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'''Trace Decker''' was a [[Lyran Commonwealth]] [[MechWarrior]] who participated in [[Operation HAMMERFALL]].
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Colonel '''Trace Decker''' was a [[Lyran Commonwealth]] [[MechWarrior]], who served in the [[1st Steiner Strikers|First Steiner Strikers]], during the [[Dark Age era]].<ref name=FM3145>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Academy===
 
===Academy===
Decker attended the [[War College of Buena]] alongside [[Roderick Frost]].<ref name=FAWc7>''Fire at Will'', ch. 7</ref>  
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Decker attended the [[War College of Buena]] alongside [[Roderick Steiner]], who was at that time known as Roderick Frost.<ref name=FAWc7>''Fire at Will'', ch. 7</ref>
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===Operation HAMMERFALL===
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Decker participated in [[Operation HAMMERFALL]] with Roderick's First Steiner Strikers, fighting against [[Free Worlds League]] forces on worlds including [[Helm]], as a [[Leutnant]] and CO of Saber [[Company]]. In 28 April [[3138]] on Helm, Decker fought elements of the [[Silver Hawk Irregulars]], who the Strikers forced to retreat.<ref name=TLCc12>''The Last Charge'', ch. 12</ref>
  
 
===Career===
 
===Career===
Following Roderick's promotion to [[General of the Armies]], Decker became the commanding officer of the [[1st Steiner Strikers]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 133</ref>
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Following Roderick's promotion to [[General of the Armies]], Decker became the commanding officer of the First Steiner Strikers, with whom he was based on [[Furillo]] as of [[3145]].<ref name=FM3145></ref> Tasked with protecting  Furillo's important military industry, Decker still hoped to conduct offensive operations against [[Clan Jade Falcon]], which helped maintain the unit's positive public reputation.<ref name=FM3145p130>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 130</ref>
  
 
==BattleMech==
 
==BattleMech==
Decker piloted a ''[[Stalker]]'' BattleMech.<ref name=FAWc24>''Fire at Will'', ch. 24</ref>
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Decker was known to have piloted a ''[[Stalker]]'' BattleMech.<ref name=FAWc24>''Fire at Will'', ch. 24</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 04:07, 17 June 2023

Trace Decker
Personal
AffiliationLyran Commonwealth
Career
RankColonel
ProfessionMechWarrior

Colonel Trace Decker was a Lyran Commonwealth MechWarrior, who served in the First Steiner Strikers, during the Dark Age era.[1]

History

Academy

Decker attended the War College of Buena alongside Roderick Steiner, who was at that time known as Roderick Frost.[2]

Operation HAMMERFALL

Decker participated in Operation HAMMERFALL with Roderick's First Steiner Strikers, fighting against Free Worlds League forces on worlds including Helm, as a Leutnant and CO of Saber Company. In 28 April 3138 on Helm, Decker fought elements of the Silver Hawk Irregulars, who the Strikers forced to retreat.[3]

Career

Following Roderick's promotion to General of the Armies, Decker became the commanding officer of the First Steiner Strikers, with whom he was based on Furillo as of 3145.[1] Tasked with protecting Furillo's important military industry, Decker still hoped to conduct offensive operations against Clan Jade Falcon, which helped maintain the unit's positive public reputation.[4]

BattleMech

Decker was known to have piloted a Stalker BattleMech.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 133
  2. Fire at Will, ch. 7
  3. The Last Charge, ch. 12
  4. Field Manual: 3145, p. 130
  5. Fire at Will, ch. 24

Bibliography