Post by Private Luke Winston on Dec 15, 2005 9:09:51 GMT -5
Full Name : Luke Winston
Date of Birth : July 17, 3040
Appearance : 5' 6", 200 lbs
Occupation : Aerotech pilot, both aerospace and conventional, specializes in Combat VTOLs
Education :
Awards / Medals :
History :
Luke was born on Terra, in the area that used to be the country of Canada before the Star League. Being born in 3040 Luke was only 10 years old when the Clan war machine struck, fortunately being on Terra shielded him from the horrors of the Clan Invasion. Luke's father is a well established and wealthy man who made his fortune through Aerotech designs and concepts. Sharing his father's creative mind and love of flying, Luke enthusiastically enrolled in an engineering course, specifically tailored to Aerotech, at the age of 14. Four years later he graduated with honours from the course and began working with his father on developing new Aerotech designs. Despite sharing a prestigous award with his father for a new design concept in 3059, Luke didn't feel that the engineering field was right for him. 3 months later he enrolled in a Combat Flight program and for the first time left Terra. During the 5 year flight combat training course Luke became a test pilot for several new designs his father had helped create. Keeping close ties with his family throughout his training proved extremely beneficial for Luke as he was presented with a brand new, custom-made, Assault VTOL upon graduation.
In 3065 Luke recieved his first military accomadation, a Purple Heart, after having been shot down and seriously wounded by a Rifleman during a mercenary engagement. Luke is on record as having been shot down only twice, both times by a Rifleman. Understandably he has a certain phobia of the 'mech now. During the FedCom civil war Luke offered his services a "Free Agent", a sort of lone mercenary, to both sides of the battle. Not formally recognized by the MRBC, Luke was forced to accept low paying jobs on backwater worlds while the "official" mercenaries got the big jobs. Although Luke never got the big important contracts he still managed to accumulate considerable combat experience, and even was awarded the Silver Sunburst by Davion forces. His expertise as a mechanic, acquired from his engineering days, and his steadily growing combat record made him a desireable VTOL pilot and finally in 3067 the MRBC was obligated to officially acknowledge him as a 'Free Agent'.
During the latter months of 3067 and the early parts of 3068 Luke Winston again attended flight school. This time the course was a condensed, rapid-progress advanced combat flight training course which was more of a refresher than the full course. Despite this Luke learned a great deal and graduated at the top of his class. Despite having a reputation for being a "Lone Wolf", Luke joined up with the increasingly popular mercenary unit known as the Legionnaires in 3070. Although it is believed that he may have alternative motives, his loyalty to the unit is unquestionable as several attempts to persuade him otherwise have failed.
Although the VTOL pilot is primarily trained in aerial combat, Luke does have some space combat training as well as basic infantry training. To such ends Luke carries an outdated 12-gauge shotgun with him on all assignments. The weapon sports an 8-round, manually loaded, magazine built into the gun with an additional round in the chamber, effectively giving it a 9-shot capacity. The shotgun accepts standard 'buckshot' shells as well as Sabot rounds (solid slug). The barrel of the weapon has been uniquely modified to include a laser sight and a rifled barrel design. This gives the weapon better accuracy at range due to the tighter grouping of the pellets.
As previously mentioned Luke Winston keeps a close relationship with his family, although he hasn't heard from them since the WoB took over Terra. This has caused him to be extremely edgy and touchy about the subjects regarding the WoB, Terra, or his family.
Equipment :
12-Gauge Shotgun
- 1 box of 24 Sabot Shells
- 1 box of 24 Buckshot Shells
3 Standard issue Fragmentation grenades
2 Smoke grenades
1 Advanced MedPak
Flak Jacket, Combat Boots, Combat Helmet with comm system
AV-64X Apache VTOL
- custom designed attack VTOL named after and designed after ancient Terran attack helicopter of the early 21st century.
TRO Available
Date of Birth : July 17, 3040
Appearance : 5' 6", 200 lbs
Occupation : Aerotech pilot, both aerospace and conventional, specializes in Combat VTOLs
Education :
- 3054-3058 - Flight Engineering School
- 3059-3064 - Combat Flight School
- 3067-3068 - Advanced Combat Flight School
Awards / Medals :
- 3058 - graduated with honours in top 5 percentile
- 3059 - shared Aerotech Technological Advancement award with Father
- 3064 - graduated with honours in top 10 percentile
- 3065 - Purple Heart, seriously wounded in mercenary battle
- 3066 - Silver Sunburst, awarded during the FedCom Civil War
- 3067 - Officially acknowledged by the MRBC as a "Free Agent"
- 3068 - graduated with honours at top of class
History :
Luke was born on Terra, in the area that used to be the country of Canada before the Star League. Being born in 3040 Luke was only 10 years old when the Clan war machine struck, fortunately being on Terra shielded him from the horrors of the Clan Invasion. Luke's father is a well established and wealthy man who made his fortune through Aerotech designs and concepts. Sharing his father's creative mind and love of flying, Luke enthusiastically enrolled in an engineering course, specifically tailored to Aerotech, at the age of 14. Four years later he graduated with honours from the course and began working with his father on developing new Aerotech designs. Despite sharing a prestigous award with his father for a new design concept in 3059, Luke didn't feel that the engineering field was right for him. 3 months later he enrolled in a Combat Flight program and for the first time left Terra. During the 5 year flight combat training course Luke became a test pilot for several new designs his father had helped create. Keeping close ties with his family throughout his training proved extremely beneficial for Luke as he was presented with a brand new, custom-made, Assault VTOL upon graduation.
In 3065 Luke recieved his first military accomadation, a Purple Heart, after having been shot down and seriously wounded by a Rifleman during a mercenary engagement. Luke is on record as having been shot down only twice, both times by a Rifleman. Understandably he has a certain phobia of the 'mech now. During the FedCom civil war Luke offered his services a "Free Agent", a sort of lone mercenary, to both sides of the battle. Not formally recognized by the MRBC, Luke was forced to accept low paying jobs on backwater worlds while the "official" mercenaries got the big jobs. Although Luke never got the big important contracts he still managed to accumulate considerable combat experience, and even was awarded the Silver Sunburst by Davion forces. His expertise as a mechanic, acquired from his engineering days, and his steadily growing combat record made him a desireable VTOL pilot and finally in 3067 the MRBC was obligated to officially acknowledge him as a 'Free Agent'.
During the latter months of 3067 and the early parts of 3068 Luke Winston again attended flight school. This time the course was a condensed, rapid-progress advanced combat flight training course which was more of a refresher than the full course. Despite this Luke learned a great deal and graduated at the top of his class. Despite having a reputation for being a "Lone Wolf", Luke joined up with the increasingly popular mercenary unit known as the Legionnaires in 3070. Although it is believed that he may have alternative motives, his loyalty to the unit is unquestionable as several attempts to persuade him otherwise have failed.
Although the VTOL pilot is primarily trained in aerial combat, Luke does have some space combat training as well as basic infantry training. To such ends Luke carries an outdated 12-gauge shotgun with him on all assignments. The weapon sports an 8-round, manually loaded, magazine built into the gun with an additional round in the chamber, effectively giving it a 9-shot capacity. The shotgun accepts standard 'buckshot' shells as well as Sabot rounds (solid slug). The barrel of the weapon has been uniquely modified to include a laser sight and a rifled barrel design. This gives the weapon better accuracy at range due to the tighter grouping of the pellets.
As previously mentioned Luke Winston keeps a close relationship with his family, although he hasn't heard from them since the WoB took over Terra. This has caused him to be extremely edgy and touchy about the subjects regarding the WoB, Terra, or his family.
Equipment :
12-Gauge Shotgun
- 1 box of 24 Sabot Shells
- 1 box of 24 Buckshot Shells
3 Standard issue Fragmentation grenades
2 Smoke grenades
1 Advanced MedPak
Flak Jacket, Combat Boots, Combat Helmet with comm system
AV-64X Apache VTOL
- custom designed attack VTOL named after and designed after ancient Terran attack helicopter of the early 21st century.
TRO Available