7th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)

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Seventh Falcon Regulars
Nickname Hazen's Hussars
Affiliation Clan Jade Falcon
Parent Command Rho Galaxy;
Gamma Galaxy (previous)


History

The Seventh Falcon Regulars were almost destroyed on Tukayyid and slid to second-line status. Worn down by repeated raids from the Steel Vipers and so was understrength when Ulric Kerensky's forces landed on Evciler in October 3057. The Seventh managed to ambush the First Wolf Cavalry but lost its commanding officer and were defeated in the process.[1]

During the Falcon Incursion, the Seventh landed on Engadine where they faced off against militia units and the 22nd Skye Rangers. The Rangers led the Falcon Regulars on a merry chase through the mountains of Engadine, intending to force the Clanners into frigid lakes and rivers. Unfortunately the Seventh kept pushing the Rangers and maneuvered the Lyran unit into a trap.

They fought on Coventry against the Coventry Donegal March Militia, where the Seventh lost another commanding officer.

Fighting alongside elements of Omega Galaxy, the main objective in the offensive against the Lyran Alliance for the Seventh and the other elements of Rho Galaxy was to blood new warriors; the Seventh subsequently took part in the counterinvasion into the Clan Wolf Occupation Zone, where Rho Galaxy demonstrate that it could still function effectively as an offensive unit - as Barber's Marauder IIs discovered to their cost.[2]

On 19 February 3068 the 7th Falcon Regulars from Clan Jade Falcon targeted the planet of Crimond. They found the 3rd Lyran Guards ready to defend the planet. The Third Lyran Guard fell back when the Seventh Falcon Regulars attacked, only to encircle them in the foothills near the Tybalt Mountains. Star Colonel Colbert Icaza dispatched his Fourth Binary to secure a supply line as well as a line of retreat, only to find Leutnant General Paul Zardetto's command company blocking that path. The Guards inflicted heavy damage to the Clan forces, forcing most of the Falcons to retreat. Star Colonel Icaza had to sacrifice more troops to break out of the Lyran encirclement and leave the planet. Colbert Icaza saw his chances of advancement reduce, and the recovery from the failed attack set the Regulars options back years.[3]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 7th Falcon Regulars
Star Colonel Devlin Hazen 3052[4]
Star Colonel Tegen 3058[5]
Star Colonel Colbert Icaza 3059 - 3068[6][3]
Star Colonel Magne 3145[7]

Tactics

During the Coventry campaign, the Seventh hadn't regained its elite status, but was proficient at moving through snow and ice.[5]

Composition History

3059

3067

Seventh Falcon Regulars (Regular/Reliable)[6]

  • CO: Star Colonel Colbert Icaza[6]
- At this point in time the Seventh was based on Rasalgethi and was close to full strength. Four-fifths of the Seventh were equipped with Clan technology, with almost two-thirds of the Cluster using second-line OmniMechs.[6]

References

  1. The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 28
  2. Field Manual: Updates, p. 49, "Rho Galaxy"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Scenario: Shake N Bake Falcon
  4. Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 61: "Cluster Command Star"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 12
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Field Manual: Updates, p. 72, "Rho Galaxy (Second Line)"
  7. Field Manual: 3145, p. 169

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