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Line 23: }} }} ==Prelude== ==Prelude== − The battered remnants of [[1st Regiment (12th Star Guards)|First Regiment]], Twelfth Star Guards who managed to escape the Jade Falcon [[Battle of Steelton (3050)|conquest]] of [[Steelton]] and the handful of [[2nd Regiment (12th Star Guards)|Second Regiment]] survivors from the [[Battle of Toland (3050)|slaughter]] on [[Toland]] reformed on [[Wotan]].<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 37: "Steelton & Toland"</ref> + The battered remnants of [[1st Regiment (12th Star Guards)|First Regiment]], Twelfth Star Guards who managed to escape the Jade Falcon [[Battle of Steelton (3050)|conquest]] of [[Steelton]] and the handful of [[2nd Regiment (12th Star Guards)|Second Regiment]] survivors from the [[Battle of Toland (3050)|slaughter]] on [[Toland]] reformed on [[Wotan]].<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 37: "Steelton & Toland"</ref> ==Overview== ==Overview== The entire [[Gyrfalcon Galaxy]] deployed to conquer the world which was defended only by the [[Wotan Tamar March Militia]] and the surviving elements of the [[12th Star Guards]]. The Falcons attacked the Star Guards first, which responded by splitting their forces to conduct lightning raids against the invaders. This effort was successful until a Jade Falcon aerospace fighter killed their commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Franklin Pierce-Marinetti]]; lacking effective coordination the scattered Star Guards units were wiped out. When it came time to confront the militia forces, the Wotan Tamar March Militia put up such a lackluster effort that [[Khan]] [[Elias Crichell]] later referred to it not as a battle but an execution.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 39: "Wotan"</ref> The entire [[Gyrfalcon Galaxy]] deployed to conquer the world which was defended only by the [[Wotan Tamar March Militia]] and the surviving elements of the [[12th Star Guards]]. The Falcons attacked the Star Guards first, which responded by splitting their forces to conduct lightning raids against the invaders. This effort was successful until a Jade Falcon aerospace fighter killed their commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Franklin Pierce-Marinetti]]; lacking effective coordination the scattered Star Guards units were wiped out. When it came time to confront the militia forces, the Wotan Tamar March Militia put up such a lackluster effort that [[Khan]] [[Elias Crichell]] later referred to it not as a battle but an execution.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 39: "Wotan"</ref> − The already demoralized Wotan TMM command group (Ansel Cabrillo, MAL-1 R ''[[Mauler]]''; [[Major]] [[Wilma Stenson]], CN9-A ''[[Centurion]]''; [[Sergeant]] [[Petrov Himmelmann]], CN9-A ''Centurion''; MechWarrior [[Abel Rodriguez]], CN9-A ''Centurion''; Lieutenant [[Pamela Genaro]], CN9-D ''Centurion''; Sergeant [[Edward Fitzgibbons]], WLF-1 ''[[Wolfhound]]''; MechWarrior [[John Kerouac]], WLF-1 ''Wolfhound''; MechWarrior [[Cedric Quentin]], WLF-1 ''Wolfhound'') tried to block Falcon Claws Cluster from advancing on the capital. Bidding only the Cluster's Command Star, [[Star Colonel]] [[Nicolai Malthus]] led his ''[[Summoner]]'' M along with MechWarriors [[Douglas]] (''[[Timber Wolf]]'' Prime), [[Jara]] (''Timber Wolf'' Prime), [[Leopold (Jade Falcon)|Leopold]] (''[[Mad Dog]]'' Prime), and [[Erin (Jade Falcon)|Erin]] (''Mad Dog'' Prime) to brush the resistance aside.<ref>''1st Somerset Strikers'', p. 104: "The Taking of Wotan"</ref> + The already demoralized Wotan TMM command group (Ansel Cabrillo, MAL-1 R ''[[Mauler]]''; [[Major]] [[Wilma Stenson]], CN9-A ''[[Centurion]]''; [[Sergeant]] [[Petrov Himmelmann]], CN9-A ''Centurion''; MechWarrior [[Abel Rodriguez]], CN9-A ''Centurion''; Lieutenant [[Pamela Genaro]], CN9-D ''Centurion''; Sergeant [[Edward Fitzgibbons]], WLF-1 ''[[Wolfhound]]''; MechWarrior [[John Kerouac]], WLF-1 ''Wolfhound''; MechWarrior [[Cedric Quentin]], WLF-1 ''Wolfhound'') tried to block the of the Falcon Claws Cluster from advancing on the capital. Bidding only the Cluster's Command Star, [[Star Colonel]] [[Nicolai Malthus]] led his ''[[Summoner]]'' M along with MechWarriors [[Douglas]] (''[[Timber Wolf]]'' Prime), [[Jara]] (''Timber Wolf'' Prime), [[Leopold (Jade Falcon)|Leopold]] (''[[Mad Dog]]'' Prime), and [[Erin (Jade Falcon)|Erin]] (''Mad Dog'' Prime) to brush the resistance aside.<ref>''1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)'', p. 104: "The Taking of Wotan"</ref> {{ApocryphalContentStart}} {{ApocryphalContentStart}} Line 38:
Line 38: Gyrfalcon Galaxy moved on to their Wave Three targets of [[Hot Springs]] and [[Waldorff]], leaving a [[Trinary]] from the [[Jade Falcon Eyrie (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Eyrie]] to protect the world. During the [[Year of Peace]], McKinnon's Raiders hit several worlds looking for information on the invaders. On Wotan their luck at evading garrisons ran out, and they were intercepted at the foothills of the Morrigan Mountains. [[George Lytton]] was killed defending [[Ian McKinnon]], and [[Hiro Chipende]] died when his DV-6M ''[[Dervish|Dervish's]]'' ammunition exploded. Several other Raiders were shot out of their ’Mechs before they could turn the Jade Falcons back long enough to retreat off world.<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17: "Blood of Kerensky"</ref> Gyrfalcon Galaxy moved on to their Wave Three targets of [[Hot Springs]] and [[Waldorff]], leaving a [[Trinary]] from the [[Jade Falcon Eyrie (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Eyrie]] to protect the world. During the [[Year of Peace]], McKinnon's Raiders hit several worlds looking for information on the invaders. On Wotan their luck at evading garrisons ran out, and they were intercepted at the foothills of the Morrigan Mountains. [[George Lytton]] was killed defending [[Ian McKinnon]], and [[Hiro Chipende]] died when his DV-6M ''[[Dervish|Dervish's]]'' ammunition exploded. Several other Raiders were shot out of their ’Mechs before they could turn the Jade Falcons back long enough to retreat off world.<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17: "Blood of Kerensky"</ref> − ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)|1st Somerset Strikers]]'' + * ''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' * ''[[MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries]]'' * ''[[MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries]]'' * ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4]]'' * ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4]]'' * ''[[Starterbook: Sword and Dragon]]'' * ''[[Starterbook: Sword and Dragon]]'' − [[Category:Clan Invasion Era Military Operations|Wotan (3050)]] [[Category:Clan Invasion Era Military Operations|Wotan (3050)]]
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| − | The battered remnants of [[1st Regiment (12th Star Guards)|First Regiment]], Twelfth Star Guards who managed to escape the Jade Falcon [[Battle of Steelton (3050)|conquest]] of [[Steelton]] and the handful of [[2nd Regiment (12th Star Guards)|Second Regiment]] survivors from the [[Battle of Toland (3050)|slaughter]] on [[Toland]] reformed on [[Wotan]].<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 37: "Steelton & Toland"</ref> | + | The battered remnants of [[1st Regiment (12th Star Guards)|First Regiment]], Twelfth Star Guards who managed to escape the Jade Falcon [[Battle of Steelton (3050)|conquest]] of [[Steelton]] and the handful of [[2nd Regiment (12th Star Guards)|Second Regiment]] survivors from the [[Battle of Toland (3050)|slaughter]] on [[Toland]] reformed on [[Wotan]].<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 37: "Steelton & Toland"</ref> |
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The entire [[Gyrfalcon Galaxy]] deployed to conquer the world which was defended only by the [[Wotan Tamar March Militia]] and the surviving elements of the [[12th Star Guards]]. The Falcons attacked the Star Guards first, which responded by splitting their forces to conduct lightning raids against the invaders. This effort was successful until a Jade Falcon aerospace fighter killed their commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Franklin Pierce-Marinetti]]; lacking effective coordination the scattered Star Guards units were wiped out. When it came time to confront the militia forces, the Wotan Tamar March Militia put up such a lackluster effort that [[Khan]] [[Elias Crichell]] later referred to it not as a battle but an execution.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 39: "Wotan"</ref> | The entire [[Gyrfalcon Galaxy]] deployed to conquer the world which was defended only by the [[Wotan Tamar March Militia]] and the surviving elements of the [[12th Star Guards]]. The Falcons attacked the Star Guards first, which responded by splitting their forces to conduct lightning raids against the invaders. This effort was successful until a Jade Falcon aerospace fighter killed their commanding officer, [[Colonel]] [[Franklin Pierce-Marinetti]]; lacking effective coordination the scattered Star Guards units were wiped out. When it came time to confront the militia forces, the Wotan Tamar March Militia put up such a lackluster effort that [[Khan]] [[Elias Crichell]] later referred to it not as a battle but an execution.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 39: "Wotan"</ref> | ||
| − | The already demoralized Wotan TMM command group (Ansel Cabrillo, MAL-1 R ''[[Mauler]]''; [[Major]] [[Wilma Stenson]], CN9-A ''[[Centurion]]''; [[Sergeant]] [[Petrov Himmelmann]], CN9-A ''Centurion''; MechWarrior [[Abel Rodriguez]], CN9-A ''Centurion''; Lieutenant [[Pamela Genaro]], CN9-D ''Centurion''; Sergeant [[Edward Fitzgibbons]], WLF-1 ''[[Wolfhound]]''; MechWarrior [[John Kerouac]], WLF-1 ''Wolfhound''; MechWarrior [[Cedric Quentin]], WLF-1 ''Wolfhound'') tried to block Falcon Claws Cluster from advancing on the capital. Bidding only the Cluster's Command Star, [[Star Colonel]] [[Nicolai Malthus]] led his ''[[Summoner]]'' M along with MechWarriors [[Douglas]] (''[[Timber Wolf]]'' Prime), [[Jara]] (''Timber Wolf'' Prime), [[Leopold (Jade Falcon)|Leopold]] (''[[Mad Dog]]'' Prime), and [[Erin (Jade Falcon)|Erin]] (''Mad Dog'' Prime) to brush the resistance aside.<ref>''1st Somerset Strikers'', p. 104: "The Taking of Wotan"</ref> | + | The already demoralized Wotan TMM command group (Ansel Cabrillo, MAL-1 R ''[[Mauler]]''; [[Major]] [[Wilma Stenson]], CN9-A ''[[Centurion]]''; [[Sergeant]] [[Petrov Himmelmann]], CN9-A ''Centurion''; MechWarrior [[Abel Rodriguez]], CN9-A ''Centurion''; Lieutenant [[Pamela Genaro]], CN9-D ''Centurion''; Sergeant [[Edward Fitzgibbons]], WLF-1 ''[[Wolfhound]]''; MechWarrior [[John Kerouac]], WLF-1 ''Wolfhound''; MechWarrior [[Cedric Quentin]], WLF-1 ''Wolfhound'') tried to block the of the Falcon Claws Cluster from advancing on the capital. Bidding only the Cluster's Command Star, [[Star Colonel]] [[Nicolai Malthus]] led his ''[[Summoner]]'' M along with MechWarriors [[Douglas]] (''[[Timber Wolf]]'' Prime), [[Jara]] (''Timber Wolf'' Prime), [[Leopold (Jade Falcon)|Leopold]] (''[[Mad Dog]]'' Prime), and [[Erin (Jade Falcon)|Erin]] (''Mad Dog'' Prime) to brush the resistance aside.<ref>''1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)'', p. 104: "The Taking of Wotan"</ref> |
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Gyrfalcon Galaxy moved on to their Wave Three targets of [[Hot Springs]] and [[Waldorff]], leaving a [[Trinary]] from the [[Jade Falcon Eyrie (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Eyrie]] to protect the world. During the [[Year of Peace]], McKinnon's Raiders hit several worlds looking for information on the invaders. On Wotan their luck at evading garrisons ran out, and they were intercepted at the foothills of the Morrigan Mountains. [[George Lytton]] was killed defending [[Ian McKinnon]], and [[Hiro Chipende]] died when his DV-6M ''[[Dervish|Dervish's]]'' ammunition exploded. Several other Raiders were shot out of their ’Mechs before they could turn the Jade Falcons back long enough to retreat off world.<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17: "Blood of Kerensky"</ref> | Gyrfalcon Galaxy moved on to their Wave Three targets of [[Hot Springs]] and [[Waldorff]], leaving a [[Trinary]] from the [[Jade Falcon Eyrie (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Eyrie]] to protect the world. During the [[Year of Peace]], McKinnon's Raiders hit several worlds looking for information on the invaders. On Wotan their luck at evading garrisons ran out, and they were intercepted at the foothills of the Morrigan Mountains. [[George Lytton]] was killed defending [[Ian McKinnon]], and [[Hiro Chipende]] died when his DV-6M ''[[Dervish|Dervish's]]'' ammunition exploded. Several other Raiders were shot out of their ’Mechs before they could turn the Jade Falcons back long enough to retreat off world.<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17: "Blood of Kerensky"</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook) | + | * ''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)]]'' |
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' | * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' | ||
* ''[[MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries]]'' | * ''[[MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries]]'' | ||
* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4]]'' | * ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4]]'' | ||
* ''[[Starterbook: Sword and Dragon]]'' | * ''[[Starterbook: Sword and Dragon]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Clan Invasion Era Military Operations|Wotan (3050)]] | [[Category:Clan Invasion Era Military Operations|Wotan (3050)]] | ||