Crazy Eights
- This article is about the thirty-first-century mercenary unit. For the subject of Spotlight On: The Crazy Eights, see Twentieth Avalon Hussars.
| Crazy Eights | |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Parent Command | Independent |
The Crazy Eights were a mercenary unit of unspecified strength and composition under Captain Symerious Blade[1] as of 3058.
History
Coventry
Admirers of Waco Rangers, they grafted themselves to the Rangers for all intents and purposes during the defense of Coventry against the Clan Jade Falcon incursion of 3058[2], to the point of fighting as a Rangers sub-unit, when they were part of the relief forces sent to Coventry. The Crazy Eights' 'Mechs were described as gaudy to behold, and mismatched versus the olive-and-tan paint scheme of the Waco Rangers.[1]
Forcing their way onto the planet through the Jade Falcon forces on 10 April 3058 shortly after 1125 hours, the Crazy Eights destroyed two OmniMechs and a number of Elementals (while the Rangers destroyed eight OmniFighters and five OmniMechs). The Rangers and the Crazy Eights with them later walked into a Clan Jade Falcon trap on 21 April 3058 in a region known as the Dales, suffering heavy losses amounting to 85% of their force. Only some of their members managed to escape, being rescued by elements of the Tenth Skye Rangers under the command of Caradoc Trevena.[3][4][5]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of Crazy Eights | |||
| Captain | Symerious Blade | 3058[1] | |
Tactics
Unknown.
Unit Composition
Named elements of the Crazy Eights in the battle in the Dales were
- Blade's Command Lance of Alpha Company:[6]
- Captain Symerious Blade, CRD-5M Crusader
- Sergeant Harvey Overand, DV-7D Dervish (did not escape from the Dales)
- Toni Hill, CDA-3M Cicada (did not escape from the Dales)
- Ysabel Garcia, COM-5S Commando
- Combat Lance, Bravo Company[7]
- Sergeant Thomas Pence, WHM-7M Warhammer
- Caroline Muir, ASN-23 Assassin
- The Crazy Eights' second-in-command was Leftenant Richard Kay, piloting a Hunchback that also apparently escaped the Dales, albeit with heavy damage.[8]
Notes
- In the preface to his novel Malicious Intent, author Michael Stackpole thanked "Lisa Koenigs-Cober and the members of the Crazy Eights for donating generously to charity in return for their appearances herein".
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Malicious Intent, ch. 32
- ↑ Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 11: Waco Rangers
- ↑ Malicious Intent, chs. 32, 34
- ↑ The Battle of Coventry, pp. 9–10
- ↑ Operational Turning Points: Falcon Incursion, p. 27: Touchpoint: Dales – "Aftermath"
- ↑ The Battle of Coventry, p. 42: Scenario: "Ambush", Attacker roster
- ↑ The Battle of Coventry, p. 45: Scenario "Rescue and Pursuit", Defender roster
- ↑ The Battle of Coventry, p. 44