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| − | A scion of the wealthy and influential [[House Kincaid|Kincaid family]], Charles Kincaid has the distinction of being the test pilot of the [[Mackie|MSK-5S ''Mackie'']] during the first combat trial for a [[BattleMech]].<ref name="TRO3075p186">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 186, "Notable Mechwarriors"</ref> In [[2439]], Kincaid's ''Mackie'' squared off | + | A scion of the wealthy and influential [[House Kincaid|Kincaid family]], Charles Kincaid has the distinction of being the test pilot of the [[Mackie|MSK-5S ''Mackie'']] during the first combat trial for a [[BattleMech]].<ref name="TRO3075p186">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 186, "Notable Mechwarriors"</ref> In [[2439]], Kincaid's ''Mackie'' squared off against—and promptly destroyed—a number of remote controlled [[Merkava|Merkava Mk. VI]] heavy tanks, ushering in the age of the BattleMech with its demonstration.<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 13</ref><ref name="TRO3075p174">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 174, "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"</ref> |
| − | As the Kincaid family had vested interests in a number of weapon firms and Charles Kincaid himself enjoyed good relations with the ruling [[House Cameron|Cameron family]] invariably faced charges of favouritism, but nevertheless Kincaid proved himself a capable pilot at the controls of the ''Mackie''. As a result, | + | As the Kincaid family had vested interests in a number of weapon firms and Charles Kincaid himself enjoyed good relations with the ruling [[House Cameron|Cameron family]] invariably faced charges of favouritism, but nevertheless Kincaid proved himself a capable pilot at the controls of the ''Mackie''. As a result, Kincaid—then a [[Colonel]]—went on to command a [[company]] of BattleMechs within the [[801st Heavy Armored Regiment]].<ref name="TRO3075p186"/> In [[2443]] the 801st would in turn be involved in the first ever battle in the [[Inner Sphere]] to involve BattleMechs, when a lance from the 801st went on to destroy a company of armor with infantry support from a raiding party from the [[Draconis Combine]] outside the city of Barbados on the planet [[Styx]], although whether Kincaid was involved directly in this battle is unknown.<ref>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 41, "Planet Profile"</ref><ref name="ED:AOWp5">''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 5, "The New Knights"</ref> |
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Charles Kincaid | |
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| Affiliation | Terran Hegemony |
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| Profession | MechWarrior |
Contents
Overview
Charles Kincaid can, without too much aggrandizement, be called the first MechWarrior as he piloted the first-ever BattleMech, the Mackie, in its first combat trial.
History
A scion of the wealthy and influential Kincaid family, Charles Kincaid has the distinction of being the test pilot of the MSK-5S Mackie during the first combat trial for a BattleMech.[1] In 2439, Kincaid's Mackie squared off against—and promptly destroyed—a number of remote controlled Merkava Mk. VI heavy tanks, ushering in the age of the BattleMech with its demonstration.[2][3]
As the Kincaid family had vested interests in a number of weapon firms and Charles Kincaid himself enjoyed good relations with the ruling Cameron family invariably faced charges of favouritism, but nevertheless Kincaid proved himself a capable pilot at the controls of the Mackie. As a result, Kincaid—then a Colonel—went on to command a company of BattleMechs within the 801st Heavy Armored Regiment.[1] In 2443 the 801st would in turn be involved in the first ever battle in the Inner Sphere to involve BattleMechs, when a lance from the 801st went on to destroy a company of armor with infantry support from a raiding party from the Draconis Combine outside the city of Barbados on the planet Styx, although whether Kincaid was involved directly in this battle is unknown.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 186, "Notable Mechwarriors"
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1, p. 13
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 174, "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"
- ↑ Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 41, "Planet Profile"
- ↑ Era Digest: Age of War, p. 5, "The New Knights"