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| − | | image = | + | | image = Wolfgang Hansen JSTBD.png |
| − | | caption = | + | | caption = Wolfgang Hansen, ca. 3075 |
| name = Wolfgang Hansen | | name = Wolfgang Hansen | ||
| − | | birthdate = [[3013]]<ref name=MM234>''Masters and Minions'', p. 234</ref> | + | | birthdate = [[3013]]<ref name=MM234>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 234</ref> |
| died = | | died = | ||
| othernames = | | othernames = | ||
| affiliation = [[House Hansen]] | | affiliation = [[House Hansen]] | ||
| − | | | + | | rank = [[Colonel]] |
| + | | title = | ||
| + | | position = | ||
| + | | profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] | ||
| parents = [[Gerhardt Hansen]] (father) | | parents = [[Gerhardt Hansen]] (father) | ||
| siblings = | | siblings = | ||
| − | | spouse = | + | | spouse = [[Freida Hansen]]<ref name=BRc3>"Blood Rage", ch.3</ref> |
| − | | children = | + | | children = [[Lars Hansen]]<ref name=BRc10>"Blood Rage", ch.10</ref><br/>[[Alexi Hansen]]<ref name=BRc3/><br/>[[Dana Hansen]]<ref name=BRc3/><br/>[[Ulric Hansen]]<ref name=BRc3/> |
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Wolfgang "Wolf" Hansen''' (also spelled "WolfGang"<ref name=MS37>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 37</ref> | + | '''Wolfgang "Wolf" Hansen''' (also sometimes spelled "WolfGang")<ref name=MS37>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 37</ref> was the son of [[Gerhardt Hansen]], and succeeded his father as commander of the famous [[Hansen's Roughriders]] [[mercenary unit]]. |
| − | + | ==History== | |
| − | + | Groomed as his father's successor to lead Hansen's Roughriders, Wolfgang—then a major—performed poorly in the costly defense of the city of Merkator on [[Pike IV]] during the [[War of 3039]]. The Roughriders suffered heavy losses at the hands of the [[Fifth Sword of Light]], losing half a battalion of troops.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 85</ref> (Some attributed this to concern about his wife, who was giving birth to their first child on [[Algol]] at the time.<ref name=TRO39>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 164</ref>) | |
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| − | Groomed as his father's successor to lead Hansen's Roughriders, Wolfgang—then a major—performed poorly in the costly defense of the city of Merkator on [[Pike IV]] during the [[War of 3039]]. The Roughriders suffered heavy losses at the hands of the [[ | ||
Consequently, Wolfgang underwent rigorous extra training for another five years before taking over command of the unit.<ref name=TRO39/><ref>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 44</ref> | Consequently, Wolfgang underwent rigorous extra training for another five years before taking over command of the unit.<ref name=TRO39/><ref>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 44</ref> | ||
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Although it was noted that he kept the unit in top form through his abilities and attention to detail,<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 81</ref> the Roughriders saw little actual combat action for some twenty years during their plum posting to [[Bromhead]]. It was not until [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] sent them against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] that they got a chance to fight the Clans. | Although it was noted that he kept the unit in top form through his abilities and attention to detail,<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 81</ref> the Roughriders saw little actual combat action for some twenty years during their plum posting to [[Bromhead]]. It was not until [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] sent them against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] that they got a chance to fight the Clans. | ||
| − | Wolfgang Hansen met with the commanders of the two [[AFFC]] units on Bromhead and declared for Katherine Steiner-Davion, resulting in the withdrawal of the [[2nd Davion Guards]] from the world on 6 November [[3062]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 30</ref | + | The assignment on the Jade Falcon border had endeared Katherine Steiner-Davion to the Roughriders, and they would fight for her in the upcoming war.<ref name=MS37/> At the onset of the [[FedCom Civil War]], Wolfgang Hansen met with the commanders of the two [[AFFC]] units on Bromhead and declared for Katherine Steiner-Davion, resulting in the withdrawal of the [[2nd Davion Guards]] from the world on 6 November [[3062]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 30</ref> |
===The Bromhead Massacre=== | ===The Bromhead Massacre=== | ||
| − | In [[3067]], while the Roughriders were traveling between contracts, [[Taurian Concordat]] troops attacked Bromhead and killed the Roughrider | + | In [[3067]], while the Roughriders were traveling between contracts, [[Taurian Concordat]] troops attacked Bromhead and killed the Roughrider dependents at the base, including Wolfgang Hansen's wife and three youngest children. Ever since, Wolfgang was a dark, brooding officer leading a close-knit group of like-minded individuals. Under his leadership, the Roughriders embarked on a private war against the Taurians during the [[Jihad]] that knew no bounds, to the point where they razed Taurian infrastructure to the ground while the defending Taurians soon began to use nuclear weapons against the Roughriders not as a last resort but right from the start. Ultimately, the Concordat failed to catch and destroy the Roughriders even though they had sent an entire [[WarShip]] task force after them. It was during that campaign that Hansen incorporated [[The Old Guard]], previously an unofficial comittee, into an active combat unit.<ref>''Unit Digest: Old Guard (Hansen's Roughriders)'' p. 85</ref> |
===Liberation of Terra=== | ===Liberation of Terra=== | ||
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As of ca. 3039, Major Wolfgang Hansen and his father, Colonel Gerhardt Hansen, were noted for piloting the two CP-10-Z ''[[Cyclops]]'' 'Mechs with functional [[Tacticon B-2000 Battle Computer]]s that the unit possessed.<ref name=TRO39/> | As of ca. 3039, Major Wolfgang Hansen and his father, Colonel Gerhardt Hansen, were noted for piloting the two CP-10-Z ''[[Cyclops]]'' 'Mechs with functional [[Tacticon B-2000 Battle Computer]]s that the unit possessed.<ref name=TRO39/> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Gallery== |
| − | + | <gallery> | |
| − | + | Hansen_wolfgang_portrait.jpg|Wolfgang Hansen from the [[BattleTech Trading Card Game|TCG]] | |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]'' | + | * ''[[Blood Rage]]'' (novel) |
| − | *''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]'' |
| − | *''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' | + | * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' |
| − | *''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | + | * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' |
| − | *''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | + | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' |
| − | *''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' | + | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' |
| − | *''[[Objective Raids]]'' | + | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' |
| − | *''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' | + | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Shrapnel Issue 12]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' | ||
[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Hansen, Wolfgang]] | [[Category:Mercenary Characters|Hansen, Wolfgang]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Notable Cyclops Pilots|Hansen, Wolfgang]] | ||
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Wolfgang Hansen | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 3013[1] |
| Affiliation | House Hansen |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
| Family | |
| Parents | Gerhardt Hansen (father) |
| Spouse | Freida Hansen[2] |
| Children | Lars Hansen[3] Alexi Hansen[2] Dana Hansen[2] Ulric Hansen[2] |
Wolfgang "Wolf" Hansen (also sometimes spelled "WolfGang")[4] was the son of Gerhardt Hansen, and succeeded his father as commander of the famous Hansen's Roughriders mercenary unit.
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History[edit]
Groomed as his father's successor to lead Hansen's Roughriders, Wolfgang—then a major—performed poorly in the costly defense of the city of Merkator on Pike IV during the War of 3039. The Roughriders suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Fifth Sword of Light, losing half a battalion of troops.[5] (Some attributed this to concern about his wife, who was giving birth to their first child on Algol at the time.[6])
Consequently, Wolfgang underwent rigorous extra training for another five years before taking over command of the unit.[6][7]
Although it was noted that he kept the unit in top form through his abilities and attention to detail,[8] the Roughriders saw little actual combat action for some twenty years during their plum posting to Bromhead. It was not until Katherine Steiner-Davion sent them against Clan Jade Falcon that they got a chance to fight the Clans.
The assignment on the Jade Falcon border had endeared Katherine Steiner-Davion to the Roughriders, and they would fight for her in the upcoming war.[4] At the onset of the FedCom Civil War, Wolfgang Hansen met with the commanders of the two AFFC units on Bromhead and declared for Katherine Steiner-Davion, resulting in the withdrawal of the 2nd Davion Guards from the world on 6 November 3062.[9]
The Bromhead Massacre[edit]
In 3067, while the Roughriders were traveling between contracts, Taurian Concordat troops attacked Bromhead and killed the Roughrider dependents at the base, including Wolfgang Hansen's wife and three youngest children. Ever since, Wolfgang was a dark, brooding officer leading a close-knit group of like-minded individuals. Under his leadership, the Roughriders embarked on a private war against the Taurians during the Jihad that knew no bounds, to the point where they razed Taurian infrastructure to the ground while the defending Taurians soon began to use nuclear weapons against the Roughriders not as a last resort but right from the start. Ultimately, the Concordat failed to catch and destroy the Roughriders even though they had sent an entire WarShip task force after them. It was during that campaign that Hansen incorporated The Old Guard, previously an unofficial comittee, into an active combat unit.[10]
Liberation of Terra[edit]
During the Liberation of Terra from the Word of Blake, Hansen's Roughriders were loaned to Stone's Coalition by their employer and saw action at the Texas lowlands where six cobalt-laced nuclear weapons were detonated by the Word of Blake. Though Wolfgang Hansen and a small cadre of troops survived, the Roughriders had to be rebuilt afterwards.
BattleMech[edit]
As of ca. 3039, Major Wolfgang Hansen and his father, Colonel Gerhardt Hansen, were noted for piloting the two CP-10-Z Cyclops 'Mechs with functional Tacticon B-2000 Battle Computers that the unit possessed.[6]
Gallery[edit]
Wolfgang Hansen from the TCG
References[edit]
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 234
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Blood Rage", ch.3
- ↑ "Blood Rage", ch.10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 37
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 85
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 164
- ↑ Combat Manual: Mercenaries, p. 44
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 81
- ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 30
- ↑ Unit Digest: Old Guard (Hansen's Roughriders) p. 85