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| Designation = Kappa Battalion
 
| Formed = [[3055]]
 
| Disbanded =
 
| Previous Designation =
 
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| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]
 
| Parent Command = [[Wolf's Dragoons]]
 
| Sub-Command =
 
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'''Kappa Battalion''' was a temporary [[mercenary]] command formed by [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and active during [[Elson's Challenge]] in [[3055]]. They were primarily constituted around [[Carter's Chevaliers]], another mercenary unit.
 
'''Kappa Battalion''' was a temporary [[mercenary]] command formed by [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and active during [[Elson's Challenge]] in [[3055]]. They were primarily constituted around [[Carter's Chevaliers]], another mercenary unit.
  
 
==Unit History==
 
==Unit History==
 
===Origins===
 
===Origins===
The origins of Kappa Battalion can be found in the divisions the Dragoons experienced in the aftermath of the [[Clan Invasion]]. During this period, the Dragoons found themselves struggling to accommodate their many new members, taken from a range of different groups and cultures. The original Dragoons had all shared a common origin and purpose, with established traditions and protocols. Many of the newer Dragoons, coming from disparate backgrounds, felt they were disenfranchised either by nepotism or by what they perceived as favoritism towards the younger generations now being produced by Dragoon ''[[sibko]]s''. These tensions soon began to bleed out, and [[Elson Novacat]], a [[bondsman]] [[Elemental]] taken in [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|battle]] on [[Luthien]], would take advantage, using Colonel Wolf's grandson, the naïve [[Alpin Wolf]], as a proxy.<ref name=MH55-36C-1>''Mercenary's Handbook 3055'', p. 36, "Crucible", Elson Novacat emerges into the Dragoons' turmoil</ref>
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The origins of Kappa Battalion can be found in the divisions the Dragoons experienced in the aftermath of the [[Clan Invasion]]. During this period, the Dragoons found themselves struggling to accommodate their many new members, taken from a range of different groups and cultures. The original Dragoons had all shared a common origin and purpose, with established traditions and protocols. Many of the newer Dragoons, coming from disparate backgrounds, felt they were disenfranchised either by nepotism or by what they perceived as favoritism towards the younger generations now being produced by Dragoon [[sibko]]s. These tensions soon began to bleed out, and [[Elson Novacat]], a [[bondsman]] [[Elemental]] taken in [[Battle of Luthien (Clan Invasion)|battle]] on [[Luthien]], would take advantage, using Colonel Wolf's grandson, the naive [[Alpin Wolf]], as a proxy.<ref name=MH55-36C-1>''Mercenary's Handbook 3055'', p. 36, "Crucible", Elson Novacat emerges into the Dragoons' turmoil</ref>
  
 
At a meeting on [[Outreach]], [[Colonel]] [[Jaime Wolf]] was ousted from command, but withdrew to [[Remus|the Outback]] where he began to organize a resistance among the Dragoons' [[Home Guard (Wolf's Dragoons)|Home Guard]] and other loyalists. Novacat, preparing his forces to put down the revolt, began gathering freelance mercenaries in [[Harlech City]] and forming auxiliary units. Most of these troops were of dubious quality, but despite his [[Clan]] origins, Novacat recognized that his new Dragoons would also require new blood, carefully recruited and trained. Novacat believed he found the man to form such a unit in [[Dechan Fraser]]. Fraser had been a Dragoon ''[[ristar]]'' in the years leading up to the [[Fourth Succession War]], and had spent more than two decades in the [[Draconis Combine]], training and commanding the ''[[Ryuken]]'' but also effectively working as a Dragoon spy for [[Wolfnet]]. Fraser felt great hostility towards Wolf, believing the mercenary commander had abandoned him during this time.<ref name=WP326328-KB-1>''Wolf Pack (novel)'', pp. 326-328, Novacat approaches Fraser about forming a unit to oppose Jaime Wolf's rebels</ref>
 
At a meeting on [[Outreach]], [[Colonel]] [[Jaime Wolf]] was ousted from command, but withdrew to [[Remus|the Outback]] where he began to organize a resistance among the Dragoons' [[Home Guard (Wolf's Dragoons)|Home Guard]] and other loyalists. Novacat, preparing his forces to put down the revolt, began gathering freelance mercenaries in [[Harlech City]] and forming auxiliary units. Most of these troops were of dubious quality, but despite his [[Clan]] origins, Novacat recognized that his new Dragoons would also require new blood, carefully recruited and trained. Novacat believed he found the man to form such a unit in [[Dechan Fraser]]. Fraser had been a Dragoon ''[[ristar]]'' in the years leading up to the [[Fourth Succession War]], and had spent more than two decades in the [[Draconis Combine]], training and commanding the ''[[Ryuken]]'' but also effectively working as a Dragoon spy for [[Wolfnet]]. Fraser felt great hostility towards Wolf, believing the mercenary commander had abandoned him during this time.<ref name=WP326328-KB-1>''Wolf Pack (novel)'', pp. 326-328, Novacat approaches Fraser about forming a unit to oppose Jaime Wolf's rebels</ref>
  
Fraser, intrigued by the prospects of forming a new unit, soon spoke with [[Major]] [[Norm Carter]] of [[Carter's Chevaliers]], a respected mercenary unit that had subcontracted with the Dragoons for decades.<ref name=WP328329-KB-1>''Wolf Pack (novel)'', pp. 326-328, Fraser speaks to Major Carter about a new unit</ref> The two agreed to take Novacat up on his offer with Fraser in overall command.
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Fraser, intrigued by the prospects of forming a new unit, soon spoke with [[Major]] [[Norm Carter]] of Carter's Chevaliers, a respected mercenary unit that had subcontracted with the Dragoons for decades.<ref name=WP328329-KB-1>''Wolf Pack (novel)'', pp. 326-328, Fraser speaks to Major Carter about a new unit</ref> The two agreed to take Novacat up on his offer with Fraser in overall command.
  
 
===The Outback===
 
===The Outback===
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==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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Dechan Fraser had overall command of Kappa Battalion, with Norm Carter serving as the executive officer.<ref name=WP334339-KB-1/>
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Kappa Battalion'''
 
|-
 
| ||[[Dechan Fraser]]||<ref name=WP334339-KB-1/>
 
|-
 
|}
 
  
==Tactics==
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==Composition==
Unknown.
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Kappa Battalion was apparently a battalion-sized 'Mech unit, with standard technical and administrative support. Some number of their 'Mechs incorporated [[Star League Era]]-technology.
  
==Composition History==
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==Notes==
Kappa Battalion was apparently a battalion-sized 'Mech unit, with standard technical and administrative support. Some number of their 'Mechs incorporated [[Star League Era]]-technology; Dechan Fraser piloted a ''[[Black Knight]]''.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]''
 
* ''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]''
* ''[[Wolf Pack]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Wolf Pack]] (novel)''
  
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Wolf's Dragoons, Kappa Battalion]]
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Wolf's Dragoons,Kappa Battalion]]
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[[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Commands|Kappa Battalion]]

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