Editing One-Eyed Jacks

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| Designation = One-Eyed Jacks
| Formed = [[3062]]
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| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]]
| Parent Command = Independent
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Formed by former students of the [[Blackjack School of Conflict]], the '''One-Eyed Jacks''' mercenary unit ultimately became the new [[Eleventh Donegal Guards]] in the wake of the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]].

==History==
The unit was formed in [[3062]] by former students of the [[Blackjack School of Conflict]]. They raided the [[Clan Jade Falcon]]–held world of [[Sudeten]]. After the assault, they refilled their shattered ranks. The unit was hired by [[Caesar Steiner]] and has since been stationed on [[Giausar]] against a [[Marik]] incursion.

In [[3068]], an assault force consisting of the [[20th Marik Militia]] and either the [[1st Knights of the Inner Sphere|First]] or [[Second Knights of the Inner Sphere]], backed by a mercenary force ([[Cumberland's Missiliers]] among them)<ref name=TCp66>''Total Chaos'', pp. 66: "Final Curtain?"</ref> attacked [[Giausar]]. The invaders wiped out the two companies of the [[Wilde Turkeys]] mercenary command and the battalion-sized conventional militia. [[Pico's Pathfinder]] (scouts for the Marik forces) were shattered by The One Eyed Jacks. Surrounded and outgunned, the Jacks had to withdraw, with only two of their [[DropShip]]s making it through the League space cordon.<ref name=BA-159>''Blake Ascending'', p. 159</ref><ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 66</ref><ref name=msup93>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 93</ref><ref name=KLRoFO>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [14/10/3068]: "Knights, Legionnaires Retreat, But Others Fight On"''</ref>

In late 3068 the Jacks were sent to [[Senftenberg]] to recover from their combat on Giausar.<ref name=msup93/>

Honoring the mercenary unit's service to the Lyran realm and the losses it suffered during [[Operation BROKEN FIST]], the mercenaries accepted the invitation to become an [[LAAF]] line unit under the name of the '''Blackjacks'''. The unit was assigned to defend [[Dixie]].<ref name=FRLAAF-18>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 18: "Irregular Forces - Mercenaries"</ref>

Originally assigned to the Lyrans' generalized "irregular" forces during the Jihad,<ref name=FRLAAF-18/> after that conflict's conclusion the LAAF high command chose to standardize the unit as an [[LCT]], renaming it as the new Eleventh Donegal Guards.<ref name=FM3085-100>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 100: "The Lyran Commonwealth - Donegal Guards - Eleventh Donegal Guards"</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the One-Eyed Jacks'''
|-
| [[Colonel]]||[[Duncan Roderick]]||[[3067]]
|-
| [[Major]]||[[William C. Pelcham]]||[[3067]]
|-
| [[Major]]||[[Franklin Jontiel]]||[[3067]]
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Blackjacks'''
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Battles of attrition to withdraw and quickly repair and refit then reengage in waves. Eventually defeating the depleted opponent.{{cn}}

==Support==
* Technical: Tech assets well in excess of 110% of normal and of above average quality.{{cn}}
* The One-Eyed Jacks possessed a pair of coolant trucks and a number of recovery vehicles. For their transportation needs, they operated five total DropShips; Excalibur Ace of Spades, Mule Ace of Clubs, Fortress Joker, Overlord Ace of Hearts, Overlord Ace of Diamonds{{cn}}

==Dragoon Ratings==
===3067===
'''Dragoon Rating: D'''

==Composition History==
===3067===
'''One-Eyed Jacks''' (1 [[Regiment]]/Veteran/Reliable)
* CO: [[Colonel]] Darrel "Ramrod" Duke
:* XO: [[Major]] Derek Henson
- They favor heavier 'Mechs, but they also deploy a scout [[company]].

'''AeroJacks''' (2 [[Squadron]]s/Veteran/Reliable)
* CO: Major Tom Kazanski
- The unit contains heavier fighters and are excellent at breaking through planetary defenses.

===3079===
'''Blackjacks ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name="frlcaf18">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 18</ref>
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Dixie]].<ref name="frlcaf18"/> The Blackjacks were 40% strength with 70% Upgraded.<ref name=FRLAAF-18/>

==Color Scheme==
The One-Eyed Jacks use green and blue for their paint scheme when formal occasions call for it. For nongraduates, they replace the blue with gold instead.<ref>Mercenaries Supplemental 2, p. 53</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Knights.2C Legionnaires Retreat|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 14/10/3068: "Knights, Legionnaires Retreat"]]''
* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
* ''[[Total Chaos]]''


[[Category:Mercenary Commands|One-Eyed Jacks]]