Jade Falcon Guards (Clan Jade Falcon)
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History
Formed shortly after the Culling, the Jade Falcon Guards were one of the oldest and most respected units in the Falcon touman.[1] Until 3050 command of the Falcon Guards was seen as a prerequisite for Khanship, and freeborns were not allowed in the unit's ranks.[2]
Operation Revival
The Falcon Guards were one of the premier units in the Jade Falcon Touman at the beginning of the Clan invasion of the Inner Sphere. In the first three waves of Operation Revival they captured five worlds and destroyed four enemy regiments. They also nearly captured Victor Steiner-Davion on Trell I. Those foes they captured and the civilians they administered were surprised at the level of mercy they showed.[2]
In 3050, the Guards were single-handedly destroyed at the battle of the Great Gash on Twycross by Kai Allard-Liao. The magnitude of the defeat was so great that the Guards were disgraced. Khan Crichell wanted to wipe the unit from the rolls, but his saKhan intervened, arguing that doing so would be a waste of the long and storied history of the unit.[2] After Twycross, the Falcon Guards were slowly rebuilt and command was given to Star Colonel Aidan Pryde, the Khans viewing it appropriate to give a dezgra Cluster to a disgraced Star Colonel. Unlike the unit that landed on Twycross, the new Falcon Guards were filled with freeborns, troublemakers, solahma, and other dezgra troops.[2]
The Falcon Guards regained a great deal of their prestige under Pryde's command on Tukayyid. During that battle, Trinaries Alpha, Beta and Gamma served as main attack force. Trinary Delta served as Scouts, while Trinary Echo was stretched along the whole battleline to serve as flank-cover. They held off the advancing ComGuard, allowing many Falcon warriors to escape that would otherwise have been killed or captured. Following Tukayyid, the Falcon Guards were nicknamed "Pryde's Pride". In fact the Falcon Guards were the only Jade Falcon unit to achieve any sort of success during the battle.[2]
Being considered a prestige unit only elite warriors were assigned to the Falcon Guards. After the heavy losses on Tukayyid most remaining elite and veteran warriors were freeborns. In later years, mainly warriors fresh from the sibkos were assigned to the Falcon Guards.[citation needed]
Hegira War
The Falcon Guards also fought against the Steel Vipers in 3061. The Steel Viper Warrior caste has a strong distaste for freeborns even by the standards of Clan trueborns in general, and tried to wipe out the Falcon Guards, with their heavy contingent of freeborn warriors. However, the Falcon Guards proved to be a tough opponent, even for the elite Triash Keshik. Though they were outmatched, the freeborn Star Commander Diana Pryde managed to destroy the mech of Khan Perigard Zalman. Upon seeing this, the rest of the Steel Vipers fled. For this action, Pryde was promoted to the rank of Star Captain.[citation needed]
Operation Audacity
In 3064 a Trinary of the Falcon Guards was stationed on Twycross as an honor guard. Archer Christifori knew that defeating this unit on this planet would enrage a host of other Jade Falcon units enough to leave their positions and hunt him down, thus taking pressure off the Lyran Alliance. He attacked that Trinary, which accidentally broke zellbrigen. Several Clusters, including the rest of the Falcon Guards, attacked Christifori's combat group, but were defeated as reinforcements arrived. Star Captain Diana Pryde was among the few survivors.
Several months later, Diana Pryde was promoted to Star Colonel and commander of the Falcon Guards, which were scheduled for rebuild.[citation needed]
Jihad era
In March 3072 the Falcon Guards were part of a Jade Falcon force comprised of Alpha and Gamma Galaxies that attacked Vantaa. The Falcon Guards were destroyed as a unit fighting against Clan Ice Hellion's Alpha and Zeta Prime Galaxies, but the Jade Falcon forces won the battle.[citation needed]
Officers
As of 3053 the commanding officer was Star Colonel Aidan Pryde, who commanded the Guards on Tukayyid. After he was killed he was replaced by Star Colonel Ravill Pryde, who was killed on Twycross. In 3064 Star Colonel Diana Pryde commanded the Falcon Guards.
The commanders of the Falcon Guards seems to have been[3][4]:
- Adler Malthus, killed on Twycross.
- Aidan Pryde, killed on Tukayyid.
- Ravill Pryde, killed on Twycross.
- Diana Pryde, killed on Arc-Royal.
Tactics
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Composition History
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- Jade Falcon Guards Cluster
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