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Line 17: }} }} − [[Captain]] '''Diane Virgil''' was an early-[[thirty-first-century]] pilot. She commanded a [[mercenary]] unit of light [[ASF|aerospace fighter]]s. <ref name=TRO:3025p152>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 152</ref> + [[Captain]] '''Diane Virgil''' was an early 31st century pilot. She commanded a [[mercenary]] unit of light [[ASF|aerospace fighter]]s. <ref name=TRO:3025p152>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 152</ref> ==HISTORY== ==HISTORY== By [[3025]], Virgil and her command had performed various missions for each of the Great Houses. Her unit consisted of six ''[[Cheetah]]''s and six ''[[Sabre]]''s; Virgil herself flew an F-10 ''Cheetah''. Their high speed and small size were well suited to Captain Virgil's style of warfare: quick attacks followed by equally quick withdrawals. By [[3025]], Virgil and her command had performed various missions for each of the Great Houses. Her unit consisted of six ''[[Cheetah]]''s and six ''[[Sabre]]''s; Virgil herself flew an F-10 ''Cheetah''. Their high speed and small size were well suited to Captain Virgil's style of warfare: quick attacks followed by equally quick withdrawals. − She was nicknamed "Vixen" for her striking looks and for her taste for fast and deadly attacks. Her command had adopted the ancient skull-and-crossbones motif for their unit marking, and Virgil was noted for dressing in a romanticized "swashbuckler" wardrobe, including leather boots and a plumed hat. All of her pilots carried cutlasses along with their guns, and reacted poorly to outsiders who found their affectations amusing.<ref name=TRO:3025p152/><ref name=TRO:3039p192>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 192: "F-10 Cheetah"</ref> + She was nicknamed "Vixen" for her striking looks and for her taste for fast and deadly attacks. Her command had adopted the ancient skull-and-crossbones motif for their unit marking, and Virgil was noted for dressing in a romanticized "swashbuckler" wardrobe, including leather boots and a plumed hat. All of her pilots carried cutlasses along with their guns, and reacted poorly to outsiders who found their affectations amusing.<ref name=TRO:3025p152>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 152</ref><ref name=TRO:3039p192>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 192 "F-10 Cheetah"</ref> ==Notes== ==Notes== − * Captain Virgil's unit is described as a "squadron" in the original Technical Readout text, which is contrary to the later-established standard formation of six aerospace fighters to a squadron. In ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' this has been corrected and she leads a double-squadron. + *Captain Virgil's unit is described as a "squadron" in the original Technical Readout text, which is contrary to the later-established standard formation of six aerospace fighters to a squadron. In ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' this has been corrected and she leads a double-squadron. ==References== ==References== Line 33:
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| − | [[Captain]] '''Diane Virgil''' was an early | + | [[Captain]] '''Diane Virgil''' was an early 31st century pilot. She commanded a [[mercenary]] unit of light [[ASF|aerospace fighter]]s. <ref name=TRO:3025p152>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 152</ref> |
==HISTORY== | ==HISTORY== | ||
By [[3025]], Virgil and her command had performed various missions for each of the Great Houses. Her unit consisted of six ''[[Cheetah]]''s and six ''[[Sabre]]''s; Virgil herself flew an F-10 ''Cheetah''. Their high speed and small size were well suited to Captain Virgil's style of warfare: quick attacks followed by equally quick withdrawals. | By [[3025]], Virgil and her command had performed various missions for each of the Great Houses. Her unit consisted of six ''[[Cheetah]]''s and six ''[[Sabre]]''s; Virgil herself flew an F-10 ''Cheetah''. Their high speed and small size were well suited to Captain Virgil's style of warfare: quick attacks followed by equally quick withdrawals. | ||
| − | She was nicknamed "Vixen" for her striking looks and for her taste for fast and deadly attacks. Her command had adopted the ancient skull-and-crossbones motif for their unit marking, and Virgil was noted for dressing in a romanticized "swashbuckler" wardrobe, including leather boots and a plumed hat. All of her pilots carried cutlasses along with their guns, and reacted poorly to outsiders who found their affectations amusing.<ref name=TRO:3025p152/><ref name=TRO:3039p192>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 192 | + | She was nicknamed "Vixen" for her striking looks and for her taste for fast and deadly attacks. Her command had adopted the ancient skull-and-crossbones motif for their unit marking, and Virgil was noted for dressing in a romanticized "swashbuckler" wardrobe, including leather boots and a plumed hat. All of her pilots carried cutlasses along with their guns, and reacted poorly to outsiders who found their affectations amusing.<ref name=TRO:3025p152>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 152</ref><ref name=TRO:3039p192>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 192 "F-10 Cheetah"</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * Captain Virgil's unit is described as a "squadron" in the original Technical Readout text, which is contrary to the later-established standard formation of six aerospace fighters to a squadron. In ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' this has been corrected and she leads a double-squadron. | + | *Captain Virgil's unit is described as a "squadron" in the original Technical Readout text, which is contrary to the later-established standard formation of six aerospace fighters to a squadron. In ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' this has been corrected and she leads a double-squadron. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Mercenary Characters|Virgil, Diane]] | [[Category: Mercenary Characters|Virgil, Diane]] | ||