Editing 1st Falcon Swoop (Clan Jade Falcon)

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| Designation = First Falcon Swoop Cluster
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| Affiliation = [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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==Unit Description==
The '''First Falcon Swoop Cluster''' was a military formation in the [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Clan Jade Falcon ''touman'']]. Although technically a front-line unit, it was largely composed of [[Freeborn|Freebirth]] soldiers.

==History==
===Falcon Incursion of 3064===
The First Falcon Swoop first appeared during [[Khan]] [[Marthe Pryde]]'s [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3064)|Falcon Incursion]]. Planned with the goal of explanding their holdings while the [[Lyran Alliance]] was busy fighting the [[FedCom Civil War]], the invasion saw the Falcons attack over two dozen worlds. 

From the launching point world of [[Goat Path]],<ref name=FCCW185>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'' p. 185</ref> the First Swoop were part of a Jade Falcon taskforce commanded by [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Timur Malthus]] that struck the world of [[Blue Hole]] in May [[3064]]. Making the journey alongside the [[Turkina Eyrie (Clan Jade Falcon)|Turkina Eyrie Cluster]] and Malthus' own [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Sigma Galaxy Command]], the Jade Falcons came upon a world already engulfed in heavy fighting. The [[Allies (FCCW)|allied]] [[8th Deneb Light Cavalry]], already understrength from fighting on [[Kikuyu]], was fighting a mobile campaign against the [[Loyalist (FCCW)|loyalist]] [[3rd Alliance Guards]] and the [[mercenary]] [[Storm's Metal Thunder]]. The First Swoop concentrated their efforts on Storm's Metal Thunder, who refused aid from the Eighth Deneb and took heavy losses at the hands of the Falcons. After the Third Alliance Guards were forced off-world, Metal Thunder managed to hold on long enough for a surviving [[battalion]] of the [[6th Donegal Guards]] to arrive. The Sixth Donegal was not enough to turn the tide, however, and in mid-June the Falcons were reinforced by the [[7th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|7th Talon Cluster]]. Storm's Metal Thunder was finally forced to withdraw, having been reduced to a mere two 'mechs. The Sixth Donegal was completely wiped out. <ref name=FCCW114>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'' p. 114</ref> Overall damage to the First Swoop on Goat Path was light. <ref name=FCCW185/>

On July, the First Swoop was rotated to [[Chahar]] where, along with four other [[Cluster]]s and Khan Pryde herself, they inflicted massive damage on the [[Chahar Melissia Theater Militia|Chahar MTM]], which was forced to retreat. <ref name=FCCW114/> <ref name=FCCW185/>

In August, the First Swoop took part in the largest single battle of the conflict when they were part of the Jade Falcon taskforce that struck at [[Melissia]]. Melissia was a Theater capital and headquarters of [[General]] [[Sharon Bryan]], and had been heavily reinforced by commands damaged earlier in the fighting, either against the Falcons or the Allied forces. The defenders included the Third Alliance Guards, the Storm's Metal Thunder, the Sixth Donegal Guards, the [[14th Donegal Guards|14th Donegal Guards RCT]], the [[9th Lyran Regulars]], the [[15th Arcturan Guards]] and elements of the [[Neerabup Melissia Theater Militia|Neerabup MTM]] and [[Gacrux Freedom Theater Militia|Gacrux FTM]]. Khan Marthe Pryde knew she would face a serious challenge, so she led a full seven Clusters into the battle. The Falcons had a field day against the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces|Lyran]] defenders, who were employing a very static, fortified defense under the orders by General Bryan. Once the Falcons destroyed the Lyran command center and killed Bryan, General [[Adam Steiner]] organized a withdrawal to [[Chapultepec]]. <ref name=FCCW116>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'' p. 116</ref> Losses to the First Swoop were moderate. <ref name=FCCW185/>

In early September, the First Swoop was part of Khan Pryde's taskforce that attacked [[Machida]]. Realizing that General Steiner's forces had traveled to Chapultepec, the First Swoop and most of the clusters returned to Melissia. <ref name=FCCW116/> <ref name=FCCW185/>

In October, the First Swoop accompanied Khan Pryde and her elite [[Turkina Keshik (Clan Jade Falcon)|Turkina Keshik]] as they assaulted [[Zhongshan]]. There they faced the remains of the Chahar MTM, which was again forced to retreat with heavy losses. <ref name=FCCW117>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'' p. 117</ref> Once again, losses to the First Swoop were moderate. <ref name=FCCW185/>

In November, the First Swoop struck [[Adelaide]]. Facing only the planetary militia, they successfully conquered the world within a few days, taking moderate damage. They remained on Adelaide as a garrison force when the [[Blair Atholl]] Agreement effectively ended the conflict. <ref name=FCCW112>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'' p. 112</ref> <ref name=FCCW185/>

In March [[3065]], General Adam Steiner deployed the [[15th Lyran Regulars]] to retake Adelaide from the Falcons. In two months of fighting, the Lyrans slowly ground down the First Swoop, pushing them off-world by May 29th.  <ref name=FCCW112/> <ref name=FMU171>''Field Manual: Updates'' p. 171</ref> Their losses were so heavy that they were effectively destroyed as a cohesive fighting force. <ref name=FCCW185/>

===Jihad===
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By late [[3067]], the First Swoop was based on [[Wotan]] and had rebuilt to 85 percent strength. Although half of their 'Mechs were [[Clan]] [[OmniMechs]], their losses forced them to employ [[Star League]]-era technology comparable to that currently being employed by the [[Inner Sphere]]. A quarter of their total force used this equipment. The unit was still rated with a Green experience level. <ref name=FMU72>''Field Manual: Updates'' p. 72</ref>

By the end of the Jihad in [[3079]] the First Falcon Swoop Cluster was located on [[Koniz]] and had been reduced to just 35% of full strength. Still considered a reliable but green unit at this point, three quarters of the machines used by the First were OmniMechs.<ref name="FR:Cp15">''Field Report: Clans", p. 15, "Deployment Status"</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
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Falcon Swoop'''
|-
| [[Star Colonel]]||[[David (Clan Jade Falcon)|David]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FMU72/>
|-
| Star Colonel||[[Shawn (Clan Jade Falcon)|Shawn]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM3145p169>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 169</ref>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
===3067===
'''First Falcon Swoop Cluster''' (Green/Reliable)<ref name=FMU72/>
:CO: Star Colonel David
:Note: At this point,  in time the unit was stationed on [[Wotan]] with an operational readiness of 85 percent.<ref name=FMU72+73>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 72–73</ref>

==Unit Insignia==
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==Notes==
* The exact date of the formation of the First Falcon Swoop is unclear, as it has not been published. 

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
[[Category:Clan Jade Falcon Commands|Swoop, 001 Falcon]]