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| commander = Captain Keith A. Mick
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| Designation    = Mick's Blue Skye Rangers
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==History==
 
==History==
Formed in [[3056]] as a single company of infantry with air support. The unit had contracts with the [[Lyran Alliance]] and th [[Federated Suns]].
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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]].
  
The unit was destroyed on [[Kawich]] in July of [[3069]] through Blakist forces.
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The unit was destroyed on [[Kawich]] in July of [[3069]] by [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] forces.
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
[[Captain]] Keith A. Mick man who may be quite satisfied with his life as a mercenary.
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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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. They've advertise themselves for scout and infiltration missions.
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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.
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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>
  
*Mick’s Blue Skye Rangers (1 [[Company]])
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===3067===
The unit contains one combat [[VTOL]] lance, one infantry-transport lance, and a third lance of [[MechBuster|mechbusters]].
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'''Mick’s Blue Skye Rangers'''(1 Company/Regular/Reliable)
 
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* CO: Captain Keith A. Mick
*Support
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* XO: [[Sergeant]] Hermann Geiger
**Technical: 100%
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-The unit contains one combat [[VTOL]] lance.
They uses their own [[Planetlifter|Planetlifters]] and a lance of [[Karnov|Karnovs]] for quick planetary trips. They also have their own combat engineers which have been trained to set up temporary airfields.
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- One infantry-transport lance, and a third lance of ''[[MechBuster|MechBusters]]''.
 
 
==Notes==
 
  
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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>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]],'' p. 52
 
*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' p. 13
 
 
<references />
 
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* ''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 13
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==Bibliography==
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*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]''
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*''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
  
 
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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[[Category:Non-'Mech 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]