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Line 10: | Sub-Command = | Sub-Command = }} }} − ==History== ==History== Formed in [[2928]] from survivors of the [[Twelfth Lyran Regulars]] during the [[Third Succession War]], Markson's Marauders were a classic hard-luck [[mercenary]] command, barely scraping out a living. As of [[3025]] the unit had the plum assignment assisting in the defense of the [[Federated Suns]] capital world of [[New Avalon]], yet still remained on the verge of bankruptcy.<ref name=FMMR90>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 90: Unit Profile</ref> Formed in [[2928]] from survivors of the [[Twelfth Lyran Regulars]] during the [[Third Succession War]], Markson's Marauders were a classic hard-luck [[mercenary]] command, barely scraping out a living. As of [[3025]] the unit had the plum assignment assisting in the defense of the [[Federated Suns]] capital world of [[New Avalon]], yet still remained on the verge of bankruptcy.<ref name=FMMR90>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 90: Unit Profile</ref> Line 26:
Line 25: Markson's Marauders were among the many MAF-employed forces the Magistracy committed to assist [[Daoshen Liao]]'s counterattacks against the [[Capellan March]] invasion during the [[Victoria War]]. Their initial action during the first Canopian wave saw them capture the [[Ziliang Salient]] world of [[Velhas]], easily pushing the depleted [[Fourth Federated Suns Lancers]] into retreating to [[Ikast]],<ref name=HWotREp58>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 58: "The Victoria War - Celestial Justice - Canopian Entry"</ref> but the second wave saw them take part in the ill-fated attack against [[Verlo]]. Fighting beside the [[First Raventhir Cuirassiers]], the Marauders initially repulsed the [[New Syrtis CMM]] until the arrival of the [[Screaming Eagles]] began to turn the tide back to the Davion defenders. Disaster struck when a Canopian ammo supply [[DropShip]] was shot down, damaging the [[Skhton Dam]], sending trillions of cubic meters of water pouring onto near-surface magma, triggering unimaginably intense phreatomagmatic eruptions that wiped out half the planet's cities and most of the troops on either side, the remainder fleeing soon to uninhabitable world freezing itself to death under an ash-filled sky.<ref name=HWotREp59>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 59: "The Victoria War - Celestial Justice - International Cooperation"</ref> Markson's Marauders would suffer losses of 85% following the disaster on Verlo.<ref name=HWotREp65>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 65: "The Victoria War - Butcher's Bill - Casualties of the Victoria War"</ref> Markson's Marauders were among the many MAF-employed forces the Magistracy committed to assist [[Daoshen Liao]]'s counterattacks against the [[Capellan March]] invasion during the [[Victoria War]]. Their initial action during the first Canopian wave saw them capture the [[Ziliang Salient]] world of [[Velhas]], easily pushing the depleted [[Fourth Federated Suns Lancers]] into retreating to [[Ikast]],<ref name=HWotREp58>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 58: "The Victoria War - Celestial Justice - Canopian Entry"</ref> but the second wave saw them take part in the ill-fated attack against [[Verlo]]. Fighting beside the [[First Raventhir Cuirassiers]], the Marauders initially repulsed the [[New Syrtis CMM]] until the arrival of the [[Screaming Eagles]] began to turn the tide back to the Davion defenders. Disaster struck when a Canopian ammo supply [[DropShip]] was shot down, damaging the [[Skhton Dam]], sending trillions of cubic meters of water pouring onto near-surface magma, triggering unimaginably intense phreatomagmatic eruptions that wiped out half the planet's cities and most of the troops on either side, the remainder fleeing soon to uninhabitable world freezing itself to death under an ash-filled sky.<ref name=HWotREp59>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 59: "The Victoria War - Celestial Justice - International Cooperation"</ref> Markson's Marauders would suffer losses of 85% following the disaster on Verlo.<ref name=HWotREp65>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 65: "The Victoria War - Butcher's Bill - Casualties of the Victoria War"</ref> − Still under contract of the Magistracy of Canopus during the [[Dark Age era|Dark Age]], the unit made several raids against [[Astrokaszy]] as part of Canopian harassment campaign against the [[Rim Commonality]]. The Marauders Able Flight, equipped with the ''[[Yùn]]'', had been highly successful in taking out targets of opportunity and dropping [[battle armor]] that stole supplies while they disrupted operations for on-planet defenders. The success and amount of supplies the Marauders had taken led Astrokaszy officials to lobby for the unit to be labeled pirates rather than legitimate mercenaries.<ref name="TRO:3150p202">''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 202: "Y-2 Yùn"</ref> + Still under contract of the Magistracy of Canopus during the [[Dark Age era|Dark Age]], the unit made several raids against [[Astrokaszy]] as part of Canopian harassment campaign against the [[Rim Commonality]]. The Marauders Able Flight, equipped with the ''[[Yùn]]'', had been highly successful in taking out targets of opportunity and dropping [[Battle Armor]] that stole supplies while they disrupted operations for on-planet defenders. The success and amount of supplies the Marauders had taken led Astrokaszy officials to lobby for the unit to be labeled pirates rather than legitimate mercenaries.<ref name="TRO:3150p202">''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 202: "Y-2 Yùn"</ref> During the Magistracy of Canopus counterattack against [[Marian Hegemony]]'s seizure of Magistracy worlds, Markson's Marauders were among the MAF employed mercenaries who took part, striking the Marian system of [[Islington]] alongside the [[First Magistracy Highlanders]] on 10 October [[3150]]. The Marauders would suffer a considerable loss when the Marian [[VI Legio|VI ''Caelum'' Wing]] destroyed one of the unit's inbound DropShips, but the collective fury of the Canopians rolled over the [[VI Legio|VI ''Prima Auxilia'' Legio]].<ref name=SFp88>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 88: "3150: The Predators Strike - The Marian Problem - Canopian Response"</ref> During the Magistracy of Canopus counterattack against [[Marian Hegemony]]'s seizure of Magistracy worlds, Markson's Marauders were among the MAF employed mercenaries who took part, striking the Marian system of [[Islington]] alongside the [[First Magistracy Highlanders]] on 10 October [[3150]]. The Marauders would suffer a considerable loss when the Marian [[VI Legio|VI ''Caelum'' Wing]] destroyed one of the unit's inbound DropShips, but the collective fury of the Canopians rolled over the [[VI Legio|VI ''Prima Auxilia'' Legio]].<ref name=SFp88>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 88: "3150: The Predators Strike - The Marian Problem - Canopian Response"</ref> Line 95:
Line 94: ** 2nd Wing: [[Lieutenant Commander]] Curtis Sliwa ** 2nd Wing: [[Lieutenant Commander]] Curtis Sliwa ** 2nd Squadron: [[Lieutenant]] Ronald Kuby ** 2nd Squadron: [[Lieutenant]] Ronald Kuby − - One wing belongs to the regiment; the other is a group of freelancers. + - One wing belongs to the regiment the other is a group of freelancers. ===3079=== ===3079=== Line 104:
Line 103: :* '''Able Flight''' (aerospace fighter element of the unit)<ref name="TRO:3150p202"/> :* '''Able Flight''' (aerospace fighter element of the unit)<ref name="TRO:3150p202"/> * CO: Colonel Ray Markson<ref name=FM:3145p182/> * CO: Colonel Ray Markson<ref name=FM:3145p182/> − :- As of 3145, the Marauders were stationed in the [[Palladix]] system and were operating at sixty-five percent of full strength.<ref name=FM:3145p182/> + :- As of 3145 the Marauders were stationed in the [[Palladix]] system and were operating at sixty-five percent of full strength.<ref name=FM:3145p182/> ==Notes== ==Notes== − * One Captain [[Hector Burton]], father of [[Burton's Brigade]] founder [[Elly Burton]] would serve in Markson's Marauders during their time on Estuan.<ref name=KPp15>''Kings & Pawns'', p. 15: "Notable Personalities - Captain Elly Burton"</ref> + *One Captain [[Hector Burton]], father of [[Burton's Brigade]] founder [[Elly Burton]] would serve in Markson's Marauders during their time on Estuan.<ref name=KPp15>''Kings & Pawns'', p. 15: "Notable Personalities - Captain Elly Burton"</ref> ==References== ==References== Line 113:
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Formed in [[2928]] from survivors of the [[Twelfth Lyran Regulars]] during the [[Third Succession War]], Markson's Marauders were a classic hard-luck [[mercenary]] command, barely scraping out a living. As of [[3025]] the unit had the plum assignment assisting in the defense of the [[Federated Suns]] capital world of [[New Avalon]], yet still remained on the verge of bankruptcy.<ref name=FMMR90>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 90: Unit Profile</ref> | Formed in [[2928]] from survivors of the [[Twelfth Lyran Regulars]] during the [[Third Succession War]], Markson's Marauders were a classic hard-luck [[mercenary]] command, barely scraping out a living. As of [[3025]] the unit had the plum assignment assisting in the defense of the [[Federated Suns]] capital world of [[New Avalon]], yet still remained on the verge of bankruptcy.<ref name=FMMR90>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 90: Unit Profile</ref> | ||
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Markson's Marauders were among the many MAF-employed forces the Magistracy committed to assist [[Daoshen Liao]]'s counterattacks against the [[Capellan March]] invasion during the [[Victoria War]]. Their initial action during the first Canopian wave saw them capture the [[Ziliang Salient]] world of [[Velhas]], easily pushing the depleted [[Fourth Federated Suns Lancers]] into retreating to [[Ikast]],<ref name=HWotREp58>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 58: "The Victoria War - Celestial Justice - Canopian Entry"</ref> but the second wave saw them take part in the ill-fated attack against [[Verlo]]. Fighting beside the [[First Raventhir Cuirassiers]], the Marauders initially repulsed the [[New Syrtis CMM]] until the arrival of the [[Screaming Eagles]] began to turn the tide back to the Davion defenders. Disaster struck when a Canopian ammo supply [[DropShip]] was shot down, damaging the [[Skhton Dam]], sending trillions of cubic meters of water pouring onto near-surface magma, triggering unimaginably intense phreatomagmatic eruptions that wiped out half the planet's cities and most of the troops on either side, the remainder fleeing soon to uninhabitable world freezing itself to death under an ash-filled sky.<ref name=HWotREp59>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 59: "The Victoria War - Celestial Justice - International Cooperation"</ref> Markson's Marauders would suffer losses of 85% following the disaster on Verlo.<ref name=HWotREp65>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 65: "The Victoria War - Butcher's Bill - Casualties of the Victoria War"</ref> | Markson's Marauders were among the many MAF-employed forces the Magistracy committed to assist [[Daoshen Liao]]'s counterattacks against the [[Capellan March]] invasion during the [[Victoria War]]. Their initial action during the first Canopian wave saw them capture the [[Ziliang Salient]] world of [[Velhas]], easily pushing the depleted [[Fourth Federated Suns Lancers]] into retreating to [[Ikast]],<ref name=HWotREp58>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 58: "The Victoria War - Celestial Justice - Canopian Entry"</ref> but the second wave saw them take part in the ill-fated attack against [[Verlo]]. Fighting beside the [[First Raventhir Cuirassiers]], the Marauders initially repulsed the [[New Syrtis CMM]] until the arrival of the [[Screaming Eagles]] began to turn the tide back to the Davion defenders. Disaster struck when a Canopian ammo supply [[DropShip]] was shot down, damaging the [[Skhton Dam]], sending trillions of cubic meters of water pouring onto near-surface magma, triggering unimaginably intense phreatomagmatic eruptions that wiped out half the planet's cities and most of the troops on either side, the remainder fleeing soon to uninhabitable world freezing itself to death under an ash-filled sky.<ref name=HWotREp59>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 59: "The Victoria War - Celestial Justice - International Cooperation"</ref> Markson's Marauders would suffer losses of 85% following the disaster on Verlo.<ref name=HWotREp65>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 65: "The Victoria War - Butcher's Bill - Casualties of the Victoria War"</ref> | ||
| − | Still under contract of the Magistracy of Canopus during the [[Dark Age era|Dark Age]], the unit made several raids against [[Astrokaszy]] as part of Canopian harassment campaign against the [[Rim Commonality]]. The Marauders Able Flight, equipped with the ''[[Yùn]]'', had been highly successful in taking out targets of opportunity and dropping [[ | + | Still under contract of the Magistracy of Canopus during the [[Dark Age era|Dark Age]], the unit made several raids against [[Astrokaszy]] as part of Canopian harassment campaign against the [[Rim Commonality]]. The Marauders Able Flight, equipped with the ''[[Yùn]]'', had been highly successful in taking out targets of opportunity and dropping [[Battle Armor]] that stole supplies while they disrupted operations for on-planet defenders. The success and amount of supplies the Marauders had taken led Astrokaszy officials to lobby for the unit to be labeled pirates rather than legitimate mercenaries.<ref name="TRO:3150p202">''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 202: "Y-2 Yùn"</ref> |
During the Magistracy of Canopus counterattack against [[Marian Hegemony]]'s seizure of Magistracy worlds, Markson's Marauders were among the MAF employed mercenaries who took part, striking the Marian system of [[Islington]] alongside the [[First Magistracy Highlanders]] on 10 October [[3150]]. The Marauders would suffer a considerable loss when the Marian [[VI Legio|VI ''Caelum'' Wing]] destroyed one of the unit's inbound DropShips, but the collective fury of the Canopians rolled over the [[VI Legio|VI ''Prima Auxilia'' Legio]].<ref name=SFp88>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 88: "3150: The Predators Strike - The Marian Problem - Canopian Response"</ref> | During the Magistracy of Canopus counterattack against [[Marian Hegemony]]'s seizure of Magistracy worlds, Markson's Marauders were among the MAF employed mercenaries who took part, striking the Marian system of [[Islington]] alongside the [[First Magistracy Highlanders]] on 10 October [[3150]]. The Marauders would suffer a considerable loss when the Marian [[VI Legio|VI ''Caelum'' Wing]] destroyed one of the unit's inbound DropShips, but the collective fury of the Canopians rolled over the [[VI Legio|VI ''Prima Auxilia'' Legio]].<ref name=SFp88>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 88: "3150: The Predators Strike - The Marian Problem - Canopian Response"</ref> | ||
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** 2nd Wing: [[Lieutenant Commander]] Curtis Sliwa | ** 2nd Wing: [[Lieutenant Commander]] Curtis Sliwa | ||
** 2nd Squadron: [[Lieutenant]] Ronald Kuby | ** 2nd Squadron: [[Lieutenant]] Ronald Kuby | ||
| − | - One wing belongs to the regiment | + | - One wing belongs to the regiment the other is a group of freelancers. |
===3079=== | ===3079=== | ||
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:* '''Able Flight''' (aerospace fighter element of the unit)<ref name="TRO:3150p202"/> | :* '''Able Flight''' (aerospace fighter element of the unit)<ref name="TRO:3150p202"/> | ||
* CO: Colonel Ray Markson<ref name=FM:3145p182/> | * CO: Colonel Ray Markson<ref name=FM:3145p182/> | ||
| − | :- As of 3145 | + | :- As of 3145 the Marauders were stationed in the [[Palladix]] system and were operating at sixty-five percent of full strength.<ref name=FM:3145p182/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * One Captain [[Hector Burton]], father of [[Burton's Brigade]] founder [[Elly Burton]] would serve in Markson's Marauders during their time on Estuan.<ref name=KPp15>''Kings & Pawns'', p. 15: "Notable Personalities - Captain Elly Burton"</ref> | + | *One Captain [[Hector Burton]], father of [[Burton's Brigade]] founder [[Elly Burton]] would serve in Markson's Marauders during their time on Estuan.<ref name=KPp15>''Kings & Pawns'', p. 15: "Notable Personalities - Captain Elly Burton"</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3150]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3150]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Markson's Marauders]] | [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Markson's Marauders]] | ||