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| The former Second [[Company]] of the famous [[Kell Hounds]]' Second [[Battalion]], the '''Ghost Dogs''' were a [[mercenary unit]] operating during the late [[Dark Age era]].<ref name=GutG/> | | The former Second [[Company]] of the famous [[Kell Hounds]]' Second [[Battalion]], the '''Ghost Dogs''' were a [[mercenary unit]] operating during the late [[Dark Age era]].<ref name=GutG/> |
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| == History ==
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| === Former Identity: The Wolfhounds ===
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| Prior to their existence as truly independent mercenaries, the future Ghost Dogs were '''The Wolfhounds''', the Second Company of the Kell Hounds' Second Battalion. The Kell Hounds adopted the manner through their history of bestowing individual battalions and even companies with their own unique nicknames and tactical specialties, ''The Wolfhounds'' functioned as an independent rapid response force that operated out of [[Galatea]]. While the Kell Hounds had largely outgrown the world, with a [[hiring hall]] to rival it on their landhold of [[Arc-Royal]], they never forgot [[Patrick Kell|Patrick]] and [[Morgan Kell]]'s formation of the unit on the [[Mercenary's Star]] and strove to maintain ties to the world and the contract and recruiting opportunities there.<ref name=GutG/>
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| On 5 September 3146, the same day that Arc-Royal fell to ''[[Khan]]'' [[Malvina Hazen]] and rest of the Kell Hounds were shattered, the unaware ''Wolfounds'' successfully completed a high paying contract from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] to defend Narcisse, the domed capital city of [[Carsphairn]], by destroying a [[Star]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] raiders led by [[Star Commander]] [[Violet Ustone]]. Returning back to Galetea on 28 September eagerly expecting another contract, ''Wolfhounds'' commander [[Major]] Hank Mallory instead received a Priority One his eyes only order from [[Callandre Kell]].<ref name=GutG/>
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| Gathering the entire ''Wolfhounds'' staff, while admitting he lacked information Mallory revealed the Kell Hounds were immediately disbanding in the face of Jade Falcon's vendetta against them, to the point that they had to immediately eliminate any visible tie to their unit if they hoped to survive. Though confronted by resistance and confusion from many of the unit's members, the unit was promptly renamed the Ghost Dogs inspired by Mallory's choice to rechristen their [[DropShip]] as the infamous ghost ship the ''Flying Dutchman''.<ref name=GutG/>
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| === Formation of the Ghost Dogs ===
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| == Officers ==
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| | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Ghost Dogs'''
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| | [[Colonel]]||[[Hank Mallory]]||[[3146]]—[[3148]]<ref name=GutG/><ref name=LStDoW>''Let Slip the Dogs of War''</ref>
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| == Tactics ==
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| Unknown.
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| == Composition History ==
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| === 3146-3148 ===
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| '''Ghost Dogs''' (Company)<ref name=GutG/><ref name=LStDoW/>
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| * CO: Colonel Hank Mallory
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| ** XO/Alpha [[Lance]]: [[Major]] [[Ilsa Escalera]]
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| ** Bravo Lance: [[Captain]] [[Raven Davis]]
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| ** Charlie Lance: Captain [[Rufo Nguyen]]
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| : Note: The Ghost Dogs consisted of one [[BattleMech]] company. "Alpha" lance 5 'Mechs, "Bravo" and "Charlie" 4 'Mechs each.<ref name=GutG/><ref name=LStDoW/>
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| === DropShip Support ===
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| The Ghost Dogs had their own [[DropShip]] support, capable of carrying the entire unit:<ref name=GutG/><ref name=LStDoW/>
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| * ''[[Union (DropShip class)|Union]]''-class [[BattleMech|'Mech]] carrier [[DropShip]], ''[[The Flying Dutchman (Individual Union-class DropShip)|The Flying Dutchman]]''
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| : Note: During the Kell Hounds era, the DropShip was named ''Houndstooth''<ref name=GutG/>
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| == References ==
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| == Bibliography ==
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| * ''[[Giving up the Ghost]]'' (novella)
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| * ''[[Let Slip the Dogs of War]]'' (novella)
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| [[Category:Mercenary Commands|Ghost Dogs]]
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This faction is not considered part of the Resurgence Era lore. The Kell Hounds did not have a magical buildup and went in their entirety to fight the Word of Blake when their world was overrun by Lyrans and Jade Falcons. Should they be restored in time, they will honor their original name and their insignia will not be used as a political tool as it is in current ip-licensee lore.
| Ghost Dogs
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| Formed
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28 September 3146[1]
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| Previous Designation(s)
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The Wolfhounds[1]
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| Affiliation
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Mercenary
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| Parent Command
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Independent
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The former Second Company of the famous Kell Hounds' Second Battalion, the Ghost Dogs were a mercenary unit operating during the late Dark Age era.[1]
