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Line 15: In [[2703]] weapons engineers, tasked with keeping the [[Terran Hegemony]] safe from potential aggressors by an increasingly paranoid [[First Lord]] [[Jonathan Cameron]], attempted to weaponize [[Exoskeleton|Industrial Exoskeletons]] approximately seven centuries after they first appeared on [[Terra]]. The system was intended to increase the survivability of infantry, the preferred units for naval boarding actions, special operations, and stealth reconnaissance. The process was slow and difficult, requiring twenty redesigns and a large investment. Fifteen years of prototypes eventually led to the field testing of the first combat power armor, the [[Nighthawk|Nighthawk Mk. XXI]] in [[2718]]. Nighthawk PA(L) proved itself in two additional years of field testing, and secretly entered service with the Star League's [[Special Armed Services]] (also known as the "[[Blackhearts]]") in [[2720]].<ref name=TRO3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 12</ref><ref name=ER2750/> In [[2703]] weapons engineers, tasked with keeping the [[Terran Hegemony]] safe from potential aggressors by an increasingly paranoid [[First Lord]] [[Jonathan Cameron]], attempted to weaponize [[Exoskeleton|Industrial Exoskeletons]] approximately seven centuries after they first appeared on [[Terra]]. The system was intended to increase the survivability of infantry, the preferred units for naval boarding actions, special operations, and stealth reconnaissance. The process was slow and difficult, requiring twenty redesigns and a large investment. Fifteen years of prototypes eventually led to the field testing of the first combat power armor, the [[Nighthawk|Nighthawk Mk. XXI]] in [[2718]]. Nighthawk PA(L) proved itself in two additional years of field testing, and secretly entered service with the Star League's [[Special Armed Services]] (also known as the "[[Blackhearts]]") in [[2720]].<ref name=TRO3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 12</ref><ref name=ER2750/> − Nighthawks were secretly used at the forefront of Star League special operations with ruthless efficiency. Rival [[Great Houses]] all had heard rumors of new power-armored soldiers, and early prying was patiently catalogued over the first five years of deployment. The fruits of the Nighthawk surveillance paid off on St. Valentine's Day, 14 February, [[2725]]. Every accounted intelligence operative throughout the Inner Sphere prying into Nighthawk development, deployment, and technology was "liquidated", effectively ending all such attempts, and Terran rats were left on each victim's body. Just one month later, the [[War of Davion Succession]] began, pitting the [[Draconis Combine]] against the [[Federated Suns]], and once again SAS soldiers equipped with Nighthawks entered the Draconis Combine ostensibly to conduct combat testing on [[Marduk]]. In months of subsequent operations, the SAS decapitated many [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery|DCMS]] units and intelligence cells stationed throughout the Combine. Once the Star League decided to intervene, [[General]] [[Rebecca Fetladral]] ordered the SAS to conduct massive reconnaissance. All of this fieldwork was facilitated by the use of Nighthawks. In both sets of operations, Nighthawks remained anonymous. Ultimately, the Hegemony managed to keep its special operations forces a strict secret until the fall of the Star League, at which point [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] and his subordinates effectively erased the Nighthawk from whatever scant records remained.<ref name=TRO3075/><ref name=ER2750/> + Nighthawks were secretly used at the forefront of Star League special operations with ruthless efficiency. Rival [[Great Houses]] all had heard rumors of new power-armored soldiers, and early prying was patiently cataloged over the first five years of deployment. The fruits of the Nighthawk surveillance paid off on St. Valentine's Day, 14 February, [[2725]]. Every accounted intelligence operative throughout the Inner Sphere prying into Nighthawk development, deployment, and technology was "liquidated", effectively ending all such attempts, and Terran rats were left on each victim's body. Just one month later, the [[War of Davion Succession]] began, pitting the [[Draconis Combine]] against the [[Federated Suns]], and once again SAS soldiers equipped with Nighthawks entered the Draconis Combine ostensibly to conduct combat testing on [[Marduk]]. In months of subsequent operations, the SAS decapitated many [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery|DCMS]] units and intelligence cells stationed throughout the Combine. Once the Star League decided to intervene, [[General]] [[Rebecca Fetladral]] ordered the SAS to conduct massive reconnaissance. All of this fieldwork was facilitated by the use of Nighthawks. In both sets of operations, Nighthawks remained anonymous. Ultimately, the Hegemony managed to keep its special operations forces a strict secret until the fall of the Star League, at which point [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] and his subordinates effectively erased the Nighthawk from whatever scant records remained.<ref name=TRO3075/><ref name=ER2750/> Nighthawk Mk. XXIs were very effective in their designed role. The Mk. XXI featured battle armor-grade [[Stealth Armor]], providing ample protection from small arms, spotting, and sensors. [[ECM|Electronic Countermeasures]] allowed detected units to interfere with hostile software within range. Soldiers were deployed with their normal preferred or mission-critical infantry weapon system, generally the [[Mauser 960]]. Despite the Nighthawk's success, power armor never entered open deployment with the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Additionally, power armor wasn't initially deployed with fixed weapon systems like later iterations. The [[Nighthawk#Variants|Nighthawk Mk. XXII]] came next, trading the ECM for a fixed grenade launcher. However, deployment with the Star League Defense Force was interrupted by the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref name=TRO3075/> Nighthawk Mk. XXIs were very effective in their designed role. The Mk. XXI featured battle armor-grade [[Stealth Armor]], providing ample protection from small arms, spotting, and sensors. [[ECM|Electronic Countermeasures]] allowed detected units to interfere with hostile software within range. Soldiers were deployed with their normal preferred or mission-critical infantry weapon system, generally the [[Mauser 960]]. Despite the Nighthawk's success, power armor never entered open deployment with the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Additionally, power armor wasn't initially deployed with fixed weapon systems like later iterations. The [[Nighthawk#Variants|Nighthawk Mk. XXII]] came next, trading the ECM for a fixed grenade launcher. However, deployment with the Star League Defense Force was interrupted by the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref name=TRO3075/>
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In [[2703]] weapons engineers, tasked with keeping the [[Terran Hegemony]] safe from potential aggressors by an increasingly paranoid [[First Lord]] [[Jonathan Cameron]], attempted to weaponize [[Exoskeleton|Industrial Exoskeletons]] approximately seven centuries after they first appeared on [[Terra]]. The system was intended to increase the survivability of infantry, the preferred units for naval boarding actions, special operations, and stealth reconnaissance. The process was slow and difficult, requiring twenty redesigns and a large investment. Fifteen years of prototypes eventually led to the field testing of the first combat power armor, the [[Nighthawk|Nighthawk Mk. XXI]] in [[2718]]. Nighthawk PA(L) proved itself in two additional years of field testing, and secretly entered service with the Star League's [[Special Armed Services]] (also known as the "[[Blackhearts]]") in [[2720]].<ref name=TRO3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 12</ref><ref name=ER2750/> | In [[2703]] weapons engineers, tasked with keeping the [[Terran Hegemony]] safe from potential aggressors by an increasingly paranoid [[First Lord]] [[Jonathan Cameron]], attempted to weaponize [[Exoskeleton|Industrial Exoskeletons]] approximately seven centuries after they first appeared on [[Terra]]. The system was intended to increase the survivability of infantry, the preferred units for naval boarding actions, special operations, and stealth reconnaissance. The process was slow and difficult, requiring twenty redesigns and a large investment. Fifteen years of prototypes eventually led to the field testing of the first combat power armor, the [[Nighthawk|Nighthawk Mk. XXI]] in [[2718]]. Nighthawk PA(L) proved itself in two additional years of field testing, and secretly entered service with the Star League's [[Special Armed Services]] (also known as the "[[Blackhearts]]") in [[2720]].<ref name=TRO3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 12</ref><ref name=ER2750/> | ||
| − | Nighthawks were secretly used at the forefront of Star League special operations with ruthless efficiency. Rival [[Great Houses]] all had heard rumors of new power-armored soldiers, and early prying was patiently | + | Nighthawks were secretly used at the forefront of Star League special operations with ruthless efficiency. Rival [[Great Houses]] all had heard rumors of new power-armored soldiers, and early prying was patiently cataloged over the first five years of deployment. The fruits of the Nighthawk surveillance paid off on St. Valentine's Day, 14 February, [[2725]]. Every accounted intelligence operative throughout the Inner Sphere prying into Nighthawk development, deployment, and technology was "liquidated", effectively ending all such attempts, and Terran rats were left on each victim's body. Just one month later, the [[War of Davion Succession]] began, pitting the [[Draconis Combine]] against the [[Federated Suns]], and once again SAS soldiers equipped with Nighthawks entered the Draconis Combine ostensibly to conduct combat testing on [[Marduk]]. In months of subsequent operations, the SAS decapitated many [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery|DCMS]] units and intelligence cells stationed throughout the Combine. Once the Star League decided to intervene, [[General]] [[Rebecca Fetladral]] ordered the SAS to conduct massive reconnaissance. All of this fieldwork was facilitated by the use of Nighthawks. In both sets of operations, Nighthawks remained anonymous. Ultimately, the Hegemony managed to keep its special operations forces a strict secret until the fall of the Star League, at which point [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] and his subordinates effectively erased the Nighthawk from whatever scant records remained.<ref name=TRO3075/><ref name=ER2750/> |
Nighthawk Mk. XXIs were very effective in their designed role. The Mk. XXI featured battle armor-grade [[Stealth Armor]], providing ample protection from small arms, spotting, and sensors. [[ECM|Electronic Countermeasures]] allowed detected units to interfere with hostile software within range. Soldiers were deployed with their normal preferred or mission-critical infantry weapon system, generally the [[Mauser 960]]. Despite the Nighthawk's success, power armor never entered open deployment with the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Additionally, power armor wasn't initially deployed with fixed weapon systems like later iterations. The [[Nighthawk#Variants|Nighthawk Mk. XXII]] came next, trading the ECM for a fixed grenade launcher. However, deployment with the Star League Defense Force was interrupted by the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref name=TRO3075/> | Nighthawk Mk. XXIs were very effective in their designed role. The Mk. XXI featured battle armor-grade [[Stealth Armor]], providing ample protection from small arms, spotting, and sensors. [[ECM|Electronic Countermeasures]] allowed detected units to interfere with hostile software within range. Soldiers were deployed with their normal preferred or mission-critical infantry weapon system, generally the [[Mauser 960]]. Despite the Nighthawk's success, power armor never entered open deployment with the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Additionally, power armor wasn't initially deployed with fixed weapon systems like later iterations. The [[Nighthawk#Variants|Nighthawk Mk. XXII]] came next, trading the ECM for a fixed grenade launcher. However, deployment with the Star League Defense Force was interrupted by the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref name=TRO3075/> | ||