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Formed in the immediate aftermath of the Culling, the '''Jade Falcon Guards''' were one of the oldest and most respected units in the Falcon touman.<ref name="er3052-46">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 46</ref> Until 3050 command of the Falcon Guards was seen as a prerequisite for [[Khan|Khanship]], and freeborns were not allowed in the unit's ranks.<ref name="er3052-48">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 48</ref>
 
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Formed in the immediate aftermath of the [[The Culling|Culling]], the '''Falcon Guards''' were one of the oldest and most respected units in the [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Clan Jade Falcon ''touman'']].<ref name="er3052-46">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 46</ref> Until [[3050]], command of the Falcon Guards was seen as a prerequisite for [[Khan|Khanship]] and [[freeborns]] were not allowed in the unit's ranks.<ref name="er3052-48">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 48</ref>
  
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===[[Operation Revival]]===
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===Operation REVIVAL===
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====Early Gains====
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The Falcon Guards were one of the premier units in the Jade Falcon [[Touman]] at the beginning of the Clan invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]]. In the first three waves of [[Operation Revival]] they captured five worlds and destroyed four enemy regiments, including the [[17th Skye Rangers]], [[2nd Grave Walkers]], and [[12th Star Guards]] second regiment.<ref>''The Battle for Twycross'', p. 7</ref> They also nearly captured [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] on [[Trell I]]. Those foes they captured and the civilians they administered were surprised at the level of mercy they showed.<ref name="er3052-48"/>
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====Early gains====
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The Falcon Guards were one of the premier units in the Jade Falcon ''touman'' at the beginning of the Clan invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]]. In the first three waves of [[Operation Revival]] they captured five worlds and destroyed four enemy regiments, including the [[17th Skye Rangers]], [[2nd Grave Walkers]], and [[12th Star Guards]] second regiment.<ref>''The Battle for Twycross'', p. 7</ref> They also nearly captured [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] on [[Trell I]]. Those foes they captured and the civilians they administered were surprised at the level of mercy they showed.<ref name="er3052-48"/>
  
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====Twycross and Rebuilding====
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====Twycross and rebuilding====
 
{{main|Battle of Twycross}}
 
{{main|Battle of Twycross}}
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In [[3050]], the Guards were single-handedly destroyed at the battle of the Great Gash on [[Twycross]] by [[Kai Allard-Liao]]. The magnitude of the defeat was so great that the Guards were disgraced. Khan Crichell wanted to wipe the unit from the rolls, but his saKhan intervened, arguing that doing so would be a waste of the long and storied history of the unit.<ref name="er3052-48"/> After Twycross, the Falcon Guards were slowly rebuilt and command was given to Star Colonel [[Aidan Pryde]], the [[Khan]]s viewing it appropriate to give a ''[[dezgra]]'' Cluster to a disgraced [[Star Colonel]]. Unlike the unit that landed on Twycross, the new Falcon Guards were filled with freeborns, troublemakers, solahma, and other ''dezgra'' troops.<ref name="er3052-48"/>
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In [[3050]], the Guards were single-handedly destroyed at the battle of the Great Gash on [[Twycross]] by [[Kai Allard-Liao]]. The magnitude of the defeat was so great that the Guards were disgraced. Khan Crichell wanted to wipe the unit from the rolls, but his saKhan intervened, arguing that doing so would be a waste of the long and storied history of the unit.<ref name="er3052-48"/>
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[[Joanna]] was mentioned as the only survivor of the Guards.<ref>''Operation Audacity'', p. 10</ref>
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After Twycross, the Falcon Guards were slowly rebuilt and command was given to Star Colonel [[Aidan Pryde]], the [[Khan]]s viewing it appropriate to give a ''[[dezgra]]'' Cluster to a disgraced [[Star Colonel]]. Unlike the unit that landed on Twycross, the new Falcon Guards were filled with freeborns, troublemakers, ''[[solahma]]'', and other ''dezgra'' troops.<ref name="er3052-48"/>
  
 
====Tukayyid====
 
====Tukayyid====
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The Falcon Guards regained a great deal of their prestige under Pryde's command on [[Tukayyid]]. During that battle, Trinaries Alpha, Beta and Gamma served as main attack force. Trinary Delta served as Scouts, while Trinary Echo was stretched along the whole battleline to serve as flank-cover. They held off the advancing [[ComGuard]], allowing many Falcon warriors to escape that would otherwise have been killed or captured. Following Tukayyid, the Falcon Guards were nicknamed "Pryde's Pride". In fact the Falcon Guards were the only Jade Falcon unit to achieve any sort of success during the battle.<ref name="er3052-48"/>
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The Falcon Guards regained a great deal of their prestige under Pryde's command on [[Tukayyid]]. During that battle, Trinaries Alpha, Beta and Gamma served as the main attack force. Trinary Delta served as Scouts, while Trinary Echo was stretched along the whole line of battle to serve as flank-cover. They held off the advancing [[Com Guards]], allowing many Falcon warriors to escape that would otherwise have been killed or captured. Following Tukayyid, the Falcon Guards were nicknamed "Pryde's Pride". In fact the Falcon Guards were the only Jade Falcon unit to achieve any sort of success during the battle, though Aidan Pryde was killed covering the retreat of his troops.<ref name="er3052-48"/>
  
 
====Aftermath====
 
====Aftermath====
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Being considered a prestige unit only elite warriors were assigned to the Falcon Guards. After the heavy losses on Tukayyid most remaining elite and veteran warriors were [[freeborn]]s. In later years, mainly warriors fresh from the [[sibko]]s were assigned to the Falcon Guards.{{cn}}
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Being considered a prestige unit only elite warriors were assigned to the Falcon Guards. After the heavy losses on Tukayyid most remaining elite and veteran warriors were [[freeborn]]s. In later years, mainly warriors fresh from the ''[[sibko]]s'' were assigned to the Falcon Guards.{{cn}}
  
 
===Refusal War===
 
===Refusal War===
 
During the [[Refusal War]] the Jade Falcon Guards faced the [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|13th Wolf Guards]] on [[Twycross]]. There a warrior, Star Commander [[Joanna]], from the Guards killed [[Natasha Kerensky]].<ref>''Bred for War'', p. 290</ref><ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 133</ref> The Falcon Guards fought the Wolf Guards to a standstill.<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', pp. 93, 132</ref><ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 30</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 144</ref>
 
During the [[Refusal War]] the Jade Falcon Guards faced the [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|13th Wolf Guards]] on [[Twycross]]. There a warrior, Star Commander [[Joanna]], from the Guards killed [[Natasha Kerensky]].<ref>''Bred for War'', p. 290</ref><ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 133</ref> The Falcon Guards fought the Wolf Guards to a standstill.<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', pp. 93, 132</ref><ref>''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 30</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 144</ref>
  
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===[[Hegira War]]===
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===Hegira War===
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The Falcon Guards also fought against the [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Vipers]] in [[3061]]. The Steel Viper Warrior caste has a strong distaste for freeborns even by the standards of Clan trueborns in general, and tried to wipe out the Falcon Guards, with their heavy contingent of freeborn warriors. However, the Falcon Guards proved to be a tough opponent, even for the elite [[Triash Keshik]].<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 24</ref> Though they were outmatched, the freeborn [[Diana Pryde]] managed to destroy the 'Mech of Khan [[Perigard Zalman]]. Upon seeing this, the rest of the Steel Vipers fled. For this action, Diana Pryde was promoted to the rank of [[Star Captain]].{{cn}}
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The Falcon Guards also fought against the [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Vipers]] in [[3061]]. The Steel Viper Warrior caste has a strong distaste for freeborns even by the standards of Clan trueborns in general, and tried to wipe out the Falcon Guards, with their heavy contingent of freeborn warriors. However, the Falcon Guards proved to be a tough opponent, even for the elite [[Triasch Keshik (Clan Steel Viper)|Triasch Keshik]].<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 24</ref> Though they were outmatched, the freeborn [[Diana Pryde]] managed to destroy the 'Mech of Khan [[Perigard Zalman]]. Upon seeing this, the rest of the Steel Vipers fled. For this action, Diana Pryde was promoted to the rank of [[Star Captain]].{{cn}}
  
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===[[Operation Audacity]]===
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===Operation AUDACITY===
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In [[3064]] a [[Trinary]] of the Falcon Guards was stationed on Twycross as an honor guard. [[Archer Christifori]] knew that defeating this unit on this planet would enrage a host of other Jade Falcon units enough to leave their positions and hunt him down, thus taking pressure off the [[Lyran Alliance]]. He attacked that Trinary, which accidentally broke [[zellbrigen]]. Several Clusters, including the rest of the Falcon Guards, attacked Christifori's combat group, but were defeated as reinforcements arrived. Star Captain Diana Pryde was among the few survivors.
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In [[3064]] a [[Trinary]] of the Falcon Guards was stationed on Twycross as an honor guard. [[Archer Christifori]] knew that defeating this unit on this planet would enrage a host of other Jade Falcon units enough to leave their positions and hunt him down, thus taking pressure off the [[Lyran Alliance]]. He attacked that Trinary, which accidentally broke ''[[zellbrigen]]''. Several Clusters, including the rest of the Falcon Guards, attacked Christifori's combat group, but were defeated as reinforcements arrived. Star Captain Diana Pryde was among the few survivors.
  
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Several months later, Diana Pryde was promoted to [[Star Colonel]] and commander of the Falcon Guards, which were scheduled for rebuild.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 126</ref>  
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Several months later, Diana Pryde was promoted to [[Star Colonel]] and commander of the Falcon Guards, which were scheduled for rebuild.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 126</ref>
  
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===Jihad Era and Destruction===
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===Jihad and destruction===
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The Falcon Guards were destroyed in March [[3072]] during [[Operation ICE STORM]], the [[Clan Ice Hellion]] invasion of the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone. Acting as a part of a combined Jade Falcon and [[Clan Hell's Horses]] force mustered to battle the surviving elements of the [[Clan Ice Hellion]] [[Clan Ice Hellion Touman|''touman'']] which had retreated to the Waystation in the [[Dark Nebula]], the Falcon Guards were serving alongside the Jade Falcon [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta Galaxy]] and several [[Star]]s of [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and assault [[DropShip]]s and the Hell's Horses [[Theta Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Theta Galaxy]].<ref name="WoRp85">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 85, "Icy Fire"</ref>
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The Falcon Guards were destroyed in March [[3072]] during [[Operation ICE STORM]], the [[Clan Ice Hellion]] invasion of the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone. Acting as a part of a combined Jade Falcon and [[Clan Hell's Horses]] force mustered to battle the surviving elements of the [[Clan Ice Hellion Touman|Clan Ice Hellion ''touman'']] which had retreated to the Waystation in the [[Dark Nebula]], the Falcon Guards were serving alongside the Jade Falcon [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta Galaxy]] and several [[Star]]s of [[aerospace fighter]]s and assault [[DropShip]]s and the Hell's Horses [[Theta Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Theta Galaxy]].<ref name="WoRp85">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 85: "Icy Fire"</ref>
  
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Opposing the Jade Falcon and Hell's Horses forces were the remnants of the Ice Hellion [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Beta Galaxy]] along with two WarShips, the ''[[Fredasa]]''-class corvette [[Whelp|CIH ''Whelp'']] and the badly-damaged ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Cold Hunter (Lola III)|CIH ''Cold Hunter'']] all under the overall command of the Hellion's [[saKhan]], [[Connor Rood]]. The ''Cold Hunter'' was in no condition to fight, and surrendered before the Falcon forces reached firing distance; the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Coterie|CIH ''Coterie'']] arrived at the nadir jump point shortly after the allied Falcon and Horses launched their assault, leaving it too far away to assist. That left the ''Whelp'' and the minimal fighter presence to defend Beta Galaxy, and the ''Whelp'' did her best to disrupt the attack, gutting a part of the incoming wave of enemy forces before being savaged by assault DropShips.<ref name="WoRp85"/>
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Opposing the Jade Falcon and Hell's Horses forces were the remnants of the Ice Hellion [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ice Hellion)|Beta Galaxy]] along with two WarShips, the ''[[Fredasa (WarShip class)|Fredasa]]''-class corvette [[Whelp|CIH ''Whelp'']] and the badly-damaged ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Cold Hunter (Individual Lola III-class WarShip)|CIH ''Cold Hunter'']] all under the overall command of the Hellion's [[saKhan]], [[Connor Rood]]. The ''Cold Hunter'' was in no condition to fight, and surrendered before the Falcon forces reached firing distance; the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Coterie|CIH ''Coterie'']] arrived at the nadir jump point shortly after the allied Falcon and Horses launched their assault, leaving it too far away to assist. That left the ''Whelp'' and the minimal fighter presence to defend Beta Galaxy, and the ''Whelp'' did her best to disrupt the attack, gutting a part of the incoming wave of enemy forces before being savaged by assault DropShips.<ref name="WoRp85"/>
  
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The ''Whelp'' was responsible for the destruction of the Falcon Guards when she destroyed both DropShips transporting the Guards, but one of the two Falcon Guards DropShips, the [[Falcon Xi|CJF ''Falcon Xi'']], managed to reorientate itself as it began breaking apart, and launched a final volley against the underbelly of the ''Whelp''. While the ''Falcon Xi'' was destroyed, that last parting shot penetrated the ''Whelp's'' armor, venting a substantial portion of the ship into space. A Star of Jade Falcon fighters took advantage of this, launching an attack that destroyed the ''Whelp's'' bridge.<ref name="WoRp85"/><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 30 - March 3072 - At Dark Nebula the Whelp is destroyed by Combined Horses/Falcon Aerospace forces.</ref>
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The ''Whelp'' was responsible for the destruction of the Falcon Guards when she destroyed both DropShips transporting the Guards. One of the two Falcon Guards DropShips, the [[Falcon Xi|CJF ''Falcon Xi'']], managed to reorient itself as it began breaking apart, and launched a final volley against the underbelly of the ''Whelp''. While the ''Falcon Xi'' was destroyed, that last parting shot penetrated the ''Whelp''&#39;s armor, venting a substantial portion of the ship into space. A Star of Jade Falcon fighters took advantage of this, launching an attack that destroyed the ''Whelp''&#39;s bridge.<ref name="WoRp85"/><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 30: March 3072 - At Dark Nebula the Whelp is destroyed by Combined Horses/Falcon Aerospace forces.</ref>
  
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==Officers==
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It is unknown if Diana Pryde, the Guards' commander, was aboard the DropShips, but she survived her unit's destruction, later dying in the [[Fritz Donner]] bombing on [[Arc-Royal]] in 3073 when assisted to a summit to fight the [[Word of Blake]] Jihad.
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In the [[3050]] fighting on [[Twycross]] the Jade Falcon Guards were commanded by Star Colonel [[Adler Malthus]].<ref>''The Battle for Twycross'', p. 7</ref>
 
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As of [[3053]] the commanding officer was [[Star Colonel]] [[Aidan Pryde]], who commanded the Guards on Tukayyid. After he was killed he was replaced by Star Colonel [[Ravill Pryde]], who was killed on Twycross.<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 92, 160</ref> In [[3064]] Star Colonel [[Diana Pryde]] commanded the Falcon Guards.
 
  
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The commanders of the Falcon Guards seem to have been<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 56</ref><ref>''Field Manual, Crusader Clans'', p. 100</ref>:
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==Dark Age==
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The Falcon Guards weren't reconstituited as a unit until the year [[3150]] in the [[Dark Age]], as part of the Falcon's Gamma Galaxy, probably as part of the Falcon's growing to the campaign of [[Terra]]. A year later, they received their baptism of fire in the battle for Geneva, Terra's capital. The urban fight took a heavy toll on the unit. The Guards didn't appear to be fanatical followers of [[Malvina Hazen]]'s [[Mongol Doctrine]].<ref>''Hour of the Wolf'', pp. 119–120</ref>
  
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- Adam Calbot, first commander.
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In Mexico, the guard saved Malvina's life against the Old Guard Regiment, winning themselves a great reputation, but, like all Falcon units, suffered heavy losses in the campaign, and were all but destroyed in the final trial against the Wolves, though its leader, Star Colonel [[Marv Roshak]], survived. It is unknown if the Guards were recomposed after the trial.<ref>''Hour of the Wolf'', p. 348</ref>
  
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- [[Cynthia Helmar]].
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==Officers==
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- Adler Malthus, killed on Twycross.
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- Aidan Pryde, killed on [[Tukayyid]].
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- Ravill Pryde, killed on Twycross.
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! colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | Commanding Officers of the Jade Falcon Guards
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- Diana Pryde, killed on [[Arc-Royal]].
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| Star Colonel||[[Adam Calbot]]||First Commander<ref name=JFSp56>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 56</ref><ref name=FMCCp100>''Field Manual, Crusader Clans'', p. 100</ref>
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| Star Colonel||[[Cynthia Helmer]]||<ref name=JFSp56/><ref name=FMCCp100/>
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| Star Colonel||[[Mar Helmer]]||<ref name=JFSp56/>
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| Star Colonel||[[Adler Malthus]]||[[3050]]<ref>''The Battle for Twycross'', p. 7</ref><ref name=JFSp56/><ref name=FMCCp100/>
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| Star Colonel||[[Aidan Pryde]]||[[3052]]<ref name=ER3062p92/>
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| Star Colonel||[[Ravill Pryde]]||[[3053]]<ref name=ER3062p92>''Era Report: 3062'', pp. 92, 160</ref>
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| Star Colonel||[[Diana Pryde]]||[[3064]]
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| Star Colonel||[[Marv Roshak]]||[[3150]]
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
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Unknown.
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
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Nine 'Mech Stars, six Elemental Stars. Supported by the ''[[Aegis]]''-class ''Jade Talon'', ''[[Overlord]]''-sized ''Raptor'' and ''Starbird''.<ref>''The Battle for Twycross'', pp. 18-19</ref>
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Nine 'Mech Stars, six Elemental Stars. Supported by the ''[[Aegis]]''-class ''[[Jade Talon]]'', ''[[Overlord]]''-sized ''[[Raptor (Individual Overlord-class Dropship)|Raptor]]'' and ''[[Starbird]]''.<ref>''The Battle for Twycross'', pp. 18–19</ref>
 
* Jade Falcon Guards Cluster
 
* Jade Falcon Guards Cluster
 
** Cluster Command [[Star]]
 
** Cluster Command [[Star]]
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** Trinary Echo
 
** Trinary Echo
 
***(1 OmniMech/Elemental Nova, 2 Elemental Stars)
 
***(1 OmniMech/Elemental Nova, 2 Elemental Stars)
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===3052===
 
===3052===
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* Jade Falcon Guards Cluster
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* Jade Falcon Guards Cluster<ref>''Battle of Tukayyid Supplemental'', p. 21 "Strategic Battles: Robyn's Crossing"</ref>
 
** Cluster Command [[Star]]
 
** Cluster Command [[Star]]
 
** Trinary Alpha
 
** Trinary Alpha
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***(1 OmniMech/Elemental Nova, 2 Elemental Stars)
 
***(1 OmniMech/Elemental Nova, 2 Elemental Stars)
 
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File:Clanjadefalcon3052 jjfguards.png
 
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===3059===
 
===3059===
 
* 5 [[Trinary|Trinaries]]
 
* 5 [[Trinary|Trinaries]]
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===3067===
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'''Jade Falcon Guards''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FMU72+73>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 72–73</ref>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Sudeten]] with an operational readiness of 45 percent.<ref name=FMU72+73/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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<references />
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[The Battle for Twycross]]''
 
* ''[[The Battle for Twycross]]''
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* ''[[Bred for War]]''
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* ''[[Bred for War]]'' (novel)
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
 
* ''[[The Falcon and the Wolf]]''
 
* ''[[The Falcon and the Wolf]]''
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* ''[[Falcon Guard (novel)]]''
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* ''[[Falcon Guard (novel)|Falcon Guard]]'' (novel)
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
 
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
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* ''[[Wars of Reaving]]''
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* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
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[[Category:Clan Jade Falcon Commands|Jade Falcon Guards]]
 
[[Category:Clan Jade Falcon Commands|Jade Falcon Guards]]

Latest revision as of 09:03, 17 October 2023

This article is about the military unit. For the novel, see Falcon Guard (novel).
CJF Falcon Guards.png
Jade Falcon Guards Cluster
Formed 2823
Nickname Pryde's Pride (since 3052)
Affiliation Clan Jade Falcon
Parent Command Gamma Galaxy

History[edit]

Formed in the immediate aftermath of the Culling, the Falcon Guards were one of the oldest and most respected units in the Clan Jade Falcon touman.[1] Until 3050, command of the Falcon Guards was seen as a prerequisite for Khanship and freeborns were not allowed in the unit's ranks.[2]

Operation REVIVAL[edit]


Early gains[edit]

The Falcon Guards were one of the premier units in the Jade Falcon touman at the beginning of the Clan invasion of the Inner Sphere. In the first three waves of Operation Revival they captured five worlds and destroyed four enemy regiments, including the 17th Skye Rangers, 2nd Grave Walkers, and 12th Star Guards second regiment.[3] They also nearly captured Victor Steiner-Davion on Trell I. Those foes they captured and the civilians they administered were surprised at the level of mercy they showed.[2]

Twycross and rebuilding[edit]

Main article: Battle of Twycross

In 3050, the Guards were single-handedly destroyed at the battle of the Great Gash on Twycross by Kai Allard-Liao. The magnitude of the defeat was so great that the Guards were disgraced. Khan Crichell wanted to wipe the unit from the rolls, but his saKhan intervened, arguing that doing so would be a waste of the long and storied history of the unit.[2] Joanna was mentioned as the only survivor of the Guards.[4] After Twycross, the Falcon Guards were slowly rebuilt and command was given to Star Colonel Aidan Pryde, the Khans viewing it appropriate to give a dezgra Cluster to a disgraced Star Colonel. Unlike the unit that landed on Twycross, the new Falcon Guards were filled with freeborns, troublemakers, solahma, and other dezgra troops.[2]

Tukayyid[edit]

The Falcon Guards regained a great deal of their prestige under Pryde's command on Tukayyid. During that battle, Trinaries Alpha, Beta and Gamma served as the main attack force. Trinary Delta served as Scouts, while Trinary Echo was stretched along the whole line of battle to serve as flank-cover. They held off the advancing Com Guards, allowing many Falcon warriors to escape that would otherwise have been killed or captured. Following Tukayyid, the Falcon Guards were nicknamed "Pryde's Pride". In fact the Falcon Guards were the only Jade Falcon unit to achieve any sort of success during the battle, though Aidan Pryde was killed covering the retreat of his troops.[2]

Aftermath[edit]

Being considered a prestige unit only elite warriors were assigned to the Falcon Guards. After the heavy losses on Tukayyid most remaining elite and veteran warriors were freeborns. In later years, mainly warriors fresh from the sibkos were assigned to the Falcon Guards.[citation needed]

Refusal War[edit]

During the Refusal War the Jade Falcon Guards faced the 13th Wolf Guards on Twycross. There a warrior, Star Commander Joanna, from the Guards killed Natasha Kerensky.[5][6] The Falcon Guards fought the Wolf Guards to a standstill.[7][8][9]

Hegira War[edit]

The Falcon Guards also fought against the Steel Vipers in 3061. The Steel Viper Warrior caste has a strong distaste for freeborns even by the standards of Clan trueborns in general, and tried to wipe out the Falcon Guards, with their heavy contingent of freeborn warriors. However, the Falcon Guards proved to be a tough opponent, even for the elite Triasch Keshik.[10] Though they were outmatched, the freeborn Diana Pryde managed to destroy the 'Mech of Khan Perigard Zalman. Upon seeing this, the rest of the Steel Vipers fled. For this action, Diana Pryde was promoted to the rank of Star Captain.[citation needed]

Operation AUDACITY[edit]

In 3064 a Trinary of the Falcon Guards was stationed on Twycross as an honor guard. Archer Christifori knew that defeating this unit on this planet would enrage a host of other Jade Falcon units enough to leave their positions and hunt him down, thus taking pressure off the Lyran Alliance. He attacked that Trinary, which accidentally broke zellbrigen. Several Clusters, including the rest of the Falcon Guards, attacked Christifori's combat group, but were defeated as reinforcements arrived. Star Captain Diana Pryde was among the few survivors.

Several months later, Diana Pryde was promoted to Star Colonel and commander of the Falcon Guards, which were scheduled for rebuild.[11]

Jihad and destruction[edit]

The Falcon Guards were destroyed in March 3072 during Operation ICE STORM, the Clan Ice Hellion invasion of the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone. Acting as a part of a combined Jade Falcon and Clan Hell's Horses force mustered to battle the surviving elements of the Clan Ice Hellion touman which had retreated to the Waystation in the Dark Nebula, the Falcon Guards were serving alongside the Jade Falcon Delta Galaxy and several Stars of aerospace fighters and assault DropShips and the Hell's Horses Theta Galaxy.[12]

Opposing the Jade Falcon and Hell's Horses forces were the remnants of the Ice Hellion Beta Galaxy along with two WarShips, the Fredasa-class corvette CIH Whelp and the badly-damaged Lola III-class destroyer CIH Cold Hunter all under the overall command of the Hellion's saKhan, Connor Rood. The Cold Hunter was in no condition to fight, and surrendered before the Falcon forces reached firing distance; the Potemkin-class cruiser CIH Coterie arrived at the nadir jump point shortly after the allied Falcon and Horses launched their assault, leaving it too far away to assist. That left the Whelp and the minimal fighter presence to defend Beta Galaxy, and the Whelp did her best to disrupt the attack, gutting a part of the incoming wave of enemy forces before being savaged by assault DropShips.[12]

The Whelp was responsible for the destruction of the Falcon Guards when she destroyed both DropShips transporting the Guards. One of the two Falcon Guards DropShips, the CJF Falcon Xi, managed to reorient itself as it began breaking apart, and launched a final volley against the underbelly of the Whelp. While the Falcon Xi was destroyed, that last parting shot penetrated the Whelp's armor, venting a substantial portion of the ship into space. A Star of Jade Falcon fighters took advantage of this, launching an attack that destroyed the Whelp's bridge.[12][13]

It is unknown if Diana Pryde, the Guards' commander, was aboard the DropShips, but she survived her unit's destruction, later dying in the Fritz Donner bombing on Arc-Royal in 3073 when assisted to a summit to fight the Word of Blake Jihad.

Dark Age[edit]

The Falcon Guards weren't reconstituited as a unit until the year 3150 in the Dark Age, as part of the Falcon's Gamma Galaxy, probably as part of the Falcon's growing to the campaign of Terra. A year later, they received their baptism of fire in the battle for Geneva, Terra's capital. The urban fight took a heavy toll on the unit. The Guards didn't appear to be fanatical followers of Malvina Hazen's Mongol Doctrine.[14]

In Mexico, the guard saved Malvina's life against the Old Guard Regiment, winning themselves a great reputation, but, like all Falcon units, suffered heavy losses in the campaign, and were all but destroyed in the final trial against the Wolves, though its leader, Star Colonel Marv Roshak, survived. It is unknown if the Guards were recomposed after the trial.[15]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Jade Falcon Guards
Star Colonel Adam Calbot First Commander[16][17]
Star Colonel Cynthia Helmer [16][17]
Star Colonel Mar Helmer [16]
Star Colonel Adler Malthus 3050[18][16][17]
Star Colonel Aidan Pryde 3052[19]
Star Colonel Ravill Pryde 3053[19]
Star Colonel Diana Pryde 3064
Star Colonel Marv Roshak 3150

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

3050[edit]

Nine 'Mech Stars, six Elemental Stars. Supported by the Aegis-class Jade Talon, Overlord-sized Raptor and Starbird.[20]

  • Jade Falcon Guards Cluster
    • Cluster Command Star
    • Trinary Alpha
    • Trinary Bravo
    • Trinary Charlie
    • Trinary Delta
    • Trinary Echo
      • (1 OmniMech/Elemental Nova, 2 Elemental Stars)

3052[edit]

  • Jade Falcon Guards Cluster[21]
    • Cluster Command Star
    • Trinary Alpha
    • Trinary Bravo
    • Trinary Charlie
    • Trinary Delta
    • Trinary Echo
      • (1 OmniMech/Elemental Nova, 2 Elemental Stars)
  • Clanjadefalcon3052 jjfguards.png

3059[edit]

3067[edit]

Jade Falcon Guards (Veteran/Fanatical)[22]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Sudeten with an operational readiness of 45 percent.[22]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 46
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Era Report: 3052, p. 48
  3. ↑ The Battle for Twycross, p. 7
  4. ↑ Operation Audacity, p. 10
  5. ↑ Bred for War, p. 290
  6. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 133
  7. ↑ Era Report: 3062, pp. 93, 132
  8. ↑ The Falcon and the Wolf, p. 30
  9. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 144
  10. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 24
  11. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 126
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 The Wars of Reaving, p. 85: "Icy Fire"
  13. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 30: March 3072 - At Dark Nebula the Whelp is destroyed by Combined Horses/Falcon Aerospace forces.
  14. ↑ Hour of the Wolf, pp. 119–120
  15. ↑ Hour of the Wolf, p. 348
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 56
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Field Manual, Crusader Clans, p. 100
  18. ↑ The Battle for Twycross, p. 7
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Era Report: 3062, pp. 92, 160
  20. ↑ The Battle for Twycross, pp. 18–19
  21. ↑ Battle of Tukayyid Supplemental, p. 21 "Strategic Battles: Robyn's Crossing"
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Field Manual: Updates, pp. 72–73

Bibliography[edit]

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