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Line 1: − {{infoBoxMilitaryCommand + {{infoBoxMercUnit − | image = [[File:Langford_Wraiths_logo_MSU.jpg|150px]] + | image = [[File:Langford_Wraiths_logo_MSU.jpg|150px]] − | Designation = Langford Wraiths + | unitname = Langford Wraiths − | formed = ca. [[3064]] + | year = 3067 − | Disbanded = + | commander = [[Dags Honor]] − | Previous Designation = + | formed = ca. [[3064]] − | Nickname = + | disbanded = − | Affiliation = Mercenary + | jumpships = − | Parent Command = Independent + | dropships = Yes − | Sub-Command = + | aero = + | armor = + | infantry = }} }} + The '''Langford Wraiths''' were a [[mercenary unit]] with a complicated history, originally formed as a loose group without a name in or shortly after [[3064]] around [[Elizabeth Langford]] and the [[DropShip]] ''[[The Dream]]''. The unit was only registered as a proper mercenary unit with the [[Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission]] and named the "Langford Wraiths" following her death. The '''Langford Wraiths''' were a [[mercenary unit]] with a complicated history, originally formed as a loose group without a name in or shortly after [[3064]] around [[Elizabeth Langford]] and the [[DropShip]] ''[[The Dream]]''. The unit was only registered as a proper mercenary unit with the [[Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission]] and named the "Langford Wraiths" following her death. Line 16:
Line 19: The unit was named in honor of the late Elizabeth Langford, a former member of the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary unit who had resigned to join independent [[DropShip]] pilot [[Roy Hemmer]], who operated the independend ''[[Leopard]]''-class vessel ''The Dream''. His daughter [[Jane Hemmer|Jane]] took over command of the ship after his death in [[3061]].<ref name=MSU83>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 83</ref> The unit was named in honor of the late Elizabeth Langford, a former member of the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary unit who had resigned to join independent [[DropShip]] pilot [[Roy Hemmer]], who operated the independend ''[[Leopard]]''-class vessel ''The Dream''. His daughter [[Jane Hemmer|Jane]] took over command of the ship after his death in [[3061]].<ref name=MSU83>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 83</ref> − In [[3064]], the DropShip was hired to partake in a mission involving several mercenary commands, with the aim of liberating [[Federated Suns]] citizens who were illegally held as prisoners on the [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Ashio]]. On this mission, they carried two [[BattleMech]]s and a [[Vedette]] tank that belonged to a small mercenary unit simply known as the Wraiths, and would bring back twenty liberated prisoners.<ref name=MSU83/><ref>''The Gambit in Dream''</ref> + In [[3064]] the DropShip was hired to partake in a mission involving several mercenary commands, with the aim of liberating [[Federated Suns]] citizens who were illegally held as prisoners on the [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Ashio]]. On this mission, they carried two [[BattleMech]]s and a [[Vedette]] tank that belonged to a small mercenary unit simply known as the Wraiths, and would bring back twenty liberated prisoners.<ref name=MSU83/><ref>''The Gambit in Dream''</ref> Following this mission, one of the rescued prisoners—former [[AFFS]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[Dags Honor]]—was offered a place by Langford and became her XO.<ref name=MSU83/> Following this mission, one of the rescued prisoners—former [[AFFS]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[Dags Honor]]—was offered a place by Langford and became her XO.<ref name=MSU83/> − Elizabeth Langford was later killed in another extraction raid. Her will left everything she had, including half ownership of the DropShip, to Dags Honor who was ratified the new leader of the small outfit. He renamed the DropShip ''[[Elizabeth (Individual Leopard-class DropShip)|Elizabeth]]'' in her honor, and properly registered the unit with the [[MRBC]] as the Langford Wraiths. The unit's core was formed from the survivors of the Ashio mission and also included a [[Clan Nova Cat]] expatriate and expert technician [[Aaron Garrett]] (whom they had rescued from a pirate band in [[3065]]), a former member of the [[Shunners]] sect of the [[Word of Blake]].<ref name=MSU83/> + Elizabeth Langford was later killed in another extraction raid. Her will left everything she had, including half ownership of the DropShip, to Dags Honor who was ratified the new leader of the small outfit. He renamed the DropShip ''[[Elizabeth]]'' in her honor, and properly registered the unit with the [[MRBC]] as the Langford Wraiths. The unit's core was formed from the survivors of the Ashio mission and also included a [[Clan Nova Cat]] expatriate and expert technician [[Aaron Garrett]] (whom they had rescued from a pirate band in [[3065]]), a former member of the [[Shunners]] sect of the [[Word of Blake]].<ref name=MSU83/> ===Early Days=== ===Early Days=== Line 28:
Line 31: In early [[3067]], just before the outbreak of the [[Jihad]], they were hired for an unspecified scouting mission into the [[Deep Periphery]] beyond the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] by the Lyran [[Tokra Techtronics Corporation]]. Subsequent [[LIC]] reports of an altercation at [[Kinbrace]] mentioned the sighting of a ''Leopard''-class vessel with colors matching the ''Elizabeth'' there.<ref name=MSU83/> In early [[3067]], just before the outbreak of the [[Jihad]], they were hired for an unspecified scouting mission into the [[Deep Periphery]] beyond the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] by the Lyran [[Tokra Techtronics Corporation]]. Subsequent [[LIC]] reports of an altercation at [[Kinbrace]] mentioned the sighting of a ''Leopard''-class vessel with colors matching the ''Elizabeth'' there.<ref name=MSU83/> − By 15 November 3067, the Langford Wraiths were stranded on [[Córdoba]] because of technical problems with their DropShip's computer. They were coerced into accepting a mission for Caliph [[Lise Burrill]] of the [[Umayyad Caliphate]], and were shown video footage of a colony near [[Valencia]] that had been utterly destroyed by a faction referred to as ''Riesige Götter'' (gigantic gods). Dags Honor uncovered a conspiracy within the Caliphate guards, but it resulted in an attack against him and his outfit, the outcome of which is unknown.<ref>''A Distant Thunder''</ref> + By 15 November 3067 the Langford Wraiths were stranded on [[Cordoba]] because of technical problems with their DropShip's computer. They were coerced into accepting a mission for Caliph [[Lise Burrill]] of the [[Umayyad Caliphate]], and were shown video footage of a colony near [[Valencia]] that had been utterly destroyed by a faction referred to as ''Riesige Götter'' (gigantic gods). Dags Honor uncovered a conspiracy within the Caliphate guards, but it resulted in an attack against him and his outfit, the outcome of which is unknown.<ref>''A Distant Thunder''</ref> − In early to mid [[3070]], the Langford Wraiths returned to Lyran territory from the Deep Periphery in a stolen ''[[Manatee]]''-class DropShip. Given the dubious circumstances, they were arrested. Two members including Aaron Garrett were in "bad shape", and all suffered from malnutrition and dehydration. Their commander claimed that they had encountered a Word of Blake outpost near [[Mundo Nublar]] and had seen a [[Erinyes (Individual WarShip)|"fantastic ship that can destroy whole worlds"]] that they encountered near the [[Hanseatic League]] and fled with the stolen DropShip. One agent Nigel Hawkins from the Lyran Outpost [[Somerset]] reported this to [[Adam Steiner]] on 19 August 3070, adding that the internal technology upgrades on the ancient ''Manatee'' suggest it to be a Word of Blake vessel and that he felt the reports were plausible enough to warrant a search for the planetkiller vessel.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 215: ''Blake Ascending'', p. 275</ref> + In early to mid [[3070]] the Langford Wraiths returned to Lyran territory from the Deep Periphery in a stolen ''[[Manatee]]''-class DropShip. Given the dubious circumstances, they were arrested. Two members including Aaron Garrett were in "bad shape", and all suffered from malnutrition and dehydration. Their commander claimed that they had encountered a Word of Blake outpost near [[Mundo Nublar]] and had seen a [[Erinyes (WarShip)|"fantastic ship that can destroy whole worlds"]] that they encountered near the [[Hanseatic League]] and fled with the stolen DropShip. One agent Nigel Hawkins from the Lyran Outpost [[Somerset]] reported this to [[Adam Steiner]] on 19 August 3070, adding that the internal technology upgrades on the ancient ''Manatee'' suggest it to be a Word of Blake vessel and that he felt the reports were plausible enough to warrant a search for the planetkiller vessel.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 215 = ''Blake Ascending'', p. 275</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== Line 41:
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Line 50: |} |} − ==Tactics== + ==Assets== − Unknown. − − ==Composition History== Upon embarking into the Deep Periphery, the unit was [[lance]]-sized, i.e. composed of four 'Mechs. Their roster included Langford's (and later Honor's) ''[[Watchman]]'', a ''[[Grasshopper]]'' piloted by [[Ben Romijn]] after his ''[[Trebuchet]]'' was destroyed on Ashio (the ''Grasshopper'' had belonged to his wife Charlette, who was killed on Ashio), and a ''[[Cyclops]]''.<ref name=MSU83/> Upon embarking into the Deep Periphery, the unit was [[lance]]-sized, i.e. composed of four 'Mechs. Their roster included Langford's (and later Honor's) ''[[Watchman]]'', a ''[[Grasshopper]]'' piloted by [[Ben Romijn]] after his ''[[Trebuchet]]'' was destroyed on Ashio (the ''Grasshopper'' had belonged to his wife Charlette, who was killed on Ashio), and a ''[[Cyclops]]''.<ref name=MSU83/> − The Langford Wraiths were closely tied to the DropShip ''[[Elizabeth (Individual Leopard-class DropShip)|Elizabeth]]'', but returned from their deep periphery mission on another vessel. This suggests that the ''Elizabeth'' was lost. + The Langford Wraiths were closely tied to the DropShip ''Elizabeth'', but returned from their deep periphery mission on another vessel. This suggests that the ''Elizabeth'' was lost. ==References== ==References== Line 59:
Line 59: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[A Distant Thunder]]'' + *''[[A Distant Thunder]]'' − * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' + *''[[Blake Ascending]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' + *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' − * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' + *''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' − * ''[[The Gambit in Dream]]'' + *''[[The Gambit in Dream]]'' [[Category:Mercenary Commands]] [[Category:Mercenary Commands]]
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The '''Langford Wraiths''' were a [[mercenary unit]] with a complicated history, originally formed as a loose group without a name in or shortly after [[3064]] around [[Elizabeth Langford]] and the [[DropShip]] ''[[The Dream]]''. The unit was only registered as a proper mercenary unit with the [[Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission]] and named the "Langford Wraiths" following her death. | The '''Langford Wraiths''' were a [[mercenary unit]] with a complicated history, originally formed as a loose group without a name in or shortly after [[3064]] around [[Elizabeth Langford]] and the [[DropShip]] ''[[The Dream]]''. The unit was only registered as a proper mercenary unit with the [[Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission]] and named the "Langford Wraiths" following her death. | ||
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The unit was named in honor of the late Elizabeth Langford, a former member of the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary unit who had resigned to join independent [[DropShip]] pilot [[Roy Hemmer]], who operated the independend ''[[Leopard]]''-class vessel ''The Dream''. His daughter [[Jane Hemmer|Jane]] took over command of the ship after his death in [[3061]].<ref name=MSU83>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 83</ref> | The unit was named in honor of the late Elizabeth Langford, a former member of the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary unit who had resigned to join independent [[DropShip]] pilot [[Roy Hemmer]], who operated the independend ''[[Leopard]]''-class vessel ''The Dream''. His daughter [[Jane Hemmer|Jane]] took over command of the ship after his death in [[3061]].<ref name=MSU83>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 83</ref> | ||
| − | In [[3064]] | + | In [[3064]] the DropShip was hired to partake in a mission involving several mercenary commands, with the aim of liberating [[Federated Suns]] citizens who were illegally held as prisoners on the [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Ashio]]. On this mission, they carried two [[BattleMech]]s and a [[Vedette]] tank that belonged to a small mercenary unit simply known as the Wraiths, and would bring back twenty liberated prisoners.<ref name=MSU83/><ref>''The Gambit in Dream''</ref> |
Following this mission, one of the rescued prisoners—former [[AFFS]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[Dags Honor]]—was offered a place by Langford and became her XO.<ref name=MSU83/> | Following this mission, one of the rescued prisoners—former [[AFFS]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[Dags Honor]]—was offered a place by Langford and became her XO.<ref name=MSU83/> | ||
| − | Elizabeth Langford was later killed in another extraction raid. Her will left everything she had, including half ownership of the DropShip, to Dags Honor who was ratified the new leader of the small outfit. He renamed the DropShip ''[[ | + | Elizabeth Langford was later killed in another extraction raid. Her will left everything she had, including half ownership of the DropShip, to Dags Honor who was ratified the new leader of the small outfit. He renamed the DropShip ''[[Elizabeth]]'' in her honor, and properly registered the unit with the [[MRBC]] as the Langford Wraiths. The unit's core was formed from the survivors of the Ashio mission and also included a [[Clan Nova Cat]] expatriate and expert technician [[Aaron Garrett]] (whom they had rescued from a pirate band in [[3065]]), a former member of the [[Shunners]] sect of the [[Word of Blake]].<ref name=MSU83/> |
===Early Days=== | ===Early Days=== | ||
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In early [[3067]], just before the outbreak of the [[Jihad]], they were hired for an unspecified scouting mission into the [[Deep Periphery]] beyond the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] by the Lyran [[Tokra Techtronics Corporation]]. Subsequent [[LIC]] reports of an altercation at [[Kinbrace]] mentioned the sighting of a ''Leopard''-class vessel with colors matching the ''Elizabeth'' there.<ref name=MSU83/> | In early [[3067]], just before the outbreak of the [[Jihad]], they were hired for an unspecified scouting mission into the [[Deep Periphery]] beyond the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] by the Lyran [[Tokra Techtronics Corporation]]. Subsequent [[LIC]] reports of an altercation at [[Kinbrace]] mentioned the sighting of a ''Leopard''-class vessel with colors matching the ''Elizabeth'' there.<ref name=MSU83/> | ||
| − | By 15 November 3067 | + | By 15 November 3067 the Langford Wraiths were stranded on [[Cordoba]] because of technical problems with their DropShip's computer. They were coerced into accepting a mission for Caliph [[Lise Burrill]] of the [[Umayyad Caliphate]], and were shown video footage of a colony near [[Valencia]] that had been utterly destroyed by a faction referred to as ''Riesige Götter'' (gigantic gods). Dags Honor uncovered a conspiracy within the Caliphate guards, but it resulted in an attack against him and his outfit, the outcome of which is unknown.<ref>''A Distant Thunder''</ref> |
| − | In early to mid [[3070]] | + | In early to mid [[3070]] the Langford Wraiths returned to Lyran territory from the Deep Periphery in a stolen ''[[Manatee]]''-class DropShip. Given the dubious circumstances, they were arrested. Two members including Aaron Garrett were in "bad shape", and all suffered from malnutrition and dehydration. Their commander claimed that they had encountered a Word of Blake outpost near [[Mundo Nublar]] and had seen a [[Erinyes (WarShip)|"fantastic ship that can destroy whole worlds"]] that they encountered near the [[Hanseatic League]] and fled with the stolen DropShip. One agent Nigel Hawkins from the Lyran Outpost [[Somerset]] reported this to [[Adam Steiner]] on 19 August 3070, adding that the internal technology upgrades on the ancient ''Manatee'' suggest it to be a Word of Blake vessel and that he felt the reports were plausible enough to warrant a search for the planetkiller vessel.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 215 = ''Blake Ascending'', p. 275</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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| ||[[Dags Honor]]||[[3067]] - [[3070]] | | ||[[Dags Honor]]||[[3067]] - [[3070]] | ||
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Upon embarking into the Deep Periphery, the unit was [[lance]]-sized, i.e. composed of four 'Mechs. Their roster included Langford's (and later Honor's) ''[[Watchman]]'', a ''[[Grasshopper]]'' piloted by [[Ben Romijn]] after his ''[[Trebuchet]]'' was destroyed on Ashio (the ''Grasshopper'' had belonged to his wife Charlette, who was killed on Ashio), and a ''[[Cyclops]]''.<ref name=MSU83/> | Upon embarking into the Deep Periphery, the unit was [[lance]]-sized, i.e. composed of four 'Mechs. Their roster included Langford's (and later Honor's) ''[[Watchman]]'', a ''[[Grasshopper]]'' piloted by [[Ben Romijn]] after his ''[[Trebuchet]]'' was destroyed on Ashio (the ''Grasshopper'' had belonged to his wife Charlette, who was killed on Ashio), and a ''[[Cyclops]]''.<ref name=MSU83/> | ||
| − | The Langford Wraiths were closely tied to the DropShip '' | + | The Langford Wraiths were closely tied to the DropShip ''Elizabeth'', but returned from their deep periphery mission on another vessel. This suggests that the ''Elizabeth'' was lost. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[A Distant Thunder]]'' | + | *''[[A Distant Thunder]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' | + | *''[[Blake Ascending]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | + | *''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' |
| − | * ''[[The Gambit in Dream]]'' | + | *''[[The Gambit in Dream]]'' |
[[Category:Mercenary Commands]] | [[Category:Mercenary Commands]] | ||