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Mirroring the actions of its senior counterparts, the '''Second Kearny Highlanders''' were formed from the mining colonies on [[Kearny]] in [[2363]], and served as one of several [[Capellan]] regiments on [[Lopez]] and [[Berenson]] against [[House Marik]] between [[2366]] and [[2368]]. They took part in the occupation of [[Demeter]] in [[2761]], but were quickly withdrawn to deal with an insurrection on [[Hsien]] in [[2762]]. After breaking with the Capellan government in 2761 over a contract dispute, the mercenaries of [[Gladstone's Gladiators]] threatened to destroy the Hsein munitions dump and water purification plants if their demands were not met. A midnight raid by volunteers of the Kearny's 1st Battalion retook the munition depot, and the Gladiators abandoned the planet.
 
Mirroring the actions of its senior counterparts, the '''Second Kearny Highlanders''' were formed from the mining colonies on [[Kearny]] in [[2363]], and served as one of several [[Capellan]] regiments on [[Lopez]] and [[Berenson]] against [[House Marik]] between [[2366]] and [[2368]]. They took part in the occupation of [[Demeter]] in [[2761]], but were quickly withdrawn to deal with an insurrection on [[Hsien]] in [[2762]]. After breaking with the Capellan government in 2761 over a contract dispute, the mercenaries of [[Gladstone's Gladiators]] threatened to destroy the Hsein munitions dump and water purification plants if their demands were not met. A midnight raid by volunteers of the Kearny's 1st Battalion retook the munition depot, and the Gladiators abandoned the planet.
  
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The Second Kearnys spent the years [[2762]] to [[2802]] tracking down and destroying the Gladiators as a demonstration of the Confederation's resolve. In September [[2802]], the Kearnys learned from the [[Maskirovka]] of the impending arrival of the Gladiators on the Marik world of [[Zion]]. Borrowing transport and equipment from the Maskirovka Special Operation Branch, the Second secretly arrived on Zion ahead of the Gladiators. The Kearnys waited until the rebels completed offloading before they attacked. [[AeroSpace Fighter|AeroSpace]] suppressing fire kept the mercenaries' [[DropShip]]s on the ground, and the surprised Gladiators, unable to withdraw, were destroyed to the last man. The Second salvaged ten ''[[Ostroc]]''s and three ''[[Assassin]]''s before Marik reserves forced their withdrawal.
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The Second Kearnys spent the years [[2762]] to [[2802]] tracking down and destroying the Gladiators as a demonstration of the Confederation's resolve. In September [[2802]], the Kearnys learned from the [[Maskirovka]] of the impending arrival of the Gladiators on the Marik world of [[Zion]]. Borrowing transport and equipment from the Maskirovka Special Operation Branch, the Second secretly arrived on Zion ahead of the Gladiators. The Kearnys waited until the rebels completed offloading before they attacked. [[aerospace fighter|AeroSpace]] suppressing fire kept the mercenaries' [[DropShip]]s on the ground, and the surprised Gladiators, unable to withdraw, were destroyed to the last man. The Second salvaged ten ''[[Ostroc]]''s and three ''[[Assassin]]''s before Marik reserves forced their withdrawal.
  
 
Since that time, the Second Kearnys have had a particular antipathy for mercenaries of any kind, both their own or those of other Successor States. In the defense of [[Lincoln]] against [[Kurita]] mercenaries in [[2802]], the Second  refused to give quarter to [[Daemian's Destroyers]], despite repeated pleas on the part of the Kurita defenders to be allowed to surrender.
 
Since that time, the Second Kearnys have had a particular antipathy for mercenaries of any kind, both their own or those of other Successor States. In the defense of [[Lincoln]] against [[Kurita]] mercenaries in [[2802]], the Second  refused to give quarter to [[Daemian's Destroyers]], despite repeated pleas on the part of the Kurita defenders to be allowed to surrender.
  
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The Second Kearny's most notable defeat came when the regiment's air lances were destroyed during the [[Great Lee Turkey Shoot]] in [[2953]]. Unable to replenish their losses completely, the Second  could not ward off a [[House Davion|Davion]] attack by the [[Ceti Hussars]] against [[Holt]]. Several [['Mech]]s were lost. Since the rise of [[Maximilian Liao]], the Second Kearny has been deployed along the [[St. Ives]] frontier to guard against further Davion attacks.
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The Second Kearny's most notable defeat came when the regiment's air lances were destroyed during the [[Great Lee Turkey Shoot]] in [[2952]]. Unable to replenish their losses completely, the Second  could not ward off a [[House Davion|Davion]] attack by the [[Ceti Hussars]] against [[Holt]]. Several [['Mech]]s were lost. Since the rise of [[Maximilian Liao]], the Second Kearny has been deployed along the [[St. Ives]] frontier to guard against further Davion attacks.
  
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In the [[3008]] Battle of New Aragon, the [[1st Kearny Highlanders|First Kearny Highlanders]] and Second faced [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and successfully held off five different assaults, including one from Zeta Battalion.<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', pp. 11-12</ref>
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In the [[3008]] Battle of New Aragon, the [[First Kearny Highlanders]] and Second faced [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and successfully held off five different assaults, including one from Zeta Battalion.<ref>''Wolf's Dragoons'', pp. 11–12</ref>
  
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In the [[Fourth Succession War]] the unit suffered moderate casualties in the failed defense of [[Jonathan]]. They faced the [[5th Crucis Lancers]] and [[6th Crucis Lancers]], who had orders not to inflict heavy damage on the Second.<ref>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', p. 21</ref> On 15 December [[3028]] the Second Kearny Highlanders (like the other Highlander regiments) were allowed to lift off world to reach their new home [[Northwind]]. The Second Kearny Highlanders left the world on the 21st December 3028.
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In the [[Fourth Succession War]] the unit suffered moderate casualties in the failed defense of [[Jonathan]]. They faced the [[5th Crucis Lancers|Fifth]] and [[Sixth Crucis Lancers]], who had orders not to inflict heavy damage on the Second.<ref>''The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One'', p. 21</ref> On 15 December [[3028]], the Second Kearny Highlanders (like the other Highlander regiments) were allowed to lift off to reach their new home on [[Northwind]]. The Second Kearny Highlanders left the world on 21 December 3028.
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 2nd Kearny Highlanders'''
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 2nd Kearny Highlanders'''
 
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Darrel MacHenry]]||<ref name=NHsp-47>''Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)'' p. 47</ref>
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| [[Colonel]]||[[Darrel MacHenry]]||[[3028]]<ref name=HGcP>''Highlander Gambit'', Prologue</ref><ref name=NHsp-47>''Northwind Highlanders'' p. 47</ref>
 
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| Colonel||[[James D. Cochrane]]||[[3050]]-[[3054]]<ref name=NHsp-47/>
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| Colonel||[[James D. Cochrane]]||[[3050]] - [[3054]]<ref name=NHsp-47/>
 
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==Support==
 
==Support==
 
'''Second Kearny Fleet'''
 
'''Second Kearny Fleet'''
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*''[[Star Lord (JumpShip)|Star Lord]]''-class ''[[Alexandria (Star Lord)|Alexandria]]'' and ''[[Aboukir Bay]]'',
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* ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class ''[[Alexandria (Individual Star Lord-class JumpShip)|Alexandria]]'' and ''[[Aboukir Bay]]''  
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*''[[Invader]]''-class ''[[Sultan of Mysore]]'', ''[[Xhosa]]'' and ''[[Quatre-Bras]]'',
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* ''[[Invader]]''-class ''[[Sultan of Mysore]]'', ''[[Xhosa (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Xhosa]]'', and ''[[Quatre-Bras]]''  
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*''[[Merchant]]''-class ''[[Tullibody]]'', ''[[Seaforth]]'', and ''[[Erracht]]'',
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* ''[[Merchant]]''-class ''[[Tullibody]]'', ''[[Seaforth]]'', and ''[[Erracht]]''  
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*''[[Scout]]''-class ''[[Fassieffern]]'' and ''[[Dargai]]''
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* ''[[Scout (JumpShip class)|Scout]]''-class ''[[Fassieffern]]'' and ''[[Dargai]]''
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
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=== 2786 - 2821===
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===2786–2821===
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'''2nd Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name= FSSp136>’’ First Succession War’’, p. 136</ref>
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'''2nd Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)<ref name= FSSp136>''First Succession War'', p. 136</ref>
 
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Halloran V]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 37 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Halloran V]]. <ref name= FSSp136/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Halloran V]]. In 2821 the command was reduced to 37 percent of its strength and was deployed on [[Halloran V]]. <ref name= FSSp136/>
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=== 2830 ===
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'''2nd Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp96>’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 96 </ref>
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===2830===
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Halloran V]] with an operational readiness of 69 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp96/>
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'''2nd Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name=2ndSSp96>''Second Succession War'', p. 96 </ref>
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=== 2864 ===
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[Halloran V]] with an operational readiness of 69 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp96/>
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===2864===
 
'''2nd Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Regular/it) <ref name=2ndSSp96/>
 
'''2nd Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Regular/it) <ref name=2ndSSp96/>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[New Hessen]] with an operational readiness of 18 percent. <ref name=2ndSSp96/>
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: Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on [[New Hessen]] with an operational readiness of 18 percent.<ref name=2ndSSp96/>
  
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
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Second Kearny Highlanders (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable) <ref name=hslioap105>''House Liao (Confederation Capella)''   p. 105</ref>
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'''Second Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=hslioap105>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 105</ref>
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::* Second Battalion CO: [[Major]] [[Martell Longheart]]<ref name=HLp82>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 82: "Second Kearny Highlanders Unit Profile"</ref>
 
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Jonathan]]. <ref name=hslioap105/>
 
:Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Jonathan]]. <ref name=hslioap105/>
  
 
===3040===
 
===3040===
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''' Second Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)
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''' Second Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=HWo3039p141/>
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:Contract: AFFC<ref name=HWO3039>''Historical: War of 3039'' , p. 141 </ref>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Northwind]].<ref name=HWo3039p141>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141</ref>
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:Contract: AFFC<ref name=HWo3039p141/>
  
 
===3050===
 
===3050===
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'''Second Kearny Highlanders'''(Regiment/Regular/Reliable)<ref name=20yup19>''20-Year Update'', p. 19</ref>  
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'''2nd Kearny Highlanders ''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) <ref name = 20yup19/>
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:* CO: Colonel James D. Cochraine <ref name=20yup19/>
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:* CO: Colonel James D. Cochrame <ref name = 20yup19/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Northwind]]. <ref name=20yup19/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Northwind]].  <ref name = 20yup19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19</ref>
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===3054===
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'''2nd Kearny Highlanders''' (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)  <ref name = OpjRp13/>
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:* CO: Colonel James D. Cochraine <ref name = OpjRp13/>
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:Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Northwind]] and  [[Ozawa]]. <ref name = OpjRp13>''Objective Raids'', p. 13</ref>
  
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===3054===
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===3059===
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Second Kearny Highlanders (Regular/Reliable) <ref name=MWobraidp13 > Mechwarrior Objective Raids, p. 13</ref>
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'''2nd Kearny Highlanders ''' (Regiment/Elite/Reliable) <ref name= FMMercsp114/>
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:*CO: Colonel James D Cochraine <ref name=MWobraidp13/>
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:* CO: Colonel James D. Cochraine <ref name= FMMercsp114/>
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: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Northwind]]. <ref name = FMMercsp114 >'' Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 114</ref>
  
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===3059===
 
 
'''Regimental Command Company''' (Company/Elite/Reliable)
 
'''Regimental Command Company''' (Company/Elite/Reliable)
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:All 'Mechs are Inner Sphere Omni 'Mechs
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:All 'Mechs are Inner Sphere OmniMechs
 
:Attached to the Command Company is the ''Second Air Wing''.
 
:Attached to the Command Company is the ''Second Air Wing''.
 
:The 2nd Air Wing contains 6 older machines.
 
:The 2nd Air Wing contains 6 older machines.
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:All machines of the entire regiment are upgraded, only some machines need additional new equipment.
 
:All machines of the entire regiment are upgraded, only some machines need additional new equipment.
  
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===Notes===
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==Notes==
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*The Unit Emblem is a stylized bagpipe thrust through with two katana blades.
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* The [[Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)|Northwind Highlanders]] scenario pack dates the [[Great Lee Turkey Shoot]] as taking place in [[2953]], this is an error as multiple other sources place the event a year earlier in [[2952]].
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*Unit Commander - Colonel Darrel MacHenry
 
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*1st Battalion - Major Andrea Stirling
 
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*2nd Battalion - Major Martell Longheart
 
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*3rd Battalion - Major James D. Cochraine
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[20 Year Update]]''
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
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* ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One]]''
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*''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
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*''[[Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)]]''
 
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''  
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''  
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* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Northwind Highlanders (scenario pack)|Northwind Highlanders]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''
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* ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One]]''
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Northwind Highlanders, 2nd Kearny Highlanders]]
 
[[Category:Mercenary Commands|Northwind Highlanders, 2nd Kearny Highlanders]]

Revision as of 03:03, 4 January 2024

2nd Kearny Highlanders
Second Kearny Highlanders
Formed 2363
Affiliation Mercenary
Parent Command Northwind Highlanders

History

Mirroring the actions of its senior counterparts, the Second Kearny Highlanders were formed from the mining colonies on Kearny in 2363, and served as one of several Capellan regiments on Lopez and Berenson against House Marik between 2366 and 2368. They took part in the occupation of Demeter in 2761, but were quickly withdrawn to deal with an insurrection on Hsien in 2762. After breaking with the Capellan government in 2761 over a contract dispute, the mercenaries of Gladstone's Gladiators threatened to destroy the Hsein munitions dump and water purification plants if their demands were not met. A midnight raid by volunteers of the Kearny's 1st Battalion retook the munition depot, and the Gladiators abandoned the planet.

The Second Kearnys spent the years 2762 to 2802 tracking down and destroying the Gladiators as a demonstration of the Confederation's resolve. In September 2802, the Kearnys learned from the Maskirovka of the impending arrival of the Gladiators on the Marik world of Zion. Borrowing transport and equipment from the Maskirovka Special Operation Branch, the Second secretly arrived on Zion ahead of the Gladiators. The Kearnys waited until the rebels completed offloading before they attacked. AeroSpace suppressing fire kept the mercenaries' DropShips on the ground, and the surprised Gladiators, unable to withdraw, were destroyed to the last man. The Second salvaged ten Ostrocs and three Assassins before Marik reserves forced their withdrawal.

Since that time, the Second Kearnys have had a particular antipathy for mercenaries of any kind, both their own or those of other Successor States. In the defense of Lincoln against Kurita mercenaries in 2802, the Second refused to give quarter to Daemian's Destroyers, despite repeated pleas on the part of the Kurita defenders to be allowed to surrender.

The Second Kearny's most notable defeat came when the regiment's air lances were destroyed during the Great Lee Turkey Shoot in 2952. Unable to replenish their losses completely, the Second could not ward off a Davion attack by the Ceti Hussars against Holt. Several 'Mechs were lost. Since the rise of Maximilian Liao, the Second Kearny has been deployed along the St. Ives frontier to guard against further Davion attacks.

In the 3008 Battle of New Aragon, the First Kearny Highlanders and Second faced Wolf's Dragoons and successfully held off five different assaults, including one from Zeta Battalion.[1]

In the Fourth Succession War the unit suffered moderate casualties in the failed defense of Jonathan. They faced the Fifth and Sixth Crucis Lancers, who had orders not to inflict heavy damage on the Second.[2] On 15 December 3028, the Second Kearny Highlanders (like the other Highlander regiments) were allowed to lift off to reach their new home on Northwind. The Second Kearny Highlanders left the world on 21 December 3028.

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 2nd Kearny Highlanders
Colonel Darrel MacHenry 3028[3][4]
Colonel James D. Cochrane 3050 - 3054[4]

Tactics

The unit will fight against all odds to save wounded or fallen comrades.

Support

Second Kearny Fleet

Composition History

2786–2821

2nd Kearny Highlanders (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[5]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Halloran V. In 2821 the command was reduced to 37 percent of its strength and was deployed on Halloran V. [5]

2830

2nd Kearny Highlanders (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [6]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Halloran V with an operational readiness of 69 percent.[6]

2864

2nd Kearny Highlanders (Regiment/Regular/it) [6]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on New Hessen with an operational readiness of 18 percent.[6]

3025

Second Kearny Highlanders (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[7]

Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Jonathan. [7]

3040

Second Kearny Highlanders (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)[9]

Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Northwind.[9]
Contract: AFFC[9]

3050

2nd Kearny Highlanders (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [10]

  • CO: Colonel James D. Cochrame [10]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Northwind. [10]

3054

2nd Kearny Highlanders (Regiment/Regular/Reliable) [11]

  • CO: Colonel James D. Cochraine [11]
Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on Northwind and Ozawa. [11]

3059

2nd Kearny Highlanders (Regiment/Elite/Reliable) [12]

  • CO: Colonel James D. Cochraine [12]
Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on Northwind. [12]

Regimental Command Company (Company/Elite/Reliable)

All 'Mechs are Inner Sphere OmniMechs
Attached to the Command Company is the Second Air Wing.
The 2nd Air Wing contains 6 older machines.

Second Kearny Highlanders(Reinforced Regiment/Elite/Reliable)

Ambercromby Battalion:
Cameronian Battalion:
100th Battalion:
The 100th fields a vehicle company.
All machines of the entire regiment are upgraded, only some machines need additional new equipment.

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Wolf's Dragoons, pp. 11–12
  2. ↑ The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One, p. 21
  3. ↑ Highlander Gambit, Prologue
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Northwind Highlanders p. 47
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 First Succession War, p. 136
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Second Succession War, p. 96
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 105
  8. ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 82: "Second Kearny Highlanders Unit Profile"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Historical: War of 3039, p. 141
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 20 Year Update, p. 19
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Objective Raids, p. 13
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 114

Bibliography

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