Kev Evans

Kev Evans
Character Profile
Affiliation Federated Suns
Rank Hauptmann-General

Kev Evans was the commanding officer of the 17th Avalon Hussars between 3062 and 3067.[1][2]

History[edit]

In 3065 the Fifth Sword of Light and Ryuken-go were deployed in DCMS's reprisal against the Federated Suns incursion during the FedCom Civil War. The unit attempted to claim Cassias, but poor coordination led to the Davion defenders maintaining control of the planet.[3] Hauptmann-General Kev Evans, the Commanding Officer of the defending Seventeenth Avalon Hussars RCT, managed to end five months of mobile defensive actions against the Fifth Sword and Ryuken-go on the 12th of November 3065, taking up a defensive line at the base of the Romen Mountains. The center of Evans' defensive position was the Callas Line, a series of entrenched fortifications that had been constructed in the past by a combination of the planetary militia and the Third Crucis Lancers.[4]

After the initial DCMS attack on Evans' position had been thrown back, Tai-sa Davis Shotoku of the Ryuken-go led elements of his command on a flanking attack that led them into direct combat with the Third Battalion of the Seventeenth. The Commanding Officer of the Third Battalion, Major Chad Thomas, was killed in the first few minutes of the battle, and Captain Sarah Blair assumed command of the battalion from the cockpit of her Bushwacker. Sarah's leadership led to the Third throwing back repeated attacks by the Ryuken-go, and gun camera footage from the engagement showed Blair trading fire with Shotoku's Hatamoto-Chi.[4]

The heavy losses taken by the DCMS forces in what was known as the Battle of Callas changed the campaign for control of Cassias, allowing Evans to inflict further losses over the next several weeks as the RCT applied pressure to the Fifth Sword and the Ryuken-go. With the prospect of defeat looking, Shotoku assembled two companies of volunteers for an all-out attack on the Seventeenth, an attack he launched on the 31st of January 3066. Shotoku's 'Mech was downed during the resulting battle, and recordings of the battle showed that while Shotoku was engaged by three different Hussars 'Mechs, it was Sarah who was responsible for the final blow, her accurate ranged strikes felling Shotoku. The Combine forces subsequently gave up the battle for control of the planet on the 6th of February.[4]

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 53, "17th Avalon Hussars Unit Profile"
  2. Field Manual: Updates, p. 137, "ASSF Deployment Table - 3067"
  3. Field Manual: Updates, p. 111 - "Sword of Light brigade / Fifth Sword Unit profile"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 136, "BSW-X1 Bushwacker"

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