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Line 14: ==History== ==History== − '''Donald Trent''' was a Major in the [[5th FedCom RCT]]. Early in the [[War of 3039]] [[Halstead Station]] was taken by the green 5th FedCom RCT supported by a unit of the [[Fighting Urukhai]]. After the Fifth took the world they began constructing elaborate bunker systems and ammunition dumps on the icy world.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 36–37</ref> In August [[3039]], the [[DCMS]] responded by sending the [[1st Sword of Light]] and [[7th Sword of Light]] regiments to the system. There the First pinned the Fifth in place, while the Seventh landed behind them. The experienced Kuritan forces began to grind the green Fifth FedCom between them. A [[battalion]] of [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] under the command of [[Major]] Donald Trent chose to desert, seized four ''[[Union]]''-class [[DropShip]]s and an ''[[Invader]]''-class [[JumpShip]], and subsequently established themselves as a mercenary unit named the [[Black Outlaws#Formation|Outlaws]] in service to the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]].<ref name="FM:MRp44">''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 44: "The Black Outlaws: Dark Phoenix"</ref> The remainder of the Fifth was able to break contact with the elite Sword of Light regiments when the Urukhai regiment slammed into the Sword's flank.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 83</ref> + '''Donald Trent''' was a Major in the [[5th FedCom RCT]]. Early in the [[War of 3039]] [[Halstead Station]] was taken by the green 5th FedCom RCT supported by a unit of the [[Fighting Urukhai]]. After the Fifth took the world they began constructing elaborate bunker systems and ammunition dumps on the icy world.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 36-37</ref> In August [[3039]], the [[DCMS]] responded by sending the [[1st Sword of Light]] and [[7th Sword of Light]] regiments to the system. There the First pinned the Fifth in place, while the Seventh landed behind them. The experienced Kuritan forces began to grind the green Fifth FedCom between them. A [[battalion]] of [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] under the command of [[Major]] Donald Trent chose to desert, seized four ''[[Union]]''-class [[DropShip]]s and an ''[[Invader]]''-class [[JumpShip]], and subsequently established themselves as a mercenary unit named the [[Black Outlaws#Formation|Outlaws]] in service to the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]].<ref name="FM:MRp44">''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 44, "The Black Outlaws: Dark Phoenix"</ref> The remainder of the Fifth was able to break contact with the elite Sword of Light regiments when the Urukhai regiment slammed into the Sword's flank.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 83</ref> − His unit would continue to be known as the Outlaws for over a decade, and garrisoned the world of [[The Edge]] on the [[Periphery]] border of the Republic until the arrival of forces from [[Clan Wolf]] in March [[3050]]. The Outlaws found themselves facing elements of the [[16th Battle (Clan Wolf)|16th Battle Cluster]] on the Plains of Torneträsk in what the Outlaws intended to be a set-piece battle, but which instead turned into a rout that saw just two [[company|companies]] of Outlaw forces escape.<ref name="FM:MRp44">''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 44: "The Black Outlaws: Dark Phoenix"</ref> + His unit would continue to be known as the Outlaws for over a decade, and garrisoned the world of [[The Edge]] on the [[Periphery]] border of the Republic until the arrival of forces from [[Clan Wolf]] in March [[3050]]. The Outlaws found themselves facing elements of the [[16th Battle (Clan Wolf)|16th Battle Cluster]] on the Plains of Torneträsk in what the Outlaws intended to be a set-piece battle, but which instead turned into a rout that saw just two [[company|companies]] of Outlaw forces escape.<ref name="FM:MRp44">''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 44, "The Black Outlaws: Dark Phoenix"</ref> The Outlaw forces retreated to [[Rodigo]], but in May 3050 found themselves facing forces from Clan Wolf again, with similar consequences; the few battered survivors of the Outlaws were forced to fall back again, this time to [[Memmingen]]. Unlike the retreat to Rodigo, the Outlaws were able to replace some of their losses and rest on Memmingen, although a lack of [[HPG]] communications left their employers under the impression that the Outlaws had been destroyed.<ref name="FM:MRp44"/> The Outlaw forces retreated to [[Rodigo]], but in May 3050 found themselves facing forces from Clan Wolf again, with similar consequences; the few battered survivors of the Outlaws were forced to fall back again, this time to [[Memmingen]]. Unlike the retreat to Rodigo, the Outlaws were able to replace some of their losses and rest on Memmingen, although a lack of [[HPG]] communications left their employers under the impression that the Outlaws had been destroyed.<ref name="FM:MRp44"/> Line 24:
Line 24: In the bidding to determine who would attack the planet [[Star Colonel]] [[Marcos Radick]] managed to beat out [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]], albeit with a dangerously low bid: just [[Trinary]] Command, Alpha Assault [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] and Alpha Fighter [[Star]] of the [[37th Striker (Clan Wolf)|37th Striker Cluster]] would be taking on the [[3rd Drakøns]], the two combined mercenary units (equivalent in strength to four [[company|companies]]) and the [[Memmingen Militia|1st Memmingen Armored Division]]. Star Colonel Marcos Radick chose land his forces far from the Drakøns' position and conduct a highly mobile campaign. While his strategy was successful, defeating the enemy at Vegas Greens, Danton, Quass and Pissurn Drive, the enemy always managed to slip away before a decisive defeat could be inflicted on them.<ref name=WCS/> It was also during this campaign that the mercenaries managed to overrun a Wolf supply cache; this cache brought them not just some much-needed supplies, but also four second-line Clan warriors, a ''[[Highlander IIC]]'' and a ''[[Warhammer IIC]]''.<ref name="FM:MRp44"/> In the bidding to determine who would attack the planet [[Star Colonel]] [[Marcos Radick]] managed to beat out [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]], albeit with a dangerously low bid: just [[Trinary]] Command, Alpha Assault [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] and Alpha Fighter [[Star]] of the [[37th Striker (Clan Wolf)|37th Striker Cluster]] would be taking on the [[3rd Drakøns]], the two combined mercenary units (equivalent in strength to four [[company|companies]]) and the [[Memmingen Militia|1st Memmingen Armored Division]]. Star Colonel Marcos Radick chose land his forces far from the Drakøns' position and conduct a highly mobile campaign. While his strategy was successful, defeating the enemy at Vegas Greens, Danton, Quass and Pissurn Drive, the enemy always managed to slip away before a decisive defeat could be inflicted on them.<ref name=WCS/> It was also during this campaign that the mercenaries managed to overrun a Wolf supply cache; this cache brought them not just some much-needed supplies, but also four second-line Clan warriors, a ''[[Highlander IIC]]'' and a ''[[Warhammer IIC]]''.<ref name="FM:MRp44"/> − Star Colonel Marcos Radick's patience abruptly ran out when the Drakøns managed to escape again after the battle of Danton. In a fury he ordered the village and its neighbor Greenvale razed to the ground, killing hundreds of civilians. Fearing for the safety of the rest of the populace the Drakøns and surviving remnants of the armored division escaped offworld to [[Satalice]], but not before broadcasting a warning to the Star Colonel that they would make him pay for his actions.<ref name=WCS/> The Outlaws' commanding officer, [[Major]] Donald Trent, was advised by the Drakøns about the situation and in response ordered his unit to retreat as well. While the unit managed to escape to [[Ueda]], Major Trent was killed in action just after issuing the retreat order.<ref name="FM:MRp44"/> + Star Colonel Marcos Radick's patience abruptly ran out when the Drakøns managed to escape again after the battle of Danton. In a fury he ordered the village and its neighbor Greenvalle razed to the ground, killing hundreds of civilians. Fearing for the safety of the rest of the populace the Drakøns and surviving remnants of the armored division escaped offworld to [[Satalice]], but not before broadcasting a warning to the Star Colonel that they would make him pay for his actions.<ref name=WCS/> The Outlaws' commanding officer, [[Major]] Donald Trent, was advised by the Drakøns about the situation and in response ordered his unit to retreat as well. While the unit managed to escape to [[Ueda]], Major Trent was killed in action just after issuing the retreat order.<ref name="FM:MRp44"/> ==References== ==References==
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| − | '''Donald Trent''' was a Major in the [[5th FedCom RCT]]. Early in the [[War of 3039]] [[Halstead Station]] was taken by the green 5th FedCom RCT supported by a unit of the [[Fighting Urukhai]]. After the Fifth took the world they began constructing elaborate bunker systems and ammunition dumps on the icy world.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. | + | '''Donald Trent''' was a Major in the [[5th FedCom RCT]]. Early in the [[War of 3039]] [[Halstead Station]] was taken by the green 5th FedCom RCT supported by a unit of the [[Fighting Urukhai]]. After the Fifth took the world they began constructing elaborate bunker systems and ammunition dumps on the icy world.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 36-37</ref> In August [[3039]], the [[DCMS]] responded by sending the [[1st Sword of Light]] and [[7th Sword of Light]] regiments to the system. There the First pinned the Fifth in place, while the Seventh landed behind them. The experienced Kuritan forces began to grind the green Fifth FedCom between them. A [[battalion]] of [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] under the command of [[Major]] Donald Trent chose to desert, seized four ''[[Union]]''-class [[DropShip]]s and an ''[[Invader]]''-class [[JumpShip]], and subsequently established themselves as a mercenary unit named the [[Black Outlaws#Formation|Outlaws]] in service to the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]].<ref name="FM:MRp44">''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 44, "The Black Outlaws: Dark Phoenix"</ref> The remainder of the Fifth was able to break contact with the elite Sword of Light regiments when the Urukhai regiment slammed into the Sword's flank.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 83</ref> |
| − | His unit would continue to be known as the Outlaws for over a decade, and garrisoned the world of [[The Edge]] on the [[Periphery]] border of the Republic until the arrival of forces from [[Clan Wolf]] in March [[3050]]. The Outlaws found themselves facing elements of the [[16th Battle (Clan Wolf)|16th Battle Cluster]] on the Plains of Torneträsk in what the Outlaws intended to be a set-piece battle, but which instead turned into a rout that saw just two [[company|companies]] of Outlaw forces escape.<ref name="FM:MRp44">''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 44 | + | His unit would continue to be known as the Outlaws for over a decade, and garrisoned the world of [[The Edge]] on the [[Periphery]] border of the Republic until the arrival of forces from [[Clan Wolf]] in March [[3050]]. The Outlaws found themselves facing elements of the [[16th Battle (Clan Wolf)|16th Battle Cluster]] on the Plains of Torneträsk in what the Outlaws intended to be a set-piece battle, but which instead turned into a rout that saw just two [[company|companies]] of Outlaw forces escape.<ref name="FM:MRp44">''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 44, "The Black Outlaws: Dark Phoenix"</ref> |
The Outlaw forces retreated to [[Rodigo]], but in May 3050 found themselves facing forces from Clan Wolf again, with similar consequences; the few battered survivors of the Outlaws were forced to fall back again, this time to [[Memmingen]]. Unlike the retreat to Rodigo, the Outlaws were able to replace some of their losses and rest on Memmingen, although a lack of [[HPG]] communications left their employers under the impression that the Outlaws had been destroyed.<ref name="FM:MRp44"/> | The Outlaw forces retreated to [[Rodigo]], but in May 3050 found themselves facing forces from Clan Wolf again, with similar consequences; the few battered survivors of the Outlaws were forced to fall back again, this time to [[Memmingen]]. Unlike the retreat to Rodigo, the Outlaws were able to replace some of their losses and rest on Memmingen, although a lack of [[HPG]] communications left their employers under the impression that the Outlaws had been destroyed.<ref name="FM:MRp44"/> | ||
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In the bidding to determine who would attack the planet [[Star Colonel]] [[Marcos Radick]] managed to beat out [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]], albeit with a dangerously low bid: just [[Trinary]] Command, Alpha Assault [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] and Alpha Fighter [[Star]] of the [[37th Striker (Clan Wolf)|37th Striker Cluster]] would be taking on the [[3rd Drakøns]], the two combined mercenary units (equivalent in strength to four [[company|companies]]) and the [[Memmingen Militia|1st Memmingen Armored Division]]. Star Colonel Marcos Radick chose land his forces far from the Drakøns' position and conduct a highly mobile campaign. While his strategy was successful, defeating the enemy at Vegas Greens, Danton, Quass and Pissurn Drive, the enemy always managed to slip away before a decisive defeat could be inflicted on them.<ref name=WCS/> It was also during this campaign that the mercenaries managed to overrun a Wolf supply cache; this cache brought them not just some much-needed supplies, but also four second-line Clan warriors, a ''[[Highlander IIC]]'' and a ''[[Warhammer IIC]]''.<ref name="FM:MRp44"/> | In the bidding to determine who would attack the planet [[Star Colonel]] [[Marcos Radick]] managed to beat out [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]], albeit with a dangerously low bid: just [[Trinary]] Command, Alpha Assault [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] and Alpha Fighter [[Star]] of the [[37th Striker (Clan Wolf)|37th Striker Cluster]] would be taking on the [[3rd Drakøns]], the two combined mercenary units (equivalent in strength to four [[company|companies]]) and the [[Memmingen Militia|1st Memmingen Armored Division]]. Star Colonel Marcos Radick chose land his forces far from the Drakøns' position and conduct a highly mobile campaign. While his strategy was successful, defeating the enemy at Vegas Greens, Danton, Quass and Pissurn Drive, the enemy always managed to slip away before a decisive defeat could be inflicted on them.<ref name=WCS/> It was also during this campaign that the mercenaries managed to overrun a Wolf supply cache; this cache brought them not just some much-needed supplies, but also four second-line Clan warriors, a ''[[Highlander IIC]]'' and a ''[[Warhammer IIC]]''.<ref name="FM:MRp44"/> | ||
| − | Star Colonel Marcos Radick's patience abruptly ran out when the Drakøns managed to escape again after the battle of Danton. In a fury he ordered the village and its neighbor | + | Star Colonel Marcos Radick's patience abruptly ran out when the Drakøns managed to escape again after the battle of Danton. In a fury he ordered the village and its neighbor Greenvalle razed to the ground, killing hundreds of civilians. Fearing for the safety of the rest of the populace the Drakøns and surviving remnants of the armored division escaped offworld to [[Satalice]], but not before broadcasting a warning to the Star Colonel that they would make him pay for his actions.<ref name=WCS/> The Outlaws' commanding officer, [[Major]] Donald Trent, was advised by the Drakøns about the situation and in response ordered his unit to retreat as well. While the unit managed to escape to [[Ueda]], Major Trent was killed in action just after issuing the retreat order.<ref name="FM:MRp44"/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||