Fox Khanate (Clan Sea Fox)
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| Fox Khanate | |
| Affiliation | Clan Sea Fox |
| Parent Command | Clan Sea Fox touman |
Contents
History
The Dark Age
Centered around the Potemkin-class ArcShip Kraken the Fox Khanate operated in a territorial region that encompassed the border between the Draconis Combine and the Federated Suns. The Fox Khanate was content to sell arms to both the Combine and the Draconis March while each side flailed ineffectually against the other, but after a decade of lucrative trading that began in 3135 saKhan Ya'el Labov found himself in a delicate position.[1] During this time, the Fox Khanate had an ironclad contract with the Combine to provide support and maintenance for Griffin IIC BattleMechs. This close work allowed Luthien Armor Works to reverse engineer the Griffin IIC production methods.[2]
The division of territories amongst the various Sea Fox Khanates was originally envisioned as a means of ensuring that no one market dominated, but the successful incursion into the Federated Suns by the Draconis Combine led to the very real prospect that the Combine might push the Federated Suns completely out of Fox Khanate territory, putting the Combine in the position of holding a monopoly of demand. By 3145 saKhan Labov was having to tread carefully to avoid offending either of the two Great Houses with any changes to trading conditions, and while the opportunity to profit still existed, the danger in exploiting that opportunity remained high.[1]
There was some speculation about what the arrangement reached between First Prince Julian Davion and the Tiburon Khanate following the successful Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery advance into the Federated Suns would mean for the Fox Khanate. The assigned hunting grounds for the Tiburon Khanate were on the other side of the Inner Sphere, making it unlikely that the three promised worlds would be an advantage to that Khanate, even if Julian remained in a position to grant them access given the Combine advances. It was considered entirely possible that the Tiburon Khanate was in the position of acquiring the three worlds either as bargaining chips to sell on to the Fox Khanate, or even that it was acting under orders from Khan Mori Hawker in embroiling itself in Federated Suns politics.[3]
IlClan Era
The Fox Khanate was specially active at the dawn of the IlClan Era, as they send great quantity of supplies for Clan Wolf for the Battle of Terra. Ya'el Labov, seeing the use of Wolf's Dragoons as cannon fodder during the battle, had a great idea to expand his Khanate's business: to replace the obsolte and corrupt MRBC, making deals for respectable mercenary units. Labov began with the Illician Lancers, a Star League former unit, one of the most old, bigs and prestigious units, but one which Julian Davion had left, forgotten, in a remote and quiet front for years. Labov's agents obtained an old relic of the Lancers on Terra and he, choosing the Lancers' colonel Luciana Araya Morales, presented her the deal, managing to make her -indirectly- the new Lancers' commanding General, and she accepted his offer.[4]
The success of the unortodox contract quickly attracted more mercenary commands, with the Fox Khanate negotiationg more deals for the Federated Suns, which needed them for the liberation of New Avalon, Operation Dawn and the Dragon's Tongue, Operation Solar Flare. One of these small commands, Scoleri's Sabres, breached their contract and helped destroy another mercenary unit, the Acadian Rifles. The Foxes voided the Sabres' contract and reimbursed the Federated Suns for the lost money, and soon they made sure the Sabres didn't profit their betrayal: a ruthless assault of the Foxes annihilated the unit, seizing their equipment as isorla. Labov gained great respect from his peers, and his mercenary initiative was expected to be followed soon by the other Khanates.[5]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Fox Khanate | |||
| saKhan | Ya'el Labov | 3145[6] | |
Notes
- Star Colonel John Sender served as saKhan Ya'el Labov military aide.[6]
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
3145
- - In 3145 the Fox Khanate was based around the ArcShip Kraken, with the various Aimags operating from a number of other ships. Alpha, Beta and Epsilon Aimags were all operating from Merchant Carrack-class transports - the Jormungandr, Cetus and Tiktaalik respectively - while Gamma Aimag was based around the Volga-class transport Megalodon and Delta Aimag was based around the Carrack-class transport Taniwha.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 158, "Fox Khanate"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 14, p. 4
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 158, "Tiburon Khanate"
- ↑ Riptides
- ↑ Dominions Divided p. 42-43
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Field Manual: 3145, p. 169, "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Sea Fox"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 169, "Fox Khanate"