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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Morrison's Madmen=== | ===Morrison's Madmen=== | ||
| − | '''Morrison's Madmen''' were a mercenary unit that took a contract for the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[3000]], just after enrolling in the unit | + | '''Morrison's Madmen''' were a mercenary unit that took a contract for the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[3000]], just after enrolling in the unit ex–[[FWLM]] [[Captain]] [[William Langston]] to chase the mercenary turned [[pirates]] [[Drake's Dragons]]. |
They were able to find the pirates and kill several of their core members, though the rest of the band fled.<ref name=UDIRp3>''Unit Digest: Langston's Lancers'', p. 3 "Langston's Lancers"</ref> | They were able to find the pirates and kill several of their core members, though the rest of the band fled.<ref name=UDIRp3>''Unit Digest: Langston's Lancers'', p. 3 "Langston's Lancers"</ref> | ||
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| − | In [[3011]] Drake's Dragons were back attacking FWL Periphery planets, and they send one of their gangs, the Cobra ones under command from [[Aeneas Papaspaneas|Aeneas "Ripper" Papaspaneas]] to raid [[Payvand]].<ref name=SDFp3>''Scenario: Dragon's Fire'', p. 3 "Setup"</ref> 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 " | + | In [[3011]] Drake's Dragons were back attacking FWL Periphery planets, and they send one of their gangs, the Cobra ones under command from [[Aeneas Papaspaneas|Aeneas "Ripper" Papaspaneas]] to raid [[Payvand]].<ref name=SDFp3>''Scenario: Dragon's Fire'', p. 3 "Setup"</ref> 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 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 " | + | 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 one way.<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/> | ||
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| − | * ''[ | + | * ''[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/battlecorps-fiction/2011-05-02-unit-digest-langston's-lancers-(battlecorps-exclusive)/?PHPSESSID=250q2sd050f6rvu09ahglf2b7b Additional Digest information from Langston's Lancers]'' |
* ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Dragon's Fire|Scenario: Dragon's Fire]]'' | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Dragon's Fire|Scenario: Dragon's Fire]]'' | ||
* ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Killing Dragons|Scenario: Killing Dragons]]'' | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Killing Dragons|Scenario: Killing Dragons]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Langston's Lancers]] | [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Langston's Lancers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:49, 3 August 2023
| Langston's Lancers | |
| Previous Designation(s) | Morrison's Madmen |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | Independent |
Contents
History[edit]
Morrison's Madmen[edit]
Morrison's Madmen were a mercenary unit that took a contract for the Free Worlds League in 3000, just after enrolling in the unit ex–FWLM Captain William Langston to chase the mercenary turned pirates Drake's Dragons.
They were able to find the pirates and kill several of their core members, though the rest of the band fled.[1]
Major Kevin Morrison was severely injured in a combat drop in 3007[1]. As her daughter, Rita Morrison was too inexperienced to assume command of the Madmen at the time, command was passed to William Langston, who renamed the unit to Langston's Lancers[2], with Kevin's blessing.[1]
Langston's Lancers[edit]
In 3011 Drake's Dragons were back attacking FWL Periphery planets, and they send one of their gangs, the Cobra ones under command from Aeneas "Ripper" Papaspaneas to raid Payvand.[3] Aeneas Gang ransacked a town and robbed several transports full of gold in the process killing more than one hundred civilians[4] after crushing the Payvand's Militia and engaging Langston's Lancers, who were nearby.[3]
The pirates had loaded the gold from the trucks into their 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.[5]
From this point on, the Lancers and Dragons were locked in a vendetta that would only end one way.[5]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of Morrison's Madmen | |||
| Major | Kevin Morrison | At least 3000 - 3007[1] | |
| Commanding Officers of Langston's Lancers | |||
| Colonel | Leon Drake | 3007 - at least 3011[1] | |
Other Unit Officers[edit]
- Lieutenant Colonel Rita Morrison, commanding officer of the Second Battalion in 3011.[1]
- Major Danny DuHurst, commander of the armor Battalion in 3011.[1]
- Major Hermann Gunnar, commander of the infantry Reinforced Battalion in 3011.[1]
- Major Carlton Bayington, commender of the aerospace fighter in 3011.[6]
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
3007[edit]
Morrison's Madmen (One Battalion)[1]
- CO: Major Kevin Morrison
3011[edit]
Langston's Lancers[1]
- First Battalion - Lagnston's Own (Battalion/Veteran/Reliable)
- Colonel William Langston
- Second Battalion: Morrison's Madmen (Battalion/Regular/Questionable)
- Lt. Colonel Rita Morrison
- Danny's Demons (Battalion/Regular/Reliable)
- Major Danny DuHurst
- Gunnar's Grenadiers (Reinforced Battalion/Regular/Reliable)
- Major Hermann Gunnar
- Bayington's Black Sheep (2 Squadrons/Veteran/Questionable)
- Major Carlton Bayington
Notes[edit]
Bayington's Black Sheep did not appear in the Unit Digest itself as the writer confirmed he made an error with the template, but the Black Sheep is cited in the Scenario: Killing Dragons and its commanding officer in the Unit Digest itself.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Unit Digest: Langston's Lancers, p. 3 "Langston's Lancers"
- ↑ Unit Digest: Langston's Lancers, p. 4 "Lieutenant Colonel Rita Morrison "
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scenario: Dragon's Fire, p. 3 "Setup"
- ↑ Scenario: Dragon's Fire, p. 5 "Aftermath"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Scenario: Killing Dragons, p. 5 "Aftermath"
- ↑ Unit Digest: Langston's Lancers, p. 4 "Major Carlton Bayington"