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==History==
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'''Mick's Blue Skye Rangers''' were formed in [[3056]] as a single [[mercenary]] [[company]] of [[infantry]] with air support. The unit had contracts with both the [[Lyran Alliance]] and the [[Federated Suns]].
  
==History==
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The unit was destroyed on [[Kawich]] in July of [[3069]] by [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] forces.
Formed in 3056 as a single company of infantry with air support.<br />
 
The unit had contracts with the Lyran Alliance and th Federated Suns.<br />
 
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
Captain Keith A. Mick man who may be quite satisfied with his live as mercenary.<br />
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Mick's Blue Skye Rangers'''
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| [[Captain]]||[[Keith A. Mick]]||[[3056]] - [[3069]]
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
The unit trained hard for air raid, quick-strike, and guerilla operations.<br />
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The unit was trained extensively for air raids, quick-strikes, and guerrilla operations. They advertised themselves as specialists in scouting and infiltration missions.
They advertise themselves for scout and infiltration missions.<br />
 
  
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==Support==
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*Technical: 100%
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- They use integral [[Planetlifter|Planetlifters]] and a lance of [[Karnov|Karnovs]] for quick deployment while on assignment. They also have their own combat engineers which have been trained in the establishment of temporary airfields and support facilities for the unit.
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==Dragoon Ratings==
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===3067===
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'''Dragoon Rating: C+'''
  
 
==Composition==
 
==Composition==
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===3059===
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'''Mick’s Blue Skye Rangers''' (1 Company/Regular/Reliable) <ref name= FMMercsp111/>
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:* CO (CO: Captain Keith A. Mick) <ref name= FMMercsp111/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Fletcher]]. <ref name = FMMercsp111 >'' Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 111</ref>
  
SUPPORT
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===3067===
Technical: 100%
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'''Mick’s Blue Skye Rangers'''(1 Company/Regular/Reliable)
They uses their own Planetlifters and a lance of Karnovs for quick transports and have combat engineers which are trained to set up temporary airfields.
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* CO: Captain Keith A. Mick
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* XO: [[Sergeant]] Hermann Geiger
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-The unit contains one combat [[VTOL]] lance.
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- One infantry-transport lance, and a third lance of ''[[MechBuster|MechBusters]]''.
  
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==Color Scheme==
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The Rangers’ fuselages are painted a dark Steiner blue, decorated with light wisps of clouds. Undersides are painted to match the local skies.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'' p. 52</ref>
  
'''Mick’s Blue Skye Rangers (1 Comapany)'''<br />
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==References==
The unit contains <br />
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<references />
one combat VTOL lance, <br />
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* ''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 13
one infantry-transport lance,<br />
 
and a third lance of mechbusters.<br />
 
  
Due to the fragility of VTOLs, force composition changes
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==Bibliography==
pretty often. Nonetheless, a general composition of one combat
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*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]''
VTOL lance, one infantry-transport lance, and a third lance of
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*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
conventional fighters is the standard Captain Mick tries to employ
 
at all times. The pride of the company is its lance of Mechbuster
 
fighters, always held in reserve for “that special occasion.” The
 
Rangers’ infantry support—often raised from local sources—
 
varies from mission to mission.
 
  
==Notes==
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|{{PAGENAME}}]]
Destroyed on Kawich in July of 3069 through Blakist forces.
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[[Category:Non-'Mech Mercenaries]]
 
 
==References==
 
Mercenaries Supplemental II p. 52
 
Mercenaries Supplemental update p. 13
 
[[Category:Mercenaries]]
 

Latest revision as of 11:05, 11 May 2022

Mick's Blue Skye Rangers.jpg
Mick's Blue Skye Rangers
Affiliation Mercenary
Parent Command N/A

History[edit]

Mick's Blue Skye Rangers were formed in 3056 as a single mercenary company of infantry with air support. The unit had contracts with both the Lyran Alliance and the Federated Suns.

The unit was destroyed on Kawich in July of 3069 by Blakist forces.

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of Mick's Blue Skye Rangers
Captain Keith A. Mick 3056 - 3069

Tactics[edit]

The unit was trained extensively for air raids, quick-strikes, and guerrilla operations. They advertised themselves as specialists in scouting and infiltration missions.

Support[edit]

  • Technical: 100%

- They use integral Planetlifters and a lance of Karnovs for quick deployment while on assignment. They also have their own combat engineers which have been trained in the establishment of temporary airfields and support facilities for the unit.

Dragoon Ratings[edit]

3067[edit]

Dragoon Rating: C+

Composition[edit]

3059[edit]

Mick’s Blue Skye Rangers (1 Company/Regular/Reliable) [1]

  • CO (CO: Captain Keith A. Mick) [1]
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Fletcher. [1]

3067[edit]

Mick’s Blue Skye Rangers(1 Company/Regular/Reliable)

  • CO: Captain Keith A. Mick
  • XO: Sergeant Hermann Geiger

-The unit contains one combat VTOL lance. - One infantry-transport lance, and a third lance of MechBusters.

Color Scheme[edit]

The Rangers’ fuselages are painted a dark Steiner blue, decorated with light wisps of clouds. Undersides are painted to match the local skies.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 111
  2. Mercenaries Supplemental II p. 52
  • Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 13

Bibliography[edit]