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Revision as of 18:33, 25 August 2022
The Tarantulas Battalion was a Wolf's Dragoons elite battalion.
Tarantulas Striker battalion | |
Affiliation | Mercenary |
Parent Command | Wolf's Dragoons |
History
The Tarantulas' special force was created in 3129. Along with the rest of Dragoons, in 3139 moved to the Draconis Combine, participating in the conquest of several Draconis March Worlds.[1]
IlClan Era
As the unit was too far to participate on the Battle of Terra, it moved to Savannah, where all Dragoons's survivors gathered. By then, the new Dragoon's commander, colonel Henry Kincaid was forced to deactivate all other regiments, leaving the Tarantulas and Wolfsbane Battalion the only active Dragoons' units.[2] Soon after the Dragoons settled on Ilion, Kincaid sent the tarantulas to make two raids against Wolf Empire worlds: New Olympia, where they crushed a full Cluster of cadets from the Allison MechWarrior Institute, making almost all them bondsmen. Later, they attacked Campbelton, to loot a Wolf weaponry factory. There, due to the Wolf leader, Jacinda (Clan Wolf)'s tactical cunning, they suffered a costly defeat, with forteen Dragoons killed. The tarantulas' leader, Major Eric Gamble was wounded. Captain Haya Tetsuhara, now in charge, wanted to continue the attack, but the Dragoons' leader, Colonel Henry Kincaid ordered her to cease the attack and retreat offworld.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Field Manual: 3145
- Redemption Rites (novel)