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The '''Laws Flight''' were a helicopter-only [[mercenary unit]] in the [[Succession Wars era]], and were noted users of the [[Warrior H-7]] attack helicopter. | The '''Laws Flight''' were a helicopter-only [[mercenary unit]] in the [[Succession Wars era]], and were noted users of the [[Warrior H-7]] attack helicopter. | ||
| − | In [[3021]], they defended [[Kimball]] VI against a raid by [[Wilson's Hussars]] (who were then working for [[Redjack Ryan]]). In this action, twelve Warrior H-7 helicopters harrassed the lighter elements of the raiding force and lured them into a box canyon where infantry ambushed the attackers with man-portable [[Standard SRM Launcher|short-range missile launchers]] and [[inferno]] missiles. The raiders retreated, leaving three crippled 'Mechs behind.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3026'', p. 16; ''Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition'', p. 20</ref> (One source<ref>''Technical Readout: 3029'', p. 26</ref> refers to this action as the famous "defense of Kimball II in 3021", which is | + | In [[3021]], they defended [[Kimball]] VI against a raid by [[Wilson's Hussars]] (who were then working for [[Redjack Ryan]]). In this action, twelve Warrior H-7 helicopters harrassed the lighter elements of the raiding force and lured them into Serval Canyon, a box canyon where infantry ambushed the attackers with man-portable [[Standard SRM Launcher|short-range missile launchers]] and [[inferno]] missiles.<ref>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 72 (Wilson's Hussars entry, "Escape from Kimball VI" scenario box)</ref> The raiders retreated, leaving three crippled 'Mechs behind.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3026'', p. 16; ''Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition'', p. 20</ref> (One source<ref>''Technical Readout: 3029'', p. 26</ref> refers to this action as the famous "defense of Kimball II in 3021", which is apparently in error. It should be noted that Kimball II is indeed the primary inhabited world in the Kimball system, with Kimball VI only a minor mining outpost.) |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]'' | ||
*''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]'' | *''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]'' | ||
*''[[Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition]]'' | *''[[Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition]]'' | ||
Revision as of 05:46, 8 May 2017
The Laws Flight were a helicopter-only mercenary unit in the Succession Wars era, and were noted users of the Warrior H-7 attack helicopter.
In 3021, they defended Kimball VI against a raid by Wilson's Hussars (who were then working for Redjack Ryan). In this action, twelve Warrior H-7 helicopters harrassed the lighter elements of the raiding force and lured them into Serval Canyon, a box canyon where infantry ambushed the attackers with man-portable short-range missile launchers and inferno missiles.[1] The raiders retreated, leaving three crippled 'Mechs behind.[2] (One source[3] refers to this action as the famous "defense of Kimball II in 3021", which is apparently in error. It should be noted that Kimball II is indeed the primary inhabited world in the Kimball system, with Kimball VI only a minor mining outpost.)