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'''Richard Timms''' was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] piloting a [[Vulcan (BattleMech)|''Vulcan'']] [[BattleMech]] in the [[Third Davion Guards]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=TRO3025p42>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 42 "VL-2T ''Vulcan''"</ref><ref name=TRO3039-124>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 124"BattleMechs - Medium 'Mechs - VL-2T ''Vulcan''"</ref>

==History==
Richard was the last heir of the famous Federated Suns based [[House Timms]], after he was wounded and unable to father children. Timms' situation was further compounded when he was diagnosed with [[Bethold Syndrome]], a disease eminently treatable during the [[Star League era]], but all but incurable during the [[LosTech]] depleted [[Third Succession War]] period. Being the last of his line and with his health declining with only a few years left to live, Timms sold all the remaining family lands to maintain an extravagant lifestyle and keep his ''Vulcan'' in perfect working condition. With doctors forecasting he'd likely die shortly after [[3028]], Timms' superiors in the Third Davion Guards welcomed his 'Mech and his skills but saw little future value in him as his health increasingly worsened.<ref name=TRO3025p42/> <ref name=TRO3039-124/>

Like so many people within the [[Inner Sphere]], Richard Timms' life would be changed for the better by the [[Gray Death Legion]]'s discovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]]. With a copy of the core reaching the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]], among the first technological wonders recovered was a cure for [[Bethold Syndrome]]. Given a new lease of life, Richard continued to serve in the [[Third Davion Guards]].<ref name=TRO3039-124/>

Richard participated in the failed attack on [[Vega]] during the [[War of 3039]].<ref name="TPW39Vp26>''Turning Points War of 3039: Vega'', p. 26</ref>

==BattleMechs==
Timms was a noted ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'' pilot.<ref name=TRO3025p42/><ref name=TRO3039-124/>. By [[3039]] had been modified with additional [[flamers]] at the expense of the [[machine guns]] and [[medium laser]].<ref name="TPW39Vp26/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Succession Wars]]''
* ''[[Turning Points War of 3039: Vega]]''

[[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Timms, Richard]]
[[Category:Notable Vulcan Pilots|Timms, Richard]]

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