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The '''Crazy Eights''' were a [[mercenary unit]] of unspecified strength and composition under Captain [[Symerious Blade]]<ref name=MI32>''Malicious Intent'', ch. 32</ref> as of [[3058]].
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==History==
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===Coventry===
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Admirers of [[Waco Rangers]], they grafted themselves to the Rangers for all intents and purposes during the defense of [[Coventry]] against the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Clan Jade Falcon incursion of 3058]]<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 11: Waco Rangers</ref>, to the point of fighting as a Rangers sub-unit, when they were part of the relief forces sent to Coventry. The Crazy Eights' 'Mechs were described as gaudy to behold, and mismatched versus the olive-and-tan paint scheme of the Waco Rangers.<ref name=MI32/>
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Forcing their way onto the planet through the Jade Falcon forces on 10 April [[3058]] shortly after 1125 hours, the Crazy Eights destroyed two [[OmniMech]]s and a number of [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elementals]] (while the Rangers destroyed eight [[OmniFighter]]s and five OmniMechs). The Rangers and the Crazy Eights with them later walked into a Clan Jade Falcon trap on 21 April 3058 in a region known as the Dales, suffering heavy losses amounting to 85% of their force. Only some of their members managed to escape, being rescued by elements of the [[Tenth Skye Rangers]] under the command of [[Caradoc Trevena]].<ref>''Malicious Intent'', chs. 32, 34</ref><ref>''The Battle of Coventry'', pp. 9–10</ref><ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 27: Touchpoint: Dales – "Aftermath"</ref>
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Crazy Eights'''
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| [[Captain]]||[[Symerious Blade]]||[[3058]]<ref name=MI32/>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
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==Unit Composition==
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Named elements of the Crazy Eights in the battle in the Dales were
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*Blade's Command Lance of Alpha Company:<ref>''The Battle of Coventry'', p. 42: Scenario: "Ambush", Attacker roster</ref>
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**Captain [[Symerious Blade]], CRD-5M ''[[Crusader]]''
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**Sergeant [[Harvey Overand]], DV-7D ''[[Dervish]]'' (did not escape from the Dales)
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**[[Toni Hill]], CDA-3M ''[[Cicada]]'' (did not escape from the Dales)
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**[[Ysabel Garcia]], COM-5S ''[[Commando]]''
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*Combat Lance, Bravo Company<ref>''The Battle of Coventry'', p. 45: Scenario "Rescue and Pursuit", Defender roster</ref>
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**Sergeant [[Thomas Pence]], WHM-7M ''[[Warhammer]]
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**[[Caroline Muir]], ASN-23 ''[[Assassin]]''
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*The Crazy Eights' second-in-command was Leftenant [[Richard Kay]], piloting a ''[[Hunchback]]'' that also apparently escaped the Dales, albeit with heavy damage.<ref>''The Battle of Coventry'', p. 44</ref>
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==Notes==
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*In the preface to his novel ''[[Malicious Intent]]'', author [[Michael Stackpole]] thanked "[[Lisa Koenigs-Cober]] and the members of the Crazy Eights for donating generously to charity in return for their appearances herein".
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[The Battle of Coventry (scenario pack)|The Battle of Coventry]]''
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* ''[[Malicious Intent]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion]]''
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]]

Latest revision as of 23:31, 10 April 2023

This article is about the thirty-first-century mercenary unit. For the subject of Spotlight On: The Crazy Eights, see Twentieth Avalon Hussars.


Crazy Eights
Affiliation Mercenary
Parent Command N/A

The Crazy Eights were a mercenary unit of unspecified strength and composition under Captain Symerious Blade[1] as of 3058.

History[edit]

Coventry[edit]

Admirers of Waco Rangers, they grafted themselves to the Rangers for all intents and purposes during the defense of Coventry against the Clan Jade Falcon incursion of 3058[2], to the point of fighting as a Rangers sub-unit, when they were part of the relief forces sent to Coventry. The Crazy Eights' 'Mechs were described as gaudy to behold, and mismatched versus the olive-and-tan paint scheme of the Waco Rangers.[1]

Forcing their way onto the planet through the Jade Falcon forces on 10 April 3058 shortly after 1125 hours, the Crazy Eights destroyed two OmniMechs and a number of Elementals (while the Rangers destroyed eight OmniFighters and five OmniMechs). The Rangers and the Crazy Eights with them later walked into a Clan Jade Falcon trap on 21 April 3058 in a region known as the Dales, suffering heavy losses amounting to 85% of their force. Only some of their members managed to escape, being rescued by elements of the Tenth Skye Rangers under the command of Caradoc Trevena.[3][4][5]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of Crazy Eights
Captain Symerious Blade 3058[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Unit Composition[edit]

Named elements of the Crazy Eights in the battle in the Dales were

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Malicious Intent, ch. 32
  2. ↑ Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 11: Waco Rangers
  3. ↑ Malicious Intent, chs. 32, 34
  4. ↑ The Battle of Coventry, pp. 9–10
  5. ↑ Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 27: Touchpoint: Dales – "Aftermath"
  6. ↑ The Battle of Coventry, p. 42: Scenario: "Ambush", Attacker roster
  7. ↑ The Battle of Coventry, p. 45: Scenario "Rescue and Pursuit", Defender roster
  8. ↑ The Battle of Coventry, p. 44

Bibliography[edit]

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