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| + | Formed by former students of the [[Blackjack School of Conflict]], the '''One-Eyed Jacks''' mercenary unit ultimately became the new [[11th Donegal Guards]] in the wake of the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The unit was formed in [[3062]] by former students of the [[Blackjack School of Conflict]]. They raided the 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. | + | 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 Twentieth Marik Militia and the First Knights, backed by a mercenary force 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 leave the Planet. | In [[3068]], an assault force consisting of the Twentieth Marik Militia and the First Knights, backed by a mercenary force 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 leave the Planet. | ||
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| + | 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 a [[LAAF]] line-unit under the name of the '''Blackjacks'''. <ref name=FRLAAF-18>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 18 "Irregular Forces - Mercenaries"</ref> | ||
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| + | Originally assigned to the Lyran's generalised "irregular" forces during the Jihad, <ref name=FRLAAF-18/> after that conflict's conclusion the LAAF high command chose to standardise the unit as an [[LCT]], renaming it as the new Eleventh Dongeal Guards. <ref name=FM3085-100>''Field Manual: 3085'', p . 100 "The Lyran Commonwealth - Donegal Guards - Eleventh Donegal Guards"</ref> | ||
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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Formed by former students of the Blackjack School of Conflict, the One-Eyed Jacks mercenary unit ultimately became the new 11th Donegal Guards in the wake of the Word of Blake Jihad.
Contents
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 Twentieth Marik Militia and the First Knights, backed by a mercenary force 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 leave the Planet.
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 a LAAF line-unit under the name of the Blackjacks. [1]
Originally assigned to the Lyran's generalised "irregular" forces during the Jihad, [1] after that conflict's conclusion the LAAF high command chose to standardise the unit as an LCT, renaming it as the new Eleventh Dongeal Guards. [2]
Officers
"Ramrod" Duke is an old school warrior, a strong tactician and strategist.He lead by example.
Tactics
Ambushes and the use of heavy numerical superiority are the trademarks of the unit.
Support
- Technical: To cover 100%, the unit must hire additional techs.
- One-Eyed Jacks possess a pair of coolant trucks and a number of recovery vehicles, also 2 Union-class and an Overlord-class.
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 Squadrons/Veteran/Reliable)
- CO: Major Tom Kazanski
- The unit contains heavier fighters and are excellent at breaking through planetary defenses.
Notes
References
- Mercenaries Supplemental II, p. 53 - "Unitprofile"