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| − | | | + | | Formed = [[2784]]<ref name="FSWp33">''First succession War'', p. 33: "Those Left Behind"</ref> |
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| − | + | | Nickname = "The Fox's Teeth" | |
| − | | | + | | Affiliation = [[Federated Suns]] |
| + | | Parent Command = [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]] | ||
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==Unit Description== | ==Unit Description== | ||
| − | The '''McKinnon's Company''' better known as '''McKinnon's Raiders''' or '''The Fox's Teeth''' is a Special Operations BattleMech Company. Originally | + | The '''McKinnon's Company''' better known as '''McKinnon's Raiders''' or '''The Fox's Teeth''' is a Special Operations BattleMech Company. Originally an [[SLDF]] combat unit, the company defected to [[House Davion]] at the breakup of the League.<ref name=TFTp6>''The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders'', p. 6: "Brief History"</ref> During the next three hundred years the Raiders became, as an independent part of the [[7th Crucis Lancers]], one of the most famous commands of the [[Federated Suns]] until they chose to join the [[Republic of the Sphere]] after the [[Jihad]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 59</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Founding=== | ===Founding=== | ||
| − | The Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, [[142nd Battle Regiment]], [[251st BattleMech Division]] under command of Captain [[Kieran McKinnon]] was stationed at the [[Star League]] depot on [[Kesai IV]] when they refused to follow [[General Kerensky]] into exile and chose instead to join the [[AFFS]] in return for titles and lands on [[Kestrel]].<ref name=TFTp6 | + | The Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, [[142nd Battle Regiment]], [[251st BattleMech Division]] under command of Captain [[Kieran McKinnon]] was stationed at the [[Star League]] depot on [[Kesai IV]] when they refused to follow [[General Kerensky]] into exile and chose instead to join the [[AFFS]] in return for titles and lands on [[Kestrel]].<ref name=TFTp6/> |
===The Succession Wars=== | ===The Succession Wars=== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Crucis Lancers 7th logo.png| McKinnon's Company became a part of the newly formed [[7th Crucis Lancers]] in [[2796]]|thumb|right|300px]] |
| − | At the beginning of the [[First Succession War]] in [[2786]] McKinnon's Company proved their determination by repelling a much larger force of the [[DCMS]], who tried to seize the Star League Depot. Though victorious, the unit left the planet for a first Tour of Duty on the [[Periphery]] border | + | At the beginning of the [[First Succession War]] in [[2786]] McKinnon's Company proved their determination by repelling a much larger force of the [[DCMS]], who tried to seize the Star League Depot. Though victorious, the unit left the planet for a first Tour of Duty on the [[Periphery]] border that would last ten years and was quite uneventful.<ref name=TFTp6/> |
| − | However, all that changed in [[2796]] when McKinnon's Company joined with the newly created [[7th Crucis Lancers]] on [[Kentares IV]] to form the First Company of the First Battalion. The defense of Kentares against the [[Draconis Combine|Combine]] invaders did not go well and the 7th Lancers were all but destroyed. The few survivors, led by McKinnon's Company, fled to the mountains and waged a guerrilla war against the [[DCMS]]. They were finally rescued by an [[AFFS]] task force, however before their retraction an infantryman of McKinnon's troop shot [[Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]]. This fateful incident led Minoru's son, [[Jinjiro Kurita|Jinjiro]], to order the death of Kentares' whole population during the infamous [[Kentares Massacre]]. Kieran and his company however fought on against the invaders - again as an independent command after the effective destruction of their regiment - until [[2808]] when he was killed on [[Harrow's Sun]].<ref name=TFTp6 | + | However, all that changed in [[2796]] when McKinnon's Company joined with the newly created [[7th Crucis Lancers]] on [[Kentares IV]] to form the First Company of the First Battalion. The defense of Kentares against the [[Draconis Combine|Combine]] invaders did not go well and the 7th Lancers were all but destroyed. The few survivors, led by McKinnon's Company, fled to the mountains and waged a guerrilla war against the [[DCMS]]. They were finally rescued by an [[AFFS]] task force, however before their retraction an infantryman of McKinnon's troop shot [[Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]]. This fateful incident led Minoru's son, [[Jinjiro Kurita|Jinjiro]], to order the death of Kentares' whole population during the infamous [[Kentares Massacre]]. Kieran and his company however fought on against the invaders - again as an independent command after the effective destruction of their regiment - until [[2808]] when he was killed on [[Harrow's Sun]].<ref name=TFTp6/><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 15: "History"</ref> |
| − | During the [[Second Succession War]] the company, under command of [[John McKinnon]], fought mainly on the [[Capellan]] front. There they advanced deep into enemy territory and conducted famous raids on [[St. Ives]] and in [[2861]] on the Forbidden City on [[Sian]] itself. This last raid, though costly for McKinnon's Company, helped to convince [[Dainmar Liao]] to seek an end to the hostilities between the Houses [[House Davion|Davion]] and [[House Liao|Liao]] and earned the unit the name of McKinnon's Raiders.<ref name=TFTp6 | + | During the [[Second Succession War]] the company, under command of [[John McKinnon]], fought mainly on the [[Capellan]] front. There they advanced deep into enemy territory and conducted famous raids on [[St. Ives]] and in [[2861]] on the Forbidden City on [[Sian]] itself: the [[Deep Raid of 2861]]. This last raid, though costly for McKinnon's Company, helped to convince [[Dainmar Liao]] to seek an end to the hostilities between the Houses [[House Davion|Davion]] and [[House Liao|Liao]] and earned the unit the name of McKinnon's Raiders.<ref name=TFTp6/><ref name=SaDp15>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 15: "The Succession Wars"</ref><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 16: "McKinnon's Raid"</ref> |
| − | After a short time of R&R, where the unit had to exchange their last [[Star League]] equipment for lesser Davion-made equipment, McKinnon's Company spent the next century on the border to the [[Periphery]], fighting against [[Pirates]]. This | + | After a short time of R&R, where the unit had to exchange their last [[Star League]] equipment for lesser Davion-made equipment, McKinnon's Company spent the next century on the border to the [[Periphery]], fighting against [[Pirates]]. This longtime service was rewarded with an assignment to House Davion's capital of [[New Avalon]], sometime around the millennium. In [[3013]] the Davion intelligence service learned about a traitor, somewhere in the [[Davion Guards]], who had been convinced by agents of [[House Kurita]] to kill the new [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]]. The Raiders under the command of [[Ross McKinnon (30th c.)|Ross McKinnon]], being one of the few units on New Avalon which were not formally part of the Guards, were tasked with a secret mission to thwart the assassination. Faking their departure from the planet, they executed an orbital drop and destroyed the corrupted Captain Bright and his men, who were about to attack the Royal Court. As reward for their loyalty the Raiders earned themselves the nickname of "The Fox's Teeth".<ref name=TFTp7>''The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders'', p. 7: "Brief History"</ref><ref name=SaDp15/> |
| − | The next assignment for the Raiders, now again a part of the [[7th Crucis Lancers]], was to conduct operations along the border the [[Draconis Combine|Combine]]. They arrived in [[3015]] and for five years the company fought against the [[DCMS]] without a single defeat. Probably their most storied victory during this time was over infamous [[Mercer Ravannion]] with his | + | The next assignment for the Raiders, now again a part of the [[7th Crucis Lancers]], was to conduct operations along the border the [[Draconis Combine|Combine]]. They arrived in [[3015]] and for five years the company fought against the [[DCMS]] without a single defeat. Probably their most storied victory during this time was over infamous [[Mercer Ravannion]] with his "Charge of the Horde" tactic on [[Fallon II]] in [[3019]]. The unit's luck run out however in [[3020]] on [[Harrow's Sun]]. Similar to the more famous battle on [[Galtor III]] five years later, a trap was planned on [[Harrow's Sun]] for the Combine, but House Kurita invaded the planet with a much larger force than anticipated and overran the would-be ambush. [[Ross McKinnon (30th c.)|Ross McKinnon]] paid with his life to allow the Davion forces time to escape into the mountains. After the death of his father, [[Ian McKinnon|Ian]] took command of the Fox's Teeth and led the unit behind the enemy's lines where they inflicted heavy damage - especially noted is the destruction of a squadron of ten ''[[Slayer]]'' [[aerospace fighters]] on a [[Kurita]] airfield.<ref name=TRO3025Rp168>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 168: "Slayer deployment"</ref> The Raiders' guerrilla war lasted four weeks until [[AFFS]] troops arrived, forcing the Combine to withdraw from Harrow's Sun. |
| − | After this battle, the Raiders were allowed a brief time to rest, but they returned to the front in [[3021]]. They would stay in the [[Draconis March]] for the remainder of the [[Third Succession War]] and beyond, where they acted as a mobile reserve force. They fought in countless battles against [[House Kurita]], both as defenders on Davion worlds and aggressors deep behind enemy lines in keeping with their namesake. During this time, the Fox's Teeth not only finally killed Ravannion but also clashed with the famous [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. The Dragoons, already at odds with their Kurita employers, began launching clandestine raids against Davion supply depots. This put them in the path of the Raiders in May of [[3027]] on the planet of [[Udibi]]. The battle would serve as further cause for Kurita to ultimately turn on the | + | After this battle, the Raiders were allowed a brief time to rest, but they returned to the front in [[3021]]. They would stay in the [[Draconis March]] for the remainder of the [[Third Succession War]] and beyond, where they acted as a mobile reserve force. They fought in countless battles against [[House Kurita]], both as defenders on Davion worlds and aggressors deep behind enemy lines in keeping with their namesake. During this time, the Fox's Teeth not only finally killed Ravannion but also clashed with the famous [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. The Dragoons, already at odds with their Kurita employers, began launching clandestine raids against Davion supply depots. This put them in the path of the Raiders in May of [[3027]] on the planet of [[Udibi]]. The battle would serve as further cause for Kurita to ultimately turn on the Dragoons. Both sides put up a decent fight, but the Dragoons would return to the Kurita betrayals that ultimately end their [[DCMS]] contract and cause the Battle of Misery.<ref name=TFTp7 /><ref name=SaDp15/><ref>''The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders'', pp. 39–48: "The Battle for Udibi"</ref> |
| − | In the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Raiders joined the whole [[Crucis Lancers]] to conquer the fortress world of [[Tikonov]] in [[3028]], where the company secured the [[Rawlings (Fusion Engines)|Rawlings Fusion Engine plant]].<ref> ''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', | + | In the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Raiders joined the whole [[Crucis Lancers]] to conquer the fortress world of [[Tikonov]] in [[3028]], where the company secured the [[Rawlings (Fusion Engines)|Rawlings Fusion Engine plant]].<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', pp. 15–16: "The Wedding Gift"</ref> |
===Ronin War=== | ===Ronin War=== | ||
| − | During the formation of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], the Fox's Teeth, who were already in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] to teach the [[LCAF]], were sent on as advisers and trainers for the newborn [[KungsArmé]], assigned to train the newly formed [[1st Drakøns]] on [[Tukayyid]]. Despite the expectation that the world, devoid of all but farms and religious monasteries, would not be targeted during the [[Ronin | + | During the formation of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], the Fox's Teeth, who were already in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] to teach the [[LCAF]], were sent on as advisers and trainers for the newborn [[KungsArmé]], assigned to train the newly formed [[1st Drakøns]] on [[Tukayyid]]. Despite the expectation that the world, devoid of all but farms and religious monasteries, would not be targeted during the [[Ronin War]], the [[Warlord]] [[Vasily Cherenkoff]] attacked. Desperate for large quantities of food to supply his ''Ronin'' forces, in June [[3034]] elements of the Ronin [[1st Altenmarkt Militia]] launched a supply raid against the breadbasket world.<ref name=HBW-113>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 113: "The Ronin War - The Dragon's Anger (May-July 3034) - Tukayyid"</ref><ref name=SBSaD-16>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 16: "The Fox's Teeth - History - Wedding Gifts"</ref> |
| − | Striking while half the Fox's Teeth were out on training maneuvers with the Drakøns, the Militia sent a small diversionary group against the remaining Fox's Teeth. The remaining bulk of their force moved towards the massive grain silos near the Davion unit's firebase in the Pozoristu Mountains. While the diversionary force was mauled by the Drakøns and Fox's Teeth command [[lance]], led by [[Ian McKinnon]], the rest of the Militia rolled over the troops at the Davion troop's base camp before | + | Striking while half the Fox's Teeth were out on training maneuvers with the Drakøns, the Militia sent a small diversionary group against the remaining Fox's Teeth. The remaining bulk of their force moved towards the massive grain silos near the Davion unit's firebase in the Pozoristu Mountains. While the diversionary force was mauled by the Drakøns and Fox's Teeth command [[lance]], led by [[Ian McKinnon]], the rest of the Militia rolled over the troops at the Davion troop's base camp before being forced to withdraw. But Mark McKinnon, Ian's brother, was killed holding off the attacking ''Ronin''<ref name=HBW-113/><ref name=SBSaD-16/> and Ian had to take care of Mark's only child, [[David McKinnon|David]].<ref name=SBSaD-20>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 20: "The Fox's Teeth Personnel - Ian McKinnon"</ref> |
===War of 3039 and Beyond=== | ===War of 3039 and Beyond=== | ||
| − | After another short time of rebuilding at [[Kestrel]] in [[3038]], where | + | After another short time of rebuilding at [[Kestrel]] in [[3038]], where McKinnon's command lance was refitted with experimental advanced technology, the Raiders traveled to [[Breed]] to join the [[7th Crucis Lancers]] again, for the impending war with the [[Draconis Combine]]. The 7th Lancers first (and only) target was the capture of [[Klathandu IV]] together with the [[2nd New Ivaarsen Chasseurs]]. The task force under command of [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Winston Vaskursian]] arrived at Klathandu in May of [[3039]] and secured the planet, which was only defended by planetary militia, after the planetary government's immediate surrender.<ref name=SaD3039>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 16: "War of 3039"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 42: "Klathandu IV"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 42: "Klathandu Throws off Combine Chains"</ref> |
| − | But before the taskforce moved on to their next target of [[Proserpina]], which was supposed to be attacked during the third wave of the invasion, Klathandu was counterattacked by the [[DCMS]]. A task force, consisting of the [[3rd Benjamin Regulars]], the [[2nd Galedon Regulars]] and additional conventional regiments, landed successfully on the world in August. Although the Combine force, under command of [[Tai-sa]] [[Samuel Nelson]] managed to achieve several victories in the beginning, Marshal Vaskursian, who used the Fox's Teeth to keep track of the enemy's movements, was able to regain the initiative. He let his troops retreat from their garrisons if faced by an attack and attacked by force himself when he managed to catch the enemy in the open. The two armies fought again and again until by the beginning of October, the DCMS taskforce was all but finished. In the midst of the final assault to crush the remaining Combine forces, Marshal Vaskursian received the order to retreat to the [[Federated Suns]], as the war was over, and | + | But before the taskforce moved on to their next target of [[Proserpina]], which was supposed to be attacked during the third wave of the invasion, Klathandu was counterattacked by the [[DCMS]]. A task force, consisting of the [[3rd Benjamin Regulars]], the [[2nd Galedon Regulars]] and additional conventional regiments, landed successfully on the world in August. Although the Combine force, under command of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Samuel Nelson]] managed to achieve several victories in the beginning, Marshal Vaskursian, who used the Fox's Teeth to keep track of the enemy's movements, was able to regain the initiative. He let his troops retreat from their garrisons if faced by an attack and attacked by force himself when he managed to catch the enemy in the open. The two armies fought again and again until by the beginning of October, the DCMS taskforce was all but finished. In the midst of the final assault to crush the remaining Combine forces, Marshal Vaskursian received the order to retreat to the [[Federated Suns]], as the war was over, and, frustrated, did so.<ref name=SaD3039 /><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17: "From the Journals of Daniel Waylen"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 90–91: "Klathandu IV"</ref> |
| − | The next major assignment for the Raiders was a raid on the [[Capellan]] world of [[Menke]] in [[3045]] to punish [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] for the destruction of the supposedly indestructible Fortress Bourgogne - which was newly rebuild and upgraded since the MAC's last attack during their Long March campaign in the last years of the [[Third Succession War]] - and the [[Marlette CMM]] on [[Marlette]] the year before. The mercenary's regiments were dispersed along the Federated Suns' border leaving only a battalion to garrison their headquarters, which was still not completely repaired since the last raid, conducted by the [[Illician Lancers]] and the [[Sirdar CMM]] as reprisal for the MAC's attack during the [[War of 3039]].<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', | + | The next major assignment for the Raiders was a raid on the [[Capellan]] world of [[Menke]] in [[3045]] to punish [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] for the destruction of the supposedly indestructible Fortress Bourgogne - which was newly rebuild and upgraded since the MAC's last attack during their Long March campaign in the last years of the [[Third Succession War]] - and the [[Marlette CMM]] on [[Marlette]] the year before. The mercenary's regiments were dispersed along the Federated Suns' border leaving only a battalion to garrison their headquarters, which was still not completely repaired since the last raid, conducted by the [[Illician Lancers]] and the [[Sirdar CMM]] as reprisal for the MAC's attack during the [[War of 3039]].<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 128–129: "Menke"</ref> The Teeth, who completely outclassed the defenders, destroyed Fort McCarron, a company of BattleMechs and all of the mercenary's supply and recreation facilities before they left the world long before [[Marcus Baxter]] arrived with two additional regiments.<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', pp. 16–17: "Best Served Cold"</ref> |
| − | Before following the rest of the [[7th Crucis Lancers]] to their new base on [[Winter]], [[Ian McKinnon]] and his company was stationed on [[Benet III]] in [[3048]]. From there the Fox's Teeth conducted several raids to gauge the [[Draconis Combine]] rebuilt strength. Among several other, the Raider's major engagements during this time were the battle with the [[Ryuken-san]] on [[Valentina]] and the defense of Benet III against [[Sorenson's Sabres]], who raided Davion worlds on a similar mission. Assured that the Combine was no threat for the years to come, the Teeth left the [[Draconis March]] for the [[Lyran]] [[Periphery]] in late [[3049]].<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17 | + | Before following the rest of the [[7th Crucis Lancers]] to their new base on [[Winter]], [[Ian McKinnon]] and his company was stationed on [[Benet III]] in [[3048]]. From there the Fox's Teeth conducted several raids to gauge the [[Draconis Combine]] rebuilt strength. Among several other, the Raider's major engagements during this time were the battle with the [[Ryuken-san]] on [[Valentina]] and the defense of Benet III against [[Sorenson's Sabres]], who raided Davion worlds on a similar mission. Assured that the Combine was no threat for the years to come, the Teeth left the [[Draconis March]] for the [[Lyran]] [[Periphery]] in late [[3049]].<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17: "Dragon's Den"</ref><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 74: "Touchpoint: Valentina"</ref><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 80: "Touchpoint: Dust-Up"</ref> |
===The Clan Invasion=== | ===The Clan Invasion=== | ||
| − | When the [[Clans]] attacked the [[Inner Sphere]] in March of [[3050]], the lack of a [[JumpShip]] forced McKinnon's company, together with the rest of the [[7th Crucis Lancers]], to stand by on their base on [[Winter]] as world after world fell to the invaders. Only when the chaos decreased in October, limited transport became available and the Fox's Teeth were sent to conduct raids into the occupied territory to gain more valuable information about the Clans. The Teeth executed two successful raids on the worlds of [[Hot Springs]] and [[Beta VII]], where they were able to gather intelligence while avoiding the garrison forces of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. A third mission to the planet [[Wotan]] did not flow so smoothly and the Raiders were confronted by a [[Trinary]] of the [[Jade Falcon Eyrie (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eyrie Cluster]]. Though the elite Fox's Teeth were finally able to defeat the training unit, they lost several 'Mechs to the Clan unit's superior equipment. <ref name=SaDp17>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17 | + | When the [[Clans]] attacked the [[Inner Sphere]] in March of [[3050]], the lack of a [[JumpShip]] forced McKinnon's company, together with the rest of the [[7th Crucis Lancers]], to stand by on their base on [[Winter]] as world after world fell to the invaders. Only when the chaos decreased in October, limited transport became available and the Fox's Teeth were sent to conduct raids into the occupied territory to gain more valuable information about the Clans. The Teeth executed two successful raids on the worlds of [[Hot Springs]] and [[Beta VII]], where they were able to gather intelligence while avoiding the garrison forces of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. A third mission to the planet [[Wotan]] did not flow so smoothly and the Raiders were confronted by a [[Trinary]] of the [[Jade Falcon Eyrie (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eyrie Cluster]]. Though the elite Fox's Teeth were finally able to defeat the training unit, they lost several 'Mechs to the Clan unit's superior equipment.<ref name=SaDp17>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17: "Blood of Kerensky"</ref> |
| − | Back on Winter, [[Ian McKinnon]] decided to retire and to hand the unit over to his son. To ensure that [[Ross McKinnon]] became the Teeth's new CO, it is said that Ian called in a favor with [[Hanse Davion]] himself, who also arranged for the company to be equipped with the newest technology available.<ref name=SaDp17/> | + | Back on Winter, [[Ian McKinnon]] decided to retire and to hand the unit over to his son. To ensure that [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] became the Teeth's new CO, it is said that Ian called in a favor with [[Hanse Davion]] himself, who also arranged for the company to be equipped with the newest technology available.<ref name=SaDp17/> |
| − | + | Re-equipped and under a new commander the Fox's Teeth continued their raids on worlds occupied by the Clans in late [[3051]]. Until the truce after the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] McKinnon's company stayed behind enemy lines and attempted to disrupt the supply lines of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and [[Clan Steel Viper]], gain further intelligence and support the resistance. Though they tried to evade the forces of the Clans, the Teeth fought them several times. The most famous engagement during this time was a battle with the [[9th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|Ninth Fang]] of Clan Steel Viper on [[Waldorff]]. With the help of their new equipment, including an attached unit of brand new [[Inner Sphere Standard (Battle Armor)|Inner Sphere Standard Battle Armor]], and their cunning tactics, the Raiders destroyed a whole Trinary during the attack on a supply depot.<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', pp. 17–18: "Once More Into The Breach"</ref><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 18: "Form the Journals of Daniel Waylen"</ref> | |
===FedCom Civil War=== | ===FedCom Civil War=== | ||
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===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | In [[3069]], the Fox's Teeth under Captain [[Ross McKinnon]] field tested the [[Hauberk]] [[battle armor]] on [[Demeter]] against [[Word of Blake]] troops. They lured the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|9th Division]]'s ''Call to the Faithful'' [[Level III|III]]-delta into an ambush, inflicting heavy damage.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 75, | + | In [[3069]], the Fox's Teeth under Captain [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] field-tested the [[Hauberk]] [[battle armor]] on [[Demeter]] against [[Word of Blake]] troops. They lured the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|9th Division]]'s ''Call to the Faithful'' [[Level III|III]]-delta into an ambush, inflicting heavy damage.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 75, and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 235: "Fox's Teeth Still Sharp"</ref> |
| − | The Fox's Teeth had raided Towne in February, and returned with Group I as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]];<ref name="JHS:Tp37">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 37 | + | The Fox's Teeth had raided Towne in February, and returned with Group I as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]];<ref name="JHS:Tp37">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 37: "The Tale Of Towne"</ref> it had been identified by the Fox's Teeth<ref name="JHS:Tp38">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 38: "Last Words of a Legend"</ref> that the Word of Blake had established a new facility deep within a mountain range on the continent of Howell that was capable of performing major [[DropShip]] refits and possibly the construction of new vessels. Group I attacked the facility, but the Blakists had established defenses around the facility that were almost comparable to a [[Star League]]-era [[Castle Brian]]. Not only were the defenses capable of repelling the allied coalition attacks, they created the very real possibility that the campaign to liberate Towne might fail completely; a daring strike by the Fox's Teeth was performed as the ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class [[Fox (WarShip class)#Named Vessels|FSS ''Indefatigable'']] moved into orbit, with the Fox's Teeth targeting the capital missile launchers defending the facility to allow the ''Indefatigable'' to launch orbital strikes at the Blakists. While the Fox's Teeth attack was successful, the ''Indefatigable'' was almost lost when other capital missile launchers hidden within the local asteroid field were activated, flinging thousands of missiles at the WarShip, heavily damaging it.<ref name="JHS:Tp37"/> |
| − | The Fox's Teeth would then suffer heavy damage in the [[Hean]] system on the 3rd of May [[3077]], when Group I fell afoul of a layered [[SDS]] network that destroyed the ''Indefatigable'' and inflicted heavy losses on the Fox's Teeth, the accompanying [[15th Arcturan Guards]] and the | + | The Fox's Teeth would then suffer heavy damage in the [[Hean]] system on the 3rd of May [[3077]], when Group I fell afoul of a layered [[SDS]] network that destroyed the ''Indefatigable'' and inflicted heavy losses on the Fox's Teeth, the accompanying [[15th Arcturan Guards]] and the aerospace forces available to Group I. As a result, Group I retreated from the Hean system.<ref name="JHS:Tp37A">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 37: "Situation Report: Naval Defenses"</ref> The Fox's Teeth would soon be in action again, raiding the occupied world of [[Hamal]], a raid that would cost the Teeth their commanding officer, [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]].<ref name="JHS:Tp38"/> |
| − | The last campaign for the Fox's Teeth in 3077 would prove easier than many of their combat actions | + | The last campaign for the Fox's Teeth in 3077 would prove easier than many of their combat actions. Working alongside the [[5th Crucis Lancers]] under [[Major General]] [[Walter White-Davion]], the Fox's Teeth and their new commander, [[David McKinnon]], played a pivotal role in ensuring that the campaign for [[Ingress]] in late 3077 would be brief and relatively bloodless.<ref name="JHS:Tp39+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 39–40: "Ingress, Fletcher Fall"</ref> |
| − | The good performance of the Raiders bought them a place in [[Operation Scythe]], the Coalition's invasion of [[Terra]] itself in [[3078]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 96 | + | The good performance of the Raiders bought them a place in [[Operation Scythe]], the Coalition's invasion of [[Terra]] itself in [[3078]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 96: "Operation SCYTHE"</ref> As part of [[General]] [[Andrew Redburn]]'s taskforce, McKinnon's Company took part in the battle for Geneva and in the subsequent pursuit of the [[4th Division (Word of Blake)|4th Division]] across the Alps,<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 108–109: "Mainland Pursuit"</ref> culminating in the tough battle at the [[Krupp Armaments Works]] factories near Bratislava. In a typical move for the Teeth, they broke through a weak point in the Blakists' lines, to bring the enemy into disorder, only to find themselves entrapped, when the 4th and [[16th Division (Word of Blake)| 16th Divisions]] repelled Redburn's forces. When the troops of the Coalition, with great effort, finally succeeded to drive the remaining Blakists off and reached the factories, they were astonished to find David McKinnon's Company, which had been under constant assault for over a week and was badly mauled, holding the main facility and still alive.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 109: "Breaking Krupps"</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | |- | + | |- |
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of | + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of McKinnon's Company''' |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Captain]]||[[Kieran McKinnon]]||[[2784]] - [[2808]] | + | | [[Captain]]||[[Kieran McKinnon]]||[[2784]] - [[2808]]<ref name="FSWp33"/><ref name=TFTp6/> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Captain||[[Jason McKinnon]]||2808 - 28?? | + | | Captain||[[Jason McKinnon]]||2808 - 28??<ref name=TFTp6/> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Captain||[[John McKinnon]]||[[2861]] | + | | Captain||[[John McKinnon]]||[[2861]]<ref name=SaDp15/> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Captain||[[Ross McKinnon (30th c.)|Ross McKinnon I]]||[[3013]] - [[3020]] | + | | Captain||[[Ross McKinnon (30th c.)|Ross McKinnon I]]||[[3013]] - [[3020]]<ref name=TFTp7/><ref name=TRO3025Rp168/> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Captain||[[Ian McKinnon]]||3020 - [[3051]] | + | | Captain||[[Ian McKinnon]]||3020 - [[3051]]<ref name=TRO3025Rp168/><ref name=SaDp17/> |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | Captain||[[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon II]]||3051 - [[3077]] | + | | Captain||[[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon II]]||3051 - [[3077]]<ref name=SaDp17/><ref name="JHS:Tp38"/> |
|- | |- | ||
| Captain||[[David McKinnon]]||3077 - 3???<ref name="JHS:Tp39+"/> | | Captain||[[David McKinnon]]||3077 - 3???<ref name="JHS:Tp39+"/> | ||
| + | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
| − | + | Unknown. | |
| − | ==Composition History<ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon">''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon | + | ==Composition History== |
| − | === | + | <ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon">''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', pp. 14–19: "Unit Composition"</ref> |
| + | |||
| + | ===2788=== | ||
| + | <ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon" /> | ||
* Command Lance | * Command Lance | ||
| − | ** Captain Kieran McKinnon | + | ** Captain [[Kieran McKinnon]] [[Black Knight|BL-6-KNT ''Black Knight'']] |
| − | ** [[Sergeant Major]] Bernard Lytton | + | ** [[Sergeant Major]] [[Bernard Lytton]] [[Shootist|ST-8A ''Shootist'']] |
| − | ** Samantha Danton | + | ** [[Samantha Danton]] [[Crab|CRB-27 ''Crab'']] |
| − | ** Erik Vorster | + | ** [[Erik Vorster]] [[Sentinel|STN-3L ''Sentinel'']] |
* Medium Lance | * Medium Lance | ||
| − | ** [[Leftenant]] Hohiro Chipende | + | ** [[Leftenant]] [[Hohiro Chipende]] [[Bombardier|BMB-12D ''Bombardier'']] |
| − | ** Carl Ryder | + | ** [[Carl Ryder]] [[Kintaro|KTO-19 ''Kintaro'']] |
| − | ** Maria Lang | + | ** [[Maria Lang]] [[Excalibur (BattleMech)|EXC-B2 ''Excalibur'']] |
| − | ** Ernst Dekker | + | ** [[Ernst Dekker]] [[Talon (BattleMech)|TLN-5W ''Talon'']] |
* Recon Lance | * Recon Lance | ||
| − | ** Leftenant Simon Nomura | + | ** Leftenant [[Simon Nomura]] [[Mongoose|MON-66 ''Mongoose'']] |
| − | ** Enrico Alvarez | + | ** [[Enrico Alvarez]] [[Mercury (BattleMech)|MCY-99 ''Mercury'']] |
| − | ** David Grey | + | ** [[David Grey]] [[Night Hawk|NTK-2K ''Night Hawk'']] |
| − | ** Joseph Tanner | + | ** [[Joseph Tanner]] [[Thorn (BattleMech)|THE-N ''Thorn'']] |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| + | ===3027=== | ||
| + | <ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon" /> | ||
* Command Lance | * Command Lance | ||
| − | ** Captain Ian McKinnon | + | ** Captain [[Ian McKinnon]] [[Marauder|MAD-3R ''Marauder'']] |
| − | ** Sergeant Major George Lytton | + | ** Sergeant Major [[George Lytton]] [[Warhammer|WHM-6R ''Warhammer'']] |
| − | ** Paul Danton | + | ** [[Paul Danton]] [[Phoenix Hawk|PXH-1K ''Phoenix Hawk'']] |
| − | ** Austin Vorster | + | ** [[Austin Vorster]] [[Stinger|STG-3R ''Stinger'']] |
* Medium Lance | * Medium Lance | ||
| − | ** Leftenant Karl Ryder | + | ** Leftenant [[Karl Ryder]] [[Crusader|CRD-3R ''Crusader'']] |
| − | ** Iskoru Chipende | + | ** [[Iskoru Chipende]] PXH-1K ''Phoenix Hawk'' |
| − | ** Ernst Lang | + | ** [[Ernst Lang]] [[Rifleman|RFL-3N ''Rifleman'']] |
| − | ** Henrik Dekker | + | ** [[Henrik Dekker]] [[Wasp|WSP-1A ''Wasp'']] |
* Recon Lance | * Recon Lance | ||
| − | ** Leftenant Kate Nomura | + | ** Leftenant [[Kate Nomura]] [[Griffin|GRF-1N ''Griffin'']] |
| − | ** Mark McKinnon | + | ** [[Mark McKinnon]] [[Shadow Hawk|SHD-2H ''Shadow Hawk'']] |
| − | ** Mateo Alvarez | + | ** [[Mateo Alvarez]] WSP-1A ''Wasp'' |
| − | ** Robert Grey | + | ** [[Robert Grey]] STG-3R ''Stinger'' |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| + | ===3038=== | ||
| + | <ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon" /> | ||
* Command Lance | * Command Lance | ||
| − | ** Captain Ian McKinnon | + | ** Captain [[Ian McKinnon]] BL-6-KNT ''Black Knight'' |
| − | ** Sergeant Major | + | ** Sergeant Major [[George Lytton]] [[Cataphract|CTF-2X ''Cataphract'']] |
| − | ** Austin Vorster | + | ** [[Austin Vorster]] [[Hatchetman|HCT-3F ''Hatchetman'']] |
| − | ** Daniel Waylen | + | ** [[Daniel Waylen]] [[Enforcer|ENF-4R ''Enforcer'']] |
* Medium Lance | * Medium Lance | ||
| − | ** Leftenant Paul Danton | + | ** Leftenant [[Paul Danton]] [[Centurion (BattleMech)|CN9-A ''Centurion'']] |
| − | ** Hiro Chipende | + | ** [[Hiro Chipende]] [[Dervish|DV-6M ''Dervish'']] |
| − | ** Dave "Tiny" Hill | + | ** [[Dave Hill|Dave "Tiny" Hill]] [[JagerMech|JM-6S ''JagerMech'']] |
| − | ** Henrik Dekker | + | ** [[Henrik Dekker]] [[Javelin|JVN-10N ''Javelin'']] |
* Recon Lance | * Recon Lance | ||
| − | ** Leftenant Kate Nomura | + | ** Leftenant [[Kate Nomura]] GRF-1N ''Griffin'' |
| − | ** Ross McKinnon | + | ** [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] [[Wolfhound|WLF-1 ''Wolfhound'']] |
| − | ** Mateo Alvarez | + | ** [[Mateo Alvarez]] WSP-1A ''Wasp'' |
| − | ** Robert Grey | + | ** [[Robert Grey]] [[Hornet|HNT-151 ''Hornet'']] |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| + | ===3049=== | ||
| + | <ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon" /> | ||
* Command Lance | * Command Lance | ||
| − | ** Captain Ian McKinnon | + | ** Captain [[Ian McKinnon]] BL-6-KNT ''Black Knight'' |
| − | ** Sergeant Major George Lytton | + | ** Sergeant Major [[George Lytton]] CTF-2X ''Cataphract'' |
| − | ** Austin Vorster | + | ** [[Austin Vorster]] HCT-3F ''Hatchetman'' |
| − | ** Daniel Waylen | + | ** [[Daniel Waylen]] ENF-3R ''Enforcer'' |
* Medium Lance | * Medium Lance | ||
| − | ** Leftenant Paul Danton | + | ** Leftenant [[Paul Danton]] CN9-A ''Centurion'' |
| − | ** Hiro | + | ** [[Hiro Chipende]] DV-6M ''Dervish'' |
| − | ** Dave "Tiny" Hill | + | ** [[Dave Hill|Dave "Tiny" Hill]] JM-6S ''JagerMech'' |
| − | ** Henrik Dekker | + | ** [[Henrik Dekker]] JVN-10N ''Javelin'' |
* Recon Lance | * Recon Lance | ||
| − | ** Leftenant Ross McKinnon | + | ** Leftenant [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] WLF-1 ''Wolfhound'' |
| − | ** Mateo Alvarez | + | ** [[Mateo Alvarez]] [[Assassin|ASN-21 ''Assassin'']] |
| − | ** Robert Grey | + | ** [[Robert Grey]] HNT-151 ''Hornet'' |
| − | ** Sara Lytton | + | ** [[Sara Lytton]] [[Commando|COM-2D ''Commando'']] |
| − | + | * Support Vessels | |
| + | ** Unknown-class [[JumpShip]] - ''[[Idaho Sunrise]]'' | ||
| + | ===3054=== | ||
| + | <ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon" /> | ||
* Command Lance | * Command Lance | ||
| − | ** Captain Ross McKinnon | + | ** Captain [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] [[Black Knight|BL-10-KNT ''Black Knight'']] |
| − | ** Sergeant Major Austin Voster | + | ** Sergeant Major [[Austin Voster]] HCT-3F ''Hatchetman'' |
| − | ** Sara Lytton | + | ** [[Sara Lytton]] [[Cataphract|CTF-3X ''Cataphract'']] |
| − | ** Daniel Waylen | + | ** [[Daniel Waylen]] [[Enforcer|ENF-4R ''Enforcer'']] |
* Medium Lance | * Medium Lance | ||
| − | ** Leftenant Paul Danton | + | ** Leftenant [[Paul Danton]] CN9-A ''Centurion'' |
| − | ** Hiro | + | ** [[Hiro Chipende]] DV-6M ''Dervish'' |
| − | ** Dave "Tiny" Hill | + | ** [[Dave Hill|Dave "Tiny" Hill]] JM-6S ''JagerMech'' |
| − | ** Henrik Dekker | + | ** [[Henrik Dekker]] [[Hollander|BZK-F3 ''Hollander'']] |
* Recon Lance | * Recon Lance | ||
| − | ** Leftenant Mateo Alvarez | + | ** Leftenant [[Mateo Alvarez]] [[Stealth|STH-1D ''Stealth'']] |
| − | ** Robert Grey | + | ** [[Robert Grey]] [[Fireball|ALM-8D ''Fireball'']] |
| − | ** William Tanner | + | ** [[William Tanner]] [[Dart (BattleMech)|DRT-3S ''Dart'']] |
| − | ** Hanond Quatro | + | ** [[Hanond Quatro]] [[Commando|COM-5S ''Commando'']] |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| + | ===3071=== | ||
| + | <ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon" /> | ||
* Command Lance | * Command Lance | ||
| − | ** Captain Ross McKinnon | + | ** Captain [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] [[Black Knight|BL-10-KNT ''Black Knight'']] |
| − | ** Sergeant Major Austin Voster | + | ** Sergeant Major [[Austin Voster]] [[Hatchetman|HCT-5F ''Hatchetman'']] |
| − | ** Sara Lytton-McKinnon | + | ** [[Sara Lytton-McKinnon]] CTF-3X ''Cataphract'' |
| − | ** Carol Ryder | + | ** [[Carol Ryder]] [[Uziel|UZL-2S ''Uziel'']] |
* Medium Lance | * Medium Lance | ||
| − | ** Leftenant Daniel Waylen | + | ** Leftenant [[Daniel Waylen]] ENF-4R ''Enforcer'' |
| − | ** Dave "Tiny" Hill | + | ** [[Dave Hill|Dave "Tiny" Hill]] [[Rifleman|RFL-8D ''Rifleman'']] |
| − | ** Henrik Dekker | + | ** [[Henrik Dekker]] [[Hollander II|BZK-F5 ''Hollander II'']] |
| − | ** Jenna Chipende | + | ** [[Jenna Chipende]] [[Dervish|DV-8D ''Dervish'']] |
* Recon Lance | * Recon Lance | ||
| − | ** Leftenant Mateo Alvarez | + | ** Leftenant [[Mateo Alvarez]] STH-1D ''Stealth'' |
| − | ** Robert Grey | + | ** [[Robert Grey]] ALM-8D ''Fireball'' |
| − | ** William Tanner | + | ** [[William Tanner]] [[Wasp|WSP-3S ''Wasp'']] |
| − | ** Hanond Quatro | + | ** [[Hanond Quatro]] [[Valkyrie|VLK-QD1 ''Valkyrie'']] |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Though lands and titles on [[Kestrel]] were granted to the members of McKinnon's Company for joining the [[AFFS]] they became not a part of the [[2nd Crucis Lancers]] - the Kestrel Lancers - who obtain the majority of their recruits from this sector, but of the 7th Lancers from far away [[Broken Wheel]]. | * Though lands and titles on [[Kestrel]] were granted to the members of McKinnon's Company for joining the [[AFFS]] they became not a part of the [[2nd Crucis Lancers]] - the Kestrel Lancers - who obtain the majority of their recruits from this sector, but of the 7th Lancers from far away [[Broken Wheel]]. | ||
| − | * The book ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders]]'' introduced the world [[Kesai]] (spelled as Kasai) as a planet belonging to the Federated Suns since the fall of the Star League in contrast to the more recent ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''. Similar problems exist with multiple worlds on which they fought on the border to the [[Draconis Combine]] during the Third Succession War. Therefore, it is unclear if this information about the exploits of McKinnon's Raiders is still considered correct. {{cn}} | + | * The book ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders]]'' introduced the world of [[Kesai]] (spelled as Kasai) as a planet belonging to the Federated Suns since the fall of the Star League in contrast to the more recent ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''. Similar problems exist with multiple worlds on which they fought on the border to the [[Draconis Combine]] during the Third Succession War. Therefore, it is unclear if this information about the exploits of McKinnon's Raiders is still considered correct.{{cn}} |
* The [[Udibi]] campaign against [[Wolf's Dragoons]] is set in 3029 in ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders|The Fox's Teeth]]'', but this cannot be correct as the Dragoons went to work for the Federated Suns in 3028. The ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook]]'' established the Udibi battle to have occurred in [[3027]]. | * The [[Udibi]] campaign against [[Wolf's Dragoons]] is set in 3029 in ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders|The Fox's Teeth]]'', but this cannot be correct as the Dragoons went to work for the Federated Suns in 3028. The ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook]]'' established the Udibi battle to have occurred in [[3027]]. | ||
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* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Starterbook: Sword and Dragon]]'' | + | * ''[[Starterbook: Sword and Dragon]]'' |
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' | ||
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| McKinnons's Company | |
| Formed | 2784[1] |
| Nickname | "The Fox's Teeth" |
| Affiliation | Federated Suns |
| Parent Command | Seventh Crucis Lancers |
Contents
Unit Description[edit]
The McKinnon's Company better known as McKinnon's Raiders or The Fox's Teeth is a Special Operations BattleMech Company. Originally an SLDF combat unit, the company defected to House Davion at the breakup of the League.[2] During the next three hundred years the Raiders became, as an independent part of the 7th Crucis Lancers, one of the most famous commands of the Federated Suns until they chose to join the Republic of the Sphere after the Jihad.[3]
History[edit]
Founding[edit]
The Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Battle Regiment, 251st BattleMech Division under command of Captain Kieran McKinnon was stationed at the Star League depot on Kesai IV when they refused to follow General Kerensky into exile and chose instead to join the AFFS in return for titles and lands on Kestrel.[2]
The Succession Wars[edit]
At the beginning of the First Succession War in 2786 McKinnon's Company proved their determination by repelling a much larger force of the DCMS, who tried to seize the Star League Depot. Though victorious, the unit left the planet for a first Tour of Duty on the Periphery border that would last ten years and was quite uneventful.[2]
However, all that changed in 2796 when McKinnon's Company joined with the newly created 7th Crucis Lancers on Kentares IV to form the First Company of the First Battalion. The defense of Kentares against the Combine invaders did not go well and the 7th Lancers were all but destroyed. The few survivors, led by McKinnon's Company, fled to the mountains and waged a guerrilla war against the DCMS. They were finally rescued by an AFFS task force, however before their retraction an infantryman of McKinnon's troop shot Coordinator Minoru Kurita. This fateful incident led Minoru's son, Jinjiro, to order the death of Kentares' whole population during the infamous Kentares Massacre. Kieran and his company however fought on against the invaders - again as an independent command after the effective destruction of their regiment - until 2808 when he was killed on Harrow's Sun.[2][4]
During the Second Succession War the company, under command of John McKinnon, fought mainly on the Capellan front. There they advanced deep into enemy territory and conducted famous raids on St. Ives and in 2861 on the Forbidden City on Sian itself: the Deep Raid of 2861. This last raid, though costly for McKinnon's Company, helped to convince Dainmar Liao to seek an end to the hostilities between the Houses Davion and Liao and earned the unit the name of McKinnon's Raiders.[2][5][6]
After a short time of R&R, where the unit had to exchange their last Star League equipment for lesser Davion-made equipment, McKinnon's Company spent the next century on the border to the Periphery, fighting against Pirates. This longtime service was rewarded with an assignment to House Davion's capital of New Avalon, sometime around the millennium. In 3013 the Davion intelligence service learned about a traitor, somewhere in the Davion Guards, who had been convinced by agents of House Kurita to kill the new First Prince Hanse Davion. The Raiders under the command of Ross McKinnon, being one of the few units on New Avalon which were not formally part of the Guards, were tasked with a secret mission to thwart the assassination. Faking their departure from the planet, they executed an orbital drop and destroyed the corrupted Captain Bright and his men, who were about to attack the Royal Court. As reward for their loyalty the Raiders earned themselves the nickname of "The Fox's Teeth".[7][5]
The next assignment for the Raiders, now again a part of the 7th Crucis Lancers, was to conduct operations along the border the Combine. They arrived in 3015 and for five years the company fought against the DCMS without a single defeat. Probably their most storied victory during this time was over infamous Mercer Ravannion with his "Charge of the Horde" tactic on Fallon II in 3019. The unit's luck run out however in 3020 on Harrow's Sun. Similar to the more famous battle on Galtor III five years later, a trap was planned on Harrow's Sun for the Combine, but House Kurita invaded the planet with a much larger force than anticipated and overran the would-be ambush. Ross McKinnon paid with his life to allow the Davion forces time to escape into the mountains. After the death of his father, Ian took command of the Fox's Teeth and led the unit behind the enemy's lines where they inflicted heavy damage - especially noted is the destruction of a squadron of ten Slayer aerospace fighters on a Kurita airfield.[8] The Raiders' guerrilla war lasted four weeks until AFFS troops arrived, forcing the Combine to withdraw from Harrow's Sun.
After this battle, the Raiders were allowed a brief time to rest, but they returned to the front in 3021. They would stay in the Draconis March for the remainder of the Third Succession War and beyond, where they acted as a mobile reserve force. They fought in countless battles against House Kurita, both as defenders on Davion worlds and aggressors deep behind enemy lines in keeping with their namesake. During this time, the Fox's Teeth not only finally killed Ravannion but also clashed with the famous Wolf's Dragoons. The Dragoons, already at odds with their Kurita employers, began launching clandestine raids against Davion supply depots. This put them in the path of the Raiders in May of 3027 on the planet of Udibi. The battle would serve as further cause for Kurita to ultimately turn on the Dragoons. Both sides put up a decent fight, but the Dragoons would return to the Kurita betrayals that ultimately end their DCMS contract and cause the Battle of Misery.[7][5][9]
In the Fourth Succession War, the Raiders joined the whole Crucis Lancers to conquer the fortress world of Tikonov in 3028, where the company secured the Rawlings Fusion Engine plant.[10]
Ronin War[edit]
During the formation of the Free Rasalhague Republic, the Fox's Teeth, who were already in the Lyran Commonwealth to teach the LCAF, were sent on as advisers and trainers for the newborn KungsArmé, assigned to train the newly formed 1st Drakøns on Tukayyid. Despite the expectation that the world, devoid of all but farms and religious monasteries, would not be targeted during the Ronin War, the Warlord Vasily Cherenkoff attacked. Desperate for large quantities of food to supply his Ronin forces, in June 3034 elements of the Ronin 1st Altenmarkt Militia launched a supply raid against the breadbasket world.[11][12]
Striking while half the Fox's Teeth were out on training maneuvers with the Drakøns, the Militia sent a small diversionary group against the remaining Fox's Teeth. The remaining bulk of their force moved towards the massive grain silos near the Davion unit's firebase in the Pozoristu Mountains. While the diversionary force was mauled by the Drakøns and Fox's Teeth command lance, led by Ian McKinnon, the rest of the Militia rolled over the troops at the Davion troop's base camp before being forced to withdraw. But Mark McKinnon, Ian's brother, was killed holding off the attacking Ronin[11][12] and Ian had to take care of Mark's only child, David.[13]
War of 3039 and Beyond[edit]
After another short time of rebuilding at Kestrel in 3038, where McKinnon's command lance was refitted with experimental advanced technology, the Raiders traveled to Breed to join the 7th Crucis Lancers again, for the impending war with the Draconis Combine. The 7th Lancers first (and only) target was the capture of Klathandu IV together with the 2nd New Ivaarsen Chasseurs. The task force under command of Marshal Winston Vaskursian arrived at Klathandu in May of 3039 and secured the planet, which was only defended by planetary militia, after the planetary government's immediate surrender.[14][15][16] But before the taskforce moved on to their next target of Proserpina, which was supposed to be attacked during the third wave of the invasion, Klathandu was counterattacked by the DCMS. A task force, consisting of the 3rd Benjamin Regulars, the 2nd Galedon Regulars and additional conventional regiments, landed successfully on the world in August. Although the Combine force, under command of Tai-sa Samuel Nelson managed to achieve several victories in the beginning, Marshal Vaskursian, who used the Fox's Teeth to keep track of the enemy's movements, was able to regain the initiative. He let his troops retreat from their garrisons if faced by an attack and attacked by force himself when he managed to catch the enemy in the open. The two armies fought again and again until by the beginning of October, the DCMS taskforce was all but finished. In the midst of the final assault to crush the remaining Combine forces, Marshal Vaskursian received the order to retreat to the Federated Suns, as the war was over, and, frustrated, did so.[14][17][18]
The next major assignment for the Raiders was a raid on the Capellan world of Menke in 3045 to punish McCarron's Armored Cavalry for the destruction of the supposedly indestructible Fortress Bourgogne - which was newly rebuild and upgraded since the MAC's last attack during their Long March campaign in the last years of the Third Succession War - and the Marlette CMM on Marlette the year before. The mercenary's regiments were dispersed along the Federated Suns' border leaving only a battalion to garrison their headquarters, which was still not completely repaired since the last raid, conducted by the Illician Lancers and the Sirdar CMM as reprisal for the MAC's attack during the War of 3039.[19] The Teeth, who completely outclassed the defenders, destroyed Fort McCarron, a company of BattleMechs and all of the mercenary's supply and recreation facilities before they left the world long before Marcus Baxter arrived with two additional regiments.[20]
Before following the rest of the 7th Crucis Lancers to their new base on Winter, Ian McKinnon and his company was stationed on Benet III in 3048. From there the Fox's Teeth conducted several raids to gauge the Draconis Combine rebuilt strength. Among several other, the Raider's major engagements during this time were the battle with the Ryuken-san on Valentina and the defense of Benet III against Sorenson's Sabres, who raided Davion worlds on a similar mission. Assured that the Combine was no threat for the years to come, the Teeth left the Draconis March for the Lyran Periphery in late 3049.[21][22][23]
The Clan Invasion[edit]
When the Clans attacked the Inner Sphere in March of 3050, the lack of a JumpShip forced McKinnon's company, together with the rest of the 7th Crucis Lancers, to stand by on their base on Winter as world after world fell to the invaders. Only when the chaos decreased in October, limited transport became available and the Fox's Teeth were sent to conduct raids into the occupied territory to gain more valuable information about the Clans. The Teeth executed two successful raids on the worlds of Hot Springs and Beta VII, where they were able to gather intelligence while avoiding the garrison forces of Clan Jade Falcon. A third mission to the planet Wotan did not flow so smoothly and the Raiders were confronted by a Trinary of the Eyrie Cluster. Though the elite Fox's Teeth were finally able to defeat the training unit, they lost several 'Mechs to the Clan unit's superior equipment.[24]
Back on Winter, Ian McKinnon decided to retire and to hand the unit over to his son. To ensure that Ross McKinnon became the Teeth's new CO, it is said that Ian called in a favor with Hanse Davion himself, who also arranged for the company to be equipped with the newest technology available.[24]
Re-equipped and under a new commander the Fox's Teeth continued their raids on worlds occupied by the Clans in late 3051. Until the truce after the Battle of Tukayyid McKinnon's company stayed behind enemy lines and attempted to disrupt the supply lines of Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Steel Viper, gain further intelligence and support the resistance. Though they tried to evade the forces of the Clans, the Teeth fought them several times. The most famous engagement during this time was a battle with the Ninth Fang of Clan Steel Viper on Waldorff. With the help of their new equipment, including an attached unit of brand new Inner Sphere Standard Battle Armor, and their cunning tactics, the Raiders destroyed a whole Trinary during the attack on a supply depot.[25][26]
FedCom Civil War[edit]
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Jihad[edit]
In 3069, the Fox's Teeth under Captain Ross McKinnon field-tested the Hauberk battle armor on Demeter against Word of Blake troops. They lured the 9th Division's Call to the Faithful III-delta into an ambush, inflicting heavy damage.[27]
The Fox's Teeth had raided Towne in February, and returned with Group I as a part of Operation SCOUR;[28] it had been identified by the Fox's Teeth[29] that the Word of Blake had established a new facility deep within a mountain range on the continent of Howell that was capable of performing major DropShip refits and possibly the construction of new vessels. Group I attacked the facility, but the Blakists had established defenses around the facility that were almost comparable to a Star League-era Castle Brian. Not only were the defenses capable of repelling the allied coalition attacks, they created the very real possibility that the campaign to liberate Towne might fail completely; a daring strike by the Fox's Teeth was performed as the Fox-class FSS Indefatigable moved into orbit, with the Fox's Teeth targeting the capital missile launchers defending the facility to allow the Indefatigable to launch orbital strikes at the Blakists. While the Fox's Teeth attack was successful, the Indefatigable was almost lost when other capital missile launchers hidden within the local asteroid field were activated, flinging thousands of missiles at the WarShip, heavily damaging it.[28]
The Fox's Teeth would then suffer heavy damage in the Hean system on the 3rd of May 3077, when Group I fell afoul of a layered SDS network that destroyed the Indefatigable and inflicted heavy losses on the Fox's Teeth, the accompanying 15th Arcturan Guards and the aerospace forces available to Group I. As a result, Group I retreated from the Hean system.[30] The Fox's Teeth would soon be in action again, raiding the occupied world of Hamal, a raid that would cost the Teeth their commanding officer, Ross McKinnon.[29]
The last campaign for the Fox's Teeth in 3077 would prove easier than many of their combat actions. Working alongside the 5th Crucis Lancers under Major General Walter White-Davion, the Fox's Teeth and their new commander, David McKinnon, played a pivotal role in ensuring that the campaign for Ingress in late 3077 would be brief and relatively bloodless.[31]
The good performance of the Raiders bought them a place in Operation Scythe, the Coalition's invasion of Terra itself in 3078.[32] As part of General Andrew Redburn's taskforce, McKinnon's Company took part in the battle for Geneva and in the subsequent pursuit of the 4th Division across the Alps,[33] culminating in the tough battle at the Krupp Armaments Works factories near Bratislava. In a typical move for the Teeth, they broke through a weak point in the Blakists' lines, to bring the enemy into disorder, only to find themselves entrapped, when the 4th and 16th Divisions repelled Redburn's forces. When the troops of the Coalition, with great effort, finally succeeded to drive the remaining Blakists off and reached the factories, they were astonished to find David McKinnon's Company, which had been under constant assault for over a week and was badly mauled, holding the main facility and still alive.[34]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of McKinnon's Company | |||
| Captain | Kieran McKinnon | 2784 - 2808[1][2] | |
| Captain | Jason McKinnon | 2808 - 28??[2] | |
| Captain | John McKinnon | 2861[5] | |
| Captain | Ross McKinnon I | 3013 - 3020[7][8] | |
| Captain | Ian McKinnon | 3020 - 3051[8][24] | |
| Captain | Ross McKinnon II | 3051 - 3077[24][29] | |
| Captain | David McKinnon | 3077 - 3???[31] | |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
2788[edit]
- Command Lance
- Medium Lance
- Recon Lance
3027[edit]
- Command Lance
- Captain Ian McKinnon MAD-3R Marauder
- Sergeant Major George Lytton WHM-6R Warhammer
- Paul Danton PXH-1K Phoenix Hawk
- Austin Vorster STG-3R Stinger
- Medium Lance
- Leftenant Karl Ryder CRD-3R Crusader
- Iskoru Chipende PXH-1K Phoenix Hawk
- Ernst Lang RFL-3N Rifleman
- Henrik Dekker WSP-1A Wasp
- Recon Lance
- Leftenant Kate Nomura GRF-1N Griffin
- Mark McKinnon SHD-2H Shadow Hawk
- Mateo Alvarez WSP-1A Wasp
- Robert Grey STG-3R Stinger
3038[edit]
- Command Lance
- Captain Ian McKinnon BL-6-KNT Black Knight
- Sergeant Major George Lytton CTF-2X Cataphract
- Austin Vorster HCT-3F Hatchetman
- Daniel Waylen ENF-4R Enforcer
- Medium Lance
- Recon Lance
- Leftenant Kate Nomura GRF-1N Griffin
- Ross McKinnon WLF-1 Wolfhound
- Mateo Alvarez WSP-1A Wasp
- Robert Grey HNT-151 Hornet
3049[edit]
- Command Lance
- Captain Ian McKinnon BL-6-KNT Black Knight
- Sergeant Major George Lytton CTF-2X Cataphract
- Austin Vorster HCT-3F Hatchetman
- Daniel Waylen ENF-3R Enforcer
- Medium Lance
- Leftenant Paul Danton CN9-A Centurion
- Hiro Chipende DV-6M Dervish
- Dave "Tiny" Hill JM-6S JagerMech
- Henrik Dekker JVN-10N Javelin
- Recon Lance
- Leftenant Ross McKinnon WLF-1 Wolfhound
- Mateo Alvarez ASN-21 Assassin
- Robert Grey HNT-151 Hornet
- Sara Lytton COM-2D Commando
- Support Vessels
- Unknown-class JumpShip - Idaho Sunrise
3054[edit]
- Command Lance
- Captain Ross McKinnon BL-10-KNT Black Knight
- Sergeant Major Austin Voster HCT-3F Hatchetman
- Sara Lytton CTF-3X Cataphract
- Daniel Waylen ENF-4R Enforcer
- Medium Lance
- Leftenant Paul Danton CN9-A Centurion
- Hiro Chipende DV-6M Dervish
- Dave "Tiny" Hill JM-6S JagerMech
- Henrik Dekker BZK-F3 Hollander
- Recon Lance
3071[edit]
- Command Lance
- Captain Ross McKinnon BL-10-KNT Black Knight
- Sergeant Major Austin Voster HCT-5F Hatchetman
- Sara Lytton-McKinnon CTF-3X Cataphract
- Carol Ryder UZL-2S Uziel
- Medium Lance
- Leftenant Daniel Waylen ENF-4R Enforcer
- Dave "Tiny" Hill RFL-8D Rifleman
- Henrik Dekker BZK-F5 Hollander II
- Jenna Chipende DV-8D Dervish
- Recon Lance
- Leftenant Mateo Alvarez STH-1D Stealth
- Robert Grey ALM-8D Fireball
- William Tanner WSP-3S Wasp
- Hanond Quatro VLK-QD1 Valkyrie
Notes[edit]
- Though lands and titles on Kestrel were granted to the members of McKinnon's Company for joining the AFFS they became not a part of the 2nd Crucis Lancers - the Kestrel Lancers - who obtain the majority of their recruits from this sector, but of the 7th Lancers from far away Broken Wheel.
- The book The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders introduced the world of Kesai (spelled as Kasai) as a planet belonging to the Federated Suns since the fall of the Star League in contrast to the more recent Handbook: House Davion. Similar problems exist with multiple worlds on which they fought on the border to the Draconis Combine during the Third Succession War. Therefore, it is unclear if this information about the exploits of McKinnon's Raiders is still considered correct.[citation needed]
- The Udibi campaign against Wolf's Dragoons is set in 3029 in The Fox's Teeth, but this cannot be correct as the Dragoons went to work for the Federated Suns in 3028. The Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook established the Udibi battle to have occurred in 3027.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 First succession War, p. 33: "Those Left Behind"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders, p. 6: "Brief History"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 59
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 15: "History"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 15: "The Succession Wars"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 16: "McKinnon's Raid"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders, p. 7: "Brief History"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Technical Readout: 3025 Revised, p. 168: "Slayer deployment"
- ↑ The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders, pp. 39–48: "The Battle for Udibi"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, pp. 15–16: "The Wedding Gift"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 113: "The Ronin War - The Dragon's Anger (May-July 3034) - Tukayyid"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 16: "The Fox's Teeth - History - Wedding Gifts"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 20: "The Fox's Teeth Personnel - Ian McKinnon"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 16: "War of 3039"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 42: "Klathandu IV"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 42: "Klathandu Throws off Combine Chains"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 17: "From the Journals of Daniel Waylen"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, pp. 90–91: "Klathandu IV"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, pp. 128–129: "Menke"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, pp. 16–17: "Best Served Cold"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 17: "Dragon's Den"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 74: "Touchpoint: Valentina"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 80: "Touchpoint: Dust-Up"
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 17: "Blood of Kerensky"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, pp. 17–18: "Once More Into The Breach"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 18: "Form the Journals of Daniel Waylen"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 75, and Blake Ascending, p. 235: "Fox's Teeth Still Sharp"
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 37: "The Tale Of Towne"
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 38: "Last Words of a Legend"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 37: "Situation Report: Naval Defenses"
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, pp. 39–40: "Ingress, Fletcher Fall"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 96: "Operation SCYTHE"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, pp. 108–109: "Mainland Pursuit"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 109: "Breaking Krupps"
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, pp. 14–19: "Unit Composition"