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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
 
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| image = [[File:Waco Rangers logo.svg|191px|Insignia of the Waco Rangers]]
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| Designation = Waco Rangers
 
| Designation = Waco Rangers
 
| Formed = [[3007]]
 
| Formed = [[3007]]
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(A full write-up of the unit, also as of ca. 3025, is found in the ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]'', but the impression is given that they are still in House Steiner employ at that point. This suggests they went to serve House Davion later in that year, or were possibly loaned to House Davion on the background of the fledgling [[FedCom]] alliance.)
 
(A full write-up of the unit, also as of ca. 3025, is found in the ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]'', but the impression is given that they are still in House Steiner employ at that point. This suggests they went to serve House Davion later in that year, or were possibly loaned to House Davion on the background of the fledgling [[FedCom]] alliance.)
  
===Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG===
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===Lyran Commonwealth: Second Time===
 
In August [[3028]] the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] launched [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the major Commonwealth offensive of the [[Fourth Succession War]]; the Rangers were deployed from their garrison on [[Bessarabia]] to assault the Combine world of [[Hyperion]].<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 44–45</ref> The defenders on Hyperion<ref name=NAIS4SWp51>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 51</ref> - the [[Ninth Rasalhague Regulars]]<ref name="FSWMAv2p71">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 71</ref> - were of questionable loyalty, and didn't put up much of a fight.<ref name=NAIS4SWp51/> The Ninth Rasalhague Regulars withdrew to [[Satalice]], where they would face the Rangers again in [[3029]].<ref name="FSWMAv2p71"/> On Satalice, they recruited more personnel from the locals, with some success. Some of the recruits were caught by a fight, the 2 September [[3029]], when the Draconis forces launched an infantry and 'Mech assault on the Rangers base, breaching the perimeter and creating some havoc, before being finally repulsed.<ref>''Signing Day'', in ''Shrapnel#11'' pp. 32-36</ref> Following several months of consolidation in the aftermath of GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG the Commonwealth went on the offensive again in the Trellshire and Tamar theaters of operation. While a large part of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]]' attention went into trying to win ongoing conflicts on a handful of worlds, seven new planetary assaults were launched. Satalice was one of the worlds attacked, because of the presence of the Ninth Rasalhague Regulars, and the LCAF dropped [[Hansen's Roughriders]] and the Waco Rangers on Satalice. The two mercenary commands spent several months maneuvering against the Ninth in a campaign marked by good coordination between the mercenary units and their supporting conventional forces. The culmination of the maneuver campaign came when the two mercenary units caught the Ninth in the rich Mizona Valley; keenly aware of the danger of being surrounded and wiped out, the Ninth abandoned Satalice after a race to their [[DropShip]]s.<ref name="FSWMAv2p71"/>
 
In August [[3028]] the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] launched [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the major Commonwealth offensive of the [[Fourth Succession War]]; the Rangers were deployed from their garrison on [[Bessarabia]] to assault the Combine world of [[Hyperion]].<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 44–45</ref> The defenders on Hyperion<ref name=NAIS4SWp51>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 51</ref> - the [[Ninth Rasalhague Regulars]]<ref name="FSWMAv2p71">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 71</ref> - were of questionable loyalty, and didn't put up much of a fight.<ref name=NAIS4SWp51/> The Ninth Rasalhague Regulars withdrew to [[Satalice]], where they would face the Rangers again in [[3029]].<ref name="FSWMAv2p71"/> On Satalice, they recruited more personnel from the locals, with some success. Some of the recruits were caught by a fight, the 2 September [[3029]], when the Draconis forces launched an infantry and 'Mech assault on the Rangers base, breaching the perimeter and creating some havoc, before being finally repulsed.<ref>''Signing Day'', in ''Shrapnel#11'' pp. 32-36</ref> Following several months of consolidation in the aftermath of GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG the Commonwealth went on the offensive again in the Trellshire and Tamar theaters of operation. While a large part of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]]' attention went into trying to win ongoing conflicts on a handful of worlds, seven new planetary assaults were launched. Satalice was one of the worlds attacked, because of the presence of the Ninth Rasalhague Regulars, and the LCAF dropped [[Hansen's Roughriders]] and the Waco Rangers on Satalice. The two mercenary commands spent several months maneuvering against the Ninth in a campaign marked by good coordination between the mercenary units and their supporting conventional forces. The culmination of the maneuver campaign came when the two mercenary units caught the Ninth in the rich Mizona Valley; keenly aware of the danger of being surrounded and wiped out, the Ninth abandoned Satalice after a race to their [[DropShip]]s.<ref name="FSWMAv2p71"/>
  
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::; Kelly's HQ Company
 
::; Kelly's HQ Company
 
:::* Kelly's Command Lance: ''[[Hunchback]]'', ''[[Trebuchet]]'', ''[[Rifleman]]'', ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''
 
:::* Kelly's Command Lance: ''[[Hunchback]]'', ''[[Trebuchet]]'', ''[[Rifleman]]'', ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''
:::* Winston's Scout Lance: 2 ''Javelins'', ''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]'', ''Locust''
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:::* Winston's Scout Lance: 2 ''Javelins'', ''[[Firestarter]]'', ''Locust''
 
:::* Tagedes' Medium Lance: ''[[Clint]]'', ''[[Hermes II]]'', ''[[Hatchetman]]'', ''[[Whitworth]]''
 
:::* Tagedes' Medium Lance: ''[[Clint]]'', ''[[Hermes II]]'', ''[[Hatchetman]]'', ''[[Whitworth]]''
 
::; Warren's Medium Company
 
::; Warren's Medium Company
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===3050===
 
===3050===
 
'''Waco Rangers ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=20YU57/>
 
'''Waco Rangers ''' (Regiment/Veteran/Reliable)<ref name=20YU57/>
:* CO: Colonel [[Wayne Rogers]]<ref name=20YU57/>
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:* CO: Colonel Wayne Rogers<ref name=20YU57/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Epsilon]].<ref name=20YU57/>
 
: Note: At this point in time the unit was stationed on [[Epsilon]].<ref name=20YU57/>
  
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File:Wacorangers-branches.png|Service Branch colors
 
File:Wacorangers-branches.png|Service Branch colors
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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==Rules==
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During the Coventry fighting, the Waco Rangers may avoid [[Forced Withdrawal]] conditions if they roll 7+ on a 2D6. This check is made during the End Phase of every turn after Forced Withdrawal conditions exist. If the roll is below 7 the Forced Withdrawal rules come into effect for the entire track.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion'', p. 11</ref>
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==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion]]''
 
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion]]''
 
* ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars]]''
 
* ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars]]''
* ''[[Signing Day]] (short story)
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* ''[[Shrapnel#11]]''
 
* ''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)]]''
 
* ''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)]]''
 
* ''[[Succession Wars (Board Game)|The Succession Wars]]''
 
* ''[[Succession Wars (Board Game)|The Succession Wars]]''

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