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Line 23: Hired by the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] in the face of Word of Blake's assault against [[Outreach]]. They sided with the Blakists but only answered to the chain of command, and as Waco had killed his representative, [[Leopold Jenkins]], they did not respond to [[Wayne Waco]]'s calls for support.<ref>''An Ice-Cold Dish'' p. 171</ref> Hired by the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] in the face of Word of Blake's assault against [[Outreach]]. They sided with the Blakists but only answered to the chain of command, and as Waco had killed his representative, [[Leopold Jenkins]], they did not respond to [[Wayne Waco]]'s calls for support.<ref>''An Ice-Cold Dish'' p. 171</ref> − The Legion stayed out of the [[First Battle of Harlech (3067)|First Harlech]] battle, but sided with [[Wolf's Dragoons]] in a few isolated moments.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 16</ref> + The Legion stayed out of the [[First Harlech]] battle, but sided with [[Wolf's Dragoons]] in a few isolated moments.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 16</ref> − Initially, they stayed beside the Dragoons after the beginning of [[Second Battle of Outreach (3067)|Second Harlech]] battle. Then, when fighting alongside [[Wolf Spider Battalion]], legacy holder of Natasha Kerensky's [[Black Widow Company]], the Legion turned against the Wolf Spiders. They crushed [[Tarantula Trinary]] and lured the [[Black Widow Trinary]] into a trap, breaking the back of the Dragoons defense while suffering heavy losses in the process.<ref name=BAp35>''Blake Ascending'', p. 35</ref><ref>''The Day After''</ref> + Initially, they stayed beside the Dragoons after the beginning of [[Second Harlech]] battle. Then, when fighting alongside [[Wolf Spider Battalion]], legacy holder of Natasha Kerensky's [[Black Widow Company]], the Legion turned against the Wolf Spiders. They crushed [[Tarantula Trinary]] and lured the [[Black Widow Trinary]] into a trap, breaking the back of the Dragoons defense while suffering heavy losses in the process.<ref name=BAp35>''Blake Ascending'', p. 35</ref><ref>''The Day After''</ref> However, their betrayal only enraged the Dragoons, who managed to defeat the Blakists on ground. The only known success of the Legion's attack was the almost total annihilation of the Wolf Spiders, almost destroyed before. However, their betrayal only enraged the Dragoons, who managed to defeat the Blakists on ground. The only known success of the Legion's attack was the almost total annihilation of the Wolf Spiders, almost destroyed before. After that action, the unit was branded by the AMC as a Wanted/Rogue unit. The unit was branded "Wanted dead or alive for: crimes against humanity, war crimes, severe breach of faith", with its last known whereabouts being Outreach.<ref name="DotJp36">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 36: "MRBC Advisory: Updates to Rogue/Wanted List"</ref> After that action, the unit was branded by the AMC as a Wanted/Rogue unit. The unit was branded "Wanted dead or alive for: crimes against humanity, war crimes, severe breach of faith", with its last known whereabouts being Outreach.<ref name="DotJp36">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 36: "MRBC Advisory: Updates to Rogue/Wanted List"</ref> − − However, the Blakist's nuking of Outreach wasn't approbated by all the Legion members: during the confusion, the Legion's captain [[Nicole Doles]] defected with the remainder of her company, unwilling to be part to that kind of destruction, abandoning Outreach.<ref>''Technical Readout Succession Wars'', p. 130: "Excalibur"</ref> After Second Harlech, every Dragoon sworn to avenge the Legion's betrayal with blood.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 17</ref> After Second Harlech, every Dragoon sworn to avenge the Legion's betrayal with blood.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 17</ref> − A heavily-damaged Legion was left with [[Wannamaker's Widowmakers]] to garrison Outreach in [[3069]]. They opposed the landing of the reborn Black Widow Company in early [[3070]], led by [[Stacy Church]], leader and only known survivor of the Wolf Spiders. Though they were unable to stop them from going to ground.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 18</ref> The Broadsword Legion was effectively destroyed in April [[3071]] as the remnants of the Dragoons on Outreach coordinated an assault on the treacherous mercenary unit. A handful of Legionnaires managed to escape and make it off-world, including Kari Marita.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 19</ref> By [[3081]] the Broadsword Legion was considered to have been wiped out.<ref name="J:FRp120">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 120: "Excalibur"</ref> + A heavily-damaged Legion was left with [[Wannamaker's Widowmakers]] to garrison Outreach in [[3069]]. They opposed the landing of the reborn Black Widow Company in early [[3070]], led by [[Stacy Church]], leader and only known survivor of the Wolf Spiders. Though they were unable to stop them from going to ground.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 18</ref> The Broadsword Legion was effectively destroyed in April [[3071]] as the remnants of the Dragoons on Outreach coordinated an assault on the treacherous mercenary unit. A handful of Legionnaires managed to escape and make it off-world, including Kari Marita.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 19</ref> By [[3081]] the Broadsword Legion was considered to have been wiped out.<ref name="J:FRp120">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 120: "The Condemned"</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== Line 66:
Line 64: ==Notes== ==Notes== − * All Legion units are painted gunmetal gray, with the unit insignia a bronze Roman legionnaire shield with the old ComStar logo on its face, a broadsword pointed down set on top of the shield. + * All Legion units are painted gunmetal gray, with the unit insignia a bronze Roman legionaire shield with the old ComStar logo on its face, a broadsword pointed down set on top of the shield. * Thanks to their hatred of Victor, the Broadsword Legion steadfastly refused to accept any contracts with the [[Federated Suns]] or [[Lyran Alliance]]. * Thanks to their hatred of Victor, the Broadsword Legion steadfastly refused to accept any contracts with the [[Federated Suns]] or [[Lyran Alliance]]. − * The unit's support section consists of former ComStar technicians equal to 50 percent support, and a single ''[[Triumph]]''-class [[DropShip]] named the ''[[Damocles (Individual Triumph-class DropShip)|Damocles]]'' modified to transport the entire unit.<ref name=FMMRp49/> + * The unit's support section consists of former ComStar technicians equal to 50 percent support, and a single ''[[Triumph]]''-class [[DropShip]] named the ''[[Damocles (Vessel)|Damocles]]'' modified to transport the entire unit.<ref name=FMMRp49/> * As of [[3067]], the green ranked Legion had a solid C [[Dragoon Rating]] reflecting purely a lack of action as mercenaries, despite a level of actual combat experience far exceeding such a level. * As of [[3067]], the green ranked Legion had a solid C [[Dragoon Rating]] reflecting purely a lack of action as mercenaries, despite a level of actual combat experience far exceeding such a level. Line 98:
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Hired by the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] in the face of Word of Blake's assault against [[Outreach]]. They sided with the Blakists but only answered to the chain of command, and as Waco had killed his representative, [[Leopold Jenkins]], they did not respond to [[Wayne Waco]]'s calls for support.<ref>''An Ice-Cold Dish'' p. 171</ref> | Hired by the [[Allied Mercenary Command]] in the face of Word of Blake's assault against [[Outreach]]. They sided with the Blakists but only answered to the chain of command, and as Waco had killed his representative, [[Leopold Jenkins]], they did not respond to [[Wayne Waco]]'s calls for support.<ref>''An Ice-Cold Dish'' p. 171</ref> | ||
| − | The Legion stayed out of the [[ | + | The Legion stayed out of the [[First Harlech]] battle, but sided with [[Wolf's Dragoons]] in a few isolated moments.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 16</ref> |
| − | Initially, they stayed beside the Dragoons after the beginning of [[ | + | Initially, they stayed beside the Dragoons after the beginning of [[Second Harlech]] battle. Then, when fighting alongside [[Wolf Spider Battalion]], legacy holder of Natasha Kerensky's [[Black Widow Company]], the Legion turned against the Wolf Spiders. They crushed [[Tarantula Trinary]] and lured the [[Black Widow Trinary]] into a trap, breaking the back of the Dragoons defense while suffering heavy losses in the process.<ref name=BAp35>''Blake Ascending'', p. 35</ref><ref>''The Day After''</ref> |
However, their betrayal only enraged the Dragoons, who managed to defeat the Blakists on ground. The only known success of the Legion's attack was the almost total annihilation of the Wolf Spiders, almost destroyed before. | However, their betrayal only enraged the Dragoons, who managed to defeat the Blakists on ground. The only known success of the Legion's attack was the almost total annihilation of the Wolf Spiders, almost destroyed before. | ||
After that action, the unit was branded by the AMC as a Wanted/Rogue unit. The unit was branded "Wanted dead or alive for: crimes against humanity, war crimes, severe breach of faith", with its last known whereabouts being Outreach.<ref name="DotJp36">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 36: "MRBC Advisory: Updates to Rogue/Wanted List"</ref> | After that action, the unit was branded by the AMC as a Wanted/Rogue unit. The unit was branded "Wanted dead or alive for: crimes against humanity, war crimes, severe breach of faith", with its last known whereabouts being Outreach.<ref name="DotJp36">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 36: "MRBC Advisory: Updates to Rogue/Wanted List"</ref> | ||
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After Second Harlech, every Dragoon sworn to avenge the Legion's betrayal with blood.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 17</ref> | After Second Harlech, every Dragoon sworn to avenge the Legion's betrayal with blood.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 17</ref> | ||
| − | A heavily-damaged Legion was left with [[Wannamaker's Widowmakers]] to garrison Outreach in [[3069]]. They opposed the landing of the reborn Black Widow Company in early [[3070]], led by [[Stacy Church]], leader and only known survivor of the Wolf Spiders. Though they were unable to stop them from going to ground.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 18</ref> The Broadsword Legion was effectively destroyed in April [[3071]] as the remnants of the Dragoons on Outreach coordinated an assault on the treacherous mercenary unit. A handful of Legionnaires managed to escape and make it off-world, including Kari Marita.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 19</ref> By [[3081]] the Broadsword Legion was considered to have been wiped out.<ref name="J:FRp120">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 120: " | + | A heavily-damaged Legion was left with [[Wannamaker's Widowmakers]] to garrison Outreach in [[3069]]. They opposed the landing of the reborn Black Widow Company in early [[3070]], led by [[Stacy Church]], leader and only known survivor of the Wolf Spiders. Though they were unable to stop them from going to ground.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 18</ref> The Broadsword Legion was effectively destroyed in April [[3071]] as the remnants of the Dragoons on Outreach coordinated an assault on the treacherous mercenary unit. A handful of Legionnaires managed to escape and make it off-world, including Kari Marita.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 19</ref> By [[3081]] the Broadsword Legion was considered to have been wiped out.<ref name="J:FRp120">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 120: "The Condemned"</ref> |
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * All Legion units are painted gunmetal gray, with the unit insignia a bronze Roman | + | * All Legion units are painted gunmetal gray, with the unit insignia a bronze Roman legionaire shield with the old ComStar logo on its face, a broadsword pointed down set on top of the shield. |
* Thanks to their hatred of Victor, the Broadsword Legion steadfastly refused to accept any contracts with the [[Federated Suns]] or [[Lyran Alliance]]. | * Thanks to their hatred of Victor, the Broadsword Legion steadfastly refused to accept any contracts with the [[Federated Suns]] or [[Lyran Alliance]]. | ||
| − | * The unit's support section consists of former ComStar technicians equal to 50 percent support, and a single ''[[Triumph]]''-class [[DropShip]] named the ''[[Damocles ( | + | * The unit's support section consists of former ComStar technicians equal to 50 percent support, and a single ''[[Triumph]]''-class [[DropShip]] named the ''[[Damocles (Vessel)|Damocles]]'' modified to transport the entire unit.<ref name=FMMRp49/> |
* As of [[3067]], the green ranked Legion had a solid C [[Dragoon Rating]] reflecting purely a lack of action as mercenaries, despite a level of actual combat experience far exceeding such a level. | * As of [[3067]], the green ranked Legion had a solid C [[Dragoon Rating]] reflecting purely a lack of action as mercenaries, despite a level of actual combat experience far exceeding such a level. | ||
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* ''[[An Ice-Cold Dish]]'' (in: ''[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 5|Shrapnel, Issue 5]]'') | * ''[[An Ice-Cold Dish]]'' (in: ''[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 5|Shrapnel, Issue 5]]'') | ||
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]'' | * ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' | ||
* ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' | * ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' | ||