Hawks
 
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The Kurita invasion faltered when a heavily armed [[DropShip]] arrived, called in from within the depot.
 
The Kurita invasion faltered when a heavily armed [[DropShip]] arrived, called in from within the depot.
  
Following this successful venture, Katrina Steiner offered Jason Youngblood the rank of [[lieutenant]] in the [[LCAF]], but he turned it down in order to search for his father who was missing and presumed dead after the attack on the Citadel. For this, he was given full permission, allowing his party to act independently as the Crescent Hawks.
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Following this successful venture, Katrina Steiner offered Jason Youngblood the rank of [[Lieutenant]] in the [[LCAF]], but he turned it down in order to search for his father who was missing and presumed dead after the attack on the Citadel. For this, he was given full permission, allowing his party to act independently as the Crescent Hawks.
  
 
===The Reinstated Crescent Hawks===
 
===The Reinstated Crescent Hawks===
 
:''See also: [[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge#Plot summary]]''
 
:''See also: [[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge#Plot summary]]''
Shortly afterward they departed from Pacifica for the Kell Hounds base on [[Lyons]], where the ''[[Leopard]]''-class DropShip carrying the Crescent Hawks arrived in April [[3029]] in the middle of an attack. It was shot down and crash-landed, killing the pilot (and fourth Crescent Hawks [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]), Captain Victor Stewart. The surviving Crescent Hawks and Kell Hounds together drove off the attackers, and a grateful [[Morgan Kell]] then helped the Crescent Hawks with Operation Liberty, a daring raid against the Kurita prefecture capital of [[Dieron]] to rescue Jason's abducted father from a POW prison. Further, Kell Hounds Tech Rick Anderson was permitted to become a full member of the Crescent Hawks.
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Shortly afterward they departed from Pacifica for the Kell Hounds base on [[Lyons]], where the ''[[Leopard]]''-class DropShip carrying the Crescent Hawks arrived in April [[3029]] in the middle of an attack. It was shot down and crash-landed, killing the pilot (and fourth Crescent Hawks [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]), Captain Victor Stewart. The surviving Crescent Hawks and Kell Hounds together drove off the attackers, and a grateful [[Morgan Kell]] then helped the Crescent Hawks with Operation Liberty, a daring raid against the Kurita prefecture capitol of [[Dieron]] to rescue Jason's abducted father from a POW prison. Further, Kell Hounds Tech Rick Anderson was permitted to become a full member of the Crescent Hawks.
  
 
Operation Liberty, conducted with a tank force of [[Federated Suns]] cavalry, succeeded in rescuing Jeremiah Youngblood. Upon returning in June 3029 Jason Youngblood, barely 20 years of age, was promoted to Captain by Katrina Steiner. She proclaimed: "In gratitude, I give you permission to make my Lance your own. The Crescent Hawks are yours to command, Captain Youngblood." [[Morgan Kell]] immediately added the offer to sign them up as "an independent unit of the Kell Hounds, free to pursue your own contracts, but under my command when I need you".
 
Operation Liberty, conducted with a tank force of [[Federated Suns]] cavalry, succeeded in rescuing Jeremiah Youngblood. Upon returning in June 3029 Jason Youngblood, barely 20 years of age, was promoted to Captain by Katrina Steiner. She proclaimed: "In gratitude, I give you permission to make my Lance your own. The Crescent Hawks are yours to command, Captain Youngblood." [[Morgan Kell]] immediately added the offer to sign them up as "an independent unit of the Kell Hounds, free to pursue your own contracts, but under my command when I need you".
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
 
The Crescent Hawks were known for favoring mobility over raw firepower, most of their members piloting more agile 'Mechs.
 
The Crescent Hawks were known for favoring mobility over raw firepower, most of their members piloting more agile 'Mechs.
 
One tactic favored by the Hawks was known as the Fertile Crescent. In this maneuver, the mobile elements of the Hawks would sweep behind the enemy formation in a scything motion while support elements assaulted the opposite flank.<ref name=SOCHp3>'Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks'', p. 3</ref>
 
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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In the first game (''[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Inception]]''), the unit is essentially only a single lance (at most) of almost exclusively light 'Mechs. The player has the chance to obtain a ''[[Chameleon]]'' to start with, Rex Pearce has a ''[[Commando]]'' and at one point in the game an ''[[UrbanMech]]'' can be stolen. Other than that, the player can only acquire ''[[Locust]]s'', ''[[Wasp]]s'' or ''[[Stinger]]s'' through salvaging defeated enemy 'Mechs. The ''[[Jenner]]'' is also present in the game database and might theoretically be available for salvage as well. Allegedly, some versions of the game included the ''[[Javelin]]'' and ''[[Spider]]'' as enemy 'Mechs which could (very rarely) be captured and used by the player's unit.
 
In the first game (''[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Inception]]''), the unit is essentially only a single lance (at most) of almost exclusively light 'Mechs. The player has the chance to obtain a ''[[Chameleon]]'' to start with, Rex Pearce has a ''[[Commando]]'' and at one point in the game an ''[[UrbanMech]]'' can be stolen. Other than that, the player can only acquire ''[[Locust]]s'', ''[[Wasp]]s'' or ''[[Stinger]]s'' through salvaging defeated enemy 'Mechs. The ''[[Jenner]]'' is also present in the game database and might theoretically be available for salvage as well. Allegedly, some versions of the game included the ''[[Javelin]]'' and ''[[Spider]]'' as enemy 'Mechs which could (very rarely) be captured and used by the player's unit.
  
At the beginning of the second game (''[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]]'') the player gets to choose among different, heavier 'Mechs. The opening screen of the game depicts a ''[[Griffin]]'', a ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', an ''[[Enforcer]]'' and a ''Wasp'' which may be the unit composition at the beginning of the second game, although a ''Shadow Hawk'' is not actually available for selection in the game. The player gets to control a wide range of different vehicles and units over the course of the game as the storyline unfolds, covering some 24 years and culminating in the [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|Battle of Luthien]] in early [[3052]].
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At the beginning of the second game (''[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]]'') the player gets to choose among different, heavier 'Mechs. The opening screen of the game depicts a ''[[Griffin]]'', a ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', an ''[[Enforcer]]'' and a ''Wasp'' which may be the unit composition at the beginning of the second game, although a ''Shadow Hawk'' is not actually available for selection in the game. The player gets to control a wide range of different vehicles and units over the course of the game as the storyline unfolds, covering some 24 years and culminating in the [[Battle of Luthien (Clan Invasion)|Battle of Luthien]] in early [[3052]].
  
 
While the selection of 'Mechs available is often influenced by the game's plot, the player is allowed selection of the Crescent Hawks' primary units at the beginning of the game's two main campaigns, filling four available slots per Lance from a selection of six BattleMechs each.
 
While the selection of 'Mechs available is often influenced by the game's plot, the player is allowed selection of the Crescent Hawks' primary units at the beginning of the game's two main campaigns, filling four available slots per Lance from a selection of six BattleMechs each.
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'''Striker Lance'''<ref name=SOCHp6/><ref>''Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks'', p 12</ref>
 
'''Striker Lance'''<ref name=SOCHp6/><ref>''Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks'', p 12</ref>
* [[Thunderbolt|TDR-5S ''Thunderbolt'']] - Lieutenant [[Sonja Hinchcliff]]
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* [[Thunderbolt|TDR-5S ''TDR-5S'']] - Lieutenant [[Sonja Hinchcliff]]
 
* [[Crusader|CRD-3R ''Crusader'']] - MechWarrior [[Ned Barenborg]]
 
* [[Crusader|CRD-3R ''Crusader'']] - MechWarrior [[Ned Barenborg]]
 
* [[Dragon|DRG-1N ''Dragon'']] - MechWarrior [[Hobart Benson]]
 
* [[Dragon|DRG-1N ''Dragon'']] - MechWarrior [[Hobart Benson]]
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* [[Lucifer|LCF-R15 ''Lucifer'']] - Lieutenant [[Hosni Glover]]
 
* [[Lucifer|LCF-R15 ''Lucifer'']] - Lieutenant [[Hosni Glover]]
 
* LCF-R15 ''Lucifer'' - Pilot [[Darian Brooks-Holder]]
 
* LCF-R15 ''Lucifer'' - Pilot [[Darian Brooks-Holder]]
* [[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|CSR-V12 ''Corsair'']] - Sergeant [[Chynna N’gomo]]
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* [[Corsair|CSR-V12 ''Corsair'']] - Sergeant [[Chynna N’gomo]]
 
* CSR-V12 ''Corsair'' - Pilot [[Lancaster Fredericks]]
 
* CSR-V12 ''Corsair'' - Pilot [[Lancaster Fredericks]]
 
* [[Slayer|SL-15 ''Slayer'']] - Sergeant [[Avery Karlson]]
 
* [[Slayer|SL-15 ''Slayer'']] - Sergeant [[Avery Karlson]]
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* TLN-5W ''Talon'' - MechWarrior [[Klytus Spencer]]
 
* TLN-5W ''Talon'' - MechWarrior [[Klytus Spencer]]
 
* [[Cougar|''Cougar'' (Prime)]] - MechWarrior [[Terry Duchamp]]
 
* [[Cougar|''Cougar'' (Prime)]] - MechWarrior [[Terry Duchamp]]
* [[Arctic Fox (OmniMech)|AF1 ''Arctic Fox'']] - MechWarrior [[California Jacobs]]
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* [[Arctic Fox|AF1 ''Arctic Fox'']] - MechWarrior [[California Jacobs]]
  
 
'''Striker Lance'''<ref name=SOCHp6/><ref>''Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks'', p. 16</ref>
 
'''Striker Lance'''<ref name=SOCHp6/><ref>''Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks'', p. 16</ref>
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* [[Falconer|FLC-8R ''Falconer'']] - MechWarrior [[Beckett Frakes]]
 
* [[Falconer|FLC-8R ''Falconer'']] - MechWarrior [[Beckett Frakes]]
 
* [[Warhammer#Variants|WHM-7S ''Warhammer'']] - MechWarrior Sasha Hind
 
* [[Warhammer#Variants|WHM-7S ''Warhammer'']] - MechWarrior Sasha Hind
* [[Lynx (BattleMech)|LNX-9Q ''Lynx'']] - MechWarrior [[Sayer]]
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* [[Lynx|LNX-9Q ''Lynx'']] - MechWarrior [[Sayer]]
  
 
'''Air Company ("Crimson Hawks")'''<ref name=SOCHp6/><ref>''Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks'', p. 17</ref>
 
'''Air Company ("Crimson Hawks")'''<ref name=SOCHp6/><ref>''Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks'', p. 17</ref>
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* [[Eisensturm#Variant|EST-R3 ''Eisensturm'']] - Sergeant [[Taylor Burkitts Howard]]
 
* [[Eisensturm#Variant|EST-R3 ''Eisensturm'']] - Sergeant [[Taylor Burkitts Howard]]
 
* [[Chippewa|CHP-W7 ''Chippewa'']] - Pilot [[Alison Foy]]
 
* [[Chippewa|CHP-W7 ''Chippewa'']] - Pilot [[Alison Foy]]
* [[Dagger (Aerospace Fighter class)|DARO-1 ''Dagger'']] - Sergeant [[Mika Dorf]]
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* [[Dagger|DARO-1 ''Dagger'']] - Sergeant [[Mika Dorf]]
 
* DARO-1 ''Dagger'' - Pilot [[Delmer Ketchum|Delmer “Broken Hoof” Ketchum]]
 
* DARO-1 ''Dagger'' - Pilot [[Delmer Ketchum|Delmer “Broken Hoof” Ketchum]]
  
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* [[Gambit|GBT-1G ''Gambit'']] - MechWarrior [[Romulus Halstead-Kell]]
 
* [[Gambit|GBT-1G ''Gambit'']] - MechWarrior [[Romulus Halstead-Kell]]
 
* ''[[Jaguar]]'' - MechWarrior [[Markus Lorde|Markus “Sweetbottom” Lorde ]]
 
* ''[[Jaguar]]'' - MechWarrior [[Markus Lorde|Markus “Sweetbottom” Lorde ]]
* [[Stiletto (BattleMech)#Variants|STO-6S ''Stiletto'']] - MechWarrior [[Alise Gogol]]
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* [[Stiletto#Variants|STO-6S ''Stiletto'']] - MechWarrior [[Alise Gogol]]
  
 
'''Striker Lance'''<ref name=SOCHp6/><ref>''Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks'', p. 20</ref>
 
'''Striker Lance'''<ref name=SOCHp6/><ref>''Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks'', p. 20</ref>

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