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Line 5: | image = [[FILE:Old Regulan Hussar insigna.jpg|190px]] | image = [[FILE:Old Regulan Hussar insigna.jpg|190px]] | Designation = Rolling Thunder Company | Designation = Rolling Thunder Company − | formed = [[3015]]<ref name=RTp9>''Rolling Thunder (scenario pack)'' p. 9</ref> + | formed = [[3015]] | Disbanded = | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Nickname = | Affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] | Affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] − | Parent Command = Eastern Strike Battalion<br/>[[First Regulan Hussars]]<ref name=RTp9/> + | Parent Command = [[1st Regulan Hussars]] | Sub-Command = | Sub-Command = }} }} − The '''Rolling Thunder''' was originally a late [[Third Succession War]] BattleMech company which was configured for assault missions. The unit was assigned to the Free Worlds League's Eastern Star Strike Battalion of the [[1st Regulan Hussars|First Regulan Hussars]]. The unit was noted for its unique characteristics of its battle-hardened personnel and its antics on and off the battlefield. + The '''Rolling Thunder''' was originally a late [[Third Succession War]] BattleMech company which was configured for assault missions. The unit was assigned to the Free Worlds League's Eastern Star Strike Battalion of the [[1st Regulan Hussars]]. The unit was noted for its unique characteristics of its battle-hardened personnel and its antics on and off the battlefield. ==History== ==History== ===Formation=== ===Formation=== − The company was formed from the remains of three previous companies belonging to the ''First Regulan Hussars'' in [[3015]]. The ''First Regulan Hussars'' had been rebuilding after the brutal fighting in the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] fought between [[Anton Marik]] and his brother, sitting [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]].<ref name=RTp9/> + The company was formed from the remains of three previous companies belonging to the ''1st Regulan Hussars'' in [[3015]]. The ''1st Regulan Hussars'' had been rebuilding after the brutal fighting in the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] fought between [[Anton Marik]] and his brother, sitting [[Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]]. − Assigned as the new company's commanding officer was Force [[Captain]] Vic "The Ripper" Davis. During part of [[3015]], Captain Davis relentlessly whipped his people in shape with a degree of liberally applied brutality in both a verbal and physical sense. After its training period ended the company was newly named '''Ripper's Reavers'''.<ref name=RTp9/> + Assigned as the new company's commanding officer was Force [[Captain]] Vic "The Ripper" Davis. During part of [[3015]], Captain Davis relentlessly whipped his people in shape with a degree of liberally applied brutality in both a verbal and physical sense. After its training period ended the company was newly named '''Ripper's Reavers'''. − ===Battle of Dixie===+ In [[3016]], the unit participated in a raid of the Lyran world of [[Dixie]]. Part of this raiding force were elements of [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. When the Dragoons were threatened by the sudden appearance of an assault company of Lyrans, the Reavers moved and intercepted the assault company in a no-holds-barred battle in which the unit prevented the raiding force from failing its mission and kept the Dragoons from being flanked. The Reavers lost half of number in the course of the brutal fight with the assault company, which earned them the respect of [[Colonel]] [[Jaime Wolf]]. Colonel Wolf noted the company's approach to battle was like "Rolling Thunder". The nickname caught on quickly and the unit was later officially named ''Rolling Thunder''. The raid itself was deemed a success.<ref>''Rolling Thunder (scenario pack)'' p. 9 - Origin of Rolling Thunder and its name.</ref> − In [[3016]], the unit participated in a [[Battle of Dixie (3016)|raid of Dixie]], a Lyran world. Part of this raiding force were elements of [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. When the Dragoons were threatened by the sudden appearance of an assault company of Lyrans, the Reavers moved and intercepted the assault company in a no-holds-barred battle in which the unit prevented the raiding force from failing its mission and kept the Dragoons from being flanked. The Reavers lost half of number in the course of the brutal fight with the assault company, which earned them the respect of [[Colonel]] [[Jaime Wolf]]. Colonel Wolf noted the company's approach to battle was like "Rolling Thunder". The nickname caught on quickly and the unit was later officially named ''Rolling Thunder''. The raid itself was deemed a success.<ref name=RTp9/> ===Raiding, Riots, and Garrison Duty=== ===Raiding, Riots, and Garrison Duty=== Line 35:
Line 34: ===Border Campaigns and Other Actions=== ===Border Campaigns and Other Actions=== − In November 3025, the unit was reunited with the main body of the First Regulan Hussars and was assigned to [[Calloway VI]]. This was part of Captain-General Janos Marik's plan to pay back House Liao for breaches in their two year [[Concord of Kapteyn|peace treaty]]. + In November 3025, the unit was reunited with the main body of the 1st Regulan Hussars and was assigned to [[Calloway VI]]. This was part of Captain-General Janos Marik's plan to pay back House Liao for breaches in their two year [[Concord of Kapteyn|peace treaty]]. − Soon after Rolling Thunder and the Hussars arrived on Calloway, a regiment of the mercenary force, the [[Second McCarron's Armored Cavalry]], made planetfall. The Cavalry was unprepared for the battle-hardened First Regulan Hussars, who along with Thunder successfully routed the Capellan mercenaries. Within a week of the raid, Rolling Thunder and its Hussars parent command commenced a series of raids along the Capellan border. + Soon after Rolling Thunder and the Hussars arrived on Calloway, a regiment of the mercenary force, [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|2nd]] [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]], made planetfall. The Cavalry was unprepared for the battle-hardened [[1st Regulan Hussars]], who along with Thunder successfully routed the Capellan mercenaries. Within a week of the raid, Rolling Thunder and its Hussars parent command commenced a series of raids along the Capellan border. After the border campaign, Thunder was assigned an independent task to help with counterinsurgency on [[Wallis]]. However, the unit arrived too late, and was nearly trapped by rebel forces who had gained control of the planet by a coup. The unit was forced to go to ground and avoid rebel forces for three months until March [[3027]], when reinforcements arrived to help them put down the rebellion. After the border campaign, Thunder was assigned an independent task to help with counterinsurgency on [[Wallis]]. However, the unit arrived too late, and was nearly trapped by rebel forces who had gained control of the planet by a coup. The unit was forced to go to ground and avoid rebel forces for three months until March [[3027]], when reinforcements arrived to help them put down the rebellion. − Within a month, the unit had been rotated back to Regulus where it conducted extensive training & refitting in preparation for new offensives with the rest of the First Regulans. + Within a month, the unit had been rotated back to Regulus where it conducted extensive training & refitting in preparation for new offensives with the rest of the 1st Regulans. − In October, the unit was deployed to the Lyran front, where it and the First Regulan launched a series of large and small raids against such worlds as Dixie, [[Ford]], [[Loric]], and [[Poulsbo]]. Thunder's actions helped to keep the Lyran Commonwealth's forces off balance.<ref>''Rolling Thunder (scenario pack)'' pp. 10-11 - Rolling Thunder's actions in Capellan and Lyran borders from 3025-3028.</ref> + In October, the unit was deployed to the Lyran front, where it and the 1st Regulan launched a series of large and small raids against such worlds as Dixie, [[Ford]], [[Loric]], and [[Poulsbo]]. Thunder's actions helped to keep the Lyran Commonwealth's forces off balance.<ref>''Rolling Thunder (scenario pack)'' pp. 10-11 - Rolling Thunder's actions in Capellan and Lyran borders from 3025-3028.</ref> − During the Poulsbo raid in [[3028]], the First Regulan Hussars targeted a base that was being used to stage attacks into the League. Thunder was ordered to attack the city of Silverdale to clear it of enemy forces; this would have led the way for Marik forces to strike the Bangor military base outside the city. However, Lyran forces had been waiting, and Thunder was ambushed the in city by the [[Lyran 2nd Armored Brigade|Lyran Second Armored Brigade]]. The combat vehicle force, also known as ''Steel Lightning'' was supported by two infantry companies placed in the city for the counterattack. The Thunder was able to maul the Lyran forces, but the raid fell short of taking the base itself out.<ref>''Rolling Thunder (scenario pack)'' pp. 27-28 - Thunder meets Lightning (scenario) - excerpts from Diary of Gerald Cameron-Jones from Silverdale raid.</ref> + During the Poulsbo raid in [[3028]], the 1st Regulan Hussars targeted a base that was being used to stage attacks into the League. Thunder was ordered to attack the city of Silverdale to clear it of enemy forces; this would have led the way for Marik forces to strike the Bangor military base outside the city. However, Lyran forces had been waiting, and Thunder was ambushed the in city by the [[Lyran 2nd Armored Brigade|Lyran Second Armored Brigade]]. The combat vehicle force, also known as ''Steel Lightning'' was supported by two infantry companies placed in the city for the counterattack. The Thunder was able to maul the Lyran forces, but the raid fell short of taking the base itself out.<ref>''Rolling Thunder (scenario pack)'' pp. 27-28 - Thunder meets Lightning (scenario) - excerpts from Diary of Gerald Cameron-Jones from Silverdale raid.</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== Line 56:
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Line 66: ==Tactics== ==Tactics== ===3028=== ===3028=== − The Company's principal tactics focused on firepower. The unit's three lances employs tactics which are not traditionally performed in its parent regiment, the First Regulans. + The Company's principal tactics focused on firepower. The unit's three lances employs tactics which are not traditionally performed in its parent regiment, the 1st Regulans. The ''Attack Lance'' is used in two roles: as a Heavy Recon and probing force, used to find weaknesses in enemy forces, and to cover the unit's retreat should the company need to withdraw. As part of their retrograde maneuver they also have their flamer-equipped 'Mechs create fires in order to make smoke screens to cover their withdrawal. The ''Attack Lance'' is used in two roles: as a Heavy Recon and probing force, used to find weaknesses in enemy forces, and to cover the unit's retreat should the company need to withdraw. As part of their retrograde maneuver they also have their flamer-equipped 'Mechs create fires in order to make smoke screens to cover their withdrawal. Line 76:
Line 75: ===3028=== ===3028=== *Command Lance *Command Lance − **Force Captain [[Gerald Cameron-Jones]], BLR-1G ''Battlemaster'' + **Force Captain [[Gerald Cameron-Jones]], BLR-1G ''Battlemaster'' [''sic''] − **[[Lieutenant]] [[Alexandra Cherenkov|Alexandra "Lexi" Cherenkov]], VTR-9B ''Victor'' + **Lt. Alexandra "Lexi" Cherenkov, VTR-9B ''Victor'' − **[[Paul DeVries]], HBK-4G ''Hunchback'' + **Paul Devries, HBK-4G ''Hunchback'' − **[[Peter Jansen]], HER-2S ''Hermes II'' + **Peter Jansen, HER-2S ''Hermes II'' *Fire Lance *Fire Lance − **Lieutenant [[Kathryn Garrick]], AWS-8Q ''Awesome'' + **[[Lieutenant|Lt.]] Kathryn Garrick, AWS-8Q ''Awesome'' − **[[Lucas McCain]], ARC-2K ''Archer'' + **Lucas McCain, ARC-2K ''Archer'' − **[[Mikhail Cherenkov]], WHM-6L ''Warhammer'' + **Mikhail Cherenkov, WHM-6L ''Warhammer'' − **[[Robert Blackwell]], FS9-''Firestarter'' + **Robert Blackwell, FS9-''Firestarter'' *Attack Lance *Attack Lance − **Lieutenant [[Francis Canny]], OTL-4D ''Ostsol'' + **Lt. Francis Canny, OTL-4D ''Ostsol'' − **[[Esteban Rodriguez]], OSR-2C ''Ostroc'' + **Esteban Rodriguez, OSR-2C ''Ostroc'' − **[[Jacob Bianco|Jacob "Crazy Joe" Bianco]], SHD-2H ''Shadow Hawk'' + **Jacob "Crazy Joe" Bianco, SHD-2H ''Shadow Hawk'' − **[[Sergeant]] [[Anton Karlevski]], WVR-6M ''Wolverine'' + **Sgt. Anton Karlevski, WVR-6M ''Wolverine'' *Transportation unit was the DropShip [[Adamant|FWLS ''Adamant'']] *Transportation unit was the DropShip [[Adamant|FWLS ''Adamant'']]
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| image = [[FILE:Old Regulan Hussar insigna.jpg|190px]] | | image = [[FILE:Old Regulan Hussar insigna.jpg|190px]] | ||
| Designation = Rolling Thunder Company | | Designation = Rolling Thunder Company | ||
| − | | formed = [[3015]] | + | | formed = [[3015]] |
| Disbanded = | | Disbanded = | ||
| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
| Nickname = | | Nickname = | ||
| Affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] | | Affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] | ||
| − | | Parent Command = | + | | Parent Command = [[1st Regulan Hussars]] |
| Sub-Command = | | Sub-Command = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | The '''Rolling Thunder''' was originally a late [[Third Succession War]] BattleMech company which was configured for assault missions. The unit was assigned to the Free Worlds League's Eastern Star Strike Battalion of the [[1st | + | The '''Rolling Thunder''' was originally a late [[Third Succession War]] BattleMech company which was configured for assault missions. The unit was assigned to the Free Worlds League's Eastern Star Strike Battalion of the [[1st Regulan Hussars]]. The unit was noted for its unique characteristics of its battle-hardened personnel and its antics on and off the battlefield. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Formation=== | ===Formation=== | ||
| − | The company was formed from the remains of three previous companies belonging to the '' | + | The company was formed from the remains of three previous companies belonging to the ''1st Regulan Hussars'' in [[3015]]. The ''1st Regulan Hussars'' had been rebuilding after the brutal fighting in the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] fought between [[Anton Marik]] and his brother, sitting [[Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]]. |
| − | Assigned as the new company's commanding officer was Force [[Captain]] Vic "The Ripper" Davis. During part of [[3015]], Captain Davis relentlessly whipped his people in shape with a degree of liberally applied brutality in both a verbal and physical sense. After its training period ended the company was newly named '''Ripper's Reavers'''. | + | Assigned as the new company's commanding officer was Force [[Captain]] Vic "The Ripper" Davis. During part of [[3015]], Captain Davis relentlessly whipped his people in shape with a degree of liberally applied brutality in both a verbal and physical sense. After its training period ended the company was newly named '''Ripper's Reavers'''. |
| − | + | In [[3016]], the unit participated in a raid of the Lyran world of [[Dixie]]. Part of this raiding force were elements of [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. When the Dragoons were threatened by the sudden appearance of an assault company of Lyrans, the Reavers moved and intercepted the assault company in a no-holds-barred battle in which the unit prevented the raiding force from failing its mission and kept the Dragoons from being flanked. The Reavers lost half of number in the course of the brutal fight with the assault company, which earned them the respect of [[Colonel]] [[Jaime Wolf]]. Colonel Wolf noted the company's approach to battle was like "Rolling Thunder". The nickname caught on quickly and the unit was later officially named ''Rolling Thunder''. The raid itself was deemed a success.<ref>''Rolling Thunder (scenario pack)'' p. 9 - Origin of Rolling Thunder and its name.</ref> | |
| − | In [[3016]], the unit participated in a [[ | ||
===Raiding, Riots, and Garrison Duty=== | ===Raiding, Riots, and Garrison Duty=== | ||
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===Border Campaigns and Other Actions=== | ===Border Campaigns and Other Actions=== | ||
| − | In November 3025, the unit was reunited with the main body of the | + | In November 3025, the unit was reunited with the main body of the 1st Regulan Hussars and was assigned to [[Calloway VI]]. This was part of Captain-General Janos Marik's plan to pay back House Liao for breaches in their two year [[Concord of Kapteyn|peace treaty]]. |
| − | Soon after Rolling Thunder and the Hussars arrived on Calloway, a regiment of the mercenary force, | + | Soon after Rolling Thunder and the Hussars arrived on Calloway, a regiment of the mercenary force, [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|2nd]] [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]], made planetfall. The Cavalry was unprepared for the battle-hardened [[1st Regulan Hussars]], who along with Thunder successfully routed the Capellan mercenaries. Within a week of the raid, Rolling Thunder and its Hussars parent command commenced a series of raids along the Capellan border. |
After the border campaign, Thunder was assigned an independent task to help with counterinsurgency on [[Wallis]]. However, the unit arrived too late, and was nearly trapped by rebel forces who had gained control of the planet by a coup. The unit was forced to go to ground and avoid rebel forces for three months until March [[3027]], when reinforcements arrived to help them put down the rebellion. | After the border campaign, Thunder was assigned an independent task to help with counterinsurgency on [[Wallis]]. However, the unit arrived too late, and was nearly trapped by rebel forces who had gained control of the planet by a coup. The unit was forced to go to ground and avoid rebel forces for three months until March [[3027]], when reinforcements arrived to help them put down the rebellion. | ||
| − | Within a month, the unit had been rotated back to Regulus where it conducted extensive training & refitting in preparation for new offensives with the rest of the | + | Within a month, the unit had been rotated back to Regulus where it conducted extensive training & refitting in preparation for new offensives with the rest of the 1st Regulans. |
| − | In October, the unit was deployed to the Lyran front, where it and the | + | In October, the unit was deployed to the Lyran front, where it and the 1st Regulan launched a series of large and small raids against such worlds as Dixie, [[Ford]], [[Loric]], and [[Poulsbo]]. Thunder's actions helped to keep the Lyran Commonwealth's forces off balance.<ref>''Rolling Thunder (scenario pack)'' pp. 10-11 - Rolling Thunder's actions in Capellan and Lyran borders from 3025-3028.</ref> |
| − | During the Poulsbo raid in [[3028]], the | + | During the Poulsbo raid in [[3028]], the 1st Regulan Hussars targeted a base that was being used to stage attacks into the League. Thunder was ordered to attack the city of Silverdale to clear it of enemy forces; this would have led the way for Marik forces to strike the Bangor military base outside the city. However, Lyran forces had been waiting, and Thunder was ambushed the in city by the [[Lyran 2nd Armored Brigade|Lyran Second Armored Brigade]]. The combat vehicle force, also known as ''Steel Lightning'' was supported by two infantry companies placed in the city for the counterattack. The Thunder was able to maul the Lyran forces, but the raid fell short of taking the base itself out.<ref>''Rolling Thunder (scenario pack)'' pp. 27-28 - Thunder meets Lightning (scenario) - excerpts from Diary of Gerald Cameron-Jones from Silverdale raid.</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Ripper's Reavers''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Ripper's Reavers''' | ||
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| − | | [[Captain]]||[[Vic Davis|Vic "The Ripper" Davis]]||[[3015]] - [[3016]] | + | | [[Captain]]||[[Vic Davis|Vic "The Ripper" Davis]]||[[3015]] - [[3016]] |
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Rolling Thunder Company''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Rolling Thunder Company''' | ||
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==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
===3028=== | ===3028=== | ||
| − | The Company's principal tactics focused on firepower. The unit's three lances employs tactics which are not traditionally performed in its parent regiment, the | + | The Company's principal tactics focused on firepower. The unit's three lances employs tactics which are not traditionally performed in its parent regiment, the 1st Regulans. |
The ''Attack Lance'' is used in two roles: as a Heavy Recon and probing force, used to find weaknesses in enemy forces, and to cover the unit's retreat should the company need to withdraw. As part of their retrograde maneuver they also have their flamer-equipped 'Mechs create fires in order to make smoke screens to cover their withdrawal. | The ''Attack Lance'' is used in two roles: as a Heavy Recon and probing force, used to find weaknesses in enemy forces, and to cover the unit's retreat should the company need to withdraw. As part of their retrograde maneuver they also have their flamer-equipped 'Mechs create fires in order to make smoke screens to cover their withdrawal. | ||
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*Command Lance | *Command Lance | ||
| − | **Force Captain [[Gerald Cameron-Jones]], BLR-1G ''Battlemaster'' | + | **Force Captain [[Gerald Cameron-Jones]], BLR-1G ''Battlemaster'' [''sic''] |
| − | ** | + | **Lt. Alexandra "Lexi" Cherenkov, VTR-9B ''Victor'' |
| − | ** | + | **Paul Devries, HBK-4G ''Hunchback'' |
| − | ** | + | **Peter Jansen, HER-2S ''Hermes II'' |
*Fire Lance | *Fire Lance | ||
| − | ** | + | **[[Lieutenant|Lt.]] Kathryn Garrick, AWS-8Q ''Awesome'' |
| − | ** | + | **Lucas McCain, ARC-2K ''Archer'' |
| − | ** | + | **Mikhail Cherenkov, WHM-6L ''Warhammer'' |
| − | ** | + | **Robert Blackwell, FS9-''Firestarter'' |
*Attack Lance | *Attack Lance | ||
| − | ** | + | **Lt. Francis Canny, OTL-4D ''Ostsol'' |
| − | ** | + | **Esteban Rodriguez, OSR-2C ''Ostroc'' |
| − | ** | + | **Jacob "Crazy Joe" Bianco, SHD-2H ''Shadow Hawk'' |
| − | ** | + | **Sgt. Anton Karlevski, WVR-6M ''Wolverine'' |
*Transportation unit was the DropShip [[Adamant|FWLS ''Adamant'']] | *Transportation unit was the DropShip [[Adamant|FWLS ''Adamant'']] | ||