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Line 33: The unit was stationed on [[Skye]] for a security job when the 5 of February [[3068]] an invasion from the [[FWL]] hit Skye. Duke Kelswa-Steiner called every militia and mercenary unit on-planet to Skye's defense. Their first mission was to take out and old abandoned [[LAAF]] airbase in some swamp and had been bombing the capital with the help of a Lance from the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]]. The mercenaries caught the [[Sirian Lancers]] by surprise and hammered them hard before they could get on track. Captain Derer and the rest of the command lance pounded the standby fighters while the rest of the unit hit everything else. They mauled them and took most of the FWL units down. Only a couple of hovertanks and a badly shot-up [[Trebuchet]] got away into the swamp, and some of the Rangers' aerospace boys finished the job the next day. The Lancers were gone two days later. IE wrapped things up quickly, and Gannon's Cannons got off-planet ASAP. Gannon thought that something stunk about this Leaguer assault. The list of the FWL equipment found after Gannon's assault was much better than expected. He though the FWL had found another source for equipment, and his leading candidate was the Word of Blake.<ref name=TCp52>''Total Chaos'', pp. 52–54: "The Skye Is Falling!"</ref> The unit was stationed on [[Skye]] for a security job when the 5 of February [[3068]] an invasion from the [[FWL]] hit Skye. Duke Kelswa-Steiner called every militia and mercenary unit on-planet to Skye's defense. Their first mission was to take out and old abandoned [[LAAF]] airbase in some swamp and had been bombing the capital with the help of a Lance from the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]]. The mercenaries caught the [[Sirian Lancers]] by surprise and hammered them hard before they could get on track. Captain Derer and the rest of the command lance pounded the standby fighters while the rest of the unit hit everything else. They mauled them and took most of the FWL units down. Only a couple of hovertanks and a badly shot-up [[Trebuchet]] got away into the swamp, and some of the Rangers' aerospace boys finished the job the next day. The Lancers were gone two days later. IE wrapped things up quickly, and Gannon's Cannons got off-planet ASAP. Gannon thought that something stunk about this Leaguer assault. The list of the FWL equipment found after Gannon's assault was much better than expected. He though the FWL had found another source for equipment, and his leading candidate was the Word of Blake.<ref name=TCp52>''Total Chaos'', pp. 52–54: "The Skye Is Falling!"</ref> − IE next sent Gannon's Cannons to defend an excavation from [[Yoris University Amalgamated]] (a group belonging to IE) in [[Solaris]] beneath the dark sands of the Tangerine Desert. So in 16th of June 3068 they were in the first line of the [[WoB]] [[Operation SHOWTIME]], and were attacked by unmarked raiders, later identified as elements of the invading [[25th Division (Word of Blake)|25th Division]] with possible mercenary support. Though they were able to save the team, the site itself was destroyed. The unit was able to make retreat from the attacking force after that, though with heavy losses. Three of the unit's 'Mechs were wrecked, and everyone else suffered some damage to their rides. They were able to strip any usable parts from the raiders' 'Mechs (''[[Wraith]]''s, ''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]''s, and a [[Zephyr (Combat Vehicle)|Zephyr]] to use for themselves.<ref name=TCp59>''Total Chaos'', pp. 59–60: "Game On!"</ref> + IE next sent Gannon's Cannons to defend an excavation from [[Yoris University Amalgamated]] (a group belonging to IE) in [[Solaris]] beneath the dark sands of the Tangerine Desert. So in 16th of June 3068 they were in the first line of the [[WoB]] [[Operation SHOWTIME]], and were attacked by unmarked raiders, later identified as elements of the invading [[25th Division (Word of Blake)|25th Division]] with possible mercenary support. Though they were able to save the team, the site itself was destroyed. The unit was able to make retreat from the attacking force after that, though with heavy losses. Three of the unit's 'Mechs were wrecked, and everyone else suffered some damage to their rides. They were able to strip any usable parts from the raiders' 'Mechs (''[[Wraith]]''s, ''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]''s, and a [[Zephyr (combat vehicle)|Zephyr]] to use for themselves.<ref name=TCp59>''Total Chaos'', pp. 59–60: "Game On!"</ref> The next mission IE gave to Gannon's Cannons was to help [[Duke]] [[George Hasek (31st c.)|George Hasek]] in his [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]]. They were to accompany the [[Illician Lancers]] and help them raid [[Tsingtao]]. IE also told them to take a detour and ransack [[Shu-lin Networking]] for a computer core. So on the 28th of June 3068 they attacked and found a mix of planetary militia and mercenaries hired by the local government. The Illician Lancers focused on destroying any Capellan forces they could find. The Cannons accompanied them, serving as a mop-up force to eliminate isolated Home Guard or militia units bypassed in the initial assault. Gannon convinced the Lancers command to let him hit the city of Weihaiwei on his own to "hunt down guerrilla elements", as Shu-Lin Networking had their corporate center on-planet there. While the 'Mech elements battled the security force, the unit's infantry stormed the headquarters, and the presence of Eddie Vargas, a former [[MIIO]] information warfare specialist easily, allowed them to defeat the core's security. Once the planet was secured, Gannon's Cannons left and handed the core over to David Styles, an influential member of IE's Council of Peers and member of the executive board. The files it contained were filled with [[SLDF]] research on weapons of mass destruction, including biological and chemical weapons. This data soon found its way into the hands of the Word of Blake, courtesy of Styles.<ref name=TCp61>''Total Chaos'', pp. 61–62: "Golden Goose"</ref> The next mission IE gave to Gannon's Cannons was to help [[Duke]] [[George Hasek (31st c.)|George Hasek]] in his [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]]. They were to accompany the [[Illician Lancers]] and help them raid [[Tsingtao]]. IE also told them to take a detour and ransack [[Shu-lin Networking]] for a computer core. So on the 28th of June 3068 they attacked and found a mix of planetary militia and mercenaries hired by the local government. The Illician Lancers focused on destroying any Capellan forces they could find. The Cannons accompanied them, serving as a mop-up force to eliminate isolated Home Guard or militia units bypassed in the initial assault. Gannon convinced the Lancers command to let him hit the city of Weihaiwei on his own to "hunt down guerrilla elements", as Shu-Lin Networking had their corporate center on-planet there. While the 'Mech elements battled the security force, the unit's infantry stormed the headquarters, and the presence of Eddie Vargas, a former [[MIIO]] information warfare specialist easily, allowed them to defeat the core's security. Once the planet was secured, Gannon's Cannons left and handed the core over to David Styles, an influential member of IE's Council of Peers and member of the executive board. The files it contained were filled with [[SLDF]] research on weapons of mass destruction, including biological and chemical weapons. This data soon found its way into the hands of the Word of Blake, courtesy of Styles.<ref name=TCp61>''Total Chaos'', pp. 61–62: "Golden Goose"</ref>
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The unit was stationed on [[Skye]] for a security job when the 5 of February [[3068]] an invasion from the [[FWL]] hit Skye. Duke Kelswa-Steiner called every militia and mercenary unit on-planet to Skye's defense. Their first mission was to take out and old abandoned [[LAAF]] airbase in some swamp and had been bombing the capital with the help of a Lance from the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]]. The mercenaries caught the [[Sirian Lancers]] by surprise and hammered them hard before they could get on track. Captain Derer and the rest of the command lance pounded the standby fighters while the rest of the unit hit everything else. They mauled them and took most of the FWL units down. Only a couple of hovertanks and a badly shot-up [[Trebuchet]] got away into the swamp, and some of the Rangers' aerospace boys finished the job the next day. The Lancers were gone two days later. IE wrapped things up quickly, and Gannon's Cannons got off-planet ASAP. Gannon thought that something stunk about this Leaguer assault. The list of the FWL equipment found after Gannon's assault was much better than expected. He though the FWL had found another source for equipment, and his leading candidate was the Word of Blake.<ref name=TCp52>''Total Chaos'', pp. 52–54: "The Skye Is Falling!"</ref> | The unit was stationed on [[Skye]] for a security job when the 5 of February [[3068]] an invasion from the [[FWL]] hit Skye. Duke Kelswa-Steiner called every militia and mercenary unit on-planet to Skye's defense. Their first mission was to take out and old abandoned [[LAAF]] airbase in some swamp and had been bombing the capital with the help of a Lance from the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]]. The mercenaries caught the [[Sirian Lancers]] by surprise and hammered them hard before they could get on track. Captain Derer and the rest of the command lance pounded the standby fighters while the rest of the unit hit everything else. They mauled them and took most of the FWL units down. Only a couple of hovertanks and a badly shot-up [[Trebuchet]] got away into the swamp, and some of the Rangers' aerospace boys finished the job the next day. The Lancers were gone two days later. IE wrapped things up quickly, and Gannon's Cannons got off-planet ASAP. Gannon thought that something stunk about this Leaguer assault. The list of the FWL equipment found after Gannon's assault was much better than expected. He though the FWL had found another source for equipment, and his leading candidate was the Word of Blake.<ref name=TCp52>''Total Chaos'', pp. 52–54: "The Skye Is Falling!"</ref> | ||
| − | IE next sent Gannon's Cannons to defend an excavation from [[Yoris University Amalgamated]] (a group belonging to IE) in [[Solaris]] beneath the dark sands of the Tangerine Desert. So in 16th of June 3068 they were in the first line of the [[WoB]] [[Operation SHOWTIME]], and were attacked by unmarked raiders, later identified as elements of the invading [[25th Division (Word of Blake)|25th Division]] with possible mercenary support. Though they were able to save the team, the site itself was destroyed. The unit was able to make retreat from the attacking force after that, though with heavy losses. Three of the unit's 'Mechs were wrecked, and everyone else suffered some damage to their rides. They were able to strip any usable parts from the raiders' 'Mechs (''[[Wraith]]''s, ''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]''s, and a [[Zephyr ( | + | IE next sent Gannon's Cannons to defend an excavation from [[Yoris University Amalgamated]] (a group belonging to IE) in [[Solaris]] beneath the dark sands of the Tangerine Desert. So in 16th of June 3068 they were in the first line of the [[WoB]] [[Operation SHOWTIME]], and were attacked by unmarked raiders, later identified as elements of the invading [[25th Division (Word of Blake)|25th Division]] with possible mercenary support. Though they were able to save the team, the site itself was destroyed. The unit was able to make retreat from the attacking force after that, though with heavy losses. Three of the unit's 'Mechs were wrecked, and everyone else suffered some damage to their rides. They were able to strip any usable parts from the raiders' 'Mechs (''[[Wraith]]''s, ''[[Mercury (BattleMech)|Mercury]]''s, and a [[Zephyr (combat vehicle)|Zephyr]] to use for themselves.<ref name=TCp59>''Total Chaos'', pp. 59–60: "Game On!"</ref> |
The next mission IE gave to Gannon's Cannons was to help [[Duke]] [[George Hasek (31st c.)|George Hasek]] in his [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]]. They were to accompany the [[Illician Lancers]] and help them raid [[Tsingtao]]. IE also told them to take a detour and ransack [[Shu-lin Networking]] for a computer core. So on the 28th of June 3068 they attacked and found a mix of planetary militia and mercenaries hired by the local government. The Illician Lancers focused on destroying any Capellan forces they could find. The Cannons accompanied them, serving as a mop-up force to eliminate isolated Home Guard or militia units bypassed in the initial assault. Gannon convinced the Lancers command to let him hit the city of Weihaiwei on his own to "hunt down guerrilla elements", as Shu-Lin Networking had their corporate center on-planet there. While the 'Mech elements battled the security force, the unit's infantry stormed the headquarters, and the presence of Eddie Vargas, a former [[MIIO]] information warfare specialist easily, allowed them to defeat the core's security. Once the planet was secured, Gannon's Cannons left and handed the core over to David Styles, an influential member of IE's Council of Peers and member of the executive board. The files it contained were filled with [[SLDF]] research on weapons of mass destruction, including biological and chemical weapons. This data soon found its way into the hands of the Word of Blake, courtesy of Styles.<ref name=TCp61>''Total Chaos'', pp. 61–62: "Golden Goose"</ref> | The next mission IE gave to Gannon's Cannons was to help [[Duke]] [[George Hasek (31st c.)|George Hasek]] in his [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]]. They were to accompany the [[Illician Lancers]] and help them raid [[Tsingtao]]. IE also told them to take a detour and ransack [[Shu-lin Networking]] for a computer core. So on the 28th of June 3068 they attacked and found a mix of planetary militia and mercenaries hired by the local government. The Illician Lancers focused on destroying any Capellan forces they could find. The Cannons accompanied them, serving as a mop-up force to eliminate isolated Home Guard or militia units bypassed in the initial assault. Gannon convinced the Lancers command to let him hit the city of Weihaiwei on his own to "hunt down guerrilla elements", as Shu-Lin Networking had their corporate center on-planet there. While the 'Mech elements battled the security force, the unit's infantry stormed the headquarters, and the presence of Eddie Vargas, a former [[MIIO]] information warfare specialist easily, allowed them to defeat the core's security. Once the planet was secured, Gannon's Cannons left and handed the core over to David Styles, an influential member of IE's Council of Peers and member of the executive board. The files it contained were filled with [[SLDF]] research on weapons of mass destruction, including biological and chemical weapons. This data soon found its way into the hands of the Word of Blake, courtesy of Styles.<ref name=TCp61>''Total Chaos'', pp. 61–62: "Golden Goose"</ref> | ||