[SR - Troop] The Black Fang Rangers

[Corweena]

June 620, El Oleonda

With their contract to hunt down Lotii forces fulfilled, the remaining Black Fang Rangers rendezvous at their predetermined rally point, and begin the trek through the jungle back to the western shores of the island, where their transport ship is waiting to return them to New Nassau. Each Ranger carries in his pack the canine teeth of every Lotii soldier killed by their hand. While more civilized people may be appalled by such an action, the Rangers do this to provide proof of their kills,for both each other, and for any possible benefactor, in this case the Carnite empire. 

 

 

 

Unit: Black Fang Rangers

Type: Rangers, specializing in guerilla and irregular warfare

Uniform: Black jacket with yellow trim, green undershirt and trousers, brown wide-brimmed hat. Officers substitute black sleeves for green.

Equipment: Brown/black/gray packs, latest model of flintlock muskets, hatchet or machete for cutting through brush and jungle, secondary melee weapon such as a cutlass or knife. 

Unit Description and History:

The Rangers are the only unit of the Black Wolf Company comprised solely of native Vikendians. Its ranks are filled with skilled trackers, forestmen, and guerilla fighters among the Amarok people. Each member was hand selected by their leader, Gunnar Haraldson. Haraldson is widely regarded as the best tracker in Vikendia, and is a brilliant tactician. He still dresses in traditional Vikendian ranger garb. Haraldson's reputation commands a deep respect from his fellow rangers. All of his men are devoted to him, and follow without question. For Ragnarrson and the Black Wolf Company, the Rangers are the most trusted and valued unit in the company. With only native Amarok soldiers, they are above reproach and cannot be tempted by meddling imperialists to spy or otherwise divulge valuable information. The Rangers operate independent of the rest of the Black Wolf Company forces, often deploying ahead of the main forces, or on side missions to distract the enemy. Their guerilla warfare skills make them exceptional at disrupting enemy supply lines and convoys, along with planning ambushes and sabatoge missions. Although recently arrived in Terra Nova, the Rangers quickly acclimated to the warmer climate and jungles, as other than temperature, they are very similar to the dense forests of Vikendia. 

Many of the Rangers are veterans of multiple wars in Vikendia. Because of the tribal makeup of the continent, there was almost always some sort squabble occurring at a given time between the many clans. For the Amarok, the most recent conflicts were the Great Nordian War, and the Invasion of the Laikan Peninsula. In both cases, the Amarok had to defend their homeland or property from a larger invading force, and utilized many ranger and guerilla units to wreak havoc on the invading enemy, eventually cutting off the bulk of the army leaving them without support to face the main Amarok forces. Haraldson forged his reputation during these conflicts, as a fearless warrior and tactician, fighting alongside Ragnarsson against their enemies. 

Being so far from home, without a reasonable supply of reinforcements, Haraldson has been keenly watching the training of the new recruits, looking for any that show promise to become rangers....

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The whole unit.

Gunnar Haraldson

standard Ranger

 

 

The Rangers were first seen here, although I have since made a few small changes to their equipment

 

Edited June 18, 2020 by Corweena

[Fraunces]

Cool company!

[Khorne]

The soldiers look great and the background story is befitting. Is the backpack an original piece or is it custom, like the rifle? Is the rifle Brickarms?

[Corweena]

The backpack is from BrickWarriors, and the flintlocks are indeed Brickarms. The backpacks, while I'm not fond of the color, were the only ones I found with clips on the sides, which is what I wanted. 

[blackdeathgr]

20 hours ago, Corweena said:

clips on the sides

A huge plus regarding backpacks imo. That permits you to accesorize your troops to your heart's content (pans, knives, axes, to name but a few)!

Edited June 19, 2020 by blackdeathgr

[Corweena]

32 minutes ago, blackdeathgr said:

A huge plus regarding backpacks imo. That permits you to accesorize your troops to your heart's content (pans, knives, axes, to name but a few)!

Yeah. The only similar Lego one Ive seen is the one from the Adventurers sets, that opens up. But it still doesn't have clips, just slide in loops for accessories. And its much too bulky.

 

[blackdeathgr]

14 hours ago, Corweena said:

Yeah. The only similar Lego one Ive seen is the one from the Adventurers sets, that opens up. But it still doesn't have clips, just slide in loops for accessories. And its much too bulky.

 

True that. Still it has its charm (which evaporates as soon as you check its price at bricklink  )