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| − | At the outbreak of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Goliaths were the target of a planetary assault while garrisoning [[St. Andre]] on August 20th, [[3028]]. The attacking [[Davion Light Guards]] were scattered because of heavy Aerospace fighter cover and their Second Battalion was unable to land.<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', pp. 240-241 - "Captain Redburn receives reports of fighting on St. Andre prior to dropping".</ref> The ''Goliath''s pushed the Light Guards' First [[Battalion]] out of position by forcing the mixed light and medium ‘Mechs to stay away from their longer-ranged weapons. The command company of the Goliaths was attacked from the rear by a reinforced (double-sized) company of Light Guard 'Mechs. This Delta Company, led by Captain [[Andrew Redburn]], hot-dropped behind the Goliaths' lines and attacked the larger 'Mechs from the rear. The ''Goliath''s, armed with primarily long-range weapons, were unable to fight back effectively when the lighter 'Mechs closed to within short-range. When Captain Redburn, who had identified her by her 'Mech insignia, | + | At the outbreak of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Goliaths were the target of a planetary assault while garrisoning [[St. Andre]] on August 20th, [[3028]]. The attacking [[Davion Light Guards]] were scattered because of heavy Aerospace fighter cover and their Second Battalion was unable to land.<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', pp. 240-241 - "Captain Redburn receives reports of fighting on St. Andre prior to dropping".</ref> The ''Goliath''s pushed the Light Guards' First [[Battalion]] out of position by forcing the mixed light and medium ‘Mechs to stay away from their longer-ranged weapons. The command company of the Goliaths was attacked from the rear by a reinforced (double-sized) company of Light Guard 'Mechs. This Delta Company, led by Captain [[Andrew Redburn]], hot-dropped behind the Goliaths' lines and attacked the larger 'Mechs from the rear. The ''Goliath''s, armed with primarily long-range weapons, were unable to fight back effectively when the lighter 'Mechs closed to within short-range. When Captain Redburn, who had identified her by her 'Mech insignia, ordered his men to concentrate their fire on the stubborn Assault 'Mech. |
To save one of his men, threatened by the colonel's 'Mech, Redburn executed a [[Death from Above]] attack, landing over her 'Mech's head. The impact caused the ''Goliath'''s reactor to blow, killing Colonel Cochraine instantly.<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', pp. 244-245 - "Colonel Cochraine's ''Goliath'' is attacked and finally killed by Delta Company"</ref> | To save one of his men, threatened by the colonel's 'Mech, Redburn executed a [[Death from Above]] attack, landing over her 'Mech's head. The impact caused the ''Goliath'''s reactor to blow, killing Colonel Cochraine instantly.<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', pp. 244-245 - "Colonel Cochraine's ''Goliath'' is attacked and finally killed by Delta Company"</ref> | ||
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Fiona Yare Cochraine | |
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| Personal | |
| Died | 3028[citation needed] |
| Affiliation | Capellan Confederation |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Colonel[1] |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Fiona Yare Cochraine
History
In 2990 Colonel Fiona Cochraine took command of the newly reactivated Fifth Capellan Chargers, a unit that had been destroyed during the First Succession War while fighting House Davion forces. The Chargers were re-equipped with 'Mechs found in a Star League repair depot on Tantara. Through this long-lost depot, located under an arctic ice shelf, the unit gained the Confederation's only allotment of Goliath BattleMechs,[1] and thereafter was renamed Cochraine's Goliaths. The Goliaths saw action on only one occasion in their early years of service because Chancellor Maximilian Liao did not want to commit the rare Goliath-filled force unless absolutely necessary. In 3005, the unit finally saw action in defense of Indicass against elements of the Ceti Hussars. There the Goliaths destroyed two companies of Davion Wolverine and Ostroc 'Mechs, forcing the Hussars to retreat.[1]
Fourth Succession War
At the outbreak of the Fourth Succession War, the Goliaths were the target of a planetary assault while garrisoning St. Andre on August 20th, 3028. The attacking Davion Light Guards were scattered because of heavy Aerospace fighter cover and their Second Battalion was unable to land.[2] The Goliaths pushed the Light Guards' First Battalion out of position by forcing the mixed light and medium ‘Mechs to stay away from their longer-ranged weapons. The command company of the Goliaths was attacked from the rear by a reinforced (double-sized) company of Light Guard 'Mechs. This Delta Company, led by Captain Andrew Redburn, hot-dropped behind the Goliaths' lines and attacked the larger 'Mechs from the rear. The Goliaths, armed with primarily long-range weapons, were unable to fight back effectively when the lighter 'Mechs closed to within short-range. When Captain Redburn, who had identified her by her 'Mech insignia, ordered his men to concentrate their fire on the stubborn Assault 'Mech. To save one of his men, threatened by the colonel's 'Mech, Redburn executed a Death from Above attack, landing over her 'Mech's head. The impact caused the Goliath's reactor to blow, killing Colonel Cochraine instantly.[3]
BattleMechs
Cochraine piloted a Goliath during the Fourth Succession War.
Notes
- It is unknown if Fiona Cochraine was related to House Cochraine, one of the clans of the Northwind Highlanders.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 90, "Cochraine’s Goliaths Unit Profile"
- ↑ Warrior: Riposte, pp. 240-241 - "Captain Redburn receives reports of fighting on St. Andre prior to dropping".
- ↑ Warrior: Riposte, pp. 244-245 - "Colonel Cochraine's Goliath is attacked and finally killed by Delta Company"