Glenda Jura
Glenda Jura | |
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| Affiliation | Northwind Highlanders[1] |
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| Rank | Lieutenant[2] |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Lieutenant Glenda Jura was a MechWarrior, who served in the Northwind Highlanders' Stirling's Fusiliers, as of 3058.[1][2]
History
In 3058, Jura was part of the Stirling's Fusiliers' mission to attack Clan Smoke Jaguar's Deep Periphery base on Wayside, on behalf of the Draconis Combine. In early July 3058, Jura participated with her fellow Kilsyth Guards in the initial attempted assault on Wayside against a far superior Jaguar force than intelligence had suggested, which resulted in heavy losses for the Stirling's Fusiliers and their Combine allies.[1][2] Surviving the initial assault, Jura rallied with Major Loren Jaffray, at the Bay of Kurita Prime. While there, she was one of the volunteers for covert mission using captured Smoke Jaguar OmniMechs, to which she was assigned with ten of her comrades.[3] This mission was to impersonate a Binary of Clan Smoke Jaguar 'Mech, and raid Clan Nova Cat locations on worlds near Wayside, with the goal of encouraging them to launch a reprisal raid against the Jaguars on Wayside.
During one engagement during this mission, a mid July attack on Nova Cat forces on Boltin, Jura used her experience as a demolitions expert to help Major Jaffray set explosives around an abandoned Smoke Jaguar base which was the Highlanders choice for the site of their Trial against the Nova Cats.[4] These were successfully deployed during the Trial, destroying a range of warehouse and silo buildings, killing a number of Nova Cat Elementals who had taken up positions inside.[5][6]
Glenda also later participated in this campaign's final raid, against the Nova Cat garrison on Tarnby, led by Star Colonel Santin West, on 25 July 3058. Despite losing a number of comrades in this raid, Jura survived, being amongst the Highlanders who were able to leave Tarnby on the DropShip Bull Run. The stress of losing so many of her friends however, and trying to repair their remaining 'Mechs, caused a rift between Jura and her superior Captain Michell Fraser. This resulted in her being insubordinate to Fraser while the two were attempting to make repairs on her captured Smoke Jaguar 'Mech, which prompted her to be reprimanded by Major Jaffray.[7]
BattleMech
Jura was known to have piloted a FLC-8R Falconer BattleMech.[1] During her covert mission against Clan Nova Cat in 3058, Jura also piloted a captured Smoke Jaguar Koshi OmniMech.[4]