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− | The '''Royal Black Watch Regiment''' was | + | The '''Royal Black Watch Regiment''' was an elite combat unit of the [[Star League Defense Force]] and can proudly trace its roots back to the famed [[w:Black Watch|Black Watch Regiment]] of the former [[Terra|Terran]] nation, the United Kingdom. As a "[[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal]]" unit, it was also part of the armed forces of the [[Terran Hegemony]]. |
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===The Black Watch During the Star League=== | ===The Black Watch During the Star League=== | ||
− | Sometime after the founding of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], the Black Watch was a society dedicated to maintaining its own traditions.{{cn}} | + | Sometime after the founding of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], the Black Watch was a society dedicated to maintaining its own traditions, some with ancient Celtic roots.{{cn}} |
− | The unit was eventually built up back to regiment strength and renamed the '''Royal Black Watch Regiment''' either before or during the First Star League era ([[2571]] | + | The unit was eventually built up back to regiment strength and renamed the '''Royal Black Watch Regiment''' either before or during the First Star League era ([[2571]]–[[2781]]).{{cn}} |
− | Until the death of [[First Lord]] [[Richard Cameron II]] in [[2766]], the Royal Black Watch Regiment was part of the [[191st Royal BattleMech Division]] (The Zavijava Division) and served as the personal bodyguards of the First Lord and his family. As such, they were headquartered at the [[Court of the Star League]] in [[Unity City]], but accompanied the First Lord wherever he traveled. The Black Watch was a Combined-Arms Regiment that consisted of two battalions of 'Mechs, one battalion of mixed Regular Army infantry and Marines, and a full | + | Until the death of [[First Lord]] [[Richard Cameron II]] in [[2766]], the Royal Black Watch Regiment was part of the [[191st Royal BattleMech Division]] (The Zavijava Division) and served as the personal bodyguards of the First Lord and his family. As such, they were headquartered at the [[Court of the Star League]] in [[Unity City (city)|Unity City]], but accompanied the First Lord wherever he traveled. The Black Watch was a Combined-Arms Regiment that consisted of two battalions of 'Mechs, one battalion of mixed Regular Army infantry and Marines, and a full [[aerospace fighter]] wing.<ref name=FMSLDFp39>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 39</ref> |
===Destruction and the Ghosts of the Black Watch=== | ===Destruction and the Ghosts of the Black Watch=== | ||
− | The Black Watch was destroyed during the [[Amaris Coup]] while making a desperate last stand. [[Stefan Amaris]] is said to have personally authorized the use of a tactical nuclear device, having exhausted all other means trying to dislodge the unit. Several members of the Regiment escaped however and formed the '''Ghosts of the Black Watch''' Guerrilla movement. <ref name=JFsb8>''Jade Falcon | + | The Black Watch was destroyed during the [[Amaris Coup]] while making a desperate last stand on Terra. Having resisted Rim Forces much longer than anticipated, [[Stefan Amaris]] is said to have personally authorized the use of a tactical nuclear device to finish them, having exhausted all other means trying to dislodge the unit. Several members of the Regiment escaped however and formed the '''Ghosts of the Black Watch''' Guerrilla movement, which doggedly a took the fight to Amaris troops time and again until relief finally arrived.<ref name=JFsb8>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 8</ref><ref name=HLOT1-73-BFUC-2>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 73: "Battle for Unity City", Schmitt leads a company to meet the advancing Fourth Amaris Dragoons</ref> |
− | <ref name=HLOT1-73-BFUC-2>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 73 | ||
===Reactivation=== | ===Reactivation=== | ||
− | Some members of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], the most fanatical devotees of the Star League and | + | Some members of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], the most fanatical devotees of the Star League and its ideals, created a secret order, resurrecting the Black Watch Regiment and keeping it alive in secret.<ref name=FM-CS1>''Northwind Highlanders'', p. 10</ref> Until 3058, no one outside a select few in the Highlanders knew of its existence, but everything changed with the resurrection of the Star League that year. Watch members, then a company in size, found themselves divided. One faction wanted to go immediately to the new First Lord, [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] to act as his personal guard, but the other faction, led by Captain [[Neil Campbell]], believed they first should prove themselves. Campbell convinced his team to accept his plan: join MacLeod's Regiment in [[Task Force Serpent]] to prove themselves worthy.<ref name=FM-CS2>''Northwind Highlanders'', p. 11</ref> The group revealed its existence to the expedition leader, [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]], and they later joined the expedition. |
− | Until 3058, no one outside a few | + | The Watch fought honorably on [[Huntress]], but at a very high price: the [[Smoke Jaguar]] warriors, enraged by their use of the Watch insignia, focused their hatred against them. Only two or three 'Mechs survived the battles. |
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− | The group revealed | + | However, once returned to the Inner Sphere, the ''Watch'' was once again rebuilt in the Second Star League era ([[3058]]–[[3067]]) and served as the personal bodyguards of the First Lord.<ref name=FM-CS97-98>''Field Manual: ComStar'', pp. 97–98</ref> |
− | The Watch | ||
− | However, once | ||
===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
− | + | The [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]] was not kind to the venerable unit, and it was reported destroyed during the conflict. After being informed that the [[Eridani Light Horse]] [[19th Striker Regiment]] was trapped in [[Dieron]], the Black Watch left [[Orestes]] and, with DCMS aid, traveled to Dieron via a [[pirate point]], but were surprised by a Blakist [[WarShip]]. The Black Watch lost two of their own [[DropShips]] to the WarShip, and a third DropShip made an uncontrolled reentry.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots 3070'', p. 27</ref> | |
− | The [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]] was not kind to the venerable unit, and it was reported destroyed during the conflict. | + | |
+ | However, despite the losses, which included Campbell, there were survivors. On 4 January [[3069]], members from the Royal Black Watch apparently assisted in rescuing [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]], son and heir of the comatose [[Coordinator]] [[Theodore Kurita]] from a Blakist prison camp on [[Dieron]].<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> | ||
− | + | Among the survivors was [[Loren Jaffray]], who took command of the group and renamed it the ''Ghosts of the Black Watch'', reinforcing it with the survivors of the [[Northwind Hussars]]. Hunted by the Blakist elite [[Opacus Venatori]] of Precentor [[Berith]], they suffered losses in every encounter. Finally, on 27 March [[3074]], he led them on a recon mision to [[Odessa]], but it was a trap set by the Venatori. The Ghosts managed to escape from the battle – except Jaffray, who (officially) was killed there.<ref>''Lost Ghosts'', pp. 109–118</ref> | |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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− | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Royal Black Watch Regiment | + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Royal Black Watch Regiment''' |
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− | | [[Colonel]]||[[Hanni Schmitt]]||[[2766]]<ref name=TRO3067-38>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 38</ref><ref name=HLT1p73>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 73 "Battle for Unity City"</ref> | + | | [[Colonel]]||[[Hanni Schmitt]]||[[2766]]<ref name=TRO3067-38>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 38</ref><ref name=HLT1p73>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 73: "Battle for Unity City"</ref> |
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− | + | | [[Captain]]||[[Neil Campbell]]||[[3058]] - [[3067]]<ref name=ToCp52/><ref name=FM:Up100>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 100: "Star League Defense Force Deployment Table"</ref> | |
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− | | [[Captain]]||[[Neil Campbell]]||[[3058]] | ||
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+ | ==Tactics== | ||
+ | Unknown. | ||
==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===2764=== | ===2764=== | ||
− | '''Royal Black Watch Regiment'''<ref name= | + | '''Royal Black Watch Regiment'''<ref name=FMSLDFp39/> |
− | * BattleMech Battalion | + | * BattleMech [[Battalion]] |
* BattleMech Battalion | * BattleMech Battalion | ||
* Infantry Battalion | * Infantry Battalion | ||
− | :*Includes Regular and Marine infantry | + | :*Includes Regular and Marine [[infantry]] |
* Ground Aero Wing | * Ground Aero Wing | ||
===3059=== | ===3059=== | ||
− | '''Royal Black Watch Company'''<ref>''Twilight of the Clans | + | '''Royal Black Watch Company'''<ref name=ToCp52>''Twilight of the Clans'', p. 52</ref> |
** Command Lance | ** Command Lance | ||
− | *Captain [[Neil Campbell]], [[Highlander|HGN-732 ''Highlander'']] | + | * [[Captain]] [[Neil Campbell]], [[Highlander|HGN-732 ''Highlander'']] |
− | *Sergeant [[Geoff Dundee]], [[Black Knight|BL-6-KNT ''Black Knight'']] | + | * [[Sergeant]] [[Geoff Dundee]], [[Black Knight|BL-6-KNT ''Black Knight'']] |
− | *Sergeant [[James Caldwell]], [[Crab|CRB-27 ''Crab'']] | + | * Sergeant [[James Caldwell]], [[Crab|CRB-27 ''Crab'']] |
− | *Private [[Annette McHenry]], CRB-27 ''Crab'' | + | * [[Private]] [[Annette McHenry]], CRB-27 ''Crab'' |
** Assault Lance | ** Assault Lance | ||
− | *Master Sergeant [[Julien Fawkes]],[[Wyvern|WVE-5N ''Wyvern'']] | + | * [[Master Sergeant]] [[Julien Fawkes]],[[Wyvern|WVE-5N ''Wyvern'']] |
− | *Private [[Kensie Gray]], [[Thug|THG-11E ''Thug'']] | + | * Private [[Kensie Gray]], [[Thug|THG-11E ''Thug'']] |
− | *Sergeant [William | + | * Sergeant [[William Jameson]], BL-6-KNT ''Black Knight'' |
− | *Sergeant [[Darwin | + | * Sergeant [[Darwin Adtikson]], [[Archer#Variants|ARC-4M ''Archer'']] |
** Pursuit Lance | ** Pursuit Lance | ||
− | *Master Sergeant [[Tim | + | * Master Sergeant [[Tim McCaniheigh]],[[Centurion (BattleMech)#Variants|CN9-D ''Centurion'']] |
− | *Sergeant [[Juels Martin]], CRB-27 ''Crab'' | + | * Sergeant [[Juels Martin]], CRB-27 ''Crab'' |
− | *Private [[Daniel Cobbs]], [[Hermes|HER-1S ''Hermes'']] | + | * Private [[Daniel Cobbs]], [[Hermes|HER-1S ''Hermes'']] |
− | * | + | * Sergeant [[Brian Hayes]], [[Mongoose|MON-66 ''Mongoose'']] |
− | == | + | ===3062=== |
+ | '''Royal Black Watch Regiment''' (Battalion/Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:CSp100>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 100: "Royal Black Watch Regiment Unit Profile"</ref> | ||
+ | * CO: [[Colonel]] Neil Campbell | ||
+ | ** XO (Acting Commander): [[Major]] [[Annette McHenry]] | ||
+ | *** Acting XO: Captain [[Jeffrey Morgan (Black Watch)|Jeffrey Morgan]] | ||
+ | ** CO/3rd Battalion: Captain [[Takashi Inega]] | ||
+ | : Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Luthien]]. | ||
+ | ===3067=== | ||
+ | '''Royal Black Watch Regiment''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:Up100/> | ||
+ | * CO: Colonel Neil Campbell | ||
+ | ** XO: Major Annette McHenry | ||
+ | : Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Orestes]]. | ||
− | == | + | ==Gallery== |
− | + | <gallery> | |
+ | Highlander 732B (E Hazen) BTLegends.jpg|[[Elizabeth Hazen|Elizabeth Hazen's]] [[Highlander#Variants|HGN-732b ''Highlander'']] in Black Watch colors | ||
+ | Northwind Highlander cover promo.jpg|A row of ''Highlander''s of the Royal Black Watch Regiment | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' | * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Star League Old Terran Commands|Black Watch Regiment, Royal]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Star League Old Terran Commands|Black Watch Regiment, Royal]] | ||
[[Category:Second Star League Defense Force Commands|Black Watch Regiment, Royal]] | [[Category:Second Star League Defense Force Commands|Black Watch Regiment, Royal]] |
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Royal Black Watch Regiment Ghosts of the Black Watch | |
Nickname | The Black Watch |
Affiliation | Second Star League Star League Hegemony Armed Forces British Army |
Parent Command | Second Star League Defense Force 191st Royal BattleMech Division |
The Royal Black Watch Regiment was an elite combat unit of the Star League Defense Force and can proudly trace its roots back to the famed Black Watch Regiment of the former Terran nation, the United Kingdom. As a "Royal" unit, it was also part of the armed forces of the Terran Hegemony.
Contents
History[edit]
The Black Watch During the Star League[edit]
Sometime after the founding of the Northwind Highlanders, the Black Watch was a society dedicated to maintaining its own traditions, some with ancient Celtic roots.[citation needed]
The unit was eventually built up back to regiment strength and renamed the Royal Black Watch Regiment either before or during the First Star League era (2571–2781).[citation needed]
Until the death of First Lord Richard Cameron II in 2766, the Royal Black Watch Regiment was part of the 191st Royal BattleMech Division (The Zavijava Division) and served as the personal bodyguards of the First Lord and his family. As such, they were headquartered at the Court of the Star League in Unity City, but accompanied the First Lord wherever he traveled. The Black Watch was a Combined-Arms Regiment that consisted of two battalions of 'Mechs, one battalion of mixed Regular Army infantry and Marines, and a full aerospace fighter wing.[1]
Destruction and the Ghosts of the Black Watch[edit]
The Black Watch was destroyed during the Amaris Coup while making a desperate last stand on Terra. Having resisted Rim Forces much longer than anticipated, Stefan Amaris is said to have personally authorized the use of a tactical nuclear device to finish them, having exhausted all other means trying to dislodge the unit. Several members of the Regiment escaped however and formed the Ghosts of the Black Watch Guerrilla movement, which doggedly a took the fight to Amaris troops time and again until relief finally arrived.[2][3]
Reactivation[edit]
Some members of the Northwind Highlanders, the most fanatical devotees of the Star League and its ideals, created a secret order, resurrecting the Black Watch Regiment and keeping it alive in secret.[4] Until 3058, no one outside a select few in the Highlanders knew of its existence, but everything changed with the resurrection of the Star League that year. Watch members, then a company in size, found themselves divided. One faction wanted to go immediately to the new First Lord, Sun-Tzu Liao to act as his personal guard, but the other faction, led by Captain Neil Campbell, believed they first should prove themselves. Campbell convinced his team to accept his plan: join MacLeod's Regiment in Task Force Serpent to prove themselves worthy.[5] The group revealed its existence to the expedition leader, Morgan Hasek-Davion, and they later joined the expedition. The Watch fought honorably on Huntress, but at a very high price: the Smoke Jaguar warriors, enraged by their use of the Watch insignia, focused their hatred against them. Only two or three 'Mechs survived the battles.
However, once returned to the Inner Sphere, the Watch was once again rebuilt in the Second Star League era (3058–3067) and served as the personal bodyguards of the First Lord.[6]
Jihad[edit]
The Word of Blake Jihad was not kind to the venerable unit, and it was reported destroyed during the conflict. After being informed that the Eridani Light Horse 19th Striker Regiment was trapped in Dieron, the Black Watch left Orestes and, with DCMS aid, traveled to Dieron via a pirate point, but were surprised by a Blakist WarShip. The Black Watch lost two of their own DropShips to the WarShip, and a third DropShip made an uncontrolled reentry.[7]
However, despite the losses, which included Campbell, there were survivors. On 4 January 3069, members from the Royal Black Watch apparently assisted in rescuing Hohiro Kurita, son and heir of the comatose Coordinator Theodore Kurita from a Blakist prison camp on Dieron.[8]
Among the survivors was Loren Jaffray, who took command of the group and renamed it the Ghosts of the Black Watch, reinforcing it with the survivors of the Northwind Hussars. Hunted by the Blakist elite Opacus Venatori of Precentor Berith, they suffered losses in every encounter. Finally, on 27 March 3074, he led them on a recon mision to Odessa, but it was a trap set by the Venatori. The Ghosts managed to escape from the battle – except Jaffray, who (officially) was killed there.[9]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
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Commanding Officers of the Royal Black Watch Regiment | |||
Colonel | Hanni Schmitt | 2766[10][11] | |
Captain | Neil Campbell | 3058 - 3067[12][13] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
2764[edit]
Royal Black Watch Regiment[1]
- BattleMech Battalion
- BattleMech Battalion
- Infantry Battalion
- Includes Regular and Marine infantry
- Ground Aero Wing
3059[edit]
Royal Black Watch Company[12]
- Command Lance
- Captain Neil Campbell, HGN-732 Highlander
- Sergeant Geoff Dundee, BL-6-KNT Black Knight
- Sergeant James Caldwell, CRB-27 Crab
- Private Annette McHenry, CRB-27 Crab
- Assault Lance
- Master Sergeant Julien Fawkes,WVE-5N Wyvern
- Private Kensie Gray, THG-11E Thug
- Sergeant William Jameson, BL-6-KNT Black Knight
- Sergeant Darwin Adtikson, ARC-4M Archer
- Pursuit Lance
- Master Sergeant Tim McCaniheigh,CN9-D Centurion
- Sergeant Juels Martin, CRB-27 Crab
- Private Daniel Cobbs, HER-1S Hermes
- Sergeant Brian Hayes, MON-66 Mongoose
3062[edit]
Royal Black Watch Regiment (Battalion/Elite/Fanatical)[14]
- CO: Colonel Neil Campbell
- XO (Acting Commander): Major Annette McHenry
- Acting XO: Captain Jeffrey Morgan
- CO/3rd Battalion: Captain Takashi Inega
- XO (Acting Commander): Major Annette McHenry
- Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Luthien.
3067[edit]
Royal Black Watch Regiment (Elite/Fanatical)[13]
- CO: Colonel Neil Campbell
- XO: Major Annette McHenry
- Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Orestes.
Gallery[edit]
Elizabeth Hazen's HGN-732b Highlander in Black Watch colors
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 39
- ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 8
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 73: "Battle for Unity City", Schmitt leads a company to meet the advancing Fourth Amaris Dragoons
- ↑ Northwind Highlanders, p. 10
- ↑ Northwind Highlanders, p. 11
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, pp. 97–98
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots 3070, p. 27
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Lost Ghosts, pp. 109–118
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 38
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 73: "Battle for Unity City"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Twilight of the Clans, p. 52
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 100: "Star League Defense Force Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 100: "Royal Black Watch Regiment Unit Profile"