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| image = [[File:Crucis Lancers 7th McKinnons Company logo.png|200px|Insignia of McKinnon's Company]]
| Designation = McKinnons's Company
| Formed = [[2784]]<ref name="FSWp33">''First succession War'', p. 33: "Those Left Behind"</ref>
| Disbanded =
| Previous Designation =
| Nickname = "McKinnon's Raiders"<br/>"The Fox's Teeth"
| Affiliation = [[Federated Suns]]
| Parent Command = [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]]
| Sub-Command =
}}
==Unit Description==
The '''McKinnon's Company''' better known as '''McKinnon's Raiders''' or '''The Fox's Teeth''' is a Special Operations BattleMech Company. Originally an [[SLDF]] combat unit, the company defected to [[House Davion]] at the breakup of the League.<ref name=TFTp6>''The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders'', p. 6: "Brief History"</ref> During the next three hundred years the Raiders became, as an independent part of the [[7th Crucis Lancers]], one of the most famous commands of the [[Federated Suns]] until they chose to join the [[Republic of the Sphere]] after the [[Jihad]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 59</ref>

==History==
===Founding===
The Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, [[142nd Battle Regiment]], [[251st BattleMech Division]] under command of Captain [[Kieran McKinnon]] was stationed at the [[Star League]] depot on [[Kesai IV]] when they refused to follow [[General Kerensky]] into exile, openly declared for [[First Prince]] [[John Davion]], and chose instead to join the [[AFFS]] in return for titles and lands on [[Kestrel]].<ref name=TFTp6/>

===The Succession Wars===
[[Image:Crucis Lancers 7th logo.png| McKinnon's Company became a part of the newly formed [[7th Crucis Lancers]] in [[2796]]|thumb|right|300px]]
====First War====
At the beginning of the [[First Succession War]] in [[2786]], McKinnon's Company proved their determination by repelling a much larger force of the [[DCMS]], who tried to seize the Star League Depot. Though victorious, the unit left the planet for a first Tour of Duty on the [[Periphery]] border that would last ten years and was quite uneventful.<ref name=TFTp6/>

However, all that changed in [[2796]] when McKinnon's Company joined with the newly created [[7th Crucis Lancers]] on [[Kentares IV]] to form the First Company of the First Battalion. The defense of Kentares against the [[Draconis Combine|Combine]] invaders did not go well and the 7th Lancers were all but destroyed. The few survivors, led by McKinnon's Company, fled to the mountains and waged a guerrilla war against the [[DCMS]]. They were finally rescued by an [[AFFS]] task force, however before their retraction an infantryman of McKinnon's troop shot [[Coordinator]] [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]]. This fateful incident led Minoru's son, [[Jinjiro Kurita|Jinjiro]], to order the death of Kentares' whole population during the infamous [[Kentares Massacre]]. Kieran and his company however fought on against the invaders - again as an independent command after the effective destruction of their regiment - until [[2808]] when he was killed on [[Harrow's Sun]].<ref name=TFTp6/><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 15: "History"</ref>

====Second War====
During the [[Second Succession War]] the company, under the command of [[John McKinnon]], fought mainly on the [[Capellan]] front. There they advanced deep into enemy territory and conducted famous raids on [[St. Ives]] and in [[2861]] on the Forbidden City on [[Sian]] itself: McKinnon's Raid, or the [[Deep Raid of 2861]]. This last raid, though costly for McKinnon's Company, helped to convince [[Dainmar Liao]] to seek an end to the hostilities between the Houses [[House Davion|Davion]] and [[House Liao|Liao]] and earned the unit the nickname McKinnon's Raiders.<ref name=TFTp6/><ref name=SaDp15>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 15: "The Succession Wars"</ref><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 16: "McKinnon's Raid"</ref>

====Third War====
After a short time of R&R, where the unit had to exchange their last [[Star League]] equipment for lesser Davion-made equipment, McKinnon's Company spent the next century on the border to the [[Periphery]], fighting against [[Pirates]]. This longtime service was rewarded with an assignment to House Davion's capital of [[New Avalon]], sometime around the millennium. In [[3013]] the Davion intelligence service learned about a traitor, somewhere in the [[Davion Guards]], who had been convinced by agents of [[House Kurita]] to kill the new [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]]. The Raiders under the command of [[Ross McKinnon (30th c.)|Ross McKinnon]], being one of the few units on New Avalon that were not formally part of the Guards, were tasked with a secret mission to thwart the assassination. Faking their departure from the planet, they executed an orbital drop and destroyed the corrupted [[Captain#Armed_Forces_of_the_Federated_Suns|Captain]] [[Jonathan Bright]] and his men at Bright's estate, also capturing the Kuritan agents. In less than ten minutes of intense combat, the unit earned medals, lands, and a new ''nom de guerre'': "The Fox's Teeth".<ref name=TFTp7>''The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders'', p. 7: "Brief History"</ref><ref name=SaDp15/>

The next assignment for the Raiders, again a part of the reformed [[7th Crucis Lancers]], was to conduct operations along the border of the [[Draconis Combine|Combine]]. They arrived in [[3015]] and for five years the company fought against the [[DCMS]] without a single defeat. Probably their most storied victory during this time was over infamous [[Mercer Ravannion]] with his "Charge of the Horde" tactic on [[Fallon II]] in [[3019]]. The unit's luck ran out, however, in [[3020]] on [[Harrow's Sun]]. Similar to the more famous battle on [[Galtor III]] five years later, a trap was planned on [[Harrow's Sun]] for the Combine with false rumors of understrength defenses on-world, but House Kurita invaded the planet with a much larger force than anticipated and overran the would-be ambush. [[Ross McKinnon (30th c.)|Ross McKinnon]] paid with his life to allow the Davion forces time to escape into the mountains. After the death of his father, [[Ian McKinnon|Ian]] took command of the Fox's Teeth and led the unit behind the enemy's lines where they inflicted heavy damage - especially noted is the destruction of a squadron of ten ''[[Slayer]]'' [[aerospace fighters]] on a [[Kurita]] airfield.<ref name=TRO3025Rp168>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 168: "Slayer deployment"</ref> The Raiders' guerrilla war lasted four weeks until [[AFFS]] troops arrived, forcing the Combine to withdraw from Harrow's Sun.

After this battle, the Raiders were allowed a brief time to rest, but they returned to the front in [[3021]]. They would stay in the [[Draconis March]] for the remainder of the [[Third Succession War]] and beyond, where they acted as a mobile reserve force. They fought in countless battles against [[House Kurita]], both as defenders on Davion worlds and aggressors deep behind enemy lines in keeping with their namesake. During this time, the Fox's Teeth not only finally killed Ravannion but also clashed with the famous [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. The Dragoons, already at odds with their Kurita employers, began launching clandestine raids against Davion supply depots. This put them in the path of the Raiders in May of [[3027]] on the planet of [[Udibi]]. The battle would serve as further cause for Kurita to ultimately turn on the Dragoons. Both sides put up a decent fight, but the Dragoons would return to the Kurita betrayals that ultimately end their [[DCMS]] contract and cause the Battle of Misery.<ref name=TFTp7 /><ref name=SaDp15/><ref>''The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders'', pp. 39–48: "The Battle for Udibi"</ref>

====Fourth War====
In the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Raiders joined the whole [[Crucis Lancers]] to conquer the fortress world of [[Tikonov]] in [[3028]], where the company secured the [[Rawlings (Fusion Engines)|Rawlings Fusion Engine plant]].<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', pp. 15–16: "The Wedding Gift"</ref>

===Ronin War===
During the formation of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], the Fox's Teeth, who were already in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] to teach the [[LCAF]], were sent on as advisers and trainers for the newborn [[KungsArmé]], assigned to train the newly formed [[1st Drakøns (Free Rasalhague Republic)|1st Drakøns]] on [[Tukayyid]]. Despite the expectation that the world, devoid of all but farms and religious monasteries, would not be targeted during the [[Ronin War]], the [[Warlord]] [[Vasily Cherenkoff]] attacked. Desperate for large quantities of food to supply his ''Ronin'' forces, in June [[3034]] elements of the Ronin [[1st Altenmarkt Militia]] launched a supply raid against the breadbasket world.<ref name=HBW-113>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 113: "The Ronin War - The Dragon's Anger (May-July 3034) - Tukayyid"</ref><ref name=SBSaD-16>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 16: "The Fox's Teeth - History - Wedding Gifts"</ref>

Striking while half the Fox's Teeth were out on training maneuvers with the Drakøns, the Militia sent a small diversionary group against the remaining Fox's Teeth. The remaining bulk of their force moved towards the massive grain silos near the Davion unit's firebase in the Pozoristu Mountains. While the diversionary force was mauled by the Drakøns and Fox's Teeth command [[lance]], led by [[Ian McKinnon]], the rest of the Militia rolled over the troops at the Davion troop's base camp before being forced to withdraw. But Mark McKinnon, Ian's brother, was killed holding off the attacking ''Ronin''<ref name=HBW-113/><ref name=SBSaD-16/> and Ian took in Mark's only child, [[David McKinnon|David]].<ref name=SBSaD-20>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 20: "The Fox's Teeth Personnel - Ian McKinnon"</ref>

===War of 3039 and Interbellum===
After another short time of rebuilding at [[Kestrel]] in [[3038]], where McKinnon's command lance was refitted with experimental advanced technology, the Raiders traveled to [[Breed]] reunited with the [[7th Crucis Lancers]] again, for the impending war with the [[Draconis Combine]]. The 7th Lancer's first (and only) target was the capture of [[Klathandu IV]] together with the [[2nd New Ivaarsen Chasseurs]]. The task force under command of [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Winston Vaskursian]] arrived at Klathandu in May of [[3039]] and secured the planet, which was only defended by planetary militia, after the planetary government's immediate surrender.<ref name=SaD3039>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 16: "War of 3039"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 42: "Klathandu IV"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 42: "Klathandu Throws off Combine Chains"</ref>
But before the task force moved on to their next target of [[Proserpina]], which was supposed to be attacked during the third wave of the invasion, Klathandu was counterattacked by the [[DCMS]]. A task force, consisting of the [[3rd Benjamin Regulars]], the [[2nd Galedon Regulars]], and additional conventional regiments, landed successfully on the world in August. Although the Combine force, under the command of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Samuel Nelson]] managed to achieve several victories in the beginning, Marshal Vaskursian, who used the Fox's Teeth to keep track of the enemy's movements, was able to regain the initiative. He let his troops retreat from their garrisons if faced by an attack and attacked by force himself when he managed to catch the enemy in the open. The two armies fought again and again until by the beginning of October, the DCMS taskforce was all but finished. In the midst of the final assault to crush the remaining Combine forces, Marshal Vaskursian received the order to retreat to the [[Federated Suns]], as the war was over, and, frustrated, did so.<ref name=SaD3039 /><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17: "From the Journals of Daniel Waylen"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 90–91: "Klathandu IV"</ref>

The next major assignment for the Raiders was a raid on the [[Capellan]] world of [[Menke]] in [[3045]] to punish [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] for the destruction of the supposedly indestructible Fortress Bourgogne - which was newly rebuilt and upgraded since the MAC's last attack during their Long March campaign in the last years of the [[Third Succession War]] - and the [[Marlette CMM]] on [[Marlette]] the year before. The mercenary's regiments were dispersed along the Federated Suns' border leaving only a battalion to garrison their headquarters, which was still not completely repaired since the last raid, conducted by the [[Illician Lancers]] and the [[Sirdar CMM]] as reprisal for the MAC's attack during the [[War of 3039]].<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 128–129: "Menke"</ref> The Teeth, who completely outclassed the defenders, destroyed Fort McCarron, a company of BattleMechs and all of the mercenary's supply and recreation facilities before they left the world long before [[Marcus Baxter]] arrived with two additional regiments.<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', pp. 16–17: "Best Served Cold"</ref>

Before following the rest of the [[7th Crucis Lancers]] to their new base on [[Winter]], [[Ian McKinnon]] and his company were stationed on [[Benet III]] in [[3048]]. From there the Fox's Teeth conducted several raids to gauge the [[Draconis Combine]] rebuilt strength. Among several others, the Raider's major engagements during this time were the battle with the [[Ryuken-san]] on [[Valentina]] and the defense of Benet III against [[Sorenson's Sabres]], who raided Davion worlds on a similar mission. Assured that the Combine was no threat for the years to come, the Teeth left the [[Draconis March]] for the [[Lyran]] [[Periphery]] in late [[3049]].<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17: "Dragon's Den"</ref><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 74: "Touchpoint: Valentina"</ref><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 80: "Touchpoint: Dust-Up"</ref>

===The Clan Invasion===
When the [[Clans]] attacked the [[Inner Sphere]] in March of [[3050]], the lack of a [[JumpShip]] forced McKinnon's company, together with the rest of the [[7th Crucis Lancers]], to stand by on their base on [[Winter]] as world after world fell to the invaders. Only when the chaos decreased in October, limited transport became available and the Fox's Teeth were sent to conduct raids into the occupied territory to gain more valuable information about the Clans. The Teeth executed two successful raids on the worlds of [[Hot Springs]] and [[Beta VII]], where they were able to gather intelligence while avoiding the garrison forces of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. A third mission to the planet [[Wotan]] did not flow so smoothly and the Raiders were confronted by a [[Trinary]] of the [[Jade Falcon Eyrie (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eyrie Cluster]]. Though the elite Fox's Teeth were finally able to defeat the training unit, they lost several 'Mechs to the Clan unit's superior equipment.<ref name=SaDp17>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 17: "Blood of Kerensky"</ref>

Back on Winter, [[Ian McKinnon]] decided to retire and to hand the unit over to his son. To ensure that [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] became the Teeth's new CO, it is said that Ian called in a favor with [[Hanse Davion]] himself, who also arranged for the company to be equipped with the newest technology available.<ref name=SaDp17/>

Re-equipped and under a new commander the Fox's Teeth continued their raids on worlds occupied by the Clans in late [[3051]]. Until the truce after the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] McKinnon's company stayed behind enemy lines and attempted to disrupt the supply lines of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and [[Clan Steel Viper]], gain further intelligence and support the resistance. Though they tried to evade the forces of the Clans, the Teeth fought them several times. The most famous engagement during this time was a battle with the [[9th Fang (Clan Steel Viper)|Ninth Fang]] of Clan Steel Viper on [[Waldorff]]. With the help of their new equipment, including an attached unit of brand new [[Inner Sphere Standard (Battle Armor)|Inner Sphere Standard Battle Armor]], and their cunning tactics, the Raiders destroyed a whole Trinary during the attack on a supply depot.<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', pp. 17–18: "Once More Into The Breach"</ref><ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 18: "Form the Journals of Daniel Waylen"</ref>

===FedCom Civil War===
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===Jihad===
In [[3069]], the Fox's Teeth under Captain [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] field-tested the [[Hauberk]] [[battle armor]] on [[Demeter]] against [[Word of Blake]] troops. They lured the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|9th Division]]'s ''Call to the Faithful'' [[Level III|III]]-delta into an ambush, inflicting heavy damage.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 75, and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 235: "Fox's Teeth Still Sharp"</ref>

The Fox's Teeth had raided Towne in February, and returned with Group I as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]];<ref name="JHS:Tp37">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 37: "The Tale Of Towne"</ref> it had been identified by the Fox's Teeth<ref name="JHS:Tp38">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 38: "Last Words of a Legend"</ref> that the Word of Blake had established a new facility deep within a mountain range on the continent of Howell that was capable of performing major [[DropShip]] refits and possibly the construction of new vessels. Group I attacked the facility, but the Blakists had established defenses around the facility that were almost comparable to a [[Star League]]-era [[Castle Brian]]. Not only were the defenses capable of repelling the allied coalition attacks, they created the very real possibility that the campaign to liberate Towne might fail completely; a daring strike by the Fox's Teeth was performed as the ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class [[Fox (WarShip class)#Named Vessels|FSS ''Indefatigable'']] moved into orbit, with the Fox's Teeth targeting the capital missile launchers defending the facility to allow the ''Indefatigable'' to launch orbital strikes at the Blakists. While the Fox's Teeth attack was successful, the ''Indefatigable'' was almost lost when other capital missile launchers hidden within the local asteroid field were activated, flinging thousands of missiles at the WarShip, heavily damaging it.<ref name="JHS:Tp37"/>

The Fox's Teeth would then suffer heavy damage in the [[Hean]] system on the 3rd of May [[3077]] when Group I fell afoul of a layered [[SDS]] network that destroyed the ''Indefatigable'' and inflicted heavy losses on the Fox's Teeth, the accompanying [[15th Arcturan Guards]] and the aerospace forces available to Group I. As a result, Group I retreated from the Hean system.<ref name="JHS:Tp37A">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 37: "Situation Report: Naval Defenses"</ref> The Fox's Teeth would soon be in action again, raiding the occupied world of [[Hamal]], a raid that would cost the Teeth their commanding officer, [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]].<ref name="JHS:Tp38"/>

The last campaign for the Fox's Teeth in 3077 would prove easier than many of their combat actions. Working alongside the [[5th Crucis Lancers]] under [[Major General]] [[Walter White-Davion]], the Fox's Teeth and their new commander, [[David McKinnon]], played a pivotal role in ensuring that the campaign for [[Ingress]] in late 3077 would be brief and relatively bloodless.<ref name="JHS:Tp39+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 39–40: "Ingress, Fletcher Fall"</ref>

The good performance of the Raiders bought them a place in [[Operation Scythe]], the Coalition's invasion of [[Terra]] itself in [[3078]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 96: "Operation SCYTHE"</ref> As part of [[General]] [[Andrew Redburn]]'s taskforce, McKinnon's Company took part in the battle for Geneva and in the subsequent pursuit of the [[4th Division (Word of Blake)|4th Division]] across the Alps,<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 108–109: "Mainland Pursuit"</ref> culminating in the tough battle at the [[Krupp Armaments Works]] factories near Bratislava. In a typical move for the Teeth, they broke through a weak point in the Blakists' lines, to bring the enemy into disorder, only to find themselves entrapped, when the 4th and [[16th Division (Word of Blake)| 16th Divisions]] repelled Redburn's forces. When the troops of the Coalition, with great effort, finally succeeded to drive the remaining Blakists off and reached the factories, they were astonished to find David McKinnon's Company, which had been under constant assault for over a week and was badly mauled, holding the main facility and still alive.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 109: "Breaking Krupps"</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of McKinnon's Company'''
|-
| [[Captain]]||[[Kieran McKinnon]]||[[2784]] - [[2808]]<ref name="FSWp33"/><ref name=TFTp6/>
|-
| Captain||[[Jason McKinnon]]||2808 - 28??<ref name=TFTp6/>
|-
| Captain||[[John McKinnon]]||[[2861]]<ref name=SaDp15/>
|-
| Captain||[[Ross McKinnon (30th c.)|Ross McKinnon I]]||[[3013]] - [[3020]]<ref name=TFTp7/><ref name=TRO3025Rp168/>
|-
| Captain||[[Ian McKinnon]]||3020 - [[3051]]<ref name=TRO3025Rp168/><ref name=SaDp17/>
|-
| Captain||[[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon II]]||3051 - [[3077]]<ref name=SaDp17/><ref name="JHS:Tp38"/>
|-
| Captain||[[David McKinnon]]||3077 - 3???<ref name="JHS:Tp39+"/>
|-
|}

==Tactics==
Unknown.

==Composition History==
===2788===
'''McKinnon's Company'''<ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon">''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', pp. 14–19: "Unit Composition"</ref>
* Command Lance
** Captain [[Kieran McKinnon]] [[Black Knight|BL-6-KNT ''Black Knight'']]
** [[Sergeant Major]] [[Bernard Lytton]] [[Shootist|ST-8A ''Shootist'']]
** [[Samantha Danton]] [[Crab|CRB-27 ''Crab'']]
** [[Erik Vorster]] [[Sentinel|STN-3L ''Sentinel'']]

* Medium Lance
** [[Leftenant]] [[Hohiro Chipende]] [[Bombardier|BMB-12D ''Bombardier'']]
** [[Carl Ryder]] [[Kintaro|KTO-19 ''Kintaro'']]
** [[Maria Lang]] [[Excalibur (BattleMech)|EXC-B2 ''Excalibur'']]
** [[Ernst Dekker]] [[Talon (BattleMech)|TLN-5W ''Talon'']]

* Recon Lance
** Leftenant [[Simon Nomura]] [[Mongoose|MON-66 ''Mongoose'']]
** [[Enrico Alvarez]] [[Mercury (BattleMech)|MCY-99 ''Mercury'']]
** [[David Grey]] [[Night Hawk|NTK-2K ''Night Hawk'']]
** [[Joseph Tanner]] [[Thorn (BattleMech)|THE-N ''Thorn'']]

===3027===
'''McKinnon's Company'''<ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon" />
* Command Lance
** Captain [[Ian McKinnon]] [[Marauder|MAD-3R ''Marauder'']]
** Sergeant Major [[George Lytton]] [[Warhammer|WHM-6R ''Warhammer'']]
** [[Paul Danton]] [[Phoenix Hawk|PXH-1K ''Phoenix Hawk'']]
** [[Austin Vorster]] [[Stinger|STG-3R ''Stinger'']]

* Medium Lance
** Leftenant [[Karl Robert Ryder]] [[Crusader|CRD-3R ''Crusader'']]
** [[Iskoru Chipende]] PXH-1K ''Phoenix Hawk''
** [[Ernst Lang]] [[Rifleman|RFL-3N ''Rifleman'']]
** [[Henrik Dekker]] [[Wasp|WSP-1A ''Wasp'']]

* Recon Lance
** Leftenant [[Kate Nomura]] [[Griffin|GRF-1N ''Griffin'']]
** [[Mark McKinnon]] [[Shadow Hawk|SHD-2H ''Shadow Hawk'']]
** [[Mateo Alvarez]] WSP-1A ''Wasp''
** [[Robert Grey]] STG-3R ''Stinger''

===3038===
'''McKinnon's Company'''<ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon" />
* Command Lance
** Captain [[Ian McKinnon]] BL-6-KNT ''Black Knight''
** Sergeant Major [[George Lytton]] [[Cataphract|CTF-2X ''Cataphract'']]
** [[Austin Vorster]] [[Hatchetman|HCT-3F ''Hatchetman'']]
** [[Daniel Waylen]] [[Enforcer|ENF-4R ''Enforcer'']]

* Medium Lance
** Leftenant [[Paul Danton]] [[Centurion (BattleMech)|CN9-A ''Centurion'']]
** [[Hiro Chipende]] [[Dervish|DV-6M ''Dervish'']]
** [[Dave Hill|Dave "Tiny" Hill]] [[JagerMech|JM-6S ''JagerMech'']]
** [[Henrik Dekker]] [[Javelin|JVN-10N ''Javelin'']]

* Recon Lance
** Leftenant [[Kate Nomura]] GRF-1N ''Griffin''
** [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] [[Wolfhound|WLF-1 ''Wolfhound'']]
** [[Mateo Alvarez]] WSP-1A ''Wasp''
** [[Robert Grey]] [[Hornet|HNT-151 ''Hornet'']]

===3049===
'''McKinnon's Company'''<ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon" />
* Command Lance
** Captain [[Ian McKinnon]] BL-6-KNT ''Black Knight''
** Sergeant Major [[George Lytton]] CTF-2X ''Cataphract''
** [[Austin Vorster]] HCT-3F ''Hatchetman''
** [[Daniel Waylen]] ENF-3R ''Enforcer''

* Medium Lance
** Leftenant [[Paul Danton]] CN9-A ''Centurion''
** [[Hiro Chipende]] DV-6M ''Dervish''
** [[Dave Hill|Dave "Tiny" Hill]] JM-6S ''JagerMech''
** [[Henrik Dekker]] JVN-10N ''Javelin''

* Recon Lance
** Leftenant [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] WLF-1 ''Wolfhound''
** [[Mateo Alvarez]] [[Assassin|ASN-21 ''Assassin'']]
** [[Robert Grey]] HNT-151 ''Hornet''
** [[Sara Lytton]] [[Commando|COM-2D ''Commando'']]

* Support Vessels
** Unknown-class [[JumpShip]] - ''[[Idaho Sunrise]]''

===3054===
'''McKinnon's Company'''<ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon" />
* Command Lance
** Captain [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] [[Black Knight|BL-10-KNT ''Black Knight'']]
** Sergeant Major [[Austin Voster]] HCT-3F ''Hatchetman''
** [[Sara Lytton]] [[Cataphract|CTF-3X ''Cataphract'']]
** [[Daniel Waylen]] [[Enforcer|ENF-4R ''Enforcer'']]

* Medium Lance
** Leftenant [[Paul Danton]] CN9-A ''Centurion''
** [[Hiro Chipende]] DV-6M ''Dervish''
** [[Dave Hill|Dave "Tiny" Hill]] JM-6S ''JagerMech''
** [[Henrik Dekker]] [[Hollander|BZK-F3 ''Hollander'']]

* Recon Lance
** Leftenant [[Mateo Alvarez]] [[Stealth|STH-1D ''Stealth'']]
** [[Robert Grey]] [[Fireball|ALM-8D ''Fireball'']]
** [[William Tanner]] [[Dart (BattleMech)|DRT-3S ''Dart'']]
** [[Hanond Quatro]] [[Commando|COM-5S ''Commando'']]

===3071===
'''McKinnon's Company'''<ref name="Starterbook: Sword and Dragon" />
* Command Lance
** Captain [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] [[Black Knight|BL-10-KNT ''Black Knight'']]
** Sergeant Major [[Austin Voster]] [[Hatchetman|HCT-5F ''Hatchetman'']]
** [[Sara Lytton-McKinnon]] CTF-3X ''Cataphract''
** [[Carol Ryder]] [[Uziel|UZL-2S ''Uziel'']]

* Medium Lance
** Leftenant [[Daniel Waylen]] ENF-4R ''Enforcer''
** [[Dave Hill|Dave "Tiny" Hill]] [[Rifleman|RFL-8D ''Rifleman'']]
** [[Henrik Dekker]] [[Hollander II|BZK-F5 ''Hollander II'']]
** [[Jenna Chipende]] [[Dervish|DV-8D ''Dervish'']]

* Recon Lance
** Leftenant [[Mateo Alvarez]] STH-1D ''Stealth''
** [[Robert Grey]] ALM-8D ''Fireball''
** [[William Tanner]] [[Wasp|WSP-3S ''Wasp'']]
** [[Hanond Quatro]] [[Valkyrie|VLK-QD1 ''Valkyrie'']]

==Unit Colors==
The company painted their BattleMechs in a tan and green color scheme ca. 3025.<ref name=TFTbc>''The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders'', back cover</ref>

==Gallery==
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IanMcKinnon Marauder TFT.png|[[Ian McKinnon]]'s MAD-3R ''[[Marauder]]'' in Fox's Teeth colors
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==Notes==
* Though lands and titles on [[Kestrel]] were granted to the members of McKinnon's Company for joining the [[AFFS]] they became not a part of the [[2nd Crucis Lancers]] - the Kestrel Lancers - who obtain the majority of their recruits from this sector, but of the 7th Lancers from far away [[Broken Wheel]].
* The book ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders]]'' introduced the world of [[Kesai]] (spelled as Kasai) as a planet belonging to the Federated Suns since the fall of the Star League in contrast to the more recent ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''. Similar problems exist with multiple worlds on which they fought on the border to the [[Draconis Combine]] during the Third Succession War. Therefore, it is unclear if this information about the exploits of McKinnon's Raiders is still considered correct.{{cn}}
* The [[Udibi]] campaign against [[Wolf's Dragoons]] is set in 3029 in ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders|The Fox's Teeth]]'', but this cannot be correct as the Dragoons went to work for the Federated Suns in 3028. The ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook]]'' established the Udibi battle to have occurred in [[3027]].

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[The Fox's Teeth: Exploits of McKinnon's Raiders]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Starterbook: Sword and Dragon]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''
* ''[[Demon Star]] (short story)
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[[Category:Federated Commonwealth Commands|McKinnon's Company]]

McKinnon's Company - Revision history

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