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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3138===
 
===3138===
'''Eagle's Talons'''
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'''Eagle's Talons''' (Battalion)
 
*Able Company - Force Commander Ivan Casson
 
*Able Company - Force Commander Ivan Casson
 
*Baker Company - ????
 
*Baker Company - ????

Revision as of 00:28, 21 December 2010

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Unit Description

Eagle's Talons is an elite Battalion sized combined arms formation which serves as the personal unit of Captain-General of the Oriente Protectorate. The unit conducts special operations at the direction of the Captain-General.

History

In 3134, the Talons were based on the world of McKenna.[1] Talons were later deployed to strike and seize the world of Wyatt. They conducted their assault against the world in May of 3135, but however the invasion fail where due to intervention of Republic spliter group Spirit Cats. The unit did later successful invade and conqueror former ROTS world of Park Place.

The Talon's were put under the command of Lady Nikol Marik in late 3136. Eagle's Talons were send in a campaign to annex neighboring independant worlds near the Oriente's border. By end of May of 3137, the Talons had annexed Asellus Australis, Oceana, and Angell II. Talon's aerospace assets were later used to intercept Marik-Stewart Commonwealth reinforcements and keep them from reaching their besieged world of Marik. The Talons' main body arrived later in Marik system in June. The unit discovered that the battle for the world had ended in victory for the Spirit Cats and their allies Clan Sea Fox. This left Oriente to lay "claim" to Marik as a Protectorate world.

In January of 3137, Force Commander Ivan Casson, Nikol Marik's executive officer is given command of the unit by Captain-General. Nikol Marik issued orders from Captain-General to conduct a raid on the Duchy of Andurien owned world of Kwamashu. They were to destroy a refurbished Battlemech assembly factory. The unit reconfigured itself with mostly Battlemechs with some armor infantry and armor units supporting it.

In February, the unit assaults the Kwamashu city of Breezewood. The unit punched through the local defenders, which were providing heavier resistences than they had expected. The heavier assets of Charlie Company were slowed down by powerful Duchy combat units, which at the time were suspected to be regulars army units.

Able and Baker company were configured force push on without Charlie company and after series of traps, manage reach assembly plant. Both companies were inflicted by with serious damage, which caused Force Major Casson to order his units into fight withdraw. However as they had finally reached the factory, the complex suddenly was engulfed by a series of powerful explodes. Ordering an withdraw, Casson is lost in the radioactive/toxic explosion with rest of the Talons.

Officers

As of later 3136, Eagle's Talons Commanding Officer was Lady Nikol Marik.

As of February 3138, Eagle's Talons Commanding Officer was Force Commander Ivan Casson.

Tactics

Composition History

3138

Eagle's Talons (Battalion)

  • Able Company - Force Commander Ivan Casson
  • Baker Company - ????
  • Charlie Company - [Mech Company] Captain Maria Velasquez

The unit typical configuration is mixed ,[[[Combined Arms|combined arms]]]] formation with least company BattleMechs, Armor vehicles, Armored & unarmored Infantry. The unit deploys typically with has three Union Class Dropships to move its assets.

Notes

Unit was never part of a parent formation for the Oriente Protectorate.

References

  1. Target of Opportunity, p. 64 - "Eagle Talon's based on McKenna"

Bibliography