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Line 6: | Previous Designation = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Nickname = − | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]<br>[[Pirate]] + | Affiliation = [[Pirate]]<br>[[Mercenary]] (previous) − | Parent Command = + | Parent Command = Independent | Sub-Command = | Sub-Command = }} }} − The '''Drake's Dragons''' was a mercenary unit that turned pirate in the early 31st century.<ref name=UDIRp3>''Unit Digest: Langston's Lancers'', p. 3 "Langston's Lancers"</ref> ==History== ==History== ===Mercenary days=== ===Mercenary days=== − In the year [[3000]], Drake's Dragons was working for the [[Free Worlds League]] with a garrison contract on [[Goth Khakar]]. That same year they were assigned [[Captain]] [[William Langston]] as their liaison officer from the [[FWLM]], who would later discover the unit was involved in criminal activities.+ '''Drake's Dragons''' were a mercenary unit working for the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[3000]] with a garrison contract on [[Goth Khakar]]. That same year they were assigned as their liaison officer [[Captain]] [[William Langston]] from the [[FWLM]], who discovered the unit was involved in criminal activities. − Upon the discovery of these illegal actions, the Dragons then tried to murder Langston and ransacked the capital which killed hundreds of civilians and militia before escaping off world.<ref name=UDIRp3/>+ They tried to murder him and ransacked the capital killing hundreds of civilians and militia before escaping.<ref name=UDIRp3>''Unit Digest: Langston's Lancers'', p. 3 "Langston's Lancers"</ref> ===Pirate days=== ===Pirate days=== − After escaping, Drake's Dragons were pursued by [[Morrison's Madmen]], a mercenary unit who had been contracted to hunt down the Dragons. That unit, which included William Langston, was able to find and kill several of the Dragon's core members, but several other members were able to flee Free Worlds League space.<ref name=UDIRp3/> + After escaping, they were chased by [[Morrison's Madmen]], a mercenary unit whose contract was to hunt them. That unit, which included William Langston was able to find them and kill several of their core members, though the rest of the band fled.<ref name=UDIRp3/> − After several years rebuilding and raiding other realms, the Dragons returned to attacking Free Worlds League worlds along the border with the Periphery after discovering that the Madmen's CO had been severely injured in a combat drop in [[3007]].<ref name=SDFp3/> + After several years rebuilding and raiding other realms, they Dragons returned to attacking Free Worlds League worlds on the Periphery after discovering that the Madmen's CO, had been severely injured in a combat drop in [[3007]].<ref name=SDFp3/> − In [[3011]], Drake's Dragons sent one of their sub-gangs, the Cobras, under the command of [[Aeneas Papaspaneas|Aeneas "Ripper" Papaspaneas]] to raid [[Payvand]].<ref name=SDFp3/> Aeneas Gang ransacked the town of Lowson and captured several transports full of gold. During the fighting, more than one hundred civilians were killed as the Dragons <ref name=SDFp5>''Scenario: Dragon's Fire'', p. 5 "Aftermath"</ref> crushed the [[Payvand Militia|Payvand's Militia]] and engaged the nearby [[Langston's Lancers]] mercenary unit.<ref name=SDFp3/> + In [[3011]], they send one of their gangs, the Cobra ones under command from [[Aeneas Papaspaneas|Aeneas "Ripper" Papaspaneas]] to raid [[Payvand]].<ref name=SDFp3/> Aeneas Gang ransacked a town and robbed several transports full of gold in the process killing more than one hundred civilians<ref name=SDFp5>''Scenario: Dragon's Fire'', p. 5 "Aftermath"</ref> after crushing the [[Payvand Militia|Payvand's Militia]] and engaging [[Langston's Lancers]], who were nearby.<ref name=SDFp3/> − The pirates then loaded the gold from the trucks into their [[Maxim|Maxim Heavy Hover Transports]] and fled to their hidden [[DropShip]]. Langston's Lancers scouts were able to trace their movements and the unit ambushed them at Colman Pass, where they crushed the pirates and only one [[BattleMech]] and one hovercraft were able to temporarily escape. The Cobra's DropShip was later found and destroyed by Langston's Lancers aerospace command, the '''Black Sheep'''.<ref name=SKDp5>''Scenario: Killing Dragons'', p. 5 "Aftermath"</ref> + The pirates had loaded the gold from the trucks into their [[Maxim|Maxim Heavy Hover Transports]] and fled to their hidden [[DropShip]]. Langston's Lancers scouts were able to trace they movements and the unit ambushed them at Colman Pass, where they crushed the pirates and only one [[BattleMech]] and one hovercraft were able to temporarily escape, as after a ten hour hunt they were found out. The Cobra's DropShip was destroyed by Langston's Lancers aerospace command, the '''Black Sheep'''.<ref name=SKDp5>''Scenario: Killing Dragons'', p. 5 "Aftermath"</ref> − From this point on, the Lancers and Dragons were locked in a vendetta that would only end when one side or the other was completely destroyed.<ref name=SKDp5/> + From this point on, the Lancers and Dragons were locked in a vendetta that would only end one way.<ref name=SKDp5/> ==Officers== ==Officers== Line 43:
Line 42: ==Other Unit Officers== ==Other Unit Officers== − * [[Aeneas Papaspaneas|Aeneas "Ripper" Papaspaneas]] led the Cobra Sub-gang within Drake's Dragons in 3011.<ref name=SDFp3b>''Scenario: Dragon's Fire'', p. 3 "Attacker"</ref><ref name=SKDp3>''Scenario: Killing Dragons'', p. 3 "Setup"</ref> + * [[Aeneas Papaspaneas|Aeneas "Ripper" Papaspaneas]] led the Cobra Sub-gang once the unit was already a [[pirate]] force in 3011.<ref name=SDFp3b>''Scenario: Dragon's Fire'', p. 3 "Attacker"</ref><ref name=SKDp3>''Scenario: Killing Dragons'', p. 3 "Setup"</ref> ==Tactics== ==Tactics==
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Mercenary days=== | ===Mercenary days=== | ||
| − | + | '''Drake's Dragons''' were a mercenary unit working for the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[3000]] with a garrison contract on [[Goth Khakar]]. That same year they were assigned as their liaison officer [[Captain]] [[William Langston]] from the [[FWLM]], who discovered the unit was involved in criminal activities. | |
| − | + | They tried to murder him and ransacked the capital killing hundreds of civilians and militia before escaping.<ref name=UDIRp3>''Unit Digest: Langston's Lancers'', p. 3 "Langston's Lancers"</ref> | |
===Pirate days=== | ===Pirate days=== | ||
| − | After escaping, | + | After escaping, they were chased by [[Morrison's Madmen]], a mercenary unit whose contract was to hunt them. That unit, which included William Langston was able to find them and kill several of their core members, though the rest of the band fled.<ref name=UDIRp3/> |
| − | After several years rebuilding and raiding other realms, | + | After several years rebuilding and raiding other realms, they Dragons returned to attacking Free Worlds League worlds on the Periphery after discovering that the Madmen's CO, had been severely injured in a combat drop in [[3007]].<ref name=SDFp3/> |
| − | In [[3011]], | + | In [[3011]], they send one of their gangs, the Cobra ones under command from [[Aeneas Papaspaneas|Aeneas "Ripper" Papaspaneas]] to raid [[Payvand]].<ref name=SDFp3/> Aeneas Gang ransacked a town and robbed several transports full of gold in the process killing more than one hundred civilians<ref name=SDFp5>''Scenario: Dragon's Fire'', p. 5 "Aftermath"</ref> after crushing the [[Payvand Militia|Payvand's Militia]] and engaging [[Langston's Lancers]], who were nearby.<ref name=SDFp3/> |
| − | The pirates | + | The pirates had loaded the gold from the trucks into their [[Maxim|Maxim Heavy Hover Transports]] and fled to their hidden [[DropShip]]. Langston's Lancers scouts were able to trace they movements and the unit ambushed them at Colman Pass, where they crushed the pirates and only one [[BattleMech]] and one hovercraft were able to temporarily escape, as after a ten hour hunt they were found out. The Cobra's DropShip was destroyed by Langston's Lancers aerospace command, the '''Black Sheep'''.<ref name=SKDp5>''Scenario: Killing Dragons'', p. 5 "Aftermath"</ref> |
| − | From this point on, the Lancers and Dragons were locked in a vendetta that would only end | + | From this point on, the Lancers and Dragons were locked in a vendetta that would only end one way.<ref name=SKDp5/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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==Other Unit Officers== | ==Other Unit Officers== | ||
| − | * [[Aeneas Papaspaneas|Aeneas "Ripper" Papaspaneas]] led the Cobra Sub-gang | + | * [[Aeneas Papaspaneas|Aeneas "Ripper" Papaspaneas]] led the Cobra Sub-gang once the unit was already a [[pirate]] force in 3011.<ref name=SDFp3b>''Scenario: Dragon's Fire'', p. 3 "Attacker"</ref><ref name=SKDp3>''Scenario: Killing Dragons'', p. 3 "Setup"</ref> |
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||