[center][i]"These people have lost a home world through no fault of their own. Offering them a new home world is the least I can do to compensate them for their loss."[/i] [h2][color=004b80][b]First Rifle Platoon, RANCOR Company is currently accepting recruits to fight for the Rebel Alliance.[/b][/color][/h2] [i]"I am flexible, if you would like to take on a role in Mosh Karada's platoon. Send me a PM if you wish." -Gunther[/i][/center] [hider=Mosh Karada][color=004b80][b]Character Name:[/b][/color] Mosh Karada [color=004b80][b]Age:[/b][/color] 39 [color=004b80][b]Species:[/b][/color] Human (Alderaan) [color=004b80][b]Gender:[/b][/color] Male [color=004b80][b]Appearance:[/b][/color] Mosh Karada stands 5’ 11” tall and weighs 190 Lbs. He wears his dark brown hair short and has no facial hair. His steel gray eyes are best described as piercing, like an eagle peering over its sharpened beak. His nose is a bit angled to a point, also resembling a bird’s beak. He wears the standard Alderaan infantry uniform consisting of gray trousers, black calf length boots, blue shirt under a black leather combat vest and black and white combat helmet. [color=004b80][b]Rank:[/b][/color] Captain [color=004b80][b]Role:[/b][/color] Platoon Commander [color=004b80][b]Unit:[/b][/color] 1st Rifle Platoon, Rancor Company [color=004b80][b]Skills:[/b][/color] [list]- Small unit tactics, patrolling and leadership - Small arms training - Hand to hand combat - Air assault operations (LAAT) - Hull breaching operations - Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) - Ship clearing techniques - Computers[/list] [color=004b80][b]Weaknesses:[/b][/color] [list]- Egotistical/Arrogant. Captain Karada believes he is the finest military commander Alderaan can produce. He has no doubt about his own worth and will not hesitate to let you know. He will share his opinions with you whether you want to hear them or not. He can be condescending to anyone he feels is inferior to him. - Temperamental. Mosh is a victim to his moods. He can be excitable and on top of the world, or depressed and sullen. He does trust his second in command, Senior Sergeant Kent, whose advice he places great value on. - Gambling. Mosh enjoys games of chance and seems to be always out of credits. He refuses to gamble with his platoon members or any enlisted soldier. - Judgmental. Mosh is quick to form an opinion of someone and it takes time for him to change his mind. He can be unduly critical.[/list] [color=004b80][b]Equipment:[/b][/color] [list]- four sets of the Alderaan infantry uniform consisting of blue shirt, grey trousers, and black calf length boots. - black leather combat vest. - white helmet with black visor above the forehead. - DH-17 Blaster Pistol - A280 Blaster Rifle - Bayonet - Communicator - Datapad /w interface tools. - Map pouch for carrying tools - Day Pack for extended operations. - Entrenching tool.[/list] [color=004b80][b]History:[/b][/color] Mosh Karada was born in 39 BBY on Alderaan. When he reached the age of maturity, he joined the Alderaan Army serving as an infantryman. He learned about computers as a student in school and sought to increase his knowledge while serving in the military. He was assigned to the 42nd Mobile Infantry Regiment serving as a Light Repeating Blaster operator in a line platoon. His ten-man section led by Sergeant Kal Tyrion, gained a reputation as being highly disciplined. The section leader was a man Mosh respected immensely. He was distraught when Sergeant Tyrion was killed at Malastare only months after Mosh joined the unit. Next, Trooper Karada would see action immediately following the Malastare affair at the Second Battle of Geonosis. The Alderaanian’s 42nd MIR supported the 41st Elite Corps during their assault on the droid factory. During the engagement, Mosh Karada killed fourteen of the enemy and received a commendation for actions resulting in the relief of a section of infantry that had been pinned down. Due to this action and commendation, Mosh Karada was promoted to Corporal in early 20 BBY. During the Battle of Sullust, Corporal Karada’s unit was used in supporting roles, providing facility security and relegated to rear echelon activity. The unit was not heavily engaged in the fighting. By 19BBY, Mosh Karada was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and given his own rifle section. He was quickly becoming the grizzled veteran at age 20, after two years of fighting the Separatist droid army. Also, that year, the 42nd Mobile Infantry were deployed, aboard a [i]Venator[/i] Class Star Destroyer to Planet Anaxes where his unit supported the 501st Legion of the Clone Army. During this campaign, Sergeant Karada was credited with taking out no fewer than fifty-seven of the enemy. He and his squad received commendations for their actions even though the Republic was forced to withdraw. Prior to the issuance of Order 66, the 42nd MIR was returned to Alderaan to stand down as a combat unit. After Chancellor Palpatine declared himself as the emperor, Bail Organa ordered the Alderaanian military to remain on Alderaan, stating they were needed for home defense of the planet. Bail Organa knew he was the Sith, the Jedi were searching for after he rescued Yoda after their saber duel in the Senate Chambers. Within time, the Rebellion fomented and units like the 42nd MIR were slowly removed from the Empire’s roster of units and introduced to the Rebellion to restore the Republic. Mosh Karada and the soldiers he served with were thoroughly prepared to fight for the rebellion. They believed in Bail Organa and did as he and the royal family decreed. By 10BBY, Mosh Karada was promoted to Lieutenant and eventually in 3BBY, he rose to Company Command, leading “K” Company, 42nd Mobile Infantry Regiment. The MIR slowly dwindled in size from being called upon to fight numerous battles against the Galactic Empire. By 1BBY, Captain Karada’s company was reduced to a platoon strength of 45 soldiers. Later that year, Karada’s company found itself aboard the EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate, known as [i]The Keep[/i]. When the unit ventured to Anexes, a planet, Captain Karada had left blood, sweat and tears on 18 years prior as a Sergeant, they took even more losses. Karada’s platoon went into action at the spaceports with a full complement of 45 troopers, but only 26 survived to return home with [i]The Keep[/i]. Many of the soldiers of First Platoon, Rancor Company were disheartened by the loss of their comrades on Anaxes. Morale is currently quite low for Karada’s Platoon. The Alderaanian Platoon Commander frequently requests for replacements from the Rancor Company Commnader. His platoon mates grumble and complain about their condition just as frequently and mourn the loss of their brothers and sisters who died on Anaxes. [color=004b80][b]Supporting Cast:[/b][/color] These are the survivors of Karada’s First Platon, Rancor Company, including Captain Karada. These soldiers have been together for over a year and survived the recent action on Anaxes in the fight to acquire equipment. [list]Captain Mosh Karada – Platoon Commander, BR Senior Sergeant Raydon Kent – Platoon Sergeant, BR Sergeant Li Pendragon – 1st Section Leader, BR Sergeant Jyneth Paltoy (F) – 2nd Section Leader, BR Sergeant Shyam Hickens – 3rd Section Leader, BR Corporal Swaroop Sevens – Asst. Section Leader, 1st Section, BR Corporal Aberforth Dalmuth – Asst. Section Leader, 2nd Section, BR Corporal Cisero Kramuk – Asst. Section Leader, 3rd Section, BR Corporal Jo Jo Robens – 4th Section Leader, BR Corporal Teri Almord (F) – Asst. Section Leader, 4th Section, BR Trooper Pavel Ruta – 1st Section, LMGunner Trooper Son Zheng –1st Section, Grenadier Trooper Vijay Aidasani - 1st Section, BR Trooper Kai Tomare – 1st Section, BR Trooper Guillermo Soltana –2nd Section, LMGunner Trooper Syani Ortez (F) – 2nd Section, Grenadier Trooper Arvin Kim – 2nd Section, BR Trooper Marc Valante – 2nd Section, BR Trooper Moosa Chalis – 3rd Section, LMGunner Trooper Ananya Corbo (F) – 3rd Section, Grenadier Trooper Hansa Sarkar – 3rd Section, BR Trooper Tyus Morse – 3rd Section, BR Trooper Kallan Verkaitis – 4th Section, LMGunner Trooper Skylar Van Duchs (F) – 4th Section, Grenadier Trooper Hugo Danani – 4th Section, BR Trooper Martin Chamroi – 4th Section, BR[/list] Total: 1 Officer, 9 NCOs and 16 lower enlisted. 21 Male and 5 female soldiers The Platoon originally boasted a strength of 45 soldiers with ten men per squad. Karada’s Platoon lost 19 casualties recently in a botched attempt to acquire equipment at the spaceports on Anaxes. The Platoon was originally organized with a headquarters section consisting of the Platoon Commander and Platoon Sergeant; an Anti-Tank section consisting of three AT gunners and four 10-man rifle sections. The A280 Blaster Rifle (BR) is the primary rifle for the platoon. Each Section has one T-21 Light Repeating Blaster that serves as the squad light machine gun and two Merr Sonn GL-11 Grenade Launchers. The Platoon is also authorized three anti-Tank gunners who use the PLEX Rocket Launchers. The Platoon is currently short twelve riflemen, three AT gunners and four grenadiers.[/hider]