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Line 1: − {{Cleanup|reason=review needed|date=September 2023}} + {{infoBoxMercUnit − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand+ | image = [[Image:KHASPAROVS_KNIGHTS.JPG|200px]] − | image = [[Image:Khasparovs Knights logo.png|191px|Insignia of Khasparov's Knights]] + | unitname = Khasparov's Knights − | Designation = Khasparov's Knights + | year = 3069 − | Formed = [[3015]] + | commander = Colonel Ian Rombus − | Disbanded = [[3077]] + | jumpships = yes − | Previous Designation = + | dropships = yes − | Nickname = + | aero = yes − | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] + | armor = no − | Parent Command = Independent + | infantry = no − | Sub-Command = }} }} + ==History== ==History== ===Founding=== ===Founding=== Line 17:
Line 17: The unit reached its pinnacle in the Chaos March with a fair share of brilliant performances broken by occasional allegations of contract breach, but with a growing reputation since Colonel Jesús Khasparov had taken command of the outfit in 3055.<ref name="MSU">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 76 - "Khasparov's Knights"</ref> The unit reached its pinnacle in the Chaos March with a fair share of brilliant performances broken by occasional allegations of contract breach, but with a growing reputation since Colonel Jesús Khasparov had taken command of the outfit in 3055.<ref name="MSU">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 76 - "Khasparov's Knights"</ref> − ===Operation STILETTO=== + ===Operation Stiletto=== − Their fast track to greatness came to an end when they accepted a retainer contract with [[Calvin Noru]] and his [[Kalskag Coalition]]. Though the contract was totally legal, Noru's forces not only included lawful units like the Knights, the [[Provisional Acamar Cavalry]] and the [[Legion of Truth]], but also mercenary units that had been slicing towards banditry: the [[Scarlet Guard]], [[Connor's Ransackers]], and [[Robert's Dreaded]]. + Their fast track to greatness came to an end when they accepted a retainer contract with [[Calvin Noru]] and his [[Kalskag coalition]]. Though the contract was totally legal, Noru's forces not only included lawful units like the Knights, the [[Provisional Acamar Cavalry]] and the [[Legion of Truth]], but also mercenary units that had been slicing towards banditry: the [[Scarlet Guard]], [[Connor's Ransackers]], and [[Robert's Dreaded]]. − Such dear was the situation in [[Acamar]], which demanded desperate means to form a provisional government, that Khasparov tried to ingone the more obvious excesses of Acamar's defenders for several years, Then operation STILETTO forces arrived in early [[3061]]. + Such dear was the situation in [[Acamar]], which demanded desperate means to form a provisional government, that Khasparov tried to ingone the more obvious excesses of Acamar's defenders for several years, Then operation Stiletto forces arrived in early [[3061]]. − The devastating fighting for Kalskag ended with the Knights losing over two companies, leaving also among the dead Colonel Khasparov himself. The command of the unit passed to his second in command, Brevet-Colonel Ian Rombus. The Knights were still mourning their losses when Noru’s coalition fell apart in the wake of a crippling Task Force Acamar victory. A disgusted General Sline of the Legion of Truth decided to use the failure as an impetus for his own coup, arresting Noru and sentencing him to death with the tacit support of the bandit forces from Noru's fragmenting coalition. This act of betrayal finally pushed the Provisional Cavalry and the Knights over the edge. The two units banded together to shatter Sline's Legion and rescue their employer. The Knights then quit Kalskag and Acamar altogether with Noru and his supporters in tow.<ref name="MSU"/> + The devastating fighting for Kalskag ended with the Knights loosing over two companies, leaving also among the dead Colonel + Khasparov himself. The command of the unit passed to his second in command, Brevet-Colonel Ian Rombus. The Knights were still mourning their losses when Noru’s coalition fell apart in the wake of a crippling Task Force Acamar victory. A disgusted General Sline of the Legion of Truth decided to use the failure as an impetus for his own coup, arresting Noru and sentencing him to death with the tacit support of the bandit forces from Noru's fragmenting coalition. This act of betrayal finally pushed the Provisional Cavalry and the Knights over the edge. The two units banded together to shatter Sline’s Legion and rescue their employer. The Knights then quit Kalskag and Acamar altogether with Noru and his supporters in tow.<ref name="MSU"/> ===Jihad=== ===Jihad=== − The unit went to the hiring halls of [[Fletcher]] in search of a new contract and dropped of radar for a few years. The unit reappeared in [[3064]] under the command of now Colonel Rombus and at their full pre-Acamar strength. The unit was under contract to the [[Word of Blake]]. They appeared in [[Ingress]] to support the [[1st Division (Word of Blake)|First Division]] forces there. The unit renewed their contract with the Word in [[3066]] and joined WoB forces for their [[Quentin]] operation. Beaten back with the rest of the WoB forces on [[3069]] by the [[10th Ghost]] Regiment, the unit was seriously damaged, but the departure of the 10th Ghost allowed '''Khasparov's Knights''' and WoB forces to return in [[3070]] and capitalize on the output of the captured 'Mech factories to regain much of their strength.<ref name="MSU"/> + The unit went to the hiring halls of [[Fletcher]] in search of a new contract and dropped of radar for a few years. The unit reappeared in [[3064]] under the command of now Colonel Rombus and at their full pre-Acamar strength. The unit was under employment of the [[Word of Blake]]. They appeared in [[Ingress]] to support the [[1st Division (Word of Blake)|First Division]] forces there. The unit renewed their contract with the Word in [[3066]] and joined WoB forces for their [[Quentin]] operation. Beaten back with the rest of the WoB forces on [[3069]] by the [[10th Ghost]] Regiment, the unit was seriously damaged, but the departure of the 10th Ghost allowed '''Khasparov's Knights''' and WoB forces to return in [[3070]] and capitalize on the output of the captured 'Mech factories to regain much of their strength.<ref name="MSU"/> − They were sent to reinforce [[Algot]] sometime during or after [[3071]], where they joined the already on-planet [[Hannigan's Monsters]] and at an unknown date after [[3073]] by [[Carson's Renegades]].<ref name="TCp72"/> + They were sent to reinforce [[Algot]] sometime during or after [[3071]], where they joined the already in planet [[Hannigan's Monsters]] and and at and unknown date after [[3073]] by [[Carson's Renegades]].<ref name="TCp72"/> On 14 February [[3077]] [[Warrior House Imarra]] met the bulk of the Blakist mercenary garrison in the desert outside Cassol while [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]] and [[Devon's Armored Infantry]] flanked the mercenaries and overran the former [[AFFS]] compound the mercenaries were using as their base of operations.<ref name="TCp72">''Total Chaos'', p. 72-73, "ALGOT"</ref> On 14 February [[3077]] [[Warrior House Imarra]] met the bulk of the Blakist mercenary garrison in the desert outside Cassol while [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]] and [[Devon's Armored Infantry]] flanked the mercenaries and overran the former [[AFFS]] compound the mercenaries were using as their base of operations.<ref name="TCp72">''Total Chaos'', p. 72-73, "ALGOT"</ref> Line 41:
Line 42: |- |- | [[Colonel]]||[[Jesús Khasparov]]||[[3055]] - [[3061]]<ref name="MSU"/> | [[Colonel]]||[[Jesús Khasparov]]||[[3055]] - [[3061]]<ref name="MSU"/> − |- + |-valign="top" − | [[Brevet-Colonel]]||[[Ian Rombus]]||3061 -<ref name="MSU"/> + | [[Brevet-Colonel]]||[[Ian Rombus]]||From [[3061]] onwards<ref name="MSU"/> + |-valign="top" |- |- |} |} Line 59:
Line 61: ===3069=== ===3069=== − * '''Khasparov's Knights''' (2 understrength [[BattleMech]] [[Battalion]]s)<ref name="MSU"/> + * '''Khasparov's Knights''' (2 under-strenght [[BattleMech]] [[Battalion]]s)<ref name="MSU"/> ** Most of the 'Mechs are older heavy and assault ’Mech designs, with a few refurbished machines and cutting-edge designs provided either by Word of Blake or directly from the captured [[Independence Weaponry]] plant on Quentin. ** Most of the 'Mechs are older heavy and assault ’Mech designs, with a few refurbished machines and cutting-edge designs provided either by Word of Blake or directly from the captured [[Independence Weaponry]] plant on Quentin. Line 77:
Line 79: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' + *''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' − * ''[[Operation: Stiletto (scenario pack)|Operation: Stiletto]]'' [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Khasparov's Knights]] [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Khasparov's Knights]]
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| − | | | + | | commander = Colonel Ian Rombus |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Founding=== | ===Founding=== | ||
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The unit reached its pinnacle in the Chaos March with a fair share of brilliant performances broken by occasional allegations of contract breach, but with a growing reputation since Colonel Jesús Khasparov had taken command of the outfit in 3055.<ref name="MSU">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 76 - "Khasparov's Knights"</ref> | The unit reached its pinnacle in the Chaos March with a fair share of brilliant performances broken by occasional allegations of contract breach, but with a growing reputation since Colonel Jesús Khasparov had taken command of the outfit in 3055.<ref name="MSU">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 76 - "Khasparov's Knights"</ref> | ||
| − | ===Operation | + | ===Operation Stiletto=== |
| − | Their fast track to greatness came to an end when they accepted a retainer contract with [[Calvin Noru]] and his [[Kalskag | + | Their fast track to greatness came to an end when they accepted a retainer contract with [[Calvin Noru]] and his [[Kalskag coalition]]. Though the contract was totally legal, Noru's forces not only included lawful units like the Knights, the [[Provisional Acamar Cavalry]] and the [[Legion of Truth]], but also mercenary units that had been slicing towards banditry: the [[Scarlet Guard]], [[Connor's Ransackers]], and [[Robert's Dreaded]]. |
| − | Such dear was the situation in [[Acamar]], which demanded desperate means to form a provisional government, that Khasparov tried to ingone the more obvious excesses of Acamar's defenders for several years, Then operation | + | Such dear was the situation in [[Acamar]], which demanded desperate means to form a provisional government, that Khasparov tried to ingone the more obvious excesses of Acamar's defenders for several years, Then operation Stiletto forces arrived in early [[3061]]. |
| − | The devastating fighting for Kalskag ended with the Knights | + | The devastating fighting for Kalskag ended with the Knights loosing over two companies, leaving also among the dead Colonel |
| + | Khasparov himself. The command of the unit passed to his second in command, Brevet-Colonel Ian Rombus. The Knights were still mourning their losses when Noru’s coalition fell apart in the wake of a crippling Task Force Acamar victory. A disgusted General Sline of the Legion of Truth decided to use the failure as an impetus for his own coup, arresting Noru and sentencing him to death with the tacit support of the bandit forces from Noru's fragmenting coalition. This act of betrayal finally pushed the Provisional Cavalry and the Knights over the edge. The two units banded together to shatter Sline’s Legion and rescue their employer. The Knights then quit Kalskag and Acamar altogether with Noru and his supporters in tow.<ref name="MSU"/> | ||
===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | The unit went to the hiring halls of [[Fletcher]] in search of a new contract and dropped of radar for a few years. The unit reappeared in [[3064]] under the command of now Colonel Rombus and at their full pre-Acamar strength. The unit was under | + | The unit went to the hiring halls of [[Fletcher]] in search of a new contract and dropped of radar for a few years. The unit reappeared in [[3064]] under the command of now Colonel Rombus and at their full pre-Acamar strength. The unit was under employment of the [[Word of Blake]]. They appeared in [[Ingress]] to support the [[1st Division (Word of Blake)|First Division]] forces there. The unit renewed their contract with the Word in [[3066]] and joined WoB forces for their [[Quentin]] operation. Beaten back with the rest of the WoB forces on [[3069]] by the [[10th Ghost]] Regiment, the unit was seriously damaged, but the departure of the 10th Ghost allowed '''Khasparov's Knights''' and WoB forces to return in [[3070]] and capitalize on the output of the captured 'Mech factories to regain much of their strength.<ref name="MSU"/> |
| − | They were sent to reinforce [[Algot]] sometime during or after [[3071]], where they joined the already | + | They were sent to reinforce [[Algot]] sometime during or after [[3071]], where they joined the already in planet [[Hannigan's Monsters]] and and at and unknown date after [[3073]] by [[Carson's Renegades]].<ref name="TCp72"/> |
On 14 February [[3077]] [[Warrior House Imarra]] met the bulk of the Blakist mercenary garrison in the desert outside Cassol while [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]] and [[Devon's Armored Infantry]] flanked the mercenaries and overran the former [[AFFS]] compound the mercenaries were using as their base of operations.<ref name="TCp72">''Total Chaos'', p. 72-73, "ALGOT"</ref> | On 14 February [[3077]] [[Warrior House Imarra]] met the bulk of the Blakist mercenary garrison in the desert outside Cassol while [[Ambermarle's Highlanders]] and [[Devon's Armored Infantry]] flanked the mercenaries and overran the former [[AFFS]] compound the mercenaries were using as their base of operations.<ref name="TCp72">''Total Chaos'', p. 72-73, "ALGOT"</ref> | ||
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Jesús Khasparov]]||[[3055]] - [[3061]]<ref name="MSU"/> | | [[Colonel]]||[[Jesús Khasparov]]||[[3055]] - [[3061]]<ref name="MSU"/> | ||
| − | |- | + | |-valign="top" |
| − | | [[Brevet-Colonel]]||[[Ian Rombus]]||3061 | + | | [[Brevet-Colonel]]||[[Ian Rombus]]||From [[3061]] onwards<ref name="MSU"/> |
| + | |-valign="top" | ||
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===3069=== | ===3069=== | ||
| − | * '''Khasparov's Knights''' (2 | + | * '''Khasparov's Knights''' (2 under-strenght [[BattleMech]] [[Battalion]]s)<ref name="MSU"/> |
** Most of the 'Mechs are older heavy and assault ’Mech designs, with a few refurbished machines and cutting-edge designs provided either by Word of Blake or directly from the captured [[Independence Weaponry]] plant on Quentin. | ** Most of the 'Mechs are older heavy and assault ’Mech designs, with a few refurbished machines and cutting-edge designs provided either by Word of Blake or directly from the captured [[Independence Weaponry]] plant on Quentin. | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update | + | *''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' |
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Khasparov's Knights]] | [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Khasparov's Knights]] | ||