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Captain '''Lenny Markbright''' was a member of the [[Waco Rangers]] from at least [[3025]] to [[3058]].<ref name=TRO3025p118>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 118: ''Cyclops'' write-up, Notable MechWarriors section</ref><ref name=MH>''Mercenary's Handbook'', pp. 87–88</ref><ref name=RI>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 44</ref><ref name=BOC>''The Battle of Coventry'', p. 42</ref><ref name=TCCBA>''Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Blind Arrogance''</ref>

==History==
===Early Career===
In [[3025]], Markbright was a [[sergeant]] who served as tactical adviser to [[Colonel]] [[Wayne Waco]]'s headquarters lance. Known for his analytical yet flexible thinking, he was considered one of the best known noncommissioned personnel to pilot a ''[[Cyclops]]'' and was credited as one of the major reasons for the unit's success.<ref name=TRO3025p118 />

His tactical wizardry was assisted by his use of a modified [[Tacticon B-2000 Battle Computer]], which allowed him to track his entire regiment and all enemy units in range, in order to plot and coordinate unit maneuvers while working alongside Colonel Waco. His skill in this task allowed him to anticipate enemy movements in time for Colonel Waco to effectively deploy his reserves. 

He was known for his analytical yet flexible thinking, which was one of the main reasons for his unit's many successes.<ref name=TRO3025p118 />

Markbright also acted as Colonel Waco's aide and bodyguard during on-planet operations, though Waco often remarked he should be Markbright’s bodyguard, considering his value to the Rangers.<ref name=MH/>

===Nockatunga===
In September 3032, the still Sergeant Markbright participated in the fighting between the Waco Rangers and [[Snord's Irregulars]] on [[Nockatunga]]. Markbright was part of a group of Rangers' [['Mechs]], including Colonel Waco, which were trapped by the Irregulars in the hills twelve kilometers from the city of Thule. The Rangers were defeated by the Irregulars in the ensuing battle, with [[Cranston Snord]] disabling Colonel Waco's 'Mech, though choosing to spare his life.<ref name=RI />

===Coventry===
By 3058, Markbright had been promoted to Captain and was part of the Waco Rangers' contribution to the [[Coventry Expeditionary Force]], which fought against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] during the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Battle of Coventry]]. On 21 April, Markbright participated in the Waco Rangers' attempt to flank the Jade Falcon forces via the Dales Highlands on [[Coventry]], which blundered into a Jade Falcon ambush. The Rangers suffered heavy casualties in this battle, including the capture of [[Colonel]] [[Wayne Rogers]].<ref name=BOC />

Markbright was one of the few survivors of the ambush, and as the senior remaining Rangers officer, took command of the unit during their retreat. He remained in charge of the Waco Rangers for the rest of the Coventry campaign, until the release of the captured Colonel Rogers when the Falcons left Coventry, reorganizing what forces were left to him and contributing to the ongoing fighting by [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s coalition in a small way.<ref name=TCCBA>''Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Blind Arrogance''</ref>

==BattleMech==
Markbright was known to have piloted a [[Cyclops|CP-11-A ''Cyclops'']] nicknamed ''Polyphemus'', which had a modified B-2000 Battle Computer.<ref name=BOC/><ref name=MH/><ref name=RI/><ref name=TRO3025p118/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[The Battle of Coventry (scenario pack)|The Battle of Coventry]]''
* ''[[Mercenary's Handbook]]''
* ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars]]''
* ''[[Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Blind Arrogance]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''

[[Category:Waco Rangers Characters|Markbright, Lenny]]
[[Category:Notable Cyclops Pilots|Markbright, Lenny]]