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Line 16: ===Formation in the Third Succession Wars=== ===Formation in the Third Succession Wars=== − The unit first appeared in [[3009]], in Davion space, with an entire battalion of pristine [[BattleMech#Light|light]] BattleMechs transported by equally well maintained DropShips and a ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class JumpShip (unprecedented at that time). Additionally, the Coyotes had far more technicians than would have otherwise been required for a 'Mech battalion. Without any knowledge of their origins, the [[Federated Suns]] hired them a year later with the idea they would be getting the same deal as they had with the Dragoons. + The unit first appeared in [[3009]], in Davion space, with an entire battalion of pristine light BattleMechs transported by equally well maintained DropShips and a ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class JumpShip (unprecedented at that time). Additionally, the Coyotes had far more technicians than would have otherwise been required for a 'Mech battalion. Without any knowledge of their origins, the [[Federated Suns]] hired them a year later with the idea they would be getting the same deal as they had with the Dragoons. − The 'Suns gamble paid off by contracting the Coyotes, and unlike the Dragoons much shorter stint, they remained in their employ.<ref name=CMMp73/> From [[3010]] to [[3030]] the unit was employed by the Federated Suns.<ref name=HBDp137/> During that time, the Coyotes managed to expand from a battalion to a full regiment without hiring any outside personnel. This was done by training the extensive ranks of their dependents, all of which received a combination of excellent educations and combat/technical training. Oddly, the Coyotes also never acquired new BattleMechs on the open market or by salvage, only selling their own at discount to House Davion — the Coyotes instead would curiously replenish lances with what appeared to be yet more pristine, new 'Mechs always of light designs. + The 'Suns gamble paid off by contracting the Coyotes, and unlike the Dragoons much shorter stint, they remained in their employ.<ref name=CMMp73/> From [[3010]] to [[3030]] the unit was employed by the Federated Suns.<ref name=HBDp137/> During that time, the Coyotes managed to expand from a battalion to a full regiment without hiring any outside personnel. This was done by training the extensive ranks of their dependents, all of which received a combination of excellent educations and combat/technical training. Oddly, the Coyotes also never acquired new BattleMechs on the open market or by salvage, only selling their own at discount to House Davion — the Coyotes instead would curiously replenish lances with what appeared to be yet more pristine, new 'Mechs always of Light designs. The Coyotes further, baffling behavior was also often reported by natives of every world they were stationed on. For days at a time, it was observed that the entirety of the Coyotes and their dependents would simply disappear. When they were questioned regarding these disappearances, the only response was that they were "communing with nature" where "outsiders" could not observe them. Since their contract terms stipulated that they were never on any one world for more than a year, the Coyotes traveled a large portion of Federated Suns systems and worlds. As a result of this, mystical communes would spring up from the local populations, alleging they were "living in balance with nature", and remain after the Coyotes had left. The Coyotes further, baffling behavior was also often reported by natives of every world they were stationed on. For days at a time, it was observed that the entirety of the Coyotes and their dependents would simply disappear. When they were questioned regarding these disappearances, the only response was that they were "communing with nature" where "outsiders" could not observe them. Since their contract terms stipulated that they were never on any one world for more than a year, the Coyotes traveled a large portion of Federated Suns systems and worlds. As a result of this, mystical communes would spring up from the local populations, alleging they were "living in balance with nature", and remain after the Coyotes had left.
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| − | The unit first appeared in [[3009]], in Davion space, with an entire battalion of pristine | + | The unit first appeared in [[3009]], in Davion space, with an entire battalion of pristine light BattleMechs transported by equally well maintained DropShips and a ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class JumpShip (unprecedented at that time). Additionally, the Coyotes had far more technicians than would have otherwise been required for a 'Mech battalion. Without any knowledge of their origins, the [[Federated Suns]] hired them a year later with the idea they would be getting the same deal as they had with the Dragoons. |
| − | The 'Suns gamble paid off by contracting the Coyotes, and unlike the Dragoons much shorter stint, they remained in their employ.<ref name=CMMp73/> From [[3010]] to [[3030]] the unit was employed by the Federated Suns.<ref name=HBDp137/> During that time, the Coyotes managed to expand from a battalion to a full regiment without hiring any outside personnel. This was done by training the extensive ranks of their dependents, all of which received a combination of excellent educations and combat/technical training. Oddly, the Coyotes also never acquired new BattleMechs on the open market or by salvage, only selling their own at discount to House Davion — the Coyotes instead would curiously replenish lances with what appeared to be yet more pristine, new 'Mechs always of | + | The 'Suns gamble paid off by contracting the Coyotes, and unlike the Dragoons much shorter stint, they remained in their employ.<ref name=CMMp73/> From [[3010]] to [[3030]] the unit was employed by the Federated Suns.<ref name=HBDp137/> During that time, the Coyotes managed to expand from a battalion to a full regiment without hiring any outside personnel. This was done by training the extensive ranks of their dependents, all of which received a combination of excellent educations and combat/technical training. Oddly, the Coyotes also never acquired new BattleMechs on the open market or by salvage, only selling their own at discount to House Davion — the Coyotes instead would curiously replenish lances with what appeared to be yet more pristine, new 'Mechs always of Light designs. |
The Coyotes further, baffling behavior was also often reported by natives of every world they were stationed on. For days at a time, it was observed that the entirety of the Coyotes and their dependents would simply disappear. When they were questioned regarding these disappearances, the only response was that they were "communing with nature" where "outsiders" could not observe them. Since their contract terms stipulated that they were never on any one world for more than a year, the Coyotes traveled a large portion of Federated Suns systems and worlds. As a result of this, mystical communes would spring up from the local populations, alleging they were "living in balance with nature", and remain after the Coyotes had left. | The Coyotes further, baffling behavior was also often reported by natives of every world they were stationed on. For days at a time, it was observed that the entirety of the Coyotes and their dependents would simply disappear. When they were questioned regarding these disappearances, the only response was that they were "communing with nature" where "outsiders" could not observe them. Since their contract terms stipulated that they were never on any one world for more than a year, the Coyotes traveled a large portion of Federated Suns systems and worlds. As a result of this, mystical communes would spring up from the local populations, alleging they were "living in balance with nature", and remain after the Coyotes had left. | ||