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Line 8: | Nickname = Pathfinders | Nickname = Pathfinders | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] − | Parent Command = Independent + | Parent Command = | Sub-Command = | Sub-Command = }} }} ==History== ==History== − The command formed on [[Galatea]] in [[2990]]. They worked first for the [[DCMS]], and then later for the [[FWLM]] as well. + The command formed on [[Galatea]] in [[2990]]. They worked first for the [[DCMS]], and then later for the [[FWLM]] as well. ===War of 3039=== ===War of 3039=== − [[Galtor]] was the symbol of a great loss of Combine honor against the Fox in the early [[thirty-first century]] and [[Hanse Davion]] knew how important it was to support the local resistance movement with matériel and men. Dozens of intelligence operatives and a 150-strong Special Forces team prepared the world for the coming liberation, and several months before the [[War of 3039]] started the FedCom-backed insurgents attacked important Combine locations and personalities. The DCMS reacted with an increase of the local military presence, increasing the garrison force to five conventional regiments and placing the world under martial law. The resistance reduced their level of activity to lure the Dragon into a sense of false security by early [[3039]]. That changed with the arrival of the '''Clifton's Rangers''' on 26 February, bringing in tow with them two regiments of "mercenary" mechanized infantry which had removed all evidence of their FedCom affiliation. The rebellion immediately struck every DCMS target, taking many high-ranking leaders prisoners and killing others, including Governor [[Hiroshi Tuu]]. The remaining DCMS forces, bereft of leadership, chose to engage in suicidal charges or hunkered down in their encampments. They were systematically destroyed over the next two weeks, and by the end of March the last holdouts had been wiped out and the planet secured.<ref name=HW3039p48>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 48</ref> + [[Galtor ]] was the symbol of a great loss of Combine honor against the Fox in the early 31st century and [[Hanse Davion]] knew how important it was to support the local resistance movement with matériel and men. Dozens of intelligence operatives and a 150-strong Special Forces team prepared the world for the coming liberation, and several months before the [[War of 3039]] started the FedCom-backed insurgents attacked important Combine locations and personalities. The DCMS reacted with an increase of the local military presence, increasing the garrison force to five conventional regiments and placing the world under martial law. The resistance reduced their level of activity to lure the Dragon into a sense of false security by early [[3039]]. That changed with the arrival of the '''Clifton's Rangers''' on 26 February, bringing in tow with them two regiments of "mercenary" mechanized infantry which had removed all evidence of their FedCom affiliation. The rebellion immediately struck every DCMS target, taking many high-ranking leaders prisoners and killing others, including Governor [[Hiroshi Tuu]]. The remaining DCMS forces, bereft of leadership, chose to engage in suicidal charges or hunkered down in their encampments. They were systematically destroyed over the next two weeks, and by the end of March the last holdouts had been wiped out and the planet secured.<ref name=HW3039p48>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 48</ref> ===Jihad=== ===Jihad=== The [[Word of Blake]] hired them for an invasion of [[Keid]]. The planet was held by the [[Thirteenth Lyran Guards]] but with the support of the [[Hannibal's Hermits]] the Lyran force was doomed. The [[Word of Blake]] hired them for an invasion of [[Keid]]. The planet was held by the [[Thirteenth Lyran Guards]] but with the support of the [[Hannibal's Hermits]] the Lyran force was doomed. − The command remains on planet as the garrison force from [[3067]] to at least [[3071]]. Supported by a large Militia (3 regiments mechanized infantry, 1 armor regiment, 2 wings of conventional fighters, and a 'Mech regiment) any invader will face fierce resistance.<ref name=MS69>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 69: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110: "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployment"</ref> + The command remains on planet as the garrison force from [[3067]] to at least [[3071]]. Supported by a large Militia (3 regiments mechanized infantry, 1 armor regiment, 2 wings of conventional fighters, and a 'Mech regiment) any invader will face fierce resistance.<ref name=MS69>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 69, "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110, "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployment"</ref> − During [[Operation SCOUR]], the [[Word of Blake]] responded to the loss of [[Marcus]] by dispatching a combination of hired mercenary (in the form of the [[Canned Heat]], [[Clifton's Rangers]], [[The Furies]] and the [[Stealthy Tigers]]<ref name="TCp164"/> to retake Marcus on the 11th of August; the coalition forces<ref name="J:FRp57"/> including the [[Twentieth Marik Militia]]<ref name="JHS:Tp59+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 59–60: "Chaos Eternal: Blood And Fury"</ref> had no choice but to retreat to the nearby world of [[Dieudonné]].<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Two teams of ComStar affiliated [[Blake's Wrath]] units destroyed the uranium mines to deny them to the Word of Blake. The mercenaries the Blakists had sent were not concerned with limiting collateral damage, and when word of the Coalition's conquest of [[Terra]] reached them, the natives (aided by ComStar) overthrew their mercenary overseers, though some of them had already escaped when the fall of Terra news had arrived.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 165</ref><ref name="TCp164">''Total Chaos'', pp. 164–165: "Marcus"</ref> + During [[Operation SCOUR]], the [[Word of Blake]] responded to the loss of [[Marcus]] by dispatching a combination of hired mercenary (in the form of the [[Canned Heat]], [[Clifton's Rangers]], [[The Furies]] and the [[Stealthy Tigers]]<ref name="TCp164"/> to retake Marcus on the 11th of August; the coalition forces<ref name="J:FRp57"/> including the [[20th Marik Militia|Twentieth Marik Militia]]<ref name="JHS:Tp59+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 59-60, "Chaos Eternal: Blood And Fury"</ref> had no choice but to retreat to the nearby world of [[Dieudonné]].<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Two teams of ComStar affiliated [[Blake's Wrath]] units destroyed the uranium mines to deny them to the Word of Blake. The mercenaries the Blakists had sent were not concerned with limiting collateral damage, and when word of the Coalition's conquest of [[Terra]] reached them, the natives (aided by ComStar) overthrew their mercenary overseers, though some of them had already escaped when the fall of Terra news had arrived.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 165</ref><ref name="TCp164">''Total Chaos'', p. 164-165, "MARCUS"</ref> It is not known if the unit fled the planet or died there. It is not known if the unit fled the planet or died there. Line 28:
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Line 35: | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Clifton's Rangers''' | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Clifton's Rangers''' |- |- − | [[Major]]||[[Elias Clifton]]||[[3025]]<ref name=HM-FWLp109/> + | [[Major]]||[[Jack Burton (mercenary)|Jack "Mad Dawg" Burton]]||[[3067]] − |- − | Major||[[Marc Clifton]]||[[3050]]<ref name=20yup20/> − |- − | Major||[[Jack Burton (mercenary)|Jack "Mad Dawg" Burton]]||[[3067]] |- |- |} |} Line 58:
Line 54: ==Composition History== ==Composition History== ===3025=== ===3025=== − '''Clifton's Rangers''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable) + ''' Clifton's Rangers''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable) − :Contract: FWLM<ref name=HM-FWLp109>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 109</ref> + :Contract: FWLM <ref name=HM-FWLp109>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p.109</ref> − :* CO: Major Elias Clifton<ref name=HM-FWLp109/> + :*CO: Major Elias Clifton<ref name=HM-FWLp109/> === 3028 === === 3028 === − '''Clifton's Rangers''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HBSp87/> + '''Clifton's Rangers''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name =HBSp87/> − :Note: At this time the command was stationed on [[Epsilon]].<ref name=HBSp87>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 87</ref> + :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Epsilon]]. <ref name =HBSp87>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p.87</ref> ===3040=== ===3040=== − ''' Clifton's Rangers''' ([[Battalion]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HWo3039p140/> + ''' Clifton's Rangers''' (1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name = HWo3039p140/> − :Note: At this time the command was stationed on [[Galtor]].<ref name=HWo3039p140>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140</ref> + :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Galtor]].<ref name = HWo3039p140>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140</ref> − :Contract: AFFC<ref name=HWo3039p140/> + :Contract: AFFC <ref name = HWo3039p140/> ===3050=== ===3050=== − '''Clifton's Rangers ''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=20yup20/> + '''Clifton's Rangers ''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable) <ref name = 20yup20/> − :* CO: Major Marc Clifton<ref name=20yup20/> + :* CO: Major Marc Clifton <ref name = 20yup20/> − :Note: At this time the command was stationed on [[Abbeville]].<ref name=20yup20>''20 Year Update'', p. 20</ref> + :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Abbeville]]. <ref name = 20yup20>''20 Year Update'', p. 20</ref> ===3067=== ===3067=== − '''Clifton's Rangers''' ([[Battalion]]/Green/Reliable) + '''Clifton's Rangers'''(1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Reliable) * CO: [[Major]] Jack "Mad Dawg" Burton * CO: [[Major]] Jack "Mad Dawg" Burton * XO/Alpha [[Company]]: [[Captain]] Benjamin "Hawk" Hunter * XO/Alpha [[Company]]: [[Captain]] Benjamin "Hawk" Hunter * Bravo Company: Captain James "Grimlock" Grenon * Bravo Company: Captain James "Grimlock" Grenon − * Charlie Company: Captain Roland "Ruger" Wilhelm + * Charlie Company: Captain Roland "Ruger" Wilhelm - 2 light/medium companies, 1 heavy company, 1 independent assault command lance - 2 light/medium companies, 1 heavy company, 1 independent assault command lance Line 88:
Line 84: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[20 Year Update]]''+ * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' − * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' − * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' − [[Category:Mercenary Commands]] [[Category:Mercenary Commands]]
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| Nickname = Pathfinders | | Nickname = Pathfinders | ||
| Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] | | Affiliation = [[Mercenary]] | ||
| − | | Parent Command = | + | | Parent Command = |
| Sub-Command = | | Sub-Command = | ||
}} | }} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The command formed on [[Galatea]] in [[2990]]. They worked first for the [[DCMS]], and then later for the [[FWLM]] as well. | + | The command formed on [[Galatea]] in [[2990]]. They worked first for the [[DCMS]], and then later for the [[FWLM]] as well. |
===War of 3039=== | ===War of 3039=== | ||
| − | [[Galtor]] was the symbol of a great loss of Combine honor against the Fox in the early | + | [[Galtor ]] was the symbol of a great loss of Combine honor against the Fox in the early 31st century and [[Hanse Davion]] knew how important it was to support the local resistance movement with matériel and men. Dozens of intelligence operatives and a 150-strong Special Forces team prepared the world for the coming liberation, and several months before the [[War of 3039]] started the FedCom-backed insurgents attacked important Combine locations and personalities. The DCMS reacted with an increase of the local military presence, increasing the garrison force to five conventional regiments and placing the world under martial law. The resistance reduced their level of activity to lure the Dragon into a sense of false security by early [[3039]]. That changed with the arrival of the '''Clifton's Rangers''' on 26 February, bringing in tow with them two regiments of "mercenary" mechanized infantry which had removed all evidence of their FedCom affiliation. The rebellion immediately struck every DCMS target, taking many high-ranking leaders prisoners and killing others, including Governor [[Hiroshi Tuu]]. The remaining DCMS forces, bereft of leadership, chose to engage in suicidal charges or hunkered down in their encampments. They were systematically destroyed over the next two weeks, and by the end of March the last holdouts had been wiped out and the planet secured.<ref name=HW3039p48>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 48</ref> |
===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
The [[Word of Blake]] hired them for an invasion of [[Keid]]. The planet was held by the [[Thirteenth Lyran Guards]] but with the support of the [[Hannibal's Hermits]] the Lyran force was doomed. | The [[Word of Blake]] hired them for an invasion of [[Keid]]. The planet was held by the [[Thirteenth Lyran Guards]] but with the support of the [[Hannibal's Hermits]] the Lyran force was doomed. | ||
| − | The command remains on planet as the garrison force from [[3067]] to at least [[3071]]. Supported by a large Militia (3 regiments mechanized infantry, 1 armor regiment, 2 wings of conventional fighters, and a 'Mech regiment) any invader will face fierce resistance.<ref name=MS69>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 69 | + | The command remains on planet as the garrison force from [[3067]] to at least [[3071]]. Supported by a large Militia (3 regiments mechanized infantry, 1 armor regiment, 2 wings of conventional fighters, and a 'Mech regiment) any invader will face fierce resistance.<ref name=MS69>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 69, "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110, "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployment"</ref> |
| − | During [[Operation SCOUR]], the [[Word of Blake]] responded to the loss of [[Marcus]] by dispatching a combination of hired mercenary (in the form of the [[Canned Heat]], [[Clifton's Rangers]], [[The Furies]] and the [[Stealthy Tigers]]<ref name="TCp164"/> to retake Marcus on the 11th of August; the coalition forces<ref name="J:FRp57"/> including the [[Twentieth Marik Militia]]<ref name="JHS:Tp59+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', | + | During [[Operation SCOUR]], the [[Word of Blake]] responded to the loss of [[Marcus]] by dispatching a combination of hired mercenary (in the form of the [[Canned Heat]], [[Clifton's Rangers]], [[The Furies]] and the [[Stealthy Tigers]]<ref name="TCp164"/> to retake Marcus on the 11th of August; the coalition forces<ref name="J:FRp57"/> including the [[20th Marik Militia|Twentieth Marik Militia]]<ref name="JHS:Tp59+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 59-60, "Chaos Eternal: Blood And Fury"</ref> had no choice but to retreat to the nearby world of [[Dieudonné]].<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Two teams of ComStar affiliated [[Blake's Wrath]] units destroyed the uranium mines to deny them to the Word of Blake. The mercenaries the Blakists had sent were not concerned with limiting collateral damage, and when word of the Coalition's conquest of [[Terra]] reached them, the natives (aided by ComStar) overthrew their mercenary overseers, though some of them had already escaped when the fall of Terra news had arrived.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 165</ref><ref name="TCp164">''Total Chaos'', p. 164-165, "MARCUS"</ref> |
It is not known if the unit fled the planet or died there. | It is not known if the unit fled the planet or died there. | ||
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==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Clifton's Rangers''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of Clifton's Rangers''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Major]] | + | | [[Major]]||[[Jack Burton (mercenary)|Jack "Mad Dawg" Burton]]||[[3067]] |
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
| − | '''Clifton's Rangers''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable) | + | ''' Clifton's Rangers''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable) |
| − | :Contract: FWLM<ref name=HM-FWLp109>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 109</ref> | + | :Contract: FWLM <ref name=HM-FWLp109>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p.109</ref> |
| − | :* CO: Major Elias Clifton<ref name=HM-FWLp109/> | + | :*CO: Major Elias Clifton<ref name=HM-FWLp109/> |
=== 3028 === | === 3028 === | ||
| − | '''Clifton's Rangers''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HBSp87/> | + | '''Clifton's Rangers''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name =HBSp87/> |
| − | :Note: At this time the command was stationed on [[Epsilon]].<ref name=HBSp87>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 87</ref> | + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Epsilon]]. <ref name =HBSp87>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p.87</ref> |
===3040=== | ===3040=== | ||
| − | ''' Clifton's Rangers''' ([[Battalion]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name=HWo3039p140/> | + | ''' Clifton's Rangers''' (1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Questionable)<ref name = HWo3039p140/> |
| − | :Note: At this time the command was stationed on [[Galtor]].<ref name=HWo3039p140>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140</ref> | + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Galtor]].<ref name = HWo3039p140>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140</ref> |
| − | :Contract: AFFC<ref name=HWo3039p140/> | + | :Contract: AFFC <ref name = HWo3039p140/> |
===3050=== | ===3050=== | ||
| − | '''Clifton's Rangers ''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable)<ref name=20yup20/> | + | '''Clifton's Rangers ''' (Battalion/Green/Questionable) <ref name = 20yup20/> |
| − | :* CO: Major Marc Clifton<ref name=20yup20/> | + | :* CO: Major Marc Clifton <ref name = 20yup20/> |
| − | :Note: At this time the command was stationed on [[Abbeville]].<ref name=20yup20>''20 Year Update'', p. 20</ref> | + | :Note: At this point in time the command was stationed on [[Abbeville]]. <ref name = 20yup20>''20 Year Update'', p. 20</ref> |
===3067=== | ===3067=== | ||
| − | '''Clifton's Rangers''' ([[Battalion]]/Green/Reliable) | + | '''Clifton's Rangers'''(1 [[Battalion]]/Green/Reliable) |
* CO: [[Major]] Jack "Mad Dawg" Burton | * CO: [[Major]] Jack "Mad Dawg" Burton | ||
* XO/Alpha [[Company]]: [[Captain]] Benjamin "Hawk" Hunter | * XO/Alpha [[Company]]: [[Captain]] Benjamin "Hawk" Hunter | ||
* Bravo Company: Captain James "Grimlock" Grenon | * Bravo Company: Captain James "Grimlock" Grenon | ||
| − | * Charlie Company: Captain Roland "Ruger" Wilhelm | + | * Charlie Company: Captain Roland "Ruger" Wilhelm |
- 2 light/medium companies, 1 heavy company, 1 independent assault command lance | - 2 light/medium companies, 1 heavy company, 1 independent assault command lance | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | + | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039 | ||
| − | |||
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' | ||
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Mercenary Commands]] | [[Category:Mercenary Commands]] | ||