307th Vampires

307th Vampires (307. Vampire) is a squadron in Starlancer.

Background
Germany's 307th squadron is one of the most decorated units under Alliance command. Veteran Ace Klaus Steiner is their commander, and under his leadership the Vampires have achieved an outstanding kill ratio of 4-1. The Vampires were the first Alliance unit to have success against the Coalition. On a routine patrol, they surprised a transport convoy, and took out 28 fighters and 3 large ships.

By June 23, 2160 the Vampires and the Alliance Forward Fleet focused on bringing in refugees in the first part of the war. Klaus Steiner received the Medal of Valor for his heroic defense of a civilian transport and taking out six Coalition fighters in the process. On July 19, a routine recovery operation revealed the Coalition's warp technology and explained the short-range hunting packs behind Allied lines. Klaus Steiner, the Vampires, and the 45th Volunteers were pulled via a prototype warp gate all the way to Venus and successfully destroyed the prototype warp gate, delaying the implementation of the technology.

By August 26, the situation improved thanks to attacks on the entire front line, with the Vampires and other elite outfits fighting desperately to protect convoys, even lost causes. Klaus Steiner and the Vampires earned the Navy Cross for a valiant defense of a hospital convoy against a Black Sun wing intent on destroying it.

On October 30, the ANS Reliant, limping to Fort Carter for repairs and refitting, was ambushed. The CS Krasnaya warped in and attacks the damaged carrier, coordinating with wings of Kamov bombers. A daring defense by the 45th Volunteers supported by elements from the Vampires turned the tide of the battle.

Their luck ran out on July 11, 2161, when the 45th Tigers, 409th Ronin, and the 307th launched a combined operation against the remnants of the fleet: CS Morzov and CS Pukov. What was supposed to be a mop-up operation turned out to be a deadly trap, as the Coalition launched an attack on Fort Sherman and the Yamato, forcing the Ronin to stay back, while the 45th Tigers were caught between a wing of Black Guard led by Nicolai Petrov and the CS Morzov, which feigned refueling to draw them in. Although both squadrons managed to turn the tide of the battle, the Vampires did not. The Pukov, Ivan Petrov, and the Black Guard managed to ambush them and the ANS Bremen, destroying the Alliance's best fighter squadron, one of the most advanced carriers, and apparently killing the Alliance's top ace, Klaus Steiner. Despite these setbacks, the Alliance remained committed to the war and Admiral Caldwell called on Alliance forces to redouble their efforts in the wake of Steiner's death, calling on squadrons such as the Tigers to step up and help drive the Coalition out of the occupied territories.

Trivia
"Germany's 307th, the Vampires, is one of the most decorated units under Alliance command. German Ace Klaus Steiner is in command of the Vampires, and under his leadership the Vampires have managed an outstanding kill ratio of 4-1. The Vampires were the first Alliance unit to have success against the Coalition. On a routine patrol, they surprised a Coalition convoy, and took out 12 fighters and 3 large ships."
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