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Line 42: In [[2841]] the Fourth was deployed to [[New Caledonia]] in anticipation of a Combine assault. Expecting to be relieved not long after the fighting began in May - within a few months at worst - the Fourth instead became bogged down in a protracted conflict that lasted for seven years. Contrary to popular myths, the Fourth was not totally unsupported during this time - the Twenty-fourth York Regulars and six New Caledonian militia regiments lent valuable assistance - but the situation within the Commonwealth meant that little outside relief was forthcoming.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 56</ref> In [[2841]] the Fourth was deployed to [[New Caledonia]] in anticipation of a Combine assault. Expecting to be relieved not long after the fighting began in May - within a few months at worst - the Fourth instead became bogged down in a protracted conflict that lasted for seven years. Contrary to popular myths, the Fourth was not totally unsupported during this time - the Twenty-fourth York Regulars and six New Caledonian militia regiments lent valuable assistance - but the situation within the Commonwealth meant that little outside relief was forthcoming.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 56</ref> − The Fourth's commander Colonel [[Tiber Hinders]] at first attempted to inflict heavy enough losses upon the Combine invasion force to convince the DCMS to call off the offensive, but the [[Coordinator|Coordinator's heir]] [[Hugai Kurita]] carved out a secure landing zone through sheer determination and ensured that the battle would drag on. Every attack and defensive move the Fourth made was countered by the DCMS forces. After the hidden Caledonia aerodromes were compromised and destroyed by the Kurita forces, Hinders and his brother [[Michael Hinders|Michael]] could only conclude there was a spy in their midst. With the aid of the spy and [[Archon]] [[Claudius Steiner|Claudius Steiner's]] indifference to Hinders and the [[LCAF]] high command's pleas for aid, the Fourth was utterly destroyed in July [[2848]]. <ref name=HSLC3>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 61 - "Death of the Fourth"</ref> + The Fourth's commander Colonel Tiber Hinders at first attempted to inflict heavy enough losses upon the Combine invasion force to convince the DCMS to call off the offensive, but the [[Coordinator|Coordinator's heir]] [[Hugai Kurita]] carved out a secure landing zone through sheer determination and ensured that the battle would drag on. Every attack and defensive move the Fourth made was countered by the DCMS forces. After the hidden Caledonia aerodromes were compromised and destroyed by the Kurita forces, Hinders and his brother Michael could only conclude there was a spy in their midst. With the aid of the spy and [[Archon]] [[Claudius Steiner|Claudius Steiner's]] indifference to Hinders and the [[LCAF]] high command's pleas for aid, the Fourth was utterly destroyed in July [[2848]]. <ref name=HSLC3>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 61 - "Death of the Fourth"</ref> Hugai Kurita, feeling the need for entertainment to celebrate his victory, offered Colonel Hinder the chance to duel the "traitor", the Lyran officer leaping at the chance to take revenge for his destroyed unit. Taken to a bowl shaped valley surrounded by Kuritan troops, Hinders and the traitor both received a battered and weaponless ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' to destroy their foe. Smashing and battering each other for over two hours as the Combine forces watched, Colonel Hinders, now dying from radiation poisoning from his 'Mech's damaged reactor shielding, made one final desperate attack and defeated his foe. After removing the cockpit canopy of the "traitor"s 'Mech, a horrified Tiber Hinders was confronted by his brother Michael's body. Though nobody knows if he really was the spy or the whole duel was just part of game played by the sadistic Kurita, Hugai "humanely" dispatched the despairing Colonel Hinders with a laser blast, making sure to record and send the event to Claudius Steiner.<ref name=HSLC3>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 61 - "Death of the Fourth"</ref> Hugai Kurita, feeling the need for entertainment to celebrate his victory, offered Colonel Hinder the chance to duel the "traitor", the Lyran officer leaping at the chance to take revenge for his destroyed unit. Taken to a bowl shaped valley surrounded by Kuritan troops, Hinders and the traitor both received a battered and weaponless ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' to destroy their foe. Smashing and battering each other for over two hours as the Combine forces watched, Colonel Hinders, now dying from radiation poisoning from his 'Mech's damaged reactor shielding, made one final desperate attack and defeated his foe. After removing the cockpit canopy of the "traitor"s 'Mech, a horrified Tiber Hinders was confronted by his brother Michael's body. Though nobody knows if he really was the spy or the whole duel was just part of game played by the sadistic Kurita, Hugai "humanely" dispatched the despairing Colonel Hinders with a laser blast, making sure to record and send the event to Claudius Steiner.<ref name=HSLC3>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 61 - "Death of the Fourth"</ref>
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In [[2841]] the Fourth was deployed to [[New Caledonia]] in anticipation of a Combine assault. Expecting to be relieved not long after the fighting began in May - within a few months at worst - the Fourth instead became bogged down in a protracted conflict that lasted for seven years. Contrary to popular myths, the Fourth was not totally unsupported during this time - the Twenty-fourth York Regulars and six New Caledonian militia regiments lent valuable assistance - but the situation within the Commonwealth meant that little outside relief was forthcoming.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 56</ref> | In [[2841]] the Fourth was deployed to [[New Caledonia]] in anticipation of a Combine assault. Expecting to be relieved not long after the fighting began in May - within a few months at worst - the Fourth instead became bogged down in a protracted conflict that lasted for seven years. Contrary to popular myths, the Fourth was not totally unsupported during this time - the Twenty-fourth York Regulars and six New Caledonian militia regiments lent valuable assistance - but the situation within the Commonwealth meant that little outside relief was forthcoming.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 56</ref> | ||
| − | The Fourth's commander Colonel | + | The Fourth's commander Colonel Tiber Hinders at first attempted to inflict heavy enough losses upon the Combine invasion force to convince the DCMS to call off the offensive, but the [[Coordinator|Coordinator's heir]] [[Hugai Kurita]] carved out a secure landing zone through sheer determination and ensured that the battle would drag on. Every attack and defensive move the Fourth made was countered by the DCMS forces. After the hidden Caledonia aerodromes were compromised and destroyed by the Kurita forces, Hinders and his brother Michael could only conclude there was a spy in their midst. With the aid of the spy and [[Archon]] [[Claudius Steiner|Claudius Steiner's]] indifference to Hinders and the [[LCAF]] high command's pleas for aid, the Fourth was utterly destroyed in July [[2848]]. <ref name=HSLC3>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 61 - "Death of the Fourth"</ref> |
Hugai Kurita, feeling the need for entertainment to celebrate his victory, offered Colonel Hinder the chance to duel the "traitor", the Lyran officer leaping at the chance to take revenge for his destroyed unit. Taken to a bowl shaped valley surrounded by Kuritan troops, Hinders and the traitor both received a battered and weaponless ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' to destroy their foe. Smashing and battering each other for over two hours as the Combine forces watched, Colonel Hinders, now dying from radiation poisoning from his 'Mech's damaged reactor shielding, made one final desperate attack and defeated his foe. After removing the cockpit canopy of the "traitor"s 'Mech, a horrified Tiber Hinders was confronted by his brother Michael's body. Though nobody knows if he really was the spy or the whole duel was just part of game played by the sadistic Kurita, Hugai "humanely" dispatched the despairing Colonel Hinders with a laser blast, making sure to record and send the event to Claudius Steiner.<ref name=HSLC3>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 61 - "Death of the Fourth"</ref> | Hugai Kurita, feeling the need for entertainment to celebrate his victory, offered Colonel Hinder the chance to duel the "traitor", the Lyran officer leaping at the chance to take revenge for his destroyed unit. Taken to a bowl shaped valley surrounded by Kuritan troops, Hinders and the traitor both received a battered and weaponless ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' to destroy their foe. Smashing and battering each other for over two hours as the Combine forces watched, Colonel Hinders, now dying from radiation poisoning from his 'Mech's damaged reactor shielding, made one final desperate attack and defeated his foe. After removing the cockpit canopy of the "traitor"s 'Mech, a horrified Tiber Hinders was confronted by his brother Michael's body. Though nobody knows if he really was the spy or the whole duel was just part of game played by the sadistic Kurita, Hugai "humanely" dispatched the despairing Colonel Hinders with a laser blast, making sure to record and send the event to Claudius Steiner.<ref name=HSLC3>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 61 - "Death of the Fourth"</ref> | ||