Author Topic: What is a "Fury Team"? (Read 11302 times)

Cowdragon · « **on:** 18 June 2011, 03:37:11 »

I was reading up on the Killer Bees (a neato unit from the sounds of it) and came across a couple references to Fury Teams they were involved in. here's a link http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Killer_Bees

Sounds pretty cool! I feel a roleplaying idea coming on!

Sharpnel · « **Reply #1 on:** 18 June 2011, 04:36:02 »

IIRC, a Fury Team is a ComGuards (or ROM) special forces unit.

Cowdragon · « **Reply #2 on:** 18 June 2011, 05:09:59 »

Thank you :)

Sharpnel · « **Reply #3 on:** 18 June 2011, 05:13:20 »

Keep in mind, I could be wrong. My memory ain't what it used to be.

Lanceman · « **Reply #4 on:** 18 June 2011, 07:48:43 »

Quote from: Sharpnel on 18 June 2011, 05:13:20

Keep in mind, I could be wrong. My memory ain't what it used to be.

You're a bit off. A Fury Team is a special forces unit from the (Reborn) Star League Intelligence Command. As such, they are a short lived organization.

Sharpnel what you're thinking of is a "Blake's Wrath" team which is what the ROM special ops teams of ComStar are referred to as (Light of Mankind in the Word of Blake).

Cowdragon - You can find out detailed information in the often derided Guide To Covert Ops.

Cowdragon · « **Reply #5 on:** 18 June 2011, 15:06:46 »

Quote from: Lanceman on 18 June 2011, 07:48:43

You're a bit off. A Fury Team is a special forces unit from the (Reborn) Star League Intelligence Command. As such, they are a short lived organization.

Sharpnel what you're thinking of is a "Blake's Wrath" team which is what the ROM special ops teams of ComStar are referred to as (Light of Mankind in the Word of Blake).

Cowdragon - You can find out detailed information in the often derided Guide To Covert Ops.

Thanks Lanceman! Now I need to dust off the old hard drive and try to recover those PDFs off of it. ugh.

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #6 on:** 18 June 2011, 18:11:59 »

Also became among the first units to recieve Nighthawk suits when they resumed production

Cowdragon · « **Reply #7 on:** 20 June 2011, 01:20:25 »

Quote from: Dragon Cat on 18 June 2011, 18:11:59

Also became among the first units to recieve Nighthawk suits when they resumed production

weren't those tthe predecessor to the Battle Armor?

Centurion03 · « **Reply #8 on:** 20 June 2011, 13:08:41 »

From what I understand they did influence Battle Armour design, but more indirectly rather than directly.
A spiritual precursor rather than direct ancestor. Nighthawks allowed infantry a great deal of increased
survivability and gave them mobility close to what BattleMechs have.

Clan Elemental Battle Armour was the first true Battle Armour, and these have their origin with diving suits used by
Clan Goliath Scorpion for deep sea mining. The Wolves then got the idea to mount weapons and jump suits on the
diving suits so resulting in true Battle Armour.

EDIT: Am I correct in assuming Fury Teams were the Second SLDF equivalent of the Black Hearts? Supposed to do
all the nasty missions that were supposed to stay out of the limelight.

Or did they have a more mainstream role as an actual Battlefield infantry unit?

AnubisZombie · « **Reply #9 on:** 20 June 2011, 19:05:33 »

It's a group of perverts who congregate in the desert on halloween.

Cowdragon · « **Reply #10 on:** 21 June 2011, 11:01:08 »

Quote from: Centurion03 on 20 June 2011, 13:08:41

EDIT: Am I correct in assuming Fury Teams were the Second SLDF equivalent of the Black Hearts? Supposed to do
all the nasty missions that were supposed to stay out of the limelight.

Or did they have a more mainstream role as an actual Battlefield infantry unit?

Not sure, still learning. But what I DO know is that "Killer Bees" and "Fury Team" are some of the coolest sounding things EVAR!!! [rockon]

So they are being added into my own personal universe of awesome battletech thingies! ;)

Dave Talley · « **Reply #11 on:** 21 June 2011, 18:46:37 »

Quote from: AnubisZombie on 20 June 2011, 19:05:33

It's a group of perverts who congregate in the desert on halloween.

glad to know I aint the only sicko who thought that

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #12 on:** 21 June 2011, 21:28:48 »

Its kind of a shame the Second Star League fell apart so fast, it would have been kind of cool to see rules for a Fury Team. Unless there were rules and I completely missed them.

Cowdragon · « **Reply #13 on:** 22 June 2011, 10:09:19 »

Quote from: Stormlion1 on 21 June 2011, 21:28:48

Its kind of a shame the Second Star League fell apart so fast, it would have been kind of cool to see rules for a Fury Team. Unless there were rules and I completely missed them.

Yeah totally! I suppose we could make some up right here as a baseline. hint hint hint. Anyone want to take this task on?

Lanceman · « **Reply #14 on:** 25 June 2011, 08:54:42 »

Quote from: Centurion03 on 20 June 2011, 13:08:41

From what I understand they did influence Battle Armour design, but more indirectly rather than directly.
A spiritual precursor rather than direct ancestor. Nighthawks allowed infantry a great deal of increased
survivability and gave them mobility close to what BattleMechs have.

Clan Elemental Battle Armour was the first true Battle Armour, and these have their origin with diving suits used by
Clan Goliath Scorpion for deep sea mining. The Wolves then got the idea to mount weapons and jump suits on the
diving suits so resulting in true Battle Armour.

EDIT: Am I correct in assuming Fury Teams were the Second SLDF equivalent of the Black Hearts? Supposed to do
all the nasty missions that were supposed to stay out of the limelight.

Or did they have a more mainstream role as an actual Battlefield infantry unit?

They were special operations like DEST, Light of Mankind, MI6, etc. so more of the out of the limelight kind of thing.

Cowdragon · « **Reply #15 on:** 25 June 2011, 10:09:36 »

Quote from: Lanceman on 25 June 2011, 08:54:42

They were special operations like DEST, Light of Mankind, MI6, etc. so more of the out of the limelight kind of thing.

but "Fury Team" sounds so much COOLER than those others [rockon]

Xotl · « **Reply #16 on:** 25 June 2011, 11:02:19 »

Quote from: Lanceman on 18 June 2011, 07:48:43

Cowdragon - You can find out detailed information in the often derided Guide To Covert Ops.

I've never seen anything on this. What were people's complaints about it?

Dread Moores · « **Reply #17 on:** 25 June 2011, 11:04:18 »

There's some really big editing problems in Guide to Covert Ops, particularly in the life paths found within. Proofing/editing has always been my biggest complaint about it.

GRUD · « **Reply #18 on:** 01 September 2011, 01:39:59 »

Quote from: Cowdragon on 25 June 2011, 10:09:36

but "Fury Team" sounds so much COOLER than those others [rockon]

I suppose they'd be led by a Colonel Nick Fury? ;)

Peter Smith · « **Reply #19 on:** 01 September 2011, 08:19:51 »

Quote from: Xotl on 25 June 2011, 11:02:19

I've never seen anything on this. What were people's complaints about it?

High amounts of power creep.
Horrid layout.
The Lifepaths were rough to go through when I compiled them into the Master List.

It was an attempt to bring the original Intelligence Operations book up-to-date, but because of the first two points it felt rather like a Palladium product.

Medron Pryde · « **Reply #20 on:** 01 September 2011, 22:29:47 »

What is a Furry team? Well...it is when these guys feel like flying a thousand light years away so they can dress up in animal outfits and then come back to scare everybody with their furrocious new fashion sense....

oh...wait a minute.......

:-[

Cowdragon · « **Reply #21 on:** 01 September 2011, 22:36:13 »

Quote from: Medron Pryde on 01 September 2011, 22:29:47

What is a Furry team? Well...it is when these guys feel like flying a thousand light years away so they can dress up in animal outfits and then come back to scare everybody with their furrocious new fashion sense....

oh...wait a minute.......

:-[

LOL

Hersh67 · « **Reply #22 on:** 01 October 2011, 09:45:34 »

Quote from: Medron Pryde on 01 September 2011, 22:29:47

What is a Furry team? Well...it is when these guys feel like flying a thousand light years away so they can dress up in animal outfits and then come back to scare everybody with their furrocious new fashion sense....

oh...wait a minute.......

:-[

Once again, you have confused a "Fury Team" with a "Furry Team". Sigh. Bunch of perverts...

Cowdragon · « **Reply #23 on:** 01 October 2011, 14:37:30 »

Quote from: Hersh67 on 01 October 2011, 09:45:34

Once again, you have confused a "Fury Team" with a "Furry Team". Sigh. Bunch of perverts...

you say that like it's a bad thing... :-*

GRUD · « **Reply #24 on:** 03 October 2011, 04:18:48 »

Quote from: Hersh67 on 01 October 2011, 09:45:34

Once again, you have confused a "Fury Team" with a "Furry Team". Sigh. Bunch of perverts...

"Once again"?? ???

So, how often does he do that? :o

Medron Pryde · « **Reply #25 on:** 04 October 2011, 00:03:57 »

With our resident batch of furries, often....

8)

;D

Shichiro · « **Reply #26 on:** 22 October 2011, 09:09:57 »

What was the Explorer Corps's remit at the time?

Find the Clan Homeworlds etc.

What do you do with skilled and experienced MechWarriors once you have attained that goal. What do you do if you have a mission that needs to be completed regardless of risk and cost. Who do you call if you can't find the A-Team or Ghostbusters!!!!

Cowdragon · « **Reply #27 on:** 22 October 2011, 14:31:04 »

Quote from: Shichiro on 22 October 2011, 09:09:57

What was the Explorer Corps's remit at the time?

Find the Clan Homeworlds etc.

What do you do with skilled and experienced MechWarriors once you have attained that goal. What do you do if you have a mission that needs to be completed regardless of risk and cost. Who do you call if you can't find the A-Team or Ghostbusters!!!!

LOL! Sweet!

Cerberus_02 · « **Reply #28 on:** 22 October 2011, 17:34:21 »

Quote from: Cowdragon on 18 June 2011, 03:37:11

I was reading up on the Killer Bees (a neato unit from the sounds of it)

Quote from: Shichiro on 22 October 2011, 09:09:57

Who do you call if you can't find the A-Team or Ghostbusters!!!!

Actually, I think Cowdragon has found them. ;)

Quote

Killer Bees
-composed of former test pilots
-unit CO has flown everything and anything that can fly
-CO's name: Murdoch

Cowdragon · « **Reply #29 on:** 22 October 2011, 20:04:43 »

Quote from: Cerberus_02 on 22 October 2011, 17:34:21

Actually, I think Cowdragon has found them. ;)

YOU Cerberus... are my hero. [notworthy]

Frabby · « **Reply #30 on:** 28 November 2011, 12:21:40 »

I remembered this thread when reading Black Mist Rising (BattleCorps). In Chapter 4, Hohiro Kurita and Caradoc Trevana discuss the Erinyes and mention that a Fury Team retrieved WoB ROMs, including one with a destroyed file from 3043 concerning the vessel.

Cowdragon · « **Reply #31 on:** 28 November 2011, 19:17:57 »

Quote from: Frabby on 28 November 2011, 12:21:40

I remembered this thread when reading Black Mist Rising (BattleCorps). In Chapter 4, Hohiro Kurita and Caradoc Trevana discuss the Erinyes and mention that a Fury Team retrieved WoB ROMs, including one with a destroyed file from 3043 concerning the vessel.

yeah, I've seen multiple mentions of them and it just seems like a neato idea. Also, with the new LAMs rules and designs coming out, I think we could see some true fury being released upon unsuspecting worlds and targets. Those fast little buggers can cause all kinds of problems... as long as they don't try to tangle with real mechs. :)