3rd Gunboat Assault Wing

This is an unofficial player group. For the affiliated NPC faction, see Liberty Navy.

3rd Gunboat Assault Wing
Origin	Liberty
Alignment	Lawful
Profile
Date of founding	818 A.S.
Founder(s)	John Xiger
Current leader(s)	John Xiger
Base of operations	Norfolk Shipyard, New York
Primary role
Protection of the sovereignty of Liberty and enforcing Liberty law
Secondary role
Operating outside of Liberty as effective hit and run unit

3rd Gunboat Assault Wing Information

It will not be an overstatement to say that the Third Gunboat Assault Wing of Liberty Navy Secondary fleet is a really elite military unit. It was created after one of the battles on Liberty-Rheinland border in year 818 when a group of gunboat captains and their crew have drasticly changed the course of the battle and allowed Navy fleet to regroup and counter-attack to finally hurl back Rheinlanders to Hamburg.

Now this gunboat wing successfully operates around Liberty, in Rheinland, in Border Worlds and even in Omicrons. Capable of taking down large ships as well as light craft, this wing got firmly established in numerous battles. It took part in assaults on Rheinland, successfully protected Texas from regular Phantom assaults and secretly operated in Omicron Delta assisting Zoners in large battle against the Slomon K'Hara fleet in August 818. Today it is one of the main quick reaction forces in Liberty with the biggest body count ever.

Identification

Name: 3rd Gunboat Assault Wing
NPC Alignment: Liberty Navy
ID: Liberty Navy ID or Liberty Navy Guard ID
Faction tag: -Assault
Naming Convention: Shipname-Assault&number

Recruitment

While being a Liberty Navy Secondary Fleet unit, 3rd Gunboat Assault Wing puts high requirements to the captains who want to fly their ships under the guise of this well-known unit. But even after being applied the eligible candidate should pass a lot of trainings, achieve a proper level of teamwork with other members of the wing and prove his skills in a real combat.

The Wing consist only of Liberty-produced Gunboat-class vessels. Most of them were constructed in the last years and correspond an proper example of Liberty superiority in open space with armor updated to Capital Mark IV, V, VI, VII and VIII level. The old ships used by Wing members also pass several upgrades including replacement of old armor plating and mounting the high-end navigational equpment.

All the members go through a large course of Forward Gun training and pass serie of tests including anti-fighter and anti-bomber training, tactical exercises and serie of duels with other captains.

After the incident with LNS-KittyhawkAssault11 captain Jason Wade that gone rogue due to personal relations with Alexis Glover, member of the Liberty Rogues criminal group, all the candidates pass a long interview with Liberty Navy officers and have to provide a curriculum vitae and information about their relatives and their personal relations.

Members

John Xiger

Rank: Commander of 3rd Gunboat Assault Wing. John Xiger was born in year 788 on Planet Leeds in Leeds system of Bretonia. Not a lot is known about his bretonian past, but in the age of 23 he got lost and appeared again only a year later, hardly remembering his past. Here is the citation from his resume to Liberty Navy:

"Last thing I remember was waking up in Pennsylvania hospital with no memories. I became Miner, when I got money I become trader. Because of pirate attacks I decided to join navy, and soon I become navy gunboat captain. After some time I finally formed gunboat wing from best navy gunboat captains I could find."

Kurt Konor

Rank: Captain of the dreadnought Louisiana.

"I'm born at planet Houston - Texas system - 791 A.S. I'm the unique child of my family, my father Michael KONOR is pilot of a Guardian in the Liberty Navy force and my mother stay at home doing home work. But when I was 13 years old, my life turn : my father died during a Rheinland raid. I felt extremely angry, angry about the war, angry about Rheinlanders !

When I was 18 years old, I entered in the Liberty Navy force, I flew a Guardian like my father, but I knew that I could kill more Rheinlanders if I worked harder. My work was reward when I was 25 years old, I received the rank of Captain, captain of the dreadnought LOUISIANA ! I was so glad ! That took some weeks before I gain respect and trust of the crews of this ship but this crews are so skilled and disciplined.

Since this day, I usually lead our 2Nd fleet in raid in Hamburg system. Under my command I get lot of capitals ships, fighters, bombers and gunboats and specially the 3rd Gunboat Assault Wing, a wing of our best gunboats pilots!"

Alexis Sky

Rank: Captain of gunboat Spear-Assault2 Like many of the current Wing members, 32 years old Alexis Sky also became a victim of a strange accident in the past and it became a reason for him to join Liberty Navy.

"Last what I remember it was big explosion in the rocks, a lot of nomads and a lot of fire around. I waked up in my drifting cargo pod. I was piked up by Liberty patrol in Pennsylvania system. After hospital I have decided to join navy, because I have got tired from pirates attacks and demands, and soon I became navy gunboat captain. Seems it is from my past to be a gunboat captain. After some time I have finally joined to gunboat wing of the best navy gunboat captains."

Matthew Keil

Rank: Captain of the LCBO gunboat Assault-4, an assistant director of the LCBO. All the information about Mattherw Keil is classified by Liberty Customs & Border Organization.

Lukas Sobieski

Rank: Capitan of Assault5 Lukas Sobiezki was born on planet Los Angeles in California system in year 790 A.S. Son of Anna Goodman and Paul Sobieski.

Luke Weedlove

Rank: Captain of BongHit-Assault3 Like all the other Wing members, Luke Weedlove consciously chooe the work in Liberty Navy. In 4 years he grown from a cadet to a gunboat captain and now he is a valuable member of one of the most effective military units in Liberty space: "I dont really know my father. He was said to be a foreign freelancer, a bounty hunter or even a pirate! But anyway my brother and me grew up in New York system on planet Manhattan. Since we didnt want to become factory workers like our mother, both of us joined the Liberty Navy forces. There I started as a simple fighter pilot - but it was measurable that my career would not be crowned with success. So I became a flight cadet on a Liberty gunboat - And today I am proud captain of my own gunboat in the 3rd Assault Wing!"

Andre Ramirez

Rank: Captain of Spitfire-Assault6 LSF operative, first onboard bomber death.hand gained possibility of commanding new transfer from navy, gunboat LNS-Spitfire. Transfered to 3rd Gunboat Assault wing lately.

Stile Nakamura

Rank: Captain of LNS-Stile-Assault9 Second generation of colonist who came from Kusari and made mixed marrage with local population. Since his mother work with LSF and his father served as military tehnician it is not too strange Stile went to the West Point Military Academy. After he finished it he join elite gunboat wing because he was always showing talent piloting gunboats.

Thomas A. Anderson

Rank: Captain of LNS-Logos-Assault10 Thomas Anderson is another valuable addition to Third Gunboat Assault Wing. A skilled Navy officer with strong moral principles and skills in diplomatic work and stealth missions, now he is a part of the Wing. "I inherited this Gb from my father and I decided to join Assault wing. The name of this Gun boat was Nebuchadnezzar."

Diplomacy

Faction	Relationship
Liberty Police Incorporated	Allied
Liberty Security Force	Allied
Liberty Corporations	Friendly
Liberty Rogues	At War
Lane Hackers	At War
Outcasts	At War
Xenos	At War
Unioners	At War
Unlawful Factions	At War