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{{infoBoxMercUnit
| image         = [[File:13th_Stalking_Horse.jpg|150px]]
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| image     = [[Image:13th_Stalking_Horse.jpg]]
| Designation    = 13th Stalking Horse
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| year      = ????
| formed        =  
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| commander = [[Colonel]] Jeffrey "Fred" Morgan
| Disbanded      =  
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| jumpships = yes
| Previous Designation =  
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| dropships = yes
| Nickname      =
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| aero      = yes
| Affiliation    = Mercenary
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| armor    = yes
| Parent Command = Independent
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| infantry  = yes
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
}}
 
}}
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==History==
 
==History==
The '''13th Stalking Horse''' were formed in [[3064]] from former [[Ceti Hussars]] members and later joined by soldiers from every other [[Great House|House]]. One of the founders had good connections to [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and [[Jaime Wolf]]. The Dragoons' support was essential for the unit's buildup. As a sign of gratitude for this help, the Stalking Horse joined the [[AMC]] together with the [[Wild Geese]].{{cn}}
 
  
The command battled against the [[Word of Blake]] and forces loyal to [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]].{{cn}}
 
  
In [[3069]] the Stalking Horse's contract with the [[AFFC]] expired and they left the [[Federated Suns]] for [[Galatea]] to open new recruiting offices about to expand the AMC after the loss of Wolf's Dragoons. It was on the 8th of December 3069 that the 13th struck at the [[Free Worlds League]] world of [[Talitha]].<ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>
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==Officers==
The 13th took the fight to the [[WoB]] in [[3071]]. On [[Spica]] they, together with the Wild Geese, faced furious defenders and retreated after sustaining heavy losses.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 14</ref> The battle stopped the flow of relief materials to the Steel Forest devastated after an industrial accident there two weeks prior to the attack. The battles disrupted the relief columns for all three days, making the denizens of the forest suffer. The [[Spica Protectorate Militia]] responded to the mercenaries' landings immediately with the ''Light of Devotion II-epsilon'' arriving within two hours of the mercenaries' [[DropShip]]s landing and immediately brought the mercenaries under fire. They held their ground for six hours until the rest of the ''Blessed Solidity-III'' gamma arrived and forced the mercenaries on the defensive. The Protectorate Militia forced the Wild Geese's DropShips back into the air, making it impossible for the Geese to resupply with them. The Thirteenth sought the shelter of the edges of the Steel Forest, pursued by the balance of Blessed Solidity. They managed to break contact several times, but the Planetary Militia relocated them quickly every time. By the time the rest of the Planetary Militia units had contained the mercenaries, the Stalking Horse made a fighting retreat.<ref name=Spica>''AMC Stragglers Shattered on Spica''</ref>
 
  
The 13th Stalking Horse were a part of a [[Principality of Regulus|Regulan]] task force led by the [[4th Regulan Hussars|Fourth Regulan Hussars]] and sent to attack [[Gibson]] in August [[3073]], where they were destroyed at the hands of the [[49th Shadow Division|Forty-ninth]] and [[52nd Shadow Division|Fifty-second Shadow Divisions]]. A number of other units were also destroyed completely, including the [[Wild Geese]], but some survivors managed to escape by [[DropShip]] after the Wild Geese sacrificed themselves to buy time. With the Regulan ground offensive firmly defeated, Word of Blake [[WarShip]]s appeared in-system and shattered the Regulan naval forces, with only a few survivors escaping.<ref name="JHS3076p31+">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 31, 34: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52: "The Jihad in Review"</ref><ref name="JHS3076p41">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 41–42: "Chaos Overwhelming: Dante's Daydream"</ref>
 
  
==Officers==
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==Tactics==
{| class="wikitable"
 
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 13th Stalking Horse'''
 
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Jeffrey Morgan]]||[[3067]]<ref name=AMCRSO>''AMC "Rudderless", Say Officials''</ref>
 
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|}
 
  
==Tactics==
 
The unit can count on a number of established maneuvers like ambushes, traps, cavalry maneuvers and so on.
 
  
==Support==
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==Composition==
The single ''[[Invader]]''-class [[JumpShip]] transport the single ''[[Triumph]]''-class and the two ''[[Union]]''-class [[DropShip]]s.
 
Technical Support: 80%
 
  
==Mercenary Rating==
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*13th Stalking Horse (1 Reinforced Squadron)
'''Dragoon Rating: B'''
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**CO/HHQ Command Troop: Is the command unit.
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**XO/Alpha Troop (Temperamental Templars): Contains 2 augement lances + 1 lance with hover and [[VTOLs]].
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**Bravo Troop (Dirty Dozen Ronin): Fields lighter units specialized in recon and fast assaults.
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**Charlie Troop (Bottled Lightning): Heaviest elements supported through battle-suits.
  
==Composition==
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* The single [[Invader]]-[[Jumpship]] transport the single Triumph and the two [[Union]]s [[Dropships]].
===3067===
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*Technical Support: 80%
'''13th Stalking Horse''' (1 Reinforced Squadron/Veteran/Fanatical)
 
* CO/HHQ Command Troop: [[Colonel]] Jeffrey "Fred" Morgan
 
- Is the command unit
 
* XO/Alpha Troop (Temperamental Templars): [[Major]] Coleen "Amazon" Leve
 
- Contains 2 augmented lances + 1 lance with hover and [[VTOLs]]
 
* Bravo Troop (Dirty Dozen Ronin): [[Captain]] Janan "Ra" Keb
 
- Fields lighter units specialized in recon and fast assaults
 
* Charlie Troop (Bottled Lightning): Captain Sean "Stomper" Suthern
 
- Heaviest elements supported by battlesuits
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
*Have a mix of augmented lances + Ceti Hussars TO&E.
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*They fought with the Wild Geese against the 5th Division on Sheratan. Garrisoned later Alta Vista.
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*Have a mix of augmented lances + ceti hussars  TO&E.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]],'' p. 60
 
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==Bibliography==
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|{{PAGENAME}}]]
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#AMC .27Rudderless.27.2C Say Officials|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 12/02/3068: "AMC 'Rudderless', Say Officials"]]''
 
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#AMC Stragglers Shattered on Spica|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 17/04/3071: "AMC Stragglers Shattered on Spica"]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
 
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]''
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Stalking Horse, 13th]]
 

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