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| + | '''Tam Lafayette''' was the commanding officer of the Screaming Eagles between [[3061]] and [[3071]].<ref name=FMMRp99>''Field Manual: Mercenaries (Revised)'' p. 99: Unit commander information of 3067 and her weaknesses</ref><ref name=MSUp105>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'' p. 105: Screaming Eagle fluff up to 3071</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | In October [[3071]], the Eagles received orders from Draconis March Intelligence Command, which ordered the unit to strike the [[Outworlds Alliance]] planet of [[Ramora]] in preemptive attack against Blakist forces. Leaving behind the unit's Fourth BattleMech Battalion and the 77th Armor to garrison Kilbourne they attacked. | |
| − | + | The units on the strike mission used pirate points to slip by the planet's would-be Blakist defenders. The unit's executive officer, [[Leutnant-Colonel|Lt. Colonel]] [[Chris Lewis (Screaming Eagles)|Chris Lewis]], identified the defenders as [[Clan Snow Raven]]. Despite their fast entry, the world’s protectors were waiting for them. A [[Trinary|trinary]] from the [[6th Raven Battle (Clan Snow Raven)|Sixth Raven Battle]] [[Cluster]] and the [[Alliance Borderers|Outworlds Alliance Borderers]] moved to engage them in a battle. The Eagles won the day but suffered fifty percent casualties including their lead strategist, Lt. Colonel Lewis. | |
| − | + | After salvaging Clan equipment the unit returned to base only to find the rest of the Sixth Raven Battle Cluster was striking back at them. The 77th Armor’s artillery assets solely held back the angry Clanners and their Alliance airborne allies. Colonel Lafayette's battered command managed to tip the balance of the battle and led to the destruction of the entire Snow Raven Cluster. | |
| − | + | Shortly after the battle, Lafayette contacted March's intelligence command to report what happened and discovered that command never ordered them to strike the Alliance at all. A false order from unknown parties possibly caused the Eagles to trigger the border war with the newly-arrived Clan.<ref name=MSUp105/> | |
| − | + | Colonel Lafayette was weak in strategic thinking and relied on her XO, Lt. Colonel Lewis, for advice.<ref name=FMMRp99/> | |
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| − | Colonel Lafayette was weak in strategic thinking and relied on her XO, Lt. Colonel Lewis, for advice.<ref name=FMMRp99 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:29, 19 October 2023
Tam Lafayette | |
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| Affiliation | Screaming Eagles |
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| Rank | Colonel |
| Family | |
| Parents | Samuel Layette (father) |
Tam Lafayette was the commanding officer of the Screaming Eagles between 3061 and 3071.[1][2]
History[edit]
In October 3071, the Eagles received orders from Draconis March Intelligence Command, which ordered the unit to strike the Outworlds Alliance planet of Ramora in preemptive attack against Blakist forces. Leaving behind the unit's Fourth BattleMech Battalion and the 77th Armor to garrison Kilbourne they attacked.
The units on the strike mission used pirate points to slip by the planet's would-be Blakist defenders. The unit's executive officer, Lt. Colonel Chris Lewis, identified the defenders as Clan Snow Raven. Despite their fast entry, the world’s protectors were waiting for them. A trinary from the Sixth Raven Battle Cluster and the Outworlds Alliance Borderers moved to engage them in a battle. The Eagles won the day but suffered fifty percent casualties including their lead strategist, Lt. Colonel Lewis.
After salvaging Clan equipment the unit returned to base only to find the rest of the Sixth Raven Battle Cluster was striking back at them. The 77th Armor’s artillery assets solely held back the angry Clanners and their Alliance airborne allies. Colonel Lafayette's battered command managed to tip the balance of the battle and led to the destruction of the entire Snow Raven Cluster.
Shortly after the battle, Lafayette contacted March's intelligence command to report what happened and discovered that command never ordered them to strike the Alliance at all. A false order from unknown parties possibly caused the Eagles to trigger the border war with the newly-arrived Clan.[2]
Colonel Lafayette was weak in strategic thinking and relied on her XO, Lt. Colonel Lewis, for advice.[1]