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==History==
 
==History==
Until the [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|Battle of Luthien]], Samson had been on the rise in Clan Smoke Jaguar. He earned his bloodname at age 26, and he had reached the rank of Star Captain. At [[Luthien]], he was captured by [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and was made a [[bondsman]], and by [[3057]] he was a Lieutenant in the mercenary company.<ref name=TiSS/>
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Until the [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|Battle of Luthien]], Samson had been on the rise in Clan Smoke Jaguar. He earned his bloodname at age twenty-six, and he had reached the rank of Star Captain. At [[Luthien]], he was captured by [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and was made a [[bondsman]], and by [[3057]] he was a [[lieutenant]] in the mercenary company.<ref name=TiSS/>
  
 
Samson fought on [[Coventry]] in April [[3058]] as part of the third lance of the Baker Company in the Dragoons' [[Delta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Delta Regiment]], engaging [[Clan Jade Falcon]] forces.<ref name=TiSS/>
 
Samson fought on [[Coventry]] in April [[3058]] as part of the third lance of the Baker Company in the Dragoons' [[Delta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Delta Regiment]], engaging [[Clan Jade Falcon]] forces.<ref name=TiSS/>
  
During the [[Word of Blake Jihad]], the by then [[Major]] Furey led a battalion resisting the occupation of [[Outreach]], dying during the extraction of his unit by a relief force comprised of Dragoon and [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] personnel in March [[3068]].<ref name=ATTBD>''A Thing to be Done''</ref>
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During the [[Word of Blake Jihad]], then-[[Major]] Furey led a battalion resisting the occupation of [[Outreach]], dying during the extraction of his unit by a relief force comprised of Dragoon and [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] personnel in March [[3068]].<ref name=ATTBD>''A Thing to be Done''</ref>
  
 
==BattleMechs==
 
==BattleMechs==
By [[3058]], for the Dragoons, Samson piloted a ''[[Nova (Black Hawk)|Black Hawk]]'', custom-modified from the Alpha configuration. [[Anti-missile system]]s were replaced with heat sinks, and instead of a [[medium pulse laser]], the 'Mech used two [[extended range medium laser]]s.<ref name=TiSS/> He continued to pilot a ''Black Hawk'' until his last engagement on Outreach in 3068.<ref name=ATTBD></ref>
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By [[3058]], for the Dragoons, Samson piloted a ''[[Nova (Black Hawk)|Black Hawk]]'', custom-modified from the Alpha configuration. [[Anti-missile system]]s were replaced with heat sinks, and instead of a [[medium pulse laser]], the 'Mech used two [[extended range medium laser]]s.<ref name=TiSS/> He continued to pilot a ''Black Hawk'' until his last engagement on Outreach in 3068.<ref name=ATTBD/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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== Bibliography ==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[A Thing to be Done]]'' (in: ''[[Fire for Effect]]'')
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*''[[A Thing to be Done]]'' (short story)
*''[[Thus It Shall Stand]]'' (in: ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]'')
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*''[[Thus It Shall Stand]]'' (short story)
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Furey, Samson]]
 
[[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Furey, Samson]]
[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Furey, Samson]]
 
 
[[Category:Clan Smoke Jaguar Characters|Furey, Samson]]
 
[[Category:Clan Smoke Jaguar Characters|Furey, Samson]]

Latest revision as of 06:48, 25 June 2023

Samson Furey
Personal
Died3068
AffiliationClan Smoke Jaguar
Wolf's Dragoons
Career
RankStar Captain (Smoke Jaguar)
Major (Wolf's Dragoons)
ProfessionMechWarrior

Samson Furey was a Clan Smoke Jaguar Star Captain turned abtakha Wolf's Dragoons mercenary.[1]

History[edit]

Until the Battle of Luthien, Samson had been on the rise in Clan Smoke Jaguar. He earned his bloodname at age twenty-six, and he had reached the rank of Star Captain. At Luthien, he was captured by Wolf's Dragoons and was made a bondsman, and by 3057 he was a lieutenant in the mercenary company.[1]

Samson fought on Coventry in April 3058 as part of the third lance of the Baker Company in the Dragoons' Delta Regiment, engaging Clan Jade Falcon forces.[1]

During the Word of Blake Jihad, then-Major Furey led a battalion resisting the occupation of Outreach, dying during the extraction of his unit by a relief force comprised of Dragoon and Clan Wolf-in-Exile personnel in March 3068.[2]

BattleMechs[edit]

By 3058, for the Dragoons, Samson piloted a Black Hawk, custom-modified from the Alpha configuration. Anti-missile systems were replaced with heat sinks, and instead of a medium pulse laser, the 'Mech used two extended range medium lasers.[1] He continued to pilot a Black Hawk until his last engagement on Outreach in 3068.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thus It Shall Stand
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Thing to be Done

Bibliography[edit]