The following is a historical account of the Clan Jade Falcon's battle lineage while engaged in the invasion of the Inner Sphere as retold by Jade Falcon LoreMasters.
Black Earth
May 3050
Clan Jade Falcon Forces: Gyrfalcon Galaxy
Defending Forces: Elements of the First Grave Walkers,
elements of the Seventeenth Skye RCT
Major Battle Sites: Black Earth Space Port, New Houston
Outcome: Following their disastrous defeats on Barcelona
and Bone Norman, the remnants of the Seventeenth Skye RCT and
the First Grave Walkers regrouped on Black Earth. The Falcons
hit Black Earth like a hurricane, decimating the already battered
defending forces. The Jade Falcon aerospace commander surprised
the Seventeenth Skye RCT aerospace fighters on the ground but
allowed pilots to scramble and mount a defence. The Seventeenth's
fighters fought bravely, but the Falcons overpowered them. The
'Mechs and tanks of the Seventeenth held off the Gyrfalcon Galaxy
for an hour at the space port before collapsing. The First Grave
Walkers attempted to use flaming oil from a New Houston refinery
as a defencive barrier, but they learned, as the fourteenth Legion
of Vega learned battling Clan Smoke Jaguar, this tactic was useless
against the Clans' superior technology. Within thirty hours of
the initial assault, Clan Jade Falcon controlled Black Earth.
Butler
May 3050
Clan Jade Falcon Forces: Fourth Falcon Velites (Peregrine
Galaxy)
Defending Forces: Winfield's Regiment
Major Battle Sites: Omega Plain
Outcome: Leftenant General Davis Winfield knew that the
incoming DropShips carried enough of the Fourth Velites to outnumber
his forces. Showing exceptional courage, which impressed the Jade
Falcons, General Winfield countered the Falcon batchall by challenging
Star Colonel Evak Mattlov of the Fourth Velites to personal combat.
Winfield had the upper hand until a lucky laser hit destroyed
his Atlas' gyro. General Winfield's enraged troops
attacked the Velites' positions, and Winfield, knocked unconscious
when his 'Mech fell, could not order his troops to cease fire.
The Falcon Velites obliterated Winfield's Regiment. When General
Winfield awoke in a Jade Falcon hospital unit, he was saluted
for his honour, and made bondsman to Clan Jade Falcon.
Derf
May 3050
Clan Jade Falcon Forces: Third Falcon Talon (Jade Falcon
Galaxy)
Defending Forces: Remnants of the Twelfth Donegal Guards
RCT
Major Battle Sites: None
Outcome: Disheartened by their recent defeat on Trell 1,
the Twelfth Guards RCT disintegrated soon after the Third Falcon
Talon landed. The Falcons easily crushed the small groups of Guards
that rallied to fight fierce actions, but by the end of the day,
the Twelfth RCT no longer existed.
Evciler
May 3050
Clan Jade Falcon Forces: First Falcon Striker (Gyrfalcon
Galaxy)
Defending Forces: Evciler Militia
Major Battle Sites: None
Outcome: The militia, mostly green recruits and personnel
near retirement, decided not to resist the First Falcon Strikers,
hoping to save their planet from the ravages of war. The Jade
Falcons, outraged at what looked to them like the militia's cowardice,
swiftly brought the planet under control. The sole resister, a
young 'Mech cadet piloting a Locust, attacked and
nearly destroyed a Jade Falcon Fire Moth before
his 'Mech blew apart. The Cadet survived the explosion and became
a bondsman.
Golandrinas
May 3050
Clan Jade Falcon Forces: 124th Striker Cluster (Peregrine
Galaxy)
Defending Forces: Golandrinas Militia
Major Battle Sites: Golandrinas Space Port
Outcome: The Golandrinas Militia attempted to stop the
124th Striker Cluster in its initial approach by mining the space
port with vibrabombs and digging tanks and infantry into concealed
positions. The Elementals of the 124th disarmed or destroyed most
of the mines, allowing the Clan OmniMechs to close in and annihilate
the militia's tanks and 'Mech company unopposed. Because they
lost more than 90 percent of their forces to the Clan, the militia
and the planetary government surrendered without further resistance.
Maxie's Planet
May 3050
Clan Jade Falcon Forces: 305th Assault Cluster (Gyrfalcon
Galaxy)
Defending Forces: Maxie's Militia
Major Battle Sites: None
Outcome: Retired Major Hans Renke of the LCAF led the resistance
on Maxie's Planet. Remke used a lance of medium 'Mechs to harass
the 305th Assault Cluster with hit-and-run raids. The 305th took
the planet despite the major's efforts, and Remke was presumed
killed when his Phoenix Hawk was destroyed. Four
months after the conquest, s small group of 'Mechs began raiding
the PGC garrisoning Maxie's Planet, which suggests that Major
Remke may still be alive.
Romulus
May 3050
Clan Jade Falcon Forces: First Falcon Striker (Gyrfalcon
Galaxy)
Defending Forces: Romulus Militia
Major Battle Sites: Romulus City
Outcome: Because it lacked aerospace support, the Romulus
Militia chose to make its stand in the planetary capital. The
militia's super-heavy tanks and heavy 'Mech company fought fiercely,
but took heavy casualties before losing to the Clan's superior
force. Ninety percent of the militia died fighting, and Romulus
City was reduced to rubble.
Seiduts
May 3050
Clan Jade Falcon Forces: Second Falcon Jaegers (Gyrfalcon
Galaxy)
Defending Forces: Seiduts Militia
Major Battle Sites: None
Outcome: Seidut's terrain was unsuited to the guerrilla
tactics the militia tried to use. The Jade Falcon's orbital Recon
located every militia unit within three days, and the ground forces
moved in and eliminated them.
Somerset
May 3050
Clan Jade Falcon Forces: 94th Striker Cluster (Peregrine
Galaxy)
Defending Forces: Somerset Academy Training Battalion,
remnants of the Eighth Arcturan RCT and the Second Ivaarsen Chasseurs
Major Battle Sites: Somerset Space Port, Hollyfield
Outcome: The Somerset Academy Training Battalion received
its baptism by fire when the 94th Striker Cluster landed at Somerset
Space Port. The cadets' courage was no substitute for experience,
and the 94th took the space port in less than an hour. The Eighth
RCT and Second Ivaarsen Chasseurs met the 94th Striker Cluster
near the town of Hollyfield. By the end of the twelve-hour battle,
the gallant Federated Commonwealth troops had been virtually destroyed.
Twycross, Phase I
June 3050
Clan Jade Falcon Forces: Falcon Guards (Jade Falcon
Galaxy)
Defending Forces: Twycross TMM
Major Battle Sites: Plain of Curtains, Carswell Barrens,
Auburn Depot, Hawkroost, Camora Space Port
Outcome: The Falcon Guards outclassed the Twycross TMM
from the outset. Unable to stop the Guards, the TMM fought fanatically
to protect their world and made the Falcons pay for every inch
of ground. The Falcon Guards needed three weeks to secure Twycross,
thus delaying the Clan's invasion schedule. The shattered remnants
of the Twycross TMM evacuated, carrying information on Jade Falcon
tactics that the AFFC used to plan the successful counterattack
on Twycross.
Wotan
June 3050
Clan Jade Falcon Forces: Gyrfalcon Galaxy
Defending Forces: Survivors of the First and Second Regiments
of the Twelfth Star Guards, Wotan TMM
Major Battle Sites: None
Outcome: The remnants of the Twelfth Star Guards split
up and hit the Clan forces in a series of lightning raids, successfully
coordinating their efforts until a Jade Falcon airstrike killed
Colonel Franklin Pierce Marinetti in his 'Mech. Gyrfalcon Galaxy
handily defeated the scattered Guards. The Wotan TMM fought so
poorly that Khan Crichell later referred to the battle against
them as an execution.
All excerpts to this point are taken from the BattleTech Clan Jade Falcon Sourcebook and The Falcon and the Wolf Scenario Pack. All material in this document is Copyright© FASA Corporation and is used without permission.
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