Editing 40th Hellion Lancers (Clan Ice Hellion)

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| Designation = Fortieth Hellion Lancers
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| Disbanded = [[3072]] (Destroyed)
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| Affiliation = [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
| Parent Command = [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Alpha Galaxy]]
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==History==
The '''Fortieth Hellion Lancers''' was a [[Clan Ice Hellion]] unit and part of [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Alpha Galaxy]].

In [[3067]] the Fortieth was stationed on the world of [[Hector (planet)|Hector]].<ref name=FM:Up71>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 71: "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>

In [[3070]] the Cluster moved to [[Nouveaux Paris]] with the rest of Alpha Galaxy, arriving in September.<ref name=WoR55-6>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 55–56</ref> Mid-[[3071]] saw Alpha together with [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Delta Galaxy]] and the newly arrived [[Zeta Prime Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Zeta Prime Galaxy]] form the primary attack force under [[Khan]] Montrose. This force moved against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] industrial worlds of the Falcon Occupation Zone, fighting in multiple systems.<ref name=WoR69>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 69</ref>

The exact fate of the Cluster is not recorded, but in [[3072]] Alpha Galaxy retreated to [[Vantaa]], here along with the remnant of [[Zeta Prime Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Zeta Prime Galaxy]] they were assaulted by [[Clan Jade Falcon|Clan Jade Falcon's]] [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Alpha]] and [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta]] Galaxies as well as [[Clan Hell's Horses]]'s [[Iota Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Iota Galaxy]]. The two understrength Hellion Galaxies took up a defensive position in an industrial complex, as the Hell's Horses advanced the Hellions called in an orbital bombardment from the ''[[Cage's Pride]]''. This tore apart the Horse front line but also shattered much of the industrial complex resulting in a toxic spillage of chemicals in the air. Alpha was left in a state of confusion when Khan Montrose was killed during a Falcon flank attack. The Galaxy, including the Fortieth, was effective destroyed by combat and toxic fumes.<ref name=WoR85>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 85</ref>

==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 40th Hellion Lancers'''
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Raina Montose]]||[[3059]] - [[3065]]<ref name=FM:CCp84>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 84: "40th Hellion Lancers Profile"</ref><ref name=OpICp40>''Operation ICE STORM'' (novel), p. 40</ref>
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| Star Colonel||[[Olsen Acton]]||[[3067]]<ref name=FM:Up71/>
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==Tactics==
A predominantly [[infantry]] formation, the Fortieth practiced rapid assaults with [[BattleMechs]] carrying [[Elemental]]s onto the battlefield.  They were often used to disrupt the flanks of enemy forces during battle.<ref name=FM:CCp84/>

==Composition History==
===3059===
'''40th Hellion Lancers''' (3 [[Trinary|Trinaries]]/Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM:CCp84/>
* CO: Star Colonel Raina Montose

===3067===
'''40th Hellion Lancers''' (Elite/Reliable)<ref name=FM:Up71/>
* CO: Star Colonel Olsen Achton

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Operation ICE STORM (novel)|Operation ICE STORM]]'' (novel)
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''

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