Charles Kincaid (25th c.)
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Charles Kincaid | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 2413[1] |
| Died | 2481[2] |
| Affiliation | House Kincaid |
| Career | |
| Rank | Colonel[1] |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
| Family | |
| Parents | Elishia Kincaid (father)[1] |
Charles Kincaid (b. 2413 - d. 2481 aged 68) can, without too much aggrandizement, be called the first MechWarrior as he piloted the first-ever BattleMech, the Mackie, in its first combat trial.
History
A scion of the wealthy and influential Kincaid family, Charles Kincaid has the distinction of being the test pilot of the MSK-5S Mackie during the first combat trial for a BattleMech.[3] In 2439, Kincaid's Mackie squared off against—and promptly destroyed—a number of remote controlled Merkava Mk. VI heavy tanks, ushering in the age of the BattleMech with its demonstration.[4][5]
As the Kincaid family had vested interests in a number of weapon firms and Charles Kincaid himself enjoyed good relations with the ruling Cameron family invariably faced charges of favoritism, but nevertheless Kincaid proved himself a capable pilot at the controls of the Mackie. As a result, Kincaid—then a Colonel—went on to command a company of BattleMechs within the 801st Heavy Armored Regiment.[3] In 2443 the 801st would in turn be involved in the first ever battle in the Inner Sphere to involve BattleMechs, when a lance from the 801st went on to destroy a company of armor with infantry support from a raiding party from the Draconis Combine outside the city of Barbados on the planet Styx, although whether Kincaid was involved directly in this battle is unknown.[6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BattleTech: Legends, p. 14
- ↑ BattleTech: Legends, p. 15
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 186, "Notable MechWarriors"
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1, p. 13
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 174, "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"
- ↑ Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 41, "Planet Profile"
- ↑ Era Digest: Age of War, p. 5, "The New Knights"