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Line 19: ==History== ==History== − Danielle Rondema had a stormy relation with Captain [[Michael Mercier]] of [[Epsilon Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Epsilon Regiment]].<ref name=WDS61-CDR-1/>+ She had a stormy relation with Captain [[Michael Mercier]] of [[Epsilon Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Epsilon Regiment]].<ref name=WDS61-CDR-1/> − During the [[Battle of Misery]] her company participated in one of the most famous actions early in the campaign. Captain Danielle Rondema's Charlie-First company, a heavy-assault unit, encountered a ''Ryuken'' company at Hamar Valley in the Trolfjel Highlands. Despite the blizzard-like conditions, the Dragoons attacked in earnest, quickly destroying the entire opposing force before a second ''Ryuken'' company could reinforce them. "Rondema's Roughnecks" then turned their attention to the second company, destroying it in short order as well. Rondema's Company earned much acclaim from their fellow Dragoons in Beta Regiment for destroying two companies without suffering more than minor damage. Colonel [[Jaime Wolf]] personally congratulated the Roughnecks on their prowess.<ref name=WDS38-M-1>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 38: "Misery", Rondema's Company destroys two ''Ryuken'' companies</ref><ref name=WDS61-CDR-1>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 61: "Beta Regiment Personalities: Captain Danielle Rondema", Rondema's career, attributes and the heroics of her Roughnecks</ref><ref name=HTP12-A-1>''Historical Turning Points: Misery'', p. 12: "Aftermath", Rondema's Company routes two ''Ryuken'' companies</ref> + During the [[Battle of Misery]] her company participated in one of the most famous actions early in the campaign. Captain Danielle Rondema's Charlie-First company, a heavy-assault unit, encountered a ''Ryuken'' company at Hamar Valley in the Trolfjel Highlands. Despite the blizzard-like conditions, the Dragoons attacked in earnest, quickly destroying the entire opposing force before a second ''Ryuken'' company could reinforce them. "Rondema's Roughnecks" then turned their attention to the second company, destroying it in short order as well. Rondema's Company earned much acclaim from their fellow Dragoons in Beta Regiment for destroying two companies without suffering more than minor damage. Colonel [[Jaime Wolf]] personally congratulated the Roughnecks on their prowess.<ref name=WDS38-M-1>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 38, "Misery", Rondema's Company destroys two ''Ryuken'' companies</ref><ref name=WDS61-CDR-1>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 61, "Beta Regiment Personalities: Captain Danielle Rondema", Rondema's career, attributes and the heroics of her Roughnecks</ref><ref name=HTP12-A-1>''Historical Turning Points: Misery'', p. 12, "Aftermath", Rondema's Company routes two ''Ryuken'' companies</ref> During the [[Battle of Wapakoneta (3028)|Battle of Wapakoneta]] in [[3028]], [[Colonel]] [[Andrei Shostokovitch]] and [[Colonel]] [[Kathleen Dumont]] recognized that the [[Third Proserpina Hussars]] tactics were going to be able to destroy one company at a time. During the [[Battle of Wapakoneta (3028)|Battle of Wapakoneta]] in [[3028]], [[Colonel]] [[Andrei Shostokovitch]] and [[Colonel]] [[Kathleen Dumont]] recognized that the [[Third Proserpina Hussars]] tactics were going to be able to destroy one company at a time. − They successfully used Beta Regiment's Fifth Provisional Company, under the command of Captain Danielle Rondema, to lure a [[battalion]] of the Proserpina Hussars into a massive ambush, where almost the entirety of the remaining Dragoons attacked, with sixty 'Mechs firing on thirty. Known as the Fight of Ploven's Fields, Colonel Dumont activated a [[Command-Detonated Mine|minefield]] beneath the Hussars, and a dozen Kuritan 'Mechs were destroyed before they managed to withdraw. The Hussars regrouped with the [[Twelfth Galedon Regulars]], looking to rest and repair. The Dragoons had lost three pilots and five 'Mechs in the exchange, but they salvaged two of the Kuritan 'Mechs. The lull in the fighting that followed these events coincided with the lull in the Fourth Succession War that seemed to envelop the [[Inner Sphere]] at that time.<ref name=NAISTFSWV1-71>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 71: "Wapakoneta"</ref><ref name=OTPDTM2425-W-2>''Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries'', pp. 24–25: "Touchpoint: Wapakoneta - Aftermath", the Dragoons employ hit and run tactics but are slowly driven back</ref> + They successfully used Beta Regiment's Fifth Provisional Company, under the command of Captain '''Danielle Rondema''', to lure a [[battalion]] of the Proserpina Hussars into a massive ambush, where almost the entirety of the remaining Dragoons attacked, with 60 'Mechs firing on 30. Known as the Fight of Ploven's Fields, Colonel Dumont activated a [[Command-Detonated Mine|minefield]] beneath the Hussars, and a dozen Kuritan 'Mechs were destroyed before they managed to withdraw. The Hussars regrouped with the [[Twelfth Galedon Regulars]], looking to rest and repair. The Dragoons had lost three pilots and five 'Mechs in the exchange, but they salvaged two of the Kuritan 'Mechs. The lull in the fighting that followed these events coincided with the lull in the Fourth Succession War that seemed to envelop the [[Inner Sphere]] at that time.<ref name=NAISTFSWV1-71-W-GW-F-1>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 71, "Wapakoneta", the campaign turns against the Dragoons due to the Hussars' tactics</ref><ref name=NAISTFSWV1-71-W-BFPF-1>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 71, "Wapakoneta", Fight for Ploven's Fields</ref><ref name=OTPDTM2425-W-2>''Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries'', pp. 24-25, "Touchpoint: Wapakoneta - Aftermath", the Dragoons employ hit and run tactics but are slowly driven back</ref> During that same battle, her company tried to do the same they had done in [[Misery]], but they overextended themselves and ended wiped out by two battalions of [[DCMS]] troops.<ref name=WDS61-CDR-1/> During that same battle, her company tried to do the same they had done in [[Misery]], but they overextended themselves and ended wiped out by two battalions of [[DCMS]] troops.<ref name=WDS61-CDR-1/> ==BattleMechs== ==BattleMechs== − Danielle Rondema piloted an ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''.<ref name=WDS57-CDR-1>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 57: "Beta Regiment Deployment"</ref>+ She piloted an ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''.<ref name=WDS57-CDR-1>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 57, "Beta Regiment Deployment"</ref> ==References== ==References== Line 36:
Line 36: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== + * ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]'' + * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[Historical Turning Points: Misery]]'' * ''[[Historical Turning Points: Misery]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries]]'' * ''[[Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries]]'' − * ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]'' − * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' + [[Category:Mercenary Characters|Rondema, Danielle]] [[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Rondema, Danielle]] [[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Rondema, Danielle]]
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | She had a stormy relation with Captain [[Michael Mercier]] of [[Epsilon Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Epsilon Regiment]].<ref name=WDS61-CDR-1/> | |
| − | During the [[Battle of Misery]] her company participated in one of the most famous actions early in the campaign. Captain Danielle Rondema's Charlie-First company, a heavy-assault unit, encountered a ''Ryuken'' company at Hamar Valley in the Trolfjel Highlands. Despite the blizzard-like conditions, the Dragoons attacked in earnest, quickly destroying the entire opposing force before a second ''Ryuken'' company could reinforce them. "Rondema's Roughnecks" then turned their attention to the second company, destroying it in short order as well. Rondema's Company earned much acclaim from their fellow Dragoons in Beta Regiment for destroying two companies without suffering more than minor damage. Colonel [[Jaime Wolf]] personally congratulated the Roughnecks on their prowess.<ref name=WDS38-M-1>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 38 | + | During the [[Battle of Misery]] her company participated in one of the most famous actions early in the campaign. Captain Danielle Rondema's Charlie-First company, a heavy-assault unit, encountered a ''Ryuken'' company at Hamar Valley in the Trolfjel Highlands. Despite the blizzard-like conditions, the Dragoons attacked in earnest, quickly destroying the entire opposing force before a second ''Ryuken'' company could reinforce them. "Rondema's Roughnecks" then turned their attention to the second company, destroying it in short order as well. Rondema's Company earned much acclaim from their fellow Dragoons in Beta Regiment for destroying two companies without suffering more than minor damage. Colonel [[Jaime Wolf]] personally congratulated the Roughnecks on their prowess.<ref name=WDS38-M-1>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 38, "Misery", Rondema's Company destroys two ''Ryuken'' companies</ref><ref name=WDS61-CDR-1>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 61, "Beta Regiment Personalities: Captain Danielle Rondema", Rondema's career, attributes and the heroics of her Roughnecks</ref><ref name=HTP12-A-1>''Historical Turning Points: Misery'', p. 12, "Aftermath", Rondema's Company routes two ''Ryuken'' companies</ref> |
During the [[Battle of Wapakoneta (3028)|Battle of Wapakoneta]] in [[3028]], [[Colonel]] [[Andrei Shostokovitch]] and [[Colonel]] [[Kathleen Dumont]] recognized that the [[Third Proserpina Hussars]] tactics were going to be able to destroy one company at a time. | During the [[Battle of Wapakoneta (3028)|Battle of Wapakoneta]] in [[3028]], [[Colonel]] [[Andrei Shostokovitch]] and [[Colonel]] [[Kathleen Dumont]] recognized that the [[Third Proserpina Hussars]] tactics were going to be able to destroy one company at a time. | ||
| − | They successfully used Beta Regiment's Fifth Provisional Company, under the command of Captain Danielle Rondema, to lure a [[battalion]] of the Proserpina Hussars into a massive ambush, where almost the entirety of the remaining Dragoons attacked, with | + | They successfully used Beta Regiment's Fifth Provisional Company, under the command of Captain '''Danielle Rondema''', to lure a [[battalion]] of the Proserpina Hussars into a massive ambush, where almost the entirety of the remaining Dragoons attacked, with 60 'Mechs firing on 30. Known as the Fight of Ploven's Fields, Colonel Dumont activated a [[Command-Detonated Mine|minefield]] beneath the Hussars, and a dozen Kuritan 'Mechs were destroyed before they managed to withdraw. The Hussars regrouped with the [[Twelfth Galedon Regulars]], looking to rest and repair. The Dragoons had lost three pilots and five 'Mechs in the exchange, but they salvaged two of the Kuritan 'Mechs. The lull in the fighting that followed these events coincided with the lull in the Fourth Succession War that seemed to envelop the [[Inner Sphere]] at that time.<ref name=NAISTFSWV1-71-W-GW-F-1>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 71, "Wapakoneta", the campaign turns against the Dragoons due to the Hussars' tactics</ref><ref name=NAISTFSWV1-71-W-BFPF-1>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 71, "Wapakoneta", Fight for Ploven's Fields</ref><ref name=OTPDTM2425-W-2>''Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries'', pp. 24-25, "Touchpoint: Wapakoneta - Aftermath", the Dragoons employ hit and run tactics but are slowly driven back</ref> |
During that same battle, her company tried to do the same they had done in [[Misery]], but they overextended themselves and ended wiped out by two battalions of [[DCMS]] troops.<ref name=WDS61-CDR-1/> | During that same battle, her company tried to do the same they had done in [[Misery]], but they overextended themselves and ended wiped out by two battalions of [[DCMS]] troops.<ref name=WDS61-CDR-1/> | ||
==BattleMechs== | ==BattleMechs== | ||
| − | + | She piloted an ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''.<ref name=WDS57-CDR-1>''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 57, "Beta Regiment Deployment"</ref> | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical Turning Points: Misery]]'' | * ''[[Historical Turning Points: Misery]]'' | ||
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | ||
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries]]'' | * ''[[Operational Turning Points: Death to Mercenaries]]'' | ||
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| + | [[Category:Mercenary Characters|Rondema, Danielle]] | ||
[[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Rondema, Danielle]] | [[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Rondema, Danielle]] | ||