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| image = [[Image:Galaxy Sigma (Clan Jade Falcon) logo.png|191px|Insignia of Sigma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)]]
| nickname = ''None''
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| Designation = First Falcon Dragoons
| parent formation = [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Sigma Galaxy]]
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| Formed = [[3057]]
| formed  = 3058
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| Disbanded = [[3069]] (Destroyed)
| year    = 3069
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| disbanded = 3069 (Destroyed)
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| unitname = 1st Falcon Dragoons
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| Affiliation = [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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| Parent Command = [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Sigma Galaxy]]
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==History==
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The '''First Falcon Dragoons''' were created with extensive use of ''[[abtakha]]'' warriors after the [[Refusal War]]. These warriors were mostly [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Ravens]] from the [[6th Raven Stoop (Clan Snow Raven)|Sixth Raven Stoop]]. These were supplemented with warriors from [[Clan Star Adder]] and [[Clan Ice Hellion]].<ref name=FMCCL108/> They had been posted to [[Eden]] by 3059 and were still there in [[3067]].<ref name=FMCCL155>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 155</ref><ref name="fmu73"/>
  
==History==
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In September [[3057]], the Dragoons were bid to take a [[Clan Snow Raven]] genetic repository on [[Circe]], sent against the [[15th Raven Garrison (Clan Snow Raven)|15th Raven Garrison]]; the outcome is unknown.<ref name=ToP>''Trial of Possession (short story)''</ref>
The '''First Falcon Dragoons''' were created with extensive use of [[abtakha]] warriors after the [[Refusal War]]. These warriors were mostly [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Ravens]] from the [[6th Raven Stoop (Clan Snow Raven)|Sixth Raven Stoop]]. These were supplemented with warriors from [[Clan Star Adder]] and [[Clan Ice Hellion]].<ref name=FMCCL108/> They had been posted to [[Eden]] by 3059 and were still there in [[3067]].<ref name=FMCCL155>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 155</ref><ref name="fmu73"/>
 
  
In November [[3069]] the Steel Vipers' [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Gamma Galaxy]] landed on [[Eden]] overwhelming the Dragoons, and destroyed the Cluster. Due to the honor the Dragoons displayed in combat, two binaries of warriors were among the few Falcons taken as bondsmen during the entire Viper campaign.<ref name=WoR47>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 47</ref>
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In November [[3069]] the Steel Vipers' [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Steel Viper)|Gamma Galaxy]] landed on [[Eden]] overwhelming the Dragoons, and destroyed the Cluster. Due to the honor the Dragoons displayed in combat, two Binaries of warriors were among the few Falcons taken as bondsmen during the entire Viper campaign.<ref name=WoR47>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 47</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Falcon Dragoons'''
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 1st Falcon Dragoons'''
 
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Johannes Irons]]||[[3059]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMCCL108/><ref name="fmu73">''Field Manual: Update'', p. 73</ref>
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Johannes Irons]]||[[3059]] - [[3067]]<ref name=FMCCL108/><ref name="fmu73">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 73</ref>
 
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'''First Falcon Dragoons''' - Veteran/Reliable <ref name=FMCCL108>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 108</ref>
 
'''First Falcon Dragoons''' - Veteran/Reliable <ref name=FMCCL108>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 108</ref>
 
* 5 [[Binary|Binaries]]
 
* 5 [[Binary|Binaries]]
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===3067===
 
'''First Falcon Dragoons''' - Veteran/Reliable <ref name="fmu73"/>
 
'''First Falcon Dragoons''' - Veteran/Reliable <ref name="fmu73"/>
* 100% full strength
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: Note: At this time the unit was stationed on [[Eden]] with an operational readiness of 100 percent.<ref name=FMU72+73>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 72–73</ref>
  
 
==Rules==
 
==Rules==
 
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The Cluster gains a +1 initiative bonus when fighting Warden factions. It may force the initiative and use overrun combat, but must stick to strick honor rules.<ref name=FM:CC179>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 179</ref>
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The Cluster gains a +1 initiative bonus when fighting Warden factions. It may force the initiative and use overrun combat, but must stick to strict honor rules.<ref name=FM:CC179>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 179</ref>
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Update]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Trial of Possession (short story)|Trial of Possession]]'' (in: ''[[Total Warfare]]'')
 
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
 
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
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[[Category:Clan Jade Falcon Commands|Dragoons, 001 Falcon]]
 
[[Category:Clan Jade Falcon Commands|Dragoons, 001 Falcon]]

Latest revision as of 12:59, 24 December 2023

Insignia of Sigma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)
First Falcon Dragoons
Formed 3057
Disbanded 3069 (Destroyed)
Affiliation Clan Jade Falcon
Parent Command Sigma Galaxy

History[edit]

The First Falcon Dragoons were created with extensive use of abtakha warriors after the Refusal War. These warriors were mostly Snow Ravens from the Sixth Raven Stoop. These were supplemented with warriors from Clan Star Adder and Clan Ice Hellion.[1] They had been posted to Eden by 3059 and were still there in 3067.[2][3]

In September 3057, the Dragoons were bid to take a Clan Snow Raven genetic repository on Circe, sent against the 15th Raven Garrison; the outcome is unknown.[4]

In November 3069 the Steel Vipers' Gamma Galaxy landed on Eden overwhelming the Dragoons, and destroyed the Cluster. Due to the honor the Dragoons displayed in combat, two Binaries of warriors were among the few Falcons taken as bondsmen during the entire Viper campaign.[5]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 1st Falcon Dragoons
Star Colonel Johannes Irons 3059 - 3067[1][3]

Tactics[edit]

The Dragoon were not noted for any specific tactics.

Composition History[edit]

3059[edit]

First Falcon Dragoons - Veteran/Reliable [1]

3067[edit]

First Falcon Dragoons - Veteran/Reliable [3]

Note: At this time the unit was stationed on Eden with an operational readiness of 100 percent.[6]

Rules[edit]

The Cluster gains a +1 initiative bonus when fighting Warden factions. It may force the initiative and use overrun combat, but must stick to strict honor rules.[7]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 108
  2. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 155
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 73
  4. Trial of Possession (short story)
  5. The Wars of Reaving, p. 47
  6. Field Manual: Updates, pp. 72–73
  7. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 179

Bibliography[edit]