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− | During the formation of the Free Rasalhague Republic, the Fox's Teeth | + | During the formation of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], the Fox's Teeth were among the [[AFFC]] troops sent as advisers and trainers for the newborn [[KungsArmé]], assigned to train the newly formed [[1st Drakøns]] on [[Tukayyid]]. Despite the expectation that the world devoid of all but farms and religious monasteries would not be targeted during the [[Ronin Wars]], with [[Warlord]] [[Vasily Cherenkoff]] desperate for large quantities of food to supply his Ronin forces, in June [[3034]] elements of the Ronin [[1st Altenmarkt Militia]] launched a supply raid against the breadbasket world. <ref name=HBW-113>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 113 "The Ronin Wars - The Dragon's Anger (May-July 3034) - Tukayyid"</ref> <ref name=SBSaD-16>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 16 "The Fox's Teeth - History - Wedding Gifts"</ref> |
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+ | Striking while half the Fox's Teeth were out on train maneuvers with the Drakøns, the Milita sent a small diversionary group against them while the bulk of their force moved towards the massive grain silos near the Davion unit's firebase in the Pozoristu Mountains. While the diversionary force was mauled by the Drakøns and Fox's Teeth command [[lance]] led by [[Ian McKinnon]], the rest of the Milita rolled over the troops at the Davion troop's base camp before being being forced to withdraw, Mark McKinnon, Ian's brother, killed holding off the attacking Ronin. <ref name=HBW-113/> <ref name=SBSaD-16/> Ian would attempt to take care of Mark's only child, [[David McKinnon|David]] in the wake of his death. <ref name=SBSaD-20>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 20 "The Fox's Teeth Personnel - Ian McKinnon"</ref> | ||
McKinnon's Raiders stood down after the Ronin Wars to rebuild before getting involved in the War of 3039.{{cn}} | McKinnon's Raiders stood down after the Ronin Wars to rebuild before getting involved in the War of 3039.{{cn}} |
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Unit Description
The McKinnon's Company better known as The Fox's Teeth is a Special Operations BattleMech Company, deployed as the First Company, First Battalion, 7th Crucis Lancers. It was originally a SLDF combat unit of the 1st Star League, however the unit defected to House Davion at the breakup of the League.[1]
History
Founding
The Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Battle Regiment, 251st BattleMech Division under command of Captain Kieran McKinnon refused to follow General Kerensky into exile and choose instead to join the AFFS in return for titles and lands on Kestrel. Together with other independent commands they were formed into the 7th Crucis Lancers.[2]
The Succession Wars
The first assignment for the 7th Crucis Lancers and McKinnon's Company was the defense of Kentares IV against the DCMS at the beginning of the First Succession War where they fought a guerrilla war until rescued by a Davion taskforce. Before their retraction an infantryman attached to McKinnon's Company shot Coordinator Minoru Kurita[3] leading to the infamous Kentares Massacre.
After the years at the Combine front the company served as an independent command at the Periphery and Capellan boarders, participated in raids on Sian and St. Ives and earned themselves the name McKinnon's Raiders.[4]
In 3013, while the company was rebuilding on New Avalon, Ross McKinnon foiled a plot to assassinate Prince Hanse Davion. As reward for their loyalty the Raiders earned themselves the nickname "The Fox Teeth".[5]
Ronin War
During the formation of the Free Rasalhague Republic, the Fox's Teeth were among the AFFC troops sent as advisers and trainers for the newborn KungsArmé, assigned to train the newly formed 1st Drakøns on Tukayyid. Despite the expectation that the world devoid of all but farms and religious monasteries would not be targeted during the Ronin Wars, with Warlord Vasily Cherenkoff desperate for large quantities of food to supply his Ronin forces, in June 3034 elements of the Ronin 1st Altenmarkt Militia launched a supply raid against the breadbasket world. [6] [7]
Striking while half the Fox's Teeth were out on train maneuvers with the Drakøns, the Milita sent a small diversionary group against them while the bulk of their force moved towards the massive grain silos near the Davion unit's firebase in the Pozoristu Mountains. While the diversionary force was mauled by the Drakøns and Fox's Teeth command lance led by Ian McKinnon, the rest of the Milita rolled over the troops at the Davion troop's base camp before being being forced to withdraw, Mark McKinnon, Ian's brother, killed holding off the attacking Ronin. [6] [7] Ian would attempt to take care of Mark's only child, David in the wake of his death. [8]
McKinnon's Raiders stood down after the Ronin Wars to rebuild before getting involved in the War of 3039.[citation needed]
Clan Invasion and FedCom Civil War
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Jihad
In 3069, the Fox's Teeth under Captain Ross McKinnon field tested the Hauberk battle armor on Demeter against Word of Blake troops. They lured the 9th Division's Call to the Faithful III-delta into an ambush, inflicting heavy damage.[9]
The Fox's Teeth had raided Towne in February, and returned with Group I as a part of Operation SCOUR;[10] it had been identified by the Fox's Teeth[11] that the Word of Blake had established a new facility deep within a mountain range on the continent of Howell that was capable of performing major DropShip refits and possibly the construction of new vessels. Group I attacked the facility, but the Blakists had established defenses around the facility that were almost comparable to a Star League-era Castle Brian. Not only were the defenses capable of repelling the allied coalition attacks, they created the very real possibility that the campaign to liberate Towne might fail completely; a daring strike by the Fox's Teeth was performed as the Fox-class FSS Indefatigable moved into orbit, with the Fox's Teeth targeting the capital missile launchers defending the facility to allow the Indefatigable to launch orbital strikes at the Blakists. While the Fox's Teeth attack was successful, the Indefatigable was almost lost when other capital missile launchers hidden within the local asteroid field were activated, flinging thousands of missiles at the WarShip, heavily damaging it.[10]
The Fox's Teeth would then suffer heavy damage in the Hean system on the 3rd of May 3077, when Group I fell afoul of a layered SDS network that destroyed the Indefatigable and inflicted heavy losses on the Fox's Teeth, the accompanying 15th Arcturan Guards and the AeroSpace forces available to Group I. As a result, Group I retreated from the Hean system.[12] The Fox's Teeth would soon be in action again, raiding the occupied world of Hamal, a raid that would cost the Teeth their commanding officer, Ross McKinnon.[11]
The last campaign of 3077 for the Fox's Teeth would prove easier than many of their combat actions; working alongside the 5th Crucis Lancers under Major General Walter White-Davion, the Fox's Teeth and their new commander, David McKinnon, played a pivotal role in ensuring that the campaign for Ingress in late 3077 would be brief and relatively bloodless.[13]
Officers
- From 2784 to 2806 the Commanding Officer was Captain Kieran McKinnon.
- From 2808 the Commanding Officer was Captain Jason McKinnon.
- In 2861 the Commanding Officer was Captain John McKinnon.
- In 3013 the Commanding Officer was Captain Ross McKinnon.
- From 3020 to 3051 the Commanding Officer is Captain Ian McKinnon.
- From 3051 until his death in late 3077 the Commanding Officer was Ross McKinnon.
- David McKinnon assumed command of the Fox's Teeth in late 3077.[13]
Tactics
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Composition History[14]
2788[14]
- Command Lance
- Captain Kieran McKinnon BL-6-KNT Black Kinght
- Sergant Major Bernard Lytton ST-8A Shootist
- Samantha Danton CRB-27 Crab
- Erik Vorster STN-3L Sentinel
- Medium Lance
- Leftenant Hohiro Chipende BMB-12D Bombardier
- Carl Ryder KTO-19 Kintaro
- Maria Lang EXC-B2 Excalibur
- Ernst Dekker TLN-5W Talon
- Recon Lance
- Leftenant Simon Nomura MON-66 Mongoose
- Enrico Alvarez MCY-99 Mercury
- David Grey NTK-2K Night Hawk
- Joseph Tanner THE-N Thorn
3027[14]
- Command Lance
- Captain Ian McKinnon MAD-3R Marauder
- Sergant Major George Lytton WHM-6R Warhammer
- Paul Danton PXH-1K Phoenix Hawk
- Austin Vorster STG-3R Stinger
- Medium Lance
- Leftenant Karl Ryder CRD-3R Crusader
- Iskoru Chipende PXH-1K Phoenix Hawk
- Ernst Lang RFL-3N Rifleman
- Henrik Dekker WSP-1A Wasp
- Recon Lance
- Leftenant Kate Nomura GRF-1N Griffin
- Mark McKinnon SHD-2H Shadow Hawk
- Mateo Alvarez WSP-1A Wasp
- Robert Grey STG-3R Stinger
3038[14]
- Command Lance
- Captain Ian McKinnon BL-6-KNT Black Knight
- Sergant Major CTF-2X Cataphract
- Austin Vorster HCT-3F Hatchetman
- Daniel Waylen ENF-4R Enforcer
- Medium Lance
- Leftenant Paul Danton CN9-A Centurion
- Hiro Chipende DV-6M Dervish
- Dave "Tiny" Hill JM-6S JagerMech
- Henrik Dekker JVN-10N Javelin
- Recon Lance
- Leftenant Kate Nomura GRF-1N Griffin
- Ross McKinnon WLF-1 Wolfhound
- Mateo Alvarez WSP-1A Wasp
- Robert Grey HNT-151 Hornet
3049[14]
- Command Lance
- Captain Ian McKinnon BL-6-KNT Black Knight
- Sergant Major George Lytton CTF-2X Cataphract
- Austin Vorster HCT-3F Hatchetman
- Daniel Waylen ENF-3R Enforcer
- Medium Lance
- Leftenant Paul Danton CN9-A Centurion
- Hiro Chipender DV-6M Dervish
- Dave "Tiny" Hill JM-6S JaegerMech
- Henrik Dekker JVN-10N Javelin
- Recon Lance
- Leftenant Ross McKinnon WLF-1 Wolfhound
- Mateo Alvarez ASN-21 Assassin
- Robert Grey HNT-151 Hornet
- Sara Lytton COM-2D Commando
3054[14]
- Command Lance
- Captain Ross McKinnon BL-10-KNT Black Knight
- Sergant Major Austin Voster HCT-3F Hatchetman
- Sara Lytton CTF-3X Cataphract
- Daniel Waylen ENF-4R Enforcer
- Medium Lance
- Leftenant Paul Danton CN9-A Centurion
- Hiro Chipender DV-6M Dervish
- Dave "Tiny" Hill JM-6S JaegerMech
- Henrik Dekker BZK-F3 Hollander
- Recon Lance
- Leftenant Mateo Alvarez STH-1D Stealth
- Robert Grey ALM-8D Fireball
- William Tanner DRT-3S Dart
- Hanond Quatro COM-5S Commando
3071[14]
- Command Lance
- Captain Ross McKinnon BL-10-KNT Black Knight
- Sergant Major Austin Voster HCT-5F Hatchetman
- Sara Lytton-McKinnon CTF-3X Cataphract
- Carol Ryder UZL-2S Uziel
- Medium Lance
- Leftenant Daniel Waylen ENF-4R Enforcer
- Dave "Tiny" Hill RFL-8D Rifleman
- Henrik Dekker BZK-F5 Hollander II
- Jenna Chipende DV-8D Dervish
- Recon Lance
- Leftenant Mateo Alvarez STH-1D Stealth
- Robert Grey ALM-8D Fireball
- William Tanner WSP-3S Wasp
- Hanond Quatro VLK-QD1 Valkyrie
References
- ↑ The Fox's Teeth, p. 6, "Brief History"
- ↑ The Fox's Teeth, p. 6, "Brief History"
- ↑ The Fox's Teeth, p. 6, "Brief History"
- ↑ The Fox's Teeth, p. 6, "Brief History"
- ↑ The Fox's Teeth, p. 7, "Brief History"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 113 "The Ronin Wars - The Dragon's Anger (May-July 3034) - Tukayyid"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 16 "The Fox's Teeth - History - Wedding Gifts"
- ↑ Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, p. 20 "The Fox's Teeth Personnel - Ian McKinnon"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 75 (Blake Ascending, p. 235), "Fox's Teeth Still Sharp"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 37, "The Tale Of Towne"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 38, "Last Words Of A Legend"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 37, "Situation Report: Naval Defenses"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 39-40, "Ingress, Fletcher Fall"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 Starterbook: Sword and Dragon, pp. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 - "Unit Composition"