Wolfsbane Battalion
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Unit Description
The Wolfsbane Battalion was mercenary command which was a Wolf's Dragoons Veteran Combined Arms Battalion.
Operational History
The Wolfsbane was created in 3140, the unit was considered to be a special force among the Dragoons when was established.[1] Since 3140[2], Wolfsbane would join the Gamma Regiment. Formed like other Wolf's Dragoon Strike Battalions, the unit was intermix with Davion salvage. Staff with members from Gamma's other two Strike Battalions. At the time they were first new combat formation in the Dragoons since 3129.
They would continue to see action against the Federated Suns until 3151. After receiving the orders to terminate contract, they leaved Combine Space. As the unit was too far to participate on the Battle of Terra, it moved to Savannah, where all Dragoons' survivors gathered. By then, the new Dragoon's commander, colonel Henry Kincaid was forced to deactivate all other regiments, leaving the Wolfsbane and Tarantulas Battalion the only active Dragoons' units.[3]
Soon after the Dragoons settled on Ilion, Kincaid there the Wolfsbane, using it to train new Dragoons and opposing force for newly created units, like Epsilon Regiment.[4]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Wolfsbane Battalion | |||
| Major | Kenner | 3139[5] | |
| Major | Nathan Castle | 3145 | |
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
The Wolfsbane was an exception of the Dragoons: most of their units predominantly fielded Clan and Lyran equipment, but the Wolfsbane, equipped using salvage gathered during the push into Federated Suns territory, fielded mainly machines of Federated Suns origins.[6] The unit was noted when first formed and began to train on Thestria that unit was too slow due to use of Thumper Artillery Vehicles by other officers of sister Battalion, Spider's Web. [7]
Composition
Wolfsbane (Battalion/Veteran/Fanatical)[8]
- CO: (CO: Major Nathan Castle)
- Note
References
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p178 - Wolfsbane founded with note regarding its disposition.
- ↑ Redemption Rift, p.10 - Dragoons working for the Combine since 3139, as General Brubaker reminds Gamma Regiment CO Colonel Kincaid the Dragoons were working for Draconis Combine - Date noted in chapter.
- ↑ Redemption Rites, p. 29
- ↑ Redemption Rites, ch. 253
- ↑ Redemption Rift, pp 104, 141-142,246 - first name mentioned. killed during invasion of Misery, Captain Nathan Castle named as new CO
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, ch. 178
- ↑ Redemption Rift, p. 141 - Wolfsbane first appearance as operational Strike Battalion.
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, ch. 182 - Status of the Wolfsbane Battalion as of 3145