42nd Order Recon

[Niezckk]

First and foremost, I would like to extend thanks to the pilot Ryoken. My mates expressed that you were exceptionally helpful in answering any questions they may have had as well as aiding them with repping missions.

Apparently hospitality was in somewhat short supply, which makes the effort that much more appreciated. My thanks.

However! Questions as to whom, why and what it was that we thought we were doing flying about in Order space were -not- in short supply (at least from one individual), to which I do hope that the following will serve as a helpful primer to what we're seeking to accomplish.

And thusly. Furthermore, no we're certainly not looking to step on any toes and, as I read over the current political turmoil happening in this portion of space, we're not looking to operate in an anti-establishment manner. Nor are we looking to invest in official status as it doesn't seem particularly necessary at this time nor in the near future.

You may notice a lack of anything with a shield over class 10, that's not a typo. Should the future suggest that the appropriate kit is mission appropriate and rated by our efforts that may change to envelope a gunship, but that's not anticipated at this time.

So! With thanks for the faction proposal forum for providing some nice formatting.

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[font=Courier New]The 42nd

Name: 42nd Reconnaissance Detachment
NPC Alignment: The Order
ID: Order ID
Faction tags: 42|
Naming Convention: Fighters are named for the Egyptian pantheon.

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The 42nd Reconnaissance is a squadron composed of pilots re-assigned from their parent units to serve under the command of Meredith Savoy, a young captain grown frustrated with an admiralty perceived to be placing a higher emphasis on turtling and concentration of power than in maintaining vigil over the greater Sirius sector. A frustration that would eventually reveal itself to be shared amongst a large number of junior officers.

The feelings of restlessness came to a head with the edict that the fleets of the Order return to Toledo for review by the authoritative body of the admiralty. With nearly all flights grounded as the debates on structure and objectives raged in the halls of the planet below the mounting discontent grew with a wave of muttering across the ready rooms and chow halls of the orbiting fleet.

Savoy, deciding to put career behind her loathing for a flightline of cooling snubships, put out the call through what contacts she had in search for a means of circumventing the lockdown. With no small amount of luck the scuttlebutt found its way to the ears of Lt. Simon Young, of the Sanctifierae and aid to the commanding rear admiral Rathebone. Communiques were issued and a meeting arranged.

The outline was simple, cut orders to re-instate a long patrol while the bulk of the fleet continued to maintain itself on Toledo local orbit. A group of pilots outside of the command structure who wouldn't be missed if re-assigned, a group of pilots who wanted to get their hands back in the dirt. The admiral, sympathetic and somewhat snubbed in his role of being left in space to maintain order in the fleet, consented and issued the appropriate orders for the wing to be formed and dispatched.
The Skinny

The purpose of the 42nd is to press the Order presence beyond the confines of Minor and surrounding systems, for purposes of maintaining a vigil over the four houses and border territory in an ongoing search to curb Nomadic influence and infection.

As such the nature of the endeavor encourages stealth, subterfuge and a froggy disposition over an aggressive mentality, which would likely result in a frozen Order corpse being picked over by a half dozen Bounty Hunters a couple hundred AU from the nearest friendly face.

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The 42nd Armory

Weapons:
Order standard issue space superiority weapons.
Zoner standard issue space superiority weapons.
Corsair Pulse Cannons.

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Ships:

* Nephthys
* Talon
* Eagle`
* Civilian Bomber`
* Taiiden Bomber - To be completely replaced by the Sekhmet upon availability.

`The Civilian Line, while not the issue of the Order by any means, maintains the dual practicality of having parts readily available on Zoner bases as well as carrying an edge for low profile operations.

Sometimes, a long way from home, you do with what's handy.

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Ranks & Roster

* Captain:
Meredith Savoy ~ 42|Sashet

* Lieutenant Commander:

* Lieutenant:
Simon Young ~ 42|Hapy
Mitchell Peterson ~ 42|Amun'Ra
Arnold Frei ~ 42|Horus
Ben Leitch ~ 42|Geb
Ean Westman ~ 42|Menthu

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Universal Outlook

Allied: The Corsairs, Hogosha, Zoners

Agreeable: Corsair affiliated parties. The Coalition.

Neutral: Everyone Else.

Wary: House Authorities.

Extremely wary, like, with guns: Outcasts and associated parties. Libertonian authorities. Bounty Hunters.

War: Burn the Alien. Kill the Infected. Purge the unclean. Roughly.

Finally, I would like to state that I am, in fact, not the leader of the 42nd. However, the leader is currently awaiting account validation and will be with us shortly.