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−	The unit first appearance was in [[3069]], just after the Blakist White-Out. Their first mission sent them to [[Wyatt]]. The unit's ''[[Union]]''-class [[DropShip]] descended near the small hamlet of Groveport, leaving there a force of light [[Combat Vehicles|vehicles]] and [[IndustrialMech|SecurityMechs]] that quickly isolated a small warehouse on the town's outskirts which their accompanying [[infantry]] secured.	+	The unit first appearance was in [[3069]], just after the Blakist White-Out. Their first mission sent them to [[Wyatt]]. The unit's [[Union]] [[DropShip]] descended near the small hamlet of Groveport leaving there a force of light [[Combat Vehicles|vehicles]] and [[IndustrialMech|SecurityMechs]] that quickly isolated a small warehouse in the town's outskirts which their accompanying [[Infantry]] secured.
−	In response to their actions, a small vehicle force (the remains of the local militia) assaulted them. That was part of Dante's plan, and [[Cellco Ranger UPU-3000|Cellco Ranger police vehicles]] and [[Inquisitor (SecurityMech)|Inquisitor SecurityMechs]] made short work of the attacking units with precision and coordination, showing a depth of research in order to pinpoint their target and assess their defenses.<ref name="MSU"/>	+	In response to their actions, a small vehicle force (formerly the remains of the local militia) assaulted them. That was part of Dante's plan, and [[Cellco Ranger UPU-3000|Cellco Ranger police vehicles]] and [[Inquisitor (SecurityMech)|Inquisitor SecurityMechs]] made short work of the attacking units with precision and coordination, showing a previous depth research in order to pinpoint their target and assess their defenses.<ref name="MSU"/>
	===Jihad===		===Jihad===

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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[Image:DANTES_DETECTIVES.JPG|200px]] | Designation = Dante's Detectives | Formed = | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] | Parent Command = Independent | Sub-Command = }} ==History== ===Founding=== [[MercNet]] observers have theorized that '''Dante's Detectives''' might have begun as a corporate security force of [[IrTech]] (prior to the decision of the company to align with the [[Free Worlds League]] and their Blakist allies).<ref name="MSU">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 48: "Dante's Detectives"</ref> ===First Appearance=== The unit first appearance was in [[3069]], just after the Blakist White-Out. Their first mission sent them to [[Wyatt]]. The unit's [[Union]] [[DropShip]] descended near the small hamlet of Groveport leaving there a force of light [[Combat Vehicles|vehicles]] and [[IndustrialMech|SecurityMechs]] that quickly isolated a small warehouse in the town's outskirts which their accompanying [[Infantry]] secured. In response to their actions, a small vehicle force (formerly the remains of the local militia) assaulted them. That was part of Dante's plan, and [[Cellco Ranger UPU-3000|Cellco Ranger police vehicles]] and [[Inquisitor (SecurityMech)|Inquisitor SecurityMechs]] made short work of the attacking units with precision and coordination, showing a previous depth research in order to pinpoint their target and assess their defenses.<ref name="MSU"/> ===Jihad=== After that mission, '''Dante's Detectives''' immediately undertook several missions seemingly aimed at determining the status of IrTech properties throughout Marik and Steiner space. The unit is recognized as an efficient one, and the Detectives have carried out precision raids in record time, from the expanding Blakist Protectorate region to locales near the Jade Falcon-Lyran border.<ref name="MSU"/> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Dante's Detectives''' |- | ||[[Jimmy Dante]]||[[3069]]<ref name="MSU"/> |-valign="top" |- |} ==Tactics== '''Dante's Detectives''' are not a typical command. They are known to use guile and wit as often as they do BattleMechs to determine the status of their objectives on hostile planets. They start this extensive research on board their ''[[Tramp]]''-class [[JumpShip]] ''[[Nero Wolfe]]'', where the unit scans in-system communications to analyze the situation planetside. Once this is known, the unit's DropShip ''[[Archie Goodwin]]'' deploys; during transit the unit formulates their plan, focusing on meticulous tactics and minimal hostile contact.<ref name="MSU"/> ==Dragoon Ratings== ===3069=== '''Dragoon Rating: Unrated'''<ref name="MSU"/> ==Composition History== ===3069=== * '''Dante's Detectives''' ** The unit's forces are small, numbering only a reinforced lance of BattleMechs led by [[Rocco Giambrocco|Rocco "The Dean" Giambrocco]] and a handful each of security vehicles and SecurityMechs - almost all of IrTech design or manufactured by local operations. The command's true strength lies within its extensive intelligence apparatus built into the bays of the JumpShip ''Nero Wolfe''.<ref name="MSU"/> ==Rules== <div class="gamerules"> ===Game Rules=== Opposing units may not use hidden forces when fighting the Detectives. All Detectives 'Mech and vehicle units may - at the controlling player's option - be rolled using the '''C''' column of the Free Worlds League Random Assignment Table (see p. 26, ''Field Manual: Updates''). During any scenario in which the Detectives are acting as the attacking force, the Detectives' controlling player must secretly nominate one hex within two hex rows of the Defending player's home edge (or the farthest point from the Detectives' home edge if there is more than one edge to choose from) and write down the hex number on a slip of paper. This hex represents the Detectives' secret mission objective. To win the scenario, the Detectives player must get at least one of his units to that hex and spend a full turn there - from Initiative to End Phase - without either moving or attacking anything. At the end of the following turn, the Detectives are considered to have successfully reached their objective and may withdraw immediately. The scenario is considered a Detectives victory - regardless of any other victory conditions - as long as the Detectives unit that reached the objective safely escapes through its own home edge. In CBT: RPG games, characters from Dante's Detectives may increase their bonus in any two Skills from the Police, Scout, or Detective Fields.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 124: "Force-Specific Rules"</ref> </div> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Dante's Detectives]]

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